Chapter 36: First Encounter with Brother Luo

The Dutch team flew back to Amsterdam the next day.

The Premier League and Bundesliga have already begun, and Van Persie will have to return to London in time for the second round of Premier League fixtures in two days' time.

Van Bommel also needs to rush back to Munich.

As for Arjen Robben and Van der Vaart, Real Madrid's Spanish Super Cup against Valencia is also about to begin.

Therefore, the Dutch team attended a press conference and after a little rearmament, it was disbanded on the spot.

La Liga has not yet started, and Levi, who has not played for the time being, has relatively much time, but he has no place to stay in Amsterdam, and it is always embarrassing to borrow Ajax's training ground.

Especially since he still has lingering feelings about Suarez.

Therefore, he planned to fly back to Barcelona immediately, but at this time he received a message from his agent Mendes.

With his excellent performances on the field, he became more and more important in Mendes's heart, and his value in the German Legacy soared several times.

At the moment, he has reached 16 million euros, which is impressive, but considering that he has not yet made a consistent performance in the major leagues, it is a decent price.

Mendes contacted him for two main things.

The first is that he negotiated the first endorsement contract for Levi.

Heineken, a well-known Dutch beer brand, saw Levi's potential after making his national team debut and wanted to sign him on a three-year endorsement contract, which Mendes said was quite well paid.

The second is his number one star, Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Portuguese had surgery in Amsterdam after being injured in July and is now undergoing a final check-up in the Netherlands before returning to the team.

Mendez intends to let the two have a meal together and get to know each other.

First, the media used two people who had never known each other to hype up the topic, and Mendes didn't want to have a contradiction between his ace and the new star.

Second, Levi's recent performance has met his expectations, which has given him hope for this year's Golden Boy Award for Levi, and Ronaldo is also the strongest contender for this year's Ballon d'Or.

When the two get together, they will inevitably be discovered by the media "accidentally", and then the eldest brother praises the little brother in front of the media, and the little brother praises the big brother in front of the media.

Superstars recognize new stars, new stars admire superstars, Ronaldo has established a good big brother character, and Levi is just full of traffic.

Once the two of them won the award at the same time, they were both from Mendes's banner, which was also a big gimmick.

It can greatly improve the brand competitiveness of Mendes in the broker industry.

Before going to the banquet, Men Dest prepared a proper suit for Levi.

Amsterdam, two-Michelin-starred restaurant Ciel Bleu.

Later, under his guidance, Levi met the Portuguese superstar.

"Hey, Cristiano, meet our rising star."

At that time, Ronaldo was only twenty-three years old, his figure was not as strong as he was later, he looked tall and thin, his oiled hair was meticulously groomed, and he smiled and showed his neat teeth.

"I can't imagine that I saw Cristiano himself."

Levi smiled and subtly complimented him, polite but not too much.

Ronaldo was originally suspicious of the media reports that Levi would take his place during his stay in Lisbon, but seeing Levi's enthusiasm at this moment, his prejudice in his heart immediately disappeared by half.

"Hello, Lee. Nice to meet you. ”

Ronaldo stood up, stretched out his hand, and the two shook hands.

Levi was sure that there must be a shot in the corner not far away, and the photo would be published in the media tomorrow.

Football has long since become a commercial agglomeration, and stars are one of the hot commodities, and marketing is naturally an indispensable part.

Levi had no prejudices about this and was happy to accept it.

If you want to win personal glory, you can't play the ball well.

Ronaldo has Mendes and Florentino behind him.

Messi has Barcelona and Platini behind him.

Sneijder and Ribery should be well aware of this.

"Jorge, can you take a picture with Cristiano?" Levi handed over his phone.

Mendes saw that the two people under his command got along well, with a smile on his face, and he was even more happy to see Levi take the initiative to show favor at this moment.

Then a group photo of Ronaldo holding the little brother and extending his thumb to Levi was freshly baked.

After that, the three of them chatted while dining, and Ronaldo asked Levi about his impression of Manchester United from time to time, and encouraged Levi from time to time.

Mendes didn't talk much on the side, but every time he answered, he was very clever, and he actually guided the conversation between the two.

Soon after, after drinking a little wine, and seeing that the effect had been achieved, Mendes took his leave.

Due to some experience in his previous life, coupled with a short exchange, Li Wei has some understanding of Ronaldo.

The most striking feature of Ronaldo is his desire to win and lose.

He has a strong sense of self-esteem, strong, unyielding, self-confident and even a little conceited, with a more flamboyant personality and a desire to be recognized by everyone.

But he also has the qualifications, and he does have top-level talent, far beyond the self-discipline and fighting spirit of the average professional player.

His fame is built up by scoring goals and accolades, which can't be faked.

Cristiano Ronaldo depends on whether you get along with him, if you really think that Ronaldo is the big brother, the Portuguese don't mind letting you see what leadership temperament is, at least his relationship with Marcelo and Pepe is really good.

Levi admires his professionalism and performance on the field.

However, he has no interest in being his little brother, and can only say that the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.

Now his foundation is too shallow, and everyone will definitely come to the front of the stage to compete in the next few years.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food, and a staggered meal.

Ronaldo, who was a little ruddy, opened the conversation a little, brushed the sleeves of his shirt, stretched out his wine glass and touched Levi.

seems to regard Levi as his fan, so he speaks very kindly.

"Who do you think will compete for the Ballon d'Or in the next few years?"

"Of course it's you."

Levi casually said that the Portuguese, as the core of Manchester United, won the Premier League and Champions League last season, and is indeed the best player so far.

Winning this year's Golden Globe Award really lives up to its name.

Ronaldo laughed.

"What about but me?"

Levi's eyes widened, and he said in his heart, brother, you drank too much, you can say whoever you think is powerful.

But since Ronaldo wants to ask, it seems impolite not to answer.

So Levi said: "Holy Baby Torres, the explosion is amazing, the goal is like hemp, can you deserve the Golden Ball?" ”

Ronaldo said with a smile: "Lee Kee didn't score anything last year, and was beaten by Manchester United, Torres didn't score a goal!" Look at me again this year! ”

Levi said: "Real Madrid Cassie, the double core, won the European Cup, now in La Liga, his teammates are star-studded, there are many capable fighters, and he can deserve the Golden Ball Award?" ”

Ronaldo said: "Cassie is really brave in his save, but unfortunately the goalkeeper position is really at a loss, and the other players in the team also have a lot of credit for it, so they can't win the Ballon d'Or." ”

Levi said: "There is a person named Kaka, Megatron Milan, Kaka can win the Golden Globe Award again?" ”

Cristiano Ronaldo said: "Kaka is indeed a hero of the world, but unfortunately Milan is not the Milan of the year, and it may be difficult to win the golden ball again." ”

Levi said: "There's a guy in blue and black, the Swedish Tower, the fairy ball at his fingertips, and Ibrahimovic can compete for the golden ball? ”

Cristiano Ronaldo said: "Ibrahimovic is huge, but he likes to embroider under his feet, and he can't make big things if he gives up his strengths and weaknesses." ”

"Other than that, I don't know," Levi said. ”

Here he has a bad taste and deliberately does not say Messi.

Ronaldo said: "Those who can win the Golden Ball must have top skills, excellent awareness, deadlock can change their fate, and they can angrily brush the data against the trend, so that they can win the Golden Ball." ”

Hearing this, Levi nodded and asked, "Then who do you think has such an ability?" ”

Ronaldo pointed at himself, his fingers raised, and he shook it.

"From now on, the only ones with such strength are me and Messi."

Levi nodded, big brother, you said it earlier.

Playing with you for so long in vain.

After the banquet is over, the guests and hosts are happy.

Soon after, some media broke out photos of the two meeting.

"Cristiano Ronaldo praised the performance of the Dutch rising star, saying that the future is limitless"

Levi: Cristiano Ronaldo is a role model for professional football, and I always look up to him as a role model.

Fans on the Internet praised it one after another, and it became a good story for a while.

The next day, Mendes arranged for Levi to go to a filming location.

The two sides negotiated a three-year contract with a minimum guarantee of 1 million euros in the first year and a renegotiation of endorsement fees in the second year, depending on Levi's influence.

Shooting began.

After filming a group of fans watching the game late at night, pouring beer into a wine glass, tasting it and finding that it was not very tasty.

As soon as the doorbell rang, Levi appeared with Heineken beer in his hand.

"Why don't you try this?"

Then, without saying whether it was a trespass, he went directly into the room and poured beer into the cup.

In the United States, you can be killed on the spot directly with the "Castle Law".

Wine and foam are churning, ice cubes are colliding with glasses.

Then he celebrated the victory with the fans and showed off a wave of footwork.

Finally, I read a wave of advertising words, two versions, one in English and one in Chinese.

Heineken's popularity in the Netherlands does not need to be deliberately promoted, mainly because of the platform for Levi's future return to Manchester United and his Chinese identity.

The English version was successfully passed.

It's just that the Chinese lines are so strange how to pronounce them.

"Aren't you Chinese? Why is it so awkward to spit words? ”

The filming at the front was smooth, but the director, who was always stuck in the last part, was very surprised.

"But it's Cantonese!"

The director was annoyed and angry, and scolded the relevant personnel for not figuring out how to make such an oolong for the promotion of mainland China.

But now it's too late to change the advertising slogan temporarily.

"Why don't you use an advertising slogan like 'Drink Heineken, add motivation'?"

Levi suggested.

After a moment of translation, the director studied it for a while, and it passed smoothly.

In order to show his sincerity, Levi earned an extra 100,000 euros in copywriting fees.

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On 23 August, Levi returned to Barcelona.