There were a few rare stars twinkling in the night sky of the Imperial Capital.
The Beijing Esports Association Headquarters stood among the tall buildings in the city. Under the night sky, there was only one window that still shone with light.
That was the president's office.
In the spacious and clean office, Lin Songshi, the highest person in charge of the China Esports Association Headquarters, sat at the desk. He finished the last report of the night and wrote down his review comments. Then, he reached out and rubbed his eyebrows tiredly.
He was already used to pulling an all-nighter like this.
As the president of the China Esports Association Headquarters, behind this honor and title that countless people envied, it represented a heavy responsibility.
The domestic esports field had really risen in the past two years and had entered a rapid pace of development.
This kind of momentum was naturally worthy of being joyful.
But in addition to joy, the domestic esports people could not let their guard down.
They lacked enough experience. Many of the problems that occurred in the development of the domestic esports industry needed to be dealt with and solved by them. Otherwise, this kind of development would eventually expose more and more shortcomings. It was like a high-rise building that looked bright but was actually riddled with holes and was teetering on the verge of collapse.
If they were not careful, such a building that rose from the ground could collapse at any time.
Lin Songshi would not allow such a situation to happen.
He stood up and walked slowly to the floor-to-ceiling window in the office. Lin Songshi looked out at the city shrouded in the night sky. He stood with his hands behind his back and remained silent.
As the earliest batch of domestic esports people, they had put in an entire generation of effort to make the domestic esports industry grow to its current state.
But …
It was not enough.
Far from enough.
As the president of the China Esports Association, he also had his own ambition and that of countless domestic esports people —
That was to surpass Europe, America, and even Korea to truly become the most prosperous esports kingdom in the world.
It was just that this road was not easy to walk.
They had spent a generation of effort to make the domestic professional esports what it was today.
To realize that ambition, it would take at least one or even two generations of effort.
Lin Songshi thought silently in his heart. He paused and his eyes flickered slightly.
Of course.
The current situation was enough to make them feel gratified.
Because no matter what, at least their domestic esports had ushered in a glorious era of prosperity.
Next …
What was needed was the joint efforts of the old generation and the new generation of young Esports players to truly create a world of their own in this glorious and resplendent Esports era.
The burden of this task fell on the shoulders of the young people of the new generation.
Thinking of this, Lin Songshi lowered his gaze slightly.
Then, he slowly raised his head again, and his gaze once again landed outside the window. With his hands behind his back, he looked at the distant starry night sky, and a rare complicated expression flashed across his face.
Tonight, a piece of news spread across the entire server.
It was about an ID name.
It was about a legendary and magnificent feat that stirred one's emotions.
Cn/hook2.
Tonight, countless players were excitedly trying to guess the identity behind this ID, but no one could guess the truth.
Coincidentally or uncoincidentally …
He happened to be one of the few people on the server who knew the truth.
…
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Lin Songshi remained silent for a long time before he took out his phone and dialed a number connected to the other side of the ocean.
Soon, the call was connected.
A young man's surprised voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Old Lin?"
"Why are you calling me now? It's midnight over there, aren't you? Why aren't you asleep yet?"
On the other end of the phone, Lin Songshi's expression was calm, but he asked very directly.
"That cn/hook2 account is yours, right?"
The young man on the other end of the phone paused and gave a rare dry laugh.
"Ah, yes."
"You've guessed it."
Lin Songshi was expressionless. "The one who used that account to solo the Korean server tonight was Lin Feng?"
The young man coughed. "Ahem, yes."
"Was it your idea?"
"Ahem, yes."
The conversation on the phone suddenly fell silent for a moment.
Lin Songshi took a deep breath. "So, Lin Feng chose to come back this time because of you?"
This time, the young man's answer was quite straightforward.
"No."
"It was his own choice."
Lin Songshi was silent.
After a long time, he slowly spoke again.
"I don't want him to come back."
The young man on the other end of the phone also paused for a moment, and then smiled calmly.
"Oh, is that so?"
"From what standpoint are you speaking these words?"
"As the current president of the China Esports Association … or as Lin Feng's uncle?"
Lin Songshi was silent.
This question left him speechless.
Because if he were the president of the China Esports Association, he would have no reason to not want to, or even to stop, Lin Feng's return, given that he knew Lin Feng's identity in the past.
Just like how he also knew that even though Lin Feng had retired for many years, as long as Lin Feng returned to the professional scene, the strength of the Chinese League of Legends would instantly be injected with a powerful new blood.
In fact …
It would be the emergence of another standard-level leader of the Chinese League of Legends.
All of this was the best proof of this just from the sixteen matches that cn/hook2 had shocked the entire Chinese server tonight.
On the other end of the phone, the young man's voice sounded again.
"Actually, you're also conflicted, aren't you?"
"As the current president of the China Esports Association, I naturally hope that the Chinese League of Legends can thoroughly rise in this great era of esports. So an outstanding esports player like that kid is definitely the talent that the Chinese server is currently most lacking."
"But you're that kid's uncle."
"From the perspective of a family member, I might be more willing to see my nephew safely and steadily take the college entrance examination, go to college, and get an ordinary but stable job, rather than as an esports player who puts his youth on the line for a seemingly illusory dream."
"It's really conflicted —"
The young man smiled.
"For the mainstream of society, the esports industry is not worthy of talking about dreams at all."
"But for the professional esports players on the Chinese server, this dream is incomparably solid, and even worthy of all their efforts to fight for it."
"Isn't that so?"
Lin Songshi tightened his grip on the phone.
After a long silence, the current president of the China Esports Association finally revealed a faint, bitter smile.
"It's very conflicted."
"Back then, as his uncle, I had already shouldered a lot of pressure from Lin Feng's parents."
"Now … do I have to experience that feeling of being caught in the middle again?"
The young man laughed.
"You've worked hard."
"However, that kid is no longer the same as he was back then."
"Right now, all he needs is time. In the future, he will be stronger than he was back then."
"Don't you know about him trying to climb the rankings on the Korean server tonight?"
Lin Songshi nodded.
"In the last match, he defeated the mid laner of the Korean Warrior team, right?"
The young man answered casually:
"Yes."
"That kid's performance tonight surprised me."
"If this continues … in the future, he will really be able to take over from me."
Lin Songshi's gaze suddenly became somewhat profound.
"But for him, there is still the biggest obstacle blocking his way, isn't there?"
The young man smiled calmly.
"Yes, that's right."
"There has to be a strong opponent as a goal to give people the motivation to work hard to catch up —"
"Speaking of which …"
"Over in Korea, that kid with the surname Han might have sensed something."
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