Freddy's mockery was not an act of venting, but there was real evidence.
He said bluntly to Florentino, "Mr. President, okay, let's not talk about how much salary Ronaldo can receive from Real Madrid in a year. Let's just talk about Qin Xiong's personal income and treatment.
The new contract provided by Real Madrid does give Qin Xiong a big increase in his salary, doubling it. However, the contract stipulates that Qin Xiong has to give up 40% of the income from portrait rights. Are you sure?
Do you know how much Qin Xiong's annual income from portrait rights is?
It's more than 70% of his income in the past two years!
You want to divide 70% of his income and 40% of it, and then you keep saying that Real Madrid wants to give the best treatment to its meritorious players?
If you sign this contract, maybe when you go back and do the math, Qin Xiong's income will not be as good as before! "
This was what really made Freddy angry!
Florentino really hated Calderón at the moment.
That guy who broke all the rules!
He was not clean and also broke the tradition of Real Madrid. At least in Florentino's view, it should be a traditional rule.
And that tradition was actually created by him.
Florentino kept calm and said lightly, "A part of the player's portrait rights belongs to the Real Madrid Club. This is a tradition that was set many years ago and no player can break it. You should also understand that the income generated from Qin Xiong's portrait rights is also due to Real Madrid's contribution. Without Real Madrid's huge influence in the world of football, the income from the player's portrait rights will definitely decline. It is reasonable to give part of the benefits to the club. You know, a few years ago, superstars like Figo, Carlos, Zidane, and Ronaldo, 90% of their portrait rights belonged to Real Madrid. Now Real Madrid is only asking Qin Xiong to give up 40% of the income from portrait rights. This is the club taking into account Qin Xiong's contribution to the club and his importance to the club."
Freddy retorted, "Really? Isn't it because Ronaldo retained 60% of the portrait rights when he joined, and Real Madrid only asked for 40%? Are you worried that if you dare to ask for 50% from Qin Xiong, it will cause the negotiations to be unable to proceed? "
Florentino shook his head and said, "Ronaldo's transfer was forced out of helplessness. Any negotiation conditions have inherent limitations. We can't use him as a standard. But it was a foregone conclusion. Real Madrid naturally took Qin Xiong's feelings into consideration and would not let him feel wronged. "
Qin Xiong suddenly smiled, turned his head and said softly, "Grievance? I definitely won't let myself suffer. "
He was not facing Florentino, so Florentino did not reply.
According to the Real Madrid Club's tradition, there were very few star players who had 100% of the portrait rights.
In the Galactica generation, Raúl was the only player who had 100% of the portrait rights, while Figo, Carlos, Zidane, and Ronaldo had 90% of the portrait rights owned by Real Madrid.
The arrival of David Beckham in the summer of 2003 led to a reform in the distribution of Real Madrid's portrait rights. "Heartthrob" got 50% of the portrait rights.
This also became the tradition of Real Madrid's portrait rights distribution until today: the club and the player each had 50% of the portrait rights.
Kaka transferred from AC Milan to Real Madrid, and his portrait rights were also 50-50.
However, Cristiano Ronaldo and Qin Xiong were special cases. When the Portuguese superstar transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid, he got 60% of the portrait rights through negotiations.
What about Qin Xiong?
He transferred to Real Madrid in the summer of 2006, and through negotiations, he retained 100% of the portrait rights!
Because the negotiations between Qin Xiong and Arsenal had broken down, his transfer fee was not high, and the negotiation initiative was in his own hands. In addition, Calderón urgently needed to bring in superstars to fulfill his promise to the fans. When he first took office, he did not care about the tradition set by Florentino, and in his view, the salary given to Qin Xiong was not particularly high. Real Madrid could give up the income from the portrait rights. In his eyes, there were not too many Real Madrid traditional rules to be bound.
As long as he could get Qin Xiong, he could make any concessions that summer.
Now, Florentino wanted to take back 40% of Qin Xiong's portrait rights, which was the same as Ronaldo's. Not only could he maintain Real Madrid's tradition, but he could also completely cut off the possibility of any superstar joining in the future to ask for more benefits from the portrait rights.
In Florentino's mind, even if he gave Qin Xiong a higher salary, he could not back down on the terms of the distribution of the portrait rights.
Because what he wanted was to sit on the throne of Real Madrid's chairman for a long time in the future. The arrival of Kaka and Ronaldo was just the beginning!
Then next year, and the year after, when Real Madrid had another superstar coming, what would happen to the portrait rights negotiations?
The players' agents would definitely use Qin Xiong as an example: Look, that Chinese man has 100% of the portrait rights, we want the same treatment as him!
No? Then I'll take a step back and give Real Madrid 10%.
Still no? Then I'll take another step back and give Real Madrid 20%!
.....
The existence of Qin Xiong would put Real Madrid in an extremely passive position when negotiating the portrait rights with the future superstars.
So, Florentino could not back down on this point!
Freddy heard Florentino's tone and asked in a tough tone, "Mr. President, can't the portrait rights clause be canceled?"
Florentino shook his head slightly and said lightly, "No."
Freddy nodded with a serious face and turned to Qin Xiong and said, "Let's go."
Qin Xiong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I shouldn't have come!"
He took the lead to get up and still insisted on shaking hands with Florentino before turning to leave.
When Freddy shook hands with Florentino and said goodbye, he said firmly, "Mr. President, you will regret it. If you change your mind within a week, you can call me. After a week, I'm sorry, we have nothing to talk about. You have to understand us. When Qin Xiong leaves Bernabéu, there are many clubs to choose from who will pursue him. We need time to consider and choose, so please try not to bother us with things that waste time."
Florentino's face finally changed. Freddy represented Qin Xiong. He did not expect such a strong stance.
He would not understand.
On the day Bosque left, Qin Xiong's heart was aching.
When Robben called to say goodbye, Qin Xiong began to feel creepy and unfamiliar with Real Madrid.
Those who left were all heroes …
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