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

A staff member wearing a mask and hat opened the door halfway and slipped in, appearing somewhat awkward under everyone's gaze.

"Excuse me, we need to record a short group video now, which will be posted on the official account for a 24-hour vote. The order of the second performance will be determined by the number of votes."

As he spoke, he stepped aside to let the photographer behind him walk inside, while he stood to the side, his hands and feet somewhat stiff and unsteady.

This person was extremely tall, estimated to be nearly 1.9 meters. The staff on the production crew had never seen anyone so tall before.

Qi Sixian glanced at him a couple more times, scratched his head, and said with a puzzled tone, "You look unfamiliar. I've never seen you before, have I?"

The staff member glanced at the live-streaming camera on the wall and nodded: "I'm new here."

Jiang Zhiyu stared at the staff member for a long time until the staff member couldn't help but turn his head away from his gaze, at which point he slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

He walked to a corner, picked up a bottle of mineral water from the ground, gulped down a few mouthfuls, and then asked, "What exactly are we recording?"

"Just campaign normally, you can discuss the specifics internally," the staff member quickly replied.

"Okay." Jiang Zhiyu replied, screwed on the bottle cap, casually placed it at his feet, and turned to look at the other people in the group.

Lin Sen caught his gaze and smiled knowingly: "Then let's do it, the sooner we finish recording, the sooner we can be done."

The group gathered together and whispered among themselves.

Yu Jin was the first to suggest, "How about we keep it simple? We can just introduce ourselves briefly, and say that we're looking forward to our second performance and ask everyone to vote for us."

"Okay." Everyone agreed.

"If we've reached an agreement, we can start anytime." A staff member, observing the progress, reminded them when they seemed to have reached a satisfactory conclusion.

The recording process went smoothly with almost no hiccups, and we were told it was okay after just one take.

After seeing the staff off, Qi Sixian lowered his voice, still somewhat curious, and said, "I feel like I've seen him before."

"Who?"

"That staff member just now, didn't he look familiar?"

"Hiss—" Yu Jin thought for a moment, "Now that you mention it, there is some truth to it."

"But I just can't remember where I've seen it before."

The chat in the live stream didn't hear their conversation; they were still engrossed in discussing how to vote on the order of the second performance.

This poll is blatantly about vying for second place.

I can't imagine the possibility that Jiang Zhiyu's group wouldn't choose the performance order first.

[In terms of voting, it would take everyone else combined to rival Jiang Zhiyu's family!]

[We can already bet on which order Jiang Zhiyu's group will perform; the order of appearance is still quite important.]

As it turns out, Qi Sixian's familiarity with the face was correct.

The next afternoon, the trainees were gathered in a large classroom by the production team.

The staff members whispered amongst themselves, their faces showing a mixture of excitement and nervousness.

The trainees were completely baffled by this atmosphere, exchanging glances, all somewhat confused.

Once everyone had gathered, the room gradually quieted down.

"Good afternoon, everyone!" A staff member wearing a headset spoke off-camera, his voice carrying throughout the venue and the live stream.

"good afternoon."

"it is good."

"What's wrong?"

The trainees responded sparsely, and many of them looked tired from the intense training.

"We've gathered here today to announce—" he drawled, determined to create suspense.

Let's keep you in suspense!

What's wrong with you in the middle of the afternoon? I'm here to practice with you, why are you making me so nervous?

[What are the production team trying to do? We, who stayed up all night switching accounts to vote and just wanted to take a nap, didn't do anything to you!]

[Add one! I was thinking today's content would just be routine practice, and I was even planning to take a nap, but a friend's phone call woke me up to watch it!]

"There will be a mystery guest who will be watching our 'Shining Project' second public performance, and he/she will have the same voting rights as the mentors!"

"Who is it? Who is it?" The trainees looked at each other in confusion, having never heard of this news before.

Suddenly, the speakers in the large classroom turned on, and the background music was the theme song of this year's ZPL World Championship.

Since RXG won the championship this year, this song has become incredibly popular. As soon as the melody starts, many trainees immediately exclaim in surprise.

The staff member wearing a headset, having finally built up the anticipation, continued with satisfaction, "Let's welcome—XSG Team Commander Yan Zuo!"

"ah--"

"Holy crap?"

"Really??"

The trainees were surprised by the name, never expecting that it would be Yan Zuo, a popular figure in ZPL, who actually came.

This crossover from the esports world to appear as a guest on a talent show has undoubtedly made many people feel that the dimensional barrier has been broken.

【？？】

[Did I hear that right? That Yan Zuo? That ZPL pro player Yan Zuo?]

[How did I manage to get Hong Liu here?]

Isn't this crossing a rather wide line?

Since Yan Zuo can bring this in... could the final blood oath contest possibly bring out that long-lost man surnamed R from my family...?

Amidst the shocked gazes of the crowd, a figure slowly emerged from the side door. The newcomer was very tall, estimated to be 1.9 meters, with the same build as the "new employee" from yesterday.

Jiang Zhiyu looked at the other person's face calmly, a faint smile playing on his lips.

The newcomer grinned broadly, clearly pleased with everyone's surprised reaction.

He slowly walked into the camera's view and greeted everyone: "Hello everyone, I'm Yan Zuo."

When Yan Zuo received the invitation from the "Shining Project" program team, he also felt it was very unreasonable. How could a talent show want to invite professional players from the e-sports circle to be guests on their show?

He refused almost without thinking, but the other party persisted and sent him a link.

Yan Zuo was somewhat confused, but out of politeness, he clicked on the link and took a look.

The link led to the music video for the theme song of "Shining Project," and the close-up shot at the beginning stunned Yan Zuo on the spot.

etc--

Why does this person look so much like Jiang?

Although Jiang Zhiyu always wears a mask in front of the camera, he doesn't always cover his face when he meets with friends in the industry. His real appearance is not a secret within the small circle of e-sports circles.

Countless questions flooded Yan Zuo's mind. He couldn't help but yell into his phone, "What does this mean? Disappearing without a word for so long, did you actually go and pursue your dream in the entertainment industry?"

He had to admit that the person the production team sent to work with him was more skilled, and he suddenly felt that it wasn't impossible for him to participate in the show.

The staff member who was in contact with him was also dumbfounded. He had almost no hope and just communicated with Yan Zuo in the way Hong Liu had instructed. He thought it was absurd to get the other party to agree to participate by relying on the theme song MV, but he did not expect that the other party would actually change his mind after seeing the MV.

The staff were completely bewildered and could only pretend to be confident as they discussed the follow-up matters with Yan Zuo.

So, when Yan Zuo stood in the center of the large classroom, surrounded by everyone's gaze, he couldn't help but frequently glance at Jiang Zhiyu in the crowd, and his eyes met Jiang Zhiyu's several times before he awkwardly looked away.