In the first doubles match of the opening ceremony, Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke defeated Liu Ran and Zhou Xiaoqi 2:0. After the match, the two newcomers looked unhappy - having their heads shaved bald in their debut was already a blow to their self-confidence, not to mention having their heads shaved in a way that "crushed their IQ"?

When Liu Ran and Zhou Xiaoqi returned to the backstage, they were downcast and looked even more depressed than the time when Qin Keqing persuaded them to hang themselves.

Seeing them like this, Zhen Man sighed inwardly, patted their shoulders and said softly, "It's normal to lose the first game. You don't have to think too much. If it were other players, they wouldn't necessarily play better than you today."

Tang Muzhou, who was standing nearby, also came over and said, "You should be thankful that you are facing Xie Mingzhe today. This will help you realize the reality. You are definitely not as talented as him."

Liu Ran remained silent, Zhou Xiaoqi lowered her head and said "hmm" softly - she had to admit that as a newcomer, she was indeed far inferior to Xie Mingzhe. It can be said that in terms of talent, few people in the entire professional league can compare to Xie Mingzhe. She had actually been mentally prepared to lose to Xie Mingzhe, but the way she lost made her feel very embarrassed.

Having the upper hand in the early stages, but being overturned by a wave of opponents and losing 8 cards in a row, it's like when you are climbing a mountain and you can see the top of the mountain, but someone suddenly pushes you down and you instantly fall to the bottom of the valley. The psychological loss is hard to let go for a while.

Seeing the two of them hanging their heads like students who had made a mistake, Tang Muzhou softened his voice and said, "You have already seen the situation in Group A. You should be very clear about the strength of Xie Mingzhe and Yu Ke. There is still one qualifying spot left to fight for. Set your goal on this, go back and summarize, and prepare for the next game. There is still hope for the group to qualify."

After hearing these words of encouragement, the two nodded seriously: "Got it." "We will prepare well."

Only after the two guys turned around and left did Xu Changfeng raise his eyebrows and say, "It's not easy to compete for the qualification spot in Group A. There are also Bai Xu and Yi Tianyang. You don't need to paint a big rosy picture for them and let them have hope. Wouldn't they be even more disappointed when the time comes?"

Tang Muzhou was somewhat helpless: "In the first match, they met Azhe and were beaten so badly. If I don't encourage them now, I'm afraid their confidence will collapse. Let's slow down for now. They will naturally think things through in two days."

Zhen Man suddenly asked, "By the way, why did Yi Tianyang go to the Star Team? Didn't Pei Jingshan respond?"

Xu Changfeng also looked at Tang Muzhou: "I also find it strange. Other clubs offered him a high price, but he refused to go. I remember that he has a very close relationship with Pei Jingshan, right? What did Xiaobai say to make him change his mind?"

Tang Muzhou said: "Maybe he wanted to help Xiaobai himself. Yi Tianyang never plays by the rules. If he is not happy, he would not even bother to go even if the club is given to him directly, let alone a high price."

Xie Mingzhe happened to be passing by the lounge. When he heard his senior's voice, he poked his head inside. Tang Muzhou saw him sticking his head out of the doorway, and immediately put his teammate aside, turned around and walked over, actively stretching out his arms, smiling and saying, "Congratulations on your first win."

Xie Mingzhe smiled and hugged him unconsciously.

Tang Muzhou immediately tightened his arms and held Ah Zhe completely in his arms. This extremely possessive action made Xie Mingzhe's ears slightly hot - there are teammates next to us, Sister Man and Xu Changfeng are looking at us, can you be more restrained?

Xie Mingzhe pushed him hard, and Tang Muzhou understood and immediately let go of his junior brother, jokingly saying, "You have hit our Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi hard. I think they are still repeating the line 'Da Lang drank the medicine' in their heads."

Xie Mingzhe touched his nose and said, "I didn't mean it." Then he said hello to Zhen Man and Xu Changfeng.

Zhen Man joked, "Azhe, I feel like every time I watch you play a game, it's like watching a movie performed by cards. The plot is very exciting, and it comes with various lines and dubbing."

Xie Mingzhe didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Was this an exaggeration?

The three of them turned around and came out together, just in time to meet Bai Xu and Yi Tianyang who were walking out of the lounge next door.

Bai Xu's face froze, but he still pretended to be relaxed and walked over to greet them: "Brother, Sister Man, Brother Changfeng... Hey, you're here too?"

Xie Mingzhe raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you call me brother when it's your turn?"

Bai Xu's face was tangled and he didn't know whether to shout or not. He met Tang Muzhou's gaze and thought of the binoculars gift he promised him, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "Brother Azhe, you played well in today's game."

Xie Mingzhe joked: "I will do even better in the next match against you."

Bai Xu: “…………”

I really don't want to call him brother at all, what I want to do is to blow his head off.

Yi Tianyang stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Azhe, right? Let me introduce myself. I am Yi Tianyang."

This was the first time Xie Mingzhe had seen this legendary first support. He looked quite handsome from a close distance, wearing a very stylish casual outfit. His looks were among the best in the league, his smile was very graceful, and he looked easy to get along with. He gave a good first impression.

Xie Mingzhe also extended his hand and shook his hand: "Hello, I have heard a lot about you."

Yi Tianyang said: "In the next game, please show mercy."

Xie Mingzhe said, "You're so polite. Please show some mercy."

"..." Watching the two of them talking politely, Tang Muzhou finally couldn't help himself and said, "Let's all go back early, so as not to be stopped by reporters later. Tianyang, I'll ask you to take care of Xiaobai."

Bai Xu immediately got angry when he heard this: "I'm not a child. I don't need anyone to take care of me. Brother, can you please stop talking like that?"

Tang Muzhou ignored him, patted Yi Tianyang on the shoulder and turned away. Xie Mingzhe left with him and whispered in his ear, "Are you familiar with Yi Tianyang?" Tang Muzhou replied, "Old friend, I'll tell you in detail later."

Everyone separated at the door and got on the bus back to the club.

On Nirvana's side, because today is Xie Mingzhe's birthday, Chi Yingying had already booked a private room and a big cake to celebrate. The coaches, players and all the people from the guild were present, and everyone had a happy reunion dinner. Xie Mingzhe was also in a good mood - his senior celebrated his birthday alone last night, and today his teammates celebrated his birthday with him. This year's birthday was really the most grand one ever.

After returning to the club, Chi Yingying asked Xiao Pang and Jin Yue to bring several large boxes together, and said to Xie Mingzhe: "Azhe, these are all gifts sent to you by your fans!"

Xie Mingzhe was very surprised: "Sent by fans?"

Chi Yingying smiled and nodded: "You are very popular now. The fan club wanted to organize everyone to celebrate your birthday in person, but today happened to be the opening ceremony, and you and Xiao Ke were scheduled to compete, so they had to send the gifts to the Nirvana Base. I signed for you."

There were several large boxes in front of him. Xie Mingzhe opened them with mixed feelings - there were peripherals made with his card materials, various snack gift packs, belts, ties, cuffs, necklaces suitable for boys, handicrafts and handmade dolls made by dexterous fans, and some handwritten paper letters.

Xie Mingzhe had never received any birthday gifts in the past 18 years, but this year he finally received all of them at once.

These gifts from all over the world were very spectacular when put together, filling up several boxes, just like moving house. Xie Mingzhe was flattered and couldn't help but have a little sadness in his eyes - he was really content to have so many lovely fans!

Xie Mingzhe took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Thank you, Yingying. I can't finish all these snacks by myself. Leave them in the office for everyone to eat together. I'll take the rest back and thank them publicly later."

After returning to the dormitory, Xie Mingzhe opened the letters and read them carefully one by one.

Each letter was written with true feelings, simply expressing love for him and encouragement.

Xie Mingzhe felt warm inside. After opening the gift, he logged onto his personal Weibo to express his gratitude publicly, but he saw that his Weibo account had exploded. His latest Weibo post was: "Today is the first doubles match. It's my first doubles match with Xiao Ke. Everyone remember to watch it!"

The number of comments under this Weibo post has exceeded six digits. Many people praised him for his good performance in the game, and some passers-by asked if Pan Jinlian's card could be sold. But later, I don't know who started it, but suddenly many people wished him a happy birthday.

"Happy birthday, Azhe, I love you!" "You will be 19 after your birthday. You will get better and better in the future. Come on!" "It is said that players who have birthdays will have birthday halos. Today your halo is blinding. You are the brightest star in the audience!" "My male god is handsome and talented. Happy birthday to my male god and be happy every day!"

In addition to leaving messages and blessings, many fans online have made birthday videos such as "Azhe's game highlights" and "Azhe's card annoying clips collection". Talented fans have also drawn a lot of fan art and written a lot of birthday greetings...

All of this actually made the topic #HappyBirthdayXie Mingzhe# directly become the hot search of the day!

Being on the trending search for your birthday, this is the treatment you get from a superstar!

Xie Mingzhe looked at the screen full of happy birthday messages and felt it was unreal.

He had just been reborn into this world on his birthday last year, with only 200 yuan in his card. He never expected that in just one year, he would experience earth-shaking changes. Now, he not only makes endless money from making cards, but also has so many fans, reliable teachers and teammates around him, and even unexpectedly found the best boyfriend...

He really went from being a poor orphan struggling on the subsistence level to a winner in life in one leap.

Xie Mingzhe was in a very good mood and posted a new message: "Today is indeed my birthday. I have received the gifts everyone sent, and I have carefully read all the letters you wrote. I can feel your thoughts in all the homemade videos, pictures, and emoticons. I am really happy to have you around. Thank you everyone, I love you [heart]."

Fans immediately shouted excitedly: "We love you too!" "My husband said he loves me, I am already happy." "There are so many rivals in love, I decided to propose to Azhe when he turns 20!" "If you ignore the cards, our Azhe is actually a very cute boy, right? He is also very nice to fans." "Indeed, he is a good person." "Azhe, it's time to take medicine."

Xie Mingzhe watched and laughed, almost laughing to tears.

Fortunately, his efforts were rewarded beyond his expectations, and his original wish of making cards and having more people like the cards he made was finally realized.

He will persevere and stay true to his original aspiration, slowly presenting the characters and stories in his mind to people.