LPL History

Chapter 257 General Zhou slams his fist on the table and berates Du Buwu; Goryeo Bang's ticket inspection exposes his treacherous nature.

No one expected that what was originally a controversy within the commentary circle would escalate to Zhou Li personally getting involved.

This time, Zhou Li's fate has left many netizens exclaiming that it's outrageous.

Unlike the previous approach of "reasoning and presenting facts," this time Zhou Li did not deliver a lengthy speech. He simply tagged the "Long-haired Mao" (a derogatory term for the Taiping Rebellion) and then offered a three-character phrase representing the essence of Chinese culture.

[@Longhaired, alpaca.]

After several seasons of honing his skills, Zhou Li has now mastered the art of controlling netizens' emotions.

Although the LPL is currently extremely popular, the affairs of the commentators don't actually attract much attention.

His appearance at this point might bring a lot of attention, but that's not enough for Zhou Li.

He wants to make this a huge fuss and get it into a nationwide discussion!

This seemingly random but warm greeting is what sparks the most speculation and discussion among netizens.

It's worth noting that before this, Zhou Li's public persona had always been described as "great, glorious, and righteous."

The fact that he suddenly started using profanity on the internet is quite surprising.

It's worth noting that Zhou Li never used such vulgar language when he was cursing the Koreans.

Zhou Li's ambiguous outburst of anger immediately sparked heated discussions among netizens.

At this moment, Changmao, the person involved, was stunned for a full hour after seeing Zhou Li's sudden Weibo post.

During that hour, he kept recalling the past, trying to figure out exactly when he had offended this powerful figure.

Do you know what Zhou Li's status is now?
When he made his debut in the LPL, his Hecarim play earned him the nickname "General" from netizens, and now it seems that his words have come true.

Given Zhou Li's current status in the LPL, his fans have already worshipped him like a god. What's the difference between him and a general?
Therefore, the long-haired people had no desire to provoke Zhou Li under any circumstances.

But no matter how hard he tried to recall, he couldn't remember when he had offended the other party.

Like Changmao, netizens are also meticulously analyzing Zhou Li's use of profanity in this incident.

Because WE.A's matches are almost always commentated by Bella Miller and Wawa, there is very little interaction between Changmao and Zhou Li.

Although many netizens have dug up some of the not-so-friendly remarks that the Long Mao made about Zhou Li in his early days, they all seem rather far-fetched.

You should know that when Zhou Li and Abu had such a fierce online argument, Zhou Li never so simply and clearly offered Abu the three-word national essence.

Since there was no irreconcilable conflict between Changmao and Zhouli, netizens quickly focused their attention on the other protagonist in this incident.

Bella.

Soon, some content about "Zhou Li's anger for a beautiful woman" began to circulate on the Internet.

However, at this point, Zhou Li's Sigma persona played a crucial role.

It's important to understand that although Zhou Li has been supporting Bella, their relationship is purely professional.

Let alone contacting each other privately, the two have only appeared together in public a handful of times.

This renders the so-called arguments for supporting women completely untenable.

As a result, netizens were completely baffled.

why?
With the finals just around the corner, Zhou Li's sudden outburst has fans extremely worried.

However, no matter how much netizens pressed for answers, Zhou Li disappeared after posting just one Weibo post.

At this moment, the most dramatic scene unfolded.

Although many people still didn't understand why Zhou Li cursed at Chang Mao, they still chose the Light Speed ​​Team.

No matter what happens, just follow the sun and you can't go wrong!
This includes many active professional esports players, as well as a considerable number of esports-related social media personalities.

Suddenly, Changmao found himself inexplicably on the opposite side of the entire e-sports community.

There are no secrets in the world.

Long Hair had a lot of black marks on him from the beginning. Even if he deleted some of his previous despicable remarks in order to make a living in mainland China, the traces on the internet can never be completely erased.

Thus, the long-haired man's past pro-independence remarks were exposed.

For example, statements such as "I did not betray the soul of Taiwanese people", "Chinese people like to fabricate", "LPL fans are all brainless leeks", and "Guardian Stone" were all exposed.

Zhou Li, who had disappeared for a while, finally reappeared on Weibo the next day.

He not only liked all of these Weibo posts that revealed the information, but also forwarded them all.

Finally, they even directly tagged Long Hair.

[You're eating your father's food and then smashing his bowl. LPL doesn't tolerate animals like this, get out!]

From igniting the fuse to watching the situation unfold from the sidelines, to finally drawing a conclusion, Zhou Li's last Weibo post completely ignited the heat of this incident, achieving a breakthrough effect and soaring to the top of Weibo's trending topics!
And the one who was initially extremely arrogant and jumped out to criticize Bella's long hair completely turned into a coward, remaining silent and timid.

However, given how things have developed, how could the long-haired man possibly resolve the issue by simply letting things cool down?

It's now a foregone conclusion that the Long Hair Movement will be completely banned!
However, Zhou Li's strategy did not stop there.

After the Long-haired Mao became a pariah, Zhou Li immediately instructed Xiao Zhu to begin guiding public opinion.

Why did Longhair want to blacken Bella?
Because Longhair is pro-independence, while Bella is not! And being a fellow Taiwanese, Bella knows Longhair's true nature, which makes Longhair extremely insecure, so he targets Bella in every way and can't wait for Bella to be eliminated!
Such rhetoric began to spread wildly on the internet.

Because this was a fact, and with the help of online trolls, Bella's reputation quickly took a turn for the better.

When a person's reputation improves, their previous statements will be perceived differently by netizens.

Bella's data predictions for WE.B and Samsung Blue are no longer being labeled as a "Han Kuo-yu fanboy," but are receiving more objective analysis and evaluation from netizens.

As netizens began their initial frenzy of praise, they gradually came to realize the strength Samsung White had demonstrated during the World Championship, leading to new predictions and understandings about the final outcome of the match. Thus, the situation where WE.B was "killed" by excessive hype was resolved.

At this moment, Zhu Kai and Tabe are gathered together at the Seoul Hotel, watching the online public opinion and reviewing the incident.

"Brother Zhou is brilliant! In just one day, he completely reversed the public opinion, so the B team players don't have to play under too much pressure."

Upon hearing Zhu Kai's words, Tabe's face was full of agreement.

"To my shame, I initially thought that Brother Zhou was just angry for the sake of a woman, and I even wanted to try to persuade him."

Although the outside world is unaware of the relationship between Zhou Li and Bella, Tabe, as someone close to Zhou Li, still knows some things.

"Unexpectedly, Brother Zhou's move was a triple win! Not only did it reverse Bella's public image, but it also helped her regain first place in the voting, got rid of that trash Longhair, and prevented Team B from being overpraised... It's brilliant!"

The two men were quite sympathetic to each other when it came to praising the Zhou rituals.

After all, without Zhou Li, Tabe would probably still be unemployed at home, facing huge financial pressure from his family, while Zhu Kai would probably still be on IG as a fan, ordering takeout for his friends.

Upon hearing Tabe's words, Zhu Kai nodded in complete agreement.

"The key point is that Brother Zhou didn't do anything from beginning to end, he just posted two Weibo posts. But then again..."

Zhu Kai suddenly changed his expression and looked at Tabe.

"What are you doing here? Team B's match starts in two hours, right? Shouldn't you hurry up and give the players some extra training?"

Tabe sighed helplessly, but instead of leaving, he sat down next to Zhu Kai.

"I thought so too, but Brother Zhou said there's no point in cramming at the last minute. With so little time left, he told the B team to get some rest and do whatever they want... Well, I can't quite put my finger on his tone..."

Zhu Kai stopped what he was doing and said with a smile:

"Was that tone like that of an ancient prisoner being led to the execution ground, and the jailer coming over and saying—'Eat whatever you want, there's no time left'?"

"Pretty much, that's the gist of it," Tabe said with a hint of helplessness. "It seems like Brother Zhou values ​​Samsung White a lot. So when WE.B was being praised to death online, it was the first time I saw him so furious. It seemed like Brother Zhou thought that Team B could never beat Samsung White, so he was worried about the backlash after the praise."

Zhu Kai nodded in agreement upon hearing Tabe's words.

“Indeed, Brother Zhou attaches great importance to the Samsung White team. You've spent more time with Team B recently, so you might not know, but since the group stage, Brother Zhou has been asking the players on Team A to study every player on Samsung White and their tactics every day.”

“To be honest, I shouldn’t have questioned Brother Zhou,” Tabe adjusted his glasses. “After all, his decisions have never been wrong. But this is the first time I’ve really had a disagreement with him. I’ve studied the Samsung White team quite a bit. They are indeed very strong, and I have to admit they are stronger than Team B. But Team B is not the same Team B as before. Everyone has improved a lot. If they really give it their all, they might still have a chance to win. This time, Brother Zhou seems to be worrying too much.”

After Tabe finished speaking, he saw Zhu Kai, who had been nodding the whole time, release his finger from his phone, and then his phone made a "whoosh" sound.

Tabe was stunned, his eyes widening.

"What were you doing just now?"

Zhu Kai sneered.

"Go and talk to Brother Zhou about it!"

The next second, Zhu Kai's door was pushed open, and Zhou Li rushed in with his sleeves rolled up.

"You little brat, Tabe, you're talking badly about your master behind his back, aren't you!"
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October 12, 2014, 10 PM.

The gymnastics hall at Seoul Olympic Park.

The highly anticipated semi-final between WE.B and Samsung White has officially begun!
At this moment, the gymnastics hall in Olympic Park is almost full of spectators from South Korea.

In stark contrast to the cheering audience inside the stadium, Chinese spectators were gathered outside the gymnastics hall, waving their tickets and shouting curses!
An hour ago, a large number of tickets for Chinese audience members were identified as counterfeit during ticket inspection!
At first, some audience members thought they had been scammed because they had obtained their tickets from scalpers.

However, soon, many Chinese spectators who had managed to snag tickets through the official platform were turned away. The tickets they had bought with real money were simply dismissed by the ticket inspector with a casual "This is a fake ticket!"

Even more outrageous, many people subsequently filmed numerous South Koreans entering the venue without needing to have their tickets checked.

Subsequently, live video footage from inside the stadium surfaced, showing that even though many Chinese spectators hadn't had their tickets checked yet, the stadium was already packed!

Some lucky Chinese spectators managed to get into the venue, but soon posted online that even though they bought tickets together with their friends, their friends were turned away. Meanwhile, one of them, who was inside the venue, felt like he was immersed in a jar of kimchi, surrounded by Korean voices and completely enveloped by Koreans!
Backstage.

Looking at the video circulating online, Tabe couldn't help but say:

"What's going on with this ticketing platform? Why are all the tickets our people are buying fake?!"

Zhou Li smiled and asked in return:
"You don't really think they bought fake tickets, do you?"

Zhou Li's words startled Tabe, who then exclaimed incredulously:

"That can't be right. This is the World Championship, so many people are watching. If they mess things up, even if they don't care about the netizens' opinions, how will they explain it to Riot Games?"

"You underestimate the shamelessness of the Koreans. You should know that this World Championship is of great significance to them."

Zhou Li wore a mocking smile; he was already used to the Koreans' scumbag behavior.

"This is the first time the League of Legends World Championship has been held in South Korea, and they are also responsible for the most crucial knockout stages and finals! They absolutely cannot afford to miss the finals without a Korean team. So no matter what, they need to ensure that Samsung White can make it to the finals!"

"That's why I wasn't optimistic about Team B before. It wasn't because I was underestimating Team B's strength or overestimating Samsung White, but because to defeat Samsung White, we need to face more than just competition in the game!"

"The Koreans have practically turned the entire stadium into a kimchi steamer. You know the impact of home-field advantage in professional sports. The Koreans are obsessed; they'll stop at nothing to win. As for afterward, they can just shamelessly claim it's a malfunction, apologize, and the game's over. What can you do then?"

Upon hearing Zhou Li's words, Tabe gritted his teeth in anger.

"Isn't there any other way for us?"

"Of course."

A bright and cheerful smile appeared on Zhou Li's face.

"No one in this world will remember the name of the second place winner."

"Unless I personally draw the clown's red nose on him."

(End of this chapter)