Chapter 325: Well then, I'll start roll call

After finishing breakfast, Wang Liangyi again suggested:

"Last night it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything clearly, bro. How about I give you another tour of our base? Anyway, there's hardly anyone at the base right now, so you can relax—no one will know you're with us, I promise!"

Liang Yan knew the real person in charge was about to appear, and he also wanted to chat with VG, so he nodded and followed Wang Liangyi around VG.

Upon turning a corner, I saw Lu Wenjun, who had just finished washing up after getting up not long ago, walking toward me. This boss was energetic and lively, and upon seeing Liang Yan, he immediately broke into a gentle, refined smile and came over to shake hands.

"I heard you've come back to the country and are staying at our base, so I came over especially to see you. How was it? Did you sleep well last night?"

"Everything's fine, thank you for your hospitality."

"Good, good."

Lu Wenjun let go of his hand and got straight to the point:

"To be frank, we've actually been wanting to invite you to join our team for a while. Moreover, our starting jungler's contract from last year expired recently, and in order to find a suitable replacement, our branch manager has practically pulled out a few hairs from stress."

He said this while gesturing toward his office,

"What do you think, interested in chatting?"

Liang Yan smiled and nodded:

"Sure."

The two walked side‑past the corner, and Wang Liangyi got so excited he kept jumping up and down on the spot:

"Yay yay yay! Oh yay yay yay!"

……

The two entered Lu Wenjun's office, had just sat down at the tea table in the reception area when Gao Jun rushed in, his temples still damp with water.

"Boss! Xiao Liang!"

"Have a seat."

Lu Wenjun leisurely brewed tea and gestured to the sofa on his left.

Gao Jun sat down quietly.

Liang Yan sat opposite Lu Wenjun.

Lu Wenjun leisurely finished brewing a pot of tea, picked up a delicate little porcelain cup, poured a cup and handed it to Liang Yan, then lifted his gaze to the trophy display cabinet opposite, which held only a couple of trophies from minor tournaments that weren't worth much.

Lu Wenjun looked at that display cabinet and spoke with feeling:

"Over the past six months, there's one thing I still regret deeply. If it weren't for that earlier misunderstanding, this place should now be displaying a Summoner's Cup."

Gao Jun also shook his head and sighed:

"It's just a twist of fate…… This is all my fault, entirely my fault."

Liang Yan took a sip of tea, chuckled twice, and didn't respond.

Actually, the other party didn't need him to respond; they were just getting the conversation started.

Lu Wenjun then continued in a calm voice:

"Xiao Liang, I don't know if you still remember, but during the post‑match interview after your debut match, when you answered a question related to the LPL, you said something that I've repeatedly pondered and found quite reasonable."

"Hmm."

Liang Yan certainly remembered his own words.

That day was G2 versus GIA; in the first game CyanideFI played, Liang Yan played in the second game, picking a spider, performed well, earned MVP, and was invited to the post‑match interview stage, where the host was Sjokz.

At the time, Sjokz asked about the rumor that Liang Yan had been rejected by the LPL, then asked why the LPL has so many talents yet never wins the World Championship, and Liang Yan gave a response.

At this point, Lu Wenjun used Liang Yan's answer from that day as the opening for this talk, which was clearly carefully prepared and couldn't be more appropriate.

As for whether Lu Wenjun had really pondered it over and over, Liang Yan just listened.

Lu Wenjun then said:

"That day you said, the LPL never lacks talent, but lacks someone who can twist all those talents into a single rope. However I feel you might not have said the whole story, so I'd like to ask, Xiao Liang, what qualities do you think a person who can unite an entire team into one rope needs to have?"

Liang Yan replied: "I've never managed a team, so I'm not really familiar with this; why don't you ask Manager Gao for his opinion?"

Lu Wenjun glanced at Gao Jun.

Gao Jun was instantly at a loss, thought for a while, and then said with effort:

"I think talents are all proud, so if you want them to willingly obey orders, that person must first have strong enough personal ability, otherwise it's hard to convince them; besides, he also needs excellent leadership skills, uh, should have a natural kingly aura! Only then can he truly twist everyone into one rope and focus the team's strength as one!"

"But such a person is hard to find; you could even say it's one in a million."

"Professional players are all talents, but talents differ, and even the best of the best can't be perfect; I used to think EDG's Mingkai was the closest to perfect—strong individual skill, understands command, and can suppress others."

"But it's a shame that Mingkai is now older and his strength is starting to decline."

"As for others, some might think Uzi is perfect, but frankly I think Uzi isn't suited to be a commander; his personal ability is strong, but… hehe."

"Among the players still active today, worldwide I think only two remain: one is Li Xiang He from Korea, and the other…"

"And the other one is sitting right here in front of us."

Lu Wenjun cut off Gao Jun's words and stared seriously at Liang Yan,

"Xiao Liang, I share much the same view as Manager Gao; I've pondered this for a long time, discussed it many times with him, and we agree that you are exactly that kind of player."

He took a deep breath and formally extended the invitation:

"Xiao Liang, come to VG.

"VG is just missing a player who can carry.

"Come over, and VG will give you everything you want!

"You name your price, I'll sign!

"You want any player, I'll buy them!

"No matter what you want, as long as I, Lu Wenjun, can afford it, I'll definitely give it!

This was a treatment Liang Yan had never imagined.

VG's sincerity needs no further words.

At this point, Liang Yan certainly wouldn't be careless anymore. He set down his tea cup and gazed intently at VG Club boss Lu Wenjun:

"Does Boss Lu keep his word?"

Lu Wenjun nodded solemnly:

"If you're not at ease, open your phone to record, and I'll say it again."

"And what if I say I want Uzi?"

As soon as Liang Yan said that, Lu Wenjun and Gao Jun both froze.

But soon, Lu Wenjun's eyes lit up:

"That's great!"

"Can we buy it?"

"I can…… uh, I can only say I'll do my best! What do you think, Manager Gao?"

"I, I think…… even if we were willing to deliver ourselves to be slaughtered by them, RNG might not necessarily release the person, after all, after all, RNG can't be without Uzi, just like SKT can't be without Li Xiang He, Bai Xing is very shrewd, so…… but we will do our best!"

Liang Yan suddenly broke into a smile, waving his hand as he said:

"No, no, just joking—what would buying Uzi do? No one can rein him in; he's still better off staying with RNG. But……"

Liang Yan restrained his smile, his expression becoming unprecedentedly serious:

"You all know Riot Games has said that next year's S tournament will be held in China, so I've returned for just one thing: to keep the trophy in China."

"Absolutely!"

Lu Wenjun declared resoundingly.

Liang Yan nodded:

"Since you say anything can be bought, I'll start naming names."

"Name away!"