"Senior, have you ever heard of e-sports?"
"E-sports? What is that? Is it a brand new sport? You young people really like to toss."
"No, no, no, it should be . It's not related to sports, it's just lying in front of the computer or the TV to play games, and then compete."
"Huh? This thing has competition?"
"Yes, this thing has competition, and it's been very popular recently. , our country is vigorously supporting it."
In a restaurant in South Korea, several people from the sports field are having a meal here.
The most recent concern for younger people is the new policies their country has just announced.
In order to gain a head start in a completely new field, South Korea is preparing to develop eSports as a whole.
Of course, this is not something that came up just by slapping one's head, but after multiple summaries determined that e-sports has great potential for development, it was planned to vigorously promote it.
This kind of thing has nothing to do with the traditional sports industry.
But suddenly saying that this kind of thing sitting in one place motionless is called competition, which makes them a little uncomfortable.
And what makes them more concerned is that the South Korean government is willing to exempt him from compulsory military service if he achieves a world-class ranking in e-sports.
In South Korea's normal regulations, exemption from military service is a very gimmicky thing.
The vast majority of South Koreans do not like the policy of compulsory military service, but this has never changed no matter how many governments have passed.
Many people hate military service to the point of being willing to flee their country.
Especially for a group of young people who like to play games, these people had almost no chance of exemption from military service in the past, and could only wait desperately to serve in the military.
People who wanted to be exempted from military service in the past were either diagnosed with mental illness, or someone who made a significant contribution to the country, or someone who won a major sports medal.
But now there is a new opportunity for exemption from military service.
That is to get a world-class eSports number one.
According to the information released by the Korean government, a game that is still in development is a top priority project.
Every year, the world-class champion, runner-up or third runner-up in this project can be exempted from military service.
Other e-sports events require the annual champion of the year.
"What? These guys who only know how to play electric games at home every day can be exempted from military service? Are those guys in the government crazy? Why do they dare to do this?" The
traditional sports industry stared Eyes, he obviously couldn't believe the things the younger generation told him.
"Senior, this is indeed a policy that our country has just implemented, and we plan to vigorously develop it. I heard that we have reached a cooperative relationship with a game developer in Japan, and we will deepen the influence in the future."
"This The current South Korean government is really fed up, why should I choose such a group of guys to be the new leadership group?"
This traditional sports industry person said indignantly.
Originally, he was in a very good mood today, because this year was the year the Olympic Games were held, and people from the traditional sports industry would be very popular in such a year.
But suddenly he felt very bad when he heard the younger generation say this.
This group of goddamn senior government officials, I should have voted for another group of people.
The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and the good mood of the day had been destroyed.
No, he felt like he couldn't accept it no matter what.
You can exempt a group of guys who only know how to play games from the military. This is obviously the Korean government's intention to compare with their serious sports industry.
How can something like sitting in front of a screen and watching the movement of the villain on the screen be comparable to their real movement?
"I don't want to drink anymore, I'm going back."
The drink didn't make him happy, he returned home gloomy, and then tossed and turned in bed without falling asleep most of the night.
In the end, he couldn't help getting up again, then picked up his phone and dialed a number.
"Hello, Jin Zhi and seniors? I'm sorry to disturb you so late, I wonder if you have heard about the new policy of the Korean government recently? They seem to want to implement a new e-sports project, and they also gave a discount on military service exemption. policy."
"Oh, e-sports is a bunch of guys who play video games in front of the TV. I heard that they are going to form a brand-new competitive event. This is a complete joke!"
"Yes, senior, you are the same. You are right, the more you think about it, the more you get angry. Obviously, we work so hard to bring honor to the country, but only a few people can get the award from the country, and the brand new industry of e-sports is on an equal footing with us. It 's obviously unfair!"
"What? Senior, do you want to talk to the congressman? That's great, I also have the same idea. I actually even want to make a joint protest, so that this group can only know about every day. The guys who play video games in front of the TV understand that there is no future for that thing, and if you have that time, you might as well go out and exercise more!"
"Okay, okay, senior, you are really far-sighted, and I can feel relieved with your words."
Hanging up the phone, this person from the traditional sports industry suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.
He showed a look of disdain.
Those who play electric games also want to gain social status, which is obviously a fool's dream.
Since they really want to gain status, they should find a way to suppress them well and let them understand who is the real boss.
That night, many people from the Korean traditional sports industry jointly launched an advocacy initiative, hoping that the government would not be obsessed with it. If you want to vigorously develop the national economy, wouldn't it be better to invest money in these more mature traditional sports? Why bet on that new and uncharted territory.
Electronic things that your government can't handle, it's better to cooperate with our traditional sports.
People in these traditional sports also have friends with some officials.
Naturally, through these friends, they quickly sent their initiative to the government.
However, when the senior government officials saw it, they decisively ignored the initiative of this group of people.
Then continue to connect with Japan.
They may not know whether this choice is correct, but the development of the cultural industry is bound to be carried out.
E-sports is a part of the cultural promotion strategy, which does not conflict with traditional sports.
They had to come out and want something good. A group of old fritters from the government already knew them thoroughly, so they didn't pay any attention to the other party's demands.