Chapter 139 Invitation from Beckham [Four thousand words in one chapter]
July 18th.
USA, California.
“City of Angels” Los Angeles!
The summer sunshine shines on the body, giving people a warm and comfortable feeling.
A BMW M3 Convertible black convertible sports car was driving at a constant speed along the famous Sunset Avenue.
Sitting in the driver's seat is Ling Feng's personal assistant, Sophia.
Sitting in the passenger seat was Ling Feng, who was wearing a floral shirt, a cap and sunglasses!
While looking at the bikini girl passing by through the lenses, he held his mobile phone and spoke to Mendes:
"So, the club said it wants to renew my contract?"
"Yes, they are sensible enough to save us from taking the initiative."
"But yes, Manchester City, Paris, and Monaco have all offered you 30 million euros, so the club cannot be in a hurry. ”
Just as the news about Ling Feng’s transfer was being heated up, all the media and newspapers wanted to find Ling Feng, trying to get any words out of his mouth that could double the reading volume and traffic. Phrase.
However, they discovered that Ling Feng seemed to have disappeared!
No one saw him at home or at the club, in Leicester or London.
It wasn't until someone photographed him and his female assistant at the airport that they knew he was preparing to take a plane to the United States on the other side of the ocean!
Why?
It has become the answer that the media are eager to pursue!
However, they need some time to find the answer
The reason why Ling Feng suddenly went to the United States stemmed from a phone call two days ago:
Two days ago, Beckham suddenly called Ling Feng!
Since getting Xiaobei’s phone number, Ling Feng has never called him.
After losing to Brazil in the quarter-finals, Beckham took the initiative to send him a text message.
The content of the text message was like an elder brother, comforting and encouraging him.
Ling Feng was very moved by this.
This time, Xiaobei called, hoping to invite Lingfeng to participate in a celebrity charity football match.
This celebrity charity football match was organized and planned by Beckham and hip-hop star Chris Brown.
The purpose is to raise charity funds for African children.
In addition to celebrities, many retired superstars or current stars will also be invited to participate.
This type of charity activity is actually an activity where celebrities find an excuse to party together and expand their contacts.
Ling Feng was not interested in whether or not he could squeeze into the upper class.
He is very attracted to those retired superstars!
I learned from Xiaobei that Ronaldinho, Ronaldinho, Figo, Scholes, Giggs and other famous football superstars will participate in this charity match!
These superstars that he had only seen on TV were his youth!
For a fan and a professional player, is there anything more precious than the opportunity to compete with Ronaldinho and Ronaldinho? !
So, without hesitation, he agreed to Beckham's invitation, bought the earliest flight, and flew directly to Los Angeles!
As one of the most famous and influential stars in football, Beckham played for the Los Angeles Galaxy, a major league team in the United States, for several years and became one of the club's greatest players.
The arrival of this world superstar is an unparalleled gift for American football!
Beckham is using his huge influence both on and off the court to help American football expand its influence.
Since he joined the Los Angeles Galaxy, the number of people in the United States attending games has increased exponentially, and the number of children playing football has also increased dramatically!
After retiring last year, Beckham shifted his business focus to the United States.
And Los Angeles is one of his base camps!
After the plane landed, Ling Feng first went to the hotel he had booked and put away his luggage.
Then he took a taxi directly to Beckham's home in Beverly Hills.
Here, he met Beckham, his wife and children.
Although Xiaobei warmly invited him to live at home.
However, Ling Feng is not that shameless.
However, in order to make it easier for Ling Feng to travel, Xiaobei directly lent his BMW convertible to Ling Feng.
It was hard to refuse such hospitality, and since he wanted to take the opportunity to visit the major attractions in Los Angeles, Ling Feng did not refuse.
After leaving Beverly Hills, the two went to the driving school to get a temporary driver's license.
Taking into account Ling Feng's popularity after the World Cup and to avoid being recognized, Sophia became the full-time driver for this trip.
"Boss, where should we go next?"
" Go and see the Avenue of Stars!"
After that, Ling Feng put the phone to his ear again and continued to talk to Mendes on the other end of the phone:
"The club is open. What conditions? ”
"Thirty thousand weekly salary, sixty million termination fee!"
Hearing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Thirty thousand pounds, twice his current weekly salary!
However, Ling Feng was not satisfied with this figure at all.
You know, he is the main midfielder of the Three Lions!
Although I haven't played a single Premier League game.
However, scoring one goal and four assists in five games in the World Cup, winning the World Cup Best Newcomer and being selected into the World Cup Best Team are enough to prove his level and strength!
Before he could speak, Mendes took the lead in explaining: "Don't worry, this is just the first wave of offers. They definitely hope to reach a contract extension agreement with you at the lowest price."
"Besides, it's them who are anxious, not us."
After a pause, Mendes then asked: "I want to know, what are your psychological expectations?"
You know, Luke Shaw received a weekly salary of 70,000 after joining Manchester United.
As a fringe international player for the national team, Luke Shaw earns a weekly salary of 70,000.
As the main midfielder and frontcourt core of the Three Lions, it is not too much to earn a weekly salary of 70,000, right?
However, of course, players’ weekly salary cannot be calculated this way.
Manchester United is Manchester United and Leicester City is Leicester City.
The financial income of the Premier League's most powerful clubs and the newly promoted teams in the Premier League are simply worlds apart.
Furthermore, as the team is promoted from the English Championship to the Premier League and enters the European War this season, the team's player salaries will increase accordingly.
So, considering the financial situation of the two teams and his own value, Ling Feng did not speak as loudly as the Lions:
"If I am guaranteed to be the highest salary in the team, it cannot be less than six Ten thousand.”
But Mendes was very surprised by this bottom line: “It seems that you really want to stay in Leicester City”
You know, when Real Madrid asked Mendes about Ling Feng's transfer intention, they proposed an annual salary of 4.5 million euros before tax.
On average, this is equivalent to £80,000 per week!
If Ling Feng transfers to other European giants, especially Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, Monaco and other well-financed teams, he can easily get more than 100,000 pounds per week. salary.
However, in Leicester City, he will never get such a high salary!
In other words, Ling Feng’s meaning is very clear:
It doesn't matter if the salary is not as good as other teams' offers. As long as it is not less than 60,000 and he is guaranteed to be the highest-paid player in the team, he will stay in Leicester City!
“I understand, just wait for my good news.”
“By the way, if you meet any reporter in the United States, do not answer any of their questions. Remember this. ”
“I remember.”
After hanging up the phone with Mendes, Ling Feng realized that the car had stopped on the side of the road.
And next to it is the Avenue of Stars where people come and go!
“Boss, we are here.”
As the largest city on the west coast of the United States, Los Angeles is extremely prosperous. Especially the existence of Hollywood has made many boys and girls with movie dreams plunge into this big dyeing vat without hesitation.
They all want to be a star with a star on the Walk of Fame!
After briefly visiting the Avenue of Stars, Ling Feng took his female assistant to a nearby famous restaurant to enjoy the taste of American barbecue.
It’s the offseason anyway, so he can have a good time.
However, the premise is that before the start of the season, you cannot be overweight
After eating and drinking, Ling Feng went to the Home Depot Center, the home of the Los Angeles Galaxy Club, to check out the spot in advance.
Tomorrow's celebrity charity football match will be held in this stadium that can accommodate 20,000 spectators.
It was not until evening that he returned to the hotel with his female assistant.
After taking a shower and changing his clothes, Ling Feng went straight to Beverly Hills, preparing to attend the party held at Beckham's villa halfway up the mountain.
However, when they drove to the iron gate of the villa, a security guard in a black suit stepped forward and stopped the car.
Since many celebrities will appear at the party, Beckham’s security work is also done well.
Even so, there were still a large number of paparazzi squatting outside the villa.
When they saw Ling Feng sitting in the passenger seat, they didn't care whether they recognized him or not, they just started taking pictures.
"Sir, I need to see your invitation."
"Oh, of course."
Put the exquisite invitation from Beckham through the car window After handing it to the other party, the security personnel passed through, opened the door of the villa, and allowed Ling Feng to drive in.
When he arrived at the parking lot in front of the villa’s main entrance and looked at the various luxury cars already parked, Ling Feng couldn’t help but murmur in his heart:
"Tsk tsk tsk"
Although he is now a millionaire.
However, compared with Xiaobei, it pales in comparison.
As one of the most commercially valuable football stars in world football, Beckham's income is the highest among football stars almost every year.
His huge influence off the court is the key to allowing him to earn tens of millions of dollars every year even if he retires!
After parking the car, Ling Feng and his female assistant walked into the villa.
In the villa, the lights are brightly lit.
From the moment he entered the door, and within half a minute of arriving in the living room, Ling Feng saw many familiar faces.
Some are entertainment stars who look familiar but cannot name them, and some are football superstars who are well-known:
Ronaldo!
Figo!
Giggs!
Although I am excited and excited inside.
However, Ling Feng still resisted the urge to step forward and talk.
When he found Beckham in front of the bar, Beckham was chatting with Ronaldinho in Spanish.
The moment he saw Ling Feng, Xiao Bei suddenly smiled brightly, put down the wine glass in his hand, and gave Ling Feng a big hug:
"Oh, man, you're here!"
Then he put his arm around Ling Feng’s shoulders and introduced to Ronaldinho on the side:
“Ronaldo, this is Ling Feng”
“Ling, this is Ronaldi Neo."
After shaking hands with Ronaldinho, Ling Feng did not forget to use the Portuguese he learned temporarily from his female assistant and said to Ronaldinho:
"It's an honor to meet you, you are my idol!"
Hearing Ling Feng's somewhat poor Portuguese, both Ronaldinho and Beckham were stunned.
The former showed a classic smile that made people feel very friendly, and then spoke.
However, Ling Feng was confused and could only look at Beckham aside as if asking for help.
"What did he say?"
And Beckham also smiled and translated for him: "He said he knew you. He had seen your game live and you played well."
< br>After a pause, Ronaldinho continued to speak.
However, Beckham did not translate directly, but said a few words to Ronaldinho in Spanish, and the two laughed at the same time.
Ling Feng, who was watching this scene, was stunned for a while.
What's going on?
What did they say?
Why did they suddenly laugh at the same time?
Should I join them and smile too?
While Ling Feng’s mind was racing with thoughts, Xiao Bei turned around and explained to him:
"Ronaldo said, if you want to go to Barcelona to play, he can help you introduce him. He also said that you and Messi will definitely get along well."
"Then I asked him not to talk to me, a former Real Madrid player. I’m poaching people for Barcelona in front of me!”
Hearing this, Ling Feng suddenly understood and smiled from the bottom of his heart.
At the same time, a fantasy scene emerged in my mind:
Wearing the No. 7 Barcelona jersey, I passed a through ball to the man wearing the No. 10 jersey. Messi, after the latter passed the defender and sealed his throat with a sword, he ran towards him with a smile on his face
This picture is simply amazing!
“Let’s go, let me introduce you to the other guys.”
After briefly chatting with Ronaldinho, Xiaobei took Ling Feng, his fanboy, with other people at the party. Get to know the football superstars one by one.
The two found Ronaldo first.
The "alien" who used to excel on the court has turned into a fat middle-aged man.
If people who don’t know him see him walking onto the court wearing a very tight-fitting jersey, they may have doubts in their souls:
Can this fat man with a big belly and a simple and honest smile know how to play football? ball?
However, even those who know a little bit about football will recognize who this fat man is.
Just because he is the "alien" Ronaldo!
“Ronnie, this is Ling Feng”
"Ling Feng, this is Ronaldo"
And Ling Feng said the greeting sentence he had prepared in advance for the second time: "It's an honor to meet you."
Ronaldo's character and Ronaldinho's Almost the same, they are all more enthusiastic and open.
He also watched the quarter-final between England and Brazil.
Like Ronaldinho, he was also very impressed by Ling Feng.
He even joked that if he had Ling Feng and Beckham as teammates when playing for Real Madrid, he would definitely be able to break Messi's record of 91 goals in the year.
From this sentence, we can know that he still misses the time of scoring goals on the green field very much
After finishing speaking, Ronaldo did not forget to joke, saying that if Ling Feng wants to go to Real Madrid, He can help with introductions.
However, Ronaldo did not know that Real Madrid had already contacted Ling Feng privately.
It’s just that Ling Feng chose to refuse.
After Ronaldo, Beckham continued to introduce him to Figo, Evra, Ferdinand, as well as Manchester United's Class 92 Giggs, Scholes, Neville brothers and other football seniors.
After such a circle, Ling Feng and these football superstars have become mutually related social media accounts.
Looking at the famous names on his watch list, Ling Feng was already excited.
This is definitely the most unforgettable night in his life!
(End of this chapter)