Chapter 1 Briefly Understanding the Situation of the FV Club in Los Angeles

After briefly understanding the situation of the FV club in Los Angeles, Pei Qian temporarily stopped paying attention.

After all, they were half a world away, and there was a time difference of more than ten hours. Even if something really happened over there, by the time Pei Qian found out, it would be too late to make any amends.

He could only let things take their course and hope that the decadent life of capitalism could erode the team members' fighting spirit.

Pei Qian continued to check on the work of other departments.

At this moment, there was a knock on the office door.

Pei Qian looked up and saw He Desheng.

"What's up?" Pei Qian asked.

He Desheng nodded. "President Pei, it's about the Cold Noodles Girl thing. Meng Chang is in Jingzhou again, hoping to meet with you again. I haven't agreed yet, so I came to ask for your instructions. Do you want to see him?"

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment.

This Meng Chang, why did he come to Jingzhou again!

Although I'm happy that you're racking up more gas money, what's with you always wanting to meet with me?

I'm so busy… oh well, actually not that busy, but even though I have a lot of time, I need to use it to lose money. I don't have time to listen to your nonsense all the time.

Pei Qian asked, "What does he want to do this time?"

He Desheng replied, "He said he wanted to personally thank you for the 2 million you gave him before. The implication seems to be that he wants to try again and get you to change your mind and invest more money."

Pei Qian couldn't help but frown slightly.

Invest more money?

It's not that I can't invest, but the key is that you have to spend the money honestly, don't give me any trouble!

This time, Pei Qian gave 2 million without saying anything. He just bought some shares of Cold Noodles Girl according to the current valuation.

Pei Qian planned to continue giving money after Meng Chang had spent this money. This was mainly to keep Cold Noodles Girl in a lukewarm, half-dead state. This was the safest way to burn money.

But Pei Qian didn't tell Meng Chang, and didn't even give any hints, so Meng Chang didn't know President Pei's subsequent investment plan.

Pei Qian didn't think too much about it. "No."

Pei Qian felt that he had nothing to talk about with Meng Chang. As soon as this Meng Chang came to Jingzhou, it was definitely to get more money for marketing and to炒 high the valuation of Cold Noodles Girl, and Pei Qian just didn't want this to happen.

So the goals of the two people were completely in conflict from the start. Even if they met, it would be like talking to a brick wall. Pei Qian couldn't tell Meng Chang the truth, and in the end, it would only be a waste of his time.

He Desheng nodded. "Okay, President Pei, I'll send him away."

…

On the other side, in the reception room of Round Dream Ventures.

Meng Chang was anxiously waiting for He Desheng to return, the gifts he had brought were untouched and placed to the side.

During this period, although he seemed calm on the surface, he was actually very anxious.

President Pei suddenly sold all the shares of Cold Noodles Girl and cashed out, leaving him, the founder, in a very awkward situation and almost causing a major incident.

Fortunately, Meng Chang was of high quality, and he managed to keep the investors' confidence from collapsing with a combination of coaxing and deception, but this incident also had a very bad impact.

The daily expenses of Cold Noodles Girl were huge. Without being able to find money, Meng Chang could only carefully reduce some costs, and he didn't dare to be too obvious, for fear of being discovered.

Once news broke out about "Cold Noodles Girl cutting costs," even an idiot would be able to see that Cold Noodles Girl was out of money and about to go under, and that would really be a major incident.

But no matter how much he tried to maintain appearances, the funds on the books wouldn't lie. The little profit from the stores couldn't hold up at all.

Meng Chang couldn't sleep at night because of anxiety. After all, every day that passed, the situation became more unfavorable for him.

Meng Chang even wanted to give up and just let things take their course. When the capital chain couldn't hold up, he would just announce the bankruptcy of Cold Noodles Girl. The bankruptcy of a limited liability company wouldn't involve him, the founder. At worst, he would just treat it as a dream. The old fox had met President Pei, an even higher-level old fox, and it wouldn't be a mistake to lose.

But at this critical moment, President Pei came back!

Although 2 million wasn't a lot of money, it solved Meng Chang's urgent need and allowed Cold Noodles Girl to continue operating.

Moreover, President Pei's attitude this time was very intriguing.

He bought the shares according to the inflated valuation, without haggling, without tricks, and without even making any demands. It was as if he was just giving away money.

This made Meng Chang feel confused, but also as if he saw a glimmer of dawn.

If President Pei reinvested... could everyone just pretend that nothing had happened and continue to play happily?

Meng Chang knew very well that Cold Noodles Girl had reached a stage where its popularity had been sustained for a while, its popularity had increased, and its superficial work was all done. Whether or not he could find a sucker to take over depended on this last bluff.

Although President Pei's 2 million wasn't much, it made Meng Chang see hope again.

Moreover, Meng Chang saw the Weibo of the FV club online today and knew that President Pei was very generous to the FV club, letting them sit in business class and stay in five-star hotels. Such a large team, the entire cost of the trip to Los Angeles must be at least several million.

Obviously, President Pei was very generous and had plenty of money.

With so much money, he would rather give it to an e-sports club to eat, drink, and have fun overseas than invest in Cold Noodles Girl. This didn't make sense, right?

So, Meng Chang felt that he could still try to fight for it with President Pei. President Pei had already given the money, so taking ten minutes to meet him wouldn't be too much, right?

While Meng Chang was waiting anxiously, He Desheng returned.

"How is it, President He?" Meng Chang immediately stood up and asked.

He Desheng shook his head slightly. "I'm sorry, President Pei doesn't have time to see you. Please go back."

Meng Chang's mouth opened slightly, and he was a little confused for a moment.

He was turned away?

President Pei had already given the money, but he wasn't even willing to give him five minutes to meet? What was going on?

What was President Pei's attitude towards Cold Noodles Girl now?

"President He, can't you really try to fight for it again?" Meng Chang was still unwilling to give up.

He Desheng sighed and shook his head. "President Pei has always been a man of his word. No one can persuade him once he's made up his mind. If he says he won't see you, then he won't see you. Asking again will only backfire. Go back."

Meng Chang opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

He was very unwilling, but he could only turn around and leave silently.

He Desheng picked up all the valuable gifts that Meng Chang had brought and handed them back. "These gifts are also unnecessary. President Pei won't accept them."

Meng Chang wanted to decline, but seeing that He Desheng's attitude was very firm, he had to reach out and take them.

…

Leaving Round Dream Ventures, Meng Chang carried the gifts and felt very confused.

The little spark of hope that had just risen was ruthlessly extinguished by President Pei's closed door.

For some reason, Meng Chang suddenly felt like he had met a渣 man (scumbag).

What exactly did President Pei mean?

Invest, then sell; then invest again, then sell again...

The key was that he could never predict what President Pei's next move would be. If he predicted that he would continue to invest, he would suddenly sell it off hastily and cheaply. If he predicted that he wouldn't invest again, he would inexplicably send over 2 million.

They kept breaking up and getting back together, but they could never break up completely. He was an old PuA.

The driver took the gifts and put them back in the trunk, asking, "President Meng, where are we going next? Are we returning to the imperial capital, or..."

Meng Chang frowned and considered for a moment.

Suddenly, he thought of something and took out his phone to check.

"President Li of Fuhui Capital is also in Jingzhou, why don't we go over there and take a look? Now that we're here, we can't just make a wasted trip, right?"

Meng Chang had a list in his heart, which recorded all the potential investors who might invest in Cold Noodles Girl.

In Meng Chang's view, this list was extremely important.

Li Shi had been paying attention to the situation of Cold Noodles Girl and had investment intentions. Meng Chang knew this very well.

Since he had already arrived in Jingzhou, there was no need to rush back. He might as well take this opportunity to visit President Li and see if he could trick some investment out of him.

Even a mosquito is still meat, and besides, Fuhui Capital has a lot of funds. What if President Li was persuaded and decided to invest several million on the spot? This was not impossible.

In the investment circle, it's not uncommon for people to invest hundreds of millions in ten minutes of conversation, and it happens quite often. A few million is nothing.

Thinking of this, Meng Chang said to the driver, "Don't go back to the imperial capital, go to Fuhui Capital."

…

Half an hour later, Meng Chang arrived at the reception room of Fuhui Capital.

He didn't mention the gifts. On the one hand, it was because the gifts were originally gifts for President Pei. Although President Pei didn't want them, it was inappropriate to give them to others, especially since President Li had a close relationship with President Pei. On the other hand, it was because Meng Chang was worried that putting his posture too low would backfire.

Li Shi was very enthusiastic and received him personally. Xue Zhebin was with him.

The three of them had known each other for a long time. They drank tea and exchanged greetings, and the scene seemed harmonious and pleasant.

After a simple exchange of greetings, both sides entered the main topic very tacitly.

"President Meng should be very busy with work in the imperial capital, how did you have time to come to Jingzhou?" Li Shi asked while slowly drinking tea.

Meng Chang smiled and said, "This is a bit embarrassing to say."

"If I were being hypocritical, I would definitely say that I came here specifically to visit President Li. But I have always been a very practical person, and I can't say such a deceiving lie."

"To be honest, I came to Jingzhou this time to thank President Pei in person, but I didn't expect President Pei to be busy with work and didn't have time to see me. It just so happened that President Li was also in Jingzhou, so I stopped by to visit."

Li Shi smiled. "President Meng is being polite. Stopping by is still a visit, and it's a kind gesture. Come, have some tea."

Meng Chang knew very well that Li Shi was a very smart person and had a strong sense of vigilance.

He had been investigating and paying attention since Cold Noodles Girl opened its first press conference, but he hadn't invested a single cent until now, which was enough to show that Li Shi was full of doubts about Cold Noodles Girl and didn't trust Meng Chang very much.

And if Meng Chang said that he came specifically to visit, it would easily arouse Li Shi's suspicion and backfire.

Now Meng Chang said that he came to visit President Pei and stopped by to visit Li Shi. Although it sounded a bit impolite, it could eliminate some of his vigilance.

Moreover, Meng Chang knew the relationship between Li Shi and President Pei, and also knew that Li Shi had always liked to blindly follow President Pei's追投 (follow-on investment).

So his words also cleverly buried a small trap, just to see if Li Shi would take the bait.

If Li Shi didn't take the bait, then Meng Chang wouldn't mention it again, because that would seem too deliberate.

Li Shi drank his tea and keenly captured the information that Meng Chang was conveying: "Planning to thank President Pei in person? Thank him for what?"

According to the information he had, President Pei had sold all the shares of Cold Noodles Girl, and also led a large number of investors to continue to wait and see, which caused Meng Chang a lot of trouble.

Since the two sides had no relationship anymore, why would Meng Chang travel thousands of miles to thank him? This didn't seem to make sense.

Meng Chang smiled slightly and said, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that President Pei invested a small amount of money again and bought a small number of shares in Cold Noodles Girl."

He didn't want to say only 2 million, which would seem lackluster, but he couldn't exaggerate too much, in case Li Shi really went to President Pei to verify it. So he could only vaguely say it.

Li Shi's eyes lit up and he became interested.

President Pei追投 (follow-on investment) again?

Li Shi had told Xue Zhebin before that President Pei was very likely to re-enter the market like the Xuueba Kuai Lai (Learn from a Genius Quickly) project, and that would be the best time to 抄底 (buy at the bottom).

And now that President Pei had 追投 (follow-on investment), didn't that mean...

But Li Shi thought again, and it didn't seem right.

If President Pei really wanted to 抄底 (buy at the bottom) like the Xuueba Kuai Lai (Learn from a Genius Quickly) project, he would definitely not only invest "a small amount of money," but would buy the entire Cold Noodles Girl and completely control it.

Because only with complete control could he transform it according to his own ideas.

Then the meaning of "a small amount of money" was very intriguing.

Li Shi found that President Pei's first investment, then sale, then continued investment, seemed to be jumping back and forth, but in fact, every step seemed to be hitting Meng Chang's soft spot.

Every time Meng Chang was favored by investors and was about to succeed, President Pei would pour cold water on him. And every time Meng Chang's money was about to run out and he was about to be unable to hold on, President Pei would invest another sum of money to renew it for him.

Did this mean...

President Pei actually valued Meng Chang's ability, but didn't value his character?

Did President Pei believe that Meng Chang's mind was not on the right path, so he wanted to use this method to knock him into shape?

In the blink of an eye, Li Shi had many ideas, and the series of actions that President Pei had taken before seemed to have a relatively reasonable explanation.

Meng Chang was unaware of this, but looking at Li Shi's expression, it was clear that Li Shi had successfully gotten the information he was trying to convey.

In that case, that meant that Li Shi still had the possibility of investing!

Sure enough, Li Shi considered for a moment and said, "I do intend to invest some money in Cold Noodles Girl, but..."

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Meng Chang was very happy, but hearing this "but," Meng Chang was instantly poured with a bucket of cold water.

Li Shi didn't say the second half of the sentence immediately, but sold a关子 (suspense) and asked, "President Meng, are you confident in the Cold Noodles Girl model?"

Meng Chang nodded. "Of course I'm confident. But... there is still a certain chance of failure in entrepreneurship."

Li Shi considered for a moment and said, "Xue Zhebin and I can invest eight million in you, but there is a condition: you personally must bear unlimited joint liability for the company's debts."

Hearing this, Meng Chang couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Unlimited joint liability. Even a literate elementary school student would feel a chill down their spine when they heard these words.

The so-called unlimited joint liability means that he, the founder, must bear the money the company loses with his personal finances.

Logically speaking, most companies are limited liability companies. Even if Meng Chang screws up the company, it will only go bankrupt, and he will not bear the debt personally.

But if it is unlimited liability, the company's debt will be transferred to Meng Chang.

This kind of situation is common in the entrepreneurial circle. Founders often end up with hundreds of millions of debts and become persons subject to enforcement because they have signed gambling agreements, equity repurchase agreements, or assumed unlimited joint liability.

And the reason why Meng Chang has not received too much investment is because he insists on not signing any gambling agreements or equity repurchase agreements.

Because once a gambling agreement is signed, it is very likely that he will end up with as much debt as he receives in investment. The risk is too great for him and he cannot afford it.

But the condition that President Li proposed is different from the conditions of other investors. To be fair, it is obviously much more benevolent.

Because President Li did not ask to gamble with Meng Chang, nor did he ask Meng Chang to repurchase all the shares in the future and spit out all the investment he received, but only asked Meng Chang to bear unlimited joint liability for the company's debts.

In other words, Meng Chang would have to repay the debts owed by the company, but the shares would all rot in the hands of the investors.

Meng Chang fell into deep thought.

If the company did not have debt problems and successfully obtained money from more investors, and he found a sucker to take over and cash out, then everyone would naturally be happy;

If the company really had problems, the money owed would at most be rent, employee salaries, and supplier payments. At most, it would be a few million or tens of millions.

It would not be the kind of situation where he would personally be in debt for hundreds of millions and be a老赖 (deadbeat) for the rest of his life.

If he considered it from the attitude of avoiding any risk, he should not take this money. But for Meng Chang, this was the most cost-effective investment he could get recently besides President Pei.

If Cold Noodles Girl hadn't been successful at all, then so be it. But it had already reached this point, was he going to give up?

As a gambler, Meng Chang really couldn't make such a cruel decision.

In the process of operating Cold Noodles Girl, Meng Chang was actually constantly increasing his bets. The more he bet, the harder it was to give up. He was originally just an ordinary employee and was not qualified to participate in this kind of capital game at all. He didn't even have the qualifications to be on the playing table.

Step by step, although some twists and turns occurred along the way, the chips on the table became more and more, and it seemed that as long as he persisted a little longer, he could pack up most of the chips and take them all away...

In this situation, Meng Chang's always firm heart inevitably showed some loosening, and he was willing to bear a certain degree of risk for the chips he had already added.

After thinking it over and over, Meng Chang said, "President Li, I can consider your conditions, but I have to look at the specific investment contract first."

Li Shi nodded with a smile. "Of course."

…

Los Angeles local time, 2 p.m.

The three clubs were all training in the internet cafe, but the FV club was on the second floor, and the other two clubs were in the corner of the first floor.

The members of the two clubs had just played a few high-scoring rounds of rank with 指头 (Finger) Company's super accounts, and were now waiting to play training matches with European and American teams.

Although these two teams were training together, they still maintained a certain distance very tacitly on the first floor of the internet cafe.

The reason was simple, they also had to be wary of each other.

Although they would definitely not be assigned to the same group, they might meet once they got out of the group stage. The two sides still had to reserve some tricks up their sleeves to guard against the unexpected.

A leader looked at the time with some anxiety. "Haven't arrived yet? Did we get the custom room number wrong?"

The team member shook his head. "No, it's correct."

"They're here, they're here!"

They saw five new players entering the custom room one after another. Their IDs all started with "fry."

After these players came in, they didn't say anything, they just typed "go?"

The leader was a little unhappy, but he still said, "Okay, let's start."

The team member replied with a "go," and the training match officially began.

Fry Club can be considered an old club abroad. The GOG team they formed earlier made it to the semi-finals of the GOG Global Invitational Tournament and took fourth place, which was already the best result achieved by a foreign team.

Being able to achieve such results in a project that started late shows the strength and background of Fry Club.

And currently in the IOI circle, Fry is also recognized as a super-first-class strong team.

It was not easy to arrange this training match. Zhao Xuming arranged it through 指头 (Finger) Company officials. If they contacted them privately, Fry Club would most likely decline.

Because the World Championship was about to start, every team's time was very precious. There were only so many training matches they could play in a day. Playing against weak teams didn't improve them and was equivalent to wasting their own time and holding themselves back.

Fry Club was more inclined to play training matches with European and American teams and was not very interested in domestic teams.

The club leader knew this very well, so even if Fry Club was a few minutes late and didn't mean to apologize, they didn't say much and just started the training match normally.

…

An hour later, the training match ended.

The team members were obviously in a state of confusion, looking at the game settlement interface and output data on the screen, their brows furrowed, and they began to think about life.

In about an hour, they played two training matches and were cleanly defeated 2:0, which included a 15-minute halftime break.

After the match, the members of Fry Club exited the custom game room without even saying hello, as if staying for one more second would be infected by the菜哔 (noob).

The leader was also completely confused, just like the team members.

Then, the coach and team members began to discuss fiercely.

"What kind of打法 (playstyle) is Fry using? How can't we understand anything from the draft to the tactics? It's changed so much from the previous version!"

"They have obviously started to choose the strong heroes after the revision in their lineup selection. We are still playing based on the previous set of tactics, how can we win?"

"I said a long time ago that the heroes that can't be beaten should be banned!"

"Can you stop being a back-seat driver? Can we ban so many heroes?"

"I feel like the style of European and American teams is restraining us. I feel like they didn't even play seriously, and we collapsed while they were playing..."

"Restraining what? It's just the difference in strength..."

The team members were arguing.

Losing a match is not terrible, what is terrible is losing too easily and not even knowing where you lost.

From lineup selection, version understanding, to in-game tactical execution and on-the-spot performance, they were basically completely爆 (dominated) by Fry Club!

The basic operations of the two teams' members were not much different, but Fry Club was always able to easily gain an advantage in the early stage through some small套路 (trick), and then use better tactics to expand the advantage. Once the equipment gap widened, no matter how you operate, it would be useless.

All the team members felt that the blame was not on them, but it was not easy for anyone to completely shift the blame since they lost so badly.

This situation is most likely to cause internal strife.

Seeing that everyone was arguing a little too much, the coach quickly clapped his hands and signaled everyone to calm down.

"Okay, everyone, stop arguing!"

"There is still some time before the start of the World Championship. Now that everyone has recognized the gap between us and the strong European and American teams, let's seize the time to change."

"From now on, let's study the tactical打法 (playstyle) of European and American teams. It has been determined that the World Championship will be a new version. With our current situation, if we can't adapt to the new version, we will definitely be beaten very badly."

"Now everyone, let's review the training match just now and learn Fry's tactics..."

After the coach's guidance, the team members' mentality finally calmed down a bit.

Although not much can be analyzed from this kind of match with such a large gap, the coach and team members didn't have a better way and could only do it little by little.

The development environment of these domestic IOI clubs was not very good in the first place, and this time 指头 (Finger) Company decided to use the new version for the World Championship, which was simply adding insult to injury for them.

But there was no other way, it was already like this, they could only bite the bullet.

The leader saw that the atmosphere was still dull, and quickly comforted him: "It's okay, everyone, do your best and listen to fate. Our goal is to qualify for the group stage and get to the top eight. As long as we can work hard to get to the top four, that would be a huge profit."

"Fry is a veteran European and American team after all. There are many other weak teams in this World Championship. As long as we steadily win against the weak teams, we can also qualify for the group stage."

"Besides, the FV club doesn't have our kind of conditions. They don't have high-end game accounts, and they don't have a channel to contact these strong European and American teams. They are purely building a car behind closed doors, which is definitely not as good as us."

"The FV club is the number one seed and starts directly from the quarterfinals. If we are lucky enough to meet them at that time, we can fight for a top four. Even if we don't meet them and are both eliminated in the quarterfinals, they are the number one seed and have made such a big show, they will attract 90% of the firepower."

"So everyone, don't be stressed, just prepare well. Even if we get喷 (criticized), the FV club will get 喷 (criticized) first, our public opinion environment will definitely be very tolerant."

The team members looked at each other and felt that what the leader said made sense.

With the FV club垫底 (at the bottom), what else is there to worry about?

They are the number one seed, they take business class abroad, they stay in luxury hotels, and then they start directly from the quarterfinals, without even having a chance to warm up.

Looking at the current situation, they will most likely be eliminated in the quarterfinals.

Even if they lose the match, the FV club will be 喷 (criticized) first.

Thinking of this, the atmosphere in the venue obviously became more active, and the team members began to review the previous training matches and learn Fry Club's打法 (playstyle).

…

At the same time, on the second floor of the internet cafe, the first team of FV and the SUG club were playing a training match, while the members of the second team of FV were studying the tactics and hero strength of the new version with the data analysis team.

There was a table on Ye Zhizhou's computer, densely filled with various data, all of which were changes in the new version.

"These heroes are still unpopular, because after the revision they are still very weak in the laning phase, and the players on the road are less proficient with them, so they seem to have a very low win rate in the official statistics."

"But after the new version is equipped with specific equipment, from a pure data perspective, their late-stage team battle ability is actually greatly improved."

"If we choose a lineup with it as the core, other positions should pay attention to protection during the laning phase, and at the same time, the user must have a high level of proficiency, at least the ability to resist pressure during the laning phase must be strong enough. Because once this hero collapses, it will inevitably cause a chain reaction, and other lanes will also collapse together..."

"But conversely, if they can stabilize their development in the early and mid-term, then the late-stage will be a stable team battle guarantee, and the win rate will obviously increase..."

The FV club brought a huge data team this time, including designers such as Ye Zhizhou, Min Jingchao, and Bao Xu, as well as the coach of the DGE club and the original tactical team of the FV club.

Although these people were previously studying GOG, they can quickly get started when they switch to IOI.

After all, the two games are the same type of game, and IOI has also made the gameplay tend to GOG in the new version revision.

Especially Min Jingchao, who is in charge of GOG's game balance, is more sensitive to data issues, and most of the hero strengths adjusted in the new version of IOI can be roughly estimated from the data.

Of course, this kind of estimation based purely on numerical values is very inaccurate.

The numerical values of some heroes look very good, but they can't achieve the desired effect in actual gameplay. Even the official data balancer cannot guarantee that the actual adjustment results of the game will be as perfect as he imagined.

But the FV club tactical team is not talking on paper, but is divided into three steps to ensure that the researched tactics can be truly implemented.

First, Ye Zhizhou, Min Jingchao, and other data analysts determine the strong heroes and打法 (playstyle) in the new version through data analysis, and roughly determine a fuzzy range.

Then, Zhou Pengyuan, the coach of DGE, will combine the more mature tactical systems in GOG with these strong heroes and打法 (playstyle) to propose a prototype of a tactic and wait for verification.

Finally, the members of the three teams will repeatedly test the strength of this tactic in the early, mid, and late stages through laning solo and training matches.

If the strength does not meet the standards, then the tactical team will deeply analyze the reasons for the failure and make modifications; if the strength still does not meet the standards, then they will give up; if a certain tactic has a very good effect, then they will continue to find substitute heroes for the key heroes and continue to deepen the changes in the 打法 (playstyle) of this tactic under different conditions such as顺风 (advantageous) and逆风 (disadvantageous).

By constantly repeating this cycle, they will eventually form several basic套路 (routine) that combine strong heroes and 打法 (playstyle) in the new version, and then continue to dig out 打法 (playstyle) that can reverse and克制 (restrain) this basic套路 (routine).

Pan Ying, the captain of the FV team, has been insisting on playing IOI with a打法 (playstyle) that is more偏向 (inclined) towards GOG, and has been affirmed by President Pei. Now that IOI has been revised, this 打法 (playstyle) will be easier to adapt to, so the team members are all actively cooperating.

As for high-end game rank and training matches with other clubs... are they still important?

High-end game rank can only maintain the feeling, and it does not have much significance for improving the team's tactical literacy. Even if the rise of a certain hero in the high-end game can be used to see the direction of the new version, it is still a long way to go to use this direction in the game.

Training with other clubs is not necessary, because obtaining tactical information through training matches is a two-way behavior.

If you play a training match with a European and American team, you will inevitably use some new 套路 (routine). Once you win, the European and American team will also be inspired and钻研 (delve into) in this direction.

At that time, the gap in tactical reserves between the two sides will actually shrink.

Of course, this may seem a bit like blind arrogance, but the key lies in whose tactics are more advanced?

Obviously, the FV club is more confident in its data analysis team.

After all, the data analysis team is personally操刀 (handled) by master-designer-level figures, with the participation of the DGE club coach, and combined with the team members' personal abilities, it is more likely to find the answer to the version!

This time, everyone in the FV club is holding their breath.

Being eliminated in the quarterfinals? That is definitely an unacceptable result!

President Pei arranged such good conditions for us, and the logistical support is completely full. If we don't get good results, how can we have the face to return home and see President Pei?

We must go all out!