Chapter 122 Chapter 121: Ace commentator!
"VG was clean and tidy, sweeping and defeating WE 2-0!"
The spotlight on the dome flashed, and the giant VG team logo was displayed on the big screen!
The noise in the audience was deafening!
I remember the loud voice, "With 12 consecutive wins in big games, VG continues to set a new LPL winning streak record!"
Wawa focused on Gu Xing.
"Virtue was undoubtedly the winner of today's jungle duel. In both games, he suppressed Kandi in the jungle and performed extremely well." He made a very high evaluation, "This makes people have to look forward to VG The upcoming playoff trip! ”
"With VG already creating the best record in team history, whether it can go further is inseparable from Virtue's state!"
Compared with the regular season, the playoffs are the most important.
That will directly determine each team’s final ranking in the summer split, as well as their tickets to the global finals!
Although Gu Xing's regular season performance was excellent.
But no one dares to guarantee that he will be able to continue this hot state into the playoffs!
As we all know, the BO3 and BO5 of League of Legends are two completely different games.
Entering the playoffs, tactics, games and other content are far more complicated than in the regular season.
And the players themselves also face tremendous pressure.
There are 16 games in the regular season, so losing one game doesn't hurt.
A playoff game determines life and death.
Losing means being out!
Many players have poor psychological quality and are prone to losing their mental balance and deforming their behavior when faced with high pressure.
E-sports player Yuan Shao is the most classic example. His ranking in qualifying is like drinking water, but when it comes to key matches, his hands start to shake and he gets no feedback.
However, this does not affect VG supporters' high hopes for Gu Xing.
In less than two months this summer, Gu Xing has already brought them too many surprises.
The rising star directly helped VG reach the top of the regular season, allowing fans to see endless possibilities from him!
The VG people under the camera lens simply celebrated, and they didn't look overly excited.
After all, the team has secured first place in the group in advance.
For VG, this victory can only prove that they are in good shape now, but there is no substantial improvement in performance, so naturally they are not happy.
The director seemed to think that the reaction of the VG players was unremarkable, so he turned the scene to the WE player seats on the other side of the stage.
Kandi stared at the monitor blankly, still immersed in the shock of defeat and unable to extricate himself.
Before the game, he was full of confidence and wanted to seek revenge against Gu Xing.
As a result, he was beaten violently with backhands for two rounds, and he didn't even have the strength to fight back!
For Condie, this was too much to accept.
In the Spring Split, he fought with the team against the champion RNG for five rounds before losing. In one game, he stole three dragons from the pot, completely spreading his nickname of Son of the Dragon!
Winning third place with the team is not a bad result.
You know, that was only Kandy’s first season joining WE from M3!
Kandi, who is proud of his success, is inevitably arrogant. If he wants to show off his talents in the summer competition, it is best to enter the World Championship. He will also be considered successful!
It's a pity that I met Gu Xing.
Losing two BO3 games to VG in one summer, Kandi felt that he was not to blame.
Having a newcomer beaten up so badly made him feel ashamed.
The other WE players also looked worried.
Unlike VG who secured first place in the group early, the end of the season was the intense stage of the team's battle for points.
Being defeated by VG in two consecutive games had a huge impact on the morale of the team members!
Xiye had a swollen face and looked very unhappy.
Originally he wanted to prove Syndra's proficiency, but in the end he still had no achievements in this game!
Compared with the previous game, my biggest improvement was that I was not killed by Gu Xing alone!
"WE must make adjustments as soon as possible," Wawa urged again. "The team still has the last regular season game left."
"Although this game was swept by VG, they still retain the hope of qualifying for the playoffs as second in the group!"
I remember holding on to the headset and receiving the current ranking points information from the backstage director.
"Now if WE wants to get second in the group, it must defeat RNG 2-0 in the final game..."
There is still a duel between VG and RNG.
But in all senses, that game will not have much impact on the final ranking points form.
After being swept by VG, the small points that WE had originally been chasing fell again.
Taking into account the relationship between victory and defeat and small points, they only have one way to sweep RNG to reach second place in the group.
Remember to make a fair evaluation, "This is indeed quite difficult for WE. It depends on whether the team's condition can return to its peak!"
Although RNG lost to LGD before and was dragged off the boat by the water ghost, the team exposed many hidden dangers.
But just looking at paper strength, RNG is undoubtedly among the best in the LPL league!
There are many WE fans who are ready to enter the playoffs as third in the group.
WE can't even win a small game against VG now.
The game couldn't even be extended to 30 minutes.
Still hoping to sweep RNG?
It’s very blue!
Just if WE really enters the playoffs as third in the group...
Even if they defeat the second team Snakes in Group A, they will still meet VG in the semi-finals!
WE faced VG with 0 wins and 4 losses in the regular season, and Gu Xing tore the gap in the jungle.
Even if they collide again in the playoffs, what chance does the team have of winning?
In the eyes of many viewers, WE's playoff prospects are dark!
Once you can't get decent results, you have no choice but to play in the extremely cruel bubbling competition!
While the two commentators were chatting, the VG players had already arrived at the WE player seats and shook hands with each other as a courtesy.
When he bowed in the center of the stage, Gu Xing saw his supporters in the front row of the audience holding support items and smiling and waving in thanks.
As soon as he returned to his seat and started packing away his peripherals, he listened to Jack and Xiao Duan discussing what to eat tonight, and occasionally joined the conversation to put forward ideas.
The atmosphere was extremely cheerful.
There is currently no performance pressure on the team and everyone is relaxed.
The topic unknowingly wandered off, and Xiao Duan was still introducing the special food of his hometown Jining to his teammates.
"Have you ever heard of pork belly? It's that big piece of pork belly, stewed slowly over low heat," Duan Deliang tried his best to describe it in words. "It melts in your mouth, and the color is red and bright."
"Aren't you tired of it?" Brother Long was very curious.
"It won't be greasy if it's done well," Xiao Duan said seriously, "Pour some of the meat stew soup on top of the rice..."
Jack could imagine this scene and couldn't help but feel excited.
"Stop, stop, stop," he interrupted quickly, "If you keep talking like this, I will have to cook two more bowls of rice tonight."
Yu Wenbo came to VG for one summer, and his figure suddenly became wider!
Originally, when he was renting a house to live broadcast, he didn't pay much attention to his diet. He and a few anchor friends worked together to fill their stomachs, which was enough to satisfy their hunger.
When you arrive at the club, there are dedicated keepers who ensure the food is delicious, and you have to order a late-night takeaway in the early morning.
In addition, the amount of exercise decreased significantly after entering the professional team, causing Jack's weight to increase.
Especially during the days when Yu Wenbo officially became the team's starting player, the long days of training matches and replays made him even more stressed.
His way to soothe his mood is to eat more.
The formerly skinny Jack has returned to a normal weight, and it seems there is no sign of stopping!
Jack patted his belly through the team uniform, "You have to control yourself..."
He looked at Gu Xing again, "Old Gu, why do I think you haven't gained weight since you joined the team?"
Just as Gu Xing was about to explain, he received a notice from the staff.
I thought I was going to be interviewed after the game as usual.
However, the other party's reply was beyond his expectation.
"Ace commentator?" Gu Xing couldn't understand, "What do you mean?"
He was confused and confused, so he asked the staff member nicknamed Vincent, but he didn't know.
Gu Xing could only turn his attention to his own mid laner who was invited along with him, "Master Hou, do you know what this is about?"
Easyhoon shook his head blankly.
After working in LPL for more than half a year, this was the first time he heard this stuff.
Full of confusion, Gu Xinghuai followed Vincent all the way to a remote room in the backstage.
When you push the door open and enter, you will see a black background board with the trademarks of this year's LPL sponsors Sprite and Doritos printed on it.
In front of the background board is a long table covered with black cloth, with a computer monitor on it.
Across the table is a camera, where several men with work IDs hanging around their necks are chatting.
Seeing Gu Xing and Hou Ye entering the room, one of the more smartly dressed managers stepped forward to shake hands with them.
This guy's haircut looks like a strong one - the middle is flattened and the sides are still, reminding Gu Xing of one of his teachers.
"Hello everyone, I am the person in charge of the ace commentator column, just call me Zuo Yi..."
Zuo Yi obviously saw the doubts in the minds of the two players and introduced them to the origin of the ace commentator.
Currently, there is only one official program in the LPL League: Hero Microphone.
However, due to the booming development of e-sports events in the past two years, netizens are obviously unable to satisfy netizens only by updating slow and delayed microphones.
Officials also want to take this opportunity to create a new program.
The ace commentator came into being.
The creative concept of the program has just passed the review of the upper management a few days ago and has been truly implemented.
VG Nakano is considered the first guest invited by the program team.
They want to conduct a pilot project and then make improvements and optimizations based on the feedback.
"If the number of clicks and comments can reach the standard, we plan to make this show a permanent fixture next season."
Gu Xing nodded to indicate that he understood and brought the topic onto the right track, "Then what exactly do we need to do?"
"Ace commentators, as the name suggests, the format of the program is commentary, but the participants have become professional players like you two." Zuo Yi explained to them.
Gu Xing and Hou Ye both frowned when they heard this.
Zuo Yi knew what the two were worried about, so he followed up and added, "The commentary is for the game of the player's team."
He assured the two of you, "You only need to explain it from the perspective of your own team, without considering other factors."
Gu Xing felt relieved after hearing this.
Unlike ordinary commentators, professional players have to make a living in the circle after all.
After all, it would not be particularly appropriate to commentate and judge other teams' games casually.
Unless you are very familiar with the players of those teams, or you have a very high status, a few comments will not have much impact.
Unfortunately, Gu Xing did not meet both conditions.
But if the commentators are limited to your own team, you don’t have to worry so much. A few words between teammates is normal.
Gu Xing then wanted to understand the effectiveness of the ace commentator's program - see how professional players evaluate their teammates and their own operations.
To this day, the audience does not know much about professional teams and players. Similar program formats are relatively novel within the LPL and can also allow netizens to see professional players outside the arena.
Here comes the selling point!
Gu Xing believes that if the ace commentator works well, he is likely to become a permanent program next season.
He and Marquis sat in front of the background board, facing the monitor.
The employees began to retrieve clips from previous matches between LGD and VG.
"You can relax a little bit, don't be too rigid," Zuo Yi reminded them, "We will edit it later."
He has been working within the LPL for a while and has been in contact with many players.
Zuo Yi knows that many professional players are relatively introverted. Even if the interview host takes the initiative to bring up topics after the game, they may be left in the cold.
Not to mention having them sit down and chat and joke in front of the camera after the game.
This is also the reason why many internal staff are not optimistic about the ace commentator.
Let professional players sit here and chat, no matter what you think, it is unreliable!
It would be better if the contestants were originally broadcasters, as they would have experience.
But there are not a few that can be picked out in the entire league.
You can't catch all this wool and work hard, right?
After receiving Zuo Yi's prompt, Mr. Hou glanced at Gu Xing beside him - he was already getting close to the cameraman, and even managed to get a pack of Doritos, sitting on the chair ready to feast.
After spending two months with his own jungler, Mr. Hou felt that the word "restrictive" had never been reflected in Gu Xing.
"Can you eat it?" Gu Xing pushed the snack bag towards Easyhoon's eyes, "Corn flakes, the taste is okay."
Mr. Hou was very proud of his sponsors, so he picked up a piece and tasted it.
He saw his jungler grab a handful and stuff it into his mouth, his cheeks bulging like a hamster. He pondered for a moment before saying, "This brand is owned by Pepsi..."
Gu Xing coughed twice. Fortunately, Zuo Yi next to him handed him a bottle of water, and he managed to swallow the food in his mouth.
The game video officially starts playing.
The staff also deliberately skipped the BP link.
After all, although professional players have strong understanding, they cannot be allowed to carefully analyze lineup selection.
If it becomes a colander and exposes the team's BP strategy and tactics, it may become an accident!
The video opens with the coaches of both sides shaking hands, and then fast forwards to the first collision between LGD and VG in the first game.
Gu Xing was quite new to this.
After every official game, regardless of winning or losing, Redmi will conduct a replay.
But this game goes back a week.
Many details have been forgotten, and only some key points are remembered.
Gu Xing only reacted after seeing the video clip, "I was squatted by Dandy here. Brother Duan sold himself, so Jack and I retreated safely."
Mr. Hou added, "You seemed to be in a panic at that time."
"Quie," Gu Xing admitted generously, "Dandy guessed my early thoughts. This is the first time I encountered this situation."
He changed the subject, "But I'm coming back this time..."
In the video, Gu Xing crouched in the LGD jungle area in advance, and with the masterful cooperation of Mr. Hou, he successfully killed Dandy!
"I directed this wave!" Gu Xingle blossomed, "How about am I strong?"
He is eager to take credit for creating the effect of the program.
Mr. Hou always cheered, and now he applauded Gu Xing's decision, "I still remember when you expressed your thoughts during the Hongmi review, everyone was confused at that time!"
"That's right," Gu Xing boasted, "I've always been able to do this!"
He asked the Marquis again, "Who is more powerful, me or Dandy?"
Zuo Yi's eyes lit up as he was observing behind the camera.
He didn't expect that Gu Xing was quite good at playing, so he just brought up the topic!
The Marquis was momentarily speechless.
This is a matter of death.
No matter which side you lean towards, there will always be controversy in the end.
Easyhoon was familiar with "Emotional Intelligence" and was stunned for a moment before he realized, "You two have very different styles..."
He also used an idiom specifically.
"I think they are both very strong, but Xiao Gu, you are more suitable for me."
These are the sincere words of the Marquis.
After working with Dandy for a whole spring, it was quite uncomfortable for him.
The opponent's playing style is obviously different from your own.
At that time, outsiders could see a strong sense of fragmentation in VG's midfield.
In Gu Xing's place, Easyhoon had a great time.
He spends most of his time developing online, and occasionally has roaming support to ensure that he gets benefits.
The Marquis can obviously feel that his influence on the situation is stronger than before!
And the current record of VG's advantage is enough to prove that everyone's running-in is much stronger than before!
Gu Xing was very satisfied with his teammates' answers.
Only then did he focus on the video again.
However, the Marquis felt that he had been tricked by Gu Xing and immediately retaliated.
He pointed at Gu Xing on the monitor who was helping VG build an advantage in the bottom lane and asked, "Xiao Gu, who do you think is more suitable to start, Jack or Shengbin?"
The Marquis also buried a big hole.
Gu Xing responded quickly without even frowning.
"Jack's style of play is more conservative. He is so stable that he can compete with the electric baton..."
Gu Xing started to talk nonsense and make sarcastic remarks.
The Marquis was stunned for a moment, "Who is the electric baton?"
"OTTO, SAT's mid laner." Gu Xing explained.
Easyhoon suddenly realized.
Before he came to LPL, he had little contact with domestic e-sports information and only knew the players' IDs.
Gu Xing's next words stunned Mr. Hou, "The electric baton was particularly stable when we played in SKT before."
"Ah?" The fussy Mr. Hou was fooled around by him.
Easyhoon thought about it carefully, and then pointed out a common sense mistake, "There is no Chinese aid in SKT..."
"Why not?" Gu Xing's face was not red, his heart was not beating, his expression was as usual, "Faker even gave the electric baton a very high rating."
He cleared his throat and said, "Faker's original words were this, 'Dunba is the most stable player I have ever seen, and his stability scares me'."
"Master Hou, you still know too little," Gu Xing waved his hand, "Everyone knows this..."
He turned his attention to the staff present, "right?"
Zuo Yi looked at the confused Marquis and felt that he was about to die in Bengbu.
He quickly controlled the muscles on his face, tried not to laugh out loud, and nodded quickly.
Seeing the people around him nodding in recognition of Gu Xing's words, the Marquis' eyebrows almost knitted together.
Could it be that I remembered it wrong?
OTTO really played in SKT, but he didn’t know it?
That's not right...
The Marquis was fooled by Gu Xing and the people around him, but he was not sure of his inner judgment.
He plans to go back and ask Sang Hyuk. He has been with SKT since 2013 and must know these things!
Wait, what did you want to ask just now?
The Marquis realized that he had been completely distracted by Gu Xing!
Gu Xing couldn't help but feel happy when he saw a crack in Mr. Hou's originally gentle expression.
Gu Pan and I have been playing this trick for ten years, and our technique of changing topics has long been perfected!
He struck while the iron was hot and switched the topic directly to the video.
"Brother Long doesn't have much presence in this game, but in the second set, he can prove himself in front of Ma Run."
The Marquis nodded blankly.
Zuo Yi bit his lip to suppress his laughter and watched Gu Xing torture the Marquis unilaterally.
He felt as if he had found a treasure.
Originally, Gu Xing was more open-minded during live broadcasts and interviews, so he was invited to be the first guest of the column.
Whoever imagined it, the effect far exceeds expectations!
"Hey, Jack, why are you answering Q again?" Seeing Yu Wenbo being beaten there, Gu Xing swatted his thigh anxiously.
The Marquis finally regained his composure and added, "He can always pick up Q. Sometimes it's not like Jack picking up Q, but Q looking for him."
Gu Xing nodded, convinced of this, "If there is a Q-picking competition, I can guarantee that Jack will definitely win the championship!"
The two of them chatted about each other.
As long as you don't talk about tactical secrets, you can talk about other information.
Zuo Yi has to edit anyway.
Just let the program team decide the final content.
As soon as the video of the second game of BO3 was played, Gu Xing discovered Hua Dian.
"Did you see that?" He pointed at the coaches of both teams on the screen, "Isn't Hongmi's handshake too perfunctory?"
Mr. Hou took a closer look and recalled the video of the first game just now.
It seems so.
In the first game, Redmi even bowed slightly towards the opponent's coach Heart when shaking hands.
In this game, he held his head high and his palms were in contact with the opponent.
"This is because we won the first game and he slapped the opponent directly!" Gu Xing joked with a smile on his face.
"He is really the big brother of VG. He is the leader of the team. He grabs Jack's soy sauce pancakes to eat every day."
He and Hongmi have become familiar with each other, and they occasionally have some harmless jokes.
Mr. Hou finally suppressed his smile and tried to excuse his head coach, "Brother Chengrong must have had a need to urinate. He was anxious to go to the toilet backstage..."
The two arranged a red rice.
The second half of the video shows the series of deaths of Marun Rambo.
"Uh..." Mr. Hou was shocked by Rambo's death state as he escaped from the mecha again and again.
During continuous playback, the screams of Rambo's death echoed in the closed room.
"Rambo is loud," he said dryly.
Gu Xing asked with great interest, "Would the LCK arrest Rambo like this?"
The Marquis thought for a moment and then responded, "Definitely, but not like this..."
He originally wanted to say that he was crazy.
However, thinking that the instigator of Ma Runlanbo's super ghost was Gu Xing, the Marquis changed his mind.
"It's not so targeted, because teammates will protect Rambo, and players on several other lines will also use their troops to put pressure on the opponent, so that the enemy cannot catch Rambo without any cost."
The LPL does have a knack for catching Rambo.
However, its own weak operational strength is also part of the reason.
A lot of teams don't understand how to play Rambo.
This hero is not very difficult.
The main thing is the system.
How to stop losses when Rambo is caught is a science.
After hearing what the Marquis said, Gu Xing had an idea.
After watching for another quarter of an hour, when all the videos were played, Gu Xing and Hou Ye said goodbye to the camera at Zuo Yi's request.
"Perfect!" Zuo Yi was very satisfied.
I worked overtime today, sorry for missing the update.
Zuo Yi is indeed a real person, and he is now the chief director of LPL.
and Zoe happened to have the same homonym.
(End of chapter)