At the same time, Chu Ran's stream drew countless LPL viewers over to watch.
Abu took the opportunity to remove Chu Ran's headphones and mute his microphone.
"Show them something this game. Today's matches haven't been that exciting, but the viewership is high. You need your own fans too, got it? Even hate-driven popularity is still popularity. Just look at Kai Ge."
"He gets hate, but he's also got a bunch of diehard fans."
"OK, I get it."
Seeing Chu Ran nod, Abu froze. "What do you get?"
"If I smash everyone on the other side, won't I have fans?"
"..."
That actually made a lot of sense.
A moment later, many prominent figures from the streaming world went live. No one had expected an ordinary ranked match today to gather so many Wolong Fengchu.
Several Douyu TV streams were filled with voices echoing through them.
"Wait, why did I get matched with Ran... Easy?!" A sharp female voice rang out beside countless viewers' ears, making them all frown.
Streamer, shut up. Who gave you permission to open your mouth right now?
It's fine, it's already out. Thanks.
What do you think the meaning of life is? What is the true essence of living? Where do we come from?
Sage mode, get the hell out of here.
Other than that, there were cries of "melon-skin" and the sound of calculators punching in "666."
Chu Ran's stream had stolen even the LPL's spotlight, leaving the Fujii executives dumbfounded.
Since when had LPL matches become inferior to a rookie player's ranked stream?
After looking into it, the Fujii executive was even more shocked.
"You're saying his popularity is this high because he has too many anti-fans?"
"Uh, I guess so. And this stream is full of big names. Easy got matched against