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Chapter 14 A Trip to France (Part 2)

Paris is located in the center of the northern French basin, spanning both sides of the Seine River. It is the capital of France and the largest city in France. It is the political, economic and cultural center of France. It is known as the "Flower Capital of the World". Paris perfume is known worldwide, known as the "dream industry", and is regarded as a national treasure by the French.

However, when Zhuang Mingge and Karin visited Paris this time, they obviously had no extra time to appreciate the dreamy perfumes and exquisite costumes in Paris.

Before going to Paris, Karin notified Paris Saint-Germain's chairman Bernard Brochard on the phone. Mr. Paris Saint-Germain, who knew Zhuang Mingge's identity, sent his right-hand man Michel Denisot to the railway station to welcome the two "VIPs".

"Hello, Mr. Corleon, I am Michel Denisot, general manager of the Paris Saint-Germain Club. I am very happy to see you here. I will be responsible for the transfer of David Ginola that I mentioned on the phone." A slightly bald, but very capable middle-aged man saw Zhuang Mingge and Karin at the train station, immediately walked up to greet Zhuang Mingge, with a smile on his face, "This is Miss Siglan, right? Hello, now I will lead the two to our club headquarters. I have prepared the car for both of you."

So Zhuang Mingge and his two went to the headquarters of the Paris Saint-Germain Club accompanied by Michel.

Paris Saint-Germain was born in 1970, but it was not until 1973 that French costume designer Daniel Hatchet, who loved football, received funding from Luxembourg TV, that the Paris Saint-Germain Club was officially established.

After the team was formed, the French Football League stipulated that one team in the same city could only have one team in the first stage of the league. At that time, there were many teams in Paris, including the veteran team Paris Red Star, Athletic Paris and the Paris FC team, which was born one year earlier. The only opponents who could compete with Paris Saint-Germain for the first-tier league qualification were Paris FC. However, because the Paris FC team was registered one year earlier, Paris Saint-Germain was at a disadvantage in the competition and was placed in the French Class C (third level) league by the Football Association.

Paris Saint-Germain won the runner-up in the first season of the C Division (1972-73 season). At this time, because the team that won the championship was disqualified from upgrading due to financial problems, Paris Saint-Germain was promoted to the B League. After the upgrade, Paris Saint-Germain resumed its status as a professional team, won the runner-up in the B League in the first season, and defeated Valencien in the play-offs to advance to the A League. Interestingly, Paris FC Club was demoted to the B League in the same year.

After Paris Saint-Germain was promoted to Class A in 1974, he invited French legendary scorer Fontaine to coach. The team soon gained a firm foothold in Class A and never relegated.

During this period, Paris Saint-Germain won a total of one Ligue 1 championship (1985-86 season) and three French Cup championships. In the early 1980s, psychology professor Peloci was the coaching staff of the team and led the team to win the French Cup in 1982 and 1983; in the 1985-86 season, coach Hollier led the team to win the league championship historic, and the club also achieved 26 consecutive unbeaten results in the league. Stars represented by winger Rocheto joined the team one after another. At that time, Paris Saint-Germain contributed five international players to the French team that finally won the European Championship in 1984, of which 4 became meritorious members of the 1984 European Cup championship.

Although the rise of Marseille later blocked Paris Saint-Germain's progress, in the 1992-1993 season, Paris Saint-Germain successfully entered the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup and was a strong team in European football. At the moment when Marseille team declined, Paris Saint-Germain is the most optimistic club that can unify the French football world.

Sitting in the luxurious extended Lincoln, Zhuang Mingge recalled the history of Paris Saint-Germain, while Karin sat next to Zhuang Mingge, dealing with Michelle's temptation lightly, and at the same time, using some light topics to mediate the originally tense atmosphere in the car. Therefore, when the vehicle arrived at its destination, the atmosphere between the two sides seemed very friendly.

But when both parties entered the conference room and sat in turn and the negotiations officially began, the harmonious and friendly atmosphere was swept away, and both parties began to bargain on David Ginola's transfer fee:

"David (Ginola) has always been the main player of our club. His talent is unquestionable. I ask Fiorentina to pay at least $15 million in transfer fees for him." Michelle sat on the side of the conference table and started asking for a huge price.

"But Ginola made such a low-level mistake in the key game between France and Bulgaria, which proves that his psychological quality is very poor. Fiorentina will not pay such a high transfer fee for such a player, up to 3 million." Zhuang Mingge was calmly bargaining.

Both sides are very clear that with Ginola's current image in the minds of French media and fans, he will inevitably leave France. This talk is just to allow the clubs of both sides to reach an agreement on specific transfer fees. Zhuang Mingge and Michelle are also very clear that the negotiations are just beginning. This kind of sky-high asking price and local repayment is very normal, so neither of them has any blood on the ground to have a dispute with the other party.

"3 million? Impossible. The transfer fee of Brian Laudrup, sold by the club this year, has reached $4 million. How could Ginola be cheaper than this player who can't even play in AC Milan!" Michelle gestured a number with his hand, "At least $12 million."

"12 million US dollars? Do you think Ginola is Viali or Robert Baggio? Only the Agnelli family and Berlusconi will pay for such a crazy price!" Zhuang Mingge started bargaining without hesitation, "A player who has not proved his strength in the Serie A arena is not worth so much US dollars, 5 million US dollars!"

"8 million US dollars! Ginola is definitely worth this price!" Michelle was also a little dizzy. He had never seen such a bargaining price, and cut his offer by more than half at once.

If Zhuang Mingge knew what Michelle was thinking at this time, he would definitely refute it disapproved: That is because you have never bought vegetables in the vegetable market in the Tianchao. The bargaining level of those old men and mothers who bought vegetables in the vegetable market is much better than that of themselves.

"Michelle, let's just give in, $6.5 million! If you want another one, I'll buy someone else." Zhuang Mingge stood up from his seat and gave the final offer.

"This..." Michelle hesitated a little. After all, $6.5 million is still a certain gap from the club's psychological bottom line, but this is also the highest offer for Ginola that the club has received. "Let's do this, I need to report this offer to the chairman of our club. I can only give you an answer after obtaining his consent. What do you think?"

"That's it, Mr. Michelle, I hope your club can give me an answer as soon as possible." Zhuang Mingge could not force the other party to accept his offer, so he had to sit back on the chair in disappointment.

After watching Zhuang Mingge and Karin leave the headquarters of Paris Saint-Germain, Michel quickly called his boss, the chairman of Paris Saint-Germain, Bernard: "Bernard, Fiorentina offered a quotation of $6.5 million for the boy David (Ginola). I think this is their bottom line. No team is willing to offer a higher price for this boy. Do you think we should agree to this offer?"

"Haha, what a coincidence, Michelle, I have just received a quote about Ginola. It is the English team across the Strait. Let's listen to this price. I believe that after you hear it, you will think that 6.5 million US dollars in Fiorentina is nothing." Bernard's hearty laughter came from the microphone.

"Oh, is that? What kind of offer did those British guys offer?"

Michelle held the microphone with a calm expression. He didn't think these British clubs that had been suspended for many years had enough financial resources to compete with the Italians. After he heard a number, Michelle's expression changed and his face was full of excitement:

"Oh my goodness! Where did they get so much money?"
Chapter completed!
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