Chapter 198 - Esports Poet, Tons, Tons, Tons
Similar to SKT’s Weibo posts, IG’s official Weibo account also released food videos to share the players’ daily lives with fans.

IG fans couldn't wait to click on the video, and the ones who were most interested in this kind of gossip and daily news were undoubtedly the young ladies.

Looking at the IG players eating, they all smiled.

The oldest player in IG is Rookie, but even if calculated by his age in lunar calendar, he is only 20 years old.

In the e-sports circle, this is not considered old, and in society, he is even at the college student level.

What's more, there are several members in IG who are under 18 years old, so it is not an exaggeration to say that they are boys.

Therefore, some relatively older female fans call themselves mom fans.

Now I comment on the contestants’ eating habits like a mother. Even if they eat in a hurry, I think they are energetic and have personality.

As for those who are not handsome, they will not receive this treatment.

It’s just that there’s nothing wrong with IG.

"Xiao Ming is so cute when he eats!"

"Is TheShy always eating so politely? So embarrassing!"

"Don't be fooled, ladies. He's polite when he's eating, but when he's on the line, he wants to tear your skull off."

Female fans rushed to the comment section as soon as possible, and the atmosphere easily gave people a feeling of being in a fan club.

Many male fans may feel physically uncomfortable, or feel envious and jealous, but there is nothing to despise about this. Without fans, how can the club make money?
How can the team improve without making money?

What's more, they are precious female fans.

This video was quickly spread to Guokangliang Bar. The fans' focus here was obviously different from that of the young lady, and the angle was very strange.

"Damn, Yuan Shen is eating beef noodles!"

"I am dying of laughter. I didn't get enough of the food at Haidilao last time, but this time they even tried beef noodles. They are really the poison king of the e-sports circle!"

"We don't understand either. They say that eating beef noodles will not make you less afraid of the snake woman's poison."

"IG must have found an excuse to pass the buck in advance."

"It's so funny, do you really believe in this kind of metaphysics? Didn't you eat it before the last summer finals?"

Amid the debate among fans, night fell in the Magic City.

There were six videos of the first day of MSI.

Putting aside SUP's videos, the videos of the other four teams are worth reviewing.

Each region has its own unique playing style.

……

Time flies, and soon it is the second day of competition.

The venue was packed with people, and the popularity of the event live broadcast rooms on major live broadcast platforms exceeded 10 million, occupying the first place on the popularity lists of major platforms.

the reason is simple.

Today's schedule is full of highlights.

IG has two games today, the first one is against SKT, and the last one is against G2.

As the host, IG should also show some hospitality.

They played both the first and last games, which also meant that IG spent the longest time in the stadium.

If the game is finished early, IG can return to the base to rest in three hours at most.

But no one thought of taking advantage of this.

It's our own territory anyway, so it doesn't matter if we're in the lounge.

"Hello everyone, I'm the commentator!"

"Hello everyone, I am the commentator Wang Duoduo!"

Two new commentators who had just joined the LPL family stood on the stage in suits and ties with smiles on their faces.

"Today's game can be said to be the focus of everyone's attention. The two teams, IG and SKT, represent the strength and glory of the two strongest regions respectively, not to mention the relationship between last year's championship and runner-up competition. The whole world is now paying attention to today's game." Jide said.

"Yes."

Wang Duoduo nodded and continued, "Although this is just a BO1 match in the group stage, and its significance is far less profound than the semi-finals and the finals, it has completely different meanings. Whether it is to test each other's strength or to show momentum, this battle must be won."

"I guess both teams take this game very seriously. Come on IG!"

Remember to cheer up.

Wang Duoduo nodded vigorously, as if deeply touched, and couldn't help but say: "That's right, as the saying goes, as long as the flying general is in Longcheng, the Hu horse will not be able to cross Yinshan! If IG can't beat this SKT, who else can beat it?"

"..."

I remember being completely confused. How come this guy started reciting poetry while chatting?
The audiences in the audience also burst into laughter, thinking that this commentary style was a bit fresh.

I remember being stunned for a moment, and then after being reminded by the director, I quickly said, "Ahem, the core of SKT and G2 is their respective mid laners. I wonder what Yuanshen thinks of the mid laners of these two teams? Let's see how Yuanshen answers, shall we?"

The live broadcast screen changed and a scene of Yuan Shen being interviewed appeared.

"Everyone knows that I have made a transition and have a deeper understanding of top lane and jungle, but I actually know a little bit about the mid lane position. I also watch the live broadcasts of players like Sang Hyuk and Perkz, hoping to learn some techniques. While watching their live broadcasts, I discovered something."

Yuan Shen shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, saying, "Watching Xianghe's live broadcast is just for fun. If you really want to learn skills, you should watch Perkz. In my opinion, he is the real world's number one mid laner."

Yuan Shen's face was full of confidence, and his eyes seemed to be filled with the words "trust me".

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place was in an uproar.

The barrage of comments in the live broadcast room was directly overwhelming.

"???here we go?"

"If I remember correctly, didn't G2 lose two games in a row yesterday? You can still brag about that?" "Does trash talk affect your mentality? I didn't expect you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, to be so cunning!"

"Wait, didn't you notice that when he called Faker, he was actually calling Sang Hyuk? Could it be that..."

"The domineering top laner is forcing the arrogant mid laner to take on the arrogant mid laner. What kind of magical plot is this AWSL."

"Fujoshi, please stop salivating. It was obviously Rookie who came here first."

……

After Yuan Shen's pre-match trash talk ended, the scene changed and the camera turned to Faker.

They were recording trash talk together. A certain idiot obviously heard what Yuan Shen said. He was stunned for a while, and then he said anxiously: "I think Yuanshen has some misunderstandings about me. I didn't mess around when I was live streaming. I will prove that I am a better mid laner than Perkz!"

It was obvious that a certain idiot took Yuan Shen's joke seriously, but this reaction gave the audience a different feeling.

"Looking at Brother Li's reaction, I'm afraid he's a girl who's been misunderstood by her lover and is anxious to explain, right?"

"Fuck, now that you put it that way it does sound a bit interesting."

"Whatever, just give it a little hardness to show respect."

"No buddy, Nan Tong, please stop smelling this!"

The comments from the silly netizens are still full of joy.

In the past, the LPL region was really bad at trash talking, and after losing a game, they would often use the pre-match trash talk as a black mark.

It's nothing more than complaining that the players talk a lot but can't do it when the real fight comes, giving people the impression that they are only good at talking.

But things are different now. It’s not because of ideological reform, but mainly because…

good grades.

In the past year, LPL won two major championships, MSI and World Championship. They said it and they can do it. They always keep their promises. What is there to criticize?

Even if you pick Teemo and win the game, they will praise your BP as a stroke of genius.

If you have good grades, everything you say is right.

Putting aside the imagination of the stupid netizens, for Faker, Yuan Shen’s position in his heart is indeed unique.

His performance in S4 was not good, but to a certain extent, it was also due to the problems of his teammates.

But with that configuration last year, Yuan Shen still led IG to beat SKT on his own. Although there was a change in the version, he still admired top laners like Yuan Shen.

After the MSI defeat, he praised Zzali during an interview and said that he wanted to have a jungler like him.

After the failure of the S game last year, although he didn't say it, he certainly thought so in his heart.

Mental infidelity doesn't count as cheating, and he doesn't feel guilty about anything he did to MaRin.

It is true that MaRin cannot beat Yuan Shen, but no one in the entire LCK can beat him.

Whether it is technology or the honor of both sides being on par with each other, Yuan Shen is the only opponent in China that he wants to respect and surpass in the field of e-sports.

He really wanted to beat Yuan Shen once, even if it was just a small game in the group stage.

Not to mention this MSI.

Both he and Yuan Shen need this MSI championship to complete the Grand Slam achievement.

That's why he got so excited when Yuan Shen joked about him and Perkz.

Is this how I am in his eyes?

After the trash talk, the director turned the camera to Faker in the player's seat. As luck would have it, Faker just picked up the water bottle and drank it.

Tons tons tons...

……

"We have to win this game, but we don't need to reveal too much. We should save our trump cards for the finals."

Fu Manduo clapped his hands and continued, "It's just a group match. We can't reveal too much. We should use the most conventional tactics. It doesn't matter even if we lose. It can help us find the problem of the team."

"Yeah, if I keep winning I'll start to worry about problems."

Yuan Shen thought so too.

He clearly remembered that in the original history, RNG was first in the group, but SKT was only fourth because of Haidilao.

The scenario was supposed to be that the top four teams from China and South Korea would each defeat their opponents and meet in the finals, but SKT ended up defeating RNG in the semifinals.

In the final, they defeated CLG 3-0 with ease, and Faker became the first player to win the Grand Slam.

The results in the group stage are actually not that important.

Going from six to four was too easy when SUP was at the bottom.

As long as they beat any one of CLG, G2, or FW, they will be able to enter the knockout stage.

BO5 is the competition system that China and South Korea are best at.

————clang!!!

Accompanied by the sound of metal colliding, the game entered the Ban/Pick stage.

In the first round of the group stage, IG, as the host, was on the blue side.

This game is no exception.

Both teams did extensive pre-match research on each other and watched the other side’s playoff videos countless times.

Of course, there is still a gap of two versions between the playoffs and MSI, so how the opponent will respond still depends on speculation.

(End of this chapter)