"I may say the wrong thing, I may make a joke, but I'm not worried, I want to put myself in the audience's perspective, answer their questions for the audience, and become the audience's mouth." 」 Gao Qiuzi said. Throughout the interview, she left the deepest impression on the author as the above sentence, straightforward.
Author: Erhao
Image: VSPN/Gao Qiuzi
From "Creation 101" to "Hi Roommate", from "Strange Story" to "Struggle! Anchor", from "To Our Sweet Little Happiness" to "Loop First Love", the three-dimensional coverage of talent shows, variety shows, film and television works has made Gao Qiuzi quickly grow into a popular star artist, and the most noteworthy thing is that she now has another identity - VSPN signed star commentary, about to appear on the stage of the King's Glory professional event and start her own e-sports commentary career.
Traditional star cross-border e-sports, not uncommon in the industry, their cameo players, commentary cases abound, but from the past cases we are not difficult to find that "one-time" is the normal cooperation model of star cross-border e-sports, few star artists in cross-border e-sports at the same time, such cooperation into their own "new profession". Therefore, in the eyes of others, the high-level e-sports star commentary of Gao Qiuzi, whose entertainment career is booming, is undoubtedly facing a huge challenge, which also makes people wonder why she chose the e-sports star commentary, which is a relatively unfamiliar road for herself.
In the chat with Gao Qiuzi, the author found the answer, and this answer is nothing more than two words - love. "In the past, I was a lonely person who wasn't good at joining a group." Gao Qiuzi commented on her past self in this way, but because of "Glory of the King", her social life has also ushered in corresponding changes.
At the beginning of 2018, "Glory of Kings" has become popular, and many of Gao Qiuzi's friends, including teammates in the group, are also players of this game. Gao Qiuzi was not a person who loved to play games before, at first she just hoped to communicate with friends through games, "At the beginning, I wanted to play with everyone, so I joined this game." ”
In the opening of black with friends, Gao Qiuzi gradually found that "Glory of the King" is no longer just her own social entry point, but has become a part of daily entertainment; her old teammate Gong Jun has said in past interviews that when filming together, the two often team up together to open black.
It was her love of "Glory of Kings" that laid the foundation for her subsequent intersection with the e-sports industry. In 2020 and 2021, Gao Qiuzi and Gong Jun appeared on the stage of the "Glory of the King" Five-Year Black Festival for two consecutive years, and the artist group in the cross-border e-sports field also left a deep impression on the e-sports audience. In addition to the May 5th Black Festival, Gao Qiuzi also participated in the QQ Celebrity Competition. This series of cross-border experiences continues to deepen the "e-sports label" on Gao Qiuzi's body, and also lays the groundwork for her to become an e-sports star commentator.
Why did you choose esports star commentary?
For the cross-border explanation of becoming an e-sports star, Gao Qiuzi described the reason as "time, place, people".
"To be honest, I don't really think very far about my career, I just feel that I want to do what I like to do, I like Glory of Kings, so I am willing to touch it, I am willing to understand it." 」 Gao Qiuzi's answer was very blunt.
Such an answer seems to be a big grin, but Gao Qiuzi's attitude towards this job is obviously serious; "For me, whether I play with it or not, whether I know more about it (the glory of the king) or not, I am willing to work hard." ”
The olive branch thrown by VSPN to Gao Qiuzi made the latter very impressed, which is also an important reason for his determination to become an e-sports star commentator. In Gao Qiuzi's view, VSPN's invitation is to trust her favorite, and as a temperamental, straightforward "big girl", she also came up with a very positive attitude to return this trust.
Due to her love for "Glory of the King", Gao Qiuzi is also very concerned about the e-sports competition of this project, and she is a complete "fan sister" from the perspective of the audience. She admitted in the interview that while paying attention to the competition, the appearance of the contestants will also attract her. However, due to the change of identity, Gao Qiuzi's focus on the game has also begun to change.
"In the beginning, I just watched 10 heroes fight there, and although I tried very hard to watch, the chaotic team battles and complex skills made it impossible for me to see them very clearly." Gao Qiuzi talked about her state of watching the game in the past, and she obviously felt the pressure to become an e-sports star commentator, and also realized the need to quickly change from the past "watching the hilarity" to "watching the doorway". In order to prepare herself, she began to watch the game commentary outside of work to improve her hard knowledge, in addition, she would also ask some experienced seniors and teachers for advice.
When talking to Gao Qiuzi about these contents, the author can easily feel the directness of her personality, but in the content she describes, it is not difficult to find that the "simple and rough" answer also reflects her attitude towards the rough and detailed attitude of e-sports commentary, and this may also be the reason why Gao Qiuzi, who is called "Fat Tiger" by fans, can attract the audience's love, and such an image may also bring a different "flavor" to the e-sports event.
Special esports commentary goals
Cross-border e-sports may be a major challenge for traditional artist stars. In this regard, Gao Qiuzi admitted that her lack of understanding of games, e-sports terminology and speech skills is the biggest challenge she faces, but these challenges have not brought her obvious pressure.
"Maybe I'll make some jokes, but I'm not worried about it, because new jobs are also a learning process for me, and I can't be fat in one bite." It is difficult not to feel her positive optimism from Gao Qiuzi's words, and at the same time, she also has a unique pursuit of her e-sports star interpretation career.
The imminent appearance on the e-sports stage means that Gao Qiuzi has become a worker in the e-sports industry, which makes her understand the "truth" of the industry that she could not reach as an audience in the past. After getting deeper and deeper into the industry, Gao Qiuzi also felt more and more that it was not easy for e-sports players, and she also realized that these players who looked bright and beautiful from the perspective of the audience, with the increase of popularity, the pressure on their backs also increased exponentially. This feeling made her find the goal she wanted to pursue after becoming an e-sports star.
"I hope that through my words, I can reduce the number of fans and audiences from hurting them (the players) with excited words." Gao Qiuzi's goal is very special, and she hopes to use her own strength to contribute to improving the current public opinion environment in the industry.
In addition, she has another cute and special goal: "In the process of commentary, I know that I may say the wrong thing, and I will have a lot of doubts, but I will not hold back and not speak, I feel that I belong to the audience's perspective, my doubts may also be some of the audience's doubts, I hope that I start from the audience's point of view, put forward doubts, answer doubts, and become the audience's mouth." 」 In addition, I also want to be able to make the audience excited with me through my own language and ignite the passion of the audience. ”
In the end, Gao Qiuzi returned to reality from his own vision: "I don't know if I can do it, but people still have to have dreams, and I hope that I can change from the beginning of Xiaobai to the explanation I imagined." ”