Volume 2: Storm Rising 2015 Chapter 311: Final Light
In mid-to-late August, the 2015 LPL League Summer Playoffs were in full swing, adding a strong e-sports flavor to the international metropolis of Shanghai.
Among them, IM, as a new dark horse in the domestic top league, achieved a good result of advancing to the playoffs in its first entry into the LPL. Its daring and fighting competitive style successfully attracted a small group of fans.
Of course, the most important thing is Liu, one of the bosses of the IM team. He is very popular in today's era where live streaming is king. After joining the Panda platform with a rumored sky-high contract, he has gone even further.
Today, Liu is not only the top anchor of Panda TV. At a time when the live streaming field is expanding rapidly, many new viewers think that Liu is the most popular anchor in the current live streaming industry.
As for the "ancient" anchors like Dazhi, we can't even find where their live broadcast rooms are. For new viewers who just want to watch the live broadcasts, they naturally won't recognize the importance of Dazhi.
This is the same as the fans who flocked into the e-sports field after the so-called "first year of e-sports". They know very little about the professional players in the early days and can only use the emerging star players they met when they entered the circle as a benchmark.
The "chain of contempt" formed by the different cognitions of new and old audiences is just like the food chain in the ecological field, and is an indispensable part of their respective fields.
After all, in any competitive field, discussions among new and old fans and the justice of related topics are one of the most important indicators to ensure the popularity of the project.
And since IM has a big anchor boss like Liu, it naturally has its own popularity and attention. In addition, Liu would secretly recommend this team to everyone from time to time during the live broadcast, so it naturally had some effects under the subtle influence.
Of course, in e-sports, strength is king. If there is only popularity but no results, it would be putting the cart before the horse and doing something against the grain.
Liu can only bring popularity to IM, unlike in the game, where e-sports celebrities can provide the team with BUFFs that can potentially increase their strength.
It is worth mentioning that in the 2015 LPL Summer Playoffs, the LPL playoffs of previous seasons will no longer use the competition mode of fighting against each other in ranking order, but will adopt a new competition rule of "bubble game".
The 2015 LPL Summer Playoffs will be divided into three stages: bubble knockout rounds, bubble placement rounds, and semi-finals.
The ranked teams will be awarded points, which will be the key to determining which teams will participate in the S5 World Finals.
Among them, EDG and QG, the first and second teams in the regular season, directly advanced to the semi-finals and waited for their seats.
Previously, IM, the new dark horse, snatched the last playoff ticket from M3 and was able to enter the playoffs.
Unfortunately, IM's first-round opponent was the dark force OMG, which was experiencing a last-ditch effort. As the "light of anti-Korean resistance" and the team that created the "50-drop blood comeback miracle", they had made great achievements.
In addition, after being silent for most of the season and with the return of the top laner in the last week of the regular season, the dark forces regained their glory and sent the young guys of IM away happily and cleanly.
Facts have proved that it is impossible to replicate the legendary miracle of "IM triple jump" just by relying on the name.
At this point, this group of young and energetic guys from IM have put a relatively perfect end to their 2015 season journey after achieving their first playoff appearance.
Zhou Dongsheng, who was in Shanghai, as the behind-the-scenes boss of IM, would naturally not miss IM's first playoff journey. At the invitation of Liu, the two bosses were present to witness IM's elimination.
"Yaer, it's such a pity. OMG is still very strong with Gao Diping in charge. And with Uzi replacing Xiaosan and dealing crazy damage under the big brother, this dark force is too strong." Liu said with great regret.
Although there were major problems with the physical examination results, Liu's condition was rare, so the treatment plan was still under discussion. In addition, as he had no symptoms yet and was in good spirits, his movements and live broadcasts were not greatly affected.
In addition, the live broadcasting business is currently in its rising phase, so the news of this illness is kept secret. We will make it public when the time is right.
Zhou Dongsheng was not surprised at all that IM was eliminated . Although IM had star junglers and supporters, and two champions on the bench, it was well known that...
There is no way to activate a bond with a piece on the bench! Except for the Ronin bond (funny).
"What's so regrettable? Our IM players are still young. We can recruit the mid laner from IG during the transfer period. With the veterans in charge, we can only use four words to describe this team..."
“The future is promising!”
Zhou Dongsheng said proudly that the first year of the "Three-Year Plan" had already exceeded the task target and the tridents and halberd handles had been collected ahead of schedule.
In the next two years, we will naturally polish this trident and let these young men get used to each other. Once the age seal is over and the gods return to their positions, then everything will be done.
So Zhou Dongsheng was naturally not in a hurry at all.
After the IM team was eliminated, the on-site director secretly played a trick and gave the camera to Saozhu, wanting to see the boss's expression. Zhou Dongsheng, who was sitting next to him, naturally could not avoid being in the camera.
As Saozhu showed up, the barrage of comments in the official live broadcast room exploded instantly, which shows that Saozhu’s current popularity is indeed not in vain.
"Saozhu isn't live streaming, so why is he watching the game here?"
"IM was in trouble and was taken away by the dark forces."
"It's so uncomfortable, Liu!"
"Who is the handsome guy next to him? He looks so familiar..."
"I saw him last time. Saozhu mentioned it in his live broadcast. He is also the boss of the team..."
Thanks to Saozhu's popularity, many viewers in the live broadcast room talked about Zhou Dongsheng, but compared to the star players, most of the audience were not very enthusiastic about the team boss.
In addition, the director's camera shot was fleeting, and Zhou Dongsheng's handsome face that appeared for a moment did not cause much waves .
Although the team was eliminated, since they had achieved their goals, boss Zhou Dongsheng did not blame them too much. As usual, he took the guys out for a good meal, encouraged them, and asked them to keep working hard next year.
During the dinner, Yu Wenbo and Jiang Chenglu, who had been live streaming and training at the club to keep in shape, were naturally not absent. One of them was 15 and the other 16 years old. Because of their age limit, they could only sit by the water dispenser and watch their "brothers" play the game.
"I'm really anxious when I think that I still have two years before I can play in a game!" said 15-year-old Yu Wenbo, scratching his head.
"But boss, I have successfully reached the top of the national server." Yu Wenbo turned around and asked for credit.
"Jie Kuo, that's awesome." Jiang Chenglu, who was trying hard to learn Chinese, smiled shyly and spoke haltingly.
"Not bad, not bad. When Teacher Piao gets the second team up, you can go to the A-League to practice and maintain your competitive form..."
"I am very optimistic about you two young people. There will definitely be a place for you two in the future IM team." Zhou Dongsheng casually gave the two young people some inspirational words.
"Don't worry, boss. When I get the chance, I will definitely win a world championship for you!" The young and frivolous Yu Wenbo patted his chest and promised.
"Okay, it's a deal. I'll make a note of this. You owe me a world championship." Zhou Dongsheng joked.
