There has never been a tournament that has brought such a heavy weight of despair to the LPL this year.

What kind of despair is the most painful?

It was on the verge of success, rising from high and falling high.

YG, the team that has carried the expectations of generations to win the championship, also gave them a miraculous 16-minute victory over SKG.

Even in the final BO5, he almost completed the second chasing three.

That's it, the greater the hope that YG makes everyone, the greater the disappointment.

However, they can't complain about YG yet, because YG is really close to perfect.

If YG loses, at least they have an outlet to vent and can be released by spewing YG on the Internet.

But now I can't spray YG, and this loss is held in my heart, not to mention how uncomfortable it is.

"The Bird's Nest finals became the LCK Summer Finals, hehe, it's ironic."

"Transfer the tickets for the finals at a low price, and add me intentionally."

"A five-year LOL veteran player, today I officially decided to get out of the pit."

"Trash games, ruin my youth, play Nima!"

……

There is a lot of grief on the Internet, and there are really many people who have decided not to watch this year's finals. As for ME? Probably less than a tenth of them still have hope. Because in the group stage, they lost to Team KG.

Some big anchors predict that the number of viewers of this year's LOL finals will be greatly reduced. At least in the LPL region, many people can't bear to watch South Korean teams fight a civil war in the Bird's Nest.

……

The Beijing Municipal General Administration of Sports, Deputy Director Qu Lin called Xie Rui to his office.

Ever since YG lost the match, Xie Rui's heart has sunk suddenly, and he feels panicked about what he will do later.

Seriously speaking, in recent years, Shanghai has been the best city for the development of e-sports in China, but the policy support given by the Ministry of Sports to e-sports is not very sufficient.

Take LOL as an example, he is the only person in charge of the project team. And others were soft-spoken, and they couldn't help LOL get any support. In recent years, the development of LOL has come more from the inflow of funds from domestic tyrants.

In LCK, it is an industry that is supported by the state, and there will even be parliamentarians involved.

Therefore, suddenly saying that he wanted LPL to win the championship of the S competition this year, in fact, Xie Rui felt more illusory at the beginning. There is very little he can do.

Thinking about it like this, Xie Rui felt a little aggrieved in his heart. This is clearly an impossible task to yourself!

With this in mind, he walked into Director Qu's office.

"Director Qu." Xie Rui had three points of flattery on his face, seven points of self-blame, and obediently put his hands in front of his crotch.

Director Qu put his hands together on the table and smiled, "Sit down!" ”

Xie Rui sat down in front of Director Qu at this time.

Qu Lin asked, "How is the competition in the LOL project now?" ”

Qu Lin is responsible for a lot of sports events, LOL is just a temporary job he has taken over, in fact, he doesn't know much about this kind of e-sports at all.

Xie Rui swallowed his saliva and said with a strong spirit: "At present, we still have a team in the top four. Win the S Championship ...... There is still hope. ”

That's all he can say, otherwise what else would he do? He didn't dare to tell Qu Lin that our most promising team was eliminated, and the remaining team actually made it to the top four.

Qu Lin seemed to be satisfied with Xie Rui's statement, nodded and handed over a document.

"This is the document for the LOL project to apply for the Asian Games to be held in Guangzhou next year, and we are ready to submit the proposal. As long as the LPL can win the championship this year, this application is very likely to be approved. ”

China is the host of next year's Asian Games, so it is natural that there will be some privileges in this regard. Moreover, LOL is already a game project with huge influence in the world, and it is reasonable to apply for admission to Asia.

Xie Rui smiled bitterly and took the document, now he has broken his teeth and can only swallow it in his stomach!

After reluctantly promising Qu Lin, Xie Rui left the General Administration of Sports without reluctance.

Out of the gate, the already cold wind from the north made him recover a little.

He glanced back at the golden plaque on the side of the tall door of the General Administration of Sports, and only felt that these words seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

LOL applied for admission to Asia, this is not for fun. This decision will definitely pass many high-level executives of the Sports Bureau, and once ME fails to win the S championship this time, his Xie Rui's system career will be greatly affected.

He couldn't help but reach out and touch the brand new pile of papers. He sighed, pulled out his phone and called a taxi.

Rufeng was on the phone at this time, discussing future cooperation with several manufacturers.

ME is now hot, although it is not expected to win the S championship, but the results of the top four are already in the forefront of the LPL team. Therefore, many manufacturers want to take the opportunity of the S competition to sign a contract with ME.

Rufeng is also very smart, he has been a team manager for several years, and he already knows how to deal with these shrewd merchants.

He is not in a hurry to sign the contract, after all, the ME game has not been played yet, and if he can really enter the finals, the value will definitely have to rise.

Therefore, he hung the appetite of those manufacturers, and used the excuse that the contract was not signed well during the game, and asked to wait until the S game was over to consider cooperation.

Just when he was in the middle of the spring breeze, Xie Rui's phone called, telling him that he wanted to see the situation of the players.

Rufeng secretly glanced at the players who were training, nodded and agreed. After all, Xie Rui represents the Sports Bureau, and he still doesn't dare to provoke it.

More than two hours later, Xie Rui's car stopped downstairs at the hotel where ME was staying.

He took a deep breath and decided that he still wanted to cheer up the ME players at this important time. Although he didn't know if it would work, he had to try.

And......

Truth be told, there's only so much he can do right now.

Xie Rui came to the place where ME was training, and Rufeng hurriedly asked Luo Luo to pour tea for reception.

Luo Luo's face was not good-looking, she did not welcome Xie Rui. Because when YG was proud of the spring breeze before, Xie Rui ran to YG all day long. Now that YG has lost the race, he's here again.

"Wake up they're playing training matches, and they can't come out now." Luo Luo put the tea on the table lightly and said so.

Rufeng hurriedly said, "Mr. Xie, you sit down for a while, and I'll report to you on the recent situation of the team." ”

Xie Rui glanced at the team manager who shook his head and walked away, as if sensing her dissatisfaction with him. Thinking of his neglect of ME during this time, he was embarrassed to say anything.

"Well, that's a hassle for the manager."

Rufeng smiled, "Where did you say!" You see, the situation of our team is very good at the moment, and everyone is very motivated and ready to face the battle at any time. ”