LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 269 Do you understand the value of Master Lu and Da Sima’s commentary on the semi-finals?
Especially mlxg's Lee Sin, which brought the double-edged nature of RNGBP to the extreme.

Lin Ruoke remembered the final result very clearly.

When mlxg was covered by Prince's Sky Collapse in the top lane because he didn't flash, everyone at the scene, including the commentator, was tense and worried.

"Xiangguo, hurry up." I remember the urgent reminder echoing in the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center.

However, it cannot be seen through the screen.

With Huni leading the whole game, he controlled the enlarged Gnar to flip over and get out of the dragon pit, and with a flash, he froze the three RNG players between the wall.

Tathagata Palm is also the Dream-Shattering Palm.

The assembled SKT members were unstoppable and chased RNG's remaining Uzi to the high ground.

Gnar jumped in the face and killed everything.

I remember helplessly shouting out that famous saying that will last forever: "The little dog is causing trouble (crying tone)"

This was echoed by the painful cries of countless RNG female fans in the audience.

Pdd, who had been smiling throughout the entire match, lost his smile, but then he perked up again when he remembered something: "Even though RNG has fallen, we still have EDG, the true champion. This is not the most hopeless moment yet. We, the LPL, still have hope."

"Yes, at the same time tomorrow, let's give all our strength to EDG."

Remember to clap your hands and applaud.

The RNG fans at the scene felt even more heartbroken when they heard this.

It’s bad enough that the home team lost, but why is the arch-rival still there? It’s a double blow.

It's so frustrating.

Just like Kwon Jong-hyuk in the RNG lounge right now, he sat slumped on the sofa with a look of despair on his face, not knowing what to do.

Isn’t reaching the semi-finals of the World Championship a success for RNG?
Of course it is a success.

But the problem is, they are most likely not the most successful.

If you are only second, no matter how much marketing you do, your ability to attract fans will never surpass the real first.

EDG must lose tomorrow, otherwise RNG will never be able to make a comeback.

"We still lost. Faker took this Galio for five games."

In the EDG lounge, Nofe silently took notes while listening to what the factory manager said.

'Faker loves playing Galio.'

Tian Ye was quite emotional: "SKT clearly didn't look like they were in great shape since the quarterfinals, but they still managed to make it to the finals."

Lin Ruo smiled softly: "As long as Faker is in good condition, nothing else matters."

Compared to this, Xiaohu's condition is a bit bad, so bad that SKT doesn't even want to pay attention to him.

Except for the fourth round, the rest of the rounds were all scenes of Meimei hiding.

This is true even on the BP side.

SKT only banned Corki in the second round of the first game, and other than that, no other bans were given.

When a team cannot think of limiting the opponent's mid-lane hero pool in a BO5.

That must be very profitable.

Open Weibo, and as usual, all the hot searches are dominated by RNG.

#RNG stopped in the semifinals#
#RNG is such a pity#
#Why not press Galio#
The last entry grew in popularity explosively and became the focus of discussion among all RNG fans tonight.

Why not ban Galio? Faker obviously only knows how to play Galio.

[Alpaca, the money-throwing coach is wasting the puppy's youth.]

[I'm really not convinced. Xiaogou clearly beat Bang five times today.]

[The puppy tried his best, alas.]

[Our youth is over, but Chinese esports still hasn't stood up.]

[Well, isn't there EDG? ]

Is EDG an all-Chinese team? Are they worthy of representing Chinese esports?

[Get lost, you pig! Stop annoying me! If you don't do good deeds, you'll lose tomorrow.]

Although they lost the game and were extremely sad, the offensive power of RNG fans was still as strong as ever.

Especially regarding BP.

Coach Fox became the first target of criticism from all RNG fans as soon as the game ended because he did not ban Galio.

mlxg, who lost the dragon due to the death of Lee Sin, also updated his Weibo early.

"sorry."

His performance had many highlights and he naturally won the comfort of most fans.

Firefox wasn't so lucky.

Forced to resign that night after suffering online criticism, Meimei became the scapegoat and took all the blame, and only then was the post-match dispute barely settled.

Compared to the mindless Weibo, Tieba actually seems to be much more rational for the first time.

[Someone knows how to play Xia and RNG wins. Seriously.]

[Yeah, why is it that Weibo is full of criticism of the coach? He can't even play Xayah in this version, but he's still being banned every game, and no one is saying anything about it.]

Although RNG reaching the semifinals is great, I still want to say that some people couldn't play Jhin at Worlds last year, and they can't play Xayah this year. Do they really not think there's something wrong with them?

Is it really that hard to train Xayah in a season? Playing like shit.

[Still yelling about banning Galio? How many ban positions do you have? If you say that, the blue team will definitely ban Xayah, and the red team will definitely ban Kalista. Letme was afraid that Huni would use Jayce, so he pressed it five times. He has to deal with one of the three jungle gods, Gragas, Sejuani, and Jarvan. He also has to press a mid laner from time to time to help Xiaohu relieve the laning pressure. Where is the moving?]

If Faker gets Galio, he'll roam right after clearing the lane. If he gets someone else, he'll probably clear the lane and kill Xiaohu first before roaming.

[Ultimately, it's a hero pool issue. It's normal that they lost overall, not as well as SKT.]

[It depends on EDG tomorrow. I still have absolute confidence in them.]

[Hehe, my idol lost today. Did Lin Shen post on Weibo?]

[Posted, talking about taking in RNG's heartbroken female fans.]

[You posted it, didn't you? How dare you frame me, Lord Lin? How audacious!]

There was a lot of discussion on the forum.

At the same time, there were also many comments about this game on the Korean Internet forum.

Although we won, we didn't advance as easily as we had imagined, and it was still a very difficult game.

But LCK fans are already used to it.

No matter how badly they play, it's better than being eliminated. At least they have already secured a spot in the finals in the LCK region.

[Siba, it was really thrilling, but after I lowered my standards, I found that reaching the finals was indeed a very happy thing.]

[Please beg LZ to defeat EDG tomorrow.]

It’s difficult, but I’m willing to pray to our Korean God.

I really want to see the civil war at the Bird's Nest. That would slap the Chinese people in the face.

It's difficult, but as the number one seed in the LCK, LZ definitely has a much higher ceiling than other teams. I believe they can do it.

Khan, who was in the LZ training room of the hotel, felt disheartened when he saw the comments from his fellow netizens.

"Xiba, isn't it just that playing against WE was a little difficult? Why are you so pessimistic? We're clearly back to form."

"Hehe, just wait and see, I will definitely defeat EDG."

Khan is already imagining the scene of winning the championship at the Bird's Nest. As long as they defeat EDG and enter the finals, the so-called SKT will just be there to give them the championship.

Coach Jin is still summarizing the reasons why the match against WE was difficult.

In his opinion.

It is very important to grab Luo tomorrow. He is the only support who can start a team fight, roam around and build the Censer.

Otherwise, they would have to use soft support, which is obviously not in line with the team's current style of play.

...

Time flies.

Early in the morning on August 10th.

With less than half a day left before the semi-final against LZ, Lin Ruo, who went to bed early and got up early, just glanced at Weibo on his mobile phone and saw a lot of hot searches about EDG.

Abu, have you started too?

"Who started this trending search? I didn't buy it." Abu picked his nose in the training room.

He wants to buy it too.

But EDG’s current popularity obviously does not require any hot searches to create momentum.

Lin Ruo understood after thinking about it for a while.

They, EDG, are now the only hope in LPL and the source of hope for all LPL fans throughout the year. Let's put it this way, they are just like RNG in 18, or even more terrifying.

It is normal to have explosive popularity. Saying that you bought hot searches is indeed a bit disrespectful of the popularity of your own team.

It's been a while since I posted on Weibo. Lin Ruo was fiddling with his phone and decided to post something. EDG, Ling:

In yesterday's semifinals, RNG, a team we had high hopes for, unfortunately fell to Galio, who was defending four. Not being able to reach the finals is truly heartbreaking, but don't despair, the LPL's light is still there. A new day awaits you, and the invincible EDG, led by Lin Shen, who have swept all the championships this year, is here! The hope of Chinese esports remains. At the Bird's Nest, our Guodian team is sure to advance. No surprises!

[Ahem, enough of that digression. Now, let's get to the point. My Weibo followers are still 300 million away from breaking the million mark. If you're just passing by, please give me a follow. Thank you. Your attention is my biggest motivation to move forward. Thank you.]

The comment section quickly gathered a large group of people who were interested in having fun and were eager to speak out.

[That's right, Lin Gou posted a classic and powerful opening on Weibo, asking for attention at the end.]

[Hmph, I didn't ask to follow the 4396 live broadcast room and put up a light sign. Warning for negative review. ]

【Okay, I'll unfollow you and then follow you back. 】

[As I said, Lin Shen always likes to boast, but he has never been proven wrong. Needless to say, the value of his words is beyond words.]

[Lin Shen, Lin Shen, number one in the world, Lin Shen, Lin Shen is mighty and domineering.]

I was wondering why I had goosebumps all over my body. It turns out Lin Gou was being abstract again on Weibo.

Even before the match, Lin Gou was still in the mood to post on Weibo for fun. It seems the pressure from LZ isn't enough. Maybe SKT should join in.

[What's this? Ten games in tribute to Gangzi?]

Brother Shuijing, who passed by the comment section and liked the post, saw the comment and left cursing.

Another person passing by, Zhu Kai, left a nice message and also advertised:

[Lin Shen is awesome, I'm looking forward to beating up LZ. Tonight, I'm in Huya Erlu Lao Zhu's live studio. Brothers, come and cheer for Lin Shen with me.]

After checking Weibo and rubbing his head, Lin Ruo went to the cafeteria to eat in his pajamas.

It's only 9 o'clock in the morning, but considering that there is a game at 15: in the afternoon, it is common to eat early to avoid feeling full and affecting your condition.

Everyone who didn't stay up late last night was in good spirits today. After dinner, everyone took a short rest and gathered in the training room to continue to make use of the last time to prepare for the semi-finals in the afternoon.

At around 12 noon, all the staff were ready to go and boarded a business car to rush to the competition venue.

The paparazzi crouching outside the EDG base took the first picture of Lin Ruo and others getting into the car and uploaded it to Weibo to attract attention.

[EDG has already set off. Whether they can hold their own against South Korea at the Bird's Nest depends on this match today.]

The comment section is full of attention from LPL viewers.

Especially the large group of scalpers, they got up early and prayed that EDG could advance to the finals. Otherwise, the tickets for the Korean civil war would not be sold, and they would probably lose everything.

Arriving at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, under the attention of fans, the EDG team got out of the car, greeted each other and entered the competition venue.

The backstage was very lively at this time.

Because the three people in charge of today's commentary are all famous gods.

"Master Lin, I finally waited for you. Fortunately, I didn't give up." Lu Benwei, who had side bangs, came up with a heart-breaking song to express to Lin Ruo his earnest anticipation for this semi-final.

Lin Ruo touched his face and said, "Aren't you an RNG legend? Why are you commentating on EDG's game?"

He got it.

EDG's stars are not very famous, so inviting them won't generate much excitement, and most of them are still playing in competitions.

For example, the retired Curly has faded out of the audience's sight, so it doesn't matter whether the bomber U-God is out of the audience's sight or not.

"What are you talking about? You're too narrow-minded, right? EDG is the hope of the LPL right now. How can I, Lu Benwei, not support them?"

Lu Benwei patted his chest as he spoke. "Besides, have you forgotten the wonderful days we spent playing in a four-person team together for months? As your sharpshooting partner, I, Lu Benwei, will definitely do my best to cheer you on from the commentary desk."

Say it.

Lu Benwei took out his small EDG flag from his trouser pocket, blew it with his mouth, and the flag fluttered with his saliva.

"Today I will be waving a small flag and cheering for EDG throughout the game."

Da Sima adjusted his glasses and said, "A bit naughty."

Then he quietly revealed the EDG short-sleeved shirt hidden under his suit.

In order to support EDG, both of them were obviously well prepared.

Guan Zeyuan, who was leading two teams today, knew from seeing this that the show effects in this semi-final were indispensable, and he would most likely be a supporting role.

"Master Lin, you have to keep up the good work! The finals must not be a civil war between the Koreans."

Lin Ruo smiled faintly and responded, "Brother Guan, if you can just say less in the commentary booth, you'll definitely win."

Guan Zeyuan said nothing, just nodded.

He decided to do so from now on. For the future of LPL, this little sacrifice was nothing.

"Ah Xiba, they are chatting so happily, aren't they nervous at all?" The LZ people who entered the venue slowly saw this scene and had different feelings.

Especially Cuzz, who almost couldn't sleep last night. He is still a newcomer. It would be a wonder if he is not nervous when participating in the semi-finals that are watched by the whole world for the first time.

After all, he is not the confident and arrogant Khan who can always transfer his tension to others through various psychological hints.

"They weren't nervous either because they had a good mentality or they thought we wouldn't be that difficult to beat."

The outspoken Bdd pondered for a moment.

Khan nodded. "Yes, they have a really good attitude. We should learn from that."

Here we go again, classic self-psychological suggestion.

Cuzz let out a breath. Actually, in his opinion, there might be a third possibility, where the opponent not only has a good mentality, but also does not put much pressure on them.

Facing the strongest team this year, the ones who should be under pressure are obviously LZ.

Maybe it didn't happen before the quarterfinals, but after the battle with WE, this pressure was more or less lingering in the hearts of all the LZ players.

After all, EDG, who is participating in the World Championship as the No. 1 seed of LPL this year, has not lost a single game so far. This data alone is enough to surprise people.

After the chat, the EDG team went into the lounge and made some adjustments under the camera's attention.

Putting down his backpack, Lin Ruo began the meditation training that he must do before every game.

Time flies by quickly in the blink of an eye.

15:30 p.m.

In front of a huge crowd, the second game of the global finals semi-finals officially kicked off.

"Hello, everyone watching live and before the live broadcast, welcome to the 2017 League of Legends World Championship. I'm Guan Zeyuan, today's commentator."

In the commentary booth, Guan Zeyuan stopped talking after introducing himself, and the camera turned to the two generals on his left and right.

"Hello everyone, I'm your beloved Lu Benwei. I'm very happy to be here to commentate on today's semi-finals. Let's cheer for EDG and Lin Shen together."

Lu Benwei waved the EDG flag and excitedly greeted the audience.

In comparison, Da Sima was much more low-key, showing his teeth and smiling: "Hey everyone, I'm Douyu anchor, Wuhu Da Sima."

[Everyone please stand now.]

【It's a bit naughty. 】

The LPL official live broadcast room was filled with barrages of memes, and before the game even started, people were already having fun.

[Lu Benwei and Da Sima are here, where is my brother Wei? ]

[Stop talking nonsense, log in, the Jedi Four are about to start breaking through the map.]

Lin Gou wants to play professionally, but I, Wei Ge, don't, right? Do you think it's the two streamers mentioned above? I, Wei Ge, am a man with dreams.

[My Lu Benwei and Faker are evenly matched. Don’t I have more dreams than you, Wei Ge?]

[As everyone knows, Da Sima's commentary on the game predicts the situation by the second.]

[Blind Monk will arrive in 10 seconds, and Lin Ruo will take down the opposing AD in 8 seconds. Believe it or not.]

[It has that flavor. I suggest giving Da Sima a bowl of rice in the commentary booth.]

The three commentators introduce themselves.

At the competition site, the five EDG players, after receiving notification from the referee, stepped onto the stage in an orderly manner after the host Yu Shuang's opening remarks.

Tens of thousands of spectators in the stands instantly erupted in thunderous cheers like an earthquake.

Glow sticks were waving in unison, and bright black flags were flying above the scene, making it look like EDG's home stadium.

Where are LZ's fans?
Sorry, not at all.

As a result, the five LZ players who came up felt a lot of pressure from the noise at the scene.

Fortunately, many LPL viewers still adhered to etiquette and gave the host a generous welcome.

After going on stage, both sides sat in the left and right contestant seats to adjust the equipment.

"Although both teams are the top seeds in their respective regions, it's clear that EDG is the team everyone is looking forward to winning today. I'm not talking about the popularity of the team at the event, but purely based on their strength."

Lu Benwei in the commentary booth emphasized the following point to boost the morale of the audience.

Yesterday facing SKT, RNG was the challenger, but today, LZ is the real challenger.

Da Sima nodded in agreement, "I agree. As long as EDG doesn't make any major mistakes, their win rate should be over 70%. Their performance throughout the year, including the World Championship, is obvious to all. They are definitely a more certain championship contender than both LZ and SKT."

Guan Zeyuan, who had received the director's cue that the draft was about to begin, smiled slightly and took over the conversation: "It seems everyone is very confident in EDG, and I am the same. However, as the saying goes, the true strength is revealed on the field. The winner will only be determined through the competition on the field."

"So without further ado, let's get into the BP phase of this game."

(End of this chapter)