I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

One evening, Riot Games banned a whopping 2.7 million accounts, and nearly all of those accounts' IP addresses originated from Huaxia, which made Luo Huade feel somewhat fearful and alarmed by Zhang Menglong's influence.

Now, with over 300 million registered players, League of Legends boasts more than 78 million players from Huaxia. According to official data, there are over 18 million active users, with the highest number of concurrent online users exceeding 6.7 million.

2.7 million accounts changing their names simultaneously to protest the monopolistic behavior of Riot Games was a call to action so powerful, even cults would feel ashamed.

"Fuck! You're banning my account? I won't stand for this. Don't they know I'm known as the 'Ban Duelist'?"

"Luo Huade, is your family register just filled with your own name? Banning my account?"

"I swear, may your wife cheat on you and definitely get caught!"

"I wish upon you a car accident where you die on the spot and the culprit is definitely to blame!"

"I wish you take a shit and it makes absolutely no splash!"

"I wish you a death sentence that's definitely postponed!"

"I wish your high insurance premiums are definitely paid out!"

"I wish your burial spot is definitely a feng shui treasure land!"

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The players who had been banned simply couldn't tolerate it. Many had invested a great deal of time and money into the game, some rich players spending tens of thousands in just skins. What could they play if their accounts were banned?

"@Riot Games, unban our accounts quickly, or else we uninstall the game!"

The players' voices of protest caused an uproar online.

"What? They dare to ban our accounts?"

"Fuck! Don't they know that we Huaxia players have the largest population base and the strongest spending power? Where do they think all the money they earn each year comes from?"

"It's my first time seeing someone so arrogant towards their financial backers!"

"Brothers, uninstall and let's move. We can't just be bullied like this!"

"A crusade begins! Sing the war anthem!"

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This was destined to become an event recorded in Esports history. That very evening, enraged Huaxia players organized a massive boycott.

Over 40 million players uninstalled League of Legends from their computers, and the sheer volume of uninstalls left Luo Huade somewhat panicked.

"Boss, the players from Huaxia are reacting quite fiercely. Wasn't our approach a bit too harsh?" Luo Huade's secretary couldn't help but speak out, "Banning 2.7 million accounts in one evening is bound to upset the players."

"Hmph! Those arrogant Huaxia people, they always think protests will work," Luo Huade feigned calm, "Don't worry, they have been domesticated by this game for many years, and many of them can't even live without League of Legends. In a few days, they'll all download it back."

Watching the stubborn Luo Huade, the female secretary sighed, hoping everything would unfold as he imagined.

However, Luo Huade truly underestimated the Huaxia players.

For a whole week, that 40 million user base only recovered by less than 200,000, and Huaxia's servers became eerily quiet. The activity level didn't even reach one-tenth of an ordinary day!

With the sharp decline in active player numbers, the time to set up a match became exceedingly long—on average a game took over 20 minutes to start, and as for high-level games, sometimes it could take an hour or two just to get into a match!

For most people, playing games is about passing spare time, but if most of that time is spent waiting, who could endure that?

In the following week, the number of players who spontaneously uninstalled games once again reached the millions!

As for in-game item purchases, they were pathetically low. In previous monthly financial reports, League of Legends' revenue far exceeded other games, but this month, it shockingly fell to third place!

"What's going on here?" Shareholders wore displeased expressions on their faces the moment they got the monthly financial report. Other people's games were getting better and stronger, so why had their revenue dropped by 20% from last month?

The foolish actions of the company caused severe player attrition, and their competitors were overjoyed. If they kept growing bigger, where would there be room for others to develop?

This type of multiplayer competitive game had already matured. Many large game developers also had the capacity to develop such games, but because players were accustomed to playing League of Legends, these games had very little room to thrive.

But who knew what was going through the head of the current person in charge at the company—who had a brain fart, it seemed. Why provoke Zhang Menglong of all people? Could someone like him be so easily provoked? The number of active players in Huaxia had halved overnight, which was an unprecedented opportunity for some developers!

If one could ride this wave and develop a game, perhaps in a few years, there would be another powerhouse like them!

Within two weeks, more than 10 similar games launched, some even spending a hefty sum on advertising, eagerly seizing the suddenly vacated market share.

This news sent the company's shareholders into panic; if the Huaxia market took a hit, their annual profits would fall by at least 40%!

In the eyes of the shareholders, as long as money could be made, nothing else mattered! The company's operations had always been entirely managed by Luo Huade, and the other shareholders just took care of earning profits. If there were problems with profitability, the blame was on Luo Huade!

"Luo Huade, what on earth are you doing? How could you ban so many player accounts without the consent of the shareholders' meeting?"

"I heard Zhang Menglong is willing to spend 200 million US Dollars to buy the rights to our tournament. Why didn't you sell? This year is just a special case. Our S championship accidentally coincided with the Esports Olympics. Can't we just postpone it for a few months?"

"I don't care about status. That's not our concern. Our concern is only how much money we can make!"

"Luo Huade, your actions have severely affected our shareholders' interests. We are now united in calling for your impeachment as the chairman!"

"That's right! You're unfit to continue as the chairman. I think Huaxia's Mr. Ma is the most suitable candidate for the chairmanship of the board. We all trust his understanding of the gaming industry and his ability to make money!"

"I agree, I also support nominating Mr. Ma as the new chairman!"

Ma Hua: "Is this happiness coming too suddenly?"

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Although Luo Huade held the highest percentage of shares in the company, if all the other directors united, they could surpass Luo Huade in terms of share proportion. If they moved to impeach Luo Huade, he would have no way to resist.

"You... you all... Have you considered that if the Esports Olympics were really held in Huaxia, our S series would only be second-rate from now on!"

"I don't know if the S series will be a second-rate competition, but I do know if you go against Zhang Menglong, our company will soon become a second-rate company!"

"You... Ridiculous. To think you all would be scared off by a man from Huaxia." Luo Huade wore a sad smile, "Is that all your brains can comprehend, just immediate profit?"

But the shareholders didn't pay any attention to Luo Huade. Indeed, they were genuinely intimidated by Zhang Menglong.

Now, nearly all American enterprises had labeled Zhang Menglong as "untouchable." In a capitalist country, capital is everything. Money makes the boss, and Zhang Menglong's wealth was so vast it could even impact the economic-political system of the country.

If they infuriated him, the consequences would be very severe!

"Luo Huade, the shareholders' meeting has unanimously decided that you are no longer the chairman. From now on, all company affairs will be taken over by Mr. Ma Hua!"

"Mr. Ma Hua, we hope you can lead the entire company in a better direction!"

"Certainly, certainly!" Ma Hua's face was filled with wrinkles from smiling. As the new chairman, he would have much more room for maneuver. He might even have the chance to gradually usurp other shareholders' stakes, thereby completely controlling the company.

"You will all regret this!"

Luo Huade left behind a vengeful glare and then stormed out of the room.