Chapter 140 An Opportunity?

Chang Xian, in his first year, rarely got solo interview opportunities. But when it came to taking pictures, that was exactly what he did most often, even when following Cao Guangcheng on interviews.

Chang Xian's photography skills were quite good. He took a few shots of Chen Guo, and when she saw them, she almost asked him to leave her a copy. In the end, she restrained herself; she couldn't appear too unsophisticated, could she?

With the photos taken, Chang Xian's interview was considered complete. It hadn't taken too much time, all told. As Chang Xian turned back, he thought that he was still lacking in experience, which was why he always felt lost. It was a good thing he had prepared so much; if Cao Guangcheng had come, even if he had encountered someone by chance without any preparation, he could have completed an interview that was much better than his.

The gap! This was the gap. To compare it to the level of Glory players, this was the difference between a rookie and a top-tier god.

Chang Xian lamented all the way back to the interview station.

"Back?" Cao Guangcheng was bored in the living room, watching TV. When he saw Chang Xian enter, he first glanced at the clock on the wall.

Cao Guangcheng knew exactly how long it took to get to Jia Dynasty's club. That Happy Internet Cafe was right across from Jia Dynasty, the distance was the same. The time Chang Xian took, in Cao Guangcheng's mind, was just him getting his bearings, right?

"Yeah, I'm back." Chang Xian responded.

"Did you see Ye Qiu?" Cao Guangcheng asked casually. He originally thought that Chang Xian definitely wouldn't see him, but after Chang Xian left, he suddenly felt uneasy. Things were different now! The current Ye Qiu had left Jia Dynasty and come down from the altar. What if he changed his mind and was willing to be interviewed? Wouldn't he miss an opportunity?

However, Cao Guangcheng was, after all, a famous reporter who had been in the Glory circle for many years, and he wouldn't risk everything for a big interview topic. So, although he was concerned, he still waited in the room for Chang Xian to return.

"Didn't see him."

Chang Xian's answer relieved Cao Guangcheng slightly. However, as an experienced reporter who was skilled at reading people, he didn't hear any disappointment in Chang Xian's tone. This meant that this trip had some gains that Chang Xian was very satisfied with.

"Oh, what did you get?" Cao Guangcheng didn't guess, he just asked directly.

"The current captain of Happy team, the player who registered as Lord Grim, is named Ye Xiu, and he's also a Glory player with ten years of experience." Chang Xian began to introduce.

"Ye Xiu?" Cao Guangcheng was stunned when he heard the name.

"Yes, Ye Xiu, the Xiu of 'repair,' not Ye Qiu." Chang Xian said.

"Could it be such a coincidence?" Cao Guangcheng's intuition was still very sharp. His first thought was whether Ye Qiu had changed his name to participate in the Challenger League?

But then he thought again. First, Ye Qiu had no need to change his appearance. This wasn't some national secret operation, what impact would exposing his identity have? Exposing it would attract more attention. Cao Guangcheng had specifically interviewed the league's staff. The one-year ban on retired players was a regulation for the professional league; whether participating in the Challenger League counted as a violation was a blank. Because when this regulation was made, there was no such thing as the Challenger League. Since there was the Challenger League, this kind of thing had never happened, so it had always been ignored. So, if it was really Ye Qiu, directly participating in the Challenger League wouldn't be a problem in terms of the rules.

Second, if he really wanted to hide his identity, why would he use the name "Ye Xiu," which was so easy to remind people of "Ye Qiu"? Besides, with a fake identity, how would he pass the review in the offline matches in the future? That would definitely be exposed!

Thinking this way, Cao Guangcheng felt that the pseudonym theory didn't hold up.

"This Ye Xiu, is he the one who has been operating Lord Grim all along? What's his relationship with Ye Qiu?" Cao Guangcheng then asked.

"Ah..." Chang Xian was dumbfounded when he heard that.

The gap! This was the gap! Why didn't he think to ask such a question at the time? This was clearly something he should have thought of! At this thought, Chang Xian was a little dejected.

Cao Guangcheng saw his appearance and guessed what had happened. He didn't say anything, just smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, take it slow!"

To be fair, Cao Guangcheng was a very good senior. He had always guided Chang Xian. Although he felt that this interview was worthless, he didn't stop Chang Xian, thinking that even if the interview couldn't be published, running around was a kind of training for Chang Xian. Later, although he thought that this kid might really interview Ye Qiu, Cao Guangcheng didn't rush to snatch his resources.

"Alas, why didn't I think of such an obvious question to ask?" Chang Xian beat his head.

"Okay, don't think about it, there will be opportunities in the future. Tell me what you interviewed this time!" Cao Guangcheng said with a smile.

Beautiful boss, especially beautiful player Tang Rou, Cao Guangcheng just smiled at these. This was the competitive circle, not the entertainment circle. Beauty was just an added bonus, never capital. The competitive circle had to speak with strength and results; everything else was just temporary talk. A grassroots team like Happy, which was still in the second round of the Challenger League, having a beauty or something wasn't worth paying attention to.

"Anything else?" Cao Guangcheng asked. If it was just these things, there was no need to continue.

"This Tang Rou, she started playing Glory from the new server." Chang Xian said.

"Oh?" At this point, Cao Guangcheng's attention was much higher. He had also paid some attention to Soft Mist. If she was just a new player from the new server, then her current strength was a bit amazing. With such strength, she was someone worth paying attention to.

"There's also their team's Bao Rongxing, the player who operates Steamed Bun Invasion, he's also a new player from the new server." Chang Xian said.

"Interesting, I didn't expect this Happy team to have picked up some good seedlings!" Cao Guangcheng said.

"It's not just new players. Their team's Qiao Yifan, the operator of Ghostblade One Inch Ash, was a member of Tiny Herb last season, a true professional player." Chang Xian said.

"Tiny Herb team? Qiao Yifan?" Cao Guangcheng was stunned. Although he was the Jia Dynasty's reporter, he wouldn't be ignorant of other teams. Compared to ordinary players and ordinary audiences, he definitely knew more and deeper, after all, he was in this business.

But this Qiao Yifan... Cao Guangcheng tried hard to search in his mind, and he vaguely had a little impression. Using the process of elimination, was he the young man who joined Tiny Herb at the same time as Gao Yingjie?

"He didn't get a renewal from Tiny Herb, and he didn't have any invitations from other teams, so he joined Happy team." Chang Xian said.

"So that's how it is!" Cao Guangcheng nodded. Every year there were players like this, but it was rare for someone from a champion team like Tiny Herb to fall to joining a grassroots team. Even if they had to find food in the Challenger League, these players could mostly find a position in teams like Excellent Era.

"There's also another person, named Wei Chen, who said he was the former captain of Blue Rain, this person..."

"Wei Chen?"

Chang Xian was about to say that he didn't know this person, but Cao Guangcheng actually jumped up. He was an old reporter, how could he not know Wei Chen? This was a first-generation god-level figure. Counting from him, Blue Rain's current captain Yu Wenzhou was the third-generation successor of Warlock Swoksaar. Such an ancient god, so far away from the professional circle for so many years, how did he suddenly jump out to play the Challenger League?

Wei Chen, in Cao Guangcheng's impression, should have been seen before, but the era was too long ago, and his appearance was blurred. At that time, Esports Home was far from having the circulation comparable to other sports print media! It was Glory that drove the prosperity and development of the entire esports market, which also allowed dedicated media like Esports Home to catch a ride and grow stronger.

Wei Chen, this name, really evoked a lot of memories!

"This Happy team is really a bit interesting." Cao Guangcheng nodded.

"Yes, yes, so I think we can pay more attention to them in the future." Chang Xian said.

"Well, you pay more attention!" Cao Guangcheng said.

"Then I'll go organize this trip's content first." Chang Xian said.

"No need to rush, take your time." Cao Guangcheng said.

"Oh right!" Chang Xian suddenly slapped his head. "It's only Saturday now, I have an extra day!" Esports Weekly was published every Monday and Friday. Since the Glory match day was on Saturday, the reporters were used to having only one day after the match to organize various information and complete their articles. But Chang Xian's interview this time was with a Challenger League team, so the match was completed on Friday, so he had two days.

"There's plenty of time, don't worry, it's impossible to put your interview in the issue on Monday." Cao Guangcheng said.

"Why?" Chang Xian was stunned.

"Because the match isn't over yet." Cao Guangcheng said.

"Ah?"

"Are you 100% sure that Excellent Era team can't make a comeback in the second round?" Cao Guangcheng said.

"This..."

"Only after completely completing this upset will Happy have the opportunity to occupy a bit of space in the Challenger League's edition. In this issue, one sentence: 'Happy team shocks Excellent Era team with a big win' will be the most you can get." Cao Guangcheng said with certainty.

"Excellent Era team suffered a major blow in the first leg of the second round, losing 8.5 points in the home match against the highly anticipated Happy team, casting a shadow over the future of the Challenger League. Excellent Era team entered closed training after the match, vowing to avenge their shame in the second leg."

Chen Guo held the Esports Weekly published on Monday, flipping through it again and again, but the word "Happy team" only appeared once. And this report clearly focused on Excellent Era team, making Chen Guo confused.

"Where's our interview?" Chen Guo once suspected that the newspaper she bought was missing pages.

"If we take Excellent Era in this round, our interview will be published." Ye Xiu understood the ins and outs.