Chapter 79 (Minor Panel Revision)
[Teammate Xiaocaoling was killed by the enemy's sharpshooter!]
[Teammate Humen Jiangzi was killed by the opponent Xian Chang!]
Chairman Zhu personally presented trophies to the winners.
The qualifying trophy is a solid gold plaque shaped like a league admission ticket, and it feels quite heavy to carry.
Coldness heals the heart like a drumbeat.
Yes, now that one has been found, are the remaining three waiting to reunite somewhere in the world?
After Mr. Xu finished moving the clutter and vehicles at the entrance, he signaled the cars blocking the way to pass through. Soon, the traffic in front of the nanny van began to move.
Leng Zhi didn't have time to catch up with Zou Shu, so he could only say hastily, "I still have to record a program, let's add each other on WeChat first."
Duoduo asked in confusion, "Why are you more powerful? I'm the one who opened the door."
Jiang Mingzhe tried to be unreasonable: "I... I'm just awesome!"
A firm voice rang out from across from Tang Wenshi.
As the alcohol took effect, his vision became somewhat unfocused, and it took him two seconds to discern the source of the sound.
It was Leng Zhi, the young captain he had high hopes for.
Leng Zhi hadn't been drinking; he was perfectly sober, his sparkling, glass-like eyes meeting Tang Wenshi's directly.
"That's because you're not coaching a team that can win championships."
"If you're going to give up your career just because of a lack of opportunity, then esports isn't for you, and I support your retirement."
Gu Zuo suddenly stood up: "Is that how you talk to Instructor Tang...?"
Jiang Yijing had only seen it for a few seconds when the little man in red lowered the curtain and hurriedly explained, "It's not like I haven't seen it before."
Jiang Yijing was still savoring the moment. He hadn't expected the expert to have this side to him, which was completely different from his previous impressions.
But this is not a bad thing.
It even allowed him to find a secret pleasure in his interactions with the experts.
The tips of Leng Zhihong's ears were also red.
I can't take it anymore. If this show continues, his persona will be ruined.
He picked up his phone and said quickly, "Are you busy? ... It's almost my turn to play, so I'll stop here for today."
After saying that, without waiting for Jiang Yijing's response, he abruptly and boldly ended the video call.
Then, the phone fell to the side, and Leng Zhi fell straight onto the bed.
Take a break, take a break...
Leng Zhi was simply trying to relax his tense nerves during the call with his boss, but the viewers in the live stream interpreted it in a different way.
After a moment, Leng Zhi finally regained some of his energy. He rubbed his somewhat dazed head and propped himself up on his arms.
Looking up, I saw a camera hidden inside the wooden structure of the bed.
"Next, you can push open this iron gate with force, and then you will arrive at the spirit world. Be careful."
After repeating the impromptu script transmitted from the Chinese copywriting team through the headset, Le Xinzhou fled through another employee exit as if escaping.
The five little dumplings strode confidently toward the next door. After passing Le Xinzhou's test, they were no longer afraid of these haunted house NPCs.
Youyou said confidently, "They're all adults in disguise, we can't give up!"
Duoduo raised her arms and shouted, "We can't give up!"
Just as the children were pushing open the door, Jiang Mingzhe suddenly shouted, "Wait! There's something here!"
The other children all turned to look at him. Under their gazes, Jiang Mingzhe picked up a black wig from the props on the ground.
The wig was placed at the entrance to the underworld to simulate the appearance of a water ghost, but the production team clearly underestimated the destructive power of the children. They soon regretted not using glue to secure the prop more firmly.
Jiang Mingzhe haphazardly put the wig on his head and asked with a grin, "Do I look like a monster now?"
Hahaha! It looks just like it!
"It looks even more like Daddy's chainsaw shark!" came Duoduo's affirmation.
After this little incident, the other kids continued to push open the door with all their might. No one noticed that Jiang Mingzhe quietly straightened the wig and brought it to his face, looking exactly like a little witch, before following the group into the next level.
The gates to the underworld were much more elaborately decorated, with two long rivers made of fluorescent powder on both sides, leaving only a long passageway in the middle.
Ahead lay three forks in the road, the path behind invisible, a deep and labyrinthine maze that urged visitors to make their choice.
Just like in the previous levels, in order to urge the young adventurers to make a choice, a pair of haunted house NPCs appeared behind them, chasing after them while making mournful cries.
"This road is mine; if you want to pass, leave your life behind!"
"The dead take lives, and vengeful ghosts snatch souls!"
It took a lot of effort to calm the children down. Following his guidance, they offered incense at the table and completed the small tasks set by the program team one by one. Only then could they be considered to have resolved their "past life karmic ties".
According to the script, after the karmic entanglement from the previous life is punished, the ghost bride played by Leng Zhi can leave the stage.
Leng Zhi ignored his interruption and continued:
"But do you really want to give up esports?"
"Open your eyes and you will see many teams like you who uphold the spirit of esports; they are the future."
Tang Wenshi was drunk and hazy, but the words from the person opposite him pierced his chest like bullets.
He regained some of his senses.
Leng Zhi is right.
At over forty years old, in esports, a sport primarily for young people, it's inevitable to experience a generation gap with one's peers.
What has brought him to where he is today is the dedication he has poured into the competition since its inception.
And that championship dream.
Leng Zhi's sudden speech created a somewhat awkward atmosphere, but fortunately, most of the contestants were a bit tipsy and no one criticized him—even Gu Zuo, who is usually outspoken, sat down.
Tang Wenshi chuckled softly: "Alright, I was wrong. The 'future' is what I should be focusing on."
This middle-aged man, who was more than a decade older than the contestants, raised his glass from afar and drank it down.
"To the future."
Just as everyone predicted, after this match, PX team cut off the DiYao business segment.
Although the news hasn't been reported to the media yet, it's already an established fact circulating within the industry.
The league's transfer window is when the playoffs end and the ice melts. It's still a while before the transfer window opens, but that doesn't stop teams from secretly reserving promising young players who didn't make the draft.
PX's performance clearly failed to impress the top teams.
Only one person was invited to sit on the bench for a certain prestigious team's second team.
Sitting on the bench is the best way out; at least he still has the opportunity to step onto the field and the hope of promotion.
Shen Yingcai did not receive any invitations from any team.
There are no secrets that cannot be kept. His performance was unsatisfactory, and his intentions were not right, so naturally he was not considered by the managers of other teams.
Unfortunately, he was already past the age to participate in the youth training camp, and he no longer had the chance to volunteer and start over.
This pointless argument ended with Leng Zhi gently tapping Jiang Mingzhe on the head.
"Practice makes perfect."
After spending several days together, Jiang Mingzhe had fully understood the meaning of Leng Zhi's frequent use of the word "dish".
That's basically saying he's not good enough!
Jiang Mingzhe knew he was in the wrong, so he pouted, gave a loud "humph," and didn't argue further.
A moment later, the Red Team's loudspeaker finally sounded again.
"I'm sorry, because of the props team's poor preparation, our Duoduo just brute-forced her way through the first challenge. But it's okay, this is just the first challenge, it's to familiarize everyone with the escape room setting. The real challenge is coming up next!"
"Please wait a moment, guests and children from the Red Team. To ensure a synchronized viewing experience for the audience, we will wait for the Blue Team to complete the first challenge before continuing. Good luck to our Blue Team friends!"
Inside the blue room, the guests were all speechless.
Why put pressure on them? It's clearly the production team's fault!
Just like what the comments observed, the four children on both sides were playing in the Christmas-themed room, while only Xiaoyu listened attentively to the introduction on the radio.
Jiang Mingzhe rubbed his nose: "What, I get a Christmas present too?"
Leng Zhi: "..." Forget it, I can't count on him, I'd rather do it myself.
However, this level doesn't require him to be tied up at the start, which gives him more room to maneuver.
He quickly found a diary with the words "[Xiaoxiao's Diary, Don't Read It!]" written in messy handwriting on the cover.
Leng Zhi opened it expressionlessly.
He sat on the sofa and turned the pages one by one.
Inside is a child's whimsical comic diary, with the first few pages describing how to prepare for Christmas at home.
The four little ones had already explored the entire house, and when they saw Leng Zhi flipping through his diary, they finally remembered today's mission.
Escape the room! Find the clues!
Four fluffy little heads squeezed together on either side of Leng Zhi.
"let me see!"
"Jiang Mingzhe, don't push me!"
"Yeah, Xixi's almost falling off the sofa!"
The diary entries were simple, and the plot was straightforward; soon we reached the last page.
This is a fairly obvious clue.
XiXi: "Was it a toy car that Santa Claus gave him as a present?"
Xiaoyu agreed: "I think so too, and what if this toy car only has individual parts, and we have to assemble it in the end?"
Leng Zhi spread the page out to the side and placed it on the table: "Yes, let's look for the parts."
Zou Shu's WeChat profile picture is the same as when he was in the team: the S-shaped logo on Superman's chest. He once explained that this letter is both the initial of his name and the middle letter of the team name.
This profile picture further confirms Zou Shu's identity.
Before Leng Zhi could even feel moved, he closed the car door, started the engine, and followed the traffic ahead.
The driver gave him a thumbs up: "Impressive, you even know someone at that little internet cafe on the street!"
Thanks to Jiang Yijing, Zhu Hechang got to know this team during the initial city competition.
Surprisingly, they actually made it all the way to the playoffs.
Jiang Mingzhe held his finger, which was red from being bitten by a crab claw, in his palm and put it in his pants pocket: "It's water from the pool, it got into my eyes."
Very poor acting.
The young actor looked up and met Leng Zhi's slightly upturned lips.
Although he couldn't fool Leng Zhi, Xiao Yu didn't suspect anything. He nodded seriously, "That's good. From a distance, I thought you'd been bitten by a lobster."
He pointed to the Australian lobster next to him, which was baring its claws, and explained, "Don't be fooled by its slow movements in the water; one swipe of its claw can really hurt!"
Upon hearing the word "pliers," Jiang Mingzhe felt his fingers hurt even more!
He tried to suppress the pain and continued to be stubborn: "Really! I've never, ever been bitten. Has Brother Xiaoyu ever been bitten?"
“I haven’t been bitten, but my uncle was bitten the last time I came to the market…”
Yun Jingcheng immediately tried to cover his son's mouth: "Xiaoyu! Give your uncle some face~"
Xiaoyu quickly made a zipping motion and whispered, "Uncle, don't worry, I won't let them know you got bitten on the hand by a lobster!"
Thinking of the CEO behind the cold beauty in front of him, Zhu Hechang's smile became even brighter when he presented the award, and he also casually offered some flattery.
"A clean sweep in the finals is a once-in-a-century achievement. This year's playoffs are sure to be full of exciting moments. Maybe next year they'll become a regular season team, hahaha!"
He smiled and handed the microphone to Leng Zhi: "Next, please welcome the captain of LSG to give his acceptance speech."
Leng Zhi took the microphone and said lazily:
"Thank you to the organizers for their technical support, and thank you to the audience for their trust in the team. However, I need to correct Chairman Zhu on one point."
Amidst Zhu Hechang's fascinating expressions, the cold-faced beauty suddenly broke into a warm, spring-like smile.
He said, "We will not lose in the playoffs because our goal is to be number one in the world."
A large number of viewers left Lei Shen's sub-live stream and returned to Leng Zhi and Yun Jingcheng's live stream.
Yun Jingcheng caught a glimpse of a series of white lines on Leng Zhi's screen and immediately became curious.
As we all know, in WeChat chat, the other person's screen is usually white and yours is green. In normal chat, the two people take turns sending one sentence at a time. But Leng Zhi's message clearly shows that he received a long essay from the other person!
Shy as Yun Jingcheng, she also has a heart that loves gossip.
When the waiter brought out the fourth dish, he finally mustered up his courage: "Brother Leng, may I ask? Was the person you were just chatting with an advertisement or a friend?"
Leng Zhi remained calm and fed Jiang Mingzhe a broccoli floret with his chopsticks: "No, someone is apologizing to me."
A gossip gleamed in Yun Jingcheng's eyes: "And then?"
Leng Zhi said casually, "I told him to get lost. His mistake was quite serious, and his long essay was for his own benefit, so he showed no remorse whatsoever."
Yun Jingcheng was completely confused, but he was too embarrassed to ask any further questions, so he gave up and started talking about other topics.
But to the viewers in the live stream, all of this was like a single thread being pulled from a cocoon, and everything else could be deduced.
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To express his apology for the unfair competition format of the program, Yun Jingcheng invited Leng Zhi and Jiang Mingzhe to lunch.
During the meal, Leng Zhi, who finally had some free time, remembered to check his unread messages on WeChat.
— Specifically refers to Lei Shen's unread messages.
At that critical moment last night, Leng Zhi was bombarded with flashing message notifications, but he couldn't be bothered to click on them.
Now is a great time to enjoy dessert after dinner.
Sure enough, clicking on it led to a long and tedious essay.
Leng Zhi didn't even look at it and scrolled straight to the bottom.
It turns out they were after his account.
In the league, the most severe punishment is for match-fixing. It's very common for ordinary people to pay boosting services to achieve high ranks, and most of these boosters and their clients are just doing it for fun. But competitive matches are different.
In esports, skill is the most important thing.
If even a competition that reflects true skill can be manipulated, then the entire event will be like a bubble, vanishing into nothingness.
This is an arena, not a place for anyone to put on a show.
The same principle applies to his little match with Lei Shen.
Although he lacks money, he has the honor of being an e-sports player.
Leng Zhi only replied with one word.
The hashtag #LSG team is number one in the world# quickly rose to the top of the trending list.
Previously, China had never achieved a top ranking in the world championships; its best result was only reaching the top four, which has always been a source of pain for Chinese esports players.
They even started a discussion online, asking the league to select the five best players in each position in the country to form a national team dedicated to the World Invitational Tournament and to compete for the championship.
This request was, of course, ruthlessly rejected. Although Chairman Zhu, like the players, yearned for the ultimate glory in international competitions, dismantling other teams to form the national team was still a bit too much.
After all, it's rare to cultivate such a top player, and no team would easily let him go; he's the club's reliance.
LSG's victory declaration perfectly struck at the deepest desires of the players.
[Teammate Red Hare kills enemy Immortal Chang!]
[Teammate Shanggu Panshen was killed by the enemy Chitu Gui!]
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