Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
When Chi Shuo returned to the villa with the fish, Ming Sheng and Ye Shaoyang were chatting on the sofa in the living room. Chi Shuo saw Ye Shaoyang holding a contract and hurriedly turned to look at Ming Sheng. "Master, have you decided?"
Ming Sheng stood up with a smile. "Yes, I'll ask Auntie to prepare dinner. You guys can stay for dinner too." He took the bucket from Chi Shuo and looked at the lively fish inside. "You really caught one?"
Chi Shuo said, "Only one."
Ming Sheng said meaningfully, "It's fat and big. One is enough."
Ye Shaoyang felt that Captain Ming was hinting that he was the big fish that Chi Shuo had caught in Tianheng.
After Captain Ming turned around and left, Chi Shuo looked at Ye Shaoyang and said, "Let's go for a walk."
Ye Shaoyang followed Chi Shuo to a nearby lake.
It was early autumn in Star City. The temperature was still hot, but the trees by the lake provided shade. A gentle breeze blew across the lake, bringing a refreshing coolness. It was very comfortable to take a walk here in the evening.
Ye Shaoyang walked side by side with Chi Shuo as he breathed in the fresh air by the lake.
The villa area was very quiet. There was not a single person around.
The two walked along the lake for a while before Chi Shuo asked, "What conditions did Master give you in the end?"
Ye Shaoyang handed him the contract.
Chi Shuo quickly flipped through it. "The signing fee of five million will be paid in full. The five million will be paid as a bonus after you win the domestic league. There's no time limit." He was silent for two seconds, then looked at Ye Shaoyang. "Can you accept it?"
Ye Shaoyang smiled. "Of course I can. After all, I don't have any competition results. I'm just a newcomer. The club is not a charity. I think five million for a newcomer is too much. "
Chi Shuo said, "When I was a newcomer, the signing fee was only three million, but that was three years ago. The value of the contestants would slowly rise along with their results. The compromise that Master thought of may seem like an empty promise, but in fact, he also saw your potential and felt that you could get the prize money. "
Ye Shaoyang nodded. "I understand."
Chi Shuo stopped by the lakeside and said in a low voice, "This is just the signing fee. You'll get a lot more in the future. For example, the advertising share, the peripheral share, the competition prize share, etc. "
Ye Shaoyang asked curiously, "Is your share of the profits the same?"
Chi Shuo nodded. "Yes. In order to prevent the members from competing with each other and causing internal strife, the signing fees for all the members of the main team may be different. However, after joining the team, everyone will get the same share."
He paused for a moment and said, "For example, in the S6 season, we won the domestic league championship. The prize for the domestic league championship is 10 million, and there's also the FMVP skin sales share. That's the real big prize."
Ye Shaoyang understood and said, "In the S6 season, the one who won the FMVP in the finals was your Bloodcloak Thorn, right?"
He had just finished watching the replay of the S6 finals. Chi Shuo's Bloodcloak Thorn had sealed the victory with a pentakill in the finals and was named the FMVP, which was also the "Most Valuable Player in the Finals."
Chi Shuo said, "Yes. The Gods of War's operators in China specially made Bloodcloak Thorn's FMVP limited edition skin. It was sold in China for a month, and the sales were 150 million. The officials promised that 15% of the sales would be given to the champion team. Therefore, in addition to the 10 million prize money in the finals, Tianheng also received 22.5 million from the sales of the skins. The team rewarded us with a portion of it, and each of us received about 5 million in the competition prize money. "
Ye Shaoyang was speechless.
The sales share of the champion's skins was the scariest prize pool.
In this kind of MOBA game, the hero's skills and stats would not change. The only difference was the skins. Many players would buy skins for their favorite heroes, and some rich players would collect skins even if they did not play a certain hero.
The sales of Bloodcloak Thorn's champion's skins were 150 million, so what about the limited edition skins of the world champions?
Chi Shuo pointed to the clause in the contract regarding the world champions and said, "If Tianheng wins the world champions, the entire prize pool will be distributed by the club to the team members. Do you know what this means?"
Ye Shaoyang nodded with a complicated expression. "The limited edition skins of the world champions will be sold globally. The sales will definitely be more than ten times higher than Bloodcloak Thorn's sales in China."
Chi Shuo nodded and said, "The cash prize pool for the world champions is 50 million. All the teams that make it to the world champions will receive a portion of the cash prize. The final prize for the champion team will still be 10 million. However, the champion team will receive 15% of the global sales share of the champion's skins. The five heroes used by the champion team in the world champions in the final round will all be the limited edition skins of the year. "
The sales of Bloodcloak Thorn's skin in China was 150 million.
Then, how much would the limited edition skins of the top laner, jungler, mid laner, archer, and support used by the champion team in the final round be sold globally?
That would be an unimaginable number.
15% of the sales would be given to the champion team, and Ming Sheng promised that the club would not take the prize pool of the world champions and would distribute it equally to the team members.
In fact, the signing fee was really just a drizzle. The scariest part of the contract was that the prize pool of the world champions and the share of the sales of the skins would be given to the players!
Ming Sheng was indeed the former captain of Tianheng. He thought about the problem even further than Chi Shuo.
Would the 10 million signing fee be given directly to Ye Shaoyang?
The club's shareholders would definitely not agree. How could a newcomer with no achievements receive 10 million in one go?
However, the shareholders might be persuaded by including "the distribution of the prize pool after winning the world champions" in the contract. They would feel that even if Ye Shaoyang joined Tianheng, Tianheng might not necessarily win the world champions. It would be fine to agree.
But what if they really won it? That would not be a loss. After all, the world champion team would have a steady stream of future endorsements and sponsor investments. The club would also make a lot of money and leave a good reputation for treating the players well!
Chi Shuo looked at Ye Shaoyang's complicated expression and said gently, "I did not expect Master to offer such a condition. It seems that he really admires you. He also thinks that if you join Tianheng, Tianheng might win the championship. "
Ye Shaoyang turned around and asked, "Captain Chi, have you calculated it? If we really win the world champions, how much would the total income of the domestic prize pool, the world champion's prize pool, and various endorsements and advertisements be? "
Chi Shuo said, "Breaking 100 million is not a problem."
Ye Shaoyang: "…"
That much?!
Ye Shaoyang looked at the lake in the distance and smiled brightly. "Then won't we become nouveau riche in an instant?"
Chi Shuo followed his gaze and looked into the distance. He said lightly, "If we don't win the championship, everything is just empty talk. If we win the championship, this is also what we deserve. "
A gust of wind blew along the lake and messed up Ye Shaoyang's hair. It also made his mind clearer.
At this time, he finally figured out Ming Sheng's farsightedness. On the surface of the contract, he could only get a signing fee of 5 million, which was a little less than the 10 million Chi Shuo had offered at the beginning. But this contract gave him unlimited possibilities for advancement — as long as he was strong enough, as long as he could win the world championship, the club would not treat him badly.
The real highlight was the domestic prize pool and the world champion's prize pool. In theory, if Tianheng won the world championship, their income was very likely to break the record for the highest annual income of the world's e-sports players.
The most terrifying thing was the global sales share of the limited skins of the five League of Legends champions.
What was even rarer was that the club did not want a single cent and gave them all.
This was the same as the company's reward system.
The year-end bonus was there. If you were capable, you could take it. If you were not, why should you take it?
This kind of reward system was actually a form of motivation for the players.
Ye Shaoyang did not really care about the amount of money he received. As long as he could win the world championship, he was willing to work for free.
But this contract from Tianheng showed him their sincerity and the Tianheng Squad's urgent need for the championship — as long as they won the world championship, not only him, but also Chi Shuo, Qujiang, Qin Yizhu, and other players would get a share of the prize pool. The conditions proposed by Team Ming were really bold!
Ye Shaoyang turned to look at Chi Shuo and asked, "I'm a little curious. Was Team Ming's retirement also due to his declining condition? Today, I had a PK with him. His hand speed was very fast, and I could only beat him to a 50: 50 draw. "
Chi Shuo shook his head and said, "His condition did not decline. He went back to inherit the family business."
Ye Shaoyang: "…"
Chi Shuo explained, "Master's world is not only about e-sports. You heard him play the piano just now, right? His family is in business, and he is actually the heir to the largest music company in the country. Back then, he made a bet with his father that if he could not win the world championship, he would return home to manage the company. We did not win the S6 championship, so he had no choice but to retire. "
Ye Shaoyang suddenly understood. "So later, he invested in the shares and became a shareholder of Tianheng E-Sports Club?"
Chi Shuo nodded. "The biggest investor behind Tianheng E-Sports Club is Tianheng Group. My master invested in it and took 30% of the shares. He could not let go of the Tianheng Squad, and he always felt sorry for me when he suddenly retired. "
No wonder Ming Sheng's aura was different from the other e-sports players.
He must have treated Ye Shaoyang so well on account of Chi Shuo. He felt sorry for his disciple, so he did not make things difficult for the person his disciple had brought to see him. Instead, he offered better conditions.
Chi Shuo looked at Ye Shaoyang with a gentle gaze. "This contract is just a template that Master gave you. The official contract will have to be discussed by the club's higher-ups before it can be confirmed through legal procedures. Moreover, once the additional condition of the bonus pool allocation is approved by the shareholders' meeting, I will have to re-sign the contracts with the other team members. When the time comes, I will get the lawyer to send you the official contract as soon as possible. "
Ye Shaoyang smiled and said, "No problem."
Chi Shuo asked, "When is it convenient for you to report to the team?"
Ye Shaoyang said, "I'm available at any time. It will depend on the club's arrangements."
Chi Shuo said, "Then when I get back, I will get the team's logistics team to help you tidy up the dorm."
Ye Shaoyang asked with concern, "How are the dorms in Tianheng allocated?"
Chi Shuo said, "They are all two-person rooms with a dining room, kitchen, and shared bathroom. The bedrooms are independent and don't disturb each other. "He looked at Ye Shaoyang." By the way, are you willing to live with me? "
Ye Shaoyang froze for a moment and looked at him doubtfully. "Captain Chi, don't you have a roommate?"
Chi Shuo said, "My roommate is Old Nie. He retired this year and will be packing his luggage and leaving Tianheng in a few days. After all, you are a newcomer and are not familiar with Tianheng. If you live with me, you can ask me if you have any questions. "
He thought, Anyway, we are both Alpha players, so it doesn't matter if we live together.
Moreover, Tianheng is going to show the coordinated play of the midlaner and jungler on the field next season. If the midlaner and jungler live together, they can cultivate tacit understanding by getting along on a daily basis. Isn't that natural?
Ye Shaoyang didn't think much and readily agreed. "I will obey the team's arrangements."
He thought of the cat at home and quickly said, "By the way, I have a cat. Is there anyone in the team who is allergic to cat hair or is afraid of cats? Captain Chi, help me ask when you go back. If anyone is allergic, I will lock Little White in my bedroom. I can't let my cat affect others. "
Although cats were cute little animals, there were indeed people who were afraid of cats or were allergic to cat hair. Ye Shaoyang was going to Tianheng. Of course, he had to take Little White with him, but he didn't want Little White to cause trouble for everyone.
Chi Shuo met his serious eyes and slightly raised the corners of his mouth. "You are very thoughtful. I will ask everyone later and give you an answer. However, I am not allergic to cats. You can keep your cat in our dormitory. The dormitory area is quite big, enough for it to move around. "
Ye Shaoyang was completely relieved. "Okay, then I will pack my luggage when I go back and wait for Captain Chi's notice."
Chi Shuo nodded and said, "Okay, I will also urge the club to go through the procedures as soon as possible. However, it will take time for the shareholders to gather. The finance and legal departments will have to go through the contract carefully. Therefore, it will take at least two weeks before you can report here. "
He reached out his hand to Ye Shaoyang with a smile in his eyes. "Shaoyang, thank you for being willing to join Tianheng."
Ye Shaoyang shook his hand and said seriously, "Thank you to Tianheng for choosing me."
The two of them looked at each other and smiled.
Players and teams had always been mutually beneficial.
Signing a team required careful consideration. There were actually many powerhouse teams in the country. Perhaps there would be other teams extending an olive branch to Ye Shaoyang, but Ye Shaoyang didn't regret his choice.
Captain Chi was sincere and valued him.
The former captain, Ming Sheng, gave him an unprecedented contract condition.
Tianheng's team had always been working hard to become world champions. Generation after generation of Tianheng's players had never given up. This goal just happened to coincide with Ye Shaoyang's dream.
Next season, Tianheng would reappear the sharpness of the Tandem Tandem.
But it wouldn't just be the Tandem Tandem.
Tianheng would have richer and more comprehensive tactics, and their overall strength would increase by leaps and bounds.
The domestic championship was only their stepping stone — the world championship was their ultimate goal.
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