Chapter 175: Eighteen That Year, Standing Like a Minion

At this moment, everyone in the room looked as if they had seen a ghost.

It’s only S6 now!
And the spring season just ended!
The most important summer season hasn’t even arrived yet!
Is VG starting to study the S7 lineup now?

what the hell!

PDD looked at Li Yue in disbelief, and it took him a long time to react.

"Wait? Are you sure?"

"The factory manager was able to study the MSI opponents in advance before the spring finals, so why can't we VG study the S7 lineup in advance?" Li Yue shrugged and said.

"But starting support...can it be written into the contract?" PDD couldn't help but ask.

In his opinion, given VG's current state, VG's results this year will definitely not be bad.

The key is……

VG is rich!
As long as next year's VG doesn't suddenly fall apart like this year's LGD, it would indeed be a good choice.

Originally, he was thinking of letting Shi Senming go to a better team for development, and he had even contacted RNG to see if he could get a trial opportunity for him.

But according to gossip...Uzi is about to leave QG and join RNG in this summer season.

To be honest, PDD is still a little worried about this matter.

Compared to the support Uzi, he feels that VG seems to be more suitable for Shi Senming.

Of course, as the team owner, he certainly didn't believe the big promises Li Yue was making, so he asked about the contract.

However, what he didn't expect was that Li Yue actually agreed immediately.

"Sure, it's written in the contract."

"Ahem, then I'll contact him and ask about...tryouts?"

"Oh, no need for a tryout. I've seen the performance of YM's bottom lane duo, and I don't think it's necessary." Li Yue nodded and said, "When the time comes, just let them come directly to our VG. Oh, by the way, the salary for the second team will definitely not be as high as that of VG's first team, but as long as they perform well, I can still give them an annual salary of one million."

“…”PDD.

To be honest, Li Yue's series of outrageous and audacious actions left him dumbfounded!

At this moment, his thoughts were exactly the same as Gao Jun's.

Prodigal!

What a waste!

Normally, for a professional player on the second team, it would be good to earn 200,000 yuan a year, and the average salary is only a few hundred thousand yuan.

Did your VG make a million in one go?

Moreover...they organize the roster half a year in advance and buy players without trying out.

If this outrageous operation happened in the past, anyone in the industry would definitely call it a "sucker".

However, with VG's current performance, no one dares to say this.

People can really win the championship by spending money!

The spring season champion is not the champion?
As the saying goes, money makes the world go round.

Look! Last year, the substitute jungler was still unknown, and this year, the rookie mid laner just made his debut on the LPL stage... Now each one is stronger than the other!

At that moment, PDD suddenly became worried.

What if our bottom lane duo comes to VG and suddenly performs well like VG's mid and jungle now?
Wouldn’t that be a huge loss for me?
However, as a businessman, he quickly found an excuse for himself.

First, the purpose of setting up a team is to make money, and VG's money-wasting style of play is not suitable for YM.

Second, the most important thing for YM now is a strong jungler, just like VG, who can set the pace, rather than a strong bottom lane combination.

And in fact, Gao Zhenning and Shi Senming are not that strong when playing in the bottom lane.

Can create advantages.

But compared with the emperor of the secondary league like Sima Laozei, he is still far behind.

So, very quickly, PDD made a decision.

"Deal, don't worry about the AD. I will talk to him about the support." PDD said impatiently, afraid of missing this opportunity.

Of course, he had no idea at that moment.

He was running around during the transfer period, wanting to buy a strong jungler for YM to impact the LPL seat, but now he sold the player who was most suitable for the jungler position.

However, Lin Dong on the side was watching the scene happening in front of him with a spectator's attitude.

The saying “when together they are a pile of shit, when apart they are a sky full of stars” is the most appropriate way to describe YM.

It can be said that YM is the Huangpu Military Academy of the e-sports circle. Many talented players have come out of YM, but no one has been able to successfully advance to the LPL.

I just don’t know if this situation will change with the joining of Sofm.

But thinking of this, Lin Dong was suddenly stunned.

【etc? 】

[Want to sell Sofm? Didn’t this little witch say before that she wouldn’t sell him? 】

[Forget it, women are fickle after all. ]

[Speaking of which, if we really buy these two back, then next year's lineup will only be missing a top laner and a mid laner. ]

[If I remember correctly, Shy is in a miserable situation now. He is not old enough and has no games to play in WE. He can only be a youth player in the team and live broadcast every day. WE loaned him to a secondary league team in LCK before, but unfortunately, although the secondary league has a loose age requirement and he can play, the team's performance is too poor, so he had no choice but to return to WE.]

[Although Shy's hiding period is indeed long, there is still a chance until May next year, but... it would be better if we can strike first. ]

[After all, WE is not like YM. Their ancestors have made achievements, they are wealthy, and they have a complete youth training system. If we wait until next summer season and enter the warrior top version, it will be difficult to snatch players from WE by spending money, unless we trade players...]

Just when Lin Dong was distracted, the two people in front of him had already reached an agreement.

After watching the YM people leave, Lin Dong, thinking that the matter was over, also prepared to leave.

As a result, as soon as he moved his butt, Li Yue stopped him.

"Why go?"

"Um... go back to train? Prepare for MSI?" Lin Dong suddenly felt a little nervous.

I don't even believe what I said.

"Go out with me."

"where?"

"WE base."

"oh oh."

at the same time.

VG team manager's office.

After receiving Li Yue's call, Gao Jun also talked to Sofm with the help of an interpreter.

At first Gao Jun thought this would be a difficult task.

But unexpectedly, Sofm agreed to go to YM so quickly.

This surprised Gao Jun quite a bit.

After all, when it comes to the future... Team One definitely has the future!

After discussing the time and the contract, Gao Jun had no time to breathe a sigh of relief before a bloated, round-faced man appeared outside the door.

Is this PDD?

But it was Zuo Wu before losing weight.

Zuo Wu is the manager of the Snake team. The two had dealt with each other before because of the Saint Spear Brother incident, so they are quite familiar with each other.

However, the moment he saw Zuo Wu.

A hint of sympathy flashed in Gao Jun's eyes.

Compared to myself, the person in front of me has really suffered a Waterloo in his career.

After keeping an eye on Sofm for a long time and fighting against a number of European and American teams, they thought they could snatch him away, but at the critical moment, he was snatched away by VG.

They sold out Holy Spear, but after Holy Spear came to VG, the team took off immediately.

To be honest, Gao Jun thought that even though he was a wimp, he would never do something as stupid as betraying Saint Spear Brother.

But out of politeness, he still asked.

"what's the matter?"

"Oh, isn't the transfer period coming soon? Ask about the players."

"Don't even think about Saint Spear." Gao Jun waved his hand and said, "He's going to MSI soon."

"..."

Gao Jun's words almost broke Zuo Wu's mentality. He brought up all sorts of issues!
After a moment, Zuo Wu said with an awkward smile.

"Not Saint Spear Brother, I'll find someone else."

"Oh, Sofm, you have no chance either. You've already been traded." Gao Jun waved his hand. "You came a step late. It took us half an hour to finish the discussion."

"..." Zuo Wu.

There was another moment of silence.

Zuo Wu refused to give up.

"That old thief Sima..."

"It's a bit stuffy in the office, let's go out and have a cigarette?" Gao Jun suddenly said.

"Oh, okay." Zuo Wu was secretly delighted.

Could it be that... there is something to talk about?

It is said that VG signed another AD some time ago, and Draven is very good, which is very suitable for VG's jungler's early trouble-making style. Maybe...

Outside the gate of the VG base, Zuo Wu asked with some doubt.

"You guys don't allow smoking in the VG base? Why are you running so far?"

"Yes, the boss is a woman, and she hates the smell of cigarettes." Gao Jun waved his hand calmly and began to make up stories, "Every time she smells cigarettes, her bonus is deducted. My bonus has almost been deducted by her."

"So that's how it is." Zuo Wu nodded, "By the way, old thief Sima..."

"Wait a minute, I have a call. Hello? What did you say? Oh, is it urgent? Zuo Wu, wait a minute..."

Looking at Gao Jun's disappearing back, Zuo Wu in front of the VG base first smiled, then suddenly realized something was wrong, and then... his expression suddenly became dull.

smokes?

What smoking!
This guy is clearly asking himself to come out!

Grass!
On the other side, Gao Jun, who had just asked Zuo Wu to leave, had no time to breathe a sigh of relief before he ran into Li Yue and Lin Dong head-on.

Gao Jun was stunned when he saw the two of them looking like they were about to leave.

"Boss, what are you doing?"

"Oh, go out for a while."

"Uh, it's already this late..." Gao Jun's mouth twitched, "I heard from Hongmi that there will be a training match tonight! Lin Dong..."

"Sofm hasn't left yet, right? Let him take over." Li Yue tilted her head and thought for a while, then explained, "I have something urgent to do, and I can't miss this opportunity."

“???” Gao Jun was confused.

Urgent?

Don't miss this opportunity?
Is it really that urgent?

Today's young people...

Of course, he had no idea that Li Yue was in a hurry to go to WE to snatch players.

Anyway, there is a chance, why wait until next year? Haha, I am afraid the food will be cold.

Although Li Yue didn't really understand this game, she still understood the simplest principles.

If you don't go and grab the opportunity now because no one wants you, are you going to wait like Snake next year and wait for others to snatch it away?
So, with Gao Jun's strange expression, the two left the base.

Fortunately, WE has not yet moved its home base back to Xi'an, so the distance is not far and we quickly arrived at the WE base.

Because it is the transfer period, the boss of VG and everyone in WE are very enthusiastic this time.

Especially... when I saw Lin Dong appear.

Although Condi is also very strong, he is... VG's jungler!

In the semi-finals against RNG, he put on a textbook-level individual performance show, and in the finals against EDG, he put on a textbook-level operational rhythm.

Of course, this joy only lasted for a moment and then disappeared.

“Uh? Who do you want?” WE’s CEO Xiaoshou was stunned.

"The Shy." Li Yue said, "If it's a Chinese name, it should be... Jiang Chengluo, right?"

"Does our team have this person?" Xiaoshou turned around and looked at WE's coaching staff.

Everyone in the coaching staff looked at each other and shook their heads.

Only Liu Peng, who was in charge of youth training, stepped forward and said.

"Yes, he's a top laner, a high-ranking player in the Korean server, good at playing warrior top laners like Riven and Fiora. He's currently in our youth training team..."

"Oh! It's Xiao Jiang. Hahahaha, you should have told me earlier! He is a young player that our WE focuses on training! Boss Li also knows that we at WE attach great importance to youth training and the training of second-team players. Sima Laozei came out of WE.A...so this..." Xiaoshou said with a smile on his face.

It was obvious that he knew Li Yue wanted someone, so he was ready to make a fortune from him.

But Li Yue doesn’t have much other than a lot of money.

Anyway, it’s not your own money that you’re spending!

So she waved her hand and said.

"Make a price."

"His annual salary is actually not very high, it's mainly the transfer fee..." Xiaoshou was still hesitating about how much to charge.

next second.

Li Yue said something shocking.

"How about three hundred thousand? I always like fairness and justice. This price is the same as that of the old thief Sima back then."

As soon as these words were spoken, the WE lounge instantly became quiet!

Three hundred thousand?
transfer fee?
You know, the transfer fee is not paid to the player, but to the club separately.

In other words, these three hundred thousand are almost given to WE for free!
The key point is, if it was WE's main player, they would refuse without even thinking about it.

But what they want is neither WE's main starting player nor a substitute player, and not even a player for the second team that WE is preparing. Instead, he is a member of a youth training team!
What is the concept of youth training students?
Take EDG next door for example, the monthly salary of young trainees is 6000 yuan, and the mobility is extremely high!
why?
Because youth trainees are like temporary workers, they will be kicked out by the team if they have no ability, and the team does not even need to pay liquidated damages.

It can be said that young trainees are the lowest of the lowest in the circle. They don’t even have the qualifications to negotiate contracts with the team and can only be arranged unilaterally by the team.

It is also because of this that many youth training players leave after playing for one or two months, and some even leave after playing for one or two weeks.

more importantly……

WE has no shortage of top laners now. 957 is in his prime, in good shape, and is versatile.

Selling a young trainee who is only good at playing as a warrior top laner and making a huge profit of 300,000 in transfer fees, what's the difference between this and winning the lottery?
So Xiaoshou agreed without even thinking about it.

"Is this true? Are you going to sign the contract tonight?"

"When have I ever broken my promise?" Li Yue said calmly.

Lin Dong on the side started to complain.

[Didn’t you just break your promise? You said you wouldn’t sell Sofm, but now you sell it. 】

“……”Li Yue.

Not far away, WE's CEO started signing contracts.

He didn't even get the players' consent.

After all... a youth trainee is also qualified to negotiate terms with the club?

The contract is still in my hands!
Love fighting, don't roll around.

After a while, a thin boy with glasses, long-sleeved shirt and shorts and a pair of slippers was brought into the office.

The Shy now still looks reserved. He looks at the people around him cautiously, and even the uneasiness in his heart is all written on it.

After all, he had just been loaned out by WE to play in a game but hadn't achieved any results. What he was most worried about now was probably being kicked out by WE.

To be honest, the moment she saw The Shy, even Li Yue, who was mentally prepared, couldn't help but be stunned.

Because this young man in front of him, who looks particularly shy, has nothing to do with the player that Lin Dong described, who can kill anyone who stands in his way and makes the entire LPL top lane tremble.

Is it really him?
But at this moment, Lin Dong on the side took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said with a smile.

"Hello."

“Welcome to VG.”

At the same time, Lin Dong's emotional voice finally reached Li Yue's ears.

[As expected…]

[At eighteen that year, I stood like a minion. ]

[But who would have thought that, from being a substitute to a starter, and then to the top laner, in just a year and a half, he would stand at the top of this circle? ]

(End of this chapter)