Chapter 46: The First Stop of His Career

When Sean saw Lu Fei in the conference room, he was slightly disappointed, but he still stepped forward enthusiastically and stretched out his hand: "WelcomeToMdk!" ”

Lu Fei was taken aback when he saw Sean, this club owner didn't look like a boss at all, he looked about 30 years old, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and being energetic, but like an athlete.

If it weren't for Green's introduction, Lu Fei wouldn't believe that Sean would be 42 years old this year.

"Actually, I'm running the production of equipment while playing CS, you know, my marksmanship is accurate, and the best is to sweep 4 CTs with an AK at a time." It seems that Sean is also very interested in CS, and he can't close the conversation box as soon as he opens it.

Lu Fei couldn't help but be happy, this boss was completely like a child.

However, Lu Fei was still deceived by the cute appearance of the Yankees, the boss is the boss, and the businessman is the businessman.

In a few words, the topic shifted to the contract.

"Lu, let's be honest, your passport and green card problem, the club has helped you solve it, it is a lot of money, so you can't sign a long-term fixed salary contract now, that is, the club can't give you benefits for the time being." Sean said.

"Why?"

Sean said: "You also saw when you came in just now, these settings of the club, the maintenance of equipment, and the commissions of the players all require long-term returns for commercial interests, and you haven't made achievements yet, I can only make a short-term basic salary contract with you, I believe you can accept it." ”

Sean's words were very frank, but Lu Fei still saw the dishonesty in his eyes.

Sean didn't trust him, to be precise, he didn't trust the yellow race, he didn't trust the Chinese.

But Green had informed him in advance, and he didn't want to save Green's face, Green was very famous in the scouting world, and he also believed that Lu Fei, who was recommended, would definitely have two hits, but in front of commercial interests, no one dared to joke with his banknotes.

Lu Fei smiled and said, "Okay, no problem. ”

Green on the side nodded slightly, Lu Fei did not disappoint him.

His purpose was to throw Lu Fei in a very small and unfamous place to hone first, and gold always needed to be cultivated before it could shine.

In addition to routine compliance with U.S. law, the content of the contract is basically a quasi-semi-professional standard:

The club will be responsible for Lu Fei's food, clothing, housing and transportation, including Lu Fei's equipment and event registration fees and accommodation expenses, but there is no fixed salary for the time being, if Lu Fei gets bonuses at all levels of the CAL league, the bonuses are distributed according to the club's system, if Lu Fei has a very good performance for the club, after the expiration of the three-month contract, the club will sign a long-term fixed salary contract with Lu Fei, including various benefits.

This contract actually seems very different, no one in the regular club will sign it like this, but considering that Lu Fei came all the way from China and is a friend of Green, the situation is a bit special, and Sean's treatment is good, but he doesn't know Lu Fei's strength.

As for the other semi-professional players in the MDK, the club only provides free machine training, and there is no such thing as food, clothing, housing and transportation, let alone any bonuses and other conditions.

In a word, the preferential treatment of professional players is lived by those who have the ability.

Lu Fei happily signed this three-month short-term contract.

"Lu, I have one more requirement for you, that is, you must learn American English." Sean reminded, "Your home is not in the club, it is in the suburbs, and you live with another semi-professional member of our club, who is of Asian descent, and there is a girl there, both of whom are proficient in Chinese, and will be your interpreter in training and life in the future, and the club will pay them regular salaries and rent every month." ”

Lu Fei said gratefully: "Thank you so much, boss." ”

Sean said seriously: "You don't need to call me boss, just call me Sean, if you don't get angry, you can ask me to sweep all over the United States with an AK." ”

Lu Fei and Green laughed on the spot.

***

After settling everything, Mr. Green departed.

He also had to rush to Washington in the east to deal with many preparations for the 2001 CPL World Series, but he made an appointment with Lu Fei that he would return to Aberdeen to visit Lu Fei when he had the chance.

Not far from the clubhouse, the designated residence is a three-storey American-style residence facing the sea that looks like a small cottage.

As soon as the door opened, a smiling face appeared in front of Lu Fei's eyes.

This smiling face really makes people want to laugh out loud, because this young boy in front of him is so relatable.

He had a standard Oriental face, but his hairstyle was upside down on his head like a washbasin, and he also combed a classic middle-parted traitor's head, and he laughed, and even his eyebrows fluttered.

"Hi, hello, you're the Chinese Lu that Mr. Sean said, right? My name is Monkey! ”

Lu Fei was curious: "Monkey? ”

The monkey smiled: "Haha, it's okay to call a monkey, do you think I look like a monkey brother Wukong?" ”

Lu Fei was happy, this monkey was wearing a black T-shirt, a pair of denim shorts as thick as a bucket, and a nunchucks on his hand, and he was like a hip-hop boy.

Since the monkey is Asian and speaks Chinese fluently, the two quickly became one, and this monkey and Duan Jiu have a little in common, that is, they have energy that can never be vented.

When tidying up the room on the second floor, Lu Fei realized that Sean had indeed given himself a very good treatment, because the monkey was also a quasi-semi-professional member of the MDK club, but the monkey had no benefits to take except for being able to use the club's facilities for free.

But the monkey is optimistic: "Haha, although I am still studying at the University of Aberdeen, I am already a member of the MDK club, and I am also an official semi-professional member of the Aberdeen Swim Club, they will give me a fixed salary, and the owner of a Chinese antiques seller in Chinatown asked me to work part-time, as long as I can make a difference, I can get three cents of salary." ”

Lu Fei heard it secretly, these young Americans have been independent since they were children, everyone is about the same age, and they can work three jobs, and they still rely on Mr. Green's appreciation, Lu Fei suddenly felt the pressure on his shoulders.

The two tidied up the room, lay down on the sofa in the hall on the first floor and started chatting.

"Monkey, didn't you say there's an Asian girl here? Why don't you see her? Lu Fei asked.

"Oh, you mean Alice? She didn't come back for ten days and half a month, but her room was rented from me, and I don't have the right to care about her if she doesn't come back, anyway, I just collect the rent. The monkey said as he played with a nunchuck.

"Oh, that's it." Lu Fei nodded, "By the way, monkey, can you tell me the specific rules and format of the CAL League." ”

"Haha, you're asking the right question, our club's first-team team is ready to hit the P-League this season."

Lu Fei was interested: "Tell me about it." ”

From the monkey's mouth, Lu Fei finally figured out the most fierce and cruel CS selection system in the world.

CAL, the abbreviation of CyberatheleteAmateur League, which means the online e-sports amateur league, mainly from the United States and Canada, is a free league, every season, will attract nearly 3500 teams to sign up, because North America spans 4 time zones, for the convenience of the game, CAL is divided into three divisions: western, eastern, and central. With the exception of CAL-I events, other divisions will only be played within the region.

The system of CAL is exactly the same as football's Serie A and Bundesliga promotion model, and it is much more rigidly complex than football.

It is divided into 5 levels of leagues, and the lowest level of the system is CAL-Open.

"It's what we often call an O-level game." Monkey explained, "There are no restrictions at this level, there is no need to spend money to register, there will be 3000-3500 teams to register every season, but at the end of the season, the teams that do not achieve the top 64 in their own division will be eliminated, the organizing committee will delete your team information, and if you want to re-participate in the next season, then you have to re-register." ”

Lu Fei nodded, secretly thinking: This is a bit exaggerated, 3500 teams, three divisions, top 64, 8 weeks, which means that in order to gain a firm foothold in a division, at least 30 undefeated consecutive wins are required, and this alone is enough to shock a large group of N people.

Lu Fei said: "So after entering the top 64, can you successfully be promoted to a higher league?" ”

The monkey nodded and said: "Yes, after the success of the O-level league, you can enter the CAL-Intermediate, that is, the IM league, the teams at this level are all amateurs, there are 250 teams in each division, basically the combat effectiveness of these teams is about 3 times that of the O-league." ”

Lu Fei said: "Then what about going up?" ”

Monkey said: "Further up is CAL-Main, referred to as the M League, in this level, there are 50 teams in a division, 3 divisions add up to a total of 150 teams, this level represents the North American semi-professional level, or the highest level of the amateur level, because many teams enter the Main, sponsors will be relatively easy to find, so when they meet the right opportunity, they will move from amateur to semi-professional, and our MDK is sponsored by Mr. Sean after entering the M League." ”

Lu Fei said: "What about M and above? ”

Monkey said: "M above is the P League, CAL-Premier, there are 12 teams in one division in this level, and there are a total of 36 teams in the three divisions, and the teams at this level are all North American professional teams, but compared to the CAL-Invite team, it is still one level worse, if the I League represents the first-class level in North America, then the team in the P League is the second rate in North America, but every season there will be a dark horse in the P League. X3 is the biggest dark horse in the P-League. ”

Lu Fei said: "In this way, the I League is the highest level. ”

Monkey said: "The I League is a symbol of the highest honor in North America, and only club teams at this level are eligible to represent the United States and Canada in the World Series, such as South Korea's WCG, our country's CPL, and this level has a bonus, the championship each season is about 30,000 US dollars, but at this level, the entire United States and Canada combined only 13 teams, X3, coL, Disco Park (GameRsco), Federal Republic No. 5 (united5) , Death 6 (check6) and so on, are all in it, and it is the honor of every player to be able to compete with them. ”

After listening to the monkey's introduction, Lu Fei let out a long sigh, in the past, in China, he always thought that X3 and coL people were geniuses, this idea was very wrong, behind the geniuses, they were all fought out of such a fierce and cruel league.

Lu Fei roughly calculated, if you start from the M League and be promoted to the I League, even if it goes all the way, it will take two months, and among them, at least you have to achieve almost 100 wins, before it is possible to kill, the gold content of more than 100 games is incredible, because of the promotion relationship, the opponent is getting stronger and stronger, and the more difficult it is.

In China, although Eivl is undefeated in 1,000 games in China, but there is no upgrade of the competition system, at most it is a strong team offline, QQ chat room to find a team, if you change X3 in China, X3 is likely to be undefeated in 10,000 games, that is the real legend of the king.

Lu Fei suddenly understood a little why Green wanted to keep himself in MDK, Green wanted to test his ability, and he had to climb up step by step with his own feet.

This is also his Lu Fei's CS principle, he is a player who is never afraid of hardships and is willing to accumulate bit by bit.

"That's fine." Lu Fei pondered, "So monkey, where is our MDK club now?" ”

Hearing Lu Fei's question, the monkey's mood was a little low: "Our MDK now has a total of three teams, the first line is in the M-level league, and the three veteran gang clubs have jumped to other clubs after entering the M-league, and the first team has been at the bottom of the points this season, and I am afraid it will be difficult to escape the doom of relegation." ”

"Huh?"

Monkey said: "The second-tier teams are in the IM League, and the points are not high. ”

Lu Fei said: "What line are you in?" ”

The monkey said, "I'm in the third line." ”

Lu Fei smiled: "Are you in the O-League?" ”

The monkey lowered his head and scratched his head embarrassedly: "Hehe, it's in the lowest-level league, and our third-tier team has a good score this season, but a few days ago, a player was going to participate in a school basketball game and left the team, and to participate in the O-League, you must report a list of 6 people." ”

"Oh?"

The monkey's mood rose again, and he danced his nunchucks on the sofa: "But it doesn't matter, now that you're here, we've got six more people together, we can continue the game, and I'll take you to the club tomorrow to meet them." ”

Lu Fei smiled: "Look at you so happy, as if you have picked up a treasure." ”

"Of course." The monkey's nunchucks danced faster, "We heard a few days ago that Mr. Sean invited a player from China to join us, and I think since you were invited, then you must be a master, haha, if one day we rush to the first division, I can get a huge prize." ”

"Dizzy, I haven't started thinking about the I-League, I've served you." Lu Fei sweated profusely.

"Haha, what do you want me to serve, is my nunchucks playing well?"

Lu Fei drooped his eyelids: "It's good, but be careful of your head." ”

"Oh? Is it? You say I don't look like you Chinese Bruce Lee......" Before the monkey finished speaking, there was a "bang", and the nunchucks hit him on the head, and then the monkey fell on the sofa screaming.