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

[OP: Continue! Let's move on to the day of the second performance grouping and the Soul incident during the recording of "Shining Project"! That day, they went to a film studio for location shooting. No information had been released beforehand, causing many fans and paparazzi to arrive late. They happened to see Jiang Zhiyu not returning to the recording base with the production team bus, but leaving alone. Quite "coincidentally," that same evening, River, who hadn't been seen in public for a while, appeared at the RXG base building.]

—Reply: [I can't take it anymore, this is too much of a coincidence!]

—Reply: [I have a deep impression of that day. I was there at the time and happened to run into River coming out. Thinking about it now, it feels like a dream...]

—Reply: [Memories are gradually returning...]

[OP: Next, let's talk about Yan Zuo, this "guest spectator." First, we know that Yan Zuo himself is a gaming addict and almost never participates in unimportant activities.] [OP: So let's analyze this. The fact that he's participating in this talent show, which is clearly a huge leap for him and offers him no benefit, means there must be something very attractive about it.]

[OP: First, let's rule out money. Many people say the production team gave him too much, but I don't think so. None of the ZPL professional players are short of money, and as far as I know, the budget for "Shining Project" only increased around the third public performance. Considering his subtle attitude towards Jiang Zhiyu, what attracted him to the show is already quite obvious.]

—Reply: [Old Yan, why are you still chasing after R?]

—Reply: [Hilarious, how come Yan Zuo is involved here too?]

—Reply: [Same here. I always thought Yan Zuo's participation in this show was very inexplicable. I couldn't understand his reasons for going, but now it all seems to make sense!]

[OP: Here comes the most "coincidental" part, in my opinion.]

[OP: It is known that after the second performance of "Shining Project", the production team gave all trainees a seven-day holiday, and Jiang Zhiyu also went home (he was photographed getting into a car and leaving)].

[OP: Guess what? River, whose game account hadn't been logged into for months, logged in the next day and duo-queued with Yan Zuo! I'm sure everyone remembers that, right? It even trended on several social media platforms.]

[OP: In the following days, although he didn't duo queue with anyone else, he could be seen playing solo queue every day in the friend lists of many professional players.]

[OP: Even more coincidentally, after the seven days ended, which was after Jiang Zhiyu returned to the production team, River's game account disappeared again and hasn't been logged in since.]

—Reply: [I was shaking from trying so hard not to laugh. Why is it so interesting to figure all this out?]

—Reply: [One more thing! Yan Zuo mentioned during his live stream that he met River offline those few days! But his only public appearance during those days was for "Shining Project"! This raises reasonable suspicion!]

—Reply: [River...Jiang Zhiyu...Are you taking advantage of the fact that no one is digging into your past, not even trying to hide it!]

—Reply: [Is this the legendary off-peak travel...? (stunned)]

Jiang Zhiyu looked at the words "off-peak travel" on his phone screen and chuckled speechlessly.

Mi Lan, standing nearby, suddenly let out a long sigh of relief: "Finally, we got the photos we wanted! We finished just three minutes before the posting deadline!"

The first three minutes... the first three minutes?!

Jiang Zhiyu slightly widened his eyes, his gaze falling on the time bar at the top of the phone screen, which clearly read: 8:57.

He never expected that he would lose track of time while reading posts that exposed his own past.

Fortunately, taking selfies is not a difficult thing for him.

But just because it's not difficult doesn't mean he's good at it. Jiang Zhiyu's philosophy on taking selfies is: he only needs to point at himself and press the shutter button, and the final product is fine no matter what.

However, the final product did not collapse.

The photo of Jiang Zhiyu is taken from a strange angle and is taken at a rather close distance, but it makes him look exceptionally attractive.

Her pupils faintly reflected the shape of the chandelier, like a glowing drop of water. Her hair was slightly messy, casually draped over her forehead. A half-smile played on her lips. Her skin was fair and flawless even without makeup. She exuded a lazy and casual aura, radiating a fatal attraction.

Just before 9:00 AM, he posted a blog entry:

[@ShiningProject-JiangZhiyu: Hi, see you tomorrow. (Image)]

When the message indicated successful publication, Jiang Zhiyu nervously glanced at the time again; the time bar still displayed "9:00".

He breathed a sigh of relief, realizing he wasn't late.

[Ding~ Your special attention has been activated~]

The news that Jiang Zhiyu went online and posted a blog post was instantly disseminated to all his followers via online push notifications.

In just a few dozen seconds, the number of reposts, comments, and likes on this blog post exploded, causing Jiang Zhiyu's mobile phone interface, which was still running on the software, to lag.

【Ahhhhhh Jiang Jiang!】

Jiangjiang misses you so much!

[I have a ticket!! See you tomorrow, hehe, looking forward to meeting you!]

See you in the live stream tomorrow! Even without a ticket, stay tuned to watch your happiness!

[Dad, are you really my dad? Tell me secretly, and I promise I won't tell anyone!]

Why did I only find out now? I need to enter the lottery too!

[Brother Jiang, your mysterious selfie angle looks just like a man with the surname R (no offense intended) (why is he so good-looking...).]

In just a few minutes, the hashtag #JiangZhiyuPostsOnWeibo# quickly replaced #JiangZhiyuRiver# as the number one trending topic.

Meanwhile, the fans who were initially focused on uncovering his secrets gradually shifted their attention back, belatedly realizing: "He's so handsome..."

River's appearance is a mystery to all fans, as she always wears a mask. Only her captivating peach blossom eyes and the faint mole under her eyes stand out.

As a result, discussions about Jiang Zhiyu's appearance gradually intensified.

[@ZeroingCourier: Now I understand why Jiang Zhiyu's popularity was so overwhelming on the show... I held my breath when I saw this selfie of his, he's absolutely stunning... and then suddenly it felt so good... the beauty of an idol, the glory of a fan...]

[@卜卜拉不: Who invented this little thing that can withstand such a terrible camera angle and still show off its flawless beauty from every angle...? Does it even know how good-looking it is?!]

[@RRRRRiver: I've been staring at this photo for five minutes straight. This is clearly my beautiful child! I'm fighting for custody!]

[@ZPL World Champion FMVP fan: A friend asked me why my tears were streaming down my face. I said, "Because I took off my mask."]

[@StealRiver: OK, this person isn't even pretending anymore, just showing off their anti-counterfeiting label like that? (But it looks so good, I want to see more 5555)]