"As long as you know that you're still following your heart and working hard for what you really want, that's enough."
"Isn't that right?"
The last two sentences that the girl on the other end of the phone said with a chuckle seemed to have made a perfect conclusion to the conversation between the two of them that late at night.
Lin Feng nodded vigorously.
"Yeah."
"That's right!"
"I don't care what Ye Zichen thinks … I'm going to play professionally again! Even if I'm not as good as I used to be, I'll work twice, thrice, or even four times harder! "
An Xin smiled. "Yes, yes. Don't forget, on New Year's Day, you shouted your New Year's wish from the rooftop —"
"I won't forget!" Lin Feng's eyes lit up.
It was the first snowfall of the new year.
On the rooftop, behind him were fireworks in full bloom, and in front of him was the snowy night view of Shanghai. The words he shouted to the night sky were the ultimate goal and dream that he was willing to work hard for.
To become the world's best professional esports player!
That night's phone call finally swept away Lin Feng's originally gloomy mood. What replaced it was a refreshing feeling.
"Thanks, Steamed Bun!"
"If I hadn't called you last night, I would've been stuck in a dead end!"
The girl on the other end curled her lips.
"I knew you were like this. I'm used to it."
"It's not like it's the first time I've experienced something like this. I have to be your caring sister every time … No, I'm going to charge you if you call me this late next time."
Lin Feng chuckled.
"Hey, what's our relationship? Talking about money hurts our relationship!"
"Oh, you're still up so late. What kind of exercise were you doing?"
An Xin paused for a moment before replying, "Oh, it's nothing, just a little exercise. It's nothing special."
Lin Feng nodded. "But your body's too weak. You're panting so hard just from a little exercise. You're too weak!"
The girl snapped, "Oh, oh. You're the best! Is there anything else? "
"Yeah, that's all."
"Then I'm hanging up. Bye bye. Good night!"
"Huh? Oh, good night. "
The call ended.
Lin Feng was satisfied and went to sleep after the knot in his heart was untied.
In another part of Shanghai, An Xin was sitting on the bed in her bedroom. She put down her phone and looked at the two small dumbbells on the ground. She recalled someone's careless teasing and smiled bitterly.
Yes.
But now … just a little bit of training had caused him to gasp for breath.
Too weak.
…
Half of the winter vacation had passed unknowingly.
For Lin Feng, life had returned to normal. After Su Xue's successful premiere on DouYu TV, she naturally gained a foothold on the new platform.
Although the popularity of her live stream wasn't as exaggerated as the day of the premiere, her live stream was still ranked at the top of DouYu TV's League of Legends section with an average of 150,000 viewers.
This made Su Xue feel satisfied and satisfied.
At the very least, on DouYu's side, she would not have her popularity forcibly locked away like when she was in Huya. In fact, she could even obtain some promotional resources from DouYu's official side according to the contract.
It was about a very simple and pure fairness.
And fairness was what Su Xue wanted and needed the most.
Speaking of which, four or five days after she started her live broadcast on DouYu TV, people from her old employer, Huya TV, came looking for her in private. It turned out that they wanted her to return to the company.
The people from Huya tried to play the sentimental card as soon as they met. They tried to persuade Su Xue to go back, talking about how it wasn't easy to be a former employer and how they were fated to be together.
"Look, Xuexue. You came from Huya too."
"For you to have this kind of popularity and results, no matter what, Huya definitely contributed a lot, right?"
"Without our support for the past half a year, you'd still be a small-time streamer, wouldn't you?"
"Now that you're popular, isn't it inappropriate for you to abandon your old employer and go to a new platform?"
"Come back. We can discuss the price of the new contract."
This kind of easygoing attitude was a world of difference from the way Su Xue had been treated in Huya.
The reason couldn't be simpler. After Su Xue's debut on DouYu TV, the higher-ups at Huya finally realized that this female streamer from Huya TV, whether it was the number of fans or her potential, far exceeded their expectations.
This wasn't something they could treat as a small-time streamer.
She was a seedling that could become a super popular streamer on a new platform!
Even if Huya didn't nurture her, it would've been fine to keep her on their platform. But now that she was poached by another streaming platform, they felt the pinch.
That's why they did this.
The people of Huya TV were simply reluctant to let her go. They regretted letting her go so easily.
… …
Su Xue knew this very well.
But in the face of the emotional card played by her old boss, she only smiled and was indifferent. She politely but unfamiliarly rejected them, "I'm sorry.
"Thanks, but no thanks."
"I'm doing pretty well on DouYu right now."
"My fate with Huya is over after half a year."
"To be honest, after this incident, I've pretty much given up on Huya. There's no point in staying any longer."
The person in charge of Huya didn't give up and tried to persuade Su Xue again. He emphasized that the price of the new contract wasn't a problem, trying to tempt Su Xue to change her mind.
However, Su Xue still firmly shook her head.
Now, she could see the problem very clearly. What she wanted was not a purely high-priced contract. The contract that DuYu had given her was already very generous, and she was very satisfied. No matter how high Hu Ya's offer was, she had already seen the true nature of her old employer.
The higher-ups and management were a complete mess.
All sorts of unspoken rules.
All sorts of inside stories and connections.
Don't be fooled by how extravagant their words were, it was all just to pull her back. Once she actually went back, with the people at Huya TV, she would encounter all sorts of unfairness and unhappiness again.
Seeing that he couldn't change Su Xue's resolute attitude no matter how much he tried, the person in charge of Huya TV finally couldn't hold it in anymore. He started to threaten her with a dark tone.
"Don't forget, you didn't tell us about your sudden change of platform, did you?
"I remember we haven't terminated our contract yet?
"You still have our contract with Huya. Do you think it's appropriate for you to jump ship to DouYu just like that?
"I was being polite just now.
"But if you're really determined to not give face to your old employer and forcefully terminate the contract, we'll have to deal with it —
"Let's not talk about anything else. We'll sue you in court, and you'll suffer!"
This was already an undisguised threat and coercion.
Su Xue's reaction was completely unexpected to the person in charge's sudden change of attitude and his cold and gloomy tone.
She didn't get angry at all. Instead, she smiled.
She smiled happily.
She felt relieved.
At the same time, she didn't even try to hide her sarcasm.
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