178 Struggle


    At first, the gaming industry and the entertainment industry were two circles that wanted to stay in one’s ownne. However, an interesting incident happened at the end ofst year and slowly changed this situation.


    At that time, it was the year-end inventory period. All the major tforms were holding year-end events. One of the most eye-catching events was the selection of the most popr rankings of the year on the various tforms.


    In the past years, this would be the battlefield for the fans of various artists and celebrities. Everyone was trying their best to get on the rankings and try to make their idols rank higher. It would be best if they could get first ce on the rankings.


    However, this changed significantlyst year. The initial reason was that fans of a popr celebrity had for some reason fought with fans of a popr gamer.


    A certain popr fan imed that the gaming industry was a niche circle. Those who liked to y games were otaku[1.(in Japan) A young person who is obsessed withputers or particr aspects of popr culture to the detriment of their social skills.]s. They told the fans of the gaming industry to stay in their small circle and not embarrass themselves.


    Such an excuse quickly spread in the gaming circle,pletely angering the fans. Since you said that we are a niche circle, I’ll let you see thebat power of a niche circle.


    Hence, that night, the fans of the gaming circle responded immediately. They directly voted the three popr eSports yers in the gaming circle to the first, second, and third ces on the various tforms.


    This action rmed all the fans of the various artists on the rankings. In their eyes, these poprity rankings were the battlefield of their entertainment industry. Why did the gaming industrye in to join in the fun? If their idol’s position was really stolen by a few eSports yers, they would lose face.


    Hence, the fans of various celebrities worked together to chase a few eSports yers out of the rankings. This immediately became a battle between fans of the entertainment industry and gaming circles.


    At that moment, no one realized how huge the gaming circle was. Hence, they all thought that the gaming circle would definitely lose this battle.


    At first, things were indeed as they had expected. After the fans of various celebrities joined forces to fight, the rankings were quickly reshuffled. Although the three eSports yers had not fallen off the rankings, their rankings were getting lower and lower.


    Just as the fans of various celebrities were collectively celebrating their imminent victory, at nine o’clock that night, the various gamingmunities, Tieba1, and other circles released an announcement. In order to protect the dignity of the gaming circle, yers were willing to respond to the battle.


    Then, they threw the three contestants back into the top three in just a few hours, even widening the gap between them and the fourth ce.


    After that, no matter how hard the fans of various celebrities worked, they could not close the gap. Instead, they let the fans of the gaming circle maintain this advantage until the end of the event. In response to this situation, the fans of various celebrities were angry and helpless. They shouted that they did not want to ept this oue, but they were rebutted by the fans of the gaming circle who said, “Don’t be on the rankings if you can’t afford to lose.”


    Hence, an abnormally strange scene happened at the end of this year’s event. The people standing on the various tforms to receive the annual rankings were actually three eSports yers. This was a scene that no one had imagined before. It actually happened in front of them.


    This made many people see the vastness of the gaming industry. At the same time, they also saw the hugemercial value of the gaming industry. However, the current structure of the gaming industry had long been controlled by a few big gamingpanies. Hence, those who wanted to enter had long lost the initiative.


    However, the ability of capitalists was that they could always find a way to squeeze out benefits. Soon, they thought that since they could not get a share of the game market, they would go to the game fans’ circle to get a cut.


    Under such circumstances, the variety show project regarding eSports games was established.


    The production team’s idea was to find a group of professional eSports yers and a group of celebrities who yed well to participate in the selection. In the end, they would form a celebrity dream team and challenge the foreign celebrity teams.


    Hence, this was not only a variety show, but also an international amateur eSportspetition. Hence, this candidate selection was especially important. Their gaming skills had to be very good.


    Although He Meng was also eyeing this variety show, she valued the subsequent effects of this show even more.


    If artists could y a key role in thispetition, not only would they win huge glory and poprity, but they would also be valued by the Kangaroo tform and obtain their resources.


    Hence, if Yu Han’s gaming skills were good, He Meng could let her submit a resume to try.