League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 213 The God of Contracts!

After the awards ceremony, the QG team decided to spend one more day in Wuhan, have a bowl of hot dry noodles the next day, and then fly back to Shanghai.

Chen Dongqing found the factory manager, who had grown up in Wuhan, and asked him to recommend a restaurant.

Hubei doesn't have its own major cuisine, but Wuhan is known for its diversity because of its many universities. Various cuisines can be found here, and this Sichuan restaurant called Chilang is particularly famous in the area.

While eating, Chen Dongqing was also browsing Tieba (a Chinese online forum). Suddenly, he saw a message and exclaimed in surprise, "LCK's transfer activity is so fast!"

"Yes, I saw it this morning too," Linko sighed. "But I was a little surprised that Peanut didn't make it into SKT."

The LCK transfer window opened a few days ago, and the teams here are moving incredibly fast, releasing transfer news one after another.

There's no way around it, these five ROX players are just too good to pass up. Almost all of them terminated their contracts at the same time, and all the teams are scrambling to sign them up, afraid that they'll miss out if they're too slow.

SKT, who are continuing to strengthen their top and jungle positions, have set their sights on ROX's top and jungle, believing that as long as they can bring in these two gems, they will dominate the world!

But reality gave them a cold shower.

When faced with SKT's invitation, Smeb declared directly, "I'd rather beat them than join them."

So Smeb turned around and joined the KT team.

And what about Peanut?

The negotiations between SKT and Peanut were nearing completion, but something happened and Peanut stopped responding to messages until this morning when news about him resurfaced.

He followed in Smeb's footsteps and also joined KT!

This transfer was indeed unexpected for Chen Dongqing, because in his memory, Peanut had joined SKT, but this transfer was changed by his time travel.

With top laner Smeb, jungler Peanut, and support Mata already on the team, KT only needs to strengthen their two carries to form a super team!

In such situations, are there any teams that directly release both carries?

Yes, there really is, and they're even a Tier 0 dual carry: Pawn and Deft.

If Chen Dongqing remembers correctly, these two joined KT at the very end, but whether that will happen again in this world remains to be seen.

Besides, the whereabouts of the Xuanming Elders are unknown, but the information available is that all teams except SKT and KT are vying for them.

It has to be said that the ROX team was truly a treasure trove. After they disbanded, they caused a huge stir during this year's LCK transfer season!

SKT's dominance in the LCK immediately became unstable.

"What's the point of watching LCK? Let's think about ourselves instead." Linko shook his head. "It's not that I'm saying this, but the clubs are offering you guys pretty good benefits, so why are you all leaving?"

Linko has been extremely anxious these past few days.

With such a great championship roster, it's understandable that Liu Qingsong transferred to play League of Legends with his friends, but why are you mid and jungle players getting involved? Why are you all leaving?

Furthermore, due to Nakano's indecisiveness, Chen Dongqing, the top laner, also indicated that he would need to consider the situation further.

So, apart from Uzbekistan whose contract hasn't expired, everyone else has a problem?

Just then, Uzi scratched his head and said, "Actually, RNG also contacted me."

"RNG is really shameless! The transfer window hasn't even opened yet, and they're contacting our two players without our permission?" Linko almost got angry: "No way, I'm going to report them to the league later!"

Chen Dongqing then asked, "Your contract hasn't expired, so what use is it for them to contact you?"

"Reporting won't help, they didn't say it explicitly." Uz shook his head and said, "What they meant was that they could help me pay the breach of contract fee, and they also said that my two runner-up titles were won by the royal family, so going back is the right thing to do."

"Bullshit!" Linko exclaimed. "How can a team that's been resurrected inherit two runner-up titles? Besides, you won your championship with QG!"

"Don't worry, don't worry, Brother Li," Chen Dongqing reassured the manager with a cheerful smile, then asked, "So what are your thoughts?"

"Don't worry," Uz laughed. "If you don't leave, I definitely won't leave."

In other words, if everyone else leaves, he naturally has to leave too.

None of the five people were stable.

Linko is now facing an even bigger headache.

Upon hearing this, Chen Dongqing sighed, while Doinb silently picked up some food, seemingly lost in thought.

11 month 15 day.

QG returned to Shanghai on a plane, and Linko immediately started making phone calls, some to discuss more funding with the boss, and others to report RNG to the league.

But none of them yielded good results.

QG is opening many new branches this year, so their expenses are already high, and the money they have left for contract renewals is already at its limit.

As for the report, since RNG dared to do it, they must have the confidence not to be afraid of being reported.

Linko could only look at the phone and smile bitterly to himself.

And I'm supposed to be the Manager of the Year? How come I couldn't even keep a single player from the championship roster?

11 month 16 day.

As the weather got colder, Chen Dongqing slept in late this time, not getting up until after 10 o'clock, but since it was the off-season, no one punished him.

He turned his head and saw that Xiangguo had already gotten up, but when he went down to the training room, he found that Xiangguo was not there.

At this moment, Linko approached, somewhat anxiously saying, "Chen Dongqing, Liu Shiyu went straight to RNG for a tryout today!"

"Uh," Chen Dongqing scratched his head, "Isn't it normal to be trying out for players everywhere during the transfer window?"

"But this isn't good news for us!" Linko sighed.

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment and asked, "Did Xiangguo take a lawyer with him when he left?"

"He really brought it? How did you know?" Linko asked in surprise. "He contacted our club's legal department first, and then we made arrangements before he went over."

Hearing this, Chen Dongqing nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "Then there's nothing to worry about. Liu Shiyu will be back soon."

"Huh?" Linko was a little confused. "Why do you say that?"

Chen Dongqing smiled without saying a word: "You'll find out soon enough."

Meanwhile, Liu Shiyu had already arrived at RNG's base.

RNG's owner, Bai Xing, personally received him and led him into a meeting room. Before the practice match, they wanted to give Xiangguo a "brainwashing" session and also explain RNG's team-building strategy for this year.

"Our idea is to build an all-Chinese roster, so we've removed all the Korean players and are building the team around our mid-laner, Xiaohu. You and Jian Zihao, both from Royal Never Give Up, are our best targets!"

"At that time, our team will have you, Xiaohu, and Xiaogou. We will also bring in domestic top laners and supports to form a team of five Chinese players. We believe that only such a team has real value and only such a team can win a truly pure championship."

What do you mean? You think our championship isn't prestigious enough?

Xiangguo understood Bai Xing's meaning, his eyes turning slightly cold, but he still asked, "When will the practice match be held?"

"As for practice matches, let's wait a couple of days until Xiaogou arrives and then play together," Bai Xing said with a smile. "I acknowledge your skill level, so if you're willing, I can skip practice matches and sign you directly."

Xiangguo's eyes flickered: "Well, let's take a look at the contract first, but I'm not sure I'll sign it. We'll have to wait until after the training match to discuss everything."

With a glance from Bai Xing, the manager beside him handed over a thick contract and smiled, "Our contract is quite comprehensive. In addition to the players' labor contracts, there are also bundled live streaming contracts, business contracts, and so on. As for the contract length, my idea is to sign a three-year contract, totaling 1950 million, and then there are generous business contracts. It's definitely top-tier in the league."

The legal representative of QG Club was standing behind him. He frowned immediately when he heard Bai Xing's words.

After receiving the contract, Xiangguo handed it to the lawyer without even looking at it, since he couldn't understand it anyway.

The lawyer immediately began to study it in detail.

At this moment, Xiangguo noticed that the boss, Baixing, had become unusually serious.

The lawyer spent half an hour looking at the thick contract, flipping through it two or three times, and his expression grew increasingly somber.

After a long while, he finally said to Xiangguo, "Let's go outside and talk."

Xiangguo greeted the boss, Bai Xing, and then walked out of the conference room. He immediately asked, "Is there a problem?"

"There are just too many problems." The lawyer shook his head as he took out his phone to look things up. "I've handled many cases in the e-sports industry, but this is the first time I've seen a contract like this."

"First of all, the penalty for breach of this contract is one billion, and then there is a non-compete clause, which is already a very harsh condition."

"Secondly, the commercial contract also states that you need to unconditionally obey all the club's requirements. In other words, you have to do whatever they ask you to do, otherwise it will be considered a breach of contract."

"Third, the commercial contract and the live streaming contract are valid for four years, while your labor contract is valid for three years. That is to say, when you terminate the contract after three years, because the commercial contract and the live streaming contract have not yet expired, and because of the non-compete clause, you cannot go to other clubs. You can only renew the contract with RNG, otherwise it will be considered a breach of contract."

When Xiangguo saw this, his brows furrowed, implying that if he were to act rashly and sign this contract with RNG today, he would be stuck with them for life.

"And that's not all," the lawyer said seriously. "The worst is yet to come."

The lawyer glanced at the search results on his phone and then said, "The company name you signed the contract with is not RNG's main company."

"What does this mean?" Xiangguo asked.

"This is an old trick used by deadbeats." The lawyer picked up his phone and showed the contents to Xiangguo, then explained, "This is the company listed on the contract. I've already checked the details. It's a shell company, and the legal representative has absolutely nothing to do with the RNG club."

"In other words, if he doesn't pay you your salary, even if you sue him in court and win, because this is a financially independent subsidiary and has nothing to do with RNG, they won't compensate you a single penny. At most, they'll freeze the subsidiary's assets."

"But because it was a shell company, and the legal representative was someone we don't know where they came from, RNG didn't suffer any losses at all. They never intended to pay you in the first place!"

At this point, even the lawyer looked disdainful: "They're just taking advantage of your youth and lack of awareness in this area, so they're setting you up!"

Cold sweat was already dripping down Xiangguo's forehead as he said, "Then what should I do?"

The lawyer quickly gave the correct answer: "Go in and ask if you can take the contract home. If you can, take the contract and run away. Go back and report them."

"What if we can't bring it?"

"Just run."

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When Xiangguo saw this, his face turned ashen. What was the point of signing a contract then?

He immediately went back into the room, intending to take one last look at the contract.

Turning to the first page of the contract, I saw the name of Party A's company.

The main company name of RNG Club should be "**Network Technology Co., Ltd.", but now it has become a different company name, which is the one that the lawyer just showed him.

It really is.

Xiangguo looked up and asked, "Can I take the contract home and discuss it with my family?"

"I'm sorry, but that's not allowed here."

Moisturizing!

Xiangguo, who has never been very emotionally intelligent, was too lazy to say anything at this moment. He simply turned around and left, leaving Baixing completely bewildered.

Meanwhile, at the QG base, around noon, Lin Weixiang, Liu Qingsong, and Doinb also left the base, presumably to go for tryouts.

Chen Dongqing remained calm and composed. He opened his email and saw invitations from various clubs to discuss signing contracts.

As the first FMVP of the region and the most sought-after top laner in the past two years, almost every team extended an olive branch to Chen Dongqing.

IG Club offered 900 million RMB, showing the same attitude as EDG, guaranteeing that Chen Dongqing can become the core of the team. They also recently acquired JackeyLove, the rookie king of the Chinese and Korean servers. Once JackeyLove takes the field, forming a trident with Chen Dongqing and Rookie, their future is limitless.

Hmm, that's very tempting, but if I go, wouldn't I be taking TheShy's job? I'll think about it some more.

EDG Club – offered 850 million RMB. Due to Deft's departure, EDG is planning a small rebuild. As long as Chen Dongqing comes, his core position in the team can be guaranteed.

Well, with the top laner becoming the core of EDG, compared to EDG's attitude last year, things have changed somewhat over time, but let's leave that aside for now.

RNG Club – offered 1000 million RMB, stating that they have reached a mutual agreement with Xiangguo and Uzi to form an all-Chinese team, and requested that commercial contracts and live streaming contracts be bundled together.

What the hell? Uzbekistan is sitting right next to me. Are you kidding me?

Chen Dongqing scratched his head, unsure how to respond.

After looking around, the normal domestic quotes are basically between 8 and 9 million RMB, which is already the absolute top level in the league. LGD spent money to buy imp and Marin in the past two years, and both of them cost 8 million RMB a year, which is not as good as Chen Dongqing's contract.

However, this is still quite a distance from the multi-million dollar contract they offered.

There's no way around it; after all, Chen Dongqing is QG Club's darling and is their top priority.

In addition, there are contracts from other regions, CLG, G2, and TSM, all of which have extended invitations to him, and all of them are extremely high-priced, averaging over ten million, highlighting that he is foolish and rich.

But Chen Dongqing immediately rejected them all. He wouldn't consider those from Europe and America because they liked to throw lavish parties, which he couldn't handle.

Just as Chen Dongqing closed his email and was thinking about the transfer window, a WeChat message suddenly came in.

"Holy crap, RNG is inhuman!" Xiangguo ranted on WeChat. "That contract, I don't know how they wrote it, it's killing me!"

as predicted.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but chuckle upon seeing the message, then typed, "So what do you say? Are you still going to RNG or not?"

"Screw Jβ!" Xiangguo was clearly furious. "Damn it, our own team is always the best!"

During this transfer window, countless teams extended invitations to Xiangguo, but most clubs offered contracts similar to QG's, with only RNG's contract fee standing out, and this is what happened.

After excluding RNG, QG naturally becomes Xiangguo's top priority.

Soon, Xiangguo returned to the base with the lawyer. Linko immediately went to greet them and asked, "What happened?"

RNG has used too many underhanded tactics, and Xiangguo can't remember them all at once, so he can only have his lawyer talk to Linko.

The lawyer himself had legal cooperation with QG and was quite familiar with Linko, so he described RNG's contract issues one by one.

Uzbekistan was astonished upon hearing this: "There's such a thing?"

He originally wanted to talk to RNG, but now it seems like it was all for nothing.

Linko's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened. He said, "Are there really clubs like this? Have they no shame at all? Can we report them?"

"They won't allow us to bring the contract back." The lawyer shook his head. "We lack evidence to file a complaint."

"There's really no way around it." Linko shook his head, but then he suddenly remembered something and asked Chen Dongqing, "How did you know they were going to do it this way?"

It was Chen Dongqing who suggested bringing a lawyer to sign the contract.

Chen Dongqing lied without batting an eye, saying, "They talked to me about the same thing last year, but I didn't agree to it."

"Impressive!" The lawyer gave Chen Dongqing a thumbs up. "Even I, a professional lawyer, almost missed those issues in the contract. I didn't expect you to find them."

Chen Dongqing: "It's alright."

Linko finally showed a look of joy, rubbing his hands together and saying, "Then in that case, Liu Shiyu shouldn't leave, right?"

Xiangguo glanced at the people next to him and said, "If Chen Dongqing doesn't leave, I won't leave either."

Chen Dongqing glanced at Xiangguo, then at Uzi: "If Jian Zihao doesn't leave, I won't leave either."

Uzi couldn't help but glare: "If Liu Shiyu doesn't leave, then I won't leave either."

A stable triangular structure.

"What's there to say?" Linko smiled and said, "Let's sign the contract together!"

Chen Dongqing and Xiangguo quickly followed Linko and the lawyer into the training room.

Jian Zihao watched their retreating figures, finally feeling relieved.

Linko quickly produced two contracts and said directly, "Logically, contracts should be negotiated one by one, but since you two are roommates, you'll definitely talk about it privately, so there's no point in negotiating one by one. So let's sign them together. These are your contracts, drafted by the lawyer next to you. If you don't trust them, you can take them back for consultation."

When Xiangguo heard that he could take it back, he suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

Chen Dongqing carefully reviewed the contract and found that it was no different from last year's, except that the total contract fee had increased from 520,000 last year to 10 million this year.

His net worth increased twentyfold.

"As for the duration, this is a 1+1 contract," Linko said. "It's still a one-year contract, as you requested, but we have the right of first refusal to renew next year, is that okay?"

"No problem." Chen Dongqing nodded. He proposed the one-year contract. In fact, he could have directly signed a three-year contract with QG for 30 million, which would have allowed him to start playing immediately for the next three years, but he did not do so.

He believes he will only rise higher next year.

"As for Liu Shiyu's contract, I tried to negotiate with you yesterday. "I didn't get a very good result, but I did get a slight increase in salary. The new contract is 550 million a year."

Xiangguo had learned his lesson. He carefully checked the company name and the contract duration, and only after confirming that everything was correct did he nod seriously: "I have no problem."

Chen Dongqing nodded: "I have no problem with this contract, but I still want to ask a few questions."

Linko replied: "Okay, go ahead."

Chen Dongqing thought for a moment and said, "What's the situation with inb and Liu Qingsong? Is it really impossible?"

"The chances are slim." Linko shook his head: "Since we came back from winning the championship, Liu Qingsong has made it clear to me that he doesn't want to renew his contract. He wants to play with Lin Weixiang. As for inb, he also told me that he wants to go to a team with more say."

Chen Dongqing fell silent, yet felt helpless.

QG has very strong players in both the top and bottom lanes, and the rhythm is usually initiated by the jungler. This means that the mid laner will not have much say and often cannot even get resources.

Although Doinb had some dissatisfaction with this before, his dissatisfaction was suppressed by his desire for the championship because the team kept winning and had a chance to win the championship.

But now that the championship is in hand, Doinb naturally wants to think more about himself.

"Then," Chen Dongqing frowned slightly, "why did they leave together this afternoon? Were they going to the same club?"

"That's right," Linko said. "You know, our second team also made it to the LPL this year. According to the rules, a club can't have two teams, so recently a big investor stepped in and bought the team."

Which firm?

"Fun Plus," Linko replied. "Fun Plus is very rich and ambitious. They saw our region's popularity soar after winning the championship and wanted to get a piece of the pie. They bought the entire second team and also acquired Doinb and Liu Qingsong, wanting to build a brand new team around them, so they offered a higher price than us."

"They make more money and have a higher tactical position; we simply can't compete." Even Linko shook his head at this point.

"It's alright. As long as Jian Zihao, Liu Shiyu, and I are still here, this team won't be bad. As for the mid and support roles, we'll find them slowly." Chen Dongqing smiled and nodded, signing his name on his contract.

Seeing that Ueno had finally decided to stay with the team, Linko's brows relaxed a little. He first handed the contract to the lawyer to handle, and then took the two of them back to the training room.

He then continued, "There are still two positions left to be filled: the midfielder and the support player. If you have any ideas, you can let me know and I'll discuss it with you."

"As for support, it would be great if we could pull VG's Duan over," Uzi said. "I have a good relationship with him, and he's very strong in lane, which suits my playstyle. But VG probably won't let him go. If we can't pull him over, then there's probably no one else we can."

"How's YM's support player?" Chen Dongqing suddenly asked. "I think he's pretty good."

"YM's support?" Uzi thought for a moment and said, "That Ming? I vaguely remember him. We can bring him over and give him a try."

"One for Duan, one for Ming, right?" Linko nodded. "Then I'll go talk to them now. Forget about Duan, VG probably won't let him go, but Ming shouldn't be a problem."

"Don't rush, don't rush," Chen Dongqing said cheerfully. "The transfer window has only just started today."

"We have to be in a hurry, otherwise I won't be able to sleep," Linko said, adding, "And there's the mid lane too. You guys need to think about it more; mid laners are so hard to find."

Chen Dongqing nodded in agreement, admitting that finding a mid-laner was indeed difficult.

The top mid laners in the league right now are none other than Doinb, Rookie, Xiye, Xiaohu, and Pawn. But of these five, Doinb is definitely leaving, and the other three are the absolute core of their respective teams, so their owners simply can't let them go.

The last fat general is plagued by injuries, his strength has been greatly reduced, and he also has to be tied to Deft, so QG simply can't handle him.

We still need to look for it!

11 month 17 day.

Transfer news from other regions continues to emerge, causing one shockwave after another.

EDG's two core players, Pawn and Deft, have officially transferred to KT, forming a super team with Smeb, Peanut, and Mata.

Meanwhile, the new club LZ also announced its roster: top laner Khan, jungler Cuzz, mid laner BDD, bot laner Pray and support GorillA!

This is clearly a very strong team, with the runner-up Xuanming duo, plus two solo queue kings who took turns topping the Korean server last year. As long as top laner Khan doesn't perform too poorly, they will definitely be another super team!

This is the impact of ROX's disbandment: the top laner and jungler, as well as the bot lane duo, each joined two different teams, directly creating two super teams.

SKT's dominance in the region has begun to crumble.

Seeing this situation, SKT was obviously getting anxious. They searched the entire region and finally could only focus on Score, who had left KT.

Score is certainly a skilled player, the former captain of KT, and is known as the "Korean Factory," but the "Korean Factory" is nothing compared to Peanut.

After quickly signing Score, they searched around and eventually found two good targets.

One is Marin, a former teammate who just returned from LGD, and the other is Huni, who has played in Europe and America for two years and has two years of experience in the Silver League.

Thus, SKT's roster was finally finalized.

Top lane: Marin/Huni, Jungle: Score, Mid lane: Faker, Bot lane: Bang + Wolf!

All three LCK super teams have taken off, bombarding viewers with one bombshell after another, leaving them dizzy and disoriented.

LCK is panicking after losing the championship. Are they all that rich?

But what about the LPL?

LPL is still holding its breath!

11 month 18 day.

LPL has finally released some news, but viewers are on tenterhooks as they read it.

[QG Club League of Legends Division Roster Change Announcement: Goodbye, QG.Doinb]

2016 was a year in which we witnessed and grew together. We met in the trough and climbed one peak after another together.

Now, we stand atop the mountain to bid you farewell. The next time we meet, we will be rivals.

Everyone has their own dreams, and each person's life is unique and wonderful. Wishing you a bright future!

Below the tweet is a picture of Doinb smiling as he holds up a trophy, including the Spring Championship, MSI, Summer Championship, and Summoner's Cup.

In addition, there were two other tweets.

[QG League of Legends Division Roster Change Announcement: Goodbye, QG.Crisp]

[QG Club League of Legends Division Roster Change Announcement: Goodbye, QG.lwx]

These three tweets caused a huge uproar, with their respective comment sections instantly exploding!

【? ? ? ? 】

[Both the mid and support players left?]

[Just arrived, what's going on?]

Why not compete for another year with the championship-winning team?

[I guess they want to carve out their own niche?]

What kind of team can afford to have a champion mid and support player?

There are indeed teams that can afford it.

An hour later, FunPlus Phoenix, the new club formed by acquiring QG's second team, officially issued an announcement, showcasing its new season roster.

"Top laner Zoom, jungler Clid/xinyi, mid laner Doinb, bot laner Lwx, support Liu Qingsong."

(There are slight changes compared to the actual timeline. I won't go into the details of the changes in the main text, but you can check the author's note at the end of this chapter.)

It has to be said that the new team FPX has a really strong lineup, with two and a half championship members supporting them, so their strength should not be too bad.

At this point, fans couldn't help but start to worry about QG.

In today's huge market, where can you find mid laners and supports for you?

Meanwhile, the other teams were also constantly pulling off some crazy antics.

The news that IG team officially announced the addition of new top laner TheShy did not cause much of a stir.

EDG tweeted: "Clearlove disconnected."

The factory manager ran away too?

Just as EDG fans were still confused, another tweet appeared.

"Newcomer Clearlove7 is online!"

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but chuckle when he saw this; EDG's performance was always so classic.

Immediately afterwards, LGD also started to stir things up, posting a tweet.

"Hello everyone, let me introduce you to our new team member @We1lesszzZZZ @PUBG Division"

LGD was not imitating EDG's antics; they officially announced that Wei Shen was switching to PUBG.

Chen Dongqing's eyes lit up the moment he saw the message.

Isn't this exactly the mid laner they wanted?

Outsiders may not know the inside story of Wei Shen's career change, but he does!

At this time, Wei Shen was stuck with his contract with LGD and didn't get a chance to play for them.

Moreover, due to his dismal performance last year, no other team was willing to pay him to join, leaving him with no choice but to switch to the PUBG division while still under contract.

At this moment, Linko finally walked back to the lounge with a smile, humming a little tune, and seemed quite happy.

"What's up?" Xiangguo asked chuckled from the side, "Did your wife give birth?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Linko glanced at them and laughed, "RNG got warned by the league!"

"Oh?" Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow: "Go on and on!"

"There's not much to say," Linko said cheerfully. "I just took the lawyer from yesterday to the LPL and went over the issues in their contracts. I also collected some evidence of RNG communicating with players privately during the transfer period."

"And then? Did they impose a fine?"

"Neither of them had enough evidence, so there was no fine." Linko shook his head, but still said, "But the league has warned RNG that unfair contracts will not be allowed, and the league will monitor every player transaction of RNG in real time."

"Sure, sure." Xiangguo nodded in satisfaction. His feelings for his former team had vanished since yesterday. He laughed and said, "Then haven't we offended RNG?"

"What's there to be afraid of?" Linko waved his hand. "QG will protect you, and besides, RNG can't beat us. What's there to be afraid of?"

Chen Dongqing nodded in satisfaction, then quickly called Linko over to look at the content on his screen.

Linko came over and glanced at it, then asked doubtfully, "You mean, we should try to get some Wei Shen? Is that really feasible? A top-tier mid laner like Wei Shen must be very expensive, right?"

"No way!" Chen Dongqing, who knew the inside story, quickly said, "Wei Shen signed a contract last year for two years and four million, which is practically a steal. You can spend a little more money and buy the remaining year of Wei Shen's contract directly! It shouldn't cost much."

"Four million over two years?" Uzi was shocked. "What kind of brainwashing has LGD given GodV?"

Linko then casually asked Uzi, "What do you think about Wei Shen coming to play mid lane for us?"

"Definitely no problem!" Uzi immediately replied, "He was able to go toe-to-toe with Pawn the year before last."

"Okay, I'll go talk to them." Linko moved quickly, immediately leaving the training room and taking out his phone to make a call. After a long while, he returned with a frown and said, "This is a bit difficult."

"Hmm? What's wrong?" Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow and asked, "What kind of difficulty?"

"It's difficult for both!" Linko said. "I asked LGD if we could just buy Wei Shen's contract, but their offer was five million. There's only one year left on his two-million contract, and they're offering five million, that's too high."

"Can we still talk?" Chen Dongqing asked again.

"Judging from their attitude, we should be able to have a chat," Linko replied. "But it seems like Wei Shen is a bit reluctant."

"What could he possibly be unwilling to do?"

"Because he genuinely wanted to survive in this desperate situation."

"..." Chen Dongqing paused for a second, then said, "Then I'll deal with Wei Zhen, and you deal with LGD Club, okay?"

"Can."

After the conversation ended, Chen Dongqing also took out his phone and started calling Wei Shen.

"Feed him." Gao Dewei's voice came through. "Chen Dongqing? Are you here to speak up for your club?"

"Definitely!" Chen Dongqing replied immediately, "QG needs you!"

"Forget it," Gao Dewei sighed. "I feel like LOL might not be for me. I might as well go play PUBG."

Chen Dongqing understood the other party's mindset.

During last summer's season, Wei Shen was benched for a period of time due to poor performance, and had no opportunity to practice or play.

During that period, he was playing PUBG. His LOL skills kept declining, but his PUBG skills were rising, which inevitably made people feel discouraged.

"That's not true," Chen Dongqing said solemnly. "I know your skill level. As long as you improve your training, your strength will recover quickly."

"But I'm so tired. You should understand how much pressure I was under today."

"The greater the pressure, the harder you need to work!" Chen Dongqing grinned and continued to press the issue: "I'll ask you one thing: do you want to withstand the pressure, win the championship to prove yourself, or do you want to be a deserter and become a coward in PUBG?"

"QG, I can give you a chance to prove yourself, and you should trust my skills."

There was a long silence on the other end of the phone before Gao Dewei finally said, "Okay, I'll come."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Dongqing finally nodded in relief and informed Linko.

Linko also looked pleased.

QG's new lineup for 17 is finally complete!

1. The part about RNG's contract is not just baseless criticism; it's all evidence I found online. I was quite surprised when I was researching it; I never expected there to be such a thing.

2. Clid and Xin Yi joined the QG team together in the Spring Split of 17, but QG definitely couldn't be added to the team mentioned in the article, so they joined QG's second team, Hengheli. As for Duke, he's a rare and decent player I found among domestic top laners; there really aren't any good top laners these days.

In addition, according to the original timeline, the capital that acquired QG should have been JD.com, but I saw that all three members of the Phoenix team were still there. If the team was named JDG, it would feel a bit strange and I wouldn't be used to watching it. So I changed it to FunPlus acquiring QG's second team and naming the team FPX, which would be more comfortable to watch.

But this will not have any impact on JDG. JD will acquire other teams next year, and their existing roster will remain unchanged.

See you tomorrow, brothers!

(End of this chapter)