Chapter 261 You are Eunjeong and also a disaster (Part )
"LPL?" Li Xianghe never dreamed that this question would be asked by his manager.

Speaking of which, the fact that the Mapo duo are the China experts in LCK is no secret in SKT.

After all, I was almost exposed when I met the LPL people at the airport.

But one thing is for sure, the two have never let their admiration for LPL affect their performance in any game.

Analyzing LPL is almost just their personal hobby, except for laying the groundwork for the World Championship.

But now, this personal hobby was brought up quite formally by the manager, which made Li Xianghe somewhat at a loss.

He tentatively replied: "We do know something about LPL, so what's the matter?"

The manager didn't notice the slight uneasiness in Li Xianghe's words at all, and looked very happy: "There is something, and it's a good thing!"

“Sang Hyuk, you might become famous overseas as the representative of our region!”

"Ah?" Li Xianghe was dumbfounded.

After the manager's explanation, he finally understood what had happened.

To put it simply, the LPL side hopes to do an online interview with him.

In a sense, the Mid-Season Invitational has opened the eyes of e-sports fans around the world to the world.

The audience, who have almost only focused on this region, realized for the first time that there are so many unique players in other regions.

Discussions about players and teams across regions appeared for the first time in player communities across countries and regions.

Among them, Champion Flowers naturally attracts the most fans.

While the Neon Division was almost completely destroyed, die-hard fans of Fanhua and even LPL appeared in all other major divisions.

After all, the performance of the LPL region in the spring season and MSi is indeed worthy of anyone's analysis with a magnifying glass, and it is the kind that gets stronger the more you watch it.

For a time, the slogan "CNLOL, BestLOL" began to spread in major competition areas.

Of course, in addition to the high-power output of the LPL region, high-quality players from major regions also entered the attention of Chinese audiences for the first time.

Due to their own dominant position, Chinese audiences tend to be more calm and objective when looking at players from other regions.

Anyway, no matter how powerful you are, you can't beat Fanhua.

For example, EVI Xia Ge from Neon LJL, at the beginning this guy was almost beaten to death by the angry Chinese audience because of the thumb incident.

But after watching for a long time, the Chinese audience realized that this guy is really honest.

While his strength is second to none in LJL, he is also frank and tenacious, and has a pure obsession and love for e-sports.

That thumbs-up was just a habitual gesture of encouragement, without any malice.

Over time, the Chinese people's impression of him actually improved.

In addition, G2, who is keen on doing funny things, also received a lot of attention after some people posted their funny things on external social media.

After all, he is our opponent in the finals, and he has such a masterly way of making a scene, it's hard not to like him.

There is also C9 in North America. Although there is not much to say about it, its overly zzzq lineup and unique military background have also attracted heated discussions among the audience.

On the LCK side, the one who left the deepest impression on the Chinese audience was undoubtedly Lee Sang-hyuk.

On the field, he is the absolute pillar of SKT. With the top, jungle and support being relatively weak, he and Kim Hyuk-kyu almost carried the team and made it to the semi-finals with great difficulty.

He has the most impressive personal statistics among all the mid laners in MSi, and he is also a tragic hero.

Offline, LPL also edited the encounter at the Los Angeles airport and released it as a vlog.

When the fans saw that there were actually two LPL fans in South Korea, and they were pillar-level players in South Korea, they were immediately amused.

In addition, SKT once played a dark horse counterattack performance similar to Fanhua.

Some viewers even called them the second seed team of LPL.

With his achievements on the court and his likable personality off the court, Lee Sang-hyuk has unknowingly gained a certain degree of fame in China.

These naturally cannot escape official attention. When Pei Yunteng was designating the development plan for Tencent Esports, he always attached great importance to internationalization.

It doesn't mean that we should introduce a large number of foreign players like the NBA and have all the heroes in the world in our hands.

Instead, it is to allow the e-sports audience of this generation to gradually break the status quo of indifference to foreign teams during the Glory era.

LPL needs to go out, and foreign regions also need to be brought in.

Only in this way can it be considered a healthy ecology.

Precisely because of this philosophy, Tencent Esports has been actively planning to increase communication and interaction between players from all major regions since MSi.

And Li Xianghe, the little China expert, became the first choice.

Due to the limited time to prepare for the summer season, the authorities cannot make any major moves.

However, it is still possible to let Li Xianghe do an exclusive interview with the audience of China LPL.

LCK and SKT naturally welcome China's request with open arms.

The Chinese people are very clear about how huge the potential of the Chinese market is.

After the ban on baseball, this kind of cooperation actively sought by China is a rare opportunity.

If we can take this opportunity to let Lee Sang Hyuk open up a certain market for LCK in China...

Then why worry about not making money?
So after the manager found out about this, he immediately ran to discuss it with Li Xianghe.

When he heard that it was going to be an exclusive interview for Chinese audiences, Li Xianghe breathed a sigh of relief but was also somewhat hesitant.

MSi, facing the tragic defeat of Fanhua, realized that he was still a long way from being a truly top player and needed more progress.

Now, facing the interview from the world's number one league, he is somewhat unconfident.

Will Chinese fans, who are used to seeing monsters like Zhang Jiale, Ye Xiu, Tang Rou, and Sun Zheping, really be interested in themselves, a midfielder in the top four of MSI?

Seeing him hesitate, the manager thought he felt that the interview was a waste of time and was therefore reluctant.

After all, after returning from White Eagle, Li Xianghe entered a crazy training period that could be described as insane.

Immediately, the manager patted Li Xianghe on the shoulder and said:
"Sang Hyuk, you don't have to worry about the interview taking up too much time. This is just an online remote interview, so it's not particularly formal."

"At that time, you only need to take out an hour or so to chat with the host from LPL and try to leave a good impression on them."

Li Xianghe hesitated for a moment, and finally nodded.

He also knows how important the Chinese market is.

He is not qualified to go against the higher-ups yet.

He no longer hesitated and felt a lot more relaxed. He asked casually:
"Host? He's from LPL. Do I need to practice Chinese? Or bring a translator?"

When the manager saw that Li Xianghe agreed so readily, he was overjoyed and said cheerfully, "That's not necessary. You just need to practice greeting in Chinese."

"The host sent by China speaks Mandarin very well, so there will be no problem in communication."

A host who can speak Mandarin well?

Hearing this, Li Xianghe's mind moved slightly.

He subconsciously thought of the host he bumped into at the Los Angeles airport, who was a little immature but already showed a gentle temperament.

I couldn't help but ask, "Can you tell me the name of the host?"

"I think... her name is Zhao Enjing. She studied abroad at Seoul National University."

　Second update. That's all for tonight.

　　The CS author basically has no understanding and is currently catching up, so don't worry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)