Lin Cheng was completely confused when he received Park Ji-yeon's call.
What the hell? When did Brother Cheng say he was going to T1?
Brother Cheng and his teammates just had a great time in China for two days, so why are they about to be transferred?
Zhiyan was very curious, "Lin Cheng, what do you say? Do you really want to transfer?"
Lin Cheng said angrily: "The transfer period has not come yet. What can I say? I'm also blind now."
"I heard that your contract expires this month. Have you really not considered it?"
"Yo yo! Do you even know this?"
The LCK transfer period starts in late November, and Lin Cheng's contract is signed until the end of this month. Obviously, the club will start contract renewal negotiations after he returns to Seoul.
In fact, before the World Championships, the club had intention to renew Lin Cheng's contract in advance.
This year's Lin Cheng is the biggest treasure KT has discovered. No matter how he performs in the World Championship, KT is willing to offer a big contract in advance.
But Lin Cheng refused at the time. He didn't even take a look at the club's conditions and said he would wait until after the World Championships.
It's not that Lin Cheng wants to wait for a price and sell it.
He was confident that his perfect performance in the World Championship would skyrocket his value, but that was not the reason why he refused to renew his contract at the time.
The contracts of teammates all expired this year. Suddenly before the World Championship, the club announced that it would renew the contract with Lin Cheng alone. What did your teammates think?
Maybe his teammates won't think too much about it, but Lin Cheng is willing to think more about it.
Lin Cheng explained to Park Ji-yeon, "Compared with traditional sports, the turnover of e-sports personnel will be greater. Now I don't know the club's plan for next season. The issue of contract renewal will be discussed in detail after returning to Seoul, so I can't guarantee it."
Where will it be next season."
After a pause, Lin Cheng couldn't help but add: "Of course it would be better if I could stay in KT. The fans here are so cute."
Of course Lin Cheng prefers to stay with KT, but he is actually a little confused about the unknown season.
Kuro and Tusin are about to retire, and the contracts of all other KT players have expired. It is obvious that all KT players this year are targets for outside competition.
Lin Cheng doesn't know how much changes KT will have next year.
With the help of several big brothers, Lin Cheng has perfectly adapted to the professional arena, as well as to the training and life of a professional player off the court.
If the faces around him change next year, Lin Cheng will definitely feel a little uncomfortable at first.
"No matter what, my sisters will support you. There is one more important thing..."
Park Ji-yeon changed the topic and said, "You promised to treat me to dinner when you come back, so don't forget it."
"I know, I know."
"Haha! Just remember, come on!"
Lin Cheng was about to thank him when he heard Xian Eunjing's voice, "Lin Chengxi~~ Come on!"
"Lin Chengxi~~~Come on!"
This is Hyomin's voice.
"come on!"
This slightly perfunctory paddling voice was obviously Li Juli's, and there was also Long Zaizi's whispered instructions next to her. It was obvious that Juli was forced to open her business again.
Lin Cheng suppressed his laughter and expressed his gratitude sincerely.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Cheng opened his Instagram and read the messages on it.
Lin Cheng browsed through countless words that were either straightforward or affectionate.
Some fans even left dozens of messages alone.
"Cheng! You will stay, right?"
"One year is too short. If possible, I want to grow old with you."
"Stay and become a legend! Carve your name on KT's team logo."
"You won't go to T1, right? There is already faith there, and they won't take you into their hearts."
"Please continue to lead KT forward, and we will climb the monument called 'Faker' with you."
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It can be said that the expression is fake.
Although KT fans also have many trolls, they always express goodwill to Lin Cheng.
Lin Cheng won the support of all KT fans with his perfect performance, which is very rare in today's Internet environment.
Unfortunately, Lin Cheng couldn't give them any guarantee.
He doesn't know where his path is.
After thinking about it, Lin Cheng posted an INS message using his own account:
Don't believe the rumors online, I have not had any private contact with any club.
Also I want to say.
I will try my best to hug you and ask you to come to me.
Lin Cheng's INS immediately aroused a great response.
It's not a promise, but it gives KT fans a lot of peace of mind, and they all express their love for Lin Cheng below.
On the other hand, the pressure on the club has increased sharply.
Although there is no exact commitment, it is obvious that Lin Cheng is still emotionally towards KT.
If Lin Cheng is no longer in KT next season, it can only mean one thing:
The club's sincerity is insufficient.
Then the management can wait to be sent razors.
Of course, Lin Cheng's words can only be seen as a rational appeasement to fans, and will not have a big impact on transfers.
Whether in the traditional sports circle or the e-sports professional circle, there are many examples of players who say they will not leave but then turn around and backstab them. But at least KT fans can relax for the time being.
From the perspective of the outside world, Lin Cheng's INS can actually have another understanding.
Lin Cheng did not directly renew the contract before it expired, but instead posted a post using words like "try your best" to appease fans. What does it mean?
It shows that the transfer is really within the scope of his consideration.
As a result, many clubs that had long been interested could not sit still and began to think of ways to contact Lin Cheng in advance and show him their sincerity.
It's a pity that Lin Cheng doesn't have an agent, so other clubs don't dare to openly contact players privately, so they can only find ways to exploit loopholes in Riot's rules.
You know, Riot Games clearly stipulates that clubs that contact players privately outside the transfer period will be banned from the competition for 3 to 15 months.
This kind of punishment is much heavier than a fine. It would be a lot of fun if KT really caught the blame and sued it to Riot headquarters.
However, this is not without loopholes to exploit.
Europe's Southern King G2 is very good at poaching other LEC teams. They will ask members with absolute say in the team to contact the players privately. After confirming the other party's intention, the management will start to think of ways to promote the transaction.
This is how Caps was transferred from FNC to G2 by Ah P before, and the template is there.
In fact, there are clubs that have already done this.
The director of the factory asked Lin Cheng about his transfer intention in a joking manner, both secretly and openly. Obviously EDG did not have any ideas, but Lin Cheng did not give a positive response.
Not knowing that one of his Instagram posts to appease his fans had caused many clubs to have misunderstandings, Lin Cheng was busy preparing to log in to his account at Top of the Canyon for the last time.
Tomorrow the entire KT team will return to Seoul. Tonight is Lin Cheng’s last chance to RANK at the top of the canyon.
Now that he has reached 2279 points, Lin Cheng wants to try to hit 2300 points.
