Sunday, December 11th.
On the second day of the GPL pre-season, the ioi qualifying knockout stage.
Zhao Xuming arrived at the ioi qualifying competition venue early as yesterday, urging the staff to debug the equipment and prepare for the start of the competition.
Today’s four teams have also arrived at the competition site early. They have to play a BO5 in the morning and afternoon. The schedule is very tight and the pressure is high.
Originally, there was not much pressure on the three veteran teams including SUG. After all, the three spots were originally a carrot and a pit. There was a weak team that could be bullied at will and qualify no matter what. .
The No. 1 seed can play directly from the quarterfinals, and there is still a need to compete. There is no need to compete for the second and third seeds, as long as they can qualify.
But now a FV club has appeared out of thin air, and there are no longer weak teams among the four knockout teams. Anyone who does not perform well may be directly eliminated, and the pressure comes instantly.
In the lounges of various clubs, players are carefully preparing tactics, or seizing the time to relax and recharge their batteries, hoping to maintain a better competitive state when the game starts soon.
At this time, Zhao Xuming's assistant hurried over with a serious look on his face.
"Mr. Zhao, the investigation into the FV club has been clear!"
"These players were indeed sold to them by the clubs in the GPL. It is definitely impossible to buy them with Wu Yue's financial resources. Most of them are half-sold and half-given. "
"Moreover, these players are from different GPL teams, and there must be someone in the middle to coordinate. Wu Yue, the owner of the FV club, does not have this ability."
< p>"Only Tengda's President Pei can make these clubs willingly hand over these players!""So it is basically certain that there must be Tengda's shadow behind FV Club, and even this club has been taken over by Tengda Maybe I’ll buy it!”
“I even suspect that clubs like SHG have already planned to go to various clubs to poach potential players from ioi, which is part of President Pei’s plan!”< /p>
Zhao Xuming’s expression also became serious, and he nodded slightly: “It’s true.”
Yesterday, Ding Gan told Zhao Xuming about the suspicions of FV Club, but all the actions of FV Club were It complies with the rules of the game, so there is nothing Zhao Xuming can do, and there is nothing he can do against the FV club.
But being unable to do anything does not mean doing nothing.
For the sake of safety, Zhao Xuming asked his assistant to seize the time to investigate the details of the FV Club in order to find out their true purpose.
The assistant is also very efficient and has roughly checked everything today.
Zhao Xuming kept it in mind silently and asked: "Is there anything else worth noting?"
The assistant nodded quickly: "Yes, Mr. Zhao! According to our work personnelAccording to the information, a mysterious man wearing a mask came to the scene of yesterday's game and also went to the lounge of FV Club! Judging from what Manager Lu called him, it was probably Mr. Pei from Tengda himself! ”
There are also tournament staff in the lounges backstage of each club. Although Pei Qian wore a mask, Manager Lu’s name for him had revealed his identity.
Zhao Xuming couldn't help but frown, with a surprised expression: "Is it Mr. Pei himself? Are you sure? "
The assistant nodded: "Judging from the information currently available, Mr. Pei looks similar to his stuntman. He is very young and has a consistent appearance. Manager Lu calls the mysterious man wearing a mask 'Mr. Pei' , very respectful; after coming out of the lounge, Wu Yue accompanied him to leave very respectfully, and also called him 'Mr. Pei'. "
"In addition, I also asked Mr. Ding Gan of the SUG Club. He met Mr. Pei himself and admitted that Mr. Pei was indeed present in the studio. "
"Based on the comprehensive consideration of this information, this mysterious man wearing a mask is probably Mr. Pei himself. "
Zhao Xuming frowned slightly: "Ding Gan knows about this? "
The assistant nodded: "I know, but he didn't take the initiative to tell us. He only admitted it when I asked. "
Zhao Xuming snorted: "This Ding Gan, is he still a little emotional about my previous handling method? "
"Don't worry about him, just make sure that it is indeed Mr. Pei. ”
Zhao Xuming couldn’t help but fall into deep thought.
Mr. Pei actually came in person?
What is his purpose?
For Mr. Pei , Zhao Xuming has an instinctive fear.
Because Mr. Pei’s previous record was so outstanding, GOG has been advancing rapidly, killing all sides at home and abroad, and it is difficult to find opponents. Dayak Group’s side. The higher-ups were also left with no power to fight back.
During the simple confrontation with Mr. Pei, Zhao Xuming himself was tortured to the point of losing his temper and unknowingly suffered from "Peiphobia". /p>
Now that Mr. Pei was present in this studio, Zhao Xuming felt even more instinctively panicked.
But he calmed down quickly.
"There's no need to panic. He's just an ordinary person, not a murderer. Even if he comes, it's just to supervise the battle on site. What can he do in our territory? "
The assistant nodded: "That's what Mr. Zhao said. "
"Maybe it's because there have been rumors in the outside world that Mr. Pei has always been quick to see the beginning but not the end. Once he takes action, he is sure of victory, and he never fights unprepared or uncertain battles. So let's have some grass and trees. "
"Then, Mr. Zhao, what should we do now? "
Zhao Xuming frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
"Mr. Pei came to the Magic City in person. I think there are probably two purposes. The first is to spy on the enemy, go to the scene to see our arrangements, and know yourself and the enemy.After all, a lot of information relayed by others is inaccurate, and you have to see it yourself to confirm the details; the second is to supervise the battle on the spot, cheer for the FV club members, and hope that they can successfully get a place in the qualifying round. "
"So, he was very low-key. He came alone and even wore a mask because he didn't want to be discovered by others. ”
“He thought that he had never shown his face online and that no one would notice it without anyone noticing, but he didn’t expect that this information was just caught by us! If you can make good use of it, you might be able to make a beautiful comeback..."
The assistant could feel that Zhao Xuming seemed to have thought of a great idea, and did not dare to interrupt his train of thought. Wait quietly.
Zhao Xuming suddenly slapped the table: "Yes! ”
“Mr. Pei keeps a low profile and doesn’t want to show up and attract attention, so we just did the opposite and publicized the fact that Mr. Pei came to see the ioi qualifying competition! ”
“Find the seat where Mr. Pei is, and then the director will give him a close-up, and then communicate with the two commentators in advance to let them welcome Mr. Pei’s arrival! "
"Then buy the navy in advance and go online to build momentum. The content is also very simple. He just said that Mr. Pei will not watch the GPL league but watch the ioi qualifying tournament. This shows that the ioi qualifying tournament is better than the GPL. The league is more beautiful and has triggered Tenda's sense of crisis. This shows that ioi is starting to exert its strength and GOG's domestic dominance is about to be threatened! ”
“In short, transfer all the heat from Mr. Pei to the ioi qualifying competition! "
The assistant couldn't help but his eyes lit up: "What a plan, Mr. Zhao! ”
“Mr. Pei came all the way to the Magic City, sneaking in to spy on the enemy like an assassin. However, we welcomed him with great fanfare. This made it appear that we were aboveboard, while Mr. Pei was sneaky! In terms of mind and temperament, he has the upper hand invisibly! "
"Moreover, Mr. Pei comes to watch the ioi qualifying tournament instead of the GPL league. As long as we make a big fuss about this, we can steal a large part of the popularity of the GPL league. It's perfect! "
"I'll make arrangements right away! "
The assistant was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Zhao Xuming again.
"Wait a minute! ”
“Just saying this is not enough. ”
“In this way, you should be prepared. FV qualified as the first team in Group B. They will play the second team in Group A first and the results will be seen in the morning. ”
“If FV Club crushes and wins, then don’t mention FV Club and don’t bring heat to FV Club. "
"If the FV club has a hard time winning, it will probably not be able to beat the top spot in Group A and won't be able to win the No. 1 seed. "
"If this happens, we will reveal the relationship between FV Club and Tenda Group before the game starts in the afternoon! ”
“IWe can say this: Tengda worked hard and spent huge sums of money to build the FV club, but in the end, it was beaten violently by our ioi club. President Pei's face was ashen when supervising the battle. ”
“Isn’t this another big wave of popularity and traffic? "
The assistant nodded fiercely: "Mr. Zhao is brilliant! ”
Based on the staffing of FV Club, if they get the No. 1 seed, then Zhao Xuming can only pretend to be dead and will not take the initiative to spread the relationship between Tengda and FV Club; but if FV Club If he loses, then Zhao Xuming can add insult to injury and get some heat.
Of course, how to do it depends on the game situation in the morning.
Zhao Xuming was in a good mood, and the corners of his mouth could not help but turn up.
“Mr. Pei, Mr. Pei, you are not perfect and omnipotent, and you will also show flaws! "
"I appreciate the courage to go to the meeting alone, but aren't you giving away the heat? It was so kind but disrespectful, I just accepted it with a smile! "
...
At the game.
Pei Qian, like yesterday, wore a mask and sat in the front row to watch the game.
< p>Yesterday, Wu Yue and Manager Lu wanted to host a banquet, but Pei Qian decisively refused.The players at the FV club must take the time to review the game after the game, sum up their experience, and take a good rest. After all, There will be two BO5 games tomorrow, which will consume a lot of physical energy.
So Wu Yue did not insist and just sent Mr. Pei back to the hotel.
Maybe it was because of the change of environment. , or it may be because Saturday's game left some unpleasant memories for Pei Qian. He didn't sleep very well last night, and he was a little bit out of energy today.
But it doesn’t matter, it’s just a game anyway.
The game schedule is very full, with two BO5s in the morning and two BO5s in the afternoon. If each team loses two games, they will be eliminated directly. , if you win two games, you can go to the World Championship as the No. 1 seed.
The FV club’s game is the first, and SUG’s game is the second, and they will play the second and first place in Group A respectively. .
The members of the FV Club are full of energy and are carefully debugging the equipment.
The two commentators are warming up and analyzing the two teams' play yesterday. and status, and made predictions about the upcoming game.
However, at this moment, a crane camera suddenly came to the position above Pei Qian's head without warning, and then, a big screen appeared. A close-up shot of Pei Qian!
At this time, he was sitting in the front seat very casually with his legs crossed, his right hand on his cheek, his eyes leisurely, and the black mask on his face was quite attractive. Pay attention.
Pei Qian was shocked when he suddenly saw himself on the big screen, and a question mark floated over his head.
Pei Qian was slightly panicked for a moment, but he quickly calmed down.Come down and make no move.
Fortunately, I was prepared and wore a mask!
This is probably just a random shot taken by the director of the audience before the start of the game. It’s not a big deal. The entire scene only lasts for a second or two at most.
It’s just... The director is showing so many cute girls and he doesn’t want to take pictures, so why would he take pictures of a big man wearing a mask?
Pei Qian was a little confused, but still remained calm.
But soon, he realized that he was wrong.
Because this close-up shot seems to last a bit long, the crane camera in the sky has no intention of moving away to take pictures of other people!
The audience at the scene obviously noticed this and started talking about it.
Who is this?
She is not a particularly beautiful lady, and she is wearing a mask and not showing her face. Did the director give her a 5-second close-up?
Immediately afterwards, the two commentators spoke.
“Hey, we saw that the director showed the camera to the auditorium. Many people may not know it. Let us introduce it here: Mr. Pei from Tenda Group also came to our competition site!”< /p>
"Mr. Pei traveled all the way from Jingzhou to the Magic City despite his busy schedule. This shows his love for our competition. Let us applaud together and express our warm welcome to Mr. Pei's arrival!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, thunderous applause and cheers erupted in the venue.
There is obviously a support prepared by the staff, the kind that professionally leads the applause. With a little cooperation between the host and the support, the audience will applaud together, creating an excellent program effect in an instant.
Pei Qian: "What the hell..."
Pei Qian was very lucky at this time. Fortunately, he was wearing a mask, otherwise his expression would have been very embarrassing. Live broadcast To all viewers both live and in the studio.
The event organizer is causing trouble!
Pei Qian instantly realized that the organizer had done this on purpose, but nothing he could do was appropriate at this time. He could only continue to maintain a calm and indifferent expression until the camera above his head was moved away.
The director filmed the video shamelessly for ten seconds. Seeing that Mr. Pei remained calm and motionless, he finally moved the camera away with some regret.
However, this ten-second close-up shot obviously had a very good effect. There was a lot of discussion on the scene, and on the live broadcast platform of the ioi qualifying competition, there were also large barrages passing by.
"Mr. Pei?!"
"What the hell, Mr. Pei, the boss of Tenda Group, went to the ioi qualifying competition? Shouldn't he go to see GPL? This is singing Which one?"
"This wave, this wave is the boss personally spying on the enemy?"
"And then he was caught on the spot?"
"Hahaha, does this mean that ioi's games are better than GPL's? Even Mr. Pei himself doesn't watch GPL?"
"Are you sure this is Mr. Pei? How can you recognize it with a mask on?"
"Judging from the hairstyle, clothes, body shape and some details, it is indeed possible. The event organizer should It’s not like this low-level own incident happened. The close-up must have been done after Mr. Pei’s identity was confirmed.”
“The GPL club is embarrassed, we are fighting here. He tried his best, but the organizer of the league went to see someone else?"
"SHG: I am about to fight to the death, why did your majesty surrender first?"
Live broadcast room? There are similar discussions here and on the forum. Many of these remarks were made by trolls arranged by the Longyu Group. On the surface, they seemed to be ridiculing, but in fact they also served the purpose of setting the pace.
Once the meme "Mr. Pei doesn't watch the GPL and comes to watch the ioi qualifying competition" spreads, even if it is actually a joke, it will bring a subtle inducement to the people who eat melons. effect.
This episode passed quickly, but public opinion on the Internet gradually began to ferment.
The match between the two teams began, and the audience quickly became immersed in the fierce competition.
These two teams are already at the top level in the country, and the back-and-forth between them is very exciting.
As expected, the members of the FV club strictly follow the GOG gameplay as Pei Qian requested. From the selection of players to the operational ideas in the game, they are all somewhat incompatible with the conventional play style.
Yesterday’s group match, FV Club and SUG played very anxiously, and the final victory had a certain amount of luck.
Today's opponent obviously studied FV Club's playing style last night and made certain adjustments in terms of selection and tactics, so FV Club's fight was even more difficult.
But even so, FV Club has no intention of playing a regular lineup, but continues to implement the previous playing style.
The two sides fought fiercely for five rounds. Originally, there were two BO5 games arranged in the morning, but the FV game ended at 11 o'clock.
......
Backstage in the studio, the assistant quickly came to Zhao Xuming.
"Mr. Zhao! Everything you told us has been arranged."
"We have prepared several manuscripts, including the relationship between Tenda Group and FV Club, Mr. Pei's personal visit Wait on site and spread the news at noon. Buy hot searches and stir up the popularity. It will definitely create considerable popularity on the entire network!"
Zhao Xuming nodded with satisfaction: "Well, good! ”
He watched the entire FV Club match in the morning, and the match with the second-placed team in Group A was extremely close. After five rounds, it was not easy to win.
Judging from yesterday's group match, there is basically no pressure on the first team in Group A to play second place in the group, and they can take it step by step.
This shows that even if the FV club plays five rounds and goes through a lot of hard work,Even if they get a spot in the World Championships, they will definitely not be able to beat the first place in Group A, and they will not be able to win the No. 1 seed.
Not only that, but you are also likely to be beaten by the first team in Group A!
In this case, taking the opportunity to throw out the relationship between FV Club and Tenda Group, and then stepping on it, can bring a lot of popularity to ioi.
Mr. Pei spent a lot of money to build a team to participate in the ioi qualifying competition. Mr. Pei supervised the battle on the spot, but he was beaten violently?
Once this kind of news spreads, Zhao Xuming's goal will be achieved.
Of course, the premise is that the FV club loses. It is not advisable to output against the wind. Only output with the wind can maximize the impact.
In fact, Zhao Xuming could also choose to spread the news after the game, but that would be too late and he would not rush.
There are four BO5 games to be played today. The schedule is too dense. The first BO5 is finished almost at 12 o'clock, and the subsequent games can only be postponed.
According to a rough estimate of the time, the four BO5s will be played probably after ten o'clock in the evening.
This kind of discussion is time-sensitive, and it takes a certain amount of time to ferment. It will be late at night after the game. If these messages are spread by then, many people may not be able to see it. It will not achieve the best communication effect and will not achieve the purpose of attracting a lot of popularity and traffic.
On the contrary, disseminate these news at noon to let everyone pay attention to the FV Club's game in the evening. Then the FV Club is defeated, and the Longyu Group can take advantage of public opinion to step on Tengda. This time is very important. Perfect.
Zhao Xuming couldn’t help but feel proud.
It is said that Mr. Pei is well-strategized, but when it comes to things beyond human control, isn't Mr. Pei also helpless?
Everyone with a discerning eye can now see that the current strength of the FV club is far behind, and they cannot compete for the top seed. And Zhao Xuming has grasped this point and wants to create popularity for ioi by stepping on FV Club and Tenda.
In this situation, can Mr. Pei still make a comeback?
Zhao Xuming felt that he had a chance to win.