Since 1979 I have been in the tide of the times

Chapter 492 Carry out the cheapness to the end

Originally, Wang Weidong and Song Yu were skeptical about the fact that the two old men said that they knew German professional football professionals, but the two rushed to Berlin Lich according to the address Ulrich gave on the phone the next day. At the Turffield football stadium, they realized that they had really wronged these two German old men. It turned out that they really knew German football professionals!

If the Lichterfeld football stadium is fully occupied, it can accommodate 4300 people, which is only 1/4 of the broken football stadium of the current Red Star Beer team.

The football stadium is the home of Vitoria Berlin, a team in the Northeast Division of the German fourth tier, the Regional League.

The German Regional League is the fourth league in addition to the German Bundesliga Bundesliga Bundesliga C. Most of the players who can participate in this level of league rely on the income they get as professional football players. They can't even support their families. arrive.

Of course, there are millions of registered players in Germany, and only about [-] of them can make a good living as a football profession, and the rest are because of love.

Wang Weidong and Song Yu originally thought that the two German consultants they invited were very old, but compared with the head coach of the Berlin Victoria team, Schmidt, who stood with Ulrich and Steiner, they were still very young.

Nearly 70 years old, Schmidt has lost almost all the hair on his head, and the few remaining blond hairs have turned almost white.

The three old men stood together and looked at Wang Weidong and Song Yu with smiles on their faces.

Elder Schmidt told Wang Weidong and Song Yu about the glorious history of the Berlin Victoria team. This team was founded in 1899 and won two German league championships around 1910.

Of course, this glorious history is too long. At that time, Germany was still when William II was emperor.

But then the Berlin Victoria team soon sank and became an unknown team.

But their stadium is still very majestic, with 4300 seats.It is simply too spacious for more than 500 fans of Vitoria Berlin.

Ulrich translated Schmidt's introduction into Russian for Wang Weidong, who was dumbfounded.

Almost all of his and Song Yu’s knowledge of German football comes from CCTV’s broadcast of the German Bundesliga. Now in China, there are tens of thousands of fans who worship German chariots.

But today, when the two of them came to the stadium of Victoria Berlin, they became in a very bad mood. It was like the mood when they thought they could meet with high-ranking officials and provincial officials, but after meeting, they found out that the other party was just a team cadre.

Wang Weidong's psychological quality is still relatively high, he did not translate to Song Yu what Ulrich told him.

Wang Weidong was afraid that Song Yu would faint on the spot.

"Mr. Ulrich, you know that we came to Germany this time to introduce several outstanding German football players, but can we find the people we need in this level of team?" Wang Weidong asked.

"Wang, I watched the Red Star Beer team for two or three months. I think there are some good players even in the Chinese League B, but most of them lack the spirit of serious competition. Both Steiner and I think that If you bring in a few players from the German regional leagues and a coach like Schmidt, it's enough to play seriously!" Ulrich replied.

It seems that Mr. Ulrich has brought the spirit of German pragmatism to the extreme.

"You want me to invite Mr. Schmidt to China as the coach of the Red Star Beer Team?" Wang Weidong asked, looking at the old Schmidt.

"You don't know Mr. Schmidt, he is very good! He once served as the head coach of the famous German Braunschweig team for two years!" Ulrich said.

Wang Weidong and Song Yu have been watching CCTV's Bundesliga broadcast for two years, but Wang Weidong couldn't remember the Brunswick team that Ulrich was talking about.

After Ulrich's explanation, Wang Weidong realized that the famous Brunswick team he mentioned was just a team in the German second division!

Looking at the three old men, Wang Weidong couldn't say a direct rejection, and he felt that he should be more tactful.For example, Mr. Schmidt was finally rejected due to salary and treatment reasons.

"How much will it cost if I invite Mr. Schmidt to China for a year?" Wang Weidong asked.

Steiner translated Wang Weidong's question to Mr. Schmidt in German.

Schmidt said seriously: "As a coach, I have been working with assistant coach Bormont and team doctor Klauber for decades. The cooperation between us is very pleasant and inseparable! So if you want to invite me When I go to China, I will take both of them with me. Together, the three of us will need $15 a year!"

When Wang Weidong heard the offer, it was like buying Chinese cabbage and radishes in autumn. He thought it was too cheap!
This wage level is also the wage level of ordinary Germans.

But Wang Weidong immediately thought of a Chinese saying, that is, good products are not cheap, and cheap products are not good.

He is going to make another cut on the huge sum of $15.

"Mr. Schmidt, you know that I am from China, where we are still very poor. I can't accept the offer of 15 US dollars. How about 12 US dollars?" Wang Weidong asked.

Wang Weidong is one of the few Chinese who say that China is poor abroad. Some Chinese people have a lot of face abroad, but at home they say they are poor and have no money.

Hearing that Wang Weidong cut the US$15 to US$12, Mr. Schmidt became very serious, but as good friends of the Chinese people, Mr. Steiner and Mr. Ulrich launched a warm persuasion to Schmidt.From the beautiful country, the beautiful city of Wulin, the enthusiastic fans, to the free accommodation and food, of course, it also includes beer that maintains the German taste.

In the end, Mr. Schmidt smiled again on his poker face, stretched out his hand to Wang Weidong and said, "Young man, you finally convinced me, I'll call those two old guys, and then we'll go to China together!"

Isn't Germany a high-income country?Wang Weidong did not expect such a result, he hastily squeezed out a smile and shook hands with Mr. Schmidt.

After a while, two other gray-haired old men came to the stadium in a Beetle car.

Schmidt happily said to the two old people: "Bormont, Klauber, we are going to China!"

At that time, after Schmidt told the other two old guys about his agreement with the team owner Wang Weidong from China, Bormont and Klauber also happily came to shake hands with Wang Weidong.

Wang Weidong now feels that the person who should come here to shake hands with him is the person in charge of the welfare of the German government, because he has also made a small contribution to the cause of pensions in Germany.

Sung Woo, who didn't know anything during the whole process, grinned like an idiot beside him.

Seeing this scene, Steiner and Ulrich who stood beside felt very relieved. They have already taken the first step forward in contributing to Chinese football!
"Schmidt, besides coaches, Mr. Wang also wants to bring in a few players this time. Do you have any suitable players for Victoria Berlin?" Ulrich asked.

Hearing Ulrich's words, Schmidt said happily: "Of course! The players of our Victoria Berlin team are all very good! On this stadium the day after tomorrow, we have a friendly match with the Everborg team. At that time, you can invite two Chinese friends to watch the game."

After returning to the hotel, Wang Weidong told Song Yu that he had hired a coach, an assistant coach and a team doctor at a cost of 12 US dollars today.

Only then did Song Yu understand why those old men were smiling so happily.

"Weidong, can you make it worse and cut the price to 10 US dollars? It is unrealistic for us to hire a coach of the German first division team, but why should we hire a German second division team coach? If it doesn’t work, the coach of the C-level team is fine. In the end, you hired a coach who is nearly 70 years old and from the German fourth-level league! Can such an old man do it?” Song Yu asked with a bitter face.

Wang Weidong is now the leader of Xiangyang Electronics. As a leader, he will never admit his mistakes!
He put on a confident look and said: "Schmidt was indeed a coach in the second division team. His age is his advantage. Only such people have rich coaching experience! The same goes for the assistant coach and team doctor. Think about how many football players they have coached in the past few decades? How many players have been treated for illnesses and injuries? Besides, the level of football here is so high and there are so many excellent coaches. Old man Schmidt has seen it in the past few decades. How many excellent coaches are there? You can learn as much as you hear and see." Wang Weidong said.

Hearing what Wang Weidong said, Song Yu had no choice but to nod and said, "Okay, since we have agreed, then we will take them back to China. Even if they are incompetent, we have nothing to lose. But this time we must choose a few players. Alright! The two directors of Xiangyang Electronics mobilized a large number of people to come to Germany, if they can’t bring back a few good players, it’s too unreasonable!”

"Don't worry about this, we will definitely bring some good players back this time!" Wang Weidong vowed.

On the morning of the third day, Wang Weidong and Song Yu came to the Lichterfield Stadium.There are more than 4000 fans in the stadium that can seat more than 2000 spectators.

More than 500 of them are fans of Victoria Berlin. For this unknown team, these more than 500 fans are definitely hardcore. Many of them are passed down from grandfather to father. fans of this team.

Victoria's opponent, Everborg, is a strong team in the German C-League, and the fan base is also larger than Victoria's. Today, even though it is an away game and a friendly match, there are more than 1000 fans.

Because it is a strong team one level higher, the Everborg team far surpasses the Victoria team in terms of strength.

In the first half of the game, the Everborg team quickly took the lead over the Victoria team, but amidst the cheers from the fans, the Victoria team did not show weakness, and actively fought in the game. The competition between the two sides was very fierce.

This point is very different from many players walking in the Chinese League B.

If you are a football professional sitting on the sidelines watching the game, you can definitely see that although these players have good physical fitness, their skills are relatively rough.Some older players have good skills but poor physical strength.

In all fairness, very few excellent players in the Chinese First Division can gain a foothold in the German First Division, and there are even more players who can play in the Second Division at a level.

In regional leagues like the Victoria team, players from the Red Star Beer team can also play, but they lack physical fitness and seriousness in the game.

Because the game was very intense, Wang Weidong and Song Yu watched the football field completely immersed in it.

The excitement of the game was beyond the imagination of the two.

Song Yu felt that two players of the Victoria team performed very well. He thought that good means that the players have good skills, but these two players were replaced by Schmidt one after another in the second half of the game.

It may be due to the fierce competition and the high physical consumption. These two players are not physically strong enough to support the entire game.

"Weidong, I think the replaced No. 3 and No. 11 are good." Song Yu said to Wang Weidong.

"Since you think it's good, we can ask after the game. But are these two players a little weak in physical strength?" Wang Weidong asked.

"You don't understand now, with the intensity of our A-B league, the two of them can play the whole game!" Song Yu said.

At the end of the game, Everborg defeated Victoria 3:1.

Since it is now an intermission period in the league, the players left the stadium shortly after the end of the game and went home.

Wang Weidong and Song Yu walked into the stadium lounge to meet Schmidt.

When he heard that Song Yu was very interested in players No. 3 and No. 11, Schmidt said with a smile: "That's Ribeck and Rice. They used to play in the second division. They are very good players. You friends from China are really discerning. It’s just that the two of them are older than 35 years old now.”

"How much will it cost if we want to introduce these two players?" Wang Weidong asked.

Schmidt replied: "$20 is enough, the specific amount needs to be negotiated with the club and the players."

"Our team is still short of a goalkeeper. We hope to introduce another goalkeeper from your team." Wang Weidong said.

The Red Star Beer Team used to have two goalkeepers, and one was Xiao Zhan.But now he has gone home after breaking his leg, leaving only an inexperienced goalkeeper.

"No problem, there are 10,000+ football teams in Germany, and there are hundreds of professional teams. There are too many people for you to choose! There are very good goalkeepers in our Victoria team!" Shi Mi Te said with a smile.

Back in the hotel at night, Song Yu said to Wang Weidong: "Weidong, I think we came to Germany this time to buy cheap goods."

"Only buy the right ones and not the expensive ones! And we must carry out the cheap ones to the end!" Wang Weidong said.

This is the reason Wang Weidong said out loud. In fact, in his heart, he doesn't want to keep the football team going for a long time.His expectations are not high, as long as the players of the Red Star Beer Team can play football seriously on the field, it doesn't matter whether they win or lose.Having a good attitude is the best explanation to the fans.

A week later, Wang Weidong and Song Yu returned with a full load.

Returning to China with the two of them are coach Schmidt, assistant coach Bormont, team doctor Klauber, striker Riber, midfielder Rice and goalkeeper Stangel.

In addition to these few people, there are two young men under the age of 20, Kurt and Ults.They are both U19 players of Vitoria Berlin.They went to China as foreign students of Wulin University.

Although the Berlin Victoria team is a low-level player, the youth training system is very complete, not only the U19, but also the U17 youth team.

Wang Weidong promised to give the two young people $[-] a year each.

Song Yu felt very satisfied. He shook his head and said, "I didn't expect Wulin University to be so happy to accept the two of them as foreign students, and to give them a subsidy of 3000 yuan a month! How happy the lives of these two children are!"

(End of this chapter)