League: Educating LPL is my duty.

The factory manager naturally followed Li Chen's Weibo account and received a notification immediately after Li Chen posted the message.

He clicked on it and took a look. Although Li Chen's post was meant to criticize him, he was already immune to that level of criticism. What really made his pupils constrict was a comment below.

Principal Wang: If the mountain won't come to me, I'll go to the mountain. IG will always need the highest mountain!

The comments themselves are unimportant, and neither is Principal Wang, but Principal Wang's comments under Li Chen's Weibo post are very important.

This is already a blatant hint. If it weren't for the league's rule that you can't contact signed professional players outside of the transfer window, he felt that the other party might have already shamelessly contacted him directly.

EDG went back to the hotel first, and then went out to eat. Li Chen didn't plan to go out to eat himself, so he directly called the reporter: "Factory, bring me back some hot dry noodles and duck parts. Remember to make the hot dry noodles slightly spicy, and don't let the noodles get soggy. For the duck parts, eat the ones from the place we bought last time."

"Damn it, do you think you're the emperor? I brought you food and you're making so many demands. Don't you have legs? You have to go eat by yourself today." The factory manager put his hands on his waist and was full of resentment, always stubborn.

Abu and the others nearby didn't speak or take the initiative to do the job, because they all knew that this was Li Chen's daily routine of training the factory manager, all for the sake of obedience during the competition.

Li Chen raised an eyebrow and began to present the facts and reason: "Factory owner, I'm very sad. Do you think I'm making so many demands for myself? You've really misunderstood me?"

"I'm telling you, you're wrong. I did all this for EDG, for you, do you understand?"

The factory manager looked disdainful, his eyes seeming to say: Keep making things up, I'm listening.

Li Chen sighed and said, "You just don't understand me, you misunderstand me, you're prejudiced against me. Tell me, why don't I want to go out after I get back?"

"Because I want to make money through live streaming, do I need to emphasize that to you?" the factory manager said.

"Wrong, you're only seeing the surface, not the underlying reasons. You're superficial."

Li Chen first denied the factory manager's answer, and then continued, "There is indeed a reason why I am in a hurry to do a live broadcast, which is to make money, but that is not my original intention. It is not that I really want to make money, but because of you, I have to make money."

Upon hearing this, the factory manager tilted his head to the side, his face displaying an expression reminiscent of an elderly person looking at their phone on the subway.

Li Chen sighed and looked out the car window, saying, "I'm a poor kid, I came from an orphanage, and I've been terrified of poverty since I was little. My dream is that one day I can afford a Mercedes..."

"Wait a minute, you're sure this is a Mercedes-Benz, not the Mercedes-Benz company, right?" the factory manager interrupted Li Chen's spellcasting and asked.

"That's not important!"

Li Chen waved his hand: "The important thing is that although I like making money, I have never been tempted even a little bit by the high salaries offered to me by those outsiders, and I have never thought of leaving you."

Making money is fine, but leaving you is absolutely out of the question. That's why I work tirelessly every day, streaming to earn money. It's not for myself, but for you. I need to suppress my desire for money this way.

"Factory manager, I've given so much, and now you even find it troublesome to bring me some food. It breaks my heart."

Seeing Li Chen clutching his chest, looking utterly sorrowful, the factory manager was completely bewildered.

Is that correct?

So, it turns out the reason Li Chen made money through his livestream was because of him?

Seeing that his emotions had calmed down, Abu seized the opportunity to add insult to injury: "Mingkai, I have to say something to you. Achen is usually so good to you and takes such good care of you. All you did was bring him some food. You've really disappointed me."

"Yeah, Ming-ge, Chen-ge is such a good guy, how could you misunderstand him?" A-Guang also stood up and said something 'fair'.

With everyone chiming in, the factory manager was quickly confused and, looking regretful, promised to fulfill the top laner's orders.

In response, Comrade Li Chen stated that the factory director acknowledged his mistake and corrected it, and that he remained a good comrade.

Back at the hotel, everyone else went out to eat, while Li Chen returned to his room alone. He casually grabbed a bottle of War Horse from the refrigerator by the door, then sat down in his gaming chair and turned on his computer.

It's currently around 7 or 8 PM, which is the peak time for live stream viewers. Although Li Chen's live stream isn't running, it's still attracting quite a few viewers even with the screen off.

I saw someone cosplaying outside the venue today, and I really wanted to take them back to the hotel.

Dude, fencing is not allowed.

[Why hasn't C started airing yet? Could it be delayed?]

I'm currently sniping C's group near the hotel; so far I've only seen the factory manager and his team.

Don't underestimate the bond between C-grade items and my wallet!

pat!

Just as everyone was chatting enthusiastically, the live stream suddenly lit up, and Li Chen's stunning good looks appeared on the screen: "Ahem, well, brothers, can you see me clearly? If you can see me clearly, send me a plane; if you can't see me clearly, send me a rocket."

The comments section erupted in fierce protest, with many feeling that their account balances were somewhat out of control, as if they had been bewitched.

After a brief pause, Li Chen said, "The main reason I'm going live today is that I have something I want to discuss with everyone. After all, I didn't expect AHQ to release Jayce today, so I'd like to... scrap yesterday's news."

"Ah, at this point, a fan asked, 'Streamer, didn't you post on Weibo saying that the top laner in Longzhu is very strong? With so many powerful opponents, how dare you borrow the championship skin in advance? Aren't you afraid of being punished?'"

Li Chen fabricated some comments in the chat, then answered his own question: "I admit that Khan, Cuvee, and Huni are very good, but the streamer is, after all, the officially recognized world's number one top laner. When they face the streamer, they will feel a natural sense of pressure."

This pressure will make them cautious, hesitant, and afraid to make plays, only daring to play tanky characters. Do you think they can still beat streamers under such pressure?

"That's impossible, so the streamer isn't afraid of being purged!"

Li Chen's statement received unanimous praise from netizens, with a flood of adoring comments.

[C, do your family know how cunning you are?]

[Friendly reminder: C has no family, this is a literal statement and not based on personal bias.]

[LCK isn't that stupid, are they? Would they fall for the same trick twice?]

[This is LPL's most promising year yet. How many times have you been wrong about this?]

[Brother, stop cursing. My attitude towards the game right now is: I'll just watch, I won't believe it!]

Looking at the comments, Li Chen noticed that everyone's concerns were very direct: would LCK really be so stupid as to fall into the same trap twice?

Li Chen could only say that everyone is still too young. In seven or eight years, after hearing more about how Chaowei is really different this year and how Faker is getting old, they will understand why people keep falling into the same trap.