League: I really didn't tank!

003 Leave the team

Half a month has passed in the blink of an eye, and it's October 31st.

The S5 World Championship finals match between SKT and KOO has officially begun.

KOO, the predecessor of ROX Tigers, and these two LCK teams not only met in the finals of S5, but will also contribute the most exciting BO5 in history to the world in the near future.

The LGD players gathered in front of the big screen again. Firefox was holding a notebook and taking notes seriously, intending to see what kind of strength the LCK teams would show in the finals.

"Chen Dongqing, aren't you going to watch?" Godv temporarily shut down PUBG, intending to watch the match first.

He hasn't considered changing careers yet; his main focus is still League of Legends.

For these professional players, League of Legends is their job. The off-season is like a vacation, and everyone understands that it's a time to not talk about work during vacation.

In GodV's mind now, PUBG is just a little game to pass the time during holidays.

Of course, the idea of ​​changing careers immediately popped into his head...

"You see, I don't really want to see it."

Chen Dongqing waved his hand and started a single-player game himself.

He had seen it several years ago and still remembered it vividly, so of course he didn't want to see it again.

It's better to just rack up kills.

For the past two weeks, he's been playing PUBG intensely every day, for more than ten hours a day, and he's become completely obsessed.

In the "noob-slaying" mode, I can get 500 kills a day, plus a few chicken dinners occasionally, and my daily score is close to 600!

He has already racked up over 9,000 points, and he has directly raised his weakest attribute, team fight ability, from 71 to 80!

Next, if you farm another 4,000 points and raise your skill level from 76 to 80, you'll basically have the potential to climb the ranks.

On the other side, Coach Firefox glanced at Chen Dongqing, who had already started skydiving, and a hint of disdain flashed through his mind.

With this kind of professional attitude, it's one thing to not train every day, but he also doesn't watch any matches and all he does is play PUBG. No wonder he'll be a substitute for life.

Clearly, Firefox had no idea how much effort Chen Dongqing put in every day to improve his League of Legends skills...

To put it bluntly, no one in the world trains harder than him right now...

...

Three hours passed quickly.

The S5 version of SKT, known as the most dominant team in history, undoubtedly defeated KOO 3-1 to win the S5 World Championship.

Marin played Rumble three times and Gnar once, delivering a dominant performance that even overshadowed the team's core player, Faker, earning him the FMVP award.

At this moment, many members of the team were staring blankly at the scene of SKT lifting the trophy.

Even Wei Shen.

Everyone here is a professional player; who among them doesn't yearn for that championship?

If it weren't for the heartbreak, who would switch to another game to play professionally?

Imp, who had already won the championship last year, watched this scene and simply smiled disdainfully: "Basket..."

At that moment, Chen Dongqing had just finished a chicken dinner. As he took off his headphones, he saw Wei Shen staring blankly at the trophy, and he also saw Firefox talking to the manager about something.

Chen Dongqing knew exactly what the two were talking about, so he didn't start the game again and waited quietly.

The end of the finals means the end of Season 5, and also means that the contracts of several of their players are about to expire.

Chen Dongqing remembers that today is the day he leaves LGD.

Soon, the manager left the training room for a while, and then immediately called Godv over. He was one of the people whose contracts were expiring.

...

In the manager's office, the manager saw that godv had arrived. He composed himself for a moment, then spoke earnestly:

"Wei Zhen, the transfer window is just around the corner, and your contract is expiring, so I called you here today to discuss contract renewal in advance."

Godv, whose real name is Wei Zhen, had expected this. He nodded and said, "Okay, no problem. What is the club's offer?"

The manager thought for a moment and said, "The club has given us a generous budget this year, around 20 million, but the boss has a requirement that we must achieve sufficient results."

Twenty million!?

That's enough to buy any player on the market!

Wei Zhen became interested and asked, "So how do you plan to allocate this money?"

"That's right," the manager said. "This year, we spent 16 million over two years to bring in Koo Sung-bin (imp), which directly made us the Summer Championship winner."

"Although we encountered some problems at Worlds, the impact of our Korean players is undeniable," the manager continued. "I think we need to step up our efforts and bring in another Korean player!"

What kind of logic is this?

"..." Wei Zhen frowned slightly. He thought for a moment and asked, "Then who would you like to invite?"

"This year's FMVP!" the manager exclaimed excitedly. "We plan to bring Marin over for another two years at a price of 16 million! Then... we'll have 4 million left."

Wei Zhen replied, "The remaining four million is mine?"

"Of course, Marin might not necessarily need sixteen million; maybe we can negotiate a bit more..."

Wei Zhen's expression turned cold.

In this year's S5 season, his salary was three million a year, which was about the same as imp's eight million a year, so he was already a little dissatisfied.

So this year you'd rather spend another eight million to hire someone than give me a raise?

They even said they could lower other people's prices, isn't that just making me eat other people's leftovers? So if someone else quotes 17 million, I'll only have 3 million left?

What if others want 18 million? Then I'll have to take a pay cut?

The manager knew it would be difficult to persuade him, so he tried saying, "There's nothing we can do. After all, the salary cap is limited, and four million a year is a pretty good offer. How about you sacrifice a little for the team?"

Wei Zhen didn't have much to say. He stood up and said, "Never mind, I'll think about it."

After saying that, Wei Zhen left the office.

Even if he lost in the S5 World Championship and became a "reverse Q" (a term used to describe someone who is outmaneuvered), he is still a top-tier mid laner in the LPL. Where can't he go?

The manager watched the player's retreating figure with a calm expression.

There's no way around it; Marin, who just won the FMVP, is a player they absolutely must acquire. That's a done deal. For this player, it's worth sacrificing godv.

Call the next person.

The second person is Chen Dongqing.

As for Chen Dongqing, the manager didn't have much to say, simply stating, "The club has no intention of renewing your contract."

Are you kidding me? Marin is coming, why would we need a substitute top laner?

They have so many Cs!

Chen Dongqing wasn't surprised; he simply smiled and nodded, "Okay."

The manager was somewhat surprised by Chen Dongqing's composure this time. He smiled and said, "Where are you from? If it's inconvenient for you to go back, it's okay to stay at the base for a few more days. Your contract still has some time before it expires."

Chen Dongqing smiled and said, "It's alright. I'm a local, and my home isn't far. I'll be leaving today."

After saying that, he turned and left.

The manager looked at Chen Dongqing's retreating figure with some surprise.

This guy has been with the team for a year, but it seems like this is the first time he's found out that this person is a local from Shanghai...