Chapter 432
"Well done!"
In the Nice Internet Cafe, Xu Nanfang watched the result on the cafe's screen, and he and many college students beside him shouted excitedly.
"Kill these Australian idiots!"
"This Gratisfaction likes to bark? Keep barking?"
"It has to be Beifang who's powerful. This map two, Gratisfaction only got three kills. Is this a score a human can play?"
"Is someone really impersonating a professional player?"
In the viewing area of the internet cafe, a group of college students were excitedly sharing their emotions.
As the most positive group of people, they were thoroughly disgusted by Gratisfaction while watching the match.
Originally, some of them supported the Cowboys because they liked JKS and Harry Potter, but because of that action by Gratisfaction, they stood on the same side today, which was truly a case of shared hatred.
Now, watching the Vitality team led by Xu Beifang win the match as easily as cutting melons and vegetables, they were quite satisfied with the result of this match.
However, some people still felt unfulfilled, because this made the time for them to vent their interest too short.
100T, you guys are useless even when given a chance!
Xu Nanfang looked at his younger brother's figure on the projection and nodded with satisfaction.
Although Xu Beifang played quite aggressively in the process, even standing up to perform a 'Great Desolate Prison Heaven Finger', he felt his brother did a beautiful job today.
The director gave the camera to Xu Beifang.
When Xu Beifang was competing, his face was full of murderous intent, but looking at the moment the score froze, his face was instantly full of smiles.
He stood up happily, found Zywoo to high-five and hug: "Shushu, you were very powerful today, you kept getting kills, and it's rare for me to lie down and win for a round."
Zywoo smiled foolishly: "Mainly because 100T's actions made me unhappy. If they make me unhappy, I definitely won't let them be happy."
Xu Beifang patted Zywoo's shoulder: "No need to say more, I'll take you to drink milk tea later."
"Hey, hey, hey!" apEX heard the two's words and leaned forward, saying, "You guys are arranging our next itinerary just like that?"
"You have to know I also killed a lot of people on the second map, okay? I deserve at least 70% of the credit for winning map two!"
shox interjected from the side: "It's really not that you were killing crazily, it's purely that the opponent was feeding heavily..."
Hearing this, apEX went up wanting to give shox a 'tyrant elbow'.
Several people laughed and joked, and under the referee's reminder, they walked all the way to the other side of the stage.
The camera also followed to 100T's side.
JKS was very angry in his heart; he couldn't figure out how he ended up with such a teammate.
Originally, he was quite looking forward to this match.
After all, the opponent was the strongest team in the world today, and the star leader on the opposite side already had the reputation of being at the peak of human skill.
As long as a player has certain requirements for CSGO, they will look forward to this kind of head-on confrontation.
In the early stages of Mirage, both sides went back and forth, and he was actually quite hyped.
But from the moment Gratisfaction gave the audience the middle finger, the nature of this match changed completely.
Later, although he thought about just playing his own game well,
this is ultimately a team game.
Vitality kept attacking another area, and he only had two choices: retake or save the weapon.
As for attacking, his position was only a lurker, not an entry fragger, so he personally suffered quite a bit in this match today.
But even if he felt very miserable, he was still the person with the best data on 100T across these two maps.
It's just that JKS usually keeps a cold face, so everyone didn't see his difference.
And 100T's other leader, Jkeam, had a similar feeling.
However, compared to JKS, he had more admiration for the opponent and for his teammates in his heart.
He looked at Xu Beifang walking over and was truly impressed. In today's confrontation, the difficulty of them wanting to kill Xu Beifang was always very, very high.
Xu Beifang was always standing in a 'dead' position or using all kinds of early designs to actively find them to fight.
This thick-browed, big-eyed opponent had extremely strong aggressiveness in the match, keeping their spirits tense the whole time.
But looking back at the confrontations in many rounds, the opponent's handling was indeed more outstanding.
As for the admiration for his teammates, there was nothing to be done. His state was okay today, but his teammates were completely not acting like humans. A site really relied on his own performance, and the other two couldn't hold the guns at all.
So the look in his eyes when he looked at Xu Beifang was full of appreciation.
100T's two leaders had unwilling expressions, but more people focused their attention on Gratisfaction.
"To be honest, 100T didn't play to their expected level at all today. However, after entering the playoffs, this is the cruel reality. Today they were directly eliminated 2:0 by Vitality, and they have no chance afterward."
"JKS and Jkeam's states were both good today. According to common sense, they had a chance to wrestle with Vitality, but in the end, because of all the obvious reasons, they were beaten up the whole time." Wanjiqi shook his head and sighed, "I can only say it's a pity."
The audience at the venue found his sarcasm very satisfying.
Isn't that so?
If it weren't for the stupid thing Gratisfaction did, and his performance was also too poor,
100T really had a chance to keep playing, at least the match wouldn't have ended right now.
When Xu Beifang shook hands with JKS, he smiled and patted JKS's shoulder: "You played very well today, that scene where you spun around on Mirage was too outrageous."
JKS, who had a bit of social anxiety, saw Xu Beifang's gentle smile and also responded simply: "You played better."
The two didn't have a familiar relationship, so they just chatted simply.
Xu Beifang's small talk with Jkeam was the same.
Then when it came to Gratisfaction, Xu Beifang acted as if facing air, directly bypassing him to shake hands with Harry Potter.
The other Vitality members followed suit; after all, their leader had done that, were they going to side with an outsider?
And they were indeed very unhappy with Gratisfaction.
Gratisfaction originally thought Xu Beifang would at least do some superficial work, but his extended hand just stopped in the air, and his face turned red instantly.
The atmosphere was awkward to the extreme.
The director, who liked to stir up trouble, didn't miss this wonderful scene and even gave a close-up.
The audience at the venue was already very unhappy with Gratisfaction, and there was immediately a chorus of boos.
Hey, now his face is even redder!
……
After the post-match handshake session ended, Xu Beifang took his teammates back to the lounge.
In the lounge, they saw the post-match data provided by the live broadcast room.
The one who performed best today was actually Zywoo.
This guy Zywoo always silently gets quite a few kills, and as he plays, he arrives at first or second place.
Xu Beifang had the most kills on map one, but everyone was performing on map two, so he didn't get many kills, and in the end, Zywoo became the MVP of this BO3.
However, Xu Beifang didn't care; this was actually a good thing.
Because it showed that Zywoo's state was also quite good.
If it became a matter of course that he needed to get the MVP, then Vitality would really be in trouble.
Xu Beifang was appreciating his data in the lounge, and after fixing his hairstyle, Li Wenzhe came to the lounge, grabbed him, and brought him behind the IEM billboard for an interview.
Xu Beifang originally thought he could skip this interview if he moved fast, but he didn't expect Li Wenzhe to chase him to the lounge, so he could only face it.
"First, let's ask a classic question: having just won the match against 100T, how are you feeling now?"
Xu Beifang had a smile on the corner of his mouth, "The feeling now is quite good. After all, we have already confirmed our advancement to the finals, and the cheers at the venue are so loud, it's impossible for us to lose."
Hearing this, cheers were transmitted from the arena into the player tunnel.
They were also quite satisfied with this answer from Xu Beifang.
Facing players like 100T who don't respect people, you have to hit them hard.
"Then, how does Beifang evaluate the small actions of a certain 100T player?"
Xu Beifang rolled his eyes: "I can use all the swear words I used on Danking on him, everyone should be able to understand."
Danking, who was in the stands, looked at the interview on the big screen, instantly full of question marks.
What do you mean by swear words used on me?
You idiot, speak clearly!
"Then let's ask another small question about the match: in Nuke, in that long gun round when you pushed out from the iron plate with a sniper rifle, why were you so daring to play so aggressively!"
He didn't use the sniper rifle many times on Nuke, so he remembered it instantly when Li Wenzhe mentioned it.
Xu Beifang explained: "Because I knew the opponent didn't have a sniper rifle in this round, and I have an advantage when peeking with a sniper rifle. Plus, I believe my reaction won't be slower than theirs."
To sum it up: it's confidence!
On map one, Xu Beifang basically chased 100T and beat them. Although he didn't have any highlights on map two because everyone was performing, he was in a very pleasant mood as long as they were winning. Although his hand wasn't too hot, he saw the opponent's abstract performance, so naturally, he looked down on 100T.
Hearing this answer, Li Wenzhe immediately gave a thumbs up: "Crazy enough!"
"Thanks to Beifang for accepting the interview. I also hope you guys have a smooth final tomorrow. I'll wait to interview you after the match tomorrow."
Xu Beifang teased: "I hope it won't be a loser's interview then."
Li Wenzhe laughed: "Don't worry, I've already 'circled' Astralis!"
Hearing this, Xu Beifang couldn't hold it in.
Who is the most famous 'poisonous milk' in the CNCS circle?
No one is stronger than Ma Zong.
But if it's about who is the strongest at pre-match analysis, if Li Wenzhe says he's first, no one is willing to say they're second.
Because this guy's pre-match predictions are too outrageous.
For every tournament, he will 'circle' one or two teams, predicting that these one or two teams will advance.
Then these teams often end up losing the match for various reasons.
When fans see Li Wenzhe circle a certain team, they roughly have a bottom line in their hearts about this match.
Xu Beifang stood up, walked toward the lounge, and waved his hand: "Then I'll take your auspicious words!"
After returning to the lounge, Xu Beifang looked at his teammates lying on the sofa and asked: "What about the itinerary afterward?"
"Go find a seat in the arena to watch the Group B semi-finals? Or should we go back early?"
Today, two semi-finals started at the same time, and they successfully defeated their opponents, winning the qualification for tomorrow's final.
And their opponents would be decided between EG and Astralis in the lower bracket.
apEX drank some water: "Actually, I'm a bit hungry. Why don't we go outside and find something to eat."
XTQZZZ nodded: "Actually, the preparations that should be done have been done. After eating, I will follow up and scan the match to avoid Astralis coming up with any new tactics or playstyles. We don't lack this one day of preparation."
Xu Beifang nodded, and then drove with his teammates to a nearby hot pot restaurant.
It was already a bit cold in Beijing in November, so eating hot pot was very comfortable.
After Vitality left, the confrontation in the University Gymnasium was still unfolding in full swing.
Xu Beifang heard the scoop from the on-site informant "Danking" that 100T was surrounded a bit after the match and only left the arena with the help of on-site security.
Xu Beifang wasn't surprised by this near-conflict event.
Because Gratisfaction's behavior was too provocative. You have to know that in competitive events, cheering for the away team in the home team's stands usually makes it hard to leave the stadium after the match.
And Gratisfaction mocked everyone in the entire arena with his own power.
Being surrounded after the match is a normal event.
Not actually doing it is considered that domestic players have relatively high quality.
And this event didn't end there. Vitality's performance in the first round of the playoffs was already the focus of everyone's attention, and everyone was looking forward to it, but such an event occurred, and it was instantly discussed on the internet.
Many domestic commentators stood up directly on Weibo and started scolding Gratisfaction publicly.
Even the organizer of the domestic IEM event came out to explain: "If our match wasn't held well and there were unfair problems, we will try our best to correct them, but for the behavior of 100T members not respecting the arena and not respecting the audience, we feel that even if we sacrifice 'a strong team', it's no big deal."
Not only domestically, but foreign audiences also didn't understand Gratisfaction's behavior.
After all, giving the audience the middle finger on the international stage is unique in the entire esports circle.
Seeing the public opinion getting bigger and bigger, Gratisfaction had to go down and issue a statement on Twitter.
He stated that he wasn't giving the middle finger to Vitality, but because he heard the on-site audience reporting positions, he was just expressing dissatisfaction with the on-site audience at the time, which is why he gave the middle finger.
But this kind of statement obviously couldn't satisfy everyone. After all, Vitality had the advantage at the time, and the physical soundproofing of the soundproof room + soundproof earmuffs made it hard for them to hear the on-site audience's voices, only being able to hear the rustling or the most basic emotional shouting.
So everyone flooded Gratisfaction's Twitter to scold him.
As a team that had just been bought, 100T's foundation wasn't actually stable. Seeing the scolding on the internet, Gratisfaction was finally scared and stood up to apologize formally, expressing regret for this behavior and that he didn't intend to offend everyone.
This matter finally had a simple result.
Although the 100T team didn't directly replace Gratisfaction because of this matter, Xu Beifang knew that because of this move by Gratisfaction, if the entire 100T didn't replace him, they wouldn't go far later.
Because this kind of behavior of his would definitely make the entire team develop rifts.
After all, no one wants to see their teammates, whom they stay with every day, occasionally do some incomprehensible stupid things.
100T will officially start to go downhill from now on.
……
End of Chapter
