Chapter 89: Doinb’s Jealousy, Tickets Sold Out!
This 《Unreal: The First Day of Becoming Bull King》 ghost video spread through the gaming community like a virus.
Its addictive music, precise editing, and the Bullpup Bible that perfectly matched Li Fan’s live stream style instantly hit the funny bones of countless players, especially CSGO players.
Because if you don’t play this game, you can only watch show explanations and listen to music rhythms, and you won’t understand at all what the core point in this video is about.
The video not only exploded on Bilibili but was also reposted to Tieba, Weibo…
There was also a ton of discussion, as everyone loves watching these fun videos.
【Everything like AK M4 is trash! By the new Bull King Unreal】
【I declare, from today on, Bullpup is officially renamed Unrea Happy Gun.l】
【Yesterday on Perfect World Platform, three games in a row I ran into teammates picking Bullpup and dry pulling, and when I asked, they all said they watched Unreal’s live stream, I’m dying!
【Fake top player: ingenious tactics, extreme marksmanship. Real top player: Bullpup charge, free death happy!】
【Please Unreal, seal your divine powers! My rank has turned into a slaughterhouse, teammates shouting Bullpup charge and just throwing, even though I was first but lost.】
【Whatever, I’ll join first so no one affects me.】
“Bullpup Economy”, “Hold left click Rush B”, “Becoming Bull King” quickly became new memes in the CSGO circle, even going viral beyond it.
This made some non-CSGO players also know there’s a pro player called Unreal who stirs up trouble in another game with a gun called Bullpup.
This made everyone curious about CSGO this game.
Watching the video feels pretty fun…
Thinking about it, since it feels fun, might as well download and play.
This gave some game companies tracking subsequent influence another shocking data point.
CSGO sold 100,000 copies in just one week, and keep in mind this isn’t promo period, it was done with just one video.
Truly a freak!
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The next day, EDG club training room.
Li Fan had just walked in when he heard Ming Kai’s teasing voice shout: “Yo, our Bull King is here? Gonna pick Bullpup today?”
Li Fan was stunned, then remembered the ghost video he saw before bed last night, and couldn’t help laughing: “Damn, you saw it too?”
“More than just saw it,” Clearlove said with a grin he couldn’t hold back, “Now all the major game groups are sharing your Bullpup Bible, even the League of Legends side has people memeing it, you kid, playing some CSGO and making such a big splash.”
“Really? But the popularity is so huge because that streamer edited it well, he’s really talented, every video he edits is super fun.”
His own live stream undeniably has show effect.
But he always captures the key points and edits them together, truly giving a big boost to his own popularity.
After all, plenty of people who haven’t watched his live stream get curious after the video and come specifically to check it out.
This is the power of slicing…
A streamer with a good slicing streamer is a huge boost.
Li Fan sat down at his spot and invited Ming Kai: “Brother Kai, duo two fun CS today? I’ll teach you Bullpup, guaranteed to learn, double the fun!”
Ming Kai smiled and shook his head: “Today I need to maintain ranked intensity, no time to play with you.”
You kid rejected duo queue invites so many times, finally found a chance to get back.
Clearlove saw Li Fan’s stiff smile and felt extremely pleased, after making me depressed for so long before, turns out you can get depressed too.
But Clearlove planned to relax with one or two games after training.
Because his ranked intensity wasn’t like the previous 11-12 hours whenever.
It was controlled to seven or eight hours.
If feeling off, rest, play some other games to relax mood.
He felt this maintained his competitive state better.
Constant high-intensity training really isn’t necessary.
Recent match performances also prove no issues, feeling better and better.
If he had properly discussed this with Li Fan earlier, maybe the club wouldn’t have four consecutive losses.
Next match is in four days against QG, honestly not much pressure.
Because this team mainly relies on mid laner Doinb.
Clearlove was very confident in Li Fan, believing Li Fan could easily suppress Doinb in mid lane.
Similarly, he wasn’t afraid of the opponent’s young clid in jungle at all.
Honestly, this Korean mid-jungle duo’s momentum is fierce.
Last year they forcefully climbed up from secondary league.
But top league and secondary league are completely different.
Through watching videos, already analyzed clid’s playstyle patterns.
Clearlove is actually extremely good at farming carries.
If the team has a strong carry, he knows exactly how to win, he’ll farm you super comfortably.
But if no one in the team can carry the heavy load, he’ll play very lost in matches.
Even if he builds advantage early-mid game, without a carry, his head goes foggy and he has no idea what to do next.
This was especially obvious in S7 S8.
But Clearlove is also a classy guy.
Once he knew he couldn’t adapt to match intensity, he directly retired, no dragging it out.
Clearlove has his own pride.
Didn’t want fans’ last impression of his pro career to be lying down, no strength, occupying spot without retiring.
After all, with his status and EDG giving him club shares, to some extent he’s a little boss, if he wanted to occupy the spot no one could do anything.
Later it showed he still yearned for pro.
Later as coach… gotta say Clearlove’s BP really had no big issues.
But the players truly weren’t up to par.
Once having advantage, they start messing up while playing.
Leading to terrible coaching results, only average coach level, not that top tier who can completely change players.
Later when Valorant came out, he even wanted to be a Valorant pro.
Can only say Ai De Zhu truly loves Clearlove.
And immediately established Valorant division.
Just pity at that age Clearlove couldn’t compete with young players at all, completely outmatched, later fully gave up pro dreams.
Worth mentioning, EDG’s Valorant division even won Valorant World Championship.
Can only say unintentional actions bear fruit, to some extent without EDG’s Valorant division, there’d be no CN region…
Actually very inspirational, first year killed out from East Asia LCQ, successfully got World Championship ticket, thoroughly boosted the game’s popularity.
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Li Fan skillfully logged into Speed, under the expectant gazes of live stream room audience, continued selecting the Spring map.
At least until event ends, he’ll only run this one map.
Smooth flowing operation, even after watching countless times, still draws waves of amazed bullet comments, but final result still a tiny bit off from the terrifying record he set yesterday.
Speed pro players all black-faced and closed the live stream room.
Truly can’t compare at all…
How to handle next week’s quarterfinals?
Hope Li Fan gets pressured by club, then can’t attend match.
Otherwise… feels no chance at all.
Mainly during ssc online points race, every map felt full of dominance.
Otherwise couldn’t possibly refresh records.
So they still hoped EDG club would step in, make Li Fan unable to attend match, this timing really has great opportunity.
Right, Speed quarterfinals is April 17th, schedule over two days.
LPL playoffs officially start April 18th.
This is why EDG fans got super mad hearing Li Fan would attend quarterfinals offline match and went to curse him in live stream room.
This match time already clashes with playoffs.
If group 3rd or 4th advancing, simply can’t play, definitely miss it, if EDG gets group second, match time can drag a bit to 20th, but rushing back and forth like that, state will definitely be affected.
Abu actually talked to Li Fan yesterday, told him to think clearly.
If sure won’t affect playoffs, then can go.
If affects playoffs… then gotta pay the price.
After all adults must bear consequences of their choices.
After saying this let Li Fan go back and think clearly.
Actually no need to think, only results expand influence, get more rewards, otherwise why bother joining ssc Spring Split?
Of course still give Abu face, didn’t reply immediately, said need to go back and consider.
Pro matches rely on strength, but no need to offend leadership.
After considering, tell Abu feels pity not to attend, after all created new record.
Moreover EDG club reached cooperation with Speed.
Club is quite humane, as long as doesn’t affect matches.
Meanwhile, QG Esports club base.
Doinb just finished a ranked match, habitually opened live streaming platform, after all he always wanted to stream, just current situation doesn’t allow.
Because skipped matches owing huge liquidated damages, now behaving very obediently.
Afraid boss would make him pay, usually reports before streaming, if club disagrees, no stream.
And at this time Huya homepage recommended Li Fan’s live stream room.
Almost no hesitation, directly clicked in.
Seeing the exaggerated popularity and dense bullet comments almost obscuring the screen, Doinb subconsciously pursed his lips: “Damn… why is this guy’s stream popularity always so high? Why didn’t I get that many viewers? And his club doesn’t care, even supports him streaming.”
“Just playing some other game, making such a big deal…” Doinb muttered, but couldn’t help thinking of the match against EDG in a few days.
EDG recently hot streak, especially this Unreal, extreme lane dominance, champion pool bottomless.
Originally thought opponent spends tons of time streaming and other games, training insufficient, state might fluctuate.
But seeing his current state, seems maintained very well.
“No way… must win this match, like streaming? I’ll make you lose the match, then that huge drama, even if club lets you stream, you got face to continue?”
“Clid, come here.” Doinb turned and called his little bro, “Let’s rewatch EDG’s match recording from last week, especially mid-jungle coordination parts, this Unreal… we can’t judge him normally, find his flaws, then beat him!”
Clid heard big brother’s voice, hurried over.
“Got it bro!”
Doinb took a deep breath, closed Li Fan’s stream page, fully focused on match recording.
Opened EDG vs WE match recording, directly dragged progress bar to key mid lane clashes.
He watched extremely focused, even set playback to 0.5 speed.
On screen, Li Fan’s Taliyah facing Xi Ye’s Syndra.
Every time Syndra tried Q poke, Taliyah dodged by half a body length.
And when Taliyah’s Q Stone Shower went out, all five rocks at angle, at least hitting three.
Opportunity grabbing extremely strong…
Taliyah played a bit freakishly!
Teamfight WE grabbed chance seemingly comeback, but this Taliyah directly cuts backline
“Damn!” Doinb slapped table hard, startling clid beside him.
He immediately dragged progress back, rewatched, then dragged back again to watch.
Taliyah already terrified him, but never expected Ryze even more ridiculous.
Every move basically toyed Xi Ye in the palm of his hand.
Could clearly guess what Xi Ye wanted to do next.
This precise grasp of opponent psychology and operation habits requires massive laning experience and extreme insight.
But this Unreal is clearly a rookie, how does he feel like a veteran who’s been on the scene for years?
And damn only one ranked in three months, where’s all this training volume from?
Could it be training via matches?
Thought about it and shook head, way too absurd.
But through this match video, even more serious about Li Fan.
While Doinb and clid buried heads studying EDG match recordings, trying to find clues to victory.
On the other side, some university dorm.
“Damn! Gone? Already gone?” Yu Luo stared dead at computer screen’s red “This session tickets sold out” prompt, unwillingly spam refreshing, but page unchanged.
“Holy crap! EDG vs QG match tickets, when did they get so hot? I just clicked in!”
“Weird, too weird!” Yu Luo scratched hair, “EDG match tickets weren’t this fast before, especially mid-season regular matches, could it be because… Unreal’s recent popularity explosion?”
But their gaming fan groups already planned, still going to support this match.
As cameraman, can’t record the scene and ruthlessly taunt haters, how can that be?
“Check scalper tickets…”
Yu Luo skillfully opened some second-hand trading platform, searched “EDG VS QG tickets”.
Results out, he directly sucked in cold air.
“FML, you crooks, 120 yuan ticket fried to 720? Inner field tickets over 1000? Go rob instead!”
But no choice, had to buy with money, if not earning as streamer really reluctant to part with.
After buying, opened fan group, found everyone same situation, first time buy still no tickets.
I didn’t get… rest of them didn’t get.
Something off, feels a bit off.
