Chapter 4 Majorca Holidays
Since Don Eun rudely rejected Hydeshed's offer that day, the matter about Ribery's new contract has disappeared. Don Eun suppressed his anger and was anxious to return to Nottingham to deal with the mess, and completed the commentary work of BBC-5. He was angry and his mouth became even more poisonous. So the poor German, due to his poor performance in the final, was sarcastic by Don Eun in the commentary seat.
During this period, there have been more and more news in the media about Real Madrid's pursuit of Ribery. Like Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid is very good at using all factors that can be used to pave the way for their transfer activities, and public opinion is a very important means.
Don Eun saw Hydeshed at one time, but in newspapers and television news.
He appeared in the bright sunshine of Madrid, Spain wearing sunglasses, and mysteriously said under the siege of reporters that he was just coming to Spain for vacation.
Only fools would believe that he was here for vacation.
Sure enough, a few days later, he took the initiative to stand up and accepted an interview with "Marca" and talked about Real Madrid's pursuit of Ribery.
"...Yes, I know Real Madrid is interested in Frank. To be honest, although Frank and I want to continue to stay in Nottingham Forest, he became famous in that team after all. But no player in this world can be unmoved when facing the invitation from Real Madrid... Do you know what I mean? I mean that. Real Madrid is the best club of the 20th century. Being able to play football in such a team is the dream of many professional players..."
The meaning of this sentence was very clear. He admitted that he had contacted Real Madrid and also said that Ribery hoped to join Real Madrid.
Seeing this news, Don N could no longer sit still. Before flying back to England from Austria, he couldn't wait to call Ribery at the airport.
"Frank, I think we should talk about it alone."
Ribery is on vacation to soothe his "wrought heart" in the European Cup. His French team returned home in the group stage, the best player of the European Champions League and the national team honor journey ended early, which was a blow to him.
"But, boss... I'm on vacation now..." Ribery's voice flickered a little. Yes, "flashing". It's like a signal light that is shaking in the wind and rain, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, and it's unclear.
"I can go find you, don't worry, I won't ask you for air tickets. Haha!" Tang En tried his best to make his voice sound no different from usual, and he even deliberately joked. "Where are you on vacation?"
After a while of silence on the other end of the phone, Ribery's voice came again: "Mallorca."
This name made Tang En stunned. He is not a passion for tourism. He is a person who is familiar with tourist attractions all over the world. But he also knows what country the name represents. Mallorca, which is translated into "Mallorca" in China, is also the name of a La Liga team.
So is Ribery in Spain?
At this time, in this context, this place... Tang En couldn't help but think about other aspects.
"Then I'll go find you." Tang En made a decision. Some things cannot be explained clearly without an interview. Face-to-face communication also helps Tang En know Ribery's true thoughts. If you want to convince someone, face-to-face communication will be more effective than talking on the phone.
This time, Ribery was silent for a long time. Then he said, "Boss, you have been busy for more than a month, so go and have a rest..."
Tang En smiled: "It's not busy, it's not busy to scold people on TV. Besides, Majorca is a tourist resort, and I happen to go to your place to relax."
This time Ribery had no reason to refuse.
"Okay, boss, you're coming, I'll pick you up at the airport."
When the European Cup came to an end, Don did not go back to the UK directly with Motson and the others, but booked a flight ticket from Austria to Majorca, Spain. Then he bought a few fancy short-sleeved shirts, shorts, straw hats, and a set of outfits, and looked like a tourist attraction.
When his outfit appeared at the airport, the British journalists who had planned to go back with the bbc TV station were very surprised.
"Isn't the team going to re-report, Mr. Tang En. Where are you going?"
"Go to travel and relax!" Tang En said with a smile.
“Can you ask where you are going?”
"Spain!" Done winked at the reporter who asked the question.
"Frank!" Hydeshed's voice sounded a little furious on the phone. "How can you agree to meet Tang En?"
"Bruno. It's hard for me to do this. He insisted on coming. What can I do?" Ribery was in a bad mood. He was overwhelmed by the transfer recently. It was said that he was here for vacation. In fact, he frowned every day, and no matter how beautiful the scenery and people were in front of him, he ignored it. How could he be in a mood? This was actually Bruno's idea, to let him hide here and not see Tang En, and leave everything to him to deal with, and it would be fine if the result was done.
"Simply refuse him!"
"Impossible!" Both of them became louder, "I know the boss's personality very well. The more you refuse, the more he wants to come. He must do what he decides."
"Then let's tear off..."
"Didn't you figure it out, Bruno? I'm his player, I'm breaking up with him? Don't you know how he treats people who have fallen out with him?"
"I didn't understand the situation and it's you, Frank. If you are a little tougher, you'll be wearing a white jersey next season. Do you still care how he treats the betrayer?"
The last word stimulated Ribery, and he was stunned for a while with the phone. “Bruno, I believe you, you can deal with Real Madrid. But I think I will meet him anyway. I have no reason to refuse him, and I don’t want to have a quarrel with him. After all, who gave me the opportunity to become the current Frank Ribery when I was at my most downturn?"
Ribery said this firmly and hung up the phone.
Over there, Hydeshed looked at the phone in his hand and cursed angrily: "Idiot! My efforts to meet him will be in vain! Who do you think Tony Don is, Frank?"
In the bright sunshine of the Iberian Peninsula, Ribery smiled and took the small suitcase from Donn.
"Spain is such a good place, much better than the ghost weather in Britain." Don Eun looked up at the clear blue sky. He wore sunglasses, not afraid of the bright sunshine burning his eyes. "You really know how to choose a place. Frank."
This sentence seems to say that the speaker is unintentional, and the listener is intentional. In fact, it means that the speaker is intentional and hopes that the listener is intentional.
Sure enough, Ribery just smiled and did not continue the topic.
Seeing his beloved general, Don Eun's heart was finally calmed down a little before. He knew that if Ribery insisted on not seeing him, then this matter would be dangerous. As long as Ribery meets him, it means that there is still room for maneuver.
In the taxi to the hotel where I stayed. Donn and Ribery sat side by side in the back. The radio in the car was playing Spanish pop songs, but neither of them spoke first.
The atmosphere really makes people feel uncomfortable.
It was better for Don En to speak first, after all, he was here to solve the problem, not to really go to Mallorca with Ribery.
"Should I comfort you first, Frank?"
"Um?"
"France in this European Cup..." The last game of the group stage between the French and Italian teams. Donn was the guest of comment. At that time, he scolded the French team in a bloody manner, but he let go of two people, one was Benzema and the other was Ribery.
Ribery's performance is obvious to all. Almost everyone gave up. Only he is still running, running, breaking through, crossing, shooting... and fighting for the opportunity to score. �
Unfortunately. No matter how powerful a person is, he is just a person. Football is a group event, and his efforts are even more dazzling and heartbreaking against the cowardly and incompetent set of the other ten people. In the end, Ribery did not bring victory to the national team. The French team, who had a high voice before the game, returned home again in the group stage.
The game was over, the Italians were in a carnival, they survived and obtained the right to qualify in the group. The French were dejected. But who noticed the anger in Ribery's eyes?
Hearing Tang En mentioned this matter, Ribery smiled: "Hi, the game has passed. I have not thought about it anymore. There is no such good thing in the world? The champions asked me to take it alone. This season... I am already very satisfied. As a professional player, I have won all the club honors I can win."
Donn glanced at Ribery who was staring ahead.
After that, the two of them didn't say anything again until the taxi arrived at their destination.
In the room, Tang En watched the waiter retreat and close the door, and he could finally speak out what he had kept in his heart.
"Frank, don't you really think I'm here for vacation, do you?"
Ribery smiled: "It looks very similar from your dress."
"I just don't want the next conversation to be too serious...I know what you're doing here, and I know what your agent is doing." Tang En's expression became serious unknowingly. "I hope to hear what you think."
"My? I..." After a moment of silence, as if he had made up his mind, Ribery continued, "Boss, do you want to hear the truth or the lies?"
"Who wants to hear lies? Tell the truth." Tang En waved.
“To be honest, I always felt that the treatment was a bit low…”
"It is said that the club is not unfamiliar with others..."
"But, boss...hey, let me tell the truth. I think the club's current financial situation may not meet my requirements."
Tang En didn't say anything, Ribery didn't continue after saying this, and the two of them looked at each other like that.
"Okay. Let's throw these messy things aside and take me to eat. I'm hungry." Don Eun touched his stomach and smiled at Ribery, "You treat you."
Ribery also laughed: "No problem."
Tang En didn't really plan to take a vacation in a picturesque tourist destination. How could he have this time to spend here? The next day he decided to fly back to the UK, and there were a lot of things waiting.
"What a short vacation." In the room where Tang En didn't buy anything, Ribery looked at the suitcase on the bed and said, "In the room where he had already packed his luggage - there was only a few sets of clothes.
Tang Enz stood on the terrace outside the door, looking out at the blue sea and blue sky.
"This is innocent and blue. Compared with the United Kingdom, Spain is really attractive..."
"If you like it, the boss can buy a villa here, and you can come every summer." Ribery pretended not to hear what Tang En meant.
"If you really want to stay for a long time, it won't work, Frank." Tang En came back to his senses and smiled. "When it's windy and rainy, it's not fun to be calm now. Beautiful things must be short-lived. I still want to advise you to stay in Nottingham."
"I didn't say I was leaving, boss..."
"But in the eyes of the media outside, you are infinitely close to Real Madrid, right?" On this day, Donn paid attention to the Spanish newspapers he bought locally. Although he couldn't understand Spanish, Ribery's photos and names were still recognized. After Cristiano Ronaldo's transfer quickly developed into a "farce", Frank Ribery appeared. Re-stimulating Real Madrid fans and Espanyol.
"As long as the club can meet my salary requirements, I will renew my contract with the club immediately."
Tang En smiled, saying this was more like a blank check. “Is it appropriate to tell how much?”
This time, Ribery hesitated for a moment and kicked the ball to the agent: "I have to talk to Bruno, boss. He is in full responsibility."
Hearing this sentence, Tang En nodded vigorously.
"You should know that your agent has contacted me, right? Then you must have known the result, right?"
Ribery nodded silently.
"Fifty thousand." Tang En sighed. "I thought it was just an excuse and guise for Hydeshed to make you successfully transfer, which forced us to accept the reality that you had to transfer. But... it seems true now. " He shrugged. "You should know the club's current financial situation. We really can't afford such a high renewal price. In order to build that... new stadium, I have to live with my wallet, pick up cheap things on the transfer, and negotiate with the other party several times for a euro... I really, really, hope you can understand the club's situation."
He said it very sincerely, and you can't doubt that he had ulterior motives for saying this. Ribery continued to remain silent.
"I don't want to say that, but I hope you think about it. A team like Real Madrid is not the place you want to go, only Nottingham Forest is your home. You hate your teammates. Do you hate us coaches? Do you hate those fans?"
"No, boss. I don't hate anyone." Ribery shook her head. "I think the four seasons in Nottingham Forest are the most pleasant four seasons I have ever been since becoming a professional player. Until now, sometimes I can't believe that Frank Ribery, who is on the verge of unemployment in Brownie, will one day win the Champions League, and it will be twice in a row."
"Then why do you have to leave?"
"Boss, I didn't say I had to leave. But I hope the reward I received could be proportional to my efforts."
"We have opened you a new contract, but your agent threw it into the trash can without even looking at it, and then pointed at my nose and told me: The club is not sincere!" Tang En raised his voice. "I admit that the club is impossible to renew your contract with you for a weekly salary of 150,000 yuan. But can you consider the difficulties of the club and make some concessions? Your agent will be 150,000 yuan. There is no such negotiation in the world. I even think he is deliberately threatening me..."
Ribery waved his hand quickly: "Boss, please believe me. Between Real Madrid and Nottingham Forest, I will definitely choose the latter... Of course, as long as the conditions are appropriate."
Tang En glanced at him: "What you said is the truth. Actually, I have always wanted to tell you something, but I don't know if it's appropriate to say it like this. The fans of Nottingham Forest all like you very much, and their teammates like you very much. You have a very good popularity in the team. We just won the Champions League championship for two consecutive seasons and won the league championship last season. No matter what, the team and you are in the rising stage. We are together, and there are still many championships to win. You are now
Sacrificing a little economic benefits can bring more benefits. I really can’t figure out what it’s good to transfer to Real Madrid, or to have to earn 150,000 a weekly salary? 120,000 and 150,000 a weekly salary are only 30,000 a weekly salary, but you don’t lack 30,000 at all... Is it useful to get more weekly salary? Without honor, you will be forgotten soon. Unless you can keep winning championships and victories in this world, it’s useless to sit on the bench and get 200,000 a weekly salary. Do you know what I mean, Frank? Many times, honor is much more important than money.
Ribery was silent.
Tang En raised his wrist and looked at his watch: "I have to leave. Nottingham has a lot of things waiting for me. You can continue to take a vacation here..."
"No, boss. Actually, I can follow..."
Chapter completed!