Chapter 267 The Miserable WE, Trying Every Possible Means to Get Chen Sheng’s Recognition in the LPL Division

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Are you a publicity genius?

Xiran's eyes widened. The audience and the barrage in the live broadcast room couldn't hold back after hearing this.

They thought about many of Chen Yiqiu's answers, but they never thought that this guy would be so direct, simple and crude, advertising his championship skin in an interview after the MSI semi-finals.

Whether it's the contrast between the characters or the effects of the show, everything is perfect.

And when Chen Yiqiu mentioned it, everyone also thought about it——

Oh, yes, around May, the first version of SKT’s champion skin has been finalized. Soon, Chen Yiqiu’s S6 Global Finals champion skin will be released.

By then, as the first "former LPL player" in history to win the S-game championship and have championship skins, will Chen Yiqiu's skins be sold like hotcakes?

"Uh... It's really... Let's all look forward to it. Then I will buy five or six sets at my own expense for collection."

Xiran, this young lady, is also very helpful. After hearing what Chen Yiqiu said, she helped to promote it very well.

It caused a burst of laughter from the audience.

"Then one last question."

Xiran also adjusted his status and asked the last question: "You have now advanced to the MSI finals, but your opponent in the finals has not yet been determined..."

"What are your predictions for your finals opponent?"

"Also, is your next goal to win the championship?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the LPL immediately cheered up, and everyone from WE's Xiye also stared at Chen Yiqiu.

Although they don't want to admit it, they have always wanted to be "recognized" by Reaper.

When did it start…

Maybe it was when Chen Yiqiu won the global finals last year.

From that moment on, everyone in the LPL division who could maintain his reserve and attitude no matter how well Chen Yiqiu performed in other divisions was completely unable to sit still.

Now, halfway through S7, they actually care about Chen Yiqiu's opinion and want to get his personal affirmation and approval.

pity.

The biggest characteristic of Chen Yiqiu is that to be honest, he actually wants to support WE.

But according to the history he knows, WE should fall in the semifinals this year.

Can't meet them in the finals.

"...I personally prefer WE, but judging from the specific status and strength, it also depends on the performance of the two teams on the day. The strength of the two teams is very close, well, that's about it."

Chen Yiqiu expressed his views tactfully, and then he was very confident about the last question: "As for the goal, we have already advanced to the finals. Our template is to defend the title."

To defend the title is not to win the title, but to defend the title.

Because for other teams, MSI is supreme, but SKT already won the championship last year.

So what they have to do is defend their title and defeat opponents who want to get the world championship honor countless times, so that they can maintain their undefeated status.

Crash.

There was warm applause from the audience, Chen Yiqiu and Xiran said hello, and the post-game interview ended.

In the audience, everyone in LPL who had not heard what Chen Yiqiu said was also smiling.

"I didn't expect Reaper to support us."

"That's for sure. He used to be from the LPL, and he's Chinese."

"WE is definitely better than G2. What kind of fun is G2? It's just for European and American competition."

Mala Xiangguo dismissed it: "Even European and American losers, then isn't WE just like EDG? Why, you don't want to be a father, but you want to be brothers together?"

Abu next to him raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and his head was full of black questions.

If you can speak, speak more.

"Europe and the United States are looking for pussy... Haha, we can win."

Xiye agrees with this. He feels that teams like G2 and TSM are pure weaklings.

In the entire world, currently only the LCK division is worth catching up with the LPL.

In fact, it was true in the past few years that Europe and the United States were competing for power, but in recent years, the European and American divisions, led by G2, have already improved their personal strength.

What is right and wrong will be revealed soon.

"Okay, let's go back and have a good rest today. It's our turn to play tomorrow!"

Everyone in the LPL is in high spirits, and the coaching staff has begun to study SKT in the finals, preparing to prove themselves in the finals.

——But there are no eggs.

The next day, the semi-finals of the 2017 MSI Mid-Season Invitational, WEvsG2.

On that day, the LPL division attached great importance to and paid close attention to the game.

But in fact, from the beginning of the first game, everyone's mood became less beautiful and gradually became more subtle.

Because today's WE state is obviously not right, or in other words, G2 is too strong, and everyone underestimates the combat effectiveness of "European and American players".

Throughout the BO5, everyone in the LPL seemed to have reproduced the tragic psychological journey of last year's S6, from being high-spirited at the beginning to frowning later.

In the end, there was silence and everyone was autistic.

That night, G2 carried the glory of Europe, crushing WE with a score of 3:1, eliminating the LPL participating teams, successfully advancing to the MSI finals, and meeting SKT at the Rio Olympic Stadium.

When the result was finalized, the scene went crazy. Because G2 is also considered one of their representative teams in the West, how could the audience not be crazy?

Everyone in WE was in a daze. They didn't give up until the last second before the end of the game because they didn't react at all.

Lost like this?

Lost to G2 so easily?

They promised to take revenge on SKT, and they promised to make Chen Yiqiu think highly of them...

It's over.

In the end, these two words were the only ones left in my heart.

Although losing to European and American players in the semi-finals was embarrassing, it is not that they have never lost to European and American players in the previous LPL.

But this time it's different.

This time, there was a team staring at them from a high position not far away - SKT.

In SKT, the ID Reaper has always been like a nightmare. The better he is, the more restless LPL becomes and the burning pain in his face.

LPL officials attach so much importance to this MSI and launch the LPL-style training model in advance. Almost half of the reason is because of Chen Yiqiu's existence.

They want to beat SKT, they want to beat SKT.

They missed the opportunity in the group stage. They originally thought that this time it would be the same as last year. Even if they lost to SKT in the end, they would still meet SKT at the top.

Unexpectedly, this time they didn't even advance to the finals and fell on the stage of the semi-finals.

"...I'm a little dizzy."

The strong Xiye stood up. When shaking hands, his brain suddenly became dizzy. He quickly held on to the table next to him, his face turned pale.

"Are you OK?"

Several teammates nearby were frightened.

"No, it won't happen. There will be S games later, and we will definitely defeat SKT."

Kandi was afraid that Xiye would get excited, so he pulled over and quickly comforted Xiye with S-sai.

"Sigh... I didn't expect that I wouldn't even see SKT in the end."

957 also sighed, he was also a little confused at the moment.

Now with this result, it can be said that they never thought about it before the game.

Being eliminated by G2 at 1:3 is not a fierce battle at 2:3. What is the difference between 1:3 and 0:3?

"Forget it, let's go back and review it carefully. This is not the beginning of the final semester of this year. Everyone, please relax."

Someone else persuaded everyone at WE to go backstage with their heads lowered.

That night.

As expected, WE was on the hot search list.

Again, if Chen Yiqiu hadn't appeared, maybe WE would have suffered less backlash from public opinion, but because of Chen Yiqiu, all LPL viewers, whether they admit it or not, are holding their breath and want to "prove themselves."

As a result, at such a critical moment, WE suddenly pulled his crotch.

Xila surprised me that the Hupu ratings were refreshed this night, and it really maximized the effectiveness of the program.

In contrast, G2 is in high spirits.

WE was stunned to lose, while G2 was stunned to win.

In an interview after the semi-final BO5 game that day, Ah P was even more blunt: "I didn't expect to win so easily. WE doesn't look as strong as imagined, and the same goes for the LPL division."

"And we will crush SKT's head in the next finals. This is not against SKT, because SKT also has LPL players."

As soon as this trash talk with full connotation and personal style was uttered, it quickly became popular in various competition areas around the world.

Even SKT himself knew about this.

"Ah P has started again, a classic part that is indispensable in every world championship."

Li Zaiwan commented with a smile: "Then next, will it be the classic pain mask, hugging and crying session?"

"I think it is."

Pei Junzhi nodded.

"In fact, I didn't expect it. I always thought that our opponent in the finals this year would be WE."

Li Zaiwan turned to look at Chen Yiqiu: "Yiqiu, what do you think?"

"What do I think?"

Chen Yiqiu said speechlessly: "Sit down and watch, otherwise how else can you watch."

"WE's overall strength is indeed not at its peak, so losing to G2 is not surprising."

He corrected his tone: "But we can't be careless next. After all, it is the World Finals. Winning one more world championship for our career will also be good for our future development."

After hearing this, everyone nodded, but obviously there was no enthusiasm like other teams.

When Chen Yiqiu saw this scene, he didn't say much.

In fact, he was just testing it lightly, because he was talking about future development.

So where will people like SKT go to develop in the future?

No one corrected him. It was obvious that everyone had a tacit understanding at this moment. After this year and the previous years, it was indeed too tiring.

Will S7 be the end of SKT? Like another world?

Chen Yiqiu looked up at Li Sang Hyuk who was not far away.

"What are you looking at me doing?"

Lee Sang Hyuk noticed his gaze and turned to ask.

"It's okay, the opponent has been determined now, tonight..."

"Start training!"

…

MSI's schedule has always been notoriously tight, and the entire schedule only lasts one offseason after the group stage.

After the offseason, the knockout rounds (semi-finals) and finals are seamlessly connected.

So after WE and G2 finish the game today, tomorrow will be the last day of this MSI, which is the game day of the finals.

There is not enough time left for SKT. Although they have studied G2 before, due to the overall performance of G2 today and the schedule, SKT must work overtime and train if they want to win the Rio Cup tomorrow.

At this stage of the game, it would be nonsense to say that you don't want to win. You are as tired as Pei Junzhi, and he is straining his last nerve.

So, the next day.

Early in the morning, everyone from SKT got on the bus to the venue.

Arrive all the way to the venue, quietly enter through the backstage VIP entrance, punch in and enter the backstage lounge to start the final preparations for the day.

Not long after, there was a commotion outside the lounge.

Everyone looked up and saw the G2 people just passing by the door of their lounge.

Originally, as opponents, G2 would not come over today, but now that they have seen it, both sides are "old friends." Ah P then led the others to a stop and waved his hand with a smile: "Hello, my beloved brothers."

"Come on for today's game."

Chen Yiqiu waved his hand generously in response.

"You guys too."

Ah P seemed to hesitate for a moment, then added weakly: "Oh, by the way... don't mind the previous interview. You know, Riot has always been like this, inducing us to say things we don't want to say."

Everyone: "..."

Riot himself was probably speechless when he heard this sentence.

Obviously you want to say it, just forget about it if you feel good about it, but why are you giving up now that it's the end?

"It's okay, we will be very gentle to you."

Li Zaiwan is also a bad guy. In SKT, the most arrogant person in SKT is Wolf.

In some documentaries, promotional videos, and interviews, he always looks down on everyone with a superior attitude, so at this moment, he is not polite at all, and the connotation of Ah P's sentence is.

"...Wolf, we are good friends, aren't we?"

Ah P panicked.

They are actually not afraid of what SKT will do now. As their opponents in the finals, they have to step on the opponent's corpse to win the cup.

But as the saying goes, for long-term considerations, especially in front of the big mountain of SKT, the probability of them losing the finals today and losing the championship is not low.

Once it happens, the way you lose the game is very important.

Just like yesterday when they played WE in the semi-finals, if WE and G2 fought for five fierce games and unfortunately lost in the end, public opinion might scold them, but it would definitely not be that exaggerated.

Losing some games is a pity, losing some games is ruining one's reputation.

What's the difference?

Isn’t that the way to lose the game?

Ah P is now afraid that SKT will get excited and their reputation will be ruined today, which will not be fun.

"My favorite team and player of all time is SKT. You are our idol. See you later. Friendship comes first today, competition comes second!"

Ah P is actually a very tactful person in private. After saying nice things, he was afraid that SKT would make some "frightening" remarks from SKT, so he ran back to the lounge with everyone in G2.

"Perkz is really... interesting."

Lee Sang Hyuk was amused by this scene and couldn't help but shake his head.

Among players around the world, they actually have a good feeling about G2, because this team is always full of all kinds of joy and program effects.

"Being timid before fighting is not a good sign."

Pei Junzhi curled his lips disdainfully: "Today the championship is guaranteed, let's think about how to celebrate after winning the championship."

“My advice is, have a big party with a lot of people!”