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Since rejecting Xu Hongtao, Chu Zhongtian has always had an unresolved problem in his heart - to find a Chinese agent to take care of all affairs in China for him except transfers. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But there has always been no good candidate, because his own life circle is too narrow, often able to appear around him, he knows more Chinese only Xu Xiaodi and Wang Hao, Lin Beiyao, these three people are not agents.

Other than that, he didn't know any Chinese. My father wants to enjoy Qingfu and doesn't want to do this tiring work, and my mother is definitely not suitable.

During that time, the games were busy, and they were all important games, so Chu Zhongtian put this matter on hold for the time being.

Now, with one of the most important races of the season coming to an end, the urgency is all the more urgent.

Take a look at the Chinese companies that have come to Xu Xiaodi to find him...... It would be a fool not to make such a large sum of money, but how to make it? Do these companies have to meet with each other one by one, and each clause has to be negotiated by themselves? Then don't play football yourself...... James. After Merry learned about this, he said to Chu Zhongtian, "Why don't I go for a trip?" Just find a translator. ”

This is a solution, but it is only a temporary solution. Besides, the league is coming to an end, and Merry has a lot to do. Now he not only represents Chu Zhongtian and Ribery, but also represents several young players in England, and he does not have so much spare time to fly to China, which is thousands of miles away.

So it's best to be able to find a Chinese broker.

Entering May, there are still two rounds left in the league, and for Chu Zhongtian, these two rounds of the league are no longer important, and what they play will not affect the team's results. The team is currently in 10th place, with no relegation worries and no hope of winning the title, and the cup title means that qualification for next season's UEFA Cup is also in hand. At the moment he can focus on dealing with things off the court.

On May 5, Xu Xiaodi called him again: "Little God, someone is looking for you again...... I'm not going to do that. I'm just a journalist, but they keep calling me and making me look like your agent, which I don't think is good. I'm not at ease, and neither is you. You'd better find a broker on the Chinese side quickly......"

Why do those domestic companies call Xu Xiaodi? Because as the reporter with the best relationship with Chu Zhongtian, Xu Xiaodi is already well known. Everyone thinks that finding Xu Xiaodi is equivalent to finding Chu Zhongtian. In fact, this is completely Xu Xiaodi's own self-inflicted - he always reveals his close relationship with Chu Zhongtian intentionally or unintentionally in reports, such as his parents going to Metz to celebrate the Spring Festival with him, this matter is only left to himself; Chu Zhongtian celebrated the Spring Festival, and every other reporter invited him...... After coming and going like this, can everyone not know the special relationship between him and Chu Zhongtian?

Chu Zhongtian heard Xu Xiaodi's sentence "I look like your agent", and suddenly his mind flashed.

"Why can't you be my agent, Brother Xu?"

"Huh?" Xu Xiaodi didn't react to Chu Zhongtian's rhetorical question.

"I want to think about it, a person who can understand me very well and can make me feel at ease to be my agent, I think it's only you, Brother Xu."

"But I'm a journalist......"

"Anyway, I think you're a good fit. Think about it yourself, Brother Xu. I'm serious, I'm not kidding this time, I really think it's good for you to be my Chinese agent. ”

After ending the call with Chu Zhongtian, Xu Xiaodi was still thinking about what Chu Zhongtian had said to him.

Be his agent?

It was a question he hadn't thought about before. When it is mentioned suddenly, it is inevitable that there will be some resistance - I am a journalist who is doing a good job, why should I change careers?

But now that I calm down and think about it, my previous thoughts are very unreasonable.

The advantage of the profession of journalist is that he personally likes it. Just like when he was young, he called himself the "uncrowned king", determined to dedicate his life to journalism.

But the reality is always so cruel.

When he really entered this industry, he found that there is always a gap between ideals and reality, and generally speaking, the gap is not small.

At first, he reported on domestic sports, and later changed his career to report on foreign football, and now he has become famous in the circle by climbing the big tree of Chu Zhongtian. It stands to reason that as long as it goes on like this.

But in this circle, he always has access to those insider information, which makes him, who likes football and comes to be a football reporter, feel cold every time.

As a Chinese, I naturally hope that football in my country is good. But what he saw made him not believe that football in his country could get better anyway. He has personally contacted and heard many insider stories from friends, some of which have not yet been confirmed. At first, Xu Xiaodi didn't believe it, but as he stayed in this industry for more and more time, he found that those things that he didn't believe in before gradually became a reality, so he believed them all.

Anyway, in the field of Chinese football, all of them were pulled out and shot, and there were still fish that slipped through the net.

There is no such thing as "kill by mistake than let go".

The things I loved at the beginning became unrecognizable, which really affected the mood of work...... Today's Xu Xiaodi can only feel the joy, excitement and other positive emotions when reporting football from Chu Zhongtian. So he hoped that Chu Zhongtian would not go back and just play football outside.

He felt that he would always follow Chu Zhongtian in the future, and which league Chu Zhongtian went to play, he ran over to make a follow-up report. Don't know the language? It doesn't matter, gritting his teeth and learning, ** said it well, "There is nothing difficult in the world, only afraid of people with hearts", he is the "person with hearts".

At that time, he had no idea that there was a way to follow Chu Zhongtian, until he was pointed out by Chu Zhongtian - to be his agent.

It's just that I'm a reporter, not a lawyer, and I don't know much about the legal provisions, how can I be an agent?

At the same time, he also admitted that the proposal to be Chu Zhongtian's agent was very tempting -- first of all, he could get close to Chu Zhongtian, and secondly, in terms of income, the income of being an agent would definitely be higher than that of a reporter. Especially Chu Zhongtian's popularity in China is so high, even if he just talks about a few contracts casually and takes five percent of it himself, it is still a very considerable income.

So should you accept this invitation or not?

Xu Xiaodi sat in front of the computer for a while, and this question bothered him.

He thought it would be better to listen to professional advice, and he decided to call a friend in his domestic agent circle.

This agent is also well-known in China, and he met him the year before last, and the reason why he didn't recommend this agent friend when Chu Zhongtian needed an economist was because Xu Xiaodi knew very well what kind of person this agent with some means was. He has fame and means, but his character is poor. Introducing such an agent to Chu Zhongtian, he was not at ease. So when Chu Zhongtian asked him if he had any suitable agents to recommend, Xu Xiaodi lied that he didn't know any good agents.

On the phone, he was more convinced to ask the agent friend some questions about how to be an agent. The friend wondered why Xu Xiaodi was interested in these things, and Xu Xiaodi said that he planned to make a special report on the survival status of Chinese brokers, so the agent was like a chicken blood, and Xu Xiaodi was caught and poured bitter water.

For example, the broker industry is not formal at all, and the state collects the margin, but it does not protect the interests of the regular broker at all. And the regular agent still has a hard time, and there is no place to complain if you want to complain. "You know that Xu Hongtao, right? Ya is a big liar! But he is popular, he can mix well, eat and drink spicy. We're miserable, we don't have connections, and it's hard to move an inch in this industry! ”

There is also the behavior of reaching out to ask for money, introducing a player from South America or Eastern Europe to a domestic club, the scene is spectacular, reaching out layer by layer...... "It's not the head coach yet, but the ordinary coach below who starts to stretch out his hand." Don't give money? Don't want you to get a chance to play in the trial if you don't give money, give less money and less time, and give more money and enough time. After passing the coaching level, he is an assistant coach, don't think about him saying a fair word to your players in front of the head coach if you don't give money, and only say good things when you give money. After the assistant coach, only the head coach, and after the head coach is the club manager, these people are directly in charge of whether to bring in your players, don't stuff money, even if the player you bring is Ronaldo, no one wants it! At this point, you have stuffed so much money in front of you, and you say that you are only one step away from victory, do you give this money or not? Of course you have to give it! ”

While complaining, this agent friend also told Xu Xiaodi a lot of "unspoken rules" in the domestic agent circle. Xu Xiaodi's eyes were opened, and he also knew a little bit in his heart, what he had to do if he wanted to be a good broker in China...... Sure enough, it's rotten, not only for football, but for anyone who has anything to do with football, there is no good thing...... Of course, his heart will continue to sigh like this. He was more and more glad that Chu Zhongtian had been expelled for refusing to cooperate with match-fixing, otherwise he would never have achieved such a high achievement now. It's really a blessing for Seon to lose his horse...... After listening to the other party's bitterness on the phone for more than an hour, Xu Xiaodi hung up the phone. Don't look at what this kid said he was miserable, in fact, he mixed well in the circle. Although it is not as good as a brokerage predator like Xu Hongtao, it can be regarded as a spring breeze.

And under my own side questioning, I can be regarded as figuring out what it takes to be an agent in China - as long as you are exquisite, you will be able to do things. What kind of professionalism, professional ethics...... None of them are needed.

※※※ Just when Xu Xiaodi was thinking about whether he really wanted to accept Chu Zhongtian's invitation and be his agent, Chu Zhongtian was also facing the headache of those companies on paper who planned to talk about endorsement and cooperation with him.

There are many companies that come to him, from all walks of life, famous and copycats. Too many of them will always be picky, and I don't know what to choose.

He felt that he should talk to someone, and he couldn't think of anything by himself.

I have already made up my mind not to trouble Mr. Merry, so it is naturally not good to ask him about this matter again.

So who to ask?

It occurred to him that he now had one more person to ask.

So I looked at the time and called Emily directly.

After listening to Chu Zhongtian's story, Emily said to Chu Zhongtian: "I don't know anything about the Chinese companies you said. But there is a lesson that may help you – don't take orders from any company, and don't just choose who gives the most money. You have to choose the ones that best suit your personal image, and choose those that are reputable and have a positive image. ”

Then Chu Zhongtian told Emily that there are so many domestic companies looking for him, most of them because of her. Emily was a little surprised, and Chu Zhongtian gave Emily a broadcast of the grand occasion of those days in China.

Emily was smiling happily on the other end of the phone.

"So we've both made a profit? Are there any reporters who come to harass you, Chu? ”

"Yes, but they can't outrun me."

Hearing Chu Zhongtian's answer, Emily laughed again. She thought it was funny when she thought about the scene where her lover was running all the way ahead, and those reporters were running out of breath and couldn't catch up no matter how much they couldn't catch up.

The two talked for a while and hung up the phone. Chu Zhongtian is going to rest, and Emily is also going to work.

※※※Xu Xiaodi has been struggling with the question of whether to be Chu Zhongtian's agent.

The next day, when he was interviewing outside the Holy Mountain Fulian training base, he looked at his compatriots and noticed that there were some new faces, and if he counted them carefully, there were more of them than before.

Looking at this, as Chu Zhongtian becomes more and more famous in China, there are more Chinese reporters who come here to interview him...... He even saw the CCTV logo in the crowd...... As soon as the training was over, Chu Zhongtian was surrounded by a large group of black and oppressive Chinese reporters, and it was impossible for those French reporters to interview Chu Zhongtian.

Chinese accents of various accents sounded outside the Shengshan Furian training base. If you only look at this side, there is no way to make people think that it is France, maybe you think it is the sea ridge of Kunming, Yunnan.

Xu Xiaodi didn't come up, he was stunned for a moment, and was squeezed outside. Seeing such a "grand occasion", he simply did not go up.

More and more people are coming here, which means more and more competition. There is only one Chu Zhongtian, but there are so many reporters, most of the reports sent back to China are the same, and some people are even willing to take risks to make up the news.

He stood outside the crowd and a thought crossed his head: Maybe it was really time for a change of career?

On this day, Xu Xiaodi had been standing outside the crowd and did not come forward to interview Chu Zhongtian. Then he turned and went back. After thinking about it at home for a night, he called his wife, who was far away at home in China. After all, this is a major matter related to the family's income, so you should say hello to your daughter-in-law and ask for her opinion.

His wife didn't say yes or no, she just left him to do it herself.

In this way, the next day, when Xu Xiaodi met Chu Zhongtian outside the Holy Mountain Furian Training Base, his hands were empty, and he usually held the interview machine in one hand and a notebook and pen in the other.

When he saw Chu Zhongtian, he smiled at him: "I thought about it all day and decided." If you don't dislike that I don't have much experience in this area, I'm willing to be your agent. ”

Chu Zhongtian shook his head: "James. Mr. Merry was also completely inexperienced before becoming my agent, and I am not afraid of being inexperienced, and I can accumulate experience without experience. ”

"Then I'll rest assured, you can rest assured of my learning attitude."

"Where's the newspaper?" Chu Zhongtian asked.

"I'll go back tomorrow and resign......"

"Will they let them go?"

"I shouldn't let people go. Anyway, I 'transferred' from their opponents, and I haven't been treated very well. But if I hadn't had this trump card, they wouldn't have wanted me at all, haha! Xu Xiaodi looked at this upside down. Anyway, he didn't like that place either, so he quit and quit, and there was nothing to be nostalgic about.

"Then you're gone, my press ......"

Xu Xiaodi pointed to his Chinese counterparts and said to Chu Zhongtian: "Look at this scale, do you think they will have fewer reporters to interview you?" I did have an advantage in the beginning, but now...... It's gone. He spread his hands.

"Hmm......," Chu Zhongtian said, "That's good." You come to my house tonight, and we sign the contract. You're going to go back to China anyway and resign, so just help me deal with those things in China. ”

Xu Xiaodi thought that it would be okay to do this, so he nodded and agreed.

"But I don't know which ones you're going to choose......" he asked again.

"When the time comes, you will help me to serve as a staff officer, and I don't know yet. Aren't you a broker? It's all up to you. You choose, then tell me, and I'll decide. "This is also Chu Zhongtian and James. Merry's way of cooperating, he did not leave all the decisions to Merry, but retained the power to make the final decision. This can avoid the agent from completely bypassing the player itself and putting the interests of the player at the bottom after becoming bigger.

Xu Xiaodi didn't think there was anything wrong with doing this, the only problem was that he was afraid that when the communication was not smooth, it would delay things.

After he told Chu Zhongtian about his worries, Chu Zhongtian felt that this was not a problem: "Mobile phone, Internet, you can find me, what are you afraid of?" If it's really an urgent situation and you need to make a decision right away, then you can weigh it yourself and make a decision. Anyway, I believe in your character. ”

That's what he said to Mr. Merry at the beginning, and it turns out that Mr. Merry didn't let him look away. Chu Zhongtian felt that his vision for seeing people was quite accurate, and people who could be in contact with him for a long time were not bad people.

※※※ That night, Xu Xiaodi initialed the contract at Chu Zhongtian's home. After signing the contract, he and Chu Zhongtian studied the development of commercial value in China overnight, not just to find a few companies to endorse, including a lot. Xu Xiaodi suggested that Chu Zhongtian hire another professional lawyer to deal with some infringement disputes. As Chu Zhongtian became famous in China, there would definitely be abuses of his image and name to carry out commercial activities.

Chu Zhongtian thought for a while: "Now two agents, hire another lawyer, I want to open the salary of three people?" ”

Xu Xiaodi smiled: "The more people you invite, the more you earn...... Are you still afraid of extra pay? Think about Yao Ming, he raised a 'Yao team' by himself. Your current athletic achievements may be slightly worse than Yao Ming's, but you have a huge advantage that he doesn't have -- you and Emily. Stan's love affair. With a celebrity wife, your popularity in the entertainment industry will skyrocket in the future, and you will not only be welcomed by the fans, but also supported by those fans...... What a huge group is that? ”

Chu Zhongtian thought about it, and what Xu Xiaodi said was not bad, so he nodded and agreed.

Xu Xiaodi also told him that if the work in China goes well, he may continue to expand the team of agents in the future. "Basketball has Yao Ming Yao's team, and our football must also have Chuzhong's Tianchu team!" Xu Xiaodi, who changed his identity, suddenly found his purpose and fun in this matter.

As a conformist football journalist, you don't have the pleasure of carving out a completely different blue sky with your own hands. A few years later, he successfully increased Chu Zhongtian's personal assets dozens of times, and he himself became a successful brokerage predator, such a future is really full of fighting spirit...... The next day, Xu Xiaodi, who was full of fighting spirit, rushed back to China by plane to go through the resignation procedures, and by the way, put the blueprint in his heart into practice.

And Chu Zhongtian called Merry and told him that he had an extra partner. Now Chu Zhongtian has two agents.

Is it really possible for Xu Xiaodi's "Chu team" to be realized?

(To be continued)