As soon as 12 o'clock in the morning arrived, Hongmi appeared in the training room, urging the players to practice quickly.

Gu Xing quickly put back his slightly impetuous thoughts due to the holiday, opened the Korean server and continued to improve the hero proficiency according to the plan set by the head coach.

As for Ding Ran, he asked Lu Wenjun for a computer and sat in the corner of the training room to score points without disturbing the normal training work.

"We are in the same half zone as IG, RNG, and Snakes, and the strongest among them is RNG," Hongmi briefly emphasized to the team members, "Before the semi-final opponent is determined, I will first study RNG as an imaginary enemy.

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Although RNG suffered a losing streak at the end of the season.

However, Redmi did not underestimate them. After all, they are the champions of the Spring Split, there are also star players on the team, and they have a lot of experience in the playoffs!

Looking back at VG, the usual playoffs are a perfect illustration of the collapse in the middle.

It is impossible to travel in one round, and you can usually win one.

But if you only walk two rounds at most, your hips will definitely stretch!

Hongmi is cautious about this and prepares carefully for fear of making mistakes.

Ranking first in this year's regular season gave him hope of reaching the global finals.

Last year, the original Samsung Nosuke version of VG was very promising, but unfortunately after five rounds of fierce battle, it was sniped down by the coal-mining duo of IG Broiler and Kakao.

Song Yijin Yasuo's shocking EQ flash successfully brought IG in, and also freed the boss Wang Sicong from the dilemma of live broadcast plug Lao Ba's secret trick - the latter claimed that IG would live broadcast Chi Xiang if they did not enter the S5 World Championship.

The broiler has saved the face of the IG boss.

However, as a loser, Hongmi will never allow similar incidents to happen this time!

He is determined to win the World Championship ticket!

"I have already made an appointment with my opponents for the training matches in the next few days," Hongmi opened his black notebook and copied the contents with a marker onto the whiteboard in the center of the room. "You can take a look."

Gu Xing had just defeated IM jungler Avoidless in the qualifying match. He accepted the opponent's friend invitation, chatted for a few words, and then looked back while waiting in line. He immediately noticed something different from before.

The first is the venue arrangement.

Originally, during the regular season, the team's training matches were fixed at two o'clock in the afternoon and one group at seven o'clock in the evening.

Each group claims to play three sets, but in fact not many teams strictly adhere to it.

For a team like IG, it would take less than an hour to play three games in the training match plus BP!

You can’t just finish three rounds in a daze and then you’re done.

Therefore, most clubs, including VG, just play each training match for three hours without any limit on the number of sets, and there will be replays during the period.

There are two groups every day, which is six hours, and the remaining time is used to play ranked or watch videos.

And Redmi now adds an extra set of training matches to them!

"From ten o'clock in the evening to one in the morning, we mainly make appointments with teams from the LCK," he explained the reason to the players. "We have too many systems to practice, so we need to train more..."

After listening to Jin Wenhe's translation, Gu Xing nodded to express his understanding.

When the playoffs were approaching, Redmi originally formulated several sets of tactics based on the version and clearly planned the training time.

As a result, Gu Xing suddenly proposed to imitate ROX's wild core play style. This was an unexpected blessing, but it was also a burden for the team.

Practice new tactics extra, otherwise it will definitely squeeze the running-in time of other systems!

Several teammates also expressed their gratitude to Sister Li.

Since Imp, the only lazy dog ​​in the team, resumed high-intensity training, everyone in the VG training department is a hardworking boy.

If the results are poor, the players will have little motivation.

But VG's current performance is quite outstanding, and the team members are very motivated, so naturally they have no objections to additional training!

Compared with before, the second characteristic of VG’s current training matches is that their opponents are relatively fixed.

Within the league are EDG, IM and WE, which belong to different playoff halves.

Because VG and them are only likely to meet in the finals, there is no burden to play in training games, and they can run tactics to run the team.

If you have an appointment with a team from the same region during the playoffs, there is a risk of leaking secrets, and hiding it will not achieve the training effect.

The outer division is South Korea's ROX and SSG.

Although the Tigers relied on their points advantage to become the first team in the five major regions to lock in a spot in the world championships.

But they didn't slack off.

For ROX, there is one more meaningful thing than entering the global finals.

The Tigers have a reason to beat SKT!

In the 2015 LCK spring finals, the Tigers were swept out by SKT with Hou Ye on the field.

In the 2015 World Championship finals, the Tigers lost to SKT with Faker on the scene. It was a duel that was generally considered to have no suspense before the game. Their greatest achievement was that for the other 14 participating teams, they saw what SKT's high ground looked like.

In the 2016 LCK Spring Finals, ROX was once again swept away by SKT with a score of 1:3!

In three major events, the Tigers have never defeated SKT!

What's more important is that, except for Peanut, who only joined the team at the end of 2015, the other four ROX players have experienced these three disastrous defeats!

Now the ROX players are holding their breath and want to prove themselves in this summer split and defeat SKT!

For this reason, they trained extra hard, and also extended the training time until late at night.

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"Turn left!"

Gu Xing followed the staff's instructions and turned sideways to face the camera again.

The other teammates standing around him also followed suit.

The seven contestants wore serious faces, combed their hair like adults, had their hair polished and put on makeup. They looked completely different from usual.

"OKOK..."

After hearing the director's instructions, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Gu Xing was about to step off the stage to drink water, he heard the director say something else behind him.

"Virtue and Easyhoon, you two stay here and take some more photos alone!"

This is the shooting site for playoff promotional videos, posters and other materials.

The VG club dedicated a day of training time to allow players to assist the league in promotional activities.

Gu Xing had been filming for two hours before, and it was inevitable that his legs would be sore if he kept standing.

However, in line with the idea that he had come, he still obeyed and kept talking to the on-site staff.

Gu Xing's social skills have always been good, and the cameraman was so amused by him that he almost lost his grip on the machine.

"Be serious, let's finish filming first and then talk..." The director motioned VG Nakano to stand closer, "You can improvise any pose!"

Gu Xing and Hou Ye discussed for a while, and finally the two stood side by side, stretched out their arms that were close to each other towards the camera, hooked their knuckles with their palms upward, and made a "bring your horse over here" gesture.

Jack, who was already resting in the audience, saw the gestures made by the two people and said something to several other teammates. The group of people suddenly burst into laughter.

Goo Sung Bin, whose figure is so out of shape that he almost looks like an OMP, has his teeth stuck out like a fat mouse.

The VG summer team uniform is a relatively slim-fitting style. When worn on Imp's body, it can give off the feeling of a small belly. When he smiles, the fat in his abdomen trembles, a bit like Fat Buu in Dragon Ball.

Thinking of this, Gu Xing almost laughed out loud.

After taking several photos in succession, he was finally declared free by the director. He said thank you to the staff around him and hurried off to the stage.

First pick up the Coke and drink it three times in a row, then pick up Jack.

"Hurry up, the fragrant pot is waiting for you!"

According to the previous agreement, the Seven Wolves are preparing to hold their first gathering today.

Gu Xing and Lu Wenjun reported that the manager knew that there was no training plan for the evening, and he also wanted the team members to relax a little and not keep tightening the strings. If the pressure continues until the end, it is easy to go too far.

Lu Wenjun just asked the team members to return to the base before ten o'clock in the evening.

The two agreed, and saw the location initiated by others in the Seven Wolves group chat. It was at a Thai restaurant in Hongqiao Tiandi, and they rushed there not long after.

"Long time no see, Brother Xing!"

Lin Weixiang is as naive as ever, but his voice is no longer as milky as before, and his voice is much richer.

Liu Qingsong and Beethoven stood in the back, looking slightly embarrassed when greeting Gu Xing.

Their personalities are different from Lin Weixiang's.

Previously, I only met Gu Xing once during the trial training, and spent the rest of the time together online. In the end, the relationship was not particularly close.

Now that the opponent is thriving in the LPL league, he is still unknown.

The huge gap in fame is like a sadly thick barrier between several people, creating a strange sense of distance.

Gu Xing saw the other party's reserve and immediately stepped forward to greet others with a smile, "What are you two doing? Pretending to be cold and indifferent, right?"

"No..." Seeing Gu Xing take the initiative to chat, Liu Qingsong relaxed slightly and smiled, "Long time no see, I almost became your fan after watching you play!"
To be continued...