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Chapter 537 The only downside to expensive things is that they are expensive!

The match ended with TES coming back from a 1-0 deficit to defeat FPX, who are currently ranked first in the LPL standings, 2-1.

On the players' bench, the TES players all took off their headphones and stood up from their seats.

Except for Zhou Dian, who had a rather indifferent expression, the other four people all had smiles on their faces.

After all, today's opponent, FPX, has remained undefeated since the start of the Summer Split regular season.

Ending the undefeated record of the team is naturally a very happy thing for the other TES players who have not yet won any substantial championships.

But for Zhou Dian, this was nothing to mention; he had experienced far too many big events.

Let alone ending a mere regular season undefeated streak.

He even led LGD to a perfect championship victory in the 17 Summer Split.

That was also the last time the LPL won the league championship with a perfect record.

No new team has achieved this yet.

Zhou Dian walked in front, and his teammates excitedly followed behind him, heading towards the FPX players' bench.

During the post-match handshake, most of the FPX players looked rather grim.

After all, anyone would be unhappy if their undefeated streak in the regular season was ended like this.

Only GimGoon's expression remained relatively calm.

In his view, losing to Zhou Dian was perfectly normal, and there was nothing to be upset about.

Winning all the games in the regular season is no easy feat.

It's good that the undefeated streak has ended, as the whole team can finally let go of the psychological burden of pursuing an undefeated record.

After shaking hands, the five members of TES came to the center of the stage and bowed to the audience to express their gratitude.

The audience responded with enthusiastic applause.

The venue was packed with people today.

Previously, TES matches didn't have this many people watching in person.

After Zhou Dian arrived, every show was sold out.

Zhou Dian is now one of the top players in the LPL, so he still has some box office appeal.

After bowing to the audience to express their gratitude, the TES players returned to their seats, packed up their peripherals, and then turned and walked into the player tunnel.

The live broadcast camera then switched back to the commentary booth.

"After Zhou Shen left, TES has taken on a completely new look!" Guan Zeyuan exclaimed sincerely.

“Of course!” Ji De added, “I’ve always believed that Zhou Shen’s strength is still there, and now that he’s in a different environment, he’s proven that to us!”

"Back to this match, FPX's undefeated streak in the regular season of this Summer Split came to an end today. I originally thought FPX had a great chance to achieve this!" Remember added.

“I don’t think so!” Guan Zeyuan immediately said, “A perfect record in the regular season is undoubtedly an extremely difficult achievement. In the LPL, only EDG in the 16 Summer Split and LGD in the 17 Summer Split have accomplished it so far!”

"As the leader of LGD's undefeated championship in the 17 Summer Split, Zhou Shen personally ended FPX's undefeated run in the Summer Split today, seemingly telling these successors that if they want to achieve what I have, they must first get past me!"

After another round of casual conversation, Guan Zeyuan said, "Okay, that concludes our commentary for today's match!"

"The post-match interviews are ready. Now let's hand the camera over to the interviewers!"

After today's match, the official interviewees were undoubtedly Zhou Dian.

Zhou Dian's post-match interview was as impeccable as ever.

There's no way around it; there have been too many people maliciously stirring up trouble by focusing on Zhou Dian's statements in the past two years.

Therefore, Zhou Dian's post-match interviews mostly consisted of platitudes with little substance.

After a few questions, the host of today's match, Xi Ran, asked the last interview question:
"Today's victory for TES ended FPX's undefeated streak in the Summer Split. What special significance does this victory hold for you and the TES team?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Dian immediately said, "Of course it's meaningful!"

"So what exactly does it mean?" Xi Ran asked again.

"The significance is that it ended FPX's winning streak!"

These words caused Xi Ran's carefully maintained professional smile to crumble on the spot.

Good heavens, you're just sitting here!

After the match, TES's victory over FPX sparked heated discussions on relevant social media platforms.

Besides the players from both sides, TES manager Guo Hao has also sparked considerable discussion.

It all started with a Weibo post by Guo Hao.

When TES had just won the decisive game against FPX.

Before the post-match handshake between the two players on the field had even finished, Guo Hao immediately posted a Weibo message.

He reposted the official Weibo post from TES announcing Zhou Dian's loan signing, and added the following text:

The only downside to expensive things is that they're expensive!

Although it is only a short ten or so words.

But the meaning behind Guo Hao's Weibo post couldn't be clearer.

You all say I spent too much money renting Zhou Shen, you all say I'm an idiot, a complete fool.

Now tell me, is Zhou Shen expensive?
Ok?
Zhou Shen deserves to be expensive!
Damn it, let the haters speak!
It seems that Guo Hao has indeed been under immense pressure during this period, amidst the overwhelming condemnation from those who have wronged him.

Now that I've got the chance, I have to let out all the pressure!

In the comments section of this Weibo post, a considerable number of people expressed that Guo Hao's rebuttal to the haters was well done.

Damn it, it's not like it costs you any money, so why are you all worrying about it?
Of course, some people continued to criticize Guo Hao, calling him a petty person who had achieved success.

But was it worth spending so much money just to beat FPX?

What a mess!
Let's cheer after we actually win the championship!

To be honest, Guo Hao originally thought that TES's victory over FPX, the current top team in the LPL regular season, would be a great relief for him.

But I didn't expect so many people to criticize me for making a mess of things.

This really broke his defenses.

In a fit of rage, Guo Hao made a decision that would keep him in a state of constant anxiety for the next few months.

He decided that after TES wins their next match, he will post this quote from today on Weibo again: "The only downside to expensive things is that they are expensive!"

Damn it, didn't Xiao Heizi say I was having a meltdown?

I'll keep posting, just to annoy you little haters!
It can only be said that Guo Hao is still young and lacks experience in struggle.

You can't shut up the haters by just arguing with them.

Haters are like springs; the more fiercely you criticize them, the more fiercely they bounce back.

There is only one eternal truth in esports—what kind of champion are you?
After you win the championship, the black pieces become white pieces.

At that time, great scholars will surely debate the classics for you!
After defeating FPX, TES went several days without any matches.

In the past few days, TES has been practicing the 4-1 split push strategy extensively in scrims, figuring out how the players can better coordinate with Zhou Dian's split push.

Of course, a few days is definitely not enough. However, after a few days of practice, TES has made considerable progress in this area.

The results of the training will naturally be verified in the competition.

Coincidentally, TES's next opponent, V5, is not very strong, making them a good test opponent.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

On July 29th, TES played their eleventh match of the Summer Split regular season.

Our opponent, V5, only joined the LPL this Spring Split.

As a brand new team, the team owner has invested a lot of money in securing an LPL spot, and for the time being, he does not plan to invest too much in the team's personnel.

Therefore, V5's coaches and players this year are all people they picked up from other LPL teams.

Their strength is naturally not that great either.

Currently, V5 ranks thirteenth among the sixteen teams in the LPL Summer Split.

At least we're not at the bottom yet, which is acceptable.

However, TES head coach White Crescent's pre-match plan that V5, being a weak opponent, would be a good match for TES to practice tactics quickly fell through.

Once the match started, it became clear that V5's strength was indeed far inferior to TES's.

The laning phase wasn't even over yet, and TES already had a huge advantage across all lanes!
Even the TES bot lane duo, known for their steady playstyle, got carried away and started aggressively pushing the lane.

But if we're talking about the most ruthless, then it has to be the mid lane.

There's no way around it, Knight is a typical example of someone who can't control his temper when faced with a coward.

This guy is way more ruthless than Zhou Dian when it comes to beating noobs!

Due to the inherent advantages of their position, Zhou Dian's top laner is still gradually expanding his advantage by controlling the lane.

Knight in the mid lane has already swarmed from the mid lane to the bottom lane, from the bottom lane to the jungle, and from the jungle back to the mid lane.

They completely overwhelmed the enemy mid laner, Xiao Dongbei, leaving him utterly disoriented.

With an overall advantage and a weak opponent, why bother practicing tactics? Just crush them!

The first game lasted 24 minutes.

This is mainly because Zhou Dian picked a late-game carry Vladimir in this game and just kept playing it slowly while his teammates were almost pushing onto the high ground.

However, the vampire can't play a significant role right now, as his teammates are essentially fighting four against five.

It really slows down the team's pace.

So Zhou Dian joined in the second game as well.

Picking Jayce directly and taking down towers at a brutal speed.

In less than 20 minutes, just 19 minutes, TES destroyed the opponent's base crystal.

The combined duration of the two matches was just over forty minutes.

Brutal, utterly brutal!
Head coach White Crescent shook his head. It seemed that if they wanted to practice tactics, the opponent had to be at least somewhat strong and put up some resistance!

In the two games, mid laner Knight also won two MVPs in a row.

In these kinds of easy wins, the MVP is usually either the mid laner or the jungler; other positions can't compete for it.

After winning these two MVPs, Knight's lead in the MVP rankings has widened further.

Far ahead.

It seems that Knight has a very good chance of winning the LPL Summer Split regular season MVP this year.

Zhou Dian also intends to support his teammates, and he is now taking on a more pressure-bearing role.

Let the jungler focus more on the mid laner.

This also reflects his absolute confidence in his own abilities.

No matter what hero you play, you can play by yourself and don't really need your teammates' help.

After all, a team's resources are limited in a single game.

To reiterate, when stronger players sacrifice for weaker players, the team's overall strength will be enhanced.

By sacrificing the weak for the strong, the strong's gains are limited, while the weak's often collapse completely.

After this exhilarating stomp against V5, TES has four regular season games remaining.

Apart from RNG, the other three opponents are not very strong.

Knight should still be able to get at least two or three MVPs.

Knight should be pretty much guaranteed the LPL regular season MVP award this summer.

Zhou Dian hopes that after Knight wins this award, he can evolve and become even more courageous.

Don't just target the weak.

Even when facing a strong opponent, one should have the courage to take action.

TES manager Guo Hao also used the same trick again after TES defeated V5.

He also retweeted the post from TES's official Weibo account announcing the loan signing of Zhou Dian.

The accompanying text still reads: "Expensive things, the only downside is that they're expensive!"

Of course, Zhou Dian didn't have much of a chance to shine in this match where he dominated the weaker opponents.

The haters naturally attacked Guo Hao even more fiercely.

Moreover, the behavior of acting all high and mighty just because you won a cricket fight is really a bit ridiculous!
Guo Hao wasn't entirely unjustly criticized this time.

But regardless of whether he was wronged or not, Guo Hao was definitely even more enraged after being scolded.

He felt that he had to play in the next game.

Damn it, I'm going to stick with you bunch of little devils.

Five days later, TES ushered in their twelfth match of the Summer Split regular season.

The opponent is EDG.

EDG, a team that participated in the World Championship last year, has seen a decline in strength this year, but they still made it to the playoffs in the Spring Split.

They do have some strength.

Moreover, EDG is currently ranked fifth in the Summer Split regular season, while TES is only ranked third.

However, the two teams are not far apart in terms of ranking.

However, they are three major wins behind in terms of wins, which is a significant difference.

Therefore, TES fans were generally very confident before the match.

However, TES lost the first game right at the start of the match.

In the first game, both mid laners picked assassin champions, and Knight was completely outmatched by Scout!
I simply haven't operated anyone else's system before.

With their mid lane getting completely dominated, and Zhou Dian also picking a team-oriented hero this game, it's no surprise that TES lost.

(End of this chapter)