Ji Xing's Misjudgment

Li Hao and Shengqiangge played a total of five solo matches.
What shocked everyone in the EDG team even more was that in the five solo matches, Li Hao used five different positions with five different champions!
In the first match, he used the mid-lane champion LeBlanc to solo kill Shengqiangge's Lucian.
In the second match, he used the top-lane champion Irelia to solo kill Shengqiangge's Jax.
In the third match, he used the jungle champion Xin Zhao to solo kill Shengqiangge's Nasus.
In the fourth match, he used the bot-lane champion Aphelios to solo kill Shengqiangge's Akali.
The most exaggerated was the fifth match, where Li Hao actually chose the support champion Yuumi!
Using Yuumi, he solo killed Shengqiangge's Darius!
After the five matches, Shengqiangge was completely numb!
Not just him, but everyone in the training room—except for Xu Jie, who already knew the inside story—stared with wide eyes and open mouths, frozen like statues!
Li Hao's extraordinary reaction speed, which seemed like a cheat code, his step-by-step psychological warfare, his gorgeous and exquisite movement and dodging, and his robust basic mechanics without missing a single hit—each of these left the professional players on site utterly shocked!
They were professional players!
They were last year's World Champions!
In this realm of League of Legends, they were the group standing at the very top of the food chain.
Yet this afternoon in the training room, what did they see?
They saw a young player who was even more formidable, more exaggerated, and more monstrous than them!
Compared to players like Shengqiangge, Li Hao was indeed a young player.
Even Jiejie, EDG's jungler, had already passed the age of twenty.
But what about Li Hao?
He was only sixteen years old!
A teenager of this age reaching Master or Challenger tier was already considered a dragon among men.
Yet what about Li Hao?
Not only did he top the rankings of both the Korean server and the domestic server simultaneously, but when fighting against real professional players, he didn't fall short in the slightest.
This could no longer be described as just not falling behind; it was simply a complete and brutal suppression of his opponent!
How such terrifying technical skill and gaming talent could not shock everyone present?!
EDG's team manager, Ji Xing, felt an even greater storm raging in his heart!
In his mind, a crazy idea arose, and a wild voice roared:
He had to think of every possible way to keep Li Hao!
He glanced at Xu Jie standing beside him.
Having navigated the esports industry for over a decade, he had developed a pair of sharp, discerning eyes.
He knew that if he wanted to keep Li Hao in EDG, this Teacher Xu standing nearby was the key!
Every time Li Hao finished a match, he would turn his gaze toward Teacher Xu, his eyes filled with pride, respect, a desire for praise, and gratitude...
All of this was clearly seen by Ji Xing, an elite in the industry.
Thus, after Li Hao and Shengqiangge finished their solo matches, Ji Xing suppressed the shock in his heart and said with a smile:
"Teacher Xu, Li Hao's gaming talent is the most exaggerated I have ever seen in my years in this industry."
"If he can join our EDG, we will definitely do our utmost to nurture him."
"To let him shine brilliantly on the professional stage!"
Ji Xing did not choose to speak empty words.
Xu Jie and Li Hao had originally come to their club for a tryout.
What was a tryout for?
Naturally, it was to play games and go pro!
Therefore, he felt that to keep Li Hao, he had to offer the best conditions.
Conditions that would satisfy both Xu Jie and Li Hao!
Hearing Ji Xing's words, Xu Jie knew he wanted to keep Li Hao.
Xu Jie still had some understanding of the EDG esports club.
This was a top-tier, long-standing club in the country.
Since its inception, it had dominated the league.
Its number of domestic League of Legends championship titles was unrivaled in the entire league.
Their first global MSI championship trophy was won by EDG defeating 'Teacher Dafei' (Faker), who was at the peak of his career, snatching it back from the Koreans.
Furthermore, last year, they completed their dream of winning the World Championship.
In terms of historical honors, they could be considered the number one club in the entire league!
In the team, globally famous star players like Clearlove, Meiko, and Scout had once appeared!
Even though Xu Jie was not a fan of the EDG team, he admired the achievements this club had made from the bottom of his heart.
Xu Jie himself was actually a genuine League of Legends fan.
In his eyes, every club had its unique style and players that people loved.
He had played the game and watched the matches for years with only one dream:
That was for the MSI trophy and the World Championship trophy to belong to the Long Nation every year.
As for which club of the Long Nation lifted the trophy?
He didn't care too much about that.
Uniting against external rivals was his bottom line.
As for the fans of different clubs bickering among themselves?
He was past the age of looking at things so narrow-mindedly!
Therefore, regarding which esports club Li Hao joined, Xu Jie actually didn't have a strong personal preference.
He completely respected Li Hao's choice.
What he had to do was accompany Li Hao to the tryouts and help him pass the hurdles.
As long as Li Hao was not deceived by these established clubs, and as long as he didn't mindlessly sign a predatory contract like some professional players in the past, then Xu Jie's goal would be achieved!
On the contrary, he felt that no matter which club Li Hao joined, he could quickly generate value and achieve results.
Whether it was last year's overall champion club or a bottom-tier team with consistently poor records, it didn't matter to Xu Jie.
It was entirely up to Li Hao's preference.
Therefore, Xu Jie replied with a smile, "EDG's training and management are certainly not an issue."
"However, the final right of choice lies in the hands of this kid, Li Hao. I won't interfere too much."
Ji Xing, standing aside, was slightly stunned upon hearing Xu Jie's words.
Could he have misjudged the person?
Wasn't the Teacher Xu standing next to him the decision-maker?
No way?!
He could never have imagined that Xu Jie's respect for each student came from the bottom of his heart, rather than just being for show.
Xu Jie guided them toward goodness, stimulated their potential, and let them consider their own futures.
Once the students made their choices after careful consideration, as long as they didn't go to some extreme direction, Xu Jie would not interfere.
Take Li Hao for example.
Before coming to the Magic City, Xu Jie had gathered detailed information on all the clubs that had sent tryout invitations.
This included their personnel structure, past achievements, star players, gossip, and so on.
He and Li Hao had reviewed the materials, researched, and learned about these clubs together.
Li Hao was originally a gaming geek and was already very familiar with many famous domestic and foreign teams.
After Teacher Xu collected these materials for him, his own judgments and choices gradually formed in his heart.
Treating every student as an independent individual and not making choices for them, but letting them think, judge, and make decisions on their own.
This was Xu Jie's method of nurturing students.