League: I really didn't tank!

Chapter 242 A Perfect Victory and a Championship!

Having confirmed that the live stream had started, Chen Dongqing nodded in satisfaction as he watched the number of viewers rapidly increasing on the backend data screen.

The number of viewers in this live stream was much higher than in previous ones.

The number of new white-text comments also shows that there are quite a few new ones, which seems to be due to the boost from winning the StarCraft championship.

Although StarCraft is not popular in the country, it still has a large number of die-hard fans.

Chen Dongqing's handsome face was close to the camera as he smiled and greeted everyone: "Good evening, brothers!"

Inside the live stream, countless people started spamming the chat, eager to see Chen Dongqing's StarCraft Championship Trophy.

"What's so interesting about this trophy?" Chen Dongqing pouted, then picked up the trophy that had been prepared beforehand.

Seeing Chen Dongqing holding up the Interstellar Trophy, the fans felt it was all a dream.

Did they really win the championship?

Even many viewers who came specifically to watch today's StarCraft finals were quite impressed.

They never expected that the GPL championship trophy would end up in the hands of a professional League of Legends player.

Meanwhile, the voice on screen continued: "StarCraft. The difficulty isn't too bad, not as high as I expected. I suggest you guys give it a try, it's quite fun."

Hearing this, many viewers felt a bit numb.

That doesn't make sense.

Whether StarCraft is difficult or not is not for Chen Dongqing to say, because many people have experienced it themselves.

And it was precisely this extremely high level of difficulty that deterred them.

Many people get overwhelmed when playing with friends, having to upgrade buildings and advance technology, conduct scouting, and then manage multiple fronts in the mid-game.

This is not for humans.

"How about this, I'll give you a few lessons?" Chen Dongqing said to the camera. "Would you like to watch a live stream of StarCraft?"

The screen immediately filled with "1"s in the comments.

Of course they'd be willing! That's exactly what they came for!

Chen Dongqing nodded, logged into Battle.net, and started StarCraft 2.

As soon as you enter the interface, Chen Dongqing's rank and score are displayed at the top.

The score remains the same as before, still 6493.

Haven't played StarCraft lately?

[Classic gameplay without ranked matches]

[You probably don't know this, but Brother Tree said he can do mental meditation.]

I used to think he just didn't like playing League of Legends, but now it seems he doesn't like playing anything.

Chen Dongqing glanced at the comments and squinted, saying, "Don't be so harsh, guys. I just haven't had time to play lately; I've been practicing every day. You know what practicing is, right?"

A practice match?

The audience was puzzled again, asking who he was playing a practice match with.

After all, this is the level of Chinese StarCraft players. Most of them are grouped up with IG, and they are all Chen Dongqing's opponents. Who would want to play scrims with him?

Chen Dongqing replied, "I played against PartinG in my practice matches. I don't know if you guys know him, but he's pretty good."

Jigglypuff?

StarCraft fans were startled again.

Who doesn't recognize him? He's a world champion!

Although Fatty Ding has declined somewhat in the past two years, he is still definitely stronger than domestic players. No wonder Brother Shu was suddenly able to easily defeat Hu Xiang; it's quite outrageous.

But why did Fatty get involved with Tree Bro?

A hint of doubt flashed through the minds of the StarCraft fans, but when they thought about how Chen Dongqing's current StarCraft coach was Park Yun-ryong, it became easy to understand.

Having a good coach is really great!

[A practice match with FatDing? No wonder he's suddenly been playing Protoss these past few days.]

[I bet Tree Bro has been through a lot of torture these past few days.]

Indeed, someone who couldn't even beat Hu Xiang before would likely get a brutal beating from Fatty Ding.

Chen Dongqing looked at the comments and pondered for a moment.

Are you getting brutally beaten?

Pretty much, I was definitely tortured all night back then.

Then, many fans spontaneously searched for PartinG's match records.

You wouldn't believe it until you looked it up, and what you found was astonishing.

PartinG's account hasn't played ranked games recently; it's been playing custom games with a mysterious account all the time.

However, judging from recent match records, PartinG seems to be at a disadvantage.

In the last ten games, I've only won one.

If you scroll back further, his win rate gradually increases, and he can win about three or four games a day.

Almost on a time-based dividing line, PartinG's win rate increased with each day that the timeline was advanced.

Upon seeing this, many people suddenly realized the truth.

Wow, this guy is Brother Tree!

From being brutally beaten to turning the tables and beating the other person in just one week?

Meanwhile, Chen Dongqing's ranking process had already begun.

A score of 6300 is already at the top level in the Chinese server; there are only a few people ahead of him.

Despite the high level of competition, Chen Dongqing played with ease and even provided commentary while playing.

"Fighting the Zerg is actually very simple. You just need to follow the procedure like I did." Chen Dongqing said as he operated the two ships of soldiers to take off precisely at 4 minutes and 35 seconds.

This step alone is enough to make most viewers dizzy.

"Then the ship's crew flew over and saw what the other side said. 'Hey, they're using Banelings.' 'Just spread out and clear them out. This guy's too young, doesn't he recognize my ID?'"

Another wave of beautifully shotgunners, easily taken down. In his hands, a 6000-point top-tier ranked match is like playing against a Silver player.

Second round.

"This is a Protoss match. This race is indeed a bit troublesome. I wasn't very good at playing against them before, but now I'm starting to understand them a bit." Chen Dongqing said, his hands still busy switching between different characters on the screen, making the audience dizzy.

I didn't even see it clearly, how come you switched it away again?

In this high-speed maneuver, Chen Dongqing easily defended against the opponent's harassment, and then landed a punch in the middle lane, easily taking down the opponent.

Another easy game.

too strong!

Seeing this, many StarCraft fans still felt a pang of sadness.

Sometimes, you really have to admit that talent is something you can't deny.

Some people are born to do this.

Perhaps, this Ilex was sent by heaven, and CN StarCraft is destined to have a champion.

Many people are now looking forward to Ilex's performance on the tour.

After Chen Dongqing finished playing, he glanced backstage and was startled.

The live stream viewership in the background actually exceeded 10 million, nearly double that of the top streamers on the same stage!

Tens of millions of views—that's something you usually only get after winning the LPL championship. I didn't expect winning the GPL championship to generate that much buzz.

It seems that it really shocked them.

In addition, you can see countless gifts flying by.

The StarCraft fans are mostly older and have some spare cash. They find Chen Dongqing increasingly pleasing to the eye and are naturally willing to spend some money on him.

Chen Dongqing was overwhelmed with gratitude for all the various airplanes and rockets he had received.

"Thank you to Brother Xiangqinshu for the plane with his sexy red lips, thank you sexy red lips."

"Thanks to Brother Xiangsuoshu for the airplane, thanks to the smegma."

Of course, some strange things were mixed in.

Just as Chen Dongqing was busy thanking everyone for the gifts, a bombshell announcement suddenly dominated the headlines!

Or perhaps some people want to stand out from the crowd in this sea of ​​gifts, or perhaps they are simply rich.

One super shot, two super shots, three super shots.

Ten super-fire rockets shot out in quick succession, instantly dominating the screen!

Chen Dongqing raised an eyebrow slightly, looked at the ID, and then immediately said, "Thank you. I am Principal Wang's Ten Super Fires, thank you."

He was a little surprised that Principal Wang would actually give him a gift.

The audience found this scene somewhat amusing, and they were all aware of Chen Dongqing's recent feud with IG.

In the LPL league, after first defeating IG 2-0, they fought their way out of the encirclement of six IG players in the GPL league knockout stage the next day, eliminating three IG players in a row to win the championship.

The entire IG club fell into Chen Dongqing's hands.

Then, Wang Sicong came and presented Chen Dongqing with a rocket, instantly creating a fantastic entertainment moment.

But here's the question: what exactly is Wang Sicong after when he sent a rocket?

Even if Wanda is rich, that money doesn't come from thin air. They can't use 20,000 yuan to fund the enemy, can they?

The next second, a message popped up.

Interested in joining Instagram?

As soon as this comment appeared, countless question marks instantly appeared in the live stream chat.

What does this mean? You can poach people like this?

"You can't say things like that, Principal Wang!" Chen Dongqing said in the live stream. "I have a contract with QG, and the contract hasn't expired yet. What you're doing is against the rules."

[I'm referring to the StarCraft division.] Principal Wang started explaining in the chat: [You don't have a StarCraft league contract with QG, right? Would you be interested in participating in the StarCraft league as an IG player?]

[You don't need to join the IG club; you just need to play under the IG name. The price is negotiable, but it definitely won't be low.]

Chen Dongqing was stunned when he saw these three comments. The audience was also stunned.

You can play it like this?

There is a hint of rationality in the absurdity.

Indeed, his contract with QG is for the League of Legends division, so what does it have to do with StarCraft?

Does Riot Games have any control over Blizzard?

"Hmm," Chen Dongqing didn't know how to answer for a moment.

He would definitely refuse.

QG Club treated him so well, and the coach was also QG's coach, how could he possibly play under IG's name?

Just as Chen Dongqing was still thinking about how to refuse, Principal Wang suddenly spoke up again: "It's not convenient to talk here, I'll contact you on WeChat later."

After saying that, another ten super-powerful rockets flew across the sky, displaying an inhuman level of extravagance.

After sending the gift, Principal Wang turned off Chen Dongqing's live stream and took out his phone to send a couple of messages.

After obtaining Chen Dongqing's WeChat, he personally sent her a friend request before putting his phone aside and starting to watch the female anchor.

He was serious about recruiting Chen Dongqing.

And his goals don't stop there.

His recruitment of Chen Dongqing, who plays StarCraft mode, was simply an attempt to build a bridge between them so that he could make his move later.

Whether it's the LOL mode or the live streaming mode, Chen Dongqing's value is extremely high!

Once we make that connection, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!

Meanwhile, viewers in the live stream were also shocked by what they saw.

[Wow! Principal Wang is personally recruiting them!]

[The main reason is that Tree Bro's StarCraft skills are just too strong; the entire IG club couldn't beat him!]

[Is Brother Shu really going?]

That's definitely impossible.

Going to IG is unlikely, but QG must be getting anxious.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but chuckle as he watched the comments.

After Principal Wang pulled this stunt, I feel like the e-sports world is going to explode again tomorrow.

After thinking about it, Chen Dongqing decided to continue the live stream.

Because of his recent victory, today was destined to be all StarCraft time, and Chen Dongqing was happily playing the game amidst the crazy praise from the live chat.

However, it must be said that with the promotion and commentary of a top streamer like Chen Dongqing, many viewers have indeed developed a great interest in StarCraft and plan to follow in Shu Ge's footsteps to give it a try.

Of course, after they try it, they will understand that interstellar travel is definitely not as simple as Chen Dongqing said!

Chen Dongqing then played for a full two hours, getting a score of 6596. Just as he was about to switch to another game to relax, the door to the training room was suddenly opened.

Linko hurried in and exchanged a glance with Chen Dongqing.

Chen Dongqing understood immediately, said goodbye to the audience, then closed the live stream and went outside the lounge.

Linko frowned and asked, "What's the situation with Wang Sicong?"

"I couldn't reach him," Chen Dongqing said, shrugging. "I was doing a normal live stream when he started it on his own."

Linko rolled his eyes and then said, "This guy's overreaching! He's openly asking for people! What does he have to do with my QG team?"

Chen Dongqing shook his phone and asked, "So, how do we do this?"

This is a friend request, and it came from Wang Sicong.

"Adding him as a friend is fine, but just ignore him. I'll talk to him later," Linko said. "But I didn't expect you to actually win a StarCraft championship! It was my oversight. I'll talk to MuMu tomorrow and sign you another StarCraft contract. Please, whatever you do, don't go to IG!"

Chen Dongqing laughed when he heard this, "Don't worry, don't worry, I never planned to go in the first place."

"That's good." Linko nodded in satisfaction, then took out his phone, made a call, and turned to leave.

It's clear that he was in a bit of a rush with this matter.

But Chen Dongqing, of course, didn't care.

He didn't play StarCraft to make money, but now that Principal Wang has done this, he's unexpectedly earned a contract fee.

He is a pure beneficiary.

the next day.

Chen Dongqing woke up from his drowsy state at 8:50 sharp. He reached out and unplugged his phone charger, then habitually started browsing online forums while waking up.

As expected, the entire Anti-Pressure Bar is now filled with news about Chen Dongqing's live stream yesterday.

Breaking news! Wang Sicong publicly recruited "Tree Brother" during his live stream!

[Is this even allowed? Isn't it against the rules?]

Recruiting Brother Tree to the Star-Level Branch is theoretically not against the rules.

[Xiao Wang really has some ideas. If he can get Shu Ge into the StarCraft division this year, Shu Ge can go to IG and Panda TV next year.]

Holy crap, this is a steal!

[It's definitely profitable, but Xiao Wang can't get involved!]

QG isn't stupid, and they're not short of money; they'll definitely make a move next.

Chen Dongqing looked at the post and found it somewhat amusing.

Surprisingly, the anti-maggot group has a pretty clear strategy.

Immediately afterwards, he exited the post and refreshed it again. He soon came across another post, which contained the trending topics on Weibo from the previous night.

Surprisingly, the hashtags "#ShuGeTransferToIG" and "#WangSicongShuGe" actually climbed to fifth place on the trending topics list. This made Chen Dongqing marvel at the power of clickbait headlines, and also realize how much attention he now receives from the LPL. These days, his every move can make it to the top of the trending topics list.

After playing against IG last time, he had a day off, so today and tomorrow are holidays. Chen Dongqing didn't need to get up early today, so he lay in bed and scrolled through Douyin for a while.

That's right, it's TikTok.

Douyin has only been online for half a year, but it has been lukewarm for the first half of the year. Chen Dongqing only heard some news about it in the last few days.

The majority of users on Douyin now are female, mostly pretty girls. And unlike in later generations, these girls don't immediately flaunt their sexuality; instead, they exude youthful energy.

Anyway, Chen Dongqing really likes this kind of thing.

He scrolled through Douyin until 10 o'clock before lazily getting up, going downstairs to the base to buy a savory pancake and slowly showing it off.

It wasn't until noon that Linko finally found Chen Dongqing and led him to a meeting room.

A contract was placed in front of him, and Linko said, "Take a look, your interstellar contract. It may not be much, but it's definitely a sincere offer."

Chen Dongqing scratched his head and looked at the thin contract.

This contract is indeed flimsy, as it is merely a labor contract without any additional clauses.

Chen Dongqing glanced through the document and saw the final contract fee.

One million a year.

Chen Dongqing couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Seriously? That many?"

StarCraft is practically a dead game in China, and its leagues are practically nonexistent. The GPL league only had an offline tournament in the quarterfinals, and even then, there were fewer than 200 live spectators, some of whom were drawn in by Chen Dongqing.

In such barren conditions, the income of professional StarCraft players is also quite meager.

Chen Dongqing learned a little about Li Peinan in his later years. In the first five years of his professional career, Li Peinan, who won the world championship, received a total of US$18.6 in prize money before taxes.

This number is almost negligible compared to professional LOL players, and even Chen Dongqing can't match it in a month, but among StarCraft players, it is already at the top level.

Players of similar skill level to him earn less than $10,000 a year. They need to frequently participate in various small competitions and save up tens or hundreds of dollars in prize money just to make ends meet.

This is why, even though Huang Xudong, Sun Yifeng, and others have declined to a very low level in recent years, StarCraft players still respect them greatly.

It is because of the group of veteran StarCraft players led by the two of them that the domestic StarCraft scene has been working hard to maintain the quality of the game, allowing players to make a living.

Getting back to the main point, Chen Dongqing's current annual contract fee of one million is a level that no other StarCraft player in China can reach.

Linko smiled and said, "Don't worry, this is the result of the club's considerations. You're worth the price."

The main reason why major capital firms invest in clubs is to attract LPL traffic and boost their own businesses.

For example, the owner of QG Club comes from Qiaogu Business Alliance, an online platform designed specifically for community retail stores and consumers.

This morning, Linko and his boss, Lin Jiayu, discussed giving Chen Dongqing an interstellar contract.

Then they looked at the platform's traffic over the past few days.

I was shocked when I saw it.

With Chen Dongqing's victory in StarCraft as a dividing line, the business alliance experienced a significant surge in traffic!

Although the Star League doesn't receive much attention, its age group is quite specific, mainly consisting of young and middle-aged people, which is exactly the target group of the Bridge Valley Business Alliance!

This surge in data has shown the two investors the potential of StarCraft League.

Linko continued, "I talked to Mumu yesterday, and we both think you'll go very far in interstellar travel, so this is kind of an early investment."

"Good eye!" Chen Dongqing gave a thumbs up and quickly signed his name on the contract, successfully securing one million.

On the very day the contract was signed, QG eSports Club officially announced on its Weibo account that its StarCraft division had formally established a labor relationship with player ilex.

Actually, this kind of thing usually doesn't need to be announced on Weibo, since everyone already knows it.

It's obvious who this Weibo post is targeting.

Countless netizens flocked to Wang Sicong's Weibo account to tag him, creating quite a stir.

The funniest thing is that Principal Wang was actually tagged in the post and left a few dots under the Weibo post, expressing his helplessness.

Principal Wang wasn't angry, after all, his actions were essentially poaching talent; if he succeeded, he'd make a fortune, if not, so be it.

Wang Sicong was actually quite pleased, because he had already found out that QG signed Chen Dongqing for one million yuan a year, setting a new record for the highest price in the history of StarCraft in China.

This news was not leaked, otherwise it would have caused quite a stir in the interstellar community.

He took out his phone and sent Chen Dongqing a WeChat message: "So, did I make you a million?"

Because of his few words, QG paid an extra million, so he was quite happy.

Soon after, Chen Dongqing replied: "Actually, I didn't play StarCraft with the intention of making money."

"But making money isn't a bad thing, right?" Wang Sicong sent another message, but this time Chen Dongqing only replied with a few periods.

Wang Sicong wasn't a talkative person, and he ended the conversation after a few words: "If you're interested next season, you can consider IG. Their contract fee is definitely top-tier in the industry."

"OK, I will."

"That's settled then, good luck in the playoffs."

"OK, you too."

Their conversation ended there.

Time continued to pass quickly, and it came to April 16th, the last day of the regular season.

QG fielded their full starting lineup against their former teammates FPX.

This season's regular season started and ended with FPX, so Chen Dongqing naturally wanted to finish it off well.

In the two games, Chen Dongqing dominated, helping his team overcome the toughest opponent in their group.

The moment they won the game, countless spectators cheered and were extremely excited!

Because they all understood what this victory meant!

Sixteen best-of-three series, all 2-0!

Thirty-two consecutive wins in a single season!

"Alright, let's congratulate QG!" Wawa's voice rang out loudly from the commentary booth: "In the 2017 LPL Spring Regular Season, they achieved an undefeated record of 16 consecutive wins in major matches and 32 consecutive wins in minor matches! They've raised the bar even higher than their record from last year's Summer Split!"

In the post-match interview, hosts Lin Yuanhua and Chen Dongqing stood on the stage and conducted a question-and-answer session.

"After winning all the regular season games, do you have any additional expectations for this year's playoffs?"

"Of course!" Chen Dongqing answered confidently, "A perfect record and the championship!"

Sorry for the lateness, I just finished writing this, I'm at my limit today.

(End of this chapter)