Chapter 427: High mountains and far away rivers, a foreign country
On the central stage of Qujiang International Convention and Exhibition Center, several official leaders and hosts of lpl stood there like clay sculptures, because they could only pale in comparison to the man in the golden light.
Li Hao held the golden annual MVP trophy in his hand and spoke sincerely.
In the ancient capital of the Thirteen Dynasties, heroes gathered together, hundreds of teams competed, explored the top of the canyon, and immersed themselves in the offline prosperity. This annual celebration once again recalled the moment when Li Hao reached his peak.
It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, he is the center of the entire alliance world.
However, among the extreme highlights, there is also a hint of truth about prosperity and decline.
On the throne at the top, the king who had just picked up the scepter was about to put down the scepter.
The heyday and decline alternated in an instant, full of contradictions, but it shocked many viewers and made them unable to calm down for a long time.
People think of Li Hao's entire career and how he got to where he is today.
Is everything he has experienced something that ordinary professional players can do?
The answer is no.
In the field of e-sports, only the word "legend" can explain it.
Some people even believe that this is a deliberate exclamation left by the god of e-sports.
However, for some people, this is undoubtedly the beginning of a bright and clear sky.
In each major competition area, there are many players, geniuses gathered, and kings everywhere. After sighing, their eyes were extremely intense.
The king on the throne is so prosperous that he retires.
The Supreme Scepter was left behind.
The era of "the king" is over.
Then*, someone will take over the scepter and work hard to write their own era!
Once you climb over this mountain, you can leave your own name.
At that time, people can also hear another story.
Any professional player with some ambition who sees Li Hao's brilliance at this moment is moved and longs for the future.
Young people have never lacked enthusiasm, but now that they are inspired, many of them are extremely excited. They secretly make up their minds to redouble their training and create a new world in the best S9.
That’s right, the brand new s9 is a new world!
"The future belongs to me!" Many people shout in their hearts.
Xi'an annual celebration venue, doinb, rookie, junior brother, Xiye, left hand, toothpaste...lpl are all powerful. Everyone's eyes are different.
Last year, this man was still at the center of the stage.
At that time, he was also bathed in golden light, giving people a feeling of invincibility.
This year, the scene remains the same, but the mood is completely different.
…
Someone in the real-time comment area said:
"Three consecutive S championships, three consecutive FMVPs, and three consecutive annual MVPs! Brother Hao is too powerful. If it weren't for injuries and if he wasn't a little older, I'm afraid the league would have been dominated by him for a long time, and everyone would be unable to hold their heads high."
Someone asked a common question:
"To this day, we still don't know how strong the buried Wolfberry Brother was in his youth. At that time, he was in good health and in his golden age, and he didn't even have the habit of using a thermos cup. During that period, what kind of things did Yusanjia do?
A person pressed down on the water dispenser, which will always be the biggest mystery in the league's e-sports."
we: "I didn't follow the procedures, but I was already crying. The uniform team was crying, the management was crying, Big Nose and Gao Xuecheng were crying. The tears of sadness and regret can be enough to drown the little days."…
!Some people also joked: "I am planning to write a book recently called "I was reincarnated as a young Wolfberry Brother"."
"Quick update upstairs, I can't be a girl at night."
"..."
Some people interpreted:
"Everyone has heard what Brother Hao said. There is no regret. This shows that he is very aware of the impact of his injuries. Brother Hao has been injured several times before, but the situation is much worse. The probability of a miracle happening is too small.
"
"There have been a lot of carnivals in LCK recently, celebrating because of one person's injury. This is despicable, and it shows how depressed Brother Hao has been for them in the past few seasons. I hope LPL can be more powerful, even if Brother Hao can't do it next season
After fighting, we still have to win against Bangzi!"
Others were worried: "The transfer market in this winter window is very big, and every famous team has extended an olive branch, but in this celebration, everyone can definitely understand the meaning of Brother Wolfberry's words.
His own feelings should be very convincing. I wonder if the follow-up will affect the fanatical pursuit of him by major teams."
True fans left messages like this:
"Brother Hao, none of this is important. I hope you will recover, and I also look forward to the king's return to the canyon. We are here at the peak, and we are also at the valley."
…
In 2018, late at night in Xi'an, lpl's annual celebration came to a successful conclusion.
This means that the lpl officially bid farewell to the 2018 season.
But the alliance has not stopped, and a new journey is about to begin.
The 2019 preseason is already gearing up.
That night, news spread everywhere that Snake had won various awards during the celebration night.
Li Hao's overwhelming honor as MVP for three consecutive years and his words once became a hot search* and a hot topic of discussion.
Many people think that this is a farewell.
Three consecutive championship dynasties, no regrets.
The annual mvp trophy won at the 2018 annual celebration is the swan song.
In the future, Li Hao may not retire for the time being.
But he will gradually return to calm, and finally leave the league one day like many veterans, leaving behind only the stories he wrote in the league with his youth.
The management of major teams also think, and think more than ordinary passers-by.
This is a very big contract and a huge gamble, so everyone must be cautious.
Li Hao shouted "no regrets", does that mean that he has lost his desire to compete for the championship, or has really lost the ability to compete for the championship?
The annual celebration made the league audience more interested in Li Hao, and also allowed many teams to calm down and think about problems.
For them, the test becomes more difficult, with more pros and cons to weigh.
On December 1st, Snake and his team returned to the Magic City with a full load.
On the evening of the next day, with the sunset still hanging in the sky, Zuo Wu came to Li Hao with a brand new contract extension.
Boss Snake increased his first-year salary to 60 million, which was more than last year's salary. The rest of the conditions remained unchanged.
Zuo Wu revealed that Mr. Snake had certain problems with his investments in other industries.
In other words, this is snake's final bottom line.
Li Hao also believes that snakes always have their own reasons.
He knew better that Mr. Snake would definitely be able to talk about some of the changes in the Snake Club.
Unfortunately, this new contract does not include any additional team shares.
If Li Hao takes the initiative to put forward conditions, I believe the club will make concessions and even confirm a betting agreement for the 2019 season...
!However, Li Hao does not have this mood at all now. He is not a selfless saint, but also has selfish motives.
He knows exactly where he is in the 2019 season.
Now, what he needs is an offer that is sincere and full of respect.
At least he deserves this honor.
Therefore, Li Hao still rejected this comfortable pension contract.
"Lao Zuo, I hope you don't blame me."
Zuo Wu shook his head and smiled sincerely:
"Brother Hao, you don't need to say that, I can understand it."
"Actually, I guessed the result before I came here today. Whether you renew your contract or not, it will not affect our friendship."
"If there is an opportunity in the future, I hope we can cooperate again."
"Um!"
Zuo Wu left the Orthopedic Ward of Magic City. He took away Li Hao's latest hospital examination report and left behind the quotations and contracts from various major teams in recent times.
Zuo Wu has already sorted it out, saving Li Hao a lot of work.
Next, as a free agent, Li Hao can select a satisfactory contract and then submit the contract to Snake Operations Department. At that time, if Snake does not implement the contract matching rights, then Li Hao can join the team he selected.
's team.
edg,rop,sng,jdg...
All major teams are very sincere.
However, some of the quotes were from before the annual celebration.
After the annual celebrations, updates on quotes become noticeably less frequent.
Obviously, their concerns have also increased.
Major teams are choosing Li Hao, and Li Hao is also choosing them.
Those teams that did not renew their contracts after the annual celebration were all eliminated by him*. Among the remaining teams, the more sincere LPL teams are the SNG team and the JDG team.
The battle between e-commerce companies has spread to snatching people during the winter window.
It seems that if one's side succeeds in robbing someone, the opponent will suffer heavy losses.
Outside of the LPL division, the most sincere team is the LEC side.
g2, fng and jdg, they are also fighting for the right to speak in the European competition.
The quotations of g2 and fnc are very scary, but Li Hao also has concerns. After all, the mountains are high and the rivers are far away, and it is a foreign country.
However, the contract between these two people is really sincere.
Annual salary also represents a status.
The quotation of nearly 300 million must be epoch-making in the alliance world!
After looking at jdg and sng. Then he looked at g2 and fnc. Li Hao was a little hesitant and wanted to find someone for detailed information.
Just when he was about to pick up the phone, an unexpected call interrupted his plan.
The phone number is unfamiliar.
When Li Hao answered the phone, a substandard Mandarin sentence came from the other side:
"Hello, dear theking."
"I mustered up the courage and finally dialed your number. Please forgive me for being a little excited."
Listening to the voice on the other side, Li Hao asked politely:
"Excuse me, are you...?"
"Sorry, let me introduce myself. I am Maggiola, the chief operating officer of the TSM team in the LCS division."
tsm?
Before Li Hao had time to ask, he quickly said:
"I have arrived in Shanghai from Los Angeles, and now it is my fourth day in Shanghai. I heard that you went to Xi'an, and I watched you holding the cup on online TV. It was so cool, whether it was the outfit or the look.
A trophy.”
"Have you been waiting for me to come back?"
"Yes, this is a task given to me by the boss."…
! Maggiola continued: "If it's convenient, I'd like to have a chat with you."
"If it's inconvenient for you to meet because of my sensitive identity, I can transfer you to the snake club."
On the phone, Li Hao showed an interesting expression:
"If tsm wants to participate in the transfer transaction, it can directly quote you. There is no need for you to come to Shanghai. Isn't this too troublesome?"
"No no no...!"
"The boss didn't allow me to do that. He said that if you want to win back the hope of TSM and LCS, you must have enough respect."
"For us, you are our most important person in the 2019 season!"
"In tsm, there are many people waiting for you to save them, including our team that is already on the edge of danger."
"..."
Maggiola said a lot more, and this guy succeeded. Li Hao's interest has been piqued.
The two parties agreed to meet near the Huangpu River tomorrow.
This is not considered a violation because Snake has already made a decision and handed over the right to find a contract to Li Hao.
On December 3, Li Hao met Maggiora at the Huangpu Hotel.
He has a very ordinary European and American appearance with brown hair. When he saw Li Hao, Maggiola's face was full of smiles.
Before the food was served in the private room, Maggiola was not polite.
He first handed a contract to Li Hao.
At that moment, even Li Hao, who had always remained calm, was surprised.
He looked carefully at the numbers on the quotation to make sure he had read it correctly*, and the final mark was definitely US dollars.
He was a little confused as to why tsm would do this.
"Mr. Operation Officer, do you have anything to say to me?"
Li Hao sealed the contract and stared at Maggiola.
"Yes, I have a lot to say, about the tsm team, about our boss, and what we have to say about you."
"This is a story from a long time ago, starting from the battle at the Staples Center in Los Angeles in 2016."
"In S6, a previously unknown ID broke into the boss's sight and haunted him for three seasons."
"..."
Maggiola was very sincere and did not feel any shame in saying these words.
"That's right. After S6, the tsm team hopes to recruit you very much."
"If you can join tsm. The entire LCS division will go crazy, and the gate of our new base will be blocked by enthusiastic fans."
"We have even contacted the best orthopedic surgeons in Los Angeles in advance."
"..."
Maggiola continued to talk. He had already prepared a draft, and his words were clear and coherent. He explained various reasons one by one, and Li Hao's doubts were eliminated bit by bit.
It turned out that there were so many pairs of eyes watching him all the time in Los Angeles, which was far away across the ocean.
"Dear Li, tsm is in the most critical moment. We even missed the World Championship last season, and you can also see the poor performance of the North American region in the World Championship. We need a redeemer, someone who can bring light.
people."
"The boss has always believed that only you, as the God of the Alliance, can bring new life to the LCS."
"The North American region is the birthplace of the league, but it has never had any major honors. It is like a cursed place. Unless a miracle occurs, the curse will never be removed."
"And we also believe that you and the LPL division achieve mutual success, but in essence, you should belong to the entire league world."…
