Esports world champion, debuted as the center of a talent show

The staff member continued reading from the script: "After the fan meeting tomorrow afternoon, you will need to return to the recording base together. Since it won't be too late, you can arrange your own schedule afterwards. You can rest if you want or continue practicing for the third performance stage."

"The other trainees don't have a day off tomorrow, so you need to let your respective group members know in advance. You can discuss the specific training time yourselves." The staff member looked around and said gently, "That's the general schedule for tomorrow. We've already explained the details and precautions for the meet-and-greet a few days ago, so we won't go into too much detail here. Have a great day tomorrow."

"good!"

"Alright."

"understood."

"Yes, that's good!"

With the enthusiastic support of several people, the staff member left with a satisfied smile.

The group dispersed again and returned to their original positions.

An Junying leaned closer to Jiang Zhiyu and asked curiously, "How's your practice of 'I Destroy, I Live' coming along?"

Jiang Zhiyu looked up at him, his tone confident: "I'm very skilled at it, there won't be any problems."

"As expected of your breakthrough stage, it feels like you practiced this song less than the other two stages." Ahn Joon-young's eyes widened slightly.

Actually, his statement that "he didn't practice as much as the other two stages" was a euphemism; the truth is that he had never seen Jiang Zhiyu practice for this stage.

Jiang Zhiyu does practice, but he never practices in front of others. He always finds an empty practice room, doesn't care if there are cameras, sneaks in, puts on headphones, and starts practicing.

He knew of Ahn Joon-young's doubts, so he smiled faintly and said, "It's nothing, this song is already engraved in my soul."

After hearing this, An Junying was even more puzzled. Although he didn't understand the deeper meaning behind Jiang Zhiyu's words, he nodded with relief upon learning that there was no problem with the other party's stage performance: "It's good that you're okay. I was just worried that you were under too much pressure."

Jiang Zhiyu smiled and said, "It's alright."

Netizens still haven't given up their investigation, and they have gradually turned their attention to the e-sports spin-off variety show "Zeroing Out," which the production team had released earlier and which they had criticized.

-ZPL Official Forum

#Game style doesn't lie. I've decided to analyze this esports variety show frame by frame. Anyone want to join me?#

[1L: I get your point. I'm rewatching it too, and I already have a feeling there will be a surprise, yeah.]

[2L: I have mixed feelings about watching this variety show again now. I cursed the entire show and its ancestors back then because of this episode.]

—Reply: [...I didn't scold him that lightly.]

[3L: I actually only watched the most controversial part of the pre-interview before quitting and cursing, and didn't even watch the rest. At the time, I just felt annoyed, and watching even one more second was torture. Now I actually have to watch it seriously from the beginning...]

—Reply: [Who isn't? I've already awkwardly reopened it. The old me scoffed at it, now I'm scrambling to get out.]

—Reply: [The world is different for me!]

……

[189L: How did you guys see it? Why does this person seem like a newbie in the game? Or is it just me?]

—Reply: [It's your problem. I'm Zhongyu, and I can say with certainty that there's a 90% chance he was throwing the game. Although he hasn't killed a single person so far, his walking and aiming habits aren't easily changed. His camera work is incredibly smooth; I don't believe he was really acting the way he did.]

—Reply: [So, when someone is clearly an expert, is there only one reason why they insist on pretending they aren't...?]

—Reply: [I can't guarantee anything, keep reading.]

They meticulously studied the recordings of e-sports variety shows, watching Jiang Zhiyu's every move in the game, repeatedly rewinding the progress bar to analyze each of his actions.

[554L: No, what does he mean? It's happened several times, like locking the crosshair on the opponent's head, then immediately moving it away and aiming at the opponent's legs to start crouching and spraying. What does that mean?! I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't been watching frame by frame!]

—Reply: [He's using cheats, leg-locking cheat (not really)]

—Reply: [I saw it too, and I can't help but want to scream!]

—Reply: [No joke, I'm shaking all over right now, and I'm having trouble breathing.]

At this point, many viewers have quietly progressed to the mid-to-late stages of their viewing journey.

In the video, Jiang Zhiyu, who had been "timid and hesitant" throughout the game, was given the important task of protecting the sniper rifle in his hand.

To create a sense of urgency, the show's editors split the screen in two. One half showed Jiang Zhiyu leisurely strolling around the map with his sniper rifle, while the other half showed the enemy searching the entire map for Jiang Zhiyu in an attempt to capture him.

The moment the two sides met, the editor added a thunderous special effect that exploded in the center of the screen.

But no one who saw this had a chance to criticize the cheap editing, because the next scene left everyone who saw it speechless.

From Jiang Zhiyu's perspective, almost the instant the enemy appeared on the screen, his character abruptly stopped from his shaky state, scoped in and fired in one smooth motion, and a prominent notification appeared in the upper left corner that he had headshot the enemy with a sniper rifle.

Meanwhile, from the other side's perspective, almost the instant they saw half of Jiang Zhiyu's body, they collapsed to the ground without any chance to react.

The editor cut to the players' expressions here; their shocked expressions were quite comical, while Jiang Zhiyu's momentary embarrassment was also somewhat intriguing.

[2390L: No? ??? ? ? ? ? ]

[2391L: What does this shot mean? ? ? ]

[2392L: Holy crap! This gun headshot?!]

[2393L: Is this reaction speed and instantaneous aiming ability even human?]

—Reply: [Not human, but God R.]

[2394L: Um, I don't think it's necessary to continue watching.]

[2395L: @Jiang Zhiyu, are you cheating or are you my dad? You choose.]

[2396L: Nothing more to say, the way he shoots is practically like he wrote his name on the gun skin. He's the only person in the world who can pull off such violent aesthetics...]

……

[5439L: I can't take it anymore! The thought of someone diligently playing the newbie for almost the entire game, only to have it all ruined by a conditioned reflex, completely exposed, makes me want to laugh.]

[5440L: So it's true that ZPL's strongest marksman participated in a talent show out of boredom, not only excelling in singing, dancing, and rapping, but also unexpectedly experiencing a surge in popularity? ??? ? ...

……

[13459L: After reading this post, I'm just awestruck. I don't know whether I'm awestruck because River is Jiang Zhiyu, or because Jiang Zhiyu is River...]

[13460L: I'm so shocked I can't speak.]