Chapter 40: Signed
Hu Xuefei sat very nervously in the makeup area backstage of the press conference hall. The signing ceremony should give everyone a solemn and formal feeling, and there should be no stain on the appearance.
The press conference was held at 4 p.m., and Hu Xuefei arrived at the location of the press conference an hour in advance, and was pulled backstage to touch up his makeup as soon as he arrived.
"Hu, don't be nervous, you can sign when the time comes, and then promise some good words, as for those reporters' questions, I will check them, so you can be nervous." Next to Hu Xuefei was the press officer of the Spaniard, Joseph, who was originally presided over by the club's media director, Augustín Rodriguez, for this press conference, but due to an emergency, it was replaced by the press officer Joseph.
"I... I'm not nervous, I'm just curious about what the press conference will be like. Said not to be nervous, but Hu Xuefei's palms were sweaty, facing one of the most important moments in his life, Hu Xuefei was both happy and nervous.
The arrival of this moment, like a cake falling from the sky, smashed firmly on Hu Xuefei's head, making Hu Xuefei also a little doubtful, "Is this a dream?" ”
Seeing Hu Xuefei's appearance, Joseph on the side naturally knew what Hu Xuefei felt in his heart, this fluctuating sense of unreality must make people doubt themselves.
"Don't think too much, it's your press conference later, there is nothing else, and there will be no other superfluous content, don't worry."
Hu Xuefei spat out, he no longer doubted the reality, and began to think about how the reporter would ask questions at that time, how he should answer the reporter, and whether the reporter would make it difficult for him, and what should he do if he made it difficult?
The more Hu Xuefei thought about it, the more he was sweating, which made the makeup staff behind him wonder that the air conditioner in the background was not broken, why did this gentleman sweat more and more.
When Hu Xuefei was thinking nonsense, there was only half an hour left before the press conference, and he was ready to take the stage.
Hu Xuefei looked in the mirror, sorted out the suit, did not let the clothes show a crease, straightened his figure, and the straight suit set off Hu Xuefei's appearance of talent.
After seeing that he didn't seem to have anything to pay attention to, Hu Xuefei followed the guidance of the staff and came to the scene of the press conference. At this moment, there were already reporters at the scene. The Spaniard is a mid-table team in La Liga and is in Catalonia, and the news of the change of coach is still worth reporting on by reporters.
Hu Xuefei found his seat and sat down. Now, except for Hu Xuefei himself, the others have not yet arrived, and the press officer Joseph is carrying his press release on the side.
Hu Xuefei sat alone on the podium of the press conference, and was bored, so he began to look at the reporters in the audience.
"This is a reporter from Catalan Sport, ho, and a female journalist, and she has a really good figure."
"That's from Maca, uh....... I remember that this newspaper was very spurned by the U19 boys, I don't know why. ”
"That's from As, that's from Daily Sports........... Hey, that's a Chinese journalist, right? ”
When Hu Xuefei looked at the reporters in the audience, he suddenly found a yellow-skinned face, Hu Xuefei's hearing was okay, and he could still hear his Spanish with an obvious BJ accent at the noisy scene.
Hey, this discovery made Hu Xuefei interested. Hu Xuefei looked around and saw that the club's leaders had not yet arrived, so he got up and walked to the Chinese reporter's position.
The original Maka newspaper reporters, Ass Daily reporter Hu Xuefei was able to recognize it because a staff member girl told him, and this Chinese reporter girl didn't know him, so Hu Xuefei didn't ask.
Hu Xuefei's resignation did not attract the attention of reporters, who are still tinkering with their own equipment and preparing their own problems.
Hu Xuefei quietly walked up behind the Chinese reporter and slapped him on the shoulder, causing him to jump forward in fright.
"Hi, bro." Hu Xuefei looked at the reporter who was suddenly 'attacked' by himself with a smile, and he had no remorse for his prank.
Because Hu Xuefei used Mandarin, the reporter looked at Hu Xuefei in surprise and didn't say a word for half a sound.
Hu Xuefei looked at him as if he was scared stupid, stayed in place, and looked at himself with a stupid face, Hu Xuefei shuddered.
Hu Xuefei shook his right hand in front of his eyes, "Brother, are you okay, you won't be stupid by me, right?" ”
The reporter who came back to his senses grabbed Hu Xuefei's right hand, which was still shaking, and said in surprise: "You are the new head coach of Espanyol?" ”
"Yes, that's me." Hu Xuefei didn't understand why the reporter in front of him was so excited, and he was a little confused.
"It's really good, we in China can be regarded as a person who can be a head coach in the top league, you are really amazing, I... I... Can I take a picture with you? ”
The reporter didn't wait for Hu Xuefei's reaction, he came directly to Hu Xuefei, picked up the camera in his arms, and clicked it.
Hu Xuefei didn't expect his reaction to be so violent, he just thought that there was a Chinese reporter, maybe he could let his parents see what he was signing the contract, so he came over to take a look.
Unexpectedly, this reporter didn't say a word, it was just a group photo, and he became his idol in his feelings.
The flash of the group photo attracted the attention of the reporters around them, and everyone looked at Hu Xuefei and the reporter with the yellow face. The reporter of the Catalan sports newspaper who is familiar with the Spaniard quickly recognized Hu Xuefei, after all, the time when Hu Xuefei beat people was still in their headlines.
"Hey, isn't that Xue Feihu? Hello, I'm Rubén Casado, a journalist for El Catalunya, how do you feel about being the manager of Espanyol? Can you tell us how you got the job? ”
When the reporter revealed Hu Xuefei's identity, a bunch of reporters immediately surrounded Hu Xuefei, trying to get first-hand information about Hu Xuefei's appointment.
Hu Xuefei looked at the reporters who came closely, and he almost felt out of breath, and in the face of their problems, Hu Xuefei didn't know where to start.
Just when Hu Xuefei was desperate, the staff dispersed the crowd and rescued Hu Xuefei. As soon as Hu Xuefei saw that he could escape, he dared to stay in that place, and hurriedly took three steps and two steps back to his position on the stage.
This small episode did not delay the progress of the press conference, and after a while, the executive director and chairman Chen Yansheng came to the press conference.
This is the first time Hu Xuefei has met the chairman of his club, usually seen it in news reports, this time face to face for the first time, Hu Xuefei felt that the slightly rich businessman in front of him was holding a little belly, a little cute.
After Hu Xuefei shook hands with the two club leaders, the press conference officially began.
Joseph: "Alright, journalists, our press conference is now the beginning. Joseph's opening remarks opened the press conference.
After a brief exchange of compliments and love for the club, Hu Xuefei finally saw the staff holding the document and handed it to the executive director, while Roger put the document between the chairman and Hu Xuefei.
As early as noon, the executive director Roger showed the backup to Hu Xuefei.
The main content of the contract is not very much, but more of some legal paragraphs. What Hu Xuefei really sees in his eyes and remembers in his heart is only the length of the contract and the annual salary.
The contract offered to Hu Xuefei by the Spaniards this time is only a one-year contract, with a weekly salary of 28,000 per week, which is not high, but for Hu Xuefei's U19 head coach contract, it is a big salary increase.
In addition to the weekly salary, Espanyol contract Shanghai offers a league ranking bonus, 5-6 in the league, the club awards Hu Xuefei 200,000 euros, 2-4 in the league, 400,000 euros, and 1 million euros if the league is first.
The reward given by the club to Hu Xuefei's league ranking is very generous in Hu Xuefei's eyes, at least a medium-sized club, the financial ability is not very good, and he can give so much to Hu Xuefei, Lao Hu himself is very satisfied.
In addition to these incentive mechanisms, there are no liquidated damages in the contract, no liquidated damages for Hu Xuefei, and no liquidated damages for dismissal of the club.
In other words, as long as Hu Xuefei leads the team to poor results, there will be a situation where he will pack up and leave all the time, and the club will not pay a price.
In this regard, Hu Xuefei did not ask too much, with his resume, it is no problem to get another job in Spanish football. And this is the club he cultivated him, so Hu Xuefei chose to accept it unconditionally.
The signing ceremony was so smooth, Hu Xuefei signed, and Chen Yansheng, chairman of the club, signed. The contract came into effect, and Hu Xuefei has been the head coach of Espanyol's first team since then
In the subsequent question-and-answer session with reporters, Joseph was obviously frightened by Hu Xuefei just sneaking down, and did not name other reporters except for some well-connected media reporters.
Among them, Hu Xuefei's compatriot, the reporter, was also fortunate to be named by Joseph. Maybe it's because he and Hu Xuefei are from the same country, or something else, he has no hope of being named and asked, but he will be lucky to be flopped.
"Excuse me, Coach Xuefeihu, can you talk about what it's like to be the head coach of China's first foreign top league club?" was named by Joseph, and Hu Xuefei finally met this reporter. The name is Yao Jingjing, a very feminine name, from the brother who understands football, and is currently a very popular football app in China.
After thinking for a while, Hu Xuefei answered this question: "I am very happy, I am honored to be the first person, even if I have caught up with the time, in the future, China will produce more good coaches, good players to come to Europe, to these top leagues in South America to break through and prove themselves, I am now a pioneer, but also a pioneer." ”
With that in mind, the press conference was over, and Hu Xuefei had finally taken the first step in his dream of becoming a first-team manager of a top-flight club, and he would continue to move forward as Espanyol manager.