Chapter 387 Who said that when I leave G2, I will return to the LPL?
After browsing the comment section of the scarf for a while, I found that the vast majority of LPL viewers and all my fans were angrily criticizing the RNG team and the LPL competition for daydreaming. Only then did Mingrui put down his phone with satisfaction and started to wash up.
But just when he got off the ground, his phone suddenly sounded a notification tone for a new message.
"Dark, are you awake? If you are, come to my room to discuss something important."
The person who sent the message was Carlos, the boss of the G2 team. There was no punctuation mark in the sentence. It was obvious that what he was going to say to Mingrui was not only important, but also urgent!
"Wake up, come over immediately."
Mingrui replied immediately, and then took the time to start washing up. Five minutes later, he appeared at the door of Carlos' room.
"Carlos, what..."
"Dark, you finally woke up. If you don't wake up again, I will have to go to your room and knock on the door!"
After Carlos opened the door, Mingrui didn't even have time to ask him what happened. He spoke impatiently to Mingrui and quickly pulled Mingrui into the room.
"I don't know if you know that after we won the championship last night, the LPL officials and the RNG team issued a formal apology statement to you overnight, and took the opportunity to invite you to return to the LPL!"
Carlos was anxious and said to Mingrui hastily. As expected, he was anxious and angry because of what happened last night.
"Already know, but there's nothing to be nervous about, right?"
"Do you really think that if they just apologize to me, I will forgive them and return to LPL?"
"I'm not as mean as them!"
Mingrui sneered and said, after all, in this world, only the perpetrators will think that the experiences of others are not worth mentioning.
"I definitely know what you think, but the problem is that the offer offered to you by LPL this time is really too high!"
“With such a high quotation, how could I not be nervous!”
Hearing Mingrui's comfort, Carlos' anxiety did not lessen, but instead became more intense.
"What? Quotation?"
After hearing the word "quote", Mingrui was stunned for a moment, feeling a little surprised.
"Yes, quote!"
"Just after the LPL official and the RNG team apologized one after another last night, many LPL teams, including the RNG team, contacted me and the G2 official through various channels and methods, and then directly made an offer to you."
"The reporter who co-authored last night was an undercover agent installed by the LPL in our LEC, right? If it hadn't been for his question, the LPL would not have known about your contract expiring so quickly!"
"This is why I called you here in such a hurry. I just want to talk to you about this matter."
"It would be great if we could renew the contract directly!"
Carlos is getting more and more anxious. After all, you have to know that Dark is the core player of their G2 team. If all the core players are bought, then next year's G2 team will need to be as dominant as it has been in the past three years. A big question mark!
"No, Carlos, you don't think I'm really a money-hungry person, do you?"
"In the past three years, I have saved a lot of money."
Mingrui asked Carlos, dumbfounded.
In the past three years, because he has won all the League of Legends championships, his income level has reached the top level of global League of Legends professional players.
As a rough estimate, the money I have earned in the past three years is almost 100 million Huaxia coins.
Of course, this small goal is composed of three parts.
The first part is his income in the first year after joining the G2 team, which is not too much overall.
The second part is the base salary of his player contract, which is the two-year, 60 million contract that was renewed two years ago.
The third part is his various endorsement fees and competition bonuses. This part adds up to an income of over 10 million per year.
Coupled with some extra money, Lin Lin finally managed to save 100 million in three years.
"Dark, of course I know that your income is not low and your commercial value is also very high."
"But the problem is, this time the LPL team's quotation is really too high!"
"I'm afraid... I'm really afraid that you'll be tempted when you find out!"
Carlos wanted to cry, but Mingrui obviously didn't realize the "seriousness" of the problem at this time.
"High? How high?"
"Didn't they give me a quotation of 30 million Huaxia coins a year last year? Is it possible that it is higher this year than last year?"
Hearing this, Mingrui was indeed stunned for a moment.
Because he didn't expect that although the "babies" in the LPL have not improved in terms of performance, they seem to be really willing to spend money!
"See for yourself, I'm afraid my heart won't be able to bear it if I tell you."
Carlos was speechless and choked, picking up a tablet next to him and handing it to Mingrui.
So the next moment, Mingrui immediately saw the offers from major teams in the LPL division.
The RNG team has an annual salary of 60 million!
The EDG team has an annual salary of 50 million!
The TES team has an annual salary of 45 million!
JDG team, annual salary is 50 million!
The BLG team has an annual salary of 40 million!
The FPX team has an annual salary of 50 million!
The SNG team has an annual salary of 55 million!
……
It can be said that after learning that the G2.Dark player's contract is about to expire and he is about to become a free agent, all the teams in the LPL region with big financial backers have spent a lot of money to compete for Dark!
In terms of annual salary, the price is directly 1.5 or even 2 times higher than last year!
Of course, a very important reason is that if you make an offer to Dark this year, you don't need to pay a transfer fee to the G2 team.
As long as Dark is willing, he can immediately join any LPL team as a free agent!
"Huo, these big dog owners are really rich."
After reading the quotation, Mingrui had to admit that he was indeed a little moved.
After all, take the RNG team's offer as an example. Once he returns to the LPL, it may only take him two years, or even less, to earn the money he earned in the G2 team in three years.
But again, Mingrui is not a person who is blind to money, especially when this money comes from the LPL competition region that he deeply hates!
"Your Chinese companies are indeed too rich..."
"Originally, I planned to negotiate a contract extension with you at a price of 40 million per year, but now it seems that even if it is increased to 50 million, you may not agree..." "And if it is increased to 50 million, The financial pressure on the G2 club is really too great. After all, the annual salaries of several other people also need to be increased a lot.”
Carlos said quite awkwardly that although he really wanted to renew the contracts of all the original members of the G2 team, in the face of the cruel reality, unless the players bowed their heads themselves, he would have to bow his head!
"So, Dark, what are you thinking now? Can you tell me the truth?"
Seeing that Mingrui didn't reply immediately, Carlos asked anxiously.
"It's definitely impossible for me to return to the LPL, even if they offer me an annual salary of 100 million."
After thinking for a moment, Mingrui spoke slowly, immediately giving Carlos a reassurance.
And this reassurance instantly made Carlos smile with joy. After all, in his opinion, as long as Dark does not return to the LPL, it means that he has to renew his contract with the G2 team!
"Do you think it's okay to renew the contract with the G2 team with an annual salary of 40 million?"
"Or maybe 50 million, but this number is indeed the limit of the G2 team's budget this year."
At this time, Carlos was both surprised and embarrassed. After all, his so-called "limit" was not even an average price among LPL teams.
What Carlos never expected was that after he finished saying this, Mingrui smiled and shook his head gently.
"Ah? Fifty million is still too little..."
"But Dark, if you want 60 million, it means that at least one or even two of your teammates need to leave the G2 team."
The more Carlos talked, the more frustrated he became, even though he had already prepared for the worst-case scenario that "the original team would not be able to come together in the end."
But what he never expected was that on the first day after the S9 World Championship, the worst result would already come.
"No, Carlos, you got it wrong."
"I don't mean that the renewal amount is not enough, but that I want to achieve a more ambitious goal."
Seeing Carlos' expression like this, Mingrui couldn't bear it.
Originally, he thought about telling Carlos his decision in a few days.
But since Carlos asked directly today, Mingrui couldn't keep hiding it and simply revealed his plan on the spot.
"Huh? A more ambitious goal?"
"Shouldn't the more ambitious goal be to continue the G2 team's dynasty and compete for the fourth or even fifth world championship?"
"So Dark, what you are saying is that you have finally decided to leave the G2 team?"
"But didn't you just say that you would never return to the LPL competition area no matter what?"
Although he didn't know exactly what Mingrui's "more ambitious goal" was, Carlos had already heard the implication.
So much so that at this moment, Carlos became extremely anxious, as if he was about to lose one of his most cherished treasures!
"Carlos, I have been in the G2 team for three years, and I have won three consecutive world championships with my G2 teammates."
"If I continue to win more championships for the G2 team with my teammates, there will actually be no challenge for me personally."
"So this time, I want to complete something more challenging."
"As for returning to the LPL... Carlos, who said that after I leave the G2 team, I have to return to the LPL?"
“So many League of Legends regions around the world are waiting for me to go!”
Mingrui smiled and explained to Carlos that although he knew that such an explanation would never be accepted by Carlos, he still had to do it.
"So Dark, are you planning to go to the LCS division to help them win their first S-League world championship?"
"Are you going to go to the LCK division and help them rebuild the glory of the LCK?"
"We can't just go to the wild card division and lead a wild card team to win the world championship from the qualifying rounds, right? This feels like an absolutely impossible thing to do!"
After hearing Mingrui's explanation, Carlos was suddenly shocked and said.
Although he is very sure that Dark is a man who can create miracles, among the above three options, except for going to the LCK division, the other two options are almost impossible!
"Carlos, my follow-up plans need to be kept secret for the time being."
"I believe that my decision will definitely give you a huge surprise when the time comes."
"I hope the G2 team will work hard next year and we will try to meet again in the S10 finals next year!"
Carlos' questions were like a continuous chatter from a machine gun, which made Dark really dumbfounded.
As for what he plans to do after leaving the G2 team?
This really needs to be kept secret for the time being, otherwise, there is a high possibility of some unexpected extraneous troubles in the subsequent operations.
"So that's it... Then I really can't keep you in the G2 team."
"But Dark, if you fail to do what you are about to do, I hope you can still renew your contract with the G2 team."
"If the door of the RNG team is always open to you, then the G2 team is your forever home in Europe!"
Although Mingrui's decision seemed very mysterious, Carlos had already roughly guessed what Mingrui wanted to do.
After all, according to the content of the last contract signed between the G2 team and the Dark player, the G2 team actually enjoys the priority right to renew the contract for the Dark player.
But now, Dark has never mentioned the priority to renew the contract from beginning to end, which means that what he is about to do does not need to touch on the matter of "signing" at all!
In this case, Carlos can only wish Dark...
The sky is high enough for fish to leap, and the sea is wide enough for birds to fly!
"Thank you Carlos for your understanding. The G2 team is indeed my other home in Europe, a place I will never forget."
Seeing Carlos's sincere eyes, Mingrui was also quite moved.
"By the way Carlos, regarding my upcoming departure from the team, I hope you can keep it secret from other teammates for the time being."
"At least wait until I'm on the plane leaving Europe before you tell them."
"Otherwise, if they hold my lap and cry together, my final decision may make them even more uncomfortable."
Speaking of this, Mingrui also felt quite sad.
Just like when he left China for Europe, this time, what he has to do is to leave Europe and go to a new place!
"Well..."
"Then before you leave the team, you have to take another makeup photo or something."
"In this way, you can be considered as having an end in the G2 team."
Knowing that Dark had decided to leave, Carlos took a long, deep breath and spoke solemnly again.
"This is no problem."
"But in terms of speed, I hope it can be as soon as possible."
"After all, November is about to pass, and in more than a month's time, the 2020 Spring Split will start. I'm afraid it will be too late."
Mingrui said seriously, after all, what he was going to do next was indeed of great importance and could not be delayed!
(End of chapter)