High School Belle Fell in Love with Me-Chapter 99 - 98: Bro, I Beg You, Please Don’t...
Early the next morning, Li Yang and Bai Qing arrived at the EDG Electronic Club.
They met the boss, Edzhu, and the introducer, Song Qihua.
Bai Qing only knew Song Qihua, but since they were in the same circle, there was no big barrier between them, and after a few casual exchanges, they became familiar.
Anyway, the three million was Bai Qing’s contribution, helping a friend with a small favor was nothing.
Li Yang went over and played a few games with some of the club’s players. While they were gaming, the three big shots were chatting in the conference room with the game being live-streamed beside them.
Song Qihua said to Bai Qing: "Hey sis, what are you after? That kid is just so-so, right?"
In their eyes, being handsome was useless. There were plenty of handsome guys in the world.
Bai Qing didn’t bother to respond and directly said, "Stop talking, watch the game."
After saying that, she focused her attention on the game.
This was a match between nine professional players. Li Yang was teaming up with two starting players from EDG and two bench players, while on the opposite team were three starting players from EDG and substitutes.
It’s well known that bench players aren’t as good as substitutes.
The boss Edzhu was also a game enthusiast and became increasingly curious as he watched the game unfold.
"Bai Qing, your boyfriend is amazing. He’s just lacking some professional synergy and coordination. His skills and understanding of the game are top-notch. Our team’s mid laner is also one of the top LPL players, and he was pressed in the early game by your boyfriend... But chances are still slim, your boyfriend doesn’t like to create vision, making it easy for the jungler to catch him..."
Almost as if to prove his words, this scenario quickly played out.
But Li Yang wasn’t afraid at all, directly maneuvering two professional players.
Though he ultimately died, he made a counter-kill.
Edzhu even heard a voice from the training room: "Counter-killed in a two-on-one, can you even play!"
Bai Qing laughed happily.
Edzhu said: "Bai Qing, let him join the competition. He’s only eighteen. Definitely a good prospect, his skills are top-tier. With some training, he could be a top player. You don’t need to pay, I’ll cover it!"
Even though he watched for less than ten minutes, it was enough for him.
Bai Qing shook her head, "He is the top science scorer in Zhongyuan Province this year and is about to study at Qingbei."
Song Qihua was stunned.
The top scorer is also extraordinarily good at gaming?
Is there any justice in this?
Edzhu was a bit disappointed because it meant he couldn’t keep him.
Game talent, after all, is not stable and can be influenced by many factors like state and personality, and they don’t always fully manifest.
Between Qingbei and a professional player, no one would choose to be a professional player.
Even if the ceiling for professional players isn’t low, the floor at Qingbei is even less than average people, yet anyone would easily choose.
As the game progressed to the end, Edzhu’s shock grew.
Originally, he thought it was a doomed scenario for Li Yang. The opposing team had the LPL’s top jungler Promise, the second top laner Braised Pork Belly, and though the mid laner was slightly weaker, they were still decent starting players with plenty of highlights in the match...
Yet, they couldn’t beat him!
Li Yang’s team was constantly at a disadvantage, yet he somehow managed to farm and became unstoppable.
After thirty-five minutes, Li Yang’s team finally won.
Edzhu immediately called for another match.
The second match was simpler. Early in the game, after a single kill during laning phase, Li Yang began roaming and quickly gave his team a significant advantage, pushing straight through.
Edzhu was truly stunned. How could someone who hasn’t played in a professional match be so strong?
Why does this guy have to excel academically too? If his grades were worse, he’d bet an extra million on Li Yang playing professionally.
Such a strong national player—his first encounter was with Promise, but even Promise wasn’t this outrageous.
"No way, how is he so skilled? Feels like he’s playing a different game altogether..."
Edzhu realized a problem because this game hadn’t been out for even two years, and the development depth wasn’t enough.
If a game quickly reached its peak development, it couldn’t possibly sustain for over a decade.
Even during the global finals, there would be plenty of bronze-iron plays, with mistakes aplenty.
Li Yang doesn’t seem like a mid laner, more like a jungler.
After all, he consumes everything, whenever he sees map resources, he takes them first.
He doesn’t pick those slow-paced mages but rather chooses warriors or assassins, and he never spends money on buying wards for vision...
It’s indescribably strange.
"Stay for lunch, play two more matches in the afternoon, if you win even one, I’ll add another thirty thousand."
Edzhu was a bit unwilling, feeling like it was brute force against masters. He wanted to research thoroughly during lunch and give Li Yang a lesson in the afternoon.
After a while, Li Yang arrived.
Upon hearing the offer of another thirty thousand, he definitely agreed.
Playing games to earn thirty thousand, there’s absolutely no reason to refuse.
During lunch at the club, Li Yang was confident in securing the thirty thousand.
Perhaps he didn’t have a competitive mindset yet, but his gaming mindset crushed the current standards. Let’s put it this way, the current professional players have played a certain hero over five hundred matches, definitely fewer than ten players.
While he has played over a thousand matches with more than twenty heroes.
His natural talent isn’t lacking, though not top-notch, combined with unparalleled proficiency, his performance appeared much stronger than current professional players.
Today’s professional match intensity doesn’t even match the quality of some master-level games a decade later.
Otherwise, how could he still rampage after reaching the national server first?
In the afternoon, they played three matches, lost the first one, but won the next two. Edzhu immediately arranged for someone to start drafting a contract with Li Yang.
Three million three hundred thousand, it’s a cooperation contract, not an employment or labor contract, which he can’t sign right now.
The tax rate for a cooperation contract ranges between 5%-35%, for three million three hundred thousand, there’s a high chance of paying nine hundred thousand in taxes.
"Do you need us to help with the tax payment?"
Edward really wanted to keep Li Yang, this guy was just too awesome.
But there’s really no way.
These three hundred thousand are just to build a good relationship, see if there’s an opportunity to cooperate after he graduates from university.
It’s basically a gamble, in esports, anything could happen in four years.
"No need, I’ll handle the tax myself next year."
He doesn’t want to lose a sum now; the capital is very important to him.
Half an hour later, the funds arrived.
Coincidentally, today he also received a manuscript fee, one million five hundred thirty thousand, after-tax it’s over one hundred thirty.
Currently, the funds belonging to Li Yang total four million four hundred thousand in his bank account (a bonus of one million from Bai Qing, a birthday gift of eighty-eight thousand), his dad’s securities account having three hundred thousand (two hundred thousand for companionship, one hundred thousand in floating profit), his dad’s bank account with one million four hundred forty thousand (one million three hundred sixty thousand manuscript fees, seventy thousand birthday transfer, ten thousand transferred by Wang Cuiping)
A total of six million one hundred forty thousand.
As for taxes, let’s talk about it next March.
When leaving the club, Bai Qing said, "Honey, don’t worry about the taxes, I’ll help you with that."
Li Yang: "..."
"Hehe, how about we buy some things tomorrow and then have fun for a couple of days..."
Li Yang quickly said, "No, my mom is urging me to go home, the admission results will come out in a few days, we still have to host a graduation banquet at home, and once all that’s over, university will start."
"Then... which university did you apply to, honey?"
"Jing University."
"Oh wow, honey, you’re amazing. If I go to the Capital City for a visit, you must show me around."
"Mhmm, definitely, and make sure to take care of yourself at home. If it really becomes difficult, just sell your stocks."
Bai Qing seriously nodded, "I’ll sell all of them once they’re unrestricted!"
...
Li Yang’s status as a professional player was registered the next day, and he entered EDG’s roster.
Edzhu also had a hidden agreement with Li Yang, that if EDG enters the world championship, Li Yang could join as a substitute.
Li Yang specifically searched for it, although the schedule wasn’t out yet, it’s most likely to start in mid-to-late September and end in mid-to-early October.
He agreed, not only because Edzhu promised bonuses, but also due to its impact on his smooth time at university.
That afternoon, the three of them took a high-speed train back to Jiangbei, then rested in Jiangbei for a night.
Li Yang was chatting with Wu Tianqi.
"Fellow Daoist Li, when are you coming back to play basketball?"
"Why? Aren’t you training?"
Wu Tianqi isn’t lacking in basketball friends, what he’s missing is a ball.
"Sigh, recently my aunt hasn’t been chatting with me, I can’t even get news about Mei, how can I have the heart to practice? By the way, has my aunt contacted you recently?"
"Have you never suspected that your aunt might be tricking you?"
Wu Tianqi immediately said, "How could that be! She even sent me photos, and made Mei hold a sign with my name on it."
Li Yang: "????"
Li Yang opened his laptop, randomly found a few celebrity photos, then had these celebrities hold a sign for Wu Tianqi.
Once he was done, he sent it over to Wu Tianqi, who was silent for over ten minutes.
After a while, Wu Tianqi asked, "How do these celebrities know me?"
"How the heck would I know!"
"Then I’ll go private message them on Weibo."
"???"
Li Yang didn’t know if Wu Tianqi actually went to private message them; instead, he was seriously discussing some matters with Xiangnu.
Like how to transfer the money when the time comes.
If it’s several million, it’s actually okay, just transfer it.
Several tens of millions, just transfer? There has to be a reason, right?
What if it’s over a billion?
These baseless transfers would be scrutinized.
Both parties also don’t have the means for a cash transaction.
While the two were pondering for half an hour without any ideas, Wu Tianqi suddenly came back to life.
He sent a message.
"My aunt just contacted me, she said don’t rush to sleep, she’s coming to your room at two in the morning."
"Hm?"
"Whoa!"
Only then did Wu Tianqi realize.
"Damn, what are you doing with my aunt? Bro, I’m begging you, don’t..."
