15% Weekly Wage Cut, and Tang Ye Still Couldn't Start

15% Weekly Wage Cut, and Tang Ye Still Couldn't Start

On the second day of the holiday, Tang Ye went to a local Chinese restaurant in Utrecht called Wenzhou Bistro.

Boer had invited him there. Knowing that Tang Ye was Chinese, Boer had specifically chosen a Chinese restaurant for lunch.

"Oh, Mr. Tang... Tang, hello!"

The moment Boer saw Tang Ye approaching, he immediately held out his hand.

He had wanted to address Tang Ye as "Mister," but there was more than a thirty-year age gap between them, so Boer gave up on the idea.

"I almost thought I wouldn't get to see you."

Boer smiled and motioned for Tang Ye to sit across from him.

Yesterday afternoon had been a thrilling experience for him.

His 8,000 euros had almost gone down the drain.

After Tang Ye sat down, Boer called over a waiter and had Tang Ye order.

The news had been reporting on the cafeteria incident, so Boer assumed Tang Ye was very particular about food. That was not actually the case.

Looking at the thick menu, Tang Ye only ordered wontons and lean meatballs. "Boer, is that how I should address you? I want to learn about agents."

Holidays were a rare thing for Tang Ye, so he chose to get straight to the point.

Since Tang Ye had gone straight to the point, Boer naturally had no objections. He quickly explained his thoughts to Tang Ye.

Boer spoke quickly, and by the time the waiter brought over the wontons, the Dutchman had already finished speaking.

Tang Ye added plenty of vinegar to his wontons, blowing on them as he considered what Boer had just said.

In essence, Boer wanted to sign an agent contract with Tang Ye.

If they signed the contract, Boer would help Tang Ye whenever he needed a transfer or needed to communicate with the club or national team.

And if the conditions were right, Boer would also seek out endorsement deals for Tang Ye.

What Tang Ye needed to give up was part of his weekly wage.

15% of his weekly wage.

Tang Ye's weekly wage was only 1,000 euros now. After multiplying it by 15%, there would only be a little over 100 euros left.

For a weekly wage of 100 euros, Boer would have to do so much work. It looked as though he was losing out.

But Boer was gambling.

Because the compensation he earned through the agent contract was based on a percentage of Tang Ye's weekly wage.

Tang Ye's weekly wage was only 1,000 euros right now, so Boer would definitely lose money by taking 15%.

But if Tang Ye's weekly wage reached 6,500 euros, Boer could earn 1,000 euros a week in agent commissions from Tang Ye alone.

Boer believed this was worth it. It was the instinct of a professional football agent.

Tang Ye ate wontons with Boer, thinking nonstop.

His salary was currently 4,000 euros a month, while his living expenses were 20,000 euros, for a total of 24,000 euros.

If he signed this agent contract with Boer, he would have to pay Boer 600 euros every month.

That meant his monthly net income would drop to 23,400 euros! Tang Ye, who had never been well-off to begin with, would be even worse off now!

Even so, after hearing Zaka's advice yesterday and listening to Boer himself today, Tang Ye felt that he really did need to find an agent.

Amrabat had an agent too. It was with his agent's help that he had secured a weekly wage of 3,200 euros! "Sir, I need some time to think about it."

Tang Ye gave his answer.

He personally felt that the contract was suitable, but before Tang Ye had gone abroad to play football, Tang Zhengxiong had specifically reminded him that he had to contact home before signing any contract.

Tang Ye remembered those words, so he did not rush into it.

"Of course. You can think it over carefully. Would you like anything else to eat?"

Boer smiled and pushed the menu toward Tang Ye again.

Based on Boer's many years of experience as an agent,

there was a high chance he had already secured this contract!

On September 29, the first-team players gradually resumed training.

The goal against Cambuur and his accumulated daily training had brought Tang Ye's Comeback Points to 33.

Feeling as though he had suddenly become rich, Tang Ye opened the store to see how many Comeback Points were needed to unlock the purchase rights for the next item.

40 points.

"I fing—!!!*"

Tang Ye blurted it out.

This system.

It was absolutely poisonous! With no other choice, Tang Ye could only focus on the training options he already had.

After the previous matches, Tang Ye had realized that the key to earning Comeback Points was not daily tasks.

It was matches.

One goal gave 10 Comeback Points, and scoring twice in a match came with an additional 10-point reward!

Two goals in one match were worth ten days of hard training!

Match contributions were the real key!

Influenced by this mindset, Tang Ye turned his attention to Cristiano Ronaldo's Broccoli.

As long as his Comeback Point balance was above 30, he would buy Broccoli once.

He would buy Broccoli once to train the skills of his De Bruyne Growth Template.

The second time he bought Broccoli, he would focus on ball sense and ball control training.

He alternated between the two types of training. Tang Ye did not know whether dividing up his Broccoli time like this was scientific, but he did not think there was anything wrong with it.

There was also the contract with Boer. In the end, Tang Ye did sign it.

But following his family's advice, Tang Ye negotiated with Boer.

Before Tang Ye's weekly wage reached 10,000 euros, Boer's compensation would be 15% of his weekly wage. But if Tang Ye's weekly wage reached 10,000 euros or more, the agent contract would automatically become invalid.

Boer accepted Tang Ye's request without the slightest hesitation.

In fact, as long as Tang Ye's weekly wage reached 3,000 euros, Boer would be making money.

As for 10,000 euros, considering the generally low wage levels in the Dutch Eredivisie, Boer would not pin his hopes on Tang Ye.

The players in La Liga and the Premier League were where the real money was!

Time continued to move forward. On October 3 and October 17, Utrecht played Dutch Eredivisie matches against SBV Excelsior and Roda JC respectively.

One draw and one win. In both matches, Tang Ye came on right at the start of the second half.

Tang Ye had not done much in the match against SBV Excelsior, but in the ninth round of the Eredivisie against Roda JC, he recorded one goal and one assist.

Utrecht's situation was looking excellent, but Tang Ye had always had one question in his heart.

When would he finally get to start in a Dutch Eredivisie match? It had been almost a month since he received the mission rewarding him with the Portuguese Treasure Chest.

Tang Ye came off the bench every match, but he just couldn't f***ing start!

Tang Ye actually felt that his performances had been good enough, and he had even taken the initiative to ask Erik ten Hag about starting.

The Dutchman's exact words were, "Now is not the time."

Tang Ye felt miserable. He thought Erik ten Hag was being far too conservative.

Then he came across a video about himself on his laptop.

The video was from YouTube. It had been made by an influential Utrecht fan, who analyzed in the video why Tang Ye had performed so well yet still could not start.

So far, no sixteen-year-old player had ever started a Dutch Eredivisie match. Erik ten Hag was too conservative—he did not dare break that record!