"Hello, Mr. Collier."

Just with David. After Morse finished talking, Rist received another invitation to negotiate. Although the person invited this time is not a person in football, he is famous among fans. He may not be well-known among fans, but the games he developed have been popular among all Shijie fans for decades. As long as you are a fan player, there is basically no one who doesn't know this game. More than a decade later, the game is still a football game that is highly respected by fans.

That's the CM/FM series of games, which is the championship football manager and football manager games. The game started with two Everton fans, Oliver and Paul. Collier was developed by two people. It has been around since 1993 and is now the fifth game in a row. In particular, the CM3, which was launched in '99, can be said to be a great success. It caught the attention of all players. It stands out among football games and has become one of the most admired football games by fans and players.

Among the fans and players at this time, no game can compare to CM3. CM00-01, which has been expanded with some upgrade packs based on this, has been hugely popular with players. And today it is Paul who is looking for Rister. Collier. SI, founded by the Collier brothers, has merged with Edios in '95 to form EdiosInteractive. However, the design of the company has always been the responsibility of the original employees of SI.

Paul. Collier didn't just develop the game, but he grew the company as well. This was originally just a small game company. It has now become a very powerful game development company in England.

"Hello, Mr. Cyrny."

Paul. Collier was a little serious, smiling, but feeling hard. Rist didn't do anything, this person was a jishu member, not a manager. Maybe these engage in jishu have some flaws in this aspect, which is understandable. Rist has seen so many people, all kinds of people, and it won't be because of Paul. Collier looked any different.

"Mr. Chelny, our company is currently preparing to launch the CM0102 series, followed by the CM0203. We talked to the General Manager of EidosInteractive in Montreal. Hopefully I can find a spokesperson for this game. We think Coach Benitez is a good fit for our game. ”

Rist was stunned. Unexpectedly, Benitez is still quite popular. EidosInteractive is a well-known game publishing company in England and is a publicly traded company listed on the London Stock Exchange. Among the games released by their company, there are the "Allied Expendables" series and the "Tomb Raider" series, which are very profitable games. CM/FM games are also published by this company.

Rist thought for a moment. It didn't take long to understand. Rist was a loyal player of the game in his last life. The current CM0102 and CM0203 are both CM3 series. The CM0304 that came out later belonged to the category of CM4 from the beginning. CM4 is a landmark-like game. Because from this game, the formation and the role of the coach were slowly emphasized. Up until then, the game was just a matter of stacking up a few good players. But from this game onwards it was completely different.

The arrangement of troops inside, and even digging up demons, has become a fun for players. Rist understood what Collier meant. The company wanted a coach to show where their game was headed. Even more than a decade later, fans who have been playing FM for more than a decade have become club coaches.

Although he understood, Rist still asked Collier: "Mr. Collier." Weishenme looking for Raphael. Your company is an English company, and you can find coach Alex Ferguson and coach Arsene Wenger. ”

"We love the title of master tactician on Coach Benitez, which is a perfect fit for the direction of our game. The slogan of our game is that we can all be coaches. ”

Reesette nodded. Master tactician, this title is absolutely blown out. Rafa Benitez has a tactical set, but there are not just two managers with strong tactical skills in European football. If you go to Italy, a group of professional managers have a set of tactics. A lot of managers just don't have a platform, otherwise they wouldn't necessarily be worse than Benitez.

In the coaching industry, coaches who have come from a position of strength are very good at managing the locker room and mobilizing the morale of the players. But those coaches with professional backgrounds have unique tactical skills. Not only the Italian coaches, but also many professional coaches in places like Germany and France have tactical advantages. However, unless they have excellent results, they will always remain unknown.

Because there's no way around it. People don't have the same fate. Since Rist began to pay attention to the commercial value of developing players, some people suggested to Rist that he should focus on building Brepitez, the most famous coach under Rist.

Rist also took that advice. Then spend a lot of money on promoting Benitez in various media and columns, so that everyone knows what a master tactician is. It's easy to do anything with money, and it's easiest to brag about two sentences in the newspaper. Rist even invited some football celebrities to come over and tout Benitez together, analyze some of Benitez's masterpiece games, and let them analyze how awesome Benitez's tactics are. To say that it is an analysis is actually to use money to get those celebrities to tout how good Benitez's tactics are.

Football legends are also classified. Many of those who are still active in football after retirement are a group of people who are not short of money. Not to mention that he got mixed with kings like Beckenbauer and Cruyff, even if he mixed with Ancelotti and Mancini later, there was no shortage of money. And many so-called football celebrities, including those who have achieved brilliant results, are not one or two who live in poverty after retiring. As long as there is money for them to come out and tout how smart the pigs are, there are people who are willing to come out. Not to mention just touting a manager. So under Rist's silver bullet offensive, batch after batch of celebrities came out to tout Benitez.

So now a lot of the media talk about Benitez. will say that they are tacticians. Whether you really think he's a master tactician or a follower, the word and Benitez are already one and the same anyway.

"Yes. Actually, I'm also a loyal football manager player. ”

"Really?"

Collier didn't expect Rist to answer like that. But he soon stopped smiling, for he thought that Rister might be telling a joke, or because he was looking at his own face. As a Jishu person, he is really not in place to manage his expression.

Rist smiled and nodded, "Mr. Collier, I don't brag a bit. I really like to play the game of Football Manager, and I can play it for a day. This game is good at everything, the biggest problem is that it makes me lose track of time. In my job, forgetting time is a big problem. ”

Hearing Lister's words, Collier is also hahadaxiao. Play this football manager game. It just takes a lot of time.

"It's just that your game still has some flaws. Especially for Shijie's young players, there are still some deficiencies. If your company lacks some scouting systems in this area. Feel free to come to me. ”

In later generations, even many managers of small clubs relied on this game to find young players, which shows their ability in scouting. Even Arsene Wenger said the game's claims in terms of player potential were excellent. Rist was willing to work with their company. Now it seems like a great scouting system, but in a few years, even a slightly famous player will be worth a lot. Because there were a lot of scouts and the media was paying too much attention to the young players.

“haode。 Mr. Cherny. If you want. We are certainly willing to work with you. ”

It's time for CM4. All kinds of little demons are endless. After some digressions, the two sides quickly moved into concrete negotiations. That is, the issue of endorsement fees. CM is not the same as Pro Evolution Soccer, which has been working with stars for a long time. Endorsements were made. CM has not worked with a coach yet, and the coach has always been inferior to the player in shijie football.

Just like you can name the superstars of Di Stefano, Cruyff and Beckenbauer 50 years ago, you can also name the superstars of Zico and Garrincha. But when it comes to coaching, who knows who the superstars are and who their coaches are? Even some professional fans, in addition to the grandmasters and coaches like Chapman, Michels, and Herrera who changed the tactics of Shijie football in some distant era, you can name several head coaches.

It can be seen that football is the era of players. Now the same is true, the players are the most popular, and the coach is not as popular as the player. As a result, Collier offered an endorsement fee of £700,000 over three years.

But Rist immediately refused. Then he said: "Mr. Collier, the manager is not as popular as the players, but that is for the previous ones. With the development of broadcasting, the Internet, and an agent like me working behind the scenes, the head coach will have the same exposure as the players, and even the head coach can become a star on the football field. You don't really think that Raphael's daily appearances in newspapers and on television are their own favorite words. ”

Collier didn't speak, but he understood what Rist meant. Now the propaganda about Benitez is all promoted by Lister behind his back.

"I'm going to make Rafael the best manager in Shijie, whether it's really the best or not, I'm going to make him the best manager. You don't have to worry about Raphael's exposure, you don't have to worry about his popularity. ”

Brainwashing, the so-called brainwashing is just that. There is a saying that if a lie is told a thousand times, then it is the truth. What comes out of the newspapers every day is to instill what they want to say.

"And Mr. Collier, I can give you a secret. In July next year, Rafael will have to change clubs. This club is a European giant, once had its own dynasty, and is historically one of the top five giants in European football. I won't say which club it is. Mr. Collier, is such a Raphael really only worth seven hundred thousand pounds in three years? ”

Collier was silent. Which club was he thinking about Liester? There are only a few clubs that can be ranked in the top five in European football. Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Milan, and the likes of Liverpool, Juventus, Manchester United. As for a team like Ajax, it is not in Collier's mind at all. In addition to them, there are also giants like Inter Milan and Barcelona who are among the best. In Collier's opinion, he is one of those clubs.

In addition to Manchester United and Bayern Munich, it is possible for other giants. Benitez is the head coach from Real Madrid, Milan, Juventus's current results are not very good, Barcelona is a low point, and Liverpool Houllier is currently lying in the hospital, and it is not unusual for Inter Milan to change coaches. Thinking about it this way, Benitez does have a lot of possibilities.

And the head coach of a big team is completely different from the head coach of a strong team. Even if the head coach of a strong team has won some championships for a while, he is not as good as the head coach of a giant family in terms of popularity, and he is not as good as a head coach of a big team in terms of historical status. Just like the manager of Super Laco, Irueta, he has good results or not, he is very good. As the manager of a team as strong as Deportivo La Coruna, his results are good enough. But who will remember Irueta more than ten years later, because Deportivo La Coruna's status is not high, which leads to Iruetta's fame.

"And Mr. Cherny, what do you mean?"

"One and two hundred thousand pounds for three years. Rafael is young, accomplished and on the verge of becoming a big manager, and these aspects add up to £1.2 million over three years. ”

Collier took a breath. 400,000 pounds a year, that's more than 600,000 euros. That's not a small amount, and their game is even if it invites superstar players, which is the price. However, Benitez as a coach really fits the creativity of their company, except that Benitez looks a little bumpy.

"Mr. Chelny, your demands are higher than our bottom line. I'm going back to the company to discuss. ”

Collier thought for a while, then spoke directly to Rist. 400,000 pounds a year is not a small amount, and it is completely different from what they originally considered. He couldn't decide alone, he needed to go back to the company and talk to them. And this kind of negotiation is originally a back and forth, and sometimes it takes a long time.

"No problem, Mr. Collier. As long as the two sides are sincere, a little difference can be resolved. ”

Reesette nodded. After all, there is a big difference between 700,000 pounds and 1.2 million pounds in three years. However, Rist doesn't think it's a big deal, and since their company has come to him, it shows that they are bullish on Benitez. Then it's not a big problem, and it's not a matter of a few million pounds, it's just nearly two hundred thousand pounds a year. (To be continued......)