Patrick was in front of him with a brand new contract.

He doesn't have an agent yet, and all the decisions will be made by him alone, maybe he will discuss it with his family, but since he is an adult, his family will not have much say. He has been contacted by a number of agencies because of his recent appearance, and they are all willing to sign him, but the boy has not yet made a decision.

He flipped through the contract.

They offered him a five-year contract with £10,000 a week, with a 10 per cent increase in each year, and a 30 per cent increase in succession. There are also riders based on goals scored and number of appearances. As well as the cost of playing each game and the goal bonus are also indicated.

His previous salary was £300 a week.

In terms of weekly salary alone, it has increased by more than 300 times. Christine had mentioned some of the terms of the contract to him before he got it, and it wasn't much different from what was said above.

Nicholas sat across from him, and the Spaniard clasped hands and asked, "So, Patrick, do you have any questions......?

Before he could say anything, the boy had already signed his name on the contract.

Nicholas's eyelids twitched, the boy was acting in a way that was genuinely peculiar.

The photographer was on the sidelines, taking a picture of them shaking hands.

The news was released a few minutes later on QPR's official website and Twitter. The news was also published in many British evening newspapers that night. To most fans around the world, Patrick Amber is still a somewhat unfamiliar name.

****

QPR picked up seven points from the Christmas-New Year fixtures, winning two and drawing one, and moved past Cardiff City to sixth place. The following week, there will be no league and the third round of the FA Cup will be played.

QPR drew Manchester United in the draw in early December. When the lottery results came out, Nicholas only said "not bad", and Lu Ling didn't know what he meant. Manchester United is obviously a big team, maybe the Spaniards think it's fun to play big clubs?

Now in the office, she listens to his interpretation of Manchester United's season as if she can understand the meaning of "not bad".

Since Louis van Gaal took charge of the Red Devils, three windows, two summer windows and one winter window, have cost £255 million. Last season they barely finished fourth, but at the end of August they won the Champions League play-offs. However, they have been eliminated from the Champions League group stage.

If December was a good month for Nicolas Flores, it was a terrible month for Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal. United have not won a game all of December, except for being squeezed into the Europa League by PSV Eindhoven and Wolfsburg in the Champions League group stage, and the good places they have managed to accumulate in the league are also gone.

Manchester United have now been left behind in the top four. In addition to Chelsea's poor results so far this season, the Red Devils have followed in the footsteps of the Blues.

After playing Hull City, Lu Ling continued to watch Manchester United's main games this season day and night, coupled with Nicholas's interpretation, the phrase "not bad" means that he has drawn an opponent who is at least likely to beat. You have to admit that with the current quality of QPR, the odds of winning against a team like Arsenal are very small.

George came in from outside, and they chatted about the players, and the time always passed quickly, it was already four or five o'clock in the afternoon.

Lu Ling has a date today, which was set by Yu Zixiang for her before. At that time, I wasn't very interested, but now I'm even more interested, but it doesn't seem to be good to push it off temporarily. On top of that, she really hasn't dated in a long time. In addition to work, she also needs to live.

Football director Les Ferdinand walked in with an unkind face, looking like he had something important to discuss with Nicholas, Lu Ling and George looked at each other and walked out consciously.

Theoretically, it's time to get off work, the busiest phase has passed for the time being, and Nicholas shouldn't need her tonight. Lu Ling packed her things and prepared to go home, she decided to go to the blinddate in the evening.

She passed by Nicholas' office and heard some arguing, but she didn't listen to it because of the time constraints.

******

The man on the other side looked like a typical elite.

He is meticulous in his suit and hairstyle, has a handsome face, speaks softly, and has clean fingers. should also be a person who often works out, and the blazer does not hide his good figure at all.

Despite wearing black-rimmed glasses, her eyes behind the lenses are bright, and she always looks at people with a very measured gaze. When holding the chopsticks, it gave people a very stable feeling, and Lu Ling felt that his focus was a little strange.

It's not that she doesn't know this type of person, not only such male classmates, but also such female classmates.

Their route goes like this:

Private Secondary School - Oxbridge - City of the City

Liu Lili has always hoped that she would become such a person, but unfortunately, everyone has their own ambitions. Moreover, Lu Yungui didn't have the money to send her through this process at all. Her student loan has not been repaid yet.

Leo sandwiched a shrimp dumpling, chewed it slowly and looked at the woman opposite, and said humorously, "Do I have words on my face?"

They are all Chinese people who speak Chinese very well, so they talk in Chinese.

The restaurant they made an appointment with is also a Chinese restaurant, Cantonese food to be precise, and focuses on dim sum. It is said to be a Michelin restaurant, but Lu Ling has never been here before.

"I'm sorry, I like to watch my players on the pitch and accidentally bring this habit into my life. Lu Linghan smiled apologetically, this is the truth.

"It seems that you love your job. I'm really sorry to let Zixiang bother you. When I first saw you on TV, I thought, if only I could date this girl. I don't want to make it happen today. He politely said a compliment to his date.

Lu Ling heard his words and was happy, "Thank you." Not...... It shouldn't have disappointed you?"

"How could it be. Leo always smiled when he spoke, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

It's going well, Lu Ling thought.

Then her phone rang. She hurriedly whispered an apology, and the man opposite made a gesture of invitation, not minding at all.

She got up and went to the hallway to answer. It's Nicholas.

"Hey, Mr. Flores, what's the matter?" she said.

"Where are you?"

“…… I'm eating. ”

Nicholas heard a murmur and asked, "Restaurant?"

"Yes. ”

"With whom?"

"A friend. ”

"Tell your friend, you still have a job, make an appointment next time. Again, the tone of the command.

“…… Probably not so good. ”

"Why?"

Lu Ling hesitated for a moment to tell the truth, "...... I'm on a date, if anything, can I be a little later, or ......"

"No, I can't. ”

After he said this, he hung up the phone directly, Lu Ling looked at the phone, shook his head, and decided not to listen to him, and then went over after eating, it would be about an hour late.

Leo watched her sit down and jokingly asked, "It can't be a 'life-saving call', right?" He asked her if she had asked her friend to call in advance, in case the date didn't go well, so that she could find an excuse to slip away.

Lu Ling was a little surprised that he would think so, and explained, "Of course not. It's my boss. He made me ......."

Before she finished speaking, the phone on the table vibrated again, it was still Nicholas. This time she didn't leave her seat and pressed the answer button.

"Are you out?"

"I'll be over in an hour. Lu Ling said and smiled apologetically at Leo again.

"I don't accept it. ”

"Is there anything urgent?" Lu Ling didn't listen to his tone very well, could it be that he quarreled with Rice?

“……”

"What's the matter?"

"Christine, you're coming to Harrington right now, do you hear me? He hung up the phone without waiting for her to respond.

Lu Ling looked at his phone, a little helpless. Leo probably guessed something, and took the initiative to say, "Christine, if you have something to do, you can leave first, and we'll make an appointment next time." ”

Lu Ling apologized again, and then took the bag and was about to leave, she thought of something, took out her wallet, and put a hundred pounds on the table. She didn't know how much the meal would cost, but she expected it to be about the same amount.

Leo picked up the money and returned it to her, "I can still afford to invite my female companion to a meal, don't be so polite." ”

Lu Ling looked at this person and felt that it was not a big deal. Persistence will only lead to embarrassment. She hesitated, it was difficult to say these words, but it was better to say clearly, "Leo, you are really, very good. …… I don't think there will be a second date, though. I'm very busy at work, and so must you. You take the weekend, but I can't take the weekend off......"

Leo interrupted her modestly, "Okay, Christine, I see. Anyway, it's a pleasure to meet you. ”

"Me too. She shook his hand and walked out of the restaurant.

As soon as she came out of the restaurant, she received another call from Nicholas.

"Mr. Flores, I have come out as you asked! what else do you want?"

"Good. He said.

Lu Ling's eyes seemed to have a treacherous smile that this person had finally succeeded.

*******

Lu Ling was in the car, thinking about what was going on with him?

Leo is really a very good man. Looks, education, figure, personality, what's not good? By the way, he is also very humorous and a fan, so he will definitely not be a boring person. But she directly locked up this possibility, and she didn't have time to know more about him. It's a terrible date, and Leo probably has a bad person in his mind. She couldn't care about that much.

She returned to Harrington exhausted, and ran to Nicholas's office for fear of delay.

As soon as she entered, she saw him lying on the ground doing push-ups. He was fast and his movements were standard, and if it weren't for the fact that she was angry, she wouldn't have minded enjoying the scene.

"You said it was urgent?!" Lu Ling looked angrily at the Spaniard who was still lying on the ground.

Nicholas didn't hear it, and continued to do a few more before standing up. He stared at his assistant for a moment, then said slowly, "Do you need water?"

"Why call me back if you're not in a hurry? I've already told you I'm dating!"

"Do you like him?" he said as he walked over to the water dispenser and poured himself a glass of water.

"It's not the point, the point is that I have a life in addition to work. Boss, you can't ask me to be on call, I'm an assistant coach, not your personal assistant, I hope you understand this!" Lu Ling spoke very quickly and said a lot. She shouldn't have backed down at the Christmas dinner. Now, the man felt he could order her to do anything.

Nicholas took a sip of his own and handed it over, not feeling in the slightest that what he had drunk might be disgusted by the other party.

It's still this commanding virtue.

Lu Ling didn't answer, she looked at him, he was sweating a lot, because he had just finished exercising, and his breath was still a little heavy.

Nikolaas stared at his assistant's face for a few seconds before saying, "Let's talk about Louis van Gaal's Red Devils." ”

"Mr. Flores, if you promise that today's events will not happen in the future, we can talk about work. ”

"I can't vouch for that. But I can apologize if you're really angry. ”

“…… Well, please apologize. ”

"I apologize for making you so angry. He wasn't sorry to call her back.

Lu Ling took a deep breath, too lazy to have a verbal argument with him again, "Okay, Mr. Flores, your apology has been accepted." ”