![]() ![]() Right after the flashback between Li Gan and Summer, Summer mention (to XK and QY) Li Gan basically used the 300k to force Sun Ge to leave, because he had a massive crush on Shu Wen. Please can anyone explain to me regarding the revelations in episode 28 about Li Gan borrowing against a mortgage (I think) to pay for the trip to Canada? I don't understand why Sun Ge decided to leave the team because of it. Maybe it's second handed (even though it doesn't look like it :P)? I think it's possible to pay down payments for QY's place in a second tier city, just not anywhere in the Yangtze River delta, because it's too expensive. I assumed it was Shanghai because other cities probably don't have TWO top tier esport team in their city. But dramas set in Shanghai usually have fairly clear indication they are set there (see the other two esport dramas), I'm guessing they purposely blurred out the setting. Still expensive and there's little reason why early 20s would rent a loft, since YY is not a streamer. I also got the impression YY rents the place, since she was jealous that QY paid for her own apartment. Since there's no reason YY would have a two bedroom place and no roommate. I clearly remember Yiyi saying Qiu Ying's apartment was bigger than hers too, and I was SO confused when we finally saw YY's place, because it's definitely bigger! She had a kitchen, a dining room, a little sitting space in addition to a proper living room, excuse me? I do think it's just a loft and they are probably sharing a bed, so upstairs might just be bed and little bit of wardrobe space. They would be susceptible to wrist, elbow, back and finger injuries and years and years of this probably would speed up deterioration even if they are only in their early 30s. You do make a good point about the effect on the hands. I was also able to locate one of the bars where they would sometimes hang out, but I can't remember where it was located now. ![]() I think that convenience store where QY gets drunk is too. I like looking up locations to see if I can find the real place and I know Hellolala Cafe is in Hangzhou. But as for where it was actually filmed, it was definitely filmed at least in part in Hangzhou. That could not have been cheap! As for where the drama was set, I think (?) the drama was hinting at Shanghai. Even if the second floor turns out to be a loft (can't say for certain since we never saw it), it suggests she had at least had two bedrooms. ![]() And I can only assume YY had help from her family because when QY moved in with her and we saw what her place looked like, i found it even more incredulous than QY's. Even if it's in Hangzhou or something, it's pretty outrageous, but she could have had a insurance money/trust fund left by mum (I've seen this before in novels.). I did find the fact she paid down payment for a pretty spacious apartment in what looks like Shanghai? kind of hilariously impossible. But as was noted in both dramas, speed and reflex aren’t everything so I think it's possible for players to bring different skill sets to a team and still be competitive and formidable, even if they are an older player. Aging out was a concept explored in "The King's Avatar" as well. Even one year can make a difference the older you get, so I don't think it's that crazy a notion. In the case of an esports athlete, I would also imagine that the hands would become aged from years of practice, training, and playing and that the body would lose stamina as a whole. The reality is people's reflexes will get slower as they get older. I'm sure it depends on the individual versus there being a clear cut off like, "You're 30, you're old, so get out." But I don't think its unrealistic either to think that your prime years are going to be when you're younger and that it gets harder as you age. It's not like they are gymnasts or something! I just don't find it believable that a game which relies on reflexes and using your brain would be that different for a 25 and a 30 year old. In the meantime, they can start to take on some reserve players and build up the strength of the team. I also found the whole you are over the hill at 30 in e-sports a bit much. The drama acts like hitting 30+ is a step away from losing all your physical and mental faculties. It's not like Gu Fang who was clearly deteriorating as a player. But I suppose as is integrated into the team and clearly still has his skills they don't see any reason for him to leave just yet. I thought that this was a one-shot deal also. ![]()
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