Chapter 118: Confrontation
Marco. Blanco is also a decorated veteran of Inter Milan. In the '95-96 season, he scored 17 goals in 24 league games for Inter Milan and became the team's top scorer.
In 2002, Blanco joined the club's management, and in 2004 he was promoted to sporting director, responsible for the transfer of Inter Milan, and has managed the transfers of Ibrahimovic, Veron, Figo, Vieira, Crespo and other superstars, and the team for the 2010 treble was also forged by him.
With such a big man in power, it is impossible for Luo Yunhui not to be nervous in front of him. Although he had already made a draft before he came, he was really sitting opposite Blanco, and Luo Yunhui was still taken by his momentum and felt suffocated.
After listening to her best friend's translation, Luo Yunhui stammered a little and said: "But this contract is not reasonable, it does not reflect the value of Shi Hao as a player at all, and it is impossible to measure his contribution to the club." I think we need to talk about that. ”
Blanco raised his eyebrows: "I don't think there's anything worth discussing about this, Shi Hao is our player, he still has 3 years of contract with us, he needs to fulfill this 3-year contract, this is a clear thing." ”
Luo Yunhui was very angry, but she couldn't find the right words to refute for the time being. And her best friend also seems to be a little incomprehensible, unable to fully relay her meaning in the past, and finally becomes a chicken and a duck.
In the first round of the encounter, Luo Yunhui thought that she could be said to be a complete defeat.
In the end, she had to stop the meeting before the two sides had completely torn their faces, and offered to resume the talks another day.
She made up her mind to borrow some money, hire a better translator, and at the same time study Shi Hao's contract and learn a little about Italian law.
After the meeting, she reported the situation to Shi Hao.
Shi Hao didn't have any wariness of this big sister, and he didn't care about the outcome of the talks, he just said: "It's okay, you take your time, don't worry." ”
How can you not be in a hurry, Luo Yunhui thought to herself. As Shi Hao's agent, she is more worried about the club's situation than Shi Hao.
Now Leonardo and several of the club's meritorious veterans are in a hurry, and even Blanco is a little unimpressed with him, unwilling to buy the players he needs. Then in the foreseeable near future, there will be people leaving the club. Either the loyal vassals of Baresi and Materazzi were forced to leave, or Leonardo left.
Luo Yunhui felt that it should be more likely that Leonardo would leave.
If Leonardo leaves, Shi Hao's position will be a little awkward. It was Leonardo who gave him the opportunity to make his debut, and everyone would naturally see him as Leonardo's person. If Leonardo is gone, will the next head coach continue to reuse Shi Hao?
The most embarrassing thing is that Shi Hao didn't let people pinch his nose and use his strength even if he didn't like him. There are too many players who can play in his position.
If the new coach wants to sweep away Leonardo's influence in the team, it is naturally impossible to move the three dynasties such as Sneijder and Milito, but it is easy to sweep aside young players like Shi Hao who were brought up by Leonardo.
At Shi Hao's age, if he doesn't get the opportunity to play and can't continue to improve, then the end is likely to be a few years later.
As Shi Hao's agent, Luo Yunhui naturally did not allow this kind of thing to happen.
Talking about contract renewal is just a means. Even if Shi Hao's weekly salary is raised to 10,000 euros after tax, Inter Milan will only spend 500,000 euros more per year, which is just a drop in the bucket for a giant like Inter Milan. And it is not possible to destroy the wage structure of Inter Milan.
But with this salary increase, Shi Hao's status in Inter Milan will be completely different, no longer a dispensable young player, but a star of hope who is concerned by the high-level, even if the new head coach has any ideas, he will give Shi Hao a few chances, and then as long as Shi Hao seizes the opportunity himself.
Of course, these thoughts in Luo Yunhui's heart were not communicated with Shi Hao, and she didn't think Shi Hao would understand. This ignorant little brother just needs to concentrate on playing football, and leave everything off the court to her.
It's not that she has any special care for Shi Hao, but because Shi Hao is the first player under her banner, she desperately hopes that Shi Hao can rise quickly, so as to help her make a name for herself and recruit more players into the account.
Since you have chosen to become an agent, you can't be righteous and do things first, and everything is based on interests. The interests of the players under the account, their own interests......
Three days later, Luo Yunhui made a comeback and entered Blanco's office again, accompanied by a translator who earned 200 euros an hour.
The two sides sat down, drank a steaming Italian cappuccino, and after a few polite words, Luo Yunhui fired again: "Mr. Blanco, as far as I know, Inter Milan is a club with a human touch. ”
"Yes, dear Ms. Luo, as you said. Inter Milan has become a giant, firstly because of her heritage, and secondly, because our club has always been very humane and gives the players a home-like feeling. Our players come from all over the world, but they are all willing to fight for the Nerazzurri. Although he knew that there must be a trap in Luo Yunhui's words, Blanco still followed her words.
"In that case, why can't you be a little more humane in Shi Hao's contract? As we can all see, Shi Hao is a very talented player, and he has every chance of becoming an important member of Inter Milan – and it can even be said that he is now an important member of Inter Milan. But his weekly salary is only 900 euros after tax. Such a salary cannot reflect his value. ”
'I'm sorry but we've only just signed the contract and the club won't be thinking about restarting contract negotiations at this time. But I understand that Shi Hao is a talented player, and if he can keep improving at this rate, maybe we will have to prepare a new contract for him in the near future. Blanco unsurprisingly refused, but the words didn't stop the possibility of negotiations. Luo Yunhui can naturally understand that if Shi Hao continues to maintain his current performance, or if he is more improved, then after half a season, at most one season, Inter Milan will offer him a new contract commensurate with his strength.
But this is not the result that Luo Yunhui wants. What she wants is to sign a new contract immediately.
"Mr. Blanco, please take that into account. No one can deny Shi Hao's talent, he has only started 2 starts for the club and made 4 substitute appearances, and has already scored 2 goals and provided 3 assists. What heights will he rise to in the coming years? His contract with the club is only three years. If some of the club's practices make him feel cold, he will most likely not want to renew his contract with the club, and start looking for a next home after 2 and a half years," Luo Yunhui came prepared, naturally not as helpless as last time, and a confident smile appeared on her face, "Mr. Blanco, if you are willing to provide Shi Hao with a new contract now, you can let him continue to play faithfully for the club for the next few years, even if he transfers, it can bring a lot of income to the club." All you need to pay is a small additional expense. ”
"There is an old Chinese saying, 'If you treat me as a soldier, I will repay you as a countryman, and if you treat me as a passerby, I will repay you as a passerby, and if you treat me with mustard, I will take revenge.'" Shi Hao is naturally loyal to the club, and Inter Milan is a team he has supported since he was a child. But if the club doesn't give him the treatment he deserves, I don't think it's going to be 100 per cent effort for him. ”
After the translator fluently translated the long passage, Blanco fell into deep thought.