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

Chapter 55 Why is NXG's art style different from the other teams?
Create star-level stage makeup looks for the five members of NXG!

This was a specific request that Jiang Ming made clear to the makeup artist from the very beginning.

Since the decision has been made to give the LPL competitors in S3 and the players watching the game a visual shock, how can we do without the ultimate weapon: on-camera makeup?

While other teams were still using the same generic, unadorned ID photos to complete their costume fittings, Jiang Ming had already figured out the game rules of visual presentation in modern esports—or rather, the rules of visual presentation.

Imagine this: during a live broadcast of a professional league match, the camera pans across the screen to reveal an opponent with dark circles under their eyes and a pale face, while on the other side are five esports players from NXG who look like they stepped out of an idol drama. This overwhelming visual contrast is enough to leave a lasting impression on the viewer's retina.

The overwhelming visual impact created in that instant is so powerful that just thinking about it makes one want to hum softly.

Considering that he would be in front of the camera for a considerable amount of time during the match, Jiang Ming decided to take advantage of this opportunity to shoot the official photos and experiment on the young men in the team in advance to see how effective it would be.

“They do look much more energetic.” Lin Jingyi stood next to Jiang Ming, looking at the five little ones under the exposure light, and said, “But we’ll have to see how the photos turn out.”

As the twelfth burst of flash from the studio's ring lights ended, Xu Jing finally slumped into a folding chair: "This is even more torturous than three hours of continuous finishing blows! I feel like my pupils are going to lose focus!"

"Add one," Shi Zhenyu teased, rubbing his stiff shoulders and neck. "I don't think I've ever had this much pain managing my facial expressions during the last military training."

"The number of photos I took today probably doesn't match the total number I took in the previous ten years."

Be confident, there's more to it than you think.

"Stop! Raise the reflector on the right rear by another fifteen degrees." Photographer Lao Chen peeked out from behind the monitor, gestured to the crew, and then came to the group. "Everyone, hang in there a little longer. After the group photo, we'll take a set of individual photos of each of you, and then we'll be done."

"No, after the group photo, there are individual photos too?"

"Ah... Brother Ming, please spare us, we still have training tasks to complete today."

"I think we could actually increase our training volume a bit more!"

"I want to train, I don't want to have my picture taken."

"I want to go back to base!"

"..."

A blogger.

NXG Esports Club's official account.

Thanks to Jiang Ming's tireless efforts in attracting traffic, this newly established professional esports team account has already garnered tens of thousands of followers even before playing a single official professional league match.

And suddenly, a new post appeared under the NXG team account, which had been completely silent since the certification ended.

[NXG Esports Club's League of Legends starting lineup confirmed!]

"Dear Summoners and friends who follow our NXG team, hello everyone!"

"After intensive training and preparation, we are very honored to announce the starting lineup for NXG's League of Legends division in the upcoming LPL professional league:"

Top Laner: Norsha (Song Yuan)

Jungler: stone (Shi Zhenyu)

Mid Laner: yihan (Wu Zhiqiang), Substitute: JM (Jiang Ming)

"AD: Sorry (Xu Jing)"

"Support: door (huge)"

Head Coach: JM (Jiang Ming)

Data Analyst: JM (Jiang Ming)

Team Leader: Lin Jingyi

(PS: Team official photos attached.)
At this time, the online discussion about NXG's notoriously demanding player schedules hadn't been over for long. Therefore, the moment NXG's starting lineup and official photos were released, numerous comments appeared on the platform.

The first thing that caught the eye of ordinary players was naturally the meticulously edited official photos of the NXG team members.

The moment netizens clicked on the nine-grid official photos, the usual narrative of "internet cafe kids" in the e-sports circle was suddenly rewritten.

Under the professional-grade soft-focus lens, the NXG players' sharp eyes pierce through the screen, their meticulously tailored team uniforms accentuate their tall and straight figures, and even their fingertips seem to shimmer with the glow of data.

【? ? ? 】

Wow, NXG's team uniforms are so cool!

[JM, come out and explain why your online store doesn't have this style of clothing. Are you keeping the good stuff for yourself?]

[No way, no way, Coach, you're telling me this is a player from a gaming team?]

[Waaaaah, compared to them, I feel like I'm the one addicted to the internet.]

[The style of these five NXG players is completely different from other teams' players...]

Hmm, I'd believe you if you said they'd debut right here.

[(Laughing and crying) Is this a combination of tall, short, fat, thin, and handsome NXG? It must have been a bit difficult for the photographer.]

[So this is what that top laner who controls the immortal kidney looks like, he really builds tanky (doge)]

[Why does the jungler look so clueless? JM, your jungling seems a bit dim-witted.]

[The support character seems so young, probably only fifteen or sixteen.]

[AD's expression looks so flamboyant...]

To be fair, the NXG players seem to be in great spirits.

It must be admitted that the photo shoot, which caused the contestants immense suffering, achieved its intended effect at this moment.

The NXG players, who had never appeared before, made an initial impression on the audience by announcing the team's starting lineup and accompanied by a beautifully made-up photo that showed them looking energetic and spirited.

If the players can perform well after the LPL matches officially begin, then the impression left by today's advance publicity will be the best foreshadowing for turning them into fans of the players later.

Of course, some players or team leaders who follow NXG also noticed the unusual Chinese text in this post.

Let's put aside the top mid-laner substitute in the Chinese server for now.

Head coach JM, data analyst JM, wow, JM, you're a real jack-of-all-trades as the team owner, you can do everything!

However, the cold text also revealed a lot of information about this NXG.

Regardless of whether it's the same person in charge, the fact that a team has a head coach, a tactical analyst, and even a team leader is enough to demonstrate their professionalism.

Considering the previously circulated schedules and training routines of NXG players online, many teams that also advanced to the LPL directly regard NXG as a formidable opponent that cannot be ignored.

"Try to have more practice matches with them before the main competition starts. JM is a skilled player; see if you can learn something from him."

"Speaking of which, how about we take some official photos together? The previous one looked a bit like a crime scene reenactment by a criminal gang..."

"I think it's okay."

This era is not lacking in clever people either. After being briefly amazed by NXG's timeless aesthetic in their promotional photos, many team leaders started to get creative.

Thinking of following suit, imitating Jiang Ming and his NXG, they also posted a dynamic with the starting lineup and team photos on the eve of the LPL season.

　Alas, we've stopped here. Thanks to the comments section for the suggestions. I've listened carefully; this book is ultimately an e-sports novel, how can it stray from the competition?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)