Inside the lounge, everyone took off their backpacks and started to warm up.
Normally, it was Ji Siyue who would go for the pre - match interview. But today, the stadium staff suddenly said that the team manager and the team captain had to go for the interview together.
There were only a few people in GH. Ji Siyue was a multi - tasker, and the position of team manager was something she took on "in an emergency".
The interviewer was Xiaoyu. Coincidentally, Xiaoyu was a veteran interviewer with three years of experience. Back when Qin Chengyao was in WE, she had been eager to interview him, but the guy had been so quick to leave and ignored her.
She had an almost blind admiration for Qin Chengyao. Of course, it was just admiration, because her boyfriend was the commentator Pingzi.
After asking a few regular questions, Xiaoyu said, "Miss Ji, as the manager of the GH team, do you have anything you'd like to say to the players? Come on, give the players some encouragement in front of the camera!"
Ji Siyue looked at the camera and said with a smile, "Kids, come on! Play today's game well. After the game, I'll take you for barbecue! I'll let you have a good time today!"
Everyone burst into good - natured laughter.
Xiaoyu smiled and said, "It seems that the people in GH have a strange obsession with 'eating'. After your previous games, it seems that you would always go for a meal and have a gathering. Is this a kind of culture in your team?"
Ji Siyue smiled and said, "It's not really a culture. The thing is, there's nothing our team members lack, right, kids?"
The camera turned to the lounge. Several handsome men turned into kids at this moment and shouted in unison, "I want the bonus! Please give us the bonus, team leader! Give us money!"
The camera turned back to Ji Siyue. She smiled and said, "Okay, I hear you. We'll have Australian beef today!"
This clever misunderstanding made everyone feel more relaxed.
The topic turned to Qin Chengyao again.
To be honest, as long as one was a player of "Sanction", they would have a strange feeling towards this person. There was awe, fear, dislike... all kinds of feelings. But it was undeniable that Qin Chengyao was a milestone - like figure in "Sanction".
Xiaoyu: "Excuse me, Great God Huangfeng, this is the 11 - to - 8 match. After it, there will be an in - team PK. According to GH's current points, do you have anything you'd like to say to your future opponents?"
Qin Chengyao looked at the camera and said, "There's nothing to say. I just want to play every game seriously. As for the future, I'm not afraid."
Xiaoyu: "Great! Finally! Does everyone want Great God Huangfeng to give us some benefits? Let's check the live - stream's bullet comments!"
[Give her a kiss!]
[Give her a kiss!]
[GH will win!]
[Give her a kiss! I'm so anxious!]
[Please get together soon! I can't stand it anymore!]
[Will we ever see them showing their love in our lifetime?]
Ji Siyue's face blushed uncontrollably when she saw these bullet comments. Coupled with her deliberately feigned calmness, she actually had a hint of coquettishness, looking like she was pretending to be reserved but actually being alluring.
On the contrary, Qin Chengyao wasn't so awkward. After seeing these "public demands", he simply bent down and gently kissed Ji Siyue on the face.
Ji Siyue immediately covered her face and stared at Qin Chengyao with wide eyes.
What was this? Qin Chengyao actually did it! And this was a live - stream in front of the whole country!
Qin Chengyao had already pulled Ji Siyue's wrist with a smile and left, leaving behind a group of single people who were smiling foolishly after being "hurt" by the display of love.
It was Minghe's interview session.
The professor was interviewing Breeze and another bald middle - aged man who looked a bit grumpy. He had been promoting his other players during the live - stream, which made Breeze, who was standing beside him, a bit embarrassed.
Xiaoyu: "Breeze, you're also a veteran with three years of experience. I heard that you're also the current coach of Minghe. Did you encounter any obstacles during training?"
Breeze thought for a while. Obstacles? It seemed like there weren't any. If everything was going smoothly, there wouldn't be any obstacles.
He pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said, "I'll go all out and play every game well. I hope everyone will support Minghe and us more."
The interview time for both sides was about the same, but the topic popularity and the number of active viewers were worlds apart.
After returning to the lounge, the team manager Huang Tian said, "If we lose this game, the team will be disbanded!"
Hearing this, several players were shocked, but Breeze looked calm.
He had long expected such a statement.
A player asked, "Why?"
"You still have the nerve to ask why?" Huang Tian immediately got angry. "I spent so much money to sign you guys, and this is the result you show. You still have the nerve to ask? You're not my only team. If you can't make it this time, I'll invest my energy in other branches!"
"Didn't you spend a lot of money only on the team captain?" That person mumbled again, and the lounge immediately fell silent.
Breeze looked out the window, smiling bitterly as he took a sip of coffee.
Yes, among the five players in the whole team, the combined signing fees of four players were less than half of his. Maybe the higher the expectation, the greater the disappointment. They thought he hadn't led the team to the expected height, so they were disappointed.
Not only them, but he also thought so...
The game officially started, and it was time for the first round of BP!
Ji Siyue stood behind everyone, letting the players do the BP. They chose a regular lineup.
"For this game, we mainly want to check out the opponent's strength. Let's start with the regular lineup. Lao Qin, you just need to pay attention to the opponent's Breeze's positioning."
Qin Chengyao waved an "OK" sign without even turning his head.
In the first game, facing Minghe's violent four - protect - one strategy, GH was defeated and lost the first game.
In the lounge.
Qin Chengyao sat down and drank a whole can of coffee in one gulp. He said with a bitter smile, "Although we were well - prepared in advance and went into the first game with the attitude of giving away points, but... the opponent is definitely not an easy one!"
The others weren't feeling relaxed either.
Watching them play a hundred games was not as good as playing against them once. It could only be said that Minghe had been unlucky in the previous games. They had always been matched with the top - four teams in Group B and had never been lucky. But this didn't mean that they were weak.
Nan Gongqi said, "For the next game, should we observe them some more?"
Bai He said, "I think we should just start with the lineup we practiced before. They're definitely not easy opponents. They're very strong!"