Chapter 73

The next morning, Gao Xiaodong received a call from Andrews, saying that Porto president da Costa would like to meet him for dinner. The place is in the sky bar on the top floor of the Tivoli Hotel on Liberty Avenue in Lisbon.

Nima, signing a young player like me is so exciting that even the chairman has gone out. It's too face saving. Gao Xiaodong is very excited. This is the first time he has accepted the invitation of such a rich, powerful and famous person. Gao Xiaodong is a little excited and nervous, so he goes to consult Xiao Le about what clothes he should wear to attend such a banquet, but Xiao le was not born in a rich family, so he asked Chen Qiang.

As soon as Chen Qiang heard that Porto chairman da Costa came to see Gao Xiaodong in person, he was surprised and delighted. He took Gao Xiaodong to a high-end clothing store to buy a suit, a suit, shoes and a belt. He also wanted to buy Gao Xiaodong a watch, but Gao Xiaodong refused because he spent more than 3000 euros on the whole suit. Gao Xiaodong didn't want to owe Chen Qiang too much debt.

As Andrews said that Chairman Costa would discuss the signing of the contract at the dinner, Gao Xiaodong not only brought Xiao Le, but also let experienced Chen Qiang accompany him.

Chen Qiang was eager to have such an opportunity to get to know Portugal's top player. He happily changed his suit which was ten times more expensive than Gao Xiaodong's, put on Patek Philippe wristwatch which he didn't usually wear, and then took two bottles of Maotai wine as a gift to accompany Gao Xiaodong to the dinner in Costa.

Liberty Avenue is the main street in the center of Lisbon. This prosperous commercial street is about 1.2 kilometers long. Beautiful painted floor tiles are inlaid on the exquisitely laid stone pavement. On both sides of the road are endless dense trees, and there are many high-grade hotels and various high-grade brand shops. It is known as the "Champs Elysees Avenue" of Portugal.

The sky bar of Liberty Avenue is a place where the elites of Lisbon like to have a drink after work. There are many rich and handsome people and rich and beautiful people. This restaurant usually starts business after 4 pm. Sitting in the restaurant, you can overlook Liberty Avenue and the whole old town of Lisbon.

Gao Xiaodong is the first time to come to the sky bar of Di Wei Li Hotel. When he gets to the top of the building, he is busy and overlooks all living beings. Gao Xiaodong can't help sighing: "rich people are good!"

Xiao Le stood on one side and didn't dare to speak. Chen Qiang said with a smile, "if you can successfully sign the contract this time, you are also a little bit of a penny."

When he comes to the best private room in the sky bar, Gao Xiaodong finds that several Porto people he knows, Carlos, Pereira and Andrews, as well as the original college student translator and the famous agent Mendes in Chen Qiang's mouth, are all there. There is only an old man with glasses that he has never seen.

The old man with glasses stood up and said, "is that Mr. Gao Xiaodong? Please sit down. Who are these two

"Hello, chairman Costa. I'm Chen Qiang, Gao Xiaodong's agent, and manager of Xinglong brokerage culture company. This is Xiao Le, our company's translator." Chen Qiang said hello to Costa and gave him Maotai as a gift. "This is a small gift for you. It's not a compliment."

"Hello, Mr. Chen. Thank you. Have a seat." Costa took the gift, shook hands with Chen Qiang, and then took a deep look at Mendes.

Mendes didn't hear about Gao Xiaodong's agent last time, but this time Chen Qiang said that he was Gao Xiaodong's agent, which surprised him a little, but he just laughed quietly and didn't speak.

Xiao Le translated Chen Qiang's words to Gao Xiaodong. Gao Xiaodong was also stunned, but he didn't say anything.

After the two parties are seated, appetizer wine and desserts will come up for everyone to talk while eating.

Costa leisurely way: "Mr. Gao Xiaodong, I've heard your name for a long time, see you today, you are really a heavyweight."

Gao Xiaodong after the initial formality, now has relaxed down, said: "if you have seen me before, you will say, wow, you are so slim now."

Costa laughed and said, "I can't imagine how you used to play football."

The others laughed, too.

Gao Xiaodong said with a smile: "at that time, they all said that I was a peristaltic kicker."

Costa laughed again and said, "how long have you played football?"

Gao Xiaodong put on an affectation and put out his finger to calculate, "1, 2, 3 It's almost 11 months in the twinkling of an eye. Time flies like flies. "

Looking at Gao Xiaodong's solemn sigh, everyone was surprised and funny.

It took 11 months for a big fat man to become a player who can play in Portuguese League B. this progress is amazing. Before that, almost everyone, including Chen Qiang, felt that Gao Xiaodong was full of shortcomings and had problems in technique, consciousness and physical fitness. But if he really reached this level in only 10 months, he would be a big fat man It's a genius.

"It's impossible," Pereira said incredulously. "How can we make so much progress in 10 months? Chinese people just like to brag."

Carlos said: "it's really hard to convince people that the talent of Chinese people is really so good. How can we not see them in the world cup, and there is no famous star."Andrews said: "I can testify to this. I met him when he played in the Shandong Provincial trials. There was a huge gap between him at that time and now. There was a video to prove it."

Gao Xiaodong shrugged and said, "Andrews, why do you explain this to them? You'd rather have a fight with smart people than have a word with stupid people."

Chen Qiang quickly indicated to Xiao Le not to translate the original words, but Xiao le was still young and translated the past directly.

Costa and Mendes couldn't help laughing, but Pereira and Carlos were so angry that their hair stood up. Because the chairman and Mendes were on the side, they couldn't attack and had to be angry.

When dinner came up, Costa advised everyone to have a few drinks, and then said to Gao Xiaodong, "I heard that you want an annual salary of 200000 euros."

Gao Xiaodong is a little guilty, but he still sticks to his head and says: "yes, I think it's the annual salary that matches Porto's status."

Costa laughed, cleared his throat and said: "for ordinary teams, it's a high salary. For Porto, it's a small salary. I can promise you However, you have to come up with the ability to match the annual salary

Gao Xiaodong said: "Chairman, please make it clear."

Costa said: "professional football is not a joke. The annual salary of 200000 is the salary level of the substitute of the Portuguese Super League. Therefore, if you want the annual salary, you also have to get the performance of the substitute striker of the Portuguese Super League. In other words, you have to score 20 goals in the Portuguese Super League, the Portuguese Cup, the Portuguese League Cup and the Portuguese Super Cup within three and a half seasons. If you can't score 20 goals, not only the annual salary of 200000 will be gone, but also our original salary The annual salary of 120000 euros that we are going to provide is gone, only 8000 euros a year. Can you accept it? "

Listen to Chairman Costa finish, Pereira, Carlos are staring at Gao Xiaodong with a sneer, thinking, you are not bragging force? Don't you think you're a genius? I have the ability to take president Costa's big move.

Mendes is also waiting to see how Gao Xiaodong takes on Costa's big move. He appreciates this young man with a similar character. However, if a silkworm wants to become a butterfly, he must accept the cruel test. He can help him at the right time, but he can't avoid these tests.

Andrews is a little nervous. He hopes Gao Xiaodong will take the gamble, but at the same time he worries about Gao Xiaodong. Three years later, Gao Xiaodong is only 21 years old and still a young player. Can he play in the Portuguese Super League in three years? Can he score 20 goals? It's not as difficult as it is now at Manchester United. Ronaldo, at the age of 21, scored only 31 goals.

Chen Qiang's face immediately changed when he heard Costa's words. They all said that Costa was crafty and cunning. Today, he saw that the person who could cover up the world in Portuguese football was really extraordinary. He said anxiously in Gao Xiaodong's ear: "this can never be agreed. It's clearly a trap for you to jump. If you can't score 20 goals, you can only get 8000 euros a year in three and a half years. That's the reason It's a shame. It's better to accept an annual salary of 120000 euros a year. Besides personal tax and various subsidies, there are millions of RMB a year. Xiaodong, you can't be too greedy. "