Chapter 8 Under the First Formal Contract
When Li Yi and Lucas were celebrating, Chakh Huber also put the signing of Li Yi with the board of directors on the agenda
"Chakh Huber, do you mean that this boy has the potential to become a star in the future?" At the other end of the phone, Hoffman, the chairman of the upstart with a fat belly, asked.
"Yes, in the Bundesliga, and even in the Bundesliga, long passes are as accurate as Artes." In order to let the pigs of the board of directors nod and sign Li Yi, Chahe Huber had to exaggerate Li Yi a little. Hoffman, we haven't known each other for a day or two. I won't casually find someone to increase the burden on the club. Artes's long pass is very good, and he is very young, only 19 years old, and he is likely to become a new generation of German stars in the future. The most important thing is that he is now free, and it doesn't cost him 1 euro point to sign his club. Chakhhuber continued.
"Is that so? How about giving him a youth team contract? You also said that he is only 19 years old. If he performs well, give him a contract for the adult team. What Hoffman thinks is different from the head coach. When he hears that Li Yi may become a star in the future, he is not concerned about how much contribution Li Yi can make to the team, but how to exploit Li Yi's residual value and how many euros he can sell after Li Yi becomes famous. Maybe it's 1 million, maybe 2 million. Thinking of this, my saliva almost flowed out.
After the training the next morning, Chakh Huber stopped Li Yi, who was about to leave.
Chahehubo told Li Yi that the club plans to sign a youth contract with him first, so that Li Yi can start training with the youth team and the youth players tomorrow, play the youth league of the Bundesliga, and find the feeling of professional football. Wait for Li Yi to be a little more mature before transfering him back to the adult team.
"By the way, and tomorrow the team's manager Byinrich will discuss with you about your contract, but you don't have an agent yet. If you trust Leo (Lucas), you can ask Leo to help you discuss the details of the contract." Chakh Huber thought about it and added.
"Of course I trust Lucas, but isn't Lucas a scout? Can he help me negotiate a contract with the club?" The only person Li Yi can trust now is Lucas. Except for Lucas, he doesn't know who to trust. However, there is still some doubt in his heart, because he knows that Lucas is a scout, and it is usually the job of an agent to negotiate a contract, so he asked this question.
"Ha ha, Lucas was a player agent before he became a team scout. Just trust him and leave it to him. He won't let you down." After saying that, Chakh Huber turned around and left.
In the evening, Li Yi returned to Lucas's home and learned that Lucas had learned from Chah Huber in advance that he would discuss the contract on behalf of Li Yi tomorrow.
After chatting with Li Yi for a while, Lucas got to the point, "Atus, thank you for your trust in me. Don't worry, although I haven't been an agent for a long time, this time I just help you simply negotiate the contract details with the club. I believe I can still be competent."
"Mr. Leo, you're welcome. You know my situation. I don't know anything about this. I believe you will try your best to help me fight for it, so you can rest assured to talk to the club." Li Yi said to Lucas with a smile.
"Don't worry, although your salary will not be much for the time being, I will definitely help you get a top salary contract for a young player. In addition, if you need it, I will ask the club to help you rent a house near the stadium, and then ask the club to give you a suitable subsidy every month.
"Okay, Leo, just help me deal with these as appropriate."
"Atus, you trust me, but we still have to sign a broker contract, otherwise I don't have the power to sign the contract for you." After saying that, Lucas took out the contract that had been drafted in the afternoon from his briefcase.
Li Yi took a simple look. There was nothing wrong with the contract. Lucas was responsible for his transfer, signing, annual salary and advertising endorsement, from which he took 3% of the fee. The term of the contract is 3 years.
Originally, Li Yi wanted to increase Lucas's commission, but in the end, he failed to pass Lucas, and the commission was still only maintained at the ultra-low level of 3%.
Li Yi signed his own name on the contract, and the broker contract officially came into effect.
Early the next morning, Lucas came to Byinrich's office to discuss Li Yi's contract. Although Byingrich was notified by the board of directors to sign the teenager, Lucas also hoped that Li Yi would successfully stay in Rostock. However, in the end, the two sides were still entangled in Li Yi's annual salary and contract time.
According to Byinrich, it is quite a risk for the club to hire a player who has never played in a professional league, so it is only willing to give Li Yi a one-year contract with an annual salary of 40,000 euros. Because Li Yi goes to the youth team to report, the club will not help Li Yi find a house, let alone the car and horse. I thought about it, I didn't even have an appearance fee. After a year, let's see Li Yi's performance before deciding whether to renew the contract.
And Lucas here knows the head coach Chah Huber's evaluation of Li Yi. Although he and Byinrich are also old friends in private, the shopping mall is like a battlefield, and there is nothing to talk about on the battlefield.
"Old friend, I think you have to figure out one thing. Rostock's head coach Chah Huber said himself that Artes will become a new generation of German stars. Don't you think your garbage contract is an insult to a future star?" Lucas was really angry when he saw Byinrich's offer. "Also, is your offer of 40,000 euros pre-tax or after-tax?"
"Of course, it's before tax, Leo's old friend. You should know that this offer is already the level of substitute players in the middle of the Bundesliga, and our Artes is only signing a youth contract now. We are very sincere." The old deep-fried dough stick Byinrich has been wandering around the world for decades. How can he be squated by Lucas casually? He stands firm and does not retreat at all.
"Mr. Byinrich, you also know that Artus, as a bachelor, has a very high tax in Germany. It is 40,000 euros before tax, and less than 20,000 euros before tax. Even those who receive CSSA get more than him, which is absolutely impossible. If you are not sincere, maybe I should take Artes to other clubs to try. I think with his footwork, there will always be clubs that are willing to introduce Artes at a price above this price.
Lucas and Byinrich argued about this problem all morning, and finally used the escapee's trick to force Byerich to give in and signed a one-year contract with Li Yi with an annual salary of 30,000 euros after tax. Byinrich didn't know how much he would pay for today's stingyness in the future, and he almost regretted it.
This price is definitely the top salary in the Bundesliga youth team. Although the signing time is a little short, Lucas is still quite satisfied. In fact, from his heart, he does not want Li Yi to sign a long contract with the club. He firmly believes that if Li Yi kicks out Come on, the salary you can get is definitely more than that.
After discussion, Lucas immediately went to the training ground of the youth team, found Li Yi, and told him the results of the negotiation in the morning.
After listening to the conditions, Li Yi is also quite satisfied. The annual salary after tax is 30,000 euros, which is equivalent to a weekly salary of about 1,300 euros (before tax). For Li Yi, who has no work experience, this is undoubtedly a very large income, and the loan for the family's house is more than enough, so Li Yi readily agreed. This contract. Now it can be said that everything is ready, and only the contract is owed.
Two days later, without the knowledge of the outside world, Li Yi quietly signed the first formal contract of his life with Rostock. At this point, Li Yi finally became an official member of Rostock.