After watching the game, on the plane at 9 o'clock in the evening, Yun Weiyang and Ye Jianxue also left the capital and returned to Yuncheng.

Yun Luoyang didn't go to see them off, because after the game, Mr. Ren, the head of the Penguin's League of Legends, came to the door with Abu. Don't look at the S2 when there is still a month left, but a lot of preparation must be done in advance, such as visas and the like, you have to make an appointment for an interview a month in advance.

According to the current situation, whether WEA wins the championship or the runner-up, the points have far surpassed other teams, and it is a foregone conclusion to go to the S2 finals, and the result of this competition will not be affected. So all these preparations have to be done.

Not only the WEA, but also the Penguin official are also very active in this event. You know, at that time, Penguin bought Riot and was losing money to run the game in China. At that time, the main source of income for the game League of Legends was only skins, but S2 games were not popular, and plug-ins such as boxes would come with their own skins, which greatly affected the game's income. In 2011, Penguin went on a spree to buy Riot shares in two acquisitions, one for $231 million for 70.44% and the other for $110 million for 22.34%. A total of $341 million was spent to acquire 92.78% of Riot's shares, becoming Riot's largest shareholder.

And how much did Riot lose money to Penguins in 2011 and 2012?

In 2011 it was 653 million, and in 2012 it was 820 million.

The loss reached more than 1 billion.

At that time, the penguins were far from the financial empire of later generations, and the loss of more than 1 billion yuan was enough to make the penguins break their bones.

Therefore, the penguins at this time are bound to hope that League of Legends can quickly become popular and stop losses for the company.

What could be more dazzling than winning the World Championships?

So in the face of the two competition teams going to S2, the help of the penguins was spared. In that era when professional players needed to bring their own instant noodles when they went out to play, at least when they went to S2, Penguin not only covered all the expenses, but also helped the club go through the procedures for going abroad, which can be said to be very conscientious.

Even after the WEA, a pseudo-world event like IPL5, won the championship, the penguins also opened the Battle Moon and the WEA, as can be seen. The Penguins have never suppressed domestic teams, and even hope that the domestic League of Legends event will flourish.

It's just that there is really no way to break the door, which leads to a major mistake in the end. Otherwise, China's first S championship is likely to have been achieved as early as S2.

"In addition to your ID card, you also need to fill out some information, get your visa done first, and when you land on the WEA's side and apply to Riot to have a teammate who is not used to the soil and needs a substitute, you can log in. You can rest assured that we will cover the cost of airfare and accommodation. ”

Ren Xiao patted Yun Luoyang's shoulder, and a smile appeared on his elegant and easy-going face: "The Chinese team depends on you, if you can win the world championship in S2, we will hold a grand carnival ceremony for you, and when the time comes, you will be the heroes of Chinese League of Legends players." ”

Heroes of Chinese League of Legends players?

Yun Luoyang took the application materials handed to him by Abu, and his expression was slightly in a trance.

Remember that time.

Countless League of Legends players have wasted the years and placed their hopes and expectations on the teams that go out every year.

But it backfired.

That year, standing on the stage of the finals were two Korean teams.

That night, countless veteran players were heartbroken.

Six years of waiting, six years without a crown.

It is almost a piece of the heart of countless League of Legends veteran players in that era in later generations.

As of that year, League of Legends has passed 7 years.

And countless League of Legends players, one heroic summoner after another, have also left the game.

Some of them play other games, some go into society and have to work to support themselves, and some get married and have children and shoulder the burden of the family.

It's not that they're old, it's because they have to face life and don't have much energy left to focus on League of Legends.

But no one knows, in every sleepless night, in that dreamland of thoughts day and night.

They are all waiting for that sentence, congratulations to WEA, or IGA is awesome, or CNG is the champion.

Climb over the mountain and you can see their stories.

But the ending of this story has made countless League of Legends players wait too long.

And now.

Heaven has given you a chance.

Then let yourself shoulder this responsibility and put up the banner of League of Legends champion.

We will be champions, we will always be champions.

This legend.

Yun Luoyang to write.

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On September 1, the Penguin League of Legends E-sports Stadium in Dinghai District, the fourth ring of the capital.

On the big screen, the picture is frozen in the scene of failure.

The five members of WEA's were excitedly invited to the stage by the host, and the big nose raised their arms and shouted, and the audience below cheered.

In the just-concluded championship battle, WEA, with a score of 2 to 1, successfully defeated the FD team, won the overall championship of the TGA League of Legends City Championship, and set sail towards S2.

In fact, Yun Luoyang was not surprised by this result.

After all, the FD team is a grass team team, without coach and guidance, and the training is not hard.

WEA, on the other hand, not only has dedicated coaches and analysts, but also has skilful cooperation, and the team trains for more than 10 hours a day, which alone is not comparable to the FD team.

Although the FD team was extremely tenacious in the final, almost turning the tables twice, the psychological quality of the team members was still a little worse, and Zhou Guan, Li Muyun and Huang Chenghao made several major mistakes, one of which was seconds before the start of the team fight. One hesitated and didn't dare to output, and the other made a mistake and flashed into the pile.

These fatal mistakes led to the final loss to WEA.

However, Yun Luoyang has no regrets.

Because their original goal was to win the regional championship. Step by step, they climbed the ladder and walked to the stage of the final finals, even if they only won the runner-up, there are no regrets.

Chen Hui stood backstage, looking at the celebratory WEA, he asked Yun Luoyang, "What, do you really plan to play professionally in the future?" ”

"Hmm."

Yun Luoyang also looked at the figure of the WEA, he was like a shadow in the light, the shadow behind him was extremely long, he turned his head and asked the team members, "What about you?" What do you plan to do in the future? ”

Li Muyun shrugged: "What else can I do, study, graduate, work, go to work." I'm not like you, I think games are everything in life. ”

Zhou Guan patted him on the shoulder, and said in a mature tone: "I think it's best for you to give up your career, there is no shortage of people who can't find a good job in society after graduating from Yunda, instead of playing games every day, it's better to study hard, games are such things, just play, don't take it too seriously." ”

Yun Luoyang looked at him and asked, "Is playing games really a plaything?" ”

"Isn't it?"

"I don't think so."

Yun Luoyang looked at the people who lifted the championship trophy under the colorful stage lights, and said slowly: "Many times, we don't need to know what a video game is, whether it will cause myopia, whether it will be addictive, we just need a backstabber, a thing that can cover up the failure of family education, school education, and social education, now it is called a game, fifteen years ago it was early love, thirty years ago it was an idol, thirty-five years ago it was a Hong Kong movie, forty years ago it was a martial arts novel." The plaything is just an excuse for them to lose. Throw this pot on the game, only to forget that there are countless alternatives. ”

"A lot of people say that games are something to pass the time. But the emotions carried in the game are actually something that every player can feel. And esports is not the same as pure gaming, it is a competitive competition like sports, which is the trend of the future and the path that esports players should take. ”

"In the future, there will be no more people saying that it is drug addiction, and no more people will say that it is harming our next generation. Time will tell if it's right, because the charm of esports will affect everyone. ”

Yun Luoyang raised his head and looked at the outside world through the transparent glass of the pavilion.

A white cloud is leisurely streaking across the sky of the capital.

This bright star called e-sports is about to rise in the summer of 2012!