Beijing time on August 10, the former Guangzhou
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s South Korean star Cho Won-hee has revealed his lucrative bonuses in the Chinese league in a talk show. He revealed that Evergrande beat Jeonbuk 5-1 away from home in the 2012 season, a game in which he personally received a whopping 180 million won (about 930,000 yuan) in prize money.
During the program, Cho Won Hee talked about his career plan, saying that his dream is to join the national team first, then enter the professional team, and eventually land in the European game. When faced with the program team's question, "Isn't it good to be in China?" Zhao Yuanxi responded humorously, "In China, the monetary rewards are quite attractive." Recalling his time at Guangzhou Evergrande, Jo Won Hee said, "At that time, for every goal I scored, the club would give me a bonus of 30 million won (about 154,000 yuan). If we ended up winning, the basic bonus for winning goals was also 30 million won." Cho Won-hee also revealed that Evergrande's bonus system is even more lucrative at higher levels of competition. "In the AFC Champions League or other important tournaments, an additional 30 million won is awarded for each goal scored. I remember one game where we scored five goals (referring to Evergrande's 5-1 win over Jeonbuk away from home in the 2012 season in the AFC Champions League)." He said. "Together with the basic bonus for winning goals, I ended up with 180 million won (about 930,000 yuan), and the club credited my account the next day." Cho Won Hee exclaimed, "The power of Chinese soccer capital is amazing." Zhao Yuanxi played for Guangzhou in the 2011-2012 season.
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Zhao Yuanxi is the first South Korean foreign aid introduced by Evergrande since it took over the team. He won the hearts of the fans with his tough, hard-hitting style of play, and once suffered a broken rib when he blocked an opponent's shot in the AFC Champions League.Jo left Evergrande in November 2012 to join Wuhan Zall, and returned to South Korea in 2014, where he played for a number of teams, before announcing his retirement in 2019.A year later, he chose to make a comeback with Suwon FC in the K2 League, helping them to promotion to the K1 League. A year later, Cho Won Hee chose to make a comeback with Suwon FC of the K2 League, helping the team to be promoted to the K1 League, before he announced his retirement again in early 2021.
