Chapter 339: Decisive battle day! Why isn't he on the field!?

A reporter wearing a 【CCTV1】 badge was interviewing Ye Bo on-site near the camera lens.

Ye Bo's naturally extroverted personality made him appear very relaxed and natural during the interview, and his responses were appropriate, yielding excellent results.

Compared to many esports players who mumble during interviews and constantly add filler words like "like," "um," or "uh," this CCTV reporter felt today's work was very easy.

"Last question," the CCTV reporter smiled brightly: "The League of Legends event is considered the most high-profile project in the esports category of these Asian Games, and it is even regarded by many viewers as the 'most suspenseful gold medal' project."

"And your biggest competitor, the KR representative team, seems determined to win this tournament, even gathering famous athletes who are competing in our country to form their team. So, how does player Ye Bo view tomorrow's semi-final?"

Ye Bo put away his smile at this moment, thought seriously and solemnly, and then looked at the camera to speak.

"The KR representative team certainly possesses impressive strength, and there are indeed many players we are familiar with."

"But everyone on our entire team, from the day we received this mission, has had only one goal—the gold medal!"

"I believe that I and all my teammates can achieve it!"

"We definitely can!"

Ye Bo's firm repetition seemed to truly fill people with confidence.

The CCTV reporter beamed with joy immediately, clearly having received a satisfactory answer.

Naturally, she did not want the other party to say something like "we will try our best," "friendship first, competition second," or "participation is what matters" at this time.

After all, as a senior host who understands esports, she knew very well that esports is different from other events; there is only one winner in this project.

Who would like to hear those words of cowardice before the battle?

"Alright, congratulations again to the Chinese League of Legends representative team for entering the semi-finals, and thank you to the League of Legends team captain, player Ye Bo, for accepting the interview! This is Zhang Yan bringing you the on-site report."

The intense and enthusiastic components in the bullet comments far exceeded the previous interview with the KR representative team.

【The Chinese captain is here!】

【CCTV is getting better, they can even interview Master Ye now.】

【Brothers, let's cheer hard for the Chinese team tomorrow!】

【Ye is acting cocky too, he used to respond to the opponent's interview content, now he's pretending not to see it, right? Rated as having no class and just acting tough.】

【KR bootlickers are at death's door and still trolling? Tomorrow we'll let you know how to write the word 'death'!】

【Sigh, you can only troll for another dozen hours, just let him troll~~~】

Ye Bo waved goodbye to the screen with the host.

However, just after the camera was turned off, he was about to say goodbye and leave to find his teammates when he was called and stopped by the CCTV reporter.

"Player Ye Bo, wait a moment."

"Hmm?"

After the female CCTV reporter finished instructing her assistant about the next project she was heading to, she trotted over two steps and handed over a business card.

Then she stated her purpose directly.

"An exclusive interview?"

"Yes, previously Li Xiaofeng—his player name should be Sky—he was the first esports player I did an exclusive interview with."

"I believe you can win the first gold medal in esports history, which will be a very commemorative milestone, so I also hope to invite you to participate in my program after the Asian Games end."

This host named Zhang Yan has a character interview program on CCTV2.

The first time the Emperor of Esports, Sky, appeared on CCTV for an exclusive interview as an "esports player" was by her invitation.

And it should be known that when Sky was on the show, he had actually retired for many years, and the esports project he excelled in was no longer the current trend, yet the response was still excellent.

Clearly, this experienced host has a unique eye.

Although Ye Bo's achievements in the industry are not yet comparable to Sky's peak—but since this young player can become the captain of the Chinese team at such a young age, and is a player in the hottest esports event currently.

His potential and future are simply unfathomable!

"Of course, wow, after we win the gold medal, we will definitely go!" Ye Bo naturally had no reason to refuse.

Host Zhang Yan also replied with high emotional intelligence, laughing: "Don't have pressure, you can come even if you don't win the gold medal~"

"It's a deal then. If you guys really make it to the finals, I'll take a super cool photo of you all to use as the cover for the newspaper!"

"It's a deal!"

After exchanging contact information with her, Ye Bo skipped toward the backstage area to reunite with his teammates, ready to watch the upcoming matches.

Host Zhang Yan couldn't help but smile as she watched his lively, youthful back.

For most of the audience, all that matters is the result.

But as a veteran state media professional, she knew best what a benchmark for an industry should look like, and she knew what kind of spirit the officials hoped to promote through these trendy things.

At times like this, having just the results is far from enough.

Clearly, this young man seemed to meet those standards.

The matches on site continued.

The lower bracket matches were about to begin in succession.

Everyone believed that the civil war between "China Beibei" and "China Menmen" would have no major suspense.

After all, compared to the ancestors who had indeed been glorious, there were many Beibei-born players every year who could make it to the LPL, and quite a few who could even reach the first or second-tier level.

The Menmen region, however, was talent-starved; for so many years, there wasn't even a single ID that anyone could name.

The first game's standard composition was indeed speed-run without pressure, with a clear gap in raw strength between the two sides.

But unexpectedly.

Coming into the second game, there was actually a small surprise!

"What is this??"

"It's Fireboy and Watergirl, isn't it!"

The Menmen representative team pulled out a 【bot lane duo】 that no one could have expected: Brand + Nami!

This was clearly a bizarre combination that would be questioned with question marks even if picked in a casual game.

Who would have thought it would actually have some effect!

The shameless part of Brand + Nami lies in the "double mage" range advantage, plus the clever synergy of their skill combinations, making their poke and trading ability naturally strong.

And adding these two points together results in the effect of {strong laning}.

So what is the bonus effect that comes with {strong laning}?

Naturally, it is {lane priority}!

So to put it bluntly: this combination is equivalent to forcibly obtaining a laning strength that is even stronger than double marksmen in a bizarre way, competing for bot lane priority in an "evil cultivation" and "brainless" manner.

Of course, there are also very obvious drawbacks.

For example, because the "skill hit rate" cannot be guaranteed, once the skills miss, it will likely turn into zero combat power instantly; it is extremely unstable and is destined not to be a mainstream playstyle.

But at least this 【idea】 is theoretically feasible!

Some teams have already found inspiration, and even outside the screen, many teams preparing for the S-tournament feel that this might be an idea worth expanding upon.

Beryl in the backstage was also deep in thought.

It's just that what he was thinking about was—if even a "fringe team" like the Menmen team could come up with new things on an old patch.

Could the CN team really have nothing?

He didn't quite believe it.

After pondering for a while, Beryl stood up, jumped off his seat, and spoke to the others.

"I think, regardless of how the side selection goes for the first game tomorrow, let's just try that tactic directly in the first match!"

"The first game is definitely, definitely the most important."

And the lower bracket ultimately didn't produce an upset.

Although the Dou Emperor bloodline passed down from the S2 Beibei region had long since withered, their raw strength was still enough to suppress the other two buddies; even though they were stolen a game by a cheese strategy, they still steadily took the third decisive game.

As for the other matchup, it could only be called a "Battle of the Gods."

"Saudi first snatched up the Desert Emperor, and then actually picked the Desert Reaper!?"