On November 7, three capital letters brushed the circle of friends, whether they pay attention to e-sports or not, many people know such a thing on the 7th: EDG won the championship.
At the same time, in the Hot Spring Valley Sports Hall in Reykjavik, Iceland, the Chinese LPL team EDG E-sports Club defeated the South Korean LCK team DK 3:2 to win the 2021 League of Legends Global Championship for China, which was the first time in the history of the EDG team to win the global finals, and the third time that China won the global championship title.
Different from the frenzy of the e-sports circle, many parents have a huge popularity of e-sports and questions whether they will mislead their children's addiction to games. On November 10th, Qilu Evening News Qilu OnePoint reporter came to Weifang Chaojing International E-sports Academy, and Wang Haoying, a 15-year-old first-year high school student, came here with an e-sports dream to study.
<b>He was admitted to junior high school for the third grade</b>
<b>Give up high school to pursue your dreams in esports</b>
On the 10th, Weifang Chaojing International E-sports Academy is holding its first midterm exam since the fall of 2021. Wang Haoying, a first-grade student who had just finished the exam, sat on a stool in his office, his back straight, his hands on his legs, his head tilted, his eyes shining, and the corners of his mouth raised upwards: "Today's exam is too simple." ”
15-year-old Wang Haoyin from Yantai Zhaoyuan City, academic performance was once very good, in junior high school with the 3rd grade of the whole grade was admitted to Yantai Zhaoyuan City Xiyuan Junior High School, 7, 8 years old, his intersection with the game is limited to once or twice a day leisure entertainment. After entering junior high school, because his parents were busy at work, Wang Haoying began to live with his grandparents, and the game was more involved in his life at this time.
From the fixed entertainment at the beginning to more than ten hours of game time every day, Wang Haoyan, who had just entered the first year of junior high school, no longer only regarded the game as an entertainment. "At that time, it was normal to play for more than ten hours a day, and I didn't eat or sleep much, and it was like crazy."
The absence of supervision, the change in the attitude of those around him, and the confusion of adolescence have caused Wang Haoying's performance to plummet. Wang Haoying began to find another way, he and Yantai Zhaoyuan City together with 7 local friends set up an e-sports team called "EA Student Party", several people participated in local professional competitions together, small achievements, from the first 4th place to the later second champion, Wang Haoyan constantly refreshed his own record, which also allowed him to find the self-confidence he once had in learning. "From '17 to now, I've got to have a dozen games, and when I first started playing, I got a 4th, and then it got better and better every year." At that time, Wang Haoyin was already well-known in the local e-sports circle in Zhaoyuan.
At the same time, Wang Haoyin broke out into a fierce conflict with his grandparents. According to Wang Haoying's father, it is common for grandparents to lose power when Wang Haoyin plays games, and for this reason, quarrels are inevitable. Even so, Wang Haoying's grades were stable in the middle and upper reaches of the class.
In the summer of 2011, Wang Haoying, who received a high school admission letter, fell into a tangle, and the opposition of his grandparents, the abandonment of his friends, and the unfriendliness of the surrounding environment to e-sports made him shake his e-sports dream for a while. "There were seven of us at the time, and now I'm the only one who still plays esports, and everyone else has given up for one reason or another."
Wang Haoying said that he finally gave up going to ordinary high school and chose to come to Weifang to study e-sports, which was inseparable from the support of his parents. Wang Haoying said: "My father told me that no matter what you want to do, as long as my father has the conditions, he must unconditionally support you, including the e-sports school he pushed me." ”
Wang Haoying's father admitted that after his son went to junior high school, the divorced family environment may have caused his son's inner loneliness and inferiority to a certain extent, and the victory in the game reawakened his confidence to a certain extent. When his son took e-sports as his future career development direction, Wang Haoyin's father saw his son's love for e-sports and decided to fully support his son's choice.
Choosing an e-sports school for their son is not a helpless move for Wang Haoying's parents, but the result of obeying their children's choices. Wang Haoying's father said: "I learned to make friends with children from the 3rd grade of my children, and I pay more attention to the nature of children. Once, when brushing the circle of friends, Wang Haoyin's father saw the Weifang Chaojing International E-sports School and pushed it to his son, and the father and son embarked on the road of e-sports studying in other places.
<b>No longer take orders to play to concentrate on leveling</b>
<b>Grandparents' attitudes have also changed</b>
It is reported that Weifang Chaojing International E-sports Academy is the first e-sports education school in China, and the EDG E-sports Club that won the championship two days ago is subordinate to Shanghai Chaojing Group. In front of the Weifang Chaojing International E-sports Academy, several gilded gold fonts of "Beyond E-sports, Achieve Dreams" come into view, and from the appearance, the teaching building is no different from others. As soon as the door opens, the lines extended by the LED lights and the curved graphics illuminate the dark blue walls on the first floor, between light and shadow, giving people a dreamy sense of futurism.
After entering the school, Wang Haoyan needs to get up at 7:30 every day and officially start classes at 8:30. Three lessons in the morning and four lessons in the afternoon, each 45 minutes long. Interspersed with recess and breaks for meals, there are also two and a half hours of evening self-study. In the weekly course, in addition to the weekly Chinese, mathematics, English, music, physical education, art, and psychology classes, there are also practical training theory, practical training user analysis, sports introduction, industrial operation, and media editing and directing courses related to e-sports.
The teaching of practical training courses is divided into several levels from basic to advanced, and when the introductory level has teaching for heroes, the coach will pick out some more difficult points to explain. In practice, the instructor will directly show the students some operation videos or show the students the hands-on operations by casting the screen. In the morning, students will keep up with the corresponding practical training courses. Wang Haoying said: "Since the fall of 2021, the school will set weekly task goals according to our current level, and I can learn a lot about games in the daily practical training theory class. The culture class is also arranged more reasonably, and the burden is not as heavy as imagined. ”
In addition to the improvement of the technical level, Wang Haoying's father noticed that the more obvious change after the child entered school was that he no longer accepted the "daimy" order. Ge Fengrong said: "From the first day of enrollment, I told students not to take orders outside and concentrate on improving their abilities. Wang Haoying also followed the coach's guidance. Ge Fengrong told reporters that although the students are relatively young, they face many temptations, such as taking orders, practicing on behalf of others, making friends online, and controlling the length of the game, all of which require the standardized guidance of coaches and teachers.
After entering the school, Wang Haoying focused on chasing his e-sports dreams, pushing off the relevant positions in the school and the class, and said that he just wanted to play e-sports wholeheartedly. The improvement of Wang Haoying's grades has given him the idea of applying for a school scholarship. In order to improve his hand speed, Wang Haoying also proposed the idea of learning piano to his father, which surprised Wang Haoyin's father. "He really learned to play the piano, and sometimes when he came home and heard him practicing in his room, my parents were very happy."
The grandson's progress has also gradually changed the grandparents' perception of the e-sports industry, "In the past, my grandparents were more opposed, they thought that learning was the only way out. It's just that as soon as you see me playing games at home, you may drive me out. Now the words are less objectionable. Two days ago, Grandma said she missed me and asked me when I would go back. Wang Haoying finished laughing.
<b>The primary goal is to become a professional player</b>
<b>Father and son or together in the esports industry</b>
Wang Haoying's father revealed to reporters that he gave up his musical dream because of family economic reasons when he was young. Creating conditions for his son to pursue his dreams has become a way for Wang Haoying's father to make up for the regrets of his youth. However, full support does not mean blind acceptance, for his son's future development plan, Wang Haoyin's father hopes that his son can go overseas for further study: "If it is possible in the future, I will withdraw from my industry and support his dream." ”
This coincides with Wang Haoying's plan.
For the next goal, Wang Haoying's goal is to reach the top 500 of the national ranking of the peak competition before the end of the year, and then he will continue to adjust the goal according to the improvement of the level. Talking about future planning, the teenager said: "First of all, the first goal is to become a professional athlete, if not, you may go to e-sports and start your own club." ”
There are not many students like Wang Haoying who dream of entering the school with the dream of professional e-sports, but there are very few who are selected as the proud sons of heaven. Ge Said: "In the first year, perhaps 90% of the students come with the mentality of wanting to become professionals, after one year, only 10% or 5% of the students can choose to continue to choose this direction, and the remaining students will provide them with a variety of choices." ”
Before entering the school, all students must first undergo an entrance test, giving priority to students with a better foundation, and students who have a poor foundation or simply want to play games will be brushed off during the test stage. After entering the second year, students will choose a professional triage according to their interests and hobbies, and decide whether to continue to adhere to the path of professional e-sports players. Ge Fengrong told reporters: "Now the school has 5 professional directions, namely professional athletes, industrial operation, media choreographer, host commentary, and data analysis. Next year, I plan to open more professional courses, such as some animation design and game production. ”
This is a new adjustment of the school under the dual constraints of the newly revised Law on the Protection of Minors. The newly revised Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors, which came into effect on June 1, 2021, clarifies that "online game services shall not be provided to minors from 22:00 to 8:00 the next day" and other provisions. The limitation of play time does limit the student's practice time to a certain extent. It is reported that except for Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, students at Weifang Chaojing International E-sports Academy generally cannot play games from Monday to Thursday.
The management and guidance of students has also become the reason for the school's enrollment situation to be getting better and better. Principal Zheng Liping said: "Some children will not listen to their parents when they are at home, so parents feel a lot of headaches, after sending us here, after our management education, many children's behavior habits have gradually been greatly improved." "In addition, with the development of the e-sports industry, parents' recognition of the e-sports industry is also getting higher and higher.
The involvement of the law and schools is helping children like Wang Haoying who love e-sports to complete the transition from "playing games" to "playing e-sports", and better protecting the e-sports dreams of society, parents and children while the e-sports industry develops.
Under this, the e-sports dreams of more than 140 teenagers like Wang Haoying are about to take off.
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