Chapter Ninety-Six: Walking in the Dark

"What? Is it really ESC? On the side of the lawn, Lu Fei jumped up from his chair at once.

Green smiled, "How's it going?" Excited? Want to cheer out loud twice? ”

Lu Fei was not only excited, he was so excited that he wanted to go crazy.

His greatest wish is to fight with the masters of the world, and his dream is to defeat these high gods, stand on the god platform, and accept the attention of the people below, so that everyone in the world knows that he Lu Fei is the real god, a god-like existence.

Green said: "Lu, but don't be too optimistic, this giant feast, there are too many outrageously strong teams, I don't ask you to make any achievements, I just hope you can perform yourself well, show your own talent, and let people all over the world see a different Lu." ”

Lu Fei nodded and let out a long sigh.

Of course he knew it was powerful.

The ESC Masters Invitational Tournament first invited the world's giants, such as the ace 3D of the Nvidia club, the king SK of the Schroet Kommando club, the 4King of the United Kingdom, and the German chariot Mouz.

The second is the golden battleship coL, the famous eoL with the tactician Vesslan and the ghost horse elf Element, as well as the CG champion LnD of Canada, the Russian team M19 with terrifying marksmanship, as well as SoA, TAMM and so on.

In addition to these, there are also many rookie teams in Asia, such as Singapore's Pa, South Korea's SKTT1's Maven, and Japan's Yamato's JCCT.

This is another large-scale event after the 2001CPL, of course, the most powerful championship contenders, I am afraid it has to belong to the battle between SK and 3D, among all the teams, only the strength of these two kings is the strongest, the current strength of MDK, can not be regarded as super-first-class, at most it is the first-class midstream level.

Not to mention the championship, even if it is not easy to get a place.

For Lu Fei, he is very clear about the situation, although MDK has won the championship once in the CAL League, but at present, 3D has not entered the I League, if 3D once enters the I League, MDK bumps into 3D, then the result of the battle is obvious, MDK wants to win?

It's hard, it's really hard!

Looking at Lu Fei's frowning expression, Green said: "Lu, I just said, don't think about the results, do you know, if a person cares too much about the results, then he must not be an excellent player, you have to remember that your task is to perform, to perform, you are a dancer, an artist, what you have to do is to show your unlimited talent on that limited stage, only then, you are the Lu in people's minds." ”

Lu Fei's words made Lu Fei's mouth suddenly open, and his mood was open, and he couldn't help but say gratefully: "Yes, Mr. Green, I will definitely keep your words in mind." ”

"That's right." Green smiled with relief.

Lu Fei's heart moved, and said, "Mr. Green, I want to ask a question, is there a team from my motherland participating in the ESC Masters Invitational Tournament this time?" ”

"Lu, I'm sorry to tell you, no." "I'll be honest with you, the level in China is really poor, at the moment, in China, there are not even professional competitions, and there are not many professional clubs, let alone the previous records, they are not on the invitation list, which is not surprising." ”

Lu Fei let out a long sigh, feeling extremely melancholy: China, China, when will you be seen on the world stage?

Green patted him on the shoulder: "Lu, don't be sad, China has no team to participate, this is only temporary, I believe that if every Chinese player is as strong and persistent as you, at the World Championships, you will be able to see your compatriots sooner or later, besides, your motherland will definitely be proud of you." ”

Lu Fei smiled reluctantly: "Thank you, Mr. Green, this time you helped me again." ”

Green turned his gaze into the distance, looked at Huo Xixian and Alice in dresses, and said with a smile: "You shouldn't thank me, you really want to thank you, just thank your two confidantes." ”

"Yes!" Lu Fei replied seriously.

***

Lu Fei was lucky because he was still in the United States in '02, and he represented the MDK club.

But Lu Fei is unlucky, because no matter how time changes, he will always be Chinese, no matter where in the world, he can not forget his motherland, so he tried every means to inquire about the news in China.

Chinese CS, like China's modern history, is experiencing sadness and vicissitudes.

When the CAL league in the United States is in full swing, when the European Championships and offline competitions in Europe have been very developed, China's CS is still in a state of seclusion, its concept is still very backward, and the issue of stronger is chattering...... Chinese CS doesn't even have a window to open its eyes to the world, such a CS country, even in this information-developed world, is not subject to the attention of foreign e-sports mainstream media, and it is difficult for Lu Fei to see reports about Chinese CS from the Internet and magazines.

China in 02 was a year of change, but also a year of mixed joys and sorrows.

In the first half of the year, there was a national craze for competition, various media outlets invested in esports, and Evil, as the domestic champion of 01, accepted the defeat in Singapore, and the team grew rapidly with a tidal wave.

In just a few months, they have grown from more than 10 members at the beginning of their establishment to more than 30 provincial and municipal teams in China, with a total of more than 2,000 official members.

Evil isn't the only giant team like this.

Lu Fei finally got the news at this time, the Phoenix women's team led by Erin and Yu Xiao finally transformed from a school club to a giant battleship, and they used their influence to organize the largest women's amateur army in western China, Phoenix, with more than 1,000 members under the command of the Phoenix Legion, all of whom are female players, including many powerful teams, such as Butterfly and Ne4MM.

In addition, there are also well-known teams NICE and 26ZM in China, which also have similar large lineups.

The domestic CS pattern has finally formed a three-legged tripod, with Beijing led by the Evil Corps, Shanghai led by 26ZM, and Xijing led by 8da, the three major regions have formed a sphere of influence, and the people finally have a good CS foundation.

At this time, the Chinese's own first professional competition was produced.

The famous Pepsi Cola Company in the United States aimed at the Chinese market and funded the first national competition in the true sense of the word - Mirinda.

When Lu Fei's MDK won the championship of the I-League in the United States, the Miranda Tournament was held, and the participating teams reached an unprecedented 256, not including the qualifiers on the Internet, and the final championship was won by Evil's team UF, the domestic CS environment was unprecedented, and the great success of the Milinda Tournament made all CS players full of very beautiful expectations for the future of the e-sports world.

But it was also from this time that all kinds of hidden worries began to appear.

The first is that Evil-UF announced its dissolution after the tournament, and the reasons for the dissolution are different, which is the biggest mystery in the history of Chinese CS, and the mystery can still be solved by people.

The third edition of the Computer Business Intelligence Game Contest (the famous China CBI National League) was held, and Counter-Strike replaced StarCraft as the only competition event, and CBI also established CS's leading position in the domestic e-sports industry.

However, CNN in the United States, which has always liked to oppose China, has revealed the shady scenes and scandals of the CBI League's regional competitions to the fullest.

Other negative news such as irregular operations, black-handed manipulation of the game, arbitrary penalties by referees, favoritism of the organizers of the competition, and other negative news began to be revealed through various channels like snowflakes, referees boycotted, players abstained, violent incidents, etc., which made people dazzled.

CNN's "Esports World" magazine revealed as many as 23 scandals in China's CBI league. Zhu Yiqun made a mocking comment: China, with 1.3 billion people, their league is unimaginably inferior to such an extent, it is they who insult the sacred CS, no wonder ESC's Masters Invitational, not a single team from Chinese mainland participates......

Seeing such a comment, Lu Fei's heart ached, the real heartache, and he was speechless in pain.

But he had no way to refute Zhu Yiqun's words, he could only stand on the other side of the Atlantic, silently praying, wishing his motherland's CS to develop quickly, and not to be out of breath under the eyes of European and American powers, unable to raise his head.

However, the intentions are good, but the truth is often more cruel.

In 02, such an incident happened in the "Blue Speed" Internet café in Beijing, China.

Two teenagers under the age of 15 maliciously retaliated against a dispute with an Internet café attendant, bought gasoline and set fire to the Internet café, and dozens of netizens who were still fighting CS in the Internet café were unfortunately killed.

A fire alarmed the Beijing government, and the city rectified the Internet café entertainment industry.

This incident quickly spread to the whole country, and martial law, rectification, and Charlie began all over the country, which is undoubtedly a huge blow to the Chinese CS, which has just budged and depends on the survival and development of Internet cafes, because it has intervened in the government's strict restrictions.

This fire has made many Cser's dreams come to naught, and the Mirinda competition that Pepsi is preparing is stillborn, and Pepsi quickly turned its investment to the entertainment industry, leaving a mess for countless CS-loving Chinese to face silently.

Chinese CS has finally just had a little sprout, so it has returned to the primeval period of 01.

Looking at these news, Lu Fei was silent and silent.

"Lu, do what you should do, the development of CS history is not something you can do." Green advised him.