"Coach, please stand back. You are a bit too tall. The effect of the photo will not be very good. Others will look a bit short." The shooting director of the IEM Imperial City Station gestured.
After hearing this, Meng De followed the request, crossed his arms and took a few steps back, turning his face sideways with a stern expression.
The filming director nodded when he saw Meng De's movements. Smart people are like this. They get it right and don't need to make too many adjustments.
But when he saw Broky moving around in his peripheral vision, he still couldn't help shouting: "Broky, put your head back and put your double chin back, otherwise it won't look good in the photo..."
When it comes to the issue of face, Broky is still very concerned about it. He tried very hard to shrink his neck back, but under the lens of the shooting director, there was basically no difference.
"Forget it, those double chins may not be easy to close." The filming director said to Meng De, dumbfounded, "But let me tell you, your VC's food is really good."
Meng De showed a gentle smile on his face and followed him: "Come to Hangzhou when you have time and let you experience our VC's five-star canteen package."
"The relationship is good, even if there is no chance, I have to create an opportunity." The shooting director smiled, and once again motioned to everyone in Team A to keep their expressions, and then pressed the shutter.
After taking a look at the camera, the shooting director nodded. The first final makeup photo has appeared, and the next shooting will be much better.
After a morning of shooting, the person who affected the shooting time the most was the electronic guy who had no temper.
He cooperated very well with this pre-game shooting, but the serious expression of Brother Electronic was too joyful, which kept causing his teammates to fail, which in turn affected the entire team's shooting time.
"I'm sorry, coach, I really don't want to make you laugh." Brother Electronic explained helplessly.
"Little things." Meng De didn't care. He watched Broky and DD run to the bathroom. He sat down on the sofa in the rest area next to him. "Don't you see that they are quite happy? They have been training these days.
The game was so dark that it was hard to come out and relax."
The offline competition is coming soon. Although they have the home court advantage, all members of Team A are highly nervous and training hard, hoping to achieve good results at home this time.
Two days before the start of the offline competition, the officials began to organize the team to take makeup photos and promotional videos. It was rare for them to take a break from training matches to breathe fresh air and see the scenery outside.
"Is this competition very stressful?" Meng Dezhuangruo asked casually.
"There's no pressure..." Electronic Brother scratched his head and wanted to say that he was very confident, but when the words came to his mouth, he had no confidence. "The offline popularity was a bit too high this time. The group stage was okay, there were no spectators.
Look, once you get into it, you just focus on the game.”
"But this time the popularity in China is a little too exaggerated. I'm a little worried that I won't be able to win..."
In fact, both VC players and Meng De far underestimated how much popularity that championship brought to the country.
This time IEM Imperial City Station is one of the largest events held in China. The enthusiasm of the Chinese people can be greatly displayed in this competition. After Team A and AO confirmed that they have qualified for the offline competition, there was a discussion in the forum about
The discussion of the knockout stage has reached an unprecedented height. If players who have been out of the game for several years come back, they will even think that the Major is held in China.
According to members of the Broky fan group, offline tickets for the IEM Imperial City Station this time are hard to come by. One ticket has been sold for 2,300 yuan, which is more expensive than the concert tickets of some first-line stars.
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This shows how exaggerated the popularity of this offline competition is.
Although Electronic Brother is usually heartless, most of his fans on the Internet are cute.
Ah Dian also wanted to respond to their expectations, but once there were too many expectations, the pressure on Ah Dian became a bit greater.
In fact, Meng De is also under pressure.
Although he told Wu Qiang that if he lost, it would be fine to prepare for the next tournament, but it was not that easy. As one of the strongest teams in the country, if the team led by Meng De failed in the first round of the offline competition, he would have
It would be a huge loss to have a home field advantage but not even get past the first round.
"Believe in yourself." Meng De patted Electronic Brother on the shoulder and comforted, "If you think so, they are all here to support us, just play this game wholeheartedly and show your best side to
Fans, take a look."
However, Meng De does not think that Electronic Brother will not perform well because of the participation of offline audiences. On the contrary, within his understanding, Electronic Brother is a pure human being. The more offline audiences, the more people cheer for his side.
If there are more, then Electronic Brother’s breakthrough at the previous point may be more exaggerated.
He is a true offline player and Mengde doesn't seem to be worried.
After sorting everything out, Mengde no longer worried about the next game.
After all, the team has a lot of experience in competitions, and apart from some pre-match syndrome, they were able to maintain their due performance during the game.
As for the next opponent TG, as the only newcomer in this knockout round, Meng De did not look down upon them. Instead, he conducted in-depth and simple research on TG in the past few days. If nothing else, it will not be difficult to win against TG.
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The kickoff day of the IEM Imperial City knockout tournament.
The Imperial University Student Gymnasium was packed with seats, but after the ticket check, there were still many spectators waiting at the door.
In fact, the rise in domestic popularity not only exceeded the imagination of everyone in VC, but also the organizers of the event did not expect it. Otherwise, they would not hold the competition in the Imperial University Student Gymnasium, which can only accommodate 6,000 people. Even if they come up with the funds this time
Although 2,000 temporary seats were provided, the venue still could not absorb the enthusiasm of the Chinese people.
Without tickets, you cannot enter the venue, but it is a great feeling to be able to use your mobile phone to take pictures of your favorite celebrity players outside the venue, and even leave an autograph if you have the opportunity.
For those who have already purchased tickets, this ticket is even more valuable.
After all, two domestic teams have successfully entered offline. In addition to the basic viewing experience, sweatshirts will also be distributed. If you have enough time, you can also participate in the activities held by each team on the media day and get the autographs of your favorite players.
The ticket checking has ended and the stands are full. Everyone is looking forward to the next opening and wants to see offline how high the level of these top teams is.
The lights above the Imperial University Student Gym went out.
As the light became dim, the audience also knew that the next highlight was coming, and the sound also gradually became smaller and smaller.
In the middle of the stage, the number "10" appeared on the huge screen, and it continued to count down.
The audience all knew that the game was about to start, and they shouted together in unison, and the atmosphere in the entire venue was instantly filled.
"3!"
"2!"
"1!"
Accompanied by a chorus of shouts, the countdown in the center of the screen reached zero, and the filming director's work over the past two days began to be displayed in front of the audience.
The eight teams in the knockout round began to appear one after another, along with their wonderful operations in the group stage.
Among them, the kill highlights of Broky, Zywoo, and Electronic Brother were particularly outstanding, and also attracted cheers from the audience.
The firefight in the middle of the screen continued to become fierce, and as a CT got killed in the end game, the unpacking process began.
The beeping sound continued, as if beating the hearts of the audience, making them nervous.
But in the end, with a violent explosion, the camera went out, the lights in the venue came on, and the camera moved in front of the shining trophy.
There were rounds of applause at the scene. The sensory effect of this mirror movement was very good, and at least it made many people's eyes brighten.
"Hello to all the viewers at the scene and in front of the screen, this is the competition site of IEM Imperial City Station!",
The host holding a microphone came to the center of the stage and greeted everyone calmly.
"After a fierce group stage, a total of eight teams stood out. What we will see today is the first quarter-final..."
“Without further ado, let’s invite today’s team to the stage!!”
“The first person I want to invite is TG!!”
The makeup photo of TG appeared in the center of the screen, followed by the players doing various poses. The lights of the venue also hit the left side, and everyone in TG walked out of the player tunnel one by one.
The audience at the scene also gave bursts of applause very cooperatively, but overall they were not too enthusiastic.
After all, most of their audience are actually not very familiar with this team, and many of them are seeing these players for the first time, so it is good to be able to give some symbolic applause.
Everyone in TG also knows what situation they are in now. It is good to have someone applauding, so several young people in the team still have smiles on their faces.
After confirming that everyone in TG was in place, the host paused and then said: "Let us invite you again, VC.A!!"
"boom!"
The whole venue felt like cold water was poured into hot oil, and it exploded in an instant.
The cheers seemed to knock off the roof of the gymnasium, and the young people at TG were all startled.
Many viewers couldn't help but want to put their hands on their hips when they saw this scene. Do they understand what a home game is?
The host then began to introduce the composition of VC.A one by one, which again caused waves of exclamations from the audience. Although most of them were already familiar with Team A, most of the audience were college students.
When it comes to teasing them, no one can compare to these contemporary college students.
Listening to the passionate shouts from the front of the stands, everyone in Team A couldn't help but feel excited.
"Are you ready?" Broky shouted excitedly, "Today is the day to become famous!!"
The shouts coming from the front of the stage, and the young people who were excited for him, made Electronic Brother feel that his blood was boiling, the soles of his feet were numb, and he couldn't help but have some expectations for the next game.
Looking at Brother Electronic's state, Meng De asked with a smile: "How do you feel? Are you still nervous?"
The electronic brother shook his head: "Why are you still nervous? My hands are itchy and ready to fight!"
They were chatting here, and Broky was already making signs and starting to interact with the audience.
In the entire venue, VC's fans accounted for at least half. Most of the audience was very cooperative with all Broccoli's actions, and the entire venue was filled with laughter for a while.
Everyone at TG on the other side of the stage couldn't help but feel a little sad when they saw this scene.
This was their first time participating in a large-scale competition, and they really didn't care about their parents. When they saw thousands of people cheering when the other side waved, they could feel the intensity that followed.
The host did not let Broky play for too long. Seeing the audience pause, he immediately shouted: "We have entered the knockout stage, and the game will be extremely cruel. After a BO3 game, the final winner will only be
There is one, let us wait and see who can win this difficult competition!"
Surrounded by the applause of the audience, the two teams began to enter the player box and each debug their own equipment.
The players were debugging the equipment. Meng De came to the center of the stage and started guessing with the conductor of TG to determine the first ban right of the game.
Yes, with TG's command.
This was originally a bit inconsistent with the rules of the competition, but TG is not that the coach is absent, but that they have no coach at all. The conductor plays the role of a coach in normal training.
This team is a team composed of pure passerbys. It can enter the knockout stage of IEM Imperial City this time. From a certain aspect, it can be said to be a miracle in Imperial City.
This feels like a youth training team, rushing all the way from the qualifiers and finally reaching the knockout stage. This shows how dark this dark horse is!
However, Meng De also studied this team carefully, and found that the strength was there, but the details were far different from the regular professions. Most of them had not been exposed to formal professional training, and there were certain gaps in all aspects.
The guessing game is over, Meng De lost, and TG got the right to win the first place.
As soon as it came up, TG banned the nuclear crisis.
"A reasonable choice. In the entire group stage, TG only played one Nuclear Crisis, and lost on this map. I didn't play well, but Team A was very strong on this map. This is completely unnecessary.
Released." Coke quickly deduced TG's psychology.
They actually know how strong TG is, but they still dare not make any precise judgment before the game.
Although TG faced ridiculously weak players, he was able to defeat six players all the way through five levels and reach the knockout rounds. This team has its own unique features.
"When it came to Team A's map selection, they directly banned the train." Taro Yuan was not surprised by Team A's move. "TG was able to play so well in the group stage. Their first-hand train played a big role."
It works, but now your train is banned at the beginning, what will you do next?"
"After careful consideration, TG won the town of Purgatory. Although Team A's town has a high winning rate, who doesn't have two brushes on this map? It can still be beaten."
"And Team A actually chose the Death Amusement Park?"
Cola was very surprised. Team A had only been forced to play this map a few times in the past few months and basically would not release it. Now it has chosen it by itself. Is it possible that it is a hidden strategy? After all, VC had previously
The team's most famous incident was when they suddenly took out Death City and beat GG blind.
It was also at that time that S1mple performed the top-notch operation of Blind Sniper Angel.
After each selected a picture, both sides moved very quickly.
Banned both Lost City and Death Mansion, leaving only the Hot Sand City.
At this point, BP has officially ended, both teams have confirmed their rosters, and the players have begun their pre-match warm-up.