Chapter 567 The Last Dance, Is This Also Part of His Plan?

"???"

"No, what does this mean?"

"At first glance, it was a joke. Aunt Yu Shuang was frightened."

"Okay, okay, now that you've discovered that you can't control your opponents' mentality, you've started to control the fans' mentality, right?"

"Stop making such jokes, it's so scary."

"To be honest, if Chen Ke didn't smile, I would have thought he was joking, but his smile made me, an old fan, feel inexplicably flustered."

"That's not why. You're still so fierce now. You're just going to retire. Aren't you kidding me?"

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Domestic fans were completely upset at this moment, and there were even a lot of people talking nonsense on the barrage.

It can be seen how unacceptable the news of Chen Ke's retirement is.

A bunch of people were comforting themselves, saying that Chen Ke was probably joking, otherwise it wouldn't make sense.

But Chen Ke was so calm, especially with a smile on his face when he spoke.

The fans became more and more panicked as they watched, and they no longer believed those comforting words.

Especially when looking at the back, Yu Shuang was also frightened. She was a little speechless and even stumbled.

But this is one of the few times when no one scolds her for her lack of professional skills.

Anyone who hears this kind of thing is no less than being blown up by a bomb. It is understandable that he will be confused.

Later, when Yu Shuang adjusted and wanted to ask more questions, Chen Ke didn't give any explanation, as if he didn't want to talk more.

This way, it really doesn't look like a joke.

Yu Shuang could no longer ask the questions he had prepared later, causing the entire interview to end quickly.

After the interview, the subsequent fermentation was serious.

No one talks about the game anymore, not even the people who tortured T1.

After the game, the fans of the winning side were even more emotional, which is rare.

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"Are you serious? Why is this the last game?"

After the interview, as soon as the signal on the live broadcast was cut off, Yu Shuang couldn't help but ask.

During the interview just now, she saw that Chen Ke didn't want to say more, so she held back and didn't ask any more questions.

Chen Ke just nodded slightly and said: "This is the current plan. I will retire after playing this year."

"It's a pity to retire in such good condition. If you retire so early, fans will definitely feel sad."

Yu Shuang definitely wanted to persuade him. Even if he had a bad impression of Chen Ke before, he would be attracted to this man unconsciously in the future.

Of course, it refers to performance on the field.

Chen Ke suddenly laughed: "What do you mean by retiring so early? You don't even look at how old I am."

Only then did Yu Shuang realize that Chen Ke was a well-known older player in the LPL and could be called an "elderly".

It's just that Chen Ke debuted only a few years ago, just a little more than three years.

From a career perspective, more than three years is indeed a short period of time.

The chat between the two ended quickly. Yu Shuang got the first-hand news. It is conceivable that everyone in the circle will know about it later.

First of all, her husband must have something to say.

After talking to the senior colonel, those in the small group basically knew.

Once they know it, it will be no different than everyone in the circle knowing it.

Within a few minutes, a discussion started in their small group, and many people were x-on:Yu Shuang.

Chen Ke had started a small group before, but that was more than two years ago, and everyone no longer cares about that.

On the contrary, the traffic and popularity that Chen Ke brought to LPL allowed practitioners like them to benefit from it.

Everyone is a sensible person and naturally knows the importance of Chen Ke.

If nothing else, if Chen Ke retires, it will be difficult to win the LPL S Championship first.

If they are defeated by the LCK, it’s hard to say how popular the LPL can remain.

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Chen Ke, on the other hand, regretted it after returning to the lounge.

If I had known earlier, I would have said this in advance.

It was originally the plan in my heart, but no one knew it.

During the interview, I didn’t know what was going on in my mind, but I just said it when T1 was mentioned.

Anyway, I won’t play anymore, and there will definitely be no way to play against T1 again next year.

As a result, the subsequent reaction caused by this suggestion has exceeded Chen Ke's imagination.

Even Chen Ke himself underestimated the power of this matter.

Chen Ke didn't even have time to pick up his phone. He was surrounded by his teammates as soon as he came off.

After learning the news, the entire V5 team was shocked.

Facing the bewildered looks of his teammates, Chen Ke tried his best to calm down and explained to his brothers.

Although Chen Ke said a lot, everyone else's thoughts were clear.

If you want to retain Chen Ke, if you feel tired, just rest for a while. It doesn't matter if you rest for more than half a year.

If you don’t feel good about taking paid leave, why retire?

After retiring, isn't it equivalent to losing at least 30 million in income a year?

Even if you go live broadcast, with the current situation in the live broadcast industry, it is difficult to make so much money just from game live broadcast.

Chen Ke is also a little bit pained and can understand everyone's feelings.

Now that everyone's emotions were rising, it was hard for me to continue talking, so I calmed down a little.

He said that we should play the finals first and wait until the finals are over.

More than ten minutes later, Chen Ke picked up his cell phone and saw that it was also buzzing and there were many unanswered calls.

This is when Chen Ke usually doesn't add a few people in his circle on WeChat. If he adds more people, he can't imagine what kind of bombardment there will be.

Even the leader of Tengjing called Chen Ke.

Chen Ke was very upset and did not reply to some messages. He only replied to Toothpaste and the others.

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After the news about Yu Shuang spread in the circle, many people in the circle began to come out and break the news.

There is no way, the popularity of this matter is too high, and it may not even be comparable to winning the next S game.

As long as there is traffic, there will be people who want to take advantage of it. Traffic is money these days.

I heard that so many people in the industry have spoken out. Although the words are not final yet, they are saying that there is a high probability that they will retire. Fans also know that this is most likely true.

At least for now, Chen Ke definitely has this idea.

There are all discussions about this matter on all major platforms.

Everyone is analyzing why he suddenly announced his retirement at this time.

Many sunspots are also fishing in troubled waters and have begun to spread conspiracy theories online.

Sometimes announcing something directly is also a means to put pressure on the management or boss.

It's the same as hanging yourself on Weibo and during live broadcasts.

Sometimes professional players may not have a good deal with their team, such as contracts, and they have to come out and say something.

Originally it was something that everyone discussed privately. You can't announce all the contracts, let alone the details of the negotiations.

But once it is exposed, the team basically has to bear the pressure, and in most cases they compromise due to pressure.

Of course, there are also those who are not used to it. They simply won’t hang on you and just do whatever you like.

It's just that this normal person doesn't believe that with Chen Ke's status, how can V5 management offend him.

Even the boss of V5 wanted to confess to Chen Ke when he saw it, for fear that Chen Ke would leave if he was dissatisfied.

If there is a conflict between the management and Chen Ke, there is no need to speak out, the management will be dealt with the next day.

Another saying is to use pressure to increase your salary.

But there is still no credibility. Players like Chen Ke can only earn more than the first maximum salary in the LPL. There is Feike in other divisions whose salary can be compared. No one in the LPL will have a higher salary than Chen Ke.

Besides, if V5 is not willing to pay, there are many teams outside that can provide money, so there is no need to do this.

Moreover, Chen Ke usually only negotiates contracts during the offseason, so this time seems a bit early.

After everyone analyzed and analyzed, the most reasonable thing is that Chen Ke is tired.

This kind of tiredness is not physical exhaustion, but that he has begun to feel tired of this game.

In the past few years since his debut, Chen Ke has won everything and crushed his opponents one after another.

And win over and over again.

If you do too much of anything, it will feel boring.

The same goes for foot washing.

Previously, SKT's Bang players had only won two world championships, but they felt that the game was no longer interesting, so they started practicing meditation.

Compared to what Chen Ke won, Bang's win was nothing.

If you really feel that it is boring, it is understandable that you retire.

And maybe I can come out again when I rest for a while and I feel tired and my hands are itching unbearably.

No one stipulates that you cannot come back after retirement. Some people have come back several times and nothing has happened.

If you think about it this way, fans will feel much better.

Chen Ke himself has not yet confirmed the news. Everything will be subject to what Chen Ke says. Maybe everyone can persuade him to stay and Chen Ke will take back this decision.

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The reactions from other parties were also interesting. Apart from being stunned, some were also happy.

For example, other competitive teams are really getting excited this time.

Everyone has been suffering from V5 for a long time. Without V5, there is no hope at all.

The investment itself is not low, but it must be uncomfortable to spend so much money to run with me directly.

It will also indirectly affect the enthusiasm for capital investment.

But from another perspective, without Chen Ke, the popularity of LPL will definitely drop.

After the popularity drops, capital may not be willing to invest.

The league really needs such super-popular superstars. Some teams have won world championships for them, but they are actually not very popular.

So there are also teams that are having a hard time, and most of them are the bad teams.

Let’s put it into perspective, we should set a minimum wage standard every year.

Even if they can't get any sponsorship, they still make money every year just from the league's broadcast share.

Earning at least a few million a year is relatively comfortable.

Although I have no results, I can make money.

On the contrary, those teams that have achieved results will most likely lose money.

It would be even more profitable if a failing team could discover one or two new players with good potential and sell them at a good price.

Moreover, the income from V5’s championship skin is not only divided within the team, but also can be shared by other teams in the entire LPL.

Just not that much.

After Chen Ke retires, the money he gets every year will definitely not be that much. This is the most direct impact.

What’s interesting is the Korean Net. This incident quickly made the headlines on the Korean Net.

However, the sticks did not open the champagne directly, but were rather shocked.

Some fans just said it directly, as surprised as they were when they heard the news of Feike's retirement.

They probably also felt that since Chen Ke had not won even once before retiring, there was nothing to celebrate.

It's a bit embarrassing to celebrate someone's retirement.

Moreover, he really opened the champagne too much. With Chen Ke's temper, he might not retreat, which would make it even more uncomfortable.

The next day, Riot's senior management came over.

According to the original plan, they would not come to South Korea so early. They would just arrive the day before the finals. When the finals are over, the president of Riot Games will come out to present the awards at the awards ceremony.

But Chen Ke's situation was so smooth that even the CEO of Riot Games came over in advance, which was quite impressive.

After chatting with Chen Ke for a while, they did not persuade Chen Ke not to retire. They proposed a plan for Chen Ke to continue to contribute to the promotion of League of Legends after he retires.

Obviously even if he retires, Chen Ke must always appear in front of everyone, otherwise the impact will be too great.

Fortunately, Feike has no plans to retire. If Feike retires after playing this year, the popularity of this game will be greatly affected.

The only thing that makes Riot Games happy is that the popularity of this finals is unprecedentedly high.

When Riot Games realized that the finals would be a civil war in the LPL, they knew that this finals would probably be impossible to break the record.

In the past few years, the finals of the S competition have become more and more popular every year.

Especially last year's V5 versus T1 directly created peak ratings.

These two teams are definitely the best in this year's finals. After all, they are the two most popular teams in the world. There is no third team that can compete with each other. G2 is a bit less interesting in comparison.

But T1 encountered V5 in advance and there was nothing they could do about it. There was really no manipulation in this year's draw.

Fortunately, there are V5 and Chen Ke in the finals, which can be regarded as a guarantee of ratings.

Even if it doesn't break the record, the ratings won't be that low.

However, after knowing the news of Chen Ke's retirement, the attention of this final was different.

Chen Ke's fans are mainly domestic, but his fans in Europe and the United States are also scary.

First of all, it can be reflected from the tickets for the finals. There is no Korean team in the finals, so the tickets for this year's finals are just that.

Koreans will definitely not come to the event. Officials also allow Korean fans who bought tickets in advance to refund their tickets, and then the tickets will be re-listed.

After hearing the news that Chen Ke was retiring, ticket prices skyrocketed.

Chen Ke's last dance gave the game a different meaning. This was more than just a final.

It just so happens that it is quite convenient to come to Korea from China, and the air tickets are not that expensive. Fans who have a little ability and time want to attend the event in person.

Even fans from Europe and the United States joined in, and tickets were sold for nearly 100,000 each, which sounded like money laundering.

Speaking of which, Chen Ke didn't expect these things to happen, and he felt a little regretful.

In addition to many fans spending money, JD.com has no sense of presence.

It was not easy to reach the finals, but the result suddenly became transparent.

No one cares about you at all. Everyone is going for Chen Ke. Jingdong is purely away from home.

After the semi-finals, we still have to wait a week for the last game, which is very boring.

But this incident made the finals more and more popular day by day.

If there weren't so many empty days in between, it really wouldn't have such an effect.

Even Fist couldn't help but sigh, Chen Ke is really good at making people popular.

A simple sentence made the originally not so exciting finals suddenly full of people. Could this be part of his plan?

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