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Hi, if any TL-ers are free in Shanghai on August 17th, PLU is hosting a Broodwar all-star/reunion type event.
They are partnering with Kongdoo to bring players such as  Bisu, Movie,  ZerO,  Sea, Pj, Lx, Super, and F91 together for a full day of Broodwar!
The event will be held at 上海世博大舞台
http://goo.gl/maps/bOS0X
In order to attend, you'll need to a get a ticket from here. The tickets are free, but in order to make sure you're serious about attending, they are asking 300RMB up front. You can choose to have your money refunded at the event or give them to PLU as a donation. They say all proceeds will go to hosting a similar event in 2015, and those who donate will be able to receive a souvenir bag that may contain signed memorabilia, t-shirts, etc.
The ticket page also mentions VIP seats, but I don't have any solid info on how to get that.
VIP tickets have already been sold out.
As of this update both regular and VIP tickets are available, go check the actual ticket page for up-to-date info.
They seem really sensitive to ticket scalpers, so make sure the name, phone #, and ID # that you write down when buying the ticket are correct, as they will be checked at the door.
The venue will opens its doors at 11:30, with the event set to run from 1pm to 9:30pm. Seats are first-come first-serve, and you can't re-enter once you've left. PLU will provide one free meal per person (Burger King + drinks), and additional catering will be available from the venue itself. However, you still can't bring in liquids from outside.
If you can read Chinese, most of the info is available here.
Edit: OP updated
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I feel the exact same way, Xiphos. Just waiting for SSL10!
Is there any chance that there will be VODs of this fantastic-sounding event somewhere afterwards? My guess is that there wouldn't be, but my hope then would be that someone would turn up and make a pirate recording at tolerable quality and manage to upload them after the event. :p
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Hell yeah, I'll be there for sure! Thank you so much for letting us know!
The Taobao page is not very clear or maybe my Chinese sucks. Anyway I have a lot of questions:
1.So basically there are 3 types of admission?
- free: free seating, but no souvenir
- 300rmb: seating + souvenir
- VIP: ??? I see "VIP票和普通票的区别，VIP票座位靠前可凭票兑换礼包但是不能退票哦。 普通票可以选择退款或者换取礼包其中一个" is that all? What's the price of VIP tickets?
2. Can people who didn't buy ticket sit in the same area as those who purchased a ticket?
3. I think the Taobao page says that we can't bring food/drinks and that catering will be provided for 50rmb/person but it also says there won't be enough food for everyone? The pages says the event lasts 10 hours and we can re-enter the venue if we leave. Should I prepare myself to starve?
4. Please explain this:
若现场发现票贩黄牛，请直接大喊一声：“打黄牛！” 第一位出拳者，可免票入场。
That makes no sense, if I am the first one to shout “打黄牛！” but I already bought my ticket online, are the organizers going to reimburse me 300rmb?
5. I couldn't find the address of the venue.
6. Total amount of seats? I'm kind of busy tonight and would rather buy my ticket later, but I'm afraid it's going to be sold out.
Thanks!
edit: qwertysucks, did we meet before at the cancelled Proleague finals exactly 3 years ago to the day?
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I was going to make a post about this, but it's impossible to find out any concrete information, I find out most of these from random broadcasts.
This is what I gathered from the taobao page.
Ticket is 300 RMB, you NEED to have a ticket to enter. You can enter for free by asking for a refund on the day at the venue.
The money for the ticket is effectively an optional donation that you can get back. The ticketing system is set up so that they can limit the number of people who can get in. VIP is just a guaranteed donation (not sure if it's more than 300 RMB, doesn't say).
Location: 上海世博大舞台 seats 1000
http://goo.gl/maps/bOS0X
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This whole thing is sponsored by PLU, people estimate that the event will cost over 500,000 RMB (~80,000 USD). Rumours have it that Bisu will receive ~$5000 cash just for showing up, round trip tickets and accommodations provided of course.
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How big is the prize for this ? maybe Bisu only play high prizes tournaments.
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Thanks Cambium!
Same venue as SC2 WCS Asia 2012.
Buying ticket now 
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On August 07 2014 17:48 endy wrote:
Thanks Cambium!
Same venue as SC2 WCS Asia 2012.
You can probably just tell the taobao shop assistant that you want VIP while checking out. I have a feeling it's just 300 RMB either way.
If you say you want VIP, you are locked in. Otherwise, you have the option to ask for a refund.
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On August 07 2014 17:42 Cambium wrote:Ticket is 300 RMB, you NEED to have a ticket to enter. You can enter for free by asking for a refund on the day at the venue. The money for the ticket is effectively an optional donation that you can get back. The ticketing system is set up so that they can limit the number of people who can get in. VIP is just a guaranteed donation (not sure if it's more than 300 RMB, doesn't say). Location: 上海世博大舞台 seats 1000 http://goo.gl/maps/bOS0X
Yep, Cambium is correct. They say all the money raised from tickets will go towards hosting future PLU SC events, and you forfeit the gift bag if you ask for a refund. The VIP ticket also seats you closer to the action. Anyways I'll update the OP when I get home.
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Stream? Sounds sick  China rullz
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the proceeds from this event will also be used to fund the same event for next year (2015).
Always awesome to have more BW
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That's cool, thanks guys! I'll make sure to cover the event for TL. I just need a Korean interpreter for interviews :<
qwertysucks, did we meet at the cancelled Proleague finals exactly 3 years ago to the day?
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300 RMB * 1000 people = 300,000 RMB
But it costs 500,000 RMB to run the entire event....
Are they hoping that ad revenue will cover the 200,000 RMB portion of the event?
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On August 07 2014 18:03 Xiphos wrote:
300 RMB * 1000 people = 300,000 RMB
But it costs 500,000 RMB to run the entire event....
Are they hoping that ad revenue will cover the 200,000 RMB portion of the event?
No, PLU is doing it out of the goodness of their heart, like a "good bye to BW" kind of thing.
(not a sarcastic post)
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On August 07 2014 18:00 endy wrote:
That's cool, thanks guys! I'll make sure to cover the event for TL. I just need a Korean interpreter for interviews :<
qwertysucks, did we meet at the cancelled Proleague finals exactly 3 years ago to the day?
Yea, I think we did. Hard to believe it's been three years...
They already have a Korean-Chinese translator lined up, will try to pry more info out of my friend who knows the guy personally.
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300 RMB, isn't that a bit hefty for Chinese standards?
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Endy/Qwerty anyone who's going please try and give us some coverage, even if we go back to straight up LRing :D
The event sounds incredible if they can actually bring this about!
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Hell Yeah! This is amazing!!!! I won't be able to catch the live stream, but I most definitely will re stream and cast this afterward. BEEEEEESUIT!
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