Chapter 153 Ball King Bailey
As Jiao Nangong heard, Zhao Chen did come to Brazil this time. After a long flight, when he arrived at his destination, he felt that the jet lag suddenly fell and felt a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, Zhao Chen still insists on exercising every day, and his body is stronger than before, and the jet lag has little impact on him.
The town of Trescorazones in Brazil, like most Brazilian towns, is a poor and noisy little town.
"Mr. Zhao Chen, this is the town of Trescorazones, how do you feel?"
In the taxi, a middle-aged black man who seemed to be dug out of a coal pit said to Zhao Chen in English, with a little pleasing expression. He was the local Brazilian translator who Zhao Chen temporarily invited.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal in the past, with the language mainly in Portuguese, followed by English. For Brazil, Zhao Chen also came to this football kingdom for the first time in his past and present lives.
Looking out through the dark window of the taxi, pedestrians on the street came and went in a hurry, some of them were ragged, and these people were of all kinds, most of them were black, white and mixed-race. Occasionally, people of all ages were skillfully playing football and galloping on the sidewalk, circling and moving by pedestrians. Looking at their almost skillful dribbling, Zhao Chen couldn't help but sigh that this place is worthy of being a football kingdom. No wonder football geniuses are always in constant stream.
Brazil is a developing country, and Brazil in this era has not yet completely escaped from poverty, and there are countless slums everywhere. The poor people who do not have much knowledge only know that only by playing football can they stand out, so that the football atmosphere in this country will become so hot.
Similarly, in football, South America, where Brazil is located, can compete with Europe and become the two centers of world football. However, with the sustainable development of the European economy, South America's status is declining rapidly. If this continues, Europe will be able to exclude South America and become the center of world football in a few years. It will not take many years for South America to continue to decline.
When Zhao Chen came here, he undoubtedly wanted to establish a comic branch in Brazil. After all, although Brazil is relatively poor, it now has a population of nearly 200 million, and it will be the seventh economic country in the world in the future. With such a huge population base, even if only one percent of those who buy comic publications, it will be a big profit.
However, because Brazil is relatively poor, the public security here is actually not good. Not to mention various underworlds, there are gangsters everywhere.
So when Zhao Chen came here, he immediately found a local person who was familiar with the situation to serve as a translator. Not only that, for the sake of his own safety, he temporarily hired several strong black bodyguards.
These black bodyguards were invited from local bodyguard companies. They are more professional and most importantly, they are particularly capable of fighting, and Zhao Chen is also quite relieved about this.
"Very good. If it is better than the atmosphere, the football atmosphere here is stronger than Europe!"
"That's of course, it's just that the economy in Europe is too good, otherwise football won't compete with South America. By the way, we're at the destination. That's it."
Looking in the direction pointed by the black translator, Zhao Chen couldn't help but be surprised. He couldn't believe it. He didn't expect that the football king Bailey still lived in such a place. This was simply a slum, which was really unexpected!
"Isn't Bailey the king of football? How could he live here?"
Hearing Zhao Chen say this, the black translator shrugged and looked helpless, saying:
"Mr. Zhao Chen, it seems that I need to correct you. There are indeed many football clubs in Brazil, but the salary of players is far less than that of Europe. Even Pele is not very high in salary! Moreover, Pele retired four years ago, and he is usually quite generous, so he fell to this point in just a few years!"
As the black translator said, players in this era are quite low. Even if Maradona breaks the transfer record next year, it will only be only 5 million US dollars. The players' salary can be seen, and top players are only hundreds of thousands US dollars, which is the price of top players in Europe. As for poor South America, it is undoubtedly much lower. Players of the same level may not even have half of those in Europe. This is why Platini was thinking about a way out when he was still playing football. In fact, players are eating youthful food. Once they retire, they will almost lose their source of money, especially in the era before the Boseman Act was introduced.
The football king Pele is quite strong in both strength and reputation, but even in his previous peak period, his salary was far lower than that of Platini now, which is mainly due to the economic system in South America.
Generally speaking, in this era, most of the players who played football in South America were semi-professional players. In addition to playing football, many of them also had to work odd jobs to support their families.
Therefore, although Pele seemed very powerful to win the World Cup three times back then, he didn't get much salary after playing football over the years. In addition, players are often quite generous, and the salary was quickly squandered in just a few years. As a result, Pele had to return to the slum where he used to live.
Of course, Bailey's poverty is only temporary. According to history, it will soon be hyped by Juan Ferger, the world's number one agent in the future. Bailey will be free from poverty again and will gain great reputation in the world. Only then will the word "King of Football" will truly become famous.
"I get it, let's go down!"
Zhao Chen nodded, his face calmed down again, but what surprised him was that in front of Bailey's house, there was also a locally made sedan in Brazil.
This sedan is not luxurious, and Zhao Chen can't recognize its brand, and it doesn't seem expensive, so it also infers the value of the owner of the sedan.
"Is this car Bailey's?"
"Impossible. Bailey is so poor that he can't even raise a car, let alone a slum. If you stay here for too long, you might be smashed."
The black translator shook his head with a disapproval expression. He knew very well the level of public security in the slums, which could no longer be described as bad.
"Oh, it seems that there is a guest from the Bailey family, which is a coincidence!"
Pele is not his name, but his nickname. His name is actually Ederson Arantes Do Nassimento, who has led the Brazilian national team to the World Cup three times. It is because of this that the football atmosphere in Brazil has become truly strong and has won the title of football kingdom in recent years. Last year, more than 20 media reporters from Europe and the United States even named Pele the most outstanding athletes in the 20th century, which shows his strength and fame.
However, these are just passing clouds. Bailey has no "job" at present and is now living a poor life. Zhao Chen also wanted to rely on Bailey's huge fame to make the world society take root in Brazil.
But even so, Zhao Chen was still a little worried. After all, Brazil's security in this era was very poor, and robbery and theft were everywhere. The one he feared the most was undoubtedly the local gangster. Bailey was famous, but his connections were really hard to compliment, otherwise he would not live in a slum now.
Dongdongdongdongdongdong!
"Who!" A thick Portuguese sounded, of course, it was a joke in Zhao Chen's ears, and he couldn't understand it at all.
The door opened was a middle-aged black man of medium size, wearing stained clothes and his hair on his head was covered in dust.
Zhao Chen looked at the middle-aged black man in front of him. In his eyes, the appearance of the black man was almost carved from the same mold, which was difficult to distinguish. However, he still recognized that the football king Bailey, who was called the Crow Mouth by the media in the future, was called the Crow Mouth by the media.
"Belly, this Mr. Zhao Chen is here to find you this time!" The black translator obviously knew Bailey and pointed at Zhao Chen beside him and said.
"Hello, I'm very happy to see you! Please come in!" Bailey looked at Zhao Chen. Seeing Zhao Chen's outfit, he knew that the person in front of him should be either rich or noble. The most important thing is that there were a few serious and strong bodyguards standing behind him.
"I'm disturbed!"
Chapter completed!