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The league isn't over yet, James. Merry began to be busy fighting for better treatment for Ribery and Chu Zhongtian. The two of them have performed so well this season www.biquge.info they can't be justified if they don't improve their salaries.

And for the president of the club, Molinari, this time he is definitely going to bleed profusely. If you want to keep the two most important players in the team, you can't do it without paying a price.

In addition, he has to deal with the temptation of high prices from those clubs. Fernandes had to explain to him again and again how important these two players are to the team. "Without them, I wouldn't be surprised if Metz is relegated next season."

At the same time, he also knows that Molinari's strategy is to continue to develop young players, then sell them to other clubs, buy young people to train them cheaply, and continue to sell them when they become talents. So just telling him the importance of those two people might just make him decide to sell them, so he had to change the way he tried to do it: "Players who have played in European competitions are worth more, and now they can't sell them." It makes sense to stay for another season or two. ”

Knowing what kind of club Metz is, as the season approaches, Metz fans also begin to worry about the end of the season and wake up one night to find that their biggest stars have been sold. They managed to keep Franck Ribery last season, which convinced them that the power of the fans is very strong, so this season they will also keep Ribery and Chu Zhongtian, as well as several other key players from the team, such as Promans, who has excelled in defending in midfield, and the team's left wing-back Oblagnac, and Menez, the youngest of the "Three Musketeers in Metz".

In the 37th round of the league, in the away match between Metz and Nice, the fans of Metz played slogans in the stands asking the team to keep Ribery, Chu Zhongtian, Menez, Promans, Oblagnac and others no matter what.

And every time the above players get the ball, they are cheered by all the Metz fans.

Metz ended a four-game losing streak with a 2-1 win away at Nice. Ribery proved his importance to the team with a goal, Chu Zhongtian did not score or assist, but his playmaking in midfield was the fundamental reason why Ribery was able to score.

After the game, Ribery was asked by reporters whether he would stay at Metz next season, and he didn't say anything about it. "Of course I would like to stay in Metz, I bought a house here, I have very good friends and I love it here. But what will happen in the future, who knows? We'll talk about that then. I don't even know if I'm going to be able to go to the World Cup......"

Even before the league ended, the debate in France over whether Ribery should play in the World Cup began. Ribery had only been called up to the French national team once before that, playing 60 minutes at the Stade de France. This debut was quite average for Ribery, but his performances in the league and cup competitions were so good that many French media outlets supported Ribery's selection for the national team and the World Cup. But Domenech is a notoriously stubborn old man, and it remains to be seen whether he will be willing to obey the media.

During this time, Berry has been worried about whether he will be able to participate in the World Cup, and he certainly hopes that he can participate in the World Cup in Germany, after all, the World Cup is a very valuable opportunity for professional footballers. But he still had to listen. Fernández's words, endure not to speak, otherwise it will be the end of Domenech's anger.

Comparatively speaking, Chu Zhongtian didn't have such troubles. Because the Chinese team was eliminated from the tournament as early as November 17, 2004, that game was a complete tragedy for Chinese fans. At that time, Chu Zhongtian was still struggling for the opportunity to play in the first team of Metz, and he didn't have the heart to think about "playing for the country" at all. Now, when he is firmly established in Metz and strong enough to play for his country, there is no news from the national team.

He didn't know why, but he didn't pay attention. The national team is not all his motivation to play, if the national team calls him, he will go, if he is not called, he will not feel sorry - anyway, this national team is not eligible for the World Cup, even if he is not called, he will not find a reason to regret.

Some reporters also asked Chu Zhongtian whether he would stay in Metz next season. His answer was much more crisp than Ribery's: "Yes, I will stay in Metz." We have the UEFA Cup next season and I'm not leaving. ”

Seeing what he said so categorically, a reporter reminded him: "It is said that Leon is very interested in you, and Juninho is thirty-one years old...... And Paris Saint-Germain, after the French Cup final, their manager Lacombe is envious of Metz to have you......"

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "Thank you very much for their appreciation of me, but I just want to represent Metz in the League Cup now." ”

※※※ Chu Zhongtian, who returned to Mace, received James. Merry's phone number, he told Chu Zhongtian a few news.

"The first thing is the contract renewal negotiations with Metz FC, the main issue is focused on salary. Your previous weekly salary was 16,000 euros before tax, which I don't think matches your current performance. Metz FC also thinks it doesn't match, but the figures they play are not very satisfactory - 20,000 euros. ”

If it was placed a year ago, the weekly salary of 20,000 euros for Chu Zhongtian was actually very considerable, but now it seems that it is not sincere enough for him.

"I hope they can meet the weekly salary of 30,000 yuan. It's a bit stiff now. But there's good news – Premier League clubs Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur are interested in you......"

"What kind of good news is this......" Chu Zhongtian thought it was good news at first, but it turned out that this news was useless except to prove that his strength had been recognized and appreciated by foreign clubs. I can't get a labor certification, and the special genius clause doesn't apply to me...... I definitely can't transfer. ”

"We can use this news to give you a raise."

"Oooh! Then you can do it, Mr. Merry. ”

"There's some real good news, Chu."

"What is it? It can't be La Liga giants Real Madrid who are interested in me, right? Ha! Chu Zhongtian joked. Ever since the team won the French Cup, he has been in a good mood.

"No, I got you an endorsement contract for Nike!"

"Wow!" Chu Zhongtian exclaimed. That's all the good news...... The negotiation with the sponsor of sporting goods was carried out intermittently for more than half a season, and at the beginning, it was just some small brands that took a fancy to Chu Zhongtian, and the price offered also made Merry very dissatisfied. Later, with Chu Zhongtian's outstanding performance in the league and cup competitions, he attracted the attention of more big brands.

It was also from that time that Merry came into contact with two international sports brand giants, adidas and Nike. Adidas is a little more enthusiastic because they have a partnership with the Chinese national team and are a little more familiar with the Chinese players.

Originally, Chu Zhongtian also tended to choose Adidas, after all, he was most familiar with this German brand since he was a child. Things took a turn after his relationship with Emily was made public, and Nike suddenly became enthusiastic and offered more tempting terms than Adidas.

Obviously, Emily's favor made this American company also look at Chu Zhongtian differently - to be able to become the boyfriend of the innocent princess, this kid's future must be limitless...... In the face of Nike's conditions, Adidas was unwilling to further improve the conditions, so Merry reached a cooperation agreement with Nike on behalf of Chu Zhongtian.

"Nike hopes to be able to complete the signing ceremony in China......"

"That's fine, I'm planning to go back to China with Emily this holiday."

"Aha, that's fine!"

"Also, Chu. As your relationship with Emily is exposed, more and more brands are approaching us for ......"

Since Emily revealed that her boyfriend was Chu Zhongtian on the Oprah talk show, James. Merry's phone became an international hotline. Many companies that had ignored Chu Zhongtian before and didn't know who he was came to the door, hoping to invite Chu Zhongtian to be an endorsement.

For example, a magazine dedicated to young girls and boys wanted to invite Chu Zhongtian to advertise for them, and paid $600,000 for the advertisement, because the magazine's main readership happened to be Emily's fans.

In addition, Duracell Battery also found Chu Zhongtian, hoping that he would shoot a TV commercial for Duracell. As we all know, the spokesperson for Duracell has always been a fluffy toy bunny. And the reason why they are looking for Chu Zhongtian is because after a Ligue 1 game, the head coach of the Marseille team said this sentence: "Chu is like a Duracell battery on the field, full of vitality and never stops." Chu Zhongtian's tireless running is indeed very much in line with Duracell's advertising appeal...... There is also a men's underwear brand of an internationally renowned brand that has approached Meili, hoping that Chu Zhongtian can endorse their men's underwear. Because they believe that the size of Chu Zhongtian, who can capture the princess's peace of mind on the bed, must also be amazing, and the effect of asking him to endorse is very, very good. They guessed correctly, but Chu Zhongtian's willingness to accept it depends on whether he himself has no resistance to appearing in front of the world wearing only a pair of underwear.

Some other brands have more, and the endorsement fee is more or less, some only require a commercial film, and some require image endorsement.

In fact, before, these European and American companies did not pay attention to a yellow-skinned and black-haired Chinese, because a Chinese like him was not recognized in European and American circles, and those Europeans and Americans who asked him to endorse him may not buy it - Chinese like to buy things endorsed by foreign celebrities, that is because China is in a weak position in this regard, and most Chinese consumers have the psychology of admiring foreigners. On the European and American side, there is no such psychology, a strange, yellow-skinned guy can not make consumers interested, they will not have much good impression of such a Chinese endorsed product, maybe they will only feel surprised - Chinese endorsed advertising should not be placed in the Chinese market? Why is it on television in our country?

Therefore, Merry's commercial development of Chu Zhongtian in Europe and the United States has not been very smooth.

But now the situation is completely reversed, and in Europe it is not obvious, and in the United States there are many people who are interested in Emily because of the Chinese player. This is also a great opportunity for Chu Zhongtian's image to break into the North American market. Mei Li means that as long as the endorsement advertisement is beneficial to Chu Zhongtian's image, no matter how much money there is, whether it is long-term or short-term, or a temporary job, it will all be accepted. At that time, Chu Zhongtian's image will appear on the streets, television, newspapers and magazines in the United States, and Chu Zhongtian will be recognized and accepted by the Americans, and it will become easier to negotiate more and bigger contracts. At least those advertisers won't ask, "Chu? Who's that? Why should I find a nobody to endorse my product? ”

Chu Zhongtian remembered Emily's advice to choose advertisers, so he told Merry these opinions, and he didn't care about the rest. He was confident that Merry would be able to do these things for him.

In fact, in the past two years of cooperation, Merry has never let him down, so he decided to renew his contract with Merry for another two years - if it weren't for the fact that FIFA only allows players and agents to sign contracts for two years, Chu Zhongtian would have wanted to give Merry a ten-year contract.

Merry said that he would wait until he arrived in China, anyway, Nike would arrange the signing ceremony in Beijing, China, and he would also attend as Chu Zhongtian's negotiator, and the contract would be renewed at that time. For them, who have two years of cooperation experience and tacit understanding, renewing the contract is actually a very simple thing, both parties take out the contract text, glance at it, and then you can sign.

After finishing Meili's call, Chu Zhongtian's mobile phone rang again.

"It's really busy tonight......" Chu Zhongtian whistled and picked up his phone again. It was Xu Xiaodi who called.

"I just called you, and it's busy. Whisper to Emily, boy, right? ”

"Where's it, I'm with James. Mr. Merry talked about things, and he said that he helped me negotiate the contract with Nike...... "Chu Zhongtian then relayed what Merry had just told him to Xu Xiaodi.

"Wow......" Xu Xiaodi was slightly taken aback. As Chu Zhongtian's No. 2 agent, although he has just taken up his post, he is still a little competitive-why can't he lose to that foreign devil? I didn't expect people to have made such a big contribution...... Nikeer, the leader of international sports brands, has completely overpowered the former boss Adidas. can sign a contract with Nike, and Chu Zhongtian's advertising expenses will not be less. As his agent, Merry can get five percent, but that has nothing to do with Xu Xiaodi...... "Well, I also have good news - I've completely broken with Sports Weekly." In addition, I helped you decline the advertising endorsement invitation of Silver Throat Throat Baby...... I think that although Ronaldo endorses them, your personal image really doesn't match them, and their ads are very stupid, I think if you endorse them, it will damage your personal image. ”

When Chu Zhongtian heard that Xu Xiaodi had rejected this advertising endorsement, he was not angry, but very happy - he didn't have to worry about holding the green packaging box in front of the camera, showing his front teeth and smirking. This image is really stupid, Ronaldo's status in the minds of domestic fans is quite high, but because of this advertisement, his image plummeted, and everyone associated him with the second fool...... "Also, I plan to get a formal agent qualification." Although there are many unlicensed underground brokers in the country. But you're different from the players they represent, so I think it's better for us to be more formal, so as not to get into trouble later......"

"There are some things, but I can't say them on the phone. You're going back home at the end of the season, right? ”

"Well, Nike's signing ceremony is in Beijing."

"That's good......"

"Also, I'm going to bring Emily everything back......"

"Wow...... What is this? Is it home? There will definitely be a lot of media interviews with you...... Do you want me to help you stop it? ”

"You don't have to block everything, it depends on the specific situation. How can you publicize it if it's all blocked? You don't want to, do you? Chu Zhongtian knew that Xu Xiaodi didn't really plan to block him, because it was impossible.

Xu Xiaodi laughed. He has an advantage compared with ordinary agents - he has a wide network in the media circle, and if he wants to help Chu Zhongtian build momentum in China, he has an advantage in this regard.

"But I still hope to have more ......time with Emily," Chu Zhongtian expressed his opinion euphemistically.

"I understand, I understand, you can rest assured that I will do things."

"Also, there is a reporter from "Xichuan Metropolis Daily", named Gao Jie. If it's his interview, don't stop it. My dad had a good relationship with him. ”

"No problem."

After a few more conversations, the two hung up the phone. Chu Zhongtian looked at the time, it was already time to go to bed...... The night passed on a "conference call" with the two brokers. He found that after he became famous, he had much less leisure time that belonged to him.

This is just a little famous, and I believe that it will definitely get busier and busier in the future.

※※※Before the final round of the league, Chu Zhongtian fulfilled his promise and invited Mathilde to have a meal together alone - without going to any restaurant, which was Mathilde's proposal. She said to Chu Zhongtian: "You are a celebrity now, and you must pay special attention to everything you say and do." I'm having dinner with you, and if it's filmed by a reporter, it will become a different story in their mouths. You and I don't want that, do we? ”

So in the end, Chu Zhongtian bought his own vegetables and cooked a Chinese meal for Mathilde at his own home.

Before leaving, Mathilde said to Chu Zhongtian, "Goodbye, Chu." Good luck to you and Emily. ”

"Good luck too, Marty." Chu Zhongtian replied.

"I'm glad I accepted the job." Mathilde clutched her heart and said, "You will always occupy an important place with me. ”

"Me too, Mattie......"

Mathilde didn't go on. She came up and kissed Chu Zhongtian before leaving, outside, Belmont's car had been waiting for a long time.

Chu Zhongtian saw Emily leave, and there was a trace of melancholy in his heart.

But soon he turned around, and what should be gone is always to go, and some people have appeared in life, and it is enough.

※※※Three days later, on May 13, in the final round of the league, Chu Zhongtian's Metz defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 at home, allowing Parisians to lose consecutive games at their feet. It ended the season with a perfect result.

In the end, Metz finished 38 rounds of league play, with 17 wins, 7 draws and 14 losses, scoring 51 goals, conceding 48 goals, and scoring 58 points, ranking ninth in the league, trampling on strong teams such as Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco.

The day after the tournament, Emily flew to France to officially begin her week's vacation.

(To be continued)