League of Legends: Reborn in Season 3, Tuning the Entire League

Chapter 102 JM, you don't want to miss the All-Star Game, do you?

That day, before noon, all players who followed NXG's official Weibo account received a notification from the backend.

NXG Esports Club: "Dear NXG fans and Summoners, hello everyone! To allow you to better interact with our team's players, NXG will be making its debut broadcast tonight at 19 PM on the YY platform. NXG will be guiding you through advanced techniques for different positions in professional matches. We hope you'll all support us!"

"By forwarding this post, the club will hold a raffle to give away a randomly signed jersey from an NXG team player!"

As soon as the news broke, NXG's fan group immediately became excited.

[Hey, is the whole team streaming tonight?]

[7 PM, Yay! I'm off work.]

[This miserable night shift worker just wants to kill those evil capitalists!]

[Speaking of the team's live stream, does that count as JM being a deadbeat?]

[I guess so. After all, he needs to campaign for his All-Star status. It would be funny if Ruofeng overtook him.]

[JM, you don't want to miss the All-Star Game, do you? (doge)]

[To the Japanese fans upstairs, calm down.]

Speaking of which, since NXG was promoted to the LPL, JM's streaming time has decreased significantly, and the amount of instructional videos he produces has also dropped considerably.

[Advanced job skills! I want to learn how to beat up the Weapon Master like Shadow Master.]

【I'm different from you. I just want to know how to use kidney slices to stabilize and withstand pressure.】

[The NXG jersey is mine!]

In 13, a time when communication platforms were scarce, NXG was still the first choice for many people to communicate with their favorite celebrities and idols. As a result, shortly after NXG posted the update, the number of comments and reposts under the official Weibo account skyrocketed.

After NXG's official Weibo account posted its update, YY platform followed suit, pulling out a hastily completed poster and starting various pop-up promotions for its YY Voice platform.

YY: "Summoners, assemble! It's time to unleash a new storm in the Rift! LPL's top team, NXG, will be giving a high-octane live stream tonight at 7 PM in YY room [120021]!"

"This live stream will not only feature exciting ranked matches, but also exclusive tactical tips, guaranteeing you a visual feast and a wealth of valuable insights!"

"Don't miss out! Share this post to receive..."

YY platform's temporary promotion was for a reason. Originally, Jiang Ming did not plan to hold any special announcements for the first broadcast of all NXG members. After all, NXG does not have any outstanding achievements at the moment, and making a big fuss would only make people laugh.

However, he was eventually persuaded by Xu Tao.

Forget about past achievements; past achievements are irrelevant. A seven-game winning streak is the present, and that makes you a world champion. If you keep losing in the new season, even non-diehard fans won't support you anymore.

With YY's promotion, the news that NXG team would be making their debut broadcast and would be explaining advanced techniques for each position in the live stream spread quickly not only among NXG fans, but throughout the entire League of Legends community.

It was the weekend, and the college students who were already planning to battle day and night in the League of Legends Rift immediately jumped out of bed and rushed to the nearest internet cafe with lightning speed.

Afraid of being a step behind and the internet cafe becoming overcrowded, tonight I can only be a guardian of the all-night battle—well, that is, to see if any brothers can't hold on any longer and buy a cup of instant noodles in exchange for a friendly seat or something.

Therefore, in order to avoid experiencing this pain, many people simply call on their friends in the group, hoping that those who have already arrived can reserve a spot.

Don't think it's an exaggeration. We haven't even reached the peak of LOL's popularity yet. In a few days, you'll be surprised to find that the number of internet cafes on the streets has decreased by more than half, replaced by internet cafes with long queues of people waiting to log off, and nearly 90% of Summoner's Rift's occupancy.

Internet cafe computers: You bunch of idiots, go ahead and play, 24/7 without stopping. If the computer burns out, it's my fault.

At the entrance of a university town in Shanghai!

Several young people were running wildly on the road.

"Damn it, Lao Jiang, hurry up, or there won't be any seats left."

"I'm running, I'm running! I've never run this fast in my 1500-meter physical fitness test."

"It's all Lao Xia's fault. He said that a few girls from the School of Political Science and Public Administration wanted to come together and made us wait for them to put on makeup."

It was obvious that the college students in the same dormitory were complaining to each other, completely out of breath.

"Makeup? What a load of rubbish. By the time they're done with their makeup, it'll be too late. You don't actually think you can have some kind of late-night romance with them, do you?"

"Esports doesn't need love!"

"The Way of Wuji: Severing the ties of love with a sword, do you understand?"

"Let Lao Xia wait by himself. If I can learn even a trick or two from JM today, I'll be on my way to Platinum."

"Let's agree on this first: whoever messes with whom tonight will have to bring food for the rest of the dorm for a week."

"It's safe!"

"No problem, if the jungler doesn't come to the top lane, I'll guarantee a win!"

The group was talking quite loudly, but since the area was within the university campus, the surrounding residents were not surprised.

The appeal of LOL lies in its very essence. NXG's 7 PM livestream was merely a catalyst, as most players in the scene now know that JM genuinely teaches skillful techniques.

If this is the reaction of ordinary players, it is even more pronounced among some professional teams, especially those aiming for the LPL top league.

LPL's six-game winning streak is terrifying, and NXG's tactical concepts are ahead of the entire region. They're preparing to stream live—we definitely need to learn a thing or two!

Training matches were canceled, and even those on holiday were bombarded with phone calls from the captain, who woke them up early!
Damn it, I used to learn by watching videos and following NXG, but now that I have the opportunity to study live, I have to start waving my notebook around.

……

Time flies.

From morning to evening, it only takes the blink of an eye.

NXG Esports Club, first floor training room.

With the help of the computer expert invited by Lin Jingyi, the computers used by the contestants for the live broadcast were fully ready.

Those complicated live stream settings are about as difficult as last-hitting minions with god-tier gear in the eyes of those who know what they're doing.

Inside the room, the five members of NXG, having finished washing up and putting on their new team uniforms, were already sitting in their gaming chairs.

Jiang Ming was worried that his presence would make his teammates uncomfortable and affect the live stream, so he went back to the third floor alone and didn't stay in the same room as his teammates.

"Ahem, Lao Xu, can you check if my face is clean?" As the live broadcast time approached, Song Yuan became inexplicably nervous, bending down to look at the camera from left to right.

Xu Jing rolled his eyes at his teammate's top laner. "Why don't you adjust your chair first? Only half your head is in the camera. Are you planning to broadcast ghost stories to the audience later?"

"Also, don't forget to download screen recording software."

Pang Ran suddenly turned the tables on us, saying in a low voice, "Brother Wang downloaded it all for us while he was setting up the computer. Just click to open it when we start the live stream."

"Pfft, hahaha!" Even the usually reserved Wu Zhiqiang couldn't hold back. "Old Xu, you're just pretending to be an elephant with a scallion stuck in your nose."

Song Yuan grumbled as he adjusted his seat, "I almost got fooled by you, you bastard. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were an expert on live streaming."

"Hey, Stone, help me gank top lane today, don't worry about bottom lane, I'll treat you to a midnight snack."

"Stone?"

Song Yuan leaned closer, looking at the computer the jungler was using, and asked, "What are you fiddling with?"

"I'll share the live stream link in the fan group, so you won't have to search for the room numbers one by one later."

"six!"

The remaining four fell silent for a while, arguing for a long time, and suddenly realized that their usually quietest member, Little Stone, was the one most compatible with fan management and live streaming.

Soon, seeing that it was almost time, Chen Muxin reminded everyone, "Enter the live stream room one minute early, and if you have any questions, just ask in the group chat."

"OJBK!"

"Hey, can you hear me, viewers?"

"Hey, Pang Da Zui, keep your voice down. I don't know if your viewers in the live stream can hear you, but all I can hear in my headphones right now is your voice."

Behind everyone, Wang Fei, the computer whiz who had previously helped configure the team's computers and was now acting as the team's network consultant, quietly stepped forward to help adjust the noise reduction for the duo.

Soon, Lin Jingyi and Chen Muxin, who had been watching from outside the training room, noticed that a large number of viewers flooded into the live broadcast room after the signal was connected.

[Brothers, we didn't go to the wrong place, did we?]

[You've come to the right place, you've come to the right place! The words NXG are clearly visible on the ceiling!]

[Reporting to control tower, I have landed safely, coordinates successfully established!]

[Tower received, please continue gathering intelligence!]

[Hehehe, top laners really do need to watch top lane players' streams; it gives off a strong sense of them building tank items.]

【Where's JM? Where is JM? We want to watch his live stream!】 In room 120021, due to the platform's setting of sharing bullet comments across five rooms, the entire screen was suddenly filled with densely packed text of various colors.

As the room administrator, Chen Muxin typed an explanation at the right time: "JM's live broadcast room is still waiting for the signal to be connected. JM will interpret the various details of the NXG team players in the game from the perspective of a coach."

In reality, Jiang Ming deliberately delayed the live stream connection. What the audience saw was the combined barrage of comments from five different live stream rooms. The contestants' perspectives were independent, but only he could see them all at once.

Since it concerned the popularity of NXG's five-person live stream, Jiang Ming certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to divert traffic from his own team members. Considering that the team members were making their debut and didn't have many fans, he simply contacted the YY manager and came up with a live stream method that would neither offend the audience nor hinder the team members from gaining viewership.

In other words, the five members of NXG are responsible for broadcasting and playing. He interacts with the players from a god-like perspective as an observer, which can also minimize the negative impact on the first broadcast if the broadcast performance of a certain position of NXG is not good.

"You can find today's live stream schedule by clicking on the top right corner of the room; there's a detailed description there."

[NXG Team Formation x2!]

[Two players solo queued!]

[Lucky audience draw and Q&A.]

[JM's Secret Tutorial!]

Viewers who were wondering why JM's live stream was a black screen just a second ago quickly had their attention drawn to the schedule described in Chen Muxin's pinned text.

The livestreaming tricks that later generations have overused are, in today's context, nothing short of alluring to these simple-minded League of Legends players.

The one who got into live-streaming mode the fastest among the five was not Xu Jing, but Shi Zhenyu, who had been quietly learning from Jiang Ming's shadow.

“With the identity of a professional player on your person, you don’t actually need to try to please the audience.” Xiao Shitou remembered Jiang Ming’s words.

He simply answered the questions from the fans in the live stream very seriously, and his popularity immediately soared to the top of the five.

[Stone, Stone, we've seen NXG's daily schedule. Could you move the camera so we can see it in more detail?]

New viewers are still very curious about the NXG's grueling training schedule circulating online, and some veteran players are also very interested, since they haven't had any firsthand information to verify it.

"A schedule?"

Shi Zhenyu scratched his head, picked up the camera on the table, and pointed it at the NXG management rules hanging on the wall behind him.

【hiss! 】

[Damn, this daily schedule is triggering my trypophobia.]

The version circulating online isn't even the final version.

[(Cold sweat) Sleeping at 3 or 4 AM, won't I suddenly die?]

I didn't feel too bad getting up after 11 a.m., and I've already had a full eight hours of playtime. I heard that professional teams mostly play ranked games in the evenings, which is why they have this much time.

[Individual basic skills training, advanced training, review training, practice matches... Ugh, I can't fit it all in, it's all training.]

[Stone, aren't you tired from this kind of intensive training every day?]

Tired?

Shi Zhenyu scratched his head and said, "It's definitely tiring, but e-sports is our profession. Ming has always taught us that since we have chosen the path of competitive sports, even if we have extraordinary talent, we still need countless sweat and hard work to succeed."

The chat went silent for a brief moment.

[Speaking of which, if all esports teams used the NXG training model, there would probably be far less prejudice in society that equates esports with internet addiction.]

[Internet addiction? I'd say it's more like internet addiction treatment.]

[Seriously, isn't anyone paying attention to the management rules next to the schedule?]

[I saw it. It feels like I'm back in a major internet company. Ah... those dead memories are attacking me.]

The live stream had countless eyes, and even though Shi Zhenyu's camera only lingered on the team management rules wall for a short while, many players still took screenshots and saved them.

[Professional ethics... no boosting, account boosting, or taunting/insulting opponents. I'm thinking someone next door is a well-known director in high-ranked games.]

[How dare you! That's all in the past. What does Director Nuo's business have to do with my 'Particle Hot Dance'?]

[Pfft, don't you guys think the image maintenance part is the funniest? You have to wash your hair every morning (lol)]

【Ugh, now that you mention it, I can't even look at the other teams' tangled hair anymore.】

[They even prohibit smoking, drinking, gambling, and even hair dyeing! I seem to remember that quite a few team players are heavy smokers, right?]

I think the ban is a good thing. Esports players are all around 15 or 16 years old, the older ones are no more than 16 or 17. Why do people outside think that esports players are just internet addicts? They think it's just smoking, drinking, and having a flamboyant hairstyle...

[Is the management system posted on the back of this NXG club genuine? My son is addicted to online games and wants to become a professional player, and I can't persuade him otherwise. If possible, I'd like to ask you guys to give him a try!]

[(Shocking!) Is the lady upstairs really serious? If so, I suggest signing up for NXG's youth academy. Their contact information is on their official Weibo account.]

……

WE base.

When Mingkai saw the live stream chat mocking him for having been a director in high-level matches, his face turned ashen.

My chest heaved as I took a deep breath before I could catch my breath.

Forcing himself to ignore the teasing remarks, Mingkai leaned back in the chair Abu was sitting in and asked, "Are these things useful?"

"I understand that you can't stay out all night."

"No eating food outside the club before the match, especially beef?"

"NXG is even interfering with this? That's outrageous!"

"Hey, whether it's useful or not, let's write it down first." Abu's signature voice rang out in the training room. "Let's see if JM's live stream later will really do what they advertise and bring us some useful tips."

"It's strange, I've never understood why NXG seems to be intentionally or unintentionally leaking their tactics and strategies to the outside world."

"What do you think JM is after?"

He possesses a game understanding that surpasses the entire league, and instead of hiding it, he provides various explanations and even creates game videos.

What are some game fans like?
Or are they hoping their competitors will be eternally grateful?

Abu doesn't believe that JM truly approached esports with the mindset of changing the industry environment, as he claimed in an interview.

In China, unless there are absolutely no other options, who in their right mind would choose to play professionally?

Well, it seems JM didn't choose esports out of necessity; he graduated from a prestigious university... and earns millions a year...

As he pondered this, Abu fell silent.

Just then, Jiang Ming's voice finally came through the headset in the live stream.

"Okay, sorry to keep you all waiting. Our NXG team has just entered the game for their first ranked match in Ionia."

Jiang Ming's avatar appeared in the live stream room, and players watching the live stream received a notification that they could freely choose to watch different rooms in NXG and adjust the room audio they received.

If you want to see a God's-eye view analysis, click the button next to Jiang Ming's room. If you want to learn techniques from the players' first-person perspective, stay in the team members' room.

As soon as the first game started, the vast majority of players, unsurprisingly, chose to stay in Jiang Ming's live stream.

"Let me think...where should we begin?"

Having streamed live for a whole year, Jiang Ming had ingrained the ability to attract viewers' attention into his very being. He pretended to think for a moment and said, "Well then, since this is a real-time review of tactical analysis, let me start from the player selection phase."

The NXG team's live stream was showing the hero selection phase.

"I've got it. Let me ask you a question first."

"I wonder if everyone has noticed that when our NXG team is on the blue side, we tend to prioritize the jungler over other positions in the first pick. Does anyone know the answer to this question?"

Jiang Ming posed a question.

"The first person to answer correctly in the live stream will receive a beautiful NXG merchandise gift from our staff at the end of the live stream."

As it turns out, the LPL has never lacked talent, even geniuses; what it lacks is simply a platform for them to showcase themselves.

Soon, amidst a barrage of fabricated comments, a player who truly understood the underlying meaning typed in response: "It's probably to prevent being targeted."

"The blue team can indeed pick the strongest heroes in the current version by picking first, but the purple team also has the right to counter them. As long as they find that counter, they can actually limit them."

Jiang Ming affirmed, "That's right. Because junglers are in the jungle in the early game, even if they are targeted by the enemy, it won't have the same direct impact as when they are in lane. In fact, we can even make up for this disadvantage with the help of laners."

After successfully initiating the team fight and setting the tone for the game, Jiang Ming briefly explained the strengths and weaknesses of both the blue and purple teams during the draft phase.

(End of this chapter)