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Chapter 492 Sponsor Activities

On the top floor of a high-rise building in Stuttgart, five people in full suits and serious faces are having a meeting.

"I object, are we worthy of the local fans by doing this?"
The slightly bald man sitting on the first seat crossed his hands to support his chin. He didn't speak, but listened quietly to the other four people arguing.

"Who stipulates that a company cannot sponsor two Bundesliga clubs"?
"But... I was a Stuttgart fan when I was a student",
Another person chuckled, "Speaking of which, you are still doing it for yourself, not for the company",
"Of course I am for the company. Can Mercedes-Benz and Stuttgart be separated?"
"If you really want to be good for the company, then you should let go of your status as a fan and think about it as a senior financial director of Mercedes-Benz, you know?"
There was silence at the meeting, and a young man in a blue suit said, "Audi has cooperated with Bayern Munich and has gained a lot of popularity in the past few years. Volkswagen has Wolfsburg, and our subsidiary Stuttgart has not improved in the Bundesliga."

These words couldn't be more clear. At this time, the person who opposed the cooperation just now said again, "Then we will also spend money, hire good coaches, and buy good players."

"Okay, how much? One hundred million euros? One billion euros"?
The scene was silent again.

"If we cooperate with Dortmund, we only need 5000 million euros. You are studying finance, so you should be able to settle this account."
Speaking of this, the leading bald man finally spoke, "There is no need to argue anymore, it's settled like this, we will cooperate with Dortmund."

*****
He was able to hide from the first day of junior high school, but not the fifteenth day. On the court, Klopp was not drowned by the players, but after returning to the hotel where he was staying, the players still did not let him go, and poured him from head to toe. Klopp smelled it, there was beer, champagne, and there seemed to be vodka.

"No one is allowed to smoke, or it will be life-threatening," Klopp thought to himself that he had poured so many flammable substances on his body.

But today I was so happy, everyone played like crazy, after all, I won the championship, and the pressure on my body was relieved a lot.

At this time Klopp's cell phone rang, and it was Zorc who picked it up.

"Michael, I think you are congratulating us on winning the championship. If so, then I can only say that you are too unqualified, so you are only calling now."

Zorke chuckled, "There is good news."

"good news"?
Klopp thought there was better news than Dortmund winning the championship, "You finally got rid of your yellow-faced woman"?
"Bah bah bah, fuck you",
"I'm serious",
Klopp laughed, "I'm not serious, don't you often complain about your wife at home, and say you want to marry another young and beautiful one."

"That's a joke, you know what a joke, old man",
Klopp is still hehe, "Well, tell me, anyway, I really can't think of any better news than Dortmund winning the championship."

"Mercedes-Benz Group approached us for cooperation",
This is a big deal, and Klopp was shocked, "When did it happen"?
"A few hours ago, we just talked about it",
"You promised"?asked Klopp.

"certainly".

Klopp knows that several major German auto giants have their own Bundesliga clubs, and of course Mercedes-Benz also has one, that is Stuttgart. Of course, Stuttgart is far behind Dortmund. If the Mercedes-Benz logo appears on the Dortmund jersey next season, it will be a win-win situation for both parties.

"Well, it's a good thing."

"But..." Zorke hesitated.

"Hehe, let's talk about it Michal, I know you have nothing good to call, so just say it."

"It's like this, tomorrow you need to lead Dortmund to participate in the Mercedes-Benz company's activities."

"Michael, you really treat my players as cheap labor, don't you? Let me tell you, the club's commercial activities are too much."

What I didn't expect was that Zorc just smiled lightly. This kind of laughter is very familiar to Klopp.

"Cheap labor? If it is cheap labor, will people give each person a Mercedes-Benz?"
"One car per person? Just choose"?
"certainly",
Klopp smiled, "It's very generous."

"Okay then, I will attend on time tomorrow, and you can send the details to my assistant."

*****
Everyone knows that Audi will give Bayern players a car every year. This benefit makes most Bundesliga teams envious. Now Dortmund players also have this kind of treatment.

"Choose at will"?Wang Kong asked excitedly.

"yes",
"So what do we need to do"?
"It only needs to drive a few laps on the track, pose a few handsome poses, and answer a few questions from the reporters"?
Yes, it was as simple as that, the car was in hand, and the players said that there was no problem and they were happy to participate.

The press conference was arranged to be held at a local F1-standard racing track in Stuttgart. All the senior officials of Mercedes-Benz were present. After an official speech, Klopp was invited to play.

Klopp is still dressed sloppily, and everyone is used to it anyway, but today the focus of the media is not on Klopp, and the local reporters in Stuttgart were the first to attack.

"Mercedes-Benz owns the Stuttgart club, why is it still looking for Dortmund, and Dortmund and Stuttgart are competitors in the Bundesliga, do you think this is appropriate?"
Klopp on the side almost laughed, "What? Stuttgart and Dortmund are competitors? You are not putting gold on your face, but putting gold powder on your face."

The high-ranking Mercedes-Benz officials obviously came prepared, knowing that this question must be asked, "I don't think it's a problem. The Fiat Group in Italy also has two cooperative clubs, one is Juventus and the other is Udinese. Isn't there no problem?"
These words are very reasonable. There are many examples of one owner of two clubs in football. Abramovich also owns two Champions League clubs, Chelsea and CSKA.

In this way, everyone has no problem with the cooperation between the two companies for the time being. The next thing everyone cares about is how much Mercedes-Benz gave Dortmund?

"This is a commercial secret, but what I can tell you is that the number is acceptable to both parties." After speaking, Mr. Senior Official looked at Klopp.

Klopp thought to himself: "Oh my god, that guy Zorc didn't tell me how much he got."

But Klopp still smiled at the camera with a satisfied expression.

"Then will there be any specific cooperation between the two parties? We know that Audi and Bayern will hold an Audi Cup together, so will Mercedes-Benz and Dortmund hold a Mercedes-Benz Cup?"
"This has not yet been finalized. The only thing I can tell you is that the Mercedes-Benz logo will appear on Dortmund's new jersey next season."

The question is almost finished, and the next step is the show. Dortmund's Weidenfeller and Hummels sat in Mercedes-Benz's latest driverless concept car with senior Mercedes-Benz officials.

Of course, the whole process must be handsome and professional.

Finally, Mercedes-Benz opened up 20 minutes to the reporters and friends at the scene to visit the Mercedes-Benz concept car.

Then came the part that the players were most looking forward to. The Mercedes-Benz marketing director led the players to choose a car.

You may think that you can choose whichever car is the most expensive and just give me one, but this is not the case. The players don't care about the money, but the honor, because not everyone in the Bundesliga has such benefits.

Weidenfeller chose first, and he took a fancy to an SUV, the model is GLS`500`4MATIC, a big guy with a displacement of 4.0, twin turbochargers, 422 horsepower, and the new car price in China is about 160 million.

Weidenfeller prefers big cars. On the one hand, he may have a bold personality, and on the other hand, he has a large family, so a big car is more suitable for every trip.

After Weidenfeller finished choosing, others also chose their own cars one after another. Royce chose a sports SUV, which is lighter and has a much smaller displacement than Weidenfeller's.

Hummels chose a S500L4MATIC model, which is suitable for business people. Hummels was going to give it to his father, so he chose a standard one. He already has a lot of cars. On the other hand, what Hummels is unwilling to say is that he actually doesn’t like Mercedes-Benz. He loves super sports cars like Ronaldo, such as Lamborghini.

Therefore, the Mercedes-Benz that drools in the eyes of others is nothing in the eyes of Hummels. In fact, Hummels does not have a Mercedes-Benz in his family.

Finally, it was Li Qiao's turn to choose a car. This made Li Qiao feel difficult. Li Qiao's family has a car, so there is no need to add another car. There is no place to put it back. But such a good opportunity, it would be a fool not to choose.

It seems that Li Qiao's eyes were attracted by a red sports car, a model SL400 luxury sports super sports car, the domestic price is about 150 million, Li Qiao fell in love with it at first sight.

Li Qiao imagined Diana sitting on it, it must be very suitable, and it must be very cool on the streets of Milan.

"I want this one",
The staff was taken aback for a moment, because the only possibility for a man to choose this model is that he is gay, but soon the staff realized, "Give it to a girlfriend."

Li Qiao haha, it's a default.

"By the way, can I pick up the car in Milan?"
"Of course, Mercedes-Benz's sales cover the whole of Europe."

"That's great",
On the way back, the teammates found a topic, "Who do you think is the one who is being controlled by our girlfriend the most?"

"Of course it's Li Qiao," everyone said in unison.

"Fuck you, I'm just being nice to my girlfriend," Li Qiao argued forcefully.

"By the way, Roman, you have the most right to speak, because you and Li Qiao are roommates, talk about Li Qiao's gossip."

"Li Qiao, he is actually a good boy!" !

Everyone laughed, "Roman, did Li Qiao find out about something shady about you?"

"Go! Go! Go".

Everyone said what I said, and I was very happy on the way back.

(End of this chapter)