Borrow money?
Ye Tian looked calm on the surface, but secretly he frowned suddenly, feeling vigilant in his heart.
Scout, this guy, won’t be trying to pull strings between EDG and other clubs, right?
However.
Think about it carefully.
Probably not.
Not to mention that Scout’s performance in S6 and S7 was very average. His personal strength ranked in the middle and upper reaches among the mid laners participating in the World Championship, but his overall performance was only in the middle and lower reaches. He was looked down upon by strong teams. , It’s worthless that weak teams can’t afford.
Just look at the timeline.
The 2018 Asian Games has just ended, and there are still four years until the next Asian Games.
As a major event entering the Asian Games for the first time, it stands to reason that after it is successfully held, e-sports will be upgraded to an official event of the next Asian Games. However, whether the upgrade can be successful will not be finalized until the dust settles. There are variables.
No matter how much Scout wanted to be exempted from military service, there was no way he could leave for the LCK three years in advance when everything was still unclear.
Ye Tian thought about this carefully and put on a smile: "Duoduo, what problem did you encounter? How much do you need to borrow?"
"You need to borrow a lot."
Scout paused and then explained the reason: "After receiving the S7 bonus, I took out a loan to buy a house in Seoul. However, there was a problem with the brokerage company I signed with. The last salary was not paid to me. We go through the brokerage company on a quarterly basis. Calculate, if it’s not released once, it will be half a year the next time... This year’s champion skin was released too late, and it will take a long time for the dividend to arrive. EDG has no cash flow now, so I thought of you, Brother Hetian, to borrow it.”
"So that's it, how much is enough?" Ye Tian asked.
"Five million." Scout said the amount and hurriedly added: "Brother Tian, don't worry, I have a guarantee. Originally, my contract with EDG was until the transfer period this winter. If you are willing to borrow it, I will renew it with EDG first. With a one-year contract, I definitely won’t be able to run away.”
“Okay,” Ye Tian agreed.
Since Scout and the EDG club have come to an agreement, Ye Tian doesn’t have to worry about not getting his money back.
It will also be beneficial for the next game to help Scout solve his worries.
This money can be borrowed for any reason, public or private matter.
"Thank you, Brother Tian, thank you so much!"
Scout was extremely grateful: "From today on, Brother Tian, if you ask me to go east, I will never go west, and if you ask me to catch a dog, I will never chase a chicken!"< br>
"Don't be so polite, just play well in the game." Ye Tian waved his hand: "It's just that your agency is too unreliable. Let's change it after the World Championships."
"Play Change it as soon as it's done!" Scout nodded fiercely: "Not only my salary has been delayed, but also that of several people in the entertainment industry. We are already going through legal channels to resolve it. I will terminate my contract with them after I get the money."
Negotiate a deal to help with student loans.
Had dinner.
Take care of things with EDG Club.
Ye Tian returned to the training room, turned on the live broadcast, and watched the battle in the qualifying stage.
Last year, EDG won the S7 Finals and promoted the LPL to the first division in the world. Therefore, this year's LPL third seed does not need to start slowly from the playoffs and can wait for the start of the group stage with peace of mind. It is EDG Give yourself the benefits of breaking out.
The qualifying round seems to provide more training opportunities, but in fact it has little nutrition.
After all, the teams participating in the qualifying round will not encounter the same No. 3 seeds in the mainstream division. They will all be low-level wild cards. For example, in this game, the No. 3 seed in North America, C9, played against DFM from the Xiaotian Division. One of them stands out. Crushing face to face.
The other groups also have no suspense.
Although Gen.G is the third seed in the LCK, as a team that retains the original members of Samsung, everyone has to admit that Gen.G can enter the second tier of the world.
Although G2 mid laner Ah P was beaten up by the newly debuted Caps, he is still a grandfather in the wild card competition.
Light of North America never pulls my hips in the C9 World Championship.
The relatively weak LMS third seed GRX showed great strength. In the group stage, they defeated Vietnam GAM. With their points advantage, they got the almost free Turkish SUP in the knockout stage and successfully entered the main draw.
After drawing lots.
The grouping for the main draw has been determined.
Group A: FW, AFS, PVB, G2
Group B: RNG, MAD, TL, Gen.G
Group C: KT, VIT, EDG, GRX
Group D: FNC, 100T, IG, C9
“This group is quite beneficial to our LPL division.”
Zeyuan analyzed in the commentary box: "First of all, let's look at the IG team. Group D where IG is located is the only group that does not have a Korean team. Although IG is only the second seed in our LPL division, to put it into perspective, IG and RNG's strength is very close, and it should be easy to get first place in a group without a Korean team."
"That's it." Remember to speak more directly: "RNG is in Group B, and its only opponent is. Gen.G, MAD and TL, which were renamed from SSG, are almost impossible to threaten RNG’s status. RNG is basically stable in the first place.”
After talking about the two teams RNG and IG.
Here comes the most interesting point.
Judging from the team's own record and performance, the EDG team, which lost to the new e-commerce team JDG in the playoffs and stumbling all the way, finally 'climbed' into the S8 finals, is not even the second tier in the world. You may not be able to get in.
But.
In the 24-team roster announced on September 26, EDG’s starting top laner changed from Ray to Tian.
This shit, the concept is different!
The difference between teams at different levels is often only in one core player. For example, the former IG and the current RW rely on Rookie and Doinb to take the lead respectively. If Rookie and Doinb cannot achieve the desired results, , it is almost impossible to win the game.
The same is true for EDG.
Without Ye Tian joining the team, EDG has been in the top eight every year. Last year, they almost broke the team record and reached the top 16 in history.
With the addition of Ye Tian, EDG counterattacked all the way, sweeping the three Korean teams of LZ, SSG, and SKT, and ascending to the top of the world with an unstoppable momentum.
This year, EDG invited Tong Tiandai to come out again. Even if they were only at the top eight level of the World Championship, under the leadership of Tong Tiandai, they are still qualified to win the championship.
“The EDG team got a good draw.”
Ze Yuan continued the topic: “Let’s look at the members of Group C first. The three teams besides EDG are KT, VIT, GRX - As the third seed of LMS, it is difficult for GRX to threaten the EDG team. We really don’t need to be too subtle here. VIT’s threat to EDG is also very low. Even if Tian Ge is not in EDG, EDG is still sure of qualifying. More than 90%."
"Brother Tian is in EDG..."
Speaking of this, Zeyuan's voice sounded a bit joking: "Several well-known LCK top laners, Khan and CuVee. , Huni, and Kiin have all played against Brother Tian. Only Smeb has not yet collided with Brother Tian in a competition. I am really looking forward to this. ”
"Are you expecting that? I'm embarrassed to say it!" Remember to tease.
[High EQ: expectations, low EQ: watching Smeb being abused]
[Hahahahahahahaha]
[On one hundred ways to die in the LCK top laner]
[Smeb’s form in the past two years may be able to resist Brother Tian, but this year he really can’t]
[Don’t be so arrogant, okay? You’re bragging before the game even starts. Are you really not afraid of being slapped in the face? 】
【Why, GSL was scared when he saw Brother Tian? 】
【EDG definitely won’t brag, what can Brother Tian not brag about? No one thinks that Smeb is Tian Ge’s opponent, right? 】
[I will obey GSL for output against the wind, and I dare to scream at Brother Tian]
[The world’s best JB player is going to be beaten back to take a shower by Brother Tian, can GSL not go crazy? 】
The barrage was extremely enthusiastic.
With the four groups settled, the first day’s lineup was announced.
The opening match is between LCK No. 1 seed KT and North American No. 2 seed VIT. It is an appearance show arranged by the host country for its own team.
The second game is EDG versus GRX.
After playing GRX, EDG had a day to rest, faced VIT on the third day, and then played KT in the last game on the fourth day. "Let Mingkai and Ray do the fighting against GRX and VIT."
Abu feels that there is no need to use a knife to kill a chicken, so he lets the factory director and Ray show their faces. If EDG can win the championship, the factory director and Ray can choose their own skin based on their appearance records.
“Don’t leave me with a 0-2 start.” Ye Tian teased.
"No, no, no, if you lose the first game, you go straight to the game." Abramovich took precautions before it happened: "We must leave room for mistakes this year. The situation last year was too scary."
"Yes, if you lose a game, you and Haoxuan (Karsa) will fight." The factory director was more serious.
"Just kidding, no, Mingkai, I still know your ability to fight in the civil war." Ye Tian looked at Maokai who remained calm, and simply arranged his own tactics: "To fight GRX, Duoduo, you can choose a sword girl for them. Look, you don’t need support, just focus on laning. Xiao Zhao should use Kai’Sa or Varus. The popular AD has to show off.” Yes, we have enough bans. If we don’t choose Xia Luo, we won’t suffer the same loss as RNG did last year.” Right?" Abu suggested.
“You don’t need to break up when playing against other teams. If you encounter IG, you still can’t let go of Luo.” Ye Tian prepared for the rain: “The support of IG is not strong when using other heroes. It’s very powerful to use Luo. Hold down Luo. He just dropped a level."
"That's it, I really didn't see it." Then Abu understood.
"You definitely can't tell. He hid it deliberately. He basically didn't choose it in the main game. Many details were ignored without paying attention." If Ye Tian didn't know in advance, he might not be able to prevent it.
This year’s Spring Split, Baolan has selected Luo in four games, with a winning rate of 100%.
Only selected Luo twice in the summer split.
Although the winning rate is still 100%, compared to Lao Niu, Tahm, and Braum, who have been selected for more than ten games, Rakan, who has only played a fraction of the time, will obviously not enter the research scope of other teams. This is also the reason why Baolan One of the main reasons why Rakan was able to shine in the World Championship.
Have good discussions and wait for the game to start.
October 10th.
The S8 opening ceremony was held at the LoLPARK main venue in Seoul.
When the countdown on the big screen jumped to the last second, Roaring Emperor, wearing a dark red suit, walked onto the stage with a microphone in his hand: "Welcome to all the audience to the Third International Center in South Korea, are you ready? Are you ready for the 2018 League of Legends Global Finals?"
The words fell.
Cheers rang out from the scene.
The director's camera panned from the auditorium, and you could see many fans waving red and blue cheering sticks.
Compared to the scale of the S7 opening ceremony, the S8 opening ceremony is obviously a lot shabby. After all, the maximum capacity of the LoLPARK venue is only 450 people, which is not at the same level as domestic venues that often start with tens of thousands.
“Teams from all over the world come to this stage with their dreams, and their dream is to lift the Legend Summoner Trophy!”
“This long journey is accompanied by Despite the struggle and tears, only one team can have the last laugh, win this honor that belongs to them, and reach the top of the world."
"Now, the stage is ready."
"The teams participating in the 2018 League of Legends Global Finals are invited to start their journey. Their first goal is the home court of the quarterfinals: Incheon Munhak Stadium!"
When the roaring emperor's voice fell.
The big screen began to play the carefully produced event MV.
First of all.
Appearing in the center of the screen is a broken summoner's battle flag.
Looking forward, the mottled ancient road is filled with various weapons such as Han swords, Western swords, swords, halberds, and spears. Along with these weapons are flags that were once shining but are now dim and covered in dust.
This is the burial place of teams eliminated in the group stage such as Flash Wolves FW, Red Pegasus AHQ, European Optimist Family G2, North American Fantasy God TSM, 1907 Fenerbahce and other teams.
The end of the road.
A figure wearing a hooded windbreaker, sunglasses, and his legs made of swords took two heavy breaths, straightened up, and left a resolute profile in the camera.
The scene changes, and this figure climbs up the rock wall that is so steep that it is almost 90 degrees step by step. When he climbs to the top of the rock wall, a battle axe, a lamppost, and a broken blade appear in front of him. .
The figure put the two weapons behind his back, hung the broken blade on his waist, and continued to trek forward.
Crossing rivers and mountains.
In a golden wheat field, I encountered an opponent holding an icicle to intercept him.
The figure took off the battle ax and fought with the opponent for several rounds. Suddenly he roared to the sky, his body was coated with a layer of golden and red halo, and he jumped into the air, holding the battle ax with all his strength. Cut it off!
The blood is scattered.
The figure stepped over the opponent who fell on the ground, climbed the iceberg, and came to a cave with flowing lava.
Just as he stood firm, a white energy cannon was shot out of the cave.
Next second.
An opponent holding a Hex weapon appeared, and another energy cannon was fired.
The figure changed the battle ax into a lamppost, dodged left and right, rushed in front of the opponent, used the lamppost to block the opponent's blow, turned the Hex cannon into a Hex hammer, and made a three-hundred-step movement. Rotate sixty degrees and slam the front end of the lamppost onto the opponent's chest!
Bang——
Lava splashed and covered the entire screen.
When the picture became clear again, the figure came to the road to the sky composed of countless pumice stones. The white clouds were gray under the feet, and giant heroic sculptures were vaguely visible in the distance.
Directly ahead.
On the head of the ancient stone dragon, an opponent holding a cross was sitting cross-legged. The moment the figure came close, the thunder field was opened. For a moment, thunder came to the world, like the end of the world.
However, after the thunder dissipated, the opponent holding the cross mark disappeared without a trace.
The figure crushed the ancient dragon, rose into the sky, broke through the clouds and mist, and came to a simple temple.
Walking into the temple, there is a circle of sculptures placed around it. Each sculpture is holding a rune stone. The two sculptures within sight are holding rune stones with FNC and TPA respectively engraved on them. team logo.
On the back of the third sculpture, a figure wearing a red team uniform walks out holding a magic doll. When the camera moves forward, the three gold stars and the flying wing-shaped logo of SKtelecom T1 on the left chest of the figure are clearly visible.
The two sides looked at each other.
The atmosphere was almost stagnant.
Behind the figure wearing the SKtelecom T1 team uniform, the shadow of the clockwork demon lighted up. The demon pressed forward, countless energies gathered, and even the air was distorted.
At this time.
The figure took off the broken blade and pointed to the sky with one hand.
The broken blade stirred up the energy of the Holy Spirit and was recast into a complete giant sword. The Blade of Exile - Riven's shadow was like a god coming to the world. The sword energy covering the entire temple exploded, and three gusts of wind followed the giant sword. Swing it out!
Swish——
The sword energy swept across.
The wind is gentle and the clouds are calm.
The figure stood in the center of the temple, watching the EDG team logo light up on the sculpture in front of him.
At this moment.
The sun rises.
The Summoner Championship Trophy stands in the sky! (End of this chapter)