The Godfather of Greenery

Chapter 55 The Moving City Wall

In a hospital in Sao Paulo, Ye Qiu found Kaka who had injured her spine because of swimming at her grandmother's house.

It was not an easy thing, because Ye Qiu used Ajax's familiar scouts in Sao Paulo, and through the relationship with the Sao Paulo club, he found Kaka with great difficulty.

This 18-year-old, seemingly immature Brazilian teenager was wearing a neckband, lying straight on the hospital bed, feeling as if he had escaped from death, and he was also very moved by Ye Qiu's visit, because he heard from his parents that, The Ajax coach made a special trip from the Netherlands to check on his condition.

"Take a good rest, I believe you will recover soon!" Ye Qiu also noticed Kaka's lack of energy, and comforted him.

"Perhaps, the next time we meet again, it will be in Europe!"

Before Ye Qiu left, he did not forget to leave his phone number for Kaka, telling him that he could call him for anything, and that he would do his best to help, and then he left the hospital after Kaka's parents sent him off.

Walking out of the inpatient building of the hospital, Ye Qiu turned his head, looked at the ward where Kaka was, sighed, but smiled.

"I'm a bit confused!" Roland looked puzzled from the side.

"Is there anything you don't understand?" Ye Qiu asked with a smile.

Roland pointed to the inpatient building, "You asked your agent to help you contact Sao Paulo, and finally found Kaka, but you didn't intend to introduce him. What's going on here?"

Ye Qiu sighed deeply again. Could he say that he was a Kaka fan in his previous life and liked the Brazilian football star very much?

After staying in Sao Paulo for two days, making a few phone calls and spending some money, Ye Qiu met and got to know the football star he liked in his previous life.

"He doesn't suit my tactics!" Ye Qiu regretted this.

The tactics he tailor-made for Ajax is high defense, emphasizing the oppression of the midfield, which leads to the team's midfield, especially the center, will become very crowded, while Kaka is He belongs to the kind of star who must have space to show his power, so Kaka is not suitable for Ye Qiu's tactics.

In Ye Qiu's view, Sneijder played in the middle, Robben and Van der Vaart separated on both sides, plus a striker, the space in the frontcourt is already full, and an extra Kaka is not only not a good thing, but a bad thing, it will be serious Break the overall framework and pattern of the team.

Yes, he likes Kaka very much, and he also hopes that Kaka can play under his command, but that is based on the premise that Kaka can bring help to the team, otherwise, he can only reluctantly give up .

"Then you came here specially to see him?" Roland thought Ye Qiu was very strange.

Ye Qiu smiled, "Don't think what I said to Kaka just now was a joke, just wait and see, if he goes to Europe, he will definitely surprise everyone in the world, and he will become the most famous person in the world. The best and best superstar!"

But after this excitement, Ye Qiu's face darkened, "But it must not be in my Ajax!"

This is indeed a very regrettable thing, but it is so realistic.

Ye Qiu wasn't too sad, he quickly looked away, because in his opinion, it's not bad to be an opponent if you can't be a master and apprentice!
After hearing so much from Ye Qiu, Roland still didn't understand why Ye Qiu came to see Kaka. Is it because he is a future superstar?How could Ye Qiu be so sure?
"Let's go, Roland, let's get down to business!" Ye Qiu ignored Roland's confusion and walked forward with a smile.

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Brazil can be said to be the most intensive competition system in the world, but it is also the most chaotic country.

Their so-called First Division has a total of 25 teams, a single round-robin, the schedule is from July to November, and then there are 7 rounds of double-round playoffs, and it ends in December. Basically, there is no New Year's Eve .

In addition, each state in Brazil has its own league, and even some cups and rivalries between states, and Brazil also has some cups of its own. Someone once calculated that if a Brazilian team wants to To win all the championships, you need to play at least [-] games a year.

One game every 4 days, all year round, the intensity of such events can be described as jaw-dropping.

Not only the league is chaotic, but even the ownership of players in Brazil is also very chaotic. There are often some clubs going to court for the ownership of a certain player, and there are even many personal ownership of players.

In this chaotic and disorderly country, there are a lot of phenomena that are simply difficult for outsiders to understand.

But, to be sure, in this country, they have their own set of effective rules.

It is such a set of rules that makes Brazilian players the most popular player group in football in the world, and it also makes Brazilian football the world's largest supply base of stars and the largest birthplace of players in the world.

When Ye Qiu arrived in Belo Horizonte, they were greeted at the airport by a scout from Ajax in Brazil, Lucas.

Lucas is a part-time scout for Ajax. He also does some player transfers and other things on weekdays. He even works part-time as an agent and collects commissions. Is a salesman who runs orders.

According to Lucas, it is almost impossible for people who do not understand the rules of Brazil to import players from Brazil, because most of the players in Brazilian clubs are not owned by the club, either they are agents or some Investment companies, even some private individuals without any guarantee.

"Many people don't understand our rules here, don't understand our ways here, come here rashly, don't even know they are cheated, and think they have taken advantage of it, so in Brazilian football, the agent is the most powerful people!"

After saying this, Lucas did not forget to add, "And my big boss Figel is the king of managers!"

Figel's brokerage company is very extensive, and there are many cooperative companies. For example, in Portugal, Mendes, who will flourish in the future, is now only Figel's agent. Not long ago, he helped Figo get Figo from The deal of the century when Barcelona switched to Real Madrid.

It can even be said that as long as there are Brazilian players, Figel's tentacles will definitely be found.

"I know!" Ye Qiu is no stranger to the matter of Figel, the godfather of Brazilian football, how could he be unfamiliar?

The three of them entered the downtown area of ​​Belo Horizonte in Lucas' second-hand pickup.

Although the Brazilian league is chaotic, the trading of players is not chaotic at all.

Athletic Mineiro's stadium is in the north of Belo Horizonte, but they built a three-story white office building in the most prosperous area of ​​the city, with a huge black and white Mineiro hanging outside. Ronaldo's team logo.

"The club is the club, the players are the players, the distinction is very clear!" Lucas said with a smile.

The car was parked outside this white office building. Ye Qiu glanced at it and found that this building was no different from the office buildings of other formal companies on the street. The downstairs was a lobby, and the second and third floors should be offices.

"This is where Atletico Mineiro specializes in player transfers!" Lucas laughed.

After parking the car and walking in, Lucas reported his name and appointment to the black waitress at the front desk in the lobby. The waitress even took a special look at Ye Qiu and Roland before making a phone call. Then he spoke to Lucas.

"The second floor, let's go!" Lucas walked ahead with a smile.

Ye Qiu had to sigh, everything here was run like a regular company, how could it be like a football club?

"Hello, friends from Europe!" As soon as he walked to the door, he saw a big black man in the office greet him with open arms, as if he was welcoming the God of Wealth.

In fact, in their view, all visitors from European football clubs are the God of Wealth.

"Hello!" Ye Qiu smiled and reached out to shake his hand.

"Welcome to Atletico Mineiro!" The big black man enthusiastically took Ye Qiu's hand, led them to sit on the sofa in the reception area, and introduced himself, "I am the transfer manager of Atletico Mineiro, you can Call me Rollo!"

Like many Brazilians, this should be a nickname, and the specific name may look scary.

"Rolo, this is the new head coach of Ajax, Mr. Ye Qiu, whom I mentioned to you yesterday!" Lukas introduced with a smile. Part of his job was to go through the needles for these European guests. Then earn some commission from it.

"I heard from Lucas that you've taken a fancy to our players?" Rollo grinned and said, "Mr. The quality of our players is very high and we have full confidence in coach Pereira and his team."

Pereira is a well-known champion coach in Brazil and is now in charge of Atletico Mineiro.

"My scout told me that there is a player named Gilberto Silva on your side, who was introduced from the American team at the beginning of the year." This is a defensive midfielder called [Moving Wall]. Qiu was very aware of his strength.

When Rollo heard the name, he immediately took a document from the table beside him.

Ye Qiu noticed that this document listed a long list of players, probably dozens of them, and there was a page at the bottom, and behind the names of the players, there should be some introductions of the players.

This also made him somewhat unimaginable. A club's transfer manager couldn't even remember the names of the players. It is estimated that there are too many players and the turnover is too frequent.

As Lucas said, in the Brazilian league, it is very normal to play for one team today and another team tomorrow, and everyone has become accustomed to it.

"Oh, yes, Gilberto Silva, 23 years old, central defender, right?"

Ye Qiu nodded, "He's playing midfield instead!"

Luo Luo was a little embarrassed, because his own player was even stranger than Ye Qiu, which was really interesting.

"He is the main force of our team this season and he has performed very well. Pereira attaches great importance to him." Rollo said with a smile.

Ye Qiu knew it was nonsense as soon as he heard it, because Lucas told him before that in Brazil, the head coach has no say in player transfers, and even the club doesn't have a say in many transfers. Now Rollo Napere Pulling here is just to raise the price.

"I have no experience in the national team. I played in the second division before. This season's performance is not bad, but I have not been trained in the European league. I am also a defensive player. Mr. Rollo, please make a price!" Ye Qiu laughed. Said.

Rollo heard what Ye Qiu meant. What Ye Qiu said was Gilberto Silva's weakness, and in Brazil, defensive players are actually very worthless, and everyone admired more offensive players. Like Ronaldinho in Gremio, he can always sell for sky-high prices.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, you were introduced by Lucas, and I won't tell you too much. For 200 million US dollars, we will be responsible for helping you with Gilberto Silva's ownership and transfer procedures, and we will guarantee that he will be able to play for you in the new season." Ajax played."

The transfer of Brazilian players is actually a lot of shady things behind the scenes, and the chaotic ownership is only part of it. There is also the transnational transfer procedure, which is also very troublesome. If it is not handled properly, the transfer of players may be stranded. This is why so many European players Teams like to buy players directly from agents for convenience and trouble.

But then the agent would have to make a fortune out of it, even a fortune.

"I don't like long-winded words either. The one-buy price is $100 million. I will take Gilberto Silva away."

After hearing this, Luo Luo shook his head vigorously, "Mr. Ye Qiu, do you think it is possible to introduce our main players for 100 million dollars?"

"Well, I'll drop a little, $180 million!"

Ye Qiu shook his head, "I can give 120 million at most, no more!" After finishing speaking, he turned to Roland and said something in English. If the negotiation fails, he can only leave and go to another team. When looking for a suitable candidate, this was intentionally told to Rollo.

"150 million dollars, we'll cover it all!" Rollo gritted his teeth.

Don't underestimate the $150 million. For Brazilian clubs, $200 million can almost buy a championship.

Today's Brazilian clubs are generally in serious wage arrears. At the beginning of the year, Da Gama, who represented South America and Manchester United to participate in the World Club Championship, broke the scandal of players not paying wages before the game, which completely exposed the management of Brazilian football clubs. tragedy.

Also because of wage arrears, there is a lot of player turnover. Wherever the salary is paid, the player will go to play.

Therefore, in many cases, a club with US$200 million in hand can attract many powerful stars to play and help the team win the championship, because although Brazilian players have many competitions, their salaries are very low.

"Deal!" Ye Qiu smiled and nodded.

150 million US dollars is still relatively expensive. Ye Qiu’s psychological price is around 100 million US dollars, but the problem is that they all cover it. Ajax does not need to worry about related transfer operations and procedures.

"Mr. Ye Qiu, we still have quite a few outstanding players here. Take a look. If you find someone suitable, just ask. I'll give you a discount!" Luo Luo also felt that 150 million is a good deal, so he was busy Introduce others to Ye Qiu.

After finally looking forward to a financial backer, he naturally wants to win more orders.

However, Ye Qiu wasn't too impressed with the players of Atletico Mineiro, so the negotiation didn't work out in the end.

The payment of the transfer fee was based on the agreement that half should be paid first, and the other half should be paid after the player transfers. Ye Qiu signed this agreement with Rollo on the spot. That is to say, from this moment on, Gilberto President Erva belongs to Ajax.

"Being the head coach in Brazil is really a headache!" When Ye Qiu walked out of the office building of Atletico Mineiro, he shook his head with a wry smile, because he could understand when Pereira learned that Gilberto Silva was about to transfer. Mood.

After finally promoting and cultivating a player, he performed well, but suddenly he was sold by the club. Pereira must be very angry. If it was Ye Qiu who directly submitted his resignation, I would not do it. up.

"To coach in Brazil, you have to learn to get used to such things first!" Lucas is very open-minded. He facilitated this deal, and he can get a lot of money from Ajax and Atletico Mineiro. For him, he can earn at least twenty to thirty thousand dollars in commission, which is pretty good for him.

"That's why many people say that if you can succeed in coaching in Brazil, you are truly a world famous coach!" Ye Qiu teased with a smile.

Ye Qiu finds it difficult to explain football in this country.

The current Brazilian football and the league are very chaotic, but there are a lot of talents. However, after a few years, the league was reorganized and the football world was rectified, but the talents suddenly fell into a stalemate. Especially around 2010, there was nothing too big. It's a pity that a genius who is so eye-catching has been fired there with a Neymar from the beginning to the end.

When Ye Qiu asked Lucas this question, the veteran who had been immersed in football for many years laughed.

"Many people just saw the chaos of Brazilian football, but they never thought that if all the players, clubs and football practitioners did not have the sense of crisis brought about by the chaos, and did not have all kinds of chaos created by the chaos. With all kinds of opportunities, can Brazilian football continue to produce talents like this?"

What Lucas said made a lot of sense.

Perhaps, this was a paradox that could not be explained clearly from the beginning.

"By the way, Lucas, have you found the two people I asked you to find?" Ye Qiu got into Lucas' car and asked with concern.

Lucas apologized, "According to the clues you provided, we found one of them, but not the other."

Ye Qiu originally had to choose one of the two, since he found one, it was fine.

"I am currently participating in a small team in the third division. I have called them as you said, and I should hear back soon!"

After hearing this, Ye Qiu kept nodding his head, especially after asking who it was, he was in a good mood.

"Don't worry, Lucas, you are indispensable for the commission!" Ye Qiu said with a smile and patted Lucas on the shoulder.

If you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat grass.

Lucas is so diligent, isn't it just for the commission?

Sure enough, after hearing this, Lucas became more passionate about his work, and he kept introducing some Brazilian football to Ye Qiu along the way, which gave Ye Qiu a deeper understanding of the rules of Brazilian football.

(End of this chapter)