Chapter 781

Just a few minutes after the final ended, the news of VG's 3-0 victory over EDG winning the championship had already exploded across all social media platforms.

On Weibo's top-ten hot searches, VG-related topics took three spots: #VGChampionship#, #JiaoShenGrandSlam#, #VG3-0EDG#; these keywords' popularity surged like a rocket.

The Tieba homepage was instantly overrun, the screen filled with "Jiao Shen is awesome" and "Grand Slam".

Zhihu hot list first:

【How to evaluate VG's 3-0 victory over EDG winning the championship, with Jiao Shen achieving the Grand Slam achievement?】

The top-liked answers were all unable to contain their excitement:

【Congratulations VG！

【Just finished watching the live broadcast, before the awards start I'll jot some points, I'll post the dry goods later.

【In today's final, I think the most worth discussing is VG's BP.

【Three games as Hong Se Fang, three games released Kalista.

【I agree with Shen Chao's comment on the commentary desk about this hero Kalista: in the current patch it's absolutely T0, Hong Se Fang's default ban.

【VG insisted on not banning, they released it all three games!

【In the first two games EDG took it, but Kalista in their hands felt no different from a regular AD carry; iboy could pressure Sima Laozei a bit in lane early, but EDG had no understanding or tactical design for this hero at all, utterly unable to exert even a hint of the patch's answer.

【Then after losing two games in a row, at this point EDG must be suspicious; VG dares to do this, did they dig a trap? Caitlyn is fundamentally not the meta answer?】

【So in the third game EDG chickened out, didn't dare to pick it.】

【As a result, they lost even more badly; VG proved with a terrifying teamfight that Berserker's Greaves are undoubtedly the meta answer!】

【If EDG had taken it, they couldn't win because they don't know how to use it!】

Comment section netizens:

【4v5, zero for five, I was damn dumbfounded at the time. If this doesn't count as the meta answer, what does? Even S5's Iron Man wasn't this absurd!】

【Analysis on point; not being able to win only proves EDG is trash.】

【VG picking Berserker's Greaves is done with confidence; why would EDG pick Berserker's Greaves?】

【Feeling like VG is really going to dominate the LPL.】

……

On site, the stage lights shifted, changing from bright white to dazzling gold.

The Silver Dragon Cup stood quietly on the square platform, shining brilliantly under the lights.

VG members faced the camera, standing in a circle behind the trophy, each straightening their waists, faces beaming with joy, bathed in glory.

Host Ren Dong stood to the side holding a microphone, able to witness this moment up close, feeling proud and honored. He slowly raised the microphone:

"Raise the cup! V! G!!!"

Liang Yan stepped forward first, reached out, firmly gripped the protrusion on one side of the trophy with one hand, supported the base with the other, then turned to look at his teammates.

Fu Lan Duo, Easyhoon, Zzitai, Sima Laozei, Gangzi, Xiao Duan, Zhu Xiaolong, Tabe, a crowd gathered, and several hands successively placed on the trophy.

"Three! Two! One!"

"Woo——!!!"

The trophy was lifted high above their heads.

Golden confetti shot down from above again, pouring everywhere, landing on everyone's heads and shoulders. Liang Yan held the trophy, looking toward the camera, smiling, his eyes brighter than ever.

The venue erupted once more with deafening cheers, earth-shaking.

Then two female hosts carried a large check onto the stage, after which the LPL overall head and the Tencent China division head jointly handed the check to VG.

Finally they took a group photo, and the lively award ceremony came to an end.

Next was the champion interview segment.

Yu Shuang, wearing a white evening dress covered in silver sequins, lightly lifted her skirt and walked onto the stage from the side. The moment she appeared, the crowd let out a chorus of wolf whistles.

Fu Lan Duo turned her head, glanced once, then again, and again.

Xiao Duan simply stared, dumbfounded, fixing his gaze……

The dress Yu Shuang wore today is a fitted style, halter neck, deep V, hair pulled up, revealing a slender neck; makeup is vivid but not overly gaudy, everything just right, like a graceful mermaid, and even whiter.

Figure: Interview host

As expected, the audience in the livestream also boiled over.

"This mic is really white, slippery"

"What are you screenshotting for, standing there dazed!"

"So pretty, I want……"

"Draw your sword!"

"Holy crap, Yu Shuang is really top-notch today, brothers!"

"Guan dog! I'm gonna fight you!"

"What's up with Guan Zeyuan?"

"Village network? Yu Shuang already posted a photo with Guan dog on Weibo"

"Even if I had a boyfriend, I could still!"

"Instantly I felt the gaming chair and Rita weren't appealing anymore; I guess I still prefer Aunt Yu Shuang more!"

"Is that what you call liking? I'm too disdainful to even talk about you."

"Heh, men."

Yu Shuang obviously also knew why the venue suddenly erupted again; I don't know what she was thinking, but her smile became even more radiant as she raised her snow-white lotus arm and waved at the audience, then walked gracefully over to where the VG members had re-formed a line.

"Thank you, audience friends, for your enthusiasm, and also congratulations again to VG for winning the summer finals championship! So next, I have a few questions I'd like to ask our mighty VG players."

"First, I want to ask our Zzitai: this is your first league championship in your pro career, how are you feeling now?"

Zzitai nervously took the microphone from Yu Shuang's hand, his face flushed again, he opened his mouth, voice a little shaky: "Just…… just really happy. Really, especially happy."

He cleared his throat, reorganized his thoughts; although his voice still trembled a little, his speech became much clearer: "After playing professionally for so many years, changing positions, changing teams, sometimes I even wonder if I'll ever win a championship in my lifetime..."

He lowered his head, his eyes hidden beneath his bangs.

The entire audience listened silently.

Ze Ze Tai fell silent for a few seconds, raised a hand to wipe the corner of his eye, his voice choking up:

"... I want to thank my teammates!"

Applause rose in the venue, beginning with scattered crackling, then spreading into waves of rushing, and finally rumbling.

Ze Ze Tai gathered his courage and spoke in one breath:

"I especially thank VG, thank Long Ge, thank Jiao Shen, thank all my teammates!"

"I only joined VG for the summer split, but everyone has been really kind and patient with me, all wonderful people; being at VG feels like coming home, so I truly love our team and am especially grateful to VG for giving me this opportunity!"

Yu Shuang realized Ze Ze Tai had finished speaking, smiled and nodded: "Yes, congratulations! (turning to the audience) I believe everyone here can feel this excited mood, and please give our attitude player another round of applause to encourage them!"

The audience was very obliging, and another wave of rushing and rumbling applause followed.