Chapter 809: We aren't even worthy to hold Jiao Shen's shoes

The apartment had been viewed, the intention confirmed, and the procedures were fully entrusted to the broker to handle; Liang Yan only needed to go to the notary office to sign a notarization.

Anyway, it was nearby, so that day they went to the notary office and transferred the agency authorization to the broker.

At the moment they received the notarized power of attorney, the broker lady was overwrought with excitement, her phoenix eyes gazing at Liang Yan, full of affection, bright with watery light.

"After it's done I'll send you a notice; you just need to transfer the full amount to the escrow account, and at the latest you'll get the keys within a week."

"Okay, then thank you for the trouble."

After parting from the reluctant broker lady, Liang Yan got into the Maybach that Lu Wenjun had specially driven over to back him up.

Lu Wenjun sat in the driver's seat, let out a long sigh, his face full of emotion. He turned to look at Liang Yan in the passenger seat, sighed again, and said: "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I truly wouldn't believe there's still someone like you in this world. Young man."

He especially emphasized the last three words.

"What?" Liang Yan replied casually while fastening his seatbelt.

"A bulk transaction worth nearly a hundred million, and you didn't even blink."

Lu Wenjun kept shaking his head, sat for a while to digest his surging emotions, then started the car. After leaving the parking lot, he laughed and said: "How about we go buy another car?"

"I don't have a driver's license."

Lu Wenjun was speechless for a while,

"How so?"

"Person Lu has lived half a lifetime, and I've truly never seen someone like you in my life."

"I just said that."

……

【Liang Yan bought a house; it's big, so later everyone can go to his place for a party.】

Later, Lu Wenjun sent a message in the team chat, attaching a few photos he'd casually taken on his phone during the house viewing, showing both interior and exterior.

The group often went to Zhengda Guangchang, a few hundred meters away, to play matches; on holidays they also strolled there, so upon seeing the familiar exterior they guessed the exact location of the house.

The chat exploded instantly.

【Holy cow, is this Tangchen Yipin?!】

【No, that's the one next door.】

【Ahhhhhh, my eyes!】

【Looks like Haijing No. 1.】

【Brothers, I checked online; this river-view unit is at least a small goal, much more expensive than the ordinary layout of Tangchen Yipin.】

【No, it's just over eight thousand.】

【@20post jungler, so what?】

【Too rich, bro! I don't deserve to be in the same group as you!】

【@VGsmlz, Ma Ge, stop being a sucker; we're not even worthy to hold Jiao Shen's shoes—let him pay the bill from now on!】

【No, brothers, is this my illusion? Why do I feel the house is glittering with gold, as if built of gold?】

【@World's Number One Support Substitute Duan De Liang, no illusion—my eyes have been blinded by the flash.】

【My worldview is shattered; we're all pro players, so why can this jerk live in Tangchen while I'm stuck in a four-person dorm!】

Liang Yan was pretty speechless.

It's just buying a house; why the fuss—doesn't he still live in a dorm too?

Although it's a single room.

……

Two days later, the group returned from leave to the base.

Before Duan De Liang had even put down his luggage, he was already shouting to see Liang Yan's house.

The transfer procedures were already completed; the property certificate would only come out in a few days, but the enthusiastic broker handed Liang Yan the keys right after he made the payment.

In practical terms, this apartment already belongs to Liang Yan.

So they simply held a gathering in the new house that evening, counting as a housewarming party.

That day happened to be the Zhongyuan Festival.

Aside from one team member, all of VG's management were present.

Gao Tianliang also came; the kid was still shy, the group was lively, so he sat alone in a corner of the balcony, watching the lights and shimmering waves of the Huangpu River across the Bund, not knowing what he was thinking, his face gradually showing a look of longing.

Since the World Finals were not far off, aside from a few managers, nobody drank, yet it remained lively.

The ingredients were delivered door-to-door by local Walmart—hot pot, barbecue, and mostly various pre-made dishes; the taste was still decent, but nobody's mind was on the food.

The evening breeze was cool; before them lay the city's dazzling lights, and from the Bund afar came the sound of street singers… This is one of the most expensive units in the priciest residential area in all of China, and from this perspective, at this very moment and place, it truly embodies the phrase "upper class".

Although the view is a bit better, it's not much different from a street stall.

……

Afterward, things got busy.

Jinyibo was determined to win the S7 championship, so he spared no effort to go to Shenzhen to visit Xiao Ma Ge in person, fully explaining the immense impact of this season's World Finals on the LPL and even the entire tx Group; he finally succeeded in getting Xiao Ma Ge to approve a huge sum, to upgrade the hospitality standards for the LPL team's World Finals trip.

With money, things are easy; Jinyibo specially prepared an S7 professional practice team for the LPL expedition, led by WE's head coach Homme, with Chirs as assistant coach, IG's team captain A Ning as life assistant, and players drawn from the LPL's top teams, seven in all—you could say that from coaches to players, all the prominent figures of the LPL are in this practice squad.

The news of the official formation of the practice team spread online, and netizens got excited. For a while, fewer people cursed TX online. With more than half a month left before the play‑in stage begins, the Chinese internet is already a picture of fervent enthusiasm and united effort.

Of course, there are also plenty of petty villains.

Such remarks are not uncommon; evidently many people are waiting, ready to lash out with crazy mockery if the LPL's future performance disappoints.

Liang Yan, however, no longer had the mind to watch online opinion; he had no time to stream either, and starting the day after the break, he became busier than ever.

Before even gathering in Wu Han, VG's schedule was already packed with documentary filming tasks—the summer championship documentary, the annual season documentary, all squeezed into these days. Although most filming was indoors, it still wore the group out completely.

Still not having gone to Wu Han to gather, VG's schedule has already been packed with various documentary filming tasks—summer championship documentary, annual season documentary, all squeezed into these few days. Although most of the filming is indoors, it also wears the whole crew out.

Besides filming, there were still several matches to play.

2017 NEST group stage.

VG originally had no intention to participate, but NetEase strongly invited them, even the head of the group's esports business department personally came to visit. Since they went to such lengths, Lu Wenjun couldn't refuse to give face, so he had to agree.

Fortunately, the competition wasn't intense and it was an online match, so it finished in a day. The subsequent quarterfinals elimination matches are offline; according to past practice, they only start after the global finals are over, but they will definitely be held before the winter transfer period begins, otherwise a team's group stage and elimination matches would involve different rosters, which would be absurd.

However, this NEST was originally just a place for newcomers to train; in fact, it's just for fun.

After the NEST group stage finished, the filming task here also finally ended; Lu Wenjun had people come over to thoroughly clean the entire base.

To welcome an old friend who had come from afar.