You've only been playing for half a year, and you've already reached the finals?

Chapter 139 The fun time is about to begin!

With the FMVP award presented, the awards ceremony came to an end.

Upbeat music played, signaling to the audience that they could leave in an orderly fashion.

However, not many audience members were willing to leave; they remained seated, watching the contestants on stage.

LPL's official photographer, Yicun, carried his camera onto the stage and took photos with each member of JDG, one by one, with the trophy.

"Brother Fei!" Yicun hadn't forgotten who the main character was today. "Come take a picture with the trophy!"

The people around him tacitly made room for him. Ming Jing hooked his right arm around the indentation in the middle of the Summoner's Cup, intending to lift the Summoner's Cup, but after feeling the weight, he realized that he was too weak to do it. So he simply wrapped his arm around the trophy and smiled at the camera.

The young man held the FMVP trophy in his left hand, the Summoner's Cup in his right, and a championship medal around his neck, with a hearty smile on his face, as if he had the world under his control.

"Great!" Ichimura gave a thumbs up and quickly pressed the shutter button.

Looking at the results captured by the camera, Ichimura nodded in satisfaction.

Because he knew that these photos would definitely go viral.

But he also knew that this would certainly not be the last photo of the other team winning the championship.

After Mingjing finished taking the photos, Yicun finally found the others.

Zoom was much more excited and immediately carried the trophy on his shoulder.

Back in S8, Zoom watched JackeyLove carrying the trophy around, and all he could do was envy him.

Now that he finally has the chance to lift the trophy, he certainly won't miss it!

Ming Jing stood aside, carefully examining the FMVP trophy in his hand.

At that moment, the boss, Lan Baiqing, suddenly stood in front of him and asked, "Would it be convenient for us to chat for a bit?"

After everything has settled down and the initial excitement has begun to fade, it's time to look to the future.

Lan Baiqing certainly understood who the biggest contributor to this victory was.

He was glad the team had made such a correct decision, so of course he had to seize the opportunity to keep Mingjing in the team.

"The transfer window will be here soon after the World Championship ends," Lan Baiqing said. "Are you interested in staying with JD Gaming next year?"

"Huh?" Ming Jing was slightly surprised to hear this. "My contract is still with EDG."

“That’s not a problem,” Lan Baiqing said. “As long as you agree, we’re willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract, and we’ll give you the highest figure on the market!”

Even if Ming Jing is the top recruit in the youth training camp, he only earns 50 yuan a year. How high can the penalty for breach of contract be?

With a top salary plus hundreds of thousands in breach of contract fees, Lan Baiqing believes that signing the youngest FMVP in history is absolutely worth it!

It wasn't just them; Lan Baiqing understood that once the transfer window opened, all the teams would be willing to pay the penalty for breach of contract to sign Ming Jing, so of course he had to strike first!

Lan Baiqing glanced at Mingkai, who was still in the distance, and continued, "I know you definitely want to stay with EDG, after all, you have your cousin's connections. But I suggest you think it through. JDG won the Spring Championship and Xia Yaya this year, but EDG didn't even make the playoffs. I suggest you consider your future."

Ming Jing was about to speak when he suddenly heard a voice in his ear.

"What are you talking about?" Cousin Mingkai strode over and stood between the two with a smile.

"It's nothing," Lan Baiqing chuckled. "I was just praising Mingjing for his good performance."

The transfer window hasn't opened yet, so according to the rules, it's against the rules for him to privately message Mingjing at this time.

Mingkai nodded with a smile and put his arm around his cousin's shoulder. "Okay."

Mingkai is a shrewd person. Having been in the e-sports circle for many years, how could he not know what Lan Baiqing and his cousin were talking about?
Watching Lan Baiqing leave, Ming Kai turned to his cousin and said, "Don't worry about the transfer window. The club won't treat you badly. Next year, the club will build the team around you, and the lineup will definitely be good."

All we can say is that EDG listened to Mingkai's advice and gave Mingjing a spot in the youth training camp, which was the best thing the club did this year.

With just one youth training camp spot, they've already secured the youngest FMVP in history onto the pirate ship!
This is a rare opportunity, and EDG, who have been preparing for years, are naturally going to spend a lot of money to make a final push for the championship!
Ming Jing smiled and nodded: "Okay."

After everyone had taken photos with the trophy, and most of the audience had left, the JDG team carried the trophy away from the stage.

According to Riot Games, they will retain ownership of the trophy until they leave the venue.

"Hurry up!" Lan Baiqing called out from the front, "There's a group interview with reporters coming up, and we can't leave until that's over. If you want to eat earlier, you'd better hurry!"

Beside him, toothpaste had already eagerly lit a tube, and as he smoked it, he asked, "What are we eating today?"

"Is that even a question?" the boss laughed. "We'll treat you to a good meal when we go out to eat today."

With the S-series tournament over, everyone was finally able to leave the hotel, so there was no reason to order takeout.

Upon hearing this, he immediately started sucking on the toothpaste tube, finishing it in three gulps, and then walked into the interview room with the team.

Ming Jing sat in front of the microphone, watching a bunch of reporters below setting up their cameras and microphones. The interview hadn't even started yet, but he wasn't in a hurry. He first connected his phone to the internet.

Sure enough, as soon as I connected to the internet, all sorts of ding-dong sounds started going off, and various software notifications kept coming in!
Not only QQ and WeChat, but even Weibo exploded, with notification messages jumping from zero to hundreds of thousands in an instant!
This surprised Ming Jing somewhat.

His Weibo account is a personal account, used only for gossiping. Apart from filling it out once when registering for youth training, it has never been made public and has almost never received any likes or replies.

Why are there so many messages all at once?

Ming Jing wasn't in a hurry; he first opened WeChat and checked messages from people nearby.

On WeChat, there are so many messages from parents and relatives that I can't read them all.

Peng Lixun: Respecting God is awesome!
Mom: /Thumbs up/Thumbs up/Smile/Smile My son is awesome!

Wang Hao: I'll choose Jinx for the championship skin. I've never asked you for anything in my life.
Class teacher: Congratulations on winning! But don't forget to do your homework. —Math problem.jpg
Mingjing was very patient; if they were strangers, he would reply with "thank you" one after another.

He would reply a few more times to people he was relatively familiar with, such as Wang Hao, Huang Xiang, and Peng Lixun.

As for his parents, he returned their smiles with a grin, eagerly seeking praise.

The parents replied with a voice message, which Mingjing couldn't listen to at the moment, but judging from the content of the voice-to-text message, the parents were clearly quite happy.

At this moment, Ichimura also sent a friend request and sent him the photos he had taken earlier.

Mingjing saved the photo before opening Weibo.

Right now, the top trending topics on Weibo are dominated by JDG's championship win, with six of them occupying the top ten spots!

#JDG wins the championship!

#Phi FMVP!

#LPL is the number one region!

#The youngest FMVP in history!

#Phi is so handsome
#Factory Manager Makes His Appearance
Mingjing used to follow the news and gossip on Weibo's trending topics, so seeing himself trending now felt rather strange.

After careful investigation, Ming Jing finally discovered the secret behind the explosion of his Weibo account.

JDG's official Weibo account posted a celebratory message immediately after winning the championship. It's clear that the management team obtained their Weibo account from the LPL and specifically tagged it.

This tag caused a huge stir; his Weibo followers instantly jumped from 34 to 69, and he received so many private messages that he couldn't even keep up with them all!
Ming Jing scratched his head; this turn of events had somewhat surprised him.

He thought for a moment, then clicked "post" and sent out the photo that Tsuyoshi Ichimura had sent him.

As soon as the Weibo post was published, countless notifications and messages came in, with likes and comments pouring in one after another.

[Holy crap, let's fly!]

[Fresh Little Fei!]

【Ahhh, my husband is so handsome!!!】

[Hey upstairs, I'm a police officer, come with me!]

[You just got off the field and you're already swiping Weibo and having a blast, huh? You little brat]

Which champion skin should I choose?

[Is that even a question? Of course, choose Draven!]

[So explosive?]

Ming Jing looked at the comments and couldn't help but grin, but this wasn't the time to post on Weibo. He turned off Weibo notifications and was just about to open Tieba.

But at that moment, a commotion suddenly came from ahead; it turned out that a group interview with reporters had begun.

Esports media from both China and abroad had been waiting for a long time, and all of them pointed their microphones at the newly crowned FMVP.

Ming Jing looked at the various long and short cameras pointed at him, and his trypophobia was about to kick in, but he still randomly picked one.

The question was asked by a reporter from People's Esports, and it was quite direct, asking directly about the choice of champion skins.

Ming Jing only recently learned that the S-series champions chose their own skins and received a large share of the profits.

Moreover, Mingjing has a lot of options, after all, he picked quite a few heroes in this year's World Championship.

Jinx, Aphelios, Caitlyn, Kalista, Senna, Jhin, Ziggs, Draven, Kai'Sa, Ezreal

Exactly ten.

"As for the championship skin," Ming Jing said without hesitation, "of course it's Jinx. She's my favorite and the champion I trust the most; there's no other choice."

The reporter nodded in agreement, unsurprised.

After all, this was the hero that Ming Jing chose to trust in during the final decisive game.

Furthermore, Jinx responded to Mingjing's trust by bathing in dragon blood and single-handedly achieving a pentakill to end the game. Based on this alone, Jinx deserves a championship skin.

After asking Mingjing, the reporter also inquired about his teammates' choice of championship skins.

Zoom didn't use any fancy tricks; it directly locked in Ornn.

Although Ornn is a somewhat unreliable champion, the sense of security he provides is unmatched by any other champion.
Kanavi decides to lock in Nidalee.

Toothpaste hesitated for a long time between Zoe and the Tsar, but finally decided to lock in the Tsar.

Green Hair, however, was prepared and chose Bard.

"Ornn, Nidalee, Azir, Jinx, Bard"

The reporters in the audience nodded, noted down the skin lineup, and then posed the question to Ming Jing.

"As far as I know, Phi is still a high school student and is not yet seventeen years old, so he cannot participate in LPL matches."

This time, it was the media outlet from Wanplus Esports who spoke, and they continued to ask, "So what are the plans for Phi in the upcoming 2021 season?"

"Well, that's hard to say," Ming Jing said with a light laugh. "It depends on how well I perform in the CMO round."

"CMO?" the reporter continued to ask, clearly unaware of what it meant.

Didn't you even do this little bit of homework?
Ming Jing inwardly scoffed, but still patiently replied, "The China Mathematical Olympiad Winter Camp can be understood as a mathematics competition. The top sixty will be allowed to enter the national training team."

"Oh." The reporter nodded. "You mean, a professional career is a backup plan? If you don't pass the exam, you'll choose to come back and play professionally, right?"

“No.” Ming Jing shook his head. “If I don’t pass the exam, I will temporarily give up my professional career and focus on preparing for next year’s competition. If I pass, I will come back to play professionally.” If he successfully enters the national training team, Ming Jing will also be admitted to the Department of Mathematics at Peking University, which means he will have completed his high school studies ahead of schedule.

He can then focus on playing professionally during the two years he has free in his junior and senior years of high school.

Moreover, the timing is perfect. The national training team will start in March next year and last for a month. At that time, Ming Jing will be a month away from turning 17. He can finish his studies in the national team first, and then wait until he turns 17 in April to participate in the LPL Spring Split.

His cousin checked the time for him; it should have been during the spring playoffs.

Of course, if the CMO fails to qualify, all the above plans will fall through, and Mingjing will have to focus on completing the competition first.

From the very beginning, Ming Jing was not going to make a choice between two options; there was no such thing as a way out. He wanted to do both from the start.

Upon hearing this answer, the reporters present exchanged glances, their eyes filled with a sense of melancholy.

What kind of talent is this?
The reporter pressed Ming Jing with a few more questions, but then finally gave up on focusing on him and passed the questions to the other contestants.

Ming Jing finally had the chance to look down at the anti-racism bar.

The match had ended less than half an hour ago, and the Anti-Terrorist Bar was experiencing its peak traffic of the year, with numerous new posts being created almost every second.

Many wealthy men took advantage of this championship victory to launch a lottery and spend lavishly.

Some people are discussing Mingjing's power.

Others took this opportunity to stir up trouble and gain experience.

How would you evaluate how Xiaofeige easily won the championship that Bath Dog hadn't won in seven years, in just five months?

[If you don't understand, have Xiaofei surpassed TheShy in terms of talent?]

[Rational discussion: Who truly peaked right from their debut, Xiaofei or JackeyLove?]

The original posters of these three posts are clearly the best at generating experience points; once you see those titles, it's impossible not to click on them.

The first post needs no further explanation. Uzi was already at a significant disadvantage in the anti-fan community, so this kind of post naturally became a time for his haters to gather and hurl countless insults.

The second post needs no further explanation; the comments below were all asking, "Who is TheShy?"

TheShy's talent is undeniable. In S8, he was unbeatable in the top lane and swept all opponents to win the championship.

But compared to Ming Jing's expressiveness, it was clearly still lacking.

Moreover, TheShy is now in the stage of being infected by the Ginger Corpse Virus, obsessed with long-range attacks against short-range attacks, and has a new nickname, Timely Rain. He is no match for Ming Jing.

Putting aside everything else, Ming Jing is truly steady.

He played eight games against DWG in the World Championship, winning four and losing four, for a win rate of exactly 50%, but the audience never saw Mingjing die suddenly.

As for the last post comparing it to JackeyLove, that was even more abstract.

Mingjing clicked in and saw that the comments below were quite abstract.

Are they comparable? Are they in the same league?

What championship did you win?

[A classic case of a suicidal act: the finals haven't even started yet, and he's already trying to pick a fight with Ah Shui?]

[Why can't we accuse each other of being unfairly treated? They both debuted as the world's best ADCs. Bingbing was always devoted to Uzi back then, so how come Xiaofei is allowed to advance by stepping on Bingbing's head?]

[This is hilarious! Fei Xiaozi should beat DWG first, otherwise they'll only be able to compete with the bath dogs.]

Mingjing scrolled to the top, checked the posting time, and immediately understood.

This is actually an old post.
The post was made after the semi-final victory against TES.
Ming Jing thought for a moment, then chose to sort by time in reverse order and looked at the most recent replies.

Sure enough, the wind direction changed drastically.

Hello, there's really no comparison.

【What championship? The S10 World Championship winner, and the Finals MVP too!】

[Get out of here, you pee-pee! You're not even worthy to carry Little Fei's shoes!]

[Seriously, getting a fifth-place championship is a big deal. Is it the same as Xiaofei's league-leading FMVP?]

If Bingbing had played for JDG, they probably would have been eliminated in the quarterfinals, right?

Are you kidding me? Ah Shui can't beat G2?!

[Why compare teams from championship clubs? Compare teams that haven't won championships, right, you bathing dog?]

[A classic quirk: Compare yourself to those without championships with those who are champions, compare your current situation to those who are champions, and if you can't beat them in either, then go to the bathhouse to relieve yourself!]

Looking at the chaotic comments before him, Ming Jing was at a loss for words, finding them both funny and absurd.

He exited the thread, refreshed it, and then saw today's main event.

[2020 World Championship Finals: JDG 3:2 DWG (Other rating posts deleted)]

Because the scoring posts were such a convenient way to gain experience points, a bunch of scoring posts would appear after each competition, seriously affecting the cleanliness of the forum. Therefore, the forum administrators decided to monopolize the scoring posts, and from now on, the official account of the cultural troupe would be responsible for opening all scoring posts.

In just half an hour, the rating post had already received over five thousand comments, making it incredibly popular!
Mingjing clicked in and set it to prioritize popularity, and sure enough, he saw his own post on the second floor.

The comments under his post alone have exceeded a thousand!

[God among gods! The greatest AD carry of all time!]

[I was so exhausted after the game, my arms were so sore I could barely lift the trophy.]

【Ye Xiu, right?】

[I'm so confused! I'm going to end the broadcast right here and now!]

[Haha, how much did Wakako actually lose? Did he lose all the money Uz helped him earn?]

It feels about the same.

[If both sides swap AD carries, it'll be 3-0]

[You're truly a pillar of strength; the other four JDG teams got completely crushed, but you consistently outperformed your opponents!]

[The final pentakill and solo push brought me to tears, it was truly amazing! I'll never criticize that again!]

[And he's only been playing for five months! A pure prodigy with incredible talent! Forget about peeing, I feel like even Faker can't compare!]

[That's true, it's already like this after only five months of playing. I wonder what it will be like if I play for another year.]

Next year, EDG will pull us back with a fear beyond death. Facing that bunch of noobs like EDG, just making it to Worlds will be a success.

Looking at the comments in front of him, Ming Jing smiled.

What will next year bring?

Who knows.

But one thing is for sure: next year will be very interesting.

Mingjing continued scrolling down and looked at the ratings of his teammates.

In this moment of celebration, we're not here to give rational scores; let's just enjoy the fun and celebrate whether we win or lose.

Therefore, even Zoom and Green Hair, who did not perform well today, received relatively high praise.

Aside from Mingjing, Kanavi received the best reviews.

Kanavi didn't make any major mistakes in this BO5. Giving up first blood at the start was harmless, and securing the Elder Dragon at the end was a monumental achievement!

No need for further explanation, this final punishment is enough to redeem him!

[JDG's most consistent second-place player, but also under the most pressure, leading the Yagao and Zoom teams against DWG is truly a tough task.]

[It's true, the mid and top laners never get lane priority. Kanavi's top side is constantly being countered, it's quite impressive that he can still carry.]

In my opinion, watching movies is perfect for being the second-in-command; as long as the older brother is there to back him up, he can play very steadily.

[That's true! Back when I was the carry in the league, I'd often rush into the enemy jungle to feed!]

As for the floor opposite DWG, they didn't get any nice comments.

Especially Ghost.

[Damn you, you bastard king! Damn you, you bastard king! You worthless piece of trash!]

[How much did you lose upstairs? It can't be more than Ruozi lost, can it? Why the rush?]

[Don't be so harsh, this is a comment posted by Canyon himself.]

[Thank goodness you didn't win the championship; your playing style in the finals disgusted me!]

[One game with Ziggs, two with Ezreal, always hiding in the back, spamming Q to farm minions, retreating as soon as the minion wave reaches the tower, getting down dozens of CS every game, seriously!]

[You really don't want to carry at all? In the last wave, when there was only one left, all you thought about was running away. Do you think you could outrun Jinx with her passive?]

[Fun fact: Ghost was down 375 CS by Xiaofei in a best-of-five series, almost breaking Letme's record]

What? It's still not broken?!

That's still quite difficult to break through, after all, Ghost also needs to start consuming resources normally in the mid-game, while Letme was drained of resources from beginning to end.

I'm relieved to see him lose; letting him win would be an insult to all champion AD carries!

When Mingjing saw this, he left the rating thread. He then browsed around the forum again and saw a repost from the Korean website INVEN.

This post is quite interesting; Mingjing clicked on it and took a look.

Sure enough, the place was filled with cries of despair.

[Ugh, why didn't they punish the Elder Dragon in the end?! Canyon!]

Is this because of Canyon? Wasn't he giving it his all today?

[Is Ghost a spy sent by China? Can we petition the Blue House to execute him?]

This was truly the most embarrassing moment ever!

[Having lost to LPL for three consecutive years, does it seem that LCK's glory has finally faded?]

There's no way around it; all the past glory was won by Dae Sang-hyeok, and now there's no one to take his place.

[As expected, fortunes change. Dae Sang-hyeok fell, and Phi rose.]

As expected, the comments on Korean websites are much more interesting. It's all wailing and there aren't any trolls or trolls. It's much simpler than the chaotic mess on the anti-Japanese forum.
Just then, he heard a noise. Mingjing looked up and saw that the group interview with the reporters had ended.

The four chubby guys from JDG couldn't wait any longer. The moment the interview ended, they stood up and urged Mingjing, who was sitting on the far right, to get up quickly and not block the way!
The owner, Lan Baiqing, had been waiting at the door for a long time. The club staff had already taken everyone's belongings to the car, and everyone quickly got into the car and headed straight for the restaurant.

Happy times are about to begin!

(End of this chapter)