"How do you say that?" Ye Qing couldn't help but be stunned.

"Have Mr. Ye noticed the time of your previous battles?"

"Han Ming and the others?" Ye Qing was confused.

"Yes." Lu Zhe nodded.

"I didn't pay attention." Ye Qing said directly.

"Look." Lu Zhe spread his hands: "If you had looked at the data from those games, you wouldn't have asked such a... simple question."

Lu Zhe originally wanted to say the word "stupid", but luckily he stopped it when the words reached his lips.

"Don't show off." Ye Qing frowned.

"This is not a lie. Take a look at the data and it will be clear without my explanation." Lu Zhe said with a smile.

The morning videos are all stored in Ye Qing's computer because they need to be edited and archived later.

After listening to Lu Zhe's words, Ye Qing didn't hesitate much and directly opened six videos including her own.

In order for Lu Zhe to explain, she also turned the screen around so that both of them could see it.

"No need to go to such trouble." Lu Zhe interrupted with a smile when he saw that she was starting from the beginning of the first video.

"Um?"

"Just look at the final ending time, all six are included."

Ye Qing opened all the videos hesitantly and dragged the progress bar to the end.

The time is clear.

Han Ming, 1 minute and 45 seconds.

Li Zimo, 1 minute and 46 seconds.

Liu Xiangdong, 1 minute and 48 seconds.

Guanhe, 1 minute and 51 seconds.

Wu Xu, 1 minute and 55 seconds.

Ye Qing, 2 minutes and 01 seconds.

After all these data were listed, Ye Qing was stunned for a while.

"this……"

"I said, it's very simple, right?" Lu Zhe said with a smile.

"What's the meaning?"

"..."

Lu Zhe almost spurted blood.

I was too embarrassed to say anything, so I could only explain: "The time for each game has increased, but look at how much it has increased."

Ye Qing returned her gaze to those numbers again, and this time she finally understood.

"Li Zimo's time is 1 second longer than Han Ming, Liu Xiangdong is 2 seconds longer than Li Zimo, Guan He is 3 seconds longer than Liu Xiangdong..."

"That's right."

This is the simplest increasing difference sequence.

If it were placed in an exam paper, it is estimated that 99% of people would be able to see it at a glance, but in a game, almost no one would pay attention to this detail.

"This is Kong Xi..."

"Yes, so as I said just now, it's not me, but Kong Xi who is great. The reason why I can predict the time of 2 minutes and 01 seconds is not because I have a sharp vision, but because I see what he wants to do." Lu Zhe said.

"Did he do it on purpose?" Ye Qing was still a little surprised.

Being able to control the fighting time so accurately only proves that Kong Xi's skills are much higher than those of them.

Lu Zhedao: "Since Warwick is interviewing, it is natural for them to show some real skills, otherwise how will they convince the public in the future? How will they lead the team? But it's all about propriety. Kong Xi wants to establish prestige, but he doesn't want the team members to lose face in front of everyone.

We can only use this obscure method. In fact, even if I don't tell, Mr. Ye will find out later."

Ye Qing said: "You don't have to say nice things to me. If you hadn't reminded me, I'm afraid none of us would have noticed this."

Lu Zhe smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't notice it. Since he did it so covertly, he is naturally prepared not to be discovered. It will be a long time in the future, and there will be plenty of opportunities to convince everyone."

Ye Qing was silent for a moment.

Suddenly he let out a long sigh: "Are we really that different?"

Lu Zhe understood Ye Qing's thoughts. Being manipulated so easily proved that the gap between the two sides was ridiculously large. This made Ye Qing, who had great ambitions, unable to accept it for a while, especially when Kong Xi was not considered a top player, and Warwick's

The ultimate goal is not to be like Quge Club. Although we are ready for a protracted war, this gap is still somewhat disappointing.

Lu Zhe opened his mouth, but in the end he just spread his hands and said nothing.

As a club, there are only two most important things, money and reputation, both of which are indispensable.

The former is obviously not a problem for Warwick. As long as it wants, it can spend a lot of money to buy big-name players at any time, which is enough to form a world-class team. However, it is just a castle in the air and cannot last long. It lacks a fan base and lacks capital.

Possibility of unlimited investment.

The so-called reputation does not necessarily refer to how many people pay attention, but how many people actually support the team, are willing to buy game tickets, are willing to buy peripherals, are willing to buy products endorsed by players, etc.

To achieve this, it is obviously not enough to just advertise and invest money. If a team wants to attract fans, it needs at least two things, one is to have results, and the other is to have its own style.

Even, the latter is more important than the former.

For example, Jiuyuan Club, although it is at the bottom almost every year, it still does not prevent its fans from liking it and the only five professional players left in the team. The biggest reason for this is the team style.

The five players of the Jiuyuan team are far from top-notch in terms of skills and rankings, but their tactical style is very unique. To put it simply, they are just bullshit.

Funny, chaotic, humorous, nonsensical, and a mess.

These characteristics are reflected in team competitions and game battles all the time.

Watching the battle in Jiuyuan even feels like watching an entertainment show.

But it's not easy to be entertaining without being vulgar.

This is why their results are so poor, but they can still secure a seat among the 25 professional teams in the country, and their fans are also very loyal.

Establishing a team's style does not happen overnight. Even in November, when the team developed the most smoothly, it took nearly 30 years to reach its current status.

Although Ye Qing's starting point is higher than that in November, it is impossible to achieve much in a short period of time.

Warwick's current situation is that it is at the stage of building a reputation, so big-name players are indeed not a top priority, and results do not need to be overly considered.

Therefore, from Lu Zhe's point of view, there is not much problem with Ye Qing's actions so far, but such words are obviously not suitable to be said from his mouth, otherwise the female boss will be reluctant to let him go.

"So isn't Kong Xi's role reflected?" Lu Zhe smiled and could only say this.

"You're not bad either. No one in the team noticed the timing problem, but you did." Ye Qing did not sink too much into disappointment and quickly adjusted her mood.

"Only bystanders are clear." Lu Zhe said.

"There were many bystanders, why were you the only one who noticed it?" Ye Qing asked.

Lu Zhe showed an innocent expression and did not answer the question.

Ye Qing did not dwell on this issue too much and continued: "Kong Xi's contract has basically been finalized. I will refer to his opinions to a large extent on future team matters, especially he will be responsible for the daily training of the team members.

If there are any problems with the software, please communicate with him."

"good."

Lu Zhe nodded. This is also to be expected. The captains of most teams will also serve as trainers. Of course, the various training software requirements will be constantly revised and improved. This is why the club needs to have a dedicated software team. It is always impossible.

You have to find someone to correct any trivial matters. Of course, some clubs do outsource these tasks to third-party organizations, but it is also a long-term cooperation, and there will be people permanently stationed in the club.

"so be it."

Ye Qing didn't say anything else. After letting Lu Zhe go back, he reopened the video and watched it again from beginning to end seriously.

…

Return to the studio in the evening.

An Xiaowang quickly prepared the meal and served it on the small round table, and everyone gathered around to enjoy dinner.

Lu Zhe usually arrives at the studio after 4 o'clock and starts dinner around 4:30. To be honest, this time is a bit early, but in order not to affect the evening games, Su Ying and Du Xiaoxiao both insist on this schedule.

"This table is a bit small." Su Ying said, leaning towards Lu Zhe to make more space for An Xiaowang on the other side.

"Well, no matter how many people there are in the future, we must change to a bigger one." Du Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement.

"It's September, Xiao Wang should start learning soon." Lu Zhe asked casually while eating.

"Yes, so there will be fewer visits during the day." An Xiaowang replied.

"Originally, it was agreed that it would be at night." Du Xiaoxiao explained.

"I will be a senior next semester, and I will have fewer courses. I will try to find more time." An Xiaowang was not sure why Lu Zhe specifically brought up this topic. She thought that the current salary was on the high side, so she mentioned it.

I feel a little unsure about it.
To be continued...