Chapter 81 The Wind Rises!!

Chapter 81 The Wind Rises!!

Chapter 81 The Wind Rises!! (Eighth update! Please subscribe!)
The LSPL playoffs are over, and the news that ME successfully counterattacked and won the championship in two months has become the most talked about topic in the e-sports circle recently.

The topic basically revolves around the two promising supports in the bottom lane of ME and the head coach of the ME team, newborn.

On the 21st, the LPL promotion and relegation match began.

First, YM, who lost the LSPL finals, successfully met Lao Gandie, who won the first round of relegation matches. The number one Golden Left Hand in the Korean server was beaten in all directions from laning to team battles by Brick and Stone Gadi Wei.

After the entire BO5, the previously highly praised domestic mid-lane rising star was beaten to the point of disappearance by a veteran who was criticized to the point of retirement by players.

For a while, Gadiwei's theory that his rank was useless was widely ridiculed by LPL players.

Three to zero!
With a score of 5- in the LSPL final and a score of - in the relegation match, YM gloriously won two BOs and became another big shock wave in the LPL region.

First in the regular season?

It just adds to the joke.

What surprised many players was that SNG on the other side defeated VG, which had the S5 champion mid and jungle, - and sent them into the secondary league.

When the news of VG's relegation came out, it immediately caused an uproar throughout the league.

From LPL to LCK, and then to the big brothers in Europe and the United States, they are all subway old people with cell phone faces.

What, the S5 champion mid and jungle team with the monkey and chicken combination has fallen to the point of playing in the secondary league?

Young people are naturally wild and the audience is banging their heads against the wall, right?

Everyone knows Chinese characters, but why do they feel so familiar and yet so strange when they are put together?

The two people who own championship skins actually led the team to dive into the LSPL two years after coming to the LPL. The LPL players with complicated emotions didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

What? Is the LPL league so competitive?
After VG was relegated, the one who suffered the most was the boss Ding Jun. The economic loss was one thing, but the constant mental damage was really painful.

The Crouching Dragon and the Phoenix Chick are not scary, what is scary is that there is a "wow" queuing up behind them.

What is the value of VG's mid and jungle? The annual salary of one person is more than enough to buy a secondary league team.

However, these two Korean players who were bought at such a high price lost the team's LPL quota.

On the other hand, the players of the second team ME of the neighboring WE club are all youth training, youth training, all youth training newcomers.

The oldest player on the team has only played in the secondary league for one year.

It was just such a team that won all the way and won the LSPL championship with two 3-0 scores in the semifinals and finals, and successfully advanced to the LPL.

There is no harm without comparison.

LPL viewers may not understand how to operate the game, but when VG fans saw this result, most netizens said that they could also learn a little bit.

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During the days when VG was relegated, everyone who saw Boss Ding wanted to ask him a question in a cheerful manner.

"Old Ding, have you considered going to SKT to scout for players recently? Don't be discouraged, it's just going to the LSPL, you can just come back in the summer season."

That's right, if the road is widened, perhaps all roads will lead to Rome.

Whenever we encounter such a situation, our boss Ding would blush and stretch his neck to defend himself: "How can you insult someone's innocence out of thin air? Clubs always make mistakes when recruiting players. I am not the only one who buys Korean players. The money I spent is not that much. The club's loss on players cannot be considered a loss at all."

"Damn it, I will never buy anyone from SKT again..." Ding Jun is feeling bitter and speechless now.

Of course, in addition to the daily teasing of Boss Ding, the e-sports circle instantly became lively with the announcement of the LPL qualifying places.

The first is the SNG team. Since it is a team invested and established by Suning, the owner behind it naturally increased its investment as soon as it advanced to the LPL. They bought players and expanded the management team as needed, and from the beginning they acted as if they were going to make a big splash in the LPL.

However, for a team like SNG that has a leader, the news attention is more of a side issue.

There is no doubt that the ME team is at the center of the recent traffic vortex.

There are two core issues that everyone is concerned about.

First, Riot does not allow the same club to own two teams in the same level of league.

Second, WE directly released the news that it intends to transfer ME team's qualification for LPL, and at the same time, ME team players will also be put on the trading market.

As a result, those big bosses who have long been preparing to enter the e-sports industry can't wait to wave their money around, hoping to buy a spot in the LPL league from WE as soon as possible.

……

this day.

WE e-sports club, a plain black Volkswagen parked in front of the team’s gate.

"We're here, Mr. Fan!"

With his signature upturned smile on his face, Wang Defa took two steps at a time and ran to the back seat of the car.

Bend down, protect your forehead, open the door, all done in one go. Gee, I am really a revolutionary comrade, a brick, wherever I am needed!

Although I don’t quite understand why the company didn’t approach sunshine first - oh, now it should be newborn to discuss cooperation, but instead came to the WE club, but as an outstanding employee of the year, what I should do at this time is to be a good follower.

"Welcome, Mr. Fan. Mr. Pei and Manager Lin are discussing cooperation with several friends in the e-sports field right now, and they specifically asked me to come out to greet you." Mika's face was full of smiles.

Well, we must ensure smiling service to the God of Wealth, which is an innate quality of all WE people.

He also wouldn't think that as a general manager of a club, he would lose status by serving the manager of the second team. MIka never thought that he was the other party's superior. Everyone knows who is more important, a second team manager who has the ability to help the club earn a few small goals, or a club manager who does logistical services.

It's just picking someone up, what's the big deal? As long as Lao Lin needs it, it's not a problem for me to drive him to and from get off work every day.

Fan Jun waved his hand and said, "It's okay. We arrived early. We don't have to wait for them to finish talking with their partners first."

A few friends in the e-sports field?
Haha, who else could it be except Weibo and JD.com?

Damn it, I hate people who pick peaches halfway the most.

call!call!
calm down!
As the executive director of Top Sports in the Shanghai area, Fan Jun is very clear about the purpose of his coming here today. If there are no competitors, it doesn't matter if he slows down for a while. But it is obvious that Weibo and JD.com, two companies with obviously larger scale, are also making the same preparations as them, and even want to sneak in. So he has to wait until the evening to become the protagonist.

As a sports retailer, Topsports mainly serves as a channel platform. Its decision to enter the e-sports industry is also to establish a communication channel between the Topsports brand and young consumers. By investing in e-sports teams, more young users can know their brand, and the brand influence can be further expanded through the gaming field to attract more consumers.

Furthermore, investing in e-sports can help brands incorporate more youthful elements. After all, the audience of games is mostly young men with strong spending power and willingness. The fan effect can make the team and the brand more firmly tied together. In this way, if you want to establish a connection with the young market, the e-sports industry is a very good entry point.

Originally, this group of people believed that the club is permanent, but the competitive events are changing. They planned to build an e-sports club first and then slowly step into this field step by step.

However, the influence of League of Legends in recent years has clearly exceeded their expectations. If they wait any longer, not only will they not be able to eat the meat, but if they move a step slower, even their bowls will be licked clean by others. This is why after the company launched the e-sports project and unanimously approved it, they couldn't wait to find WE.

"compete?"

"People die for money and birds die for food. I don't believe the conditions they offer can be as good as ours."

Following MIka to the living room, Fan Jun drank a cup of tea and slowly calmed down.

What's wrong with a company being large in size? A large company size does not mean a large scale.

……

"Well, after looking at the conditions of several companies in succession, you have a rough idea in mind, right?"

In the room, Pei Le lit a cigarette, opened the window and puffed, "Don't rush to make a decision. The people from Topsports have already arrived. You have two minutes to think and make a mental assumption. Then we can go and have a detailed chat with Topsports."

"Tsk..."

Lin Shuyang had a headache and rubbed his forehead vigorously, saying, "These companies are just changing the soup but not the medicine. They basically want me to work as a senior employee. They also demand absolute control of the shares and do not accept additional capital injection. Although Weibo and JD.com said they would give me some share rewards, they are just empty promises. No one can predict the final situation."

During these years of professional play, Lin Shuyang certainly has more than just the superficial wealth. After retiring, he was able to earn enough money to support an entire YM team with live streaming. Although his focus is not on live streaming, he has made every penny he deserves.

It's just that we usually leave the money in a position where it can make money and don't touch it.

"These are all stubborn ideas. If you don't give me absolute say in the club, there is no need to talk further."

Lin Shuyang actually has a very clear plan for the follow-up arrangements. Strictly speaking, he plans to use WE's LPL quota to attract large investments sufficient to support the club's operations.

Then he invested his technology and some funds to acquire a certain share of the club and gain actual control over the club.

Obviously, the investments made by Weibo and JD.com are large enough, but unfortunately, due to their large size, they don’t value all the small investments they make.

Simply put, the ideas of the two companies are similar, which is to let oneself work for them, with huge benefits.

However, if you want to become the owner of a team, it is absolutely not possible to let the investor retain only more than 50% of the voting rights in the club!

(This is roughly the protagonist's idea of ​​a club. The protagonist owns a small amount of shares in the club, but can guarantee absolute management rights over the club through special terms.)
"Why don't you listen to your brother and stay in the club? I'll give you some of the shares, and then we can discuss the operation of the club."

Pei Le once again increased his chips.

Unexpectedly, Lin Shuyang still shook his head and said, "Old Pei, you know that discussion means that it cannot be absolutely executed. If it is not absolutely executed, it is no different from absolutely not executing it."

"Besides, WE's path has already been decided, and it's not suitable for someone like me."

The negotiations were stuck at this point.

The two companies that offered generous conditions and could provide the club with large amounts of financial support did not accept Lin Shuyang's proposal. However, only by ensuring absolute control over the club could he better exert his power, so he would never make concessions in this regard.

"Damn it, if nothing works I'll just go to LEC, there are more bosses there, and there's also the advantage of not interfering with professionals managing the club."

After learning from his mistakes, Lin Shuyang made up his mind that if he couldn't reach an agreement with TES, he would just go to LEC. Once he made a name for himself, he could come back and achieve the same effect.

"Ah, that's it?"

"I agree. Why not? As long as the parent company can retain more than 50% of the voting rights and the team name and logo retain the Top Sports elements, we will be happy to hand over the club to a professional." Fan Jun said with surprise.

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