The wolf smoke cleared, the armor was discharged, and Melwood returned to peace.

In a high-end office building in London's West End, all kinds of suits and leather shoes, Orpheus the Terrible in and out, extremely busy, the rent here is expensive, and only Hong Kong, China, can be called a long and short time, which can be called an inch of land.

"Jonathan, we're here with greater sincerity this time," Liang said from sitting in Jonathan's office.

Seeing that this kid is getting hotter and hotter every game, it has completely become a social hot spot in China in the past few days, if you say you don't know Mark Qin, you are embarrassed to say that you are a fan.

The board of directors of Danube Sports could not sit still, so they decided to double their offer in the hope of moving forward with this signing.

Jonathan has discussed this matter with Mackin and Peter for a long time, and Peter also checked the strength of Danube Sports, it is absolutely impossible to be exclusive, and no matter how much money you have, you won't sign it.

can only sign a priority cooperation agreement, and Mackin is ready to let Jonathan recruit a domestic agent to be in charge of this stall business, and Jonathan himself can't run into China all the time.

"Mr. Liang", Jonathan made a cup of coffee for Liang Dongqing, sat on the boss's chair and said: "Mark has preliminarily authorized me to discuss cooperation with your company, but it can't be exclusive, this is the bottom line"

Liang Dongqing immediately put down the cup, "But we are very sincere~, you can listen to our offer first"

"It's not negotiable," Jonathan said, shaking his head, "It's Mark's decision, but in order for us to work together smoothly, the commission can be relaxed to between fifteen and twenty depending on the situation."

"In that case......"

"You can communicate with your boss, only by agreeing to this general principle, we can discuss the details and implement various terms, this kind of cooperation is actually beneficial to both parties, everyone is free to cooperate, there is money to earn together, and there is no need to accommodate each other, what do you think?" , Jonathan said with a smile.

"This ......", Liang Dongqing hesitated a little, he himself felt that this was a good way, but it had to be approved by the board of directors, "I will communicate first, I will be here in the next two days, and I will give you an answer as soon as possible."

Exclusivity, in fact, involves not only money, but also the monopoly of resources, which is a natural hot spot for Danube Sports, which aims to go public as soon as possible, and can boost the confidence of investors and market makers.

But if we can't talk about it, we can only settle for the second, and priority is not impossible.

When I went back at noon, Liang Dongqing hurriedly held a remote video conference with China in the hotel, and replied to Jonathan in the afternoon, just talk about it according to your cooperation framework!

So Liang Dongqing personally led the team to negotiate with the negotiation team arranged by Jonathan, and this kind of framework agreement involves extremely cumbersome details and clauses.

All kinds of categories, endorsement restrictions, image management, and the proportion of various details, it is estimated that they can be talked about around New Year's Day, even if they are efficient!

Jonathan directs the general direction of the team, and he doesn't have time to talk about these details himself, and there have been a lot of endorsements lately.

Sneakers, hand guards and sleeves (because Mack Qin is used to bringing them in winter, he is afraid of the cold~), cars, sports drinks, snacks, ......, there are too many, he has to bring people to talk about them one by one.

Because their strategy was to focus on short-term cooperation before he was eighteen or nineteen, it was even more troublesome to negotiate.

What has been negotiated includes the BOSE headset worn by Mackin and the backpack he carried, etc., which are not big contracts.

The real big contract is definitely the sneaker-based sporting goods, and Adi, Nike, and Puma are all interested, because Mack Qin has a natural fan logo MKQ18 that is already well known.

This time, Jonathan went to talk about Porsche, because he remembered that Markin mentioned that he liked Cayenne.

Now he can run in person, except for Mackqin, it is also Bell, but unfortunately Bell has been injured recently.

……

Since October this year, major European banks, mainly Germany and France, have successively announced their involvement in US subprime loans, and the situation has deteriorated.

The subprime mortgage default rate announced by the United States in the new quarter rose again, and many experts predicted that the default rate would rise to a record high in the first quarter of next year, and the stock markets of European and American countries fell in response.

Winter has arrived~

Madells was on a plane bound for the United States, his sixth flight in two months, and the company's mess in the American subprime mortgage business was getting worse and worse, leaving him anxious and depressed.

Defaults, falling stocks, loss of investor confidence, bankrupt banks, they are slipping into the abyss, the entire board of directors is in a state of flux, and if there is nothing good to stop this vicious cycle, what awaits them is to file for bankruptcy protection.

Most of their shareholders' fortunes will also evaporate overnight, and they will be reduced from a wealthy person to an ordinary person.

In London, Berlin, and Paris, countless downstream financial companies in the banking sector have begun to lay off employees and prepare for the winter.

No one can foresee the tragedy of next year, when a large number of companies on Wall Street will go bankrupt, countless people will lose their jobs, and the rolling traffic of history will crush everything that is insignificant~

The severity was beyond everyone's imagination, and David Moores looked at the financial reports in his study, with a sad face.

In just over a month, his asset appraisal report has shrunk by nearly 20 percent, and now all real estate valuations and financial premiums are shrinking.

There are still two weeks left to open the winter transfer market, and the 30 million originally promised to Benitez is estimated to shrink accordingly.

Now the club is his biggest asset, David Moores has been in the business for so many years, he still has the vision, this year the club is in such good form, if he wins the league title, then next year's club sale will get a higher market assessment.

Just beating Manchester United at home, David Moores is in a better mood, the Champions League is promoted strongly, and the league is in the top spot, Liverpool has not been so strong for many years.

……

Benitez's eyes were red as he watched the first-team squad working out the window as they did a small header drill, and he watched the footage for a day and a night, every detail of the game replaying in his head.

Mack was too far back on the line, and there were only a handful of times when he went to the left wing-back, and at the end of the game he ran to the right to pick up Steven Gerrard.

Was he on the bench for Benayoun? Or Alonso? Puzzled, he flipped out the past video of Mark Qin and looked at it, and suddenly realized.

This kid, didn't kick as instructed? How bold is a young player to disobey the coach's instructions?

He wasn't quite sure, everything was as usual when Makqin was training, there was no sincere fear, except for being a little happier, as if he had forgotten about the Double Red Society.

Sami Lee was directing the training with a whistle, and his unintentional words yesterday made Benitez think for a while, "This Mark is more like a core than Alonso~", he said as he looked at the video.

The team's style of play has been shaped for three and a half seasons, the core is Alonso, and Gerrard has to make way for him, like the core? Are you kidding!

Benitez's plan is to put him in the number nine and a half position after the winter transfer window! Because there is a high probability that Crouch will go in winter.

The homegrown striker, who is often called up to England, has had enough of being a third or even fourth striker here.

"Dangdang~", a knock on the door interrupted his musings.

"Oh? Parry, come, sit", he gestured to the couch and rubbed his eyes with his hand.

Parry looked at his red eyes and knew that he had stayed up late again, "Rafa, you also have to pay attention to rest, how can you eat your body if you stay up late like this"

"No way, it's a tough battle now", he sat down and sighed, "What, what's the matter with you today"

Parry was a little embarrassed, he had promised at the beginning, but he changed his mind temporarily, and he always felt a little guilty.

"That's right, Rafa", he rubbed his hands, "David spoke to me on the phone last night, and the winter transfer funds have been prepared, but due to the current economic downturn, it may only be enough for 20 million"

"Twenty million?" , He frowned, this is not easy to do, he also plans to activate Mascherano's buyout clause in the winter, this money is not enough.

"Hmm", Parry nodded, explaining for David, "He's done his best, he can't take anything more unless he mortgages his Liverpool shares."

He will definitely not do this thing by mortgaging Liverpool shares, and if he accidentally lets people do it, he will be beaten with chickens and eggs.

"Twenty million", Benitez banged on the table, "will there be any money for next summer?" ”

Parry shook his head, "Unless you sell players and extra tournament prize money, ......," he didn't continue.

Then Mascherano and Ashley Young had to choose one of their own, Benitez thought to himself.

If Crouch successfully transfers in the winter, he will have an income of about 10 million, and Mascherano's activation clause and Ashley Young's market price are about the same, around 18 million.

Choose one of the two.

Benitez nodded and said he knew, and accepted it calmly, he still had two and a half years left on his contract with Liverpool, and he had been here for almost four years, and the economy was like this.

……

Two days later, Liverpool travelled to London for the Carabao Cup quarter-finals, and Rafael Benitez complained about his luck in such a fishy game at this juncture.

The food is tasteless, and the panic of abandoning the card is returned.

Crouch, Voronin, Zhar, Hobbs, Lucas, Mackchen, Insua, Itanje, Hyypia.

The old one, the edge of the edge, is simply Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone knows it.

But he can't help it, it's the league in a day, what can he do? Fight for the League Cup and give up the league?

What's the use of winning Manchester United with all the effort?

In the end, Liverpool lost 0-2 cleanly, saying goodbye to the Carabao Cup completely, there are few young players in the team, and this kind of cup competition is really chicken for them.

Mackin was treated at a core level in this game, and Chelsea simply spared no effort to defend him, one followed and one blocked the passing route, so reputation is not necessarily a good thing.

There was also a lot of boos, he was tired from playing, Chelsea's waist was much harder than Manchester United's, Benitez's arrangement showed that the league would not let him play, what was he doing with his energy?

A day later, Liverpool's main players were in full swing at home, winning cleanly 4-1 at visiting Portsmouth, with Fernando Torres netting twice and Benayoun and substitute Lucas adding the icing on the cake.

Portsmouth right-back Glen Johnson, who is on loan from Chelsea, put in an excellent performance that caught the eye of Rafael Benitez, whose goal came from his assists.

Mackin was not in the squad for this game, and Benitez was sending a message to the whole team in this way, nothing has changed, and the second 30 minutes of the second half were the exception.

How many players' performances will be involved in the establishment of a new core, and how much turmoil will it cause?

Rafa Benitez is not a rookie coach, and whether Mack was intentional or not, he decided to take a stand in this way and maintain stability in the locker room and the team.

What Liverpool need most in the league right now is consistency!

There are three days left before Christmas, and Liverpool will go away on the second day of Christmas to play against Derby County, and then sit in Manchester on the last day of the year to face Manchester City, a Chinese derby that has been warmed up by the domestic media very early!

Premier League teams tend to be busier than usual around Christmas, and with games the day after them, Christmas is only half a day off.

These five major leagues, except for England, no one can arrange this schedule, just like the domestic Chinese New Year's Eve leader told you to work overtime!