Chapter 89: Formal Negotiations
Before leaving the Olympic Sports Center, there was a little episode.
There are dozens of spectators who have been watching the excitement and have not left to surround Lu Wenbin, and they must sign their names.
Seeing that Lu Wenbin had made an appointment with Claire to negotiate and was about to sign a German second club and become a big star, some fans asked Lu Wenbin to sign in advance as a souvenir.
If Lu Wenbin becomes famous in the future, I am afraid that it will be a rare opportunity to get an autograph.
The first time someone asked for an autograph, there were so many people, which greatly satisfied Lu Wenbin's vanity.
Lu Wenbin patiently signed them one by one, and it was not until after 23 o'clock that he left the Olympic Sports Center and returned to the hotel to rest under the urging of Zhang Minghai.
The next day, Monday morning, August 27, after breakfast, Lu Wenbin and his parents went to the five-star hotel where Dittmar Hope was staying, and were invited into Hope's presidential suite.
Under Fu Qingqing's translation, after getting to know each other, Hope first congratulated Lu Wenbin on his excellent performance in this competition.
Then, in his capacity as the chairman of Hoffenheim in the German second division, Hope made an invitation to Lu Wenbin and invited Lu Wenbin to join Hoffenheim and play in Germany.
However, the Bundesliga has been in the Bundesliga for half a month, and Lu Wenbin was not in Hoffenheim's squad design for the new season.
Therefore, after Lu Wenbin went to Germany, he had to have a physical examination first, and then stay in the youth team for a while.
Although Lu Wenbin is a player brought in by Hope himself, Hope is not a hands-on owner who often interferes with the team's competitive operations.
Whether Lu Wenbin can be promoted to the first team to represent Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga depends on the meaning of head coach Ralph Rangnick.
This point was discussed by Lu Wenbin and his parents on the way before he came, and it was also expected by them.
As a young man from China, who has never trained and played in a professional team, it is still difficult for Lu Wenbin to play in the first team of the Bundesliga club as soon as he goes to Europe.
Anyway, the youth team also has games, as long as there is a system, Lu Wenbin's ability will continue to improve, and he will always impress the first-team coach, and he is not worried that he will not be able to play in the first-team game if he stays in the youth team all the time.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin nodded his head to show understanding and acceptable.
Regarding salary, Hope proposed a contract with an annual salary of 100,000 euros before tax.
According to the 2007 exchange rate of the renminbi against the euro, 100,000 euros is equivalent to a little more than 1 million yuan.
Even if the consumption in Germany is higher, and the personal income tax is as high as 45%, the annual income of 500,000 or 600,000 yuan a year still shocked Lu Wenbin and his parents.
You must know that Lu Chongxin and Sun Jiahui's current salaries add up to only three or four thousand yuan, and five or six hundred thousand yuan is already equivalent to their wages without eating or drinking for more than ten years.
Professional players really make money, and it's no wonder that many Brazilians see playing football as a life-changing profession.
This condition exceeded the expectations of Lu Wenbin's family.
Lu Wenbin discussed with his parents on the road, as long as the salary is not too low, don't care too much.
The most important thing at the moment is that Lu Wenbin can go to Germany and start his career in the German Second Division.
Unexpectedly, before Lu Wenbin put forward conditions, Mr. Hope took the initiative to give an annual salary of 100,000 euros.
Although this treatment is much worse than the salary of ordinary German B players, it is definitely a high salary for a young man, and Lu Wenbin naturally has no opinion.
Then, there are first-team appearance fees, goalscorers, assist awards, team promotion awards, etc., all of which are not low.
Lu Wenbin and the others only remembered at this time that Hope was a Forbes billionaire. Although not as good as Chelsea owner Abou, he is by no means stingy.
As long as Hope values someone, spending a little more money is not a problem for him at all.
After talking about the salary, then there is the question of the number of years of contract.
Hope proposed to sign for eight years, which Lu Wenbin naturally disagreed.
During the eight-year contract period, Hope is not short of money, and when the time comes, he will perform well, and if he does not let go of his club no matter how much transfer fee he makes, Lu Wenbin will be trapped in Hoffenheim.
In case Hoffenheim can't be promoted, or even demoted, Lu Wenbin will be depressed.
Overall, Mr. Lu still doesn't have much faith in the little-known country club, even if it's owned by a Forbes billionaire.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin has to bargain in this matter, and he can't shrink back because he is afraid that he will not be able to sign a contract or go to Europe, and the other party will say whatever he says.
As a result, Lu Wenbin put forward a request to sign a contract for four years.
Hope, of course, disagrees, and no club will give a 17-year-old a four-year contract.
Four years later, Lu Wenbin was only 21 years old, in case Lu Wenbin really made a name for himself and left for free after four years, didn't Hoffenheim do the wrongs?
As a result, Hope still insisted on signing an eight-year contract.
After thinking about it for a while, Lu Wenbin offered to reduce his salary, but the contract was only for six years.
Hope naturally didn't care about Lu Wenbin's salary, but he also considered that if Lu Wenbin couldn't make a name for himself, wouldn't Hoffenheim have to raise Lu Wenbin for eight years?
Can an amateur Chinese high school player with no professional training really make a name for himself in the Bundesliga?
Hope felt a little shaken in his heart.
So, after careful consideration for a while, Hope agreed to Lu Wenbin's request to sign a contract for only six years. As for salaries, they don't have to be lowered.
A salary of 100,000 euros was a lot of money in China in 2007, but in Germany, especially in professional football, it was nothing.
Although German clubs have always pursued a financial health policy, after all, it is one of the most developed countries in Europe, and almost all ordinary players in the Bundesliga have an annual salary of more than 300,000 euros.
Lu Wenbin's annual salary of 100,000 yuan, that is, the starting salary of ordinary youth team players when they sign a professional contract for the first time, Hope neither looked up to Lu Wenbin, nor did he reduce his salary level because of Lu Wenbin's nationality.
In addition to salary, bonuses and contract years, Lu Wenbin's parents made additional requirements.
Because Lu Wenbin does not know foreign languages, they hope that Hoffenheim Club will pay Lu Wenbin to hire a German translator to avoid some misunderstandings in life and training due to language barriers.
Hope thought about it for a while and agreed, and after asking Fu Qingqing's opinion on the spot and obtaining consent, it was decided that the Hoffenheim Club would pay to hire Fu Qingqing as Lu Wenbin's translator to help Lu Wenbin adapt to life and training in Germany for half a year.
Hope hopes that in half a year, Lu Wenbin will be able to communicate with his coach and teammates proficiently in German.
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