Chapter 837 Joyful Days Arrive! The European World Cup Qualifiers Kick Off! Climb, Conquer!!

Before taking the contract, they already knew about their respective salaries and increases... At this moment, they just want to see the confirmation in black and white out of curiosity.

"Pop...!"

Jose took his contract, saw the weekly pay of ￡5500 written on it, and kissed the ink-scented paper with a look of fascination.

Davis also smiled as he looked over his contract, his salary increase was the same as Jose’s, both raised to ￡5500.

As for Harry and Safina, their salaries each increased to ￡4800, which certainly included amounts from the "long-term employee incentive bonus".

Since Lewis is still working part-time and feels a bit embarrassed to join in the salary increment... After consulting with Ma’el, he only increased his salary by ￡500 to ￡7500, which was a symbolic gesture of celebration with everyone.

"Bang.....!"

"Cheers.....!"

The five members of the ’family’ who received the contract didn’t wait for Ma’el to return from his outing, and they sat at the dining table to raise their cups and start feasting.

They didn’t have any psychological burden since during the match period, Ma’el needed to drink less alcohol and eat less greasy food.

"Vroom vroom...!"

Soon, the characteristic low hum of the Ferrari 458 sounded, and the car lights shone through the floor-to-ceiling window, illuminating the faces of the five and bringing smiles to them.

Because everyone knew, the boss was back with gifts!

"I’ll go open the door!"

Safina sprang up and jogged to the door, eagerly waiting for the return of their boss.

Ma’el soon walked in, holding two large boxes, which appeared to be gifts for everyone.

Seeing that everyone was already eating and drinking, he raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Why are we celebrating again? And why didn’t you wait for me?"

"Celebrating every day naturally means being happy every day."

Safina thoughtfully took one of the boxes, helping him bring it to the dining table, while replying, "As for you, with the Champions League approaching, you shouldn’t eat greasy roast meat or drink alcohol. I’ll make some healthy food for you every day instead."

"..."

Ma’el looked speechless, but the corners of his eyes and mouth still wore a smile. He put the box down, took out an LV bag.

"I custom-ordered these bags from Louis Vuitton for you, inside are commemorative luxury items from most of the famous brands under the LV Group."

He opened a bag and took out a special edition Dior perfume and Hennessy Ellipse cognac, proudly saying, "Just these two together cost nearly ￡20,000, and this is just a small part."

"However, since I’m their spokesperson, they gave me 7 sets of such gifts.

"I have money that I can’t even spend... I guess going forward this will be normal, looks like I don’t even need to spend my own money on gifts, haha."

He prepared a gift for each of the 5 team members and also prepared gifts for Uncle Clément and Aunt Betty, totaling 7 sets, all gifted, saving ￡400,000 to ￡500,000.

As the resources he could leverage grew larger, many brands wanted to maintain good relations with him, waiting to give him gifts whenever needed.

He knew the principle that the free is the most expensive, and understood what the brands were thinking.

But having reached this point, one doesn’t need to be too calculating, overly concerned with matters of affection.

Living with an open mind, being straightforward, and enjoying the conveniences brought by the elevation in status and the enthusiasm from his high value is enough.

"Oh oh.....!" Exclamations of awe and surprise rang out, some cheerful and some teasing.

With bright eyes, Safina took a bag and happily unwrapped it, saying, "Thank you, boss! This is always my happiest time."

"This is quite valuable." Davis was somewhat reserved, "It’s equivalent to many weeks of our salary."

Harry, laughing beside him, said, "Don’t worry about unnecessary things, just take it, this is the year-end benefit the boss gives us every year.

"Didn’t you hear? As he’s getting stronger, he doesn’t even need to spend his own money on year-end benefits."

"Haha.....!"

Jose and the others laughed together, quickly each holding a bag as they clinked glasses at the table, "Cheers..... To the most handsome, talented, wealthy, and best player in the world, Ma’el!!"

Ma’el watched them from beside the table, eyes filled with both some envy and some satisfaction.

Just wait a bit longer, until their family members come along, then they can have a small drink at the family gathering and get to know their families.

After all, from the moment they decided to walk this path together, their lives were destined to be inseparable... If there are no surprises, they will surely become lifelong friends.

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On September 4th, Ma’el flew to Paris, France’s Clairefontaine Training Camp, to participate in the national team’s training session.

Shortly after the league had played three rounds, he had arrived at this season’s first international game day, totaling nine days.

Unlike last season, this season, as the captain of the France team, he had to report to the national team on every international match day to participate in training and games.

And this time, their task during the international game day was not an international A-level friendly match to compete for national team points, but the official matches of the World Cup European Region qualifiers!

This is an extremely important match, crucial for deciding whether the France team can advance to the World Cup finals!

Even though it seems not difficult for a team like the France team to advance to the World Cup top 32, in the face of such an important task, no one would treat it lightly.