Lao Xu took out the lighter from his arms, thought about it and put it back: "Boy, when I first entered the professional circle, I thought that my biggest opponent was Brother Tian and the moon god, but when I gradually grew up, they were constantly aging. I thought my biggest opponent was the version, but then I came across the right version and finally made a small world. Then, my small team couldn't pay my salary for several months, I ate instant noodles for several months on end, and finally even a few of my teammates ate one together, I thought that my biggest opponent was poverty, but these were nothing compared to the hard life I had before I joined the profession. Later, I had a back injury that hurt me as soon as I sat down, and I thought my biggest opponent was an injury, but I kept overcoming the difficulties and worked hard to recover, and I was finally able to sit for a few hours. Then, my back injury improved, but because of my neglect of training before, my condition was not good, and I was sprayed bloodied by fans, and I thought that the biggest opponent was public opinion, until one day a fan sent me a postcard and wrote a lot of words of encouragement, I knew that public opinion is not only pressure, but also motivation. So later, I realized that these weren't really any real opponents for us pros. ”

"What do you think Brother Xu...... Who is the biggest opponent? ”

Old Xu coldly snorted, "Who else could it be?" It's the game itself, and when the game is completely cold, it will be the end of the world for all of us. And this opponent is something we can't fight against. ”

Lao Xu's words made me give me a cold war, he was right, in recent years, the mobile game market has risen, whether it is reading novels, watching videos or playing games, everyone tends to use fragmented time for entertainment. The requirements for the game are also simple and easy to use, and the social is strong, and games like "Book Title" are relatively difficult to get started and require a relatively fixed amount of time to play, so naturally no one cares about them.

Not only that, when its picture is no longer leading, the player base is slowly solidifying, and it is naturally less favored by operators and investors. Version iterations have slowed down, vicious bugs have increased, operational incidents have occurred frequently, and the number of players has decreased into a vicious circle of tightening the throat of "Book Title". The seeds of professional players are naturally rooted in the soil of the majority of players, and no seed can be spared from the reduction and collapse of the soil.

The popularity of the tournament is declining year by year, and the scandal of the club's unpaid wages is also increasing, in contrast to the retirement of old players, but the absence of new players. The professional circle of "Book Title" has become a veritable sunset industry, and only some old players and veteran players are still persevering with their own love and perseverance. And their persistence also ensures that some rich second generations are not too bored when playing tickets.

I was speechless.

Lao Xu couldn't speak, at the end, he called the waiter to pay, although there were only two cups of coffee, but this was the first time I remembered Lao Xu to pay, he stood up: "Chen Liao, you kid is very smart, how good it is to go to college honestly, don't mess around with e-sports, it's not a matter of money, but the despair of not being rewarded." This kind of despair can envelop you for the rest of your life, like singing a song that no one listens to, and no one reads a book that you write. I'm going to work at the factory next week in the next city, so take care. ”

"Brother Xu," I wanted to say but stopped, "Will you still play "Book Title" in the future?" ”

Lao Xu smiled: "Yes, I have already chiseled it in this life." To put it mildly, this thing is the same as my left hand, and sometimes I have to rely on it. ”

He pushed open the door of the coffee shop, and I realized that I might not have the opportunity to meet again in the future, and I suddenly felt a little sentimental. "Brother Xu" I stopped him, "In the two years of your match with the 'Meteor', your trick 'Huilong Thorn' pierced four, very powerful!" ”

Lao Xu turned his head, his originally gloomy eyes suddenly flashed with light, and the left hand he used to type the keyboard and didn't know what else he had done twitched slightly: "Hehe, average, third in the world." ”