A turn-based online game that hadn’t been updated for half a year, had a development budget seven times that of its competitors, yet only made a tenth of their revenue—a total failure. A game t...
Chapter 151 Under the Spotlight
"Okay, let's get down to business."
The two of them played around for a while.
Just for a while.
Soon they sat down and talked about the event again.
They have been really busy recently.
Since the Breakout Challenge was confirmed to be held offline, the entire Linmu Studio has been working non-stop. Among them, Nie Hui worked the hardest, followed by Mu Wanqing and Lin Yao.
In the face of huge pressure.
Playing around can be regarded as a way to relax.
"The day before yesterday, the city asked us if we needed some support, and at the same time told us to do a good job of the finals and pay attention to safety issues... The finals are scheduled for February 14th. The ticket company has confirmed that it will sell tickets for the finals in batches and time periods, but there are too many people who want to watch the game on site, and the ticket company is under a lot of pressure..."
Mu Wanqing began to report the schedule and related situations that had been determined a few days ago.
At the end, she seemed to have thought of something, and said with some regret: "If there is more time, we can find a bigger venue to hold the competition. A bigger venue can also provide more seats, so it won't be so embarrassing now. Reflecta said that because two overseas teams entered the semi-finals, more and more overseas audiences want to come to the finals. They also need a certain number of votes, and we can't refuse..."
Lin Yao shook her head gently: "There is no way, time is too tight."
There is really no way.
In the current situation,
the finals will definitely attract everyone's attention.
After all, the finals are not like the top eight and the semi-finals. As long as there is a domestic team in,
then according to the current popularity of the breakout challenge,
the tickets will definitely not be enough, far from enough. We
can only make a choice.
Lin Yao thought about it and said: "I will talk to Reflecta later. The current tickets are the limit. We can't increase their tickets. Otherwise, what are domestic players? Let those overseas audiences who can't get tickets watch the live broadcast. Now it is more than 20%. If it is higher, domestic players will be dissatisfied."
"I understand." Mu Wanqing thought about it and nodded.
"Have they sent the sample of the music for the final?" Lin Yao asked, which was also very important.
"It is expected to be delivered this afternoon. I will give it to you as soon as it is delivered."
Mu Wanqing glanced at her notebook and continued.
"Well, I hope it will be good."
Lin Yao also prepared a warm-up session for the final. This is necessary. The final is much more important than the opening of the offline game.
Although there is not enough time.
She also prepared it with all her heart, hoping that the players who went to the scene would feel it was worth it.
"Then there is nothing to do next. Everything is ready now. We just have to wait for them to finish the semi-finals and then simply modify the on-site layout."
Mu Wanqing flipped through the notebook, then looked up and said, "There is also the tournament system. I see that many companies are very interested in hosting breakout events. The player base of Breakout is huge, and many people have come to apply for authorization. Should we announce the tournament system and event levels?"
"Announce it."
Lin Yao nodded and gave a definite answer. Then she carefully recalled the arrangements during this period. After confirming that there was nothing missing, she breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in her chair.
Organizing a competition is indeed tiring.
No wonder Valve, the lazy dog, is unwilling to hold competitions and adopts the tournament system...
After this competition, Lin Yao estimated that she would not hold any competitions in the short term.
Let's let a third party do it.
As long as we don't do it, the players will do it for us.JPG.
"I understand... but I'm actually quite worried, Lin Yao."
Mu Wanqing responded, then looked at Lin Yao leaning on the back of the chair, gently pushed the glasses on her small nose, and suddenly said softly.
"What are you worried about?"
Lin Yao looked at her curiously.
"If both domestic teams lose... I guess the domestic audience will be very disappointed, then our arrangements for the finals may also be burned, because the domestic audience will only get more and more sad the more they watch."
"..."
Lin Yao was silent for a moment after hearing this, but soon shook her head: "That's not something we can control, it depends on the players."
...
February 8th.
The much-anticipated semi-finals officially started.
The domestic team NO.1 played against the overseas team NIP.
This time, the heat of the game was higher than the four games in the past few days.
Because after this period of fermentation, the top eight teams... especially the four teams that entered the semi-finals, have accumulated a lot of popularity both at home and abroad.
The strong confrontation
is always the most anticipated.
On the day of the game,
the overwhelming cheers inside the stadium could be heard outside the stadium.
The NO.1 team and the NIP team fought for three games.
The two teams each scored one point.
Finally, in the final round,
NO.1 relied on the personal strength of FFF players and narrowly defeated NIP.
That night
, the moment NO.1 won, the whole venue was calling the name of NO.1 team.
Lin Yao's hanging heart also fell.
Of course,
this also made the tickets for the finals more precious.
Now scalpers are scrambling for tickets like crazy...
and after the event.
On major game forums,
players have already begun to imagine the finals NO.1 against FEIREN. This is the simplest wish of domestic players.
They also believe in FEIREN!
Because this is a team that has defeated two overseas teams in a row!
How could it be defeated in the semi-finals!
Time came to February 10th.
The last game before the finals!
The lower half of the competition area.
FEIREN team vs. overseas team Astralis.
The venue was full of spectators again.
Backstage.
Qi Xiao, who was preparing to go on stage, looked through the small exit at the noisy and crowded audience. Even though he had already appeared twice, he was still very nervous.
In the past few days, they were just college students who lived in ivory towers and liked to play games.
And today,
they are about to stand on the stage with tens of thousands of people staring at them.
This kind of pressure
can be imagined.
"I'm so nervous, Lu Tai."
Qi Xiao looked at Lu Tai, who stood with his arms crossed and seemed to be confident, and suddenly said, wanting to seek comfort.
"Do you think... I'm not nervous?"
Lu Tai slowly turned around and looked at him seriously.
"Then why are you pretending!"
Qi Xiao was so angry that he laughed, and slapped Lu Tai on the back of his head.
"That's my CPU! Don't break it."
Lu Tai glared at him, then looked through the small exit door again, looked at a corner of the audience, and said: "Of course I am nervous, but I think, since we have come this far, what else is there to think about... It's useless to be nervous now, it's useless to be worried, and it's useless to worry. Since all these are useless, why not think about one thing."
He paused, turned around, and smiled brightly: "That is to win the game tonight, and then stand on the stage of the finals, let more people see us, let more people cheer for us, and let all players know! E-sports! There are miracles too! A group of college students can also create miracles!"
"..."
Qi Xiao was stunned, and then slapped Lu Tai on the head again: "Why are you pretending!"
"Rough!"
Lu Tai cursed.
At the same time.
"Let us once again invite... FEIREN!!!"
The host's roar resounded throughout the venue.
Lu Tai smiled, and at the signal of the staff, he was the first to walk out and
walked under the spotlight.
(End of this chapter)