Saturday, September 10th.

The morning was a regular meeting of Guan Yuansheng, but this time there was no new information worth paying attention to.

Since He An posted that long Weibo explaining the deep meaning of "Struggle", this game has entered a period of rapid growth in terms of word-of-mouth and sales.

After "Struggle" was named a masterpiece, all the UP masters on Elle Island have opened the live commentary of "Struggle", although because of time problems, most of the UP masters have only updated one or two episodes, but the effect of some big UP fans is very terrifying, and they rushed to the homepage of the website in a short period of time and won millions of views.

Although there are many cloud viewers, there are also many people who watch videos to buy games.

People who buy games have different mentalities.

Some people feel that although they have seen it, they can only get a better experience by playing the game by themselves;

Some people think that it doesn't matter if you play it or not, but this classic game must be bought and you can enjoy +1 for your game library;

There are also those who feel that every choice people make is voting for the world they prefer. If you like a game, a movie, or a book, you have to support it with real money, and the more people who support it, the more and more such works will be.

If you think something is good, but don't support it, then there will be fewer and fewer such things in the future, and don't complain.

In the same way, if you think something is good, support it, and make more and more good products, this credit belongs to all the supporters, even if it is simply to make a tap water, it can be regarded as doing your own small part.

In addition to this, the official game platform is also sparing no effort to promote "Struggle".

Hu Xianbin and others are also intensively preparing for the English version, which will be sent overseas.

Because the game itself is a foreign background, the language is all in English, and the characters in it are all foreign faces, so for overseas players, there should also be a good acceptance.

Of course, before it is actually launched, no one knows whether overseas players will like this theme, and I don't know if overseas players can understand the deep meaning of this without analysis.

But there's no harm in giving it a try, and selling more copies is a few copies.

"A Better Tomorrow" can be successful overseas, and "Struggle" must also have a chance.

For these, Pei Qian has no choice.

I can't control it!

Players are determined to buy it, and the official is determined to recommend it, what can I do.

If the game's domestic sales die and its reputation collapses, then Pei Qian can still persuade Hu Xianbin not to release an overseas version and directly admit the failure of the game; But now that the game is popular in China, Hu Xianbin wants to send an overseas version to give it a try, and Pei Qian really has no reason to disagree......

It's stiff.

Pei Qian now felt as if he had fallen into a kind of reverse Tacitus trap.

The so-called Tacitus trap refers to what Tacitus said when evaluating a Roman emperor: once the emperor becomes the object of hatred, then whether he does good or bad deeds, it will arouse people's disgust with him.

Pei Qian is facing a reverse Tacitus trap: once Tengda becomes a manufacturer that everyone likes, then whether it is good or bad, it will arouse people's affection for it......

Of course, Tengda can't do really bad things, because the system is constrained, can't cut corners, shoddy, must ensure quality, and at the same time within the range that matches the quality, the price fluctuates up and down.

Therefore, Pei Qian could only think of some sassy routines to persuade everyone as much as possible, but under the effect of this reverse Tacitus trap, everyone interpreted these sassy routines into other deep meanings......

It's very tiring.

……

After the meeting, Pei Qian immediately rushed to the big world in the city center, because today will be the official day of GOG's first Global Invitational!

Pei Qian was a little big by the matter of "Struggle" before, so he didn't have time to see it after the venue was arranged.

But it doesn't matter if you watch it or not, anyway, this competition is mainly to burn money, and for Pei Qian, the progress is guaranteed.

Before going to the competition venue, Pei Qian checked the game schedule sent by Wang Xiaobin on his mobile phone.

A total of 16 teams participated in this competition, 8 domestic teams and 8 foreign teams.

This ratio is not very scientific, but after all, this time the preparations are relatively hurried, and this can only be the case.

Foreign teams are the oldest e-sports teams selected, these teams have stronger financial resources, more scientific management, and stronger team members.

If you are too green, you will not be invited, and the game may not be enjoyable at that time.

The main purpose of inviting foreign clubs is to ensure that the tournament has a certain level of attention around the world, after all, most players will still give priority to supporting teams from their own country or region.

The domestic team accounts for half, mainly to ensure the enjoyment of the game.

In layman's terms, the domestic team is responsible for the whole work, and the foreign team is responsible for making up the numbers.

Since the number of teams has doubled compared to the previous competition, the duration of the competition will naturally be extended accordingly.

From September 10th to September 13th, it is the first round of the group stage;

From September 15th to September 18th, it is the second round of group stage;

From September 20th to September 21st, it is the quarterfinals;

From September 23rd to September 25th, it is the semi-finals, the third-place round and the final.

From the quarterfinals onwards, it's all BO5.

More than two weeks, three weekends, all the games can be played, and there is basically a break in the middle of each round, although it is only one day.

As for why he is in such a hurry, of course, it is because Pei Qian must solve the prize money problem of the competition before September 30.

If the tournament drags on until next month, what will happen to the prize money? Is this cycle still a loss?

However, after the announcement of this schedule, most players are quite satisfied.

16 consecutive days, of which only 14, 19, 22 these three days off, high-intensity work, one look cool!

Of course, if the competition develops to a super-large scale in the future, and the semi-finals and finals have to change cities and venues, then it is normal for a week to be separated between the semi-finals and the finals.

But for the audience, waiting for a week for a game is really painful.

In short, Pei Qian and the players are quite satisfied with this schedule.

Ten minutes later, the venue for the game arrived.

Grand World is second only to Huanyu Tianjie in Jingzhou, and the difference from Huanyu Tianjie is that it has many large multi-purpose halls, which are enough to host large-scale competitions.

This time I rented the largest multi-functional hall in Yuanda Tiandi, occupying the entire top floor, with a daily rent of 30,000 yuan, although it is cheaper than the big shopping malls in super first-tier cities, but in Jingzhou, this price still makes most companies feel prohibitive.

The multi-functional hall on the top floor covers an area of 4,500 square meters, is 12 meters high, and can accommodate up to 1,800 people.

The decoration work for the venue is mainly on the main stage, which has been prepared for more than a month ago, and has now been completed.

Pei Qian got out of the car in the square outside Yuandatiandi, and as soon as he looked up, he saw a huge propaganda poster hanging on the Yuandatiandi building.

Above are a few iconic GOG heroes, as well as the words of GOG's first Global Invitational, and of course, these heroes are indispensable to the hearts of the people such as Modiste and Nguyen.

Pei Qian looked at Modiste on the poster a little helplessly, feeling that this stalk couldn't get by.

In the future, as GOG becomes popular all over the world, I am afraid that no matter where you go, you can see the image of Modeste.

From the entrance to the venue, the entire route is guided by relevant elements, such as the battle flags of each team and the large-scale original paintings of various heroes, and the spectators can smoothly come to the competition venue and check in as long as they follow these elements.

The ticket price this time was also set very low, even the tickets on the day of the final did not exceed 100 yuan, after all, Pei Qian was originally for spending money this time, and the lower the ticket, the better.

Of course, those measures to prevent scalpers still have to be rectified, after all, the lower the ticket price, the more likely it is to be targeted by scalpers, with information such as the TPDb website and Tengda account data, you can screen out scalpers to the greatest extent.

At the same time, the tickets are all real-name system, cannot be resold, and tickets can be refunded if something does not come, and others will go to the official channels to pick up the leaks, and private transactions are not allowed.

Pei Qian sat in the back row of the venue very low-key with the crowd that was entering, ready to see how the GOG Global Invitational was going this time.

However, this time, Pei Qian's mood was still relatively relaxed.

Because I didn't have any expectations for this game, it doesn't seem to matter whether it's hot or not, and it won't affect the settlement of this time anyway.

The structure on the main stage is subconsciously reminiscent of the layout of the Touching Fish Internet Cafe 3.0 E-sports Life Hall.

Obviously, Xiao Peng has been conducting Internet café competitions in the operation of the e-sports life hall and has accumulated a lot of valuable experience, which can be used in this global invitational tournament.

Above the main stage is a large screen to show the game screen, and on either side of the large screen are two long screens to show the team's heroes and lineups.

There is also a small screen in front of the team members to film the expressions of each team member.

At this time, the game had not officially started, so Pei Qian took out his mobile phone to check the situation on various platforms.

Domestic live broadcast platforms have opened up special live broadcast rooms for GOG Global Invitational, whether it is crooked live broadcast or ZZ live broadcast, several relatively large live broadcast platforms, the popularity of GOG Global Invitational has exploded.

Because GOG has held an invitational tournament for domestic teams before, and ZZ Live has held a whole competition, GOG has already gained a lot of popularity in the entire live broadcast circle, and now that the global invitational tournament is playing, as long as there is a little publicity, the audience will pour in.

After all, it's a big.

In addition, Yuyang Games has also contacted foreign live broadcast platforms in advance to conduct a global live broadcast of this global invitational tournament.

Although the popularity abroad is not as good as that in China, it is also not low.

On the one hand, it is because GOG's overseas propaganda offensive has been fully rolled out, and after the launch of the multi-faceted man, this game has entered the field of vision of overseas players, whether it is a terminal game player or a mobile game player, they are already very familiar with GOG; On the other hand, it is also because there are eight overseas veteran clubs participating in this Global Invitational Tournament, which will naturally cause discussion in foreign e-sports circles.

In addition, Yuyang Games also specially produced a promotional video for GOG's first Global Invitational Tournament.

In the promotional video, Lin Wan appeared as the director of Yuyang Games and the person in charge of GOG's overseas operations, fluent English and confident expression, which made GOG a lot of fans.

"The GOG World Invitational, the biggest GOG event to date, is going to be the biggest esports event. Sixteen teams of professional players from all over the world will gather in Jingzhou to compete for the highest esports prize in history. ”

"Tengda's purpose has always been to go all out and achieve perfection, and we have invested a lot of money in this global invitational tournament to prove our determination to promote e-sports activities and build an e-sports ecosystem."

"Here, I make a promise to GOG players around the world that we will strive to make GOG the best esports game in the future, so please join us in witnessing it!"

Lin Wan's expression on the picture is natural and full of confidence.

But netizens on the Internet all understood the deep meaning behind this passage.

Obviously, this is a declaration of war on the IOI!