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

Who is TheShy?

The champion top laner for IG in 2018.

He has made memorable plays such as the River Sword Demon's Guide to the Immortal Realm, and his performance in the World Championship was quite outstanding.

Although his performance was no longer consistent in 19, he is still a very sharp double-edged sword.

Now in 2021, TheShy, who just ended his contract with IG, seems to have no intention of renewing it, and has naturally become the biggest hot commodity in this winter transfer window.

Why?

Because he not only has talent, but also an incredibly high level of popularity.

There are definitely a lot of haters, but there are just as many fans.

Such a star player, who is still in his prime and generating a lot of buzz, would naturally attract the attention of many clubs.

When Bai Liang arrived and heard that TheShy had become the champion top laner, he was happy for him but not particularly surprised.

Because TheShy was already very famous before he played in the World Championship in 2018.

With the right version, he certainly has the ability to shine.

Why is Bai Liang so confident in defeating TheShy?

—Because TheShy's manager is his mother.

Bai Liang had met this aunt before.

Well, how should I put it...

To put it more tactfully, this aunt is very focused on practical benefits and will not be easily swayed by the future.

A person who genuinely doesn't eat flatbread.

To put it bluntly, it's all about money.

She doesn't care whether the club is good or bad.

She only cares about how much the club contributes.

Under these circumstances, Bai Liang would certainly have enough confidence.

Isn't it just about throwing money at it?

Smash it!

Other clubs need to hold meetings to discuss and report to their owners before making an offer, but Bai Liang just blurted out his price.

No matter what other clubs offer, he will raise this price.

Light the sky lantern directly.

Under these circumstances, Bai Liang really didn't believe that anyone could steal the contestant he had his eye on.

Making grand promises to TheShy's mom about the future of the club is completely useless.

They only care about the present.

If it were the old Bai Liang, out of concern for his friend's future career, he might have tried to offer some advice.

But now...

Who says looking to make money is bad?

This is great—it's all about making money!

Bai Liang knew very well that his club wasn't really that competitive in the eyes of ambitious players.

There is no glorious past.

It's not a lineup that can attract others to join.

The biggest competitive advantage is nothing more than a guaranteed starting position and a guaranteed happiness.

Then they were so poor they only had money left.

Many star players will choose to take a pay cut to join a strong team.

Unless you're a sucker and pay 1.5 or even 2 times the price, you won't have a chance to acquire them.

And it's only a chance.

The two people Bai Liang is currently inviting are precisely the ones who can be moved by him.

What does Uzbekistan value most?

Does the club have the drive? Does it really value him? Is it willing to give him a starting position?

Hey, Bai Liang really knows how to satisfy people.

The 12 million yuan economic contract directly demonstrates our strength and determination.

The guaranteed playing time under the contract also puts Uzbekistan at ease.

It's not like we'll stop letting him play just because we let him play a couple of games to attract traffic.

Moreover, he went too quickly and decisively.

BLG is still in a meeting preparing for the next step of their continued contact with Uzbekistan.

Bai Liang has already come directly to our door.

They have absolutely no sense of martial ethics.

That's why Uzbekistan eventually agreed to join.

As for TheShy, his manager's mother's personality is a perfect complement to Bai Liang's.

All the aunt wanted was a big contract.

The only thing Bai Liang dared to guarantee was the large contract.

What a coincidence!

Moreover, this is also Bai Liang's unique advantage.

Because in the eyes of people who don't know TheShy, his mother shouldn't have that much power.

If a professional player becomes a star player, would they still only listen to their mother?

A mama's boy, huh?

Therefore, when they contacted TheShy, they were actually trying to talk to TheShy himself.

They tried every possible way to impress TheShy with their lineup and future prospects.

—But in reality, these are completely useless.

Theshy didn't care about any of this.

It could even be described as indifference.

TheShy had previously told BaiLiang:

"If I win the championship in the future, I might just quit playing altogether."

For TheShy, winning a championship would essentially complete his professional career.

He can retire whenever he doesn't want to play anymore.

His ambitions are really not high.

The only reason he's still playing is because he hasn't gotten tired of it yet and because of his mother.

TheShy is such a simple person.

A photo once circulated online:

Inside the IG base, TheShy, wearing a gray long-sleeved shirt, stood behind the other players watching.

Because this picture became very popular after he won the championship, it gradually went viral.

Some people jokingly said:

I was eighteen that year, at the IG base, standing like a lackey.

But in fact……

Don't make Shy Bro laugh.

He was having a blast on Instagram.

Back then, none of the players from Kid's group had retired. Most of the players in the base were older than TheShy, and they genuinely treated him like a younger brother.

TheShy is always included in any food or drink he has.

Moreover, TheShy was already quite famous in the scene at that time, and his Nidalee was ridiculously ruthless.

Even when he wasn't playing, his regular salary was already among the highest in IG.

Where are the henchmen?

Players like Ning, who climb the ranks relatively slowly, wish they could duo queue with TheShy every day.

Many people like to project their own fantasies onto the contestants, imagining a story of a young man with a tragic past achieving a remarkable turnaround.

But in reality, it's completely unnecessary.

It's practically impossible.

The simplest and most direct way to get TheShy to join is to sway his mother with a big contract.

Only Bai Liang knew this.

Why does TheShy listen to his mother so much?

Because his mother really cared about him.

Even before TheShy became famous, his mother was already willing to take a flight of more than ten hours to follow the club.

All for the sake of being able to watch TheShy's game live.

He tries his best to be there at every game to cheer on his son.

How many parents can do this?

The reason why the aunt likes money is actually largely due to her concern for TheShy's future.

She had done her research before deciding to let her son pursue a professional career.

A professional player's peak period is only so long.

What others see is how dazzling TheShy was at his peak.

And what the aunt saw...

There's only one retirement countdown.

Four days later, on December 8th.

That is, two days before this year's LPL All-Star Weekend.

The well-known whistleblower, [Lianlian Hongcha], revealed on Weibo:

TheShy has signed a contract and confirmed that he will join a team with the surname R.

The news sent RNG fans into a frenzy.

"Holy crap, TheShy joined RNG?!"

"Really? RNG has the money to sign TheShy?"

"Could it be that we sold Little Tiger to get the money?"

"Are you an idiot? You wouldn't sell Xiaoming but you wouldn't sell Xiaohu!"

Fans of other teams were also surprised and uncertain.

—Didn't they say RNG was out of money?

Do we, RNG, still have this strength?

Until noon the next day.

Someone accidentally clicked on TheShy's profile page on OBGG and saw an unfamiliar team logo.

It was a team logo that had never been seen before, with the letters R and G stacked up and down, abstracted into two palms converging towards the center.

Below the logo, a line of text is clearly written:

RG top laner.

Everyone who was following this story was stunned:

If you're not my buddy, who are you?