Chapter 158, Prosperous Chang'an (Part 1)

"Qin Ye... has decided to retire..."

This sentence was like thunder, which made Li Xiang stunned by the explosion. He opened his eyes wide and stared at Liu Chuan with disbelief: "What did you say? Qin Ye is going to retire?!"

Liu Chuan's face became very serious and he whispered: "I only found out three days ago. Xu Xinran told me that Qin Ye was going to retire and asked me to persuade Qin Ye. I have not contacted him these two days. Yesterday was the final of the South China Division of the University League, which would affect your status. I have not told you for the time being."

Now it seems that he was right to hide it from Li Xiang for the time being. Li Xiang's care for Qin Ye was beyond Liu Chuan's imagination. If he had learned about this bad news before the game, Li Xiang would definitely not be able to concentrate, and it would affect the performance of the school team.

Liu Chuan sighed and said, "He has been turning off his phone. I will ask Zewen to have a meal first, and chat while eating..."

Liu Chuan patted Li Xiang on the shoulder and went upstairs to call Wu Zewen.

Li Xiang was stunned and frowned tightly. He could not imagine what Qin Ye had endured during this period. Even though Liu Chuan had long said that Qin Ye's biggest possibility was retirement, Li Xiang still couldn't accept it when he heard this news! In his eyes, Qin Ye was always so outstanding and so dazzling. Such an outstanding player ended his career like this. Li Xiang was very unwilling to accept it and felt even more heartbroken for Qin Ye!

Liu Chuan soon came down with Wu Zewen and asked Li Xiang to have a meal.

Along the way, the three of them didn't say anything. During this period, they often played dungeons with Qin Ye's entourage in online games. They had already regarded Qin Ye as a friend. The joy of the school team qualifying from the South China competition area last night was completely dispersed by the cold water poured from the "Qin Ye's retirement". The three of them looked a little heavy.

I went to the small restaurant on the second floor of the school and found a small private room to sit down. Liu Chuan ordered a few dishes casually and served them, but the three of them had no appetite.

Li Xiang frowned and said, "Qin Ye's cell phone is turned off. Do you don't want to contact us?"

Liu Chuan said: "Xu Xinran told me that Qin Ye went out to relax. She didn't know where he went, but according to my speculation, he should have gone to Singapore, and his sister was there."

Li Xiang asked: "His sister?"

Liu Chuan said: "That's right, his sister's name is Qin Shuang, who works as a doctor in Singapore."

Li Xiang's mood suddenly became a little complicated. He suddenly felt that he knew too little about Qin Ye, too little. He didn't even know Qin Ye and a sister! The Qin Ye he knew was just a famous assassin in the professional circle, Ye Se with countless fans, the deputy captain of the Chang'an team... Apart from the identity of a professional player, what kind of person is Qin Ye in reality? What kind of family background does he have? He was completely unaware of these...

He also said he wanted to protect him, but he didn't understand him at all...

The strong sense of frustration made Li Xiang irritatedly grab his hair, put down his chopsticks, and he didn't even feel like eating.

Wu Zewen turned around and asked, "Qin Ye is going to retire. Is this matter confirmed? Hasn't he issued an announcement yet?"

Liu Chuan said helplessly: "It should be settled. I infer from Xu Xinran's tone that the Changan team is probably going to disband..."

Li Xiang opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Discondon?!"

Wu Zewen couldn't believe it either: "... Although Changan team did not make the playoffs, they were in the ninth place, so there was no need to disband, right?"

As far as they know, only teams like the Qiankun team where Jiang Shaoqing was located that were eliminated by the professional league will be disbanded. Changan team ranks ninth this season. In fact, among the sixteen teams in the entire league, they are still at the mid-level. How could they reach the stage of disbanding?

Li wanted to know how deep Qin Ye had for the Chang'an team. Chang'an team was like Qin Ye's second home!

Now that the family is about to scatter, what reason does Qin Ye have to stay?

Thinking of this, Li Xiang felt cold in his heart. He wanted to fly to Qin Ye immediately, hugged the man tightly, and said to him: Don’t be sad, you still have us... But he knew that Qin Ye didn’t need anyone’s comfort at this time, because Qin Ye had already made a decision...

That person is always proud, strong, so strong that Li Xiang feels distressed.

As Qin Ye’s best friend in the professional circle, Liu Chuan also knows Qin Ye’s personality. It seems that this retirement cannot be changed. If Qin Ye really retires and wants him to come back, it will be even more difficult...

Seeing Liu Chuan's expression heavy, Wu Zewen couldn't help but comfort him softly: "Don't be anxious first, think of a solution. The Chang'an team is going to disband. The official has not announced any news yet. Maybe it can be saved?"

Liu Chuan shook his head gently and said, "You don't know that the Changan team is different from other teams. The key is that the Changan team's manager Xia Mingde..."

Looking back at Wu Zewen's eyes full of concern, Liu Chuan took a deep breath and continued, "Xia Mingde invested in the Chang'an team in order to Lin Liming, the first captain of the Chang'an team. Lin Liming wanted to establish the Chang'an team at that time, but he had no funds. Xia Mingde was his good buddy and his family was in very good condition, so he paid a lot of money to help him, which was the kind of helping him through the difficulties and helping him with righteousness..."

"In fact, the focus of Xia's business is on the side of film and television investment. Manager Xia is not keen on the e-sports circle. He doesn't know how to play the Wulin game himself, and he doesn't like to care about the internal affairs of the team. He usually leaves it to Qin Ye to manage it. To put it bluntly, for him, the Changan team is just a part of the business that can be ignored..."

"He is not like Li Hui. Li Hui himself likes e-sports very much. Out of this kind of love, even if the Chinese team's performance dropped sharply after I left, Li Hui survived, but Xia Mingde was different. He was too lazy to manage e-sports. To put it bluntly, he invested in Chang'an team and just helped his friends..."

"Have you ever thought about it? The conflicts within the Chang'an team have lasted for so long. If Xia Mingde really wants to run this team well, as the team manager, isn't it easy for him to change the captain? But he has been silent about it, why is it for?"

"It's because... Chang'an team is optional to him, and he doesn't care what the team will become! His investment in the entertainment industry is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The Chang'an team's small business cannot reach Manager Xia's eyes. He doesn't even know how many sects there are in the martial arts game. Such a half-baked guy makes it really embarrassing for him to continue to stay in the e-sports circle."

Listening to Liu Chuan calmly telling the background of the Chang'an team, the two of them were really surging!

As novices in the e-sports circle, they don’t know anything about these teams. They only know how to improve themselves and play games, but they never thought about what if one day as a professional player, their team was disbanded for various reasons, what should they do?

Jiang Shaoqing had experienced this kind of thing before. The team was disbanded and his dream was shattered. He could only leave the professional league with his salary.

——This is the cruel reality.

To put it nicely, a group of young people are fighting on this land with the dream of becoming professional players. But in fact, behind every e-sports club, there are various investors. The ultimate goal of investors is to make profits. Investing in teams is not to do charity, but to make money. No one is willing to do a loss-making business.

Xia Mingde’s choice cannot be said to be completely wrong... He is just too realistic.

He is a businessman, he doesn't love e-sports like Liu Chuan and Li Hui. He invested in the Chang'an team just to help his friends and make some money. Since the team did not achieve the results he expected, it is understandable that he gave up this burden. Perhaps many people will think that the Xia family is so rich. Since he can invest hundreds of millions of dollars in a movie, why can't he spend even millions of dollars to support the Chang'an Club?

But the richer the person, the more he cares about money.

In Xia Mingde's view, the investment and income of Chang'an Club are no longer proportional. Any money he uses to do will be more cost-effective than investing in Chang'an. As an experienced businessman, Chang'an Club has become a burden to drag him down and a waste of food that is difficult to swallow. It is the most rational decision to break if it should be broken.

As for the team members’ stay or not, and the feelings of fans… As the boss, how could he be in the mood to consider these things?

The team background that Liu Chuan mentioned was like a basin of cold water pouring on his head, instantly waking up two newcomers.

Wu Zewen was silent for a long time before looking up at Liu Chuan and asked seriously: "So, you want to create a club by yourself and control everything by yourself, right?"

Liu Chuan nodded seriously and whispered: "Yes. Although I can't guarantee how good our team can achieve, what I can guarantee is that with me, Liu Chuan, the Longyin team will not be disbanded no matter what the circumstances!"

——With me, Liu Chuan, the Longyin Team will not be disbanded no matter what the circumstances!

Liu Chuan's words were loud and loud, just like the most powerful calming pill, which made Wu Zewen's uneasy, uneasy, and hesitation disappear.

Although he is a newbie who has only a slight understanding of the e-sports circle, he believes in Liu Chuan. He believes that with Liu Chuan, the Longyin team will become a strong tree, giving the team members the most peace of mind and the most stable support, and will always stand tall even if the wind and rain are in turmoil!

This is the biggest difference between Liu Chuan and Xia Mingde.

However, listening to Liu Chuan's assurance, Li Xiang felt that his heart was being grabbed by an invisible hand. He still remembered that when Changan team failed one after another, fans were worried that Qin Ye would leave, so he left a message on his Weibo to inquire. Qin Ye publicly said: "Don't worry, I won't leave."

——In the most difficult moment of the Chang'an team, Qin Ye will not leave Chang'an.

——Now that Chang'an has dispersed, what reason does he have to stay?

For Qin Ye, the Chang'an team was like being connected with his flesh and blood. For five years, he also got used to sharing honor and disgrace with the Chang'an team. After the Chang'an team was disbanded, what reason did he have to stay in the professional circle to fight? He is not young anymore, and retirement is obviously the most appropriate decision he made after careful consideration...

Li Xiang stared at the rice in front of him in a daze, his eyes slightly red...

Did that person really leave like this?

He hasn't fought side by side with him yet...

During this period, he kept his breath and worked hard. He wanted to become an excellent master as soon as possible. He wanted to be qualified to be by Qin Ye's side one day in the future, be able to protect Qin Ye at critical moments, and give him a warm hug and a thoughtful encouragement when Qin Ye walked off the stage...

Unfortunately, before these ideas could be realized, Qin Ye was about to leave.

When he followed the school team to win the opponent yesterday and successfully qualified from the South China competition zone, Li Xiang was excited to send a text message to Qin Ye. He was delighted with his progress all night last night, fantasizing that he could finally stand up in front of Qin Ye and said: I will win the game too, and I will be a professional player in the future...

But now it seems that his growth is far from enough!

Faced with Qin Ye's retirement, Li Xiang found that he was powerless! Not to mention fighting side by side with Qin Ye, he didn't even know where Qin Ye was!

It turned out that he was still far from Qin Ye. This perception made Li Xiang suddenly feel extremely frustrated.

Li Xiang looked back at Liu Chuan and asked in a hoarse voice: "Is there any way to keep Qin Ye? Liu Chuan, tell me, what else can we do? As long as we can keep him, I can do anything!"

Liu Chuan was silent for a moment before saying, "You also know Qin Ye's temper. He has decided to retire. It is so difficult to persuade him to change his mind..."

Li Xiang lowered his head in annoyance. He knew that Qin Ye had always been decisive and straightforward. Since he had made up his mind to make him regret it, it was not in line with Qin Ye's personality at all.

But can they just watch Qin Ye retire?

Liu Chuan thought for a while and said, "It's useless to be anxious now. He is in Singapore. He probably has a problem with his phone and can't receive our call. Let's talk about it later when the winter vacation is over. He will definitely go home for the New Year during the winter vacation. Then go to Xi'an to have an interview with him."

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Chapter 159, Prosperous Chang'an (Part 2)

Although the official announcement has not been made official, the captains of the major teams are already well aware of it.

The reason is that many players of the Changan team have contacted the managers of major teams in private. So many players are preparing to transfer, and the Changan team is obviously about to disperse.

However, media reporters did not notice this at all. December was the most intense playoff stage in the official professional league, and the reporters' eyes were all focused on the showdown of several strong teams entering the playoffs.

In the quarterfinals of the playoffs, according to the points ranking of the quarter-finals, the finals were finally achieved after a whole week. The list of the semi-finals was also released one after another - Tongque defeated Snow Wolf, Seven Star Grass defeated Fenghuo, Luo Huaci defeated Guose, Huaxia defeated Shengtang, and the four teams reached the semi-finals!

The semi-finals will be held on the second weekend of December, with the duel between Tongque and Huaxia, and the duel between Seven Star Grass and Luohuaci, which is also a cruel knockout system.

Such a fierce team collision attracted the attention of almost all media in the e-sports circle, and the competition scene was crowded with people and full of people.

The district competition stage of the college league has ended. Liu Chuan is not under pressure to train the school team now, so he simply bought three tickets to take Wu Zewen and Li Xiang to the semi-finals.

Since Li Xiang found out that Qin Ye has retired, he has been sick and can't lift himself up like a frost-beating eggplant. Liu Chuan patted his shoulder and said, "Don't be anxious. Qin Ye has been tired for so long. Let him relax for a few days and take a break first."

Li Xiang nodded, and amid the deafening cheers around him, he finally focused on the big stage.

The duel between Tongque and Huaxia was sparked from the beginning, and the ring match was very fierce. The players on both sides fought to the last drop of blood. Surprisingly, Xie Guangyi, the deputy captain of the Huaxia team, successfully defended the champion flag with the advantage of 100 points of blood!

In the second round of team battle, Xie Guangyi's command was very calm, and his cooperation with Liang Haibin was also very tacit, which actually caused the Tongque team to capsize in the gutter and was taken away two flags in a row! The Tongque fans who came to cheer on the spot could hardly believe it - 7:2! Although it was not as dazzling as 9:0, Tongque actually lost at home?

Lu Xiang lowered his head depressedly and said, "I didn't perform well just now."

Shao Zehang rubbed his head and said, "Don't worry, there are two more games in the future."

The morale in China is high. Liang Haibin, who has always been called the captain of the sheep, finally showed a smile from the bottom of his heart on his face. Several team members hugged each other in the backstage to celebrate the victory of the game. Liang Haibin was happy for a while, and suddenly thought of something, and walked into the corridor next to him alone...

I still remember that after being shaved by Tongque in the last game, he was sadly hanging his head in the corridor thinking about his worries. Liu Chuan's voice suddenly sounded behind him. Liu Chuan fell from the sky surprised him. What surprised him even more was that the brief encouragement of Liu Chuan's few words made Liang Haibin, who was in a low mood, finally regained his confidence!

He asked him at the time: "Why should I choose me as the captain?"
To be continued...