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Chapter 558 Zhou Dian's Status in TES! Summer Split Finals Begin!
The semi-final BO5 between TES and RNG started at 5 PM.

Even though TES swept RNG, ending the game in just three games.

But by the time the post-match group interview ended and the TES players packed up their things and left the venue, it was already past 9 p.m.

For the TES players, the most important task at this time was naturally to eat.

At this time of day, dinner and late-night snack are mixed together and eaten as one meal.

During the meal, a TES team staff member suggested to Guo Hao that they have some drinks and have some fun.

After dinner, we can all go sing karaoke together or something.

After all, TES secured a spot in the S9 World Championship today, so they should celebrate properly!

Guo Hao's first reaction to the suggestion was actually one of agreement.

Indeed, it's time to celebrate making it to the World Championship for the first time in the team's history.

However, today's focus is on the players who fought for TES's qualification for the World Championship, so we'll have to hear their opinions.

Guo Hao turned his head and saw the two junglers in the mid lane and the Korean duo in the bottom lane. Their expressions showed some interest.

It seems that after a long period of monotonous training, the team members also want to relax and unwind.

Just as Guo Hao was about to suggest that everyone could drink today, he suddenly noticed that Zhou Dian and the white crescent moon sitting next to him had no expression on their faces.

I was suddenly startled, and then it dawned on me.

Yes, TES's journey in the Summer Split is not over yet, and they haven't had a proper break.

Although I am the manager, there is still a considerable amount of time, nearly a week, before the Summer Split finals.

However, at this point, whether the team should relax or not is best left to the head coach's opinion.

The head coach is the person in charge of training and competition within the team.

So, Guo Hao looked at the white crescent moon and asked, "What do you say, Xiao Bai? Are we going straight back to the hotel, or are we going to play for a while?"

Upon hearing this, White Crescent shrugged and said, "Well, it depends on the team members' opinions. What does Zhou Shen say?"

The white crescent moon itself is something that people tend not to remove.

However, he also noticed that, apart from Zhou Dian, the other TES players all seemed to want to go out and have some fun.

In the past, he certainly wouldn't have cared what the players thought; everything was decided by him, the head coach.

But after 369's "rebellion," White Crescent was exhausted in this regard and didn't want to deal with it anymore.

Let Zhou Dian make the decision!
In terms of prestige, Zhou Dian is probably higher than White Crescent among the team members.

This is clearly visible in the white crescent moon.

Seeing that White Crescent had thrown the question back at him, Zhou Dian had no intention of passing the buck. He said directly, "The Summer Finals are coming up soon. We should focus all our energy on preparing for the Summer Finals!"

"Let's not rush to celebrate making it to the S9 World Championship. Let's celebrate together when we win the Summer Split!"

Just kidding, Zhou Dian is determined to win the Summer Split championship.

He didn't want any other factors that might have a negative impact.

At times like these, you have to be assertive!
Don't say that Guo Hao consulted White Crescent, and then White Crescent passed the buck to him.

Even if Guo Hao made the decision to go out and have fun together from the beginning, Zhou Dian would directly criticize him and make Guo Hao change his mind.

"Yes, yes, let's celebrate together!" Guo Hao quickly said with a smile after hearing Zhou Dian's words.

"Let's celebrate together after we win the Summer Split! Zhou Shen has such a great sense of vision!"

After leading his team to qualify for the S9 World Championship, Guo Hao shed the label of "foolish and rich."

Zhou Dian is now practically Guo Hao's "father figure".

Of course, whatever your own father says goes!

Upon learning that they would only be eating and not drinking, and would return to the hotel afterward, Xx and Knight couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment.

These two are the TES players who most want to go out and have fun.

The two Korean players in the bottom lane remained noncommittal.

They're the type who'll join in the fun if they want to, but don't really care if they don't.

This incident actually demonstrates the importance of a truly professional manager.

LPL professional players, especially the local players, are mostly teenagers addicted to the internet, and they need positive guidance at this time.

The industry in China is already rife with problems. If management fails to fulfill its responsibilities, these individuals who suddenly earn high incomes can easily go astray.

Players like Zhou Dian, who can be self-disciplined without needing anyone to manage them, are extremely rare in the LPL.

Many local players not only fail to encounter positive mentors like Zhou Dian in their clubs, but they are also led astray by the senior players in their teams!

If management doesn't take any action, the project is basically doomed; it's a pure waste of talent.

It can only be said that there are very few truly professional club management teams in the LPL!
After having dinner and a late-night snack, the TES team returned directly to their hotel.

At this time, it's naturally impossible for White Crescent to assign training tasks.

The team members can arrange their own time, as long as they don't leave the hotel.

Then try to go to bed early, as I have to travel tomorrow morning.

It's still early, and given the typical schedule of professional gamers, they wouldn't be able to sleep at this hour.

No one needs to emphasize it; all the TES players went to play ranked games on their own.

The next day, September 2nd, in the morning.

The TES team boarded the high-speed train from Beijing back to Shanghai.

This year's LPL Summer Split Finals, which also coincided with the 8th anniversary celebration of Tencent's League of Legends, were held in Shanghai.

As the birthplace and home base of the LPL, Shanghai has not hosted the LPL finals for several years.

However, if the finals are held in Shanghai, it will definitely be a positive for TES.

Whether it's preparing for training or living in other aspects, it's much more convenient and easier to get used to than going out to play in competitions.

Two days later, at 9 p.m. on September 4.

The losers of the two Summer Split playoff semifinals, BLG and RNG, played a third-place match.

The LPL third-place match has always been a rather lackluster affair, with neither side showing much interest in playing seriously. After all, a mere third place hardly qualifies as an honor.

Furthermore, the third and fourth place teams in the LPL playoffs have the same S-series points.

That third place is really not worth competing for!
But precisely because of this, the two sides in the third-place match often play in a more relaxed and casual manner, rather than with such seriousness.

The matches often result in a lot of kills, which actually makes them quite entertaining to watch.

However, today's third-place match between BLG and RNG was severely lacking in entertainment value.

The reason is simple: after losing the semifinals, BLG has no chance to participate in the gauntlet match, regardless of whether they win or lose this third-place match.

Regardless of whether RNG wins or loses this match, they have already secured a spot in the gauntlet, and their ranking in the gauntlet is already set, meaning they will have to start from the first round.

Therefore, the BLG players had no desire to fight and just wanted the match to end quickly, so they took a long vacation of several months.

RNG, on the other hand, wanted to practice against BLG to get into form for the upcoming gauntlet matches, so they were particularly ruthless in their approach.

This resulted in BLG being swept 3-0 by RNG.

RNG easily won every game, BLG's resistance was severely lacking, and the game was not entertaining at all.

The third-place match of the Summer Split ended in a perfunctory manner.

No spectators would care about this match.

Almost all viewers' attention was focused on the LPL Summer Split finals two days later.

All viewers are eagerly anticipating which of the two rising forces in the LPL, TES and FPX, will ultimately claim the top spot in the LPL this year.

Which team will be the number one seed representing the LPL region at the S9 World Championship?

FPX team was first in the regular season of the Summer Split despite a gap in performance.

However, their experience of being upset by JDG in the regular season after finishing first in the Spring Split makes viewers easily underestimate their first-place finish in the regular season.

In addition, TES has Zhou Dian on their side.

This has led to a general consensus online that TES is more likely to win the championship.

But will things really develop that simply?

September 6, 2019, afternoon.

Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai.

The venue had tens of thousands of seats, and every single one was occupied.

However, looking around, most of the light sticks and support items support TES.

This is also normal.

Although Zhou Dian doesn't engage in marketing, his outstanding achievements and entertaining playing style have already earned him a large fan base.

In terms of viewership, only Uzi and TheShy can rival him in the entire LPL.

Although Doinb has worked hard on his live streaming for many years and has a large number of fans.

But compared to Zhou Dian, he's far inferior.

The fact that Doinb has never won any significant championships is a major obstacle preventing his fan base from continuing to grow.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the opening ceremony began on time.

The opening features decent special effects and an awkward dance.

Actually, it looks alright.

However, the two black Mercedes-Benz sedans parked on either side of the stage detracted from the overall visual appeal.

There's nothing you can do. As the biggest sponsor of LPL, Mercedes-Benz can insert ads whenever and however they want, and LPL officials have no choice but to accept it.

After a brief opening ceremony, Zhu Zhen's loud voice rang out.

Are you ready?!

"Dear Summoners of League of Legends, and all the friends watching the live stream, thank you so much for coming to the 2019 League of Legends Pro League Summer Finals!"

"Now, we are at the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai, where we will witness the final battle for the Silver Dragon Cup championship!"

"Dear players who came to the event, please give us the warmest cheers! ~~~"

As soon as he finished speaking, the live broadcast camera immediately focused on the Silver Dragon Cup in the center of the stage.

A huge cheer erupted at the scene at the same time.

"awesome!"

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhu Zhen!"

"Over the years, I've walked the League of Legends path for eight years. Thinking back to the first year, the wonderful experience in the old factory in 1933 is still vivid in my mind!"

"Back then, I was Zhu's teammate hiding in the bushes, but now I prefer to come and experience the life of an old-timer, watch the games and play some chess!"

Zhu Zhen's words were not mere formalities, but rather stemmed from genuine emotion.

Although he is a well-known host on Shanghai TV, he is also a veteran League of Legends player.

For so many years, he has hosted every LPL Summer Split Finals and Tencent League of Legends Anniversary Celebration event.

After a slight pause, Zhu Zhen continued, "No matter what, the joy that League of Legends, a game chosen by more and more people around the world, brings us has been deeply ingrained in our blood!"

"It's possible that some viewers in the live stream chat are saying things like, 'He's at every anniversary celebration,' 'It's him again,' 'Why is it always him?'"

"Yes, I'm here again!"

"I and all the friends who came here to support LPL are here to witness the wonderful summer of 2019 that we have created together through hard work and dedication!"

"Our anniversary celebration in 2019 had this theme: Infinite Possibilities, Infinite Passion!"

"Our two teams that have made it to the Summer Split Finals are already in position on the sidelines!"

"I know that the more than 10,000 players who came here today are here for them, to cheer them on!"

"Next, let's welcome these two teams to meet us!"

At this point, cheers erupted once again from the audience.

The live broadcast camera also moved away from the main stage and from Zhu Zhen, slowly sweeping across the audience.

All that's left is for the players from both sides to take the stage in the Summer Season Grand Finals!
(End of this chapter)