At nine o'clock in the morning, the whole team met in the cafeteria. Ten people sat around a large round table and listened to Abu explain today's schedule.
"I will repeat today's process. I will sign in at the venue at two o'clock in the afternoon, and then record the opening video. In the afternoon is the third-place match between Taipei and Vietnam. During this period, the organizer arranged equipment for us in the lounge. I made an appointment with the Indonesian team.
You can play a few training games in the afternoon, just warm up and keep your hand feeling..."
"The final starts at seven o'clock in the evening, but we will be waiting for the venue at six o'clock. There will be a pre-match interview session. You can't go out casually during this period. Remember it clearly."
After Abu finished speaking, he looked at the silent crowd.
The factory director frowned, Xiye folded his hands and lowered his head, Wuzi chewed his fingernails, and Xiaoming lay on the table in a daze...
The tense atmosphere on the eve of the finals was almost overflowing.
"Everyone doesn't need to be so nervous. Just treat it as an ordinary game. Let's get out of our own way and relax..." Meng Ma on the side took the initiative to comfort him.
Hart also quickly echoed, trying his best to relieve the pressure on the players.
"Originally I shouldn't have said this, but seeing that you are so nervous, I'd better explain it to everyone. We have reached the finals this time, which actually means we have completed our mission." Abu sighed, "The above
Although my explanation was to guarantee the silver and compete for the gold, I didn’t say what would happen if I couldn’t win the gold medal, so there’s no need for such a big burden.”
"Yes, let's just pretend that we will lose in tonight's final, so we won't have any pressure to play." Xiaotian, who had been silent all this time, took the initiative to say.
When Xiao Ming heard this, he glanced at him and said quietly: "Brother, it's scary for you to have this idea..."
"Haha, indeed, your words are too exaggerated. What do you mean we will lose..." The factory director was also amused.
"I mean... put yourself to death and survive, you know what I mean..." Xiaotian quickly explained.
The Garlic Bastard's nonsense successfully made everyone laugh and livened up the originally depressing atmosphere.
"Okay, when we get to the venue, it will be fine after everyone gets used to it. You are all players who have played in major competitions. I still believe that you can perform well." After finishing speaking, Abu looked at the round table where he was sitting.
Suchen and Uzi, who were on the diagonal, hesitated to speak.
Both of them spoke very little today. Although Su Chen looked calm, he was also thinking about something.
Uzi looked a little anxious, and obviously still had some baggage in his heart.
After Abramovich held a meeting with the coaching staff last night, he also learned about some small incidents within the team from the factory director.
It is said that Su Chen took the initiative to knock on Uzi's door in the middle of the night and left after more than an hour.
It was obvious that there was some communication before the finals, but no one except Xiao Ming, who was in the same room, knew exactly what they talked about.
After hearing the factory director's words, Abu remembered the scene when Su Chen took the initiative to talk to him late at night during the training camp in Shenzhen.
That night, he took the initiative to suggest that the team could play around Uzi, giving up his core position. This allowed the team to complete the run-in and reach the finals smoothly.
But Su Chen didn't actually say anything at the time. He just said that if he could win this way, then he would insist on fighting like this.
But if there is no way to win the game with Uzi as the core, he thinks he should try his method.
However, Abu is not sure whether Uzi can accept this adjustment given his character.
But the final is just around the corner, and Abramovich cannot take the initiative to detonate this time bomb. He can only place his hope on tonight's game. If everything goes smoothly, maybe this problem will not happen.
After Abu's meeting, everyone got up and came to the breakfast window in the cafeteria, using their player IDs to choose breakfasts of different flavors.
When Xiaotian saw Su Chen getting up, he immediately chased after him. After walking a few steps behind him, he cautiously asked: "Brother Chen, what did you talk about last night? I saw you didn't return to the room until two o'clock."
Su Chen put corn, sweet potatoes, and eggs on his plate and asked casually: "You really want to know?"
Xiaotian nodded like he was pounding garlic, and the soul of Bagua was completely burning.
After Su Chen prepared breakfast, he turned to look at Garlic Bastard, and then smiled slightly: "I won't tell you."
"Ah? Stop!" Xiaotian became anxious as soon as he heard this. He grabbed a few buns on the plate and then chased Su Chen to ask questions.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get even a word out of Su Chen's mouth.
In the end, I could only frown and look at the air while making various bold guesses.
While everyone was sitting around the round table eating breakfast leisurely, athletes in red uniforms came over from time to time to say hello.
Many events in the Asian Games have been completed in recent days. Some athletes who are still staying in Jakarta, in addition to waiting for the award ceremony, are also paying attention to tonight's LoL event finals.
Those who practiced gymnastics, weightlifting, and track and field all rushed to the table. They sincerely said cheering words and asked if they could take a group photo.
Although lol is a relatively niche competitive event in the Asian Games, it is actually very well-known in China.
Some athletes who have won gold medals also follow some news in the e-sports circle privately.
The factory director, Wuzi, and Xiye were surrounded by many people, and the scene seemed lively.
A women's volleyball girl who was over 1.9 meters tall came to Su Chen shyly. After asking about it, she happily asked her companions to take photos for her.
"Jiang Shen, our whole team will be there to cheer you on tonight, we must win!" the women's volleyball girl said with a bright smile.
"Of course." Su Chen nodded firmly, then turned his head and saw Xiaotian being hugged by a bunch of muscular men from the weightlifting team, taking pictures very affectionately.
The cold expression on the garlic bastard was in sharp contrast to the excitement of the people around him. Su Chen felt a little sympathetic when he saw it, so he secretly took a photo of him from the side and sent it to the ym group.
It was accompanied by a copy: People's joys and sorrows are not the same.
In addition to the traditional sports teams, the members of Clash Royale and AOV King of Glory, which are also exhibition events, also gave face-to-face cheers at noon.
In the two events, Clash Royale won the gold medal, while AOV won the silver medal, and their performance was pretty good. After completing the task, they stayed in Jakarta because they wanted to watch the finals of the LoL event tonight.
It can be seen that most of the Chinese athletes at the Asian Games tonight are more or less paying attention to this battle between China and Han.
With encouragement from all sides, the players have rekindled their fighting spirit and their condition is much better than in the morning.
At one o'clock in the afternoon, at the entrance of the Asian Games Village, a bus with the five-star red flag printed on its body had already arrived.
While Abu was handing over the formalities, the Indonesian guy who was in charge of receiving everyone on the first day ran over and said very enthusiastically.
"I asked the master last night, you will definitely win today!"
Su Chen joked: "Did you say the same thing about the Hanguo team?"
"No, no, no," the Indonesian guy shook his head quickly, then lowered his voice and said, "To tell you the truth, my colleagues in the Asian Games Village don't really like the athletes from the cold country. They are too troublesome!"
After saying that, the Indonesian guy raised his eyebrows and showed a "you know what" look. Su Chen smiled, didn't ask any more questions, and climbed into the car.
After the bus started, the scene of the Asian Games Village square and buildings gradually shrank and disappeared.
The urban scenery of Jakarta flies by the window, the midday wind rustles the lush coconut trees on the street, and Indonesian girls in national costumes walk along the street.
Different from the fast-paced life in Shanghai and Shenzhen, time here seems slow and slow, but it is also a bit comfortable.
Xiaotian was lying next to the window, curiously looking at the scenery outside the window, and suddenly said.
"Is this the last time we pass through this neighborhood today?"
Abu, who was reading documents in the front row, responded without looking back when he heard these words: "We will finish the game tonight, and we will stay here for half a day tomorrow, and we won't get on the plane until eight in the afternoon."
"Eh? Can you go out for a walk tomorrow?" Everyone was also attracted by Abu's words.
"Unfortunately, there will probably be a lot of things happening tomorrow. We probably won't have the time. We have to stay in the Asian Games Village and cooperate with the officials to go through many procedures." Abu put down the paper in his hand and said with some pity.
"What a waste of joy." Xiaotian muttered a few words, grabbed a pair of headphones from his bag, put them on and watched the video.
Su Chen also felt a little regretful that it was rare for him to travel abroad to Southeast Asia, but these days were basically between the Asian Games Village and Mahaka, and he didn't actually have much contact with the outside world.
After picking up his phone and taking a few photos through the window, Su Chen opened WeChat on his phone, uploaded it to the family group, and then saw the message from Lin Chu.
"Ready!" Then she sent a picture.
In the photo, the camera is pointed at a huge computer screen, with an iPad placed on a stand next to it.
In addition, there is a ym team uniform hanging on the wall, and a small red flag is placed on the table. It is very well prepared.
In the lower left corner of the photo, there is a plain white hand with a thumbs up and a "like" sign.
"What if the Internet is disconnected or the power goes out?" Su Chen joked.
"Mobile phone hot spot! Pedal generator!" Lin Chu said viciously.
Su Chen finally laughed and felt much better.
He skillfully clicked on Weibo and logged into his "ym"
jkd" account, he posted a Weibo post with a picture of a coconut forest in Jakarta.
"Just today!"
…
The drive from the Asian Games Village to Mahaka Square took about forty minutes. Before two o'clock, everyone arrived at the entrance of the venue smoothly.
Although the passage was not open yet, there were already many Chinese tourists wandering around the scene, and they all sent their blessings when they saw the players coming out of the car.
Feeling the enthusiasm of the compatriots, everyone waved in response.
A couple wearing sun hats and sunglasses and holding selfie sticks came over and excitedly waved their hands towards the bus.
"Come on, brothers!"
"Winning three to zero tonight!"
Su Chen took a closer look, weren't they Guan Zeyuan and Yu Shuang?
Seeing that Guan Zeyuan was already tapping his chest with one hand and preparing to cast a spell, Su Chen quickly followed the team into the lounge.
After a series of procedures including sign-in, urine test, and makeup.
Everyone finally returned to the lounge.
The two teams from Taipei and Vietnam were already waiting in the front row, and the lounge in Group A was also occupied by an entire Chinese team, making it look a lot more spacious.
Five computers were placed in a row, but the one in the middle was protruding from the formation due to a problem with the socket, so it did not form a straight line. Su Chen almost had an episode of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Without the help of the staff, the three brothers Abu, Mengma, and Hart could only go back and forth under the computer desk to install the lines, and they were very busy.
While the coaching staff was arranging equipment, the players were not idle either. They were interviewed by reporters in different corners of the lounge.
"JKD player, what do you think of today's third place match?" a Taipei reporter asked, holding up a recorder.
"Of course, the Chinese Taipei team will win. The overall strength of the Vietnamese team is still lacking, unless they perform seriously abnormally." Su Chen shrugged.
"What about tonight's final? It seems that you are very confident that you can win against the Hanguo team. Are you well prepared?" the reporter asked with a smile.
Su Chen glanced at the relaxed teammates behind him, and then said calmly: "Hanguo is not an invincible team, not to mention that we have already won the MSI once this year. There is no need to be too nervous about this, just prepare for the game normally.
Already."
The Taipei reporter was obviously a little surprised and had nothing to say about Su Chen's confident attitude.
After the interview session, Su Chen was about to take some time to go to the toilet, but Xiaotian ran over, covering his mouth, looking like he was about to go crazy laughing.
"Brother Chen, are you watching the group? I'll fucking die laughing!"
"Contracted my laughter for a year!"
Su Chen turned on his phone in confusion, entered ym's group chat, and saw the photos pdd posted in the group.
I saw my left hand standing in front of the commentary box of Tuwei Live Broadcast Room, wearing a gray suit.
However, due to his small stature, the originally straight suit looked extremely baggy on his body. Coupled with his dull expression, he looked like a child who had stolen an adult's clothes.
And pdd also deliberately shot his left hand from a bird's-eye view in a very cunning way, making him look like a dwarf, which gave him a full comedic effect.
Seeing Zhang Xiaowen, Xiaotian, Xiao Ma and others frantically mocking the p-picture in the group, Su Chen could also foresee that Zuo Zhi's debut as a commentator might become a dark history for him.
After completing a series of official procedures, the five of them finally had time to sit in front of the computer and start a training match with the Indonesian players who had already prepared.
Because the difference in strength is already huge, there is no pressure on everyone. The main thing is to maintain the feel, which is similar to the normal ranked feeling.
During the break between training matches, the third place match also started on time in the afternoon.
Similar to what Su Chen said in the interview, the Taipei team cleanly defeated the Vietnamese team 3-0, leaving no chance for the opponent.
In the three games of Casa, three heroes were used: Blind Monk, Troll, and Leopard Girl. All of them achieved super achievements, and also won the MVP three times in a row. Their performance was impeccable.
Hart, who had been sitting on the bench watching the game, applauded repeatedly and was very satisfied with the state of his jungler.
Although Casa was his opponent in the Asian Games, when he returned to LPL, he still counted on Casa to help rng win the summer championship.
After the Taipei team won the third place, the first medal in the entire Asian Games LoL exhibition event, the bronze medalist was finally born.
Next, it’s the gold and silver medal battle in the finals.
After the teams from Taipei and Vietnam retired, the sun gradually set and Mahaka Square was mostly covered in shadow.
After everyone in the lounge finished the training match, at Abramovich's request, everyone ate only half of their box lunches and stayed seventy percent full to prevent blood sugar from rising and affecting their condition after going on the field.
During the preparation period, the most important guest of the day was also welcomed into the lounge.
"Good afternoon, boys." Dayao said with a smile as he walked through the door and came to the lounge.
The first time they saw Dayao, everyone looked at each other and fell into shock!
Even Abu, who had seen strong winds and waves along the way, immediately stood up, raised his head, tremblingly held Dayao's big hand and said hello.
This one is really a heavyweight!
You must know that Dayao is not only the goat of the Chinese Men's Basketball Team, but also the current chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association. He is a ceiling-level figure in the sports circle.
In Jakarta, e-sports projects don’t receive much attention from official leaders. The only ones Abu has met are actually not high-level.
He never expected that Dayao would take the initiative to come to the venue to watch them before the final started!
"Don't be surprised. I also loved playing online games when I was young. When I was in Houston, I often played World of Warcraft on the American server. You must think that I know nothing about e-sports." Dayao laughed loudly, his eyebrows suddenly raised.
It was twisted into an embarrassing word.
"Although there are differences in form between e-sports and traditional sports, I think the content expressed is the same, and there are not a few people in the younger generation who like this. I think it is also a product of the development of the times. Everyone, do your best, and e-sports will be the future.
The development of Jingjing will definitely get better and better." Dayao encouraged.
These words are basically equivalent to the attitude of the top leaders in the traditional sports world. After hearing this, Abramovich was extremely excited.
After Dayao finished speaking, he shook hands with the team members one by one and encouraged them, and then his eyes fell on Su Chen.
"You are Su Chen," Dayao said with a smile, "I have read your story. If you were in the NBA, your starting point would be at the level of Magic Johnson. He is an epoch-making genius."
Even Su Chen, who was usually calm and composed, couldn't help but look surprised after hearing these words. He quickly waved his hands in humility, saying that Dayao's words were too exaggerated.
"I'm serious," Dayao patted Su Chen on the shoulder, "The development of a project requires collective efforts, but it also requires the leadership of leading figures. Your career has a good starting point, cherish it.
Everything, strive to go higher!"
Seeing Dayao's suddenly serious expression, Su Chen nodded firmly and said, "I will."
After taking a photo of the giant and the dwarf with Dayao, everyone also started the preparation stage before the game. The originally noisy lounge gradually became quiet.
At 6:45 pm, the sky gradually darkened.
The annular auditorium of Mahaka Square was filled with spectators from all walks of life.
Among them, the Han athletes holding the Taegeuk flag and occupying a large area were very conspicuous.
Different from the official attitude of the Chinese team, Han Guo attaches great importance to the e-sports events in the Asian Games.
SBS, known as one of the four major wireless TV stations in the country, has also deliberately canceled its prime time program today. It will warm up from 5pm and broadcast tonight's final live.
We also specially invited LCK’s well-known host Roar Emperor Caster
jun is today’s guest commentator.
In the center of the huge Mahaka Square, there is a flag-raising platform with three flagpoles standing straight there, without any national flags hanging on them.
This is something that will be left until the awards ceremony.
At 6:50, after APEC Chairman Huo Qigang took the stage again to deliver a speech, colorful fireworks exploded in the dark blue sky again!
The atmosphere of the entire Mahaka venue was also ignited, and the excitement reached an extreme!
The spotlight gradually went out, and the promotional video for the Asian Games finals was played on the big screen in the center of the stage!
The camera cut to the night scenes of three cities: Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Jakarta, followed by scenes of athletes from various countries arriving at the Asian Games Village from the airport terminal.
Various exciting game shots from the group stage to the semi-finals...
The rhythm gradually accelerated, and after rapid switching, darkness finally entered the screen. Then Faker, wearing a Korean team uniform, appeared on the camera.
The moment Faker appeared, the scene immediately erupted with cheers. In Jakarta, his popularity is still the highest.
Facing the camera, Faker placed his hands flat on his knees and said solemnly.
"I'm very happy to see lol selected for the Asian Games, and I'm proud to represent the country of Han here to play."
"This year is a year for LCK and myself to constantly accept challenges. LCK failed to win the championship in the MSI, and I also failed to perform satisfactorily on the court. Frankly speaking, I feel that
I feel very distressed.”
"The Asian Games is also the last game I play this year. I hope I can win the championship with my teammates and prove that we are still the best in the LoL field. I think we can do it."
After saying this, Faker nodded confidently to the camera, still looking like the invincible devil, and this attracted countless applause from the outside world.
After he disappeared into the darkness, the screen lit up again, and Su Chen's face appeared in front of the camera.
The Mahaka scene once again erupted with enthusiastic cheers. Chinese athletes and spectators also waved national flags. Su Chen's photo was so loud that it was not much less popular than Faker.
Facing the camera, Su Chen took a deep breath and then smiled.
"I have a lot to say in my heart, but at this moment, what I want to tell you most is that we will give everything we have to fight this round of B05 tonight, and we will not leave any regrets."
"The journey from Shenzhen to Jakarta is a very precious memory in my career. I feel honored and happy to be in the same team as friends like Uzi, the factory director, and Xiye."
"Tonight is the last stop of this journey. I will personally draw a successful conclusion, win the championship, and raise the flag in Mahaka!"
"The final winner will only be us!"
After Su Chen finished speaking, the spotlights on both sides of the stage turned on again.
Amidst the cheers that resounded throughout the audience, contestants on both sides of the aisle took to the stage one after another and stood on both sides of the stage.
On the left are the players wearing red uniforms. The faces of Su Chen, Wuzi, the factory director, Xiaotian, Xiye and others appear in front of the camera.
On the right side, there are Kor players in blue and white uniforms. In the center of the crowd, Faker stands with his head held high, and beside him are Leader An, Emperor Chi, Khan, Mata, Smeb and others.
The lights shone on the players on the field, and everyone's expression looked solemn and solemn at this moment.
The host's voice was like a bell, kicking off the competition.
"The players have already taken their places on the stage. I announce that the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games and the League of Legends Finals have officially begun!"
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It's normal for some book friends who don't like to read daily books to complain a few words, but I don't think it's necessary to keep saying that the word count is too high.
The difficulty of writing daily life is several times more difficult than that of competition. It is very difficult to look up information, restore the details of life, etc. No one would be so stupid to use such a difficult method to reduce the word count. If you really don’t like it, just skip it.
Also, there will be another update tonight, but it will definitely be after twelve o'clock, so I suggest you get up and watch it tomorrow.
