I, who love to post on Weibo, have become a professional Tongtian generation

Chapter 771 The moment of victory was the strongest; the rest of the time was not.
G2's trash can short film.

It wasn't just lwx who was offended.

After all, even after Perkz switched to AD carry, he didn't dominate all the bot lanes in Europe. He's still the most arrogant...

of course.

While Lwx felt offended, Uzi's fans were genuinely angry.

After all, the RNG jersey was thrown away, and social media also amplified the story by reposting Perkz's interview, so soon the entire LPL knew about G2's rise.

It should be noted that...

G2 admits their shortcomings when they lose, and with the added boost of the nationality reunification match, they have always had a good reputation. At least in China, viewers have a positive impression of G2.

So when Uzi's fans retaliated, criticizing G2 and mocking Perkz's clownish behavior, many people felt that GSL couldn't take a joke.

"What's the problem? Other players have only been playing AD for half a year and they've already won the Spring Championship. Where is Uzi's Spring Championship?"

"Even the unintentional have spring crowns, but someone else doesn't."

"Even Uzi wasn't upset, so why should the fans be upset?"

"glass heart."

"Did RNG lose to G2? Are they not allowed to mention it?"

"If RNG hadn't come, they would have easily unlocked the achievement of defeating CJB team in two positions."

"G2 is right."

"You keep saying Perkz is riding on someone else's coattails and that his AD carry skills are lacking, but here's the question: when you stripped Perkz of his Spring Split title, were you even able to win a championship yourself? Answer me, if Perkz is cjb (a derogatory term for a player who relies on others), then what is Uzi?"

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom."

"Dian, let's take a group photo."

"..."

The dislike for GSL outweighed G2's offensive antics.

only…

As some netizens launched attacks against Uzi and lavishly praised Perkz, some casual observers found it unacceptable.

After all, during the S9 season, RNG really had a bit of a "carry era" feel to it.

Putting aside technical skill, focusing solely on results makes it difficult for public opinion to be one-sided. Furthermore, some people genuinely dislike G2's antics; it's no wonder they find this kind of 'cultural bullying' unacceptable.

can only say…

Disliking someone doesn't mean you're a Uzi fan.

Moreover, some people, in order to amplify their claims, have practically praised Perkz as the world's best ADC, essentially saying he won the championship through a role reversal and has exceptional talent, and that Uzi shouldn't even get involved.

It's quite an honor for AD players to see Perkz playing AD.

To borrow the words of the famous basketball player Goat, this is called bringing talent to AD.

It's easy to imagine what AD players would think when haters deliberately exaggerate Perkz's skill level in order to mock Uzi for not winning a championship.
It's one thing for him to be looked down upon by high-ranking mid-laners, since that kind of hierarchy exists in the professional scene. But after Perkz switched from mid-lane to AD carry, his performance in the league was mediocre, less convincing than Ambition's performance as a mid-laner who switched to jungle…

Taking advantage of this AOE attack.

MSI has only just entered the main competition stage, but it's already generating a lot of buzz.

A coalition of casual observers who were indifferent to offensive tactics, some regional fans (boosting G2's prestige and diminishing their own), Uzi fans, and people who hated being accused of being a sore loser, along with viewers who championed humor and jokes, believed that this was the prevailing attitude in foreign countries, and those who were almost defeated in the nationality war, sparked a war of words with no winners.

why?
Because the standards for winning and losing are different.

The former's need is for the opposition to acknowledge that they have the freedom they dislike and to express their disapproval of certain pro-foreign and sycophantic comments.

The latter, however, hoped that netizens would understand the customs abroad. After all, G2 posted the short video of the trash can on Twitter. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. There is no reason to enforce the law across borders. Furthermore, GSL must die, and Uzi's lack of a championship is the bottom line. Anyone who wants to overturn the case is questioning their nationality.

There are several groups of people, each arguing their own point of view; it would be a miracle if they could reach a consensus.

For example, if RNG really comes, and Uzi dominates Perkz in the bot lane, does that mean GSL can just dominate everything?
Again.

The feelings you invest are feelings, but other people's feelings aren't?

You may feel that you have offended national sentiments, but others may not see it that way.

To take it to an extreme, if G2 hadn't pulled any stunts, and people were just admiring Perkz's champion rotation and lamenting the scarcity of such a small sample size in the scene, would that have earned the approval of LPL viewers?
That's obviously impossible.

It's precisely because of different environments and standards that there's so much venting of anger online. Real life might not be this abstract, but online, extremes are necessary to distinguish friend from foe. How can you prove you're on the side of the enemy if you don't speak definitively?

The same thing.

If you don't strictly identify yourself with the enemy, then you'll only be wearing the enemy's clothes and beg for your death.

~~~
"Holy crap, Perkz is trending."

"I think Weibo loves this kind of traffic."

"What's all the fuss about? Esports results speak for themselves. If you don't win a championship, just bear with it."

"It's like having a championship gives you the right to speak loudly. Look at Bang, he went to North America with a high salary, and the Korean online community is rife with criticism and mockery."

Bang joined 100T, and they immediately plummeted to last place. Although it's obvious to everyone that 100T's support player was throwing the game and discriminating against yellow-skinned players, the extreme fans were determined to ruin Bang's reputation.

and so…

Some people say that North America is a great place to retire, because they think that the high salaries and low training intensity make it a dream job paradise.

The problem is that Korean players aren't stupid. Before Bang, there were already many instances of white players ganging up and excluding each other. Why would they give up their entire career plan for a little higher salary?

Some people might think that forming alliances is the right thing to do, and that it's Bang's own fault for not being able to integrate, and even blame the LPL for being too good to Korean players. That's a matter of opinion.

After all, among the Korean players who come to the LPL, some are conscientious and some are just there for the steak; no one can represent all of them.

~~~
On the way to shoot a promotional video.

lwx also noticed the debate in China; the comments under the trending topic #Perkz# were chaotic.

However, he was quite gratified to see so many netizens standing up for the AD position.

In addition, he was also concerned about something else: netizens' misuse of the "egg analogy".

The initial context clearly indicated the current state of the game, suggesting that the version was not favorable for AD carries and required team support. However, netizens used various contexts, implicitly portraying AD carries as low-end in the hierarchy of disdain, which made Lwx uncomfortable.

and so…

It needs to be corrected!
"Brother Hao."

He called out.

Qin Hao was reading a novel in the car when he heard the shout and looked up.

"What?"

"If there's a chance, could you emphasize the double C more?"

lwx, with a smug grin, said, "Haven't you noticed that more and more people are misinterpreting what you mean? ...Even when an AD shows off their stats, people jump out and say their teammates are strong, completely ignoring the stats and damage numbers."

"I don't care how people interpret my words." When he used the analogy, he was just stating the current state of AD (Advanced Diet). Later, it was misused because netizens liked to use it as a meme.

"I know."

Lwx recalled that after the finals, he excitedly went to Hupu (a Chinese sports forum) to surf the internet, but although his rating was high, the comments were all about "egg-style Vayne" and ignored his efforts in the laning phase.

"The current public opinion is not friendly to us AD players. After the game, there are hardly any serious analysis posts. They just throw eggs at us."

What does it mean to arrive full of enthusiasm but leave disappointed?

This refers to Lwx after the finals.

Looking at the data, they didn't drag the team down in any of the three games, but the least discussed team was the bottom lane. Their performance was summed up in the three words "unimportant," which made me feel that their efforts were being misrepresented!

Qin Hao scratched the back of his head, looking embarrassed, and said, "I didn't expect it to have such a big impact."

"I'll see if I can turn things around in the later interviews."

"Exactly!" lwx reached out to grab Qin Hao, his tone extremely excited: "Damn, instant noodles don't have eggs, what are we going to do about the lack of nutrition?!"

"6."

lqs, sitting in the aisle next door, mocked, "You only eat eggs and no staple food, huh?"

"Hehe, it's clearly a whole, but you insist on cutting it apart."

"Anyway, the eggs won't hit me."

"..."

The two exchanged a few sarcastic remarks every day.

Suddenly, lqs said, "G2 didn't have this much popularity before (in China), the trending topics seem to be bought."

"The same goes for the day of the spot allocation; four out of the top ten trending topics were talking about what's different about this year's MSI," lwx complained. "Making such a big fuss, people who didn't know better would think it was a skin selection event."

Qin Hao continued the conversation by asking, "If you had to choose, what would you pick?"

"Choosing a skin before the match, huh? Aren't you afraid of some kind of superstition?"

"They would talk about it, Godv's mistake was talking about it in front of the viewers in the live stream, and then he was eliminated in the group stage. If only one condition had been missing, he wouldn't have been attacked like that."

"If I had to choose, I'd pick Vayne."

Qin Hao asked, puzzled, "Don't you like playing Kai'Sa?"

"VN is pretty unpopular, I'm afraid it won't sell well." Xun, who had been eavesdropping, found a topic to start the conversation.

"What are you afraid of?" lwx's tone was a bit sharp: "I don't care about sales."

Qin Hao and Xun didn't understand this reasoning, and they also felt that Lwx didn't love Vayne that much.

At this point, LQS, who knew the inside story, revealed: "You guys don't know, after the finals that day, he went to Hupu to browse comments, and several comments said that his Vayne wasn't the right style, not as good as Uzi's. Some people even thought that he was just showing off by picking Vayne as a counter pick, and told him not to taint the sanctity of this hero."

Many people have this ability.

That is, from hundreds of comments, they precisely pick out those few negative reviews, thereby generating a rebellious mentality.

"Damn it, I have to write an application just to play Vayne..."

lwx retorted defiantly, "So if there's a chance, I'll definitely pick Vayne."

Don't persuade others to be kind to others without suffering.

Qin Hao originally wanted to talk about his thought process in choosing the skin, but seeing that lwx was still bothered by it, he didn't.

After all, he didn't choose any cards in the first year because he felt he hadn't done enough; he was a bit of a perfectionist. Then, in Season 8, when he did choose, his mindset shifted to "if I don't choose now, it'll only drag on longer."

In the past two years, the scope for card-based gameplay has become increasingly limited.

If he had known the designers would create champions like Kai'Sa and Xayah, he would have picked Twisted Fate in Season 6. But back then, he felt Twisted Fate wasn't performing well enough and wanted to perfect him. As a result, the longer the game dragged on, the narrower his room for maneuver became…

With this realization in mind.

Qin Hao and his group arrived at an indoor photography studio.

During the filming process, the copywriters at Riot Games always wanted Faker or Qin Hao to talk about who is the strongest mid laner of all time and the reasons for their judgment.

Obviously.

As long as Qing and Fei are around, Riot Games will revolve their narrative around the two, tirelessly provoking confrontations, since the two have many fans and can increase the popularity and appeal of the events.

"League of Legends has only reached its ninth year, not many years ago."

Qin Hao avoided the trap of the promotional video, acting like a principled defender of morality: "I can only say that I briefly reached my best when we won the finals. Not the rest of the time."

Qin Hao is at the age when he should theoretically achieve the most results, while Faker is considered by the outside world to have passed his peak.

and so…

This script is clearly designed to incite hatred.

When someone relayed Qin Hao's words, Faker's first reaction was to breathe a sigh of relief. This argument had been tormenting him and his fans for the past two years.

From a positional standpoint, he should stand up for himself, but objectively speaking, his achievements and head-to-head record suggest that he should back down.

Just like fans always pay special attention to variables.

sometimes…

It's not that they can't see it, but they're looking for an excuse to avoid feeling uncomfortable.

In the end, even though Faker missed the S8 World Championship and didn't become the backdrop for the arrival of the tournament, he didn't actually gain any advantage in public opinion.

After all, no matter how much they laugh at the other three companies, they still lost face.

It's no wonder some Korean viewers are calling for SKT to be expelled from the LCK. After all, some fans have gone too far, and the company's recent restructuring and close ties with the US have made it a frontrunner on certain issues.

Any narrative of deification requires sacrifices.

Fist was eager for Qing and Fei to give each other the most intense response.

Unfortunately, both of them are respectable people. Even though their fans argue endlessly and the official accounts stir up trouble every day, the parties involved have never engaged in a verbal battle.

Even though the banana incident showed a tendency to be stubborn and unconvinced, it was ultimately just a statement about the current situation.

The same reason.

Sensing the goodwill, Faker remained calm while filming the segment, saying, "Perhaps we'll have the answer when we retire."

Some of the filming team were unhappy with the gentle approach, claiming it was to let fans feel their conviction, but Qin Hao refused.

soon.

The promotional video was edited and broadcast.

The content is mainly set against the backdrop of iconic Vietnamese buildings, expressing goals or making fans look forward to the performance. When the camera focuses on Thanh and Phee, their interaction across distance immediately grabs a lot of attention.

But unlike the fans who were praising Faker's greatness, SKT fans felt a bit upset seeing someone as extremely confident as Faker not saying a single harsh word, but just blindly expecting the future.

There was a time when Faker, even without putting down others, would say things like "bring it on," exuding a high-class aura. But now that he's lived a second life, he seems a bit bitter.

Retirement?
Why would such a thought come to mind?

Having missed the World Championship last year, and now with great teammates, shouldn't we be more energetic and positive?
But for Faker...

Given the team's current roster and form, is there a 10% chance of winning the finals?

Returning to the MSI stage is an exciting thing.

The conclusion that the champion is further away is also drawn after comparison.

In the past few days of training matches, we've lost more than we've won against European teams. How can we compete with the three-time champions?
I'm another year older, and my skills and performance aren't as smooth or focused as before. Given this situation, how can I possibly be in the mood to shout slogans...?

"Isn't it the Spring Crown? Why does it sound like the morale isn't as high as last year?"

"Maybe I really am getting old."

"Flowers will bloom again, and people will never be young again."

"Qing Shen's answer was quite appropriate. He was at his strongest when he won the championship, and the rest of the time he was always striving to be the strongest."

"Why does this promotional video make Qing the main villain, while everyone else is slaying the dragon?"

"That's how it is with fists, whoever gets the most screen time becomes the target."

"A three-time world champion and the greatest mid-laner in history, it's normal for him to be used as a target."

"Who wouldn't want to become famous overnight?"

The entire promotional video.

Caps and Jason are both calling for a matchup against Penicillin, a position that previously belonged to Faker, which reveals Riot's narrative style.

Moreover, after the pre-show hype, there's a match between SKT and Top Esports on opening day. They can't wait to bring the battle for viewership to the forefront.

(End of this chapter)