Chapter 189: Golden Quotes Abound
"When will Xue Yun debut?"
"I don't know about that. Although NMIXX is a collaborative group between us and JYP, we don't interfere with NMIXX's operations. I'm also unclear on the details, so you'll have to ask Brother Jinyoung," Jiang Shu said, deflecting the question.
"How's Red Velvet's new comeback song?"
"Of course, any song I write sounds good," Jiang Shu said with a chuckle.
Thump!
The match was found.
Entering the game.
As a mid-laner, Jiang Shu instantly locked in Talon, the Blade's Shadow, one of the best champions for 'fishing' (smurfing).
S9's mid-lane meta was indeed diverse, where anything could be played, but the influence of the meta only applied to games where players were of similar skill levels.
Jiang Shu, a Master-tier player from last season, was a 'Master of Fried Rice' in the Master tier, but in this current game, he was a genuine Grandmaster!
After changing his runes and skills, Jiang Shu continued to chat idly with the barrage of comments.
Even during the game, Jiang Shu could find time to chat with the comments.
Soon, the first game ended.
Jiang Shu achieved a score of 27/1/6, while Xue Yun's Malphite had 1/3/19, mainly focusing on 'mixing' (playing passively).
"What's the name of the new player I sent to SKT?"
"Choi Woo-je, his in-game ID is Zeus. This kid is very talented, and I'm very optimistic about him. He might become the overlord of the top lane in the future," Jiang Shu said with a smile, a vision of a young, innocent 'Great Zeus' appearing in his mind.
"Can he beat TheShy? He definitely can't now, but it's hard to say about the future."
Jiang Shu was also a 'zombie' (a long-time player), but in S13, 'Great Zeus' completely dominated the 'Old God King' in three games, completing his coronation ceremony and becoming the undisputed world's number one top laner.
Of course, he was only the world's number one top laner for that day, after all... those who know, know.
"Don't give new players a bad reputation. I'm not giving the kid a bad reputation; I'm just optimistic about him," Jiang Shu said, exasperated. "It's like IU. When I arranged for her to clash with Hyuna, many people called me crazy. And then what? Facts proved I was right."
"When will Taeyeon make a comeback? Don't worry, I'm writing it. I'm writing all the title tracks for all the artists in the company, so it takes time, big brother."
"How's ITZY's comeback title track? It's quite good."
"Will you attend aespa's debut? Not necessarily. For collaborative groups' debuts or comebacks, I need to check my schedule."
"Show your rank? I was Master tier last season. I haven't had time to play this season; I'm too lazy to even play my placement matches."
With that, Jiang Shu opened his profile to show the audience his rank from last season.
"When will you play in the Caster Cup? Why would I play in the Caster Cup? I'm not a caster."
"Why isn't Xue Yun talking? This kid is quite shy, she's an 'I' person (introvert). You guys are too scary; you've scared her."
Xue Yun: "..."
It was true. She felt a headache just looking at all the questions in the comments and didn't know how to answer them.
"When is IU making a comeback? Big brother, are you crazy? Jieun just made a comeback half a month ago, and you want her to come back again? Are you treating me like a donkey?"
"Chairman Jiang is so down-to-earth." "Of course! Before I became chairman, I was a K-pop fan just like everyone else."
"Speaking of which, perhaps not everyone knows," Jiang Shu said with a smirk, beginning to spin a tale, "When I was still in China, because I liked K-pop, I chose to come to Korea for university and chase stars along the way. Then, during university, I got into an argument with someone. I thought the way the company at the time managed girl groups was a complete mess, but many people just told me, 'If you think you can do better, then do it!' That made me so angry, so I came!"
The screen was filled with question marks, appearing like snowflakes.
So, the initial reason for 'Girl Group Godfather' Jiang Shu to enter the industry was actually like this?
How explosive!
"Now, what I want to say is, managing girl groups..." Jiang Shu looked at the camera and extended his right hand, "Anyone can do it!"
The screen was flooded with "Explosive" messages, with various content being spammed.
"Chairman Jiang, who do you think will win this year? FPX," Jiang Shu blurted out. "Don't look at how FPX played like garbage in the group stage. Tian's form is too good. The jungler is strong enough in this meta, and as long as the mid-laner is willing to be a dog, they'll win easily."
"Don't you dare not believe me. Just look at FPX's system. If they don't win the championship, I'll give everyone red packets, ten million korean won, how about that? If I win, I don't ask anything from you, just pay more attention to DM Entertainment's groups."
"How far can SKT go? SKT actually has quite big problems this year. Kim Hyun-a's fans made a joke, saying that IU winning Kim Hyun-a is like saying G2 can win SKT. Don't underestimate G2; they're actually quite strong. Don't believe me, but I think if SKT faces G2, they might not win."
"Am I exaggerating? Not at all. You just wait and see."
"But speaking of SKT, let me share another little story with you. Xue Yun..."
While Jiang Shu was live streaming, hot searches about his live stream were popping up one after another online.
As a figure at the pinnacle of the K-pop industry, and also someone who follows the esports scene but isn't part of it, Jiang Shu could speak without any reservations.
He was merciless in his sharp critiques of various teams, but the most discussed topic online about his live stream was still the story of Jiang Shu arguing with someone in university and getting so heated that he entered the K-pop industry.
Many netizens jokingly called those who argued with Jiang Shu the true founders of K-pop girl groups. If they hadn't flamed Jiang Shu, and Jiang Shu hadn't come to K-pop, where would they find such excellent girl groups?
After that came the story of Jiang Shu meeting Xue Yun. Even though NMIXX hadn't debuted yet, with the popularity of "Produce 48," it was easy for her to trend on hot searches.
In esports, Jiang Shu's predictions that FPX would win the championship and SKT would lose to G2 also attracted countless curses and praises.
The Korean esports scene can generally be divided into two major fan groups: SKT fans and fans of other teams.
They are also known as LTK and LCK.
LTK fans equally look down on everyone, while LCK fans wish SKT would die.
Jiang Shu saying that SKT would lose to the 'big European scrub' G2 was an insult. How could T1 fans tolerate this? They started cursing at Jiang Shu and even prepared to drive trucks around the DM Entertainment building.
Meanwhile, fans of other teams were laughing their heads off. SKT losing to G2? Just thinking about it was enough to make them ecstatic. They naturally welcomed it and came to help out when SKT fans were cursing Jiang Shu. LPL viewers also enjoyed the drama and came to join in the fun.
After that, TheShy and IG fans started cursing at Jiang Shu.
A player who hadn't even made it to the LCK, not even considered a rookie, and Jiang Shu dared to say that Zeus could surpass TheShy in the future?
Are you worthy?
Compared to the positive hot searches in the K-pop scene, the esports scene was in an uproar, with the vast majority of news being negative and insults against Jiang Shu being rampant.
Qin Zhen looked at the out-of-control public opinion monitoring and was stunned.
How could his own chairman cause so much trouble?