Chapter 17 [We've met, wishing you a long and healthy life]...

After walking the red carpet, most of the contestants returned to their seats in the audience with a sense of relief.

Nan Zhiyi and the other two anchors who accompanied her were led by staff to the backstage lounge to prepare for the upcoming entertainment match.

The contestants who had walked the red carpet earlier were already waiting inside.

There are three sofas in the lounge. You Xin, Wind, and Milk, the three most popular and highest-traffic star players on roeCN, each occupied one of them, forming a three-way standoff.

When these three are put together, it becomes very clear what the underlying logic of audience and fans' voting is: looks.

Nan Zhiyi once carefully compared the appearances of these three people: Wind had a delicate face and relatively androgynous features, and correspondingly, her figure was also relatively "petite".

Milk's appearance leans towards handsome and mature. He once had a very popular commercial endorsement photo where he was wearing a suit and white shirt with the collar slightly open, wearing black-rimmed glasses and looking thoughtful.

His fans love to post this picture under the topic "Are there really any good-looking players in the e-sports circle?", but Nan Zhiyi always felt that milk only looks like he is composed, but his personality is completely unrelated to composure, and is even a bit carefree.

As for Yux, there's no need to say more—in the two years since his debut, he has left behind thousands of photos on the field, and no one can pick out an ugly one from them.

Therefore, some people say that the popularity vote in the All-Star game is like a beauty pageant. After seeing this statement, Nan Zhiyi believes that Yux can take first place, and the reasons are obviously more convincing than those of the previous two.

Nan Zhiyi originally wanted to sit down next to You Xin, but the two streamers who were with him stood at the door, seemingly not very familiar with the three popular contestants inside. So he had no choice but to stand at the door as well.

Wind, who was playing on his phone, looked up and glanced at them.

"Hey, Angel Yi." He greeted Nan Zhiyi, "It's the first time I've met you."

Wind clearly didn't know who the person he met backstage on the day of the finals was.

Out of politeness, Nan Zhiyi could only walk over and say, "Hello."

“I did a live stream with your friend last time, and he said you often watch our team’s games?” Wind smiled at him. He had put on very delicate makeup, but for some reason, it looked strangely fake. “I used to watch your videos a lot. Your video of you driving a train for spiders in the dungeon was really interesting—if you have any shows next time, invite me to join you.”

At this point, Nan Zhiyi finally realized that Wind had some misunderstanding about him.

The misunderstanding likely stemmed from a live stream in which CG and Stars collaborated, where Tangyuan claimed he strongly disliked Yux.

Also, Wind is probably very busy today, too busy to see clips or commentary of his newly released videos.

—Wind seems to think he's a CG fan?

Having followed CG's competitions for several years, Nan Zhiyi actually has a very good understanding of the fan culture within the CG team.

The most incompatible people in the team are probably the fans of yux and wind.

Wind debuted earlier than Youxin. He joined the team as a CG trainee the year after the old CG won the championship, and is now an absolute veteran of the team, and is the rightful "successor of the old CG" in the eyes of many fans.

In addition, he is quite good-looking and has a large fan base. His fans often put pressure on his teammates at the slightest disagreement after a loss in a game.

Unfortunately, this successor only won his first and second league titles last year.

Furthermore, both of these championships' FMVP winners were his teammate yux.

Yux's fans are no pushovers either. They always say that Wind is just a sidekick to Xiaoyoushen, and without Yux, Wind would have a hard time even winning a league championship (Nan Zhiyi thinks they make a lot of sense). Over time, this has led to conflict between the two groups.

But he always thought that this conflict only existed within the fan base.

After all, we are all colleagues. We should all know how much work we do and what our own abilities are, right?

He couldn't help but recall what Qiu Cheng had told him during their argument a few days ago: "Wind said he has a terrible character and nobody in the team likes him."

"I definitely will if I have the chance."

Finally, Nan Zhiyi gave a relatively polite reply.

But Wind doesn't seem to be satisfied with this.

He glanced at You Xin sitting opposite him and continued, "So, do you think Yux can help you win today?"

This question is subtly insidious.

The other two streamers who came today are actually skilled players who have consistently ranked in the top 100 on the ladder. Only Nan Zhiyi is known as an "entertainment streamer".

Nan Zhiyi nodded without hesitation: "I think so."

“I don’t think so,” Wind teased, adding fuel to the fire. “Our little gaming god hasn’t trained for three months, and he might not even have touched a game at home.”

Nan Zhiyi exclaimed, "Really? Then you can carry me, right?"

“I think Yux is pretty good.” He smiled. “He could probably win even if he had a dog with him.”

wind: "…………"

His expression suddenly turned very ugly.

Nan Zhiyi stopped talking to him. He walked to the snack shelf and took a bag of potato chips from the box.

The lounge was unusually quiet for a moment, with only the sounds of Nan Zhiyi crackling open packaging and munching on potato chips.

a long time.

You Xin, who was sitting on the other side playing on her phone, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Nan Zhiyi secretly typed with the hand that wasn't covered in potato chip crumbs.

[Xiaoyi, Xiaoyi: What are you laughing at?]

After sending the message, he glanced at You Xin and noticed that the other person had his head down and his shoulders were trembling slightly.

After a while, Nan Zhiyi received a reply.

[yux: You said I could win even if I were walking a dog]

[yux: But we didn't win the finals last year]

[yux: = You're saying he's not even as good as a dog?]

Nan Zhiyi: "………………" He had forgotten about this.

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Nan Zhiyi originally intended to treat this 2v2v2 match as a regular entertainment game. However, Wind's words and challenge to You Xin suddenly gave him a reason not to lose.

The atmosphere in the lounge became tense in the following hours.

Unfortunately, someone was so unethical as to play the replay of the CG vs. OTG finals on the big screen in the lounge.

Everyone was forced to watch again the scene where Wind and Beer were scared and ran all over the map by the OTG main DPS: "…………"

Wind's expression was now no different from that of the CG manager who had slammed the door and left earlier.

After the preparations on stage were completed, the staff came in and called everyone to come on stage.

Nan Zhiyi deliberately lingered at the back. He saw You Xin also slow down to wait for him, and when the others weren't paying attention, he leaned over and asked, "Do we need to prepare any tactics?"

These things hadn't been discussed before, since he originally only intended it for entertainment.

“No need,” You Xin said.

"Actually, that little bell is pretty good," Nan Zhiyi said softly. The little bell is Wind's teammate today. She usually plays all three positions except support, making her an all-around streamer.

"No need," You Xin said again. His tone was languid, as if he hadn't woken up yet.

The dressing room was too crowded before, and now, under the bright stage lights, it was clear that he didn't look so good and seemed a bit tired.

Nan Zhiyi recalled that he had only landed at the airport in the early hours of this morning.

"Didn't you sleep well?" he asked.

"Hmm." You Xin nodded almost imperceptibly. "It was too noisy on the plane, I couldn't fall asleep."

Nan Zhiyi: "Okay, then I'll try to win 2-0 so you can get some rest."

The format of the exhibition match is that three teams compete against each other, and the first team to win two games wins.

You Xin glanced at him as if she found it somewhat amusing.

Nan Zhiyi: "?"

“How can you be like this?” You Xin said. “You look so soft and weak, but you talk more arrogantly than I do.”

It was a very ordinary sentence, but it made Nan Zhiyi feel inexplicably embarrassed: "No, not really..."

He sat down in his seat, rubbed his hair as if to cover up his embarrassment, and glanced at the audience.

Then, he was stunned by the sea of ​​lights covering the mountains and fields.

[Angel's Will 41 Support]

【AngelYi, the First Bard】

Little Yi, fly with confidence, Mom will always be by your side.

"Oh my god!" Nan Zhiyi exclaimed, "They always laugh at me, calling me Platinum Boy, in the live stream, how come they're praising me now?"

His gaze wandered among the various light signs.

Suddenly, Nan Zhiyi saw something strange.

Someone held up a large, brightly colored sign that read: "Have you gotten to know Youyi today?"

The person next to her was holding up a sign that read, "We've met, wishing you 99 years of happiness."

He subconsciously turned his head to the side, and then found that You Xin was looking in the same direction as him: "…………"

Nan Zhiyi was not unaware that people were shipping her and the other person as a couple.

He has tried his best to block content related to himself on major social media platforms, but big data still relentlessly pushes related content to his homepage.

...Later he had to admit that it was because he couldn't help but click on it every time he saw it that caused that result.

But seeing it privately is definitely different from being "face-to-face with another party"...

Nan Zhiyi hurriedly turned her head back, pretending that she hadn't seen anything.

After a while, she couldn't help but steal a glance at You Xin again.

Unexpectedly, You Xin was also looking at him, and he caught him in the act.

"..." Nan Zhiyi had no choice but to pretend that she had something to say, "This is the first time I've played a game in a place with so many people, and I'm a little nervous."

Yu Xin didn't seem to react much; he showed neither anger nor joy. He probably genuinely didn't see the two support signs.

"Don't be nervous." After a moment of silence, You Xin said, "Do you remember? We used to play 2v2 and never lost to anyone."

A note from the author:

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