"Network management, turn on the computer, and then use Nutrient Express."
Hearing the sound, a young man with greasy hair emerged from behind the bar, holding an unlit cigarette in his mouth. He had two serious bags under his eyes, surrounded by a faint cyan color.
"Hey, Brother Feng is here to broadcast again."
Seeing the visitor, the young man quickly showed a smile on his face, and reminded with a smile, "There are not many people in the inner room, so it won't be noisy."
The man in front of the bar nodded. After swiping his card, he picked up Nutrition Express and turned around and walked inside.
"Brother Feng, come on, I'll make you some fish balls later." The young man at the bar shouted from behind with a smile.
"Thank you." The man didn't look back, he raised his hand and waved back casually.
...
On Friday afternoon, the Internet cafe business was still very good. There were many students outside from nearby university towns who came to have fun, so the environment was inevitably a bit noisy.
Finding an empty seat in the corner with no one around, Li Xiufeng opened a chair and sat down.
Taking advantage of the weak reflection of the computer screen, he straightened his hairstyle while facing the screen, and the corners of his mouth gradually turned up in a satisfactory arc.
"He's so handsome. He's the most handsome man in Jianghai."
Turning on the computer, Li Xiufeng skillfully downloaded the live broadcast software, and then opened the web page to log in to his live broadcast account on the Shark Platform.
Yes, Li Xiufeng is an anchor.
A LOL anchor in the Shark Platform game area. His usual popularity value is only about 10,000. He is the kind of small anchor who can go on strike at any time.
In fact, there was a time when Li Xiufeng had a popularity of several million. It was not a wealthy person who used gifts to attract traffic, but a real popularity value of several million, and there were too many barrages to count.
It's a pity that most of these friends are trolls, and the barrages are all scolding and humiliating him.
The prosperity is gone,
All this naturally disappeared.
...
Open the background of the live broadcast room and start the live broadcast.
After a while, some water friends who clicked the following button and received the pop-up message from the Shark APP poured in, and sporadic barrages began to roll in the originally empty live broadcast room.
"Hey! The Internet cafe has brought the anchor! It's quite early today."
"Brother Fengzi, you're here. I haven't even eaten lunch, so I'm just waiting to see what you do."
"Brother Fengzi, are you still having fun today?"
"Nonsense, do you think it's a joke to drill the goalkeeper?"
"Brother Fengzi was so good yesterday that he hung up and sprayed his teammates. He sprayed five times in one second and won the first prize in literary competition. I was dumbfounded."
"Brother Fengzi, well done! If we, the Feng Family Army, don't get angry like this, we'll get punished again!"
"By the way, I heard that the international server of Top of the Canyon has been opened. Has Brother Fengzi received the invitation?"
"..."
"Invite NM, you idiot has the nerve to broadcast live, why don't you go home to farm and raise pigs after you retire?"
"Shark Sima is really willing to sign for everyone, and you will spend every day of your live broadcast complaining about labor and management."
"Oh haha! Dog fans have started, Fengzi brother owes you a trophy, squirt hard!"
"..."
The bullet screens in the live broadcast room scrolled one by one, most of which were ridiculing. Of course, there were also many malicious and even personal attacks.
Under the weak reflection of the screen, Li Xiufeng's face showed no unnecessary expression.
To be an anchor, you have to be prepared to be criticized. Nothing comes easy.
In the era of live broadcasts, there are all kinds of people online, and it is impossible to see each other’s true thoughts through the screen and the Internet.
Li Xiufeng was naturally very calm about this, without any fluctuation in his heart. He even logged into NetEase Cloud and started looking for songs.
Moreover, when it comes to "dirty material", Li Xiufeng has a lot of "dirty information" after so many years in the profession, so these trolls are not unreasonable.
Clicking on the recently popular song "BadGuy", Li Xiufeng hummed and opened the League of Legends client, and the familiar music soon started playing.
He was about to log in to his account when he accidentally glanced at the barrage, only to find that someone was constantly swiping the screen.
"Brother Fengzi, come and watch! Second Senior Brother Pi Gou is replaying your 'highlights' from the S6 Finals. Hahaha, it's already over one million popular."
"Brother Fengzi, come and see! Second Senior Brother Pi Gou is..."
There were not many people in the live broadcast room, so this barrage was posted several times in a row, so it naturally stood out.
Li Xiufeng couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the barrage.
Pig, nicknamed "Second Senior Brother".
This person is also the anchor of the afternoon time slot of the Shark Platform LOL area. He is a retired player like Li Xiufeng, but his popularity is dozens of times higher than him, and he usually has about four or five million.
The two had little friendship when they were professionals, and after retiring as anchors, Li Xiufeng didn't understand that the other would drag him out to "whip his body" at this time.
The barrage in the live broadcast room has become noisy now, and they are clamoring for the "Feng Family Army" to go to the other party's live broadcast room to seek justice for Li Xiufeng.
Li Xiufeng knew that it was fake for these grandsons to seek justice, but to watch the fun was real.
However, he was also a little curious. Thinking that anchors on the same platform had nothing to worry about, Li Xiufeng opened Shark Live and quickly opened the LOL partition.
Sure enough, the popularity of Second Senior Brother Pi Gou has soared to over one million.
To be precise, it's 1.9 million.
And it’s about to reach two million, making him the “big brother” in the afternoon slot.
As soon as Li Xiufeng opened the other party's live broadcast room at 1 p.m., he heard a voice saying, "Don't be slanderous. In fact, I am a fan of Brother Fengzi."
"What do you think of Brother Fengzi? He's quite honest."
"Huh? Doesn't this sound like you're trying to hack me?" Li Xiufeng sounded a little puzzled.
He retired under a lot of criticism some time ago. Everyone who had some friendship with him in the professional circle collectively lost their voice. No one dared to speak for him in that situation.
Although some time has passed since the S6 World Championship, there are still constant curses on the Internet. Li Xiufeng does not believe that a stranger in the circle will speak for him.
Sure enough, the reversal came...
After the other party finished speaking, he laughed twice and continued:
"Actually, when I just retired, I commented on a game in which Fengzi brother played. It really made me happy. Fengzi brother's online ability is not bad, but if you dare to catch me, Fengzi brother will die."
"Nowadays, many people criticize him, but I want to say something for Brother Fengzi. In fact, many times when we look at Brother Fengzi from another angle, we will find a lot of joy."
"A player who can bring us happiness is a good player. There's nothing wrong with that, right?"
Hearing this, Li Xiufeng's face suddenly darkened.
This damn thing is trying to trick him!
The barrages in the second senior brother's live broadcast room also flooded the screen like crazy, almost covering the entire live broadcast room.
"There's nothing wrong with me, old man!"
"666, the skinny dog is disgusting again!"
"He can always be disgusting."
"Let me tell you, this wave of disgusting beauty!"
"The King of Peaks game really made me vomit, but the replay of Gangpigou seems to be quite entertaining."
"Stop inking, labor and management have just arrived, come and taste it again."
Watching the barrage in the live broadcast room, Pi Gou quickly opened the ghost section of Station B and found the video. The title was "The top laner in S6, 'Fenghuang', descends from the gods and eats like crazy!".
The corner of Li Xiufeng's mouth twitched, and he subconsciously glanced and clicked. It received 3.6 million views per week and 40,000 likes.
Who the fuck is so free? It hurts!
When I looked at the video, the "Grandma" (the uploader) turned out to be this naughty dog.
In fact, this is also very common. In order to maintain and increase their popularity, many anchors will open Weibo and Bilibili accounts to attract fans' attention. After retiring and becoming an anchor, this naughty dog also gained a lot of "notoriety" in the ghost zone of Bilibili in his free time. It was all ridicule.
of other professional players.
Click on the video to play, and a familiar picture appears.
In the corner of the Internet cafe, Li Xiufeng's mouth was still smiling on the computer screen as if he didn't care about anything, but those who were familiar with him would find that the corners of his mouth were gradually becoming stiffer.
S6 World Championship,
For Li Xiufeng.
It is a turning point in career and even life.
"Hey! This wave of solo kills!"
The voice of a furry dog came from the earphones.
"What am I talking about? Brother Fengzi is really strong. Who is the top laner on the opposite side? Duan, the world's number one top laner who just won the S6 championship! Who can say anything about this wave of Ruiwen's solo kill?"
Along with the sound of the leather dog, a defense tower seemed to appear in front of Li Xiufeng's eyes.
Under the tower was a level 5 crocodile with half of its health. He pretended to push the line into the tower, and suddenly burst into flames in the middle of the tower. He killed a melee soldier with Q and tied with A for six.
Draw your sword!
cut!!!
In a flash of lightning, dazzling skill releases, incredibly fast light speed QA, and two crocodile corpses that fell to the ground under the tower after flashing each other.
Li Xiufeng and Ruiwen's ultimate move accurately predicted the crocodile's flash, and after killing it, it flashed to the maximum and left the tower with blood.
At that time,
There should be cheers from the audience, right?
...
"Okay, the excitement is over, now is the long-awaited meal preparation operation of Emperor Feng." Pigou's smiling voice came from the live broadcast room again.
"Looking at the pursuit of this wave of dragons after they won, I really don't understand it. I can understand that you want to win, but who gave you the courage to chase him to the second tower on the road?"
"There is also this wave of flashing to start the team. Brother Fengzi is really reckless. This Riven outfit is completely his invincible top lane method. It can be worn by everything. It's not that I can't understand it, but you flash in and pick up Q me.
I just can’t understand it.”
"Look at Brother Fengzi's teleportation again. You said you brought the line and took it honestly. What's the point of teleporting? Are you leaving it here in the canyon to check my steps on WeChat?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I misread it. The AD in the middle lane just retreated and the Thresh Lantern was activated. I'm sorry, but brother Fengzi's teleportation was really unnecessary. From the moment AD was activated, it was doomed that this wave of their team would be impossible.
win."
"..."
Pi Gou's voice is very distinctive, and his commentary tone is also teasing and teasing, which is a style in the live broadcast circle. Countless water friends in the live broadcast room burst into laughter listening to it.
In front of the computer screen, Li Xiufeng couldn't laugh.
This world championship was a big hurdle in his career, and Li Xiufeng failed to overcome it.
However, looking back on the past, Li Xiufeng's career has not gone smoothly. He has been playing top lane in LSPL all year round and has become famous for his fierce top lane "armor-piercing flow" style of play.
Li Xiufeng’s ID is Phoenix.
Of course, everyone now calls him "Feng Huang".
At that time, someone commented that he was "invincible in the top lane and can wear everything."
Yes, that’s right, even the giant Galen tree can be “pierced”.
After attracting the attention of the LPL giant club BMG, Li Xiufeng successfully transferred to the LPL he had always dreamed of after the S6 Spring Split, and gloriously became a substitute for BMG, and then began a long water cooler career.
During the summer regular season, Li Xiufeng only played twice. Once was when the team's starting top laner had a fever, and the second time was when the same starting top laner had to take leave. He was not busy in the usual training matches.
To put it bluntly, BMG had been winning consecutively in the regular season at that time, and the fans of players in every position were very vocal, so it was simply impossible to replace him as a substitute.
Then, Li Xiufeng was brought into S6 as a "mascot".
Perhaps it is somewhat similar to the LPL in a parallel world, where anti-Korean resistance also exists.
This S6 is also the most promising year for LPL.
As the top seed in the LPL Summer Split, BMG can be said to have shouldered the expectations of countless fans.
Under the public's expectation, he stopped in the top eight.
In the quarterfinals, BMG’s opponent was J2, a team from the LCS—a weak team that had lost consecutive games in the group stage.
When this team was drawn, Li Xiufeng remembered that everyone at BMG laughed.
He also smiled.
Unfortunately, reality is cruel.
Although BMG was the starting lineup from the beginning, they encountered a waterloo with J2. They originally thought they could win the game 3:0, but the players in the team performed abnormally and made frequent mistakes.
Fans online were already dumbfounded, and the live broadcast room was full of curses!
After a stumble of two wins and two losses, the five members of the BMG team were all in a state of mind.
In the fifth game, BMG made a substitution in the top lane.
With an excited heart and trembling hands, Li Xiufeng, the water-cooler player who was a substitute for ten thousand years, finally stepped onto the world stage that he had dreamed of for a long time!
I remember the coach gave him a complicated look when he came on the field.
Li Xiufeng didn't understand at the time.
Now, he understands.
...
"You don't need to read what's next, Brother Fengzi's operation has been completely deformed by this point."
In the earphones, the voice of the leather dog is still floating.
"Objectively speaking, the mistakes made by other BMG players in this game were fatal. It seemed that their mentality was shattered, but there was no way. Brother Fengzi's last wave of the dragon pit was the most fatal."
After hearing Pi Gou's words, Li Xiufeng looked a little dazed, and there seemed to be a fierce quarrel coming from the earphones.
"If there is a chance in this wave, will the dragon fight?"
"Don't hit!"
“How can we win without fighting?”
"Hold on, drag it and have a look."
"You ask me to drag it, how can I drag it? The opponent's big mouth has already taken shape. Our top laner will die if he goes in, and will break when he touches it. How about choosing Riven as a super soldier?"
"..."
Then, the most classic "four for one" screen of the S6 World Championship came.
Li Xiufeng sent a signal to teleport to the Baron Pit, and the four BMG players retreated to sell him. J2 unexpectedly defeated the highland crystals in the middle to win the Baron, and finally the Incisor Tower forced a 3-for-4 group to destroy BMG.
The remaining two people directly dismantle the main crystal and win!
It has to be said that although everyone had been mentally prepared after the previous four games, this failure still stunned BMG like a sap.
At the same time, it also stunned countless viewers of LPL!
At that time, the other four players had many fans, and the commentator may have had concerns about this, and intentionally or unintentionally pointed the finger at Li Xiufeng when summarizing.
In addition, Li Xiufeng is indeed easy to get into trouble.
As a result, he successfully "covered up" the mistakes of other players and gained a lot of infamy. He became the source of firepower for countless LPL fans. During that time, there were voices criticizing him on various Weibo posts.
After the return of S6, coupled with the attitude of the club, Li Xiufeng announced his retirement out of frustration.
I'm not retired, I'm just no longer wanted.
That's what he thought at the time.
...
"To be honest, it's a pity that Mineko-san retires."
In the live broadcast room, Pi Gou lit a cigarette and spoke slowly in the tone of an experienced person.
"It can be seen that this player Fengzi has some personal strength. Not every blue-collar top laner can play operational heroes like Riven and Sword Princess well."
"It can only be said that he is too easy to get involved and lacks awareness of the overall situation."
"But consciousness is something you can't just say you have. Which player doesn't develop it through training?"
"Nowadays, many top laners in the LPL are on the road to resist pressure and wait for Double C Kerry. There are not many offensive top laners like Fengzi brother, so it would be a pity to retire."
"...."
Is it a pity?
In the corner of the Internet cafe, Li Xiufeng closed the Pigou live broadcast room.
He leaned back slightly, put his hands behind his head, and stared at the ceiling above in a daze.
After a while, Li Xiufeng shook his head and regained his mood.
Now is not the time to think about this. The default fee for retiring at the end of the season is not much, but it also caused him to lose all his savings and carry some debts.
The top priority is that Li Xiufeng should earn some money as soon as possible to send tuition to his sister who was brought up by her grandmother and aunt in her hometown. He also needs to have a foothold in the magical city of Jianghai and move out from his uncle's house where he is staying.
Li Xiufeng's uncle's family is in the suburb of Jianghai. There are three members of the family, uncle Xia Donghai, aunt Liu Jiahui and a cousin Xia Zilu who is in high school.
My uncle is a trader and travels out on business all year round. There are only two people in the family, my cousin Xia Zilu and my aunt.
Perhaps unlike other people who live under someone else's roof, my cousin's personality is not unruly. She is a soft girl who likes to wear refreshing ponytails. She wears anti-wear sleeves on the cuffs of down jackets in winter. She speaks slowly and softly and blushes easily.
Aunt Liu Jiahui has a bit of a shrewd personality, but she is also a sharp-tongued person. A few years ago, she had strong objections to Li Xiufeng's decision to drop out of college to pursue a career.
In this sea blue star, the development of e-sports is unprecedentedly prosperous. It has long been officially included in the Olympic Games. The top leagues every year attract countless people from around the world to watch. Many top professional players are as popular as entertainment stars.
However, Liu Jiahui knows better what the superficial scenery is.
Underneath the scenery, there are countless young people who have been shattered in pursuit of their dreams. After passing the golden age of e-sports, their reaction status has declined but they have accomplished nothing. They are confused and confused.
Therefore, she thought, now that Li Xiufeng has retired, it would be wise to go back to graduate and find a job as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, Li Xiufeng went to the Internet cafe all day long and said he was a host. Liu Jiahui naturally nagged him in his ear, trying to lead him on the right path.
It's not that Li Xiufeng hasn't thought about finding another way out, but there is an unexplainable concern in his heart. Maybe even he, who has always been stubborn and tough-tongued, didn't notice it.
His stay on the world stage was short, but the impression left on him was profound.
Maybe, he wants to go deeper...
...
Just as Li Xiufeng's mind was racing with thoughts, two more boys who looked like students from a nearby university town walked into the inner room and pulled up chairs in the row of machines opposite Li Xiufeng and sat down.
"Did you really receive the invitation to the international server at the top of the canyon?" one person said.
"What the hell are you doing? I worked all night for several days to get there." Another person said.
"No, last time I saw you were still trying to get through five gatekeepers? Are you getting through one so quickly?"
“Come on, come on, I’ll send you a text message to notify you!”
"Damn it! There really is! Then I have to rush to get the points to qualify."
"Hurry up, Riot Games has officially set up a prize pool for the first winner of the international server of Top of the Canyon. We have to score a lot of points this time!"
"..."
Top of the Canyon International Server?
SMS notification?
Li Xiufeng was stunned for a moment when he heard it. He remembered that there seemed to be a barrage of comments when he started the live broadcast.
Because of his bad temper, he often hangs up and trolls others. He has always been a gatekeeper between Zuanyi and the master, but he has finally reached the registration qualification.
I remember that after I filled out the application form a while ago and said it needed to be reviewed, he stopped caring.
Thinking of this, Li Xiufeng couldn't help but take out his mobile phone, and what he saw was a dizzying number of unread text messages.
When he retired, an unknown black fan posted his mobile phone number on Tieba, and then he was bombarded with text messages day and night.
Li Xiufeng usually trolls five times a second in the game, and has long been immune to being trolled. At this time, he scrolled through the screen of his phone with an expressionless face, and finally found a text message that didn't look like a troll.
"Cousin, is this your mobile phone number? I've marked it down for you. Remember to note it down for me too, Zi Lu."
Li Xiufeng was stunned for a moment, then added a note and continued to read.
Finally, he found a text message from three days ago that was not a troll.
"Dear Summoner, congratulations on your qualification for the official season of the Top of the Rift International Super Zone - Season 1. Many well-known League of Legends anchors and professional players around the world are waiting for you here. Your e-sports dream starts from here.
.”
It seems that the qualifications have been reduced.
Li Xiufeng touched his chin and remained silent.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, without warning, there was a sudden "ding" in my ear, and a mechanical sound that seemed to come from nothingness sounded in the depths of my mind.
