Xu Shang originally thought that it was hard enough to find a programmer teacher, but what he didn't expect was that an e-sports coach was even harder to find than a programmer teacher.

This brings us to the professional player ecosystem in 2006.

In this context where there is no live streaming and no power leveling, most of the so-called professional players are doing nothing.

Even the top players may be struggling.

Some people will say, how can the top players starve to death? They have prize money.

This again has to do with the barbaric ecological environment of this era. Even if the prize money is high, it has to be paid out!

In this day and age, unpaid or delayed bonuses are no longer a big deal. The fact that promised bonuses are not paid is a common occurrence, and even a large number of scammers have emerged as organizers.

They looked for sponsors and said they wanted to hold a competition. After getting a million yuan in sponsorship, they gave all the players a total of 5,000 yuan in prize money. Some top professional players took a green train for more than ten hours to play in the competition, but found that the organizer had run away after the competition.

It's not just the organizers who are cheating people, but also the players' bosses, team leaders, etc. After getting the prize money, they just run away, leaving only the pitiful and ignored e-sports players.

That's really like standing on the street, drinking the northwest wind in a daze.

If the professional players are all drinking alcohol, then the coaches will drink even more.

They have to deal with the boss's unpaid wages of several hundred yuan, eat cabbage and vermicelli three times a day, and have to train the team members all day long. They can be called cheap nannies. Those who have a little enlightenment have found jobs at construction sites carrying bricks.

So Xu Shang really searched for a long time before he found Coach Zhou, who had decent skills and solid character.

Just as Coach Zhou was squatting at the door of the Internet cafe, hesitating whether to pick up a cigarette butt thrown on the ground, Principal Xu shone in front of him like a ray of holy light.

"You are the e-sports coach Zhou Weizhou, right? It's really not easy to find you. It's all thanks to my friends on the Internet."

If Principal Xu was not now a big blogger with extensive network of contacts and numerous friends online, it would be really difficult to find such a suitable talent.

Coach Zhou looked at Xu Shang with a horrified expression and asked:

"You're not here to collect a debt from me, are you?"

"I will pay you back as soon as I have money! Even though I owe you money, I will never default on it!"

"..."Xu Shang.

Xu Shang asked curiously, "How much money do you owe others?"

Coach Zhou then counted on his fingers: "310, 200, 50, 20, 10, 10, 8.2, 5... plus half a pack of Hongtashan and two bottles of beer, a total of 637.1."

The first half was fine, but by the second half, it was starting to get outrageous.

What a life it is...

The sympathy was so great that it made people almost cry.

But it has to be said.

Coach Zhou is a real man as he remembers his debts so clearly. It's a pity that he has bad luck. In this era, most real people don't have a good ending.

"Take me to where you owe money, and I'll pay you back!"

"Brother...you? Do we know each other?"

Coach Zhou looked at Xu Shang suspiciously, wondering if Xu Shang was a friend he knew before? Or was he a fellow villager sent from his hometown to take him back? But after thinking about it, he didn't think he had seen Xu Shang before.

The two first went to an Internet cafe, and Xu Shang paid off the 200 yuan in Internet fees he owed there.

Then, he went to grocery stores and villages in the city and found some of Coach Zhou’s friends. He repaid his debts one by one. Finally, he treated these friends to a meal in the name of Coach Zhou.

Coach Zhou was well fed and well fed, and was already filled with gratitude towards Principal Xu.

"Brother, why are you so nice to me!"

Although he is at least ten years older than Xu Shang, Principal Xu is like an elder brother in Coach Zhou's heart!

Xu Shang said: "All the expenses just now will be deducted from your first month's salary."

"First month's salary?"

"Do you have any other choice now besides coming with me?"

Fortunately, medical conditions were poor in those days, and there was no such thing as cutting the kidneys. Otherwise, Coach Zhou would have to stay away from Xu Shang. Of course, he was also alert enough and asked:

"The job you're talking about isn't going to be working in a coal mine!"

The movie "Blind Shaft" was released this year. Although many netizens had not seen it, it did not prevent many people on the Internet from making fun of the coal mine joke. Coach Zhou was afraid that Xu Shang would sell him out.

"I want you to be my e-sports coach."

Xu Shang handed over his phone and showed his fans on Tudou.com.

Three million followers still surprised Coach Zhou. He looked carefully and asked in surprise, "Are you that...Xu Shang?"

Although he had never watched Xu Tiandi's show, nor had he met Xu Shang, he had heard of Principal Xu's name. After all, the Internet addiction war had been a hot topic before, and he had seen someone mention it online.

"Do you still call me Xu Shang?"

"Principal Xu!" Coach Zhou stood up straight immediately, "Zhou Wei thanks the principal for his training!"

…

After arriving at Tianya Village Middle School, Coach Zhou became even more uneasy.

He originally didn't care about the living environment. After all, the environment he lived in before was really hard to describe. Even a dog might protest against the violation of the Geneva Convention. So he didn't care that the car drove into the impoverished mountainous area.

Of course, if someone else brought him here, he might still be a little worried.

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