[Really?!]
The moment Factory Director saw the message, he got incredibly excited.
Whether Xu Cheng sent him 50 yuan wasn't important. What mattered was that it would get them connected on WeChat!
That meant he could get in touch with him, didn't it?!
Sure enough, sincerity was always the ultimate weapon!
Xu Cheng had been moved by his persistence!
But just as Factory Director was getting carried away with his own heartfelt feelings, the other side went silent again.
After "observing" Xu Cheng for a week, Factory Director seemed to read his mind and immediately understood—
The other guy had reservations. He was conflicted and hesitant.
But... why?
He was being way too cautious.
Thinking that, Factory Director sent another message:
[Have you been scammed before?]
[I haven't. I wasn't. Don't make stuff up!]
This time Xu Cheng replied quickly, flatly denying it—
Of course, he wasn't about to tell the other guy that he'd just been scammed out of 5,000 yuan not long ago...
And it had happened on WeChat, too...
He'd saved that money for a whole month!
All that work for nothing!
[...All right, I get it.]
Now Factory Director understood completely.
He also knew that the young guy on the other end was far too guarded for that wariness to disappear anytime soon.
He needed to change his approach.
Factory Director gave up on sending Xu Cheng a link or asking him to search for the livestream.
He was worried that if this went on for another week, the kid might really shut himself away.
[I sent you a friend request. Accept it.]
Once they'd added each other, Factory Director eagerly messaged him privately: [How about it? Can you tell me now? Do you want to play professionally?]
[Send me 50 first.]
[WeChat Red Packet]
[Received]
Xu Cheng got the money, then immediately closed WeChat and typed in the LOL chat window: [I don't.]
???
Factory Director had been full of anticipation when he saw that message. He rolled his eyes and nearly passed out from anger!
You little brat, you're done for!
[50 per question. Anything else? If not, I'm deleting you on WeChat.]
Xu Cheng remained just as cautious.
As for whether the other guy might not be a scammer...
What would you think if someone had been inexplicably hounding you like a stalker for a week, insisting it was for your own good and telling you to go pro?
Especially if you'd already been swindled out of your hard-earned 5,000 yuan.
Xu Cheng understood that when someone offered kindness for no reason, they were up to no good!
[Wait, I've got something else!]
Factory Director recovered enough to see the message and quickly replied: [You do boosting jobs, right?]
Xu Cheng immediately grew wary. [What are you trying to do?]
[I want to hire you to boost my account. What do you think is a fair price?]
As soon as Factory Director saw that message, he felt relieved.
At the same time, he smugly congratulated himself.
Damn, you think you can outsmart me? I, Zhuge Kaiming, have never lost when it comes to researching players in China!
After studying Xu Cheng for a while, he'd already guessed that the other guy was probably a student who might do boosting jobs for extra money.
[Oh, I see.]
Xu Cheng thought it over and didn't try to rip him off. He quoted the going rate.
[No problem. Shall we start now?]
[I'm busy today. Let's start this time tomorrow afternoon.]
Now that the weirdo had become a customer, Xu Cheng's attitude improved a little. [You can pick any champion you want me to teach you. I'll make sure you learn!]
Factory Director's eyelid twitched when he saw the promise to "make sure you learn."
Even the viewers in the livestream chat couldn't hold back.
["Make sure you learn"]
[Seriously, is Factory Director putting too much stock in Data Monster? He's just some guy who plays normal games. Is all this really necessary?]
[Hahaha, I'm dying. What kind of person says "I'll make sure you learn" in front of LPL001?]
Factory Director ignored the comments. He thought for a moment, then tentatively asked: [Can you play every champion?]
[Bro! We're rich!]: "Yeah."
That one simple word sent Factory Director through the roof!
He could play every champion!
He knew Xu Cheng was probably exaggerating a little, but if he dared to say that, it meant his Champion Pool was definitely deep!
He had to hold on to him!
Firming up his resolve once more, Factory Director typed: [What about Camille?]
The new champion had only just come out recently.
Young and hotheaded, with a long road ahead of him—Factory Director had put on enough of a show. Now it was time to knock him down a peg.
If the other guy said he could teach him anything, he couldn't blame Factory Director for taking him up on it.
[No problem.]
Xu Cheng didn't think there was anything to it.
Sure, he messed around in normal games, but he'd always played top lane.
And plenty of people were playing Camille top now. Naturally, he'd tried the new champion—he even liked playing her quite a bit.
Once they'd made their arrangements, Factory Director reluctantly sent Xu Cheng another red packet for 300 yuan.
Xu Cheng accepted it and logged off at lightning speed.
He'd made 350 yuan today... What a haul!
The next afternoon.
Factory Director started his livestream early, his heart full of anticipation and excitement.
After all this time, he was finally about to reap the rewards!
He still couldn't put Xu Cheng's wariness to rest, but now that he'd made contact, he wasn't worried the kid would disappear.
Just then, the livestream's viewership began to surge at a visible rate—
It was a lingering effect of Factory Director's stream the day before.
After a week of buzz, talk and excitement about Data Monster had grown more and more intense.
The match footage from back then had spread across video sites, and plenty of viewers already called themselves his fans.
The problem was, nobody knew who Data Monster was.
Until yesterday, when Factory Director got in touch with Data Monster and learned he'd show up in his livestream today. Everyone who wanted to see what happened had turned up.
But those were pretty much the only people watching.
The pro teams that had tried to contact Xu Cheng earlier had given up on him after he'd ignored them for so long.
Just as one viewer had said—
How many prodigies were there in the Esports Circle?
In the end, Data Monster had only played one match, and gotten famous thanks to good luck.
Aside from that, what was there about him worth investing in?
A good memory? Then go on Super Brain. Why play games?
In the past few days, more than one person had privately complained about Xu Cheng's aloof attitude. It had killed every pro team's enthusiasm for him.
He'd left a very bad impression.
Except on Factory Director.
Factory Director's persistence had become a laughingstock in the scene. Nobody could understand why Factory Director, an LPL001 player, would go to such lengths for a guy who'd played one normal match. Even if he really had talent, was it worth all that?
Even Factory Director himself wasn't sure. He just had a feeling, like when he'd first seen Deft and Meiko...
His instincts told him that this young man had extraordinary talent.
And judging from what had happened before, his instincts had never been wrong!
Buzz.
Just as he was thinking about it, a name in his friends list lit up.
Xu Cheng was online!
[Ming Lian丶15]: "Hey, I'm here!"
[Bro! We're rich!]: "What mode do you want to play? Should I teach you in a custom game?"
[Ming Lian丶15]: "Heh, no rush. You said you could play every champion, right?"
[Ming Lian丶15]: "How about this: we'll play a normal game, and I'll pick a random champion. You play whoever I say. Let me see if you're good enough to earn my money. Sound good?"
Xu Cheng's expression didn't change in the slightest.
[Bro! We're rich!]: "Sure."
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