Chapter 8.22 Monday, August 22nd

Outside the DGE club, Huang Wang and Team Leader Su were preparing to leave and return to Shanghai. All the other team members were there to see him off.

"Get along well with your new teammates when you get there. If you don't play well, you'll embarrass DGE."

"You have to maintain your level. Don't let us find out you've gotten worse when we see you again, or you'll be despised!"

"Come back and visit often when you have time."

Coach Ya Ling smiled and said, "Remember to maintain your fitness habits over there. It took months to finally build up that body. If you give up, you'll quickly get fat again, and all the previous efforts will be wasted."

Zhang Yuan patted Huang Wang on the shoulder. "If you have any difficulties, you can tell me at any time. We will definitely find a way to help you solve them. Don't be shy. Even if you go over there, you will always be a member of our club!"

Huang Wang was so moved that his eyes were full of tears, and he nodded frequently.

Unfortunately, President Pei didn't come today.

Maybe President Pei didn't want to see this kind of parting scene?

Team Leader Su said, "Manager Zhang, don't worry, we will definitely make good use of the money given by President Pei. After returning to Shanghai, I will discuss it with the club's management and try our best to meet President Pei's requirements, creating the most suitable training environment for Huang Wang and other team members, and everything will be in line with DGE! You are welcome to supervise us then!"

Zhang Yuan nodded. "Easy, easy. If you need anything, just ask."

Team Leader Su was about to leave when he suddenly thought of something and turned back. "By the way, your second team is missing a player. Will the subsequent scrims be affected?"

The ZZ Live's whole-rigging competition had already finished, and the scrims between the clubs resumed according to the previously arranged schedule.

But after all, Huang Wang was the captain of the DGE club's second team. After he left, there were only four people left in the second team. Team Leader Su was worried that this purchase would affect the scrim schedule.

Zhang Yuan smiled. "Don't worry, we posted the new recruitment announcement the day before yesterday, and many people have already signed up. We decided to reimburse their round-trip expenses, give them individual trials, and pick the best and most promising one to fill Huang Wang's vacancy."

"At that time, we will rebalance the strength of the two teams, and the scrims will not be affected. Don't worry."

Team Leader Su nodded. "That's good, then we're leaving. See you later!"

Jiang Huan suddenly thought of something and walked quickly two steps to Huang Wang and said, "The newly released hero, the Shapeshifter, has good numerical strength. The mechanism of being able to transform into other heroes and steal ultimate abilities will be very practical in the game. It may become a popular hero in this World Invitational Tournament. Be sure to practice more."

Huang Wang nodded. "Don't worry, I know."

Watching Huang Wang's taxi completely disappear from sight, the others returned to the club.

"Although this kid is very talkative, I feel a little reluctant to send him away." Zhang Yuan said with emotion.

"It's okay, a new person will come soon. I don't know if the new person can withstand the same training intensity as Huang Wang." Old Zhou expressed concern.

After all, Huang Wang was the captain of the second team, and he was the one who did the most extra training among the ten people.

However, Coach Ya Ling's extra training will definitely formulate corresponding extra training plans based on the different physical qualities of each person.

But even so, it is enough for the new person to suffer.

Jiang Huan smiled slightly. "It's okay, I will definitely take good care of this new person."

Zhang Yuan glanced at him meaningfully. "Jiang Huan, do you think you can sit back and relax? The second team's mid-laner is replaced by a new person. Do you think it will be even harder for you to beat them?"

"Dream on!"

"When the new mid-laner comes, let him go to the first team to play mid-lane, replace Xiao Zhou, and Xiao Zhou go to the second team to play mid-lane and serve as the captain!"

The members of the first and second teams were all stunned.

"Ah?"

The situation suddenly became confusing again.

Originally, the first team was stronger than the second team, but now that the first team's mid-laner is going to the second team, and the first team has added a new mid-laner, the strength of both sides has returned to the same starting line.

The first team has Jiang Huan's command and better tactical level, but the mid-laner is a new player and has poor strength; the second team is all old players, but they need to be re-integrated.

Now, it's really hard to say who will do extra training.

Especially Xiao Zhou, he was even more dizzy. Who doesn't know that the captain is the one who does the most extra training and is the most miserable!

He doesn't want to become a boxer like Huang Wang!

Xiao Zhou quickly said, "Don't, I don't know how to command at all, how can I be the captain? Let's think about it again?"

Zhang Yuan smiled. "Don't know how to command? It's okay, you'll know how to command after a few more extra training sessions."

Everyone: "..."

...

Evening.

While playing solo queue, Old Zhou clicked on the live broadcast room to check on Huang Wang's situation.

It has to be said that Huang Wang is quite dedicated. He is broadcasting live on his first day in Shanghai.

The news of Huang Wang's transfer has spread in the live broadcast room and on the Internet.

"Boxer, you transferred to the H4 club? Playing mid-jungle with Pang Ling? Is it true?"

"The rumors are spreading like crazy, can you give a confirmation?"

"If it's true, wouldn't H4 be able to make up for its shortcomings and take off at the speed of light? This is a new galactic battleship!"

"No, the first team of the DGE club is the real galactic battleship. Haven't you seen it in the whole-rigging cup these days?"

"DGE is indeed a galactic battleship, but it can't play in the competition! Among the teams that can play in the competition now, H4 has the strongest paper strength."

"It's so cool to buy people from DGE if you can't beat them. The other clubs never thought they could play this trick. It's so骚断腿!" (so leg-breaking, meaning extremely clever/impressive)

"What are the other clubs waiting for? Hurry up and buy them. There are still nine people over there!"

"It is estimated that they have not reacted yet, and they have to wait and see for two days. After all, it is said that DGE players are sold very expensively. I heard that Huang Wang's transfer fee has reached 3 million. This is too scary. H4 is an old club and it took all their savings to raise so much money. How can other clubs have this kind of financial resources?"

"3 million? Didn't you say 5 million?"

"Don't argue, it's 100 million!"

"Damn, as expected, e-sports has finally turned into a competition of钞能力 (chāo néng lì, meaning "money power")."

"The boxer has been practicing this new hero Shapeshifter in today's live broadcast. It seems that he is preparing for the competition. That's great. I can see the boxer playing in the Global Invitational Tournament! It's amazing to think about the style of the scene at that time!"

Old Zhou couldn't help but sigh, in the Internet age, the rumors spread really fast.

But it doesn't matter, it's not a secret anyway, and it will be officially announced in a few days.

The only thing that needs to be kept secret is the specific amount of the transfer fee, so there are rumors of various amounts on the Internet, ranging from one million, three million, and five million. In short, the more it spreads, the more it gets.

Many of these false rumors may have been released by Waiwai Live. After all, the higher Huang Wang's transfer fee is, the easier it is for players to discuss it, and the more popularity it will bring to Waiwai Live.

But this obviously also brings a problem, which is... it temporarily scared other clubs.

The other clubs originally thought that DGE players were all non-selling items and the price would definitely be very high. Now it is even more confirmed that they can't afford it.

Those clubs without money gave up this idea;

Clubs with money did not dare to take out millions to buy people at once, so they wanted to wait and see more and see the effect of H4 club's purchase;

The more embarrassing thing is that the clubs that want to buy but don't have enough money began to think about fooling the live broadcast platform, wanting to jointly buy people by signing contracts with the live broadcast platform, with both parties paying for it.

In short, this purchase by H4 undoubtedly provided other clubs with a new idea that they had not thought of before.

Lack of people?

Just bring money to DGE club to buy them. All five positions are available, guaranteed to satisfy you!

And for those internet-addicted teenagers who want to stand out and make a name for themselves, trying out at DGE club has also become very promising.

What if you can't play in the competition for the time being?

As long as you persevere for a while, you will always be bought by other clubs at a high price!

...

...

Tuesday, August 23, evening.

Pei Qian was drinking coffee at Mo Yu Internet Cafe, while also paying attention to Huang Wang's movements.

Although Huang Wang has been transferred to another club, the hidden dangers have not been completely eliminated.

Other team members still have the possibility of being bought!

It's just that H4 and DGE have signed a confidentiality agreement, and they can't disclose the specific amount of the transfer fee to the outside world. Moreover, H4 doesn't want other clubs to buy DGE's people to compete with them, so they haven't confirmed the details of this transfer.

The other clubs want to buy, but they think it's too expensive, so they are basically still waiting and seeing.

After all, Huang Wang is not only a powerful mid-laner, but also comes with popularity and traffic. Buying him for a transfer fee of three or four million will not be a loss no matter what.

But the other team members, at present, don't seem to have any live broadcast talents. After buying them, they are just ordinary team members. If you have to pay the same price, it's a bit uneconomical.

Pei Qian is quite satisfied with the current situation, but he is also very clear that this situation may change at any time.

Once other clubs start vying for DGE's people, then Pei Qian can only sell all the team members with tears in his eyes and let the entire club start from scratch.

After all, these ten people are very strong, and a very important reason is that they have undergone professional training for more than two months in advance. If another group of newcomers comes, they will definitely not have their dominance.

Pei Qian has already made a worse plan.

After considering the affairs of the DGE club, Pei Qian put his phone on the table, drank his coffee, and looked out the window.

Maybe it's been a long time since he stayed at Mo Yu Internet Cafe at this time to watch the night view outside the window. Pei Qian suddenly felt that, for some reason, the night in Jingzhou seemed to be less noisy and more sentimental today.

So he looked at the lights outside the window, looked at the outline of himself reflected on the glass, and inexplicably recalled many things.

...

Jingzhou under the night is brightly lit.

The streets in the bustling area are crowded with people. For those who live in the center of Jingzhou, the nightlife has just begun.

The dazzling array of billboards hang over people's heads, and the flashing lights are dazzling.

In the windows of the roadside shops, under the soft lights, all kinds of exquisite ornaments are emitting an alluring light;

The plastic models are wearing exquisite and flawless clothes, showing off their graceful figures, seemingly mocking those outside the window who have envy on their faces but dare not enter;

Pairs of young men and women walk into the bar arm in arm, pick up beautiful wine glasses, and the aroma of the wine penetrates the heart.

Restaurants, bars, KTVs... there are many places in this city that make people happy, and bursts of laughter come from time to time.

Whether poor or rich, ugly or beautiful, everyone has their own laughter, but some laughter is satisfaction, and some laughter is loss.

In the brightly lit office building, someone is working overtime, stands up to get a glass of hot water from the water dispenser, and can't help but look out the dark night outside the window.

In a cheap rental house, someone is holding a wrench and tape, fighting with a leaking water pipe.

In a small roadside Internet cafe, in the smoke, someone is revising their resume word by word, and then opens the recruitment website and sends it to the emailboxes of various companies one by one.

At a roadside food stall, someone ate a few kebabs, drank two bottles of beer, and for some reason, suddenly covered their face and cried.

...

Such a scene is being staged in every city in the world, but most of the time, human joys and sorrows are not connected, and no one cares about how others are living.

After all, for most people, trying to live their own lives well has already exhausted all their efforts.

At this time, on a computer in Fei Huang Studio, the words "Approved" popped up.

In the next instant, countless accounts received the push for the video update from Fei Huang Studio, countless fingers clicked on the screen, countless pairs of eyes saw "Rebirth", and countless ears heard Chen Lei's voice.

...

"The isolated island in everyone's heart, maybe we are destined to separate"

"Even if we are close, we cannot connect into a piece of land"

"Even if we cross thousands of mountains and rivers, we can't find the you of the past"

"The loneliness of the city in neon lights is a mark engraved in the heart"

"The lavishness and joys and sorrows make us forget ourselves"

"I want to return to the past, return to that bright sunshine..."

The melodious singing, accompanied by the sound of the guitar, slowly flowed.

The picture appeared, and the first thing that came into view was the wide lake view.

Chen Lei was playing the guitar in the arc-shaped living room, facing away from the camera, and singing softly.

In the empty living room, warm sunlight shone through the 180-degree floor-to-ceiling windows, making people feel inexplicably warm.

The lens passed through the floor-to-ceiling windows, came to the vast lake, and then quickly pulled up, shooting the city scenery of Jingzhou.

The video showed tall buildings, and Jingzhou under aerial photography looked like a huge steel jungle.

Vehicles shuttled quickly, and pedestrians hurried by.

Everyone was busy with their own affairs, and the entire city seemed to never stop its pace.

In Mo Yu Internet Cafe, Chen Lei sang and played the guitar himself.

On the roadside, Chen Lei passed by countless passers-by.

At the airport, countless planes took off and landed.

The lens followed the plane gradually rising, and once again became an aerial shot.

Shuttling through high-rise buildings, it seemed to be constantly moving away from the bustling city center, and the surroundings gradually became desolate.

Two seemingly unremarkable, lifeless 8-story residences looked quite desolate.

Afterwards, Liang Qingfan's figure appeared in the lens, and he stepped into one of the residences.

He began to observe, survey, and draw drawings in the room.

Design drafts piled up on the table, Liang Qingfan picked up the coffee, but forgot to drink it because he was lost in thought, and put it back again.

Soon, hardworking workers entered this dilapidated house, and they busied themselves, blocking the audience's view and preventing them from seeing the true face of this dilapidated house.

Under the busy work of the workers, this seemingly dilapidated and humid house began to change rapidly.

Liang Qingfan's table was piled with various design plans, and various details began to be continuously improved.

Finally, the construction of the house was finally completed.

Its true face was finally revealed. The furnishings in the living room were exactly the same as the house where Chen Lei played the guitar before, and the complete picture that was deliberately hidden by editing was also shown. The 180-degree floor-to-ceiling windows showed that this was the house where Chen Lei was at the beginning.

At the entrance of the community, Chen Lei came downstairs with his guitar on his back and a small suitcase, and stepped in.

The shooting angle was exactly the same as when Liang Qingfan walked into this building, just like a reproduction of a certain scene.

Finally, Chen Lei came to the living room and sat on the sofa, holding the guitar.

The singing happened to reach the end, falling into silence.

Chen Lei gently plucked the guitar again, singing lyrics that were consistent with the melody at the beginning but different, as the ending.

"No one is an island, maybe we were never separated"

"Even if we are far away, the memories have never been erased"

"I am willing to cross thousands of mountains and rivers to find the you of the past"

"The loneliness of the city in neon lights has the evidence of our companionship"

"The lavishness and joys and sorrows are no longer important"

"Let us start again in that bright sunshine..."

The ending and the opening scenes were completely integrated, forming a closed loop.

A few lines of small print appeared on the screen.

"If you are tired, you might as well slow down and be a sloth."

"Don't just endure the pressure of this jungle, but have no time to enjoy its prosperity."

"You deserve a better life."