The successful signing of Mikel Arteta is not only an increase in the Forest's midfield strength, but also an unintentional result - Billy Woods is anxious.

After just rejecting his request for a raise from George Wood, the Forest immediately introduced a midfielder of the same position, which had to make people think of it.

The next morning, Tang En's cell phone rang again. When he saw the call number, it was Billy Wood's call. He smiled and knew why this person was so anxious to deal with the increase in Wood. Obviously, he had just signed the contract and hoped to make some achievements for his players to show him and prove his ability.

Of course, don't ask why this agent is so enthusiastic about improving the treatment of his players, saying that he is sincerely helping Wood? Don En is skeptical, and you should know that the agent's income comes from his players. The scope of compensation allowed by FIFA is five percent of the player's income (including salary income, brand endorsement fees, portrait rights usage fees...) and ten percent of the player's transfer fees.

Wood's weekly salary is only 2,800 pounds, five percent is 140 pounds. And George Wood now has no other financial resources besides his stable weekly salary. In other words, as Wood's agent, Wux can only get a reward of 140 pounds per week. It's really a bit shabby...

Tang En waited for the ringing four times before he slowly pressed the answer button, pretending to be an ambiguous voice and muttered: "I hope you know what time it is, Mr. Billywoods..."

"I'm so sorry, Mr. Tang En, I didn't expect you to have not gotten up yet." His tone was as mean as ever, and he had no awareness of asking for others.

Tang En wanted to tease the other party. Unexpectedly, he was fooled instead. He coughed and his voice returned to normal. "What's the matter with me, Mr. Woox?"

"Ah, of course.  I hope we can reopen negotiations on George Wood's new contract..."

"Is it still a weekly salary of 40,000?" Tang En interrupted the other party. If it is still 40,000, there is no need to talk about anything. He hung up the phone and had breakfast, and continued to deal with it coldly.

Of course, he also knew that the current salary for Wood was too low, but he needed the other party to report a suitable acceptable number, instead of ignoring the lion. That is to say, he needed a step. But Woods felt very good about himself, and asking for a "40,000-week salary" when he opened his mouth, which made Tang En feel very uncomfortable.

"If the club thinks this number is unreasonable, we can continue to talk." Wux obviously gave in, and Don followed the steps.

"Very good, Mr. Wuks, please come to my office at 3:30 this afternoon. Let's talk in person."

The Forest team is now practicing twice a day, and they are preparing for the fourth round of the FA Cup that will be held soon. At that time, the Forest team will usher in a strong dialogue at home, an opponent they have just defeated but still dare not take it lightly - Manchester United.

The afternoon training ended very early, and Donn and Woox agreed at 3:30. This is the time for the training to end.

Donn stood in the hall of Building 1, hiding in the shadow of the wall, and saw Billy Wood, who had just walked into the training base, talking to George Wood, and the two had just signed the agent contract. But it seemed that they had known each other for a long time.

Tang En grinned and turned around and walked back to the office.

Compared with the head coach, the agent obviously has a closer relationship with the players and is closer. He used to be able to talk to Wood frequently, but now with that Wood, the communication between the two of them seems to be less... If Wood had not been Wood, if he was not satisfied with his current income, he would go straight to his ground. Then he told him: "I hope to raise my salary."

The current situation is that Wood never expresses any view of his own income, and everything is left to Wux. Although this salary is not a big deal, what about the future? In the future, there are still many problems in which they need to communicate. Will the agent who calculates everything and always calculates it to talk to him?

He suddenly felt that he was stupid to encourage Wood to find an agent before, but now when he really found it, he felt unhappy.

Just as he was staring at the empty training ground outside the window, there was a knock on the door behind him.

"Please come in." Tang En turned around. He looked at Billy Woods who was pushing the door in calmly, compared to himself who was slightly unkempt. The person in front of him was always so meticulous in appearance. Tang En had never seen any hair messy, and any wrinkles appeared on his clothes and pants.

This is a person who pays great attention to details.

Done made such a conclusion for Woox in his heart.

"Please sit, Mr. Woox." Tangen pointed to the sofa in front of the table.

As soon as Wux settled down, the knock on the door sounded again. Miss Barbara Lucy walked in with a cup of steaming black tea and gently placed it in front of Wux. Wux thanked her.

After doing all this, Miss Barbara retreated, and then Don and Woox began to make the point.

"Mr. Woox, let's get straight to the topic. I don't like talking nonsense."

Wux nodded: "So, Mr. Done."

"I first declare that the weekly salary of £40,000 you proposed before is completely unnegotiable. The highest-paid player in Nottingham Forest is now the number, and George Wood cannot get the same salary as them."

"Why? Mr. Tangen, as far as I know, George's role is no less than Van der Sar and Viduka."

Donn glanced at Wuks: "I want to ask you a question first, Mr. Wuks. How much do you know about football?"

"Not much." Wux replied honestly.

"Do you watch at least one league game every weekend?"

Wux shook his head.

"That is to say, in football, I have more power to speak than you." Tang En smiled, "A young defensive player who has debuted for less than two years will earn a weekly salary of 40,000 pounds. What do you think the rest of the team will think? You can also check the information and see if there is such a precedent in the world football world."

Wux was silent for a moment, as if he was seriously considering Don't's words.

Tang En also knew that the new contract was definitely signed. Wood's current salary is the lowest level in the team, but his contribution can be ranked first. If his income and effort are always not proportional, there will be problems. He cannot ask others to "sacrifice the ego to complete the big self". No matter how good the relationship with Wood is, it is useless. Giving Wood a higher reward is also a kind of respect for him.

Sometimes everyone needs to make some concessions. No matter how he hates the man in front of him, he is already Wood's agent after all, and he will inevitably have to deal with him in the future. It is not good to be too rigid when the relationship is too stiff. The agent can largely influence the players' ideas. Isn't it forcing Wood to leave when he is right with the agent?

Done coughed, then said, "Of course, I know George's salary is low now, and I have plans to prepare a new contract for him." He took out a draft contract from the drawer and handed it to Woox.

Wux looked at the contract very seriously. He didn't say anything during the whole process, and his expression on his face did not change, making Tang En unable to guess his thoughts from his expression.

Wuks finally raised his head, looked at Tang En and said, "A ten thousand weekly salary?"

"Is there any problem?"

"I think if the Forest Club really regards George as the young player they focus on, then they should show enough sincerity."

"Do you think it's low?" Donn took the contract and pointed to the above clause and said, "The whole England will give no more than five clubs to a young man who only represents the first team to play for one season. The Forests is not the richest club, I hope you understand this, Mr. Woox."

"Of course I understand, but I don't think this has anything to do with my requirements. I think the Forest team should show confidence in retaining talents in terms of salary and benefits. To be honest, I think this number is more like perfunctory. As far as I know, there are many people in the Forest team who have this number of salary, which is just a generally lower income level. And George Wood's role is definitely not a generally lower one."

Tang En gritted his teeth. This person was too...too difficult to deal with!

"In addition, I think the eight-year contract term is unreasonable. Such a long period is a constraint on the freedom of players. I believe that even if I get FIFA, the Forest team will make no sense."

Obviously Woods came prepared this time. Don En admitted that they had some loopholes when they signed an eight-year contract with Wood, with the goal of keeping Wood in the Forest for a longer time at the lowest cost. When Wood had no agent, no one asked these questions. Wood was playing with peace of mind, and Don En enjoyed the victory. But when Wood had such a smart agent around him, he became more troubled.

"Of course, I'm here to negotiate with you, Mr. Tang En. There are some things we don't need to let others know. I can accept a five-year contract term, and eight years will definitely not."
Chapter completed!