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Two or three ten minutes later, Karl began to curse crazily in his heart-sly Mendez!How dare you give Annie my cell phone number!

Anthea's voice of questioning was still ringing on the other end of the phone: "Alan, he must have looked for you, right? That guy...I mean my brother, I knew he must have no good intentions when he suddenly returned to Germany What did he say to you? Threats? Did he buy you off with money?"

Carl took the microphone away from his ear, waited for the other end to quiet down, and then turned to the receiver and said, "Be honest and shoot your blockbusters. Don't be like your brother who always likes to stick his head into other people's gardens."

"I'm different from him! I, I don't have a habit of spying on people!" Anthea's cheeks flushed with excitement: "Besides, I can accept any advertisement I want, and you have no control over it!"

"Anyway, with you without me, with me without you, if you want to pick me up, I will automatically quit."

"Why do you do this!" Anthea said impatiently, "Am I a monster or a dinosaur, and you should hide when you see me?"

... even came out crying.Carl slowed down his tone and said slowly: "You are not a monster or a dinosaur, you are a big star who will be watched on the road, and you are the proud daughter of heaven."

Anthea sobbed a bit: "After hearing that I would also accept endorsements, the advertiser offered to increase your endorsement fee by half." If Anthea was a little hostile to Carl's familiarity before, after After "Sports Studio" broadcasted the own incident, her mentality completely changed.

Girls like Anthea always like to express their emotions to extremes. If they hate you, they will despise you very much. When they meet you, they should pretend that they don’t exist. .

The other party intends to support him, but Karl is not ready to accept this favor.He thought for a while, and immediately thought of the reason for his refusal: "Actually, you really don't have to be so kind, and you're not helping me, but making trouble for me by filming commercials with me."

Anthea was stunned: "Ma, trouble?"

"I will soon be the head coach of a Bundesliga team. I may not be well-known to people outside football, but this is also a job where I have to contact the media every day and occasionally report. The two of us are already together. I have been on the headlines twice, and it will be on the third time. It is estimated that my name will be linked with you once in the future—whether it is my development conference or my interview, I will be asked for your name. And The newspapers are no longer concerned about my performance as a team leader, they will only say 'what about Anthea Cranstone's rumored boyfriend', even if I really achieve results in coaching, the focus of people's attention will still be on On you, my work and my toil will be disregarded to the fullest, just like Beckham is now. Do you think that's a good thing for me?"

Karl deliberately made the consequences serious-he is certainly not Beckham, and he cannot be Beckham.

Beckham is a player who plays team football. His position on the field is still relatively low, and he cannot win personal honors such as the Golden Boot to justify his name. It belongs to Beckham alone, so after he combines with the Spice Girls, his own player value is bound to be underestimated.But Karl is different. There is only one head coach for a team. If he leads the team to win the championship, although the gossip may lower his competitive value and cause him some trouble, the honor he deserves will still be honored. Yes, he will always find a way to prove himself.

"But we're fine, it's just a serious job..."

"But it's different if you take the job by lowering your social status. It will immediately attract the attention of tabloid reporters." Carl taught earnestly: "If my social status is equal to yours in the future, then I will not No more advertising contracts. But for now, you'd better get busy with your Chanel endorsement."

Anthea hung up the phone hesitantly, but she was persuaded after all.

……

Carl calls Mendes and asks: "Can you take your arm out of my private life?"

"Why didn't you call Anthea Cranstone?" Mendes asked him instead. "Being friends with her will do you no harm."

"Is it okay if I don't like it?"

"Then I'm not happy that you pushed the endorsement and caused my loss of income." Mendes said confidently: "I am your agent, and I don't care about the rest, but all matters involving your fame and fortune are under my jurisdiction." Within the scope. We have suffered economic losses, so naturally we have to make up for it in other ways, by the way, let me tell you something, the crew of "Fame" officially invited Cranstone to be a guest star, and she agreed."

Carl: "...tell me it was just a joke."

"Is today April Fool's Day?" Mendes laughed and said, "You don't have to be a fool if you have resources. Although I'm not a businessman, don't forget that you also called me a 'vampire.'"

Carl took a deep breath, trying to suppress the sudden urge to strangle Mendez to death.

……

2005年6月底，欧洲转会窗口即将开启，慕尼黑1860官网上却公布了一条在球迷中间引起极大不满的决定：“从2005-06赛季开始，慕尼黑1860的季票价格将上调25%，单场比赛售出的门票价格上调30%。”

The so-called season ticket is a season package, which refers to the tickets for all home games of a certain team throughout the season.Those who buy season tickets are generally diehard fans of the team. The more season tickets a club sells each season, the more diehard fans of the team.Fans who are not die-hard fans of the team, or who just want to watch a certain game, generally only buy tickets for a single game.

Fans don't like the price increase of team tickets, let alone the sudden increase of a quarter. Before the 04-05 season, the price of a season ticket for a standing seat in Munich 1860 was 90 euros. After the price, it became 112.5 euros.

It’s fine if it’s just an increase of 20 euros. The key thing that makes the fans feel uncomfortable is that their city rival Bayern Munich’s season ticket for next season has not increased in price. Euros, that is to say, the Munich 1860 season tickets after the price increase are more expensive than those sold by Bayern!

Fans have vented their dissatisfaction on local forums: "As soon as the upgrade, the ticket price will increase, and the current price is actually more expensive than Bayern. What's the reason?"

There are also fans holding signs to protest at the gate of the club. The number of people has changed from dozens to hundreds in just a few days.However, 1860 Munich did not change its mind at all. After the official website and ticket offices began to sell tickets for the new season, the price on the sign seemed to be the price after the price increase.

However, the sales of season tickets for the new season have not been optimistic-only 270 season tickets were sold in a week.However, Bayern Munich, the city rival of Munich 1860, chose to start selling tickets on the same day, and they have already sold 17000 sets at this time.

"Süddeutsche Zeitung" said in a new issue of comments: "From the perspective of ticket sales, the price increase of Munich 1860 has indeed hurt the hearts of fans-you must know whether there are any supporters of the Lions. At least the working class, the 25% increase, plus other consumption in the stadium, is an expense that cannot be ignored for them.”

The club manager Nesser first accepted the reporter’s interview and asked the fans to support the club’s decision: “We know that the ticket price increase is not a good thing, but this ticket price increase is a last resort. Munich 1860 will soon return the Allianz Arena There is a new loan period, and the new season is coming. The team will face more pressure in the Bundesliga. It is impossible not to buy players to improve the overall strength of the team..."

However, Nesser's explanation did not win the fans' understanding. Some diehard fans said angrily in an interview with "Le Monde": "Which team has no debts this year? Which team does not need debt in the new season?" Buying people? Don’t tell me you have to suck blood from the fans to pay off your debts if you don’t manage your own business well? Such an excuse is too far-fetched!”

Fans' spontaneous boycott of ticket purchases has caused a lot of trouble for 1860 Munich, because they are eager to sell tickets to cash in - the latest loan at the Allianz Arena will be in place by August.The board of directors held meetings for three consecutive days, and every management team got together to find a solution.

Finally, the idea came out...

1860 Munich CEO (in charge of finance and business promotion) Zeutmeyer held a press conference. At the conference, he said: "The club's ticket prices for the new season will not be reduced, but we can do it in other ways. On the one hand, make a little compensation to the fans. After discussion by the board of directors, the club decided to make the following guarantee: After the end of the 05-06 season, 1860 Munich will rank within ten in the standings. If the team falls outside the ten Then we will give back 10% of the ticket price to fans who bought this season's season tickets when the tickets go on sale next season."

As soon as these remarks came out, all the media and fans were in an uproar—the performance guarantee was made before the start of the season, and the ticket money was used as a bet. This is the first time in the Bundesliga. No, not only the Bundesliga, but other leagues Never heard of such a thing happening.

"You can regard this as a means of financing for the club." Zeutmeyer reiterated: "We made this decision after very serious consideration, so I hope the fans can understand, And keep supporting the team."

After the press conference, the media didn't hang on to Zeutmeyer, but they all lingered around Karl like flies, because Zeotmeyer was no longer the focus of attention, and Karl was— The result of Munich 1860 is guaranteed, and all the pressure is passed on to Karl!

On any team, who is managing the players and leading the game?head coach.Who is responsible for more than half of the team's performance?head coach.Who has the most contact with the media and bears most of the responsibility for the outcome of the game?Still the head coach.

Didn't Munich 1860 issue a military order for its coach?

The promise was given, and Munich can take the money to pay off the debt before the 1860 season.Although the fans paid a high price for the tickets, but they let the club give a performance guarantee, they will not feel too uncomfortable, and maybe they will have fun thinking that the team will not be relegated to the Bundesliga.

But the fans and the club each took their own benefits and made a deal. Who will bear the hard work in the middle?All the players of 1860 Munich, as well as their coach!

If the team does what they promised by the end of the season, then the club executives and fans will take it for granted.But if the team can't do it at that time, their results are a bit bad, the club executives will be upset immediately, and the fans will complain endlessly.

Karl Alston and his players were forced to do a hard job, which is the consensus of all the German media at the moment, so they swarmed around, looking for Karl, and wanted to hear what he had to say-yes Will you complain about the club's unreasonable decision, or will you take all the pressure on yourself?

Carl chose the latter.

"The decision of the board of directors is also for the good of the team. After all, the club is already overwhelmed by the debts at the Allianz Arena. If we don't repay the bank loan first, we will have to invest even one euro in the transfer. Think twice and be careful."

Although the smile on the face of the young coach of the Lions was not obvious, he was very personable when he was interviewed by the media: "Everything is for the team. Although the club's decision was hasty, I was also very surprised, but now After all, it is a special moment, and the team has encountered special financial difficulties, so I hope everyone can understand each other, as long as we get through this season, I believe it will get better and better in the future."

"Bild" reporter Biermann immediately asked a sharp question: "1860 Munich officially promised to achieve top ten results in the Bundesliga next season. Do you think you can do it?"

"Although I did not issue the military order, I will try my best to assist the club to fulfill this promise." Carl was a little helpless: "The fans are the foundation of the team. Without the fans, we are nothing, and to disappoint the fans is a heinous crime. "

Bierman followed closely: "You mean you will definitely fulfill your promise?"

"Yes, I can do it." Sensing the cunning from the reporter, Carl continued to add without hesitation: "But I won't make any bets, I will do it because I don't want to let The fans are disappointed, that's all."

Aiming at the new Allianz Arena, as well as the darling of the fans, "Mr. Alston", in the next week, 1860 sets of season tickets for the new season of Munich 14500 were sold in one go, and the overall trend is increasing. , the club estimates that by the end of July, it will not be a problem to sell 7 to 3 sets of season tickets.

Tickets for the warm-up match between 1860 Munich and Manchester United were snatched up and sold out a month in advance.

As a result, 1860 Munich has cashed in millions of euros, and the bank account has been repaid. The club has avoided the bankruptcy crisis, and will not face the embarrassment of not being able to pay the staff players for the new season. The club management has breathed a sigh of relief.

In the eyes of the outside world, Karl may be the only one who suffers - being pushed away by the club, supervised by the media, and expected by the fans, but he can't get any benefits.

But in fact, Karl has gained some benefits, although they are all invisible: he has gained a certain right to speak in the board of directors, and has successfully made all shareholders remember him and have a good impression of him.

Carl took the pressure, but he also got benefits from Orr-he has the right to decide the transfer this season.