Pepe was as usual, busy in the front office and back kitchen.
He is quick with his hands and feet and always does the work of three or four people by himself, which makes the restaurant owner particularly satisfied.
The key is that his salary is low.
But even so, he still often looked for opportunities to deduct his salary, scolded him at every turn, and even insulted him.
In his opinion, Pepe is a cheap labor force that he can take or take away.
"Pepe, are you dead? Why hasn't table six been wiped clean yet?"
"Pepe, hurry up and wash the dishes in the back."
"The guest in the private room accidentally poured something. Pepe, hurry up and clean it up. Hurry up."
"Don't stand there and be lazy, Pepe, or I'll deduct your wages."
"Go to work quickly, you dead man!"
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When Su Dong pushed open the restaurant door, he heard the restaurant owner arrogantly scolding Pepe.
The Brazilian clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and the muscles all over his body were bulging, but he was still holding back his anger.
He dared not say anything because he didn't want to lose his part-time job.
But Su Dong couldn't help but rushed over, pushed the chubby restaurant owner away, and stood in front of Pepe.
"Please keep your mouth clean. He is your hired employee, so that doesn't mean he can be insulted by you!"
Peipei was surprised when Su Dong suddenly appeared and did not react for a while.
"Who are you?" The restaurant owner was also shocked.
"I am his friend."
"Friend?" The restaurant owner reacted and sneered, "He is my employee. During work, I can scold him as much as I want. If you don't like it, you can quit and leave immediately!"
He was sure that Pepe would not dare to leave.
If you dared to leave, the Brazilians would have left long ago.
But what he didn't expect was that this time Su Dong actually took Peipei's hand, turned around and left.
This time, not only the restaurant owner was surprised, but even Pepe was taken aback.
"Okay, if you can walk out of this door, don't come back!" the restaurant owner said harshly.
"Su." Pepei wanted to break free from Su Dong's hand before leaving the house.
He understood Su Dong's good intentions, but he didn't want to lose this part-time job.
Su Dong still held his hand hard, turned around and smiled at him, and said: "Don't worry, if you continue to stay in a place like this, you are burying your talents. Ronnie and I have already contacted you, so come with me quickly."
Pepe is confused, what does it mean?
What did Su Dong and Ronny secretly do for him?
Although they had only been in contact for a month, he knew Su Dong well and knew that Su Dong's temperament was not like Ronny's and would not do such a thing for no reason, so he immediately no longer hesitated, took off the waiter's clothes and hat, and threw it on
He sat on the dining table behind him and ran out of the restaurant as fast as he could under the watchful eyes of everyone in the room.
The moment he walked out of the restaurant, Pepe felt like a bird flying out of its cage, and his whole heart felt relaxed.
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Ten minutes later, in the living room of the villa Su Dong rented.
"Jorge, that's Pepe."
Su Dong brought Pepe to Mendes.
After this battle with Hugo Viana in the summer, Mendes has officially made a name for himself in Portuguese football.
He made it clear to the entire Portuguese football world that Vega's monopoly on players playing in the Portuguese Super League has been completely broken.
He, Jorge Mendes, also has his own channels, and can move Portuguese Super League players to the four major leagues, including the most difficult Premier League, without the help of Vega.
And this is the strongest challenge Mendes has issued to Vega.
No one wants to obey someone, not a player, not a club, forever.
In the past, Jose Vega could only cover the sky with one hand because there was no competition, but it is different now.
At this moment, Mendes can be said to be high-spirited and full of energy in everything he does, but what is even more rare is that he has not become complacent because of his recent success.
On the contrary, he handled the relationship with the players more carefully, especially Su Dong and Ronnie.
Even facing an insignificant kid like Pepe, he maintained enough respect.
"Su gave me your game video, as well as some of your training videos. I also showed it to Sporting Lisbon's technical director Aurelio Pereira. He is very interested in you.
Plus Sue and Ronnie’s strong recommendations, so…”
When he said this, Mendes smiled and looked at Su Dong and Ronnie beside him, both of whom also had smiles on their faces.
Obviously, they are very fond of Pepe, their former enemy and now their friend.
Pepe was completely stunned.
He never knew that Su Dong had done so many things for him without his knowledge.
"So, Sporting Lisbon decided to invite you to participate in their pre-season training for the new season."
Pies suddenly fell from the sky, and Pepe was knocked unconscious for a moment and was a little at a loss.
After a long time, he suddenly realized a problem.
"I would love to go to Sporting Lisbon, but I still have a contract with Maritimo."
"I know." Mendes smiled and nodded, "I have already communicated with Maritimo, and they have no problems. You are going to Sporting Lisbon this time in the name of a trial, and the time is for the entire pre-season training. If you
If you can meet Sporting Lisbon's requirements, they will come forward to pay a transfer fee to Maridimo and give you a professional contract."
"Of course, if you don't perform well, you have to go back to Maritimo."
It seems that this still requires Pepe to work hard for himself, but for Pepe who is desperate, it is definitely a blessing after a long drought.
Sporting Lisbon and Maritimo, these are two teams that are not on the same level at all.
The former is a wealthy club. Even if it performs poorly, it can occupy the top three of the Portuguese Super League with its foundation, while Maritimo is far inferior to Sporting Lisbon in terms of financial resources and reputation.
Seeing Pepe stunned, Mendes thought he was a little worried, so he added, "Don't worry, I read your information and it is indeed very good. Su and Ronnie asked me and O'Reilly
I highly recommend it. I believe that once you go, you will basically stay."
Pepe's eyes turned red when he heard this, and when he looked at Su Dong, his eyes became even hotter.
Thousands of words finally converged into two choked words, "Thank you."
Su Dong and Ronnie both came over, smiled and gave Pepe a punch.
"For the next month or so, don't work part-time, just follow us to train. I'll pay for it. You can still send money to your family every month as usual." Su Dong said cheerfully.
"How can this work?" Pepe was worried.
"I lent it to you at that time, and then returned it to me after you signed the contract with the team and got your salary."
"That's right, that's right, Su is our richest man now, so he doesn't need this little money." Ronnie also smiled and supported.
He still remembers that Su Dong's monthly salary is four thousand euros higher than his, which makes him very envious.
You know, when Su Dong first joined the team, their statuses were reversed.
This also made Ronnie keep pushing himself in his heart to work harder.
Quaresma was already ahead, but he couldn't even get ahead of his good friend Su Dong.
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Pepe finally couldn't convince Su Dong and Ronnie and agreed to Su Dong's proposal.
This is also for safety reasons.
Although he performed well in Maritimo, Sporting Lisbon is where he will go next, where the strongest players in the Portuguese Super League are gathered. Pepe does not dare to blindly rely on him.
Mendes knew that Pepe's agent was not very good, so he just didn't stop doing anything. Anyway, he had already promoted Pepe to go to Sporting Lisbon, so he signed Pepe directly.
In this way, Pepe is under the same agent as Su Dong and Ronnie.
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The addition of Pepe did not change the training plans of Sudong and Ronnie, but Nuno Cruz specially arranged some training projects for him to help him prepare for the pre-season and adjust his competitive state.
In addition, Su Dong also paid Pepe's yoga tuition and asked him to practice yoga with them every morning.
This made Pepe feel even more grateful.
But the unlucky Brazilian boy also sadly discovered that the beautiful yoga instructor Melissa in his dream turned out to be a middle-aged old woman, which made him collapse for several days.
For a period of time that followed, the three of them continued to perform arduous and boring retreat training on Madeira Island, turning their ears to the trivial matters of the outside world.
During this process, Su Dong only had two contacts with the outside world.
One time was the official announcement of Hugo Viana's transfer to Newcastle. Su Dong called Hugo Viana and congratulated the Portuguese midfielder on his landing in the Premier League.
Hugo Viana also smiled on the phone and talked about his meeting with the famous coach Robson in the Premier League.
"Su, the boss even specifically told me about you, Ronnie and Ricardo."
"I heard that many Premier League teams have heard of your name. Keep working hard. I believe you will soon be able to leave the Portuguese Super League and land in the four major leagues."
This was something Su Dong had never thought of before.
It turns out that his name is already known by famous coaches like Robson. It is conceivable that the same must be true for others.
Ferguson and Wenger had also heard of him?
Thinking about it, Su Dong felt that this was something to be very proud of!
This also makes him more energetic when training, as if he has endless energy all over his body.
He now wants to improve himself as soon as possible and perform better in the new season. It is best to continue the last season, no, to perform better and better than last season.
Another thing is that Andre Cruz agreed to stay.
After making the decision, the Brazilian central defender immediately called Su Dong in Madeira and informed him of his decision.
"I heard that you have been in retreat in Madeira for the past month. You'd better train yourself to be stronger. When you come back, I will continue to torture you!" Andre Cruz looked like he was addicted to torture you.
The tone of voice.
Su Dong laughed and agreed.
After hanging up the phone, he turned around and sold Andre Cruz to Pepe.
"Don't you want to learn your skills and polish your defensive skills? Andre is the best central defender I have ever seen, even better than Andrade and Carvalho of Porto. They are both still young."
"So, when you get to the team, don't think about anything else and just follow him. You must be right."
Pepe nodded repeatedly. He had heard of Andre Cruz.
An old central defender who couldn't play football in AC Milan.
