December 16th, Friday …
Shanghai, Long Yu Corporation.
Zhao Xuming was busy checking on the recent work of IOI's operations and cooperation department in his office.
IOI's domestic qualifiers might have come to an end but Zhao Xuming's work was far from complete.
Long Yu Corporation still had to be responsible for cooperating with Dayak Corporation and Finger Games to continue the publicity work for the IOI World Competition and build momentum for the upcoming IOI World Competition.
Logically speaking, the international competition was a global competition. The promotional videos of the teams and players in various regions should be promoted and filmed by Finger Games in a unified manner. That way, they could ensure the consistency of the promotional materials and be related in content.
However, after Zhao Xuming and Chrétien discussed, they decided to let Long Yu Corporation film a promotional video for a domestic team first.
The goal was clear. It was to further increase the popularity of the IOI World Competition in the country.
The local server was in a depression due to the current situation of IOI's operation in the world. Thus, Finger Games placed more emphasis on domestic publicity.
Long Yu Corporation filming a promotional video first could spark discussion in the country and increase its popularity. At the same time, it would also reflect the importance that Finger Games placed on domestic players. It was beneficial and harmless in any way.
Holding the world finals was Finger Games' business. It was Long Yu Corporation's business to use the world finals to hype up IOI's popularity in the country through various methods.
Knock, knock, knock. There was a knock on the office door. The assistant pushed the door open and entered.
"Boss Zhao, the promotional video has been sent over. Would you like to take a look if you have the time?"
Zhao Xuming nodded and took the portable hard drive from his assistant. He began to play the 'local server promotional video' for the IOI World Competition on his computer.
The entire film was not long. It was less than three minutes.
The logos of Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation appeared on the screen first. Then, cool and dynamic BGM sounded and the main content of the promotional video began to play.
The promotional video this time was focused on the three teams that had advanced to the international competition. Basically, all the members had scenes.
There were only 15 people after all. There would not be much left if they cut the scenes.
The filming location was in Shanghai. About 30% of it was interior and 70% of it was exterior.
The interior was filmed in a small IOI-themed venue. The contestants were either standing or sitting. They posed in different poses and interacted with the IOI theme elements in the venue.
On the other hand, the outdoor scenes were shot in some well-known scenic spots in Shanghai, which maximized the geographical and cultural characteristics of Shanghai.
The movements of the contestants were all different. As the scenes changed, the narration of the contestants themselves was interspersed.
"Someone asked me, what is the meaning of the game?"
"I said, the meaning of a game is to persevere."
"The meaning of a game is to do your best and pursue victory."
"The meaning of the game is to break doubts and create impossible miracles."
"World Summit, here we come!"
In the final scene, the 15 members of the three teams advanced side by side, ascending the high platform in the stadium's interior. At the very top was a high throne.
Zhao Xuming watched the promotional video several times and nodded slightly. "Hmm, not bad."
"To be able to complete it in such a short time and with such a high Completion Rate, it's quite impressive."
The assistant smiled and said, "Of course. This time, we spent a lot of money to find the top shooting team in the country. You get what you pay for. The effect is absolutely guaranteed."
The filming of the promotional video this time was tight and the task was heavy.
From the end of the qualifiers to the filming and editing of the promotional video, only a week had passed. Fortunately, the filming team was strong enough. They worked overtime to capture the scenes, film, and edit the post-production. They rushed to complete it on time.
There was no other way. After all, the promotional video had to be completed as soon as possible and warmed up in advance. If the promotional video was only released after the international competition had begun, they would not be able to make it in time.
However, the promotional video itself was short. Many contestants only had two to three seconds of footage. Two to three hours of filming was enough, so the effect was not bad.
Zhao Xuming sighed. "We have to thank Tengda Corporation. They gave us a lot of inspiration when they filmed the promotional video for GOG's international invitational tournament."
The assistant nodded. "This is the benefit of holding a competition later. We can learn from the experience of our predecessors. What's more, we used the same filming team from Tengda Corporation's international competition. The quality will definitely not be bad. We will definitely not lose face! "
Zhao Xuming asked, "Did Tengda not find this team to film a new promotional video? The GPL's preseason competition is almost over. The Spring Competition is about to begin. Logically speaking, the promotional video should be out soon. "
The assistant shook his head. "I've also asked the person-in-charge of the filming team indirectly. He said that he has not received any news yet."
"There might be two possibilities. The first is that Tengda's promotional video for the Spring Competition has not started filming yet. They are not in a hurry. After all, there is still some time before the Spring Competition begins. The second is that Tengda has found another filming team. However, the other filming teams are unlikely to be better than the one we have found so far. "
Zhao Xuming nodded, feeling much more at ease. "That's good."
Zhao Xuming had unconsciously targeted all his work against Tengda ever since he started preparing for the publicity for the IOI World Competition.
This included the IOI World Competition's' domestic special 'promotional video. They had also hired the same filming team as Tengda GOG's international invitational tournament. They had used similar filming techniques. What's more, they had surpassed them in terms of costumes, makeup, interior design, and so on.
Zhao Xuming felt that the biggest advantage they had was their geographical location.
The filming was carried out in Shanghai this time. Shanghai had many more landmarks and historical sites than Jingzhou. Once the film was filmed, it would have a strong local Chinese atmosphere. It would be able to resonate with gamers.
What's more, the promotional video for GOG's international invitational tournament was not bad. Zhao Xuming could learn from it.
The interior design, the interaction between the players and the game elements, the style of the transition, and so on were all very inspiring. The quality of the promotional video would not lose to GOG's international invitational promotional video just by copying it.
Zhao Xuming knew very well that there was only one standard for filming the promotional video: to beat Tengda.
As long as he could beat Tengda, he would have a satisfactory explanation to both Finger Games and IOI's gamers.
He had spent a huge sum of money to set up the interior and hire a filming team. Finally, he had paid off.
Zhao Xuming was pleased with himself as he watched the promotional video twice.
"It's a pity that the lines are a little awkward," Zhao Xuming said.
The assistant nodded. "Yes, a little, but there's nothing we can do about it."
"The filming team does not know enough about IOI. In order to ensure that the theme of the promotional video does not deviate, we have to write our own lines. The contestants are not professional voice actors. It's very difficult to find a suitable voice and tone from them. We can only choose a general from a dwarf. It would be a little awkward to some extent. "
"However, there are pros and cons to retaining the contestants' original voices. The effect is still acceptable at the moment."
Zhao Xuming continued, "Why are there so many shots of the people from FV Club? What's more, they're so handsome? The other two clubs feel much worse. "
He was instinctively unhappy.
Now, the entire world knew that FV Club was a club that Boss Pei had invested in. It was a complete competitor with GOG. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were spies.
FV Club had won the qualifiers and obtained the number one seeded spot in the international competition. That was already a slap in the face. In the end, they were still the absolute C in the promotional video. The other two teams had completely become a foil. That made Zhao Xuming instinctively unhappy.
The assistant was also very helpless. "Boss Zhao, there's nothing we can do."
"The players of FV Club have a good image and temperament. Compared to the internet addicts of the other teams, they are like models. They are more handsome than the other two teams. The filming team has to give them more shots in order to ensure the best filming effect. "
"What's more, FV is the number one seed in our competition zone no matter what. If we don't stand in the C position, others would definitely say that we are petty and suppressing FV Club. This matter doesn't sound good. "
Zhao Xuming nodded helplessly. "Alright."
He could only blame the other two teams for not living up to expectations. If they had fought a little harder and snatched the first seeded spot, wouldn't they be standing in the middle?
Zhao Xuming watched the promotional video twice more. The more he looked at the members of FV Club, the more he disliked them.
However, he did not have a better solution. He could only reluctantly say, "Alright, let's choose a suitable time to release this promotional video."
"After it's released, buy some popularity on the internet. Don't make the scene too ugly. At the very least, it can't be less popular than GOG's international invitational promotional video."
The assistant nodded. "You don't have to worry about that. I'll definitely do it!"
He was about to leave when Zhao Xuming stopped him.
"Wait a minute. There's also the preparation for the international competition. What's the current situation? "Zhao Xuming asked.
The assistant answered, "According to the previous arrangements, the world server has been updated with a new version. The foreign clubs are already training with the new version."
"As for our local server, it might be a week later than overseas. That means we will only be able to update the version next Monday or so. However, the current players of the club are all playing ranking and mock competitions on the world server. It won't have much impact. "
Zhao Xuming was deep in thought.
Finger Games wanted to use the new version to compete in the international competition. This was already confirmed news. All the major clubs knew about it.
It was understandable that Chrétien wanted to use the international competition to show the style of IOI's new version to the global players and increase the viewing value of the IOI World Competition. However, he definitely had to update the version in advance so that players could familiarize themselves with it and let the teams train in the new version's environment.
The teams would definitely be more or less dissatisfied. After all, the changes in the new version were not small. It would be a test of the team's learning ability and adjustment ability to adapt to these changes in such a short period of time. It would also test the team's ability to train heroes.
However, considering that all the teams had to practice and learn, everyone was starting from zero, so it wasn't particularly unfair. As a result, the majority of the teams only complained verbally and didn't protest too intensely.
Zhao Xuming pondered for a moment and asked, "Is the training of the foreign teams better than the domestic teams?"
The assistant nodded. "Of course, Boss Zhao."
"The foreign teams are all playing in the world server. There is no delay and they can communicate with their teammates. The Rank environment is better than the local server. What's more, the veteran E-Sports Clubs in Europe and America are connected to each other. They can frequently arrange mock competitions. Many teams will train together and naturally improve quickly. "
"There are only three teams in our country. Those two clubs are not on good terms with FV Club. It's difficult to achieve good results no matter how they train."
Zhao Xuming nodded. After some consideration, he said, "How about this? Contact Finger Games. I'm going to arrange for the players to go to Los Angeles in advance!"
The assistant was stunned. "Go in advance?"
Zhao Xuming: "That's right, go in advance. On one hand, it's to adapt to the living environment there in advance so that they won't be acclimatized. On the other hand, they can train in the low-latency environment of the world server. They can also arrange mock competitions with the veteran clubs in Europe and America. That can improve their results. "
"We might not be able to win against Europe and America and win the championship, but it's still good to sharpen our guns at the last minute. We'll lose face if we lose too badly."
"As for the expenses, it's nothing more than paying more for food and accommodation. We'll reimburse the club for this bit of money. Tell them to train hard and fight well. Don't embarrass Long Yu Corporation!"
The assistant quickly nodded. "Alright, Boss Zhao. That's a good idea! I'll communicate with Finger Games now and book the plane tickets and accommodation in advance! "
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