Chapter 238 Divine Diagram
An Jin's team was scheduled to play last.
A single match, including the draft and interviews, takes at least thirty minutes, and the semi-finals were still broadcast in a best-of-three format.
The preparation time of more than an hour was enough for An Jin and the others to take off their clothes and put on the team uniforms provided by the program's sponsors.
In all variety show competitions, the results are actually determined before the actual finals even begin.
Don't be fooled by the cheers and shouts of the audience outside the stadium.
Only the contestants about to take the stage know who their real opponents are and who are just there to coast along.
After the team members finished their makeup, they all checked their equipment in the training room.
An Jin was no exception. She encouraged her team members for a few words and then began to check her equipment one by one.
The five of them started a custom game, and after confirming that there were no problems, they each started playing their own games.
There are no cameras in the training room, so what are you doing after you're done? Watching the footage being collected on the big screen inside?
After playing on her phone until 7:30, it was finally An Jin's turn to go on stage.
After the host finished his second introduction, she and her teammates entered the soundproof room made of soundproof glass.
Sitting in her seat, An Jin quickly began adjusting her equipment.
The large screen inside the arena played a loop of live footage of the players' matches until An Jin's flawless face appeared on the screen.
An Jin, who was adjusting the equipment, sensed the presence of the camera, turned her glassy eyes, and slowly looked at the lens.
On the big screen, An Jin, as delicate as a puppet, gazed at the audience through the photographer's lens, a gaze that transcended time and space.
The world suddenly became quiet.
It was because the audience members who were making eye contact with An Jin held their breath.
Noise—Silence—
Then came the overwhelming ocean of emotions!
The moment An Jin met his gaze, everyone, whether fans at the scene or viewers on the other side of the screen, believed that An Jin would win because of his powerful eyes.
The victory was already decided before the game even started.
People screamed and cheered, and even the soundproof booths couldn't block out their voices.
An Jin, who accidentally found herself face-to-face with the camera, was startled by the sudden cheers.
Her cold expression thawed, and the word "Mom" was about to slip out, but the female AD sitting next to her pulled her hand, making her swallow her words.
"The ban/pick session is about to start, An'an, good luck!"
An Jin spun her chair around and responded to the nervous female AD: "Come on! We'll just play normally, there won't be any problems."
The five people's gazes met in the air, giving each other strength.
They opened the game client, followed the instructions of the official personnel in their headsets, formed teams, and entered the game.
Also entering the game were their opponents, who were sitting in a soundproof booth not far away.
The cheers at the scene grew louder and louder. After An Jin entered the game, she began to frantically manipulate her opponents, and her amazing screenshots began to spread online.
On the huge screen on the stage, a girl wearing headphones stared calmly at the computer screen.
Her makeup was very light, and what occupied the most space on the screen, besides her exquisitely beautiful profile, was the simple and elegant light-colored team uniform she was wearing.
The beam of light passed over her head and in front, causing the entire scene to be dark except for the girl herself, which was colored.
This image is an animated GIF.
The cover features a girl's profile; after clicking on it, the girl slowly turns around.
Those black eyes slowly moved, meeting the camera lens in the photographer's hand, and at the same time meeting the onlookers outside the lens.
The girl looked over with icy eyes, devoid of any other thoughts; she was simply looking at an inanimate object.
But that one glance was enough to leave countless people heartbroken.
After An Jin finished her two matches, this GIF, created by an unknown fan of An Jin, went viral on various platforms.
First came tap water, then capital entered the fray.
The capital composition of these outcomes is extremely complex.
There's Chen Su, who simply wants to spend money on An Jin; the production team, who wants to boost the show's popularity; and the sponsor of the team uniforms...
With the combined efforts of various parties, more than 30 out of the top 50 trending topics were related to An Jin.
An Jin, who was playing a game on stage, had no idea that a single photo of her had caused such a huge uproar online.
At this moment, she accepted the bouquet of flowers handed to her by a lucky fan, hugged the person briefly, and then smiled and raised her V-sign to pose for a photo with the fan.
Yan Qing, far away in another city, looked at An Jin on the computer screen with pride.
Zhang Yuanyuan screamed in the hotel living room, clutching her phone and repeatedly calling her relatives and friends, asking them to open the app and watch An Jin's broadcast.
Chen Su clinked glasses with Pei Ning and told Pei Ning the result of the match: "An An won."
Pei Ning smiled and said, "I know she won't lose."
He knew An Jin's capabilities better than anyone else.
Chen Su was the same.
They all met An Jin when she first entered the live streaming industry.
Chen Su took a sip of the red wine in his glass: "Actually, I don't quite understand why someone as outstanding as you would be willing to stay by An'an's side."
Pei Ning's smile froze: "Outstanding... I don't think so."
He was not worthy of Chen Su's praise of his excellence.
Chen Su was also aware of Pei Ning's situation, and he continued to sow discord, saying, "In my opinion, you are already very outstanding."
"The domestic cultural and entertainment industry is booming. I have thought about whether I should get involved in this field. You run An'an's company so well, but you don't get much money yourself."
Chen Su looked at Pei Ning: "Pei Ning, have you ever thought about changing jobs?"
"You're not trying to poach me."
Pei Ning swallowed the red wine in her mouth: "You want me to give up competing with you for An'an?"
Caught off guard, Chen Su bluntly replied, "Of course, but that doesn't change the fact that I think you're an outstanding talent and want to recruit you to my company."
He patiently persuaded her, "Pei Ning, you are still so young. You have plenty of time to meet someone better than An An. Why give up the whole forest for An An?"
Pei Ning said disdainfully, "I don't know if this is what you really think, but Chen Su, I want to tell you that An'an is more important to me than you think."
"I used to really want to become someone as outstanding as my brother and sister, but people change. I'm doing very well now, and An'an is very good to me. I won't give up on An'an just to fulfill your wish."
He swirled his wine glass: "You chose this time today to talk to me alone, thinking you could take us down one by one, right?"
Chen Su raised his glass to Pei Ning: "You found out."
Pei Ning: "It's not that I discovered it, it's that your intentions were too obvious."
Chen Su smiled and gestured with his hand, saying self-deprecatingly, "After all, I'm getting old, and my thinking is still that of the older generation."
I like An Jin, who is pure and devoted.
"Then good luck."
Pei Ning said, "I've hated Jiang Jinhan for a long time. If you can get rid of him, I'll thank God."
Jiang Jinhan is young and likes to use her youthful appearance to sow discord among others.
Of course, the most important thing is that Pei Ning and he once shared a wife.
Chen Su's expression froze: "It's not easy."
Pei Ning raised an eyebrow: "He's just a lousy gamer. Why don't you find a way to expose his dirty secrets so he can't play games or do live streaming?"
"Um?"
Chen Su: "Didn't Jiang Jinhan tell you about his family?"
Pei Ning frowned: "No, is there something going on in his family?"
Chen Su teased, "I wouldn't say that."
Pei Ning pressed further, "What do you mean?"
Chen Su said, "His situation is similar to yours."
They are both from wealthy families, and their families are even richer than Pei Ning's and have a more prestigious background than Chen Su's.
If Yan Qing hadn't taken the initiative in their relationship, and if Jiang Jinhan hadn't had such an amazing background, Chen Su wouldn't have needed to target Pei Ning.
Upon hearing this, Pei Ning burst out laughing.
"You have to say it's our An'an."
The people around me are truly a hidden gem.
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