Oh no, this boss bought all the champions!

Chapter 21: Even Faker is here!

"A solo competition?"

"Winning the championship will net you 500,000!"

"And UZI, Clearlove, TheShy? Wait, who is this TheShy? How can he be put together with UZI and Clearlove!"

"Hehe, this SOLO tournament hosted by the KG boss is actually quite interesting!"

"Everyone can sign up! I want to come! I want to come!!!"

The esports community's attention is focused on the SOLO tournament, and anyone with a bit of skill is starting to sign up.

The number of players exploded in just one day, with thousands of players reaching Diamond 1 or higher in both the Chinese and Korean servers.

"We simply can't manage it all. The original plan was to have about 100 streamers and about 1,000 people in the general audience track."

"The preliminary selection resulted in 100 vs 100 people, which is just right."

"The general public's track should be viewed through the eyes of the athletes, but now..."

"It's incredibly popular!"

Lin Kong sat in front of the computer, feeling worried. He had previously been troubled by insufficient data usage, but he had never considered the possibility of having too much data.

With the competition set to begin in mid-February, a solution has not yet been devised before the competition starts.

If the issues with the contestants are not handled properly, it can easily lead to a backlash against the audience's online traffic.

"We've already announced it; players at Diamond 1 and above are welcome to register."

"The problem is, even if I streamed 24 hours a day, I couldn't possibly stream it all."

"Five thousand people..."

Lin Kong stared at the screen, pondering how to manage the ever-growing number of contestants.

Zhu Kai happened to pass by behind him and noticed that Lin Kong seemed to be troubled by something, so he went up to talk to him.

"Mr. Lin, is it because there are too many people signing up that we can't process them all?"

"I have a great idea! We just need to get them to start racking up points in a short period of time!"

"Raise the rank restrictions and see who can reach the highest score in the shortest time, thus reducing the number of players."

As soon as Zhu Kai uttered his idea, Lin Kong's eyes lit up.

Indeed, if someone directly raises the rank restrictions themselves, they become the "Emperor of the Internet," setting all the rules themselves.

The memory left on passersby will definitely be very bad, and the audience that gets rejected again will probably also maliciously slander them.

However, if the original selection method is changed, and the entire population is allowed to compete for points to determine the winner, then the outcome will be completely different.

"I could easily change the rules to allow top-ranked players from the Chinese server and those with over 500 points from the Korean server to stay."

"In this way, there might be a few more people left than the original 100, but the problem is still solved, and no one will be dissatisfied."

"That's a king!"

Lin Kong patted Zhu Kai on the shoulder, praising him repeatedly, "That's a great idea!"

The rules have been released.

[Players who reach the Challenger rank in the Chinese server or have a ranking of 500 or higher in the Korean server between February 14th and February 24th will be eligible to participate in the open qualifiers!!!]

Lin Kong's preliminary selection route has been released, attracting the attention of both major servers.

Everyone started frantically flocking to solo and duo queue.

In a short period of time, the game quality on both servers improved significantly.

The frenzy surrounding these guys' singles and doubles matches also brought a surge of viewership to Lin Kong's matches in the high-score bracket.

"A SOLO tournament? What a show-off!" Deft complained after seeing the news in both the solo and doubles rounds. He was one of the players EDG sent for the SOLO competition.

"A solo competition—this is a great opportunity!"

In the Chinese server ranked matches, a chubby guy playing the Weapon Master skill searched for information about a solo tournament based on what his teammate had just mentioned.

"Watch my brother Bin, he's going to use this competition to prove his strength!"

......

As the event continues, Lin Kong can't stop smiling every day.

"After we started promoting the SOLO competition, sponsors of all sizes came knocking on our door."

"They said if they sponsor my event, they'll also sponsor our club."

"Boss Wang of Panda TV not only paid out my bonus, but also promoted me extensively on Panda TV for free."

"This is absolutely wonderful!"

Lin Kong originally planned to spend all his savings to take a gamble.

His own solo tournament, coupled with KG's winning streak in LSPL, made him an instant sensation.

Then they can gather traffic and turn it into gold.

Now it seems I don't even have to pay for it myself.

"The future truly belongs to traffic; right now, as long as you have traffic, money will flow in!"

"The event didn't cost me a penny; in fact, I made hundreds of thousands more."

Lin Kong calculated that his KG was no longer losing money and had started to make a profit.

If other LPL clubs knew this, they would be incredibly envious.

LPL clubs at the bottom are basically operating at a loss, while the top clubs invest huge sums of money, with uncertain returns and huge risks.

Everyone wants to be like Lin Kong, making money while lying down.

"What a clever guy, a SOLO tournament, a martial arts competition, I wonder who came up with that idea."

News of Lin Kong's solo tournament has gradually spread in the Korean server, and many LCK players have become aware of it.

A solo tournament featuring a large number of top-ranked Korean solo queue players is about to begin.

"Sang-hyeok, have you heard? It seems like a boss in the LPL is holding a SOLO tournament recently."

"All the top players from the Korean server have gone there, and some of our LCK players have even gone anonymous, preparing to go and earn some extra money!" Bang scrolled through his phone, staring at Faker next to him.

News of the SOLO tournament has spread widely, even among SKT members.

Bang actually wanted to participate, but SKT's training volume was too high. He was already very tired after a day, and if he went to solo, it would waste a lot of time.

After all, he's an AD carry, and AD carries have a very poor advantage in solo play, so he definitely needs to practice other heroes.

It's better not to fight at all.

"Yes, I know that too!"

"Actually, I signed up."

......

Time passed quickly, and it was soon mid-February.

"Hideonbush2?"

Lin Kong stared at the familiar game ID; without a doubt, this was Faker.

No, there's another 2 after that!

Looking closely at the registration form, this person has a Hanfu score of just over 500, which is obviously a fake.

"Hideonbush3..."

"Hideonbush4...."

Goodness, they're all Faker imitators.

Lin Kong was speechless, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized there was nothing wrong with it.

This is similar to those guys in the Chinese server who later became known as UZI and TheShy; Faker is the only god in the LCK.

It's not a big deal that everyone wants to imitate their idols.

"but..."

"This guy looks so much like him!"

"Hideonbush...1200 points in the Korean server, ranked fourteenth."

Lin Kong stared at the person with the highest score in this year's All-People Track and fell into deep thought.

Then I quickly opened OOPG without hesitation.

Enter the registration ID you just received.

A pop-up window then appeared.

It says "Hideonbush" followed by a string of red markings.

"SKT.Faker!"

"I have arrived!"

Lin Kong sat up straight, somewhat unable to believe his eyes.

Thinking he had made a mistake, he quickly opened the system backend.

We mobilized the data to find the contestant's registration ID and IP address.

The contestant's name was then obtained.

Lee Sang-hyeok.