novelODS Chapter 79 Let's make a date tonight!
Chapter 79 Let's make a date tonight!
"Sister Ta Zi looks so beautiful today! Can we take a picture together?"
Several enthusiastic fans gathered around.
Rita quickly regained her composure, put on her signature smile, and posed for autographs and photos with fans.
Because the official commentators had to return to their companies for a post-match debriefing meeting, Rita couldn't stay at the airport for long.
She took out her phone and sent Lin Mo a WeChat message: "Brother Mo, I'm taking a taxi back to the company now. Talk to you later - playful/emoji"
Lin Mo felt his phone vibrate, took it out to look at it, and looked up to see Rita pushing her suitcase out of the crowd.
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After dealing with the enthusiastic crowd at the airport, the EDG team boarded the team's private bus and headed to the EDG club base.
As soon as the car came to a stop at the base entrance, Lin Mo and the others carrying peripheral equipment bags walked into the hall.
"Bang! Bang!"
Two enormous firework tubes exploded overhead with a deafening roar, and colorful confetti fell like snowflakes.
"Welcome back our heroes in triumph!!!"
Amidst enthusiastic applause, everyone was surprised to find that EDG's boss, Edward Zhu, personally led the staff remaining at the base to stand in the center of the hall to welcome them!
"Boss!"
"Boss, why are you at the base early!"
The factory manager and Abu were all stunned.
The boss not only came secretly today, but he even put up a banner in the lobby to wait for them.
"How could I not come? You guys gave me such a surprise!"
Ed Zhu beamed from ear to ear, quickly walked over, and gave each of his teammates a big hug.
When he reached Lin Mo, Ed Zhu patted him hard on the shoulder, his eyes full of undisguised admiration: "Little Mo, well done! I watched the competition yesterday, your performance was perfect."
"Boss, you flatter me. It's the result of everyone's hard work," Lin Mo said with a modest smile.
"Not arrogant or impatient, good!" Ed Zhu nodded in satisfaction.
Then he turned around and announced loudly:
"Everyone! In this Spring Split, EDG came back from a game down to win 3-1 and claim the championship! I've seen all the hard work and sweat you've put in this season. So, I'm here today to give you all a treat!"
Upon hearing the words "giving out benefits," everyone's eyes lit up instantly.
Edward Zhu continued:
"According to LPL rules, the Spring Split champion receives a total prize pool of 150 million. In the past, clubs were required to take a large portion of this as operating costs and reserve funds, but today..."
"The club will distribute all 150 million yuan in prize money among everyone, without keeping a single penny for themselves!"
Upon hearing this, a frenzy of howling erupted in the hall!
"The boss is so generous!"
"The boss is invincible!"
Edward smiled and gestured for everyone to be quiet, then continued:
"I've drafted a rough plan for how to divide the prize money. Of the 150 million yuan bonus, 120 million yuan will be after tax. The coaching staff and support team will take 20%, which is 24 yuan, since everyone has made invaluable contributions to the data analysis and tactical arrangements behind the scenes."
Abu and several data analysts beamed with joy upon hearing this.
"The remaining 96 will be divided among the contestants."
Ed Zhu paused, his gaze sweeping over everyone, "As a starting player, A Guang has also made indelible contributions to the team, so he gets 10."
"Factory Manager, Scout, Meiko, and Zet, you four starting players, 15 each!"
At this point, Edward Zhu's gaze finally landed on Lin Mo, his smile growing even brighter. "As for our Finals MVP, Little Mo, he'll take home 26!"
"Does anyone have any objections to this allocation plan?"
"No!" everyone shouted in unison.
In the esports world, skill always speaks for itself. Lin Mo's performance in the finals was remarkable. It could even be said that he single-handedly carried the team through the last three games. He deserved to take the lead, and even if some people disagreed, they would only keep it to themselves.
Upon hearing that he would receive 26 yuan, Lin Mo's eyes lit up, and he quickly expressed his gratitude: "Thank you, boss! May you live a long and healthy life!"
You should know that when he transmigrated, he was extremely poor.
This brought him a direct income of 26, which was an absolute fortune for him!
However, before Lin Mo could recover from his joy, Edward dropped another bombshell:
"In addition to the official prize money, given everyone's outstanding performance and the strong team spirit of EDG that has been showcased to the entire internet, I'll personally give each of the coaching staff and every player who participated a 'victory bonus' of 50,000 RMB. I hope you can continue your success at MSI!"
"Wow!"
Not only the team members, but even Abu's eyes lit up.
Lin Mo quickly calculated in his mind that if each person added another 50,000, he could earn 310,000 this time.
This can improve our quality of life.
"Alright, the bonus will be deposited into your accounts by tomorrow or the day after at the latest."
Edward Zhu finished his speech with a smile, "Everyone must be tired from the journey, so please get some rest. I've already arranged for a private chef to deliver it to the base tonight; consider it a small internal celebration!"
The boss's magnanimous speech made the atmosphere at the base even more lively than during the Chinese New Year.
However, the leisure time after winning the championship is always short-lived for professional players.
After another meal in the afternoon, Abu gathered all the team members in the meeting room with a thick schedule.
"Everyone, the boss has given out benefits, we've had a big meal, and everyone's happy. Now, it's time to talk about our next plans."
Abu's expression turned serious. "Although the Spring Split is over, this is only the first ticket we've secured."
"Next month, we will represent the LPL region at the 2017 MSI Mid-Season Invitational in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!"
"Time is extremely tight; we only have less than two weeks left!"
Abu distributed the schedule to everyone, quickly and efficiently outlining the upcoming tasks:
"First and foremost, and most urgently—the visa!"
"The visa process for Brazil is extremely complicated, and I've already asked the team leader to expedite it. Tomorrow morning, everyone is on standby to cooperate with the team leader at the consulate for the visa interview and fingerprinting. No one is allowed to sleep in! If anyone can't go to Brazil because of visa issues, they'll be stuck at the base watching the water dispenser all summer!"
Upon hearing this, the factory manager and others quickly nodded.
"Secondly, there are business and media arrangements."
Abu continued, "We just won the championship, and the hype is high. All sorts of commercial endorsement shoots from our sponsors, official photos for the MSI tournament, and official interviews are all piling up in the next two or three days. Tomorrow and the day after, Xiao Mo and Clearlove, you two are the main targets of the official interviews, so remember to prepare your speeches well."
Abu gave Lin Mo a special look: "Especially Xiao Mo, you're getting a lot of attention now, so watch your words. Don't talk nonsense like you do during interviews, or people will find loopholes to attack you."
Lin Mo blinked innocently: "Sister Bu, I've always been sincere and humble, okay?"
"You're being modest, my foot!" the factory manager couldn't help but retort. "Who said before the finals that they'd only take the beatings and wouldn't fight back?"
A soft chuckle rippled through the conference room.
"Alright," Abu clapped his hands. "There's one last, most important thing—training!"
"These next two days, besides processing your visas and cooperating with the commercial shoot, try to play as many ranked games as possible to maintain your skills. Once the commercial activities are over, we'll start high-intensity training matches."
"On the MSI stage, we'll be facing the spring champions from major regions around the world! G2 from Europe, TSM from North America, Flash Wolves (FW), and..."
At this point, Abu paused deliberately.
In the conference room, everyone's expression turned serious.
Without Abu Ming saying it, everyone knows who the ultimate hypothetical enemy is.
The LCK Spring Split champions were the absolute hegemons who dominated an entire era of League of Legends esports.
SKT!
That invincible team boasts the Demon King Faker, the jungler Peanut who beat Clearlove to 4396 last year, the bulldozers Bang and Wolf in the bot lane, and Huni, who is considered one of the strongest top laners in the LCK!
"Everyone, beating WE is just an internal battle; the international competition is the stage to test our true strength!" Abu declared emphatically. "This MSI, we have only one goal: to overcome the formidable SKT and keep the championship in the LPL!"
"Do you have confidence?!"
"have!!"
The crowd roared in unison, their voices echoing throughout the conference room.
Lin Mo sat in the gaming chair, his blood starting to boil slightly.
To win the championship, it seems I need to team up with Rita and my good sister Yu Shuang more often to improve my skills!
Moreover, he never forgot that there are rewards for ranking in the top three of the Canyon!
Just as Lin Mo was thinking this, his WeChat pinged twice.
He picked it up and saw that Rita and Yu had sent him a message almost at the same time.
Rita: "Brother Mo, come out for dinner!"
Widow Yu: "Little brother, wanna hang out tonight?"