LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 315 Transfer Storm, LPL Earthquake, Is Chu Shen the Owner of IG?

In an instant, cheers and shouts erupted from all the competition zones, like a nuclear bomb dropped into the deep sea, causing a global uproar.

Although this match was just an All-Star entertainment event, the BO5 result right before their eyes still left many people stunned, especially after seeing Faker and the others standing there dumbfounded.

Most people were completely stunned.

The once invincible and spirited Demon King is truly gone forever, replaced by a new generation of Demon King, who is undoubtedly Chu Ran.

The scene in Las Vegas turned into a sea of ​​excitement, with spotlights and countless esports media focused on Chu Ran and his teammates. Glow sticks and support signs were waving wildly everywhere in the stands.

The cheers for Chu Ran and his fans rose and fell, constantly stimulating everyone's auditory nerves. The commentators from various regions were shouting at the top of their lungs, and the North American commentators, who were at their home stadium, were so excited that they were incoherent.

They kept calling out to their God.

"My god! This is unbelievable! Before the match, we all thought that if LPL and LCK really met in 5v5, it would be a fierce battle. We never expected it to be a one-sided massacre!"

"Easy is just too terrifying! No one can beat him, not even Faker!"

Not only them, but also Miller and Guan Zeyuan in the LPL commentary booth cheered non-stop, and the barrage of comments on various live streaming platforms was also scrolling by, causing the live stream to lag slightly.

[The world's best mid laner, Chu Shen!]

[What triple crown, what Great Demon King? It was just because I hadn't debuted yet back then—God Chu!]

[Shut up! Why aren't Han Xiaozi and Keza talking anymore? Did you lose your vocal cords?!]

[“Do you even know what a three-time world champion mid laner is?”, “Faker is the world’s best mid laner, no doubt about it.”, “Faker’s poor performance these past few years is all his teammates’ fault.”, “Faker is going to restore LCK’s glory.”...“Why did this happen (crying voice)”...]

[This is ridiculous! Chu Shen has already helped LPL win two championships, and yet there are still people beating LCK. People like this should just immigrate.]

[That feels great! I completely crushed Dafei in both the Solo and BO5 matches. Let's see who still says Chu Shen isn't the world's best mid laner.]

The barrage of comments scrolled by like a tide, almost indistinguishable from the lively and bustling scene at the event.

Upon seeing this scene, many viewers who support LCK and Faker fell silent. They simply could not accept this outcome, especially Faker's fans.

Years of pride were utterly destroyed at this moment.

The man they once considered the god of League of Legends has truly fallen, and whether he can ever regain his throne remains to be seen.

Anyway, Chu Ran has definitely become a god now.

If some people still disagree with Incheon's double championship win this year, arguing that Chu Ran didn't play any heavyweight mid-lane matches, then today's match has completely silenced them.

Not only were they extremely upset, but Uzi, who witnessed all of this at the RNG club, was also furious and pounded his chest, cursing Faker as a piece of trash.

"I'm so fed up! What is Shi Senming doing? Can't he just give away a few games? Let him go out and play in an All-Star game, but he's actually hanging out with Ran and his ilk. Doesn't he know this is an exhibition game? He's never won a game like Ran, right?"

At this moment, Uzi was like someone who had drunk ten bottles of aged vinegar, his words filled with sourness.

Chu Ran has won the championship again.

He could only watch all this from his computer screen. The thought of spending so much money only to fail to make it to the All-Star event, coupled with seeing Chu Ran crush Faker, made Uzi furious.

It is certainly heartbreaking to fail.

But seeing the enemy's success broke his defenses even more.

This is a true reflection of Uzi today, and soon the training room was filled with Uzi's howls.

Of course, Ning was also yelling in the backstage lounge of the LPL, especially as he was watching the comments on various live streams.

Ning Mazi, voluntarily retire next year.

[I burst out laughing. Ning Mazi can't even beat a washed-up Kai player who hasn't played a game in a year. Who let him go to the All-Star game?]

[It's a miracle this piece of trash still has a job next year; the club must be blind. If I were the owner of IG, I'd fire him.]

“CNM!”

Ning Mazi's face turned ferocious. He went berserk backstage and didn't even wait for Chu Ran and the others to come off stage before packing up and leaving on his own.

Right now, on the competition stage.

Imp was excitedly shouting while hugging Mingkai, "Deep! He's a basket!"

Imp wasn't really concerned about winning the championship this time; he was more pleased that he had defeated Deft and Mata head-on, which made up for the regret of not having faced them in the World Championship.

"Look how excited you are, Pupu." Mingkai laughed and couldn't help but smack his lips. "Looks like I'm still got it."

"Come on, Kai, you're so bad. Without my advantage in the mid lane, you would have been beaten to a pulp again."

Upon hearing Chu Ran's words, Ming Kai wanted nothing more than to roll his eyes at Chu Ran, while Xiao Ming and TheShy beside him were also very excited, after all, they were both people who had never won a championship.

Even an All-Star champion is still a champion.

After composing himself slightly, Chu Ran waved to the enthusiastic audience and immediately walked towards Faker and the others, whose faces were all grim at that moment.

Clearly, they weren't happy about losing the game, even though it was just an exhibition match.

When Cuvee shook hands with TheShy and then looked at Chu Ran, his hands were trembling. He had already started thinking about retiring, and had originally wanted Chu Ran to switch to the mid lane.

With his skill level, he could have stayed in the top lane for another year or two, but after playing against TheShy, he felt it was better to retire to avoid being traumatized by the experience again.

As for Peanut, he smiled helplessly. He didn't want to come to this All-Star game in the first place. Before the game, he felt that he would probably come to embarrass himself. Now it seems that he was right.

He could already imagine the anger from the LCK side.

Faker composed himself, shook hands with Chu Ran, and slowly said, "I will win back."

"Yeah, I'll wait for you, but I won't wait forever. Don't wait until I retire and you still haven't won back."

After Chu Ran finished speaking, everyone on the stage looked at each other in bewilderment, and Faker felt a surge of anger welling up inside him.

I'm so angry and annoyed.

But there was nothing they could do.

After all, Kkoma once said something like this.

When you lose a game, even breathing feels wrong.

Even though Faker was extremely unhappy, he could only hold it in and silently vow to win next time.

Deft forced a smile and bumped fists with Chu Ran, "Still pretending."

"Hekkyu, you've gotten worse again."

"Uh..." Deft was taken aback, then laughed in exasperation, "I'll crush you next year."

But before he could finish speaking, Imp interrupted from behind Chu, saying, "Come on, you can't even beat me."

"Sungbin, look how happy you are. It's just an All-Star game, you're making a big fuss." Mata was very annoyed.

It's worth noting that he himself said, "If it were Deft, he definitely wouldn't have done this," which left Imp with PTSD, and that's the direct reason why he keeps comparing himself to Deft.

"Aren't All-Star champions champions?"

"Damn it—!"

Watching Imp and the others leave, Mata was so angry that her face turned red. Imp, who was hanging out with Chu Ran, was much more aggressive than before.

"Alright, don't be angry. We'll have Shengbin pay the bill at the next gathering."

"He's really lucky this year," Mata said, somewhat unconvinced. "He's managed to latch onto a powerful backer."

As he spoke, he looked at Chu Ran, who was bowing to the audience in the center of the stage, and then at Faker next to him, feeling a mix of emotions.

No one expected that Faker, on whom they had placed such high hopes, would suffer such a crushing defeat today.

Thinking about this, Mata sighed, "Do you guys think anyone from our region will actually beat this man next year?"

"Will do."

Faker stated unequivocally, "No one can win forever. If I can't, then he can't either. I believe that next year, glory will once again belong to LCK." Upon hearing this, Mata and the others echoed his sentiment, but none of them truly felt confident.

Last year, many people said the same thing. As it turned out, this year was the worst year for their LCK region. Last year, at least they had a runner-up, but this year they only made it to the semifinals and had to play against each other on home soil, leaving an indelible shame.

At the same time, under the spotlight, Imp was all smiles; if there hadn't been so many people, he would have really wanted to scream.

"This is so satisfying! It's so satisfying to see how Depot and the others are so defiant but can't do anything about it!"

"Stop shouting, raise your glass."

Gazing at the All-Star Championship trophy before them, although it wasn't as glamorous as the World Championship, Chu Ran and the others still raised the trophy together with great enthusiasm.

At that moment, the sounds of camera shutters, flashes, and shouts all appeared simultaneously.

In the commentary booth, apart from the LCK commentator who looked as if he had lost his parents, the other commentators all praised him repeatedly.

"Congratulations to LPL! Congratulations to Chu Shen! They have lifted the championship trophy again. No one can take any championship trophy away from Chu Shen. He is the champion harvester, the two-time champion from our LPL, the new world's number one mid laner, Easy!"

As Guan Zeyuan roared hysterically, the live stream chat exploded again, with a constant stream of praise.

Holy crap, if we get another Demacia Cup, we'll have a Grand Slam for two consecutive years.

[This is outrageous! Chu Shen is really too over-the-top. It feels like he's going to dominate the entire League of Legends professional scene.]

Who on earth can defeat Chu Shen? Is there really anyone who can defeat this inhuman being?

[Bro, yes, yes, Doinb said in his stream that he'll be watching his performance next year.]

Which zoo has released monkeys to perform stand-up comedy?

At this very moment, in Doinb's live stream, a monkey is excitedly waving its arms and legs, its tone filled with confidence and disdain for the chat.

"Holy crap, what do you mean I'm no match for Easy? We don't even know what version the new season will be next year."

"Let me tell you guys, no one can win all the time. No matter what kind of player they are, a slight version change can send them from the world's number one to the bottom. Maybe next year's version will be the one that suits me, guys."

"And I'm going to join a really awesome team next year. Let me give you a heads-up: I guarantee we'll win the championship next year. Easy definitely won't be able to win three consecutive championships next year, so don't worry."

Doinb confidently stated, "Furthermore, according to inside information, Easy will renew his contract with EDG next year. Let me put it this way, guys, EDG's roster won't be good next year."

"Bao, my buddy's connections in the LPL are top-notch, almost certainly, Easy will stay with EDG next year."

While Doinb was chatting with many viewers in the live stream, the trophy-raising ceremony for Chu Ran and his group at Las Vegas had already ended.

Soon, the hot and outgoing blonde host from the North American region walked onto the stage and began interviewing everyone. When the question was posed to Imp, he got excited again.

Holding the microphone, Imp excitedly said, "I'm so excited right now. In my mind, winning this All-Star event is even comparable to winning the World Championship this year."

"Because I beat Deft and Mata."

At this point, Imp's tone suddenly became high-spirited, "I am the world's number one ADC!"

After he said that, the venue and live broadcast room, which had finally calmed down, exploded again. As of now, most viewers around the world know that Deft is the person Imp cares about the most.

Today, he defeated Deft head-on in this BO5, so this championship truly deserves to be one of Imp's most highly regarded titles.

Upon hearing his words, the blond host laughed. After asking the others some more conventional questions, he immediately turned his attention to Chu Ran.

She even gave Chu Ran a few extra glances. In their North American region, this man was practically a legend. She'd heard that some teams had even offered him unfilled checks to poach him.

The numbers on the check were filled in haphazardly.

At that time, some people in their region thought it was an exaggeration, but looking at it today, it's not an exaggeration at all. If a world-class mid laner who is proficient in top lane could come to their North American region...

It's very likely that he'll lead them to victory in the North American region next year, but unfortunately, that's unrealistic. As long as Chu Ran himself doesn't have any intention of playing professionally in another region, no one can poach him.

The blonde host composed himself for a moment, then smiled and asked Chu Ran, "Hello, Easy, congratulations on winning the All-Star tournament again today. How are you feeling right now? After winning this All-Star title, you've practically won every major tournament this year."

Chu Ran raised the microphone, smiled, and slowly said, "I'm not in the mood for much. Not just this year, I will still win all the championships next year."

When he finished speaking, the audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room were stunned for a moment, but then a deafening cheer erupted. Most people did not think that Chu Ran was bragging.

in contrast.

Many people believe that Chu Ran's actions demonstrate confidence, because he has shown the world that he truly possesses the ability.

Of course, some critics of the LPL were very dissatisfied, and the Koreans of the LCK were even more unhappy.

[Damn it! Can you please shut this guy up?! I don't want to see him on the professional stage again.]

[What are the chaebols of our Republic of Korea doing? Just send someone to take him out, and then our LCK will be back in first place.]

Let this guy keep showing off for a while, damn it! I believe our LCK will definitely beat him next year!

In an instant, the huge hall erupted in cheers once again. The blonde host was somewhat taken aback, not expecting Chu Ran to give such a response. However, she quickly composed herself and spoke again:
"Easy is very confident, and Easy has the ability. However, the whole world is very curious about which team you will continue your professional career with next year. Would you be willing to reveal that now?"

After the question was answered, the scene and the live broadcast room suddenly became quiet. You know, Chu Ran's movements next season have been captivating the attention of many viewers.

In today's League of Legends professional scene, the transfer period is a very hot topic, and rumors are flying everywhere, but most of them are accurate. Chu Ran's destination has attracted a lot of attention.

Hearing this, Chu Ran smiled, and after a brief moment of thought, said in a deep voice, "Well, I can only say that it's still under negotiation, but we'll probably know the result as early as tonight."

As soon as the words were spoken, countless viewers' eyes lit up, all planning to check the latest trending topics that evening.

The interview ended there, marking the conclusion of this year's All-Star event. By the time Chu Ran and the others gathered to celebrate, the trending topics on major domestic forums had exploded.

#Chu Shen crushes Lee Sang-hyeok, becoming the new world's best mid laner!#
#The old god has fallen, the new god has ascended! The name of the God of Chu!#
#The toughest-talking jungler in history, Gao Zhenning!#
These trending topics sparked heated discussions among LPL fans, and at the same time, transfer announcements from various clubs were also released.

Many RNG fans were extremely frustrated after seeing that RNG renewed contracts with Uzi, Karsa, Xiaohu, Xiaoming, and others.

They thought RNG would make some big moves this year, but all they did was replace Letme with an unknown top laner – Langx.

【Seriously, RNG still hasn't changed their mid laner and AD carry? What the hell am I supposed to do?】

[Xiaohu is so bad he's practically incapable of anything. Besides playing some trash mid-lane in the LPL, what else can he do? He's a pushover on other platforms, why not replace him?]

What the hell is this "Wolf Walk" thing?

Besides RNG, another club's announcement also attracted the attention of many netizens.

The former NB club was renamed FPX, and the team members consisted of top laner GimGoon, mid laner Doinb, jungler Gao Tianliang, and bot lane duo Lin Weixiang and Liu Qingsong.

This made netizens burst out laughing.

[FPX? They bought a monkey, are they planning to put on a zoo circus for everyone in the LPL next year?]

[I burst out laughing. They might as well just throw the money into the water. Who would even buy a trash Korean player like Monkey?]

[This team is no good. I didn't see any championship potential at all. Didn't Monkey King just rave about how amazing their lineup was on his livestream today?]

[Winning the championship? With this B-team, making the playoffs next year would be a victory.]

Besides these two clubs, the restructuring of other teams also caused a sensation, but this is not what most netizens want to see, and they keep refreshing their Weibo updates.

They were a little anxious because they hadn't seen any official announcements from EDG on Weibo yet.

Amidst this anxious waiting, at 11 PM that night, EDG's Weibo post still hadn't appeared. Instead, IG's Weibo post caught the attention of netizens, and then, with unstoppable popularity, it surged to the top of the trending topics list.

Weibo account of IG Esports Club:
Due to reasons such as […], former IG club manager Su Xiaoluo and jungler Gao Zhenning will not renew their contracts with the club. We wish them both the best in their future endeavors. Meanwhile, the club has brought in player Easy, who will lead IG to even greater heights next year.

When this Weibo post appeared, countless LPL netizens stared wide-eyed, their minds reeling. They had no idea that Chu Ran had actually gone to IG.

But before this trending topic could be discussed by netizens, several more trending topics quickly spread across the entire internet.

#The identity of Panda TV's major shareholder has been revealed! It's actually Chu Shen, the two-time champion!#
#Shocking! The mysterious major shareholder who saved the pandas is actually Chu Shen!#
#IG Club welcomes a new owner, Chu Shen will become a shareholder of IG as both owner and player!#
One trending topic after another appeared, and any one of them could cause a huge uproar in the entire LPL. At this moment, more than ten such trending topics appeared at once.

When everyone in the LPL confirmed that these trending topics were not rumors, they were all completely stunned, their eyes wide open in disbelief.

In an instant.

LPL was immediately plunged into an earthquake!
Earth-shattering!

(End of this chapter)