LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 336 The Era of Involution Arrives
At this moment, in Faker's live stream, he watched Chu Ran raise the FMVP trophy once again, and he was still somewhat emotional.

He won the FMVP again as a jungler.

This talent and skill frightened even Faker, and he was even somewhat afraid of the upcoming MSI.

After all, he had lost to Chu Ran too many times.

But then Faker regained his confidence. He had originally thought that FPX was the strongest opponent this year, but now that Chu Ran had brought IG, he was confident.

Then he can defeat IG and complete his revenge.

At the same time, countless South Koreans in his live stream were also discussing it.

[Damn it, are all the LPL players useless? Is there no one who can stop this guy?]

We still need our LCK; we'll definitely defeat this guy at MSI this year.

[It's so unfair that such a genius was born in a barren place like the LPL. Their country is so small, they don't deserve to have such a genius.]

Jealousy, shock and other emotions filled the LCK region, but in the end they all returned to worry and fear.

Chu Ran has arrived at MSI once again. Can LCK regain its glory this time?
In the past, many Koreans would have said yes, but since Chu Ran won the LPL internal war on home soil last year, many Koreans have been afraid of being beaten and can only place their hopes on Faker.

In an instant, Korean online forums were filled with messages cheering on Faker.

Meanwhile, the European and American regions were utterly shocked to see Chu Ran win the FMVP again, feeling he was completely inhuman.

But the most shocked were not the audience and players, but Riot Games.

"Fuck! What are they doing, Fujii? Why is this FMVP being awarded to him?!" The Riot Games manager was furious.

Because of Chu Ran, the number of online players in League of Legends has plummeted all over the world, especially in the LPL and LCK regions.

With LPL winning the championship, or even winning consecutive championships, many people feel their youth has come to a fulfillment, and naturally they've become less interested in following the competition.

Anyway, as long as Chu Ran is still around, going in is almost always a win, there's nothing to see here.

As for the LCK, they simply haven't achieved anything in the past two years, and some people have given up in despair.

"There's no way around it. Easy's performance is obvious to all. He's far superior to his teammates. If you gave this to someone else, it would be completely shameless."

"If we offend Easy, you know him, he's fearless and dares to criticize anyone. He might criticize Fujii, criticize us, and then retire in anger."

Riot Games doesn't want Chu Ran to keep winning and taking the championship, nor does it want him to retire and lose their audience. The best scenario would be for Chu Ran to keep playing, but for someone else to take the championship.

"Fuck! This MSI tournament is going to have a different version, we absolutely cannot let Easy win the championship again!"

Chu Ran was naturally unaware of these things. He was holding the FMVP trophy, gazing at the sea of ​​people before him, and enjoying the cheers of thousands.

Reporters and media outlets snapped photos non-stop, frantically capturing Chu Ran's handsome moments.

Yu Shuang immediately posed a few questions to Chu Ran, "Congratulations to Chu Shen for winning the LPL Spring Split MVP again! How are you feeling now, Chu Shen? Is there anything else you want to say to all your fans?"

"I'm still a little excited, even though I don't even know how many FMVP awards I've won."

Hearing Chu Ran's words, many people laughed again, and Chu Ran continued, "Besides what I just said, what else I want to say is, follow IG, follow my Weibo, and we will bring the MSI championship trophy back to China again."

"I will continue to lift the MSI FMVP trophy!"

"Thank you!"

As Chu Ran finished speaking, the scene and the live broadcast room erupted in excitement once again.

The greatness of Chu Shen needs no further explanation!

Follow IG Meow, follow Chu Shen, thank you Meow!

[If you haven't followed yet, please do so!! Let's all shout "Chu Shen is awesome!"]

At this moment, both Uzi and Ning Mazi inside the RNG club were very unhappy.

"Damn it, what are you pretending for? MSI hasn't even started and you're already popping champagne, huh?" Ning Mazi said through gritted teeth, though he was actually incredibly jealous.

The FMVP award for the jungler position should have belonged to him, but it was taken by Chu Ran.

Chu Ran stole his championship jungler career!
"I'm just waiting for him to get crushed. SKT and G2 are both pretty strong this year." Uzi was so angry that he kept punching his thigh.

He failed to win the championship he had been dreaming of, and Chu Ran won it again.

How unfair is God!
"I don't believe it anymore. Can IG still be invincible this year?" Uzi believes that with IG's current form, as long as G2 and SKT play well, they can definitely defeat IG.

It's even possible that TL (Transformation Team) could be involved.

However, just as the two of them were complaining, RNG club manager San Shao suddenly came over and gathered them all together.

"I have something to announce." The Third Young Master's expression was serious. "Starting today, the training plan will be readjusted. Everyone's rest time will be halved, and we must conduct high-intensity training every day, even more grueling than IG!"

This is the result of a joint meeting held by the RNG management team.

Over the years, RNG's performance has been less than ideal, always just one step away from the championship. Previously, they always thought it was because Chu Ran was too strong, or because they kept making mistakes.

But now, the management team unanimously feels that this is not the most important thing.

The reason why RNG's performance is poor is because the players are too lazy.

Look at IG this year. Through high-intensity training, you can clearly see that TheShy, who was once unstable, has become more disciplined, and Jackeylove, who was once rough around the edges, has become more meticulous.

Many people ridiculed IG for their efforts being in vain, saying that if you have enough talent, you don't need such a terrifying training method.

But in retrospect, everyone who said that was a clown.

Just because IG won the championship, while they didn't.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Hu immediately burst out, "No, isn't this unnecessary? This level of training is too tiring!"

“Indeed, we should at least allow more rest time.” Karsa frowned as well. “Seven hours of rest a day? Even cattle and horses don’t get that much.”

Uzi also strongly opposed it, saying, "This kind of training method is completely unhealthy."

"healthy?"

The third young master sneered after hearing this, "Your performance and popularity are almost gone, and now you're talking to me about health. If you had won a championship in the last two years, this training method wouldn't have been implemented."

"But do you have that? IG has changed so many bad habits and mastered so many heroes through hard training. Do you have the same talent as them?"

"You want to beat them, but you're not as talented, and you don't even train hard! How can you possibly win the championship?!"

The resounding words silenced Uzi and the others. Ning Mazi wanted to say something, but before he could speak, the Third Young Master's words rang out again.

"You can disobey, but if you do, your wages will be deducted until you have no wages left. Then you'd better pack your things and get out of the club."

Immediately, there were no more objections.

Moreover, this wasn't just something RNG started implementing; countless clubs were doing the same. Even Chu Ran's former team, EDG, had their manager, Sister Bu, come over and announce a new training plan after Chu Ran's interview.

"No arguments accepted. If we don't win the championship this year, everyone's performance will be docked!"

Hearing this, Scout was really annoyed and roared furiously, "Damn it! Can't this guy give us a break?!"

"Why do we all have to learn from him?" The next second, Mingkai's eyes fixed on him, his tone somewhat cold, "Because we are all his defeated opponents. If you defeat him, we won't need to learn from him anymore."

"But did you defeat them?"

Scout's face immediately turned bright red, and he dared not answer directly. Before the match, he was full of confidence, but afterwards he was criticized and called a muggle.

At this moment, the entire LPL clubs were filled with cries of despair, all hating Chu Ran to the core.

If you win, then you win.

They insist on making it seem like your championship win is related to your hellish training program, causing everyone to have a miserable time.

Have fun!
Now, many players hope that IG will suffer a crushing defeat at the upcoming MSI, so that everyone can have an excuse to say that learning from IG is simply not feasible, and thus return to their previous leisurely lives of training, streaming, getting massages, and dating fans.

"That bastard Sima! Can't he just die?!"

Meanwhile, in the FPX backstage lounge, Gao Tianliang heard WarHorse talk about the club's upcoming training plan reforms.

He was furious when he heard that, and almost took Yu Yu's place.

Not only that, Chu Ran also posted a post-match Weibo message two minutes earlier.

Weibo IG-Easy:

[I trained seriously and happily every day, and I never thought I'd actually stop being depressed. I don't know why some people get depression from playing jungle; is it because mid laners always talk nonsense?]

Chu Ran's Weibo post had barely been published when countless comments appeared. People who enjoyed the show rushed over, and the comment section was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

[Hahaha, talking nonsense! How dare you hint at the King of Mount Emei!]

[I'm laughing so hard. I wasn't originally going to say anything, but after seeing this Weibo post, I'm really going to say something.]

[Nakano and Jungkook have broken up! It's an old tradition!]

[Doinb's passive skill, hahaha.]

[Damn it, you beast! Did your ancestral graves explode? You think winning the championship makes you so great? Be careful, the higher you climb, the harder you fall!]

[Hey hey hey, you FPX fans seem pretty anxious. You should take Xiaotian to see a psychologist soon.]

Seeing these comments, Gao Tianliang was furious, and Doinb next to him was no different, his face dark and gloomy.

He vowed that he would crush Chu Ran under his feet in the second half of the year!
At that moment, he heard Lin Weixiang's sudden laughter and stared intently at Lin Weixiang.

Lin Weixiang was also a little embarrassed. He was looking at Chu Ran's Weibo comment section, and it was so funny that he couldn't help but laugh.

What about sayings like "When the cat's away, the mice will play" and "He's the wildest guy in the circus—Doinb"?

"My god, Lin Weixiang, isn't this hilarious? I'm asking you, isn't it hilarious?"

Doinb could tolerate it at first, but Lin Weixiang's laughter was the last straw that broke the camel's back, and in an instant, a terrifying argument erupted in the FPX backstage area.

Gradually.

It spread to everyone.

Various conflicts from the early days of the team's formation were brought to the surface and erupted at this moment.

When GimGoon saw this, his attempts to smooth things over were completely ineffective. The atmosphere within FPX terrified him, and he desperately wanted to escape.

Some people are happy that someone is worried.

While FPX was arguing fiercely, Chu Ran and his group had already arrived at a private room in a restaurant to enjoy a delicious meal.

"Cheers! Let's congratulate Ran on winning the Spring Split FMVP again!" Meiko exclaimed, instantly livening up the atmosphere.

Rooike and the others also began praising Chu Ran enthusiastically.

It's fair to say that without Chu Ran this year, they might not have won the championship.

"I already said there's no need to thank me specially; it's the result of everyone's joint efforts." Chu Ran laughed. "Anyway, since we won the championship this time, the club doesn't want the prize money, and neither do I. It's all yours! Including prize money for any future competitions!"

"Fuck!"

Jackeylove immediately got excited upon hearing this, exclaiming, "Ran-ge is amazing!"

This is essentially a disguised salary increase for them. How could they not be happy? Winning a championship and getting a raise is definitely one of life's greatest joys.

"Chu Shen, I've heard that many clubs are starting to imitate our IG training methods," Rooike said in a deep voice.

Chu Ran remained calm. This was exactly the effect he wanted. Only by continuing in this way could their LPL improve and avoid falling into the status of a bottom-tier or top-tier region.

LPL's enduring success is why Chu Ran can keep making money; otherwise, why would he invest in IG and Panda?

"Oh, that's great. Hopefully, more top players will emerge in the LPL in the second half of the year, otherwise there won't be enough to compete with."

"really!"

Theshy immediately chimed in with a comment in his non-standard Mandarin.

At this very moment, the entire online forum was in an uproar, with the headlines of various trending topics all featuring the news of IG and Chu Ran winning the championship again.

#IG wins the championship!#
#Chu Shen wins FMVP again!#
Upon seeing these trending topics, some people didn't click on them, but simply sighed, "Just as I expected."

With Chu Ran around, the championship is no surprise.

A large number of players who had quit the game became excited again, finding it unbelievable.

[No way, Chu Shen can win a championship playing jungle? Just how good is he?!]

[Three titles?! Is this guy even human?!]

[I hope Chu Shen won't have to play the jungle role and finish his Gold rank again this year.]

[Where did this "filial son" come from? Just some forced praise, huh? He won the Spring Split championship and now he's finished his golden journey? The jungler position becomes useless with every patch change!]

Indeed, I've heard the MSI patch is unfavorable for junglers; we can just sit back and wait for their MSI dreams to be shattered!

[Can you haters just shut up? So what if your MSI dream is shattered? Some people want to go to MSI but can't even get in.]

The forums are buzzing with discussion. On Hupu and other forums, countless IG fans are taking revenge on the previous Han fans and Kobe fans, because Faker's public support for FPX made them incredibly arrogant before the match.

Now that Chu Ran has led IG to victory, they've suddenly fallen silent and can only start praising how strong SKT and Faker are this year.

Do you even know what a "Great Demon King" or a three-time world champion means? When will you finally achieve that?! Then you can talk about surpassing Faker!

Anyone who watched SKT's matches this year knows how strong they are.

[Oh right, Han Xiaozi and Ke Za are fantasizing again.]

Suddenly, countless Han fans started making a ruckus again, engaging in a fierce battle with Chu Ran's fans, unaware of what was happening.

This year's MSI will be another year in which SKT will be relegated to the pillory of shame!
Chu Ran didn't pay much attention to the online arguments; he was currently enjoying the prospect of receiving his hard-earned money!
After he returned to the club, having eaten and drunk his fill, Chu Ran's phone was immediately bombarded with calls from countless companies.

Sponsorships poured in like a tidal wave following their victory!

(End of this chapter)