LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 188: You’re going to debut here, right? You also want me to be on the show. I have to pay extra for this extra work.

The German Cup has come to an end.

EDG once again successfully defended their title with an impeccable performance, achieving the feat of winning the German Cup for the sixth consecutive time.

As soon as the competition ended, various entries became hot searches and topped the list without any suspense.

#German Cup Six-time Champion#
#Lin Ruo 3 consecutive MVP#
#Invincible#
Since the start of the competition in 2017, in just half a year, EDG has won the Spring Championship, MSI Championship and Demacia Cup Championship, not only sweeping all the honors, but Lin Ruo has also won the MVP of the finals in all three competitions without exception, which has sparked heated discussions.

EDG winning the German Cup feels easier than taking a shit. I have to put in a lot of effort, but they don't have to.

[Your description is very appropriate, but it is disgusting.]

[Congratulations to EDG in advance for winning the Summer Split championship.]

[If you're like this, then I'll be the first to congratulate EDG on winning the World Championship.]

[It's a bit awkward, right? I, God Lin, will be the All-Star Solo Champion at the end of this year.]

[You're so brave! You took the most valuable one. What can I, the little dog, take?]

At the same time, in the RNG super topic, GSL also began to counterattack exponentially.

[The bottom lane gets solo killed every time. Is this the bottom lane that's better than Xiaohu?]

At least Uzi was able to fight EDG's bottom lane in the early game, but Wuxx was there and was killed by a single player from the beginning to the end.

[I feel good. This is what happens when some team fans maliciously smear Uzi. It's not that they don't want RNG to win, but Uzi can't win even with him. They don't really think they can win by putting in a substitute. That's too wishful thinking.]

【Looking forward to Puppy's comeback. 】

[The facts prove that if RNG wants to enter the World Championship this year, it cannot do without Uzi.]

While the discussion on Weibo was heated, the response on Tieba, where the fans gathered, was no exception. Many posts had thousands of stories, and the most popular comments even exceeded 10,000.

How do you evaluate EDG's easy victory over RNG to win the German Cup? Do they have a chance to win the World Championship at home this year?

[No need to play tricks, this is truly the most promising year.]

[This feels a bit confusing. Wasn't EDG like this in the first half of their 15 season?]

In fact, the overall strength of this EDG team is not very strong. You can see that without Lin Ruo's command, EDG is still the same. At best, they can dominate the LPL, but they will definitely not be able to compete in the World Championship. If Lin Ruo's performance declines, EDG will be doomed.

[You're quite right. Now the question is, when will Lin Ruo's condition decline?]

[Is there a boss who can offer 100 million? Maybe if Lin gets the money, he won't want to play in the league anymore.]

[It is very likely, but the question is who will do it.]

[Don't be ridiculous. If you dare to offer 100 million, someone will dare to offer 200 million to let him continue fighting.]

[Wait a minute, are we getting off topic? Aren't we discussing whether we have a chance at Worlds this year?]

【Fighting at home, hope is high. 】

[There's still a whole summer season to go, so why rush? We'll make our decision after the games are over.]

[As long as the summer season is over and Lin Ruo maintains his usual form, he has a real chance of making it to the World Championship.]

[Anyway, we have the advantage of the terrain, and with EDG here, I'll definitely watch the World Championship.]

To be honest, I can’t believe how exciting it would be to beat South Korea at home and win the championship this year.

[Haha, before the Spring Split, I was worried about the Korean team's internal conflict at the Bird's Nest, but now I feel that with EDG, at least one of them can make it to the finals.]

……

EDG Lounge.

The people who returned with the championship trophy did not leave immediately, but stayed to rest on the spot.

The German Cup is over, and the LPL Summer Season group draw will be held on the main stage later. Everyone unanimously plans to watch it before leaving. Unfortunately, there are no melon seeds or drinks, which makes the food less tasty.

Regarding the regular season groupings, no matter what the results are, there will be no major objections.

Because now it is never EDG that should worry about the group, but the other teams facing EDG.

On the main stage of the German Cup, the draw screen has appeared. EDG and WE, the champions and runners-up of the spring season, will be drawn first as the No. 1 seed pool.

There is not much suspense about this, it is just a matter of distinguishing the leaders of groups A and B. The real focus of the audience's heated discussion is the other teams that will enter the group later.

The scene changed, and the EDG team logo appeared first. According to the regulations, they entered Group A, and WE fell into Group B behind.

Next is the draw for the second seed pool teams.

It mainly includes the top six teams in the spring season except the champion and runner-up.

RNG, OMG, IM and NB.

The first team drawn was RNG, and they should have been in Group A.

[It’s over. I’m going to get beaten again.]

[Congratulations in advance to RNG for not finishing first in their group.]

【Haha, chasing and beating.】

In the RNG lounge, everyone sitting together looked unhappy. They had just lost the German Cup final, and now they were inexplicably put in the same group.

You should know that the first place in the group will have a direct spot in the semi-finals, and in the Bo5, they will face the team below them with a high ranking.

Now in the same group with EDG.

The second place in the group was immediately secured.

"Look at the bright side. At least we're in the same group as EDG. We won't meet in the playoffs except in the finals."

Observing the expressions of others, Tiger spoke at the right time.

mlxg turned his head away grimly: "But if we go to Group B and get first place in the group to advance to the semi-finals, we won't meet EDG before the finals."

Midhu sighed, and saw Uzi angrily say: "Look at how cowardly you all are. How can it be impossible to beat EDG and take first place in the group? You are a little too confident, right?"

Letme said nothing.

You didn't go up and get beaten, so of course you have confidence.

"What the puppy said is right. Putting aside other aspects, we still have hope."

Xiao Ming spoke up. Firefox hummed in agreement, "Don't be discouraged. We should always have dreams. Who knows, maybe we can actually beat EDG? Even if we can't, finishing second in the group will be fine. If we can't beat EDG, can we still beat WE, who's first in Group B?"

In his opinion, WE will definitely be the first in Group B. After all, looking at the two teams that were divided there, NB and OMG, how competitive can they be?

One mid laner just transferred, and the other's form has been fluctuating for years. He was just shut out by IM the day before yesterday.

Just thinking about IM Firefox gives me a headache. They are also a typical victim, having been swept twice in the spring regular season.

It seems that there are many things that need to be adjusted and dealt with during the summer season.

The top six teams in the spring season have been grouped, and the next points will continue to be distributed. IG and Snake will enter Group A, and JDG (formerly QG) and LGD will enter Group B.

Finally, there is SNG, which won the LSPL championship and advanced directly to the LPL, and the Lingshi Road team DAN, which defeated VG directly through the promotion and relegation matches.

The former entered Group B and the latter entered Group A.

The series groups are completed, and the summer season will resume on June 6. Each team will play two Bo8 games within the group and one Bo3 game outside the group. After ten weeks of competition, the teams that enter the playoffs will be determined based on the real-time points ranking.

"Let's go, let's go. I've already booked a private room. After dinner, go back and get some rest. We'll rush back to Shanghai tomorrow."

Abu urged.

Suddenly a phone call stopped him in his tracks.

"Wait a minute, I have a show tomorrow, so I might need to change my schedule."

He couldn't refuse this show because it is currently the most popular variety show in China, Happy Camp.

"Happy Camp, damn, I'm a long-time fan."

Ah Guang was extremely surprised: "How much does it cost?"

"what money?"

"How much do we need to go?"

"You don't have to pay or pay, they will reimburse your travel expenses." Abu hung up the phone quickly. If he could appear on the national variety show Happy Camp once, the publicity value for the club would be huge.

After thinking for a moment, Abu turned serious and said, "But as long as Lin Ruo is on Kuaiben, forget about the others."

A Guang was suddenly a little disappointed.

The other people also had complicated expressions on their faces.

Ai Loli was filled with envy and came forward: "Fuck, Brother Lin is really famous this time. Don't forget me when you debut in the future."

Lin Ruo pushed it away and touched his chin in thought.

The only LPL team that has appeared on Kuaiben is IG, which won the world championship for the first time in 18. Teams like EDG and RNG, which won MSI successively, both went to the lower-level Day Day Up.

Then why did I receive the invitation this time?

It’s probably because I happened to be competing in Changsha, or maybe I really became a little bit popular.

Lin Ruo refused: "Abu, you know I only want to win the championship. Please don't force me to debut as a star."

Abu nodded.

He believes the second half of the sentence, but forget about the first half.

It has to be said that with Lin Ruo's good looks, he is really afraid that he will attract too many fans and generate too much traffic, and then be poached by entertainment agencies to be an actor.

But it's important for club publicity.

"No, you have to go."

"I dont go."

The latter still refused sternly.

Mingkai, Tian Ye and others turned their heads away.

This is the first time I see Lin Ruo so low-key. It seems that he is really only focused on the competition.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade anyone, Abu was at his wit's end when Lin Ruo smiled and said, "Actually, you can go, but Mr. Bu...you have to pay."

The lounge suddenly fell silent.

Someone's expression was shattered.

……

A night passed in Changsha Hotel.

Early the next morning, the others rushed back to Shanghai to prepare for the league in a few days, while Xiaotie, who was in charge of babysitting, stayed in Changsha to accompany Lin Ruo to the show.

At 19pm, I arrived at the backstage of Kuaiben on time.

Lin Ruo's job was very simple. He just had to show up in the middle of the process, and it would take about 20 minutes.

During the backstage preparations, many staff members came to ask for autographs.

Lin Ruo was signing while wondering: "Am I really that popular?"

"Actually, I don't know you, but I'll ask for autographs from everyone who comes to Kuaiben, because you never know if it will become a big deal in the future."

The female staff member was very honest and said that she simply thought Lin Ruo was more handsome, so she thought he was most likely a rising star who hadn't finished his acting career yet.

Some male staff members knew Lin Ruo. After all, they were all big players in the league, and even if they didn't watch the game, they had heard of him.

And obviously most of them have watched the game.

There were also RNG fans among them, shouting about solo kills online and happily asking for autographed photos offline.

Lin Ruo is best at getting along with others.

After chatting and gossiping with the staff backstage for more than two hours, he finally got less than 20 minutes to go on stage and slack off.

"Boss Bu, isn't a hundred thousand yuan bonus too little? Besides introducing myself on stage, I spared no effort in praising EDG."

"Just shut up! You're taking advantage of me! By the time the show airs, EDG's official Weibo account will have more followers than your personal Weibo account, so I'll easily give you another 100,000 yuan."

Abramovich, who has returned to the club, gave a long speech and reminded them before leaving:
"Come back early, there's a training match tomorrow afternoon."

(End of this chapter)