In Buenos Aires in October, spring is shining and the scenery is at its most pleasant, with a warm breeze blowing on people's bodies, making people want to roll in the open grass.

"You'll be back tomorrow, don't be embarrassed, not at all like the Manu I know. Raphael poked Lanzini, who was lying side by side with him in the sun on a chaise longue, and his friend was depressed, and he couldn't be happy.

"So what, there's no place for me on the team anymore. The always sunny Lanzini sighed with his hands behind his head. When he was in the echelon, he always dreamed of getting into the first team, which is the dream of every academy player, and he has always believed that with his own strength, as long as he has the opportunity, he will definitely be able to stand firm, but this season really came in, and he realized that he thought too simply.

The six-line team is basically the same age, with his skills, it can be said that he is like a fish in water, even if he fights, it will not be too far behind, and the first team, who is more than ten years older than him, is still active on the field. At this time, he realized that without a good body, but his talent could not be regarded as top-notch, what a tragic story.

It's not just that you can't play the results you deserve, but also because of ...... Prone to injury.

After just 30 minutes of starting River Plate's away game at Sarsfield last month, Lanzini was forced off the pitch due to a muscle strain in his right leg, a month before Dr Cavalieri said he could rehab with the team and optimistically could be in time for the No.23 home game against Athletic.

But now there is still a place for him in midfield.

"Where is Manu, who made a bet with me who will be the main player in the first team first? Do you still have a chance, do you want to throw in the towel to me? OK, I accept it, but you have to be prepared for a month's salary, because I will never show mercy. Raphael suddenly sat up straight and said very seriously.

Lanzini glanced at him: "What else can I think of besides eating?" But seriously, I saw that you were still sitting on the bench when you were the number one shooter......

"Laugh if you want. Raphael snorted.

Lanzini held his face with one hand and looked at him happily: "The coach is calm enough, he is almost pointed, and he can press you on the bench as always." Hey, you say, is it still the shadow you were left behind by the blow that Roglio gave him?"

Raphael stinked: "Shut up." I'm so much stronger, I can knock Jonathan into the air now!"

"Hahaha. Lanzini pinched the thin muscles in his friend's arm, not believing it.

Coming out of Lanzini's house, Rafael took a taxi home, and now he is not an unknown academy player, if he runs around the street with the ball as before, it is estimated that he will not be able to return home until the evening.

The taxi driver happened to be a River Plate fan, and after signing for the other party, Rafael returned home just in time for dinner. He was surprised to find that his father was actually home.

He was very happy: "Dad, didn't you say that you would come back until the day after tomorrow?" In the past two years, with the continuous rise of China's economy, Yunbo has been planning to turn the focus of development back to the mainland, and now the first branch of the main foreign trade operation has been in its infancy, so it has been getting busier and busier recently, and the last time Raphael saw his father was half a month ago.

"The matter was resolved in advance and I came back first, Xiaoyi, haha, you don't know, I also saw your news in China. Father Yun's elegant face was full of smiles, "Praise you...... Alas, I'm embarrassed. "If Daddy Yun has a beard, this beard will obviously have to be lifted to the sky.

"Well, and then there are Chinese companies calling and saying they want to endorse you, and some sports magazines have an exclusive interview. Speaking of this, Dad Yun is helpless again, because Raphael's watch is getting better and better, and he now has to receive phone calls every day, but in order not to miss any important information, he doesn't dare to turn off his phone.

"Xiaoyi, you have to find a professional agent. ”

Raphael was a little embarrassed: "Sorry Dad. He knew that those phone calls must have harassed his father enough.

"I'm not troublesome, it's just that I heard that there is a full-time agent, who is more important for your future development, and can also help you put pressure on the club. ”

Rafael smiled: "Dad, don't worry, in fact, the head coach has told me about his considerations, and I will be able to start soon, well, if there is no accident, there should be three more games." ”

"Really?" Yun Bo read several newspapers, and was very angry with Kappa, but he didn't expect to get a definite answer from Raphael today, and he was very surprised.

"Of course, if Dad has time to come and watch me play. ”

At this time, Terri also prepared dinner, and the family sat down to have dinner together, because Raphael likes food, so Terri is always very careful about the choice of dinner, in terms of the diversity of dishes, or Chinese food is the best, so she is now also a good Chinese food, especially Hokkien cuisine, Terri is still a little worried: "Although this dish tastes light, but it doesn't matter if you eat it casually? Is it okay for the nutritionist in your team to allow it? Am I better communicate with him?"

Raphael was so frightened that his chopsticks were about to fall, and he quickly shook his head: "No, no, no! The nutritionist said that I can eat it casually, and now it is important to grow meat, don't learn from them to make that nutritious meal, I am almost anorexic!"

He didn't talk nonsense, even after eating a weight gain package for two months, he wanted to vomit when he saw that kind of boiled meat, and finally he could enjoy the food every night, if he was even deprived of this, then what fun was there in life. In fact, it was also because he found that his body was simply a strange capital, and it was more difficult to grow meat than to grow taller.

"By the way, when Javier (Daddy Yun's foreign name) was on the plane, a call was transferred to my phone, and it was Mr. Gulf. Terri looked at Raphael a little dazed, a little helpless, "It's the strategic executive of Adidas Sporting Goods in South America." This must be the third time he's called, right?

Yun Bo thought for a while and nodded: "It seems to be, but I told him about his careless attitude, why did he still come?"

Terri was even more helpless: "You are too attached to him." I think Rafael could consider accepting Adidas' sponsorship right now. ”

Terri is also a good mother who thinks about her son, but unlike Yunbo's "son will do whatever he says", so after listening carefully to what the other party said, coupled with her own considerations, she hoped that Raphael could reconsider.

"I know you don't want to waste your time on commercials, but a player who has no commercial value can only be called a player, not a star. Raphael, you shouldn't shut out all sponsorship endorsements. And your impression of commercial endorsements is too one-sided, not all commercial activities are time-consuming, such as the endorsement of sports goods. You see you're going to wear a jersey or a pair of sneakers, you're endorsing their products, you don't have to buy them yourself, they're going to send someone to customize them for you, and all you have to do is just wear their products on the pitch during the game, and then shoot some print ads for them during the vacation, and they're willing to sponsor you 1 million euros a year for that, so why push such an easy money-making opportunity out?"

Yunbo was drinking soup and was a little choked when he heard the words, and Raphael, who was slow to respond to money, hurriedly patted him on the back.

"1 million euros?"

Terri smiled sideways and poured him a glass of water: "The conditions can be discussed, maybe more than that." ”

Yunbo was speechless: "I remember when he first contacted me, he said 100,000 per year. Adidas knew that one of the world's largest sporting goods companies, Adi and Nike had come to Rafael when he was making a name for himself in the youth team, Rafael was unwilling, so he refused, and then when he received such a call, he refused to accept it all for the time being. But he didn't expect that Raphael's business value had risen so wildly now, a full ten times.

If he refuses now, he will also have a pain in his flesh, because this money is so easy to earn.

Therefore, interlaced like a mountain, the real top football stars, just endorsements are tens of millions a year, and Dad Yun obviously doesn't know that his son will earn much more than he does now.

"Raphael what the table xiàn you don't know. ”

"What about Nike?" Yun Bo intrigued.

"The sponsorship fee for Nike and Adidas is the same, and we can use it as a bargaining chip when we negotiate with Adidas at that time. ”

"Then why don't you consider Nike?" Yunbo wondered, not knowing why his wife gave up on Nike directly.

And Raphael just sat on the side as a quiet good baby, looking at them with a pair of beautiful eyes, and not saying a word.

In his previous life, he had someone from his family who was responsible for his business operations, and an agent who handled trivial matters for him, and he didn't need to think about it himself, plus he had no concept of money, so he didn't know what the door was...... In fact, apart from football, Rafael is blank for a lot of things.

"Adidas is a sponsor of River Plate, and if Rafael becomes his spokesperson, they will definitely put pressure on the club in order to maximize their profits, and Rafael will not be the so-called super substitute like he is now. "Terri is also a little upset, Rafael played so well, why can't he be worthy of the start? Everyone is a calf protector, even if Rafael explains the reason, he still feels unhappy.

"Secondly, Adidas is also the sponsor of the national team, Nike sponsors the Brazilian team, I think Rafael is going to enter the national team in the future, or choose Adi," Terri hesitated, after all, this seems to be relatively far away now. But in the future, Rafael will enter the national team, not to mention the benefits from it, at least the resistance will be relatively small.

Don't think that sponsors don't have so much energy, people die for money, birds die for food, Nike and Adidas are competitors, change places, no one likes the spokesperson of competitors in the team they sponsor.

Yun Bo groaned: "So, what does Raphael think?"

Raphael's eyes bent: "Since that's the case, let's take it." ”

"But I think the best thing to do right now is to find you an agent. Alas, Dad really doesn't know anything about these ways in the sports industry, where to find a professional agent for you. Father Yun frowned sadly when he thought of this.

Raphael smiled instantly: "Why do you want to look for it, can't Mom?"

As soon as these words came out, Tai Li and Yun Bo were stunned.

In fact, Raphael didn't think about it so much, but he just listened to his mother's analysis so much, so he simply thought about it, anyway, his mother doesn't have a job now, why can't he be his agent.

What's more, my mother's condition is very good.

Terri graduated from the UADE University of Commerce in Argentina, which is a famous private university in Argentina, she majored in business administration during the school and obtained a bachelor's degree in management, originally Terri wanted to go to the United States to find job opportunities after graduation, but after falling in love with Yunbo and getting married, she stayed in Buenos Aires, and later Yun's father also made a lot of efforts in the entrepreneurial process, Terri also made a lot of efforts, even after Rafael was born, Terri also served as a business development department manager in his company.

It was only during the period when Raphael was on the verge of depression after his serious injury that Terri resigned from her position and became a housewife in order to take care of him.

The more Raphael thought about it, the more he thought it was a great idea, at least much better than looking for agents who didn't know the roots.

Terri frowned and hesitated: "But I don't have any experience and no connections, so when you want to go to other league clubs, it will be easier to have a well-connected agent to help you operate." I...... Not quite right. ”

"Experience is slowly accumulated," Raphael smiled, "and Mom, do you believe that saying, finding a good agent is much more useful than playing football well?"

"Put the cart before the horse, there is a saying in China, real gold is not afraid of red furnace fire, wine is not afraid of deep alleys, Mom, you see, Dad has not done anything in the past six months, whether it is commercial endorsements, or the favor of European clubs, is it not the same to get up by yourself? What if there are no connections, what if there is no means of operation? These can be accumulated slowly. As long as the ball is kicked well, there will be a qiē, and I am not afraid of anyone than kicking the ball!"

Rafael raised his head slightly, with a hint of confident arrogance: "I believe that only a player makes an agent, and it is definitely not an agent who makes a player." Only those who are not strong enough will pin their hopes on others. Besides, how can my mother know that she is not suitable for it before she has started doing it? You just need to tell me, would you like it?"

Yun Bo also nodded in agreement at the moment: "Xiaoyi is right, Tai Li, you agree, anyway, as long as he is afraid of trouble and lazy, we can accept it." "Those brokers who aim to make money, where can they stand Raphael's attitude of treating money like dung.

A smile appeared on Terri's well-maintained face, "Since you are so confident, then ...... I agreed. ”