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Outside the hotel box, a certain direction of the corridor leads to an open-air balcony.

The metal fence on the balcony was wet from the rain and was icy cold.Cheng Sunian held it up with one hand, but Zuo Zhengyi hesitated for a while, but didn't touch it.

The two stood side by side. The rain had stopped at this moment, and gusts of cold wind poured into the cuffs. Zuo Zhengyi clenched his sleeves tightly and put his hands into the side pockets of his coat.

——He took great care to protect his wrist and didn't want to catch cold.

Cheng Sunian glanced at him, looked away, looked at the gray sky in the distance, and said softly: "Do you know what I want to tell you?"

"I don't know." Zuo Zhengyi said, "Besides signing the contract, is there anything we can talk about privately? But I don't think you want to sign me."

"..."

The balcony is not big, and it seems to be a place for guests to smoke. There is a special trash can for cigarette butts on the ground. It is conceivable that the smell of cigarettes should not be small at ordinary times.

But today it was washed by the cold wind and rain, and now there is only the smell of rain.

Cheng Sunian's eyes fell on Zuo Zhengyi again.

Seniors have a common problem. When they see young people, it is easy to think of themselves at the same age.

Zuo Zhengyi is a person with a temper, his temperament has nothing to do with his facial expressions and words."Don't get close to strangers" is written all over his body, and he is obviously unwilling to act on the occasion. Although he came out with Cheng Su Nian, he doesn't seem to have the desire to speak up.

Cheng Sunian asked him like gossiping, "Is it in a bad mood today?"

"No, it's pretty good." Zuo Zhengyi also looked at Cheng Sunian, and when he met his eyes, he changed his words, "A little bit."

Cheng Sunian laughed and said, "This is the first time we have chatted alone, right? The feeling you give me is different from what I remember."

"What's the difference?"

"I can't tell." Cheng Sunian thought for a while and said, "It seems to be different everywhere, especially...not as much as I thought."

"..."

Cheng Sunian looked at him with a slightly playful smile.Zuo Zhengyi frowned slightly, and returned a puzzled look.

"S11 season, when you were in WSND, you gave me an invincible feeling." Cheng Sunian sighed, "At that time, Kim Zhixiu had just transferred from Korea to EPL, and the momentum was huge. I looked at you, and you guys kept coming every year. Talented players who have emerged feel like...the human power is invincible."

Zuo Zhengyi was slightly surprised.

Perhaps it was because he had already retired that Cheng Su Nian was able to mention the predicament of the year so frankly.

He said: "S11 is the most stressful year for me, because I have come to the end of my career. From 25 to 26, it seems to be from life to death. Like a string that is about to break, it will be gone if I don't pay attention. .But you are relaxed, you can beat the whole EPL with ease, no team is not nervous when they meet WSND."

"..."

"At that time, I thought that the fate of people is different." Cheng Suinian flicked the balcony fence with his fingertips, it was too light to make a sound, "I even envied you back then, just like you envy me now. "

Zuo Zhengyi was taken aback for a moment: "You... how do you know?"

Cheng Sunian smiled again: "When you said you wanted to build a club, the way you looked at me was too obvious."

"..."

Zuo Zhengyi was silent for a moment, without concealing: "Who doesn't envy you? The flag of SP, the admiration of the team, you can always stay in your own place, you won't be suppressed or lose your 'value', I don't know what else Which player can have a more complete career than you."

There was a distance between their shoulders through which the cold wind passed.

Zuo Zhengyi suddenly felt sad, "And I... am a homeless person, and I have no place for me."

"That's why you wanted to build the club?"

"Correct."

Zuo Zhengyi stared straight ahead with silent eyes, the sky was covered by fog, and it was gray, pressing on the pedestrians' heads.

Suddenly it began to rain again, and the fine rain streaks were blown left and right by the wind, brushing against his icy white side face.

He is not yet 21 years old, but he already has the depressed look of Cheng Su's 25-year-old.

Cheng Sunian said: "I entered the industry at 26, and won the world championship at [-]. The result was very satisfactory, but the process——"

Cheng Sunian turned around, leaning his back on the metal fence, and said to Zuo Zhengyi: "You should know, right? The Scorpion team was built by me and Xu Xiang. Later, I was slandered for match-fixing, and he sold the team behind my back. That’s why we have the current Scorpion.”

Zuo Zhengyi nodded and looked at him.

Cheng Sunian said: "I didn't play support at the beginning, but the team was short of people and couldn't recruit support players, so I was forced to switch careers to become a support. This was the beginning of my compromise for the team, and then it got out of hand. , that’s how I came here.”

"..."

"SP was built by Guo Ye. Before entering EOH, it was a well-known e-sports club. However, the e-sports industry did not make money back then. People in this industry relied on their love and paid for their funds. At that time, Guo Ye was so poor that he couldn't get rid of the pot. It coincided with the rise of EOH. , he found me, who was notorious because of the match-fixing incident, and asked me to help him lead the team to enter the EPL."

Cheng Su Nian recalled the past, and said with a light smile: "The reason why he came to me was because I didn't want money, as long as I had the opportunity to play games. So I didn't build the EOH branch of SP, but I brought it up. Later, It took me several years to save some capital before I took a stake in the club and became Guo Ye’s partner—this has nothing to do with how much money I have, it’s purely because he gave me authority based on my merits and our friendship. Up to now, he has no business, and the internal and external affairs are handed over to me."

"The benefits of my being in SP, as you said," Cheng Sunian said, "is the banner of the team, and I am admired, but I sacrificed a lot of things in exchange for it. When I am in SP, the team is always greater than myself, and the right to speak is high. It doesn't mean freedom, on the contrary, there is no freedom anymore. Let alone have selfish intentions - for example, I play support to fill the gap for the team, and support will never be able to turn the tide in adversity like your Garan. I can only Improve teamwork as much as possible and play operations. I also thought, if I didn’t play support, play mid laner, AD, or even jungler, would my road to championship be smoother? But there is no if.”

Cheng Sunian took out his lighter and seemed to want to light a cigarette, but he held back.

"I'm telling you this for nothing else. When you envy others, others also envy you." He threw the cigarette into the trash can next to him, and threw the lighter as well, "I know it's not easy for you. , There is no one who can succeed without effort. There will always be a moment when fate will blow you into ashes and make you ashamed. This moment may be early or late, but sooner or later it will come.”

There was a kind of calm in his eyes, and he said: "I admire you not only because of your talent and ability, but also because you are a person who would rather bend than bend. From Xu Zongping, to Seoul's injury, until now..."

Cheng Su Nian paused: "It's good that you want to build a club, but I doubt it. Do you really like that kind of life where the team is bigger than yourself?"

Zuo Zhengyi was silent.

He has also considered these, not only that, but managing the club also means that there will be more chores outside the field, and he will inevitably be distracted.

But he understands the truth, but the desire to stop wandering overwhelms everything else. He believes that difficulties can be overcome, although he also knows that this idea is a bit blind.

The most insurmountable thing, however, is money.

So it was useless to think about it, it was a wish that could not be fulfilled, and it ate away Zuo Zhengyi's motivation to find a next home, making him feel that it would be meaningless to go to any team next.

Zuo Zhengyi couldn't be happy because of this.

Cheng Sunian glanced at him, and repeated the question he had just asked in the box: "Do you still want the championship?"

Before Zuo Zhengyi answered, Cheng Sunian said, "I think you don't seem to put the championship first? Just now I said that there are nine e-sports players in the box, six world champions. I mean, even if They are all champions, and everyone’s mentality is different. Many teams collapse after winning the championship, because once people are satisfied from the bottom of their hearts, they can’t fight anymore. SP had this problem last year, and this year’s Scorpion is also the same. gone."

"I didn't—" Zuo Zhengyi subconsciously retorted.

Cheng Sunian asked back: "Is there really no?"

"..."

Really not?good question.

Zuo Zhengyi thought about it, maybe there was.He still has the desire for the championship now, but he is not as energetic as before winning the championship, and the sense of urgency is much less.Occasionally, some thoughts of wanting to prove yourself come up, which is also the anger caused by the influence of scorpions.

This is not Zuo Zhengyi's fault, the second champion is not as attractive as the first one, this is an objective fact.

But there's something more intriguing than a "second world title."

"Have you ever thought about winning the Triple Crown?" Cheng Sunian said suddenly, "EOH's professional league has been in existence for 13 years, and the Triple Crown is a dream that no one has ever achieved."

Triple Crown: It means winning the domestic league championship, cup championship, and world championship at the same time, and achieving the Grand Slam in the same season.

Zuo Zhengyi stared into Cheng Sunian's eyes, and replied, "I thought about it, but—"

"Don't fail." Cheng Sunian interrupted him, "Come to SP, let's complete higher challenges together."

"..."

The rain fell intermittently, and Zuo Zhengyi's face was covered with rainwater. He seemed to be puzzled: "Why are you looking for me? What's the reason?"

Cheng Su Nian looked at him in disbelief: "I want to build the strongest team, of course I want to find the strongest mid laner, otherwise? ... By the way, you haven't played since your hand injury, I want to see your status, Can you?"

Zuo Zhengyi: "..."

What's the meaning?Trial training?

But that's not the point, he asked, "Don't you think I'm not suitable for SP?"

"Then who do you think is suitable?"

"That's not what I said, the main reason is..."

Zuo Zhengyi was vague. He wanted to say that he and Feng Can clashed in style, and judging from the past half of the season, Ji Jue and Feng Can also clashed. Neither of them played at the level they should have. Otherwise, why is the ranking of SP being overwhelmed by scorpions?

In this case, if Zuo Zhengyi went to disrupt the situation again, it would be three "tumorous" Doudizhu. How dare SP imagine the Triple Crown?If it doesn't work out, all four will be empty.

Zuo Zhengyi held back his complaints and tactfully expressed his concerns.

Cheng Sunian understood, but obviously didn't care: "It's okay, they are fighting each other, so it's just right for you to come. Don't you know there is a saying called fighting poison with poison?"

Zuo Zhengyi: "..."

Bullshit.

"Of course, I actually have a selfish intention. I want to be the best coach in the world." Cheng Sunian said suddenly, "The best coach can't miss the best mid laner, and I can't miss you."