Do you want to know the secret to becoming rich?
There is no shortcut to wealth, and even someone as wealthy as Zhang Xian knows that. No company will just give you money without a good reason.
So how did Zhang Xian do it? He went to Haikou, where he was able to secure funding from Haas Meat Union, thanks to Mary who had already completed a gambling agreement with the company. As long as Hoffenheim can enter the sixth tier of the league, their investment and sponsorship will increase to 3 million euros a year, which is one million more than the two million euros Bauer promised.
But Zhang Xian was not happy with this because he felt that Haas Meat Union was mocking them for not being able to break into the professional league. He did not want to compete with them either and just took it as a taunt.
Now that the Hoffenheim players are back, the club can operate regularly. Zhang Xian's focus is now on developing the club in the coming season, and all funds will be used to achieve this goal. But he needs to slow down his pace of rectifying the club and add some management talents.
Unfortunately, some departments in Hoffenheim are in a state of abandonment, such as the propaganda department, press office, and supplementary scouting system, and some directors in the club are not capable enough to do their job. Neumann is a critical issue since she is an old employee, and kicking her out of the club will affect the emotions of other old employees.
After repeated discussions, Zhang Xian decided to set up another director secretariat and make Neumann his secretary. Even though she has no talent, she can still be useful.
The next step is to find talents for other departments. Zhang Xian called Smith to help Hoffenheim find various talents since he is a headhunter and has a more extensive reach in this regard than Zhang Xian himself. However, he cannot guarantee that he can find outstanding talents since the real elite might look down upon the country club of Hoffenheim.
Zhang Xian does not have too many opinions on this matter. He believes that Hoffenheim only needs to establish a grassroots team in the early stage to run the club smoothly. Hiring real elites can come later, after they have risen up and gained a certain degree of influence.
After dealing with these issues, Zhang Xian went to discuss some matters with Chiellini. He walked towards the refurbished home court, which has been named 'Jurgen's home stadium' after Bauer's surname. Ball was particularly excited about this and spent all day in the new stadium, working with the workers. Even his figure showed signs of weight loss.
When Zhang Xian arrived at the 'Jurgen Stadium', he did not see little Chiellini but saw Bauer running on the lawn, pushing the mechanical trimmer to work particularly hard. The strangest thing was his clothes. He was wearing a security uniform that was too small for him, with drooping trousers tightly supported by his big fat legs. The security shirt was tightened, but the buttons were not fastened, and he had a big belly. He was even wearing a square security hat on his head, but his head was too big, and the hat was too small, so he could only place it on his head. This picture was very impactful, like a traitor in an anti-Japanese drama.
When Bauer saw Zhang Xian, he immediately handed the mechanical trimmer to the worker and ran over. He bent his arms, trying to look mighty and majestic in his tight security uniform. Zhang Xian couldn't help but cry and laugh At the same time.
"How about my set?"
Bauer flexed his arms, and his shirt stretched under the tension, making him feel strong and powerful.
Zhang Xian laughed and asked, "Bauer, what are you doing?"
"Hey," Bauer said mysteriously, "I fired Ivan!"
"What?" Zhang was confused.
"Of course, I fired him from his job as a security guard and gatekeeper, so that he can concentrate on leading the youth team," Bauer said triumphantly.
Zhang looked at Bauer inquisitively and asked, "So?"
"I am the new security guard and gatekeeper," Bauer said. "From now on, I will personally guard the stadium. I will protect it from powerful enemies until we complete our dream of armoring! At the same time, I will become Hoffenheim's barrier to retain geniuses in the future!"
"What do you mean?" Zhang asked.
"In the future, we will become stronger and welcome many talented players. But when these talents have ups and downs and are ridiculed by the media, their mentality becomes unbalanced and self-destructive. I will be the beacon of their lives," Bauer explained.
"I don't understand," Zhang said, confused.
"You're so stupid!" Bauer said angrily. "Think about it. If a talented player suffers a blow, their condition will become very bad, and most of these players will be abandoned by the club. But when they are at their darkest, I will go to comfort them and make them Hoffenheim's loyal players. I have already figured out the plot. At that time, the talented player will come out of the door and see me standing in the security room. To him, I am just an ordinary security guard, right?"
Zhang nodded in agreement.
"But he never thought that it was the chairman of the club standing there! The boss here!" Bauer said, straightening his chest proudly.
Before long, Bauer rubbed his hands together and said with excitement, "When the time comes, I will go up and tell him in a serious voice, 'Are you just giving up like this?'"
"The talented player must have been frustrated, so he would cry and say, 'They gave up on me,'" Bauer continued.
"At this time, I will say, 'Then do you want to give up yourself?'"
"The talented player said, 'but I can't go back, I have no chance!'" Bauer shouted, "At this time, I will say, 'No, you still have a chance!' After that, I will take him to find you!"
"Me?" Zhang asked, puzzled. "Why is there anything about me?"
"You are my pretense. Cough cough, you are an important link for me to save the talented player. At that time, I will take him to the director's office. He will definitely be frightened when he sees you," Bauer explained.
Zhang asked, "Why is he afraid of me?"
"Why is he not afraid of you? You don't know how bad your reputation is?" Bauer retorted.
"Can you stop interrupting me and let me continue?" Bauer asked impatiently.
Zhang nodded, and Bauer continued. "He will be trembling when he sees you. At this moment, I will stand up from behind and say, 'Zhang, give him a chance.' It's time for you to perform. You will look surprised and then respectfully shout, 'Mr. Chairman!'"
"Hahahaha! He would never have thought that a security guard would become the chairman. He would never have thought of it! After that, he will be grateful to me, and at the same time to Hoffenheim for being our diehard, and I also saved a genius!"
Bauer asked excitedly, "What do you think?"
Zhang Xian replied indifferently, "Not very good."
"What?" Bauer was shocked.
Zhang looked at him and said, "Bauer, I remember you have no right to fire employees!"
"Me?" Bauer was confused.
The contract he signed with Zhang Xian was a bit strange. Bauer does not have the right to fire employees, but he does have the right to fire Zhang Xian. In other words, he cannot fire anyone else without Zhang Xian's consent.
"Hand over the keys!" Zhang demanded.
"No!" Bauer held the key on his waist and shouted, "You can't kill my dream."
"What a bad dream, hand it over, and let Ivan come back."
"I don't want money! I don't want a salary, I will guard Hoffenheim for free!" Bauer exclaimed, feeling anxious and scratching his head.
Zhang Xian remained silent.