Chapter 55: Why is NXG's style so different from the other teams?

Creating star-level stage makeup for the five members of NXG!

This was the special request Jiang Ming had clearly mentioned to the makeup artist from the very beginning.

Since it was already decided to give the LPL competitors of S3 and the players watching the matches a visual shock, how could the photogenic makeup, this great weapon, be missing?

While other teams were still coping with the makeup session using uniform plain-face ID photos, Jiang Ming had already comprehended the runes—oh no, it should be the game theory of visual presentation in modern esports.

Just imagine, in the live broadcast of the professional league, when the camera sweeps across, on one side are opponents with dark circles under their eyes and pale complexions, while on the other side are the five NXG esports players who seem to have traveled from an idol drama set; this dimensional-reduction-strike-style image crushing is enough to burn memory coordinates onto the audience's retinas.

The style suppression formed in that instant; just thinking about it makes one unable to hold back a slight hum.

Considering that they need to be under the camera from start to finish during the match for quite some time, Jiang Ming simply took this opportunity of shooting the official photos to experiment on the young men in the team in advance, to see what the effect would be.

"It does look much more spirited to the naked eye," Lin Jingyi stood beside Jiang Ming, looking at the five little ones under the exposure lights, "but we still have to see the specific effect of the photos."

Accompanied by the twelfth flash of the ring light group in the studio ending, Xu Jing finally slumped onto the folding chair: "This damn thing is more torturous than continuously last-hitting for three hours; I feel my pupils are about to lose focus!"

"Count me in," Shi Zhenyu rubbed his stiff shoulders and neck, teasing, "I don't think my expression management was this painful during military training last time."

"The number of photos I took today probably equals the sum of my previous ten-plus years."

"Be confident; it's more, not less."

"Stop! Raise the reflector on the right rear another fifteen degrees." Photographer Old Chen poked his head out from behind the monitor, gesturing to the stagehand, then came in front of everyone, "Everyone, hold on a bit longer; after we finish the group photo, we'll take a set for each of you individually, and then we're done."

"Wait, after the group photo is done, there are still individual photos?"

"Ah... Brother Ming, spare us; we still have training tasks to complete today."

"I think our training volume could actually be increased a bit!"

"I want to train; I don't want to take photos."

"I want to go back to the base!"

"..."

Weibo.

NXG Esports Club Official Account.

Thanks to Jiang Ming's tireless efforts to drive traffic, although not a single official professional league match had been played yet, this newly founded professional team account already had tens of thousands of followers.

And right under the NXG team account, which had been completely silent since the verification ended, a new post suddenly appeared.

【The starting lineup of the NXG Esports Club League of Legends division is confirmed!】

"Dear Summoners and friends who follow our NXG team, hello everyone!"

"After intense training and preparation, we are very honored to announce to everyone the starting lineup of the 【NXG】 League of Legends division in the upcoming LPL professional league:"

"Top Lane: norsha (Song Yuan)"

"Jungle: stone (Shi Zhenyu)"

"Mid Lane: yihan (Wu Zhiqiang), Substitute: JM (Jiang Ming)"

"AD: sorry (Xu Jing)"

"Support: door (Pang Ran)"

"Head Coach: JM (Jiang Ming)"

"Data Analyst: JM (Jiang Ming)"

"Team Manager: Lin Jingyi"

(PS: Attached are the team's official photos.)

At this time, it had not been long since the discussion topic regarding the NXG team's so-called perverted player daily schedule had lost its heat online.

Therefore, as soon as the NXG team's starting lineup and official photos were released, there were already quite a few comments under the post.

Ordinary players naturally focused their first glance on the NXG team members' professionally retouched official photos.

The moment netizens clicked open the nine-grid official photos, the esports circle's usual "internet cafe youth" narrative was suddenly rewritten.

Under professional soft-focus lenses, the sharp eyes of the NXG players pierced through the screen; the well-tailored team uniforms outlined their upright figures, and even the fingertips seemed to shimmer with the luster of data streams.

【???】

【Whoa, are the NXG team uniforms this cool!】

【JM, come out and explain; why don't the clothes in your online store have this style? You're keeping the good stuff for yourself, right?】

【That's not right, that's not right; Coach, tell me these are players of an esports team?】

【Boohoo, compared to them, I feel like I'm the one who is the internet-addicted youth.】

【Why is the style of these five people in NXG completely different from the players of other teams...】

【emmm, I'd believe you if you said they were debuting right here on the spot.】

【(Laughing with tears) Is NXG a tall-short-fat-thin-handsome combination? It really puts the photographer in a tough spot.】

【So the top laner who controls the immortal big waist actually looks like this; truly a tank (doge)】

【Why does the jungler look so silly? JM, your jungler seems a bit not very smart.】

【The support feels very young; this can't be only fifteen or sixteen years old.】

【The AD's expression feels very flashy...】

【To be honest, the spirit of the several NXG players feels very great.】

It must be admitted that the official photo shoot, which caused the players immense pain, achieved its intended effect at this moment.

The NXG team members, who had never appeared before, through the post announcing the starting lineup, coupled with a beautiful official photo full of energy after makeup, thus preliminarily left a few impressions in the eyes of the audience.

Once the LPL matches officially begin, if the players can deliver good performances, then the impressions left by this advance publicity today will be the best foreshadowing for converting into player fans later.

Of course, some players or team managers following NXG also noticed the uniqueness of the text in this post.

Putting aside the number one mid-lane substitute in the national server for now.

Head Coach JM, Data Analyst JM; good heavens, JM, you as this team's owner are truly a jack-of-all-trades; you can do anything.

However, the cold text also revealed a lot of information about this NXG team to them.

Whether or not the same person holds the post is beside the point; a team equipped with a head coach, a tactical analyst, and even a team manager is enough to demonstrate their professionalism.

Recalling the NXG players' daily schedules and training timetables that had circulated online previously, many other teams that also advanced to the LPL immediately regarded NXG as a formidable opponent not to be underestimated.

"Schedule more practice matches with them before the official tournament starts. That guy JM has something to offer; see if we can steal a few tricks."

"By the way, should we take a formal team photo together? The last one looked a bit like a crime syndicate lineup identification scene..."

"I think that's a good idea."

This era was no shortage of smart people; after being briefly stunned by NXG's forward-thinking aesthetic for their formal team photo, the minds of many team managers grew active.

Thinking of copying Jiang Ming and his NXG, on the eve of the LPL's imminent start, they too posted a dynamic featuring their starting lineup and a formal team photo.