I have an alchemy tower

Chapter 217 Bye
No one expected that Sheng Tang's match would be so thrilling.

Fortunately, he won and did not disappoint everyone's expectations.

After the game, there was crazy applause and cheers at the scene.

Wonderful and exciting, worthy of applause and encouragement.

What's more, after this round of qualifying, the final final is approaching.

Tang Rong at the VIP seat secretly breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at the team members and got up to leave.

He brought Chen Haiyang and Liang Shidao to Wu Qi's place for lunch.

Wu Qi had already prepared for it and asked the chef to prepare a seafood feast.

Lu Lu also brought fine wine and poured it for everyone.

"It's courageous not to change players at the critical moment!" Wu Qi talked about the game.

"To be honest, I wanted to scold people at that time." Tang Rong said, "Fortunately, I won."

"This kind of mentality is wrong," Wu Qi looked at him, "How to compete for the championship?"

"Do your best!" Tang Rong drank, "You can't always talk about the champion."

"Thanks to my team not being qualified to participate, otherwise I'm afraid I won't be able to stand it!" Chen Haiyang said.

"Nothing!" Wu Qi scolded with a smile, clinking glasses with everyone.

Tang Rong rolled his eyes and had no choice but to continue drinking, his face flushed instantly.

Wu Qi only entertained three people, Zhu Jun was still with Zhang Jing, and Pei Yan must have not woken up yet.

Tang Rong's team won, and Pei Yan would not come to see Tang Rong's complacent expression.

After drinking for three rounds, Tang Rong asked about the investment in the film and television city.

After the global finals, it is no secret that the game will be fully upgraded.

The notice has been released on the official website, and all teams have received the news.

The full version upgrade will involve the next season's characters and maps, so it must be notified in advance.

Tang Rong is extremely smart, he regretted it when he heard that the game would be upgraded.

I regret that I refused too quickly and missed the project of the film and television city.

This time he took the initiative to mention it, maybe he didn't mean to redeem it.

Wu Qi changed the subject with a smile, and casually said that it had already been activated, but there was nothing to say.

Tang Rong suddenly felt very uncomfortable, so he could only drink a few more mouthfuls of good wine.

It's embarrassing for him to speak.

Wu Qi doesn't like to be sarcastic. If Pei Yan were here, he might find it difficult to step down.

Because of this, Tang Rong felt like chewing wax, and there was not much joy left for the team to qualify.

Because in the film and television city project, he suddenly found that he was not as good as Pei Yan.

Regardless of the future of this project, at least Pei Yan believed in Wu Qi more than he did.

This is enough to explain a lot of problems!

You must know that Tang Rong always thought that he was Wu Qi's best partner.

The result turned out to be such a performance, what would Wu Qi think?
Anyway, he himself felt embarrassed and had the urge to escape.

Fortunately, there was wine, and he drank while eating, and soon became drunk.

Chen Haiyang and Liang Shidao bid farewell to the drunk Tang Rong.

"Why does Young Master Tang drink so lightly? How dare he drink so hard?" Lu Lu asked.

"Perhaps I'm happy, after all, the team has qualified." Wu Qi replied casually.

"Tsk, I'm a layman after all, so I care a lot!" Lu Lu laughed.

Wu Qi's eyes were inexplicable, and he also smiled silently.

……

The competition is in full swing.

Thirty teams, the first round will determine fifteen teams with high points to advance.

The fifteen teams that have not advanced will be sorted by points.

The higher the ranking, the higher the bonus in the prize pool.

Generally speaking, every tenth place is an echelon.

The last ten will undoubtedly receive the least prize money.

The teams are evenly distributed, and each player gets a little over [-] meters.

There is also a bonus for defeat, which can be regarded as a surprise.

The fifteen teams that did not advance did not leave in a hurry.

Instead, he accepted an interview and stayed in Shanghai to either travel or broadcast live.

Board and lodging are taken care of by their respective clubs, there is no burden at all.

The main reason is that the bonus has not been paid, and the magic city is prosperous, so it is normal not to be nostalgic.

When the competition is going on normally, the main park and film and television city projects are also advancing.

Under Wu Qi's selection, a new team was formed quickly.

The person in charge is Wang Yan, who is 41 years old this year and has top-notch talents.

The team led by him joined the Dark Horse Company. The main park in Central Plains Province is the first project, and then will be located in Ludong, Shuzhong and Guangdongdong, making up four.

Currently still in the stage of site selection, Wang Yan has already obtained the support of Xu Mengying, and began to use the network resources of the dark horse company to go to the destination for investigation.

And Wu Qi has asked Mapu to make the blueprints. As long as the site selection is successful, construction can be started according to the blueprints. After the funds are in place, Wu Qi believes that there will be results soon.

Time to July.

On the fifth day, the last match of the first round ended.

In the afternoon, Dark Horse Company announced that the Shengtang team had a bye in the second round.

In the future, the host country of the global finals and the national team will have a bye in the second round.

In other words, if the next Global Finals is held in the United States.

Then as long as the US team enters the second round, it will automatically have a bye.

The remaining fourteen teams fought each other,

The seven winning teams and the bye team will advance to the quarterfinals.

The decision of Dark Horse Company caught many people off guard.

Domestically speaking, players understand it very well, although there are many discussions.

But in everyone's opinion, Dark Horse Company is a domestic company, and there is nothing wrong with being biased.

Everyone is more mocking Tang Dynasty.

With Sheng Tang's performance in the first round, it's hard for everyone not to worry about the second round.

Now that I have a bye, at least I can have time to train well and have a chance to breathe.

It is said to be a walk by many players.

In foreign countries, there was a lot of controversy on the Internet at the beginning.

But this is an operation that belongs to the complementary competition system, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Furthermore, this is not a special favor from Dark Horse Company.

After all, the future will treat everyone equally, and the global finals will be held in rotation.

Instead of being in the magic capital all the time.

In this way, it is fair to everyone.

From the afternoon of the news announcement to the next day, there was a lot of discussion, but there was no controversy.

Even on the external network, there are only a few media who sourly say that the champion is determined by default.

These voices on the Internet were directly ignored by Dark Horse Company.

Anyway, in any case, the bye right is settled like this.

……

Pei Yan and Wu Qi went to see Zhang Jing, who was due to give birth in July.

Zhu Jun was almost inseparable, and even Zhu Rong came here every now and then.

Zhang Rui was already on vacation, so he also ran over to take turns with Zhu Jun as escorts.

"This brother-in-law didn't recognize him in vain!" Pei Yan said with a smile.

"Zhang Jing didn't hurt him in vain!" Zhu Jun said with a smile.

Zhang Rui is studying in graduate school, so he has no time to take care of things in the club.

But after Zhang Jing became pregnant, he would come over every now and then.

This changed Zhu Jun's view of Zhang Rui a lot.

The three left the ward together and talked in the smoking room.

"This bye is not for the purpose of escorting the champion?" Zhu Jun asked.

"No," Wu Qi shook his head, "This is a competition system that has been drawn up a long time ago. In fact, we have already greeted the major game companies and the clubs where the teams are located."

In the second round, the team hosting the tournament had a bye, which was a benefit set by Wu Qi in order to promote other regions and countries to undertake the global finals.

Wu Qi needs countries around the world to compete for the right to host the global finals, so as to expand the game's international influence and the appeal of the event.

Don't underestimate this right to host, many game companies are flocking to it.

Just look at this year's Shanghai Arena, the tickets for every game are sold out.

Not only players from their own country, but also fans of teams from other countries.

Tickets alone are a lot of income, not to mention the rebroadcasting share and future DVD sales.

In addition to making money, because of the global live broadcast and broadcast, it is also beneficial to the location where the event is held.

"Then how do you decide who has the right to undertake?" Pei Yan asked curiously.

"I guess it must be bidding." Zhu Jun smiled, "It is impossible to let go of the opportunity to make money."

"Impossible," Wu Qi laughed, "If you really do this, the dark horse company will become the target of public criticism, and no one will buy it. We still have to look at the team's results."

For example, after this year's global finals,
If the champion is won by Sheng Tang, then No.2 will have the right to host.

The club behind the team needs to give a reply within three days, and give a complete plan before June next year, and has already started preparations.

"It's like this every time?" Pei Yan said, "Isn't it reasonable?"

"Anyway, the next session will be based on this rule," Wu Qi said with a smile, "If it works in the future, then follow this, and if it doesn't work, change the method."

There are no fixed methods, only eternal interests.

If it harms the interests of the dark horse company and the event, then even if it has the right to host, it is impossible to actually hold the event. Anyway, the final decision is in Wu Qi's hands.

"If this is the case, Er Shao Tang really took advantage of it!" Zhu Jun said with emotion.

Thirty teams have to go through 29 times before it is their turn to host again.

With such a start, the Shengtang team is more than just seizing the first opportunity.

"Not necessarily," Pei Yan looked at Wu Qi thoughtfully, "There must be a reason of force majeure, so the right to undertake the event will return to the home country, and it will definitely be held in the capital or in the capital city."

"Smart!" Wu Qi raised his thumb.

"Is it okay?" Zhu Jun rubbed his head, feeling really old.

"Of course there are certain conditions to host such an event," Wu Qi said as a matter of course, "For example, some small countries, competition areas without e-sports atmosphere, and competition areas with insufficient economic strength are simply impossible to host, so of course the event will be held. Do a lot of it in your own country."

"For example, Little Bangzi, Australia, etc." Zhu Jun suddenly nodded and said.

"That's right," Wu Qi said with a grin, "When our film and television city is built, we can hold it directly in the film and television city. It will be more immersive and experience."

Using events to attract popularity and let the film and television city and theme park play a role has been planned long ago. Before that, it's okay to release the right to host.

It is bait itself, and it is the dark horse company that benefits.

As long as those game developers have tasted the sweetness, they will naturally not be able to let go in the future.

The fundamental purpose of the Big Surrounding Project is to spread its influence to the world step by step with the help of games and derivatives, linking up the network of interests, and achieving both fame and fortune.

Apart from other things, at this time Wu Qi went to the United States again, and the treatment was absolutely different.

He is no longer unknown.

(End of this chapter)