Chapter 545 Opening Ceremony
December 5th.
This day.
Pengcheng Sports Center.
Lin Yao came early in the morning, and then started running around, and went with the staff of Linmu E-sports to complete the final confirmation work.
In the evening, it was the opening ceremony of the E-sports Festival.
And such a large-scale event.
To be honest.
Just confirming the work of each department is enough...
Lin Yao came in the morning, and was busy until two o'clock in the afternoon, and then returned to the lounge, sat down relaxed, and prepared to have lunch.
"What are you eating for lunch?"
In a corner of the lounge.
Lin Yao asked while unpacking the takeaway bag. Although her face was tired, her voice did not change much.
Still energetic.
"Stuffed bitter melon and soy sauce chicken."
Mu Wanqing unpacked the chopsticks and replied while handing the chopsticks to Lin Yao.
"..."
Lin Yao took the chopsticks, put them in her mouth and bit them, and opened the plastic bag a lot faster.
Because what Mu Wanqing just said were all her favorite dishes.
Mu Wanqing glanced at Lin Yao, smiled softly, then sat down next to her, put her hand on her cheek, and said gently: "Actually, you don't have to confirm it in person. We have rehearsed so many times, and the staff of Linmu E-sports can do it well."
"That's right..."
Lin Yao untied the plastic bag and put the bowl of soup on the top aside. Because she was biting the chopsticks, her words were a little unclear: "But you must be worried. You won't be at ease if you don't go through it in person."
Mu Wanqing smiled and said: "But this is not the first time we have held the E-sports Festival. It has been several years. What's more, we also held a carnival in the first half of the year, which was so successful..."
"It is precisely because the carnival in the first half of the year was so successful that the E-sports Festival has formed a fixed impression. As a reformed session, I am worried."
Lin Yao opened the lid of the takeaway box and replied at the same time.
Then, she suddenly paused, holding the lid of the takeaway box, turned back to look at Mu Wanqing, and smiled: "Are we back to the starting point again...?"
"..." Mu Wanqing smiled helplessly.
"Actually, no matter how much trouble it is, there's only half a day left."
Seeing the expression on Mu Wanqing's face, Lin Yao took off the chopsticks she was biting, and her words became clear again: "The opening ceremony will begin in the evening... Just treat it as the hardship before success."
As she spoke,
she looked up and looked out the window.
The weather is very good today.
Outside, the sky is blue and spotless.
Lin Yao opened the chopsticks and murmured, "It's a good day today, I hope everything will go well."
"It will."
Mu Wanqing nodded vigorously, and then said, "Let's eat quickly."
"Well... Do you want to eat?"
Lin Yao retracted her gaze and looked at Mu Wanqing.
"I've eaten." "
Then please get me a bottle of water."
"Okay."
"..."
In the lounge.
The two chatted casually, and occasionally there was a crisp and pleasant laugh.
And outside the window.
The sun passed by in a flash.
...
In the evening.
It was not yet five o'clock.
Outside the Pengcheng Sports Center.
The security check channel had just opened.
The audience lined up in a long line, waiting for ticket inspection to enter.
It is not an easy task to ensure the safety and order of tens of thousands of spectators.
Fortunately, after several e-sports festivals, Linmu E-sports has a lot of experience, and with the assistance of Pengcheng,
the problem is not big.
After several e-sports festivals, the players have already developed a certain tacit understanding.
Even if it is still early for the official opening of the e-sports festival,
the audience who have nothing to do will come to the scene in advance.
On the one hand, they can't wait, and on the other hand, it is not good for anyone if they squeeze together to enter the venue.
Unless there is really no other way, ordinary players will not come on time.
Now there are about three hours left before the opening ceremony.
But several security check channels are already crowded, which looks quite spectacular.
"This... too many people."
Kou Hong was in the middle of one of the ticket inspection lines.
He looked around and saw the grand scene of the crowds around him. While his scalp was numb, he couldn't help but exclaimed.
These are not only domestic players, but also a large number of overseas players in each ticket inspection line, which is estimated to be at least 30%.
Some sports events aren't that exaggerated, right?
Are there so many people watching gaming competitions?
This is his only thought at the moment.
There is no other way.
Kou Hong really doesn't understand this field. He doesn't even play games...
The reason he bought a ticket to come to the scene was because he developed a strong interest in this company when he helped Linmu Studio shoot the short film "Box".
After watching the promotional video of the e-sports festival, he became interested in the event held by Linmu Studio.
Then,
he bought a ticket and ran over.
But before he came, he didn't expect that there would be so many spectators in the game event.
"This is too outrageous. What is the magic of the event held by Linmu Studio?"
Kou Hong looked at the end of the long queue of players and the players who kept queuing up, and was very curious.
...
At the same time when Kou Hong sighed.
Another team.
A blond, blue-eyed, thin man said excitedly, "David! We're back! We're back again! We finally got the tickets!!"
"Yes, Hank."
Another man with two big flowery arms who looked a bit like the former sighed and said a little sadly, "Two years!!! Damn it! It's getting harder and harder to get tickets to Linmu Studios. We can't get tickets to the e-sports festival, and we can't get tickets to the carnival... We finally got them this year."
"There's nothing we can do. There are too many people who want them."
The thin Hank patted his brother's shoulder and comforted him, "But don't be too sad. Think about it from another perspective. Although it's a pity that we didn't get tickets in the past two years... But we got them this year! And this year's e-sports festival is different from previous years! I have a hunch! This year's e-sports festival will definitely have big surprises!"
"...That's right."
David thought about it and felt that what his brother said made sense. He nodded and became happy again.
Then.
The two began to chat casually.
And talking.
David thought of something and suddenly said, "Dear brother, I want to change jobs."
"Why?" Hank was shocked.
"My damn boss won't approve my leave, so I quit my job to watch the game this time."
David shrugged, "Maybe I can go to work in your company. After all, your boss seems to be easy to talk to. He can approve your leave every year, whether it's to come to the scene or watch the game online... So what reason did you use to ask for leave?"
"...Tell the truth."
Hank paused and spread his hands, "Our boss is very reasonable!"
"Great."
David looked a little envious.
Hank nodded perfunctorily and didn't say much.
He was already very skilled, so it was enough to just perfunctorily say it at this time.
Anyway, he asked for leave based on his ability!
As for the reason for taking leave this year, it was actually very simple... His girlfriend who he had been dating for two years had cancer. Although he didn't have a damn girlfriend, he made up one for this day...
And in order to increase credibility, he started to pave the way for his girlfriend in front of his boss early on, and even said that he was planning to get married.
This successfully made his boss believe that he had a girlfriend and they were very loving.
And raising an army for a thousand days and deploying it for a moment...
is all for this moment!
'Girlfriend' is ready to die at any time...
"Linmu Studio should not disappoint people, right? It should make my 'girlfriend' die worthily, right?"
Hank looked at the end of the team and thought silently.
...
The same team.
The end.
"I've wanted to come to the scene a long time ago, and this time I finally have the chance,"
a middle-aged man in his thirties with short hair, a high nose bridge, and a white shirt looked around and sighed.
Then, his eyes were attracted by a certain back.
He looked at the back and felt a little familiar, revealing a suspicious expression.
But soon.
He shook his head and said regretfully: "It can't be him... Poor Hank, he likes games more than me, but he is so unfortunate, his family is like cursed... Even his girlfriend couldn't escape the bad luck, ah, may God bless him!"
Hank's boss thought of his employee and prayed for him.
But he didn't know.
The poor employee he mentioned was in front of him...
and Hank himself didn't know that his boss was behind him.
I can only say that things are unpredictable.
I just don't know.
Will it be more unpredictable...
...
As time passed.
More and more spectators outside the venue entered the venue.
Then one after another, more new spectators came to line up.
The average time for each person to check the ticket was about a few seconds.
Lin Yao reserved enough time for admission.
So although there were many people, as long as they were not late, they would definitely be able to enter the venue before the opening ceremony.
When the time came to 6:40.
Outside.
There were already a few people left.
On the contrary, the sports center was densely packed with people.
The voice of one person is very small.
But when the voices of tens of thousands of people come together, it will be too lively...
And the audience was okay at the beginning.
But as 7:30 approached and the opening ceremony was approaching, they became excited and their voices became louder.
Being in such an environment,
even Kou Hong, who doesn't play games, couldn't help but get excited.
Although he felt that this feeling came inexplicably...
and as the clock pointed to seven o'clock,
there was only half an hour left.
The backstage also became nervous.
It was mainly because the players in the opening match were a little nervous.
The staff and Lin Yao couldn't take care of it for the time being.
Because they were too busy.
"How is it?"
Lin Yao confirmed the process of the opening ceremony again, and then came to the general manager Nie Hui and asked.
"Everything is ready." Nie Hui took a deep breath, "Just waiting for the time to come."
"That's good."
Lin Yao breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the corner of the stage through the monitor, looked at the excited audience, and smiled knowingly.
...
At the same time.
North America, Gibbs Company.
Today, Frank came to the company early in the morning.
He yawned, poured himself a cup of coffee first, and then returned to his seat. Turn
on the computer.
Open the webpage.
Click on the online live broadcast of the Linmu Studio E-sports Festival.
Then lean back.
"It's about to start, right? So what's the reason for Lin Yao to forcibly change the date of the e-sports festival? What's the point?"
Frank took a sip of the steaming coffee on the table, then looked at the live broadcast room that was counting down, and laughed: "Even the time doesn't match... The Global Game Awards will be held in the evening, you don't think this will cause us trouble?"
He was indeed curious about Linmu Studio's e-sports festival.
Of course, there was also some concern.
This was also the reason why he came to the company early in the morning.
However, curiosity outweighed concern.
Because after all, if Linmu Studio didn't release a new game by the end of this year.
Everything they said was fake.
So he didn't take it too seriously.
On the live broadcast page.
Half an hour.
It passed in a flash.
And as the time returned to zero.
The live broadcast officially began!
The picture appeared.
All the players, seeing the picture appear, immediately focused their attention on the screen, and Frank also retracted his thoughts and looked at the live broadcast room.
At the same time.
At the e-sports festival site.
The lights dimmed.
The entire venue fell into darkness.
The audience seats that were noisy just now suddenly became quiet.
Then a few seconds later.
Boom—
on the huge viewing screen, a countdown suddenly appeared.
Seeing the countdown, cheers immediately rang out.
Then,
the reserved program of the e-sports festival came.
The audience counted down together.
"5."
"4."
"3." "2."
"
1!"
The overwhelming countdown sounded, accompanied by the changing numbers on the screen, and the atmosphere was full.
Finally,
when the countdown reached 1,
the cheers of the audience rang out again.
At the same time,
the numbers disappeared.
On the viewing screen, the faces of two players suddenly appeared.
They were the old rivals of the "Breakout" project, Chen Xi of NO.1 and Lu Tai of FEIREN.
The two of them occupied one side of the screen, sitting in front of the computer.
Then the next second,
the two looked up at the camera, suddenly raised their hands, slapped the table twice, and then clapped their hands violently.
The monotonous clapping and clapping did not make the players cheer, but only made the players confused.
Before the players could react,
the players on the screen changed.
This time they were the star players of the "Hero" project, Handi and Bu Wenhua.
The two also looked at the camera, slapped the table twice, and then clapped their hands.
The clapping and applause they made mixed with the sounds of the previous two players and became even louder.
Then, it was the star players of the "DOTA" project, Porter Fink and Su Xingchang...
Then.
When their clapping and applause mixed together again and became clearer.
The spotlight suddenly lit up!
But it was not the main stage.
It was the secondary stage on the right.
On the secondary stage.
The band appeared in the center of the stage.
Behind them, colorful spotlights swept across.
The sound of the drum set rang out.
The drum beats and applause became the rhythm.
Then came the ensemble of bass and guitar...
and on the big screen for watching the game,
more and more players' faces appeared on the screen.
Overseas, domestic, well-known, low-key.
Different nationalities, different teams.
But they were doing the same action.
Clapping on the table, clapping.
The whole venue was filled with applause.
The players present had all seen the carnival.
They almost instantly guessed what this was about.
And those familiar e-sports players
infected all the players...
Soon,
the first audience member who followed the applause appeared.
Then.
The second, the third... countless!
The dense applause, stuck to the highly infectious rhythm.
And the prelude was very long.
Until.
All the players' faces appeared.
All the players found their favorite players.
The voice of the lead singer.
Then it sounded.
With a sense of bursting after repression!!!
【Buddy you're a boy make a big noise】
【Playing in the streets gonna be a big man someday】
【You got mud on your face】
The lead singer roared out.
This time.
It was even more shocking than the Linmu Carnival!
Because here, there were nearly 60,000 spectators!
The lights in the entire venue were turned off, and the only thing that was lit was the stage.
The audience in the audience could not see the situation next to them, or even the appearance of the lead singer.
Because the screen was full of the contestants' faces!
But they still clapped spontaneously, looking at the screen to find their favorite contestants.
Let their applause resound throughout the venue!
【Singing】
【We will, we will rock you】
【We will, we will rock you】
The climax of the song.
It was very chaotic.
Because there was not only the voice of the lead singer, but also the voices of a group of e-sports players.
But the lead singer, drummer, bass, guitar, e-sports players, and the audience all sang together, making the phrase 'We will, we will rock you' extremely powerful.
This song.
At this moment.
The players felt that it really fits here!
It's like what the e-sports players said in their hearts - we will rock you! !
"Ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
The audience didn't want to wait for a moment.
Interlude.
The cheers that seemed to overturn the entire venue broke out instantly.
Under the stage.
Somewhere.
Kou Hong sat there in a daze.
As the players cheered, he finally stopped clapping subconsciously.
He wanted to cover his ears because it was too damn loud!
But he didn't want to cover his ears.
Because it was too damn exciting!
Is this the magic of the e-sports festival! ?
This explosive power...
He didn't know what it was.
He just wanted to cheer loudly, stand up with other players, and roar and cheer!
The roars of the players, accompanied by the guitar solo,
ended this legendary rock song.
The atmosphere was instantly pushed up.
The players cheered again.
While the players were cheering
, the lights on the side stage where the band was located suddenly dimmed.
Then
the lights on another side stage suddenly lit up.
Without any pause,
another band appeared.
The tall female lead singer appeared under the spotlight.
On the huge viewing screen,
a line of words appeared - [Legends Never Die].
Then, the prelude of the song sounded.
Before the audience could recover, the next second,
listening to the unfamiliar prelude,
they cheered again!
Their cheers complemented the prelude of the song.
【Legends never die】
【When the world is calling you】
【Can you hear them screaming out your name】
The hollow and distant female voice began to sing gently.
If the rock music just now was moving, then this time it was quiet.
The melodious female voice seemed to bring back memories.
With a sense of tragedy of a loser.
And the big screen for watching the game.
It was indeed playing the "failures" of each previous e-sports festival in rotation... or the moments that were hard to let go. Whether it was a mistake in chess, a BP error,
or a decision-making error. In short, they were all moments that were hard to let go. To be honest, it felt inappropriate. Doing this at the opening of the e-sports festival... Kou Hong barely calmed down, and as an outsider looking at the pictures, this thought came to his mind subconsciously. But just as he had this thought, the music suddenly changed... and the pictures began to change. 【Every time you bleed for reaching greatness】 【Relentless you survive】 【They never lose hope when everything's cold and the fighting's near】 【 It's deep in their bones they'll run into smoke when the fire is fierce】 A melodious female voice. Suddenly became passionate! With a kind of "give it all" free and easy! Even if you reach a desperate situation, you must fight to the death! And, the perseverance to become a legend! All of these were conveyed to everyone through the song. This is another kind of burning! And... the effect is very good. Kou Hong opened his mouth, his face flushed, and then he shuddered violently in place. Goose bumps were all over his arms. He couldn't speak. Even. He felt that he had auditory hallucinations. Because he couldn't understand what the person next to him said. "David, my girlfriend died a good death... This trip is really worth it!" What the hell is that. Kou Hong glanced at the two overseas audience members next to him and immediately retracted his gaze. Because as the female singer on the stage sang 'Legends never die' again! The audience couldn't hold back and cheered again. Kou Hong couldn't even understand the game, but he still followed the players and cheered loudly. There was no way. I couldn't bear it! In such an environment. He finally knew what magic this activity of Linmu Studio had. On the stage, the female singer sang in the second half, and her condition was better. At the end. As the big screen of the viewing screen showed the words [Heroes Chasing Legends], "ohhhhhhhhhhh!!!" The atmosphere reached a peak again! It was pushed up again! It continued to be pushed up! The audience who were not on the scene and watching the live broadcast couldn't hold back a little. Not to mention the audience. Even the professional players couldn't bear it... The entrance to the stage. Several professional teams were on standby, preparing for the final stage. The ones at the front were the representatives of the CTG and FEIREN teams, Lu Tai and Bu Wenhua. The two carried the final trophy they won last year. Although they were not in the same event , their expressions were almost the same. Their faces were flushed with excitement. Moreover, their empty hands clenched their fists and trembled slightly with excitement... Whether it was the first song or the second song, the destructive power to them was really too great. Before they became professional players, they were also human beings. "Fuck! After this opening ceremony, if I don't take the trophy back this year, I will feel sorry for myself!" Lu Tai glanced at the trophy on his shoulder and suddenly cursed. "..." Next to him, Bu Wenhua glanced at him, although he didn't say anything.
But they obviously had the same idea.
Behind them, several other teammates looked at each other, and their eyes were also burning with fighting spirit.
But what they didn't know was that
behind them,
the e-sports players who didn't carry the trophy were looking at them.
The light in their eyes was exactly the same as theirs.
The e-sports players and the audience were excited, excited, and mixed with some feelings.
But there was no dragging at the scene.
As the coda was finished,
the [Heroes Chasing Legends] on the screen slowly faded.
Then the lights on the left side of the secondary stage also dimmed.
Ding-
then.
The lights on the main stage lit up.
The players didn't even have to think about it, and they cheered immediately.
And their cheers were like some kind of signal.
The band on the main stage played the first syllable.
A heavy drumbeat.
Then.
The hollow and vicissitudes, the sound of wind instruments with a sense of epicness sounded.
In an instant.
All the players were stunned, and then instantly got goose bumps.
In the stage channel.
All the team members of the "Breakout" project were stunned, and then they also had goose bumps.
Because the music being played was... the music used in the finals of the first Breakout Challenge, which was the predecessor of the e-sports festival. The name was - "Kai Tian"!
The music suddenly sounded, with a feeling of calmness and turbulence.
On the scene.
On the big screen of the viewing game.
The picture of the first Breakout Challenge appeared.
Then the second Breakout Challenge.
Then the reformed e-sports festival...
Scenes of past events, with the music of calmness and turbulence, were displayed one by one in front of the players.
At first, there was only the "Breakout" project, but slowly, as the music played.
The pictures of "Heroes", "Dota", "Warcraft"... these events were also added.
Then.
The music suddenly changed in the middle.
With the heroic spirit of "who else but me".
National instruments and electronic music.
Magnificent!
And on the screen.
The pictures of various teams and players winning the championship began to play.
Shocking!
Kou Hong looked up.
This time, the music had no lyrics, just pure music.
He couldn't hear the lyrics.
He couldn't understand the game.
But.
Listening to this music with the heroic spirit of "who else but me", watching those players holding golden fireworks and hugging each other excitedly.
He felt a sense of power.
A sense of power that shocked him.
This time.
The players didn't shout loudly, but all looked up at the viewing screen, watching the previous scenes.
After the foreshadowing of the previous two songs.
Most of them had the same idea as Kou Hong, that is, they felt a sense of shocking power.
Countless audiences raised their heads.
Under the reflection of the stage lights, they were reflected in the camera.
The viewing screen.
After the pictures of last year's winning team appeared one by one.
The music also came to the second half.
The cheers of the players finally rang out.
They shouted with all their strength, venting their emotions without reservation!
And just as they shouted.
The viewing screen.
All the pictures appeared on the same screen.
The scenes of the previous e-sports festivals... suddenly began to retreat.
Then.
All the pictures began to collapse inward.
It was as if all these scenes were to be gathered together at one point!
On the main stage,
the spotlights began to dim one by one.
One, two, three...
The music came to an end.
Snap -
the last light was turned off.
The music came to an end.
But the aftertaste still remained.
On the viewing screen,
the images that appeared on the same screen collapsed inwards and eventually formed an object - an abstract, black and white "box".
A "box" similar to a Rubik's Cube!
It was the LOGO of this year's e-sports festival!!!
"..."
The audience looked at the LOGO formed by the event images on the screen and was silent for a while.
Then.
A huge volume of sound suddenly erupted.
Deafening.
"ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!"
...
"..."
At the same time.
Gibbs Company.
An office.
Frank held the coffee, maintaining the posture of wanting to drink.
But he didn't move.
The coffee in his cup went from boiling hot at the beginning, with mist rising, and then slowly became warm.
No more mist.
Finally.
Frank saw the end.
He saw the appearance of LGOO at this year's Linmu E-sports Festival. He
came back to his senses.
"What The FucK."
He took a deep breath, then looked at the coffee in his hand, wanting to drink it again and again, and finally just threw the cup down.
He had to admit.
This opening ceremony... was really shocking!
Very shocking.
Much more shocking than the previous Global Game Awards.
When it comes to mobilizing emotions, Linmu Studio still knows a little more.
This made him a little worried.
Frank looked at the coffee on the table and began to think.
But soon, he reacted and shook his head. He
calmly picked up the coffee again.
"No... I'm confused. This is an e-sports festival. How can it affect me?"
I changed the order of the chapters... It was really too messy before. This is my fault.
Let's follow this from now on...
(End of this chapter)
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