Chapter 90 1/2

Sheng Quan really bought the club because of the small Water Breaking team!

The entire esports circle was in an uproar.

Compared to Sheng Quan buying DE, this news was even more explosive.

After all, not everyone can spend three billion to buy the largest club domestically. But there are countless small teams in China, like Water Breaking, with a little fame but no money or big sponsors!

When they saw something that they didn’t even dare to dream about happening to a team similar to theirs, the sense of involvement exploded. Those who reacted similarly were the fans of these small teams.

**Ah ah ah ah, I dreamt about Sheng Dong investing in my esports team before, but didn’t expect the dream to come true (attached is a screenshot of a comment from a year ago).

Sheng Dong’s actions are as always.

It is well known that rich people don’t make losing deals. Sheng Quan is entering the scene at this time when esports is in a slump. Does this mean my country’s esports are finally saved? **

**Upstairs, wake up. The reason why Chinese esports are not saved is because we can’t win the matches. How can someone with money change the situation? **

Among the fans, the Water Breaking fans were the happiest.

Although Sheng Quan first saw Water Breaking fans insulting her at the scene, in reality, the loyalty of Water Breaking fans was quite high. Although they didn’t have many sponsors, they were quite active.

Except for the extreme fans that every team has, most of Water Breaking’s small fans quietly supported them online.

They knew that their team was small, so even though they yearned for victory, they basically didn’t appear on public platforms. Most of the time, they were active in the fan group.

I don’t know if every team has their own fans, but the fans of the Water Breaking team discussed the team’s development the most. Even though many of them weren’t professionals in esports, it didn’t prevent them from making various business plans.

The correct route for Water Breaking’s casual play

which teams to challenge for the best chance of getting a seasonal slot.

—Analyzing Water Breaking’s future development over the next five years from the overall environment

They not only analyzed water breaking but also opponents and even the domestic and international situation.

When Sheng Quan infiltrated the fan group and saw those files in the group that were detailed and well-founded analysis reports, she deeply realized what it meant to have fans when there was a team.

Tan Chen was also like this. Don’t be fooled by his enthusiastic playing of games; in reality, he prepared various plans for every small development of Water Breaking.

This naturally included solutions for when players couldn’t participate in matches for various reasons.

Each player had their own “substitute.” These “substitutes” included Water Breaking’s few youth trainees, Tan Chen’s “former comrades,” and some retired players who had changed professions.

The substitute for Bai Xiangyuan cannot simply be someone who can coordinate well.

During the process of quitting smoking, the man had a lollipop in his mouth, and from his appearance, one couldn’t tell about the slender fingers that showed no signs of injury. He gently touched the massive E3 device in front of him.

His name was printed on it.

“The Water-Breaking Team has always centered its tactics around the attacker. Individually, their combat capabilities are ordinary, but the long-term training has developed a tacit understanding and cooperation that is enough to allow the attacker to unleash their maximum strength.”

Sheng Quan is no longer a novice gamer. He raised an eyebrow. “So that’s why Bai Xiangyuan won the Rookie of the Year award, because in your tactics, most of the highlights are on him.”

“Yes.” When mentioning this person, Tan Chen’s eyes showed a hint of seriousness, not hatred, more like a kind of mockery foreseeing the future. “The tactics of Sky Battle and Water Breathing are completely different. It’s impossible for all the team members to exert all their efforts to support one person.”

Both of them could see Bai Xiangyuan’s fate.

He was not a super-genius player. When he leaves the glory given by Water-Breaking and can no longer dominate in familiar tactics, how will the new team treat the now ordinary Bai Xiangyuan?

They didn’t continue with this topic. Instead, Sheng Quan and Tan Chen focused on the upcoming match.

The other team members each had two to three substitutes because these substitutes were not all from the Water-Breaking Team.

Bai Xiangyuan’s substitute was only one person: Tan Chen.

“When I made this plan initially, I didn’t think that I would be a substitute in a global competition.”

Tan Chen looked at his hands. He knew what he was going to face next, but he looked up, smiled at Sheng Quan, and said, “Don’t worry. I can at least hold on until the finals.”

Originally, he might not have lasted until the finals. But now, with such a large club as support, a team doctor, and the ability to use such expensive equipment for training, it was much better than Tan Chen had anticipated.

Whether out of a desire for victory or gratitude towards Sheng Quan, Tan Chen could not give up this opportunity to compete.

Water-breaking would definitely not give up on victory.

Besides, he was already retired. Even if he couldn’t play games with these hands after the finals, it would be worth it.

Sheng Quan said, “By the way, did I forget to tell you? The doctor who is excellent at treating esports injuries, Dr. Mix, just joined today.”

Tan Chen’s sharp and dark eyes widened. “The Mix doctor from Country C?”

It was absurd. The esports industry in Huaguo had been booming, but domestically, it had not promoted the rapid advancement of medical techniques for esports injuries, unlike abroad.

This was because the major clubs never spent a large amount of money to take their players for treatment when they were injured. Instead, they would let the team doctor alleviate the pain while squeezing the players for as long as possible before their injuries completely erupted.

Only when a player’s injury became severe, rendering them unable to compete, would the club immediately abandon them.

Some players, if lucky enough to be in a somewhat conscientious club, could at least get some money. With the previous revenue sharing, it wouldn’t be considered a waste of a few years.

But if they were unfortunate enough to encounter a malicious club, not only would they be squeezed to the bone without pay, but some clubs even came up with the genius idea of a “player meeting fee.”

In a situation where the health of esports players was not valued by the clubs, the development of medical treatments for esports injuries naturally did not take off. And because it didn’t develop domestically, if players needed to seek treatment abroad, the cost would be even higher.

For the esports players in Huaguo, receiving long-term, effective treatment was a luxury.

Tan Chen had once yearned for treatment for his hands, so he understood the difficulty.

Seeing that even the always composed Tan Chen couldn’t help but be greatly shocked, Sheng Quan smiled and said, “Yes, it’s her.”