Chapter 46: Character determines destiny

On the morning of January 1, Donn announced at Nottingham City Stadium that Forests will freely introduce David Beckham next season. This news caused a sensational impact in Spain and England.

Before, everyone was speculating that Beckhanham would definitely go to Los Angeles if he left the Bernabeu because his wife liked the Hollywood world.

Unexpectedly... Beckham, who has always listened to Victorian dialect, once went against his wife's wishes and insisted on staying in Europe and at the center of world football.

Just one minute after the press conference, the homepage of Piaotian Silk Station published news about Beckham's free franchise on full screen.

At the same time, in the Nottingham Forest surrounding merchandise store near the city stadium, all the No. 24 jerseys with Beckham's name were put on the shelves, and then they were sold out by Forest fans who heard the news within half a day.

These were all prepared long ago. Don still remember that after Beckham went to the Los Angeles Galaxy, the Galaxy couldn't wait to sell Beckham's jersey in advance.

So he suggested to Allen whether he could try to sell the Forest jersey with Beckham's name in advance.

Anyway, after half a season, Beckham is definitely ours. It doesn’t matter if you sell jerseys early and late. You can make half a season more money by selling jerseys early.

Allen thought the idea was good, so he did as he did. The sales counted after the morning made him smile.

On the day Van Nistrouy joined, 720 jerseys were sold.

After announcing the news of Beckham's joining, 1,300 pieces were sold in half a day.

Almost twice that of Van Nystruey. If Allen Adams hadn't deliberately controlled the number of jerseys, there would probably be more.

Donne received two calls in the afternoon, the first one from Manchester United, and the person who called him was Manchester United coach Ferguson.

"Tony. You stole my local people again." That's what he said, but Tang En didn't hear Ferguson's slight anger from his tone.

So he replied with a smile: "Is Manchester United secretly contacting Beckham's agent?"

“That’s impossible, we don’t need thirty-one-year-old Beckham.

"Ferguson said this a bit ruthlessly, but it also conforms to his usual style. Those who are old and those who cannot keep up with the needs of the team must be eliminated. He only considers the issue of renewal from the team's perspective.

Tang En whistled at the phone, and his answer was really straightforward.

"I just have a question. I hope you can answer it. I know Beckham refuses to return to England because of his feelings for Manchester United. He once said that he would not come back because he did not want to be an enemy with Manchester United.

How did you convince him?" Ferguson admitted that he was very surprised after knowing that Beckham had actually chosen to return to England to join Nottingham Forest. His interest in Tony Tangen became increasingly strong, so he couldn't wait to call him.

"It's very simple, I told him that when Nottingham Forest plays against Manchester United, he can not be on the roster. This condition can be written into the contract and guaranteed."

Ferguson said "ah", and the answer was similar to what he guessed. However, this clause is usually used more frequently in the Spanish league, and Beckham is now playing for Real Madrid, who is "infidelity" who uses this clause.

In fact, doing so is somewhat contrary to the principle of "fair competition" because it is equivalent to weakening the opponent's strength in disguise. So Uruguayan midfielder Pablo Garcia, who was abandoned by Real Madrid, said that this is a "stick clause".

Don Enken did this really to win over Beckham by any means.

"But. He refused." Tang En continued, shocking Ferguson.

"reject?"

"He doesn't accept this condition. Do you know how he told me, Lord."

"Let me tell me." Ferguson was silent for a moment, then said.

"I am a professional player. Since I promised to sign with Forest, I am a member of Forest. Refusing to play because of my feelings for Manchester United is against professional ethics. This is his original words."

This time, Ferguson was silent for a longer time, which made Tang En think that the phone was disconnected.

After a while, Tang En heard a sigh faintly from the other end of the phone.

"I'm still wondering, how did you convince him to go against that woman Victoria?"

It is well known to everyone that Ferguson hates Victoria. Someone once asked Ferguson at a party: "Give you a pistol and a bullet, who will you shoot? Wenger or Victoria?" Ferguson smiled and said, "Can you give me two?" It shows how disgusted he was with Victoria.

So it was not surprising that Tang En said this at all.

"I don't think I've convinced him to go against Victoria. I haven't even tried to persuade Beckham to do this. He loves his wife very much, I can tell."

A sound from the other side of the phone came from the nose: "Hmph."

Don Eun didn't care. "It was David who convinced himself, and then convinced Victoria."

"Convince yourself?"

Don En closed his eyes and remembered that he was a fan, and knew everything that happened in Real Madrid this season. It was almost like a thrilling and suspenseful movie.

His only regret is that he did not see the ending of the movie, because he traveled through time before the end of the season. But he saw the turning point in the movie that changed the established ending and the return of key characters. What was that ending?

It's not difficult to guess.

"Since leaving Manchester United, Beckham's career has not been very smooth. Although his money is making more and more money, the honors he has achieved on the football field are zero."

Ferguson continued: "I have said a long time ago that without that woman Victoria, he could have achieved much higher achievements than he is now. But he didn't listen. He loved that woman... This bastard who was blinded by love."

Tang En quietly waited for Ferguson to vent before continuing: "But the first few seasons at Real Madrid were pretty sloppy, and his huge commercial value allowed him to have an unshakable position in the team.

He... has almost never been excluded from the starting lineup. But this season, after the Capellona guy went to Real Madrid, everything changed.

Beckham found that he was no longer valued, and even the clubs who had always supported him planned to clean him out.

Media stakes say he is the culprit of Real Madrid's nothing in three seasons, and fans vent their anger on every player because of the team's poor record. Even Beckham is no exception.

The team has its own faction, the atmosphere in the locker room is messy, the head coach's distrust, frequent injuries, and the World Cup defeat, were excluded from the national team's roster... He is on the verge of finishing."

This time Ferguson didn't say anything, but waited quietly for Tang En to continue speaking.

"He was only thirty-one and had to spend the last few years of his career in a broken place like the United States. I think there is no difference between going to the United States and going to Qatar in essence - they are both deserts. Actually, I didn't say anything.

My persuasion was very failed. Once he took out his family as a shield, I couldn't continue persuasion. But I believe Beckham must be very unwilling to accept the current situation."

What is the situation? It is almost abandoned by the whole world - everyone can show off their power and sentence themselves to death.

Faces with gloating smiles were staring at him, looking forward to him making mistakes, looking forward to him being unlucky, looking forward to him falling into the abyss of hell that would never be restored... That feeling. It was very uncomfortable.

When he reached a desperate situation, Beckham saw clearly what he really needed - money? He had made enough money and would continue to make money. He was not short of money.

Honors? A professional player has almost all the championships he can win in a club. At his age, there is no hope for the World Cup... He is not short of honors.

So what is he missing?

"...What he lacks is respect. It is not respect for him, the world's number one entertainment star. Or some heartthrob. But respect as a professional player.

Most people only think that he is a soft boy who makes money by his face and his wife. His football skills are mediocre and he can also share all kinds of favors, just because he is beautiful.

Didn’t the Spanish media say that what is needed to succeed as a player? First, you need a beautiful face. Then you work hard to train and improve your skills. Face is the most important thing, what is the leg... I don’t care.

Look, everyone thinks so, Beckham is unwilling to give up. He wants to re-prove that he is still a qualified professional player, and his feet are more important than his face.

But if he went to the United States, it would completely confirm everyone's opinion of him, and he would not even have the opportunity to fight back. So he couldn't go, he wanted to stay in Europe.

To prove to those who doubt him and look down on him, David Beckham is a good player first.”

"So, he chose Nottingham Forest, which is willing to give him a chance to prove himself again." Ferguson continued.

Tang En laughed at the other end of the phone: "You can say that. I just told David that before he announced his retirement one day, he was still a professional player for one day, not something else."

Beckham was watched by Ferguson, and the Lord believed that Don Eun's words made sense.

"If he had listened to me, he would have stayed away from that woman. It would not have been as far as today..." Ferguson said in a little angrily.

Tang Enjoy was happy: "Sir. Love is irrational. Who can explain it clearly?"

"Do you bachelor understand quite well?"

"That's how love novels are written, haha!"

When Ferguson heard Donn say this, he was also happy: "Don't be too happy too early, Tony. After Beckham comes, that woman Victoria will suffer. When will your birthday be? Then I will send you a gun and a bullet as a gift.

”

"Can you send more magazines?" Unexpectedly, Tang En asked back.

"What do you want to do so much?"

"Because I have too many enemies." Tang En shrugged.

It was understandable that Ferguson called, but the second person who called was unexpected.

"I'm here to express my congratulations to you. Why does your voice sound so cold, Mr. Tangen?" Billy Woods asked in his unique weird tone on the phone. The owner of this voice made Tangen feel completely unhappy.

"Why do you want to call me to congratulate me when you transfer?" Tang En replied coldly, not grateful at all.

"Aren't we on the same boat?" Wux's weird accent became even more intense, and Don shivered.

"Who is on the same boat as you?"

"Oh, it's all my fault that boy Wood. He always tells me about being loyal to the club, and I'm so annoyed to hear it. Now Wood is your player, and I'm his agent.

Aren’t we on the same boat? Nottingham Forest has good grades and is famous, so my Wood’s future is guaranteed.”

"You Wood?" Tang En snorted. What he was most unhappy was that since he had this Wood, the relationship between Wood and he had only seen seemed to be a little distant. I don't know if it was instigated by Wood.

"Our Wood, Mr. Donne." Woods quickly changed his words.

But today Woox's attitude is quite strange, not as tough as before.

Tang En felt that something must be behind him. It was definitely not as simple as a congratulations. A sudden flash of inspiration in his mind.

"Mr. Woods, you're not coming to me to talk about Wood's salary again, are you?"

Wux laughed over there, and when he heard his laughter, Tang En got goosebumps. “You are so smart, Mr. Tang En. Ah, but... I'm just here to remind you that I don't really want to negotiate with you.
To be continued...