Chapter 439: Set up a brokerage company and recruit Harland and Mbappe in advance!

After signing Lin Quan, Mercedes-Benz immediately posted a hero post and invited reporters from mainstream media and some celebrities around the world to prepare to hold a press conference at its headquarters to announce this matter to the world.

As soon as this news was announced, it immediately aroused heated discussions among the melon-eating public, and also made several competitors of Mercedes-Benz feel a little nervous.

"That old guy Dieter is so generous. He is really willing to give you 200 million euros in endorsement fees over 8 years!"

As competitors of Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi know the situation of Mercedes-Benz very well.

When Mercedes-Benz hired Schwarzenegger, Beckham, Federer and others, the maximum endorsement fee was only 12 million a year, but in order to sign Lin Quan, they actually doubled the price.

It seems that in order to win over Lin Quan, Mercedes-Benz spent a lot of money!

But in the eyes of Audi and BMW, the money spent on Mercedes-Benz is so worth it!

Not to mention Lin Quan's influence in Europe and even the world, based on his influence in China alone, this endorsement can help Mercedes-Benz further widen the gap with other competitors.

If BMW and Audi want to avoid being widened by Mercedes-Benz, they must spend heavily to hire local Chinese superstars.

But these stars do not have international influence, and their influence is limited to China.

Compared with Lin Quan, an international superstar, this money is not cost-effective.

In addition, there are currently no phenomenal sports stars in China, and the rapid replacement of entertainment stars means that they have to replace them frequently.

But these problems do not exist for Lin. As long as he is active in the European arena, there will be no lack of exposure.

Even after the older generation of stars such as Messi and Ronaldo retire, his popularity and fame will further increase and he will become a ball king level existence.

Such a brand spokesperson who can continue to maintain popularity and constantly upgrade is simply the best among spokespersons!

Thinking of this, the people in charge of marketing at BMW and Audi all wanted to slap themselves:

Why didn't they think of such an excellent candidate before them?

Ginger is still spicy!

Mr. Dieter certainly has something!

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Dieter Zetsche, the president of Mercedes-Benz, who is feared by BMW and Audi, is accompanying Lin Quan to visit the headquarters of Mercedes-Benz.

Dieter did not look down upon Lin Quan at all because he was young. Instead, he attached great importance to his visit and personally explained to him the people and objects displayed in the exhibition room as well as the age and provenance of the photos.

Mercedes-Benz has a long history. Their founder is Karl Benz, the inventor of the automobile. His invention changed the world and changed human life.

After visiting the headquarters of Mercedes-Benz, the two parties had lunch together. After a full meal, Dieter launched a proposal:

"Mr. Lin, I plan to ask the group's design department to design a car for you. It will be designed in the style of football and green stadiums. What do you think?"

Designing a car with a football theme?

From the look of the other party, it didn't seem like he was joking.

And as far as Lin Quan knew, such a thing was not impossible.

After Federer retired, in view of his long-term cooperative relationship with Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz designed a car in the style of tennis, and Federer himself is reported to have participated in the design work.

Lin Quan doesn't know anything about car design, but if the other party is willing to do this, he has no objection.

After all, if someone gives him money, he has no reason not to want it!

Some top basketball stars have specialized sports brands that design exclusive signature sneakers for them. If these sneakers are sold, the stars can get a certain percentage of the revenue.

This amount of money is not a small amount, so only truly top stars can have such a contract.

Compared with sneakers worth hundreds or thousands of yuan, a car worth hundreds of thousands is much more valuable.

So even if the sales volume is lower, the profit sharing is still considerable.

As a result, the two parties signed another contract for a new car in addition to the original contract.

In this contract, Mercedes-Benz gave a share of 10%.

Nearly double the normal sneaker share!

Of course, Lin Quan also understands that pie will not fall from the sky.

The pie that Dieter drew is certainly tempting, but whether you can get the money depends entirely on whether this kind of car can be sold.

If you can't sell it, you won't be able to eat the cake no matter how beautiful it is.

Overall, Lin Quan was very satisfied with this trip to the Mercedes-Benz headquarters.

The other party is indeed very sincere, in order to minimize the impact on Lin Quan's work and life.

In addition to participating in a few fixed business activities every year, Mercedes-Benz will negotiate with Lin Quan at other times. If he wants to participate, he can go. If he doesn't want to go, the other party will not force him.

Of course, as Mercedes-Benz is a sponsor of many events, some commercial activities are beneficial to the players themselves.

If Lin Quan had time, he would also participate in these activities. After all, there was no reason to refuse a mutually beneficial and win-win matter.

Lin Quan was very happy to sign this big contract, but someone was happier than him.

"Uncle Pere, you were almost smiling all the way. Are you so happy?"

"Haha, can you be unhappy if someone gives you so much money?"

Perret was waving his fingers to count how much money he could earn from this endorsement. Generally, the agent's commission is 10% of the player's income, but because Perret is Lin Quan's relative and elder, his commission ratio is Only 5%.

With a big contract of 200 million euros, even if he only takes 5%, he can still get a huge sum of 10 million euros!

It’s true that choice is more important than strength!

If he hadn't chosen the right person and embraced Lin Quan's thick thigh, how could he have had so many opportunities to make money?

Even if he signed his brother Guardiola, he wouldn't be able to make so much money!

Although Guardiola's salary in Manchester City is quite high, his commercial value is far lower than that of the stars. He does not receive a few advertisements a year. Guardiola is also disgusted with such things as endorsements, so he lives on his salary.

Moreover, there is no transfer fee for the coach, and there is no commission on the transfer fee.

This alone is a lot lower than the player's commission.

In fact, it’s not that Guardiola doesn’t shoot commercials. Lin Quan remembers that he shot a lot of commercials from 2007 to 2010, as many as twenty or thirty a year.

However, the amounts of these endorsements are not high, and they are not well-known brands. They are purely Guardiola's way of making extra money to support his family before Barcelona gives him a salary increase.

After all, he raises a large family by himself, including four children, which is quite stressful!

After Barcelona renewed Guardiola's contract in July 2010 and gave him a salary increase, the frequency of his advertisements dropped.

Although Perret's commission ratio is low, Lin Quanquan is a super rich person, and the amount of annual commercial sponsorship is not high. Even if it is calculated at a ratio of 5%, including salary, endorsement fees, etc., he can earn a million a year. A few million euros is no problem.

In football, there are not many agents who can surpass him, and there are probably only a few big names like Mendes and Raiola.

However, the main reason why Perret feels that there is not enough money is because he plans to expand the scale of his company, recruit more talents, and sign more potential players.

After counting the money, Pere breathed a sigh of relief and looked satisfied.

Suddenly, he looked at Lin Quan beside him, his eyes rolled around, and he thought:

"Lin, Pep often told me that you have a very good eye for people and can always spot some potential stars. There is something going on at my uncle's company. Can I ask you for a favor?"

"You want me to help you recruit people, right?"

The moment Lin Quan turned his eyes, he felt as if he was being stared at by a hungry wolf.

Pere's expression was almost undisguised.

"Did you agree?"

Pere rubbed his hands together, looking like he was about to get rich.

Perret's topic aroused Lin Quan's interest. He happened to be studying how to invest during this period. After making a fortune from Mercedes-Benz, he not only had money to buy stocks, but also had some left over to invest in his uncle's broker. The company is fine.

In this case, it can not only help, but also be a good investment channel for Lin Quan himself.

With his advantage as a time traveler, it is not difficult to dig out young players before they become famous.

Imagine bringing all future stars like Mbappe and Haaland online. When they become famous in the future, they can make money.

After making up his mind, Lin Quan asked:

"Does your company still lack a major shareholder? How about counting me in?"

Pere was stunned for a moment. He originally just asked Lin Quan for help, but he didn't expect that he would actually join the gang.

How could he refuse such a thing?

Lin Quan's influence in football is overwhelming.

During this period, the best way for his agency to sign young players is to tell them that Lin Quan is under our company, and if you come to our company, you will have a chance to get Lin Quan's autograph!

This alone will deceive those little Lin Quan fans into not wanting it.

If Lin Quan really joins the team, then when he goes out to recruit people in the future, he can openly tell the other party: Our boss is Lin, yes, that’s right, Manchester City’s No. 10, the God on the court, the omnipotent Lin!

If Lin Quan knew what Pere was thinking, he would probably kill him!

How shameless!

Do you want some face?

Besides, not everyone is a fan of Lin Quan.

Mbappe’s idol is Cristiano Ronaldo, but I don’t know if it has changed now...

As for South America, most young players like Messi. After all, Messi is a South American.

Lin Quan's influence is relatively large in Europe and Asia. Almost all of the young players in East Asia regard Lin Quan as their idol.

But the problem is, Asia is a football desert, and there are not many good prospects there!

Maybe those from Japan and South Korea will count in the future?

Three-goal champion Sam Tomohiro is pretty good, and South Korea's Kim Min-ja is pretty good. In addition, there are some young players who are pretty good in Asia, but are average in Europe and not particularly outstanding.

On the contrary, in Europe, there are many stars in the future.

In addition to Mbappe and Haaland, France's Chuameni, Spain's Garvey, Portugal's Leo, etc., there are also many young stars from South America, such as Enzo, Alvarez, etc.

If all these people can really be signed, their agency will definitely become a pivotal presence in football in the future.

Perret may not know this, but he fully approves of Lin Quan joining his agency.

As a result, Lin Quan increased his capital by 10 million euros and took 50% of the company's shares, with his uncle and nephew each holding half of the shares.

After investing this money, Lin Quan was completely out of money.

Therefore, in addition to the big contract with Mercedes-Benz, Lin Quan took advantage of this period to accept some other endorsements.

These are short-term contracts involving all aspects, including clothing, food, watches, and even children's toys.

Simply outrageous!

However, these endorsements have brought Lin Quan tens of millions of euros in income, making him rich again.

At least you don't have to worry about running out of money.

However, he managed to catch everything he could in one go. After filming so many commercials, Lin almost vomited. This was much more tiring than playing football!

Affected by this, within a year and a half, he will probably not consider accepting advertisements again.

While Lin Quan was busy filming commercials, Del Bosque led a group of young Spanish players to achieve two consecutive victories on the court.

On October 10, they swept Luxembourg 4:0 at home. Luxembourg was very weak and ranked only 93rd in the world.

Considering that the opponent's total population is only 600,000, this result is actually not bad.

In this game, forward Paco from Valencia scored twice and performed well.

Morata continued his outstanding performance in the Champions League. He contributed a goal and an assist as a substitute, and his performance was equally wonderful.

Before the final whistle sounded, Cazorla scored another goal, setting the score at 4:0.

If Spain won the first game easily, then in the second game, after encountering a tough opponent like Ukraine, their performance was greatly reduced.

The Ukrainian football team ranks within the top 30 in the world. Such a team, even in Europe, is by no means a soft persimmon.

Encountering such an opponent, the background of Spain's new recruits was exposed.

In this game, Spain performed poorly. They even lost control of the field in the first half and had a lower ball possession rate than their opponents.

Seeing that Spain was about to lose, the opponent had a handball in the penalty area and gave Spain a penalty kick.

However, what was shocking was that Paco, who took the penalty kick, kicked the ball into the sky and returned the gift given by the opponent.

Seeing this scene, Del Bosque on the coaching bench felt a rush of blood rushing to his forehead. The coach was almost furious to death on the spot.

Paco had just been considered a talent by him because of the previous game against Luxembourg, but he didn't expect to make such a mistake this time.

This guy's psychological quality is really far worse than Lin Quan's.

He had never seen Lin Quan miss a penalty kick, not even once.

This guy missed the first penalty kick for the national team. Well done, that’s great!

After missing the penalty kick, Paco was almost depressed.

This goal should have been taken by the captain Cesc Fabregas, but Fabregas felt that the coach was promoting young people, and Paco performed well in the last game, so he generously gave up the opportunity.

Unexpectedly, something happened to this team.

Sure enough, not everyone is Lin Quan. In the early years, everyone took turns taking penalty kicks in the Spanish team.

If anyone misses a penalty, someone else will take the penalty in the next game.

As a result, all Spain's penalty kicks were handed over to Lin Quan, which was not Lin Quan's privilege.

But after the penalty kick came to him, he never missed it.

Therefore, Lin Quan automatically became Spain's number one penalty kicker. As long as he was on the court, no one would compete with him for penalty kicks. This also led to other players in the national team lacking the opportunity to take penalty kicks. Ability has been somewhat affected.

The reason why Fascination gave up the opportunity to Paco was not only to take care of the newcomer, but also because he felt that he had not taken a penalty kick for a long time and was not very sure.

Unexpectedly, Paco also missed a free throw.

Well, Paco will inevitably be criticized by the fans and the media after the game because of this penalty kick.

For a newcomer, this is too miserable!