Before leaving the Olympic Sports Center, a small incident occurred.
Dozens of spectators who had been watching the show and had not left surrounded Lu Wenbin and insisted on getting an autograph for them.
Seeing that Lu Wenbin had already arranged a negotiation time with Claire and was about to sign with the German second division club and become a big star, some fans asked Lu Wenbin to sign in advance as a souvenir.
If Lu Wenbin becomes famous in the future, it will be difficult to get his autograph.
It was the first time that so many people asked for his autograph, which greatly satisfied Lu Wenbin's vanity.
Lu Wenbin patiently signed one by one. It was past 11pm before he left the Olympic Sports Center and returned to the hotel to rest at the urging of Zhang Minghai.
The next day, Monday morning, August 27, after breakfast, Lu Wenbin and his parents went to the five-star hotel where Dietmar Hopp was staying and were invited into Hopp's presidential suite.
With the help of Fu Qingqing's translation, after they got to know each other, Hope first congratulated Lu Wenbin on his outstanding performance in this competition.
Then, as the chairman of the Hoffenheim club of the German Football League, Hopp extended an invitation to Lu Wenbin, inviting Lu Wenbin to join the Hoffenheim club and play football in Germany.
However, the German Bundesliga has already started for half a month, and Lu Wenbin was not originally included in Hoffenheim's lineup design for the new season.
Therefore, after Lu Wenbin went to Germany, he had to undergo a physical examination first and then stay in the youth team for a period of time.
Although Lu Wenbin was a player introduced by Hope himself, Hope is not a boss who personally handles everything and often interferes with the team's competitive operations.
Whether Lu Wenbin can be promoted to the first team to represent Hoffenheim in the German Second Division depends on the intention of head coach Ralf Rangnick.
Lu Wenbin had discussed this with his parents on the way here, and it was also within their expectations.
As a young man from China, a football desert who has never had any experience in professional team training or competition, it is quite difficult for Lu Wenbin to play in the first team of a German second division club as soon as he arrives in Europe.
Anyway, the youth team will also have competitions. As long as the system is in place, Lu Wenbin's abilities will continue to improve and he will always impress the first-team coach. He doesn't worry about staying in the youth team and not being able to play in the first-team games.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin nodded to show that he understood and accepted it.
Regarding salary, Hope proposed a signing condition of 100,000 euros per year before tax.
According to the RMB/Euro exchange rate in 2007, 100,000 euros is equivalent to a little more than 1 million RMB.
Even though consumption in Germany is higher and personal income tax of up to 45% is deducted, the annual income of 500,000 to 600,000 RMB still shocked Lu Wenbin and his parents.
You have to know that the combined salary of Lu Chongxin and Sun Jiahui is only three or four thousand yuan now, and five or six hundred thousand is equivalent to their salary for more than ten years without eating or drinking.
Professional players really make money. No wonder many Brazilians regard playing football as a career that can change their destiny.
This condition exceeded the expectations of Lu Wenbin's family.
Lu Wenbin discussed with his parents on the way that as long as the salary was not too low, they should not worry too much.
The most important thing at the moment is that Lu Wenbin can go to Germany and start his professional career in the German second division.
Unexpectedly, before Lu Wenbin put forward any conditions, Mr. Hope took the initiative to offer an annual salary of 100,000 euros.
Although this treatment is much lower than the salary of ordinary German second division players, it is definitely a high treatment for a young man, so Lu Wenbin naturally has no objection.
Then, there are first-team appearance fees, goal-scorer awards, assist awards, team promotion awards, etc. The conditions are not low.
Lu Wenbin and his friends only then remembered that Hope was a Forbes billionaire. Although he was not as good as Chelsea's owner Abramovich, he was definitely not a stingy person.
As long as it's someone Hope values, spending more money is not a problem for him.
After talking about salary, the next issue is the contract term.
Hope proposed to sign an eight-year contract, but Lu Wenbin naturally disagreed.
The contract period is eight years and Hopp is not short of money. If Lu Wenbin performs well and a club takes a fancy to him and he refuses to let him go no matter how much transfer fee they offer, then he will be trapped in Hoffenheim.
If Hoffenheim fails to get promoted or even gets relegated, Lu Wenbin will be depressed.
Overall, Lu Wenbin still doesn't have much confidence in this unknown country club, even though its owner is a Forbes billionaire.
Therefore, Lu Wenbin has to bargain on this matter. He cannot be timid and just do whatever the other party says just because he is afraid of not being able to sign the contract or go to Europe.
So, Lu Wenbin proposed to sign a four-year contract.
Hope naturally disagreed. No club would sign a four-year contract with a 17-year-old.
Lu Wenbin will only be 21 years old four years later. What if Lu Wenbin really becomes famous and leaves for free four years later? Wouldn't Hoffenheim be made a fool
Therefore, Hope still insisted on signing an eight-year contract.
After some consideration, Lu Wenbin proposed to lower his salary but sign a contract for only six years.
Hope naturally doesn't care about Lu Wenbin's salary, but he also considers that if Lu Wenbin fails to make a name for himself, wouldn't Hoffenheim have supported Lu Wenbin for eight years in vain
Can an amateur Chinese high school player who has not received professional training really make a name for himself in the German second division
Hope felt a little shaken.
So, after careful consideration, Hope agreed to Lu Wenbin's request to sign a six-year contract. As for the salary, there was no need to reduce it.
A salary of 100,000 euros was a huge sum in China in 2007, but in Germany, especially in professional football, it was nothing.
Although German clubs have always pursued a healthy financial policy, it is one of the most developed countries in Europe after all, and ordinary players in the German Second Division have an annual salary of more than 300,000 euros.
Lu Wenbin's annual salary of 100,000 is the starting salary of ordinary youth team players when they first sign a professional contract. Hope neither overestimates Lu Wenbin nor lowers his salary level because of Lu Wenbin's nationality.
In addition to salary, bonus and contract term, Lu Wenbin's parents made additional requests.
Because Lu Wenbin does not speak foreign languages, they hope that Hoffenheim Club will pay for Lu Wenbin to hire a German translator to avoid misunderstandings due to language barriers in life and training.
After considering it, Hopp agreed. He asked Fu Qingqing for her opinion on the spot and obtained her consent. He then decided that Hoffenheim Club would pay Fu Qingqing to be Lu Wenbin's translator to help Lu Wenbin adapt to life and training in Germany for half a year.
Hope hopes that in half a year Lu Wenbin will be able to use German fluently to communicate with his coach and teammates.
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