Prior to this, there were many CS teams around the world, and there was even no shortage of professional esports clubs.

For example, SK-GAMING, an e-sports giant known as the "Nordic Titan"!

Founded in 1997, this esports club has Warcraft, StarCraft, and of course, CS.

At the same time, there was also a professional esports club, 4KINGS, which won four championships in the Warcraft event and was a legend in the minds of every Warcraft player.

MYM Club, this club has many superstar players in Warcraft, such as Moon Demon MOON, Ghost King Lucifer, and Beastmaster Grubby.

In addition, there are Fnatic, German Tank MTW, MouseSports, Dutch giants Team Liquid, Maple Leaf giants Evil Genius, and CS Uncrowned Kings 3D!

These are all e-sports clubs in Europe and the United States, at that time, in Europe, the e-sports atmosphere was the strongest, basically all e-sports clubs were established in Europe, especially Sweden, a well-known e-sports powerhouse.

In Asia, when it comes to esports, of course, we have to mention Hando.

SK Telec, the largest telecommunications agency in Korea, sponsored the establishment of SKT!

KT!

SAMSUNG Gaxy, founded by Samsung Group!

CJ Entus, an esports club invested by entertainment and food giant CJ Entertainment &Media!

WoongJin Stars invested by Kumatsu Group!

Jinair Greenwings, sponsored by Jin Air, a subsidiary of Korean Air!

It can be seen that the e-sports industry in South Korea has long been ahead of the world, their e-sports clubs are the first to be professionalized, and behind each e-sports club is the sponsorship of a powerful large company. In Korea, the esports atmosphere is very strong, and countless young people are crazy about computer games, especially StarCraft......

In comparison, the development of the domestic e-sports industry is too far behind!

Not to mention that there are no big companies sponsoring the establishment of clubs, even ordinary people even treat games as "flood beasts".

If a child likes to play games, his parents can't wait to give him a mixed doubles every day!

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Before 2003, the two most popular games in the global esports industry were Warcraft and StarCraft, both of which were games from Blizzard.

But in 2001, CS began to skyrocket, and by 2003, CS Competitive had surpassed all other games in terms of audience and players, and became the most watched and watched tournament.

And the CS belongs to the Villefort company.

Whether it's Blizzard or Villefort, it's now a Facebook game!

Therefore, when Facebook Games announced the acquisition of WCG and its own company to organize the event, esports clubs around the world had great expectations.

Everyone knows that Facebook Games is rich! And it is a large game company, so it is natural that it will be more attentive to organizing its own game events.

But on October 1st, everything that happened subverted everyone's imagination.

Because what happened in reality was better than their best expectations!

In one day, the commemorative case sold $10 million, and $5 million went to the prize money of the 2003 WCG contest!

This is already an unprecedented number.

Of the $10 million, CS players contributed $8 million, and Warcraft and StarCraft players contributed $2 million.

The spending power and consumption of players have subverted the imagination of everyone in the game industry!

When Facebook Games launched this open-box mode, there were still many people who were not optimistic, thinking that not too many players would pay for it, and that the prize money of this year's WCG competition may not be as good as CPL's million-dollar prize.

But the slap in the face came so quickly that it didn't take more than a day.

In fact, this is not surprising, considering that when Dota 2 took the lead in this mode in the future, the prize money of the Dota 2 World Championship tournament was the highest every year, often reaching more than $20 million!

And how many players are there in the world of Dota 2?

Only 12 million!

12 million players can contribute more than 20 million dollars!

How many CS players are there now?

The number of players in the world is definitely over 300 million!

Moreover, in 2003, there were not many online entertainment projects, and games were the most mainstream entertainment.

Players' wallets have not been cleaned up by all kinds of strange entertainment projects, such as mobile games, such as web games, such as live broadcasts, such as various website memberships, etc., and everyone's ability to pay is still very strong.

10 million dollars a day, can only be said to be the beginning......

How much will it be in another week?

Another month!

No one dares to imagine that number now!

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On October 2nd, the numbers on the WCG event page climbed to "25409243"!

$25 million!

It only took two days......

Facebook Games issued an official celebration announcement, announcing the beginning of a new era of esports!

This year will be the year that will change the development of the gaming industry, and it will also be the first year of the official start of global esports!

All those who have followed this matter have finally determined that this year's WCG will be a feast for global players on an unprecedented scale!

The enthusiasm of the gamers was sparked, and every player who paid to open the case had a sense of pride in being part of changing the history of the game.

Similarly, the ability of gamers to pay and the influence of games have been recognized by everyone, and the professionalization and industrialization of e-sports proposed by Facebook Games have also been recognized.

In Europe and the United States, Nordic Titan SK-GAMING, MYM, Fnatic, Deutsche Tank MTW, MouseSports, Dutch giants Team Liquid, Maple Leaf giants Evil Genius, CS Uncrowned Kings 3D and other giants issued a statement on the same day, saying that they would immediately start preparing for this year's WCG competition, and they began to select CS, Warcraft, and StarCraft professional players around the world, with good pay!

Needless to say, Hando, all professional clubs already have CS teams, and those who don't have CS teams immediately began to form their own CS teams.

In Chinese mainland, many companies are also ready to move, especially computer manufacturers, which are inseparable from the game industry, Founder, Lenovo and other computer manufacturers announced the establishment of professional e-sports clubs, and there are many consumer groups for young brands, such as sports brands, clothing brands, etc., also announced the formation of brand clubs, into the e-sports industry.

It's not hard to see why, because how much does it cost to form a professional club?

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"Cousin, I plan to let the company set up an e-sports club specializing in CS projects, how do you feel?"

Wang Jinbao, who hadn't moved for a long time, suddenly called Yu Wenfei, and what he said surprised Yu Wenfei.

"Why did you suddenly remember to do this?" asked Yu Wenfei curiously.

"Hehe,I'm also a CS lover with Crow.,Although the rank is not high.,But I often play at night.。 Now the influence of CS is really high.,Plus this cousin, what kind of game is your game company going to do?。 I just thought, anyway, after a while our legendary mobile phone will be on the market, the positioning of this mobile phone is also biased towards young people, if you take this opportunity to engage in a club, through the competition to promote the mobile phone brand, maybe the effect is better than advertising!"

After Wang Jinbao answered, he was a little apprehensive in his heart, not knowing if Yu Wenfei would scold him.

After all, to engage in esports clubs, this ...... No matter how you look at it, it's a bit unreliable.

However, Yu Wenfei's reaction was beyond Wang Jinbao's expectations, "Haha, it's okay, Jinbao, you are keeping pace with the times! Don't worry about doing it boldly, I can tell you, since you want to do it, you have to make a name for yourself, and the future rewards will surprise you." ”

For the Moya mobile phone company that was acquired, Yu Wenfei didn't pay attention to it at first, but just helped Mo's father solve a little trouble.

After buying it, he threw Wang Jinbao and the crow over, and let them exercise to see if they could make a difference.

But Wang Jinbao's performance after the past still surprised Yu Wenfei a little, much stronger than his impression.

gave up the mid-to-high-end brand strategy and switched to low-end mobile phones, I don't know if it was a coincidence or how, it actually gave up a "legendary" brand name.

Now it is moving with the times, and it is necessary to form an e-sports club and promote its new mobile phone brand by playing tournaments.

Let's not talk about whether Wang Jinbao can make the new brand a success, but this courage to try and willingness to use their brains to find a way is commendable.

So Yu Wenfei is willing to support him.

After getting Yu Wenfei's approval, Wang Jinbao finally put his mind at ease and rolled up his sleeves to prepare for a big fight.

My cousin said that since you want to do it, you have to do it well.

If nothing else, the WCG championship may be difficult, but the goal of reaching the finals is not too outrageous.

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Major esports clubs around the world have begun to select professional players, countless new esports clubs have begun to be established, and many powerful manufacturers have begun to set foot in the esports industry.

Overnight, on the Facebook game platform, CS, Warcraft, and StarCraft King rank players found themselves suddenly becoming "fragrant and sweet"!

The Facebook game platform is the most authoritative game platform with the largest number of players, and its rank system has long been recognized by everyone.

Here, the players of the king rank are the top in the game circle, the small group of people who stand on the top of the pyramid!

In the past, there was a king rank, which was just a tool used by players to "brag", and it had no practical effect, just to satisfy their vanity.

But now, when you have the king rank, you have become the object of competition by major esports professional clubs.

The fate of countless players has also begun to be changed, and those "stinky gamers" who were previously looked down upon by society have turned into professional e-sports players, with high salaries that are the envy of ordinary people.

A hobby turned into a career, and maybe it's everyone's dream thing.