At that time, the system of the domestic professional e-sports league was far from developed to the level of maturity and perfection it is today.
Even the so-called LPL league now is something that was created by the domestic official joint electric association after the S2 and S3 seasons. As early as the S1 season, when the national server was strictly speaking, it could not be regarded as one. The official e-sports area recognized by the World Electric Association and the so-called professional teams in China are just a bunch of grass-roots teams.
At that time, there was no complete set of team competition process.
Each team has been established, and apart from the distant goal of the World Finals, there is no other clearer goal plan.
It is with the enthusiasm for the dream of e-sports, all kinds of ways to find games that can be played.
Yes.
It's that simple and straightforward.
When there is a game, I will play it. I don’t pick anything. I will play everything I can. After all, at that time, the so-called professional teams couldn’t even find a few club owners who could pay serious wages. Everyone’s survival depended on it. Hold on... Or just make a living by earning a little bit of a meager bonus from game after game.
If you were very hungry at that time, the players of each team would be like hungry wolves with empty stomachs and green eyes, frantically searching for any game, no matter how small and inconspicuous. If you can go to the restaurant, quickly rub a meal-
And the "City Dragon and Tiger Cup" mentioned in the sentence Lin Feng just blurted out was a fairly standard and typical product in such a big environment at that time.
City Dragon and Tiger Cup.
Sounds pretty high end.
But it was by no means the city hero competition that people were more familiar with later, and it had nothing to do with the "Dragon Tiger Cup" held by a few South Korean e-sports manufacturers at that time.
It was just a small competition held by three or five Internet cafes in Hangzhou.
The reason why it is called this name is because the name of the Internet cafe that has sponsored the most money among the Internet cafes is the Dragon Tiger E-sports Internet Cafe Club.
Such a clear explanation, immediately let people know how bleak the weight of this event is, and how much it can't be on the table.
But for Lin Feng and the others at the time, as well as the other teams participating in this competition, this was like their lifesaver—
There is no reason for him.
Just because the prize money for the Dragon Tiger Cup in this city is generous enough.
The first place, a full 800 yuan!
In addition, each member of the team comes with a set of special keyboard and mouse for e-sports that have been replaced and eliminated in the Internet cafe - although the real value is estimated to be too poor to be speechless.
But at least, it was enough for Lin Feng and the others at that time.
Eight hundred dollars.
Each person can get 160 yuan!
This was a little bit of savings, and it was enough for them to cover the food expenses for ten days and a half months, and just at that time, they were short of money to travel to other places to play the transportation expenses. With the 800 yuan in hand, many problems could be solved immediately.
Therefore, after learning the information of the Dragon Tiger Cup at that moment, the eyes of the five Lin Feng team flashed green light at the same time.
No verbal communication is required, and a tacit understanding can reach a consensus in an instant.
They got the money.
No one wants to grab the first place!
And that Dragon Tiger Cup match, in addition to this unprecedented generous bonus setting, also showed the boldness of the sponsors of the event in other aspects-because, this is also extremely rare, and it has specially invited two people. An offline event where a professional game commentator served as commentator and referee on the spot.
Just right.
Among the two commentators invited at the time of the Dragon Tiger Cup, there was "Omi" who is now the most senior official commentator of the LPL.
Oh.
It should have been called "rice" back then.
…
"Rice?"
Hearing someone's words, the two female commentators, Mo Sheng and Feiyan, couldn't help but widen their eyes in surprise:
"Brother Mi, you didn't use this name back then..."
On the other hand, Lao Mi seemed to be aroused by his thoughts, and subconsciously sighed from the bottom of his heart:
"yes."
"But it's just that you and most of your peers in the circle don't know about it."
"But after I entered the circle as a commentator, the name I used has always been 'rice', which has not changed. After all, I was young back then, but now that so many years have passed, my seniority in the circle is getting older and older. They always called me 'Rice' or 'Ami', and later they all started to call me 'Mi Ge' or 'Laomi'... I still remember the people who were my earliest rice names, I guess they've already retired from the circle... ”
Speaking of this, Lao Mi also showed a look of regret and nostalgia, and touched his slightly bloated belly.
Time is not forgiving.
The handsome young man who was full of high-spirited and full of dreams in the past has not grown into the mature and handsome uncle he expected, but he is about to become a greasy middle-aged fat man...
Compared with Lao Mi's sadness, Zeng Rui next to him couldn't help being shocked by someone:
"So early, you still remember and recognize people?"
The Lin Feng that their friends and friends are familiar with is basically a Ma Daha who is always in a mess. It is difficult to remember to bring the key when going out, but a commentary I saw in a small game five or six years ago is actually up to now. Can I still remember so clearly-
Is this guy suddenly enlightened
And hearing Zeng Rui's words, someone scratched his head and showed a somewhat embarrassed look:
"Oh, if it's someone else, I might not be impressed..."
"But rice I remember."
"At that time, before the Dragon Tiger Cup reached the final second round, everyone had a break for dinner. Eleven and I had no money to buy instant noodles. It was Dami who was very generous and invited us to eat a fried rice from a roadside stall. - Auntie's rice is very fragrant."
In the end, he added an emphasis in such a deliberately emphasized tone. After speaking, he smacked his mouth as if he still remembered it after many years.
This time, Li Shiyi also completely woke up like a dream and remembered:
"exactly!"
"It really happened back then."
"I ordered five fried rice from the stall in front of the Internet cafe at the competition venue!"
As he turned his eyes to Lao Mi, he couldn't help showing a bit of excitement and surprise: "So it's you, Brother Mi! When I watched the live commentary of the LPL game before, I thought you were familiar, but I really didn't remember that you were The commentary of our game!"
Mo Sheng and Feiyan also looked at their senior partner and looked at them with admiration:
"Brother Mi, I can't see it!"
"It was so generous back then, very kind!"
Lao Mi laughed and waved his hands again and again: "Hey, it's all in the past, but I also remember that meal. In fact, it was the first time I saw you guys playing, and I was surprised by your performance. Ah, I especially want to take the initiative to invite you two to a meal. It is considered a friendship and acquaintance, and it is also my selfishness—"
And talking, until this time, the senior brother who is now well-deserved in the LPL commentary circle seems to have finally realized something suddenly, showing a slightly startled look:
"and many more… "
The next moment his eyes fell on Lin Feng, and he was a little surprised:
"But this... classmate Xiaofeng, right?"
"How did you know these things so clearly back then?"
Eh
Lin Feng blinked, and some did not respond.
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Update sent, too sleepy today... Please go to bed first... Then wake up early to make up the code...