Chapter 754: Initial Negotiation

"It's already decided!"

Hearing Lin Cheng's words, Kuro raised his head.

"I'm tired of playing professionally for eight years. It seems to be the best result to retire at the peak of my career after winning the championship. Park Yong Hyuk should have the same idea as me."

Lin Cheng sighed.

He knew that if Kuro was interested, the club would definitely offer him a new contract. His performance this year was good enough.

At worst, Lin Cheng could say: I want to play Brothers League with Kuro, and you can give me a higher contract price.

Unfortunately, Kuro has made up his mind to leave.

"Then what will you do if you don't become a professional player? Stay at home or be a streamer?"

Kuro thought for a while: "I plan to go to the LCK commentary seat to hang out. I won't be separated from the familiar League of Legends, and I don't have to train and play games under such great pressure every day, and..."

After a pause, Kuro smiled: "In the future, I will be colleagues with the beautiful female hosts in the commentary seat. Do you want me to introduce them to you?"

Lin Cheng snorted.

"Brother Cheng still needs your introduction? Don't you know that Miss Jin Zhixian is Cheng's die-hard fan?"

"That's right, but you have to give more effort in the future. If you don't perform well, I will criticize you hard in the commentary seat..."

Kuro paused and changed the subject: "Of course, if you are still in LCK next year."

Obviously, Kuro also believes that Lin Cheng may not be in KT next year, or even in LCK.

Lin Cheng turned on the vacuum cleaner again and said with a smile: "Don't worry! Brother Cheng will not be a slacker. You can praise me hard in the commentary seat. The commentary seat will be Cheng's back garden in the future."

"Let's talk about it later. Maybe criticizing you will bring traffic?"

"·····By the way! Where are we going to eat tonight?"

"What to eat?" Kuro was stunned.

"You're treating me! You got a pentakill in the finals."

Lin Cheng looked down on him: "You're not going to default on your debt, are you?"

"Bullshit! Am I that kind of person? Don't forget that you got two pentakills in the finals! You have to treat me too."

Lin Cheng waved his hand: "Don't worry! Don't worry! Remember mine first, I'll treat you next time we get together."

"I've recorded it as evidence."

Kuro smiled and shook his phone.

Both of them knew that it would not be so easy for them to get together again after today.

Without games and training, everyone basically stopped living in the base.

There are still two weeks before the transfer period begins. If they don't renew their contracts with the club, today may be their last gathering in the base.

After chatting with Kuro for a while, Lin Cheng simply cleaned up the room and the two of them went to other teammates' rooms for two laps.

"Kim Ki-Bum, what do you want to eat tonight? Lee Se-Hyung wants to treat us."

"Lin Cheng still owes two meals, I'll remember them for him."

"Park Yong-Hyuk, stop eating snacks, save some room for beef tonight."

After chatting with everyone for a while, Lin Cheng came to the manager's office in the base office building.

The team manager An Haosheng has been waiting for a while.

Ahn Haosheng, dressed in a suit, is still meticulous and looks serious, but he is actually very easy-going.

The human touch of the KT club is well-known throughout the LCK, which actually has a lot to do with the management.

"Why is Representative An so serious? Don't you welcome me?"

An Haosheng's mouth twitched, and he handed over the contract on the table, "Don't talk nonsense, take a look at the contract you didn't see before the world game."

Lin Cheng took it and took a quick look.

The contract is quite thick. If the first contract signed by Lin Cheng at the beginning of his professional career was relatively hasty, it is obvious that KT is much more cautious for Lin Cheng, who is now the flagship of KT.

Lin Cheng was not in a hurry to read the detailed terms. He only looked at the annual salary and contract period.

This initial contract is for three years and is worth 6 billion won in total.

In other words, the annual salary of the new contract that KT originally prepared for Lin Cheng reached 2 billion, nearly 11 million RMB.

This is already the largest contract in LCK except for Faker.

Of course, if Chovy transfers this year, the annual salary should be more than 2 billion won.

Because the LCK alliance will be fully launched next year, the player's salary will definitely increase significantly.

"This is the contract prepared for me before the World Championship, so what about now?"

Hearing Lin Cheng's words, An Haosheng couldn't help but smile bitterly.

They dared to draft such a contract before Lin Cheng participated in the S game for the first time, and they had also discussed it in detail with the top management.

In the past, many newcomers debuted in the league like a god of war, but went to the World Championship and directly destroyed their value.

And the KT top management dared to offer such a big contract to Lin Cheng before Lin Cheng's S game, in fact, they also took a huge risk.

You know, no matter how well Lin Cheng performs, he is still a rookie who has not played a full year of professional experience, and the uncertainty is too great.

The annual salary of 2 billion is fine, the key is the three-year long contract.

League of Legends is a game with very large version changes. If Lin Cheng's performance drops rapidly in the second year after signing the contract, it will be difficult for the management to explain to the group behind him.

Of course, this is only the contract before Lin Cheng's value skyrocketed in the world championship.

An Haosheng took out another contract that looked thicker from the drawer and handed it over with a little solemnity.

Since T1's stupid CEO sent that tweet, KT's top management is under great pressure now.

Fans threaten every day. If Lin Cheng's contract cannot be renewed, KT's management will probably suffer.

There was a new contract after the management re-discussed it.

However, Lin Cheng did not intend to open the contract, but asked: "Next year, what plans does the club have?"

"Hmm?"

"I mean... the renewal of other people's contracts."

An Haosheng sighed, "To be honest, we naturally hope to complete the contract renewal with every player this year, but some things are not up to me to decide."

Lin Cheng's words are actually one of the reasons why An Haosheng is distressed at present.

Lin Cheng does not 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 the shrewd face of Aining's agent.

This year, Aining, who is the champion AD, will definitely see a surge in value. An Haosheng knows that his agent should become a vampire without thinking.

And this is just Aining, and Bono may not be so easy to deal with.

Although KT has money, it cannot endlessly meet the player's conditions.

After winning the championship, the club's salary structure suddenly increased by more than ten times. Which club can bear this?

What's more, the new contract they offered to Lin Cheng really took up too much of the budget.

If it weren't for the full leagueization of LCK next year, there would be more sponsors coming, and they really wouldn't 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 value of other star players and the possible budget of other clubs that are interested in Lin Cheng through various channels.

It is no exaggeration to say that if Lin Cheng signed the contract and immediately failed next year, this new contract would be enough to make An Haosheng, who finally made the decision, resign and apologize to the sponsor behind him.

Lin Cheng also knew that the club had difficulties, but he still didn't open the contract.

"Wait a minute! Let's put the 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 I want to go back and stay with my girlfriend now."

"If, I mean if possible, please keep my teammates, okay?"

An Haosheng nodded solemnly, "I will do my best."