165: Chapter 166 Smashing the Pros
“You didn't find a fake Steamed Bun, did you? How is he so trash! I remember Steamed Bun plays sidelane; I've never seen him play Garen.”
The Wild King had spent time in a youth training camp with Steamed Bun, so he could recognize Steamed Bun's playstyle.
The Garen that Steamed Bun was playing did indeed reflect his personal playstyle.
“He's the real deal, I didn't hire a fraud. Maybe Steamed Bun has been under too much pressure lately, which is why he accidentally made a few mistakes. Don't worry, forget about the ADC for now, go follow him and protect him while he farms for three minutes. As long as Steamed Bun has the gold, his hero will be invincible and rampage through the Rift.”
Zhang Xiaohua issued a challenge to An Xin, and they were playing on a five-on-five map.
It was still a five-stack versus five-stack.
An Xin immediately called up three of his college roommates to fill the numbers, leaving the support position for Zhang Xiaohua.
Cat Girl had been terrified by An Xin's Lee Sin and Zhang Xiaohua's Yuumi.
She had added house rules to the room she created: no playing Yuumi or Lee Sin.
Zhang Xiaohua switched to a tank support, and An Xin briefly explained the champion's combos and passive skills to her.
Zhang Xiaohua had an excellent memory; after An Xin taught her once, she grasped the essence of Lux.
Less than a minute after An Xin secured First Blood in the jungle, Zhang Xiaohua led the bottom lane to a double kill.
Cat Girl, who only played enchanter supports, hadn't expected Zhang Xiaohua's tank support to be this strong.
Zhang Xiaohua's plays gave her a sense of pressure that usually only came from professional players.
What was most outrageous wasn't Zhang Xiaohua's plays or game sense, but her APM.
Zhang Xiaohua could kite and land crowd control while typing to trash-talk at the same time.
As a first-time gaming Streamer, Zhang Xiaohua kept in mind the strategy An Xin had taught her: “Psychological Warfare.”
To be specific, it meant using the power of words to break the opponent's mentality.
Once the opponent's mentality was shattered, the initiative to win the game was secured.
Zhang Xiaohua's sophisticated and tricky medical jargon was quite unique.
As soon as she started streaming, she attracted quite a few players from Zaun who were lurking to learn from her.
There were also a few players who came specifically for Zhang Xiaohua's esports skills.
Zhang Xiaohua's plays and tactics were all brilliant.
The audience was very satisfied with this livestream match between casual players and pros.
Some hardcore gamers even picked up pens to take notes, learning Zhang Xiaohua's strategies and An Xin's game sense.
By the end of the stream, Zhang Xiaohua had earned 750,000 in tips.
Each game only lasted about twenty minutes.
Earning that much in tips was already very lucrative.
The new niche and new style caused Zhang Xiaohua's Shark Dou Platform account to gain followers like crazy.
After this one stream, she gained 200,000 followers directly.
She was one step closer to her path to becoming a Top 100 Influencer.
Playing games and confronting internet princesses was truly enjoyable.
Streaming games was easier than singing.
It didn't strain her voice, and earning tips was easier.
It only took Zhang Xiaohua three games to go from just knowing the basics to wanting to be a gaming Streamer.
After winning the game, Zhang Xiaohua went to find An Xin to discuss her idea of transitioning her stream.
An Xin had the same idea.
Singing was too strenuous on her voice; Zhang Xiaohua had been learning and practicing songs during this time, often staying up until two in the morning.
An Xin had passed by the streaming room several times and seen Zhang Xiaohua practicing new songs, and he felt for how hard she was working.
He was worried about her voice.
“Brother An Xin, if I transition to being a gaming Streamer, will the fans who followed me because of my singing leave me?”
“You don't need to worry about that. No one says you can't sing while playing games. You can do both. You don't need to learn new songs anymore; you can hum and interact with the audience when there are no trolls in the game. When the trolls appear, you can adopt a sharp-tongued persona and use medical jargon to roast them...”
Zhang Xiaohua earnestly noted down An Xin's advice.
An Xin had earned 100,000 points today—an esports club.
He had a lot of fun playing these games.
Having successfully carried the girl, he was feeling a bit cocky, but he also knew when to stop.
Zhang Xiaohua said she wasn't tired and could keep playing.
But An Xin didn't agree to let Zhang Xiaohua continue streaming and playing.
She hadn't slept all night; continuing to pull an all-nighter would be bad for her health.
An Xin didn't want Zhang Xiaohua to work herself to death.
He ordered Zhang Xiaohua to end the stream and told her to wash up and get some rest.
Zhang Xiaohua obediently went to the bathroom. After settling her in, An Xin left the esports hotel, leaving the room for Zhang Xiaohua to enjoy by herself.
Zhang Xiaohua was the “white moonlight” in An Xin's heart; he couldn't bear to hurt her.
He stepped out of the hotel and felt the evening breeze.
An Xin leisurely took his phone out of his pocket and generously sent a 10,000 yuan red envelope to each of his roommates; all three received one, all for the same amount.
“Thanks, Godfather!”
“We swear to follow Godfather into battle until death!”
“Long live Godfather.”
Men's direct friendships were very pure; a single red envelope could warm up a friendship into a familial bond and raise their seniority.
An Xin listened to the voice messages from his three roommates and rolled his eyes in annoyance.
“Alright, alright, you're my good sons. Do you really think I'd give this kind of good stuff to anyone else?”
“Hehe, that's true. By the way, An Xin, want to go get some barbecue? My treat.”
Since becoming wealthy, An Xin hadn't eaten barbecue with these guys in a long time.
Faced with his buddies' invitation, An Xin's stomach began to crave the delicious food from their university barbecue spot.
“Didn't you three go home for the New Year?”
There were five days left until the Spring Festival, and the barbecue shops in the university town were already closed.
There were still some large barbecue restaurants open in the city center.
“No, we found part-time jobs as teachers at a training center to earn some extra tutoring money. Our families aren't very rich. You know what our situation is like.”
An Xin had thought about helping them get jobs, but his roommates had all declined his offer.
Even brothers need to settle accounts clearly; they knew they weren't reliable and were afraid that if they worked for An Xin, they would cause him to go bankrupt.
An Xin didn't force them to come work for him. A semester had passed, and An Xin and his roommates still maintained a pure brotherhood without any financial entanglement.
An Xin chatted with them for a while and scheduled the barbecue for the next evening.
Early the next morning, An Xin went to help out at Mingyue Pavilion.
The popularity of Mingyue Pavilion had skyrocketed because of a livestream.
Chu Xinxin was already struggling to manage Mingyue Pavilion by herself.
“Brother An Xin, I want an assistant. These are the candidates I selected from the staff; please take a look.”
Employee 0007, Li Yuanyuan, was also on the list.
An Xin immediately noticed this girl.
She was the one who had rejected the foreign investment.
An Xin had a deep impression of this girl, so he specifically spent a few extra pages looking at her profile.
After reading it, An Xin's impression of Li Yuanyuan was even better.
A graduate from a prestigious university with two years of experience in sales, having worked as a sales manager.
Her highest monthly sales record was 30 million.
There were very few young people at twenty-four with such capability.
After reading Li Yuanyuan's profile, An Xin looked at the other resumes and felt that the capabilities of the other employees were too ordinary.
An Xin handed Li Yuanyuan's profile to Chu Xinxin.
“This girl, let's go with her.”
“You also think this girl is capable? Brother An Xin, I think the same as you. I also wanted to make her my assistant.”
Chu Xinxin took the profile, her eyes shining as she spoke with An Xin.