Eating chicken starts with one step

"We will do our best." Wu Jiu said concisely.

No one noticed that in the face of this unprecedented emergency in the history of LDM, the host did not show the panic she should have, nor did she take any action to divert people's attention. It was not that she was not professional enough, but that she had already After being informed of the situation, she didn't need to do too much in the interview session of the My Name team, and the person who tied the bell was needed to untie the bell.

9 days ago.

7 month 14 day.

City S.

LDM domestic headquarters.

7:30pm.

"Sorry to bother you at such a late hour." As soon as he entered the office, he said innocently.

It's not that they don't understand such common-sense social etiquette, but that they really don't want to delay this matter until tomorrow.

"It's okay, sit down." The man behind the desk nodded slightly, signaling them to sit down.

This man's name is Zhang Yize, and he is a staff member of LDM. Since the first LDM professional league, he has been the contact person of the Wuming team. He may not be responsible for all trivial matters, but the various major events between the Wuming team and the official, basically All uploaded and distributed through him.

Therefore, he can be regarded as an old acquaintance of my team. However, this person is very taciturn and unsmiling. During the period of time when I first met him, Qianli always thought that he was a callous middle-aged man in the workplace.

But his efficiency is still very reliable, although after getting acquainted with him, you will find that he is still a facial paralysis, but everyone can feel that he is a friendly and enthusiastic person inside.When Mosquito and 33 retired, he would express his congratulations. When my team's game was not going well, he would make a special phone call just to say cheer.These seemingly insignificant details, all of us will remember them in our hearts every time.

Over the years, Zhang Yize has maintained good cooperation with Wuming as the representative of LDM. This time, Wujiu and Qianli also contacted him directly.

Zhang Yize looked at the two of them, with the same expression on his face as before, and his tone was calm, "What's the matter, let's talk."

Wugui and Qianli looked at each other.

"If you are looking for me so urgently, you must have made a major decision," Zhang Yize said.

"Yes." Wugui nodded.

After listening to Wu Jiu's words, Zhang Yize fell silent.

long silence.

For an unknown period of time, no one in the room made a sound, and the dead silence in the air was condensed to the extreme.

Zhang Yize has been paying close attention to the situation of my team. Of course, he knows what Wu Jiu and Qian Li are doing recently. Their choice is not only unexpected to him, but also reasonable.

Finally, Zhang Yize spoke. There was no trace of emotion in his tone. It was just a normal, business-like tone, "Summer Carnival, what are you going to do?"

Wu Jiu met his gaze, "Look at the official arrangements."

"You mean," Zhang Yize looked at him, "you have considered announcing this at the carnival?"

"If the authorities allow it, we will do so," Wugui said.

Zhang Yize was silent again.

Teams definitely have the right to voluntarily give up their seed team qualifications and withdraw from the professional league. There are only two arrangements that the official may make.

First, select the No.9 team according to ranking from last season's points competition to fill the vacancy of my name team, and let the new team replace my name team to participate in the carnival. My name team will hold a press conference by itself or simply in Announce it on the official blog.

Second, all the arrangements remain unchanged, my team will still attend the carnival as usual, and announce the news at the carnival.

At first glance, this matter is not difficult to deal with according to the regulations, but in fact, the situation is very complicated.

"I have no decision-making power on this matter," Zhang Yize said, "I can't give you an answer today."

"Okay." Wugui said.

"But there are some questions," Zhang Yize continued, "On behalf of the authorities and myself, I still want to hear your answers."

"it is good."

"You guys, will you come back?"

Wu Jiu paused and replied, "To be honest, we can't be 100% sure."

"Well," Zhang Yize nodded slightly, "Understood."

It's not the first day they met, Wu Jiu is such a thoughtful person, Zhang Yize knows very well what the decision to retire means, and he believes that there is no need to tell them by himself.

but.

"If the authorities allow you to attend the carnival as usual," Zhang Yize said, "do you know what you will face?"

His eyes slowly swept across Wu Jiu, thousands of miles away.

What he saw was not fear, not daze, but a determination and stubbornness to fight against the desperate situation.

"we know."

For Zhang Yize, these e-sports players are still very young, some are even just children. Their social experience is almost zero, and their understanding of the world is the clear rules of the game. Know what is the cruelty of life.Do they know, do they really know?

Not everyone will understand and support their decision, no, understanding and support, this is too extravagant, Zhang Yize has foreseen that they will face overwhelming questions from reporters, and they will face the pointing and judgment of the world They will face the anger, sadness, disappointment of the fans, and even turn around and leave decisively. All of these are inevitable from the moment they make a choice. However, if they stand on the stage of the carnival, They were like disarming all their weapons and standing up front to bear all the attacks in this world that could tear them to pieces.

In a way, that's the cruelty of life that these kids, this group of young people, are thrown into by fate.In the history of e-sports, there have been teams disbanded or retired by the audience, and players who suffered from depression due to too much negative public opinion. To stand on that top stage, no matter talent or hard work, it is far from enough , Everyone who is called a strong person must be strong from the inside out, very, very, very strong.

Yes, they do.

Nietzsche said that a man who knows what he lives for can endure any kind of life.

they know.

Zhang Yize didn't say anything more.

There is no need to say anything more.

Two days later, Zhang Yize informed them of the official arrangement.

On the first day of the carnival, after my name arrived at the event venue, Zhang Yize made a special trip to come over while preparing backstage.Today is a farewell ceremony for my name. I don't know when I will see you again, so I should say it carefully.

"Go ahead, keep working hard." Zhang Yize stretched out his right hand.

He paused for no reason, and then extended his right hand. The formal etiquette of shaking hands is indeed what a person with Zhang Yize's personality would do.

"I admire your courage." Finally, Zhang Yize said.

Wu Jiu smiled, "We are also very grateful for your generosity."

If another team withdraws from the competition, the official team may really let the No.9 team top, but this is my name team. They are extremely special in the field of LDM.

They are myths born in LDM. Their rise from scratch in LDM once shocked the world. They left too many footprints and legends in this dreamlike world. My name is not only a paragraph The story also represents a symbol, a group, a spirit, and a feeling. Now, they are about to leave. This is a helpless thing. If it is not almost struggling to the last moment, there is nothing they can do. They will never rush Take this step.There is always a banquet in the world. How can this myth fade away when it is brilliant?

What's more, My Name Guild is still an existence that cannot be ignored in the LDM. Perhaps, they announced this news at the carnival today, which will indeed hurt the hearts of some fans, but if they miss the carnival today, they will not even have a formal farewell. Leaving quietly will also hurt the hearts of other fans.

Therefore, the official decision is to get together and leave well, start well and end well, and end where it starts. This is also an explanation to the world and fans.This summer, there must be a place for them.

Regardless of the future, let's talk about the present, if this is the last summer, don't leave any regrets, and enjoy the carnival.

Considering the more practical aspect, that is, there are so many merch items of my name team that need to be sold... The agreed signing event is gone, and my name fans may riot on the spot.

It is not difficult for the officials to show their tolerance, but what is difficult is whether my team can hold on.

Come, let the storm come harder.

Reporters don't pay attention to so many feelings. Their fangs and claws are already hungry and thirsty. If I am a little careless, I will be torn to blood by these coveted beasts.

"Is this an answer to the various doubts my team has been facing recently? Do you have your own explanations for those doubts?" Another reporter asked aggressively.

Everyone knows exactly what this "question" refers to.My name team was caught in the turmoil of cheating. Although no one has come up with a real hammer, these negative news have really had a great impact on the reputation and image of my name team.My name has never meant to prove myself. I didn't expect Jianfeng to point directly at the official International Invitational.

"We have nothing to explain." Qianli said.

The reporter was taken aback.

No explanation……?What's the meaning?

"We will only prove ourselves with our strength." Qianli said.

"..." The reporter thought for a while, and continued to fill in the next question, "The PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds Official International Invitational Tournament is indeed the highest-level event at present. What kind of results do you think you can achieve?"

This is actually tantamount to asking in disguise, "What do you think is the standard that can prove your strength?" You must know that this broad promise of "proving yourself with strength" is panacea. How many anchors who have been hammered, including the KA team He has used this trick and threatened to prove himself through professional competitions, but how can he prove it?Going in to fish in troubled waters and going through the motions will not fool the masses.

Qianli looked at the audience and didn't speak for a while.

The reporters thought that they had been poked into a weak point, and their eyes lit up, as if they saw the prey showing timidity. They were all ready to go after them with all their strength at any time, fearing that they would be one step behind the competitors.

But it's not them who can see from thousands of miles away.

Those who look thousands of miles away are the fan club of my name.

"Four years ago," Qianli said slowly, "at the first LDM carnival, we, my team, made a promise to everyone."

When many fans of My Name heard this sentence, they couldn't help but feel a twinge in their hearts.

Those who were there will never forget that promise.

"Everyone is optimistic, our clan of my name will definitely bring you back a world championship trophy!"

These are the original words of Qianli that day.

So high-spirited, so the center of the earth is higher than the sky.

And the fans believed in them unconditionally.

"We haven't fulfilled this promise yet."

It was quiet, very quiet.

"We still dare not forget."

"Our goal, from beginning to end, is only one."

This short interval seems to have passed 1 years.

"world champion."

Quiet, endless quiet.

"World Champion!!! Fuck him!!!" A bell-like roar resounded through the venue.

It was a lilac kiss.

追随吾名这么久，这个战队的命途一波三折、起起伏伏，有些时候，丁香之吻也有过想把千里拎出来狠揍一顿的冲动，这大概就是所谓的爱之深责之切吧。

That kind of love has been poured into it from the beginning, and it is difficult to get out without knowing it.Lilac Kiss is not completely satisfied with their choice this time, but now that the matter has come to an end, he doesn't care what the group of idiots outside think, see, or say, there is only one thing left that he can and should do , that is, unswervingly support it.

No, I'm sorry for his responsibility as the head of my fan club.

"World champion!" Another deafening howl.

this voice...

Many fans of my name looked back, surprised, yes, this voice is one of the old members of my name team - 33!

Even the four people on the stage were surprised. Not only did they see 33, they also saw the mosquito beside 33. They...in order to surprise the four of them, they sneaked in here without making a sound.

Driven by them, all kinds of shouts and applause were heard one after another at the scene. Thousands of words were hard to express for a while, but the blessings in my heart were generously sent to them.

The momentum of my name breaking the boat really shocked the reporters. They did not hide or evade their words, they were upright and calm, and they expressed their views for this sake. What else can everyone say?Furthermore, this is the home field of LDM after all, so asking too many things about other games would be too disrespectful to the officials. Amidst the fan commotion, the reporters all died down one by one. This interview session was not as difficult as imagined.

The real difficulty is yet to come.

The LDM reporters have no choice but to use my name, but my name dares to speak out in front of the whole world. After this carnival is over, as soon as they step into the circle of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, they have to be prepared to be attacked by verbal criticism Preparations for baptism.

All in all, the interview ended smoothly, and then came the surrounding signing event. The areas of the eight teams were all crowded in an instant, even the My Name team, which had just had a major earthquake, was no exception.

This is also normal, Wu Jiu and Qianli have a lot of new and old fans of eating chicken, and even some pure chicken fans have deliberately chased after this carnival to meet them, they don't know so much about the past grievances, Simply love them.

"Come on." When many fans walked in front of them, the first words they said were these words. This is an extremely common and common sentence, "Come on." You can see it everywhere on weekdays, but today, for them, this sentence is Significance.

Qianli also solemnly wrote down every signature with a different mood than before, no matter how tired or sour his hands are, he should cherish and remember every moment of these two days.

Speaking of which, Qianli's signature is also a unique landscape among professional players. Others will deliberately practice a flying and sassy signature style, the kind that can't tell what the exact words are, and it looks classy, ​​so he doesn't, very It is necessary to write the two characters of thousands of miles one stroke at a time, and the writing is particularly ugly. It has been said by fans more than once that it feels like a kindergarten child.

The fact is that my fan name is quite M... After a long time, everyone is not only used to this kind of ugliness, but also feels inexplicable.

After I don't remember how many people signed, another girl came forward, holding the most luxurious peripheral gift bag in both hands, but she seemed a little depressed. Qianli looked up at her, and felt something at that moment.

After Qianli finished signing, she took it carefully, nodded politely, and whispered, "Thank you."

But she didn't move, there seemed to be an invisible wall around her, preventing her from leaving.

"What do you want to say?" Qianli asked.

"..."

"Go ahead."

Whatever it is, I'll listen.

She raised her gaze, took a deep breath, and said softly, "I'm really...disappointed to hear you say you're going to give up LDM."

"I've always liked you guys, and I've been waiting for you to win the world championship. Although I knew it when you switched to PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds...but...I'm still very sad..."

Before Qianli could speak, she panicked again, "I'm sorry——I respect your choice, and I will continue to support you...that is, I..."

For a moment, she gave up struggling, "Don't talk to me, I don't know what I'm talking about—"

Just as she was about to turn around and run away, Qianli stopped her, "It's us who should say sorry."

She stopped.

"Also, thank you."

Occasionally, when looking back at the road he has traveled, Qianli will also sigh with emotion. Strictly speaking, this is not the life he imagined. His original idea is roughly that he is a dragon and phoenix among the shining golden people, and he will surely soar into the sky and reach the sky. All living beings are invincible in the world, and it has been passed down through the ages... well, that's what happened anyway.

To be an e-sports player is his childhood aspiration, and to be a world champion is his childhood dream. He has been working non-stop until today. He has been a professional player for four years, and many things are unexpected.In the past, his dreams have always been vague, without too many lines and outlines. He never thought that he would step into this field by such a coincidence and meet these friends. He knew that this career would not be easy, but he never thought The difficulty of going through it turned out to be such a taste. He never thought that he would grow up little by little in such a way, savoring a thousand kinds of sweet and sour, bitter and spicy, refining again and again, Metamorphosis, in this process, the fog in front of the dream was gradually cleared away, he saw its appearance more and more clearly, and realized more and more deeply what he should do.

Time is like an arrow, youth is fleeting, and now, he understands very well that these four years... no, the journey of a thousand miles in these 24 years has not been perfect, and even left too many regrets, too many "could have been changed more" good".

But at least, from the beginning to the present, he is taking every step seriously.

He is also still working on it.

Still looking forward to tomorrow.

Still believe that one day, he can do it.

When the signing event finally ended, the few of us felt as if they had passed away. The fans who were still willing to line up basically supported them, but there was more or less a hint of disappointment. In order to avoid discordant scenes, Shura Kissing with Lilac tensed up the nerves throughout the whole process, and they rushed out to put out the flames whenever there was a sign of trouble. Therefore, even though there were a few people in the middle who spoke more violently, it did not make the atmosphere too bad. I sincerely look forward to their survival in PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds There are still many fans who break out into a new future.

Fans don’t know about the fact that Qianli’s birthday happens to be today. My name team strictly controls personal information and has never leaked it in the past four years. Otherwise, my name’s autograph session today will probably become a large-scale gift for Qianli The scene is here, as a public figure, this kind of image is not very good.

It was already night, and the backstage was bustling with people in a mess, thousands of miles through the crowds, and he reached out and hooked someone's neck unexpectedly, "Hey!"

Sirius was taken aback, turned his head to look at the familiar face, and was instantly annoyed, "What are you doing?"

"Long time no see, wolf cub!" Qianli said with a smile.

"Get your claws off," said Sirius.

Qianli withdrew his hand, turned his gaze, and just saw Ni Lin, "Yo, Ni Lin."

"What's the matter?" Ni Lin stopped greeting him and asked directly.

"What are your arrangements?" Qianli asked with a mysterious expression.

"Eat." Ni Lin said.Is not this nonsensical?

Qianli patted Sirius on the shoulder carelessly, "Will the wolf cub lend me a night?"