Handsome, dashing, and incredibly skilled archer × game producer who excels at managing up
Light bow archery is an obscure, niche sport with little recognition in China. Its event medals have long been dominated by foreign competitors.
One of the most difficult forms of archery, light bow uses only the naked eye for aiming and disallows technological assistance. This makes it more fun, but also raises the barrier to entry.
Yan Jizhen is a light bow archer.
Because the sport is so niche, China has no complete training system. From aiming techniques to equipment adjustments, she has to research everything herself.
When she first stepped onto the competition field, she delivered a result no one could have expected.
With a single arrow, Yan Jizhen became a legend, making her name in light bow archery.
And that was only the beginning.
From the APCC and ACAC to winning the A Group title at the US Open for light bow archery, the bright red national flag flew high. Her 26 gold medals shattered the expectations of competitors at home and abroad.
After winning the Lancaster Archery Classic, the highest-level indoor competition, Yan Jizhen was invited to perform motion capture for an elf archer, a character yet to be released in the game Poems of All Nations.
The elf archer was both beautiful and powerful, with elegant yet fierce attack moves. The game Poems of All Nations set a new record for banner revenue, leaving the competition far behind on the earnings charts.
That also attracted swarms of paid commenters: "What a trash game, always squeezing money out of players. The new overpowered character doesn't even hold a bow properly. If she can hit an enemy, I'll wash my hair standing on my head!"
Unexpectedly, the official Poems of All Nations account soon responded, reposting a collection of medal photos from @KeepOnShooting and adding, "Thank you, Teacher Yan, for taking part in motion capture. We look forward to working with you again."
The paid commenters were puzzled: Who was Teacher Yan?
Then they saw the photos of her 26 gold medals and were left red-faced.
Yan Jizhen single-handedly brought light bow archery to prominence in China.
Only those familiar with the sport knew how hard-won her 26 gold medals were. The more netizens learned, the more astonished they became. When had archery produced such an incredible athlete?
"Valkyrie." No one knows who first gave her that name.
The name Valkyrie quickly rang across the internet, and Yan Jizhen drew widespread attention. Unfazed, she swept the gold medals at every major competition and remained among Asia's top three in the rankings for years.
After breaking the world record at 30 meters, Yan Jizhen set her sights on the more difficult 50-meter distance.
On the eve of the final, award-winning game producer Yang Zhaocheng hesitated for a long time before sending her his best wishes: May the Straight-Line Force be with you.
The next day, Yan Jizhen scored a perfect 30.
After the competition, she liked Yang Zhaocheng's post on Weibo.
Yang Zhaocheng was secretly delighted when he saw the notification, then promptly changed his username to "Straight-Line Force."
Straightforward heroine × scheming male lead
Former middle-school classmates reunited after years apart. The male lead has had a crush on the heroine for years.
Theme: Growing alongside the bow, and cultivating virtue through archery
