Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 164 Only Champion
In a community with a pretty good environment, the IM team that entered the League of Legends A playoffs temporarily rented a house here.
For this group of internet-addicted teenagers with dreams and passion , a decent computer and an Internet cable are enough for them to work hard.
Being able to have such an environment and earn a considerable salary every month, this condition is considered to be better than the rest in the professional e-sports circle.
At least it is much better than the predecessors who can only train in black Internet cafes! This is also what Liu, the predecessor, taught them by words and deeds.
At this moment, they are also actively preparing for the upcoming games which will determine their qualification for promotion to the next level league.
At this time, Liu arrived at the IM team in a dusty state, with a very happy expression on his face.
As soon as I entered the club, I saw a group of teenagers sitting together. The coach was holding a notebook and reviewing the previous training match, while the team leader was standing aside.
"Um, are you done with the review? I have something to announce."
"Teacher PDD is here. If you have anything to say, please tell us first. There is no rush for our review." The coach said in a friendly manner with a smile on his face.
A group of players also looked over with curiosity, among them was Yu Wenbo, a 15-year-old genius who has now secured the starting AD position of the team.
Although Liu made it sound light when reporting to Zhou Dongsheng, playing professionally is certainly not a joke. Yu Wenbo took this position entirely by proving his own strength.
At the beginning, Yu Wenbo was new to the team and was only a substitute AD. However, after training matches, he was found to be quite effective and the team's strength improved significantly. With the training from the matches, he gradually showed his brilliance as a talented AD.
As for Gao Zhenning, who was originally an AD player, as a teenager born in 1998, who doesn’t have a bit of edge? Who is not a talented teenager who can play professionally?
However, after several team training sessions, I realized that my performance in the AD position was indeed not as good as before, so I simply followed Liu's suggestion and tried playing jungle.
Unexpectedly, this try made Gao Zhenning fall in love with the jungle position. Compared with the boring last-hitting and development of AD, the joy of jungle invasion and setting the pace is much more interesting.
The jungler position is equivalent to the engine of a team. Although Gao Zhenning is only a substitute jungler, after taking turns to appear in the team's training matches, the coach soon discovered the miraculous effect.
Gao Zhenning's style is radical, like a sports car, rushing around, while the other jungler is relatively conservative, like a sedan, stable.
If these two completely different styles are used properly, it means that the team has two sets of jungle systems, which not only increases the tactical foundation but also can confuse the opponent.
In the constant running-in of competitions and training matches, Gao Zhenning's sharpness and radicalism and Yu Wenbo's youthful arrogance were quite similar, and gradually a chemical reaction emerged between them.
Although their positions were taken away, they were still teammates after all, with the same goal. After putting aside their prejudices, the boys cooperated more tacitly.
That's why, with their concerted efforts, the team made it to the playoffs.
"I came here specially because after I reported your achievements to the boss, he was very happy. Not only did he take the initiative to increase your salary as a reward, but he also had a bigger surprise for you."
Liu said this mysteriously, and kept the answer a secret.
Gao Zhenning, who was straightforward in character, said anxiously: "President PDD, just tell me what the surprise is."
Support Shi Shenming let out his signature giggle, and Yu Wenbo said with a smile: "Don't worry, King Ning, just listen to what Teacher PDD says."
"Oh my god, you are such an impatient guy. No wonder you are so good at playing jungle. I guess the boss thinks so after watching your game." Liu sighed and imagined it for himself.
Zhou Dongsheng's current position in his heart is no less respectful than his former boss, Principal Wang, except that he is not as rich as his former boss, Principal Wang.
Just because Zhou Dongsheng strongly supports him in setting up an e-sports club, it is enough for him to fulfill his dream. Although he can support it with his current income as the number one player of Tiger Tooth.
But the feeling of having someone’s support is still different, especially for Liu who has not yet upgraded his capital.
"The boss's meaning is very simple. As long as you can successfully advance to the LPL, he will directly give you a cash reward of one million and double your salary. Secondly, he will directly arrange a better place in Shanghai to set up the club, with all kinds of food and drinks, and the best equipment. At the same time, he will also hire an aunt to take care of your food and daily life..."
Liu listed a series of benefits and conditions in a very eloquent manner. This will naturally be the standard configuration of e-sports clubs in the future, but in the eyes of these teenagers right now, this treatment is no different from heaven.
"A happy life is waving towards you, and it all depends on you to fight for it. As long as you can play in the LPL, all of this is yours."
"Of course, you don't have to worry that the boss is just making empty promises. Principal Wang, you know that being on good terms with the boss is nothing more than a drop in the bucket for the boss."
Perhaps because he had been in Guangzhou for too long, Liu spoke in broken Cantonese.
The group of young men looked at each other, unable to hide their thoughts, their excitement was evident in their expressions. "Boss, you're awesome!" "Boss, you're really rich, I'll definitely have you!"...
"This condition is permanently valid. As long as you can make it to LPL, the boss will fulfill it." Liu added.
Hearing this, Gao Zhenning patted his chest with confidence and said in a loud voice, "No need for next time, just this time! What do you think, Jack!"
"That's right, this time! Just win the championship." Yu Wenbo met Gao Zhenning's eyes with the same confidence.
"As long as we are in the top two, it's enough. The top two can advance directly." Shi Shenming, as an assistant, was more pragmatic and added.
"I don't want to be second, I want to be the champion!"
"That's right, our only goal in playing professionally is to win the championship!"
"Okay! Let's work hard together!"
A group of young men were laughing and making lofty ambitions. Liu, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but smile with reminiscence. He was also so crazy when he was playing professionally in those years.
Honors such as the world's number one top laner and the world's number one prince were also goals he had pursued. It was precisely because of his love for e-sports that he made a second comeback in his career.
However, the young industry of e-sports is very cruel. There are talented young people every year, but this once talented young man is no longer young.
Therefore, we can only try another way, such as forming a team and providing better conditions to support another group of talented young people to pursue their dreams . This can also be regarded as a kind of inheritance in the e-sports industry.
Who knows, maybe these young people can realize the dream that their predecessors have never achieved? The world championship trophy that countless e-sports players have been longing for!
At this time, Zhou Dongsheng casually painted a pie in the sky for Liu, and then began to look through the list sent by the headhunter, which contained all suitable talents that the headhunter was looking for.
Everyone's annual salary is over one million, which is just barely reaching the lowest level, but in reality they are already first-class elites and the backbone of society.
