Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 747 Unexpected Changes
Happy days are always very short, and more than half a month passed in a flash.
Among them, as the venue of the League of Legends Global Finals changed, Zhou Dongsheng and others traveled across most of America, playing wherever they went.
For Zhou Dongsheng, who has unknowingly accumulated a considerable amount of wealth, the four words "financial freedom" have long been nothing worth mentioning to him.
Therefore, as it was a rare opportunity for him to come from afar, Zhou Dongsheng was unusually generous in his spending. Not only were his opponents' subordinates extremely generous, but even the players in the club also benefited from it.
For this reason, in the eyes of all the contestants, the boss's glorious image shines again and becomes even more dazzling.
Especially after witnessing Zhou Dongsheng bringing two large boxes of cash to the competition site and directly giving the cash as a reward to the contestants...
Zhou Dongsheng's ruthlessness and ruthlessness have long been deeply rooted in people's hearts. With such a boss, what more could one ask for?
In addition, as the world competition stage moved to the United States, the stage became bigger and bigger, the audience became more enthusiastic, and the attention it received increased...
For the contestants sitting in the audience, their urgent desire to win is unprecedentedly high.
This trip to America at least gave them a boost of enthusiasm. At the same time, Zhou Dongsheng also said more than once that if the results of next year's competition were good...
There will be more activities like this in the future, and the rewards will not be small. If the results are not good enough...
Zhou Dongsheng doesn't need to say it explicitly, he just needs to give a brief hint, and the rest depends on the contestants' own execution.
After all, this is all I can do. I can't really use my financial power to buy out the neighboring division and clear the obstacles for them to win the championship, right?
By then, it's unclear who will get the advantage...
If the performance is still mediocre next year, we can only follow the original script, wait for a version that best suits these players, and look forward to their sudden breakthrough.
As for the League of Legends global finals stage, although the storm created by Zhou Dongsheng's butterfly has had a far-reaching impact, at least he has snatched a game from the hands of the Koreans.
But as far as the League of Legends project is concerned, Zhou Dongsheng's influence is obviously not big enough, especially when his own team, an uncertain factor, has not entered the world competition stage.
The script for the World Championship is still proceeding pretty much according to Zhou Dongsheng's memory.
Among them, in the quarterfinals held at the Chicago Theater, two of the top three teams in the LPL region were eliminated in the quarterfinals without any suspense, and were defeated by the teams in the LCK region, officially starting the nightmare of the "quarterfinal curse".
At the same time, among the teams that advanced to the semi-finals, the famous scene of three LCK teams surrounding teams from other regions appeared again. This was the domination of LCK over the League of Legends game in the darkest age.
One even has to wonder if there would be a famous scene where four LCK teams swept the semifinals if there were no quota restrictions.
Even so, a region was able to sweep the World Finals for two consecutive years, turning the World Finals into a civil war within its own region, a peak of dominance...
Even in the future, Zhou Dongsheng has never been seen in his own division. Even if he won the championship for two consecutive years, he won the championship from the European division.
Only in the fourth year, when the three LCK teams surrounded teams from other regions in the semifinals, a miracle of 1-in-3, a best-of-5 match, breaking the quarterfinal curse, perfectly combined with the theme of breaking down and then building up...
As an old player, even though he is old and no longer opens the game to enter the canyon to fight, Zhou Dongsheng still pays attention to the e-sports events themselves .
If for no other reason, maybe it's just to simply reminisce about this thing that was once called a game and later called youth.
So now that I have lived my life again, I can be considered as an old man reminiscing about his youth...
Afterwards, he came from Chicago to Madison Square Garden in New York. This arena that has witnessed countless famous sports events, e-sports once again made a strong mark in this place.
On October 22, the first semi-final match was held, with last year's champion and runner-up teams once again staging a fierce battle that amazed both online and offline audiences.
Everyone will remember this most exciting BO5 match in history. The two sides fought back and forth for five full rounds. When the S2 theme song, the BO5 battle song Silver Scrapes, sounded...
The venue was completely boiling with excitement. For the contestants, there were only four words left: "no regrets"!
However, just like last year's regretful replay, this match, which was as exciting as the final, was ultimately won by the stronger double champion.
When the Tiger team's crystal exploded, the whole audience burst into thunderous applause. Whether it was Zhou Dongsheng, Principal Wang, or the players of the club, all stood up and applauded.
As the most loyal player, I gave the purest applause to both sides, simply thanking them for such a wonderful match.
"Is this the gap? Two runner-up titles made us think that the championship was just one step away, but unexpectedly it was so close and so far away. The opponent is also improving!"
Principal Wang sighed sincerely, and then continued: "It seems that we need to strengthen next year, otherwise it will be a luxury to enter the world competition..."
Zhou Dongsheng nodded in approval, looked back at his club's championship lineup, and then said meaningfully.
"My team is strong enough and has great potential, but they are too young and inexperienced. I want to bring in a champion player to be the big brother and teach these kids how to win the championship..."
The players were excited to receive the boss's affirmation.
As for Liu, he has a different opinion. "I think the gap between our region and other regions is still in the youth training system. Without enough fresh blood, it is difficult for the region to develop its own style..."
"We have to grab both hands and make both hands strong. Only children make choices. We naturally want... both!" Zhou Dongsheng said seriously, and then laughed.
The next day, the result of the other semi-final was also no surprise. The Samsung team defeated the European team 3-0 like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and the two LCK giants met on the final stage.
The final stage will be held in another arena, the famous Staples Center in Los Angeles!
For those who like basketball, this venue must be familiar to them.
When Zhou Dongsheng set foot here, a very impressive sentence suddenly popped up in his mind.
"Have you ever seen Los Angeles at four in the morning?"
At the same time, I couldn't help but think of the famous player who said this, who seemed to have just retired not long ago...
Of course, it was just a thought. At that point in time, I had more important things to do. As for the foreigners who had nothing to do with me...
I obviously have no obligation to change this result. After all, Zhou Dongsheng is still just an ordinary person.
Therefore, Zhou Dongsheng felt that he was not qualified to measure a person's life or death, and he could not use fame or contribution as a criterion.
If it were easy, Zhou Dongsheng wouldn't mind, but forcing himself to save an unrelated person would be a bit ridiculous.
After all, there is a high probability that what is supposed to happen will happen, and maybe it will be traced back to Zhou Dongsheng. By then, he may not be able to eat the mutton, but instead get into trouble.
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng's mind became clear, and he began to enjoy the finals feast with great interest.
After knowing the result in advance, Zhou Dongsheng was still looking forward to whether the script would be rewritten for some unknown reasons. While watching the game, he still had expectations for it.
The two sides exchanged blows, creating a thrilling match that was no less exciting than the semi-finals. The two sides quickly completed the fifth game and came to the point where the winner would be decided in one game.
The battle song once again resounded throughout the Staples Center, which was undoubtedly a blessing for the audience to be able to enjoy such high-quality finals games consecutively.
But for the players, a game that can be as short as 30 minutes or as long as an hour will completely determine their efforts and dedication for a year.
The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. There is no runner-up in e-sports. Only the name of the champion can be engraved on the stage forever, while the runner-up will only become a background board.
Therefore, such a short game may be the most valuable "30 minutes" in the game of League of Legends.
The audience in the audience also held their breath, looking forward to the exciting competition between the two players.
I guess Zhou Dongsheng was the only one who could remain calm and enjoy the game. However, a butterfly could never know what kind of storm it would cause by flapping its wings...
When the game had just been going on for 3 minutes, Samsung mid laner Crown controlled the Snake Girl to suddenly move forward, chasing the big devil and attacking him. The two sides kept moving and started various psychological games.
But from the audience's point of view, it was just the two of them twisting and turning, exchanging skills with each other, perhaps a small mistake that led to a chain reaction...
"First Blood!"
The Crown brother in the middle lane actually fulfilled the dream of countless professional players by himself and completed a solo kill against the first double-champion mid laner in history!
And it was on the most important stage of the World Finals, and in the deciding game!
Such an incredible thing caused the whole audience to burst into unprecedented cheers!
Although SKT's jungler Benny quickly retaliated in the bottom lane and successfully killed the opponent's support, as the soul of the team, the sudden death of the mid laner was obviously beyond their expectations.
In the audience, Principal Wang and a group of contestants couldn't help but shout, "How is this possible!" "Fei Ke actually made a mistake?" "He is too confident in himself..."
Zhou Dongsheng said calmly: "It's okay, it's not a big problem. Li Ge is always Li Ge. If nothing unexpected happens, SKT will win this game. Let's witness the birth of the triple crown together."
"Hey, I don't accept it this time. I've already accomplished something that boosted morale, such as a solo kill. How can I still lose? Let's bet on a midnight snack..." Principal Wang took the bait again.
"Okay, I'll give you 100 times the odds and treat you 100 midnight snacks, how about that?" Zhou Dongsheng teased frivolously.
"So confident? I don't believe it." Principal Wang said with a look of disbelief.
"Okay, then let's continue watching..." Zhou Dongsheng was calm and composed. Although he was not sure whether this scene happened in the game that year, he was very confident about the known "result".
In this regard, Zhou Dongsheng did not even take this opportunity to take advantage of Principal Wang a little more, which can be said to be the most kind thing to do.
After all, not only did he get a championship lineup for free, but he also recruited the future leader. He should at least give Principal Wang some face.
However, the subsequent developments were far beyond Zhou Dongsheng's imagination. This time, Zhou Dongsheng faced for the first time what the "butterfly effect" was.
After that, in the battle between the two sides, the SKT jungler failed to counter-jungle in the opponent's jungle. Even a flexible player like Lee Sin could only suffer under the fangs of the snake girl when she already had the earthbind skill.
As if assisted by God, Crown brother suddenly exploded, he was simply a god descending to earth. The game had only been going on for 8 minutes and he already had two headers.
The economic and experience brought with it, like a domino effect, began to produce a chain reaction. Even the big devil couldn't help but frown, feeling that something was wrong.
I don't know why, but I feel a little off today. The keyboard in my hands feels a little off, as if liquid is pouring out of it...
Afterwards, the advantage of the middle lane radiated to the bottom lane, and a perfect 4-pack-2 tactic was executed. Both the bottom laners died, and the two Cs each completed a kill, once again expanding the team's advantage.
"Something seems to be wrong, boss!" Liu on the side reminded in a low voice.
"It's not a big problem. The opponent is SKT! Even if we are 10,000 behind in economy, we can turn the tables..." Zhou Dongsheng said confidently.
"What do you mean by 10,000 economy? Does SKT have such a game?" Liu scratched his head and asked in confusion.
"I think you have lost your mind, Dongsheng. You are 10,000 behind in economy. Even if you replace them with five players, you can still win the game smoothly, not to mention professional players. Do you think all professional players are Muggles?"
Principal Wang said with disdain.
Ah, it seems that my memory is confused. This game that is enough to nail me to the pillar of shame has not yet taken place.
He could only smile awkwardly and continue watching the game. However, the subsequent direction of the game gradually made Zhou Dongsheng a little restless.
All of a sudden, it seemed as if all members of the Samsung team had entered a state of man-machine integration. They took control of the entire field with great force, turning every bit of advantage in their hands into victory, pushing the game into a desperate situation.
Finally, under Zhou Dongsheng's incredulous eyes, the crystal of the SKT team suddenly exploded. The camera turned to the player's seat, where the mid player covered his face and cried, lying on the table.
This familiar scene should have happened in the Bird's Nest Stadium a year later...
But at this moment, just like at that moment, the end of the story becomes the beginning of the story...
Zhou Dongsheng opened his mouth. This incredible scene brought an unprecedented shock to Zhou Dongsheng. It seemed that this was the first time he faced the result of the change of the world line!
Although Zhou Dongsheng has always been aware that his actions will inevitably lead to various unpredictable changes.
However, without truly facing it, it is impossible to truly understand the impact of this change.
Now, the result of a game that seemed to have nothing to do with him was reversed so quietly, leaving Zhou Dongsheng speechless.
"Not really. It's just a loss in a bet. Is it such a big blow? 100 midnight snacks isn't a big deal, right?"
Principal Wang standing aside was very proud of himself. He finally succeeded in getting a point back from Zhou Dongsheng. How cool!
"I really didn't expect this, but this may be the charm of e-sports, full of unpredictable variables. I'm willing to accept the loss. It's just 100 midnight snacks, I'll treat you!"
Zhou Dongsheng patted his chest and said in a very casual manner.
At the same time, the little thoughts in my heart became active. I didn't expect that I had "rewritten" the result of the game without realizing it. Even I was a little confused.
But does this also mean that I have a way to further influence the outcome of other games?
For example, next year, the Bird's Nest...
Things seemed to become interesting all of a sudden. The emergence of variables made Zhou Dongsheng suddenly realize that the future was not really set in stone.
