Before returning to Gihon, Li Ang went to Madrid's gambling center to collect his prize money.
It was the prize money he had bought during the UEFA European Championship.
Li Ang had bought Greece to win the championship, and Portugal and the Czech Republic to reach the semifinals. This earned Li Ang a total of eight hundred thousand euros, after tax.
Logically speaking, he could have come to collect the prize more than a month ago. However, in order to keep a low profile and because he was busy with work, he did not come to collect the prize. Now, with a week before the deadline, he took the opportunity to collect the huge prize money while passing by Madrid.
The reason why he had to keep a low profile was not because he was afraid that others would know his identity, such as wearing a mask to collect the prize money, but because Li Ang was the manager of the team. No matter what, participating in a football lottery was not against the rules, but it was better to keep a low profile. He did not want the media to mention his name because he would be labeled as a "gambling master."
One of the people in charge of BWIN in Spain was very interested in Li Ang. He even proposed to invite the manager of a newly promoted La Liga team to be their spokesperson. However, Li Ang declined. The reason was the same as before. He wanted to keep a low profile. It was not suitable for him to have anything to do with gambling organizations.
Sitting on the train back to Gihon, Li Ang patted the check worth eight hundred thousand euros in his pocket and began to think about how to make good use of the money to invest.
Buy stocks? Invest in real estate? Or other investment methods?
Although Li Ang was not a financial expert, he still had some understanding of the global financial trends in the next ten years. At the very least, he knew about the rise of a few big companies. This was the advantage of being reborn. If he did not take the opportunity to make a small profit, it would be a waste of God's gift.
However, it was easy to think about it, but not so easy to do it.
For example, Li Ang knew how popular Brother Ma's Penguin would be in the future. He also knew how powerful Brother Ma's Taobao would be. He even knew that Brother Ma and Brother Ma would have financing in the next two years. However, he did not know how to participate and operate. He could not go to Hangzhou or Shenzhen, find the two Brothers Ma and say that he was very optimistic about their company. Well, I have some spare money. Count me in.
Not to mention, his eight hundred thousand euros was not worth mentioning in the face of a capital tycoon.
*****
Should I consider looking for an agent?
This was the first time that Li Ang really began to consider looking for an agent, not to mention some football matters, mainly some commercial investments and commercial endorsements.
In the football world in 2004, the commercial endorsements of star players were relatively common, but no manager became a commercial darling. However, Li Ang knew that managers could also become big stars and commercial darlings. The most special one was the current Chelsea manager, José Mourinho. He would be a superstar in the future. His commercial endorsements and development were not worse than some of the top star players.
At this time, Li Ang's mind was transmitted a message. He blinked in surprise.
This was a task that the system had suddenly triggered. The name of the task was "The Road to a Top Manager Star." This was a main task, and then a side task appeared. The task was called "Contract with an Agent." As the name implied, he needed to find a suitable agent and successfully sign the contract within the time specified by the system. The time limit for the task was thirty days. In other words, he needed to find an agent he trusted within thirty days.
Li Ang smiled and shook his head. He was a little surprised by this task. He did not expect the football system to have a task in this regard. However, he did not reject this task. Signing an agent was the first step in his commercial investment. No one would dislike making money.
However, it wasn't easy to find a reliable and trustworthy manager.
This matter could not be rushed. The most important factor for an agent was to be reliable! Li Ang knew the harm that a mercenary and unreliable agent could do to an employer. This was one of the most important reasons why many players let their parents or siblings be their agents.
*****
Los Angeles, United States.
In the rehearsal room, Shakira was wearing headphones and humming something as she walked. Miss Betty suddenly pushed the door open and came in. Seeing this scene, he smiled knowingly. After being busy with work, Shakira liked to stay alone in the rehearsal room, listen to music, and relax. Moreover, she only listened to her own songs. One could say that this was narcissism, or it could also be said that she was tasting her own songs, feeling the shortcomings and merits of her own songs.
Miss Betty's footsteps were light, but Shakira seemed to be engrossed in listening to the song. In fact, she was quite restless. Betty had not taken a few steps when Shakira turned her head to look at her.
"How is it? How is it? "Shakira asked impatiently.
Seeing this, Betty smiled and asked her, "Baby, you have to have a normal heart."
"F * ck normal heart," Shakira burst out with vulgarities.
Miss Betty smiled as if she was used to it. In private, Shakira was a standard tomboy.
"Congratulations, baby." Betty was silent for a moment, and then said excitedly, "The ranking has risen by one place. Now it's ninth place!"
"Oh, oh, oh!" Shakira took off her headphones and jumped up excitedly. "I knew it could be done, F-U-C-K! F * ck off bad luck! Oh, oh, oh! "
The latest North American Billboard came out. Shakira's latest album, "Take Me To Your Heart," rose by one place, from tenth place to ninth place. For Shakira, who had suffered a small setback in her career in the first half of the year, this could be said to be a great turnaround.
At this time, Alice also came over happily. She held her phone, which was a picture of a news article. "Darling, you're really amazing. Take a look!"
It was a news photo of fans queuing up to buy Shakira's album at the entrance of a record store.
Shakira suddenly hugged Alice and kissed her. "I'm so happy!"
*****
Turning in a circle, the Columbia Little Diva sighed inexplicably and pouted at Alice. "Aiyaya, so many songs, but only this song is on the billboard. That guy must be very proud, saying that it's his credit."
"Li isn't that kind of person." Alice pursed her lips and said with a smile.
Shakira raised her arms high in surrender. "Hey, hey, I knew it. In your eyes, that guy is good at everything."
Alice blinked, as if to say, "Isn't that so?"
Miss Betty smiled and said, "Now many fans are discussing who the man who sang in that song is. If Li debuts now, he will definitely have a lot of supporters."
Alice shook her head. "His favorite is football. I know that."
Shakira hugged Alice's shoulder and winked. "Baby, do you want me to give you a few days off to go back to Spain? Men, if you hold it in for too long, it's easy to have problems."
Alice blushed. "What are you talking about?" Her delicate little hand subconsciously touched the phone in her pocket. There was a text message from Li Ang. Thinking of the words "I miss you," Alice felt sweet in her heart. She knew that Li Ang was not the kind of man who was good at sweet talk. Such simple words of missing her were the most heart-warming, and endless longing lingered in her heart.
She missed him too.
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