Chapter 25: A New Life

"Do you think I'm not capable of being your agent?" Shang Jiayuan asked coldly while driving the car.

"Of course not...... Teacher Shang ......" Shao Yifan was a little frightened by the tone of her question.

"Don't call Teacher Shang." Shang Jiayuan interrupted him.

"What's that shouting?" Shao Yifan was speechless.

"You feel free." Shang Jiayuan said lightly.

"That'...... Sister Shang?" Shao Yifan asked tentatively.

"Hmm. OK. Shang Jiayuan nodded with satisfaction.

Now the time is close to evening, and Shao Yifan is a little hungry after a long journey, so the two of them took a car to a well-known Western restaurant in Chixian City.

Sitting by the window, after ordering food, I began to wait patiently for their dinner.

"Are you curious why I agreed to be your agent?" Shang Jiayuan asked with a smile.

"Hmm." Shao Yifan nodded.

"It's useless to be curious, I won't tell you," Shang Jiayuan made a joke, causing Shao Yifan to roll his eyes, but she then said: "But you can rest assured, I am capable enough to do this job."

"You may have heard that my dad worked at the top of a Premier League club, so I still have a certain understanding of the world football industry." Shang Jiayuan said carefully.

In this regard, Shao Yifan was a little surprised, it was the first time he heard of Shang Jiayuan's family background, the senior management of the Premier League club, which was a valuable existence! In the past, he just thought she was just an ordinary international student. After all, at that time, she was very ordinary and even plain in dress and dress, and she couldn't tell that her family was very rich - of course, it is the same now.

"Wow! I didn't expect you to have such a background, Sister Shang!" Shao Yifan exclaimed, "Which club is it in the Premier League?" ”

"Wolves." Shang Jiayuan replied simply.

Wolves? Shao Yifan was a little surprised, but he quickly figured it out. Wolves, a Chinese-owned Premier League club, finished seventh in the Premier League last season as promoted and earned a place in the Europa League qualifiers. Although Shao Yifan has been away from England for a long time, he always pays attention to these.

"That's a great team!" Shao Yifan praised.

Shang Jiayuan nodded. At this time, the waiter also served their dinner and poured them red wine.

"In the future, take care of me." Shang Jiayuan raised her wine glass and smiled.

"Take care of me." Shao Yifan had no choice but to raise his wine glass and smile.

The golden glow of the evening shone through the window, through the glasses that collided with each other, and sprinkled onto their table, reflecting a moving picture. Die Literature Network

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Shang Jiayuan's efficiency is still very high, and the next day she negotiated with the club's senior management on behalf of Shao Yifan.

Shao Yifan's outstanding performance in the competition this time also provided her with confidence and capital for negotiations. It allows her to have more space to interact with the club.

Originally, after referring to the head coach's suggestion, the club wanted to sign a two-year contract with Shao Yifan with an annual salary of one million. But this was the plan before the match with SIPG, when Shao Yifan was just a young player who had just emerged from the barefoot echelon, and was only initially approved by Inzaghi.

But after the match with SIPG, Shao Yifan became famous in China with his hat trick, and many people began to realize his value, and now it is obvious that the original plan is no longer viable.

In the end, after a few days of negotiations, the final result was that the contract was still signed for two years, but Shao Yifan could get an annual salary of 3 million yuan per year, and this is not counting the training subsidies and bonuses for winning, goals, and assists. For a player of Shao Yifan's age, this is already a high income.

However, if you get it, you will pay for it, and in the contract, there is a clause that the club has the right of first refusal to renew. That is to say, when the contract expires, the barefoot club has the right to sign a contract with Shao Yifan first during the renewal period. It also comes with a liquidated damages clause of up to 10 million euros, which is also a record for a player of Shao Yifan's age. These are the concessions made by Shang Jiayuan in the negotiations.

After getting the information, Shao Yifan had no objection to this. The annual salary of three million is indeed very satisfactory to him, and with some bonuses, five million a year is estimated to be not a problem.

Of course, he also understands that he can get such a big concession from the club, and it must be due to the credit of head coach Inzaghi. Inzaghi admired him very much, and even after a sluggish performance against TEDA, he did not replace his starting position, which led to the explosion against SIPG. For this, Shao Yifan is naturally full of gratitude.

Once everything was on track, he started training harder. The barefoot club trains every morning from 9 to 11 a.m.

But he usually gets up early at six o'clock and runs along the riverbank before heading to a nearby park to practice bouncing the ball and some simple exercises to increase the sensation of the ball. He has always believed that the ball sense is the life of a professional footballer.

After a morning of training, he would go home to take a shower and eat his own breakfast before heading to the training ground. In the past, he used to ride his own bicycle or take the bus to the training ground.

But since Shang Jiayuan became his agent, she would come to his door on time every day and make a special trip to pick him up at the training ground. Even though he objected to doing so many times, Shang Jiayuan didn't buy it.

And sometimes after training, Shang Jiayuan will come to pick him up.

"I said Sister Shang, you're not here to be my driver!" One day, Shao Yifan said helplessly.

"I know. It's just that you don't have any commercial activities to take over now, and I only have you as a player. Naturally, I have nothing to do. Shang Jiayuan also replied helplessly.

Shao Yifan was speechless.

For him now, every day is basically a repetitive day, training and training, and this is his life. Other players may be looking for some fun in their spare time in training. But for him, life is really all about training. I train during the day, and when I get home at night, I still train hard and don't dare to relax.

Shang Jiayuan, who saw all this, often asked him curiously: "Why do you train so hard every day?"

"Because I want to be the best player in the world." And Shao Yifan always answered this sentence.

Maybe some people will admire him when they hear it, and maybe some people will disdain him when they hear it. But he is not affected by this, he just seriously does what he thinks is right.

And after the match with SIPG, maybe there will be fewer people who laugh at him, but a game will not change anything after all. He still needs more opportunities to prove himself.