33. Chapter 33
Yannick Gulf received a call from Rafael Yun's agent requesting an interview, and his mood was a little excited. In fact, he also didn't understand where his excitement came from, as the largest person in charge of the South American division of Adidas Sporting Goods, he is just a rising star in football, and he has not yet gone to Europe to prove his newcomer, and this is not an official signing, just an invitation negotiation, why is he so excited?
Yannick Gulf is an arrogant man at heart, and although as a German, his rigor and self-discipline will not allow him to express this arrogance, but it is reflected in his actions, just like the company he works for, Adidas, who rarely focus on young players with uncertain futures, and the choice of spokesperson favors established stars.
Neko's rivals often focus on discovering talent, and in contrast, they seem to lack a long-term vision in this area (which Adidas will not admit, of course), which is where they are criticized. For example, their company's biggest football star, Messi, whose original sponsor was Nike, was finally lured by them on more favorable terms.
This also makes Yannick Gulf quite proud, even if Nike you find talents, what if you have a unique vision, it is useless to keep it.
But in the South American market, although Gulf doesn't want to admit it, he is really crushed by Nike. Nike's home base is concentrated in Brazil, but the Liga also has their own sponsored teams, such as River Plate's arch-rival Boca. At present, Nike superstar Ronaldo, although the alien is close to retirement, but the appeal in South America is extraordinary, in addition, Neymar, who is now famous in the Brazilian league and is even regarded as Pele's successor, signed with Nike last year.
This undoubtedly puts Adidas in a disadvantageous position in seizing market share in South America, and also gives Golf a sense of crisis.
Raphael Yun came into his field of vision under such circumstances. As early as when the opponent was still in the youth team, some scouts recommended him, saying that he had great potential. In fact, he didn't pay attention to it at the time, but later Nike also intervened, which made Gulf vigilant and hurriedly asked people to contact him, and the result was ...... was rejected, not only by them, but also by other competitors, all of whom refused, and the other party refused to sponsor them.
Gulf, who has dealt with so many players in South America, is the first time he has seen this kind of strange thing of pushing money out. But even if the other party is a strange person, as long as the ball is kicked well, it is enough for them to flock to it, not to mention, they also have a good-looking face.
From being contacted by the business development manager at the beginning, to being personally promoted by him, this process corresponds to the youngster's meteoric fame in a short period of time! His strong desire to sign Rafael Yun first came to the top after watching one match.
It's just that this little guy doesn't get in the oil and salt, and he doesn't want anyone to send money, if it weren't for the fact that the other party really didn't sign a sponsorship, he really thought he was waiting for the price to sell.
When the sponsorship amount rose from 100,000 to 1 million, the other party's agent also changed from dad to mom...... Well, none of this matters, the important thing is that he finally sees the light of day!
Although the duplicitous Yannick Gulf would not admit that he would be excited by this.
In short, under Adidas's initiative and sincerity, the specific contract terms of the cooperation between Terri and the other party were quickly negotiated, and Rafael's first sponsorship company was determined. Adidas will tailor a pair of shoes for Rafael every year, and what Rafael has to do is to ensure that he only wears Adidas shoes on the field, and then shoot some commercials and cooperate with some promotional activities for him during his vacation, of which the advertising fee is calculated separately. For this, Adidas will pay him a sponsorship fee of up to 1.1 million euros, and the contract will be signed for a total of four years.
However, at Terri's request, this sponsorship fee is not fixed, according to Rafael's performance and influence on the court, this sponsorship fee will increase by 0-10% per year, depending on the situation, but if Rafael's future prospects and commercial value do not meet expectations, Adidas will unilaterally terminate the sponsorship, and the cost of paying him for the remaining years will be calculated according to 1.1 million.
This should be Adidas' best contract for newcomers, Nike and Neymar signed last year was only 1 million per year, Adidas is optimistic about Rafael's development, his excellent appearance, healthy image and mixed-race bloodline have added a lot of points.
However, at present, Raphael's exclusive sneakers are not available, because he really doesn't have time to go to the Adidas headquarters to cooperate with the other party to collect a number of jù -
River Plate's opponent in the 11th round is Godoy Cruz, a city in western Argentina, more than 1,000 kilometers from the city of Buenosa, and Rafael arrived by plane with his team a day earlier.
At 8 o'clock in the evening of October 17th, the Malvinas Football Stadium was brightly lit, and the fireworks set off by Godoy Cruz fans before the start of the game decorated the night sky with a particularly beautiful atmosphere, and the atmosphere in the stadium that can accommodate 30,000 fans, 15,000 home fans and thousands of River Plate fans who came with the team, made the whole stadium feverish, countless banners and streamers and balloons of the same color as the jerseys, floating all over the stands.
Rafael sat on the bench with Ortega and Bonanotte, the difference is that Ortega is old, so he relies on rotation to recover his body, and Uncle Almeida, like him, did not come to Mendoza at all this time, and watched the game comfortably at home.
Oh, and there is another one who didn't make the eighteen-man roster, and Maury...... Since Pavoni and Caruso have been playing better and better in their new environment, both of whom are in their playing years and have more experience than the young Mori, his place has gradually been replaced, and he has been reduced to a substitute from the main team before the start of the game.
But everyone knows that River Plate has a substitute who is more ferocious than the main scorer, and Capa doesn't need to bring so many frontcourt players, and in the end he can only watch the game at home.
The professional field, sometimes it's so cruel.
As for Bonanott, it was a total tragedy. At the end of last year, the car accident in which he was driving the sign 307 on a rainy day hit a big tree not only caused Bonanot to suffer physical and mental damage, but now he is also facing court charges of manslaughter, because there were three of his friends in the car at the time, all of whom died on the spot except him. Since Bonanott was taken to a hearing in training last month, his form has been sluggish.
Such a basket of broken things followed, and it was difficult for anyone not to be affected.
Bonanot sat silently on the side, Ortega looked serious, but covered his mouth and complained to Raphael: "I really shouldn't sit with you, I can't chat happily and fart." ”
Raphael sits relaxed, but with a casual elegance: "How can there be a causal relationship between the two?"
"How could it not be. Ortega pouted, and the camera swept over from time to time, if he accidentally caught picking his feet, it would be in stark contrast to the stinky boy next to him! Sometimes the "little donkey" also sighed, obviously everyone is wearing the same jersey, how can someone have a completely different painting style.
Seeing the appearance of the other party's Zhilan Yushu, his hands were itchy, and he picked up the substitute yellow coat next to him and grabbed Raphael's head, pulled it into his arms, and after rubbing his hands indiscriminately, he laughed: "I've already thought about tomorrow's newspaper headline "The Angel on the Bench Was Murdered, and the River Plate Inner Bar Finally Broke Out", what do you think?"
Raphael tore off the clothes on his head, his golden hair was already messy into a nest of straw, he straightened it with his hands, a little confused, why everyone who sat with him always liked to mess with his hairstyle, he said depressedly: "Vice, you are so naïve." ”
A scene on the bench was captured by the camera, and Carol, who was not on the scene but commentating in the broadcast room this time, laughed: "Our angel has been poisoned by Ortega again, haha, their relationship is really good, the conspiracy theories of some newspapers can be stopped, Capa must have his own considerations for putting Rafael on the bench." But last time I suggested that Raphael should consider buying a bottle of hairspray, like Lamela, well, more smear, so that Ortega would think about the consequences, but unfortunately he didn't buy it, and Ortega had already taken precautions. ”
The on-site commentary was a little unhappy: "The game has only passed for less than half an hour, and now the score is still 0:0, and Yiqiē has just started, is it too early for River Plate to relax?"
Carol happened to hear this, and teased: "It's really just the beginning, and the last ten minutes are the point." ”
River Plate fans in front of the TV will smile.
Xu is insightful, and the on-site commentary also talked about Rafael: "Capa continued to put Rafael Yun on the bench today, which is undoubtedly the right decision. I think the rising star is really shining but it's just that he's playing at the right time and doing the right thing, so it's a mistake to think that he can dictate the outcome of every game, and it's easy to put unnecessary pressure on the star. Capa is clever enough to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, only playing him in garbage time and picking up leaks when everyone is exhausted. I would say that he was just lucky. ”
River Plate fans rolled their eyes as if their opponents weren't making substitutions. There was a sudden commotion in the stands, and an oversized banner was slowly pulled apart in the away stands.
"Angel, you're the best, 9+(?):5, main VS sub. Today, ?≥1!"
The Godoy Cruz fans who saw it were really angry and vomited blood, why was River Plate so shameless!
Ramirez, who is now ranked third on the scorer list, is Godoy's starting forward today, this bright number jù is simply a scar, and the question mark behind is greater than or equal to 1, isn't this a tacit acquiescence that once the opponent comes on the field, it will definitely cause a goal, and it really doesn't take them into account at all!
The angry home fans were agitated, booing in the away stands, scraps of paper and middle fingers flying, and the players who had been focused on the game felt the furious anger and looked up.
Ramirez black-faced when he saw this banner, since Rafael occupied the top scorer list, these goalscorers under them are miserable, and they are teased from time to time.
Originally, the status quo of the A-League was offensive madness and the formation was heroic, but the goals were really not much, and the spring and autumn seasons combined, 20 goals were estimated to win the league golden boot. So in the past, five goals in 10 rounds of games was already good...... But......
If the other party was the main force, the ridicule he received would not be so heavy, but ......
If you have the ability, you can go heads-up now!
A frustrated Ramirez rushed directly towards the River Plate player with the ball, and with a tackle, the No. 18 player fell to the ground miserably, clutching his legs and rolling.
"Well, Ramirez shoveled Lamela, but he should have rushed to the ball, Lamela's table is too exaggerated. ”
But the referee only believes in his own eyes, looking at Ramirez's hideous expression just now, you say he didn't mean it, who believes it?
Congratulations to Ramirez for getting a Topaz God of War card!