"I am tired after eight years of playing professionally. It seems that quitting after winning the championship is the best result. Park Yong Hyuk probably thinks the same as me."
Lin Cheng sighed.
He knows that if Panro is interested, the club will definitely offer him a new contract. His performance this year is good enough.
The worst case scenario is that Lin Cheng said: I want to form a brotherly alliance with Pantro, and you will give me a higher contract price.
Unfortunately, I have decided to leave my pants.
"Then what are you going to do if you don't become a professional player? Stay at home or become a streamer?"
Pantro thought for a while: "I'm going to hang out in the LCK commentary box. I won't be separated from the familiar League of Legends, and I won't have to train and play games under so much pressure every day, and..."
After a pause, Panro chuckled: "From now on, the beautiful female hosts in the commentary box and I will be colleagues. Do you want me to introduce them to you?"
Lin Cheng snorted.
"Brother Cheng, do you still need an introduction? Don't you even know that Miss Jin Zhixian is a big fan of Brother Cheng?"
"That's true, but you have to work harder in the future. If you don't perform well, I will blackmail you hard in the commentary box..."
Pantro paused, then changed the topic: "Of course, if you are still in LCK next year."
Obviously, Panro also believes that Lin Cheng may not necessarily still be in KT next year, or even LCK.
Lin Cheng turned on the vacuum cleaner again and said with a smile: "Don't worry! Brother Cheng won't stretch your crotch. Just blow it hard for me in the comment area. From now on, the comment area will be Brother Cheng's back garden."
"Let's talk about it then. Maybe I can gain traffic by hacking you?"
"...By the way! Where shall we have dinner tonight?"
"What's for dinner?" Panro was stunned.
"My treat! You got five kills in the final."
Lin Cheng looked down upon him: "You don't just want to default on your debt, do you?"
"Fart! Am I that kind of person? Don't forget that you got two five-kills in the finals! You also want to treat me."
Lin Cheng waved his hand: "Okay! Don't worry! Remember mine first, and I'll invite you next time we get together."
"I have recorded the evidence."
Pantro smiled and shook his phone.
In fact, both of them knew that it might not be so easy for them to get together as a group after today.
There will be no more competitions and training, and basically everyone will no longer live at the base.
There are still two weeks until the transfer period starts. If the contract with the club is not renewed, today may be the last time they get together at the base.
After chatting with Pantro for a while, Lin Cheng simply tidied up the room, and then the two of them ran to other teammates' rooms and wandered around twice.
"Kim Ki-bum, what do you want to eat tonight? Lee Se-hyung wants to treat you."
"Lin Cheng still owes two meals, I'll keep it in mind for him."
"Park Yonghyuk, stop eating snacks and save some room for beef in the evening."
After chatting with everyone for a while, Lin Cheng came to the manager's office in the base office building.
Team manager An Haosheng has been waiting for a while.
An Haosheng, who is wearing a suit and ties, still looks meticulous and serious, but he is actually very easy-going.
KT Club is famous throughout the LCK for its human touch, and it actually has a lot to do with the management.
"Why is Representative An so serious? You don't welcome me?"
An Haosheng twitched the corner of his mouth and handed over the contract on the table, "Stop talking nonsense, first take a look at the contract you didn't read before the World Championships."
Lin Cheng took it and looked at it roughly.
The contract is relatively thick. If the first contract Lin Cheng signed when he started his career at the beginning of the year was relatively hasty, KT obviously needs to be a lot more cautious about Lin Cheng who is now the banner of KT.
Lin Cheng was not in a hurry to read the detailed terms. He only looked at the annual salary and contract period.
The initially proposed contract lasts for three years and is worth a total of 6 billion won.
In other words, the new contract originally prepared by KT for Lin Cheng had an annual salary of 2 billion, which is nearly 11 million yuan.
This is currently the largest contract in the LCK besides Faker.
Of course, if Chovy transfers this year, his annual salary should be more than 2 billion won.
Because the LCK alliance will be fully launched next year, players’ salaries will definitely increase significantly.
"This is the contract prepared for me before the World Championships, but now what?"
Hearing Lin Cheng's words, An Haosheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.
They dared to draw up such a contract before Lin Cheng participated in the S game for the first time, and it was also discussed in detail by the top management.
In the past, there were many newcomers who looked like gods of war when they debuted in the league, but their value was completely wiped out when they went to the World Championship.
KT executives dared to offer such a big contract to Lin Cheng before the game. In fact, they also took a huge risk.
You know, no matter how outstanding Lin Cheng's performance is, he is still a newcomer with less than one year of professional experience, so the uncertainty is too great.
Forget about an annual salary of 2 billion, the key is a three-year long-term contract.
League of Legends is a game with a lot of version changes. If Lin Cheng had just signed a contract and had a problem at the speed of light in the second year, it would be difficult for the management to explain to the group behind it.
Of course, this was just Lin Cheng's contract before his value skyrocketed when he went to the World Championships.
An Haosheng took out another thicker-looking contract from the drawer and handed it over solemnly.
Ever since T1's Shabi CEO posted that tweet, KT's top management is now under a lot of pressure.
Fans threaten me every day. If Lin Cheng's contract cannot be renewed, KT's management will probably suffer.
There is this new contract after renegotiation by the management.
But Lin Cheng had no intention of opening the contract. Instead, he asked: "What are the club's plans for next year?"
"Um?"
"I mean...other people's contract renewal issues."
An Haosheng sighed, "To tell you the truth, we naturally hope to complete the contract renewal with every player this year, but there are some things that I cannot decide."
Lin Cheng's words are actually one of the reasons why An Haosheng is currently distressed.
Lin Cheng doesn't have an agent, but his teammates are different.
It took KT a lot of effort to bring Aining from AFS to KT last year. An Haosheng still remembers Aining's shrewd manager's face.
Ai Ming, who is the champion AD this year, will definitely see his value skyrocket. Needless to say, An Haosheng knows that his manager should turn into a vampire.
And this is just Ai Ming, Bono may not be so easy to dismiss.
Although KT has money, it cannot satisfy player requirements endlessly.
After winning a championship, the club's salary structure suddenly increased more than ten times. Which club can survive this?
What's more, the new contract they provided Lin Cheng really took up too much of the budget.
If LCK does not fully launch the alliance next year, more sponsors will arrive, and they really do not have the confidence to compete with potential buyers for Lin Cheng.
Although the transfer period has not yet started, KT can roughly estimate the possible worth of other star players through various channels, as well as the possible budgets of other clubs interested in Lin Cheng.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Lin Cheng signs a contract and gets rid of his hips immediately next year, this new contract will be enough to make An Haosheng, who finally made the decision, resign and apologize to the sponsors behind him.
Lin Cheng also knew that the club was in trouble, but he still did not open the contract.
"Wait a minute! Let's put the contract renewal aside for now. I want to go home and rest for a while."
An Haosheng was stunned.
Lin Cheng patted his shoulder carelessly, "Don't worry! KT will always be my first choice, but now I want to go back and stay with my girlfriend peacefully."
"If, and I mean if possible, please keep my teammates, okay?"
An Haosheng nodded solemnly, "I will try my best."
