Chen Xiao came to the downstairs of the Sanctuary Club together with the lawyer he had made an appointment with.
At the beginning, Sanctuary was not so arrogant that he could buy a building by himself. The training room and office were all rented, and the entire club consisted of about ten people. Apart from the agent, publicity, and guild management, there was only one player, Chen Qianlin.
In the first season, Chen Qianlin lost to Nie Yuandao by a very small margin in the individual competition and won the runner-up. Due to Chen Qianlin's good image and special temperament, and the decks are all wood-based trees and flowers, the beautiful flower cards and elegant fighting style are very popular among netizens. Since then, advertisements and endorsements have continued, and the club's income has grown by leaps and bounds. , the scale has also continued to expand, and it has bought an entire building within three years.
At that time, although the contract stated 30% or 70%, but that was the income from bonuses, game tickets, etc., the advertising endorsements that Shao Bo took the initiative to contact were signed for another 55%; the peripheral products sold to fans were also 55%.
In fact, Chen Qianlin should have seen how much Shao Bo likes money, but he only wanted to play games at the time, and he didn't want to care about this money with his friends, so that Shao Bo made an inch, and it became more and more intense. At the beginning of the fourth season, he even secretly auctioned off Chen Qianlin. Cards for profiteering.
When Chen Qianlin found out, the matter could no longer end. In the end, the negotiation failed, and he could only go through legal means.
Chen Xiao was still young at that time, and he just took the national unified examination. His brother was afraid of affecting his review, so he didn't tell him about the lawsuit; and he wanted to surprise his brother and signed a contract with Shao Bo privately... It can be said that Shao Bo It is quite accurate to pinpoint the weaknesses of both of their brothers.
Now standing downstairs again, Chen Xiao has mixed feelings in his heart. He took off his sunglasses, glanced at the familiar building, took a deep breath, walked into the lobby with Lawyer Zhang, and took the elevator to the general manager's office on the top floor.
In the office, Shao Bo was on the phone, and he said polite words such as "When will you come over, Mr. Zhang, I will invite you to dinner".
Also in his 30s, Chen Qianlin has a lean body, outstanding temperament, and his appearance is still very young. He can't see the slightest trace of years on his face; but the man in front of him is full of oil, and the hairline above his head is terribly high. , showing half of the top of the bald head, and the body is fat. At first glance, it is the result of eating big fish and meat every day, and the bulging belly is more exaggerated than that of pregnant women.
He looks like a typical middle-aged upstart, not like the big brother next door who played basketball with his brother in his childhood memory.
Chen Xiao was originally full of anger, but when he saw Shao Bo's appearance, he wanted to laugh a little.
At this time, standing with Chen Qianlin, he has already lost completely, but he still feels very good about himself.
Chen Xiao politely stepped forward and waited for the other party to hang up before reaching out his hand and said, "Mr. Shao, long time no see. My lawyer should have greeted you already? I'll come over to formally sign the contract termination agreement."
Shao Bo smiled and said: "Xiao Chen! It's been a long time indeed."
Chen Xiao calmly handed the termination letter written by the lawyer in advance to Shao Bo: "During the signing of the contract with Sanctuary, I was not able to achieve good results in the arena because of my lack of strength, so I went back to school with the consent of President Shao. went to read."
Shao Bo said: "Well, are you doing well in school? I'm too busy to take care of you."
Chen Xiao: "I'm not as good at playing games as my brother, but I'm good at studying. I've successfully graduated and I plan to find a job by myself."
Shao Bo said: "Would you like to come and work in our Sanctuary Club? Be a guild management or something?"
Chen Xiao smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Shao. During my time at school, I never touched the game Star Card Storm. You also gave me a monthly salary of 1,500 as usual. We have never violated the terms of the contract with each other. When it expires, I hope to terminate the contract peacefully, please sign Mr. Shao."
Shao Bo frowned slightly. He always felt that Chen Xiao, who had grown up in front of him, although his eyes were calm and his attitude was polite, but standing in front of him with his back straight had a strange aura. He seemed to be one head shorter than the other, which made him very uncomfortable.
Next to him, lawyer Zhang said: "Mr. Shao, we have carefully checked the terms of the contract, and there is a clause that says that if the two parties do not sign the termination agreement in writing within one month before the expiration of the contract with him, the contract will be automatically renewed. One year. Chen Xiao's contract officially expires on September 1, so we put forward a request to terminate the contract half a month in advance, and also go along with the provisions of the contract, I hope you can fulfill your promise. "
Shao Bo raised his eyebrows, and said without a smile, "Xiao Chen, you brought a lawyer here? Are you worried about me?"
Chen Xiao smiled: "I don't understand contracts, and I bring a lawyer to be more professional. I hope you don't mind."
Shao Bo is actually too lazy to stay with Chen Xiao. Chen Qianlin clearly said that his younger brother is very talented. Who would have known that this guy can't support the wall in the mud, and the chain will fall off at every critical moment in the game... Thinking of this, Shao Bo picked up the pen and succinctly Sign it.
Chen Xiao handed the contract to the lawyer to read, and then he said with a smile, "Mr. Shao, it's good to meet and break up."
Shao Bo said with a smile: "I wish you all the best in your new job."
Chen Xiao turned and left. At the moment when he turned around, the sharp color in the man's deep eyes made even the lawyer look shocked.
After walking out of the Judgment Club, Chen Xiao lowered his voice and asked, "Are the recordings backed up?"
Lawyer Zhang said: "Don't worry, the written termination agreement has legal effect. I will give you a copy of the recording, and I will also back it up here. What he himself admitted, and the words he signed in his own hand, can't go back if he wants to."
Chen Xiao raised the corner of his mouth: "Okay, hard work."
On the way back, Chen Xiao felt that the stone that had been on his heart for many years was finally removed completely, and the whole person became extremely relaxed.
Shao Bo probably never dreamed that a boy who had always been impulsive and reckless when he was a child would hide so deeply, one possession would last for five years. Even more unexpected, to that young man, his brother is more important than his own life.
If you just bully him when he is young and ignorant, he may not hold grudges and can only admit it himself. However, you betrayed and hurt his brother - he will never forget it in this life.
Just wait, one day I'll let you pay it back tenfold.
Chen Xiao stepped on the accelerator, and the silver-white suspended sports car rushed out like a sharp sword in the air lane, and disappeared into the traffic in an instant.
***
Chen Qianlin and Xie Mingzhe have been chatting about card design, and the two master and apprentice are engaged in chatting. When Chen Xiao came back, he saw exactly this picture. He hasn't seen such a smile on his brother's face for a long time. Obviously, Xiao Xie is very fond of master.
Chen Xiao smiled slightly, pushed the door in, washed the fruit he bought, and brought it to the living room.
Chen Qianlin asked with concern, "Is the matter done?"
Chen Xiao handed him the signed agreement: "Shao Bo didn't embarrass me, he may still think that giving me 1,500 salary a month is a loss."
Xie Mingzhe breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good! Brother Chen, are you going to rebuild a trumpet next?"
Chen Xiao nodded: "Well. Let's develop the guild first. In the evening, Yingying will officially announce the guild's recruitment promotion on the forum. At that time, the full-level cards of Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Huang Gai in your card shop can also be used. Take the opportunity to exhibit, to draw a wave of popularity."
Chen Qianlin looked at the excited look of the two and said, "It's getting late, you should go back."
Chen Xiao looked at his brother reluctantly, and asked in a calm tone as possible: "Brother, I have always kept your bedroom for you, do you want to... do you want to move back?"
Xie Mingzhe immediately assisted: "Master, it's too far for you to live here alone, why don't you move back? Brother Chen cleaned your bedroom very clean, and the succulents you left behind are also well maintained. In the future, I have If you have any questions, it is also convenient to communicate with you…”
Chen Qianlin said: "I like tranquility. If you have any questions, you can send me a video directly."
That's right, Master has given him a tablet light brain, and he can make a video anytime he wants to get in touch. Xie Mingzhe's reason was not valid, so he could only look at Chen Xiao helplessly. The latter did not reluctantly, smiled and said, "Okay, brother, you can do whatever you like. The big deal is that I will come to see you every day in the future."
Chen Qianlin frowned: "You don't have to come every day."
Chen Xiao immediately changed his words: "Then I'll see you the next day."
Chen Qianlin: "..."
After a moment of silence, Chen Qianlin said, "Well, I'll finish some of the work at hand first, and then move in next month." Since Chen Xiao and Xie Mingzhe decided to join forces to play games next season, it's true that they live together. Easy to guide at any time.
Chen Xiao almost jumped up with excitement, his voice trembled slightly: "Really, really?"
"Yeah." Chen Qianlin said, "I still have a few paintings to finish, so I won't leave you here. You should go back first."
Chen Xiao simply left with Xie Mingzhe.
On the way back, Chen Xiao kept humming excitedly, and he sang a very warm tune that was particularly unpleasant. He was pitch-deaf and seriously out of tune. Xie Mingzhe really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but Chen Xiao was in such a good mood, and Xie Mingzhe didn't interrupt him, letting him run out of tune and out of the universe.
After returning to the studio, Pang Yu came over curiously and asked Xie Mingzhe, "Have you really seen Chen Xiao's brother?" Jin Yue also asked in a low voice, "What kind of person is his brother?" Xie Mingzhe didn't have time to answer. , Chen Xiao slapped the two on the back: "Don't gossip, are you busy?"
Chi Yingying said: "Brother Chen, I have written the propaganda, do you think it will go down?"
Chen Xiao leaned over to take a look, the propaganda words she wrote were concise and neat, and the key points were highlighted. The post on the forum was also accompanied by a picture of breaking the world record in the purple bamboo forest, which was very attractive. specialized!"
Chen Xiao said: "The publicity will be officially released at noon tomorrow, and many people will definitely apply, and A Qing will check on the receipt. In addition, I will show Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Huang Gai in the card shop tomorrow, and help the guild by the way. publicity."
Xie Mingzhe nodded: "I think it's better to build a card museum on the first floor. Write a detailed introduction under each card. In the future, the store will be open for a long time. Even if there are no new cards for sale on the second floor, those who are interested can come and visit. Enjoy the cards."
Character card museum, this is what Xie Mingzhe wants to do most.
Make those classic characters into cards for exhibition, let people in this world know them and like them.
Chi Yingying also agreed: "This is the first time the Card Museum has appeared in the game! Xiao Xie, I am actually very curious about the stories of these characters you designed. I think there must be many people who are as curious as me! "
Fatty immediately raised his hand: "Add me! I want to know more about Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai!"
Jin Yue said: "I like Wang Zhaojun and Xi Shi the most."
Even Chi Qing, who has always been the most calm, said: "I really want to know Cao Chong's design ideas for weighing elephants."
Xie Mingzhe said with a smile: "I will briefly write the stories and design ideas of these people first, and then Sister Yingying will help me to revise and polish them, is that okay?"
Chi Yingying nodded immediately: "No problem!"
Xie Mingzhe opened his brain and began to write the card encyclopedia of each character.
Card Encyclopedia is not written like a novel. The novel uses the plot to slowly promote the development of the story, while the encyclopedia summarizes the general character and experience of the character from the perspective of God. It is impossible for Xie Mingzhe to remember the detailed experience of each character, but it is probably no problem to say it.
He had been writing the card encyclopedia that night, and when he finished writing the introduction of the thirteen cards, his head would explode. He sent the brief introduction to Yingying and asked the other party to modify some of the wording. After Yingying's touch up, the reading turned out to be much smoother.
In the game, on the first floor of the Yueban card store, there are new displays of three full-level seven-star cards, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Huang Gai.
Moreover, the background stories and design ideas of each card are clearly written at the bottom of all the card display cabinets, which is really a bit like a "card museum".
***
At noon the next day, the Yueban card store opened on time.
The story of Uncle Fatty breaking the Zizhulin record three times in a row has long been rumored on the forum, so as soon as the card shop opened, countless people poured into the shop, wanting to see what the deck that broke the dungeon record looked like.
As soon as everyone entered the store, they found that there were detailed "Card Encyclopedia" under all cards, and couldn't help but sigh—
"It's like entering a card museum!" "Cao Chong said that the elephant is an equal replacement method, using a stone instead of an elephant, this child is so smart!" "Wang Zhaojun married far away, and was too sad to play the pipa? It's a pity..." "What are the twelve hairpins of Jinling? Are there other people besides Daiyu and Baochai?" "Sang Seng is the third junior brother, does he still have the senior and second senior brothers?"
Everyone was discussing the background stories of the cards, and many people were excited to take screenshots.
The three newly appeared cards, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Huang Gai, also attracted widespread attention from players.
In addition to Huang Gai being an old man, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are more handsome than the other, and there is also a linkage technique "Jiangdong Shuangbi"!
Today's store announcement reads: "Welcome to the Moon and Half Card Store, I hope you like these character cards. Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Huang Gai are the decks that broke the Zizhulin dungeon record. For the card set, you can join the Nirvana guild and exchange it with member points. Fixed teams and casual players are welcome to join our guild, there are many benefits!”
Everyone: "..."
Add gaga! Can't we join
The person who responded quickly turned around and ran to the guild administrator to search for the Nirvana Guild to apply for joining, and Chi Yingying's guild promotion and recruitment post on the forum had already been turned over by dozens of pages, and a large number of players applied to join the Nirvana Guild. Almost paralyzed the guild application panel in the game!
Chi Qing's backstage kept popping up new application lists, she said with some headache: "More than 1,000 people have applied..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he changed his words: "Two thousand... three thousand!"
The popularity of the Nirvana Guild instantly jumped to the top ten of the popular guild that day, which was simply unstoppable.
The newly established guild can do this, only Tang Muzhou established Fenghua in the fifth season, and Pei Jingshan established the dark night city in the seventh season, and these two later became the top clubs of the professional league.
Netizens sighed one after another - Nirvana Guild, this is the rhythm of doing something big
When Xie Mingzhe used to play online games, if the guild had no welfare or organization, the players would have no sense of belonging, and the sand would be scattered. Such a salted fish guild is only suitable for casual parties watching the scenery. In this game, if you want to make a breakthrough from the fiercely competitive big guild, you must do a good job in member management.
Of course, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Huang Gai could make a lot of money by selling them, but now they are no longer short of money. The income from the dead cards alone has several million gold coins every day, and they can sell other cards in the future.
Therefore, Xie Mingzhe decided to regard this set of Soochow replica cards, which broke the world record, as the welfare of the members of the guild, which just helped the guild to gain popularity and enhance the sense of belonging of the members. Members can earn points by doing guild tasks, playing guild copies, and submitting materials. After reaching a certain point, they can exchange for welfare cards. In order to change Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, everyone will definitely actively do guild tasks!
Other big guilds have their own welfare cards, and of course Nirvana guild can't be left behind.
With the attractiveness of the record-breaking deck, are you afraid that Nirvana Guild will not develop
The author has something to say:
Xie Mingzhe makes cards. This is called peripheral derivative and fan creation. It is not plagiarism. If it is unclear, it can be defined as Baidu plagiarism.
The copyright law only protects the copyright within 50 years of the author's death. The authors of the famous works such as Three Kingdoms and Honglou have been dead for a long time, and the copyright has long been fully open. The derivative creation of characters does not need to go to the original author for authorization. For example, many Honglou colleagues in Jinjiang , the protagonist dressed as Sister Lin is legal.
If Xie Mingzhe does not explain at all, the cards he makes will be very strange, so my setting is that Xie Mingzhe does not copy the original work, but only writes a "card encyclopedia" from memory, similar to the simplified version of the character information found in Baidu Encyclopedia, It's just to let everyone know more about the characters, this has nothing to do with "plagiarism"!
The contract and guild recruitment have been resolved, and I will continue to make cards tomorrow, thank you for your support :)