Chapter 489: What are you doing?

Various shooting tasks are unavoidable and cannot be shirked; rain or shine, they must be done. Today the sun is especially blazing, but we can only tough it out.

Fortunately, Wang Liangyi came prepared, pulling out sunscreen from his bag and having everyone apply some, lest they appear as if they'd just returned from Africa when the finals start.

The spring finals are relatively not that grand, so there aren't many shots to film; all outdoor scenes can be finished in one afternoon plus one evening.

On the same day, the LPL third-place match between RNG and WE kicked off.

When the VG crew finished shooting and returned to the hotel that evening, the third-place match had already played two games, the score tied one‑one.

This Bo5 has nothing to do with VG; Liang Yan had no interest in these two teams, who wouldn't face each other in the next two months, so he merely glanced at the score to satisfy a tiny curiosity and then took his clothes and went to shower.

The room was for two, with Fu Lan Duo sharing with Liang Yan. When Liang Yan came out of the shower, the room had two more people—Fu Lan Duo, Gangzi, and Wang Liangyi—lying side by side on the bed, huddled over a phone watching the livestream, muttering under their breath.

Liang Yan dried his hair with a dry towel, walked over and glanced; the third game's ban/pick phase had ended and the fight had just begun. Liang Yan glanced at both teams' lineups and blurted out:

"RNG will win this game."

Wang Liangyi turned his head:

"Brother, I'm done showering!"

"Hmm."

"Are you going to sleep?"

"No, it's still early."

"Oh, we're watching the match here, we won't disturb you, right?"

"It's fine, you watch."

"All good, hehe. Do you think RNG will win?"

"The lineup is well chosen, it's their specialty of four‑protect‑one; WE and this lineup are not good at dealing with four…"

"Go away."

Fu Lan Duo interrupted Liang Yan's analysis, waving her hand to shoo them away,

"Go fool around elsewhere, don't spoil it here."

Liang Yan had no interest in joining the three to watch, so he took a hair dryer to blow his hair; after drying it, he strolled down the hallway with his hands in his pockets.

When passing by Sima Laozei and Xiao Duan's room, seeing the door open, he stood at the doorway and greeted them, learning they were also watching the third‑place match; not wanting to disturb them too much, he exchanged a few words and then left.

Actually, regarding the match between RNG and WE, Liang Yan merely guessed based on the lineups; no one knows how it will actually play out, because there are too many random events that can occur during a fight—sometimes it's just a player's inexplicable whim that influences the whole game's direction, like the jungler suddenly feeling bored and wanting to gank someone, or a laner suddenly feeling greedy and wanting to push an extra wave… Such things are unpredictable, yet they can sway the outcome of that game.

Of course, Liang Yan didn't take those things to heart; walking down a corridor filled with warm lighting and carpeted with soft rugs, his inner state was unusually calm.

In such a calm yet slightly lonely moment, a certain person's face inexplicably appeared in Liang Yan's mind; realizing this, he felt somewhat surprised with himself.

He is a person who stays true to his inner self.

After thinking, he leaned against the hallway wall, took out his phone, hesitated slightly in the editing interface, and finally sent a message to Tang Anna.

【What are you doing?】

……

Europe, Germany.

Hamburg, inside a certain hotel.

The local time was past three in the afternoon, with a few hours left before the finals; the G2 Zhong Ren were holding a pre‑match tactics summary meeting—indeed, this was also a habit Liang Yan had brought to G2, and it remained after his departure.

The meeting was chaired by the team's head coach Tang Anna, who stood before a mobile blackboard, left hand holding a notebook, right hand gripping an oil‑based pen, attentively listening to the players' opinions.

Because the European professional league also has attire requirements for coaches' appearances, Tang Anna had already changed into a gray suit that fit closely, accentuating her slim but not flat figure; her usual casually tied twin tails were now twisted into a bun at the back of her head, giving her a more feminine air—though her small face still looked girlish, her overall image already carried a touch of mature woman's charm.

The speaker was Perkz, who had grown into a genuine team leader in every respect; he was sternly criticizing Jankos, whom Ka Lao Si had lured from H2K during the winter transfer period with a hefty sum.

"We're in a meeting, a tactics meeting, please don't goof around, Jankos."

"Although we've been invincible all spring, accidents can happen at any time. Maybe you think the championship is a foregone conclusion, but I want to reiterate…"

Perkz's gaze swept over everyone, finally still locking onto Jankos,

"Our goal is not just to win the championship, but to win it with a perfect record."

"In history, only that FNC squad from the S5 summer achieved this; they have since declined, and we will become the world's second team to accomplish this feat. We must prove that, even if Liang has left, we remain the invincible kings of Europe!"

"So please everyone get serious; I don't want us to lose this honor because of anyone's serious mistake. Furthermore, I believe you've all seen rumors online—some say that after Liang's departure G2 is no good, and although we're still strong in Europe, once we go to international tournaments we'll be exposed…"

Perkz lifted his chin,

"Winning the championship with a perfect record is our first resounding slap to those people."

Silence.

Still silence.

Since Liang Yan left, Perkz seemed to become a different person overnight, completely shedding his frivolous and flighty side; whether in life or work, throughout this entire season, Perkz has shown everyone the image of a steady and gentle team elder, supporting the squad in every aspect from life to training to matches, making himself the true pillar of G2.

But he has not entirely lost his own style; such ambition and domineering attitude, Perkz has always displayed openly—this is his innate nature.

Pap, pap, pap!

Applause came from the doorway.

Everyone turned to look, and there was Ka Lao Si leaning against the doorframe, smiling at the people in the room while clapping.

Afterward, CyanideFI, who remained on the team as a veteran (occasionally playing), also led the applause.

Tang Anna smiled at the scene, her heart filled with confidence and pride, while at the same time a voice sounded in her mind:

"Look, even without you, we can still do this well."

Just then, her phone in her pocket rang.