I'm a platinum-level author, so what if I play professionally?

Chapter 112 The Storm Is Brewing

After Song Wen finished speaking, the scene fell into complete silence.

The audience looked at each other in bewilderment, momentarily wondering if they had misheard.

Yu Shuang stood beside Song Wen, her eyes wide with disbelief.

Is this person crazy?!

Is he planning to retire right after this match?!

In the live stream, the chat was now filled with question marks.

【? ? ? 】

【what? 】

What is he saying?

[Damn, you're really brave to expose me like this.]

[6666, I suspect that Hei Chu is planning to return to the live streaming industry.]

Seriously, I wouldn't dare listen to anything you say, even if we weren't close friends.

[I can only say awesome, he got 30 seconds of immunity from criticism by hacking.]

[This is outrageous! Just criticize the official account like that, even though they definitely deserve to be criticized.]

[Sima Hei, hurry up and die!]

[Haha, the pork offal broke through the defenses immediately.]

Snakes' rest room.

Wang Ke's face turned deathly pale.

"Ouch, what are you doing?!"

He felt that Song Wen must have something wrong with his brain.

How dare this person say such a thing in front of official cameras?!

Is this a genuine intention to retire on the spot?

"Zhu Kai!" Wang Ke glared at Zhu Kai and yelled angrily, "Who told you to tell Song Wen about iBoy?!"

Zhu Kai's face also turned bluish-purple.

"This... I had no idea he would do this!"

Seeing their anxious expressions, Zuo Wu, who had dealt with government officials for many years, spoke up: "Don't worry, don't worry, things aren't beyond repair yet. Zhu Kai, are you sure your information about iBoy is correct?"

Upon hearing Zuo Wu's words, Zhu Kai hesitated subconsciously, but finally nodded.

"It should be fine."

"What the hell do you mean 'should'?!"

Seeing that Wang Ke was already showing signs of anger, Zhu Kai quickly changed his tune, saying, "Definitely, definitely no problem! I had seen that kid's information before, and when I saw him on the field, I realized something was off, so I went to the official website to check the information."

"If the official authorities really cooperated with EDG to falsify iboy's age, then Song Wen's actions wouldn't be too problematic. It's just that we'll inevitably face some repercussions in the future."

Upon hearing Zuo Wu's words, Wang Ke also calmed down.

He was indeed a little too concerned and made a mistake just now.

Actually, upon closer analysis, this matter won't have any major consequences.

After all, if the official organization assisted EDG in tampering with player information, then the official organization's actions would be extremely egregious.

What they need to think about now is how to clean up their mess and quell the controversy.

If we were to jump out and hold Song Wen accountable at this point, it would only escalate the matter further and would not benefit the authorities in any way.

Wang Ke immediately understood the key point: Song Wen had truly seized the official's weakness and played a trump card.

However, most people probably wouldn't dare to do what Song Wen did.

In normal thinking, there is always the idea that "taking a step back will open up a whole new world," but in reality, most of the time it's just that "taking a step back only makes you angrier the more you think about it."

Forget about personal integrity and enjoy a life of immorality – that's Song Wen's life motto.

It can only be said that the thought process of the male protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel is indeed quite different from that of an ordinary person whose back has been bent by life.

However, this incident is bound to have some impact on their Snake team.

Just as Zuo Wu said, the authorities would never openly target Song Wen.

However, Song Wen has now become a thorn in the side of the authorities, and they will certainly do a lot of dirty tricks behind his back.

At this moment on stage, even the director panicked.

Previously, when I saw Song Wen angrily criticizing other teams in interviews, I watched it with the mindset of just watching for fun and to see if he could generate buzz.

Now, the other side has directly opened fire on the official authorities.

Can you handle this?!

Yu Shuang kept hearing the director's urging in her earphones, telling her to quickly take the microphone back and end today's interview.

But Yu Shuang, who had almost been knocked away by Song Wen just now, didn't have the courage to grab the microphone again!

Fortunately, Song Wen on the other side had already finished speaking and this time he took the initiative to return the microphone to Yu Shuang.

Yu Shuang wore a smile that looked more like a grimace as she quickly said, "That's thanks to Black for accepting our post-match interview. That concludes today's interview."

At the end of the interview, Song Wen gave Yu Shuang a deep look and offered his affirmation.

"You are very strong."

Yu Shuang was starting to lose her composure.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, it's my pleasure."

Snake Esports Club.

Song Wen, wearing a black tank top and beach shorts, flip-flops, and carrying two bottles of cola, strolled over to Wang Ke's dormitory.

As soon as I opened the door, I heard the clattering of keyboards coming from inside the dormitory.

"Still writing, it's already 1 a.m."

Without turning his head, Wang Ke said irritably, "Isn't this all because of you, you bastard, who made this mess for me?"

Song Wen's post-match interview has caused a huge uproar on the internet.

Faced with persistent questions from netizens, the authorities chose to remain silent, issuing only a statement that they would investigate the matter, but their specific stance remained vague.

Even with such a egregious scandal involving the government, public opinion online is not entirely in support of Song Wen.

After all, State Grid has a lot of fans.

Song Wen's sweeping generalization also hurt the factory manager, who loves celebrating birthdays.

Furthermore, if it is confirmed that the official age of iboy was altered, then EDG, as a participant in the affair, will have to bear a heavy responsibility, which is something that fans naturally do not want to see.

Faced with the current public opinion, EDG probably won't sit idly by. It's inevitable that they'll use online trolls to stir up public opinion.

Therefore, Song Wen has been criticized a lot on the Internet.

Wang Ke's novel has achieved an average subscription of 10,000, which is quite good in the online literature world. However, compared to the current massive online public opinion, the impact of his novel is very limited.

Even so, we should still try our best.

After finishing the last chapter, Wang Ke pressed publish, turned to look at Song Wen, and sighed.

"What exactly are you thinking?"

Song Wen finished his cola in one gulp and let out a burp.

"What are you thinking?"

"I've noticed that sometimes you seem a bit—how should I put it, this is the real world, not your fictional world; you have to consider the consequences of your actions."

Song Wen tossed the empty Coke bottle in his hand into the trash can.

"What you call the world of fiction is also the real world to me. What's the difference?"

Song Wen's words left Wang Ke speechless, so he changed the subject and said, "The authorities haven't made any specific response yet, but you've caused them such a bad influence. They'll definitely settle scores with you later. You really need to be careful with your words and actions in the future, and don't give them any leverage."

"I really can't do that," Song Wen said helplessly, spreading his hands. "Is there any other way?"

There is no other way.

"You know there are other ways," Song Wen said, pulling out a chocolate bar from somewhere and putting it in his mouth. "Why don't you just keep winning?"

"You make it sound so easy."

"Haha," Song Wen laughed, "Isn't that because we have White, with a 100% win rate throughout his professional career?"

Wang Ke seemed somewhat helpless: "Brother, the reason we're winning now is because we've been using a strategy that's one version ahead. But strategies eventually run out of steam, and these 'low-level' teams are really just lousy fry. What will we do when we face LCK teams in the future?"

Song Wen stood up.

"Then let's become number one in the world before we run out of tricks."

He walked up to Wang Ke's notebook and asked, "Have you finished writing? If you're done, come play ranked games with me. I'm aiming for number one on the Korean server."

EDG Esports Club.

Abu put down his phone with a livid face.

She had just finished reading Chapter 110 of "The Six-Crown King," which detailed how she colluded with officials to falsify iboy's age.

It contains a large section that satirizes Abu and Meikou, calling her the leader of the White Lotus Cult.

After reading the novel, Abu was so angry he almost smashed his phone.

However, the author seemed to have posted these two images in a hurry, which made her discover some problems.

"Mingkai, I think I have a pretty good idea who the author of this novel is."

Upon hearing Abu's words, the factory manager, who had been absent-minded, raised his head.

"Huh? Didn't I write it?"

This abrupt and nonsensical remark left Abu momentarily stunned.

"Did you write this?"

Mingkai lowered his head again and remained silent. He couldn't very well tell Abu that this was a novel written by his future self, otherwise Abu would definitely think he was mentally ill.

Abu assumed Mingkai was just talking nonsense because he was upset, and said to Nofe beside him, "I now seriously suspect that the author of this novel is White from the Snake Team!"

One sentence brought Mingkai back to life instantly.

"White? Why do you say it's him?"

Abu smiled smugly.

"I don't know why this kid wrote in such a hurry today. There are typos everywhere, and one part of the story reminded me of something."

She looked at Meiko and said, "In the book, he wrote that Meiko hugged my leg and cried his heart out, blaming Zet for losing the game, so we decided to bring iboy in."

Abu's words made Meiko's expression somewhat unnatural.

Although this is a scene from a novel, it is also a true story. Now that it has been brought to the forefront, he feels that the factory manager's gaze towards him has changed.

"Mei Kou did come to me crying, and more than once. But the first time was between the two of us in private, and the second time was outside the lounge without your knowledge, but two people saw it: Song Wen and Wang Ke!"

Hearing Abu's words, the factory manager's gaze lingered between Abu and Mei Kou. After thinking for a moment, he said, "But this could also be the author's speculation. After all, he seems to know our personalities very well. Even if you haven't seen it with your own eyes, it's not hard to deduce some things based on the characters' personalities."

The loss in the first round of the playoffs has led the factory manager to believe that he is the originator of this novel, so he subconsciously started to refute it as soon as he opened his mouth.

Abu was originally 90% confident that the author was Wang Ke, but after the factory manager said that, he began to waver.

"Who could know EDG so well?"

He couldn't help but ask back.

The factory manager scratched his head awkwardly and said, "What if this author really is one of our EDG members? Then it's normal for him to know these things."

The factory manager's words immediately silenced Abu.

Now, her suspicion of Wang Ke dropped from 90 to 50.

The remaining fifty points fell back on the factory director's head.

"Actually, I think," the factory manager continued, "we don't need to get hung up on who wrote this novel. It's just a novel. We should focus our energy on the upcoming matches."

Wang Ke has 10 points left, while the factory director has 90 points.

Abu looked at the factory manager and felt more and more uneasy.

She remained composed and slowly said, "Didn't you say before that you were determined to find out who the author is? Why have you suddenly changed your mind?"

The factory manager's embarrassment was almost palpable. He scratched his head and said with a smile, "I've thought it through. There's no need to waste energy on these things."

It's a pity Wang Ke isn't here, otherwise the factory manager would definitely deserve a thumbs up.

However, Abu's suspicions about Wang Ke have not been completely dispelled. If this novel was indeed written by Wang Ke, and all the content that smears other clubs and players in it was exposed, combined with the controversy caused by Song Wen, she was confident that she could make these two brothers disappear from the LPL completely.

So rather than saying Abu is now doubting Wang Ke, it's more accurate to say she desperately wants Wang Ke to write this novel.

But what the factory manager said did make sense.

The impact of that novel is ultimately limited. The most crucial issue now is resolving the issue of Song Wen, the troublemaker who altered the players' ages. After the incident was exposed, both the official team and EDG chose to bury their heads in the sand for the time being.

But they all know that this matter will eventually have to be explained to the public.

Otherwise, given Song Wen's headstrong personality, if he adds fuel to the fire during the interview, wouldn't that just cause an explosion?

The solution to this crisis is quite simple.

If you want to shift the blame, you have to create a conflict to attract public attention.

Song Wen's arrogance has already drawn considerable resentment from many people on the internet.

For such players, in the realm of esports, simply causing them to lose a match, coupled with hype from online trolls, is enough to plunge them into an abyss of no return.

"Who is the Snakes playing against next week?"

Abu asked, rubbing his temples.

EDG has been under immense pressure lately, and she's been incredibly busy.

"RNG."

Upon hearing nofe's reply, Abu said, "Cancel all the training matches with other clubs this week. I'll go and discuss with RNG. We'll treat this week as their practice partners!"

Snake Esports Club.

Zuo Wu hung up the phone and sighed.

The authorities have been putting constant pressure on him these past two days, causing his stance to begin to waver.

However, players Wang Ke and Song Wen have indeed pulled the Snake team out of the relegation mire, and now they even have the momentum to lead the Snake team to compete for the Summer Championship.

In esports, skill speaks for itself. If Snake Esports can maintain its current momentum and achieve results, then everything else is negotiable.

However, if the Snake team's performance declines, even if Zuo Wu doesn't kick them while they're down, he'll probably cut them off at lightning speed.

Zuo Wu had already laid it all out with Wang Ke and Song Wen. Song Wen's response to him was that he had already been studying MSI's opponents for some time.

But now, the Snake team has encountered another problem.

That means they can't get any teams to play scrims with them.

RNG, EDG, and WE, the three giants, had already stopped scrimming with Snake Esports, but the other teams were still in normal contact with Snake Esports.

However, after Zuo Wu and Zhu Kai made several attempts, no LPL team was willing to play scrims with Snake Esports.

It's clear that the official stance is already shifting towards making things difficult for Snake Esports.

"No, nobody's going to fight us."

Zhu Kai, on the other end of the line, also hung up the phone.

Wang Ke laughed angrily: "No wonder that scoundrel is like a cesspool. He can do such disgusting things, but he won't let anyone talk about it. He doesn't dare to confront us directly, so he resorts to these petty tricks behind our backs. It's truly disgusting."

Just as Song Wen was about to speak, he saw Wang Ke turn to him and say, "You did nothing wrong, there's no need to blame yourself."

Song Wen nodded: "Of course I'm not wrong. I just wanted to say that you said what I wanted to say. What did I say?"

"—I'm sorry, I shouldn't have comforted you."

"What do we do now?" Zuo Wu sighed. "If we can't even practice, we'll be playing RNG next week—"

"No problem," Wang Ke said, looking at Zhu Kai. "Call everyone from the second team over. Starting today, the first team will train with the second team. Song Wen and I will practice sparring separately!"

Zuo Wu paused for a moment, then asked doubtfully, "Can it really work? After all, the second team's strength is limited."

"Wasn't our team also at the bottom of the LPL before?"

Wang Ke asked a question that left Zuo Wu and Zhu Kai speechless.

At this moment, Wang Ke appeared exceptionally confident, clearly disgusted by the LPL officials' underhanded tactics.

"Don't worry, what's the purpose of scrimmages? The most important thing is to figure out the best lineups and tactics for the current version."

"My brain contains far more information than theirs. If they don't train with us, they'll be the ones who suffer, not us!"

Song Wen couldn't help but exclaim, "You're pretty handsome, bro. Just for that, I have to shove the championship trophy into your hands."

2017 4 Month 24 Day.

Nanjing Olympic Sports Center!

A golden sea stretched across the stands, and the cheers for RNG were so loud they hurt the eardrums.

The second round of the 2017 LPL Spring Split playoffs has officially begun.

Starting from the second round, the playoffs officially entered the knockout stage.

If a team loses a best-of-five series without any early advantage, they will be eliminated, ending their playoff run.

As the favorites to win the championship this season, RNG and Snake Esports, which previously caused a huge uproar, today's match between the two teams naturally attracted a great deal of attention.

Wang Ke and Song Wen stood in the backstage corridor, looking at the golden sea of ​​people in the arena, the crazy cheers of RNG fans, and the occasional curses against Snake Esports. They couldn't help but say, "How did we become the villains of esports? When did I get so many fans?"

Song Wen gazed into the distance, his expression somewhat disdainful.

"To be honest, having a lot of fans doesn't really mean anything."

"I love seeing haters jumping up and down in a panic."