Alliance: Let you buy the top order, you buy an old man?

Chapter 118 EDG has no players that impress me - Lee Sang Hyuk
"Thinking about the fact that SKT is still playing scrims right now, I'm a bit uncomfortable eating this barbecue!"

The factory manager, Li Mufan and his group were sitting in a well-known self-service barbecue restaurant in Nanjing;

He picked up a piece of lamb shoulder that had just been grilled and was still sizzling, and put it to his mouth, sighed and put down his chopsticks.

"Let's not talk about training while eating, I think we're doing pretty well!" The chopsticks in Jack's hand kept going back and forth between the baking tray and his own bowl, and a small mountain of meat piled up in the bowl after a while.

He sprinkled the condiments prepared in another condiment bowl, and sat back on his seat satisfied.

"It's too late! I feel that if they practice so hard, they will have problems sooner or later!"

"Yeah, we just won the championship, let's take it easy for a couple of days. Abu will get us visas after finishing the semi-finals. There's nothing urgent now." Li Mufan also comforted the factory director.

"Hey! What you said makes sense!"

It’s not that the factory manager doesn’t understand, it’s just that he’s always a bit apprehensive when facing SKT!
In the past year and a half, SKT has won one MSI and two S Finals championships in all world events, which shows its dominance in the LPL event world!
In the LCK Spring Finals just a week ago, SKT also swept the Galaxy Battleship KT [-]-[-].

The factory manager felt that he had already started to feel anxious at that time.

After thinking about it, the factory manager decided that he would not take any holidays after the celebration banquet, and would go back to the base for training.

But he didn't mention it at the dinner table. First, it would be too disappointing to continue talking. Second, this extra training is purely voluntary, and speaking out by himself will inevitably become a kind of moral kidnapping, which may be counterproductive.

"Yu Wenbo, what plate of kidneys is this for you?" Li Mufan looked up and saw Jack rushing back with another big plate, on which there were six tender, tender and spicy kidneys.

"Three sets? Or four sets? I can't remember exactly."

Jack was busy putting the plate on the edge of the table, impatiently unloading the goods on the baking tray, still saying in his mouth: "Oh, Brother Fan, there are hundreds of people in this store, with your small appetite, isn't the boss making a lot of money? Brother, come back and eat more for you!"

"Okay, then eat what you want, puchi—" Li Mufan pursed his lips tightly, his shoulders trembling uncontrollably, and his stomach ached from holding back his laughter.

The sister next to him didn't have as much bad water as him, she frowned and reminded: "You eat so much because you are going to go back to bed at night?"

"Ah?" Jack stopped his hands that were putting the kidneys on the baking pan, and said with a dull expression, "Tianye, what are you talking about? What's the date?"

At the same time, SKT training room.

As a team that has advanced to the MSI main game early, SKT is also paying attention to the information of participating MSI teams in various competition areas in addition to daily training.

The team's data analysts and coaching team will collect intelligence on these teams in advance, make statistics and study strategies.

In this way, the players in the team only need to concentrate on training, and then accept and digest the knowledge points analyzed by the coaching staff.

This process is extremely efficient!
But for the more powerful teams in the entire MSI, they let the players and the coaching staff analyze the regional trials—that is, the video of the spring finals!

This workload is not very large.

In fact, since the beginning of this year's MSI, Riot has added a play-in match, which started as early as today—that is, in the early morning of April 4, domestic time.

10 divisions, including LMS and North America, competed for 3 spots; together with LCK, LPL, and European division seeds, a total of six teams participated in the MSI main competition!

What SKT needs its players and coaches to study together is that apart from them, the other two teams in the division that do not need to participate in the play-in competition, naturally include the LPL.

"Brother Xianghe, this year's EDG team looks a bit strong!" Blank Xiao Hei commented while sitting on a small bench.

"Yeah." Faker rubbed his chin with his right hand and nodded slightly, but what he said from his mouth was: "It's so-so. After watching the LPL finals, there are no players that impress me."

"Brother Shanjiu! You are too cautious!" Little Peanut put his hands behind his head and said with a deep smile on his face: "This EDG, even if I look at it, they only have one top laner who can barely match We line up."

"But that's all! Brother Xianghe just picks up any hero, and the highlight shots are enough to match all the highlights of their careers!" Little Peanut shook his head: "Based on what I know about EDG, I just need to go If the jungle disrupts their rhythm, they will become a mess!"

Little Peanut smiled at Huni: "Brother Chengxun (huni), I hold back the Nakano on the opposite side, I believe you can complete the suppression of Fan on the road, right?"

"..Huh?" Huni was distracted, and he didn't know why the topic came to him. His status in SKT is not high. Seeing faker, bang and other seniors looking at him, he hurriedly nodded and said: "No problem no problem!"

Little Peanut shrugged at Blank, with a relaxed expression, his eyes seemed to say: Look, it's very simple, right?

Xiao Hei took a deep breath, feeling a little helpless.

He knows that Peanut's self-confidence is his greatest advantage, and it is also what coach kkoma likes most about Peanut.

Confidence is the seventh piece of equipment for professional players!

kkoma once said this to everyone.

In fact, since Peanut joined SKT, Xiao Hei, a jungler who was favored by coach kkoma the year before, has quickly become the team's water fountain guardian.

Throughout the Spring Split, Xiao Hei played a total of 6 small games, with a [-]% winning rate.

It is worth noting that all of Xiao Hei's appearances were to fight fires after the team lost a small game!

And he did use 6 victories in small games to help the team score a total of 5 big points!
Such a performance, I am afraid many people will think: that Xiao Hei succeeds in putting out fires every time, doesn't it obviously mean that he is better than Xiao Peanut?

Still not replacing Xiao Hei's first starter?

Xiao Hei thought so too.

So when coach kkoma pinned him to the drinking fountain, he finally understood why bengi still wanted to leave SKT even though SKT offered him a maximum salary extension after playing S6!

At that time, bengi in S6 was facing exactly the same situation as Blank is now—saving the team countless times, but the coach insisted on training another jungler.

At that time, kkoma ignored bengi and favored blank!

But today, when kkoma loves Peanut so much, the only one who bears the pain of being left behind can only be Blank!

Xiao Hei opened his mouth, wanting to remind everyone not to be too proud, too much pride becomes conceited, self-satisfied, and arrogant, and this is often the beginning of a team's decline!
But Peanut has already turned around and chatted with Faker. The relationship between the two is very good in the base now. Faker even said that as long as Peanut plays male guns, he is willing to choose Karma and Lulu to achieve each other!

I heard that a former operation monster, when his operation declines as he gets older, will unconsciously approach another operation monster, wanting to take it as his successor.

I don't know if faker and peanut (little peanut) have such a wonderful relationship now?
The bot lane duo of bang and wolf are just as confident as they are. They dismiss all other bot lanes in the world, and the accolades they've received do support them.

Not to mention Huni, I am the only one in the world!
Blank has never seen such a crazy young man, and he is far from the modest and steady character of SKT's previous two generations of top laners Marin and Duke.

That's it!

Blank regained his composure and continued to pay close attention to the picture on the big screen.

No matter how proud his teammates are or how confident they are, he has to be humble.

Even if you sit off the field, you have to study every opponent of the team, what tactics, what jungle strategy, etc.

Anyway, the big deal is to go up and put out the fire!

On the second day after the LPL Spring Finals, everyone in EDG went their separate ways in front of the hotel.

Some said they wanted to go home, some said they wanted to spend a day with friends, and some said they wanted to travel alone to relax.

As a result, in the evening, everyone met again in the training room of Lingshi Road Base.

"Fuck, Brother Fan?!" Jack yelled and rushed in from the door: "Didn't you say you will go home for two days?"

"I went home and watched it. My parents have to go to work, and I'm the only one at home." Li Mufan spread his hands: "It's better to go back to the base to live broadcast, and the neighbors complained about disturbing the people when I live broadcast at home!"

"What about you? Didn't you say you're going to visit friends for two days?" Li Mufan asked curiously.

When we parted at the hotel, Jack said that he was going to get together with some good brothers from his previous live broadcast. He just won UZI and won the championship, so he can have a good time!
"Don't mention it! They are all pigeons, and the live broadcast task is too heavy to leave, and the girlfriend has an appointment at night, so let's count it! Dude also thought about it for a while, why don't you come back and start the live broadcast!" Jack rolled his eyes.

The two had just sat up in the training room, and Meikou and Scout filed in. Including the factory director who came back early to play rank, there were no less than one of the five starters.

Abu came over to take a look at night, and nodded very satisfied.

He saw that everyone was either doing self-defined practice or waiting for a queue, so he clapped his hands to signal everyone to pay attention.

"Everyone's professional attitude is very correct! Very good!" Abu's high-pitched voice is not pleasant, but the happy tone can be heard.

"These two days are still considered as your holidays, take a good rest and catch up on sleep!" Abu said loudly: "We will fly to Brazil at noon the day after tomorrow, the official economy class, and I will upgrade you all to first class!"

"Brother Boo is doing well!" Jack gave him a thumbs up.

"Don't interrupt!" Abu pressed down with his right hand, and then said: "Pack the suitcase in advance for me. The weather over there is different from ours. I will check it later and send it to you. ID cards, passports, etc. Forget it, don’t lose it these two days, or it will be a bit troublesome to make up for it!”

"Okay! That's all! I ordered supper for you guys, and we will continue after you rest!" Abu pointed in the direction of the cafeteria.

After everyone cheered for a while, Abu waved to Li Mufan again: "Mufan, come here and I have something to tell you, everyone else, go and eat first!"

Li Mufan scratched his head, remembering that Abu said that he wanted him to return to the base half a day early to talk about things, it seems that this is what he wants to talk about now.

But he has no idea about it, and has no idea what Abu wants to say.

The two walked out of the training room, and instead of entering the airtight and soundproof meeting room on the other side of the same floor, they went up to the third floor.

Li Mufan followed Abu and turned two corners, walked up a flight of stairs and came to the stairs leading to the top floor.

"Come on, it's quite cool up here at night!" Abu took out his key and opened the iron door at the stairway.

As soon as Li Mufan stepped over, he felt a cool breeze blowing over his face, a bit like a summer night.

"How is it?" Abu raised his eyebrows: "The environment here is not bad, right? You can still see the stars at night, but there is no such scenery in the city center."

"Hehe, it's not bad!" Li Mufan walked on the top of the building and stretched. The view here is wide and the air is good. Standing up there, he felt a lot more relaxed.

But he didn't believe that Abu called him up to watch the stars.

Sure enough, Abu chatted with Li Mufan first, about how he was doing in EDG, how he viewed the team's future performance, and so on.

Then suddenly the subject changed and another topic came up.

"Mu Fan, your contract, we signed for half a season, that is, it will end during the summer transfer period!" Abu lay his hands on the guardrail around the roof and looked back at Li Mufan.

"That's it." Here we come!Li Mufan looked calm on the surface, but actually his heart was already full of waves.

"The summer transfer time this time is from May 5st to May 1th. In principle, during the MSI period, you can contact other teams' contract invitations." Abu's eyes were shrewd, and he stared at Li Mufan closely body.

Without asking Li Mufan to say anything, Abu continued, "I never beat around the bush with my own people, nor play emotional cards, so I'll just tell you straight, we can talk about contract renewal now!"

"With the FMVP trophy for the first time in your hand, I'm sure every team manager is waiting for the clock to strike twelve o'clock tonight, and send you a frighteningly large contract!"

Li Mufan nodded to himself. Although he is usually obsessed with training and health preservation, it is impossible for him not to understand these things. After all, he is also a veteran of the LPL.

If you play well, the boss is willing to pursue it. In ancient times, this matter might have been that the leader scouted for generals. This is an eternal truth.

Abramovich can also be regarded as open and honest, and he didn't say anything, "Oh, you haven't achieved the results of the World Championships, and others will not give you much high salary!" 'This kind of bullshit.

What Abramovich said is that others will also send a big contract.

"Of course I hope you can stay here, but I want to ask you about a plan for the future, whether to make a lot of money or achieve results!"

Li Mufan was shocked. Abu, the manager, really wasn't for nothing.

"If you want to make a lot of money, I will try my best to get you the biggest contract you can get now, and I will use EDG legal counsel to help you get through the contract, no matter who the contract is for." Abu Chen Said in a loud voice: "If you want to achieve results, I think EDG, which just won the spring championship, is the most suitable team in the LPL for you!"

"I won't take advantage of you either. The price we offer won't be the highest, but it's definitely the same salary as the star players in the league!"

Abramovich's words are quite ingenious, but I have to say, very attractive.

The salary of any player is linked to strength and performance.If you have strength but no achievements, your salary will not be too high; if you have achievements but no strength, the club may not even renew your contract in the end!

And now Li Mufan is the former.

Now if he chooses the first option proposed by Abramovich, he will ask for a big contract, but in the end he will go to a team that is not very competitive as a whole.Maybe he didn't get any results after the last season, and his contract will definitely shrink significantly in the second year!

And choose the second option, staying in EDG, this is the best option for Li Mufan who wants to achieve results now.

First, he and the rest of EDG have been working together for the entire spring season, and they also have the LPL championship as a base; second, the contract given by Abramovich is also equal to the salary of the star players, and it does not take advantage of him.

In the final analysis, Li Mufan's performance throughout the spring was indeed outstanding, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the top single in the LPL!

However, it has not yet been tested by the World Championships and cannot be recognized by everyone.

Seeing that Li Mufan was still thinking, Abu immediately threw a bombshell.

"350 million! Half a year! The contract is still half a season, only signed until the end of this year!"

After Abu finished speaking, he turned around, faced the outside of the building, and said in a leisurely tone: "To tell you the truth, the big boss didn't plan to invest so much money in the players this year, so I tried my best to fight for it, but in the end it was just another one." A top salary is coming."

Seeing that Li Mufan didn't speak, he thought he was not satisfied with the salary.

"To be honest, 350 million is really not much, and the LPL owner may offer you more! But I still think staying in EDG is your best choice!" Abramovich analyzed: "First of all, our half-year contract, For you, this may be a bad thing, but it is more likely to be a good thing!"

"If you have a better performance in MSI or World Championships this year, then the half-year contract expires, and you will undoubtedly get a higher contract! But if your performance is not as good as now, the team may offer you half a year later These bosses are not fools." Abu smiled and said: "I think you will play better, so this 350 million is only temporary, what do you think?"

Li Mufan is still digesting the shock that Abu's words brought to him!

A few months ago, his last contract offer was 5 yuan, and it was doubled 70 times after four months!
An astronomical figure that he had never thought of was placed in front of him!
At this price, my hometown can buy two suites, right?

He didn't doubt the half-truth that Abu told himself. In fact, according to what he learned, the salary in the circle was about the same.

The top ones are duke, whose transfer fee to IG is almost 500 million, but it is only [-] million for half a season!

What's more, duke is the top laner who already holds the world champion!

So no matter in terms of the amount or the very convenient time limit of half a year, Abramovich's terms for himself are quite good.

But what is more critical to him is a group of suitable teammates like EDG.

He had no reason to refuse.

After a while, seeing Abu turned around with an anxious expression on his face, Li Mufan looked at him squarely and nodded solemnly: "I think staying in EDG is pretty good, and I want to compete in the World Championship with my brothers!"

(End of this chapter)