Chapter Nine Hundred and Sixteen An Unprecedented Scale of Audience
The first mid-season invitational tournament held by Jixiang Company officially kicked off at the end of June.
The song "Lonely Warrior" appeared on the Internet a week before the finals and became a song that many netizens have heard by heart and even heard of it.
With the arrival of the finals, the tickets for the game have already been sold out.
even,
Many scalpers couldn't get tickets to the event.
Especially after hearing that Chen Ming was the guest at the opening ceremony of the mid-season tournament, the fans' enthusiasm became even higher.
Even if it's just to see Chen Ming, I'm still willing to spend money on tickets.
Situ Kong knew it very well.
As the influence of the game increases, "League of Legends" has gradually become a way for more and more people to spend time in their spare time.
so,
This mid-season tournament was held in a very grand venue.
The Genesis People's Museum in Kyoto, known as "the largest museum in China", is said to be able to accommodate 200,000 people at the same time.
It's not even the limit.
At maximum capacity, the total number of people in this hall can exceed 300,000.
This is a much larger number of people than any large-scale event that Chen Ming has participated in.
Just thinking about this kind of scene will make your heart surge!
In this regard,
Chen Ming was also looking forward to it.
past life,
The song "Lonely Warrior" was released on the Internet as the Chinese theme song of the Battle of Two Cities, but in this world, there is no Battle of Two Cities.
Even the background settings of the game have just been perfected.
In order to give players a sense of immersion, the video production team of Jixiang Company selected one of the most popular heroes in the game and made an animated MV with him as the protagonist.
Obviously,
This animated mv is recognized by most gamers.
After Chen Ming watched the animated MV, he had a plan in mind.
this time,
He's going to use the stage play at the opening ceremony of the mid-season.
That’s right!
A stage play that he hasn't used in a long time.
Chen Ming can't even remember the last time he performed a song in the form of a stage play. Maybe it was the song "Global Cooling".
Since then, Chen Ming has almost never used stage plays.
on the one hand,
Preparing for a stage play requires a lot of preliminary work. For Chen Ming, omitting these foreplays does not affect the effect.
on the other hand,
Some songs are not suitable for stage plays, only suitable for music videos.
There is a difference between mv and stage play.
The filming of the music video can be modified and reshot countless times; but to put it bluntly, a stage play is a one-shot deal. If it is performed well on stage, it will be awesome, but if it is performed poorly, it will fall apart.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst.
Chen Ming was afraid of accidents in stage plays, so he deliberately avoided using stage plays.
But now,
He felt the need to come up with a stage play.
because,
The song "The Lonely Warrior" deserves a brilliant stage play.
From the moment Situ Kong found Chen Ming, Chen Ming began to imagine the design of the stage play in his mind.
One week before finals.
Chen Ming went to Situ Kong and Xia Zhihe, told them his ideas, and got their agreement immediately.
As long as it is Chen Ming's suggestion, I will basically agree to it.
This is the influence of Chen Ming’s current discourse.
Time quickly came to the day of the finals.
Chen Ming set out from the hotel and arrived at the Genesis People's Pavilion. To Chen Ming's surprise, Situ Kong was not here, and only Xia Zhihe was in control.
After some inquiries, Chen Ming found out that there was something wrong with Nanzhou's headquarters, and Situ Kong rushed back to Nanzhou to deal with the matter.
But it’s okay!
Xia Zhihe is very familiar with controlling the court. In the last Star Invitational Tournament, Xia Zhihe controlled the entire court without any problems.
Backstage.
Chen Ming sat quietly in the dressing room.
A top makeup artist was carefully retouching Chen Ming's face, and three hairstylists behind him were discussing what kind of hairstyle to give Chen Ming.
After a while,
The makeup artist smiled with satisfaction and said: "Mr. Chen Ming, your facial makeup is almost done. Can you tell me if there is anything you are not satisfied with?"
In the mirror, Chen Ming actually looks very handsome.
Chen Ming himself was surprised.
Is this still his face?
I have to say,
Makeup is really an evil art. Once you are skilled enough, you can really achieve the level of disguise.
"Very good." Chen Ming smiled slightly.
If Su Rou saw him like this, she would definitely be shocked and open her mouth.
"Mr. Chen Ming, please go to the dressing room to change your clothes first. After changing your clothes, the hairstylist will shape your hair."
Everyone behaved respectfully.
The stylists hired by Situ Kong and Xia Zhihe are all top-notch in the industry, and the cost of creating a perfect look is almost as much as Chen Ming's income from a new song.
It's still early. No audience has entered the Genesis People's Pavilion yet.
But it's very lively outside.
Various cosplayers took photos with the players outside the club. They are still in the ticket checking stage. When the official admission time comes, the audience will be allowed in one after another.
By the time Chen Ming's clothes and hairstyle were finished, it was already getting late.
And the makeup artist dare not leave her job for a moment.
Chen Ming may need to touch up his makeup at any time, so they need to be by his side at all times.
Chen Ming walked out of the dressing room and found Xia Zhihe.
Xia Zhihe was discussing the process of the opening ceremony with the on-site staff. Although he had rehearsed it many times, he still couldn't help but give repeated instructions.
At this moment, Chen Ming patted Xia Zhihe on the shoulder: "Old Xia."
After becoming familiar with each other, Chen Ming began to call Xia Zhihe Lao Xia.
Xia Zhihe waved his hand, and the people beside him walked away.
"Mr. Chen Ming is very handsome~"
Xia Zhihe looked up and down at Chen Ming's outfit, which was completely different from the usual Chen Ming.
Really handsome!
In his normal state, Chen Ming is dressed in casual clothes, which is very refreshing, but has nothing to do with being handsome.
And at this time,
Chen Ming wore a black tuxedo, lined with a white floral shirt, and wore a pair of pure black Martin boots.
Chen Ming, who was already 180cm tall, has grown taller again, measuring 185cm.
Xia Zhihe itself is not low.
But now when he looked at Chen Ming, he needed to raise his head slightly.
Tall and handsome.
This is the perfect modifier for Chen Ming now.
Chen Ming smiled, looked at the vast interior of the club, and asked curiously: "How many spectators will come to this competition?"
"Two hundred and sixty-seven thousand people."
Xia Zhihe answered without hesitation.
Theoretically, the maximum number of people in the guild hall is 300,000.
But for safety reasons, Xia Zhihe did not open the ticket sales for 300,000 yuan and reserved some space.
Chen Ming clicked his tongue in surprise.
More than 260,000 people.
This stage is the stage with the largest audience of all large-scale events he has participated in.
In addition, today I still use a stage play to sing the song "The Lonely Warrior".
This still puts a lot of pressure on Chen Ming.
The larger the audience, the greater the pressure.
But Chen Ming is a person who becomes more motivated with greater pressure. While under pressure, he began to look forward to the moment when he takes the stage.