Esports world champion, debuted as the center of a talent show

Jiang Zhiyu raised his voice slightly: "It's getting dark, let's go home."

The fans echoed their sentiments, their frustration vanishing instantly.

"Okay! Let's go right away!"

"R God, take care of yourself! Get some rest! We're waiting for you to come back!"

"We're waiting for you to come back and win a Grand Slam!"

The crowd dispersed quickly, and although their time together was short, they felt an unprecedented sense of security.

To bring this matter to a perfect close, Jiang Zhiyu, upon returning to the public relations department, proactively suggested conducting a brief live stream to respond to fans' requests.

The public relations department had no objection to this. They were initially delighted, but then cautiously looked at Lin Shi, who was standing to the side with a solemn expression.

"If we can do a live stream along with Soul's statement, it will be easier for us to handle this. I just don't know what Manager Lin thinks."

Manager Lin felt a terrible headache.

He didn't want to involve Jiang Zhiyu in this baseless incident. Bringing him back was just a contingency plan; he didn't intend for Jiang Zhiyu to actually come forward and explain anything.

He sighed and tried to persuade him, "Why don't you go back and practice your second male role as soon as possible?"

Jiang Zhiyu's expression was firm: "The director said tonight is a rest day, and we'll officially start tomorrow."

The PR staff member standing nearby looked left and right, full of questions: What "Second PR"? Biceps? What director? Did River go to the gym and work on a film set during his vacation?

Lin Shi couldn't win against Jiang Zhiyu's slender arm, so he had no choice but to agree again.

Thus, this temporary and brief live stream began on the account @RXG eSports Club.

Jiang Zhiyu looked at himself, which filled the entire phone screen because he was holding it too close, and awkwardly tugged at his mask. He was a little dazed, realizing that he had actually started to get used to appearing on camera without a mask.

Almost as soon as the broadcast started, fans who received the broadcast notification immediately flooded in, and the popularity of the live stream skyrocketed.

[@StreamAdventures: You bastard, you better come and explain yourself before you start your livestream, or I'll launch you all into outer space.]

[@RiverAdventures: Hey—why is it River? R-Baby, long time no see 555]

[I can't laugh anymore, I witnessed the face-changing magic firsthand (but R-God, you finally showed up)]

Grandma, the esports blogger you follow has started streaming using the club's account.

[Such a close-up shot, hehehe... But why can't I see R's mole under his eye? The resolution isn't blurry, is it? That's strange.]

Jiang Zhiyu leaned closer to look at the comments, then waved and said in a low voice, "Long time no see."

He glanced down at the rapidly scrolling comments for a while, barely making out their contents, before continuing, "Today I'm here to respond to recent rumors and my current situation."

"Taking a break is my own decision. I was really stressed out recently, so I decided to give myself a break and do something else."

"My life is very fulfilling right now... My health has recovered a lot, so there's no need to worry."

At the same time, Soul's personal account and zpl entertainment express issued apology statements respectively.

[@RXG-Soul:]

I apologize for my impulsive liking and inadvertently stirring up trouble today.

I sincerely apologize for the negative impact caused by @RXG-Vax. I'm sorry, Vax.

All online rumors are false; please do not believe them.

[@zpl entertainment express:]

I apologize for inadvertently disclosing false information today, which led to the spread of rumors.

I sincerely apologize for any unintentional misunderstanding or negative impact. I will be more careful with my words and actions in the future to prevent similar issues from occurring again.

Unfortunately, comments don't buy into PR press releases anymore.

The comment section of Soul's apology post was relatively restrained:

When did you become like this? You weren't like this before.

Why are you trying to set the pace for your teammates, Soul?

To be honest, it's only because R-God is streaming right now that you've been saved; I really can't be bothered to curse you out.

[Since things have come to this, you should practice your shooting more. If you don't know your own limitations, you'll be terrible this season.]

Practice more, spend less time online, and talk less nonsense.

The comments section of Entertainment Express is much more violent:

[You [illegible] got kicked out by me.]

You haven't just woken up; you know you're going to die.

[Does she secretly go and steal feed from the pigs at night?]

[What about the future? You'll be wandering in space in the future.]

[Can you please just ban the account @zpl娱乐直通车? It's so unlucky. This account was created purely by spreading negative rumors, and it's not the first or second time they've openly cursed ZPL players.]

RXG Club's handling of Soul appears lenient on the surface, but is actually extremely strict.

Although Soul was not held accountable for spreading rumors and instigating others, he seriously violated professional ethics, damaged the team's reputation, and violated relevant clauses in the player's contract.

The club immediately initiated contract-related accountability measures, refusing to terminate or release the player during the contract period, freezing their transfer market, live streaming, and commercial contracts, deducting six months' worth of income, downgrading the contract level, suspending intra-team training matches, and rotating the starting lineup.

This is the maximum penalty that ZPL professional players can be given internally, symbolizing the shattering of Soul's long-cherished dream of "going solo" and his true fate as someone worn down by time.

The approach taken against Entertainment Express was incredibly simple and brutal: the drafted lawyer's letter was not wasted and was quickly used against Entertainment Express.

The subsequent compensation process will be carried out in accordance with the law.

After finishing his live stream, Jiang Zhiyu sat in the passenger seat of Lin Shi's car, his eyes closed in exhaustion.

From the morning's announcement of the rankings to the afternoon's treasure hunt and pursuit, and then to dealing with rumors in the evening, all of this was incredibly draining on his energy.

While waiting at the traffic light, Lin Shi turned to look at him and said softly, "Take a nap, I'll wake you when we get there."

"Hmm." Jiang Zhiyu mumbled an answer, leaning back in his chair, his breathing gradually becoming long and even.

Lin Shi found amusement in his predicament, thinking to himself: He had had trouble falling asleep for so many years, but now he seemed to be much better. It seemed that he still needed to wear down the energy of young people so that they could fall asleep when they were tired.

He subtly eased off the accelerator, and the car slowed down.

So when Jiang Zhiyu, who had accidentally overslept and was still not fully awake, pushed open the door to 310, he was a moment late in responding to Lin Sen's greeting.

"Jiang Jiang, you're finally back!"

"...Yes, that's right."

Mi Lan sat on the edge of the bed and looked at him, keenly noticing that he seemed a little tired: "If you're sleepy, tidy up and go to sleep."

Jiang Zhiyu nodded and sat down at the table to tidy up his things, while Lin Sen and Mi Lan continued their conversation that had just been interrupted.

"I'm so angry! I hope that leak isn't true, or I'll rush to the RXG club to find out what's going on," Lin Sen said angrily.

Mi Lan, like a curious yet bewildered bystander, asked, "So, did your idol say anything?"

"I don't know!" he said matter-of-factly.

Jiang Zhiyu quietly tidied up, feeling that this topic sounded very familiar.

He glanced at Lin Sen and couldn't help but add, "It should have been clarified."

"Oh? Really? That's great!"

Lin Sen nodded in satisfaction, completely unaware that he had a new label on his head.

I follow ZPL news, but the network is delayed.