Chapter 69 [yux: Come and discipline me]...
Nan Zhiyi pushed open the door to the manager's office.
Besides Lao Xu, there was also an operations staff member that Nan Zhiyi had met when filming the Breaking Ice vlog.
When he arrived, Lao Xu waved him over, gesturing for him to sit down. The operations manager then briefly explained the club's current plans to him: the official roster would be announced the day after tomorrow at noon, along with changes to the training and match staff, and the previously filmed vlog would be released.
"We'll be arranging a live stream for the players tonight, and you'll need to appear on camera," the operations manager said with a smile. "Because of your special status, you bring your own audience, and this official announcement will definitely attract some negative comments. We'll try our best to quell those. As for the content, we mainly envision it showcasing your good interactions with the players, but we haven't prepared a script. Just try to be natural and not too nervous."
Nan Zhiyi nodded in agreement, and the operations manager continued, "There's one more thing, it's about you and Yux..."
Before she could finish speaking, Old Xu's expression suddenly changed, and he slammed his fist on the table, shouting, "No way!!!"
His voice was quite loud, and the other two were caught off guard and were startled.
"Brother Xu, I haven't said anything yet, what are you trying to do?" The operations manager patted his chest with the document, still feeling uneasy.
Old Xu's expression was resolute: "No... I know what you want to do, you want them to... you know, right?"
The operations manager chuckled and said, "What what?"
"..." Old Xu hesitated for a moment, unable to utter a word, before finally retorting righteously, "We at HYG don't engage in hype or fan economy! We're a club that lets our results speak for themselves!!"
The operations team was stunned for a few seconds by his impassioned speech.
After a long pause, he finally spoke, "Well... alright then. We'll reject this plan for now. You can just interact normally later."
After a brief conversation, Nan Zhiyi and the staff left the manager's office together.
"Xu Ge seems a bit strange today." As they were going down the stairs, the operations manager struck up a conversation with Nan Zhiyi. "He used to value fan management a lot and didn't mind attracting some traffic and fans... I don't know why he's suddenly against it."
Nan Zhiyi naturally knew the reason, but she couldn't bring herself to say it. At this moment, she could only laugh awkwardly and pretend to be stupid: "...Maybe it's because she was stimulated by some rumors on the Internet."
"Hmm." The operations manager pondered for a moment.
Her gaze lingered on Nan Zhiyi for a moment, as if she were hesitating.
Finally, before parting ways, he spoke up: "Um... Xiaoyi, can I ask you a question?"
Nan Zhiyi: "Hmm?"
"You and Yux, you two get along really well, right?" the operations manager asked expectantly, then quickly added, seemingly realizing her tone was a bit off, "Uh, well, it's like this, because we also need to understand some of the team's internal relationships so we can improve some of our usual operational plans..."
"Ah, I see." Nan Zhiyi smiled knowingly. "We..."
He paused for a moment: "Our relationship is pretty good."
Well, it's probably better than most people imagined...
Upon hearing this, the operations manager breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Actually, Brother Xu also said that you two have a pretty good relationship, but there are too many brainwashing stories online, and some, well, you know what I mean, hahaha... including some that say you two actually have a grudge against each other, so we are also trying to figure out how to dispel these rumors and try to reduce the pressure on everyone in terms of public opinion, whether it's during the competition or the off-season."
This was the first time Nan Zhiyi had heard rumors that she and You Xin were "enemies," and she frowned: "Those are all false, there's no such thing."
"Yes, we all think so too," the operations manager said with a smile, but then the topic suddenly changed, "A colleague of ours borrowed your bird to play with for a while today."
Daodao doesn't like staying in its cage all the time, and it always has to come out and wander around for an hour or two every day, so the task of playing with it naturally falls to the staff.
Nan Zhiyi knew the bird's past record very well, and quickly asked, "It didn't bite anyone, did it? Did it do anything bad?"
"No, it just chewed up two data cables."
“…” Nan Zhiyi said with a headache, “I’m really sorry to trouble you all.”
"It's alright, everyone's happy to take paid breaks," the operations manager said with a smile.
She paused for a moment, then suddenly lowered her voice mysteriously: "We've discovered that it seems to really like calling your name, like 'Xiaoyi, Xiaoyi'."
"And it even imitated Yux's voice... So, in private, has Yux been calling you that all the time, and that's how it learned it?"
The operations manager spoke with an barely concealed hint of...excitement in her voice.
Nan Zhiyi: "…………"
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June 18th.
With the start of the summer season approaching and the transfer window closed, most of the discussions in the scene are focused on the schedule and the results of next season.
When someone leaked the news that "HYG is going to announce its new coach," only a few HYG fans expressed little interest in knowing about it.
Therefore, when everyone saw the words #HYG Angel's Intent# prominently displayed on the trending search terms at noon that day, they were initially completely confused.
A few fans were pleasantly surprised, thinking that the two sides had some kind of promotional collaboration, and happily clicked on the entry.
And then... the surprise turned into a shock.
[@HYG Esports Club: HYG Eternal Rebirth Division Announcement]
We are delighted to announce that, effective immediately, Nan Zhiyi (@AngelYi) will be joining HYG's Eternal Rebirth division as the team's assistant coach, joining us on this new journey! ...
[@HYG Esports Club: Coach AngelYi's first day at the base]
Icebreaker games with the team members?
Captain Milk's hidden secret!
Come and check out the vlog!
The two Weibo posts were published one after the other, and within just twenty minutes, the comment section already had tens of thousands of messages.
【………………Wait a moment】
【Huh? No. Huh? ??? ??? ? ...
[Angel's Will? HYG? Coach? ???]
I thought there was something wrong with my eyes in the middle of the day...
Holy crap. After holding it in for so long, this is finally amazing!
This must be the most explosive news of the transfer window... It feels even more explosive than Yux going to HYG. At least everyone guessed Yux's move (except for the position issue), but this one...???
[Wait a minute, buddy, let me sort this out. You mean we've been mourning at your grave for half a month while you guys just vanished without a trace, and you've already secretly joined forces with someone else? Huh?]
[Has HYG lost their mind? First, they kicked their captain to the bench, and now they've hired a streamer as a coach?! What are they thinking?! Don't they have enough problems in their team already?!]
[And just a month ago, the streamer was embroiled in a scandal with the main content creator...]
[The management has really gone mad. They're obsessed with traffic, and their behavior is appalling. I'd rather they hired someone to order takeout; at least that wouldn't be a side effect.]
[@HYG.LaoXu, please confess, are you shipping couples? I really can't think of any other reason why you recruited Angel into the coaching staff.]
[Uh, do you really think he's just an ordinary streamer...? Look at what your team ordered during the Challenger Cup!]
To be honest, I was actually quite optimistic when I saw this official announcement. Things have come to this point, so let's try anything, maybe they really do have something special.
[Given the coach's disastrous performance in the Spring Split, is he warming up or facing reality...?]
Why do I feel like Yux and Angel Yi don't really know each other well when watching the vlog? They're sitting so far apart, and Angel Yi is almost always interacting with Milk and Rock; they barely even make eye contact...
Why? Didn't I tell you the answer during last month's live stream?
[Forget it, be content. It feels like the two of them weren't enemies who broke up, so their relationship is already pretty good TT. It's amazing they're still in the same team, and there will be so many more scenes of them together in the future. Waaaaah, it's so good that there's no bad ending yet TT. Promise me you'll make more vlogs, okay?]
[On a side note, what exactly is Milk's secret? Why does the script and vlog content seem completely mismatched? It feels like a section was cut from the middle of the vlog; Milk's second statement is completely missing.]
[@WD.Pigeon: Holy crap, what is this?! ...
[@WD.Pigeon: @AngelYi, you really went? HYG? Why the hell did you keep it from me? Are you treating your brother like a thief? What's the meaning of this?]
[@WD.Pigeon: [Image] I don't mean, buddy, I mean you all knew, and I was the only one kept in the dark? ??? ? ? ? ? ? ? ]
Seeing the text, I felt it was so hurtful; seeing the ID, I laughed out loud with relief.
[Looper Guy, shouldn't you reflect on yourself first?]
...
8 PM, HYG base.
Suddenly, several members of the ROE division started streaming live. Even yux, who was usually elusive and hadn't streamed for over two months, had his Stars icon light up.
Fans flocked to the live stream in an instant, and upon entering the room, they discovered that the camera feed was still lit up in the lower left corner, almost bursting into tears on the spot.
[Holy crap, Yux is streaming?! The real Yux?! ???]
Do you know how I've spent the last two months?!
[Ahhhhh, is a big spender really pulling in? Is there any big spender who can land him? Ideally, a super contract of 100 hours per month!!!]
To be honest, given this guy's family situation, I think it's very risky...
You Xin sat casually in his seat, which was a bit far from his teammates in the training room. He didn't immediately start playing ranked matches after the live stream started, but instead played on his phone in front of tens of thousands of people without any concern.
[yux: When are you coming?]
After a while, he received a reply.
[Sorry, it might take an hour]
[Xiaoyi Xiaoyi: The operations team said not to let me come too early, it seems too deliberate.]
You Xin slightly curled the corners of her mouth.
[yux: Oh, so what am I supposed to do with you later?]
[Xiao Yi: ...Don't do anything reckless.]
[Little Yi: You can play the game normally, I'll just stand next to you for a while and pretend to play.]
[yux: Received OO]
Over the next hour or so, You Xin played two ranked matches.
In these two games, aside from the time required for operation, he would almost always pick up his phone to check it when selecting a class, loading the map, or even when his character died, and occasionally he would type a few words.
[yux: Aren't you coming over yet?]
[Xiaoyi Xiaoyi: Aren't you playing ranked matches?]
【yux: I want to see you】
[A little something: ...]
[Xiaoyi Xiaoyi: Be serious. It's a live stream!]
[yux: I don't want to take this seriously]
[Just a little something:]
[Xiaoyi Xiaoyi: Strictly speaking, I now have an obligation to manage you]
[yux: Come and discipline me]
[yux: Coach Xiaoyi?]
Looking at the top of the screen, where the message "The other party is typing" kept appearing repeatedly, and the dialog box that hadn't sent a single message yet, You Xin couldn't help but laugh out loud.
He looked up and saw that the comment section was full of "???"
[Brother is so happy again!]
What are you looking at that makes you laugh so happily?
Are you browsing Weibo?
[I'm guessing they're checking for official announcements! Great, I've found another ship!]
[...You've already said on the live stream that you're selling BL (Boys' Love) pairings, are you still not giving up? Why do you have to keep sticking to it?]
It feels like they're in a relationship.
[Feels like I'm messaging someone]
[Is this true or false? I'm curious who his sister-in-law is. I always felt he was the type who couldn't forget his ex, so could it be that they got back together? Has he been busy dating for months because he hasn't been seen in public?]
What do you think? That app still uses the same old couple avatars from back then = = I'm too lazy to even complain. If it affects your grades, you'll be nailed to the pillar of shame.
【Ah? No way...】
[Host, can you explain what's really going on between you and Angel Yi? Is it true that you invited him to do some bromance?]
You Xin caught a glimpse of a few unfriendly words, paused for a moment, and then casually brushed them aside.
In the past, he would have been arguing with the comments section by now and would have been labeled as "fighting with fans." But now, he's in a good mood. Nothing can spoil his good mood.
Finally, it was almost 9:30 PM, and the HYG team had been broadcasting for over an hour when the real protagonist of the night finally arrived.
Nan Zhiyi pushed open the training room door, then carefully closed it again. He tried his best to appear less furtive, but he was still so unnatural that he almost tripped over the mascot that had somehow wandered to his feet.
The person closest to the training room door was Milk. Nan Zhiyi pretended to walk over, and since Milk had just finished a team fight, he gave the other side a suggestion to let him spawn.
Rock, who was next to him, had his mic on and was rapping passionately from beginning to end. Nam Ji-yi couldn't get a word in edgewise and had to shift the focus to Lemon next to her.
Lemon was running around the map setting up respawn points, so quiet he was almost mute. Nan Zhiyi watched for a while, then cautiously reminded him, "You'd better communicate with your teammates here."
Lemon stopped running around the map, and after a while, it sent a signal to mark a location.
Nan Zhiyi patiently taught him, "It's best to mark the return route as well, so your teammates can pick you up more easily."
Lemon remained silent for a moment, but still complied.
A moment later, he was indeed attacked on his way back, but fortunately his teammates arrived immediately and managed to turn the tables and kill the opponent.
"Do you feel more comfortable playing now that your teammates understand your intentions?" Nan Zhiyi encouraged him promptly. "You should speak up whenever you have any ideas. Your awareness is actually great. You can definitely take charge of your teammates and make them follow your ideas."
Lemon didn't speak, but eventually nodded.
Nan Zhiyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that this child wasn't completely uncommunicative.
Perhaps Mike's decisive training style put too much pressure on him, resulting in the opposite effect.
After passing the three people sitting in a row, the last step is to go to Yux, who is currently live streaming, on the other side.
Nan Zhiyi took a deep breath, moved to the back of You Xin, who was sitting alone in a row, and tried to make her expression serious.
He stood behind his opponent watching their play, and after a while, he realized he couldn't find a single flaw in their actions. After struggling for a long time, he finally managed to utter a dry, "You played very well."
You Xingang had just defeated two opponents in a 1v2 battle and was currently selecting equipment. Upon hearing this, he pursed his lips, but ultimately burst out laughing.
Before Nan Zhiyi could ask a question, he spoke first: "The comments said you were as serious as a homeroom teacher checking on students during evening self-study."
Nan Zhiyi: "...?"
"Hmm? It's good to be serious." You Xin started interacting with the comments now. "I'm not uncomfortable at all. The coach is very skilled and responsible."
He paused, then added, "I didn't play well in yesterday's practice match, so they made me 'practice' until very late."
You Xin spoke in a serious tone, his hands never stopping, as if he were genuinely explaining the new coach's teaching level to the viewers.
"…………"
Nan Zhiyi quickly took a step back, moving her face out of the range of the other person's camera.
...First, I wanted to show him the room, then I forgot my BP notebook there, and last night it turned into "I have questions about the practice match and want to discuss them with him in person".
Nan Zhiyi thought to himself expressionlessly that tonight, he would absolutely, one hundred percent, not be tricked into going to the upstairs room by the other party with any excuse.
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