July 18th.
Morning.
Mark had just flown to the United States to complete a signing with Patagonia, one of North America's three major outdoor brands, when he received good news from Raiola: "The club has agreed to our terms, we can sign!"
Mark was not surprised by this news at all.
If Wolfsburg didn't agree to his contract renewal terms, they would face offers from various clubs.
Chelsea and Arsenal from the Premier League, PSG and Monaco from Ligue 1, Bayern from the Bundesliga, and Juve from Serie A had all sent offers to the club to buy Mark.
The lowest offer was 20 million euros.
The highest offer was Chelsea's 35 million euros!
This was just the first round of offers.
Therefore, Wolfsburg, fearing Mark would leave, immediately agreed to all the conditions proposed by Raiola.
That same afternoon, Mark returned to Wolfsburg with Raiola.
Accompanied by club director Allofs and head coach Hecking, Mark smiled at the camera and signed a new five-year contract with Wolfsburg.
After completing his contract renewal with the club, his annual salary skyrocketed from 120,000 euros to 4.5 million euros!
And his buyout clause was 50 million euros!
An annual salary of 4.5 million euros was exactly the same as Bayern's Kroos.
In the entire Bundesliga, he was among the high-earning players.
And at Wolfsburg, he also had the highest salary in the entire team!
However, Wolfsburg, with its deep pockets, didn't care about this annual salary.
As long as they could keep this world cup golden boot winner and rising super talent in German football, an annual salary of 4.5 million euros was absolutely no problem!
After the signing ceremony, Mark also received the number ten jersey, representing the team's core position, from the head coach.
"Work hard, we're counting on you for the new season!"
"Don't worry, coach, I'll give it my all!"
After the tempering and baptism of the World Cup, Mark, a product of the youth academy, naturally became Wolfsburg's star player.
Therefore, after the club officially announced the news of Mark's contract renewal, a large number of Wolfsburg fans flocked to the club's official website and social media accounts, starting to flood the comments: "Awesome!"
"Our new number ten!"
"He's staying!"
"Keeping Mark is a blockbuster transfer!"
"As long as Mark doesn't leave, it's a perfect transfer window!"
Fans of the clubs that had made offers to Wolfsburg also rushed to Mark's social media accounts, leaving various comments: "Staying at Wolfsburg has no future, brother!"
"The Premier League is the number one League in the world, no one even plays in the Bundesliga!"
"Oh, young man, you're too confused, we also have Champions League to play!"
Among them, Bayern fans' comments had a sour grapes flavor: "Tsk, actually, we don't really need you..."
"We have the Robben and Ribéry combination, that's enough!"
"Actually, Mark isn't that great, just a flash in the pan..."
"Just wait and see, he'll definitely show his true colors next season..."
Of course, Mark didn't care what fans of other clubs thought.
He immediately posted a photo of himself with the Wolfsburg club badge and a back shot of himself wearing the number ten jersey on social media.
And he captioned it: "I love this club! I will do my best to help my team challenge for the championship in the new season!"
"Come on, VFL!!!"
Mark's contract renewal put everyone at Wolfsburg at ease.
Mark's performance at the World Cup was evident to all.
They naturally hoped to see Mark dominate the Bundesliga in the new season, just as he did at the World Cup!
However, the debut of Wolfsburg's new number ten would have to wait until August.
Because he participated in the World Cup and reached the final, the club also gave Mark an extra two weeks of vacation.
This meant that Mark would only return to the team in early August to participate in pre-season training and matches.
Mark naturally accepted this with pleasure.
Since his professional debut in late January, he hadn't had a good rest for half a year.
The F1 German Grand Prix was approaching, and Mark also wanted to see the legendary F1 Formula racing.
However, he didn't plan to go alone.
So, he took the opportunity to invite Hisch to watch the race with him.
Upon receiving Mark's invitation, Hisch, who was preparing for the Spring/Summer Fashion Week, thought about it and decided to accept his invitation!
Seeing the girl agree, Mark immediately found the resourceful Raiola and asked him to get two VIP tickets for him.
Faced with this request, Raiola simply replied: "This girl is good! The tickets are on me!"
July 20th.
The main race of the 2014 F1 German Grand Prix was about to begin at the Hockenheimring circuit in Baden-Württemberg, Germany!
For Mark, he didn't really understand the rules of F1.
The reason he came to watch the Grand Prix was purely to find a suitable excuse to ask Hisch out!
As it was their first date, Mark specifically wore a custom-made navy blue Armani casual suit that he had ordered in advance.
Although Armani hadn't yet taken notice of him and invited him to become a brand ambassador.
However, this didn't prevent Mark from wearing their suits.
And a custom Armani suit cost him tens of thousands of euros!
Of course, for Mark, a Bundesliga player with an annual salary of 4.5 million euros, a suit costing tens of thousands of euros was a price befitting his status.
Hisch also clearly valued this date.
That day, Mark drove his black Beetle to pick her up and saw the girl in a white lace dress, with a small vest over it, and a pair of long legs in flat shoes, making one marvel at the creator's favoritism.
Her long, slightly wavy hair, combined with her rosy cheeks, gave her the delicate charm of a young girl with a face like a peach blossom.
Her deep green eyes were even more captivating, making it hard to extricate oneself once lost in them!
"Hey, Esther! You look really beautiful today!"
Facing Mark's very sincere compliment, the girl just smiled shyly, "Thank you."
When the two arrived at the viewing area of the circuit, the race hadn't started yet.
They drank champagne and chatted about daily life and work.
However, the photographers and reporters on site quickly captured this attractive golden couple.
Even the live camera focused on Mark and Hisch: "Guess what I found?! Our World Cup champion, our hero Mark Lane! This talented young man is also here!"
Mark was stunned by the sudden attention.
Facing the gazes and flashlights from all around, Mark generously stood up and waved to the camera and the surrounding racing fans.
Immediately after, applause erupted from the stands.
It was only then that Mark truly felt the reality of his fame and popularity for the first time...
So, I'm already this famous?!
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