264. Spain’s hero (1)
Hoyoung took a comfortable rest after the opening match.
Since there was no game until the 11th, the amount of training was also low.
But today, while eating spaghetti at home, I heard a surprising fact.
This was what I heard from Rucci, who had just come in from a meeting with Nike officials.
“New offer from Nike?”
“yes.”
Over the past six months, we have been receiving contract offers from several sporting goods companies.
Among them, the most attractive ones were Puma and Nike, and as the contract expiration period was approaching, Nike offered unprecedented conditions.
“It is more than the amount offered by Puma after the World Cup.”
“wow.”
Hoyoung, who was rolling up noodles with almost no seasoning, put down his fork.
I didn’t want to eat such tasteless health food at such an amazing moment.
Soon, he approached the refrigerator with a solemn look on his face, as if he had decided on something.
And then.
“Don’t stop me.”
widely!
Ssssssssssssssssssss-.
A soda that I promised myself to drink in moderation and only on special occasions, such as birthdays or when the team wins.
“Today is the day.”
Hoyoung took out a 150ml can of Cola, opened it, and took a sip.
Gulp.
“Kya.”
It was a day when I couldn’t help but feel intoxicated by carbonation.
Although money is not the purpose of playing soccer, it is an undeniable fact that it is one of the goals in life.
Hoyoung checked the remaining capacity and placed it on the table.
“If it’s more than Puma, how much is it?”
The amount proposed by Puma after the World Cup was a total of 43 million euros (approximately KRW 67.2 billion) over 8 years, which is approximately 5.37 million euros (approximately KRW 8.4 billion) per year.
This was four times more than the one-year contract renewal (KRW 2 billion) that Hoyoung signed with Adidas last year.
In addition, it was not much different from Ronaldo’s current three-year contract with Nike (KRW 8.7 billion per year) and far exceeded the four-year contract Messi recently signed with Adidas (KRW 7 billion per year).
The reason Puma, a smaller company than Nike and Adidas, was able to make such a proposal was because of its management policy of investing heavily in key players.
It was in the same context as the offer of about 300 billion won to Usain Bolt by 2023 not long ago.
however.
“Nike offered 21 million euros (about 32.6 billion won) over three years.”
When terminated in one-year increments, it is a larger figure than the contract recently signed with tennis queen Sharapova (80.2 billion won over 8 years).
It was truly a jaw-dropping amount.
Hoyoung said as he filled it with Coca-Cola.
“…Then how many more soccer players are higher than me?”
“If you measure it on a yearly basis, there is nothing.”
“Oh…”
It was a new deal compared to the 30 billion won per year contract signed with basketball star LeBron James not long ago, but it was clearly the highest figure among soccer players.
“In addition, after paying 3.5 million euros (KRW 5.4 billion) as a down payment, an option is included to guarantee payment of at least 10 million euros (KRW 15.5 billion) for product, advertising, and promotional activities including image rights. “You can negotiate a contract with another brand six months before the contract expires.”
“It’s an unbelievable amount.”
“They say they want to present it as Nike’s representative soccer model.”
Currently, Nike’s representative models include Michael Jordan in basketball, James Bronx in golf, Tiger Woods in golf, and Ronaldo in soccer.
If the contract was concluded, Hoyoung’s name would be included in it.
“Is it loyalty with Adidas or is it better with Nike?”
Of course, the conditions provided by Adidas were just as good as those of Puma.
However, it was just less active than Nike.
And…
“Do you like tennis?”
“sure. When you live in Spain, you naturally encounter it. But why all of a sudden?”
“Nike has a commercial running in early October, and they want to feature a tennis player and Hoyoung. “Isn’t it attractive?”
“I’m excited. So who is that tennis player?”
There were two people that came to mind.
The first is by far the emperor of tennis, Roger Federer from Switzerland, who is known even to those who do not know Teja.
And the second is Rafael Nadal, Federer’s rival and Spanish sports hero who won two Grand Slams this year.
The possibility was high because both were Nike’s representative tennis models.
Lucci’s next answer was just as Hoyoung thought.
“I heard you’ve always been a fan of Woo Ho-young.”
“Haha… I can’t wait to meet you. “What kind of advertisement is this?”
“It is a concept of breaking through human limitations.”
“Oh, that’s interesting.”
Although he didn’t know the specifics of the filming yet, Hoyoung felt confident for some reason.
It seemed like it would be a great experience beyond simple advertising filming.
And I was curious.
What kind of talent does the man called ‘El Toro’ have?
3 days after that.
Many changes have come to Hoyoung.
First of all, it was the long-awaited talent of Di Stefano.
[I covet the all-rounder’s versatility (L). It takes 30 days to fully import the talent.]
It didn’t end there.
[It is possible to combine it with a similar type of talent, ‘Sustainability (SU) that dominates half the court.’]
As expected, synthesis was possible.
And as talent for versatility grew, convenience in various areas related to talent work was improving.
For example, talents below S level could immediately pursue the talent without going through the queue.
Such was the case with Salomon Rondon’s heading talent, which I coveted last time.
In addition, the talent transfer method that was needed in the past has been greatly simplified.
There was no need to wait any longer.
[The versatility of dominating half the court (SU) and the versatility of an all-rounder (L) have been successfully combined.]
[The versatility of an all-rounder (L) → The versatility of dominating the field (W+3)] [The versatility of dominating
the field (W+3)] I want the versatility to dominate (W+3).]
‘Oh!’
As expected of Di Stefano’s talent, he was immediately synthesized to a W+3 grade.
The total time required to finally synthesize and fully import the talent is 80 days.
‘He is a talent on the same level as Messi.’
I realized once again how talented Lionel Messi really is.
But it didn’t end here.
[After 80 days, you can combine all the talents you have that are closely related to ‘Versatility to dominate the field’ into one.]
[List of talents that can be combined with Versatility to dominate the field (W+3)]
-80 days later Confirmable and
possible to synthesize.
‘Then can W+3 and Triple S be considered the same?’
As always, he didn’t tell me everything clearly.
I needed time.
‘Anyway, what is certain is that it will soon be possible to break through the limit.’
All you need is time and effort.
And the second change that came to Hoyoung was this.
[〈Breaking News〉 ‘Woo Ho-young’ is imminent to sign a new sponsorship with Nike… A megaton contract worth at least KRW 10.8 billion and up to KRW 30 billion per year!
It is known that Nike has been sending love calls to Woo Ho-young for the past six months. The contract is known to be worth 21 million euros (about 32.6 billion won) over three years, and there is a lot of interest in whether the big deal will come to fruition.
Additionally, Nike is known to have actively courted Woo Ho-young to make him their ‘representative model’. Currently, an advertising project commemorating the contract with Woo Ho-young is in progress…]
└You are literally sitting on a cushion of money….. If you sign a professional contract, you will definitely earn more than Beckham
└I am jealous… You are a self-made man at the age of 17. …. I want to marry Hoyoung. I can do anything you ask me to do.
└Huh?
└Woo Ho-young, who played full-time for 90 minutes, can lick feet for 24 hours? Instead, an annual salary of 1 billion won
└I’m already drooling
└ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
└Isn’t it the honor of the family?
└If it were me, I would never wash that tongue for the rest of my life
. └You can kneel down and lick it carefully.
└2 shifts possible
. └I do it for free
. └What is Woo Ho-young’s crime?
└The comment section is so sacred today as well ^^
└Am I the only one looking forward to what kind of commercial Woo Ho-young will film?
With everyone’s attention, Hoyoung used his momentum to score multiple goals in the home game against Osasuna on September 11th.
The perfected ‘ultimate foot dexterity’ made Hoyoung’s play shine even more, and the ‘versatility to dominate the field’, which he had only recently developed, helped him grow into a more complete soccer player.
The first start was good.
Real Madrid started off with two consecutive league wins and became the protagonist of September by defeating Real Sociedad Espanyol Levante, who were in the middle and bottom of the league.
Hoyoung scored a whopping 9 goals this month and became the sole leading scorer with a total of 12 points.
And on October 3rd.
Real Madrid, who called Deportivo home, predicted a big win by scoring first in the first minute.
On this day, Hoyoung’s scoring instinct was also on display.
He achieved another hat trick by scoring the second goal around the 4th minute of the first half and the third goal around the 50th minute of the second half.
It was his third hat trick this season.
Deportivo suffered a crushing defeat of 6-1, giving up 3 goals in a row even after Hoyoung was replaced.
[Woo Ho-young’s Man of the Match for 6 consecutive league games… 15 goals in 6 rounds… Achieving a new La Liga record]
15 goals in 6 rounds.
This figure surpassed Esteban Echevarria’s previous record of 15 goals in 7 rounds, and also equaled the record of 10 goals in 4 rounds set by former Lionel Messi last year.
With Barcelona’s Messi and Villa underperforming, there were even opinions that Woo Ho-young was almost confirmed to be the top scorer in just the first half of the year.
Meanwhile, Ronaldo was in second place in the league with 8 goals in 6 games.
The hellish game schedule ended there.
From the very next day, another two-week break was given.
Because it was the A-match period.
Korea also had a friendly match against Zambia, but since it was not an important match, key overseas players, including Hoyoung, were not called up.
And on Tuesday, October 5th.
Hoyoung, who eventually parted ways with Adidas, signed a new sponsorship contract with Nike.
The advertising project proceeded smoothly with a lump sum payment of 3.5 million euros.
The commercial filming took place two days later.
Caja Magica, located in the Usera district of Madrid.
This is the tennis stadium where the prestigious tennis tournament, the Mutua Madrid Open, is being held and was the location where today’s filming would take place.
Hoyoung arrived slightly earlier than the scheduled time, exchanged greetings with the staff, and then waited for the other partners to arrive.
As Hoyoung looked quite nervous, Lucci offered him some cool iced tea.
“Are you very nervous?”
“sure.”
Today’s filming partner was a man who proudly won the US Open last month and achieved three Grand Slam titles this year.
How could I not be nervous about filming a Nike commercial with someone like that?
Hoyoung still didn’t feel it.
Sometimes I wondered if this was a dream.
“haha. Just relax and think of it as a meet-and-greet. “I think the other party is just as nervous as Hoyoung.”
Lucci was right.
At that moment, a man came in from afar, accompanied by a bodyguard, and he looked nervous.
Long hair that goes down to the shoulders.
A man with thick eyebrows and a coexistence of boyish and masculine charm.
He was the Spanish hero Rafael Nadal.
He smiled broadly and approached Hoyoung and shook his hand in a friendly way.
“Nice to meet you. “I really wanted to meet you.”
“Nice to meet you. I’m Woo Ho-young.”
In this way, the meeting of the century came to fruition.