E-Sports Boss Wants To Post Messages With New Players Every Day Chapter 58

As soon as Shen Xiao entered the venue, he headed straight for the backstage lounge. His hurried appearance made Jiang Yuxin frown. “He…”

Xu Ziyan said, “Even if he wants to beat someone up, the staff will stop him. You can relax.”

He paused, then added, “In the worst-case scenario, Secret will cover for him.”

Jiang Yuxin hadn’t finished his sentence before being interrupted, but on second thought, it was true. He was worried about Shen Xiao, but the thought of Secret immediately put him at ease. “Indeed, Secret is very reliable.”

After sitting down, he turned to Yu Guangzhou and whispered, “Hey, speaking of which, a few of KW’s Youth Training Camp Members are really good, and they’re good-looking too. Why don’t we poach them all for our team? They’d be little cash cows!”

Yu Guangzhou was annoyed. “Don’t we already have Ice?”

Jiang Yuxin turned his head and looked at Xu Ziyan with an almost doting gaze. “How is one enough? You need to understand sustainable development! KW…”

The “little cash cow” Xu Ziyan twitched his mouth, unsure what to say.

Xie Wei was clearly used to this kind of talk and showed no reaction. As the boss, he even joined the conversation with interest. “How about that Ovil?”

“Not bad!” Jiang Yuxin said. “I think he’s quite suitable too!”

“And that little Sniper from FTK’s second team is also good,” Xie Wei stroked his chin. “ID is… Rabbit? I remember she’s a female Alpha, and quite popular.”

Jiang Yuxin said, “She has potential! Worth selling!”

Xie Wei said, “And…”

Yu Guangzhou interjected, “Why don’t you just poach everyone from the other teams? The league might as well stop competing and just change all their names to TWG.”

Xie Wei laughed. “Three teams wouldn’t be enough. We’d need… a dozen or so teams.”

Xu Ziyan casually chimed in, “And then, because TWG Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Teams are too hard to remember, for convenience, they’d change their names to FTK, KW, WOF…”

Bai Chen raised an eyebrow. “You managed to bring it full circle.”

Even the usually serious Bai Chen was joining in the nonsense. Yu Guangzhou felt exhausted and decided to ignore them.

They were seated in the VIP section, very close to the stage, and the price was higher than regular seating. As the match was about to begin, the audience gradually filled the venue. Shen Xiao rushed out from backstage and plopped down in the seat between Bai Chen and Xu Ziyan.

Xu Ziyan carefully observed his expression. Seeing his obvious displeasure, he knew what was going on: WOF was likely in for a rough time this match.

Sometimes, the drama wasn’t on stage; the more exciting plot was actually offstage.

At seven o’clock, the lights in the venue dimmed on time, and a wave of excited commotion and cheers rose from the audience.

The host, dressed in formal attire, walked onto the stage with a smile. After reading a long list of sponsors and an opening speech, he officially got to the point: “Please welcome the KW team!”

Soon, KW’s Head Coach led four young players in team uniforms onto the stage. Walking at the end of the line was a boy with a youthful face who looked very well-behaved, with messy hair that made him look quite cute.

“Is that Pride?” a girl’s voice came from behind, full of dissatisfaction. “How dare he compare himself to Lian Bao? Are the KW management out of their minds?”

Lian Bao was KW’s previous Main Roster Player Medic, Mu Yulian, a gentle Beta girl with waist-length hair.

Xu Ziyan inexplicably recalled the situation when he first joined the A-Team and was compared to Qu Qingyue by numerous netizens. Pride’s current predicament was strikingly similar, making him feel a strong sense of empathy.

After the host introduced each KW player and invited them to take their seats, he announced, “Next, let’s welcome the WOF team!”

WOF’s Head Coach was a kind-looking middle-aged man, followed closely by Secret, Li Huanbin, wearing the WOF uniform and smiling.

The moment Li Huanbin appeared, the cheers from the audience spontaneously rose by dozens of decibels, even drowning out the host’s introduction of the remaining players.

Xu Ziyan paid attention to the man following Li Huanbin. He was quite tall, with well-defined features, an Alpha who could be considered handsome.

But next to Li Huanbin, he immediately paled in comparison.

Comparing people is deadly, and comparing goods is wasteful; the old saying holds true.

Unlike TWG, WOF’s original veteran players had either retired or transferred. Now, most of WOF’s old fans were fans of Li Huanbin. Coupled with his immense popularity, it was no wonder someone in the team was envious.

Both teams took their seats, and the preparation time began. The random map for this round was Rynia Harbor.

A Sniper map.

At the commentary desk, the two commentators began analyzing the advantages and disadvantages this map would bring to the two teams.

Since neither WOF nor KW were considered Sniper-dominant teams, their analysis focused mainly on the Assault Player and Medic roles.

It was the playoffs, a clash between strong teams. The two commentators talked themselves hoarse, making a plethora of predictions. However, as soon as the match started, WOF swiftly gave up the first kill.

“Jin walked directly from the main road toward Point A and was headshotted by the KW Sniper with two shots. This…”

The audience was in an uproar, and even the commentators didn’t know how to smooth it over.

Xu Ziyan heard Shen Xiao grit his teeth and curse under his breath.

A man of his word, he would act as promised.

Despite Jin’s persistent efforts, and Secret’s heroic attempt to lead the team to capture Point A, there wasn’t enough time to continue attacking Point B. WOF undoubtedly lost the first round.

Xu Ziyan didn’t need to check his phone to know that the internet was already ablaze with criticism.

Xie Wei noticed something was wrong and frowned. “What’s going on with WOF?”

Shen Xiao chuckled. “Someone’s throwing the match.”

Bai Chen asked, “Has the league been notified?”

“No use,” Shen Xiao said. “This person hasn’t taken money, hasn’t gambled, and hasn’t been instigated by anyone. He’s purely doing it to spite WOF.”

Yuan Shaofeng was dumbfounded. “Something like this happens? Why don’t they put in someone else?”

Xie Wei said, “It wouldn’t help. WOF’s second team Assault Player is completely unreliable.” He paused. “But in the next round, even if he’s unreliable, the second team player must go on.”

Shen Xiao pursed his lips and remained silent.

Whether intentional or not, the camera cut to Li Huanbin in the lounge at that moment. He wasn’t looking at the camera or his teammates, just leaning on the sofa, staring expressionlessly at the screen mounted on the wall.

Jin was nowhere to be seen, and WOF’s Head Coach was on the phone, his face anxious.

The audience was buzzing with discussion. Xie Wei frowned at the scene in the WOF lounge on the screen. He turned and saw Xu Ziyan with an expression that said, “I knew it,” and whispered, “You knew about this already?”

Xu Ziyan was internally sighing and enjoying the gossip. When suddenly asked, he gave an awkward smile and honestly replied, “Um… I heard Seamy mention it before.”

Xie Wei said, “…How come I didn’t know your relationship was that good?”

Xu Ziyan froze, turned his head to look at him, and laughed. “Is God Xie jealous?”

Xie Wei replied matter-of-factly, “Yes.”

Xu Ziyan was about to say something more when he suddenly heard the commentator on stage, trying to lighten the mood, laughingly say, “By the way, the director just told me that we have a few mystery guests here tonight. Could everyone guess who they are?”

The other commentator played along perfectly. “Oh? Who?”

Xu Ziyan immediately felt a sense of dread. He turned his head and saw that the big screen was no longer showing WOF’s gloomy lounge, but a black-haired man wearing a mask.

The man was leaning on the armrest of a seat, talking to the young man next to him. The two were very close, in an ambiguous and intimate posture.

Xu Ziyan blinked blankly.

The neighbor staring blankly at the camera—wasn’t that himself!

Xie Wei also realized he was being filmed. He had clearly experienced similar situations many times. At this moment, he calmly raised his hand, pulled down his mask, and smiled openly and composedly at the camera.

The audience immediately erupted in screams. The front-row spectators also turned around in surprise, covering their mouths as they watched them.

Trying to pull away now would look too deliberate. So, Xu Ziyan had no choice but to follow suit and smile reservedly.

In truth, his palms were already starting to sweat.

“Wow, God Xie and God Ice are both here!” the commentator exclaimed excitedly. “Does this mean that other members of TWG are also nearby?”

As he spoke, the camera slowly moved to Shen Xiao and Bai Chen.

Seeing his face disappear from the big screen, Xu Ziyan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Beside him, Xie Wei’s smiling voice rang out: “Why so nervous? It was going to be public sooner or later.”

Xu Ziyan stiffened, and his earlobes slowly turned red.

Shen Xiao, who was struggling to force out a professional smile, saw the two of them being affectionate and immediately felt irritated. “Stop showing off, stop showing off.”

Yuan Shaofeng stiffly waved at the camera, making a public appearance. The camera finally moved away as if granting a favor, and he sighed in relief, advising, “God Xiao, don’t be angry. Retribution will come; people like that always have a miserable end.”

Shen Xiao was silent for a moment, then sighed deeply, leaned back in his seat, and said nothing more.

In the second round, WOF replaced a player: Second Team Assault Player Xbu went on, and First Team Assault Player Jin went off.

With one less person deliberately feeding kills, the viewing experience significantly improved this round.

However, the second team player lacked skill and coordination, and KW was a strong team. No matter how formidable Li Huanbin was, he couldn’t turn the tide. Ultimately, WOF lost to KW two to zero.

In the second round, Shen Xiao had calmed down. He stopped focusing on WOF’s situation and paid attention to KW, a potential opponent they might face later.

After the match, the TWG members returned to the team van. Shen Xiao said, “That Pride is tricky. He also uses the taser and healing bottle, but his skill is definitely inferior to Ice’s. KW’s real threat is this dual Assault Player strategy.”

Xie Wei said, “Mm. WOF actually had a chance in the second round, but once their Sniper and Medic were suppressed, they couldn’t move at all and just kept dying.”

WOF’s Jin was a liability, but their Sniper and Medic were highly skilled, with excellent technique and coordination awareness. Moreover, the map for this match was Rynia Harbor, a map favored by long-range players, yet the geographical advantage couldn’t save them.

Even such veteran players were beaten so badly they couldn’t fight back…

Yu Guangzhou said, “KW probably won’t schedule a scrim with us. Even if they do, we can’t agree.” He opened the schedule in his hand. “Our next opponent, barring any surprises, will be KW.”

“Before the match, we must prepare new tactics to face them.”

Xu Ziyan was listening intently when his phone vibrated in his pocket. He took it out and looked.

KK: Hello, Ice. It’s the end of the month. Have you made up your hours?

KK: I have a job for you. A sincere invitation to participate as an online guest commentator for the YNG vs. FTK match at 5 PM on the 27th. Live stream is fine. The official stream will give you traffic then, and your popularity will definitely skyrocket.

KK: What do you say? Isn’t your brother good to you?