On the night when the Hong Kong qualifiers ended, the entire team boarded an international flight to Jakarta.
Athletes from other sports groups do not need to undergo a qualifying screening like the LoL project, so they flew to Jakarta two days ago.
The athletes in the League of Legends project are considered the last batch.
In the noisy cabin, Su Chen spent a lot of effort and walked from the crowded aisle to his seat. After stuffing his suitcase into the overhead cabinet, he turned and glanced at Xiaotian behind him.
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The garlic bastard was a little unsteady when he was hit by the passengers coming and going, and he didn't even lift the suitcase in one breath. Fortunately, Su Chen reached out in time, which made him fall over.
"Young hero, you have great arm strength!" The Garlic Bastard gave a thumbs up, and his bangs, which were wet with sweat, were stuck to his forehead and divided into several strands, feeling quite happy.
It wasn't until he was firmly seated in his position that Su Chen had time to look at the situation of others.
Uzi and Xiao Ming were sitting two rows behind them, the factory director and Xiye were near the cabin entrance, and the members of the coaching staff were scattered everywhere.
The seating arrangement is also a bit confusing.
"Hey, I thought the specifications for the Asian Games were different. I feel like the specifications of this plane are not as good as the one we flew to Paris before." Xiaotian said a little tiredly.
"We flew business class that time in Paris. Even though it was a short distance, the price was not cheap. This time there are more than a hundred people flying to Jakarta, and the organizing committee has no problem arranging economy class." Su Chen didn't care and picked it up.
The Indonesian travel brochure on the seat was opened.
Although I also went to Indonesia with a company tour group in my previous life and visited several places.
But this time, Su Chen was participating in the Jakarta Games as an athlete on the national team. This status made him feel a little changed, and he had a lot of expectations in his heart.
After flipping through the more than ten pages of the travel brochure, Su Chen turned to look at Xiaotian and found that he was looking at his mobile phone with a silly smile. Su Chen went over to take a look and found that he was chatting with his left hand.
The chat history between the two of them is also very gay.
Zhuo Ding: "Baby, have you boarded the plane? I miss you."
Xiaotian: "How much do you want it?"
Zhuo Ding: "Thinking of me being sick, the doctor asked me to get an infusion, and I missed your infusion..."
Seeing this, Su Chen couldn't help but laugh. He also took out his mobile phone and chatted in ym's WeChat group for a while before taking off.
Because the summer regular season ended half a month early, except for Xiaotian and Su Chen, the rest of the ym team took a long vacation.
pdd is also very good at causing trouble. He directly took Zhang Xiaowen, the three left-hand brothers, and Pony, and formed a five-black team. The live broadcast was very exciting. There are many live broadcasts of them on Weibo and Douyin.
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Coupled with the popularity of Su Chen and Xiaotian during the Asian Games, YM is now the top club in LPL in terms of popularity.
In addition, Su Chen also learned the news that Zuo Zuo had accepted the invitation from Tuwei Live Broadcast and would commentate on ym's games at the Asian Games.
The specific game has not yet been decided, but Su Chen thinks it is quite fresh.
This time for the Asian Games, due to broadcast copyright regulations, the official commentators of LPL, including Wawa, Miller, and Guan Zeyuan, remember these people, are unable to participate in the commentary work of the Asian Games.
You can only go to Jakarta in a private capacity to cheer on the spot.
However, Tuwei Live is also very flexible, and the list of commentators was finalized in just a few days.
The commentary team is mainly composed of lol game anchors and retired professional players, and also invited some players from the lpl representative teams involved, such as meiko, letme, 957, etc.
The lineup is still very interesting.
"Afghan players still dare to go to the commentary stage, can your Mandarin audience understand?" Xiaotian immediately laughed mercilessly.
As we all know, when knight players live broadcast, they need translators to provide subtitles.
The left hand was also helpless: "I don't want to go either. Brother Wen refused, and the prostitute teacher asked me to go by name, but there's nothing I can do..."
I am shy by nature, and I am obsessed with improving myself, so it is reasonable to refuse.
Zhang Xiaowen, on the other hand, has a contract with Dousha, so it is not convenient for him to participate in Tuwei's broadcast activities.
So the job fell on the left hand.
Su Chen imagined in his mind what it would be like to be wearing a suit with his left hand, standing on the commentary stage and explaining the game with a rich accent, and he was suddenly stunned.
However, this arrangement must have cost a lot of money. Compared with the experience of watching live text broadcasts in my previous life, the treatment at the Jakarta Asian Games this time is completely different.
Su Chen's expectations were a little higher.
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After a rough night.
The plane finally arrived at Jakarta International Airport.
At the prompt, Su Chen also took off his eye mask, stretched his aching body, and after the plane landed, he got off the plane with the huge crowd.
The moment I stepped out of the cabin, the sun hit my face, followed immediately by the extremely hot and humid air.
Su Chen wiped his face subconsciously, feeling like he was suffocating.
"Jakarta is close to the equator, and the climate in August is relatively hot and humid. Everyone may not be used to it after leaving the air-conditioned room. Just wait until we get on the bus." The members of General Abu gathered together and counted the number of people.
"Why don't we have a meal first before we go? I feel a little hypoglycemic." Uzi looked around.
"This must not be allowed," Abu said seriously. "From now on, we can only eat the food provided by the Asian Games Village. If there is something wrong with the urine test tomorrow, it will be a big trouble."
When everyone heard this, they immediately remembered that there was a urine test, and they did not dare to mention eating again.
"Now that you are abroad, every move you make represents your motherland. You must be careful in your words and deeds. When you leave the terminal, many media will come over for random interviews. If they find you, be polite and speak.
Also be more generous, you must know that you are now athletes of the national team!"
Abu was afraid that the players would have problems, and after talking earnestly for several minutes, he asked Meng Ma to take out a five-star red flag from his bag.
"As required by the organization, we take a photo together after getting off the plane to provide some material for the promotion partners, and we also commemorate it ourselves." Meng Ma said with a smile.
"Come on, come on." Abu clapped his hands skillfully, calling the players to huddle together.
Su Chen, who was the tallest, stood in the back row of the team, with Wuzi and the factory director in front of him, while Xiaotian, Xiye, and Xiao Ming stood on both sides of the team.
The members of the coaching staff took advantage of every opportunity and supplemented the team's formation according to their height.
"Do you want to pose?" while Meng Ma was tinkering with the selfie stick, Abu asked with a smile.
Su Chen and the factory director looked at each other, then at Uzi, then they raised their right hands in unison and gave a thumbs up.
The others immediately cooperated.
Soon, after Meng Ma adjusted the countdown on his cell phone, he ran back to the team.
The cell phone beeped.
This is how the first group photo in Jakarta was taken.
After taking photos, everyone carried their suitcases and entered the terminal.
The first time Su Chen walked out of the terminal, he saw many international reporters holding cameras and wearing work badges.
With dark skin, thick eyebrows and big eyes, he looks like a native Indonesian.
The blond ones with blue eyes and beards are journalists from Europe and the United States.
After the players showed up, the scene immediately became agitated. Reporters from all walks of life were equipped with their own equipment and rushed towards their goals like warriors rushing to the battlefield.
The most popular person at the scene was still Faker. There were more than a dozen media standing around him, wrapping him up tightly.
Immediately following are Su Chen, Uzi, and the factory director, the three top figures in lpl at the moment.
Everyone who originally wanted to go skiing in the water, but after seeing the aggressive reporters and the dark camera lens, they could only cooperate honestly.
"Welcome to Jakarta! jkd player! Is this your first time in Indonesia? What is your impression of our city?" a local Indonesian reporter said in proficient Chinese.
Su Chen smiled slightly: "I have always wanted to travel to Indonesia. There are many delicious foods and scenery here. I am also looking forward to this opportunity to come to Jakarta."
Hearing what Su Chen said, the Indonesian reporter was also very proud and continued to ask despite the urging of other reporters beside him.
"You successfully qualified as the No. 1 seed in the qualifiers and achieved very good results. What are your goals for this trip to Jakarta?"
"Of course he is the champion." Su Chen said without hesitation.
Next, he answered several questions from other reporters.
For example, what is the current state of the team, will there be any changes in the playing style in the group stage, and how did you get along during the training camp.
Su Chen, who has undergone professional training, also answered the questions impeccably and left a good impression on the international reporters.
Just as he was about to leave, a small-eyed reporter asked him a question, causing him to stop in his tracks.
"What do jkd players think about the group stage situation? You are not in the same group as the Hanguo team. Will this affect our game plan?"
Has the group stage classification been announced?
Su Chen was a little confused, then looked at the reporter and recognized him immediately.
He was also interviewed by this reporter from LCK before the MSI finals, so he still has some impressions.
"I just got off the plane and I don't know the situation of the group stage yet, but no matter who is in the same group, we will take the game seriously, and there will be no difference in this," Su Chen said lightly, then took a look
The Indonesian reporter just now said, "But the Indonesian team I most want to play against in Jakarta is the Indonesian team."
The reporters surrounding Su Chen suddenly laughed, and the Hanguo team reporter who asked the question also had a somewhat uncertain expression, and heard the hidden meaning behind Su Chen's words.
After finishing this round of interviews, Su Chen did not dare to stay any longer for fear of being surrounded by another reporter, so he picked up his suitcase and hurried out of the terminal building.
A special bus with the five-star red flag printed on it was parked nearby, and Abu and Meng Ma were standing at the door of the bus, waving towards Su Chen.
"Why are you so late? We have been waiting for you for a long time." Meng Ma asked.
"Are you all so fast?" Su Chen was also a little surprised. No wonder he didn't find Uzi, the factory director or the others when he ended the interview.
The moment he stepped on the bus, the cold air hit his face, and Su Chen felt much better.
Only in Jakarta did he feel that air conditioning was so important.
"Did any reporter ask you about the grouping situation just now? We don't seem to be in the same group as the Hanguo team." Uzi asked.
"It's that lck reporter, right? The meaning of that comparison is, do we have the confidence to meet the Hanguo team in the finals? How can we be so confident?" The director shook his head, "We lost once in the MSI, and we haven't grown up yet.
memory?"
Su Chen didn't care about this. He checked it on his mobile phone and learned that the organizing committee had completed the lottery ceremony in the morning.
The eight teams in the group stage were divided into two groups A and B for a double round-robin within the group.
Group A: China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan
Group B: Hanguo, Taipei, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan
"Is the lot we drew so good?" Su Chen was quite surprised.
Except for Vietnam, which has some strength in Group A, Indonesia and Kazakhstan are basically just going through the motions. This lottery is equivalent to a walk-off to the semi-finals.
"Don't look at who we are in the same group with. Rather than saying we are lucky, we might as well say we have benefited from the host?" Abu said with a smile.
Su Chen looked at the group again and understood instantly.
Among the eight teams, the first-tier Hanguo and Taipei were squeezed into Group B in order to give Indonesia a chance to qualify as the second seed in Group A.
If the rules hadn't allowed it, the organizing committee would have thrown all three teams from China, Taipei, and Hanguo into Group B, but unfortunately it couldn't do that.
Only then did Su Chen understand why the Indonesian reporter who was in the terminal just now was so enthusiastic. It turned out to be because he was in the same group.
"In this case, we will really only meet the Hanguo team in the finals." Su Chen pondered.
The Hanguo team in Group B will definitely advance to the top spot, and the knockout rounds will pit the first and second players from different groups against each other. Unless Indonesia or Vietnam really explodes, it is unlikely that they will qualify second.
In fact, being in the same group is not a bad thing. If you meet in the group stage, you can get familiar with each other's playing styles, and you will be better prepared for subsequent games.
Now we can only place our hope on Zhan Ma to see if he can force out some of Han Guo's team's trump cards.
After chatting in groups, Su Chen closed the curtains beside him and was about to close his eyes and rest his mind again.
A short-haired female reporter entered the carriage before the bus started.
"Hey, it's you?" Su Chen recognized her.
This was the female CCTV reporter he met in the cafeteria on the first day of the training camp in Shenzhen.
"We meet again." She smiled slightly, then said hello to Abu and explained her purpose of coming.
"CCTV's program team wants to do an exclusive interview with you as a contestant. This is reporter Wang. Please cooperate with us. These are our own people and we can talk openly." Abu explained a few words to Su Chen.
"No wonder I didn't see CCTV reporters in the terminal." Su Chen suddenly realized.
The two moved to the last row of the bus, and then began a brief interview.
"Hello, contestant Su Chen. I forgot to introduce you last time. My name is Wang Bing. I'm glad to meet you in Jakarta. I cut your interview video in the cafeteria myself." Wang Bing showed a sly smile.
"Thank you, the editing was great. I even sent that video to my parents to watch." Su Chen said sincerely.
Wang Bingbing nodded, turned on the recorder, and wrote down questions in a notebook while asking questions.
"As the most outstanding of the new generation of e-sports players, you have achieved dazzling results in the professional arena this year, winning consecutive LPL Spring League championships, MSI mid-season championships, and winning many key games. But
In this trip to Jakarta, you are participating as an athlete of the national team. Both your teammates and the nature of the competition have changed. Do you think there is any difference?" Wang Bingbing asked first.
Su Chen pondered for a moment, then said cautiously: "I think the biggest difference is that the responsibilities on my body are heavier. Going to war for the country is not just a slogan. I didn't feel much in Hong Kong, but the moment I arrived in Jakarta, I felt
I feel like I am being tested by the whole world, so not only my performance on the field, I hope that I can also meet the standards of a national team athlete off the field."
"Well, great." Wang Bing nodded with satisfaction and then asked.
"This year is the first time that e-sports has been selected as an exhibition event in the Asian Games. As an e-sports player, how do you view this incident? What impact do you think it will have on the future development of e-sports?"
After Su Chen was silent for a few seconds, he recalled, "Our psychological coaching coach in Shenzhen, Teacher Huang Jing, explained to us the history of the development of e-sports."
"In 2003, the State Sports General Administration officially approved e-sports as the 99th official sports event. It has been exactly fifteen years ago. Being able to compete in the Asian Games is the result of the efforts of countless predecessors."
"I feel that I am very lucky and have caught up with a good era, but I believe that this is not the best era for e-sports."
"This Asian Games will allow more people to understand the charm of e-sports and promote the formal development of this industry. As practitioners, we will have more games to play and our income will increase accordingly. This is very practical.
The benefits," Su Chen paused and then said.
"But no matter what stage the industry develops, the spirit of e-sports will never change. Passing this on is what our generation of players should do."
Hearing Su Chen's words, not only Wang Bingbing was a little touched, but also the other people who had been eavesdropping on the two interviews in the front row of the carriage couldn't help but look at each other, their eyes twinkling.
Su Chen's words are also the true thoughts of others.
Ten years ago, the development of the e-sports circle was still very poor, let alone making money. Many people in the circle were just doing it for love, and they were sloppy and engaged in this industry with their passion.
Nowadays, e-sports has entered the international sports arena and its status has been officially recognized.
It seems like earth-shaking changes, but the inner e-sports spirit still needs to be passed down by this generation.
Not only for fame and fortune, but also for love and dreams.
"I have to say, your speech really doesn't sound like a player who has only played for one year. This is amazing."
"But I can feel that you really love this industry," Wang Bingbing said with appreciation. "I look forward to more players like you appearing in the future. I wish you can win the gold medal in Jakarta!"
"Definitely." Su Chen said firmly.
After adding a few more questions, Wang Bingbing ended the interview with Su Chen, then ran to the front row of the car to communicate with the coaching staff.
Su Chen was finally able to take a breath. After leaning against the window and squinting for a while, the bus finally stopped.
