Damn it...
Director, aren't you?
Did you really stare at the assembly line all night?
Did you really stare at the assembly line all night while I was giving Omei a massage to rejuvenate her blood and fighting the Scarlet Witch for 600 rounds?
Gu Ran himself was shocked: My chief supervisor, you really don’t deceive me!
The players present were even more shocked!
The commercial director personally stayed up all night to keep an eye on the assembly line... This kind of treatment was unprecedented!
I saw Commercial Director Philip Butz taking three steps at a time and walking up to Gu Ran excitedly, shaking hands with Gu Ran and saying hello.
Haldin and his younger brothers quickly backed away, not daring to show any intention of showing off their teeth in front of Philip Butz.
Although the commercial director has no say in the training ground, as a professional player, his career covers more than just the training ground.
Personal branding, merchandise, endorsements, commercial activities, etc. are all part of a career.
Most of these projects are handled by the commercial director.
No player dares to offend the commercial director, otherwise even his own jersey will be placed in the most obscure position and cannot be sold.
Gu Ran's face was calm, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Butz. Thank you for helping me make the No. 8 jersey overnight."
Philip Butz grinned and said: "This is all as it should be! Gu, I must say, you picked this number 8 really well! With this number, it will definitely sell out in the Chinese market in the future! I can't wait I want to join hands with you to expand the Chinese market! And you know, yesterday we originally planned to customize 1,000 sets, but before I arrived at the factory to supervise, countless internal bosses called me and asked me When can the first batch of No. 8 jerseys be produced?"
Damn it...
I... It’s so delicious!
Gu Ran said quickly: "Thank you guys for your concern."
Philip Butz laughed, "They don't care about you, they want your jersey! The commemoration of the first batch of jerseys is of great significance! The collection is even more significant. We senior officials are not stupid, and no one will miss it!" 1,000 jerseys were simply not enough! If they were all given to senior executives and their relatives, our offline stores would have no stock to sell! So, we temporarily placed an additional order of 2,000 sets, and we did it all in one night! Now! You have 3,000 sets of jerseys! 2,500 of them are home players and 500 are away jerseys."
Damn it...
Gu Ran opened his mouth in surprise.
The other players were even more shocked to the third power of shock!
Is this an official sales promotion?
Why are they all ordered by internal bosses?
This influence...isn't it too awesome?
Even Captain Davis couldn't help but sit up straight.
Gu Ran asked: "3,000 sets... shouldn't be easy to sell out, right?"
Philip Butz said proudly: "How is it possible? The big guys have already snatched 1,000 pieces! In addition, I also brought 1,000 pieces to the training ground to prepare for the scene - selling them at an increased price! The original price was 19.9 pounds, the current price is 29.9 pounds!"
Gu Ran:......
Director, are you afraid you are crazy?
Others can't sell it even if they lower the price. I haven't played a single professional match yet, so I'm actually raising the price? !
"Do you think I'm crazy? No, I'm not crazy!" Philip Butz grinned: "Of course, if you want to sell it at a higher price, you have to sign the jersey - Gu, you should support my work, right?" ? After all, this is selling your jersey, and you can get 50% of the net profit! Besides, I watched it all night long."
Gu Ran's mouth twitched.
I really just want to simply play football...but you asked me to sign 1,000 names first?
You still kidnapped me morally! ! !
Gu Ran cleared his throat, "Mr. Butz, I still need to train."
Philip Butz smiled and said: "Of course, of course, I won't delay your training, so... why don't you start signing now, sign as much as you can, and finish the rest when the open class is over. .”
After saying that, Philip Butz waved his hand, and several staff members behind him piled several large packages of jerseys at Gu Ran's feet.
It almost buried Gu Ran's knees.
...Sure enough, there is a price for showing off.
Even passive pretense comes at a price.
"Mr. Butz...can we discuss this..."
Is 1,000 sets too much? 100 sets is almost enough!
Philip Butz couldn't help but take out a new jersey, "You sign this first, and give this to me - I paid for it myself."
"Ah...Okay." Gu Ran reluctantly took the pen.
Of course you can’t refuse a signed jersey for Philip Butz, no more than this one.
But others...
Gu Ran had just signed his name, and before he could open his mouth to discuss it, Philip Butz handed over another piece, "This piece is for my wife - my wife is also a graduate of your Southampton High School. After Purton High School won its first-ever national championship, she was calling your name in her dreams at night."
Damn it...
Mr. Butz, please stop talking and I'll sign! Isn’t it okay if I sign?
Fortunately, your wife only called my name in a dream. If she calls my name when we are in love, I will not sign my pen to pieces!
Gu Ran quickly signed his name on the jersey.
Philip Butz took out another away jersey and said, "This is what my wife wants too. My wife wants everything you can sell."
Without saying anything, Gu Ran quickly signed his name on the away team's jersey.
Philip Butz brought the fourth jersey again, "This is what my little lover wants."
Gu Ran:......
Phyllis Butz shrugged, "At my level, it's quite reasonable to have a little lover, right?"
Gu Ran nodded, "It's reasonable, it's reasonable."
Gu Ran signed his name obediently.
Philip Butz proudly took out the fifth jersey.
Gu Ran was going crazy, "Mr. Butz... I was just about to discuss it with you..."
Philip Butz smiled and said: "Sign this first, this is what my little lover wants too."
Gu Ran said depressedly: "Your little lover also graduated from Southampton High School?"
Philip Butz laughed, "That's not true, it's just that young girls play more fancy things. She wants me to wear your signature players and make love to her. Is this called... COS?"
Gu Ran:......
"But didn't you already have one signed by me just now?"
"I have to wear that one when I'm making love with my wife."
Okay, okay, nothing wrong!
I sign, I sign...
Gu Ran couldn't complain, so he could only sign wildly with a pen.
"And this, this, this, and this, all signed together. These are all for my daughter."
Gu Ran couldn't help it anymore, "Does your daughter want so much?"
"My five daughters."
"ah……"
Okay, you are awesome!
Gu Ran stopped asking, just shut up and sign, finish the signing as soon as possible and discuss it earlier.
Finally, everything for the Buz family was signed, and Gu Ran said: "Mr. Buz, I want to discuss this with you..."
Philip Butz said first: "Okay, the remaining 1,000 pieces are for sale today, please sign them."
"Mr. Butz, I still need to train, can you sign less?"
"Gu, have you forgotten that I stayed up all night and squatted in the factory to make jerseys for you?" Philip Butz said with emotion: "For this matter, I had to explain to my wife Why do I stay up all night? I have to explain to my little lover why I stay up all night. I explain in both directions, can you understand how hard it is for me? I love you so much, my wife loves you too, and my little lover loves you too. , my daughters love you too, are you really embarrassed not to give me this face?"
Damn this moral kidnapping!
Gu Ran said helplessly: "But Mr. Butz, I really..."
Philip Butz said: "You can sign very quickly. In the time it took you to talk to me, you can already write many, many words."
"...Okay." Gu Ran, who only wanted to play football, accepted his fate.
Speaking of which, 1,000 jerseys can be signed quickly.
Gu Ran started to sign autographs with a depressed look on his face. The two staff members next to him handed over the new jerseys like an assembly line and took away the signed jerseys.
The other players are all crazy with envy!
This is definitely the treatment for the stars in the team!
This is a treatment that company captain Davis, vice-captain Wharton, and team stars Lallana, Lambert and others cannot enjoy!
They finally saw Gu Ran's status among the top management today.
Philip Butz saw that Gu Ran was on the right track to sign autographs, so he said happily: "Come on, Gu, I'll go to the training ground first to grab a seat! Although I am also a senior executive, those VIP fans are all big Man, if you don’t go early, you won’t be able to grab a seat—see you later when the sales are on!”
After saying that, Philip Butz took a few jerseys for his family and his little lover, and ran away happily.
Gu Ran, who had a miserable look on his face and just wanted to play football in peace, was left with a group of other players who were so envious that they wished they were Gu Ran.
Haldin's face was full of jealousy and he said: "Gu, you are really lucky to be in love with the commercial director. But let me tell you, we professional players rely on our performance on the field. Without performance on the field, just With a handsome face, even if you sign and sign flowers, no fans who really understand football will buy your jersey."
The boys next to me also echoed:
"Yes, Boss Haldin is absolutely right!"
"It's just a business director's business operations. Do you really think you are a star?"
"Look at how you're floating!"
"Humph, you can't sell it even if you sign it!"
"No matter how handsome you are, you can't play football!"
Damn~
Are you really scolding me?
If you say I'm handsome, I really can't refute you!
Forget it, I'll just sign with peace of mind.
——Gu Ran lowered his head and concentrated on signing.
He just wants to sign as soon as possible and go to the field for extra practice as soon as possible.
But it seems that this is impossible. There are too many jerseys. When the open class starts, it will be very good to sign 500 sets.
Gu Ran's signature became increasingly scrawled, so he simply signed GR.
——The two letters GR alone are worth 100 yuan. When converted, a thousand words are worth 50,000 yuan!
This is the daydream of so many Internet authors!
Not to mention, thinking about it this way, the efficiency is really much faster.
When Gu Ran signed in more than 100 sets, there was another commotion at the door of the lounge.
Financial Director Nicola Cortez walked in with his assistant and smiled.
All the players present stood up to greet him.
Although the financial director has no say on the training ground, he is the key person in reviewing player contracts.
If you want to raise prices or get better benefits, it's simply impossible without the financial director's nod.
Moreover, this financial director is also someone sent by Liebherr Group. He is very likely to replace Mark Frye and take over the position of CEO of Southampton Club in the future!
Therefore, none of the players present dared to breathe heavily.
Captain Davis even rushed to greet him and took the initiative to shake hands with Nicola Cortez.
"Mr. Cortez, what brings you here? On behalf of all the Southampton players, I welcome you!"
Nicola Cortez simply shook hands with Davis, "Oh, you guys go get busy, I'm here to see Mr. Gu Ran."
With that said, Nicola Cortez took three steps and two steps at a time, walked straight through the crowd that greeted him, and came to Gu Ran.
Gu Ran's scalp went numb when he saw a pile of new jerseys held in the hands of the director's assistant.
Nicola Cortez grinned and said: "Hi, Gu! Are you busy?"
Gu Ran's lips twitched, "As you can see, Mr. Cortez."
Nicola Cortez smiled and said: "Gu, you look so handsome wearing the No. 8 jersey. You look like a male model..."
Damn it, this routine doesn’t even involve changing templates...
Gu Ran scrawled his signature and said, "Mr. Cortez, let's get straight to the point. As you can see, I'm really busy."
"Haha, that's right too!"
Being snatched away by Gu Ran, the future CEO was not angry at all. Instead, he said with a smile: "Gu, thank you for your hard work! What about me, I want a signed jersey from you, why don't you help me first?" Have you signed it?"
All the players around him were numb!
What's going on? This is it!
The senior management was so humble in front of Gu Ran! And Gu Ran looked so calm!
Gu Ran looked at the jersey in the hand of the director's assistant, "I'm afraid there's more than one, right?"
"Haha, you guessed it right!" Nicola Cortez grinned: "My wife..."
"Okay, no need to say anything, no need to say anything, I'll sign, I'll sign right away."
Gu Ran took over a dozen jerseys from the director's assistant and signed them hurriedly.
Although the workload has increased, a lot of time can be saved as long as you don't waste your time listening to stories about your wife and your little lover.
In a short time, more than a dozen of Nicolas Cortez's jerseys were signed.
"Thank you, Gu! I'll see you at the training ground later!"
"Okay, Mr. Coster."
Gu Ran sighed and continued to sign.
Davis and others respectfully sent Nikolaj Coster away.
Haldin was so jealous that he was almost fuming, "Humph, Gu, don't be so arrogant, the financial director is nothing. I'm just well-behaved and polite to you."
Gu Ran said without raising his head: "Then why is he not polite to you?"
Haldin was immediately reviled and could not utter a word.
Not long after Nikolaj Coster left, there was another commotion at the entrance to the lounge.
Marketing Director Woodhouse Ingram walked in with his assistant with a smile.
The assistant also held a dozen new No. 8 jerseys in his hands.
No need to ask, this is where Gu Ran comes to sign.
All the players present were numb.
In their eyes, a newcomer from the grassroots is actually the target of the high-ranking officials to fawn over!
Davis and others were secretly glad: Fortunately they didn't completely break up with Gu Ran...
I saw Woodhouse England walking three steps at a time and walking directly in front of Gu Ran, "Hey Gu! Your new jersey is so handsome! I think it is very suitable for promotion! I asked "Progressive Saints" Can I take more jersey photos for you? This will greatly increase your popularity!"
"No!" Gu Ran said quickly: "Mr. England, isn't it just a signature? Come on, come on, I'll sign, I'll sign."
Woodhouse England said happily: "Gu, you are so refreshing!"
Is it okay to be so unhappy?
Counting you, this is the third wave of senior executives!
Gu Ran quickly signed all the jerseys brought by Woodhouse England.
"Thank you for your hard work, Gu! See you at the training ground then!"
"Okay, see you at the training ground!" Gu Ran continued to sign autographs.
Haldin continued to sarcastically say: "Huh, commercial director, financial director, marketing director... these can't be considered real football people!"
Damn it!
Gu Ran stopped writing and glared at Haldin with a frown, "Can you stop beeping? What will happen when other senior officials arrive later?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Rice came to the lounge with CEO Mark Frye and sports director Mark Walker.
The entire lounge was in a state of shock!
Haldin wanted to slap his own mouth!
These three are absolutely the most powerful figures in Southampton Club! And he is a senior person who really understands football!
When the Southampton club suffered a devastating blow and almost disbanded, it was these three people who turned the tide and made Southampton's players and fans have a destination!
Their reputation and status are unmatched by anyone in Southampton!
Even the major shareholder Liebherr Group has to give them seven points!
When Gu Ran saw the three old Laisi people arriving, he quickly put down the pen in his hand and said, "Hello, Mr. Rice, Mr. Frye, and Mr. Walker."
"Haha, Gu! Hello, hello!"
"Are you busy signing autographs?"
"This Philip, that's enough! I actually asked you to sign so much."
"I am very opposed to selling on-site during public classes."
The three giants spoke for Gu Ran one by one.
Gu Ran said gratefully: "Thank you three for saying that, but it's all for the club. What's more, this is my own jersey. It doesn't matter if I sign more."
"Gu, you are indeed a very good professional player!"
"Let me just say, how could Gu refuse to sign?"
Gu Ran suddenly had a bad feeling.
I saw three assistants following behind the Big Three, each holding a dozen brand new jerseys in their hands.
Gu Ran:...Okay! It's me who's young!
Old Rice cleared his throat and said, "Gu, we old guys helped you get the labor certificate. Isn't it too much to ask you to sign a few players?"
To be honest, it's certainly not too much.
The commercial director, financial director, and marketing director have all signed, but Lao Les and the others have to sign even more!
But what does it mean that each of you has more than a dozen items?
Does your wife/little lover also want to play COS?
I'm here to play football! I’m not here to help you carry on your family lineage!
Gu Ran said with a numb face: "I'll sign it right now."
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(End of chapter)
