Giant of the times

The prize for the winner of the WCG "Counter-Strike" competition is US$5 million, and the prize for the champion of "Red Alert" is US$1 million.

So many bonuses naturally attract gamers around the world!

Many people have discovered business opportunities since then, because WCG is held every year, which means there are huge bonuses to be won every year! In addition, there are also some competitions with generous prize money.

Various game clubs have flourished since then!

The term "professional gamer" has also begun to gradually become known and accepted.

Honor Group built a hemispheric-shaped glass building in Los Angeles as the WCG competition venue. It has competition halls for multiple game events and can accommodate a total of about 30,000 spectators!

This building is called the "Hall of Glory". It not only serves as a competition venue, but also the teams that win the competition will be recorded in the Hall of Glory for the world to admire! !

Presumably, the "Hall of Glory" will be the most coveted place for every professional player!

After the wcg competition officially started, everyone who came here for the first time was amazed!

Technology, fashion, games, cosplay and other elements fill the entire place. In addition, the magnificent architectural design is even more surprising!

Each country selected 3 strongest teams to compete for the top three spots in WCG!

This is not only about the glory of every game team, but also the glory of every country and every nation. Therefore, this WCG competition is even more touching and attracts greater attention!

For this WCG competition, Li Zetian sent people to cooperate with TV stations around the world and authorized them to broadcast the rights for free!

Even though it was a free license, others didn't necessarily need it. The people sent by Li Zetian talked hard and worked hard to reach cooperation.

There is no way, this kind of large-scale game competition has never been held before, and TV stations are afraid that broadcasting WCG competitions will affect their ratings.

In addition, Li Zetian still hopes to promote WCG competitions through these TV stations and vigorously promote e-sports, "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert"! In this way, it is actually advertising in disguise! !

Today's game industry is not yet mature. If it becomes as popular as "League of Legends", TV stations still want to get free broadcast authorization? Haha, no way! !

At this time, almost all TV stations were shocked by the luxury and spectacular scene of this WCG competition!

"A game competition is actually held like the World Cup. It scares me!"

"Haha, this WCG competition is really awesome. Such a lively and sensational competition will definitely cause a big sensation. This time our TV station got the free TV broadcasting rights and we made a lot of money!!!"

"Haha, our TV station has also obtained the rights to broadcast for free!"

"It seems that the WCG competition is going to be popular! Glory Group and Flamingo Company have really spent a lot of money. Not counting the value of this 'Hall of Glory' building, just hosting this competition will probably cost hundreds of millions of dollars. ?!!”

Media from various countries were shocked and surprised.

"The competition venue is an architectural classic, a hemispherical glass building with a full sense of technology!"

"There are so many beauties in cosplay games, and many game companies are taking this opportunity to promote new games here! From what I see, this doesn't look like a game competition, but more like a game carnival held by Flamingo Company! There are so many players, and there are so many people. , it’s really lively!”

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the "Counter-Strike" game competition started.

The first game pitted "BJ Team", one of the top three teams in China, against "Team Angel", one of the top three teams in the United States.

5v5.

The horn of battle has sounded!

The competition teams from both sides enter a room each, and each room is equipped with soundproof glass to prevent interference from outside sounds!

In the auditorium, everyone can watch every move of the players through the glass.

After the game started, game fans from China and the United States began to cheer for their favorite teams!

"Come on Team BJ, kill Team Angel!"

"Team BJ is invincible in every battle!!!"

"Team BJ is invincible!"

There are quite a few people coming here from China, and there are also many international students and Chinese Americans who are also cheering for the Chinese team.

However, this is the United States. There are naturally more Americans, and their shouts will naturally be louder on the field.

"Come on Angel Team!"

"Angel Team is the most powerful, kill Team BJ!"

…

When the game is in progress, the game screen can be seen on the large LCD screen. At the same time, there are two game commentators, one male and one female.

With the development of the game industry, game commentary will gradually become a legitimate and long-lasting profession, just like sports commentators.

However, because there are currently no publicity channels, there is no room for game commentary.

As long as the Internet speed improves and netizens can watch videos online, game commentary will also become popular.

Just talking about the previous life of "League of Legends", I don't know how many commentators there were, and many of them were popular. They became stars in the gaming industry, worth tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions! Of course, this is also closely related to live broadcast software. Various live broadcast platforms have gathered a lot of popularity for them.

With the current technical level, it is impossible to implement live broadcast on mobile phones in a short time, but PC live broadcast software is possible.

Li Zetian sat in the VIP room and watched the game, frowning slightly, "The technical level of the American Angel Team is a little higher than that of the BJ Team."

A middle-aged man standing behind Li Zetian, who is Honor Group CEO Yan Tiangong, answered: "It is true. The United States has a mature club management model, and the level of players trained is naturally higher. And China The clubs over there are still in the exploratory stage, and because of economic conditions, family and other factors, they cannot get the best training! On the Battle.net platform, "Counter-Strike" players in Europe and the United States are generally higher than players in other countries. However, , China has a relatively large player base, and many very talented players have emerged. If they are well trained in the future, they will definitely achieve good results in WCG! I am more optimistic about the United States as the winner of this WCG "Counter-Strike" competition. The gaming team on the other side.”

"Then which country will the winner of the "Red Alert" competition probably belong to?" Li Zetian asked.

Honor Group CEO replied: "There is a high probability that it will belong to South Korea. Korean players seem to be very talented in "Red Alert"!"

Li Zetian was slightly stunned. In his previous life, South Korea was a big country in games, especially real-time strategy, such as "StarCraft", "Warcraft", etc. South Korea has won the WCG championship many times! "Red Alert" is also a real-time strategy game. It seems that South Korea really likes to play this type of game.

However, when it comes to playing real-time strategy games, Chinese players are not bad either. A large number of game masters have emerged one after another, and they have also won the championships of "StarCraft" and "Warcraft" on WCG.

It’s just embarrassing now. Whether it’s “Counter-Strike” or “Red Alert”, China’s game teams are weaker than those from other countries.

Li Zetian pondered for a while and said to Yan Tiangong of the Honor Group: "The performance of the Chinese team is too poor. It is not only their face, but also the face of China and all Chinese people! In this way, the Honor Group funds the establishment of a club and establishes its own gaming team!"

Yan Tiangong of the Glory Group frowned and persuaded: "Mr. Li, I think this is inappropriate. The Glory Group is the organizer of WCG. If we establish a team by ourselves, it will inevitably attract gossip and say that we are both referees and players. It's unfair and will seriously question the authority and impartiality of WCG!"

Hearing this, Li Zetian nodded repeatedly, "Yeah, yeah, you're right! We can't lose the big for the small, wcg is the key! If the players all question the authority of wcg, wcg will lose its meaning. At this time, other Game companies are bound to take advantage of this opportunity and create another game competition to replace WCG."

"Well, that's right!" Yan Tiangong of Glory Group nodded.

Li Zetian said: "Okay, we won't build the game team ourselves, but we can still support it in certain aspects."

Yan Tiangong of the Honor Group nodded to express his understanding. Honor Internet cafes are all over the world, especially in mainland China. The coverage rate is terrifying. Almost every city has at least one Honor Internet cafe, which can provide certain services to talented gamers and potential gaming teams. help.

Li Zetian then turned to look at the screen.

It's only been a year, and today's professional gamers are so damn perverted. Li Zetian feels that he is no longer a match for these people.

I drank some water to calm down my shock.

Li Zetian thought to himself that he is still a small master in "StarCraft". When the game is released in the future, he can show his skills and tactics to these game masters, especially tactics. 6D is a fast dog in the dog pool. In one wave, airborne golden beetles or hidden knives sneak up on the farmers, and the gods secretly build forts at their opponents' homes, hoo-hoo, blinding their eyes!

Not long after, the match between Team BJ and Team Angel ended. As expected, Team BJ was defeated by Team Angel.

The Chinese in the audience sighed.

"Oh, it's not that Team BJ can't do it, it's just that Team Angel is too strong! I heard that this year's WCG "Counter-Strike" championship seed is Team Angel!"

"Yes, if we let BJ take sides and compete against teams from other countries, we will definitely win!"

"It's best to torture the little RB and the team from Bangzi Country, that would be great!"

"Haha, it's necessary! In the Battle.net standings, there are not many experts from Little RB and Bangzi Country!"

"..."

Under everyone's discussion, BJ took his side and left the stage sadly.

In fact, Li Zetian didn't just come to watch the game. The main reason was to see how grand the WCG was. Is it hot or bustling, was it a sensation, and would it have a big impact?

At present, it seems that this time wcg has met Li Zetian's psychological expectations.

Chinese CCTV-3, British BBC, American ABC, Fox and other television stations have televised WCG. The number of viewers around the world is increasing, exceeding 20 million.

Although it can't compare with the World Cup, as the first global large-scale game competition and the first national competition, WCG can achieve such results now, which is already very good. Li Zetian was already satisfied.

It was too late, Li Zetian had to go home, so he only watched one game and left.

Back home, Yu Jingqiu and others were watching WCG TV live broadcast.

"You're back." Yu Jingqiu saw Li Zetian coming back, stood up and walked forward, took off his coat for him, and then took out a pair of slippers.

Li Zetian smiled and nodded, kissing her on the forehead, "Yeah!"

Yu Jingqiu smiled and said: "This WCG was very successful and lively. From the TV, the Hall of Glory was packed with people, rubbing shoulders with each other!"

Li Zetian said: "Haha, if it's just a competition, I'm afraid it won't be able to achieve this effect. After all, there are only two games, "Counter-Strike" and "Red Alert". So I added cosplay to make it a game carnival. We specially invited some celebrities who like to play these two games to watch the game!”

Yu Jingqiu smiled and said: "You have so many ideas, you made a boring competition so interesting."

dull? ? ?

Li Zetian couldn't help but smile bitterly and was speechless.

Well, for people who don’t like to play games, it is indeed boring, but for people who like to play games, it feels extremely exciting. Every excellent operation in the game will trigger screams and shouts from the players! ! !

Li Zetian was sitting on the sofa in the hall, and the first round of WCG competition had just ended.

"Dad, I want to form a gaming team to play games!" William suddenly looked at Li Zetian and said.

Li Zetian was stunned for a moment, touched his little head, and said: "You are still young, only 10 years old, what kind of game are you playing?"

William said stubbornly: "No, I want to fight!!"

After saying that, he clung to Li Zetian, holding Li Zetian's arms with both hands, looking at his father with a pair of hopeful little eyes.

"Playing games is a waste of time. Your main task now is to study and study. How can you play games?" Li Zetian said with a straight face.

William curled his lips and said: "Dad, it's okay for others to say this, but how dare you say this? You run the largest game company in the world!"

"Oh, your skin is itchy, right?"

"It doesn't itch!"

William stuck out his tongue at Li Zetian, stood up immediately, hid behind Yu Jingqiu, and said pitifully: "Mom, look, daddy is going to hit me!"

"You're such a naughty kid! You don't know how to learn from your sister!" Yu Jingqiu scolded with a smile.

"My sister was playing games in dad's study and she didn't let me play. She kicked me out!" William immediately reported, "Dad, dad, my sister used your Battle.net account to play games and lost a lot of games. I lost a lot of Battle.net points!”

"Damn!!!" Li Zetian was furious when he heard this and immediately walked towards the study.

"Youran, you little girl, stop it quickly!!!!"

Li Zetian doesn't bother cheating when playing games, nor does he bother to increase his Battle.net points. Li Zetian shouted while running, his heart was bleeding. I finally lost the Battle.net points to this girl.

In the study room upstairs, Xiao Youran was startled when she heard her father's voice, and quickly exited the game and shut down her phone.

Immediately, he pretended to take out a book and read it. When he saw Li Zetian coming in, he couldn't help but said: "Dad, what did you just say? He was reading a book seriously..."