Chapter 74
The Night of the Talent Show: Emperor Ye is the Center of Attention!
[Little Thor]: "I remember that neither Lin Shu nor Haotian achieved such terrifying results back then, right?"
[Shrimp]: "Ye Shen is truly in a league of his own in the Delta!"
[Wen Qian]: "I don't understand! Why is everyone talking about how awesome Ye Shen is! It's as if this second Da Hong Cup is destined to be our runner-up! The ratio of participants is 412:1, the advantage is on my side! The advantage is on my side!"
【AG emopig】: "Come on, Wen Qian, just shut up. What did I say, being a professional? I still got utterly humiliated by Ye Shen. Enough said. I need to find out which action officer Ye Shen will choose: Bai Ze, Lin Shu, or Hao Tian!"
[Little Thor]: "I want to ask too!!"
[Art]: "It's obvious that whoever gets on Ye Tian's team can basically win the championship without even lifting a finger!"
[Wen Qian]: "..."
……
Jia Shi Internet Cafe.
The moment the results came out.
The entire internet cafe erupted in cheers!
"Awesome!"
"The biggest gap!"
"Smash through the qualifiers!"
"Only Emperor Ye!"
……
Standing on the stage, Ye Tian's lips curled up slightly. He really wanted to say, "I really crushed them," but it would be better to save those words for when he won the Big Red Cup.
"With a landslide victory in the qualifiers, you're practically aiming for the center position. You're guaranteed to get the captain's title. But I'm really curious, which action officer will you choose?"
"Lin Shu is good, Hao Tian is alright too, or are you going to choose the most handsome Bai Ze?"
"The draft night is almost here, you should at least let me know, right?"
"You're not going to keep this from me too, are you?"
Su Linglan said in a coquettish tone.
"You'll find out then, won't you?" Lin Tian said with a slight smile.
"snort!"
Su Linglan said coquettishly, "Why are you keeping me in suspense at a time like this! I bet it's Haotian! Because he was the first one to find you! It can't be Lin Shu, because Lin Shu was the first one to smear you! Oh~~ I know~"
Lin Tian smiled like Sun Ce, while Su Linglan smiled like Zhou Yu's aunt.
The two exchanged a knowing smile.
Su Linglan then added, "After the qualifying rounds, there will be the group stage. All the teams that advance will be randomly divided into two groups, A and B. Only the top two teams from each group can enter the finals. The remaining teams can only compete in the final sprint to determine the final qualifying spots. The finals will be held offline in Suzhou. I'll go with you! Anyway, there hasn't been any progress on our research project recently, and our academician mentor also suggested that we go and relax."
"Sure, I really like having you with me," Ye Tian said.
"Hehe~" Su Linglan hugged Ye Tian's arm, her eyes full of affection.
Although they haven't confessed their feelings yet, they've essentially expressed their emotions, and it's not much different from being together.
……
Three days later.
Ye Tian and Su Linglan returned to Jia Shi Internet Cafe.
On the night of the talent show, not only did the official live stream have millions of viewers online, but the venue was also packed with people because Ye Tian was broadcasting live.
Ye Tian originally thought he could just go through the motions, then go on stage for a live broadcast, and wait for the talent show night to begin.
Unexpectedly, enthusiastic fans rushed up to them.
"Ye Shen! I'm your fan! At first, I really thought you were cheating! But the Big Three proved you weren't, and your performance in the qualifiers was amazing, it completely won me over. Can I take a picture with you?"
Ye Tian: "Okay!"
"Ye Shen, Ye Shen, can I get your autograph? I'm asking for it for my girlfriend! Actually, I want one too, hahaha~"
Ye Tian: "Two portions are better than one or zero."
With those two openings, all the fans swarmed in afterward.
Su Linglan quickly said, "Everyone, please calm down! I understand your enthusiasm! But Ye Tian is participating in the talent show right now. Can we take photos with everyone individually after the talent show ends?"
One fan exclaimed excitedly, "Great! No problem!"
The others also temporarily quieted down.
Ye Tian breathed a sigh of relief, sat in his gaming chair, and checked the official live stream. More than a million people were online, and many were spamming his name. The official account hadn't given out any lucky bags. Looking at his Douyin account, wow... he already had more than 30 followers, whereas before he only had tens of thousands! It seemed that he had already established himself in the self-media field.
And when the finals come, the exposure will increase even further, and it's not impossible to gain a million fans overnight!
"Hello everyone in the live stream!"
"Welcome to the second annual 'Big Red Action' S2 talent show night, jointly reported by Douyin and Delta!"
"After three days of intense competition, the qualifying rounds have finally come to an end!"
"In the qualifying rounds, there was a newcomer who, with an invincible kingly demeanor, led the entire leaderboard from day one, taking first place for all three days and winning all the first-place prizes: 2 yuan, 4 yuan, and 8 yuan. This newcomer alone pocketed a total of 14 yuan in prize money!"
"Truly unique in the history of Delta esports!"
"His name is... Ye Tian!"
With commentary provided by a mixed-gender host, the live stream showed Ye Tian's impressive performance in the qualifying rounds.
When the nameless man cried out "Ghost, come!" everyone went mad!
Red Wolf used a variety of moves, tearing and biting wildly in Bakshi, attacking and retreating quickly!
With his teammates' help, Wei Long launched a fierce attack, making seven incursions and seven exits during the perilous journey, his Wei Long soaring through the sky!
Finally, the screen showed Ye Tian watching the live stream!
Ye Tian was completely dumbfounded!
What the heck? He just appeared in the frame?
Many netizens who didn't watch the qualifying rounds but only started watching from draft night were stunned!
—【Holy crap, were all the memorable moments these past few days created by this guy named Ye Tian?】
—【So it was him! It was all him! Oh my god, I thought it was a compilation!】
—【I've been hearing about this from science popularization accounts for ages, and today I finally met the real person!】
—【This kind of operation is practically cheating!】
—【Don't accuse him of cheating. The three top players have all proven he didn't. He was the one who cleared the map with 13 kills in the high-pressure game!】
—【Holy crap! Holy crap! That's awesome!】
—【And this guy is so handsome!】
—【Aaaaaah, I want to have your babies!!】
—【Even more handsome than Bai Ze!】
……
Good guy!
Ye Tian really didn't expect that as soon as he appeared, the barrage of comments would overflow the entire screen, so much so that his face was completely obscured!
"Wow, Xiaotian, look at your number of followers, you already have 40!" Su Linglan exclaimed.
"Yeah?"
Ye Tian checked his account and was shocked to find that he had gained 10 followers in just one appearance! And the number was still rising! 15! 20! In just a few minutes, his followers skyrocketed from 30 to 50!
Tonight's talent show night really puts me in the spotlight!