Chapter 411: Championship Skins
NRG Esports Club.
Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu were chatting casually with the five members of NRG.
The NRG club was located in Modu. Although the location was a bit remote, it was still acceptable. This time, Chen Mo came, and the owner of the NRG club personally received him, showing great importance.
As a newly established esports club, NRG's foundation was far weaker compared to other veteran clubs. The reason they chose this name and created divisions for Warcraft and League of Legends was simply because the owner personally preferred the games Chen Mo had made.
What the NRG owner himself didn't expect was that investing in League of Legends this time turned out to be a gamble that paid off, and he had really gotten a huge bargain.
After NRG won the championship, the five young men instantly transformed from five unknown internet-addicted youths into the focus of all League of Legends players. Not only did they have a large fan base domestically, but they also had a considerable number of supporters overseas.
These five individuals were all hailed as the strongest in their respective positions in the world at the time. Their "status in the scene" within the game skyrocketed instantly. When playing ranked matches, all four teammates and five opponents would scramble to take photos with them.
At the same time, these young men also won enormous wealth. The championship prize for Season 1 reached 47 million. According to normal practice, this money would first be taxed, and then split with the club.
However, the NRG owner waved his hand generously. Not only did the club take no cut, but he also covered the tax portion out of his own pocket. The entire 47 million prize money was distributed directly to the five players, each receiving a massive 9.4 million.
Of course, for the NRG club, the attention gained from this World Finals was immeasurable. It was easy to imagine that various sponsorships would soon pour in, and they would also have an extremely large fan base.
Moreover, the NRG owner didn't care about the money. What he wanted was results and attention. Now that the club he built had won the championship, when he dined with those friends in the future, he would have a very significant topic of conversation at the table.
From obscure internet-addicted youths hanging out in internet cafes playing games, to millionaires and world champions overnight, the five players had achieved both fame and fortune.
For Chen Mo, this was nothing special. The reason the Season 1 finals prize pool was set so high was to show all players and professional competitors, much like "buying a horse's bones with a thousand gold," to attract more players to walk the path of "professional player."
But for these five young men, whether such high attention, such a large fortune, and so many honors were good or bad was hard to say.
Hopefully, they could hold their hearts steady and not be swept away by temporary glory.
Of course, Chen Mo couldn't control that. He came this time for the championship skins.
After declining the NRG owner's dinner invitation and the suggestion to tour Modu, Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu met the five individuals in the conference room.
Clearly, these five were still immersed in the joy of winning the championship. When they heard that Chen Mo was going to create exclusive championship skins for them, they were even more overjoyed.
In the conference room, everyone took their seats.
Chen Mo looked at the five of them: "Everyone knows the purpose of this visit, right? It's about the championship skins. Let's keep it brief. Making championship skins mainly considers three points: first, the team uniform style; second, the players' personal preferences; third, overall coordination."
"Are you all satisfied with the NRG team uniforms?"
The five looked at each other and nodded in agreement: "Yeah, satisfied."
Jiang Hao added, "It just feels like there's a bit too little pattern."
Chen Mo smiled: "No problem, we can add patterns. The main thing is that the championship skins should match the color scheme of the NRG uniforms."
The NRG uniform was a pure black set with frost patterns. Overall, it leaned toward being deep and cold. Of course, this was related to the NRG owner's personal preferences.
You could tell from the team name NRG that this owner had a certain fondness for Arthas. So the uniform was pure black with some frost patterns, basically following the feel of the Frozen Throne and the Death Knight.
Chen Mo continued: "Alright, so the color scheme is set to black. Now, let's talk about your personal preferences. First, tell me, which hero do you want? Preferably the one you're best at."
Clearly, the five had prepared in advance. They barely hesitated before naming the heroes they wanted.
Jiang Hao said, "I want a Lee Sin skin."
The mid-laner, Silver, said, "Uh... Orianna."
The top-laner, ADC, and support respectively chose Shen, Vayne, and Sona.
These heroes were also the popular ones at the time and were the signature heroes of these five NRG players, with very distinct characteristics.
"Good." Chen Mo noted as he asked, "Any special requirements? Like what kind of recall animation you want, or skill effects?"
At first, the five were a bit reserved, but they quickly became lively, speaking their minds freely.
"I hope Lee Sin can do a handstand recall."
"For Orianna, can the ball be made silver? A black skin with a silver ball would look really cool. Oh, but don't make it too obvious, or it'll be hard to hide the ball later."
"Can Shen's two blades be made gold? Yeah, and make them a bit bigger. Or, how about using two championship trophies to hit people?"
"Can Sona show a bit more chest?"
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Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu recorded all the requests from the five players. Not all of these requests would be implemented, but they would serve as important reference points.
After all, these five were the owners of the skins. While ensuring the artistic and aesthetic quality of the skins, their opinions should be accommodated as much as possible.
After this, Chen Mo prepared to return to the Imperial Capital. During the return trip, Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu began designing the championship skins for the five NRG players.
Chen Mo's concept art skills were now very high. Two hours later, the initial concept art for the NRG championship skins was already out.
This time, the five heroes were primarily based on a black color scheme, with many frost patterns added to enrich their designs.
In the center of the concept art was Orianna holding a silver orb. In the prominent lower-left position was Lee Sin wearing sunglasses with a dashing pose. In the lower-right was Shen in a black suit, holding two golden trophies. In the upper-left was Vayne raising a silver crossbow, and in the upper-right was Sona wearing headphones, playing a dark melody.
At the same time, Chen Mo and Zhou Hanyu also discussed some of the animations and effects for these skins.
As per Jiang Hao's request, Lee Sin's recall animation would be a one-finger handstand recall.
When Orianna used her W and ultimate, the NRG team logo effect would appear around the silver ball.
Sona's ultimate would be a massive frost pattern, looking very cool.
Zhou Hanyu recorded all these requirements as well. When they returned to create the models, animations, and effects for the skins, everything would be taken into consideration.