From the millennium to 2011......

From being condemned by countless people, to withstanding the pressure, he finally stood on the international stage, from a simple small black room, a basement, to a much-anticipated venue......

Huaxia e-sports has gone through 11 years.

The S1 World Finals are still ongoing.

The knockout rounds have ended, and players from Japan, Denmark, and Brazil have unfortunately withdrawn.

Zheng Chonghuan, who had lost in the first round of knockout rounds and shed tears on the scene, finally came out of the loser's bracket again with unwillingness and stepped onto the stage of the quarterfinals!

China's second-seeded player Deng Xiaoqi is still overcoming obstacles in the upper bracket and has become the most talked-about dark horse in this competition......

And South Korea's Lee Sang-sung ......

Still the favorite to win the championship, he has eliminated one challenger after another with his superb skills, and has always stood at the top of the undefeated, overlooking all beings......

There are only three countries on the stage of the quarterfinals.

China, South Korea, United States......

……………………………………

Ah Rong sat in the VIP seat, listening to bursts of excited noise and even more enthusiastic screams!

He was in a trance......

He never dreamed that one day he would be invited to such a grand and wonderful venue as a guest.

Unexpectedly, one day, [E-sports] will become a real event......

The friend next to him, Qi Qiang, who was the sponsor of the first [World War II Pioneers], moistened his eyes.

End of 2010......

These young people received a call from [NC Entertainment].

The call was made to them by Zhang Sheng himself.

Their first feeling when they received the call was incredible, thinking that they were liars, and characters like Zhang Sheng would actually call these "marginal" characters?

But......

They still tried to come to [NC Entertainment], and then, as if in a dream, they walked into [NC Entertainment], walked into the office, and then, saw Zhang Sheng who was making tea.

Zhang Sheng didn't have any shelves, and sincerely invited them to join [NC Entertainment], and planned to make a documentary about the game......

Ah Rong was unbelievable for the first time, the pie in the sky did not surprise him, but made him suspicious.

After all, they have nothing, why is Zhang Sheng so enthusiastic?

The feeling of suspicion, in the follow-up, gradually turned into a kind of scorching heat.

They started talking about games, and then, from games, to dreams.

"I was, just like you......"

"In 09, I had no ID card, no money, and no hope, so I stayed in an Internet café and lived in a daze......"

"One night, I wondered if I could do something if one day I was no longer embarrassed and even had some money to spare......

"Later ......"

"I got lucky."

"Some things, maybe there are not so many causes and effects, for example, Mr. Qi Qiang, at that time, your monthly salary was only 1,000 yuan, how did you have the courage to take out a month's salary to hold that fleeting "World War II Vanguard" competition?"

“……”

Zhang Sheng's language art is always so sharp, sharp enough to pierce the weakest part of people's hearts.

The dream is covered with a coat that, though not more ornate, becomes extremely simple, like a belief.

Ah Rong and his friends join NC Entertainment......

"It's on!"

The frantic sound in the stadium interrupted Ah Rong's thoughts.

Ah Rong saw the stage in the distance, Zheng Chonghuan was sitting on a chair with his mobile phone, and under the watchful eye, he was facing off against South Korean player Lee Joon-gi!

Sino-Korean Match!

The flames of war are burning again!

……………………………………

Pride and prejudice.

It's always a word that revolves around the game.

Huaxia Sports Bureau.

Inspector Xu Chenlong has returned to the Sports Bureau.

When he returned to the Sports Bureau, he found the leader as soon as possible, and then held a meeting.

He objectively told all the leaders in the conference room what he saw and heard when he was in Brazil.

At the same time, he turned on the computer, and in the projection, the documentary "From Poison to Glory" was playing......

[Maybe, that's a game]

[Perhaps, that is a very humble dream]

[Perhaps, there is always discrimination and incomprehension]

[However, a small group of people is eager for a stage to prove themselves]

It was quiet in the conference room.

The leaders looked at the picture in the projector.

They have always been on top, and for the first time, they really face up to the word [e-sports].

In the video, the young man represented by Ah Rong, wearing plain clothes and bringing instant noodles, followed the same young "gold owner" sponsor on the plane.

For the first time, they set foot on Korean soil, the host country of the first [e-sports] in the international sense.

The journey overseas seemed exciting and difficult, but the bags of instant noodles made all the Chinese young people present cheer......

When a leader saw this scene, especially when he saw the young people with backpacks on their backs and their faces were both green and hesitant, his expression was slightly moved.

Vaguely, I seem to think of a long, long time ago, in the era of war in China, when a Chinese person traveled overseas and participated in the Olympic Games.

Many years have passed......

But history overlaps at this moment.

The documentary is still playing......

That year, the Korean arena was still a bit shabby, but game enthusiasts from all over the world and from all over the world packed the arena to the brim.

Countless cheers and cheers were endless......

Ah Rong, who sat on the stage and sat on the chair, was excited and excited, the newborn calf, even if he met thousands of people, was never afraid.

However, [E-sports] has never looked at how many hardships you have experienced, and the road to realizing your dreams will always be cruel.

The documentary went from the high-pitched Yang to the inhibition again.

Busan that year......

Ah Rong and his Huaxia friends did not get any honor in the game of [World War II Vanguard].

They lost to the South Korean in that match......

Excitedly passed, and then, with his head down, he returned regretfully......

"There's definitely a loss."

"After all, we can't beat that group of Koreans in ...... game"

"But, we're definitely going to win it back."

"We are more than a billion people!"

"How can you keep losing?"

In the documentary.

Ah Rong took a deep breath, with a smile on his face all the time.

The documentary uses montage editing techniques to cut out the lines......

In that line, there is a screenshot of the "event" of overseas game news and the Huaxia forum.

Ah Rong has been competing, he has never missed large and small game competitions in China, and he has also traveled across the ocean, as long as there is a figure in the event, there are him and these young people.

However, the ending is to fail again and again, regret again and again, and continue to regroup and continue to fight again and again.

In the second half of the documentary......

One leader only felt that his emotions were slightly infected, and after a long time, he asked Xu Chenlong to pause the documentary.

"Have we Chinese players ever achieved good results in the real sense overseas?"

Xu Chenlong was silent for a moment when he saw the leader's sudden question, and then an embarrassing smile appeared on his face: "The best result of "World War II Vanguard" is the quarterfinals, and the best result of the arcade "Boxing" is the third place......"

"What about the champion?"

"So far, there has been no ......"

“……”

in the conference room.

Suddenly there was silence.

The questioning leader's expression was obviously a little wrong, but he still didn't say anything, just waved his hand and motioned for the documentary to continue.

Xu Chenlong nodded, and then continued to play the documentary "From Poison to Glory......

The second half of the documentary ......

The game changed from WWII Vanguard to Temple Run.

The perspective of the protagonist has also changed from Ah Rong's perspective to another young man named Zheng Chonghuan.

Many leaders know who Zheng Chonghuan is, a few months ago, the [Internet addicted teenager] who was treated as a case on CCTV and scolded by countless people.

In the documentary......

There are still dirty Internet cafes and overwhelming public opinion on the Internet......

When I used to watch it, the leaders present all used colored glasses to look at that group of Internet addicted teenagers.

But this time when I watched it......

The leaders fell into deeper deep thought.

Is everything really a problem with the game?

…………………………

Evening.

The leaders walked out of the doorway.

When I was thinking about the feasibility of [Official Sports Competition No. 99].

They heard a message from as far away as Brazil.

The Chinese players were once again eliminated by the Korean players in the quarterfinals of [Temple Run], and then, tears were shed on the spot.

Huaxia only has the last two players left.

"Fell to the quarterfinals again?"

When the leader heard the news just now, his eyes were complicated, and after muttering to himself, he silently returned to the office.

The rest of the leaders were silent, but the expressions on their faces were more complicated.

How......

Lost again?

Isn't [Temple Run] a competition held by Zhang Sheng? Why can't you beat the Koreans?

A few days ago.

A game game, no matter what, they don't care too much.

But......

After watching that "From Poison to Glory", everyone began to have a deeper understanding of [eSports].

That sense of regret of winning or losing, they can feel it across the screen.

Some leaders unconsciously conjure up scenes from the documentary in their minds......

Especially when I heard that the Chinese players had lost again, the sense of regret and disappointment from the depths of my heart was particularly strong.

Times are advancing.

The game is also improving.

Maybe......

Can it be considered a sporting event?

Such a thought suddenly appeared in the hearts of the leaders.

"In the evening, I will talk to my colleagues from the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Cyberspace of China......

"Depending on the attitude of each unit, we will decide whether to make a proposal to ......"

Several leaders glanced at each other.

Eventually, a decision was made.

………………………………

At the same time, the Ministry of Commerce on the other side.

It's a meeting to discuss an amazing industrial chain behind the game......

(End of chapter)