After three rounds of wine, the dishes have five flavors.
Well, actually, they didn't drink much. Except for Chris and the new manager Guokui who each had a glass of draft beer, the rest of the guys were drinking beverages. Li Fu had a cup of lemon tea, which cost 23 yuan.
The portion is about the same as a large bucket of Master Kong iced black tea, but the price is five or six times higher.
In the past, he would not order these even if he was eating for free, but now he ordered them without any hesitation.
It’s not much different from buying a bottle of mineral water.
Li Fu felt a little sad. In just less than half a year, his life and career had undergone tremendous changes, and all of this was due to his hard work.
Well... maybe it can be of some small help.
But no wonder Chinese people talk about things at the dinner table.
Originally, there was a major reshuffle within the IG team in the summer season. Even though the new players have been in the team for a while, everyone still greets each other when they meet, but there is always a sense of polite unfamiliarity.
But today we won our first victory and brought everyone out for a good meal and drinks, and everyone obviously relaxed.
Even when competing for the position in the bottom lane, Baolan and Shekeke discussed Misaka Mikoto and Saber. IG's first-generation veteran Ashun frequently stood up with a cup in hand, asking for a drink from everyone.
He is also a veteran player. Several months have passed since he was pressed to the bench by Li Fu in an emergency last season.
By now, A Xun's mentality has been settled, or he has calmed down.
Life is a process of confronting the world, understanding the world, and compromising with the world.
Not everyone can become more powerful as they get older like Li Fu. At this stage in the career of most professional players, they basically play one less game after another.
Therefore, Axun is very clear that what he needs to do next is to cherish every opportunity to play and leave as much mark in the history of e-sports as possible in the last period of his career.
Leave the rest to Li Fu.
If you think about it carefully, he has been fighting since S2 and has never won the S championship.
If he could stand behind Li Fu and win an S-Crown trophy in the last journey of his career, it would be the most colorful stroke on the blank canvas of his career world championship.
It also made up for the last regret in his career.
Others are envious without knowing it.
But if that day really comes, when PDD invites the old five-member IG team to dinner, those old teammates including Xiaoxiao will definitely be extremely envious.
Then, Axun had to calmly answer the phone, and then said that Riot Games wanted to discuss the details of customizing the champion skin with him, and greeted the envious and murderous eyes of his former teammates...
That scene is so cool just thinking about it!
You know, the champion skin is a reward only for the S crown, and it is also the highest honor in every professional player's career. No one can get the skin without the S crown.
If so, then he is not a human being.
Therefore, Achung's mentality in this summer season is really calm. He does not rush to play, but he will also do his training tasks on weekdays in case of emergency.
Of course, everything is relative.
There are people like Axun who have a stable mentality in the team.
There are people with a rough mentality.
The mood of top laner Save is very rough.
Originally, the only people who drank were coaches and managers; they didn’t play in the game and didn’t have to worry about affecting their hand speed and reaction.
Although the IG club has not explicitly stipulated that players cannot drink alcohol, most professional players, whether veteran or young, will subconsciously avoid alcohol.
To be honest, alcohol is too harmful for professional players.
But Save was playing very boringly today.
Even though he won the game, he couldn't be happy and he even had a vague sense of crisis in his heart.
This boredom made him look up at the beer in front of Chris and Guokui, and suddenly he raised his hand and reached out, as if he wanted to have a drink to relieve his boredom.
Unexpectedly, he was pushed down by the new manager Guokui.
"What are you doing?"
"I...want to drink something."
"Will you play against EDG the day after tomorrow?"
"Ah? Of course."
"Then don't drink it."
Save raised his head and met the gaze of the new management Guokui.
Guokui's gaze was not as aggressive as that of the former manager Su Xiaoluo when he gave orders, but it was full of an unquestionable meaning, or an equal exchange.
If you drink this glass of wine, you won't be able to go up the day after tomorrow.
Although the conversation between the two was not loud and was very brief, everyone in the club could still hear it clearly.
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and Li Fu also glanced at the new manager Guo Kui with a little surprise.
I'm not surprised at his strength, but I'm surprised that he would not hesitate to offend others over such a thing.
Although Su Xiaoluo often offended people in the past, it was often for his own benefit. As for the players drinking, smoking, and dating, he didn't care, because it wasn't his career that was ruined anyway.
But today, Li Fu was very surprised by the performance of the new manager Guo Kui.
Save didn't seem to want to drink alone but was stopped by someone. After exchanging a glance with Guokui, he finally gave in and let go of Guokui without saying anything.
Chris couldn't help but smile and smooth things over, "Alright, alright, the manager cares about us. Alcohol is not a good thing. Let's not drink anymore. Let's all have a drink. Come on! Let's raise our glasses together and toast to our victory over NB and a good start today!"
"Cheers, cheers!"
"Keep charging the day after tomorrow!"
Chris's words immediately made the atmosphere at the table cheerful again.
Li Fu smiled and raised his glass with everyone else, but he couldn't help but glance at the Guokui, feeling a little emotional.
As a regular club team, there must be someone who plays the "bad guy".
Chris's personality determines that he cannot become the bad guy. Su Xiaoluo doesn't mind, but he is willing to be the bad guy more in order to exploit the surplus value of the players.
Now, there is finally someone in the club who is willing to be a bad guy for the sake of "discipline"... A smile appeared in Li Fu's eyes.
Vaguely, he seemed to see a brighter future.
After returning to the club in the evening, Li Fu took some time to check out Tieba. In the past, Zizi often took him to check out Tieba. Now that Zizi has transferred, Li Fu often checks out Tieba when he has nothing to do.
He is also an ordinary person. If he plays a brilliant game, he naturally wants to hear praise.
Regarding today's match between IG and NB, the pressure-resistant club, which has always adhered to the principle of "the winner is justice", was indeed one-sided.
"Turtle! Fu Huang is invincible!"
"Is this the value of a world-class jungler at MSI?"
"What about the fans who asked IG to return the championship trophy to QG? I gave you a chance, but you were useless."
"That loser Swift made me laugh to death. After watching two games, he is not as good as me, Fu Huang."
"Who should I stand for in the mid-jungle split last season? I don't need to say more now, right?"
"Go to LSPL and invite Big B back."
"Big B: Oh my god! It was you who wanted to separate, so we separated..."
“…”
Li Fu couldn't help but be amused when he read the comments in the forum.
He finally understood why Zzitai could spend a long time on the anti-bar after finishing a game. Everyone here is talented and speaks nicely. He also fell in love with this place.
…
The next day, May 27th.
There was no match today for IG, the MSI champion, but at five o'clock in the afternoon, the area outside the Hongqiao Tiandi Performing Arts Center seemed even more lively than yesterday.
At a glance, countless fans lined up in long queues, filling the huge square in front of the venue.
There is no other reason.
Today is the day when RNG plays against WE.
At the same time, it is also the day when RNG, the much-anticipated summer season galaxy battleship, is launched for the first time.
In addition, the 2.0 version of the universe team WE itself has a huge fan base, and the fight between these two teams will be as exciting as yesterday's opening match between IG and NB.
RNG is the opponent that IG will inevitably face in the second round of the regular season this summer. Li Fu and his teammates did not miss this game, but they did not go to watch the game on site. At five o'clock, they stopped their training and concentrated on the tactical meeting room.
After all, it is a very popular team, and the comments in the LPL official live broadcast room were full of chaos before the game.
"Boldly predict that RNG will win with a perfect 2-0!"
"Indeed, it feels like there is no single point at which WE can beat RNG."
"I say that Gouye + Mata are the strongest bottom lane in LPL. Is that ok, everyone?"
“…”
Of course, WE’s fans are not to be outdone.
"How is my brother-in-law inferior to Uzi?"
"Trivia: Which of the Galaxy Battleships had a good ending?"
"I beg you RNG fans to stop bragging about your strength on paper and just stop playing the game."
“…”
Amidst a burst of noise and clamor, two teams from the LPL's top three finally started fighting.
At 6:30 in the afternoon, a round of B03 ended, and the outcome was both reasonable and unexpected.
It is reasonable that the winner is RNG. After all, RNG has been the undefeated leader in Group B this season and is the most favorable contender for the Spring Championship.
If IG hadn't shown up midway, it would definitely be RNG that represented LPL at MSI.
The unexpected result was 2-0.
Including the people watching the game on IG, they thought WE would lose, but to be honest, WE's strength on paper in the summer season was also very strong, otherwise it would not be called the 2.0 version of WE. Everyone felt that WE would meet RNG, the newly launched galaxy battleship today, and even if they lost, they could at least win a small game.
The result was a direct win of 2-0.
For a moment, countless WE fans at the scene and in the live broadcast room were silenced.
RNG fans also showed their disapproval, and almost the entire Internet was caught up in the carnival of RNG fans!
"Hahaha! RNG is invincible!"
"RNG is awesome! I declare that Gouye + Mata are the best bottom lane in the universe!"
“Wow! I feel sorry for Master Gou. He has been screwed over by the colored pen assistant for so many years.”
"To be honest, if I had a support like Mata earlier, I would have won the triple crown a long time ago."
“…”
The study of Yin and Yang was not popular these days.
So these are the sincere thoughts of RNG fans.
It just seems a bit unbearable to outsiders.
There was even a big V fan of RNG on Zhihu who started a topic, which quickly became a hot topic.
"If it was RNG from the summer season that represented LPL at MSI last month, how many games could SKT have lasted?"
To be honest, the person who asked this question is somewhat against the will of heaven.
But RNG has so many fans.
It really attracted quite a few people to come back and forth, and some RNG fans even gave serious analysis under the question, causing this topic to quickly become one of the top five hot searches on Zhihu.
"Let me be honest, if the summer season's Galaxy Battleship deluxe version of RNG plays in MSI, two words, a sweep!"
"If the MSI finals were between RNG and SKT, I feel that with RNG's current strength on paper, SKT shouldn't last more than four games, 3 to 1 is not going to be enough."
"Indeed, Xiaohu is the LPL version of Faker. The only thing he lacks compared to Faker is the championship."
“…”
Among these answers, the world champion IG, which won the MSI championship after playing a full BO5 against SKT, was inevitably compared with RNG in the summer season. The final conclusion was that there was no comparability at all.
Fans feel that leaving aside the mid and jungle, RNG’s top and bottom lanes are far better than IG’s.
Many people even think that
Even with the addition of mid and jungle, the combination of Xiaohu and Mala Xiangguo is not necessarily weaker than the combination of Rookie and Li Fu, especially since Li Fu, an older professional player, is declining every day, while Mala Xiangguo is at the age of improving his skills...
So much so that many people feel that when they meet again this summer, the MSI world champion will be vulnerable in front of the LPL Summer League's galaxy battleship!
Some people are even so confident that they posted a message as evidence - when the second round of the regular season comes and the different groups compete, IG will definitely be torn to pieces by RNG, and they mock those who oppose it and say they don't believe it and will come to dig up their graves and confront them then.
…
IG Club on the banks of the Huangpo River.
"RNG is on a strong momentum this season."
After watching the game between RNG and WE, coach Chris couldn't help but sigh.
Compared to the combination of Uzi and Mata, although IG currently has more people in the bottom lane, no matter how they are matched, they are too immature in front of this champion support and two-time runner-up AD.
The new manager Guo Kui also nodded, and then smiled and said, "But it's still early to play against RNG. We still have a long time to train our troops, and we can always find the most suitable combination."
This naturally refers to the bottom lane.
Upon hearing this, the six people in the bottom lane also focused their attention.
"Tomorrow we play against EDG, um... let's switch to Wuxx and Coco in the bottom lane." Having said this, Guokui glanced at the other people who were not named and were obviously disappointed, and encouraged them again, "It will be a tough battle against EDG. We must be cautious. Don't worry if you don't play tomorrow. Don't relax in training. There are still many games to come. I guarantee that everyone will have a chance to play before the end of the first round of the regular season."
The implication of Guokui is very clear.
The former manager Su Xiaoluo said that since everyone has bought it, it would be a waste if it is not used.
It would be better to use permutations and combinations to "catch the traitor" and try to select the best IG summer season lineup before facing a strong opponent like RNG in the second round of the regular season.
The players in IG's bottom lane didn't have any objections.
Before coming, everyone knew they were substitutes and were very clear about their positions.
As a substitute, the most feared thing is to sit on the bench for the entire season, just like Li Fu in the past, without even a chance to play. That is despair.
But now the new manager Guokui has promised that everyone can play.
As long as they can play, they will have the opportunity to perform, which is good news for substitutes.
As for being eliminated due to poor performance after coming on the court.
This is no one else's fault...
After all, the cruelty of e-sports lies in the fact that it treats everyone equally.
Save felt a little flustered when he heard this.
He knew very well that the official rule of the LPL League was that there could be no more than three Korean players on a team at any time, and now Guokui promised that everyone would have a chance to play .
This means that as long as the bottom lane AD, who is also a Korean player like him, plays and Rookie in the middle lane does not move, he must be replaced.
Who to change?
Then of course it would be Li Fu.
From Save's heart, although he had seen Li Fu's amazing top lane Graves in the fifth life-and-death game of the MSI finals.
But like many people, he also believed that the decisive game was not so much because of Li Fu's good performance in the top lane, but rather because of the unexpectedly outstanding performance of the hero Graves in the top lane.
As a jungler, Li Fu is good at playing Graves.
As for a jungler really playing top lane...to be honest, Save doesn't think that a temporary top laner can be compared with a player like him who specializes in top lane.
Thinking of this, Save gritted his teeth and made a secret resolution - tomorrow when playing against EDG, he must use all his strength to defeat the Mouse on the opposite side in the top lane.
On the road,
No one can take it away from him!
…
Time without games always passes quickly.
Before we knew it, it was Sunday, May 28th, the last game day of the first week of the LPL Summer Season.
After Snake defeated SAT earlier, the MSI champion top laner Zzitai who had just transferred to the Snake team was interviewed and said with a smile that he wished his old club IG all the best in the next game. The much-anticipated battle for the strongest team in Group B has finally arrived.
Yes, tonight’s battle between IG and EDG will determine the strongest title in Group A in the first week.
Because looking at the six teams in Group A, there are EDG, IG, NB, Snake, GT and SAT.
There is no need to talk about GT and SAT. They were EPA and HYG last season. They failed to make the playoffs and were sold by the club owner after the promotion game. Now they have changed their names and are competing in the LPL Summer Games.
Although GT and SAT have also strengthened their lineups in the new season, SAT has invited the mid laner Wenjiangun, and the top lane also has Acorn, who was known as the immortal top laner in S4, and GT has also introduced the Korean aid top laner GimGoon.
New season, new atmosphere.
The two teams will definitely be stronger after the name change than last season.
But I don't know if it's because the team is still in the running-in period, but the performance is not very good. This can be seen from the fact that EDG defeated GT 2-0 on the first day of the game, and this afternoon, the Snake team where Zzitai is located destroyed SAT again.
If they cannot integrate the team in time, I am afraid that this season's SAT and GT will be destined to become the inexperienced babies in Group B again even if they change their names.
In addition, IG had already defeated NB on the first day of the game.
Currently, the six teams in Group A can be roughly divided into three tiers of strength based on their performance in the first week of the competition.
First tier: IG, EDG.
Second tier: Snake team, NB
The third tier: GT, SAT.
Then naturally, after the game between IG and EDG tonight, the first week of the LPL Summer Season will be over, and the strongest team in Group A of the first week will be revealed.
Anyway, the game hasn't started yet, and many viewers in the live broadcast room have begun to make bold analyses and predictions.
"Let me be honest. Without Fatty, EDG will have a hard time tonight."
"Didn't the factory manager say that Fatty's recovery would have little impact on the team (dog head)?"
"It's so funny. Only the factory director can say that."
"Doesn't anyone know that Scout is also very strong? He is Faker's backup in SKT and is probably the successor to Pawn in the future."
"Don't be the successor. Ai Loli is still the successor of the factory director. Isn't she just a mascot now?"
"Isn't the biggest factor in determining the outcome today in the jungle? Do you understand the value of being an MSI champion jungler?"
“Hot Knowledge: LPL has more than one MSI champion jungler.”
"Turtle! From this point of view, tonight is not a battle between two MSI champions!"
“…”
The netizens are discussing it heatedly.
Fans of IG and EDG also started attacking each other.
At this moment, the camera on the big screen turned to the commentary desk.
As expected, the familiar crosstalk duo Wawa and Miller were still responsible for commentating today's popular final match of the first week of the LPL Summer Season.
"Hello, everyone. Welcome to the last game of the first week of the 2016 Summer Season. I am the commentator, Wawa."
"Hi everyone, I'm Miller."
After greeting the audience, Wawa smiled and said, "The first week of the summer season is over. Currently, RNG is leading Group B. The Galaxy Battleship is indeed worthy of its reputation. Now the pressure is on Group A. Who will be the strongest team in the first week depends on the next round of games. Hey, what do you think of tonight's game?"
Miller pushed his glasses up on his nose, not minding the fire. He calmly analyzed, "To be honest, if it was IG returning from the MSI championship, I would have no problem betting on IG. After all, their strength so far this spring is obvious to all. But in the summer season, IG only kept the mid and jungle, and all other positions were completely replaced... So in terms of the lineup and team coordination, I think EDG is still better."
Wawa couldn't help but laugh when he heard that, "Haha, I think so too. Although IG beat NB in the opening game, a lot of problems in the team were exposed. EDG is a team that is very good at studying its internal opponents in the LPL, so I am actually more optimistic about EDG."
"Yes, in the regular season last season, although IG beat EDG in the BO5 of the top six, they did not beat EDG in the regular season. From this perspective, we can also see that EDG is indeed a unique team in the regular season."
“…”
The commentator on the stage started with analysis and predictions.
On the big screen behind the stage, after the contestants on both sides had connected the equipment and debugged it at the competition seats and confirmed that it was correct, the live music suddenly sounded and the big screen entered the BP interface.
"Okay, without further ado, let's look at the BP first."
"Well, this time IG is on the blue side, and EDG is on the red side. Here's some news. IG chose to change their lineup in their second game of the first week today. Baolan, the support, was replaced with Shekeke."
"Yes, Baolan, IG's new support, actually gives me a pretty good impression. He has a very strong ability to follow the rhythm and can help Brother Fu get things done every time. Relatively speaking, his weakness may be that when there is no rhythm on the court, he is not very good at actively leading the rhythm and controlling the vision. Perhaps this is a common problem for new players. He still needs training and polishing in the game."
"Yes, by comparison, this shot Coco did a much better job."
As soon as Miller finished speaking, the sharp-eyed doll noticed something was wrong.
"Eh? EDG's jungler has also been replaced. Oh, it's the factory manager. Why did the factory manager change his name?"
Along with the voice of the doll, most of the audience members at the scene and in the live broadcast room who had ignored this point finally reacted and their eyes were cast towards the factory director's ID.
Clearlove…7?
What's the meaning?
Could it be that the OB interface displays an error?
The backstage staff immediately sent back the message, confirming that this was not a display bug, but that the factory manager had submitted an application to the league before today's game, officially changing his name from Clearlove to Clearlove7.
After hearing the commentator's retelling and confirming the news, the audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room were all shocked.
"Turtle, are you really going to change it?"
"What does 7 mean? Aiming at S7? Isn't it too early?"
"Fu Huang is Padre6, and you are Clearlove7, right? That's amazing!"
“Is this what ‘digital warfare’ is?”
“…”
There was a heated discussion in the live broadcast room.
So when the BP of both sides was about to end, everyone came to their senses and turned their attention back to the BP.
First look at their respective squads.
Blue side IG: Minotaur, Leona, and Titan.
Red side EDG: Nidalee, Lee Sin, and Troll.
At this time, the red side EDG locked on the last mid-lane hero, Tsar, and the lineups on both sides also surfaced.
IG on the blue side: Crow on top, Jarvan IV in the jungle, Clockwork in the mid lane, Lucian and Lulu on the bottom lane.
Red side EDG: Poppy on top, Sejuani in the jungle, Tsar in the mid lane, Annie and Bard in the bottom lane.
The moment when two lineups came out.
The first battle after the return of the two-time LPL MSI champion team has officially begun.
In the EDG competition seat, a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of the factory manager's mouth.
Just like when IG played against NB, the junglers of both sides were not on the same channel for "version reading", the day before yesterday when Zweizhang played against GT, he met a jungler named Wushuang who was still playing the previous version of Nidalee. Obviously, he was not on the same channel as him. That game was not so easy for Zweizhang to win.
But in today's match , the moment he saw the opposing team's Prince, the factory manager felt relieved.
Just right!
Li Fu and his "version reading" are the same.
What the factory manager is best at is this kind of game where both the opponent and himself are known. He can make the opponent dizzy.
Thinking about this,
The factory director's eyes became brighter and sharper.
Today...the advantage is on me!