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Chapter 151 U.TES All Gather! All the Geniuses Are Mine! (1 views, please subscribe)
Inside the EDG training room, most of the team members were still doing their own ranked training.

Suddenly, Iboy exclaimed, "Holy crap! Fan is trending at number one!"

This sound instantly drew everyone's attention.

"What? Are you making a fuss over nothing? Fan-ge is always trending on social media, this is nothing special." Meiko asked casually while operating the game.

"This isn't just any ordinary trending topic... it's... it's... Fan Ge has formed a PUBG team! It's official! He just announced it directly with Top Esports!" Iboy's voice was filled with disbelief and shock.

"What?! Xiao Zhao, are you kidding me? How can you form a PUBG team with Top Esports?"

The training room fell silent instantly.

Everyone instinctively stopped what they were doing, picked up their phones, and started opening Weibo.

As Xiao Zhao predicted, the top trending topic was exactly what it was.

#U.TES Official Announcement#
#UnrealNewChallenge#
#Top Esports PUBG Division#
One trending topic after another caught my eye, along with the eye-catching new logo and Li Fan's own repost that he was "ready to go".

"Holy crap?! Really? Brother Fan... this... he's already gone to Top Esports' PUBG division?" Iboy's eyes widened, his hands completely stopped, and he didn't even realize that his hero on the screen had been instantly killed by his opponent.

You know, he was able to play in the Summer Split. Now that he can play, how can we accept that our star player is gone?

Zet frowned and muttered in accented Chinese, "PUBG...team? Then, what about our league?"

An indescribable sense of panic and anxiety filled the training room.

Li Fan is now the absolute core and carry of EDG. He just led them to win the MSI championship and won the FMVP award. To put it bluntly, without Li Fan, it would be questionable whether they could even advance from the group stage... no, they would definitely be eliminated from the group stage.

The atmosphere at the time was getting worse and worse, and the team's performance was getting worse and worse.

In this situation, they would inevitably be eliminated in the group stage.

Then EDG is about to make history: the Spring Split champions will be eliminated in the group stage of the Mid-Season Invitational.

On the other hand, if Li Fan gets distracted by PUBG and it affects his performance in League of Legends, what will happen to the upcoming Summer Split and the crucial World Championship?
"The club...doesn't the club care? Why did they just let him sign it like that?" Xiao Zhao raised everyone's question.

After all, this is a real contract with a club, which is completely different from the previous situation where individuals went out to participate in competitions.

How was consent obtained when there was a club involved?

At this moment, everyone's eyes turned to the factory director sitting in his seat.

The status of these players is nowhere near that of the factory manager.

The clubs were all established for the factory manager...

There must be some inside information, right?

The factory manager looked at the familiar logo and Li Fan's repost on his phone screen, but his face didn't show much surprise. He just sighed softly and put down his phone.

"Stop guessing, the club knows about this."

"Then why, Factory Manager? Brother Fan is our core member!" Iboy asked anxiously.

The factory manager looked around at his confused teammates, pondered for a moment, and felt that some things didn't need to be hidden, but also didn't need to be explained too clearly.

“There are many reasons.” The factory manager organized his thoughts. “First of all, Li Fan… has his own ideas and pursuits. He is indeed very good at PUBG now, and he has a lot of viewership. No one can stop him from trying it. After all, he only signed with the club for League of Legends. He cannot represent other clubs in League of Legends competitions, but it is no problem for him to play other games. Moreover, Li Fan will definitely ensure that League of Legends will manage other competitions. Although there is another club, it is no different from before.”

The factory manager paused and lowered his voice: "There's another point. Do you think that with Li Fan's current strength and popularity, if he's really determined to leave, the club can force him to stay? After MSI, there will be more than just one or two clubs eyeing him."

"There have actually been some exchanges between the club and Li Fan," the factory manager said rather subtly. "But as you all saw, Li Fan... isn't afraid of a fight to the death; he has the confidence and the means to do so."

"Therefore, when he expressed his desire to develop independently in the PUBG field, the club, after weighing the options, chose a relatively moderate approach of letting him go, but maintaining cooperation with League of Legends."

Everyone was silent.

Indeed, a phenomenal player is a rare resource.

This inevitably brings to mind the Mid-Season Invitational.

Anyone would have a grudge against what Abu did.

As the team's core player with a huge following, he was relegated to the bench. Anyone else might have left right after the Mid-Season Invitational...

In other words, Fan Ge is still grateful to the club for not firing him at the beginning and allowing him to stream from the base.

Regardless of whether it was a basement or not, they did initially piggyback on EDG's popularity.

Because of the factory manager, Li Fan decided to wait until the contract expired before discussing the next steps.

"This is probably the best outcome. He's still playing League of Legends with EDG, and he's managing his own PUBG team. With Top Esports' professional management, the club is spared the investment and risk of building its own division."

"It's better than... him actually being poached by another LPL club, or the situation escalating to the point of no return."

After hearing the factory manager's explanation, everyone in the training room looked at each other in bewilderment... They never expected that there would be so many entanglements and trade-offs behind the establishment of a PUBG division.

Indeed, given Li Fan's decisive personality and his current terrifying popularity, if the club tries to suppress him, it might backfire.

It sounds a bit unbelievable that it's like this now.

It's surprising that an active League of Legends champion is also a player for another PUBG team, but it seems to make sense when it happens to Li Fan.

Sitting in the corner, Kou Rou listened to everyone's conversation, as if he had made up his mind about something.

Li Fan's influence has reached such a level that even if he confronts the club head-on, he won't be benched. But I've been stuck on the bench for over a year. To be honest, there's no use regretting it now.

Since that's the case, let's just trade it away...

"But... the Summer Tournament..." Xiao Zhao was still a little worried.

"Don't worry." The factory manager clapped his hands. "Li Fan knows better than any of us what's important. League of Legends is his foundation and the area where he has the greatest influence right now. He won't do anything reckless. He'll probably only play PUBG during competitions... He usually stays at our base. He just went out to sign a contract today and will probably be back tonight."

The atmosphere in the training room finally eased a bit.

Iboy scratched his head and muttered, "That makes sense... Fan-ge is awesome! Maybe he can win both championships?"

Just as the atmosphere in EDG's training room eased slightly, Weibo exploded completely after more than an hour of fermentation.

The Weibo post announcing EDG esports club's Mid-Season Invitational victory has seen an unexpectedly rapid increase in comments, with the content overwhelmingly expressing doubt and anger.

[Come out and explain! What do you mean? Our core player went to build a team for someone else? Are you guys asleep? What were you thinking?]

What is the management doing? Are they just sitting around doing nothing? Do they even realize how important next season is? Don't they want to go to Worlds?

[I'm speechless. They just won the MSI championship, the team chemistry was perfect, and then they pull this stunt? If Li Fan's performance declines, can you take responsibility?]

Please, someone do something about Li Fan! Does he even realize how important he is to EDG right now? He can't be this reckless!

The thought of seeing Unreal's performance go awry in the Summer Split gives me heartburn! EDG, what on earth are you guys doing?!

This anger quickly spread to Li Fan's personal Weibo account.

Many EDG fans rushed over in anger.

[Fan Shen, we know you're good, but can you focus a little more? Playing PUBG is fine as entertainment; there's really no need to start a team or join another club!]

[Getting cocky? You think you're something special just because you won an MSI championship? Fighting on two fronts, do you think you're Superman? A double-servant, huh?]

[I'm so disappointed. I thought you were going to be the next Faker, a pure professional player, but it turns out you're getting involved in these off-field things too.]

However, they clearly underestimated the number and fighting power of Li Fan's current personal fans.

After all, as mentioned before, they absolutely will not allow any trolls to attack Li Fan on Weibo.

After becoming an extreme fan, I stopped joking around with you guys.

So almost the instant these negative comments appeared, the call to fight back was sounded!
[Hilarious! What does our Fan-ge need to report to you guys about? He's an EDG player, but not an EDG slave! He's just playing League of Legends normally, what are you guys trying to do?]

[The club has nothing to say, so what are the fans yelling about?]

[You fans bear the vast majority of the responsibility for this situation. If the Mid-Season Invitational hadn't turned out so ugly, would this have happened?]

[The contract is for League of Legends, so what's wrong with playing PUBG? Does the contract say I can't play other games?]

[Some team fans are really shameless. Have they forgotten who carried EDG from the brink of elimination to the finals and won the championship at the Mid-Season Invitational? Have they forgotten who was benched? Now they come here to criticize?]

[Fan Ge has his own pursuits and plans; who are you to tell him how to do things?]

[We support all of Fan Ge's decisions! We will continue to support EDG-Unreal in League of Legends, and U.TES-Unreal in PUBG! There's no conflict at all!]

[Exactly! Our Brother Fan is incredibly talented. He can easily win championships in QQ Speed, and he can easily win the Brazilian regional championship in Street Fighter. What's wrong with him doing a couple of things at once? Are you just jealous of his abilities?]

Don't forget, EDG's current success is largely due to Fan Ge's popularity and skill. Some team fans are going too far!

Li Fan's personal fans, especially those attracted by his personal skills and charm, have demonstrated amazing organizational and fighting abilities.

They quickly rallied on Weibo, systematically combating negative comments, controlling online discourse, and promoting their products/services.

The top comments under the latest Weibo post, "New challenges are in place," were quickly filled with supportive messages.

[Fanbao, fly bravely, Mom will always be with you!]

[Get out, male mom!]

No, this is double the fun! I want to watch both competitions! I can't get enough of the League of Legends matches, and I also love PUBG matches.

Congratulations on the formation of U.TES! Looking forward to Unreal's performance in PUBG esports!

[Those who are predicting the downfall, save your breath. Be careful, or Brother Fan might slap you hard across the face, and then you'll know what it means to be proven wrong.]

This war between fans came quickly and went quickly.

The main reason is that, given Li Fan's massive fan base and powerful ability to control online comments, the voices of doubt and criticism were quickly drowned out.

It's a one-sided crushing victory!
On Weibo, discussions about #U.TES# and #UnrealNewChallenge# have shifted to a mainstream tone of curiosity, anticipation, and congratulations.

Everyone is speculating about who the other members of this new team will be, and they are looking forward to seeing if they can put on a great performance in the Huya Bounty Tournament.

The central figure in the incident, Li Fan, was sitting in a private tea room, facing Zhang Xiufeng, the representative of Topsports.

"Next, team formation is the most important thing." Zhang Xiufeng put down his teacup and got to the point. "Regarding the selection of team members, in addition to what I mentioned before about selecting from high-ranking casual players, we have also made initial contact with some experienced players. I will send you the list and information later."

Li Fan smiled and said to Zhang Xiufeng, "We need to find high-scoring casual players, and we can also contact experienced players, but... I have someone here who I think has great potential and is worth recruiting."

"Oh?" Zhang Xiufeng showed great interest. After all, Li Fan was a professional player, different from them. If he thought Li Fan had potential, then his strength must be very strong.

"The people that President Li favors must be extraordinary..."

"I'm not a famous player anymore, I'm a streamer now."

Li Fan picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip.

Wild boars really can't eat fine bran; it tastes a bit bitter and not as good as Coca-Cola.

"I've been watching his live streams for a while now. He's a Douyu streamer, and his ID seems to be 'XiaodingdangXDD.' He's very young, probably only fifteen or sixteen, but his shooting skills and reaction speed are incredibly impressive. His talent is definitely top-tier."

"This kind of prodigy is like an uncut gem, with extremely high plasticity. He may still lack some experience in major competitions and tactical discipline, but with a good foundation, he has unlimited potential. If properly nurtured, he will definitely become a top player in PUBG in the future."

Finding a player like this is definitely a win-win situation for me.

Moreover, the more gifted teenagers you find, the better.

After all, PUBG owns 60% of the company. The more talented young players they recruit and the better their performance, the higher the value of the game. So, all the money they earn is their own money, right?
Zhang Xiufeng listened attentively; Top Esports also attached great importance to their PUBG division.

After all, the League of Legends division hasn't been renamed yet, so even if they invest a lot of money, it won't make much of a difference, not to mention they haven't managed to recruit any top players.

Aren't the top players right here?
This time the exchange was completed.

Li Fan has already joined Top Esports' PUBG division. Once you get used to it, there's always a chance to bring him to the League of Legends division later...

"Since it's the early stages of building a team, I think we should recruit more young people with top talent. Geniuses are the cornerstone of a team."

"President Li, oh President Li... if we're talking about genius, I'm afraid no one can be more talented than you." Zhang Xiufeng's words were not meant to flatter Li Fan.

Topsports Sports came specifically for this talented young man.

Now that he's young, if he can maintain his peak performance for five years... the value he would generate is truly unimaginable.

The times are changing so fast. Before, it was all about physical industries and traditional sports competitions, but now it has become e-sports.

Initially, people thought that internet addiction would negatively impact the physical and mental health of young people, but it has now become a new sport recognized by the sports bureau.

Therefore, all these so-called genius teenagers combined are not as good as Li Fan alone.

However, it was precisely because these people were genius teenagers that they were qualified to join the club and team up with Li Fan.

In other words, genius is merely the threshold to meeting Li Fan.

“Okay!” Zhang Xiufeng said seriously, his smile fading. “I will immediately arrange for someone to contact Xiao Dingdang to learn more about his situation and intentions. We will do everything we can to sign him!”

"Okay, let's hurry up. The Huya Bounty Tournament is coming up soon, and we need to finalize our lineup and start practicing together as soon as possible."

Other teams have already started planning...

For example, according to Wei Shen's understanding, LGD's PUBG division has already been established.

This can also be considered Wei Shen's fallback plan. If his team fails to perform well, he can simply join LGD Club.

However, Wei Shen, being such a proud person, was clearly unwilling to do so.

Besides LGD, there's also Team TyLoo.

This team is among the top CS:GO teams in China, and they are also very interested in games like PUBG.

They were also among the first teams in China to establish a PUBG division.

Therefore, this Huya Bounty Challenge is, in a sense, a large-scale training competition.

Aside from teams formed by random streamers, the real question is how many teams the clubs have assembled.

If there are a lot of them, then we will immediately move on to the second step: establishing a league system.

This is also an essential step for any game that wants to have an impact.

It took League of Legends less than half a year from its public beta launch in China to the establishment of its competitive scene.

This is even with a relatively small number of domestic players.

The real surge in player enthusiasm came with Season 4.

PUBG has already started strong, and as long as the organizers aren't incompetent and the tournaments aren't poorly organized, it shouldn't be difficult for it to become a phenomenon like League of Legends.

Overall, the situation is optimistic, and everyone wants to get on board.

If EDG hadn't won the Mid-Season Invitational, which stabilized the popularity of League of Legends and gave those League of Legends streamers a sigh of relief, they would have had a headache and started to consider whether to switch careers.

But every live stream will dedicate one or two hours to PUBG, even for top League of Legends streamers like Lu Benwei and PDD.

But the division is not yet complete...

But there are still people who want to be the first to try something new.

Miss recently cut ties with League of Legends during a live stream.

When fans asked her to play League of Legends, Seven Star Begonia refused.

She is a PUBG streamer, not a League of Legends streamer.

Therefore, it can be said that the rhythm is incredibly fast.

He has become the first major streamer to be dismissed by the League of Legends organization.

A massive boycott has begun within the gaming community.

After all, in the eyes of fans, Miss was able to get a big contract with Huya because of her popularity with League of Legends.
As a result, you actually split up the league during your live stream.

Even if the other people had this idea before, they didn't put it out there like you did. So, Miss's popularity is completely ruined.

Right now, the only ones keeping the live stream going are the PUBG players, but Miss doesn't have an advantage among PUBG streamers.

Because there's Mozi among the female tech streamers on Tencent, there are even more female streamers who create entertaining content, like Dai Mei on Douyu and Pineapple on Huya Live.

Pineapple, thanks to the popularity given to her by Li Fan, is now undoubtedly the top female star.

In this situation, Miss made an incredibly bad move...

The discussions in the tea room were nearing their end, and the specific cooperation framework and initial team building direction had been basically clarified.

Looking at his young yet remarkably composed partner, Zhang Xiufeng's last lingering doubts about the other's age vanished. He had been worried about dealing with a young man like Li Fan who was headstrong and would be very difficult to manage, but that didn't happen.

He then checked the time and extended a warm invitation: "Mr. Li, we can finalize the details later. It's getting late, how about we take a look at our Topsports training base? We've prepared a special room and training equipment for you, you can go and get used to it tonight."

“Our base is on Kangqiao Road, which is about 20 kilometers away. If there is no traffic at this time, it will take about 40 minutes to get there… There is also a League of Legends division there, so we can communicate with each other.”

Li Fan smiled and shook his head: "President Zhang, I appreciate your kindness, and I will definitely go to the base, but I'll skip today. I have all my things at the EDG base, and it would be troublesome to move them back and forth... Besides, if I go there now, it wouldn't be very interesting to be the only one there."

You have a League of Legends division, but I'm a PUBG player.

The two divisions are not together. I only own shares in the PUBG division, not Top Esports.

It's inappropriate to dwell on the past... and it's easy for this to stir up trouble again at this time.

Now that everything's settled, it would be great to go back to base and do a live stream tonight.

"Once our first batch of team members is confirmed and everyone is here, I will go over and practice with everyone together. That will create a better atmosphere."

"Great! Let's do as General Manager Li says. We'll speed up the recruitment of team members and try to get the team up and running as soon as possible. Then, we'll welcome General Manager Li to the base to inspect the work and give everyone a speech!"

"Brother Zhang, please stop teasing me. I'm just a seventeen-year-old kid, what kind of work would I be inspecting?"

The black sedan smoothly stopped at the entrance of the EDG base. Li Fan said goodbye to Xiao Lin, who had driven him back, then got out of the car and walked into the familiar base building with light steps.

As soon as the training room door was pushed open, the whispers that had been going on instantly fell silent, and almost everyone's eyes turned to him at the door.

"Brother Fan!"

"Fan-ge is back!"

Iboy, Meiko, and the others shouted almost simultaneously, their voices filled with a sense of relief.

Seeing the complicated expressions on his teammates' faces, Li Fan couldn't help but smile. As he walked towards his position, he casually asked, "What's wrong? Why are you all staring at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

"Brother Fan, is it true on Weibo? You really signed with Top Esports and will be playing PUBG professionally next?" Iboy couldn't keep anything to himself and asked impatiently.

Li Fan sat down in his gaming chair and expertly pressed the power button on his computer: "Yeah, it's been officially announced, how could it be fake?"

"Actually, it's nothing complicated. It's just an experiment, so everyone shouldn't be so nervous."

“You can’t participate in a PUBG tournament alone; you have to form a team. Top Esports happened to have this idea and invited me. I thought the conditions were right and I could accept them, so I agreed. Actually, you don’t need to think too much about it…” Li Fan knew exactly what the team members wanted to ask when they gathered together, so he explained it directly.

"Don't worry, I've always been a professional League of Legends player. Training and matches are my top priority in League of Legends, and that won't change. As for PUBG, I'll mainly go there during the competition period and for necessary team practice. I'll spend most of my time here."

At this moment, the factory manager, who hadn't said much until now, also came over and said to Li Fan, "Has everything been settled?"

"Yes, that's about it." Li Fan nodded to the factory manager.

The factory manager turned to the others and said, "See? I told you he knew what he was doing. Now you guys should train and practice, or you'll just be waiting to ride on Fan Ge's coattails in the game. But let me tell you, the audience will say I could do it too. Just focus on developing and waiting for Unreal to carry."

"Don't worry, the audience won't be able to do it. They'll just keep feeding kills, while we can play it safe," Xiao Zhao said with a smile.

"What are you trying to pull? You don't actually think you'll be a starter in the Summer Split, do you?"

“That’s right! I won’t give up my starting position to you,” Zet said seriously.

His experience in the Spring Split had taught him that as long as he could secure a starting position, he should be able to achieve good results at the World Championship.

What if they actually win the World Championship?

This long-awaited honor...

All we need to do is hold onto our starting position!

This is the simplest method for me.

If you can't even secure a starting position, then... you can only settle for second best and get that substitute spot. Substitute players in the World Championship can also get skins.

He couldn't help but turn his gaze to Scout, who would become his biggest rival.

I really want a skin...

Scout, you little rascal, better be smart, or you'll regret it later.

Although everyone still finds this whole thing surreal, since the person involved is so calm and the club has tacitly approved, as teammates, they seem to have no other choice but to support and believe in the situation.

"Fan-ge is awesome! When you compete in PUBG, we'll flood the chat with cheers!" Iboy said with a grin.

"Sure, remember to collect lots of treasure maps," Li Fan replied with a smile.

The atmosphere in the training room returned to normal.

Li Fan skillfully logged into his live streaming account, and the moment he started broadcasting, a large number of viewers flooded into the live stream room.

Within a minute of the broadcast starting, the number of online viewers skyrocketed, easily surpassing 100,000 and continuing to grow rapidly.

[He's here! He's here!]

[Brother Fan!!! You're really exaggerating! You actually managed to sign with Top Esports' PUBG division.]

【U.TES! My Superman!】

[Brother Fan, explain quickly! Why did you choose to play PUBG professionally?!]

[Have they gotten arrogant? Have they forgotten their original goals after winning MSI?]

[Get out of here, you haters! We support whatever Brother Fan does, so please stop shouting in the live stream. If you don't like it, you can leave.]

[Fanbao, look at Mommy! Mommy will always support you!]

[No need for a male mother. If you love being a mother so much, just find someone to have a baby with!]

Looking at the explosive barrage of comments, Li Fan smiled. Instead of immediately starting to play PUBG, he adjusted his microphone.

"Good evening, guys. Look at these comments, everyone's really enthusiastic today."

"I know what you want to ask, about the official announcement on Weibo, right?"

"There's no particularly complicated reason, don't speculate." Li Fan said casually, "I just felt it would be a shame to miss out on the first domestic bounty tournament, and since Top Esports Club extended an invitation, I figured I'd give it a try. Isn't that interesting?"

He paused, then began to emphasize his identity again, noticing that everyone seemed to habitually forget that he was a professional player in the league.

"Don't worry, everyone. Trust me, I really am a professional League of Legends player! I'll continue training and playing matches as usual, without any disruption."

[Haha, I'm not worried at all about whether your League of Legends game will be affected. It doesn't matter if you don't play.]

[That's right, it's okay not to train! Why not just become a PUBG player? I believe PUBG fans will be very accommodating; you can play whatever game you want.]

[Believe me, I really am a professional League of Legends player]

Li Fan also took this opportunity to run an advertisement.

"Moreover, U.TES has just been established and is currently short of players. Anyone in the live stream who thinks they are a pro, or has friends with godlike shooting skills and outstanding awareness, can contact Top Esports Club to give it a try. Of course, you must be ranked in the top 200."

Li Fan smiled and said in a very tempting tone, "What if... after the trial, we really become teammates? And then we can dominate the field together? I really think that's a possibility."

These words instantly ignited the passion of many talented and ambitious viewers in the live stream.

Why not give it a try? What if it actually works?

[Holy crap! I'm really tempted! Do I even have a chance to be in the top 100 on the Asia server? I just want to play with Fan Shen!]

【Me! Me! Me! Look at me, Fan-ge! My bolt-action sniping skills are amazing... and I'm fast at looting too. I could be a medic.】

[I'm going to send my resume to Top Esports right now to prove my abilities.]

[Got it, I'll go practice my skills hard and try to become Fan's teammate!]

[Would this be considered an official recruitment? But with Unreal Engine as their main brand, Top Esports should be able to recruit people quite easily, right?]

[I have a question. Since this is a club team, shouldn't they be directly invited to the Huya Bounty Tournament? There shouldn't be any qualifiers, right? If so, how am I supposed to get by?]

【Wait... is playing games with Unreal Engine really that much of a stretch? Pineapple often duos with Unreal Engine!】

"Alright, enough chit-chat." Seeing that the atmosphere had become lively, Li Fan moved the mouse and clicked on the PUBG icon. "I feel pretty good today, let's continue the slaughter... no, let's have some survival, and save some good karma for the new team, so we don't land in the worst possible circle with nothing."

Two days later, in the afternoon, Li Fan was doing his usual live stream at the EDG base.

My phone vibrated, and when I picked it up, I saw a message from Zhang Xiufeng.

[Mr. Li, good news! After initial screening and contact, we have identified four promising candidates. They will all come to the training base this afternoon for trial training and interviews. Would it be convenient for you to come over today? It would be a good opportunity to meet them and also to see the training base.]

Li Fan's eyes lit up when he saw the message.

The efficiency was even faster than he expected, which shows that Top Esports is indeed making every effort to advance the team's formation.

Even I couldn't match that efficiency by myself.

"That's convenient, I'll be right there."

Shortly after the message was sent, his phone rang. It was an unfamiliar Shanghai local number.

Li Fan answered the phone, and a warm and efficient male voice came from the other end: "Is this Mr. Li? Hello, this is Guo Hao, the manager of Top Esports, in charge of the daily operations of the League of Legends and PUBG divisions. Mr. Zhang has already told me. I'm near the EDG base now. If it's convenient, I'll come pick you up?"

Upon hearing the name Guo Hao, Li Fan's mind instantly conjured up fragments of future scenarios.

This man would later be known as the "most talented manager" among LPL fans... He could bring in a lot of money from Top Esports' parent company every year.

However, the team has not achieved a good result.

Reaching the top four in the World Championship is a success, or it's either the quarterfinals or the round of 16.

"Hello Manager Guo, no need for you to come pick me up. Just tell me the address and I'll come myself," Li Fan said politely.

"No trouble at all, it's on my way, and it's part of my job. I'll be at the EDG base entrance in about five minutes."

"Alright, thank you for your hard work, Manager Guo."

After hanging up the phone, Li Fan greeted Ono and waited for Guo Hao at the door.

Five minutes later, the black van with its hazard lights flashing was spotted slowly pulling up at the base entrance.

The car door slid open, and a young man dressed in a casual suit, looking shrewd and capable, stepped out briskly, greeting them with a warm smile.

"Mr. Li, I've heard so much about you, it's great to finally meet you in person! I'm Guo Hao." Guo Hao extended his hand proactively.

Li Fan shook hands with him and replied with a smile, "Manager Guo, you're too kind. I don't have that much fame. That's an exaggeration."

The vehicle drove smoothly onto Kangqiao Road.

On the bus, Guo Hao demonstrated excellent communication skills. He didn't waste time with unnecessary chatter but got straight to the point, briefly introducing Li Fan to the basic information of the four players they were going to meet that day, including their game IDs, ladder rankings, preferred positions, and preliminary assessments. His presentation was clear and concise.

Besides Xiaodingdang, the other two also knew that Li Fan hadn't expected that he would directly target OMG's absolute core players, Xiaorong and Mming...

Mming is a truly unexpected and delightful surprise.

People call him Lu Bu, which tells you how ruthless he is. He is also a Grand Slam player in the PUBG China region.

The most crucial thing is youth...

In 01, he was actually sixteen years old.

The team has two young players, and their future is truly promising.

The fourth person was just a passerby; I'd never heard of them.

Xiaoxiao, ranked seventy-fifth in the score...

Li Fan listened with great satisfaction and held Guo Hao's professional abilities in high regard.

Having such a reliable manager in charge of daily operations certainly saves me a lot of worry.

About forty minutes later, the vehicle entered a very nice park and finally stopped in front of a modernly decorated building.

"Mr. Li, this is the base of Top Esports." Guo Hao got out of the car first and led the way for Li Fan.

Upon entering the base, you are greeted by a spacious and bright high-ceilinged hall. The overall decoration style is simple and stylish, full of technological and e-sports elements.

However, the team uniforms inside weren't from Top Esports, but from Dan...

Guo Hao explained at this time that the team has not yet changed its name, and the name change will have to wait until the end of the summer season, so the team uniforms have not yet been changed to new uniforms.

Guo Hao then led Li Fan to the training area of ​​the PUBG division.

Several high-spec computers are placed here, and the environment is clean.

At this moment, four young men who looked a little nervous were sitting in the training room. They were all quite young, the oldest looking to be in his early twenties, and the youngest was naturally Mming, whose face was full of youthful energy and childishness.

Seeing Guo Hao bring Li Fan in, the four of them stood up almost simultaneously, their eyes filled with curiosity and barely concealed excitement.

They all recognized Li Fan...

It's fair to say that the reason they joined Top Esports was because of Li Fan.

Guo Hao clapped his hands and said with a smile to the four young men, "Come on, let me formally introduce you all. This is Li Fan, Unreal... I believe you all know him."

After he finished speaking, everyone else nodded frantically.

After he finished speaking, he turned to Li Fan and began to introduce them one by one.

"Mr. Li, this is Xiaorong. He has participated in some offline CF tournaments before and has a lot of experience. He is good at commanding and setting up guns."

A rather composed-looking young man nodded to Li Fan: "Hello, Brother Fan, I'm Xiaorong..."

"This is Xiaoxiao, an assault rifleman. She has excellent close-range marksmanship and has consistently ranked very high in the Asia server."

Another slightly muscular guy smiled shyly and said, "Hello, Brother Fan."

"This is Doraemon."

XDD raised his head, his eyes sparkling with excitement and fighting spirit, and his voice was full of confidence as he looked at Li Fan.

"Hello, Fan Shen! I'm XDD. From now on... please take care of me! I'll show you that choosing me was absolutely the right decision!"

He also knew that Top Esports specifically sought him out because Li Fan said he had watched his live stream and thought he had great potential.

There is naturally a feeling of "to repay the emperor's favor on the golden platform, to be willing to die for the emperor," but of course, it is not that exaggerated.

"This is Mming..."

"Brother Fan."

Li Fan looked at the four young people with different styles in front of him and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

His warship, the first batch of crew members has finally assembled.

"Hello everyone, I'm Li Fan. I won't waste time with pleasantries. I only care about ability and attitude. Now, let me see what you're capable of."

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(End of this chapter)