Chapter 201 The Future Pillar
On the SBS channel, as the family photo for We Became a Family appeared, countless viewers who were watching the premiere flooded the real-time forum.
【They're here, they're here!】
【The twin stars as sisters, let me see what's going on!】
【I'm so looking forward to seeing Liu Yuan's fans watching their idol get along harmoniously, and then them cursing at each other!】
【It's a pity Minju isn't here, otherwise all four divine beauties would be gathered.】
【Wow! I didn't even notice until you said it, three of the four divine beauties are here!】
【It's reasonable for a mother who is a divine beauty to give birth to two divine beauties, right?】
【Chairman Jiang's looks are also very good, it's a pity he didn't debut.】
【Not everyone is like JYP.】
Amidst the discussions of netizens, the screen appeared.
After the story content and program introduction, the scene quickly moved inside the villa.
Jiang Shu and the other three discussed the cooking problem, staring at each other.
When Jiang Shu gave himself a thumbs up and said, “I'm the Chairman, kids,” the forum discussion immediately reached its first peak.
【Hahaha, Chairman Jiang is so full of himself.】
【As expected of the most down-to-earth Chairman, Chairman Jiang's interactions with his artists are quite interesting.】
【I'm so curious about the Chairman's interactions with Irene, parent-child romance is too exciting!】
【This is a family simulation, if you want to watch romance, go to We Got Married next door.】
【What do you mean, parents form a family out of love and give birth to two divine beauty daughters, how exciting is that plot?】
【What kind of third-rate novel plot is that, you scoundrel!】
【Are you going to watch it or not?】
【Watch!】
A small window appeared in the lower left corner of the screen, showing the observation panel members.
“Chairman Jiang doesn't play by the rules,” Liu Zaishi said with a smile.
“He's totally the Chairman! Totally the Chairman's style!” Kim Hee-cheul also said with a smile.
“If you can't cook, find a nanny, hahaha, a genius idea,” Bae Suzy also echoed.
The production team wanted them to cook themselves, but Jiang Shu completely ignored the rules and directly hired a nanny.
The Noisy Liu Zhimin and Zhang Yuanying also attracted the discussion of the audience and the observation panel. In fact, people in the industry all know that their relationship is not bad, they may not be good sisters, but they are definitely not enemies as their fans claim.
However, the fans on both sides, when they saw each other, wished they could kill each other.
The Liu Yuan CP can be called a cult in the fan circles where various CPs are rampant, which shows the high level of hostility between these two families, a prime example of 'you or me'.
But with the broadcast of the first episode, this cult CP, Liu Yuan CP, actually showed signs of emerging.
Indeed, in a country like Korea where crab legs are rampant, it seems there's no problem with a cult CP emerging?
While We Became a Family was in full swing, Jiang Shu, as one of the main characters, arrived at the center of the whirlpool from two days ago.
SKT Club, Trainee Base.
Jiang Shu and Li Lishi stood on the second floor, overlooking the esports trainees who were currently engaging in group battles below.
Among the groups closer to Jiang Shu and Li Lishi, sitting on the far left was Jiang Shu's old acquaintance, Choi Woo-je, who should now be called Zeus.
“This defeat has had a huge impact,” Li Lishi said with a sigh.
“Do you have a plan to strengthen the team?” Jiang Shu looked at the large screen above, where Zeus was playing the game, riding the face of the opposing top laner.
“We are preparing to use our youth trainees,” Li Lishi said, glancing at Jiang Shu.
“Cultivating new talent?” Jiang Shu was noncommittal. One of the reasons LCK can continuously produce new talent compared to LPL is that they are willing to use new talent to make mistakes.
LPL always buys ready-made players; there are new players, but they are pitifully few, unlike the clubs here in LCK, where each one cultivates its own esports trainees.
“I want to cooperate with your DM Entertainment,” Li Lishi turned to Jiang Shu and said.
“Cooperate on what?” Jiang Shu asked, looking at Li Lishi in confusion.
“To produce an esports trainee variety show to widely invite talented trainees for our SKT and replenish the team's fresh blood.”
Zeus's talent has initially been displayed, but he still needs more time to mature before he can step onto the stage of a top-tier league like LCK. However, SKT can't wait much longer; they urgently need a new batch of members to cope with the upcoming S10 season.
Jiang Shu frowned.
“We can produce the variety show, but the appeal of such a show makes it difficult to find suitable prospects, and if you do this, other clubs will follow suit. At that point, everyone will still revert to the method of going for the club's name.”
The selection of esports trainees is different from idol trainees. The former's talent is different from the latter and is not as easily detected.
It's possible that a very weak player could suddenly have an epiphany the next year; these things can happen.
Faker, who was unparalleled in talent from the moment he debuted, is ultimately the only one.
“I understand what you're saying, but we don't have anyone left,” Li Lishi said with a headache. “Except for Faker, all four other contracts have expired, and there are no suitable players on the market. We can only place our hopes on new talent.”
“Is your club recently negotiating cooperation with Europe and America?” Jiang Shu asked abruptly.
Li Lishi was startled.
“How did you know?”
Jiang Shu smiled. Since it was officially transitioning to T1, he wouldn't say anything more.
In fact, it had already started changing in February of this year, but it wasn't until the S9 defeat that the SKT dynasty truly came to an end.
Originally, Jiang Shu had thought about reminding Li Lishi about the people from DWG, but after thinking about it, he decided against it.
Compared to Heo Su, the Faker of S10 was indeed more suited to this version.
Moreover…
Jiang Shu looked down at Zeus.
For pure players like these, a successful ROX Tiger might be more suitable for the current LCK.
The once-dominant dynasty SKT shattered the dreams of the grassroots team ROX Tiger, elevating the glory of LCK to its peak.
Four years later, a new grassroots team, DWG, at a time when LCK was in decline, demonstrated LCK's absolute dominance, recreating the glorious moments of SKT in its heyday.
He didn't want to change such a story.
When will LPL also have such a story?
Jiang Shu sighed slightly.
In the eyes of LPL fans, he was a complete Korean fan.
“Chairman Jiang's vision has always been excellent, so how far do you think Zeus can go in the future?” Li Lishi asked, hearing Jiang Shu's sigh.
Zeus's talent was good, but to say he would become the world's best top laner in Jiang Shu's words, that was too far off.
“I've already said it,” Jiang Shu withdrew his gaze and replied, looking at the screen where the game was almost over.
“Then…” Li Lishi pondered for a moment, “If so, where is the future of SKT?”
Jiang Shu smiled at the question.
“I'm just a non-professional. It's difficult for me to answer this question, but now that LCK has experienced two consecutive years of defeat, Li Lishi might as well wait.”
“Wait for what?”
“LCK's new pillar.”
Li Lishi's expression froze, and he subconsciously looked at Zeus.
He didn't know who LCK's new pillar would be, but would Zeus... be SKT's future pillar?
“Li Lishi, let's talk about the IZONE group variety show moving into SKT.”