As the silver fireworks slowly fell, the tall and straight young man caught one of them calmly and stared at it quietly.
Then, he curled up the corners of his mouth and let it continue to float towards the ground.
In the noisy final scene, the passionate voice of the English commentator became the best background sound for this scene.
"They have accomplished something that has never been accomplished before!"
“From the group stage, we didn’t lose any games until we won the championship!”
"Since the first MSI was held, four MSI champions have been born, and EDG's name has appeared three times!"
"They are the undisputed champions of MSI. No matter what lineup or version they play, they will eventually return to their loyal MSI!"
"After replacing the mid and jungle players, the S7 champion team EDG once again won a heavyweight honor!"
"In this year's S League, we have reason to believe that they are the absolute favorites to win the championship!"
"Savior, he has received all the honors he can get since his debut!"
Riot's photographers dutifully recorded it all.
Amid the fireworks, the tall and handsome young man looked as calm as if he had just eaten two pieces of bread in the morning.
Commonplace.
Oh, no, the food they have should be porridge or fried dough sticks?
The photographer fell into deep thought.
Xu Yuan’s ordinary performance on the big screen was more popular with LPL audiences than their cheers.
We have seen many people cheering, but few people are so calm after winning the championship.
Perhaps the only one is Lee Sang Hyuk who is equally ordinary.
"Awesome! We won the championship with all our might, oh my god!"
"That's too cruel. What does absolute big C mean?"
“EDG is awesome!”
“It feels like the championship has been booked.”
"There's no need to open the champagne. We are all very rational!"
Xu Yuan turned his head and saw Li Xianghe who was also looking at him.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Li Xianghe smiled and stretched out his left fist. Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then also smiled and stretched out his right fist and bumped it with him.
This scene was still faithfully recorded by the photographer.
"I feel a little bit flat. Last year I thought I would be very happy to win MSI, but this year I just feel it is a natural outcome."
Lee Sang Hyuk sighed like this.
"Because I was on the opposite side last year, you certainly can't win MSI easily."
Xu Yuan replied calmly.
"Oh, who do you think you are?"
Li Xianghe directly insisted.
"I didn't even know you existed before last year's MSI."
"Ah, yeah, deal with it."
Xu Yuan was too lazy to talk to him any more, so he walked over and gave Xiaotian a hug.
"That was a great fight, God."
He praised softly and sincerely, without a trace of pretense.
"If I were to award the Finals MVP, I would definitely choose you."
This is not something he came up with. Xiaotian's performance in MSI was indeed outstanding.
Xiaohuasheng is not a rubbish jungler. The three games in the finals have fully demonstrated his ability.
However, Xiaotian's performance remained stable and was not affected at all.
Many people think that this is because the strength of the three lines is high enough, so he will play much more comfortably.
This does make some sense, after all, junglers focus a lot on the lane.
But don't forget, this is MSI.
It is very commendable that Xiaotian, a semi-newcomer who has only joined the team for half a year, can perform stably on such a stage and hold his own against Xiaohuasheng.
This is not the complete form of Emperor Gao Tian in S9, he is still in his infancy.
Being able to keep up with Peanut, he already deserves the championship.
There is a king of digging in LCK, who kills randomly in Rank, but the LCK playoffs are a bit confusing.
Even if they barely make it to the World Championship, they will be completely lost in the crowd.
Therefore, it was a surprise to EDG that Xiaotian was able to do what he was supposed to do without committing any crime.
Xiaotian's face turned a little red after being hugged by Xu Yuan.
It's the excitement that causes the congestion, not shyness.
Who the hell would be shy about a celebratory hug from a teammate? Isn't that a gay?
"Thank you, thank you!"
He didn't say anything else. The first thing he said was thank you, and he even stuttered a little.
Xiaotian's eyes were already red, but he wiped the corners of his eyes vigorously and tried hard to smile.
Few people know what he went through.
In the early days, Xiaotian was considered worthless in the eyes of many clubs.
Knight is Knight himself.
Xiaotian?
Xiaotian is just a jungler who has a good relationship with Knight.
This is the only impression many clubs have of him.
After failing to enter the LPL, Xiaotian once faced the crisis of unemployment.
No one wanted him at all.
Because LPL has no shortage of junglers, and there are too many good junglers in LPL in the same year.
Saofen, Xiangguo, Karsa, Condi, and Top’s xx.
They are basically junglers who have proven themselves.
And what about Xiaotian?
It's just a "defective product" that can't even make it to the LPL.
Who thinks he has potential?
The jungle position is very talent-dependent, and a truly talented jungler will have already amazed everyone from the first year.
Looking at so many junglers, it's no different.
Xiaohuasheng dominated LCK when he debuted, and when Xiangguo debuted, only Mingkai could defeat him.
The year when Vietnamese fans came to LPL, they were directly dubbed Vietnamese bandits.
And what about Xiaotian’s first year?
Only failure.
So when SN later sought to buy Knight, Knight might have had a really good relationship with Xiaotian at that time, so he hoped that SN would also buy Xiaotian.
Judging from a rational point of view, the little hands at this time should be kind.
However, this kind of thing has a serious impact on Xiaotian's self-esteem.
They are all contestants who debuted in the same year.
Xiaotian can only become a supplement to SN's purchase of Knight.
It's basically a "freebie".
This is a very frustrating thing for any young player.
The future already seems dark.
Xiaotian did not insist on his self-esteem because he still wanted to continue playing professionally.
Although it was very uncomfortable, I decided to agree to SN.
But just when he was about to agree to SN, he received a call from EDG.
From a jungler that no one in the entire LPL wanted and was considered a gift, he suddenly became the absolute starter of the new champion EDG.
How big is this gap?
From prisoner to god!
But after coming to EDG, his teammates didn't put on airs at all and were very friendly to him.
Xiaotian once again felt what teamwork is.
So during the past six months, he trained very hard.
With the consecutive victories, the confidence that had been collapsed has returned again, and his talent has been gradually developed. Now he is playing better and better.
From being a street-walking jungler at the beginning, Tian has now become the one who can face off against Peanut at the MSI without losing to him.
It has been really hard along the way.
But Xiaotian didn’t feel it was hard, he just wanted to thank his teammates.
He is aware of some of his own problems.
His mentality is actually okay, but he is often quite sensitive.
It could be a comment, it could be a casual remark.
He will feel resentful about it.
But teammates...
That's really great.
Both Heo Yuan and Lee Sang Hyuk are people who hate bullying. Meiko is also a pure Japanese anime fanatic. When she has free time, she is busy watching and listening to music. It is impossible for her to bully Xiaotian.
Although Smeb is a bit taciturn, he knows how hard it is to be a professional player because of his experience with ROX.
As a Korean himself, he is well aware of how cautious the new players are.
Not to mention bullying Xiaotian.
Even though his Chinese has not yet reached the level of casual oral communication, Smeb still often talks to Xiaotian and often takes Xiaotian out for barbecue after training.
Smeb's role in transforming Xiaotian into Kailangtian is unquestionable.
"What are you talking about? We are teammates."
Smeb hit Xiaotian's chest without any hesitation.
This kid is too polite, isn't he? He even thanked his teammates.
[ps: The Korean word for "children" often has the same meaning as our "everyone". "This child" can basically be converted into "this person" or "this B". It is purely a colloquial expression to express intimacy. ]
Although Smeb was quite strong, he hit Xiaotian so hard that his body shook.
But he didn't mind and just smiled even more brightly.
"Let's go, let's wait for the award ceremony."
Meiko reminded with a smile, and helped Xu Yuan put the mouse that was left on the table into his bag.
"Um."
Xu Yuan nodded, took the bag skillfully and handed it to Abu who was already on the stage.
The trophy is about to be lifted, who is going to hold the trophy with the bag on his back?
Abu, who was rushing over to hug the contestant with a smile: …
Can love disappear?
I used to be Brother Bu, but now I have become Little Bu, so sad!
The MSI trophy had been carried up along with the trophy stand by the staff, and all EDG members walked forward together and touched the trophy.
Although MSI is not as good as the S game, it is also an unattainable honor for many people.
It is not necessary to degrade MSI to the level of being inferior to the league championship.
Many times, the S crown is not the only championship, but in front of the S crown, the value of other championships will seem pale and powerless.
Like Uzi,
Uzi has never won the S championship, but there is no need to say that he is a complete waste.
In the final analysis, it comes down to four words:
Can not match the position
Uzi can be considered a successful professional player.
At such a young age, he is worth tens of millions and may even have a small goal. He has already married the virtuous evil god, who has given birth to a little Uzi.
It was definitely a success.
But to say that Uzi's achievements are better than those of the S champions...
That's really not funny.
When comparing grades, don't bring up other things to make excuses.
"Hold the cup."
Xu Yuan spoke softly.
The next moment, everyone worked together to lift the MSI championship trophy above their heads.
Surrounded by fireworks, their faces were filled with undisguised joy.
In the center of the lights, there is only EDG at this moment.
And such a scene may never appear in the career of many professional players.
This is the cruelty of the profession.
Because it really just depends on talent.
effort?
There is no player who doesn’t work hard to compete for the championship.
Even Huanfeng, who is often criticized, still played very well in the semi-finals.
However, this "many professional players" does not include Uzi.
Not to mention that Uzi has already won the MSI, it wouldn’t matter even if he didn’t.
As long as there are photoshopped pictures from friends on the forum, he will just take them.
I don’t know when it started, but there is a classic segment after every World Championship, where Uzi appears in the group photo of the winning team, holding the trophy with a bright smile.
I can only say it's very difficult.
The only LPL champion with 13 championships!
In a corner where no one was paying attention, Deft looked at Meiko with satisfaction and clapped softly.
“What a beautiful fight.”
He must have paid more attention to the performance of his former teammates during the game.
And Meiko's performance today was indeed outstanding.
Seeing his former teammate win the honor again, De ft was happy from the bottom of his heart.
Nothing but blessings.
However, beside him, Scout said nothing, just quietly stared at EDG on the stage.
"Is this... what you want?"
deft asked softly.
Scout just kept silent.
deft didn't ask any more questions, just smiled and looked at the stage.
After a long moment, Scout finally spoke.
"It's meaningless to say this anymore."
"For me, returning to LCK has become an obsession. I have hoped countless times to become the mid laner of SKT, and I have achieved it."
For Scout, the fact that he was unable to take over the starting mid laner position of SKT from Lee Sang-hyeok has always been a knot in his heart.
After winning the championship, this knot in my heart was further magnified.
I, Lee Ye-chan, can also win the championship, and I can also lead SKT to new heights.
I can play, I can win.
Why didn't you trust me back then?
However, the reality is a bit too bleak.
Today's SKT is no longer the SKT of the past.
Even though Li Lican maintained a very good condition, the competitiveness of his teammates was too low.
To this day, he doesn't even have the qualifications to stand in front of EDG again.
Because he is not eligible to enter MSI.
What Li Lican thought was a great story ended after he chose to return to LCK.
What's left is just a mess.
deft asked, is this what he wants now?
Li Lican didn't know either.
He missed EDG a little, but he knew he couldn't go back.
As an adult, you are responsible for the decisions you make.
Li Lican is ready.
only……
His eyes looked somewhat melancholy.
There are still some regrets after all.
Do you really want to say whether you regret it later?
Probably, I regret it.
Xu Yuan held the trophy with a smile on his face, his eyes sweeping over the fans in the audience.
Suddenly, his smile got wider.
He saw Deft who was clapping seriously.
In the beginning, Deft also put a lot of pressure on him.
And he also learned a lot from laning against Deft.
Although after winning the S7 championship, Xu Yuan made a series of fatal calls to Deft, which directly broke Deft's defense and blocked him.
But deft released him later.
I can only say that Deft has a really good temper, and it's no problem to call him the succubus of LCK e-sports.
He has a great character too!
Great, no words needed.
So the relationship between the two is pretty good.
Seeing deft come to the scene to support EDG was also a very happy thing for Xu Yuan.
But……
Immediately afterwards, Xu Yuan saw Scout standing next to Deft, staring at the stage.
Almost instantly, his smile became much more distant.
Xu Yuan doesn't think that Scout leaving EDG is an unforgivable sin.
But for him, since they were no longer teammates, the separation was not pleasant.
Then just treat them as strangers.
Scout had nothing to do with him.
He just needs to beat Scout up when he meets him like he did with other teams.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Yuan and A Guang still have a good relationship even though he went to RW.
After all, the Scout thing is still a bit unkind.
No matter how crappy the EDG club is, even if it has ten thousand problems.
For Scout, it can be said that we have done our best .
The blonde female host has already walked onto the stage, and Xu Yuan glanced at her casually.
Wow, an old acquaintance!
This female host seems to be the one that is being strongly promoted in Europe and the United States, and her professional skills are indeed good.
This host was also seen in the S7 World Championship.
The blonde female host is dressed very hotly and has bright makeup.
The long blue skirt revealed her slender calves, and the jailer, who everyone loved, was wearing a pair of high heels.
She is very tall.
A purebred foreigner, the kind of person who can make others interested in learning English.
The only regret may be that it is not particularly big.
To be honest, this is very un-European and American!
The blonde host walked over to EDG with a big smile on her face. "Now, the final champion has been decided. It's our EDWARD GAMING!"
“Please cheer for them and let them hear your enthusiasm!”
The rest of the audience was still very cooperative.
After all, the Korean audiences who supported KZ have now left.
For fans who support KZ, is it necessary to watch EDG's award ceremony?
I’m just leaving now!
Although it's a bit out of context, it's understandable.
It's normal for fans to feel sad after losing a game, but forcing them to go to jail on the spot is a bit too urbane.
And not all Korean audiences left, some were still willing to stay.
The female host laughed even more happily when she heard the cheers.
"Okay, then it's naturally time for the winner to give his speech."
After a brief thought, she handed the microphone to Smeb's mouth.
As for being afraid of not understanding?
It's okay, the translation is already in place.
Smeb's Chinese has indeed improved very well under Xu Yuan's influence, but that doesn't mean his English is also very good.
Learning Chinese ≠ English is also good!
"So first of all, let me ask Smeb, before the game, you and Khan were considered the two strongest top laners in the world. Now that you have defeated Khan, how do you feel?"
Smeb listened to the translation carefully and spoke after thinking for a moment.
What’s more, it’s in Chinese!
"I am very happy to win the championship. Any championship is very important to me."
“I think Khan’s performance today was also outstanding.”
"As for whether he is the strongest top laner, I think we will have to wait until S8, the end of the World Championship, to find out."
Although there were some lags, Smeb's Chinese was already excellent.
On the contrary!
Just when the host thought that Smeb was just modestly praising Khan for commercial purposes, Smeb smiled.
“I may not be the strongest, but I was definitely better than Khan today.”
The barrage was instantly refreshing.
"Ghost! Mai!"
"Mai Bo has started to talk dirty too, right?"
"Awesome, I don't know who is number one in the world, but I'm definitely better than you."
"Hahaha!"
Domestic audiences were really pleased.
I like this kind of aggressiveness. Otherwise, what’s the point if every interview is like BabyBus?
“Wow.”
The female host exclaimed in surprise, but the smile on her face became even brighter.
I like this one!
Interviews with a hint of gunpowder are more interesting.
She then handed the microphone to Xiaotian.
"Tian, ​​this MSI is your first appearance in a world-class event, and you are playing against a top jungler like Peanut. If you were to rate yourself, how would you rate yourself?"
When Xiaotian heard the translation, his brain froze for a moment.
Give it 10 points?
Is that too crazy? Xiaotian also felt that he did not play particularly well and did not really beat Xiaohuasheng.
What about 6 points?
This feeling doesn't work either...
Sometimes being too humble can actually be an insult to your opponent.
Because when you say you didn’t perform well, it means your opponent can’t even beat you when you didn’t perform well.
That would be even more embarrassing for the opponent.
Xiaotian respects Xiaohuasheng very much.
At least in this BO5, Xiaohuasheng has won his respect with his performance.
“…9 points, I guess.”
Xiaotian thought about it and said this number.
"Oh? Care to tell us why?"
The female host asked curiously.
"Because I gave today's peanut an 8."
"I won, so I should be 9."
Xiaotian smiled shyly but spoke very confidently.
But this made Korean netizens a little overwhelmed.
"Shit, you obviously didn't do anything!"
"It's obvious that he only relied on the advantage of his teammates to maintain a tie, but he insisted on saying that he is better than peanut. What a disgusting LPL player."
"LPL is like this, their football team has only made it to the World Cup a few times, but they insist on saying that they are a major football power in Asia, kkkkk!"
"I really want to see Son Heung-min beat them up! LOL should regain the lost dignity from football and from these guys!"
However, even among Korean netizens, there are still rational people.
"Save your energy. How long has it been since Division 2 won an international championship?"
"We have lost too many times in the past two years. Although we are still the first in terms of honors, I feel that I am less confident. Keep it up, LCK."
"Don't vent your anger recklessly, you guys up there. If you can't win in LOL, you have to fight back in LOL yourself!"
"You lost the game but won the matchup. What a joke! If you are really that good, why didn't you win? Don't you want to?"
All I can say is that Korean netizens really understand the civil war.
But considering their neighbors who are full of martial virtues, it seems understandable.
After interviewing Ueno, the next thing to talk about is naturally the double C.
"Faker, how does it feel to win the championship after changing regions? You are the only player who has won the MSI championship after changing regions."
Li Xianghe was a little confused.
Is there such a thing?
Oh, I remember, I got the MSI one for S6.
The main reason is that he has won too many championships, and now he is basically just collecting them.
I was only excited for a short while after I got it, and I didn't feel anything else except that I was the S-League champion.
Even if he was asked suddenly, he wouldn't be able to remember for a moment whether he had taken it or not.
“I didn’t feel anything special, but my teammates wanted to take it, so we took it.”
Li Xianghe took the microphone and responded calmly in Chinese.
Then he handed it directly to Xu Yuan beside him.
Xu Yuan:?
No one has even asked me yet, Li Sang Hyuk, what are you doing?
There was another burst of hahaha on the LPL side.
And the LCK audience has already started to stab the villain.
Damn Lee Sang Hyuk, why don't you speak Korean?!
However, this is just Lee Sang Hyuk's professionalism.
You have to respect the fans of whichever region you are in.
In the MSI S12 when they faced RNG, LCK was already in a difficult situation before the finals.
So even if it is to boost the confidence of LCK fans, he would choose to say:
I don’t have any impression of xiaohu.
Of course it would be nice to say we won, but unfortunately we didn't win.
Naturally, you will be hacked.
He doesn't care about that.
After defeating WBG in S13, when the photographer asked him to make the internationally accepted thumbs-down gesture to the camera, Lee Sang-hyuk shook his head and chose to refuse.
【True story】
It has become a habit for him to maintain the demeanor of a winner.
Seeing that Li Xianghe was unwilling to say more, the host did not hesitate and looked at Xu Yuan.
"Contestant Savior, then, do you have anything to say?"
She looked at Xu Yuan expectantly with her bright eyes.
Say something explosive!
Don't be so plain, Savior, I know you are not an ordinary player!
Xu Yuan's mouth twitched.
The look in the female host's eyes was really too obvious.
However, he really felt that he could say something about it.
He took the microphone but didn't speak immediately.
The audience was very patient and the scene was very quiet for a while.
"The S8 World Championship will be here soon. I hope other teams can study other teams more."
He smiled, showing his white teeth.
"Because at least this way I still have a chance to get second place."
The scene was silent.
The handsome boy looked a little embarrassed, yet also seemed to take it for granted.
"after all……"
He paused.
"To put it bluntly, you are only worthy of second place."
After he finished his speech, the scene remained silent for a few seconds.
Then, there was a sudden crazy cheer!
From extreme silence, it instantly turned into extreme restlessness!
"Fuck! I like this guy more and more!"
"Savior, oh, thank you for turning me gay, love from England"
"I love you, Savior! My little kitty needs your big tits!"
European and American audiences are very enthusiastic, even a little too enthusiastic.
They are essentially fun-loving people.
After seeing Xu Yuan's arrogant remarks, it was natural to feel irritated.
It feels more exciting than the finals!
Listen, listen!
You guys only deserve the runner-up!
Wow, that's so confident and arrogant!
It's so exciting that it makes people want to raise the flag!
"Fuck, crazy!"
“Handsome handsome handsome handsome handsome!”
"Yuanzi's dirty talk will never disappoint me!"
"After all, he was once the true prince of EDG. Now that he has ascended the throne, he has naturally inherited the true teachings of Mingkai's dirty talk."
"It's okay to say dirty words, you guys want to make me die of laughter, right!?"
The female host did not start the final interview with Meiko until the audience's cheers died down a little .
"Meiko, what do you think of your partner's performance?"
Tian Ye spoke seriously without any hesitation.
"Him? In my opinion, he should always get full marks."
Deft in the audience suddenly smiled with relief.
After the interview session, it is naturally the final MVP awarding session.
The Riot staff was in a dilemma.
Because there are so many people who can give, every member of EDG is very important and has their own role in team battles.
After an urgent discussion, they consulted their boss, Tryndamere.
In the end, all that was heard from the other end of the line was the sound of quarreling.
"I know, Savior, give it to him!"
The voice that said this was a cheerful girl's.
"Oh, child, stop bothering me."
One could clearly hear the helplessness in Tryndamere's voice.
After finally quieting down, Tryndamere's voice rang out.
"Ahem, you probably didn't hear anything, did you?"
The staff said they heard nothing.
Tryndamere breathed a sigh of relief and said in a serious tone.
"I was just watching the game, and after careful consideration..."
"Since you can give it all, give it to the mid laner!"
Isn’t this really a case of using public power for personal gain?!
The staff at the scene couldn't help but complain in their hearts.
You are holding a grudge against me simply because your daughter likes that contestant!
"What do you mean?"
After hanging up the phone, the two staff members in charge of the selection looked at each other.
"I choose to give it to the Savior."
One of them thought carefully before speaking.
"?"
The other one was startled, "But the boss said..."
"The boss might retire to the board of directors in a few years. How many more years can he work?"
"Who will take care of us then?"
The staff member who spoke first spoke calmly.
Fuck!
How do you know so much?
Another staff member suddenly realized.
He immediately called Tryndamere again and told him that he had finally decided to give the FMVP to Savior.
Tryndamere snorted twice, but didn't say no.
Now everyone understands.
The FMVP player of S8MSI, Savior!