Qin Xiong was not surprised that the domestic media started a scolding war because the local team's players were not selected for the national team and their spots were snatched by him.
This was also normal in Europe. For example, there would always be media "fighting for justice" when some players who performed well in their local leagues were not selected for the national team.
To be honest, Qin Xiong had not played a single minute for the national team. He had made zero contribution, so why should he have special treatment?
As for the position of the national team captain, he was really shocked.
He had no doubt that he was an excellent player. This confidence or arrogance was the mentality that he had spontaneously developed after a season at Ajax.
This would not make him slack off, but instead, it was a kind of motivation!
He wanted to be excellent, the best, and always be excellent!
The feeling of being above others and being able to prove that he was better than others was simply awesome!
As for the reason behind the decision of the Football Association's top management, Qin Xiong did not speculate. It was meaningless.
Let me be the captain!
He would not frown and work hard to be a good captain!
Zhang Pengfei and Liu Yi left first. They had also booked rooms in the hotel and would go to the Xianghe National Football Team Training Base with Qin Xiong tomorrow morning.
The moon was bright and the stars were few. Qin Xiong and Tang Le continued to chat on the balcony of the hotel suite.
Tang Le told him about the current situation of the Tang Group.
It was similar to a year ago. However, with Tang Tian's intention to retire and his two brothers wanting to set up their own company, the Tang Group, a local enterprise, might have to face the situation of "separation."
Tang Tian did not object. He had worked hard for half his life and also wanted to enjoy life. Why should he work hard for the rest of his life?
Tang Le looked at the night sky and said, "I can probably get about two hundred million yuan to do my own business. Big Brother and Second Brother are not willing to continue to take over the Jiangcheng Youth Football Home. In their eyes, it is a burden and they are eager to get rid of it. Although it is not a major investment in Dad's business, I understand that it means a lot to Dad because of his hard work and hope. So I plan to take over the Jiangcheng Youth Football Home and let it continue to exist. Even if there is no next Brother Yi, Pengfei, or you, it is still a charity. "
Qin Xiong's mood was rather heavy.
It was only when he started living that he could understand how difficult it was for the Rivertown youth football family to persist for more than ten years. Years after years of snowballing investment, he believed that many people who loved money as much as life would not persist.
He didn't have parents, but there was always a "home" in his heart, the place where he grew up.
He put his hand on Tang Le's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "Count me in. I can make money now, and I don't want the family that raised me to collapse. Moreover, I feel that when I have the money, I want to build a second home for youth soccer, a third, and a fourth. I want to let the countless orphans in China, who are ignored by others and are in the dark corners of the public eye, have a home to return to.
Qin Xiong did not come up with this idea on the spur of the moment. When he was in the Netherlands, he had fantasized about what he could do with money in the future.
Live in a luxurious house, drive a sports car, dress up nicely, and then what? And more money?
Deposit it in the bank?
No, he thought about his background and his past. He felt that he was a lucky person, and he hoped that there were more lucky people like him in China.
Tang Le turned his head and stared at Qin Xiong. An innocent smile appeared on his refined face and he said, "I guessed that you would say that, and you would definitely do that. I knew you were such a person when I met you a long time ago."
Qin Xiong smiled faintly.
Tang Le's expression turned serious and he said to him, "I have a plan. I don't know if you are willing to listen. A business plan."
Qin Xiong shrugged and said, "You know that I don't know anything other than football."
"No, I will make it simple and clear."
"I would like to hear the details."
Tang Le stared into Qin Xiong's eyes and said in a deep voice, "Qin Xiong, I hope to make you the number one star in China's sports world! The star with the highest commercial value! Mr. Freddy should have already told you that there are many famous international companies lining up to sign sponsorship contracts with you and invite you to endorse their products. They want to use your influence in China's football fan market to promote their products. "
Qin Xiong nodded. Freddy had already told him on the plane.
When he returned to China this time, participating in the AFC Asian Cup was on the agenda of the sports world.
But outside of the sports world, Qin Xiong would sign many sponsorship and endorsement contracts. As for which products to endorse, Freddy would need to carefully consider.
Tang Le opened his arms and said in a powerful tone, "In addition to endorsing the products of other famous international brands, you can also create your own brand! You, Qin Xiong, are the biggest signboard! You may not know how popular the sales of Ajax's pirated jerseys have been in China for the past six months! Because Central TV did not have the rights to broadcast the Champions League, how many people scolded them! In order to watch your Champions League final, many hotels with satellite TVs in major cities were full! As long as they could broadcast your matches, many bars would become a sea of fans! When you defeated FC Porto in the Champions League final, how many girls in China screamed? How many boys in China wished to be you, to be Qin Xiong, to be the man who can compete with Andriy Shevchenko and Henry! You can create a brand that is more successful than Li Ning! Because you are a football player, as long as you are healthy and have the ability, your appearance rate is guaranteed. For 10 months in a year, you will appear in front of the audience every week on average. Your appearance rate is even more stable than those stars in TV dramas, movies, and variety shows! As long as your ambition does not die, as long as your ambition does not die, as long as you are still moving forward and galloping on the top stage of Europe, you will be the most eye-catching talent in China's sports world! "
Qin Xiong was shocked.
Perhaps Tang Le was a child who had inherited Tang Tian's talent for business. Even if he wanted to start a business, he had to do it with passion and dreams.
Qin Xiong's lips curled up slightly as he asked, "Can I?"
He did not realize his influence and commercial value.
But the people around him saw it and gave him advice.
Tang Le smiled and said, "Of course you can. Why can't you? You have pierced through the sky of European football. What else can't you do? The decision is in your own hands. There is no such thing as whether you can do it or not, only whether you want to do it or not. "
Qin Xiong chuckled and then said firmly, "Of course I want to! But my energy is still on playing football. I don't have much time to invest in these things. "
Tang Le nodded and said, "Of course, the combination of sports and business is a double-edged sword. Going too far is as bad as not going far enough."
Qin Xiong held out his hand to him, and Tang Le also held out his hand. The two men's hands were tightly clasped together, and they looked at each other and smiled.
From that night onwards, Tang Le provided 150 million yuan of capital to set up two companies. One was a brokerage company headed by Freddy, which had full authority to represent all of Qin Xiong's commercial sponsorships and sports contracts. The company would take 10% of Qin Xiong's off-field income from sports contracts, commercial sponsorships, endorsements, and other sports contracts.
The other company was set up to create Qin Xiong's personal sports brand. Qin Xiong and Tang Le occupied the company's shares in a 7: 3 ratio. At the same time, they agreed that if the company could make dividends and profits in the future, 20% of it must be invested in charity with the Jiangcheng Youth Football Home as the template.
Qin Xiong originally intended to share the shares with Tang Le fifty-fifty. After all, he did not spend a penny, but Tang Le refused. Tang Le said a very simple reason: he would not lack investors, but there was only one Qin Xiong in China.
Tang Le was taking a great risk.
If Qin Xiong's career did not develop smoothly, then this brand might be worthless!
Then his capital investment would be for naught.
However, there was no such thing as a profitable investment in the world. How could you make a fortune without taking risks? Stop dreaming.
After waking up the next morning, Qin Xiong felt that he had adjusted his biological clock to the time difference. After all, he had slept for a long time on the plane.
He took a shower in the room, changed into a sports casual outfit, tidied up his shoulder bag, and put in a pair of shoes and a change of clothes. He had to report to the national team today, and then he would stay at the Xianghe National Football Team's training base.
Outside the Hilton Hotel, he got into the car with Zhang Pengfei and Liu Yi and went to the training base for the National Football Team's preparation for the FIFA World Cup qualifier.
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