Becoming a football god from Arsenal

Chapter 94 Signing an endorsement contract! Easy £65! Mendes' surprise [15]

On March 3, Maher took a day off and went to the endorsement business with Mendes, who came to Sheffield again.

This is a clothing factory located north of Sheffield. It is a start-up company. I heard that the founder is a very young woman who studied fashion design and is determined to create a sportswear brand.

"I want us to get this over with quickly."

In the car, Mendes seemed full of energy, as he always is, able to maintain his energy even when flying back and forth. "If we can complete the endorsement process here in the afternoon, we can sit in London and sign the second one in the evening.

"We can finish the battle within one day, stay in London for one night, and come back tomorrow."

Maher looked out the window and said, "I think so too."

"Why did you suddenly call me here yesterday?"

Mendes looked at him curiously, "Are you short of money? That shouldn't be the case, or are you curious about the endorsement process?"

"I am a little short of money."

Maher turned around, thought about it and said truthfully: "I am planning to invest in ins recently, which is the software I showed you last time. Is Mr. Mendes interested?"

"invest?"

Mendes' eyes widened in surprise. "Have you thought about it? This is no small matter. And from the looks of you, are you ready to invest all your wealth into this?"

The last advice he gave to Maher was just to use his personal influence to attract people, but he didn't mention investing money.

After all, these are two completely different concepts, and investing money requires real money.

"Think about it."

Maher smiled and said, "I've contacted them. They should come over next week, but I don't know how many shares they can get.

"I think they still have great potential. Anyway, I don't have much to spend. My biggest idea at the moment is to buy a car after I get my driver's license. At my current rate of earning, I will have enough money to buy a car after I get my driver's license.

"As for the house, when we return to London, we can find a luxury house that is willing to rent first and then buy, move in first, and then give it to him when we have enough money."

Mendes was definitely shocked, and after a while he calmed down and said, “Listen, Maher, I really admire you for having this awareness at this age and for taking risks.

"But wouldn't it be a bit too rash to invest all of your wealth at once?"

Maher looked at him and knew that what was coming would be a long piece of advice, so he prepared himself to let it go in one ear and out the other.

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Sure enough, Mendes talked incessantly, from business law to economics, then to the current market environment, the major giants of social software, and so on.

Maher nodded from time to time, and looked as if he was being taught.

But after Mendes finished speaking, he asked a question: "Mr. Mendes, I am also very serious about advising you, are you sure you don't want to invest a little bit?"

Mendes realized that he still didn't listen, so he spread his hands slightly and gave up: "I have a more profitable business. Well, since you insist on trying, I won't say much.

"When the contract is out, send it to me. I'll have the legal department take a look to prevent you from being deceived."

As they were talking, the two of them arrived at the entrance of a clothing factory, where a pink Porsche 911 was parked. It must have belonged to the owner of the factory.

As if seeing their car, the door of the Porsche opened, revealing a pair of high leather boots, and above that were a pair of slender and well-proportioned legs wearing thick black and gray stockings.

A very young girl walked out of the car. She was wearing a beige coat with a black sweater underneath. Her golden hair made her face look extremely fair and her facial features were sharp. She looked aggressive and sexy at the same time.

“Bang!” She pushed the car door shut, raised her head and walked over, extending her hand to Maher: “Isabella.”

"Are you the owner of this clothing factory?"

Maer shook her hand. She looked a little too young. She looked like him. "I thought she was young, but I didn't expect her to be this young."

"Haha."

Isabella's lips are very thin, and they become even thinner when she smiles. From a close distance, her skin is as white as cream and she is extremely beautiful. Her every move reveals confidence, and her family must be very good.

Mendes on the side was also a little dumbfounded. He didn't expect that the boss of this company would be a girl.

The person who had negotiated with him before was the president of the company, a man in his forties who was an employee.

Seeing what they were thinking, Isabella generously made a gesture of invitation and led them into the factory while introducing them: "I have been interested in fashion design since I was a child, and later I fell in love with sports.

“When I was a freshman in college, my father gave me a sum of money and asked me to choose between starting a business or investing, so I founded this clothing factory.

"This is its second year. Last year, we completed the design of all series, publicity preparation, renting venues and purchasing equipment, etc. We just recruited workers some time ago and are ready for production."

Maher followed her into the garment factory and saw the dazzling array of machines and equipment, as well as many drawings.

Of course, there are some strange decoration styles used by young people starting their own businesses. It is obviously a factory but it looks like a girl’s house.

"So you're around twenty?"

Mendes looked inside the factory and felt a little relieved. "Your father should be a wealthy man? If you don't mean anything else, can you tell me his name?"

Isabella's expression remained unchanged, but she refused bluntly: "My father is in the real estate business, and his family is well off. I can't reveal his name."

Mendes had no regrets. He nodded and said nothing more. He walked around the factory with Isabella and talked for a while. He found that the girl was mature beyond her age.

He must have received a good education and had many opportunities to make mistakes since childhood. Well, he can afford the endorsement fee.

“I figured it out a long time ago.”

Isabella led the two to the office and explained her motivations clearly and logically: "If we want to start a sports brand, we should start with a pilot sale in Sheffield and then slowly expand to the whole of the UK.

"The best thing I could find was a football star who played in Sheffield, so my target was obvious.

"Mael." She turned and looked at Mael with a smile, admiration in her beautiful eyes.

The three of them soon arrived at an office. On the table was a contract that had been prepared long ago. They should complete the signing here and then go to the city center to carry out the filming process.

"One year short contract."

Isabella picked up the contract and placed it in front of the two of them. "The endorsement fee is 40 pounds, to be paid in one lump sum. The player needs to complete one makeup photo shoot, two commercial shoots, and four promotions.

"Don't worry, it's very simple. If we progress quickly, we can finish it in the afternoon. Promotion is not difficult either. We can just post the photos and slogans we prepared on our social media." "I have discussed all this with Mr. Mendes. If there is no problem, just sign it."

Mendes picked up the contract and read it carefully. After a while, he looked up and said, "This signing ceremony is the simplest one I have ever experienced, but it is still a pleasant cooperation."

"Pleasant to work with."

The three of them signed the contract, and after signing, they walked towards the factory gate, preparing to go to the city center to shoot.

"Mael."

Before leaving, Isabella called Maher, picked up her iPhone 4 and said, "Let's take a picture together in front of my car."

Maher didn't understand what she was up to, but he walked up to her and stood by her side.

Isabella raised her phone and leaned towards Maher, looked at Maher's bright smile, and then turned her gaze to the camera.

She kept clicking with her right hand, taking seven or eight photos in a row before stopping and waving goodbye to Maher: "I might drive faster, I'll meet you at the agreed place."

"it is good."

Maher waved at her. He was a little confused during the entire signing ceremony, which felt a little sloppy, but fortunately he got it signed.

Next, he just hoped that the beautiful Miss Isabella would transfer the money to his bank card on time.
Maher spent the entire afternoon at the makeup photo shoot site, taking many photos holding samples as required and also taking a few photos wearing the samples.

The quality of the clothes was quite good, and the design was unique and had certain selling points, which made him feel a little more at ease about Isabella.

Although he is young, his business ability may be really good. I think so, otherwise he would not have such a unique vision and would not have found someone to be the spokesperson in the early stage of the start-up.

At one o'clock in the afternoon, he followed Isabella to the studio to shoot a commercial. It was a novel experience.

It was because I had no experience that I had to shoot many takes before I passed, which wasted a lot of time.

By the time he finished everything, it was already past four o'clock. He discussed with Mendes and decided to rush to London today to finalize the deal as well, otherwise it would be more troublesome if he dragged it out.

“I hope my clothes will sell well.”

Before leaving, Isabella shook hands with Maher and gently hugged him. She said with anticipation: "If the products really become popular in Sheffield with your help and the influence gradually spreads to the whole of England, I will definitely give you a big red envelope.

"Don't worry, generosity has always been a tradition in our family. I have always aspired to be a generous person like my father since I was a child."

"Haha." Maher laughed. After a day of cooperation, he had a good impression of Isabella. "I am also looking forward to it. I wish your sports brand will be successful. Come on."

"Come on!" Isabella blinked her eyes mischievously, clenched her fists, and finally waved goodbye to Maher.

In the evening, Maher and Mendes arrived in London and visited the headquarters of the sports drink brand.

This endorsement is still a short contract of one year, but the endorsement fee is only about 25. This may be Maher's current true level. The one in Sheffield City is obviously a bit overpriced.

As for the reason, Maher tentatively believed that it was because she had a certain influence in the city, which could help her sell a lot of clothes in Sheffield.

However, although the endorsement fee of this merchant is small, the process is no less.

In terms of formality and professionalism, it is obviously much better than Isabella's clothing factory, making them look like the one worth 40 pounds.

It was already eleven o'clock in the evening when the process here was completed.

Maher, somewhat tired, returned to the hotel with Mendes, and each checked into a room and fell asleep.

In general, today's experience was good. It really allowed him to accumulate a lot of experience in this area, and he will not be afraid when facing large manufacturers in the future.

The next day, Maher and Mendes separated at the airport, their destinations were different.

It was time to say goodbye again. The two felt a little sad. After many contacts, they gradually felt like old friends.

"There will be many more times like this, and that's how it is between players and agents."

Mendes grinned, carrying his briefcase and traveling light, "A very easy 65 pounds, I hope this can motivate you to move forward faster and make millions or tens of millions of pounds easily in the future.

"Endorsement is much easier than getting a fixed salary. You only need to shoot some commercials and appear in scenes, and you can get a generous reward."

"Will do."

Maher had rested and was indeed refreshed. "Then I'll be leaving first. The plane will arrive soon."

"it is good."

Mendes waved to him, estimated the time, and finally said: "See you next time in London. I have a surprise for you. You will know when we get to Sheffield."

Maher nodded, waved at him with a smile, walked towards the boarding gate and flew back to Sheffield.

When he arrived in the city, he did not rush back, but went to a self-service deposit and withdrawal counter, inserted his card, and wanted to see how much he had in his savings.

【1723122.49】

Seeing the numbers above, Maher breathed a sigh of relief, but then he felt something was wrong.

During this period, his after-tax salary should be around 24 pounds, including the 40 pounds after-tax bonus for scoring 50+ goals and 36+ goals in the bonus contract, and leaving aside miscellaneous expenses such as the salary paid to Halisafina and rent.

The deposit should be around 133 million pounds.

He had calculated the two endorsement fees before, which were 33.1 pounds, and the total should be 166 million, but it turned out to be 6 more.

Suddenly, he remembered what Mendes said before he got in the car, and he understood.

Mendes didn't smoke?
Did you really give it to him?
He turned on his phone and wanted to call Mendes to ask him that he didn't really need the 6 pounds. It was just a joke.

As soon as I turned on my phone, I saw many messages from Mendes pop up.

——"It's hard in the beginning. You need money. Don't call or send messages. Just take it. I wish you good luck."

——"I won't do this next time. Don't even think about getting away with the 15% commission. Hahaha!"

Maher put down his phone, feeling deeply moved. Finally, he pulled out the card and walked towards home.

(End of this chapter)