Chapter 171: Transfer Market

Just when Dick was about to take a good rest in his home country, he couldn't just rest like that - because soon, Brian Johnson, the lead singer of AC/DC, called him, laughed and invited him to Australia to give him a dividend......

Of course, the dividends would have been paid to Dick's account, but listening to Johnson's words, the concert was a great success, and they, as friends, wanted to thank Dick for his advice and invited him to Australia for a good time.

After pondering for a while, Dick happily agreed, he doesn't have any relatives in China anyway, and it's not bad to go to Australia to find a few friends to play - he is a layman, he never sees any scenery when he travels around, the main purpose is to meet friends, and he was not a dirt bun in his previous life, and the tourist attractions in China have been almost played, and the main purpose of returning to China this time is to participate in the recording of sports channels, and now that the matter has been done, there is no big point in staying in China.

After calling Lin Hai and Sun Liang to say goodbye, Dick immediately flew to Sydney, Australia's largest city, on an international flight, and soon saw the combination that had recently become popular again.

Dick noticed the change when he came out of the airport, because there were a lot of large promotional photos of these five old guys on the street, and the time was not short, and in the video store at the airport, the CD of their concert was also placed in the most conspicuous place.

Dick bought a CD and immediately went to Malcolm Young's house, where the five old fellows had been waiting for him, and when they saw Dick, they immediately laughed and greeted him.

"Looks like this CD is selling well, and the salesperson told me that this CD has been selling like crazy lately." Dick raised the CD in his hand and said with a smile.

"yes, we've made a lot of money now...... Thank you for that. Malcolm Young replied with a smile.

"That's because you've accumulated fame in the past, and it's good to have me as a sponsor, and it's a windfall for me." Dick replied with a smile.

Originally, he thought that there were not much, at most two or three million, because generally speaking, the host company takes the lion's share, and the income of the performers is not particularly high, but the subsequent CD sales will bring more income, however......

Because AC/DC has been silent for nearly ten years, they are now considered an independent organization, and this concert did not let the organizer get involved, in addition to Dick's million-dollar sponsorship, they paid the remaining half of the sponsorship fee out of their own pockets, and then a few people began to pull advertisements around, they are not singers who only care about singing, and their business acumen is also good, coupled with their own fame, the ticket price is sold sky-high, and countless people are still flocking to it, and people from all walks of life are also directly giving the green light...... When Dick inquired about his earnings, he learned that he had achieved as much as $4 million in concert sponsorship alone!

Dick was also a little surprised that he earned an income similar to his annual salary after all, after all, he really didn't expect to make much money at first, because although the concert made a lot of money, the cost was also extremely high, and various expenses were unimaginably high for laymen......

"This is just the income of the concert, and we will also have your share of the income from the follow-up live video and audio-visual products of this concert in the future." Johnson patted his chest and said: "This opportunity is indispensable for your mention, if it weren't for your sponsorship, I'm afraid we would have to find those vampires to help us operate, and we would have earned less." ”

“…… This is too exaggerated, right, and let me share the next CD sales, which is not good. Dick was taken aback, and hurriedly excused himself: "This is because of your own strength, what does it have to do with me." ”

"It's written in the contract." Malcolm chuckled mysteriously.

Dick Khan for a moment, and then took the contract handed over by Malcolm and flipped it carefully - he didn't have much patience to look at it when he signed the contract at that time, first, he believed that these old guys would not pit themselves for a little money, second, he also felt that a matter of at most one million dollars was a big deal, and third, he was too lazy to look at this kind of cumbersome contract, so he just signed it after a rough look at it at that time, who knew that these old guys also added such a clause!

Sure enough, in the middle of the contract, it is stipulated that Dick has the right to share all the follow-up live video and audio and video sales of this concert, that is, in addition to deducting various channel fees, Dick can share half of the money that can go to Johnson and them!

"This ...... That's too much, guys, I can't just take advantage of you. Dick looked up and said to them.

"Di, don't shirk it." Bassist Williams said: "We have discussed it a long time ago, and if it weren't for your reminder, we wouldn't have made such a huge concert at this age!" No matter how much you share, it's useless for us old guys to ask for too much money, but for young people like you, money is very useful! ”

"Then I'll take it." Dick's face changed instantly, which made Johnson and the others stunned for a moment......

"Don't say anything else, when you go to Spain, I will definitely entertain you well!" Dick laughed, he knew the value of this contract, with the fame of AC\/DC, this kind of sales may not seem as conspicuous as the concert, but it is a long stream, those top singers actually do not have a high income from concerts, they are all a hammer deal, take the appearance fee and leave, but the follow-up income is a big head.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the next year or two, the income brought by this clause to Dick will probably be more than the income brought by this concert!

Dick hadn't thought about what he was going to do with the money, but in any case, it was better to have money than not to have it.

After a few days of drunken life in Australia and a few old guys, the news from Madrid finally came - Manchester United has announced that Stam will be put in the transfer market - although it is not a public statement, but the natural rumor in the agent circle is very fast, Stam has already published the autobiography that makes Ferguson feel annoyed, for Ferguson, no matter who violates his authority at Manchester United, it can no longer stay at Manchester United!

It's actually easy to buy Stam, as long as you make Ferguson feel satisfied first, then there will be basically no problem, and later Dick also saw the details of Stam's own disclosure of leaving Manchester United, when Ferguson directly agreed to Lazio's offer, and then told Stam - Ferguson has always been an iron fist.

"Guys, I've got to go back to Europe...... The next time I have time to come to Spain, no matter how busy I am, I will definitely receive you all the way. ”

After learning the news, Dick said goodbye to Johnson, Johnson and they have been very busy recently, and with the help of that concert, they have become popular again, and the consequence is that they have once again changed from an idle panic situation to a busy situation, but for them, it can be regarded as a happy one.

Immediately after his farewell, Dick bought a plane ticket and flew from Australia to Europe – he did not return to Madrid, but flew directly to Manchester, England.

Manchester, Manchester United, Alex Ferguson.

Thinking of this, Dick on the plane was a little excited, Ferguson is definitely a benchmark among the head coaches, although his championship and honor may not be unprecedented, but in a giant like Manchester United, he has been leading for decades in one breath, bringing a Manchester United that was not outstanding when he took office into a well-deserved hegemon of the Premier League, a brand in a football club, this stubborn Scottish old man is enough to become a pivotal figure in the history of football development!

In La Liga, it is rare to encounter such a manager, and the situation of letting a manager lead the team for ten or even twenty years will only occur in the Premier League, of course, it is becoming less and less common now, under the impact of modern football, the tradition of English football is gradually collapsing.

However, no matter how it collapses, Ferguson's position in Manchester United is still supreme, regardless of whether Manchester United is owned by the Edwards family or the Gretz family, the only one who can represent Manchester United is still Ferguson.

"The same is true of the husband." Dick thought to himself – what an accomplishment it was to be in a club for so long to make yourself the face of a club and think of himself at the same time when he mentioned that club.

And Ferguson has been able to be the manager of Manchester United, not because of his qualifications, he has led the team to a low point, but he has always been able to bring the team to glory again. In the face of the impact of modern football, such as Sacchi, Heathfield, Trapattoni and other top coaches are gradually falling behind, but Ferguson has been improving, has always been able to make Manchester United have a huge competitiveness, this is where he is great - Wenger was once able to fight with him inextricably, but after the unbeaten season to win the championship, Wenger has almost been standing still, and his tactics have not changed compared to the beginning, Always the ideal 442 parallel position with two strikers on the ground, but what about Ferguson? From the golden midfielder with Keane as the core, to pushing Ronaldo to the front line and sacrificing Rooney, to the ground advancement tactics built with Rooney as the core, Ferguson has been improving and has been getting closer to the mainstream tactics, and it is admittedly not easy for an old man who is nearly 70 years old to do this.

But this time, Dick thinks he can get Ferguson, anyway, he just wants to buy people, Ferguson wants to sell, he wants to buy, no matter how it is a matter of money, for Dick, he doesn't care what to buy low and sell high, anyway, the club is not his, he spent everything he could spend, and he was able to win the championship, which was his credit!

"If buddies have a stake in Atletico, then it's a bit interesting to develop future players...... Dick thought to himself.

When he arrived in Manchester, Dick first found a place to stay, and then he called Atletico Madrid and asked them to contact Manchester United, saying that we would like to buy your club's Stam, and the manager has arrived in Manchester and wants to meet your manager, Mr. Alex Ferguson......

This process is enough to prove the sincerity of the Atletico club, Dick also hopes that he can personally bring Stam to Atletico Madrid, although Lazio is willing to spend money, but their current assets are not very much, otherwise they will not pit Valencia in the Mendieta matter, it is really better than throwing money, Dick feels that he is really not afraid of Lazio, he set a record in Thuram's transfer last year, Dick does not mind setting another record in Stam this year.

Soon, news came back from Manchester United, and Ferguson agreed to meet with Dick to discuss a transfer for Stam.