Rebirth 2010: I taught Mr. Lei how to make a mobile phone

Chapter 698: Glory World Cup

The morning light of November 11st poured into the office through the floor-to-ceiling windows. Chen Mo habitually opened the Zhihu hot list, and the top of the list was "League of Legends S1 Global Finals: SKT reached the top of the world for the second time."

He slid the mouse and scanned the battle report details:

After the former BAG dynasty fell apart, Gogoing returned to OMG and Uzi put on the SHR jersey again.

However, the performance of the Chinese team in this S-League took a sharp turn for the worse. After three teams barely qualified from the group stage, OMG and EDG were eliminated in the round of 16.

Although SHR, who adhered to the "four protect one" tactic, broke into the quarterfinals under the leadership of Uzi, they still lost to OG in the end and stopped at the semi-finals.

In the end, the two Korean teams met in the finals, with SKT T1 defeating KOO Tigers 3:1.

Faker was named FMVP for his superb performance in the crucial game.

In the accompanying picture, the upward angle shot of Faker holding up the Summoner's Cup is full of oppression. The comment section has already been overwhelmed, and a bunch of LOL players are passionately talking online:
"Four protecting one, just a clown for a long time!"

"Now you know who the real boss is in BAG, right? Dark forces, just go to the Darkest Hour."

"Fortunately, there is Glory World next door. We still have hope. Come on DLG~~~"

Chen Mo closed the page and pressed the approval button on the "Monkey King: Hero is Back Global Distribution Plan" submitted by Bian'an Films.

He added in the comments column: "In parallel, we are promoting the overseas pre-production of Black Myth: Wukong. The Chinese and English subtitles must ensure the accuracy of cultural output."

You should know that the most well-known culture in the West today is the Three Kingdoms culture, followed by Sun Wukong. Unfortunately, most of these images have been distorted through the filters of daily games and animations.

Westerners think of Sun Wukong as a Saiyan with hair standing on end and waves all the time, while the characters in the Three Kingdoms are modified to suit their daily lives.

Fortunately, "World of Glory" has Sun Wukong and heroes related to the Three Kingdoms, and also includes their background introductions, which has laid a certain foundation for the foreign player community.

The situation abroad is different from that in China, and he doesn't know what kind of results he can achieve by then.

Let's wait and see, Chen Mo clicked the approval button in the system.

However, Feng Ji called two days ago and agreed to move, which is good news. I didn't expect that the popularity of the trailer would have such an impact on this matter. This is something Chen Mo had not thought of before.

Next, Chen Mo plans to move the headquarters of miHoYo and Ele.me to Beijing.

In this way, the Beijing city will be the headquarters of the Bi'an Group, and the Bi'an Group will have branches in various places.

The reason for this consideration is that the capital is the heart of China, the economic, cultural and political center.

As far as the business landscape is concerned, Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen and other places are vigorously supporting the development of enterprises. Giant companies such as Huawei, Alibaba and Tencent are themselves business cards.

Placing these highly promising companies in the capital will greatly increase Bi'an's influence and corresponding voice here.

Of course, it is conceivable that this will be followed by a series of negotiations and bargaining.

On the other side, at October Digital Animation Studio, Tian Xiaopeng had just paid off his debt for the poster and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, according to his arrangement, the team had been very busy recently, so they took a few days off to rest. However, when he saw the content of the email in his mailbox, his scalp went numb.

Since the film was only considered for domestic screening at the beginning, Tian Xiaopeng did not even consider overseas distribution.

As a result, when he saw the words "global release" in the email and that this time Bian'an Pictures paid for the publicity and promotion, Tian Xiaopeng was no longer sleepy, knowing that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He quickly called everyone to an emergency meeting and immediately re-engaged in a new battle, because overseas dubbing, subtitle production, and cultural adaptation would take time.

Just when "The Return of the Great Sage" was about to be released overseas.

Some things are not over once they are over. The wind of reckoning will come late but it will come.

On November 11, the official media released an announcement titled "Announcement on the Investigation Results and Penalty Decision on the Suspected Monopoly Behavior of XX Cinema Group"

"The relevant companies and cinemas involved have been investigated for suspected abuse of their dominant market position, and the results of the investigation are hereby announced as follows:
Forced exclusive agreements, differential treatment, and restrictions on film scheduling. The above-mentioned behaviors make it difficult for new theater chains in the relevant market to survive, and the bargaining power of film producers is severely restricted, constituting an abuse of market dominance prohibited by Article 17 of the Anti-Monopoly Law.

In view of the fact that the parties involved have stopped the illegal activities, the administrative penalty decision is: a fine of 8% of domestic sales, totaling RMB 3 million; compliance rectification, submission of compliance reports every quarter for three years, and acceptance of resident supervision, blah blah."

A piece of written document caused an earthquake in the film and television industry.
Knowing the amount of the fine can give you a sense of the seriousness of the matter and the importance it attaches to it.

Generally speaking, the fine range for cases like this is between 1% and 10%, and in this case, it reaches 8%, which is almost the maximum penalty.

The method of beating the mountain to scare the tiger makes many wild beasts tremble with fear. In the past, everyone was happy with each other and there was no problem.

Why is this National Day file so serious?

Industry insiders are keenly aware that this thundering action targeting the National Day holiday has a subtle connection with the Beyond Pictures behind "The Return of the Great Sage."

As investigations by all parties deepen, the layout of the Bi'an Group in the cultural and entertainment industry has gradually emerged: from animated films to game e-sports, from technical engines to IP development, a huge entertainment submarine has surfaced.

Huayi Brothers held an emergency meeting overnight to discuss the distribution strategy for next year's films and try to avoid direct confrontation with the other party;

Wanda Pictures began to plan a plan to "break the ice" with the other side.
And so it was Saturday, November 11th.

When the spotlight of the "World of Glory" global finals illuminated the Bird's Nest stage, the DLG team from China and the North American powerhouse EG launched a peak showdown.

The former was originally the team of BAG, which won the LOLS4 championship last year. After the transfer, it is still as strong as ever and has fought its way to the top. The full name of the EG team is Evil Geniuses. This club not only won the Dota8 International Invitational in August with a 2-660 victory over teams in the loser group, but also won a prize of million US dollars, creating a historic global record.

In the "World of Glory" project, it has dominated the entire North American region, and today it wants to replicate the glorious record of "Dota2".

South Korean e-sports powerhouse SSG became the only South Korean team to reach the semi-finals of this tournament, but was ruthlessly crushed by DLG in the semi-finals - the three games lasted less than 90 minutes in total, setting the fastest BO5 record of this tournament.

This overwhelming victory demonstrated the dominance of Chinese e-sports to players around the world.

As a competitive game that truly realizes PC/mobile dual-end interoperability, the World of Glory professional league has always insisted on using the PC platform. The official commentator pointed out in the technical analysis before the finals: "The micro-manipulation limit brought by keyboard and mouse operation allows professional players to show the breathtaking art of team battles."

When DLG ended the game with a score of 3:1, tens of thousands of spectators at the Bird's Nest cheered thunderously. In the golden rain, DLG head coach Lin Feng trembled as he raised the championship trophy.

It spread to every corner of the world through domestic platforms such as Tik Tok, Bilibili, and Douyu, as well as international live streaming channels such as Twitch and YouTube, instantly igniting the enthusiasm of players around the world.

After the visit, what was even more shocking was the three record-breaking decisions announced by Sun Ziwei, president of Beyond Games:
The total prize money of the event is 2000 million US dollars, the champion will receive 1000 million US dollars, and the remaining teams will share the remaining prize money according to their rankings;

"World of Glory" will also customize champion skins for the champion team members, and they will enjoy a 5% share of the annual sales of the skins;
Next year's Glory World Cup will be held in Saudi Arabia and the prize pool will be upgraded again.

When the big screen scrolled and drew 100 lucky audience members to give away the gift of "all heroes and all skins", the entire Bird's Nest fell into frenzy.

The popularity of the event reached its peak during the award ceremony, with the number of readings of the topic #DLG wins the championship# on Weibo soaring at a rate of millions per minute.

In the dormitories of major universities, students celebrating all night long shouted "We are the champions". This scene was exactly the same as when BAG won the League of Legends Global Finals last year.

The next day, the various data released by Bi'an Games were even more jaw-dropping.

The global monthly active players (MAU) of "World of Glory" has exceeded 2 million, the daily active players (DAU) has exceeded 3000 million, and the peak number of simultaneous online players is 1500 million, which is twice that of "League of Legends". "Dota2" and "Heroes of the Storm" are far behind.

Become the absolute king of Moba games.

The live broadcast of the W1 event has gone a step further, covering international platforms such as Twitch, YouTube, AfreecaTV, as well as Douyu, Huya, Panda TV, etc. in China.

Total global live broadcast time during the entire event: more than 3.6 million hours (including replays and on-demand)

Peak live broadcast of the finals (DLG vs EG) during the entire tournament: over 3000 million simultaneous online viewers, surpassing the NBA Finals.

Behind these numbers is a rising e-sports empire.

The Wall Street Journal used the term "Eastern e-sports storm" to describe the influence of this event, while CCTV used a 45-second-long report on this "victory of China's cultural soft power."

As the report said: This victory means much more than a trophy. It marks that after years of dormancy, the Chinese e-sports industry has finally reached the top of the world.
In South Korea, the lights at SKT's training base remain bright late at night.

Faker stared at the news photo of DLG winning the championship on the screen, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the mouse.

Looking at the familiar faces in the screen, especially the opponent's support, he was deeply impressed last year.
Memories came flooding back. He clearly remembered the cold sweat on his palms during the final game last year, the opponent's assistant's prediction of the battle situation as if he had opened his eyes, and his own violent beating of the heart when the crystal exploded.

This year, although he won the FMVP trophy again, that thrilling feeling was gone.

Behind the score of 3:1 is the opponent's feeling of powerlessness and vulnerability.

Although he used FMVP to prove that he is still the strongest in the League of Legends, a voice on the Internet hurt him.

"BAG has already moved on to World of Glory. No matter how many championships you win, it can't change the fact that you have lost to an all-Chinese team."

Faker suddenly realized that what he longed for was never the trophy, but the peak showdown where he met his equal.

At this moment, Faker was a little bored. For some reason, he suddenly felt that "League of Legends" seemed a little unchallenging.

Once you make a decision, take action. This is the action power of a professional player.

Faker knocked on coach Kkoma's office door.

Surprisingly, the tablet on the coach's desk was playing a video of the "Glory World" game.

"You're here just in time," Kkoma said without even looking up, "Look at Sun Wukong's combo mechanism in this teamfight. The timing of his attack is pretty amazing."

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Three hours later, a detailed plan had taken shape: from player recruitment to training plans, from tactical analysis to version research.

When the morning light shone through the curtains, they made the decision to switch to "Glory World" even if they had to pay a huge penalty.

But the twists of fate are always unexpected.

The president of SKT looked at the application they submitted and suddenly laughed: "Do you know? 226 billion won."

He pointed to the exchange rate calculator on his computer and said, "This is just the base bonus pool for next year."

The president stood up and shook hands with the two men solemnly: "From today on, the SKT.T1 "World of Glory" division is officially established!"

The next morning, the global e-sports media was flooded with the same breaking news.
《SKT.T1 is established, legendary mid laner Faker moves to Glory World》

(End of this chapter)