Chapter 751: Top Forbes
London, this international metropolis.
As soon as they met, he gave Su Dong a warning.
At London's Heathrow Airport, despite his disguise, Su Dong was still recognized by passengers on the spot.
In fact, it’s not the tourists and fans’ fault for being sharp-eyed, but because Su Dong is too conspicuous.
With that height and figure, he would stand out anywhere.
Moreover, it was a hot summer, and Su Dong's disguise seemed too thin.
More importantly, it is the World Cup period now, and the flight from Johannesburg to London is full of fans.
As soon as he got on the plane, Su Dong was immediately recognized by the fans.
This was the case on the plane. When Su Dong appeared at Heathrow Airport, he was immediately surrounded by fans and passengers. Media reporters also soon heard the news and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
Even though he was already in the car that Mendes had arranged to pick him up and was on the way to the hotel, Su Dong felt a headache whenever he thought of everything that had just happened at the airport.
So crazy!
The scene was very chaotic and the fans were shouting a lot, but the sentence Su Dong said most often was that he was just returning to Europe from Johannesburg and did not come to the UK specifically.
This is obviously also an explanation to the fans and media reporters. As for whether they believe it or not, who knows? …
"I've already told you that you can't hide it like this."
The two of them sat side by side in the back seat of the car, and Wang Chuqing smiled jokingly.
The key is that Su Dong's figure is too conspicuous, and he can't hide even if he wants to, especially now that there are so many fans at the airport.
This was the first time that Su Dong felt the trouble caused by his height, but what could he do? Could he reverse his growth and shrink back? "Next time I'll wear a headgear and never take it off, and see who can recognize me." Su Dong said with a smile.
Wang Chuqing chuckled, "Then others will wonder if you are a gangster who escaped midway."
Just like in the movies, don’t all gangsters wear hoods?
"Yes, yes, I am a thief, a flower thief." After saying this, he stared at Wang Chuqing with ill intentions.
Wang Chuqing blushed and glared at him coquettishly, reminding him that there was a driver in front and he should speak seriously.
She doesn't mind how crazy the two of them act in private, but in front of others, she is still quite cool.
Su Dong immediately became serious, "I'll listen to you, we'll settle the score tonight."
Wang Chuqing felt even more embarrassed, and her face seemed to be dripping with water.
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The two arrived at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in central London.
This hotel is right next to One Hyde Park, a world-famous luxury residence.
After Su Dong and the other person arrived, they got out of the car and went straight inside. Someone was assigned to help carry their luggage up.
Soon, they went directly to the luxury suite from the VIP channel.
Mendes and Ma Dawei had been waiting for a long time.
"I'm tanned."
When they saw Su Dong, both Mendes and Ma Dawei noticed that he was different.
"It's normal. I've been running around in Africa for more than a month. I went to Kenya to see the great animal migration, and to Egypt to see the pyramids. While in South Africa, I also followed the World Cup games. How could I not get tanned?" Su Dong didn't care at all.
It’s interesting to say, I don’t know if it’s because of his physique, but Su Dong has become much tanned and looks healthier overall.
But Wang Chuqing also followed Su Dong, experiencing the desert, the sun and everything else, but she still remained so delicate and fair.
Whenever he saw her face, Su Dong was so envious that he complained that God was unfair and gave her all the best qualities.
"Only you young people have such energy. If it were me, I wouldn't be in the mood to go to South Africa to watch a World Cup. If I had that much time, I would rather lie at home, enjoy the air conditioning and a leisurely and pleasant life." Mendes said with a sigh.
Mendes looks bright and youthful, but he is actually 44 years old.
Once a man gets older, his physical strength and energy are not as good as before, and Mendes has complained about this many times.
He even said that he dyes his hair frequently.
Don't get me wrong, he wanted to dye his white hair black, otherwise he would be embarrassed to go out and see people.
Among those present, Ma Dawei was the one who felt this most deeply. Although he was not yet forty, his physical strength and energy were still far behind.
Su Dong was not surprised, because he had heard about this too, especially for professional players, who basically go from bad to worse when they reach the age of 30, and some are even on the decline before they even reach 30.
"How is it? How's the progress?" After chatting, Su Dong started talking about business with concern.
…
Since half a year ago, when Su Dong decided not to renew his contract with Bayern, Mendes and Ma Dawei have been paving the way for Su Dong and looking for a new club.
Real Madrid has never been Su Dong's first choice, and it is not even within the range of options.
Manchester United has had contact, but there has been no progress. Instead, it is Manchester City that is the most sincere and also the closest to Su Dong.
For many things, the outside media analyzed them very thoroughly and deeply. Basically, apart from the results, Manchester City was the best choice for the Soviet Union, and in the end Manchester City also qualified for the Europa League.
From Bayern to Manchester City, failing to play in the Champions League, the Sudong team needs to solve many problems.
For example, sponsors, when they signed with Su Dong, they valued Su Dong's performance in the Champions League. But if Su Dong can't play in the Champions League, how can they explain to the sponsors? Before transferring to Manchester City, you must first get the sponsors.
According to the feedback received from Mendes, Su Dong's sponsors are generally loyal and did not choose to terminate the contract because he could not play in the Champions League after transferring to Manchester City. However, they also asked Su Dong to make a commitment to return to the Champions League within a certain period of time.
However, two or three cooperation deals that were under negotiation were cancelled because of this.
There is no way around it. After all, what people value is Su Dong's performance in top competitions.
Going to the Premier League will definitely give him more exposure, but missing the Champions League will also have a significant impact.
After securing the sponsors, Su Dong's team still had to make a series of cuts with Bayern.
There are too many conflicting interests between the two parties, especially in terms of commercial cooperation. Some need to be bought out, some can be terminated, and some need to be maintained, but how to continue the cooperation also requires the team to discuss.
Today, Su Dong is no longer just a simple professional player. He is the brightest gold sign in the global sports world, attracting countless resources to gather towards him. His every move affects the interests of all aspects.
For example, the report in The Sun not long ago directly mentioned Su Dong. Even though it has been a while, until now, the media are still paying attention to the progress of Su Dong’s mansion every day, and it has even affected the progress of the project.
Putting all of this aside, there is one very important thing, which is Su Dong’s personal treatment.
"The contract offered by Manchester City is very sincere, with an annual salary of 50 million euros after tax. At the same time, they are willing to sign a contract with us similar to Bayern, for a period of five years, with a signing fee of 50 million euros per year, a total of 250 million euros, and all appearance fees, match bonuses, goal bonuses, etc., are all more generous than the Bayern period."
It can be seen that Mendes and Ma Dawei are very satisfied with the contract offered by Manchester City.
Apart from anything else, just based on annual salary and signing fee, Su Dong can take away 100 million euros from Manchester City every year.
What is the concept of this?
According to the latest Forbes ranking, the highest-paid athlete in the sports world is American golf superstar Tiger Woods. Converted into euros, his income is around 80 million euros.
Su Dong follows closely behind. His income at Bayern is slightly less than Tiger Woods, but Forbes cannot find Su Dong's specific income in the business field. For example, many sponsorship contracts are not included, so Su Dong has always been slightly behind Tiger Woods.
However, although the ranking is like this, Forbes will specifically mark every time that Su Dong’s income figures do not include certain things, so the whole world knows that Su Dong is actually the highest-earning athlete in the world sports.
But this time, just based on the Manchester City contract, Su Dong will completely leave Tiger Woods behind.
Next year's Forbes ranking will see Su Dong at the top! And if you add in other income, the amount of money Su Dong earns every year will be an astronomical figure.
The most obvious change in Su Dong in recent years is that his parents used to pay attention to his income, but now they basically don’t pay attention to it. They now use the secondary card that Su Dong applied for for them to look for houses and buy houses everywhere, spending money without hesitation.
But it’s really strange. The more houses are built, the higher the price goes.
Originally, Su Dong and Wang Chuqing were thinking that as long as the property could maintain its value, it would be fine. However, they did not expect that housing prices would continue to rise. Su Dong’s parents are now almost experts in buying houses, and they are just short of writing a house buying manual.
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Not only Mendes and Ma Dawei were satisfied with the contract offered by Manchester City, but Su Dong also thought it was good.
Generally speaking, for free transfers, the signing fee and annual salary will be higher, and Manchester City is a bit like trying to climb up the ladder, so naturally they have to show more sincerity in terms of annual salary and signing fee.
Su Dong didn't think there was anything wrong with this.
After taking Manchester City's money, he will play hard for Manchester City next. This is his professionalism.
From Sporting Lisbon to Valencia, from Barcelona to Bayern Munich, and now to Manchester City, Su Dong asks himself whether he is worthy of every salary he receives.
"Pepe's deal is almost done, with a transfer fee of 30 million euros, and Marcelo has also been allowed to transfer by Bayern Munich, with a value of around 25 million euros."
At this point, Mendes changed the subject and let out a long sigh.
"However, in the transfer of Modric and Maicon, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan both rejected it. They both made it clear that they would not accept any offer from Manchester City. These two players are not for sale."
Su Dong was a little surprised.
Maicon being rejected is not a big deal, after all, Manchester City still has Zabaleta, who is barely available.
But Modric was rejected, which was somewhat unexpected for him.
Schweinsteiger played exceptionally well in the World Cup in South Africa and is the true core of the German team. Although Toni Kroos has not yet become a starter, his performance is also remarkable.
Shouldn't Bayern sell Modric at this time and support Toni Kroos to take over?
(End of this chapter)
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