The next morning, the editor and photographer of Star Card Weekly arrived at Nirvana Club on time.
The two were shocked by the decoration here - most of the newly established clubs are very small and the base is very shabby, but Nirvana is completely different. It rents the best office building in the prosperous area of the city center. The decoration of the club is also fashionable and grand, and the space is extremely spacious.
The space of several hundred square meters is neat and tidy, giving a particularly good first impression. The soft sofas in the rest area also look very classy.
As it was the first time for everyone to be interviewed by a top electronic magazine in the industry, they were a little nervous. Today, the four of them all wore their team uniforms and took a group photo. After touring the daily work areas such as the training room and conference room, Xie Mingzhe also brought the editor to the card display room.
This is a room that was recently cleaned up. It has cabinets on three walls, which are filled with physical versions of the cards made by the club players themselves.
Magazine editor Zhu Xinyu is a talkative young girl. As soon as she entered the room, she picked up the Zhuge Liang card and said, "This is my favorite card recently. It's so cool. Can I summon it and have a look?"
Xie Mingzhe smiled friendly and said, "Please feel free to do so."
The editor immediately summoned the physical card, and the virtual image of Zhuge Liang appeared beside her—a handsome young man with a graceful demeanor and a feather fan in his hand, who looked exactly like a real person. However, when she touched him, her fingers would pass through his body.
As we all know, this is the Star Card phantom created by the official Star Card using advanced holographic projection technology in the real world. Seeing such a lifelike person right in front of you is still very shocking. Except that you can't touch it, the visual effect of the Star Card phantom is no different from that of a real person. Having such a handsome man who can be summoned at any time is simply a blessing for the fans!
Zhu Xinyu suggested: "Other clubs will choose some representative cards to produce physical cards and commemorative peripherals. Although Nirvana is a newly established club, its popularity has been increasing recently. Have you considered building a peripheral mall?"
Chi Yingying and Chi Qing have actually been planning this, because members of the Nirvana Guild in the online game often leave messages suggesting that Nirvana launch a peripheral mall as soon as possible. Everyone wants to buy physical cards so that they can summon their favorite male gods and goddesses in real life.
It just so happened that the editor of Star Card Weekly came to interview us today. If we can take the opportunity to promote our products in Star Card Weekly, then Nirvana’s peripheral products will surely sell well.
Thinking of this, Chi Yingying immediately pulled Xie Mingzhe aside and whispered, "Azhe, the preliminary preparations for the surrounding mall are almost complete. Why not take this opportunity to launch the mall online and do some free promotion in Star Card Weekly."
Xie Mingzhe didn't object, but he was still unsure about what peripherals to put on the shelves: "What peripherals do other clubs sell? Our mall can't be too shabby, right?"
Chi Yingying said excitedly, "I've already done some research. Most of the items sold in their surrounding malls are physical cards, and there are also some special bookmarks, Q-version pillows and other derivative products." She suddenly had an idea and said, "Don't we have baby cards generated by Guanyin, the Goddess of Childbirth? If the shape is shrunk by half and made into a pillow, it will definitely be super cute!"
Xie Mingzhe thought about it. For example, the picture of Yueying in the previous competition was indeed cute after being reduced in size. If Yueying and Xiao Liannu were made into Q-version pictures and held in the arms, it would be a bit cute. Girls would probably like it.
Thinking of this, Xie Mingzhe nodded and agreed: "No problem, I'll leave the mall business to you. Just let me know if you need my help."
Chi Yingying said: "Okay, I'll go get ready now!"
After walking around the club and taking some photos, the editor called the four players of Nirvana to the rest area for an interview.
Since this issue includes an exclusive interview with Nirvana, the editors have tried to be as detailed as possible in their questions, including the four's family situations, reasons for becoming professional athletes, and plans for the future.
To the editor's surprise, Xie Mingzhe was actually an orphan and he said he had no family.
But Xie Mingzhe didn't want to sell himself by playing the role of an "orphan". In his opinion, no one can choose where they are born, and what they will become in the future depends entirely on their own efforts. So he didn't talk too much about this topic, let alone mention the bitterness and hardships of the past.
As his popularity grew, netizens would definitely dig up his background. However, Xie Mingzhe did not want to disclose his background himself, as that would make him look like he was trying to gain sympathy from his fans. He said to Zhu Xinyu, "Editor-in-Chief Zhu, I hope my family situation will not be disclosed in the magazine interview."
Zhu Xinyu nodded: "I understand, this is your privacy, we certainly respect your opinion." She paused, looked at Xie Mingzhe sincerely and said, "But to be honest, being an orphan is not a black spot, but a plus point for you. If you take the opportunity to announce it, it will definitely attract more fans, and the existing fans will become more loyal. Your experience is actually very inspiring..."
Xie Mingzhe interrupted her with a smile: "I don't need to consolidate my popularity in this way. Professional athletes should speak with their actual strength."
Wish: "..."
As the editor-in-chief of a well-known magazine, she has interviewed most of the top players in the league, but Xie Mingzhe gives her a very different feeling. Although this boy is young and has just debuted, he has a special charm - he is always so strong and determined, as if no difficulties can bring him down. He has first-class psychological quality, and his sunny smile infects people around him.
When she heard that he was an orphan, she felt quite sympathetic towards him. However, when she met Xie Mingzhe's calm gaze, she knew that this man did not need anyone's sympathy at all - because he was strong enough and he would change his own destiny himself.
Although she is several years older than him, Zhu Xinyu admires Xie Mingzhe very much. She is very happy to see this young man, through his own efforts, finally achieve the kind of success that others look up to.
When writing the interview article, Chief Editor Zhu biasedly praised Xie Mingzhe a few more times, and also beautified the other members of the Nirvana team to a certain extent.
On Saturday, the new issue of "Star Card Weekly" was successfully launched.
This is the eleventh year since the establishment of "Star Card Weekly". Since the game was put into operation, "Star Card Weekly" has been growing along with the game. Therefore, this e-magazine is very well-known and popular among players. Every time the e-magazine is released on the official website, the number of paid downloads can easily exceed tens of millions.
This is the 1148th issue of Star Card Weekly. Because it announced in advance that there would be interviews with Nirvana team members and introductions to some popular cards, the number of downloads doubled as soon as the magazine was released. At 10 o'clock in the evening, the number of downloads exceeded 50 million!
Interviewing Nirvana was indeed the right decision. Editor-in-Chief Zhu smiled as he looked at the number of downloads in the background.
Chi Yingying also immediately bought a copy of the magazine and sent it to everyone in the internal group for reading.
Yu Ke excitedly turned to the page of the interview with Nirvana, and indeed found a group photo of the four members of Nirvana in their team uniforms, as well as several photos taken on location at the club. The decoration style of Nirvana, after being processed through the photographer's filter, looked particularly high-end and classy.
The editor's questions for each team member were also compiled and posted in the column.
——What is the reason that made several of them become professional players of the Star Card Alliance?
Chen Xiao: "I didn't win the competition that year, and I have never been willing to accept it. This is a good opportunity for me to make a comeback."
Yu Ke: "I was dragged into this by Xie Mingzhe. I never thought I would become a professional athlete before!"
Qin Xuan: "I was called into the club by Brother Chen and Azhe. At first I helped draw the scenes, and later when there was a shortage of manpower, I stepped in as an assistant."
Xie Mingzhe: "I want more people to like the cards I make."
Seeing this, fans said: "Xie Mingzhe, your dream has come true. A lot of people like the cards you made!" "Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are my idols. Please make physical cards and peripherals. I want to be surrounded by idols every day!"
The questions the editor asked at the beginning were all about the professional league and were quite serious. Later on, the interview gradually became more relaxed: "Can you briefly evaluate your teammates?"
"Xiao Ke is easy to coax, innocent and adorable, just like a little puppy that will follow you if you give him a bone."
"Qin Xuan may seem difficult to get along with, but he is actually cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and he is extremely efficient at work."
"Brother Chen is a reliable elder brother, very opinionated and very calm when faced with problems."
"Hsieh Ming-che has so many creative ideas that sometimes even his teammates want to beat him up."
Fans agreed with this: "You're right, Xie Mingzhe doesn't discriminate between enemies. If I were his teammate, I would be terrified every day and want to beat him up!" "It seems that Xie Mingzhe often tortures his teammate's Card in the team!" "The four members of Nirvana seem to be very harmonious. I'm optimistic about your team!"
After the interview, the design ideas of some Nirvana cards were introduced, and the opening hours of the surrounding shopping mall were also promoted.
When fans saw this, they immediately went online to search for peripheral shopping malls, and Nirvana’s official Weibo also happened to launch a promotion.
The first batch of products on the shelves are physical cards of the decks made by Xie Mingzhe, including the Dongwu card decks that have already appeared, some Journey to the West card decks and the Shu Kingdom gold card decks. After purchasing the physical cards, you can summon the card phantoms in the real world.
The number of physical cards is limited and they were all sold out in less than ten minutes. Especially the recently popular "Zhuge Liang" physical card, which was sold out in almost 10 seconds. It was impossible to beat it even if you competed with your hand speed.
Soon after, the surrounding shopping malls put out an advertisement: "Baby Card Pillow, first batch of reservation channels."
Chi Yingying didn't know how many pillows she could sell, so she didn't dare to find a manufacturer to make them for her. That's why she followed the example of other clubs and opened a "pre-order" and made them according to the pre-ordered quantity.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the reservation channel was opened, there were tens of thousands of orders in an instant.
What was even more unexpected was that the account of "Little White Teddy" posted this message: "I have reserved [Yueying Baby-Cushion-Red] in the Nirvana official peripherals store. Come and buy it with me!"
Fans: “???”
Xie Mingzhe, who followed Bai Xu and saw this message pop up on the homepage, said: “???”
Did he accidentally press the "Share" button? Hahaha, what a shame, little white brother!
Bai Xu turned around and opened his personal homepage, and immediately...
Why did I get to press the "Share to my homepage" button when I secretly snatched a pillow? How is Nirvana's official store designed? Can't the font of the "Default Share" button be a little bigger?
Fans expressed sympathy: "Bai Xu must have been mentally stimulated by becoming a father, so he bought a baby pillow?" "Are you going to buy a Nirvana pillow to vent your anger?" "Okay, I'll buy a baby with you, so why not make a baby pillow for your cosmic wormhole card?" "Bai Xu, who is the seed team of Group B? Please answer the reporter's questions directly, don't evade!"
Bai Xu blushed and quickly deleted the Weibo post he had accidentally shared, pretending nothing had happened.
As a result, Xie Mingzhe actually sent him a private message: "You accidentally pressed the share button. If you really want baby pillows, I'll give you a few. Do you like bright red?"
Bai Xu: “………………”
The author has something to say:
Small theater
When he met Pipizhe, he was so angry that he cried every day. He complained to Tang Muzhou, but Tang Muzhou didn't protect his brother and was inhumane.
Bai Xu: The Alliance is so scary, I'd better go home.
After returning home...why is this Xie Mingzhe still haunting me?
Tang Muzhou: He is my boyfriend and we will see each other often in the future.
Xie Mingzhe: Hello, brother!
Bai Xu; @#@#@##
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