MLXG-former RNG player, has a controversial share to reveal the difference in the income level of the players at LPL.
Mlxg: My Teammates like Uzi or Letme Have Villas to Stay, but I Just Rent a Shabby Apartment
E-sports has been elevated to be the reach of a spearhead in China’s digital entertainment industry recent years. Esports stars who possess great achievements and titles receive a source of remuneration that can be said to be extremely “terrible” from wages or bonuses.
Even if they are undergraduates or poor-name gamers, their earnings are not lower than those of ordinary workers. In need of controversy, the Chinese LoL is in possession of a lot of millionaires, as most of their stars possess a huge block of wealth.
One star of the Chinese DOTA 2 assure that: one-year income of a Chinese player may be compared with the bonus milestone they receive if they become the TI champion, which is about 3 million USD (excluding tax) according to the prize milestone at TI9.
It is DOTA 2, with LoL, this amount may be less, but the income is millions of dollars per year for the top stars of LPL is completely within reach. While the league bonus funds are less than DOTA 2, but in contrast, the professional-level player with the mechanism of payroll for players, besides, the value of the promotional contracts of the title are also greater thanks to its popularity.
However, from the dream prospect above, it seems only be suitable if you are a top star. Recently, MLXG-the legend of LPL and Royal Never Give Up, has shared that fans have to wonder the difference too big among the top stars, and the ordinary players in the organization.
During the latest stream, MLXG had first share about his present place. The former player of RNG has currently lived in an apartment for rent in Shanghai. Mlxg said that he did not have enough money to buy a house, even a budget apartment, because he did not earn enough money.
Even, Mlxg said that the current apartment was very lack of comfort, and his gaming corner is the most valuable place in that room, and neighbours here are all ordinary labourers. Afterwards, Mlxg continued to compare his life with his former teammates.
The first one is Uzi, living in a luxury urban area of Shanghai, and his neighbors are all the Chinese stars, and the apartment of Uzi is the extremely spacious interior, facilities are all premium.
Mlxg also added that to own property in Shanghai-one of the world’s most expensive cities is not simple. Another example that MLXG gave is Letme. RNG’s Top Lane also owns a 5-storey villa right in Hainan, so its value is also on par with the lavish apartments in Shanghai.
MLXG didn’t hide his jealousy with his ex-mates, as Uzi and Letme own huge fortune.
This is not the first time, MLXG shares the issue of money, which is mostly imply the only excess salary that he receives compared to what he contributed to RNG. In 2018, Mlxg also revealed that he himself was not even able to dedicate 1 million yuan – the amount sufficient for Mlxg to open a barbeque butcher.
Meanwhile, Uzi’s income levels are estimated at about 30 million yuan (including wages, bonuses and advertising earnings). This discrepancy exists probably because Uzi is always considered to be the centre character of RNG, and practically every single lucrative advertising contract has to have Uzi contribution, not to mention the salary that RNG pays to Uzi is always the top 2 world (only after the salary that T1 pays to Faker, or maybe even more).
Mlxg is an indisputable myth of Chinese LoL, but his name does not really attract fans like Uzi, and perhaps this is why the income level that MLXG receives is that modest.
Some fans have theorized that MLXG is overwhelm complained about life, and it is not because he cannot save money for buying a home because of a wasted lifestyle. But in fact, MLXG is not a well-known name, and the owner of the RNG has also acknowledged of Mlxg’s salary much lower than Uzi because his brand value cannot be compared to the former teammate.