Although the German Cup is not as popular as the Bundesliga, the two quarter-finals held on the same day both ended with the 2. Bundesliga teams winning and advancing, which undoubtedly surprised many people.
Especially since Hoffenheim fell behind three times and equalized three times, and scored two goals in two minutes of stoppage time to reverse the situation and defeat Dortmund. It was absolutely thrilling and exciting.
There were also a lot of goals in the match between Hoffenheim and Dortmund: both sides scored a total of 7 goals.
There are penalty area rushes, volleys, long shots outside the penalty area, free kicks, penalties, red cards, yellow cards, etc.
The most important thing is that there is a reversal.
This is the favorite match of the media and neutral fans.
Therefore, that evening and the next morning, German sports media and some European, and even Asian and American media reported on the two German Cup quarter-finals that ended on the evening of February 26.
Among them, Hoffenheim's comeback victory over Dortmund at the Westfalen Stadium was the focus of everyone's reports, and the highlights of the game were played over and over again on major television and online media.
The most eye-catching thing in this game was naturally Lu Wenbin, the number one contributor who scored a hat-trick and added an assist, helping Hoffenheim to reverse and defeat Dortmund.
"In the German Cup quarter-finals, the German second division team Hoffenheim reversed and defeated Dortmund, scoring two goals in the stoppage time, which was thrilling!"
"The Westfalen Stadium was captured, and the 17-year-old Chinese teenager Lu Wenbin led the German second division team Hoffenheim to reverse and defeat the Bundesliga giants Dortmund to advance to the German Cup semi-finals!"
"Against Dortmund, he scored a hat trick and an assist. The 17-year-old Chinese player Lu conquered the most terrifying home stadium in Europe, Westfalen Stadium!"
The live broadcast during the game and the overwhelming coverage after the game made Lu Wenbin's name spread throughout Germany and even the entire European football circle overnight.
As for China, it has set off a huge wave.
Among all the Chinese players who have studied abroad, none has had such a brilliant performance as Lu Wenbin.
Scoring a hat trick and an assist at the Westfalen Stadium and leading the German second division team to a last-minute comeback and victory over Dortmund is something that Chinese fans could never have imagined in their dreams.
So exciting!
Fans continued to post on various forums to express their excitement.
"It's amazing. He scored a hat trick to defeat Dortmund at the Westfalen Stadium. I can't even imagine it!"
"What Yang Chen, Xie Hui, and Shao Jiayi have never done, 17-year-old Lu Wenbin has done. It's really amazing!"
"From now on, I will be a fan of Lu Wenbin for life!"
Thousands of fans suddenly flocked to Lu Wenbin's forum, and some people began to spontaneously organize Lu Wenbin's fan club, voluntarily promoting and forwarding Lu Wenbin's game videos, highlights, schedules, news, etc.
Of course, Lu Wenbin's dazzling performance, compared with the recent announcement by the Football Association that he would never be recruited, the Football Association was naturally singled out for a round of criticism by everyone.
However, the leaders of the Football Association who have made the decision will naturally not admit defeat unless the leader is changed!
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In addition to the sensation caused by the media and fans, Lu Wenbin's performance naturally also attracted strong attention from the European agent community.
At such a young age and with such a brilliant performance, it is foreseeable that Lu Wenbin will be a huge cash cow in the future.
Moreover, Lu Wenbin no longer needs an agent to take risks to invest and provide funding like those unknown young players.
All they have to do is help Lu Wenbin get club contracts and commercial endorsements, and then sit back and earn commissions.
So, when the Hoffenheim team rested for a night and returned to Hoffenheim, big-name agents and agencies from Germany and all over Europe flocked to Hoffenheim to sign an agent contract with Lu Wenbin.
These big-name agents or companies include Thomas Cote, the agent of Schalke 04 goalkeeper Neuer, Struth, the agent of Bayern player Kroos, ROGON, the agency that Lu Wenbin's teammate Gustavo works for, Ibrahimovic's agent Raiola, and Mendes, the agent of Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo and European famous coach Mourinho, and so on.
Almost all of them are top brokers or brokerage firms in Europe.
It’s not about how strong and influential Lu Wenbin, who is still in the German second division, is currently, but that everyone saw Lu Wenbin’s potential from the match between Hoffenheim and Dortmund.
He is so talented at the age of 17. What will happen when he grows up to his 20s? If not a cash cow, what will he be
Therefore, these big-name agents and agencies, who are well-known not only in the agent circle but also among ordinary fans, flocked to compete for Lu Wenbin's agency contract.
Of course, faced with these big brokers who are famous in Europe and even the world, those small brokers almost all disappeared automatically.
Lu Wenbin is no longer someone they can fight for.
After returning to Hoffenheim, Lu Wenbin began the arduous process of negotiating with these agents and companies, and Fu Qingqing temporarily acted as Lu Wenbin's translator and assistant.
Fu Qingqing also hired a law firm in Sinsheim to send a lawyer to supervise the negotiations between the two parties to prevent Lu Wenbin from being deceived in the contract by these agents or brokerage companies commonly known as "vampires."
The commission of football agents is generally 10%, so they are also called Mr. 10%.
However, Lu Wenbin would naturally not agree to this ratio, as he is no longer an unknown person.
Currently, many big-name agents and companies are competing for Lu Wenbin, and Lu Wenbin is in an active and advantageous position.
Therefore, not only does the commission rate have to be reduced for them, but Lu Wenbin also has to pick an agent who is big enough and capable enough so that he can get a better contract for him in club negotiations, better endorsements for him in commercial negotiations, etc.
The selection and negotiation process was not easy and could not be completed in a short period of time, so Lu Wenbin entrusted it to Fu Qingqing and the law firm, while he himself continued to participate in team training as normal.
We cannot let this incident cause the head coach to be displeased and take away his starting spot for the next game.
After the last game against Dortmund, Lu Wenbin received generous experience rewards.
Because the German Cup has teams of all levels, including Bundesliga teams, the experience points are slightly higher than the 2. Bundesliga. An assist is worth 1,000 experience points, a goal is worth 2,000 experience points, and a win is worth 4,000 experience points.
Lu Wenbin scored 3 goals, which is 6,000 points; one assist, which is 1,000 points; plus the 4,000 points for winning, Lu Wenbin received 11,000 experience points in this game.
Lu Wenbin originally had 9712/20000 experience points at level 10. With these 11000 points, his experience points reached 20712, which was just enough for upgrading. His level experience points became 712/50000 at level 11.
From level 1 to level 10, the system rewards 5 skill points for each level up; from level 11 to level 20, the system rewards 10 skill points.
Therefore, after upgrading from level 10 to level 11, Lu Wenbin received a system reward of 10 skill points.
Adding the remaining 2 skill points, Lu Wenbin's skill point balance reached 12, and he could plan to upgrade his skill attributes.