The next morning, Ye Shaoyang sent a message to Chi Shuo: "Captain Chi, what time will you be arriving?"
Chi Shuo said, "I've just arrived at Imperial Capital Airport. I'll arrive in Star City around 1 p.m. I'll go home first and pick you up around 3 p.m. Is it convenient for you to send me your address?"
Ye Shaoyang sent a location to Chi Shuo. Then, he played the ranking game with Sister Mu and Xiao Wei.
It wasn't until 2: 30 PM that Ye Shaoyang ended the livestream with the excuse that he had something to do and went to change his clothes.
He rummaged through the wardrobe for a while and found a set of decent casual clothes. He couldn't dress too casually when meeting Captain Chi's master, but there was no need to wear such an exaggerated suit. Simple jeans paired with a solid-colored short-sleeved T-shirt should not go wrong.
Ye Shaoyang changed his clothes and combed his hair in front of the mirror. When Qin Rui saw that his brother was going out again, he hurriedly ran over and asked, "Brother, where are you going? Do you want me to go with you?"
Ye Shaoyang said helplessly, "I'm not a child. You don't have to accompany me every day." He turned around and looked at his younger brother, who was dressed in pajamas. "By the way, isn't your university about to start? Why are you still staying at home and not going to class?"
Qin Rui smiled and said, "Our courses are very easy, and they are all broadcasted online. Omega doesn't have to go to school. She can take online classes at home. She just has to sign in once a week and finish her homework."
"Then you can stay at home and study online. I'm going to meet a very important person today. It's not convenient for you to follow me." He took out the ALPHA spray concealer from the cabinet at the door and sprayed it all over his body. Then, he stuffed the pheromone blocker given by Qin Rui into his pocket and smiled at his brother. "Look, I remember everything you asked me to do."
Qin Rui was relieved. "Brother, I'll cook and wait for you to come back."
Ye Shaoyang waved at him and turned to go downstairs.
When he arrived at the entrance of the community, he saw Chi Shuo's familiar black car at a glance. Chi Shuo also saw him. He took the initiative to get out of the car and went to the passenger seat to open the door for him.
Ye Shaoyang thanked him and sat in the front passenger seat. He looked at Chi Shuo and said, "Captain Chi, I've really troubled you this time. Actually, there's no need to apply for such a high signing fee for me. I've said it before, I don't care about money … "
Chi Shuo turned around with a serious look in his eyes. "I also said that I would fight for the best treatment for you."
Ye Shaoyang said helplessly, "Alright, we can't go empty-handed when we meet your master later, right?"
Chi Shuo pointed at the gift box in the back row. "I brought the gift. Don't worry."
Ye Shaoyang did not hesitate any further. He fastened his seatbelt and looked straight ahead.
Half an hour later, the car arrived at a small villa. The scenery here was very good, with green mountains and clear waters. There was also a large flower bed and pond in front of the villa, which was quite suitable for cultivation.
Ye Shaoyang was curious and walked into the villa with Chi Shuo.
As soon as they entered the courtyard, they heard the sound of a piano in the villa. The piano was played very quickly, and the smooth notes kept slipping past their ears. Ye Shaoyang could not tell what song it was, but the notes jumped very quickly, so it should be quite difficult to play.
The two stopped in tacit understanding and did not directly go forward to disturb. After a while, the piano slowly stopped, and a low and gentle voice sounded in the house. "Is Xiao Chi here? Come in. "
Chi Shuo led Ye Shaoyang into the house.
Ye Shaoyang saw a tall man wearing white home clothes and slippers. The other party looked elegant, had slightly long hair, and had an outstanding temperament. Rather than calling him an esports player, it would be better to say that he looked more like an artist.
Chi Shuo placed the gift at the entrance and said respectfully, "Master."
Ming Sheng faintly smiled and looked at Ye Shaoyang. His eyes met with a pair of bright and clear eyes. There wasn't the slightest bit of nervousness or cowardice in those eyes. On the contrary, his gaze was very confident and frank when he came to an unfamiliar place. His facial features were quite good, and his clothes were clean. He gave a good first impression.
Ming Sheng said warmly, "Is this the new streamer you told me about?"
Ye Shaoyang smiled and greeted him. "Hello, Captain Ming. My surname is Ye Shaoyang. You can call me Xiao Ye."
Ming Sheng invited the two into the house, then gave Chi Shuo a fishing rod and a large bag of bait. He said, "Xiao Chi, go fishing by the lake. If you can catch something, make soup for dinner. I'll talk to Xiao Ye alone. "
Chi Shuo, "…"
Ye Shaoyang, "…"
What's going on?!
Chi Shuo's face stiffened slightly. He looked at Ye Shaoyang worriedly.
Ming Sheng chuckled. "Don't worry. I know what I'm doing."
Chi Shuo could only take the fishing rod from his master and said, "Then you guys have a good chat."
He turned and left. Ming Sheng then took Ye Shaoyang to the second floor. There was a large gaming room with a cool blue ceiling light. There were two high-end computers on a spacious table that was more than three meters wide.
At this time, the computers were turned on.
Ming Sheng sent Chi Shuo away. Did he want to fight him one-on-one?
Was he worried that if Chi Shuo was there, they would lose face, so he wanted to fight in private?
As he was thinking, Ming Sheng pointed to one of the seats. "Have a seat."
Ye Shaoyang sat down. There was already an account on the computer in front of him. The name was [Obviously Helpless], and he had bought all the midlaner heroes in this account. As soon as he sat down, he received an invitation.
Friend [Obviously Happy] invites you to join the training camp.
Ye Shaoyang pressed "Accept" and said softly, "God Ming, I don't know many mages."
Ming Sheng still had a smile on his face. "Then use what you know."
In the first round, Ye Shaoyang chose [Lord of the Abyss]. This was the hero he had won the national server with.
Ming Sheng also chose [Lord of the Abyss]. Only by fighting with the same hero could one really see a person's understanding of the hero. Ye Shaoyang immediately stared at the big screen with full concentration.
Both sides began to clear their troops and develop until they learned their ultimate skills at level 6. Ye Shaoyang made the first move. However, Ming Sheng seemed to have expected him to make a move. He instantly switched positions with the shadow, dodged his ultimate, and immediately counterattacked.
FirstBlood！
Ye Shaoyang lost the first round. He looked at Ming Sheng with some surprise. How could a retired player, a 28-year-old former captain of Tianheng, react so quickly?
Ye Shaoyang quickly calmed himself down and started the second round.
I still chose [Lord of the Abyss]. The second round was played very cautiously. The enemy didn't move, and I didn't move. Both of them were quickly clearing out troops to develop, casting skills, and dodging skills. It was a competition of fine control and troop handling. It wasn't until the core equipment was completed that Ye Shaoyang suddenly attacked.
But this time, he was careful. First, he sent a shadow over to trick Captain Ming into using his Blink. Then, he followed Blink into the tower. His hand speed was very fast as he swiped his mark, activated his big, and left the last shadow to run away.
Launching a surprise attack from a thousand miles away and leaving after killing the opponent.
This was Magic Stab!
Ming Sheng said lightly, "Not bad. Again. "
In the third round, Ming Sheng took the initiative to choose [Goddess of Destiny]. Ye Shaoyang also chose [Goddess of Destiny].
Not long after the game started, he was caught off guard by Ming Sheng's surprise combo attack. But Ye Shaoyang was naturally unwilling to admit defeat. In the fourth round, he stubbornly chose [Goddess of Destiny]. His hand speed exploded and he killed his opponent, regaining his face.
The two of them switched five mage heroes in a row, all of which Ye Shaoyang currently knew how to use.
1v1. After ten rounds, the final score was 5:5. It was a tie.
Ye Shaoyang said in admiration, "Ming Sheng's awareness is still very strong!"
Ming Sheng let go of the mouse and said with a smile, "Unfortunately, my hand speed isn't good anymore. It's fine if it's only a few minutes, but eSports competitions often go on for hours. I can't maintain this state for more than thirty minutes."
He looked at Ye Shaoyang with a gentle gaze and a hint of admiration in his eyes. "Chi Shuo said a lot of good things about you in front of me. He even said that he would give you 10 million as a signing fee. Did you ask for this signing fee? "
Ye Shaoyang was speechless.
I didn't, I didn't!
Ming Sheng looked at his expression and said in understanding, "It was Chi Shuo who acted on his own."
Ye Shaoyang coughed softly, not knowing what to say. Although Chi Shuo was fighting for his rights, he didn't want others to think that he was a greedy person who cared about money.
Ming Sheng suddenly changed the topic. "What's your understanding of the mid laner position?"
Ye Shaoyang's expression became very serious, as if he was being questioned by a teacher.
He thought carefully and said, "In my opinion, if a team is compared to a person, the top and bottom laners are like the limbs of a person. Without limbs, they can't move. The support is like the eyes of a person. Without eyes, they will become blind. The jungler is like the weapon in a person's hand. It can be a sharp knife that pierces the enemy's chest. It can also be a strong shield that protects the teammates."
Ye Shaoyang paused and looked into Ming Sheng's eyes. "And the mid laner is a person's backbone."
Ming Sheng's mouth gradually curved into a smile.
Backbone. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing.
Why was the mid laner important?
Because it was located at the centermost line of the map. It was like the backbone of a person's body.
The tower in the mid laner was a strategic location that both sides had to fight for.
Once the tower in the mid laner was lost, it would cause a chain reaction. One would lose vision, lose control of the jungle, lose the big dragon and small dragon, and the opponent would keep rolling the economy.
Therefore, in a game, there were often situations where the top and bottom laners had to be given up while the mid laner had to be defended. In fact, it wasn't the mid laner that was defended, but the jungle control, vision control, and the fight for the big and small dragon.
An excellent mid laner not only had to learn how to support and kill, but also how to resist pressure.
At first, Ming Sheng thought that Xiao Bai was a player as sharp as Chi Shuo. He was good at stabbing and wanted to work together with Chi Shuo to kill in the jungle. But after interacting with him personally today, he realized that Xiao Bai was calmer than he thought.
Whether it was the ambush during the PK, the forbearance to look for opportunities, or the understanding of the mid laner, this person's view of the big picture was very outstanding.
Ming Sheng continued to ask, "If the team needed you to play as a tool mid laner, let you hide your edge, and let you choose a hero that you don't like, would you be willing?"
Ye Shaoyang nodded without hesitation. "Of course. I like stabbing, but I know that stabbing isn't the only way to win a game. As esports players, isn't the ultimate goal of playing a game to win? As long as you can win, it doesn't matter which hero you choose. "
Ming Sheng sighed softly. "That's right. Chi Shuo likes Bloodcloak Thorn the most, but he hasn't used this hero in the game for three years. " He looked at Ye Shaoyang with a gentle smile in his eyes. "Can you protect Chi Shuo and let his wild core return to the game?"
Ye Shaoyang said calmly, "I think I can."
"… You are very confident." Ming Sheng stood up and handed a drafted contract to Ye Shaoyang. "I like confident players. This is Tianheng's contract template for signing rookies. You can take a look first. "
Ye Shaoyang took it in surprise and flipped through it carefully.
Ming Sheng said, "The details need to be revised. The signing fee for rookies is usually one to three million, but you are someone that Chi Shuo values very much. I saw you today, and your talent and reflexes are outstanding. To be honest, although I have retired, there aren't many mid laners who can solo against me. Giving you three million is a bit of a waste of talent. "
Ye Shaoyang found that the last column for the signing fee was five million.
Ming Sheng explained, "The five million is a one-time signing fee, and the remaining five million will be an additional bonus. It will be paid to you after you win the championship."
Ye Shaoyang quickly understood Ming Sheng's meaning.
It was difficult for the club to directly approve the signing fee of 10 million yuan. After all, Ye Shaoyang was a newcomer and had no experience in competitions. Giving him 5 million yuan was already a price that Ming Sheng could negotiate personally because of Chi Shuo. The remaining five million would be given to him as a bonus after they won the championship — this was actually splitting the ten million into two.
If he couldn't win the championship, he really wasn't worth the eight-figure signing fee.
If he had the confidence to win the championship, wouldn't the ten million be split into two?
Ming Sheng smiled and said, "I can't give it to you all at once. It's not that I'm stingy. It's that I'm not the only shareholder of Tianheng's club. There are some bosses who don't understand e-sports and are only responsible for providing the money. It's difficult to persuade them to spend ten million to sign a newcomer with no competitive experience. Splitting it into two and using the other as a bonus is the best way I can think of. I hope you understand. "
He patted Ye Shaoyang's shoulder gently. "I'm confident that after you join Tianheng, Tianheng can win the championship next season."
Ye Shaoyang nodded vigorously. "Yes, I understand. I accept this method. "
Ming Sheng said, "In addition, I will discuss another condition with the club. If you make it to the international competition and win the championship, the club won't take a single cent of the prize money. It will be given to the player, and you can split it equally."
Ye Shaoyang: "… …"
Giving all the prize money of the world championship to the player, this was very generous! Tianheng didn't lack money. What they cared about was the world championship that had brushed shoulders with Tianheng.
Ye Shaoyang clenched the contract in his hand and said seriously, "Thank you, God Ming and Captain Chi, for fighting for me. I can only repay you with results. "
More words were not as good as actual results.
Tianheng treated him so well. He would do his best for this club and his dream.
Ming Sheng smiled and looked into Ye Shaoyang's eyes. He took the initiative to extend his hand. "Welcome to Tianheng."