Master of Trading Star Card Game

The place where Chen Xiao treats guests is across from Imperial University. The revolving restaurant on the top floor of the hotel looks very tall.

Xie Mingzhe stood in front of the window, looking through the French windows at the skyscrapers and the air-suspended driveway outside—he had been immersed in the game world for the past few days, and he almost forgot that the real world is the same high-tech era as in the game. It is indeed a pity that the cultural gap is broken.

Seeing the boy 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 guy?"

Xie Mingzhe came back to his senses: "Why is Brother Chen asking such a question? You are a very nice person!"

Chen Xiao raised his eyebrows: "Really? I thought you thought of me as a very sinister boss, so you didn't tell me your secret."

Xie Mingzhe was startled: "What secret?"

Chen Xiao patted him on the shoulder: "Speak when you want to. If you don't want to, I won't force you."

The lunch was very rich and enjoyable.

But Xie Mingzhe was always uneasy, always feeling that Brother Chen seemed to have discovered something.

After returning to the studio, Xie Mingzhe looked at a neat row of helmets, seats, and the large virtual LCD screen in the middle, and suddenly had a flash of inspiration-I wipe, did he overlook something important?The computers in the power leveling studio are generally data-communicative, 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 felt chills down his spine, he immediately ran upstairs to find Chen Xiao, but the man stood on the balcony smoking again, leaving only his back shrouded in smoke.

Xie Mingzhe touched his nose in embarrassment, and asked, "Brother Chen, do you know everything about me in the game?"

After blowing out the smoke ring, Chen Xiao looked back at him, and said with a smile: "The smart helmet of the power leveling studio is connected to the switchboard to facilitate the clearing of data every night. I found that you made a lot of cards, but I don't know the specific situation." Not sure, after all, your personal space involves your privacy, and I have never entered it."

Xie Mingzhe: "..."

Chen Xiao looked very gentle, and said while smoking: "In this game, there are not many people who have the ability to create original cards. You have this talent, and you want to keep a low profile so that people around you don't know. This is a good way. At least you are not a simple little white rabbit, telling others all your hole cards, and helping to count the money when you are sold. We have only known each other for a short time, and it is normal for you to be defensive."

The other party was so frank, Xie Mingzhe felt embarrassed: "Hey, I didn't mean to guard against you, but at the beginning I wasn't sure if the cards I made could be sold, and I just wanted to make 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 the relationship between the boss and the employees. You only signed a one-month contract. If you want to leave or stay, it's up to you .”

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. Apart from 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.Many times he saw Chen Xiao standing on the balcony smoking a cigarette alone, 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 very affectionate man, and generally such a person would not betray a friend.

Besides, although Chen Xiao's image is a bit decadent, he is very frank when he speaks. After getting along with him for 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 Take this gamble and trust the other party's character.If the letter is wrong, at worst, he will leave the studio after the contract expires in one month, and there is not much loss.

Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe said: "I have some inspiration for making character cards. I tried to make a few, and it happened that there was an instant death judgment."

Chen Xiao's eyes widened suddenly: "The month and a half at the auction, could 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 cleared, he would find that there were different numbers of new cards in Xie Mingzhe's place. By noon today, the number had increased to hundreds. This growth rate is more like him. I'm drawing a card myself.

But hearing his personal confirmation, Chen Xiao was still a little shocked.

Chen Xiao frowned, and asked in a low voice: "Do you know what a card that can make a judgment of instant death 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 it soon. So I want to grab this time point, first Sell ​​instant cards to accumulate a sum of money.”

Chen Xiao: "..."

Unexpectedly, the young man's way of thinking is so clear.Chen Xiao couldn't help but look at Xie Mingzhe with admiration, nodded in agreement and said, "Your idea is correct. When a battle card first appeared, the supply was in short supply and the price was the highest. When all the clubs made it and the cards flooded, the price would plummet. 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 know about Daiyuka?"

"Hmm. Recently, the forums are going crazy. It is said that there is a card-making genius 'Yue Ban' in the auction, and the first-level card is sold for a sky-high price of 66. I guessed it might be you, but it was just a guess. I didn't expect it." It's really you." The man took a deep breath, put the cigarette butt out in the ashtray, and looked back at Xie Mingzhe with rare serious eyes: "Xiao Xie, with your talent, the clubs will definitely try their best to win you over, but I Just to remind you, the club is deep, signing the club means buying out the copyright, if you have more ideas, don't just sign this contract, understand?"

Brother Chen's words warmed Xie Mingzhe's heart, and he immediately said, "I understand, I plan to be a freelance designer."

The man nodded: "Tell me about your thinking."

Xie Mingzhe said: "The instant death card is just a tactical card. I will first rely on the instant death card to create a reputation in the original card industry. After everyone recognizes my author's LOGO, I will make other cards in the future. It will be easier to be accepted by people. I have a lot of things to do by myself, and I don't know as much about this game as you, so I thought, if Brother Chen is willing, why not help me, and we can work together?"

"Do you believe me?" Chen Xiao asked directly.

"Of course, without Brother Chen, I wouldn't have touched this game at all. In fact, I was kicked out by the landlord the day I was looking for a job. If it wasn't for Brother Chen, I might have slept on the street that night."

Listening to Xie Mingzhe's words, Chen Xiao was very touched.He didn't want to interfere with this matter at first, but Xie Mingzhe's clear eyes made him think of someone—a very crazy thought suddenly appeared 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 tightly. He took a deep breath to stabilize his emotions, looked at Xie Mingzhe, and said as gently as possible: "It's really tiring to make money by selling cards on your own. You need Since you have worked in the studio for so long and know everyone better, let us be your support. You will make a lot of money in the future, give us some share, I think Xiaopang, Ah Qing and Jin Jin will be very happy.”

Xie Mingzhe nodded vigorously: "Well, I think so too!"

Relying on one person, making cards, opening a store, and considering how to operate the store is indeed a bit difficult. If there is a team behind him to help him, and his time and energy are only devoted to making cards, that would be too much. alright.

If Brother Chen is willing to help him, the ready-made team, plus he is familiar with everyone, that would be a plus.

The two went back downstairs, put on their helmets and logged in to the game. Chen Xiao took Xie Mingzhe directly to the commercial street.

"Near the central square of Aquarius Starfield, it is the busiest road section with the most traffic in the game. I will take you to the biggest card shop here to see how other people run the shop." Brother Chen walked while talking, Xie Mingzhe followed closely behind him.

The street facing the auction house is indeed very busy, and it is also very lively at noon, with an endless stream of pedestrians.

There are many kinds of shops on this street, and the most eye-catching one is the "Battle Card Specialty Store". As soon as you enter the door, you can see that there are more than a dozen rows of display cabinets in the store, which are classified according to the five series of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. There are a wide variety of cards, including full-level seven-star cards and low-level one-star cards. The price is marked on the bottom of each card. There are also directly assembled decks in the treasure area next to it, five wood-type packs, and five gold-type cards. Pack……

Xie Mingzhe followed Brother Chen to visit this most prosperous commercial street. He found that it was too difficult to run a store by himself, and he needed to find some helpers.Especially when the business grows in the later stage, if he only cares about managing the store, he may not have time to make cards.Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe said: "Brother Chen, I plan to take pictures of a shop first in the afternoon, and give me some advice on how to manage it."

Chen Xiao nodded in agreement: "Okay. I'll go with you, and I'll help you take a look at the road section of the shop."

The two attended the auction at 03:30 on time.

The shops auctioned today are all large shops with an area of ​​200 square meters. There are two floors above and below. One of them is located near the central square. beg.

Xie Mingzhe remembers participating in the auction with Senior Brother Qi, and the monthly rent of a 50-square-meter shop was 2 yuan.The location of this shop is so good, the area is four times larger, and the monthly rent must be more than 8.

Sure enough, someone bid on the spot, and the price was quickly increased to 8.

Xie Mingzhe has 66 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 grow bigger and bigger. Let’s rent a bigger shop from the beginning, so as not to have to change the place when the cards can’t fit.”

Xie Mingzhe nodded, and when the price stayed at 8 for a while, when the host started counting down, he finally made a move——8W5.

There were still people who wanted to grab him—9W.

Xie Mingzhe continued to raise the price calmly - 10W.

——11W!

——12W!

——13W!

——15W!

The feeling of pressing the price increase button is really different. Xie Mingzhe did not expect that one day he would become a local tyrant who can bid at an auction, instead of a bystander sitting in the crowd watching a show. This day came really fast.

If the monthly rent of 15 is not managed well, it is easy to lose money.The player competing with Xie Mingzhe probably considered this and gave up his bid.

——A shop of 200 square meters in the commercial street, monthly rent of 15 gold coins, a deal!

As the hammer falls, the right to use the store will be transferred to Xie Mingzhe.

Xie Mingzhe excitedly went to the backstage with Brother Chen to go through the formalities, and then they went to the commercial street to look at their own shop.

Because of his management authority, Xie Mingzhe could enter directly, and he brought Brother Chen in as well.

The interior of the auctioned shop has been emptied, and it can be regarded as a "rough house" in the earth age, which is very simple.However, the location of the store is particularly good, facing south, with plenty of light. The first floor can be used for some card display areas, customer message areas, store announcement areas, etc., and the second floor is dedicated to selling cards.

Chen Xiao suggested: "Re-decorate the shop decoration, Chi Qing is good at this, leave it to her."

Xie Mingzhe was naturally relieved to hand over the decoration to the girls.Chi Qing was called down by Brother Chen, knowing that she wanted to help Xie Mingzhe decorate the store, she didn't ask why, and said simply: "What style do you like? Is it more luxurious or more concise?"

Xie Mingzhe said: "Be simple and generous, you can watch the other sisters."

Chi Qing asked: "Can the warm beige color be used?"

Xie Mingzhe nodded: "No problem!"

Chi Qing quickly started to decorate.

"You need money to buy furniture in the game, right? Sister Qing, write it down and I'll transfer it to you," Xie Mingzhe said.

"Furniture, these are my congratulatory gifts to you." Chen Xiao said bluntly, "Ah Qing withdraws directly from the account of the studio, this is the first time for Xiao Xie to open a shop, and I will cooperate to make money in the future, so I have to express it .”

"Thank you, Brother Chen." Since it is 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?"

"2% per person, how about it?" Brother Chen was not polite, and said directly.

Brother Chen is not a greedy person. Xie Mingzhe also likes dealing with straightforward people, so he immediately agreed: "No problem."

This little money is nothing, the key is that a team can help him, he can concentrate on making cards in the future, and he doesn't have to worry about card upgrades and strengthening materials, which greatly saves his time and energy.And once he goes to play in the future, all cards will have to be fully upgraded, and a lot of strengthening materials may be needed... It would be exhausting to rely on him alone.

Xie Mingzhe watched as Chi Qing bought furniture from the system store and quickly renovated the store.

Sister Qing is really an expert in home decoration. The entire store was completely renovated in less than half an hour. The store was completely decorated according to Xie Mingzhe's idea. There was a card display area on the first floor, as well as a store bulletin board and a customer message area.On the second floor are more than a dozen neat rows of display cabinets.

Xie Mingzhe changed the name of the store to "Yueban Card Store", and then put the cards in the store.

He thought for a while, and suggested: "I want to upgrade the two cards to seven stars, not for sale, but for display, so that customers can intuitively see the stats of the cards after they are fully upgraded, Brother Chen, what do you think? ?”

"That's a good idea. What are the attributes of the card? I'll get you the materials for the upgrade."

"One wood element, one water element."

Since the fragments had just been handed over to the boss, Brother Chen brought a lot of waste cards accumulated in the studio to make Xie Mingzhe disassemble them. 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 about it. Anyway, when the cards are sold out, he will give everyone a share.

After finishing everything, 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 'unlimited traffic' mode in the background. On the first day of opening the store, there must be a lot of people coming to join in the fun, and the store will not be crowded."

"Okay, let's open at 7 o'clock in the evening." Thanks to Brother Chen reminding him, otherwise he would not know the "unlimited traffic" model.In this mode, if thousands of people squeeze into his store, the store will quickly generate countless copies, and the data will be synchronized to facilitate more players to enter. Everyone will see the same copy Scenario, as for who can buy the card...then it depends on hand speed and internet speed.

A moment later, a post appeared on the official star card forum, which was posted by Brother Chen himself - the card store of the original card maker "Yue Ban" will open on time at 19:00 tonight. Location: Aquarius Starfield Business District, Auction House On the back, shop No. 1-315, South Section of Xiushui Road, welcome to visit.

Many people downstairs replied: "What kind of card is Pang Pang selling?" "It can't be Lin Daiyu again!" "What kind of grudge does the person who plays the flower card have against you? Does your ex-girlfriend like flowers?" "Do you want a flower card?" Selling Daiyu Cards publicly in batches? I feel sorry for Tang Shen!" "Fatty's shop, I will definitely go and see it!" "What's your real name, Pangpang? You must be a fat man!"

Everyone was very curious about this card maker, and they all said they would go to the store to have a look.

Soon, Chi Qing, Pang Yu, and Jin Yue all found out about Xie Mingzhe's store opening, and Pang Yu's eyes widened: "Wow, I never thought that the person in the same dormitory with me is actually a genius who can make cards! I want to follow Xiao Xie." Have you got it all covered?" Jin Yue said with a smile: "There is also a commission for extra money while practicing, which is not bad!" Chi Qing said calmly: "What materials are lacking in the future, in a word, we will help you."

Brother Chen concluded: "From today onwards, the studio will not accept orders for the time being, and everyone's salary will be paid as usual. The materials we use in the future will be directly reserved for Xiaoxie to upgrade cards. First, help Xiaoxie run the store."

Xie Mingzhe was very happy: "Thank you everyone! We will make money together in the future!"

***

19:00 p.m. sharp.

Xie Mingzhe did not expect that many familiar IDs entered his shop at the very beginning——Setting Sun, Huanyue, Red Candle... There were also some IDs that he didn’t recognize, but they had “XX Guild Vice President” and “XX Guild Management” on their heads. "people.

How many guild members are here? !

Fortunately, he listened to Brother Chen's words and turned on 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 Dagonghui hearing the news and running to grab the Daiyu card, of course there were countless passers-by who came to watch.

As soon as the onlookers entered the store, they felt that the decoration of the store was particularly beautiful. The off-white wallpaper and floor gave people a warm feeling like "walking into a home".The first floor is very empty, and there is a row of card display cabinets, but most of them are empty, only the two in the middle are filled with cards.

The warm light from the lamps on the roof shone on the cards, and the full-level black cards looked exquisite.

Two 70 full-level black cards, one of Lin Daiyu's "Daiyu's Burial of Flowers" flower category is dead, and one Xue Baochai's "Baochai's Butterfly" butterfly category is dead.There is a sign next to the display cabinet: "The full-level card is displayed, this card is not for sale."

Players who didn't want to buy cards were all curiously watching the two beauties, and those who wanted to buy cards 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 large, but most of them are empty. Only the first row of cabinets contains some cards, all of which are level 1 cards—— There are 10 pieces of Lin Daiyu on the left and 10 pieces of Xue Baochai on the right.

The crowd who walked into the store couldn't help sighing: "It's all instant cards!" "Is it possible to sell so many cards at once?"

However, during the time when the onlookers were wondering...

A terrible scene appeared.

I saw 10 pieces of Daiyu and 10 pieces of Baochai in the display cabinet, and they were swept away almost instantly! !

The crowd who came to watch stared at this scene in shock, thinking they were dazzled.

At the same time, the professional league players—

Ye Zhu: "I'm sorry, how did this fat man make a butterfly-like instant death card?! It's still a 30-Min level card, a full-level 100-Min card!"

Shen An: "Just say you don't laugh at my master, you have been targeted too, hehehe!"

Tang Muzhou: "Smile."

Everyone: "God Tang, what are you laughing at?"

Tang Muzhou: "Look forward to it, he will make more instant death cards."

Everyone: "..."

Then someone said: "Yueban's card store has set aside a special announcement area, and wrote such a line of words, everyone can feel it-the cards are sold out today, thank you for coming. Except Daiyu and Baochai In addition, tomorrow the author will release a new card, the store will open at 11:30 noon, see you soon."

Everyone: "………………"