League of Legends: Reborn in Season 3, Tuning the Entire League

Chapter 259 Ah, you're retiring right after winning the championship?
"EDG's cafeteria... is really abstract!" Pang Ran finally managed to utter this sentence after holding it in for a long time.

Xu Jing chuckled: "Besides, EDG already has Curly Hair, and my son, whom I duo queue with in the bottom lane, is still here. It wouldn't be right to abandon him and run away alone."

Pang Ran pushed away the other person's large hand on his shoulder without expression. "Come on, I'm planning to compete for a spot on the second team later, or at the very least, join the training group. A rookie AD like you should hurry up and make some money outside while your value is high enough."

The discussion was very realistic. It wasn't that they all wanted to leave after winning the championship, nor that NXG really didn't want to keep them all.

However, a very real problem is looming ahead – there are too many NXG vendors and not enough NXG.

The three teams, with similar strength, have a total of fifteen players, five of whom are key contributors to their teams' recent championship wins. The club should surely give them a raise.

But how much should it rise, how should it rise, and is the magnitude of the rise in line with market prices?

Yes, you heard right. It's not a premium anymore; it just needs to match the market price, which is something NXG is currently struggling to achieve.

After winning the S3 championship, the average value of the five players was so high that their annual salaries alone would be in the tens of millions.

Such a large expenditure is unacceptable to Jiang Ming, who has always emphasized the importance of financial health.

Of course, the bottom line is that the club has two teams of players who can perfectly replace the black and white teams. Even if the players stay, they will have to compete for the positions, which is too cruel for these players who have shed blood and risked their lives for the club. At the same time, the club's biggest star is Jiang Ming himself. The resources cannot support a second person. As long as he is in NXG, it will be difficult for the five players to catch up with him in terms of commercial value.

Therefore, the best solution is to use the post-victory buzz to find the best home for the five NXG players. I can't guarantee how much upward mobility they will achieve, but as long as they don't act stupidly and recklessly, financial freedom will be no problem within four or five years.

That's why Jiang Ming and his team stayed in Los Angeles for so long. On the one hand, they were waiting for the buzz surrounding their championship win to build, and on the other hand, they were cooperating with Riot Games to conduct further promotional activities.

The five of them were able to discuss this issue so calmly because they understood Ming-ge's good intentions.

"Stone, what about you?"

After the four of them discussed it for a while, they suddenly became curious when they realized that Shi Zhenyu, the jungler, hadn't said much.

"Do you want to stay with the team or find another club to transfer to?"

"Stone, your performance in the finals was absolutely perfect. Several teams in Europe offered us even more money than we did."

"I heard that WE made an offer to our club because of Mingkai and Curly's departure."

"Haha, WE, buddy, are you kidding? Going to WE is not as good as staying in our club. Stone's strength is no problem competing with Spicy Pot and the others for a spot. There's no need to pursue a high base salary. Just from the live streaming contract and the revenue sharing from sales, I feel that Stone can earn much more than us guys."

"I was thinking of retiring right away!"

"What?"

"Retire!!!"

"Are you kidding me?"

"You're kidding me to retire right after winning the championship."

Silent until the moment of truth, Little Stone's words instantly turned everyone in the room into groundhogs.

Shi Zhenyu shook his head, looked at Jiang Ming's position, wiped the saliva that had been sprayed from his face, and calmly said, "I've talked to Brother Ming. I want to go back to school."

As mentioned before, Xiao Shitou's performance among professional players in the club was top-notch, but he chose not to continue his studies after graduating from junior high school due to some personal reasons.

"You can study anytime. Keep playing for a few more years and make money first."

"I share the same view. We finally have this opportunity now... But after graduating and finding a job, it's not necessarily as lucrative as esports."

"no!"

"No, you've misunderstood. I didn't say I was going to quit now." Shi Zhenyu waved his hands repeatedly. "Ming-ge gave me a detailed analysis. These past few years have been the league's golden age. If we're in a favorable position, we should seize the opportunity. If we want to continue our studies, we can make plans later." "You're terrifying!"

"You son of a bitch, can you please stop panting when you talk next time?"

"I knew it! You retired right after winning the championship. Isn't that just typical of someone who thinks they have too much money?"

"So, what are the final details? You still haven't told your buddies!"

Shi Zhenyu scratched his head, and seeing that Jiang Ming didn't intend to explain for him, he organized his thoughts and said, "Europe!"

Before his teammates could ask any more questions, he chuckled and continued, "There's a newly established club over there. Their owner talked to me for a long time through Ming Ge. After learning about my plans, he said that if I could lead their team into the LCS league, he would provide me with a study abroad offer from ETH Zurich in three years!"

"Ha, it's actually a second-tier league team. You didn't actually agree, did you?"

"Hey, University of Zurich?" The white crescent moon, who had been engrossed in eating, suddenly looked up.

His small eyes swept over Shi Zhenyu, and finally settled on Jiang Ming with a rather resentful look.

Song Yuan didn't quite grasp it. "ETH Zurich, sounds like a second-tier university, is it that impressive?"

Xu Jing rolled his eyes. Having an older sister who was a college student, he had heard about many prestigious international universities from her. "My sister's biggest dream in life is to pursue a doctoral degree in Zurich. What do you think?"

"Oh, by the way, it's also Einstein's alma mater."

"I'll knock it down, awesome Glass!"

"Strictly speaking, you still have to go through Zurich's independent admissions exam; it's not a direct admission."

"No, Brother Stone, that's still awesome. I declare that you are my idol today."

"So what's the name of that second-tier league team?"

"G2!"

……

After finishing their meal, the group took a taxi to the headquarters of Riot Games.

Mike was still in charge of receiving the NXG group, but he brought an extra person with him today.

"Hey everyone from NXG, welcome to Riot Games headquarters."

"Hi Mike."

After greeting everyone, Mike gestured to the staff behind him and said, "Let's take the contestants on a tour of our company first. Shall we head straight to the studio?"

"can!"

Jiang Mingchao and his NXG team nodded. "I've been here once before. You can follow the staff for a quick look around and then get in before the Q&A session where the players choose their skins."

"Okay!"

"Wuhu, Anne and Tibbers, here I come!"

"Where's Chun-Li? Where is Chun-Li? I want to challenge you to a solo match. Today, I'm going to avenge the nerf to Irelia on behalf of all Irelia players."

(End of this chapter)