Chapter 39 039: The choice of forked roads
In the dark and confined space, the alarm clock buzzed.
Gu Xing opened his eyes with difficulty and grabbed the mobile phone on the bedside table.
Turning off the alarm clock, he subconsciously glanced at the time.
Twelve noon.
Then he collapsed on the bed and didn't want to move, staring blankly at the white ceiling.
There was a rustle on the bed next to him, and Ding Ran poured a few sips of water into his mouth. After he regained consciousness, he muttered, "The work schedule for a professional is really amazing. We have to adjust it back when we return to Zhenhai..."< br>
After they arrived at the VG base, they went back to the dormitory at two or three in the morning just like professional players, got up at noon, and entered the training room before 1 p.m.
This is completely different from when they were in school, and the two of them haven't gotten used to it yet.
Fortunately, the curtains in the dormitory room were thick enough to block the bright sunshine from the outside world, otherwise I would have been woken up by the sun in the morning.
"I have to go shopping on IG today," Gu Xing yawned, "Do you want to go?"
"Well..." Ding Rang just woke up, and his brain had not yet returned to high speed. He thought for a while before replying, "Forget it, you and Jack can go, it's not convenient for me."
He has such a relationship with Ding Jun, so it is not appropriate to go to IG, and besides, he was not invited.
Gu Xing put on his sweatshirt and stood up, put on a pair of slippers and walked to the bathroom. While brushing his teeth, he browsed his phone and found that Ding Jun had sent him a message in the early morning.
[I heard that Xiao Gu you are planning to go to IG for a trial today. I thought about it all night and talked about the options that VG can provide...]
There was a lot of content, and Gu Xing went through it carefully to make sure he didn't miss any information.
There are two main options offered by Ding Jun.
First, he served as Dandy's substitute in the LPL in the summer, but there was no way to guarantee the number of appearances.
Second, go to the secondary league.
After VG's second team UP was relegated to LSPL in 2015, top laner Long Ge and mid laner Punished were transferred back to the first team, while assistant Heart and jungler Eimy went to LGD.
The main force was depleted, and UP started a new lineup to compete in the secondary league this spring.
As expected, UP's results were not ideal.
Ranked third from the bottom in the spring split, they ultimately lost the relegation match and were unable to participate in this summer's LSPL.
According to the league regulations, teams that have dropped down cannot register for the next City Heroes Competition.
In other words, we have to wait half a year until next spring before UP can play official games and strive to return to the LSPL.
That's why Ding Jun wanted to sell the second team's jungler World6 to OMG at that time, so that the players would not be unable to play games and delay their careers, and he could also gain some blood for himself.
Originally, he wanted to wait for half a year.
However, Gu Xing's excellent performance in the trial training made Ding Jun regain his interest.
UP will not be able to play in the minor league this summer.
But he has money!
Wouldn't it be enough to buy an LSPL team and then change the team name to include Gu Xing?
If you can make it to the LPL by just trying your best, you can earn a huge amount of money by earning a spot in the top league!
Ding Jun’s final treatment conditions and lineup matching are two-pronged:
[Even if you go to play LSPL, the salary I will give you will definitely be the highest among teams of the same level, and if you perform well, the bonus will definitely be big. The secondary league ends in early August, and you can still go to school as normal in September; at the same time, the club I will try my best to win JackeyLove, maybe you two can be teammates in the summer]
He did not discuss the relationship between Gu Xing and Ding Ran throughout the article.
It's no secret that the two have a good relationship.
Ding Jun insisted on bringing it up, but it was inappropriate.
The emotional card is usually played, and it is about being gentle and silent. When it comes to the last step, Ding Jun only talks about the conditions and nothing else.
Gu Xing thought about it after brushing his teeth.
After all, the conditions offered by Ding Jun are already pretty good.
At least he is very satisfied now, he has made a lot of money, and maybe he can be a teammate with his acquaintance JackeyLove.
Judging from the level shown in these two days of training matches, the two of them are basically acting as assistant coaches in the secondary league. If their teammates don't give up, they will win.
After Gu Xing replied that he would consider it carefully, he packed his backpack and went to the next room to find JackeyLove.
When the door opened, he found that Yu Wenbo's body was wider than before.
"Are you swollen again?" Gu Xing couldn't help but tease him. He almost didn't recognize the other person after getting up yesterday.
"It's normal. I get edema every time I get up." JackeyLove rubbed his face. "It will be fine in the afternoon."
Next to Longhu Haowang Mountain is Songjiang University Town, where restaurants are densely distributed. After filling their stomachs, the two called a taxi and went straight to the IG base.
"I see that most e-sports clubs are based here in Songjiang. Why is IG in the city center?"
Gu Xing was very confused.
The address the IG staff previously left for him was Shimao Riverside Garden in Pudong New Area.
After checking the map, Gu Xing found that the base was on the Huangpu River, only 3 kilometers away from the Oriental Pearl Tower, so every inch of land was at a premium.
"Principal Wang, you're not short of money," said JackeyLove, who had been to IG the last time he came to Shanghai for trial training. "The unit price of that place is four times more expensive than that of Mount Good Hope. It's really the best among the best."
The distance between the two places is 40 kilometers, and due to the traffic jam on the way, it took an hour to reach the destination.
Outside the community, there was a man with a beard waiting here. He looked about thirty years old and held an IG team flag in his hand. He seemed to be a staff member who came to greet him.
When the other party saw JackeyLove, he hurried forward and helped pay the taxi bill.
Jack and he obviously knew each other and had a good relationship. The two chatted and laughed.
"Gu Xing, my good brother, happened to have a trial training with IG, so we came together," JackeyLove did not forget to introduce to both parties, "Lao Gu, this is Su Xiaoluo, the manager of IG's League of Legends branch."
He knew that he was a favorite in the eyes of major clubs, and he could also guess that the branch manager personally came out to greet him, probably for his own sake.
In comparison, Gu Xing is slightly older and previously not well-known. According to IG, his potential is obviously not as good as Jack's.
JackeyLove doesn't want his friends to be treated coldly.
"I know, Dong Xiaosa told me," although Su Xiaoluo's attitude was not as intimate as JackeyLove's, it was not bad at all. She took the initiative to reach out and shake hands with him, "Just call me Xiaoluo."
However, his main attack direction was obviously Jack, and he kept chatting with Yu Wenbo when he entered the community.
It wasn't until he stepped into a residential building that Su Xiaoluo turned to introduce to Gu Xing, "The first and second teams of the IG League of Legends branch live together. The second team YG was also famous before. Electric Baton and True Dragon were both ours. member, but my results this spring were not very good, I plan to try again next year..."
The more Gu Xing listened, the more something seemed wrong.
He knew about YG before he came.
VG's second team UP had poor results in the spring split that ended at the end of last month and was forced to be relegated from the LSPL. IG's second team YG was no exception.
And YG was even worse. They didn't even have to play in the relegation match. They were ranked second to last in the secondary league and were kicked out according to the rules. The team was unable to participate in the City Heroes Competition in the second half of the year.
Now listening to Su Xiaoluo's tone, IG not only has no plans to buy LSPL quota this summer, but also has no intention of forming a team for the City Heroes Contest!
I really plan to wait half a year and come back in the spring of 2017!
Then what is Gu Xing doing here?
If he only plays for two months in the summer, wouldn't he only have the possibility of competing with the kid Youshen for the starting jungler position?
JackeyLove also heard Su Xiaoluo's plan, and he and Gu Xing looked at each other in the elevator.
Something doesn't seem right.
See you at 5:50pm!
PS: Teams that are dropped from LSPL cannot participate in the next City Heroes Contest that year. This is a rule of the L.ACE Alliance.
According to the real timeline, JackeyLove joined IG in June 2016, and it was not until the spring of 2017 that he led the second team YG to participate in the City Heroes Competition and successfully entered the LSPL.
In the finals of that City Heroes Championship, he was competing against an EDG affiliated team, and the opposing player was iboy.
This is also the first competition between two new generation ADCs born in the 2000s on the field.
(End of chapter)