LOL: Alliance Intelligence King

In college, you need to make an outline before making a cheat sheet. If you were playing a professional league game and just recited the menu on a whiteboard, people who didn't know better would think it was a comedy training course.

Has Zhu Kai started working ahead of schedule? Or has White Crescent also tried out for the position?

Or is it Zuo Wu?

Chen Rui dared not think further.

There's a reason why someone's grades are bad.

Snake's history is quite remarkable. After three consecutive promotions from TGA to LSPL to LPL, they emerged as a dark horse in the 2015 Spring Split, securing second place in the regular season.

How could the coaching staff be this bad?

You must have misread it.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Rui brought his thoughts back to the present.

If he can't get a job at Snake, forget about all those dreams, he might not even be able to find a job this year. He doesn't want to "go to jail."

.......

dong dong dong.

"The door wasn't locked."

Hearing the sounds coming from inside, Chen Rui pushed open the glass door.

The office room is about 10 square meters, which is quite spacious. Besides the huge desk in front of you, the most eye-catching thing is the bookcase filled with books behind you.

There are two people in the office.

Besides Zuo Wu, whom Chen Rui had met before, there was a man with a round face and short hair, wearing a light gray crew neck sweater. He was more well-proportioned than the overweight Zuo Wu; this was Zhu Kai.

[Zuo Wu | Snake Esports Team Manager | Professional Manager]

[Current Task: Finding a high-quality coaching staff to achieve good results in professional competitions in 2016 (Non-team member, unable to view detailed information)]

[Emotion: Anxious (no hidden emotion)]

Chen Rui glanced at the frame on Zuo Wu's head and gained a new understanding of the system.

It's highly likely that his current level is too low, resulting in limited vision and an inability to read complete information about members who are not members of this club.

However… he remembered that Zuo Wu was Snake’s head coach for the entire year of 2015, so how come he was promoted to manager this year?

Can you get promoted without grades?

Then, he looked at Zhu Kai beside him.

[Zhu Kai | Unemployed | Former IG team analyst]

[Current Task: Convince Zuo Wu to hire him as Snake's head coach, impersonate the coach, and expand his resume to conceal his identity as a food delivery driver]

[Emotion: Nervous (Hidden emotion: Surprised)]

After glancing at Zhu Kai's message, Chen Rui looked away. Zhu Kai had indeed left himself a backup plan.

"Xiao Chen is here. Now that you're here, everyone's here. Come and meet your old partner."

"Chen Rui, you actually applied for the head coach position!"

Before Chen Rui could speak, Zhu Kai exclaimed in surprise, "Let's make this clear first: personal feelings aside, I won't go easy on you. In this competitive selection process, the head coach position will definitely be mine."

"I was recommended by Su Xiaoluo, and you were too?"

"No, Zuo Wu and I are friends, we just bumped into each other. But wasn't Su Xiaoluo supposed to be doing me a favor by giving me that spot? When did he become so generous?"

Selling favors?

Chen Rui raised his eyebrows.

No wonder that old bastard didn't give it to me earlier; he was planning to line his own pocket. He really is the man who took the atomic bomb for the principal.

"I guess he had a change of heart."

Chen Rui gave a vague answer.

Looking back at Zuo Wu, he said, "Manager Zuo, about that public opinion issue..."

Zuo Wu waved enthusiastically.

"Don't worry about public opinion. We all know what happened and what the LPL audience is like. As long as you can achieve good results, there will be great scholars to defend you."

I was Snake's head coach in 15, and I don't care about what happened before. Snake didn't have a strong presence in the LPL scene to begin with, and they can't compare to the other top teams.

I'm not going to beat around the bush or beat around the bush; I'll be frank. Snake's current situation is not good. The team doesn't have any top-tier players yet, so the coaching staff needs to properly train the players. This year, the sponsors hope we can achieve good results; otherwise, the team is very likely to be acquired. If you pass the tryouts, the pressure on you this year will be immense.

Zuo Wu patted Chen Rui's shoulder enthusiastically, "Su Xiaoluo has no taste. She actually let you go. Isn't she afraid of regretting it?"

"Thank you for the compliment, Manager Xie."

After Zuo Wu said that, Chen Rui felt a little embarrassed.

The leak has had a huge impact, and he's now a hot potato. Any club that hires him will be attacked by netizens, and their official Weibo account will easily be flooded with criticism. These days, clubs really value their reputation.

"Let's keep the tryouts simple and just go through the motions. Chen Rui, you've worked in the IG coaching staff for two and a half years, you're very experienced, and your coaching style is tough. Snake isn't doing well right now, they're a bottom-tier team in the league, a 'noob' who got eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, and they're in the process of making a major overhaul."

We initially contacted South Korean coaches, but their offers were too high, and our club's budget wasn't sufficient. Among domestic coaches, you are my best option.

"Zhu Kai and I have been friends for many years. He originally planned to work for RNG, but I pulled him over to help out halfway through. If the two of you team up, you won't even need to work out."

Chen Rui raised his eyebrows, somewhat surprised.

Although Zuo Wu's language was a bit rough, he was speaking the truth, which is also the current state of the industry.

Since the arrival of the Samsung team in China during S4, various clubs have developed an inexplicable obsession with Korean players and coaches, driving up their prices.

Most domestic coaches are self-taught and haven't undergone systematic training, resulting in teams of varying quality, and their prices are naturally not very high.

The average monthly salary of Korean coaches in mid-tier teams is over 3 RMB, while the salary of ordinary domestic LPL coaches is around 1.5 RMB per month. Top coaches earn slightly more, but there is still a significant gap between them and Korean coaches.

Snake lacks major sponsors; the funding from SteelSeries and Galax sponsorships is insufficient for them to acquire star players and coaches.

If they fail to produce results and attract sponsors, the Snake team will likely be acquired by a large corporation within three years.

With the backing of Pusi Capital and the financial support of Wang Sicong, IG will not face any operational difficulties even if its performance is poor.

Furthermore, even when buying Korean players, the players take priority, while the coaches are sidelined. In the LPL environment, apart from EDG, which has a semi-military management style, the esports players of other teams have more say than the coaching staff.

When they win, the players celebrate with champagne; when they lose, the coach is fired. This was the case with IG, where Chen Rui previously played.

Composing himself, Chen Rui said, "Manager Zuo Wu, let's have a trial first. Did you have a practice match scheduled with other teams today?"

"Yeah, Lao Zuo, you've really opened up to us," Zhu Kai chimed in. "We should get to know the team members first; that's when the real test will be in the competition."

"That's fine too. Let's skip the coaching duties and forget about understanding the game and the version. Let's get straight to it and see how well you two understand Snake."

Zuo Wu got up and walked towards the manager's room, leaving Chen Rui and Zhu Kai looking at each other, wondering what the other was up to.

"EDG just happened to have arranged a BO5 scrim with us. I'll take you guys to the training room later. Let's see who goes first."