[Esports] Pheromones say we're a match made in heaven.

Wang Kang swallowed hard, his face grim as he swallowed back the words he was about to use to attack Shen Shu.

"Didn't Hawk win a championship before?" Chi Feifan said. "You guys didn't seem to have this much to do before."

He remembered when he first came to Hawk, the team members basically spent all their time in the training room, rarely having to go out as much as they do now, going out three or four times a week.

Wang Kang was also there when Hawk won his first world championship. He rubbed his nose, and thinking about the past, the milk tea in his hand no longer tasted good.

"We have won before, but at that time Hawk was the undisputed number one in China. Me, the captain, Fox, Lao Jiang, and I had already defeated the other teams in China. There were not many people in the international arena who could go head-to-head with us. Hawk winning the championship that time was what everyone expected. Some bloggers even said that it would be an upset if Hawk didn't win the championship that year."

"But this time is different. Our team has been on a downward spiral for more than a year. Many people are pessimistic and say that we are no longer good. In addition, we shattered AR's dream of defending the championship in this competition. Our captain became famous again for hitting four enemies with one grenade, so the popularity is particularly high."

High popularity is actually a good thing.

But Hawk's boss doesn't seem to think that way.

Wang Kang: "After winning the championship for the first time, the boss also wanted to make money as soon as possible. We did a lot of business deals back then, which was just as tiring as it is now, so Fox left later."

Chi Feifan: "Because you couldn't stand the exploitation?"

"That's part of the reason. We elevated Hawk's status, but the treatment of our players didn't improve at all." Wang Kang paused, "Another reason is a bit more shocking. At the time, many fans shipped him with the captain, and the club had them cater to the fans by creating some hype..."

Yu Xingchen, who had been listless, suddenly perked up. He only knew that Fox was a former member of Hawk, but he didn't know that there was another reason why Fox transferred to Wonder.

Wang Kang said dryly, "The two of them are so well-coordinated in the game that they feel like throwing up when they see each other in real life. To make them a couple... Haha, to be honest, I can't even imagine that scene. Even if they were the only carbon-based life forms left in the world, they wouldn't have any thoughts about each other other than appetite."

Chi Feifan returned to his room, put out his cigarette, and picked up his phone to call Cheng Yuan.

Cheng Yuan answered immediately: "Damn, you still have the energy to call me! Is that guy surnamed Qin not very capable?"

Chi Feifan suddenly didn't want to ask him anymore and hung up the phone.

Two seconds later, Cheng Yuan chased after him and attacked again.

"Just kidding, just kidding, don't be angry," Cheng Yuan laughed it off. "Did you need something?"

Chi Feifan squatted down, pulled a lollipop from a box in the drawer, unwrapped it, and popped it into his mouth: "Um, I wanted to ask you for a consultation. How much would it cost if I wanted to buy Hawk?"

Suddenly, there was no sound from the other end of the phone.

The sweetness melted on Chi Feifan's tongue. Thinking he'd accidentally hung up, he just moved the phone away from his ear to check when Cheng Yuan's almost hysterical roar erupted from the other end: "What did you say?! You want to buy Hawk? Qin Yi saw you kill someone last night?!"

Cheng Yuan's voice was so loud it hurt my eardrums, so Chi Feifan put the phone on speakerphone and threw it a little further away.

"No, let me ask first, I haven't decided yet."

Five minutes later, Cheng Yuan finally calmed down.

"I've inquired around in the industry for you, and if you want to buy a Hawk, you'll need at least this much."

Cheng Yuan exaggeratedly pounded the screen, making the keyboard click loudly, and sent Chi Feifan an astronomical number.

Chi Feifan glanced at the eight zeros following the number and mentally calculated the amount of money he could currently afford.

"Why are you buying Hawk now? Everyone I asked thought I was going to buy it and they all advised me not to. Hawk is like a stock right now. It seems to be going very well, but it has actually already reached its peak. If you buy now, you will not only be buying at the highest point, but it will also continue to fall."

Cheng Yuan was completely confused and added a sentence.

"Unless Hawk wins another championship in next year's Finals and becomes the first player in league history to defend his title, do you know how small that chance is?"

Chi Feifan crushed the candy: "I know."

He understood why Hawk had been so busy lately when Wang Kang spoke. It was clear that Hawk's current boss didn't care about Hawk's future performance at all; he only wanted to generate hype, make money off its fans, and turn Hawk into a commercial team.

Such teams may be very successful in the first year or two, but the industry is so fast-paced that teams without results won't last long.

Not to mention Qin Yi didn't want Hawk to become like this, he didn't want it either.

Chi Feifan knew Hawk so well that his wall of honors couldn't even be filled with them all. He didn't want Hawk to one day be branded as a money-grubber, disgusting, trash, or a maggot because of his lack of achievements.

Chi Feifan tallied up his money: "I'm still short about 20 million."

"Are you still undecided? You've clearly already decided to buy it!"

Chi Feifan tilted his head and rubbed his ear, then picked up his phone and said casually, "Thanks, bye."

"No, wait a minute—"

Without Cheng Yuan's voice, Chi Feifan scratched his hair in slight frustration.

He used to have no goals in life and never thought about the future, so he invested part of his money in financial products and spent the rest without any restraint.

If this had happened a year ago, he definitely would have had enough money to buy Hawk.

But the world is always like this, it loves to play all sorts of jokes on people. No one can predict the future. You only know the true path after you've actually walked it. Even if someone had suggested he buy it a year ago, he wouldn't have.

Chi Jianye holds all of the Chi family's assets, but judging from the hospital's situation last time, the Chi family's business is in trouble, and Chi Jianye is about to squander all their money.

The only option is to borrow money from others.

Is Cheng Yuan far away?

Chi Feifan immediately rejected Cheng Yuan. Cheng Yuan's family had been good enough to him, and his aunt and uncle were quite strict with Cheng Yuan's finances. Even if Cheng Yuan could come up with 20 million, it would be something he had painstakingly saved up little by little on his own.

Although Chi Feifan believed that as long as Hawk's performance wasn't so poor as to lack training time, no one was sure if he could surpass his previous achievements.

Besides, such a large team needs to operate and it costs a lot of money every day, which could very well be a losing proposition. He can't drag his brothers down with him.

Chi Feifan scrolled through his phone, checking if he had missed any cards or accounts. After looking around, he found another hundred thousand yuan, which was all he had.

In the evening, the Hawk team finished their day's training and dragged their tired bodies upstairs.

Qin Yi had just returned to his room when Chi Feifan kicked the door open with a thud and burst in.

He didn't kick intentionally; he just didn't have his hands at the moment.

Chi Feifan placed a basin of hot water in front of Qin Yi and said, "Take a bath."

He had previously seen online that some netizens shared that soaking hands in hot water could relieve the pain of tenosynovitis.

Qin Yi naturally knew this method too: "How did you know about my hand?"

Chi Feifan: "I overheard you talking to your coach last time."

Qin Yi recalled for a moment.

No wonder Chi Feifan has been very careful with his hands these days, not letting him lift heavy objects or peel chestnuts.

Chi Feifan stood by, arms crossed, watching Qin Yi soak in the water for a long time like a supervisor. When he asked, his tone was slightly cautious: "How are you? Feeling better?"

This can't be cured by just one soak.

Qin Yi wiped his hands with a tissue and pulled down his sleeve to cover his wrists: "Much better."

Chi Feifan's eyes lit up, and his furrowed brows relaxed.

Chi Feifan stared at Qin Yi's wrist, which was hidden under his sleeve, for a few more seconds, still hesitating whether to reveal his idea of ​​buying Hawk.

Qin Yi looked at the water in front of him as it gradually cooled, a hint of mockery flashing in his eyes: "Are you worried about my hands playing games, or about my hands last night...?"

Chi Feifan interrupted him immediately, as if his tail had been stepped on: "Don't mention last night again."

Why?

To be honest, Chi Feifan couldn't find a very good reason either.

But he didn't want to lose face too much, to appear overly dramatic and unsteady, and to be constantly led by the nose by Qin Yi, which was too annoying.

Besides, Qin Yi helped him last night and even made a video call in front of him, and Qin Yi wasn't embarrassed at all, so what is this?

So Chi Feifan pretended to be calm and cleared his throat to show off.

"Because there's not much to mention, and I wasn't feeling very comfortable anyway."