Chapter 84
As time goes by, the LPL summer season is in full swing.
The emergence of the global BP mode has not increased the popularity of the league. Logically speaking, the global BP has added a lot of fun. Even if it cannot restore the popularity of the league to its previous level, it will at least stop the downward trend.
But the reality is just the opposite.
The popularity of the league is still gradually declining, which puzzles many viewers and practitioners.
Finally, Su Xing, who had watched the game for a few days, pointed out the problem during the live broadcast. Although the global mode did increase the watchability, the problem lies in the grouping stage.
There are a total of 17 teams in LPL, some are strong and some are weak. Sometimes you can see the gap between two teams at a glance, and it is the kind of gap that you cannot win no matter how hard you try.
However, the official did not take this into consideration when grouping, which has led to the current situation where everyone can tell the result by looking at the team names during the group stage, especially those strong teams that are impossible to meet during the group stage.
A league will naturally not be able to attract the attention of the audience if there is no so-called strong confrontation.
The emergence of this point of view also resonated with many netizens, but the official could not think of any good way to solve this situation for the time being.
After all, the grouping has been decided, and for now we can only grit our teeth and get through it. Maybe the competition will be much better in the later grouping stage.
However, the emergence of global BP still has certain benefits. Some mixed players are exposed in this mode, such as WBG's mid laner Xiaohu. Sometimes when Su Xing watched the game live, he even felt that if Xiaohu continued to play like this, he would probably be scheduled to retire before the end of the season.
Some new mid laners who were not famous before also had more opportunities to show themselves through the global BP, such as LGD's mid laner, etc.
During this week, the Old Man Cup competitions have gradually come to an end.
From qualifying to reaching the finals, it can be said that there was no suspense for Su Xing's team.
After all, they have a mid laner who is even stronger than the current players and Uzi, so it is difficult for this configuration to lose.
As for the other spot in the finals, Ning's team took it.
Compared to the ease of Su Xing's side, Ning's team can be said to have gone through great efforts to stumble into the finals.
From qualifying to the finals, they played almost all BO5 matches, which was extremely difficult.
Moreover, this result can be regarded as a huge profit for Huya, and it can be said that the attention level is directly increased.
In addition to Uzi and theshy, two big traffic players, there are also many people who want to watch Su Xing's offline games because of his fame, which led to the tickets for the offline finals being sold out directly, and many people had a hard time getting a ticket.
This grand occasion once made the LPL officials fall into deep thought. They could not understand why a retired player's competition was so much more popular than their professional league.
In addition, Huya and TES are also preparing to officially announce the news of Su Xing joining TES immediately after the Old Man Cup final, and the method of announcement depends on who is the champion of the Old Man Cup.
Although both Huya and TES felt that there was almost no chance that Su Xing's team would lose the game, they had prepared two plans to prevent any accidents.
If Team Ning wins the championship, then the announcement of Su Xing joining TES will naturally have to be kept as low-key as possible.
On the contrary, if Su Xing's team wins the championship, then everything must be carried out according to the highest publicity standards, regardless of the various speculations made by many marketing accounts on the Internet based on some gossip.
But as long as Huya, TES and Su Xing himself do not admit it, Su Xing's next whereabouts will remain an extremely attractive mystery.
With the end of the first week of the LPL Summer Season, the final of the Old Man Cup finally arrived.
Su Xing, Uzi and others also came to the offline meeting in advance, and had a meal with Ning, theshy and others.
The people in both teams basically know each other, so the relationship is quite harmonious. Secondly, both teams are somewhat aware of the result of this Old Man Cup.
Uzi felt that his team had no chance of losing with Su Xing, while Ning and theshy also felt that the opponent had no chance of winning with Su Xing.
However, when they were having dinner together, Ning, who loved gossip, couldn't help but ask Su Xing if he was really going to report to TES as rumored online.
Su Xing didn't really want to answer this question.
However, Uzi and theshy were also very interested in this question, so he had no choice but to give an ambiguous answer.
“We’ll know after the finals.”
"Fuck, how much did TES pay you to come back?"
Ning blinked and continued to ask, "It can't really be one hundred million, right?"
"Uh"
Yu Le paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Give me 100 million and I will play with you."
Everyone:.
Is this answer yes or no?
"Okay, okay, let's eat, let's eat."
When Uzi saw that Su Xing was unwilling to answer the question about salary, he immediately changed the subject. Although there are no secrets in the LPL circle, it is normal for others to be unwilling to answer some things that have not been announced to the public.
"Be gentle in tomorrow's game."
The young straw bag of the Ning team had a worried look on his face at this time. The good news was that they had entered the finals. The bad news was that they would play against Su Xing in the finals.
"I try my best."
Su Xing smiled and said, "It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one. I will try to finish the shift with a score of 3:0."
Everyone:.
If anyone else in the Old Man Cup had said this, they would not have the right to say it at all. At the moment, only Su Xing could say it.
"Anyway, come on."
Uzi smiled and said, "Let's not talk about winning or losing for now. Let's just enjoy the game tomorrow."
"With Su Xing here, I can speak with confidence."
Hearing this, Ning silently raised his thumbs up. If you give me a wake-up call, I can also smile and say that I am enjoying the game mainly.
The next day was the weekend.
The competition venues were already packed early on, even if the venue was rented for LPL competitions, it was packed.
The LPL officials regretted so much after seeing this scene. The professional league they organized with so much effort was not as good as the Old Man Cup held by a live broadcast platform.
All of a sudden, all these people in the LPL official began to reflect on whether it was a wise choice to let theshy and Uzi retire last year.
"This ending finally gives the company an explanation."
As the main person in charge of this Old Man Cup, Gao Wen was completely relieved when she arrived at the scene and saw this situation. She felt it was unreal when the tickets for the finals were sold out the moment they were put on the shelves.
It was not until she saw the packed venue that she realized how great her idea was. "The company's top executives must have been grinning from ear to ear."
The secretary at the side agreed, "The ticket revenue alone can offset part of the prize money expenditure, not to mention how much traffic this Legend Cup brought. Even the LPL summer season can't compare."
"Yeah, the combined popularity of Uzi and theshy is already terrifying, and with Su Xing added in, I'm kind of regretting setting the ticket price too low."
Gao Wen laughed at herself, but this idea was just a thought. The price was customized according to the market. If it was more expensive, there might not be so many people coming to the scene.
At the same time, backstage, Su Xing and others also changed into their respective team uniforms, and then put on makeup and styled their looks. Everything made Su Xing feel like he was back in the professional arena.
As the time reached seven o'clock, the atmosphere on the scene gradually became more lively under the leadership of the host.
All the specifications of tonight's game are exactly in line with the LPL playoffs. The host is from LPL, the commentator is from LPL, even the field staff and referees are from LPL. From the cheers at the scene, if you didn't know, you would think it was the LPL finals.
Then the two team members appeared on the stage one after another.
Due to the presence of well-known players such as Uzi, theshy and Ning, there was basically constant cheering throughout the entire process, especially when it was Su Xing's turn, the cheers almost blew the roof off the venue.
"how do you feel?"
After returning to his seat and putting on his headphones, Uzi asked with a smile: "Do you feel like you've returned to the days when you were playing games before?"
"really."
Su Xing nodded and said with a smile: "It still feels more exciting to compete on the stage."
No matter whether it is a training match or a competition match, it cannot compare to the feeling of playing on the stage.
Only when a person actually stands on the stage can he or she feel an indescribable excitement, especially after winning a game in such a place, the feeling is even better.
"GO, GO, GO, let's win 3-0!"
AJ was also cheerful and said, "I'm ready to go to jail. I'll be in charge of the gacha in the top lane, and you guys will be in charge of killing people."
When fighting against other people, he can at least choose some mixed heroes to withstand the pressure. But when fighting against theshy, there is really no way. He can only pray that his teammates can kill people faster than theshy can kill him.
"Just play."
Su Xing smiled and said, "I'll do C."
He has not been idle during this period. In addition to maintaining his touch in the rankings, he has also been paying attention to the current professional leagues every day, and it can be said that he has not missed any game.
He is naturally not interested in who wins or loses, but by paying attention to the professional league, he can more quickly know which heroes are the version heroes in the current version, and what heroes to use to fight these so-called version heroes.
Especially Yongen,
Su Xing feels that this hero seems to be completely unaffected by version changes. Although his equipment and talents have been weakened, he is still a hero that many mid-lane players like to use due to his excellent mechanism.
The mid laners of so many LPL teams seem to have good proficiency, a bit like the importance of Clockwork in the hero pool of professional players in the past.
Of course, except for wbg's Xiaohu.
While watching the game that day, he took a look at the Yongen played by Xiaohu and thought that if he could pick a spectator from his live broadcast room to play, he might be able to play better than Xiaohu.
"So what are you playing today?"
Tabe behind him also asked: "It's mainly about the global BP. The hero you played this time won't be usable in the next game. In addition, the opponent is likely to ban the mid laner. In this case, you may need to consider what to play more carefully."
Originally, Tabe was not supposed to come over to play in today's game, after all, he is also a professional coach. However, Tabe was in charge before, and they themselves were not used to the sudden change.
So after discussing with Huya and the official, we finally decided to let Tabe be in charge on site, and Ning’s coach is also active.
It's funny to say,
Ning's coach had been unable to find a suitable job in the LPL region due to various reasons. However, just a few days after helping Ning with BP in the Old Man Cup, he received an invitation from the club he wanted to join.
"Let's play Yongen first."
Su Xing stretched lazily and said, "Trinath, Taliyah, Clockwork, and Azar are all bought in the ban position. In the second game, I can play Akali depending on the situation. In the third game, I may have a chance to play Yasuo."
They have also played many training games with Team Ning, and they know each other's hero pools inside and out. Everyone knows which heroes can't be released and which heroes can be released.
"Okay, then Yongen."
Tabe continued to ask Sadness: "Then for the jungler, you need to have an AP, choose one between Karthus and Brand."
"Then let's go to the Death Song."
Sadness thought for a moment and said, "This thing refreshes quickly. When we're in a team fight, the other side can't kill me, and they can't not kill me either."
"OK, then Yongen and Karthus, you two mid and jungle will go out together."
After solving the mid-lane hero problem, the rest is easy to solve. The top lane is self-explanatory. It doesn't matter what you choose. Try to choose heroes that are useful for teamfights, such as Malphite or Ornn.
It’s okay if I get killed by theshy in the laning phase. As long as I can bring some benefits to the team during the team fight, it can be considered as completing the mission.
As for the choice of bottom lane, there is not much to consider, because the mid and jungle do not have the skills to provide stable control, so Xiaoduan’s hero choice is also limited, either Titan or Diana.
Once these hard supports are chosen, Uzi's choice of heroes is basically locked, Kaisa/EZ/Xayah.
After a few minutes, the BP session finally ended.
On Su Xing's side, there is Ornn on the top lane, Karthus on the jungle, Yongen on the mid lane, and Kaisa + Diana on the bottom lane.
Ning's side has Gwen on the top lane, Wei on the jungle, Hui on the mid lane, and Aphelios and Lulu on the bottom lane.
"What you need to do in this game is to develop steadily in the early stage. In the mid-term teamfight, you should prioritize theshy's Gwen, and try not to let the game time exceed 35 minutes."
Before going down, Tabe also roughly told them what to pay attention to in this game. The opponent's lineup is basically late-stage heroes. If the advantage in the mid-term is not big enough, then there will be no chance of winning if it drags on to the late stage.
Although Yongen is also considered a late-game hero, Gwen and Aphelios have stronger late-game abilities than Yongen.
Ning will also be aware of this problem. They will definitely find a way to let theshy's Gwen get more kills in the mid-term. Only in this way will they have the capital to delay the game time to the late stage.
(End of this chapter)
