Nirvana Top Laner, Reborn Tokyo Girl

Chapter 191, Section 188: Support Shimamura! Support our own people! (Second of the third update)

but
This was ultimately just a minor incident.

The higher Shimamura Yuna's popularity is, the higher everyone's expectations for her actually become.

Why wouldn't everyone want their favorite professional player to win a championship and achieve better results?
Although there are examples like TheShy, whose fans still support him even when his performance isn't as good as before.

Sometimes, once a player has a strong fan base, winning a championship or achieving good results is no longer essential for gaining popularity.

It can only be said that better results and more championships are a means to expand the number of fans.

However, if you feel you already have enough fans and don't need more, then you can choose not to continue expanding.

Shimamura Yuna couldn't say she cared about this thing particularly much, nor could she say she cared about it at all.

can only say.
She wanted to give back to her fans.

I want those who have high expectations of me and support me to be able to hold their heads high and say, "I like Shimamura Yuna, a very amazing person."

Instead of not daring to reveal their own ingredients, because if they did, they would be ridiculed for "the fans of internet celebrity contestants causing a ruckus".

Perhaps whether or not she achieves success will not affect her current fan base.

Perhaps the number of fans who won the championship is not the majority among her current fans.

But
She wanted better results to satisfy herself and those who had high expectations of her; that was her feeling.

For professional players, only the winners are righteous.

Then
"I want to be justice."

With this determination, Shimamura Yuna set off towards the distance.

After the first match between T1 and CFO, all four matches of the first round of the knockout stage were quickly completed.

The four winners and four losers were quickly determined.

So, let's give a brief overview here.

The winners are CFO, AL, GENG, and MKOI, while the losers are T1, FLY, BLG, and GAM.

The vast majority of these matches are those where the outcome is largely predictable.

Whether it's AL defeating FLY or MKOI defeating GAM, these are matches with very little suspense; everyone could have predicted them before the matches even started.

The matches that are somewhat suspenseful or interesting are CFO vs T1 and BLG vs GEN.

However, these two matches were a mixed bag for LPL fans.

The good thing is that since Shimamura Yuna joined, she has been considered to be playing very well as the CFO of an LPL non-legal team. Shimamura Yuna's performance in defeating T1 was very dominant and she is very likable.

However, what is more worrying is...
BLG lost.

Yes, BLG, who were highly anticipated by everyone, ultimately lost to GENG and fell into the loser's bracket.

Actually, BLG's loss was not unexpected. Most viewers had expected this before the match and had already guessed the general outcome.

Since BLG changed their jungler to Beichuan in the second half of the regular season, many people felt that the peak BLG of 24 might have returned, and the strongest BLG might have returned.

However, starting from the playoffs, BLG was defeated by AL twice, and by a significant margin.

People noticed back then that BLG was in poor form and that their honeymoon period with Beichuan was over.

So, isn't it perfectly normal for GENG, the LCK's best team and the number one seed, to lose?
It can only be said that the chances of defeat are not 100%, and everyone still has a little bit of hope.

I just thought, "What if?"

What if this unexpected BLG can also take a bite out of GENG? Wouldn't that be a huge win?

In case BLG's performance in the playoffs was just an anomaly, and they've already adjusted by MSI.

What if?
What if?
However, in the end, such a "what if" scenario was just wishful thinking.

The problem isn't that BLG lost.

But
The loss was devastating.

What's frightening is that the final score was 3-0, and BLG had no chance to fight back.

The intensity that GENG displayed in the match seemed to be the most unstoppable and terrifying in the entire competition.

Judging from their performance alone, GENG is far more terrifying than T1, CFO, AL, and all other teams still in the upper bracket.

For many LPL fans, this is quite disheartening news.

Because this sends a message.
"I guess we're out of luck with this year's MSI again."

Yes.

If even BLG, with its theoretically highest potential, is in such a terrible state, who can stop GENG, who seems invincible?
Is it possible to rely on AL?
Actually, you could have leaned on it.

However, at this moment, AL's support player, Karl, said something during a reporter's interview that angered LPL fans.

"I feel that this final will be an all-Korean battle."

This led to the entire AL team being criticized.

To put it bluntly, LPL fans are not unaware that LPL is currently weak or trash. In fact, many LPL fans may even know that there is a high probability of an all-Korean final this year.

But it's not appropriate for a player who's currently competing to say that, is it?

Besides, you're not even Chinese; you're a South Korean foreign player.

That's when the rhythm completely exploded.

Various accusations, such as those against Camus and the AL traitorous team, have emerged.

The amount of abuse directed at AL online is countless.

Although if AL can win back the game, all the negative public opinion can be reversed.

That's how League of Legends works; the winner can reverse all public opinion, even right and wrong.

Even the question of whether or not something is right or wrong must be considered in conjunction with the outcome of the match.

Some things are considered correct when spoken by the winner, and wrong when spoken by the loser.

But the problem is, doesn't this mean we haven't won yet?

LPL fans will definitely start criticizing AL relentlessly.

The current battle situation is as follows.

AL fans accused those who criticized AL of being BLG fans.

Those who dislike AL ​​call it a traitorous group.

They're putting hats on each other.

But overall, before AL won the game, those who disliked AL definitely had the upper hand in public opinion. AL fans were holding their breath, hoping that AL would turn the tide.

So now nobody is counting on AL, and nobody is speaking up for AL.

So, if we don't rely on AL, and we don't rely on BLG, then who else can we rely on?

Then at that moment, everyone unanimously thought of a team.

That is.
CFO.

That's right, it seems like the only one who can stop GENG is CFO. [Wow, after this first round, I have a feeling that CFO might really be the only team that seems capable of challenging GENG.]

[I hope so. I hope Shimamura can make it to the finals and give Camus a good slap in the face.]

You know what, you really have to admit. CFO's top laner, Shimamura, looks no worse than Kiin, maybe even better at carrying, but her champion pool is a bit lacking. Mid laner HongQ is also performing brilliantly; if he's in good form, he might even be stronger than GENG. Jungler Sanmu, if he's having a meltdown, might not be better than Junjia. But the bot lane, it seems like they really can't win.

However, considering all factors, CFO is the team that comes closest to GENG.

[CFO's bot lane is probably the biggest gap between him and GENG's bot lane. If CFO and T1 swapped their bot lane duo, they would definitely beat GENG.]

It's hard to say, but I think there's definitely a big gap between HongQ and Chovy.

[Even with the big gap, I still think this is the team that most closely resembles GENG. Who else can we rely on? AL? They managed to beat FLY 3-1.]

Indeed, although CFO isn't an LPL team, if I had to name my favorite teams, I'd say CFO is the only one that can barely compete with GEN.

Is Shimamura about to make history again?

Is Shimamura-san on the path to a golden age?

[Shimamura-san has far more backbone than AL, that cowardly surrender team]

In short, due to disappointment and distrust of LPL, dissatisfaction with AL and disappointment with BLG, the vast majority of LPL fans have shifted almost all their expectations to the CFO, who originally had little to do with LPL.

However, this team has little connection with the LPL.

If you have to force a connection
First, apart from Shimamura Yuna, the team members are all Chinese.

Even if you take into account Shimamura Yuna's ability to speak Chinese as a rapist, she's practically a chosen one, a completely Chinese person.

Secondly, Shimamura Yuna herself has a large number of fans in China.

Now that these two elements are combined, CFO can be considered the main team for LPL viewers.

At this point, AL seemed to have only a sliver of hope, while BLG looked like it was completely rotten.

At this point, if we can't rely on Shimamura Yuna, who else can we rely on?
Therefore, Shimamura Yuna and her CFO now have a vague feeling that they are "the last hope for all of CN".

AL hasn't fallen into the loser's bracket yet, and BLG hasn't been completely eliminated.

But most people generally agree that only the CFO is likely to make it to the end.

The current atmosphere feels somewhat familiar.

"Hopefully, AL can help CFO show some fighting spirit, and if CFO wins the championship, AL will also deserve some credit. As for BLG, we'll leave it to fate."

Although no one said it directly, given the example of RNG back then, everyone has learned not to be so flamboyant.

However, even if they don't say it, many people really think that way.

Even Bilibili, BLG's investment website, posted an ad on Bilibili that day saying "Cheer for Yuna Shimamura".

Videos about the CFO are pushed out much more often than those about BLG.

It can be said that although BLG is Bilibili's core team, Bilibili now understands which team is more effective in generating buzz and which team will benefit more from supporting them.

Many fans even feel that Shimamura Yuna has really benefited Bilibili a lot.

BLG, which BILIBILI invested in itself, had poor performance and terrible reputation this year, making it a high-investment, low-return business.

Then they turned around and signed a small-time live streamer in Japan at a low price.

At the time, Shimamura Yuna was not famous. The contract that Bilibili signed with Shimamura Yuna was a typical VTUBER contract. Her base salary was not high, and she mainly earned commissions. Her earnings were only slightly higher than those of the average salaried worker.

In other words, if you do well on a live stream, you can earn around a million yuan a year, and top streamers can earn 200 to 300 million yuan. If your live stream is just average, you'll only earn a few hundred thousand yuan a year, or even just a hundred or two hundred thousand yuan.

Given Bilibili's size, the money spent on signing Yuna Shimamura as a streamer is practically nothing.

At the time, they treated Shimamura Yuna as just a minor streamer.

To everyone's surprise, this resulted in becoming a top-tier streamer.

Moreover, some professional players feel that the platform is profiting at their expense, so they would rather stop streaming than let the platform make money.

Especially someone like Yuna Shimamura.

She doesn't deduct money when she stops broadcasting; she only gets paid if she broadcasts for a certain amount of time and meets certain revenue requirements.

At times like this, most streamers feel they are too popular, especially streamers like Shimamura Yuna who no longer rely on live streaming for a living. In such cases, they will most likely choose to stop streaming altogether to avoid being taken advantage of.

Unless you take the initiative to talk to me about things like a raise, I'll just wait until the live-streaming contract ends.

This is a very common occurrence.

But Shimamura Yuna is different.

She doesn't stream simply because she doesn't want to; she's genuinely too busy to stream.

And whenever she goes live, she really generates a lot of revenue for Bilibili and makes Bilibili a hot platform for streamers.

Despite its popularity, it did not raise prices on Bilibili, and the money received from gifts from captains and admirals was still split equally with Bilibili.

As for Shimamura Yuna's various championships and achievements that brought her popularity and revenue on Bilibili, those are countless.

At least for Bilibili, Shimamura Yuna is a pure bodhisattva.

During this period, Bilibili may have felt that they owed Shimamura Yuna a bit, and even took the initiative to talk to her about renewing her live streaming contract.

However, Shimamura Yuna said, "It's a bit troublesome, we'll talk about it later."

Faced with repeated questioning from Bilibili, Shimamura Yuna probably wanted Bilibili to stop bothering her, so she said, "I don't make money from live streaming, and I have no intention of switching platforms."

What I mean is, I will still broadcast if I want to, but I don't rely on being a streamer for my main livelihood, so please stop bothering me.

It's fair to say that BLG absolutely adores Yuna Shimamura right now, treating her like family, perhaps even more so than some of their own players.

If they didn't already have Bin, BLG would definitely be extremely interested in Shimamura Yuna and would be eager to buy her immediately.

BLG actually did contact Shimamura Yuna.

The reason for withdrawing from the competition later was not complicated.

On the one hand, BLG already has Bin, so there is no strong need to change their top laner. Bringing in Shimamura Yuna will not solve BLG's current problems.

On the other hand, Shimamura Yuna is too expensive.

The price was so high that it was somewhat unaffordable for Bilibili and its subsidiary BLG, whose current financial situation was not ideal.

However, the higher Shimamura Yuna's price, the more profitable it seems for her to stream on Bilibili.

People in the Bilibili live streaming section really feel like they've hit the jackpot.

Thus, thanks to Bilibili's vigorous promotion and various marketing efforts, Shimamura Yuna, a Japanese woman, became LPL's last hope.

Moreover, the streamers who usually act independently are now all unanimously supporting Shimamura Yuna.

Whether it's the Dragon God or Bilibili's biggest BLG filial son, the Meow Immortal.

Miao Xianren's original words were: "Brothers, although I really want to support BIN, it seems that BIN is not in good condition. Sigh, there's nothing I can do. If BLG really can't get out of the loser's bracket, then I can only support CFO. I really think Shimamura is in better condition, and Shimamura has a higher probability of winning the game."

"No problem, Shimamura-san is my colleague. Even though my colleague isn't broadcasting, she's still my colleague."

"No problem, how can we not support our own colleagues? We must support Shimamura-san!"

The entire Bilibili community achieved an unprecedented level of unity in its atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)