Chapter 154: The First Broker
Zhao Chen looked at Bailey's house, where several thick pieces of wood served as pillars to support the entire house. The walls were covered with yellowish mottled lime, and there were a few small holes in the beams, and a somewhat unpleasant musty smell filled the room.
These are slum houses, which are good, at least sheltered from the wind and rain, and worse than not, the shelters built with broken tents.
"The room is crowded, you guys go out first!" Seeing that the room was crowded, Zhao Chen hurriedly pulled away the black bodyguards who were following him.
After the black bodyguard exited the room, the room suddenly became much wider, at least it didn't have to be crowded like before.
"Please sit here, two! Aiko, go make a few cups of yerba mate for a few guests! ”
Bailey's house had no place to sit, so he had to let Zhao Chen and the black translator sit on the wooden bed next to him, sit with the stout old man, and at the same time ask his wife to make a few cups of yerba mate, which Brazilians like to drink.
"I really didn't expect that there would be so many guests today, please forgive me for the poor hospitality!" Pele speaks Portuguese and his English is poor, which is one of the reasons why he didn't succeed when he knew that a big European club was interested in bringing him there.
The black translator hurriedly translated Bailey's words to Zhao Chen in English, and Zhao Chen turned to say: "Where, we were abrupt this time, I don't know if there are other guests!" ”
"It's okay, it's more crowded and lively!" Without waiting for Bailey to speak, the stout old man sitting next to Zhao Chen said in English.
"Did this gentleman really come to me?" Bailey saw that Zhao Chen couldn't speak Portuguese, in order to take care of Zhao Chen. I had to reluctantly speak in awkward English.
"Yes, I'm the president of a comic club. Are you familiar with manga? ”
"Oh Maiga, you said you were the president of a comic club?" Although Bailey knew that Zhao Chen was likely to be either rich or expensive, he didn't expect to be the president of a comic club at a young age, so he couldn't help but stare at Zhao Chen, his eyes were full of shock, but Zhao Chen looked too young.
"It's true!"
"Whew, that's amazing! But when it comes to comics, I read a little bit of Brazilian comics when I was a kid. Not very familiar! What about you, Figer? ”
Pele is also telling the truth, it is true that Brazilian comics are not well-known, and their sales are quite ordinary. However, in order to avoid embarrassment, he couldn't help but look at the stout old man with a pleading gaze.
"It turns out that he is Figer, no wonder he is a little familiar!" Zhao Chen glanced at the old man sitting next to him in surprise, and said secretly in his heart.
But after knowing that it was Figer. Zhao Chen couldn't help but have some thoughts in his heart, maybe this Figer was very useful to him.
However, at this time, Figer was not the world's No. 1 agent, at best, he could only be regarded as the No. 1 agent in Brazil, and he was not the real world's No. 1 agent until he brought Maradona to the position of the king of the ball later.
"I'm sorry, but you see I'm that old. How could I still read manga! At first, when Figer heard that Zhao Chen was the president of a comic club, his eyes lit up, and he vaguely guessed Zhao Chen's thoughts, but after seeing Pele kick the ball to himself, he was also a little helpless.
"Okay. This gentleman, is it possible that you are looking for me this time because of comics? ”
Figel doesn't know much about the comics either. Bailey had no choice but to reluctantly inquire about Zhao Chen's purpose.
"I came here this time, mainly in the hope that Bailey can endorse this comic!"
"Endorsement? No way! Pele looked unbelievable, now he naturally doesn't know the huge commercial value he contains, only knows that he is a player who has retired a long time ago, and this is the first time he has encountered it.
The same Bailey also had some joy in his heart, he felt that he was smashed by a pie this time, and if he negotiated this endorsement, his family situation would inevitably improve.
Figel on the side also had a surprised expression in his eyes, but it was fleeting, as the number one agent in Brazil, his scheming has been hidden deeply.
The cartoon that Zhao Chen took out was naturally "Football Player", but this one was in Portuguese, in order to facilitate Brazilians to buy and watch.
Bailey was slightly pleased to take the comic handed by Zhao Chen, and after a few glances at the cover, he knew that this should be a football comic.
At this time, Figel, who was originally sitting next to Zhao Chen, came to Bailey's side, and he thought that this might be an opportunity, and also set his sights on the comics.
Both of them are over forty years old, so they naturally don't indulge in it, but their feelings are also different. Pele has played football since he was a child, and he naturally has a lot of feelings about football comics, and as for Figel on the side, he only knows that this comic seems to be drawn well.
"This gentleman, I am his agent Figer! How much endorsement money are you going to give Bailey? It was Figer who spoke, and he saw it as an opportunity, knowing in his heart that Pele had no experience in negotiations. It was to use his eyes to signal Bailey not to speak, and he made the decision.
Zhao Chen raised his eyebrows, Figel is now the No. 1 agent in Brazil, and the agent's nickname is vampire, and as long as the two sides negotiate well, the agent can get a lot of money from the player, naturally hoping that the higher the endorsement fee, the better.
"Mr. Figer, are you still Bailey's agent now? Bailey has been retired for four years, and generally the brokerage contract has long ended, I wonder if Mr. Filger can take out the contract for me to see? ”
As soon as Zhao Chen said this, Figel's face couldn't help but become ugly, he didn't expect Zhao Chen to know this, generally speaking, the contract between the agent and the player is only three years, and the player has the right to kick out the agent at any time, for example, Casillas in the later generations kicked out the agent predator Carvajal for the benefit after becoming famous. It's just a little different in Brazil, where agents often have a portion of the player's ownership, because transferring ownership is a natural way to get more money than commissions. However, Bailey retired four years ago, and Bailey is still in poverty, so Zhao Chen thought that the broker contract was likely to expire long ago.
Bailey on the other side was also a little surprised, he didn't expect Zhao Chen to see this.
"This gentleman, the broker contract has indeed been invalidated, in fact, I came here today in the hope of signing a broker contract with Bailey again, but I didn't expect this gentleman to come so coincidentally!"
"Figer, I think I'll talk about the contract in a few days, but now let me talk to this gentleman about the endorsement fee first!"
Bailey's eyes rolled, since there was a benefit to the door, he naturally would not give up, and he also did not want Figer to interfere in this matter, otherwise he would have to take some of the share to him. In Bailey's opinion, this is no different from giving money to Figer for nothing.
"Stupid!" Figer scolded in his heart, agents may be vampires, extracting players' salaries and endorsement shares, but agents are good at negotiating and striving for more benefits for players, and players naturally do not have such profound knowledge, and it is bound to lead to negotiate a lot of price differences, this difference is enough to exceed the player's share to the agent, in Figer's view, this is simply self-defeating.
"Okay!"
Zhao Chen naturally didn't want Figel to interfere in this matter, otherwise the endorsement fee would likely rise a lot, so he began to negotiate with Bailey, and finally maintained the price at $10,000 a year in Figer's ugly look.
After the negotiation between the two sides, Figel's face became more and more ugly, so he had to stand up and say: "Bailey, I think I'd better go back first and come back to visit another day!" ”
"Wait a minute, Mr. Figer, I need your help!"
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