Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 757: The First Global Invitational Tournament
Just as the short video industry is about to kick off a "money-burning war", major industry leaders and investment institutions are engaged in a battle of wits and courage and intrigue.
Zhou Dongsheng, who can be considered as a half stakeholder, now leisurely came to a grand sports stadium in the Magic City.
Prepare to take a break from your busy schedule, watch a game to relax, and witness the successful holding of the first global invitational tournament for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds.
With the development of the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Professional League jointly organized by Banana Entertainment under Principal Wang and Zhuchang Games, the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has taken a solid step towards e-sports.
At the same time, the successful holding of such a professional league has also allowed many e-sports practitioners around the world to see that a clear-cut flag has been raised again on the e-sports stage.
Especially as PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds became popular all over the world, coupled with its free-to-play strategy promotion, its huge player base even surpassed the "grand occasion of the same period" in Zhou Dongsheng's memory.
After just over a year of development, the proportion of PUBG enthusiasts in the global player community has shown signs of catching up with that of League of Legends, and to some extent, even exceeds that of League of Legends.
After all, in terms of game types alone, shooting games such as FPS always have a wider audience.
For the vast majority of players, enlightenment works such as "Half-Life" and "CS Counter-Strike" are not too unfamiliar, and the simple and rough feedback of shooting games, as well as elements such as team cooperation, are still the core of the gaming field.
It can even be said that shooting games have never been out of style and have always firmly occupied half of the gaming field. New and old players continue to flock to them, and their unique charm always attracts players.
In other words, since the birth of FPS games, it has never fallen out of the list of mainstream games and has always been a popular option for players. For game manufacturers, this is undoubtedly also a popular game category.
Countless FPS games are released every year, but most of them just continue to expand on the original gameplay and add more elements, and their main framework has never changed much.
The same is true for players. The game content is the same, and it is not difficult to get started.
However, the sudden emergence of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" has undoubtedly given many players an unprecedented sense of freshness. It not only subverts the simple and crude opposition relationship between the red and blue sides in traditional shooting games.
The victory or defeat becomes a matter of survival, and the open map adds more uncertainties to the game. Apart from anything else, there are many more unexpected options for dying.
Especially with the support of a "real" physics engine, in addition to being shot to death, there are countless possibilities of accidental death, such as being hit by a car or jumping out of the car at too fast a speed.
Not to mention the beyond-visual-range scope, which allows players to truly experience the thrill of killing their opponents with one shot from a thousand yards away, and accessories such as silencers to meet the diverse needs of players.
This expansion and freshness of the gameplay is enough to make players unable to stop, not to mention that such a conscientious game is actually free!
Which player wouldn’t say it’s delicious after seeing this?
Therefore, when "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" swept the world and set off a chicken-eating craze, it not only created another phenomenal game IP, but also broke those records that had been dormant in the gaming field for a long time.
Especially on Steam, the world's number one gaming platform, six Guinness World Records were created in one go, including breaking the record for the largest number of people online at the same time on the Steam platform and the fastest record to reach one million players.
It is also the first game that is not produced by Valve, the parent company behind the Steam platform, to top the list by defeating many games representing Valve.
This achievement is equivalent to Mihayo dominating the gaming platform under Tenda, beating out all of Tenda's own sons and topping the platform. It is of great value.
Not only that, according to incomplete statistics, the number of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" players worldwide has already exceeded 100 million, and even the number of daily active players is approaching 10 million.
Such a large and solid base is enough to prove to a certain extent the infinite potential of this game, especially in e-sports.
With the successful hosting of the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds professional league in China, a large number of large and small competitions have emerged around the world, contributing to the development of the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds e-sports industry. At the same time, some talented players with extraordinary talents have begun to emerge.
At the same time, established e-sports clubs around the world will naturally not give up such a big piece of cake. They have set up their own PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds divisions, formed teams, and waited for opportunities to compete in the professional arena.
After all, China already has its own professional league, so how far can other regions be?
If we don't form a team and prepare in advance, we won't even be able to catch a sip of soup when the competition area is established, let alone eat meat.
As expected, after the League of Legends World Finals, the world's largest e-sports event, came to an end, the first PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Global Invitational, which had been "temporarily hiding from the spotlight", officially kicked off.
As the first world competition of "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", given that the global competition area has not yet been officially established, it can only be held by invitation, inviting 25 chicken-eating teams formed by major e-sports clubs from all over the world to gather together.
In order to fully ensure the fairness of the competition, the competition will adopt a points system. After three days of intense competition, the person with the highest points will become the first world champion of "PUBG"!
Not only will they receive a championship bonus worth one million US dollars, but they will also receive generous benefits such as exclusive in-game gun skins and championship stickers, as well as considerable income such as subsequent sales commissions.
As a symbol of the championship, the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds world championship trophy still uses the in-game soul melee weapon "Dongsheng brand frying pan", so the trophy is naturally called the "Dongsheng Cup".
The reason why Zhou Dongsheng came here was, of course, that he was invited to witness the grand opening of this first world event.
And after the proposal of Brandon Green, the "Father of Battle Royale", the process of awarding the championship trophy and honorary medal will also be led by Zhou Dongsheng.
After all, what could better highlight the value of the championship than Zhou Dongsheng himself presenting the "Dongsheng Cup"?
Zhou Dongsheng naturally agreed to this proposal reluctantly.
Anyway, considering Zhou Dongsheng's current popularity, he has long been accustomed to the traffic brought by this kind of exposure, and even enjoys it.
He seemed quite calm, as if "too much debt does not burden you". In this case, Zhou Dongsheng would definitely not refuse the opportunity to make his presence felt in front of global players.
When Zhou Dongsheng arrived outside the event venue, he found that the inside and outside of the venue had been decorated with various chicken game elements, and a strong gaming atmosphere was overwhelming.
At the same time, a large number of players gathered from all directions. After the development of the previous local professional league, a stable audience group has already been cultivated.
Therefore, tickets for this more valuable and competitive world event will naturally be sold out easily, not to mention that there are also some foreign spectators coming from far away.
At the same time, many game enthusiasts inside and outside the venue dressed up as in-game costumes, and there was even more than one hardcore player in ghillie suits, which was eye-opening and made people feel as if they were in a tense and exciting battle royale game.
Especially outside the venue, there is an iconic airdrop standing there, emitting smoke. It can be seen that the organizers have indeed put a lot of thought into it and the carefully created atmosphere for the event is very good.
"How is it? I hope the organizer did not disappoint you, the major shareholder?" Principal Wang took the initiative to take credit.
Zhou Dongsheng nodded with great satisfaction. "Not bad, not bad. At least it proves that my decision to get you to invest was absolutely correct."
"Even if someone praises me, you can't give up the opportunity to brag about yourself, right?" Principal Wang said unhappily.
However, Zhou Dongsheng was in high spirits recently, and Principal Wang was unable to refute him for the time being.
As a veteran player who has been deeply involved in the field of e-sports, it is natural for Principal Wang to not miss such an e-sports feast, not to mention that he also has a share in this game. Even the organizer is his company.
Not only that, the PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds division of his IG e-sports club is one of the four teams representing the Chinese division.
This spot was obtained legitimately through the points accumulated in the competition area, and not through backdoor tactics by being both a player and a referee.
Of course, if we are to talk about privileges, perhaps the biggest privilege is that the Chinese region has four teams qualifying for the World Championship.
Who says that the Chinese division is the “number one division” so far?
After all, other competition zones have not been established yet, and this unique treatment is naturally the limit of what a domestic game can achieve.
As the first world competition, everyone is almost at the same starting line. If the four teams with regional and local advantages cannot win the first world championship...
That would be really embarrassing for grandma.
For this reason, both Principal Wang and Zhou Dongsheng have been encouraging their teams and promising them generous bonuses. The rest can only be decided on the field.
After all, from football, the world's number one sport that is popular all over the world, to e-sports and other sports competitions, the reason why they are suitable for all ages, whether rich or ordinary people, is that they are all fascinated by their unique charm.
The main reason is the uncertainty of competition itself. Whether it is the on-the-spot performance factors or various possible accidents, they will directly affect the outcome of a game.
Even if a tycoon spends a fortune to build a world-class team and gather all kinds of heroes, it is not necessarily possible to create an invincible general. A talented and unknown young man who suddenly appears may still be able to defeat him.
This is the fascinating essence of any sport, and the uncertainty is its biggest attraction.
Therefore, even if Zhou Dongsheng's chicken-eating team achieved the first place in the Chinese region, Zhou Dongsheng could not guarantee that they would win the championship.
In terms of popularity, there is the talented e-sports genius Wei Shen, the only female player in this world competition, Mo Zi, and two equally talented emerging newcomers to assist them.
Not only did it make the IM team the favorite to win this World Championship, it also almost ranked first in popularity.
However, this undoubtedly made the IM team the target of public criticism. Before the game even started, they had already become a thorn in the eyes of many teams and a research object. They would inevitably be the focus of criticism during the game.
How easy is it to win the title of world champion while facing the pressure of being studied by all opponents?
However, for Wei Shen, he had already experienced this once, and now that he had finally started over, he would never let such a good opportunity slip away from him again...
I definitely don’t want to make the same mistake again!
So in this regard, Wei Shen is the undisputed backbone of the team in terms of both mentality and strength. With him in charge, he can at least stabilize the mentality of his teammates.
A year later, he got the chance to win the world championship again, although he has changed the event. But for Wei Shen, this is his only chance to win this comeback battle.
It is not enough to just take first place in the Chinese division, you must also become the world champion!
Wei Shen has the determination and reasons to win the championship, but in terms of desire to win, other teams also have the same determination and reasons.
As for the rest, let the gun in your hand answer it in the game.
The two of them walked leisurely into the venue. From time to time, some players recognized these two "Internet celebrities", but on the Internet, they might be able to point fingers at them at will...
However, seeing these two people offline and associating them with the various labels on them, the resulting psychological pressure makes most people dare only watch from afar, and those who are a little braver only dare to take out their mobile phones to take pictures.
After all, in addition to these two people, there is a large group of people following him, and among them there must be roles like bodyguards.
The two were already accustomed to this, and they walked into the staff passage of the venue and went backstage while chatting and laughing.
As the League of Legends Global Finals, the most grand e-sports event, came to an end, all major live streaming platforms have undoubtedly tasted the sweetness of traffic brought by e-sports events.
Therefore, as a rising star that competes with League of Legends on the game live streaming platform, they naturally cannot give up the gimmicks and traffic brought by this world event.
No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat, not to mention that this is a big piece of cake?
Among them, whether it is Shark or Tiger Tooth, or Principal Wang’s Panda platform, they have all considered obtaining the exclusive broadcasting rights for the event, and the price offered for this is very attractive, even comparable to the League of Legends World Event.
However, in order to expand the audience base of the event to the greatest extent possible, Zhou Dongsheng did not choose this short-term benefit of exhausting the resources.
After all, he has resolutely abandoned even the buyout system, so he is naturally prepared to play the long game to catch the big fish. It is even more impossible for him to change his strategy for such a small profit.
Even if it is Principal Wang's face as a shareholder, it is not of much use. After all, it is such a big piece of cake, and Principal Wang only occupies a small corner of it.
Therefore, Zhou Dongsheng instead charged a symbolic low price, allowing several major platforms to have the broadcasting rights equally, fully opening up the situation of this first event online.
The attempt is to introduce the massive traffic of the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds on the game live streaming platform into the event, laying a solid foundation for the PUBG e-sports event.
With the support of e-sports, the phenomenal game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds can continuously generate huge cash flow and provide power for Dongsheng Group.
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