I want to make a game

When Zhang Chaoyang spread the video desperately, the land of China was shaken.

"Did you hear that!? Did you all hear that!?"

Qi Jiabin also lost his composure, his veins popped out from his excitement.

"The country recognizes us, the country recognizes e-sports, and we are bringing glory to the country!"

These young players are crazy, they are all shouting.

At this moment, the meaning of the five-star red flag on their chests is no longer ordinary. They are given a mission, a sacred mission!

"Teacher Qi, have you known this news for a long time!?"

When someone asked this, other people reacted suddenly.

"Yes, otherwise why did you insist that we all come over to watch the Xin-Xin-Lianbo today and still wear team uniforms?"

"..."

Everyone asked questions, and Qi Jiabin laughed.

"Think about how you got into e-sports, think about how your documentaries were filmed, you have always been watched..."

Liu Zhiyuan!

The boss of the Han Dynasty, Liu Zhiyuan!

The first name that comes to these players' minds is Liu Zhiyuan.

"Is this Mr. Liu from the Han Dynasty?"

Qi Jiabin nodded.

"That's right, it's Mr. Liu."

As soon as he finished speaking, these young people cheered again.

To them, Liu Zhiyuan is the God of Games, and it is simply a great honor to get the attention of the God of Games!

"So, there is one more reason why you must succeed."

The cheers became smaller as the overwhelming pressure surged toward them.

Liu Zhiyuan's attention, national recognition, friends' expectations, his own dreams...

"champion!"

Lu Yuan suddenly clenched his fists and shouted "champion" in a low voice.

This sound made the uneasiness in everyone's eyes disappear...

"champion!"

"champion!"

"..."

Only a champion can live up to the national recognition!

Only a champion can repay Liu Zhiyuan's efforts!

Only a champion can live up to the expectations of his friends!

Only the champion...

It can only be a champion!

When the land of China was shaken by the recognition of e-sports, countries around the world also began to turmoil because of the clips of players pursuing their dreams.

In this era, gaming is equivalent to playing with things to lose one's ambition, and it is equivalent to not doing one's job properly.

In people's consciousness in this era, video games have never had the slightest connection with the two holy words of God, dreams.

In the past, no one in the Han Dynasty Extreme Masters or WCG recognized that this could be considered a dream-chasing journey, except for those players.

But those documentaries clearly tell everyone that dreams are never divided into different fields.

Dreams are never high or low, and every desperate dream chaser deserves people's heartfelt admiration.

"Sir, this is the information sent by President Liu of the Han Dynasty."

At the center of the International Olympic Committee, Samaranch took the information handed over by his secretary with helplessness on his face.

He had seen those documentaries. To be precise, he was the first in the world to see those children who gave up everything to pursue their dreams.

I have to say, he was shocked.

The dissatisfaction of his relatives and friends, the incomprehension of the people around him, he had seen this scene in football, basketball, and...many competitive sports.

If they give up the happy time they should enjoy and practice hard day after day, the game itself may no longer be any fun for them.

Also, no one will find it fun to shoot at mechanical targets for several months.

If you have to run a tactic hundreds or thousands of times, you are still playing a game. You are clearly torturing yourself.

"BEYONDTHEGAME..."

Beyond gaming?

These kids have definitely done it.

"Liu, you always make things difficult for people like this."

Samaranch smiled helplessly.

"What did he send this time?"

The secretary was also helpless.

"Analysis of the future number of game players and the popularity of computers..."

To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that this is a video game, Liu Zhiyuan's proposal to apply for it to become an Olympic event would definitely be passed.

These children are qualified to be on the stage of the Olympic Games. Their efforts, their dedication, and their desperate pursuit of dreams are not part of the display of the Olympic spirit?

But, it is a video game after all...

"In 2000, there were at least 200 million computer users in the world? At least 500 million video game players?"

Samaranch shook his head, this set of data was a bit exaggerated.

The number of computer users is now surging, with an increase of at least 20 million in just six months, but this is still too exaggerated.

In three years, it is unlikely to reach 200 million people.

The number of video game players seems to have reached its peak in the past. More than 300 million video game players around the world are already a very large number, and it is impossible for such an increase in units of hundreds of millions to occur again.

"In 2010, at least 1 billion people will use the Internet? The number of video game players will be at least 2 billion?"

Seeing this set of data, he didn't know what words to use to describe it.

Whimsical? Or...

Foresight?

"In 2020, at least 3 billion people around the world are using computers. The Internet has become a necessity for mankind, and every user who owns electronic products is a gamer..."

Samaranch didn't look any further. He thought Liu Zhiyuan had gone crazy to get video games on the Olympics.

There are only 7 billion people in the world. Even if the population increases by 2020, it will not grow to 70 billion.

More than 1/3 of the people are using computers, and everyone has played video games. Isn’t this crazy!?

Football is the largest sport in the world, but its audience and fans are no more than that, right?

It's impossible for video games to do this.

"Just tell Liu and say...forget it."

He stood up and walked towards the phone.

"beep..."

"beep..."

"beep..."

"Hello, is this Mr. Samaranch? I'm Liu Zhiyuan."

As soon as the call was connected, Liu Zhiyuan's voice came from the other end.

"It's me, Liu."

"Have you made a decision? Those kids are worthy of being on that stage, and eSports is worthy of that stage."

Samaranch was silent for a moment.

"It's always been a video game, isn't it?"

This time, it was Liu Zhiyuan's turn to be silent.

Yes, video games are still video games no matter how they are packaged, but...

It has appeared in the Asian Games in later generations. Although it has been removed from the 2022 Asian Games due to some reasons, it has been recognized and has a chance.

For Liu Zhiyuan, now is the best opportunity for e-sports to appear on the Olympic stage!

In this era when the e-sports cake has not yet been clearly divided, this is its best opportunity.

The Olympic Games has never been that simple. Don't forget that the Olympic Games has an offline event, and its name is "Spinach".

The Olympic Committee once said that if e-sports wants to be included in the Olympics, it must at least open up betting activities!

The Olympic gold medal is very valuable. Although it is not made of real gold, its value to a country cannot be compared with money.

Why is table tennis repeatedly targeted?

If you think about it, you will understand that the Olympic Games are never that simple.

In this life, China will definitely become a powerhouse in e-sports. This is 100% certain.

Later video games were extremely poorly received in China, but under such extreme circumstances, world champions emerged one after another.

In 2001, at the WCG World Finals, China won the first e-sports world championship trophy, Ma Tianyuan and Weizidi in the StarCraft 2V2 project.

In 2004, a Chinese player ended the reign of legends in individual FPS events and won millions in prize money. His name was Meng Yang.

In the photo with the legendary figure Fata1ty, Meng Yang looks more like an Internet-addicted teenager who just finished an all-nighter.

In 2005, WNV was at its peak, winning two consecutive world championships in two weight categories. Later generations of CS fans were more willing to call them the "CS Dream Team."

Renhuang Sky, the first defending champion of WCG, the first WCG Hall of Fame player, the first...

Even when everyone disagrees, Chinese players can win championships one after another. What if they are recognized by the country?

Don’t doubt the significance of these four words of national identity to the rabbit nation. People from other countries will never understand how much rabbits value these four words.

For these four words, they can go through fire and water, risk their lives...

There will be countless young people joining the field of e-sports without him having to do anything else deliberately.

Once Chinese e-sports becomes the level of Chinese table tennis, it doesn’t take much to think that he will never see the day when e-sports will be included in the Olympic Games.

Other countries will not allow another event monopolized by China to appear in the Olympics.

"Higher, faster, stronger, this is the motto of the Olympic Games. These young people have done it. They are working hard to pursue higher achievements."

"They continue to hone themselves just to have a faster reaction speed."

"They work hard day by day to become stronger and stronger. This is completely consistent with the Olympic motto."

"The Olympic Games are a venue for surpassing human limits, but in my opinion, if a person can surpass his own limits through hard work, he..."

"Just as great!"

"Liu..."

Samaranch smiled bitterly.

"Your success is inseparable from your eloquence, but..."

This man simply didn’t know what to say. Can higher, faster, and stronger be forced to be explained like this?

"Don't confuse the concepts. Moreover, although I am the chairman of the Olympic Committee, it is not me alone who has the final say whether e-sports can be included in the Olympics. Do you understand?"

"Make a bet!"

Samaranch was about to say not to fight, but his status did not allow him to bet with Liu Zhiyuan, and he knew what Liu Zhiyuan wanted to bet with him without even thinking about it.

However, Liu Zhiyuan's next sentence made him take back those two words.

"Betting on whether computer users will reach 200 million in 2000!"

"Bet on whether the number of video game players will exceed 500 million in 2000!"

"If it doesn't reach the goal, I will sponsor the Olympic Committee for free with US$1 billion!"

"cash payment!"

Samaranch sighed. He could tell from these words that Liu Zhiyuan had understood all the inside stories of the Olympic Games.

Although this is the largest sports competition in the world, and although it is indeed the fairest playing field in the world, it is also controlled by countless big figures in the dark.

Profit is what these people value most.

These interests can include fame and relationships. Of course, the simplest and most straightforward one is money.

Otherwise, why must spinach be included in every Olympic event?

Cutting off this legal gambling project would probably make it more fair.

"Sorry, Liu, I can't promise you. Even if you win, I can't make e-sports appear on the Olympic stage."

"No, I just have a small request."

"you say."

"Every Olympic Games has performance events, and I want e-sports to be one of the performance events!"

This is Liu Zhiyuan's goal. The Olympics are not that good, especially when e-sports itself has many problems.

But he never thought about impressing these people by relying solely on the sincerity of those players. These sincerities were used to impress ordinary people.

He just wants to let these people see how much potential e-sports has through this exhibition game!

He just wants to let these people see how much reward e-sports can bring them through this exhibition game!

Profit, if e-sports wants to be on the Olympic stage, the only way to go is profit, everything else is nonsense.

Only when these people see the countless benefits will they nod and agree that e-sports will enter the Olympic stage.

"If I win the US$1 billion, I will pay it as sponsorship fee. For US$1 billion, I will buy a few hours of exhibition games. Is this condition okay?"

In peacetime, sports venues are battlefields, and the Olympic Games venue is undoubtedly the largest battlefield.

If we can defeat all opponents here, it will inspire the country no less than winning a war!

He doesn’t want 1 billion US dollars!

It’s worth 1 billion US dollars for an opportunity to be on the Olympic stage!

1 billion US dollars in exchange for a promising future is worth it!

1 billion US dollars in exchange for countless Chinese champions is well worth it!

"Liu, you are really possessed, but...I agree."

He directly agreed to this condition, and no one would object. Regardless of whether Liu Zhiyuan won or not, the US$1 billion would be handed over to the Olympic Committee. No one would object to this condition.

The exhibition match is not a real competition event, so just cut off several other events and give them to Liu Zhiyuan.

"You are a true gamer, and you deserve to be called the God of Games."

He sincerely praised Liu Zhiyuan.

This is 1 billion US dollars, which is a huge sum of money that can turn a person into a world rich man!

But Liu Zhiyuan just sent him away.

One billion dollars is just for a chance to show up in the world.

One billion US dollars is just to get more game players recognized by the public.

One billion US dollars, just for an uncertain future.

Why doesn't this kind of person deserve a word of praise?

...

On January 1, 1997, on the eve of the WCG, a piece of news completely shocked the gaming world!

A big shock that far exceeds the previous ones!

"In the 2000 Olympic Games, e-sports will become one of the opening events."

This sentence has more impact on gamers than the biggest tsunami!

This sentence shocked them even more than the world's largest earthquake!

This sentence made hundreds of millions of gamers around the world go completely crazy!

"We can go to the Olympics too?"

"FUCK, tell me if today is April Fools' Day, tell me if it is April Fools' Day!"

"April Fool's Day is still early. Look at the fucking signature. There's the Olympic Committee's seal there. This is fucking real, it's real!"

"This is the Olympics, the Olympics!"

"Even if it's an exhibition match, it's an exhibition match for the Olympics!"

"Mom, have you seen it? Have you seen it? I'm not playing with things, I'm not, and I never have been!!!"

"Train, train, work harder, our team XX must participate in this Olympic exhibition match!"

"..."