LOL: I'm in the LPL, that's my fight!

Chapter 35: I admit there was an element of gambling involved!

"Dear colleagues!"

Qin Weichuan raised his voice, abruptly drawing everyone's attention back to himself.

He took a deep breath and quickly clarified his situation—how much worse could it get?

He approved the streaming and promoted the event, but ultimately, Crush's crushing victory over Dopa was a genuine display of skill, not a fixed match or a script.

Once he understood this, he relaxed, straightened his back, and regained control of his body.

He glanced around, a slight smile playing on his lips, and asked, "Let me ask you all, what exactly is Dopa's role as a top streamer in our League of Legends section, besides Miss?"

What is Dopa's persona/positioning?

Upon hearing this, many people in the meeting room showed puzzled expressions.

Some people frowned, while others couldn't help but exchange a bewildered look with their colleagues.

What kind of question is this?

Isn't Dopa just... a high-ranking solo queue player?

A ranked player, at best with the added advantage of being Korean.

What else could it be?

Qin Weichuan took in everyone's reactions, and without keeping them in suspense, he said, word by word:

"Yes, just as you all thought, Dopa—the ultimate solo queue king who topped both the Korean and Chinese servers, the pinnacle of skill in League of Legends streaming on Huya, a top-tier mid-lane tutorial streamer, a pure skill streamer without a webcam..."

"But the problem now is that his position has been challenged, and Crush has done so in an almost overwhelming way... What I'm trying to say is that with such a newcomer appearing in our League of Legends live streaming section in this manner, it's only a matter of time before Dopa's commercial value declines rapidly. If not today, then tomorrow; if not Crush, then the next genius."

Some people began to nod slightly.

Qin Weichuan pressed his advantage, softening his tone but conveying a sense of candid self-reflection: "As for promoting an unsigned streamer... I admit, there was an element of gambling involved. I never expected that Crush would defeat star players like Dopa and Clearlove so quickly and ruthlessly."

As he spoke, he spread his hands, revealing a helpless yet sincere expression.

"But you might as well think about it from a different perspective—or rather, let's just openly acknowledge this on social media, but in a different way."

He cleared his throat and began to deliver the copy he had prepared long ago;

"For example, Huya Live - Huya has always believed that the true peak has no threshold."

We not only provide a stage for signed live streamers, but also open up opportunities for every talented and capable ordinary person to reach the top.

This time, we are simply witnessing the choice made by the times.

He paused slightly, observing the changes in the expressions of everyone present, and then added:

"Or perhaps—'We originally intended to present a showdown of titans, but unexpectedly witnessed the dawn of a new era. Huya doesn't create myths; we are simply the place where myths are born.'"

After those two sentences were spoken, the atmosphere in the meeting room visibly relaxed.

The person in charge of HJ Era, who was sitting in the main seat, had been twirling a pen in his hand with a blank expression, but stopped twirling it when he heard this.

He nodded impassively, his gaze lingering on Qin Weichuan for a couple more seconds.

Clearly, Qin Weichuan is a capable manager—the kind who is bold enough, quick-witted enough, and eloquent enough.

In just two short paragraphs, he not only clearly explained his considerations, but also made people want to agree with his reasoning.

"Yes, this angle is good."

A publicity department head sitting in the middle of the long table couldn't help but chime in, his voice clearly showing agreement.

"High-scoring streetball kings and such don't have a championship certification. Even if they did, they would still be defeated by newcomers in the future. Rather than passively waiting for it to happen, we might as well actively accept it."

Two or three more people in the crowd nodded in agreement and began to whisper among themselves. The atmosphere in the conference room visibly became increasingly tense.

However, dissenting voices soon followed.

A female manager sitting by the window adjusted her glasses, her tone cautious yet incisive: "But there's also a lot of public opinion about 'scripted matches' and 'conspiracy theories.' If we promote ourselves in that direction, what if Douyu accuses us of arranging for Dopa to throw the game? Saying we deliberately scripted it and created hype to grab attention?"

After these words were spoken, the room fell silent for half a second.

Qin Weichuan smiled.

"That's great! We'd love for him not to promote it like that."

"The fact that we can even have this meeting today proves that it has absolutely nothing to do with this genius newcomer, Crush."

"Now that we internally confirm that Crush's dominant performance is based on genuine skill, why not go along with their wishes and further fuel the flames..."

"Some people say our script is a disaster, but we only need one sentence to respond!"

"Only truly open platforms will allow the strongest, not just those with the most traffic, to prevail. Strength never lies, and Huya only recognizes the strong."

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Applause rang out in the room.

Even the second-in-command, who had started off with a dark expression and hadn't said a single nice word throughout, underwent a complete 180-degree change in expression.

He loosened his arms from across his chest, leaned forward slightly, and even spoke with a hint of admiration:

"If a public relations crisis can be turned into a stepping stone for our platform's upward development... Indeed, a streamer's commercial value is gone if it's lost. But if we can use this to establish the platform's image, this is a win-win situation, or even a huge profit."

"Yes!"

Qin Weichuan quickly picked up the thread, pressing his advantage to add, "And let's not forget that last year, Dopa was able to attract so much traffic and new users to our platform, which was built on the crushing defeat of our region's professional teams against the LCK region."

He counted them off on his fingers, one by one:

"In the S3 World Championship, LPL was swept 3-0. In the S4 World Championship, LPL was defeated 3-1. For two consecutive years, LPL was completely crushed by LCK in front of the whole world. That sense of powerlessness extended from the professional arena to ordinary solo queue games, so naturally, it never lacked discussion."

"But this year is different."

He held up one finger, his eyes burning.

"EDG defeated SKT in the MSI Mid-Season Invitational, bringing back a highly prestigious championship trophy for our region. What does this mean? It means that LPL now has the ability to defeat LCK in professional matches—even if the import of Korean players is part of the story, the notion that 'LCK is invincible' is visibly fading among the player community."

He turned to look in the direction of the technical department, his tone sincere:

"I think my colleagues in the data department know better than I do. When this trend emerged, did Dopa's viewership in his livestream increase or decrease? Or, did the upward trend accelerate, or has it slowed down considerably?"