During the period when the team started normal training for the new season, Mendes finally negotiated a new contract for Lu Wenbin with Hoffenheim Club.
In the new contract, Lu Wenbin's annual salary has increased to 1 million euros, and it has changed from before tax to after tax. In the future, the club will pay taxes for Lu Wenbin, and Lu Wenbin will receive a net annual salary of 1 million euros.
Of course, part of it was Mendes' commission.
In addition, increases in appearance fees, goal bonuses, Champions League qualifications and championship prizes are also expected.
Mendes also cut the contract by one year, making it a four-year contract.
The price of obtaining these benefits was that Lu Wenbin’s penalty fee soared to 50 million euros.
You have to know that in 2006, the European transfer king Shevchenko transferred from AC Milan to the wealthy Chelsea for just over 40 million euros, and the 2007 transfer king Robben was only 35 million.
Therefore, Dietmar Hopp and General Manager Rothaus both felt that the penalty clause proposed by Mendes should be safe.
Although they wanted to set a higher penalty, it was obviously Mendes' bottom line and it couldn't go any higher.
After all conditions were agreed upon, Lu Wenbin and the club officially signed the contract on July 10 and held a press conference to announce it to the media.
On the one hand, it tells other teams not to target Lu Wenbin, and on the other hand, it also reassures the fans.
Indeed, Hoffenheim fans were very excited to see Lu Wenbin successfully renew his contract with the club.
Many fans held signs and banners with Lu Wenbin's name outside the training base to support him, and everyone was full of better expectations for Hoffenheim's first Bundesliga season.
After completing the contract renewal and being 100% sure to continue staying in Hoffenheim, Lu Wenbin also received system tasks for the new season.
Mission 12: The Miracle of Huo Village
Mission introduction: There was once a famous Kaiserslautern miracle in German football, because Kaiserslautern won the Bundesliga championship as a newly promoted team in the first season. But Kaiserslautern was once a Bundesliga team and had a solid foundation. Hoffenheim, on the other hand, is a real newly promoted team and has never played against a country club in the Bundesliga. If the host can lead Hoffenheim to win the championship in the first season after being promoted to the Bundesliga, it will undoubtedly create a new term that will be famous all over the world: the Hoffenheim Miracle.
Mission requirements: Lead Hoffenheim to win the 2008/2009 German Football League Championship.
Mission reward: 100,000 experience points + 10 skill points.
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Mission 13: Defend the German Cup
Mission introduction: Although Hoffenheim won the German Cup last season, the host with the championship system can never give up the pursuit of any championship. Moreover, defending a championship is a greater achievement than winning a single championship.
Mission requirements: Lead Hoffenheim to win the 2008/2009 German Cup and defend the title.
Mission reward: 50,000 experience points + 5 skill points.
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Mission 14: League Cup Champion
Mission introduction: The UEFA Cup in the 2008/2009 season will be the last UEFA Cup in Europe. Since the host's team has qualified for the UEFA Cup, it is natural to win the last championship.
Mission requirements: Lead Hoffenheim to win the UEFA Cup in the 2008/2009 season.
Mission reward: 200,000 experience points + 20 skill points.
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Mission 15: Triple Crown
Task introduction: If the host completes Task 12, Task 13, and Task 14 at the same time, he will automatically obtain the Triple Crown achievement and become a true superstar.
Task requirements: Complete Task 12, Task 13, and Task 14 at the same time to win the Triple Crown honor.
Mission reward: unlock the hidden skill "Judgment" + 20 skill points.
In fact, there should be a Super Cup before this season starts.
In other leagues, the league champion of the previous season usually plays against the FA Cup champion, but in Germany, six teams participate, and it is not called the Super Cup, but the German League Cup.
The qualification for the German League Cup is composed of the top four teams in the Bundesliga last season, the German Cup champion, and the Bundesliga 2 champion.
Because Hoffenheim was the champion of the German Cup and the Bundesliga 2 last season, the remaining spot should be filled by the fifth place in the Bundesliga.
Then, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and German Cup champions Hoffenheim automatically qualify for the semi-final seeds and have the advantage of home court. The Bundesliga second place VS Bundesliga fifth place, Bundesliga third place VS Bundesliga fourth place will decide the other two semi-final places.
Finally, the semi-finals and finals will be played to decide the champion.
But because of the 2008 European Cup and the Olympics, the league schedule in the 2008/2009 season was a bit tight, and the German League Cup is not like the Super Cup of other countries which only has one game.
Therefore, the German League Cup was cancelled before the start of the 2008/2009 season, which is why Lu Wenbin did not receive the task of winning the German League Cup.
In addition to having one less championship to compete for, the reward for mission skill points did not increase with the level of the championship. The skill point reward for the Bundesliga champion was only the same as last season's German Cup champion.
Moreover, the skill point reward for the German Cup champion has been reduced by half compared to last season, with only a little more experience.
According to the system's explanation, as the host's strength increases, the difficulty of obtaining the same champion naturally decreases.
Therefore, the skill point reward for the German Cup that Lu Wenbin won last season was naturally reduced, and more experience was given as compensation.
However, the usual single-game experience rewards will not change. The German Cup will still be 1,000 points for assists, 2,000 points for goals, and 4,000 points for wins.
As for the Bundesliga and UEFA Cup, the system did not specify how much experience reward you will get, just like before. You will only know how much experience reward you will get after playing the first game.
But in any case, it can be seen from the mission rewards that the single-game experience rewards of the Bundesliga and UEFA Cup are definitely richer than those of the German Cup.
Of course, what Lu Wenbin is most concerned about is the hidden skill "judgment" that has emerged.
According to the system's explanation, this is the attribute that determines the host's ability to judge what action to take and when on the court.
For example, the attributes of when to pull and run, when to assist, when to counter offside, when to pass the ball, when to shoot, at which angle to shoot, with what force, etc.
The higher the judgment attribute, the more correct and decisive the host's decisions will be, the more shooting opportunities will be created for himself and the team, and the higher the success rate of shooting and scoring goals will be.
To explain it with another more common term, it is similar to basketball IQ.
As long as this skill is turned on and maxed out, Lu Wenbin's threat on the court will be even greater, and it will also greatly increase his chances of scoring goals and the team's winning.
Although the triple crown is not easy to achieve, Lu Wenbin must do his best to complete it no matter what, and strive to unlock this hidden skill!