After eating, the leaders of the two clubs took the players to the Internet cafe they were looking for to inspect the training venue.
Zhao Xuming did not go with them, but stayed in the hotel's lounge area and took out his laptop to work.
Of course, working is only part of the reason, and part of the reason is that Zhao Xuming is too lazy to get involved in these things. In his opinion, he has done his best to achieve this level, and has almost destroyed his mentality. Now he just
I want to visit Zhidou Company, and I don’t want to continue messing around with these e-sports clubs.
The distance from the Internet cafe to the hotel is moderate, it takes about fifteen minutes to walk.
The two team leaders felt that the distance was not too far, and a walk would allow the team members to stretch their muscles and see the city scenery of Los Angeles, so they walked there.
After eating and drinking enough, walking on a foreign land, the team members' mentality was gradually improved after being ruined by the fv club's Weibo.
Although this is the city center, it's not particularly cramped. It's full of skyscrapers and feels suffocating, so it feels good to walk around the streets.
"It's right in front, arriving soon." The translator looked at the map on his phone and pointed forward.
The players also looked over one after another. Their first impression was that this Internet cafe is so big!
in the country, Internet cafes that occupy such a large area are not very common.
The second impression is, why does this minibus parked at the door look so familiar?
The leaders of the two clubs looked at each other, and an ominous premonition suddenly arose.
It’s endless, right? Why are there fv clubs everywhere!
The two of them wanted to turn around and leave on the spot, but then they thought about it. This is an Internet cafe with better conditions nearby. What if the machine configuration is not good and the network is not working in other Internet cafes?
So everyone hesitated for a while and then went in bravely.
After opening the door, what appeared in front of everyone was a huge hall with rows of computers.
There are obvious differences between the Internet cafes here and those in China. First of all, the decoration style is relatively rough. There are various intricate pipes on the ceiling, and all computer hosts are placed on shelves more than two meters high above;
Secondly, there seems to be no concept of private rooms here. There is only one super huge hall on the entire first floor.
The two team leaders took a look and saw that there were a lot of people playing games in the lobby, some playing Ioi and some playing GoG. A rough scan of the number of people showed that the number was about 50:50, and there were also many people playing FPS games.
There are still many empty seats in the lobby.
The computer configuration is good, and the seats are all famous foreign brands of gaming chairs. The only drawback may be that the keyboard and mouse are not very good and a little dirty, but the players all bring their own peripherals, so this is not a problem.
The two tour leaders were quite satisfied with the environment here, so they went to the front desk with the translator to inquire about the price.
"It's so expensive...it's $10 an hour, but a full-day charter is only $20. This must be a charter flight."
"Hey, I don't seem to see anyone from the fv club. Did that minibus admit it wrong?"
The two team leaders quickly reached a consensus that it was definitely more cost-effective to charter a flight, but the specific location became a key issue.
The translator wanted to negotiate the price with the boss to see if there was any discount for chartering a flight with so many people. The two team leaders walked around the hall separately to see which place would be more suitable for chartering.
It's a pity that the area of this hall is too large, and every area included will inevitably be slightly affected.
One of the team leaders turned around and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Hey? Isn't there a second floor?"
He saw a staircase and wondered if he could go to the second floor to have a look. If the environment on the second floor was better and more private, it would be fine even if he spent a little more money.
As a result, as soon as he reached the second floor along the stairs, he saw four tall and strong men in black suits lined up, and they stretched out their hands to stop him.
“Sorry,@#￥%&*……”
The four bodyguards in black suits spoke a long string of English words quickly, leaving the team leader confused.
However, this battle still shocked him. After all, the four bodyguards were all wearing black suits, carrying walkie-talkies, and a pair of sunglasses in their breast pockets. Their muscles were bulging, similar to those of gangsters in European and American movies.
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The leader's English was not good and he couldn't understand what they were saying. Fortunately, the translator quickly followed and after talking with the four bodyguards in black, he quickly understood.
"It's said that the entire second floor has been covered," the translator explained.
The team leader frowned slightly, his expression a bit suspicious. He stood on tiptoe desperately and looked past the four strong men who were nearly two meters tall. Sure enough, he saw the members of the fv club.
"Dry!"
The team leader couldn't help but uttered a curse word. The bad premonition came true!
The machines upstairs are all occupied. There are 15 people in total from the first and second teams of the fv club plus the five people from the sug club, but in addition there are entourage and data analysis team.
The data analysis team also needs to use computers to watch the game and analyze the data. Even the three photography brothers are using computers to edit pictures and edit videos.
The tour leader and translator had no choice but to retreat to one level silently.
"What should we do? Change places, or..." The translator asked the two team leaders for their opinions.
The team leader sighed: "This is it. Let's pick a corner, far away from the stairs..."
The configuration and location of this Internet cafe are the most satisfactory, so it is not easy to change. But you must stay away from the FV club, otherwise the scene will be quite embarrassing.
The two team leaders quickly completed the formalities and arranged for the team members to board the plane.
"Come on, everyone has changed the peripherals. I have sent the super account officially given by Zhidou Company to everyone. You can take it by yourself. Let's play Rank Hot Hands today. In the next two days, we will arrange a training match with European and American teams.
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Watching the team members log in to their super accounts one by one and start training, the two team leaders sat down beside them, finally feeling better.
At least I know that the fv club probably didn't get a super account, which means they can't rank, and without official matchmaking, there shouldn't be any channels to get appointments for training matches with other European and American teams.
"Come on everyone, train hard and get good results!"
The players said in unison: "Okay!"
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December 23, Friday.
In the morning, Pei Qian was drinking coffee at Moyu Internet Cafe while scrolling through his phone.
"The fv club has arrived in Los Angeles and has updated so many Weibo posts?"
"Damn it, the food and accommodation conditions here are so good? I kind of regret not going..."
"Forget it, there is nothing good abroad."
"Huh? Why does it seem like I was sprayed? I've missed a lot of things while sleeping."
When Pei Qian woke up, it was already night in Los Angeles, and FV Club had already posted several Weibo posts, from boarding the plane to checking into the hotel to starting training, and posted a lot of pictures and videos.
After all, three photographers accompanied me throughout the whole process, and there was nothing else to do besides taking photos and editing videos, so I had to work hard to create a sense of presence.
At the beginning, Weibo was still mainly about photos, and later on there were even edited short videos.
Apparently it was cut in an Internet cafe for free.
There are photos of gourmet food, as well as photos of the hotel's top executives taking pictures of the entire Los Angeles and competition venues, including the four bodyguards in black suits.
Even Pei Qian looked a little envious, and one can only imagine how others felt.
Most people on Weibo are envious and jealous, but there are also many discordant voices on the forum.
"Oh my god, have you arrived in Los Angeles yet? Why are there so many people?"
"Sug Club also followed? What happened?"
"Where are the other two teams?"
"Business class? It should be quite expensive, right? Zhidou Company is very open, and they even offer business class air tickets?"
"Damn it, are you staying at the Ritz-Carlton? This is already the most expensive hotel nearby, right?"
"I'm sore!"
"What's going on with these four black-clad bodyguards... why are they filming a movie here? Does Zhitou Company still have bodyguards? Every team has one?"
"I remember that the fv club Weibo used to only post one post every week or two. Why is it suddenly so productive?"
"Fuck! Someone just broke the news. This was not arranged by Zhidou Company at all! All these expenses, including air tickets, hotels, and bodyguards, are all paid for by FV Club at their own expense!"
"At your own expense?? How much does it cost!"
"Co-authoring this Weibo is just showing off?"
"You're doing all these bells and whistles before you even get the results! Is this deliberately trying to mess with the mentality of other teams?"
"As we all know, the more shit you do off the field, the worse your grades will be. After enjoying so many conditions, if your grades are not good, brothers, I will scream at you to death!"
"Most of this money was given by Mr. Pei, right? But isn't Mr. Pei too doting on these team members? With such good conditions, do you really think you are going on a trip?"
At the beginning, everyone thought that this was arranged by the Zhitou Company, but they soon discovered that this was not the case at all. Other teams did not receive this treatment at all!
So many fans of other teams can't accept it.
On the one hand, they feel jealous as to why FV Club’s treatment is so much better than other clubs; on the other hand, many people subconsciously associate good material conditions with the pursuit of enjoyment.
Although the e-sports industry is constantly developing and the treatment is gradually getting better, not to mention people who don’t play games, even many players and viewers feel that e-sports players do not deserve good treatment.
On the contrary, many people miss the days when e-sports players slept on the curb and ate cold water instant noodles to win championships.
Of course, there are indeed some players who have become bloated due to better material conditions and have lost games because of not training seriously. Therefore, seeing that the conditions of the members of the fv club are so good, many people instinctively feel uncomfortable. Posted on the forum
Some less harmonious sounds.
Pei Qian was not angry at all, but watched with great interest.
Okay, you guys, hurry up and increase your efforts!
I wish I could hack the fv club more, suppress the popularity of the club, and make all the money I spend go down the drain!
The team members' mobile phones are under unified management there and they cannot browse the forum. The comments made by trolls on Weibo and the forum should not affect their mentality, but it can at least damage the image of the fv club, right?
If the World Championship fails, it will definitely be criticized. The club cannot attract investment and cannot be sold at a good price. Pei Qian’s club shares will not increase in price, and all the money spent will be in vain...