Rebirth is fine, but I get eight hundred dollars right from the start?

Branded peripherals and related extended businesses such as e-sports companionship have two paths: one is physical products, and the other is standard virtual services. What they have in common is that they are both businesses with full cash flow.

Lin Shu couldn't let it go, but of course he didn't rush back to Taicang to deal with it.

Even though the hotel is only an hour or two's drive from Taicang.

In Shanghai, he still needs to finish up the final moments of the All-Star game.

5 month 26 day.

Shanghai big stage.

Finals day!

The stadium, with 12,000 seats, was completely sold out. From the entrance to the stands, the crowd was so large it looked as if the entire city's gaming enthusiasts had squeezed under this dome.

Light sticks, cheering sticks, and T-shirts printed with the contestants' IDs formed a colorful sea of ​​light in the audience.

Looking at the packed venue, not to mention the outside capital that was still observing the e-sports industry, even those who had already entered the game and made arrangements, and even the officials who promoted the development of this event, couldn't help but gasp when they looked out from the backstage side curtain.

Esports has such a powerful appeal!

Twelve thousand people shouted, waved, and held their breath for a group of young people playing games, turning the entire venue into a giant sound resonance box.

Despite the感慨 (feelings of deep emotion), countless eyes immediately converged on the center of the stage, on the team jerseys printed with CN and LPL.

"Nice!!!"

"We won! We won! Mingkai won! Two to one! He successfully defeated INSEC and brought home a championship for our LPL All-Star team."

"Wow, congratulations Tale! You defeated your opponent 2-0 and won the All-Star Top Lane Skills Contest!"

"With a score of 2-0 and a match lasting only 15 minutes, Emperor once again proved his worth as the best player in Summoner's Rift in League of Legends."

"If you want to surpass Emperor, then prove him wrong!"

With a shout from the doll, the individual All-Star Skills Competition came to an end.

Except for the bottom lane, the LPL region won all the top, mid, and jungle positions.

Furthermore, apart from Ming Kai losing a game to Insec in the final, Lin Shu and Zhang Hai both advanced to the end with a perfect record.

LPL viewers felt this result was to be expected.

Nonsense, how many times have you seen HWG dominate all three lanes in the league?

Often, while the bot lane duo is still safely farming and developing, they look up and see that the enemy's two turrets are gone, and three grayed-out icons are lying in the fountain, on cooldown.

How is this All-Star individual match any different from HWG's usual matches?

It's just that they changed the team logo on their jerseys to LPL.

For those viewers from other regions, the results left them with much more mixed feelings.

Pressure, overwhelming pressure.

We can't beat them, we really can't beat them.

You can't out-skill or out-react. Even if you try to use some unconventional tactics to steal a win, the opponent will always find a way to counter it in the very short time it takes to see the hero selection screen after entering the game.

The anti-racism forum and Reddit exploded almost simultaneously.

Now only the 5v5 finals are left, do you think OGN can beat LPL?

[To the person upstairs, you should be asking whether OGN can even get a point and avoid being swept.]

The difference is too great. The game content on both sides seems to be from completely different eras.

[Here's a joke: this is only because Emperor is kind-hearted and posted a lot of tutorial videos online. If he had kept all his best tricks hidden, the All-Star game would probably have been a complete bot game.]

Compared to the five players who played as a cohesive unit, OGN performed like a disorganized mess.

Is it possible that the LPL has identified an absolute core player?

……

Inside the arena, during a break from equipment setup, the five LPL players waiting for the draft phase to begin were chatting idly.

"Speaking of which," Xiaoxiao pulled a piece of chewing gum from her pocket, unwrapped it, popped it into her mouth, chewed it a couple of times, and then handed it to Xiaowei beside her with her left hand, "we've worked so hard these past few days in the All-Star tournament, helping our region win a spot in the S-series, and the organizers haven't even given us anything in recognition?"

Zhang Hai shrugged and said, "What else do you want in return? We can't expect the authorities to officially decide that the three of us will participate in the finals."

"I did not mean that,"

Xiaoxiao chewed her gum indistinctly, swirling her tongue in her mouth. "I mean, they're so stingy. They won't even give us any traffic resources. Look at the other project next door. The night they won the championship, their official homepage featured them on a carousel for three days, and they bought several trending topics."

"Traffic resources?"

Mingkai raised his signature dead fish eyes, his expression wooden, but the words that came out of his mouth were precise and to the point: "I think the official traffic right now is not as high as a recruitment Weibo post by Lao Lin."

"Haha, that hurts! The referee is still standing right behind us!"

Xiao Xiao let out a strange cry and glanced back out of the corner of her eye—however, among the row of official referees standing behind the players, the young man in charge of the LPL side was also pursing his lips and desperately trying to suppress a laugh, his shoulders shaking.

"Hey, honestly, I understand HWG recruiting youth players, even creating a second team is fine, but this sudden idea to recruit substitutes for yourself..."

Xiaoxiao was referring to a post Lin Shu made before going to bed last night, which has now become the hottest topic in the entertainment circle.

HWG is looking for a substitute mid-laner!

"Require……"

Emperor!

The substitute for the current best mid laner!

The impact of such a post on the community was predictable.

Lin Shu explained, "Of course I'm serious about confessing. Why would I post that if I wasn't going to confess? Just to amuse my fans?"

"The problem is, with your skill level, who would want to be a substitute?"

Mingkai turned his head, a rare hint of seriousness appearing in his deadpan eyes: "The problem is, with your skill level, who would want to be your substitute? At least if you're someone else's substitute, you'll have a chance to play. But if you're your substitute, you'll probably spend the whole game on the bench, without even getting a cup of hot water."

"That's not right," Zhang Hai interrupted loudly, with a hint of protecting his own. "Giving us as substitutes for our boss means plenty of playing time—and the chance to receive personal guidance from him. Do you think just anyone deserves to sit on that bench?"

Mingkai pursed his lips but didn't refute.

"Is it because of club management issues?"

He smiled and said in a low voice, remembering Lin Shu's other identity.

Compared to a pure professional player, his teammate was actually a big boss.

"Yes, it is indeed due to company issues."

Lin Shu didn't hide anything, "Yes, it's indeed because of company matters. There's the club's daily management, the development of the youth training system, and the negotiations for cooperation with esports products. There are also new projects to be launched after the All-Star Game. Some things require my personal handling to move forward. Without substitutes, the team's training rhythm for the Summer Split can easily be disrupted."

"If you have any promising newcomers, please introduce them to me."

"Oh my—" Xiaoxiao immediately tilted her head, "Big news! Big news!"

"Could I interpret this as follows: the mid-laner is busy with personal matters, which may affect HWG's summer training and significantly reduce their competitiveness. This could create a weakness in the league's boss, presenting a golden opportunity to defeat HWG?"

Several teammates were stunned for a moment, and then turned to look at Lin Shu in unison.

Lin Shu was also taken aback for a moment, then smiled and shook his head: "Um... it's fine if you want to understand it that way."

As soon as he finished speaking, the BP interface lit up.