On the night of Lin Yan's live-stream, Fist China and Tengjing held a celebratory banquet in Beijing. All of YM's employees were present.
Bobby and Winston took turns to speak, and everyone present was very enthusiastic. After winning the championship for an entire day, the passion that had just subsided surged up like a tidal wave once again.
The banquet ended at 10 in the evening. Tengjing's employees left one after another, but the people from Fist China and YM didn't move.
Winston finally brought an unexpected surprise — a replica of the S6 global finals' trophy.
Guo Hao was very satisfied. This proved that the reminder was indeed effective.
Next time, he'd just wait at Winston's doorstep.
Other than being placed in the club's trophy showroom, all of the winning team members had one. Each contestant's name was engraved on the replica of the Summoner's Trophy.
The remaining four members of the S6 champion team ran up the stage excitedly and took the miniature Summoner's Trophy from Winston's hands one by one.
Lin Yan still felt that it was heavy in his hands. Even though the replica was only 1/4 the size of the Summoner's Trophy, it weighed over five kilograms, about the same as a bucket of water.
He saw his ID engraved on the silver trophy's base and revealed a satisfied smile.
"… Can I touch your trophy?" The prophet couldn't hide the envy in his eyes.
Lin Yan was very generous and handed it over.
Lin Weixiang, who had just come of age, stood at the side. He wanted to sigh but was afraid that he'd spoil the atmosphere.
"That year, I was 18 … standing there like a small fry. At that time, I swore with tears in my eyes that everyone must see me." His singing was comparable to Jack's — pure and sincere, without a hint of technique.
Guo Hao, who had completed the reminder mission, was very pleased and felt that he could report to BMW now. He made a call.
"Hello, hello, hello?
Xiao Ming, are you home? "After getting an affirmative answer, he went to Shi Senming's address.
"Why do you want this?"
Shi Senming was a simple-minded person on the other end of the call. He gave the address first and then asked why, his tone filled with confusion.
Guo Hao was waiting for him to ask this. He immediately raised his tone. "Surprise. Guess what it is?"
Then, without waiting for Shi Senming to guess, he immediately revealed the answer impatiently. "The trophy!
The trophy is here, hahaha … "
Shi Senming was overjoyed. "Really?
I have a share?
I thought you would forget about me. "
"How is that possible?" Guo Hao was all smiles. "You're one of the founding members of YM. How could they not give you a trophy if you win?"
On the other side, Su Cheng received the trophy from the Prophet. Her pale and thin arms were forced to reveal the faint curves of her muscles.
Her soft fingers caressed the carvings of Lin Yan's ID on the base.
Su Cheng was overjoyed to see a replica of the Summoner's Trophy for the first time.
Lin Yan didn't miss this opportunity. He used his phone's camera to capture his trophy and the girl.
The lights in the banquet hall reflected the silver trophy, making Su Cheng's pair of beautiful eyes filled with the same sparkling starlight.
Lin Yan remembered a picture his girlfriend had sent him earlier — it was a picture of him holding the cup during the S7 Boxing Competition.
Even though the lights in the banquet hall were not as bright as the Staples Center in Los Angeles, and even though the pirated version could not beat the original, the light refracted by the replica trophy was much dimmer than the original Summoner's Trophy.
But in his heart, their eyes were filled with the same dazzling starlight.
Winning the championship for two years in a row, the names of the coaches should be on the military medal. The people behind the scenes were like shadows, never showing their faces in public, but they were still important.
On November 6th, the day after the Bird's Nest won the championship, YM Club set out to return to Shanghai.
Lin Yan was the only member of the team. Jin Gong and the others set out directly from Beijing to return to their hometowns.
As a result, Lin Yan attracted most of the fans' attention. The disadvantage of being too handsome was that he could still be recognized without the team uniform.
Guo Hao and the others stood in place and waited patiently. Seeing the embarrassed Lin Yan being used as a tool for autographs and photos, they laughed out loud.
"Are you still going back to the base?"
Guo Hao looked at the exhausted Lin Yan who came to join them. He held back his laughter and desperately suppressed the corners of his mouth.
"… Yes, I have to get a change of clothes."
"Then I'll take a taxi back to Beiyuan first." Su Cheng moved her sore waist. She hadn't been idle for the past two years, so her body couldn't take it.
"Okay, give me a suitcase, or you won't be able to carry it up." Lin Yan looked at his girlfriend's various bags of luggage and took the largest suitcase.
The group got on the bus and rushed to the YM base in the suburbs. Guo Hao kept his head down and looked at his phone. It looked like he was chatting with someone.
Half an hour later, he suddenly looked up, his eyes bursting with joy.
"There's a big fish!"
"What big fish?" Lin Yan, who was talking to Su Cheng, froze for a second. "Big fish? Begonia or big fish?"
"It's okay, it's okay …" Guo Hao calmed down after that moment of ecstasy. The transfer window hadn't opened yet, so he couldn't spread the news.
"You'll know when you wait." He pretended to be mysterious.
Lin Yan shook his head and didn't continue to dwell on this topic. Anyway, it was a good thing to see Guo Hao's expression. He had just won the championship and was already in sage mode. As long as the team didn't break apart, it was better than anything.
Lin Yan went back to the YM base to get a change of clothes and two pairs of shoes. He hurriedly took a taxi and rushed to Tongji Beiyuan in Yangpu District.
His vacation would last until November 26th, which was roughly three weeks. After that, the 2017 LPL Awards Ceremony would be held.
Unlike the German Cup in the past, the German Cup was postponed to the end of the year. Teng Jing's intention was obvious. They wanted to move this cup, which was obviously not as valuable as the spring and summer regular seasons, to the end of the transfer window. They wanted to use it as a training ground for the teams.
There were many benefits to this. Last year, YM didn't have much time to rest after the international finals. They had to prepare for the German Cup right away, which almost tired Lin Yan and the others to death.
Now, they could wait for the club to take their leave before training together. As a result, their vacation was much longer.
Before the transfer window opened at midnight on November 22nd, Lin Yan really had a comfortable time.
He woke up early and went to the field in Fudan South District with Su Cheng for a morning run. Then, they went to the cafeteria for breakfast. When his girlfriend went to class, he went back to Beiyuan to stream or sleep.
In the afternoon, he went to pick up Su Cheng after class. If he was lazy, he would have dinner at a restaurant outside. If he was in the mood, he would go to the market to buy some ingredients to cook at home.
At night, Su Cheng finished her homework. The two of them found a movie and curled up on the sofa to be intimate with each other. They let the movie progress bar move forward. Even if they missed the plot, they wouldn't deliberately replay it.
It was like this glorious time that couldn't be rewound.
After all, the two of them obviously didn't want to watch a movie.
The days were too relaxed and comfortable. Lin Yan only felt that time was passing by quickly.
The impact of the Bird's Nest championship was also quickly fermenting.
Lin Yan's reputation in the League of Legends world had reached the peak after winning two League S championships and being the MVP for a second consecutive time.
Teng Jing also intended to promote him. Jin Yibo's goal was very clear. When he was in office, he wanted to break the layer of prejudice that society had against professional e-sports players.
He wanted to make the e-sports cake bigger so that everyone could have a share. Penguin could also take the opportunity to seize enough market share and industry influence.
Lin Yan was the best weapon for him to break the wall and also the best candidate to create a god.
Jin Yibo couldn't find anyone who could replace Lin Yan. He was tall, had long legs, a handsome face, high EQ, hard strength, and an indelible honor.
Lin Yan was much better than the previous god, Ancestor Saiwen, in terms of image and honor.
After all, the biggest blemish in the latter's life was that he was suspected to be a booster leveling competition in 2015 to attract audience attention.
On the other hand, Factory Director Sika and Nami, who had brought OMG legends Sika and Nami to set up the film, had slandered Ding Bo as a great director in order to get the first place prize of 200,000 RMB. He had almost ruined Ding Bo's reputation.
In addition, they would leave tonight after a life-and-death struggle. In comparison, Lin Ran's dark history was not even worth mentioning.
If the rich Teng Jing leaked a bit of publicity resources, the consequences would be that Lin Yan would be faced with countless filming and interview assignments after his vacation.
If it was said that Lin Yan was the best professional League of Legends player in the world at the end of this year's MSI, there would still be people who could use Faker to refute it. Now, other than a small group of Korean viewers who were still stubborn, most people admitted that Lin Yan's position was unshakable.
Even though they were short of a world championship runner-up and an MSI runner-up, in the eyes of the two world-class midfielders, the runner-up was not much of an honor. At the very least, they could not place anything other than the championship in their honor column.
Lin Yan's advantage was two consecutive championships and two consecutive MVP awards, as well as a strong record of matchups. On the other hand, Faker's advantage was more championships in the league and the length of his career.
However, everyone knew that the loss of S7 to the top four meant that Li Xianghe's era had come to an end. Whether he could rise again was still unknown. Still, no one knew where Lin Yan's peak was. His future was limitless.
Since it was the off-season, the viewers who had no matches to watch could only continue to discuss S7 and even earlier competitions.
The number of views of the Bird's Nest finals on various platforms easily exceeded eight digits. Lin Yan opened the replay on Bilibili and was greeted with a screen full of comments praising him and whipping the corpse Crown.
[Every time I watch this finals, I gain something new. From Brother Ran's point of view, I'll crush noobs. It's easy and enjoyable to win seven consecutive ranked matches. From Crown's point of view, Ma De's fists are stiff and his blood pressure is rising like crazy.]
[Crown: An international midlaner with even less of a presence than Easyhoon.]
[Crown is worthy of Marquis?
Is Tsar playing with you?]
[Classic foreigner.]
[Looking back at history, I'm overwhelmed with emotions.]
The comments on the online forums also repeatedly ridiculed Crown, especially the last match where he played 2200. This number was listed as a measure of midlaner damage, along with AD443, jungler 4396, and support 556, in the annals of League of Legends' esports history.
If it was like this in China, the Korean forums were even more chaotic.
Even though LCK's third seed went to S7 and defeated two LPL teams, WE and RNG, the viewers did not care.
Longzhu relied on the high popularity of Xuanming Elders in Korea and their relentless attacks in the summer to wash away a wave of fans. SKT, as a well-known barbecue stall, was even more popular with the viewers.
You have few three-star fans, who else can you not curse?
The overwhelming insults destroyed SSG's last shred of confidence. Crown, the midlaner chosen by Lin Yan, was the first to bear the brunt.
[This level of skill is disgusting.]
[I don't know why a team would want a player who can only guarantee his survival by taking Galio and Grasshopper. Are there any midlaners in the professional scene who don't have Galio?]
[Let's be honest, there are some …]
[Galio's win rate is halved after being banned. If he bans Grasshopper again, he will retire on the spot. It's a disgrace that a midlaner like him can survive in LCK.]
Crown, who already had an inferiority complex, did not dare to leave his house. He felt that everyone on the street was pointing at him. It was as if everyone knew that he was in China's Bird's Nest to see Lin Yan crowned king.
He could not sleep well at night. His precious hair was falling out in handfuls. He was developing rapidly in the direction of his senior kakao.
Edgar could only confiscate his phone. He did not even dare to let him look at the comments on the forums.
"I … I don't understand." Crown could not hold back his tears as he faced the coach who had single-handedly dug him out of the Brazilian League. "I helped the team achieve the best result in LCK. Why do I have to accept all the insults?"
Edgar, who had always played the role of a strict father, fell silent.
He did not know how to explain this problem to Crown.
"I want to leave this place …" Crown's body was trembling as he sobbed. His voice fluctuated.
When S5 Edgar formed this team, he had signed a three-year contract with the members. Now that everyone had one year left before their contracts expired, he still wanted to bring the original Centaur to the World Championship again. However, Crown's mental state was obviously very problematic.
"Where are you going?" he asked after a moment of hesitation.
"China, Europe, North America … I can even go back to Brazil." Crown's eyes were filled with tears. "As long as it's not in LCK."
Edgar let out a long sigh. His wide palm was slightly warm as he gently stroked Crown's head.
Originally, he wanted to rest for two days. However, he now had to go to the transfer market to take a look.
Not only did he have to find a new midlaner for the team, but he also had to find a new home for Crown. After all, Crown was his direct disciple. Edgar also wanted to find a good home for Crown — either one that could earn money or glory.
The news that the World Championship runner-up, Crown, was looking for a replacement team was the first to hit the transfer market.
However, it did not cause much of a stir on the day itself.
That was because there were even more explosive news.
Peanut's contract with SKT expired and he left the team to test the free market.
Huni's contract with SKT expired and he left the team to test the free market.
Shangye's departure from the team made countless people believe that SKT's dynasty had completely collapsed.
S5F MVP, former SKT meritorious member Marin's contract with Team Africa expired and he left the team to test the free market.
The famous powerhouse, CJ Club, disbanded. All the players and coaches terminated their contracts and they entered the free market.
LCK's transfer period had never been short lived. The bombs had to be set off at the same time.
On November 22nd, the LPL transfer period officially opened.
Lin Yan had underestimated the power of this transfer period. According to the "Global Anti-poaching and Anti-interference Policy", he was still under a one-year contract with YM. If other teams wanted to poach him, they would have to contact YM's management first.
According to Guo Hao's information, on the first day of the transfer window opening, 22 clubs in the five major leagues in the world extended an olive branch to him.
Among them, RNG was the most active. It was unknown if the Royal boss had really seen the comments on the internet. He actually planned to let Lin Yan play mid laner.
Other than the transfer fee, the salary was an unprecedented 6 million RMB signing fee plus an early renewal of 52 million RMB for three years. Furthermore, it was not tied to a live broadcast contract. Only the commercial endorsement contract would have a higher commission.
When Lin Ran received the bids, he was shocked by the numbers.
His 2017 salary in YM was only 9 million. Including the commercial endorsement and live broadcast contract, his pre-tax salary was about 15 million. The contract offered by RNG easily exceeded this number.
More importantly, the contract was for three years. This half a billion would ensure Lin Yan's life in Shanghai was prosperous and worry-free.
The next few offers were even more exaggerated. The King of Verbal Attacks, G2, offered a signing fee of 800 thousand Euros plus an early renewal of 55 million Euros for two years. According to the current exchange rate, this two-year contract was worth up to 42 million RMB.
The old powerhouse in the eSports field, Liquid, was even more generous. Their offer was a check — 30 million RMB could be filled in. They only wanted one year plus the right to renew for the second year. This way, if Lin Yan played well, they could keep him in the next year. If he played poorly, they would take the 30 million RMB plus the transfer fee as a gamble. They were not short of money anyway. Liquid's valuation was more than 300 million USD, so they could afford to play.
"How are the other teammates?"
Lin Yan did not want to transfer. He was not short of money now. This year's salary plus the S6 champion's skin would be enough to pay off the loan for the house in Suzhou.
Although Lin Mingdong's company was not listed, he had a lot of shares. His family also had a few houses in Suzhou, so he did not have to worry about living.
According to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory, Lin Yan should be pursuing 'beyond needs'. Self-realization was more important to him.
On the other end of the phone, Guo Hao's voice paused. "Xiao Tian and Jin Gong have contracts, so it's fine, but the bottom lane …"
"Liu Qingsong and Lin Weixiang want to go out and have a look?" Lin Yan was prepared for this.
After all, Brainless and Unhappy both signed one-year contracts. It was normal for them to look for another team now that the contract was up.
Since the new team did not have to pay the transfer fee for free players, the signing fee would be relatively high. From a financial point of view, there was no harm in going out and having a look.
Liu Qingsong also wanted to be bound to Lin Weixiang. If Jack was there, Lin Weixiang would not be valued in the team.
First, Shiba Inu had the advantage of age. He was one year younger than Lin Weixiang and had a lot of room for growth. Second, the commercial value of his fans was high.
Comparing the two, YM had to choose Jack first.
If there was a better choice, Lin Weixiang would not want to stay in YM as a mascot — even though Guo Hao gave him the greatest respect as a mascot and offered him an annual salary of seven figures, which was a huge leap compared to last year's 200,000 yuan.
"Well …" Guo Hao hesitated. Finally, he made up his mind and said, "Several clubs have offered Jack an offer, and he seems to want to go out and have a look."
"Ah?" Lin Yan did not expect this.
…
In Huanggang, Hubei, the fat Shiba Inu was rolling on the bed happily. His phone was playing the birthday greetings recorded by his teammates all over the country.
"Listen to me, there's no harm in you going out and having a try." His cousin, who was in charge of business negotiations, sat beside him and advised.
"Ah …" Jack wailed and turned over. "You want me to go out and have a look? The point is, he can't go out with other clubs."
"You're going back to Shanghai tomorrow anyway …"
"Did Hao agree?" Shiba Inu scratched his head and asked.
"He replied very quickly and signed the transfer agreement," his cousin continued. "Principal Wang took the initiative to contact YM. All the communication procedures were very compliant. IG is a very reliable team."
Jack was dumbfounded.
Before his debut, IG had wanted to recruit him. At that time, it was Brother Door's idea to take out Chris. In the end, if YM had not given him a direct lead in the LSPL and a signing fee that was not lower than IG's, he would have followed Broiler and the Gemini Stars for a living.
It was also because of this relationship that Jack had visited IG's base.
At that time, the club's decorations were quite luxurious. After all, Wang Sicong was indeed willing to spend money. But today, two years later, Jack, who had seen a lot of big scenes, thought back to IG and felt that the management was not reliable.
But … maybe there had been a change in the past two years?
Jack did not refute. He glanced at the YM birthday greetings video that had been edited together on his phone.
"You're too reckless." He was a little angry. "It's not like you didn't win the championship. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"
"A team contacted YM to buy me. Hao obviously wants to see my attitude. If I really don't say anything, it would be too disappointing."
From a live streamer to a professional player, he matured faster than most of his peers. In Jack's opinion, IG was indeed a good choice for a transfer.
But the problem was that he did not have a strong desire to transfer. Personally, he still wanted to play Brothers LOL.
Of course, it was not impossible for father and son LOL to be discussed, as long as the club did not look down on him too much.
In YM, Shiba Inu's position was not as high as Lin Yan's, but in terms of salary alone, his salary of 1.45 KW for two years was ranked second in the team. Xiao Tian and Jin Gong's contract amounts were lower than his.
Moreover, when calculating his salary, he did not include the bonus. The total of three million for the Spring and Summer Competitions was a small amount, but the bonus for the World Competitions was not small at all.
Just the bonus for the S6 championship and the 25% of the sales of the champion's skin that had yet to be distributed would easily exceed ten million yuan per person.
If he transferred, he had to be the boss of a team that had the strength to win the championship. Otherwise, whether it was the economic benefits or the position in the team, he would suffer a huge loss.
IG obviously could not meet his requirements. This gradually growing team was indeed at the top of the LPL. He believed that if he joined, he would have the strength to compete for the championship.
The key was the position in the team.
Not to mention that he was favored by the boss, Principal Wang, even in the hearts of IG fans, he was like the soul of the team.
Hardworking and strong, humble and low-key. Perhaps as he grew older, Doggie's Sons could not always trust Song Yijin, but in the three years before that, they only had Song Yijin.
Jack was very self-aware. Even if he transferred, Doggie's Sons would not treat him as the leader, and the club would not let him be the core.
It was more likely that when Song Yijin retired, he would be the successor, the kind of crown prince who specialized in taking over dog tags.
If I can't be the boss, I might not be able to win the championship. Then why should I leave?
Did water get into my brain and jump out of my comfort zone to challenge myself?
"The procedures are almost done. Let's go take a look." His cousin was not going to give up until he reached his goal. His attitude was a bit strange.
Jack was even more dissatisfied.
No, why didn't you say earlier that you were going to go through the procedures?
Don't tell me that you guys are ganging up on a transfer and I'm the last clown to know that I'm going to leave?
He glanced at the birthday greeting video on his phone and let out a long sigh.
…
On the other side, Liu Qingsong was still wandering around Shanghai with Lin Weixiang.
These days, they had been going to all the clubs in the suburbs of Shanghai. Their first goal was to get two starting contracts with high salaries and play the Supreme Brothers LOL.
But things were not as simple as they thought. Hitting a wall one after another had hit their self-confidence.
Fortunately, Guo Hao did not chase them away. They were still living in the YM club for the time being. Otherwise, they would have to carry their bags and stay in a hotel.
They had been to RNG, EDG, and WE, but the managers of each team had made it clear that they would not change their lane. The only team that still had some strength left was IG.
IG's manager, Su Xiaoluo, gave face to the champion support and took the time to meet them at the IG club's base — the cafe outside Shimao Riverside Garden.
Liu Qingsong did not beat around the bush. He went straight to the point and asked if they wanted to change their lane. With The Sh + Ning Wang + Broiler, together with their duo, they would definitely be much stronger than last year.
"Yes …" But Su Xiaoluo was honest. "We only lack an ADC."
Yesterday, Jack had been accompanied by the YM staff and his cousin to visit the IG club. He had even played a training match with the second team. The results were indeed good.
Although Su Xiaoluo did not understand the game, he did not lack social experience. He could clearly see that Jack's attitude was somewhat perfunctory. His desire to transfer was not as strong as expected.
His cousin's path did not seem to be as smooth as expected.
Liu Qingsong and Lin Weixiang looked at each other. The shock in their eyes was almost overflowing.
It was already like this. Why would they only change their ADC and not their support?
Su Xiaoluo really felt that the sapphire that he had dug out from the TGA (City Hero Tournament) was not weak.
Liu Qingsong, weren't you also a TGA player?
If there was a champion support, there could be a second one.
It was over. Liu Qingsong and Lin Weixiang exchanged a few words with Manager Su. They could only say goodbye and leave.
The two sat on the side of the road and thought about their next strategy.
After all, they were the champions support. As long as they were willing to put down their pride, it was not that difficult to find a job. This year's new teams, RW and FPX, had both invited them to try out.
But when Liu Qingsong asked around, the configuration of these two teams was a bit dissuasive.
RW's top laner, Ah Guang, was an old acquaintance. He was Rambo's Mountain Burning and EDG's honorary Big Tree's Jinchuriki. Jungler Xiao Fu's nickname was Xiao Tian's front page, but his strength was far inferior.
The mid laner was a Korean called Poison Coin. Liu Qingsong had always suspected that this person had schizophrenia. In private conversations, this person seemed quite quiet. However, when he was live streaming, he was as excited as a monkey.
Liu Qingsong was afraid of being infected by the monkey virus.
FPX was even scarier. The mid laner was the national server's high scorer, Ah Bing. He was a pure newcomer. Rumor had it that when he tried out, he was driven crazy by this mid laner.
Who still dared to go?
The strong teams did not want them. Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong had seen the strength of YM and did not want to go to a weak team to be the dean.
In the end, after going around in circles, there seemed to be no room for choice.
While they were at their wits' end, Lin Yan called and invited Liu Qingsong to return to YM to work for another year.
He was still hesitant.
"Brother LOL is a good idea, but there are gains and losses. You have to think carefully." Lin Yan left this sentence before hanging up the phone.
Liu Qingsong knew that if he continued to stay in YM, he still had hope to reach the peak of his career. If he went to another team, his future was doomed.
Between results and brothers LOL, it seemed like he could only choose one.
Liu Qingsong was lost in thought, but Lin Weixiang stood up.
"Let's go, let's go." He patted the dust on his butt and pretended to be carefree. "Let's go back and eat. Auntie said that today is Jack's welcome dinner. There will be braised pork."
"You've thought about it?" Liu Qingsong stood still and glanced at the Shimao Riverside Garden in the distance.
"I've thought about it. Hurry up and get a taxi. I don't have money."
This time, the stingy God Liu Qingsong agreed very quickly.
After the opening of the transfer period on November 22nd, YM fell into a short period of chaos. Guo Hao did not expect that the three people in the bottom lane would be looking for him in the transfer market at the same time.
He was mentally and physically exhausted a few days ago. He had been following the big fish and did not have time to stabilize his team members.
Guo Hao originally thought that at most, Liu Qingsong would leave and that the Prophet would be transferred. However, he did not expect Jack's cousin to also say that on the opening day of the transfer period, he also wanted YM to pass IG's transfer request.
Guo Hao did not understand, but he generously passed IG's transfer request without hesitation. He even offered to help Jack's transfer if needed.
This was not stupidity; he did it on purpose.
Guo Hao was a bit like Brother Dong in this regard — Schrodinger's brother. Today you may be my good brother, tomorrow you may not be.
No matter what their private feelings were, they were not soft-hearted at work.
After thinking about it, he felt that the benefits provided by IG to Jack were definitely not high. Moreover, the initiative to transfer was in YM's hands.
According to the "Global Anti-poaching and Anti-interference Policy," the only possibility for YM to lose the initiative to transfer was that Jack would pay to buy out the contract and jump out of his free status to join another team.
This buyout fee was very high. Under normal circumstances, no one would do this unless it was to the point of falling out.
Guo Hao knew that his main goal was to let Jack recognize reality. There was no team more in line with his career development goals than YM.
He passed IG's transfer request neatly and could even provide help when necessary. The purpose was to play the emotional card.
After two years together, he saw Jack very clearly. On the surface, he had his own ideas and did not drag his feet when making decisions, but in fact, he was very sentimental. Like Mr. Dai, he was an excellent candidate for Bros LOL.
The plan was very successful. When Jack returned to Shanghai from Huanggang, he called him and said that he did not have a clear idea of transferring yet.
Everything was to be decided.
Guo Hao also specially asked him to go to IG. After all, the transfer request had been signed. It would be unreasonable to leave IG behind.
Brainless and Unhappy ran back after running around outside for a while.
The big fish was also responding positively. All of a sudden, the situation had taken a turn.
Guo Hao's hanging heart finally settled down.
The first task was to keep him. Liu Qingsong would definitely guarantee the starting lineup. He opened two paths for Lin Weixiang.
One was to continue to be YM's mascot. His salary was higher than before. Plus, the competition bonus was not a small number.
The second was to go to YM's second team downstairs. Although the promotion and relegation had been canceled, there were still competitions to play. Lin Weixiang could still taste the taste of leading a team alone.
Brainless was as smart as ever. He wanted all of them.
The competition intensity of the LSPL, which was about to be renamed, was not high. Three BO1 games a week were just scratching the itch. Lin Weixiang decided to lead the second team, but he would usually come upstairs to watch the training competition in his spare time.
In the end, Guo Hao provided Liu Qingsong with a 1.5 million signing fee plus a one-year contract of 5.8 million, showing his sincerity.
It seemed that the salaries of the YM players were not low. The annual expenses were close to 40 million. However, in Guo Hao's opinion, the overall expenses were not much.
First, it was because there was no need to pay a high transfer fee. When Ouze ran away from OMG, the breach of contract, economic contract, and other expenses were said to have cost tens of millions. It was equivalent to the total annual salary of the YM players.
Second, it was because of the generous investment of the investors. BMW was very satisfied with the S7 championship. As expected, BMW's investment in China would arrive in early December.
Lin Yan was finally relieved. On November 27th, the annual LPL awards ceremony quietly arrived.
Let's just treat it as an intermission during this treacherous transition period.