vrcanaries Chapter 5 Signing the Contract
Chapter 5 Signing the Contract
In the conference room, the translator was relaying Daeny's evaluation report on Muchun and Gala word for word.
"Mu Chun is top-notch in both hero pool and game understanding. He has just turned eighteen and his operation and reaction speed are at their peak. He also has great potential."
"GALA is a solid laner and plays a significant role in team fights, but he becomes weak when the laning meta changes."
Finally, Daeny's voice rang out, "My personal inclination is to sign Muchun. GALA can maintain the team's floor, but Muchun can raise the team's ceiling."
The meeting room fell silent for a few seconds as the management team exchanged bewildered glances.
They just wanted to sign GALA as a formality, but then Mu Chun suddenly appeared.
However, they delegated most of the player management authority to Daeny, who was only responsible for the team's operations and marketing.
Signing GALA was a crucial part of assembling a top-tier roster. These players all command very high salaries, making it difficult for Mu Chun, a newcomer, to generate revenue from commercial activities.
"Coach Daeny, it's like this. Although I don't play many games, I'm quite familiar with the market and stuff." It was the manager surnamed Wang, who was sitting in the middle, who spoke.
He then smiled, pointed to the report, and said with a laugh, "Not knowing how to play a proper ADC is a big problem for an AD player."
"That's about the same as a football player not knowing how to play football."
"Besides, Mu Chun's hero pool leans more towards mid lane."
Daeny hadn't expected the management to be so difficult. They had initially agreed to delegate authority to him, but now they were doing everything they could to prevent him from making adjustments to the players.
"But signing Mu Chun will definitely raise the team's ceiling, which will also benefit the team's draft picks and make it harder for opponents to defend against."
"Okay, okay, Coach Daeny, let's not talk about this. You're the professional, but when signing a player, I think we should still consider the teammates' opinions, don't you agree?"
TheShy and the others who were mentioned suddenly looked up.
Is there anything else for us to do?
Manager Wang asked, "Let's start with TheShy. Do you want Mu Chun or GALA as your teammate?"
"I'm pretty good at everything," TheShy paused, "but the Tsar is really good, he plays it well."
Manager Wang's face darkened. He shouldn't have asked TheShy; he was an oddball too.
Then he looked at Jiejie.
"I can do either one, they each have their own advantages. The main thing is that I'm a newbie and I only played one game, so I can't see anything else, but I'm definitely good at playing Tsar," Jiejie replied.
"Actually, you shouldn't be asking us. The key is to ask Meiko. They're going to play bot lane together, so our advice isn't very helpful," Rookie said preemptively.
Manager Wang's eyes lit up. "That's right, this question should be asked of Meiko. He came from EDG, so he definitely prefers a more stable AD carry like GALA."
Once Meiko refuses, there will be a reason to sign Mu Chun to the second team, which will also fulfill Daeny's wish.
He then looked at Meiko with expectant eyes.
Meiko adjusted his glasses. "I think Mu Chun might be a better choice. He's strong in lane and has a clear mind, which are his strengths. His biggest advantage is his youth."
"Although the hero pool is strange, next year will be a global ban/pick phase, which will exhaust the hero pool of the mid laner and better showcase Song Yijin's advantages in the hero pool."
"Even if you don't know how to play a proper AD carry, professional players don't learn champions too slowly."
"Gazi is good, but no one can predict the future. Signing Mu Chun might be a better choice."
Manager Wang leaned back, his shrewd eyes darkening slightly. He then addressed the management team, "Alright, let's sign with Muchun. We'll print out the contracts later. Keep them after you sign them, and we'll discuss the subsequent marketing plans again."
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At the main gate, Mu Chun said goodbye to the youth training players one by one, then sat opposite GALA, playing on his phone and waiting for the final notification.
GALA is a little puzzled now, not because he feels he can't stay with IG, but because of the feeling that Mu Chun, who is sitting across from him in the game, gives him.
Throughout the game, he maintained an economic lead, but he primarily gained gold from kills in team fights, while his CS was consistently 30 CS behind.
Looking back now, I only feel doubt and unease, especially regarding Mu Chun's ability to seize opportunities and his absolute control over the minion wave during the laning phase.
That state where you get attacked while farming minions but can't fight back, and even though you're constantly pushing the lane, the minion wave just won't go in.
It was as if he and the minion wave were both under Mu Chun's control.
How did he end up meeting such a super rookie?
He even used the Tsar to fight against him.
Fortunately, Mu Chun is only a youth player. The LPL now basically doesn't use newcomers who are still in youth training and haven't achieved results in the LDL.
"GALA, I'm sorry, you may need to go home and wait a few days for news," Manager Wang said to GALA, still holding the contract in his hand.
GALA wisely left the base, which was already a good thing. At least he didn't have to wait a few days. Otherwise, once the transfer window closed and the top teams had all secured their AD carries, he would really be out of work.
"Mu Chun, take a look at the contract. If there are no problems, sign it." After watching GALA leave, Manager Wang handed the contract to Mu Chun.
Mu Chun took the contract and carefully read through it, afraid of missing any unfair terms.
It was eventually confirmed that this was just a rookie contract. Apart from the low salary and the fact that it was only for one year, it included a share of the championship bonus and live stream gifts. The key point is that he was the starting AD!
After confirming that everything was in order, Mu Chun picked up a pen and signed his name.
He handed the contract to Manager Wang, keeping a copy for himself, saying, "For Manager Wang."
"Okay, do you have a copy of your ID card? I'll go register your player status for you."
"Yes." Mu Chun said, taking out a copy of her ID card from her pocket. She had been looking for a job these past few days, so she naturally carried it with her.
Manager Wang took it, glanced at it, and asked, "Is the ID still 'Chunfeng,' or do you want to use something else?"
After thinking for a moment, Mu Chun said, "Let's just call him 'Chunfeng'. He's been with me since the youth training program, and I'm too lazy to think of anything new."
Manager Wang nodded and left the base.
"Nice—" Mu Chun celebrated after Manager Wang walked away.
I did it!
I've become a professional player!
No, I became a starter, and GALA didn't sign me.
I really kicked GALA out!
real or fake?
Then the only target of the other four people's fans' attacks will be me!
Mu Chun doesn't have the fan base that GALA has, so if they lose a match, he might take all the blame, plus his unusual champion pool...
Oh no, I was too hasty.
They were only thinking about signing contracts, without considering the fans.
IG will protect me.
Right...
"Muchun, let's go out for dinner to celebrate the successful formation of our team." Daeny put his arm around Muchun's shoulder and said in Korean.
Mu Chun looked at Rookie next to him with a blank expression. He couldn't understand a word, but Daeny's face was full of happiness, and his mouth was almost stretched to his ears.
Rookie translated with a laugh: "The coach said we should go out for dinner to celebrate."
Mu Chun was stunned for a moment, then he understood. He was a youth training player with no achievements. He was signed and replaced GALA. This could not be solely due to Daeny's efforts. His other teammates had spoken up for him to some extent.
The most important thing for Korean coaches is whether the players are obedient. They are naturally happy that Daeny agrees with their choices.
"OK, it's time to celebrate! Let's go eat, it's on me!"