Chapter 96
On the afternoon of the opening ceremony, they gathered outside their residence early.
"Good morning, Sue!"
555's face was full of smiles as he greeted Su Zheye: "Brother Su, you look really good in this."
"Thanks."
Su Zheye smiled: "It looks good on you too."
Gao interjected, "No, he just looked in the mirror for almost ten minutes. I almost thought he had hemorrhoids."
"Fuck you."
555 punched him: "Don't you think it's ugly?"
Gao admitted: "It looks good."
555 snorted, "That's it."
Lu Yang suddenly spoke up: "A few days ago, Jiang Yiwen told me that the clothes he wore during training were really nice, but it's a pity that he will never have the chance to wear them again."
Gu Yuan: "Then we'll wear it for him more times."
Lu Yang's eyes lit up: "Great."
Su Zheye lowered his eyes and looked at the bright five-star red flag on his chest, which looked particularly dazzling and eye-catching against the white shirt.
He pursed his lips and smiled softly.
In fact, when he changed his clothes in the morning, he also stared at the mirror for a long time.
Although he had traveled through time in his previous life, Su Zheye always felt that his state of mind was a little different this time.
...Maybe it's because everyone is more united and helping each other behind the scenes, so they no longer feel like they are fighting alone.
Moreover, having a loved one by your side is such a rare experience.
The total schedule of the Paris Olympics is from July 26 to August 11, leaving only four days for "Dawn and Dusk".
As soon as he got on the bus, Yan Shusheng held up his notebook and said, "Let me remind you again, our schedule is very tight. On July 29th, we will play five BO1 matches in the group stage. On July 30th, the quarterfinals will be BO3. On the afternoon of July 31st, the semifinals will be BO5. On the afternoon of August 1st, the finals will also be BO5."
"If we can make it to the last inning, we may play up to 18 games in these four days. We are giving you a heads up."
Gao: “That’s actually the best outcome.”
555: "I wish I could play all 18 games."
Yan Shu said: "..."
Lu Yang: "Can you please be a little more ambitious? 2:0 in the semi-finals and 3:0 in the semi-finals!"
Li Nanxuan: “Indeed!”
Yan Shu said: "..."
Yan Shusheng didn't want to pay attention to them, and continued: "The group stage will be held in four groups at the same time, so at 10 am, our first game will be against the Korean team, so you should be mentally prepared."
Everyone responded.
Soon, they arrived at the opening ceremony site - the famous Seine River in Paris.
As night falls, the Gothic ancient buildings and low stone bridges sleep in the twilight, and a strong artistic atmosphere blows over you.
The banks of the river are lit up as if it were daytime, and the light illuminates the huge Olympic rings, which is a collision and fusion of culture and modern technology.
The evening breeze flows slowly, creating ripples on the river surface and reflecting the grand and magnificent cultural performances on the shore.
Lu Yang and 555 couldn't help but exclaim in amazement and stared at it intently.
"Do you know?"
Su Zheye suddenly leaned over to Gu Yuan's ear and said, "The Seine River is a famous dating spot."
Gu Yuan: “I know.”
Su Zheye blinked again and said, "We're dating here today and in Summoner's Rift in two days at our own expense. How romantic."
Gu Yuan did not respond, but asked: "Do you want to travel here after the game?"
"think."
Su Zheye said: "But this place has been built into an Olympic Village. There are spectators and athletes. It must be crowded. Can we come back later?"
"OK."
Gu Yuan said: "I'll listen to you. I'll accompany you whenever you want."
Su Zheye narrowed his eyes.
"Wow! Tangcheng Stone!"
Lu Yang suddenly jumped up: "My idol, oh my god, I'm going to march in formation with him. I'm so excited. Can I ask him for an autograph later?"
"I guess so."
555 stood on tiptoe and looked at the other athletes of the Chinese national team from afar: "Fuck, Lin Zhaoyu is here too. My mom really likes her. I want her autograph too."
Li Nanxuan also said: "My mother was so excited when she knew I was going to participate in the Olympics that she almost got a plaque to hold up every day when she went out. She also asked me to help her get autographs from the national table tennis players."
Gao: “It’s so real. My mom is the same.”
Yan Shusheng said silently: "Actually, my mother is the same."
555: "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Li Nanxuan: “Hahahahahahahahaha!”
The Olympic Committee naturally provided a lounge specifically for the athletes, and these people took the opportunity to chat with their favorite athletes and made an appointment to give them autographs when they returned.
After nearly two hours of opening ceremony performances, it was finally time for the athletes to enter the stadium.
The six of them all brought a small national flag, because Su Zheye in his previous life forgot to bring it. Now that he finally had the chance to make up for this regret, he reminded everyone to bring it.
As the host read out "People's Republic of China——China!", the scene became lively, and many Chinese people who came from afar to support their country's sports cheered.
With the real-time broadcast reaching the country, such a sporting event with the greatest influence will naturally attract everyone’s attention.
[Fuck, fuck, when I read the word "China", I got goosebumps!!!]
[It's so spectacular. All the athletes are wearing the red and white national team uniforms. It's so beautiful. ]
[Su Shen!! The God of sprinting!! Boss Xie is here too! ]
[I heard that e-sports will be included in the Olympics this year. My female friends who are involved in e-sports said that there are two very handsome players, one of whom has long hair. Where are they? ]
[Look for her on the left back. Let me introduce my wife, Su Zhe Ye Night, to the new sisters. She is the champion of the DTW China Division Spring Finals this year, the mid-lane player of the Olympic National Team, a master of Snow Girl, and the main functional hero this season. She is beautiful, kind, and has a good temper. She also has a very handsome jungler partner. It is worth investing in her! ]
[Fuck, I saw it, is it the one with long hair? He is so pretty, he is smiling at me. ]
[She is really pretty. I was wondering why all the boys and girls around me are chasing her. And the guy next to her is so handsome and has such a good temperament. Are these two really e-sports players? It’s not too much to turn left and enter the entertainment industry. ]
Su Zheye was completely unaware that the barrage had attracted a bunch of fans for him. He was still waving flags and greeting the audience with all the athletes, with his usual faint smile on his lips.
"I'm so happy, grass."
555 whispered to him, "We are representing China now. This feeling makes our blood boil."
"Um."
Su Zheye said: "Me too."
Gu Yuan could tell that he was very happy, because he could see that Su Zheye's smile now was from the heart.
Although his smile was no different from when he first met Su Zheye in this life, Gu Yuan knew that Su Zheye was much happier and more contented.
Gu Yuan could understand every smile of Su Zheye.
After the opening ceremony, they returned to their residence.
Before getting off the car, 555 said, "I remember that there is a six-hour time difference between us and China. It's afternoon there now. What do you say? Let's play a few more training games?"
Yan Shusheng frowned and said, "I don't have any appointments with people in China today, so you guys should go to bed early and get up early these days."
"What?"
555's eyes widened. "Is there no training match today? I'm so excited and excited to practice another 80 games, and you told me there's no training match!"
Yan Shu said: "..."
Yan Shusheng turned and left.
"alright."
Lin Minchuan smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "There will be a competition at 10 a.m. the day after tomorrow. In addition to the registration and early equipment commissioning, we have to get up at 8 a.m. You have to adjust to the time difference."
“0.0 indeed”
555 said: "I didn't think of this. Damn, getting up at eight o'clock is killing me."
Lin Minchuan said: "Go back and rest, and adjust your work and rest schedule. We will have training tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
Everyone responded and returned to the room.
Time flies, especially during busy training.
In fact, Yan Shusheng didn't dare to arrange too intensive and high-intensity training matches for them these two days like he did some time ago, in order to let everyone pay attention to their health and maintain the best mental state to cope with the competition.
On the morning of the 29th, the Chinese team arrived at the e-sports venue early.
As soon as he stepped into the lounge, 555 said, "My assessment is that it's not as good as SEA's home court."
Lu Yang nodded: "I think so too."
Lin Minchuan smiled: "After all, it's a new project, and there are 24 teams playing at the same time in a 6x4 format. It's rare to find 24 rooms with sofas, chairs, and large screens for real-time broadcasts."
555 touched his nose and said, "Yes."
"Why didn't the South Korean team make trouble before this game?"
Li Nanxuan was a substitute in the first game, so he didn't feel that much pressure. He sat on the sofa and looked at his phone: "Before the China-Korea World Championship, they would shout at us on Facebook or Instagram, very confident and sarcastic."
Gao said: "Maybe it's because it's the Olympics, we represent the country instead of the region."
555 sneered: "If we lose, who knows if they will even show their true colors."
"Let's not talk about that for now."
Lin Minchuan said: "We will go up and debug the equipment later. Don't be too stressed. We can just play our own game."
Nearing ten o'clock, after the host's introduction, the five people walked onto the stage.
【CN, come on!!!】
[Congratulations to CN eSports for continuing to recognize Han as their father at the Olympics. 】
[??? What are the ingredients? Can you please stop speaking ill of the situation before the fight even starts?]
[Are you a new fan or someone's fan of someone's looks? CN Moba has been exported by Korea for many years and still has confidence? It's so funny. 】
[Shocked, this is my first time watching e-sports, are all the comments like this? ]
[Oh, forget about these people, come on CN!! Come on CHN Night!!]
The live broadcast room was filled with blood and gore, and although the competition venue seemed calm on the surface, there were actually undercurrents.
The players of the Korean national team are all from the two teams FEL and RCG, including top laner Look, jungler Watermelon, mid laner Rick, ad Travel, and support Wish.
Before entering the BP phase, the RCG assistant that Su Zheye had encountered in the national server ranking was typing on the custom interface:
【KOR Wish: Hi Night.】
The last time Su Zheye encountered the RCG bottom lane group, he was duo-queuing with Lu Yang. Lu Yang knew their tradition of greeting Su Zheye whenever they saw him, so he said, “Is this guy sick again?”
"Shhh."
Su Zheye said: "Know but don't say it out loud, we are Chinese with excellent qualities."
Then he typed.
【CHN Night：hi.】
"Hey Su, do you know each other?"
555 asked the same question as Lu Yang did last time.
Su Zheye: “I don’t know him.”
555: "Ah?"
【KOR Rick：love U ovo】
Gu Yuan: “?”
Gu Yuan frowned: "What is it?"
"have no idea."
Su Zheye said: "Maybe he is confessing his love to you."
Without waiting for them to say anything else, the referee asked them to click to start the game.
Entering the BP phase, the Chinese team was the first to eliminate Travel's signature double-gun shooter.
The Korean team counterattacked and banned the version hero, Blood Lotus Sacrifice, which is also Su Zheye’s unique skill.
The two teams gave the remaining two ban positions to Nightingale Archer and Purple Spirit Royal Spider respectively.
"What do you mean?"
Gao asked: "Who should I choose first? Me or Su Ge's counter position?"
"Lu Yang."
Yan Shusheng asked, "What tactics does the Judge use?"
Lu Yang: "I'm fine!"
"Choose the Judge first."
Yan Shu said, "Gu Yuan chose Scorpio for 555 in his second choice."
Gu Yuan: "Okay."
South Korea also first chose the AD position, then chose the Edge Assassin for the jungler, and the Abyss Anchor for the third pick.
"Double hooks!"
Commentator A said: "The Korean team's BP is really strong. When they saw us pick Scorpio as support, they immediately went for the double hook system."
Commentator B nodded: "Yes, because our first choice is Judge, we want to go to the poke lane, so we chose Scorpio as a support. But at the same time, Scorpio is a more offensive hero, so it is not easy to protect the AD, so the Korean team chose a jungler and a support who both have hook skills, with the purpose of driving our AD!"
“This way…”
Commentator C's eyes widened: "Night is going to play the six-winged witch again, he said I will protect those who the support can't protect!"
"Our top laner Gao picked the Pharmacist, but... As expected, Ruins finally locked in Monkey King."
Commentator A explained: "The Chinese team's BP is very solid. The bottom lane pokes and attacks, the mid laner is protective, the top laner is a warrior who deals damage, and the jungler makes up for the hard control and tankiness."
Commentator B raised his voice: "Okay, then, accompanied by the enthusiastic cheers of the nearly full stadium, we enter the first round of the 2024 Paris Olympics "Dawn and Dusk" group stage B, the match between the Chinese team and the Korean team!"
Commentator C's voice was full of passion: "This is also the first time that e-sports has entered the Olympic Games, a traditional sports event. It is a milestone for the e-sports industry."
"Let's wait and see the Chinese team's debut!"
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