You promised a top lane tutorial, but you're just using Worlds as material for your videos?

Will Chapter 192's final match once again produce Zhou Shen's three official photos?
After casually glancing through the thread, Zhou Dian shook his head at the heated arguments.

Sure enough, cross-dressing, malicious manipulation, and various fan wars are the eternal main themes of the Anti-Pressure Bar and the Blame Bar.

There are fewer and fewer informative posts in the forums, and these two forums are becoming increasingly boring.

Everyone's just trying to stir up trouble; nobody's actually doing anything worthwhile.

I returned to the homepage and refreshed it a few times.

If Zhou Dian doesn't see any more interesting posts, he's ready to quit the app.

Suddenly, I saw a post.

The title is: [Can Zhou Shen produce another performance like his three official photos in the finals?]

I clicked into the post and took a look.

There are three screenshots inside.

These are screenshots of Zhou Dian's MVP awards from the first, second, and third games of the semifinals between LGD and EDG.

Generally speaking, this is the post-match evaluation process in LPL matches.

When awarding the MVP of this match, the left side displays a photo of the player, while the right side shows the player's relevant statistics for this match.

The player photos on the left are all official photos taken before the start of the season.

Zhou Dian's official photos were certainly not taken before the start of the Spring Split.

It was taken after he joined LGD, and then the club submitted the relevant photos to the LPL official organization.

I only took three pictures at the time.

I never expected to use them all today!

It seems the guy in charge of this part of the game today is quite a meticulous person.

Zhou Dian only had three official photos, and we've put them all up.

The same photo was never used repeatedly when awarding the MVP to a player in each round.

That's certainly sophisticated.

Zhou Dian himself hadn't even noticed this detail.

Upon opening this post, you can see Zhou Dian's three MVP screenshots from today arranged in order, with Zhou Dian's expression on the left side of each picture being different.

Zhou Dian smiled knowingly at this.

The replies under the post were also quite interesting.

Wow, EDG truly lives up to their reputation as the former LPL champions; they still have the skill to pull off a complete upset against LGD!

[What did they print out? They printed out all of Zhou Shen's official photos!]

[Haha, I was drinking water and I spat it all out!]

[So, guys, will we get to see Zhou Shen's three official photos again at the finals?]

[This seems really difficult. If Zhou Shen can get three MVPs in a single BO5 against WE, I'll be truly impressed!]

Oh, so you used to dislike Zhou Shen?

I'm absolutely blown away!

【.】

The replies in the post were mostly jokes and lighthearted banter; there was hardly any abuse.

Zhou Dian's performance was quite enjoyable to watch.

We need more of these kinds of quirky posts! What's the point of just arguing about C language all the time?
Of course, there are still too few posts like this.

Zhou Dian browsed Tieba for a while longer, but found it boring, so he left Tieba and opened Weibo.

Let's see what's going on in the other main battlefield.

As soon as Zhou Dian opened Tieba, he saw LGD's official Weibo post about "Flying Dragon Riding the Face".

After posting the match report of LGD vs. EDG on Weibo, LGD's official Weibo account reposted the "See you in the finals" Weibo post from RNG's official Weibo account after the "bathtub incident".

It was just a simple repost, without any accompanying text.

But it's precisely this silence that makes the sense of pretentiousness even stronger.

Furthermore, the fact that LGD's official Weibo account did not post any accompanying text further fueled the fans' desire to express themselves.

As a result, many LGD fans, as well as fans of other teams who were just watching the spectacle, unleashed their talents in the comments section of this reposted Weibo post.

[Spring Split Finals, here I come!]

[RNG, where are you? You weren't even at the finals! Where did you hide? Huh, RNG?]

[RNG, you're the queen of songs!]

[Sigh, RNG is still not as good as EDG. At least EDG managed to produce three official photos of Zhou Shen in the playoffs, but you can't even produce one!]

[If we can't even see the faces, how can we not print a single page!]

[Even if we're not brothers, how did you manage to mention EDG like this?!]

It's a real shame RNG didn't make it to the finals. If Zhou Shen had faced Letme, the finals might have really turned into three of Zhou Shen's official promotional photos!

[What a pity! RNG couldn't beat WE on their own, is that my fault?]

【.】

After browsing aimlessly for a while, Zhou Dian also logged out of Weibo.

Then he put away his phone, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes to rest.

Waiting to return to base.

At the same time, in a private room of a restaurant in Shanghai.

The WE team members, coaches, and several related personnel sat around a large table, eating and drinking, having a lively time.

This dinner was naturally to celebrate Team WE's advancement to the LPL Spring Split finals this year.

As a legendary powerhouse, it was once the League of Legends team with the largest number of fans in the country.

This time, reaching the LPL Spring Split finals is actually WE's first time entering the LPL finals.

This is certainly something to celebrate.

Anyway, there's still a whole week until the finals, so it won't affect anything.

During the banquet.

Xi Ye was eating while scrolling through her phone.

Suddenly, Xi Ye burst into laughter.

"What is Boss Su looking at? Is it that funny?" 957 said with a smile.

"I'm reading on Tieba, and they're saying, 'Haha, in next week's finals, you might have to play like Zhou Shen again. Hahaha.'"

"What do you mean, 'Zhou Shen'? Hey, what are you laughing at?" Condi on the other side was getting impatient.

"Show us Zhou Shen's three official photos!"

"Three official photos of Zhou Shen? What does this mean?" 957 was completely bewildered.

Then Xiye explained the new meme about the newly released "makeup photos".

This explanation elicited chuckles from the others at the table.

"Leg Bro, what do you say? Whether we can win the finals depends on how many official photos of Zhou Shen you can produce!" Condi said with a smile.

Others also chimed in with their own jokes.

The entire private room was filled with noise, demonstrating the excellent team atmosphere of WE.

WE's current transformation is undoubtedly inseparable from their head coach, Redmi.

Coach Hongmi is indeed a very capable head coach.

After the dinner, the WE team returned to their base.

Redmi didn't even take a break; instead, he went straight to his office and started studying the match videos of their final opponent, LGD.

Redmi already had a preliminary idea of ​​how to deal with LGD.

As for EDG?

He never thought EDG could win today.

After having a preliminary idea, the next step is to refine the game plan by studying the opponent's video.

After watching several recent LGD match recordings.

A competition plan targeting Eimy slowly began to take shape in Redmi's mind.

Yes, it's a plan targeting EIMY.

While EDG was trying every possible way to target Zhou Dian in the match.

Redmi's idea, however, was to target LGD's jungler.

After returning to the base and putting down their belongings, the entire LGD team went out for a meal together.

However, LGD's semi-final match against EDG was the second best-of-five series on a single match day.
The competition started late to begin with.

Even though LGD won three straight games, 3-0, it was already very late by the time the match ended.

Therefore, this dinner for the entire LGD team was a proper late-night snack.

After finishing a late-night snack and returning to the base, it was already past 1 a.m.

After taking a shower when he got back, Zhou Dian lay down on the bed at 2 a.m.

For Zhou Dian, who is always health-conscious, tonight was the latest he had ever gone to bed.

Zhou Dian did not drink alcohol during the dinner.

So, the next morning, he woke up on time as usual, thanks to his biological clock.

After breakfast, it's time to start making the instructional video.

I need to hurry up and finish the Yasuo tutorial video I promised my fans.

Download the recording of yesterday's BO5 second game, edit the video, and add voiceover and text.

Zhou Dian easily produced a tutorial video on building a semi-tank Yasuo.

After uploading the video to the account of [Top Laner] on D-site, Zhou Dian stopped worrying about it and focused on training.

For the remaining few days of training, I'll mostly be playing ranked matches on my own.

Because there are no practice matches to play.

Only four teams remain in the LPL: EDG, RNG, LGD, and WE, and they are still in the competition.

The other teams have already started their holidays, and the players have long since dispersed.

But EDG and RNG are playing a match this afternoon, so how could they possibly schedule a scrim with you?

After the two teams finish their third-place match in the afternoon, they will definitely be given a break.

They'd definitely not schedule practice matches with you.

WE is LGD's opponent in the finals, and the two teams will obviously not play scrims against each other for the time being.

So, I can only play ranked matches more often these few days to keep my skills up.

Zhou Dian plans to play a few rounds with all the heroes he is proficient with in the next few days to familiarize himself with and solidify his skills, just in case.

What if we need to use it in the finals?
It's always good to have extra supplies.

Just as Zhou Dian was playing ranked matches to "review" his heroes.

His latest "Semi-tank Yasuo tutorial" has also begun to spread widely.

To be fair, because the source material wasn't particularly impressive, Zhou Dian's Yasuo tutorial video wasn't exactly top-notch.

But there's nothing we can do; Yasuo's popularity is just too high.

Moreover, the semi-tank Yasuo top lane build taught by Zhou Dian is still very practical.

Many high-ranking Yasuo players have already started practicing this in ranked games.

The result was: It works very well.

However, some heroes are completely different heroes in high-elo and low-elo games.

Even though Zhou Dian's top lane semi-tank Yasuo build minimized some of Yasuo's weaknesses.

However, in the hands of some low-ranked Yasuo players, Yasuo's weaknesses are still exposed as always.

In fact, he's not even as good as a pure damage Yasuo.

Because the guy with terminal illness played a semi-tank Yasuo, he had absolutely no damage output.

If you're playing a pure damage dealer, as long as your teammates have heroes like Malphite or Monkey King...

If he takes a powerful attack, he'll at least deal some damage.

This has led to the emergence of Yasuo-like players not only in the mid lane but also in the top lane in lower and mid-elo games.

For a time, many players in the low to mid-ranked brackets were once again suffering greatly from Yasuo's poor performance.

There have even been instances where the mid laner and top laner both pick Yasuo, leading to arguments during the champion selection phase, and the player who didn't get Yasuo then AFKs as soon as the game starts.

Of course, many players in the lower and middle ranks have their own solutions to this situation.

That means banning Yasuo.

Ban them relentlessly, every single time!

What? You picked Yasuo ahead of time?
Oh, sorry, I didn't notice.

As a result, Yasuo's already high ban rate in the Chinese server rose even further.

At 3 PM that day, the third-place match between EDG and RNG began.

What was originally an insignificant third-place match, which neither the players nor their fans cared much about, actually garnered higher viewership than yesterday's two semi-final matches.

the reason is simple.

In today's match, Clearlove7 started.

A few hours before the match, when EDG announced that Clearlove would be starting today, the match immediately attracted a lot of attention.

This is the factory manager's "influence".

After a six-month break, he returned to the competition for the first time, and immediately all sorts of pieces appeared, including black, white, and random combinations.

He truly deserves to be called a top-tier player in the current LPL, even surpassing Uzi.

What's more, today's opponent for Clearlove is another top player in the LPL – Uzi.

Before the match even started, the official live stream chat was already flooded with comments, refreshing like crazy, making it impossible to see the live stream itself.

So what if it's just an insignificant third-place match?

Just come and have some fun!

The sheer popularity of the EDG vs. RNG match after Clearlove started was astounding.

Zhou Dian knows that he still has a long way to go if he wants to become the absolute top player in the LPL.

Of course, you can take a shortcut on this road.

If he wins an international championship, he might be able to overtake others immediately.

Ultimately, this third-place match, brimming with fun, ended with EDG defeating RNG 3-2.

The factory manager performed quite well throughout all five games of the BO5 series.

This has rekindled hope among many EDG fans for EDG's prospects in the Summer Split.

Some even went so far as to shout the slogan, "LPL, your emperor is back!"

After all, with Clearlove at the helm, EDG's dominance in the LPL over the years is undeniable.

If we're talking about the king of LPL internal battles, then it has to be Seven.

On April 17th, the entire LGD team arrived in Nanjing, the venue for the LPL Spring Split Finals, two and a half days early.

The team leader has already arranged everything, including the hotel and temporary training facilities.

The team members can just come and stay here.

Of course, the LGD players and their final opponent WE players have had quite busy schedules these past two days.

The team members in the finals will participate in the filming of the promotional video for the finals, the recording of pre-match trash talk, and the rehearsal of the opening ceremony of the finals.

The task is quite demanding.

Therefore, after arriving in Nanjing, the athletes didn't have much time to train.

Of course, at this stage, what's the point of training anymore?

Everything that needed to be prepared was prepared long ago.

You can't learn something in a day or two if you don't know how.

At times like this, I just play a few ranked matches to maintain my skill level.

Alternatively, adjusting one's mindset may be more important than training as the final approaches.

After all, esports is a sport that relies heavily on on-the-spot performance.

Because the skill level of esports players fluctuates considerably during competitions.

Unlike some sports where athletes rely on relays, an athlete with exceptional skill can still achieve a very high performance level even if their condition is poor.

However, even top esports players can easily produce a terrible performance.

Esports has neither a lower limit nor an upper limit.

It has endless possibilities!

Therefore, the stability of a player's mentality can often be a key factor in determining the outcome of a match.

A player who scores 100 points might only be able to score around 70 points if their performance is slightly off.

A player who scores 70 points can easily score over 80 points when they are in peak form.

In esports, it's not uncommon for a player with 70 points to defeat a player with 100 points.

That's the charm of esports!
(End of this chapter)