Chapter Eleven LCD Club

  Tianyuan Road, LCD E-Sports Club.

  In the elegant and clean manager's office, Lulu, the club manager in a black professional suit, was negotiating with the team coach.

  "Xiao Bai, what kind of mid laner do you think we should find to satisfy both you and your teammates?" Lulu stroked her hair gently while fiddling with several candidate profiles on the table, looking somewhat worried.

  Since the end of the spring season, almost every day, high-scoring road players and other professional players have come to the club for interviews, but the final results are not ideal. Either the club is dissatisfied with the player's ability or the player feels that the club's treatment is too poor. The summer transfer period has started for so long, but the club has only recruited one ADC player from start to finish, and the most important mid-position has always been unable to find a suitable candidate!

  "Lulu, actually our requirements are not high, I've said it many times before. To come to our team and play mid lane, first of all, your laning phase and farming ability can't be too weak. During the game, even if you can't crush the opponent, at least you must ensure your own development! Then there's the hero pool, which can't be too shallow. You can't just know how to play traditional mage mid laners or just assassin-type mid laners, you must be able to play both!

  The team coach, White Moonlight, who looked very young wearing a white shirt, adjusted his glasses and said seriously, "Then there's the communication and coordination with the team. This is even more important than what I mentioned earlier. We've already lost once because of this, we absolutely can't fall down in the same place twice!"

  Every time the white crescent moon talks about this issue, it is a serious face. The main reason why the LCD team in the spring season did not make it to the playoffs was that the mid laner and the jungler in the team were not on good terms. They mutually disliked and blamed each other, and they could not form an effective team cohesion at all.

  "The last one is a matter of personal style, I think the new mid laner should have strong roaming and supporting abilities. As we all know, our team LCD has always been invincible in the first 10 minutes, so I hope the new mid laner can cooperate well with the jungler, have good rhythm control ability, and bring out the best of our team's strengths!" White Moon smiled slyly and said, "Of course, if they also have the ability to team fight and seize opportunities in the late game, that would be even better!"

  "Xiao Bai, you're not having a fever, are you?" Lulu's apricot-like eyes stared fixedly at the white crescent moon, with an expression that seemed to say "wake up".

  Although Lulu doesn't often play League of Legends, she also knows that domestic players who meet the requirements mentioned by White Moonlight can be counted on one hand, and almost only a few star mid laners in the LPL can reach this level, with a total number of no more than three people.

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  Not to mention that these players already have a home team, even if they don't, it's not necessarily that they would look down on LCD, this second-rate club in the league that is neither here nor there and has never entered the domestic top four.

  In the just-concluded 2014 LPL Spring Regular Season, LCD finished with a total score of 16 points and ranked fifth, missing out on the playoffs!

  "Cough, cough... Lulu sister, I also know that it's hard to find such a player, but if you let me casually pick someone to join the team and play mid lane, wouldn't that be irresponsible to the club and the players? You know, our LOL division has been established for two years, and we've hardly achieved any notable results. Now that we finally have the chance to revamp the team, if we recruit another mediocre player like Mirror Flower Water Moon, do we even need to play in the summer season?" White Crescent pleaded. "Lulu sister, I know you've been working hard these past few days, but can you bear to see our team living in the shadow of other strong teams forever, just drifting along like this?"

  Although Lulu is the manager of the entire LCD club, she is mainly in charge of the DOTA department with impressive achievements. She rarely intervenes in the LOL department's affairs and only represents the club on occasions like recruiting new players to show her emphasis.

  The management and internal affairs of this LOL division are mainly handled by team leader Liu Bin and coach Bai Yueyue.

  "You're making it sound so miserable, as if I'd be the culprit for your failure to achieve results if I didn't agree. Alright, alright, I'm scared of you, can't I just stay here?!" After all, women have soft hearts, and Lulu was immediately convinced. "By the way, isn't there another candidate coming to the club for an interview today? When is he arriving?"

  "Yes, he is a King's Glory player who was previously unknown. He didn't have any professional experience before, but his King's Glory skills are different from ordinary players. He advanced to the top of the first district with 27 consecutive wins and even crushed No Feng in the promotion match. His RANK strength is terrifying." White Moonlight said, recalling when he contacted Chen Cheng on behalf of LCD Club.

  "What you're referring to as Nuofeng, is it the solo player Nuofeng from W1?" Lulu asked, as a well-known figure in the e-sports circle, she was naturally acquainted with the e-sports celebrity Ruofeng.

  "That's right, it's him!" The white crescent nodded heavily.

  "I'd like to see him then, what time will he arrive?" Lulu's eyes lit up, and she suddenly became interested.

  Bai Yue put down her phone and replied, "I just called to ask, they said they've already arrived downstairs, will be here in a few minutes."

  Five minutes later, Chen Cheng appeared in front of them wearing casual clothes.

  "Hello." Lulu and White Moon stood up at the same time, shaking hands with Chen Cheng in turn. Although if Chen Cheng joined the team to become a player of the club, both of them would be Chen Cheng's superiors, but the professional circle is not an officialdom, there is no such strict hierarchy.

  "Hello everyone, I am Chen Cheng." Chen Cheng introduced himself.

  "Excuse me, although it's a bit unnecessary, but I still want to confirm first. Are you the Invincible Flying Cat of Eulonia Zone 1?" White Crescent Moon asked.

  "Yes, I am." Chen Cheng nodded.

  "Sorry, how old are you this year?" The white crescent moon was a bit unbelievable.

  "I just turned 21," said Chen Cheng.

  "21? That's 1993? The face of the white crescent moon was utterly disappointed. To think that their newly recruited ADC genius, who was born in 1997 and is only 17 years old this year, is a whole four years younger than Chen Cheng!"

  As the person who personally contacted Chen Cheng, Bai Yue did not ask about Chen Cheng's age beforehand. This was because in his opinion, even if Chen Cheng's age differed from what he had imagined, it would not be too far off.

  And also, those high-scoring candidates who came to the club for an interview a few days ago were all under 20 years old.

  But Chen Cheng has far exceeded this limit!

  In other industries, at this age, he might just be considered a rookie.

  But in the e-sports circle, the recognized golden age is 16-20 years old, and 21 years old is absolutely old!

  The best example is FAKER, the Korean player who is widely regarded as having the strongest mid lane dominance in League of Legends history. In fact, he was just a 96-born young boy! He won S3 World Championship and two consecutive OGN championships last year at the age of 17!

  The only domestic team that has won the World Championship in LPL events is W1, and the average age of the players when they won the championship was only 20 years old!

  Although there are older professional players in the domestic circle than Chen Cheng, such as Chang and Xiang, they have all been in the industry for many years and are veteran players who have been tempered on the battlefield, not to be compared with Chen Cheng, a rookie player who has never even touched a professional game.

  Generally, new entrants to a profession need some time to adapt to the arena and form their own style of play. This period can be as short as three months to half a year or as long as one year or even longer.

  At Chen Xiang's age, even if the club can cultivate him into a talent, how long will he be able to play for the club?

  As the head coach of LCD Club's LOL division, White Moon naturally had to consider things from multiple angles.

  "Sorry, I'm afraid you've come for nothing. At your age, we can't accept you. The club will reimburse you for the round-trip fare. Sorry." The white crescent moon issued an edict to expel the guest. Mid laner was his most valued position, he absolutely couldn't be careless about it.

  Although LCD is not a top team in China, it's still one of the LPL eight strong teams, and not just any player can enter this door!

  "It doesn't matter, see you later." Despite having countless experiences of being rejected in job hunting, Chen Cheng's mentality had been tempered to maturity, but at this moment, a hint of disappointment still flashed across his face.

  Among the more than 10 teams that extended an invitation to him, LCD was the first team to visit his home. This is because LCD team was the only all-Chinese lineup among the three LPL teams that extended the initial invitation to him, with no Korean coaches or players, so he made this team his top priority.

  Unexpectedly, after entering the house and saying a few words, they were already asked to leave.

  Age has a fatal impact on professional players. When Chen Cheng received invitations from various teams, he hesitated for so long because his age was his biggest concern!

  As expected, I got hooked on the first visit!

  "Wait a minute." Just as Chen Cheng was about to walk out of the door, club manager Lulu suddenly stood up.

  "What's up?" Chen Cheng turned his head back, and only then did he have the chance to take a good look at the famous beautiful female manager in front of him.

  Her skin was fair and delicate, her figure tall and slender, a black dress set off her lithe and elegant physique, looking bony yet not lacking in fullness.

  A small, delicate purple brooch was pinned to her chest, positioned perfectly on that firm and prominent spot, extremely eye-catching.

  Her long black hair was neatly combed back and tied into a bun, with delicate makeup. She wore a pair of black-framed glasses on her face, but they couldn't hide the sharpness in her eyes. When she spoke, her tone was calm, her voice soft and unhurried, yet still exuding an air of efficiency.

  Living up to her reputation as DOTA's number one beauty, this strong woman exudes a mature and elegant aura that only a few women possess.

  Lulu and Chen Cheng exchanged a glance, then turned to the white crescent moon: "Xiao Bai, didn't you say that today was scheduled for a training match with Korea's SKT? Anyway, there's nothing else going on, why not let him try it out?"

  "Huh?" The white crescent moon was taken aback, he hadn't expected the manager to personally intervene in such a small detail. But since his superior had spoken up, he naturally didn't have any more reasons to object. "Our training base is on the second floor, and our practice match against SKT starts in 10 minutes. The team members should all be warming up now, let's go, I'll take you there."

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  I was watching the S4 Korean bubble match between SKT and Samsung White BO5 tonight, so the update is a bit late, please forgive me. This game was for the second ticket to S4, with the winner advancing directly and the loser having to play more bubble matches against OGN summer champion KTA and others, which would be a tough battle... In the end, SKT got crushed 0-3, and Samsung's twin aces both secured their tickets to the S4 finals, I feel like it'll be tough for Chinese teams in S4...

  In addition, SKT's jungler and AD carry are both in a daze, and although Khan is still strong, he can't compete with the one god and four legs of the giant pit. It seems that the saying has come true: the great demon king is still the great demon king, but SKT is no longer the same SKT. Anyway, I hope the great demon king can make it to the S4 finals, after all, he's the idol of many mid laners, and if he doesn't show up in S4, everyone will feel like something's missing.