Chen Xiao tossed and turned on the bed, and fell asleep in a daze until three o'clock in the morning.
In the dream, I went back to the day my brother left. Chen Qianlin's eyes were as if he was looking at a stranger he had never met. He looked at Chen Xiao so coldly, and said calmly, "Since you are eighteen years old, you are an adult. Now, I won't care about you in the future, and I don't want to see you again. This house and the savings in the card are my adult gifts for you. "
He put down the house keys and a bank card with millions in it, and turned away with his luggage.
Chen Xiao chased after him quickly, grabbed his arm suddenly, his face turned pale with nervousness, and his voice was trembling: "Brother, I was wrong, I was drunk last night and lost my mind, please don't talk nonsense. Take it to heart, don't ignore me, I'm really wrong... "
Chen Qianlin interrupted him: "All these years, I have always treated you as a younger brother. I didn't expect you to have such thoughts. Raising you until you are eighteen years old, I have fulfilled the responsibility of a brother. Chen Xiao, from today onwards. , we've gone our separate ways, don't contact us any more."
His eyes were like layers of ice on the lake in winter, Chen Xiao froze in place, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, but he couldn't say a word.
Chen Qianlin just left.
If the loss of the lawsuit was a huge blow to him, the confession of his always-loving brother at this time was the last straw that broke the camel's back and made him completely disheartened.
Chen Xiao didn't dare to, but he was bored and drank some wine, his brain was hot, and seeing his brother was sad, he hugged his brother and said that he liked him...
Really liked it for many years. Since the day he was adopted by the Chen family, Chen Qianlin squatted in front of him and said softly, "Don't be afraid, this will be your home from now on, I'm your brother, you follow my surname and call me Chen Xiao, okay?"
Dirty, seeing such a beautiful person for the first time, he couldn't help but stare blankly.
At that time, he was only seven years old, and Chen Qianlin was fifteen years old.
The clean boy took the dirty child to the bathroom, took a shower, and changed him into new clothes. He blinked and looked at the beautiful young man in front of him, and called out tentatively, "Brother?" Chen Qianlin smiled and touched his head: "Good, no one will bully you in the future with your brother here."
When I was a child, I always liked my brother very much. When I grew up, this kind of love slowly deteriorated and became a secret love. Chen Xiao secretly hid his admiration for his brother in his heart, and he never dared to say it out. He was so drunk that he regretted it to death when he said it out, so he could not wait to slap himself. Chen Qianlin really treated him as his own younger brother. No one would accept his sudden confession. Instead, he was angry with his older brother. What a big idiot.
Chen Xiao, who woke up from the dream, wiped his face indiscriminately, went to the bathroom, took a shower with cold water, carefully shaved his beard in front of the mirror, and then combed his hair neatly.
Sure enough, after cleaning up, he showed a tough outline, and the whole person seemed to be much more energetic.
Chen Xiao turned around and came to the balcony. It was still light outside the window. It was only five o'clock in the morning, and he was awakened by a nightmare after only two hours of sleep.
There is a pot of succulent plants on the balcony, and a small sprout grows out of the root, which looks very cute.
He didn't know how to grow flowers before, and he always felt that regular watering was a hassle. Since his brother left, Chen Xiao went to check the farming strategy of each plant, watered the flowers on time, and took special care of these little things. it is good.
It has been almost five years, and none of the ten pots of succulents that Chen Qianlin left on the flower stand have not died, but they have grown and prospered.
Chen Xiao originally wanted to set up a studio to accumulate resources and play games next season. When he achieves some results, maybe his brother will be willing to see him, and then he apologizes well, maybe it can ease the relationship between the two. However, the plan is not as good as change, Xie Mingzhe happened to come to the studio, this young man's talent is not inferior to the original Tang Muzhou. He put the plan ahead, not only for Xie Mingzhe's consideration, but also to find an excuse for himself to see Chen Qianlin in advance.
***
The next morning, Xie Mingzhe got up at eight o'clock and went to the living room after washing his face.
He saw a young man coming down the stairs.
What caught my eye was a pair of long, straight legs. The man was tall and straight, over 1.85 meters tall. He was wearing slim-fitting trousers and spotlessly polished black leather shoes. His shirt was ironed as neatly as if he had just bought it. The neckline was unbuttoned to reveal a healthy complexion. Looking further up, he has short hair that is fresh and neat, his beard is cleanly shaved, his facial features are handsome and tough, especially his thick eyebrows, which are particularly masculine.
How did this man come down from the second floor
Xie Mingzhe froze in place: "Who are you?"
The other party looked at Xie Mingzhe unhappily: "Can't you recognize me? I'm Chen Xiao."
Xie Mingzhe couldn't believe it: "Brother Chen?"
It is said that "people depend on clothes", but the gap is too big, isn't it? Before, Brother Chen's hair was messy like a bird's nest, and he always looked like he didn't wake up with dark circles under his eyes. He liked to smoke, and his clothes were wrinkled and wrinkled like rags. However, the man in front of him was radiant, handsome and tall, and the whole person seemed to be reborn!
Xie Mingzhe rubbed his eyes, completely unable to associate the handsome guy in front of him with the decadent youth in his memory.
At this moment, Xiaopang and Jin Yue also went downstairs. Yesterday, they drank too much and had a headache. When they walked, they kept pressing their temples. As soon as he reached the stairs, he suddenly saw a strange man in a suit in the hall. Little Fatty almost fell a somersault. Jin Yue hurriedly supported him. Little Fatty then stood up, rubbed his eyes and asked, "Who is this gentleman? Are you looking for someone early in the morning?" Jin Yue also said, "Xiao Xie, is this your friend?"
Chen Xiao said angrily: "I'm Chen Xiao! Have you all lost your memory?"
Jin Yue pushed on his glasses and quickly ran downstairs to observe him carefully: "Brother Chen?" The voice is quite similar, but the dress is completely like two people. Pang Yu also ran downstairs and said excitedly, "Is it really Brother Chen?"
Xie Mingzhe, Pang Yu, and Jin Yue stood side by side, watching Chen Xiao, like watching a gorilla released from a zoo.
Chen Xiao coughed awkwardly to the eyes of the three people observing rare animals, and explained: "Cough, I usually... I don't pay much attention to appearance. When I got up in the morning, I changed my clothes and shaved by the way. You must be so surprised. ?"
What do you mean by "slightly not paying attention to appearance"? You're "giving up treatment altogether", okay? Xie Mingzhe complained in his heart.
"Brother Chen is so handsome, are you going on a date?" Pang Yu asked gossip.
"Go to see someone." Chen Xiao's ears were slightly red, but he quickly maintained his composure and said, "Aqing and Yingying will come over later, I have something to take Xiaoxie out today, the four of you. Stay in the studio and help Xiao Xie look at the shop."
"Don't worry, Brother Chen." Jin Yue was obviously more reliable than Fatty, and he didn't ask who Chen Xiao was going to see. Pang Yu opened his mouth to ask, but Jin Yue stabbed him in the lower back, so he had to shut up and stop talking.
The four of them ate a simple breakfast around the dining table. Chi Qing and Chi Yingying just happened to be back. Seeing Chen Xiao dressed like a dog, Chi Qing asked suspiciously, "You are dressed so neatly, are you going out for something?"
Chen Xiao nodded: "Well, Xiaoxie and I go out."
After the two left, Pang Yu immediately sighed: "I have known him for two years, and I have never seen him dressed so formally!"
Jin Yue also sighed: "It turns out that Brother Chen is a potential stock. I don't usually clean up, but when I dress up, it's quite handsome. I almost didn't recognize it."
Chi Qing said calmly: "Stop gossiping, go online and help Xiao Xie organize the store!"
***
Chen Xiao drove a sports car out of the underground garage. The silver-white suspended sports car galloped rapidly in the air suspension lane, as if flying in the sky. Xie Mingzhe opened the car window and excitedly felt the thrill of being a trapeze.
Chen Xiao, who was sitting in the driver's seat, wore a pair of sunglasses, and he looked pretty cool while driving.
Xie Mingzhe really thinks that it is much more pleasing to the eye when he cleans up like this. The messy hair like a bird's nest before is too much to delay his appearance, and I don't know what he thinks. Even if he is a game booster, he will not make himself into that. Depressed look...
Knowing that Xie Mingzhe must be complaining about him, Chen Xiao ignored him and went straight to the topic: "You should already know the story of my brother Chen Qianlin, right? You didn't ask me last night, I think you may have checked it yourself. "
Xie Mingzhe said with a smile: "I'm afraid to ask you something in person, some things are difficult for you to say. So I checked the Internet, and the news said that Lin Shen left because he lost the lawsuit and was disheartened. The original lawsuit What's going on, can you tell me easily?"
"I was going to tell you." Chen Xiao took a deep breath, sorted out his thoughts, and said in a low voice: "Ten years ago, in the first season of the Star Card Alliance, my brother and Shao Bo founded the Sanctuary Club together, and my brother was a card player. During the game, Shao Bo was in charge of various management and operations of the club. Shao Bo was his childhood friend, they grew up together, and later they were college classmates. My brother had a lot of trust in that surnamed Shao.”
"My brother has outstanding talent, and the original plant card is very effective. He has won awards in individual competitions for three consecutive seasons. Many investors have come to the door. Of course, the club has made a lot of money. Everything went well, but the fourth At the beginning of the season, Shao Bo saw that my brother's popularity was getting more and more popular, so he privately took many of my brother's cards to auction. One card was sold for tens of thousands of crystal coins, and hundreds of copies were copied. Could make millions…”
"My brother was busy playing games at the time and didn't know these things. By the time he found out, his cards had been copied and sold by the club in private. However, the contract did not clearly stipulate that the copyright of the cards belonged to him. Instead, there was a clause stating that 'all the profits of the players during the club's time in the club will be divided according to the ratio of 30% of the club and 70% of the players'. Shao Bo made a big deal with this. The article said that the behavior of my brother's original cards also belongs to the profit during the signing period..."
"When we founded the club together, the surnamed Shao repeatedly promised my brother that he could dispose of the cards by himself, but because my brother believed him very much, and the verbal promise was not recorded, it could not be used as evidence in court. According to the contract, my brother It doesn't make sense, as the manager of the club, it is legal for Shao Bo to sell his cards." Chen Xiao frowned and said reluctantly, "The surnamed Shao was killed, and the lawsuit failed in the end. win."
"..." Was this a stab by a good brother? Xie Mingzhe could imagine Chen Qianlin's anger and chills at the time. He grew up with a very trusting Fa Xiao, but he dug a big hole for him. If it was Xie Mingzhe, he probably wanted to kill the opponent. Xie Mingzhe felt a little distressed about what happened to Chen Qianlin, and couldn't help but ask: "Lin Shen was the originator of the wood card at the beginning, so he should have a great position in the alliance, right? Is there no one in the alliance to help him?"
"Nie Yuandao and Zheng Feng, the great gods who have a good personal relationship with him, are all trying to help him, but the law and the relationship are two different things. The contract is written like this. My brother can't produce strong evidence, and everyone can't do anything about it."
Xie Mingzhe's mood is very complicated. He is not a legal professional, so he does face the risk of being cheated when signing a contract. As early as the earth age, he has heard countless copyright disputes. Chen Qianlin was wrong because he trusted Faxiao too much, and the surnamed Shao is really not a thing.
Being hit by a small betrayal, coupled with losing the lawsuit and unable to recover the card copyright, it is no wonder that Chen Qianlin will retire.
Xie Mingzhe didn't know what to say. After a long time, he sighed in the bottom of his heart and said, "Hey... your brother's experience is really uncomfortable. Did he lose a lot of liquidated damages when he lost the lawsuit?"
Chen Xiao said: "Yes. And the copyright of the cards cannot be recovered. Many good cards made by my brother are still in the Sanctuary Club."
Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but swear: "I am stupid! That sanctuary hasn't closed down yet?"
Chen Xiao shrugged: "As long as there is money, most players are willing to sign with them. However, the fallout between my brother and the club has a great impact, and truly powerful players will not go to the Sanctuary Club. It's been going downhill all the time, and now it's just relying on the decks made by my brother to cultivate a few second- and third-rate players, who were abused by Tang Muzhou and couldn't survive even a minute on the field."
Xie Mingzhe praised: "Tang Muzhou is very good! Even if the Sanctuary retains the copyright of your brother's wood-type cards, the most powerful players in the wood-type are all in the Fenghua Club founded by Tang Muzhou. Your face is thick enough, and you still continue to use your brother's card?"
Chen Xiao sneered: "The players in their club simply don't have the strength to make their own cards, so they can only rely on their money and keep using my brother's deck. Unfortunately, the official Star Cards are constantly updating the data, and many of my brother's cards are now on display. It’s not practical anymore. They stay where they are and can only be surpassed by others. Last season, Sanctuary didn’t even make it to the final round, let alone winning an award, which is really shameful.”
This is also karma. That person named Shao Bo was actually very short-sighted. If he took a step back and returned the copyright to Chen Qianlin, don't sell Chen Qianlin's cards everywhere, and keep Chen Qianlin as a great god, maybe Tang Muzhou would follow his master to sign in to their club. . With the two talented players Chen and Tang, Sanctuary can stand at the top of the Alliance Pyramid all year round.
As a result, Shao Bo coveted the small profit in front of him, forced Chen Qianlin away, lost his heart, and set up such a terrible enemy as Tang Muzhou. No matter how much money you make in the short term, it's not as good as keeping a cash cow, right? Really stupid.
Xie Mingzhe scolded a few words in his heart, and changed the subject: "Brother Chen, I cooperate with you because I admire your straightforwardness and openness. I was a novice who didn't understand anything at the time, and you were willing to give me the opportunity to let me be an intern. Health, originally a good salary of 1,500 a month, but when you signed the contract, you offered to pay 3,000 a month as a regular employee. It is rare for a boss to take the initiative to raise his salary. For this alone, I don’t think you are a covet. Cheap people. If you change to a normal boss, you will definitely save as much as you can. It is best to find someone to work for you for free. You are different, you are good to everyone, you will invite everyone to dinner when you make money, and the atmosphere of the studio is also special. harmony."
Chen Xiao said with a smile: "It seems that I gave you a raise at that time, is it correct?"
Xie Mingzhe also laughed, and then said: "We can't fight against each other like your brother and Shao Bo in the future. In order to avoid this situation, if a club is established in the future, we will write all the terms into the contract, rights, responsibilities, The division is all stipulated, and each item is carefully considered, and then find a professional lawyer to take care of it. With contract constraints, everyone is more assured. "
Chen Xiao nodded simply: "That's for sure, my brothers will settle the account, and I don't want to have a conflict with you. The most important thing is unity. See my brother later, don't bring up the copyright issue. I will treat you I introduced it to him mainly because I want him to guide you and let you make a deck suitable for playing as soon as possible. If he accepts you as his apprentice, would you accept this master?"
Xie Mingzhe said: "Of course. It is definitely my honor that he is willing to accept my words!"
Although he played some games in his previous life, they were not card games. Xie Mingzhe was still very confused about the design of the deck. If a god like Chen Qianlin was willing to personally guide him, Xie Mingzhe would certainly not ask for it. More importantly, Chen Qianlin has retired and is considered a freelancer, so it does not involve sensitive issues such as clubs and card copyrights, and there is no conflict with Xie Mingzhe for establishing a club by himself.