As the first wave of people engaged in e-sports, he experienced e-sports from barren to prosperous, and now competitive chess and cards are also walking the same road, his burning heart has never been extinguished, now he is deeply engaged in the field of competitive chess and cards, but also hopes that competitive chess and cards can have better development. He is not only active in the arena, active in the commentary room, and even active in various offline activities, using his ability to promote competitive chess, and who is he? That's right, he is a gentle son with twenty years of card age and integrating competitive chess and cards into his blood, Cai Yan.
Speaking of Cai Yan, he is the captain of Beijing Scorpio Club, and one of the gold medal commentators of the Mahjong Research Institute, but also Cai Gongzi in other offline activities, Cai Yan has a unique insight into competitive mahjong, under his leadership Beijing Scorpio Club won the championship in the 2023 China Mahjong League A (CML) Summer Tournament, so Cai Yan is very popular with fans, the more fans like him, the more they want to know more about him, just taking advantage of the gap in the season, the editor can be counted as an appointment with him for an exclusive interview, Let's talk about his mahjong life.
Cai Yan, a 25-year-old native of Beijing, used to work a lot, but basically related to competitive projects, has always loved all kinds of competitive chess and cards, played various mahjong intermittently for about 20 years, and is now very keen to participate in and promote competitive mahjong-related competitions and activities.
In the live broadcast room of the research institute, the name of "Cai Gongzi" is basically unknown to everyone, but how the name of "Cai Gongzi" came from, in fact, many fans still do not know. "I saw the opportunity of Douyin live broadcast this track in 2021, and also tried to do MCN projects and explanations and other related things, at that time I took this Mahjong Cai Gongzi is more recognizable and not easy to rename the ID, but also I prefer classical literature, Qinqi calligraphy and painting are a little understood, more civil, haha." It turns out that Cai Gongzi still likes these, which can be described as: "a beautiful boy with green hair and a green shirt, chasing the wind with a purple whip", which is really very civil.
01 has always been here and has never left
As an e-sports expert, Cai Yan has been participating in various competitive chess and card events on and off before, including competitive mahjong events, but most of them are hobbies, and since he came to the graduate school, he has really begun to cultivate competitive mahjong. "How long to play competitive mahjong is actually quite difficult to define, the earliest of our more than 20 people four daokou party small circle often play and organize mahjong competitions, it seems that in 2009 in the chess room held their own Beijing mahjong competition, but to say that the first time to officially participate in mahjong competition is in 2015, is also the predecessor of the current mahjong research institute in Sanya held in the national standard mahjong competition, later Chengdu, Macao and other places of mahjong tournament I also participated. The first time I participated in the offline recording program competition was in the summer of 2021, I tried to record a program with Tianfan Wang Yu and Li Jian, and the result was quite good in the first broadcast, and then various coincidences also joined the entire examination and segmentation system, starting a real competitive mahjong journey. ”
"National essence" mahjong is actually a lot of people have been in contact with it very early, until it is given to competitiveness, will really appreciate the charm of competitive mahjong, Cai Yan is no exception, as a fan has participated in many events, until officially embarked on the journey of competitive mahjong really began to enjoy the fun brought by competitive mahjong.
02Want to deepen the industry and lead the track
Cai Yan has been deeply engaged in the competitive chess and card industry for many years, and still has rich experience in competitive chess and cards, and as a former e-sports expert, he wants to learn from the experience of e-sports to the future of competitive mahjong, so he is very optimistic about the future of competitive mahjong. "I am engaged in more work, it can be said that the competitive chess and card industry has been deeply cultivated for more than ten years, platform planning, operation management, channel events are involved, mainly the earliest I was engaged in e-sports, can be said to be the earliest wave of people in China to engage in e-sports, in 1998 began to write StarCraft text war reports and other game strategies, joined the Asian League Games in 2001, in 2003 e-sports officially became the 99th sports recognized by the state white paper was also drafted when I was in Huaao Star Company, After retreating to the background as a media, he gradually moved away from e-sports after becoming the editor-in-chief of Cat Puff Games in 2005, but the heart that likes to burn in competition has never been extinguished. As the age grows older, it has slowly put down the traditional e-sports to transform into the chess and card industry, these more than ten years in JJ and Lianzhong two old chess and card platforms, all kinds of chess and card projects should be said to have understanding, among which the most optimistic is the current mahjong project, I am very happy to have the opportunity to deepen the industry with a group of partners who understand competition and chess and cards, leading the entire track. ”
This is too good to say, it is a rare thing to have a heart that has never extinguished the burning of competition, and competitive mahjong does have a long way to go, I hope Cai Yan and his friends can add bricks to the competitive mahjong industry, and the editor as a practitioner also hopes that the future competitive mahjong can also reach the current attention of e-sports.
03Strive to promote the competitiveness of mahjong
"National Essence" mahjong has always been shrouded in traditional concepts, and many people think that mahjong is gambling. So for Cai Yan, what is his understanding and opinion on competitive mahjong?
"I have seen an interview with Yu Yukui (pants) before, in which I recognize his division of mahjong into entertainment mahjong, gambling mahjong, competitive mahjong, indeed there are many Chinese, and the playing methods are different in different places, so how to uniformly standardize entertainment gameplay and avoid gambling negative energy when playing cards is a reflection of people engaged in the field of competitive chess and cards. Last year, I debated with my former friend, how to make everyone take every game more seriously without the excitement of gambling, but now that it has been done slowly, everyone can see the serious attitude of the clubs and players in each round, and I am very pleased with this result. ”
Yes, mahjong is endowed with competitiveness, which is different from the previous entertainment mahjong, everyone's focus is also different, all focus on the game competition, which is the real charm of competitive mahjong, but also the best way to change the traditional concept.
04Family support, friends accompany
Cai Yan has always been engaged in the competitive mahjong industry, and after deeply feeling its charm, it has subtly affected the people around him, including family and friends, who are very supportive and understanding. "At present, my family is still very supportive of my competitive mahjong industry, because my parents will play mahjong and usually love to play, every time I play or commentary, they also accompany me throughout the live broadcast room, and even give me some advice after returning home, so that I have no worries, and I am very grateful to my family for their dedication and support to me." In fact, in the early stage of the recording of the live-action offline mahjong competition program, basically these friends who often played around them, at first everyone was to give face to play, and now they are really attracted by the entire competitive event system, more serious investment and participation. ”
Indeed, with the support and understanding of his family and friends, Cai Yan has gone more and more smoothly on the road to competitive mahjong, and has achieved more and more results, and the promotion of competitive mahjong is more and more effective, and he himself is more and more in awe of the competitive mahjong industry.
05 Being trusted by your teammates is precious
"I have been in the competitive chess circle for many years, and I have won many related awards, the previous honors are not mentioned in history, I just want to work hard to improve in the field of competitive mahjong, prove myself and let the club achieve greater honors, S4 season I and Yan, Tao Jun, Wen Yao four people to form Beijing Scorpio Club to win the championship that experience is still fresh in my memory, thank you very much for these powerful teammates can trust me, the future Scorpio Club will definitely become stronger and stronger!"
Competitive mahjong is really very attractive, even the old people in the competitive chess and card circle like Cai Yan are still crazy about competitive mahjong and want to succeed again in this field, and Cai Yan is even luckier, with these trusted teammates are very precious.
06It is important to improve the level of resumption
There is really no shortcut to improving the level of competitive mahjong, the main way is to review, reflect and summarize, in Cai Yan's view, as long as you spend more time to learn, you will eventually get a reward.
"I shared this problem with the new team members Zhao Jing and Pan Chen, because the rules of mahjong, especially Sichuan mahjong, lead to very large randomness, and the result of a game is still very lucky, but playing more and participating in more of their previous videos will definitely help improve their level, for example, why our team Wen Yao severe Tao Jun and even Canglong's Wu Tao level is obviously a notch higher, indeed the number of hands of several of them playing Chuan Ma may be ten times or even more than mine, The phrase "heavenly reward for diligence" is outdated in that industry. ”
More replays and summaries are still very useful in competitive mahjong, and only when you find your own shortcomings can you think about how to improve, and then summarize the experience in the review, and finally achieve the desired effect.
07 Participate in the promotion of more competitions
When it comes to the future plans of the competitive mahjong industry, Cai Yan very much hopes that this industry will develop, and also wants to participate more in related promotion work.
"There are suitable competitions or want to participate more, the current three competitive mahjong projects, national standard mahjong, Sichuan mahjong, straight mahjong I still like some, and personality has a relationship, Sichuan mahjong caught the pig to point the cannon of the powerlessness really don't like, can't go around." I definitely don't think about professional players, or focus on hobbies and participate in related work. ”
This answer is still very Cai Gongzi, showing his unique character, and has great expectations for the future of competitive mahjong, hoping that he can promote the competitive mahjong industry more in the future.
08 Competitive mahjong still has a long way to go
"In fact, the competitive projects are all universal, and there is no special improvement for individuals in terms of emotional management and self-discipline, but mahjong has not reached the stage I have obtained in other projects before, but I just feel that the popularization of mahjong competition makes the friends around me who were not recognized seriously devote themselves to the sense of achievement very refreshing."
Indeed, competitive mahjong still has a long way to go, as long as we maintain our original intention, we believe that the competitive mahjong industry will eventually have greater development, and I believe that more people will recognize and accept the competitive mahjong industry.
09 Views and development prospects for CML
As the captain of Beijing Scorpio Club, who has just won the CML Summer Championship, Cai Yan is very optimistic about the CML China Mahjong League and hopes that CML will become more professional.
"CML as a pioneer of domestic competitive mahjong club, carrying the relationship between the event and the players and the club, the start is definitely very difficult, a bit like the e-sports industry ten years ago, more rely on the boss's personal interest as a start-up capital sponsorship, but I believe that at any time the promotion of the event, the increase in attention, the development of various cross-industry cooperation, the absolute future is a very promising and profitable industrial model, personally very optimistic about CML."
Cai Gongzi is worthy of being an old man in the competitive chess and card industry, and he sees the current development of CML very thoroughly, if it is really according to his ideals, CML is bound to develop to the current height of the e-sports industry.
10 The future development direction of Beijing Scorpio
"Scorpio's goal is definitely to always compete for the first place, but this season due to the addition of new players, my philosophy is that since I joined the club, I will try to let everyone have enough appearance rate and exposure, and due to the preparation for the finals at the end of the year and the preparation for the JJ Champions Cup, there will definitely be a run-in period of alternation between the old and the new, we will try our best to adjust our condition and strive for the best results; The future development direction must also hope that competitive mahjong professionalization and standardization, now Beijing Lion and Panda have sponsorship, we also have to learn from them, and strive to make the club more benign operation, here I think there is a concept can not be confused, either sponsorship or professionalization, as if more than ten years ago e-sports, the first wave of so-called professional clubs are actually some rich second generation or business leaders because of personal interests and hobbies investment, but basically proofing, need each club can operate independently, After the improvement of the entire league system, it is the prototype of true professionalism, and we Scorpio are willing to learn from various brother clubs in this process, jointly promote and improve, and are also willing to contact manufacturers in need and give back to our sponsors and fans with the best results and exposure. ”
As the captain of Beijing Scorpio Club, Cai Yan still has unique insights into the operation of the club, and I believe that under his leadership, Beijing Scorpio Club will definitely have more achievements in the future, and more and more fans will like and pay attention.
11 Cai Yan outside of mahjong
When it comes to hobbies other than mahjong, Cai Gongzi has a word, a wide range of hobbies like everything, watching movies, listening to music, playing games, partying, singing he almost doesn't care, "Hobbies are more extensive, playing cards, drinking and partying or something, like to be lively, and now I will start broadcasting and chat with everyone when I have time." ”
Indeed, Cai Gongzi's wide range of hobbies are very famous in the research institute, and the editor is also fortunate enough to listen to Cai Gongzi's K songs, which is quite powerful.
Looking back on Cai Yan's competitive mahjong career, from an e-sports expert to a practitioner in the competitive chess and card industry, and now deeply engaged in the field of competitive mahjong, it can be said that it is a natural success, with his own unique insights to promote the competitive mahjong industry, and lead the small partners around him to achieve brilliant results, it can be said that Cai Yan is a model of the competitive chess and card circle, and hopes to continue in the future.
Finally, Cai Gongzi also wanted to say: I hope that the sequelae of the eighteen arhats will pass as soon as possible, haha.
Here, the editor also wishes Cai Gongzi that his dream will come true and realize his dream as soon as possible.
After learning about Cai Yan, a highly qualified player in the competitive chess and card circle, in the next issue, we will reveal the secret of a player who is "gentle in life and scientific rigor in competition", and learn about his mahjong life with everyone, so stay tuned.