She'd be lying if she said she wasn't envious.
Although League of Legends officials had sent a large number of staff to Europe for the World Finals, including logistics, public relations, and film crews, as well as professional reporters and commentators, among all these jobs, there was no doubt that being a commentator was the most glamorous job.
After putting on makeup, putting on a decent and elegant suit or long skirt, sitting on the commentator's platform in front of countless cameras and commentating on exciting and intense matches for the millions of players and netizens in the country. They could cheer for the wonderful performance of their own LPL division's teams in the arena and accompany the players and spectators in the joy.
This was Su Xue's biggest dream.
As for her current job — — — — — —
The live reporter.
Even though it sounded pretty good, only she knew how hard it was to do.
Makeup was still needed, and clothes could also be worn beautifully, but the problem was that …
It was just too hard.
Before the start of the game, they had to follow their colleagues from the film crew to look for interviewees. Even when they arrived at the stadium, they didn't have time to sit down and enjoy the game. They had to be interviewed before and after the game, and during the game, they had to proofread the interview script with the director. They were so overwhelmed that they didn't have enough time to catch up with them.
She didn't even have time to eat a few mouthfuls of warm food.
Not to mention, due to visa and budget issues, she didn't have enough people to go around. Most of the time, only the Chinese players wouldn't be able to see it on the screen. But behind the camera, even a live reporter like Su Xue had to carry her troublesome dress while sweating profusely while carrying the camera crew's equipment everywhere …
She didn't have any of the elegance and composure she usually had in front of the camera.
She was practically half a laborer.
Mo Sheng smiled and patted Su Xue's shoulder comfortingly. "Being an interviewer is really tough. I've done it before, so I know how tiring it is. But …"
When he said this, Mo Sheng changed the topic.
"Actually, Su Xue, you guys don't know this, but us live commentators only look comfortable on the surface. In reality, we have a lot of difficulties and hardships."
Their nature was not much different from that of a hosting reporter.
As the official live commentator for the local server, there was also a lot of work that needed to be done every day. Before the match started, he had to arrive one or two hours in advance to prepare the script, familiarize himself with all kinds of information, and even memorize a large amount of data to ensure that he would not make any mistakes when he officially started his work on the commentary platform.
Even though the commentary podium looked comfortable, the China commentary podium was in the middle of a cold, air-conditioned room. Since they could not put on thick jackets in front of the camera, the commentators had to endure the cold for close to ten hours. Even though they were shivering from the cold, they had to smile and continue their analysis as soon as the camera turned to them.
But none of this mattered much.
"What's more important is that when I'm commentating the match live, my heart will always be there."
Mo Sheng said seriously,
"This is completely different from when we commentate on our own domestic LPL league. Everyone plays their own game, and winning or losing is the same."
"But when it comes to the World Finals, we, the local commentators, will definitely be more focused on our own teams in the LPL division. Sometimes, we'll really be nervous and worried, but we still have to maintain an objective and neutral attitude to analyze the match."
"Especially if we see our own team lose, we'll be so upset that we don't want to work at all. It's just like how many local players don't have the mood to continue watching the live stream after their own team loses. But we can't. No matter how upset and depressed we are, even if we have no interest in the next match, we still have to grit our teeth and continue to pretend that nothing has happened. We still can't make any mistakes."
Ceng Rui, Li Shiyi, and the others showed understanding and agreement.
"That's right."
"For live commentators … the most difficult challenge is to adjust and maintain one's mentality."
An Xin suddenly interrupted with a smile.
"But this year, it's actually pretty good, right?"
"After all, up until now, the three teams in our domestic LPL division have performed very well. There's not much to worry about."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Indeed.
Perhaps in previous years' World Finals, for the official commentators of the local server, watching their own region's teams struggle so hard in the competition would indeed make their hearts tighten.
But this year was really different. This year, the three teams in the LPL division, Team God, and Team KG, had performed extremely well since the beginning of the group stage. Team God, in particular, had won all six matches and secured first place in their group. Now that the LPL division had occupied three of the top eight spots, the millions of Chinese players and netizens cheered and celebrated again and again. The tense atmosphere of previous years was completely gone.
"That's why! — — "
Su Xue slammed her head on the dining table again.
"To put it bluntly, I've been very happy as a commentator this year!"
"Besides, if I can be a commentator, I'm willing to endure all this hardship …"
Mo Sheng smiled helplessly and comforted her.
"Alright, just hang in there."
"After all, the job of a live commentator for a finals like this depends on experience. Xue, as long as you work hard this year, you might have a chance in the next finals next year."
Indeed.
For example, among the three official live commentators for the Chinese server this year, Old Mi, who had been commentating since Season S2 and S3, did not need to be mentioned. Mo Sheng and Fei Yan had been commentating for the LPL for an entire year before they received this honor.
As for Su Xue, she had only officially entered the field of commentating this year. She had only commentated for less than half a season in the LSPL. She was indeed lacking in experience.
"But you're only an LSPL commentator right now. If you want to be like Mo Sheng, you'll have to jump from the LSPL to the LPL, and then jump another level to get to the finals …" Lin Feng rubbed his chin. "Even a year might not be enough, right?"
Su Xue's face darkened.
"Hey, I don't need you to say that! I know that too … "
Mo Sheng quickly changed the subject with a smile.
"Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Now that the group stage is over, we can rest for a day or two. How about we go shopping in the city in the afternoon? We can try on the clothes we saw last time. "
Originally, he wanted to comfort Su Xue and divert her attention to something else to cheer her up.
But Su Xue became even more depressed.
"Hey, stop talking."
"I don't have time in the afternoon. Hurry up and pack up. We have to leave tomorrow morning."
Mo Sheng was stunned.
"Huh?"
"Tomorrow? Aren't we leaving the day after tomorrow?"
Su Xue said gloomily, "That's for you commentators. Reporters like me and the film crew have to leave a day earlier. There's a lot of things we have to prepare."
Lin Feng was baffled by the conversation.
"Leave?"
"Go where?"
Su Xue looked at him angrily. "Little idiot, the group stage is over. Do you think the quarterfinals will still be played in Manchester City?"
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