The place where Chen Xiao treats guests is opposite Imperial University. The revolving restaurant in the sky on the top floor of the hotel looks very tall.
Xie Mingzhe stood in front of the window and looked at the skyscrapers and the floating lanes outside through the floor-to-ceiling windows. He has been immersed in the game world for the past few days. He almost forgot that the real world is the same high-tech era as the game, and it is culture. It's really a pity the fault.
Seeing the young man standing by the window in a daze, Chen Xiao walked up to him and asked with a smile, "Xiao Xie, do you think I look like a bad person?"
Xie Mingzhe came back to his senses: "Brother Chen, why do you ask that? You are very nice!"
Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows: "Really? I thought you regarded me as that kind of insidious boss, so you didn't tell me your secret."
Xie Mingzhe was startled: "What secret?"
Chen Xiao patted him on the shoulder: "Wait when you want to say it. If you don't want to say it, I won't force you."
The lunch was very rich and the meal was enjoyable.
But Xie Mingzhe was always very uneasy, and always felt that Brother Chen seemed to have found something.
After returning to the studio, Xie Mingzhe looked at a row of neat helmets, seats and a large virtual LCD screen in the middle, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration - I wipe, did he ignore something important? The computers in the power leveling studio are generally data-interoperable, right? Just like the owner of the Internet cafe has all the computer monitoring, does the owner of the studio also have data monitoring or something
Thinking of Brother Chen's words at noon, Xie Mingzhe only felt a chill down his spine, he immediately ran upstairs to find Chen Xiao, but the man stood on the balcony smoking again, leaving him with a back figure shrouded in smoke.
Xie Mingzhe touched his nose awkwardly and asked, "Brother Chen, do you know what happened to me in the game?"
After blowing out the smoke ring, Chen Xiao looked back at him and said with a smile: "The smart helmet in the power leveling studio is connected to the switchboard, which is convenient for clearing the data every night. I found that you have made a lot of cards, but I also know the specific situation. Not too sure, after all, your personal space involves your privacy, and I have never entered it."
Xie Mingzhe: "..."
Chen Xiao's eyes were very gentle, and he said while smoking: "In this game, there are not many people who are capable of creating original cards. You have this talent. If you want to keep a low profile and keep people around you from knowing, this is a good approach. At least you are not a simple little white rabbit, tell others all your cards, and even help to count the money if you are sold. We have only known each other for a while, and it is normal for you to be on guard."
The other party was so frank, but Xie Mingzhe was embarrassed: "Cough, I didn't mean to guard against you, but at the beginning I wasn't sure if the card I made could be sold, I just wanted to earn some pocket money, I only did it in the last two days. clear."
Chen Xiao said: "If you are willing to believe me, I can help you. If you don't believe me, it doesn't matter. We are just a relationship between the boss and the employee, and you only signed a one-month contract. When you want to leave or stay, you can do whatever you want. ."
Xie Mingzhe was silent for a moment, looked up at Chen Xiao and said, "Brother Chen, I believe you."
He dared to trust this boss. Besides the fact that the other party didn't dislike him as a newcomer when he was poor and took him in, there was another reason - Chen Xiao's feelings for his brother. He has seen Chen Xiao smoking alone on the balcony many times, or watering the succulent plants raised by his brother, with a gentle look on his face, as if he was missing something. It can be seen that Chen Xiao is a man who attaches great importance to friendship. Generally, such people will not betray friends.
Besides, although Chen Xiao's image is a bit decadent, he is very frank when he speaks. After getting along with him during this period of time, Xie Mingzhe feels that Chen Xiao is a trustworthy person, and Xiaopang, Jin Yue, and Chi Qing are also very good, so he is willing to Bet on this one, trust the character of the other party. If the letter is wrong, he will leave the studio after the contract expires in a month, and he will not lose much.
Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe said: "I have some inspiration for making character cards, I tried to make a few cards, and it happened that there was an instant death judgment."
Chen Xiao suddenly widened his eyes: "The month and a half at the auction, shouldn't it be you?"
Xie Mingzhe didn't want to hide any more, and said directly, "It's me."
In fact, Chen Xiao had this hunch for a long time. Every night when the studio database was liquidated, he would find that Xie Mingzhe had a different number of new cards. By noon today, it has increased to hundreds of cards. This growth rate is more like his I'm drawing cards myself.
But after hearing him personally confirm, Chen Xiao was still a little shocked.
Chen Xiao frowned, lowered his voice and asked, "Do you know what a card that can make an immediate death decision means?"
Xie Mingzhe nodded: "It is said that I was the first to make it, so it will be more popular for the time being, but the card designers of major clubs are not fools, and they will make them soon. So I want to grab this time, first Sell instant-death cards to build up a fund."
Chen Xiao: "..."
Unexpectedly, the eighteen-year-old boy's way of thinking about things is so clear. Chen Xiao couldn't help but admire Xie Mingzhe, nodded in agreement and said, "Your idea is right, when a battle card first appeared, the supply was in short supply and the price was the highest. Until next season, the league will stabilize again. At present, there is no instant death card in the market. Even if you only make one Lin Daiyu, you can make a lot of money."
"Does Brother Chen also know about Daiyuka?"
"Well. Recently, the forums are going crazy. It is said that there will be a card-making genius 'month and a half' in the auction. The first-class card sold for a sky-high price of 660,000. I had guessed whether it would be you, but it was just a guess, I didn't expect it. It's really you." The man took a deep breath, put out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, and looked back at Xie Mingzhe with a rare serious look: "Xiao Xie, your talent will definitely be won over by major clubs, but I To remind you, the club is deep, signing the club means buying out the copyright, if you have more creativity, don’t just sign this contract, understand?”
Brother Chen's words made Xie Mingzhe very heartwarming, and he immediately said, "I understand, I plan to be a freelance designer."
The man nodded: "Tell me about your thoughts."
Xie Mingzhe said: "The instant death card is just a tactical card, I will first rely on the instant death card to make a card in the original world to make a name, and when everyone approves my author's LOGO, I will make other cards in the future. It will be easier to be accepted by others. I have a lot of things to do by myself, and I don't know the game as well as you, so I thought, if Brother Chen is willing, why don't you help me, let's work together?"
"Do you believe me?" Chen Xiao asked directly.
"Of course, without Brother Chen, I wouldn't play this game at all. In fact, the day I was looking for a job, I was kicked out by the landlord. If it wasn't for Brother Chen, I might have been sleeping on the street that night."
Listening to Xie Mingzhe's words, Chen Xiao was very touched. He didn't want to interfere in this matter, but Xie Mingzhe's clear eyes made him think of a person - a very crazy idea suddenly occurred in his heart.
If this little Xie really has a strong talent, maybe the person he was waiting for can come back!
Thinking of this, Chen Xiao clenched his fists hard, he took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, looked at Xie Mingzhe, and said as gently as possible: "Relying on selling cards to make money, you will be really tiring just by your own strength. Since you have been working in the studio for so long and you know everyone well, why not let us be your support. You will make a lot of money in the future and give us some share. I think Xiaopang, Ah Qing and Jinzi will be very happy.”
Xie Mingzhe nodded vigorously: "Well, I think so too!"
Relying on himself alone, he has to make cards, open a store, and consider how to operate the store. It is indeed a bit difficult. If there is a team behind him to help him, his time and energy are only devoted to making cards. All right.
If Brother Chen is willing to help him, the ready-made team, and he is familiar with everyone, that's even better.
The two returned downstairs, put on their helmets to log in to the game, and Chen Xiao took Xie Mingzhe directly to the commercial street.
"Near the central square of Aquarius Star Field is the most prosperous commercial and passenger traffic section in the game. I will take you to the largest card shop here to see how others run the shop." Brother Chen said while walking, Xie Mingzhe followed closely behind him.
The street facing the auction house is indeed very busy, and the noon time is also very lively, with a continuous stream of pedestrians.
There are many kinds of shops in this street, and the most striking one is the "Battle Card Store". As soon as you enter the door, you can see that there are more than ten rows of display cabinets in the store. There are a dazzling array of cards, including full-level seven-star cards and low-level one-star cards. The price of each card is marked below. There are also directly assembled decks in the treasure area next to them, five wood-type packages and five gold-type cards. Bale…
Xie Mingzhe followed Brother Chen to the most prosperous commercial street. He found that it was too difficult to run a store by one person, and he needed to find some helpers. Especially in the later stage of business expansion, if he only takes care of the store, he may not have time to make cards. Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe said, "Brother Chen, I plan to take a picture of a shop in the afternoon. Please give me some advice on how to operate it."
Chen Xiao nodded in agreement: "Okay. I'll accompany you there, and help you see the road section of the store by the way."
The two attended the auction at 3:30 on time.
The shops auctioned today are all large shops with an area of 200 square meters, with a two-story structure. One of them is located near the central square. beg.
Xie Mingzhe remembered attending the auction with Senior Brother Qi at that time, and the monthly rent for a shop of 50 square meters was 20,000 yuan. The location of this shop is so good, the area is four times larger, and the monthly rent must be more than 80,000.
Sure enough, someone made a bid on the spot, and the price was quickly increased to 80,000.
Xie Mingzhe has 660,000 gold coins in his bag, and he is not short of money at all. He likes this shop very much, and Brother Chen also thinks the location is very good, so he whispered in his ear: "In the future, your business will definitely become bigger and bigger. Rent a larger shop from the beginning, so that you don’t have to change the place when you can’t put the cards.”
Xie Mingzhe nodded, and when the price stayed at 80,000 for a while, when the host started the countdown, he finally shot - 8W5.
There are still people at the scene who want to snatch him - 9W.
Xie Mingzhe continued to calmly increase the price - 10W.
—11W!
-12W!
—13W!
-15W!
The feeling of pressing the increase button by hand is really different. Xie Mingzhe did not expect that one day he will become a local tyrant who can bid at the auction, instead of a bystander sitting in the crowd watching the play. This day came really fast.
If the monthly rent of 150,000 is not well managed, it is easy to lose money. The player who competed with Xie Mingzhe probably gave up the bid considering this point.
—The 200-square-meter pavement in the commercial street, the monthly rent of 150,000 gold coins, the deal!
As the hammer falls, the right to use this shop will be transferred to Xie Mingzhe.
Xie Mingzhe excitedly went to the backstage with Brother Chen to go through the formalities, and then the two came to the commercial street to see their shop.
Because he has administrative rights, Xie Mingzhe can enter directly, and he also brings Brother Chen in.
The interior of the auctioned shop has been emptied, and it can be regarded as a "rough house" in the earth era, which is very simple. However, the location of the shop is particularly good. It faces south and has plenty of light. The first floor can be used as a card display area, customer message area, store announcement area, etc., and the second floor is dedicated to selling cards.
Chen Xiao suggested: "Re-decorate the shop. Chi Qing is good at this. Leave it to her."
Xie Mingzhe is naturally very relieved when the decoration is handed over to the girls. Chi Qing was called down by Brother Chen and knew that she wanted to help Xie Mingzhe decorate the shop. She didn't ask the reason, but simply said, "What style do you like? Luxurious or simple?"
Xie Mingzhe said: "Simple and generous, other young sisters, please come and see."
Chi Qing asked, "Is a warm beige color okay?"
Xie Mingzhe nodded: "No problem!"
Chi Qing quickly started to decorate.
"Does it cost money to buy a home in the game? Sister Qing, please write down the account and I will transfer it to you." Xie Mingzhe said.
"Furniture and these are my congratulations to you." Chen Xiao said cheerfully, "Aqing directly withdraws from the studio's account. It is the first time Xiaoxie has opened a store. In the future, I have to cooperate to make money. I have to express something. ."
"Thank you Brother Chen." Since it was a cooperation, Xie Mingzhe didn't want to be too stingy and said, "Brother Chen, I will give you some share of the store's income. How much do you think is appropriate?"
"How about 2% of each person's commission?" Brother Chen said bluntly.
Brother Chen is not a greedy person, Xie Mingzhe also likes to deal with refreshing people, and immediately agreed: "No problem."
This amount of money is nothing, the key is to have a team to help him, he can concentrate on making cards in the future, and he doesn't have to worry about the materials for card upgrades and enhancements, which greatly saves his time and energy. And once he goes to play in the future, all cards will have to be upgraded to the full level, and there may be a lot of reinforcement materials... Relying on him alone will be exhausting.
Xie Mingzhe watched Chi Qing buy furniture from the system store and quickly renovated the store.
Sister Qing is really a little expert in home improvement. The entire store has a new look in less than half an hour. The store is completely decorated according to Xie Mingzhe's vision. There is a card display area on the first floor, as well as a store bulletin board and customer message area. On the second floor, there are more than ten rows of display cabinets neatly arranged.
Xie Mingzhe changed the store name to "Yueban Card Store", and then put the cards in the store.
He thought about it for a while, and suggested: "I want to upgrade two cards to seven stars, not for sale, but only for display, so that customers can intuitively see the data after the cards are fully upgraded, what do you think, Brother Chen? ?"
"That's a good idea. What are the attributes of the card? I'll get you the upgraded materials."
"One wood element, one water element."
Since the fragments had just been handed in to the boss, Brother Chen brought a lot of waste cards that the studio usually accumulated during dungeons to let Xie Mingzhe decompose them. Xie Mingzhe separated hundreds of fragments in a blink of an eye, and upgraded Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai to the full level of 70. Seven Star Black Card.
The price of these materials is definitely not low. Brother Chen is willing to help him, and Xie Mingzhe doesn't care. Anyway, when the cards are sold out, he will give everyone a share.
After everything was done, Xie Mingzhe looked at his shop and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
It feels so good to be the boss!
Brother Chen said: "What time do you plan to open? I'll go to the forum to promote it. In addition, you set the store to the 'unlimited traffic' mode in the background. On the first day of opening the store, there must be a lot of people who come to join in the fun, and the store will be too crowded."
"Okay, let's open at 7 pm." Thanks to Brother Chen for reminding him, otherwise he would not know the mode of "unlimited traffic". In this mode, if thousands of people crowd into his store, the store will quickly generate numerous copies of the copy, the data will be synchronized, so that more players can enter, and everyone sees the same copy. Scenario, as for who can buy the card... It's better than the speed of the hand and the speed of the Internet.
A moment later, a post appeared on the official forum of Star Cards, which was sent by Brother Chen himself—the card store of the original card maker "Yueban" opened on time at 19:00 tonight, location: Aquarius Star Business District, back of the auction house , Shop No. 1-315, South Section of Xiushui Road, welcome to visit.
Many people downstairs replied: "What kind of cards does Fatty sell?" "It can't be Lin Daiyu again!" "What kind of grudges do people who play flower cards have with you? Does your ex-girlfriend particularly like flowers?" "Do you want Publicly sell Daiyu cards in batches? I feel bad for a wave of Tang Shen!" "The fat store, I will definitely visit it!" "What's your real name, Fatty? Could it be a fat man!"
Everyone was really curious about this card maker, and they all said they would go to the store to see it.
Soon, Chi Qing, Pang Yu and Jin Yue all knew about Xie Mingzhe's opening of the shop, and Pang Yu widened his eyes: "Wow, I didn't expect that the person in the dormitory with me is actually a genius who can make cards! I want to follow Xiao Xie. Are you smeared?" Jin Yue said with a smile: "There is also a commission for extra money while practicing contemporary, not bad!" Chi Qing said calmly: "What materials are lacking in the future, in a word, we will help you brush it."
Brother Chen concluded: "From today, the studio will not accept orders for the time being, and everyone's wages will be paid. The materials we will brush in the future will be directly reserved for Xiao Xie to upgrade the cards. First, help Xiao Xie to run the shop."
Xie Mingzhe was very happy: "Thank you everyone! Let's make money together in the future!"
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19:00 in the evening.
Xie Mingzhe didn't expect that the people who first entered his store were actually many familiar IDs—setting sun, magic moon, red candle... There were also some IDs that I didn't know, but had "XX Guild Vice President" and "XX Guild Management" on their heads. people.
How many people from the guild are here? !
Fortunately, he listened to Brother Chen's words and opened the unlimited traffic mode. In the game, his store was quickly crowded, and more than ten copy spaces were quickly allocated. In addition to the big guild who came to grab the Daiyu card after hearing the wind, of course, countless passers-by came to watch.
As soon as onlookers entered the store, they all felt that the decoration of the store was very beautiful. The off-white wallpaper and floor gave people a warm feeling like "walking into the home". The first floor is very empty, with a row of card display cabinets, but most of them are empty, only the two in the middle have cards.
The warm light projected by the lamp on the roof shines on the card, and the full-level black card looks very beautiful.
Two full-level black cards of 70, one Lin Daiyu "Daiyu Burial Flower" flower category is instant death, and one Xue Baochai "Baochai Fluttering Butterfly" butterfly category is instant death. There is a sign next to the display cabinet: "Full-level card display, this card is not for sale."
Players who didn't want to buy cards were watching the two beauties curiously. Those who wanted to buy cards naturally rushed upstairs like crazy.
The layout on the second floor is completely different. There are more than a dozen rows of display cabinets neatly arranged. It looks quite big, but most of them are empty. Only some cards are placed in the first row of cabinets, all of which are level 1 cards—left side 10 Zhang Lin Daiyu and 10 Xue Baochai on the right.
The crowd who walked into the store couldn't help but sigh: "It's all dead cards!" "Can you sell so many cards at once?"
However, during the time when the onlookers were puzzled...
A terrible scene appeared.
I saw 10 pieces of Daiyu and 10 pieces of Baochai in the showcase, which were swept away almost instantly! !
The crowd who came to watch the scene stared at this scene in shock, thinking that they were dazzled.
At the same time, the professional league player group—
Ye Zhu: "Damn, how did this fat man make a butterfly card and die?! It's still a 30-min primary card, and the full level is 100 min!"
Shen An: "Just say you don't laugh at my master, you have been targeted, hehe!"
Tang Muzhou: "Smile."
Everyone: "Tang Shen, what are you laughing at?"
Tang Muzhou: "Look forward, he will make more instant death cards."
Everyone: "..."
Then someone else said: "There is a special announcement area in the card store in the month and a half, and I wrote this line, everyone can feel it - the cards are sold out today, thank you for coming. Except for Daiyu and Baochai. , the author will release a new card tomorrow, the store will open at 11:30 noon, see you or not."
Everyone: "..."