As a major competitor within the same league, the Ham Team has faced Lin Guanglai and his Softbank Team countless times over the past three years, and naturally understands their prowess.
The upper management spares no expense, making them invincible in the free agent market. Rarely do players who have obtained FA rights and are seeking lucrative contracts turn down Softbank's offers.
In addition to causing a stir in the transfer market, a large amount of money also fertilized the player development system—now within the Softbank Team, including Lin Guanglai, Yanagida Yuuki, Imamiya Kenta, and Chika Huangda, are all stars cultivated by Softbank's own system.
