LOL: My talent is top-tier, my professional skills are unparalleled.

Chapter 166: Contract Renewal and Staying on the Team! Personnel Reinforcement!
Seeing all this uncritical praise, Wang Yao felt something was off and decided to go to the online forum to cleanse his eyes.

After arriving in his happy hometown, the online forum, countless anti-forum maggots have brought him a lot of hilarious jokes and memes.

User [Fei wants to go to Ritz] —

In the SKT rest room after the match, Lee Sang-hyeok said to Bang: "Although we did not win the championship, at least I got to know a great ADC player, and that is 'Death Sentence'!"
Come on, Bang, go say hello to your new substitute AD. You two chat and get to know each other. I'm locking the gate now.

User [Bieguangmo, Niganna] —

After the finals ended, Lee Sang-hyeok slumped in front of his computer for a long time, unwilling to get up. KkOma went up to him to comfort him, and Lee Sang-hyeok suddenly said, "Coach, I want to play AD!"

KkOma thought to himself: Bang played terribly this time, even Sang-hyeok wants to switch to ADC.

KkOma nodded: Okay, whatever position you want to play.

The next second, Lee Sang-hyeok picked up a gaming chair and smashed it towards Bang.

User [I'm a Barrel, You're a Nar] —

Lee Sang-hyeok's latest single has been leaked ahead of time: "What use is this Iron Bang to me? What good are my cannons? Incense burner and Holy Grail, I can't lift them up. Orphanage director, I can't escape a shutout! This Bang makes me burst into tears!"

User [You're Ash, I'm a Healer] —

Years later, Lee Sang-hyeok's child pointed to the tallest of the ten trophies in the house and asked his father why it was placed so high.

Lee Sang-hyeok said: This is my father's first world championship runner-up trophy, which is very meaningful.

The child asked: Is it because Dad wants to remember failure?
Lee Sang-hyeok smiled and shook his head: "Because this contains your Uncle Bang's ashes."

……

Wang Yao watched the whole thing with a grin on his face. He had to admit that the guys on Tieba were really good at creating memes. The finals had only just ended, and so many memorable moments and memes had already emerged.

Just as Wang Yao was about to continue reading, someone walked into EDG's rest room.

The staff came to collect the championship trophy, which was a bit unexpected, since Wang Yao thought the Riot staff would wait a while before taking the trophy away.

Wang Yao has already planned to set up a glass case in his future live streams to display his FMVP trophy and championship trophy, which would greatly enhance the live stream's appeal.

Seeing the slight regret on Wang Yao's face, manager Abu immediately said, "It doesn't matter. The club will order a championship trophy for everyone later and give it to you as soon as it's finished. Don't worry!"

"I've already booked a place to eat, so everyone can bring their family and friends to celebrate together!"

Backed by real estate tycoon Edward Zhu, manager Abu is very willing to spend money at this time. There are not many top teams in the LPL, and EDG is definitely a club that ranks among the top three.

Just as Riot Games staff were carrying away the championship trophy, another group of people arrived; they were the staff who created the championship skins.

The person in the lead is Chun-Li, one of Riot's lead designers!

Their purpose in coming here was simple: to inquire about the EDG players' preferences for championship skins, in order to facilitate the subsequent skin production process.

However, Wang Yao hasn't decided which hero skin to choose yet, so he said he'd give Riot an answer in a few days, since there are a lot to consider when choosing a skin.

Chunli nodded in understanding. After the staff left, Manager Abu secretly called Wang Yao aside to discuss the contract renewal.

"Xiao Wang, let's stay with the team for another year next season. If you have any ideas about strengthening the roster, feel free to let us know." Renew contract, stay with the team, strengthen roster!
Wang Yao was stunned. Was EDG trying to make him the team's leader?

Logically speaking, players shouldn't be involved in matters like player recruitment, but the fact that Abu gave him this information is enough to demonstrate EDG's determination to renew his contract.

Wang Yao's contract expires around the beginning of December, which coincides with the opening of the LPL's winter transfer window.

"The boss has said that if we can win the championship this year, it means that our roster is perfect. He hopes that we can keep the same players and play for another year."

"As for the renewal terms, you absolutely don't need to worry. We can offer you more than you can ask for!"

Abu's words were very sincere, but Wang Yao just nodded and did not rush to give a reply.

After all, this is a contract renewal issue, and Wang Yao must treat it with caution. The reason is quite simple.

One of the system's long-term tasks is to maintain a 100% win rate throughout the season. This means that Wang Yao must do everything he can to win the Spring and Summer Double Championships plus the World Championship in order to achieve his goal!
This is an incredibly difficult, even unprecedented, challenge. To achieve such a feat, Wang Yao cannot become the director of an orphanage in a weak team with no potential.

Of course, another point is that Wang Yao is not quite clear about his current market value.

As for the first LPL championship and the World Championship FMVP honor, the level of treatment the club can offer him depends on a comprehensive assessment of all parties involved.

The best course of action for Wang Yao right now is to wait for other teams to contact him, see what offers they make, and then make a final decision.

"Let's rest for a while first. Let's go out for dinner to celebrate today," Wang Yao replied tactfully.

"You little rascal, you're really shrewd." Abu chuckled, but didn't press further, simply giving Wang Yao a few instructions.

"No matter which team contacts you, don't rush to agree. Give priority to EDG. If you go to another team, you may not have such a good tactical position."

Clearly, Wang Yao has proven his exceptional esports talent and immeasurable value, so Abu's promised tactical role is not surprising.

Because other teams can offer similar terms.

"Okay, I will seriously consider it." Wang Yao nodded with a smile. In any case, EDG is currently his first choice for contract renewal.

Contract renewal bonuses and tactical importance are indeed very important.

However, the personnel configuration of a team is also very important. Earning 30 million as the captain of a weak team is definitely not as good as earning more than 10 million as the core player of a strong team.

Esports is essentially a winner-takes-all competition; nobody pays attention to the losers. And the lack of exposure will also affect Wang Yao's future commercial revenue.

Wang Yao will definitely prioritize the overall strength of the roster and the contract renewal fee before making a decision.

Soon, the EDG team members packed their belongings and prepared to board the bus to go to dinner.

Meanwhile, in a secluded corner, Abu made a phone call to his boss, Edju: "Wow! Boss!"

"This kid needs to check the market prices before making any plans. We might need to prepare more money to keep him here."

Ed Zhu on the other end of the phone hummed in agreement. He knew he couldn't catch a wolf without risking his cub; Wang Yao's reaction was exactly what he expected.

"We absolutely have to find a way to keep him. There's no limit to our budget. I don't believe any team can outspend EDG!"

(End of this chapter)