According to the training schedule made by Chen Qianlin, in the afternoon, Xie Mingzhe was supposed to go head-to-head with his teammates, but today was Tang Muzhou's birthday, so he took a half-day leave from his master.
Tang Muzhou took Xie Mingzhe to his residence on the grounds of "discussing some things with the junior brother". After giving the gift, Xie Mingzhe asked, "Senior brother, what do you want to discuss with me?"
Tang Muzhou can't say that this is just an excuse to lie to Master. I kidnapped you home to be alone with you.
Seeing Xie Mingzhe's puzzled look, Tang Muzhou smiled slightly and asked a random topic, "I want to know how your club is doing now? Do you need any help?"
"Master has just set up the team battle deck recently. We are practicing the new card operation. The team battle cooperation is more troublesome. We need to practice more." Xie Mingzhe asked curiously, "Senior brother, how did you practice in the first place? Teamfight?"
"There is a team mode in the qualifying competition, and many of the teams are composed of folk masters. If you cooperate in the initial practice team battle, you can go to the team ranking." Tang Muzhou paused, and then added, "In addition, we have a player privately. The group created is just that the review of the alliance group is relatively strict, and when you officially register as a professional player, I will pull you into the group, and then I will find other clubs to make an appointment for a practice match.”
"In the practice game, won't everyone come up with the actual lineup?" Xie Mingzhe asked.
"Well, a lot of core cards will be replaced, so as not to expose tactics in advance. The practice game is just to practice awareness." Tang Muzhou said, "Have you chosen the base of your club? The place where you live now is a studio converted from Master's house. , will it be too crowded?"
"It's really a bit crowded. Not to mention that the dormitory is a double room, every meeting has to be in the dining room, and there is not even a separate conference room." Xie Mingzhe sighed and said, "Brother Chen has been asking the agency to find a house, but I haven't found it yet. ."
"It's really hard to find a house with the right location and price here in the Imperial Capital..." Tang Muzhou was silent for a moment, then suggested, "Well, I'll help you pay attention, I have a cousin who is in the real estate business and knows someone. There are more, maybe it can be helpful, I will let him ask and let you know if there is any news."
"Well, then please ask senior brother for help."
In the bustling capital, it is really troublesome to find a place with convenient transportation and reasonable price as a club base. In addition, Brother Chen is usually busy with card and training, so he entrusted the agency to find a house, but there is no good news from the agency.
Xie Mingzhe heard from his master that the Tang family was quite powerful in the imperial capital. When Tang Muzhou founded Fenghua, it was very smooth. He must have an advantage over himself in terms of connections. It would be great if he was willing to help.
"Don't worry, I will help you find a solution for this matter. After all, I know more people than you and Chen Xiao." Tang Muzhou looked at him and asked softly, "In terms of price, do you have a mental budget? Or buy a house?"
Xie Mingzhe thought about it and said, "Let's rent it first, it's too expensive to buy."
Xie Mingzhe has also checked the housing prices in the imperial capital, and it is even more terrifying than the Beishang, Guangzhou and Shenzhen in the earth era. They want to build a club base, not only dormitories for everyone, but also separate conference rooms and training rooms, with an area of at least 500 square meters. , such a big house, it is estimated that it will cost hundreds of millions of crystal coins to buy it at one time, which is really not allowed economically.
It might be cheaper in a remote suburb, but in that case, Qin Xuan, Yu Ke, and Xie Mingzhe would have trouble going to school in the future.
Xie Mingzhe and Chen Xiao also discussed before that it is best to rent the team base in the urban area, which is closer to the school. It will be more convenient whether it is going to school or playing games in the future. Unfortunately, it is really difficult to find such a big house in the urban area, and Chen Xiao is also very worried about this.
Tang Muzhou thought about it and said, "If you want to rent, I suggest renting office buildings. Many large clubs in the league rent several floors of office buildings, because they have to consider the issue of the club's expansion in the future. You are just starting, and there are not many people, but Nirvana The club will definitely develop better and better in the future, so let’s prepare in advance.”
Xie Mingzhe felt that what his brother said was very reasonable. Since they decided to run the Nirvana Club as a business, they should also have some foresight. They can't rent a house that is too small to make do with it, and move again after a year. . The base is the face of a club, and if the environment is good, it can attract more experts to join in the future.
Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe said: "Otherwise, I will discuss it with Brother Chen now."
Tang Muzhou nodded: "Well, ask him if he is willing to rent an office building. If he is willing, I happen to know a friend who may be able to help."
Xie Mingzhe was overjoyed, and immediately sent a video call to Chen Xiao to convey Tang Muzhou's meaning.
Tang Muzhou sat next to Xie Mingzhe and expressed his willingness to help.
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Muzhou, you are so kind all of a sudden, I'm really not used to it."
Tang Muzhou raised his eyebrows: "Could it be that in your eyes, I am a bad person?"
Chen Xiao said meaningfully: "Anyway, he is not a simple good person."
Tang Muzhou: "..."
Xie Mingzhe knew that the two of them had a good relationship in private. Brother Chen was obviously joking, so he didn't take Chen Xiao's words seriously and said bluntly, "Brother Chen, we have been worrying about the base, isn't it good that senior brother is willing to help? I think my brother's connections are much more reliable than intermediary companies, so it's better to let him inquire for us."
Chen Xiao put away his jokes, looked at Tang Muzhou and said, "Okay, I'll leave this to you. If you really find a suitable office building, I'll thank you another day."
Tang Muzhou smiled and said, "No thanks. If it wasn't for Master, I wouldn't have become a professional player. Since Master has decided to come back, I should help you guys along the way."
Even if he didn't like Xie Mingzhe, Tang Muzhou would help him out of Master's face. It's just that the Nirvana Club has people it likes, and it will be more active to help.
A stone in Xie Mingzhe's heart finally fell to the ground.
Although there is no definite news yet, it is very strange that Xie Mingzhe believes that Tang Muzhou will definitely do it well, probably because this man has never let him down.
***
After discussing about the base, Xie Mingzhe wanted to go back to the club, but Tang Muzhou stopped him and said, "Let's stay for dinner. After dinner, we will go to the game together."
Xie Mingzhe was very puzzled: "There is a game in the evening, so you don't have to train this afternoon?" His worries disturbed his brother's training, so he wanted to go back early.
"No training on the day of the match. This is Fenghua's rule, and Sister Xue is also afraid that the players will be under too much pressure. As for tactics, we already arranged it last week. Everyone knows how to play, so don't worry too much." Tang Muzhou said with a smile. , "I am quite confident in dealing with the ruling."
"Which tactic are you going to use?" Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but be curious. Recently, he was also learning command awareness, and he only learned a little bit, so he just happened to discuss it with his senior brother.
"The adjudication has always liked a head-to-head style. No one can beat Lao Nie. We can only drag the rhythm and slowly control the field. Tonight's game is likely to become a bladder game." Tang Muzhou said.
In e-sports, the so-called "bladder game" is a slow-paced game in which the time drags on for too long, the players' bladders can't stand it, and they want to go to the toilet. Xie Mingzhe has seen some LOL games before, and some exaggerated bladder games can be played for an hour.
Unexpectedly, there is also a "bladder game" in the world of Star Cards. Xie Mingzhe couldn't help laughing and said, "Then I'm looking forward to it. The slower the pace of the game, the more details. I'll take a closer look tonight."
When Tang Muzhou saw him smiling, he felt as if his heart had been lightly tapped by a hammer, and his heartbeat couldn't help speeding up. The younger brother's smile is sunny and handsome. The more he looks, the better he looks. I really want to press him against the wall and kiss him until he can't speak.
Xie Mingzhe found that his brother's eyes were very deep, and he kept staring at himself, and couldn't help but wonder: "What? Did I say the wrong thing?"
Tang Muzhou retracted his gaze and said, "No. I'm thinking, this afternoon is just idle. You also take the opportunity to rest for a long time. Let's go to the supermarket to buy some ingredients. How about cooking at home? You can also taste the craftsmanship of senior brother."
Xie Mingzhe narrowed his eyes: "Can you still cook?"
Tang Muzhou said: "My mother's cooking is very delicious. She said that if she finds a wife in the future, she will get a lot of extra points if she can cook. She forced me to learn cooking with her since I was a child, and I also learned some home-cooked dishes. It's just that I'm usually too busy and rarely cook."
Xie Mingzhe couldn't help giving Tang Muzhou's mother a thumbs up: "Your mother is very visionary, and her ability to cook is really a bonus. The girls I know all like boyfriends who can cook."
Tang Muzhou thought to himself, boys should also like boyfriends who can cook, right
The two went to the supermarket inside the community together. This community is a high-end residential area. The supporting supermarket only provides services to the owners of the community. Although the ingredients are a bit expensive, they are very fresh. Tang Muzhou pushed the shopping cart and walked in front, Xie Mingzhe followed him, the two came to the vegetable area, and Tang Muzhou leaned over and whispered, "Whatever you like, pick whatever you like, I can cook all these dishes."
The man's voice slipped across his eardrums, deep and pleasant, like the warm notes of a cello.
Xie Mingzhe didn't think there was anything wrong with the two men going to the supermarket together. He happily picked out a lot of dishes he liked. These were things that Chi Qing didn't usually cook. Tang Muzhou looked at him actively choosing food, and his eyes were more gentle.
If one day, I really spend time with Xie Mingzhe, go to the supermarket together every day, cook at home, and see the satisfied expression on his face when he eats the food, I will be very happy. It seemed like a pretty good day for those days.
Even though he was still very young, Tang Muzhou felt that his mentality was a bit like a retired old man.
He hurriedly stopped thinking wildly and took Xie Mingzhe to pick out some meat products.
Xie Mingzhe also insisted on going to a nearby dessert shop to buy a small cake. Although Tang Muzhou didn't like sweets, Xie Mingzhe took the initiative to buy him a birthday cake, of course he would not refuse.
After returning home, Tang Muzhou rolled up his sleeves to cook, Xie Mingzhe was helping with the dishes, occasionally looked back at each other, and there was always a smile in his brother's eyes.
He seems to be in a good mood today, probably because of his birthday.
This man wearing an apron and cooking at home is so handsome that he can make a kitchen advertisement. If his fans saw him like this, would they line up to marry Tang Shen? Tang Muzhou is good-looking, good-natured, considerate and gentle, his future wife will definitely be very happy...
Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe couldn't help being stunned, and a strong sense of resistance suddenly appeared in his heart. Thinking of a girl standing beside Tang Muzhou all day, Xie Mingzhe felt uncomfortable. He frowned, quickly ignoring this strange imagination, and asked indifferently, "Senior brother, do you have a girlfriend?"
Tang Muzhou looked back at him and said, "I've never been in love, how about you?"
Xie Mingzhe touched his nose embarrassedly: "Neither do I."
The corners of Tang Muzhou's lips curled up slightly, and said, "Don't worry, you are still young, so you should focus on your career. Only when a man starts a career and then starts a family can he give him a more stable living condition."
Xie Mingzhe nodded: "I think so too."
The two looked at each other and smiled, Xie Mingzhe suddenly felt his heart beat a little faster, and immediately looked away in a guilty conscience. Fortunately, Tang Muzhou didn't ask much, he took out the steamed fish in the pot and put it in the restaurant, and immediately started cooking.
His movements are very skilled, and in a blink of an eye, a sumptuous dinner is cooked. After the table was full, Tang Muzhou asked Xie Mingzhe to sit down first. He turned around and took a bottle of treasured red wine from the wine cabinet, poured two glasses, and handed one to Xie Mingzhe.
Xie Mingzhe asked: "You have a game at night, is it okay to drink?"
Tang Muzhou raised the goblet and said, "It's fine to drink a little red wine, it won't affect the speed of the reaction. Today is my 24th birthday. I'm very happy that you can accompany me. Drink some red wine to celebrate."
Xie Mingzhe felt relieved after hearing what he said, and raised a glass with him.
This is the first time Xie Mingzhe went to someone else's house to celebrate their birthday.
The food on the table, the warm lights above, the red wine in the glass, and the gentle smile of the handsome man in front of him made him a little dazed, and he always felt that the atmosphere was too ambiguous, like...
Like a couple celebrating their birthday together.
This thought startled him a lot, and his cheeks couldn't help but get slightly hot - Damn he, Tang Muzhou was so kind to help him, he was actually thinking nonsense. Is it worthy of your conscience to dare to hit your senior brother's idea
Xie Mingzhe rubbed his temples to calm himself down and focused on the food.
To be honest, Tang Muzhou's cooking skills are really good, every dish is particularly delicious, Xie Mingzhe was very satisfied, his eyes narrowed happily, and Tang Muzhou couldn't help but think of spreading his belly after eating and drinking. s cat.
Tang Muzhou looked at him tenderly and said, "How does it taste?"
Xie Mingzhe gave a thumbs up: "The level of professional chefs is so delicious!"
Tang Muzhou smiled: "Just like it. If you have time in the future, you can often come to me to eat."
Xie Mingzhe said: "If you say that, then I'm welcome!"
Tang Muzhou thought to himself, you are really welcome, let alone a meal, you'd better stay here and be another host here.
***
After eating, Tang Muzhou brought Xie Mingzhe to the competition venue. He put Xie Mingzhe outside the venue, and he walked through the player channel. Before parting, Xie Mingzhe said seriously: "Come on in the game, I believe you will win!"
Last time, he lost 0:2 to Ghost Prison. Tang Muzhou was ridiculed by black fans for several days. Xie Mingzhe was very angry and hoped that his senior brother could prove himself.
Today's game is a match between the two giants of grace and adjudication, so naturally there is no need to say much about the attendance at the scene. Chen Qianlin and the others had been waiting in the private room for a long time. After Xie Mingzhe walked into the VIP private room, Chen Xiao immediately came over and asked, "Have you been staying at Tang Muzhou's house this afternoon?"
Xie Mingzhe nodded: "Well, I came here after dinner."
Chen Xiao smiled and said no more, turning to look at the live broadcast screen.
At the beginning of the game, the female commentator said: "Today is actually a special day, our Tang Shen's 24th birthday!"
The male commentator said: "First, I wish Tang Shen a happy birthday! There is a saying in the league called a birthday halo. It is said that players who celebrate their birthdays are easier to win. In the tenth season of this year's competition, this is the first time that a player's birthday has been hit. I don't know Tang Will God have a birthday halo today?"
The female commentator said: "It's a pity that today's opponent is the ruling, and the strength is very strong, the birthday halo may not work!"
At 7:30, the players came out on time, and Tang Muzhou changed into his team uniform with a smile on his face.
The explanation said: "It seems that Tang Shen is in a good mood today for his birthday!"
This radiant look is really in a good mood.
Fans also feel that today's Tang Muzhou is not the same as usual. Usually he also likes to keep smiling, but it's all superficial demeanor, but today's smile penetrated into his eyes, and he was always smiling when talking to his teammates...
How happy is he? !
The happy Tang Muzhou was not ambiguous at all during the game, and his command was very calm.
Fenghua is using the vine control tactics today, and the ruling is still a frontal attack.
Sure enough, as Tang Muzhou said, today's game became a "bladder round", and the results of both rounds took half an hour.
In a crucial attack, Tang Muzhou blocked the adjudication's firepower with invincibility in seconds, and used a clever illusion to control the field to counterattack in an all-round way.
Being able to tie the verdict to 2:0, those black fans who questioned Tang Muzhou before finally shut up.
Xie Mingzhe watched the two games carefully. His senior commander was really good today, with almost no loopholes and perfect control of the field.
However, this does not prove that Old Nie is weaker than Senior Brother.
In the current team competition, the scores of several big clubs are very interesting. Fenghua 2:0 ruling, 2:0 Ghost Prison, and Ghost Prison 2:0 Fenghua, forming a strange restraint cycle, because in the early regular season, each club’s The lineup is just testing the water, and it is normal for the score to fluctuate. In the playoffs, everyone will go all out. It is still unknown how many places Fenghua can take this season.
Nirvana's future team battles are also unknown, but Xie Mingzhe will be down-to-earth and learn to command step by step.
It's also time to gather teammates for a scrimmage.