LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 308 Annual Awards, buy goods here, right?
11 month 25 day.

All-Star voting has officially closed.

On November 11, the 26 LPL Annual Awards Ceremony was held as scheduled. If it weren't for Abu's reminder, Lin Ruo almost forgot that there was such a pork-distributing party.

On the day of the award ceremony, almost all the players of the EDG club rushed back, including Scout, who was still in South Korea reuniting with his family.

Abu didn't want to bother the players with their vacation, but the fact was that as the champions of this year's World Championship, almost two-thirds of the awards at the annual ceremony belonged to EDG.

If we don't dress up and attend together, we're going against the LPL officials and Fujii...

The face that is due must be given, and this is also a glorious record for their team. There is really no reason to neglect it.

"You must wear a suit, no matter how handsome you are. If anyone's appearance doesn't meet the standards, I'll make things difficult for them later. I'll check before we leave at 12 o'clock."

Abu kept muttering to himself as he watched everyone try on their sizes, and then he left with peace of mind.

After making her selection, Ai Loli picked her nose and walked over to the computer screen. "Brother Lin is still playing games. If you don't try again, the staff will leave."

In his opinion, getting up early in the morning to play games is quite addictive.

Lin Ruo rolled his eyes. "Are you a kid? You need the club to help you buy a suit? I already had it custom-made and it's stored in my dorm."

“So professional?”

"Of course, I've always been professional." Lin Ruo shrugged proudly.

"Don't believe him. He's not a professional at all. A sponsor came to him the day before yesterday to discuss a partnership and asked him to wear their suit to the All-Stars event for promotion."

Ming Kai, who was always doing surveillance work, ruthlessly exposed Lin Ruo's so-called "professionalism."

The cute little girl's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she was even more impressed: "Fuck, Brother Lin was able to attract sponsors and investments at the last awards ceremony. Are you a magnet? You're so attractive."

Comparing yourself to others is really frustrating. If he had Lin Ruo's ability to make money, why would he negotiate with other clubs for double salary?

After a short rest, at 12 noon, everyone who had finished their meal early got on the club's business car.

The place they are going to today is the Shanghai Shipyard 1862 Theater in the PD area, which is also the venue for the All-Star Awards Ceremony.

Before the awards ceremony begins in the evening, the team needs to complete the red carpet walk, so they need to arrive early to prepare.

Sitting in the car, Lin Ruo calmly opened Weibo and posted a frontal photo of himself in a suit, getting a lot of likes to increase the popularity of his account and completing the promotional task required by his sponsor.

But this is just a prelude.

There was no way, the money was too much. Lin Ruo, who always adhered to the principle of giving as much effort as possible, felt that he had to do something nice later, otherwise he would not feel comfortable accepting the money.

There was a message on the phone. Lin Ruo opened it and saw that it was a message from the boss's daughter.

"Why are you dressed so formally? You look quite handsome."

Pretty cool? If you don’t know how to use words, then don’t use them.

"Receive the award." Lin Ruo replied.

"Where can I get the award?"

"1862 Theater."

"Oh, that place. My dad used to rent it out to entertain his employees. Never mind, it's just like charging for typing." Zhang Ruo replied with a long string of messages.

Lin Ruo immediately replied with a long string of chat messages, ahem, your dad is so loving, so it’s okay for us to chat more.

Arriving at the red carpet at 13: p.m., the EDG team got out of the car and walked straight along the road to the center position in the flashing of cameras, and cheers from fans on the scene rose up.

Especially when she saw the extremely handsome Lin Ruo, her screams became an endless rhythm.

People in the LPL official live broadcast room were also dumbfounded by the fun.

[You are so handsome, you are really going to die, Lin Gou. 】

[No wonder my roommate likes her. He even said the day before yesterday that he was going to Thailand and wanted to become Lin Shen's woman in the future.]

"Your brother is too narrow-minded. What if Lin Shen only likes men?"

[I also think Lin Gou likes boys, otherwise why is he surrounded by so many boys?]

[Uh... your excuse is quite impeccable, not taking into account what Lin Gou does for a living.]

...

The barrage suddenly turned black.

The EDG team walked to the center to sign on the background wall. When it came time to take a group photo facing the camera, Yu Shuang, who was in charge of hosting the event, came up wearing a long skirt, holding the microphone and smiling. The first person to be interviewed was naturally Lin Ruo, the focus of the audience.

"Wow, Master Lin, why are you so handsome today?"

Lin Ruo approached the microphone without being arrogant or deliberately modest. He simply said, "Because I'm wearing a Vicodo suit today. If you want to look handsome, you must have a good suit to match. Vicodo is trustworthy."

[Fuck you, I don't even want to act anymore, just look at this product placement.]

[I thought we had entered the halftime commercials early.]

I've never seen such a blunt and direct advertisement, Victor, right? I'll remember it.

[Damn, how much did Lin Gou charge? I, Youngor, will give you double.]

[Yilin Dog's personality must have earned a lot of money, otherwise he would have just posted it on Weibo and it would have been over.]

Amidst the discussion, Lin Ruo calmly walked into the venue after finishing the interview, leaving Yu Shuang standing there awkwardly. She was often responsible for product placement, but her work was never this hardcore.

It has to be God Lin.

Backstage at the theater, Lin Ruo saw many familiar faces. Almost all members of teams with better performance in the league, such as RNG, WE and even IG, were present.

When JK saw Lin Ruo, he kept calling her "idol" and came up to take a photo with her.

Lin Ruo finished the task with a professional smile, and went up to pat his good friend Xiao Ming: "Why didn't my idol come? Was he stuck in traffic?"

"You're talking about the puppy. He's in a bad mood... and won't come." Xiao Ming said directly. He really had nothing to hide from Lin Ruo, the little black guy.

Originally, Xiao Gou was not going to win any awards at this year's awards ceremony, because all the limelight in the AD position was stolen by Lin Ruo.

Coupled with the fact that he was not selected for the All-Star Game yesterday, Xiao Gou was even less willing to come.

At this time on Weibo, the debate under the official announcement of the LPL All-Star lineup is still going on, and the RNG fans who have been holding back for a long time are making an unprecedented fearless charge.

Why can't Xiaohu go to the All-Stars? His vote count is obviously less than Lin Gou alone, but much higher than other players in other positions.

[You also know that there are fewer players like Lin Gou and only one player for each position. I have no idea. Does Lin Gou deserve to go?]

What kind of stupid selection rules are these? The second-most vote-getters can't make the All-Stars. The LPL is starting to create idols and suppress us, Xiaohu.

[Yeah, how did Lin Gou get tens of millions of votes? It's obvious Fujii got there in the middle of the night. I refuse to accept the shady dealings.]

Everyone is blaming RNG fans. They spend real money every day to buy water army votes and never vote for Lin Gou. It's normal to be angry.

[Haha, Huangza and gsl really don't know how many fans Lin Gou has gained this year. If Lin Gou didn't usually ignore the fan circle and female fans, would you still have the right to speak here?]

[Anyway, I'm leaving now. Lin Gou's female fan is here, and I'm afraid I'll be affected if we start a group fight.]

"It turns out that there was such a big fuss about the All-Star voting last night." Lin Ruo wouldn't have known if he hadn't seen it, but it was completely suppressed this morning.

Well, there's nothing we can do about it, it seems like he now has more fans than all the other guys combined, plus with the intervention of the pig army, the two-in-one team wiped out the hostile elements that started the group in minutes.

Fighting violence with violence ended directly.

It's why he only found out about this now.

RNG fans probably never thought that one day they would be defeated by their opponents...

"Wait a minute, so why is the puppy angry? He won't blame me, right?" Lin Ruo was flattered. Is his idol going to turn against him?
"I can't defend my title, so I must be a little sad and don't want to come." Xiao Ming came over and said quietly.

Lin Ruo understood.

This year has been another year without any awards for idols. It seems that only that champion can defend the title, but in the end he can't even go. It's so miserable.

...

In the forum before the award ceremony began, countless people were discussing the All-Star roster that was just released last night.

How would you rate the top laner 957, the jungler Zztai, the mid laner Xiaohu, the bottom lane duo Lin Ruo and Xiao Ming, and the coach Huohu?

[This should be the strongest all-Chinese team in history, right? Wait, where is my god?]

[Even without a god, you are not worthy of being the strongest all-Chinese team. Get lost. ]

[Xiaogou can't even participate in the All-Star Game. The LPL is going crazy. Are they trying to destroy the all-Chinese team and the entire Chinese esports community?]

[In order to prevent Xiaohu from defending the most prestigious Solo Championship of the year, LPL and Riot are really deliberate.]

[It's okay. Without my puppy participating in the solo competition, it will automatically lose its most important meaning.]

[You understand GSL's face-changing.]

So which championship this year holds the most weight? It seems like my God Lin has them all.

Since Xiaohu can't go, I suggest that Lin Shen win the Solo Championship. It can be considered as a fan's way of comforting his idol.

[Xiaogou's one and only championship, Lin Gou, is also trying to snatch it away. Are you still a human being? Do you want all the royal bastards to die?]

"Fuck, how can I resist it? It's full of black spots."

In the RNG base.

Uzi, who was sitting in front of the computer, was extremely angry. He turned around and saw that his outlet, Xiaohu, was not there, and he became even angrier.

"It's okay, it's okay." Uzi tried his best to comfort himself. He had to work harder to slap the faces of these haters with better results.

Do you all like to attend award ceremonies?

Humph, I will prepare for the new season in the base rankings a month in advance. As long as I move fast enough, no one will be able to catch up with him in the new season.

Well, let’s practice Xia first.

...

"Hello everyone, welcome to the commentary booth of the 2017 awards ceremony. Hi everyone, I'm Miller."

"I'm Wawa." "I'm Rita."

In the Shanghai Shipyard 1862 Theater, voices rang out from the commentary booth, and the award ceremony officially kicked off at 17 p.m. in an atmosphere of a packed house.

[No, why is there a commentary booth at the award ceremony?]

[Yeah, wouldn't it be over if there was a host? It's so weird.]

Amidst the confusion in the comments, the three people in the commentary booth had the same idea.

"It's very strange. During an annual awards ceremony, we inexplicably returned to our original jobs." Wawa spoke first.

Miller smiled and said, "I've been thinking about this too. What exactly is our job for?"

"Complaining?" Rita asked suddenly.

"Complaining, huh? Then we have to discuss all the awards tonight with the audience."

After Miller finished speaking and the relatively interesting opening, the camera shifted to the scene. Zhu Zhen, the host, stood on the stage. After a polite opening, the relevant person in charge of Fujii came up to speak.

Summarize the achievements of LPL this year and look forward to a better future next year.

"Why do we have to go through procedures everywhere?" Lin Ruo, who was sitting in the audience, complained and decided to go to the bathroom to relieve his boredom.

Abu held him down and said, "The first prize is for you. Don't run around."

In the blink of an eye, two new Fujii official representatives appeared on stage, and another exciting and inspiring speech session began. After a long ten minutes...

Xiaoyu, wearing a white off-the-shoulder dress, held the script and said with a smile, "Okay, next is our first award announcement tonight, which is the Best Newcomer Award."

[Is Lin Gou a newcomer? ]

[He's a complete newcomer, he's already a world champion.]

[What? A world champion can't win the Rookie of the Year award? My God Lin only debuted this year.]

[What? So Lin Gou debuted this year? I thought he debuted many years ago. Unlike Xiao Gou, he's still a newcomer after debuting for many years.]

……

Amid the clamor, the list of nominees for the Best Newcomer Award appeared on the big screen. They were Lin Ruo, who won the world championship, Xiao Ming, who made it to the world championship, and Ning, who joined IG midway through the summer season but performed exceptionally well.

"Just a runner-up." Ning Wang, who was sitting in the audience, felt helpless. How could he compete after winning the world championship?

An award without any suspense.

"Then let's announce the results directly. The winner of the Best Newcomer Award is EDG's bottom laner Lin Ruo!"

Lin Ruo strode onto the stage, took the trophy from Fujii, and gave a brief speech of thanks.

"Thank you EDG for your cultivation, thank you league for your attention, thank you teammates for your mutual help, thank you officials for your trust, thank you fans for your unremitting support... Thank you..."

What else... Never mind.

Lin Ruo walked off the stage and handed the trophy to Abu. He was going to the bathroom now.

Abu stopped him again: "Why are you in such a hurry? The next award will be yours too."

"Next we're going to announce the Most Improved Player of the Year award."

When Xiaoyu's words reached his ears, Lin Ruo was stunned. He could also...

Yes, his transformation from a newcomer to the LPL to a world champion is indeed a fast progress.

It's his turn to take it.

"The winner of the Most Improved Player of the Year award is EDG's bottom laner Lin Ruo!"

Lin Ruo, whose butt wasn't even warm yet, stepped onto the podium again. Standing in front of the microphone, he didn't know what to say. If he had known earlier, he would have said less thanks and left no way out.

"Thank you to my parents, thank you to the host, and thank you to RNG Youth Training for training me."

[No, I'm dying of laughter. How embarrassing for RNG's youth training program! They've trained so many players, but the management doesn't want them.]

[It is recommended that RNG Club be awarded the Best Youth Training Club Award as an encouragement.]

[Right, right, instead of posting suggestions, RNG fans will directly attack the official Weibo account.]

...

The award ceremony was still going on. Lin Ruo, who had just returned from the bathroom, was called by Abu to go up and receive the award.

"Next is the Best Promotion Ambassador Award."

Listening to the host's words, Lin Ruo was stunned again. How could the Best Promotion Ambassador Award be related to him?
This is a scam, right? It's a shady deal!

"Brother Lin, you have no idea how many people have learned about the LPL through your work both on and off the court this year. Let's put it this way, the number of people watching LPL games online has doubled."

Ai Loli's words meant only one thing: she deserves the Best Promotion Ambassador Award!
"The winner of the Best Promotion Ambassador Award is EDG's bottom laner Lin Ruo."

Lin Ruomei straightened her clothes and walked up to the podium for the third time without haste. She stood in front of the microphone and began to recall the thank-you lines.

"Thanks to the smooth flow of the internet, thanks to the strong support from the marketing accounts, and thanks to the publicity from the legitimate media."

That's right. Without these help, there would be no rapid promotion effect.

[Damn, this is too much, you can even give me this.]

"Just tell me if there's anything wrong with Lin Gou. There's nothing wrong with him at all."

[Indeed, I got into the game because of Lin Gou's cool moves. Full marks for promotion.]

[I'm an official from Fujii. After presenting the awards, I'll treat Lin Ruo to some tea to express my gratitude for giving birth to her parents.]

[No, since the Best Promotion Award has been given out, is it possible that the Best Anchor Award will also be given out later...]

[You never know, it's actually possible. Lin Gou's livestream is the most effective, and his traffic is the highest among all League of Legends streamers.]

[And which streamer can live stream all day long like me, Lin Shen?]

I miss Lin Gou from the Spring Split. Back then, he was streaming day and night. Now he's become too arrogant, leaving the stream early every day and going offline for no reason.

Well-deserved, well-deserved.

When the host announced the Best Anchor Award, Lu Benwei and Da Sima in the audience couldn't help but look disheartened.

How could they possibly be a match for Lin Shen...

It was not until the staff reminded them that the Best Anchor Award was not limited to the unit winners that Lu Benwei and Da Sima became excited upon hearing this.

"The winners of the Best Streamer award are EDG's bottom laner Lin Ruo, Douyu streamer Lu Benwei, and Wuhu Da Sima."

Lin Ruo stood on the podium with a calm expression, while Lu Benwei and Da Sima were extremely excited.

"Lin Shen, you speak first."

"You guys speak first, I'll think about my acceptance speech." The three of them were particularly humble.

"Thank you to the audience in the live broadcast room for their support, and thank you to the Zhanqi platform for its support." Lin Ruo quickly thought of the words and said them before leaving the stage.

"Next is the Most Popular Player award, which is voted for by every LPL viewer. He represents the true highest traffic of our league."

Xiaoyu finished speaking and, with familiarity, read out the names of the winners: "The winner of the Most Popular Player of the Year award is EDG's bottom laner, Lin Ruo!"

Amidst the thunderous cheers from the audience, Lin Ruo stood upright in front of the microphone, holding the trophy:
"Thank you... uh, thank you to the Alliance players for their trust, and thank you to all the major voting platforms for their support."

After receiving the award, Lin Ruo did not leave. He stood in a corner beside the stage where the camera could not reach him. He was not in a hurry and waited to receive the last award before leaving.

"The MVP of the year goes to EDG's bottom laner Lin Ruo!"

After a few seconds, Lin Ruo turned around and walked onto the stage to continue his award-winning speech.

[You're doing wholesale here, right?]

[Looks like he's here to receive a prize, but in fact, Lin Gou is here to buy some goods.]

[What kind of purchasing channel is this? I also want to go there.]

If I hadn't watched all the games this year, I would have thought Lin Gou and Fujii had some shady relationship.

[Alas, I dare not leave the live broadcast room for a moment, for fear of missing the moment when Lin Shen receives the award.]

[It makes Lin Shen's thank you quotes sound watery.]

...

Holding two awards, Lin Ruo finally sat back in the front row with peace of mind.

Then Abramovich took the trophy and said, "Get ready. You still have the best team award to claim."

Lin Ruo: …

"The winners of the annual best team award are: top laner EDD Mouse, jungler EDGClearlove7, mid laner EDG Scout, bottom laner EDG Ling, and support EDG Meiko."

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, all members of EDG walked up to the podium in an orderly manner. As the winner of all championships this year, they deserved the title of best in all positions.

Lin Ruo didn't know what to say anymore and just kept saying thank you.

Before he could even breathe a sigh of relief, Abu said, "It's convenient for you to sit outside. Go and help Nofe receive the Best Coach Award. Go quickly."

"Hasn't Lin Shen won too many awards?"

In the commentary booth, Wawa finally started to complain near the end.

They appear on screen too many times, and people are getting tired of their commentary.

"It's okay, at least he didn't take my Best New Commentator Award," Rita commented.

Miller was stunned when he heard this: "There must be something fishy going on here. Lin Shen also commented on the Spring Split. His commentary skills are quite impressive. It would be unreasonable not to give him the Best Newcomer award."

"Then let's give it to Master Lin next year." The three of them unanimously agreed to help Lin Ruo reserve the Best New Commentator Award.

The audience was filled with laughter and the 2017 LPL Annual Awards Ceremony came to an end.

(End of this chapter)