Chapter 189 A man’s waist can’t be harmed. (1/2)
When Asleep first joined the team, Leng Feng had been the one to personally review his application.
At the time, Zhou Xuehai had looked at Asleep’s face and immediately proposed letting him join during the meeting, “Sign him!”
Asleep was very good looking, and he also had certain characteristics: clean skin, lazy and careless eyebrows, and a constant half awake appearance. It held a sense of decadence, yet also had a youth’s unique fierceness.
This face, coupled with his considerable achievements meant that there was a chance that he’d be signed no matter which team he went to.
It was alright if he couldn’t make any achievements, because even if they kept him on just to do live-streaming, he would still be able to help the team gain money and popularity.
Leng Feng and Zhou Xuehai had different ideas. Compared with commercial value, Leng Feng paid more attention to strength.
“Cong Yi is a good player. He has a good overall view of the situation and good game awareness. He’s now playing in the support position, but his hand speed evaluation was very high, and it’s not impossible for him to switch to other positions.”
The coaches also agreed with this, so Zhou Xuehai said, “Cong Yi can be signed too.” The value of a support position was a bit lower, but the signing price wasn’t as high, and it would still bring a pretty good harvest.
Leng Feng didn’t look at him as he brought the topic back to the original subject, “I don’t recommend signing Asleep.”
Zhou Xuehai turned to look at him. “But Asleep is much better than Cong Yi in all aspects!”
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Leng Feng words could draw blood with a single hit. “He’s not flexible enough.”
Zhou Xuehai was irritated. “We haven’t even started training him up, how can you know that he isn’t flexible?”
Leng Feng and Zhou Xuehai had worked together for many years, and he was very clear about this guy’s temperament. “We’re not in the entertainment industry.”
What’s the use of just looking at appearance?
In e-sports, being unable to achieve any results was the original sin. If fans wanted to see good looking faces, why not go chase after stars?
There were countless youths with faces better than Asleep’s in the entertainment circle!
Zhou Xuehai was unwilling to accept this. “He plays thief very well.”
Leng Feng: “The jungler position relies on coordination the most. If he doesn’t say a single word, how will he cooperate with his teammates?”
Zhou Xuehai hesitated.
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Leng Feng knew what he was greedy for. “Even if he does live streaming, the fans won’t buy into it if he remains silent like a depressed gourd, either.”
This sentence was enough to convince Zhou Xuehai.
He just thought that Asleep was good looking and he played games well, so when the time came, he could open up a live broadcast to attract fans. But he’d forgotten that as an anchor, his ability to speak was more important than anything else.
After Leng Feng’s sharp comments, the final decision made at the meeting was to sign Cong Yi and let Asleep go.
Unexpectedly, when Leng Feng notified Cong Yi, Cong Yi didn’t hesitate to refuse. “No.”
Leng Feng thought that he was displaying a child’s temper, “I know that you and Asleep have a good relationship, but you can’t give up on your own future because of your friends.”
Cong Yi shook his head. “I came here with him, and I won’t leave him.”
Leng Feng stared at him, his gaze probing. “I truly appreciate the importance you place on your relationships, but Asleep isn’t suitable to play professionally.”
Cong Yi lifted his head to look at him. “Why.”
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There was a sand table behind Leng Feng. He pointed to the jungler position and said, “Glory is a team game, and the canyon is a battlefield for five people. A player who can’t communicate with his teammates and can only play by himself doesn’t match the competition.”
There was no way for Cong Yi to refute this.
Leng Feng continued, “Asleep’s personal strength is very high, and I’m also very sorry to let him go, but you understand his situation better than anyone else. Do you really think that he can be suitable for this position? Do you really feel that a person who can’t communicate with people properly can lead the team to victory?”
Cong Yi’s eyebrows pulled together tightly in a frown, and his tone held a hint of childish obstinacy, “He can do it.”
Leng Feng looked at him in silence.
Cong Yi gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and entered a standoff against Leng Feng.
After a while, Leng Feng sighed. “Cong Yi, the e-sports world is cruel. A person with an unstable mental state… this place isn’t suitable for such a person.”
He’d already stepped out of bonds with these words.
Cong Yi: “Asleep’s mental state is very good!”
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Leng Feng: “……”
Cong Yi’s voice raised up unconsciously. “There’s no problem with him, he just doesn’t like communicating with people!”
Leng Feng: “……”
Cong Yi realized that he’d lost control and dropped his gaze. “Sorry.”
Leng Feng really appreciated Cong Yi’s character. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have said so much, “If you really want to help him, then you shouldn’t let him enter the professional arena.”
Cong Yi hung his head and didn’t say anything for a long time. Finally, he uttered a very light sentence, his voice hoarse, “…… But he likes Glory.”
This sentence hit Leng Feng hard.
The emotions in Cong Yi’s eyes were solidly blocked by his hair, but his shoulders trembed. “In his whole life, he’s only ever accepted Glory, and this is the first time he’s taken the initiative to come out…” Out of his own world, out of the quiet and silence. It was the first time he’d attempted to come into contact with the world outside.
Leng Feng couldn’t say anything.
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Cong Yi looked at him. The youth’s eyes were both questioning and filled with longing. “You really can’t give him a chance? I believe that he can do it. He’s different when he plays games, and maybe he… maybe he can learn to communicate with people in Glory.”
Leng Feng couldn’t bear it, but he still had to tell him the truth, “The competition won’t wait for anyone.” It wouldn’t wait for them to grow, wouldn’t wait for them to change, and wouldn’t wait for them to learn.
Anyone who stepped into this circle without being fully prepared would only be torn to shreds.
Cong Yi’s gaze grew a little distant. “Sorry.”
He’d been too naive. The club needed mature players and ready-made achievements, not a vague and uncertain future.
Leng Feng felt like he’d been stabbed in the heart when he saw him like this. “I can give you guys a chance.”
Cong Yi looked up at him abruptly.
Leng Feng knew that he shouldn’t be soft hearted, but this heart of his had never had anything to do with the meaning behind his own name. “I can’t guarantee if this will be a good thing or bad thing for Asleep.”
meaning behind his own name – Leng Feng’s name actually means ‘cold front’
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“I understand!” Cong Yi bowed to him deeply, “Thank you!”
Leng Feng took responsibility for this decision and signed both Cong Yi and Asleep.
At first, he’d been the one who was most opposed to signing Asleep; later on, he was the one who’d had the most expectations for Asleep.
Zhou Xuehai only remembered Asleep’s commercial value, but Leng Feng was always anticipating––waiting for the time when Asleep and Cong Yi would break through their cocoon and become a butterfly.
The five people from 3U queued until midnight, until the assistant coach urged them, “Let’s stop here for today.”
Li Chun, who’d been enduring for several hours and almost felt like he could no longer breathe, got up and said, “Captain, Brother Yi, I’ll be going back to the dormitory first.”
Cong Yi: “Go ahead.”
Asleep nodded very lightly.
The team’s top-laner and marksman also got up one after another and said goodbye together.
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Only Asleep and Cong Yi were left in the big training room.
Cong Yi released his mouse and looked at him. “Double queue?”
Asleep: “……”
Cong Yi got up and said, “Wait, I’ll go and smoke a cigarette first.”
Asleep: “……”
Cong Yi knew that Asleep didn’t like it when he smoked, but God Yi showed a rare moment of ‘obliviousness’.
Only Asleep was left in the training room, but his expression didn’t change at all. He wouldn’t become more active because there were a large number of people in the training room, and he wouldn’t be depressed because he was on his own.
He sat there in his seat, staring at the Glory canyon that had its defined limits and felt very calm.
Fixed maps, where every corner was familiar. Even the positioning of the jungle creeps was invariable.
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