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On the sixth day of the lunar month, Zhou Buqi's annual vacation is over.

In the morning, I went to the capital and had lunch with several of the heroine’s parents; in the afternoon, I went to the Magic City to have some entertainment, especially at Shi Jinglin’s house.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Buqi, following Ziweixing's practice in the past few years, stood at the door of the company early in the morning with many senior executives from the Magic City District to welcome the employees back to the company and gave each of them a 1,000 yuan gift. big red envelope.

Then, Zhou Buqi sat in the Magic City, waiting for Rangnick to bring a Manchester United player to join the Magic City Taizun Football Team, which Shi's father-in-law had high hopes for.

The first foreign aid finalized is Manchester United midfielder Park Ji-sung.

This season, Manchester United changed its head coach and introduced many midfielders, causing the older Park Ji-sung to gradually lose his position.

Especially after October, even the chance to substitute is gone. Klopp would rather use the 19-year-old Pogba than use him.

In addition, his contract with Manchester United expires in June this year, which means that his career at Manchester United is basically over.

It just so happened that the father-in-law of the Shi family wanted to invest heavily in the football team, so he could do so.

Park Ji-sung's current salary is 2.2 million euros after tax, which is the highest among Asian players currently playing in Europe. But this kind of salary is considered the second to last level in the Manchester United team.

It's different when you come to China to play football. You sign a three-year contract and your annual salary after tax is 4.4 million euros, which is directly doubled!

The temptation of high salary, coupled with the close distance between China and South Korea, certain family factors, and the promotion from within Manchester United, he made the decision to play in China.

Zero transfer fee deal.

This news has not yet been announced in China. Park Ji-sung needs to come to China for a physical examination and pass the review of the relevant departments, especially the political review... If this player has made some unsavory remarks, or has a relative at home who has acted as a sensitive person, position, this transfer cannot be finalized.

This is the biggest difference between the domestic transfer market and European football transfers. Because there are more requirements, the Football Association has to send an agent to participate to ensure the "security" of the transfer.

Last year, Evergrande signed Conca, the best player in the Brazilian League, which caused carnival in the domestic football world.

But Conca is only a star in South American football. He has never been selected for the Brazilian national team, and no European team is interested in him. His short stature and traditional attacking midfielder style can no longer keep up with the development of modern football.

However, it is still possible to come to the country and kill everyone.

As long as the Magic City Taizun team signs Park Ji-sung, there is no doubt that this will be the biggest player in the country.

Zhou Buqi simply shook hands with Park Ji-sung, welcomed him to join, and promised him that he would definitely be inducted into Manchester United's Legends Hall of Fame. When he retires, he will also hold a retirement ceremony at Old Trafford as a Manchester United legend.

This sentence goes straight to the pain point.

Park Ji-sung almost shed tears.

What an honor is this?

In fact, with Park Ji-sung's level and his contribution to Manchester United, being selected into Manchester United's Legends Hall of Fame is almost meaningless. But he has an identity bonus, he is Asian.

Granting Park Ji-sung such an honor will be beneficial to Manchester United's market expansion and business development in Asia.

Asia is Manchester United's core market, so there is always a quota for an Asian player in Manchester United's recruitment plan. Park Ji-sung left, and Zhou Buqi's next plan is to buy another Korean - Son Heung-min.

Zhou Buqi arranged a dinner, not for Park Ji-sung, but for Rangnick.

Zhu Jun, the owner of another team in Shanghai, was also present.

Rangnick has already submitted a list of transfer signings, just as Zhou Buqi said before, focusing on the Portuguese-speaking team and Brazilian football.

He has selected eight Brazilian players, all midfielders and frontcourt players, and will select two of them to join the Modu Taizun team this season.

Zhou Buqi looked at the list and the accompanying photos.

Don't tell me, he actually knows two players.

One is defensive midfielder Paulinho, and the other is forward Firmino.

There is no doubt that these two are very good players, especially Firmino, who later became a famous penalty area killer and a handsome man...

However, as a center forward, Firmino is more European and modern, with strong team attributes. He is not the kind of player who can dribble past others and solve battles alone.

The level of domestic football is too poor. When choosing strong foreign players, you must choose players who can do everything by themselves. Don't expect too much to cooperate with domestic players and play team football. It is best to rely on personal ability to do it alone.

Zhou Buqi made a clear request, asking Rangnick to introduce Paulinho and sign a six-year contract to lock the player in the Taizun team as much as possible.

The father-in-law of the Shi family smiled and said nothing and did not participate in the whole process.

He is only responsible for getting money.

Zhu Jun on the other side felt that he knew football very well, so he talked to Zhou Buqi many times and said with a smile: "No wonder you want to buy out the 5% stake in Manchester United I hold!"

Zhou Buqi asked: "What's wrong?"

Zhu Jun said: "This way you can move Park Ji-sung to the Taizun team, and my Shenhua will have no chance at all."

Zhou Buqi shook his head, "Park Ji-sung's transfer is more symbolic than substantive. He has been affected by injuries this season and can no longer play at Manchester United."

Zhu Jun was very surprised, "Why not introduce a few big names?"

Zhou Buqi joked: "It's expensive!"

"Are you still short of money?"

Zhu Jun opened his eyes wide.

Zhou Buqi said disapprovingly: "Big-name players also have big tempers. Look at Wayne Rooney and Robben of Manchester United. Who can stand those tempers? If it weren't for Park Ji-sung's good character and high quality, I would not agree to him." Introduced to China.”

Zhu Jun didn't think so, and hummed: "One Evergrande and one Taizun have started to take action. It's okay, I've also taken action here, I'm sure it will be more sensational than you!"

"Um?"

"Drogba's contract with Chelsea expires this summer. Now, he can pre-sign a new contract. I have sent someone to negotiate."

Zhou Buqi opened his eyes wide, "How much will it cost?"

Zhu Jun said: "I'll give it to you."

Zhou Buqi took a deep breath, "12 million euros after tax?"

"Absolutely, nothing less." Zhu Jun nodded, "If it's less, we won't talk about it at all."

In the current world football, the highest salary is Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, with an annual salary of 12 million euros after tax; then there is Barcelona's Messi, with an annual salary of 11 million euros after tax; and then there is AC Milan's Ibrahimovic, with an after-tax salary of 10 million euros ( Milan pays 2 million and Barcelona pays 8 million); next is Real Madrid's Kaka, 9 million euros after tax; then Manchester United's Rooney, as well as Chelsea's John Terry and Lampard, Barcelona's Xavi, and Real Madrid's Benze Horses, etc., all with an annual salary of 8 million euros after tax.

If Drogba is given the maximum salary, it means that he has reached Melo's standards.

Zhou Buqi felt that this idea was completely wrong, and said in a deep voice: "My suggestion is, don't do it like this. What is the level of domestic football, don't you know? That kind of world-class star is not suitable at all!"

Zhu Jun laughed and said: "Drogba is here, isn't he chopping melons and vegetables?"

Zhou Buqi said amusedly: "Do you understand?"

Zhu Jun said angrily: "Don't I know better than you?"

Zhou Buqi said: "You are better at football than me. I admit it, I can't even carry your shoes. But your knowledge of football is not as good as mine, really. Drogba is a world-class star in Europe. They are all good at blocking and killing the gods on the field, but when it comes to the Chinese Super League schedule, it may not be easy!"

"Don't make trouble."

Zhu Jun didn’t believe him at all.

Zhou Buqi said: "Really, why don't you believe it? The more world-class football is, the more sophisticated it becomes in different categories. European football is now highly systematic and team-oriented. Just like If you ask a physicist to solve physics problems for middle school students, he may not be able to solve them better than middle school students."

Zhu Jun asked: "What's the truth?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Divide them into categories. The higher you reach the top, the more you need to have outstanding abilities in a certain specialized field. If you ask an astrophysicist to solve junior high school circuit physics problems, you are going in the wrong direction. It’s not a concept at all.”

Zhu Jun was silent.

Zhou Buqi said: "The level of football in Europe is so high, especially the ones like Chelsea and Manchester United. It's like a team of physicists. Everyone is responsible for their own task. You are responsible for calculating astronomy problems, and I am responsible for solving circuits." Questions, you are responsible for calculating the measurement questions, and I am responsible for solving the stress questions. Everyone has a clear division of labor, and everyone has reached the level of a master in their respective fields. What is the level of domestic football? A group of middle school students have not reached the level of classification at all. levels.”

Zhu Jun was a little moved by his words, "Then what do you want to do?"

Zhou Buqi said: "You can't find a master, let's find a high school student. High school students have not reached the point of leading the world in a single field, but they can surpass junior high school students at a comprehensive level. Let a physicist do physics problems with junior high school students , it may be difficult to distinguish; if a high school student and a junior high school student are asked to do physics problems, it will definitely be the high school student who is stronger."

Zhu Jun smiled and said, "Your level of deception is really high."

Zhou Buqi said angrily: "Who deceived you? This is what Team Tai Zun did, didn't you see it?"

Zhu Jun frowned, "How powerful is Drogba?"

Zhou Buqi said: "Drogba is a monster, a big center forward. His best fulcrum role is to turn back and head the ball. He is very strong in European football. Now that he comes to the Chinese Super League, what do you ask him to do?" When rushing to the top, you need someone to pass the good ball to him, right? Who will pass it? When the pivot is back, you need someone to support him. Who can cooperate with him? When you reach Drogba's level, you have to specialize in skills. He has been finalized and is a typical representative of team football. It is better to select a few "high school students" from Brazil. They know all the skills and have not reached the level of masters, but they are enough to be invincible in the domestic "junior high school student" football world. ."

Zhu Jun was silent for a long time, then waved his hand, "Forget it, let's talk about games. Are you eyeing EA?"