"Let's go with Ajax! After all, that team has produced top stars. How about AC Milan from the Noodle Country?"
"I suggest you choose the Black Orchid Legion."
"Why?" Wei Laisong asked.
"At the peak of their strength, the Rossoneri had three key players who dominated all the teams in the EU, so their asking price was extremely high."
Wei Laisong chuckled and said, "It's alright, our boss has plenty of money."
"It's a friendly match, no need to spend a lot of money. The Black and Blue Army is not bad either!"
Subsequently, Wei Leisson accepted the advice and chose AC Milan, whose appearance fee was $1.1 million. He also inquired about AC Milan's offer, which was $1.8 million – after all, they were at their peak, boasting several star players.
So from a cost-performance perspective, the Nerazzurri are still the better choice, especially considering they have a number of star players.
During this period, domestic sports channels broadcast the Noodle Country League, and everyone was familiar with the Noodle Country teams, many of whom were fans of the Seven Sisters teams.
There are quite a few fans of the Nerazzurri.
That evening, Zhao Shanhai's foreign subordinate introduced him to a football broker, or football agent.
While they are called football agents, they are actually people who resell players, profiting from both ends. They are not player agents, but rather intermediaries in the player market, facilitating transactions between football clubs and players.
For example, if a player wants to transfer but doesn't have anywhere to go for the time being, these intermediaries will provide a large number of clubs, and then they will talk to the clubs to facilitate their cooperation.
The existence of such people greatly reduces the time spent selecting players.
Wei Leisson said they still lack a young midfielder.
So, players from various countries who were ready to transfer were presented to him with mostly information gathered by scouts, including their performance records and approximate prices.
One of the agents recommended an Argentine midfielder named Redondo, who was young, had a low salary, and was also a player in the Argentine youth team.
The club asked for a transfer fee of $2.3 million.
Wei Laisong hesitated for a moment, but there were still many options, including those under one million and quite a few around one million.
He hadn't seen the videos of these people, so he didn't know their skill level, but he did know that you get what you pay for.
Alright, since the boss has money, and we don't have to be frugal with him, let's just take that player.
I signed a power of attorney, authorizing the agent to represent me in all negotiations.
He saved a lot of trouble, but the agency fee was a bit high; the other party wanted 10%, which wasn't included in the transfer fee.
With his position gone, and given that Noodle Country was a romantic city, he spent his free time watching fashion shows.
In the past, when I was on official business, I would watch TV programs in a proper manner. Now, I can watch programs with less clothing, or even programs with no clothing at all.
After the show, you can attend a cocktail party.
After the party, you can choose a model to take back to the hotel, and they will explain in detail how the fabric was saved.
It's really great to spend the company's money to do your own thing.
After spending ten days in Noodle Country and booking all the dates, this guy returned home.
In another week, two well-known teams will come to China to play two friendly matches against teams in the B-League.
Because the Luzhong Stadium was newly built and renovated, it only has a capacity of 20,000 people and doesn't look very impressive. The only well-known stadium nearby is the Provincial Sports Center.
Two friendly matches have been scheduled for January 18th and January 20th at the Shandong Provincial Sports Center.
Upon Wei Laisong's return, he immediately sought media coverage for the incident. He also quickly established a sports channel and contacted CCTV Sports Channel, provincial sports channels, and Luzhong Sports Channel to broadcast the story simultaneously.
The young goalkeeper, Pagliuca, has been moved into the squad. If he plays, there will be four foreign players on the field.
The league doesn't allow it, but this is a friendly match, and both sides are allowed to field eight substitutes for fun.
As for Redondo, nothing has been agreed upon yet. He'll probably come after the friendly match.
How to arrange the players on the field is a headache for the coach.
Shandong Luneng currently has four foreign players. If they add Redondo, that will make it five. Apart from goalkeeper Pagliuca, only two of the remaining four can be on the field at any given time, with the other two on the bench. If all else fails, they can field two in the first half and two in the second half.
During his time back, Wei Laisong wanted to give the team a new kit. Unfortunately, no well-known global sports brands were sponsoring them, so they had to buy the kits themselves.
After hearing about this, Xing Baohua asked Wei Laisong to contact Li Ning, the world gymnastics champion, and inquire whether he could sponsor the team, since he had heard that Li Ning was planning to launch a sportswear brand.
Sponsorship is also a source of profit for the team.
Wei Laisong contacted a friend at the sports bureau and asked for the gymnastics champion's contact information.
The other person said, "Yes, we did have this idea. We were just discussing with some friends how to start a company. How did you find out?"
"Never mind how I know, I just want to ask you guys, do you want to take this opportunity to advertise? We have two world-class friendly matches on the 18th and 20th," Wei Laisong said.
"Please wait for me for half an hour, I need to process this first." World champion Ning quickly hung up the phone. Starting a sportswear company was indeed an idea of his; after all, he was a celebrity, and he wanted to leverage his star power, learning from Michael Jordan.
Business is coming his way, but his company isn't registered yet, and he hasn't secured a manufacturing plant. He only has a few days left—what is he going to do?
So they consulted with their partners.
“Yes, yes, we’ll take the order. How many uniforms does a team need? We can produce them in three hours. Find someone to design a few patterns, and you and the designer will go to central Shandong to let them choose. I’ll contact the No. 3 Garment Factory in eastern Shandong to finalize the samples, and then we’ll start production. Isn’t it at the Shandong Provincial Stadium? We can get them wearing them before the game starts.”
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