Starting with Zaozi Ge, a dream lineup

Chapter 84: Investing! (Seeking first subscription)
Under the influence of this unhealthy trend, the CEO of Bilibili couldn't sit still any longer!
As more and more people are getting involved with these team qualifications, and looking at the SN team that entered the market early, and JD.com officially announced on May 20, 2017, that it had partnered with Yuanchu Education to acquire the QG team and officially renamed it JDG.

These are e-commerce companies that, despite not making it to the World Championship, have still made a fortune.

A report compiled by the secretary was distributed to each shareholder attending the meeting by the big boss of Bilibili. After a vote, the plan to acquire the LPL team was officially approved.

IMay Esports Club, meaning "I can", is a club primarily focused on the game "League of Legends". It was originally the second team of the League of Legends division of the LPL team EDG.

Riot Games stipulates that a club cannot own multiple teams in the same league.

In May 2016, the EDE team was renamed the IMay team.

The team that Bilibili wants to acquire is this IM team.

The first member recruited by the new team was Haro, the jungler who left EDG.

They then secured two top laners, AJ and Audi, a mid laner named Athena, an AD carry named Jinjiao, and a support named Road.

After adjustments and reinforcements, the team's overall strength has reached a level where it can compete for a spot in S8.

However, the owner of Bilibili has not given up on the idea of ​​vying for Uzi. Through the manager, he has begun to contact the three RNG players whose contracts have expired.

When S6 signed the contract, the price offered by Shirahoshi was not high, and could even be described as low.

A 2000 million RMB annual salary is still considered top-tier in the current LPL.

This was because RNG had no choice but to sign the contract at the time because they needed to strengthen Looper and Mata.

In esports, the unexpected can happen any day.

No club will sign long-term contracts with players like Uzi and Clearlove.

Even someone as strong as Faker has had times when he couldn't make it to the World Championship, so most players' contracts are for a full two years.

However, from the moment he won the championship, Uzi's value became increasingly outrageous as various business owners vied for him.

They quoted 2500 million here, and then got wind of it on the other side and quoted 3000 million.

When Li Luo returned to the base after buying all the necessary Chinese medicines and the matching clay pot for boiling the medicine.

The price has been driven up to around 5500 million, and some have even posted this price online.

In an instant, #Uzi's contract expired# soared to the top of Weibo's trending topics, surpassing RNG's championship win with a popularity of 6000 million.

Subsequently, #Letme's contract expired# and #Mlxg's contract expired# also followed closely behind the top trending topic, ranking fourth and fifth respectively.

Those who were still celebrating and dreaming that RNG, this super team, would take off and win the S8 and S9 championships, and build the RNG dynasty, were dumbfounded.

"????"

"No way, no way, with such strong skills now, why would they want to transfer?"

"Is the person upstairs stupid? Esports is a young person's game. Who can guarantee that you can win the championship in S8? Of course, you should earn as much as you can. It's good to leave now!"

"Does anyone know where Uzi will be next? I'm a player fan, not a team fan, damn it!"

"Actually, switching teams is a good idea. You can go to another team, and you'll have the money. If you can even carry the team to victory single-handedly, you'll basically be a legend, someone who can rival Faker."

On Weibo, fans have split into two camps: one camp supports staying and continuing to use the championship-winning team to compete in S8, while the other camp wants to see the players join their favorite team.

On Zhihu, many people in the industry are also freely discussing their speculations about Uzi's whereabouts under the same banner. One comment reads, "Thanks for the invitation. I'm currently in the US, just got off the plane, and saw this question. I'll chime in. Those who know, know; those who don't, you wouldn't understand even if I explained it to you. I have a vested interest, and this is a small circle, so I'll remain anonymous."

"The RW team is reportedly offering 5500 million RMB to buy Uzi. I heard they're building a super team, but I don't know if it's true."

More and more insiders, both genuine and fake, are coming out to answer questions, making the movements of various players during the transfer period even more unpredictable.

After parking the car, Li Luo unloaded all his belongings, unlocked the base gate with his key, and went inside.

Bai Xing was already restless on the sofa, like an ant on a hot pan. As soon as she saw Li Luo come in, she quickly ran over and took the things from Li Luo's hands.

"My dear brother, what did you buy? It's so heavy!"

After struggling to carry everything into the base, Bai Xing rubbed his sore shoulders and said.

"This prescription was given to me by an old traditional Chinese medicine doctor from my hometown. I heard it's very effective, so I plan to brew it and drink it to see if it will help my health."

After the two sat down, Li Luo took down the teapot that had been brewing tea and poured a cup of hot water for each of them. They sat facing each other around the empty sofa in the base.

Looking at the suddenly mature Uzi, Bai Xing was filled with mixed emotions and couldn't help but recall the scene when he invited Uzi to return to Royal Club in S6.

Before we knew it, two years had passed in the blink of an eye, and Xiaogou won the S7 championship, fulfilling his long-cherished dream.

At this point, even he was unsure whether Uzi should be kept on.

After taking a sip of the scalding hot water to calm her anxiety, Bai Xing still couldn't contain herself and blurted out...

"Little dog, you know why I'm here. When I invited you in back then, I made it very clear to you that you're the core of the RNG team. Whatever you say goes."

"You know I won't get involved in the competition, so let's skip the formalities and just tell me what you're thinking."

"If you want to leave, I will wish you well. If you want to stay, the original contract is indeed not enough now. You can speak boldly. Whatever others can give you, I, Bai Xing, will definitely not shortchange you."

These words were well-said and spoken with a strong sense of bravado, exuding a certain江湖 (jianghu, a term referring to the world of martial arts and chivalry) spirit.

Actually, Bai Xing had no choice; his contract with Uzi only had less than half a month left.

In just half a month, Uzi will become a free agent in the league. Even if he wants to stay, there's nothing he can do. It's better to play the emotional card now.

Neither of them spoke, and a stalemate seemed to have formed between them.

Li Luo waited until the tea cooled down before speaking leisurely.
What if I said I wanted to invest in RNG?

"Oh my god, why are you bringing this up? Right now, other teams are only offering 5500 million, right?"

Bai Xing looked dejected. If the condition had been 6000 million, he would have gritted his teeth and agreed.

However, Li Luo's words now imply that he wants to share the spotlight with himself, investing in RNG and becoming both the owner and a player.

Before winning the S7 championship, he would have been more than willing to use some equity to tie Uzi down, so that if the club lost money, everyone would lose money together.

But things are different now. Countless cooperation contracts from businesses and companies have piled up on the office desk. Next season, the value of the RNG club will increase at least fivefold.

Now that Li Luo is going to invest in RNG, it means that if he invests 500 million, he can get back 2500 million.

An investment of 2000 million can yield a huge income of 1 million.

(End of this chapter)