From the EDG club's perspective, they certainly don't want Ye Tian to help other LPL teams play games, but compared to Ye Tian helping other LPL teams play games, the dispute with Ye Tian will have a greater negative impact on the EDG club.
Therefore, both Abu and the factory director analyzed the situation in Ye Tian's favor and left the choice completely in Ye Tian's hands.
FPX asked A Guang to visit because he wanted to play the emotional card with Ye Tian.
However, Aguang was not only very grateful to follow Ye Tian to become a world champion, he also gained a lot of popularity with Ye Tian during the live broadcast. He also directly revealed the FPX base price with Ye Tian's interests as the main focus.
——Thirty-five million.
The price cannot be said to be low.
The benefits that a world championship can bring are within certain limits.
In the S7 season, EDG won its first championship in the Bird's Nest. In the S8 season, EDG and IG joined forces in Incheon and turned Wenhak Stadium into the LPL home court. The two things that boosted people's enthusiasm did not make much profit, and they were only slightly better than the original balance of payments. Just a little.
The FunPlus gaming company behind FPX is indeed a big company. It used tens of millions of annual salary to take over Doinb from RW during the transfer period last year. The problem is that a big company means a strict review system. You can’t give as much as you want, but also It depends on whether the head office approves it.
What's more, almost half of the updates carried out on S8 and S9 in the past two years were aimed at Ye Tian, the great generation.
From cutting off the top laner's split-pushing ability to making teleportation non-cancellable, to the rework of Kyle and the enhancement of Captain Vampire, development-based heroes have become popular. From a theoretical perspective, Ye Tian has been restricted to the lowest point.
In addition, the strength of FPX's current team is already very good. The old Jin Gong is not as good as the young people in the fighting version. In this development team version, he is firmly at the forefront of T1, and FPX itself is a special set of midfielders and junglers to assist in the rhythm. Regarding the tactical system, inviting Ye Tian to the team is just an extra layer of insurance, but it may not necessarily be used.
Except the above.
FPX also has an idea that is not suitable to be spoken out, but everyone understands it tacitly.
——In the S7 season, Faker did not win three consecutive championships, which has become a lifelong regret; if Ye Tian, who is only one step away from three consecutive championships, misses this World Championship, I am afraid that like Faker, he will never touch three consecutive championships again. possible.
Rather than saying that FPX asked Ye Tian to help him win the championship, it is better to say that FPX provided Ye Tian with an opportunity to make history.
Think about it.
Apart from FPX, what other teams does Ye Tian have to choose from?
Will the top three LCK teams hire foreign players? Or will IG, whose mid laner, jungler, and support have declined significantly, be able to compete for the championship? Or is there really someone who regards the European and American rookies who have had nothing to gain for so many years and finally won an MSI as the favorites to win?
"Thirty-five million..."
"FPX wants to be mutually beneficial with Ye Tian."
Abramovich's previous statement of "supporting Ye Tian's move to Europe" was meant to help EDG. After hearing FPX's quotation, he was really dissatisfied.
Beautiful words.
Secretly pointed out that FPX has the same intention to control Ye Tian as last year's FNC.
“Mutual benefit is also good.”
Ye Tian continued casually, but did not pass the Little Phoenix like he did with FNC.
According to the original version trajectory, Little Phoenix FPX is definitely the strongest team in the S9 finals. Even if the two consecutive LPL championships bring a butterfly effect, the variables will not be particularly big.
The reason is simple.
Between restricting the LPL region and restricting Ye Tian, Riot designers will choose the latter without hesitation. The more the offensive top laner is restricted, the performance of the elderly Jin Gong in three aspects of pressure resistance + development + team fighting will be reduced. The better.
The big brother in the top lane can't stand up in the mid-term. The role of an alternative warrior-style mid laner like Doinb will definitely be better than that of a traditional mage.
Coupled with Kailang Tian, Peak LWX and Liu Qingsong, who is at the forefront of support in terms of personal ability, there are at most one or two teams capable of competing with FPX.
After saying what should be said, everyone went back to their homes.
It didn't take long for Ye Tian to receive an offer from the IG Club.
Compared with FPX, IG seems to be much more sincere. The principal personally approached Ye Tian and offered him a monthly power training fee of 50 million, and he would sign the contract as long as IG got a spot in the World Championship.
TES offered 40.2 million, which is somewhere in between. I just don’t know how such a mixed offer was negotiated.
With such a large undertaking, countless gossips naturally spread.
[FPX gave too little. EDG had a cooperation with Brother Tian last year for 30 million. EDG helped negotiate many endorsements. FPX had nothing to do with Brother Tian and only offered 35 million? 】
[The principal is still willing to spend money, just half a small goal]
[IG is not in good shape this year, Brother Tian probably won’t be able to go. He has completed three consecutive championships this year, and any endorsement can earn tens of millions. It’s really not less than what the principal gave him]
[Forget about endorsements, the champion skin share can reach tens of millions]
[It’s not a matter of more money and less money. Isn’t the price given by FPX the same as last year’s FNC? You got it right. Brother Tian doesn’t have a team to go and deliberately lowers the price. Isn’t he trying to be disgusting? 】
[In business, do you understand that the cost that can be saved must be given away? 】
[This is the first time I’ve seen someone say that 35 million is less, Kang Kang will never see so much money in his life]
[FPX has won a whole year, and whether they win the championship or not has little impact. For the club, civil war is always more important than foreign war. EDG used to pull its hips in every World Championship, and it is still the most popular. Brother Tian will not be able to win without this championship. There may not necessarily be a chance for a second three consecutive championships]
[So what if Brother Tian doesn’t play in the World Championship this year, he is still the number one in the world]
[What about IG, FPX, Brother Tian has a contract with EDG, EDG won’t let him go, and FPX’s offer of 300 million is useless]
[EDG dare not let go? I can't enter the World Championship myself, and I'm still dragging my brother Tian to go to the World Championship. How can I survive in the LPL in the future? 】
The discussion in the forum was lively.
There are obviously a lot of trolls setting the pace. Even if they can't destroy the cooperation between Ye Tian and FPX, they still have to use public opinion to disgust Ye Tian.
It would be even more comfortable to disrupt the cooperation between Ye Tian and FPX.
As the only club that is unlikely to find Ye Tian as a "power coach", Ye Tian's not going to the World Championship is the biggest benefit to RNG. Therefore, the navy companies controlled by RNG and UZI have fully launched to make waves in major player gathering places.
The LPL has just been noisy for a few days, and another piece of heavy news came out.
——The G2 team sent an invitation poster to Ye Tian.
The two major social media platforms, Twitter and Weibo, were simultaneously released. In the center of the poster was a photo of Ye Tian wearing a G2 team uniform. Below it was written in Chinese "Brother Tian is invited to join the G2 club", and there was also a paragraph "Come to G2!" real! OK! 】Three consecutive exclamation marks.
"G2 invites Ye Tian?" "No, absolutely not!"
Jin Yibo, the head of Tengjing, frowned when he looked at the information submitted by employees: "G2 is very strong this year. Winning SKT in a BO5 is not about opportunism, but hard power. FPX is not sincere enough. Ye Tianzhen Maybe go to G2 to play in the World Championship.”
"No way." The old employee next to him scratched his bald head: "G2 should be the whole job. Their whole job is not a day or two. Ye Tian is our LPL player. There is no way he will help Europe win the championship. .”
"If Ye Tian doesn't have this idea, why haven't he negotiated with EDG to terminate the contract?" Jin Yibo put a copy of the contract on his desk: "As long as they don't terminate the contract, it means that Ye Tian has the idea of going to other competition regions, and EDG is willing to act as a shield... LPL gives them so many privileges, but they still only think about their own interests. No, I have to contact Ye Tian.”
Said.
Jin Yibo found Ye Tian's phone number and called: "Hello Ye Tian, this is Jin Yibo."
"Hello." Ye Tian responded lazily while basking in the sun on the balcony.
"That's right." Jin Yibo got straight to the point: "G2 sent out a poster today inviting you, Ye Tian, to join. To be honest, I don't recommend that you go to G2 to play in the World Championship. FPX's dominance in the summer split is no worse than that of G2, and it should be more dominant than G2. You have the ability to win the championship, and your foundation is in the LPL. There is a mutually beneficial relationship with the LPL.”
Ye Tian listened to Jin Yibo's words, and the corners of his mouth slowly raised an arc.
The first half of the sentence is correct, and even a little conservative - the overall strength of the LPL division is higher than that of LCS.EU. FPX treats other LPL teams as human-machine, and its gold content is higher than G2's treating other LCS.EU teams as human-machine.
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The second half of the sentence is nonsense.
With the LPL, both prosper and lose?
joke.
Which star player does not bring his own traffic independent of the LPL competition area?
Essentially, the LPL needs star players, not the star players who need the LPL platform. For the sake of traffic, the LPL will even push the clubs to 'rehire' retired star players.
Jin Yibo's unreasonable remarks were actually a warning, telling Ye Tian that if he did anything to 'damage' the LPL competition area, he would lose the official god-building publicity and even be suppressed.
There is the simplest and most straightforward first level of meaning, there is the slightly confusing second level of meaning, and there is also the deeply buried third level of meaning.
good.
very nice.
"Mr. Jin Yibo."
Ye Tian became more serious: "I have a question that I am curious about. Could you please answer it - do you represent an individual or Tengjing Company?"
"Individuals, only represent individuals." Jin Yibo's voice was solemn.
"That's good, I will carefully consider your 'personal' suggestion." Ye Tian emphasized the key words and hung up the phone.
Turn the chair.
Pick up the tea cup on the table.
Sitting across from him was a bearded white man in a suit and tie. It was Carlos, the boss of G2 who was traveling in China.
"Mr. Carlos, have a taste of this."
Ye Tian made a gesture of invitation: "This is Yuqian Longjing, one of the most famous green teas. You can't avoid it when talking about Chinese tea culture."
"Good! Very good!" G2 boss Carlos held the tea cup and drank it in one gulp. His appearance was exactly the same as Zhu Bajie eating a ginseng fruit.
The translator next to me almost laughed and bit her tongue to hold it back.
"When drinking tea, you should hold the cup with three fingers and sip in three sips."
Ye Tian gave a brief introduction: "The first sip is to test the temperature of the tea, the second sip is to smell the aroma of the tea, and the third sip is to taste the tea. Only in this way can we fully appreciate the essence of tea culture. These three sips are also The process of feeling, tasting and thinking is a reflection of attitude and cultivation of life. ”
"Oh -" Carlos tried what Ye Tian said and showed a satisfied expression: "So that's it. I said it didn't feel right no matter how much I drank before. Sure enough, the specialty products of each region must be combined with cultural heritage, just like ours The optimism of the G2 club is the same.”
"Mr. Carlos is very confident." Ye Tian knew what the other person meant.
"Of course I have confidence." Carlos sat up straight: "Tian, have you ever wondered about a question? There are so many big-name stars in football and basketball who are not short of money at all. Why do they insist on holding on to their salary? As long as the salary does not meet the standard, even if they have Better teams won’t go either.”
"I haven't thought about it before, but I'm a little curious after hearing what you said." Ye Tian waited for the next step.
"Status." Carlos spoke concisely: "Salary, to be precise, is worth. It is not only the club's recognition of star players, but also the star players' face and status. Championships are important, but a salary cut means a lower status in the circle. At the same time, , your net worth will also directly affect your income from advertising endorsements. If you don’t have a high enough net worth, sponsors will naturally not pay more.”
There are championships every year.
Even in a 5v5 small-scale team competition like League of Legends, there are five S-series champions with the highest gold content every year. From the S1 season to the present, including substitutes, there are as many as 49 players who have won the championship.
How many of these 49 people’s IDs can the audience remember?
However, there is a player who did not win the S Series championship and is well-known among the entire League of Legends player community. In addition to the fact that this player has indeed performed many outstanding performances, the income of this player in the professional circle cannot be ignored.
A maximum salary that is much higher than everyone else will inevitably arouse discussion. Whether the player deserves it or not, it is one of the hottest topics.
"FPX only offered 35 million."
"Too little."
Carlos, the boss of G2, talked eloquently: "EDG offered you 30 million to play a game, which means you care about your friendship. FPX offered 35 million to you to play, because they think you are only worth this amount of money and think you will do it for them." Compromise by winning three consecutive championships, giving up the subsequent income worth billions; unless you continue to maintain explosive carry data, even if you can win the third championship in FPX, your worth will be greatly reduced, and it may even be better not to participate in this World Championship.”
"In this environment where the top laner is mainly about development, will FPX set up a stage for you to perform?"
"I don't think so."
"The FPX team has been linking the midfielder and jungler all year long, winning games through a four-man team. Your addition only makes them more confident in the top lane. It also has an extra carry point to support after others fail to execute tactics. It’s impossible to put the ball completely in your hands.”
Before heading to Datian Park, Carlos brought team managers, coaches, and analysts together, did a lot of homework, and focused on every key point.
"Thirty-five million?"
Carlos repeated it a second time in a mocking tone: "Last year, FNC also paid out 35 million. Tian, you followed EDG to enter the World Championship. You slapped FNC three times in the face, which made FNC's face swollen. It was very satisfying to watch. This year, you use the same method." The effect of playing FPX is much better than playing FNC last year!”
"Mr. Carlos, what you said makes sense, and I agree with it." Ye Tian said halfway and made a twist: "But after all, I am a player from the LPL, and I have a very close cooperation with EDG. I want to go to a European team. Play the game..."
"Do you need to pay more?" Carlos said three words in smooth Chinese. (End of chapter)