In fact, it was easy to understand why these gamers were cursing.
Most of the audience who could persevere until now had woken up at 3 AM due to the time difference. In the end, they had worked hard to cultivate for a few hours only to see such an outcome. It would be hard for anyone to accept it.
Today's competition could be said to be a repeat of the first day of the group stage.
One team lost like they had diarrhea, and the other team lost like they had constipation.
The first team was still alright. At least they were eliminated cleanly. In the end, they were eliminated 1-3. Fortunately, they did not lose their heads and retained their last bit of face. The second team was more awkward. They had persevered until the overtime life-and-death battle. If they won, they would be able to advance. Both sides had wins and losses in the competition. It looked like they had a high chance, but they were still lacking in the end.
The slightest mistake was a thousand miles off.
Was it hopeless that made the audience angrier? Or was it giving the audience a lot of hope, but in the end, it was ruthlessly taken away to make the audience angrier?
It was hard to say.
However, there was no doubt that the audience had to vent their anger.
These two clubs apologized to the players on Weibo the moment they were eliminated. However, it was useless. The angry players directly occupied all the trending comments on Weibo. What's more, someone had already planned a route for them to swim back.
Pei Qian seemed to have seen the grand occasion online after FV Club was defeated by 3: 0 in the top eight.
These two clubs might have lost, but they were not the first seed. They did not represent the highest level of IOI in the country.
Thus, even though they were scolded, they would probably only be scolded for a week.
The audience's anger would definitely be focused on FV Club after the first seed was defeated by 3: 0 in the top eight next weekend. At that time, it would definitely be ten times worse than now.
Pei Qian was looking forward to it.
At that moment, FV Club posted on Weibo.
Wu Yue did not forget Boss Pei's request. He was working hard at all times!
The new Weibo content this time was: "My teammates and I". Then, the picture on Weibo was of a person walking out with a large black trash bag in each hand, walking towards the trash can in the distance.
The logo of FV Club was on this person's head, and the two large trash bags were the logos of the other two clubs.
Pei Qian could not help but give a thumbs up when he saw this Weibo post.
Well done!
This Wu Yue really did exactly as I said. This hatred is really great!
The two clubs in the country had only been eliminated for less than ten minutes. The audience who had stayed up late to watch the competition had nowhere to vent their anger. FV Club's Weibo post was the perfect place for them to vent their anger!
Sure enough, the number of comments under this Weibo post was increasing rapidly.
"Good job! Those two teams were trash! That's what I'm thinking! "
"Well done, I suggest you increase the intensity!"
"FV, you guys have to train well. I won't scold you guys after five rounds of the top eight."
"Why are you still doing this? Have you trained the strong heroes in this version? Is the secret weapon ready? Did you pay attention to the mental state of the team members? You guys are the only ones left. If you guys get a 3: 0 score, you guys will be finished! "
"Can you work harder and win a small match?"
"You guys really know how to kick someone when they're down. Look at how happy you guys are when your brother's team gets eliminated. Let's put it this way. No matter which foreign team they draw, they'll still lose 3: 0! The higher you jump now, the harder you'll be scolded in the future. Just you wait! "
The two groups of people danced and fought under FV Club's Weibo post.
The fans who were angry at the other two clubs for not competing felt that FV Club had done a good job scolding them and found an outlet to vent their emotions. The fans of the other two clubs, on the other hand, had their hearts shattered. Their hatred for FV Club exploded once again.
Some people hoped that FV would win, while others hoped that FV would lose. Players with different stances were attracted over. This Weibo post once again attracted a lot of attention.
Pei Qian was very satisfied with this.
The higher they were praised, the worse they would fall. The more traffic they had now, the more severe the backlash would be if they lost the competition in the future!
At that thought, Pei Qian sent a message to Wu Yue. "The new work is not bad. Increase your efforts!"
…
At the same time, in Los Angeles, IOI's global finals.
Zhao Xuming was scrolling through his cell phone below the stage, fuming.
"Is this FV Club crazy?"
"Don't they think about how ugly it would be if they lost the competition and got 3: 0?"
"They're not leaving themselves a way out at all?"
"They're just trying to be eloquent. In the end, they made everyone lose face. Are they crazy?!"
Zhao Xuming was so angry that he had nowhere to vent his anger.
At that moment, all the group stages had ended. The first place of each group had advanced. The first place of the four groups and the four first seeded teams would draw lots again to determine the schedule of the top eight.
The current situation was a double blow to Zhao Xuming.
His ideal script was for at least one domestic team to make it out of the group stages. If they were lucky enough to draw lots, they would be able to meet FV Club. The domestic team would be able to secure a spot in the top four. That way, they would be able to save face.
In the end, both teams in the group stages were eliminated. Naturally, FV Club, the soft persimmon, would benefit others!
Wasn't it obvious why FV was a soft persimmon?
Long Yu Corporation was completely letting FV Club go. They did not play high-end Rank nor did they arrange mock competitions with any European or American teams. Their playing style was still stuck in the previous version. Wasn't that a waste?
So what if they had been training with SUG? SUG was also a rookie. The more they trained, the worse they would become.
At that time, FV would also be defeated cleanly by 3: 0. That scene would be too ugly.
What made Zhao Xuming and Finger Games suffer even more was that other than the domestic teams, there was also an unexpected situation!
The other two teams were also fighting very intensely. What's more, they were fighting to the point of life and death. The audience enjoyed watching very much, and the discussion online was also very high. In short, everything was very beautiful.
The only bad thing was that it was an upset!
A veteran club that had been forcefully terminated by Finger Games was actually eliminated! On the other hand, the other team that no one thought highly of and did not arrange for a forced termination entered the top eight.
In the end, Zhao Xuming counted carefully. There was actually one team among the eight teams with GOG's logo on their uniform!
FV Club's uniform did not have GOG's logo, but the problem was that everyone knew that this was a club that Boss Pei had invested in. It did not matter whether there was a logo or not.
That was very depressing.
The difference between 0 and 1 was the difference between nothing and something. This was not a very serious matter, but it was a pain in the ass.
Thus, the more Zhao Xuming looked at the draw for the top eight, the angrier he became.
At such a critical juncture, FV Club did a few good things in a row. They mocked the two domestic teams and all the foreign teams in the top eight, highlighting their firepower.
Zhao Xuming was even angrier.
The key was that mocking the domestic team made Zhao Xuming feel very embarrassed!
To the official platform, they definitely could not step on the team even though they had lost. This would affect the official platform, the entire competition zone, and even the image of this game in the hearts of players.
No matter how bad they played, the official platform had to feel sorry for them and encourage them. They had to save face.
Thus, when Long Yu Corporation officially released the press release, the main content would definitely be: The two teams had gone through hard training and made many attempts and changes in the competition. However, they could not achieve good results because of the understanding of the version, weak foundation, and other objective reasons. They hoped to adjust their state and work harder. They also hoped that gamers would support and encourage them, and so on.
However, FV Club jumping out to mock them meant that they were going against the official platform. The situation was not good to look at.
What's more, Zhao Xuming had brought these two teams to Los Angeles to train in advance with Long Yu Corporation's money. It would not be easy for Zhao Xuming to explain to the upper echelons of Long Yu Corporation after spending money without any results.
No matter how he thought about it, he felt that he had suffered a huge loss!
Zhao Xuming could not help but frown. He seriously thought about what he should do to turn the situation around.
Suddenly, he looked up and saw the results of the draw on the big screen. His eyes lit up.
Got it!
The rules of the draw were that the four first seeds would draw the first place of the four teams. Whoever drew would be the winner. There were no rules like avoiding in the same competition zone.
On the other hand, FV Club happened to draw the European club that had killed the domestic team!
On the other hand, the veteran team, FRY Club, had drawn the American club that had defeated another domestic team in a life-and-death match after a tough battle.
Based on their current strength, these two top eight matches would be one-sided. It would not be fun to watch.
However, to Zhao Xuming, this group provided him with a precious opportunity to control public opinion.
Zhao Xuming's assistant was sitting next to him, also paying attention to the feedback on the internet.
The difference was that Zhao Xuming was mainly focused on domestic players, while his assistant was mainly focused on the comments of foreign players on Twitter.
"Boss Zhao, the picture of FV Club has gone viral on Twitter."
"Many people are already spamming 'cn
What's more, there are people using that picture to create it again. The target of mockery has risen to all the domestic IOI teams … "
"What should we do?"
Zhao Xuming took the cell phone from his assistant.
The picture of FV Club's' My Teammates and I 'was posted on Weibo and Twitter at the same time. At the same time, it gained a lot of popularity.
However, the feedback of domestic and foreign players was different. Domestic players were divided into two factions. Some of them were scolding the two clubs, while others were scolding FV. On the other hand, the attitude of foreign players was more unified. They were all mocking them.
Many foreign players were spamming 'cn' under this tweet.
It meant that the level of IOI in the country was too trashy. It was simply the level of a rookie.
On the other hand, the highest picture was a second creation of the previous picture. The original picture was of a man carrying two big bags of trash towards the trash can. This picture was of a man plunging into the trash can like an upside-down onion, and the two big bags of trash were thrown to the side.
The meaning was clear: FV Club, stop mocking other clubs. You're trash yourself!
It was normal for such public opinion to appear. After all, from the results of the group stages, two domestic teams had been eliminated, and only the first seeded team was left trembling in fear. On the other hand, the teams from the two European and American divisions had successfully advanced from the group stage and met with the first seeded team in the top eight. They were showing signs of sandwiching the remaining FV.
Most foreigners were the kind of people who would mock them if they won. Now, many people felt that victory was already in their grasp. It was not surprising for such comments to appear.
Zhao Xuming remained silent for a moment and sighed helplessly. "Sigh, what can we do? E-Sports still depends on one's strength. If their team wins, there's nothing we can do even if they mock us. "
"We had a bad hand from the beginning. We can't win no matter what. There's nothing we can do. However, we still have to work hard to play our cards well and lose as little as possible. "
The assistant nodded. "What should we do then?"
Zhao Xuming pondered for a moment and said, "Popularity, traffic, and speaking rights!"
"We can't count on FV Club now that the two domestic teams that we have high hopes for have been eliminated. Thus, it's impossible to rely on their results to hype up."
"It would not be good news for us if FV Club obtains good results. Of course, the probability of that happening is very low to begin with …"
The assistant nodded and immediately understood Zhao Xuming's words.
Everyone knew that FV Club was Boss Pei's club. Now that the two domestic teams had been eliminated in the group stages, players would think that it was' Boss Pei's success' and not 'Long Yu Corporation's success' if FV Club won the top eight.
On the other hand, if FV Club lost, Long Yu Corporation would still be the first to be scolded, but at least it would not create popularity for Boss Pei.
Zhao Xuming's idea was to not think about being scolded for the time being. He would think of a way to focus his attention on IOI's local server and Long Yu Corporation!
Zhao Xuming explained, "The GPL's Spring Competition is about to begin next week. This is a very sensitive time. That's because the top eight competition will begin next week. "
"There's a high chance that FV Club will be beaten up 3: 0 on the same day."
"The most disadvantageous thing for us now is that the failure of domestic teams in the IOI World Finals would greatly extinguish the enthusiasm of IOI's local server players. It would affect their sense of belonging and pride in this competition zone."
"There will definitely be many people who will turn to watch GPL and play GOG. That's unacceptable to us! "
"Therefore, we have to plan ahead and think of a way to protect these players."
"We have to publicize that IOI is played by many people overseas and is the most popular game in the world at the moment. On the other hand, GOG might be doing well, but only domestic players are playing it. It doesn't have much popularity overseas."
"What's more, we can produce a lot of evidence to support it."
"For example, IOI's global finals were held in a large stadium with 20,000 people in Los Angeles, while GOG was only held in a recording studio in Jingzhou. Another example is that the domestic teams in IOI's global finals were eliminated miserably, while GOG's domestic teams took the top three. This means that there are many foreign players playing IOI, and their competitive standards are higher than GOG's."
"If you want to connect with the world and experience the most competitive game, you have to look at IOI."
"That way, many players would feel that GOG players are in a 'frog in the well' state. GOG's international invitational tournament can take the top three only because foreigners do not play it. IOI is the game that receives the most attention in the world. They should have a sense of superiority when playing it …"
"It might be a spiritual victory, but it should be able to have a certain effect. The netizens on both sides fighting is also a form of popularity. It's better than no one caring about it."
"This is the only way to snatch traffic from the opening battle of the GPL's Spring Competition. It's the only way."
The assistant could not help but give a thumbs up. "Boss Zhao, you're really amazing to be able to think of such a solution in such an extremely passive situation!"
Zhao Xuming's move was actually distorting the truth.
Countless people had already popularized science online that GOG's current overseas market share was not low. It was basically on par with IOI in the PC field, and it was even better in the mobile game field.
However, many people would still have the illusion that a 'foreign monk knows how to recite scriptures'.
In many people's hearts, foreign games were good, and domestic games were counterfeits. Since IOI was a foreign game, it must be better than GOG.
Thus, even though GOG was more localized, its style was more in line with the aesthetics of the people, and its gameplay was more suitable for most ordinary players, there would still be people who felt that it was not as good as IOI, the 'foreign monk'.
This concept had always existed. What Zhao Xuming wanted to do was to spread the news online and strengthen this inherent stereotype. He wanted to deliberately create a feeling that IOI players were more noble than GOG players.
That way, the nature of IOI teams being beaten up overseas and GOG beating up domestic teams would completely change.
The former was because IOI was an international competition, and domestic standards were indeed not good enough. It was a challenger's attitude, and it was normal for them to lose. The latter was because GOG was a domestic club entertaining itself. It did not mean anything even if they beat up foreign teams.
In an instant, he had turned the tables and turned the public opinion against him!
Of course, there was a distortion of the truth in this argument.
However, similar words were very common in business competition. It was understandable that everyone would choose to say things that were beneficial to them.
The assistant immediately made arrangements according to Zhao Xuming's instructions.
…
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January 2nd, Monday …
Pei Qian was revising in the self-study room.
He had many places to revise, such as Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, his own home, the company office, and so on. However, after trying all of them, he realized that the self-study room was the most efficient.
He had to admit that sometimes, the environment was very important if he wanted to focus on something. Self-control alone was not enough.
This week was officially the exam week, especially for the closed-book exams. Pei Qian felt a lot of pressure and could only make use of the time to sharpen his spear.
Halfway through, Pei Qian habitually took his cell phone and browsed the forum.
It was just a subconscious action at first, but he did not expect to gain something unexpected!
In the various forums, there were still endless curses about the IOI World Competition. There was still no sign of it stopping after an entire day. That was enough to show how angry gamers were.
However, what surprised Pei Qian was that the direction of public opinion seemed to have changed subtly!
It could be seen clearly from the titles of some popular posts on the forum.
In a post called 'Domestic E-Sports Started Late, Has Weak Foundation, and Has to Continue to Work Hard', the original poster explained in detail some objective reasons for IOI's defeat in the World Competition.
For example, the IOI branches of the various clubs had basically suffered the impact of GOG. There was a change in personnel. At the same time, many players could not maintain their condition due to the lack of mock competitions, and so on.
Similar problems existed objectively. There were always many reasons to look for them.
However, that was not the main point.
Someone in the post refuted the point of view of the post. "Why does IOI represent domestic E-Sports? GOG's international invitational tournament only happened a few months ago. Didn't they just beat foreign teams? Why doesn't GOG have this problem? "
In the end, this reply was exactly what the original poster wanted.
"Is there any point in discussing the results of a game that only our countrymen are playing and has a low reputation in the world? At the moment, foreign countries are playing IOI, and foreign clubs are also mainly using IOI. What does GOG's dominance mean? "
Someone immediately retorted, saying that those veteran foreign clubs also had GOG branches and had participated in GOG's international invitational tournament. They just could not beat them. Otherwise, why wouldn't they come and take the prize money?
However, the original poster still had an excuse.
"These veteran clubs set up GOG branches only because Tengda gave them money. I heard that they gave them high sponsorship fees. They played with you for the sake of money. To put it bluntly, GOG organized this invitational tournament to pay foreign teams to be sandbags to satisfy the vanity of our countrymen. Do you really think that this is the true competitive level of domestic and foreign teams? "
Both sides insisted on their own arguments and quarreled.
Obviously, the original poster's argument was still deceptive to many people who did not know the truth. Coupled with the fake reviewers adding fuel to the fire, the debate between both sides was very intense.
Many GOG players also put in a lot of effort to popularize science, telling everyone that GOG's market share overseas was also very high and was not much different from IOI's, but the results were very little.
That was because IOI's diehard gamers and fake reviewers were not there to discuss rationally. No matter what GOG's gamers retorted, they would only keep on saying things like 'entertaining themselves' and 'spending money to find a foreigner to accompany them in their studies'.
Repeating it over and over would only reinforce the stereotype and cause a fight on the internet. The truth was not important. Most people only needed to repeatedly emphasize a fixed label. Even if the label was low-class and brainless, as long as it was emphasized enough, someone would remember it.
The so-called 'discussion' online was often the same as shrews cursing in the streets. It was not a competition of reason, but who had a louder voice.
Obviously, this group of people was well aware of the rules of online bickering. They achieved excellent results with very few people.
Many GOG players were very angry, but Pei Qian felt very happy.
Alright, it looked like Long Yu Corporation was not incompetent. It was finally working!
Long Yu Corporation's performance in the IOI domestic qualifiers had been too poor. Pei Qian had only gone to watch the competition live and did not do anything. Long Yu Corporation had collapsed without a fight. That had really disappointed Pei Qian.
However, Long Yu Corporation was finally struggling now!
Pei Qian expressed his gratification and hoped that he could increase his efforts!
As long as they continued to criticize them, FV Team would be abused in the top eight this weekend. The fake reviewers would definitely be able to affect the popularity of the GPL Spring Competition if the GPL Competition started this weekend and the fake reviewers would be able to 'entertain themselves'!
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