Chapter 189 Omission

Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

It seemed that Lin Wan had become much more confident after taking over the international server of GOG.

But then again, Lin Wan was declaring war on IOI, so…

Why hadn't there been any news about Eric's IOI national server?

During the previous meeting, he heard that Eric's IOI national server had failed twice in a row. First, he looked for internet cafes, then live-streaming platforms and clubs, but all failed. He had already shifted his strategic focus to cooperating with peripheral manufacturers to poach players from other games.

Pei Qian was very happy at the time and immediately told the people from GOG to follow up and piggyback on it.

But after that, he was busy with "Struggle" and forgot about it. So far, no one from Shang Yang Games had reported on the battle situation, and there didn't seem to be any major news about IOI online.

Pei Qian suddenly became a little worried about Eric.

Brother, you didn't just leave quietly, did you?

How much I look forward to you coming to Tengda Headquarters again one day, and then arrogantly demanding to see me, which would mean that IOI is getting better again, and I can continue to burn money with you!

However, Pei Qian searched online for news about IOI's national server and found that apart from a few insignificant advertisements for manufacturer cooperation, there was really no exciting news.

There were a few posts discussing whether IOI had already cooled down in the national server.

Compared to GOG's current popularity, it was simply unbearable to witness.

For some reason, Pei Qian suddenly felt a sense of pity. He thought of a senior executive of a multinational corporation traveling a long distance to China, originally thinking that he would break through the darkness and show off his skills, but only to find out that IOI, which was a great success overseas, couldn't be promoted here no matter how hard he tried...

And overseas, it was still being constantly eaten away by GOG.

Miserable.

Too miserable.

But then he thought of the tens of millions of dollars that the other party had forced on him, and Pei Qian put away this feeling of pity.

Never mind, Dayak Corporation is a multinational company with deep pockets. How could they be discouraged by such a small matter?

Yes, he had to believe in their financial strength.

He should just watch the competition.

Tengda Games and Shang Yang Games each had experience in organizing competitions before, and this time they had found some experienced e-sports media to cooperate with, so the preparations in all aspects were more complete.

How the large-scale event would feel for the audience and whether it could be carried out smoothly, in addition to hardware strengths such as equipment, network, and on-site scheduling, there was also a crucial point: various details.

For example:

Promotional videos must be filmed for each club and player for warm-up;

Players must be taught competition etiquette. After the match, the winning side must take the initiative to shake hands with the losing side, and bow to the audience in the center of the stage;

Hosts must be arranged to conduct post-match interviews, and there was also a dedicated interview seat on the side of the stage for English interviews, specifically for overseas live streams;

Players' mice and keyboards would be sent for inspection in advance to ensure there were no tricks, and two sets of the same model peripherals would be prepared to prevent temporary malfunctions;

Contingency plans must be prepared in advance for various possible emergencies. For example, the director should notify the commentators of the reason for the pause as soon as possible, and the commentators would be responsible for explaining to all the audience, while also avoiding dead air. Of course, it was best to avoid pauses as much as possible.

Soon, the competition officially began.

The opening was a warm-up video, accompanied by intense BGM, with landmark buildings in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities flashing by, and finally settling on the Jingzhou and Yuanda Tiandi competition venues.

Then there was a 10-second countdown, with the entire audience counting down together. In the cheers after "one," electrifying music swept the entire venue!

On the screen, a huge beam of light descended from the sky, shining on the huge silver cube treasure chest below. The treasure chest suddenly cracked, and light scattered from the cracks, turning into the Valley of the Gods, the GOG game map.

An exquisite trophy hovered above the Valley of the Gods. Around it, silhouettes of iconic GOG heroes flashed one by one, causing screams from the audience.

Because the preparation time was relatively short, the opening was relatively simple, but for the audience who hadn't seen much of the world, it was exciting enough.

Even Pei Qian felt a sense of excitement in this warm atmosphere.

Then, the same trophy as on the big screen slowly rose from below the stage, appearing in front of the audience.

This trophy had also been ordered as early as a month ago, and had just been delivered in the past few days.

It was 35 centimeters high, made of zinc alloy and plated with gold, with dragons and phoenixes carved on the surface. It had both the beauty of ancient Chinese style and the game elements of GOG.

But none of this was the point. The point was that it weighed 28 kilograms.

That's right, kilograms.

Because the original purpose of designing the championship trophy was to make it so that five team members could lift it together.

Afterwards, the promotional videos taken by the sixteen teams were played. As the promotional video on the big screen froze on a group photo of the sixteen captains, the sixteen battle flags surrounding the venue were also lit up one by one. Then, the host loudly announced the names of each club, and each team came to the stage in turn to make their appearance.

And the venue was always bathed in thunderous applause and cheers, lasting for a long time!

…

After the host warmed up the atmosphere, he announced the official start of the competition, with the opening match between two teams.

This time, the opening match was between the H4 club and the foreign FRY club. Because both clubs were veteran clubs, back in the era of "Star Ocean" and "Fantasy War," the ace players of both clubs were regulars in world competitions and had played many exciting matches.

It was precisely because these two teams had a high reputation internationally that they were arranged for the opening match.

The grouping this time was not done by drawing lots, but rather slyly determined internally: because there were eight domestic teams and eight foreign teams, they were divided into four groups, so the number of domestic teams in the four groups were 0, 1, 3, and 4, respectively.

The reason for this arrangement, rather than ensuring that each group had 2 domestic teams, was mainly because they were afraid that after the group stage, all the foreign teams would go home, which would be very awkward.

If all eight teams in the quarter-finals were domestic teams, the foreign audience would be furious.

Therefore, there were more foreign teams in Groups A and B, letting them peck at each other, guaranteeing three quarter-final slots, and then guaranteeing one semi-final slot, so that they could increase their presence among overseas players.

At the same time, letting the competition become a civil war between domestic teams too early would make the competition uninteresting and lacking in anticipation for some domestic viewers who were looking forward to a "China vs. Foreign" match.

As for those weak teams that were assigned to the group of death, there was no way to help it. After all, it was already a privilege for China to have eight teams in the first Global Invitational Tournament, so they shouldn't ask for too much.

After the various events were gradually improved, and the World Invitational Tournament was selected from various regions, the current problem would no longer exist.

Pei Qian leaned back in his chair relaxedly, drinking a beverage while watching the competition.

Because it was in a shopping mall, there were many places to eat, drink, and have fun. The variety of drinks was plentiful and not expensive, so the experience in this regard was quite good.

Watching the exciting competition, listening to the audience's bursts of warm applause and cheers, Pei Qian felt very comfortable.

So comfortable!

The experience of watching a competition live was by no means comparable to watching a live broadcast. When a passionate team battle broke out, the commentator's excited voice, combined with the cheers and screams of the audience, was enough to make adrenaline surge and blood rush, making people shout uncontrollably.

It had to be said, this FRY club was playing quite well.

Although these foreign clubs started late, there were a group of players who had transitioned from "Inspiration" and IOI. They already had an understanding of the GOG game type. In addition, with the foundation of veteran clubs and hard training, their level was not much different.

Moreover, since it was the opening match after all, H4 was obviously playing more cautiously, with both sides testing the waters a bit. And the European and American styles were fond of picking some unusual heroes that hadn't been seen much, so the two sides played very excitingly, and it wasn't one-sided.

Whether it was the live audience or the audience in the live broadcast room, everyone watched with great enjoyment.

This was the charm of communication and collision between different regions. Because the teams in each region practiced together, their understanding of strong heroes and versions would tend to converge, but there would be great differences in the understanding between different regions.

When the "unique skills" of two different regions met, one could see which was tougher, so compared to the previous GOG competitions that only had domestic teams participating, there were more highlights and it was more entertaining.

In the end, H4 club's hard power was stronger, seizing the opportunity to wipe out the opponent in one wave and successfully end the match.

The live audience was very happy to watch, and Pei Qian was also very happy to watch.

It was really too comfortable to be able to fully immerse himself in enjoying a game from beginning to end without worrying about being backstabbed!

Anyway, this competition was for spending money. No matter who won or lost, GOG's popularity would not become higher, so Pei Qian felt that he had no angle to be backstabbed at all.

Soon, it was time for the post-match interview.

Huang Wang came to the stage to accept the interview from the host.

As soon as he came on stage, it caused a stir among the audience.

Those muscles! They were bulging out the team uniform!

The other players were either very thin or very fat, and even among the foreign players, there were very few with good figures.

Huang Wang's figure was too conspicuous among the team members!

The interview questions were relatively conventional, such as what was the deep meaning of the selected heroes, how to break the deadlock when the battle was in a stalemate, and what did they want to say to the fans.

Soon, they reached the last question.

"Finally, I would like to ask player Huang Wang a question that fans are very concerned about. Is player Huang Wang really a boxer who transitioned to an e-sports player? What prompted player Huang Wang to make this decision?"

Huang Wang raised his thick arm and scratched his head somewhat helplessly: "This, it's actually a rumor. My body was particularly weak before I became a professional player."

The host was obviously shocked: "Ah? How did player Huang Wang get to be like this?"

Huang Wang smiled and said: "Because I was previously in the DGE club, all of our club members have mandatory fitness requirements, and the person who loses the most has to do extra training. I'm the one who does the most extra training."

The host was even more shocked: "Ah? The person who loses the most does the most extra training? Then the other team members..."

Huang Wang nodded: "That's right, I'm the worst in the two teams. There are still nine people who are stronger than me!"

The host asked in surprise: "Player Huang Wang got into this shape in just a few months? The effect is too obvious, isn't it? Which gym is it?"

Huang Wang smiled: "Of course it's Tutelage Fitness!"

Pei Qian: "?"

He suddenly realized that something seemed wrong.

After carefully recalling, Pei Qian realized that although all the DGE team members had been sold to various teams, their figures were too recognizable!

Although the other club players had also started fitness training, it was still too short of a time, and it couldn't be seen yet.

And the players on the DGE side crushed the others in terms of figure! One could tell at a glance!

Weren't these walking billboards?

When the popularity of the GOG Global Invitational Tournament continued to rise, every time a DGE team member appeared, the audience would be able to recognize them at a glance. And if these team members happened to perform well in the competition and win the MVP...

Wouldn't the popularity of the DGE club and Tutelage Fitness skyrocket?

Wouldn't there be sponsors knocking on the door of the DGE club again?

Tutelage Fitness was even more dangerous. Even internet addicts could be trained like this, so what about others?

There would definitely be a group of viewers who would sign up frantically!

Pei Qian's hand holding the milk tea trembled slightly. He suddenly realized that he seemed to have overlooked a very serious problem.