League: Educating LPL is my duty.

"C-God, come to my office!"

Abu brought Li Chen to the office and pushed over a pre-prepared contract.

"As per your request, this is a contract specially prepared for you by the club, with an annual salary of 300,000, plus a bonus of 500,000 for each of the spring and summer championships, 2 million for the mid-season championship, and 15 million for the world championship."

Li Chen took the contract and looked at it: "I want to manage the live streaming contract and the agency contract separately."

Abu shook his head: "The club can waive a cut of your livestream earnings, but any of your endorsements must go through the club. The revenue sharing is negotiable, but it can't be separated from the club. We can also help you with the process."

Li Chen's actions are too aggressive, and coupled with his handsome face, he will attract countless fans in the future. If Li Chen's agency contract is not tied to EDG, it will greatly reduce EDG's brand value.

"Personally, I'll take 90% of the GG (Girls' Challenge) and decide whether or not to accept it. I'll take 15% of the team's GG. You should know that if we play one Spring Split regular season and win the Mid-Season Invitational, my fan base will definitely be no less than anyone else in the LPL."

"There aren't many team fans in esports; most people come for the players."

Looking at Li Chen's calm demeanor, Abu really couldn't believe that he was a nineteen-year-old orphan.

After discussing it for a long time, Abu consulted the boss and finally agreed to split the profits based on Li Chen's subsequent performance.

This contract is beneficial to both parties because, fundamentally, Li Chen is on a mercenary contract. The club only pays him a newcomer salary of 300,000 yuan, while the rest of the bonuses are earned by Li Chen based on his performance.

To ensure that the same thing that happened with RNG wouldn't happen again, Li Chen had a lawyer review the contract and only signed it after confirming there were no problems.

"I hope you get what you want; in esports, results ultimately speak for themselves."

Abu looked at Li Chen with a complicated expression. He knew how popular the S-series would be next year. If EDG could win the championship and Li Chen performed even better, he would definitely become a top star in the industry, and might even break out of the industry. His commercial value would be unimaginable.

But ultimately, academic performance is the prerequisite for everything.

If you don't win the championship, you're a loser even if you're the runner-up.

Li Chen smiled confidently: "Manager, you should worry about our opponents. I'm afraid they'll develop a psychological barrier from my beating."

For him, educating the LPL (League of Legends Pro League) is just as important as making money.

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for joining a professional esports team, completing the system's hidden mission, and taking the first step towards building a dynasty. You are rewarded with one honor point!"

Li Chen's eyes lit up when he heard the system notification. He hadn't expected that joining a team would come with such a perk.

However, he wasn't in a hurry to use these honor points. He hadn't figured out whether to use them to increase stats or to buy hero proficiency.

That evening, EDG held a celebration party outside. Clearlove paid for a hot pot dinner at a fancy restaurant. Everyone at the table was all smiles. After all, with Li Chen joining, EDG's strength on paper was already very strong, and their results would definitely not be bad.

The only one who wasn't too happy was A-Guang, who had suddenly become a substitute. He could already imagine himself sitting by the water cooler for a year and then quietly retiring.

Li Chen noticed his frustration and took the opportunity to walk up to A Guang and whisper, "Practice some tanky heroes. I can play more than just top lane."

Ok?

A-Guang suddenly looked up, but Li Chen had already walked away, leaving A-Guang with only a cryptic silhouette.

That night, Li Chen and the factory manager slept in the same room. The factory manager started talking to Li Chen about his dreams, but Li Chen didn't listen at all. All he could think about was the image of himself playing spinning tops in the LPL.

The next day, Li Chen cooperated by taking a promotional photo, and then EDG officially announced on Weibo that they had signed him. At the same time, Li Chen also registered a Weibo account.

[EDG League of Legends Division Roster Changes Announcement] #EDGOfficiallyAnnouncesGodCJoining#

After friendly communication and negotiation with the player, god丶C (Li Chen) has officially joined the EDG League of Legends division and will serve as the top laner in the upcoming new season. EDG.god丶C will fight alongside us and embark on a brand new journey!

Not content with mediocrity, not expecting good things to happen on their own, though the road ahead may be fraught with mountains and rivers, the one wielding the blade will cut through the thorns! Welcome god丶C to the EDG League of Legends division, let's move forward together in the future! @李辰EDGgod丶C

Below is Li Chen's official photo. He's undeniably handsome, though he's only slightly less so than the legendary reader.

After the news was released, some EDG fans started leaving comments, including a few fans of Li Chen's live stream.

"Holy crap, I've made it big! I actually crawled into EDG."

"Where did this person come from? He's alright-looking. Could he just be a random passerby?"

"I remember he used to be a substitute for RNG, right? Why did RNG discard him and you guys picked him up as a substitute?"

"All I can say is that C joining EDG is a powerful alliance, and I look forward to their performance."

"Hilarious! Where did this piece of trash come from who's starting to brag? They're unwilling to spend money signing good players, so they're just trying to fool their fans with this rotten cabbage?"

"This guy is so handsome, I really want to be kicked hard by him."

"Hey, you upstairs, don't get your hair cut here!"

Li Chen's joining EDG did not cause much of a stir. After all, Li Chen had never played a match, and his fan base only existed in his live streams. Very few people on Weibo actually knew him, and even those who had watched his highlights mostly did not know who he was.

Looking at the dozens of followers on my Weibo, I realized that these were all people who followed me after seeing Li Chen's live stream and EDG fans.

In order to generate buzz and increase his popularity, Li Chen posted his first Weibo post:

Wishing EDG a championship victory at the Bird's Nest this year, and may the entire EDG team lift the trophy, and may I become the world's number one top laner!

(Smiling and making a peace sign)

The factory manager was the first to see it, and was completely stunned when he saw Li Chen's Weibo post: "Holy crap, do you have a death wish? If you post like this, you're definitely going to get bombarded with criticism."

Li Chen calmly put down his phone, saying nonchalantly, "Who cares? I hope more people come and criticize me. I love this kind of negative traffic."

"You're amazing, kid!" The factory manager gave him a thumbs up.

At this moment, Abu walked into the training room, clapped his hands and said, "Alright, the new season has started, and the Spring Split is about to begin. Everyone, get into good shape. We have a practice match scheduled with IM this afternoon."

"Get on the factory's account, I'll take you to new heights!" Li Chen decisively turned on the live stream and started racking up points.

There were already people waiting in the live stream room, and as soon as Li Chen started broadcasting, they immediately started flooding the chat with comments.

"That's great, even C has found a job."

"Stranger, you can never go back to the days when food was a good accompaniment to your meals."

"The best in the world? The best of the shit!"

"You haven't won a single match, yet you claim to have won the championship at the Bird's Nest? I'm ashamed for you!"

"C, you've made things really difficult for us fans. I've decided to cut ties with you from now on, except in the live stream."

"Who is C-God? It's irrelevant!"

Those who have seen Li Chen's Weibo posts are undoubtedly true fans. However, since Li Chen is so unconventional, his fans are obviously not much better, and they are even more vehemently criticizing him than the haters.

Li Chen opened the War Horse bottle, took a sip, and began his daily routine: "Brothers, hurry up and send out your instant noodle money. The streamer is only one Mercedes away from achieving his dream. You guys work hard so that the streamer can drive a Mercedes as soon as possible."

"Damn it, are you even human? Why are you eyeing our measly instant noodle money all the time?"

"How disgusting. I'm so glad I became a fan of you."

"Streamer, streamer, becoming a fan of you is my BL fandom."

"C's face is truly ugly. Here's the money for a bottle of mineral water. Drink it and take a piss in your reflection."

"I snatched a 100 yuan red envelope from Teacher Piao yesterday. I used half, and here's the rest for you. Let's eat!"

The live stream quickly gained over 100,000 viewers. There were no super-hot gifts yet, but various small gifts kept coming in. Everyone was basically cursing while sending gifts, mainly because they were stubborn.

Protecting the best C-God, sending a Super Rocket 1

"That rich woman is so foolish!"

The live chat erupted in groans!

"Thanks for the super fire from my guardian sister! I wish my guardian sister could be eighteen years old every day." Li Chen said to the factory manager next to him, "Factory manager, look at my fan army, isn't it impressive?"

The factory manager was speechless: "Stop bragging. All the people who used to criticize you have come to me. My live stream is full of people cursing you."

"I am very tolerant of my fans, and I would never criticize them for being bad at a game just because they play like bots."

Li Chen chuckled and logged into the account while using the yin-yang symbol.