Chapter 269: Economic Chain

The e-sports competition continues, and its popularity rises rapidly as the Grand Finals approach, with thrilling moments spreading among players worldwide.

Social media reactions are intense; which team lost and which team won are widely discussed, with some viewers heartbroken and others cheering wildly.

Among them, South Korean players are especially proud, because their AZ team has swept through every round, undefeated.

With more players watching and more game information circulating, all sorts of unrelated news keeps emerging.

"College Innocent Guy: 'I Play Hero Glory Too Bad, My Girlfriend Left Me for a Pro!'"

"If You're Going to Play, Don't Complain I'm Bad: Female Hero Glory Players Vent About Irresponsible Boyfriends!"

"Hero Glory New Map: Twisted Jungle, New Hero Spider Queen Video Preview!"

"Spring Festival Skin Locked: Cannon Girl, Miss Fortune, Lucky Girl!"

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Due to the overwhelming hype, more platforms have begun broadcasting this e-sports event, not limited to online livestreams.

Television networks are also broadcasting the match—though only overseas channels.

Domestic TV stations will never broadcast it.

Not only will they not, but Experts have criticized it as digital poison, harmful to teenagers, and should be banned.

Because this event has drawn millions of viewers and players worldwide.

Statistics show that around 8,000 regions' players are watching this match—and this Grand Finals.

On October 23, after a series of intense matches, the final showdown features China's TPA team versus South Korea's AZ team, two giants clashing.

TPA is a Baodao team; all Neidi teams have been eliminated.

The global Grand Finals' hype is unprecedented; many viewers enter Bilibili's livestream room via client apps.

Viewer numbers are surging, quickly approaching one million concurrent viewers.

This puts immense pressure on Bilibili, forcing them to prepare rigorously, optimize relentlessly, and divert maximum resources to this livestream.

Pressure is equally heavy on the South Korean side, also nearing one million viewers; just these two regions alone have nearly two million viewers watching the Grand Finals.

The combined viewership from all other regions is at least double that—over four million total.

Offline, it's equally lively, with players flooding into the Shanghai Sports Center from across the globe.

To watch this match in person!

But the venue is too small, holding only a thousand people, leaving countless overseas fans stranded in the sports center plaza.

Even if they can't see the match, they can still see their favorite team members.

These players are diverse—white skin, black skin, yellow skin; some even paint their faces with camouflage patterns matching their team emblems.

It's more frenzied than any traditional sport.

E-sports truly has its own allure; the massive influx of overseas viewers caught the Shanghai Sports Bureau completely off guard.

We should've given Yutu a bigger venue—wasted money we didn't earn.

Because these people spend heavily on food, drink, toiletries, and entertainment—they're all well-off, idle, and rich.

To accommodate them, emergency arrangements were made for extra seating, but even with all coordination, only about 1,500 people total.

Fire exits must be kept clear; everyone else must watch on a giant outdoor screen outside the sports bureau grounds.

No tickets required—any passerby can watch for free; it's fully open.

At this moment, the livestream hall is intense; live audiences stare tensely at the giant screen.

Game One: China's TPA team performed perfectly in the first half, but South Korea's AZ team's Singed farmed too well, securing triple kills across the map!

This sparked uproar—Chinese viewers despondent, South Korean fans screaming with joy; some excited spectators even stood up, waving magic wands like flags.

Game Two: Both teams swapped lanes; TPA's jungler Mundo caught Janna alone, slowed her, and secured the kill.

After the second Dragon respawned, both teams engaged in a teamfight, but the gap was too wide—despite AZ's skilled play, they couldn't turn the tide.

"China's TPA team wins!" the commentator shouts excitedly.

South Korean viewers are despondent; Chinese fans roar with excitement; livestream viewers are beyond ecstatic.

Game Three: At 21 minutes, TPA secured the Baron, leading by 12,000 gold; AZ, seeing no hope of victory, surrendered immediately.

"China's TPA team leads 2-1!" the Western commentator roars.

Chinese fans are ecstatic, standing up from their seats—just one more game, and they'll be champions.

The livestream chat is going wild; South Korean viewers scream: "F***, REFUND!"

Game Four begins; the Trophy sits center stage—if China's TPA wins this, they become global champions.

If South Korea's AZ wins, they play one more match to decide the winner.

At the start, China's TPA team secures two kills on AZ—perfect opening.

But at 17 minutes, when both teams clash over the dragon, AZ's ranged champions kite TPA, preventing them from closing in; ultimately, AZ secures the dragon.

Even so, AZ's gold remains behind; at 35 minutes, TPA leads by 11 kills, with a gold gap widened to 12,000.

At 36 minutes, TPA tears down all three lanes; AZ sees the tide has turned.

Ultimately, TPA wins 18:6 in kills, claiming the championship title.

The match has been back-and-forth, truly dazzling!

At the moment victory is decided, the entire livestream hall bursts with lights and sparks, dazzlingly brilliant.

Suddenly, the stirring "Po Zhen Yue" echoes through the hall.

The revised "Po Zhen Yue" is intensely stirring—the war drums thunder like ten thousand horses galloping, stirring the soul.

The victorious team members embrace in excitement, some even crying; then they shake hands warmly with the Korean players before heading backstage to rest before receiving their award.

The live audience is in frenzy; the atmosphere—visual and auditory—is more intense than any concert.

Global top players are watching this thrilling moment in real time.

The livestream comment section floods with Chinese, Korean, English, and Russian text, all screaming "TPA"!

Although the champion was a foregone conclusion, he was nonetheless infected by the lively atmosphere; he hadn't felt it before, but now he suddenly sensed that such a championship had value.

It was only because it bestowed upon the competitors a sense of honor!

At this moment, Liu Tianxian took the stage with a microphone: "Hmm"