We are tired of winning championships, and we still need youth training?

Chapter 159: S10 Spring Split Promotional Video, "The Flame Passes On"

Just as the contestants were adjusting their equipment, the large screen behind them suddenly went black.

After a brief black screen, the LPL logo appeared on the screen.

[This year's promotional video?]

[They didn't release it in advance this year, so they were planning to release it at the opening ceremony?]

I wonder who the main character in this promotional video is, IG?

[IG is practically disbanding already, what's with the "IG" label?]

[Where was Nakano still when they disbanded?]

There was a lot of discussion on the barrage.

The promotional video was delayed and was not released before the start of the Spring Split.

There are various speculations about this, but the most certain explanation is that the promotional video has been remade.

This statement has indeed piqued the interest of many people.

It's worth noting that LPL has never done as well as LCK in terms of promotional videos.

Or rather, the resulting photos were rather ordinary.

One of the more famous scenes is the one where Uzi jumped around in the water, which was filmed by S5.

Because it was so bizarre, coupled with Uzi's resolute gaze, the scene was exceptionally funny.

So LPL viewers really don't care much about the promotional video.

Anyway, it's all pretty much the same no matter how you shoot it; it won't look particularly bad, but it won't be very interesting either.

But this time, it seems different?
With that in mind, they turned their attention to the big screen.

"We have failed before."

"To become a stepping stone for others to win the championship, to be a passerby on others' way to the top."

The screen gradually brightened.

Accompanying this was Xiao Hu's very distinctive hoarse voice.

However, compared to the sound of "Liars will swallow a thousand needles~", Xiaohu's voice was lower and more solemn at this moment.

His profile appeared on the screen, but not fully; only a black silhouette with his head bowed was visible.

In the lower left corner of the screen, a line of text appears.

Roryl never give

That is, the full name of the RNG esports team.

"We have suffered humiliation before."

"To become the object of ridicule, to become a name on the pillar of shame."

The Mandarin was perfectly standard, but the voice sounded completely different at that moment.

That was another silhouette, slender and tall, wearing glasses.

In the lower left corner of the screen, the full name of a team is displayed.

【EDWARD GAMING】

EDG.

Then the person who spoke naturally doesn't need to say anything more.

It is Scout, EDG's mid-laner and currently EDG's star player.

Is the opening match between RNG and EDG right away?

[The "Big Three," indeed, these two clubs deserve this treatment.]

If we're talking about the top three teams, what about WE?

[60E is just dead, not gone. Why would the current 60E care about this thing?]

The comments section wasn't particularly surprised by the contestant featured at the beginning of the promotional video.

Both Xiaohu and Scout are considered top players in the LPL.

Many people may think they are not a good match, but in reality, there is really no problem.

Inside the EDG club, Abu watched the promotional video.

He hadn't known the content of the promotional video before, and after seeing it, he couldn't help but sigh silently.

Tencent Games, that's a bit of a blow.

Just as the promotional video said, EDG is indeed a veteran club in the LPL, but it has truly been nailed to the pillar of shame.

Whether it was being swept 4-0 by FNC in the World Championship or Clearlove's 4396, these are unforgettable moments for LPL and EDG.

Aside from Peanut, probably not many LPL viewers feel happy about that period.

The loss was incredibly humiliating.

"Now, we step into the future."

"No matter what the challenge is, no matter how difficult it is, there is a reason to overcome it."

His voice became more childish.

The black silhouette that appeared on the screen this time sounded much younger than Tiger and Scout.

And that is indeed the case.

The bottom left corner displays this player's team.

LGD.

Compared to the previous two players, the identity of this LGD player is a bit harder to guess.

Although LGD has made some signings this season, it seems that apart from the support player Mark, they don't have any new players.

So, should Mark speak?
Obviously not.

Whose voice is that? Mark? But wait, Mark's head isn't that small.

It can only be said that this viewer made a somewhat personal attack.

[Little Peanut? Impossible! His Chinese is that fluent?]

This guess is even more outrageous.

Although Peanut is indeed seriously learning Chinese and really likes LGD.

However, it's impossible for such a short period of time to produce such noticeable results.

Otherwise, what are you going to do with TheShy?
Fortunately, some people recognized the contestant's voice.

[Holy crap, it's Xiye!]

[Your mom is really something, Xi Ye's voice sounds like a high school student's, is he really that young?]

[Fun fact: Xiye debuted very early, but he's actually quite young.]

[Holy crap, Wangzai! I thought he was going to retire from WE for life!]

The player representing LGD is none other than Xiye, LGD's current mid-laner.

Speaking of LGD, they did make it to the World Championship.

It's just the round of 16.

Top laner: Langx; jungler: Peanut; mid laner: Xiye; bot lane duo: K-Ge and Mark.

That World Championship produced many memorable moments, but Peanut's Lillia ganking top at level two, giving the opponent a kill and a buff, is the most iconic of all.

Perhaps the memory is vague when I say it like this, but if I mention Wolf's Pain Mask, everyone should be able to recall it.

This match was a very ugly loss.

After the fight, Peanut was immediately taken to a karaoke bar.

Actually, this is completely unnecessary.

Peanut simply had an off day; he wasn't really loyal to his country.

Because at that time, LGD wasn't playing against a Korean team, but a damn North American team.

Peanut played a crucial role in LGD's journey to the World Championship.

It's fair to say that without Peanut, LGD would never have made it to the World Championship that year.

After the fight, Peanut got kicked instead, which makes no sense.

It's just as bad as the LNG debacle.

Not many people know much about LGD this year.

Even Xu Xinghe forgot about it immediately.

Because there are so many new opponents, LGD is much easier to beat compared to those other teams.

First up are JDG and TES.

These two former Spring and Summer Split champions were never easy opponents.

Then there are SN and RNG.

One is an LPL team that originally made it to the finals, and the other is a youth version of the S11 MSI champion team.

There are just too many competitors.

Xu Xinghe naturally forgot about LGD's lineup for the top 16.

The promotional video continues in the background.

【RA】

"Looking to the present and envisioning tomorrow."

"We are about to face new challenges." [RW]

"The greatest heroes are those who will accomplish great things."

"To carry on the will of the past and live up to its former glory."

……

One by one, the representatives appeared on the screen.

In the latter half of the promotional video, more heavyweight teams naturally begin to appear.

First, there's TES.

It's worth mentioning that the player in the silhouette is not JackeyLove, who won two championships, but Knight, the mid laner cultivated by TES.

That is, the one from TES that Flandre mentioned.

Perhaps after S11, TES gradually began to become a team centered around JackeyLove.

But right now, TES's absolute core player is only Zuo Shou.

Manager Guo Hao has high hopes for Zuo Shou, believing he has the ability to become the strongest mid laner in the LPL. Therefore, even though JackeyLove has joined, Guo Hao still chose to make Zuo Shou the symbol representing TES.

As for Ah Shui, he hasn't received much attention from TES yet.

This is also normal.

No matter what, ZuoShou is a player who was personally trained by TES.

Ah Shui transferred from IG.

Viewers who watched TES matches between S10 and S11 should easily understand this concept.

During this period, TES staff even dared to actively stir up trouble for JackeyLove.

If Ah Shui were truly the absolute core player, this kind of thing would never happen.

—Have you ever seen any RNG staff member dare to stir up trouble for Uzi?
He'll probably be fired the very next day for stepping into RNG with his left foot.

There won't even be any arguments online.

Guo Hao's judgment was indeed excellent; ZuoShou later became a top-tier mid-laner in the LPL.

Unfortunately, it wasn't achieved at TES.

It was JDG in 23, which was the S13 season.

JDG's dominance in the league that year was comparable to RNG in S8, and almost surpassed FPX in S9.

This is a very scary thing.

Just how terrifying was their power of control?

BLG, who are closest to them, always get utterly crushed by JDG whenever they meet.

Finally, when they were so badly abused that they had no choice but to use the so-called "kings" to cover up their shame.

—Although we BLG can't beat JDG, we can't beat you guys?

In reality, BLG didn't have the dominance that "Little King" should have, and they were completely crushed by WBG led by Xiaohu and TheShy at the World Championship.

The so-called "Big King and Little King" is somewhat of a bundled marketing tactic.

At least Xu Xinghe was speechless every time he simulated S13.

Because sometimes he would simulate competing with JDG for the strongest team, and BLG, who couldn't beat JDG or Xu Xinghe, would then market themselves with another name:
"New Imperial Sanjia"

It's hard to hold back.

Putting aside the quality of BLG's players, the club's marketing tactics are truly impressive.

The main selling point is bundling.

After the left hand representing TES appeared, it naturally became Kanavi representing JDG.

The guy who watches movies has finally seen the light at the end of the tunnel.

From eating Tazan's leftovers at GRF to now joining JDG as a star player, this leap is undoubtedly a meteoric rise.

But I don't know why.

Perhaps it was because this experience made Kanavi feel ashamed and considered it a disgrace.

Or perhaps he simply cares a lot about Tazan.

No matter which team Kanavi is on, he gets really carried away whenever he faces Tazan.

And this is exactly the kind of opponent that Tazan likes to deal with.

This results in Kanavi having an extremely low win rate against Tazan, and he usually performs very poorly in matches against them.

However, this guy is also quite stubborn.

Even if he gets completely destroyed this time, he'll still get carried away next time.

After all, it's not like he's never won before.

When Kanavi is at his best, he can completely wipe out Tazan.

After JDG, the last team will naturally be listed.

In fact, viewers who know a little about the LPL basically know who this team is:

IG.

No matter how much Tencent Games disliked Xu Xinghe for saving 100 million yuan in entry fees, they didn't dare not make IG the final "grand finale" in the promotional video.

Because the results speak for themselves!
Currently, both of LPL's only two championships belong to IG.

This also means that without IG, the LPL is effectively still without a championship.
This is also the main reason why many viewers on foreign websites do not acknowledge that LPL is currently the number one region.

Even if last year's finals were between two LPL teams, does that mean the LPL is stronger?
FPX didn't fight any tough battles on their way to the finals!
On the contrary, IG does have a lot of tough battles.

But the fact that IG is awesome was already known on the international internet last year.

So even though LPL has won two championships in a row, foreign viewers still consider LCK to be the number one region.

This is also normal.

Even if we don't go into too much detail, let's just talk about the most basic aspect of quantity.

There are plenty of LCKs now.

5 > 2, it's that simple.

[The power is finally coming!]

Who are the players representing IG? Is it Rookie (nickname) or Xinghe?

I don't really care.

[The bag belongs to Xinghe. Rookie isn't bad-looking, but there's still a difference between him and Xinghe.]

That's too mild, brother. Was it really just a little bit?

The audience also had their own guesses.

Indeed, in terms of contributions to IG, Rookie definitely made more.

The problem is that promotional videos are inherently very image- and status-conscious.

Xu Xinghe was also a newly crowned champion, and most importantly, he had an excellent image, making him very suitable for marketing.

After the Lunar New Year, Xu Xinghe received an invitation from Tencent Esports to join a relatively private group.

There were only three people inside.

One is a high-ranking official from Tencent Esports, one is the head of the LPL department, and the other is the head of the publicity department.

The other party frankly stated that as long as Xu Xinghe was willing to cooperate with their publicity efforts, they would turn a blind eye to some irregularities in Xu Xinghe's takeover of IG.
Correspondingly, Xu Xinghe can also join the LPL's interest group and enjoy the convenience and privileges brought by Tencent's channels.

It was precisely because of this brief exchange that the promotional video was immediately re-recorded after the contract was signed.

IG, which was originally placed first, ended up being the last.

And this is just a tiny, insignificant bit of preferential treatment.

Xu Xinghe signed it, of course.

After all, Tencent Games isn't exactly a good or bad person in the traditional sense; all they care about is money.

As long as the cooperation is profitable, they will naturally not make things too difficult for Xu Xinghe.

The previous public opinion was merely their "warning".

Xu Xinghe's original goal was this, but he had never had the opportunity to contact someone in charge before.

Now that they've come to him for help, and their offer isn't unreasonable, Xu Xinghe naturally chose to agree.

This is the most crucial reason for reshooting the promotional video.

Unlike the black silhouettes of the other contestants, Xu Xinghe appeared on the screen not as a silhouette, but facing the camera directly.

This special treatment alone shows how eager the LPL was to place the bet.

—Even if IG's glory is indeed well-deserved.

Up close, Xu Xinghe's outstanding appearance certainly achieved the effect that the LPL officials wanted.

Amidst the attention of the crowd, the handsome young man sat upright on a throne-like seat, his eyes sharp and indifferent.

"The future holds many difficulties and obstacles."

"I will protect IG's dignity."

"bring it on."

"Face me."

"Beat me."

(End of this chapter)