Full-time: Starting from Ye Xiu vs. Faker

Chapter 413: Sitting at home and welcoming guests from all directions (Part )
The athlete named Wang was probably confused that day.

There had been upsets every day during this period, and my morale was almost broken after failing to make the top 16 or 32. It was time to find a place to lick my wounds.

As a result, after the public opinion finally calmed down, everyone seemed to get used to Wang's failure, and even began to shift the blame to the national table tennis team and some untouchable slides.

Although everyone still condemns Wang as a bad guy, at least everyone's attention has begun to shift.

I thought I could take this opportunity to recuperate for a while, and at the same time think about how to regain my position as the best in the world.

As a result, it didn't take long before I realized that I hadn't played any new matches for a long time, and there weren't any major competitions on the Chinese table tennis team either.
But how come there is a group of fun-loving people singing and dancing in the comment section of their own Weibo?
What does "Please unconditionally return Zeng Guohao's life of being led by Sun XX to win the Olympic Games" mean?
Who is Zeng Guohao?

For Guohao, that national youth championship may be a turning point in his career that he will never want to look back on.

But for Wang, it was just an ordinary and insignificant game in his "magnificent" career.

And Zeng Guohao, who was easily defeated by him in the quarter-finals, did not leave any impression on him.

However, after just this one battle, I guess he won’t be able to forget this name for a while.

Let’s not worry about how the athlete surnamed Wang felt about his unexpected misfortune for now, and let’s turn our attention back to the scene of the bubble game final.

Everyone in LGM feels that they have reached the pinnacle of their lives.

Probably with the idea of ​​maximizing the use of the venue, after the LPL finals, the venue for the bubble game was not moved back to the home stadium in Hongqiao, but was simply opened in Mercedes-Benz.

I have to say that Tencent Esports is really wealthy.

However, the Bubble Match is an important match to determine the final ticket to the S-League, so it has attracted a lot of attention. The level of the participating teams is not low either.

In addition, during the previous summer finals, the tickets were sold out almost the moment they were released, and too many fans were unable to get tickets to watch this ultimate showdown.

So as a second best option, it seems to be a cost-effective idea to take a look at the next bubble match.

So the tickets for the bubble games in the next few days are selling pretty well.

In the first game, with Fanhua participating, the attendance rate will naturally not be low.

The attendance rate for the second game was lower.

After all, the match between Yi Zhan and LGM was generally recognized as the least suspenseful series before the official start of the game.

But it was this series with the least suspense that produced the most unexpected result.

When the audience who had tickets but chose not to watch the game because they thought it might not be interesting enough heard that LGM was defeated by Yizhan, they were all dumbfounded.

What kind of amazing game did they miss?

So the next day, the final battle of the bubble match, which most people thought would be the third fight to the death between Yizhan and Xuanqi, turned into a dark horse victory for LGM.

The already high attendance rate exploded again, achieving a full house that even the Fanhua show could not achieve.

And the two teams did not disappoint the enthusiastic spectators, they fought hard until the deciding round. The level of their skills was another matter, but the scene was definitely exciting and very enjoyable to watch.

The audience gave LGM face, and the attendance rate of a bubble match was as high as that of the finals.

LGM also gave back to the audience, allowing them to see what was probably one of the most exciting series of fights since the playoffs.

The two-way rush from both sides reached its peak at the moment the game ended.

In the fifth game, at the moment when the mysterious crystal exploded, the LGM players jumped up excitedly, threw away their headphones and prepared to hug each other.

But the moment they took off their headphones, the thunderous cheers poured into their eardrums unimpeded.

Don’t forget, this is the Mercedes-Benz Center for 20,000 people, not the Hongqiao World for 1,000 people.

I have to say, because this is the first season and neither team is a celebrity team, so even though there are fans of the team among the audience, extreme fans are almost impossible to find.

LGM's victory was a real one, fair and beautiful, and no one could find fault with them.
What's more, what they got was the underdog's counterattack script that everyone liked the most. Even Xuanqi's loyal fans, seeing the awareness they showed, had to agree that they were indeed qualified to get a spot to play for the country.

Therefore, the audience present were either excited, disappointed, or regretful.

However, almost no one was stingy with their applause and cheers when the results of the competition were decided.

The voices of 20,000 people combined into a tsunami, instantly piercing the hearts of the LGM people.

To be honest, before the game, although all the LGM players were full of enthusiasm, the slogan of giving Guohao a chance to fight for the country was shouted loudly.

But for these internet-addicted teenagers who have not seen much of the world except Guohao, they have no idea what it feels like to fight for the country.

But now, listening to the cheers of 20,000 spectators, I enjoy the feeling of being the center of everyone's attention.

With slightly moist eyes, he seemed to vaguely see himself in the near future, fighting against enemies from all directions in the name of LPL.

"It's worth the trip..." Guohao took a deep breath.

When he played table tennis, table tennis did not have as much traffic and popularity as it does now. As a niche competitive sporting event, there were generally not many spectators willing to come and watch the game.

This was his first time to experience the deafening cheers of 20,000 spectators, and it felt incredibly wonderful.

He suddenly didn't hate Wang so much anymore.

If he hadn't forced himself to choose this unimagined path, with his talent in table tennis, he would probably never have the chance to see such a scene in his life.

Suddenly, my dull athletic career didn't seem so regrettable.

Even though he had seen big scenes before, he was still so excited that he couldn't control himself. His teammates were even more at a loss at this moment.

But at this time, no matter how stupid they are, it doesn't matter. The winner should be tolerated by everyone on these insignificant little details.

"I never thought that I would be able to experience such a big scene in my life..." Hai Chao murmured while shaking his head.

Due to his unattractive appearance, even though he was gifted with extraordinary talents, Hai Chao never thought that he would be the center of the spotlight.

Today, I got to experience what it's like to be a superstar.

All in all, at this moment, the five members of LGM all felt from the bottom of their hearts that this was probably the peak of their lives.

But soon, Tencent Esports officials made them understand:
This is nothing, don't worry, the big thing is still to come. After shaking hands with the tired and unwilling Xuanqi people, the five LGM players packed up their peripherals and planned to go to the front desk to bow and leave.

This is not a final and there is no trophy to be won. The game is over, and apart from sending one or two people to accept official interviews, today's work is basically over.

But just as they were about to go backstage, the coach hurriedly stopped them and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Leave after the fight!" The crowd, who were already thinking about which restaurant to go to for the celebratory banquet tonight, answered naturally.

"Why retreat? There's still a departure ceremony to go on!" The coach was so angry at these guys that he laughed.

"Departure... ceremony?" Everyone in LGM looked at each other.

...It seems like there is such a link.

Before the bubble match started, the four participating teams and the champion and runner-up who had already secured a place were taken to a filming location by the authorities, saying that they wanted to shoot a short film to be used in the departure ceremony.

If I can get a spot in the S game, it will be useful then.

So the departure ceremony mentioned at that time was to be held directly at the end of the bubble game?

"Oh no! We should have shot the film more seriously." Everyone in LGM suddenly shouted in unison.

When shooting this short film, everyone in LGM was in a wonderful mental state.

On the one hand, they had not yet fought with the other teams, and although they were determined to act as water ghosts and drag Xuan Qi Yi Zhan into the water, they themselves had no idea whether they could accomplish it.

But on the other hand, they were so excited at the time that they were collectively suffering from severe chuunibyou.

So, when shooting the promotional video, the three great masters who had similar shooting experience calmly acted cool, while Xuanqi Yizhan, who had no experience but had at least seen a pig run, pretended to be serious.

Only LGM were having fun and showing off, making all kinds of magical poses.

Combined with their murderous temperament and angry expressions, it looks so funny.

I thought that their ability to perform Xuanqi Yizhan in a row was just a coincidence, and this promotional video will most likely be permanently sealed in Tencent Esports's abandoned project library.

These guys really made their way up the ladder and finally got a spot in the S game.

Now, that extremely immature and ridiculous promotional video is going to become a laughing stock for tens of millions of viewers across the LPL.

"It felt great to be cheered by thousands of people just now, didn't it? Let me tell you, there will be big scenes in a while." The coach obviously didn't notice the panic of his boys. He thought they were nervous because they had never experienced big scenes, so he teased them.

Little did they know that the LGM players were already thinking about which hole in the wall would be most convenient to drill when they show the promotional video later.

The coach, who was completely unaware of the situation, led the team members to another rest room backstage to make final preparations.

Here, players from the three powerful teams known as the "Big Three" are already waiting for them.

"LGM is here? Congratulations, you played really well these past two days, you really deserve the fourth seed!"

It was Zhang Jiale from Fanhua who was the first to greet them cheerfully.

You know, the legend of LGM started with the miracle of overturning the flowers.

Zhang Jiale is indeed very cheerful.

Although LGM did defeat them once before, they won fairly and honestly. The only thing to blame is that Fanhua did not adjust well during that period.

As a senior with great achievements, Zhang Jiale would definitely not be so tasteless as to get angry with young people.

Zhang Jiale was very impressed by the drive and temperament that LGM showed again in the past two days.

These young people have a bright future.

“I guess you guys didn’t expect to be able to come here, otherwise you wouldn’t have been so... wild when you were filming the promotional video.” Ye Xiu continued with a sly smile, not looking like a senior at all.

The LGM members were already nervous and their sore spot was touched, and they were about to get angry.

"Haha... don't worry, the promotional video was made with great care this time, and the processing is also very good. It should be able to focus on showing the temperament of your arrogant young men, and it won't be too silly and immature."

After enough noise, Ye Xiu cleared his throat and consoled them, which made everyone at LGM breathe a sigh of relief.

The last person to speak was Yu Wenzhou from Blue Rain. He was a practical man and didn't even mention anything like LGM's performance today.

Compared with what he said next, the image of the expedition ceremony and the like were indeed irrelevant topics.

"Now that we have secured a spot in the S-League, I will share with you the tactical information about the teams from other regions that we have collected with a friend."

Yu Wenzhou casually expressed Blue Rain's intention to provide intelligence support, causing the LGM members' eyes to widen.

No, shouldn't this kind of exclusive information be carefully kept for personal use? How could it be given away so easily?

As if he had noticed the awkwardness of the LGM people, Yu Wenzhou smiled and said, "During this period, many changes to the rules were announced. I think everyone should have seen them."

“I won’t keep you in suspense. In general, we think that this series of official changes is intended to promote the overall construction of major competition areas, so that the audience and players can feel a sense of belonging to their own competition area.

"I boldly predict that the relationship between teams and regions will become closer and closer in the future. It will become an impossible proposition to develop independently from the region."

Yu Wenzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, and a hint of sharpness gradually emerged from his originally calm demeanor:
"This year, the first S-League will be held in China, and the finals will be held in front of nearly 100,000 spectators at the Bird's Nest. I think the significance of this is self-evident."

"My personal opinion is that we can have competition among our teams, and we can compete with each other. Even if we eliminate each other, it is acceptable."

"But when facing opponents from other regions, I hope everyone can unite and face the outside world together!"

This powerful statement not only encouraged everyone, but also made the captains of each team nod their heads repeatedly.

Zhang Jiale and Ye Xiu both have a greater perspective than Yu Wenzhou, and both are broad-minded people. Naturally, they would not reject this unanimous proposal.

As for LGM, being able to obtain information summarized by their predecessors and even tactical reserves for other regions can be said to be an absolutely priceless treasure for them as their training and competition team has relatively limited strength.

How could I possibly object at this time?
Yu Wenzhou nodded with satisfaction, and seeing that it was almost their turn to perform, he simply said the last sentence.

"In that case, let us keep this championship that should have belonged to us in the LPL!"

(End of this chapter)