LPL History

Chapter 183 The King of Football's First Appearance on Stage Conceals a Fishing Tactic; Zhou Lang's Rebuttal of Foreign Ideas Shocks the Audience

Insec is now even showing signs of delirium and left-brain hemisphere dysfunction.

When the Joker once again secured his three wolves and leveled up to level three, insec just wanted to throw down his keyboard and mouse, dust himself off, and leave his seat.

At this moment, he was filled with regret.

Coming to the LPL was probably the worst decision he ever made.

I originally thought that once I got to the LPL, my abilities would allow me to easily dominate, earn a high salary, and be praised to the skies by a bunch of foreigners.

He never expected that he would encounter such a beast in the very first game of the Summer Split!

Just how dark must this person's mind be to play the clown like this?
As the prince was killed by the clown again, Miller and Wawa in the commentary booth fell silent.

"Uh... Insec died again, and he's still only level one. It seems like he's in an even worse situation than in the last game!"

The doll also spoke up:

"He's a well-known jungler from Korea, and his performance today was truly disastrous. Maybe he's just not suited to the pace of our LPL..."

Miller's tone was teasing:

"But to be honest, is this how all junglers in the LPL play?"

Zhou Li's performance in these two games was simply outrageous.

It's as if they don't treat Insec like a human being at all.

"It feels like Zhou Li has completely grasped Insec's mind. What Insec wants to do next and where he wants to go is all within Zhou Li's expectations. It's like he has a full map."

In the live stream chat, the comments were filled with "6666".

[The Korean envoys have had a long and arduous journey to China, and General Zhou has demonstrated our excellent hospitality.]

"Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar? I'm so happy to have friends come from afar to help me."

That's just how it is; after all, a gentleman who lacks dignity will not command respect.

[The Zhou Rites state: "insec" means "Since we've come, let's make the best of it." It implies that since we're here, let's bury us here.]

Royal Family Players' Seats.

Zero wanted to comfort his fellow villager, but when he turned his head, he was almost scared to death.

UZI, standing beside me, had somehow gotten red makeup on his face.

No wonder he felt the temperature inside the venue had suddenly risen a lot since just now.

It turns out someone nearby had become red-hot.

Zero's work ethic is slightly better than Insec's.

At least he is indeed studying Chinese quite seriously.

So you can hear UZI muttering something intermittently.

"You fucking stupid jungler, I'll play your mother's game, I can't even reach level two."

"I'm really fed up! How am I supposed to play bot lane like this? How am I supposed to play 4v5?!"

"Why did you give me Lucian? What's so great about this stupid champion?"

Zero felt somewhat helpless.

They've been pinned under their tower by the opposing team for a while now, and they've even been forced back to base once.

The combination of Sivir and Sona creates an excessively strong poke damage output in lane.

However, the two have just returned to online and are in great form, so Zero is looking for an opportunity to make a move.

That's how it is when you're facing this kind of lineup. You can only try to initiate a trade to get more health, otherwise you'll just be getting free health from others.

After finishing off the Royal Club's jungle, Zhou Li glanced at the bottom lane and was somewhat surprised to see that Sima Laozei had even out-farmed UZI by a bit.

But he reacted quickly.

Zero is definitely a top-tier support player. In Zhou Li's impression, his bot lane with UZI is actually quite strong.

Xiao Ming is still young, and he doesn't play the support role that he's not very good at. The fact that he and Sima Laozei were able to gain an advantage over these two was a factor that surprised Zhou Li.

However, it makes sense when you think about it, as WE.A's bot lane already has a lineup advantage.

UZI and Zero have only just teamed up, and the language barrier will create even greater difficulties in getting them to work together.

Just as he was about to continue searching for the prince, he saw Zero suddenly engage the Fan Mother who had stepped forward to weaken her.

UZI stared intently at the low-health Fanzima in front of him.

He used Flash, followed by two basic attacks, and it looked like one more auto-attack would be enough to take down Sona.

But the clown suddenly appeared behind him.

The clown used his E skill to slow Lucian, making it impossible for UZI to catch up with Sona and land that final auto-attack!
Behind him, the Joker had planted Pandora's Box, blocking his escape route.

Seeing that things were not going well, Zero dropped the lantern and tried to pull UZI away.

However, the clown dropped a scout guard directly onto the lantern!
UZI blushed, attacked the eyes twice, and was finally taken down by the clown with a single slash.

"I'll play with your mother!!"

The young puppy finally lost its temper and started cursing.

"How am I supposed to play Lucian, this stupid champion? His range is so short! If you picked Caitlyn for me, I would have already killed her!!"

He angrily switched screens and saw the prince still fighting the Krugs in the top lane.

"How can you play without a jungler? This game is unplayable without a jungler, damn it!"

Although Insec, who was in the top lane, couldn't understand what UZI was saying, he could tell from his tone and the only word he could understand, "jungler," that UZI was probably cursing him.

This made Insec, who was already agitated, even more unhappy. He then spoke to Zero, who was better at Chinese, in Korean and asked:
"What is this fatso saying?"

Zero seemed a little embarrassed and explained:

He said the opposing jungler was disgusting.

"Aren't you insulting me?"

"no."

Insec was skeptical, but didn't say anything more.

UZI naturally overheard the two Koreans' whispering, which made him even more uncomfortable.

If it weren't for that idiot Insec telling them to pick Thresh and Lucian during the break so he could gank, he would never have played such a stupid champion like Lucian.

Online, these heroes have such short range that they can only take damage and are basically trash heroes who can't even out-damage other players.

As a result, they were held up for half a day, and Insec didn't come even once.

Let alone come once, he himself is only at level one.

What the hell?!
Meanwhile, good news also came from the royal family's top lane.

Your own Gragas got tower-dived and killed by the enemy Renekton!

Although the crocodile was also taken down by the turret, the Gragas lost a wave and a half of minions.

"Nice!"

The morale of the WE.A players was noticeably higher.

Zhou Li wasn't surprised that Flandre got a solo kill in the top lane.

The young Flandre is a top laner known for his skillful gameplay.

As for WE.A, as WE's youth training team, they fought their way up from the second division to the top division.

Facing the previous year's world runner-up, Royal Family, how could these teenagers, whose average age is only seventeen, not be excited to have achieved such a great advantage?
The team grew more confident with each game.

Soon, in less than twenty minutes, WE.A had already taken a complete lead, not only destroying three of Royal Club's outer towers, but also even breaking through the mid-lane second tower.

The head-to-head ratio has reached 9:1, and the economic gap between the two sides has reached 7,000.

However, the lack of experience of these young players was soon exposed, and Royal Club found two opportunities in the mid-game to turn the tide.

But that's where it ends.

When Zhou Li's clown appeared in the team fight, Royal Club was instantly at a loss as to how to fight.

During this period, Zhou Li's Shaco was like a persistent demon, constantly harassing Insec while also targeting the bot lane's Uzi.

So when they saw the Joker, Insec and the puppy, who were already red-faced, went completely mad, their eyes only on the Joker.

The two even broke away from the main battle and chased the clown for eight hundred miles.

Insec stared intently at the low-health Joker, using EQ to dash forward. Joker used his ultimate to avoid damage and continued his escape.

Insec continued his pursuit and was about to kill the Joker when UZI's profanities came through his headset.

"Damn it, the one in the back is the real one!"

He switched screens and saw that the Joker had already killed the low-health Lucian.

Meanwhile, his basic attack had already been unleashed, destroying the Joker's clone.

The prince was gripped by the Pandora's Box terror unleashed by the Joker's clone, while in Insec's vision, the Joker's figure vanished once more.

[Double kill!]

Seeing the Joker kill the prince again, Miller couldn't help but sigh:
"Calm down, calm down! It feels like Insec and UZI have lost the ability to think calmly..."

"Hey! The royal family ordered it directly!!"

The royal family surrendered so quickly that no one present had time to react.

What they didn't know was that if it weren't for the language barrier, the Royal Club's archers would probably already be engaged in real-time PvP battles.

When the Royal Family signed the surrender button, even the members of WE.A were stunned for a moment.

Then he reacted.

Saint Gun was so excited that he jumped up from his chair.

"Holy crap! We won!"

The fact that everyone was so excited to embrace each other after just one regular season victory seems somewhat naive to Zhou Li.

But then I thought about it.

Isn't this what young people are like?

Miller's voice was still ringing out from the commentary booth.

"Congratulations to WE.A for defeating Royal Club and winning their first match in the LPL! This young academy team put on a fantastic performance for us, and we hope these young players can continue to overcome obstacles and forge ahead!"

The members of the royal family have all left the stage.

Zhou Li was about to follow his teammates off the field when he was stopped by the staff.

Although their WE.A match has ended, there are still other teams to play. Due to time constraints, he was required to conduct the post-match interviews directly on stage.

Zhou Li didn't have any objections; he just wanted to finish the task early and leave work early.

On stage, the host was already waiting for Zhou Li.

Backend access.

Longhair looked at the host on stage and said to his friend with a sarcastic smile:

"Tsk tsk, this is incredible. I wonder which big shot this woman has slept with this time, and they actually arranged for her to host the event."

"Wow, keep your voice down. By the way, she offered you a place to sleep, but you didn't?"

The woman they were talking about was Bella, a fellow villager.

Bella, like Longhair, is from Taiwan.

Unlike Longhair, Bella is a third-generation immigrant from the provinces, while Longhair is a typical example of someone whose head is practically glowing with green.

So although both of them are Taiwanese, they don't actually have a good relationship.

Bella was originally a model and actress in Taiwan, and later became a StarCraft 2 streamer.

At the beginning of this year, Bella signed with Shanghai-based Seven Stars, becoming a commentator for League of Legends. However, she has consistently partnered with Xiaoxiao and Xika to provide commentary for OGN.

As a result, this time he was directly sent to the LPL stage to serve as a post-match interview host.

At this time, the broadcasting rights for LPL were controlled by Tencent, while PLU held onto Tencent's support tightly, and the TGA platform was the official live streaming channel for LPL.

As a result, Seven Stars' business scope could not be involved in LPL, and they could only focus on broadcasting ONG.

Due to the strength of the Korean region, OGN also enjoys relatively good viewership ratings in China.

However, 7Hwang and PLU are still competitors in general.

Later, because TGA was caught illegally broadcasting OGN matches, the stubborn Seven Stars even confronted Tencent head-on, directly challenging them to court on Weibo.

As a commentator for 7huang, it is unlikely that Bella would appear on the LPL post-match interview stage.

The reason she was able to appear here was because, under Zhou Li's persuasion, Bella had already terminated her contract with Qi Huang.

Zhou Li, through his connection with the owner of WE, arranged for Bella to join PLU Media Company.

In fact, Zhou Li held an exceptionally high position within the social circle at this time.

The reason he can have such a high score is twofold: firstly, he has the audacity to spend tens of millions of dollars at a time, and secondly, his identity remains a mystery.

An 18-year-old who directly invested tens of millions of yuan in a team in order to become a professional player inevitably raises questions about his true identity.

The more you can't find out about the other party's background, the more you believe how powerful they are.

As a result, Zhou Li's identity is still circulating in a small circle, and even people like Miller Doll are unaware of it.

The reason Zhou Li put Bella in PLU had absolutely nothing to do with the opponent's title of "King of Football".

It must be mentioned that for veteran summoners, the King of Football, Bella, is probably a fleeting and beautiful memory. When they think of Bella, they will first think of those two big balls.

Zhou Li, being a Sigma man who wouldn't fall into a woman's trap, didn't feel anything about it.

But he knows all too well what netizens like to see.

Bringing Bella into PLU to commentate on future LPL matches would significantly boost viewership.

Of course, being merely a pretty face wasn't the reason Zhou Li valued her.

Bella herself is also quite capable in her work.

As the first woman to bring a notebook to the commentary booth, Bella successfully led to the addition of data comparisons to official matches.

He is very dedicated to his profession.

However, Zhou Li's most important goal was to use Bella to lure out the biggest cancer in the LPL commentary booth.

2014 was a year of transition for the LPL.

As established veterans emerged, they realized the gap in skill between themselves and the younger generation of players and chose to retire.

After all, as contestants, they face the most direct competition.

But the mediocre commentators don't have to face this kind of competition.

And the long, curly hair is the most prominent example.

Despite not being particularly skilled, Changmao became a veteran figure in the LPL simply because of his seniority.

Later, he even became an official employee of Riot Games.

This old dog with a crooked backside was able to leech off the LPL for so long because he benefited from the underdeveloped state of online social media back then.

Unfortunately, Zhou Li arrived rather late.

The clever long-haired dog had already deleted its previous animalistic comments posted on social media.

It will take some time to gather evidence.

At the same time, Bella was his other backup plan.

Longhair is also a full-time host at PLU.

Zhou Li not only had to stuff Bella into the PLU.

He also plans to promote Bella.

When the long-haired people in PLU feel that their interests are being harmed, they will eventually resort to desperate measures.

On stage, Bella saw Zhou Li approaching and was somewhat hesitant to meet his gaze.

Upon seeing Zhou Li, Bella felt a mix of excitement, nervousness, fear, and even a touch of embarrassment.

When Zhou Li first approached her, he claimed to be her fan.

He then unconditionally helped her a lot at work, and her entry into PLU was entirely due to Zhou Li's efforts.

Bella naturally knew that compared to commentating on OGN, LPL, as a local event, naturally had a larger audience and a bigger stage.

Bella felt that Zhou Li's unconditional help made her think that he probably liked her.

However, Zhou Li never talked to her about anything other than work.

Seeing Zhou Li confidently walking towards her, Bella couldn't help but have an absurd thought—

Is he only interested in physical attraction and not emotional connection, only liking my body and not me as a person?
Zhou Li had already walked up to Bella, but found that this silly woman was still in a daze, so he quickly coughed.

This is Bella's first interview in the LPL, so she shouldn't mess it up.

At this moment, the viewers in the live stream widened their eyes when they saw Bella appear.

[Holy crap?! Who is this female host?!]

[So big! So white!]

Mom, I'm in love!

[Isn't this the female commentator from OGN?]

[What a huge ball!!]

[Haha, football legend Vela!]

After hearing Zhou Li cough, Bella finally snapped out of her daze and quickly said:

"Li, it's a pleasure to interview you. We know that WE.A, as a team that has just been promoted from the secondary league, won its first match in the LPL against the formidable Royal Club. What do you think are the main reasons for WE.A's victory?"

Zhou Li pondered for a moment.

Before answering the question, he chose to turn off his personal charm.

Otherwise, he was genuinely afraid that these brainwashed fans would eventually put him in the position of the head of a cult.

Zhou Li cleared his throat and began to speak:

"I think the main reason is because of the Korean players in the Royal Club."

Before anyone could react, Zhou Li continued:
"The reason why Korean teams are strong is because they have a more advanced understanding of the game version, not because Koreans are better than Chinese. I can only say that Royal Club's idea of ​​buying Korean players is simply a genius idea."

"We hope that all clubs can focus more on understanding the game version and developing youth players. We, WE.A, are WE's youth training team. If we can do it, why can't you? You only think about buying ready-made players, but never pay attention to cultivating and discovering young players. What are you trying to do? Do you want to turn Chinese esports into Chinese football?!"

"What do you mean by learning from the barbarians to control them? I only know one thing—those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!"

As Zhou Li finished speaking, the venue was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

In fact, the statement about Zhou Li is somewhat extreme.

After all, there are indeed some conscientious South Korean players.

However, the LPL is currently in a transitional phase, and with the arrival of the first batch of Korean players, Royal Club achieved success, and many clubs seem to have found a way to achieve results.

Zhou Li knew that in the future, more and more Korean players with ulterior motives would come to the LPL to make money.

Especially after Samsung White won the S4 World Championship.

Due to Riot Games' ban, a club cannot have two teams participating in the competition, leading to the disbandment of Samsung White, who had just won the championship.

All five champion players from Samsung White have come to the LPL.

This marked the beginning of the era of Korean imports in the LPL.

Clubs began to pursue the purchase of South Korean players who could be used immediately, which not only led to a large number of South Korean players with ulterior motives coming to China to earn wages for free, but also hindered the development of the domestic youth training system for a long period of time.

According to Zhou Li's analysis, S4 should be his last chance to stop the Korean reinforcements from invading.

As the event that had the biggest impact on the LPL, resisting Korean imports was probably the main goal of saving the LPL in 2014.

Therefore, simply defeating Samsung White is not enough.

He also wants people to realize that the way to improve the club's strength is definitely not to buy South Korean players.

This is why he chose such a strategy specifically targeting Insec in these two games.

The sound at the scene disappeared for a brief second before erupting completely!

Meanwhile, the chat in the live stream room erupted in excitement.

Holy crap, that's awesome!

[As expected of a general, he really dares to speak his mind.]

[The Koreans would probably be furious if they heard this, hahaha.]

The Koreans don't even need to hear this, because he's a general; just seeing him would probably make them furious.

[To be honest, the general's words are a bit too arrogant. Will he get proven wrong?]

[Fun fact: WE.A just acquired a Korean player this summer.]

[You buy Korean players yourselves, yet you criticize other people for using Korean players?]

Because Zhou Li turned off the option to enhance his personal charisma, although the chat in the live stream was still calling him "General," it was clear that the General's authority was not what it used to be, and some audacious netizens had already dared to stand up and question him.

But the unruly people didn't know that this was actually a general's scheme.

For those masses who lack firm resolve, the general's strategy is to drag them out and kill them.

On stage, Bella was also taken aback by Zhou Li's answer.

But her strong professional ethics compelled her to continue asking:
"WE.A got off to a good start today. What are your expectations for the team's future development? For example, making it to the playoffs?"

Hearing Bella's words, Zhou Li shook his head.

"No, our goal is the championship."

Another gasp rang out from the crowd.

Bella seemed somewhat surprised.

"Then you guys have to keep up the good work! Winning the LPL championship is extremely difficult, but of course we're all willing to support and believe in you!"

After Bella finished speaking, an audience member ran up from the audience.

"We've added a new segment to our post-match interviews for the Summer Split: a fan Q&A session. Let's hear what this fan has to say!"

The audience members who went on stage were visibly nervous.

“Um…actually, I had prepared some questions, but…but after hearing what Jiang…Zhou Li said, I have a new question.”

He swallowed hard, and under Zhou Li's approving gaze, asked:
"EDG won the Spring Split this year, so there's a high probability we'll face them again in the Summer Split. They're in excellent form..."

Zhou Li waved his hand, directly interrupting the fans.

"I know what you want to ask. Let me put it this way—"

Under the watchful eyes of countless WE fans, Zhou Li spoke calmly.

"EDG was able to win the Spring Split championship because we weren't even in the LPL at the time!"

“Now we are here!”

"What WE can't do, our youth training team will do!"

"If WE can't win the championship, our youth team will!"

"The traitors WE can't teach a lesson to, our youth academy team will!"

"boom!"

Suddenly, the 60s generation, who were about to be buried by the tide of the times, were jolted awake from their deathbeds!
(End of this chapter)