The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 445 - 94: The Transfer Market Opens! Dortmund’s Connection! Wang Shuo’s Visit Home! Boss or Husband?

But they were all very well-designed, with high-quality materials and craftsmanship.

Every new release was an instant bestseller.

Most importantly, after designing them in her studio in Germany, she had them manufactured in factories in China and then exported them to be sold in Europe.

As a shareholder, she was also the designer and personally handled all the important aspects, like product selection and choosing models.

For promotion, besides modeling the clothes herself, she also used her connections to give many pieces to her friends in the fashion industry, who would then wear them out and about.

This saved a huge amount on promotion and marketing expenses.

As a result, her profit margins were extremely high.

She reinvested all of last year’s profits.

But this year, Lina Gerk said that so far, she had already earned at least two million euros in just six months.

Apparently, some large chain stores had even started contacting her about potential collaborations.

Thanks to Wang Shuo, Lina Gerk’s fame was now skyrocketing in Germany and even across the entire European fashion world.

This led her to cut back on unnecessary commercial runway shows, and she even stopped doing television programs.

Now, she was focused on her own business, appearing at various high-end fashion events. Her career was on a steep upward trajectory, widening its path and developing better than ever.

Of course, she was also getting busier, and they were spending more time apart than together.

’Once a woman starts making money, there’s really no stopping her!’

"You must be pretty disappointed we didn’t go in and take a look, huh?"

Just as Wang Shuo was lost in thought while driving, Lina Gerk suddenly leaned over and wrapped her arms around his hand, which was resting on the center console.

"Huh? What did you say?"

"Hmph, stop playing dumb!" Lina Gerk bit her lower lip gently and smiled at Wang Shuo. "Let’s hurry home, and I’ll dance for you!"

"Huh?"

"What ’huh’? Do you want it or not?"

"Yes, of course, I do! But have you ever learned how?"

"Nope, never danced it before. I’ll just look up some tutorial videos on YouTube and learn on the fly."

"Then let’s get home, quick."

"Slow down! Don’t speed!"

"Who cares? It’s so late, no one will see me speeding."

...

After the season ended, the team disbanded, and the players all went their separate ways.

Some got busy preparing for the upcoming World Cup in South Africa, while others began their well-deserved vacations.

Wang Shuo was also busy with sponsor-related matters.

First, he filmed a promotional short for Adidas for the South Africa World Cup.

There was also a commercial for Porsche.

The Porsche commercial was filmed in Zuffenhausen, a suburb of Stuttgart. It involved a crew of 150 people, a top European commercial director, and three outstanding German race car drivers.

The ad’s journey started at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen, wound through the main streets of cities like Stuttgart and Heidelberg, cut across the Black Forest, and ended at the Schwetzingen Dam in the north.

Besides filming the commercial, Wang Shuo also toured the Porsche Museum and the manufacturing plant for the 911 series sports cars.

Once filming was complete, the ad was scheduled not only to debut during the World Cup but also to run as a pre-movie trailer in major cinema chains across Asia throughout the summer.

From the shoot to the marketing campaign, it was a top-tier production in every sense!

It was during the filming of this commercial that Shen Qinghe introduced Wang Shuo to her senior from university, Chen Jialin, who would become a key member of his future team.

Chen Jialin was also a graduate of the London School of Economics and Political Science. She had worked for the Swatch Group for many years, primarily in charge of brand management and marketing.

The Swatch Group owns a total of 18 watch brands, and figuring out how to stratify these 18 brands and build a commercial framework for them is an incredibly challenging task.

Shen Qinghe believed that Chen Jialin’s extensive experience in this area would be invaluable for organizing Wang Shuo’s commercial sponsorship system and building up his golden brand.

After speaking with Chen Jialin, Wang Shuo found that she really knew her stuff and had some great ideas.

Wang Shuo didn’t understand these matters, but he trusted Shen Qinghe’s judgment.

More importantly, it didn’t matter if he didn’t understand. He could let Chen Jialin give it a try first; if it really didn’t work out, he could just find someone else.

As for joining Wang Shuo’s team, Chen Jialin didn’t make any major demands regarding salary.

According to Shen Qinghe, the annual salary Wang Shuo offered was comparable to what she was making at the Swatch Group.

However, she did have one request: she hoped to have more time to spend with her husband and family back in China.

Wang Shuo, of course, had no objection.

They hit it off immediately, and the matter was settled.

In Dortmund, near his own rented house at Luckenwalde Castle, Wang Shuo rented another, larger two-story house.

The ground floor would be the office, while the upper floor would serve as living quarters.

Shen Qinghe usually studied in London, so when she was in Dortmund, she could stay there.

Wang Shuo also provided her with a car—the new Porsche 911 sports car he had just been given.

She even came over to pick the color herself: red.

"He’s certainly generous."

’Who says only men love cars?’

Chen Jialin couldn’t take her eyes off the red 911 sports car.

"Once you get to know him, you’ll see. He isn’t very materialistic, but he’s a Virgo."

"A Virgo?"

"Yeah. Picky," Shen Qinghe said, pursing her lips as she complained good-naturedly.

Her adorable expression made Chen Jialin laugh.

’This doesn’t seem like a subordinate complaining about her boss.’

’It’s more like...’

...

"Jialin."

As Wang Shuo and Chen Jialin collected their luggage and walked out of the arrivals gate at Capital Airport, they heard someone directly ahead of them calling out and waving.