Chapter 509: I think it

The same venue.

After EDG's interview ended, the reporters did not leave; they waited about ten or more minutes, and then the VG members who had returned from the arena to the hotel walked in.

The excitement of winning had faded; the group interview was a bit boring, so those with bangs lowered their heads, using their hair to cover their eyes, and secretly played with their phones under the table.

Fu Lan Duo happened to come across a clipped video of Changzhang's remarks from EDG's group interview.

Although the phone was on silent, the video had subtitles, so she could see what Changzhang had said.

Fu Lan Duo watched it once herself, then dragged the progress bar to the start, secretly nudged Liang Yan, and passed the phone over.

Liang Yan asked with his eyes: "What?"

Fu Lan Duo raised her eyebrows twice.

Liang Yan then took the phone.

"If we win the spring championship but, because we didn't study our opponents, get to MSI and are abused as easily as beating an AI, I think we'd be better off not winning this spring championship and not going to MSI to lose face."

"Because our region finishes the playoffs last, we have less than two weeks after the finals before MSI, the schedule is very tight, we already have much less time than other regions, and moreover the postseason patch and the MSI patch are different, so with limited time we can only choose to study either the finals or MSI."

"If I had to choose, I would definitely want the MSI championship, so earlier I already devoted more time to studying MSI, and therefore I'm not really familiar with the postseason patch……"

Liang Yan returned the phone to Fu Lan Duo, feeling rather speechless.

Changzhang threw that pot beautifully, and moreover he shoved the pressure onto VG's side.

Isn't the meaning of these words simply: we lost to VG because we didn't study the postseason patch, spending all our time on MSI because we didn't want to lose face at MSI; and VG can easily beat us because they've studied the postseason patch very thoroughly.

Then, if VG goes to MSI and really gets crushed by strong teams from other regions, that would amount to proving Changzhang's words are correct.

At that point VG will definitely be slammed—comments like 'good at domestic fights but terrible internationally,' 'they stole EDG's MSI slot and went to embarrass themselves at Worlds,' and so on; in short, VG will go through exactly the same kind of criticism that EDG used to receive.

By then, all the glory VG gained from this spring championship will come to nothing, and it may even bring negative effects, causing many people to dislike VG, turning fans into haters.

On the contrary, EDG might instead gain a good reputation; even if EDG stays silent, their loyal piglet fans will speak up for them, for example like this:

"Look, I'm not wrong, right? VG only got the spring championship because they poured all their energy and time into researching MSI into studying EDG. If EDG did the same, we'd certainly win the championship too, but we EDG have a broader vision, we see further, we refuse to engage in cutthroat competition inside the LPL! Whereas VG only cares about immediate gains; they don't worry about embarrassing the LPL, they just want to win domestic matches."

By then Liang Yan will certainly be implicated as well.

"What "World First Shockwave," etc.,"

"What "No wonder he didn't get the FMVP at the World Finals," etc.,"

"What "Last year's world championship was solely thanks to others carrying him," etc.,"

"Or perhaps "He had some skill last year but has gotten arrogant this year," "G2 is his true home; returning to the LPL is just to make money," "This person must not stay in the LPL"… and so on; of course they'll also inevitably be saddled with several unpleasant nicknames."

This move is really too vicious.

It's also too nasty.

When Changzhang says these words in front of the camera, if VG doesn't want to be killed by his boomerang in the future, then the only path left is to win MSI; or at least they must reach the finals and not lose too embarrassingly, otherwise they'll still hardly escape disaster.

Liang Yan wasn't angry, he just felt Changzhang was a bit over the top.

Although Changzhang's intention may not be malicious, he might just be trying to pass the buck, or he's simply following the club's talking points without thinking much, cooperating with EDG on this publicity.

But, having done it is having done it.

Although Liang Yan isn't angry and doesn't really hold a grudge against Changzhang, swallowing his anger isn't his style; a counterattack is definitely necessary.

Just as he was feeling sleepy, someone handed him a pillow—the opportunity came quickly.

It was still that reporter—indeed, the one who had asked Nofe a question.

"Firrrrrre player, hello, I'd like you to answer: some say EDG lost 3‑0 to VG because they went ahead to research MSI, didn't study the postseason patch, and thus were targeted by VG. What's your take on that?"

Oh ho!

The VG members instantly got excited.

Just now, Fu Lan Duo sent that video of Changzhang passing the buck to the VG team chat; everyone saw it and everyone felt very angry.

And now someone actually brought up this question to ask Liang Yan?

Hehe, there's a good show to watch!

Xiao Duan and Gangzi's eyes lit up at once; they both turned their heads to stare at Liang Yan, their eager looks completely undisguised.

"Who?"

Only saw Liang Yan directly throw the question back.

The reporter stared for a moment: "What?"

Liang Yan, with a serious face, said: "I'm asking you, who said these words."

The VG members secretly chuckled in their hearts.

As expected of Little Foot Brother, this acting talent not going to be a movie emperor is simply a waste!

Liang Yan asking like this is certainly not just idle talk; although he already knows it was Changzhang who said it, it's well known that before a counterattack you must first lock onto a target.

Liang Yan simply wants to deepen everyone's impression—that these words were spoken personally by someone else.

Moreover, Liang Yan also knows that Changzhang's original words were actually about himself, not the whole EDG—perhaps there was such an implication, but at least Changzhang didn't state it explicitly; whereas this reporter, when asking Liang Yan, secretly swapped the concept, elevating the incident from an individual to the whole team. But that's fine; that's how journalism works.

The reporter hesitated a moment, then still answered Liang Yan: "It was said by Ming Kai at the just‑concluded EDG group interview."

Liang Yan pretended to be surprised, paused for a moment: "You mean EDG started researching the MSI patch ahead of time before the finals, and it was Changzhang who said it himself?"

The reporter nodded: "Yes."

Liang Yan smiled: "Then I think it's completely unnecessary."

The reporter stared: "Why?"

Liang Yan: "If it's about a team researching MSI, I can understand that, but if it's about researching the patch, I really think it's unnecessary—maybe he just said it offhand."

The meaning implied by his words is almost directly accusing Changzhang of lying.

And Liang Yan has something even harsher up his sleeve.