Chapter 192 18 Million Sponsorship Contract

The defeat in this focus battle has made the outside world look down on Manchester United's prospects this season.

Moyes' performance in the first five rounds of coaching the team can only be described as hip-drawing.

After five rounds, Manchester United has 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

The winners were all underdog teams in the middle and lower reaches of the Premier League, but the losers were their mortal rivals Liverpool and Manchester City.

When facing these strong teams at the top of the Premier League standings, Moyes' Manchester United failed to win a game.

Although Chelsea's challenge was repelled at home in the second round of the league, judging from Chelsea's recent performance, the Magic Bird, who entered the palace for the second time, seems to have lost its magic power. Chelsea's record this season is not as good as that of Di Matteo's team last season. score.

In the first eight rounds of last season, Chelsea had seven wins and one draw, ranking first.

Therefore, a draw with Chelsea, who are in poor form, does not seem to be something worthy of praise.

Fleet Street reporters obviously know how to make big news, so after the Manchester City derby, they swarmed around Moyes and wanted to interview him.

"Coach Moyes, what is your assessment of Manchester United's current record?"

"Coach Moyes, why didn't your team win the Manchester City derby?"

"Coach Moyes, Manchester United is currently ranked eighth in the standings, 8 points behind Manchester City at the top of the table. Do you think Manchester United can still win the championship this season?"

"Coach Moyes, have you ever considered resigning? In other words, what kind of results do you think will make the Manchester United boss fire you?"

…

After asking questions one by one, Moyes' old face could no longer hold his nerve.

These reporters are really bullying people!

But what is amazing is that even when reporters used such rude questions to make things difficult, Moyes did not get angry on the spot.

"The league is still very long and it has just begun. I am very confident in my team!"

"Manchester City performed better today. They deserved this victory. The loss is my responsibility. I have nothing to say!"

"As I said before, the league has just begun. It is too early to predict who will win the championship. We still have 33 rounds to play, and no one knows what will happen next."

"I am satisfied with the results of my current coaching. Although the team has encountered some ups and downs in record, it is related to the schedule. In the next games, we will work hard to win more games and recover the point difference!"

Moyes answered all the reporters' questions without missing a beat.

This made the reporters who made things difficult for him couldn't help but sigh in their hearts:

Moyes is really a good-tempered person!

If it were Mourinho, he would have started complaining to reporters.

However, as a head coach, having such a good temper may not be a good thing.

After the game, there was loud criticism of Moyes from the outside world.

Some people think that his conservative employment and stubbornness in tactics are the main reasons for Manchester United's loss.

Some people also believe that Moyes' temperament is completely inconsistent with the Red Devils, and it is simply a mistake to choose him as the coach of Manchester United.

Faced with various criticisms from the outside world, Manchester United's board of directors had to take a stand.

Joel Glazer says the board will not sack Moyes just because of one defeat.

Meritorious coach Ferguson also publicly expressed his position to the media, asking everyone to give Moyes more time.

With the club owner and Ferguson coming forward one after another, the criticism from the outside world finally subsided temporarily.

However, the suspicion and dissatisfaction with Moyes has not disappeared.

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Apart from Liverpool losing to Southampton at home, there were no other upsets in the fifth round.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham all won the game.

It is precisely because of Liverpool's loss that the only team in the Premier League that currently maintains a winning streak is Manchester City.

As for the five major leagues, Roma in Serie A, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid in La Liga, and Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga are also currently maintaining a winning streak.

After the game, Lin Quan invited Guardiola to have a meal.

When he heard Guardiola introduce the name of the not-bald assistant coach beside him as Ten Hahe, he couldn't help but look at him a few more times.

This guy seems to be the right choice to end Manchester United's chaotic period?

Many Red Devils fans in later generations regarded him as their savior, until the 7:0 game at Anfield...

Losing one game means nothing. Although he lost a little more, his record after coaching Manchester United has indeed improved greatly, which shows that this guy still has some abilities.

"The Bundesliga game is too boring, Bayern's lead is too big, and there is no passion in the game!"

After watching the derby between Manchester City and Manchester United, Guardiola couldn't help but complain.

How exciting is a highly competitive league like the Premier League? Bundesliga?

The Bundesliga is Bayern's one-man show!

"Well, coach, it seems that we are not number one in the standings yet..."

Ten Hag said to Guardiola cautiously.

"Really? Oh, we were tied by Freiburg!"

Guardiola patted his forehead, thinking of the previous game where his team was unexpectedly tied in an away game because he put Martinez in the central defender position.

However, Bayern is still undefeated. Except for Dortmund, which is two points ahead of them, no other team can threaten them.

After he leads the team to regain the top spot, he can continue to tinker with his new tactics.

He was not very satisfied with the little piggy Schweinsteiger and planned to adjust his usage. Thomas Muller's skills were so rough that Guardiola wished he could go off the field and teach him how to play football.

Kroos is pretty good, he has a very accurate long pass, and he is very good at catching the opponent's defensive gaps. He can always appear in the most suitable position to receive the ball, allowing him to deliver the ball safely.

However, Cross's shortcomings are also obvious. He has no breakthrough ability, is not explosive, and is not fast. He can only play as a defensive midfielder and cannot play as an attacking midfielder.

As for the defensive midfielder, his defensive ability is not strong enough and someone needs to protect him, otherwise he will become a time bomb for the team.

This gives Guardiola a headache.

It's not that Bayern doesn't have a defensive midfielder, Martinez is a qualified candidate, but Martinez has great uses, and it's a pity to use it exclusively to do dirty work.

Alas, let’s go back and study it again!

I don’t believe it anymore. If I keep experimenting again and again, can’t I still get the answer I want?

…

After Guardiola left, Perre came again.

"The manor for your wine has been purchased. This is the key to the manor. If you are free, you can go and have a look at it at any time!"

Lin Quan thanked him and asked:

"Then who usually takes care of the manor?"

"Don't worry about this. There are local agencies responsible for managing vineyards to help take care of it. You only need to pay them a management fee every year!"

Presumably, as an investment product, the local area will definitely provide various supporting services, so that investors will not have to go to the fields to grow grapes themselves.

"In addition, the shares of the Internet company you invested in before have also been bought. However, we bought B shares among AB shares. The voting rights are limited, but shareholder dividends and the like are still no problem."

Lin Quan nodded. It was too difficult to buy Class A equity from a listed company.

There may still be an opportunity to buy Class A shares during the seed round investment stage before the other party's IPO financing stage, but after the public offering of shares, this possibility is basically eliminated.

He is also the actual helmsman of many companies. Although he only owns a small portion of the shares, he can firmly hold the actual control of the company in his own hands by relying on the ultra-high voting weight of the Class A shares in his hands.

Lin Quan is not very interested in the actual control of these Internet companies. He just wants to take a free ride and earn some dividends from the development of the Internet.

"One more thing!"

"What's up?"

"After seeing your outstanding performance in the Premier League, Nike and Adidas have shown greater interest in signing. This is the new contract they submitted!"

Perret has actually been pressing this matter for some time. Adidas and Nike had already submitted a contract before the start of the Champions League group stage.

But he knew that Lin Quan was not very anxious about this matter, so he was not in a hurry to report to Lin Quan.

Now that the Champions League group stage has begun, the first month of the Premier League has also ended.

Lin Quan used his outstanding performance to crush the doubts from the outside world and made the two companies completely determined.

Lin Quan thought about it for a while. He originally planned to postpone it until the end of the season or the World Cup.

But Guardiola told him one thing, that is, these sports brands have a great influence in football.

If you can sign a contract with them, it will be of great help to you in winning various awards.

For example, the selection of the Golden Boy Award and the Golden Globe Award every year is actually a competition between the players' connections and influence in football.

A good sponsor can make a big difference.

For example, the Golden Globe Awards ceremony was postponed for a period of time in a certain year, causing a scarred man who won the Champions League to miss the opportunity to win the Golden Globe Award. For this reason, the latter has been criticizing the Golden Globe Awards for being shady.

He will sign a contract sooner or later, and it would not be a good thing to delay it any longer.

Thinking of this, Lin Quan said to Pere:

"Which of the two offers better conditions?"

Perret had obviously already studied this, so he said:

“Nike’s sponsorship fee is high and its publicity and promotion efforts are the greatest, so overall, Nike has the greatest sincerity!”

"Then sign with Nike and reject the Adidas contract!"

Lin Quan made a choice quickly. Now that he had made a decision, he didn't like to delay the matter.

Solve this matter as soon as possible so that you can focus on competition and training.

Pere knew what he was thinking, so after he made his decision, he quickly notified Nike and informed them that they agreed to sign.

After getting a reply from Lin Quan, Nike's sports director breathed a sigh of relief.

In order to compete with Adidas for Lin Quan, Nike has been observing and contacting Lin Quan for more than half a year.

Seeing that the other party's influence in football is growing, he gradually shows his potential as a superstar.

Everyone at Nike is very anxious, fearing that such a potential stock will be poached by Adidas.

Adidas already has Messi under its banner. If they poach Lin Quan again, Nike will not be able to compete with just one Ronaldo.

Besides, Ronaldo is 28 years old this year, and his peak period can only last four or five years at most.

When he gets old, who can Nike count on to support its appearance?

nobody!

Therefore, they are very eager to sign a super star like Lin Quan who is young enough and has outstanding influence and strength.

In this case, even if Cristiano Ronaldo's condition declines in the future and he falls out of the ranks of the peerless two prides, they will still have someone who can step up to the top, or even completely surpass and replace Cristiano Ronaldo's status.

By that time, Adidas will face the dilemma of Messi's increasing age and declining condition.

Nike may be able to take this opportunity to subvert both parties' positions in football in one fell swoop.

In addition, Lin's identity as an Asian also helps Nike further develop the Asian market.

With the rapid development of China's economy, Asia, especially the Chinese market, has become increasingly important to Nike.

By signing Lin Quan, they can even save a certain amount of money, as they no longer have to go to China to hire local sports stars for promotion.

Taking this into consideration, Nike feels that Lin Quan has greater commercial value than Ronaldo!

Therefore, they personally visited Lin Quan and after contacting Lin Quan and his agent, they warmly invited Lin Quan to the Nike headquarters for a signing ceremony.

Seeing that the other party offered a three-year contract of 18 million euros, Lin Quan accepted Nike's invitation.

Taking the special plane provided by the other party, we set off for Portland, Oregon.

At Nike's headquarters, Lin Quan received a warm welcome from Nike.

Nike CEO Mark Parker and brand president Charlie Danson both personally welcomed his arrival.

"Lin, I have been waiting for you for more than half a year, and you are finally here!"

Mark gave Lin Quan a warm hug and said to him with a smile.

"Lin, welcome to your arrival. We have invited more than 200 reporters from various media to this signing ceremony. Believe me, signing with us is definitely the right choice!"

Charlie Danson's words showed that Nike valued Lin Quan. If they didn't, they wouldn't have invited news media from all over the world to attend the signing ceremony.

These words also showed Lin Quan the strength and influence of Nike. Not just any brand can have such huge influence and appeal, and can easily invite so many media to support it.

However, Lin Quan is not very cold about this. He feels that even if Nike has a strong appeal, if the person signing with them is an ordinary player, then these reporters may not give them this face.

In the final analysis, it was the huge sensation created by the strong alliance between the two parties and Nike's influence in the media circle that finally attracted so many reporters.

It's a bit shameless for Nike to take all the credit on themselves.

However, the sincerity shown by Nike later made Lin Quan dispel his doubts about them.

"Lin, these are sneakers specially developed and designed by our R&D department for you. They are customized sneakers that belong exclusively to you!"

The appearance of this pair of sneakers made Lin Quan's eyes light up.

For football players, good equipment is a must.

For most players, owning their own custom-made sneakers is their dream.

"Can I try?"

"Of course, it is not perfect yet. We need direct feedback and opinions from players to further improve it. I hope you can wear these shoes and achieve better results on the court!"

Players achieve better results, sponsors gain greater exposure and make more money.

Both sides get what they need!

PS: Based on readers' opinions, this chapter has been extensively revised.

PS: After reading everyone’s opinions, thank you for your suggestions. This chapter has been completely revised. The signed sponsor has been changed to Nike. I personally don’t like Nike and Adidas because of the cotton incident and have not bought their products for two years, but considering The background of the times is that in 2013, domestic brands were really not very good. Not only were they not influential in football, but they were also not professional enough in the field of football shoes. I ignored this, so I made changes. Thank you everyone for your suggestions!