According to Li Xu's usual style, whenever he watched a promotional video like this, he would participate in the bullet screen. He would either brag about himself or attack his opponents in a sarcastic manner.
However, Li Xu was exceptionally calm today.
Occasionally, when he saw a bullet screen full of hostility, Li Xu turned his head and looked left and right. Two calm faces immediately calmed him down.
'The world is so beautiful, but I'm so irritable. This is not good.'
… ….
10th of November. Today was the day of the finals. The final show of the year was about to begin.
For FPX, the upstart of the LPL, being able to enter the finals in their first international tournament was both an honor and pressure. If they were to lose to SKT as the defending champions, one could imagine how much pressure they would receive. LPL fans were not easy to deal with.
This was especially true for SKT. No matter how strong they were this year, if they did not win the championship, everything would be meaningless.
The more glorious they were now, the more ruthless they would be trampled on when they hit rock bottom.
At 1 pm local time, the entire SKT team set off for the finals venue.
Accor Hotel Arena. When people heard the name, they thought that the competition would be held in a hotel. Even many media and website editors took it for granted. Of course, this was not the case.
Located in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, the Accor Hotel Arena was formerly the famous Bercy Stadium. It was the largest indoor stadium and performance venue in France. Every year, it hosted more than 120 top level sports events, concerts, and performances.
After the Accor Hotel Group won the naming rights, it reopened after 18 months of renovations. In 2015, it was renamed as the Accor Hotel Arena.
This stadium had also been confirmed as an important venue for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Indoor events such as basketball and judo would compete for the gold medal here.
20,000 people did not seem to be a lot, and it was incomparable to the Bird's Nest.
However, the Bird's Nest was an open-air stadium. As an indoor stadium, 20,000 people was considered a large scale. The largest indoor stadium in Asia was China's Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, which also had a capacity of 20,000 people.
In terms of the live eSports experience, an indoor stadium was much better than an open-air stadium.
Standing outside the Accor Hotel Arena, the Guapi customers at the barbecue stand were all shocked by the unique building in front of them.
The blue metal grid structure, the giant grass slope, the glass curtain wall, and the pyramidal volume of the building were very different from the appearance of any traditional gymnasium.
From the outside, it would be more believable to say that this was a futuristic technology experience hall.
After entering the interior, the transparent glass wall directly faced the Sena River, allowing the space inside to be extremely open. After passing through the dynamic reception space, one could reach the main venue through a unique and angular walking corridor.
Outside the venue, there were bars with different themes. Now, there were already many spectators sitting in the bars and drinking. No one knew if they would have the energy to watch the competition later.
The entire gymnasium, whether it was the exterior design or the interior decoration, gave people a very modern feeling.
Entering the lounge through the contestants' passage, the Guapi from the barbecue stall adjusted their moods.
Li Ge started to play a game on his phone. Clid held his phone and laughed foolishly. Mata closed her eyes and started to meditate.
Teddy started to say his self-created simple prayer. He did not burn incense, but instead, he crammed at the last minute.
Li Xu stared at Choi Jung-yeon, but Choi Jung-yeon pretended not to see him. She raised her phone and started to record the situation in the lounge.
If SKT won the championship, it would be good for the fans to see the Guapi from the barbecue stall in the lounge.
Of course, if they lost the competition, there was no need to talk about it.
After Choi Jung-yeon recorded a short Vlog, Li Xu, who had been listening attentively, finally heard a notification ring.
"Is that Lin Yuqing?"
Choi Jung-yeon glanced at her phone. "They're here. I'll go and get them."
"Do you want me to go with you?"
Choi Jung-yeon took out three tickets from her bag and shook them. "Forget it. The three of us will sit together and watch the competition. You don't have to join in the fun. Prepare well."
After saying that, Choi Jung-yeon patted Li Xu's shoulder. "Good luck."
… ….
It was close to two in the afternoon. Countless viewers were watching the live broadcast through various language streaming platforms.
A group of Guapi was waiting in the backstage passage, preparing to enter the stage. The screen next to them was broadcasting the opening ceremony that had already started. Everyone was watching with great interest.
The opening ceremony was True Damage's performance of their latest single, "GIANTS".
True Damage was a five-member virtual band launched by Fist after the KDA girl group. The five members were Ike, Akali, Yasso, Sena, and Kiana.
Just like last year's KDA girl group, this year's True Damage band was performed by five guests.
It had to be said that the officials really put in a lot of effort. The first black singer to appear was too similar to Ike's image. This rap skill left FPX's soul rapper, Jin Gong, by a thousand miles.
"This Ike is very similar. The moment he opens his mouth, he's already an old rap."
"There's no doubt that Zu An speaks fast. Come at me."
"Hello everyone, I'm Ike. I'm good at singing, dancing, and playing basketball."
"Little Fox is so handsome. I want to lick him."
"Isn't True Damage a five-member band? Where's my brother Yasso? "
"Brother Suo is playing DJ in the corner of the screen."
"Yasso: Damn it, I think there should be a scene when playing discs, right?"
"This is too much. I, Yasso, don't deserve to show my face? I'm at 15. "
"Yasso is in charge of playing discs and special effects on the stage. You should come out and receive the big move."
"Yasso: I'm so happy playing discs."
"This band is ridiculous. None of the five members can cause True Damage."
… ….
"It's Quan Zhaoyan ~ ~ ~ So handsome! This lip-licking is so sexy! "
Teddy usually watched girl group videos in the lounge when he had nothing to do, so Li Xu now knew many girl group members.
Of course, Li Xu, this shameless guy, spent much more time looking at legs than faces.
As a common member of KDA and True Damage, the extremely popular Akali was still played by Korean singer Quan Zhaoyan, who played KDA girl group Akali at the opening ceremony of last year's global finals.
Clid: "I also like Quan Zhaoyan."
Li Xu sighed. "Fist is really a music company that's been delayed by games. Every year, they do some new work. Next year, there will probably be a new band."
Li Ge: "I think the black singer who played Senna has a very good voice. It's too magnetic."
Teddy looked surprised. "Brother Xiang He, are you really going there to listen to the music?"
Brother Li didn't know what to say.
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