On April 29, the Snake players who won the championship were resting at the base.
There is no need to participate in the qualifying rounds for the LPL Spring Championship, so from May 1st to May 7th, Snake's main task is to study opponents and prepare for the group stage.
Thanks to Li Hao's World Championship record in North America in 2019, the LCS C9 team does not have to enter the playoffs. G2 rushed from Berlin to Hangzhou early. The home of the Optimistic Family will serve as the venue for this qualifying round.
Teams that directly enter the group stage will go to Jinling one after another.
This time, LPL gave quite high specifications.
The entire group stage will start at the Jinling Olympic Sports Center venue.
The large enough venue and more seats have won the praise of many international masturbation fans.
Tickets for the Mid-Season Championship have been sold all over the world, and tickets with higher prices than in the past are in short supply.
In the past few days, many international True Love fans have not been dissuaded by the high ticket prices. At Jinling Lukou Airport and Pudong International Airport, you can see some fans with alliance elements landing, looking at this with curiosity.
The mysterious East where the legend was born.
After the LPL Spring Finals, MSI’s international market has become even hotter.
At that time, many international fans shared their feelings at the scene after watching the game in Shanghai. It was definitely an unforgettable e-sports trip!
To be more precise, those fans were shocked and went crazy by Shi Yizhong.
This makes friends who have the same hobby completely unable to sit still.
Currently, there is still a popular saying in league circles: "The King's games are worth watching every game."
Although Li Hao becomes more and more demonic as he gets older, his age is there.
E-sports fans always have a sense of crisis.
In this league era, if you miss those opportunities to witness the legendary performances of Shi Yizhong, it will definitely be a regret when you look back in the future.
Because no matter which competition area experts are in, they all agree.
It will be very, very difficult for a player like Li Hao to be born in the e-sports field.
Under the influence of this information, coupled with the current status of LPL.
Compared with 2016, the degree of internationalization of MSI in the 2020 season is far greater than in the past.
The large influx of foreign players into China has been reported on various news and has been on the hot search. Some people arrive in advance and check in for local travel and consumption, which indirectly promotes the development of the tourism industry and promotes local culture.
The cross-influence of various factors has attracted the attention of relevant departments.
Take Magic City, for example, as the most developed city in China's e-sports field, the TV station has tracked many foreign fans early on.
A Magic City program called "E-Sports Focus on China" uses interviews, talks, questionnaires and many other methods to show the outside world the booming development of the e-Sports industry in China and the value contained in this emerging industry.
“Are you coming to China specifically to watch Msi’s game this time?”
In the camera, a young couple is holding a baby:
"Yes, the Super Bowl and e-sports competitions are our two major hobbies. This time we came from Chicago and spent more than a day on the road. This is our first time in China. This place is cleaner and more prosperous than we imagined. Take various buses
The transportation is tiring, but we believe it will be worth it. Members of the Chicago Esports Club are certain that the 2020 MSI will be very exciting, and we have already bought tickets for the group stage in advance."
The reporter in the video first expressed welcome and then asked with a smile:
"Which team are you fans of?"
The young man with ash-brown curly hair replied: "I like that TSM and SSM failed to enter Msi."
He continued:
"TSM is a team that SheKing has been with. He is the ultimate reason why we come to China to watch the game. I can't describe to you specifically the position of TheKing in the hearts of us Chicago e-sports fans. If I want to use a metaphor, it should be the best first love.
, he gave us the most beautiful fantasy of the e-sports world."
When talking about this ID, the young people in Chicago were very excited and had a lot to say.
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"G2 won the LEC championship. You guys came here from Berlin. You must want to see G2 win the championship. They performed very well in MSI last year."
This is another set of interviews, and the camera changes from the young couple to two German youths with blue eyes, black hair, and well-proportioned figures.
After the reporter asked, the two men spoke like most Germans, expressing their views directly and frankly without any euphemism, and speaking very quickly.
There are subtitle translations at the bottom for everyone to see.
The two people waved their hands quickly and said:
"We came here with G2, but we never thought they would win the championship."
"G2 will bring interesting games. They have good imagination and bold players. I also like their frankness, but to be honest, they are not strong enough to win the championship. I don't think so at all."
"oh?"
One of them smiled and explained:
"I think the champion will be SheKing, who is very strong. I can't think of a way for G2 to defeat Snake. How can P and Caps defeat TheKing if they change positions? They will still have a headache when they think of Sword Demon."
"But the games between G2 and Snake are always interesting. I'm looking forward to how P will look when he meets The King. He won't be as arrogant as he was in LEC."
"I heard that you can buy more best-selling products of the Super God series here in the LPL. You can watch the game between TheKing and G2, buy TheKing figures, and experience Chinese cities again. This trip to Msi will be great.
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The reporter in the video reacted and knew that these two people were G2's little black men.
He couldn't help it, smiled, and then asked doubtfully:
"The Super God series is also sold in limited quantities in LPL. The quantity is very small. Where did you know that it can be purchased in China?"
"It's a friend."
"He told us about a magical place, and there must be one there."
"where?"
This time, the German youth spelled out in less than standard Chinese: "Yiwu."
The reporter suddenly realized it and said meaningfully:
"You can even buy a whole set of super series there, including limited editions."
"Wow!"
The two of them exclaimed in amazement, their eyes gleaming.
The reporter actually held back his words. If you want to buy pirated copies, they are available over the bridge, and they even give away Barbie dolls.
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"The three of us are from Rio de Janeiro, and we came here specifically for The King. Please believe me, all Brazilian e-sports fans love The King. If he comes to Brazil, we will pick him up at the airport."
"The images of the Olympic Arena are engraved deep in the heart of Brazilian e-sports. We will never forget those images. The King injects great enthusiasm into our competition area."
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"Come on T1! I want to see Faker beat The King once, otherwise I will die in peace." This is a stick fan with a ribbon tied on his head and a Taegeuk flag on it. He grits his teeth and looks like he is bitter and hateful.
The tone sounded quite strong, but the content of the words was timid.
A few years ago, those stickmen would have raised their necks proudly, and no one would say: "Will the LCK lose? It's impossible."
Comparing the previous attitude to the present, it really looks like "JRS is down and out".
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As soon as this e-sports column was aired, it immediately aroused strong resonance among fans.
Modou TV Station has tasted the sweetness in terms of broadcast volume, which is much more reliable than the ratings of those junk variety shows introduced. Combined with the excellent environment of Modou e-sports, policy support, and the most legendary players in the e-sports world, it is
On Lingshi Road, the e-sports column team also took off.
The audience of the league is really awesome, and it is their love and pursuit that has made it what it is today.
In this international dialogue and exchange of the alliance, there are e-sports enthusiasts from all over the world.
They used different languages to describe their feelings about watching the game in China, and they all had different ideas.
But the same thing is...
A certain ID appears too frequently in interviews!
In this field, almost nine out of ten people know this ID, and the remaining one is an enthusiastic fan who yells at the camera.
Many passers-by saw the video that was forwarded in various ways. In addition to feeling excited, proud and immersed in the video, they were also surprised themselves.
Unknowingly, a Chinese e-sports player truly entered the world stage.
Suppose you name a mainland celebrity, how many of them will be widely recognized around the world?
Therefore, when it comes to the field of e-sports, we have to lament the authority of the ID "TheKing".
Just like Xiao Po Station’s Haofen up Wei Guangzheng recently posted a video recalling the scene when watching the finals in Shanghai:
"I was sitting in the east stand of the Oriental Sports Center, next to a group of foreigners. They spoke English. I didn't know them. They had different cultures and no common language."
"But what we never expected was that when we shouted 'The King' at the same time and cheered for Brother Hao, we, strangers, were magically connected together. My English is terrible, I only know this, but damn
Using translation software, I actually became friends with these foreigners, and it turned out that they were not from the same place."
"There are people from Mexico, and there are people from Canada. Miraculously, we talked about The King's game together and actually became friends. I feel that Brother Hao has become a symbol of our communication. It's like when I go to a bathing center, the manager vaguely tells me that I have to go to the third party.
Lou, I understood what he meant. It was an inappropriate metaphor, but that’s what he meant.”
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Therefore, the grand occasion on the eve of the 2020 Mid-Season Invitational reminds people of the cover of Time.
Why "The King" can become the cover figure of the times, more and more viewers have their own answers.
End of April.
It started to rain lightly in Kyoto.
A man in the rock industry just released a new album "2020", which contains a total of thirteen songs.
Such big things have happened in the rock world, but what about my hot search?
The man wore thick black-rimmed glasses and scanned the hot searches. In addition to the exposure of certain artists' relationships that diverted his huge traffic, as he continued to refresh the hot search items with his hands, more and more information about e-sports appeared.
News is emerging.
"It's him again!"
"That's right, it's this player called The King."
This is not the first time the man has seen this ID.
The ease with which this person was trending made him feel dizzy.
Soon, the hot search items for his new song were rushed to the bottom by several eye-catching e-sports information about "The King".
How can this guy get the first place?
The terrible thing is that this person is really popular, and he is not just a fan, he has a group of active fans!
Wang Banbi was very depressed. He clicked on his hot search and found many e-sports fans making fun of him.
"Brother Banbi is so miserable. He was suppressed by the Romance Party, and now he is sanctioned by Brother Hao."
"There is no way, Brother Hao dominates the entire e-sports world, and Brother Hao only has half of it. The level difference is a bit big."
"Stop posting songs, Brother Banbi, go play e-sports and find a way to join the Snake Team and become a champion. My grandma said that she can win the championship even if she joins the Snake Team. Brother Banbi still has a chance."
""Hot search was robbed? I threw away my guitar and defeated Shi Yizhong with a backhand to win the championship!"
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On the afternoon of the 30th, Snake came to the restaurant to eat after finishing his regular training.
At the dinner table, Flandre and others were laughing and joking.
Because the recent news is so interesting.
In addition to their own news, there is also a lot of information about Li Hao.
In order to gain traffic, I can say anything.
"Brother Hao, I heard that you are going to Hollywood to make a movie, or is it about e-sports?"
Holy Spear asked with a smile.
Li Hao asked while picking up vegetables: "Who told you this?"
"Several vloggers."
"There is an analysis on Zhihu, saying that if you participate in an e-sports movie, the market value is 2 billion+."
"I think they said it was less, at least 10 billion."
"hehe."
"Vietnamese dong, right?"
Li Hao smiled, and Lu Mao on the side also interjected: "I also saw it, the analysis from the outside is reasonable, and someone said that they got the news from the inside, James Cameron has contacted you, the one who filmed Avatar
.”
Li Hao nodded:
"Yes, not only Cameron, but Nolan and Spielberg have also contacted me, and the plane tickets have been booked."
"Hahaha!"
Pigs, dogs and others all laughed. Holy Spear found those videos and turned up the volume. The video bloggers' analysis was well-founded and quite satisfying.
These operations are not difficult to understand.
During this period, Li Hao's popularity was extremely terrifying, and many people wanted to take the opportunity to grab some traffic.
For other e-sports players, Li Hao's level is beyond the scope of their jealousy, and he is completely like a mountain.
The new generation of young players all regard him as their idol and goal.
The upper limit and ranking in the field of e-sports are maintained by Li Hao, which makes many old e-sports people lament that it is difficult to imagine such a glorious scene today.
In the afternoon, Snake played a training match at the base, with IG and EDG as sparring partners. Everyone played very seriously.
Version 10.9 will be the final version of this Msi.
Everyone in the Snake Team admired Li Hao's foresight. Just as he said, the monkey was slashed by the designer.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, Li Hao received a call from Los Angeles.
The person who made the call was none other than Senior Brother North America.
"Brother Hao, it's a pity that we can't compete with you on MSI."
"I have been training hard for a long time, and I wanted to show you my skills on MSI."
Li Hao knew TSM's current situation, and he spoke to comfort his senior brother.
Unexpectedly, a message came from over there:
"Boss has spoken. TSM can't go to the arena, but can sit in the audience."
"Just wait and see, we will cheer you on in the audience."
"Even though you left TSM, we still miss you."
"Bilson cries every day. He is very haggard now and misses someone deeply. He is like this."
Li Hao was moved and heard Bilson's voice:
"What are you talking about!"
The Danish genius grabbed the phone and said: "Brother Hao, let's meet in Shanghai. I hope you will take me to see the Huangpu River. I am fascinated by that place."
Li Hao said happily: "Welcome to you."
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Seoul, Korea.
In a club with ordinary decoration, Xu Xiu had already packed her bags.
"Xiu, please be safe on the road with Jianfu."
Niuguli took out a jar of pickles and said, "Bring this with you."
"Thanks."
Niuguli said sincerely: "I hope you can learn more from MSI this time in China."
said laughingly:
"Don't worry, I will definitely come back after learning how to show off my sister."
Xu Xiuze said in anticipation:
"I want to visit the Snake base and learn more about my senior."
"if that is the case..."
"We have a better chance of defeating our seniors in the summer."
The second uncle smiled heartily: "Xiu, you are right."
Niuguli asked: "Have you made an appointment with Snake?"
"not yet."
"That..."
Xu Xiu said: "I have the contact information of my senior, but now is not a good time and I should not disturb his preparations for MSI."
"Senior will definitely allow it."
After saying that, Xu Xiu looked longingly in the direction of the Magic City.
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