In the holographic game, 80% of the players do not use their own image. When Tang Muzhou first met the fat uncle in the game, he thought that there must be a gap between the amiable and friendly fat uncle and the image in reality, but he did not expect that the gap would be so big.
- The amiable fat uncle in the game is actually a tall and handsome boy in reality
Xie Mingzhe was so thin that only bones were left in the days when he was discharged from the hospital. During this time, he ate well every day. Chi Qing also made soup to nourish him every day. His body has returned to normal weight. He was only five centimeters shorter than Tang Muzhou.
He is wearing casual pants and sneakers today, with a white short-sleeved upper body, a simple and refreshing dress, and looks full of vigor.
The youth's facial features are not particularly delicate, but his eyebrows are slender, his eyes are dark and bright, and his slightly thin lips look a little naughty when they are gently raised, and they are very sunny and handsome together.
It's hard to associate this energetic little guy with the fat uncle in the game. Tang Muzhou has seen many examples of game accounts that are too far from himself over the years, but Uncle Fatty's account, the contrast between the game's image and himself, is what surprised him the most.
It can be said to be an unexpected surprise.
Suddenly there is a lively and handsome younger brother, isn't it a surprise
Tang Muzhou narrowed his eyes slightly, looked up and down at the little junior brother in front of him, and said with a half-smiling smile, "Don't you intend to introduce yourself? Or do you want me to continue calling you... Fat Uncle?"
Xie Mingzhe was also quite thick-skinned. He scratched his head and said, "Uncle Fat is just my ID in the game. My name is Xie Mingzhe, just call me Xiao Xie. In the future, please take care of my brother!"
The crisp voice is very pleasant to the ear, especially the title "Senior Brother" is particularly pleasant.
Tang Muzhou raised the corner of his mouth and opened the door to let the two of them in.
Chen Qianlin heard the movement a long time ago. After the two entered the room, he looked at Chen Xiao and asked, "Why did you guys come here all of a sudden?"
With a pleasing smile on his face, Chen Xiao moved the precious pine tree in front of him and said, "Brother, happy birthday, this is your favorite variety. I dragged people to find it for half a year before I found it."
"There's no need to spend so much trouble." When he looked at the plant, Chen Qianlin's eyes were filled with joy, and he obviously liked this gift.
Brother is happy, of course Chen Xiao is even more happy, but he can't show it, so he suppressed the urge in his heart and called Xie Mingzhe over: "Xiao Xie also prepared a gift for you."
Xie Mingzhe held the four framed paintings in front of Master: "Master, I painted this myself, it's not very beautiful, don't dislike it, happy birthday!"
Chen Qianlin stretched out his hand to pick it up. Seeing that the four paintings were quite heavy, Tang Muzhou stepped forward to take them for him and placed them side by side on the dining table next to him. He looked at Xie Mingzhe with interest and asked, "Do you still paint?"
Xie Mingzhe said: "I have been studying art since I was a child, and I have been studying it for twelve years."
The four paintings were framed with sandalwood frames and were not sealed, so Tang Muzhou saw the contents of the paintings at a glance—
The first is a cold plum in the snow, the second is an orchid in the empty valley, the third is a green bamboo, and the fourth is a yellow chrysanthemum. The main colors of the four paintings are red, blue, green, and yellow, but the colors are not too bright. Instead, the colors are diluted. The style and composition of the paintings are particularly unified and coordinated, and even people who don’t know how to paint can see it at a glance. It turns out that this is a complete set of pictures, which has a "series sense" of the set of pictures.
Tang Muzhou wondered in his heart: "Is there any special meaning to send the four pictures of plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum together?"
The saying of the Four Gentlemen is handed down from ancient China. Xie Mingzhe can't remember the specific documents. He only knows that later generations often use this set of pictures to describe the noble character. Even in the 21st century, many literate home study rooms will hang a set of four gentlemen, whether it is the owner's true aspirations, or to pretend to be coercive, anyway, everyone agrees with this tradition of "borrowing things to express aspirations".
Unfortunately, in this world, the traditions about the "Four Gentlemen" have all been lost. Seeing the four pictures placed together, everyone will only think that these are four kinds of plants, and will not make more associations.
Xie Mingzhe was not convenient to explain the allusions of the "Four Gentlemen", so he made up a plausible reason, saying: "Plum blossoms symbolize arrogance and unyielding, orchids represent elegance and wiseness, green bamboos are modest gentlemen, chrysanthemums are noble and recluses, I think these four kinds of flowers are all It is especially in line with Master's characteristics, so I drew a set of pictures and gave it to Master as a birthday present."
Three people: "..."
Being stared at by the strange eyes of the three, Xie Mingzhe felt embarrassed, touched his nose and said, "I, did I say something wrong?"
Tang Muzhou put his fist to his lips and suppressed his smile. After two seconds, he adjusted his expression. Looking at Xie Mingzhe, he praised earnestly, "This is the best flattery I've ever heard. Junior and brother are very eloquent."
Xie Mingzhe: "..."
This is not flattery! Can the senior brother not demolish my stage in person
However, after thinking about it carefully, Xie Mingzhe also thinks that his painting style is very strange. People in this world don't know what the "Four Gentlemen" are. He said it really like flattering, and it was a rainbow flattering with gorgeous words. It is estimated that the master was liked by him. The flattery was stunned.
Arrogant, elegant, modest, and a recluse, Xie Mingzhe thinks it's super embarrassing to be so boastful in person.
He looked up at the master anxiously, and found that Chen Qianlin was very calm, with a very shallow smile on his face, and his voice became gentle: "The meaning of these four paintings... I like them very much, I will hang them in the study for collection, thank you Your gift is really annoying."
Xie Mingzhe resisted the embarrassment, scratched his head and said, "As long as Master likes it."
Chen Xiao coughed lightly, and turned the topic to business: "Brother, since Muzhou is also here, why don't we have a meal together, or at home?"
"Let's go out to eat. I'll be the host today. I'll change clothes later." Chen Qianlin was wearing loose cotton soft home clothes at home. .
Chen Qianlin did not expect these three to come to celebrate his birthday in person. He almost forgot his birthday, but the three of them remembered it so clearly and gave him three big gifts.
Tang Muzhou painted a picture of flowers, combining dozens of flowers in a very ingenious way, which is very complex and exquisite; the four pictures sent by Xie Mingzhe have profound meanings, which are in line with Chen Qianlin's mood; Chen Xiao himself does not know how to paint, The precious varieties bought at high prices are also one of Chen Qianlin's favorite and most wanted to collect.
Chen Qianlin felt a little fever in his heart, knowing that these three people really cared about him.
Outside the door, Tang Muzhou continued to look at his younger brother with a smile. Xie Mingzhe's cheeks were hot when he saw him, and he clarified: "I'm really not flattering. Master can't come empty-handed on his birthday, right? Senior brother, didn't you bring a gift?"
Tang Muzhou held back his smile and opened the gift box to show the two of them.
Xie Mingzhe was immediately stunned by the picture in front of him. There were countless varieties of flowers stacked on top of each other, but they were skillfully blended together, complex and gorgeous. Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but gave a thumbs up and said, "Awesome, brother, have you also studied art?"
Tang Muzhou said, "I haven't studied it specifically. This is a card pattern I made in the game, and I printed it out. Drawing with mental power is easier than using a manual pen."
Thinking of the Millennium Sacred Tree he mentioned, ten cards were fused together, Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but ask: "This picture, shouldn't you have fused all the flower cards together..."
Tang Muzhou nodded: "That's right, Master is thirty-one years old this year, and I happen to have merged thirty-one." He paused, then smiled and said, "Junior brother, you like character cards so much, you can also make your own in the future. Get a set of all characters."
Xie Mingzhe thought to himself that I would not be able to gather together. There are 108 generals in the Water Margin alone, and the Three Kingdoms are too many to count. Besides, the characters from the Twelve Hairpins of Jinling in the Red Chamber and the Demon King of Pig and Bull from Journey to the West cannot be placed together, and they will become beautiful women. and the beast too.
However, Tang Muzhou's words gave him some inspiration. Maybe when he makes a set of cards in the later stage, he can draw such a large collection of "character illustrations" to organize his thoughts, so as not to have too many cards, and then the lineup will be confused.
Xie Mingzhe was thinking about it when he saw Chen Qianlin come out after changing his clothes.
He was wearing a clean white shirt and brown slim trousers, with a pair of loafers. The hem of the shirt was tucked into the trousers, and a simple black belt without any patterns was tied around the waist, which made the waist thinner and thinner.
A man who is over thirty years old looks quite young and maintains a particularly good figure.
In the past, his body always exuded a kind of coldness that was not easy to approach, and it seemed that a transparent protective cover was used to silently separate the distance between others and him.
But today, he was obviously in a good mood, with a little warmth in his clear eyes, a slight smile on his face, and his whole person was much gentler. He looked at the three and said, "What do you want to eat? I'll treat you to lunch."
Tang Muzhou said, "Master decides, I'll do whatever I want."
Chen Xiao and Xie Mingzhe also had no taboos. Chen Qianlin thought about it and said, "There is a private kitchen restaurant nearby. The environment is good. The ingredients used are all grown by ourselves. Let's go there and eat. Within one kilometer, you can go directly. past."
Chen Qianlin led the way, and the three immediately followed him.
The environment where he lives is indeed very good, a bit like a paradise, Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but think, when he gets old, he can come here to buy a small villa for retirement. Comfortable.
Walking through a tree-lined path full of weeping willows on both sides, everyone quickly arrived at the destination. Chen Qianlin should be a frequent visitor here. The waiter girl immediately laughed when she saw him, and enthusiastically took him to the VIP private room on the second floor.
Chen Qianlin ordered the dishes familiarly.
The decoration style of this private room is very small and fresh, a bit like the Qianlin restaurant in the game, with green vines hanging on the walls, and the table is also a very simple solid wood table. Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but ask, "Master, did you open the Qianlin restaurant in the game?"
Chen Qianlin was a little surprised that he would ask this and looked at Tang Muzhou.
Tang Muzhou explained in a low voice: "At the auction, fat..." Meeting the bright eyes of the young man, Tang Muzhou swallowed the word "uncle" and changed his words with a chuckle: "Junior brother publicly sold this card of Lin Daiyu, after I took it, Ask him to meet at Qianlin Restaurant."
Chen Qianlin understood, nodded to Xie Mingzhe and said, "I opened the Qianlin restaurant myself, and I don't operate it externally. It was actually a stronghold in the game. In the first and second seasons, the decks were not rich enough. , I, Nie Yuandao, Zheng Feng, Su Yang, and Ling Jingtang often meet there on a trumpet, to exchange ideas and improve the decks of each department."
Tang Muzhou added: "Master transferred the restaurant to my name when he retired. The rent for this kind of small restaurant is not high, so I keep it and use it as a temporary reception room when discussing things with people in the game. "
Xie Mingzhe suddenly realized.
It turns out that Qianlin Restaurant was once the stronghold of the ancestors of the Five Lines in the game. The five great gods belong to different clubs, it is difficult to get together in reality, the game is much more convenient, wear a helmet to open a trumpet, teleport to Qianlin Restaurant, everyone can meet to discuss things, and once the restaurant closes, you are not afraid of being discovered. and eavesdropping.
It seemed that the fate between him and Chen Qianlin was destined, long before he knew this great god, he went to meet Tang Muzhou in the restaurant opened by the great god, and thus completely opened up the idea of making a dead card.
The dishes were served quickly, and the four of them chatted while eating.
Halfway through the meal, Tang Muzhou asked directly, "Junior brother established a Nirvana guild in the game because he wanted to be a professional player and build his own club?"
Xie Mingzhe glanced at Chen Xiao, the latter nodded, and he said, "I have this idea. The Nirvana Guild was built by me and Brother Chen together."
Tang Muzhou was not surprised, he said to Chen Xiao, "Don't forget our agreement."
Chen Xiao's voice was low, but his eyes were firm: "I didn't forget. I will come back to fight with you for real."
Tang Muzhou smiled and said, "I'll wait for you, see you on the field."
After a moment of silence, he turned to Chen Qianlin and asked, "What is Master's plan in the future? Do you want to come back together?"
Chen Qianlin said: "My current mental strength is no longer able to cope with high-intensity competitions. After the age of 30, it is normal for my reaction to become sluggish. If I go to the competition, I may not get good results."
Xie Mingzhe was a little unwilling: "But Nie Yuandao, Ling Jingtang, and Zheng Feng are also veteran players who debuted very early, and they are still playing games. Master, don't you want to go back and give it a try?"
When he checked the information, he saw that many netizens were particularly sympathetic to Chen Qianlin. He always felt that Chen Qianlin's luck was not good. He was obviously very strong, but for four seasons, other players of the same period as him won the championship, but he never won. The champion finally fell out with the Sanctuary Club because of a copyright dispute, and retired with regret.
Xie Mingzhe actually hoped that Master would return to the arena, make a brand new set of wood cards, and slap that Boss Shao in the face!
However, Chen Qianlin's eyes were very calm, and it seemed that his heart was still in the water for a long time. He looked at Chen Xiao: "I won't go back. After so many years, I no longer have the mentality of desperately fighting when I was young. As long as you can prove yourself , I made all the cards I imagined and brought them to the arena, and I have no regrets as a brother."
Chen Xiaoqiang held back the sourness between his nose and said in a muffled voice, "I understand."
Xie Mingzhe wanted to say more, but he suddenly met Tang Muzhou's restraining eyes. Xie Mingzhe had no choice but to shut his mouth wisely and stop talking.
Chen Qianlin looked at Tang Muzhou and changed the subject: "Xiao Xie is about to start school soon, he is a freshman in the Department of Fine Arts of Imperial College, your alumni is similar to what you were in that year, you are also officially playing games at the age of 18, and you are in class while you are in class. In the competition, how should the school operate, you will need to help your junior and senior brothers more in the future."
Tang Muzhou smiled: "Sure. If you have any questions, you can ask me anytime, and let's leave a phone call with each other."
Previously, I only left the contact information of the trumpet in the online game, and I could only send private messages to each other through the Star Card APP, but if I left the phone number, you can make voice and video calls at any time, which will be much more convenient.
Xie Mingzhe simply exchanged contact information with Tang Muzhou.
Following Chen Xiao, he said, "Brother, your room is ready. When will it be convenient for you to move in?"
He gave Xie Mingzhe a wink, and the latter immediately assisted: "Master, you live so far alone, Brother Chen has always been worried, let's move here, it's more convenient to eat and so on, sister Chi Qing from our studio is a cook. All right."
Chen Qianlin was in a good mood today, and Chen Xiao had already mentioned the matter of moving. When he mentioned it again today, he agreed with the flow: "Okay, I'll pack my luggage. It just so happens that the work in hand is over. Move tomorrow."
Chen Xiao excitedly wanted to go downstairs to run two laps and set off a salute to celebrate, but he quickly resisted the urge and said in a trembling voice, "That's great! Brother, let me pack your bags for you!"
Tang Muzhou gave him a meaningful look and said nothing.