League: Educating LPL is my duty.

"That's utter nonsense! Sue him! We must sue him! Arrange a lawyer right now!"

At the private hospital, the EDG members, who were waiting for Li Chen's test results, were all furious when they saw the posts on Weibo that were criticizing Li Chen.

Ed Zhu immediately contacted his company's lawyer, stating that no matter the cost, he would sue this person and make him pay the price.

After all, EDG has just won the championship and is currently riding the wave of success, making a fortune. For someone to suddenly criticize EDG's core player like this is a blatant attempt to cut off his source of income.

Abu frowned and said, "Boss, should we refute this on Weibo? But I'm afraid that would just increase the post's popularity."

"They're already about to break into the top ten, how else can they increase their popularity? Everyone needs to speak up and refute it. We also need to contact people in the industry, including Tencent Esports. Ah Chen is very valuable right now, I don't believe they'll just stand by and watch."

Although Ed Zhu wasn't particularly knowledgeable about public opinion campaigns, he knew that he absolutely couldn't remain silent at this time, otherwise, outsiders would interpret it as tacitly agreeing with the post.

EDG's official Weibo account quickly released a statement:

Regarding the post by a certain blogger titled "#Exposing the Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Certain Player C in the League: The Shocking Contrast Between His Public and Private Lives!", the content is pure fabrication and slander, completely untrue.

Our team has hired lawyers to resolve this issue through legal proceedings.

The internet is not a lawless zone; spreading rumors and defamation will be severely punished by law!

EDG's statement was brief, simply refuting the claims and stating that they would resolve the issue through legal channels.

Within just over ten minutes, the comment section below had already garnered over 100,000 comments, a mixed bag of opinions.

[I'm getting anxious, someone touched a nerve.]

Lies don't hurt, but the truth is the sharpest knife!

That's exactly what should be done—report him; he has to go to jail.

[Wow, there are so many paid trolls! This guy is so willing to spend money, why didn't he just spend 2,000 yuan to support C in the first place?]

[Anyone who believes that post is truly unbelievable.]

【This really disgusts me. Can't they stand to see C-level employees doing well?】

[C's army is here! Report all negative comments!]

Meanwhile, EDG players also released statements via their respective Weibo accounts.

A Guang: Brother Chen has always taken good care of us and is the biggest contributor to our team's championship victory. Without Brother Chen, we would hardly have made it this far. These slanderous and fabricated statements are completely unbelievable.

Zet: ………

Scout: ………

Meiko:………

Other people don't have as many Weibo followers. Although they won the championship, they are not considered particularly big Weibo bloggers. The people they follow are basically fans, and there are no paid trolls. Therefore, everyone's comments are supportive.

However, as another well-known figure in EDG, Clearlove's comments after posting on Weibo were different.

Factory Manager: Ah Chen has always been a model of respecting the elderly and caring for the young in the team. He takes good care of everyone and is consistent in his training year after year, never slacking off or being perfunctory.

Those posts that spread rumors and slander Achen are completely fabricated. I hope everyone will not believe them. Justice will surely prevail, and those who spread rumors will definitely be severely punished by law.

After the factory manager posted the post, the comments below were surprisingly bizarre.

[Not all of it is fabricated; some of it is true.]

[C claims to respect the elderly and love the young, but the factory has also learned to lie through its teeth.]

[C says: I will never allow anyone to smear my factory; only I can smear it!]

I don't believe anything else, but when it comes to shady factories, C is a professional.

The biggest hater in our factory is lurking right next to him.

The factory manager looked at the comments that popped up in his comment section, curled his lip, and said, "Look, look, Abu, I knew this guy was bullying me every day. Now even the fans can't stand it anymore. You guys have to say something for me."

"Ah, right, right, 4396, Flying Horse, Midsummer Night's Love, Nine Blind Monks and One Ball, Let's Go Tonight, it would take me two minutes just to talk about your dark history."

Li Chen had just come out of the examination room, his right hand bandaged and fixed again, and he looked at the factory manager with a look of disgust.

"You little..."

Before the factory manager could finish speaking, Abu interrupted him, saying, "Alright, Mingkai, just shut up. If it weren't for Achen's incredible 1v5 comeback in the third game today, your black and white photos would be hanging on the forum for at least ten years."

Factory manager: ...

"This isn't the place to chat. Let's go eat first. I've already made arrangements. We can talk about the rest tomorrow!"

After watching everyone take the elevator downstairs, Eddie Zhu didn't follow them immediately, but instead returned to the doctor's office.

"General Manager Zhu!"

"Professor Zhang, give me a definite answer. How is his injury? Will it affect his future competitions?" Edward Zhu asked bluntly.

Professor Zhang took off his glasses, patted the film on the table, and said, "It's hard to say right now. His injury is quite serious and may affect his career, but he's still young. If he takes good care of himself, he still has a chance to recover."

"We'll have to wait until he recovers to make a more specific assessment!"

After leaving the hospital, Ed Zhu sat in his car, reflecting on Professor Zhang's words and weighing the pros and cons.

He was hesitant about whether to renew Li Chen's contract now, since no one knew whether Li Chen's strength would be affected before he recovered from his injuries.

Back then, he only paid Li Chen a base salary of 30 yuan plus a performance-based agreement to sign him for a year. To be honest, it was almost like getting it for free.

Even a top player or foreign aid couldn't possibly pay that price, because anyone with a brain wouldn't agree to a bet.

Now, just one year later, Li Chen is a completely different person. Let alone a bet of 20 million, even if he offered an annual salary of 20 million, it would be almost a slap in the face for Li Chen.

Putting everything else aside, Li Chen's current fan base and popularity alone are worth more than 20 million.

However, if they offer an exorbitant annual salary, and Li Chen's injury doesn't heal properly, causing a significant decline in his strength or even preventing him from playing, then they would be at a huge loss.

However, it's unrealistic to wait until Li Chen is fully recovered before discussing it, since the transfer window is just around the corner.

At that time, the only thing EDG and Li Chen will have is the priority renewal right, and it's a priority renewal right that can be cut off for three million.

This amount of money is nothing compared to Li Chen's net worth.

At least Mr. Wang, the boss of a certain company, has wanted this money for a long time, but he just hasn't had the opportunity.

Moreover, he had heard rumors that due to the extraordinary popularity of League of Legends competitions this year, coupled with the fact that the LPL is about to start a league system and resolve the promotion and relegation issues, many internet companies may want to enter the LPL next year.

These internet tycoons may not understand games, but the problem is they have money.

If you don't know anything about it, just buy the most expensive one. Everyone knows that!

Once the transfer window arrives and it's confirmed that Li Chen's injury won't affect his professional career, those investors won't be so frivolous with him anymore.

"This is difficult!"