LOL: Reborn in Season 3, Taming Lee Sang-hyeok

Chapter 82 The most effective strategy!

At first, everyone thought that RISE signing a contract with Samsung was the limit.

But little did they know, this was just the beginning.

In the following period, the official Twitter account for SSR updated its content like crazy, as if it had diarrhea.

Almost every day, a tweet is posted.

Each tweet represents a new sponsor for RISE, or SSR.

April 9th ​​[SSR x Jinro Collaboration Officially Announced]

SAMSUNGRISE eSports Club is pleased to announce that it has officially signed a cooperation agreement with Jinro, a national soju brand in South Korea.

As a classic brand that has accompanied several generations of young people in South Korea, Jinro will become the club's exclusive alcohol partner and launch team-exclusive merchandise.

We look forward to working with Jinro to spread the passion of esports to more young people.

April 10th [SSR x JinAir Collaboration Officially Announced]

SAMSUNGRISE eSports Club has officially signed a contract with JinAir, making the latter the club's sole designated airline partner.

For all future domestic and international tournaments, JinAir will provide players, coaches, and staff with round-trip airfare, exclusive check-in channels, and VIP lounges, completely eliminating any travel concerns for the teams.

JinAir's professional services will safeguard our journey!

April 11th [SSR x AfreecaTV Collaboration Officially Announced]

SAMSUNGRISE eSports Club and AfreecaTV, a leading online live streaming platform in South Korea, have officially signed an exclusive live streaming cooperation agreement!

Starting today, all SSR players will be streaming their individual matches on AfreecaTV, bringing you high-intensity ranked games from a first-person perspective and showcasing the most authentic professional esports content!

One official announcement after another on Twitter means that SSR has found one big spender after another, leaving countless fans dizzy with shock!

What's wrong with this world?

Why are so many big companies vying to give them money?

When RISE was still an amateur team, everyone hoped that RISE could persevere and not let down their esports dreams.

But now it seems that these concerns were completely unnecessary.

SSRs are overflowing!

At this moment, the busiest person was none other than Li Zhixing.

Having just posted the tweet, he then sent the revised team uniform to the new sponsor to solicit their feedback.

After attracting a large number of sponsors, the "GG" logo on the team uniforms was gradually replaced by the logos of various sponsors, giving it a more luxurious feel!

Jinro, a national-level brewery in South Korea, appeared in the main position behind SSR at a cost of 1.2 million won over two years.

AfreecaTV appeared on SSR's left shoulder in the GG slot for a high price of 80 million Korean won over two years, and signed live streaming contracts with all six members of the team, bringing them an extra source of income.

JinAir offered the lowest price, securing a short-term contract worth 40 million NTD per year for SSR's right shoulder, lasting for one year.

In fact, the potential of this team uniform has not been fully exhausted.

There's plenty of space underneath and behind you; if that's not enough, you can even squeeze two people onto your shoulders!

In fact, another peripheral manufacturer, Xenics, also sent a sponsorship request to Li Zhixing, and they were equally generous with their money, but Li Zhixing did not agree this time.

He has other plans regarding peripherals.

Even so, that's more than enough.

Even without considering Samsung's 2.4 million won, the revenue from renting out other GG slots alone would still be 2.4 million won, which is about 120 million yuan, easily covering the club's three-year rent.

This is the bulk of the cost of starting the club, and this wave of signings has already recouped all the costs.

From now on, the club will only be profitable.

After receiving the approval of the sponsors, Li Zhixing smiled and shut down his computer in the office, then went down to the training room on the first floor.

Inside the training room, the younger members had long lost their focus on training, and several of them rushed over to ask what was going on.

Li Zhixing gave an OK sign and smiled, "Got it."

Upon hearing this, all of his teammates beamed with joy.

Our club finally has money!

Finally, I can take the bus to the game!

Of course, on the other hand...

Those big spenders aren't just here to give money; they want the traffic generated by SSR.

The real profit comes from converting that traffic into sales of their products.

Furthermore, even more investors are watching the results of SSR's investment attraction efforts.

If these investors make a fortune from SSR and reap substantial profits, it could create a virtuous cycle, further increasing the valuation of OGN matches, which would benefit everyone in the future.

Therefore, SSR should naturally choose the strategy with the highest traffic!

The very next day, April 12th, the night before the match, SSR's official Twitter account updated again, revealing the starting lineup for the upcoming match against SKT.

[SSR Esports Club Roster Change Announcement]

Dear Summoners, in order to meet the new challenges ahead and to continue to improve, after comprehensive evaluation and careful consideration by the coaching staff, the starting lineup for the matches has been adjusted as follows.

Top laner: Looper (Jang Hyung-seok)

Jungler: Neo (Li Zhixing)

Mid Laner: Horse (Ma Yingdong)

AD: Deft (Kim Hyuk-kyu)

Support: Mata (Zhao Shiheng)

Coach: Neo (Li Zhixing)

Analyst: Neo (Li Zhixing)

Team Leader: Neo (Li Zhixing)

Former mid-laner Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) is currently on the bench, and SSR is already under intense scrutiny, with countless people constantly monitoring their Twitter accounts, fearing they might have signed a new major sponsor.

This tweet has once again sparked a huge discussion!

You should know that Lee Sang-hyeok is now an absolute superstar.

The GIF of his counter-kill against Ryu is spreading around the world at an unimaginable speed, thanks to Riot Games' own efforts!

Lee Sang-hyeok is currently even slightly more popular than Lee Ji-hyeong, and he seems poised to become the most popular member of the group!

But at this critical juncture, SSR actually benched Faker?

[Personnel adjustments?]

[Damn, has SSR gone mad? Such a strong player is relegated to the bench?]

Where is Faker's strength? His teamfight participation rate is the lowest among mid laners. He dragged down the team that lost to KT. He should be on the bench!

[You don't really think a high solo kill rate equates to being good, do you? I don't think Faker is as bad as people say.]

[No matter what, he's the mid laner who beat both Ambition and Ryu, how could he be relegated to the bench by an unknown player?]

Who the hell is this "Horse"?

[I heard he's a chef at R1SE...]

【ah???】

I need to go check it out in person.

[Fun fact: Tickets are sold out]

It can only be said that SSR has indeed chosen the strategy with the highest traffic.

With superstar Faker on the bench and Chef starting, the anticipation for this match reached its peak.

Various related topics have swept across Twitter and major forums, with the level of discussion increasing!

As SSR Tomorrow's opponent, the SKT club is also a bit numb.

No, what do you mean by this?

Are they deliberately sending a cook as a substitute when they're playing against us? Are they targeting us?

Even if we win, it won't be honorable!

Losing would be an even bigger loss!

Who can beat you guys?

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