Chapter 210
After the Copa del Rey victory, the club's key players were given two days off.
Mendes packed his two days with a one-man talk show, an advertising shoot, and a dinner event to attend.
Cristiano muttered to Mendes: "You're just draining me dry."
"You don't have a girlfriend anyway," Mendes replied.
Cristiano snorted heavily, but he had a boyfriend.
But he didn't say anything, he just complained in his heart.
"Change your bow tie." Mendes glanced at Cristiano sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror and handed him a tie. "Take off the one with the stars on it around your neck."
Mendes pressed his temple, and God knows how vigorously his veins were throbbing.
Cristiano's outfit today was basically all put together by him, except for the bow tie. He happened to receive a phone call and let Cristiano choose it himself. Then he took a spare one just in case.
And now, this spare collar finally came in handy.
He really couldn't understand why Cristiano liked that fancy little star bow tie. Did the boy want to make himself look like a Christmas tree?
Cristiano shrugged and took it without objection.
What an old-fashioned guy without any clever ideas. At his age, it is very suitable for him to try these weird combinations.
He dared to say that the people at the dinner party would only praise him when they saw him. Those people say one thing to one person and another thing to another person, and don't care what style of tie he wears.
He changed slowly, and soon the car slowly stopped and Mendes got out and opened the door for the boy.
Cristiano got out of the car, and Mendes was satisfied to see that Cristiano had changed into the light blue bow tie he had given him. It was refreshing and lively, but not inappropriate for such a dinner party.
Mendes straightened Cristiano's collar and said, "Look at you, you are so great. Both men and women will want to come to you to take a photo."
"What will happen if I slip away halfway?" Cristiano asked his agent, choking the usually cunning agent so much that he was speechless for a while.
"You'd better not do this." Mendes said through gritted teeth.
He glanced at his watch, then said, "Kaka will come over after he finishes his event. I assume you will at least stay until he leaves the dinner with him?"
Cristiano paused, then replied dryly: "You are so mean, Jorge, you know I will wait for him."
This meant he had to be at the dinner for at least half an hour.
Mendes smiled a triumphant smile.
He patted the boy on the shoulder and went in with Cristiano. He led Cristiano to the investors and capitalists and greeted them with a smile.
This is Spain, this is Madrid. Cristiano told him that he planned to achieve great things here, so these social events were essential.
Mendes thought Cristiano would not be good at dealing with these, after all, Cristiano is just a player.
But to his surprise, the boy was very comfortable in front of those people. He showed a playful smile, and his handsome face made people feel comfortable with him at first sight. What's more, he could make some harmless jokes that made people smile knowingly. After almost going through the whole circle, Mendes dared to guarantee that those people who looked down on others were all left with a deep and good impression.
Mendes couldn't help but turn his head to look at Cristiano. Chris noticed his agent's gaze, he looked over, raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled: "Jorge, this is business, of course I have to look different."
"...Yes, but I didn't expect you to perform like this." Mendes nodded, he breathed a sigh of relief and laughed softly, "I mean, you did much better than I thought."
Cristiano raised his chin proudly. Just as he was about to say something, he saw another unexpected person walking towards him from the other end.
"Mourinho?" Cristiano was a little surprised.
Mendes waved to Mourinho and said with a smile: "Of course, you two, and Kaka, are the most popular players in my football team. What's more, you have the same agent and the same club, so of course we have to act together."
Cristiano paused, okay, he thought to himself, although there was some awkwardness in the locker room when they finished the King's Cup two days ago, that was a locker room problem and should remain in the locker room.
Mourinho walked up to Cristiano and Mendes with his hands in his trouser pockets. He glanced at the two and nodded in greeting: "You both look good today."
"You're not bad either." Mendes put on a smile and patted Mourinho on the shoulder. "Come on, take a walk with us."
Mourinho and Cristiano followed behind Mendes and were led to a rich man.
When they had to talk about some clubs and games, Mourinho said: "Cristiano is indeed an athlete who changed the game, and in the future, he will become an athlete who changed the football world, I think so."
Cristiano looked at Mourinho with some surprise, but Mourinho didn't look at him. He just talked to him. Mendes was obviously very happy that Mourinho, who had always been reluctant to cooperate with publicity, gave such a high evaluation this time, as if he suddenly got the idea and knew how to package.
"Jose is a very professional and thoughtful coach. He has brought positive influence and results to Real Madrid, which everyone can see," said Cristiano.
After they finished speaking, they each gave a fake smile when their eyes met.
After a brief conversation, Mendes took the two away. He turned around and said to Mourinho with a smile: "I didn't expect you to say that."
Mourinho snorted disdainfully. He glanced at Cristiano, pointed his finger horizontally at Mendes and said to the boy: "I have to take care of you because you are my brother's brother. When someone is his brother's brother, then everyone becomes a brother."
Cristiano shrugged nonchalantly.
"But what I said just now..." Mourinho changed the subject and said to Mendes, "I really think so. It has nothing to do with care. Jorge, you really signed an incredible player."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Mendes with a fake grin and said, "But that doesn't mean I'm completely satisfied with him. I won't be too polite to him for your sake."
Mendes touched his nose. He and Mourinho did have a good relationship. When Cristiano was still at Manchester United, the two had confronted each other. He also wanted to act as a bridge to ease the relationship between the two.
"Cristiano, you are not perfect." Mourinho turned and looked at Cristiano, he said, "You have to integrate into the tactical system..."
Mendes coughed twice. He didn't want this dinner to turn into a farewell dinner.
"Don't spoil the fun, Jose, if you want to train the players, go back to Valdebebas," Mendes interrupted.
Cristiano pouted.
Before he could say anything, a clear and clean voice suddenly interrupted: "But he is the closest to a perfect football player."
Mendes and Mourinho both subconsciously looked towards the direction of the voice, and saw Kaka approaching from behind them without them noticing.
He nodded slightly to Mendes, then looked at Mourinho and gave him a smile without a smile: "Sorry, I'm a little late, I hope I didn't delay too much."
"Of course not." Cristiano said immediately, his eyes curved and he smiled so hard that they almost formed two crescent-shaped arcs. He pulled Kaka over and said to Mendes, "Kaka and I will go over there. You take Jose with you? Don't worry, I am familiar with this kind of occasion."
At least it’s more familiar than you are now. He thought to himself.
Cristiano finished his words quickly, without giving Mendes a chance to refuse, and turned around and walked away with Kaka in his hand.
Kaka doesn't like Mourinho. In just a few seconds, Cristiano could smell the gunpowder in the air.
Mendes had to pull Mourinho in the opposite direction. He cleared his throat and said, "Oh, Kaka, ha, he always has different ways to praise Cristiano. It's really amazing."
Mourinho narrowed his eyes and sneered: "They have such a good relationship?"
"right."
Mourinho tutted: "These two are always together in training."
“They still live together,” Mendes said.
Mourinho: "...I remember they all had children?"
"Yes, they live together with their children," Mendes replied.
Mourinho: “……?”
Mendes paused and smacked his lips. He felt that it sounded strange. He quickly added, "It's just what it means. We should take care of each other. You know, they just came to Madrid not long ago."
Mourinho smiled and was too lazy to say anything to Mendes.
The day after the dinner, Real Madrid resumed its daily training.
After returning to Valdebebas, Mourinho "fulfilled his promise" and scolded everyone, reviewing the previous final.
However, the effect of the review was indeed good. In the next league game, Real Madrid won 4-2. Cristiano scored twice, and Benzema and Van Nistelrooy also scored a goal each.
"Ronaldo scored twice in this game! Barcelona's Lionel Messi also scored a goal in the last league game. The two are now tied in the number of goals they have scored in the league!" The commentator seemed to be watching the excitement and was a little excited. "The next game will be the last round of the league this season, and it will also be the last round of the season when Real Madrid and Barcelona will face off head-on."
"I wonder if Messi will retain the title of La Liga top scorer this season, or will it be handed over to Cristiano Ronaldo, who has just joined La Liga?"
"At the same time, the next game will also determine who will be the real champion of La Liga this season!"
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