The 50 million euro buyout clause is too low.

Some are joyous, while others are heartbroken and crying.

Unlike the festive atmosphere among Chinese fans during the New Year, the fans in the Land of the Rising Sun were collectively devastated!

When Ye Chen scored his hat-trick, they found a way to comfort themselves.

"Although Ye Chen scored five consecutive hat-tricks, he has only scored fifteen goals!"

"And what about our senior, Yasushi Nakayama?"

"That's a full sixteen goals!"

Their words carried a sense of pride and self-satisfaction. So even though Ye Chen broke the Guinness World Record, they still found some solace.

This line of thinking was also trending on the forums for... about twenty minutes?

Because Ye Chen scored again on the field!

When Ye Chen hit his 16th goal, this argument lost all credibility.

"Everyone, don't panic. Ye Chen scored sixteen goals in five games, but our senior Nakayama scored sixteen goals in four games!"

"Right, Nakayama is still the best in history!"

But no one expected Ye Chen to be unstoppable, scoring his fifth goal of the match in a way that everyone knew he would cut inside, but no one could stop him.

Five goals in one match!

The fans fell silent completely!

Ye Chen had silenced them with his feet!

A football forum with millions of fans fell into an eerie silence...

What to do now?

No matter how they twisted their thinking, they could no longer find a comparable player!

At this moment, a new post appeared!

"Is it really that hard to admit someone is excellent?"

It also included five GIFs of Ye Chen's goals!

The unstoppable cutting inside goal.

The aggressive pressing in the front line causing the opponent's mistake.

The beautiful chipped penalty.

And two simple but explosive cutting inside shots...

Countless Japanese fans fell silent.

"Yeah, Ye Chen is indeed amazing. Why should we try to slander him?"

"Yellow people can unleash such terrifying power; shouldn't we be proud?"

"Yes, this shows that the potential of yellow people can be very high!"

"As long as our players work hard, we in the Land of the Rising Sun can also produce such talents!"

"We should encourage our players to learn from Ye Chen!"

"Why not try planning for Ye Chen? We are the originators of planning!"

The tone suddenly changed!

No, wait!

The Land of the Rising Sun has always been like this—they worship the strong!

In modern times, they even published a book called "Human Race Improvement," advocating for Japanese women to marry white men to enhance the racial advantage!

This is what makes them scary; they are willing to go to any lengths to become stronger!

But it's this obsession that has led to their rapid development.

Think about Japan's globally popular automobiles, which emerged after learning the technology from the United States!

Some people were captivated by Ye Chen's strength, but others had different opinions.

"It's too early to say Ye Chen is strong. Don't forget, our Shinji Okazaki is going to face Ye Chen!"

"Right... But Ye Chen just played in the German Cup; he probably won't start in the league, right?"

"After all, Ye Chen hasn't even secured a regular starting spot at his own club! It's too soon to praise this Chinese player!"

"Before, you all said it's not fair to compare players in different positions, so let's not compare him to Kagawa! Ye Chen probably can't even beat Okazaki, who's already the starting striker at Stuttgart!"

"But Ye Chen is at the top of the scoring charts!"

"Please note, he is tied for first place! Did you eat Hunterlaar?"

"Want to eat Hunterlaar..."

"..."

This debate continued into the early morning.

The next morning, Ye Chen sighed as he looked at Lina, who was as obedient as a cat in his arms.

If only he could have resisted last night, he wouldn't be a man.

But Lina was indeed very understanding and hardly made him move.

Getting up from the bed, Ye Chen quickly washed up and threw his training bag over his shoulder before heading to Borussia Dortmund's training base.

But when he opened the door, he saw a handsome white Volvo SUV!

Before Ye Chen could react, Mendes stepped out from inside.

"Ye, good morning!" Mendes greeted with a bright smile.

Ye Chen smiled back, "Good morning, how did you get here?"

"Watzeck contacted me last night and asked us to come over this morning to finalize the contract extension!" Mendes said with a smile.

He had been waiting for Dortmund to contact him first.

In negotiations, the side that reaches out first is usually at a disadvantage.

But Mendes wasn't in a hurry; after all, official offers had already arrived from Manchester United and PSG!

These two clubs were incredibly rich!

Both offers were for a 50 million euro buyout clause.

In today's world, there's a method of buying players called "following the buyer."

Manchester United was the first club to notice Mikel, whose football talent was evident at the age of 18.

But at that time, Chelsea's coach Mourinho brought Mikel to Stamford Bridge.

Later, Manchester United also had an interest in Ballack, but once again, Chelsea snatched him up!

Besides Mikel and Ballack, there were Benzema, David Silva, Robben, Duff, and Joe Cole!

There are too many such examples.

Whenever Manchester United noticed someone, other teams would follow suit and fight for that player!

Later, Manchester United learned this trick and stole Sanchez and Fred from Manchester City...

And when choosing between Lindelof and Van Dijk, Manchester United went with Lindelof, who was playing for Benfica, rather than Van Dijk, who had already proven himself in the Premier League!

...

The car stopped steadily at the training ground.

As the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm, and many sports journalists had already been waiting.

When they saw Ye Chen, they immediately rushed over.

"Ye, can we have a short interview?"

"Sure, but I'll only answer three questions!" Ye Chen rolled down the window and nodded.

"Are you going to renew your contract with Dortmund?"

"I can't tell you that for now."

"Will you consider transferring to Manchester United or PSG?"

"I'm still considering it."

"After breaking the Guinness World Record, do you consider yourself a world-class player?"

Ye Chen shook his head. "Of course not. I'm still fighting for a starting position!"

After answering three questions, he rolled up the window.

But these simple answers were enough for them to write several articles.

When there's not enough content, they add in their imagination!

[Ye Chen and agent Mendes appear at Dortmund training base, suspected to start contract renewal talks!]

[Showing loyalty, Ye Chen appeared with his agent!]

[Ye Chen considering joining Manchester United or PSG, but details can't be disclosed!]

[Ye Chen allegedly angry, Dortmund's relationship with Ye Chen deteriorates: 'I'm not a world-class player, not even a starter!']

[Ye Chen and Dortmund relationship in crisis? Reporter interviews Ye Chen, who rarely gets angry!]

The car drove into the Dortmund training base and parked steadily in the parking space.

As Mendes got out of the car, he said to Ye Chen, "Are you satisfied with this car?"

"Of course, I really like Volvo!"

Mendes smiled, "Looks like Lina really knows you well!"

"This car is a gift from me to you. By the way, from now on, don't run to the club; you must drive!"

"Alright, I got it!" Ye Chen nodded, "But I don't have a driving license!"

In both the UK and Germany, you can get a driving license at 17, but Ye Chen hadn't learned to drive yet. After all, cars in the UK are right-hand drive, and the driving habits are different from his.

Luckily, Germany is the same as back home, so Ye Chen could find time to get his license.

"I'll arrange the test for you, and for now, a driver will pick you up."

"This driver must be expensive, right?" Ye Chen asked tentatively.

Mendes immediately understood what Ye Chen meant. "This driver is provided by the company. Is that okay with you?"

"Thanks, boss!"

"No, no, no, you're the boss!" Mendes immediately shook his head. "By the way, this time is different from last night. Just try to say as little as possible!"

"Okay!" Ye Chen made a gesture for silence.

It was time to see how Mendes handled the negotiation...

To be honest, Ye Chen was determined to stay, and part of the reason was because of the first contract that Dortmund offered him.

Klopp's first contract was very sincere, but the only problem was that the 50 million euro buyout clause was too low!

It didn't give him a sense of security!

Otherwise, this contract renewal negotiation wouldn't even be necessary.

Of course, top clubs these days are becoming more competitive, signing younger players for increasingly higher prices...

But Ye Chen's football talent shown in recent matches far surpassed the 50 million euro clause, not to mention the massive Chinese market behind him.

Ye Chen was like Tang Seng's meat, irresistibly tempting...