"Three hundred and fifty thousand, Mr. Lynch!"
Kevin glanced at Moore and gave a number that was not considered small.
This was also the reason why many companies dared not venture into mainstream professional sports despite having good profits.
This was only the most basic expenditure for a team that had just entered the professional league. As the team grew stronger, there would be more and more areas that needed to be spent.
Lynch did not immediately state his position, so Kane could only bite the bullet and continue. "In addition to the equipment we need, we need some more professional personnel. At the same time, in order to create our own stars, we may need some expenses for activities."
"Also, now that the club has returned to the ranks of professional clubs, the players' salaries will also be increased accordingly..."
In the past, when the club was still in the amateur stage, the salaries of the lads in the team were not even comparable to the salaries of some of the players in the top clubs.
Now that the team had returned to the ranks of the professional leagues, Kane also wanted to increase the salaries of the lads. On one hand, it was a rule. Different clubs had different levels of salary.
The League Games did not give an absolute rule, but everyone followed this system. It was a kind of unspoken rule.
On the other hand, raising the salary standard was a good way to attract potential athletes. In this era of bastards, there was no better way to appease people than salary.
Kane thought that this should be a very simple request, and he did not think that Lynch would have an opinion in this regard. However, an accident happened on this issue.
"Why?"
Lynch interrupted him and asked a question. "Why do you want to increase the salary?"
Kane was silent for a moment. He did not know how to explain. After about half a minute, he said, "We are all doing this. The whole industry is doing this."
"That's your rule, not mine!"
Lynch shook his head. He sat upright and looked at the two men across the desk. Even if he did not change his sitting position, the two men across from him still felt a heavy weight.
After about twenty seconds of confrontation, Kane could not take it anymore. "I'm sorry, Mr. Lynch..."
Lynch raised his hand to stop him from continuing. "You don't need to apologize. We just have different opinions."
"I'm different from others, so what applies to most people may not apply to me."
"I agree to increase the players' wages, benefits, and so on, but there is a premise, and that is that there are rewards and punishments."
"If we just blindly raise the players' salaries and let this so-called industry ethos spread in our club, then we will become like them!"
He didn't say who they were, but the other two people in the room knew.
"So, I agree to your request, but I also want to add one more thing, and that is punishment. If there are only rewards and no punishment, it will make the players' thoughts lazy and make their attitude dangerous. Only by combining rewards and punishment and increasing competitiveness can they not stop for a moment."
"I know what you're worried about. You're afraid that other teams will use a lot of money to poach our players, or some other reason."
"This is what I'm going to tell you next …" He flipped through Kane's document again. "The contract system needs to be changed. Everyone has to sign a new contract."
Kane and Moore didn't know what to say and couldn't speak. They could only look at Lynch.
Lynch seemed to be able to see through their doubts. He explained his thoughts to them and explained what the club was going to do next.
"Just now, Mr. Moore mentioned that we will introduce the most advanced and high-tech machines and the most professional people to cultivate our athletes …"
Manager Moore nodded. His scalp was a little numb. "That's right, Mr. Lynch."
Lynch nodded slightly. "This means that we have to invest more resources in our athletes to help them grow. So, I need to add a separate contract, a contract that agrees to accept training and improvement."
"Training, improvement, and development of star players all cost money. Maybe there are factors in the star players themselves, but more importantly, it is the club's support."
"When we train an ordinary athlete to become a star, not only do we have to pay him a high salary, but we also have to give him better benefits so that he won't leave anytime and anywhere just because someone gives him more money. I think this is the most abnormal ecological culture in the professional sports circle. There is no other culture like this."
"When we cultivate technical workers, we have to sign a more demanding contract to ensure that the money we spend on technical workers is not wasted. These professional athletes also need this …"
Many cutting-edge industries needed technical workers with cutting-edge technology. These technical workers needed to be specially trained so that they could master some skills that ordinary people couldn't master.
In order to prevent these technical workers from leaving after learning the skills, capitalists would sign a very special contract. They would give the other party very good conditions and benefits, but they would also limit the other party's minimum working years and even include a non-competition clause to protect their rights and interests from being harmed.
Athletes, star athletes, were actually no different from these technical workers. They enjoyed the most professional things in the industry, but they didn't bear the corresponding responsibilities.
There were always some star players who jumped up and down in order to leave the club that had nurtured them because someone else offered them a higher price. In the end, the club's years of nurturing, countless investments, and energy were all for naught. This was unreasonable.
This was what Lynch wanted to change. If they enjoyed better treatment and were cultivated into star players by the club, then they should honestly contribute their value to the club.
If they wanted to leave?
Of course, they could. As long as they had the money, the club could let them go at any time and anywhere. As for how much money and who would pay for it, that was another matter.
Lynch told the two of them his thoughts. Kane and Moore looked at each other. For a moment, they didn't know how to express their inner thoughts at this time.
To say that Lynch's request was too much, they actually didn't think it was too much. The club had spent so much money and manpower, so they definitely needed a guarantee and return.
But to say that it was accepted, it seemed that it had never been accepted in this industry.
In the end, Kane had to say, "There has never been in this industry …"
"There is now!"
Lynch's tone was still firm. "I'll get the lawyer to send the new contract over. Only the players who sign this training contract will be able to enjoy the best service, the most professional advice, and the possibility of becoming stars with us!"
There seemed to be no room for discussion on this matter. After hearing the decisiveness in Lynch's words, Kane could only sigh with a forced smile. "The players may have some thoughts about this …"
"Then let them go. In the labor market, the employment center, there are plenty of healthy young people waiting in line for a job. We can always choose what we need and what suits us."
"Kane, remember, this world doesn't lack anyone. On the contrary, we are the ones who hold the key. We hold the opportunity for those people to become stars!"
The topic came to an end here. After waiting for a while, neither of them raised any new objections. Lin Qi patted the armrest and stood up. "If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave. I still have to meet with the mayor later …"
The Bailey Federation was not a country that paid attention to being reserved and reserved. If someone kept a low profile here, they would only be looked down upon.
Being high-profile was not a negative derogatory term. If you had the ability, why not let others know?
The two men followed behind Lynch and "escorted" him to the entrance of the club. After Lynch got into the car, he rolled down the window. "In a few days, Qian will come over with the accountant. Then you will have new colleagues!"
The club's operations had begun to get on track, and the flow of funds had begun to increase. It was absolutely impossible not to recruit people to keep an eye on the club.
Kane and Moore were naturally aware of this. Although they were aware, they still felt a little helpless.
Twenty minutes later, Lynch met Mark at his villa.
"Congratulations on your team winning the championship!"
As soon as they met, the mayor of Saibin complimented his team on winning the championship.
His face was full of smiles. In fact, it was really a good thing that the team won the championship. In difficult times, any good thing could be uplifting, let alone a big thing like the club's return to the professional league.
This reflected Saibin's tenacious spirit of never admitting defeat!
"When will the support funds be in the account?"
After the two men walked into the study of Mark's villa and sat on the sofa, Lynch asked.
The mayor was also very interested. "Tomorrow afternoon at the latest!"
In fact, it was not only the city hall that had a financial allocation. The League Games would also have a financial allocation in addition to the prize money to encourage and support the club's role in promoting the development of professional sports.
This sum of money added up to about eighty thousand dollars. It was not a lot, but it was definitely not a small amount. Moreover, there would be more every year in the future. Moreover, as the club's level increased, this sum of money would also increase.
After discussing a trivial matter, the mayor looked at Lynch with satisfaction. "Lynch, do you think we have a chance?"
This sentence was very abrupt. If it were someone else, they would not have been able to react, including the mayor himself. He was prepared to explain to Lynch what he meant by this sentence.
However, what was surprising was that Lynch actually understood what he meant.
He nodded and said, "Of course …" His sitting posture was very relaxed. It could be said that he was a little too relaxed, which showed his current status.
The mayor looked a little curious and asked, "You know what I'm talking about?"
"Najalil!"