Gank Your Heart Episode 4 Recap
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Qiu Ying cried when she saw that her mother's necklace had been broken by Ji Xiangkong. Ji Xiangkong thought it was just about money, but this necklace was priceless to Qiu Ying. To compensate Qiu Ying, Ji Xiangkong even said that Qiu Ying could make a request and he would fulfill it. But this made Qiu Ying feel he was even more unreliable, and she ran out crying.
Only then did Ji Xiangkong realize that perhaps keeping the necklace was not a trick by Qiu Ying. Ji Xiangkong didn't know how to resolve Qiu Ying's matter yet, when his Legends teammates sent him a message saying that Gu Fang was retiring. Ji Xiangkong quickly rushed downstairs to find Gu Fang. Gu Fang felt he was getting older and could no longer create miracles.
Gu Fang knew that Ji Xiangkong was nothing like the internet said, he wasn't a hand disability; his tactics were first-class, and Legends couldn't be without Ji Xiangkong. Gu Fang gave his championship ring to Ji Xiangkong, asking him to take over as the new captain of Legends, and hoped that Ji Xiangkong could lead Legends to win a second championship ring.
Ji Xiangkong also made a promise to Gu Fang that he would go all out to win the championship trophy. All members of Legends were reluctant to see Gu Fang leave. They hugged each other, preparing to sprint towards next year's championship trophy. In the evening, Ji Xiangkong rode his motorcycle alone, speeding through the empty streets. He recalled his first meeting with Gu Fang that year; Gu Fang was like a confidant who understood Ji Xiangkong's tactics.
It was also at that time that Gu Fang invited Ji Xiangkong to join the Legends team as the commander. After Gu Fang retired, Manager Zhao was also extremely anxious because no one was making money for him anymore. Manager Zhao wanted to promote Huo Yao as the new captain of Legends because Huo Yao had been with Legends the longest and had seniority.
However, Coach Luo felt that Huo Yao's golden age had passed; although he had performed steadily in the past two years, there had been no breakthrough. Manager Zhao and Coach Luo's conversation was overheard by Huo Yao, who had just entered. In subsequent training, Huo Yao was also preoccupied. At the board meeting, Gu Fang strongly recommended Ji Xiangkong, but Manager Zhao presented the data from the Vancouver match.
The data showed that Ji Xiangkong was killed multiple times, and among all players, Ji Xiangkong's performance was at the bottom. But Gu Fang knew that Ji Xiangkong was killed by the opponent solely because he was protecting him. To make the company trust Ji Xiangkong, Gu Fang revealed that Ji Xiangkong intended to change tactics. Coach Luo and Gu Fang approached it from a professional perspective, while Manager Zhao was concerned with the fan economy.
However, the chairman felt that Ji Xiangkong could be given a chance; coincidentally, the IConquer game was launching a closed beta test for a new version, and Ji Xiangkong could serve as the interim captain for this event. When Coach Luo and Gu Fang announced this to the Legends team, the others were quite happy, but Huo Yao was somewhat disappointed. After becoming captain, Ji Xiangkong immediately made three requests to the company.
First, serious training and no commercial activities; second, everyone must unconditionally cooperate with the tactics he and Coach Luo developed; third, hardware equipment must be upgraded and replaced. These points from Ji Xiangkong directly cut off Manager Zhao's financial path, making Manager Zhao furious and causing him to lose his temper in the office. However, one of Manager Zhao's subordinates gave him an idea: after Gu Fang left, Ji Xiangkong no longer had a strong backing.
If they were to find someone from outside who was both famous and capable to be the captain at this time, the chairman wouldn't say anything, and Manager Zhao's wealth would roll in again. This parachuted player was Pei Xi from the Witt team. Pei Xi was the biggest dark horse in the esports circle this year, the world's number one Mid. Manager Zhao planned to sign Pei Xi and make him the captain. However, Coach Luo strongly opposed this.
In this IConquer competition, the Witt team only finished fourth. While Pei Xi's personal operation was skillful enough, he was autocratic and didn't care about teamwork at all, which was why Witt was defeated. Coach Luo and Manager Zhao had conflicting views, and although the chairman would consider professional issues, he paid more attention to the company's cash flow, so he told Manager Zhao to talk to Pei Xi.
Qiu Ying was also under immense pressure; the popularity of the IConquer section she was responsible for had been dropping. Although Qiu Ying had been practicing heroes recently, her live broadcasts were still full of flaws. CEO Liu suggested that Qiu Ying combine her personal talents with match analysis and only gave her one month. It wasn't just Qiu Ying who was under pressure; Yiyi was also very dissatisfied with CEO Liu now and directly quit.
Yiyi suggested to Qiu Ying that if Qiu Ying went the professional route, one month would not be enough time at all. The only way was to team up with Ji Xiangkong; a beautiful host plus a famous esports player would definitely create a hot wave among IConquer fans. Qiu Ying could only brace herself to find Ji Xiangkong, but she didn't know how to speak. She talked to herself all the way, and passersby thought she was mentally ill.
Halfway there, Qiu Ying happened to see Ji Xiangkong in the restaurant ahead, but she still didn't dare to go say hello. Qiu Ying talking to herself and gesticulating outside the window made Ji Xiangkong feel that this girl was very cute. So he couldn't help but walk out to greet Qiu Ying. When Qiu Ying turned around, she bumped right into Ji Xiangkong.
