Seven Crowns

During the contract negotiation between Lu Wenbin and Hope, in addition to salary, contract duration, and translation issues, there were also issues such as accommodation, visas, and Lu Chongxin sending Lu Wenbin to Germany to settle down before returning to China.

Fortunately, as a rich man, Hope doesn't care too much. Otherwise, the general club may ask Lu Wenbin to hire a translator, find accommodation, apply for a visa, and Lu Chongxin's round-trip airfare to Germany will not be reimbursed, etc.

If all these were handled by the Hoffenheim Club, it would be much easier to handle, and Lu Wenbin would not be charged.

And Lu Wenbin also because he wanted to play football in Germany, he would not put forward any other unreliable conditions. The two sides successfully completed the basic contract negotiation.

After a day of communication, Lu Wenbin and Hope basically reached an agreement. Hope called back home and asked Hoffenheim Club to fax a contract template.

Then, after a little modification according to the agreement reached by the two parties, Claire found a large law firm in Tianjin with someone proficient in German, translated the German contract into Chinese, and showed it to Lu Wenbin and his parents.

After confirming that the items in the contract are all agreed upon by both parties, and there are no traps, the two parties can formally sign the contract.

This matter has been watched by the Chinese media for a long time.

In Brazil, a player may sign with a Bundesliga club without causing any trouble at all.

But in China, even if it is not a heavyweight, it can be regarded as a relatively important news in Chinese football.

What's more, Lu Wenbin is still a high school amateur player who has never been in a professional club or a professional league and joined a European club in one step, which is even more legendary.

Chinese reporters have long asked Hope to hold a press conference when signing the contract, and Hope agreed.

The demographic and market behind Chinese players are coveted by all European clubs.

If there is no chance, since he has signed a Chinese player, Hope does not mind using this signing opportunity to gain more popularity among Chinese media and fans. In the future, he will also have the opportunity to learn from Real Madrid and come to China to make money.

Of course, translating the contract, preparing for the signing ceremony, contacting the notary, etc. cannot be done in a short time. After another two days of delay, the two parties reached an agreement on all the matters of the contract and were ready to sign the contract.

As for passports, visas, etc., it will take a lot of time. It will take some time for Lu Wenbin and his father to really set foot on German soil!

However, the contract must be signed first. Otherwise, the summer transfer period in Germany will end on August 31, and no more players can be signed and introduced!

On August 30, 2007, the penultimate day before the end of the European summer transfer period, Dietmar Hope held a press conference in a five-star hotel in Tianjin, announcing that the 2007-06-07 from Meitan County, Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, China. 17-year-old teenager Lu Wenbin officially joined the German professional football club Hoffenheim.

Twenty or thirty media attended the press conference, including CCTV sports channel and several national newspapers, websites and so on.

Of course, the most media from a single province is Guizhou.

Guizhou TV, Guizhou Daily, Guizhou Metropolis Daily, Guiyang Evening News, Zunyi TV, Zunyi Evening News, and even the Propaganda Department of the Meitan County Party Committee rushed over with reporters from Meitan TV and Meitan News.

There are really too few professional players in Guizhou. The most famous one is probably the former international Li Bing, but Li Bing retired early.

As for Meitan County, there has never been a professional player. At this time, Lu Wenbin was born and flew to Europe from a high school amateur player.

It is no wonder that the media in Guizhou are so neat and active.

After today, Lu Wenbin is really famous all over the country.

Under the spotlight of the media, Lu Wenbin and Hope signed the contract in Chinese and German respectively. Lu Chongxin and Sun Jiahui also signed their names as Lu Wenbin's guardians, and the contract was officially effective.

Later, in the media interview session, when the reporter asked Hope why he signed an amateur player like Lu Wenbin, Hope expressed great affirmation and expectation to Lu Wenbin in his answer.

As a pure amateur player who has never been trained by a regular professional team before, Lu Wenbin can lead the obviously weak Meijiang Middle School football team to the national finals and win the championship. Lu Wenbin himself also won the competition's top scorer and best The player honor fully proves Lu Wenbin's strength and potential.

What's more, Lu Wenbin is only 17 years old, and his future is still very long.

Therefore, Hoffenheim is willing to provide Lu Wenbin with good training and competition conditions to help Lu Wenbin grow and make Lu Wenbin an excellent professional football player.

Talking about China, Hope also highly praised China's cultural heritage and the natural scenery of various places, and said that he will come to China to travel if there is an opportunity in the future.

When asked about Lu Wenbin, Lu Wenbin naturally complimented the good atmosphere of the German league, Germany's youth training achievements, and Hoffenheim's excellent hardware and software facilities, etc. He is also willing to upgrade Hoffenheim. Daye contributed all his strengths to help Hoffenheim be promoted to the Bundesliga and become a strong Bundesliga team.

Anyway, I just signed a contract. In the face of the media, it's all hello, me, everyone, and compliments each other.

As for Lu Wenbin's real development in the future, whether he can play the game or not depends on Lu Wenbin's own actual performance.

PS: Explain the problem of signing the contract for six years in the previous chapter. Some book friends said that the Boseman Act is only allowed to sign for a maximum of five years, which is illegal. I know that rule, I checked it before writing it. Because James Rodriguez signed with Real Madrid for six years, there is a precedent, and I write this. Some things are the rules, but in real life, there are countless people who have edged the ball. UEFA also has a financial health policy, which requires a balance of payments. Can Paris sign Neymar for more than 200 million euros to achieve a balance of payments? Although I don't know how to bypass the bill as an ordinary fan, as long as book lovers know that there are precedents, they can do this, and it's not a big deal. Just like ordinary people working part-time, the labor law is also the law. The labor law stipulates that there are double and triple wages for overtime work. Have you all received it? Are your wages on time every month, especially those from private enterprises, small workshops, and engineering teams?