Li Xianghe finally realized that this so-called communication group was actually a monologue by Blizzard, and the few people who had the right to speak were all loyal followers of Blizzard.
And the reasons for this were very sufficient. Because only 10 people could be on the microphone at the same time in the group, you couldn't break through the system's limitations. Therefore, Li Xianghe could only grit his teeth and watch Alan Adhan spend 20 minutes constantly shifting blame, pushing all the crimes onto himself, as if Blizzard were an innocent little white flower.
Moreover, the people who had the right to speak were all playing the straight man below. In the end, the WCg organizing committee had become the most malicious cancer in the industry, and everyone was almost reaching a consensus to completely eradicate this WCg cancer.
"Mr. Alan Adhan, we will always stand with you!" A sycophant's statement made Li Xianghe roll his eyes, but in the next second, he heard this sycophant continue, "But our club must also survive, and we must also achieve results to attract audiences and fans!"
"Currently, WCg is indeed our biggest stage. Our club has finally obtained three opportunities to participate in WCg and showcase ourselves to the audience worldwide. But now this opportunity to participate in the competition is gone, and we are also very hurt. Do you think Blizzard has a way to help us solve these problems?"
Although he had just called this club a sycophant, in the next second, Li Xianghe wished he could kiss the other person and exclaim that this was a true ally.
"Wait, the people who can speak on the microphone are actually Blizzard's own people. But even Blizzard's own people can't help but raise such doubts. This shows that all clubs cannot tolerate Blizzard's atrocities, even their closest sycophants!" Li Xianghe was excited about his discovery.
But soon, Li Xianghe found that he seemed to have thought wrong.
Upon hearing this sudden doubt, Alan Adhan showed no panic, no anger, let alone shame or helplessness. Instead, he said very confidently and proudly, "Everyone, please rest assured, we have come up with a complete set of solutions to ensure that you can continue to proceed with your competitions smoothly!"
This statement caused waves in the previously calm group, and then lines of text began to scroll through the group.
It was at this moment that Li Xianghe realized that it didn't matter if he couldn't speak on the microphone; one could still express their attitude by typing in the group.
It's just that all the clubs had been silent before, so Li Xianghe didn't know about the typing function. After all, it was Li Xianghe's first time using oo's group video function, so it was normal to make mistakes!
Of course, Li Xianghe didn't know that the entire group had actually been in a state of group mute. Except for the group administrators, other club representatives could not type and could only passively listen to the speeches of Blizzard's people.
Only now did Blizzard suddenly lift the mute and propose such a crucial issue, causing all the clubs to erupt and inquire via text about how to proceed with the competition smoothly!
After all, Blizzard had already made the competition public.
"Everyone, don't be rigid. WCg is absolutely forbidden to participate, but we haven't prohibited you from participating in other competitions. For example, the Jiangnan Cup World Electronic Sports Games, which is also being held in China, is a competition that we, Blizzard, officially highly support. The goal is to become the ultimate global event in the entire electronic sports industry in the future, surpassing WCg. I think everyone can directly participate in the Jiangnan Cup."
"Bastard!" Hearing Alan Adhan's move like a hidden dagger, Li Xianghe angrily threw the microphone in his hand away. However, the club representatives in the group were clearly not as angry as Li Xianghe.
When they were struggling with the WCg issue, a competition that might replace WCg suddenly appeared, which was indeed the best option they could accept.
However, everyone still had many questions, and they all flooded the group to ask.
"Everyone, don't be anxious. I have specifically invited the President of the Jiangnan Cup Organizing Committee and the President of the International Electronic Sports Federation, Ms. Leng Zhimeng, to answer your questions. Everyone, please welcome her!"
After Alan Adhan finished speaking, he pulled an account with the Chinese name Leng Zhimeng onto the microphone, and then a clear female voice said crisply in fluent Chinese, "Hello everyone, I am Leng Zhimeng. Many of you know me, so I won't waste time and will get straight to the point. What can the Jiangnan Cup give you!"
It is worth mentioning that while Leng Zhimeng was speaking, someone translated her words into various languages throughout the process and directly turned them into text and posted them in the group chat.
Of course, at this time, the entire group entered a state of group mute again, and only Leng Zhimeng's subordinates could be seen constantly translating Leng Zhimeng's words into a total of four different languages.
"I am a very direct person, so I will be blunt. The first thing, and the most important thing, that we can give you is money!" Leng Zhimeng said very frankly. "Let's not talk about the previous WCg. You all know that food, accommodation, and airfare are not covered. All expenses need to be borne by the clubs themselves."
"But what can we get if we participate in the competition?"
"Yes, there are prizes, but only the top three get prizes. And the prize for a gold medal in one event is only a meager 20,000 US dollars, the second place gets 5,000 US dollars, and the third place is even more pitiful, 1,000 US dollars, which can't even cover food, accommodation, and travel expenses."
"Of course, I know that in your hearts, winning a ranking in WCg and gaining your own honor is the most important thing. But, can most people really achieve honor? No, only the champion can gain honor. Audiences won't remember who was the runner-up. This is the cruel truth."
"In this situation, we believe that gaining sufficient commercial benefits is the most valuable thing you can get, and this is what we can provide you with!"
"Here, I solemnly announce to everyone that any club and player who receives an invitation to participate in the Jiangnan Cup will have their airfare and transportation expenses fully reimbursed by the organizing committee, and will be provided with free accommodation and catering services for players and relevant club personnel. In principle, each player can be accompanied by a professional staff member from the club."
"Secondly, as long as you participate in the Jiangnan Cup, you will be eligible to receive prize money from the Jiangnan Cup. In fact, I have always greatly admired the NBA's prize money distribution method, which is that everyone gets something. It's not that only the champion gets all the prize money, but even the last place in the division can receive the corresponding competition prize money."
"Only in this way can we help more clubs survive, provide them with stable living space, and also allow the entire league to develop more healthily. This is what the Jiangnan Cup intends to do."
"Here, I can frankly announce the prize money for our Jiangnan Cup. First, for the gold medals in each event, players or clubs who win gold medals in all events can receive a prize of 500,000 US dollars."
"Players and clubs that win the runner-up can receive a prize of 200,000 US dollars, and the third-place players can receive a prize of 100,000 US dollars. All players who reach the top 8 can receive a prize of 50,000 US dollars, players who enter the semifinals can receive a prize of 30,000 US dollars, and even players who just enter the Jiangnan Cup and participate in the preliminaries can receive a prize of 10,000 US dollars!"
Leng Zhimeng's words made all the clubs' breathing become extremely rapid. Although Leng Zhimeng's speech was very aggressive, they liked this kind of aggressiveness. Some clubs directly expressed their intention to participate in the Jiangnan Cup competition.
"Okay, now I can answer some of your questions. Clubs that want to ask questions can get a chance to ask by grabbing the microphone. One microphone will be opened at a time for grabbing, three, two, one... Start!" Unlike Alan Adhan who kept his microphone empty, Leng Zhimeng was still very kind and gave the clubs opportunities to ask questions.
So the first opportunity was seized by a club from the United States. "Miss Leng, our Steel Wolves Club is very willing to participate in the Jiangnan Cup. How should we register and get an invitation to the Jiangnan Cup? After all, according to the information we received, there is only one week left before the official start of the Jiangnan Cup. Do we really have a chance to participate in the first Jiangnan Cup?"
"Don't worry, any club that can come to this oo group will receive an invitation to the Jiangnan Cup!" Leng Zhimeng smiled slightly and then said something that left everyone speechless.
"I'm not afraid of you laughing. The invitation letters for our Jiangnan Cup will be sent out tonight. And the target players for sending out invitation letters are actually the WCg competition players. To be honest, I am holding the WCg participant list in one hand and sending out invitation letters to everyone with the other. As long as your club or professional player participates in a WCg competition and qualifies, you will receive the corresponding Jiangnan Cup invitation letter."
"In other words, as long as you are willing to give up participating in WCg, you can immediately join the ranks of the Jiangnan Cup!"
"By the way, the Jiangnan Cup and WCg are held at the same time, in the same city, and according to the same schedule, so you don't have to worry about the transition issues. You can seamlessly transfer to the Jiangnan Cup preparation schedule!"
"Of course, we absolutely do not accept playing both sides. You can only choose one of the Jiangnan Cup and WCg to participate in. Please consider carefully!"