The main sponsor of the "King of Fighters" World Championship is Intel, and there are others in various competition regions. In order to attract these sponsorships, the event preparation server Intel has paid for it.
The promotion of the competition also took a lot of effort, mainly publishing registration information in some electronic magazines around the world. There was no such thing as e-sports these days. When various electronic magazines heard that Sega was going to hold a King of Fighters tournament, they didn't charge much advertising fees.
Help with publicity with great enthusiasm.
In addition, Oriental DreamWorks, one of the organizers of the competition, also filmed a unified global promotional advertisement for the King of Fighters Tournament. Each region has a cooperative TV station that pays to broadcast the regional finals and world finals of the King of Fighters Tournament.
Of course, since no one knows the ratings of this kind of e-sports competition, the broadcast fees given by TV stations are very low, and the competition team does not expect to make money from the broadcast fees for the first competition.
No matter what, the world-wide e-sports competition was successfully held.
In another time and space, although "The King of Fighters" is extremely famous, it is far from the number one in the industry. However, due to the emergence of Kang Jianfei, "The King of Fighters" came out several years ahead of schedule. Its high-quality characters and relatively balanced fighting system quickly became
It has gathered a large number of loyal fans.
As soon as the news of the "King of Fighters" World Championship came out, it ignited the passion of countless players, and the low registration fee could not stop their impulse. In just half a month, there were more than 1,200 applicants in the American competition area.
This has greatly increased the workload of the preparatory staff for the qualifiers.
Since this was the first time such an event was held, many details were omitted. Various unexpected situations occurred in the qualifying rounds, and many jokes were made in each competition area.
European and American countries are fine. The "King of Fighters" competition is still causing trouble in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Video games are definitely something to play with. How many students skipped class and went to the game arcade with their pocket money. This time the game company actually held the competition publicly and even set up
With high bonuses, isn’t this using money to lure children into playing games?
Some parents in Taiwan wrote to the Information Bureau, demanding a ban on such unhealthy competitions, and some media also joined in to discuss this topic.
In the end, the "King of Fighters" competition had to modify the competition rules, requiring applicants to be over 16 years old, and setting each competition date on a holiday.
As a result, the budget competition in Taiwan took a full two months. Finally, the "First King of Fighters E-Sports Competition - China Division Taiwan Division Finals" was held at the Plaza Hotel in Taipei.
Tickets for the finals, ranging from NT$500 to NT$1,000, were booked half a month in advance, and more than 1,000 seats at the venue were packed.
Taiwan’s income from qualifying registration fees, finals tickets, brand sponsorships, TV broadcasts, game peripherals, etc. adds up to more than 20 million. Excluding organizational promotion funds, venue rental fees, etc., it can still make a net profit of 1,000
Thousands of Taiwan dollars.
Therefore, holding an e-sports competition is definitely not about losing money and making money. After further promoting the "King of Fighters" game, you can also make a fortune in each competition area. Taiwan and Hong Kong are relatively few. The competition income in the United States and Japan is as high as
Millions of dollars, not counting the World Championships.
According to the approximate regional population ratio, in the end, 8 contestants from Taiwan, 5 contestants from Hong Kong, and 3 contestants from Macau gathered in Hong Kong to participate in the Chinese competition finals at the Taiping Theater.
It was already early June. Kang Jianfei had returned from filming in the United States, and "Jurassic Park" had entered the post-production stage.
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"Why don't you go to the game and come to my place to watch TV?" Zhou Huimin came over with a cup of milk tea and said to Kang Jianfei who was watching the game.
Previous matches of The King of Fighters were broadcast, but the regional finals were live broadcast. The TV pictures the audience saw were only half an hour later than the live broadcast.
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "I will definitely participate in the finals in Tokyo. Forget about the competition in Hong Kong."
Zhou Huimin looked at the TV and said: "What's so good about this kind of game competition?"
Kang Jianfei said: "Young people like it."
Zhou Huimin glared at Kang Jianfei and asked with a joking smile: "Then you mean I'm old?"
"You admit it yourself," Kang Jianfei suddenly hugged Zhou Huimin into his arms, kissed her face and said with a smile, "I just like you, a little old woman, give me a scent."
"I hate it, let me go!" Zhou Huimin pushed her, and the two started playing and making out without shame.
The competition on the TV has begun. The host introduced 16 players from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, announced the rules of the competition, and then played the King of Fighters advertisement on the big screen.
The King of Fighters commercial on the TV only lasted for more than 10 seconds, but the full version of 5 minutes was shown at the game, and many celebrities were invited to shoot it. Although it was just an advertising film, when Mai Shiranui played by Ye Zimei and Mai Shiranui played by Li Saifeng
When Chun Li appeared on the stage, bursts of cheers erupted from the scene.
The sixteen contestants began to draw lots, and the host also took the opportunity to introduce each contestant's situation.
The audience responded enthusiastically, but Zhou Huimin was not interested. She lay tightly in Kang Jianfei's arms and talked about some interesting things she had encountered recently.
The game finally started. The first game was between Macau players and Hong Kong players. The two put on their headsets and began to select the characters.
Kang Jianfei was watching the TV, but his hand gently touched Zhou Huimin's waist and warned: "Hong Kong is very chaotic this year. You must bring your bodyguard with you when you go out in the future. Don't be careless."
Zhou Huimin wanted to say that she felt uncomfortable with bodyguards, but she couldn't refuse Kang Jianfei's concern, so she had to agree in a low voice.
Not only did he warn Zhou Huimin, this year Kang Jianfei assigned bodyguards to all his women, and his children were under strict protection.
It's not that Kang Jianfei is too cautious, but the security situation in Hong Kong this year is really bad. Both the rich and ordinary citizens are on tenterhooks. In the past few months, the security company he opened with Ye Laosan has been doing a booming business, and the people who hired bodyguards have been doing well.
The number of wealthy people in Hong Kong has doubled.
The Hong Kong peninsula is as big as a palm. There will be one or two violent incidents every month this year:
On January 19, four robbers robbed the Tak Shing Watch Shop on the ground floor of No. 5 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. They lost watches worth a total of NT$3 million and a foreign female tourist was injured by a stray bullet.
On February 24, a gun battle broke out between police and robbers in the urban area of Shatin. A total of 19 shots were fired between the police and robbers, and one man died. On the same day, a street battle between police and robbers occurred on Lei Tak Street in Tai Kok Tsui.
On February 25, a rare Remington shotgun robbery occurred in Yau Ma Tei. Two thieves robbed a gold store and stole gold jewelry worth about NT$5 million. One of the thieves fired a shot, injuring several people.
On March 10, an armed robbery occurred in Sham Shui Po. Fortunately, no one was injured.
On April 21, the police in Tai Kok Tsui rounded up the robbers at Kam Bank, and 17 police and civilians were injured by the robbers.
On April 24, the police rounded up a gang in Tai Kok Tsui. The two sides fired more than a hundred shots and the gangsters detonated five grenades, injuring 12 city officials and one police officer.
On May 5, five robbers robbed the Shui Hing Mahjong House on Portland Street in Mong Kok. A customer of the mahjong parlor was shot dead because he failed to hand over his gold watch. When the robbers left, they took hostages in the downtown area and shot at the police.
He also threw multiple grenades, causing 2 deaths and 19 injuries.
Just last month, the Social Science Research Center of the University of Hong Kong released a survey report. 84% of Hong Kong citizens support the reinstatement of the death penalty. This is due to the endless murders. In the past, robberies could only involve knives and guns. Now it is easy to use grenades. It is simply unnecessary.
Too cruel.
Zhou Huimin is actually a homebody. She doesn't go out unless necessary. She can spend the whole day by staying at home playing the piano and drawing. So she always brings bodyguards and so on. She doesn't take it to heart at all. No matter how chaotic Hong Kong is, she has nothing to do with it.
How important it is.
She didn't wear contact lenses at home. At this time, Zhou Huimin wore a pair of dirty black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of her nose. Not only was she not ugly, she also gave people a dignified and intellectual feeling. Her fingers, as white and tender as green greens, were on Kang Jianfei's
He poked his chin back and forth and said, "I'm going to Taipei for a concert next month. Can you come and accompany me?"
"Okay." Kang Jianfei agreed. "Jurassic Park" is tentatively scheduled to be released at the end of July. He has plenty of time next month. He was originally very busy doing post-production work on the movie, but most of the work was handed over to the assistant director.
Cameron and Kang Jianfei, the director, are all in charge with just one hand.
Because Zhou Huimin's glasses were too much in the way, Kang Jianfei took them off and threw them on the coffee table. The two kissed each other on the sofa. At the moment of confusion and infatuation, Zhou Huimin held Kang Jianfei's hand and said with a blushing face: "
Go back to the bedroom, I'm afraid my mother will come back and bump into you."
Kang Jianfei hugged Kang Jianfei and carried Zhou Huimin back to the bedroom. Before he could close the door, the passionate Jade Girl owner hooked Kang Jianfei's neck and couldn't wait to kiss him on the face.
Zhou Huimin's intoxicating gasps could be heard in the room, and the game on the TV continued.
In the end, Lin Zhengquan, a 17-year-old player from Taipei County, won the championship in the Chinese division. Zhang Jinsheng, a 19-year-old player from Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, won the second place. The third place was a player from Tainan.
When the three winners raised their prizes high, the whole audience was excited, and many young people in front of the TV were also excited.
The bonus for the regional champion is 5,000 US dollars, which is 39,000 yuan when converted into Hong Kong dollars, and more than 100,000 when converted into Taiwan dollars. Nowadays, you can actually win so much money just by playing games. How can you not make those young people who like the King of Fighters excited?
The three winners have become idol-like figures.
I heard that the prize money for the world championship is US$100,000. Those players who thought they had good skills but missed the opportunity to sign up this year regretted it. More people were gearing up, preparing to practice their skills hard, and waiting to continue to sign up next year.
Whether in Europe, the United States or Asia, the "King of Fighters" competition is not a mainstream thing, and only some young people who love to play games pay attention to it. However, in the electronic game industry, it has attracted the attention of countless people, and its successful operation has given its peers
It brought a lot of enlightenment and proposed the concept of e-sports for the first time, bringing unparalleled prestige to Sega Game Company.
When talking about e-sports, Kang Jianfei has to think of the famous Blizzard game company, which seems to have been established at this time.
When he was filming in the United States some time ago, Kang Jianfei asked someone to inquire about Blizzard, naturally with the intention of acquiring Blizzard. Unfortunately, after asking for a long time, no one had heard of this company, so Kang Jianfei had to give up for the time being.
.What he doesn’t know is that Blizzard in 1992 was not called Blizzard, but was called “Silicon and Synapse”, an ugly and difficult-to-remember name. (To be continued..) u
