CS: Demon King C, you said I was a genius?

Su Zhe watched two training matches between the LVG main team and the youth training team.

He recalled the process and found that LVG had no problem with their attitude towards scrims, and the communication between the players was also very positive.

However, this was done under the supervision of the boss, so it's uncertain whether this was just for show.

The biggest problem is their terrible coordination and lack of discipline; not to mention their lack of synchronization.

Sometimes it even looks like they're playing ranked matches.

Another major problem is the team's lack of resilience. They lose their composure when they are at a disadvantage, and try desperately to win the game when they have an advantage.

This also made Su Zhe understand why the CNCS team was always crushed by a large margin in the game, or why they were overturned by the opponent after taking the lead in the match point.

This is similar to G2, but the difference is that G2 has a firepower that is at its maximum, and they have the ability to kill the game in most situations.

LVG's firepower... is there, but it's only average, which naturally makes them more prone to accidents.

Another aspect is that while LVG's young players have talent, their handling of gunfights in direct confrontations is lacking in detail, which is a problem stemming from the environment.

Players from European and American teams have a lot of experience playing against strong teams. Sometimes when they can't win a head-on gunfight, they will naturally work on the details to gradually become stronger.

CNCS is basically eliminated in the first round of international competitions, like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, going home before even tasting it.

Once you get to China, the environment is exactly the same everywhere, so it's naturally difficult to improve in this area.

The problems with gunfight details are even more serious than the team's overall tactical system in China.

After all, you can still practice your tactical system by watching demos and running maps with the youth training team, but if you want to find a strong enough person to practice with and slowly improve your individual skills, there are really not many opportunities.

Relying solely on quick follow-up shots? Against players with fast reflexes, they'll just finish you off.

Su Zhe's current strong offensive capabilities are due not only to his positioning, reaction, and gun control attributes, but also to the [Mimetic Training Device].

Thinking about this, Su Zhe suddenly remembered something interesting.

Previously, while browsing Douyin (TikTok), he saw someone commenting on a CSGO highlight video that an individual's gunfighting ability doesn't have much impact on the match.

Top-tier teams rely on tactics and rarely engage in direct gunfights.

Su Zhe found such remarks amusing and immediately launched into a lengthy comment, the gist of which was:

【Then let me ask you, when the attacking side is in the default position, do you need to engage in a gunfight when the opposing CT is pushing forward to clear the area?】
[During a frontal bomb rush, is the entry operative only responsible for gathering information and not for killing? Can the gunners positioned behind, ready to provide backup, simply stare the enemy down?]

Answer me, you people who say it's useless for a person to face a gun head-on! Look my eyes! Tell me! Why? Baby, why?

[Some people say, "Oh, everyone else has good awareness, flanks, and gets timing to ambush from behind. Who's going to face you head-on?" Let me ask you, doesn't flanking and side-stepping require good aim? Don't you remember that guy's 12-round USP from behind? Answer me!]

【…】

As a result of his lengthy comment of several hundred words, Su Zhe only received a few words in return.
[Cloud Gamer]

Thinking of this, Su Zhe couldn't help but laugh out loud, while Jeff, standing beside him, was somewhat puzzled.

He thought Su Zhe had witnessed something ridiculous, so he cautiously said, "The kids just woke up, so they might not be in the best shape. How about we do it again later?"

“No need…” Su Zhe turned to look at the boss and said, “Let’s talk about the contract.”

Upon hearing this, Jeff immediately smiled with delight and then led Su Zhe back to his office.

In fact, Su Zhe didn't have many options. During the recent month-long hiatus, if he wanted to participate in any tournaments, he could only choose domestic teams.

After all, the EPL is being held in Malta, not in China, and the qualifiers are already quite late.

If we try to negotiate with foreign teams that are temporarily short of players now, we might not even have enough time to process the visas.

Moreover, Su Zhe also wanted to test the level of domestic teams. After all, as a domestic player, who doesn't dream of rebuilding the glory of CNCS?

In addition, LVG offered very generous compensation...

Even if he goes to jail, he'll only be out for a few matches at most. He can treat it as a free trip, since he can't go very far on his own with the team.

Back when I was with NIP, although most of the time it was one green-clad player leading four red-clad players, NIP was at least a second-tier international team, so they had basic teamwork and shouldn't be generalized.

After the two returned to the office, Jeff handed the pre-printed contract to Su Zhe.

Su Zhe carefully reviewed the contract terms, which were no different from the conditions offered in advance.

He looked at the contract over and over twice before putting it down and saying, "I'm fairly satisfied with this contract, but I have one more condition. I wonder if you can accept it?"

Seeing that the "boosting" deal was promising, Jeff nodded with a big smile and said, "Name your conditions!"

Su Zhe said, "Although I may not stay in LVG for long, I need absolute say during that time."

"Oh?" Jeff was a little surprised. "You want to be the team's leader?"

Su Zhe shook his head: "No, being a commander would only distract me. I just want my words to carry weight during training and matches. If we want to achieve results in competitions, there are still many things the team needs to improve."

Although given his current performance, Jee and the others in the team should listen to him, Su Zhe still mentioned it just to be on the safe side.

Jeff nodded and said, "No problem, I'll go to a meeting later and talk about this."

Su Zhe hummed in agreement and said, "Then I have no other questions. If I do, I'll come back and discuss them."

Su Zhe then picked up a pen and signed his name on the contract.

After seeing Su Zhe sign, Jeff finally felt relieved.

Even if Su Zhe has to pay a high salary to join LVG, it will definitely be beneficial in every way.

Besides attracting more sponsors and achieving better team results, this news will definitely go viral in the CNCS community.

The impact of Mitsuha's incident on the club can be minimized, saving them the cost of public relations.

"That phone call two days ago was totally worth it!" Jeff exclaimed, overjoyed as he looked at the signed contract. He then immediately called the entire LVG team, including the coach, to the conference room and officially announced that Su Zhe would be starting for LVG during the EPL19 tournament.

"Clap clap clap!"

As the boss finished speaking, a round of applause erupted in the meeting room. Jee was the most exaggerated, standing up with a wide grin as he clapped.

Su Zhe glanced at everyone's reactions; everyone looked happy, even somewhat excited.

This relieved him; at least no one was against his new addition.

After all, the relationships between teammates are quite complicated. Dislike between teammates can be inexplicable and without any reason. It's not that whoever is stronger can stay comfortably.

With this, LVG's lineup for the competition is now completely finalized.

Head Coach: GUM
Commander/Support: Westmelon (Watermelon)
Breakthroughist: Starry
Sniper: Jee
Free agent: EmiliaQAQ (Xiaohua)
As for Su Zhe, he became a star player, specifically the finisher.

Starry originally wanted to give up his position as a dribbler, but Su Zhe refused.

After watching LVG's performance in the scrims, he was really afraid that if he broke out in the first position, the opponents would be all watching him closely and blocking him. In that case, he would either give up or trade one for one.

Therefore, Su Zhe decided to take the second position to play a greater role.

However, the responsibility of the follow-up shot position is not small in the game. If the dribble is in front and dies, it is understandable.

But if you get information from behind but can't follow up or break the deadlock, then you'll definitely have to take the blame.

This position also requires a high level of marksmanship. For example, the director who was still at FaZe used to play the follow-up shooting role.

Furthermore, Su Zhe also served as a deputy commander, and was tasked with organizing attacks in small-scale operations.

After announcing the news, Jeff gave some encouraging words, such as "Keep going and you'll reap the rewards, and good results will lead to a raise."

He then mentioned that Su Zhe had temporarily gained the right to speak.

No one seemed to have any objections to this; on the contrary, they were still happy and clearly looking forward to Su Zhe's arrival.

After Jeff made some remarks about being the boss, he dismissed everyone. Before leaving, he handed Su Zhe a room key, saying that he had booked a room in a star-rated hotel nearby as Su Zhe's temporary accommodation.

"It's full of sincerity..."

After Jeff left, Su Zhe looked at the room key in his hand with some emotion. He had almost been treated like an emperor at LVG.

Afterwards, the rest of LVG resumed training, and Su Zhe also learned about the training situation from coach GUM.

LVG's training time is from 12 noon to 12 midnight every day. Excluding meal time, they train for about ten hours a day.

The training intensity was not low, and Su Zhe was quite satisfied with it. After all, he came here to try his best to achieve good results, not to just slack off.

They then discussed the topic of map pools.

GUM said somewhat embarrassedly, "We only have three strong maps right now: Town, Anubis, and Ancient Ruins. We haven't played your best map, Mirage, in recent years..."

Throughout Su Zhe's short professional career, the map with the most matches played and the highest win rate was Milaji.

Su Zhe smiled and shook his head, saying, "These three main maps are already good enough. G2 only has a few strong maps. What about the maps to counter them?"

The map to counter this is the map that the opponent might pick after both sides ban one map in a best-of-three series.

GUM answered truthfully, "We practiced Nuclear Crisis, but the win rate... wasn't ideal..."

Su Zhe nodded upon hearing this, showing no surprise.

Teams from other regions know that CNCS's weakness lies in teamwork.

Therefore, when facing domestic teams, they will choose tactical maps like Nukem, which require good teamwork, to counter them.

LVG's win rate in Nuka Crisis this year is actually not low, with a win rate of 60%, but 30% of that win rate comes from TyLoo.

"Just practice these four maps; they're enough to handle most maps."

"Okay, sure!" GUM nodded repeatedly like a chick pecking at rice.

He couldn't understand it either. He was usually quite imposing in the team, but he always felt inferior to Su Zhe, as if he were facing a senior.

“And…” Su Zhe thought for a moment and continued, “I think our next training focus should be on tactical execution, rather than developing new tactics.”

“Okay, I’ll take notes,” GUM said. “You can continue.”

Su Zhe first listened to GUM explain the general training content for each day, and then made some minor modifications to LVG's original training based on his own training experience with NIP and G2.

Even so, GUM still managed to write down more than a dozen entries.

Su Zhe was also having a headache, mainly because there were too many things the team needed to improve, but time was really limited.

If given a few months or even more, he can guarantee that the transformed LVG can easily enter the main tournament of international competitions.

Su Zhe rubbed his temples, glanced at GUM who was staring at him, and said, "Let's leave the training for now. We'll deal with any specific problems that arise later..."

GUM breathed a sigh of relief, and just as he was about to get up from the page filled with notes, Su Zhe suddenly said:
"By the way, after the daily training tasks are completed, have everyone work overtime to solo with me. Their aim is too soft. How will they cope if they really encounter those muscle teams?"

“Uh…” GUM paused for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

"Oh, right, and also, you're not allowed to leave work until you finish your daily training. I'd like you to be the one to say that; it's not appropriate for me to speak up."

GUM: ...

Damn it! Who can compete with you?!
The LVG players, still happily in the training room, all thought they had found a superstar to carry them to victory.

But what awaited them was endless training every day...
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One more chapter will follow later (End of this chapter)