The audience did not quite understand Gu Xing’s interview answers.
Although H2K is not bad, in everyone's perception, there is still a certain gap between it and a team like SKT.
Even the European viewers who had full confidence in H2K before the game believed that their team would be successful if they could get a small victory from SKT!
Gu Xing's statement confused everyone.
He didn't explain much, handed the microphone back to Sjokz, smiled and waved before leaving the stage.
On the way back to the backstage lounge, Gu Xing finally relaxed completely.
Although I am young and strong, playing a high-intensity wave 5 for a whole game consumes a lot of energy. After the ecstasy of winning the game, my temples are now throbbing and aching, and the feeling of exhaustion and emptiness inevitably comes to my heart.
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However, as soon as he opened the door and walked in, the scene of carnival celebrations in his training club revived Gu Xing's mood.
"Lao Gu!" JakeyLove happily rushed to him and gave him a hug, "The blind monk's last kick was absolutely amazing!"
The girl from the world was even more adoring, with stars in her eyes.
Gu Xing took the ice water handed to him by his teammate and drank it in one gulp, moistening his dry and hoarse throat. He mustered up his energy and patted his chest to show off, "My blind monk can definitely do it. I don't know how much better than Ming Kai."
Times!"
The members of the training team surrounding him laughed out loud.
Clearlove's blind monk performance last week was really outrageous.
After EDG returned to China, Mingkai temporarily got rid of the nightmare memories of the World Championship, and even laughed at himself with his close friends.
Gu Xing even achieved the achievement of collecting Clearlove's collection of all world-wide crotch action animations while chatting with him. I have to admire the veteran's mentality.
He joked casually, but the girl from the world suddenly followed him.
"You can't say that..." World6 grinned, revealing a pair of small fangs, and added slowly, "How many times stronger than Ming Kai, then how many times a negative number is it is also a negative number."
Girl Shimei also patted Gu Xing on the shoulder, "Brother Xing, please don't be too modest."
This kind of black talk made Gu Xing speechless for a moment, and he didn't know how to continue.
Team leader Jin Wenhyuk stood high and shouted loudly, "We should rest tomorrow afternoon and gather for training in the evening... We will leave for Los Angeles the day after tomorrow!"
The team members burst into cheers with excitement.
Like Gu Xing, everyone felt exhausted after playing ROX and wanted to take a good rest.
Anyway, there is still a full week until the finals on October 29, so there is still plenty of time.
Moreover, even if I take a vacation, no team will come to compete with VG in training matches.
The team members can only maintain their feel through qualifying matches, and the effect is not particularly good. It is reasonable to take a half-day holiday.
"Get up late tomorrow afternoon and go for a walk around Times Square," Jack said in high spirits. After all, he didn't play, so he was just in the audience atmosphere of the event. "What do you say, Lao Gu?"
Gu Xing shook his head, "I plan to go see the Statue of Liberty...I heard from Jankos that the scenery there is not yet impressive."
The promotional video for the semifinals once included major New York landmarks.
However, each team can only go to one of the locations. VG went to the Empire State Building, which is near the hotel where they stayed, so they didn’t go far.
For example, H2K was selected to go to Liberty Island, a few kilometers away from Manhattan.
At that time, everyone at VG felt extremely lucky that it would take a long time to go to the Statue of Liberty to take pictures. How could the Empire State Building in front of the hotel be so fragrant? After taking pictures, we could go back to rest and train directly!
Now that the semi-finals were over, Gu Xing wanted to go over and take a few photos as a souvenir.
He felt that it would be a bit regretful not to see the most famous landmark building in the United States during a week in New York.
Jack is a lazy dog, so he wanted to go to Times Square, which is closer.
But he didn't want to go shopping alone, it was boring.
After thinking about it, Yu Wenbo was still ready to follow Gu Xing.
As a result, the two chatted, and other teammates also participated, and finally the action of observing the Statue of Liberty was turned into team building!
Gu Xing sat on the sofa, listening to Gu Shengbin shouting about eating tomahawk steak in broken Mandarin.
Meat is cheap here in the United States, and the amount of meat in various meals is staggering.
As a result, Goo Shengbin has been eating too much for the past month and a half, and his weight has increased steadily. He is about to change the first letter of p from lowercase to uppercase.
"Isn't it just Tomahawk Steak? Feel free to show off today!" Ding Jun watched his team win the semi-finals and responded to the players' requests.
"Just spoil him..." Hongmi glanced at Ju Shengbin's bulging beer belly and couldn't help but muttered something.
Everyone in the training department stayed in the lounge for a long time and did not receive the group visit notice from Vincent.
Seeing that the team had no plans to move positions in the short term, Gu Xing first stuffed the peripherals into his bag and then took out his mobile phone to browse information.
As usual, various chat tools are filled with 99+ unread messages.
He planned to send a mass reply as usual.
When I started taking action, I realized that the specific number of unread messages was too outrageous!
Compared with the quarterfinals, the number of participating teams in the semifinals is half less, but the attention has increased by more than one magnitude!
Gu Xingneng realized this deeply from the number of unread messages.
Many contacts who were not familiar with each other also sent congratulatory text messages, some of which were employees who joined the youth training management of various clubs before coming to VG.
In addition, Gu Xing even received a message from Su Xiaoluo, which surprised him.
He once went to IG for a trial training, but in the end not only did he not stay, but he also abducted Jack.
The reason is that the conditions offered by the other party are too poor.
IG doesn't even plan to buy a spot in the secondary league, and wants two newcomers to lead the team in the City Heroes Contest.
At that time, Gu Xing had just received high praise from the VG training department, so naturally he was not satisfied with the conditions he received from IG!
To be fair, he and Su Xiaoluo didn't have any major conflicts, it was just that they couldn't agree.
From IG's point of view, spending millions to buy secondary league spots for two newcomers is indeed a bit of a scam.
But looking at it from Gu Xing's perspective, it was indeed not taken seriously.
He didn't know what the other person's state of mind was now as he watched him and VG making great progress.
Gu Xing didn't have the intention to understand.
I just replied politely without being cold, then went to chat with my girlfriend.
Su Xiaoluo felt uncomfortable all over now.
He was watching a semi-final today just to appreciate a high-level event.
Who would have thought that after winning the game, several "VG: Su Xiaoluo thank you" flashed across the barrage, which shocked him to death!
Su Xiaoluo's current mood is regretful, very regretful.
In fact, this sentiment began to grow when VG won the summer split championship.
When he let Gu Xing leave with Jack, he never dreamed that a newcomer could shine in just two months and even win the Silver Dragon Cup!
How can you say that the future is promising?
Looking across the entire competition, you can’t find such a strong immediate combat capability!
Su Xiaoluo was quite sore at that time and felt that he had made a mistake.
Now that VG has entered the World Championship finals, the sour emotions in his heart have disappeared.
The gap is really too big.
Originally, when everyone's grades were about the same, they would stand on tiptoe to catch up, and jealousy would inevitably arise. This is human nature.
But when the situation between the two parties was so different, he couldn't even be upset if he wanted to!
Su Xiaoluo took the initiative to greet him this time, not expecting to attract him again.
First of all, VG is not a fool and will not let people go easily.
And it’s not like Gu Xing would go to IG to find players who feel uncomfortable.
Su Xiaoluo just didn't want the two sides to turn against each other.
Just think about it and you will know how popular VG will be in China as the first team in the entire LPL to reach the World Championship finals in two years!
Especially Gu Xing.
The rhythm engine of the team, excellent personal strength and fierce playing style, as well as outstanding appearance conditions in the e-sports circle...
Su Xiaoluo knew with his feet that after Gu Xing came back, his status and popularity would make an unparalleled leap!
Who was the core player of the last LPL team to qualify for the World Championship finals?
Uzi.
Before his debut, he also had a relationship with IG, but he also failed to join the team and turned to the Royal Family.
Even though Uzi's performance has been mediocre in recent years and he's bounced around in various teams, he still can't resist his rising popularity!
The two major experience books of pigs and dogs are no joke.
Moreover, Uzi was also cursed by a small number of netizens for crashing due to consecutive victories in the civil war, losing to the South Korean team in the foreign war due to pulling his hips.
What's more, Uzi himself has many dark spots.
Even so, the number of Uzi fans remains high!
In contrast, Gu Xing went all the way to defeat LCK teams, and his performance in foreign battles cannot be criticized.
With his high emotional intelligence and outgoing personality, he is clearly a rising superstar in the LPL!
At that time, I missed out on Uzi because IG's trial training was not reimbursed for air tickets. It had already become a meme and had a certain negative impact on IG's youth training work.
If a similar plot were to happen again, Gu Xing told about his trial training experience before officially joining VG in an interview...
Will IG continue to conduct youth training in the future?
You know, many high-level players decide to enter the professional path after seeing the bright side of players on the stage.
Under this, it is easy to be influenced by star players.
The repeated encounters between Uzi and Gu Xing may really put IG’s youth training work in the cold!
It has been three or four years since Su Xiaoluo took over the IG League of Legends division.
He knows how important youth training is to a club.
Buying expensive famous players is a pure money-losing business in today's money-burning e-sports field.
The most cost-effective youth training is the most important thing. Not only is it cheap, but it can also be regarded as one's own direct lineage!
Su Xiaoluo will naturally not allow the IG youth training to stretch his hips.
Thinking about it this way, it is necessary to take the initiative to find Gu Xing to ease the relationship.
Gu Xing didn't think much about it.
He finally received Vincent's notice and walked straight along the backstage corridor with his teammates to the room where the group interview was held after the game.
The layout is very simple.
There is a row of long tables for VG training department employees, and behind them is a dark billboard with the Riot Games and World Championship logos printed on it.
In front are reporters and photographers from more than a dozen e-sports media.
"The first question is for Virtue player. During the post-game interview on the main stage today, you said, 'SKT may not be able to enter the finals.' Do you have any information?"
The question was asked by a reporter from the Korean I-Women Forum. She was obviously not that polite and was very concerned about the situation in her own competition area.
Gu Xing smiled and started to practice Tai Chi, "Don't get me wrong, there is no other meaning... Just like before the game, many viewers thought we would lose to ROX, but as you all saw the result, what I said at the time was roughly, 'Is it that bad?
One possibility, SKT will lose to H2K'?"
Nothing was pulled out, and the scar was torn from behind.
Gu Xing's words disgusted the Korean media reporter.
Several domestic e-sports media staff were still holding back their laughter.
"Then what do you want to say to today's opponent ROX Tige?" The Korean media said reluctantly.
Gu Xing was still thinking about his words and strategies, but when the question involved the Tigers, he still answered seriously, "In my opinion, they are respectable opponents. If there is a chance in the future, I would like to play against them again on the field."
That's what he said, but he had learned from Peanut before that ROX would definitely disband at the end of this year.
This semifinal will be the Tigers’ swan song on the world stage!
Gu Xing knew the outcome, but he couldn't tell it on behalf of the ROX members. He could only answer like this.
However, when he entered the post-game group interview room just now, he saw the Tigers next door and was not sure what issues ROX would be raised about.
The reporter let Gu Xing go for the time being and went to ask Hongmi about the idea of taking out the troll jungler in the first game.
Hongmi is also a good player in Tai Chi.
Answer in a roundabout way without mentioning the key points and without revealing any useful information to the other party.
By the time the group interview ended, it was already eleven o'clock in the evening in New York.
There are very few restaurants open outside, and the tomahawk steak that Gu Shengbin has been craving for can only wait until tomorrow.
After Gu Xing returned to his dormitory, he took a bath first, washed away his fatigue, and then lay down comfortably on the bed.
Now that everything is done, it's finally his favorite post-match forum session.
I just want to see how netizens will brag about me.
As he expected, there were endless hot posts in the Kangba!
【How do you evaluate Virtue's performance in this semi-final?】
[God among gods! Punch leader An and kick Peanut, the top jungler in LPL! 】
【This is my dad!】
【The whole family is filial piety】
[A month ago, I never dreamed that VG could enter the finals. These people are so outrageous!]
There are many replies below the last comment.
[As I said before, VG’s lineup is really not bad. Both C’s have won world championships, so the upper limit is definitely not low; the jungler is the strongest newcomer in LPL, and the top assistant is not famous, but he is not a colander, and his personal strength is very good]
[Pull it down, who doesn’t know how to react in hindsight? What was your evaluation of VG before the summer games? The alcoholic Bobby, the 24-year-old veteran who is just waiting to die, the pure rookie jungler and the top assistant are two useless losers. Of course,
I haven’t read the forum yet]
[Here’s the thing about resistance, the wind direction changes at about the same speed as face-changing in Sichuan Opera]
Gu Xing scrolled through the forum posts and rolled with excitement.
Yu Wenbo wiped his ears and walked out of the bathroom. He saw his own jungler, who had just won the semifinals MVP, rolling around on the bed like a caterpillar.
The two of them were roommates during the World Championships and it can be said that they hit it off.
They all have a unique understanding of surfing.
Gu Xing likes to read posts that praise and brag about himself.
Yu Wenbo is a typical person who only cares about experience and everything else.
The two had different philosophies, but Jack quickly opened up a new path.
He first followed Gu Xing to browse through the Tieba forum to see what posts Lao Gu was more interested in.
Then follow the same pattern and make similar posts to trick people into replying to gain experience points.
"Is this interesting to you?" Gu Xing didn't understand, "It's not worth all the effort."
He had read Yu Wenbo's post, and it was so smoky that he really didn't understand what was so funny about it.
"Do you know anything about hammers?" Jack rolled his eyes at him, "We are usually under so much pressure from training and competitions, this is a way to relieve stress!"
"The only difference between us is that you like to see how you praise yourself in posts, and I happen to be the other way around..."
Gu Xing listened carefully and looked at Yu Wenbo on the bed next to him.
"I can see that you are very good at handling pressure, and you are no better than me."
Jack played for Imp for a while in the summer games, and his performance on the spot was really good. There was no psychological burden, and his performance was remarkable.
Yu Wenbo still wanted to refute it and use words to prove that he is VG's number one pressure-resistant king.
But when he glanced at the screen of his mobile phone, he suddenly became interested.
"Lao Gu, look quickly!"
Gu Xing was chatting with Shen Guanshan, and when he heard this, his eyes turned away.
The fonts on the screen are very large [transfer post, ROX post-game group interview]
He was very interested in it and quickly clicked to read it.
In the video, the five members of the Tigers were sitting behind a long table, with smiles on their faces and looking in good spirits.
The poster who posted the post was very dedicated and added the subtitles in a short time.
"There are rumors outside that the S6 Global Finals will be the last event for ROX to be combined. Is it true?"
The first question in the media interview was quite pointed.
Little Peanut looked around and saw that no one objected, so he raised the microphone and answered, "...We still have the Kespa Cup to play this year."
He didn't give a straight answer.
But anyone with a discerning eye can hear it.
After the Kespa Cup ends, ROX Tige, which left a mark on the 2016 season, will be blown away by the wind.
"How would you rate today's winners, VG and Peanut?" The reporter asked the question in a hurried tone, fearing that the opportunity would be snatched by others.
The little peanut couldn't help but fiddle with the microphone, glanced at Smeb beside him, and laughed twice.
"I remember that I was interviewed not long after the start of the summer split. At that time, the reporter asked which team in the outer division was stronger. I said it was VG. But you and the netizens didn't believe it. Now you know my vision, right?"
When Peanut said this, he puffed up his chest and looked very proud.
"Especially the Virtue player. I have a very good relationship with him. He is definitely strong enough. He is also the more prepared team for this semi-final... losing to VG is definitely not unfair."
The reporter asked the next question, "We all noticed that the overall atmosphere of the group interview after the game was more lively, which was completely different from the emotion shown when leaving the stage... How did you adjust your mentality?" meb rubbed.
Holding the microphone.
After a moment of silence, he finally answered, "There were naturally many regrettable moments in today's game, including the final result, which was not what we wanted..."
"But think about it, everyone, failure and regret always run through life... This is life."
"This is our ROX's last dance on the world stage, let it leave a fairly perfect ending in everyone's hearts."
The intercepted post-match interview clip has come to an end.
Gu Xing sighed and lay on the bed with his hands behind his head.
Yu Wenbo glanced at him, "What are you doing, Lao Gu? You don't think it's a sin for you to win the semifinals, do you?"
"That's not too bad," Gu Xing shook his head, "It's just a bit...sentimental that such a good team just broke up?"
When ROX loses, they lose because they don’t have the backing of their sponsors.
In the past two years, the Tigers have successively won the runner-up in the S5 World Championship, the S6 LCK Summer Championship, the top four in S6, and the runner-up in the league. Their results are ranked first in the world!
Except for SKT, there is no team that can stabilize them!
Logically speaking, a team of this level would definitely be able to get a lot of sponsors.
During the peak period of all members, the transitional echelon of the three generations of old, middle and young people is quite perfect, and it will be no problem if all members renew their contracts for another year.
But because the sponsor had no money, it ended up being scattered in all directions.
Gu Xing couldn't help but sigh.
He has a very strong ability to empathize. The more he thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved and he rolled over into bed.
"Go to sleep, we have to go sightseeing tomorrow!"
…
"Arrived at New York's famous landmark, the Statue of Liberty!" Gu Xing shook his phone and made a video call with his relatives on the other side of the ocean. "It's so beautiful. Take another look at the sea in the distance, family..."
He turned his phone around so everyone could see the Statue of Liberty holding the torch and the Declaration of Independence.
Then Gu Xing's attention was attracted by other things.
A gray hair.
This hair color is quite unconventional in New York, where most of the people are foreigners.
Coupled with his height, his identity can be identified at a glance.
"Oh, isn't this a little peanut?"
Gu Xing wanted to go up and have a chat, waved goodbye to the family in the video, and hurried to catch up.
Little Peanut is also accompanied by Coach Nofe.
However, the two of them were walking into an alley next to a tall and round black man, looking very reserved.
Those who didn't know thought they were kidnapped...
Gu Xing suddenly remembered Jin Wenhe's previous experience in Chicago.
No way?
Gu Xing is not that kind of reckless man.
He turned back to find his teammates who were taking photos of the Statue of Liberty.
"Little Peanut and Nofe seem to be in some trouble, should we go take a look?"
He explained the general situation.
VG is indeed here for team building today.
There are more than ten people in the training department, as well as Vincent and several local Riot employees.
"It's not kidnapping, it's extortion... The one who wants money is probably being raped," a blond and blue-eyed Riot staff member simply explained, "Everyone who knows it understands it, but those who don't can't help it. It's a local characteristic."
Ju Shengbin immediately became energetic.
"You bastard, are you still blackmailing the players?"
He just drew his sword to help when there was injustice.
At that time, because a Korean in the barbecue restaurant cursed China, Goo Shengbin went up to beat him and broke his glasses worth 8,000 yuan, so we knew that this man was definitely not a law-abiding boss.
Now my blood is boiling even more, and I can’t wait to go up and pluck that black man’s hood off the ground!
Jin Wenhe was also eager to try, "Let's go, let's see what kind of waves that person can stir up!"
He still remembers being robbed of $50 in Chicago.
50 yuan!
At that time, he and Lu Wenjun were unable to resist.
It’s different now!
There are many of us!
Even Li Zhixun wanted to rush up to save his fellow villagers.
Koreans are very good at teaming up outside. If something happens, a bunch of fellow villagers will help.
Led by several Riot staff, a total of 20 people chased in the direction where Peanut and Nofe left.
During this period, he was also told not to move his hands if he could move his mouth.
"Imp, give him the whole job!" Gu Xinghe shouted as if he had closed the door and let the dogs out.
Gu Shengbin was yelling something. His Mandarin was very unstandardized, and Gu Xing could only recognize some strange words like "go, ignore".
As a result, as soon as everyone caught up with him, the black man turned around and saw the crowd of East Asian faces behind him, and immediately chose to run away.
The race is endowed with extraordinary talents, and its running skills are very powerful, which ordinary people cannot catch up with.
Gu Xing could only let the enemy escape.
"You didn't lose anything, did you?" He turned back and asked Xiaohuahua.
Peanut was so frightened that his voice trembled slightly, "Before I had time to give the money, I accidentally touched him while walking and spilled some liquid in the man's bag. He must have saved my daughter's life.
Medicine, let us pay $1,000 before we can leave..."
"It's a pure lie! Do you believe this?" Gu Shengbin felt that his head was funny.
Nofe stared, "No normal person would believe it, but we're afraid he has a gun in his hand."
Everyone was silent.
Only then did everyone remember that the United States is not China and South Korea.
Relying on the advantage of numbers may not always work.
After all, a gun within seven steps is faster and a gun within seven steps is faster and more accurate.
The Riot employees on the side didn't take it seriously, "It's okay, these are all low-level tricks. People who do porcelain are basically timid. They are specifically looking for tourists from out of town. They can't have guns in their hands and they can't fire them... except Chicago.
, there are too many crazy people there.”
Gu Xing still recognizes the value of one of the prototypes of Gotham City.
After all, there is Batman in Gotham, but not in Chicago.
"Did you come out today to relax?" Gu Xing put his arm around Little Peanut's shoulders.
Peanut was about 1.7 meters tall, about the same height as Shen Guanshan. Gu Xing felt strange when he hugged her, so he quickly let go of his hand.
"Ah, yes, yes," Little Peanut nodded hurriedly, "I'm going back to China tomorrow. I plan to visit the nearby attractions. I may not have the chance to come back in the future."
"Then go back tomorrow?" Ju Shengbin interrupted, "How about we play for two more days."
"We don't have any money, Brother Shengbin," Xiao Huahua said helplessly, "We would like to travel."
After listening to Jin Wenhe's translation, Ding Jun suddenly interrupted and asked, "Do you want to go to Los Angeles?"
Little Peanut was confused, "What do you mean?"
"I'll pay for you to go to Los Angeles for a tour," Ding Jun said about his plan, "but ROX will have to accompany us for training matches every day. The rest of the time, the Tigers can do whatever they want."
His calculations were very loud.
The Tigers have a total of nine people including substitutes, coaches and managers.
It doesn’t cost much to cover ROX for a week!
At least it's not worth mentioning to the wealthy Ding Jun.
And he's not doing charity.
VG did not have a suitable team to play with in the week before the finals.
Playing ranked games alone can only warm up your hands, and the effect is definitely not as good as training games.
Ding Jun is very willing to spend money now.
The team has reached the finals, tying the best record in LPL history.
The remaining wave 5 is the key to ascending to heaven in one step!
As long as it succeeds, VG will leave its name in the LPL and even the entire League of Legends e-sports history!
Ding Jun is willing to take a gamble to keep the players in good condition.
As long as we can win the championship, the benefits brought to the club will be far more than the expenses of ROX and others!
Little Peanut didn't expect such a good thing.
Free travel without paying any money?
He immediately turned to look at Nofe and asked for his coach's opinion.
"I have to ask my girlfriend and other team members..." Nofe took out his mobile phone and quickly contacted the members of the Tiger Team.
Smeb, who was sleeping, didn't hear clearly what happened and was still laughing at Nofe's whims.
After learning the true situation, Smeb immediately became energetic and said, "Go, go, go! I'm going to the finals to see how SKT lost!"
Normal people can't bear the pleasure of free prostitution.
The entire ROX team readily agreed.
Just kidding, what is there to do in Korea with just one-third of an acre?
Going to Jeju Island to pick oranges?
I don’t know how much better the beaches in America are than in South Korea!
Furthermore, they also wanted to take a trip to communicate with each other, but they were destined not to be able to fight together next year, so there had to be a farewell.
After getting ROX's approval, Ding Jun immediately booked a flight and gave the scalps of fellow Riot employees numb.
This is a naked ability to spread money.
"Vinson, is this really legal?"
Hearing his colleagues' doubts, Vincent responded naturally, "Of course, if SKT wins H2K today, they can also use their personal relationship to add some benefits and ask H2K to help play a few training games. How does this violate the rules?"
"By the way, how did today's semifinals go?"
Gu Xing thought of this, turned on his phone and took a look at the battle report, and was immediately stunned.
