Chapter 878

Shanghai, VG Club Administrative Headquarters.

"Okay, okay, okay... no problem at all, feel free to use it... no no no, don't talk about copyright fees, that's too polite, just use it... hahaha... okay, goodbye."

Lu Wenjun put down his phone with a satisfied expression, somewhat eager as he picked up the mouse, opened the official competition website, and found the interview recording that had just been uploaded.

Lu Wenjun directly skipped to the last few minutes, watched it, then picked up the small half cup of wine on the table and slowly took a sip.

The rich, purple liquid melted in his mouth, just like Lu Wenjun's current mood—sweet, with a hint of stimulation, and a long aftertaste.

Just now, CCTV called him, saying they wanted to use a clip from VG's recently concluded group interview in tomorrow's news—specifically Liang Yan's final remarks.

"I came, I saw, I conquered..."

Lu Wenjun murmured to himself softly, sighing contentedly.

Who said esports athletes lack culture?

The two most cultured players in the LPL are both in VG!

What does "New Benchmark for Esports Youth" mean?

Look at this statement, this vision—just ask who else could match it!

Since the playoffs ended, Lu Wenjun has appeared radiant and cheerful on the surface, always smiling when meeting people, but deep down he harbors some anxiety. His thoughts about next year's player contract renewals have brought him immense pressure.

But now, Lu Wenjun feels much more relaxed.

Because Lu Wenjun suddenly realized—even if he cannot maintain this year's lineup next year, these young teammates have already left him with ample wealth.

Especially what Liang Yan has brought him.

For a long time, Lu Wenjun has been clear that, compared to several other powerhouses, VG's foundation in League of Legends is extremely shallow. Despite VG spending lavishly over the past few years, it has never managed to produce any results, and team popularity has remained relatively low.

To put it simply, VG lacks foundation.

But now, VG has it—and it's deeper and more solid than that of any so-called powerhouse!

Liang Yan has completely established the "ViciGaming" brand, creating an excellent "VG" image that has taken root in people's minds.

This is an immense benefit that money cannot measure.

In fact, this itself is one of the highest goals Lu Wenjun, as a club partner, wants to achieve for the "VG" brand.

Liang Yan helped him accomplish this.

So the question arises: was Liang Yan's reciprocity intentional, or a genuine expression?

Lu Wenjun smiled, holding his wine glass as he sat in the boss's chair, slightly narrowing his eyes, with a profound light flickering in the depths of his gaze.

Suddenly, with a bang, the office door was violently pushed open.

Another boss of VG Club, Ding Jun, strode in confidently.

Young Master Ding, face flushed with excitement, came before Lu Wenjun, gesturing excitedly:

"Holy crap, Old Lu, did you see that interview just now? Fucking awesome! This vision—damn, it's insane! I've got a feeling, Old Lu, seriously, I'm telling you, we're gonna blow up! VG's really gonna blow up!"

Lu Wenjun pressed down his hand, signaling Young Master Ding to sit first.

"Even as a big boss with billions in net worth, why are you still so nervous and hasty?"

Lu Wenjun said with a smile, leisurely taking a cup from the shelf behind him, pouring red wine, pushing it toward Young Master Ding, then slowly sitting down himself, calmly observing him with a smile: "Hasn't VG already blown up?"

"No, it's not the same, that's not the same!" Young Master Ding couldn't contain his excitement, "Really not the same, I feel this time we're really gonna blow up, that kind of... that kind of... damn, I can't describe it, but you should get what I mean!"

Lu Wenjun remained unfazed, smiling: "I know how you feel, but don't get excited yet—this isn't necessarily a good thing..."

He glanced up at the now-stunned Ding Jun, paused, and said: "If we can't win the championship, at least make it to the finals, and don't lose in an embarrassing way—otherwise, this will turn into a bad thing. Liang Yan's reputation will be ruined."

Ding Jun, heir to billions in family wealth, naturally has vision and perspective; after calming down, he understood immediately upon hearing it.

What Lu Wenjun said was absolutely correct.

"Damn... what do we do?"

Thinking of that unbearable outcome, Young Master Ding began to feel a bit nervous...

Lu Wenjun chuckled: "Liang Yan spoke so confidently—can't you have more faith in him? Besides, we have one platinum and one silver, newbie players—what can we do? Nothing. Just give more bonuses, go support onsite."

"Definitely, I plan to go to Guangzhou the day after tomorrow—wanna come together?"

"Sure. Oh right, just now CCTV called me—I guess Vision Fist also reached out."

"Let's go together. Oh, by the way, the CCTV people just called me earlier; I guess they also contacted the Vision Fist side."

"Tomorrow's news wants to use our footage, asking for copyright. Just Liang Yan's segment."

"!!!!... Holy shit... this is really gonna blow up big time..."

Lu Wenjun raised his wine glass, lightly clinking: "Cheers."

Lu Wenjun raised his wine glass and lightly lifted it: "Cheers."

This new benchmark is really gonna take shape now.

Lu Wenjun thought, with the collaboration with Zhou Dong earlier and today's wave, this brand is truly established...

Even if next year brings many obstacles, we should still be able to keep the people, right?

Even if there are many more obstacles next year, we should still be able to keep them, right?

Wuhan.

VG Group Stage Summary Press Conference concluded smoothly, all parties satisfied.

Especially the LPL official side.

After the press conference ended, Jinyibo came to the door, chatted with the VG team for a long time, then spoke privately with Liang Yan for a long while.

"... Liang Yan, don't be shy, really. Speak from the heart—I, Jinyibo, want to thank you, the entire LPL wants to thank you. You've helped the LPL so much..."

"... Xiao Liang, don't be shy, really. Speaking from the heart, I, Jinyibo, want to thank you, the entire LPL wants to thank you. You've helped the LPL so much..."

"If anything comes up, just message me on WeChat, seriously, don't be polite at all..."

"If anything comes up later, just message me on WeChat directly—don't be polite at all..."

Similar words.

Liang Yan didn't feel embarrassed, listening with a smile, occasionally echoing a few sentences.

Jinyibo, who was being cheered up, was also very happy.

Thus, Jinyibo, feeling inspired, decided to host as the host and held a victory banquet for VG, celebrating VG's pleasing achievement of advancing to the top eight with an undefeated group stage record.

But Jinyibo could not attend the banquet, because he feared favoring one over another, worried that EDG or RNG might have objections, so he merely provided funding, secretly transferring the money to Gao Jun via WeChat.

Gao Jun is no clueless newbie, of course he didn't take the money.

Of course he wouldn't say, nominally still saying that General Manager Jin was treating everyone.

At the victory banquet, Gao Jun took out the red envelopes that Boss Lu had prepared earlier, distributed them to everyone. Everyone received the heavy red envelopes, each smiling with joy.

The meal was naturally enjoyed with great delight, extremely lively.

Several guys drank some, unfortunately their alcohol tolerance was poor, so later each one slumped over the table, unable to get up.

Gao Jun also got drunk, finally he too passed out from drinking.

Fortunately, Wang Liangyi had prepared in advance, all along using tea instead of alcohol, not daring to eat much food, and finally together with the still-sober Liang Yan, he carried the drunkards onto the vehicle.

Returning to the hotel was already late at night.

Fu Lan Duo returned to her room and vomited, Wang Liangyi was busy in the room tidying up for Fu Lan Duo, and also called an auntie over to clean.

The room was filled with a sour smell mixed with alcohol fumes, very unpleasant, so Liang Yan came out alone to get some fresh air.

Wandering around the corridor for a while, feeling a bit bored, he thought of trying to lure Tang Anna out for a walk. But upon second thought, his group stage matches were already over, while G2 would face a life-or-death match tomorrow, at this time disturbing their captain's rest would be unkind, so he had no choice but to give up.

In the end, he wandered to the door of the meeting room serving as the LPL training room, could see through the glass door that the EDG section still had its lights on.

Liang Yan took out his phone to check the time, it was already past 1 AM.

He thought for a moment, pushed the door open and walked in.