172 Strike first
Early the next morning, Aldrich got up early in the morning, gently put Melanie's arm on his chest aside, he tiptoed out of bed, walked out of the bedroom and closed the door, worked out in the gym for twenty minutes, then took a shower, went downstairs to make breakfast, left a note after eating and drove to Andrew's company, texted him on the way, but the other party did not reply, it is estimated that he is still sleeping.
Andrew's company rents a one-story office building in a business district in West London, and the interior of the company is no different from an ordinary workplace, but his own reception room and office are surprisingly large, and the decoration style of the office is more serious and solemn, and the reception room is much more relaxed, with a bar and sofa, as well as a sound and TV, etc., which generally feels more comfortable and relaxed.
Aldrich was taken to the reception room by a beautiful female secretary when he arrived, and Aldrich said that he was casual, and he was not a stranger anyway, but he asked for today's newspaper.
Soon, the female secretary came back with a stack of newspapers and placed it on the coffee table in front of the sofa.
The tabloids were dazzling, and Aldrich sat quietly on the couch alone and flipped through them one by one, reading them quickly, most of them swept at a glance and put aside to take a copy.
Naturally, the major newspapers focused on Manchester United's bloodbathed Premier League game at home yesterday.
The title is also more shocking.
Such as "Old Trafford Annihilation", "The Fall of the Red Devils", "The Wild Lions Conquer the Theatre of Dreams", "Millwall Championship in Sight" and so on.
It's nothing more than stepping on Manchester United and praising Millwall.
Aldrich was overwhelmed, and some of the tabloids ran a piece of news that made him depressed.
"Manchester United's new star was impressed by the young coach of the Wild Lions and came to vote in person!"
The picture shows Aldridge and Beckham sitting opposite each other in the dining room. The picture of two hot girls accompanying each other.
Liverpool as a port city. There is no shortage of news. After the paparazzi get the news, they will not necessarily only give it to their old club, but they will also sell it among their peers, anyway, the news can't be covered for long, and this kind of news chasing after the wind and shadows is not an exclusive sensation or anything like that.
It's just that a writer who gets an ordinary piece of news can write a sensation with an infinitely powerful pen.
David Beckham met Aldridge at Liverpool on the day of the game, what happened? Unimportant.
Anyway, adding a few words to the written news and speculating can be attractive.
Perhaps having witnessed Hall's side slaughter their own side, David Beckham already had the idea of fleeing Manchester United, and the heavy defeat at the hands of Millwall didn't make him feel bad. It seems that his heart is no longer at Manchester United. ”
In the past year, the media, which has sometimes speculated that Aldridge and Beckham are at odds, now believes that the two have put their past suspicions on the side, and even sat together to discuss a better future
There is also this news on the entertainment pages of some newspapers, the picture is basically the same, but the content has changed, what a golden boy and girl romantic, Aldrich wants to become a brother-in-law with Beckham, and the funny thing is that there is a blessing at the end.
Aldrich couldn't even laugh.
Anyway, from now on, when Victoria and Beckham appear in non-work social situations, he will take the initiative to retreat.
As for how Beckham will be punished by Ferguson after such news appears. It wasn't Aldrich's turn to care.
Andrew, who didn't come to the office until 10 a.m., pushed the door in and said, "I'm packing at home." I'm going to fly to Brazil in the afternoon, because of the successful operation of Rivaldo's transfer, I met some friends there, they want to build a stable network in Europe, and I also want to have a bigger development in South America, so this time I went there to cooperate and open a brokerage company, do you have any suggestions? ”
When it comes to getting down to business, Andrew doesn't have half a word of nonsense.
Aldridge thought for a moment and said: "The transfer model in South America and Europe is very different, anyway, even if you go there to set up a company, try not to show up, the characteristics of South America that the agency controls the ownership of players will make the transfer transaction complicated, even if you want to operate players to Europe, it is better not to get involved in disputes." ”
Andrew nodded approvingly, feeling incredible when he understood how South American transfers worked.
In Europe, player ownership can only be in the hands of the club.
But in South America, player ownership can be in the hands of an agent or agency, and once a European team wants to bring in a player, the transfer of players becomes complicated because it is no longer a negotiation between clubs, but with an agent or agency.
Complexity is complexity, but the stakes are too great.
It's not uncommon to buy out a player's ownership for tens of millions of pounds in places like Brazil or Argentina, and once the player becomes famous, it can be at least millions of pounds in profit, and the benefits are hundredfold and thousandfold.
Andrew beckoned to Aldrich, and the two left the reception room and turned around to go to his office.
In the office, Andrew opened the desk drawer with the key, took out a document from it and handed it to Aldrich, saying: "Since the day my company was established, the person you asked me to find, one of them, finally found, I am curious, five years ago, this child was only four years old, why do you think he is very special?" ”
Aldrich was shocked and said casually: "You have your network, and I have mine." ”
Andrew raised an eyebrow and said no more.
Aldrich sat down and lit a cigarette, calmly opened the file, and on the first page he saw the photo pasted in the upper left corner of the document.
is a nine-year-old boy named Lionel Andres Messi.
There is a description of his family situation in the information.
Aldrich looked at it and asked, "How did you find him?" ”
Andrew also lit a cigarette, spat out the smoke and said lightly: "I have planted hundreds of scouts in South America, and there are more than 30 in Argentina, and their main task is to send back the information of all the echelons of the national professional clubs, and then the rest of the time they will go around the country, where there is a football team, they will go and collect the same information." This little guy is found in Rosario's community team, age. Features. All three names match your requirements. Judging by your expression, it should be right. ”
Aldrich flicked his cigarette ash and nodded, "It's him." ”
Fortunately, this kid is not nested in some poor country, and Rosario is also the second largest city in Argentina.
Come to think of it, if it's a place where birds don't, Barcelona's scouts may not be able to spot him.
Aldrich frowned when he saw the worst.
"Your judgment is that they won't come to Europe?"
Andrew nodded and said, "Yes, his father is now his coach, my people told me." The kid is expected to play for Rosario's local team in the future. ”
Aldrich thought for a moment and then closed the information and said in a deep voice: "Let your people arrange a medical examination for him over there, the highest standard, and then I will bring him to London." ”
Andrew was a little puzzled, frowned and said, "Physical examination? How is it arranged? Someone suddenly wants to give you a medical check-up, will you agree? will only scold you for being a psychopath! ”
Aldrich scoffed at this, spitting on the smoke and playing with the taste: "You always think you are smart, but in fact you are stupid." Wouldn't it be okay to have your people disguised as youth coaches of the Argentine giants? River Plate, Boca, whatever the. Put a lucrative contract in front of them, and then. Isn't it logical to have a physical examination? ”
Andrew turned around in his mind when he heard this, pointed at Aldrich with a smile, and scolded: "You are not called smart, you are cunning!" Among the three brothers, you are the most like your father. ”
"Arthur that's a scoundrel, I'm not like him."
"Ha Luha, let him hear that he will beat you."
After the two brothers laughed and chatted for a while, Andrew took out a bunch of collected information for Aldrich to see.
Aldrich flipped through the documents at a rapid pace, basically looking at the name and the photo before passing the next one.
The two chatted casually, and Andrew, who didn't eat breakfast, asked the secretary to pack a table of takeaways, and opened a bottle of good wine, which tasted like drinking soda.
His appearance made Aldrich cry and laugh, a table full of takeaways on the street, a bottle of top red wine, just like seeing someone eating a food stall for five yuan a dish, but drinking tens of thousands of yuan of Moutai.
The action of flipping through the documents suddenly stopped, and Aldrich's eyes were sharply fixed on a document, and he looked left and right, and finally determined that this person was the one he knew.
Hehehehehe
Andrew raised his head with a strange expression, wiped the salad dressing from his mouth, and took a sip of wine to moisten his throat and asked, "What are you laughing at?" ”
Aldrich pulled out the documents in his hand and threw them in front of the other party, saying, "Get him, and within two years, I want him to come to Millwall." ”
Andrew looked down and looked closely, wondering, "What are you kidding, are you crazy?" The previous investment in Ronaldinho has not been recovered, so here again? This guy's family situation is too complicated, get him here, all settled, I estimate at least four million pounds, you might as well just buy a famous star, this is a wild boy. ”
Aldrich crossed Erlang's legs and smiled without saying a word, very happy.
Andrew exclaimed, "Hey, Aldrich, are you sober?" This child, Sergio Lionel KUN Aguero del Castillo, has five siblings in addition to his parents! Grass, I've never seen anything like you, you dig people even the whole family has to dig together! ”
Aldrich snapped his fingers and said, "I'll pay the money, why are you in a hurry?" Anyway, you brought him to London for me. The club could offer his father a job, continue to work as a driver or manage the turf, and there were plenty of jobs to be hired in the future. His brothers and sisters don't ask for an aristocratic school, the level is not bad, the place to live is simpler, I still have eight idle apartments there, and they can give their family two. ”
Andrew scratched his head and asked in a deep voice, "Can you tell me why?" Is your network also at work? Then why didn't you say his name before you let me find it? ”
Aldridge spread his hands and said: "This child is cute, I like it, I think this reason is enough, at least I spend this money reasonably, even if this child finally proves that I am blind, then I am happy when I help the poor." ”
Aguero's family of eight lives in the slums of the capital, earning less than £600 a month, so you can imagine how difficult life can be.
Andrew laughed angrily, and he didn't entangle, anyway, the three brothers all had this character, and the things they decided, ten cows couldn't look back.
He asked the secretary to come in and clean up the table, and then said, "Okay, I'll touch it first when I go to South America this time." In addition, I have a lot of advertising contracts waiting to be signed with your players, you can make a statement. ”
Aldridge said indifferently: "My request is very simple, I can't interfere with what the players want to do when they are on vacation, but during the season, the players can take advertising autographs in their free time, and I don't ask questions without delaying training, but I can't fly around the world to participate in commercial activities." Andrew, one thing you also have to understand, although most agents only have money in their eyes, but wise agents understand that only when the player is in good condition on the field, the player's value will continue to appreciate, and if things off the field interfere with the player's state, it is actually your loss as an agent. ”
Andrew nodded with a serious expression this time. (To be continued......)