At the same time, prematurely turning the game into an internal war between local teams would disappoint the local audience that was looking forward to a war between the Chinese and foreigners. The competition would seem bland, and there would be nothing else for them to look forward to.
As for the weak teams that had been assigned to the death group… the organizing team could not do anything about it. The eight local teams that had been invited to the first international invitational tournament had already been shown preferential treatment. There was only so much more than they could ask for.
Over time, as the competition was perfected, and the teams were invited to join the competition after selection in their various districts, this problem would no longer exist.
Pei Qian relaxed and leaned back in his chair, sipping his drink as he watched the game.
Since they were in a mall, there were many places where they could eat, drink, and play. There were many types of drinks available and sold at low prices. In this regard, the experience was quite commendable.
Pei Qian was pleased as he watched the exciting games and listened to the excited claps and cheers of the audience.
How comfortable!
Watching the event via live-streaming platforms could not be compared to being at the competition ground. When hot team battles broke out, the excitement in the narrator’s voice and the cheers and screams of the audience were enough to cause one’s adrenaline to soar and blood to rush. One would be tempted to cast all worries aside and shout!
He had to admit that the FRY Club was not bad.
Those foreign clubs had started late, but their team members had all been transferred from Gods Rising and IOI. They had a good grasp of games like GOG already. In addition, since they had a good foundation and hardcore training, their standard was not far off from local teams.
Moreover, since this was the opening match, H4 was playing very securely. Both teams seemed to be trying the other out. The Western-style was to select heroes that nobody had seen much of so far. Thus, both sides were putting on a good show, and the match was not overly one-sided.
The live and online audience alike enjoyed watching the match.
That was the charm of exchanges and collisions between different regions. Each region’s teams would train as a group, resulting in overlaps of their understanding of strong heroes and the game version. However, when different regions came together, there would be a huge difference between their respective understandings of the game.
When different regions came together with their unique skills, the audience would be able to tell which side would prevail. Thus, compared to the local GOG competitions that the teams had taken part in before, this competition was more interesting and fun to watch.
At last, H4 proved to be stronger and more powerful. They took the chance to wipe out their opponent’s team and successfully ended the game.
The live audience was overjoyed, and so was Pei Qian.
It felt so good to be able to watch a game from start to finish, without having to worry about being stabbed in the back!
In any case, this competition was meant for him to burn money. Regardless of who won or lost, GOG could not become more famous. Thus, Pei Qian believed that there was no room for him to be stabbed in the back at all.
Soon, the post-match interviews began.
Huang Wang walked up to the stage and was interviewed by one of the female hosts.
The moment he walked up, the audience cheered.
His muscles! His uniform was filled!
The other members were either very skinny or chubby. It was rare even for any of the foreign players to have such a good physique.
Huang Wang’s physique was particularly eye-catching when he stood next to his teammates!
Standard questions were asked during the interview, such as why each member chose the hero that they did, how they worked out of a particularly intense battle, and what they wanted to say to their fans.
Soon, the host came to the final question.
“Lastly, I want to ask Huang Wang something that his fans are very concerned about. Huang Wang, did you really used to be a professional boxer before you became an esports player? What inspired you to make such a decision?”
Huang Wang helplessly raised his muscular arm to scratch his head. “Actually, this is a mistaken rumor. I was very weak before I started playing esports professionally.”
The host was obviously stunned. “Huh? Then how did you become like that, Huang Wang?”
Huang Wang laughed. “I used to train at DGE Club, where all the members were forced to work out. What’s more, the person who lost the most was made to do the most extra training. I was the one who had to do the most extra training back then.”
The host was even more shocked now. “Huh? The person who lost the most had to do the most extra training? The other team members…”
Huang Wang nodded. “That’s right. I was actually the lousiest member in both teams. Nine other people are much better than me!”
Still shocked, the host asked, “Huang Wang, you only trained for a few months and became like that? Your training must have been very effective. Which gym did you go to?”
Huang Wang smiled. “Deposit Fitness, of course!”
Pei Qian: “?”
All of a sudden, he realized that something was wrong.
On further thought, Pei Qian realized that all of DGE’s members had already been sold to the other teams, but each of their bodies looked very outstanding!
The members of the other clubs had also started working out, but too little time had passed for there to be any obvious results.
On the other hand, DGE’s athletes looked much better than everyone else! One look, and the audience would be able to identify them!
Weren’t they akin to walking billboards?
As GOG’s international invitational tournament continued to become more popular, the audience would be able to identify the DGE member each time they walked up on stage. Then, if those members performed exceedingly well during the competitions and won the ‘Most Valuable Player’ prize…
Wouldn’t DGE Club’s and Deposit Fitness’ popularity shoot through the roof?!
Sponsors would not start approaching DGE, would they?
Things looked more dangerous for Deposit Fitness. If even young teenage addicts could look like that, what about everyone else?
A huge number of people would rush to sign up for sessions for sure!
The hand that Pei Qian had been using to hold his milk tea began to tremble. All of a sudden, he realized that he had neglected to consider a very serious problem.
Chapter 648 - Someone Posted a Video First
Chapter 648: Someone Posted a Video First
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
September 12th, Monday…
The first-ever GOG International invitational tournament was in its third day.
Fei Huang Workspace and many others were watching it online.
The video exposing the formaldehyde-filled rooms will be done in one or two days. To most of the people, their work was done.
Therefore, those who were free could watch the competition and relax.
One could hear a burst of cheers from Fei Huang Workspace every time the game progressed to an exciting part.
Zhu Xiaoce was waiting for the export of the video with his staff.
The editing and post-production might have been completed, but it was still unknown whether the video would be satisfactory or not after export. He would probably have to fine-tune it twice or thrice before it could be published online.
Waiting for the video to be exported was always very boring, so much that the two people responsible were also watching GOG's international invitational tournament.
"This tournament is really well done, and all the details were in place. Shang Yang Games must have put in so much effort," the editor said.
Zhu Xiaoce nodded. "Yes, the GOG i
nternational invitational tournament really put much effort into it. The previous esports competitions were basically not able to achieve such a level. Boss Pei is very ambitious this time!
"But this is not surprising when you think about the things that happened in Times Square before. Boss Pei had already thought about burning big money to promote GOG. It would be strange if this international invitational tournament was run in a small way."
Jiang Huan was being interviewed on the live screen.
All the bullet screen comments quickly drifted past, covering the entire screen.
"He appeared! DGE's strongest man!"
"The way to judge strength is very simple and only needed to follow two laws: DGE's first law is that they only had strong muscular men. Now, their strength and muscle mass of the professional players in the club were proportional. The second law of DGE Club was that whoever was the most noob would need to take the additional practice lessons. That meant that overall muscle mass and strength were inversely proportional!"
"Jiang Huan belongs to the category of muscular mass but with the least muscles. That meant that he had the least extra training in the DGE Club. This kind of strength could be described in three words, 'unfathomable and terrifying'!
"Esports competitions could use their body to judge the strength of the players, which is outrageous!"
"I'm really curious about what the sacred DGE Club is. They are invincible both online and offline; they are invincible in solo and group fights! Everyone could get MVP even after being distributed to other teams. How scary!"
"Explain the competition? That's precious historical data!"
"This is the legendary 'gather and become a ball of fire, scatter and be starry skies'?"
"A mysterious club that does not play in competitions. They only make money by selling its players, a really money-making genius!"
Zhu Xiaoce could not help but laugh as he looked at these playful bullet screen comments.
These entertaining netizens were really too capable!
Originally, Huang Wang had a 'boxer' title. In the first two days of the competition, many people took a deep look at the ten members of the DGE Club and found that they all appeared in this international invitational tournament. They all appeared in the international invitational tournament and actually played to MVP level.
That was very ridiculous!
Many times the results of the fight between two teams really depended on which side of the DGE Club player was stronger.
The audience would look at the player being interviewed with expectation in every post-match interview. As expected, it was another muscular man!
They could confirm that this was a former member of the DGE Club by looking at his muscles!
This muscle was simply a walking billboard; whatever they went, they were advertisements of the DGE Club and Deposit Fitness.
What was even more outrageous was that before the start of many games, the audience would cheer for DGE after cheering for the two teams. That became a trend.
The winner of the esports was king, and the audience naturally admired the strong. The weak were not worthy of applause.
If the other clubs were like the DGE Club, there might be no competition. Every player could influence the direction of the game, which indefinitely elevated DGE's position in the eyes of the audience.
After a few days of competition, DGE Club's fans had a lot more fans than the other clubs combined!
Zhu Xiaoce was envious of watching: "The atmosphere in the scene was really good, but it is a pity that I have to cut the film recently and don't have the time to watch it."
The editor asked curiously. "Director Zhu, is the Deposit Fitness that good? These players have been practicing for a few months. How come they have more obvious results than me when I trained for nearly a year?"
Tengda had issued fitness cards to all employees previously so that the employees would have some fitness habits.
Many people would not experience many changes even after they went to the gym for some time.
Zhu Xiaoce smiled. "How did you train? Lacking perseverance and continuity, you sometimes go there for less than two days a week. You don't bother about what you eat. How did others train? They have strict training schedules and can only eat their fitness meals. Can the effects of everyday gym compare to that of the Deposit Fitness?"
"However, don't worry. Deposit Fitness will soon be popularized as an employee benefit. That should be Boss Pei's purpose, opening so many branches of Deposit Fitness near their company and trialing it out."
The editor froze for a moment. "Huh? Really? Why didn't I hear about it?"
"I heard from Guo Licheng that Boss Pei originally wanted to wait for a while after he opened the branches before letting his employees use them. As a result, they were full before the employees could even use them," Zhu Xiaoce said.
"The reputation of the original Deposit Fitness had been accumulating. Tengda Life App and Fish-Catching Take-Out had also provided Deposit Fitness with a good reputation. The slots were full for the peak period.
"The competition some time ago had ignited the heat of the Deposit Fitness. On the one hand, the figures of the players were too conspicuous. The advertising effect was too good. On the other hand, when many people inquired, they found that the fitness effect was indeed immediate. Many people who used it agreed that it is effective—which is why so many people signed up during the past two days!
"You don't know how difficult it is to grab a place in Deposit Fitness now.
"I have to say that Boss Pei's publicity strategy was very calm. Think about it, it is not easy to simply advertise a gym. The others would definitely not believe it. However, it is definitely something if you can train all internet teenagers into muscle men.
"Those who like to work out know that Deposit Fitness must be something if they can train internet-addicted teenagers who hate sports! I asked friends around, and they said that they will definitely sign up if Deposit Fitness can really help, even if it is a little more expensive.
"However, only Boss Pei could use such methods. How could any ordinary gym be able to spend a few months to train internet-addicted teenagers? They were all thinking about making quick money and running away in a few months.
"However, Boss Pei was not the same. It is obviously for a long-term goal even if they had lost money for a few months just for the sake of reputation!
"The photos of the comparison of the DGE Club members' body changes in the gym were going crazy online. This is a live advertisement!"
The editor also nodded frequently. "Indeed, Boss Pei's move was really wonderful. The heat of the World finals promoted both the DGE Club and Deposit Fitness.
"When will this good thing come to our internal employees?"
Zhu Xiaoce asked confidently. "Don't worry, Boss Pei will not forget us. The Deposit Fitness gym is now full. He will definitely continue to open branches for us. It is a matter of time.
"It is said that the Sloth Apartments was also prepared as a staff dormitory by Boss Pei, but he's still thinking about it."
The editor was a little puzzled. "Why is he still thinking about it? What is he waiting for?"
Zhu Xiaoce could not answer it. He thought about it and replied. "Perhaps to see if this business model will be successful or not? Perhaps it will be used as an employee benefit when it is confirmed that it can be successful.
"Perhaps the Sloth Apartments had some unique features that must be verified."
The two of them chatted while an employee ran over.
"Director Zhu, look at this! Someone is one step ahead of us!"
Zhu Xiaoce took over the cell phone and was taken aback.
The title of the video is "Rented Apartment Formaldehyde Evaluation: Safe House by Home Corporation, Snail Apartments, and six other rental companies. Only one of them passes the evaluation!"
The publisher was a domestic technology evaluation media.
Zhu Xiaoce froze for a
moment… because he knew that this technology evaluation media had a good reputation in the digital circle.
However, why did such a company test formaldehyde in houses?
It was a video that lasted nearly half an hour. The content in it was almost the same as the one being produced by Fei Huang Workspace.
First of all, some consumers have reported excessive formaldehyde and health damage in rented apartments. Some employees of this company had also stayed in formaldehyde houses.
This evaluation media began to recruit volunteers to test the formaldehyde rooms after that.
As compared to Fei Huang Workspace, they did not target Home Corporation but conducted random inspections on six rental companies, including the Safe House from Home Corporation and Snail Apartments.
The final result for the Safe House of Home Corporation was that all the readings for the houses they stayed within three months were over the limits, more than half of the houses in three to six months were over the limits while at least one house would be still over the limits after six months.
Snail Apartments, which has the same model as Home Corporation, also went over the limits for formaldehyde.
Only all houses from Sloth Apartments passed the test and were obviously lower than the national limits!
In the end, the evaluation media also had current basic knowledge, for example, the best way to get rid of formaldehyde was to open the windows to allow it to dissipate. However, that in itself was a long process. Therefore, there was no better method once someone was to stay in such a house.
This video was not so detailed in its editing compared with Fei Huang Workspace. However, this company was rather famous in the digital circle. Its objectivity and independence would not be doubted.
Moreover, they tested six companies in their video; therefore, their content was much more complete.
There was already a heated discussion below the video and on the Weibo of this evaluator.
"Isn't that killing people? So much formaldehyde, it might cause cancer within a few months of staying in it."
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