Chapter 12 Weekly Salary
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After Chu Zhongtian announced that he was going to transfer to Wimbledon Athletic, the doubts and cynicism in the media about Chu Zhongtian's choice reached ** for a period of time, and everyone was discussing Chu Zhongtian's choice. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 InfoActually, it's understandable and nothing new for world-class stars to make a name for themselves, or to return to their debuting teams after a dip in form. But the teams these stars go to are all in the top leagues of their respective countries, and very few go to the lower leagues, and those who go to the Major League or the Qatari League are all there to pan for gold, although they say that they are very good, but the purpose is money. The purpose of this is also clear.
But what did Chu Zhongtian go to Wimbledon for? Can Wimbledon give him an annual salary of €8.5 million? Some reporters are digging deep into this topic, planning to find out through various channels the missing contract signed by Chu Zhongtian and Wimbledon Athletic, and what is the weekly salary. But at present, whether it is Wimbledon Athletic Club or Chu Zhongtian, neither side has discussed the details of the contract, and there are very few people who know this contract and have seen this contract. No matter how powerful the paparazzi are, unless they buy the chairman, commercial director and head coach of Wimbledon Athletic Club, or Chu Zhongtian's agent and Chu Zhongtian himself.
So various versions of the rumor came out. Some people say that Chu Zhongtian voluntarily cut his salary by half to join Wimbledon Athletic, even so, Wimbledon Athletic used the new training base as collateral to borrow from the bank to sign Chu Zhongtian. If Samuelson did do so, it would be a huge mistake in Wimbledon's management strategy - Wimbledon's ability to go from a club entirely organised by fans to a professional club in the Championship has nothing to do with Samuelson's careful financial strategy. Now that he has put the entire training base on Chu Zhongtian's body, what does he plan to rely on to get back to his roots? Can Chu Zhongtian's bringing help Wimbledon buy more jerseys? It's not realistic at all, you can't make more than 12 million euros by selling jerseys. When Chu Zhongtian's four-year contract expires, he will take away the salary of 12 million euros, but Wimbledon Athletic's economy will fall into a situation from which he will never recover. In other words, Samuelson is now trying to sign Chu Zhongtian with a sensation, which is actually planting a very dangerous time bomb for the young Wimbledon, and the time of the explosion is the day when Chu Zhongtian's contract expires and he retires.
Some people also said that it was true that Chu Zhongtian voluntarily took a salary cut, but he did not ask Wimbledon Athletic to pay the money - he knew that Wimbledon Athletic Club could not afford to pay this money at all, so the salary was actually from his own account. To put it bluntly, he pays himself a salary, and then in exchange for the qualification to be able to play at Wimbledon, otherwise his sky-high annual salary alone is not something Wimbledon Athletic can afford. This just shows how deep Chu Zhongtian's love for Wimbledon Athletic is, and he does not hesitate to spend his own money in order to be able to express this love...... What a great love this is!
Rumors like this are flying all over the place, and as a result, readers and viewers don't know which version of the rumor to believe.
In the end, it was Chu Zhongtian who announced the mystery himself. In an interview with a Chinese media outlet, he talked about how much he earns a week at Wimbledon. "Seven thousand pounds a week."
The Chinese reporter who interviewed Chu Zhongtian was frightened, and when he was preparing for this question, he imagined many possibilities, such as the "half of the salary cut theory" that is now widely circulated and has a deep impact, Chu Zhongtian's annual salary should be four million euros, and he also thought that it might not be so much, but two million euros.
But I just didn't think it would be so little...... £7,000 a week, fifty-two weeks a year, and an annual salary of £364,000!
Is such a salary that a former World Footballer of the Year should enjoy?
The reporter was stunned and even forgot to ask the following question.
Chu Zhongtian saw the reporter's appearance, and knew why he was stunned, he smiled: "What? Think it's too little? ”
The reporter nodded with some difficulty after reacting: "Yes...... Totally unimaginable......"
"I think it's normal, I'm not playing for money now."
Later, the reporter wrote in the interview codex: "Chu Dong killed a mortal like me in one sentence - when we think that playing football is to make as much money as possible, because after all, this is a job that eats youth." Chu Dong had already jumped out of the Three Realms and was no longer in the Five Elements. People don't play for money anymore, they play purely for interest and love. Such people can't be compared, and they can't be measured by the thinking of ordinary people......"
The weekly salary of 7,000 pounds is very shocking, and the media in the following days have been hyping up this topic - Chu Zhongtian's weekly salary is simply outrageously low, and many people do not believe it at all when they see this news, and even think that it is a rumor.
Soon Wimbledon Athletic Club also confirmed Chu Zhongtian's words, they revealed to the media that Chu Zhongtian's weekly salary is indeed 7,000 pounds, but he added an article to his contract: "It must be guaranteed that Chu Zhongtian's salary is the highest in the team." This means that the £7,000 is not necessarily set in stone, as the salary will certainly change as new players come in or other players revise their contracts. If someone's salary in a new contract is higher than £7,000 a week, then Chu Zhongtian's salary will have to be adjusted accordingly to ensure his status as the "highest salary in the team".
But no matter how it is adjusted, I believe that Chu Zhongtian's salary will definitely return to the level of several million euros...... However, Chu Zhongtian is really rich, he is like dung, and others are not good at criticizing anything, so he can only sigh: "Your mother is really rich!" ”
※※※ The whole world is hyping about Chu Zhongtian will join the team next season, but many people have the same worry - that is, Wimbledon Athletic is still relegated and promoted to the Championship for two seasons, and every time it is relegation, in case they are finally relegated this season, will Chu Zhongtian go to the English League to play?
As a result, some media swore that everyone should not worry, there is a special clause in the contract between Chu Zhongtian and Wimbledon Athletic Club, that is, once the team is relegated, this contract will no longer take effect. When the time comes, Chu Zhongtian can find another place, and Wimbledon will definitely not stop him.
There are still many people who believe this because they think it is the most common sense explanation.
Unfortunately, this is also a rumor.
In fact, Samuelson, the chairman of Wimbledon Athletic Club, was also worried about this problem, and in order to reassure Chu Zhongtian, he did take the initiative to add such a clause to the contract. Chu Zhongtian refused. He said he would join the team even if Wimbledon were relegated.
"What's there about downgrading? Let's just upgrade it again. These were Chu Zhongtian's original words at that time.
Having said that, Samuelson knows that it is not a simple matter of degrading and upgrading. Chu Zhongtian trusts the team so much that he decided to join, if the team is relegated by then, how can he explain it to Chu Zhongtian? The whole world knows that Chu Zhongtian is going to join Wimbledon Athletic, but half a year later he joined a team in the First Division, hasn't Wimbledon Athletic become a joke all over the world?
He wants Wimbledon Athletic to take the opportunity of Chu Zhongtian to establish the image of the club internationally. Therefore, the team will have to be relegated no matter what, and this is the perfect time for Wimbledon to establish their image.
He gave Russell a death order - and in any case, he had to keep the team in the Championship for next season.
Russell also thinks the same way, and the team must not be relegated. Anyway, now that the team has received the 10 million pounds of sponsorship provided by Chu Zhongtian, they have the money and confidence to search for the players they want in the transfer market. In fact, Russell has been optimistic about a few for a long time, but they are all because of lack of money, and there is no way to buy them, now that the team has Chu Zhongtian, the best image spokesperson, and money, are you afraid that you can't find high-level players to play for the team? You must know that being able to play on the same team as Chu Zhongtian is the ideal of many players? Who wouldn't want to be teammates with a world superstar? It's more face-saving to say it.
In fact, the players at Wimbledon also have this awareness - they must not let the team be relegated, and they must not hand over a relegated team to their idols.
There was no need for Russell to mobilize at all, everyone was training desperately in the hope of being relegated.
Jupiter, who had been clamoring to leave before, was very surprised by the news that Chu Zhongtian was coming, and he never thought that this kind of YY in the dressing room would become a reality. He also knew very well that if Chu Zhongtian came, who would be the first unlucky person - it would definitely be himself, who would let his position and role coincide with Chu Zhongtian? The head coach will definitely use Chu Zhongtian, not his own.
Either he stays and competes with Chu Zhongtian for the position, which is doomed to a losing war, whether he thinks he is better than the thirty-four-year-old Chu Zhongtian or not, he knows very well who the head coach will favor. There is also a way to transfer and leave, he has long had this idea, but the manager just won't let him go. Now you don't have to worry about the head coach not letting him go, Chu Zhongtian is here, and Russell naturally doesn't need him.
Jupiter knew that if he had to get off the ball, he would be able to do it this time.
Russell knew what Jupiter was thinking, and he found Jupiter for an exchange.
Russell told Jupiter that he wasn't in his plans for next season, but that he was still an important member of the team by the end of the season and that he would never let him go in January. However, he allowed Jupiter's agent to contact other teams, and at the end of the season, he would let Jupiter go as long as the opposing club could afford to pay him a satisfactory price.
In exchange, Jupiter must devote himself to the team for the remaining half of the season, and not always think about transfers. If Jupiter doesn't agree, then he will remain a substitute at Wimbledon until his contract expires.
“…… I'm sure after what happened last summer, you must know that I have this ability, right? Russell said with a smile to the disobedient player. At the age of thirty-five, he is at most the elder brother of the twenty-five-year-old Jupiter, but as the head coach, he shows the majesty and means he deserves, making Jupiter completely forget that Russell is only eight years older than him...... After this conversation, in the eyes of his teammates, Jupiter, who had always been a thorn in the locker room, suddenly became honest.
Russell told Samuelson: "The dressing room has been swept away, and now there is only one goal for the whole team - and that is relegation!" Rest assured, the team will definitely stay in the Champions League next season! ”
※※※Wimbledon went around in mid-January, scouring for players they fancied, waving cheques and offering contracts to their favourite players to entice them to pitch.
On the other hand, Chu Zhongtian blocked all the chattering voices that had not stopped, and even during the holidays, he did not forget to train his physical strength.
La Liga is about to be back in action and he has to be ready.
In the last half of the season, he knew that someone wanted to press him firmly to the bench, and all he had to do was get back up from the bench and tell everyone who was waiting to see his jokes - he wasn't old enough for you to laugh at!
※※※ On January 4, the second half of La Liga was in full swing, but Chu Zhongtian did not enter the squad. Hiddink's explanation for this is that he has only been back from injury for a long time, and it is better to let him rest and rest for the sake of safety.
The media obviously didn't believe Hiddink's nonsense, Chu Zhongtian had already recovered from injury before the winter break, and he had been training with the whole team for so long, how could he still be cautious? This excuse has already been used once before Christmas, and there is nothing new in using it again.
The Chinese media is complaining about Chu Zhongtian, and the Catalan media is hyping up the "discord" between Chu Zhongtian and head coach Hiddink within Real Madrid. For Barcelona, a Real Madrid with infighting is a good Real Madrid.
The Madrid media remained silent, not focusing on why Chu Zhongtian was not in the squad, but only talking about the players who played in the game.
What about Chu Zhongtian? He didn't talk about it, and very professionally continued to wait for his opportunity.
His attitude in training was impeccable, and in the dressing room he was not unhappy with Hiddink's arrangements or angry with Shaheen and Mesut Ozil. He seems very positive and optimistic, happy to share his relationship with Wimbledon with his team-mates, and repeatedly explains the £7,000-a-week salary.
Everything is just like before.
But he didn't get a minute of playing time for the team throughout January, and in all the games, including the Copa del Rey tournament, he had to sit in the box at the Bernabeu with Emily and his young daughter during the home games, and watch live TV at home when the away games were played.
When Real Madrid scores, the camera will focus on him, and he will stand up and cheer for the team's goal, and he will also feel anxious about the team's backwardness, just like a normal fan.
If you want to see from this surface that there is any problem between Chu Zhongtian and Real Madrid, it is wishful thinking.
A Spanish media commented on this, "Chu is worthy of having a wife after a movie, and his acting skills are impeccable." ”
Obviously, they felt that Chu Zhongtian's heart was definitely not as calm as his appearance showed.
However, they guessed wrong, Chu Zhongtian was indeed very calm. This kind of calm does not mean that Chu Zhongtian has accepted his fate, and he plans to sit in the audience like this for half a season. His peace is that he is not angry about this kind of thing, and he is not impatient about when he will be able to play, he just does his part and calmly waits for his opportunity.
The knockout stage of the Champions League is about to begin, and Chu Zhongtian knows that neither Shaheen nor Ozil can cope with such a dense schedule alone, and he will definitely have the opportunity to play at that time.
※※※ Hiddink looked at Chu Zhongtian, who was still practicing, from a distance, and sighed.
This month, he felt that he was suffering.
On the one hand, under pressure from the club's top management, Florentino has determined that they want to completely correct Ozil, which must reduce Chu Zhongtian's playing time. Since Jose Mourinho's departure, Fiorentino has regained control of the team, with himself as a manager having no say on many issues, and Zinedine Zidane as a sporting manager looking like an ornament.
On the other hand, there is pressure from the media, answering "why Chu is not in the squad for this game" after each game has become his fixed procedure, which must be experienced, at first he racked his brains to find an excuse, and then he simply refused to talk about this issue: "I only talk about the players related to this game". Such an answer caused the media to have rumors that "Hiddink and Chu are becoming increasingly conflicted", but he did not know how to respond.
The pressure on the last aspect naturally came from Chu Zhongtian. At first, he felt that if he treated Chu Zhongtian like this, Chu Zhongtian would definitely make a big fuss with him, so it would be better for everyone to tear their faces, and he could simply put Chu Zhongtian into the cold palace and feel more at ease. But Chu Zhongtian didn't do that, he didn't make any discordant notes in front of the media, he didn't disturb the atmosphere in the locker room, he worked hard in training as before, and even practiced for himself after training. The more he treated this job in such a silent profession, the more Hiddink felt a lot of pressure - in the face of such an impeccable Chu Zhongtian, he had no idea what he should do...... After watching Chu Zhongtian's training for a while, he shook his head and left the training ground.
Maybe next month, when the knockout rounds of the Champions League resume, the conundrum can be solved...... He now suddenly hoped that one of the three people, Chu Zhongtian, Shaheen, and Ozil, would be injured, no matter who it was, so that there would be no problems......
(To be continued)