We promised to win the championship together, so why did you all retire?

Unfortunately, the system's detection function can only view attributes in person.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Other players don't have a system, so their performance fluctuates.

What you see in the morning might be one attribute, but by evening it might be a completely different attribute.

Bai Liang didn't think too much about it. He started to climb the ranks while continuing to contact professional headhunting companies.

By the end of 2021, building a relatively professional esports club was not as difficult as it used to be.

In the past, this would have been quite difficult.

Because there are only so many people in this related industry in China, it's basically one job for every person.

They've already basically signed contracts, so it's difficult to poach them in a short time; it requires enough time to communicate.

For example, even the FPX management team, which is very "famous" among players.

This includes the so-called manager, Sister Bi, and FPX's head coach at the time, WarHorse.

This group of people doesn't have a good reputation in the rumors.

The reason is also very simple:

They really enjoy nepotism.

Xiao Bi's real name is Bi Lianji. She initially worked for the Flash Wolves club, then transferred to RNG in 2019, and then joined FPX in the summer of 2020.

As someone born in Taiwan, after she joined RNG and FPX, the number of Taiwanese staff and players in both clubs increased.

In truth, there's nothing wrong with saying that.

After all, Sister Bi is indeed quite capable; otherwise, she wouldn't have gained the recognition of so many clubs.

Besides, they don't assign all the Taiwanese dogs to guard the club.

But without a doubt, this is unfair to industry workers in mainland China.

That's how he gradually became famous.

Even so, it still didn't have much of an impact on Sister Bi.

why?

It's simply because there are far too few people working in this field in China.

Thinking about just one question will probably help me let go of my resentment towards her:

If someone like Zhu Kai can be a head coach, why can't a professional manager be a manager?

Who was Zhu Kai originally?

He's just a fan who hangs out with the IG club.

He went there so many times that Xiao Wang noticed him.

I don't know how Zhu Kai persuaded him, but the result was that he became the head coach of IG.

Some people might find this strange.

This is way too casual!

He's supposed to be the head coach, how can someone like that be appointed?

Actually, there wasn't really any problem at the time.

Back in 2013, esports in China was still in its infancy, and few people could clearly explain what a head coach should actually do.

During this period, the vast majority of domestic coaches were essentially just people who ordered takeout for the players, picked up the takeout, and served them tea and water.

The requirements aren't actually that high.

From God's perspective:

Zhu Kai became famous mainly because he was lucky enough to join EDG.

With EDG winning the S11 World Championship, he became the head coach of the Asian Games, based on this "achievement".

Of course... even the Asian Games coach couldn't say whether he was lucky or unlucky.

If the Asian Games don't have any major problems, then of course everyone will be happy.

pity.

The Asian Games are a huge hit.

Then Zhu Kai's head coaching career was basically over.

This is why it was difficult to form clubs in the past.

There are so few professionals, it's frighteningly few.

All sorts of weirdos and monsters can get into the club.

But what about 2021...?

That would be quite different.

In 2020, some more perceptive viewers should have noticed a problem:

More and more professional players are coming from LCK.

Moreover, the model is completely different from the past.

What kind of Korean players came to the LPL in previous years?

They are either established Korean star players or prodigies who were highly anticipated by LCK clubs and then brought in by LPL clubs with huge sums of money.

For example, Samsung's ten subsidiaries came to China.

Another example is Kanavi and JD.com.

But by 2020, this model had gradually changed.

Besides star players and prodigies who became famous before their debut, many new players from LCK clubs who were not well-known have also started to strive in LPL.

Moreover, the contract periods are generally short, mostly only one or two years.

The most typical example is Zeka, the mid-laner who once joined the BLG team.

This player joined the LPL and debuted in 2020, but returned to the LCK after a short time.

—And then he never came back.

The reason for this situation is quite simple.

After LPL teams won the championship for two consecutive years in 2018 and 2019, the LCK industry finally took the region seriously for the first time.

In addition, the LPL region's long-standing financial strength has attracted the attention of many Korean clubs:

LPL might not be as strong as LCK.

But sending some promising new players over to get used to the competition... seems like a good idea?

Moreover, they are generous and can help the club earn more money.

So starting from 2020.

Not only have a large number of relatively unknown Korean players joined the LPL, but also a large number of Korean esports professionals have joined the LPL.

That's why it's said that forming a club in 2021 will be much easier.

Of course, there might be a problem if we build a team with this kind of roster.

That's because there are too many Koreans.

The head coach is Korean, the assistant coach is Korean, and the analyst is Korean.

—There are also South Koreans among the contestants.

But Bai Liangzhen didn't care.

Although Koreans sometimes like to use clever tricks, they are not stupid at all.

Aside from a few South Korean athletes with extremely poor professional ethics, most South Koreans work more diligently than the locals.

Because they really came here to make money.

All sorts of miscellaneous conflicts have to take a backseat.

And they are really professional!

Many Korean coaches have been in the industry since the StarCraft era; they are true masters and elders.

So after Bai Liang said he didn't care about the cost or the amount of Korean content, the headhunting company's negotiations went very smoothly.

In less than three days, the basic framework of the club had been almost completed.

Regarding the teams.

Aside from the head coach still being undecided and needing to be selected, the analyst and assistant coach positions have already been filled.

From the club's perspective.

The base has been confirmed, and the manager and all relevant departments have also confirmed that the setup is complete.

Having money truly means you can do whatever you want.

And during this period of time.

In addition to contacting a well-known top laner whose contract had recently expired, Bai Liang also continued to liaise with various clubs in an attempt to find some promising young players.

In his plan, he would play mid lane, and the positions of top laner and AD carry were basically already decided.

The main focus this time is on junglers and support players.

AD needs no introduction; he personally brought him back.

As for the top lane...

Although this player is also a star player, and is still considered to be in his prime.

The competition among the major clubs is extremely fierce.

but--

Bai Liang wasn't worried at all about whether he could win against him.

why?

Because this guy's professional ID is Theshy.