"Karsa?"
"What is he here for?"
The posture is a bit curious.
Zhi has been in the IG team before, and served as the mid laner in the Snake team in the S7 season. Since the strength of the two teams is relatively average, and there are few dates with Flash Wolves FW, Zhi is not familiar with Karsa, and they are only at the stage where they know each other's names. .
And it's not a good name.
The heroic posture of playing DJs with his left hand and playing robbery with his right hand has long since become history as his spiritual energy was sucked out by his sister who is ten years older than him, and was replaced by Huni's value enhancer.
Karsa is invincible in the civil war, but in foreign wars... even the word "Wan Factory" is considered an insult to the factory director.
This makes Gezi and Karsa dislike each other.
but.
The relationship between Ye Tian and Karsa is pretty good.
Flash Wolves FW is the only club in the LMS division. There is basically no benefit from playing training matches with the rotten shrimps in the LMS division. They usually have more appointments with EDG, and Karsa is a fan of the factory director and is usually very talkative. , he can mingle with everyone in EDG both on and off the court.
Ye Tian could also guess the reason why Karsa came to visit.
Sure enough.
When Karsa entered the room, he praised Ye Tian from the entrance to the dining room and then to the balcony, not even missing the decorative patterns. After praising Ye Tian for more than ten minutes, he sat on the sofa in the living room and told him his purpose.
"Brother Tian, I plan to come to LPL to develop in the S8 season. What do you think?"
Karsa held the half-drunk can of iced Coke in her hands and looked at Ye Tian's face, her eyes full of anticipation.
The LMS division has an extremely glorious history.
In the S2 season, Assassin Star TPA relied on top laner Stanley's AD Leopard Girl split push to easily defeat the AzubuFrost team led by the support god MadLife and win the world championship that year.
It's a pity.
The latecomers have no intention of inheriting the TPA.
Even Flash Wolves FW, which dominates the LMS division, has only one name in the world called "Anti-Korean Heroes" that they can barely boast about. In addition to sanctioning the Korean team once a year, the LSM division's performance in various competitions is only It can be described as not worth mentioning.
Nowadays, there are even rumors that Riot Games is canceling the LMS division.
Although there is no confirmation yet, the so-called groundless rumors must have a reason. This kind of fabricated news that has no traffic to eat is highly likely to be true.
That's it.
Karsa can't even think of finding a new home.
Karsa, the wolf king who was born in 1997, will only be 21 years old next year. The jungle is a position that requires a lot of experience, and the requirements for operation are relatively low. It is okay to say that Karsa still has one or two years of prime time.
It’s easier to find a home now.
If you delay any further, it will be really too late.
Another reason that cannot be ignored is salary.
Ye Tian received nearly 20 million in cash from EDG while training for the S game. Adding up the income from all aspects, the pre-tax income reached more than two small goals.
Except for the special case of Ye Tian, there are many LPL players with annual comprehensive income reaching tens of millions. Even Iboy's 'child labor' contract, which was promoted from the youth training, has an annual net salary of nearly one million. .
What about Karsa?
As a ceiling-level figure in the LMS division, Karsa’s salary in FW last year was only NT$6 million. According to the ratio of 1:4.5, it was only NT$1.33 million.
This does not include the differences in live broadcast income, endorsement sharing and other aspects.
LPL endorsements are booming, with not only funding from the electronics industry and live streaming platforms, but also sponsorships from food, daily necessities and even car brands.
The LMS division is relatively poor. It is better than Flash Wolves FW. The main source of sponsorship is only MSI. Without MSI, you can hardly get a lot of money.
As the backbone of Flash Wolves FW, Karsa gets the same amount of money every year as the talented newcomers in the LPL, maybe even a little less, which inevitably makes him feel unbalanced.
"Coming to LPL to develop... is a good thing!"
"Your level will definitely be in the top few in the LPL. Mingkai may not be able to beat you now. You just need to be careful with Mala Xiangguo and Sofm. Others are not a threat."
Ye Tian looked around and talked to him, not answering any questions at all.
"Brother Tian, that's it."
Karsa couldn't stand it anymore, so she had to tell the truth: "I want to join EDG, not to compete with Ming Kai, but to be Ming Kai's substitute. However, EDG has never given me a clear attitude, so I found you..."
"Of course EDG won't give you a clear attitude." Ye Tian smiled and shook his head: "There is no need to say that it is enough to be a substitute for Ming Kai. Ming Kai is four years older than you. He has declined very badly this year. Can he play next year? It's hard to say. EDG has been looking for the next "Prince" for Mingkai. As long as you can perform at the level of the training game, you will be in the starting lineup. Even if Mingkai temporarily performs slightly better than you, he will take the initiative to give up his seat. ”
The factory director who debuted in the S2 season became famous after going through ups and downs. Although he didn't say it, he thought about quitting.
The trouble is that there is no successor.
The 'eldest prince' Ai Luoli was overwhelmed with the responsibility. Even if he did not conflict with Ye Tianqi and was driven away, EDG would not have let this younger brother who could not support him go into battle.
There is Haro in the EDG youth training camp. He has performed very well recently and seems to have the potential to become the 'second prince'.
But compared to other youth training players, Haro is older, only one year younger than Wolf King Karsa. If there is a choice, EDG will definitely prefer Karsa who has realized his potential and formed a unique style.
"Then why didn't EDG take a stand?"
Karsa scratched his head: "I really want to join EDG. There are so many teams in the LPL, and only EDG is the easiest to achieve results."
"You want to hug Brother Tian's thigh!" The gesture made it clear.
"I definitely want to!" Karsa said what was in his heart: "Although my level is not very strong, it is not difficult to win tickets for the World Championship with the EDG championship team. If we enter the World Championship and invite Brother Tian, what team can Block?"
"It's not why EDG didn't take a stand, it's why you didn't take a stand." When Ye Tian said this, he didn't hide it: "You think EDG is waiting for my attitude? Wrong, EDG is waiting for your attitude. "
In the original track, Karsa joined the RNG team, which was the first in the all-China class and was regarded as the hope of the LPL division. Even so, he still couldn't get rid of the title of "Chen Nan" on his head.
After EDG won the LPL's first S series championship, it has changed the word "Guodian" from a derogatory meaning to a positive one. In addition, being nominated and commended by Station C, and the reason why LOL hopes to represent e-sports and become an event in the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, let EDG cherishes feathers very much.
Karsa is not so strong that it is irreplaceable.
Speech is still dangerous.
Unless Karsa makes his position clear, EDG is not willing to accept this thunder after finally erasing the black history.
"I understand!"
"Thank you, Brother Tian!" Karsa woke up from a dream and said goodbye to Ye Tian with a lot of gratitude. He firmly claimed in the live broadcast that he was Chinese, and finally got a contract from the EDG team after passing the test.
To this.
Ye Tian is also happy to see the success.
Karsa's education since childhood was different, so she would inevitably have some wrong views. After leaving that environment, understanding the truth, and being exposed to everyone's goodwill, her thinking can definitely be reversed.
It is normal for young people to be deceived, as long as they get back on their way.
Again.
With Karsa here, EDG is equivalent to having an invincible general at the level of public opinion - no matter how hard HZ and GSL jump, they don't dare to expel Karsa's nationality, right? !
With Ye Tian’s relationship with the EDG team and Karsa himself, he can lend Karsa out for use at any time... If EDG has it, it means Ye Tian has it!
Time passes day by day.
The lineups of major clubs are gradually becoming clearer.
Compared with the drastic signings in previous years, this year due to EDG winning the first S series championship in the LPL division and LPL canceling the promotion and relegation system, major clubs have not made much adjustments to their lineups.
In addition to the original champions, EDG also introduced top laner Ray and jungler Karsa, as well as jungler Haro and shooter Hope from the youth training camp to form the roster for the S8 season.
The RNG team has just experienced a backlash from public opinion and has no funds to adjust its lineup. It can barely maintain the original starting five by relying on card contracts.
WE also maintains the original lineup, but coach Redmi chose to leave the team, and coach Hoon transferred to VG. I don’t know what impact it will have.
Under the three imperial families.
The IG lineup under Principal Wang remains unchanged, but JackeyLove has reached the age of 17 and is eligible to play. As a talented newcomer that the entire IG team has been waiting for, JackeyLove is likely to bring certain changes to IG.
VG, who bought monkeys in the Year of the Monkey and chickens in the Year of the Rooster, did not take action, thus interrupting fans’ expectations of buying dogs in the Year of the Dog and pigs in the Year of the Pig.
Snake didn't buy a new guy, but was kidnapped by Ye Tian and acted like a thief.
OMG bought Loli from EDG.
Little Lion SNG bought Xiaotian and Knight.
JDG bought Zoom, Xiaohang, Toothpaste, LokeN, and RD, and sold Kabe, Xinyi, and Doinb.
The LGD lineup remains unchanged, except for the introduction of three new players.
TOP took over the original team of DAN team, activated the new jungler Xx, and gave up the coach Bai Yueya.
BLG acquired IM and made no changes.
Rogue Warriors RW's lineup is top laner Mouse, jungler Flawless, mid laner Doinb, and bottom laner Sima Lao Zei + assistant Killua.
The lineup of Little Phoenix FPX is top laner Gimgoon, jungler Regret, mid laner Bing, bottom lane LWX + assistant Liu Qingsong.
There is a very interesting episode here.
Originally, LWX and Liu Qingsong wanted to join SNG after the NB team was acquired, but due to the "two children arguing about Japan" argument with Garlic Bastard, they simply stayed. I just don't know if Garlic Bastard will join FPX in the future. And what will be the reaction to joining FPX and Big Smart.
The opening match of the Spring Split was played by two teams with a lot of disputes, EDG and RNG. As soon as the lineup was released, there was an extremely heated discussion in the forum.
[The first game against RNG, I want to ask HZ and GSL if they are panicked]
【Panic? On the road, Tong Tiandai is no longer around. I don’t know who is panicking. Xia Jue was forgotten about the 0-2 incident? 】
[I hope EDG will be merciful and not engage in one-minute BO5 and time backtracking, and not take out the big daddy in the family in just one regular season game]
[RNG’s current lineup can at least play BO5 with SKT. What about EDG? What is leaving on the road? Top 16? 】
[It is enough for the factory director to catch the bathing dog at Level 2]
[Are you bragging about the factory director? I heard that the training matches these days have been smashed. Are you going to play? 】
[It was said so formally, I thought I was fighting IG, but I didn’t expect it was just EDG]
[EDG’s top laner has changed, can anyone resist Master Gou? 】
【Master Dog? It made me laugh so hard. Why is GSL so filial? You forgot what is under the base of the EDG Silver Dragon Cup, right? 】
[Brother Tian: Don’t let garbage stay on the stage]
[The championship trophy is the cleanest thing in the world because there are no stains on it]
With the momentum of the world championship, the two major fan groups of Starch and Piggy have the upper hand in public opinion, overwhelming HZ and GSL.
Ye Tian was scrolling through the post while packing his things, preparing to go to LGD's home stadium in Hangzhou - LGD E-Sports Film and Television Culture Center.
In 2018, the LPL division has set up five home cities, namely RNG's home stadium in the Imperial Capital, WE's home stadium in Xi'an, LGD's home stadium in Hangzhou, Snake's home stadium in Chongqing, and OMG's home stadium in Chengdu.
The distribution of these home stadiums not only demonstrates the importance that LPL teams attach to different regions and provides audiences with more choices to watch games, but also reflects the LPL's strategic intention to expand its influence and cover a wider area.
The home-court system is not so friendly to professional players and some small clubs. After all, they need to fly back and forth, which not only requires more energy, but also an expense that cannot be ignored in terms of transportation and catering; but this is when entering the professional world. It is a necessary step to standardize and formalize sports. Just like traditional sports, having a team in your hometown will form a sense of belonging and inheritance over time, so that people in the area will come to support their home team.
The opening match between EDG and RNG was held at the home court of LGD in Hangzhou.
Ye Tian went to the scene, of course, not to support the EDG team and do what the shareholders were doing to warm up, but to go on stage as a special guest to give commentary at the official invitation of the LPL.
Before leaving.
Ye Tian didn't reveal any information.
In the live broadcast room, he only said that he was not feeling well and asked for two days off.
Anyway, Zhi Zhi liberated his nature after joining Datian Manor. He collaborated with members of the Snake Team such as Brother Crystal, Brother Shengqiang, and Zhu Kai, and everything became prosperous. Ye Tian's temporary departure did not have much impact.
Arrive at the hotel near LGD’s home court on the 14th.
At 4 pm on the 15th, Ye Tian entered the backstage lounge under the guidance of the staff and met with the Haier Brothers first.
"Brother Tian, long time no see!"
Wawa was the first to say hello and took the initiative to extend his hands: "Your performance in the World Championship was really cool. We two old guys have been commentating on the game since before the establishment of LPL. We are getting more and more desperate year by year. I didn't expect you to be so good this year." A strong player who defeated three Korean teams by himself.”
"Don't brag, Director." Ye Tian hurriedly retorted after shaking hands: "The main reason is that EDG has a good foundation. I won with a little carry. If it were RNG who gave away kills like the bottom lane, no matter how much I could C, it would be in vain."
"Cough cough cough cough..." Miller was about to say something, but when he heard Ye Tian's last two sentences, he almost choked on his saliva: "Brother Tian, forget it in private, you still have to save some face for UZI on stage. After all, ours is an official live broadcast room. If the words are too strong, it may not be broadcast. "
"Don't worry about Mi's guidance." Ye Tian said, "I have three purposes as a commentator - neutrality, neutrality, or TM neutrality!" (End of this chapter)