[ **up: [[! TKA Bible|TKA Bible]] — [[Characters]] | [[Female Characters]] | [[Glory Players]] | [[Pro Players]]** | [[Team Owners]] | [[Team Happy|Happy]] | [[Launcher (Sub-class)|Launchers]]** ] --- # Chen Guo (陈果) > “Owner of Happy Internet Cafe and Boss of Team Happy.”[^1] She uses the account [[Chasing Haze (Account)|Chasing Haze]]. --- ## Personal details ### Early and personal life #### Residence Chen Guo lives on the second floor of [[Happy Internet Cafe]], in [[City H]].[^2] > Chen Guo lived in the Internet Cafe. To be more precise, she slept in the small room on the second floor, in the same area as Ye Xiu.[^3] She has lived there for (likely) as long as she can remember; the Internet Cafe was founded when she was three-years-old.[^4] > \[Chen Guo] had grown up in the Happy Internet Cafe, eating, sleeping, and working there. During her time as a student, instead of returning home like everyone else, she squeezed into the Internet Cafe. \[…] > > Happy Internet Cafe was her home. Chen Guo had a deep impression of it ever since she was little. \[…] When the Internet Cafe was still extremely small, Chen Guo was also still extremely small. Nowadays, her home had grown extremely large, but as for her family, only she remained.”[^5] ----- #### Family ##### Chen Guo’s mother > “Chen Guo didn’t have a mother, at least, she had no impression of one.”[^6] Note: it’s worth noting that Chen Guo is never shown talking to her mother when at her father’s grave in [[Nanshan Public Cemetery]]. Now, this could be because BB forgot! However, it’s quite possible to theorise that Chen Guo’s parents divorced when she was extremely tiny, and Chen Guo’s mother has since grown another family somewhere else. --- ##### Chen Guo’s father Chen Guo’s father passed away from heart disease when Chen Guo was about 17/18-years-old (i.e. in the year of her *[[gaokao]]*).[^7] > That year, at the time of her college entrance exam, Chen Guo’s father suddenly passed away from heart disease.[^8] Chen Guo visits her father every [[Qingming Festival|Qingming Festival]], during which time she makes a point of being slightly more formal/traditional.[^9] However, Chen Guo’s visits are not limited to Qingming—she visits him regularly, although she keeps those visits private.[^10] ----- ##### Extended Family Chen Guo does have “a few relatives” (extended family); however, “they just didn’t interact much.”[^11] ###### (Most likely) Father’s Relatives > After arranging her father’s funeral, her family relatives discussed how they would handle the Internet Cafe.[^12] --- #### Employment: Happy Internet Cafe At the novel’s start, Chen Guo had been managing the Internet Cafe (on her own) for nine years.[^13] > She had dropped out of high school in order to manage the Internet Cafe.[^14] > Chen Guo threw away her college admission notice and took over the Internet Cafe. Her friends and family held looks of astonishment. She resembled her father and continued to manage the Internet Cafe and look after the home.[^15] --- ##### Income > With the popularity of Chen Guo’s Internet Cafe, at worst, she could guarantee a net income of one to two hundred thousand a month. A thousand Yuan wasn’t much for her. But it also hadn’t been easy for Chen Guo to have the Internet Cafe develop to its current level. In addition, with a steady flow of customers, she didn’t really have any habit of wastefully spending money.[^16] --- #### Romantic history > “Old Chen!” Ma Chenyi immediately greeted, “Long time, no see! How was your break? Sigh. Another year has passed in the blink of an eye and you’ve grown older a year again. We’re now in our thirties. Have you gotten a boyfriend yet? Would you like this brother to introduce one for you?”[^30] --- #### QQ Chen Guo’s [[QQ]] name is also Chasing Haze.[^17] --- ### Appearance --- ### Personality #### Considered by her employees to have a steady nature (YX’s aggro pulling is an exception, not the rule) > They discovered that this network manager was little different. To be able to casually make their big boss go into a bad temper, this wasn’t something an ordinary person could do.[^18] > Tang Rou looked at these two, quite interested. She discovered that he was just like how everyone described. This person was really good at making Chen Guo angry![^19] --- #### She is prone to being cranky, though (but perhaps not usually *at work*!) > “What’s wrong?” Tang Rou jumped in fright. She knew Chen Guo for two years. Angry Chen Guo was a common occurrence, but sad Chen Guo was a first.[^20] --- #### Rarely Sad > Tang Rou jumped in fright. She knew Chen Guo for two years. \[…] sad Chen Guo was a first.[^21] ----- #### Disciplined; Has a regular sleep schedule > \[Chen Guo] was usually disciplined and rarely slept in.[^22] ----- #### Determined (and rather spontaneous/bold) when making decisions > After arranging her father’s funeral, her family relatives discussed how they would handle the Internet Cafe. When they began talking about what they would do with Chen Guo, without even thinking, Chen Guo threw away her college admission notice and took over the Internet Cafe. Her friends and family held looks of astonishment.[^23] ----- #### I think she Actually Is Lonely (At the novel’s start) > The current Chen Guo had enough money to buy herself a comfortable living place, but she never had these sorts of thoughts. She felt extremely satisfied living in the Internet Cafe. In the Internet Cafe, she always felt steady and serene. Perhaps this was the feeling of family. Even though she was only one person, she never felt lonely.[^24] --- ### Canon-adjacent personal details | Data | Note | | -------------- | --------------- | | **Birthday:** | August 8th.[^25] | | **Star sign:** | [[Leo]].[^25] | | **Blood:** | [[B]].[^25] | --- ## Glory | Known Account IDs | Class | Notes | | ---------------------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | [[Chasing Haze (Account)\|Chasing Haze]] | [[Launcher (Sub-class)\|Launcher]] | Professional account; currently owned by X | --- ### Guild Excellent Dynasty > As a big sister, Chen Guo gave them an appropriate amount of care. In a dungeon, she would give priority to the other younger sisters.[^31] --- ### Glory Pro Alliance --- ## Interpersonal Relationships ### Terms of Address | Term of Address | Person Addressing Chen Guo | Chapter | | --------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- | | Boss Chen | [[Chang Xian]] | | | Sis Chen | [[Chang Xian]] (by the time [[Team Happy\|Team Happy]] have reached the offline portion of the [[Challenger League]].) | chp. 959 | | Sister Chen | [[Happy Internet Cafe]] employees.[^32] | | --- ### Friendship with Su Mucheng > Every time Chen Guo met \[Su Mucheng], the two would chat about random things for eternity \[…].[^26] --- ## Miscellaneous details from other adaptations ### 2019 Live Action In the [[The King’s Avatar (TV Drama)|Live Action]], Chen Guo is played by [[Jiang Shuying (Actor)|Jiang Shuying]]. ![[TKA-s01e01-00054.png]] First time on screen (Episode 1) --- In the live action, Chen Guo and [[Tang Rou]] meet because of bus stop backpack-switch (after Chen Guo has fought off a thief trying to take Tang Rou’s bag). (Episode 3) They are young enough that this is during a “brief interlude between entrance exams”. ![[TKA-s01e03-00032.png]] ![[TKA-s01e03-00033.png]] At the 友谊路 \[Friendship Road] bus stop. Chen Guo is currently studying for the National Adult College Admissions Exam (per the practice booklets). ![[TKA-s01e03-00044.png]] ----- ### 2020 Webtoon --- ### Age - inherits cafe when she is 17/18 (has passed her *gaokao*.[^27]) - “In a flash, nine years had already passed”.[^28] - NB: the Chinese school year starts in September. Meanwhile, Chen Guo’s birthday is in August. Primary school required at least the age of six at school start (with the cut-off date at August 31). Chen Guo would have been one of the younger ones in her class. She was probably 17 when her father passed away and she “threw away her college admission notice”[^29] and took over the cafe instead. Still, even if we assume she was 18, then she was still incredibly young. [^1]: ‘The King’s Avatar’, *DramaWiki*, updated 21 October 2024, https://wiki.d-addicts.com/The_King%27s_Avatar. [^2]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, trans. Nomyummi, et al. (Webnovel, 2017), ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^3]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^4]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 1069 – Xia Zhongtian|Chapter 1069: Xia Zhongtian]]’ [^5]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^6]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^7]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^8]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^9]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 958 – Proactive Preparation|Chapter 958: Proactive Preparation]]’. [^10]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 958 – Proactive Preparation|Chapter 958: Proactive Preparation]]’. [^11]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 616 – Su Muqiu|Chapter 616: Su Muqiu]]’. [^12]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^13]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^14]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 604 – The Starting Six|Chapter 604: The Starting Six]]’. [^15]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^16]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 54 – Show Me|Chapter 54: Show Me]]’. [^17]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 604 – The Starting Six|Chapter 604: The Starting Six]]’. [^18]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 4 – Mysterious Expert|Chapter 4: Mysterious Expert]]’. [^19]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 47 – I’m Playing Unspecialized|Chapter 47: I’m Playing Unspecialized]]’. [^20]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar,* ‘[[Chapter 53 – Battle Mage|Chapter 53: Battle Mage]]’. [^21]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar,* ‘[[Chapter 53 – Battle Mage|Chapter 53: Battle Mage]]’. [^22]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^23]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^27]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^25]: [[【荣耀-联盟】绝密档案1 = Glory Alliance Top Secret Files, vol. 1|Glory Alliance Top Secret Files, vol. 1]], (Qidian), p. 4. [^26]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 958 – Proactive Preparation|Chapter 958: Proactive Preparation]]’. [^24]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^28]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^29]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 21 – The Day’s Already Bright Again|Chapter 21: The Day’s Already Bright Again]]’. [^30]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar,* ‘[[Chapter 428 – Sweeping the Field|Chapter 428: Sweeping the Field]]’. [^31]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 476 – Chen Guo’s Resentment|Chapter 476: Chen Guo’s Resentment]]’. [^32]: Butterfly Blue, *The King’s Avatar*, ‘[[Chapter 4 – Mysterious Expert|Chapter 4: Mysterious Expert]]’.