Chapter 44 writes a legendary story belonging to the Tigers!
With the joy of advancing to the knockout round with victory, the players returned to the lounge.
But unlike the warm welcome they imagined, as soon as they entered the door, the players who had just returned from the victory could see that coach Nofe was worried.
"Thank you for your hard work! Let's take a rest first. After the interview, let's go to a dinner party together. It has been arranged in advance."
"Forcing a smile" is the most appropriate way to describe Nofe at this time.
It was obviously a moment worthy of celebration, but to make this gesture, something must have happened.
Lin Qiguang had already guessed it, but didn't say it out loud.
"Let's go and be interviewed first." Lin Qiguang patted Gorrila beside him. Today, they will be responsible for accepting Riot's official post-game interview.
As the group stage progresses, Lin Qiguang, who can communicate in English and has equally impressive abilities, has become more and more popular in North America. Therefore, he is often invited to come with him when receiving official interviews to form a 1+1 interview.
"Yes." Gorrila nodded, and the two of them only had time to take a sip of water before leaving the lounge again.
Returning to the stage, I found that although the audience had left, there were still many people who chose to stay and wait for interviews.
You must know that it is already past 22:30 and late at night. The nights in the United States are not very safe. Lin Qiguang sincerely praised these viewers in his heart.
"Next, let's invite the winner of this game, ROXTigers' support - Gorrila, and top laner - Flashlight." As soon as they took the stage, the two were greeted with a smile by the Ocean Horse female host Sjokz.
"We meet again, Flashlight, how many times have you been on stage for an interview?"
Lin Qiguang took the microphone and said with a sunny face: "It doesn't matter how many times it is. What I hope now is that after every game in the future, it will be the ROX Tigers who will come on stage for interviews."
Sjokz was immediately amused by Lin Qiguang's answer, and the audience also laughed.
Then Sjokz asked several general questions, and Lin Qiguang and Gorrila answered them one by one.
As for the last question, Sjokz has obviously done a lot of homework: "Now, as the World Championship progresses, the story of ROX Tigers since its establishment is gradually becoming known to the world. What I want to ask is, coming to the United States, coming to the World Championship Stage, what kind of story do you want to write? ”
"Story." Lin Qiguang smiled softly, but there seemed to be a hint of sadness in his smile.
"The sudden rise of e-sports is like a tall building rising in the wilderness. All the stories based on e-sports seem so real, but sometimes they always seem illusory."
“We always like to blurt out the word [dream], and even pin our dreams on the contestants who are showing off their youth wantonly on the stage, because most ordinary people’s dreams have turned into daily necessities after facing life. .”
"We are always willing to praise, in this era of rampant materialism and traffic first, to praise those legendary stories that use dreams as sails and ride the wind and waves."
"What the Tigers want to tell the world is the most passionate and simple e-sports dream, and the rock-solid friendship behind the dream that only the Tigers themselves can deeply understand."
After finishing his speech, Sjokz cheered excitedly on the sidelines, and the audience burst into warm cheers and applause.
Lin Qiguang and Gorrila looked at each other. Outsiders thought they had heard a textbook interview, but Gorrila understood the deep meaning behind this statement.
This is a language that only Tigers can understand immediately.
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Dinner was booked at a high-standard French restaurant. When French dishes that they had never seen before were served on the table, the team members were not in a good mood.
There were two more people at this dinner. They were both from Huya Live Broadcasting Company and were the sponsors of ROXTigers.
The two responsible persons did not play the dizzying drama at the wine table, but went straight to the point:
"After receiving instructions from the headquarters, the company will not renew your contract on November 30, the day when the contract period ends. So starting from today, the company will allow other clubs to have contact with all members. If the members here have You can leave wherever you like as long as the contract period ends. ”
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No one answered.
Lin Qiguang sighed secretly.
Speaking of which, although Huya's behavior is a bit chilling, it is also reasonable.
No matter how good the results of ROXTigers are, they are still an LCK team, and the traffic bonus to Huya Live itself is not high.
The players have been playing for two years with a minimum salary. They won the Summer Championship this year and their performance in the World Championship is obvious to all. They are all worthy of the highest salary in the industry.
But Huya obviously doesn't want to invest too much in ROXTigers. What they want is to sell ROXTigers' LCK quota, so that not only will they not lose money, they can even make a fortune.
If you can't afford it, then give up. I can continue to sell it and wait for acquisitions. You can each make a lot of money. We all have a bright future.
This is the situation faced by ROXTigers.
I just didn't expect that Huya would bring this matter up at this point in time.
"That's it. Today is a good day for the team to reach the quarterfinals. We have paid for the dinner. Let's have a good meal." After saying this, the two leaders of Huya stood up directly without looking back. Left the restaurant.
"How many times have I imagined that when I get rich, I can wear handsome suits and enjoy these expensive delicacies. But at this moment, I have no appetite at all?" Pray's sigh broke the silence at the dinner table. .
For Pray, the biggest foodie in the team, to say such words, it shows that his mood is really low at this time.
"What are these words?" Kuro cut off a small piece of steak, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it vigorously. At the same time, he muttered: "Have you forgotten how hard we have suffered? When KOOTV went bankrupt, our team's funds were cut off. At that time, we were so poor that we could only eat cheap bread that was about to expire. ”
"Being able to sit in a Western restaurant and eat steak, drink red wine, and taste snacks, isn't it what we have imagined? Why are you standing there? Eat!"
It sounded like he was trying to persuade everyone not to waste this hard-earned high-end Western food. In fact, everyone here could hear that Kuro was speaking in revenge.
"This French meal covers our food expenses for a month. It would be so inhumane to waste it! Eat quickly and go back to rest after eating. There will be a training match tomorrow." Nofe, as the big brother As the greetings began, the team members started to use their knives and forks.
"Although the outcome has been decided, friends, we must not be affected. From now on, please rank happily, train happily, and win the game happily as usual!"
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Lin Qiguang stood up, picked up the wine glass and said: "Next, let us write a legend belonging to the Tigers in the history of the LOL Global Finals!"
"Cheers!"
"Honor the dream!"
"Honor friendship!"
"Respect the youth!" (End of this chapter)