Chapter 315: I'll be back!

In the early morning, the G2 and H2K crew, who had been partying all night, came out of a KTV, their eyes swollen, steps unsteady, faces pale.

A big group stood at the roadside, looking at each other.

Then they all pointed at their throats, meaning their throats hurt and they couldn't speak.

Ka Lao Si pointed toward the hotel and made a rolling-wheel gesture with his hand, indicating they should take a cab back. Perkz, meanwhile, raised both palms and pressed them together, then used two fingers to mimic walking legs, meaning it wasn't far and they could walk back.

Seeing this, Zven and Mithy plopped down on the ground, spreading their hands, meaning they couldn't walk and asked to be carried back.

Perkz then looked at the duo with utter contempt.

"A cab..."

Ka Lao Si said two words, his voice hoarse like that of a dying old man.

In the end, they still took a cab.

……

In the hotel lobby, Wang Liangyi, who had been waiting there since six in the morning, saw the G2 group get out of the taxi, hurriedly stood up, took the elevator upstairs, and as soon as he entered the room he shouted:

"You're back, you're back!"

Lu Wenjun and Gao Jun had also finished washing up, sitting at the table eating the breakfast sent up from the hotel restaurant—millet porridge with kimchi and Orleans-style chicken wings, well, a blend of East and West.

Wang Liangyi leaned over to take a look, looking quite surprised:

"There's even our Shandong kimchi?"

Lu Wenjun took a napkin to wipe his mouth, looked up, and said:

"How about it, are we still coming back together?"

"A big group."

"They really went out and played all night."

"Mm-hmm, looks like it!"

"Well, then there probably won't be any chance today..."

Lu Wenjun thought for a moment, then continued:

"But we still need to meet in person. Let's go, let's go together to pay a visit and say our goodbyes."

"Huh?"

Gao Jun's eyes widened instantly,

"Is this... a face-to-face ult? That's not good."

Wang Liangyi nodded like a pecking chick, but his eyes were full of admiration—his boss was too domineering, basically a tyrannical CEO!

Lu Wenjun smiled, giving an inscrutable look:

"Since we're here, we should let them know we're present—this is part of showing sincerity. And after all, we're here to poach people."

"But what if we anger Carlos and he deliberately raises the price?"

"Then let him raise it. The person was sent out by the LPL; they picked up a big treasure. It's impossible for us to want to take the treasure back without paying any cost—we have to let them earn something. Last night I thought about it all night..."

Only then did Gao Jun notice the dark circles under Lu Wenjun's eyes.

Lu Wenjun collected his smile, and suddenly he really had a bit of a domineering CEO's aura.

He said, word by word:

"This person, we've decided on them!"

Just as he finished speaking, Wang Liangyi's phone dinged; he picked it up, stared blankly, raised his head to look at the two superiors, and said:

"Um, the big treasure sent me a WeChat."

……

Liang Yan actually, as he was getting out of the car, saw Wang Liangyi in the lobby through the glass doors, and also saw him taking the elevator upstairs.

To be honest, it was quite surprising.

Liang Yan truly hadn't expected that, even though he had already refused, VG would actually follow him from New York all the way to Los Angeles.

Moreover, from the way Wang Liangyi saw him and immediately ran upstairs, there must be VG people upstairs, their rank surely higher than Wang Liangyi's; the league division manager definitely came, possibly even higher management—VG's boss might have come as well.

This sincerity is indeed moving.

But rules are rules.

Liang Yan has been a rule-follower since childhood, and this principle has run through his entire past life.

So after returning to his room, Liang Yan directly sent Wang Liangyi a message.

Wang Liangyi read the original message aloud in front of his two superiors:

"Thank you for thinking highly of me, but since my contract hasn't expired, it's inconvenient to meet. You should go back first... How should I put it?"

Gao Jun sighed.

Lu Wenjun then fell into deep thought again, and afterward revealed that kind of meaningful smile.

"Then let's go back first."

"What do you mean, boss?"

"If I'm not mistaken, Xiao Liang has actually already decided to return to the LPL next year. I don't know why, but he surely has his reasons; I estimate he'll come back to China as late as next month or as early as mid‑this month."

Wang Liangyi's eyes lit up with surprised joy:

"So we just need to go back and wait, right?!"

Lu Wenjun tapped him on the head:

"We need to show sincerity. Go back and apply for German visas."

He paused, then added:

"Two will do. During the transfer window we still need someone to hold down the fort; when the time comes I'll go to Berlin with Wang Liangyi, while Manager Gao stays domestically waiting for news, and you may need to cooperate on some matters."

"Understood, boss!"

……

That afternoon, Ka Lao Si received a call from Riot Games.

Bang bang bang!

Ka Lao Si knocked on each door, waking everyone who was asleep, and waved his hand:

"Let's go, brothers, go pick skins!"

Originally everyone was bleary-eyed, but upon hearing that they instantly weren't sleepy:

"Ohhhhhh!"

"Let's go pick skins!"

"Jax, my Jax, hehehe......"

"It seems not many people play Jax."

Zven stroked his chin and said,

"It's a pity I've never played Vayne; otherwise releasing a skin would definitely sell big. But I suggest you pick Renekton; it would definitely sell better than Jax."

Lao Zhang shouted:

"No, I just want Jax!"

For each World Championship champion skin sold, the corresponding player receives a certain percentage of royalties; for example, Riot Games released at the end of the year before last as compensation the champion skin for the first World Championship-winning team FNC, CyanideFI chose a Prince skin, and in just two years, now basically every Ou Mei player has one; CyanideFI achieved financial freedom thanks to the revenue share from this skin, and as long as he doesn't squander it wildly, he will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

Riot Games' headquarters is in Luo Shan Ji, everyone freshened up briefly, then went downstairs to wait for the car sent by Riot Games to pick them up.

Just as they were leaving, they happened to run into the ROX team, who were carrying big and small bags and preparing to depart for home, looking a bit listless.

G2 Zhong Ren stood at the hotel entrance, watching the ROX group walk past in front of them.

Xiao Huasheng kept turning his head to look at Liang Yan.

Liang Yan saw them off with a calm, composed smile.

Xiao Huasheng finally gathered his courage before getting in the car, turned around, and shouted at Liang Yan:

"Illbeback!"

Liang Yan smiled upon hearing it and waved his hand:

"And I'll be here waiting to collect the gold."

"That means I'm here waiting for you to come feed me kills."

The remark was a bit long, and Xiao Huasheng, whose English was average, didn't understand; he turned his head and asked Nofe, who was already in the car, and only then did he grasp the meaning. Instantly his face turned pale, his toe hit the step, he almost fell, and after scrambling onto the car, he didn't dare look back again.