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

Chapter 74 Fan Management Part 1! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"After NXG's full repair, it went on to become Baron Nash."

"Wow, it's a bit suffocating. They didn't give LGD a single chance."

"Yes, once Jayce gets his armor-piercing bow, no one on the left side can withstand his poke from Kha'Zix."

"The key is that the right side is stretched too well, and the left side lineup can't even touch it. I can feel the despair of LGD's jungler Volibear when Lulu uses Polymorph."

"Completely dark, should we go contest Baron?"

"TBQ's Volibear has a Warmog's Armor, which can barely withstand some damage. He's pushing forward... if Baron Nashor falls..."

(Awooo...)
"Ah, Graves with the same three-item build is too fast at taking down dragons."

"..."

"NXG, with the Baron buff, charged onto LGD's high ground. Can they trade one for another?"

"The mantis has already jumped up, the entire back row has fallen, and the bear that triggered its passive was gone in a second."

The director's camera was locked on the bear's head, and the Berserker armor he was wearing was as flimsy as paper under Jayce's heavy cannon fire.

"ACE!"

"NXG has no casualties, they're going for a clean sweep... Oh, Lulu kindly gave away a kill!"

Adhering to the idea of ​​undefeated character, Jiang Ming, who knew that his NXG team would be like wolves among sheep in the S3 era, had made a requirement in advance: no matter what the situation was, they must never shut out the opponent!

In situations like the current one where the opponents are unable to get any kills, the task of providing community support falls to the support Lulu.

"After all, a support's quality isn't judged by their KDA!"

After relieving LGD's embarrassing loss, the remaining members of NXG no longer hesitated and poured all their damage onto the crystal.

Two seconds later, LGD's main base crystal turned into a ball of blue energy and exploded!

"A crushing victory! NXG defeats LGD, securing their first two wins in Group A!" Wawa's loud voice instantly drowned out the DJ's sound effects.

"At the same time, they continue to maintain their undefeated record from the qualifiers to the preseason!"

"Yes, congratulations to them for becoming the first team to advance from our LPL preseason to the main event."

Inside the venue, spotlights hanging on either side of the large screen flashed colorful lights, and the music with drumbeats grew increasingly intense, further raising the emotions of the audience.

Finally, all eyes were drawn to the NXG players' seating area on the right side of the stage.

Several players hugged each other, excitedly celebrating their official entry into the LPL main tournament.

"Nice!"

"We won! We've made it to the main tournament. From now on, we're truly professional players!"

……

"Great pen!"

"NXG is awesome!"

In the audience, many young people stood up and waved their right hands.

In the third row, Lin Fei's Nike shoes were resting on the crossbar of the seat in front of him, and the zipper of his down jacket bounced up and down with each cheer.

"Hey, Lao Lin, put your legs down."

His companion was a little embarrassed. He looked around and tried to pull him back to his seat, but all around him were exaggerated cheers and screams, and his voice could hardly reach the other person's ears.

Finally, the young man who looked like a college student calmed down a bit after the contestant left the stage.

"See? I told you esports competitions are interesting."

Lin Fei raised an eyebrow at his roommate with a smug look.

Both of them are students at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. They happened to be free today, and Lin Fei, a hardcore LOL enthusiast, thought of coming to the LPL venue to watch the match.

Considering that he might be bored by himself, he simply invited someone he was on good terms with to come along as well.

"All I know is that if you keep shaking the chair, it'll fall apart." Ban Yuzhe held onto the buzzing armrest.

As a Manchester United fan, he had witnessed the roar of stadiums with tens of thousands of people, but he was still slightly shocked by the energy bursting forth from the two thousand people in front of him; the only difference between those faces flushed with excitement and football hooligans was that they were waving glow sticks instead of beer bottles.

"It's pretty good, but the on-site setup and some competition details, rules and regulations are a bit rough."

When asked this question, considering that his roommate had treated him to the game for free, Ban Yuzhe thought about it carefully and gave his opinion.

"I didn't see the referees involved in things like pre-match check-in or player preparation. And in the previous two matches, there was no data analysis after the matches ended."

"And what about professional leagues? Shouldn't there be MVP awards or post-match interviews or something?"

"Roughness... well, our competition area is newly established, and we lack experience in the first competition. It should be much better in the main competition," Lin Fei stammered as he explained.

He forgot that his friend was a loyal football fan who had watched many professional matches offline. Compared to the football league, which had been running for generations, e-sports matches did seem less respectable.

“However…” Ban Yuzhe changed the subject, “JM and his NXG that you keep talking about are indeed very impressive.”

"It's clear that this person has a deep understanding of esports, and his team operation management and game understanding are on a level that crushes his opponents."

"Pre-match draft picks, player tactical arrangements... I've only ever seen these things in foreign gaming teams before."

"Hehe!" Lin Fei chuckled and put his arm around Ban Yuzhe's neck. "I told you you'd have a worthwhile trip today."

"Come on, come on, you've watched the game with me, I'll treat you to a late-night snack."

"Perfect timing, if we leave a little later, we might run into the NXG players and get their autographs and photos."

A prophecy!
When the two walked out of the venue, it was already pitch black outside, with only the LED text on the glass curtain wall of the Fantawild Multimedia Valley still emitting a faint blue light.

"LPL Preseason!"

As soon as the automatic door slid open a crack, a cold wind and a series of sounds, carrying the chill of late autumn, rushed in.

"NXG!"

"Wow, two wins in two battles, JM is awesome!"

Not far from them, a dozen or so college students of similar age stood on the outside of the passageway, while on the inside staff passageway, several figures wearing team uniforms with the NXG logo stood in the middle.

"I knocked, and I actually bumped into it."

Lin Fei let out a strange cry, threw the things in his hand onto his roommate, and squeezed forward into the crowd in three steps.

Ban Yuzhe: "..."

Well, it really does have that traditional sports fan culture, the kind of support that comes with idolizing your favorite athletes and clubs.

"NXG wouldn't have been waiting outside on purpose, would they?"

Ban Yuzhe, who had a deep understanding of the intricacies of traditional sports, suddenly had this idea.

After all, the match had ended at this point, and the organizers hadn't arranged any interactive activities. There was absolutely no need for a newly formed team to linger in the passageway for too long.

Not to mention that I "just happened" to run into a dozen or so fans and we chatted together.

If it's just a chance encounter, then it's nothing.

"If it was intentional..."

Ban Yuzhe became interested and, considering himself one of the NXG fans, moved closer to the crowd.

……

Jiang Ming did it on purpose, of course!

Looking at the group of young people in front of him who expressed their approval of NXG, Jiang Ming showed them the utmost patience.

Having finally made it into the LPL and now winning the match, he'll have to create his own post-match interviews and fan interaction segments since the LPL organizers haven't prepared any.

The commercial operation of esports clubs is essentially the operation of the fan economy. The energy possessed by esports players is comparable to that of some celebrity fans.

Jiang Ming certainly wouldn't overlook them.

Especially in the early days of the club, when there were few fans, anything that could be put into the bowl had to be eaten.

Those who have been watching esports competitions since the inception of S3LPL and have been interested in and even become fans of NXG are considered hardcore fans. Isn't it perfectly normal for them to spend some time "coincidentally" meeting and exchanging ideas?
"Ming-ge, Ming-ge, can we take a picture together?"

The girl in the front row took out her phone and showed off the snacks in her hand: "I've been watching your live streams and tutorial videos since last year, and I'm a regular at your snack shop." Jiang Ming lowered his body slightly to be level with her. "No problem, thank you for your support."

"Can a player participate too?"

"Of course!"

After taking a photo with the girl in front of him, making a peace sign, Jiang Ming waved to a few socially awkward young people behind him.

"What are you standing there for!"

They're so clueless! The boss personally brings you the raw powder, and you're just standing there like ancient Greek sculptures, completely clueless.

"norsha-Song Yuan!"

"Stone - Shi Zhenyu!"

"Yihan-Wu Zhiqiang!"

"Sorry, Xu Jing!"

“Assist door - behemoth”.

"Hey, Dogecoin, why does your self-introduction have to be more unique?"

Upon arriving in front of the fans, the team members introduced themselves one by one. However, when it came to support player Pang Ran, he was met with unanimous condemnation from the other team members for arbitrarily changing the formation.

"And Pang Ran, can you please change your habit of stealing the spotlight?!" The next second, Xu Jing looked at the photo of himself with only half his face on his fan's phone and wailed.

Pang Ran laughed heartily and directly put his arm around Lin Fei, who had squeezed to the front. The sweet smell of popcorn left on the boy's down jacket mixed with the winter chill wafted over.

"Ahem, let's take a picture, bro, strike a pose."

"Anything works!"

Door, can I ask you a question?

"What?"

"Is the training schedule for your NXG that was leaked online true?" Lin Fei asked, his eyes filled with curiosity.

Pang Ran then looked toward Jiang Ming's location.

They didn't know whether they could talk about what happened at the club.

"There's nothing I can't say, the training time online is wrong."

"I'll just say it!"

"Indeed, no gamer sleeps only six or seven hours a day."

A murmur of discussion arose from the crowd; clearly, those who dared to stay in the staff passage at this time to try their luck were all heavy-duty internet surfers.

"Oh—that was our original version. It must have been taken by a staff member when the club was being renovated. The club adjusted the training schedule last week."

Jiang Ming's sudden turn of events abruptly cut off the discussion.

"Gah?"

"Wow, there really is such a grueling training program!"

"No wonder it was so fierce in the competition. My turtle trains for more than ten hours every day."

"No, Norsha, how did you guys manage to hold on?"

"Sorry, do you only get such consistent last-hitting if you train this intensely every day?"

"Last hit... last hit is just a basic skill." Xu Jing, who was usually incredibly flamboyant, said weakly, sandwiched between two girls, "Last hit is only for the first hour of each day."

"Then?"

"Afterwards, there will be individual improvement training for each position, but there will be more team training matches with everyone together."

"After the game, there's a debriefing session. During the debriefing, Ming will tell us exactly where we went wrong. We just need to listen, so the time commitment isn't as exaggerated as you might imagine."

"Wow, an e-sports class! Coach, I want to learn too. Can you teach us?"

After the photo session, the players asked the contestants in front of them questions about things they were curious about.

I'm especially interested in the daily life of a professional gamer!

At this moment, amidst the laughter of the crowd, Lin Jingyi handed out a banner with a QR code and said to the players present: "If you are interested in NXG and the training and life of the team members, you can follow our official Weibo account or join our fan group. The club will update the players' professional activities from time to time."

"Related instructional videos will also be released first in the group."

"In addition, for those interested in esports, when the time is right, we will also extend an invitation to the outside world, especially fans, to come to the club and experience the life of an esports player."

"Really?"

"Followed, followed. Ming-ge, I've been your fan for ten years."

"I've already joined the fan group. Remember to reserve one invitation spot for us old folks!"

"Hehe, I'll go to Taicang to continue supporting you guys once the main competition starts."

"Ming, will you play in the LPL main tournament?"

"meeting!"

"You absolutely have to play! We're waiting for the All-Star votes to go for you. You might not be able to compete for the other positions, but you still have a chance at the mid lane."

"Have faith in the strength of our Ming family army."

"..."

"Thank you!"

"We hope everyone will continue to support NXG, and we will strive to play even more exciting matches."

The crowd parted at the intersection in front of the building.

The entire NXG team boarded the base vehicle with the blessings of the team's first batch of fans, while Lin Fei and the other two who remained behind received keychains, badges, stickers, and other small gifts from Jiang Ming on behalf of the club.

Squeezing the little trinket in his hand, which was worth no more than two or three yuan, Ban Yuzhe suddenly became interested in this newly formed team.

"Old Lin!"

"what?"

"I'd like to say, next time you go to watch a game, take me with you!"

……

In the car.

"hey-hey!"

"hey-hey!"

The five members of NXG experienced post-match interaction with fans for the first time, enjoying the applause and praise, and their blushes lingered for a long time.

Every now and then, a silly laugh of "Give me, give me, give me" could be heard.

"Ming-ge, do you think we can be considered famous now?"

While scrolling through his phone, watching the overwhelming online discussions about the first day of the LPL live broadcast and the performance of their NXG team, Song Yuan craned his neck toward Jiang Ming's seat and asked a question.

"Calculate!"

While helping Lin Jingyi review the club's official account updates after the match, Jiang Ming handed his phone to the passenger seat after confirming there were no problems. He then looked out the window at the neon lights and chuckled.

"You will not only become famous and well-known to the audience, but in the upcoming matches, you will also gain fans who will cheer for you, hold up support items, and go crazy for you at the competition venue!"

"Like basketball or football games?"

"You can think so."

In the back of the carriage, AD Xu Jing suddenly exclaimed in a funny voice, "I've never had such a wonderful start!"

"Hahaha!"

Amidst the laughter of the entire car, Jiang Ming was also in a great mood. Looking back in the rearview mirror, he saw five young people taking pictures of each other praising themselves online.

　(Ask for monthly ticket)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)