Pei Qian had lunch after making arrangements for the tough trip in the morning. He then wrapped himself in a blanket in his office and had a good sleep. Then, he got up and watched dramas for a while.
He began to think about IOI's global finals before he got off work in the afternoon.
From the current situation, IOI's global finals had basically survived. There were no major problems.
However, IOI's competition was still far less popular than GOG's due to a series of reasons such as live-stream platforms and offline viewing activities.
Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation did not seem to have found a good solution for the time being. Or perhaps they were planning and had yet to take action.
However, if he did not do anything, the popularity would obviously not be able to catch up.
That was because e-sports competitions were the most popular in the semi-finals and finals, but that was also because the popularity of the group stages had been accumulating.
If the popularity had been relatively low in the beginning, it would not have exploded in the semi-finals and finals.
Pei Qian wondered if he could think of a way to help them.
He might not be able to interfere with the specific arrangements of IOI's global finals, nor could he brazenly give them money, but he still had a card in his hand. That was FV Team!
This time, FV Team had also participated as the representative team of the ICL league. What's more, they still had good dominance from their performance in the group stages over the past few days. They were a strong contender for the championship this time.
Of course, Finger Games had put in a lot of effort to prevent FV Team from winning consecutively. They had cut down all the heroes that FV Team was good at and strengthened the heroes that the European and American teams were good at. This made it difficult for FV Team to reach the standard of not losing a small competition like last year.
However, FV still relied on the hard work of the players, the hero pool, and the execution of tactics to maintain their dominance as a strong team.
This made IOI's global finals even more suspenseful this year.
Pei Qian decided to call the boss of FV Club, Wu Yue, and ask him about FV Team's current situation.
He looked at the time. It should be morning in Europe now. Wu Yue should have woken up by now. Thus, he sent a voice request.
Wu Yue picked up not long after.
"Boss Pei?" Wu Yue was obviously surprised. He did not expect Boss Pei to call him personally.
Pei Qian asked, "How's FV Team doing in Europe?"
Wu Yue quickly replied, "Thank you for your concern, Boss Pei. FV Team's logistical support here is completely fine. The team members are all lively and in good condition!"
"The version change of the international competition might have cut off many of the team members' best heroes, and they are still adjusting. However, don't worry, Boss Pei. The team members are adjusting very quickly. There is also a special data analysis team studying IOI's new version day and night.
"We must work hard this time and strive to bring back the IOI Global Finals trophy again!"
Pei Qian remained silent for a moment. "Alright."
FV Team winning another championship would definitely cause the club's value to rise again. Who knew how much money they would earn? However, Pei Qian could not stop them even if he wanted to. Secondly, winning the international competition would also be considered winning glory for the country. Thus, Pei Qian had nothing to say. He would just watch FV Team's performance!
"Don't give the players too much pressure. If they win, then they win. If they don't, then so be it. It's eSports, after all. Winning and losing are common."
"Don't force yourself to raise your goals just because you were the champion last year. It's better to maintain a relaxed attitude."
Wu Yue quickly said, "Alright, Boss Pei, I understand!"
Pei Qian chuckled in his heart. What the hell do you understand?
Forget it, let's not dwell on this. This is not the main problem.
Pei Qian decided to get to the point. "I called you this time mainly because I want to arrange a mission for FV Team."
"Try your best to create some program effects and live before, during, and after the competition."
"Of course, just do it along the way. There's no hard goal."
Wu Yue perked up at once when he heard that. "Boss Pei, we plan to do that even without you telling us!"
"We've already done it last year after all, and the effect is not bad. Performance is a fine tradition of our FV Team. How can we abandon it?"
"It's just that the international competition version has changed a lot this year. Everyone in our club is preparing for it, so the performance has been put on hold for now."
"Don't worry, Boss Pei. We've been playing for a while now. We should be able to free up our hands. We will definitely continue to carry forward the tradition of performance! Continue to maintain the persona of FV Team's villain! "
Pei Qian nodded. "Alright, I'm relieved."
FV Team had gone crazy during IOI's global finals last year, bringing a lot of popularity to the global finals.
FV Team might have snatched away most of the popularity after winning the championship, but that was last year after all.
This year, Finger Games had put in a lot of effort to target FV Team. The version had changed so much that a few veteran teams in Europe and the United States had obtained epic enhancements. The chances of FV Team winning consecutive championships had greatly decreased.
Thus, Pei Qian asked FV Team to continue their performance mainly to create popularity for IOI's global finals so that they would not be suppressed by GOG's international invitational tournament.
As long as FV Team did not win the championship in the end and the European and American teams won it, the popularity would run to the European and American teams. That would be of great help to IOI's expansion into the European and American markets.
At that time, they could continue to burn money with IOI in the European and American markets. Wouldn't that be perfect?
Pei Qian would not ask about the specifics. That was because FV Team had already tried it once last year. They were familiar with the routines, and the effect was very good. It was trustworthy.
At the moment, the group stages of the two competitions were coming to an end. The elimination round was about to begin. Now was the best time to perform.
As for the exact effect of the performance, he would be able to see it this weekend!
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November 22nd, Thursday …
Qiao Liang was still sleeping soundly in bed when it was almost noon.
It was mainly because he had been watching the competition and playing games last night. It was a little too late to stay up late to cultivate. The weather today was not bad, and the sun was just right. He slept quite soundly.
Suddenly, the cell phone beside the bed vibrated and a notification popped up.
Qiao Liang opened his sleepy eyes and glanced at it. "Winning message?"
"Where did this liar come from? Boring."
Qiao Liang did not even look at it carefully before throwing his cell phone aside and continuing to sleep when he saw that it was a message for winning the prize.
In the end, he could not fall asleep at all because more chat messages came in every few days.
"Who is this! Why are you sending me messages so early in the morning instead of sleeping? "
Qiao Liang was very angry. He took his cell phone and took a look. He realized that it was not one person who sent the message, but several good friends.
"Awesome, Old Qiao. You're so lucky! You can even win the prize like this? "
"Hurry up and rub it in for me and enjoy the joy!"
"You must record the entire process when you get there. It would be even better if you can live-stream it. Hurry up and buy it if you don't have the equipment. I recommend waterproof equipment that can be hung directly on your body and directly show the first-person view!"
Qiao Liang was confused by the messages.
"What's going on?"
"What prize did I win?"
"Wait, could it be that the winning message was real?"
Qiao Liang quickly clicked on the message and followed the address of the message to the official website of Suffering Travel. He saw the latest announcement on it.
Tengda Corporation had conducted a lucky draw among all active players according to their weight, and Qiao Liang's name was impressively among them!
A total of 3,000 people were drawn this time. Qiao Liang and Ruan Guangjian's names were ranked first and second according to the weighting algorithm of popularity and contribution.
3,000 people might seem like a lot, but Tengda Games had a lot of players!
Strictly speaking, the probability of winning the prize was about the same as the lottery.
Of course, the official platform had already made it clear that there was weight here. Players who contributed more had a higher chance of being selected.
The ranking after the draw was based on contribution. Thus, Qiao Liang being ranked first did not mean that he was the first to be selected. Instead, the list after the draw would be ranked according to contribution. He was ranked first, so he could participate in the Suffering Travel first.
However, players would not be dissatisfied with this. After all, the lucky draw did not cost money. It was a pure benefit. It was not unacceptable to give these outstanding players some probability.
Ocean Stronghold had such a rule when they drew epic weapons back then. Players basically recognized it.
What's more, the prize itself was not that tempting …
Qiao Liang was ecstatic at first, but he wilted when he saw the specific reward.
He was ecstatic because he felt that he had finally been lucky after so many years. It was worth celebrating. At the same time, his ranking was so high, which meant that he had indeed contributed greatly to Tengda Games. He was worthy of being a core player.
However … why was the prize a free experience of Suffering Travel?
The promotional video of the Suffering Travel was still fresh in Qiao Liang's mind. He did not want to go at all. What's more, the Real Estate Agent Simulator was about to be released at the end of the month. He still had to play the game!
Thus, Qiao Liang's first reaction was to reject it and give this opportunity to someone who needed it more.
He clicked on the fan group. As expected, the fan group was also in an uproar. They were all discussing this matter.
Many fans were even looking forward to the live-stream of Qiao Liang suffering. They could not wait for Qiao Liang to set off now.
Qiao Liang quickly said in the group, "Everyone, stop talking. I don't intend to go at all!"
"I'll post a Weibo post now and announce that I'm withdrawing from this event. I'll let the next person take the slot!"
However, the fans in the group immediately objected.
"You're not going? How can you not go? "
"F * ck, Old Qiao, do you know the saying 'If you don't take what the heavens give you, you'll be blamed for it'? It wasn't easy for you to get lucky once. If you don't go, good luck will never favor you again! Just wait to eat instant noodles without seasoning! "
"How can you not go? I'll be the first to disagree. I have to go! "
"That's right. As long as you go, it doesn't matter if you don't send a video for two months. We'll forgive you!"
"Do a live live-stream and make a video when you come back. Are you uncomfortable with the popularity? You keep saying that you don't have any material and don't want to make a video. Now that the material has come knocking on your door, you don't want it? I can tell that you just want to be a salted fish! You liar! "
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