Chapter 10: There are always mountains higher than the other (Part )

This might be the day when Ye Xiu received the most phone calls.

Just after hanging up Pei Yunteng's call, the phone started ringing again.

But this time, looking at the two familiar yet unfamiliar words on the incoming call reminder, Ye Xiu couldn't help but feel a little dazed.

When was the last time he called me personally?

In his early years, he was the owner of an Internet cafe, and he and Mu Qiu were just two internet-addicted teenagers.

Calling someone to go to a dungeon or something like that is a common occurrence.

A few years later, when Excellent Era was just starting out,
As the boss and the ace of the team, they discussed all matters concerning Excellent Era together and had a lot of exchanges.

However, as the league became more mature and Excellent Era grew in size, the person who discussed team affairs with Ye Xiu was gradually replaced by manager Cui Li.

Tao Xuan appears less and less frequently.

During the rare times of communication, the atmosphere was rarely good and most of them ended in a bad mood.

This phone number hasn't called for a long time.

Ye Xiu took a deep breath, answered the call, and said nothing.

There was no sound on the other end of the phone.

After a full half minute, finally—

"Plop!" The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground.

Tao Xuan knelt down.

Ye Xiu's pupils shrank slightly.

On the other end of the phone, Tao Xuan's slightly hoarse and trembling voice finally sounded.

"I don't have much to say about what happened before. I did it, and that's it."

"But, can you please let Excellent Era go for the seven years you've been here?"

Tao Xuan did not say that he would let him go. At least in his opinion, this was impossible.

In his opinion, the survival of the Excellent Era club was the best outcome.

Ye Xiu opened his mouth, but no words came out.

He didn't even know how he felt right now.

For a long time.

"It was Boss Pei's idea to deal with Excellent Era."

"Boss Pei?" Tao Xuan was stunned. "Does he like Excellent Era's little tricks?"

"I don't care," Ye Xiu smiled, "So after achieving our goal, Excellent Era's life or death won't matter any more."

"Honestly?" Tao Xuan's eyes lit up slightly.

Ye Xiu's words could be said to be a bit harsh, but to Tao Xuan they were like heavenly music.

He had never liked the word "insignificant" so much in his life.

"Boss Pei said that he left you a way out in his Weibo post."

A way out? Tao Xuan's brain was working at an unprecedented speed. He had never used up so much brainpower when he was plotting against Ye Xiu.

Soon, he figured out what the so-called way out was.

In a very good mood, his voice was cheerful for the first time in a long time: "I understand, thank you Mr. Pei for not killing me!"

Ye Xiu thought about it, and suddenly asked, "Do you need me to post on Weibo to cooperate?"

After all, it was Excellent Era, the Excellent Era to which he had devoted his entire youth.

Ye Xiu asked himself if he could watch him go down a strange path.

Tao Xuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly.

This was the first time in such a long time that he began to regret from the bottom of his heart his decision to kick Ye Xiu out.

Excellent Era really deserved it this time.

"Then, I'll leave it to you."

……

That night, after the situation on Live Evolution Soccer had escalated to the point where the league had temporarily postponed several recent Excellent Era games, Excellent Era finally took action.

At the press conference, Excellent Era boss Tao Xuan personally came forward and bowed to apologize in front of numerous media. Tao Xuan took all the responsibility on himself and admitted that he was an immature and irrational boss.

Because of the differences in ideas with Ye Xiu over the years and a moment of confusion, he formulated a plan to force Ye Xiu to retire.

The poor performance of the management is also due to the fact that they have been careless and unprofessional in hiring people over the years, which has led to insufficient standards.

Even the blame for Liu Hao and his group of players was taken over by Tao Xuan.

"The new generation of players in the team, such as Liu Hao, are relatively young and easily emotionally unstable. I neglected to provide them with psychological guidance and education, which led to conflicts and even hatred within the team. As the boss, I cannot escape the blame."

Tao Xuan said so.

Jia Shi slid on his knees during the press conference, which caused an uproar among the fan community.

Everyone was attacking and mocking Tao Xuan, the stupid boss, and Jia Shi's stupid management.

"No, Excellent Era is really just a makeshift team?"

"Isn't it? Stupid, bad, and immature, what else could this be but a makeshift group?"

But soon, different voices emerged in the comment section.

"In a sense, this is a good thing for a makeshift team."

"How to say?"

"Didn't you guys listen to the recording that President Pei sent? Listen to their opinions on how to deal with Ye Shen. That really makes my scalp tingle!"

"What card contract, what non-compete agreement, what confidentiality agreement? If they really use this, then Ye Shen will never be able to turn things around!"

"Fuck, now that you put it that way it's true!"

"Then we should thank Boss Tao for not killing us?"

"That's not the case, but I think it may not be a bad thing for the alliance to have a few more makeshift management teams."

"It's still a little better than a black-hearted boss."

Just as this debate was intensifying, another unprecedented event occurred.

Ye Qiu, Ye Qiu who never shows up, Ye Qiu who never updates his social media, posted on Weibo today.

"We are a bunch of ridiculous, immature fools."

The accompanying picture is the three championship trophies placed in the most conspicuous position of the Excellent Era Club.

The release of this Weibo post immediately attracted the attention of the entire Honor circle.

When Excellent Era's old fans saw the three trophies that symbolized Excellent Era's heyday, their noses subconsciously became sore.

They didn't even bother to curse Excellent Era and just started flooding Ye Qiu's Weibo with comments.

Afterwards, professional players from all walks of life reposted and commented, pushing the collective emotions brought about by this Weibo post to a peak...

……

"Excellent Era has been saved."

In the Blue Rain Club training room, Yu Wenzhou looked at Weibo and made this comment.

"Saved? How was it saved? Their boss has been disgraced, how can it be considered saved?" Huang Shaotian beside him was stunned and asked in confusion.

"Although the boss has been disgraced, Liu Hao and other players involved have managed to retain their last bit of image. At least, it shouldn't affect their ability to continue playing in the game."

"As long as the players are there, the club has hope."

Yu Wenzhou casually pulled up a picture, a picture of Excellent Era's current lineup after Ye Qiu retired.

"The ones who were most affected by this incident were undoubtedly Liu Hao and Sun Xiang. They were the ones who were scolded the most among the players."

"But, precisely because he was scolded so badly, Liu Hao dared not resort to any tricks anymore, and Sun Xiang's rebelliousness would be mostly worn away."

"For Excellent Era, a Liu Hao who has calmed down, a Sun Xiang who has calmed down, and Su Mucheng, I don't need to say more, right?"

There was a strong sense of fear in Yu Wenzhou's eyes.

“Wow, if I think about it this way, Excellent Era’s lineup is going to take off!” Huang Shaotian thought about it and finally realized it.

"You traded your boss's disgrace for a promising Excellent Era team that can contend for the championship. Do you still think that Excellent Era has failed to survive?"

There was a gleam in Yu Wenzhou's eyes.

"Besides, does the makeshift team really have such a bad reputation?"

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