September 13th, London.
Maël, wearing sunglasses, drove his Ferrari to the Football Record company to attend the premiere of the 'French Team European Cup Victory Documentary'.
Unlike the previous column model, in pursuit of higher circulation, viewership, influence, and revenue, Football Record sold the documentary's copyright to television stations and broadcasting platforms around the world.
"The process of comparing prices and negotiating was very long. Actually, we finished editing the documentary around July 30th, but we couldn't see it officially broadcast until now."
The newspaper owner, Peter, sat next to Maël, his face filled with joy, both from seeing the documentary broadcast and from seeing Maël.
As Maël's value increased and he became busier, they saw him less and less.
This meeting naturally brought many words they wanted to say, and they could recall the days of working and living with the international superstar, feeling pride and satisfaction.
"There were too many buyers, and many authoritative companies even used various threats and oppressive means to buy the global agency rights."
Speaking of this, a hint of difficulty appeared in Peter's eyes, as if the pressure from the previous period was still vivid in his mind. "But we survived it and successfully sold it to 23 companies, covering 132 countries."
"The final revenue is £28.3 million, which is definitely excellent among similar documentaries."
Peter's face changed to a smile and delight. "It can be said that this is also related to your recent UEFA Best Player award."
"Many prices were determined after that. We specifically waited for the awards ceremony."
"Haha..."
Hearing this, Maël laughed with Peter and sighed, "Mendes often waits, I didn't expect you to do that too."
"Of course."
Peter nodded with a smile. "To cooperate with 'Maël', you must learn this, because 'Maël' always gets everything."
"Haha...!" The laughter of the two spread throughout the premiere venue, attracting the attention of many other employees of the company, who also cast their gazes with smiles.
Emilia sat next to them, taking this opportunity to carefully examine Maël's profile, a very special blur gradually flowing in her eyes.
From the bottom of her heart, she looked forward to meeting Maël every time, and she would always dress up specially.
Although she knew that it was unlikely that anything would happen between her and Maël, she couldn't help but want to leave a better impression on this young superstar every time, so that he would pay more attention to her.
On the one hand, she was captivated by Maël's personal charm, including his appearance, personality, and success in the field of Football, the power, money, and fame that this success brought him.
On the other hand, she had always had feelings of gratitude and admiration for Maël in her heart.
After leaving Sky Sports, she originally thought that her life would usher in a low point, but unexpectedly, in a small new company, she ushered in a new life, and while working, she became a partner and a social media influencer.
Emilia was very clear about who brought her everything she had now, and therefore, she would subconsciously want to get closer to the dazzling person in her heart.
"Deng deng... deng...!"
At this time, the 'French Team Victory Record' broadcast by the BBC began to play, and a countdown appeared on the TV screen, quickly counting down to the last number.
"Yeahhh!!"
Emilia raised her eyes to look at the big screen, and first saw Maël standing in the center, holding up the Henri Delaunay Trophy at the moment of victory, which was the beginning of the documentary.
Everyone at the scene stopped talking and other actions at this moment, raising their eyes to watch carefully.
Even though many of them had participated in the editing before and had seen the original film several times, they still couldn't get enough of this important documentary made by their own company, highlighting the shining moments of the company's boss.
"Go for it!"
"I'm optimistic about you achieving good results!"
"Score 5!"
After this, the screen went black, followed by a scene of Maël having dinner at home before heading to the European Cup. Many people came that day, and they all offered their blessings to Maël's expedition. Maël at that time seemed somewhat different from now. Without the European champion title and two super records, he seemed more approachable.
Of course, this isn't to say that he isn't approachable now, but rather the kind of temperament and feeling he gives off to the naked eye.
The following scenes are mostly a montage of the French Team training, eating, and talking. It can be noticed that few people mention the word 'champion,' at most just saying to strive for good results.
"Bang!!"
Until the 12th minute of the documentary, the main feature begins, with Maël using a violent Long Shot to pierce the goal of the England Team, starting his journey of conquest.
"Gooaaallll!! Super Long Shot World Wave! This is the Premier League's popular star Maël!! Unbelievable! Can you imagine?! The French Team, who were just on the edge of a cliff, killed the game with a beautiful fast counter-attack after the Penalty Kick!
"What kind of game is this? You will never experience this kind of thrill anywhere else!"
"..."
"It's Maël again, Long Shot World Wave!! Firing continuously! I dare to guarantee that he has something different under his feet than others, look at the quality of this ball!
"Penalty Kick hit! We may be saying goodbye to Shevchenko! And the French Team will get their second victory!"
"6 points, they have almost locked in the top spot in the group!"
"..."
After the first two group matches, it can be seen that in the French Team's locker room and at the dinner table, there are sometimes analyses of potential competitors and predictions of the chances of winning or losing.
At this time, the atmosphere is different from when they first started the European Cup.
Although the players still rarely mention the championship, they obviously have a special kind of vitality and drive!
"..."
"In this way, the French Team lost the last game of the group stage, and we can also notice that some unpleasant things broke out within their team, with Benzema causing some disturbances.
"But I have to say that Maël's performance is as stable as ever. He scored another goal today, and his total goals in the European Cup have also reached 5! This kind of performance makes people look forward to him winning the European Cup Golden Boot at the age of 18, and even getting closer to his predecessor Platini!"
After the ease of the first two games, the documentary suddenly changes at this moment, and the overall filter has changed to a gray tone, as if they are shrouded in haze.
The situation at the time was indeed like this, and the filming staff of Football Record could feel it and restore it in the editing.
Then came the quarter-finals, the match against the Italy Team, which was generally regarded as the most stressful battle for the French Team.
"Giroud!!"
When Maël assisted Giroud in scoring, the color of the documentary instantly brightened again, as if light shone on everyone in the French Team, also indicating that they would survive the difficulties.
"Maël! The 6th goal.!! He continues to move towards Platini's record!!
"The Italy Team has fallen! The French Team has won the last semi-final spot, and they will face the Germany Team in the next game!
"Maël has burned all his fuel, and at this moment, the back of his sliding kneel gives people a very tired feeling, but it is full of the honor he has gained as a Football fighter!"
After that day, everything took a turn for the better, and the French Team players started discussing championship-related topics in their daily lives.
It seemed they weren't far from the ultimate goal!
...
"Oh oh...!! Hat-trick!! Platini's record of 9 goals has been equaled! Will Maël score his 10th goal in the final?!"
...
"Magician! Top magician! Maël has scored his 11th goal in a single European Cup tournament! He has defeated Spain with a Game-winning goal and won everything. A new king is born on this field!!"
"The French Team are the champions!!"
In the end, the documentary concluded with a scene of Maël and Isabella embracing and kissing passionately in the Warsaw National Stadium. He wore a Gold Medal and looked like he owned the whole world.
...
After the black screen, everyone in the room woke up as if from a dream, smiling as they stood up, took a deep breath, raised their hands, and applauded Maël.
"Clap clap clap!!"
Maël also stood up and clapped excitedly. During the past 45 minutes, he felt as if he had returned to Poland and Ukraine, back to that field.
From a production standpoint, this documentary was definitely top-notch.
This was also related to the French Team's journey and the ups and downs of their matches, as well as his numerous records and outstanding personal achievements. It would be difficult to make such a story look bad.
And from other perspectives, this documentary had special significance for him.
It recorded his best years, his most glorious moments, and left him with a precious memory.
Maël said with emotion, "Excellent production. I hope the Premier League documentary for the new season will be the same, and I also hope that we can bring good material through our own performance."
"Good documentary material is like a good movie, the process must be full of twists and turns. Mr. Maël, do you want to encounter these in the new season?" someone asked with a smile.
"Actually, I don't want to."
Maël shook his head and smiled, "I have been working hard to improve myself, and the purpose is to make myself able to play better and more easily, and to obtain more smooth victories."
"But I am not afraid of these either. If I encounter them, I will treat them with a normal heart, because there is indeed no smooth road."
After chatting with the employees for a few words, he followed Peter and Emilia to the office to observe the data of the two main columns.
"The subscription volume of the Arsenal column has exceeded 300,000, and yours will soon exceed this level."
Peter said with a spring breeze on his face, high-spirited, "This year, our goal is for the total number of subscribers to the two columns to exceed 1 million. By then, our income in this area will also exceed £15 million."
"Are you so confident?" Maël looked at him with a smile, "Aren't you afraid that some people will unsubscribe and the number will decrease instead?"
Peter laughed and shook his head, "To be honest, I won't think about these aspects at all. I know that you and Arsenal are still on the rise, and you will get better.
"From previous experience, my prediction is relatively conservative. In fact, we may get more."
Maël nodded, turned his head to look at Emilia, who had a light smile and was well-behaved, and couldn't help but say, "You're getting prettier again, Emilia. I see that your Twitter followers have exceeded 1 million. Not bad."
"It's the credit of the newspaper, and yours." Emilia lowered her head and smiled shyly, her state was obviously different from when she first met Maël.
Maël withdrew his gaze and asked the two with a satisfied expression, "Are you ready to move to the new office space? A new life is coming."
All kinds of transfer procedures have been processed to the final moment, and the 'Maël Company' is about to be established.
He rented a secluded two-story villa to serve as the new office space for all of his companies.
It's not that he likes any sense of ritual, but mainly because it's easier to communicate and manage these companies together, and sometimes they have to present a united front, etc.
"Of course, I'm ready."
Emilia took the initiative to answer with a light smile, "Everyone in the company is willing to move to a better and more comfortable place to work. We have also started buying some small ornaments, waiting to decorate the new base."
"Haha..." Maël smiled, "I believe you will make it very cozy. I hope we can start a collaboration that can be called great for each of us."
"We will." Peter and Emilia said together, they are very much looking forward to the new life.
Maël drank a few cups of tea in the office, chatted with the two for a while, and then embarked on his way home, quietly waiting for the company to be formally established.
On September 15th, Arsenal was at home at the Emirates Stadium for the 4th round of the new Premier League season, their opponent was the promoted team Southampton.
Arsenal, who even Liverpool and other teams could not defeat, certainly had no psychological pressure against this level of team.
Wenger lined up a rotation lineup, allowing many players who usually can't start to play, to test their strength.
"4-2-3-1, this is a formation that Wenger has rarely tried this season, but let's see the effect on the field! The goalkeeper is Szczęsny, the center backs are Vermaelen partnering with Mertesacker, the left back is Gibbs, and the right back is Jenkinson.
"The two defensive midfielders are Gilbert partnering with Arteta. The former performed well in Sheffield United last season, and this is his first official start for Arsenal!
"The three attacking midfielders up front, in the center is Cazorla, on the right is Walcott, and on the left is Chamberlain.
"At the very front is German international Podolski, he already has a goal."
"…"
On the sidelines, Maël and Van Persie sat together laughing and talking, while watching the performance of the substitute lineup.
They have confidence in this group of players, even if these players can't get a main position in Arsenal, but looking at their worth, they are still 3.4 times that of Southampton.
After the game started, from the field, Arsenal was no different from the past, still controlling the ball and playing a siege.
The only difference is that Southampton's defense may be a little more relaxed, because they don't have to invest 2-3 people in the right-back position specifically to defend Maël like other teams, they only need to carry out overall defense.
"Bang!"
In the 32nd minute of the game, the first goal arrived. Walcott, who had been a little depressed because he had no ball to kick, cut in from the right side and scored with a low shot into the far corner, giving Arsenal the lead.
One to zero!
"Wow!"
Maël and Van Persie stood up together on the sidelines, excitedly hugging and shouting together.
Seeing that they can have this kind of performance, the two are still very happy, one is because they don't have to worry about no successors, no one to rotate, and the other is that they actually don't have much competitive pressure to be replaced.
9 minutes later, the second goal came, still Walcott, this time scoring with a stab shot into the near corner in a melee!
Two to zero! "Arsenal's rotation lineup still shows super strength. From the field, I think as everyone predicted before the season, their lineup is still top 4 level! "It is enough to imagine that the changes in Arsenal in the past 1-2 years can be described as a complete makeover! "The current substitute lineup is already the main level of the past few years! The current main level is the standard of a championship team!
"Wenger has given this team a soul, and Maël has injected energy and vitality into them!"
"…"
"Let's see this time, it's Podolski drifting to the wing, he has a wide range of activity, a Cross!!
"Goal! Own goal! Hoiveld accidentally blasted the ball into the net with his knee! Three to zero! Arsenal is still showing its strong bench depth!"
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"Fourth! Cazorla also blasted in his first goal since joining the team, his performance is very dazzling!
"Wenger is all smiles, if it ends like this, they will win all the first few games of the season! And the number of unbeaten games has reached 42!"
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"Fox! This is a face-saving goal, Southampton scored at the end of the game, four to one!"
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"Pa pa...!"
Before long, amidst the applause of the audience, the referee blew the whistle to end the game.
"Pa! Pa!"
Arsenal's rotation players high-fived and hugged each other, with smiles on their faces. It can be said that their performance earned them a full 90-minute performance opportunity.
Maël waited for Gilbert to come down on the sidelines. The other party, who started for the first time today, was a little immature, but it was just unremarkable. The overall performance can be regarded as satisfactory.
"If you play like this, you will be aiming for the world's number one defensive midfielder in the future." He said with the meaning of teasing his brother.
"Tch." Gilbert looked disdainful, reluctantly high-fived him, and then left with a smirk.
In the post-match locker room, Wenger stood in the center and affirmed the performance of the rotation players.
"In the previous games of the EFL Cup and the FA Cup, I will use you as the main team. Everyone doesn't have to worry about playing time. Even in the Premier League, I will give you many opportunities."
He expressed his idea of giving everyone more playing time, and finally encouraged: "There will be time, there will be highlights, and there will be honors. Everyone here deserves everything, come on!"
"Come on! Arsenal!!"
After encouraging each other, Maël also shouted with a smile: "Come on brothers, give Van Persie and the others some intensity, so that they have a sense of urgency!"
"Haha...!" Van Persie and others leaned back their heads with a smile, and it can be seen that the overall atmosphere of the team is still good.
"Arsenal beat newly promoted Southampton four to one! With Manchester United drawing with Everton away, they lead the table by 2 points!"——The Guardian
"Chelsea bloodbathed Wigan Athletic seven to zero! Fabregas and Benzema scored a Brace, and many players blossomed. Currently, the goal difference surpasses Manchester United, who have the same points, and temporarily ranks second in the standings!"——BBC Column
On September 19, the Arsenal team went to West Ham United's home stadium to play against the Hammers.
In this 5th round of the Premier League, Wenger sent all the main players for the sake of insurance, and of course, he also considered maintaining the competitive state of the star players.
"Goalkeeper Lloris, Mertesacker partners with Thiago Silva in defense, Kyle Walker on the left, and Sagna on the right.
"Defensive midfielder Arteta, in front of him are Cazorla and Ramsey.
"Center forward Van Persie, left winger Maël, and right winger Walcott, who performed well in the last game.
"Two games in a row, two completely different formations, almost completely different personnel arrangements!
"If this game can also be won smoothly, presumably there will be much fewer comments about Arsenal's First Team having too many players!"
"People will find that having a lot of people isn't necessarily a bad thing, but a good thing!"
...
On the field, Maël ran around Upton Park Stadium.
This was his first game back after playing in the national team matches, so he valued it quite a bit. He wanted to continue to find his rhythm with the club.
"Boo-oo-oo!"
More than 50,000 West Ham United fans used boos to support their team. Every time an Arsenal player, especially Maël, got the ball, they would erupt in a deafening chorus of boos.
To everyone's surprise, West Ham United scored first in this game.
"Bang!!"
In the 21st minute of the match, the team's defensive midfielder, Diame, advanced to the front of the Arsenal penalty area and fired a Long Shot that pierced Lloris's fingers.
Arsenal were down 1-0 away from home!
This goal changed the mentality of many Arsenal players. The hearts of many players sank to the bottom in an instant, and they seemed very fragile.
There was no way around it. The rotated squad could bloodbath a newly promoted team, but when the main players came on, they were hit first. No one would feel good about that.
"Come on, come on! Don't worry!"
Maël could only keep clapping his hands to comfort them, hoping that everyone's state could be more positive. "Strive for one goal, don't need too many, just one, and we can win everything back!"
In the French Team, he had just experienced a difficult game, so he was somewhat mentally prepared for this kind of situation.
They were not invincible. If they got too cocky and forgot that they were just 'people', it would be very troublesome and they would be easily defeated.
"Thump, thump, thump!"
The Arsenal players ran around, but their pressure on West Ham United was much weaker, and even the threat of their attack gradually decreased.
"Bang!"
In the 38th minute of the match, Cazorla took a corner kick for the team, and the ball flew over everyone's heads to the back post.
The West Ham United players in the middle and front looked back expressionlessly, and their expressions immediately became flustered when they saw what was happening.
Among the crowd, Maël suddenly jumped up from the ground and came into the flight path of the ball.
"It's over..." West Ham United captain Noble looked desperate. He didn't think Maël would waste this kind of opportunity.
"Bang!!"
A dull impact sounded, and Maël's head slammed heavily on the ball. The ball flew quickly towards the back post of the goal and rolled into the net through the hands of Leining, who couldn't react in time.
"It's in this time!! Maël's aerial bombardment scores a goal for Arsenal! One-to-one!!" After conceding the goal, it can be seen that Arsenal's momentum is slowly weakening.
"But you just can't predict whether forwards like Maël and Van Persie will suddenly stab you when the opportunities aren't good!
"Four appearances in five Premier League games, with eight goals so far, what an amazing efficiency!!"
...
"Aaaahhhh!"
"Sigh!"
Amidst the cheers of the stadium and the sighs of West Ham United, Maël left everyone with a dashing back view, slowly walking to the sidelines and placing his index finger to his lips.
Shut up and celebrate!
He had heard not only boos but also a lot of personal attacks.
Now that he had scored, he would retaliate in the most aggressive way! "%￥@!%@!"
"Son of a bitch!"
"You b*tch!"
The curses from the stands grew louder, but he didn't care, smiling as he turned back to high-five his teammates.
About every 2-3 away games, he would encounter a similar situation, and he had long stopped getting angry, only looking forward to more goals.
After this goal, Arsenal swept away a lot of their decline, the players regained their motivation, and adjusted their state to the best.
"Boom!!"
In the 53rd minute, Van Persie used an extremely violent curved shot to give the ball a falling effect, and finally brushed the lower edge of the goal and bounced into the net.
Two to one!
Eleven minutes later, it was Ramsey's goal. He keenly captured the goalkeeper's mistake of parrying Maël's Long Shot, rushed forward and Side-Foot Shot into the empty goal.
Three to one!
"Boom!"
The West Ham United players, whose mentality had exploded, had just kicked off from the center circle when they lost possession in an absent-minded pass. The ball was quickly developed to Maël's feet.
During a quick advance, he dodged two people in a row, then took a big step into the vicinity of the small penalty area, making a Pendulum Dribbling move against the attacking goalkeeper.
After the opponent lost his balance, he suddenly changed direction inward, completely passing the goalkeeper.
At the moment before the shot, a smile appeared on his lips again, revealing his big white teeth to the wide-open goal.
"Boom!"
With a playful close-range shot at the goal, he blasted the ball into the middle of the net, and then spread his arms and sprinted back to the field again.
"YeahYeah"
Facing the West Ham United players, he threw three farmer punches, and finally jumped up and roared: "Yeah!!"
After landing, he put the index fingers of both hands to his lips, indicating the 2 goals, and also telling them to shut up for the second time.
"Vamos!"
"Come on!"
The other Arsenal players came up shouting crazily, and one would have thought they had strayed into a zoo.
The fun-loving Sagna even came running while singing, "I watch you every day. My most passionate love!!"
"Hahaha!"
All the players huddled together, celebrating wildly, their smiles recorded by cameras from every angle, to be washed into post-match reports.
"Arsenal five to one West Ham United! Coquelin, who came on as a substitute in the final moments, scored his first goal of the new season! Maël continues his brace, scoring 14 goals in his last 6 appearances!" - Sky Sports column
"Who said having too many people isn't good? Having this many people is just too good!" - The Sun
"Call!" Arsenal fans' social media posted a photo of a single finger pointing at Maël celebrating with a shut-up gesture.
"Suggest the Premier League schedule be tighter, like the devilish schedule around Christmas, preferably playing one game every 2 days (smirking)." - Highly praised comment under the match report "Wouldn't that just be giving Arsenal the award directly? Never fought such a wealthy battle in my life!" - Someone replied
"The bus of other teams (pictured above), the bus of Arsenal (pictured below)! Dying of laughter!" - Someone replied
"First: Arsenal, 15 points; Second: Chelsea, 13 points; Third: Manchester United, 13 points; Fourth: Manchester City, 12 points." - Premier League standings after 5 rounds "Yes!"
September 20th, just one day after the league ended, a group of people gathered, laughing, in front of a two-story villa on a street corner.
A long red ribbon was stretched out, surrounded by many media reporters and passersby.
Maël stood in the center of the crowd, performing the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
He heard José say that this ceremony was originally set up to prevent crowds from rushing towards ships before they were launched, causing stampedes.
Later, the rope was changed to a ribbon, and people called it ribbon-cutting, and it was used to symbolize important beginnings.
"Snip!"
He smiled and cut the ribbon with scissors, and José and others next to him also lit fireworks, illuminating the entire street sky, enveloping the entire area in a fiery and joyful atmosphere.
Maël Company, was finally officially established today.
The 19 employees of Football Record, the 7 people from Isabella's Primacy brand decision-making level, and the 7 he contacted, plus the 4 social media operations and public relations team members sent by Mendes, will all work here!
Including the 5 members of his team, although they still live in his house, they will also have workstations here and can come over whenever they have time.
This company will initially have Isabella, Mendes' British agent Pepino, and Peter and Emilia from Football Record as initial executives, responsible for various matters.
It owns 78% of the shares of Football Record, 78% of the shares of Primacy, 10% of the shares of ins that are still being negotiated, and 100% of Maël's portrait rights, as well as other various rights and interests! Maël also injected 35 million pounds into it, to be used as his own money bag.
This is half of his current cash. When he founded the company, he calculated that if he maintained the status quo, this company would bring him at least 55 million pounds of after-tax income every year, and if it rose further, it would be hard to say.
And this minimum income, in last year's Forbes athlete income list, was enough to rank in the top 8! Second only to Tiger Woods, Federer, Kobe, James, Messi and Ronaldo, these superstars in various industries!
"Congratulations!"
"Congratulations.!"
Amidst a burst of laughter, Maël walked into the new company with a social media operations and public relations expert named Sides, discussing future operation plans.
"I think at least 30-40% of the potential has not yet been developed, and nearly 100 million fans are not your limit."
Sides' face was filled with anticipation for his new job. Maël offered him the highest weekly salary of 10k in the public relations operations department, as well as various bonuses.
He thought that if he did well here, the income he earned might even allow him to retire relatively early.
"Improving popularity and influence will be the focus of our future work, as well as maintaining fan loyalty, developing communities, and promoting various activities."
Sides was very experienced. He had previously done this type of work for many celebrities in the American entertainment industry. "Relatively speaking, public relations is not the most important thing at the moment. You hardly encounter any negative comments.
"But based on my observation of the sports circle, public relations is something that will have to be valued sooner or later.
"As you gradually approach the highest position, the confrontation with Messi and Ronaldo is inevitable, and your fan base and their fan bases will also compare and confront each other.
"Sometimes, their confrontations will be more direct, more intense, and even more brutal.
"This may affect you, causing you to receive some negative reviews, and some people may even throw dirty water on you, deliberately smear you, etc. These are all too common.
"So, we need to have a long-term plan and a clear idea. I will send you a detailed report later."
Maël listened to him, nodding constantly, and finally smiled: "I believe you will do these things well, and I hope you can let me have no worries."
"Definitely!"
Continuing to walk forward, looking at the brand-new building, experiencing the joy of being a boss, Maël took a breath of fresh air and felt very good about himself.
From having nothing to having 42 top talents from various industries to serve everything he does in the football circle, using everything he has gained in the football circle to develop his company, it only took him 2 years.
I wonder if he will see a larger group when he retires, all because of the name 'Maël', this big IP, and they are connected to him and work for him.
Continue to work hard in his main business, I believe that this time, everything is complete, he only needs to wait for these lines to slowly develop.
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