Don’t Be Afraid, Let’s Do It Together (E-sports) - Chapter 18

After the stream ended, Xie Yao approached Green Rose and asked for her account information to refund her.

At first, Green Rose didn’t agree, but after some negotiation, Xie Yao was able to refund half of the 70,000 yuan. He received 35,000 yuan and returned it all to her.

After that, Xie Yao continued to chat with Jiang Song on WeChat.

Jiang Song closed the live stream and exited the app. He opened his chat app with a headache and clicked on the chat box that had been bombarded by messages all night.

“Bro! You missed out big time! Our team is going to endorse a variety show with a celebrity!”

“Do you know which celebrity it is? It’s the movie star Yan Le!”

“Wow, I never thought I’d have the chance to shoot an ad with a goddess in my lifetime!”

“You missed out! If you retire later, you could also shoot ads with the movie star!”

Jiang Song leaned back and rested his body against the chair back. He read the messages while tapping his index finger on the armrest, then typed expressionlessly:

“Not interested.”

The last message from Yi Bai showed that it was sent an hour ago, and Jiang Song only replied now. However, the other person on the other end of the chat seemed to be holding their phone and responding almost instantly.

“Bro! You finally showed up!!!”

Yibai was clearly very upset about Jiang Song’s slow response, as evidenced by the three exclamation marks in a row. He was used to Jiang Song’s no-nonsense attitude, and as long as he got a response, even if it was just a short word, he could talk to himself for half a day.

“That’s the youngest movie star Yan Le! You’re not moved at all? Do you know how many goddesses she has played before? I heard that she will cosplay as Diao Chan for the King of Glory endorsement this time. Maybe I’ll be Lu Bu, hehehe.”

Jiang Song lifted his eyelids and questioned, “The team has five players, and all five positions are filled. It’s impossible to add another mid laner, right? There are five celebrities for the endorsement, right?”

The “typing” status on the other end lasted for a long time, pausing and appearing intermittently. Jiang Song glanced at it and sneered.

He had guessed it right.

The last message on the chat from a hundred showed an hour ago, and Jiang Song only replied now. However, the other person on the other end was probably holding their phone and playing, almost responding instantly.

“Bro! You finally showed up!!!” A hundred was obviously very unhappy with Jiang Song’s slow response, as evidenced by his three exclamation marks.

Jiang Song: “Hmm.”

A hundred was used to his attitude of not wasting words. As long as he got a response, even if it was a brief one-word answer, he could output for hours.

“That’s the youngest Best Actress Yan Le! You’re not moved? Do you know how many goddesses she played? I heard she will cosplay Diao Chan for this endorsement of King of Glory, maybe I’ll be Lu Bu, hehehe.”

Jiang Song lifted his eyelids and questioned, “All five players on the team will play, all five positions are filled, it’s impossible to add another mid laner. There are already five celebrity endorsers, right?”

The “typing” notification on the other end lasted for a long time, pausing and reappearing from time to time. Jiang Song looked over and snorted.

He hit the nail on the head.

The Tencent company behind King of Glory has always been rich and generous. If they invite celebrity endorsers, they don’t just invite one, but several top stars. You can easily guess who they are.

Jiang Song didn’t care about the face of his former teammate, he would taunt him when it was necessary, and even chase after him.

A hundred was entangled for a long time and couldn’t come up with anything to say. Jiang Song typed directly, “It’s not just you who likes that Best Actress in the team. If Ting Feng wants to play the jungle position, he can choose Zhao Yun, and he can still team up with her as a cp.”

As everyone knows, there are many cp (couple pairing) relationships in King of Glory. Diao Chan, Lu Bu, and Zhao Yun are three famous love triangles. It all started with Diao Chan’s line: “Brother Zhongda, even if we are separated by the heavens, Xiaochan will always be with you…”

The line was very suggestive, and Lu Bu’s head was shining with green light.

A hundred was speechless and changed the subject with frustration, “What are you busy with lately? You either don’t reply to messages or take at least an hour to reply. What memorials do you still need to personally approve?”

The last sentence was a joke, but even if he was beaten to death, a hundred couldn’t have guessed that Jiang Song was actually approving “memorials”.

When he was in the team, although Jiang Song’s life was not lacking in money to spend, he did not indulge in extravagance. Yi Bai and the others knew that their captain came from a relatively well-off family, but they didn’t have a clear idea of what that meant.

Others didn’t ask, and Jiang Song didn’t take the initiative to talk about it. But when he had a fierce look on his face, he was as imposing as Judge Bao in a court case. Even though he was handsome, no one dared to approach him easily. Over the years, only the team manager and coach knew about his family background.

When he was in the team, although Jiang Song’s life was not lacking in money, he was not extravagant. Yi Bai and the others knew that the captain’s family was relatively well-off, but they didn’t have a concept of how “good” it was.

Neither outsiders asked nor did Jiang Song take the initiative to say, but his fierce face was like Ba Qingtian interrogating a suspect, making him intimidating. Even if he was handsome, no one dared to approach him easily. Over the years, only the team manager and coach knew about his family background.

The teammates who were with Jiang Song day and night knew nothing about his wealth, let alone his fans. Just as they were worried that this retired legend would have a difficult life after retirement, he had already gone home to inherit his throne.

He really went home to inherit his family fortune without playing games.

Yi Bai was talkative, a real chatterbox. Jiang Song saw him starting to talk about everything under the sun, the topics being totally unrelated, and he closed the chat box.

As soon as he closed it, another unread message popped up.

Gad: Boss, thank you for tonight. I’m really sorry for always letting you pay. It takes time for my live streaming platform to withdraw the money. Can you give me an account first, and I will pay you back when the money is available tomorrow?

Jiang Song raised his eyebrows, and his emotions surged up instantly, making him laugh out loud.

This kid, why is he being so polite again?

After sending the message, Xie Yao checked his account balance and then saw the boss’s reply after washing up.

River: Why do I feel like our relationship is very ordinary in your heart?

Xie Yao saw the reply and had a question mark over his head.

Gad: I don’t think of you as just a boss, I think you’re a good person. After spending these past few days together, we’re already friends.

Getting a sudden “good guy card,” Jiang Song’s mouth twitched, finding it somewhat amusing.

“Would friends address each other as ‘you’ and ‘Boss’?” he replied.

“Well, I don’t know your name, boss,” replied gad.

“My surname is Jiang.”

After taking a glance at the username “River” across from him, Xie Yao immediately understood. “Then I’ll call you Brother Jiang, my name has the character ‘Yao’ in it, you can call me whatever you like.”

Jiang Song raised his eyebrows, staring at the message sent by the small broadcaster, and the corners of his lips curved up when he saw the two characters “Brother Jiang.”

He continued, “No need to return the money, like you said, we’re friends.”

“Brother, this is a reward for you,” said Xie Yao, shocked at Brother Jiang’s generosity.

Recently, it’s the rainy season in city C, and it rains for more than half of the week. When you open the window, you can see colorful umbrellas filling the streets below.

These days, Xie Yao’s grandmother’s health has improved, and she’s more energetic, so she often calls him when she’s awake. Xie Yao has taken time off from his job and told his fans on Weibo that he would be away for two days. He also put up a notice in his live streaming room and informed the room manager before he went to accompany his grandmother.

Until the end of his leave, Xie Yao left the sanatorium and was ready to go back. But the heavy rain still hadn’t stopped. The sanatorium was in city B next door, Xie Yao’s hometown, which was close to city C, but the two places were still far apart. Xie Yao got off the high-speed train, called a car using a ride-hailing app, and as he was getting into the car, he suddenly received a message from his room manager Xiao Fang.

“Are you there, bro? I have something urgent to tell you!”

Unless there was something major happening, Xiao Fang wouldn’t usually contact Xie Yao out of the blue. After seeing the message, Xie Yao reflexively reflected on his recent live streams and felt a bit self-doubt.

Could it be that he was reported for verbally abusing someone and the platform had banned his live streaming room?

It can’t be, he has been swearing in games for a long time, but most of them are in-game conflicts and the platform doesn’t pay much attention to them. Otherwise, if they really cared, his live stream would have been banned long ago.

However, he didn’t dwell on it for a few seconds and directly asked Xiao Fang, who quickly gave a response.

“What’s going on?”

“Brother, brother, brother! Good news!”

When he heard that it was good news and not that his live stream was banned, Xie Yao immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiao Fang was obviously very excited and kept sending meaningless messages in the chat window. Xie Yao watched the veins on his forehead jump and decided to close the chat box. After a few minutes, he opened WeChat again, and when he thought Xiao Fang had calmed down, he checked the messages.

“Brother, Shark TV is preparing to hold a live streaming contest with the official of King of Glory. They have invited many streamers on the platform to participate, and I just received an invitation for you. You’re going to be famous!”

Ignoring Xiao Fang’s words, Xie Yao clicked on the link in the invitation letter and scanned it before understanding what was going on. After closing the page, Xiao Fang was still shouting “you’re going to be famous!” in the chat box. Xie Yao sighed and poured cold water on him.

“It’s just a competition invitation, not just for me. The competition is open to all King of Glory streamers. Where did you get the idea that I’m going to be famous?”

Young people, why do they always have unrealistic dreams? Xie Yao clicked his tongue.

Xiao Fang was very straightforward “Although any streamer can participate, not every streamer has the level of skill that you have. This competition is based on a ranking system that purely relies on skill. With your level of skill, you won’t have any problem making it to the top three.”

“Being in the top three means that you can participate in this year’s World Championship and play an exhibition match with the championship team!” Xiao Fang said, feeling like this opportunity was once in a thousand years.

Playing against professional players in a match, even if it’s just an exhibition match, would attract a lot of attention from fans. As long as Xie Yao’s performance stands out among the crowd, his popularity will soar in no time.

“Purely based on skill?” Xie Yao chuckled.

Xiao Fang quickly replied, “Yes, yes!”

But that’s not necessarily true. Streamers often have their own tricks and tactics, and even in such a large-scale competition, absolute fairness cannot be guaranteed.

Xie Yao knew deep down that at least one spot in the top three was already predetermined, but he didn’t want to dampen Small Fang’s enthusiasm.

Xiao Fang had been talking to himself for a while without a response from Xie Yao. After a while, he asked again, “Are you sure you’re not going to participate, brother?” His tone was full of regret.

Xie Yao raised his eyebrows and said, “Who said I’m not going to participate?”