Friday afternoon.
Pei Qian was reading the latest report submitted by Shang Yang Games in his office.
The IOI Qualification Competition and the GPL pre-season competition were going to start at the same time this weekend. The timing was just right.
There was no need to talk about the GPL pre-season competition. Gamers had been paying close attention to it from the moment the news was released to the moment it officially started. They could not wait any longer.
Apart from the fixed portion reserved for the company, the tickets for the GPL pre-season competition had long been sold out. Those who did not manage to get tickets could only watch on the live-stream platform or go to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe to experience the atmosphere.
Long Yu Corporation had also spent a lot of resources to publicize the IOI Qualification Competition, including the official website of IOI's local server, some video game websites, clubs, and media channels.
During the publicity process, Long Yu Corporation tied the IOI Qualification Competition, a few veteran clubs, and the IOI World Competition together. The publicity effect was not bad.
On one hand, the words' challenge the top of the world 'sounded more high-end. On the other hand, SUG and a few other veteran clubs were famous. They were considered familiar faces to E-Sports enthusiasts. Objectively, it increased the value and recognition of the qualifiers.
Long Yu Corporation's publicity was later than FV Club, but it obviously spent more money than FV Club.
FV Club had spent three million yuan on publicity. According to this standard, Long Yu Corporation's publicity budget would reach at least ten million yuan.
Pei Qian did not know if it was because FV Club's publicity had stimulated Long Yu Corporation or because Long Yu Corporation had already decided on a publicity plan. It was just two days late.
However, that was not important. In any case, the IOI Qualification Competition had attracted attention. It would not be snatched away by the GPL pre-season competition like before. That was a good thing for Pei Qian.
Pei Qian looked at the time. It was four in the afternoon. It was about time to get off work and welcome the wonderful weekend.
He closed Shang Yang Games' report and turned off his computer, preparing to go home and sleep happily.
At that moment, someone knocked on the office door.
Knock, knock.
Pei Qian was stunned. Why was there someone reporting on work on a Friday afternoon?
"Please come in."
Tang Yishu pushed the door open and entered just as Pei Qian finished speaking.
She looked travel-worn. She must have rushed back to Jingzhou from the imperial capital and rushed over as soon as possible.
"Senior, it's a rest day tomorrow. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it in time, so I came here directly to report." Tang Yishu's chest heaved slightly. It was obvious that she had jogged along the way.
Pei Qian poured a cup of tea and said, "There's no rush. It's not something particularly important. We can talk about it on Monday. Come, have some tea. "
Tang Yishu held the teacup and took two sips. She began to talk about what she had seen and heard in the capital.
"Senior, there are a lot of bugs in those independent games at the incubation base. The completion rate looks very poor. But their work efficiency is pretty good. I've already followed your instructions and forced them to play games for ten hours a week. "
"With the Cold-Faced Lady, I … I didn't see anything. Everything seemed to be going well. The decorations and service were good, and business was booming. It's just that when I was there, there was a small problem in the kitchen and the dishes were a little slow. "
"Oh, also, I happened to meet some people when I was there. The boss of the Cold-Faced Lady seemed to be introducing them, but I … I didn't hear clearly what he introduced."
Tang Yishu followed Pei Qian's instructions and observed the incubation base and the Cold-Faced Lady's shop from her own perspective. Then, she tried her best to recall while introducing the details to Pei Qian.
Pei Qian rubbed his chin and frowned.
Tang Bingyao's report was a mixed blessing for him.
There were a lot of bugs in the incubation base? Yes, that was to be expected. There were many bugs in independent games to begin with. With Little Tang's halo, just fixing the bugs would be enough to make these independent game designers anxious.
That way, bugs would greatly affect their energy. The development of the game would definitely be greatly delayed. That was good news.
These producers were very efficient. That was not a good sign. However, forcing them to play the game for ten hours a week should be able to divert their energy from developing the game like bugs.
In other words, there were only some small problems with the incubation base. They were all within his expectations and had mostly been alleviated.
However, the situation on the Cold-Faced Lady's side was not optimistic.
As an ordinary consumer, Tang Yishu did not find anything wrong with the dining environment, service attitude, and food taste. That meant that Meng Chang had done a good job!
It was enough for a fast food brand to do this.
It was just like those large chain fast food brands. Their food was indeed more delicious, but was it especially delicious? Not to that extent.
The essence of fast food was speed and standardized processes. It allowed all the dishes to maintain their taste and quality at a higher level under the premise of being fast.
According to Tang Yishu, the Cold-Faced Lady had undoubtedly passed the standards of a fast food restaurant.
The only problem might be the speed at which the dishes were served. However, that was most likely due to Little Tang's influence and not the fault of the Cold-Faced Lady's kitchen.
Even Boss Li's Ming House could not withstand it, much less an ordinary fast food restaurant like the Cold-Faced Lady.
Everything should return to normal once Little Tang left the shop.
Didn't that mean … that the Cold-Faced Lady had no problems in the eyes of ordinary consumers?
Passable food and service, Meng Chang's explosive marketing ability, and Dream Realization Ventures' endless funds …
Something would happen to this project sooner or later!
Even if the shop did not make money, the Cold-Faced Lady's valuation would definitely skyrocket with Meng Chang's active financing. Dream Realization Ventures had a lot of Cold-Faced Lady shares. This was equivalent to holding a hot potato, and the longer they held it, the hotter it would get!
Little Tang also said that Meng Chang was receiving some guests and introducing them to the various details of the Cold-Faced Lady.
Who were these people? If they were ordinary friends, would Meng Chang have to personally receive and introduce them to them in the shop?
They were most likely investors!
The Cold-Faced Lady's shop was doing well, and Meng Chang was eloquent. It was only a matter of time before he tricked other investors into entering.
The Cold-Faced Lady's valuation would definitely increase!
After making this deduction, Pei Qian suddenly realized that the situation was much more dangerous than he had imagined.
Of course, Pei Qian could not be sure if the Cold-Faced Lady would become popular. However, he did not dare to take the risk considering his character.
It looked like he had to be mentally prepared to leave and stop earning.
However, it would probably be very difficult to sell the eight million yuan that he had spent in the current situation. He could only reluctantly earn some money and cut his losses as soon as possible.
He would earn more if he continued to take it.
Pei Qian silently noted this down. He was prepared to look for He Desheng next week and ask him to find a suitable time to sell all of the Cold-Faced Lady's shares. He could not continue to hold on to them.
Pei Qian was even more convinced of his own thoughts after asking a few more questions.
"It's been hard on you these two days. There's no Manage Loss Trainee meeting tomorrow. Go back and rest well and revise well."
…
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December 10th, Saturday …
GOG's GPL pre-season competition and IOI's qualifiers started at the same time!
They might be starting at the same time, but there was a huge difference in their competition schedules.
GPL's pre-season competition would last until the end of the month. Thus, only two to three 'best-of-three' matches were arranged every day. They would start at 1 PM every day and play until 9 PM at the latest.
IOI's qualifiers were different. That was because there were very few participating teams and it was basically just a formality. They had to quickly decide the spots for the international competition, so the competition schedule was very dense.
There were competitions all day on Saturday and Sunday. They would play from morning to night. In two days, the entire qualifiers would be completed and three spots for the international competition would be decided.
This seemingly unscientific competition schedule was specially arranged by Long Yu Corporation's Zhao Xuming. There were mainly a few considerations.
First of all, it had a certain drainage effect.
Compared to the GPL pre-season competition, the IOI qualifiers would start in the morning even though the competition would start on the same day. Many players who were waiting to watch the GPL would definitely come to watch the IOI qualifiers since they had nothing to do in the morning. Objectively, they had achieved their goal of attracting people.
Secondly, they had to squeeze out time for the various teams to prepare for the international competition.
Zhao Xuming had already received insider news from Chrétien that the international competition would use a new version of the game and make appropriate adjustments to the gameplay to showcase IOI's new look.
At the moment, IOI's new version had gradually gained the recognition of a portion of players worldwide. What's more, Finger Games had discovered through research that the new version would indeed speed up the pace of the game, strengthen the competition, and increase the viewing value of the competition.
Thus, using a new version in the international competition could show the 'stubborn' old players how interesting IOI's new version was. It could also better attract new players.
However, the change in the version would have a huge impact on the various teams. Thus, Zhao Xuming hoped that the qualifiers would be completed as soon as possible. That way, the three teams that would be participating in the international competition would be able to train for IOI's new version as soon as possible.
Finally, he had to hurry up and go through the motions to prevent any unforeseen events.
E-Sports was different from traditional competitions. The difference in strength between teams was not that huge. Many times, a slight change in the game version would cause the team's strength to reverse.
If the time dragged on, he could not rule out the possibility of some teams using the competition as training and getting better and better.
Zhao Xuming hoped that these three veteran clubs would qualify. Naturally, he had to avoid such a situation as much as possible.
Compressing the competition schedule and finishing it all within two days. The weak teams could not use the competition as training. There would be no suspense in the outcome.
…
Zhao Xuming was supervising the battle from the backstage of the recording studio.
The staff were preparing in an orderly manner. The director was adjusting the equipment. The contestants were also making tactical arrangements in the lounge backstage. The audience had also started to enter the venue.
The recording studio where the qualifiers were held might not be comparable to the GPL venue, but it looked decent after the sudden layout two days ago.
There was nothing wrong with it apart from the smaller venue and fewer spectators.
Zhao Xuming was in a dilemma. He had not planned to spend so much money at first, but FV Club's publicity had indeed brought about a lot of popularity. Long Yu Corporation was the organizer of the competition. It would not be right if he did not perform well.
He could only pray silently that the qualifiers this time would be exciting. That way, the money would not be wasted. It would be able to buy popularity, and the cooperation between Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation would become more stable.
Zhao Xuming heaved a sigh of relief after checking all the work and confirming that there were no problems. His tense nerves relaxed a lot.
However, at that moment, he heard hurried footsteps.
Zhao Xuming turned around and saw the boss of SUG Club, Ding Gan, walking over with a livid expression. He was holding a piece of paper in his hand, looking very angry.
Zhao Xuming was stunned. "Boss Ding? Why are you so angry? Aren't you supposed to be preparing in the lounge of SUG Club? "
Ding Gan was indeed very angry, but he did not dare to lose his temper at Zhao Xuming. He reached out and handed the piece of paper over. "Boss Zhao! Why didn't you tell me about this earlier? "
Zhao Xuming was confused. He reached out to take the piece of paper from Ding Gan and realized that it was the list of FV Club members.
The qualifiers had been prepared in a hurry, and many of the small clubs' members had not been completely confirmed. Thus, the organizers had only confirmed the list of the various clubs yesterday.
Zhao Xuming was not very familiar with these players. He did not realize that there was anything wrong with FV's list. What's more, it was already very late, so he did not inform them otherwise.
The competition between FV Club and SUG Club was this afternoon. Thus, Ding Gan had just received FV Club's list and immediately came to look for Zhao Xuming angrily.
Zhao Xuming still did not understand what had happened. He glanced at FV Club's list and did not see anything amiss. He asked, "What's wrong with this list?"
Ding Gan was speechless. "Boss Zhao, these five members of FV Club are all celebrity players from the IOI branches of our veteran clubs. They were all bought by the GPL clubs previously!"
"These five players are all very strong individually. Now that they have all gone to FV Club, this is a true dream lineup!"
"Boss Zhao, what do you think this means?"
Zhao Xuming was shocked and instantly realized the seriousness of the problem.
This meant that the three veteran clubs, including SUG, might very well be squeezed out of one spot!
Zhao Xuming frowned and said in confusion, "How could that be? Where did FV Club get the money to buy so many celebrity players? "
Ding Gan was also speechless. "How would I know! I only saw this list just now. Boss Zhao, you have to do something about this. Our three clubs have spent a huge sum of money to buy people and strengthen ourselves in order to obtain a spot in this international competition. If others take the fruits of our labor in the end, then, then … "
Zhao Xuming was very frustrated. "How am I supposed to do anything about this?"
"Could it be that we can directly disqualify FV Club from the competition? How is that possible! They are participating in the competition according to the normal procedures and buying people to strengthen themselves according to the normal methods. If we forcefully disqualify Long Yu Corporation, wouldn't we be making a joke of ourselves to the players in the country? "
"Not to mention disqualifying them, any small tricks would cause Long Yu Corporation's reputation to be tarnished once they are exposed. It might even affect Finger Games' reputation and the upcoming world finals."
"I can't do anything about this. You guys better pray for yourselves."
"Long Yu Corporation has already given the green light to your three clubs when they were buying people. If you still can't win the qualifiers, you'll be pure trash. I don't think you'll need to go to the international competition!"
Ding Gan had a bitter expression. "Boss Zhao, think about it carefully. There must be something fishy behind this!"
"FV Club is just a small club. Where did they get the money to buy so many celebrity players? The transfer fees for these players would add up to tens of millions of yuan. What's more, the clubs in GPL are not short of money. Why would they sell them? There must be something wrong! "
"Boss Zhao, aren't you afraid that GOG is deliberately causing trouble?"
Zhao Xuming was moved by this sentence. He had to admit that this was indeed a very suspicious point.
However, on further thought, Zhao Xuming realized that he could not do anything even if that was the case.
Everything that FV Club did was legal. Long Yu Corporation had given them the qualifications to participate in the competition. They must have gone through the proper procedures to buy people. There were no restrictions on the members of the team previously. Even if they knew that FV Club was related to GOG, they could not possibly chase them away now.
What's more, if FV Club really squeezed out a designated club based on their own abilities, it would still be three teams competing. The overall strength of the domestic teams would become stronger.
It was nothing more than a veteran club's interests being damaged. It would not affect the overall situation at all. At most, they would think of a way to compensate them afterwards.
At that thought, Zhao Xuming waved his hand and said, "I don't care about this. Think of a way yourself. I've already tried my best to pave the way for you. If you don't win the qualifiers in the end, it can only mean that you are not capable enough. You can't blame anyone else. "
"This …" Ding Gan opened his mouth, but he could not think of a more convincing excuse in the end. He could only leave embarrassedly.
The more Ding Gan thought about it, the angrier he became on the way to SUG Club's lounge.
He could not help but want to talk to the boss of FV Club, Wu Yue, but he held it in in the end.
It did not make sense to argue about such things.
He could only hope that the members of SUG could work hard and defend their spot in the international competition!
…
In the afternoon, Pei Qian left the Shanghai high-speed rail station and took the subway to the venue of the IOI qualifiers.
Pei Qian decisively chose the latter between the opening ceremony of the GPL league and the IOI qualifiers.
The reason was very simple. It did not matter whether he watched the GPL league or not. The popularity would definitely not be low. Pei Qian wanted to see the situation of the IOI qualifiers. It would be best if he could confirm that FV Club would be eliminated. Then, he could watch the GPL competition in peace.
IOI's qualifiers this time were held in a recording studio on the top floor of a shopping mall in Shanghai. It was not very big and could only accommodate 600 viewers, but the location was very good.
Pei Qian walked out of the high-speed rail station in Shanghai and took a few subway stops.
The qualifiers had already started in the morning. Pei Qian had watched a few competitions on the high-speed rail. However, he had not played IOI much and did not know much about the heroes and skills inside. Thus, he was a little bored watching. He could only roughly tell that there was a gap in the strength of these teams.
The competition schedule was rather strange. A total of eight teams were divided into two groups. They would finish the group stage in the morning and afternoon respectively to decide on four teams. Then, one team would be eliminated through the 'best-of-five' elimination round tomorrow.
FV Club's competition was in the afternoon. They were in the same group as the veteran club, SUG.
The entire competition schedule was very full. Thus, the best outcome for Pei Qian would be to see FV Club eliminated this afternoon. Then, he could rest assured.
If he was lucky and entered the elimination stage, Pei Qian would book a hotel nearby and leave after watching the elimination competition tomorrow.
Of course, Pei Qian felt that the possibility of that happening was slim.
Pei Qian wore a black mask to cover his face in order to keep a low profile considering that there were more young people in Shanghai.
Jingzhou might have been called the 'E-Sports Capital' by netizens and attracted many young people, but it was still far from a first-tier city like Shanghai.
The shopping mall was filled with people. Many young people were chatting and laughing. The escalator upstairs was filled with people.
Pei Qian glanced at the escalator. There were more people on the escalator. He had no choice but to follow the crowd and take the escalator to the top floor.
"Eh, could these people be here to watch the IOI qualifiers? Long Yu Corporation's publicity work is not bad. "
"I was worried that the number of people on the live-stream platform was fake. Now, it looks like it won't be that big even if it's fake."
"Yes, this is a good sign! I hope I can divert more attention to the GPL! "
Pei Qian had already noticed in the morning that the live-stream of the IOI qualifiers on the various live-stream platforms was not low, but there were not many bullet screen comments. He was a little worried that the popularity was fake.
However, Pei Qian felt much more at ease seeing the fiery scene offline.
He hoped that Long Yu Corporation and Finger Games could take root in Shanghai and create another E-Sports Capital to compete with Jingzhou!
Pei Qian continued up. Many people were here to shop, so the number of people gradually decreased.
Pei Qian did not mind. He lowered his head and scrolled through his cell phone. Most people would probably go to the top floor anyway.
However, the crowd suddenly split up after going up a few floors!
About half of the people did not continue to take the escalator up but stayed on this floor.
Pei Qian was stunned for a moment. He suddenly felt that something was amiss.
He put away his cell phone and looked up. This was the seventh floor, and the recording studio where the IOI qualifiers were held should be on the ninth floor.
Pei Qian's expression froze when he took a closer look at where these people were going.
There was actually a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe here?
That's right, it was still the familiar Fish-Catching Internet Cafe logo. What's more, it was the model of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0's Live Esports Museum.
The big screen outside Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was exactly the same as the live-stream. It was the countdown to the opening battle of the GPL pre-season competition. The two teams were EK and H4, who were also the champion and runner-up of the previous international invitational tournament.
It could be said that the opening battle of the GPL pre-season competition was full.
The makeup photos of the ten members of both teams had been taken again. Huang Wang and Jiang Huan, as the core members of the two teams, posed handsomely. Their strong muscles under their uniforms could be vaguely seen.
Apart from the two of them, the other team members' figures had also changed significantly after training during this period of time. Their muscles had increased.
There was a huge empty space outside Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. Seats had already been placed, and most of the audience were already seated.
Pei Qian was a little confused.
It turned out that the reason he saw so many people when he went upstairs was not because of the popularity of the IOI qualifiers, but because of the popularity of the GPL!
More than half of the people were here to watch the competition at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe!
Speaking of which, why did a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe appear out of nowhere?
When did this happen?
A long time ago, after the success of the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 model, Pei Qian had already decided to let this industry grow. He would let Xiao Peng open a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe himself. He could open it anywhere as long as he made sure to spend the money he earned.
From the looks of it, this Fish-Catching Internet Cafe should be the result of Xiao Peng entering Shanghai.
Pei Qian was speechless.
Long Yu Corporation's Zhao Xuming really did not know how to choose a place!
Couldn't he have chosen a shopping mall without a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe? Why did he have to compete with GOG?
However, on further thought, Pei Qian immediately realized another possibility.
Zhao Xuming must have carefully chosen the venue for the IOI qualifiers. It could not be too big or too small. There were not many studios in Shanghai that met the requirements, and they were basically in big shopping malls.
If Xiao Peng wanted to open a Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 in Shanghai, he would definitely choose such a big shopping mall and a crowded place.
Thus … this collision seemed accidental, but to a certain extent, it was an inevitable result.
He could even imagine an even more terrifying possibility. Perhaps the most famous and largest shopping malls in Shanghai had already opened Fish-Catching Internet Cafes?
Pei Qian could not help but shiver, frightened by his own thoughts.
There were some things that he could not think about in detail. The more he thought about it, the more flustered he became.
Pei Qian decided to take a look at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe before heading to the IOI competition venue after taking a look at the time.
Pei Qian was stunned as soon as he walked in through the main entrance.
There seemed to be some subtle changes compared to the previous Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0!
The most eye-catching thing was that the entire internet cafe was hung with the team flags of the various teams, just like the GPL stadium. The team flags for the next competition would automatically light up.
The front desk was distributing all sorts of small support items and souvenirs for today's competition. The wall behind the front desk displayed the hero figurines, the team uniforms of the various teams, and some gadgets. Many people were asking for prices.
Compared to the original 3.0 model, the current model had a huge improvement in atmosphere.
That was because Xiao Peng might have said that this was part of Tengda's E-Sports strategy when Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 had just been born, but the GPL league had not even been seen at that time. The Live E-Sports Museum model was just an idea without any physical support.
However, the GPL league had been organized now, and the participating clubs had been finalized. Even the GDL and internet cafe competitions had been prepared. The renovation style of the venue, the team uniforms, the celebrity players, and other details had been perfected.
Thus, there were many materials that could be used to decorate Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0. It was no longer as monotonous as before.
The entire Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was obviously built according to a miniature GPL stadium. Be it the style or the various details, they were all aligned with the GPL venue. Even if the audience could not go to the GPL venue, they could still feel the atmosphere of the competition.
What's more, the players who participated in the internet cafe competition would be able to experience the feeling of playing offline competitions earlier. They would gain fans and fame in a small area, which would also help them go further on the arduous path of playing professionally.
Most of the people in the internet cafe were playing GOG. Some of them were drinking milk tea while waiting leisurely for the GPL competition to start.
Some of the people outside the internet cafe had come to watch the competition on purpose. Some of them might have been tired from shopping and wanted to take a break.
However, looking at the traffic and popularity outside the internet cafe, Pei Qian suddenly felt a little worried about the IOI qualifiers in the top-floor studio.
The atmosphere outside the internet cafe was very lively. A few young people seemed to be together and were talking loudly.
"I think that's IOI's competition venue upstairs. Do you want to take a look?"
"I'm not interested. I don't understand IOI. What's there to watch?"
"I took a look on my cell phone in the morning. The difference between the teams is too huge. Apart from the two or three strong teams, the rest are all rookies. There's no suspense. What's more, I don't even know the contestants. The competition is not exciting at all."
"It's more interesting to watch the DGE battle. Huang Wang versus Jiang Huan. I wonder how the standards of the two teams are after not competing for so long."
"If I have the chance, I should go to Jingzhou to take a look. I should have a better feeling."
"Indeed, it's more exciting to watch the competition with a group of people. It's already so lively watching the competition at the entrance of the internet cafe. What's so exciting about the venue? When I have the chance, I must go to Jingzhou to play for a few days. I'll take a photo at the entrance of the club and gank the professional players. Then, I'll go to the original hand-drawn GOG hero phone booth to punch in. Finally, I'll watch a few GOG competitions. Perfect! "
Many shopping malls in Shanghai also had shared phone booths for GOG heroes. However, the only flaw was that the heroes outside were not hand-drawn.
Thus, most players still felt that the hand-drawn heroes in Jingzhou were the authentic ones.
From the conversation of these young people, it could be seen that both the shared phone booths and Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 had objectively accelerated the spread of GOG's culture.
Many people were originally not very interested in the GPL competition. However, as long as they watched the competition with their other friends in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe 3.0 and experienced the excitement of watching the competition live, they would naturally want to make a trip to Jingzhou to buy a ticket to see what the GPL felt like.
Pei Qian walked around and left silently.
He had wanted to leave Jingzhou and come to Shanghai to relax and watch the competition. However, he did not expect to be suddenly attacked again!
That was too unbearable.
Pei Qian followed the crowd and the directions on the way to the IOI competition venue when he arrived at the top floor. He found a seat and sat down.
Pei Qian had already watched the live-stream of the IOI qualifiers in the morning. He was mentally prepared for the general appearance of the venue. However, he still felt that it was a little small when he arrived.
One had to know that the GPL venue was 12 meters tall and 4,500 square meters. It could accommodate 1,800 people at most, which was three times the size of this venue.
However, the director of the IOI qualifiers did not give a large number of cameras to the venue, perhaps because of the arrangement of the cameras and the switch in the live-stream. Thus, one could not see such a huge difference in the live-stream. That was good news.
Pei Qian was delayed by the time he sat down at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. Thus, the two commentators had already begun to warm up the venue by the time he sat down.
At the same time, the members of FV Club and SUG Club entered the venue and began to adjust the equipment.
The two commentators' professional quality was not bad. They could drive the atmosphere. After a simple opening speech and self-introduction, they briefly mentioned the situation of the morning's competition and confirmed that the other two veteran clubs had already advanced and entered tomorrow's elimination round.
After the afternoon group stage ended, the other two teams would enter the elimination round. One of the four teams would be eliminated, and the remaining three teams would participate in the international competition.
After warming up the venue, the two commentators' topic naturally shifted to the two sides of the competition.
"I really didn't expect the first competition in the afternoon to be the highlight. FV Club against the veteran team, SUG Club."
"Perhaps many viewers do not know much about FV Club and thought that this would be a one-sided battle. Actually, I thought that FV Club was the weakest team in this group. However, I realized that that was not the case after I obtained the list of participants. "
"The members of FV Club are all celebrity players from the IOI branches of the various clubs. They are all IDs that we are familiar with!"
"I don't know how long this team has been established and how they are doing, but just looking at this team's lineup, they are definitely worthy of being the IOI All-Star team that can be established in the country at the moment!"
"The first competition in the afternoon might be even better than the competition in the morning. Therefore, everyone who came to the venue in the afternoon, you've made a killing. The exciting competition is about to begin. Let's wait and see!"
The two commentators were filled with passion, obviously filled with anticipation for the next competition.
However, Pei Qian's eyes became blank after listening to the commentary. A question mark slowly floated above his head.
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All-Star team?
Powerful?
Was this describing FV Club?
Was this describing the bottom-tier team that I had invested in that only had three members?
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