Huang Xiang
"there may be ten or twenty trophies?" In addition to the first career that won the PGL world champion in 2008, Huang can not remember exactly what the world champions have won in the world, not to mention the number of competitions in China. For him, the result of the match is similar to that of the mid-term exam. Though important, it is no longer special. At the very beginning, he knew that the golden age of competition was only 22 years old. He thinks he is not diligent, so his career goal is no longer "the first person" but a "stick to the longest" person. "When someone is retiring at the age of 26, I may stick to the age of 30 and become the oldest professional player in history."
"I don't know how long I can stay on this career path." Every time I play for a while, I feel a little less time, and I can't afford to use it. " For two years, confusion began to grow in Huang Xiang's mind. The joy of the game is not as pure as he has just experienced.
"condoned" rebel
after graduating from junior high school in 2006, "escape from the campus", both for the big boy Huang Xiang, or to the electric friends around him, is the act of insurgency. In an amateur team called OS, he abandoned the idea of high school and was opposed by his comrades in arms. But Huang Xiang has been unable to integrate with the campus environment under the examination system, and he left the team decisively.
back home, Huang Xiang has a supportive mother. "In a secular perspective, my mother does not only tolerate me, but indulges me very much." Huang Xiang remembered that he had missed one or two assignments from time to time in primary school, and mother would rather help him do his homework, and he did not want him to be sad because he did his homework. He had a good time to play with this saving time, even in the very period of junior high school graduation, and he would also escape the evening review class for the rest of the training. Finally, Huang Xiang received the admission notice of high school, and his mother also fulfilled the agreement with his son and let him play the professional match.
in the winter of 2006, under the introduction of the DHC team, Huang Xiang, 16 years old, went to the strange northwest city of Lanzhou to join the first competition professional club of life - HACKER. At night, Huang Xiang finished the whole day's training, and it took more than 10 minutes to walk a lane without lights to return to the same dark tube shaped building. Sometimes, in order not to repeat this "horror film" dormitory life, he prefers to practice all night at the training spot or simply lie in front of the computer for a night.
temporary hot water was broken in the dormitory. Huang Xiang could not accept the northern bathhouse. He chilled his teeth and washed his hair in cold water. Though afraid of being in a distant land, Huang's heart is cheerful. No match income, he took a monthly salary of 800 yuan, and experienced 8 to 10 hours of training day after day. Huang will feel unhappy only if he loses the team match with his top teammates.
live consumption of competitive life
father's day, Huang Xiang left a post in her live studio "Fish Bar". A day later, the number of Posts was over 280 thousand. Huang hung out the WeChat screenshot, showing that the powder was wearing the son of the diaper to watch his own live scene, and sent the "youthful" blessing to all the fans who had been father. Someone said, "egg, I am your fan at university. I graduated seven years ago."
since 2013, Huang Xiang has had more professional identity -- game anchor. That year, he won another important honor in his life, WCG Warcraft 3 World Finals. His income is no longer limited to wages, competitions and income from business activities. The income of the host is large, while the proportion of the income is reduced to a level of 1/4 to 1/3 a year. "Professional players have to make trade-offs, they can earn less money, but they can not do the anchors. As long as there are fans, there needs to be a game anchor. " In his memory, the competition industry in China is no longer purely towards the direction of sports competition, but is increasingly inseparable from the entertainment industry. The "game life" of professional gamers is also "from the most efficient to win" and become "utilitarian to curry favor with fans".
in the "egg show infi000" Live Room of the fighting fish platform, Huang Xiang's fans are now between 50 thousand and 100 thousand. This is almost the total number of Warcraft fans in China. However, he is not the game anchor group on the tip of Pyramid. In the face of fans, Huang Xiang, who used to speak less in front of people, should be used to speak more in the live room. He often uses a high pitched tone to stir up fans' enthusiasm. "What do you want to see?" Before the live broadcast, Huang Xiang did not think he liked the fans very much, but could only attract them with great skills. Seeing his "Devil Hunter" turned out to destroy his opponent, fans would be excited to use the $500 rocket.
every month, he has to fly one or two times and go to the field to compete in the field. Besides, he has to deal with 35 online games. "As a host is sure to affect the performance of the game. For athletic sports, the most effective way to win is definitely the best. But playing the game anchor is the most important thing to attract the audience's attention. Huang Xiang admitted that the live broadcast of the game changed the operational habits of professional players and consumed the competitive life.