League: Educating LPL is my duty.

There were hardly any outsiders at the celebration dinner, including the team members' families who came to Beijing to watch the game. Edward Zhu made separate arrangements for them, and only the team members and staff participated in the dinner.

There were all kinds of drinks on the table, and everyone drank a little, since this might be the last team dinner for EDG's current roster.

By next year, it will be impossible for EDG to maintain its current roster, and this is not only due to the surge in salaries after winning the championship.

Zet and Nofe have basically confirmed that they will return to LCK next year, and Scout seems to have some ideas as well.

After a few rounds of drinks, Abu found an opportunity to pull Edward aside and whispered, "Boss, the transfer window isn't far off yet. What's Chen saying? A lot of teams are eyeing him now."

After thinking for a moment, Edward said, "What do you think of 30 million a year? There are no other conditions attached, and next year the team will be built entirely around him. Whoever he wants to come, we'll poach."

"Thirty million? Boss, he's definitely not satisfied with that number!" Abu's lips twitched slightly.

A 30 million annual salary sounds very high, almost the ceiling for professional players in the domestic league, or even the world, but it depends on who it is.

Li Chen has now won the grand slam for the whole year. His live streaming contract with Shark alone is worth at least 100 million yuan a year, not even counting the revenue share from gifts.

It's worth noting that Li Chen's gift revenue is absolutely top-tier among streamers, and his revenue share is incredibly high.

A 30 million annual salary is no longer enough for Li Chen in his current situation. Without even a small goal, he feels it will be difficult to sign the contract.

"Let's take a look first. There's still some time before the transfer window opens, so there's no rush." ​​Eddie didn't say anything more and turned back to the banquet hall.

"Everyone, as I promised you before, after winning this championship, each team member will be rewarded with a house. I have already arranged for the things to be prepared, and they will be in place soon."

Ed Zhu loudly announced the prize money for winning the championship, which drew cheers from the crowd, and everyone's face was full of excitement.

The factory manager turned to look at Li Chen, who was holding his phone with one hand, his eyes flickering slightly.

Abu could more or less guess what Abu had talked about with Ed Zhu when they left, but it seemed they hadn't reached a conclusion.

If the team really lets Li Chen go next year, he feels he can directly switch to a semi-retired state.

While EDG was celebrating internally, news was also spreading on Weibo.

Some people in the industry who have a good relationship with Li Chen, including commentators, players, and streamers, have issued statements to support him.

However, most people remained silent, observing the changing situation.

As for those who openly endorsed the post, there were none. After all, given Li Chen's current status in the LPL, he's not someone an ordinary person could easily provoke before he completely falls from grace.

Everyone thought this drama would last a long time and give everyone plenty of entertainment, but the shift in the wind was more sudden than anyone expected.

A congratulatory message from a state media outlet effectively killed the game from another perspective.

Two hours earlier, the official news staff had prepared a message congratulating EDG on their championship win, as instructed by their superiors, and were about to release it.

However, the posts criticizing Li Chen went viral too quickly and generated a lot of public opinion, which made the staff hesitate.

But just then, a person who could actually make the final decision suddenly called to express their opinion.

"Minister, here's the situation. There are some negative comments about this player, god_C, circulating online. We are considering whether to stop posting them or make some edits to the original text."

The minister took off his glasses, put down the documents on his phone, and said to the person on the other end of the line, "I just read that post; it's complete nonsense. As for this young comrade Li Chen, I can say with absolute certainty..."

"Yes, yes, Minister, I understand. I'll arrange for someone to send the message out immediately!" the other end quickly replied.

"We also need to inform Weibo that the internet is not a lawless zone. How can they allow completely untrue content to spread online? Have their supervision and review been in place? If not, rectification measures must be implemented."

"Yes, yes, I understand!"

The middle-aged man on the other end wiped the fine sweat from his forehead. He really didn't expect that the leader would stand up for Li Chen so firmly, and he didn't expect that there was a story behind Li Chen.

As an orphan, he had to support himself at a young age. Even when his wages were owed to him, and he lived in the most dilapidated rental room eating instant noodles, he never gave up pursuing his dreams.

Even after earning a large income, his first priority was not to buy a car or a house, but to donate a large sum of money to an orphanage.

He was moved when he heard about this; it perfectly met the standards of propaganda, making him a walking moral benchmark.

It's no wonder that the leaders would directly endorse and support it, since promoting a positive impact is also one of their achievements.

Two minutes later, a message quietly appeared on the official Weibo account of a state media outlet:

This afternoon, the League of Legends S7 World Championship kicked off at the Bird's Nest National Stadium in Beijing.

After nearly three hours of competition, EDG, a team from the Chinese LPL region, decisively defeated SKT, a top team from the LCK region, with a score of 3:0, winning the first world championship for the LPL region in the League of Legends S-series!

Meanwhile, the team's core player, Li Chen (god丶C), won the FMVP Most Valuable Player Award.

Striving is the essence of youth, perseverance is the answer to life. The road ahead may be difficult, but we must still forge ahead.

May all young people ride their dreams like horses and live up to their youth.

Share this to congratulate!

The news from the state media immediately caused a huge reaction online. At the same time, the post that smeared Li Chen quickly fell off the trending list and then disappeared completely.

Upon seeing the news, Li Chen's fans immediately spread the word across various platforms and left comments below the post.

I knew it; even though C isn't human, it's definitely not bad.

[Hey, you guys, come out and yell!]

What bad things could someone do if they injured their hand while fighting for a championship?

[It has to be a state-run media outlet; that post is gone now.]

The post is gone? The poster will be back soon too.

However, I always feel like the money in my pocket is running out.

Li Chen's fans celebrated by popping champagne, and some public figures who saw the post immediately took sides and expressed their congratulations to EDG.

After all, the state media has already given its verdict, and there are no more worries. It would be foolish not to rush to capitalize on the traffic.

In a room in Beijing, two girls in pajamas are lying on the bed, one of them talking to her family on the phone.

"Okay, thank you, Uncle!"

After hanging up the phone, the slightly chubby girl next to her said, "Tsk tsk, Qianqian, you're even more of a mother than a biological mother. You actually asked your uncle to speak up for him, and you even suppressed this kind of public opinion."

Sisi rolled her eyes: "What do you mean by suppressing public opinion? Can't you speak properly? Didn't you hear? Those are clearly fake, okay? Otherwise, my uncle definitely wouldn't have agreed."

"Oh right, go to sleep. You're meeting your virtual boyfriend in person tomorrow, so don't get dark circles under your eyes." The girl hugged Qianqian and found a comfortable spot to close her eyes.