Chapter 128: Becoming Famous in Europe (Thanks to "Sdassdfa")
Although the German Cup has not attracted as much attention as the Bundesliga, the two quarter-finals played on the same day ended in the victory of the Bundesliga team to advance, which undoubtedly broke many people's glasses.
In particular, Hoffenheim came from behind three times to equalize three times, and scored two goals in two minutes of stoppage time to defeat Dortmund, which was absolutely thrilling and thrilling enough.
Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund also scored a lot of goals: both sides scored a total of seven.
There are penalty grabbing, volleys, long shots from outside the box, free kicks, penalty kicks, red cards, yellow cards, etc.
The most important thing is that there is a reversal drama.
This is the favorite match of the media and neutral fans.
As a result, the German sports media that night and the next morning and some European, and even Asian and American media, reported on the two quarter-finals of the German Cup, which ended on the evening of February 26.
Hoffenheim's comeback win over Borussia Dortmund at the Westfalen Stadium was the focus of coverage, and the highlights of the match were broadcast over and over again on major TV and online media.
In this game, the most eye-catching thing was naturally the hat-trick of goals and an assist, helping Hoffenheim defeat Dortmund's number one contributor Lu Wenbin.
"German Cup 1/4 finals German B team Hoffenheim reversed and beat Dortmund, scoring two goals in stoppage time in a thrilling way! 》
"Westfalen Stadium was attacked, 17-year-old Chinese teenager Lu Wenbin led the German B team Hoffenheim to defeat the Bundesliga giants Dortmund to advance to the semifinals of the German Cup! 》
"Scoring a hat-trick plus an assist against Borussia Dortmund, 17-year-old Chinese Lu attacked the most terrifying home stadium in Europe, the Westfaren Stadium! 》
The live broadcast during the game and the overwhelming reports after the game made Lu Wenbin's name spread throughout Germany and even all European football circles overnight.
As for China, it has set off a monstrous wave.
Several times of all the Chinese players who have gone abroad to stay abroad, no one has such a highlight performance as Lu Wenbin.
Scoring a hat-trick and an assist at the Westfalen Stadium and leading the Bundesliga team to a last-minute comeback to beat Dortmund is a plot that Chinese fans never dreamed of.
It's so exciting!
Fans have been posting on various forums to express their excitement.
"It's awesome, a hat-trick against Dortmund at the Westfaren Stadium, I can't imagine it!"
"What Yang Chen, Xie Hui, and Shao Jiayi have never done, 17-year-old Lu Wenbin has done it, it's really awesome!"
"From now on, Lu Wenbin has been a fan all his life!"
Lu Wenbin's post bar poured into thousands of fans, and some people began to spontaneously organize Lu Wenbin's fan group, voluntarily promoting and forwarding Lu Wenbin's game videos, highlights, schedules, news, etc.
Of course, Lu Wenbin's dazzling performance, compared with the announcement that he would never be called up by the Football Association some time ago, the Football Association was naturally scolded by everyone.
However, the leaders of the Football Association who have made a decision will naturally not admit defeat, unless the leader is changed!
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In addition to the sensation of the media and fans, Lu Wenbin's performance has naturally attracted strong attention from the agent community throughout Europe.
With such a young age and such a radiant performance, it is almost foreseeable that Lu Wenbin will be a big cash cow in the future.
Moreover, Lu Wenbin is no longer like those young players who have not become famous, and they need their agents to take risks to invest and fund.
They only need to help Lu Wenbin get the club contract and commercial endorsement, and then sit and earn money.
So, when the whole team returned to Hoffenheim after a night's rest, big-name agents and brokerage companies from Germany and all over Europe flocked to Hoffenheim to sign an agent contract with Lu Wenbin.
These big-name agents or companies include Thomas Cott, the agent of Schalke 04 goalkeeper Neuer, Strus, the agent of Bayern player Kroos, the agency ROGON of Lu Wenbin's teammate Gustavo, the agent Raiola of Ibrahimovic, and Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo, the agent of European coach Jose Mourinho, Mendes, and so on.
Almost all of them are the top brokers or brokerage companies in Europe.
It's not how strong and influential Lu Wenbin is at present, but everyone sees Lu Wenbin's potential from this Hoffenheim vs. Dortmund game.
17 years old is so bewitching, when he grows up to be in his 20s, what will he do? What is not a cash cow?
Therefore, these big-name agents and brokerage companies that are not well-known not only in the agent world, but also among ordinary fans, flocked to compete for Lu Wenbin's agent contract.
Of course, in the face of these famous broker predators who shocked Europe and even the world, those small brokers almost all disappeared automatically.
Lu Wenbin is no longer something they can compete for.
After returning to Hoffenheim, Lu Wenbin began the arduous process of negotiating with these agents and companies, and Fu Qingqing temporarily acted as Lu Wenbin's translator and assistant.
Fu Qingqing also hired a law firm in Sinsheim to send a lawyer to supervise the negotiations between the two parties, so that Lu Wenbin would not be deceived by these brokers or brokerage companies commonly known as "vampires" on contracts.
Football agents generally have a commission of 10%, so they are also known as Mr. 10%.
However, Lu Wenbin naturally will not agree with this ratio, he is not a nobody now.
At present, many big-name brokers and companies are vying for Lu Wenbin, and Lu Wenbin is in an advantageous position to take the initiative.
Therefore, not only should the commission ratio be reduced for them, but Lu Wenbin also had to pick a big enough and capable agent, so that he could get a better contract for him in the club negotiations, and better endorsements for him in business negotiations.
This selection and negotiation process was not easy, and it could not be done in a short time, so Lu Wenbin entrusted it to Fu Qingqinghe Law Firm, and he himself still participated in team training normally.
You can't let the manager resent him and take away his starting spot for the next game.
After the last game against Borussia Dortmund, Lu Wenbin was rewarded with a lot of experience.
The German Cup has teams of all levels, as well as Bundesliga teams, so the experience is slightly higher than that of the Bundesliga, with 1000 experience points for an assist, 2000 experience points for scoring a goal, and 4000 experience points for wins.
Lu Wenbin scored 3 goals, which is 6,000 points; 1,000 assists; With the addition of 4,000 points for winning, Lu Wenbin received 11,000 experience points in this game.
Lu Wenbin already had level 10 9712/20,000 experience, plus these 11,000 points, the experience reached 20,712, which was just enough to upgrade, and the level experience became level 11 712/50,000.
Level 1 - Level 10, each level is rewarded with 5 skill points; From level 11 to level 20, the system rewards 10 skill points.
Therefore, after upgrading from level 10 to level 11, Lu Wenbin received a system reward of 10 skill points.
With the addition of the remaining 2 skill points, Lu Wenbin's skill point balance has reached 12, and he can plan to upgrade his skill attributes again.