This year's Spring Festival was on January 23rd, which was earlier than previous years. Pei Qian looked at the calendar and calculated the time. After the exams this week, he would spend a lot of energy to spend money and the settlement.
Pei Qian sipped his drink and swiped his cell phone to see if there had been any news recently when he arrived at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
"Eh? The foreign media revealed that FV Club are unable to get opponents for mock competition?"
Pei Qian had not intended to pay special attention to news about FV Club. However, this news was on the front page of the game and the E-Sports zone. He had no choice but to pay attention to it.
Pei Qian perked up when he saw the news. He quickly clicked on it.
This was a piece of news from the foreign media, and the source of the news seemed to be from the clubs in Europe and America.
The news itself was very simple. The reason was that the media had interviewed the European and American clubs that had entered the top eight before the start of the quarterfinals. They had also briefly asked about their current state and situation with the mock competitions. One of the clubs said that FV Club had tried to get an appointment with them for mock competition but they had not accepted.
Of course, there was nothing certain for this kind of news. There was not even a chat record. However, the media that exposed this news was still quite famous. Thus, it was quickly reposted by various major media.
The quarter finals would only start on the weekend. The GPL's Spring Competition would also start on Saturday so there was not much news in the E-Sports circle during this period. Such a gossip made the headlines and caused heated discussions.
Pei Qian was not sure if Long Yu Corporation was involved but seeing the popularity and discussion of the news, it would be impossible to say that no fake reviewers were behind it.
There were already many comments below this piece of news. Many people were mocking FV Club.
"No mock competition? Isn't that too miserable?"
"What's the point of playing the game then? Could it be that they would only play Gods Rising as a bypasser? Wouldn't they be tortured in the top eight?"
"This must be a dereliction of the club's management, right? Mock competitions have to be arranged early. Of course they wouldn't be able to get any competitors for the mock competition since the others' schedules are filled!"
"Do you really think it's because the others' schedules are filled? Why are you so naive? If they were really a strong team, would the others miss the opportunity to play mock competition against them? They would squeeze some time out! Obviously, they found excuses to reject them because they were lousy in their opinion!"
"You'll understand once you go to the live-streaming platforms and forums overseas. They're all spamming 'CN IOI noob'. They all feel that they are too lousy and it was a waste of time to play the mock competition, alright?"
"What about the other two clubs? Are they going straight back to China? Aren't they going to stay to spar with them?"
"Spar my a*s. Didn't the FV knock them down when the clubs lost the competition? Would they help them to train?"
"Heh, if you ask me, FV deserved it. Didn't they do a good job on Weibo previously? They mocked almost all the teams participating in the international competition. The other clubs didn't say anything, but how could they not have any grudges in their hearts? THey are now isolated, right? They can't even find anyone for mock competition!"
"There's no hope. IOI's international finals this year were really infuriating. The qualifiers were badly organized, and two teams were eliminated in the group stages. The first seeded team only mocked others on Weibo the entire day, they would probably be eliminated with 3:0 by then. That's it. I'll go watch the GPL."
"The competition hasn't started yet. There's no need to be in such a hurry to mock them, right? I heard that SUG is still sparring with them."
"What's the use? There's too much of a difference in standards both domestically and internationally. Wasn't SUG also beaten to death? They did not even have the chance to compete in mock competitions with European and American teams. How are they going to study other people's tactics and playstyles? Their understanding of the game has been left far behind. This can't be made up for by playing!"
The internet was filled with negative comments. Even the few players who supported FV Club did not have much hope either.
What's more, FV Club had been doing their jobs on Weibo. In addition, Long Yu Corporation had hired some fake reviewers to set the pace. Thus, FV's popularity was not very good.
Now that the negative news of "no mock competitions to play" had been released, it made things worse for gamers who had no confidence in domestic teams.
All in all, the internet was filled with gloom.
Pei Qian flipped through the comments and could not help but smile.
Not bad!
Could this be what it meant when the forces of heavens and earth came together?
Even foreign clubs were starting to give me a hand?
Pei Qian did not ask Wu Yue about the authenticity of the news because it was likely true.
The teams in the same division were more inclined to team up during the mock competition. After all, they did not want to reveal their trump cards to the other divisions.
What's more, FV was the only domestic team left in the top eight. Those European and American teams would form teams to compete in mock competition and isolated FV Club. Objectively, they could greatly weaken FV team's strength and reduce their competitors.
Logically, foreign teams had a strong motive for doing this.
Pei Qian was elated. He had already made preparations.
He would call Wu Yue at once to express his condolences after FV Club's top eight were eliminated. He would tell everyone that he had tried his best not to be upset and to continue playing in Los Angeles until the world finals ended!
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At the same time, in Los Angeles...
On the second floor of the internet cafe, FV and SUG teams were still training seriously.
Wu Yue, on the other hand, was looking at the news on the internet and fuming.
"Are these European and American teams crazy?"
"It's fine if you don't want to play mock competitions with us, but why are you talking about it everywhere?"
"Are you crazy?! Do you think we want to compete with you in mock competitions?"
FV Club had a special data analysis team and two training teams. There was indeed no need for them to compete in training competitions with European and American teams. Not only would they not learn anything, but they could also expose their tactics.
However, seeing that the competition was about to start, Wu Yue felt that it did not seem appropriate to have not played any mock competitions at all. Thus, he thought of casually inviting a European and American team to play as warming up before the competition to stabilize the players' mentality.
Unexpectedly, he was rejected after he asked!
As for the reason why they were rejected, these clubs naturally would not say it out loud. They would only say that their mock competition schedules were already full.
However, everyone knew the truth.
There were more than ten hours of training in a day. How could their schedules be full?
If it was a very important mock competition opponent, they would definitely be able to squeeze out some time.
Therefore, to put it bluntly, these clubs' response was for two reasons: First, they felt that FV was too lousy and that the mock competition would have no effect, so they were unwilling to waste time. Second, they deliberately banded together to isolate FV, affecting FV's training state, and killing an opponent in passing.
Initially, Wu Yue did not take it to heart. In any case, it did not matter if they did not compete with each other. FV Club was not lacking in the mock competitions so it wasn't important.
In the end, it was unknown which club was so loudmouthed that they told the media and made this news spread!
This made Wu Yue very angry.
"Tell the team members, make a killing in the quarterfinals. I want you to show your all!"
"Aren't these European and American teams looking down on us? Let them experience what cruelty is!"
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January 7th, Saturday...
Pei Qian only woke up in the afternoon, feeling refreshed.
Last Friday, he had just finished a very important closed book exam. What's more, Pei Qian felt good about himself. That was why he played games late into the night to celebrate. Today, he woke up naturally.
Pei Qian still had the last two subjects to revise this weekend. However, one was an open book while the other was a closed book exam. He should not be as stressed as before.
Pei Qian planned to relax a little. He would go to the GPL venue on Saturday to watch the competition. He would rest at home during the weekend and take some time to study a little.
This weekend was like a festival to the E-Sports audience.
The GPL Spring Competition would officially begin this afternoon.
The schedule for the GPL's Spring Competition was very full. After all, there were 16 teams in the entire league now, and they had to play the BO3. Thus there were competitions everyday except for Monday.
What's more, even though there were no competitions on Monday, a review program would be arranged. It would briefly review last week's competition and some key battles. It would also mention jokes that appeared in the competition and interact with netizens.
In terms of time, GPL could be said to be doing high-intensity performance work seven days a week. The audience would watch it every day.
At the same time, the IOI World Finals had also entered the top eight competitions. There were two BO5s on Saturday and Sunday, directly deciding the top four.
Due to the time difference and competition schedule, the IOI World Finals' quarter finals would be held at 5 AM domestic time on the second day. On the contrary, it would be more friendly to domestic audiences.
They would watch the opening battle of the GPL on Saturday afternoon, watch the IOI quarter-finals on Sunday morning, continue watching GPL in the afternoon, and continue watching the IOI quarter-finals on Monday morning...
It could be said that the competition schedule had been fully filled and could binge watch all at once.
There might not be many IOI players in the country but it was the IOI world finals after all. Long Yu Corporation had been doing its best to promote it recently. Coupled with the previous series of public opinions, it still received a lot of attention.
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In the afternoon, Pei Qian wore a mask and arrived at the GPL Spring Competition venue.
The pre-season competition was held last month. Several newly formed teams had already appeared. Some of the problems in the competition had been fixed and improved. Some solutions for possible emergencies had already been planned ahead.
Today's opening battle was arranged between H4 and SHG. The former was the world champion while the latter was a team established by Shenhua.
SHG had received a lot of attention ever since the establishment of their SHG team. After all, Shenhua's results in football were very good. Using the gameplay of football to play eSports could be seen as a dimensional reduction attack. Many people were looking forward to their performance.
SHG had also appeared a few times in the pre-season competition. Their performance was not bad. After a period of preparation and practice, the main team had been confirmed and improved very quickly. In the end, Zhang Yuan decided to let them play the opening battle according to the situation in the mock competition. It would also give the team a better chance to be exposed.
Chapter 806: Outstanding Hardheadedness
The opening ceremony of the GPL's Spring Competition was relatively simple. First, it broadcasted the promotional video of the extremely enthusiastic Spring Competition on the big screen. Then, the captains of each team took to the stage, and the host introduced the clubs and celebrity players to the audience one by one.
The captains of the sixteen teams corresponded to the sixteen war flags in the stadium, and also corresponded to the sixteen heroes dressed up in the promotional video CG.
The audience in the venue were all old-timers. They were very supportive, clapping and cheering continuously.
After that, the competition officially began.
Strictly speaking, the GPL's Spring Competition was lacking when compared to the IOI World Finals. They were not on the same level after all. The IOI World Competition was held in a large stadium that could accommodate 20,000 people. It was definitely much more grand than the GPL's Spring Competition.
However, the advantage of the GPL's Spring Competition was that the details were better done.
From the initial GOG Global Invitational Competition to the pre-season competition, GPL's entire operations team had accumulated rich experience.
On one hand, the rules were clear and the various contingency plans were very detailed. The probability of problems appearing was very low. Even if there were problems, it could be resolved quickly without causing too serious broadcast accidents.
On the other hand, they had already gotten a good grasp of the audience's preferences. They would try their best to do the parts that were necessary and cut off all the unnecessary parts.
It was just like how many E-Sports competitions liked to have cosplay or singing and dancing performances at the opening ceremony. However, most audiences did not feel much about it, so the GPL completely cut off such unnecessary segments, bringing the audience the purest viewing experience.
Therefore, in the view of the audience, the GPL venue was relatively small, but it was done very formally in all aspects. From the details, it could be seen how much effort was put into preparing for the competition. Thus, it would not appear to be degrading.
Soon, the competition officially began.
SHG was a new team but they performed very well. They dared to fight but they finally still lost against H4 Club after three rounds.
Even so, SHG's performance won applause from the audience. Some eye-catching decisions and operations caused a heated discussion on the forum.
Pei Qian was satisfied watching the live-stream. He took out his cell phone and opened the live-stream to see the netizens' reactions.
However, some discordant voices appeared on the bullet screen.
"Is this the standard of the H4 World Champion? They are playing so badly against a newly formed team?"
"This shows the value of GOG's international invitational tournament. Everyone knows it."
"With H4's ability, they can still beat foreign teams. I don't have to say much about the quality of the foreign teams they hired, right?"
"I already said that GOG's competitiveness is bad. The so-called 'dominance' of domestic teams is only because no one plays it overseas!"
"What's so great about spending money to get someone to spar with them?"
"Entertain yourself, entertain yourself..."
A group of people of unknown origins were crazily "self-entertaining" in the live-stream, belittling the value of GPL and GOG's international invitational tournament.
This was the same strategy as the previous post about "domestic eSports started late, had a weak foundation, and had to continue working hard". It kept using the wrong logic to brainwash the audience: GOG had tortured foreign teams because no one played overseas, so it was not very valuable; IOI lost to foreign teams because the local players were not good enough, so it was very valuable.
The final conclusion was that IOI was far superior to GOG.
This argument had already been raised once before. Now that the GPL competition had started, it was brought up once again. Obviously, these people with ulterior motives were trying to fight the popularity of the GPL spring competition and promote IOI's global finals.
Many gamers of GOG were furious. They argued with the gamers in the live-stream and forum, but it was useless.
These people were all professional haters. They would pretend that they did not see you when you put the facts and reason with them. They would only use their own twisted logic to harass you endlessly. They would even attack you in a strange and personal manner. Once you went up against them, you would fall into their trap.
The bickering between the two groups of people caused the GPL's live-stream to become foul. The competition was originally very exciting, but no one discussed the contents of the competition. They were all fighting, which greatly affected the feeling of watching the competition.
Pei Qian was not angry at all. Instead, he was very happy.
Long Yu Corporation and Boss Zhao were finally working. How touching!
He would be able to watch FV Club's competition at five in the morning. If FV Club lost, the internet would definitely be very lively!
While Pei Qian did not think that this bit of public opinion would affect the GPL league's profits, it was better than nothing!
Pei Qian decided to rest early tonight. He would wake up at 5 AM tomorrow to watch FV Club's competition.
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Los Angeles Time, 7th, 1pm. Jingzhou Time, 8th, 5pm. The IOI International Finals' quarterfinals officially began!
There were a total of four matches in the quarterfinals, played on Saturday and Sunday Los Angeles time. FV Team would be the first to fight against the European club CEM Team, which had previously slaughtered domestic teams in the group stages.
CEM was also a veteran European and American team that was similar to FRY. They showed extremely strong dominance in the group stages and made it in the group stages with a result of 4-0. That domestic team in the same group could not even lift their heads.
The staff of FV Club were all waiting backstage. Wu Yue and Manager Lu looked slightly nervous.
While they completely trusted the strength of their players, the outcome of an E-Sports competition was not that absolute. The other party was not a weak team, and FV Club did not have a 100% chance of winning.
What's more, this was an offline tournament. The European and American teams were considered the home team. It was hard to say if the players would lose their mentality and perform abnormally because of their opponents' cheers.
"It's time to take the stage!"
Someone shouted, and everyone looked at the screen backstage.
At the same time, thunderous applause and cheers came from the venue!
The CEM was the first to take the stage. The five members were all smiling confidently and waving at the audience, enjoying the applause and cheers.
Next was FV Club. The audience was also very supportive. The cheers were lower than CEM Team's but they were also very passionate.
FV Club had persevered in tweeting and frequently interacted with the major clubs after all. Thus, it had obtained quite a good reputation among foreign players.
However, the netizens on foreign live-streaming platforms were not so kind. There were overwhelming comments about "3: 0" and "cn ioi noob".
Obviously, most foreign audiences only felt that FV Club was very capable in their performance but did not acknowledge their competitiveness.
In the eyes of the majority of the audience, this would be a competition without any suspense. FV Club would probably not even be able to score any point.
The members of FV Club could not see the bullet screen comments so of course, they were not affected. They just enjoyed the cheers and applause from the audience to their heart's content, waiting to use their performance in the competition to conquer the 20,000 audience.
The top eight and quarter finals were not that fancy. The competition soon entered the BP segment.
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At the same time, Pei Qian had just woken up.
He switched on the television, took out his chips and coke, and sat on the sofa. He happened to see the BP[1.'BP' refers to Ban Pick]segment of the two teams.
The bullet screen comments were still very chaotic. The players were fighting.
Some of them were mocking GOG for their own entertainment, some kept spamming comments like 'swim back', some cheered for FV Team, and some kept spamming meaningless numbers to block the screen. It was simply a sightless competition.
Obviously, the fake reviewers hired by Long Yu Corporation at GOG's opening battle yesterday had angered GOG's players. Today, GOG's players had also come to IOI to fight back.
In the end, the bullet screen comments of both competitions could no longer be seen.
Pei Qian was speechless. However, he saw a string of question marks floating across the screen just as he was about to close the bullet screen.
"????"
"The FV is so hard headed? They are giving up Chaos Misfortune?"
"The four rounds in the group stage have all been played badly. Why are you still playing?"
"Could it be that FV Club doesn't know how sick this hero is because they did not go through mock competition? That's not right. Even if they did not play mock competitions, they should have at least watched the group stages, right?"
"I understand now. Maybe FV thinks that since it was 3: 0 anyway, they could still find an excuse to give up Chaos Misfortune, to make it seem like they did not lose because they were noobs but because of the BP problem. This wave, this FV is on the fifth level!"
"You can turn off the live-stream now. Go have breakfast and come back to watch the second game in 30 minutes!"
"I really have to give it to you, FV!"
"I've already read the following script. Chaos Misfortune will grow up and emerge in twenty minutes and end the competition in three waves."
"Who is the coach of FV Club? He can even think of such a tactic. Is his brain flooded with water? Or is his accommodation in Los Angeles too good? Is his brain rusty?"
"Coach seems to be... Old Zhou? Holy sh*t, isn't that the original support player of DGE Club?"
"Huh? Someone who played GOG came over to be the head coach? That's f*cking ridiculous. No wonder he played Chaos Misfortune! He's not playing GOG, brother!"
Previously, a few groups of people had been arguing non-stop in the bullet screen comments were repeatedly attacking each other, just like a battle royale. However, after the BAN ended and CEM directly snatched the hero, 'Chaos Misfortune', the comments on the bullet screen content immediately unified.
All of them were criticizing FV Club!
It was only then that many people noticed that the coach on stage was Zhou Pengyuan.
As a former GOG star, Zhou Pengyuan had not appeared in public since he came to Los Angeles.
This was the first time he had gone on stage for BP. In the end, they did not ban Chaos Misfortune for the purple side, which was publicly recognized as the heroes that should be banned. It could be said to be an amazing feat.
Pei Qian was a little curious. He searched for the hero 'Chaos Misfortune' on Qiandu.
This was a new hero that had only appeared recently in IOI. It looked like a dark cloud. It was a long-range hero but its shooting range was only slightly higher than close combat. Its strength was that it had good team control ability in the mid to late stages. It was also a good tank and could be an offensive. Once it entered the team battle stage, it would almost certainly win.
There were a total of four rounds in the group stages. The teams that were released were all smashed without exception.
Everyone thought that this hero should have stayed in BAN and would never appear in the elimination rounds. They did not expect FV Club to release him immediately.
Pei Qian could not help but feel invigorated. FV Club was good, they did well!
This style reminded Pei Qian of the legendary game where they did not ban the strongest heroes. They stood out because they were hardheaded and did not want to win.
Pei Qian munched on his chips as he watched the competition.
Chapter 807: 3: 0 Violent Beating
In the lounge backstage of FV Club, Min Jingchao, Bao Xu, Wu Yue, and the others were also paying attention to the competition.
The audience felt that releasing Chaos Misfortune was ridiculous, but the people in the lounge did not think so.
That was because these were all pre-arranged tactics.
The hero Chaos Misfortune was very good at team battles when it was growing up, but as long as they chose a strong hero with range in the early stages and a strong jungler who could cross the tower, they would be able to pass through the time. The Chaos Misfortune who could not grow would be a free gift to themselves instead.
Previously, the teams in the group stages could not defeat Chaos Misfortune mainly because their thoughts were unclear and they were not ruthless enough. They would always let it develop to twenty minutes and then would not be able to defeat it.
The members of FV and SUG had already practiced many rounds against this playstyle. They had also considered how to counterattack on the side of Chaos Misfortune. Obviously, the other party was not mentally prepared for this. FV was very confident.
The competition officially began. FV Club was like a sophisticated machine, executing every segment according to the tactics that Zhou Pengyuan had designed previously.
At the beginning, he had been keeping track of the opponent's jungler's movements. After their jungler leveled up by two levels, they had rushed straight to the top lane. At the same time, their long-range heroes on the top lane had pushed the line crazily the moment they came up. After suppressing Chaos Misfortune to the bottom of the tower, the jungler had arrived just in time. The two of them had carried the tower perfectly and killed Chaos Misfortune directly!
The junglers had already left before the enemy's junglers changed their routes and rushed over.
The player who controlled Chaos Misfortune was obviously stunned. After reviving, he only dared to farm wretched under the tower. He was criticized severely by their own long-range hero.
The CEM team was stuck in a dilemma. If they did not help, Chaos Misfortune would be pressed under the tower and rubbed against them crazily. They would not be able to play with the hero's restraint and the one-hit advantage. If they helped, they would explode together once they were thumbed down by the opponent. The entire game would be over!
Everyone in the backstage lounge heaved a sigh of relief when they saw that the game could continue playing according to the script that they had planned. Their tense hearts relaxed completely.
Min Jingchao sighed. "I overestimated the other party. I thought that they would be on guard when they saw us choose this lineup. In the end, they were not vigilant at all. Perhaps they were still confused when they saw our chosen lineup?"
Wu Yue had not participated in daily training before, so he was a little surprised to see that his team's tactics were executed so perfectly. "Choosing a solo suppressing hero plus a jungler who can pass the tower in the early stages can infinitely target Chaos Misfortune. Since that's the case, why can't the other teams think of it?"
Min Jingchao smiled. "Boss Wu, it's not that simple."
"A complete battle strategy is very complicated. It is not as simple as a simple restraint like the one in Jungle. The key is in the details and calculation of data whether a certain battle strategy is just talk on paper or can produce miraculous effects."
"First of all, the two heroes that we chose to play in the jungle are cold bench heroes. The previous appearance rate was very low, and many teams that are superstitious about strong heroes would not consider them. Secondly, we made a lot of early preparations around tactics, including studying the opponent's farming route, making preparations in advance to detect the opponent's jungler's movements, frequently charging the health of the minions to ensure that the conditions for the tower crossing were created, and so on. Lastly, in order to make it easier for the jungler to pass the tower, we let the jungler bring a special defensive engraving, just enough to escape with low health and not be beaten into one."
"The hero Chaos Misfortune is very weak in the early stages. He is helpless even if he is under the tower. We would definitely not choose to cross the tower if it were other heroes."
"More importantly, we discovered that most IOI teams do not have a deep understanding of the damage and mechanisms of the defense tower. They mistakenly thought that it would be safe to hide under the defense tower in the early stages. However, in fact, IOI's defense tower seems to have high damage but it is not as high as we imagined. As long as we let the small soldiers take the first hit of the defense tower and use their skills to avoid the last hit of the defense tower, it would be enough to kill Chaos Misfortune..."
Wu Yue was convinced and nodded repeatedly.
Obviously, this was the power of data!
Other teams might have also thought about how the early stages of the game would affect Chaos Misfortune's development. However, without the support of the corresponding data, they would not have thought of directly crossing the tower.
Min Jingchao continued, "Speaking of which, this is also a tactic that GOG used before. If it was the previous version of IOI, it would be very risky to cross the tower. However, the new version of IOI increased the speed of farming after slight adjustments. GOG's playstyle can be used."
"I can only say that we are working well with Finger Games' version update."
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Jingzhou.
Pei Qian's hand that was holding the potato chips froze in mid-air. He did not put it into his mouth.
That was because he could no longer understand the direction of the live-streaming game on television!
On the FV team's side, their army was intact. Chaos Misfortune had been trembling under the tower the entire time. If his teammates did not come, he would die. If his teammates came, they would die together. It was a tragic sight.
CEM battleteam was obviously stunned. His teammates did not know if they should help him or not. If they did not help him, this Chaos Misfortune would definitely die. He would not be able to develop at all. If they helped him, they might also die together.
They lost the initiative bit by bit in their repeated hesitation.
On the other hand, FV Club was like a precision machine. The five players were like five parts that operated perfectly. Step by step, they controlled the field of vision, snatched the map resources, and grabbed the list. The huge advantage of the top lane quickly spread throughout the entire game.
In the end, in just 25 minutes, FV Club relied on the huge snowballing economic advantage to directly pierce through CEM and end the battle.
The first round ended easily. The score between the two teams changed to 1: 0!
The competition had temporarily come to an end, and the players of both teams returned to their resting rooms to rest. The camera panned to the members of the CEM team. Their confident and proud smiles had completely disappeared, replaced by confusion.
He had never seen anyone play games like that!
Previously, they had felt good about bullying noobs in the group stages. However, after meeting FV today, they suddenly felt that they were playing a different game from the group stages. They were completely suppressed by their IQ and could not use their strength. They were being beaten up by the other party.
The scariest thing was that the coach might not even know how to play the next two rounds.
If they had only lost because of the hero, Chaos Misfortune, then they could have just banned it on the next round. However, this time, they had obviously been defeated from all angles. From the performance of the first round, both parties were on completely different levels in terms of tactical arrangements and details. How could they play against them?
The members of CEM Team did not expect to be hammered in the head in the first round by a team that everyone thought to be weak. They could not accept this fact for a while.
The direction of the bullet screen changed on the television in front of Pei Qian.
The voices that questioned why FV Club released Chaos Misfortune had completely disappeared. The entire screen was filled with praises like 6666 or impressive, awesome.
Even the fake reviewers who had been trying their best to lead the game had stopped.
This competition was too good!
Unlike the teams in the group stages, FV Club chose an early-stage lineup and carried it out without saying a word. They started killing people at level two and repeatedly sent their troops on the way. After that, they invaded crazily and ate the opposite jungle clean. The snowball rolled very quickly and did not give the opponents any chance throughout!
In the end, they even showed off their skills and displayed his arrogance.
In fact, Finger Games' new version of IOI was to speed up the pace of the game, strengthen the confrontation, and improve the viewing pleasure of the competition. FV Club, on the other hand, vividly displayed the characteristics of the new version, highlighting a bad-tempered person.
The audience felt an inexplicable sense of joy as they watched the invincible Chaos Misfortune being repeatedly trampled over by the FV, which wished that it could die twice in five minutes.
They had finally vented all of his pent-up anger from being mocked "cn ioi noob" by foreign gamers!
However, everyone knew that this was only the first round of the BO5. They could not be too blindly optimistic. FV Club had thought of a way to counter Chaos Misfortune. It was equivalent to using a big move to win.
In the next round, the opponent could just ban Chaos Misfortune entirely. It was still unknown what the outcome would be.
The players who had been disheartened by the domestic IOI before now felt like they had just been rescued from a hopeless situation. They once again perked up and continued watching the competition!
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Los Angeles, at the competition venue.
Zhao Xuming stood below the stage, watching FV battleteam's successive victories with an expression of shock.
During the two hours of competition, Zhao Xuming had a strange feeling that this world was not real!
The commentator at the venue was the official commentator of Finger Games. His English was fluent and passionate.
On the big screen, the purple side had already attacked the blue side's high ground. The final battle was about to begin.
"The CEM team has the first casualty. They were utterly defeated. FV began to pursue the victory! Miracles did not happen. At the last moment of the third round, CEM team tried to fight a perfect team battle to save their own fate. However, they failed because of the vision that FV set up in advance!"
"The FV maintained a perfect formation, advancing steadily like an invincible tank, making the CEM team feel extremely hopeless!"
"It's a pity that this is a competition that cannot be recorded in the history books because this competition ended in just 25 minutes. This battle is so overwhelming that it's difficult for us to judge if it's because we severely underestimated FV's strength or because CEM performed abnormally for some unknown reason?"
"However, no matter what, FV, which was unanimously looked down upon before the competition, showed their fangs in this competition. They used three hearty victories to prove their strength. Perhaps all the opponents have to reevaluate the true strength of this Eastern team. Obviously, their performance in the competition was as shocking as their performance on Twitter!"
The English commentators at the venue were not stingy with their praise as they praised FV Club.
Obviously, today's competition had completely conquered everyone. It had even challenged their understanding of the game.
Zhao Xuming fell into a state of confusion and almost thought that he was hallucinating.
The FV actually beat the opponent at 3: 0 and made it into the top four?
What's more, every round would take only about 25 minutes or so. The entire scene was one-sided!
In the competition, FV Club displayed two different styles:
During the time of the match and the snowball, all the players completed their tasks as accurately as robots. They could hardly see any mistakes;
Once they entered an advantageous period, they would play aggressively. They would surpass the tower, show their mark, and torture the spring. They simply did not treat the opponent as a human. They would play the top eight of the finals as though the opponents were a bunch of rookies!
Obviously, this was something that could only be done if there was a clear gap between both parties' strength and understanding of the game.
Zhao Xuming had been waiting for FV Club to be defeated at 3: 0 so that the fake reviewers would increase their efforts. Yet, FV had given the opposing team 3: 0!
All the excuses he had prepared earlier were all for nothing!
The only thing Zhao Xuming felt now was confusion.
Wasn't FV Team just a team that was about the same strength as SUG? If they were to say that they had won one round, that would be a huge win. However, if they were to thrash the European and American teams at 3: 0, what would they say?
Zhao Xuming even suspected that Boss Pei secretly changed all five members of FV Team. Otherwise, how could such a drastic change happen in such a short time?
It was not only Zhao Xuming who did not understand. Long Yu Corporation, Finger Games, and even the entire world's audience did not understand either.
Boss Pei's series of operations had completely touched their blind spot in their knowledge.
Chapter 808: Apologies, Our Mock Competition Schedule Is Full
At the same time, 'culprit' Pei Qian, who was far away in Jingzhou, was silently drinking the Happy Fat Otaku Water and thinking about life.
It was winter now and sunrise was relatively late. Pei Qian woke up at five in the morning after setting the alarm. The sky was still dark.
In the end, the three rounds only lasted for one and a half hours. It was 6: 30 am, and the sky was still dark outside!
This BO5 was so fast that the audience felt like "This is it? What happened?"
Pei Qian had thought that FV would be dealt a clean 3: 0, but it was the complete opposite!
Did... something go wrong?
He was already feeling a little dizzy from waking up early. Now that something completely unexpected had happened, Pei Qian even suspected that he was not fully awake and was dreaming.
The next BO5 had already begun in the live-stream but it was obvious that the bullet screen commenters were still immersed in the previous match.
Pei Qian browsed the forum with confusion, wanting to see the netizens' reactions.
The forum was brimming with joy.
"3: 0 and tortured them! That's so satisfying!"
"These European and American teams are still looking down on us? Didn't they refuse to play mock competitions with FV? Are they convinced now?"
"I'm dying of laughter. Is this the veteran European CEM that you bragged about before the competition? Why did it shatter at the first touch? I'll give you all the heroes you like to play, and then smash them to pieces!"
"I realized that FV's mindset is very good. I can clearly feel that the members of CEM were a little upset after the first round. They were not mentally prepared at all and were beaten silly."
"Indeed, it looks like the first round was completely targeted in terms of tactics, but it was the best performance by CEM. The last two rounds were more or less a little self-destructive and deformed."
"It's like a dream. Before the competition, everyone said that it would be 3: 0. Who would have thought that it would really be 3: 0? Let's not say anything else. FV is awesome!"
"I apologize for criticizing the FV Club as trash previously! Now, it looks like they have definitely trained in FV and practiced a lot. Otherwise, how could they improve so quickly in such a short period of time? They even developed the playing style of Chaos Misfortune?"
"That's right, FV is like a completely different team compared to the qualifiers before. It's a complete transformation!"
The idiotic netizens on the forum began to praise him crazily. All the weird and contradictory posts were attacked by the masses. The posts that maliciously stepped on FV before were dug out and repeatedly tortured.
E-Sports was just like that. If you played well, you would be praised; if you didn't play well, you would be criticized. As long as you had results, even if you really had a negative title, you would be able to achieve positive meaning. The teams that could win could do whatever they wanted.
FV Club was not looked well upon before the competition. The team that accepted the challenge was recognized as a strong team, but in the end, they performed so well that it was one-sided. They crushed their opponents at 3: 0. It was not an exaggeration to boast about such a performance.
What's more, many people were so excited because they had been suppressed for too long!
The two teams in the country did not appear in the group stages. The foreign netizens had been spamming "Cn IOI Noob". Coupled with the fact that FV had been exposed for not being able to get anyone to play mock competitions with them, many domestic audiences felt like they could not lift their heads.
On the other hand, FV Club's performance had given the haters a huge slap in the face. It also made all the domestic players feel proud!
Many people were commenting on the internet, wanting to see what the FV team were going to say about them. Many people were also analyzing the post-match review, explaining how the FV was strong in tactics, details, operations, execution, and so on, and why they could win the CEM at 3: 0.
The situation on the field changed rapidly during the competition. Many details could not be noticed.
Most of the audience only had the impression that FV could do whatever it wanted like a humanoid machine. However, they could not figure out why CEM could only take the beating passively without being able to resist at all.
Many viewers on the internet were also criticizing CEM. They said that they had not performed well and that their mentality was rubbish. The key was that they had not even performed 10% of their usual standard in the top eight.
That was normal. After all, it was very difficult to sincerely admit that opponents played well.
However, as professionals analyzed the three rounds of competition, the powerful secret of FV Club gradually surfaced.
From the targeted tactical arrangements of the BP segment, to the players' ability to carry out the competition, to the spontaneous reaction when an accident happened, and finally to strengthen support and seize the map resources to snowball...
The netizens could not help but sigh when they saw the review analysis. FV was so detailed, too detailed!
Countless details were added together, making the opponent completely unable to fight back.
Were the CEM's performances abnormal? There was indeed such a factor. After all, they had been completely beaten in the first round without being able to fight back. It was a heavy blow to the confident CEM before the competition. It obviously affected their mentality for the next two rounds.
However, the problem with their mentality was definitely not the main reason why they lost this BO5.
After reading the review and analysis, most netizens came to a consensus. How was this a problem of mentality? This was a problem of strength. They could not win!
It was not that CEM had not found an opportunity before, but FV was like an iron wall. Their vision and advancement formation were too perfect with them leading in the economic factors. CEM could not find an opportunity at all. Forcefully fighting them would be handing the victory to them.
That was why they had lost the competition in such a sullen manner the entire time. This had nothing to do with their skills. It was a complete crushing of the game's understanding!
All the forums were filled with this joyous atmosphere. No one even discussed the next BO5.
Before this, most people had thought that FV would most likely be taken away by 3: 0, and that there would be a round in the top eight. However, from the looks of it now, as long as they continued with their performance today, it should not be too much of a problem for them to make it into the finals. There was even hope for them to fight for the championship!
At that moment, some netizens realized that FV Club had posted another Weibo post.
The content of this Weibo post was very short: Cn IOI, charge!
On the screen was a sci-fi mech (it was actually the original painting of Mission and Choice). The tail of the mech was spewing pale blue flames, and the entire space seemed to be slightly distorted because it was moving too fast.
The head of the fighter jet had the logo of the FV Club, while the wings of the fighter jet had the logo of the other two domestic clubs.
Many netizens saw that FV had posted a new Weibo post and thought that it was another live Weibo performance such as throwing the CEM into the trash can.
FV's previously mocked all the other teams before competing. Wouldn't they be doing a big mockery now that they had beaten their opponent 3: 0?
However, the content of this post was beyond everyone's expectations.
They did not mock any other teams. Instead, they raised the reputation of the two teams that had been eliminated in the group stages.
The comments below the post immediately increased rapidly.
"FV is awesome!!!"
"Keep winning. We have to see 3: 0 next week as well, understand?"
"The foreigners deliberately teamed up and said that our domestic IOI teams are noobs. Fortunately, you guys were hardworking enough. If not for you guys, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to get rid of the label of 'noob' for the next one year. Well done!"
"Hurry, I want to see the new VLOG of my team members!"
"It's not too much for the other two teams to kowtow to FV, right?"
"The last hope of cn IOI, FV, charge for me!"
Domestic players did not particularly like FV Club's performance on Weibo.
That was because the traditional virtues of the countrymen were humble and low-profile. Such flamboyant behavior represented immaturity and was not likable to begin with. They would definitely be held accountable once they lost.
What's more, FV Club did not differentiate between domestically and overseas. They used all the memes that they could use. The Weibo post 'My teammates and I' had indeed hurt the fans of the other two teams.
However, the post after the top eight had completely reversed the public opinion of FV Club!
These three teams that went overseas represented the domestic IOI circle. FV Team did not forget about the other two clubs even though they won. They even arranged seats for them on the wings.
Obviously, FV Club's performance was not targeted at anyone but for the effect of the show.
The other two teams could not fight well. Was there a need to protect them if they could not fight well? That was meaningless.
If they had lost, they would have taken a beating and learned from their shame. That was the right attitude.
What's more, the other two clubs did not treat FV as one of their own. They had never thought of sharing tactics with FV and had not shown any kindness. Since everyone was playing their own games, why should FV care about their thoughts?
The latest Weibo post was FV Club's magnanimity. Not only did it help the other two clubs greatly reduce the pressure of public opinion, but it also slapped the faces of the comments of "cn ioi noob".
Initially, the local players had nowhere to vent their anger. They were all scolding the clubs that had not qualified for the group stages. However, now that FV had won, everyone was praising FV. Naturally, they did not have the mood to continue scolding these two clubs.
On the contrary, many people felt that there was nothing to criticize. They had tried their best, but were not capable enough.
Other than that, no one cursed the photos and VLOG that the FV Club had frequently posted anymore. Instead, they were urging everyone to work harder!
Ever since they arrived in Los Angeles, the three photographers of the FV Club had been taking all sorts of photos and videos to upload on Weibo. There was no shortage of 'late night poison'.
Most people felt sour seeing the FV team members enjoying such a good environment.
Did you go for a competition or a vacation?
However, after winning the competition, this mentality disappeared. Netizens now expressed one after another that it was only right to eat well and stay in a five-star hotel!
He even hoped that the official platform would upload more photos of the players and VLOG so that everyone could better understand FV Club's life and training in Los Angeles.
At that moment, a new post caused a heated discussion.
"Insider news! It's rumored that FV went to Los Angeles and spent the entire time there on their own expense. Long Yu Corporation did not care about them at all!"
"Today, I had a discussion with a friend from a certain club. Many people might be wondering why FV Club went overseas with business class and luxury hotels, while the other clubs did not post these things, not because the other clubs kept a low profile, but because there were some hidden reasons!"
"The official board of Finger Games only arranged for food and accommodation the day before the start of the competition. Therefore, according to the normal schedule, they should arrive in Los Angeles the day before the start of the competition. Long Yu Corporation was worried that the results of the domestic teams would not be good, so they took care of the domestic clubs' food and accommodation for a week in advance from their own pockets so that they could adapt to the environment and play the training competition as soon as possible in Los Angeles."
"However, Long Yu Corporation did not invite FV Club at all!"
"The reason is very simple. FV's team has never been on good terms with the official platform. Everyone knew that FV was the club that Boss Pei invested in during the qualifiers. It was a direct competition with Finger Games and Long Yu Corporation. Both parties had conflicts of interest to begin with, so they did not like FV as the first seed."
"Therefore, although FV Club arrived in Los Angeles a week earlier with the other two clubs, they were completely self-funded. What's more, they did not play any mock competitions with the other two domestic clubs. They were managing everything themselves from food and accommodation to daily training!"
"FV did not accept Finger Games' sponsorship of food and accommodation even after the official competition."
"To be honest, I was shocked when I heard this news. It's a good thing that FV team emerged. If they were really 3-0 because they did not play any mock competitions, they would definitely be flamed as the first seed. I don't think anyone would care about the hidden situation behind this."
"I can only say that FV is good, Long Yu Corporation is biased!"
Once this post was published, it immediately became extremely popular and was repeatedly cited and discussed by netizens!
The news that Long Yu Corporation had brought two clubs overseas for training was insider news, but basically everyone in IOI's E-Sports circle knew about it. It could not be hidden.
Before this, Wu Yue wanted to expose this on the internet but was stopped by Manager Lu. It would not be effective if it was exposed too early since the competition had not started.
Since FV Club did not say anything, others naturally did not feel the need to stand up for them. What's more, FV was not welcomed in the entire IOI E-Sports circle back then. There were too few people who were willing to stand up for them.
However, now that the FV had won the top eight cleanly with a 3: 0 result, these things were very suitable for settling scores later.
What's more, there was no need for Wu Yue to stand up for himself. Naturally, passers-by who could not stand it would expose it.
This post might not have any evidence but the truth was not far off. What's more, it was about to link to some clues in reality.
Many netizens had been looking at FV Club's Weibo and wondered why Finger Games could arrange such a good food and accommodation environment. However, they did not think much about it back then.
There was indeed a problem now that they combined the clues with this post.
It turned out that such good conditions were not arranged by Finger Games at all, but were paid by FV Club itself!
As for where the money came from, was there any need to guess? How could a small club like FV Club be so extravagant? Boss Pei was definitely the one who paid for it!
Tengda was obviously superior to Long Yu Corporation in comparison!
One was petty, one was generous; one was narrow-minded while the other was broad-minded!
The angry gamers immediately cursed Long Yu Corporation.
Who should be responsible if they were to make a discrimination at such a critical moment and cause FV Club to perform badly and be eliminated on the first round of the top eight?
Strictly speaking, these two domestic clubs were not innocent either.
Obviously, these two clubs had not thought of FV Club at all. As a brother team, what if they secretly played mock competitions and provided some tactical support to FV?
This method might seem completely useless with FV Club's strength but the truth was these two clubs did not do anything. This was not a matter of ability, but of attitude.
Obviously, these two domestic clubs stood on Long Yu Corporation's side without any hesitation. They did not treat FV as a brother team at all.
FV Club, on the other hand, chose to repay evil with kindness. After successfully advancing to the top four, they did not complain on Weibo. Instead, they generously uploaded a "take off" photo and brought these two clubs along to announce the victory of "cn ioi".
The difference between them was obvious!
FV Club endured the humiliation and headed to Los Angeles alone. They did not have anyone to rely on, but they still trained hard. They relied on their hard work and sweat to achieve good results.
Of course, had Long Yu Corporation and the other two clubs done something wrong?
Actually, it was completely understandable from a profit perspective.
Long Yu Corporation did not want to give its popularity to Tengda and GOG, so they took their anger out on FV battleteam. The other two clubs did not dare to offend Long Yu Corporation, which was understandable.
However, it was precisely because of this that emphasized how difficult FV Team's victory came by.
As a result, a storm of public opinion was set off on the internet. Players started scolding Long Yu Corporation without any hesitation!
...
Pei Qian was so stunned that he felt dizzy.
What the hell?
All the negative news about FV Club had been reversed!
Even posting pictures on Weibo and the performances had become a hot topic for netizens to talk about. No one was criticizing it anymore!
Occasionally, a few fake reviewers would appear on the forums, wanting to set the tempo. They would be immediately shot down by angry netizens until they could no longer rebuke and were rubbed against the ground.
FV Club's outstanding performance had won over most of the passers-by. Thus, the fake reviewers were now against the wind and were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers. They could no longer perform.
Pei Qian could not help but sigh. These fake reviewers were still not good at their job.
To be precise, Pei Qian did not care about the attitude of these fake reviewers. They were just some clowns who were making noise on the internet. It was impossible for him to go along the internet to beat them up. Being too calculative would only make him uncomfortable.
Now, the fake reviewers could no longer do anything. Pei Qian felt a little sad for their misfortune and angry at their lack of competence.
How could they take money from Long Yu Corporation without any qualms in this case?
What were all these haters doing? Do something!
Pei Qian was very melancholic. He quietly finished his chips, brushed his teeth, and decided to go back to sleep.
...
At the same time, the FV team members had returned to the backstage lounge, ready to leave the venue and return to the hotel.
Everyone looked excited.
Ever since they arrived in Los Angeles, everyone had been leaving early and returning late every day. Apart from sleeping and eating, they had been focused on training. They had finally won the top eight with a clean 3: 0 now. It could be said that their previous efforts had paid off.
Boss Pei, who was far away in Jingzhou, would probably feel gratified, right?
Wu Yue hugged his team members one by one. "You played too well! However, everyone must be careful not to be arrogant and impetuous. Go back and rest today, and continue training tomorrow."
The team members nodded in agreement.
The next competition would be the semifinals a week later, but no one dared to relax.
Today's competition might have been a crushing victory, but proud soldiers had always been defeated since ancient times. During the World Competition, every team practiced crazily and improved at lightning speed. Their opponents could catch up or even surpass them as long as they relaxed even a little.
Under the protection of the four bodyguards, the team members boarded the minibus one by one and prepared to go back and rest.
Wu Yue hugged his cell phone happily and checked the comments on the domestic forums. He was elated as he watched all the colorful bootlicking of the FV team.
A few months ago, he would never have imagined such a scene: FV Club members became the last hope of domestic players in the international competition. They eliminated foreign players cleanly at 3: 0.
At that moment, the interpreter's phone rang.
After speaking a few sentences in English, the translator turned to Wu Yue and said, "Boss Wu, it's a call from FRY Team. They want to arrange mock competitions with us."
Wu Yue's smile instantly collapsed.
These people still had the cheek to come and ask them for mock competitions?
Previously, FV team had asked a few teams, including FRY Team. In the end, it was as if these teams had discussed it beforehand. They all said that their mock competition schedules were full, and they were not willing to play a single match.
In the end, they wanted to play mock competitions to test them after seeing how fierce the FV competition was today.
Wu Yue chuckled. "Oh, tell them apologies, our mock competition schedule is already full."
Chapter 809: Cell phone System Update
January 9th, Monday...
Pei Qian woke up early and headed to the study room.
There were only two subjects left for the exam week. One was opened-book and the other was closed-book.
Strictly speaking, the difficulty of the examinations would not be too low. It would not be easy to get high scores either. However, as long as one was familiar with the notes and materials, they would be able to get a good score. Thus, they did not need to spend too much effort.
For Pei Qian, the closed-book exam was much more difficult. He had to memorize everything after all. He would not be able to do anything if he could not memorize it. There was no room for him to fool around.
Thus, Pei Qian still spent most of his energy on the closed-book exam. He wanted to make a breakthrough with his own hard work, not just pass the exam.
He should at least score 65 or 70 points, right?
It would be hard for Pei Qian to tell if it was because of his hard work or because of the examiner's hard work if he scored 60 marks. If it was 65 or 70 marks, it would definitely be because of his hard work!
There was a huge difference.
When he arrived at the study room, Pei Qian opened his notebook and placed his cell phone in a place that he could not reach. Then, he began to revise.
Last weekend, almost all of the news in the E-Sports circle had been divided between IOI's global finals and the GPL's Spring Competition. What's more, they had managed to emerge out of the top eight. Even people who did not pay attention to E-Sports obtained these news through various channels.
More accurately, 99% of the news regarding the IOI Finals was related to FV Club.
As the last contestant in the country, the 3:0 victory over the veteran European team, CEM, made the Chinese audience feel proud. Without a doubt, they would receive all the attention and applause.
Long Yu Corporation might be to influence the local media to a certain extent but Long Yu Corporation was helpless in this situation.
FV Club was now the absolute focus. Would the media not report about them because you did not allow them to report?
Thus, Zhao Xuming had obviously given up. He would accept it calmly since he could not change it.
FV Club's popularity could also bring some popularity to IOI. To Zhao Xuming, this was not a loss.
For Pei Qian, this situation was a little difficult to bear.
That was because they were directly related to his interests no matter whether it was GPL or FV team getting popular.
The popularity of the GPL meant that the price of various sponsorship advertisements would also rise. The more popular the league was, the more money they would earn. On the other hand, it was hard to say if FV Team would revitalize the IOI domestic server if they obtained good results, but it would definitely make FV Team's value soar.
All sorts of sponsors and investors would jump in then and that the scene would be too beautiful to imagine.
Of course, there was a huge bonus to win for every win after entering the top eight. FV Team's rules, the club would get 20% after tax deduction, the coaches would get 20%, and the players would get 60% according to the rules.
To Pei Qian, the bonus was still alright. After all, most of it was given to the team members and coaches.
Of course, the bonus would be a lot if they won the championship. After deducting 1.5 million US dollars, which was 50% of three million US dollars for tax, the club would only be left with less than 300,000 US dollars left.
即使加上指头公司那款专属皮肤销售收入的25%,应该也不会很多.
It would only be a few million yuan if it was converted. It would just be a little shower to Pei Qian, who had already seen many worse situations.
Moreover, they might not even win the championship.
Now, FV had only just won the top eight. The top eight matches might be going smoothly but that was the international competition. There were crouching tigers and hidden dragons. The opponents in the top four and finals would definitely have an exponential increase in strength.
Wasn't it a little too much to want to be the champion right after winning the top eight?
What's more, the bonuses distributed to the club would definitely be exclusive. Since it was a bonus earned by the club, it had to be kept exclusively for the club's daily operations. He could get Wu Yue to think of ways to spend it.
Thus, Pei Qian felt that he could finally shift his focus away from Los Angeles.
He had originally hoped that FV Club would go to Los Angeles for a round to spend more money for him. However, he did not expect FV to perform so well. That made Pei Qian slightly disappointed.
Since he could no longer count on it, he would focus on other industries.
The short settlement cycle was almost over. All sorts of products should be released in one or two weeks. He had to pay close attention.
Of course, no matter how important it was, he had to deal with it after the examinations.
Pei Qian placed his cell phone further away from him and began to revise seriously.
...
At 12 noon...
Pei Qian stretched his back, satisfied. He had finally completed his morning study.
"A cell phone is indeed a jinx. Its distance from me is proportional to my efficiency in revising. The closer I am, the lower my revision efficiency."
"Time to eat!"
Pei Qian, who had spent the entire morning revising and refusing to look at his cell phone, felt a little proud. He packed his notes and left the study room, preparing to head to the nearby Fish-Catching Internet Cafe for a meal.
He took his cell phone to see if there were any new messages.
In the end, no one came to the company. Instead, the cell phone itself sent a bunch of system update notice.
"A new system update notice for stability? A stable version has finally been developed."
Pei Qian looked at his cell phone's battery and decided to update it.
Pei Qian was using Otto E1 now as well. This cell phone had been released last March and he had been used for exactly ten months.
It was a given that it was still running smoothly since they had used the flagship microchip back then.
When he first picked it up, the 250 grams machine was indeed very heavy and painful on the hands, but he was used to it after some time.
What's more, the advantage of a large battery was that it could completely rid itself of the anxiety having no electricity. He could play on the cell phone for the entire day every day with juice left when he returned home.
Of course, this might be one of the main reasons why Pei Qian's revision efficiency was so low.
Over the past ten months, Otto Technologies had been updating its systems frequently. It had been optimizing functions non-stop. However, the current version update was a big move that it had been holding back for months.
The development had been completed a long time ago, but updating the cell phone system had to be done carefully. That was because most cell phone users would choose to update once the official version was released. It would be a huge problem if something went wrong with the updating process and caused the collection of data to be lost.
Thus, the stable new version of Otto Technologies was officially updated only today.
It was only when Pei Qian walked to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and started eating that the system was finally updated.
"There are so many updates. Let's see if there are any changes."
Pei Qian checked the new system on his cell phone as he ate.
The most direct feeling was that it seemed much smoother?
Whether it was sliding, dragging the icons, or other operations, they all became as smooth as silk, very similar to the POUIO cell phone.
What's more, perhaps because Otto E1 was equipped with a high refresh rate and a flagship microchip that the smoothness felt even better than POUIO cell phone!
In addition, he could freely customize the systems that he had updated previously based on his own preferences.
For example, he could freely drag the calendar, clock, and alarm clock onto the main screen or delete them. He could also customize the contents on the screen. He just had to spend some time to modify the cell phone interface into the most comfortable and convenient state.
This was the result of Otto Technologies' entire team working hard for months.
Previously, Chang You had intended to create some system functions for the cell phone, but Pei Qian had rejected him.
Pei Qian asked Chang You to focus on minor adjustments, including linear animation, and so on. Everything was in line with the POUIO cell phone. After all, these changes would only improve the user's hand sensitivity and would not affect the actual functionality. It was a thankless change.
However, there were pros and cons to everything. After a few months of patient adjustment, the linear animation for Otto Technologies' new system was finally complete. It could finally be released!
Every action on the cell phone felt seamless and smooth.
There was no choice. The developers of Otto Technologies had to do something. They would improve on some other functionality even if they did not do linear animations.
Pei Qian kept opening and closing the application process of his cell phone. He was satisfied and continued to look at other changes after playing with them for a while.
The camera system had also been greatly updated. It was basically completely remodeled compared to the previous camera system. There were a lot more new functions.
Otto's camera had already fallen behind as a cell phone that had been released 10 months ago. However, this time, the updated camera system had added a lot of optimization algorithms, including automatic graphics, automatic color adjustment, automatic beauty, and so on.
Simply put, it would automatically recognize the photos and determine if they were delicacies, scenery, or characters. Then, he would automatically switch to the corresponding algorithm to make the photos look better.
Of course, users could also choose to shut down all the algorithms quickly and take the most original photos.
However, most people preferred the photos that the system had edited since they looked better after all.
Many beauty cameras were criticized because they over-edited. For example, the color was too bright, the saturation was too high, or the proportion was off. It made people feel fake.
The camera system that Otto had updated this time had been repeatedly tested in the imaging laboratory. Many professional photographers had studied it for a long time, trying their best to find a balance between the original appearance and the post-processing beautification.
Apart from that, AEEIS' cell phone assistant had also been updated.
In fact, almost all domestic cell phones were using the voice assistant of Xunke Technologies. Shenhua and some other local cell phone brands had already used voice assistants.
AEEIS's packaging was different from the voice assistants. It did not increase in practicality, so this was not very sensational news.
There were also some miscellaneous updates apart from that. However, if Pei Qian did not notice them, the users would probably not notice them either.
He summarized the current updates in the system. The biggest changes were in these three areas: the smoother linear animation that was comparable to POUIO cell phones,better camera system, and AEEIS voice assistant.
Pei Qian felt that these were acceptable.
There were certain improvements in the user's daily view of the cell phone but they all belonged to the category of 'not having strong perception'. The details were much better, but they did not possess any special functions that could cause a sensation.
At the moment, OTTO E1 cell phone was already at the end of its lifespan according to the speed of releasing one cell phone a year. E1 would officially end its life after new releases after this settlement cycle.
So many system functions were updated at the end of the life of this model. However, new users would not buy the cell phones for that. Boss Pei would not be able to make money since no one would buy cell phones. Then, everything would be safe and he would not be hurt.
However, just as Pei Qian was about to let his guard down, he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a new system application on his cell phone: Shopping Mall!
This Shopping Mall mainly integrated all the products that Tengda normally sold into it. OTTO cell phones' users could purchase them directly from the application and enjoy exclusive discounts.
After all, Otto Technologies might look like a cell phone on the surface, but it actually showed VIP status in Tengda's entire industry.
Pei Qian opened the Shopping Mall and saw a line of words on the screen.
"Fully-Automated Smart Bickering Machine AEEIS, officially released!"