GTRSH Chapter 26

Yu Xinche subconsciously raised his hand and touched his ears.

He got his ears pierced during the summer after the college entrance exam when his friends dragged him along. When you just graduated, you tend to be a little cocky and want to try things that your teachers didn’t allow you to do when you were in school, and Yu Xinche was no exception.

Later, he found that earrings were too exaggerated and not suitable for him. Although a single ear stud looked good, after a while, it would start to look a bit boring after wearing it for a long time.

After a while, he stopped wearing earrings.

Just now, the sister doing his makeup accidentally discovered that he had pierced ears, and made Yu Xinche wear an earring to complete the look.

Fortunately, only half a year passed and the ear piercing had not healed.

“We just happened to meet, so let me introduce you to each other.” Bian Qi pushed the three of them into the lounge and introduced them one by one.

“This one is the AD player, No. 07 Ke Yiqi, who learned from the younger version of He Ci. He dares to fight and retreat.”

“This is a support player, No. 01 Tang Xi, an all-rounder who is steady and capable.”

“This is 51, Yu Xinche, also a support, ranked in the top ten in the national server, very smart in teamfights.”

Yu Xinche had always been very well behaved in front of outsiders. Ke Yiqi and Tang Xi also changed their previous arrogance and stood next to Bian Qi in an orderly manner.

He pointed to several professional players in the room and said, “No need to say more here, I think you all know each other.”

“Yeah, yeah, nice to meet you.” Ke Yiqi nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, like a fanboy, his eyes moving among several contestants.

In contrast, Tang Xi and Yu Xinche seemed much calmer.

Tang Xi said “hmm” indifferently, while Yu Xinche…

Yu Xinche hesitated for a moment, then nodded with a little hesitation.

These people looked familiar; he had seen them when he was doing his HPL homework.

But apart from He Ci, he really couldn’t remember the names of other people, and his faces couldn’t match their IDs.

Fortunately, no one would really ask him to point out the IDs of the people in front of him one by one, so Yu Xinche nodded and prepared to get away with it.

But it seemed like someone didn’t want him to get away with it.

“This player.” He Ci stood very close to them and looked at him, “You seem like you could barely recognize him.”

Yu Xinche: “…”

He reasonably suspected that He Ci was still brooding over the fact that he had not recognized him before, and now wanted others to experience the same thing.

The other contestants looked over curiously, and Yu Xinche had a bad feeling.

He didn’t really want to point to someone at random and ask him to answer his name, right?

He felt something was wrong and turned his head to give He Ci a “kind” smile.

However, there were still many good people in the world. Bian Qi spoke up: “Xiao Yu only played games before and didn’t watch HPL much. Let me introduce you. This is the AD of the YC team [OBSESS], and this is the mid laner of SUG [PAIN]…”

He introduced the people sitting on the sofa one by one.

Yu Xinche was listening nearby with such a serious look on his face that one would have the illusion that he would start taking notes the next second.

Several players didn’t expect that someone who was about to become a professional player would not recognize them. They wanted to tease him, but now they couldn’t say it.

There was no way, he stood at attention and took the beating¹立正挨打 (lì zhèng āi dǎ) translates to “stand at attention and take the beating” meaning someone is passively accepting criticism, punishment, or hardship without resistance, even though they know it’s coming. too quickly.

There was no rule that you have to know them if you want to play professionally. Yu Xinche had now started to actively learn about them immediately, and they can’t keep holding on to it.

Just bear with it.

He Ci, who was standing at the side, also noticed that Yu Xinche was pretending.

But it was strange that even though he knew Yu Xinche was pretending, he didn’t find it annoying.

“Okay, I have remembered.” Yu Xinche smiled at the four people on the sofa.

Then he turned around, pointed at He Ci, and asked Bian Qi: “What about this one, who is he?”

He Ci: “?”

Other contestants: “Hahahahahahahaha.”

Yu Xinche’s face was full of confusion, and he pretended to be serious.

He was rarely so playful in front of He Ci, so He Ci’s retort was on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed it back in the end and extended his hand politely:

“He Ci, game ID ‘FIX’, AD of TZ Club, nice to meet you.”

Seeing him do this, Yu Xinche was stunned for a moment.

He just wanted to take revenge on He Ci for exposing him just now, but he didn’t expect him to be so serious that he even arranged a handshake.

Yu Xinche looked at him for a while before reaching out his hand and shaking He Ci’s: “Yu Xinche, I play support.”

It’s amazing that they have known each other for a while, but this was the first time they have formally introduced themselves.

The two hands touched briefly, and at that moment Yu Xinche thought of what he said when they first met in the game: “Let me search who is He Ci.”

He Ci’s words seemed to be answering this question.

After that, they had a brief chat, and Yu Xinche and the other three newcomers found excuses to leave.

After leaving the room, Tang Xi said to Yu Xinche: “He Ci seems to like you very much.”

These words were filled with a bit of envy. Yu Xinche knew that Tang Xi played the same position as him, so competition was inevitable.

He didn’t want to lie, but he also didn’t want to reveal his previous relationship with He Ci and TZ. He thought for a while and said, “We bumped into each other in the ranking before, and we interacted at that time.”

Tang Xi may have seen his reservations and said bluntly: “I mean you can consider TZ.”

Seeing Yu Xinche’s surprise, Tang Xi explained: “Don’t worry, I don’t want to go to TZ. He and I don’t get along well. We’ll probably quarrel if we fight bottom lane together.”

“How do you know that when you are not familiar with him? Did you played rank with him?” Ke Yiqi asked.

“…I just know it!” Tang Xi suddenly acted like his tail was stepped on. After saying this, he was afraid that Ke Yiqi would ask more questions, so he walked away quickly.

Afterwards, Yu Xinche and Ke Yiqi wandered around backstage for a while, but they still didn’t meet their mid lane teammate.

Calculating the time, the live stream was about to begin, so they returned to their lounge.

The training camp and the draft have been tepid in recent years, with average popularity. The official did not give any expectations for this year, and even the hot search was bought at the last minute today when they saw that a few professional players came to the scene.

When the livestream started, they weren’t even sure whether it would be pushed to the trending searches.

This also led to most people not knowing that professional players would come.

On the Goldfish live stream platform, there were only a few people in the official live streaming room, and the comments were sparse.

Until the camera stopped on He Ci’s face.

【?????】

【Damn!】

【Husband! What a handsome husband!】

【? What is He Ci doing here? Doesn’t he have PURE already?】

【The above comment, did TZ officially announce that PURE is joining them? If not, shut up】

【There are always idiots who believe everything they hear. PURE is obviously just a playmate, no one will take it seriously.】

【It was Young Master He who asked PURE whether he wanted to play professionally? Now you say that we are the ones spreading rumors? haha】

He Ci wore light makeup and had his hair slicked back with only one or two strands of hair hanging in front of his forehead, which made his eyebrows and eyes look even more profound. He glanced at the camera expressionlessly, looking handsome in an oppressive way.

【Ridiculously Handsome】

【Mr. He: Stop fussing about me】

【This feeling of oppression, AA, feels very secure】

The camera then turned to several other contestants, each of whom caused a stir in the barrage of comments.

【This year’s newcomers are really strong, attracting so many people to watch】

【Yes, in fact, there are more talents than 01 and 51, there are many more players with potential】

【I saw that several of them were among the top 30 in the national server】

The number of people in the livestream soared, and the draft conference kicked off on time.

The biggest highlight this year was undoubtedly the bid outcome of 01 and 51. The production team wisely left the support position players to appear last.

The rules of the draft were very simple. The starting price was 50,000 yuan, and the clubs would bid by increasing the price. The highest bidder wins.

To prevent malicious bidding, 300 thousand was set as the bidding limit. If multiple clubs bid 300,000, then the players could freely choose one of them.

The other four positions were auctioned off in an orderly manner.

Yu Xinche’s teammates in the Paw Patrol all found their teams. The top laner and jungler went to two mid-level teams; the mid laner teammate 32 went to PL, an out-of-town team; and AD Ke Yiqi was bought by SUG, whom they had just met in the lounge.

In fact, it was highly likely that these new players would not start directly after being bought, but at least they had obtained the ticket to enter the HPL. Whether they would remain unknown or shine in the future depends entirely on their personal abilities.

Under everyone’s attention, the auction for the support position finally arrived.

Yu Xinche was the first to appear.

Under the spotlight, his skin glowed white. He was wearing the official white T-shirt for training and a pair of light blue jeans. He looked thin and tall.

When He Ci saw him in the lounge, He Ci thought his makeup was a little heavy, but now that He Ci was looking at him from a distance, it looked pleasing to the eye.

His eyes were somewhere between phoenix eyes and fox eyes, with long tail ends, which were very attractive. However, his pupils are dark, and when he speaks, his eyes move and look very smart, with a more bright and lively temperament.

Now there was a touch of red eye shadow at the end of the eye, and the contours of the eyebrows and eyes were highlighted again. When you blink, it felt like there was a small hook scratching your heart.

“He’s so handsome.”

As soon as he appeared, some people in the audience began to murmur.

“Just wait, there will definitely be the situation I described.” Xu Le came over, “Since he’s so handsome, many teams will decide to get him to attract fans.”

He Ci smiled and didn’t care.

Whoever wants to bid could do so, the result won’t change anyway.

The host asked 51 to say hello to everyone, and then the two of them interacted for a few words.

Host: “I heard that No. 51’s Tide is very strong. He was banned in almost every match in the last few days. How do you evaluate your Tide?”

Yu Xinche: “I think I played pretty well, but with so many professional players watching, I really don’t dare to brag.”

He Ci looked at Yu Xinche and was surprised.

He thought Yu Xinche would be a little nervous on stage, but he didn’t expect him to speak so calmly, in a moderate tone, and was even in the mood to make a joke.

But when He Ci thought about it carefully again, he could understand that a student with his good looks and temperament must have often been an outstanding representative speaking on stage when he was in school, and he should have been familiar with such occasions.

The host asked again: “Besides Tide, do you have any other heroes you like or are good at?”

“I’m not particularly good at anything. I think there’s still room for improvement. As for my favorites,” Yu Xinche paused, as if considering whether to say, “I like all good-looking heroes.”

【??】

【Ugly Hero: Why so rude?】

【This handsome guy is so good-looking and so humorous, I love him】

After this was said, there was laughter from the audience.

Then came the auction phase.

The starting price was 50,000, and almost all clubs raised their placards to bid, and then the price went up to 30,000 and 50,000.

When the number reached 300,000, some people became impatient.

“500,000!” SUG held up a sign.

The venue was silent for a second, and then the club continued to raise the price. This time, it was more generous, raising the price by 100,000 yuan.

“600,000.”

“PL is 70.”

“80!”

“PL100.”

【Awesome, so many people want to buy him!】

【Damn, Damn, it’s so intense】

【It feels like an auction!】

When the price reached 1 million, most clubs calmed down and stopped bidding.

Not all teams are in need of supports, they just want to buy someone that can be used for marketing, and any higher price would not be cost-effective.

“One hundred and one!”

“One hundred and two.”

“…One hundred and three!”

Only three or four teams were still bidding, but their bidding was no longer as decisive as before.

Only SUG immediately followed the price every time.

SUG was indeed short of people this season, and they just spent 2 million to buy Ke Yiqi.

Xu Le estimated that their budget for Yu Xinche was three million.

He glanced at He Ci.

The young master hasn’t made an offer yet. He must be resisting the urge to bid 300 directly.

To be honest, Xu Le was not as calm as He Ci. He Ci seemed very sure that Yu Xinche would choose them, TZ, but Xu Le was a little unsure.

They didn’t want the player when he came to them himself during the tryout before, and now they have come saying they want to buy him back. Anyone who sees their actions would call them crazy.

If Yu Xinche was unhappy, he could just retaliate and reject them as well.

SUG’s bid on the field reached 2 million, and no one followed suit for a while.

The host waited for three seconds and said, “Two million, is there anyone else?”

“Two million at a time, two million–”

Another club interrupted: “210.”

SUG: “230.”

He Ci finally raised his sign: “Three million.”

The field fell silent again. SUG’s manager might have forgotten the 3 million limit and continued to add: “350!”

He Ci looked at him strangely, but did not remind him. Instead, he chose to bid: “Five million.”

SUG: “??”

SUG: “550!”

He Ci looked at him again, this time as if he’s looking at trash: “Eight hundred.”

t/n: *translator-san says sorry on her knees* Came bak from overseas and fell terribly ill haha~ Will be resuming regular posting  schedule now!

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  立正挨打 (lì zhèng āi dǎ) translates to “stand at attention and take the beating” meaning someone is passively accepting criticism, punishment, or hardship without resistance, even though they know it’s coming.