In the tenth season, a new team from the civil society suddenly appeared in the Wulin Professional League - the team name is "Snow Wolf", with a silver wolf totem as the team badge, the captain Fang Zhiyan is young, wearing silver-rimmed glasses and smiling He looked very polite.
In recent years, few non-governmental teams have successfully advanced from the city competition. The appearance of the Snow Wolf team immediately attracted the attention of many e-sports reporters, especially the captain Fang Zhiyan was not stage fright during the interview. Not like a rookie who has never played an official league. In addition, the Snow Wolf team also has a pair of twin brothers. There have always been rumors that "twins know each other", and many people are also very curious about the tacit understanding of the twins.
Many reporters went to online games to find Fang Zhiyan's background, but found nothing. Fang Zhiyan's id "Sanafanghua" sounds a bit feminine, and almost all the characters with the same name found in online games are girls, and he seems to pop up out of nowhere. The folk masters who come here are full of mystery.
In addition to the captain, the backgrounds of other players are quite easy to find - Mingyue Tianya and Mingyue Tingfeng, these two names happen to be among the top names of Mingjiao masters in the Netcom area, apparently the twins Lv Mingjie and Lv Mingzhe . The trumpets and real backgrounds of female players Li Suyue, vice captain Wu Qian and others in the online game were quickly revealed by reporters. Li Suyue and Wu Qian are both college students, and they are alumni. Like the Lu brothers, they are all from Harbin. , Everyone has had several months of gaming experience in the Netcom area. Obviously, the members of the Snow Wolf team made friends through playing online games, and finally formed a group of like-minded people to play in the city competition, all the way to the professional league.
However, the background of the captain Fang Zhiyan has always been a mystery.
Some people predict that the Xuelang team will become the strongest dark horse this season; some people are not optimistic about this new team. Today's league masters are like clouds, and a new team like Xuelang from the people may not be able to withstand the official League pressure.
In the tenth season, that was when the Chang'an team had just won the championship and Yang Jian's tail was raised to the sky.
The rumors about the Snow Wolf team spread around the league before the league started. Yang Jian had heard the name Fang Zhiyan countless times. However, at that time, Yang Jian paid no attention to this kind of small transparency. He felt that this kind of folk When a new team is promoted to the league, it is tortured into a dog's life by the major teams.
According to the league rules, the first game of the opening ceremony is last season's champion captain An vs this season's new team Xuelang. Yang Jian is very confident in this game. He thinks that he should be able to beat Xuelang 9-0. , give the newcomer a little color to see.
When interviewed by reporters, Fang Zhiyan smiled humbly and said: "Changan was the champion team last season, and we played against Changan in the first game. Objectively speaking, we don't have much chance of winning. I only hope that the players will win. Just relax and play to your level.”
Captain Fang's humble answer made the reporters feel good about it, while Yang Jian faced the same question, but smiled confidently and said: "Chang'an is an old and strong team, and they just won the championship last season. The game, I think everyone knows what the result will be.”
He almost said "We should have a 9:0", but fortunately Qin Ye glared at him, Yang Jian immediately took back the arrogant words and said, "Although it is with With the new varsity, we will do our best and hope to give you a wonderful game.”
The completely different reactions of the two captains made the audience talk a lot. Yang Jian is notorious for his arrogant personality in the alliance. Many people secretly hope that Fang Zhiyan can defeat Chang'an a little bit, and some people leave a message under Fang Zhiyan's Weibo. : Come on, Xuelang, go and destroy the prestige of a certain funny captain!
At that time, Yang Jian was very popular. Most of the players who liked him were aggressive and aggressive players who played Wudang Sword Sect, as well as some female Mifensi who were not good at his looks, but there were actually more people who hated him. After all, he was only 20 years old. He won a championship once next year, and he still doesn't know how to keep a low profile. He talks about "our champion team" all day long, as if he is the best captain in the league.
Those Mifensi who support Team Xiao, Team Shao, Team Ye, and Team Chuan naturally find Yang Jian unpleasant in every possible way.
-You're the only one who won the championship? Team Xiao/Team Shao/Team Chuan/Team Ye have all won the championship, okay? No one talks about champions every day like you do? !
There was a lot of scolding on the Internet, but Yang Jian proudly held the strange thought of "they scolded me to prove that I am popular", and ate and drank with reporters and anchors with peace of mind.
***
The pre-match preparation meeting for the tenth season arrived soon. He flew to Beijing with Qin Ye for the meeting. It was the first time he met the legendary Snow Wolf captain Fang Zhiyan.
Yang Jian looked at the young man in front of him curiously. The man wore glasses with a smile on his face. He was polite and looked like an expert in scientific research. He couldn't associate him with an e-sports player at all. It is said that he is a player who plays the zheng Emei assistant, and he also has a girly name like "Sana Fanghua"... Yang Jian thought with some disgust, the elders play a soft zheng Emei assistant, this kind of play The law is outdated long ago, and this man doesn't have much ability at first sight.
After Fang Zhiyan saw Yang Jian, his attitude was very modest, he stretched out his hand with a smile and said, "Hello, Yang team, I have long admired the name."
The phrase "Long-awaited name" sounds very pleasant, Yang Jian saw Fang Zhiyan's eyes, and said with a smile: "There are so many teams participating in the city competition, it is not easy for you to play all the way, right? The professional league schedule The arrangement is very close, once it officially starts, it will be a match every two or three days, and it will be flying everywhere in Beijing and Shanghai.” This means that our professional league is the most regular competition, and I am the best when I win the championship. Yes, you little transparent teams who are used to playing city games, come and worship me.
Fang Zhiyan understood what he meant, smiled slightly, and followed his words: "Yang team is right, the professional league is much higher than the city competition, and the competition system is more professional, please take care of Yang team in the future. "
"That's natural." Yang Jian boldly patted the new captain on the shoulder, "By the way, let me introduce you to the captains of each major team. You are not familiar with many people when you first arrived."
- This has put on a "I'm better than you, I'll take care of you" gesture.
Fang Zhiyan looked at him and smiled without saying a word.
At the dinner that day, Xiao and Su from Seven Star Grass, Xie and Liang from Hua Xia, Shao and Lu from Tong Que, Ye and Lin from Luo Hua Ci, Tang and Chen from the prosperous Tang Dynasty—the captains and vice-captains of the five major teams, one of them. The table is full of the most popular gods in the current alliance.
Fang Zhiyan saw at a glance that this group of people didn't want to pay attention to Yang Jian. Obviously, even if Yang Jian won the championship once, he still couldn't integrate into the real circle of gods. Even Qin Ye, the vice-captain of his own team, would rather add an extra stool to squeeze into this table than sit with Yang Jian.
When everyone gathers, familiar people will naturally gather together. The seats are quite obvious at first glance. Those who dare to sit at this table have at least been approved by Xiao Sijing, the most senior captain in the league. Yang Jian obviously does not have this qualification. It is estimated that He himself did not dare to sit with Team Xiao.
On the surface, Fang Zhiyan cooperated with Yang Jian to toast everyone with a smile, but he felt a little sympathetic to Yang Jian in his heart—how stupid is this? Can't you see they don't care about you
***
After returning to the hotel in the evening, all the members of the Snow Wolf team gathered for a meeting. Vice-captain Wu Qian said worriedly: "The league will start in a few days, and the first match will be against Chang'an. Yang Jian seems to be very confident. , are we going to arrange tactics as soon as possible?"
"In the last league, what was the key to Chang'an winning the championship, do you know?" Fang Zhiyan asked suddenly.
The younger brother of the twins, Lv Mingjie, scratched his hair in distress, and said, "Captain, don't be a fool. Come on and listen, our IQ is not as high as yours."
Fang Zhiyan smiled slightly and said: "Actually, the Changan team was really lucky last season, and happened to encounter problems with other strong teams. After Chuan Shen retired, Huaxia's performance dropped significantly; The two newcomers who have been promoted from Luohuaci are still in an unstable state; the most important thing is Qixingcao. In the finals, Qixingcao played against Chang'an, but the vice captain Su Shilun was injured in a car accident. And didn't play."
Lu Mingjie suddenly realized: "So Chang'an is really lucky!"
Wu Qian said calmly: "I have also heard about the car accident of Lun Shen. It is said that the calf was fractured, so I didn't come to the competition. Without Lun Shen in the Seven Star Grass, it is equivalent to Team Xiao without a right-hand man. No wonder Changan can win the Seven Stars. Grass."
"But Yang Jian doesn't think so." Fang Zhiyan sighed regretfully and said, "In fact, after the retirement of the old captain Lin Liming, the Chang'an team is no longer as good as it was in the past, and the current Chang'an only has a gorgeous appearance. The contradiction between Yang Jian and Qin Ye can no longer be concealed, and we can make tactical arrangements for this point." Fang Zhiyan paused slightly, a sharp look flashed in his eyes, "As for Yang Jian? , he will make outrageous remarks in front of reporters, and everyone should ignore him, he is just a poor bastard living in his own world."
Fang Zhiyan explained the key point in one sentence, and he could see everything clearly with just one dinner.
The young and vigorous Yang Jian is just a typical poor man who was dazzled by victory and did not correct his mentality in time.
How high his tail is now, how badly he will fall in the future. Public opinion can lift him to the sky or throw him into hell. Being complacent because of the praise from the outside world and forgetting that the real stage of e-sports players is a cruel arena is absolutely fatal to e-sports players.
***
Facts have proved that Fang Zhiyan's analysis is not wrong. The opening ceremony of the tenth season broke the biggest upset in the league's history.
Team Xuelang, a new private team, under the excellent psychological and tactical arrangement of Fang Zhiyan, divided the Chang'an team from the inside, using the contradiction between Qin Ye and Yang Jian as a breakthrough, after losing 3 points in the ring, they won the championship in one fell swoop. The three flags defeated the champion captain An with a score of 6:3, and the Changan team was defeated three times in a row with the support of Zheng Emei, whom Yang Jian had looked down on before the match.
To Yang Jian, this was equivalent to Fang Zhiyan slapping him in the face.
After the game, Fang Zhiyan led the team to Chang'an to shake hands. Qin Ye's expression was calm, but Yang Jian's face was extremely ugly. Funny thought: is he really 20 years old? Without even basic courtesy, this willful temper is like a middle-aged boy who has not grown up.
After the match, Yang Jian did not participate in the post-match interview, and left the mess to the vice-captain Qin Ye.
This practice of escaping after losing the game made Fang Zhiyan look down on him even more.
Many reporters often compare Yang Jian and Liang Haibin, because they are about the same age, they are both Wudang players, and they are both captains, but Fang Zhiyan feels that Yang Jian is not even half of Liang Haibin's. The captain at least dared to stand up and explain when Huaxia's performance dropped significantly and was scolded by Mifensi, and took on the responsibility of a captain, and Yang Jian, he would only stand up to accept the praise when he won, and he would shrink his head after losing. Hide like a turtle.
- Really worthless. Fang Zhiyan thought to himself, he was probably spoiled by his parents to be so ignorant, right
The opening ceremony of the tenth season became Fang Zhiyan's battle to become famous, and the dual support lineup of the Snow Wolf team entered everyone's attention. This lineup that was eliminated many years ago seems to be revived in Fang Zhiyan's hands. With a new brilliance, for a while, the number of people playing the zheng Emei assistant in the online game suddenly increased. It can be seen that the appearance of Fang Zhiyan has had a great impact on the entire online game pattern, especially the Emei sect.
However, for Yang Jian, the opening ceremony of the tenth season was his nightmare.
A game made him fall from the cloud to the quagmire. Fang Zhiyan's loud slap made him feel ashamed. For a long period of time, he even escaped behind the scenes and did not dare to face the media reporters at all.
To make matters worse, the internal differences in Changan caused the team's performance to decline again and again, and even had a trough period of ten consecutive losses. Yang Jian felt very at a loss. He didn't know what to do. It was as if he watched a high-rise building collapse from its foundation. He could not turn the tide by himself.
He thought about cheering up and having a good conversation with Qin Ye... However, the team members had long been unable to work together, and the whole team felt extremely impetuous. Yang Jian was not the kind of captain who was good at psychological work. How can you help other teammates if you can't adjust them well? In addition, his personality is too arrogant, and he is embarrassed to bow his head in front of Qin Ye, so that the team's performance is getting worse and worse, creating a vicious circle.
In the following games, he was almost sleepwalking, and he would never be able to regain the unstoppable state in which he had a sword in hand.
Chang'an finally reluctantly announced its dissolution, and Yang Jian woke up like a dream, but it was too late.
He will never forget the feeling he felt when he heard the news, it was as if his most cherished treasure had been broken by his own hands. In the team's training room, he stared at the Chang'an team's logo in a daze.
- This team logo, from now on, will never appear on the professional league arena again.
Thinking of this, his nose was sour for a while, and his eyes couldn't help but turn a little red.
I suddenly recalled many past events in my mind, such as the day when I first came to the team for trial training when I was young, Lin Liming looked at him with a smile and said, "Yang Jian? I'll accept you as an apprentice." For example, the first time in the corridor The day he saw Qin Ye, he was still very young and scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "Hello Yeshi, you are my favorite professional player." And the day Lin Liming left, he put his hand on him Said on his shoulder: "The Changan team will be handed over to you in the future."
All the memories of the past seemed to have turned into a barbed whip, beating his heart hard.
The prosperous Chang'an was finally destroyed in his hands. What face did he have to face his master? What face is there to see his brother Liu Chuan
At that time, Yang Jian even felt that his entire world had turned into darkness. The strong self-loathing made him not know what to do next. He stayed in the training room in a daze until a message popped up in the lower right corner.
"Chang'an is going to be dissolved, isn't it?"
The person who sent the message was Fang Zhiyan, and Yang Jian didn't add him as a friend. He found Yang Jian through the q group of professional players.
- It's really a cat crying and a mouse fake mercy. Yang Jian is too lazy to care about this man. He has no good feelings for his opponent Zhiyan at all. His unfortunate beginning was the game where Fang Zhiyan slapped him in the face at the opening ceremony. This man ended his sweet dream. When he mentioned this person's name He hated his teeth so much that he hated Fang Zhiyan very much, and always felt that this person's smiling face was particularly hypocritical.
Seeing that the other party didn't respond, Fang Zhiyan continued, "What are you going to do? Just give up?"
Seeing this sentence, Yang Jian couldn't help feeling a little sad. He didn't want to give up just like that, but, as the captain of Chang'an, where would there be room for him after the team disbanded? What team can he go to? Seven star grass? Bronze Sparrow? The captains of these teams are probably watching his jokes, and he doesn't want to go to the second-tier weak teams. First, he is really unwilling to go to the second-tier teams. Second, it is too embarrassing for the captain of the dignified champion team to go to the second-tier and weak teams. , how can I still hang out in the alliance in the future
Yang Jian was silent for a while in a complicated mood, and then reluctantly typed a few words: "I didn't think so."
Fang Zhiyan sent a smile: "Come to our Snow Wolf?"
Yang Jian's face darkened, and he almost sent a sentence: Are you kidding me
But he still held back, pretending to be calm and saying, "Captain Fang, don't make fun of me, okay?"
Fang Zhiyan said, "I'm not joking with you, I'm serious."
Yang Jian: "..."
Fang Zhiyan typed patiently: "The Xuelang team's arena has always been a weak point. Neither of the twin brothers, Ajie and Azhe, can provoke the responsibility of defending the battle. The Li Suyue I am training also tends to be too smooth in the arena. . This season's in-ring score is too low, otherwise Xuelang's performance could be better. We desperately need attacking players, and I think you are the right fit."
"If you don't have a better choice, you can consider coming to our Snow Wolf. I discussed it with Wu Qian, and he is willing to give you the position of vice-captain."
"Nowadays, the top-tier teams in the league have relatively fixed play styles. Even if you go to a strong team like Qixingcao, you can't integrate it into their system. Besides, people like Lun Shen and Lu Shen are very popular players themselves. , they can't give you the position of vice-captain, let alone the captain."
"Yang Jian, since the dissolution of Chang'an has become a fact, I think you should wake up and think about your future."
"If you want to come over, feel free to contact me."
Yang Jian stared blankly at the message sent by Fang Zhiyan, and was silent for a long time.
Although he hated Fang Zhiyan, he had to admit that every word this man said was right. If he goes to another strong team, no one will give him the position of vice captain, and if he goes to a second-tier team, it is impossible to do anything with a group of teammates who are not high-level. Team Xuelang is the strongest dark horse this season. Fang Zhiyan's commanding level has been experienced by him himself. Putting aside his personal disgust, objectively speaking, this man has a lot of ideas, and Team Xuelang is indeed more promising.
Go to Xuelang to fight in the ring? To be the vice-captain under the nose of the person you hate the most
Yang Jian's heart suddenly felt a little conflicted.
After thinking about it for a few days, I found that except Xuelang, the other strong teams didn't pay attention to him at all, and those who contacted him were also the third-tier teams that ranked at the bottom of the league... Yang Jian, whose self-esteem was severely damaged, had to bite the bullet and give Fang Zhi. Yan sent a message: "I decided to come to Snow Wolf."
After typing this line of words, Yang Jian's heart was very uneasy, and his cheeks couldn't help but get hot.
At the pre-match meeting, he put on a gesture of "I'm awesome" and "I'm a senior", patted Fang Zhiyan on the shoulder and took him around to toast, but now, he has no team to take him in and has to run away. It's a shame to go to the point where Xuelang is the vice-captain.
Fortunately, Fang Zhiyan didn't make fun of him, but made a smile and said, "Welcome to join Xuelang."
Yang Jianzheng was embarrassed and didn't know how to answer, and Fang Zhiyan sent a string of messages: "When are you free? I will ask the team leader to book a flight ticket for you. You bring your luggage to Harbin and come to see the team. Everyone get acquainted."
"Next Friday, I'll come over."
"Okay, the manager will pick you up at the airport in person."
"Um."
Yang Jian added Fang Zhiyan as a friend, and after closing the chat window, he suddenly remembered... He agreed to join Xuelang, shouldn't we talk about salary or something? You don't seem to have even discussed the signing fee
However, after thinking about it, he should be grateful that the Snow Wolf team could give him a place to live. As for the salary, he's not short of that amount anyway, just... whatever he wants.
What surprised Yang Jian was that when Xuelang signed him, the price he put forward was actually a high price for the professional league to dig a first-class god, an annual salary of more than one million, a full bonus, and an 8% share of the team's endorsement fee.
Such a high price has caused many people to talk about it. Many people think that Yang Jian is not worth the price; many people think that Chang'an has been disbanded, and Xuelang's willingness to take in Yang Jian has been considered a benevolence and righteousness. There is no need to charge such a high price. Is Xuelang's manager stupid? Even if the price was cut in half, Yang Jian had to go, didn't he
Even Yang Jian himself was shocked. He didn't expect the signing fee from Xuelang to be so high...
On the same day, he contacted Fang Zhiyan and asked flattered: "That, Captain Fang, the salary proposed by the manager..."
"What? Do you feel low?" The man's voice was very gentle.
Yang Jian hurriedly said: "No no no, not low..." Actually it was high.
Fang Zhiyan smiled and said: "You don't think it's too low. The team doesn't have much money now, so they can only offer you such a salary. With more income in the future, everyone's treatment will be improved accordingly. If you have an opinion, go to the league to go through the transfer procedures?"
Yang Jian nodded immediately and said, "Okay."
Fang Zhiyan hung up the phone.
In fact, the captains of other teams were very surprised when they saw that Yang Jian's signing took so long. Even inside Xuelang, some people were not convinced by the signing fee.
Fang Zhiyan explained to them: "Although Chang'an is disbanded, I can't pick up Yang Jian with the attitude of picking up garbage, so he will never be able to lift his head in the Snow Wolf team. This salary may exceed many people's expectations. But this also means that I attach great importance to Yang Jian. Because what I dug up is not a poor bastard who is in a difficult situation and has nowhere to go, but the future vice-captain of our Snow Wolf team."
"I hope that after he arrives in the team, everyone will not look at him with sympathy, but treat him with respect for a vice captain. He is only in a downturn for a while now. I believe that as long as he cheers up in the future, he will still be The first sword sect of that league, he will fight side by side with us and lead the Snow Wolf team to the championship."
Fang Zhiyan's words were very calm, with a very friendly smile on his face. His idea was simple: if even the Snow Wolf team looked down on Yang Jian, then there was no need for Snow Wolf to sign Yang Jian. Xuelang is not a shelter for the players in distress. He signed Yang Jian to add a boost to Xuelang's weak arena. Since he decided to sign Yang Jian, everyone will be teammates in the future, so they should give Yang Jian the respect he deserves.
Everyone in the Snow Wolf team, Fang Zhiyan, was absolutely convinced. When the captain said this, everyone no longer had any opinions.
From the salary, it can be seen that Fang Zhiyan attaches great importance to Yang Jian. To be honest, such a high salary really makes Yang Jian, who has a strong self-esteem, feel a lot better.
Xiao Sijing's evaluation of this is: "Fang Zhiyan is very good at winning people's hearts, and Yang Jian will definitely follow him this time."
Ye Chenxi smiled and said, "Save enough face for Yang Jian, this Captain Fang is very good at being a man."
Shao Zehang said lightly: "Fang Zhiyan is not easy. Going to Xuelang to be the vice-captain, for Yang Jian, may be a nirvana rebirth."
However, Liu Chuan was very pleased with this. Yang Jian was willing to let go of his self-esteem and become the vice-captain of Xuelang, and continued to stay in the professional league with a cheeky face, instead of retiring arbitrarily. As an older brother, he felt that this younger brother finally grew up slowly. big.
***
On the day Yang Jian dragged a large suitcase to Team Snow Wolf, it was surprising that Fang Zhiyan brought the whole team to wait for him in the hall, applauded him when he arrived, and was very happy. Patiently introduce each team member to him...
Although he felt awkward, he had to admit that he was suddenly moved at that moment.
As the "bereaved dog" reviled by everyone, he was not rejected or despised by the teammates of the new team. Everyone was very friendly to him and called him the vice-captain with respect. Especially Fang Zhiyan, who smiled and took him around the entire team club, patiently introduced the life of the Snow Wolf team, and personally arranged a dormitory for him...
Perhaps this is a fresh start.
I can no longer hate Fang Zhiyan, I have to get rid of this childish resistance as soon as possible, because from today, they will become teammates.