League Champion Coach

Chapter 140 This is the reality

After staying in South Korea for three days, everyone set off for home.

At four o'clock in the afternoon on November [-]th, they returned to BJ.

Xia Linlang bid farewell to Su Liang the day after winning the championship.

After all, she hasn't graduated from college yet, and it's approaching the end of the year, and there are still many things to deal with in her school.

This is Su Liang's first visit to the royal family's base in BJ.

It is indeed one of the best clubs in the LPL. The base is very large and the decoration is magnificent. To have such a base in BJ where every inch of land is expensive, the monthly expenses will definitely be astronomical.

On the first day, jet lag, getting familiar with the environment of the base, other than that, I did nothing.

In fact, they have nothing important to do these days.

It will take a long time for the start of the S8 Demacia Cup Winter Split and the start of the All-Star and Spring Splits.

The results of the All-Star voting had already appeared more than ten days ago.

Even though many RNG fans voted, indicating that they wanted to vote Xiaohu, who had never been to the All-Stars, but with the support of many passer-by fans, RNG's top two are still UZI and Mala Xiangguo. Therefore, this year's All-Star The stars are the two of them again.

This kind of voting does not mean that a team can do whatever it wants. A team cannot decide the ranking.

In addition to the individual fans of each team and each team member, passerby fans are the most numerous in this world.

They don't care about whoever your team fans want, they will vote for whoever they want, they vote completely according to their own wishes.

That's how it should be when it comes to voting.

Don't kidnap, vote for whoever wants to vote, that's good.

E-sports is relatively fair. Whoever plays well will go up, and whoever plays badly will go down. There is no such thing as saying that whoever plays badly can continue to play.

When S5 factory director MSI won the championship, who would have thought that he would not even be able to go to the All-Stars in a few years.

Many people think that no matter how badly the factory manager plays in the future, fans will vote for him as an All-Star.

But when you play really badly, someone will come up to replace you.

In e-sports, fans come and go quickly.

Even Rat King, who has many fans in the LCK and must go to the World Championship every year, also lost his presence in the S8 All-Stars.

And the one who went was BANG, which many LCK fans hate.

Losing to RNG in the mid-season match became the first team in South Korea to lose a BO5 in the main match in three years.

In the intercontinental competition, the strong defeated the weak, but lost to RW, which made South Korea's extremely hopeful desire to win the intercontinental championship once shattered.

Losing to Samsung in the bubbling match, they became the first team in history to win the Spring Split and fail to enter the World Championship in the Summer Split.

One thing after another, Shu King's popularity in Korea was greatly reduced, and he even chose to retire because of this.

……

November [-]th, seven o'clock in the evening.

Su Liang took a taxi to a hotel.

Walking into the box, Su Liang saw the long-lost figures.

Zhang Cheng, Wang Zhi, Zhao Weishan, Gao Luyuan, Sheng Qiangqiang, Deng Ming.

These are the six players that Su Liang used to lead in CG, five regular players and one substitute.

"Sujiao." Zhang Cheng shouted.

When the others saw Su Liang coming in, they all stood up to greet him and called out Professor Su.

When they shouted these two words again, they were not as casual as before, nor were they as calm as usual.

At this time, Su Liang is different from the former Su Liang, and the former Su Liang is just like them.

They are players of a bottom-level semi-professional team, and he is also just a coach of a bottom-level semi-professional team.

Each other's identity is equal.

But at this time their identities have undergone earth-shaking changes.

They are still the bottom group of people, and he has become the head coach of RNG and the first League of Legends champion coach in China's history.

Facing Su Liang in the past, they could be as casual as usual, but facing Su Liang at this moment, they couldn't.

This is the different changes brought about by different identities.

Very realistic, very helpless.

Su Liang naturally noticed this, but he knew that he couldn't change all of this, because no matter how much you behaved the same as before, they would eventually change because of your identity.

"We used to be people who stayed in the same room and struggled. You don't have to be so cautious. I'm a little nervous when you do this." Su Liang laughed.

Several people nodded and said yes.

He sat down next to Zhang Cheng.

After everyone ordered food, Su Liang took out a cigarette, and the room began to be filled with smoke.

During this period of time, when eating with the RNG players, Su Liang didn't dare to smoke, even if he smoked, he basically went outside to smoke by himself.

But at this moment, when the room is full of people smoking, naturally there is no such concern.

Su Liang blew out a smoke ring, looked at the six teenagers beside him, and couldn't help thinking of the scenes that happened when he was in CG.

That was Su Liang's first coaching, and it was also Su Liang's first time chasing dreams with a group of teenagers.

It would be a lie to say that they have no regrets. Their greatest wish back then was to win the Urban Heroes Championship.

That was their common dream at the time, but it didn't come true in the end.

"By the way, how are you doing now? Will you still be in CG next season?" Su Liang asked.

He remembered, it seemed that the transfers in various leagues in major regions were already in full swing.

Every time the transfer market of the League of Legends professional league will undergo a major reshuffle. The transfer market will change suddenly. Naturally, some people are happy and some are worried. Whether it is a team or a player, it is the same.

Some teams have grabbed good players, and some players played again last season, but no one wants them this season.

This kind of thing is really too common in professional leagues.

Hearing Su Liang's words, several people fell silent.

"What's wrong?" Su Liang asked with a frown.

"Sujiao, the CG club is gone." Zhang Cheng said.

"What? What's going on?" Su Liang asked in surprise.

"Because of the major changes in the rules of the League of Legends lower leagues in the past two years, the LDL has now become the LPL's reserve league. Now the LDL teams are basically the second teams of the LPL teams. It is difficult for other teams to enter the LDL. Teams Without the hope of entering the LDL, the owners of those low-level clubs have no intention of continuing to establish a team. After all, the reason why they create a team is that they hope to enter the professional league and sell the team." Zhang Chengdao.

"The number of teams in the City League of Legends competition has dropped by more than half this year, and the remaining teams are all because the boss likes e-sports and is generating electricity for love." He said.

"Then what about you, do any of these teams..." he asked.

"Of the six of us, only Xiaoshan Gen Zhiyuan has a team." At this time, Deng Ming said.

Su Liang was silent, took a puff of cigarette, and asked after a long time: "Then what are you going to do in the future?"

"What else can I do? Retire." Zhao Weishan said.

"Xiaoshan, don't you have a team? Retire?" Su Liang frowned.

"It's all gone, it's boring. I wasted four or five years with my youth as a bet. It's time to turn back. And, even if I continue to play, what can I do? Can I get into the LDL? Can I get on the stage of the LPL? Can we win the championship? Can we make money? We are all grown up.” A bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he continued: “As a professional, this place is really just a arena for geniuses. A place where ordinary people like us can stay!"

Su Liang continued to smoke, but still didn't speak.

He was right, the League of Legends professional game is a place for geniuses to pursue their dreams, and the weak are not qualified to pursue their dreams.

In fact, not only e-sports, but also any industry. This world is a world of survival of the fittest.

If not, you will be eliminated!

After all, in e-sports, food is the original sin.

Su Liang didn't persuade them.

Because in terms of their strength, even if they continue to fight, it may be difficult to achieve any more results.

Retirement may be their best choice at present.

After all, they are not young anymore.

It's not the young man who just came out back then, who can do everything for his dream.

In his previous life, in order to say goodbye to the past thoroughly, Su Liang deleted all the contact information of his friends in the e-sports industry.

He wanted to say goodbye to the past completely, and do his radio work with peace of mind.

So, Su Liang didn't know about the CG afterward, about the six of them later.

The atmosphere was suddenly tense, and no one spoke anymore, just smoking, eating, drinking, and drinking.

Su Liang also drank with him.

Retirement, these two words are easy to say, but it is really too difficult to make a decision.

There are too many things hidden in these two words.

"What is Zhang Cheng going to do after he retires?" Su Liang asked suddenly.

"Go back and help my parents look at the store. There is a small supermarket at home. In fact, after living for so long, I finally realized that besides playing League of Legends, I can only do this, and I can only help the family. Check out the store."

"When I was in school, I played games all the time. I ran away from home before finishing the first grade of junior high school. I was alone in an Internet cafe relying on power leveling to score points, and at the same time I was looking for a team to play professionally. I was young and my head was hot. Thinking about the future, I just want to treat playing professionally as a lifetime thing. Thinking about it now, I really regret it!"

"But it's a pity, there is no regret medicine in this world for you to take, alas, what a fucking regret, what a fucking shame."

"Sometimes I can't help but want to give myself two punches when I think about it."

Su Liang poured him a glass of wine, which he drank in one gulp.

He continued: "At that time, I stayed in an Internet cafe for a year. Fortunately, I paid a lot of money for power training, otherwise I would have starved to death on the street. After playing for a year, the Internet fee was deducted. After wearing it, I still had some money left. In the second year, I rented a house and continued to play. I continued to improve my score and continue to find a team. In the third year, I joined CG. I played for two years. That was my first team. , but, hehe, from the looks of it now, it should be the last one, and the only one.”

After Su Liang was silent for a long time, he said, "What about you?"

Su Liang looked at Wang Zhi who was next to him in the jungle.

"I don't know, I haven't figured it out yet." Wang Zhi said, smoking a cigarette.

"How about going home." Su Liang said suddenly.

He knew about Wang Zhi's family situation. He severed his relationship with the family because of playing games, and now he has been away for five years.

During this period, he did not return to the country once.

His experience is somewhat similar to Su Liang's.

In fact, in China's e-sports circle, all those who play professionally, before they achieve real fame, the relationship at home is not very good, and many people have great conflicts with their parents.

Su Liang knew a lot about the fact that his parents severed the relationship, but because they all played on the LPL stage and made money in the end, all these family conflicts disappeared because of the money.

In China, there are only two types of people who play professionally in League of Legends.

One is a kid from a rich family, and the other is a teenager with an Internet addiction, because only these two kinds of people can have time to play games non-stop, can have time to keep scoring, and finally can be invited by the team because of the high score Go to tryouts, then start your career.

There are also many professional players in the LPL whose families are not well-off, and they all came through the battle of wits and courage with their parents.

They persevere and finally achieve something.

There are many passers-by with good talents in China, but in the end because of the current embarrassing environment of e-sports in China, and because of the attitude of every parent who touches them like a demon, those passers-by with good talents, in the face of their parents' obstacles time and time again , and finally chose to give up.

Those who persevere have endured too much bitterness and ups and downs that are not enough to be humane.

The incomprehensible beatings and insults from parents, the sarcasm and sarcasm from relatives and friends, and the harsh and unpleasant voices drove people crazy.

Of course, in addition to these, there are Internet cafes RANK day after day, year after year.

Because of the dream in their hearts and the obsession in their hearts, they persisted, and this persistence lasted for a few years.

Only when the heart is persistent, can there be success.

Any successful person must be a person who is very persistent in a certain industry and a certain thing.

But those who have perseverance can achieve success, and only a very small number of people can. Many people have perseverance and persevere, but in the end they fail to achieve anything. This is the most regrettable and saddest thing.

Don't be afraid of losing because you didn't persevere, but be afraid that you will still lose after you persevere. This is the most uncomfortable thing.

For example, Su Liang in his previous life, he paid a lot to become a coach, and he also had a lot of obsession in his heart.

But in the end, it didn't end well for him.

Even though he played pretty well, he still didn't succeed in the end.

If God hadn't given him another chance, he would definitely not be here now.

Mala Xiangguo, Ruofeng, Big Brother, Strawberry, and other famous professional players, before they became famous, were all children who were rejected, abused and beaten by their parents.

The people who hurt the most are not friends, not relatives, not neighbors, but parents.

Those who touch the most are the parents, and those who hurt the most are also the parents.

Others scolding you with thousands of words is far worse than your parents saying that you are a waste compared to other children, which is more hurtful.

Wang Zhi ran away from home amidst his father's crap.

After Su Liang asked this sentence, he knew that he had asked the wrong question.

Back then when he had no grades, even he didn't dare to go home, let alone Wang Zhi who had severed ties with his family.

"I'm sorry." Su Liang said.

Wang Zhi shook his head and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter."

Although he said it was okay, tears had already wet his cheeks.

Wang Zhi used to think of many, many scenes about his success and about seeing his parents after returning home.

That should be the best picture and the source of his struggle.

Earn a lot of money, wear nice clothes, drive a valuable car, take a woman with a sweet smile, and go home.

The neighbors on both sides of the street kept looking around. He looked at his father and showed the brightest smile in his life.

Look, this is the trash you used to talk about, and this is the trash son you talked about back then.

But at this time, your son has money, a car, a beautiful girlfriend, and he has returned home.

He proved to his parents, the two most important people in his life, that your son is not a waste, and that your son is no worse than anyone else.

Your son's persistence is necessary, your son, the dream has come true.

But all of this is just fantasy.

The reality is still the reality, the tens of thousands of young men who ran away from home, the tens of thousands of stubborn young men who refused to return to their hometowns without wealth, how many of them were able to return to their hometowns when they finally returned?
compromise?

Still being laughed at by neighbors and relatives after returning home?

Being scolded by parents as trash?

Just thinking about it made him shy.

I dare not go back, and I can't go back.

At least if you haven't made a name for yourself, you can't go back.

The former Su Liang was never like this.

If he hadn't been born again, he would never have dared to go home and face his father.

He is also afraid, he is also afraid that his father will say something trash.

This word, put on all fathers and sons, can be pierced to the bone.

"Change the road and start over." Su Liang finally said.

There are several paths in life, if the career is not good, then you can only try to change the path and start over.

Wang Zhi nodded and drank another glass of wine.

As they talked, the number of wine bottles on the table continued to increase, and the number of cigarette butts also continued to increase.

Everyone has everyone's story, and everyone's story sounds like a tear.

Also, how many stories of losers are not bleak?Not sad?Not bitter?

Another drunk, this is the second time that Su Liang has been so drunk this week.

He didn't know how he came to KTV, it seemed that he was helped in by several people.

I don't know who ordered Zhao Lei's "Ideal"

Then came the low voice of singing.

There were many whimpers in the singing.

live alone in this city

I'm exhausted trying to fill my stomach
what ideal

that's our dream

After waking up from the dream, I still run around on the stormy streets
Sometimes when I want to cry, I swallow tears into my warm chest

I slept at the station on the bus

All the way I look at the neon BJ
My ideals have left me in this crowd

It's snowing outside the car window

Another season is reincarnation
And I'm sitting on the street with nothing
Only ideals support those numb flesh and blood

ideally how old are you this year

you always seduce young friends

You always thank and open again, surprise me

Let me sink into a life of disappointment again

Su Liang rubbed his head, looking at the people who were lying on the sofa and singing this song together, tears filled his eyes unknowingly.

This is their favorite song, and it is also a song they must order every time they go to KTV.

At that time, their hearts were big, their ideals were still there, and they looked ahead, full of hope.

Su Liang couldn't read the lyrics clearly because his eyes were already blurred with tears.

However, following the melody, the lyrics are also memorized.

Another era is changing
I am no longer the youth without regrets

youth abandoned by time

old enough to be a father
Ideal is always young

You made me stubbornly resist fate
you make me pale

But still naively believe that the flowers will bloom again
In the sunshine, there are busy people everywhere
Being crowded, being swept away by the fleeting time

ignored...

After a song was sung, everyone didn't speak for a long time.

Su Liang took out a cigarette, lit it, and looked at the screen.

The pungent smell of smoke was inhaled into the lungs, and the wine woke up a bit.

Looking at him and him and him, speechless.

"I'm really not reconciled, I really don't want to leave like this."

"My dream hasn't come true yet. Is it true that ordinary people don't deserve to have dreams?"

Someone knelt down, hugging their heads and crying.

He played the longest, he is 22 years old this year, only one year younger than Su Liang, and has played professionally for six years.

At that time, there was no age limit for professional competitions. It can be said that he was a group of people who debuted at the same time as Uzi.

Six years, struggled in the bottom league for six years, and persisted for six years for my dream.

In the end, reality made him give up.

It's easy to say, but it's too difficult to put it down, just a few words, to do it.

Is there anything more cruel than suddenly giving up on a dream that you have held on to for six years?

Sheng Qiangqiang, the name brings two strong, but in real life, a little cowardly, a little quiet boy, this year only.

As an ADC, he is the youngest player on the team, and he has only been playing professionally for a year.

He stayed quietly in the corner, his eyes glazed over, a little dazed.

It starts fast and ends fast.

From playing professionally to retiring, it took less than a year.

dream?It turns out that the dream will give results within a year.

He laughed at himself, sad?There must be some, but not as good as the others, because he plays less, because he has more choices besides playing professionally.

Different from others, he has good academic performance. Even if he is delayed for a year, he can still go back to school and become the child of other people in many people.

Su Liang didn't know how to help them, should he give them money?That's not realistic, nor is it a solution.

He really doesn't have the ability to help them find jobs. If they are strong, Su Liang can help recommend them.

But with their strength, they can't even play LDL.

Even if you get in by virtue of your relationship, what's the point?

Giving up is undoubtedly the best choice.

Cruel as it may be.

But this world is too realistic. If you have money and background, you can do anything, and you can easily succeed in whatever you do.

For example, the stage that countless low-level professional players have been pursuing all their lives, Boss Wang of IG can easily go there.

This is reality!

Sometimes, you have to bow to it.

No, sometimes you have to bow your head!
……

Dazhang asks for a ticket, how about a monthly pass?
(End of this chapter)