I am the king of football

Chapter 47 Getting on the Right Track
After the match with Portsmouth, Hull City held a simple thank-you ceremony at their home stadium. The five consecutive wins at the start of the league were a feat that Hull City had never achieved before. When the players came to the stands, the Hull City fans gave them a huge cheer.

"Qin! Qin! Qin!"

Among them, Qin Hu's name naturally appears the most frequently and has the loudest voice. As a player produced by the team's youth training, Qin Hu's performance in the first team can definitely be called top-notch, which makes him deeply loved by the fans.

In response, Qin Hu bowed deeply to the fans very seriously, which in return received even more enthusiastic cheers.

Fans and players have always achieved mutual success, and Qin Hu has kept this in mind since the moment he started his career as a professional player.

As long as the players of a team are willing to try their best to win on the court, the fans will not be able to blame them even if the final result is not ideal.

And when a team carries the fans' earnest expectations but breaks its own bottom line again and again, it will naturally be deeply despised by the fans in return.

Unfortunately, there are always people who don’t understand such a simple truth, or who pretend to be ignorant even though they know the truth.

After the thank you ceremony, the entire Hull City team returned to the locker room to change and disband. Bruce waved his hand and gave the team another day off. The players were naturally very excited. Everyone said goodbye and left the stadium.

After Qin Hu left the team, he contacted Li Xiang as soon as possible. The two parties agreed to meet at a Chinese restaurant with elegant rooms in Hull City, where he saw Mendes in person for the first time.

"Hello Qin, nice to meet you, you are much more muscular than what I saw in the video, haha."

"Hello sir."

Wearing a simple casual suit, speaking in a very friendly manner and with a very capable temperament, this was the first impression Mendes gave Qin Hu. After shaking hands with the other party, Qin Hu and Li Xiang sat opposite Mendes.

As the dishes were served, the three began to chat, and the topic naturally revolved around the agent.

"There is an idiom in China called 'get straight to the point'. I came here with great sincerity. This is the agent contract that my team and I have prepared for you."

Mendes took out two contracts from his briefcase. He even thoughtfully prepared the documents in both Chinese and English, which made it easy for Qin Hu and Li Xiang to read them.

In fact, long before Qin Hu's round of competition, Li Xiang had already reviewed the contract in advance, and he consulted professional friends about some of the terms and contents.

"Uncle Li, what do you think~"

After reading the contract carefully, Qin Hu raised his head and looked at Li Xiang.

The document contains quite a lot of promises made by Mendes. He will carry out transfer operations for Qin Hu in accordance with his wishes, help Qin Hu negotiate with the club to obtain maximum benefits, and seek the best career plan for him.

In addition, Mendes' contract even includes helping Qin Hu develop business in Europe. He will use his connections to assist Qin Hu in cooperating with major top brands to expand his popularity and income.

As for commissions, the agent commission is set at 2.75% of the annual salary. Any additional income given by the club, such as signing fees, during the transfer process will be paid in proportion in installments.

In terms of commercial development, Mendes gave an example. The commission rate of his commercial development contract with Ronaldo fluctuated between 15% and 20%. Since Qin Hu was a non-EU player and he was only responsible for the development of his non-Chinese market, he set the rate at 15%.

Simply put, the more benefits Mendes fights for Qin Hu, the more income he can earn.

Qin Hu actually didn't understand these proportion settings. He was reading the contract and communicating with Li Xiang beside him, and only then did he realize that Mendes' plan could be said to be quite fair.

"Huzi, let me tell you this, he is interested in your future. According to this contract, the amount he can earn from you in a year after signing it will be pitifully small."

After a quick calculation, Li Xiang nodded to Qin Hu. "He is confident that he can use his connections and abilities to rapidly increase your worth and income, so he gave you these conditions. I think there is nothing wrong with that."

In the European market, both Qin Hu and himself were completely blind. The resources Mendes could provide were definitely top-notch, and a 15% ratio was not unacceptable. After all, reports that Ronaldo had become the top-earning player in the commercial field had already been everywhere, which showed that the other party was really capable.

In fact, Mendes is very willing to take over the development of Qinhu's Chinese market. In his opinion, as a Chinese, Qinhu naturally has great advantages in developing in the Chinese market.

However, Li Xiang had already told him that he would not be bothered with business development in China, and his team also lacked understanding and connections in the Chinese market, so Mendes had no choice but to give up.

"No problem."

After thinking carefully for a moment, Qin Hu put down the documents in his hand, raised his head and smiled as he extended his hand to Mendes.

"It's a great honor to work with you, Mr. Mendes. No, can I call you my agent now?"

"Haha, I'm happy to do that."

After each of them signed the document, an agent contract came into effect. From that moment on, a model agent and player combination in football was born.

In the many years that followed, Mendes played an important role in Qin Hu's transfers and European business empire. Of course, that's a story for later.

"Then, there is no time to lose. I think your performance is good enough to ask Hull City for a new contract. I will discuss the plan with my team as soon as possible. You only need to authorize me to negotiate with Hull City."

"Ok."

He had no intention of being idle for a moment. After lunch was over, Mendes said goodbye to Qin Hu. As a professional agent, he urgently needed to use a negotiation that would satisfy the player to make the other party understand that choosing him was absolutely the right choice.

After seeing Mendes off, Qin Hu breathed a sigh of relief. From preparing for the game in the morning to the end of the game until now, he was actually quite tired. He didn't need to hide this in front of Li Xiang.

"So Uncle Li, can I let you develop the Chinese market? I can give you 50% of the shares."

Turning his head to look at Li Xiang beside him, Qin Hu had a smile on his face. The reason why Mendes did not get Qin Hu's authorization for the Chinese market was naturally because he did not want outsiders to earn this part of the money.

"Don't talk nonsense, kid. I don't have the time to be your full-time agent. I'll discuss this with Boss Qin. Then I can take over the entire company in your name."

Li Xiang had never thought of making huge profits from his disciple. He already had the idea in mind and soon figured out the way to develop Qin Hu's domestic market.

"When the time comes, your uncle Li and I, as well as your father Qin, will all work for you. Just pay us on time."

“Then we must offer a maximum salary!”

"Poor talk~"

Li Xiang slapped Qin Hu on the head, which earned him a more honest smile. Then the two of them strolled leisurely towards Qin Hu's apartment.

At this point, Qin Hu's development as a professional player was truly on the right track.

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