Chapter 37 Salary Increases and Business Endorsements
"It's the Ito sushi restaurant in front of me, it tastes very good, and I used to work here before."
Ringer brought Yui Aragaki to the Ito sushi restaurant where he used to work, which is located in a small alley and does not have a lot of people, so he is not afraid of being seen.
"Manager Ito, long time no see." As soon as Ringer entered, he shouted to the manager at the front desk.
Ito was burying his head in calculating the accounts, and when he heard this somewhat familiar voice, he quickly remembered that it was the kid who used to work here, and a reporter came to interview him a few days ago, and Ito knew that the other party had become a well-known star.
"Lin Jun, aren't you going to play football? How can I come back when I am free? ”
"I came back today to have something to do nearby, and I haven't eaten for a long time, so I came here by the way, I miss the sushi in the store." Ringer explained briefly, and at the same time introduced: "This is my friend, and I happened to bring you to taste the delicious sushi you made. ”
Yui Aragaki was wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses, and at first glance she didn't want to be recognized, and Ito didn't think much of it, and quickly arranged a seat by the window.
"You seem to be very famous lately, I don't see a lot of sports programs reporting news about you, and it says that you are a Chinese student at the University of Tokyo, is it true? That's pretty impressive. As a foreigner, it should be more difficult to get into the University of Tokyo. As soon as the two sat down, Yui Aragaki asked curiously, she entered the entertainment industry after graduating from high school, and she didn't go to college at all, so she felt that it was difficult to pass the Tohoku Conference.
"Actually, it's not more difficult, and I also watched your "Dragon Sakura", so I decided to be admitted to Tokyo University."
People all over the world talk about vanity with a good face, and vanity is even more important in East Asia under the influence of Confucian culture, so Chinese, Koreans, Japanese, etc. like to talk about vanity.
Chinese have always been the world's largest consumers of luxury goods, as if those expensive items can really enhance status; As soon as Koreans encounter international competitions, they try their best to bribe referees to achieve "good results" and regard these "good results" as their medals; Football is the world's number one sport, so it took a lot of effort to improve football, and a few years ago, tennis was very popular as the world's second sport, and the so-called "tennis 45 plan" was formulated, and finally cultivated the world's fourth Nishikori Kei.
The vanity of the Japanese also extends to the aspect of studying abroad, and it is a bit strange that foreigners are more likely than Japanese to get into Tokyo, Japan's first university. It's also vanity, but have you ever heard that famous schools like Harvard and Cambridge don't take care of their own people, but take care of foreigners? In fact, I wanted to show more of Japan's top university to outsiders and let others know about this world-famous university in Asia.
These were also things that Ringer learned about after he came to Japan.
As for what Ringer said that he was admitted to Tokyo University because he watched "Dragon Sakura", it was completely polite. "Dragon Sakura" is Yui Aragaki's first film and television drama to open up fame, telling the inspirational story of a wonderful teacher who took a group of problem students to be admitted to the University of Tokyo, the most difficult exam in Japan, and Yui Aragaki played one of the problem students in it, basically a supporting role.
However, the TV series "Dragon Sakura" is really good, and it is one of the few Japanese film and television dramas that can be exported in recent years. Except, of course, for Ivy action movies, which have endured and cannot be compared at all.
Speaking of which, there are still a lot of lines in "Dragon Sakura" that Ringer remembers.
Since the full score is a 100-point test, outside of 100 points, it is all rubbish.
Sure enough, a girl like me, who is not beautiful enough and has a smart head, is the only way out in life to be admitted to Tokyo University.
The latter sentence is the line of Yui Aragaki in the role, in which she plays a little sister student with slightly dark skin, which is also one of her rare ugly roles.
"You mean, you used to work at this sushi restaurant?"
"Well, if I don't go back to China during the holidays, I will come here to work."
While the two were talking, Ito personally came up with sushi, heard these two conversations, and said: "Yes, Lin Jun always came to the store to help in the past, and for a while I was still persuading him to let him study seriously and not spend too much time playing football~~~"
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In the afternoon, Ringer returned to Chobu to prepare for the weekend's league season.
"How is today's show?" In the apartment, Thomas Crote was talking to Ringer.
"It's okay, although it's a boring show, I still did it seriously." Ringer said, "By the way, Thomas, what's going on with the salary?" ”
"The salary increase is certain, but it won't be too high, no more than 10 million yen, which is the highest salary you can get at the moment."
Ringer knows that there is an approximate standard for the salary in the J-League, and the youth team players generally do not exceed 5 million yen, and the young players who can have a place in the first team are about 5 million to 10 million. Previously, Ringer's contract was given according to the standards of the youth echelon, and it was the lowest in the youth echelon, 1.8 million yen, and now it has risen to 10 million is the limit.
10 million yen, converted to RMB about 600,000, is still in a state of exploitation, and it is not comparable to the Super League. In the Chinese Super League, young talents such as Zhang Xizhe can get 3 million, national players can get 5 million, capable foreign aid starts at 10 million RMB, and Evergrande's foreign aid is said to be able to get 30 million.
"What about the length of the contract and liquidated damages?"
"The club intends to extend the contract until 2017, and the liquidated damages are still being discussed, and they want to compare the 500 million yen liquidated damages that are insured."
Ringer thought about it for a while, he didn't care too much about the length of the contract, he was more concerned about the liquidated damages, as long as someone was willing to open the liquidated damages, it would be useless for you to have a lifelong contract. 500 million yen, about 30 million RMB, less than 4 million euros, Ringer's current plan is to leave after playing this season at Tokyo FC, he believes in his performance, and someone will definitely be willing to pay this liquidated damages at that time.
The contract was pretty much the same, and Krot added: "By the way, I was contacted yesterday by Umbro's Asian branch and they are interested in your sneaker sponsorship. ”
"Umbro?"
Umbro is a British sports brand that also had a glorious history in the early years, with Brazil winning three consecutive World Cups in four consecutive World Cups wearing Umbro jerseys, and in the 1966 World Cup, fifteen teams in the round of 16 wore Umbro jerseys. However, now Umbro has declined, and was acquired by Nike in 08. At present, Umbro's most famous team sponsorship should be the England national team, but it seems that it is about to be unable to keep this piece of fat, and the player sponsorship is only slightly famous for Chelsea captain John Terry.
Speaking of which, it is Umbro's parent company, Nike, that wants to poach the England national team, and it is said that the critical stage has been discussed, and the British tabloids are swearing that once Nike poachs the England national team, Umbro will lose its use value and will soon be sold.
Umbro is also currently a shirt sponsor for FC Tokyo, and Ringer knows that's why Umbro noticed him, after all, it's on his own turf, but Ringer doesn't want to sign a sneaker contract to a sunset brand.
Before Ringer could say what he thought, Krot said: "Lin, I don't recommend that you sign the sneaker Hetong right away, you are in a period of rapid rise, and your fame has not yet fully spread, and in a few months, maybe Adinike will come to you." ”
"Okay, that's what I mean, but Thomas, I've negotiated a commercial endorsement in the city today, and you need to prepare."
Ringer saw that Krot's face was obviously darkened, the player had negotiated a commercial endorsement, and the agent didn't know about it, of course Krot would have a black face, Ringer hurriedly said: "Okay, don't be angry, it's just a friendship endorsement, I used to work at a sushi restaurant, I took two photos with the store manager, and you prepare a contract to allow him to use my photos to promote in the store." ”
Krot was obviously relieved: "You give me the contact information, although it is a friendship endorsement, I think the contract still needs to be clarified, otherwise you will really become a big star in the future, and there may be a lot of problems involved." ”
Seeing off Krot, Ringer was in a good mood. Today, I met a big star who could only watch from afar in my previous life on TV Tokyo, and I managed to get a phone call, and when I came back, I learned that there were sports brands that wanted to sponsor him, which means that his ability is beginning to be recognized.