Chapter 20: The 1st SOLO Martial Arts Tournament!
Chapter 20: The 1st SOLO Martial Arts Tournament!
As night fell, TheShy's livestream saw its largest audience of the night since his first victory.
"Hey streamer, streamer, how exactly do you do that combo again?"
"E flash WRA Tiamat into RQ, it sounds simple, but only the streamer can pull it off at the most outrageous speed."
"Hey streamer, streamer, play Riven again, give us a show!!!"
TheShy's live stream viewership surpassed 10,000, reaching its previous peak.
Not only that, the head effect has also begun to take hold. TheShy's numerous one-shot kills in a single game have made him a key figure of interest in the League of Legends esports scene.
The number of viewers in the live streams of the other four members of KG also reached a new high.
The Songsong Xiangxiang group, which originally had only a little over a thousand members, has reportedly expanded to two groups of 2000 each.
It has increased by nearly four times.
Lin Kong surveyed everyone's data and was quite satisfied with the current situation.
At this rate, the revenue generated by KG's team through product sales will rival, and even exceed, the cost of operating the club.
"TheShy will soon become our KG's star player."
"Next, we'll focus on TheShy for now. In the next few games, we'll concentrate on TheShy creating memorable moments."
"Let's feed him well for the next few days first."
"Our KG reputation will also rise accordingly."
Lin Kong's notebook outlines plans to create hype for all matches except tomorrow's match against EDE.
At that time, we'll put TheShy on the field with all sorts of amazing champion plays, such as top lane Vayne, Riven, Fiora, Irelia, Camille, Gangplank, and so on.
In other teams, top laners are either tanks or fillers, or at most, heavy fighters. With TheShy's pool of light fighter champions, it's hard to imagine how interesting it will be.
The visual appeal of playing a lightly armored warrior hero is unmatched by any other hero.
This is especially true when you have an equipment advantage, which often leads to memorable moments.
"Control the online trolls in advance on Tieba, arrange online trolls in the live broadcast room, and online trolls off-site."
"Each game costs around 1 to 2 yuan, so the entire regular season would cost around 20 yuan!"
"We need to think of more ways to raise more money."
Lin Kong continued to plan, wanting to create momentum similar to the NBY match and maintain KG's popularity, these expenses were necessary.
There are two different situations.
One possibility is that KG can defeat EDE and truly become the king of LSPL.
Another approach is the runway team style; losing to EDE doesn't matter, as long as it's stylish enough.
The second option is the path Lin Kong has chosen. On the field, there is more than just winning and losing.
Showing it off is fine too!
Many people will remember Wei Shen's reverse Q, but they will also remember Wei Shen's perfect god-level combo with Kassadin.
If you play well enough, you can attract a large audience and build a fan base.
"Of course, the main problem is that taking down EDE is too difficult; our win rate is still below 50%!"
"The training time was still too short. Even though the players have a good foundation, the five of them couldn't get together for more than a month."
EDE is not weak; they are considered mid-tier in the LPL. It will be too difficult for KG, who are struggling to integrate their players, to defeat EDE.
That was originally what Lin Kong thought.
January 19th, inside the 666 Esports Arena in Shanghai.
"Congratulations to KG! After defeating EDE, they're temporarily leading the standings with a 2-0 victory!"
"KG's players performed absolutely flawlessly today, especially TheShy in the top lane; his Fiora was simply unstoppable!"
"12-0, a shutout victory against EDE, considered the strongest team on paper, KG is simply a miracle team!"
Won?
"President Lin, we won! And it was a clean sweep!!!"
"That's awesome! What a great 4-1 split-push attack!"
"EDE was completely fooled the whole time!"
Zhu Kai excitedly shouted from the side, startling the other staff members in the preparation area.
Lin Kong didn't blame Zhu Kai for anything. Not only was Zhu Kai agitated, but even Lin Kong hadn't realized what was going on.
Yesterday he was still thinking that EDE's team strength was outrageous, and AJ was holding off TheShy's pressure in the top lane until the mid-game.
With their strong Korean-style operations, EDE could easily take them down.
Who knew that a super big surprise would happen today?
EDE completely misunderstood the situation from the start, thinking that targeting Xiaotian and ZuoShou's mid and jungle positions would be the main attack direction.
As a result, the mid and jungle players ran into trouble within three minutes. Zuo Shou got a double kill, freeing up the mid lane to roam, and the top and bottom lanes couldn't stop the mid and jungle players from roaming together.
In the second dragon fight, they achieved another perfect 3-0 exchange, sealing EDE's demise.
Then it was TheShy's turn to shine. He put immense pressure on EDE in the side lane, and his Fiora was invincible in 1v1 situations. AJ's Trundle was completely helpless against him.
Finally, they went all out and faced the enemy head-on.
Unfortunately, their lineup lacked an initiator, and KG instead held them back on the main battlefield, allowing TheShy to carry them through the enemy lines until EDE panicked and retreated to defend.
KG unleashed another powerful attack, sweeping EDE members away one by one.
"The game ended in just over 26 minutes, and my planned tactics were executed at 120% effectiveness."
"In that case..."
"The plans have changed!"
Lin Kong opened his phone; KG could absolutely crush EDE.
Then the entire LSPL will have no rivals, and marketing will no longer be a problem.
KG will be invincible throughout the entire Spring Split in April.
KG, the future LPL champion!
[The World's Best Riven, THESHY!]
[The dirtiest team uniform in the world belongs to mercenary KG.]
Lin Kong began organizing an online army from all directions.
They started marketing TheShy's plays, editing together various top-tier plays from TheShy's matches over the past two days, and then had a group of paid trolls hype him up.
On the other hand, they arranged for opposing sides to be organized to fiercely criticize KG team's merchandise sales activities, thereby expanding their influence.
The goal is to get KG into the public eye of the league as quickly as possible.
"That matter from before can be addressed a little earlier!"
Having already taken down all the online trolls, Lin Kong hasn't stopped yet.
Casting a wide net in the esports scene while simultaneously launching a second-line offensive.
If we were to say that Douyin's sales were the most explosive thing ever, then...
Before this, creating mischief was the fastest way to gain followers!
"When there's no work, all I can do is bite a lighter."
"Luckily, I have tons of work to do!"
"We're going to raid RNG this weekend."
"Go see UZI and hold the first offline SOLO competition at the same time."
"I have contacted four clubs: RNG, EDG, LGD, and WE. They will each send two players, in addition to us."
"Partner with the top six from the preliminary rounds to compete in an offline round of 16 solo elimination matches."
Lin Kong's words were astonishing, not to mention the KG members who had heard the news.
The entire internet was abuzz with discussion.
Through contacting Tencent's esports team and with a little maneuvering, it's said that Lin Kong launched a massive challenge across the entire internet.
Director Dong also joined in, promoting it extensively among the league's streamers, and countless league streamers contacted Lin Kong to sign up.
In an instant, turmoil swept through the martial arts world.
The First SOLO Martial Arts Tournament!
Coming soon!
[KG owner issues challenge: Who is the king of solo play?]
[Champion's prize money: 500,000!]
[A gathering of professional esports players including UZI, Clearlove, and TheShy, along with the top six contestants from a million-strong pool of participants!]
During the regular season periods of LPL and LSPL, it is usually a quiet and boring time for spectators.
Lin Kong's outburst instantly ignited the emotions of the entire internet.
This SOLO tournament isn't just for famous professional players.
More importantly, Lin Kong launched a nationwide competition, divided into a streamer competition and a streetball king competition.
Applicants must be Diamond 1 or higher in either the Chinese server or the Korean server to be eligible to apply.
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