However... Zhou Yi, who was in the happiness period, suddenly saw that the contract also stated a point. This 150,000 is...annual salary before tax!

150,000 before tax, how much is after tax?

Zhou Yi looked up and asked Ricken: "Sir, how do you collect personal income tax in Germany?"

Ricken seemed to have been prepared for a long time. When he saw Zhou Yi ask this, he handed him a piece of paper. Zhou Yi took it and saw it, it was a table about the German personal income tax rate.

The tax rates for different income levels in Germany are clearly marked above.

If the annual income is less than 7,664 euros, there is no need to pay taxes.

The annual income ranges from 7,665 euros to 12,739 euros. The tax rate is 15%.

The tax rate for annual income between 12,740 and 52,151 euros is 24%.

The tax rate for annual income exceeding 52,151 euros is 45%.

Zhou Yi compared it for a while and found that he had to pay 45% of the tax, and suddenly felt very heartbroken.

After paying 150,000, there will be only more than 80,000 euros left...

Seeing that Zhou Yi was still studying taxes, Ricken asked, "By the way, Zhou Yi, do you have religious beliefs?"

"No." Zhou Yi shook his head. "I am an atheist."

"Oh, then you escaped." Ricken said with a smile.

"Ah?" Zhou Yi didn't understand.

"If you have religious beliefs, you have to pay a church tax of 3 to 4% of your income. But if you don't have religious beliefs, you don't have to pay this tax. After all, Germany is a political and religious country. It is a mandatory requirement in this regard. In addition, you have to pay about 11,000 euros of social insurance every year." Seeing that Zhou Yi was very concerned about his income, Ricken explained in detail.

He said this, and when Zhou Yi calculated, he found that his income was even smaller, with only 70,000 left for more than 80,000...

Before, he thought that his annual salary of 150,000 was quite high, but now he doesn’t think it’s too much!

While Zhou Yi was still struggling with income, Mark next to him had already decided to sign the contract.

"Have you finished reading?" Zhou Yi asked strangely.

"Well. There's nothing good to look at. Being a professional player at Dortmund has always been my ideal." Mark smiled.

Mark then signed his name on the contract.

When Zhou Yi saw Mark signing, there was nothing to say. Anyway, this contract was just like that. He was not a professional agent, and he was not good at bargaining with the club. Anyway, it was the first contract in his life. Although he was not particularly satisfied with his income, it also gave Zhou Yi the motivation to continue working hard and perform well, and then sign a big contract again!

So Zhou Yi also wants to sign.

Ricken handed over the pen, but Zhou Yi waved his hand and refused to drop it. He took out a Montblanc pen from his pocket, and Ricken felt it was familiar.

"Is this what I gave to you when I signed the contract last time?" he asked.

Zhou Yi nodded: "I specially used it to sign the contract."

Ricken smiled.

Zhou Yi unscrewed his cap and signed his name on the contract. From this moment on, he officially became a professional player.

His initial goal was achieved.

But Zhou Yi is very clear.

Being a professional player is just the beginning, and if he can't play in the first team, then even having a professional contract is meaningless.

Germany stipulates that you can sign a professional contract if you are eighteen years old, so this is just a routine and does not mean that you can really play in the first team.

Now he is not even a first-team player, let alone playing games in the first-team.

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After the signing of the two parties, Ricken took out his camera and took a photo of the two of them as a souvenir.

Afterwards, nothing happened. The two of them wanted to say goodbye and went out to tell the Wagners and his wife who were waiting outside.

But Ricken called Zhou Yi: "Zhou Yi, please stay, I have something to say."

Zhou Yi and Mark were both quite strange. Zhou Yi pointed at himself: "Is it the only one?"

Ricken nodded.

"Then I'll wait for you outside." Mark quickly said to Zhou Yi, then said goodbye to Ricken and went out.

He closed the door, and now only Richen and Zhou Yi are left in the office.

"Come on, sit first." Ricken signaled Zhou Yi to sit, so Zhou Yi sat on the sofa.

Ricken returned to his desk and looked at his butt sitting directly at the corner of the table.

"What are your plans for this holiday, Zhou Yi?" he asked.

"Go home, sir." Zhou Yi replied.

"Oh? Have you booked the air ticket?"

"Does the club want to reimburse?" Zhou Yi's eyes shone, thinking that Ricken cared about his air ticket because of this.

Ricken didn't expect Zhou Yi to have such a big idea, so he waved his hand: "You're thinking too much. I'm afraid that you will lose some fees if you refund the ticket at that time."

"Refund the ticket? Why should I refund the ticket?" Zhou Yi was puzzled.

"That's right, Zhou Yi, you may not be able to go home for vacation." Ricken said.

Zhou Yi widened his eyes in confusion.

"I received a call from Klopp before. In the summer training camp, you will be transferred to the first team to train with the team."

Zhou Yi opened his mouth wide and looked at Ricken blankly.

"The first team training starts on July 2, so... you don't have time to go home, Zhou Yi. But I want to remind you that you are just following the first team training now, which does not mean that you are a first team player. Whether you can stay in the first team depends on your performance during the training."

"You and Gotze go. You will go to the first team for training in the entire U19 team." Ricken added.

Zhou Yi was stunned without Mark.

Zhou Yi understood why he had to leave him alone to talk about this matter. It was always a bit embarrassing to say this in front of Mark.

But Zhou Yi is in trouble now. How can he face Mark in a while?

He originally thought that Mark would definitely go with him if he wanted to go to the first team with his outstanding performance during this period.

Unexpectedly, they were going to separate.

It should have been a very happy thing to be selected for the first team and go to the training camp, but now Zhou Yi is suddenly not so happy.
Chapter completed!