Watching the contestants walk into the reserved box, Abu took out his cell phone and called Ed Zhu.
"Hello, boss."
He leaned against the wall of the corridor outside the room, his tone was a little low,
Abu, who was rarely a little irritable, kept rubbing his hair, anxiously waiting for the voice on the other end of the phone.
Some things will be too late if you don't say them now.
"Xiaobu?"
"Oh, you want me to come over and celebrate together, right? Don't worry, I'm on my way."
Ed Zhu spoke briskly, and it was obvious that he was in a very good mood.
"...Did you watch the game that just ended?"
Abu sorted out his words and spoke.
"I watched it! Xu Yuan played really well. I think he really deserves the FMVP title."
Ed Zhu did not hide his current admiration for Xu Yuan.
"So...about the contract renewal?"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
"Xiaobu, I want to apologize to you here."
He said so.
Abu's heart suddenly sank. Could it be?
"Alas, I only had a general idea of ​​every transfer before."
Edward Zhu sighed and said,
"You're right, Boo."
"A player like this really deserves a contract of 25 million or even more."
Ed Zhu is still quite concerned about the team, but it is somewhat difficult for him to know the specific value of the top players in each position.
But it doesn’t matter, Ed Zhu will make the comparison.
I wonder how much Xu Yuan deserves?
Just look at his defeated men!
The previous highest AD contract was Uzi's.
His last transfer was a contract worth 50 million.
Although it is a two-year contract with a signing fee, it is at least 20 million a year.
Looking at it this way...
Ed Zhu suddenly felt that Xu Yuan’s contract was really not expensive.
What's expensive?
In fact, the price has remained the same for many years!
Ed Zhu felt that this was not really Xu Yuan’s problem.
Sometimes he should really look for his own problems, because he doesn't know the market well enough.
"...Boss?! What do you mean...?"
Abu's mood was like a roller coaster, and his voice rose to the point of breaking due to extreme happiness.
He asked cautiously.
"Keep Xu Yuan in EDG at all costs!"
Ed Zhu gave the final instructions.
"Twenty-five million is fine!"
"Thirty million is fine!"
"Thirty-five million is no problem, even forty million a year is not out of the question!"
"Xiaobu, we must do our best to give him the best treatment and the greatest respect!"
"Let him stay!"
This was the final decision that Edzhu made.
No matter what the cost, no matter how much it costs, we must keep Xu Yuan in EDG.
He smiled and said,
"Hasn't there always been a saying? Mingkai's substitutes are all princes."
"Xu Yuan is now the real prince of our EDG."
"Just kidding. Haha, if you really look at his achievements, he should at least be the young emperor who has ascended the throne."
"Xiaobu, we must persuade him with emotion and reason, and make him feel our sincerity to the greatest extent possible!"
"Yes! Boss!"
Abu only felt that the shadow that had been lingering around him these days had completely dissipated at this moment.
But he still had a problem.
"Smeb's contract will end next year, and he seems to be thinking about leaving."
"Mingkai has already made plans to retire."
“The rest of us are a little too uncompetitive.”
"Boss, if other teams offer the same or even higher price than us, it will still be hard for our lineup to attract Xu Yuan to stay."
Ed Zhu pondered for a moment and suddenly asked.
"Is Scout going to leave?"
Abu was stunned for a moment, he frowned and thought for a while before giving a reply.
"Probably... no way. Our EDG was having a hard time at the beginning of this year, and Scout didn't leave."
He smiled bitterly and said,
"At that time, I felt that he had no hope in S7, and I didn't want to delay him for a year, so I specifically asked him if I needed help to arrange a return to the LCK team."
"His answer to me was that he would not leave."
Scout will leave?
How is that possible?
Abu really didn't think this would happen.
"That's not necessarily true."
Ed Zhu had a completely opposite idea from him.
"I didn't leave at that time because I hadn't gotten any results and hadn't played, so I felt unwilling to leave."
"Now that we have won the S7 World Championship, for Scout, the dream he has been pursuing for a long time may have come true."
"He naturally has no reason to stay in LPL anymore."
Abu had a headache, "Boss, isn't this idea a little too real?"
"Just think of it as me being overly suspicious."
Ed Zhu also felt that the probability was low and shook his head.
He then told Abu some things about the championship rewards and then hung up the phone.
"Grass!"
After hanging up the phone, Abu punched the wall in the corridor.
Although he was grimacing in pain, he was still smiling happily.
Xu Yuan, there is a chance to stay!
And with the boss's attitude, the chances are great!
When he walked into the room, he had a smile on his face that he wasn't trying to hide at all.
So much so that Mingkai thought he was crazy.
At this time, Xu Yuan was browsing the Anti-Pressure Bar with great interest.
The food hasn't arrived yet, so it would be a real pleasure to go shopping in Kangba at this time.
Let’s do something to resist Maggot Baby 778.
Then came the opening lightning strike.
"Let's have a rational discussion. Has Savior surpassed Faker?"
Xu Yuan grinned.
"That's too much. This is too much. Although my brother won the Grand Slam that Lee Sang-hyeok didn't win, he still has three World Championships."
But to be honest, it feels good.
A Grand Slam is indeed an impressive achievement.
In addition, he was the carry in almost every game in the S game, and he directly crushed the bottom lane of SSG and SKT, playing against the peak Chidi and Bang.
The gold content is absolutely full.
In LPL, everyone probably thinks that his achievement is unprecedented and no one knows if there will be anyone who can surpass him.
But Koreans will definitely not recognize it.
European and American audiences may not recognize it either.
After all, everyone knows Europe and the United States' attitude towards CN.
Praising LCK and disparaging LPL is politically correct.
But LPL was indeed weak before.
From this point of view.
LPL is really not as stable as LCK in terms of its competitiveness for the championship.
From S3 to the current S7.
LCK has never missed any world championship finals.
This is proof of stability.
They always seem to be able to produce a variety of top players.
And most of the time in LPL is...
purchase!
If you can’t beat it, buy it!
How could such behavior be recognized by Europeans and Americans who don't like CN in the first place?
Although we don't need their approval.
Because although LPL is a region that is stuck there, Europe and the United States are pure garbage.
Except for one or two teams that are somewhat competitive, the world championship is a steady process of giving away points.
Xu Yuan perked up and replied with the following words below.
"There's no point in arguing about this now. Don't try to find a scene for your father Yuan."
hey-hey!
He chuckled.
Now LPL is winning big and LCK is losing big.
In this situation, I still do this.
You’re bound to be scolded to death, right?
Does that guy's talent, which has already reached its peak, need to be broken through to a new level?
He was a little looking forward to it.
As for the title?
Haha, now I have my own people in the bar.
He specifically sends 500 yuan to the small forum "Zhiliangyu" every month just to ensure that his account would not be blocked.
This is the evil PY deal.
Sorry, but if you have money you can do whatever you want.
Not only that, Xu Yuan is also preparing to run for a new bar.
He doesn't want to be a privileged person.
But he felt... this thing could be used but not absent.
After reloading the post, Xu Yuan felt a little strange when he saw the sudden increase in replies.
"Are there a lot of people here today?"
He clicked on it and replied with great interest.
Private Li Xianghe replied to the question:
"Sir Yuan, stop messing around. Can you tell me where we're going next year?"
Xu Yuan:?
As soon as he clicked in, he saw this sentence.
His pupils suddenly shrank and his mouth became dry.
Almost instantly... I was sweating profusely!
Difficult... could it be?
With a heavy mentality of "Absolutely don't do this kind of thing!", Xu Yuan flipped through the pages one by one with a serious face.
At this moment, he is even more serious than when he played against SKT!
SKT: …
Wuxia replied, trying to flatter your father Yuan in various ways: "Dad! You looked so handsome today! Pentakill Varus is awesome!"
Bullfrog and Frog replied, "God of Yuan, do you want to see how we blow you up? Just give us a word and we will do it!"
Neymar responded to the e-sports fan who was trying to flatter his father: "Dad! Can you come to RNG next year? Please!"
The more Xu Yuan looked at it, the more annoyed he became.
These "old acquaintances" all replied to him, which really made his ominous premonition stronger and stronger.
If you scroll further up, you will see a lot of comments praising and capturing the story.
"Capture the Abyss God!"
"Cool! God Yuan!"
"Looking through the posting records, it seems that Yuanshen has a sense of humor."
“Hahahahahaha! So the one who praised Uzi one, three, five and criticized Uzi two, four, six was actually the Abyss God himself?”
"Awesome, Master Yuan! You have us all in your hands!"
"So, it seems that Yuan Shen's dislike for Uzi is just a character setting, right? Who would really praise Uzi?"
"Case solved, it turns out that Yuan Shen is the biggest Godzilla!"
Xu Yuan put down his phone expressionlessly and rubbed his eyes hard.
I must have seen it wrong.
A beating heart, trembling hands.
When he picked up his phone again, the comments were still there.
Xu Yuan's blood pressure rose rapidly.
"Grass!"
Who is it?
Who leaked the news?
His vest was really exposed!
Xu Yuan feels like he can even record a Vlog now.
The title is [Immersive experience of being opened by others]
He forced himself not to read the replies and scrolled through the forum with trembling hands.
It didn't take long for him to find the culprit.
Then, Xu Yuan felt numb.
[Maybe I discovered a big secret, it turns out Savior has always been on Tieba?! ]
The poster is the one who once analyzed that RNG did not play training matches with other teams in the Intercontinental Championship!
It's still him!
Xu Yuan looked at the post numbly.
This host is indeed capable.
After he had some doubts in his mind, he compared Xu Yuan's reply habits with his speaking habits and analyzed them in combination with his online time.
Then he received technical support from his buddy, a good brother who retired from an unknown military unit.
Among the massive samples with the IP address of Modu, more than one hundred targets that may be Xu Yuan’s account were captured.
And finally, the screenshot that Xu Yuan accidentally sent out was compared with the mobile phone interface that was briefly revealed in the team's VLOG promotional video.
Thus, Xu Yuan was accurately locked onto.
Because Xu Yuan has a rather special habit, he is used to using a rather special artistic font.
Because of this point, the OP was completely convinced.
There are actually a lot of IP addresses in Shanghai.
The interfaces are similar, which can indeed be explained.
Even if the posting time is unique, most of the time it is not when training, there is still an explanation.
But with this unique font, it's basically confirmed.
With so many coincidences, it’s really hard to be a coincidence.
It's numb!
Hemp in hemp!
This is Xu Yuan’s only feeling.
Big brother!
You really have skills! You really have special skills!
But...could you please stop being so idle?
Just because of a suspicion, you tracked me down for several days? !
Damn it, I didn’t break the law!
Why are you using methods that are specifically used to deal with criminals on your buddies?
Xu Yuan chose... to be a turtle!
He remained calm and immediately shut down the phone!
It is shameful to be a coward in the competition field, and Xu Yuan despises such behavior.
But off the field...
It shouldn't matter if it's a turtle, right?
There is no way, after all, Xu Yuan is also a rebellious person.
Double standards are normal.
"I'm not late, am I?"
The door was pushed open, and Ed Zhu, who had specially asked his assistant to wait outside the door, walked in with a smile.
After a brief greeting, the atmosphere began to become lively as the food was gradually served.
Mingkai's hawk-like eyes scanned around.
After seeing Xu Yuan picked up the juice as usual, he softened.
He thought it would be better for Xu Yuan to drink less at his age, after all, he was still a minor.
But Mingkai was overthinking.
In Xu Yuan’s previous life...he really couldn’t touch cigarettes or alcohol.
Xu Yuan also thought about trying the taste of wine, but gave up in the end.
As for the smoke?
He really doesn't like the taste.
After eating and drinking, Ed Zhu looked at the contestants putting down their bowls and chopsticks and spoke with a smile.
“Everyone played really well today!”
He was not stingy with his praise.
"Especially our Xu Yuan! His performance throughout the entire S game was obvious to all!"
Ed Zhu specifically praised Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan was also very sensible and stood up, toasting Ed Zhu with juice instead of wine.
Ed Zhu was stunned, then smiled and clinked glasses with him.
He likes Xu Yuan more.
Xu Yuan didn't feel humiliated at all, as Edward Zhu offered him 20 million a year.
He is indeed sincere and he still has some social skills.
How many people on the Internet are scrambling to eat shit that costs tens of thousands of dollars a mouthful.
It is definitely better to have a positive attitude towards your boss.
After all, he really gave money!
Ed Zhu might have other debts owed, but he really wouldn't do this to the players.
"I would like to take this opportunity to have a frank talk with you all."
Ed Zhu put down his glass and spoke with a smile.
"We have achieved unprecedented success in LPL this year, and I think you are the five most correct people."
"So I want to renew my contract with all of you, and work together for another year."
"Of course, I also know that as players you must have your own plans."
Ed Zhu spread his hands.
Xu Yuan almost laughed out loud.
This action... looks like a little bear spreading its hands.
"so what……"
"My idea is that if you players want to stay in EDG, we will definitely give you a contract that will ensure that you will not be wronged in any way."
He paused.
"Whether the contract is renewed or not, you will always be our EDG heroes. There is no doubt about that."
"I... want to hear your thoughts."
There was silence in the room for a moment.
Ed Zhu looked at Xu Yuan with expectant eyes.
Xu Yuan sighed inwardly.
What can I say... His original idea was that after playing for a year and proving his worth, and after helping EDG win the championship, no one would owe anyone anything.
So he wanted to leave EDG at first.
But at least we have been fighting for so long.
It is impossible for Xu Yuan to say that he has no feelings at all.
And he really hasn't thought about his next club yet.
Apart from the fact that the food is a bit more expensive and the management is a bit stricter, EDG has no other shortcomings.
Xu Yuan felt that he might need to think about it for another day or two before giving Ed Zhu an answer.
But just when he was about to speak, a rather dull voice sounded first.
"I want to go back to LCK, boss."
Xu Yuan looked in the direction of the voice in some surprise.
The person sitting there is Li Lican.
He looked serious and continued speaking.
"I have no intention of renewing my contract."
Abu was so shocked by this sudden change that he couldn't say a word for a moment.
He opened his mouth, but only asked this question dryly.
"Why?"
Li Lican lowered his head slightly, but remained firm.
“…My dream has come true.”
“I’ve been missing my family a lot during the two years I’ve been here.”
"If possible, I would still like to play in the LCK next year. My parents' health has been a little poor recently, and I want to spend more time with them."
Edward Zhu suddenly said,
" I'll help your parents buy a house here and let them move in, okay?"
Scout said nothing, just shook his head.
"...Okay, then which club do you want to go to? We'll help you arrange it."
Ed Zhu sighed and rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.
never mind.
No matter how much you say, it will be useless if your heart is no longer with you.
"...SKT."
Xu Yuan:?
Ed Zhu:?
Smeb: ?
"Scout, don't tell me that you have contacted SKT's operations staff privately."
Abu's eyes suddenly became sharp.
This is expressly prohibited by the alliance!
Because this would be detrimental to the interests of the club.
Even if EDG really wants to let Scout go, it must be the club that does it.
Because only in this way can we push up prices.
EDG has trained Scout for two years and now they have won the championship.
Even if they want to trade, it is really understandable that they take some benefits.
Now that Scout has said this, it almost means that he has already contacted SKT people privately.
This situation is the most unacceptable for EDG.
Because this means that SKT has seen through the trump card!
The player's personal wishes will greatly affect the price during the transfer period.
To put it bluntly, this behavior is no different from that of an ungrateful person.
Scout's transfer and Xu Yuan's transfer are two completely different things.
Xu Yuan has not had any contact with any other clubs now, and he started as a starter when he just came to EDG. EDG just gave him a stage and a good environment.
But Scout is different, he was bought by EDG from SKT and was carefully trained as a mid laner for two years!
Moreover, he also contacted other clubs privately!
EDG originally had no way of keeping Xu Yuan because they were not sure they were willing to pay the price.
As for Scout, they never thought of giving up.
Li Lican didn't look at Abu's disappointed eyes, but just nodded.
"Can I ask, why SKT?"
Abu took a deep breath and asked.
“…”
Li Lican was silent for a while, "They promised me that they would give me the starting position."
"They said, and you believed it?"
Abu was going crazy.
Isn’t SKT just Faker’s team?
You can imagine how false this statement is!
"etc."
Xu Yuan suddenly spoke.
"Who from SKT told you that?"
"Their boss' assistant promised me personally!"
"Xu Yuan, believe me, I'm really not a traitor. I just want to spend more time with my family and return to LCK to prove myself!"
Scout said quickly.
Xu Yuan just shook his head slightly.
"It's okay, everyone has their own aspirations, and we are still friends."
"Scout, tell me, does the person who contacted you speak English or Korean?"
Li Lican was stunned. He carefully recalled the expressive voice just now.
"English! He speaks English!"
Ed Zhu's response was quick.
His natural business acumen enabled him to spot the problem immediately.
The original capital behind SKT was SK, but the person in charge assigned to SKT by SK is a pure Korean.
Where did the English assistant come from?
Koreans need to find an English assistant to communicate with each other, right?
There is only one possibility.
If that person is really from SKT, then this is likely the beginning of a power struggle.
Has capital from Europe and the United States entered SKT?
Ed Zhu immediately asked his assistant to check, and he got the information soon.
This is not something that is kept secret.
In August this year, Comcast from the United States reached a cooperation with SK.
After he told the news, Xu Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Thanks to the system for keeping his mind sharp.
So...
After S7, it seemed that some reasons had been found for Lee Sang-hyuk's frequent substitutions.
Even the SKT fans in China cursed the white-skinned boss half to death during that period.
There is no need to even think about the fans in South Korea, they will definitely be cursing.
However……
Even though Lee Sang-hyuk was in good shape, he still had to sit on the bench for a very long time.
This matter itself exudes a weird atmosphere.
There seems to be no more reasonable explanation than being caught up in high-level struggles and becoming a victim.
A bold idea suddenly came to Xu Yuan's mind.
He looked at Scout and said,
"Scout, you should know that this is against the rules, right?"
If a club wants to poach players, it must contact the players through the club management who holds the contract.
SKT directly contacts the players in private, and such intentional conversation is considered a violation.
Accordingly, players or coaches who cooperate with poaching will also be punished.
Edward waved his hand.
"Forget it. We can't keep them if they want to leave. Let SKT formally contact us."
Having just won the S crown, he could forgive Scout's willful behavior.
But it is wishful thinking for SKT to just take Scout over like that.
In fact, Ed Zhu can even use this incident to sue SKT severely and tear a large piece of meat from SKT.
But if you want to sue SKT, you must also sue Scout.
He was still ready to raise his hand and let Scout go.
"You don't plan to stay?"
Xu Yuan asked in a deep voice.
"……Um."
Ed Zhu nodded.
Abu looked worried and couldn't help but mutter something.
"This... next year's mid laner... where can I find one?"
Xu Yuan heard his words and smiled.
"Isn't there a ready-made one?"
Abu was stunned, "Huh?"
Xu Yuan spoke slowly,
"Since they want Scout, just give it to them."
He smiled.
"Let them ..."
He paused slightly, looked at the eyes gathered in the room, and said the second half of the sentence with a smile.
"Send Lee Sang Hyuk here personally!"
Almost instantly, the entire box fell into absolute silence.
"That's impossible."
Abu thought Xu Yuan was daydreaming.
"How is it impossible?"
Xu Yuan asked back.
"They will definitely sign a contract to guarantee Scout's starting role, right? That means Lee Sang-hyeok will be a substitute."
"As a three-time champion, it would be hard for both the player and the fans to accept this."
"Unless the players are willing to sit on the bench, it is normal for them to want to leave. Which champion player can stand being on the bench?"
When Xu Yuan said this, he sighed in his heart.
Oh shit.
I guess the white-skinned boss was thinking the same thing when he put Lee Sang-hyuk on the bench, right?
But Li Xianghe really accepted the arrangement obediently and really sat on the bench.
This person's character... is truly invincible.
"If SKT doesn't agree, we can use this to force them to agree."
“We can tell them:”
"SKT leader, you don't want Riot to know that you contacted the players privately, right?"
He smiled and continued.
"In order to cover up this matter, coupled with the change of old and new management, I think the probability is really high."
"Let's take a step back and say that even if they still don't agree, we can still make a lot of money from this incident, and the budget for buying a new midfielder will be much larger."
"Boss... you can even just put Scout on ice."
He put the harsh reality in front of Scout, and made Scout's face turn completely pale.
A violation is a violation.
It can't be washed clean.
Ed Zhu was stunned.
He just felt that Xu Yuan seemed a little too extreme.
This is too urban!
However, Xu Yuan always sticks to the facts.
Li Lican was indeed his friend, but what he did was really unkind.
It was simply... a replica of the incident that happened between him and KT later!
"No need, no need, just pay the money."
Ed Zhu finally sighed and shook his head.
There is some emotion there.
He really couldn't hide Scout.
but……
The idea proposed by Xu Yuan also made his heart start beating uncontrollably.
What if... we really get Lee Sang-hyuk into EDG's hands.
Then it won't take off yet?
At this time, Xu Yuan also smiled and expressed his thoughts.
"Boss, if Lee Sang-hyuk is the midfielder next year, I will renew my contract."
He also felt that the success rate of this matter was very low.
But just fool Ed Zhu.
Using this excuse, maybe I can break up peacefully with EDG by then, right?
Xu Yuan felt that he possessed amazing wisdom!
But he didn't notice that Abu's eyes became sharper.
He walked out of the box, took out his cell phone and found the man's number.
"Hello?"
"Coach Abu? What's going on?"
In the DAN team's club, Guo Hao was somewhat confused.
"Haozi, I've always heard that you can impress the contestants."
Abu spoke with real emotion.
"I've never asked anyone for anything in my life."
"Please, can you accompany our EDG to Korea in a few days?"
Guo Hao: Ah?