Chapter 11 Air Conditioned Bus

On July 13, the Meteor team started the coaching staff meeting for the new season.

 This meeting was hosted by David Koch, and all other coaching staff participated, and Zhang Xian, the sports director, also came to observe.

 Zhang Xian did not make any comments during the meeting. He was clear about his position. He was the sports director. After the outline was laid out, his task was over. As for how to execute it, it was a matter for the coaching staff.

 Nowadays, the coaching staff has to do two things.

 That is to take the lead in coming up with a cleaning plan. According to Zhang Xian's layoff regulations, they will keep the first team in a group of 22 and clean about 10 people.

 This is a very difficult thing. Not only does it hurt your feelings, but you also need to prepare a well-structured report.

The second task is to make arrangements for the impact of the new season.

The Meteor team has been chanting the slogan of 'professional impact', but they are only chanting. The bad internal environment makes them unable to concentrate on completing the task.

 Now, after Zhang Xian has rectified the coaching staff, he has established the absolute authority of David Koch, and at the same time deterred the three Scherf brothers and Wagner and others, which made the Meteor team's decree unimpeded.

Soon in the meeting, the coaching staff came up with a list of 22 people. Those who are not on the list will be released or traded off. When David Koch handed over the list to Zhang Xian, the latter nodded in satisfaction and handed it to Mary on the side.

 At this time, the three brothers and Wagner and others looked at Mary with a hint of sympathy.

 After all, they know very well how much Mary will suffer in the days to come.

 After the meeting, everyone started to work on their own. Compared with the peacefulness in the past, the office area seemed a bit busy at this time, and the staff who came and went were all running.

 And these small details also show that the Meteor team is slowly changing.

Zhang Xian did not return to the office but went to the human resources area.

The knock on the door awakened Neumann, who was immersing herself in counting the staffing of the club. When she looked up and saw Zhang Xian standing at the door, she couldn't help but shiver.

"Mr. Chief Director."

Zhang now nodded and said, "Get ready to go out with me."

"We are going to Heidelberg!"

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 Germany's administrative unit is divided into continent-district-town. For example, Baden-Württemberg has fifteen regions. Heidelberg is the capital of the Rhine-Neckar region and the capital of the region where Hoffenheim is located. And this time, Zhang Xian Heidelberg's party's purpose is to attract some necessary sponsorship. The Meteor team's infrastructure is terrible. A tattered stadium and an old-fashioned bus, these all show a sense of poorness. Never mind other people, even their own fan doesn't take them seriously . If The Meteor team wants more fans these details must be considered. No one likes a home ground full of mud and even an air-conditioned bus without a team. Especially the bus, Zhang Xian went up and felt that in summer, it is a stove. You need to open the windows manually to lower the temperature in the car. It is conceivable that the players of the Meteor team will be in bad mood when they go to an away game to play in such a bus. Not to mention the experience, just the contemptuous look of the opposing players looking at them is enough for their morale to plummet before the game. So, infrastructure is essential.

It takes three hours to drive from Hoffenheim to Heidelberg. It is still the old van. Neumann is driving, and Zhang Xian is sitting beside her.He was holding a paper and pen in his hand, writing something intently. Neither of them communicated. They were very silent along the way. Three hours later, Heidelberg came into view. Walking into the city, Zhang Xian finally put down the paper and pen and directed Neumann to start wandering around the city. Wandering to 4 pm, Neumann felt her eyelids fighting, and when she was almost unable to hold on, Zhang Xian finally asked her to pull over and stop.

 Neumann breathed a sigh of relief, and when she stopped the car, she realized that there was a repair shop in front of her. Germany's urban planning is very rigorous. Some related industrial chains will be concentrated in one street. For example, life, hardware, medicine, etc. And this area belongs to the auto repair industry. Neumann looked at Zhang Xian with some doubts, not knowing why the other party came here. However, Zhang Xian did not explain. He let Neumann sit in the car, but he walked down and started wandering around the repair shops. Neumann didn't think too much. After driving for a day, she was extremely exhausted, and she put her seat down as she prepared to take a nap.

She didn't know how long it took, but there was a knock on the window. Neumann opened her eyes in a daze, and saw nightfall, Zhang Xian stood by the door of the main driver's car, beckoning her to come out. Neumann quickly cheered up, opened the car door, and asked: "Director?"

Zhang now nodded; "Have you brought the contract?"

"???"

Zhang frowned.

Neumann quickly admitted her mistake: "I am sorry."

She saw Zhang Xian sigh and walked towards the repair shop again. After a while, he went back and forth, and he added a note.

"This is the fax number. Call the club and ask Mary to print a copy of the cooperation contract and pass it over."

Neumann nodded repeatedly and said: "Okay, don't worry!"

Waiting for Neumann to finish the call, Zhang Xian said, "You come with me."

The two walked along the street towards the inside. Some repair workshops around had closed, but there were still several shops open. Finally, they walked to one of the repair shops, Zhang Xian walked in and Neumann hurriedly followed. This was an ordinary repair shop with two strong men in overalls. The bald man among them smiled and said; "We have discussed it, and your proposal is excellent. Come with us in the warehouse."

 "No problem." Zhang Xian said with a smile.

 At this time, the strong man hesitated and said: "You aren't lying to me, are you?"

 Zhang Xian walked to the fax machine, picked up the contract that had just passed in, and said, "I understand that you can't trust me, but can't you still trust it?"

The bald brawny smiled and stretched out his hand: "Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

Then the man pointed behind him, and said, "The thing is in the backyard, do you want to take a look?"

"Sure."

After speaking, under the guidance of the bald man, the two walked to the backyard. Neumann was confused but she subconsciously followed.After Going through a small door to the backyard they saw a huge parking lot with all kinds of abandoned and second-hand vehicles.

 Walking inside for a while, the bald man stopped next to a big guy and smiled; "Waterland three generations, produced in 2002, 60-seater big guy, 10.69 meters long and 2.5 meters wide."

 Neumann opened her mouth wide and looked at the big guy in front of her.

 It's not that she has never seen this kind of bus, nor is it that she has never seen the world.

 But a voice in her heart faintly told her that this would be their bus.

 Sure enough, Zhang Xian's next words confirmed her conjecture.

 "The rear of the car can be advertised for you, and the other three sides must be painted by us. At the same time, the ownership of the car is yours, but according to the contract, this will also be our future vehicle."

 The brawny bald man smiled and said, "No problem."

 Zhang Xian nodded and said: "Well, I think you can come tomorrow. When you go to Hoffenheim, you can find Mary, and she will make specific arrangements for you."

 The bald man pondered for a moment: "We have numerous things, so it will take two days to get there. If You need a car immediately , I can send it there first."

 Zhang Xian waved his hand and said, "It's okay, we are not rushing."

After finishing talking, everyone returned to the repair shop. The two officials signed the contract, and Zhang Xian led Neumann to leave.

 Along the way, Neumann felt her chest heavy, and the whole person was felling like floating.

It was inexplicable. Were they getting a bus? And it's an air-conditioned bus! This kind of bus is very valuable, and the Meteor team could not afford it before. But after joy, Neumann began to worry again.

 "Sir, won't this bus cost a lot of money?"

 Now, the club's operating funds are only 10,000 euros, and the club is tightening its belts and living. Although she liked the bus, the next few days will become harder for the club.

 But Zhang Xian's next sentence made Neumann stunned.

 "We will spend No money!"

 "Huh? No money?" Neumann's eyes widened, and she couldn't believe it.

 What does it mean not to spend money?

 Zhang Xian casually explained: "This is called barter for barter. The transaction is not just an exchange of money, but an exchange of value!"

 "Our club has an idle warehouse. I will let them use that warehouse for free, and I promised an advertising space on the side of the body."

 Neumann was surprised: "They agreed?"

Zhang Xian smiled and said: "How could it go so smoothly? I explained to them the existing state of affairs of Hoffenheim. We don't have a repair shop. Much mechanized equipment should be repaired in Sinsheim if they fails. Opening the factory to Hoffenheim cannot help but solve the problem of inconvenience in repairing, and it will also allow them to make more money."

 "Even if they are outsiders, they provide mobility vehicles to the club, which allows them to integrate into Hoffenheim smoothly."

"Think about it, a second-hand air-conditioned bus changes to an environment that is easier to make money. Would you say that they would disagree? And we also gave them a lot of help, warehouse, naming, and Hoffenheim's kindness! "

 Neumann held his head for a moment, and couldn't help but entangled: "It seems, we are at a loss!"

 "This is a win-win situation!" Zhang Xian smiled slyly.

 Both sides take what they need.