Chapter 382: War of Public Opinion (Part )
Wei Chen's work efficiency is astonishingly fast.

In other words, it is not just his work efficiency that is the result, but the entire LPL publicity department has been working efficiently for this free finals gimmick.

Feng Xianjun was quite satisfied with the defeat of Fanhua and Xingxin.

The game was very interesting and the 1v1 battle in the top lane was very exciting to watch. The overall situation was not purely one-sided. Even though Fanhua lost three games in a row, it was not a unilateral push by Xingxin.

In general, the quality is guaranteed, and the battles between top teams are very exciting, which can be regarded as a relief for the slow pace and boring play style since the summer season.

But even if the content of the competition has caught up, it still needs some impactful sparks to attract more attention from outside the circle.

“Brotherly Showdown” is obviously very suitable.

Compared with the serious game content and dry goods, netizens obviously prefer to read the messy gossip and anecdotes off the field.

Just like a certain band anime, which had been producing band content for so many years but not many people watched it, then on a whim they came up with a two-dimensional Tiny Times, which immediately became a hit.

The same is true for e-sports.

Although there are many brother duos in various fields, it is somewhat legendary for brothers like Yu Wenzhou and Yu Wenbo, who have a huge difference in age and experience but are able to meet in the finals with their own teams.

No one is a fool. As early as the fourth game when the flower crystal exploded, the official staff had been thinking about how to hype up the concept of brotherly showdown.

But at that time, the public opinions on the Internet were basically criticizing Yu Wenbo for his defeat, saying that he got in through connections and had a very bad reputation, so he was not hyped at the first time.

Now, good brother Yu Wenzhou has taken the initiative to provide materials to fill this hole in public opinion.

There is naturally nothing more to say, it's just hype!

Therefore, once the video of Wei Chen analyzing Xingxin's tactics and praising Yu Wenbo was released, it quickly received massive traffic push across the entire network.

In addition, Wei Chen himself has a very good reputation in areas other than prediction, and the basic concept of the "Trident" tactic quickly became known to a large number of viewers and fans.

After being spread by a large number of knowledgeable people, it soon became a tactical structure that most LPL viewers could have a basic understanding of.

As a result, Yu Wenbo finally rebounded from the bottom when his score was about to fall below 5.8.

Even though there are so many outstanding seniors in Xingxin, he will definitely not be able to grab the absolute core position.

But he finally got rid of the outrageous remarks like "Xingxin can win even if they tie a dog to the bottom lane" and was preliminarily recognized as a qualified rotation member of a championship-contending team.

At this point, the warm-up for the "Brotherly Showdown" that the alliance has been longing for can finally begin.

So, when the words "Brotherly Showdown" were everywhere, along with Yu Wenzhou's makeup photos and his brother's deliberately enlarged head, they appeared in the videos and pictures of various marketing accounts and unofficial bloggers.
Many people suddenly discovered in a trance that the Yu brothers seemed to have joined a team respectively and then successfully achieved the feat of meeting in the finals.

His younger brother Yu Wenbo was only seventeen years old, but he was able to reach the finals with the team.

The surname Yu is not a common one, so the legendary stories of these two brothers are even more worth talking about.

The inferiors overthrowing their superiors, the brothers being friendly and respectful to each other, and the pupil surpassing the master, these things will always hit the sweet spot of gossip lovers.

Not long after, the fact that Yu Wenbo resolutely left Happy because he didn't want to live under his brother's shadow was dug up by enthusiastic fans, and they began to eat the melon with excitement.

When he first started broadcasting, the recording of the live broadcast in which he wore his brother's training uniform in the Blue Rain Youth Training Camp became a magical product and a check-in destination that countless mother fans watched repeatedly.

Well, the drainage introduced some weird stuff, but it's not a big problem.

In short, under the official public opinion offensive, Yu Wenbo passively completed the transformation from being questioned and criticized in the beginning to becoming a popular star that everyone is paying attention to.

The term 'brotherly duel' has gradually become the focus of discussion in the entire LOL circle amid the satisfied gaze of official personnel.

So the question is, as the center of public discussion, how did Yu Wenbo himself react to this wave of popularity that almost came out of nowhere?
I can only say that no one knows a brother better than his own brother.

"What are you listening to, Wenbo? So excited?"

Ye Xiu was sitting in front of the computer watching a video when he suddenly saw Yu Wenbo walking into the training room wearing a pair of big headphones and shaking his head.

"Hehe, neon rock, 'Irreversible Repulsion'." I don't know where Yu Wenbo got the leisure and elegance from, but when he read the song title, he even spoke in Japanese as if he was showing off something.

Ye Xiu knew nothing about Bang Yao and was a little confused for a moment.

However, Tang Rou, who had just finished a ranked game nearby, immediately understood what this kid was pretending to be. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and burst out laughing.

After the boy walked out shaking his head, Ye Xiu looked at Tang Rou suspiciously: "Why is that boy crazy?"

"He's declaring war on his brother."

Tang Rou laughed enough, organized her words, and explained briefly.

"That song is from the Japanese rock band My First Story. The lead singer, Hiroki Moriuchi, has an extremely good brother, Takahiro Moriuchi, who is the lead singer of the top Japanese band ONE OK ROCK."

"In 16, My First Story held a concert at the iconic Budokan in Neon. When Hiroki Moriuchi sang this song, he openly declared war on his brother."

"He said he would surpass his brother within five years and hold a concert at the Tokyo Dome, which represents the top of Japanese music. That's roughly the story."

Yu Wenbo must have heard this anecdote from somewhere and thought it fits his recent mood, so he started playing it on repeat.

"Hey, this kid is quite ambitious." Ye Xiu smiled.

But deep in his pupils, he couldn't see much joy.

The popularity of the alliance this time is somewhat too high, and Xingxin's attitude towards popularity has always been complicated.

As a relatively young team among the top teams in the league, even if we remove the old guy Ye Xiu, it is very likely to be the youngest among the top teams.
With Baozi and Yu Wenbo as backup players, Xingxin has always been particularly sensitive to the mentality and status of the players.

The impact of this public opinion storm on Yu Wenbo's mentality is visible to the naked eye.

However, Ye Xiu was not too worried, at most he was a little worried and uncertain.

This time the trend of public opinion is different from previous ones. It is essentially positive and is what the authorities want to see.

The young and promising players have made achievements and completed the feat of brothers meeting in the finals, and they deserve corresponding attention.

It’s just because the league itself is so large that the attention seems a bit too great, which can easily make the players feel proud.

"Have Wenbo's recent live broadcasts been stopped?" He turned and asked Mingkai who had just walked in.

"Of course we stopped, and we asked Yifan to keep an eye on him the whole time to prevent him from conducting intensive self-searches on various platforms every day. But as it stands now, the effect is just so-so." Mingkai sighed.

Speaking of which, before the concept of brotherly confrontation became popular on the Internet, Yu Wenbo himself did not really emphasize this aspect too much.

After all, he and Yu Wenzhou had actually played against each other more than once in the regular season, with both sides winning and losing.

As early as the spring season, he was beaten up by Yu Wenzhou and Gangzi so badly that he began to doubt his life.

But since the slogan of "brothers' duel" started to be shouted online, Yu Wenbo began to pay more attention to this matter and talked about it from time to time. Now, even when listening to a song, he has to find a song with this meaning. I don't know how many posts this guy went through to find such a song.

To put it in a positive way, this increased his fighting spirit and morale, allowing him to give his all without reservation when facing Blue Rain.

But to put it in a bad way, this is a sign of being too proud and not being able to recognize oneself.

The problem is that Ye Xiu doesn’t have a particularly good way to wake Yu Wenbo up right now.

Simple preaching no longer has much effect on him. Perhaps only a beating from his opponent in the arena can wake this pretentious boy up.

But the question is, after he wakes up, will Xingxin still have a chance to turn the tables?

No one knows.

“Come to think of it, which media outlet first came up with this information about the Trident tactics and the rhythm of the brothers’ showdown?” Ye Xiu tapped his head lightly.

"Let me check... Oh my god, it's that old guy Wei Chen!" Mingkai searched the Internet and quickly found the source of the explosion.

Wei Chen...Blue Rain...Yu Wenzhou...

"Could it be that the other side is setting a trap for us by taking advantage of public opinion?" Ye Xiu and Ming Kai, who figured it out almost at the same time, said in unison.

"This is a difficult situation." Once he figured this out, Mingkai's brows began to frown.

Unlike the previous conspiracies and tricks, this time they are playing a completely open conspiracy.

The league originally needed the popularity of this final to further expand the market, and Blue Rain just gave it a boost.

They are in the dominant position, it is impossible for Xingxin to let the entire league earn less money just because of Yu Wenbo's mentality problem, right?

Being set up...

"I'll go discuss this with Mu Cheng." Ye Xiu said no more and stood up to leave.

There is a possibility that Yu Wenbo's condition is unstable, so Xingxin must have a backup plan.

At present, the only candidate who can serve as the backup seems to be Su Mucheng, who has always been the most stable and least competitive in the team.

Fortunately, Su Mucheng never disappoints Ye Xiu's expectations.

Before leaving, Ye Xiu suddenly seemed to remember something, and turned to ask Tang Rou, who had already started to line up for the next set: "By the way, Wenbo, did you hear that the lead singer of the band finally hold a concert at the Tokyo Dome?"

Tang Rou recalled it and checked it online again. Her expression suddenly became a little strange: "Yes, and no."

"What's the meaning."

“My First Story was able to perform at the Tokyo Dome, but it was not because of its own strength and popularity.”

"But... he was brought up by his brother in the name of a duel."

Tang Rou looked at some summaries on the Internet and imagined the rock boy's ambition at the beginning, but he tried his best for many years but still saw no hope of catching up with his brother.

Ultimately, he failed to fulfill his oath and could only passively wait for help from his brother.

"I guess Wenbo didn't study the whole story of this ill-fated relationship in detail. He just heard that the song contained the meaning of declaring war on his brother, so he used it as a fashion item."

Tang Rou said softly.

"This...is not a good sign." Ye Xiu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Even if we ignore the symbolic meaning of the song, just the fact that he is unwilling to choose the song carefully is enough to show how arrogant this guy is.

The future battle...is not going to be easy.

……

“That’s too harsh.”

A few days later, at the final trash talk shooting site, the two teams met for the last time before the game.

Looking at Yu Wenzhou who was taking his time on the opposite side, Ye Xiu complained softly before the trash talk started.

"Oh? Captain Ye, please tell me clearly, how did we start? The game hasn't started yet, right?" Yu Wenzhou asked calmly and innocently.

"It's okay. The term trident is very appropriate. We ourselves couldn't come up with such a metaphor." Ye Xiu smiled wryly.

"Oh, but it was Senior Wei Chen who came up with this term? Do you need me to convey your admiration to him?" Yu Wenzhou said without leaving a single hole.

"No need, as long as you know what's going on." Ye Xiu's tone unconsciously carried a hint of gnashing of teeth.

Yu Wenzhou smiled but said nothing.

Does Yu Wenbo's public opinion storm have anything to do with him? Not at all.

The Alliance hypes up the Brothers’ Showdown because it needs traffic. What does it have to do with Blue Rain?
As for him, he is just a responsible and good brother who only wants to redress his younger brother. Is there anything wrong with that?

Although he didn't think that Ye Xiu's gnashing teeth meant that he had really broken his defense, he must have some counter-measures.

But at least now, in the open game, Blue Rain has a 50% advantage.

And soon, this advantage began to show its initial effect.

During the trash talk recording session, although Yu Wenbo was the least famous among the twelve contestants present, he received the second most screen time, even surpassing team captain Ye Xiu and popular contestant Tang Rou, and second only to his brother Yu Wenzhou.

It's obvious that the alliance really wants to hype up the concept of brotherly showdown and make it as tense as possible.

And Yu Wenbo himself was apparently happy to take advantage of the trash talk opportunity to declare war on his brother.

"Three days later, at the highest level of LPL, on the stage of the Summer Finals, I will definitely step on you and win the championship. Just wait!"

In front of the camera, Yu Wenbo declared this proudly.

Can you win?
Will win!
Off camera, Yu Wenzhou happily watched Yu Wenbo's performance and Ye Xiu's gradually furrowed brows.

When the camera was focused on him again, he slowly added fuel to the fire:

"I am looking forward."

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(End of this chapter)