After this period of training, Qin Yi was already very good at commanding.
He skillfully used the control panel to send instructions to the troops one by one. He communicated with AEEIS about the current battlefield information, got the entire human army to act according to his plan based on the data given by AEEIS and his previous commanding habits.
The human fleet and the Zergs were like fallen leaves in a storm, colliding together in deep space. The surface of the planet was being cleaned up by the heavy weapons of the spacecraft, but the Zergs would crawl out of the ground every time. The main force of the human army and the special forces that were carrying out the mission would attack the Zerg Queen from different directions, trying their best to find her.
All of a sudden, a red warning flashed across the entire space. AEEIS's voice became serious. "Commander, a large number of Zergs are moving towards the command ship."
Qin Yi quickly dragged his camera on the control panel. Soon, he saw the swarm of bugs in the dark starry sky.
This scene felt familiar.
Qin Yi had once made the same choice as the previous commander in a simulated battle. Now, the same situation was happening again.
The war mode between humans and Zergs was very similar. Humans tend to rely on Ansible Communication and AEEIS to allow the supreme commander's instructions to reach every unit as quickly as possible and complete the fastest and most efficient commands. The Zergs had the consciousness of a Zerg nest. The Zerg Queen could directly command any Zergs through telepathy. The same principle applied to Ansible Communication.
The scale of the battlefield was too large, there was too much information, and it was ever-changing. Therefore, the traditional method of command for humans was no longer suitable for war with the Zergs. It was inevitable that the commander would be the only one to command, and the artificial intelligence would disassemble the command and transmit it directly to the base level of the army. The method of command for real-time Ansible communication became indispensable.
Under such circumstances, killing each other's commanders was the best choice for both the Zergs and humans.
If the Zergs were to successfully decapitate the human commander, it would mean that all the commands would be taken over by AEEIS before the appointment of a new human commander. There would be no chance of a surprise victory and the possibility of better tactics. On the other hand, if humans manage to decapitate the Zergs' queen successfully, they would be able to get a breather for a period of time and eliminate a large number of Zergs on a large scale.
Therefore, Qin Yi knew what he should choose now.
He quickly turned his vision and gave orders to every unit.
The frontline troops increased their attack speed and rushed to the top of the new Zergs nest; the fleet at the back of the planet held back the remaining Zergs; the frigate charged into the Zergs to self-destruct and stall for time after they depleted most of its weapons...
Qin Yi saw a huge amount of requests for reinforcements from other teams. He did not know these people and had not even heard of their serial numbers.
He could only see countless troops flashing and asking for reinforcements in the dark starry sky, on the surface of the planet and in the worm nests. They were reporting the situation of the battlefield like stars in the sky.
The battle this time was different from the previous simulation, but it felt familiar.
Qin Yi did not know if this operation would succeed. He only followed the previous training and made the choices he thought were right.
"Will my soul find peace in this starry sky after I die?"
No one answered, only AEEIS' cold voice sounded. "Attention! The command ship is under serious threat. Once the command ship is destroyed, all units will be taken over by AEEIS. Commander, please make the appropriate arrangements!"
This time, Qin Yi had already made the appropriate arrangements without AEEIS' reminder.
He zoomed in and watched as the frigates crashed into the densest part of the sea of insects one by one. He watched as the dazzling fireworks lit up and extinguished in the dark night sky. He knew that he would soon become the most brilliant among the fireworks.
"AEEIS, will I be the last commander?"
AEEIS did not reply to Qin Yi's surprise.
Qin Yi pressed the final detonation button and closed his eyes in relief after the few remaining frigates approached the command ship.
The strange thing was that he did not feel much at that moment, even if it was the last moment of his life.
It was as if he had been waiting for this moment for a long time.
He had no idea what would happen next.
Perhaps the decapitation operation this time would be even more successful than the previous one. The Zergs' life force would be dealt a heavy blow, and humans would easily welcome subsequent victories. Perhaps this decapitation operation would be just like the previous one, giving humans a short breather. Another soldier would become the new commander and take over Qin Yi's command, continuing this cycle. Perhaps the war would ultimately fail, and humanity would perish...
However, Qin Yi would not know any of these. He could only risk everything and his life to fight for the greatest possibility of victory.
A bright light flashed, and the space where Qin Yi was instantly became snow-white. Then, it became endless darkness.
Qin Yi had already closed his eyes and waited for death. However, he suddenly realized that he was still alive after two seconds of coldness.
He could still feel his consciousness in the darkness.
All of a sudden, the light around them lit up again. The swarm of bugs and the human fleet disappeared, returning to the quiet starry sky before the battle.
AEEIS' voice sounded. "Unfortunately, Commander, the final trial mission failed."
"From an optimistic perspective, everything that happened before was fake. No one died."
"From a pessimistic point of view, the chance of winning the final battle between humans and Zergs is zero."
"Even the best case scenario would be for the commander to perish together with the Queen of the Zergs. They would then choose a new commander and prepare for the next decisive battle."
"However, the following battles will only become more and more difficult because of the existence of the Zerg's consciousness. The wisdom of the Zerg Queen will continue to increase, and the Zergs' ability to replenish their forces will also be higher than humans."
"If we can't achieve a decisive result this time, mankind might be completely wiped out in the long drawn-out war between the Zergs."
Qin Yi's eyes were blank. He did not know how to react.
He had been prepared to die. He had done his best and given the best choice based on the battlefield data provided by AEEIS.
No matter what the outcome was, since he was already dead, there was no need for him to take responsibility.
He could finally get rid of this heavy mission.
However, AEEIS was now telling him that everything was fake. He was not dead, and this war had not really happened!
This also meant that Qin Yi was still the commander and had to bear the responsibility for the failure of this war.
After a moment of silence, Qin Yi asked, "What was the situation like after the war?"
Images of the battle appeared once again. It was the battle scene after Qin Yi 'died'.
The plan that he left behind before his "death" did not work. The front team faced the huge sea of insects and could not reach the designated location. The fleet held back the swarm, but the team carrying out the decapitation operation was completely wiped out in the depths of the new nest. No one survived...
In the end, the remaining human fleets had no choice but to retreat in a panic and return to the endless starry sky. The human bases and human armies on the planet were completely wiped out. The Zergs would use this planet as their base to launch an all-out attack on humans...
After this battle failed, humanity's hopes of defeating the Zergs would be completely extinguished. This was also why AEEIS said that the chances of winning the final battle between humans and Zergs were zero.
Qin Yi closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
After a long time, he said, "Start over."
The surrounding images began to retreat rapidly. The battles that had happened before were replayed in front of Qin Yi.
He began to re-examine every decision he had made. The surrounding scenes kept stopping, rewinding, and replaying...
However, no matter how hard he tried to analyze and change his strategy, he could not change the fact that the final battle was a complete failure.
Qin Yi was on the verge of breaking down. His dark eye circles were getting worse, and his spirit was deteriorating. He was relying on his conviction to hang on. However, no matter what tactics he used, the end result was bound to fail.
To him, the most terrifying thing was not death, but the fate of mankind on his shoulders, and that fate was annihilation.
He did not know when this day would come, nor did he know if there was any meaning to what he had persevered on. This feeling was like suffering a torture that would never see the future. Even a warrior like Qin Yi, who was used to seeing life and death, could not withstand such immense pressure and despair...
...
Lu Zhiyao felt immense pressure after reading the script.
The previous script was already full of twists and turns. Qin Yi's emotions had clearly fluctuated several times. Lu Zhiyao had been trying to figure it out every day in order to act out this emotional difference. Finally, he was almost done.
Lu Zhiyao had originally thought that the plot would most likely be the final battle. Qin Yi would sacrifice himself and defeat the Zergs. Then, there would be a few emotional scenes to commemorate the soldiers who died in battle. Then, the movie would end perfectly.
In the end, he did not expect that all his previous efforts were useless. The winning rate of AEEIS' final deduction was zero. No matter how Qin Yi tried and how smoothly the previous battles went, based on the current fighting style, there would only be one outcome for the final battle.
In this plot, Qin Yi's emotions had also changed a lot, and they were all different from before.
When he knew that the final battle was coming, Qin Yi's reaction was very calm because he had already made sufficient mental preparations. However, after knowing that he was not dead and that this was only a calculation by the intelligent system, Qin Yi did not feel much relief after surviving the calamity. Instead, he felt a little disappointed because he had originally thought that his mission had been completed. Now, he realized that everything had not started.
After repeatedly reviewing and trying, Qin Yi realized that he could not win no matter how hard he tried. He had to bear the fate of mankind's imminent demise alone. Even a warrior with strong mental fortitude like Qin Yi was oppressed to the brink of collapse.
Lu Zhiyao felt that Qin Yi's emotional change this time was still testing his acting skills. He would probably have to fight the Fully-Automated Bickering Machine for another three hundred rounds when he returned back to the hotel.
Chapter 786: Boss Li's Investment Path
December 15th, Thursday...
Jingzhou, Fu Hui Investments.
Xue Zhebin came to the door of the guest room, knocked lightly, and entered.
"Boss Li, what's so urgent?" Xue Zhebin sat down on the sofa, still confused.
The weather was not bad today. Xue Zhebin was driving his convertible sports car around the outskirts of the city. However, Li Shi called him over. It seemed like something urgent had happened.
Xue Zhebin did not ask any more questions. He drove directly to Fu Hui Investments.
Li Shi poured a cup of tea for Xue Zhebin. "Don't invest the money that we prepared previously to invest in the Cold-Faced Lady, we'll wait and see!"
Xue Zhebin was stunned. He was a little confused. "Boss Li, haven't you been researching for a long time? Did something happen again?"
Xue Zhebin had been learning how to invest with Li Shixue. During this period, the Cold-Faced Lady had been their focus.
Previously, Xue Zhebin and Li Shi had specially made a trip to Beijing to take a look at the Cold-Faced Lady store. They had personally eaten all sorts of food and checked on the shop's situation.
After that, Meng Chang started to burn money faster. He opened new branches and gave speeches. The Cold-Faced Lady became more and more well-known as he crazily increased his exposure.
Two days ago, Li Shi finally decided to invest in the Cold-Faced Lady after much consideration.
On one hand, it was because Cold-Faced Lady had indeed done well. Whether it was in terms of popularity or in terms of media reviews. The stores were done up pretty well and it looked like a high-quality investment project without any flaws.
On the other hand, Li Shi guessed that Meng Chang must have gotten the money from an investor. However, since Meng Chang did not publicize it openly, it probably meant that the source of funds was from Boss Pei given Meng Chang's character.
Boss Pei had invested twice, and Tengda had even sent a finance manager to Cold-Faced Lady. This made the Cold-Faced Lady much more reliable in Li Shi's eyes.
That was why Li Shi decided to invest a little money after some observation. It was not too early to enter nor was it too late. There shouldn't be a problem to earn a little from it.
Li Shi was not a greedy investor. He pursued making a small profit for each project. Over time, that became a very considerable figure.
Xue Zhebin naturally intended to invest two to three million yuan with Li Shi. It did not matter how much he earned as long as he did not lose everything, he would have good investment experience.
Li Shi sipped his tea and said to Xue Zhebin, "The situation has changed."
"According to the latest information, Boss Pei is selling the shares of the Cold-Faced Lady. In fact, he is selling them in large quantities without leaving a single cent!"
"What's more, Boss Pei's price is obviously lower than the Cold-Faced Lady's current valuation. He's selling them for cheap."
"This proves that Boss Pei had indeed added on to his investment in the Cold-Faced Lady previously. What's more, he had quite a lot of shares. However, the fact that Boss Pei is selling his shares... is a very dangerous sign!"
"We definitely cannot go against Boss Pei."
Xue Zhebin was a little surprised. "Huh? I don't understand what Boss Pei is doing. From investing, to adding on his investments, and then to retreating, isn't this too fast? Weren't investments supposed to adopt a long-term view?"
Li Shi chuckled. "Taking a long term view for investments is only for ordinary people. That's because ordinary people have limited information and can't predict what's going to happen in the near future. Therefore, short term investment meant trying your luck."
"However, is Boss Pei an ordinary person?"
"Boss Pei would definitely be able to see the information that we can't, he definitely knows some insider information about the Cold-Faced Lady. He would definitely be able to make a decision about entering or exiting investments after obtaining enough information."
"At least this time, Boss Pei's sell off of Cold-Faced Lady's shares has given us a very clear message: Cold-Faced Lady is not suitable for long term investment. In fact, problems might be exposed within a short period of time!"
"Otherwise, why would Boss Pei sell so quickly?"
Xue Zhebin nodded. "Yes, that makes sense! How's the sales going?"
Li Shi sipped his tea and said slowly, "The transaction should have been completed. It has only been a short time, but the situation is more complicated. The investors have different reactions."
"If it was someone like us who had absolute faith in Boss Pei's investment myths, they would definitely not take over these shares and would instead, adopt a wait-and-see approach."
"However, Cold-Faced Lady is in Beijing, and Meng Chang has been active in Beijing as well. There are many investors in Beijing who don't believe in Boss Pei as much as we do. They think that Lady Cold Face is a good investment project. It's a good opportunity to buy at a low price."
"Of course, there are also many people who doubt the Cold-Faced Lady and decide to continue watching."
"Meng Chang deserved it."
"When the Cold Faced Lady brand was first established, he had been showing off as a project that Tengda's Boss Pei had invested in. That was because the success rate of the project that Boss Pei had invested in was extremely high. By forcing a link, he could give others the feeling that the success rate of this project was very high because Boss Pei had invested in it."
"However, Meng Chang probably did not expect Boss Pei to be so resolute and merciless in selling all his shares."
"That way, the content that he had advertised previously would be completely counterproductive. The attention that he had gained through Boss Pei would instantly turn against him when he left. It could be said that he had dug his own grave."
"Therefore, the situation has become very confusing. Boss Pei may be selling at a low price, but he is still profiting. On the other hand, Cold-Faced Lady's situation is not looking good."
Xue Zhebin nodded and said emotionally, "At first, I thought that this was just an ordinary investment project. Why does it look more and more exciting now?"
Cold-Faced Lady's development had always been good. If it continued to develop according to this script, with a few more rounds of financing, it might expand rapidly and become a legend of wealth for Chinese fast food.
In the end, no one expected Boss Pei to suddenly do something like that while the Cold-Faced Lady seemed to be still doing well.
Meng Chang had been trying to ride on Tengda's popularity but he managed to screw it up.
Even so, many investors in Beijing did not believe in Boss Pei's investment myth. They felt that this was a good opportunity to enter at a low price.
Xue Zhebin asked again, "So, Meng Chang isn't in a good situation now?"
Li Shi nodded. "Very bad."
"If Boss Pei sells all of his shares at a lower price, he would definitely be able to find someone to take over. However, the problem is that the money will not enter Meng Chang's hands."
"In other words, based on the rate that the Cold-Faced Lady is burning money now, Meng Chang has to continue thinking of ways to find money."
"However, the problem is that those who don't believe in Boss Pei and want to invest in the Cold-Faced Lady would choose to buy shares from Boss Pei. After all, they are cheap and are value for money. Those who believe in Boss Pei would not invest at this juncture."
"In other words... for a long time to come, no investors would hand the money directly to Meng Chang. Cold-Faced Lady might not be able to obtain the financing they need. There might be problems with liquidity."
"Of course, this is just my guess. If Meng Chang really had other channels to get the money, Boss Pei's withdrawal would not have much of an impact."
"If Cold Faced Lady's shop has really made profits, Meng Chang can also choose to tighten his belt and reduce the expenses. It should be able to survive as long as they do not need to spend so much money on marketing..."
Li Shi briefly explained the current situation to Xue Zhebin.
Boss Pei's sudden withdrawal would obviously cause a lot of trouble for Meng Chang. However, Meng Chang should be able to hold out as long as Cold-Faced Lady is strong enough financially.
Xue Zhebin asked, "Boss Li, should we invest or not? Since Boss Pei is not optimistic about the cold-faced lady, let's not throw money in, right?"
Li Shi took a sip of tea and shook his head slightly. "Boss Pei sold all his shares but it does not mean he won't enter again."
"Do you remember the Top Student, Come Quick application?"
"On the surface, Boss Pei wanted to leave and sell his shares. However, after the educational corporations took over at a high price and the Top Student, Come Quick application collapsed, Boss Pei forcefully entered the market and took over at a low price. Then, he completely modified the Top Student, Come Quick application..."
Xue Zhebin's eyes lit up. "Boss Li, are you saying that Boss Pei might be bluffing? That he might try again?"
Li Shi nodded. "We cannot rule out the possibility of Boss Pei repeating the same trick."
"If Boss Pei wants to re-enter the venue after the Cold-Faced Lady is in danger, we can follow Boss Pei and aim for the best investment opportunity!"
Xue Zhebin nodded in realization. "Boss Li, I seem to be beginning to understand your way of investment..."
...
At the same time, Dream Realization Ventures.
He Desheng was reporting the current situation to Pei Qian.
"Boss Pei, I've found a suitable buyer for Cold-Faced Lady's shares. The price for all of them is 15 million yuan. The return on investment was not as high as before, but it's not too bad to be able to get such a price since we are selling them with such urgency..."
Pei Qian nearly vomited blood.
You call this not too bad?
I invested eight million yuan and earned 15 million yuan!
This f*cking Cold-Faced Lady had only been operating for a few days, and I have already earned so much?
It was a good thing that he exited fast. Wouldn't he have earned more in the future if he exited slower?
While the sale had been done in a hurry and the price had been lowered by quite a bit, Dream Realization Ventures had invested too early and received too many shares. Thus, Pei Qian still found it hard to accept even if they were in a hurry to sell and the price had been lowered.
Pei Qian's heart was bleeding as he asked, "How did Meng Chang react?"
He Desheng pondered for a moment. "He did not have much of an intense reaction. He remained confident and high-spirited in front of the investors. Otherwise, the deal would not have been so successful."
Pei Qian nodded. Indeed, Meng Chang was very confident in Cold-Faced Lady. It was the right decision to leave as soon as possible.
He Desheng asked, "Boss Pei, what should we do with this sum of money? Are we going to continue investing in the companies in the queue?"
Pei Qian sighed silently.
That's right, what should he do with the money?
Logically speaking, there were many ways to spend money. However, Pei Qian felt that his luck was really bad.
"Wait, let me think about it." Pei Qian looked at the date. "If there are no new developments at the end of the month, Dream Realization Ventures can continue investing in the companies in the queue."
He Desheng nodded. "Alright, Boss Pei."
Chapter 787: IOI's Special Publicity Film
December 16th, Friday…
Shanghai, Long Yu Corporation.
Zhao Xuming was in his office, checking on the progress of IOI's operations.
Zhao Xuming's work was far from complete even though IOI's qualifiers had come to an end.
Long Yu Corporation still had to cooperate with Dayak Corporation and Finger Games. They had to continue publicity work for IOI World Finals and build momentum for the upcoming IOI World Finals.
Logically speaking, the international competition would be a global competition. Team and players' promotional videos in various regions should be jointly promoted and shot by Finger Games. That would ensure the consistency of the publicity materials and its linkage.
However, Zhao Xuming and Chrétien decided to let Long Yu Corporation shoot a publicity film for a domestic team first after discussions.
The goal was clear: to further increase the popularity of IOI's international competition.
IOI's current operating situation was in a slump, which was why Finger Games placed more emphasis on local publicity.
A promotional video would be able to spark discussion in the country and increase its popularity if Long Yu Corporation were to shoot it first. At the same time, it would show how much importance Finger Games placed on local players. It seemed beneficial no matter which angle they thought from.
It was Finger Games' business to organize the World Finals. Long Yu Corporation would be able to make use of the World Finals to hype up IOI's popularity domestically.
Knock, knock, knock. A knock came from outside the office. The assistant pushed the door open and entered.
"Boss Zhao, the promotional video has been sent over. Would you like to take a look if you have the time?"
Zhao Xuming nodded and took the portable hard drive from his assistant. Then, he started to play the IOI World Finals special promotional video specially made for the domestic server on his computer.
The entire film was not long, only less than three minutes.
The logo of Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation appeared on the screen first. Then, a cool and hip BGM started playing, introducing the main content of the promotional video.
The promotional video this time was about the three teams that had made it to the international competition. Basically, all the players had individual scenes.
There were only 15 people in total. There would be nothing left if they cut the scenes.
The filming location was in Shanghai. Thirty percent of it was in the studio while seventy percent were outdoor scenes.
They filmed in a small venue with the IOI theme for the indoor shoot. The contestants would stand or sit, and they would pose in different poses to interact with the IOI theme in the venue.
On the other hand, the outdoor scenes were taken at famous attractions in Shanghai, which would maximize the local and cultural characteristics of Shanghai.
The players' movements were all different. As the scenes changed, the voice-overs that the players personally dubbed were interlaced.
"Someone asked me, what is the meaning of the game?"
"I replied that the meaning of the game is perseverance."
"The meaning of the game is to do your best to win."
"The meaning of the game is to break through doubts and create impossible miracles."
"World Submit, here we come!"
In the final scene,all fifteen members of the three teams advanced together. They walked up the steps of the stage in the interior of the stadium with a throne at the top.
Zhao Xuming watched the promotional video several times and nodded slightly. "Yes, not bad."
"It's not easy to be able to complete it in such a short period of time and with such a high completion rate."
The assistant smiled and said, "Of course. We spent a lot of money to find the best filming team in the country this time. You get what you pay for. The effect is guaranteed."
The filming of the promotional video this time was tight and had a lot of work to do.
It had only been a week from the qualifiers to the publicity film shooting and editing. Fortunately, the filming team was strong enough. They had only managed to complete it in time after working a lot of overtime to film and edit the scenes.
There was nothing they could do about that. They had to complete the promotional video as soon as possible and to warm up to the audience in advance. It would be too late if the promotional video was only released after the international competition began.
However, since the publicity film itself was short, many players only had two or three seconds to film. They completed the filming in two to three hours, so the effect was not bad.
Zhao Xuming sighed. "We have to thank Tengda Corporation. Their publicity film for GOG's international invitational tournament inspired us greatly."
The assistant nodded. "This is the benefit of having a back-to-back competition. We can learn from our predecessors' experience. What's more, we're using the same filming team as the one used for Tengda Corporation's international competition. We won't lose face in terms of quality!"
Zhao Xuming asked, "Didn't Tengda look for this team to film a new promotional video? GPL's season finals are almost over. The spring competition is about to start. Logically speaking, the promotional video should be out soon."
The assistant shook his head. "I also asked the person-in-charge of the filming team indirectly. He said that he had not received any news so far."
"There might be two possibilities. The first is that Tengda's promotional video for the spring season has not started filming yet. They are not in a hurry. After all, there is still some time before the start of the spring season competition. The second is that Tengda has found other filming teams. However, the other filming teams are unlikely to be better than the one we have found so far."
Zhao Xuming nodded, feeling much more relieved. "That's good."
Ever since he started planning for publicity for the IOI World Competition, Zhao Xuming had subconsciously used Tengda as a benchmark.
This included the IOI World Finals 'Domestic Special 'promotional video. They had also hired the same filming team as Tengda GOG's international invitational competition. They had used similar filming techniques. What's more, they had surpassed Tengda GOG in terms of clothing, make-up, interior design, and other aspects.
Zhao Xuming felt that his biggest advantage was his geographical location.
The filming was going to take place in Shanghai. There were many more landmarks, historical sites, and so on in Shanghai than in Jingzhou. The film would emit a strong Chinese aura and resonate with gamers.
What's more, the publicity film for GOG's international invitational tournament was done well. Zhao Xuming could vouch for that.
The indoor scenes, the interactions between the players and the game elements, the style of the transition, and so on were all very inspiring. The quality of the promotional film would not lose out to GOG's global invitational film.
Zhao Xuming knew very well that there was only one standard for shooting a promotional video – win against Tengda.
As long as he could win against Tengda, he would have a satisfactory explanation for both Finger Games and IOI players.
He had spent a huge sum of money on setting up the indoor scenes and hiring a filming team. He had finally gotten something in return.
Zhao Xuming was pleased with himself as he watched the promotional video another two times.
"It's a pity that the lines are a little awkward," said Zhao Xuming.
The assistant nodded. "Yes, a little, but that can't be helped."
"The filming team does not know enough about IOI. In order to ensure that the theme of the promotional film does not go astray, we have to write our own lines. The players are not professional voice actors. It is very difficult to get a suitable voice and tone from them. They can only do their best. They will be more or less awkward."
"However, there are pros and cons to retaining the contestant's original voices. At the moment, it looks acceptable."
Zhao Xuming continued, "Why are there so many scenes of the members of the FV Club? What's more, they look so handsome. The other two clubs feel so inferior."
He instinctively felt unhappy.
Now, the entire world knew that the FV Club was a club that Boss Pei had invested in. It was a competitor with GOG through and through. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were undercover spies.
FV Club had won the qualifiers and obtained the number one seeded spot in the international competition. That was already a slap in the face. Yet, they were still an absolute C position in the promotional video. The other two teams had become spare tires. That made Zhao Xuming instinctively unhappy.
The assistant was helpless. "Boss Zhao, there's nothing we can do."
"The players of FV Club have a good image and temperament. They are like models compared to the internet addicts of other teams. In order to ensure the best effect, the filming team would definitely give them more shots since they were also more handsome than the other team."
"What's more, FV is the number one seed in our competition zone. If they don't stand in the C position, people will definitely say that we're petty and suppressing FV Club. It's very hard on us."
Zhao Xuming nodded helplessly. "Alright."
He could only blame the other two teams for being disappointing. They would have been in the attention if they had obtained the first seeded entry, right?
Zhao Xuming watched the promotional video two more times. The more he looked at the members of FV Club, the more he disliked them.
However, he had no better idea. He could only reluctantly say, "Alright, then choose a suitable time to release this promotional video."
"After posting it, buy some popularity on the internet. Don't make it look too ugly, it can't be less popular than GOG's global invitational film at the very least."
The assistant nodded. "You don't have to worry about that. I'll definitely settle everything!"
He was about to leave when Zhao Xuming stopped him.
"Wait a minute. There's also the preparation for the international competition. What's the current situation?" Zhao Xuming asked.
The assistant replied, "According to the previous arrangements, the World Server has been updated with a new version. The clubs overseas have all been training with a new version."
"The update for our domestic server would be one week later, that means we'll only get the version update on Monday or so.overseas. However, the players in the clubs are currently playing ranking and training competitions in the world server. The impact is not that big."
Zhao Xuming looked pensive.
Finger Games was going to use the new version for the international competition. All the clubs knew about this.
It was understandable that Chrétien wanted to use the World Finals to show the new version of IOI to players around the world. However, he had to update the version in advance to let players familiarize themselves with it so that the teams could train in the environment of the new version.
The battle teams were more or less dissatisfied. After all, there were many changes in the new version. It would be very trying on the team's learning and adjustment ability to adapt to these changes in such a short period of time. It also tested the team's ability to train heroes.
However, everyone had to start from scratch considering that all the teams had to train and learn. It was not particularly unfair, so while most teams only complained and they did not protest too intensely.
Zhao Xuming pondered for a moment and asked, "Are foreign teams better trained than domestic teams?"
The assistant nodded. "Of course, Boss Zhao."
"The foreign teams are all in World Server. There are no delays and they can communicate with their teammates. Rank's environment is much better than our domestic server. What's more, the veteran E-Sports Clubs in Europe and the United States are all in contact with each other. They can arrange for frequent training competitions. If many teams train together, they will naturally improve faster."
"There are only three teams in our country. The other two clubs are not on good terms with the FV Club. It would be difficult for them to achieve good results."
Zhao Xuming nodded. After some consideration, he said, "How about this? Contact Finger Games. I'll arrange for the players to go to Los Angeles in advance!"
The assistant was stunned. "Go in advance?"
Zhao Xuming: "That's right. We'll go there in advance. On one hand, we can get used to the living environment there in advance so that we are able to adapt. On the other hand, we can train in the environment in the world with low delays. We can also arrange for training competitions with the veteran clubs in Europe and America. That would improve our results."
"While we will probably not be able to win the European or American championship, we'll still be able to keep up if we sharpen our guns at the last minute. If we lose too badly, we won't be able to keep our faces."
"As for the expenses, it's nothing more than taking out more money for food and accommodation. We'll reimburse the clubs this bit of money so that they have to train hard and fight well. Don't disgrace our Long Yu Corporation!"
The assistant nodded hurriedly. "Alright, Boss Zhao, that's a good idea! I'll go and talk to Finger Games and book the air tickets and accommodation in advance!"
Chapter 788: GPL's Spring Competition Promotion Publicity
At Fish-Catching Internet Cafe...
Pei Qian sipped his coffee as he read the latest news.
He had sold the shares of Cold-Faced Lady and earned a huge sum of money. That had dealt a huge blow to Pei Qian. Where to spend the money that he earned had become a very problem for him.
"There hasn't been any good news for a long time..."
It could be said that there had been a lot of problems recently. He had casually invested in FV club, but the club had won the championship in the blink of an eye. Pei Qian had personally been there, and he had been made into a world-renowned painting. Even the Cold-Faced Lady had made a huge profit, and he now had an additional sum of money that he did not know where to spend it.
Painful!
Pei Qian felt melancholic. Even Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's coffee was no longer fragrant.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up as he browsed the webpage.
"Long Yu Corporation released a special promotional video for IOI's local server? Not bad, not bad. They finally made a move."
"This is good news. Create some waves, IOI!"
Pei Qian could not help but be overjoyed. Indeed, IOI was still the key when it came to good news!
Dayak Corporation, Finger Games, and Long Yu Corporation, these three big companies were working together to finally give GOG some pressure.
Pei Qian immediately opened the promotional video.
On Aili Island's website, the promotional video had been uploaded for two to three hours. It was currently on the hot charts. All sorts of bullet screen comments and comments were rapidly flying across.
"Not bad, quite handsome!"
"It looks a little similar to the publicity film for GOG's international invitational tournament. However, the scenery in Shanghai is good, and the local special is good. Long Yu Corporation has finally done something!"
"The players of FV don't look the same as the others. It's hard to look away from them!"
"The meaning is not bad, the lines are not bad. Long Yu Corporation has done things properly in the promotional video. It is worth encouraging if they did not lose to Tengda."
While some viewers felt that IOI's promotional video was imitating GOG's World Series promotional video, there was no need to nitpick.
Promotional videos had similar styles after all. As long as there were no obvious signs of plagiarism in action, camera, or creativity, there was no need to keep harping on it.
Obviously, Long Yu Corporation did not intend to plagiarize either. They had only hired a top-notch filming team and used a similar E-Sports style. They had all combined with the originality of the game in terms of the players' movements, details, lines, and the like so their reviews were not bad.
The promotional video was very popular especially with the fact that Long Yu Corporation had hired some fake reviewers. It received positive reviews on various forums and websites.
Pei Qian could not help but nod in appreciation.
Look, this is a good example of copying homework!
The promotional video for GOG's international invitational tournament had already given out the standard answers. It would be too much if IOI did not copy it.
The current situation was pretty good. As long as Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation worked a little harder and followed behind GOG, and then engaged in price wars and unfair competition, Pei Qian would be thankful.
"It looks like Dayak Corporation is going all out to complete the IOI World Tournament this time. It should be worth looking forward to. Hopefully, we can steal all the limelight from GOG's Spring Festival Tournament."
Pei Qian closed the promotional video with a beautiful vision in his mind.
However, he subconsciously refreshed the page and found a new update.
GOG had an official account on Aili Island's website which Pei Qian also followed. This new post was released by GOG's official account.
The title of the video was: GPL's Spring Competition promotional video!
Pei Qian was stunned for a moment. He looked at the release time. One minute ago.
Obviously, they had seen IOI post a promotional video for the local server's World Series. They had immediately followed up with the promotional video for the GPL's Spring Competition to challenge IOI.
Most likely, this film had been completed recently, but it had not been released. They had seen IOI's promotional video and decided to come and grab the attention.
Pei Qian was speechless. This was ridiculous!
So what if IOI became more popular?!
Why were these people from the E-Sports Industry Department so stingy!
Pei Qian had not heard that they were filming a promotional video for the GPL's Spring Competition. Thus, he had been hoping to get lucky. What if the GPL's Spring Competition promotional video was not as good as IOI's?
Once they were outdone, wouldn't the popularity be sent to IOI?
With this mindset, Pei Qian opened the video for the GPL's Spring Festival Gala.
This video was also about three minutes long, slightly longer than IOI's promotional video.
There was no logo at the beginning of the video. Instead, it went straight to the point, the logo was probably at the end.
...
A few strokes quickly outlined the scene of the ancient battlefield on the pale yellow Xuan paper.
On the desolate wilderness, the mountains collapsed, the riverbed dried up, and the ground was filled with cracks. Skeletons and armors piled up like mountains, and spears stood upright with incomplete flags fluttering above them.
A few crows pecked at the corpses, their eyes emitting a strange light.
All of a sudden, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, creating a crack in the dark clouds.
At the same time, a bleak and low voice-over sounded.
"Heaven and Earth fell into calamity, Gods fell."
"Light and darkness will enter their final battle on the eternal battlefield."
"The Executors of this cruel world will protect the glory of God with their mortal bodies!"
The lines on the pale yellow Xuan paper suddenly changed rapidly!
The piles of corpses on the ground became active. These undead were wearing broken armor and dragging their broken bodies. Their eyes shone with two dim lights as they reached out to grab the spears beside them.
The camera zoomed in, and the undead staggered to their feet, forming a sea of death.
However, at that moment, another bolt of lightning lit up in the sky. This time, it was very close to the camera. The brilliant heavenly might penetrated the thick dark clouds as a figure descended from the sky!
The camera looked up at the sky over the shoulders of the Undead Army. The dazzling white light instantly covered the entire scene. The lines on the pale yellow Xuan paper disappeared, and what replaced them was a completely realistic CG scene.
A figure with a standard body shape descended from the sky accompanied by the thunder. His figure was strong, and his muscles were filled with strength. The H4 Club uniform on his body was propped up by his muscles, and the H4 logo on his chest was especially eye-catching.
Pei Qian recognized this person immediately. He was the mid-laner of H4 Club, Huang Wang!
Huang Wang descended from the sky along with the lightning, tearing through the dark clouds in the sky. As he descended, golden light began to appear on his body. Countless pieces of armor appeared out of thin air and completely enveloped him.
The golden armor was surrounded by golden light effects. He smashed into the sea of undead on the ground like a cannonball accompanied by the brilliant heavenly might of lightning. His right fist smashed into the ground, and a blazing golden light spread out instantly, sweeping away all the undead around him!
Huang Wang stood up and looked into the distance in the deep pit.
The camera followed his back as he walked away. Huang Wang's back was filled with all sorts of weapons as though he was the Thousand-Hand Guanyin. It was rather eye-catching, highlighting his identity as a god: Modest.
More lightning struck the dark clouds as the camera zoomed out. Players entered the Eternal Battlefield and became different heroes one by one.
Jiang Huan had transformed into the Literary Genius of the Winds, Ruan. The other professional players had also transformed into Traveler Bao Xu, Purgatory Duke, and other characters in the game. There were killings all over the Eternal Battlefield.
Finally, the scene arrived at the most desolate ancient temple in the center of the Eternal Battlefield.
Huang Wang's Modest armor was removed from his body as he stood in the ruins of the surrounding walls. He returned to his original appearance. He pressed his hands on the dusty door of the temple and pushed it open!
A ray of light shot into the dusty temple, and the scene changed to a bird's eye view. Two huge doors of the temple opened with a sound. Huang Wang dragged his long back and entered the temple.
He still looked insignificant in the huge temple even though he was muscular.
Huang Wang walked towards the huge throne in the middle of the temple with his head held high on the long, mottled and broken steps.
The surrounding braziers lit up one by one as he moved forward. A huge logo of H4 Club appeared above the throne. The broken stone steps became complete, and the entire temple regained its vitality.
However, as the golden light engulfed the entire temple, all the other entrances of the temple suddenly opened. Each of the sixteen teams had an entrance. ,The other entrances also had their representatives walk out other than from the main entrance that Huang Wang entered through.
All of these players were dressed in the team uniforms of their clubs. They were holding iconic weapons that represented heroes. It was as if they wanted to charge towards Huang Wang's throne.
Another bolt of lightning flashed, and sixteen battle flags appeared on the thick stone pillars inside the temple. They emitted different light effects and dyed the entire temple.
Finally, everyone gathered in front of the highest throne and looked at the huge GPL spring competition trophy.
The image of the video and the majestic background music came to an abrupt stop. The black screen showed the logo of the Tengda Corporation, GOG Games and GPL league.
...
Pei Qian was stunned after watching the promotional video for the GPL's Spring Competition.
This is too f*cking cool!
Pei Qian had just finished watching the promotional video for the IOI World Competition which he already felt was very cool. They had done all sorts of outdoor scenes, the scenes of the contestants, and the like very well.
After watching the promotional video for the GPL season, Pei Qian only had one feeling.
What the sh*t was that promotional video from before?!
There was no fear that it wouldn't be appreciated if it stood up well to comparison.
If he had only watched IOI's promotional video, he would feel that everything was good. The lines were a little awkward since they were dubbed by the players but it was tolerable.
However, after watching the promotional video for the GPL Spring Competition, IOI's promotional video immediately became trash!
At first, Pei Qian was a little confused. Huang Wang descended from the sky, and the golden armor on his body automatically turned him into Modest. How did they manage to film this?
After taking a closer look, he understood that this was not a f*cking film. This was a proper game CG!
The lines drawn on the pale yellow Xuan paper at the beginning were hand-drawn by the artist. The rest of the content included the players in their team uniforms and transforming into heroes, the Undead, the Eternal Battlefield, the huge temple, and so on...
They were all game CGs!
GOG's research and development department had specially created a high precision game model for each team's representative. Then, they created the game's CG based on this image and used it as a publicity film for GPL's Spring Competition!
How could a live shot compare to game CGs?
It was a completely different production method. It was a complete downgrade!
In the previous promotional video, IOI was still filming the scenery of Shanghai and letting the players read the voice-overs themselves. When it came to GOG, all the players were CG-ed and became one with the characters in the game.
Their levels were immediately pulled apart.
There was a simple explanation in the summary of the video.
"The theme skins of the various teams will be sold one after the GPL's Spring Competition. The profits from the skins will be allocated to the operations and operations of the teams. Please support your favorite teams!"
"The skin of the first global invitational champion is still being produced. Stay tuned!"
Chapter 789: Immediate Judgement!
There were a lot of comments under the publicity video for the GPL's Spring Competition.
"Holy sh*t, I'm stunned. Isn't this too cool?"
"Actually, I think it's about the same as IOI's promotional video. It's only a million times better!"
"The effects were full scale, not awkward at all. What's more, it's full of epicness. It's just like the opening CG for a AAA game masterpiece!"
"IOI's publicity video wasn't bad either, it's better than just a copy. However, it would at most be at the same level as GOG's international invitational tournament. They didn't expect GOG's promotional video to evolve again, did they!"
"It's already the final exam and you're still copying mid-term homework. Not up to standard!"
"Baby Huang is so handsome. His muscles are a perfect match for the hero Modest!"
"These three minutes are really impressive. The details are perfect!"
"The first half was of a pale yellow Xuan paper and a monochrome sketch. It's like a painting in an ancient book, highlighting the sense of history and epicness. The second half is a high precision game CG, highlighting the sense of authenticity and immersion. When the two styles are combined, they use the light of 'Gods Descend' in the middle as a transition has both foundation and depth. It's awesome!"
"The lines are not bad as well. They pointed out the theme of the game, the Fall of the Gods, and the Eternal Battlefield even though there were only three lines. The last line especially, 'The Executors who walk the cruel world will protect the glory of the Gods with their mortal bodies'. It fits the CG plot and points out the gaming model of players controlling heroes. It's perfect!"
"All clubs had their air time. The scenes of the battle in front are the star players of the veteran clubs. The heroes representing Huang Wang, Jiang Huan, and the others have all appeared. Lastly, the scenes in the temple were shot by the captains of the various clubs. The treatment has been maxed out!"
"All the teams will have to work hard in order to show their faces in the publicity film when the Spring Competition begins!"
"Coincidentally, the star players in front seem to be from DGE Club. So, this seems to be a publicity film for DGE Club?"
"The theme skins of each team? Does every team have them? What's more, the profits of the skins are all given to the clubs. That's so cool!"
"I read the details on the official website just now. Strictly speaking, every team produces a hero's skin based on the hero's strengths. In other words, there are only sixteen skins in total. Different heroes, different styles, and different team logos. It's alright, but not much."
"I think that's a good idea! Compared to the useless things around the team uniform, buying skins is obviously the most cost-effective! What's more, these skins are long-term profits. More would be sold as time goes by."
"I can only say that Boss Pei is very kind. The big bosses of these clubs have all spent a lot of money on the GPL quota. With this skin and the advertising effect, they will likely be able to earn it back very quickly!"
"Tengda really knows how to play. The pre-season competition is still ongoing, but the promotional video for the spring competition has already been released. Not only did this promotional video turn the IOI World Competition's promotional video into trash, but it also created a connection with the teams' skin. It satisfied both the players and the various clubs. It's awesome!"
"I think IOI's teams would be so envious of such treatment that they would be forced to jump out of their skins?"
"I'll comment below IOI's video and show the players there the huge gap between the two sides!"
Soon, GPL's Spring Competition publicity video was pushed onto Aili Island's hot chart.
IOI's publicity video might have been released two hours earlier but it was useless. GOG's popularity had already crushed IOI in the domestic market. What's more, this publicity video had beaten IOI in all aspects. Therefore, the publicity video for the GPL's spring competition quickly surpassed IOI's publicity video and reached the top!
What was even more depressing was that the comments section of IOI's promotional video was originally peaceful. Most players and even passers-by felt that the publicity video produced by Long Yu Corporation was not bad and had tried their best, so they were all praising it.
However, the difference was obvious when compared to the publicity film for the GPL's Spring Competition!
The comments section naturally took a 180-degree turn.
"I'm not trying to be mean but IOI could not defeat GOG in the first place, and neither can their publicity video... Can you put in more effort?!"
"To put it bluntly, not only did GOG do well in the game, but the publicity film was also top-notch. There is a reason why IOI did not become popular in the domestic server."
"Look at the GPL's publicity video. It's fully-produced and filled with details. It's not awkward at all! Look at you, there is nothing creative at all!"
"I think this publicity video is at least three seasons ahead..."
"Actually, we can analyze the key to the success and failure of these two games from the publicity film. GOG is able to succeed because it was pure enough. Whether it was GOG itself, the GPL league, or just a simple publicity film, Tengda was trying its best to showcase its characteristics and style. It was burning money and creativity at all costs to show the most perfect effect to the audience. On the other hand, IOI gave people the feeling that it was making a fool of itself and copying every step. It was as if GOG had no choice but to follow whatever it did. It did not have its own thoughts or characteristics."
"That's right. You can tell from the way the publicity video filmed, which is showing their players. However, GOG has already integrated the players with the game, using a higher dimensional performance. It should not be a problem to say that IOI is not motivated."
"Sigh, to be honest, I think GPL's sugar daddies, contestants, and audiences are too fortunate!The sugar daddies might have paid for a spot, but they are definitely treated with the highest regards. Every club has its own exclusive skins, and the skins are profitable. The contestants are being shown off with the official platform packaging it well for them. The audiences are even happier. Buying cheap skins to watch a highly-viewed competition, and all the standards of the competition are top-notch... That's awesome!"
"The question is, why are IOI's gamers still persevering? Are they not interested in GOG and GPL?"
Before long, IOI's publicity video was filled with discussions about the two promotional videos.
In fact, many people in the audience did not mean to step on the bandwagon, but they could not help it!
These two promotional videos were released one after another. They were both similar games and were both advertisements for the E-Sports genre. However, the final effect was worlds apart. It was hard for people not to compare them.
The gamers of GOG were very proud, while IOI's gamers had no confidence to refute. They were only envious.
The publicity film for the GPL's Spring Competition had been done well. What's more, it had crushed IOI's publicity film. What was there to refute?
They might as well take it out on the official platform and let the official platform continue to spend more money on publicity films!
Thus, most of the players on both sides miraculously targeted Long Yu Corporation together.
No matter what, the problem was that Long Yu Corporation was still not good enough!
Pei Qian looked at the comments below the two promotional videos and felt inexplicably tired.
Sigh, he had hoped that Long Yu Corporation would be able to make a comeback with this video. but they could not count on it at all!
Boss Zhao, do something!
...
At the same time, in the headquarters of Long Yu Corporation...
Zhao Xuming slammed the table angrily. "Tengda is taking advantage of us!"
"Excessive! Outrageous!"
"Don't they know how to leave a way out so that we can meet again in the future?!"
"This Boss Pei, not only did he come to the qualifiers to steal the limelight, he even wants to plot against me for the video?"
"I'm so pissed off!"
Zhao Xuming flew into a rage. His assistant kept quiet out of fear, not daring to say a word.
Zhao Xuming had been quite satisfied with the publicity video at first. He read the comments of the netizens and felt rather pleased with himself.
Unexpectedly, the public opinion had changed drastically in just two hours!
IOI World Finals promotional video was immediately pressed onto the ground and snubbed crazily as soon as the promotional video for the GPL's spring competition was released. Anyone who heard it would feel sad and those who saw it would shed tears.
Most importantly, IOI's gamers were no longer satisfied. They would scold Long Yu Corporation after the stark difference in comparison.
Long Yu Corporation had spent a huge sum of money to hire a professional photography team and set up a filming location. In the end, they had not managed to do well. How could they not be angry?
In fact, IOI's promotional video was top-notch as well. However, the audience's taste had been spoiled by Tengda. Naturally, this comparison made them inferior.
What angered Zhao Xuming the most was the timing of the two promotional videos.
The promotional video for the GPL's Spring Competition was done according to the game's CG standards. It could not have been produced in two hours. Most likely, it had been prepared more than a month in advance by the various teams in GPL.
The preparation time was long, and the cost would not be small.
In other words, this promotional video was probably made recently. Yet, Boss Pei purposely did not release it. He waited for IOI to release the promotional video before releasing the GPL promotional video.
Who would believe that it was not intentional?
Obviously, Boss Pei had calculated that no matter what IOI produced, it would only be defeated by the GPL's Spring Competition promotional video. That was why he had purposely waited for the right time.
It was just like fighting the Landlord, my Great King would always be waiting as long as the Little King in your hand did not appear; when your Little King finally appears, my next card would definitely be managed by the Great King!
Coupled with the fact that Boss Pei had come alone to cause trouble during the qualifiers, Zhao Xuming's hatred for Boss Pei and Tengda Corporation had worsened.
Now, Zhao Xuming finally understood how those people who had gone against Boss Pei felt.
It was just like playing cards with Boss Pei. No matter what kind of card you played, Boss Pei would always have a better hand. That made people despair!
However, he could do nothing about it.
That was because the promotional video was done and there was not much time left before the competition. They could not possibly reshoot another one, right?
Putting aside the cost and whether it would delay the players' training, it would take at least a month to produce such an awesome CG. How could he make it in time? Even if he did, wouldn't it be akin to admitting that he was imitating?
Thus, Zhao Xuming had no choice but to swallow his pride and suffer in silence.
He had spent a lot of money on the promotional video for the IOI World Competition. In the end, he became a stepping stone for GP'sL promotional video. It had done nothing for the IOI World Finals. That was too infuriating!
"Boss Zhao, are we still going to follow the original plan for bringing the team to Los Angeles for training?" The assistant asked softly, seeing that Zhao Xuming was gradually calming down.
Zhao Xuming nodded. "Yes, we'll stick to the original plan... Wait, kick FV Club out!"
According to Zhao Xuming's original plan, the three teams would go to Los Angeles together and arrange for mock competitions with the European and American teams so that they could adapt to the competition environment as soon as possible.
FV Club might be a spy sent by Boss Pei, but they were still the top seeded team in the country. They were the strongest, and it would not be nice if they did not bring them along.
However, at this juncture, the promotional video appeared.
Zhao Xuming was furious, he hated everything to do with Boss Pei.
He could not do anything with Tengda Corporation and Boss Pei, but it was within the scope of his authority to do something to Boss Pei's club.
The assistant was a little hesitant. "Boss Zhao, is this appropriate...? No matter what, FV Club is the strongest team in the country..."
Zhao Xuming laughed coldly. "This Tengda Corporation is already riding on top of you. How can you be nice to them?"
"What's more, even though the FV is said to be the number one seed, didn't it win because of their perseverance? It won all two rounds of the BO5 but they are actually on par in terms of strength with the other two teams."
"When the time comes, we'll bring the other two teams overseas to compete in mock competition with the European and American clubs to get used to the game version in advance. There won't be any mock competition for the FV. Once we reach the international competition, the gap between the two teams will widen very quickly!"
"At that time, all of our clubs would perform well in the international competition, and FV Club would be the first seeded team to be the first to be eliminated in the game. Wouldn't that be great?"
"Aren't there always people who like to boast that Boss Pei is good at leading teams to train? They say that a random team he built would be able to get the first seed. I want to see what public opinion would say if the first seed is eliminated in one round!"
The assistant was a little hesitant. He felt that this was a little inappropriate. There were three domestic teams in total. If he brought two of them with him but not FV Club with him. That would not sound nice. His intentions were too obvious.
However, judging from Zhao Xuming's expression, he was obviously furious since he had been rubbed in the face by Tengda for so long. No matter how good his temper was, he could no longer take it.
The assistant pondered for a moment. He did not want to get himself into trouble. What's more, what Zhao Xuming said made sense. FV Club had a tough time fighting the BO10 before obtaining the first seeded entry. Their true strength was only on par with the other two clubs. It was not that important.
At that time, as long as the other two clubs played better than the FV, they would not be afraid of public pressure.
At that thought, the assistant nodded and said, "Alright, Boss Zhao. I'll arrange for it now."
"Oh yeah, Boss Zhao, do we still need to keep this a secret from FV Club?"
Zhao Xuming waved his hand. "There's no need to keep it a secret! We can't hide this from them anyway. Besides, there's no need to hide it at all. We just have to knock them down!"