Chapter 477: The Dream Chaser
Generally speaking, people who are close to an esports club are most likely related personnel, especially young boys. It’s possible that they are even team members. In recent years, with the vigorous development of esports, the major clubs have also been perfected, and the esports circle is a scene of prosperity. Especially after the Chinese division won the world championship, the development of esports has also ushered in a new peak.
“Hello, are you a professional player?”
Mi Aili called out to this young man and went up with a grin. This young man’s face was thin. Because he had been facing the computer for a long time, his hair was a little oily, and his figure was also the very thin type. But in his eyes, there was a firmness and calmness that was rare among his peers.
“I think I’ve seen you before. You seem to be… a big star?”
This young man tried hard to search his memory.
But when Yu Linna came into this young man’s sight, the young man’s eyes immediately lit up, and a brilliant smile appeared on his face.
“I know you! You’re Shion-sensei! The star who’s been very popular recently!”
“Mmm, thank you.”
“Can I have your autograph? I quite like the stories you write.”
“Of course you can.”
Mi Aili was left on the side, extremely embarrassed. She was clearly the one who had struck up a conversation, but how had she become air?
“Hey, kid! I’m also a novelist! How can you just look at her? I’m also a beauty!”
“Oh, so you’re still here. I thought you had left long ago. Can you stop being so narcissistic? You don’t look like a beauty at all.”
“You!”
Mi Aili was so angry! She was definitely going to kill this bastard now!
According to this young man, his real name was Gao Mingyu. He was a member of the CLE esports club’s LOL team, serving as a substitute jungler, and had originally come from the second team. But he didn’t have many chances to play. This year was also his first time playing in the Demacia Cup.
“A professional player… that’s pretty good. Keep up the good work.”
For a young man of only nineteen, to be able to step onto the professional stage was something that others could not envy. But to be in this position also meant that the pressure he bore was several times that of his peers.
“If only it were that easy. Shion-sensei, you’re a big celebrity. You’ve surely never experienced a time of great pressure, right?”
“Why do you say that?”
“Please, playing a competition is different from you just casually writing a novel. What we have to face are all kinds of players. If you’re not careful, you’ll be KO’d. It’s embarrassing to say, but I just lost a training match, and I think it’s my problem.”
“But didn’t you also do your best?”
“What’s the use of just working hard? In the end, isn’t it the result that matters? So many people work hard, but there’s only one champion. So many people compete every year. Who will care about you?”
Gao Mingyu said with a wry smile, speaking of the cruelty behind the glamorous profession of the esports circle.
No matter which industry it is, the cruel competition will never stop. Every year, so many people are climbing forward. Every year, so many people work hard, but the ones who are truly remembered are always the winners.
Yu Linna was also one of the countless people who had worked hard and had successfully made it to the end. She was indeed successful, having become the first supreme god author of Wenqing. But who would pay attention to the losers who had been eliminated by the market?
“But you wouldn’t understand what I’m saying. It’s quite lucky for me to be able to shake your hand and take a photo with you. I can go back and brag to my teammates for a few days. That’s great.”
Although Gao Mingyu was a professional player, he was also just a young man, just having entered the age of adulthood, and was not yet deeply involved in the world. The things in his eyes were very pure, just a love for the game.
“I don’t play games much, nor do I know much about those competitions, but looking at you, you must love this game very much. What’s your dream? To win the championship?”
“Yes. The ultimate goal of every professional player is only one, and that is the world championship. But… if only it were that easy.”
Gao Mingyu scratched his head, looking very troubled. Mi Aili took the opportunity to silently pat his head and grab a handful of his hair.
“Hehe, you little brat, you’re also troubled? If you have any troubles, you can tell your big sister. Your big sister will help you.”
“You stinky woman, let go of me! You’re ugly and you’re still acting up! How old are you!”
“What did you say! I’m only 23 this year! You’re actually calling me old?!”
“You old woman. If a professional player were as old as you, they’d be old. What do you think!”
“How the hell would I know so much? I’m not a player. I’m a writer, a beautiful girl writer!”
These two living treasures started to play around just like that. It had to be said that these two seemed to get along quite well. Gao Mingyu could also be considered a dream-chasing young man. He was also working hard to pursue his own dream. After all, he had chosen the professional circle, so of course his goal was only one.
It made Yu Linna can’t help but think of her own past, the way she had worked so hard to pursue her own dream. It was really very similar. The only difference was that at that time, Yu Linna had had a much harder time. At that time, she was often so hungry she was in a panic, and she didn’t have much money in her hands.
Suddenly, Gao Mingyu’s phone rang. He took it out and saw it, a look of terror on his face. With a conflicted expression, he answered the phone.
“Hello, coach… mmm, okay… I’m on xx street…”
After the phone call, Gao Mingyu was not in a good state.
Not long after, a tall and fat man walked over. The distance from the club was quite close, so it was easy to find. When this man found Gao Mingyu, he was very helpless and very naturally pulled his ear.
“It hurts, coach! You can’t do this!”
“What did you run out for? Isn’t it good to just train properly?”
“I just wanted to come out for some fresh air.”
“You’re just making excuses. Didn’t you just lose a training match? What are you crying for? I told you that mentality is very important.”
“Who’s crying! I’m not crying!”
This man, who was called “coach,” had been pulling at Gao Mingyu for a while. The coach noticed the two girls sitting on the side. He tidied his clothes and handed over a business card.
“Hello, I’m the coach of the CLE club team. My name is Kim Kyo-rok. You don’t have to introduce yourselves. I know you. I often see your two names in the news.”
This coach had handed over a business card and had made a simple self-introduction. Yu Linna took the card, looked at his appearance, and then thought of his name.
“Are you Korean?”
“Yes, I was originally a player in the LCK division. After I retired, I became a coach. Now I’m in the LPL division.”
“I couldn’t tell. Your Chinese is very good.”
“Haha, I’ve also lived in China for several years. I’ve been to many places in this country. This language is not a problem.”
Coach Kim smiled and even started to chat with the two girls. Later, considering the status of these two girls in the novel circle, Coach Kim had invited them to visit the club, and had also called the boss. The boss’s side had said they were welcome. After all, the arrival of these two could also add a bit of joy to the club. Most importantly, it would be not bad if they could attract the attention of the investors.
Although Gao Mingyu was all sorts of unwilling, he still returned to the base to continue training. As for Yu Linna and Mi Aili, they were invited to visit the CLE esports club. As soon as she entered the main entrance, Yu Linna was stunned. The various facilities of the club were very complete, and the design inside the base was also very modern. For a layman, this place was just like the team base in Ultraman that she had seen on TV as a child.
These years, the development of esports has been too good.
Mi Aili’s eyes were shining. She looked everywhere, but unfortunately she couldn’t take pictures, otherwise she would have wanted to continue to take them. She had originally wanted to see the players, but the boss had said that the players were in training and could not be disturbed, so Mi Aili had to give up.
Mi Aili played games and had also come into contact with people in the esports circle through her own identity, especially last year’s S-series finals. She had even personally flown to France to watch. After the competition, she had also successfully taken a photo with the champion player through her connections. Of course, the champion player had also gotten her autograph.
Yu Linna didn’t play games much, nor did she know how to play. But she had developed an interest in the esports industry. She wanted to know more about the stories of the people in this circle. She was thinking, how on earth did a group of dream-chasing young men live here? What kind of attitude did they have to pursue their dreams? She was quite interested.
She even had the idea of wanting to write a movie script about an esports player’s dream.
According to Coach Kim’s introduction, Yu Linna had visited many places and had also watched the training room of the youth training players from a distance. Of course, as soon as she had come in, she had been highly sought after by many of the children.
“Coach Kim, the esports industry in your South Korea is quite developed, right?”
“That’s not a lie. Many people in our country love to play games, both men and women, old and young. It’s almost a national sport. This seems to be a bit similar to the entertainment industry, but the nature is completely different.”
Yu Linna looked at this training base and fell into deep thought.
After that, Coach Kim very politely sent the two of them out of the base. And Yu Linna herself was also thinking, thinking about these things. That night, she had made a phone call to her editor, Qian Jiaxuan.
“Achoo! Shion-sensei, you finally condescended to find me. Wuwuwu… achoo! I’m sorry, I have a cold. Achoo! Is there anything? Besides going out, I can help you with anything.”
“Sister Qian, you have to take good care of your own body and pay attention to rest. By the way, I wanted to ask you, the entertainment industry in South Korea is quite developed, right?”
“Yes, it’s quite developed. Weren’t Korean dramas quite popular a few years ago? Achoo! I also watched them at that time. Achoo! Ahem, in Asia, besides China and Japan, South Korea should be quite famous.”
“I want to try to export my novels to South Korea, and at the same time, I want to go to South Korea to gather some material. What do you think?”
“So sudden? Achoo! Alright, I’ll ask the chief editor.”
Hanging up the phone, Yu Linna returned to her own small house, lay on her bed, thinking about her future days. Of course, she had to keep writing things, but she had to have a clear idea in her heart about what kind of story to write. To blindly repeat herself was obviously not a good thing. Now, she just wanted to work hard, to use work to forget some unhappy things. Only by throwing herself into writing did she feel as if she were alive in this world.
After all, it had been two months since her breakup with Ye Zhiyun. The things she should have seen through, she had seen through. She had to consider a new life in any case. After all, her neighbor had also been quite restless recently.
