Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Friday, December 16.

Magic Capital, Longyu Group.

Zhao Xuming is in the office busy checking the recent work of the ioi operation cooperation department.

Although ioi's domestic qualifying competition has come to an end, Zhao Xuming's work is far from complete.

Longyu Group also needs to be responsible for cooperating with Dayak Group and Finger Company to continue to do a good job in the promotion of the ioi World Championship, and build momentum for the upcoming ioi World Championship.

Logically speaking, the World Tournament is a global event, and the promotional videos of teams and players in various regions should be publicized and filmed uniformly by the finger company, so as to ensure the consistency of promotional materials and also have connections in connotation.

However, after discussing with Chretien, Zhao Xuming decided that Longyu Group would shoot a promotional video for a domestic team first.

The goal is clear, which is to further increase the popularity of the ioi World Championship in China.

Due to the current status of ioi's operation in the world, the national service is in a de facto depression, so Zhitou pays more attention to domestic publicity.

A promotional video filmed by Longyu Group in the first place can spark discussion in the country and increase the heat. It also reflects the importance of the finger company to domestic players. It is beneficial and harmless to consider from any aspect.

Holding the World Finals refers to the company's business, and with the help of the World Finals, it is the Longyu Group's business to use various methods to raise the popularity of ioi in China.

"True." There was a knock on the door outside the office, and the assistant pushed in.

"Mr. Zhao, the finished film of the promotional video has been sent over. If you have time, please have a look?"

Zhao Xuming nodded, took the mobile hard drive from the assistant, and started playing the "National Service Special Promotional Video" of the ioi World Championship on his computer.

The whole film is not long, only less than three minutes.

The logos of Finger Company and Longyu Group first appeared on the screen, and then the cool and dynamic BGM sounded and the main content of the promo began to be played.

This time the promo film takes the three teams that qualify for the World Championship as the protagonists. Basically all the players have shots.

After all, there are only 15 people in total, so there is nothing left after deleting the camera.

The shooting location is in the magic city. About 30% of the scenes are inside and 70% of the scenes are outside.

The interior part was shot in a small venue built as an ioi theme. The contestants either stand or sit, each posing different movements and postures, interacting with the ioi theme elements in the venue.

The exterior part was shot at some well-known scenic spots in the magic capital, highlighting the geographical and humanistic characteristics of the magic capital to the greatest extent.

The actions of the players are different, and the narrations dubbed by the players themselves are interspersed between scene changes.

"Someone asked me, what is the point of the game?"

"I said, the meaning of the game lies in persistence."

"The meaning of the game is to do our best to pursue victory."

"The significance of the game is to break doubts and create impossible miracles."

"Top of the world, here we are!"

In the final scene, fifteen players from the three teams marched up side by side and climbed up the stairs along the high platform in the interior of the stadium. At the top is a supreme throne.

Zhao Xuming watched the promo video several times and nodded slightly: "Well, not bad."

"It can be completed in such a short time, and the degree of completion is very high, it is not easy."

The assistant smiled and said, "Of course, we spent a lot of money to find the top shooting team in China. We get what we pay for. The effect is absolutely guaranteed."

The filming of the promotional video was tight in time and task.

It only took one week from the qualifying round to the shooting and editing of the promotional film. Fortunately, the filming team was strong enough to work overtime to frame, shoot, and edit later, and finally finished as scheduled.

There is no way. After all, the promotional film has to be completed as soon as possible and warmed up in advance. If the promotional film is released after the World Championships, then there is no hurry.

However, because of the short time of the promotional film itself, many players’ shots are only two or three seconds, and two or three hours are enough to shoot, so the effect is not bad.

Zhao Xuming said with emotion: "Thanks to Tenda Group. They gave us a lot of inspiration when shooting the promotional video of the GOG Global Invitational."

The assistant nodded: "This is the benefit of running the game afterwards. We can learn from the experience of our predecessors. Moreover, we use the same shooting team of the Tenda Group World Championship. The quality will never be bad, and it will definitely not lose face!"

Zhao Xuming asked: "Tengda, didn't you find this team to shoot a new promotional film? The GPL preseason is almost over, and the spring game is about to begin. It stands to reason that the promotional film is about to come out."

The assistant shook his head: "I also asked the person in charge of the shooting team side by side. He said that he has not received any news so far."

"There may be two situations. The first is that Tenda’s Spring Split promotional video has not yet started, and they are not in a hurry. After all, there is still a period of time before the start of the Spring Split; the second is that Tenda has found other filming teams. But other The shooting team is unlikely to be better than the one we are currently looking for."

Zhao Xuming nodded, feeling more at ease: "That's good."

Since he started to organize the propaganda work of the ioi world competition, Zhao Xuming has unconsciously focused all his work on Tenda.

Including the "Domestic Special" promotional video for the ioi World Championship, the same shooting team as the Tenda GOG Global Invitational was invited, using similar shooting techniques, and in terms of clothing, makeup, interior decoration, etc. Beyond.

Zhao Xuming feels that he has one of the biggest advantages here, which is geographical location.

This time the filming was carried out in the magic city. There are far more landmarks, places of interest and historical sites in the magic city than in Jingzhou. This film will have a strong Chinese flavor and arouse players Our resonance.

Moreover, the promotional video of the GOG Global Invitational was well shot, and Zhao Xuming can learn from it.

Including the layout of the interior, the interaction between the players and the game elements, the transition style, etc., all have great inspiration.Just by looking at the cat and drawing the tiger, the quality of the promotional film can not lose to the GOG Global Invitational promotional film.

Zhao Xuming knew in his heart that there was only one criterion for shooting a promotional film, and that was to beat Tenda.

As long as you can beat Tenda, you will have a satisfactory explanation for both Finger Company and ioi players.

This time, I spent a lot of money to decorate the interior and invite the shooting team, and it finally paid off.

Zhao Xuming was so proud that he watched the promo video twice.

"Unfortunately, the lines are a bit awkward." Zhao Xuming said.

The assistant nodded: "Well, it's a little bit, but it's impossible."

"The filming team does not know enough about ioi. In order to ensure that the theme of the promotional film does not deviate, we must write our own lines. The players are not professional voice actors. It is difficult to find the appropriate voice and tone from it. It would be a bit awkward to draw a general from a short man."

"However, there are pros and cons to keep the player's original soundtrack. It's still acceptable based on the effect."

Zhao Xuming added: "Why do FV clubs have so many shots? And they are so handsome? The other two clubs feel a lot worse."

He was instinctively a little unhappy.

Now the whole world knows that FV club is a club invested by Mr. Pei, and it is a complete competitor relationship with GOG. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is an undercover.

The FV club won the qualifiers and got the number one seed in the World Championship. This was enough to beat the face. In the promo, it was still absolutely C. The other two teams were completely foils, which made Zhao Xuming instinctively somewhat Unhappy.

The assistant was also helpless: "Mr. Zhao, there is no other way."

"The players in the FV club have a good image and a good temperament. Compared with the internet addicted teenagers of other teams, they are like models. They are more handsome than the other two teams. The shooting team must ensure the best shooting effect. I need to give them more shots."

"Furthermore, FV is also the number one seed in our division. If you don't stand in the C position, people will definitely say that we have a small belly and suppress the FV club. This is a good thing to say."

Zhao Xuming nodded helplessly: "Let's do it."

To blame, I can only blame the other two teams for failing to compete. If they compete for the next seed, wouldn't they stand in the middle?

Zhao Xuming watched the promo video twice again, and the more he looked at the players of the FV club, the more unpleasant he became.

But he didn't have a better way, he could only say reluctantly: "Okay, then pick a suitable time and send out this promo."

"After it is sent out, buy some popularity on the whole network. Don't be too ugly on the scene, at least not less popular than the promotional film of the GOG Global Invitational at that time."

The assistant nodded: "You don't need to worry about this, I am sure it will be done!"

He just wanted to leave, but was stopped by Zhao Xuming.

"Wait a minute. There is also the preparation for the World Championship. What is the current situation?" Zhao Xuming asked.

The assistant replied: "According to the previous arrangement, the world server has been updated with a new version, and the foreign clubs have all been training with the new version."

"As for our national server, it may be one week later than abroad, that is, the version will not be updated until next Monday. However, the current players in the club are playing ranking and training games on the world server, and the impact is not very big."

Zhao Xuming thoughtfully.

Zhitou is going to use the new version to play the World Championship. This is the real news, and all major clubs have long known it.

It is understandable that Chretien wants to use the World Tournament to show the new version of ioi to players around the world, and to enhance the viewing of the ioi World Tournament.But he must also update the version in advance to familiarize the players and allow the team to train in the new version.

The team must be somewhat dissatisfied. After all, the new version has changed a lot. To adapt to these changes in such a short period of time will test the team's learning ability and adjustment ability, and also test the players' ability to practice heroes.

But considering that all teams have to practice and learn, everyone starts from scratch, and it's not particularly unfair, so most of the teams just complain and don't protest too violently.

Zhao Xuming thought for a moment and asked, "Is the training situation of foreign teams better than domestic teams?"

The assistant nodded: "Of course, Mr. Zhao."

"Foreign teams all play in the world server. There is no delay and they can communicate with their teammates. The RANK environment is better than the national server. Moreover, the old e-sports clubs in Europe and the United States are connected to each other and can frequently schedule training matches. Many teams Practice together and improve naturally and quickly."

"There are only three teams in our country. Those two clubs still don't deal with the FV club, and it is difficult to achieve good results after training."

Zhao Xuming nodded, thinking for a moment and then said: "So, contact Finger Company, I am going to arrange the players to Los Angeles in advance!"

The assistant was stunned for a moment: "Go ahead?"

Zhao Xuming: "Yes, go ahead. On the one hand, it is to adapt to the living environment there in advance, so as not to get rid of the water and soil over there; on the other hand, it is possible to train in a low-latency world environment, and you can also follow the old brands in Europe and the United States. The club’s appointment of training matches can improve performance even more."

"Although it is mostly impossible to win Europe and the United States, and to win the championship, but we will grind our guns and be unhappy. If we lose too badly, we will not be able to hold on to it."

"As for the expenses, it's nothing more than paying more money for room and board. We will reimburse the club for this money, so that they must practice hard and fight hard, and don't shame us Longyu Group!"

The assistant hurriedly nodded: "Okay, Mr. Zhao, this is a good way! I'm going to talk to the finger company and book the air tickets and accommodation in advance!"