LOL: What is a concept player?

Chapter 338 What's the use of having a lot of money? League of Legends is all about skill!

When this news was released, the already incredibly excited forums in various competition areas instantly erupted in another violent uproar. Every viewer who saw the announcement from the official Forbes account felt like they were dreaming.

But they soon realized that they were not dreaming, but that it was actually happening.

Chu Ran's net worth was actually that high, completely exceeding everyone's expectations.

[Holy crap? No way, you're telling me Chu Shen, a professional gamer, is now a billionaire?!]

Are you sure you're not kidding us? This world has gone completely mad!

[Holy crap, Chu Shen became a billionaire through professional gaming! Who says esports is no good?!]

[Hey, you idiots, now you have the right to talk back! No, you don't even have the right to talk back! Because your master isn't even comparable to Chu Shen anymore!]

Wow, this is practically a miracle in the history of League of Legends. Unprecedented and likely never to be repeated.

In an instant, all the forums in China were buzzing with discussion. No one expected that a professional player like Chu Ran could have reached this point.

As the topic gained traction and became a trending topic, the news spread beyond the League of Legends communities in various regions, causing a huge stir in other communities as well.

After all, a billionaire is basically under the global spotlight.

Moments later, the name Chu Ran dominated all the trending topics on all the forums!

#Chu Shen became a billionaire through professional gaming!#
#Unveiling the Rise of League of Legends Pro Player Easy!#
#The Springtime of Esports: From Professional Players to Capital Investors Worth Billions!#
Clicking on any trending topic yields tens of thousands of comments, and this number is increasing significantly and rapidly, making Chu Ran's name a household name once again.

Originally, many people didn't know Chu Ran, but after Forbes' revelation, he suddenly became the number one celebrity on the internet. In addition, with Chu Ran's handsome appearance, many people who don't follow League of Legends have started asking who Chu Ran is.

Okay, if you want to know who Chu Shen is, then you'd better listen carefully, he is!
In 2107, League of Legends... (500 words omitted) created numerous historical events and broke countless miracles. He is undoubtedly the number one in the history of Chinese esports in terms of honors and achievements, and now he has added another honor.

That's currently the highest-paid professional gamer in China!!

[6666! This is Chu Shen!!]

[The original poster is probably a hater; there's no room for all these people here, lol.]

[Hahaha, Chu Shen is too awesome! I never even dared to dream of something like this. Now tell me, what is a three-time champion compared to Chu Shen?]

Upon seeing these comments, Han Xiaozi Science and Technology, who had been arguing with Chu Ran's fans, suddenly fell silent. He could only grit his teeth and watch the trending topics fill the sky, but he was powerless to rage.

Everything they had said before was insignificant compared to Chu Ran's net worth of billions.

Faker's three world championships are impressive, but Chu Ran is no less so. He achieved a Grand Slam for two consecutive years, plus his astoundingly high price tag. Even the legendary club SKT is nothing compared to Chu Ran.

At this moment, the Hupu forum in China has erupted in celebration. The discussion was originally about today's Spring Split finals and Wang Sicong's relinquishment of equity, but it immediately turned into a full-blown discussion about Chu Ran.

How to evaluate Chu Shen's net worth of billions.

"A rational discussion: Which professional players will be able to reach Chu Shen's level in the future?"

[It's impossible, not even for Faker, unless SKT gives him shares, which would inflate SKT's valuation. Otherwise, it's impossible for him to surpass Chu Shen.]

[EDG's Clearlove only owns 5% of the shares; how dare he try to take advantage of Chu Shen?]

[It can only be said that Chu Shen has excellent foresight. He seized the opportunity with Panda TV, and then, leveraging his influence, he helped Panda TV solidify its position as the leading live streaming platform. Panda TV is now valued at over 100 billion yuan.]

[Damn, Chu Shen is streaming! Over 100 billion views! Don't you have to share some with your brothers?]

[Are you bunch of filial sons of Ran dreaming? That 100 billion is his net worth, not cash. Ran is probably broke by now, down to his underwear.]

【Seriously, what are you guys bragging about? Isn't this normal? If my dog ​​had been a bit luckier and won a few championships earlier, he'd probably be worth tens of billions by now. But he won two Grand Slams and his net worth is only a little over 100 billion. He's practically a waste!】

Is over 100 billion a lot? I'll earn that easily after I graduate.

[Wow! GSL, have you guys been eating too much lately, or are you just playing Genshin Impact to this extent?]

[Fast forward to "I'll never play with abstract art again."]

[Oh yeah, if Uzi won a few championships, his net worth would surpass Bill Gates' by now. The problem is he can't! If you don't understand, what championships has Uzi even won?]

In an instant, a joyful atmosphere filled all the forums. Apart from GSL being so abstract, those Han fans were also like that, but they were all instantly attacked by Chu Ran's fans and became rats in the stinking ditch, completely afraid to stand up again.

Meanwhile, inside the RNG club, Uzi, who had originally planned to rest, saw this trending topic and immediately couldn't sleep.

Jealous rage burned fiercely within him, turning his chubby face into a ripe tomato, as he muttered incessantly, "Why! Why! Why does this beast have such a high status!"

"He's just won a few championships, right? Anyone who didn't know better would think he robbed a bank! Where did he get so much money?!"

Hearing Uzi's roar, Ning Mazi's face twisted with jealousy. He said indignantly, "He won a few championships, took on so many endorsements, and made some money in the stock market. I heard he also made some money during last year's World Cup. Then he got lucky and ran into Wang Sicong's scandal, and that's how he ended up like this!"

"Damn! God is really unfair, how can someone like this get to this level?"

Ning Mazi slammed his fist on the table in anger. Over 100 billion! Even though that was just his net worth, if Chu Ran were to sell a portion of it, countless investors would immediately come knocking to buy his shares, and they would all have to wait in line.

Of course, this is all predicated on Chu Ran staying with IG and Panda TV, which is the extent of Chu Ran's influence.

The sheer number of zeros made Ning Mazi so jealous that Gil turned purple with envy. Even if he played professionally for a lifetime, he couldn't earn as much wealth as Chu Ran currently possessed. Uzi was so angry he almost smashed the table to pieces, and the entire club was shaken as if by an earthquake.

He felt that Chu Ran had stolen his life as a billionaire; if it weren't for Chu Ran, he, Uzi, should have won three consecutive championships.

The Ardent Censer meta in S7 was ruined by Chu Ran's commentary, which is why he couldn't beat SKT. Last year, he also lost to G2 because of Chu Ran and his useless teammates.

Otherwise, Uzi might have already acquired RNG or Douyu/Huya.

"That beast!! He earns so much money he could never spend it all, he'll die tomorrow!!"

In the end, Uzi unleashed the most vicious curse. His frenzied appearance sent chills down the spines of Xiaohu, Xiaoming, and the others. He was truly blinded by jealousy. At the same time, they were looking at the handsome photo of Chu Ran trending on various social media platforms.

There were also many videos introducing Chu Ran's resume, and they were all stunned. Chu Ran's achievements were a height that they could never reach in their entire lives.

Just as the saying goes—

The gap between people can sometimes be greater than the gap between a person and a dog. Besides them, the entire LPL club and players were also stunned at this moment. Inside the EDG club, Abu and Mingkai stared wide-eyed, completely dumbfounded.

"Holy crap! I should have bought some Panda shares from Chu Shen!!!"

Mala Xiangguo exclaimed in surprise, looking extremely regretful. If he had known that Panda's shares would rise so quickly, why would he have gone on to dominate the A-share market? As a result, he has lost almost all the money he had earned over the past few years.

"Wow, Xiao Ran is really making a fortune quietly." Ming Kai clicked his tongue. "Now I finally know why Xiao Ran left EDG. Maybe he had planned to go to IG this year all along."

"Brother Kai, what do you mean? You mean Chu Shen already thought he would become a billionaire one day?" Saint Gun asked, somewhat surprised. Abu quickly added, "Absolutely impossible, it's just luck, impossible!!"

Now Abu and Peter Zhu are filled with regret. If they had known that Chu Ran had such a great earning power, they should have spent a lot of money to keep Chu Ran and then invested their own money to start a live streaming platform.

Who would have thought that IG, which was originally on the verge of collapse, would see its market value increase several times over after Chu Ran's arrival and the development over the past six months?

Aside from them, the executives of other live streaming platforms all regretted that there was no going back, especially Douyu. If they had decisively poached Chu Ran back then, Douyu would probably be ringing the bell on Nasdaq by now.

At the same time, Doinb and others at the FPX club were stunned when they saw this trending topic.

"Maya, but what right does he have?!"

Just like Uzi, Doinb and the others' first reaction was, "Why is it that he can't afford a big house in Shanghai after all these years of playing professionally?"

You, Chu Ran, fought for two years and ended up leaving everyone else far behind.

This is too unfair.

Is it just because they won a few championships?
"True or false, that's all they can brag about. They're probably thinking that if they can't beat others at MSI, they'll use their market value to crush them." Doinb's words were laced with sarcasm, and Gao Tianliang and others echoed his sentiments.

At this very moment, in the dead of night in China, many people were so shocked by Chu Ran's incident that they couldn't sleep, and countless reporters and media outlets were even getting out of bed to work overtime on their articles.

Inside the IG club, Jackeylove and the others looked at Chu Ran with utter shock, unable to believe that their teammate was actually a billionaire; it was simply too unbelievable.

"Brother Ran, help your little brother out, he wants to make money too." Meiko hugged Chu Ran's leg tightly, her eyes brimming with tears, and said, "I don't want 10 billion, I just need 100 million."

"If all else fails, Ran-ge, lend me 100 million yuan. I want to buy a school district house in Shanghai."

"roll roll roll!"

Chu Ran impatiently pushed Meiko away, "I'm broke, I'm so poor I have to sleep under a bridge, and you still want to borrow money from me? I'm already being generous by not borrowing from you."

"Is this even human language?" Jackeylove pointed at Chu Ran, his lips twitching. A billionaire saying he has no money? Who would believe that?

"Hurry up and train. Now is the perfect time to rank up. What are you doing looking at your phone all the time? If you don't win the MSI championship, you won't get any prize money." Chu Ran's expression was serious. Now that he had acquired all the shares of the club and the live streaming platform, he had to be more focused on his business.

"Focus on your live stream. I can't promise anything else, but I guarantee that if you follow me and win all the championships this year, earning tens of millions won't be a problem!"

Upon hearing Chu Ran's words, Meiko became incredibly excited and immediately raised her arms and shouted, "Yay! Brother Ran is great, no need for further explanation!!"

"Log in! Yu Wenbo! Can you please stop feeding? The viewers in the live stream are all saying you're bad!"

"No way, buddy, what are you talking about? You think I'm bad? I'm the best AD carry ever!"

Seeing Meiko and Jackeylove start making a ruckus again, Rooike and TheShy were also very excited. They never received this kind of treatment before. But then he suddenly saw TheShy say excitedly, "Rooike, I want to become a billionaire too!"

"Huh?" Rooike exclaimed in shock, "Are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy! If Chu Shen can debut as a top laner and become a billionaire, why can't I!"

TheShy, who has always regarded Chu Ran as his idol, immediately took Chu Ran's achievements as his goal after learning about them. He even has a greater ambition: to surpass Chu Ran!
Of course, this was all just his fantasy.

Rooike didn't discourage him, but instead told him to log in and duo queue immediately. Once their live stream started, the popularity soared. And all of this was inseparable from Chu Ran.

This media storm is only just beginning. Once all the major television stations broadcast Chu Ran's story this afternoon, it will completely shake the entire country.

"Under the macro-policy regulation of the state, my country's e-sports industry has also entered a stage of rapid development. Its industry is widespread, the market has exceeded 5000 billion yuan, and it is still climbing."

"Amidst this rapid development, my country has also produced a large number of outstanding esports talents, such as Sky Li Xiaofeng and Easy Churan."

"It is understood that Chu Ran was previously a trainee at RNG, and later joined EDG Club. He won all the League of Legends championships for two consecutive years, and even won the gold medal in the event on behalf of China. Now he is the largest shareholder of Panda TV and IG Club, with a net worth of over 10 billion yuan."

As these news reports appeared on television in every household, some parents who had never heard of Chu Ran or had not been following him were dumbfounded.

"My God, someone became a billionaire by playing video games? How is that possible?"

"Are gamers making this much money these days? Should we send our kids to play professionally too?"

After the news aired, countless families had similar conversations, and the LPL forums were buzzing with discussion.

Holy crap! Chu Shen is amazing!!

[The successor to Chinese esports!!]

This is the pride of us Chinese!

[China's Faker! He's just not refined and easygoing enough.]

[Chu Shen: You say I'm not refined and easygoing enough? Watch out, I'll roast you alive!]

The air was filled with praise for Chu Ran, leaving no room for trolls to survive. Even clubs that had previously been at odds with Chu Ran faced a barrage of criticism, making them afraid to even raise their heads and only able to look forward to the arrival of MSI.

Meanwhile, Chu Ran has also sparked intense discussions in the LCK and Europe and America.

Shock, envy, and a mix of emotions swirled within, but ultimately, guided by the LCK region, they all coalesced into one emotion—

"What good is having a lot of money! Professional League of Legends matches are all about skill! This year, three-time world champion Faker will lead SKT to restore the glory of our LCK!!"

In fact, Riot Games went to great lengths to suppress Chu Ran's current influence by placing this statement prominently on the homepage of the League of Legends client worldwide!
"The King Returns!!"

(End of this chapter)