On the last day at the base, Li Hao started the live broadcast like yesterday and played a few rounds of Rank.
On the afternoon of May 3, near dusk, Li Hao said goodbye to the water friends in the live broadcast room:
"Tomorrow is the 4th, and our Snake team will set off in the early morning tomorrow."
"There are still things to deal with later, so I will call here today. I will probably get together with everyone after M's private life."
In the live broadcast room, the barrage of videos kept popping up:
"Brother Hao, come on!"
"Brother Li wants to prove to Brother Li that Brother Li is still your Brother Li!"
"Come on! Come on M! Come on!"
"Brother Wolfberry, prepare the duck for me!"
"..."
Accompanied by cheers from the live broadcast room, Li Hao simply exited the broadcast.
"Ready, ready!"
Zuo Wu clapped his hands in the club and kept shouting.
"In fifteen minutes, we will leave immediately and have something to eat at the airport tonight."
"I have checked my visa and passport. I will check them all again later. I put all the things I need to bring with me in the suitcase. After I get on the plane, it will be too late to turn back..."
"..."
Zhi Zi and Lin Weixiang also dragged a black box of the same style with Snake's logo on it.
This time, in addition to the five people, there are also places for substitutes and emergency substitutes, which is exactly seven people.
"Haha, I didn't expect that I would have the opportunity to travel abroad at public expense." Da Chongming looked excited.
Gangzi smiled beside him and said: "Xiangzi, it's not just about traveling, you also have to be ready to play."
"Coach Chris said that he will find an opportunity to arrange for you to play this time."
"Brother Gangzi, don't worry, I will work hard and not hold anyone back!"
"Xuanjun, did you forget to take the clothes from your dormitory? I see they are still on Zhizi's bed." Li Hao asked him as he dragged the suitcase out.
Flandre shook her head: "Brother Hao, I didn't bring it on purpose. There are too many things and the box can no longer fit them in."
"Have you brought enough clothes?"
"Absolutely enough, Lao Zuo has said it many times."
"That's okay."
"Where are Zhanran and Qingsong?"
"I'm here, I'm here." Cuihua and Liu Qingsong trotted over from the direction of the bathroom.
Zuo Wu and Chris came over and checked everyone's things again.
After confirming that there was no problem, the group boarded the team bus together amid cheers from other base staff.
During this period, Li Hao received a phone call from home.
"Mom, don't worry you are at home."
"I'm going to play a game, not to fight in Brazil, and it's not my first time abroad. I won't run around."
"..."
When Hao's mother vaguely mentioned that matter, Li Hao smiled bitterly and told them not to believe the rumors outside. He gave a brief explanation to prevent the two elders from making any trouble again.
Hao's dad is really good at making big kidneys, but Li Hao really doesn't want to eat them often.
To be honest, I ate quite a lot at lunch that day and it was not a good feeling.
As for the news on the Internet, Li Hao is too lazy to explain it now.
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When we arrived at Pudong International Airport, in addition to meeting some fans, Mr. Huang, the official head of the LPL, and Poppy, who had given them awards together with Mr. Huang before, were also there.
They waited here specially to encourage me.
2017 is of great significance to the LPL region. The S game starts in the Bird's Nest, and it's really hard not to get noticed.
Even some leaders above also cast their sights.
Before the start of this hot summer, the Mid-Season Championship is a very important warm-up.
Once the LPL team achieves good results in private games, then as the host of the 2017 Global Finals, the LPL will have greater confidence and confidence to promote.
At 00:40 in the morning on May 4, they flew Lufthansa.
That night, the flight's on-time rate was only 20%. Without too many surprises, the plane was delayed and everyone had to wait for nearly 70 minutes.
Departing from Pudong Airport, the first stop is Frankfurt, then arrives in Sao Paulo, and the final stop is Rio de Janeiro. However, the group stage is in Sao Paulo, so they will get off the plane early.
The flight time from this stop is 11 hours and 45 minutes, with a layover in Frankfurt, and the flight time to Sao Paulo is nearly 12 hours.
There was a long delay along the way. Snake and everyone in the business class were relatively excited at first, but then they became a little confused and lost track of the time.
By the time they got off the plane and arrived in Sao Paulo, it was already the afternoon of the 5th.
"Brother Hao, are you okay?" Chris asked worriedly.
Even a healthy person like him would feel pain in his waist and back after sitting on a plane for such a long time, let alone someone with a medical condition like Li Hao.
Once Li Hao is injured, M's private trip will be in serious trouble.
"I'm OK."
Li Hao smiled and added: "It's just that the time and jet lag are confusing. I'm afraid it will take time to adjust."
Hearing this, Chris and Zuo Wu beside him breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's okay. There are still five days until the group stage. It's more than enough time to get over the jet lag."
I also asked about other people's conditions, and basically they all had no big problems.
Both Liu Qingsong and Lin Weixiang were going abroad for the first time. Instead of feeling sleepy, they looked around and seemed very excited after getting off the plane.
“Welcome to São Paulo!”
This is a thick-lipped old man with black dreadlocks, a fist symbol hanging on his chest, and his face is full of enthusiasm.
There were two people following him, both of them were staff members sent by Riot to pick him up at the airport.
"Hello, this is Mr. Dyson, right?"
Li Hao didn't interrupt, and he was accompanied by a translator. Although his English was more fluent, he couldn't steal other people's jobs.
"Yes."
"We have been waiting here for more than an hour."
"Sorry, Mr. Dyson, the plane is delayed."
"Haha, of course I know, that's a normal thing."
"..."
After some negotiation, Dyson and two other Riot staff took them into a pre-prepared shuttle bus.
With the sound of the engine, the car shuttled through the unique customs and customs of Sao Paulo, all the way to the hotel near the CBLOL studio in Sao Paulo.
All group stage matches will be played in the CBLOL studio in Sao Paulo.
It is definitely more convenient for the major teams to stay in nearby hotels.
The teams participating this time were basically arranged by Riot Games nearby.
This is not the first time Riot Games has hosted a global event. They are quite experienced and their services are very complete in all aspects.
In the car, Li Hao, like everyone else, looked at the scenery outside the car through the car window.
São Paulo is located in southeastern Brazil. It is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil, the largest and most prosperous city in South America, and a world-famous international metropolis.
As the largest economic city in Brazil, Sao Paulo is an important logistics town in the north and south, with roads extending in all directions.
However, problems such as too many vehicles and traffic jams have caused certain problems in urban operations.
Li Hao felt this.
When vehicles were traveling through the city, they had already encountered two sections of blocked roads.
The traditional buildings built with local special wood on both sides of the road are no longer common, and many of them are biased towards European and American style buildings.
The biggest feature of this style of building is that it is low. Although the low-rise building does not utilize very much space, the building itself gives people a high-end feel.
After arriving at the hotel to check in, everyone covered their heads and fell asleep in their respective hotel rooms that night.
The next morning, when Li Hao woke up, he had regained his energy.
He originally wanted to ask everyone to go have breakfast together, but these people were really sleepy.
Except for Cuihua and Liu Qingsong, everyone else was still under the covers.
In the hotel restaurant, Li Hao saw a familiar figure.
That's right, it was Faker.KT who came one day earlier than Snake. It seems that he has already adapted to the environment here.
In addition to Faker, Peanut, Xiaohei and Smeb are all here.
Li Guapi obviously heard the movement over there, raised his head, and immediately locked eyes with Li Hao in the crowd.
When their eyes met, the two brothers Li nodded to each other.
This was their first real meeting in 2017. Although they had some words in their hearts that they wanted to say to each other, they did not get close to each other and remained silent in a tacit understanding.
This year, both Snake and SKT regard each other as their biggest competitors.
Some things can be left to be discussed on the field.
Perhaps because of Riot's arrangement, Li Hao and the others happily had Chinese food at the hotel.
The chef here most likely became a monk on the way, and the food he makes tastes weird and cannot be compared with the ones in China. However, he can still make do with a bite, so he doesn't have to carry bread, potatoes and barbecue every day.
May 7th.
After the third round of the Turkey TCL and Southeast Asia GPL qualifying rounds, GAM successfully got the last spot. They advanced to the group stage together with Flash Wolves and TSM!
At this point, all six places in the group stage of the fans are locked.
Two days before the official start of the competition, the Snake team, like the other five teams, in addition to studying the latest version and playing training matches, also participated in the rehearsal activities before the start of the group stage under the arrangement of Riot Games.
Time flies by quickly, and in a blink of an eye, May 11th is here.
The opening ceremony time of the 2017 M Private is not friendly to Chinese players, because China’s time is 11 hours ahead of Brazil’s, and at this time, it is two o’clock in the morning.
Except for those who stayed up late and those who cultivated immortality, most people were already asleep.
As the countdown ended, the CBLOL studio in Sao Paulo fell into darkness.
The light shines on the center of the stage, and a Brazilian female drummer steps on the M private logo. She holds the drum between her legs, swings the drum hammer with both hands, and keeps falling on the drum surface. The brisk rhythm sounds continuously along with the background music.
"Boom! Boom!"
As soon as the female drummer in the center stopped, the screen showed a hot girl with dyed blue hair. She pounded a big drum placed on the ground and continued the rhythm of the female drummer.
The lights on the stage kept shining, and drummers emerged from the darkness.
"Dong, dong, dong dong dong!"
The drum hammers are like raindrops, and the drum sound is exciting!
Throughout the dark auditorium of the venue, the shouts of spectators from Brazil and other regions could be heard!
Then, scenes of winning the Spring Split and winning the trophy appeared on the big screen.
Pre-match quotes from major teams recorded in advance by Riot also appeared on the big screen.
The initial picture showed broken buildings, and then a silhouette appeared on the screen. Behind the black shirt was marked '#G2ARMY'.
The player's ID is printed in capital letters on the jersey: PERKZ
Ah P's voice kept coming: "In terms of my pressure, no matter what, the result must be better than last year."
Flash Wolf Maple: "If we play G2 this time, I think they will be much harder to fight than last time."
G2 support fan thy: "Now is the time for us to restore our reputation. Now is the time for us to prove to the world that we are the strongest!"
GAM player Arhie: "The team I most want to play against is TSM. We lost to them 2-3 last week. I want to recover this debt."
TSM assist forced offrost: "They want revenge, we want to restore our reputation"
After the voices of these people, a burst of cheers erupted on the scene. On the big screen, the picture of Brother Li of LCK appeared. At this time, Brother Li had a deep look on his face.
Faker: "The goal of this year's Mid-Season Championship is the same as usual, which is to win the championship."
After the big devil's voice, the scene erupted in cheers again. This time, it was LPL Brother Li.
TheKing: "This is Snake's first time participating in the M private competition. We have only one goal, and that is to win the championship."
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The two Li brothers' declarations were very strong, and everyone could feel the smell of gunpowder.
The group stage hasn't started yet, and these two have decided not to keep a low profile anymore.
…
When the atmosphere in the venue was aroused by these contestants, the on-site commentator turned to the microphone and let his unrestrained voice spread throughout the venue!
"Ladies and gentlemen!"
"..."
Translate all in English:
"ladies and gentlemen!"
"This is the CBLOL studio in Sao Paulo! The place under your feet is the battlefield of the 2017 League of Legends Mid-Season Championship!"
"This time, spring champions from all major regions around the world will compete on the same stage, and we will determine the strongest in the spring competition!"
