Chapter 24 The fish has taken the bait, but it’s not time to close the net yet
Busan, South Korea.
Gimhae International Airport.
"Uncle, go to the Convention and Exhibition Center."
After putting away the salute, Cui Ze sat in the back seat, fastened his seat belt and told the taxi driver his destination.
The uncle driver glanced at the rearview mirror and responded: "The whole journey is 24 kilometers. Passengers, please sit tight. This is our departure for Smecta."
Cui Ze's hands didn't stop for a moment. After sitting firmly, he took out his mobile phone and reported his location to the Shiquan executive responsible for arranging his work.
As the taxi left the airport and drove onto the highway, the driver would glance back from time to time.
"Is the passenger Chinese?"
"Huh?" Cui Ze was stunned for a moment, nodded and smiled: "They say taxi drivers have sharp eyes, and it turned out to be so when we saw it today, uncle. It’s a pretty accurate guess, but why did you guess it?”
He looked up and down at his outfit. Under the advice of Xiran and Xiaoyu, he wore a Korean boyish style today, and his Korean was also a relatively standard Seoul accent. There should be no flaws, right?
The driver's uncle smiled when he saw this: "It's not about the clothes or the appearance, but the young people in Korea now call the Convention and Exhibition Center BEXCO, which is the English abbreviation. The name Convention and Exhibition Center is only used by the older generation. That’s what he calls it.”
“Ah~ That’s right.” Cui Ze nodded, understanding.
Twenty years ago in South Korea, many landmark buildings and famous businesses would have a formal Chinese name, and people also called them by their Korean names.
However, as the integration with European and American culture gradually deepens, many landmark buildings and businesses on the street have canceled their Chinese names, and even did not bother to take Korean names, leaving only an English name.
And young people also consider it fashionable to speak English. Even though they themselves know that Korean English accent is very strange, it still cannot stop them from using a lot of English vocabulary when communicating.
A typical example is a girl group called Red Velvet, which is pronounced as "Ledbebe" and no one can do it
"If you go to the Convention and Exhibition Center, you should plan to see the League of Legends World Championship, right?”
“Yes, yes.”
“Yes, young man~” the driver said with a naive smile, and then changed the subject: “But... that game seems to be. It starts in two days. If you just arrived in Busan, why don’t you go to a hotel to rest first? Maybe the hotel you booked is right next to the exhibition center? ”
I don’t know if the driver uncle is really concerned when he asks this, or if he wants to recommend a hotel to get commission. In short, Cui Ze tells the truth: "It doesn’t matter. I am not an ordinary spectator. I am a staff member of this World Championship, so I have to go to the exhibition first. Check in at the center. "
"Ah~ So that's it. If it's a staff member, then there must be a uniformly arranged accommodation." The driver's voice gradually became quieter, and he soon became silent and concentrated. drive.
Cui Ze smiled clearly and did not expose the uncle's little thoughts. He put on his headphones and listened to music while enjoying the scenery along the way.
Although there is nothing interesting to see, after all, whether it is natural scenery or high-rise buildings, both the north and the south of China have their own unique customs. South Korea and China basically have it, but the opposite is different.
After a 40-minute drive, Cui Ze finally arrived at the Busan Convention and Exhibition Center in Haeundae District, dragging his suitcase.
When he first got out of the car, he saw a man with glasses waving to him from a distance. When he got closer, he saw that it was indeed the Visual Boxing executive with whom he had a video call - Mark Wen.
This name makes people think that he is not from the mainland. Mark’s self-introduction in the chat also said that he was born in Xiangjiang. He joined Riot after graduating from university. After the establishment of LPL, he came to China according to the arrangement of Riot headquarters. , holds a management position in Riot China’s wholly-owned subsidiary Riot Games.
In fact, logically speaking, given Mark's position in Shiquan Company, he should not "condescend" to receive a small temporary worker like Cui Ze.
But first of all, Cui Ze was recommended by Chen Yu, and secondly, Cui Ze himself has gained a certain popularity in the LOL e-sports circle and has a good fan base, so Mark specially "uninhibitedly" just for him. "Talents are demoted at every level".
"Xiao Cui! Hello, hello, he looks really handsome, much more handsome than he looks in the live broadcast!"
"No, no, Mr. Mark appreciates it." Cui Ze smiled and shook hands with him, "Elders, leaders and friends all call me Aze, you can also call me that."
"Okay, Then follow me and put your luggage away first, and then I will arrange a temporary manager for you, and let him be responsible for guiding you to familiarize yourself with the process. The work content is very simple, and you also have the culture of a professional player. Oh, I'm sorry, look, I almost missed it. I forgot that you are also a professional player.”
“It’s okay, it’s just an unintentional mistake. Please lead the way.”
The two of them walked in one after another, and they could see many things on the way. Some of the young men and women wandering around the convention and exhibition center were wearing very obvious team logos, so they were undoubtedly fans.
Mark took Cui Ze to a lounge and asked him to put his luggage in the corner. Then he said hello and left. As an executive of Visual Boxing Company, he has more than LPL personnel need coordination, and it is a great honor to be able to take the time to guide Cui Ze.
After putting away his luggage, Cui Ze looked around the lounge.
There were several bags scattered randomly on the table and sofa. He recognized one of them, an off-white one. It belonged to "good sister" Xiran.
Cui Ze took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to his good sister. The content was an emoticon of a puppy sighing. E-sports commentators and hosts rarely carry personal belongings when working. Except mobile phones.
If you have a little free time after work, my good sister should be able to see this WeChat message. As for whether to reply, I can’t say for sure.
As expected, the reply came after a few minutes.
[Xiran Iris: What’s wrong? What's the sudden sigh? ]
[Cui Ze: No one was seen (sigh)][Xiran Iris:? ? ? 】
[Xiran Iris: Isn’t it already noon? Are you still waiting for her? 】
【Cui Ze: Yes (little bear spreading his hands)】
[Xiran Iris: Are you stupid? After waiting for so long and not seeing anyone, what do you care about her? Go back directly! Don't forget to block her! ]
[Cui Ze: But I spent a lot of effort to get to the place where I saw her. I still want to wait and see, even if I just see her once. 】
After saying this, Cui Ze suppressed his laughter and pinched his cheeks hard to stay calm.
Hold on, Cui Ze, hold back your laughter. The fish has taken the bait, but it’s not time to close the net yet!
[Xiran Iris: You are so stupid that there is no way to save Cui Ze! (Knock on the head) (Knock on the head)]
[Xiran Iris: You have been tricked by a bad woman! Listen to your sister and take a taxi back to the base right now. Whether it’s drinking and singing with friends, playing in rankings to gain points, or interacting with fans during live broadcasts, in short, don’t think about that bad woman anymore! ! ! 】
[Cui Ze: Thank you, sister Xiran, but I still want to wait and see. ]
[Xiran Iris: (The other party rejected your call request)]
In the auditorium of the convention and exhibition center that has been transformed into an e-sports viewing venue, I watched the calls being made on my mobile phone one after another. After all three WeChat videos she sent were rejected, Xiran had no choice but to put her phone away.
"What's wrong? You look sad today. Are you in a bad mood?" Agent With asked with concern.
"No, it's just a small private matter."
With shook his head, took out a bottle of water from his bag and handed it over: "Drink some water and have a rest. I'm going to bring someone new here now. , you will be responsible for teaching him later.”
“Yes, I understand, sister With, go ahead, don’t worry about me.” Xiran nodded weakly.
She had heard about the fact that a new person had joined the group a few days ago. It was rumored that he was a very young and handsome guy, but Xiran had no expectations for this new colleague at this time.
So what if you are handsome?
You are not him.
Looking at Xiran's listless look, With wanted to say something, but in the end he held it back.
Since the two of them met, Xiran has been seen by her as a young girl who works very seriously, is very dedicated in her studies, and is always full of energy. She likes to socialize and share her joys, sorrows, and joys with others.
For such an energetic girl, what causes her to become listless?
In addition to feelings, there may be no other answer.
Forget it, never mind, go and bring the newcomer over first.
Looking at the message sent by the boss on WeChat, the newcomer turned out to be a professional LDL player, and he was also the champion mid laner in the spring and summer this year.
Although I don’t know why a professional player is recruited as a temporary translator, since the boss has brought someone here, he must have personally assessed him. He just needs to take care of him.
"Cui Ze? It's him?"
With did have some impressions in his mind about the boy whose ID was Veronica. He was quite handsome and had many female fans, and he didn't remember it. If I'm wrong, Xiran seems to know this player.
"He was born in 2000." He is a bit young, a full 4 years younger than Xiran in 1996.
But it doesn't matter. As the saying goes, "a female junior holds a gold brick." This is more than one gold brick, and the elder sister knows how to be more considerate than the younger sister.
It will take more than half a month from the group stage to the finals. In the atmosphere of working together day and night, it is difficult for a young man and woman not to rub off and create some sparks. When the time comes, they can work together from the side, and the emotional troubles will not be there. Is it solved from the root?
I am so smart!
With was thinking in her mind, and her steps were getting faster and faster, as if there was wind pushing behind her, and she soon arrived outside the door of her group's lounge.
Although he is the manager responsible for managing him, in order to successfully match him to Xiran, With thought about it and decided to be polite and leave a good first impression on others first, so that the plan can proceed smoothly.
“Dong dong dong——”
A polite knock on the door sounded.
In the lounge, Cui Ze heard the sound and left, raising his hand to straighten his slightly messy bangs.
"Please come in."
I still want to explain here:
This book is neither a passionate e-sports novel from beginning to end, nor is it an innocent love story that tries to sell the dog's meat over someone else's head.
< br> Instead, there are two main lines of [e-sports] and [emotion] at the same time.
So what I hope all readers can understand is:
The reason why this book starts on the eve of the S8 World Championship is to introduce the protagonist of this book, Cui Ze, to his acquaintance and interaction with various figures in the e-sports circle. Gradually create a character image that is different from any real professional player,
That is the theme of this book - the succubus.
(End of this chapter)