It was already late at night, but there was still a light on in the e-sports club.
Under the lamp, a man was staring at the computer screen with all his concentration, typing on the keyboard with his left hand and sliding the mouse with his right hand.
The game he played was not a popular game in real life, but it was definitely an extremely classic game.
Even though virtual reality games are now rampant, there are still players who stick to this game.
And "Dongliu" is one of them.
This is like an era when there are many games, but there are still people who insist on playing Mario every day for ten years.
They repeated it over and over again, refreshing their own clearance records. It seemed boring to others, but they enjoyed it.
Sometimes, persistence in a game is a kind of belief, and their happiness is not as good as that of outsiders.
Time passed bit by bit, and Dongliu controlled his game character, fighting with his teammates and the enemy camp.
Sweat remained on his forehead, but Dongliu didn't wipe it away, keeping his eyes focused on the computer screen.
"Actors, they are all actors, and my hot teammate plays me!"
When the computer screen turned gray, Dongliu suddenly stood up, picked up the keyboard and smashed it on the computer screen, slapping it again and again.
As a member of the e-sports industry, even though I am now 31 years old, my bad temper has never changed.
Today's e-sports industry is no longer as pure as it was hundreds of years ago, and there are too many internal interests involved.
The earliest batch of e-sports players, their wages were very low. Becoming a professional player was supported by faith, but the joy of victory was pure.
But after capital moves in, many things will change.
On the one hand, the good thing that capital brings is that the treatment of professional players has become better, and they can not be hindered by material things while pursuing their beliefs.
But the essence of capital is to make money.
They have made the e-sports industry no longer pure, and the dark side of match-fixing has also emerged.
Interests touch people's hearts.
Even team owners can make players give up "victory" for the sake of profit.
There is a systematic chain of interests behind the fake match. The players are like puppets on strings. No matter how powerful their skills are, when the superiors give orders, the consequence of being unwilling to compromise is to be given up.
Although the life of professional players has become better, this aspect is unacceptable to some players.
Because they embark on this journey for faith, and when they win, they can smile happily even while eating instant noodles.
And Dongliu is one of them.
He gave up a lot for e-sports, but still chose to enter this industry.
With his excellent skills, he stood out and was invited by a club to become a professional player.
But what happened next was not as simple as he thought, and the reality was completely different.
In one extremely important "Tianlu" World Finals, he was actually told by his superiors that he needed to deliberately let go and lose this game.
The reason is that the boss spent heavily on his own team to lose. If not, the boss would suffer heavy losses.
What a ridiculous reason, so Dongliu didn't let anything go in that game, but his teammates all compromised.
Because team e-sports is not a game played by one person, we still lost in the end.
After that, Dongliu didn't even need to take the initiative to mention it, and he was expelled from the club.
What Dongliu thought at that time was that with my amazing skills, I didn’t want to leave you here, I had my own place to stay, so I decided to just pick up my bag and leave.
But after changing to one e-sports club after another, Dongliu discovered that the truth is so cruel.
He has yet to find an e-sports club that works purely for winning.
Maybe it was a coincidence, but Dongliu was completely disappointed with this career.
Having been in this industry for almost ten years, Dongliu has seen too much darkness.
There are cases where the bosses of the respective teams buy out, and both sides are crazy about giving away kills because they don’t want to win, and there are also situations where players who are unwilling to cooperate are replaced midway, etc...
"Being" in e-sports games is not the original sin, because more than 80% of people who play games are rookies. They are the backbone of the gaming industry. It is their "dedication" that allows those players who are called great gods to abuse their talents.
The pleasure and existence of Caibi also make them stand out and be called great gods.
But match-fixing tarnishes fair competition, which Dongliu cannot tolerate.
Along the way, my mentality has changed, and the only thing that hasn't changed is Dongliu's violent temper.
To this end, he has beaten his teammates and players from the opposing team.
But every time he made a move, he would regret it and change e-sports clubs one after another.
What I have to say is that at the moment when he hits someone, he always feels very happy.
Today, he was fired again.
Because this time he went too far. After playing the "fake match", he also beat the coach and all the players.
If no one had stopped him, he would have rushed to his boss's office and beat him up too.
Fuck eSports, fuck your dreams, I’ll blow your heads off!
With this mentality, he ended his career and was even banned from the game "Tianlu" by the organizer. His gaming career was completely over.
While feeling happy, Dongliu also felt extremely disappointed in his heart.
He worked hard for ten years and gave his entire youth to "Heavenly Road", but ended up like a lost dog.
Looking at the computer screen, Dongliu seemed a little lost in thought.
The broken screen was just like his heart, full of cracks.
Taking a deep breath, Dongliu picked up the suitcase at his feet and walked towards the door.
Originally he was going to leave tomorrow, but he decided to leave now.
At this time, he felt that the air in the club was dirty and disgusting.
And...he just smashed his computer and he has to pay for it. He can leave now and be happy!
The club is located in the city center and is brightly lit at night.
While walking on the road, Dongliu couldn't help but feel a sense of emptiness in his heart.
The dream he had held on to for ten years was completely gone. Because of the ban, he would never be able to step on the stage leading to victory again...
Thinking of this, Dongliu turned around and raised his middle finger in the direction of the club.
I'm so angry, I really want to beat those bastards to death!
Some people are silent when they are angry, and some people are very violent when they are angry.
Dongliu, on the other hand, is at the extreme end of the violent spectrum. He wants to hit someone!
Of course, he would never take action without reason. After all, he was a person who had gone through 16 years of compulsory education.
Walking forward aimlessly, Dongliu didn't even know where to go at this moment.
It would be so embarrassing to go home. His parents didn't support him starting this career at first. Because of his persistence, he had a falling out with his family.
I wanted to get good grades and then go back, proudly telling my parents how famous my son was, how famous he was at home and abroad, how many fans he had, etc.
But now he is just a lost dog who was expelled.
Dong Liuning felt it was too embarrassing to go back at this time, so naturally he didn't want to.
Sighing, Dongliu thought he should find a job first. His e-sports career in the past few years did not allow him to save much money, so the most important thing at the moment was to make a living.
It was already late at night. He took out his mobile phone, opened the software and checked the surrounding hotels. After Dongliu chose a cheap one, he dragged his luggage and walked away.
There are some things that the more you want to let go, the more you can't.
Dongliu had long thought that this day would come. At that time, he felt that he should be handsome and raise his middle finger, then lift the table and leave, extremely free and easy.
But when it finally arrived, Dongliu was still filled with reluctance.
His love for games has not faded, and he wants to continue his conquest, defeat many opponents, and establish his own undefeated e-sports dynasty.
However, the e-sports dynasty with capital investment is far less attractive than money.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and the angrier I became, the more I wanted to turn around and go back, grab those team members and the boss from their sleep, and blow their heads off.
But if he really did this, Dongliu felt that he should stay in the detention center tonight instead of staying in a hotel.
My violent temper has nowhere to go.
Youth is over, and this bad old man’s working career is about to begin...
If you think about it carefully, the rest of your life will be a tragedy.
I don’t have any ability, I don’t have any talent, and if I want skills, besides being better at playing games, I don’t have shitty skills.
And now that he is 31 years old, he is already in a stage of declining ability.
The e-sports industry is always about youth. Although the average human can live to be 100 years old, starting from the age of 30, all aspects of physical fitness will decline. It is simply unrealistic to switch to another game and start this road again.
At this moment, Dongliu was filled with resentment.
Before entering this industry, he naturally thought about what he would do after retirement. After all, this industry provides youthful food, and retirement is not far away for professional players.
At that time, Dongliu thought that he would win a few championships, then retire and open an online store, like other popular retired e-sports players, and make a fortune selling meat waffles, so that he would have no worries about food and clothing in the future...
Looking back now, Dongliu really wanted to blow his head off 10 years ago with a hammer.
You are as stupid as a pig, how could you make this decision!
Now after working for ten years, I have gained nothing, and all the money I earned has been used to pay for medical expenses...
As I was thinking about it, the more I thought about it, the angrier I became, and I almost couldn’t help but turn around and order the club!
He suffered too much from his bad temper, but he apologized humbly every time and promised that it would never happen again, but every time he took action, he always forgot about it...
Of course, he beat people up and got beaten up from time to time.
After all, there are always those who cannot be defeated, and there are also those who are specifically targeted and tricked.
But Dongliu never bowed his head, and with the help of his violent temper, he would fight even if he couldn't be beaten, like a Viking warrior with a stubborn head.
According to what the owner of an e-sports club told him at the time, a young man like you will not be able to survive anywhere. Retire early, otherwise you will definitely regret it in the future.
Now that the prophecy has come true, Dongliu really wants to thank his whole family, it’s so accurate!
After turning an intersection, the hotel we booked appeared across the road.
Dongliu glanced at his phone, confirmed the name and address of the hotel, and then stepped inside.
This hotel has no service staff and is completely under surveillance. After entering the hotel, a room number popped up on Dongliu's mobile phone.
Dongliu was about to walk towards the elevator.
At this time, he suddenly noticed the advertising space placed on the side of the elevator.
Gorgeous real-person battle scenes are being played above, and text explanations appear from time to time, introducing the abilities released by both sides of the battle.
Out of curiosity, Dongliu walked closer and started staring at the screen to observe carefully.
This scene ended in less than 5 minutes, but Dongliu thought it was very exciting.
It really impressed him that the movie could have such smooth and gorgeous battle scenes, and he thought it was one of the upcoming new action movies.
At this moment, a line of words appeared on the advertising screen.
