Chapter 137 Welcome to the world of football stars!
Since his parents were still traveling in Brazil, when Ling Feng returned to his home in Leicester, he was the only one left at home.
However, before he could sit down, Mendes called:
“I’ll be at your door!”
As soon as he finished speaking, there was someone outside the house. The car horn sounded "didi".
When I came to the window and looked out, I saw a black nanny car parked at the door of my house.
Arrived at the door, Mendes walked in quickly,
“I thought you were still in Brazil”
“The suit you customized before, Are you done?”
After attending the PFA Awards Ceremony at the end of April, Ling Feng, under the guidance of Mendes, came to London’s most prestigious “custom-made street”, Savile Row.
Full customization of suits is the essence of Savile Row customization and the foundation of its long-lasting prosperity over the past two hundred years.
A fully custom-made suit on Savile Row usually takes 4 to 12 weeks.
There will be three fittings and adjustments, and this is assuming the customer is in London.
Some foreigners have to wait six months to a year for suits customized by top tailors in Savile.
Purely handmade and with brand value, a set of fully customized suits cost Ling Feng a full week's salary!
Although it is a drop in the bucket for Ling Feng.
However, compared to the suit he temporarily changed last time, it was already more than ten times more expensive!
Hearing Mendez's question, Ling Feng was stunned for a moment, then responded:
"I just finished it two days ago, and I haven't picked it up yet. What's wrong?"
"We will go to London later to meet with the person in charge of Oakley's London area, then complete the signing ceremony and attend the party. We will go to sign the contract with Hublot tomorrow"
Oakley is an American sports brand that specializes in various functional glasses, as well as casual wear, skiing, swimming, cycling and track and field sportswear.
Ling Feng plans to sign a sunglasses endorsement contract with him, worth 300,000 pounds per year.
Hublot is a Swiss watch brand, considered a new generation in the watch industry, and fits Ling Feng’s image very well.
This watch brand offered Ling Feng an endorsement fee of 200,000 pounds a year.
These two companies were finalized after Mendes carefully selected them.
He once suggested that Ling Feng would rather not accept commercial endorsements than cooperate with those no-name or unknown small brands.
That would only lower Ling Feng's worth and status, and make the outside world think that he is a player who only sees money.
Ling Feng strongly agrees with this.
This is why he became a client of Mendes.
Professional matters should be left to professionals.
As a giant in the football agency industry, Mendes not only has strong connections and connections, rich business development experience, but can also provide him with guidance on career planning.
He only needs to concentrate on playing football, Mendes can help him solve everything else!
However, Ling Feng was somewhat resistant to participating in business activities just after playing in the World Cup.
“I just came back, can’t you let me rest for two days?”
“This is just the beginning! After we sign a contract with Nike in two days, you still have to shoot a commercial for Nike. "
After a pause, Mendes opened his arms and showed a bright smile to his client:
"Hey, young man, welcome to the world of football stars!"
. . .
Ling Feng, who returned to China, was even busier than during the World Cup in Brazil.
Not only did he have to meet with executives of several commercial brands and conduct signing ceremonies, he also had to participate in related commercial activities and help the brands take relevant promotional photos. Ling Feng felt very curious and new about these things that he had never been exposed to before.
At the same time, I was also a little overwhelmed.
Fortunately, Mendes sent him an assistant who was responsible for following up on his business activities.
Of course, while he was working hard to make money, he also kept an eye on the progress of the World Cup.
After defeating England easily, Brazil's opponent in the semi-finals was Germany.
In this crucial game, Neymar, the core of the Selecao team, started the game, but I don't know if he was affected by being tackled in the previous game and his condition was very poor.
Coupled with the Germans' intensive care, he basically couldn't get the ball on the court and couldn't pass people.
The frontcourt attack was blocked, and the defense line of defense leader Thiago Silva was lost. It was like a refrigerator door on a hot summer day, being opened again and again by German tanks, asking for everything.
However, compared to the original seven-to-one tragedy in history, Brazil only lost four to one.
Even so, when Ling Feng saw the Brazilian grandfather appearing in the live broadcast, holding a replica gold cup and looking uncomfortable, he couldn't help but be touched in his heart.
In the end, Germany and Argentina met in the final to compete for the championship!
Before the final, FIFA took the lead in announcing the candidate list for the Best Newcomer Award of this World Cup in Brazil.
The three candidates are the Dutch striker Memphis Depay, France's golden midfielder Paul Pogba, and England's new young Bell Feng!
However, in the eyes of many people, it is basically certain that Ling Feng will win.
In five games, he contributed one goal and four assists, and won the Player of the Match twice.
As a newcomer participating in the World Cup for the first time, such data is absolutely amazing!
This is also Ling Feng’s first impression on world football in this World Cup!
Whether it was his long volley pass assist against Italy in the group stage or his fake shot and real pass in the knockout round, he fully demonstrated his broad vision and superb football intelligence to the world.
And he can also take long shots, dribble and advance,
and is even more defensively motivated than most offensive midfielders!
Not only the British media and football experts, but also the media from other countries are touting Ling Feng, believing that he will be the core of England's midfield in the next ten years!
They played this trick very smoothly.
Because, when Wilshere was born, they also used the same operation to lift the Arsenal prodigy to the sky.
In addition to the carnival of the British media, no one else Sports media in several countries have reported the attention and interest of domestic league teams in Ling Feng.
The teams that pay close attention to him are mostly giants from the five major European leagues, such as:
Milan and Juventus in Serie A;
Borussia Dortmund and Bayern in Bundesliga;
Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico in La Liga;
Liverpool and Arsenal in Premier League , Manchester United.
A variety of gossip and transfer rumors have emerged around Ling Feng, which has become a major source of British media traffic.
Many people believe that Ling Feng, who shined in the World Cup, will not stay in the small temple of Leicester City, but will go to a bigger team and a bigger stage.
However, only Ling Feng knows his future.
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On July 14, 2014, the final of the Brazilian World Cup was held in Maracana, Rio de Janeiro.
The opponents are Germany, the "German Tank", and Argentina, the "Eagle of the Pampas".
With substitute Mario Gotze's goal in overtime, Germany defeated Argentina and won the Hercules Cup!
At that time, Ling Feng, who was watching the live broadcast at his home in Leicester, looked at Messi passing by in his Hercules Cup uniform
The hurricane created by the flapping wings of his butterfly , after all, it did not affect the ownership of the World Cup champion.
As the event came to an end, the various awards for this World Cup were also released.
Messi, who led Argentina to the final and almost won the title, won the World Cup Golden Ball.
The Golden Boot Award that originally belonged to Ronaldo was awarded to Thomas Muller who scored five goals.
The reason is very simple. Ronaldo was eliminated by England, where Ling Feng was, and scored two fewer goals. He could only tie for second place with Neymar, who scored four goals.
The Golden Glove Award belongs to Bayern goalkeeper Neuer, who pioneered the "goalkeeper" style of play and finally helped Germany win the championship.
And Lingfeng defeated Depay and Pogba with an absolute advantage and won the Best Newcomer Award of this World Cup!
Not only that, he was also selected into the best team of this World Cup with his outstanding performance!
(End of this chapter)