Chapter 145: I will reach that place! (977)

Because of Xu Beifang's joining, the nature of the entire performance match changed, causing the match to speed up amidst laughter, and the end time exceeded everyone's imagination.

The match group actually intended to let the rookie side release water, but the performance match, after all, couldn't be too exaggerated, after all, the atmosphere was already there.

"Then let's congratulate Team Nice, which is our rookie group." Wanjiqi was amused in the live streaming room, "This Nice winning a championship in the performance match, can also be considered a championship."

Five ID photos of Xu Beifang appeared on the big screen lens.

【Wonderful! This is the performance match】

【The happiest episode】

【When watching, I was on the phone with my girlfriend. My girlfriend thought I was laughing at her lipstick being crooked, and we already broke up】

【Never expected that someone who is usually so serious would let go of himself in the performance match】

【Hope that performance matches will be based on this standard in the future, it's too interesting】

Everyone's evaluation of today's performance match was very high. After all, from beginning to end, they originally just wanted to see different professional players pk in the team, just like watching an FPL match without much difference.

But didn't expect that in the end, Nice took everyone into the 'creating fun' link. Some audience members with low laughter points had their faces stiff from laughing.

"Let's cheer for the two teams, they contributed a happy performance match!" The host held the microphone and mobilized the emotions of the audience.

The audience at the scene was very supportive. Their emotions were very high, and for a while, cheers and screams rose everywhere.

"Smooya, it's a pity that you lost this match. How does it feel to be bullied by Nice and them?"

Smooya, wearing flamboyant pink shorts, stood shaking his legs, took the microphone and replied:

"Losing the match is actually a bit unwilling. After all, Nice that guy is cheating, this is unfair."

Xu Beifang immediately looked at Smooya and smiled at him. He knew that something big was not good:

"But later I also knew that he didn't cheat, that USB drive was just 200 GB of learning materials."

Xu Beifang hurriedly stepped forward to grab the microphone and said: "I would rather be questioned by you for cheating."

【Little Xu: It's me who did it, everything is what I did!】

【That pure Little Xu has died on the journey of the Major performance match】

【200 GB, Little Xu's frequency is quite high!】

【Young people are full of energy, very normal 233333】

The host asked one by one, and finally came to Xu Beifang.

Banks held the microphone and asked: "My teammate, that 200 GB..."

Xu Beifang made a gesture to turn and leave. The audience below was amused.

"Okay, let's skip those learning materials, although a bit regrettable." Banks put his arms around Xu Beifang's shoulders and asked, "Winning this match, how do you feel now?"

"Quite good." Xu Beifang replied, "Being able to enjoy the happiness brought by the game without scruples, listening to everyone's smiles, is really quite good."

"Then do you have anything else to say to everyone?"

"Thank you all for cheering for me today. Although it's just a performance match, I really enjoy this moment."

Applause sounded from below.

Immediately after, Banks held the microphone and came to Zy

Zywoo was very reserved, picking at his fingers and shaking his head: "no, idon'tknow!"

The cute little fatty's statement turned the entire venue into an ocean of joy once again.

"I like your style!" banks said with a smile, then turned to look at the camera, "The wonderful All-Star match has brought us an appetizer. Now, we will officially enter the final match of the 2018 London Major!"

"The final between NaVi and Astralis. Among them, we will see the final winner of this series of events!"

"Let's look forward to it in 20 minutes!"

【...】

Xu Beifang was at the front of the stands, watching the London Major final together with the members of VP.

NaVi and Astralis on the stage were exchanging harsh words. Looking at the calm and composed Astralis members, Xu Beifang clearly understood—the fairy tale belonging to Danish CS was finally about to be written.

In the eyes of the audience, this match had many suspenseful elements; after all, the gap in their paper strength wasn't large, and neither had lost a single match in the playoffs.

But the debate that had been ongoing in the forums about whether team CS: GO or individual CS: GO was stronger finally had a result today.

Astralis was now the team with the strongest team cohesion.

As for NaVi, no one dared to say their current level was higher than s1mple's, not even device had the ability to say that.

If the content of the performance match made everyone happy,

then the confrontation in this final was the moment that sent the audience's adrenaline soaring.

Throughout the Bo3, s1mple and electronic produced many highlight moments, but they couldn't take that one step further from the runner-up position.

Zeus and gla1ve had always been discussed regarding who was the world's strongest IGL. After this match, there was finally an answer.

On Nuke, Zeus had too many tactics completely read by gla1ve.

They had a chance to take Nuke, but Astralis completed a comeback by repeatedly using force-buy CZs to gamble on crossfires inside K1. gla1ve's pure predictive playstyle already showed that he had thoroughly understood Zeus's thoughts.

As s1mple fell to the ground on Overpass, this London Major, which held the memories of countless people, finally came to an end.

Astralis won the match with a 2-0 score. After it ended, the lights throughout the venue turned into the color of maple leaf red.

At the moment the match ended, Zeus cried in electronic's arms. In today's match, no one blamed their teammates, and no one had any friction, yet they still missed out on this Major championship.

The victory in this match was Astralis's victory, and also the victory of the newcomers.

The ages of Zeus and Edward in the NaVi lineup were still too old. In comparison, all members of Astralis were 23/24 years old; their performance at this level was clearly a case of the spirit being willing but the flesh being weak.

Amidst the cheers of the entire venue, led by the newcomer Magisk, they lifted the second Major trophy belonging to Astralis.

The air columns in the venue erupted, the lights shone brilliantly, and red ribbons fell from the sky, making Astralis seem as if they were under a maple tree.

Xu Beifang used his phone to capture this scene to spur himself on.

Actually, according to tradition, players would lift the coach up after winning the championship.

But perhaps because zonic's status was relatively heavyweight, Astralis broke this esports tradition.

After all, if they really wanted to lift zonic, it would take at least two teams, otherwise, there might be news of Astralis being sent to the hospital right after winning the championship.

Xu Beifang took out his phone and uploaded the photo he had just taken to Bilibili. This time, he didn't "troll"; instead, he made a very solemn promise:

"I will reach that place!"

He picked up a red ribbon that had fallen on his hair. He originally wanted to put it in his pocket to take back, but after thinking about it, he left it in the venue.

For this kind of thing, he still wanted to win it himself.

The 2018 London Major was a tournament full of regrets and the transition between the old and the new.

But on September 24, 2018, it finally came to a close.

【...】

On October 1, 2018, Xu Beifang, as a member of VP, finally saw what their headquarters looked like.

However, he didn't have time to appreciate these buildings for the moment because he was here to buy out his contract.

"nice is a very good player. This time, we were able to reach the Major top eight; at least half of the credit, or even more, belongs to him!"

"He is a player no weaker than Magisk, or the likes of pasha and snax from the past!"

The manager of VP's CS: GO division listened quietly to coach kuben's argument, no longer having the dismissive attitude he had before.

Before this Major, his neglect of CS: GO was partly due to the impact of PUBG.

Secondly, it was because the decline in his own division's results made him look for an exit.

But after the recent round, he discovered that PUBG wasn't a mature game yet, and even basic professional tournaments weren't complete. Compared to the already mature CS: GO, it could only be considered a toddler learning to walk.

Moreover, in several attempts, VP's PUBG division hadn't been able to produce results.

But CS: GO had suddenly exploded, making it hard for him not to pay attention.

"I understand. The boss also talked to me about this before. I will give nice a contract he cannot refuse!" The VP manager believed the price he offered was something that young man couldn't refuse.

"kuben, go call nice in."

kuben nodded, walked out quickly to bring the person in, and then took the initiative to leave the room, leaving them to talk in detail.

"nice, hello. I often hear pasha and the others talking about you; I've wanted to meet you for a long time." The smile on the VP manager's face was almost reaching his ears.

Xu Beifang felt it was ill-intentioned just by looking at him.

"From discovering you on FACEIT, to gradually putting you in important roles, and then achieving the top eight in the Major with the team, your value far exceeds our imagination."

"So, after discussion, we decided to give you a new contract, a contract worthy of your value."

"Although pasha is going to retire next, neo will stay for a while. We will find a new IGL to replace him, and we will also find new players to supplement the team's firepower. VP will once again become a regular at major tournaments and regain the ability to compete for the Major championship!"

"Next, VP can build the team around you. We will make you the absolute new star on the professional stage!"

Then he handed the drafted contract to Xu Beifang.

Lunch hadn't been eaten yet, and Xu Beifang felt he was already full from the "pie" the VP manager had drawn for him.

Xu Beifang opened the contract and read the details slowly.

This contract was much more complex than the previous temporary one, and its overall value was also much higher.

The salary the club offered him changed from the original 400 Euros per week to 15,000 Euros per month.

And Xu Beifang would have to cooperate with the team's training, advertisement shooting, and other content during working hours.

The contract duration was 3 years, and the buyout fee was 600,000 Euros.

This contract wasn't actually too exaggerated; whether it was the salary, the contract, or even the buyout fee, it was relatively reasonable.

But there was one problem:

"I'm satisfied with everything else, but why didn't the clause about building the team around me appear in the contract?"

The VP manager laughed it off: "How can you write this kind of thing into a contract? But if you need it, we can add it to the contract."

"My goal next is to compete for championships in major tournaments. I need the team to be competitive; the salary level is secondary to me. There are no decent players in Poland right now, and you haven't told me which players you might choose..." Xu Beifang didn't continue, because everything was understood without words.

The VP manager saw Xu Beifang's reluctance and took the initiative to increase the offer: "These will all be there. We are observing the market. Once any gunner appears, we will take the initiative to contact them. And the boss has also promised that as long as you sign your name, he will directly give you a Mercedes worth 500,000 USD!"

Xu Beifang felt suffocated upon hearing this.

"Sorry." He pushed the contract back, "I will seriously consider this point."

Then he took out the temporary contract from the backpack he had placed aside.

"I don't want to discuss transfers and other issues with other teams while under contract, so I'll just buy myself out."

Actually, it wasn't really a buyout; this was originally a temporary contract, and the breach of contract fee was only a few hundred Euros.

"Have you really thought it through?" The VP manager still didn't want to give up, "That's a 500,000 USD Mercedes! And not all teams can build a team around you. Even if the players VP finds are a bit worse, you are still the core of the team."

"If you go to other teams, you won't have the same treatment and resources as VP."

Xu Beifang said with a smile: "You might not understand. In the Major, it's not that I need to consume resources, but that VP needs me to consume resources."

"I never wanted to be a 'team bully' type of player; it's just that VP's environment forced me to take on this burden. Sure enough, pasha and the others were right; our concepts are too different."

The VP manager sighed. He had always had conflicts with pasha, and he wasn't angry that Xu Beifang said this.

But it had to be said that nice's choice was correct, because they couldn't find anyone at all, and they were just trying to draw a pie to keep him.

If he couldn't be kept now, he understood that the CS: GO division might not even be able to exist.

After all, without even basic tier-one competitiveness, what was the point of this team's existence?

Not everyone was like Xu Beifang, who could speak Polish.

Previously, morelz was one of the few seedlings in Poland, but they already knew the result.

Originally, according to the plan, after this London Major, pasha would retire, neo would go find a tier-two team to play with, and then byali and michu would all be sold off.

Because of Xu Beifang's appearance, they changed the plan.

They wanted to keep him and plan slowly, but now that Xu Beifang was unwilling to stay, there was nothing they could do.

They might have to go back to the decision of dissolving the division.

"Then I wish you all the best in your future."

For this young man who had brought glory to VP once again, the VP manager still sent his blessings.

Xu Beifang paid off the breach of contract fee for the temporary contract—which was his buyout fee.

He treated his teammates and coaches to a meal in Poland.

He asked pasha and neo to help him keep an eye on teams and spent a few days traveling in Poland under their guidance.

Then he entered the next map, the Airport, and boarded the plane back home.

He restrained his hand from ending the chapter on a cliffhanger.

And the extra update number above is correct; yesterday 8 was typed as 6, a typo.

Next, it's time to enter a short off-season.

(End of chapter)