my return 2002

Chapter 260 A single spark can start a prairie fire
"Hey, Brother Yang, why did you get up so early today? Are you going on a date?"

"Appoint a P, I don't even have a girlfriend, I'm going to watch the game."

"What game? Football or basketball?"

"It's silly, who still watches that thing these days, e-sports!"

"What is e-sports?"

"It's just a game on the computer."

"Hey, it's so lively, isn't it just playing games, or watching other people play, it's boring."

"Turtle, what do you know, can people play games the same? It seems that you and Jordan can both play basketball, why do you want to watch Jordan play basketball? You can't even think of the operation of others, just learn it and you're done. Not interesting yet."

"Uh, what game? Is it that fun?"

"It's fun, do you know that people light candles and ghosts blow lamps? Have you read the novel? It is an online game of the same name, produced by Mountain Dew Entertainment, and the original work is nearly 100% restored."

"I know Ghost Blowing Lantern. Is the online game coming out so soon? I've been waiting for [Zhu Xian], Mountain Dew Entertainment? I don't think I've heard of it."

"It's the company from Jianyujianghu."

"Fuck, this game company has a conscience, then I have to check it out."

The same scene appeared in many colleges and universities. Compared with junior high school students and high school students, college students have more free time, and at the same time, they have more money in their pockets. They are the main force in the online game market. Same passion.

The budding of e-sports in China started among college students.

The semi-final match was arranged to be held in the Dongda Gymnasium, which was also the relationship Shen Lang was looking for. Originally, Zhuang Yan planned to arrange it at Jiaotong University, but unfortunately the venue fee there was not negotiated, and Jiaotong University was also a little afraid that this thing would affect the students' studies.

Seeing that more and more audiences came to the scene, although Zhuang Yan and Lu Bin looked tired, their eyes were full of excitement.

They didn't expect that a college league in a region could cause such a big response.

"Old Lu, I think there must be at least 1000 people here? Do you think we should change to a bigger venue for the finals?" Zhuang Yan patted Lu Bin on the shoulder excitedly.

Lu Bin said with a smile: "Then we have to change to a bigger venue. It's a pity that TV stations don't allow this thing to be broadcast. If it can be on TV, our influence will be even greater."

Zhuang Yan was stunned, this guy was even more ambitious than him, and he was still on TV?So [Ghost Blowing Lantern] still not going to heaven?
"I said why I didn't see you everywhere, so the cat is lazy."

Zhuang Yan and Lu Bin turned their heads and found that Shen Lang and Jiang Yan were already standing behind them.

Zhuang Yan and Lu Bin quickly stood up and snuffed out the cigarette butts in their hands. It was hard to find a free time to smoke a cigarette, but the boss didn't find out yet, so it was embarrassing.

"Mr. Shen, why didn't you tell me in advance when you came, so that we can go to greet you." Zhuang Yan accompanied him with a smiling face.

Shen Lang laughed and scolded: "Okay, don't do that routine, let's go, the competition is about to start, let's go and see it too."

When she came to the gymnasium, Jiang Yan was a little startled by the scene in front of her, and even asked Shen Lang incomprehensibly.

"Is this game so attractive? Couldn't it be the entrustment you invited?"

Shen Lang and Lu Bin looked at each other, and said with a smile: "Why don't you do a questionnaire survey on the spot, let these boys choose between games and girlfriends, and see if they choose games or girlfriends."

What Zhuang Yan and Lu Bin didn't expect was that Jiang Yan really asked.

After asking, Jiang Yan came back with a skeptical expression on her life: "No wonder making games makes so much money now."

Apparently, she already had an answer.

While talking, on the temporary stage set up in the center of the gymnasium, the host has already begun to introduce the contestants to the audience.

In this college league, in addition to the 4V4 team competition, there are also 2V2 team competitions, and 1V1 individual competitions. Those who can make it to the semi-finals are all masters. Due to the home game, the players from Dongda University won the most cheers the warmest.

Soon, the semi-finals officially began. The team competition was held first. For the convenience of the audience, a curtain was erected behind the stage, and the competition process was directly projected on the curtain. The picture quality was a bit poor, but the audience present The interest has not diminished in the slightest.

The team competition is all about cooperation. The Zhejiang University team and the Finance University team played very anxiously on the stage, and the audience cheered for the wonderful operation of one of the players from time to time.

Seeing that Jiang Yan was gradually affected by the atmosphere of the scene, Shen Lang said with a smile.

"Do you know why you were dragged here suddenly?"

Without waiting for Jiang Yan to answer, Shen Lang continued.

"These college students are the easiest users of our 360 payment, and they will also be the mainstream consumer groups in the future. As long as you master them, 360 payment will be enough to compete with Alipay. This is the focus of your next work."

Jiang Yan nodded thoughtfully, looked at the cheering college students, and said something.

"Suddenly regretted going to university abroad."

Shen Lang smiled and did not speak, and continued to watch the game.

In the middle of a game, the server was stuck on the scene, and Zhuang Yan's expression changed suddenly, and he looked at Shen Lang cautiously.

Shen Lang didn't care at all: "It's normal for all kinds of situations to occur on the scene. The purpose of holding the college league this time is to let the team learn from experience."

Zhuang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, and hurried to deal with it. Finally, after repairs by technicians, the competition resumed half an hour later. To Zhuang Yan's surprise, not only did the audience not leave, but many of them called their classmates and friends to watch.

In the team competition, Zhejiang University, Dongda University, Hangzhou TV University, and Jinling University of Finance and Economics won the championship places, and the team competition and individual competition also determined the top four places.

At the same time, Shen Lang was also invited to the stage to present bonuses to the contestants. The top four contestants each received a bonus of 5000 yuan, and the top eight contestants also received 2000 yuan. For college students, this is quite a fortune.

After the game, Zhuang Yan and Lu Bin found Shen Lang.

"Mr. Shen, we plan to rent a hall in the convention and exhibition center to hold the finals. What do you think?"

Shen Lang nodded: "Well, this idea is good, but you have to keep up with the publicity, after all, you will lose a large part of the audience if you leave the venue of the college, don't expect the audience to be only two or three kittens at that time. It looks good."

Lu Bin proposed an idea: "How about we make an appointment for the public beta to draw tickets for the final?"

Zhuang Yan's eyes lit up: "This is a good idea. The tickets are all in hand. There is a high probability that the audience will go to the scene, and we can also promote a wave of public betas by the way."

Shen Lang smiled and nodded: "Well, after you go back, communicate with the Duowan community, and publish the rules on the official account of YY Log to let more players know that if the number of reservations exceeds 50, they will not be deleted. file public beta."

50 is definitely an easy target for [Ghost Blowing Lantern]'s current popularity. Zhuang Yan and Lu Bin also know that Shen Lang is in a hurry to make money by launching the game.

Just as the flames of e-sports were blazing, the finals of [Ghost Blowing the Lantern] officially kicked off at the Metropolis Exhibition Center, adding a layer of oil to the fire.

This is the true portrayal of the scene of the finals. This is the first real e-sports regular event in China. Just yesterday, the number of reservations for the [Ghost Blowing Lantern] public beta exceeded one million, far exceeding the goal set by Shen Lang. 50 goals, many of which are because the college league pays attention to this game.

On the 360 ​​video, there is a collection video of the [Ghost Blowing Lantern] series of leagues, with a total of over 800 million hits. Many users are still discussing which team they like or which player they like in the comment area below the video, and the popularity is high.

The reason is also very simple. For domestic netizens, new things like e-sports are too fresh and shocking, especially for many game lovers. It will naturally be substituted into it, even if the game is very good, it does not prevent every player from having an invincible heart.

[Ghost Blowing Lantern] On the stage of the finals, Shen Lang uncovered a piece of red cloth, on which was a row of trophies. The shape of the trophies was carved according to the shape of the dust bead in [Ghost Blowing Lantern], but the size was different. Look It looked extremely shocking.

The pupils of both the audience and the contestants shrank when they saw the championship trophy.

Standing on the stage, Shen Lang had a panoramic view of the contestants' expressions, and it was not in vain for him to spend so much money to create these trophies.

The concept of e-sports has not yet been popularized, and in the environment where e-sports competitions are still relatively simple, [Ghost Blowing Lantern] has completely made the specifications for the college league, and it has also improved everyone's awareness of e-sports competitions.

In the center of the stage, Shen Lang held the championship trophy with one hand and the microphone with the other.

"Welcome everyone to the scene of today's [Ghost Blowing Lantern] finals. Today will be a moment to witness history. E-sports is no longer a self-entertainment among players. We have all the rules, events, and players of regular competitive games. ,audience."

"Here, I can tell everyone responsibly that today's finals is not the end, but a brand new beginning. In the future, we will hold a national e-sports competition with more contestants and higher prize money!"

As soon as Shen Lang finished speaking, there was a burst of cheers at the scene, and the players were all red-eyed. The prize money of the college league was already high enough in their opinion, and they didn't expect that there would be a game with a higher prize money.

Just when Shen Lang walked off the stage, the finals officially began. The competition system was different from the semi-finals. The finals had an individual competition first, and the reason was simple. Lu Bin's team found that the individual competition was about individual operations. It’s not that exciting, but the team competition is a test of the team’s ability to cooperate, the skill combination looks very cool, and the competition process is more intense, so it is natural to put it at the end.

The final champion of the individual competition was a young man from the University of Finance and Economics, wearing glasses. When Shen Lang presented him with the award, he was so excited that he couldn't speak, which caused a burst of laughter from the audience, but when he held up the championship trophy , the audience still gave him warm applause.

The next team competition and team competition process will be even more exciting, especially the final team competition, the confrontation between Zhejiang University and Jinling University of Finance and Economics. There was no reduction in staff, and the game was extremely anxious, and the audience couldn't help but sweat for them.

In the end, Zhejiang University was superior and seized an opportunity to take the lead in reducing the opponent's staff. However, Jinling University of Finance and Economics was also very tenacious, and eventually the two Zhejiang University desperately fought to the death.

At the moment when the game ended, colorful streamers fell from the sky, and the four people from Zhejiang University jointly raised the championship trophy and shouted.

"we are the champion."

The atmosphere of the venue reached its peak. The audience not only cheered for the players from Zhejiang University, but also applauded the four players from Jinling University of Finance and Economics. They fought to the last moment.

The game is over, but the impact has only just begun to spread.

[Ghost Blows the Lantern] The popularity of the college league has also caused a shock in the domestic online game circle. E-sports is still a new thing for online game companies, and there are no large-scale competitions in China. From the perspective of game companies, game promotion is nothing more than online advertising. There are two ways for offline Internet cafes.

The college league held by [Ghost Blowing Lantern] undoubtedly created a brand new way of publicity.

However, after analyzing these game companies, they found that this road is not suitable for them, and the reason is very simple. At this time, the domestic games are either agents or reskin games imitating the Korean kimchi online game, and the original content is actually very little. .

The kimchi game has a characteristic. All the gameplay revolves around allowing players to stack attributes. The competition is very poor. Basically, whoever has the best equipment and who is lucky enough to get more critical hits in PK wins.

It's a joke to engage in e-sports with this kind of stalwart output game, and many game companies can only sigh.

However, there are also game companies that have learned from the experience of the [Ghost Blowing the Lantern] college league, and have also started to hold college leagues, among which Zhu Jun is the fastest mover.

World of Warcraft originally had an arena mode, and it is very rich. It is a relatively mature gameplay, and it is very suitable to use it for a competitive game.

Of course, Zhu Jun, that stinky and shameless person, actually called Shen Lang, wanting him to sponsor some experienced manpower for the competition, Shen Lang said one word directly: Get lost.

However, Zhu Jun obviously did not give up, and finally started the game. Not to mention, the response was really good. According to the data released by Ninetowns, on the day of the college league game, the number of simultaneous online users of World of Warcraft broke through 70, reaching [-]. The highest since the service was launched.

In addition to Ninetowns, NetEase has also launched a college league. Yes, Fantasy Westward Journey has also taken a fancy to this piece of cake. As a new leader in the current domestic game industry, NetEase is also ambitious and wants to keep its position as the leader.

At the beginning, netizens laughed at NetEase for a turn-based game, but they wanted to take advantage of the popularity of e-sports. However, what surprised these netizens was that Fantasy Westward Journey’s college league was quite successful.

Of course, the impact was not all positive. On this day, Zhuang Yan approached Shen Lang with a lawyer's letter.

"Boss Shen, we've been accused."

(End of this chapter)