Traditional sports are divided into four levels: players, stars, superstars, and superstars.
To reach the superstar level, in addition to having personal honors and statistics that surpass most players, you must also have the ability to become the core of the team and lead the team to achieve excellent results, personal standards, team contribution, leadership temperament, performance at critical moments, etc. Factors are indispensable.
What cannot be ignored is the influence, audience recognition, and most importantly... worth!
There is room for discussion in the previous performance and data, which can be supplemented by style, environment, focus, and historical background. Only net worth directly represents a player's status in the circle.
Failure to reach the corresponding value means that the professional circle does not recognize this player enough and will not provide high-dollar endorsements and matching publicity.
If the professional circle does not agree, it will be useless no matter how high the audience support rate is.
E-sports is an emerging industry, and its main audience is young people in the growing stage. This leads to a big gap between the fan economy and traditional sports with profound foundations such as football and basketball. Before Ye Tian, even the Triple Crown plus Even the big devil Faker has an annual salary of less than 10 million US dollars.
Other locations are even worse.
Historically, top laners, junglers, ADs, and assists who have the strength of Asia's top players have annual incomes not as good as those of Asia's top players in football.
Ye Tian's contract of 20 million euros seems to be a few digits lower than that of superstars who can earn hundreds of millions, but two key points cannot be ignored.
The first one is the contract time, which is only one month.
Although this is the most important month, extending this one-month contract to a full-year contract doesn't cost much, but are other people qualified to sign only one-month contracts?
No!
Since no one else can get the same contract, Ye Tian is naturally in the highest bracket, and there is no dispute at all.
The second is that Ye Tian's commercial endorsement is completely in his own hands and he does not need to share profits with the club.
Calculating the actual income and considering the nature of the emerging industry of e-sports, after Ye Tian received the 20 million euro contract from G2, he was already treated by various media according to the standards of a superstar.
"Legendary players join, the most promising World Championship in Europe"
"G2 Club spent 20 million euros to sign Tian and hit the Grand Slam in the same year"
"Can the Tongtian Dynasty continue to write the myth"
"The Strongest Supporter in Europe, the Savior of the League"
In addition to the serious title, what is more eye-catching is the overall work of the European brothers.
For example, "Kill RNG, poach RNG members, and seize the honor that RNG has not received", "Dragon Orthodoxy in Europe", and "G2 wins the LPL fourth seed seat".
The most outrageous thing is the article "How to Fight from Berlin to Paris in One Month" - the S9 finals started in Berlin and ended in Paris, which lasted exactly one month, which perfectly matched the Western Front War during World War II.
The genius management of G2 Club immediately followed up.
Posted on Twitter and Weibo: Arewe4thLPLseednow (Are we the LPL fourth seed)?
【Welcome G2 to join LPL】
[No. 4 seed? No. 1 seed! 】
【You go and kill SKT】
【Me.jpg? 】
[We only defeated SKT once in the mid-season of G2. With Brother Tian here in the S game, it will definitely not be difficult to defeat SKT]
[One thing to say, Brother Tian and Monster A are both in G2. G2’s championship is not much different from the LPL’s championship]
[Isn’t it? Don’t some people really think that European and American players can win the championship? From S2 to S9, I only won MSI once in eight years, so I started to think about the S championship? 】
[With Brother Tian here, which team has no chance to compete for the championship? EDG, the top eight players every year, can win two consecutive championships】
[How could there be a top eight every year? If it weren’t for Brother Tian who led the team, EDG would have been eliminated in the top 16 in S7, and this year they couldn’t even make it to the playoffs]
[Indeed, just looking at the World Championship, there are really not many teams weaker than EDG]
[Brother Tian was really strong before, but he has been eliminated in the past two years. Last year, the top laner was basically unable to split push, and this year it is difficult to even have an advantage in the lane]
[Tian went to Europe just for money. He really wanted to win the championship so he went to FPX. In what way is Little Phoenix not better than G2? 】
[Short-sightedness is like this, only looking at the little money in front of you, and never thinking about how much you will lose if you lose the consecutive championships]
【The biggest joke of 2019】
The navy company led Ye Tian to betray the rhythm of the LPL division and failed, so they attacked from a different angle.
To this.
EDG released part of the contract details through "internal employees", which clearly stated that Ye Tian could not go to other LPL clubs within three years, which once again shattered some people's wishful thinking.
As for some of the firepower being transferred to EDG... I'm afraid!
Who doesn’t have a navy?
As the infamous Prince Edward team, EDG still has the largest number of fans in the entire LPL division despite being eliminated in the quarterfinals every year. What does it rely on?
It's marketing!
Today, EDG first protected the dignity of the LPL in the Bird's Nest, and then defended the title in Incheon, achieving the same two consecutive championships as SKT. It is itself the biggest contributor to the LPL.
With the basis of meritorious service, it is understandable even if you try to prevent other teams from achieving results.
It's not the first time anyway.
Compared with the wave crashing incident in February 2017, EDG's talk about the contract is reasonable and reasonable. With the black and white words in front of them, Tengjing officials have to hold their noses to recognize it.
What's more, everyone knows the difference between 35 million euros and 20 million euros. Even if 20 million euros is before tax, it is more than double that of 35 million euros. Plus last year's FNC Ye Tian's "dealing with" at the same price is still vivid in his mind. Players with a little more sense will not speak from the perspective of FPX. At most, they will remain neutral and wait for the results of the World Championship.
No matter how furious Jin Yibo was, he could only throw the cup in the office. He had no way to deal with Ye Tian and the EDG club. He didn't and didn't dare to make the slightest move.
…
Eight thousand kilometers away.
Carlos, the owner of G2 who took home the European Championship trophy, summoned all club members and set up a banquet to celebrate the championship and honor Ye Tian.
In addition to European delicacies such as Black Forest ham, grilled steak, special sausages, cheese soup, and other European delicacies, a chef was specially hired to make dishes that suit Ye Tian's taste, which almost made the weirdo who had been eating white food for more than half a year cry.
“To celebrate Tian’s joining, let’s have this drink together!”
Carlos, a former professional player, was the first to mention juice. He clinked glasses to Ye Tian and pressed the glass down a little knowingly, using Chinese etiquette to show respect.
"Cheers!"
"Do it!"
"For the championship, I will die!"
General manager Romain Bigeard, head coach Swani and G2 players all raised their glasses.
"You can do it, kid."
After Ye Tian responded, he chatted with Monster A while eating: "Training passively, playing other games, leaving the takeaway on the table without clearing it up after eating, and also cheating the two traffic kings Monkey and Faker in Hanbok. The reason for the ban is to escape from RNG?”
"Brother Tian, you understand me!" Monster A finally found a close friend and vomited bitterly: "I joined the first team from RNG's youth training. I know how screwed RNG is. Liu Shiyu is still under a child labor contract and his salary has not been increased. However, with UZI here, I can’t play, I can’t show my worth, and if I don’t perform badly, my RNG card contract will be stuck to death.”
Having said this. The A-player became proud again: "It's so comfortable to come to G2. I've been winning in rotation with Ah P for a whole year. In the S game, I can hug your lap again, brother Tian. I don't know how many people are envious of me behind my back!"< br>
When Caps jumped ship from the traditional giant FNC to the new force G2, FNC fans not only attacked Caps personally, but also pointed out the poaching by G2 for the simplest reason - there was a P in the G2 team who had educated the youth version of Caps.
It can be seen that Caps' job-hopping is definitely not a hot-headed personal behavior.
If they hadn't communicated well with G2 and learned that Ah P, the head mid laner, would give up his position, Caps would never have been able to leave tonight and bite his old club in the face.
Ah P transforms midway. Of course, it is impossible to compare his proficiency with those players who have been working hard at the AD position for a lifetime. At most, he can compete with the lousy players in Europe and the United States, and meet the top ADs of LPL and LCK who have both talent and hard work. , it is actually unknown whether he can withstand the pressure.
Just when the A monster was kicked out by RNG, G2, which has a big business, took advantage of it.
The original idea was to let this fallen genius AD serve as a sparring partner and technical guide for Ah P, so that Ah P could adapt to the style of LPL players. Unexpectedly, a series of actions before taking the A monster were all to escape from RNG, and still maintain Not bad, G2 consciously made a lot of money, and simply let the A monster and A P rotate.
Even though Ah P played well in MSI, he did not change the rotation arrangement.
After all, MSI is not representative.
It’s not that the MSI championship is not valuable enough. To put it bluntly, apart from the S Championship, the MSI Mid-Season Invitational, where champions from all major regions will participate, is the strongest.
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But as two large-scale events held half a year apart, the players' performance has no reference value.
The director who shined in the first MSI started to make the top eight every year after entering the S competition.
Since both players are competent on the court, continuing the rotation is obviously the best way.
besides.
G2 boss Carlos also has a little idea - to invite Ye Tian to play in a game to save the confidence and ratings of European and American audiences.
That's right.
On the day EDG confirmed that they would miss the playoffs, Carlos ran into the Datian Park. The superficial reason was that he caught a chance while traveling in China. In fact, both Carlos and the European and American sponsors behind him had planned it for a long time. Part of the reason why it was so cheap was that G2 wanted to provide Ye Tian with a translator.
"There are indeed many people who envy you, especially Jane Pride."
Ye Tian did not call him a nickname, but instead said his name: "Cowardly Tiger is even more cowardly this year than the previous two years. Even if I let my brother and the bank be tied together, they can't even reach the front line. Ming Shiyin was fine before the finals, but he started sleepwalking after entering the finals. Entering the World Championship in this state is really going to break Jane’s pride.”
"Hey, hey, hey, Jane Pride is so unlucky this year." Monster A couldn't help laughing and said with a wretched feeling: "I have brother Tian and Caps hugging each other, and he is held back by four people. This year, my probability of winning the championship is definitely higher. He is much taller.”
In terms of personal relationships, A Monster and UZI are pretty good.
When I was a substitute for UZI, I got some guidance from UZI and also got some playing opportunities given up by UZI.
But a personal relationship is a personal relationship.
The game is a game.
Except for Bang, who was tortured to exhaustion by SKT, the other players' desire for the S championship was higher than anything else.
"That's for sure."
Ye Tian asked about the business: "By the way, how is G2's training attitude? How many percent of the level of RNG can it achieve in training matches, reviews, and daily rankings?"
"Hmm... 70% to 80%." Monster A thought carefully for a moment and gave the answer.
"Not bad." Ye Tian nodded and raised his evaluation of G2 a notch higher.
You can say that the RNG club is bad, but you can never say that the RNG club is bad.
In the S7 season, RNG was one of the top three teams. In the S8 season, it hit the Grand Slam in the same year. The weakest year of S9 was also the runner-up in the LPL summer. Overall, G2 can reach 70-80% of RNG, which has surpassed many mid- and upper-level LPL clubs.
As the European and American team with the most negative training attitude, it is undoubtedly an unexpected surprise for G2 to reach such a level.
It can be seen that Caps's complaints about FNC are not without reason. Compared with FNC's ancient brand that is facing decay, G2, a new generation club, is indeed more ambitious.
"Tian!"
"Welcome to G2!"
Wunder, who was in the top lane position, waited for Ye Tian to finish chatting with the A monster, and rushed to communicate with Ye Tian before other team members: "I was afraid of meeting your LPL's Theshy and Gimgoon, Tian, you happened to be here, what I need to be afraid of became They are gone!”
This statement is half modesty and half true.
This year's MSI, Wunder took out Jayce in the group stage and hammered Khan's Sylas into a headlock. When he met Theshy, he directly developed an I7 processor. Of course, there was top laner Vayne in it after level 6. The reason is that it is difficult to beat Akali, but Wunder led the jungler in 2v1 and almost died to the point of surpassing the ghost, which will inevitably have a psychological shadow.
Gimgoon is not that fierce in the lane, but his development and teamfighting abilities are at full value. At first glance, ordinary viewers may think that the old Gimgoon is nothing more than that. As an expert who can see clearly, Wunder is not much more afraid of Gimgoon than he is of Theshy. .
"Don't worry."
"Leave it all to me."
Ye Tian patted his chest and took care of everything.
When communicating with European and American players, you don’t need to use the so-called Chinese subtlety, just be straightforward.
If you talk modestly, they might take it seriously, which can easily affect the subsequent tactical arrangements and special training for each position.
This year's G2 is indeed world-class, and its overall strength is only below Little Phoenix FPX, but this does not mean that the gap between G2 and FPX is not big - the European and American divisions have been called to fish for B for many years, and they can just grab Korean players that no one wants. Being able to practice in these two major competitions shows how exaggerated the internal problems in the European and American competitions are.
G2 seems to be the same tactical system that IG used last year, which is mainly about fighting and supplemented by operations. It strives to destroy the opponent's resistance from the beginning of the laning. In the mid-term, the group continues to be tough. It also imitates EDG and uses the baron to force the group, playing close to 20 The average kills per game and the average game time of just 28 minutes are very similar to EDG, which has won two consecutive championships.
but.
The G2 team's combined average CS is only 31.9, ranking at the bottom of the strong teams, and its control rate of team resources is even worse than that of mid-tier teams in LPL and LCK.
Not to mention the view.
The European and American brothers who play the game with a "happy game" mentality will delve into the field of vision?
If you have that time, wouldn't it be nice to study and study the whole hero?
To sum up, as long as the offensive end is frustrated, G2 will fall into the dilemma of being unable to follow up and being led by the opponent. They have played five games with FNC, which shows that G2 is not enough to sweep the first-line teams, and there are many things that need to be changed. A lot...
"Tian!"
"What do you think of our performance in the final? Comment?"
G2 head coach Swani came over confidently, wanting to hear Ye Tian's praise.
"How was your performance in the final?"
"Mr. Carlos, please stand up first."
Ye Tian let Monster A finish translating the first two sentences, looked around, and after attracting everyone's attention, he slowly said: "With all due respect, I'm not targeting anyone, I mean, everyone here is happy Color.”(End of this chapter)