The next day, Lin Xiao slept until noon, and then he went out in a daze, took a taxi and headed straight to Jiangbei District.
According to Xiao Cangqiong's established itinerary, it will be about three o'clock in the afternoon when he finishes seeing the client, and there are enough events to hang out before that.
Next to the commercial street in the most prosperous area, Haosheng Hotel.
After getting familiar with the surrounding environment basically, Lin Xiao walked into the hotel lobby, sat down on a sofa in the rest area next to him, and looked up at the surrounding furnishings.
This kind of high-end hotel has a sense of luxury that is completely different from ordinary small hotels, and it is inevitable to feel immersed in the splendor of gold and jade. Not to mention the magnificent decoration, the unique and innovative design, even the background music is piano music that ordinary people like Lin Xiao can't understand, and the mild and pleasant smell of wine in the air makes Lin Xiao lie in bed. When I was on the sofa, I couldn't help but fell into a drowsy sleep.
Most of the people walking around are in straight suits and holding documents. When passing by, they will stop intentionally or unintentionally, and glance at the huge figure of the magic swordsman in his arms, no matter from which angle they look at it. It all seemed extremely out of place.
The elevator stopped on the first floor, and several men in well-fitting suits walked out talking with each other, and they didn't stop until the front door, shaking hands politely to say goodbye.
After watching the other three people leave, the young man who stayed behind picked up the documents he had just obtained, casually flipped through them, straddled his long legs, walked to the trash can next to him, and casually threw them in.
Lin Xiao was aroused by his actions, and couldn't help squinting his eyes to look at him twice more.
This man was slender and looked to be at least 1.8 meters tall. His upright and neat suit revealed the taste of a business elite everywhere. The delicate facial features look sharp and handsome, but because the corners of the mouth are slightly raised, there is a half-smile, which makes the whole person look extra cynical.
Turning around after throwing away the documents, his eyes met Lin Xiao's, and both of them were taken aback for a moment.
Lin Xiao didn't feel the embarrassment of being exposed by peeking at all, he still leaned on the sofa motionless, licked the corner of his mouth at the other party, and smiled extraordinarily friendly.
Then, I saw the other party smiling at him.
However, in Lin Xiao's eyes, such an arc is inexplicable, feeling a little shy
Originally thought it was just feedback on his attitude out of self-cultivation, but unexpectedly the other party walked straight towards him.
The moment Lin Xiao was stunned, the other party had already walked in front of him, and his eyes fell on the eye-catching figure of the magic swordsman. He paused for a moment due to hesitation, and asked, "This is your manual?"
The voice is deep and pleasant, but the key is that there is always an indescribable sense of familiarity when it falls into the ear.
Lin Xiao nodded subconsciously, and looked at the man in front of him several times from the beginning to the end, and finally got used to the painting style that couldn't be mixed with his impression: "... laugh at the boss?"
"It's me." Xiao Cangqiong became rare and reserved, but he just suppressed his slightly unnatural expression, and stretched out his hand towards him, "We meet you for the first time, cute ghost."
Lin Xiao also reached out to shake his hand, but he still couldn't get used to it for a while.
You know, it's really difficult to connect that magic swordsman who can shout so hysterically in the voice room with this industry elite who at first glance seems to be extraordinarily well-educated, well-mannered, and human-like.
So, in a certain aspect, the game world is indeed a paradise for indulging human nature... Thinking of this, Lin Xiao directly stuffed the handle into the hands of Xiao Cangqiong, and slightly hooked the corners of his mouth: "Meeting ceremony. "
The appearance of such a handsome guy in a neat suit standing there holding a game figure is many times more eye-catching than Lin Xiao's previous appearance,
"Menggui, you are really...too polite." Xiao Cangqiong really couldn't think of how to express his feelings, and it took him a long time to hold back such a sentence. He groped around and wanted to find something that could be used as a return gift, but in the end he could only look up at Lin Xiao with apologetic expression: "Make it up next time?"
Lin Xiao looked at him amusedly: "If you don't have it, you don't have it. What do you want to make up for? I don't dare to accept a gift that a boss like you went to buy on a special trip. It will save people saying that I will cheat you with a small tattered figure."
"Your out-of-print peripherals are the treasures that money can't buy, and you may not be able to tell who is cheating whom!" Xiao Cangqiong was amused by him, and the original nervous expression disappeared, and he glanced at his watch. Looking at the time, he said, "It's still early for dinner, why don't you go sit in my room?"
"Okay." Lin Xiao naturally agreed with this proposal. He would never walk into such a top-notch hotel on weekdays. Taking such a rare opportunity to feel the style of rich people seems to be really good.
As the elevator ascended steadily, feeling the faint but brightly reflected lights from all sides, Lin Xiao couldn't help but feel a little unsure in his heart at this moment. It would be fine if the laughing sky was just what I thought it was an ordinary little boss at the time, but from the current situation, it is obvious that he is the young master Jingui who grew up with a golden spoon in his mouth. Can a person of this status really be persuaded to join the e-sports circle that seems extremely common in comparison
Through the mirror on the wall, his eyes fell on the sharp-edged handsome face of Xiao Cangqiong, and the corners of his lips were pursed silently.
But some attempts that should be made, after all, still need to be done...
As if feeling Lin Xiao's gaze, Xiao Cangqiong turned his head unnaturally and asked, "... Menggui, do you have anything to say?"
Lin Xiao withdrew his thoughts when he heard the words, and immediately let out a harmless smile: "No, I'm just so handsome because of being laughed at by the boss."
Xiao Cangqiong sized up the slender man in front of him speechlessly, and finally looked at the pair of deep eyes that were hard to figure out, and said sincerely: "Me too, um... Well, you are so handsome. "
At this time, the elevator had just stopped, Lin Xiao tilted his body, and quickly supported the wall with his eyes and hands, and then corrected his posture. Follow Xiao Cangqiong out, all the way to the door of the room at the end of the corridor, and swipe the room card together to open the door and enter.
After entering the room, Xiao Cangqiong took off his suit jacket and hung it on the hanger next to him, untied his tie and loosened the buttons on his shirt collar, and slowly rolled up his sleeves.
Looking back, I saw Lin Xiao standing by the floor-to-ceiling windows looking out at the scenery outside. From the side, he could only see the curvature of his profile but could not see his expression clearly.
Laughing Cangqiong couldn't help but walked past him, looking along the angle of vision, he saw that the roads below the 40th floor criss-crossed, and the cars that fell into his eyes were like matchboxes.
After looking at it for a long time, he didn't find anything interesting, so he just felt a little puzzled: "What's so interesting here?"
Lin Xiao glanced at him with a half-smile: "I don't feel interested just because I'm used to it. If it's the first time for you to look out from this position, of course you'll think the scenery is pretty good."
"Oh, as for the scenery... it looks really good here." Xiao Cangqiong smiled after a moment of surprise, and stopped enjoying the beautiful scenery together. He said with emotion, "Honestly speaking, this is really the first time I met a friend from Zone."
Lin Xiao looked back at him: "So, how do you feel?"
Laughing Cangqiong coughed twice more heavily under his gaze: "How should I put it. I thought it would be embarrassing, but now I feel very natural. Generally speaking, the out-of-print hand I just wanted to buy but didn't It’s a good meeting gift.”
The foreword does not match the afterword, and the thoughts are simply flying around. Lin Xiao finally found out this time that this young talent really gave his face-based experience.
The corners of his mouth could not help but thicken a bit, and he stopped looking at the outside scenery, but walked to the sofa next to him and sat down, a series of movements seemed extraordinarily natural and coherent: "Actually, I am just the opposite of you. I thought it would be natural after meeting, but now I feel a little nervous when I see him in person."
Laughing sky dumb: "Do I look fierce?"
"No, not fierce, very handsome and easy-going. But the problem I am facing now is that there are some noble brothers who are not good at dealing with high-end families." Lin Xiao took out a cigarette and asked symbolically, "Do you mind?" Do I smoke?"
"Of course I don't mind, please do as you please." Laughing Cangqiong's tone seemed a little depressed, "It's like this, Brother Menggui, do you have prejudice against rich second generations like us? We are all friends, if you think there is something wrong Feel free to mention it to me, if you can change it, I promise to change it for you!"
This simple and straightforward demeanor finally made Lin Xiao hook up the person in front of him with the passer-by king on the Internet before, but the brain circuit of the other party was obviously not on the same line at this time, which made his brain a little troubled. So I stopped hiding it: "Hey, that's not what I meant. To put it simply, I originally wanted to invite you to join me in the training camp recruitment of the Black Rose team, but now I see that you are so shining Tall, rich and handsome, I feel..."
Xiao Cangqiong finally lived up to his expectations and grasped the point of the words: "Are you going to play professionally?"
Lin Xiao nodded lightly, and emphasized again: "And I want to go with you."
Laughing Cangqiong was silent for a while, and refused: "If I become a professional player, I'd better forget it."
Lin Xiao was not surprised by such a reply at all, he took a puff of smoke unhurriedly, and said in a flat tone: "I know you have rejected invitations from many clubs, the reason why I came to meet you this time is because of a certain aspect I just want to talk about this matter in person. So, is it because you feel that being a passer-by king in the game is enough? Or is it because you think the professional circle is not the path you want to take? Or, is it because the meager treatment of the players makes you Can't you arouse the slightest interest?"
Xiao Cangqiong shook his head: "Neither. I just feel that there is no place for me to devote myself to the current domestic e-sports."
This kind of answer has allowed him to get the most desired answer, and all the worries brought about by his identity before were completely swept away at this moment. He laughed with satisfaction: "So, it's because you're disappointed with the status quo of domestic e-sports that you don't think it's worth giving up everything you're doing now to give it a go, right?"
Under such a bland, almost declarative expression, Xiao Cangqiong didn't answer, but nodded silently.
Lin Xiao looked at his frowning and pensive expression, straightened his clothes, and his tone of voice was calm without much ups and downs, but every word fell into his ears clearly: "Indeed, the current domestic e-sports environment is due to It is too commercialized and not as good as it looks on the surface. However, only the old players who have persisted in the most difficult time of the year know that, in all fairness, it is indeed much better than it was then.”
Xiao Cangqiong listened to him silently, without interjecting.
"Perhaps in the eyes of many people, my country's e-sports has declined. Except for the gimmicky and sensational performance stunts, it is as vulnerable as a clown when it is put on the international stage. But these are just being caught on the camera. What people see, in addition to this, what people don't see is that there are so many players who work hard and despise their hard work and dedication." When talking about this place, Lin Xiao paused, " You can't deny everyone's results because of their achievements, such as the 'Yan Wang' who has not yet chosen to retire, Yan Duzhou."
Xiao Cangqiong couldn't refute this. Team Yan was recognized by everyone in the alliance. Even if he was willing to join the Tianyu Guild at that time, a large part of it was closely related to Team Tianqi.
"Everyone can easily express disappointment with a competitive event to vent their dissatisfaction caused by the gap in their hearts, but who has no experience and hard work together, what qualifications can they say 'give up' two Where are the words?"
When he was talking about this, Lin Xiao suddenly stopped talking, his eyes passed by the contemplative smiling sky and fell to the window, and he pursed the corners of his lips meaningfully: "As I said just now, because it is the first Standing in that position for the first time, you will naturally feel that the scenery is good. And the e-sports circle that is used to paying attention to through the media, how can you have the most intuitive feeling if you have not actually stood on that stage? Why, you can’t choose to do it How about something to try?"
"I can understand what you said, but..." Xiao Cangqiong finally expressed his position for the first time after being silent, he slowly raised his head to look at Lin Xiao, his eyebrows furrowed faintly, "But why do you use a look that knows everything?" The tune of the old senior? Hey, hey, you haven't even joined the club yet, okay?"
Lin Xiao coughed twice in embarrassment, put away his indignant look, and said with a serious face: "Hey, this doesn't affect my sincerity as an e-sports lover at all! Are you really Didn't you ever think about personally participating in a team and fighting together to win the world trophy? Are you still young?"
It would be a lie to say that you are not moved. As a fanatic of Zone, who hasn't thought about actually standing on the battle stage to experience the passionate feeling? Xiao Cangqiong thought for a while and then said: "I have to admit that what you said is really good. However, even if I really want to join the club, I don't have to go to the Black Rose team, right? Is the Tianqi team not good?"
Lin Xiao looked at him: "Join the Black Rose team with me, go all the way from the LPP league to the world competition and win the championship trophy! Why do you have to go to other teams to experience the feeling of defeat! Self-torture you!"
Laughing and speechless: "The LPP champion team has not been to the top four in the world for N years, okay? Can you stop talking in this tone of winning the championship every minute... I said brother, you are not even an official player now! "
Lin Xiao glanced at him indifferently, and said, "It's like if you meet me as a formal player, you can beat me."
Xiao Cangqiong glanced at his watch silently: "...it's getting late, it's time to eat."
Lin Xiao saw that the other party didn't want to continue this topic, so he didn't insist: "Fine, let's have a meal."
After Xiao Cangqiong changed into casual clothes and went downstairs together, he was very generous: "Since I said that I want to treat guests, I will definitely do my best as a landlord, and take you to eat something that you don't usually eat. I promise Hot!"
Ten minutes later, the two stood in front of a shop.
Looking at the six-character shop name "New Taste Mala Tang" directly opposite, Xiao Cangqiong was filled with inexplicable feelings, and finally it only turned into a silent praise for his wise decision to change clothes before going out.
Sure enough, hot!
After eating Malatang, Lin Xiaoruo sneaked into a Zone themed Internet cafe next door with a smile on his face.
Each logged in to the game, glanced at the online list of friends, and immediately smiled at each other after seeing the familiar avatar icon of Jiuqianren, everything was said without saying anything.
After a night of bloody battle, the last 9,000 people chose to go offline again with tears streaming down their faces under the horrific sniping.
Without a sniper target, the two ended their entertainment that night.
After coming out of the Internet cafe, he prepared to go back to each house contentedly. Before saying goodbye, Xiao Cangqiong left his mobile phone number to Lin Xiao. After much consideration, he left a sentence: "I will seriously consider your proposal."
After getting this sentence, Lin Xiao knew that at least half of the success had been achieved. In a happy mood, he raised a smile with a smile, and said proudly: "Waiting for your news. When will I come to N City next time and I will treat you again!"
Feeling the hot feeling that still remained, the corner of Xiao Cangqiong's mouth twitched inexplicably: "Thank you so much!"