Chapter 137: The Wild Age of Esports
I heard Tu Deming say that Sun Yifan and they qualified for the World Championships, but they didn't go.
Several people present were all stunned, not understanding why this was the case?
Tu Deming saw the puzzled gazes of several young people.
He was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Do you think that the e-sports environment back then was the same as now?" ”
"At that time, not to mention the overseas competition, it was a lot of domestic competitions, and many people could not participate."
"You just have to fight now, and there's a good team behind you to help you."
"Even some local tyrant teams have special personnel and special cars to pick them up, and some people arrange accommodation and so on."
"But in those days, none of that existed."
"Have you ever thought that the organizers just told you that you could go to the competition?"
"Then you have to buy your own ticket, or even a plane ticket yourself."
"After you get to the place where you play, you have to find a place to live and find a way to eat three meals a day."
"Have you ever wondered what kind of day it was?"
"Have you ever tried to feel gray hair after receiving an invitation from the organizer because of a train ticket?"
Tu Deming's series of questions made Liu Yuanhao and the others present speechless.
For Liu Yuanhao, they really haven't seen that kind of situation.
Liu Yuanhao has the support of his family's Internet café behind him.
Every time they went out to participate in a competition, they were given money by the Internet café, and he never worried about the money.
So Liu Yuanhao, it is difficult for them to experience the kind of taste that Tu Deming said.
If you haven't experienced that process, you can't think about what kind of experience it is.
In the face of Tu Deming's hysterical roar, several young people didn't have any special feelings except for the shock of rushing to the scene.
Tu Deming could also see that young people couldn't understand that kind of feeling.
After adjusting his emotions for a while, Tu Deming continued: "You know, I formed my own team very early before. ”
"I also went to the arena of Mt. Yamaguchi at that time."
"At that time, the competition was purely to prove myself."
"Because I've been playing the game for so long, I have a chance to prove myself."
"So I found a few friends who had a good time and formed a team to compete."
"At the time, I was still in a university field, so I was competing in other regions."
"Then we managed to make it to the national competition and got the opportunity to go to the national competition."
"Do you know what the outcome will be? As a result, we were not able to make it that time. ”
When Liu Yuanhao heard this, he couldn't help but ask, "Why?" Why didn't you go if you made it to the national competition? ”
Tu Deming smiled and said, "Why? Hehe, because there is no money to fly. ”
"At that time, the competition was in Shanghai, and I was in Chongqing at the university."
"And there were only two days to prepare in the middle of the race."
"In two days, I have to rush from Chongqing to Shanghai, and I have to rush to the venue of the competition."
"Do you think it's time to take the train? The only thing I can catch up with is by plane. ”
"And the organizers over there promised that as long as we flew over, they would send someone to pick us up at the airport."
Speaking of this, Tu Deming looked at several young people.
Then he smiled wryly and said, "But you know what? We didn't have the money to buy a plane ticket. ”
Liu Yuanhao and the others were stunned for a moment.
In their eyes, Tu Deming is an absolute tyrant.
A standard handsome and rich man with a rich net worth can't afford a plane ticket?
Facing the questioning eyes of several people, Tu Deming couldn't help laughing.
After laughing, Tu Deming said to a few people: "What do you think? Thought I had as much money as I wanted? ”
"Don't fucking forget, I was just a student, how much money could I have?"
Then he asked Dongzi, "How much do you think your uncle would give me at that time?" ”
"At that time, a ticket from Chongqing to Shanghai the next day cost more than 1,000."
"At that time, when we were still in college, 1,000 yuan was not a small amount."
"Even if my family was wealthy at that time, a thousand yuan would be enough for me to spend a week."
"And then the most important thing is, my two partners, they can't take out the thousand."
"For those two decrepit people, a thousand yuan is equal to a month's food expenses for each of them."
Hearing this, several young people can already understand the bitterness at the beginning.
Just because there is no money for the ticket, you have to give up the race you dream of.
People who may not have experienced it firsthand, when they listen to other people's narratives, will just sigh with emotion.
But for Tu Deming, who went through that period.
It was a pain in his heart that he could never let go.
Whenever he recalls it, Tu Deming will feel very unwilling.
It's just that so much time has passed, and now even if you are unwilling, you can only remember it in your heart.
Tu Deming paused for a moment, and then said to a few young people: "Think about it, even I didn't be able to participate in the competition at that time. ”
"Sun Yifan, the situation of the three of them at that time was much worse than mine."
"I once heard one of them come back and talk about it."
"When they got there, the organizers arranged standard rooms, with only two beds."
"That means the three of them, either two of them squeezed into a bed, or someone else has to sleep on the floor."
"The most important thing is that the organizers were short of money at that time, so they provided a place to live."
"But in terms of food, they are only provided with one meal a day."
The young coach standing behind Tu Deming finally couldn't help but exclaim: "What? Only one meal a day? ”
Tu Deming turned his head and glanced at the young coach of his team.
The young coach immediately covered his mouth and didn't dare to speak more, for fear of causing Tu Deming to be dissatisfied.
Tu Deming saw that the young coach was drunk and nodded with satisfaction.
He then continued: "In that case, they managed to qualify for the tryouts and made it to the World Championships. ”
"But in the end, the most ridiculous thing came."
"At that time, the tournament was actually held abroad, but the visas for the three of them were not issued."
The result was indeed a bit unexpected, and Liu Yuanhao and they didn't expect it.
Three people who have already qualified for the World Championships.
In the end, because the visa could not be obtained, I had to give up going abroad to participate in the competition.
There is no need for Tu Deming to say anything, Liu Yuanhao and they can also feel that kind of loss.
Tu Deming adjusted his mood and took a deep breath.
Suddenly turned to the young team coach and said, "Now, do you still think you can compare to Sun Yifan?"
The coach of the team has understood that his small actions have always been watched by Tu Deming.
The young coach could only beg in a low voice: "Ming Shao, you give me another chance, I will definitely work hard." ”
When Tu Deming heard this, he suddenly grinned: "Good, good, very good." ”
"It's impossible for Sun Yifan to join my team, so you're still the team coach."
"Sun Yifan has experienced the wild era of e-sports, it was an era that needed heroes, Sun Yifan was the hero of that era, but heroes are destined to be tragic endings."
After a pause, Tu Deming looked at the team coach and said, "I hope you can lead my team to surpass the heroes of that barbarian era." ”
When the young coach heard this, he immediately said excitedly: "Ming Shao, don't worry, I, I will definitely try to surpass him." ”