What is a wandering mid laner?

As Su Cheng said.

When I woke up early the next morning, LPL also changed.

WE, which took the lead in the official announcement, released the copy of Xiye's departure from the team and 957's retirement.

Immediately afterwards, Mystic also announced the restoration of the status of a free man.

The WE2.0 version is broken and has officially come to an end.

The poor performance of the S8 season made the team unsustainable.

WE needs more fresh blood.

And the members of 2.0 can only leave sadly.

RW officials announced the news of Doinb's departure, and he is still working hard to go to the World Championship.

Rogue Warriors performed well last season, but there is still a long way to go before the World Championship.

Unlike Griffin, who is full of talent.

The upper limit of RW is visible to the naked eye.

Doinb sees no hope, since he has no skills, he will go his own way.

After a night of silence, SKT finally responded.

They gave a group photo of the team. Except for Lee Sang-hyuk, the bodies of the other five were all plopped off, leaving only a black shadow.

This is to let the supernatural netizens guess for themselves, who are the players who joined.

Lin Ranguang spent the whole morning just reading the comments.

He enjoyed eating melons.

Originally thought that he was an outsider, as long as Guo Hao helped him post a Weibo announcing his rest.

But suddenly received a phone call in the afternoon.

From Zhuo Ding.

"Brother Ran... Can you just come out, I have something to ask you."

Chapter 661: The future of YM and everyone

The two made an appointment at a milk tea shop closer to the TOP base.

Su Cheng was working on a final paper in the study, when she saw Lin Ran get up and go out, she got up and asked, "Why are you going?"

"Zhuo Ding has something to do with me." Lin Ran took a brown scarf from the hanger, "It probably has something to do with the transfer period."

Usually there is nothing important, the two of them can explain clearly on WeChat, and if it is impossible, they can also explain clearly on the phone.

Judging from Zhuo Ding's tone, it was obvious that it was not an appointment to reminisce about the old days. Lin Ran could guess the other party's thoughts by ruling out several other possibilities.

Su Cheng glanced at the time.

Professional players usually wake up relatively late, and it's already three o'clock in the afternoon. By the time their boyfriend comes back, it will probably be completely dark.

"Why don't we have takeaway at night..." She offered to propose, and stepped forward to help tie the scarf.

"Hey, you can order whatever you want, I can do it." Lin Ran kissed his girlfriend on the cheek, took the car keys and opened the door to leave.

The TOP base is in the suburbs, and there was no traffic jam all the way there, and I arrived at the milk tea shop smoothly.

Wearing a loose sweater, Zhuo Ding was sitting by the window warming his hands with milk tea, when he saw Lin Ran coming in, he immediately got up and greeted him.

Pushing open the door and entering, the heating in the room was fully turned on, directly covering Lin Ran's glasses with a layer of white mist.

He took out a piece of lens cleaning paper from his pocket to wipe the lens clean, ordered a cup of red bean milk tea, and then sat beside Zhuo Ding.

"Brother Ran has won three consecutive championships, congratulations..." Zhuo Ding's hair length was comparable to that of Xiao Meng during the World Championships, but his speech was much smoother than before.

Lin Ran listened to the coherent and seamless congratulatory speech, without even thinking about it, he knew that this was the draft prepared by Knight early on, otherwise it would be a bit embarrassing for him to directly edit and say these words on the spot.

Zhuo Ding is not Guo Hao, that's okay for Sister Li.

"Let's get down to business, what's the matter?" After listening to Zhuo Ding's greetings, Lin Ran decided to get straight to the point.

Zhuo Ding also let out a long sigh of relief.

For an introverted patient like him who has little literary literacy, it is unrealistic to continue to modify rhetoric and flatter him.

"It's just... my contract has expired, I want to visit various places," Knight scratched his head, "Ask the price, and find a more suitable team by the way."

He only came to YM in the second half of 2016, and he didn't catch up with the spring breeze when PDD was first established. At that time, in order to keep Lin Ran and the others, Liu Mou had a short contract period, which was relatively loose.

When Zhuo Ding arrives at YM, newcomers usually sign a two- to three-year contract, and it just expires now.

When he was in YMA before, he hadn't played many famous tricks, and his salary was not particularly high.

During this transfer period, knight can complete the take-off of income.

"This year's domestic mid-lane contract price is extremely high," Zhuo Ding's voice began to be vague again, "the average price per year is about several million."

For a young man like him who hasn't achieved particularly outstanding results, a few million is already an exaggerated figure.

"I probably understand..." Lin Ran also heard some rumors.

The main reason is that there are really not many powerful Huazi mid laners.

Lin Ran supported the LPL's domestic mid laners back then, but when he decided to rest next season, netizens discovered that there was no successor.

The top mid laners behind him are Song Euijin and Xiao Xiaodi, both of whom are Korean players. There is currently no policy of transferring to local players. No matter what, they will occupy a quota of foreign players, which will squeeze the team's signing space.

Among the remaining domestic players, Shuhu has good strength in the league, but basically they can only play in RNG, and other teams cannot buy them. Even if RNG releases them, the price is quite high.

Xiye is now a free man, but the overall performance of S8 is full of unpredictable.

Moreover, Xi Ye, who was born in 97, will enter the 22-year-old mark next year, and has reached the end of his peak period. Few teams are willing to bet on his status with a high salary.

An 18-year-old talented mid laner like Zhuo Ding, entering the transfer period as a free agent, is definitely the coveted target of many clubs, and the price will naturally rise.

Lin Ran took a sip of milk tea, letting the aroma of red beans overflow in his mouth, "As for the contract, I hope you will pay more attention to it, don't put money first, and just sign it foolishly when you see an annual salary of tens of millions. ..."

Knight looked up at him, blinking but not understanding.

Lin Ran also felt that his statement was ambiguous, so he explained and added, "I am not a superior, but from the perspective of financial freedom, I am trying to persuade you not to place too much emphasis on money. That would really seem a bit shameless."

"It's about the details of the contract." He took out his mobile phone calculator. "I don't know the specific annual salary that each club gives you. Let's use an example."

"Club A, I will give you a pre-tax salary of 3 million for 2400 years, and package a live broadcast contract. The 800 million per year does not include any reward clauses, that is, no matter how well the team plays, you can get this money, and the reward clauses are calculated separately. For example, if you enter the World Championship, enter the semi-finals, or finally win the championship, there are additional bonuses.”

"Club B, pre-tax salary of 1200W for two years; Club C, 1W for one year, the live broadcast contract and reward terms of the two are the same as Club A, if three offers are placed in front of you, and the lineup is similar, which one will you sign?" Lin Ran asked a question.

The only problem with the contract is the packaging of the live broadcast contract.

For top players like Lin Ran, Jack, and Uzi who are popular and have good live broadcast effects, they are used to holding the live broadcast contract in their own hands, and the income will be higher.

However, Zhuo Ding's live broadcast was mediocre, and the only bright spot was the chaos in the Chinese and Korean server qualifying matches.

The broadcast contract is of little use to Knight.

Zhuo Ding hesitated for a moment, thinking about the three invitations given by Lin Ran, "...should sign A."

2400W, even if the tax part is excluded, he still has more than 1500W in his hands.

In his hometown of Pingxiang, the average housing price is less than 5000/square meter, and this 1500W can buy a small residential building.

After these three years of work, as long as there are no major changes in the rest of his life, he must have no worries about food and clothing.

"Big mistake!" Lin Ran denied his idea.

Zhuo Ding frowned, "Why?"

"First of all, you have to consider the market environment," Lin Ran helped him analyze carefully, "Do you think there is still room for improvement in League of Legends e-sports?"

"There must be," Knight replied without thinking, "It can continue to develop."

After he said this, he wanted to understand.

As the e-sports market continues to expand, more and more hot money will come in, and player contracts will naturally increase.

At least for now, this trend shows no signs of fading.

If you want to sign a contract, there is no need to sign a long-term contract at all.

Otherwise, this year's maximum salary may be an average price next year.

"Another point," Lin Ran said earnestly, "The transfer period in 2019 is the most important thing."

"Do you know where S10 is held?" He asked again.

"Our local..." Zhuo Ding suddenly realized after finishing speaking, "You mean the contract will increase during the S9 transfer period?"

It was the same as the S6 transfer period back then.

The capital knows how much fresh blood will be injected into the professional league in a local battle in the World Championship, countless sponsors and advertisements, and exaggerated influence.

Although Lin Ran and YM had achieved the feat of winning the Bird's Nest last year, no one would mind doing it again.

In order to win the championship and pick the fruit, everyone must increase investment to grab strong players, and mid laners like Zhuo Ding will be even scarcer by then.

"So, my suggestion to you is to sign for one year." Lin Ran said the final conclusion, "Even if the money you get is less than the long-term contract, it doesn't matter, as long as your strength doesn't decline, you can sign in next year's transfer period." A more lucrative contract."

Zhuo Ding thought about this problem, and his heart instantly settled down.

Lin Ran's words can help him eliminate many wrong options.

"Another thing..." Knight strikes while the iron is hot, "Brother Hao told me two days ago, asking me if I want to go back to YM."

What Guo Hao offered him was a one-year contract, which was exactly what he wanted.

Lin Ran pondered for two seconds, "To be honest, it's hard to find someone for this position."

"Not many players are willing to come."

The current situation of YM is not the same as that of SKT.

Faker has not retired, as his teammate, the pressure will not be particularly high, as long as he can resist outside fans.

But Lin Ran announced a break at the peak, and the next mid laner who will replace him will definitely be compared.

Once the successor's performance is slightly worse, he will have to endure the abuse and accusations from YM fans.

Veteran players are unwilling to come, they know that it is impossible to reproduce Lin Ran's glory.

The trough after the peak is very hard to bear.

For a newcomer, if you are reckless but inexperienced, and your mentality has not been tempered, if you are criticized by YM supporters, it is very likely that you will explode and be devastated.

Guo Hao simply set his sights on Zhuo Ding.

This can be regarded as the direct descendant released by YM, and has a very close relationship with Lin Ran himself.

Most of Zhuo Ding's original fan base was diverted from YM.

If knight can come back, many old fans will express their support.

"Then do you think it's appropriate for me to come back?" Zhuo Ding said, looking at Lin Ran full of hope.

He is very nostalgic.

YM is the place where his career started. He misses the teammates where he can laugh and play with him, misses the crowded training room on the first floor of the base, and misses the championship photos placed in the dormitory area.

He misses everything there.

"I can only say..." Lin Ran weighed his words, "You are the most suitable mid laner for YM right now, but YM may not be suitable for you."

"I can't help you make a decision about this kind of thing," he shrugged. "It's all up to you."

Zhuo Ding nodded solemnly, "I see, go back and think carefully before replying."

He drank the last bit of milk tea, "Let's go Brother Ran, I'll treat you to a meal, thank you for coming out to help me clear my mind."

"Farewell." Lin Ran waved his hand, "We can talk about it after you officially sign the contract and get the money."

"Besides, I'm really not doing that much of a favor."

The analysis of the transfer period given by Lin Ran can be understood by any club manager, and it is not profound and obscure.

Because Zhuo Ding only had one thing in his mind, playing the game, he couldn't figure out the twists and turns. Lin Ran said a few words, and he could understand it.

"Well, I'll tell you as soon as I sign the contract," Zhuo Ding smiled shyly, "Thank you, Brother Ran."

Lin Ran remembered that Su Cheng liked to drink milk tea, so he went to order another cup of poplar nectar, and then set off to go back.