ctnovel 069 The Final Battle!
069 The Final Battle!
The following day, at the RISE base.
According to the rules, the RISE members who won the game were awarded a day of rest.
However, the competition within the RISE team is now extremely fierce. The members are playing ranked matches like crazy, hoping to surpass their teammates and move up one rank.
After finishing a ranked match, Lee Sang-hyeok, who had just eliminated his teammate, looked at his score and realized he was one step closer to Lee Ji-hyeong. A fighting spirit appeared on his face as he threw himself back into the ranked match.
But Li Zhixing had no intention of playing ranked matches at the moment. Instead, he stood at the entrance of the base and led Li Qiming and the people from Samsung's strategic investment department into the base.
The staff from the strategic investment department walked in and were momentarily stunned when they looked at the magnificent base in front of them.
They've been visiting various clubs quite a bit lately in order to invest in OGN.
But they had never seen such a luxurious base before.
Owning such a luxurious property in such a prime location must have cost a considerable amount of money.
Is this really an amateur team?
Could it be that Executive Director Li provided the funding?
That must be it.
Regardless, the fact that the staff possessed such a magnificent base subtly inflated the value of the RISE Club.
Looking at the expression on the man's face, Li Zhixing felt increasingly satisfied.
This is why he spared no expense in building this luxurious base.
You need a well-decorated storefront to make money.
We'll be able to recoup our costs sooner or later.
The guests were led to a specially reserved meeting room, and both sides went straight to stating their terms without beating around the bush.
It must be said that Samsung Group is indeed very wealthy.
They offered a high price of 4 million won, but they wanted more than just a GG spot or the naming rights of the team; they wanted to buy out the entire RISE team.
It must be said that 4 million Korean won is by no means low; according to the exchange rate, it is roughly equivalent to more than 200 million RMB.
Clearly, Li Zhixing would never agree to this.
RISE is worth far more than that.
"I can't sell the club; at most, I'll sell the naming rights."
Lee Ji-hyeong's words were resolute: "2 million won, I can give you the naming rights and the main GG position on your chest, but I demand that the name RISE be retained."
The 2 million yuan naming rights figure was calculated by Li Zhixing's actuarial team, based on the premise that RISE could win the championship.
The difference between buying the entire team for 4 million and only getting a naming rights sponsorship for 2 million is self-evident.
Logically, this should be the stage for bargaining.
But with Executive Director Lee Kee-myung standing to the side, Samsung's employees didn't dare to do the same. After a brief silence, his reply was no different from that of the other major investors: he would go back and apply to his superiors.
Li Zhixing nodded calmly and got up to see his guest off.
Li Qiming stood with his arms crossed, watching the entire negotiation process between the two sides. Only after the Samsung people left did he laugh and say, "You're quite carefree."
In Li Qiming's view, the figures provided by Samsung Group were all quite astonishing.
This buyout wasn't just about acquiring ownership of the team; it also included the acquisition of the training facility and all player-related contracts.
In other words, once the contract is signed, Samsung will pay for the team's subsequent base rental and player salaries, which will save Li Zhixing a lot of money.
Moreover, Li Zhixing will not leave the team because of this, but will sign a new player contract with Samsung Group and receive an income of at least 100,000 RMB per year.
All things considered, this amounts to millions of RMB in profit.
To everyone's surprise, Li Zhixing refused without even blinking.
"It's just a few dollars," Li Zhixing waved his hand dismissively.
The general trajectory of this world is not much different from that of his previous life, and he has every reason to believe that this is just the beginning of League of Legends esports.
Li Qiming smiled and nodded, saying, "Do your best, they'll be back soon."
Upon hearing this, Li Zhixing raised an eyebrow slightly: "Is there some inside information?"
"We already said it's inside information, why are you still asking?"
Li Qiming chuckled, "But telling you won't hurt..."
Li Qiming had attended two meetings of the strategic investment department, and he knew how satisfied the investment department was with the RISE team.
Moreover, the figure of 2 million for the naming rights is not high and is well within the investment department's budget.
In other words, as long as RISE continues to win, the investment department staff will be back soon.
In fact, Li Qiming's act of leaking this information was already a violation of regulations, as it infringed upon the company's rights.
Li Zhixing nodded upon hearing this.
Before we knew it, it was April 2nd.
League of Legends is getting a new version today, which brings changes to the game in addition to complex numerical adjustments, and also introduces a new champion.
Zack, the bio-engineered monster.
As a tank hero, the designer has positioned him for the top lane. Whether this will bring changes to the game remains to be seen after the official server update in a few days.
Meanwhile, the OGN competition continued, with RISE taking to the field again to face OP.
This is not a strong team.
Compared to RISE's wild 4-0 record, OP is clearly much worse, ranking last with a 1-3 record. If they don't make any changes later, they can basically start studying their opponents in the NLB league.
Facing such an opponent, RISE naturally has little chance of losing.
In the first match, Lee Ji-hyeong and Lee Sang-hyeong dominated the entire game with their Vi and Ahri combo, killing wherever they went and leaving OP unable to cope.
The second game ended even more decisively.
Before the mid and jungle players could even get going, Looper in the top lane had already taken the lead.
With a Rumble red-hot roast, he was the first to secure a tower dive solo kill!
Although Looper was eventually replaced by a turret, a breakthrough had been made.
Upon seeing this, Li Zhixing immediately changed his focus and ran towards the top lane with Mata's Leona!
In this era, supports rarely roam in the early game. After all, the current professional system is not yet fully mature, and supports generally lack global vision. Very few people dare to risk the AD carry's collapse to gamble on the benefits of roaming.
But what others don't understand, Li Zhixing does.
As long as the time difference between the top and bottom lane priority rotation is utilized, the support will not suffer too much loss even if they roam to the top lane.
And it is precisely under these circumstances that the assist roaming possesses sufficient surprise.
that's the truth.
The OP jungler was on high alert in the top lane, fearing that his top laner would be tower-dived by the jungler, but the arrival of RISE support caught him off guard.
In the end, after a three-man gank, OP's top laner was killed under the tower.
With the game at this point, there's no suspense left.
2-0, RISE takes another point, completing their tenth consecutive win in OGN!
The day after the competition ended, representatives from Samsung Group visited the RISE base again and began a second round of negotiations.
Samsung clearly understood that Lee Ji-hyeong wouldn't sell the club directly, so this time they brought a two-year naming rights contract worth 1.5 million won.
This number is very close to Li Zhixing's expectations, and ultimately, an individual is powerless against a large corporation like Samsung Group.
If it were a one-man operation, Li Zhixing might have agreed with just a nod.
Fortunately, the Li family had an insider like Li Qiming, so Li Zhixing remained calm, insisted on the figure of 2 million, and saw the guests off again.
If the current RISE is only worth 1.5 million won to Samsung, that's fine; they can just keep winning.
On April 7th, the OGN competition continued.
This time, RISE has once again encountered a heavyweight opponent.
KT, the runner-up in the Winter Tournament, also boasts a 5-0 undefeated winning streak.
If they win this match, it will mean that RISE has defeated all the strong opponents in OGN and officially become the number one team in the league.
At that time, the value of RISE will be beyond doubt.