In the end, DWG defeated SB 2: 1 in the wild card round and advanced to the next round. The team that Li Xu had high hopes for ended their journey as the dark horse of the season.
However, in the second round of the playoffs two days later, the new team's lack of experience was exposed. DWG was eliminated by KZ led by Mr. Dai.
In the semifinals on the 7th of March, GRF defeated KZ with a score of 3: 2 after five rounds of matches. This was the second time in their history that they had advanced to the finals of the LCK playoffs.
At this point, SKT's opponent for the finals was finally revealed. Just as predicted before the start of the season, the most competitive team of the season was the new team from last season, GRF, and the reorganized Galactic Battleship, SKT.
On the 8th of March, Li Xu woke up early. Today, SKT and their opponent, GRF, would be filming the promotional video for the finals of the Spring Season.
After breakfast, the entire team boarded the team bus and headed straight to the Silkworm Indoor Stadium. The promotional video would be filmed at the venue of the finals.
Seoul's Silkworm Indoor Stadium was located at the Silkworm Indoor Stadium. The bus slowly drove into the stadium. There were baseball fields, basketball courts, swimming pools, gymnasiums, and many other sports venues. Teddy, who was sitting in the front row, exclaimed as he looked out of the window at a huge open-air stadium.
"This place is so big. Are we competing here?"
Li Ge rolled his eyes. "Wake up, this is the main stadium. The one next to it is the actual competition venue."
Teddy was referring to the Silkworm Olympic Stadium. This was the largest public performance venue in Korea. However, the LCK finals did not require this 70,000-seat open-air stadium.
Next to the main stadium was a slightly smaller stadium. This was the actual venue of the LCK finals, Seoul's Silkworm Indoor Stadium.
The Silkworm Indoor Stadium was an enclosed stadium with a seating capacity of 11,000 people. It was a popular venue for public performances and celebrations in Seoul. It was also the home court of the Korean professional basketball team, Seoul Samsung Thunderbolt.
After getting off the bus, GRF's team bus was parked about ten meters away. Griffin's team members were gathered right next to the bus.
"Yo! Great General. "
A figure wearing Griffin's black team uniform waved at them from afar. It was Griffin's support, Lehends.
"Oh, oh! Molas! "Teddy waved and shouted excitedly as if he had seen his long lost brother.
The Great General was a nickname given to Teddy by Korean netizens, while the Mola was a nickname given to him by Lehends. The reason was that he always liked to experiment with strange things during the training competition, and then perform all kinds of fancy ways to die.
The members of both sides gathered together and greeted each other.
Everyone had often clashed with each other in the Korean server. They had also shaken hands many times during the competition. Of course, they were not unfamiliar with each other. Lehends even often played Duo with Teddy.
Li Xu was curious as to why Lehends was willing to play with Teddy when even Mata, the bottom lane partner, disliked Teddy for talking too much.
"Senior Li Ge." Although Tarzan was known as the Tarzan of the jungle, he still took the initiative to greet Li Ge respectfully. After all, to the entire Griffin team, regardless of age, addressing Li Ge as a senior was the right thing to do.
Li Ge nodded his head reservedly and then glanced sharply at Li Xu.
'See? You little brat, you call me Guapi every time you're unhappy. Learn from the others and be more polite.'
Li Xu was puzzled by Li Ge's gaze, but he did not mind and happily greeted the rest of the Griffin team.
Under the guidance of the staff, the members of both sides chatted while strolling slowly toward the stadium.
Li Xu finally understood why Lehends seemed to have a good relationship with Teddy.
This guy was also a chatterbox, no wonder he could play together with Teddy. Moreover, Lehends and Effort were both former SKT youth trainees, so they were very familiar with each other.
Li Xu could not help but sigh. SKT's youth trainees were really strong. Many of the current active stars in the scene were from SKT's youth trainees, such as EDG's Scout, Team Africa's Aiming, and HLE's Lava.
However, after last year's SKT Three Kings combined to mess up their performance, SKT seemed to have lost trust in their own youth trainees and decided to restructure their team this season.
The trainees that SKT had rejected before were also very strong. Team IG's top laner, The Shy, and Team Africa's top laner, Kiin, were both rejected by SKT in the past. Now, they were the top top laners in their respective regions. Previously, SKT's top laner had become a skating rink for the top laners of LCK.
'However, now that I, Li Xu, am guarding the top lane, SKT will not feel pity for the lack of players on the top lane,' Li Xu shamelessly thought to himself.
Before the start of the shoot, a professional makeup team gave everyone a simple makeover. In order to save time, everyone was separated from each other and started shooting their own scenes.
First, Li Xu was brought to a single room. The huge floor-to-ceiling window was facing the main arena outside.
Under the guidance of the cameraman, Li Xu faced the camera sideways. With one hand in his pocket and the other hanging naturally, he glanced sharply at the camera. Then, the cameraman signaled that the simple scene was complete.
Li Xu was still not satisfied. "Is that it? Do you want to do it again? I still haven't found the feeling of looking down on everything. "
The cameraman was speechless at Li Xu. "This effect is already very good. This shot is less than two seconds long. There's no need to find that feeling of looking down on everything."
Then, he signaled to the staff beside him to bring Li Xu to the next scene. Here, someone else would take the shot.
Li Xu reluctantly followed the staff to the entrance of the Silkworm Gymnasium. The entrance was not wide. Under the deliberate setting, the lighting was very dim.
The staff explained the details of the shot to Li Xu in detail. It was a seven-second shot. After two retries, Li Xu confidently indicated that he had no problems.
The camera was ready for the third time.
Li Xu stood facing the camera with both hands in his pockets. He lowered his head and looked at the ground. The light from the entrance could only illuminate the area below Li Xu's waist. The area around his face was very dark.
The light moved slowly. It started from Li Jiu's waist and slowly moved up. It slowly lit up Li Jiu's chin, then his mouth, and finally his nose.
As Li Xu's head was lowered, the light from this angle could not see Li Xu's eyes clearly. His cheeks and eyes were still in shadow, but the outline of his face could be seen clearly.
At this time, under the guidance of the staff, Li Xu slowly raised his head and looked directly at the camera. His eyes were sharp and aggressive. It was as if the entrance behind him was the top lane of SKT. He would not budge an inch.
The staff signaled that the scene was complete.
Li Xu felt that it was a pity. 'Didn't those actors take a long time to finish a shot? How did it pass so easily? Am I a genius actor who was delayed by the game? '
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