Hu Jing didn't say anything, but started another custom match.
It was still Clockwork Deathsong, but the champions had been swapped.
The other IF team members were all staring at the screen, not daring to breathe too loudly.
This was basically teaching Hu Jing how to play the game!
If Hu Jing lost again this time, there would be nothing to be unconvinced about. He could kill Clockwork with Death Song, and then Clockwork with Clockwork to kill Death Song. This proved that it wasn't a difference in heroes, but a difference in strength!
Ten minutes later.
“first
blood！”
Clockwork used a sneaky Hidden Ball after reaching level six, pulling Deathsong back with a powerful skill. He also managed to kill Deathsong after tanking the turret, then escaped with only a sliver of health left.
Hu Jing was speechless.
He could feel that he couldn't win, he really couldn't! If the first match was a bit confusing, then the second match was a clear indication of the difference in skill.
Hu Jing had played Deathsong many times, but he had never felt that Deathsong's Q was this hard to hit. Clockwork's positioning was extremely unpredictable, always able to dodge his Q. The few Q's that blocked the way were all blocked by Clockwork's E shield.
Deathsong was at a disadvantage the entire time, and it was inevitable that he would be killed. Even if Hu Jing kept playing like a coward, he would still be the one to lose the turret first.
Chen Mo stood up, "Talent can give you the upper hand, but if you think talent trumps everything, then I'll tell you something: Korean players train sixteen hours a day."
Hu Jing didn't say anything.
Chen Mo waved at Sun Xiao, "Let's go."
After Chen Mo left, the atmosphere in the practice room was still quite heavy. Hu Jing stared blankly at the screen, as if he was recalling the two matches he played against Chen Mo.
"Captain, let's take a look at the foreign team's profile," said Hu Jing.
…
Before the start of the League of Legends S1 World Finals, the domestic video game media focused on it as a major event in October.
This was because this tournament was different from any other eSports tournament, and was unique in many ways.
LoL was currently the most popular eSports game in China, and was also making progress towards that goal worldwide. In other words, this game had an extremely deep audience base, and its popularity was bound to soar.
The prize pool for the finals this time had set a historical record. Never before had any competition organizers been able to come up with such a large prize pool. This in itself was also a very big gimmick.
From the various information leaked before the competition, this would be an all-around innovative e-sports competition. Every detail was meticulously crafted, and almost all of the top professional e-sports players in the country had gathered. There was no doubt about its professionalism.
Moreover, the S1 title had already revealed Chen Mo's ambition.
S was the abbreviation of season, and S1 was the first season. Since there was a first season, there would be a second and third season. Obviously, Chen Mo hoped that this number would continue and hold a World Finals every year.
In the eSports field, there were indeed no game developers that could do this. This was because in the past, game developers and eSports tournament organizers were often different companies. There were very few development chambers of commerce that took care of things like hosting eSports competitions.
Obviously, Chen Mo wanted to do something that no one had ever done before.
In the tenth floor of the Grand Plaza, there were already a few groups of Chinese video game reporters waiting for them. There were even a couple of foreign reporters who had traveled thousands of miles to film videos and introduce some of the details of the tournament to the foreign players, such as the current situation of the venue and the preparation of the teams.
The players were generally very excited about this tournament. After all, it was a game made by a domestic company, hosted in China, and invited so many international teams. Moreover, they had such a prestigious venue and record-breaking prize pool. No matter how you looked at it, it was a feast and a celebration.
However, there were also quite a few people in the gaming industry who were complaining about this tournament.
"Chen Mo is really taking a big step this time. Isn't he afraid of dragging his balls down? Suddenly increasing the prize pool to seven million dollars? Is he burning money? "
"Yeah, a million dollars is enough for the professional clubs to fight over it, and now he's throwing out seven million? He has so much money that he doesn't know where to spend it! "
"Esports is purely burning money. Can he even recoup the cost?"
"Recoup my ass. Just the prize pool alone is over forty million. Renting the venue costs over thirty million a year. How much money can he recoup from selling tickets? Even with the livestream, it's still far from enough! "
"I heard that he's going to host a league at this venue."
"League? How many people will watch a league? The tickets are selling so fast because it's the first annual finals, and it's quite a gimmick. There's going to be fewer people watching the league every year, and the ticket prices have to be lowered. I really don't think he can recoup his costs! "
"I don't get it either. If you're talking about spending money on promotion, League of Legends is already dominating the PC market. Apart from a few old FPS and MMORPGs struggling to hold on, the other PC games are all being squeezed out. How can such a popular game be promoted?"
"Yeah, he should be at the stage where he can just lay back and collect the money. With the popularity of LoL, even if Chen Mo doesn't host a tournament, there will be others begging to host one. He doesn't have to worry about it at all."
"Maybe he's ambitious, but I think he's too optimistic. With the current environment in China, it's hard to sustain esports in the long run."
"It's better if it doesn't go on. It's best if Chen Mo collapses."
"Geez, we'll know once the tournament is over."
…
Obviously, most of the game developers in China couldn't understand Chen Mo's extremely advanced concept, nor could they predict how popular esports would become in the future.
October. Everyone's attention was on the League of Legends S1 World Finals. Whether it would be a feast or a farce would only be known when the tournament started.
…
October 5th, the day of the League of Legends S1 World Finals.
Many players had arrived at the plaza early, ready to enter.
Jia Peng, Chang Xiuya, Li Jingsi, Lin Xue, Su Jinyu, Zou Zhuo, Zheng Hongxi, and the others arrived at the entrance. Qian Kun was already waiting for them.
Their tickets were given to them by Chen Mo, and they were all good seats in the front row.
However, apart from Qian Kun who arrived early, the others had just arrived at the venue, which was why it was a new experience for them.
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