The official start date of the league is January 15th, but Gu Xing left Ningbo for the Imperial Capital on January 9th after the German Cup.
Firstly, my girlfriend is celebrating her birthday, and secondly, there are promotional videos and interviews for the new season that need to be recorded in advance, and by the way, I have to get familiar with the environment of the new base.
After landing, Gu Xing rushed to the restaurant he had reserved in advance, where Shen Guanshan and his sister were already waiting.
"Here, birthday gift." He handed over the beautifully wrapped gift box.
"What?" Shen Guanshan looked at the appearance of the box with great joy.
"Skin care products," Gu Xing didn't bother to hide them and try to keep them mysterious, "I read that this brand has pretty good reviews online."
Gu Pan stood by and tried to cheer him up, "If you ask me, this gift won't work!"
"There's nothing new at all. Isn't it too samey?"
"I think it's pretty good," Shen Guanshan hugged the gift box tightly and said happily, "Besides, it's not like I haven't had any new ideas before..."
She stared at the rose gold ring on her middle finger and couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth.
Gu Xingze immediately aimed his fire at his sister and started firing, "Stop making trouble for now. Have you finished your final exam?"
Hearing this sentence, Gu Pan immediately blocked his ears with his fingers, "If you don't want to listen, don't read it, okay? There will be a fierce battle tomorrow!"
Shen Guanshan’s birthday falls in early January, and every university is in exam week, and Beijing Nature University is no exception.
The hard days of Gu Pan are hard to endure.
Originally, in a lunatic asylum like Xinke, she was not a particularly outstanding academic person - after all, she had never been exposed to information competitions since she was a child. She entered Peking University with bare points, and basically lagged behind the competing students in terms of specific academic abilities.
Moreover, Gu Pan is still a classic dual-threaded person. On the one hand, he has to consider studying at school and at the same time, he also has to take care of all aspects of work. It is inevitable that his energy will be scattered.
Now the end of term is a big problem for her!
"The most painful time has not yet come," Shen Guanshan patted his sister-in-law on the back, "your third year is your good day."
"How do you say this?" Gu Xing didn't quite understand.
Shen Guanshan was happy to answer his boyfriend's questions, "There are four famous subjects in Xinke, such as "Operating System" and "Compilation Principles"...the courses are relatively difficult, and the failure rate is also ranked high, and these subjects are all in It’s offered in the junior year.”
Gu Xing rejoiced in others' misfortunes and behaved like an elder in the Soul Palace.
Thinking of the academic pressure next year, Pan Pan's face is full of despair.
She was extremely envious of Shen Guanshan and lamented that her best friend had a good brain and spent a few months studying after school to create a practical small program for Gu Xing.
Even in the School of Mathematics, which is famous for its high grade points and difficult courses, Shen Guanshan’s GPA is terrifyingly high!
"Stop talking," Shen Guanshan saw that his sister-in-law was not very interested, so he quickly changed the subject and urged his boyfriend to light the candles first, "Let me make a wish!"
Under the dim light, the girl wore a longevity hat, closed her eyes gently, clasped her hands together and prayed silently in her heart.
I wish you success in your studies, I hope Gu Pan won’t have to worry about exam week anymore, and I hope Gu Xing can fulfill his promise and see you in Paris in May...
After eating the cake, considering that the two girls had exams to prepare for, Gu Xing didn't waste much time. He ended the meal early and sent them back to school. He took a taxi to the new base according to the address Jin Wenhe left.
The location is located in MTG District, adjacent to Tanzhe Temple, and it is nearly 40 kilometers away by taxi from Peking University next to the Old Summer Palace.
Just think about how remote it is.
But this is reasonable.
Originally, the e-sports base does not have to be located in a downtown area. Not to mention that the rent is too expensive. Since daily training is often reversed day and night, it is easy to be complained and disturbed in a busy community. The team leader may even be invited to have two cups of tea.
What's more, most of the players are homebodies. If you put them in the city center, they will hardly go out to play during the holidays. Instead, they will stay in the base and fight snipers in the middle or fight in dungeons with 8 million warriors.
Therefore, bosses like Wang Sicong who spend huge sums of money to rent a house by the Huangpu River to serve as an e-sports base are very rare. Most clubs look for single-family villas in the suburbs, which are much more spacious.
Gu Xing wandered for an hour before arriving at Tanxiang Mansion. Ding Jun and other management members received the news in advance and were already waiting at the gate of the community.
"It doesn't have to be so grand, right?" Gu Xing was flattered.
"Hey, that's right!" Ding Jun put his arm around his shoulders and walked into the community with his club's treasure, "I'll show you around our new base!"
"The courtyard of Tanxiang Mansion is relatively large, and you can plant some flowers and plants in it," Boss Ding explained in detail. "The overall layout is not much different from that of Haowangshan. It is still a training room and restaurant on the first floor, and players on the second floor.
Accommodation, the third floor is a photo studio and a trophy showroom... This way everyone will not have to adjust their living habits and can adapt to the environment as quickly as possible."
When Gu Xing stepped into the door of the villa, he saw VG's iconic silver-white logo.
The windows of the newly renovated base are bright and clean, and it looks much more pleasing to the eye than the old base before.
He was very satisfied with it.
"Of course, we also made some decoration improvements this time, such as introducing some new smart homes," Ding Jun demonstrated, "Siri, help me open the projector screen."
The curtains in the training room slowly closed, and the projector was turned on and the curtain slowly lowered, creating a perfect big-screen viewing environment.
"Thai pants are hot!" Gu Xing's eyes lit up, "It will save a lot of time in the future!"
"That's natural!" Ding Jun saw that he was satisfied, and he also thought that the money was well spent. "Not only can you control the projector with voice, but you can also control the table!"
Boss Ding gave voice instructions, and Gu Xing saw the tabletop in the training room rising upwards visibly.
"The desktop can be raised and lowered. If you feel tired during training in the future, you can stand up to relieve fatigue," Ding Jun showed off, "How about it, these things are very practical, right?"
"There are also many small objects that have been processed online. You just need to explore slowly. Once you are familiar with them, you will quickly adapt."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "That's awesome," Gu Xing said, giving a thumbs up to the boss, "there's something in this decoration plan!"
He remembered that he still had an undecorated house in the eastern new city, so he asked his boss for the contact information of the designer, and planned to get some smart equipment for his new home later.
"Do you want to watch the Spring Split draw?" Jin Wenhe shook his phone, "Brother Wenjun is here in Shanghai."
Gu Xing opened the official live broadcast room and took a look and found that the lottery ceremony was already halfway through.
It is worth mentioning that this year, due to the official implementation of the home court system, the league began to imitate the NBA's east-west divisions.
It is clear that OMG and Snakes, whose home games are located in the southwest, will be assigned to the Western Division by default.
As for the Optimistic Team and VG, one is in Hangzhou and the other is in the Imperial Capital, and they were both assigned to the Eastern Division.
To be fair, the Western Conference teams will take advantage.
Because OMG's core leader, Sima Laothi, has been sold to RW, the team's strength will definitely plummet next season.
The current division still follows the seed pool model of last season. For example, OMG in the Western Conference is assigned to the second pool by default, so there is only one flexible spot left in the second pool that should have been allocated to the two teams in the Western Conference.
However, the strength of Planet Light has declined rapidly, occupying the second pool spot but unable to show the strength of the second pool, which will undoubtedly benefit the other teams in the Western Division!
It's a pity that VG is destined to not get any dividends.
There are two teams in Pool 1, composed of two teams from last summer's finals. After VG entered the Eastern Conference by default, Guodian accepted the top spot in the Western Conference.
Also following EDG to the west is WE, and we don't know what kind of waves this pair of real rivals will make in S8.
The two No. 2 pool teams remaining in the East have also been confirmed.
IG and RNG.
When Jin Wenhyuk saw the two teams next to each other under the VG team logo, he immediately took a breath of cold air, as he habitually contributes to global warming.
"Ah...the intensity of the regular season is really high!"
Ding Jun was very optimistic about this, "It's okay. Only others are afraid of us now. How can a double champion worry about the grouping?"
This is true.
But the strength of the teams that arrived in the east was really scary.
The final grouping is as follows.
East:VG,RNG,IG,JDG,SN,RW,LGD
West:EDG,WE,OMG,Snake,BLG,FPX,TOP
Looking at the Eastern Conference, JD.com, Suning and Optimism are the only ones with lesser reputations.
Among them, after JDG purchased the original four VGP players and the golden left hand, it can be said that it is a gathering of talents, and its strength must not be underestimated!
After all, there are only two teams in the Eastern Region!
You can imagine how fierce the competition will be!
As soon as Gu Xing finished watching the lottery ceremony, Jin Wenhe brought another news.
"Our schedule is out."
Ding Jun was very interested, "Who is your opponent in the opening match?"
Jin Wenhe said the answer in a deep voice, "IG."
Upon hearing this, Gu Xing's eyes lit up.
After the Xiangsong duo signed with IG, they usually made a lot of fun and taunts in the Seven Wolves group. They uploaded their luxurious base next to the Huangpu River when nothing happened, and they were full of showing off.
The strength of IG's new lineup is not bad. In the German Cup where VG's main players never played, they lost to the new complete EDG by one move in the final BO5. Winning second place is considered a breakthrough in team history.
Maybe they performed well in the training matches, but Xiangsong and Song often showed off in the group chat, and their tails almost reached the sky!
Gu Xing had long been unhappy with the two of them because they were too impetuous. He thought that he would teach them a lesson when the spring competition started, but he didn't expect that the opportunity would come without any effort!
You can get what you want in the opening game!
"Go, go, go," he said with great enthusiasm, "I must give IG a good beating when the time comes!"
Gu Xing couldn't wait to sit down at the training position in the new base. After turning on the computer, he took the time to train.
The next day, members of the VG training department rushed to the Imperial City Base to meet up - only Able was not there.
After the World Championship, Dai Zhichun no longer needs to stay in the first team.
The rewards promised by Redmi at that time ended here.
Even though Able only appeared once in the World Championship, I couldn't resist the fact that he could choose a skin!
How much better than most professional players of the same age!
Coupled with high bonuses and a share of future champion skins, Able is already in a winning state!
He also knows very well that there is no future for him to continue to stay in the VG first team.
Jack is young and strong, so he can sit tight!
Even if you play some insignificant games after VG secures your regular season ranking, how much can you improve your own strength?
It's better to join the second team and have training games to play every day!
Dai Zhichun knows that laning strength is his weakness, and he must use enough high-intensity games to accumulate experience, so that he can grow and improve.
The second team is the best position for him!
At present, only the LPL implements the home-field system. The secondary league, which was renamed from the LSPL to the LDL, has limited budgets in all aspects and the market is too small. It is definitely impossible to play home and away games. The host place is still set to be Shanghai.
Therefore, the newly established VGP base still uses the Haowangshan Villa behind the original first team base. Dai Zhichun now works together with the new assistant Guo Peng and has a very good relationship.
After sorting out the leisure chores, the VG team invited a chef from a restaurant in the Imperial Capital to host a housewarming party at the base.
Although the Imperial City is jokingly called a food desert by netizens, it is local food.
If you really want to have some high-end dining consumption, you can enjoy the luxurious versions of the eight major cuisines in Imperial City, and the taste is quite good.
Jack gained weight in just a few days!
After the warm-up, VG shot a promotional video and makeup photos for the Spring Split under the guidance of the LPL director team who came to Beijing from the north. Afterwards, they practiced hard at the base and quietly waited for the arrival of the challenger.
January 15th.
A brand-new building in the Ditan Sports Center officially celebrated the ribbon-cutting ceremony and was put into use.
VG's home court is entirely silver-white and looks full of technology. There is a giant team logo hanging at the entrance and it can accommodate up to 2,000 people to watch the game.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! It is not very big in the gymnasium, but compared with the venue on the 9th floor of Zhengda Plaza that was previously used by the official in Shanghai, the scale has been expanded by more than three times!
Before the opening ceremony at 5 p.m., the LPL director also played a video about VG’s home court in the live broadcast room.
From the entrance channel to the inside of the venue, factors related to League of Legends can be seen everywhere.
Among them, the sculpture of Qian Jue restored to a 1:1 ratio is particularly eye-catching.
This is an out-of-print sculpture designed and manufactured by an artist specially found by Ding Jun after obtaining the authorization from Riot Games.
Qian Jue is wearing silver-white leather armor, and her complexion is as fair as snow. Her two horns are extremely small, and her long hair sprouts restlessly.
The long bow in hand has gorgeous and complicated patterns, and every trace has been carefully polished.
The wolf spirit in mid-air is ferocious, with a ferocious light in its eyes, and it closely surrounds the sheep spirit, acting as a bodyguard.
Anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that this is a replica of the championship skin won by Gu Xing in S6!
The live broadcast room is currently overcrowded, and the number of barrages after seeing this scene has exploded.
[Qianjue is so cute! I want to raise one]
[This is Brother Xing’s card! By the way, can this Qian Jue sculpture still be sold? 】
[Guigui, VG’s home court is fine. Boss Ding has spent a lot of money, right?]
[Not to mention anything else, VG’s economic conditions are much better than before after receiving the capital injection. I don’t even dare to think how much it will cost to build this stadium near the Temple of Earth.]
[Is it profitable? I feel like it’s hard to make money back with just a 100-yuan ticket...]
Of course, if Ding Jun wants to make money, he can't just rely on tickets.
Soft-packed drinks and other snacks are also profitable.
In addition, the lobby will also sell LPL team uniforms, dolls and other items, as well as peripheral cultural and creative products released by VG.
After all the miscellaneous calculations, as long as VG can maintain its current popularity, Ding Jun will definitely make no less money in a year.
Continue along the entrance passage and pass through a long corridor before officially entering the viewing venue.
Photos of VG club star players hang on the walls on both sides.
All the members of the League of Legends division who have won the championship are listed, and the signed group photos and individual photos silently record the team's previous glory.
Ding Jun even moved a replica of the championship trophy to his home stadium for the audience to visit. From the Silver Dragon Cup to the Summoner's Trophy, it is a dazzling array!
The video ends at the door of the VG team's lounge.
A videographer holding a camera knocks hard on the door.
"Who is it?" A voice came from the room.
"Open the door, KFC home delivery!" the cameraman responded in a muffled voice.
In the picture, Gu Xing opens the door and takes the takeout paper bag, then closes the door tightly without thinking. In the middle, a greeting comes, "Jie Kuo, do you want some egg tarts?"
The camera finally focused on the VG team logo printed on the door of the lounge, and then the video screen gradually faded away.
"Welcome to the Ditan Sports Center VG Arena!"
The resounding tone of Immortal Grip suddenly sounded, "The competition on the first match day of the first week of the 2018 LPL Spring Split is about to begin. First of all, please invite the team to appear!"
