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Chapter 158 The Focus is On! Igniting the Esports World! (9.7k)

After the competition, the stage lights shone again, and the host, Yu Shuang, stood in the center of the stage with a bright smile, wearing an elegant blue-and-white cheongsam.

On either side of her stood Li Fan and Ming Kai, the two key contributors to EDG's victory today.

"Welcome to our post-match interview. First of all, congratulations again to EDG for defeating OMG 2-0 today, extending their regular season winning streak to seven games!"

"We've also invited EDG's mid-jungle duo, Unreal and Clearlove, to our interview booth. Let them say hello to the audience!"

Putting aside the fact that Yu Shuang likes to repeat a grade, she's already very adept at the interview process.

The factory manager took the microphone and showed his signature smile: "Hello everyone, I am Clearlove, the jungler of EDG."

As soon as he finished speaking, enthusiastic applause and cheers erupted from the audience.

Immediately afterwards, Li Fan picked up the microphone: "Hello everyone, I am Unreal, the mid laner of EDG."

"Ah ah ah ah ah--!"

"Brother Fan! Brother Fan!"

"Unreal! Awesome!"

Li Fan's simple self-introduction instantly ignited the passion of the entire audience, even surpassing the factory manager's cheers by a whole order of magnitude, which was enough to prove his terrifying popularity.

The factory manager wasn't surprised or jealous; that's normal, that's how talented players are...

And indeed, I've reached that age.

This year should be the last dance.

With a mid laner like that, they've already beaten SKT several times. To be honest, they really have a very good chance.

If I could win a World Championship title before retiring, it would be a dream come true.

Yu Shuang was also infected by the enthusiastic atmosphere and said with a smile: "Wow, I can feel the incredible enthusiasm of our audience. First of all, I would like to ask the factory manager, you won the game smoothly today, and your rhythm was very good, especially that key mid-lane counter-gank in the first game. How did the team communicate at that time?"

The factory manager glanced at Li Fan beside him and laughed, "Actually, we felt that the enemy would come to gank the mid lane. After all, our mid laner is Daddy's absolute core, and he was playing Kassadin that game, so we had to protect him. Then I told Fan that I was behind him, and he didn't hesitate at all when he heard me. He just flashed up. When I saw that, I was actually quite surprised. That flash was unexpected. It was mainly because Fan played well. He was too confident with that forward flash. I quickly followed up... and that's how we got that kill."

"I've never encountered a mid laner who plays so aggressively before. Now it's made me play without hesitation. I've really changed a lot in the past six months."

[Haha, classic dad-protecting tactic!]

[The mid laner is the king, those who know, know; this statement is absolutely true.]

[That's absolutely right. The factory manager's problem is that he's hesitant and indecisive. Brother Fan doesn't have that problem; he takes action immediately. It has definitely changed the factory manager a lot.]

[Flashing forward is really cool!]

Yu Shuang then turned her gaze to Li Fan: "Speaking of that forward dash, everyone thought you would dash backward, but you decisively chose to dash forward, instantly turning the tide of the battle. How did you make that decision? Were you worried that if you made a mistake, the consequences would be severe?"

Li Fan picked up the microphone: "There was no special decision. I mainly felt that they had used their skills, and the factory manager was also there, so they were not a big threat to me. On the contrary, I took advantage of a good opportunity. I didn't think about the mistake because I knew that I had enough damage to fight back. After all, my skills are guaranteed to hit as long as I get close. As for basic attacks, no one can play Kassadin and miss their skills, right?"

[Insane! Absolutely insane!]

[Nothing special, just felt like I could kill]

[Just follow the steps]

Kassadin seems to miss his abilities too... My roommate always misses his ultimate with Kassadin, he can't even land a hit on anyone.

Yu Shuang laughed at Zhongye's funny answer: "It seems that Unreal players have absolute confidence in their skills. So, the second question is, we noticed that you just won the Huya Bounty Tournament in PUBG, and then immediately returned to League of Legends and delivered such a carry performance. How do you quickly adjust your state and feel between different games?"

This is a very interesting question, and the official League of Legends team certainly won't waste this opportunity.

After all, the two games are not competing games, so there's nothing wrong with mentioning them.

And once he said it, the effect was indeed very good. The audience in the live broadcast room and at the scene all became more alert to see what Li Fan would say.

Li Fan thought for a moment and answered seriously, "They are all e-sports games, and their underlying logic is similar, such as reaction, awareness, and instantaneous decision-making."

"The difference might lie in muscle memory and specific gameplay. With more practice, you'll get used to it. Playing different games can also be a form of relaxation and a change of pace, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in subsequent matches. Of course, this is just my personal opinion; I don't know if it applies to others. So, if someone wants to learn it, it's best not to..."

[These are all esports games; you'll get used to them with practice.]

【Versailles: Prosperity】

[It takes me ages to get used to playing two different heroes, but he just switches to a different game!]

Is this talent? I'm crying.

[Don't think this is an exaggeration; I actually think it's quite accurate because I've adapted really well, and I've climbed a lot in both PUBG and League of Legends.]

"Wow, it sounds easy, but there are very few people who can actually do it." Yu Shuang sighed, then turned to the factory manager and asked, "Factory manager, do you feel a lot of pressure being teammates with a player like Unreal? Because he always brings all sorts of surprises."

The factory manager immediately gave him a knowing look: "Pressure? The pressure is definitely huge! Look at him, he was doing so well in League of Legends, and then suddenly he went to PUBG and won a championship, and now he's streaming Street Fighter. Who knows when his mind will wander off again. We have to keep an eye on him all the time, afraid that our core player will neglect his duties and run away, then our League of Legends Pro League will suffer a huge loss."

"Hahaha..." The factory manager's words drew laughter from the entire audience.

[Haha, the factory manager is really resentful!]

[It's actually quite normal to have this concern. Look at the trending topics when Top Esports established their PUBG team; it really felt like Fan Ge was going to completely switch careers. Thankfully, that didn't happen.]

[Yes, I thought Unreal was going to skip the Rift Rivals, but they went on the last day and won LPL's first Rift Rivals championship. That really shows what a professional player in the league can do.]

Yu Shuang laughed heartily: "It seems the factory manager is really worried about the team. So, one last question, also for you two, what are the team's goals next? Can you give us a hint?"

The factory manager's smile faded, and he became more serious: "Our next goal is definitely to stabilize our regular season ranking, then strive for a better ranking in the playoffs, and the ultimate goal, without a doubt, is always the World Championship... especially since this year's World Championship is being held in China."

Li Fan nodded and added, "Yes, let's take it one step at a time and win against each opponent in front of us first."

"Okay, thank you very much Unreal and Clearlove for accepting our interview, and congratulations again to EDG! We hope they continue to do well in the upcoming matches and bring us more exciting performances!"

The interview session concluded amidst enthusiastic applause and cheers from the audience.

After all, EDG is now qualified to say these things, unlike at the beginning when they had no achievements and talking about winning the World Championship was just creating hype.

After waving to the factory director, Li Fan walked off the stage.

The audience immediately erupted in enthusiastic applause...

Sitting on the bus back to the base, the atmosphere inside was very relaxed because we had won the game.

The team members were still excitedly discussing the details of the match, and the factory manager was holding his phone, happily looking at the praise on the forum for his counter-ganking play today. After all, the factory manager appears serious on the surface but is actually quite sassy. He likes to hide in the Anti-Pressure and Blame Bar and watch others praise him.

That's true, no man dislikes being blown around...

Li Fan leaned against the window, watching the Shanghai night view rush past outside.

I also habitually open Weibo to see the reactions from all sides after the match.

After all, he can't stand not showing off and being cool in front of others; he's endured so much hardship training to become a hero...

Undoubtedly, the hashtag #EDGSevenSevenWins# has climbed to the top of the trending searches, filled with fans' congratulations and discussions about their performance in the matches.

They had also seen Xiao Zhao's performance.

They are very satisfied with this year's roster...

What caught Li Fan's attention was the trending topic right next to it: #Douyu Fighting Cup Million-Dollar Prize Money#.

He clicked on it, and was immediately bombarded with official announcements and heated discussions among players.

With a total prize pool of up to one million and a huge reward of three hundred thousand for the individual champion, the appeal of fighting games, a relatively niche genre, is enormous, and such a huge appeal leads to extremely high popularity.

For Li Fan, the prize money is not important; what matters is the influence... Since he has influence, it might be a good opportunity.

He brought up the system interface that only he could see.

The interface clearly displays his various attribute data. After competing in different projects over this period of time, especially winning the PUBG Bounty Tournament, he has accumulated a considerable number of learning points, which is enough for this period of endless training mode.

However, the number of free attribute points obtained is indeed very small, and there has only been one such instance so far.

After all, the improvement of freedom attributes is more direct, and this applies not only to League of Legends, but also to other games.

"If I could participate in this Douyu competition and ride this wave of popularity to gain some Free Points..." Li Fan thought to himself.

After all, it has already reached an extremely exaggerated level, and there is no such thing as too many attributes. If it can be fully upgraded, then his dominance in League of Legends will truly reach an unprecedented level.

At that time, let alone winning a world championship, establishing your own dynasty and achieving consecutive championships will not be an unattainable dream!
What five-time champion? I'm the champion of the next decade!
In any competitive sport that I participate in, I am the champion!

What do you mean by "China's number one esports player"? I want to be the world's number one esports player!
Once the idea takes hold, it becomes incredibly tempting.

But a real problem arose: he was a contracted streamer with Huya.

As one of Huya's mainstays, participating in a competition hosted by its competitor Douyu seems somewhat sensitive from the perspective of business rules and the platform's stance.

"Will it work?" Li Fan frowned slightly.

Just as Li Fan was frowning and pondering the different issues of this platform, his phone vibrated.

Looking down, I saw a WeChat message from the official operations manager of Huya.

"Hey Fan, are you there? Did you see that fighting cup that Douyu is doing on Weibo's trending topics?" The message was followed by a gossip-loving emoji.

Li Fan replied, "I just saw it, and I'm thinking about it now."

The other party replied immediately: "How about it? Are you interested in participating? We just had an internal meeting to discuss this."

Upon seeing the message, Li Fan immediately typed a reply: "I'm definitely interested, and I'm pretty good at fighting games. My main concern is the platform... After all, I'm a streamer on Huya. Would it be inappropriate for me to participate in a Douyu competition?"

He voiced his concerns, wanting to see the official stance.

After all, they are competitors; in 2017, Huya and Douyu really went all out.

Both platforms are competing on economy and traffic...

But now, with Li Fan's appearance, the roles of the two platforms have completely changed.

To his surprise, the official response from Huya was unusually swift and decisive:

"Hey! What's wrong with that! We were just about to talk to you about this!"

"We not only don't oppose it, we strongly support your participation!"

"Think about it, Douyu is throwing money around with such a huge campaign, with a million-dollar prize and global promotion. What's the purpose? Isn't it just to attract traffic and attention?"

"But in the end, competitions are all about skill! With your talent and skill, and the foundation of winning the Brazilian region in Street Fighter V, as long as you prepare seriously, your chances of winning are very high!"

"When the time comes, all the hard work Douyu put into building the stage and the money spent on promotion to attract global fighting game viewers will turn into the championship trophy being taken by our Huya streamer? All the traffic and attention will go to us, and we'll have gotten something for nothing."

"Furthermore, our Huya Bounty Tournament does not restrict Douyu streamers. Platforms like this do not impose restrictions."

Sure enough, when faced with commercial interests, the so-called platform is not a monolithic entity.

If handled properly, even a competitor's stage can become a battlefield for one to make a name for oneself.

"Understood," Li Fan replied, his tone becoming more relaxed. "Since the government supports it, then I have no problem on my end."

Back at the EDG base, Li Fan quickly tidied up and started his live stream.

Almost the instant the broadcast started, viewers who had been waiting for a long time flooded in like a tidal wave.

The live stream chat was flooded with comments and gifts instantly, showing how excited everyone was; otherwise, the stream wouldn't have started with so many gifts right from the start.

[Congratulations, Fan Ge! You've achieved a seven-game winning streak! You can aim for a sixteen-game winning streak in the Summer Split.]

[EDG never works overtime now, every game is 2-0!]

[Brother Fan's Kassadin was absolutely amazing today. No one else's Kassadin has the same feel to it.]

[The interview was hilarious; the factory manager was terrified you'd run away.]

[But to be honest, I'm also quite afraid that Unreal Engine will just disappear like this. I used to think racing game players were joking, but now I realize that every game wants it. If League of Legends fans keep criticizing it, the League of Legends god will go and become a god in another game.]

[Brother Fan! Did you see that fighting game cup on Douyu? Are you going to participate?]

[Same question! The champion gets a prize of 5, and Street Fighter V is one of the events included!]

With Fan Ge's skill level, it would be unreasonable for him not to win a championship, right?

Faced with a barrage of questions about the Douyu Fighting Cup on the screen, Li Fan simply smiled and did not answer directly.

He casually chatted with the viewers in the live chat about the details of today's match while operating his computer.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, I opened the Steam platform.

His mouse hovered over the library, eventually landing on the icon of a game, Street Fighter V.

He clicked "start," and the game began running.

This action has already excited the viewers... It seems like there's no answer, but it also seems like it's saying something.

If you're not going to participate in the competition, why bother playing Street Fighter V?

Obviously, they're planning to go... If that's the case, then there will be more good things to see.

However, Li Fan's next move completely ignited the atmosphere in the live stream!

While Street Fighter V was loading, he typed another name into the Steam search bar – TEKKEN7!
Tekken 7!

This caused an uproar in the live stream room, like boiling water!

【? ? ? ? 】

[Tekken 7?! Fan-ge, you still play Tekken?!]

Holy crap! Participating in both? Are they aiming to sweep both titles?

【I understand, I not only need to participate, but I also need to register for two programs!】

[Street Fighter V and Tekken 7! Fan is awesome! If one person wins two championships, everyone else is just a runner-up.]

Is this the world of the strong? Others struggle to specialize in even one thing, but he's fighting on two fronts simultaneously—is he really that insane?

[Haha, this is going to be hilarious! The fighting game world is about to experience an earthquake!]

[I'm already looking forward to Fan-ge using Ryu to beat up all the powerful figures, and then using Mishima Kazuya to teach them a lesson!]

Watching the download progress bar scroll rapidly and the audience in the live stream completely fired up, Li Fan said, "Well, since the timing is perfect, let's try them all out. It should... be quite interesting."

All viewers understood that Unreal's Li Fan not only accepted Douyu's invitation, but also announced that he would be competing in both Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 simultaneously! This news, accompanied by a clip from the live stream, spread like wildfire throughout the e-sports circle and fighting game community.

Anticipation, excitement... a mix of emotions, the Douyu Fighting Tournament is already full of endless highlights even before it has started.

Although Li Fan didn't explicitly say it during the live stream, he indicated that he would participate in the competition, which already generated a lot of discussion.

Perhaps having received a notification, the official announcement of the detailed competition schedule and format released by Douyu the following day further propelled this storm to a new climax.

The announcement clearly lists the match time:

街霸5项目：8月21日- 8月22日

铁拳7项目：8月23日- 8月24日

This schedule instantly sparked a heated discussion among all the players and fans who were following the matter.

[Holy crap, August 21st to 24th! That's right between the end of the Summer Split regular season and the start of the playoffs! Isn't this blatantly targeting Unreal Engine?]

[It's definitely confirmed! This schedule was tailor-made for someone!]

I've laid the road out at your feet, so the question is, are you going to walk on it or not?

[Fan Ge: I'm off. I also started a dual-threaded event. I'll be participating in both Street Fighter and Tekken 7 tournaments.]

[This timing is so thoughtful, perfectly avoiding all the key LPL matches. It's hard to find an excuse not to participate. Is this some kind of official scheme?]

Douyu really went all out to get this big shot involved; they really felt bad about not taking advantage of this viewership.

As netizens have analyzed, this schedule is cleverly ambiguous, seamlessly embedding the main competition phase into the vacuum period of the LPL competition cycle.

Its objective is self-evident: to ensure that Li Fan can participate in the competition without any worries.

You participated in the QQ Speed ​​SSC Spring Season, so there's no reason for you not to participate in our Street Fighter competition since there aren't many matches in the Summer Season, right?

Douyu's strategy can be described as very shrewd.

This is understandable to the major platforms, but they are also very frustrated that they didn't think of organizing a fighting competition.

Just thinking about catching this wave of traffic would be amazing.

And the lure of a million-dollar prize did indeed have an effect.

Following the announcement, not only was the domestic fighting game community excited, but many well-known overseas Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 professional players and top players also expressed their intention to participate on social media, eager to show their skills in this lucrative event.

For a time, discussions about the Douyu Fighting Cup reached unprecedented levels on Weibo, Tieba, forums, and other platforms.

Douyu successfully generated buzz by spending money, and it's safe to say they really made a killing from this.

[With a million-dollar prize pool, top global players, and participation from two Unreal Engine games, this year's Douyu Fighting Cup is truly impressive. I never imagined that even a relatively small tournament like the grand finals could offer such a high prize pool.]

With such a high prize pool attracting a global audience, this is no small competition. It feels like this tournament will be using a points system.

I'm curious now: will it be the established fighters teaching the newcomers a lesson, or will Fan continue his cross-discipline conquests?

[It feels like it's going to be a battle of gods! We really have a lot of top players in Street Fighter V, and there might even be some Japanese pros coming. Tekken 7's community is smaller, but there are still plenty of top players.]

[But why are you guys so optimistic? The key point is that Unreal has signed up for two tournaments, and he also has to compete in League of Legends. Where will he find so much time to practice and maintain his form?]

We can't judge geniuses by conventional standards... Don't forget how he jumped from racing games to League of Legends, and then from League of Legends to PUBG.

[No matter what, I'm definitely watching this competition! The entertainment value will be absolutely explosive!]

[Huya streamer bravely enters Douyu Fighting Cup, competing against world-class opponents on two fronts.]

The atmosphere in Douyu's gaming operations office was far less relaxed than it appeared from the outside.

Despite the heated discussion sparked by the official announcement, Li Fan's actions in his live stream were almost tantamount to an official announcement that he would be participating in the Douyu Fighting Cup.

However, the staff responsible for the Fighting Cup project were staring intently at the constantly updated registration list on the backend, their brows furrowed.

The reason is actually quite simple... they still haven't seen Li Fan's application form.

"Unreal...Unreal...Why isn't it here yet?" A young operations manager wearing black-rimmed glasses kept muttering to himself, clearly very anxious. He couldn't afford to start something with over a million yuan and end it up poorly.

The list already includes many well-known domestic and international fighting experts.

In the Street Fighter 5 event, top domestic players such as Zeng Zhuojun, Cheng Long, and Da Kou are among the familiar faces, and there are even some Japanese and European and American players' IDs.

After all, cooperating with the official organization also brings official points, plus huge prize money, so there are indeed quite a lot of people participating.

This list would normally be enough to make any event organizer smile, as it does indeed include most of the top players in the fighting world.

The intensity is comparable to the Capcom Cup World Championship.

But now, Douyu's operations team has only one core goal: Li Fan.

"Don't worry, maybe he's still going through the procedures with the club?" A slightly older colleague next to him tried to reassure him, but his own eyes, which were fixed on the screen, betrayed his inner turmoil. The pressure on the entire operations team was really immense.

“The process shouldn’t be a problem. The club even let him participate in PUBG competitions,” the man with the black-rimmed glasses sighed. “I’m just afraid… afraid he’ll be tricked, since he didn’t say he was going to participate during his livestream.”

This statement expresses everyone's concerns.

They invested heavily and meticulously designed the course, clearing away almost all obstacles; they were practically ready to put the words "Invite Unreal to participate" in the announcement.

At the heart of all this is Li Fan's terrifyingly high level of online traffic and media attention.

Only by participating can this traffic be converted into profits for them; without participation, it is meaningless.

It's destined to get no attention from now on.

Because fighting games are a niche genre.

As their internal assessment showed, even a fighting game streamer like Ding Chunqiu, who is already quite successful in the live streaming field, has a ceiling when it comes to the daily popularity of his live streams.

His success is not only due to his own excellent skills, but also inseparable from his ability to create engaging content, his understanding of operations, and his constant emphasis on being a League of Legends coach, such as teaching Xiangguo how to jungle. Even so, the number of viewers in his live stream has always remained at five or six hundred.

But Li Fan is different; he is a phenomenon who can break through the barriers between different circles.

His participation means that the huge fan base of League of Legends, the audience of PUBG, and even casual viewers who are just curious about him will be attracted to watch a fighting game that they may not know anything about before.

This is the real traffic bomb that Douyu wants to buy behind the million-dollar prize.

Therefore, Li Fan did not appear on the registration list in the end. So even if the competition is still exciting and there are still many top players, Douyu believes that the cost-effectiveness of this investment will be greatly reduced.

There will be buzz, but it won't be the kind of explosive, mainstream effect they're hoping for.

"Let's wait a bit longer. He hinted at it like that during his live stream, so he can't be just messing with us, right?" The older colleague took a deep breath, as if to encourage himself and also to comfort the team.

"He was probably busy with other things and it took a while. After all, he's currently with a league club and probably has to play practice games or something."

That being said, the sense of anxiety that permeated the office did not dissipate.

Everyone understands that anything can happen until that ID finally appears in the registration system.

All they can do now is wait.

And they prayed that Li Fan wouldn't just be bluffing, causing their meticulously planned million-dollar bet to ultimately become a small-scale self-entertainment within the fighting community.

While the Douyu operations team was anxiously awaiting Li Fan's registration form, the same anxiety was also present in the office of the tournament organizing committee for another game.

The operations center for "Who is the King of Cars," the top annual individual competition in the QQ Speed ​​racing game.

Unlike fighting games, which have a relatively niche appeal, QQ Speed ​​has a large player base, but the influence of its professional esports events, especially among general esports viewers, still lags behind top-tier games like League of Legends.

And they are the games that have truly experienced the traffic dividends brought by the Unreal Effect.

At the beginning of the year, the SSC Spring Tournament saw Li Fan's sudden emergence and dominant victory, which brought the tournament to an unprecedented level of popularity and discussion, successfully breaking into the mainstream and attracting the attention of many non-QQ Speed ​​core players.

Having already experienced that overwhelming surge of traffic once, I'm naturally looking forward to it.

Especially now that many people are consistently online and logged in every day, even if they don't actually play, this still counts as part of their data.

As the most important individual honor battle in the second half of the year, "Who is the King of Cars" naturally regarded Li Fan as a key guarantee for the event's influence and popularity.

It's fine without anyone else, but without Li Fan, things would be much more complicated.

"Douyu's Fighting Cup... the timing is too tricky!" The event organizer frowned as he looked at the dates marked August 21-24 on the calendar.

Their original plan was to schedule the final stage of "Who is the King of Cars" in the later part of the Summer Split, taking advantage of the period when the LPL regular season had not yet ended and the attention was relatively dispersed, making it very likely that Li Fan would participate.

But now, the Douyu Fighting Cup has suddenly appeared, perfectly occupying the golden vacuum period after the regular season ends.

If they also scheduled their competitions during that time, it would undoubtedly create a direct conflict. Li Fan would be overwhelmed and might be forced to give up one of the events... This is something they don't want to see.

“We can’t go head-to-head with Douyu.” The person in charge shook his head, his tone helpless. “League of Legends is our core audience, and Douyu is using a million-dollar prize pool to create hype. The prize money and influence of our ‘Who is the King of Cars’ is not enough to force Unreal to make a choice to favor us. Besides, this competition does take a lot of time.”

"Then we can only postpone it... Let's put it before the World Championship. By then, the qualifiers for each region will be basically settled, the teams will enter their final preparation period, the leagues will be on break, and there will be a natural gap in attention. Moreover, if EDG can make it to the World Championship, with Unreal's popularity, his popularity will be at its peak!"

This plan seems feasible, but a new concern has emerged.

"But... what if..." The deputy hesitated, but everyone understood what he meant.

What if EDG doesn't perform well in the Summer Split playoffs, fails to achieve the desired results, or even fails to qualify?
Given the prevailing performance-based and media environment in the esports world, Li Fan will inevitably face immense pressure. Will he still be in the mood and condition to participate in a more entertainment-oriented individual QQ Speed ​​race?

Even if he were willing, would the club and fans put pressure on him?
In such cases, some people may choose to withdraw from the competition.

"Damn it, those people at Douyu really know how to pick their timing!" Thinking this, the person in charge couldn't help but mutter a curse under his breath, his heart filled with resentment at the perfect timing of the Douyu Fighting Cup.

If this fighting cup hadn't suddenly appeared out of nowhere, they could have held the competition at a time with fewer variables, steadily leveraging Li Fan's popularity.

Now, not only do they have to adjust the schedule, but they also have to pray that EDG will have a smooth run in the upcoming matches.

"Let's make a contingency plan based on this proposal first." The person in charge finally made the decision, his tone tinged with reluctance and helplessness. "At the same time, we'll keep a close eye on EDG's application and... Douyu's final registration status for Unreal."

Like Douyu's operations team, they are now waiting for news.

However, their feelings were more complicated. They hoped that if Li Fan really participated in this fighting competition, he would shine and maintain his popularity. At the same time, they were worried that it would affect his energy to participate in Who is the King of Cars later.

Li Fan finished another online match in Tekken 7, easily defeating a player with a decent ranking.

I stretched my wrists... Although the two fighting games are similar, there are still some differences in how they are played.

However, this extra training is not bad.

"That's about it." Li Fan glanced at the still-hot chat in the live stream, most of which were still discussing his sharp combos and reaction speed.

With a slight smile, I opened the browser.

Under the watchful eyes of countless viewers, he skillfully entered the official registration URL for the Douyu Fighting Cup.

Wow, is Fan-ge signing up?

[Finally!]

[Breaking news! I can't wait to see Brother Fan beat up all the big shots!]

Following the instructions on the registration page, Li Fan filled in the information step by step. ID: Unreal...

When the submit button was finally clicked and a message popped up saying "Registration successful, under review," the chat in the live stream room was flooded with comments.
[It's official! Fan Ge is officially joining the Douyu Fighting Cup!]

[Two projects! I'm so happy for him!]

[Haha, Douyu's official account must be jumping up and down behind the screen!]

This is going to be interesting! Street Fighter V and Tekken 7 players, are you ready to welcome the arrival of the Great Demon King?

Come on, the top domestic players are also very strong... Although Fan Ge is very strong, I feel he'll only make it to the top eight at most.

Almost at the same time that Li Fan clicked submit, the Douyu Games Operations Office...

"Got it! Got it! Unreal! Signed up!" The young operations manager wearing black-rimmed glasses suddenly stood up from his seat, pointing at the registration information that had just refreshed on the screen, his fingers trembling.

In an instant, the somewhat stagnant air in the office seemed to be ignited.

"Let me see!"

"Really? You must be seeing things!"

"That's right! Street Fighter V and Tekken 7! My god, he really signed up for both!" An older colleague came over, and after confirming the information, a smile appeared on his face.

An uncontrollable cheer and applause erupted in the office, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief...

"Quick! Notify the publicity department that the promotional article can be sent out! No, wait, wait for it to be approved, then make an official announcement immediately, using the highest level of publicity resources!"

"understand!"

"In addition, we need to communicate well with the technical department to ensure the server is stable on the day of the live broadcast of the competition. The traffic will definitely be booming!"

"Roger that!"

The entire Douyu operations team instantly went into battle mode, but they were excited and full of anticipation.

Soon, the official Weibo account and various channels of Douyu Fighting Cup officially announced the first batch of confirmed star players, and the ID Unreal was placed in the most prominent position.

[Official Confirmation! Unreal Engine 2 is Confirmed to Participate!]

The battle of the gods in the fighting game world has now welcomed a challenger from another dimension!

I just want to know how the kids and Da Kou feel about this news?

The Tekken 7 players are probably trembling with fear too, right?

Meanwhile, the operations team of QQ Speed: Who is the King of Cars is also closely monitoring all of this.

They had mixed feelings upon seeing the news that Li Fan had officially registered for the Douyu Fighting Cup.

On the one hand, this means that their original schedule must be adjusted to avoid conflicts.

On the other hand, Li Fan's high-profile participation in cross-event competitions also proves his vigorous competitive state and strong personal influence. As long as he can participate in Who is the King of Cars in the future, the popularity will definitely be guaranteed.

"As planned, we will adjust our final stage to the window period before the World Championship."

"clear."

Everyone knows that when mid-to-late August arrives and the LPL Summer Regular Season ends, the esports scene will be ablaze with excitement on Douyu's stage.

At the center, however, remains IDUnreal, a company that seems capable of creating miracles forever.

(End of this chapter)