Chapter 62 Gentleman's Agreement
"Fnatic top laner Ax becomes a free agent."
Less than two days after IG won the championship, a topical piece of news was released through FNC’s official Twitter account.
Xia Yan did not choose to renew his contract with the team and became a free agent. As soon as this news was released, it attracted the attention of many professional clubs.
Overnight, there were various opinions regarding Xia Yan’s next club in the new season.
"Shocked! FNC's top laner announced his departure from the team! His most likely employer is actually..."
"Commentator Wow revealed the whereabouts of Ax in his personal live broadcast, and the contract is actually worth 30 million!"
Almost every public marketing account participated in this news and public opinion with a lot of traffic, making a lot of money, and at the same time, they also publicized Xia Yan, a new recruit who had just made his mark in the World Championship, to most people.
In the office of a team whose team logo is "R", they are also arguing over Xia Yan's signing. "Letme's status this year is not as good as before. Can we consider Ax?"
"Axe needs too many resources, and his game experience is only two BO5s. He really doesn't have much credibility. We can't waste the strength of the bottom lane. In terms of the choice of top lane, SN's Wolf is a better choice.
Choice, he has been stable C for a whole year..."
Discussions like this are common among major LPL teams.
IG, which just won the championship, has no shortage of top laners, while RNG, another giant in the LPL, has built its team around the bottom lane. It does not have high requirements for the top lane and does not need Xia Yan to join; EDG is because of the top laner RAY's success in the World Championship.
From "ray wisdom" to "horse ray" and regained the trust of the club, naturally there is no need to look for a new top laner.
Because I have too little game experience, even if I perform amazingly in my debut, I still can't win the trust of many clubs. Therefore, most of the LPL teams are in a wait-and-see attitude. Only some mid-to-lower teams are really interested in Xia Yan and have made invitations.
But it's not just the LPL that is thinking about Xia Yan. There are also quite a few suitors in Europe and North America, not to mention Xia Yan's proficiency in English, which means there is no lack of communication.
"Axe... must sign him!" A white man with a beard in Madrid, Spain, which is far away from China, said, "It can just strengthen our top laner and weaken Fnatic's strength."
Recommended by the transfer target Caps, Carlos watched every game and personal ranking of Xia Yan, discovered his huge potential, and couldn't help but plan to sign him.
While talking, this person took action. He took out his mobile phone and called his personal assistant: "Book a ticket for me to go to China!"
From the moment he decided to leave the team, Xia Yan knew that he would never be ignored in the transfer market.
On the first day when he became an official free agent, Xia Yan had already received invitations from many professional clubs. Among them, the ones pursuing him the most were not the LPL teams, but South Korea's Griffin and Europe's G2.
GRF's head coach Cvmax actually contacted him and invited him for a trial training. Perhaps it was during the training match between FNC and GRF during the World Championship that his performance impressed the opponent deeply; and G2, even more so on social media.
Attentive.
Including the official account of the G2 club, even perkz began to recruit himself for the club.
"@TopAxe, we were all defeated by IG. I think we can form an Avengers Alliance!"
G2 is still as optimistic as ever, especially since Caps mentioned this team to him before, which made Xia Yan's impression of G2 even deeper.
After leaving the team, Xia Yan did not follow the team back to the training base in Northern Europe, but returned to his home.
Xia Yan's family is very ordinary. Like most of his peers, he is an only child in the new century.
After returning home to reunite with his parents, Xia Yan dove into his room and lived like this for two or three days.
The two knew that this was their child's "job", so they both expressed their understanding and didn't say anything more.
He dove into the bedroom and started practicing alone - after all, he only used this body to come to the parallel world. He still didn't know how to get along with the parents of "Xia Yan". At least in this period.
Until you really get used to it, just hide if you can.
Although he left the team, he posted a free agent on his personal social account and also made a name for himself in this year's World Championship. Naturally, he has no worries about his next job.
During the two qualifying rounds at the top of the canyon, several private messages came in, all from the teams that invited them to try out.
Just as Xia Yan was about to start the next game, the ringtone of his cell phone suddenly rang.
An unknown number.
Although he was surprised by this unfamiliar number, Xia Yan still chose to answer the call.
"Hello. Is this Xia... Yan?"
What came from the other side of the phone was a string of English words and the name of Xia Yan, who was stumbling to pronounce it. After getting Xia Yan's response, the other party continued: "I am Carlos, the owner of G2 Club. If you are free, you can come and meet me.
Have you met? I have already come to China. If you don’t believe it, you can confirm it by sending a private message to my personal account..."
After hearing the news, Xia Yan's first reaction was not to agree, but to doubt the authenticity of the call. However, after thinking about it, apart from his parents, only major clubs knew his contact information, let alone the other party.
Xia Yan also gave more detailed information to confirm the authenticity of his identity, and Xia Yan was relieved.
After agreeing on a meeting address, both parties hung up the phone in a tacit understanding.
Other teams invited him to participate in trial training, but the boss of G2 actually took a flight to find him for face-to-face negotiations this time. This surprised Xia Yan and at the same time, he was a little flattered.
With mixed emotions, Xia Yan spent the next day and successfully met with G2 boss Carlos the next day.
Carlos had absolutely no airs about being a boss and fit perfectly into the happy atmosphere of G2. When they met, instead of shaking hands, Carlos gave him a hug.
When they met, they were as enthusiastic as good friends, but when it came to serious business, Carlos showed a serious side.
"Xia, our goal for the new season is to win the championship." Carlos said seriously, his eyes always staring at Xia Yan sitting opposite, "Not only the European championship, but also the mid-season and world championships are our goals. We have already
We have reached a preliminary agreement with Caps and hope you can join us. As the owner, I can guarantee you your starting position, the salary you deserve in the first team, and absolute personal freedom. We are different from retirement teams like Fnatic.
"
After promising the conditions given, Carlos did not forget to belittle G2's old rival FNC. He extended his hand to Xia Yan with a serious tone.
After staring at Carlos for a long time, Xia Yan saw the sincerity and seriousness in his expression, coupled with what Caps had described to him before, he made a decision and shook Carlos' outstretched hand.
"The transfer period hasn't started yet. This is a gentleman's agreement between us. I hope you can give us priority. I will immediately notify the management to handle the contract. When the contract comes out, we can sign it."
Chapter completed!