LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 318 Fans Govern the Team? If you like being a fan, be a fan; if you don't, then get lost.

This witty comment from a netizen immediately amused many netizens.

They couldn't help but think that what he said made perfect sense.

As for RNG as it is now, it's just a junkyard, a place that collects waste.

More importantly, this team itself is useless.

For a time, RNG became the talk of the town for many LPL fans.

[Haha, what a talent! I suggest RNG just switch careers and become a scrap collector. They could definitely make a fortune that way, and at least they won't be unable to pay salaries.]

[It's hilarious. The whole team is full of useless players, and yet fans are still fantasizing about aiming for S9.]

[Aiming at S9? Aiming at the junkyard.]

[By recycling and reprocessing these discarded items like bath dogs, they might just be able to challenge the S25.]

[666, you're a hero again after eighteen years, right?]

...

Seeing these comments, many Royal Club fans and GSL supporters were furious.

Without considering the consequences, they assumed that anyone criticizing RNG, Uzi, and Ning was a fan of Chu Ran and IG, and immediately launched a war, bombarding numerous accounts belonging to Chu Ran and IG.

This completely stunned IG's operations team.

They had never seen anything like this before.

Not only them, but also Rooike and Jackeylove, among others, no one dared to open Weibo anymore.

Although they have been criticized by netizens before, this time is nothing compared to what happened.

Those previous explosions were nothing compared to what they were really like.

Now when they open Weibo, private message pop-ups appear like crazy, causing their phones to freeze.

Inside the IG club, Jackeylove stared wide-eyed at his phone screen and exclaimed in disbelief, "Wow, bro, Ran-ge, you have way too many haters!"

"Dude, I thought I had a lot of haters, but there are still experts out there?"

Hearing Jackeylove's words, Meiko, who was sitting next to him, was quite relaxed and said nonchalantly, "Wenbo, this is nothing. You'll know these are all small things in a while. Just get used to it sooner."

"No, buddy, this is nothing."

Before Jackeylove could answer, Rooike spoke first, swallowing hard, and then uninstalling Weibo.

"I think it's better for me to stay off Weibo for a while, but the club's operations will be in trouble."

No sooner had Rooike finished speaking than they discovered that the operations team had stormed over in a huff. Their operations department simply couldn't handle it, and now Chu Ran had to step in.

However, they didn't see Chu Ran, but instead saw a somewhat forlorn Jin Feizhu carrying his luggage and walking towards the IG club's entrance, along with Baolan.

This left everyone completely dumbfounded, utterly bewildered, and unaware of what had happened.

Jackeylove frowned and asked, "Dude, where are you going?"

"Huh?" Baolan spread his hands. "I'm going to EDG."

After saying that, he pointed to Jin Feizhu's back and said, "The coach has been fired."

"what--!"

"Opening another one?"

In an instant, Jackeylove and Rooike were taken aback. They had no idea what Chu Ran was up to. He had only just arrived at IG and hadn't even settled in yet, but he was already making a big splash as a new leader.

Manager, coach, player, is there anyone Chu Ran can't drive?
Suddenly, the operations staff who were originally going to complain to Chu Ran were taken aback. They wanted to complain to Chu Ran that the workload of operations was too great, far exceeding what they had done before.

But now, seeing the fate of Jin Feizhu and the others who had been so enthusiastic about you, they all looked at each other in bewilderment, not daring to say a word.

Not to mention them, even Jackeylove and the others felt their scalps tingle. They initially thought that Chu Ran's arrival at IG would bring a fresh start, but now it seems...

The weather will definitely change, but how it will change is unknown.

It's possible that anyone who disobeys will be kicked out of the club.

Just as they were staring blankly, Chu Ran emerged from a corner, looked at the people in the training room with an icy expression and a very cold tone, and waved his hand.

"Those who can't handle things can get out. We've spoiled you. The LPL has everything except people. From managers and coaches to players, we have it all. Don't think you're so great."

hiss!
Seeing Chu Ran's furious expression, Meiko immediately stopped smiling and dared not joke with him anymore. The fact that Chu Ran had even fired the coach was truly astonishing to him.

An eerie silence fell over the training room.

Chu Ran turned to look at the operations team that had come to him, and his murderous gaze immediately made the team members tremble with fear.

The next second, Chu Ran's voice rang out again, "Why aren't you in your own operations department? What are you doing here? What, do you want me to help you deal with the public pressure?"

"No, no, we just came to see God Chu."

After saying that, the operators looked embarrassed and scared, and quickly ran away with their tails between their legs. They didn't dare to complain to Chu Ran now, because they might be kicked out like Jin Feizhu as soon as they said a word.

As for public opinion pressure, what else can we do?
Even if you can't hold on, you have to.

A moment later, after Jin Feizhu and Baolan left, the pressure in the training room finally dissipated a lot. At this moment, Meiko asked with some doubt, "Ran-ge, why did you fire all the coaches?"

"Him? He's a fat pig. His draft picks are worse than Mingkai's. Besides, he doesn't look like a good person. And I'm the boss now. I can't just kick anyone out."

Meiko was speechless.

Chu Ran's words made perfect sense, and he had no room to refute them.

"Then how about sapphire blue?" Jackeylove asked, forcing himself to speak.

"Oh, anyway, he wouldn't have any room to perform if he stayed at the club. EDG just happened to be short of a support player, so they swapped him over. The club still has to pay him every month."

"Suddenly Baolan has a job, EDG doesn't need a support player anymore, and IG makes money. It's a win-win-win situation!"

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Upon hearing these words, Meiko and the others were once again dumbfounded, all inwardly criticizing Chu Ran's actions.

He just arrived, and he's already making money off his former employer.

Is this appropriate?

No wonder so many EDG fans online are criticizing Chu Ran as a traitor, joining GSL and others in a frenzy of attacks. Anyone could stand that.

At this moment, Chu Ran touched his chin and said, "You know what, being a boss feels great, it's really awesome, don't you think, Wenbo?"

Chu Ran walked up behind Jackeylove, put his hands on his shoulders, smiled, and then said calmly, "Wenbo, if you don't train properly, I think our club will have to replace our AD carry. You don't want to lose your job, do you?"

"Uh." A few beads of sweat appeared on Jackeylove's forehead. He quickly replied, "Don't worry, Ran-ge! I promise I'll train hard. If you tell me to go east, I'll definitely go west!"

"Okay." Chu Ran nodded. "I'll arrange a new training schedule in a while, and you'll have to follow it strictly."

Although Jackeylove was criticized a lot in later years, this year is the early stage of his career, and Chu Ran thinks he can still be saved. The main thing is to change his aggressive AD style, then Jackeylove can definitely be considered a top AD.

In fact, Chu Ran felt that the correct template for AD should be the same as Bang.

Online, they can withstand pressure, play their lane effectively, develop steadily in lane, gain an advantage when teammates need them, and then unleash all their damage in team fights.

that's enough.

Currently, many LPL teams choose to place their bets on AD carries, which Chu Ran believes is a mistake. AD carries don't have much damage output in the early game and are also fragile.

This position is inherently designed to carry in the mid-to-late game; there's no way to rely on the AD carry from start to finish.

As for Meiko, Chu Ran showed no mercy. "Tianye, from today onwards, you must train hard in hard support. If you don't improve, you can forget about eating."

"No, Ran-ge, this is only your first day in office, is there really such a rush?"

Meiko is numb.

Hard support has always been his weakness. Actually, he plays soft support quite well, and Chu Ran can't find any major faults in him. But he often gets scolded by Chu Ran for playing hard support. The main reason is that he didn't expect Chu Ran to put pressure on him on his first day in office.

Who can stand this?

However, before he could continue speaking, Chu Ran glared at him, silencing him completely.

Then Chu Ran looked at Rooike and told him to improve his hero pool. Rooike's performance this year and next year is still pretty good, and next year's version is a roaming version.

It can be said that next year's version will be a diverse landscape with all three lanes and the jungle, but the core issue is actually the roaming of the mid, jungle and support. Chu Ran still remembers that the key to FPX's victory was their four-man gank on the bot lane.

But the other teams just couldn't stop them.

In particular, Doinb can push lanes even with champions like Nautilus and Lulu. He can have lane priority against anyone. So if they want to win the championship easily next year, Rooike is still a very important player. Ideally, he should be able to counter-pressure these mid laners who roam with Nautilus.

Chu Ran's ultimate goal was TheShy. It has to be said that training TheShy wasn't as difficult as he imagined, after all, he was TheShy's idol.

A simple question like "Do you want to become the world's best top laner?" is enough to ignite TheShy's passion, especially since he hasn't broken his hand yet.

Soon, Chu Ran's detailed training plan was completed. When Meiko and the others saw the plan, they were shocked. It was as if they were being tormented by Japanese people.

Sleeping during the day, waking up in the afternoon, and practicing matches and rankings in the evening. The practice matches last for a full 5 hours, and there are several hours left to review the games and practice various basic skills. Free ranking time is set aside from 12 midnight to 3 am.

The amount of training was increased by half compared to before.

Within a few days, Chu Ran found a manager to oversee the club's daily operations, otherwise he would have been too busy. Most importantly, Chu Ran personally flew to South Korea.

He personally visited Daeny, who was still hiding somewhere at the time. Daeny had not yet become a team coach; it was only 2018.

Daeny is also a relatively unknown PUBG professional player.

In 2020, he joined the internet cafe team DWG under the ID Daeny and became DWG's head coach. He led the team from the internet cafe to defeat all the other teams that year and win the World Championship.

Putting everything else aside, when Chu Ran found him, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets. He couldn't believe it at all and pointed at himself, "Huh? I'm going to be the head coach of IG?" Of course, he knew Chu Ran.

League of Legends is a highly popular competition worldwide, and as one of the most popular players in League of Legends in the past two years, almost everyone who plays the game knows Chu Ran.

Chu Ran is particularly popular in the LCK, and there's a lot of discussion in the LCK about him becoming the new owner of IG.

"It's you. I think you're born to be a coach. Stop playing PUBG here and come with me to make a name for yourself in the professional scene next year."

"As for the penalty for breach of contract, I'll pay it for you."

Under Chu Ran's sincere persuasion, he finally followed Chu Ran to the LPL. He was still thinking about what ID to use to join IG, but Chu Ran directly gave him his future ID.

"Daeny, that sounds good."

“It’s really good.” Daeny looked at Chu Ran in disbelief. He felt that this young man had the ability to read minds. In fact, this ID was the first thing that came to his mind.

However, before he could confirm it, Chu Ran said it out loud.

"A League of Legends team head coach? That sounds pretty good." Daeny felt a longing, especially since he was actually a fan of Chu Ran and TheShy.

This might be related to the fact that he also plays the top lane position.

When Chu Ran brought Daeny to the club and introduced him to Meiko and the others, they were all completely dumbfounded.

Because I had never heard of Daeny before, I had no idea where Chu Ran had dug up this precious gem.

For Chu Ran and the club, Daeny is a rare talent.

First and foremost, it's cheap!

A monthly salary of ten or twenty thousand is enough, and he also has top-notch coaching ability. Although he has no coaching experience yet, Chu Ran thinks he is a genius in this field.

What kind of bike do you want?

But Chu Ran already knew, so when IG officially announced that Jin Feizhu had left and Daeny had joined, the LPL, which had only been calm for a few days, was immediately thrown into an uproar again.

Many celebrities have broken down.

These days, the trending topics on the forums are all about Chu Ran and IG. They have no idea why Chu Ran bought so many trending topics.

If Chu Ran found out, he would definitely cry foul.

What can he do?

Now most netizens are focusing their attention on him and IG, and his every move is affecting countless people.

[6666! That guy is really something. He fired the manager, and now he's fired Coach Kim too. And then he dug up some country bumpkin out of nowhere, Daeny. I've never even heard of him.]

[This is hilarious! This guy named Daeny, is he some kind of relative of Ran Chu? I saw he used to be a PUBG player, how could he be the head coach of IG?]

[You don't understand, this is Ran Chu trying to put some pressure on himself. He's afraid he'll win too easily next year, you know?]

[I'm laughing so hard! I'm just waiting for IG to plummet from world runner-up to last place in the LPL next year.]

Upon seeing this scene, Uzi and Ning, who were inside the RNG club, immediately burst into laughter.

"Has Ran Chu gone mad? He fired Coach Kim?" Ning Mazi grinned from ear to ear. "He probably doesn't know how much Coach Kim's influence was that enabled us to reach the S-series finals this year."

"But that's how it is. He even found a PUBG player to be his coach. I think he doesn't want to win anymore." Uzi slapped his thigh with glee.

The importance of a coach to each team is self-evident. Even coaches like Mingkai and Jinfeizhu, who are often criticized for their poor drafting skills, still have some impact.

That's much better than Zhu Kai, who only knows how to order takeout.

But now.

The Daeny that Chu Ran found wasn't even Chinese; he couldn't even order takeout!
Because he couldn't understand software sold domestically or internationally.

Suddenly, voices predicting IG's downfall rose up everywhere in the LPL, leaving even many IG fans bewildered, especially with figures like Sun Yalong stirring up trouble, believing that Chu Ran's actions were intended to destroy IG.

Deyunse - Xiaoxiao:

I think some people should just focus on being players and interfere less in club affairs. It's better for the club, themselves, and the players as a whole.

His words immediately resonated with many netizens.

[Haha, you're right. I'm afraid if IG continues like this, they won't even make the playoffs next year.]

[This is outrageous. I heard that Ran Chu made sweeping reforms as soon as he joined IG, you know? Before, IG's team uniforms were clean and had no advertisements. But then someone leaked IG's new team uniforms, and the whole thing is covered in sponsor advertisements.]

[This beast destroyed IG, and it will destroy Chinese esports in the same way!]

[I don't know what you haters are getting so worked up about. What? Other clubs don't have ads on their jerseys, is it because they don't want them?]

[Haha, what a stomp! A club without sponsors is destined to go bankrupt. I think RNG won't be far behind.]

Chu Ran saw these comments and immediately gave them a thumbs up.

What's the point of having the cleanest team uniform if the club isn't making money? Is it all just for the sake of nostalgia?

Since there are sponsors willing to sponsor, Chu Ran naturally accepts them all. This will not only give the club a lot more working capital, but also allow the players and other staff to earn more money.

What's wrong with that?

But the team uniform was indeed a bit ugly, with logos everywhere on the pure white uniform, which Jackeylove was not used to.

"My youth is over, and my team jersey is now covered in advertisements."

"Just shut up. If you don't want to, you can leave now."

Upon hearing Chu Ran's words, Jackyelove immediately stopped smiling and shook his head, saying, "Then forget it, let's just make it an ad."

He's not stupid.

Playing professionally is all about making money to ensure financial freedom after retirement. Now is the time to do so. If they can win the world championship next year, they can get more endorsements and earn more money.

The process was painful, though; the intense training every day left them numb.

Training is secondary.

It was mainly during the post-match review that they discovered that head coach Daeny was much stricter than they had imagined. This was mainly because Daeny had received instructions from Chu Ran, so he was very strict with TheShy and the others.

"Axiba!"

During the post-match analysis, Daeny angrily said, "TheShy, why did you dare to push the lane without warding, and then you died as soon as the enemy jungler came? Where was your discipline?!"

"And why do you keep focusing on playing those long-range top laners in scrims? What's wrong with that? Do you think you can't play a game if you don't play long-range top laners?"

Not content with just criticizing TheShy, he then turned his attention to Jackeylov and Meiko without any regard for their feelings.

"Purify to remove knock-up? Can you please remove your crappy Purify? And is that enemy Q skill that attracts you so much? That's not the most important thing, I told you to stand in the mid lane, and you're always landing on the enemy's back, damn it!"

"Support roaming? You can't even play Alistar properly?! And that crappy Blitzcrank, damn it!"

Although he had only been there for a few days, Daeny was already thinking about quitting. After a few scrimmages, he couldn't bear to watch, especially since Chu Ran was also new to jungling and didn't coordinate well with Rooike. Their mid-jungle synergy wasn't top-notch either.

But these problems are all manageable. The main issue is that Daeny discovered that the other people are all talented, each with their own flaws.

Upon hearing Daney's words, Jackeylove and the others wanted to retort, but Chu Ran slammed her hand on the table.

Boom boom boom!
The light and rhythmic voice immediately silenced them, and then they heard Chu Ran's furious curses coming at them. They would have dared to argue back against Daney's insults.

When Chu Ran spoke up, they had no choice but to keep quiet and promise to make changes; otherwise, their wages would be deducted.

This put Jackeylov and the others under immense pressure, especially since Jackeylov even inadvertently complained about it during the live stream.

"Brothers, stop criticizing. Cherish the last few days the streamers are streaming with you. If this continues, their streaming time will probably be canceled. The pressure is immense."

"That was absolutely terrifying, you know? You think you can stream if you don't practice well? You won't even get to eat, especially since we almost lost to RNG in yesterday's scrim. We almost didn't get to eat."

Not only Jackeylove complained a few times, but Thehsy, Rooike, and Meiko also revealed their fatigue in the live stream.

This wouldn't normally be a big deal; after complaining, you can just keep practicing.

But neither they nor Chu Ran expected that their complaints would immediately enrage each of their fans, especially after IG's new training schedule was leaked online.

They flocked to Chu Ran's Weibo account to question him.

[You son of a bitch, you beast, you don't treat the contestants like human beings, do you?]

[You bastard, following you is like starving nine times out of three. If you don't cancel this schedule and dare to make Shy work himself to death again, I'm switching from fan to hater.]

[My brother is the same way. He hardly practices himself, yet he's so demanding of others. What a jerk!]

When Chu Ran saw this sudden trending topic, he was completely stunned. Looking at the pained expressions on the faces of the operations staff in front of him, Chu Ran waved his hand and said expressionlessly:

"Got it, it's just a fan attack, right? Don't worry, I'm very experienced in handling these kinds of things."

"Um, how about we handle the operations, Master Chu?"

The head of IG's operations department had a bad feeling. Everyone in the LPL knew that Chu Ran never backed down, and now these people who were criticizing him were the core supporters of the IG players.

If Chu Ran messes things up, their club will actually suffer the biggest loss.

"No need, it's already been resolved."

Upon hearing Chu Ran's words, the head of the operations department's pupils suddenly contracted. He quickly took out his phone, opened Weibo, and found Chu Ran's latest Weibo post, but he had only glanced at it once.

He then felt dizzy and lightheaded.

The sky is falling!
Weibo IG-Easy:

[Are you trying to use fans to control the team? If you like being a fan, be a fan; if you don't, then get out. I don't know about other clubs, but at IG, there's no such thing as fans controlling the team.]

(End of this chapter)