Full-time: Starting from Ye Xiu vs. Faker

Chapter 456 Is there really someone who is a KRD at this time? (Part )
Looking at the current domestic public opinion trend regarding the entire S-League handed over by his subordinates, Feng Xianjun was scratching his head.

"LPL and LCK haven't even played a BO5 head-on yet, why are they already starting to criticize us?" Feng Xianjun scratched his head and couldn't figure it out.

"Because we haven't played a BO5 with LCK, these people think that we can have today's reputation just because we haven't faced them head-on."

The subordinate who was delivering the documents was also sweating profusely.

They really didn't expect that there would be such a large group of people who were pessimistic before the team even had a real defeat.

LPL's absolutely strong performance in the past six months is not as convincing as a BO5 in LCK?

Yes, that's right. There's no need to wait until SKT defeats G2 and advances to the semi-finals. Just after all three LCK teams entered the quarter-finals, some people have been working overtime to make videos praising LCK, and there are quite a few of them.

The content of these videos is surprisingly consistent:
The first thing is to introduce the current status of the teams remaining in the S game, express regret and blessings for LGM, the first eliminated team of LPL, and say a few repetitive words like "Come on, LPL".

Then he changed the topic and started bragging about how awesome LCK is.

First, talk about history, how glorious Kespa was in South Korea, how grand their e-sports national strategy was, and how strong their dominance was in the global e-sports circle.

Then they brag about the system, saying how complete Baseball's current college league and other programs are, how many talents they can cultivate, and how vigorous Baseball's young generation is.

Then they praised their peers, especially StarCraft, which is almost half occupied by Koreans, and talked about those projects where Koreans have dominated, which shows that they have already made efforts in those projects.

Finally, I would like to say a few words: the current LCK may already be a stronger region than the LPL.

Of course, they don’t dare to say so openly. They just say something like “we must be careful” which seems to be an analysis of LPL. However, if you look into it carefully, it is still some kind of mindless praise for LCK.

When these videos were released, the quarterfinals had not yet started. The only record that LCK could show off was that all its players made it to the quarterfinals, which was not much different from LPL. After all, LGM was eliminated through a "civil war".

In addition, these people who praise the team are basically not bloggers with particularly large traffic, so these videos don’t have much popularity. Even if they do, they will generally attract ridicule from LPL fans.

After all, the three second-placed regions in each group may indeed be strong, but they are not as strong as these fans boast, able to defeat the LPL that ranks first in the three groups.

But until SKT Gentlemen swept G2 and the LEC was in chaos, these guys seemed to have found their backbone.

Some immediately worked overtime to produce the second episode of the LCK praising video, while others began to boldly confront the netizens who had previously made sarcastic remarks in the comment section.

Before, they had to disguise themselves as LPL fans and praise LCK in a "study the enemy" tone, but now, they probably don't even bother to pretend.

It was something like, "When your team meets KT tomorrow, you'll know who's swimming naked."

While the old ones are jumping up and down, new bloggers who see opportunities are also following suit.

They have a new way of playing.

Taking advantage of G2's recent defeat, which was quite undignified, they released videos in the name of torturing G2, but in fact they mixed their personal opinions into the videos, and in the end they always brought the topic back to the awkward topic of "how superior the LCK system is".

Although ordinary passers-by don’t understand why the loss of G2 from a foreign region would make these people so angry, they will still click in to see the excitement, and then be brainwashed by some concepts unknowingly.

After all, things like e-sports as a country and college leagues do sound impressive.

There are even quite a few young fans who are relatively young and have no idea what's going on. When they see things like college leagues and e-sports as a country, they imagine the dreamlike scene of being able to play games every day in the future and immediately start to support these arguments.

In short, thanks to the efforts of this group of guys who suddenly emerged, the LCK, which had already improved its image in the eyes of Chinese fans due to its good results, is now almost as strong as the LPL as advertised on the Internet.

Although they have not yet eliminated any LPL team in any competition system.

"Did South Korea spend the money?" Feng Xianjun felt a headache.

He doesn't really care about the issue of reputation. After all, in e-sports, reputation is built by results. If you can't achieve results, no matter how good the reputation is, it will be useless.

Those haters' comments are quite funny in the eyes of an expert like him.
However, if South Korea really uses this almost derogatory method to promote its own company without consulting Tencent, even if we don't consider the reputation issue, it would be a stab in the back in a sense.

"That doesn't seem to be the case..." The subordinate wiped his sweat, "Their current promotional focus in China is mainly on the StarCraft project."

Do Koreans covet China's e-sports market? Of course they do.

In other words, as long as there is a chance for them to come to China to make money, the entire entertainment market will definitely be willing to test the waters.

But the Koreans are not stupid. E-sports results speak for themselves, and the Chinese are notorious for only focusing on results.

Even their own athletes will inevitably be criticized if they fail to achieve ideal results.

For a project like LOL that has not yet achieved any truly impressive results, they are not stupid enough to use such a method that is almost like a fraud to seek criticism in China.

But if they really win the S championship this time, it will be hard to say what will happen next.

It's like Interstellar next door.

Although Xiao Shiqin still maintains the highest winning rate and the most championships in the tournament, KRSC, which has gradually created a miraculous situation of "World VS South Korea", has begun to consciously enter the domestic live broadcast platform.

Anyway, the domestic SC players and ecosystem are seriously declining. Apart from Xiao Shiqin, there are basically no real elite players. (Li Peinan retired, sad... wish you all the best)

They have plenty of room for development.

Even because of Xiao Shiqin's existence, as long as these contestants analyze why Xiao Shiqin is so strong when they join the live broadcast or shoot videos, even if they don't use flattery, just objective analysis can increase their favorability.

With such a successful case as a reference, the current LCK is not really in a hurry to hype itself up by means of fraud.

"Then where did these people come from?"

"…Maybe because the LCK has been doing well recently, some of the rats that were originally suppressed have started to revive."

The slogan of LPL's first division has been shouted for almost half a year.

Although the current LPL is indeed the top division in terms of results, the competition time is too short after all. It has only been half a year, and it is a bit too hasty to start arranging the seats before a full season is over.

It is only because MSI is indeed, in a sense, the first world championship after the mainstreaming and globalization of e-sports that LPL has the confidence to shout out such a slogan.

However, this is a somewhat advanced propaganda slogan after all. If there are people who support it, there will naturally be people who oppose it.

Not to mention that China’s public opinion environment is already a mixed bag.

Therefore, those who simply don't like the LPL slogan, those who want to be unique and sober, those who have been disgusted by some extreme fans of LPL, and those who have ulterior motives...

A large group of people took this opportunity to join together and try to shake the status of LPL.

However, compared to LPL, they seem to be even more hasty. They have started to build momentum before they even win.

"Is that so... That's fine, let's just argue." Feng Xianjun breathed a sigh of relief. If it wasn't the Bangbang's doing, then it wouldn't be a big problem.

Let those who want to argue argue. In a sense, their arguments can increase the heat, and the authorities still make money in a sense.

"What about the LPL fans? Did they fight back?"

"There is a counterattack, but it is not very strong for now. On the one hand, it is because now is not the time for reckoning, and most people don't know that there are such a group of people going crazy."

"Even if we know, we may not be able to tell whether they are really giving advice or just fanning the flames."

The subordinate paused and finally told him what he was most worried about at the moment.

"On the other hand, they are also waiting to see what kind of results LPL can achieve in the next three games."

"Especially in the future, the strong competition between Fanhua and KT may directly determine the direction of public opinion until the championship is decided."

Feng Xianjun nodded.

"Boss, do you think Fanhua and the others won?" The subordinate was worried and finally couldn't help asking.

However, Feng Xianjun looked calm and composed, not in a hurry at all.

"Just wait and see. If he fails at this critical moment, Zhang Jiale will have to jump into the Pearl River first, without us having to say anything."

"By then, if you go ten minutes later, we can have the feast."

Feng Xianjun, who has been dealing with these older generation e-sports people for nearly ten years, knows very well how fiery their tempers are.

Next, it depends on what kind of performance they can bring.

At the same time, in the temporary training room of Blue Rain Base, there was a murderous atmosphere.

"Generally speaking, I don't allow people to use social networks casually during competitions. It's not worth it if people are affected by the comments of netizens."

Lu Liang's face was unusually dark, and he looked like he was about to jump out and hit someone in the next second.

"But today is an exception. Some people have already started looking for suona players for us before we even buried them."

He glanced at his phone, seeing the demons and monsters speaking more and more brazenly, then looked at his brothers, each of whom was filled with rage.

"I won't say much about what tomorrow's game represents."

"If we win, we will continue to compete for the championship and prepare to face the next LCK. If we lose, not only will we be doomed, but the entire LPL will suffer with us."

"Tell me, brothers, what shall we do tomorrow?"

"Crush them!"

(End of this chapter)