The operations department of JW has always been efficient and decisive in its work.
Just before the final match of the regular season in the Spring Tournament between JW and AFK, the operations department began recording a new program.
With the increasing normalization of esports leagues, apart from further regulating club operations, the value of building star players has become more prominent.
Jiang Min, as the mid laner introduced by JW this season, is already a highly popular player with a lot of attention. Even without any rumors of discord within the team, the operations department planned to select him as the protagonist for the first recording of the new program.
So, the recording of the new program “Operation Private Camera” began like this.
This program aims to showcase the daily lives of JW team members to the audience and fans, with the main theme being to follow the players throughout their day.
Naturally, a day in esports starts around noon. When the official blogger, Ah Xin, led the temporary part-time photographer Xiao Li from the operations department to the dormitory, Jiang Min had just woken up.
His still groggy mind hadn’t quite comprehended why there was a camera pointed at him at the door.
“What’s this…?”
Ah Xin said excitedly, “It’s the new program I mentioned before, Sugar! Operation Private Camera!”
Jiang Min was dumbfounded, “What, what camera?”
“Private camera!” Ah Xin emphasized.
Jiang Min was speechless.
Who came up with such a ridiculous name…
Before Jiang Min could even comment, Ah Xin blurted out, “So, Sugar, how’s it? Isn’t the title I came up with super awesome? It not only highlights the uniqueness of the program but also brings fans closer. Isn’t my choice of name genius?”
Jiang Min, feeling awkward, could only reluctantly agree, “Uh, yeah, it’s… not bad…”
“Oh, by the way, Sugar, where’s Yu Hao? We haven’t seen him since just now, and he’s not in the room either,” Ah Xin said, “Because this episode is the premiere, it needs to be special. Originally, this program was supposed to follow the daily life of a single team member, but this time, we’re filming you and Yu Hao together. Since you two are almost always together, it’s natural to film both of you.”
Jiang Min sighed softly.
These days, being a professional player not only meant playing games but also cooperating with club operations. It was really exhausting.
However, he also understood that he wasn’t alone in this in the league.
Slightly more famous clubs like OVO, GEM, and even financially struggling ones like AFK, all had various promotional programs produced by the clubs.
Star players like Cen Yu and Shu Lou were often forced into business activities every other day.
JW was relatively late in starting these activities.
“Alright, Sugar, you’ll set an example for the other team members. You don’t need to do anything special, just live your usual life, and we’ll edit out the highlights after we finish filming,” Ah Xin persuaded Jiang Min, seeing his reluctance.
“Okay… then…” With a camera following him around, Jiang Min could only try to act as natural as possible.
“So, where’s Yu Hao then? Since the first episode is supposed to be the two of you together, let’s go find him quickly,” Ah Xin said.
“At this time…” Jiang Min took out his phone to check the time, “He should be in the gym.”
“Ah? The gym?” Ah Xin, who usually doesn’t stay at the base, never goes to the gym.
She thought the gym at the base was just for show. Apart from the annual physical tests, it seemed to be idle most of the time.
After all, most of the internet-addicted youths would rather spend a few more minutes in bed or sit in front of the computer than go to the gym for exercise.
Ah Xin and Xiao Li, who was carrying the camera, followed Jiang Min to the gym on the same floor as the dormitory.
Sure enough, Yu Hao was inside, running on the treadmill with headphones on.
“Hey…” Jiang Min was about to call out to him but remembered the camera was there.
If this scene aired and people found out that Yu Hao was the bully of the pond, it would cause quite a stir.
“Uh, Yu Hao,” Jiang Min quickly changed his address.
Yu Hao’s headphones weren’t playing very loudly. He took one earbud out and stopped the treadmill, staring at Jiang Min and the camera behind him.
“Sugar, what’s going on?” Yu Hao looked puzzled.
Seeing that sweat was dripping from his forehead, Jiang Min picked up a nearby towel and wiped Yu Hao’s sweat for him.
With the camera around, it wouldn’t be good for the team captain, Little Fish, to appear too disheveled.
In the past, Jiang Min had come to the gym to find Yu Hao, usually waiting for him to go to the cafeteria for lunch together.
The other three teammates from the WOC branch, the Daredevil Trio, often skipped lunch. Except for being dragged out of bed, they wouldn’t wake up until the afternoon to order takeaway.
However, Jiang Min had been hospitalized for a stomach problem during his time in the CC, so he dared not continue that lifestyle and had gradually developed the habit of eating meals on time.
Eating alone was a bit lonely, so it became Jiang Min’s habit to come to the gym to eat with Yu Hao.
Giving each other water or wiping sweat was just normal for them.
Jiang Min felt that this kind of occasional care between teammates was only natural.
Yu Hao seemed accustomed to it as well.
However, Ah Xin, the official blogger, was watching with an uneasy expression.
But the purpose of the “Operation Private Camera” program was to film the players’ real lives without disturbing them. She suppressed the urge to shout out and, with an excited tone, said to the part-time photographer Xiao Li, “Xiao Li, Xiao Li, did you capture that scene just now?”
Xiao Li nodded in confusion, “Yes, I did.”
Why was Ah Xin so excited?
Ah Xin rubbed her hands together.
What a lovely scene!
As a veteran fujoshi dedicated to shipping CPs, the official blogger of JW had been searching hard for suitable material within the club for a long time.
Unexpectedly, the material was right here!
Last time, someone had already noticed the CP between Yu Hao and Sugar during a team-building activity. This program would further deepen the impression among the fans. With more photos of the two of them in the future, perhaps JW’s first popular CP would be created by her!
Ah Xin had already quietly formulated a series of plans to ship the CP in her mind.
“It’s the program Qige mentioned last time. Today, he’s going to film with us for a day,” Jiang Min explained to Yu Hao.
Yu Hao looked at Ah Xin suspiciously, “Sure, you’re filming, but why are you here too, Ah Xin?”
Like Jiang Min, Yu Hao didn’t like being forced into business activities.
Since they were filming, the less interference, the better.
One photographer was enough, so why was the official blogger Ah Xin here too?
Ah Xin justified herself, “Because Xiao Li is an amateur photographer, I need to guide him on how to track and shoot. The camera is heavy, aren’t you too heartless to let a weak girl like me carry it?”
Although Ah Xin was indeed a girl, after working at JW for a long time, she was almost like a “brother” in the eyes of the players.
Sure enough, Yu Hao blurted out, “You’re not incapable of carrying it.”
Ah Xin became annoyed.
“Forget it, forget it, I won’t argue with you. Let’s continue filming. Just pretend we don’t exist, and you and Sugar carry on as usual,” Ah Xin said.
Yu Hao rubbed his slightly sweaty hair and said, “Sugar, wait for me. I’ll take a shower and then we can go eat.”
Jiang Min obediently replied, “Okay.”
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After lunch.
The Daredevil Trio had already woken up and were sitting in the training room eating takeaway.
After they finished eating and took a short break, it was time for training.
Today’s training was scheduled against GEM, starting at 3 p.m.
There was still some time left, and Jiang Min was dozing off in his chair.
Although he knew staying up late wasn’t good, which professional player didn’t stay up late?
Jiang Min always intended to sleep early, but before he knew it, it was late into the night.
Strangely, no matter how late he stayed up, his skin remained in good condition, fair and clean.
It was just this problem of not being able to wake up no matter how much he slept. It had been with him for a long time.
Smoking a cigarette might help him wake up, but as soon as he saw the lollipop on the table, Jiang Min instantly dismissed the thought of smoking.
He hadn’t smoked in so long, and he had managed to overcome the urge. If he relapsed, all his efforts to quit smoking would be in vain.
He was just about to reach for the lollipop on the table when a hand grabbed one and handed it to him.
Without a doubt, it was Yu Hao.
The two exchanged glances, smiled at each other, and said nothing. They had been together for so long; there was no need for formalities.
Jiang Min took the lollipop and unwrapped it to put it in his mouth.
After playing three games in the training match, JW won two out of three games.
It had to be said that the players were in good shape under the ten-game winning streak.
With confidence, they were willing to try new things, and JW was gradually moving towards a better direction.
After the training match, there was still the analysis session.
With guidance and assistance from the coaching staff and analysts, the players were able to identify their own problems and make tactical adjustments.
Among them, Yu Hao, as the captain, participated in the most analysis sessions.
By the time they finished, it was already past 8 o’clock in the evening.
The cafeteria auntie had already finished her shift, so everyone had to take care of their own food.
The others all ordered takeout spontaneously, except for Yu Hao and Jiang Min.
Ah Xin and Xiao Li, who almost never stayed in the training room until evening, found it strange.
Both of them were so hungry that they were seeing stars, but they had resisted ordering takeout until now so as not to affect the players’ training and analysis. Were Yu Hao and Jiang Min not hungry?
Seeing their puzzled expressions, Hao Qian explained, “You don’t know, we’re used to it. Whenever the cafeteria doesn’t serve dinner, Yu Hao will probably cook something for Jiang Min and himself.”
“Ah? Cook?” Ah Xin was stunned.
“It’s not every time, but Yu Hao often cooks something delicious for Jiang Min. The rest of us are left out. The captain is really biased!” Hao Qian couldn’t help but complain.
What? Yu Hao can cook?
Ah Xin and Xiao Li were stupefied.
Aren’t professional players usually clueless about life apart from playing games?
Yu Hao can actually cook?
And from Hao Qian’s tone, it seemed like he was quite good at it?
Jiang Min was livestreaming, so Ah Xin and Xiao Li followed Yu Hao to the kitchen.
Seeing is believing.
Yu Hao’s cooking skills were quite impressive.
Although it was just a simple dish of stir-fried vegetables over rice, it looked and smelled delicious. Ah Xin and Xiao Li were nearly drooling.
Jiang Min’s livestream was still on.
“Oh, right, I haven’t eaten yet,” Jiang Min answered a barrage of comments asking if he had eaten.
His viewers were sending messages urging him to take care of himself and not to starve, then they saw a hand holding a plate of what looked like delicious food being placed on Jiang Min’s table in the livestream.
Jiang Min usually started his livestreams after eating, so his viewers had never known that someone in the base cooked for him.
Today, because he needed to make up for some livestream hours before the end of the month, Jiang Min had to start his stream earlier, revealing this fact.
“Oh my gosh, it looks so delicious!”
“Who’s so thoughtful? Aren’t professional players supposed to order takeout?”
“Could it be the cafeteria auntie?”
“That’s a man’s hand, can’t you tell?”
“So who is it? I’m dying of curiosity!”
Jiang Min looked up and thanked Yu Hao before answering his viewers’ questions.
“Oh, this is a meal Yu Hao made for me. He’s quite a good cook.”
His viewers were in disbelief.
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Author’s note: Ah… the pain of being dominated by exams….
Why are there such sudden exams and such difficult subjects in the world QAQ
I have the heart of a Saturday but not the time, ohhh.
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