Chapter 0104: The Original Recipe, The Familiar Taste (Ask for Recommendation Votes!)
Tang Zheng took the ticket and passport to go through the relevant formalities, he looked down at the watch time, there was still more than an hour before the flight, he suddenly remembered what Rodrigo mentioned last night, so he turned his head and asked, "By the way, what did you say last night?"
Rodrigo didn't rush to say, but pointed to the café to the northeast: "It's too noisy here, let's go to the café and talk." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Tang Zheng nodded, and the two entered the café to find a quiet place, and then ordered a cup of coffee each.
"Here's the thing. Rodrigo put a contract in the folder in front of Tang Zheng: "This is a three-year commercial sponsorship contract provided to you by Kate Ridley, vice president of Adidas South America, you take it and take a look, if it is suitable, change the flight, we will go to Germany to sign the contract with Adidas." ”
"Adidas?"
Tang Zheng raised his eyebrows, took the contract and looked down seriously.
The contract is roughly about the two parties signing a three-year contract, during which Adidas will become Tang Zheng's sports brand sponsor, and he will not wear any sports brand equipment other than Adidas in any public during this period.
In addition, Adidas will cooperate with Adidas to carry out four promotional activities in China every year, for which Adidas will pay Tang Zheng 200,000 US dollars every year, provide two sets of the latest equipment for free every quarter, and the treatment will increase by 10% every year, and have the right of first refusal under the same conditions.
To be honest, this contract is quite generous for Tang Zheng, who is only eighteen-year-old, and $200,000 a year can catch up with his four months' salary.
However, Tang Zheng was not satisfied with this contract, so he shook his head, handed the contract back to Rodrigo, and said neatly: "I'm not going to sign it." ”
"Why?"
Rodrigo glanced at Tang Zheng unexpectedly, and then asked.
"Do you think I have a lot of room to grow?"
"Of course!" said Rodrigo without hesitation, Tang Zheng is the most talented player he has at his disposal so far.
Tang Zheng picked up the coffee and took a sip, feeling a little bitter, so he added a few spoonfuls of sugar before looking at Rodrigo and said slowly: "So I personally think it's a bit too early to sign a big brand like Adidas, I want to wait until next year to see, and I think I should focus more on training and competitions now, what do you think?"
Although Tang Zheng only turned nineteen in November this year, he can see through the essence of many things.
Indeed, if you pay attention to advertising endorsements too early, it will definitely affect his competitive state, after all, people's energy is limited, and he decisively chooses the latter in terms of immediate interests and future prospects.
And at least four times a year to return to China to promote activities, that is the big problem.
Rodrigo smiled and gulped down the remaining cup of coffee in front of him, "Well, I know how to turn back Adidas." ”
In fact, Rodrigo just wanted to tell Tang Zheng that Adidas was interested in him, and if Tang Zheng agreed to Adidas' signing request, then he would convince Tang Zheng that he should focus more on the game now that he is at the beginning of his career.
But now it seems that Rodrigo's worries are a little unfounded.
How smart is Tang Zheng?
He glanced at Rodrigo meaningfully: "Hey, give me an honest explanation, do you not agree with me signing Adidas either?"
Rodrigo didn't hide it and nodded in acknowledgement.
Subsequently, the two chatted for another half hour in the café.
It wasn't until the airport radio alerted that Rodrigo watched Tang Zheng enter the waiting hall.
Rodrigo looked at Tang Zheng who disappeared into the crowd, and was very relieved, Tang Zheng was fundamentally different from many genius teenagers he knew, and he knew which was more important at a young age.
As long as there are no ups and downs in his career, it will not be a problem for him to grow into a star or even a superstar......
When the time comes, won't the money still roll in?
Just like Jorge Mendes!
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There is no direct flight from Buenos Aires to SH Pudong Airport, so Tang Zheng's return to Shanghai is more cumbersome and consumes longer, he needs to fly from Ezeiza International Airport to Los Angeles in the United States, and then fly to SH Pudong Airport, which is expected to last 35 hours, which means that Tang Zheng wants to return home to see his parents in a day and a half......
I don't know if it's the idea of returning to my heart, or the rejection of $200,000 a year of commercial sponsorship that causes insomnia.
He couldn't sleep on the plane at all, and he looked at the nearby passengers when he wanted to talk to someone, who was either sleeping or doing his own thing, and it was not a good habit to disturb others.
So just open your eyes and pick up a few magazines in the mezzanine at the front of the chair to pass the time.
As the saying goes, there is a house of gold in the book.
The first magazine Tang Zheng held in his hand was the best-selling magazine in Argentina, "Sports Illustrated", and it was the latest issue.
So he put the remaining three books back and started reading mode.
As the 2008 Autumn League draws to a close, the latest issue of Sports Illustrated is covering the entire Autumn League, with River Plate, the league champion, being the most mentioned team.
River Plate, as the league champion this season, is naturally the biggest winner in various glory.
The Team of the Season was undoubtedly won by River Plate, who set a new record for points in the La Liga, and the best coach was Diego Simeone, who led Estudiantes to league titles in last year's Spring League and River Plate in this year's Autumn League, showing that he is also a good coaching career.
The Player of the Season is Falco, who averages one goal per game.
Subsequently, Tang Zheng saw that "Sports Illustrated" mentioned himself, and he also read it very carefully.
In the Rookie of the Season section on the Player of the Season post-Player of the Season, Tang Zheng was elected over Javier Pastore of the Hurricanes, and the background picture is a domineering gesture after his deadlock-breaking goal against Boca Juniors.
In this regard, he gave a thumbs up to Sports Illustrated, saying that the magazine's editors are capable and discerning!
The text made Tang Zheng feel a little embarrassed, he was too good at sycophancy!
When I arrived at LAX, it was twelve hours later.
When he flew to Buenos Aires, he was accompanied by his father Tang Tianhua, and now he knows how boring it is to fly back to China by himself.
Now I have to wait four hours for the transfer, which is really a dog.
In Los Angeles, Tang Zheng was unfamiliar with life again, and finally boarded a flight to SH after four hours of hard waiting.
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Tang Zheng, who was by the window, looked at the clouds outside the window, and felt a little emotional, he couldn't imagine that less than a year had passed, and the trajectory of his life had changed in a dream.
Thinking of the unfair treatment in the past, he secretly clenched his fists......
If you don't return home, it's like walking at night.
Now it's time to let those who look down on people know what that rebellious boy has achieved today!
With this thought, Tang Zheng fell asleep.
In the dream, Tang Zheng had another sweet dream, he held aloft the Champions League trophy, which symbolizes Europe's highest honor, and around the stands, fans were hysterically chanting and chanting his name.
After nearly twenty hours of long-distance flight, the plane finally landed and taxied, Tang Zheng glanced at the scene outside the window at high speed retreat, and his heart was very excited.
It's finally back!
As the aircraft slowly comes to a stop, the terminal moves to connect the aircraft with the cabin doors open.
After a few minutes, Tang Zheng followed the other passengers and lined up to walk to the terminal.
When the cabin door opens, the summer atmosphere is especially strong.
Fortunately, Tang Zheng brought summer clothes, otherwise it would be embarrassing to come back in Argentine winter clothes.
Tang Zheng turned on the closed mobile phone and took a hard breath of the air of Shanghai, ignoring the visible smog over the airport.
It's still the original recipe, and it's still a familiar taste.
Suddenly, Tang Zheng's poetry flourished: haze, I only inhale the big sea, compared to the intensity of the Beijing haze, the coldness of the Jiangxi haze, and the mellow of the Hunan haze, I prefer the truth and specificity of the damp heat of the Shanghai haze, plus the catalysis of the exhaust gas and the low pressure set off, and finally after the blending of the curling sulfur smoke, it is dry and palatable, and after inhalation, it hangs on the lungs and is long, so that the taster is damp and stuffy, and he can't stop it.
Within half a minute of turning on his phone, he received several text messages in a row.
Just as he opened it, Sanchez's call was displayed on the screen.
"Hmm, why is Alexis calling me?" Tang Zheng was a little puzzled, but he pressed the answer button for the first time, and grinned: "Hey, Mr. Sanchez, do you miss me?"
Sanchez's voice pretending to vomit immediately came from the phone, and then the voice changed: "Now there is good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear?"
"If you have something to say, let it go, your brother and I have just returned to Shanghai, China, and we are about to pick up our checked luggage. Tang Zheng walked towards the signboard to claim the checked baggage, and said, "I've been on the plane for more than 30 hours, and this is not the result I wanted." ”
"Then I'll cut a long story short......"
At this moment, Tang Zheng's attention was attracted by a beautiful woman passing by, with long and flowing slightly curly hair draped over her shoulders, those Danfeng eyes flashed with autumn waves that made men crazy, Shuishui's red lips were sexy and bewitching, melon seeds were covered with light makeup on her face, and the beige long skirt made her originally fair skin appear more white and slender, so that those men who passed by couldn't help but look at their eyeballs, including Tang Zheng.
It's a pity that the chest and part are a little small, and the B cup is visually inspected.
Soon, someone recognized her and shouted, "Lin Zhiling!"
No wonder some are familiar, Taiwan's first beauty!
Sanchez on the other end of the phone saw that Tang Zheng did not respond, and shouted twice depressedly: "Tang?"
Tang Zheng, who reacted, couldn't care about Taiwan's first beauty, and hurriedly said: "Ah? What did you say just now? I was helping an old grandmother cross the road just now, and you also know that I respect the old and love the young." ”
"Hmm. Sanchez nodded, Tang Zheng in his impression was so enthusiastic and did not doubt it, but he quickly realized that the situation was wrong, and frowned: "Didn't you just say that you were still at the airport to pick up your luggage?"
"I think your good news is more important, tell me quickly! I'll be happy for you!"
Sanchez was successfully changed by Tang Zheng and said excitedly: "We will still be teammates next season!"