Chapter 1215 A Desperate Chang Xian

Chang Xian was troubled by his inability to complete his work assignments. To be fair, it was indeed Xingxin's fault for being somewhat unreliable. Other teams, such as Blue Rain, were also in full closed-door training, rejecting all interviews. However, they had a dedicated public relations department that provided press releases to reporters, allowing them to handle their assignments and report on Blue Rain. What about Xingxin? In just one year, the main body of the team was established, but they didn't have the complete club system of a powerhouse like Blue Rain!

Press officer?

Xingxin didn't have such a thing. Chen Guo wasn't experienced enough, and Ye Xiu was preoccupied with the growth of his teammates, tactical arrangements, equipment upgrades, and material reserves. He paid special attention to these things, but he didn't care about things related to the media, which didn't affect the team's strength. Others didn't pay attention to these aspects either, so Xingxin didn't have any awareness in this regard.

Chang Xian gained nothing again that day, and the way some of the regulars at Xingxin Internet Cafe looked at him was different. Chang Xian accidentally overheard these guys muttering, and he almost vomited blood. Apparently, his style of running to Xingxin Internet Cafe every now and then and surrounding Chen Guo had none of the demeanor of the legendary uncrowned king. In the eyes of ordinary people, he was just a shameless gigolo who was relentlessly pursuing Boss Chen.

Chang Xian felt like crying. Back online, he looked at their Esports Home reporter group. The other reporters who followed the playoff teams had piles of material in their hands. The G City reporter with Blue Rain, who was also a bit neglected like him, at least had press releases provided by Blue Rain, and then they added their own subjective opinions to discuss them, and a special article about Blue Rain was dealt with.

What about himself?

He could forget about standing out among everyone this time. It would be good if he didn't have to fill the space at the last minute.

Chang Xian was anxious, pulling his hair, and couldn't sleep all night!

He didn't expect Blue Rain's press releases, because he knew very well that Xingxin didn't have anyone in that area. He couldn't count on the players; they didn't have time right now. What else? Boss Chen? Chang Xian felt a sweat just thinking about it. In his mind, Chen Guo was completely unable to be associated with writing.

There was no other way. He could only rely on himself and make it up! At worst, he would write it and then show it to them.

Helpless, Chang Xian could only write a purely subjective article. After working on it for two days, he ran to Xingxin again, hoping to see the players, but when he saw Chen Guo downstairs, his expectations instantly fell through.

"Sister Chen," Chang Xian greeted.

"You're here again!" Chen Guo also greeted him, but Chang Xian found the "again" so grating. Looking at the internet cafe, many contemptuous gazes were cast at him. When they saw Chang Xian looking over, they quickly withdrew their gazes and pretended to be engrossed in their computers.

"I wrote an article about your Xingxin's participation in the playoffs. Take a look and see if it's okay," Chang Xian said weakly, handing over his news article, which had no substance and was entirely based on his own imagination.

"Oh? Is that so!" Chen Guo took it and flipped through it, looking at it carefully, which finally gave Chang Xian some comfort.

"Little Chang! This is all slogans, with no substance!" Chen Guo said.

Chang Xian burst into tears!

Of course he had no substance. You block me at the front desk of the internet cafe every day, and you don't let me interview the players or give me any scoops. Where would I get any substance!

Chang Xian felt wronged, so wronged that he couldn't say anything. Chen Guo looked at his appearance and realized what was going on.

"Uh... I was just speaking from the perspective of a pure reader. Actually, it's pretty good. Just publish it like this!" Chen Guo said.

"Sister Chen, can't you give me some substance?" Chang Xian said.

"Actually, there's really nothing of substance. You know our Xingxin's foundation pretty well. What else could there be! That's why we have to cherish and use every moment to improve as much as possible in this week," Chen Guo said.

"Sister Chen, don't lie to me. I know you must have some tricks. I can tell," Chang Xian said.

"Haha, we have some, of course, but we can't say! How can we give people surprises if we say it!" Chen Guo said.

"Alright!" Chang Xian nodded. Chen Guo admitted that they had tricks, which could barely be considered some substance. As for not knowing the specifics of the tricks, that was reasonable! If a team revealed all their means to deal with their opponents before a match, people would probably suspect that they were deliberately trying to confuse their opponents. Chang Xian was still quite capable. Hearing this, his mind was already racing, thinking about how to expand on this sentence.

Soon, the Esports Weekly's playoff special was published. The pre-match edition was, of course, a prediction of the season's playoffs. In addition to the first-hand manuscripts sent back by resident reporters from eight locations, Esports Home also invited various famous Glory commentators to comment on this playoff season.

For example, the famous commentator Li Yibo. His column was like his commentary style this season, cautious and not making predictions. Li Yibo's commentary was like a memoir, recalling the wonderful moments of these eight teams in the regular season. Of course, these were the ones he had participated in commentating on, so the review was clear and three-dimensional. He used this to explain the advantages and disadvantages of the eight teams in his mind. In the end, he wished all eight teams good results, ending it in such a roundabout way.

The famous commentator Cha Xiaxia had announced early on that he was a brain-dead fan of Xingxin, and he had been singing the praises of Xingxin a lot this season. However, Cha Xiaxia's so-called brain-dead fan was just a figure of speech. He just thought more highly of Xingxin and was more interested in them. It could only be said that he would put more effort into discovering good things from Xingxin. His praise for Xingxin was still methodical and logical. Unlike the Xingxin haters led by Ruan Cheng, who were completely mindless, calling a stag a horse and confusing black and white, and had basically completely lost their integrity.

In Cha Xiaxia's column, he continued to pour his love for Xingxin, and the comments on the eight playoff teams, the part about Xingxin accounted for 70%, while the other seven teams were summarized in the remaining 30%.

There was some debate in the editorial department about whether or not to ask Zuo Chenrui for a manuscript. This person was truly brain-dead when it came to love and hate, and the content he wrote would inevitably be biased. In the end, the editorial department decided to try to ask Zuo Chenrui for a commentary that didn't comment on Blue Rain and Tiny Herb, but the character commentator Zuo Chenrui refused.

Other famous writers, such as Ruan Cheng, had manuscripts that were exclusively for Esports Times, and Esports Home couldn't get them even if they wanted to.

A lot of manuscripts were requested. In addition to these famous commentators, there were also some players, retired and active. The players of the eight teams preparing for the playoffs were certainly busy, but the players of other teams had already started their summer break. Media requests were usually made to some of the more famous gods. This time, they got comments from Li Xuan of Void, Chu Yunxiu of Misty Rain, and Tian Sen of Wind Howl.

The three players had almost come out of their regret for this season and had entered spectator mode. They also had some views on the playoffs.

Li Xuan was more optimistic about Samsara, which was a popular choice and didn't need much explanation.

Chu Yunxiu was optimistic about Xingxin and bluntly stated that the main reason was that her good friend was on the Xingxin team. Of course, she also talked about the advantages and disadvantages of Xingxin from a technical and tactical perspective.

Tian Sen was optimistic about Tyranny. He believed that Tyranny had been patient for a season and would inevitably have a different kind of outburst in the playoffs. Wind Howl, a former powerhouse, was declining, which made Tian Sen deeply feel the sorrow of going from prosperity to decline. Tyranny's veterans were undoubtedly experiencing this stage of life, and looking at them, Tian Sen, although he was a player in his prime, felt a sense of empathy. His optimism was more of a blessing.

Esports Weekly used this content to support this issue. Then, their special reporters' manuscripts were separate comments on the eight teams. Except for Blue Rain and Xingxin, they got player interviews from the other six teams, and the content was much richer. Blue Rain was the press release provided by the team, and of course, the reporter also had their own expansion. Xingxin was even worse. It was equivalent to the reporter Chang Xian writing a press release for Xingxin himself, and then expanding on the bits and pieces he got from chatting with Chen Guo.

As a result, looking at it, the content of the six interviews was a bit bland and boring. The caution and seriousness of the playoffs seemed to have already begun at this time. Although they faced the media, the players of the six teams didn't say much at all, and it could be said that they had no substance. Blue Rain was the press release given by the team, so there was no need to say more. In the end, it was Chang Xian's Xingxin manuscript that stated very definitively that Xingxin's boss Chen Guo admitted that Xingxin had tricks in the playoffs.

What were these tricks?

This was where Chang Xian was expanding.

As for what Chang Xian guessed, it didn't really matter. Everyone could guess about this! So what means Xingxin had suddenly became a hot topic after this report. Some guessed different tactics, some guessed unusual lineups, and some guessed secret equipment. Anyway, Glory was just these things back and forth, and everyone said everything.

"What do you think?"

Blue Rain's Huang Shaotian, who put down the newspaper, asked Yu Wenzhou on the side. They were about to face Xingxin, so of course they were most concerned about this issue. Before Yu Wenzhou could answer, Huang Shaotian was already saying his opinion: "With that guy around, I think it's eighty percent that Xingxin is putting out a smokescreen."

"Is that so? I don't think so." Yu Wenzhou also had a newspaper spread out in his hand. He listened to Huang Shaotian, but his eyes didn't leave the newspaper.

"They should have some means. It would be a bit ridiculous to put out a smokescreen if they have nothing. Xingxin wouldn't be so naive," Yu Wenzhou said.

"Then what could it be?" Huang Shaotian was stunned.

"Don't think about it. You'll be fooled if you think about it." Yu Wenzhou said, putting down the newspaper. "Just pretend you didn't see it!"

"I'll try my best..." Huang Shaotian said with a bit of uncertainty.