Chapter 438 Little Golden Man Su Dong
While Su Dong represented Barcelona and shined in the Club World Cup held in Japan, Ma Dawei and Mendes also attracted investment for him in Japan and brought him into contact with many world-famous Japanese brands and companies.
Many of them had been "drooling over" Su Dong for a long time, but had been unable to find an opportunity, so they found Ma Dawei through their connections. Now that Ma Dawei has convinced Su Dong, especially after seeing the huge momentum and influence created by Su Dong after landing in Japan, they are even more eager to join him.
During the Club World Cup, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe occupied the front page news in Asia almost every day, especially in the three East Asian countries.
This caused a huge response throughout Asia.
It can be said that after the Club World Cup, Su Dong's personal reputation and influence were pushed to a new height.
Su Dong is invincible on the court and his personal influence has reached a new peak. This is also a great help to Ma Dawei and Mendes off the court, making them more confident when dealing with corporate brands.
Of course, this is just contact and negotiation, and there is still a long way to go before it is finalized.
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"From our contacts with several Japanese companies, I can see that they are all very sincere. I am confident that we can at least close deals with four of them." Ma Dawei was obviously very satisfied with his trip to Japan.
This was his first shot after joining the Sudong business team, and he naturally wanted to become famous overnight.
Mendes also agreed with Ma Dawei's opinion and believed that he had indeed gained a lot.
"In fact, if our conditions can be relaxed a little more, I think we can talk to a few more companies." Mendes sighed with regret. This was mainly because Su Dong's requirements for sponsors were too high.
He would rather not sign than take any risk.
It can be said that the Japanese brands signed by Su Dong this time are all well-known in China.
"After arriving in Japan this time, I was surprised to discover a problem. Are the Japanese really stupid and rich, or are you just too good at harvesting?" Wang Chuqing was very surprised.
"What do you mean?" Su Dong asked with a smile.
"I have also participated in a lot of BMW business, but to be honest, I have never seen anyone talk like this. These Japanese companies give me the feeling that they are rushing to give you money to spend." Wang Chuqing was very surprised, "Don't they need to do market research?"
"How is that possible?" Ma Dawei smiled and shook his head. "They must be fully confident. Do you really think that big financial groups will just throw money out like that? Besides, even though they are fighting hard and spending a lot of money, the companies that have reached a preliminary agreement with us will probably be very happy when they go back."
"Sports stars have always been the scarcest resource in the business world, especially football stars. Nowadays, the most dynamic region in the global economy is Asia. Su Dong is the first Asian player to win both the Footballer of the Year award, and he is Chinese. Just imagine, with so many elements intertwined, what does that mean?"
Wang Chuqing is a lawyer. She will definitely understand legal issues, but when it comes to business, she really doesn't understand.
"In a nutshell, they made money by signing with us!" Ma Dawei laughed.
Wang Chuqing looked at Su Dong again, thinking back to the Japanese women who shouted that they wanted to have children for him at Narita Airport, and then thought about the female stars and models who were waiting for him to show up in Tokyo nightclubs and were planning to "bump into" him...
She had to admit that Su Dong was too valuable! According to Ma Dawei and Mendes' plan, the price they offered to the Japanese company was 5 million euros per year.
This offer is simply amazing!
Even BMW is not that high! Of course, Wang Chuqing would never reveal Su Dong's business secrets. She believed that when Su Dong asked her for help, he must be sincere to her. This was what she valued most, and it made her happier than any amount of money.
"When we return this time, we must speed up the negotiations with Nike." Mendes stated his plan.
Nike signed Su Dong and made a fortune, but Adidas was also eyeing them covetously.
The Su Dong of today is no longer the Su Dong of the past. Now he has enough bargaining chips to ask Nike to sign a big contract again.
Nike has also had this intention for a long time. They hope to sign a long-term contract to ensure that Su Dong is firmly tied to their big ship. Su Dong and Mendes are not opposed to signing a long-term contract, provided that enough money is paid.
If the price is the same, who would be willing to sign a long-term contract? Besides, with Su Dong's development momentum at a new level every year, Nike must re-evaluate Su Dong's value.
"No matter what, I will make Nike sign an unprecedented high-priced contract this time. If nothing else, I want to at least be on par with those American sports stars!" Mendes said.
Ma Dawei couldn't help getting excited when he heard this, "Can he be as good as those NBA stars?"
NBA basketball stars have always been the focus of Nike's competition, and Nike always offers astonishingly high prices, such as James and Kobe.
It would be amazing if Su Dong’s sponsorship fees could catch up with those of top NBA stars.
Unexpectedly, Mendes shook his head and smiled, "This goal is a bit too conservative."
"Still conservative?" Ma Dawei was a little surprised.
"You still underestimate the importance that European and American companies attach to the Asian market, especially the Chinese market. Now, in Asia, in China, who can compare with Su? Those NBA stars? Or the legendary Tiger Woods, who has the highest sponsorship contract in the world?" Mendes asked back.
Ma Dawei was a little stunned.
"Could it be that your goal is..."
"Tiger Woods' current contract with Nike is about 8 million Euros per year, but he is still negotiating a contract extension with Nike. He will definitely sign a new contract in 2006. It is said that Tiger Woods' request is to double the sponsorship amount."
"Sixteen million euros?" Ma Dawei was so surprised that he lost his voice this time.
Even Wang Chuqing was a little shocked.
Is Nike really willing to spend so much money to sign Tiger Woods? If Tiger Woods is worth this price, then what about Su Dong? Looking at Su Dong again, Wang Chuqing's eyes changed a little, as if she was not seeing a living person, but a little golden man.
"If Nike doesn't want to give, then someone must be willing to give, right?" Mendes smiled confidently.
At this moment, the Portuguese agent vividly played his legendary role in front of Wang Chuqing and Ma Dawei.
Vampire! And a vampire as cunning as a fox! Needless to say, he must have had some contact with Adidas, or at least had some knowledge of Adidas' intentions, so he dared to make such a blatant request to Nike.
Anyway, there is only one Su Dong, but there is more than one sponsor.
"Is it possible? Don't overdo it, or you'll end up with nothing." Ma Dawei lacked confidence.
To be honest, he has just joined the team and there are many things he doesn't understand yet.
Mendes smiled and said, "Go back to Europe and talk with me, and you'll know."
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Su Dong doesn't care about his business matters.
He didn't understand these things and was happy to delegate the responsibility to Mendes and Ma Dawei.
Anyway, he is the one who makes the final decision, so he doesn't have to worry about his agent cheating him.
Today, Su Dong is like a cash cow for Mendes. If he is smart, he will hold on to him tighter and tighter and will never do anything to harm Su Dong's interests. Otherwise, Su Dong will turn to other agents in minutes.
As long as Su Dong said so, which famous agent in the world would not want to do it? Besides, Mendes also got a share of the money Su Dong earned.
Leaving the matter to Mendes and Ma Dawei, Su Dong had a nice vacation in Shanghai.
Every day I take Messi and Iniesta to stroll in China's most prosperous city and appreciate the unique beauty of this city.
Wang Chuqing is their exclusive tour guide.
It was also in Shanghai that Su Dong suddenly remembered that this was Wang Chuqing’s hometown.
Unlike Mendes and Ma Dawei who lived in Su Dong's house, Wang Chuqing went home every day. Su Dong only knew that her home was in the old city area, which was said to be not very far away, but Wang Chuqing did not tell him where exactly, and he did not ask.
However, according to Ma Dawei, who picked her up every day, Wang Chuqing's family was well-off, her father was successful in his career and was well-known in Shanghai.
This is not surprising. After all, those who can send their daughters to study abroad these days must have a good family background.
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Su Dong, Messi and Iniesta stayed in Shanghai for a week.
The most interesting thing during this period was that the three of them, together with Wang Chuqing, disguised themselves and ran outside to celebrate Christmas with people, which made Messi and Iniesta feel very fresh.
They didn't expect that Chinese people also celebrate Christmas, and celebrate it with such excitement.
After a nice week's vacation, the four of them set off back to Europe, leaving only Ma Dawei and Mendes to work in Japan.
In order to send Wang Chuqing to Munich, Su Dong went through Germany and then flew from Germany to Barcelona.
After arriving in Barcelona, the first thing Su Donggan did was to treat the entire Barcelona team to dinner.
This was something he had promised a long time ago.
After winning the World Footballer of the Year award, he promised to treat the entire team to a meal, but later the schedule was too busy and things were delayed.
This time, on the eve of the team training, Su Dong invited all his teammates to have dinner together at the most famous restaurant in the center of Barcelona. Also present were core coaching staff members such as Rijkaard and Su Dong's personal coaching team.
Like previous years, although the Sudong people were not in Europe this year, they still gave Nuno Cruz and others a generous red envelope each, allowing them to have a happy and comfortable New Year.
At this dinner, Su Dong was different from before. He seemed more confident.
Be more confident than ever before.
Because the fighting power shown by the team in the past six months has given him strong confidence.
"In January, the King's Cup will start soon."
"So far, we have won the Spanish Super Cup, the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup. In 2005, we won five championships!"
"Next, we will fight side by side in La Liga, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey. I believe we have enough strength to challenge these three championships. This will be an unprecedented great feat!"
"I heard that in the history of Spanish football, no team has ever won the treble."
"We will be the first! We will become an immortal monument!"
This is not only Su Dong's goal, but also the goal of all Barcelona players and the goal of President Laporta.
(End of this chapter)
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