LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 322: Your promotional videos are all advertisements?
[EDG is in decline, and the LPL will undoubtedly enter an era of fierce competition.]

Since the end of the German Cup Winter Qingdao Station, the most discussed topic among the forum viewers has focused on the future situation of the LPL.

RNG defeated the league's new team RW, which came from the loser's group, 3:1 in the final and finally won the championship. After strengthening the lineup, it is still a strong contender for the championship in the new season.

The two galaxy battleships, RW and IG, performed well during the German Cup and were also highly expected by many LPL viewers in the new season.

As for the veteran teams WE and OMG, they seemed a little cramped, but in the eyes of most viewers and league insiders, WE, with its original team, should not sink.

So it will still have a place in the new season of LPL. As for OMG, go home.

Finally, it was the former champion EDG. Given that Lin Ruo did not play, the spectators raised questions.

However, they are certain that EDG in the new season will definitely not be able to become the absolute ruler who never admits defeat in the league and even in international competitions like last year.

In addition, the performance of the two e-commerce champions, JD.com and Suning, in the German Cup was not very bad, especially JD.com was quite popular. Compared with the well-organized LCK, the new season of LPL can be said to be a complete mess, and the viewing experience has undoubtedly been greatly improved.

At the beginning of 2018, the LPL League of Legends Professional League officially entered the era of alliance and home and away games.

In the new season, the LPL teams will be divided into two divisions, East and West, and will start the battle in five cities, namely BJ, Xi'an, Hangzhou, Chongqing and Chengdu.

All regular events are no longer limited to Shanghai Zhengda Plaza as before. This not only enriches the content of the competition, but also provides great convenience for audiences from all over the world to watch the competition.

At the beginning of the new year, Lin Ruo started live streaming as usual, and with the support of the majority of netizens, he worked hard to serve his great goal of retiring at the age of 30.

[It's live streaming! The lottery ceremony has begun. Go check it out.]

[Don't panic, if you draw RW and IG in the same zone, EDG will be quiet.]

Can we still win first place in the regular season this year? I feel like there are too many teams with strong momentum.

[EDG's performance is not good, so Sijiebu will definitely not let Lin Gou live broadcast frequently and will just play other games.]

【Then we, the people of Fun, will never be happy again.】

[It's okay. If Abu doesn't allow Lin Gou to livestream, Lin Gou will simply choose to retire. Nothing can stop him from making money livestreaming. You have to believe that Lin Gou will always be money-oriented.]

"Ah! There's a 1v1 battle between men in the top lane, what are you doing here? This isn't fair!"

"I'm offline again, damn it."

There was a continuous sound of keyboard smashing nearby, and Haro, who was sitting next to him, chose to go to the toilet and eat betel nut at the right time.

[Grass is a plant, which means I love you.]

[The rage has started again. Where did EDG find this talent?]

[It's so cute, I want to raise one. ]

[I used to pretend for the first half month, but now I don’t even bother pretending anymore.]

[This is bad. From now on, if I get screwed by the top laner in the league, I'll have to talk to them politely with my physique, otherwise I'll be beaten to a pulp.]

[EDG team bullying, start! ]

I miss A Guang's gentle and healing smile, and Ai Loli's ever-silly smile.

Looking at the barrage of comments that kept pouring out, Lin Ruo could only sigh that his brothers had so much drama and each of them was a great actor.

Mingkai walked into the training room after dinner and couldn't help but look at Lin Ruo when he heard the voice.

Lin Ruo immediately coughed and said, "Jin Gong, restrain yourself a little."

The angry voice stopped abruptly, and Jin Gong silently picked up the keys scattered on the ground.

Lin Ruo certainly knew that Jin Gong was a hot-tempered thief who could be easily ignited, so in the nearly one month since joining the team, he had been working hard to create a harmonious and quiet training room environment and protect his own life rights.

Taking advantage of the fact that he had just arrived in an unfamiliar environment and had not yet formed a suitable worldview within the EDG team, he reluctantly trained GimGon to transform him into the shape he wanted.

It is not convenient to talk about the process, but the result is very good. Now Jin Gong is still the ghost fire boy, but he has to shrink his neck and behave himself in front of him.

Mingkai didn't know how Lin Ruo did it. He only knew that Lin Ruo often spoke to Jin Gong in a fixed form of words.

"Jin Gong, you don't want to..."

Facts have proved that the effect is very good.

After shooting a few more shots, Lin Ruo, feeling very happy with his shooting, opened the official LPL live broadcast room. The spring season group draw was about halfway through.

Just like the World Championship, the fourteen teams drawn are divided into four seed pools based on their ranking in last year's summer season.

The champions and runners-up EDG and RNG belong to the same No. 1 seed pool and lead the East and West respectively.

EDG in the West, RNG in the East.

As for the final group results, Lin Ruo could only say that EDG made a big profit.

The Dark Light OMG and the Red Light WE, whose strength was destined to decline significantly in S8, all came to the western part under EDG to gather.

On the contrary, the two galaxy battleships IG and RW were all hung at the Eastern Gate without exception.

Even two new e-commerce companies that have gained some momentum have moved to the East without exception.

The teams that came to the West to gather numbers were the promoted VG and FPX, which were mixed teams.

After watching the game, Tian Ye had only one thing to say: "It's a bit unreasonable for us not to take first place in the group."

"Where's Abu?" Mingkai called out, wanting to confirm whether the servant was in the official LPL office, otherwise how could it be so easy to sign him.

The German Cup semi-finals directly avoided three.

【Lin Gou, laugh! We are already laughing.】

[There's nothing wrong with a limited champion protection period. As world champions, what's wrong with us taking advantage of the LPL? Guys, right?]

【LPL officials still know who the boss is.】

[Actually, this is unnecessary. Just call in those RW and IG teams and be done with it. Do you really think EDG, with Lin at the helm, can't win? Playing against an EDG without a core player in the German Cup is going to be a mess.]

[It doesn't look like the string at all. I suggest you go back and study more before trying again.]

Lin Ruo was too lazy to pay attention to these guys commenting on the comments. He turned around and chatted with the Riot designer on his phone about the final details of Ashe's championship skin.

In addition to being good-looking and sexy, you also have to be able to wave your hands.

"Where did Abu go?" Mingkai hadn't seen anyone for a long time. If Tian Ye hadn't said that he had gone out to prepare for the home game, he would have really believed that something was going on behind the scenes in the LPL office.

Lin Ruo was a little surprised when he heard this: "Is the home court repaired so quickly?"

Because of last year's championship, Aide Zhu obviously saw the future development of the league, so he joined hands with Tencent Esports to start the construction plan of the Shanghai home stadium early on to accelerate the commercialization of e-sports.

However, given Aide Zhu's huge ambition for commercial integration, it will obviously be difficult to achieve a regionalized model of an e-sports city, including the home stadium, within three to five years.

However, for the sake of the championship team's appearance, Amity decided to open a backup home stadium at the Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center. After the renovation of the old venue, it can accommodate nearly 3000 spectators in total, which is quite large.

It is currently named Shanghai League Arena.

If this home stadium can be opened in time, then there is no doubt that most of EDG's games in Shanghai this year will be concentrated in Hongqiao Center instead of Zhengda Plaza next to the Huangpu River.

"It's a near-ground renovation, so it's normal to be completed quickly." Mingkai was not surprised, because Abu had told him a few days ago that he would go to the home stadium to shoot a promotional video.

At that time, all championship trophies will be copied and brought over for fans to see, and it is vowed to become the most impressive of all LPL home stadiums this year.

"Why don't you just put up a human-shaped sculpture of me outside the stadium? Wouldn't that be more impressive?" Lin Ruo expressed his doubts.

Mingkai couldn't help but roll his eyes: "Fuck, you're too narcissistic, aren't you afraid that someone will pee on your sculpture at night?"

Lin Ruo turned around in his chair and opened the forum to browse around. Recently, the forum has regained its old atmosphere. After winning the German Cup, RNG fans have more or less started to emerge and charge forward again.

Just flip through any popular post, and you will find it discussing the draw and grouping just now.

How should I evaluate the Western Conference lineup? The gap between the East and West is too big.

EDG is incredibly lucky. I think it's impressive that they're even in the top four in the Eastern Conference.

The West is indeed a bunch of rotten fish and shrimp.

Is WE a rotten fish or shrimp?

[Being beaten by JDG is nothing but a loser. No matter how weak EDG is, they probably can't overtake WE for first place in the group.]

[As for the champions, Teng Jing has to give some respect, but when the league starts, no one will give face.]

The atmosphere during the group discussion was fine. If anyone wanted to curse, they would curse together from the Western Conference. However, EDG fans are not dumb. During last year's heyday, anyone could have silenced the haters.

However, as the schedule came out, the atmosphere was obviously a little different.

This year's schedule is somewhat different from previous years. The first half will start with matches between different groups. The East and West will directly play against each other for half a round, and then return to normal matches between the same group.

The opening matchup for the first week pitted home-based EDG against visiting RNG, a replay of last year's Summer Championship clash. Tengjing was also meticulously preparing to maximize traffic, aiming for a big start.

After learning about the schedule, RNG fans, who had just won the German Cup and were in good shape, opened their mouths like opening champagne.

[Haha, the German Cup let these pigs escape, this time they will definitely beat EDG.]

[EDG, wait for death. We will get back everything we lost last year this year.]

Lin Gou doesn't play AD carry properly, preferring to play jungle. He doesn't really think he's a genius who can handle any position, does he? Just wait to be exposed.

[Go, go, go RNG! EDG won't have a role in next year's LPL.]

[Fast forward to the post-match wailing of the idiots, saying that Sis's stupid transfer ruined EDG.]

[When the time comes, the two junglers will take turns playing, letting Lin Gou experience what a top-tier jungler is, so that they can obediently send him back to play AD, fulfilling the pigs' dreams.]

...

Lin Ruo was too lazy to read these harmless comments.

In the following days, I will train as usual, eat and drink as usual, and there is really nothing to be afraid of when playing against RNG.

Since everyone thinks they are challengers, there is no harm in being a challenger.

Time flies and comes to June 1th.

The Shanghai Arena at Hongqiao Tiandi was put into use as scheduled. The brand-new building, the dynamic pictures of all EDG players on the big screen outside the stadium, and the waving black flags all attracted the attention of all the spectators entering the stadium.

The newly released arena is not very big, but it has all the necessary game elements.

Cos shows, EDG championship trophy display room, even e-sports game hall, and limited-time special offers on EDG team uniforms and dolls at the ticket office.

All kinds of service facilities are complete and comprehensive.

With the stadium packed with spectators, a five-minute home promotional video specially produced by EDG officials was shown on the brand new big screen in the center.

There was a brief display of the home court, and apart from looking forward to the history of the EDG team, there was not much else to watch. What made many viewers in the live broadcast room complain was that in just 5 minutes, EDG actually inserted 6 advertisements.

So terrifying.

Mercedes-Benz, Aofeng gaming chairs, Zhanma beverages, and KFC delivery are all seamlessly integrated.

[You're telling me this is a promotional video? If you didn't know, you'd think it was a business development press conference.]

[Everyone, don't get too angry. EDG's home stadium couldn't have been built without the strong support of these sponsors. What's wrong with shooting a promotional video full of ads?]

Fortunately, Lin Ruo's appearance in the final clip of the promotional video brought these 5 minutes to a satisfactory end.

In the video, Lin Ruo stood in front of thousands of fans and pointed at the camera: "Do you want to be the protagonist of this game?"

The words fell.

Then he turned around in his EDG uniform and said, "Then come and defeat us."

The camera gradually zoomed out, and the three English letters EDG were printed on the big screen at the scene.

The fans' long-awaited cheers rose from the ground.

[I feel relieved. I finally saw Lin Gou pretending to be fine.]

[I feel like watching Lin Gou show off is like taking drugs. If I don't watch it for a day, I will feel uncomfortable all over.]

[Stop talking nonsense, can you please fast forward to Lin Gou's jungle debut?]

[Goodbye, RNG fans. I'm worried that your Lin Shen might not be able to adapt to the jungle position.]

[Huang Za has been really excited recently. One German Cup championship is worth all of EDG's championships in the whole year.]

[Can't beat the champions? We'll beat EDG in the next game, then you can continue to shout about being the champions.]

...

The passionate music resounded throughout the huge arena, and the voice of EDG's home guest host suddenly rang out.

The first week of the LPL 2018 Spring Split officially kicked off under the attention of the public.

"First, let us welcome the long-awaited EDG team as they embark on a new season!"

"Top laner GimGoon, jungler Ling, mid laner Scout, bottom laner iboy, support Meiko, and coach Clearlove7!"

In the dimly lit environment, highlighters and cheering signs were constantly waved, and cheers from EDG fans continued.

Led by Lin Ruo, the six EDG players in black uniforms strode quickly to the center of the stage, and countless scattered spotlights suddenly converged and shone down.

The scene suddenly became bright.

Lin Ruo appeared in front of the camera again, holding the shining silver dragon cup and placing it on the display stand.

In the commentary booth, the well-prepared Haier Brothers recited their signature opening remarks as usual when the camera turned.

Good afternoon, fellow summoners and friends in front of your screens! Welcome to the 2018 LPL League of Legends Professional League Spring Split. This is EDG's home stadium, the Shanghai Arena!

"Hi everyone, I'm Miller."

"I'm a doll."

"With the arrival of a new season, the battle for the LPL championship in this year's unique new league is sure to be even more intense, and the upcoming matchup is the perfect example of that."

Miller nodded and spoke eloquently, "Two teams that faced off multiple times last spring and summer are meeting again. One is the reigning world champion EDG, while the other is RNG, whose lineup remains strong, having triumphed in the Demacia Cup earlier this year. The stage has been set for this exciting matchup that kicks off the Spring Split."

"Before the match, we need to discuss one question: which side has a better chance of winning?"

Hearing this, Wawa subconsciously smiled: "It's really hard to say. In terms of form, RNG may be better, but considering it's Lin Shen's debut, I can only say it's 50-50."

All the audience at the scene, even including him as the commentator, were looking forward to Lin Ruo's debut. He was once the absolute output core of EDG, but has transformed into the rhythm engine today.

Is this really a process that can be achieved?

It’s hard to say, but the expectations are no less.

At this time, the players on both sides had set up their equipment and sat on their gaming chairs, ready for the upcoming game.

In the custom room, mlxg, RNG's starting jungler today, slowly asked a question.

He couldn't understand why Lin Ruo wanted to switch to jungle.

Do you know that playing jungle means being a dog? Isn’t it better to just be the boss in the bottom lane?
Uzi rubbed his hands together, "What a shame, he switched to jungle. Is Lin Ruo really that afraid of my revenge? Well, he succeeded."

"I will never be able to achieve revenge in the bottom lane again."

amount.

Xiaohu touched his head and just wanted to type a row of ellipsis to show the puppy.

"I feel like if Lin Ruo plays jungle, he will always catch me." Letme had a bad feeling.

According to the rules of traffic, Lin Ruo should have tried his best to catch it, but he felt that Lin Ruo had never been the kind of person who would play by the rules.

I won't give him military training today...

He didn't have time to think about what happened next. After the referee finished his reminder, the BP of both sides quickly started in anticipation.

EDG is on the blue side, RNG is on the red side.

EDG's first three ban positions were given to Zoe, Bounty Hunter and Tsar respectively.

Zoe has the usual strength of a new hero, with amazing online damage. Similarly, Tsar has also been greatly strengthened in version 8.1.

Banning it is a wise choice.

As for the Bounty Hunter in the bottom lane, since the All-Star Game in early December, the Comet Poke flow has been the mainstream routine in the bottom lane for more than a month.

"So RNG banned Ornn, and then added Mantis and Jarvan IV. Besides Ornn, who was a must-pick, the latter two picks were probably intended to limit Lin Ruo's hero pool."

Wawa in the commentary booth was analyzing the situation, and the situation suddenly came to EDG's first pick.

Qinggangying!
EDG locked it down in seconds.

Having also been strengthened in this version, it is undoubtedly the best choice for laning in the top lane.

"In fact, GimGoon's hero pool in GT is quite comprehensive. He's not just a tanky player as many viewers believe."

Miller explained briefly.

After all, the top laner who logged into EDG started with a classic tanky style. Since he was chosen today, he needs to whitewash Jin Gong who played Ornn three games in a row in the German Cup.

(End of this chapter)