Chapter 751 I Will Do My Best to Hug You
After receiving Park Ji-yeon's call, Lin Cheng was completely confused.
What the hell? When did Cheng say he was going to T1?
Cheng and his teammates had just had a good time in China for two days, how could he be transferred?
Ji-yeon was very curious, "Lin Cheng, what did you say? Are you really going to transfer?"
Lin Cheng said unhappily, "What are you talking about when the transfer period hasn't even arrived? I'm completely in the dark now."
"I heard that your contract will expire this month. Have you really not considered it?"
"Yo! You even know this?"
The transfer period of LCK starts in late November, and Lin Cheng's contract is also signed until the end of this month. Obviously, the club should start contract renewal negotiations after he returns to Seoul.
In fact, the club intended to complete the contract renewal with Lin Cheng in advance before the World Championship.
This year, Lin Cheng is the biggest treasure discovered by KT. No matter how he performs in the World Championship, KT is willing to offer him a big contract in advance.
But at that time, Lin Cheng refused, and didn't even look at the club's conditions, saying that he would wait until after the World Championship.
It’s not that Lin Cheng wants to wait for a good price.
He is confident that his perfect performance in the World Championship will make his value soar, but that is not the reason why he refused to renew his contract at that time.
The contracts of his teammates all expire this year. Suddenly, before the World Championship, the club announced that it had renewed the contract with Lin Cheng alone. What do his teammates think?
Maybe his teammates will not think too much, but Lin Cheng is willing to think more.
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 renewal issue will be discussed in detail after returning to Seoul, so I can’t guarantee where I will be next season."
After a pause, Lin Cheng couldn’t help but add: "It would be better if I could stay in KT. The fans here are so cute."
Lin Cheng certainly prefers to stay in KT, but he is actually a little confused about the unknown season.
Kuro and Tusin are about to retire, and the contracts of the rest of the KT personnel have all expired. It is obvious that all KT players this year are the target of the outside world.
Lin Cheng doesn’t know how much KT will change next year.
With the help of several big brothers, Lin Cheng perfectly adapted to the professional arena, as well as the training and life as a professional player off the court.
If the faces around him change next year, Lin Cheng will definitely feel a little uncomfortable at the beginning.
"No matter what, the sisters support you, and there is one more important thing..."
Park Ji-yeon changed the subject, "I promised to treat you to a meal when you come back, don't forget it."
"I know, I know."
"Haha! Just remember it, come on!"
Lin Cheng was about to thank him when he heard Ham Eun-jung's voice, "Lin Chengxi~~Come on!"
"Lin Chengxi~~~Come on!"
This is Hyomin's voice.
"Come on!"
This slightly perfunctory voice is obviously Lee Joo-ri, and there is also Long Zaizi whispering beside her. It is obvious that Joo-ri is forced to work again.
Lin Cheng held back his laughter and expressed his gratitude sincerely.
After hanging up the phone, Lin Cheng opened his INS and read the messages on it.
Lin Cheng browsed through countless straightforward or affectionate words one by one.
There were even fans who sent dozens of messages.
"Cheng! Will you stay?"
"A year is too short. If possible, I want to grow old with you."
"Stay and become a legend! Carve your name on the KT team logo."
"You will definitely not go to T1, right? There are already believers there, and they will not take you to heart."
"Please continue to lead KT forward. We will turn over the monument called 'Faker' with you."
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It would be a lie to say that I was not moved.
Although there are many trolls among KT fans, 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 could not give them any guarantees.
He also didn't know where his path was going.
After thinking about it, Lin Cheng posted an INS with his own account:
Don't believe the rumors on the Internet. I have not had private contact with any club.
In addition, I want to say.
I will do my best to hug you, and please come to me.
Lin Cheng's INS immediately caused a great response.
It was not a promise, but it made KT fans feel relieved, and they expressed their love for Lin Cheng below.
On the other hand, the pressure on the club increased sharply.
Although there was no definite promise, it was obvious that Lin Cheng was still emotionally on KT.
If Lin Cheng is not in KT next season, it can only mean one thing:
The club's sincerity is not enough.
Then the management can wait to be sent knives.
Of course, Lin Cheng's words can only be regarded as a rational comfort to fans, and have little impact on the transfer.
Whether in the traditional sports circle or in the professional e-sports circle, there are many examples of players shouting that they will not leave but turn around and stab in the back, but at least KT fans can rest assured for the time being.
From the outside world's point of view, Lin Cheng's INS can actually have another understanding.
Lin Cheng did not renew the contract directly before the expiration of the contract, but posted a message using the word "try your best" to comfort fans. What does it mean?
This means that the transfer is really within his consideration.
Therefore, many clubs that have been interested for a long time can't sit still and start to think about ways to contact Lin Cheng in advance to show him their sincerity.
Unfortunately, Lin Cheng has no agent, and other clubs dare not come directly to contact the player privately, so they can only think of ways to exploit the loopholes in Riot's rules.
You know, Riot clearly stipulates that clubs that contact players privately outside the transfer period will be punished with a ban of 3 to 15 months.
This kind of punishment is much more severe than a fine. If KT really catches the handle and reports it to Riot headquarters, it will be a lot of fun.
However, this is not without loopholes.
Europe's southern king G2 is very good at poaching players from other LEC teams. They will let members with absolute say in the team contact players privately. After confirming the other party's intention, the management will start to find ways to promote the transaction.
This is how Caps was transferred from FNC to G2 by A-P before. The template is there.
In fact, some clubs have done this for a long time.
The factory manager asked Lin Cheng about his transfer intentions in a joking manner. Obviously, EDG did have some ideas, but Lin Cheng never gave a positive response.
Not knowing that his post to appease fans had caused many clubs to have bad intentions, Lin Cheng prepared to log in to the Canyon of Heroes account for the last time.
The entire KT team will set off to return to Seoul tomorrow. Tonight is Lin Cheng's last chance to rank in the Canyon of Heroes.
Now that he has reached 2279 points, Lin Cheng wants to try to hit 2300 points.