"Oh, it's Xiaobu."
Ed Zhu on the other end of the phone was a little surprised and spoke with a smile.
"We played very well in today's game! Are we in the semi-finals? Not bad, not bad."
"You're calling to talk about the rewards for the contestants, right? Don't worry, I've already arranged it."
Ed Zhu snorted, "Now we are the top four, each of them will be rewarded 300,000."
"If we make it to the finals, each of them will get a BMW. If we win the finals, I will directly reward them with a sports car!"
"How about it?"
Ed Zhu's family is in real estate.
Now is the 17th year when the real estate market is booming.
To him, this kind of money...is really just a number.
"…Thank you, boss."
Abu was a little stunned and spoke quickly.
Then he said what he wanted to say.
Edward Zhu listened to him carefully, then said after thinking for a while,
"You mean, the most important thing next year is to keep Xu Yuan?"
"Is this young man really that important?"
Although Ed Zhu acted as if he admired Xu Yuan very much when negotiating the contract, for Ed Zhu it was just a means of treating his employees.
It's a businessman's instinct.
He actually didn't know much about Xu Yuan. He only knew that his club had drawn something good in the card draw this year.
"Is it really that important? I'm sure that as long as we have this player, EDG will definitely be the most popular club in the country in the next few years! Even if we can't win the championship this year, we will definitely make a fortune in the future!"
Abu emphasized seriously.
"Boss, you know Uzi, the baby over at RNG, right? I tell you, Xu Yuan's commercial value is higher than Uzi's!"
"Because his image is so much better!"
Ed Zhuqi asked, "Didn't you say you were going to win the championship during the interview? Why do you seem to have little confidence?"
"Boss, we have to consider the worst-case scenario. I do have confidence."
Abu replied helplessly, and then reminded.
"Boss, can you tell me what you expect? Have you seen the transfer transaction information I sent you before?"
"Oh, I saw it."
Edzhu knew Abu couldn't see it, but he nodded anyway.
"If you increase the largest transaction by another 50%, that would be roughly what Xu Yuan's net worth would be next year."
Abu said in a deep voice.
"What?!"
Edward Zhu's voice suddenly became louder.
"I remember the contract I gave Xu Yuan before was 20 million a year, right? The highest contract you showed me was 17.5 million a year. If it fluctuates by 50%, wouldn't it be close to 30 million a year?"
"This contract is too outrageous. I'm not short of money, but I don't want to be taken advantage of!"
"How come Xu Yuan doesn't understand anything? We have already offered a contract worth 20 million. Does he want something else?"
"What a wolf that can never be tamed!"
From Ed Zhu's perspective, a contract worth 20 million a year is already very fair to Xu Yuan.
How many people want this contract but there is no place for it!
As a result, we need to add more now?
Edward Zhu is rich, but he can't be made like this.
As soon as Abu heard it, he knew he had misunderstood and quickly explained.
"Boss, this has nothing to do with the players. It wasn't the players who asked for it!"
"Our contract with Xu Yuan will end next year. By then, other clubs will definitely make offers. Many teams want Xu Yuan. You know that Young Master Wang has asked about it several times."
"This is the price I estimated. For a player like Xu Yuan, this price is really not expensive!"
Edzhu finally understood what Abu meant.
"You mean, by then other clubs might be able to offer a bigger contract than our 20 million?"
"Yes, boss!"
Abu smiled helplessly.
"This is what happens when a player is too good. Their value can easily increase several times in a year."
"Based on Xu Yuan's current performance in the world competition, his guaranteed value is 20 million per year or more."
"If it's only 20 million, we might not even be eligible to enter."
With Xu Yuan's potential and outstanding abilities, plus an astonishingly large fan base.
Now he has almost become the top star player in LPL.
The commercial value is simply unmatched by other players.
“…”
Ed Zhu was silent for a moment, then asked.
“Is there any way to keep him out of the market?”
Abu:?
"Boss, what you want... is useless."
He was startled at first, and then felt a little amused.
"We re-signed the contract. At that time, the priority renewal of EDG was just a verbal contract. The contract was originally given to reassure the players. It is impossible to use this to block them now. The contract is clearly written."
Abu really didn't expect that Ed Zhu would have such evil intentions.
This made him feel a little cold.
It seems that the boss is still reluctant to spend so much money to renew the contract.
"I'm just asking, how could I possibly do something like that?"
Ed Zhu's dissatisfied voice came.
What else can Abu say but yes, yes.
There was silence on the phone for a moment, and Ed Zhu fell into consideration.
"etc."
After a while, he suddenly spoke.
"Which clubs do you think would want him?"
Abu was a little confused.
"Needless to say, RNG probably wants it very much, and IG should just ask, as they also have their own AD trained."
"JDG is planning to strengthen next year, and SN is also likely to do so."
"Then there is TOP. They are in urgent need of a core player. I heard that they are in contact with SN and want to seek a transfer for the mid laner knight."
“These companies are not short of money now.”
Edzhu closed his eyes and thought for a moment.
When he opened his eyes, a gleam of light flashed in them .
"I know what to do."
"Don't worry about RNG. Uzi's contract hasn't ended yet, right?"
"You also said that IG has its own trained players and doesn't need an ADC."
"JDG and SN are actually very simple. Don't we have iboy? He hasn't transferred yet. When the transfer period comes, let iboy go first and let JDG and SN compete for him."
"Iboy, who is also 17 years old, also performed very well in the regular season. They should make an offer."
"The only problem is TOP. It is not clear how much investment Belle International is prepared to make. I will find some channels to find out."
"As long as he is banned from joining any team, won't he only be able to stay in EDG?"
Ed Zhu smiled happily.
"We didn't intend to give him too little in the contract, so we'll still give him 20 million."
"In this case, if he can't find another employer, he should just stay here, right?"
"Don't accuse me of blocking the contract. Why would I block his contract?"
"We don't have a card contract."
Abu fell silent for a moment.
If S10's Ah Shui heard their conversation, he would probably exclaim:
“How can they be so similar?!”
After S9, because Su Xiaoluo was not a good person, A Shui sought a transfer.
The first team he contacted was actually SN.
Anyone who has a little memory should know that during that period, there were many news reports about A Shui signing with SN.
Actually this is true, we almost signed the contract.
But what did Su Xiaoluo do?
Directly send Huanfeng from IG’s second team to SN!
Because they already had Huanfeng, and Huanfeng performed well in the tryout, SN's desire to continue pursuing Ashui faded a lot, and in the end, they failed to reach an agreement on a contract with Ashui.
Then he fell into the trap of RNG's Big B.
A Shui wanted to sign a contract with RNG in S10, but this was based on the premise that Uzi chose to retire or transfer.
Because as a professional player, you must first secure the starting position.
The first news revealed by RNG was that Uzi would no longer stay in RNG.
That’s why A Shui came into contact with RNG.
Uzi really didn't want to stay in RNG at the beginning of S10.
Either retire or transfer, I feel there is no chance to continue playing.
But when he wanted to transfer, he found out...
Hey, why can’t I run away?
RNG directly activates the trap card [Fear Beyond Death]!
They split Uzi's contract into two.
We can give player contracts, but don’t even think about financial contracts.
What does it mean?
If other clubs buy Uzi, at most Uzi can help them play games.
However, Uzi’s live streaming income and endorsement income still belong to RNG.
Who can withstand this?
So Uzi found that he couldn't run away, because no club wanted to be the scapegoat for such a top-level scapegoat.
Then he can only stay in RNG.
This directly led to A Shui being forced to give up his intended contract with RNG.
After all, if he really goes to RNG, he may not even be able to secure a starting spot.
For him, a championship AD who won the championship in his first year, such conditions are absolutely unacceptable.
RNG's contract blockage this time directly led to a turn in the wheel of history.
A Shui, Uzi, SN, and even themselves.
In fact, they all became victims.
I can only say it is great, and it deserves to be the most humane club in the entire league.
Among so many clubs in LPL, only RNG’s fans curse their own club the most harshly.
If outsiders scold RNG players, then Huangza might fight with you.
But if outsiders criticize RNG's management...
That emperor led the way directly!
Taijun! This way!
Sir, this way!
Back to the present, after hearing what Edzhu said, Abu couldn't help but be touched by his meanness...
Oh no, very shrewd!
I was shocked by his cunning and scheming!
Is this a capitalist?
Oh, sizzle!
After Edzhu hung up the phone, Abu was so shocked by what Edzhu had done that he couldn't recover for a long time.
However, although Abu felt that Xu Yuan was rather pitiful, he had to admit that Edzhu's method was indeed very good.
There are only a few clubs.
There are even fewer who can come up with a contract worth more than 20 million to test their strength.
As long as Xu Yuan has no way out, won't he stay in EDG?
Although it's despicable, it works!
The next day, when Xu Yuan got dressed and prepared to go to watch the game between WE and RNG, he met Abu on the way out.
What made him feel strange was...
When Abu looked at him, his eyes were somewhat evasive.
"coach?"
"…Nothing, just come back early after watching the game."
Abu forced a smile and waved at him.
Xu Yuan: ...
I always feel like something is wrong.
He shook his head and went out to get a taxi.
"Master, Guangzhou Gymnasium!"