Rise

China, Shanghai, E-Sports Association Branch.

Fang Hao, who was sitting in the president's office, was holding a phone and talking to Chu Fangnan on the other end of the phone, while looking out the window.

The night is vast, with occasional stars flickering on and off.

The president of the China Shanghai E-Sports Association couldn't help but be affected by his thoughts, feeling a sense of sadness and emotion as time flies by and the world changes.

then.

then.

Four years ago, he transferred from DOTA to be responsible for the professional e-sports field of the national server League of Legends. At that time, the national server DOTA professional circle had achieved unprecedented brilliance. Even if those great gods retired and left, they still established their foundation. The national server DOTA professional circle has an unshakable position in the world.

At that time, League of Legends was just a newly emerging MOBA e-sports game.

At that time, he was the vice president of the Shanghai E-Sports Association branch. When he was just assigned to be responsible for LOL, many people in the association were not optimistic about this new area he was responsible for.

But he threw himself in wholeheartedly and got to work.

Everything is difficult at the beginning. At the beginning of his work, he encountered too many difficulties and resistance. At that time, domestic LOL professional e-sports was almost a blank, and even offline regular professional events could not get good results. carry out.

Venue, sponsorship, personnel, equipment...

Wait, wait, all are problems.

But fortunately, at that time, the few professional players in the national server, like him, had a sincere enthusiasm for this emerging game. In such a difficult era and in such a difficult environment, they continued to work hard, bit by bit. Results have been made and achievements have been achieved.

That's why the World Finals came about. A team like that in their national server became one of the only two teams in the Asian division, and flew to London, England to participate in the S1 season finals.

…

"At that time... when I heard the news that our team had qualified for the finals, it would be no exaggeration to say that I was 'overjoyed'—"

Chu Fangnan couldn't help but sigh.

Fang Hao laughed:

"yes,

It is really not easy, and hard work pays off, which is always worthy of excitement and joy. "

But at that time...even if their team reached the finals, it was by no means smooth sailing.

Because Fang Hao also clearly remembers how serious the dispute was caused by such an issue in the World E-Sports Association.

In my memory, those scenes and those angry and heated arguments seem to be still close before my eyes and ringing in my ears:

"I am the vice chairman of the China E-Sports Association! The issue of Maple's age was already reported in our LPL league at the time and kept as a special case. We had already reported this matter to the World E-Sports Association earlier! "

"You must give an explanation for this matter today!"

"If we don't give a result today, none of us will walk out of the door here!"

The scenes in his memory flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern, and Fang Hao couldn't help but smile again.

The excitement of the year.

The outspoken struggle of the year.

He even slapped the table and angrily yelled at the big guys at the World E-Sports Association headquarters.

What was thrilling at that time has now become a memory worth remembering.

And the team they had high hopes for fought all the way to the end without living up to their hopes.

Unfortunately……

It was one step away from the championship in the S1 season.

Thinking of this, Fang Hao couldn't help but shake his head slightly, with regret and regret in his heart.

That team back then, those five young players, each one was absolutely talented and capable, and they were definitely qualified to compete for the final championship trophy. It was just a little bit of luck that finally failed them. It will be a pity to fail.

But now, three of those five people have left. Although the remaining two are still struggling in the professional circle, only one fat man, Tian Tian, ​​has achieved results and became the number one top laner in the national server, "Yuan Shen." ".

…

In fact, in Fang Hao's view, the person with the most outstanding talent back then was definitely not the fat man.

Even in this year's finals, Tian Tian has performed such a stunning performance, among the five members of the team that year, his talent and potential can only be ranked in the top three.

The second is their ADC.

The first one is the 15-year-old genius mid laner who was at the center of the dispute——

Maple.

"If those people back then are still working hard in the professional e-sports circle now, the current lineup of professional players in the national server must be at least twice as strong -"

Chu Fangnan couldn't help but sigh like this.

Fang Hao nodded slightly:

"Perhaps, among the Seven Kings and Four Emperors, there should be one or two more places for the national server."

As he spoke, Fang Hao couldn't help but sigh.

The defeat in the finals that year was perhaps too heavy a blow for the young Maple. Such a cruel reality made it difficult for the talented mid laner to face and accept, so he left so early. into the professional e-sports arena.

otherwise……

With Maple's strength, he was able to defeat Phoenix head-on when he faced him, and he was able to fight head-on against the current leader of the Four Emperors without losing the slightest bit——

Today's four kings of e-sports must have a place for him.

His thoughts returned to reality, Fang Hao shook his head and asked casually:

"Will the two groups at your place be finished later?"

"Many people should be waiting to go home to watch the live broadcast of tonight's game between KG and SSK. There shouldn't be any delay, right?"

Chu Fangnan nodded: "Well, just now the first group was the 13th High School West Middle School. It has ended. Now the second group is already in progress. It should be the Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Foreign Language School that advances to the semi-finals."

"The High School Affiliated to SISU? Last year's runner-up team, right?" Fang Hao raised his eyebrows, but his attention was somewhat attracted by another group of teams mentioned by Chu Fangnan: "However, Team 13 is the new team this year? I don’t seem to have any impression of last year——”

…

In the competition venue of the Shanghai Sixteenth School League, the second group of eight quarter-finals on the stage will soon come to an end.

Because the strength of Shanghai Foreign Language Middle School is indeed too strong.

As expected of last year's runner-up team, both in terms of overall strength and tactical execution, they completely crushed their opponents. Coupled with that extremely fierce playing style, the first game of the foreign affiliated middle school only cost 25 Victory was achieved easily in just minutes.

At this moment, at just over ten minutes into the second ongoing game, the situation on the scene had already fallen into the control of the purple army of the Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated Middle School team.

Under the stage, everyone in the Thirteen High E-Sports Club in the front row of guest seats looked solemn and solemn.

They all feel tremendous pressure.

The High School Affiliated to Shanghai Foreign Language School...

Stronger than last year.

In other words, last year's e-sports club team was still too weak, and they were easily crushed and defeated without being able to feel the true terror of their opponents; but now everyone in the Thirteen High Team has made significant progress and improvement. Only then did I really begin to feel the terrifying strength of this runner-up team last year.

"Can we really win——"

Liu Yue couldn't help but murmured.

Shen Ze and Wei Dong also remained silent.

Even Ouyang shut his mouth.

Lin Feng, on the other hand, looked at the OB picture on the viewing screen on the stage with an extremely serious and focused expression, and made a careful judgment for a long time:

"This team..."

"Very strong!"

"But -" Lin Feng suddenly changed the subject as he spoke, his tone full of decisive fighting spirit: "We still have to win!"

Backstage at this time, Chu Fangnan had just hung up the phone.

Just when he was about to take a rest, a staff member from the e-sports association walked over quickly and handed a piece of information to Chu Fangnan:

"Brother Chu, this is the information about the top eight teams this time."

"The information about the members of the Thirteenth High Team that you want should also be in it."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Chu Fangnan smiled and nodded to his subordinates. Then, after the subordinate staff turned around and left, he lowered his head and began to look through the team information in his hand.

Quickly he turned to the page about the Thirteenth High Team.

Then, his eyes casually scanned the content of this page.

And when he scanned a certain line of text in the information...

As if he had seen something, Chu Fangnan's face suddenly showed an expression of incredible shock——

(This, this is!?)