Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 610: Small Deviation
Although this national Internet cafe league has received a lot of attention due to the phenomenal popularity of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds that has swept across the country, its influence has been further expanded through broadcasts on several major live streaming platforms.
However, judging from the game's viewing experience or viewing system alone, it is still relatively simple for a game that has only been online for a few months.
After watching the entire game, this is Zhou Dongsheng's most intuitive feeling. The National Internet Cafe League can only be regarded as a small step taken by PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds towards the development of e-sports.
The symbolic meaning is far greater than the practical meaning. After all, everything is difficult at the beginning. We can't expect to be on par with League of Legends right after we start, surpass the NBA commercial league in two years, and surpass football in three years to become the most popular competitive sport in the world...
Obviously this is not realistic. This kind of thing usually only appears in science fiction movies. Only groundbreaking technology can bring about such an incredible leap forward.
From a gaming perspective, if a groundbreaking game like Oasis in the movie Ready Player One was born, it would take the world by storm in just one month, let alone three years!
After all, it represents a whole new world waiting to be developed.
Back to the topic, after watching the whole game, although Zhou Dongsheng has watched much less PUBG e-sports games than League of Legends, he has watched a few games just for fun, so he still has some basic eyesight.
The fight seemed lively on the stage, but there was almost no tactical aspect. It was basically based on personal talent. There was not even anything that could be called wonderful cooperation. It was all a competition of hard power.
However, this is the first real PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds competition after all. Players have only been exposed to the game for a short time, and even the participating teams are basically put together at the last minute.
The only key factor that can make them stand out is their hard power. As for deeper content such as tactics, it is obviously still waiting to be developed by the player community.
This is a development process from point to surface, and obviously, now is just the starting point.
Therefore, after watching the entire game, Zhou Dongsheng was just skimming the surface. There were no players he was familiar with, and no one left a deep impression on him.
There may be some unpolished gems hidden among them, but for Zhou Dongsheng, it is better to have one bird in the hand than ten in the bush.
Instead of betting on unknown factors, it is better to think of a way to see if there is a chance to take down Wei Shen.
After all, the LGD team, which lost in the World Championship, spent a huge amount of money to introduce world champion FMVP top laner Ma Datou to strengthen the team, and is confidently preparing to aim for the World Championship again.
However, perhaps it was related to that arrow, this signing did not bring any substantial improvement except for increasing the team's average appearance.
Instead, the sword is pointed in the opposite direction. Not to mention the World Championship, the team has already fallen to the lower middle level of the league in the Spring Season, barely securing a playoff spot. However, in this state, they are most likely to only be eliminated in the first round.
As the saying goes, victory cures all ills, but once the team falls into a quagmire, some internal problems of the team will be magnified. The existence of these objective factors naturally gives Zhou Dongsheng the opportunity to wield the hoe!
As Zhou Dongsheng was traveling around the world, the competition on the stage came to an end. In the end, four unknown young players had the last laugh. With the advantage of their destiny circle, they won the championship and became the champions of the first National Internet Cafe League!
"Let's go, it's our turn to go on stage to present the awards!" Principal Wang stood up, straightened his clothes confidently, and urged Zhou Dongsheng.
Unlike Zhou Dongsheng, Principal Wang was watching the competition with great interest. He was also very satisfied with the four champions. He was already making plans in his heart and was ready to extend an olive branch during the award ceremony...
I believe that for these young people, my olive branch is still quite tempting!
"Okay, let's go!" Zhou Dongsheng agreed readily.
At the same time, after a series of interviews as a prelude, the host on the stage changed the subject and introduced.
"Congratulations again to the four of you. Next, I'd like to invite the two award presenters to come on stage. I believe there is no need for me to introduce them in detail. As soon as they appear, both the audience and the contestants will be familiar with them..."
"Without further ado, let us invite Principal Wang and Zhou Dongsheng to the stage to present the awards!"
The lights on the stage dimmed and the spotlights came on. Principal Wang and Zhou Dongsheng walked onto the stage calmly with smiles on their faces. Thousands of audiences below the stage suddenly burst into unprecedented and enthusiastic cheers!
The cheers were even more intense than the ones when the four contestants won the championship just now. Zhou Dongsheng seemed to hear a lot of people calling him "husband".
Listening carefully, he seemed to hear a deep male voice, which made Zhou Dongsheng's anus tighten.
You can have husband fans, but male sex just shook me up boy juice!
However, maybe he should be called Principal Wang. After all, he is the "national husband", and the word "national" can be popular with both men and women.
"Welcome, both of you. The reason why we invited you two to be the award presenters is that there is actually one thing that our audience may not know very well, that is, the reason why the game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" came out is closely related to the two of you..." the host introduced enthusiastically.
Principal Wang took the microphone and said calmly, "It has nothing to do with me. The main credit goes to Dongsheng. I just took a small share of the investment as a friend. I didn't expect this game to be so popular. In a sense, I got the advantage..."
"I didn't expect this. It was just because of my love for battle royale games that I met Brandon Green, the father of battle royale games, by chance. We hit it off and decided to make such a game..."
"It's a pity that he is now busy perfecting the game content and has no time to come to the scene. I would like to say hello to everyone on his behalf!"
Although there were thousands of people in the venue, it was a piece of cake for Zhou Dongsheng now. Even the Golden Second Award was much bigger than this one.
"I didn't expect there was such a past. We have to thank Mr. Zhou for this. Otherwise, such a fun game wouldn't have been released. And according to our verification, the game designer specially printed his name on the frying pan to thank Mr. Zhou for his contribution..."
The host was obviously well prepared and had prepared a script in advance.
Once this little easter egg was revealed, many players suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the frying pan was the only item in the game with a pattern and name on it. It turned out that the allusion came from this...
As the news was broadcast, it caused a stir on major live streaming platforms and then spread to other parts of the Internet. In time, after being fabricated by various marketing accounts, it may become an Easter egg story in the gaming industry.
"As a person involved, I didn't know about it until the game was launched. In order not to disappoint Brandon Greene, the frying pan is also one of the most representative props in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds..."
“So we plan to make it into the trophy for the league and even the future World Invitational, and make it a unique symbol of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. You can wait and see… ”
Although there was no rehearsal, Zhou Dongsheng was still able to respond with ease when he took over the conversation.
"Oh! So we can all look forward to it together. After today's National Internet Cafe League competition came to an end, I believe everyone will have more associations about the future PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds league..."
"However, the future has not yet arrived, so let's focus on the present and give a round of applause to the team that won the championship today. I hope we can still see them on the field in the future..."
"Next, Principal Wang and Zhou Dongsheng will present them with the championship prize of 1 million yuan!"
The skillful stage-control skills demonstrated the host's rich experience. The contestants did not leave a deep impression on Zhou Dongsheng, but this host is not bad.
We can consider letting him become the host of the next PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds League. After all, the event is built from scratch, and everything is in tatters, so the makeshift team needs to be built up slowly.
Although Zhou Dongsheng didn't need to take care of it, his words were enough to elevate ordinary people to the level of life's destiny...
After taking a group photo, the first National Internet Cafe League of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds came to a successful conclusion.
Although the game is over, the many news generated by this game will inevitably spread and ferment on the Internet, warming up and paving the way for the future official league of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
There will naturally be dedicated people to handle these detailed tasks, especially for the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds company that is making a fortune today, the investment in this area is just a drop in the bucket.
Principal Wang, Zhou Dongsheng and others naturally left first. After getting in the car, Zhou Dongsheng asked casually.
"Principal Wang, is there anything important that needs to be done for you later? If not, please help me with something..."
"Why are you being so polite to me? Just say what you want to say!" Principal Wang didn't care.
"I'm sorry to bother you every time I come to the Magic City. It just so happens that I have some spare money recently, so I'd like to buy some property in the Magic City so that I can hang a sign and so on..."
Zhou Dongsheng said with ease, after all, it had been done once in Yangcheng. It was after that time that Zhou Dongsheng realized that some rules were not rigid standards. As long as the ability was met, there was room for maneuver.
"Oh? I know everything about this. I have more experience in spending money. You've found the right person. Let's go. I'll spend some money with you today!"
Principal Wang's eyes lit up, and his interest immediately rose. At first, Principal Wang thought he could figure out Zhou Dongsheng, a guy who made a fortune quietly...
But as time goes by, even Principal Wang has no idea how much money Zhou Dongsheng has earned. He can only roughly estimate that it is definitely not a small number, and is probably almost the same as his own.
Of course, Principal Wang did not take his own family background into account when estimating the gap. Otherwise, the 2 points of Yida Group shares on hand would be enough to widen the gap...
Of course, this is just Principal Wang’s wishful thinking. After all, who doesn’t have some shares in their hands? (Funny)
Compared with the novelty and excitement brought by the first passionate consumption, this consumption seemed a bit commonplace to Zhou Dongsheng, just like an ordinary real estate investment.
After all, when the funds on hand are already in the billions, even consumption of tens of millions is completely within the affordable range.
With just a few strokes of the pen, he had added a valuable property and a luxury car to his name. He suddenly had a deeper understanding of the simple and boring happiness of the rich.
I finally understand why the rich have so many assets. When they have a lot of spare money, it's reasonable to make some consumer investments within their budget.
Scarce high-quality assets are always limited. It’s a first come first served principle. If you’re slow, you miss out. If you buy, you’ll make a profit. You may end up buying more and more and the supply may snowball without you noticing.
As for what constitutes a high-quality asset, most of them can be summed up in one word: expensive.
What you can buy is expensive, and what you can’t buy is even more expensive. The threshold of people’s desires always rises accordingly. When tangible things can no longer fill the gap of desire, they will turn to pursue intangible things.
For example, honor, or power...
From this perspective, the phrase "no interest in money" does not seem to be very difficult to understand...
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng burst out laughing. It seemed that he was really a little too proud. He started to worry about the richest man before he even became the richest man.
This is just the beginning. I am still a layman who is extremely interested in money. Naturally, the more gold and silver things the better.
It’s just that the change in thinking always sows the seeds quietly, and no one can predict how it will sprout.
Two flowers bloom, each showing its own beauty.
As time goes by, the LPL Spring Regular Season has come to an end. The two brothers IG and IM have narrowly retained their playoff spots.
Perhaps it is precisely because of the variables of the IM team that history has produced a slight deviation, and the LGD team was squeezed out of the playoffs.
As fate would have it, the LGD team, which originally had to wait until the summer season, had to face the relegation match ahead of schedule.
Although as the fifth place in the group, they only need to win a BO5 to keep their league spot. Even if they lose, they still have the resurrection armor to play another BO5, but... (At that time, the teams were divided into two groups, and the top four in each group entered the playoffs)
As a team that was expected to win the world championship last year, and also introduced a world champion top laner, they actually achieved such results...
Not only is it sad, the boss behind the club was furious. He spent so much money to bring in the world champion, but his strength did not increase but decreased. The result was even worse than last year.
If the team is relegated because of this, you all will pack up and leave!
Although any sports event cannot achieve good results simply by spending money, this unpredictability may be its greatest charm.
Otherwise, so many galactic battleships wouldn't end up falling apart.
When Zhou Dongsheng, the instigator, learned the result, he was not embarrassed at all. Instead, he was shocked.
Isn't this opportunity here?
Instead of staying in the LGD team and being a Diamond 1 relegation emperor, it would be better to go to the island with me to expand the territory.
