"Isn't the weather in Guangzhou too hot?" Gu Pan held a palm-sized mini electric fan in his hand to blow some air on himself, then leaned towards his parents and friends.
Even so, there was still a layer of sweat on her fair and smooth forehead.
The blowing wind alone has little effect, but as September approaches, the temperature is still over 30 degrees Celsius, making people unable to bear the fiery enthusiasm.
Shen Guanshan felt that it was okay, so he put the cold mineral water bottle on Gu Pan's face and directly cooled her down physically.
"By the way, you can't bring water into the venue?" Gu Pan remembered that when he went to Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center before, he couldn't bring water or drinks inside at all.
"Ah?" This was the first time for the parents around me to watch Gu Xing's competition. They didn't know there was such a rule, so they immediately looked at each other, "Is it possible that you are thirsty in there in the middle of summer..."
Before Gu Pan could answer the call, he saw Ding Ran standing outside the venue and quickly waved to greet him.
"Hello, uncle and aunt," Ding Ran had a cheerful personality and took the initiative to lead a few people inside. "Brother Xing and others are preparing in the background. I have nothing to do so I came out to greet them."
Gu Pan first asked about drinking water.
Ding Ran has been going to the venue with VG every day these days, and has already done a good job, "They sell water and drinks in soft packaging, don't worry."
Hearing this, Shen Guanshan interjected, "Is it because soft packaging is difficult to throw on the stage?"
She remembered the Nongfu Spring incident that Gu Xing had previously taught her about.
"Yes," Ding Ran knew what Shen Guanshan meant and responded with a suppressed smile, "When we were at the Shanghai Performing Arts Center, the auditorium was very close to the stage, and any packaged drinks could be thrown on them. We simply banned them all. Now this There is a certain distance between the stadium stands and the stage, so the sale of soft packaging will not affect it."
The Gu family and his wife were confused after what they heard. They didn't know anything about the vicious accident that had happened before, and they even dragged Ding Ran to ask questions.
After checking in and passing the security check, Gu Pan looked up at the stadium not far away.
"...It's spectacular." Her heart stirred up.
The outer glass and bright metal form soft flowing lines, which can hardly conceal the hugeness of the venue.
In Gu Pan's opinion, this building is definitely magnificent.
"There are about 17,000 spectators today," Ding Ran briefly introduced to her. "The stands on all sides are open, and the feeling will be more obvious when entering the stadium."
The group of people walked half a circle around the gymnasium, bought enough soft drinks, and then entered the interior through the designated passage.
The light dimmed, and while he was away from the harsh sun, the air-conditioning air also swept through his body, and Gu Pan let out a long sigh of relief.
At this moment, there is still half an hour before the start of the game, and many spectators are already sparsely seated in the stands on all sides.
The stage is in the center of the venue, with contestant seats on both sides.
The giant funnel screens on the floor and in mid-air both displayed the words "League of Legends 5th Anniversary Celebration" and "2016 LPL Summer Finals" in squiggles.
"Guangzhou International Sports and Performing Arts Center claims that every seat has the best view," Ding Ran led the way into the low-level viewing area in the front row. "However, there are also gaps between seats. The position of family tickets must be much better."
"Xiao Ding, aren't you here to watch?" Gu's mother was quite curious when she saw that Ding Ran had arranged for them and was about to leave.
"I went backstage to watch, and the experience there was not bad..."
You can only watch the game through the TV screen in the lounge, which is definitely not as enjoyable as being there.
However, being able to hear the voice communication of the players on site, and with members of VG’s training department in the background, Ding Ran could fully experience the exciting feeling of being a member of the team!
Moreover, World Girl can also explain and analyze the game situation to him.
Although World6 is not as competitive as Gu Xing.
But he is also a real LPL player, and his professional understanding of the game is much higher than the on-site commentary!
"Uncle, you don't need to give me a drink. There are plenty of them backstage. Drink Coke and Sprite as you like!" Ding Ran waved his hand, took out the work ID issued by VG, and rushed to the backstage.
Gu Pan started to look around. It was her first time to come to a gym of this level, so she was inevitably feeling fresh and curious.
Shen Guanshan took out a support banner from his canvas bag.
In addition to Gu Xing's cartoon avatar, there are also signature heroes such as Leopard Girl and Male Gun.
Next to the avatar is a Taobao design signature of 5 yuan written by Gu Xing himself.
"Good guy," Gu Pan didn't expect that his friend would even carry such a thing with him, "I saw there were staff outside the gym giving away club banners for free, and you brought them all the way from Zhenhai just for Gu Xing's signature... It's true.
It’s yours!”
Her voice was very low, and there were other audience members sitting next to her. The parents' attention was distracted and they did not hear what their daughter was saying.
Shen Guanshan lifted his hair to cover his red ears. He couldn't respond anymore, so he silently browsed the e-sports forum.
The upcoming LPL Summer Championship is undoubtedly the focus of everyone's discussion.
Before the game started, supporters of both sides began to argue online, which was also a must-have program in previous years.
[It is known that VG3:0RNG, Spring Judgment RNG3:1EDG, from which we can get VG6:1EDG, no problem? 】
[Nicole is such a logic genius, it’s a pity that Qingbei doesn’t want you]
[Hot knowledge, EDG has won the LPL championship every year since the team was established]
[It seems like the team has been established for many years like WE. When I think about it, EDG only has a history of two years in total!]
[Virtue beats up the factory director without any suspense, Clearlove has never won against Xiao Gu! 】
Shen Guan Shan swept down.
She specifically picked out comments that praised Gu Xing.
It's not hard to find.
Since VG swept RNG, Gu Xing's popularity in the competition has skyrocketed again!
It is no exaggeration to say that he can be called the most outstanding rookie in the LPL in recent years. Coupled with VG's current excellent results, netizens in the forum are full of praise when mentioning Gu Xing.
Shen Guanshan scanned several pages before putting away his phone with satisfaction.
The lights in the venue dimmed instantly.
A ten-second countdown appeared on the funnel screen in mid-air.
The venue was packed with seats, and every time a new number appeared, the cheers in the stands would become even louder!
The free light sticks distributed in the dark showed the red and blue colors symbolizing the two sides of the canyon, which were separated exactly along the center line of the venue. From above, the two courts were fighting against each other like fire and water.
"Three, two, one..."
As the countdown came to an end, the sudden cheers and the muffled sound of fluorescent sticks echoed in the huge venue!
The numbers on the big screen disappear.
Instead, there was a human palm, clenched into a fist and hitting the screen!
Accompanied by crisp sound effects, the image of broken glass appeared in front of all viewers.
Symbolizing the barrier between virtuality and reality, it was shattered and finally transformed into the Riot Games logo.
The screen went dark again.
When it lights up again, the promotional video for this summer finals begins to play.
Lion dance culture is popular in Guangdong, and LPL officials followed the local customs this time, and they looked decent.
The red and blue lion dances were performed to the beat of drums, and ten contestants appeared one after another.
The factory director’s signature dull eyes, Sout who is new to LPL and still hasn’t adapted to life in the LPL...
It was rare for Gu Xing not to smile. He crossed his arms and pretended to be cold.
The scene finally settled on the scene where the two teams faced each other.
Although there are lion dance elements, the overall style of the promotional video is more serious.
When everyone was about to accept this style of painting, the next step was the trash talk session.
As the league develops more and more, trash talk has become a routine program before the finals, mainly used to heat up the atmosphere.
By the way, if you create some jokes, the heat will come, right?
Imp started making trouble when he came up, smiling like a little devil, "The Deft player was defeated by me, not once, not twice..."
"Today I plan to re-enact the scene of the S4 World Championship semi-finals and just beat him to tears."
All I can say is that he is extremely arrogant in front of the camera, and Koo Sung Bin has always been good at talking.
Deft has no temper. He started laughing as soon as the camera cut away. He thought for a long time but didn't think of how to respond.
"My most important opponent in the LPL is Brother Shengbin," he scratched his head helplessly, his voice as weak as a gnat, "I am still very confident in the bottom lane combination of myself and Meiko."
Deft is not the only one who has poor trash talk skills. Meiko, Mou Se and Sout are all very mild-mannered players. They don’t understand the essence of this session, and they are afraid of causing trouble if they don’t grasp the scale well.
Especially the younger ones.
He had a reserved demeanor and would only smile foolishly when facing the Marquis.
In comparison, VG is very relaxed.
"Mou's playing style is very stable," Brother Long made a gesture, "Stable and low level."
"EDG's top laner knows everything. All his energy is spent practicing the big tree."
Even the introverted Xiao Duan said a few harsh words, and Mr. Hou even poked his heart into his heart, "Rucan was considered my substitute at that time, and his level is definitely not as good as mine. This is obvious."
"After this final, everyone will know the gap between us."
As soon as this statement came out, EDG supporters finally couldn't hold it back.
Before the game even started, I lost half of my momentum.
Who can withstand this?
Fortunately, they still have key weapons that they haven't used yet.
Clearlove.
Let’s not talk about the factory director’s competitive level.
When it comes to the intensity of trash talk alone, he ranks second in the entire LPL, but no one dares to claim to be first!
And it’s a gap-like lead!
With much anticipation, the factory director wearing an EDG team uniform sat on a chair and faced the camera.
"Since Xiao Gu is my fan," Clearlove said with a hint of Wuhan accent, "hot fans should behave like fans. It is reasonable to lose to idols."
"Besides, Xiao Gu doesn't have any advantages except age. He can't beat me in the jungle," the factory director said very confidently. "Virtue is here to pay tuition for this final. How much he charges depends on my mood."
"In my opinion, VG doesn't need to target them at all. I'm already studying the opponents in the World Championship."
In this year's spring finals, Clearlove's trash talk, "I'm already researching M's opponent," was really an insult to the audience. It took a long time to complete the research.
This time the factory director simply wanted to regain face.
EDG, which won the runner-up in the Spring Split + guaranteed runner-up in the Summer Split, can advance to the S6 Global Finals just by relying on points advantage!
As the first team to prepare for the 2016 World Championship, this is definitely worth showing off.
Even if we look at the entire league, EDG is unique!
Clearlove first ridiculed Gu Xing for his lack of experience, and then secretly said that his team was ahead of VG in terms of performance.
EDG supporters are very happy with this.
Much better than the previous members who were silent and sullen!
Finally it was Gu Xing's turn to appear.
With a sunny smile, he didn't seem to have any aggression in his face, and he said in a friendly manner: "I will prove who is the number one jungler in the LPL on this stage."
There were bursts of laughter in the stands.
This was one of the quotations made by the factory director at the S3 All-Star Game, and it turned out to be Inse's prestige.
Gu Xing first borrowed his famous quote, and then continued, "I am indeed a fan of the factory director, and I have been learning his fighting style, but there are still many shortcomings... For example, the escape technique, I always feel guilty when I see it. Ashamed."
When he said this, his smile became brighter, "I wonder if the factory director can teach me in the finals? I remember that he often dropped the gun and ran away when playing with the male gun. His movements were very skillful, which amazed me."
The event live broadcast room was overcrowded. Tens of thousands of netizens came in to see the dialogue between the strongest teams in the LPL. Now the audience couldn't help but become enthusiastic after seeing the trash talk session.
[It’s a pity that the pig girl is not strong now, otherwise we will see the famous scene where the factory director loses the pig and runs away again]
[Don’t underestimate Collier’s Dirty Dancing, I’m not bragging, he is truly the best jungler in the world when it comes to escaping!]
[One thing to say, the factory director’s KDA in this summer competition is not as good as Xiao Gu’s, right? 】
[There is no comparison. Virtue died less because he fought too much in the advantageous game. The factory director has the ultimate escape technique. It is difficult to kill him even in the balanced game]
When the trash talk session came to an end, the spotlight above the dome was instantly turned on, casting brilliant light and shadow on the stage!
The opening act was a revival of Source Project, the dress-up series that took the canyon by storm last year.
Characters such as Sword Lady and Lucian appeared one after another. With the cooperation of spotlights and computer special effects, their cool movements attracted low exclamations from the audience.
Said it in a low voice.
In fact, nearly 20,000 people gathered together, and no matter how small the sound they made, it was deafening.
From the perspective of 2016, there are no flaws in the stage design technology. The operation of Lucian's E, W, dot, then R [Baptism of the Holy Lance] is even smoother than the model in Summoner's Rift!
After the performance of the Source Project group, the host just stepped onto the stage, holding a microphone and looking around the audience, "Good afternoon to all summoners on site and in front of the screen!"
"This is the Guangzhou International Sports and Performing Arts Center!" He said, "After a whole summer of hard work and elimination, only two teams can step onto the final stage..."
Gu Pan turned his head and muttered to his friend, "This is the Black Rhinoceros!"
"What Xia?" Shen Guanshan was confused and didn't understand what Gu Pan was talking about.
"Black Rhinoceros..." Gu Pan explained excitedly, "Armor Warrior!"
Shen Guanshan had never watched the show. When it was popular, her grandparents who had taken care of her since childhood had just passed away. During those few months, she was in a daze, couldn't cheer up, and had no entertainment activities.
Seeing that Gu Pan was very excited, she could only echo a few times.
The host's voice on the stage was as loud as a bell, "We invite the team to appear!"
"The first is...three-time LPL champion EDward Gaming!"
The lift at the edge of the stage opened, and EDG players standing in a row appeared in front of everyone.
They smiled and enjoyed the warm cheers of the fans at the scene.
Just the honor of defeating SKT privately in 2015 has attracted countless traffic and fans to EDG.
Coupled with excellent league results, and the first experience book director of major e-sports forums.
EDG is currently the most popular in the entire LPL region!
"Top laner, jungler Clearlove, mid laner Sout, bottom laner Deft and Meiko, as well as substitute PawN, coach RapidStar!"
On this team's roster, only the factory director and Deft can be called veterans.
Mou Se was previously an assistant in EDG's youth training, and the team once wanted him to fill the vacancy left by Curly Mao.
It's a pity that he couldn't compete with Meiko.
Subsequently, he moved to the secondary leagues. When he returned to EDG again this year, his identity became a top laner, and his experience was still far behind.
Needless to say, I am a junior. I only officially entered the LPL in the summer split, and I only played a few games in SKT before.
Such a comparison shows that Meiko, who has only debuted for a year, is actually the backbone of EDG!
Not to mention the coach, Quick Star, who has just changed careers, has very little qualifications and very average abilities.
It can be said that this year's EDG is the weakest on paper since the team was founded!
"Next, let's welcome Vii Ga Ming!"
Gu Xing stood on the lifting platform and saw the entire venue as the machine rose a little.
During the rehearsal yesterday, the staff took the players to familiarize themselves with the venue. He had observed this magnificent stadium.
But at that time, the venue was empty, and the shock to Gu Xing was far less intense than it is now!
At this moment, tens of thousands of spectators were waving fluorescent sticks, which were as bright as the stars in the night sky.
Cheers and cheers filled Gu Xing's ears wantonly!
Compared with the cramped and cramped Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center, this place is too spacious!
His heart was racing, but he was not nervous at all. Instead, he looked calm and calm, waving to the stands around him.
"Top laner Loong, jungler Virtue, mid laner Easyhoon, bottom laner Imp and Caveman, substitute Jakeylove and head coach Hme!"
While the host was introducing, Brother Long took a step forward, half-squatted into a starting position of a 100-meter sprint.
The remaining five team members lined up on the left and right, posing in different poses.
What Gu Xing was assigned was to bend his arms to the side of his head, similar to the movement of the Pokémon Fist Stone.
Hongmi was reluctant at first.
But seeing that the players insisted on doing this, he was not out of tune, so he had no choice but to move sideways a few times to avoid ruining his image as a coach.
"Why Senmo?" Hongmi muttered dissatisfiedly, speaking in very substandard Mandarin.
"There's nothing I can do about it, Sister Li," Jack dragged Hongmi into the water. Now he was very happy, "If World Girl can't come up, I have to drag you along."
According to pre-match regulations, only one substitute and one coach can take the stage to participate in the entrance ceremony.
World Girl can only watch from the background.
Witnessing the actions of the VG seven-man group, the stands were filled with noise.
"What the hell is this?" Gu Pan couldn't stand it any longer, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but raise, "Is this something embarrassing?"
She had seen ROX's performance in the LCK Summer Finals a few days ago, and she felt quite embarrassed at the time.
Now Gu Pan understands what it means to be like a small witch but a big witch.
The level of these people in VG is too high.
They are directly trying to embarrass people until they want to laugh!
Most of the audience present could not understand what kind of pose VG was taking.
Gu father and mother are very sharp-eyed.
"Isn't this Calabash Baby?"
The couple was deeply impressed by the classic poster of the Seven Calabash Brothers. They compared it in their minds and found that it exactly corresponded to the seven people on the VG field!
After learning the truth, Gu Pan was really embarrassed.
Unexpectedly, Shen Guanshan was quite happy. With a smile, he raised his phone to focus on Gu Xing and took several photos.
Gu Pan thought for a moment and decided to do the same thing.
But her idea was different from Shen Guanshan who kept it as a souvenir.
In the future, when Gu Xing gets older, this scene will become a piece of black history!
After the host introduced the team members, everyone in VG stopped moving and returned to their respective positions.
Marquis, Imp and Hongmi had never seen Calabash Baby, so they had no idea what this gesture meant, so they just followed it.
Gu Xing was chatting and laughing with his teammates and heard the host shouting loudly.
"The summer finals are about to begin. We look forward to the wonderful performance of both teams!"
The lights above the stage dimmed.
Gu Xing took the opportunity to rush to the contestants' bench.
Before the audience entered the venue, he debugged the machine according to the instructions of the staff.
Now there is no need to change the settings, just wait for BP to start in the custom room.
…
"Welcome to the live broadcast of the 2016 Summer Finals!"
The powerful commentary echoed in the audience's ears.
"Hello everyone, I am Doll!"
For a heavyweight event like the Summer Finals, the commentators invited are naturally experienced.
Wawa and Miller are doing their part in this regard.
"Today's matchup can be said to be smooth sailing for both sides in the regular season..."
The director gives the regular season data of the two teams.
EDG's average game time is only 29 minutes and 57 seconds, which is absolutely fast-paced in today's procrastinating version!
For other data, such as the control rate of big and small dragons, leading average economy per game, etc., EDG also ranks among the best, and some even overtake VG to reach the top!
If you think about it, EDG also won 15 major games in the regular season, which is the same record as VG.
Although there is a gap in winning percentage in small games, overall the two sides are equally matched in terms of data comparison!
"The difference is in the playoffs. VG easily defeated RNG in the last round and advanced to the finals, while EDG had to fight hard for five games to defeat WE!"
Wawa tried to make an analysis, "I personally feel that VG has grasped the current version very thoroughly. They made full use of the advantages of the jungle and bottom lane, and kept snowballing to focus on the mid-term rhythm!"
"EDG's performance in the semi-finals was relatively average, but they have the director who is the league's savior. The further back in the schedule, the better his performance will be!"
The Factory Director League does have a strong hand, and its strength is first-rate and cannot be underestimated.
Miller held up the headset and said seriously, "The scene is ready, now let's hand over the camera to the contestants of both sides!"
There was a crisp sound.
The BP panel appeared on the big screen of the live funnel, instantly arousing a burst of excited cheers from the stands around!