"Then can we start?"

After Tianlu and the other two entered the interview room together, Zhao Yiyang sat alone in front of the window. Opposite him was a burly bald man. Zhao Yiyang naturally knew who this person was. He was the host of this ELEAGUE major - Richard Lewis.

"OK! Are we going to start now?"

Richard heard in advance that the Asian boy opposite him could speak English, but he still expressed his surprise.

"Wow, boy, your English is really good!"

"Ha ha!"

Zhao Yiyang naturally knew how these Westerners spoke, so he did not answer this sentence, but just laughed twice.

The interview officially begins.

"You entered the professional arena in September last year. Are your career games in CSGO or the life of professional players you have experienced differently from what you imagined?"

This is a common question, so Zhao Yiyang had already thought about how to answer: "Actually, before becoming a professional player, I had already learned about the lives of professional players on the Internet. However, when I really joined this group, I found that our lives were still far from those in the eyes of ordinary netizens."

"When I was still an audience member, I could only see professional players performing on the field. For those who have wonderful performances, I would only cheer for him."

"But only when I really become a professional player can I know how boring training I need to withstand in my daily life if I can perform so well on the field!"

"Born, are you saying that the daily life of professional players is boring?" Richard sensitively noticed a word that Zhao Yiyang said, and then asked.

"Yes, no matter how you look at it or what other professional players think, our lives are much boring compared to ordinary people's work. We face computers every day, and only a few people communicate with each other. Although the CSGO game is too profound, our lives are almost lacking in changes."

Zhao Yiyang recalled that in his previous life, because e-sports became popular among young people, many TV series appeared to ride on popularity. But in fact, the life described in these TV series is completely different from the life of e-sports players in real life. There is no such thing as having sex with girls every day, and it takes a long time to meet with their girlfriends.

They spend more than 9 hours a day in training competitions, and they play games every day for about 12 hours.

Even if you love this game, in essence, this kind of life is boring.

"Then will you feel pressured when you joined a well-known Asian team like Tianlu at the first stop of your career?" Richard continued to ask.

"Pressure? Of course there will be. Actually, I didn't expect the opportunity to join Tianlu. It might be that Tianlu had already determined his four-person team at that time, just looking for a reliable sniper. At that time, I caused a certain storm on the live broadcast platform, and then Tianlu noticed me!"

Zhao Yiyang smiled, not saying it very clearly, but said everything he should say.

Richard found that the 18-year-old boy sitting opposite him was abnormally mature. He had contacted many e-sports players in the past and did a lot of interviews like this. However, most contestants always had unknown situations when they were interviewed. However, the communication with Zhao Yiyang made him feel that it had been a long time. This also made him suddenly have a little favor for this Asian-faced boy.

After all, it is not a common thing to meet someone who can understand what you are asking and give a good answer.

"Actually, in the community, I have seen many netizens call you the 'the last genius in Asia'. Do you think such a name will have any impact on you?"

"To be honest, it is the first time I have heard someone call me that! It is true that the Asian CSGO environment is not very good. Our gamers have a special liking for moba-type games, which leads to fewer players playing CSGO and even fewer people playing professions."

"There is no good training environment, so the performance of Asian teams in the past has not improved much in the world. I think being called a genius in Asia is not my evaluation of myself. I think I am a genius, so I am very looking forward to being able to show my strength on this major stage with genius!"

Zhao Yiyang's answer has a completely different style from the Asian players in the past. Even Richard opposite him can feel the strong confidence that Zhao Yiyang exudes. This is something he has not seen in many first-line European and American players.

Although he is not sure whether this confidence is blind, he admires such people who dare to express themselves very much, especially young people.

"However, your performance at the end of last year was really exciting. Even among the top 20 players in 2017, someone has already titled you as the newcomer who is most likely to enter the top 20!"

Zhao Yiyang really knew this. Although he didn't understand why this person who had only fought with him once nominated him, it was always a good thing to be mentioned.

"Are you talking about Snax? Haha, I thought he would mention eleic, but I didn't expect to mention me. He is a strong player, and I am very grateful to him."

"Do you think you have the hope of becoming the first Asian player to enter the top 20 this year?" (Asia here refers to the competition area, not the nationality)

"I hope to help Tianlu go further in the world arena. If our team has achieved good results this year, then I think I have hope!"

Zhao Yiyang did not say anything, because although the top 20 selection was more inclined to the personal abilities shown by the contestants, if there were no certain results as endorsement, no matter how outstanding the person performed, he might be considered a cancer or a brush.

"What is Tianlu's goal this year?"

"Our goal is to seize the opportunity of every World Series, first appear in the group stage or the first round of the game, and then enter an offline knockout round. This is our most basic goal."

"Of course, the basis for our goal is to keep improving. First of all, we start with this major, and now it is called the new challenger group, right? We hope to become the first Asian team to enter the major competition!"

Zhao Yiyang did not say enough, he just expressed the long-term goals of their team.

Richard later asked some personal questions about Zhao Yiyang, and Zhao Yiyang also answered them seriously.

"Finally, I sincerely wish you to realize your dreams. We also hope that there is a competitive Asian face that appears in the upstream ecology of CSSGO. I hope that Tianlu can get a satisfactory result in this major's new challenger group!"

This interview lasted 10 minutes, neither long nor short, but both the interviewer and the interviewee were actually very satisfied with this interview.

Zhao Yiyang looked at the brightly lit city outside the window and clenched his fists unconsciously.

"I'm still not strong enough now! I need to be stronger!"

If he wants to enter the major competition and become the 16 best teams in the world, Zhao Yiyang feels that he needs to be better.
Chapter completed!