Chen Mo took a taxi straight to the venue after leaving the train station.
This competition was called the "Fantasy Cup". Of course, this name was given by the organizer, the Fantasy Gaming Platform. Fantasy Gaming Platform wasn't just a distribution platform, they were also ahead of most companies when it came to tournaments like this.
Although Fantasy Gaming Platform's CEO Ding Xing didn't know a thing about video game design, he still had a good eye for the future of the video game market.
Chen Mo had a bit of a conflict with Fantasy Gaming Platform. It was because he stole Emperor Dynasty and Fantasy Gaming Platform's users when he made Thunderbolt Tabletop and Thunderbolt Gaming Platform.
But as the saying goes, there's no such thing as eternal enemies, only eternal profits. Warcraft was doing well in China, so Ding Xing didn't have to go against money. If he could work with Chen Mo, he wouldn't be so petty as to cut off his own source of income.
Originally, Legion Conquest was doing quite well in the professional scene. Many clubs had plans to recruit the gods of Legion Conquest to form a branch, but Warcraft's sudden appearance messed things up. Many clubs decided to wait and see, since there was a high chance that there would only be one winner after the two games clashed.
Wouldn't it be awkward if they formed a branch of Legion Conquest early on and the game went cold in less than two months?
Warcraft had its own ranking system and recording system, so it was easy to differentiate the skill levels of the players. There were also a few good players that started to show up, and the game gained a certain amount of popularity on the streaming site. The conditions for a small tournament like this were ripe.
The tournament was held in Magic City. It was an offline tournament, so the players and the host would have to come to Magic City to play. But because the tournament was small, there weren't any spectator seats, and it would be broadcasted on the streaming platform.
Chen Mo arrived at the venue where the tournament was held. There was someone there to take care of him and bring him to the hotel. He also received a document explaining the schedule of the tournament.
Eight players with high scores in Warcraft were invited. Goph, Nightwind, Digwa, people that Chen Mo had played against on the ladder were all invited.
Every match was B03, going straight to the elimination round. Eight to four, four to two, and the finals. There were no losers bracket or revival matches. The main thing was that the tournament was small, so there was no need for complicated rules.
The competition lasted for two days and ended on the weekend. The first day was the quarterfinals, and the second day was the semifinals, the third place match, and the final. The first prize was 500,000 yuan, the second prize was 200,000 yuan, and the third prize was 100,000 yuan.
The bonus wasn't too much, but it wasn't little either. What's more, this was a live broadcast, and it was also the first time the Gods were deciding a winner through a set of best-of-three matches, so the players took it quite seriously.
Chen Mo's partner was a professional video game commentator called Zhang Yang. He had commentated a few video game tournaments before, and was good at talking, mainly because he was good at crowd control.
The organizers paid Chen Mo fifty thousand RMB as a commentary fee, in addition to reimbursing for the tickets and accommodation. After all, Chen Mo's identity was special, so he couldn't just charge the market price for his work.
Chen Mo's commentary was a gimmick for the organizers. Just the fact that the designer of Warcraft was going to commentate the game would attract a lot of viewers!
Of course, the organizers were also worried that Chen Mo didn't have any experience in commentating. What if he ran his mouth off and went astray? Therefore, he arranged for Zhang Yang to be his partner, mainly to control the situation. As for the professional analysis, it was left to Chen Mo.
For Chen Mo, this was a good opportunity to promote the game. Moreover, he hadn't done any commentating before, so it was a good chance to experience it and show his face in front of the players.
The players had all arrived at the venue and were adjusting the equipment.
Zhang Yang came over to greet Chen Mo, "Hello Mr Chen."
Chen Mo couldn't help but think of a certain photographer from his previous life, "Don't, don't call me Mr Chen, it reminds me of someone."
Zhang Yang, "Huh?"
Chen Mo waved his hand, "It's fine, just call me by my full name, don't leave out the 'Mo'."
Zhang Yang laughed, "Sure, you're a professional videogame designer, I'll be in your care today."
Chen Mo laughed as well, "What professional videogame designer, we're both commentators today, we're partners."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Yeah, looks like you're getting into the rhythm pretty quickly. Come, let's adjust the equipment. "
Zhang Yang worked with the staff to adjust the equipment. Chen Mo didn't have to worry about anything as there were professionals taking care of everything. After adjusting the equipment, Chen Mo said a few words and tested it. Everything was working.
Zhang Yang looked at the stream on his phone. The stream was still dark as the signal wasn't there yet.
In the end, there were already over two hundred thousand viewers in the stream.
Zhang Yang was shocked, "Wow, there's quite a few viewers today. The tournament hasn't even started and there's already over two hundred thousand viewers. It'll probably reach seven or eight hundred thousand when it starts."
Many viewers were also chatting on the stream.
"Why isn't it starting yet? Hurry up, I'm getting impatient! "
"I heard Chen Mo is coming today?"
"Who's Chen Mo?"
"The designer of Warcraft!"
"Are you serious? What's he doing here? "
"Commentating!"
"Wow, looks like today's tournament will be interesting. The designer must have a better understanding of the game than the average person. Let's see what he has to say."
"I wonder if Chen Mo plays his own game or what level he's in. Maybe he hasn't even reached two thousand points yet? "
"That's possible, many videogame designers aren't very good at it after all."
There were all sorts of comments.
Zhang Yang was amused, "Yo, the viewers are looking forward to it. It's about to start, let's look at the camera. "
The stream came out.
Zhang Yang said, "Greetings to everyone watching the stream. Welcome to the Fantasy Cup Warcraft invitational tournament hosted by Fantasy Gaming Platform. I'm your commentator, Zhang Yang."
Chen Mo added, "I'm your commentator, Chen Mo."
The viewers were quite curious, this is Chen Mo? He's much younger than I thought!
Most of the viewers didn't know who Chen Mo was, this was their first time seeing him in person. After all, they wouldn't care who the designer of the game was when they played it.
Zhang Yang said, "This is Professor Chen Mo's first time commentating as well. I can see that a lot of the viewers are quite excited, they're all sending messages to welcome him."
Chen Mo said, "Really? Let me see, they're all sending 'Chen Mo pay me back my hard-earned money'?"
Zhang Yang was amused. This Chen Mo was quite good at making jokes. This burden came out of nowhere. Was he a crosstalk comedian in his past life?
Zhang Yang said, "Hey, Professor Chen Mo, you're such a joker."
Chen Mo waved his hand, "No no no, didn't we talk about this before? Don't call me Professor Chen Mo, it's too polite."
Zhang Yang asked, "Then what should I call you?"
Chen Mo replied, "Great Designer Chen, I'm a videogame designer after all."
The viewers were amused. Why did he have to be a comedian?
Zhang Yang was speechless, "You're still being polite? Alright, I'll just call you Professor Chen Mo. "
Chen Mo said, "I was just joking a bit to liven up the atmosphere. It's also my first time commentating with Professor Zhang Yang, it's really exciting. "
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