High School Belle Fell in Love with Me

Chapter 661: Chapter 281: Role Reversal

Li Yang met an unexpected friend in Jiangbei.

Song Qihua.

This person knew Bai Qing, and a few years back, he helped connect Li Yang to a professional LOL team.

It was their first meeting, and strictly speaking, he could be considered the matchmaker for the two.

During the meal, Song Qihua said, "Li Yang, even though it’s our first time meeting, I haven’t held back on sending you gifts. I’m number two on your live streaming leaderboard!"

Li Yang: "???"

There were quite a few big spenders in his stream, but only a handful had actually given over a million.

"You should’ve said earlier, I could’ve brought you a signed photo."

Li Yang’s comment left Song Qihua at a loss.

Who the hell cares about your silly signed photo?

"Let’s eat first, eat up, this meal’s on me, no need to fight over it."

Song Qihua didn’t want to discuss matters now; he planned to talk with Li Yang after the meal.

After all, you can’t very well spit the food back out once it’s eaten, right?

"You said you’re buying, so I’ll order some more... Oh, and prepare an extra portion for me to take away."

Song Qihua replied nonchalantly, "No problem!"

It’s just a meal, after all.

Bai Qing kept quiet by the side; although she usually played tricks on Song Qihua, it wasn’t convenient now.

She knew what Song Qihua wanted from Li Yang, he was eyeing the players from the Koala Team and had set up a PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds team himself.

Anyway, Song Qihua wouldn’t gain any advantage from Li Yang.

After they finished eating, the takeout that Li Yang asked for was ready too.

Li Yang didn’t even have time to wipe his mouth before saying, "The food will get cold in a bit; I’ve got people waiting to eat at home. I’ll head back first; we can talk about whatever it is tomorrow!"

With that, he grabbed his takeaway and dashed off.

Song Qihua was really taken aback.

He turned to Bai Qing.

"You didn’t just find someone who looked exactly like Li Yang to trick me, did you?"

Bai Qing replied irritably, "Where would I find someone like that? Why don’t you find one for me?"

"What? Are you planning to assassinate Li Yang, find someone to replace him, and then have him marry you?"

Bai Qing stood up immediately, "Hurry up and go settle the bill!"

Song Qihua really had an imaginative mind.

"So what about buying the players?"

"Didn’t he say, talk about it tomorrow?"

"But I don’t have him as a contact, and I can’t get through on his phone..."

Song Qihua didn’t get a response from Bai Qing because she had already left.

He knew the relationship between Li Yang and Bai Qing, without any concrete evidence, but he also knew that child was Li Yang’s.

The next day, he contacted Bai Qing, and she sent over Li Yang’s WeChat details.

Then, he couldn’t add him as a friend!

Li Yang’s settings prevent people from adding him via details.

It’s during the transfer period, and the spring season is about to start, he was eager for his team to show results.

So, that evening, he treated Bai Qing and Li Yang to another meal.

This time, he smartened up.

Before the meal even began, he said to Li Yang, "Brother Li, my little brother has taken a liking to two players from your Koala Team. It’s just perfect that it’s the transfer period now, name your price, and I’ll buy them."

"Ah? Just that? Why didn’t you mention it yesterday? Now you’ve gone to the trouble of treating us again."

Song Qihua waved his hand and said, "It’s no trouble at all."

Even though last night’s meal cost over ten thousand, and today would probably be around the same, as long as he could get the players, it would be worth it for him.

He knew the Koala Team had renewed contracts with those players this year, each with an annual salary of over two million.

He could handle that salary, it mostly depended on the transfer fee, how much the Koala Team wanted.

Li Yang said, "Why don’t you just buy the entire Koala Team directly, it’ll only be 150 million."

The Koala Team is indeed worth that much, Li Yang wasn’t asking for more.

As for the players’ salaries? That’s regulated by a hard cap.

A team can only have a ten million salary cap, any excess would have to pay luxury tax.

Among the 24 PCL teams, as long as they can stay within the top 16, they can basically make around a million a year, and the top 8 around five million.

As for the top 4, various earnings are surely in the tens of millions.

The endorsement fee for the Koala Team is over ten million a year now, not even counting Li Yang.

The prize money has brought in over sixteen million a year.

Selling for 150 million, there would definitely be takers.

Song Qihua said helplessly, "I need to have that kind of money too; my team has been outside the top 16 for a long period, losing hundreds of thousands every year. As it is, I can barely continue, let alone such a 150 million deal, even my dad might not be able to handle it, not to mention me."

Song Qihua was considered a rich second generation, but that didn’t mean he could spend freely.

This time was basically the biggest decision of his life, in his opinion, he’d need to spend at least ten million.

Upon hearing this, Li Yang shook his head, "Then there’s no way, you can take the players’ contracts, but each player would cost one million in transfer fee. I’m already giving you a good deal, generally, without fifteen million, don’t even think about it."

Song Qihua: "..."

Li Yang added, "The transfer fee requires 50% to be contributed to the pension fund for employees and players, plus the club has to pay taxes, I won’t end up with much, essentially working for nothing."

Song Qihua didn’t have the confidence to argue with Li Yang on this; he’d already tried the friendly approach.

"How long are your players’ contracts?"

"Three years, with a contract option in the third year, the club holds the rights."

Song Qihua understood the contract option, the club could opt out of the contract with just compensation of half a year’s salary.

They could also use the contract option phase to renegotiate with the players.