Chapter 256: I'm Not Familiar With Him
For Jorge Mendes, anyone who has been in contact with him will not hesitate to praise him. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The Portuguese agent is certainly very shrewd, but he is not the kind of guy who is too shrewd and easily offends.
On the contrary, his shrewdness lies in the fact that he is very tactful and knows how to coordinate the interests of all parties, which makes him very comfortable in football circles throughout the Iberian Peninsula.
In the past, he was limited by his own influence, coupled with the shadow of Jose Vega, which made him unsatisfactory in the football circle, especially outside of Portuguese football.
But now, with the help of the status and influence of Alpine and Atletico Madrid, his career has developed by leaps and bounds, not only in Spain, but also in South America, and even in Eastern Europe.
As the company has grown rapidly, Mendes' ability has been of great benefit to him.
For his agent, Gao Han is also quite satisfied.
The rise of Mendes is certainly the impetus behind him, but why hasn't Gao Han benefited?
And now Mendes faintly uses Gao Han as the company's business card, which also benefits Gao Han a lot.
So, when Mendes called this morning and said he had good news to tell him, Gao Han was quite curious.
"What's the good news? "Say it!" Paul Futrey looked more anxious than the cold.
I really didn't see it, this guy is quite gossipy.
Mendes pointed at Paul Futre, shook his head helplessly, and then looked back at Gao Han.
"Have you ever thought about changing cars?"
"Change the car?" Paul Futrey was stunned, what kind of good news was this?
But Gao Han's eyes suddenly lit up, the last time I was asked to grow a beard, it was to cooperate with Braun's sponsorship, and today let me change cars......
"Is it ......?"
Mendes smiled and nodded, "Recently, a car company has been in contact with me, and it is quite sincere. ”
"Which one?"
"Porsche. ”
"Porsche?" said Paul Futra.
This is a world-famous luxury car brand, specializing in the production of sports cars, and the price of one is very expensive.
Could it be that they want to ask Gao Han to endorse their supercar?
Thinking of this, the technical director is called a depressed.
It's really better than people to die, and goods to be thrown away.
It's the same as driving, I drive a Seat, and I have to pay for it myself, but it's good to be cold, I drive a luxury car, before it was a BMW X5 given away by the club for free, and now it is Porsche who actively sponsors, not only without money, but also to earn sponsorship fees.
What kind of world is this?
Why didn't you have such a benefit when you played football back then?
"Porsche's situation doesn't seem to be very good, doesn't it mean that it is already in debt?" Gao Han frowned.
He is also a person who cherishes feathers, and although he is not opposed to commercial sponsorship, he does not want to sign a sponsorship himself, and it doesn't take long for scandals such as sponsor bankruptcy to occur.
"It's true that Porsche has been in a terrible situation in recent years, but that's why they've decided to make a big deal and launch a new luxury SUV that will debut at this month's Geneva Motor Show. ”
Gao Han understood, "They want to ask me to be the spokesperson for this SUV?"
"Yes, they used to make sports cars, and all of a sudden they went to SUVs, it gave a very subversive feeling, and it was mainly aimed at the younger demographic, so they thought you fit very well with their positioning for this model. ”
After hearing this, Gao Han couldn't help but smile, "I guess, they still value the Chinese market, right?"
Mendes also smiled and nodded, and did not deny it.
The Chinese market has been growing rapidly in recent years, which is a great attraction for luxury brands such as Porsche, and as the most influential brand in Chinese sports and a rising star in European football, the attraction of Gao Han to them can be seen.
"As far as I know, Porsche has high hopes for this model, even all the hopes for the company's revival, and because of this, they are promoting this model all over the world, and they have chosen you as the global face of this model, which is also good for us. ”
Working with big-name sponsors is not just about sponsorship revenue, but also about a whole host of potential business benefits.
For example, Gao Han, cooperating with a luxury brand like Porsche is an improvement in his commercial value, and as Porsche promotes their models around the world, Gao Han's influence as a spokesperson will naturally spread.
The more Porsche attaches importance to this model and the more it is promoted, the more obvious the benefits to the alpine will be.
Therefore, after listening to Mendes's analysis, Gao Han also nodded, thinking it was good.
"I've talked to the people at Porsche a few times, and in addition to offering a new and high-end limited edition model with a value of about 200,000 euros for free, all the maintenance costs for the duration of the contract are covered by Porsche, and their annual sponsorship fee is also 3 million euros. ”
Three million euros a year, which is the price of sponsorship in Alpine today.
Although Mendes is expected to be able to sign a few more if he loosens his mouth and the price falls back, the shrewd Portuguese feel that it is not necessary, because maintaining a certain high price is itself a maintenance of the brand.
What's more, with Atletico Madrid's performance getting better and better, there is no shortage of sponsors at all.
Nowadays, 3 million is already an offer for some first-tier brands, and if it is a second-tier brand, Mendes' offer is basically around 5 million euros.
No way, who made Gao Han red now?
Paul Futrey on the side listened to it directly, he followed Gao Han all the way, and witnessed Gao Han's commercial value being excavated by Mendes little by little, and he was so impressed in his heart.
It can be said that the methods of this Portuguese compatriot are many times more clever than the group of people in the business department of Atletico Madrid.
With a sponsorship fee of five million euros, this can already catch up with even the European superstars.
However, listening to Mendes' tone, it seems that there are really a few sponsors on hand who are interested in Gao Han, but they are still in contact and negotiation with Mendes, and the Portuguese have quite high requirements for sponsors.
After Gao Han nodded and agreed to Porsche's sponsorship, the conversation quickly shifted.
"By the way, Jorge, I heard that the new Porto manager is Jose Vega's man, you have to be careful. ”
Paulo Futre has a close relationship with Porto, and when Mendes wanted to break into Porto, he was the one who connected him.
"Well, Jose Mourinho. Mendes smiled and nodded, and then looked at Gao Han, "It's still your old colleague in Barcelona." ”
Gao Han nodded, of course he would not be a stranger to this person.
Jose Mourinho was Van Gaal's right-hand man, fluent in multiple languages, very good, and has some unique features in football tactics, but he has a very arrogant personality.
However, when Gao Han entered Barcelona, although he was still in the first team, he was no longer liked by Van Gaal, it is said that because he was poached in 99 years and almost left Barcelona, Van Gaal was dissatisfied with his behavior, and he also disagreed with Van Gaal in public many times, angering the Dutch coach.
"I don't know him well, I don't have much contact with him. Gao Han shook his head.
When he was in Barcelona, he was just an unknown intern, but Mourinho was an assistant coach of the core coaching staff, arrogant and arrogant, and didn't take anyone in his eyes at all, how could he have contact with Gao Han?
"However, I do know that Jose Veiga has been Mourinho's agent for several years, and he was able to stay at Barcelona after Robson's departure. ”
In those years, Jose Vega had a huge influence at Barcelona, and recommending an assistant coach was a piece of cake.
Of course, for this kind of insider, it can only be gossip, except for the parties involved, who can know the details?
However, the manager under Jose Vega has taken over Porto, which is somewhat interesting.
But Mendes didn't seem to pay attention to it at all.
"Don't worry, six of the eleven players in Porto's starting line-up are my players, and Da Costa is still in contact with me to bring in my players this summer, so even if Jose Vega becomes the manager of Porto himself, I am not afraid of him. ”
At the end of the day, Mendes smiled and looked like he was winning.
Gao Han and Paul Futrey looked at each other and smiled in unison.
Today's Mendes is no longer the same Mendes who first came to Madrid, and now he is the number one person in the football circle of the entire Iberian Peninsula.
Moreover, as an agent, as long as you have high-quality star resources, you don't need to worry about who will be the head coach at all.
In a way, even the club has to concede three points.
Isn't Porto's Da Costa disliked Jose Vega because he got carried away after mastering Portugal's quality players?
When José Vega was in high spirits, he offended many people in the Portuguese football circle because he got carried away, and now that he is in decline, he wants to make it back, which may not be so easy.
Of course, if Mendes were to die himself, then it would be two things.
But no matter how you look at it, this shrewd and cunning Portuguese agent doesn't look like the kind of fool who will give his opponent a chance.
However, as the topic began to be discussed, Paul Futrey inadvertently revealed a secret.
It turned out that before Gao Han took over the first team of Atletico Madrid, Jose Vega once went to the Calderón stadium and recommended Mourinho to the management of Atletico Madrid.
Even later, after Gao Han took over the first team and successfully led the team to promotion, Jose Vega came to operate several times, and also used Gao Han's resume in the internship stage of Barcelona many times to raise the weight of Mourinho.
It's just that at that time, the management always chose between Gao Han and Aragonés, and did not consider other candidates at all.
Looking back now, Paul Futrey has to sigh at his own wisdom.
If he hadn't chosen Gao Han at that time, and replaced someone else, not to mention Mourinho, even the famous coach Aragonés, I am afraid it would have been difficult to achieve Gao Han's achievements today.
But after Gao Han heard this, he couldn't help but feel even more disgusted with Jose Vega.
As for the arrogant Mourinho, the impression is not much better. (To be continued.) )