They might have two fewer games to watch, but the audiences were equally elastic. Who wouldn’t want to watch domestic teams completely slay the foreign teams?
Many people also realized during the competition that these domestic teams seemed to be able to continue growing!
The H4 Club did not seem to be very adapted to the competitive environment; some of them were fearful and missed out on many opportunities.
However, the H4 Club played more decisively in the semi-finals again. Coupled with the line-up, tactical selection, and team cooperation; FRY Club seemed to find it difficult to fight against them.
The managers of these clubs knew the inside story.
During the International competition, these domestic teams had been using various opportunities to play training games together and improve their progress together!
In short, Jiang Huan, the captain of the DGE Team One, AND Huang Wang, the captain of Team Two, had successfully met in the finals!
The popularity of the GOG International invitational tournament had exploded directly on many major live-stream platforms. Many live broadcast platforms were stuck and had to urgently purchase additional bandwidth.
It was more so for the live event. Tickets were long sold out; even the newly opened Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0’s live esports museum was crowded with onlookers.
In short, GOG’s popularity in the international invitational tournament had reached its peak with the arrival of the finals!
Many people had speculated based on the results of three games:
EK 3:2 SUG
H4 3:0 FRY
SUG 3:1 FRY
SUG and FRY’s match was played yesterday. SUG won third place. Even though from the point of view of the result, SUG’s strength was also significantly higher than that of FRY; it was 3:1 after all.
Therefore, most people think that the contention of today’s competition should be between EK and H4!
Moreover, Huang Wang and Jiang Huan—the former captains of DGE Club—successfully rallied forces to the finals, which had increased the popularity of the DGE Club.
…
Pei Qian sat below the stage while wearing a black mask. He only dared to push a straw underneath his mask to take a secret sip after he realized that people were not paying attention to him.
Pei Qian finally managed to convince He An without giving himself away at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe the day before yesterday.
Pei Qian had been in the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe all day during Friday and Saturday, during which about a dozen people asked him for photographs and autographs.
Everyone treated him as Boss Pei’s actor so they did not trouble him anymore after they took a photo with him
Pei Qian felt that this situation was acceptable so he decided to watch the finals today.
However, considering that almost all the Tengda players were at the game, it was next to impossible not to be recognized. Pei Qian, therefore, put on a mask in a bid to significantly reduce the risk of being discovered.
Soon, the two commentators began their commentary on the analysis of the game; the warm-up and the promotional video were also being broadcasted on the big screen.
The competition had officially started!
The audiences cheered for the two teams in accordance with the previously agreed rules.
“Do your best, EK!”
“Do your best, H4!”
“Do your best, DGE!!!”
The entire audience suddenly cheered on DGE together after they cheered on the other two teams. Those voices turned out to be louder than the previous.
Pei Qian: “…”
The f*ck!
Not only that, but the camera also caringly shot the audiences in the front row, who held the banners. There were banners for EK and H4 naturally, but the most were for the DGE Club.
“Huang Wang: Boxer, fights online explosively!”
“Jiang Huan: Everything can be solved with operations and maneuvers; maneuver hard and fast!”
“Crooked? Don’t C those from DGE!”
“Our DGE will never be defeated!”
“DGE, the only champion in the GOG International invitational tournament!”
“GOG Global Finals!”
Pei Qian felt utter despair looking at these lighted banners.
The DGE Club was on fire completely; it could not be stopped!
Pei Qian was very helpless and could only comfort himself constantly. No problem, the players had already been sold. The players that they newly recruited could not become as good as them. The DGE Club would no longer be famous as long as the members of the other clubs also become muscle men…
…
The finals were fought very fiercely. The cheers from the audience also followed the wave.
Zhang Yuan and Coach Yaling sat in the audience to watch the game; they were also very engaged.
Coach Yaling may not understand GOG, but the players were trained up by her and had special feelings for them so she still came to the event location.
She could not understand what was happening on the big screen, but she still felt her heart swell with pride hearing the cheers of the scene. She could fully appreciate the excitement of esports.
“I might not understand what was going on, but I still relish the situation.
“If I could understand it, then it should be particularly exciting, right?” Coach Yaling showed lingering in her expression.
Zhang Yuan nodded. “Well, they are doing very well. However, not all esports could have such a program effect. Amongst which, Boss Pei’s overall arrangement was the most important!”
Coach Yaling was a little surprised. She whispered after a moment. “What? Boss Pei arranged a fake match?”
Zhang Yuan was a little dumbfounded. “How is it possible?!
“Boss Pei will never resort to fraud; he must use a high-end, more natural method!
“At the beginning, I only managed DGE Club as an ordinary club. Obviously, Boss Pei thought more long-term than me. He regarded the DGE Club as a talent-training base for the entire GOG domestic league. The benchmark and example of all clubs!
“In many cases, capital is blind and disorderly, and it is impossible to count on capital to maintain the order of the entire league. Boss Pei used this method to guide the league to get on the right track faster!
“First, we should concentrate our energy, develop two strong teams like the DGE Club, and beat all the domestic clubs to one side—make them understand that the times have changed.
“After that, all the players were separated to make up for the shortcomings of these clubs. At the same time, the awareness that the players cultivated was used to quickly improve the competitive level of all clubs in a short while.
“This way, it not only established the strength of domestic teams over foreign teams… but also made the strength of domestic teams more balanced.
“The former could ensure that domestic teams were crushing the strength of foreign teams and stimulated the pride of domestic players; the latter could ensure that the two teams in the finals were similar in strength. It was a wonderful game.
“Would the viewing performance of the game be bad if they could do this?
“It seemed like Boss Pei had considered this point when I obtained the Best Employee award and wanted to set up an esports club. Not only could it solve the profitability and publicity problems of the DGE Esports Club and Deposit Fitness Gym, but it had also established a good competitive ecology for GOG. One stone killed many birds!”
Li Yaling nodded as she listened on.
She only needed to know what Boss Pei was awesome!
…
Both sides did their best in the five rounds. Huang Wang and Jiang Huan took turns to carry, but H4 Club’s overall strength was still a bit better, enabling them to successfully win the championship.
Jiang Huan might have played perfectly in all five games, but EK’s running-in was still slightly worse than H4
’s after all so they lost in the end.
Jiang Huan’s performance had now conquered international players. In the hearts of many people, Jiang Huan was the best toplaner!
The H4 Club stood up and shook hands with everyone from the EK Club.
Huang Wang and Jiang Huan hugged each other. “I have to admit that you are still better even though winning over you felt great.”
Jiang Huan smiled. “No problem, it is all the same.”
“The championship belongs to DGE no matter which one of us wins!”
Huang Wang nodded excitedly. “That’s right!”
Brilliant sparks spurted from the bottom of the stage, golden rain falling from the sky. The members of the H4 Club rushed to the championship trophy in the center of the stage with ecstasy. They were greeted with tsunami-like applause and cheers.
H4’s jungler rushed to the trophy excitedly, holding the waist of the trophy with both hands, trying to lift it.
However, an embarrassing scene happened: The trophy did not move!
Pang Ling was a little puzzled; could this trophy be welded dead to the podium? Why could it not be moved otherwise?
Huang Wang smiled. “Tch, tch.”
He stretched his hand to hold the thin waist of the trophy, the muscles on his hands bulging as he raised it over his head directly single-handedly!
At this moment, countless flashes appeared from below the stage, recording this historic moment.
Huang Wang’s sturdy arms held the huge and heavy trophy high, golden rain fell slowly from the sky.
Question marks floated above Pei Qian’s head as he sat in the audience.
?
If he did not remember wrongly, this trophy weighed 28 kilograms, didn’t it?
That was nearly 60 jin[1]!
That was for the five of you to lift it up together, you brainless muscle idiot!
Pei Qian suddenly had a very bad premonition.
The picture of Huang Wang lifting the trophy would not become the latest hot search to become publicity for the DGE Club and Deposit Fitness Gym, right?
Could a stupid trophy also stab me in the back?
[1] Jin is the measurement of weight in China. Two jin is roughly about one kilogram
Chapter 667 - DGE's Talent Gap
September 26th, Monday…
Pei Qian decided to go to the DGE Club after lunch and a photo-taking session with three passionate fans.
Pei Qian left a mystery when signing his signature as he only signed one word ‘Pei’.
The fans would definitely wonder if ‘Pei Qian’ was the actor’s name or Boss Pei’s name if he were to sign his full name.
If it was the actor’s name, then both the actor’s and Boss Pei’s surnames were ‘Pei’? Such a coincidence?
If that was Boss Pei’s name, then… the long story could be cut short.
That was why Pei Qian only signed a ‘Pei’. On the one hand, it was to prevent fans from having too many associated thoughts and to protect his identity; on the other hand, it was for a good wish.
The fans that he met at the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe obviously became lesser once the weekend passed.
That showed that Huang Sibo’s method of ‘I’m my own substitute’ obviously worked. The number of fans interested in Boss Pei’s identity had greatly reduced.
It was conceivable that Pei Qian would be less disturbed as time went by.
As for the GOG International invitational tournament, it might have ended successfully yesterday. However, the popularity might continue for some time, and it might affect many areas.
For Shang Yang Games, the GOG International invitational tournament was an important part of the promotion of the GOG to the overseas community, which had proven excellent effect!
This game had in-depth cooperation with foreign live-stream platforms. The number of new viewers had repeatedly hit record highs and had even surpassed IOI’s popularity on the internet for the first time.
That marked a phased victory in GOG’s overseas promotion expenditure plan!
Of course, the foundation of MOBA games was relatively deeper. It would be unlikely for GOG to fully surpass IOI which had been launched in advance overseas. However, GOG had begun to challenge IOI’s first mover advantage on a global scale. That was an indisputable fact.
The GOG International invitational tournament made GOG’s position as the king domestically even more stable. It had even attracted a large number of players from other games!
In the end, such success would come from several aspects:
The high bonuses and large expenditure style announcement have attracted extremely high enthusiasm.
The overseas audiences saw the overseas veteran clubs enter into the semi-finals, which ensured their attention up till the semi-finals and beyond even though they were all knocked out in the end.
Domestic audiences had gained a great sense of pride when they saw the domestic club beat the veteran overseas clubs. They had increased their recognition of GOG and had begun to deeply connect with GOG and the concept of esports.
This format was sneaky but also very effective.
In addition, various branches emerged during the competition such as the fact that Huang Wang lifted the trophy single-handedly which weighed nearly 30 kg. It was spread wildly on the internet, resulting in a ‘circle-breaking’ effect.
In addition to Shang Yang Games, many other industries had also benefited from this game.
There was no need to say about Deposit Fitness gym; many of the branches were now so full that people were even waiting in line on the app.
The Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 received higher attention, too.
Xiao Peng’s original plan was to make the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 part of the Great Esports Ecosystem anyway. It had been greatly advanced under the influence of the trendy GOG International invitational tournament!
Huang Wang’s image of raising the trophy and the H4 Club enjoying the sky-high prize money inspired many good players. More of them now wanted to become professional players and now had two paths:
The first was to go to the major clubs (including DGE Club) to try out; these major clubs happened to be in Jingzhou.
The other route was to find excellent players themselves, form a team, and go to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 to train together. Start with the internet cafe competitions and then work hard to enter the professional circle.
The Esports Club could absorb a very limited number of candidates. These clubs had to produce results after all. They would reject those players that were not ideal so that they would not have too many overheads.
The Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 was different. The prize money from these games in the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe competitions could just manage to feed a team and maintain a basic lifestyle. It gave those teenagers with dreams a chance.
Pei Qian had agreed that Xiao Peng should continue to expand and open Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 as densely as possible in the populated areas of Jingzhou when it showed its success. The first wave hit during the first two days.
Pei Qian could only choose to ignore these now.
He could not care about the internet cafe anymore; all he could do was to open more branches and give more bonuses. Do whatever you want except sending money to me.
Whether it would have a profound effect on GOG in the future or not was not something he could worry about in this cycle.
As to why head to the DGE Club specifically…
It was mainly because Pei Qian suddenly felt that the DGE Club could probably be rescued.
The DGE Club disappointed Pei Qian previously, but the players were all sold now!
Huang Wang was now part of the H4 Club; so what if he got the trophy? The heat generated by him also belonged to the H4 Club now.
Of course, in the short term, everyone would still link these players to the DGE Club.
However, what if three months were to pass? What about half a year late
r?
Previously, the DGE Club was popular probably because they were strong.
The strength was because GOG was in its infancy and embryonic stage, and the DGE Club was ahead of the other clubs with two months of extra high-intensity and professional training. It quickly opened the gap with other clubs.
However, after the ‘Scattered Stars’ operations, the competitive level of other clubs quickly caught up.
The 10 new internet addicts in the DGE Club would definitely be abused if they were to play against clubs like H4 or EK.
That meant that the DGE Club could no longer maintain their previous dominance.
DGE Esports Club would soon be forgotten if there were no results in Esports. They would stay in the circle without making money for Boss Pei at best.
Therefore, Pei Qian was ready to evaluate the DGE Club’s situation again. He would trust them once more if it was optimistic.
To that end, Pei Qian also specifically booked a table in advance in Ming House and prepared to treat them to a big meal.
…
DGE Club…
The new Team One and Team Two of the DGE Club were having mock competitions.
The ten of them were engrossed: sounds of tapping on the keyboard and mouse sounded together, and the captains of both teams continued to command.
Zhang Yuan and Coach Yaling watched by the side, whispering.
“It seems like the finals yesterday spurred them on; they are holding themselves up well today,” Coach Yaling said.
Zhang Yuan nodded. “Well, definitely. Watching their predecessors slaughter their opponents and raise the cup with one hand must have encouraged them a lot.
“However, more haste, less speed. It is not enough to simply increase the amount to improve yourself. The key is to pay attention to scientific training methods. I am a little worried that their current state is counterproductive.
“But… there is no better way.”
Coach Yaling looked at the whiteboard next to her. It had the results of these two DGE Club teams’ mock competition results on it. They were almost completely defeated.
These new players were selected from countless good players, but they were not regulars after all. They had yet to have the running-in like the other clubs had and had no way to fight back against the other clubs yet.
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