The staff are preparing in an orderly manner, the director is debugging the equipment, the contestants are also making tactical arrangements in the lounge backstage, and the audience has begun to enter the venue one after another.

Although the studio where the qualifying competition is held is not comparable to the venue of GPL, after the surprise arrangement in the past two days, it now looks decent.

Except that the venue is smaller and the audience is smaller, there is nothing major wrong with it.

Zhao Xuming was also a bit stuck. He didn't originally plan to spend so much money, but the promotion of fv club did bring a lot of popularity. Longyu Group is the organizer of the event, so it is really unjustifiable not to show off.

I can only pray silently, hoping that this qualifying competition will be a success, so that the money will not be wasted and it can buy popularity, and the cooperation between Zhidou Company and Longyu Group will become more stable.

After checking all the work and confirming that there were no problems, Zhao Xuming breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense nerves relaxed a lot.

However, at this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came.

Zhao Xuming turned around and saw Ding Gan, the owner of SUG Club, walking over with a livid face, holding a piece of paper in his hand and looking very angry.

Zhao Xuming was stunned for a moment: "Mr. Ding? Why are you so angry? Shouldn't you be preparing for the game in the lounge of the Sug Club now?"

Ding Gan was indeed very angry, but he did not dare to lose his temper at Zhao Xuming. He stretched out his hand and handed the piece of paper over: "Mr. Zhao! Why didn't you tell me this kind of thing earlier?"

Zhao Xuming was confused. He reached out and took the piece of paper from Ding Gan's hand, and found that what was written on it was the FV club's roster.

Because the preparations for the qualifying tournament were hasty and the rosters of many small clubs had not yet been completely determined, the organizers did not finalize the rosters of each club until yesterday.

Zhao Xuming was not very familiar with these players, and was not aware of any problems with fv's roster. Moreover, it was already very late, so no further notice was given.

The match between fv club and sug club is this afternoon, so Ding Gan just got the fv club's roster, and immediately became furious and came to find Zhao Xuming.

Zhao Xuming still didn't understand what was going on. He glanced at the fv club's roster and saw nothing, so he asked: "What's wrong with this roster?"

Ding Gan was very speechless: "Mr. Zhao, these five members of the fv club are all star players from the ioi branch of several of our old clubs. They were all bought by the clubs of gpl before!"

"These five players are all very strong individually, and now they have all gone to the fv club. This is a veritable dream lineup!"

"Mr. Zhao, tell me, what does this mean?"

Zhao Xuming was shocked and instantly realized the seriousness of the problem.

This means that three established clubs, including SUG, are likely to be squeezed out of a spot!

Zhao Xuming frowned and said in confusion: "How could it be possible? Where did the fv club get the money to buy so many star players?"

Ding Gan was also very speechless: "How do I know! I just saw this list. Mr. Zhao, you have to take care of this matter. Our three clubs spent a lot of money to get the quota for this World Championship."

People, strengthen, if the fruit is picked by others in the end, then, then..."

Zhao Xuming was very irritated: "How can I take care of this?"

"Is it possible to directly disqualify the fv club? How is it possible! They compete according to the formal procedures and buy reinforcements in the normal way. If we forcibly disqualify them, wouldn't this make players across the country look at the Longyu Group's joke?"

"Not to mention disqualification, any small move will discredit Longyu Group and even affect the reputation of Zhidou Company and the upcoming World Finals."

"I can't do anything about this, you can just ask for your own blessings."

"Longyu Group has already given the green light to your three clubs when it comes to buying people. If you still can't win the qualifying rounds, then you are pure waste. I don't think you need to go to the World Championship!"

Ding Gan grimaced: "Mr. Zhao, think about it carefully, there must be something fishy behind this!"

"Fv Club is just a small club. Where can you get the money to buy so many star players? The transfer fees for these players together are in the tens of millions, and the clubs in GPL are not short of money, so why sell them? Here There must be something wrong with your head!"

"Mr. Zhao, aren't you afraid that gog is here to cause trouble on purpose?"

This sentence moved Zhao Xuming, and I have to say that this is indeed a big doubt.

But Zhao Xuming thought about it carefully and realized that even if this was the case, there was still nothing he could do.

All actions of the fv club are in compliance with the regulations. The qualifications for the competition are provided by the Longyu Group. The purchase must follow the formal process. There were no restrictions on the team members before, even if it is known that the fv club has some relationship with gog. , it is impossible to drive them away now.

Besides, if fv club really relies on its ability to squeeze out a reserved club, there will still be three teams competing, and the overall strength of the domestic teams will become stronger.

It's just that the interests of a certain old club have been damaged, and it doesn't affect the overall situation at all. At worst, it's enough to find a way to compensate it afterwards.

Thinking of this, Zhao Xuming waved his hand and said: "I have no control over this matter. You can figure it out on your own. I have tried my best to pave the way for you. If you don't win the qualifying round in the end, it only means that you are not capable. You can't blame others."

"This..." Ding Gan opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't think of a more convincing statement, so he could only leave in silence.

On the way to the sug club lounge, Ding Gan became more and more angry as he thought about it.

He couldn't help but wanted to talk to Wu Yue, the owner of FV Club, but in the end he held back.

It makes no sense to theorize about this kind of thing.

I can only hope that the SUG players can gain some momentum and keep their spot in this World Championship!

…

In the afternoon, after Pei Qian left the Shanghai High-speed Railway Station, he took the subway directly to the competition venue for the ioi qualifying competition.

Between the opening ceremony of the gpl league and the ioi qualifying round, Pei Qian decisively chose the latter.

The reason is also very simple. Whether you watch the GPL League or not, it is probably the same, and the popularity cannot be low. Pei Qian wants to see the situation of the Ioi Qualifying Tournament. It is best to make sure that the FV Club will be eliminated, and then he can feel at ease. Went to watch a gpl game.

The ioi qualifying competition this time was held in a studio on the top floor of a shopping mall in Shanghai. Although it was not very big and could only accommodate 600 spectators, the location was very good.

Pei Qian came out of the high-speed rail station in Shanghai and took the subway for a few stops before arriving.

The qualifying round had already started in the morning. Pei Qian also watched a few games on the high-speed rail. However, he had never played ioi much and didn't know much about the heroes and skills in it, so he watched it a little boringly. He just watched it roughly. It is obvious that there are gaps in the strength of these teams.

The schedule of the competition is rather strange. A total of eight teams are divided into two groups. Four teams will be determined through the group stage in the morning and afternoon, and then one team will be eliminated through the bo5 knockout match tomorrow.

The match of fv club was in the afternoon, and they were in the same group as sug, a long-established club.

The entire schedule is very full, so for Pei Qian, the best result is to see that the fv club is eliminated this afternoon, so he can rest assured.

If he is lucky and enters the knockout stage, Pei Qian will book a hotel nearby and leave after watching the knockout match tomorrow.

Of course, Pei Qian felt that this possibility was extremely slim.

Considering that there are many young people in the Magic City, Pei Qian still wore a black mask to cover his face in order to keep a low profile.

Although Jingzhou is now called the "e-sports capital" by many netizens and attracts many young people, there is still a big gap compared with super first-tier cities like Shanghai.

The shopping mall was crowded with people, many young people were chatting and laughing, and the escalators going upstairs were full of people.

Pei Qian took a look at the more people on the other side of the escalator, so he had to follow the crowd and take the escalator to the top floor.

"Hey, is it possible that these are all people who came to watch the ioi qualifying competition? Longyu Group's publicity work is good."

"I was originally worried that the number of people on the live broadcast platform was fake, but now it seems that even if there is water, it shouldn't be very big."

"Well, this is a good phenomenon! I hope it can divert more traffic to GPL!"

Pei Qian had already noticed in the morning that the ioi qualifying live broadcast rooms on major live broadcast platforms were very popular, but there were not many barrages, and he was a little worried whether the popularity was exaggerated.

But seeing this hot scene offline, Pei Qian felt much more relieved.

I hope Longyu Group and Zhidou Company can take root in the Magic City and create another e-sports city to compete with Jingzhou!

Pei Qian continued to go up. There were many people here for shopping, so the number of people gradually became smaller.

Pei Qian didn't care. He lowered his head and scrolled through his phone. Most people would go to the top floor anyway.

However, after going up a few floors, the crowd suddenly dispersed!

About half of the people did not continue to go up the escalator, but stayed on this floor.

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment and suddenly felt something was wrong.

He put away his phone and looked up. This was the 7th floor, and the studio where the ioi qualifying competition was located should be on the 9th floor.

Taking a closer look at where these people were going, Pei Qian's expression froze instantly.

There is actually a Moyu internet cafe here?

Yes, it’s still the familiar logo of Moyu Internet Cafe, and it’s the model of Moyu Internet Cafe 3.0 E-sports Life Hall.

The big screen outside the Moyu Internet Cafe is exactly the same as the one in the live broadcast room. It is the countdown to the opening game of the GPL preseason. The two teams fighting are ek and h4, which are also the champion and runner-up teams in the previous global invitational tournament.

It can be said that the opening game of the GPL pre-season is full of cards.

The makeup photos of the ten members of both teams were all re-taken. Huang Wang and Jiang Huan, as the core C-positions of the two teams, posed handsomely, and their strong muscles were vaguely visible under the team uniforms.

Except for the two of them, the other team members have also undergone significant changes in their figures and increased their muscle mass after exercising during this period of time.

There is a large open space outside the Moyu Internet Cafe. Seats have been placed and the audience is already seated.

Pei Qian was a little confused for a moment.

It turns out that when I went upstairs, I saw so many people. It wasn’t the popularity of the Ioi qualifying competition at all, but the popularity of the GPL!

More than half of the people come to Moyu Internet Cafe to watch the game!

But then again, why did a fishing internet cafe suddenly appear here?

When did it happen?

A long time ago, after the success of the Moyu Internet Cafe 3.0 model, Pei Qian had already decided to expand the industry and let Xiao Peng open Moyu Internet Cafe by himself. He could open it anywhere, as long as he made sure to spend the money he earned.

That’s it.

Now it seems that this Moyu Internet Cafe should be the result of Xiao Peng's entry into Shanghai.

Pei Qian was speechless.

Zhao Xuming of Longyu Group is too good at picking places!
To be continued...