Chapter 380: WCG Opening
July 26th, this day will be forever remembered in the history of Chinese game development. On this day, the WCG World E-sports Competition, which was dominated by Global Village Games and brought together many domestic game giants, was held for the first time in Beijing, China.
Early in the morning, under the arrangement of the organizers, Bi Xia drove to the National Stadium, which was the venue for the Olympic Games, which is a famous building of Chinese civilization in the world, and has become a landmark sports building and Olympic heritage.
Bi Xia was here for the first time, and he was still shocked to see the magnificent and exquisite buildings, even though he had seen them many times on the Internet. He is very honored and proud to be able to hold the WCG here. He knew that for this WCG, the global village game put in a lot of hard work and effort, and it took more than a year from preparation to implementation.
At the same time, I am also excited that I can hold a solo concert here this year. Yes, he will have a solo concert here this year, which is already being discussed.
Bi Xia came here alone in a low-key manner, looking at the busy scene with a strong vitality, and some sluggish spirits instantly became excited. He came here yesterday at 9 o'clock and rehearsed a new song until 2 a.m. to make sure the WCG was a great success. Everyone is working hard, and he has to put in a lot of strength.
Sitting in the box arranged for him by the organizer, he watched the opening ceremony start intently.
The venue was already crowded, and there were many spectators sitting densely in the surrounding auditorium, which seemed to be tens of thousands, although it could not be compared with other sports events, but in the field of e-sports, it was a huge breakthrough. In addition to most of the Chinese natives, Bi Xia also saw many foreigners, white and black, blonde and blue-eyed. Audiences from many countries came to the scene.
This time, WCG gathered media reporters from countless countries at home and abroad, and they sent a team of capable reporters to follow up and report on this so-called subversive world e-sports competition.
In the past, e-sports competitions were generally sponsored by a company or held on a certain battle network, and the gold content may slowly become good over time, but in the end, the pattern is too small, even if the participating players come from many countries, they cannot give them the mission of national honor.
Historically, the WCG has made a big breakthrough in the landscape, but it is funded by Samsung. Although the WCG hosted by South Korea has made a breakthrough, the power of one country and one company is always limited in style.
Does Global Village have the strength to host WCG? Indifferently, with the popularity of StarCraft in the world and the popularity of CS in the world, they are certainly qualified, famous, and have the strength to hold a worldwide e-sports competition. But in this case, it is undoubtedly following the old path of history.
Therefore, Bi Xia and Huang Xiaoli decided to look for collaborators. Elevate WCG to a worldwide event in terms of style. Through the efforts of Global Village, today's WCG gathers Huaxia Global Village, Yiwang, and Jiuyou. American Storm, EA, French ValveSoftware, SIERRA. Japan's CAPCOM, South Korea's Miracle City, Germany's Herring and other nine countries' game giants.
Both in size and strength. WCG has surpassed any other esports tournament and has achieved a pivotal position in the world gaming industry for the first time.
With the music "Athletes' March", the representatives of the players from 17 countries entered the stadium in neat sportswear, and the players of each country embroidered their national flags on their chests, and the four players with solemn expressions acted as flag bearers, holding their own national flags, and behind them were the national representatives who lined up neatly.
When each national player comes out, the national anthem of their country will be sounded on the spot. The spectators who originally came to watch the game with the mentality of watching the excitement gathered their mentality of playing in the solemn atmosphere of the scene, and at this moment they suddenly felt a sacred and solemn atmosphere.
Especially the international friends who have come thousands of miles to bring China, when they see the players from their own country appear, and they hear the national anthem of their own country on the other side of the ocean, these audiences can't help but be enthusiastic.
And in the audience, these e-sports players who were originally staying at home all day long, at this moment, under the attention of thousands of people, stroked the national flag on their chests, and they felt that the buried blood in their hearts was boiling. Most of the e-sports players are not understood, they have too many grievances, too much sadness, but all of this, in a foreign country, under the solemn national flag and national anthem, they are relieved, this is a sense of national mission that is respected, demanded and urgent!
Whether it is a Chinese reporter or a foreign reporter, the first time to see such a solemn e-sports competition, they have a hunch that WCG will change the status of e-sports in the world, as the first participant, the witness of this sacred scene, their hearts are hot, blood is boiling, at the same time, the national responsibility and mission in their hearts to take root!
In any world competition, if there is no sense of national mission, the style of the competition will be lowered to a notch, except for personal honor, national honor is the only way to attract the people of a country to participate in it. That's what the WCG organizers intend!
When all the contestants entered the venue, the two hosts walked onto the stage with bright smiles. The male host is the famous CCTV host Bao Haofang, and the female host is Bi Xia's acquaintance, Yue Yue. Yueyue has had good opportunities over the years, has gained a good reputation, and is considered an upstart in the hosting circle.
I have to say that the organizers this time are very willing to spend money, Bi Xia found that every contestant has a headset in his ear, and this headset has an automatic translation function, so although it is a Chinese host on the stage, it does not affect their understanding of the host's words. This kind of treatment is not available at either the Australian Games or other sporting events.
The supporters first introduced the background of the organizers of the WCG, and invited the representatives of each company to the stage to give a detailed introduction, everyone knew the background of the competition when they came to participate, but when the representatives of these game giants stood in front of them, whether it was media reporters or players, the shock was still strong.
"Hello everyone, I'm Huang Xiaoli from Global Village Games, and I'm also the chairman of the WCG World Esports Committee." Huang Xiaoli stepped forward to speak on behalf of all companies, and as soon as he appeared and spoke, the whole venue was in an uproar.
He's too young, too young. The youngest delegates on the stage are also in their forties, and you must know that the representatives who can come here are all senior executives of various companies, and they have all made many contributions to their respective companies, so they have come to this position step by step. Compared with them, Huang Xiaoli, who is only twenty-six years old, stands out from the crowd, not to mention his handsome appearance, this is simply a typical rich and handsome, tall and tall!
Of course, mainland reporters and viewers know him very well, and know that he is a dedicated and dedicated man, and it is rare to see him speak.
Huang Xiaoli was not affected by the atmosphere of the scene, he said loudly: "From the planning to the holding of WCG, we have only one purpose, to hold the best, fairest and just e-sports competition. We want to tell everyone on the planet through WCG that esports is also an important part of competitive competition, games can not only entertain everyone's body and mind, but also bring everyone pleasing competitions, esports also has its own unique culture and charm!
At the same time, WCG will become the Olympics and the World Cup in the world of esports, gentlemen, let's work hard for this! ”
"Bang bang! ~""Well said, great! The scene once again burst into warm applause. Huang Xiaoli's outlook fully shows the confidence and expectation of a young man who is full of ambition, just like today's China, after decades of development and catching up, has begun to shine on the international stage.
After that, the representatives of the companies cut together. In the presence of everyone, as the red silk was cut, the WCG officially began!
The opening dance of the WCG is different from all sports games, and his dance is full of fantasy, whether it is the cosplay image in "Dark Throne", the appearance of the Zerg in StarCraft, or the fully armed CS costume......
These wonderful and gorgeous performances made everyone unable to come back to their senses for a long time.
At this time, the performance on the stage was lonely, Yueyue walked onto the stage, and an emerald green cheongsam outlined her figure flawlessly. I can see that the hearts of players from all over the world are hot. The world of otaku is always full of thirst for goddesses!
"Today is the first time that our WCG has been held, and at this moment when the order will be remembered in the history of e-sports, we specially invited a mysterious guest......" With Yueyue's voice, the domestic audience first let out a commotion, "Who will be the mystery guest?" ”。
"Please, Bi Xia!"
"Coax!" "Wow!" There was an uproar at the scene, it turned out to be Bi Xia! Everyone knows that Bi Xia is filming "Guild Wars", and the organizer was able to invite Bi Xia here, which is so surprising! The name Bixia has gradually taken on the meaning of a national idol!
Seeing that the Chinese audience and players are so excited, the foreign media are very curious, who is this person? With the introduction of the staff around them, they learned that this is the most famous local star in China and the idol in the hearts of Chinese people. These foreign reporters and players have paid a little more attention, and only paid attention to it, and the stars of China are not a big deal for them. American journalists, in particular, are the center of world entertainment, and they have the confidence to be proud.
Bi Xia sat on the elevator and slowly rose up in the lights and the white mist that lingered in the sky. The black leather vest is covered with willow spikes, and the bare arms and faintly exposed pectoral muscles have a textured sheen. (To be continued......)