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Chapter 119 Is Street Fighter Really That Hard? (Please Subscribe)

The factory manager was leaning back in his chair, rubbing his stomach and closing his eyes to rest. He had just had a very enjoyable meal.

His phone vibrated in his pocket. He lazily took it out and squinted at the screen.

Wei Shen.

The factory manager raised an eyebrow, a hint of doubt creeping into his mind.

Although I know Wei Shen, we're not that close. The last time we chatted on WeChat was last year when we wished each other a Happy New Year. Why is he suddenly contacting me now? Is there something he needs?
Looking at the simple and clear message sent by Wei Shen.

The factory manager tapped on the screen: "Yes, just finished the celebration banquet. What's up, Wei Shen? Did you come specifically to congratulate us on making it to the finals?"

He replied half-jokingly, while secretly guessing the other person's intentions.

Based on his understanding of Wei Shen, this guy wouldn't come specifically to celebrate someone else's advancement to the finals.

Could it be that he's thinking of changing jobs?

LGD is indeed unable to achieve results in their current situation.

However, EDG doesn't just accept just anyone...

There's no shortage of mid-laners now. We have Fan as the starter and Xiaoxue as the substitute. Aren't they all better than you, Wei Shen?

Calling you "God Wei" is giving you face; otherwise, I'd just call you "Little Wei."

At the Lao Gan Die base, Wei Shen scratched his head after seeing the factory manager's reply.

He has a straightforward personality and isn't good at beating around the bush, so he simply gets straight to the point.

"Congratulations, you guys played really well today. But I actually have something else to ask you about," Wei Shen typed. "I wanted to ask you about someone, your team's rookie mid laner, Unreal."

Upon seeing Li Fan's ID, the factory manager paused for a moment and subconsciously sat up straight.

Wei Shen is asking about Li Fan? What's going on here? Is he trying to find out their tactics? But wait, LGD's season is over, there's no need for that.

Are they planning to poach players for next season? That's even more impossible!

EDG will absolutely not release their players, at least not during the contract period.

Li Fan's performance at this stage is too outstanding, and he even wants to renew his contract. A one-year contract is a bit too short!
The factory manager became even more wary when replying, wanting to know what Wei Shen was really up to.

"Unrela? What happened to him? You're not trying to poach him, are you? Let me tell you, no way. He's not for sale in EDG, he's the absolute core of the future."

Upon seeing this, Wei Shen realized that the factory manager had misunderstood and quickly explained, "What are you thinking! What poaching? Besides, would I be stupid enough to tell you that? And with his current performance, it would be strange if EDG let him go."

"Look, I'm LGD's mid laner, do you think I'm crazy enough to poach someone to steal my position?"

"That's hard to say. Judging from your condition, you'll probably retire this year. It's very possible that you'll be helping the club recruit a mid-laner. It's best if you don't have that idea. If you do, get rid of it as soon as possible."

".../Speechless."

Wei Shen paused for a moment, reorganized his thoughts, and continued typing: "I wanted to ask if he's very interested in other game competitions? Like PUBG?"

"PUBG?" The factory manager was even more puzzled, his brows furrowing even more.

Li Fan does play PUBG frequently, sometimes even a couple of rounds in his spare time, but he hasn't heard of any tournaments or paid any attention to it...

Then there's Wei Shen, a professional mid-laner from the LPL, who came to ask our team's newbie if they were interested in PUBG competitions. What's the connection between that and what's going on? It left us completely confused.

Fortunately, Wei Shen then posted a long message explaining the reason.

He's planning to switch careers and stop playing League of Legends. There's a bounty tournament coming up on Huya that he'd like to participate in.

However, if they were to participate, they haven't found four teammates yet, so they can't form a team and have fallen into this predicament.

Li Fan is the best marksman in the PUBG community, so Wei Shen set his sights on Li Fan.

The amount of information was indeed quite large; the factory manager was stunned for a while before bursting out laughing.

It's true that people can laugh when they're speechless.

Wei Shen... wants to switch to playing PUBG and wants to recruit Li Fan to join him in competitions.

Isn't this like treating yourself as a dead person?

The mid lane finally produced a powerful carry, so we have to rely on him to win the World Championship.

I tricked you into participating in this competition... what if you have problems with your performance afterwards?
The factory manager immediately wanted to refuse.

But then I thought about Li Fan's bad reputation and his own training methods. He even secretly went to participate in the SSC competition and won the championship. If he knew about this competition, he might actually participate.

Perhaps guessing that the factory manager was going to refuse, Wei Shen immediately sent a few more messages.

Huya is about to hold a PUBG bounty tournament, and I want to form a team to participate.

Li Fan... is quite famous in the PUBG community, with top-notch shooting skills and awareness. I'd like to ask if he'd be interested in temporarily joining our team for this competition.

It's just an online tournament, and it's in July, which should be the regular season, so it definitely won't affect your matches.

The timing can be coordinated, and I've seen your club seem quite lenient with him playing other games?

I'm just asking; if it doesn't work, then forget it.

Could you sound him out and ask him if he's interested?

The factory manager shook his head helplessly and tapped on the screen: "Alright, I'll ask the club for their opinion first. If the club agrees, I'll ask them for you."

Wei Shen was still very excited after seeing it and replied with thanks.

Given EDG's current situation, they should agree to the summer split.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have teamed up with QQ Speed ​​for this event...

The bus traveled smoothly back to the base. The interior was much quieter than on the way there, and many team members were leaning back in their seats with their eyes closed, resting.

The factory manager closed his eyes, but he was not sleepy.

"PUBG Bounty Tournament... Team up with Li Fan..." The factory manager muttered to himself, "This Wei Shen is really quick-witted and daring."

He slightly opened his eyes and glanced at Li Fan, who was asleep with headphones on, diagonally in front of him.

One can't help but admire this kid; his talent is visibly exaggerated, but his frivolous hobbies are also quite real.

I went to participate in the QQ Speed ​​competition and actually won a championship.

The club was still unwilling to let him go, but he went anyway.

If he finds out there are PUBG tournaments to play... he'll definitely be tempted, right?

During the regular season, the schedules might not conflict.

However, for the July competition, preparations must be made at least two months in advance, followed by daily training matches, which will have a significant impact on subsequent competitions.

If they win the Spring Split, the Mid-Season Invitational will definitely be affected.

Back at the base, the team members dispersed to wash up and rest.

Instead of going straight back to his room, the factory manager knocked on the door of Manager Abu's office.

"Mingkai? You're still up? What's up?" Abu was in a good mood today, so he was going to organize some data.

"Ji Xing, there's something... I need to tell you." The factory manager pulled up a chair and sat down, his expression a little strange.

"What's wrong? You look so serious." Abu put down what he was holding and looked at him curiously. The factory manager had no choice but to tell Abu what Wei Shen had told him again.

The office was silent for a few seconds.

Abu's expression shifted from confusion to surprise, and then to an indescribable mix of amusement and exasperation.

"Mingkai, what do you think?"

The factory manager thought for a moment and said, "From an emotional standpoint and in the best interests of the team, I certainly don't want Li Fan to be distracted."

"But... you know Li Fan, playing other games doesn't seem to affect his performance in the LPL. In fact... there's a theory that he needs these games to relax and maintain a certain feel for the game? And we didn't stop him from playing QQ Speed, and he came back and was still incredibly strong, wasn't he?"

Abu nodded. He didn't believe that Li Fan didn't have a special training method.

Looking at it this way, this absurd statement seems to make sense.

"In addition," the factory manager added, "if we forcefully stop this, given Li Fan's personality, he might not say anything on the surface, but he'll definitely be itching to participate and then secretly go. It's better to put it out in the open, and perhaps we can agree on some rules, which will allow us to control him better."

“PUBG… is indeed very popular right now. If Li Fan can participate in it as an individual without affecting his training and matches, it might be beneficial for increasing his personal and club's popularity and influence across different circles.” Abu stood up from his seat.

Last time I participated in QQ Speed, I managed to get four sponsors.

We were always losing money, but these four sponsorships turned our business into a profit...

Ed Zhu never expected that participating in QQ Speed ​​would bring such great benefits.

"But the premise is that it absolutely cannot affect LPL's performance; that's the bottom line."

The factory manager nodded after hearing what Abu said.

"How about this, don't tell Li Fan yet."

Abu stopped in his tracks. "I'll talk to the boss about it later, and I'll tell you again tomorrow."

The factory manager understood what Abu meant. "Okay, I understand. We'll talk about it again once you've made a decision."

After the factory manager left, Abu paced around the office for a few steps and then dialed the phone number of his boss, Ed Zhu.

On the other end of the phone, after Abu recounted Wei Shen's request and the factory manager's and his own concerns, Edward Zhu did not answer immediately, but remained silent for a moment.

“Abu… I understand your concerns. Everything should prioritize the performance of the LPL. This is fundamental and cannot be shaken.”

“Yes, boss, that’s what I think too,” Abu quickly replied.

“However,” Ed Zhu changed the subject, “have you ever thought that we could also set up a PUBG division?”

Abu was stunned: "Boss, what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, since Li Fan has this interest and talent, and PUBG is so popular with a promising market outlook, we can take advantage of this and set up a PUBG division."

"Let Li Fan participate in this bounty tournament, and even other tournaments in the future, as a member of the EDG PUBG team, without affecting his League of Legends training and matches."

"In this way, several problems are solved. Li Fan's participation is legitimate and he is fighting for honor in another project for our EDG. The club can manage and support him openly and legitimately. The participation time and training plan can be coordinated by our club."

"Boss, your idea is brilliant!" After all, Abu was just an employee and hadn't really thought of establishing a PUBG division.

"This satisfies Li Fan's personal interests, transforms his influence into assets for the club in new areas, and ensures management control."

"The main thing is that PUBG really has potential..." Ed Zhu didn't say much, just revealed this idea, and Abu would naturally handle it.

Meanwhile, Li Fan looked worried in the live broadcast room.

His Chun-Li was instantly KO'd!
How do you play this?

[Hahaha, aren't you supposed to be all-powerful? How come you got lectured?]

Let's see if you're still so arrogant!

[Fun, so much fun!]

[Hilarious! Turns out there are games Unreal Engine can't play!]

[He was beaten so badly he was crawling on the ground, teeth all over!]

Li Fan started a live stream as soon as he returned to the base.

After all, as a model worker... I won't be able to sleep tonight if I don't earn some study points.

To create a good show, he started by saying that everyone could choose any game, since he was absolutely invincible.

To everyone's surprise, the fan who was selected immediately turned the tables and said they would play Street Fighter V.

As a result, they were tricked and defeated...

Looking at the comments and the "KO" message on the screen once again, Li Fan couldn't help but laugh: "This is interesting, but isn't this game too unfriendly to beginners?"

"Let me practice some more, and I'll be invincible once I see the move list!"

The screen was filled with "hahaha" and "bragging" comments, but Li Fan wasn't angry. Instead, his competitive spirit was aroused.

He chuckled, not in a hurry to start the next game, and switched out of the game screen to open the browser.

"Don't rush me, give me thirty seconds, no, one minute! Let me study the underlying logic of this game!" he said, while quickly searching for Chun-Li's move list and beginner combos in Street Fighter V.

[On-site learning?]

[Trying to cram at the last minute, huh!]

[Will it even work? I bet five cents I'll still get crushed in the next round.]

Stop struggling, just admit it, you're not omnipotent!

"Hmm, I think I've got it."

They continued talking as they started fighting again.

"See that? This light kick followed by a hundred-kick combo, then canceling the special move..." He explained as he performed the move. Chun-Li's figure leaped nimbly across the screen, and a smooth combo took away nearly a third of the opponent's health.

[Did he really learn it?]

This learning speed is outrageous.

Were you faking it just now?

The more I read this, the more I think it's just an act of pretending not to know. Who hasn't played Street Fighter V? Everyone has, right?

Indeed! I think there's a problem.

"Pretend? Do I need to pretend?" Li Fan chuckled. "That was just to let you have your way, to give you a false hope. Now... it's time to show your true skills."

In the following match, Li Fan's Chun-Li seemed like a completely different player.

Although he hasn't reached the level of a pro player yet, he's already doing basic combos and positioning moves quite well.

Harass your opponent from a safe distance, and seize their opening to unleash a combo.

"KO!"

When the victory image appeared on the screen, Li Fan leaned back in his chair triumphantly, picked up his water glass, and took a sip.

"Is Street Fighter really that hard? I'm not kidding, give me another hour and I can be playing professionally."

(End of this chapter)