Chapter 216 Li Kui endorses Li Gui
Director Li, the person in charge of the organizer, the person who rejected Yao Xiaoguang that day, also came to the competition site.
Seeing that most of the audience seats had been filled, Director Li still had a smile on his face, and then he ordered: "When taking photos, choose an angle with as many people as possible."
The country does not oppose or encourage e-sports, and the organizers do not want to publicize it to avoid causing public controversy. But for those who are specifically responsible for this work, I still hope that the event can be made more beautiful.
If this kind of thing is done well, it may not be a plus point, but if it is really done badly, it will definitely be a minus point. Director Li thought about it, even if he couldn't win in front of the leader, he definitely couldn't take advantage of him.
At this moment, there was some commotion in the auditorium. It was visually estimated that about a dozen people got up, left the auditorium, and walked outside. Immediately afterwards, more and more spectators stood up and left the competition site.
"Why did so many people leave all at once?" Director Li frowned.
He just gave instructions to take photos from an angle where there are many people, but so many people left at once, leaving a lot of space, so the photos taken will definitely not be that good.
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster. If the audience leaves in twos and threes, maybe to go to the toilet, but a large number of them leave all at once, there is a problem.
So Director Li walked to the audience, caught a young man who was about to leave, and asked: "This game is not over yet. I heard that there will be famous players appearing later. I won't watch any more." Got it? ”
"There is a DOTA game at 3:30, and game point cards will be drawn after the game. I'll hurry over now. If I'm late, I won't be able to get my number!" the young man replied.
“DOTA competition? Does WCG have this project?” Director Li looked confused.
"Of course there is. Turn right outside and walk a few dozen meters. The signboard says, WCG China DOTA Competition." The young man said and ignored Director Li and walked straight out. .
Director Li looked confused. He is the organizer of WCG. There are several projects, how could he not know about them! Where did another DOTA project appear?
After thinking for a moment, Director Li decided to go and see for himself what was going on.
He followed the direction pointed by the young man, turned right when he went out, and after walking for more than thirty meters, he saw a gathering of people. After taking a closer look, he stepped forward and saw a large projection screen. There seemed to be several computers placed under the big screen, which looked like a battle stage.
Looking carefully, a banner saying "WCG China Finals "Warcraft 3" DOTA Project Competition Site" came into Director Li's eyes.
Director Li was immediately furious. He instantly understood that this was a Li Gui who deliberately held a DOTA competition next to the WCG arena to gain popularity!
It’s okay if you’re just enjoying the popularity, but if you use the name of WCG to do anything illegal, things will be in trouble!
This errand was originally intended not to merit merit but to have no faults, but if it was really used by criminals, even if it had nothing to do with me, I would probably have to make a self-examination.
Thinking of this, Director Li immediately took out his mobile phone. His first reaction was to call the police. However, when the three numbers 110 were pressed, Director Li stopped again.
Looking around, there are quite a lot of spectators here. All the seats prepared for the scene are full, and there are several rows of people surrounding the three floors in the back.
The key is that there are also a group of girls with double ponytails and white T-shirts. Put aside whether they are pretty or not. Young is really young. They are full of the flavor of youth. Unconsciously, It can increase hormones.
“After all, this is an international exhibition site. If the police are called, the matter may get bigger and the impact will not be good. I’d better go and find out what’s going on first.”
So Director Li walked over directly, found a staff member, and asked in an official tone: "Who is the person in charge here?"
When the staff saw that Director Li was of such age, he did not look like a spectator coming to watch an e-sports competition. He also had a leadership attitude when speaking, so they did not dare to neglect and immediately called Yao Xiaoguang.
Yao Xiaoguang saw Director Li coming from a distance, and immediately whispered a few instructions to the people next to him before approaching him.
"Director Li, what brought you here!" Yao Xiaoguang stepped forward to say hello with a smile.
Seeing Yao Xiaoguang, Director Li immediately remembered that Yao Xiaoguang came to him a few months ago, hoping to make DOTA a WCG performance project, but he rejected the offer.
Seeing Yao Xiaoguang again at this time, Director Li immediately put the whole thing together.
"These black-hearted businessmen are really good at taking advantage of loopholes. They were rejected by me before, but they actually thought of this method and went to the WCG venue to rent a venue to hold games, and they also used the WCG banner to bluff. Those who don't know really think that , this copycat is also part of WCG!"
As an organizer, I definitely couldn't bear it. Director Li's expression immediately darkened, and then he asked: "Yao Manager, would you like to explain what's going on?"
"We are running a DOTA competition, and Director Li is welcome to come and give us guidance!" Yao Xiaoguang said cheerfully.
"You, Li Gui, don't give in immediately when you see Li Kui. Why do you have the nerve to let me come and give you guidance? Why are you so thick-skinned?" Director Li thought to himself.
Then Director Li said angrily: "DOTA competition? As the organizer of WCG, why don't I know that our WCG also has a DOTA competition?"
"Does WCG also have DOTA competitions? I really don't know about that!" Yao Xiaoguang pretended not to know, and continued: "But this is the first time for WCG to hold DOTA competitions. If WCG also wants to hold DOTA competitions , we can learn a lot from WCG!"
"WGG?" Director Li was stunned.
"It's WGG! Our promotional banner says, WGG China Division, our full name is WordGoodGames." Yao Xiaoguang pointed to the banner.
Director Li looked carefully and discovered that the two subtitles G were not the same font. The checkmark of the first subtitle G was obviously much smaller than the second letter G! If you don’t get closer and look carefully, you really can’t tell!
No matter how stupid Director Li is, he can see this. He is obviously a bitch and wants to build a memorial arch. He is obviously just riding on the popularity of WCG, and he also deliberately does some small tricks to avoid risks!
But knowing that Yao Xiaoguang was playing dirty tricks, Director Li was helpless. Everyone has said that this is WordGoodGames and has nothing to do with your WorldCyberGames! This kind of dumb loss can only be swallowed silently.
At this moment, the host's voice suddenly sounded: "I want to tell you some good news. Director Li Shufu from the organizer of WCG China Division also came to the scene of our competition and expressed his appreciation for this time. Support the competition! Next, we invite Director Li to speak on stage, please welcome him!”
The cheerleaders were the first to give applause and cheers. With the girls raising their heads, other nerds were not to be outdone. , also started to cheer together.
"Director Li, you are the leader, please come on stage and say a few words!" Yao Xiaoguang made a gesture of invitation.
Director Li suddenly realized that he had been tricked.
The audience around me was booing. I was forcing myself to go up and say a few words!
And on this occasion, in front of so many people, no matter how dissatisfied you are, you can only say nice things. If you mess up the situation at this time, not only will the other party be embarrassed, but you will also be embarrassed.
In desperation, Director Li had no choice but to smile, walked to the stage reluctantly, and spoke high-sounding words.
At this time, Director Li was in a very bad mood! He represents the organizer of WCG. Now that he speaks here, doesn't it mean that the organizer of WCG has recognized this DOTA competition? Then people who don't know the truth will feel that the DOTA competition is organized by WCG!
Originally, we were here to crack down on counterfeiting, but this time it was great. Instead of cracking down on fakes, we were issued an official certification!
This is Li Kui's endorsement for Li Gui!
"This surnamed Yao, just wait, our green mountains will not change, and our green waters will always flow. If you dare to trick me like this, you will have a good harvest in the future!" Director Li thought viciously.
However, Yao Xiaoguang came over with an exquisite gift box.
"We are really honored that Director Li can come to inspect our work. This is a little souvenir, please accept it from Director Li!" Yao Xiaoguang handed over the gift box.
Director Li's eyes suddenly lit up when he saw the gift, but he still said evasively: "I can't accept this thing, how can I accept your things!"
"It's just a box of scented tea, too. It’s not something expensive, but it’s relatively fresh. This scented tea is good for beauty and beauty. If you don’t want to drink it, you can take it back to Madam to drink!”
Yao Xiaoguang said this and handed over the gift box! At the same time, a shopping mall shopping card was thrust into Director Li's hand.
When he first heard that the gift was only scented tea, Director Li still had a serious face, and there was even disgust in his eyes. But after getting the shopping card, Director Li suddenly smiled. This is much more affordable than some bullshit scented tea.
"Manager Yao knows the importance. Since you are so sincere, I will reluctantly forgive you this time!" Director Li thought to himself.
Beat a stick and give a sweet date, this trick has always been very effective.
Especially in this situation, Director Li has just been dealt with and is feeling aggrieved in his heart. If he is given a sweet date at this time, then this sweet date will have the feeling of being rewarded after suffering. , it will taste sweeter.
This is like if you dislike someone and beat him up every day. Suddenly one day, instead of beating him up, you treat him to a meal. Then this person will definitely be grateful to you. You may even feel that you are so kind to him and you are simply his reborn parent!
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At the weekend, the number of spectators who came to watch the game increased significantly. The DOTA competition area was even more crowded, and the area was packed to the brim.
The effect of the popularity is still very obvious. Most of the spectators who come to watch the game also regard this as the WCG competition venue. They have no idea that after watching it for several hours, they are watching a copycat version of WCG.
The young ladies are indeed very powerful. A group of female college students with double ponytails and white T-shirts stop there, which is a beautiful sight in itself.
Gamer otakus are the most addicted to this trick. When they see these ladies, they can’t help but move forward. Once they get close to them, they are reluctant to leave. A few bold ones even ask for their mobile phone numbers and QQ numbers. There were even appointments for dinner and karaoke.
If this were a model, gamers would definitely not be so bold. When you ask a model out for dinner, you are not allowed to go to a high-end restaurant? How can I afford a gaming house? If you don't drive a luxury car to pick you up, no one will bother to talk to you.
Not far away, Zhang Wei was accompanying a middle-aged man, looking at the bustling scene of the DOTA competition area from a distance.
"Mr. Zhang, I think your popularity here is higher than that of the WCG main stand!" The middle-aged man's Chinese pronunciation was a bit weird, with a strong accent, which made him not Chinese at first glance.
Just listen to Zhang Wei say: "Chief Jin, have you seen it? Although DOTA is only a battle map in Warcraft 3, its popularity is very high.
And This battle map actually started in the United States. European and American countries began to become popular with DOTA last year, one year earlier than China. Therefore, in European and American countries, DOTA is more popular and there are more players!
< br>If DOTA can be brought to the stage of the WCG World Finals, even as a performance project, it will definitely attract many audiences in Europe and the United States!”
The man’s surname is Jin, who speaks with a strong accent. He is the deputy director of the department responsible for the WCG project of Samsung Group. Zhang Wei brought Vice Chang Jin to the scene in the hope that through him, DOTA would become a performance event in the WCG World Finals.
After Kim pondered for a moment, he said: "We have many world-renowned Warcraft players in South Korea, but as far as I know, they only play battles, and they don't seem to play DOTA."
Zhang Wei He immediately replied: "Actually, there are many Korean people who play DOTA, but your country's KeSPA does not pay attention to DOTA and has not organized relevant competitions, so you don't understand this project."
KeSPA It is the abbreviation of the Korean Professional E-Sports Association, which is equivalent to South Korea’s official e-Sports management organization.
When the Asian financial crisis broke out, South Korea started to develop the entertainment industry in order to escape from its economic difficulties. The Korean Wave began in that era. As a part of the entertainment industry, e-sports has been encouraged by the Korean government and has developed rapidly.
KeSPA came into being under this background. KeSPA initially only supervised the StarCraft project. They organized the StarCraft team league, and also cooperated with OnGameNet and MBCTV to create the StarCraft personal cup system OSL and MSL.
KeSPA even obtained a StarCraft practitioner qualification certificate. You must first pass the qualification test before you can become a StarCraft player and participate in various StarCraft competitions.
It can be said that the professional system of Korean e-sports was created by KeSPA.
KeSPA has absolute say in the Korean e-sports industry. Professional teams, e-sports players, and even TV game channels must obey KeSPA's management. Therefore, projects that KeSPA does not engage in will have no chance of survival in Korea.
During the hottest era of DOTA, KeSPA was busy fighting with Blizzard over the right to host StarCraft tournaments, so it didn’t care about DOTA. In the DOTA2 era, the dispute between KeSPA and Blizzard came to an end, and DOTA2 began to operate.
It’s just that the Korean market is too small. Only one MOBA game can survive. If there are more games, there won’t be enough to divide the pie.
With League of Legends at the forefront, it was difficult for South Korea's DOTA2 to allocate resources. Eventually, a situation emerged. It was also a MOBA game. South Korea's League of Legends was very powerful, but the Korean server of DOTA2 collapsed.
Getting back to the topic, seeing that Deputy Chief Jin was still hesitating, Zhang Wei had no choice but to persuade him: "Secretary Chief Jin, I think DOTA can be used as a performance event to appear in the WCG Finals.
It doesn’t take much time to play an exhibition match. It can not only enliven the atmosphere on the scene, but also attract the attention of European and American countries, and increase the influence of WCG in European and American countries. It can be said that it serves multiple purposes with one stone.
As for it. As for the two teams in the exhibition match, we can find five players from Singapore to play against Korean players. I know that South Korea is the strongest country in e-sports and will definitely show its superb strength in front of the world’s audience.”
< br>After hearing Zhang Wei say that South Korea is the most powerful country in e-sports, Deputy Chief Jin immediately nodded proudly. Bangzi, as long as you praise him as the best in the world, they will be very happy.
The 2005 WCG World Finals was held in Singapore. In a small place like Singapore, what kind of e-sports masters could there be? As the most powerful country in e-sports, the Republic of Korea can definitely defeat Singaporeans!
How can we be determined to show the e-sports strength of the Republic of Korea in front of a global audience and satisfy the vanity of Koreans?
Although it is a performance event, we can also set up a gold medal, or we can hold an award ceremony. By then, won’t the Korean team have another gold medal?
This kind of deception to save face is so in line with Korean tastes!
So Chief Jin nodded with a smile and said at the same time: "Mr. Zhang, your suggestion is very good. I will report it to my boss immediately after I return!"
(End of this chapter)