This year's schedule is very different from previous years. In the past, the doubles competition was held in the first half of the year, and the individual and team competitions were held in the second half of the year. This year, the regular round of the team competition and the preliminary round of the individual competition were held in the first half of the year, and the doubles, individual and team finals were held in the second half of the year. Since the three events are held at the same time, this year's competition will start half a month earlier than in previous years, and will officially open on August 1st.

There is only one week left until the tournament begins.

That night, Xie Mingzhe was in the training group and making appointments with other masters for a competition when he suddenly received a message from Chi Yingying.

"Azhe, an advertiser contacted me and wanted you to endorse their products. The endorsement fee is very high. I have already negotiated the price. Do you want to take it?" She sent the advertiser's detailed information and then said, "They said that they will invite the 16 players who participated in the All-Star Game to endorse this year's new products."

This is a very famous electronic product manufacturer. The smart helmets used by Nirvana players are produced by this company, which is also the best-selling model among all helmets. In previous years, they would choose a most popular club to cooperate with, but this year they changed the way and directly invited 16 players participating in the All-Stars to endorse them. It is really rich and generous.

"Any news from other clubs?" Xie Mingzhe asked curiously.

"They all agreed. After all, the endorsement fee is very high, and they will sponsor the competitions in the second half of the year. The commercials they filmed will also be repeatedly broadcast during the competitions in the second half of the year." Chi Yingying was quite tempted. If Azhe and Chen Xiao took the advertisement, they would not only get a large endorsement fee, but also be able to appear frequently in the competitions in the second half of the year.

The popularity of professional players is directly proportional to their commercial value. Previously, the number of fans of Xie Mingzhe and Chen Xiao had been increasing, but during the offseason, the two stayed at home in the club and never showed up. Recently, their popularity has obviously stagnated. After the start of the second half of the year, if their advertisements are played during the games, with their good looks, they will definitely be able to further consolidate their popularity and attract more fans.

Of course, the most important thing for a player is their performance, but Chi Yingying thinks that performance and popularity are not contradictory, and it is her job as a player agent to help them gain more popularity. There were a lot of advertisers who approached her during the offseason, but she would rather have no ads than too many, and a badly shot ad would only lower her quality, so she went through layers of screening and decided on this one, and has been negotiating the salary, and recently reached an agreement.

"I have no problem with this. You can ask Brother Chen." Xie Mingzhe said straightforwardly, "I don't think he will object."

Since they have invited a large number of celebrity players, it is a recognition of their popularity and ability. If they cannot appear in the advertisements, fans may be disappointed.

Anyway, it would only take one or two days to shoot the commercial, so Xie Mingzhe didn't mind, and Chen Xiao readily agreed.

The filming of the commercial was scheduled for the next day. The advertiser tailored the filming method for each contestant. 16 contestants were too many, so they had to be filmed in batches. It was said that many had already finished filming, so only six contestants were filmed today.

Xie Mingzhe walked into the lounge and happened to see Shan Lan drinking water. He took the initiative to greet her: "Lan Lan, are you here to shoot the commercial too?"

Shan Lan nodded and asked curiously, "I see you've been making cards recently. You've made a lot, right?"

Xie Mingzhe smiled and said, "Not many, maybe about a hundred."

Shan Lan was stunned: "A hundred or so? Is this true?"

Facing Xie Mingzhe's smile, Shan Lan realized that he had fooled her. Her ears turned red and she said, "You are talking nonsense."

Xie Mingzhe found it particularly funny when Shanlan blushed, so he whispered in his ear, "What did you guys decide? Did you make a new card?"

Shan Lan immediately shot back: "We only made more than a thousand."

Xie Mingzhe: “…”

Isn't Shan Lan said to have the best temper? Why does he always fight back every time he sees me?

Nie Yuandao just walked in and saw his apprentice talking to Xie Mingzhe. He walked to Shanlan's side, stretched out his hand and gently pulled Shanlan behind him in a protective manner. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Xie Mingzhe: "You are here too?"

I'm not a monster that will eat your apprentice. Do you have to be so wary of me?

Xie Mingzhe was very dissatisfied with Nie Shen's actions, but the next moment, he heard a low and gentle voice behind him: "What a coincidence."

Senior Brother is here too? Xie Mingzhe was delighted and immediately turned around and walked to Tang Muzhou, smiling brightly: "Senior Brother, are you also shooting a commercial today? I heard that many people have finished shooting, and I thought only Brother Chen and I were left."

"We were busy the past few days, so we put it off until the last minute." Tang Muzhou looked at his junior brother tenderly, gently hugged his shoulders, and took him to sit in the rest area next to him, saying, "I didn't expect you guys would also be the last to shoot."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

I originally thought that filming commercials was a very boring thing, but it was an unexpected surprise to meet him.

After a while, Chen Xiao, who had gone to the bathroom, came over, followed by Shen An.

A tall girl walked in and said, "Hello everyone, there are only six of you in the studio today. I'll show you the script first. Two people in a group."

Two people form a team, is it according to the club section?

Xie Mingzhe thought so, and when he took the script, he found that he and Tang Muzhou had the same script. Xie Mingzhe couldn't help but wonder: "Am I filming with my senior brother?"

The planning girl nodded decisively: "We will divide them into groups according to the character cards of the All-Stars. Chen Xiao and Shen An will be in one group, Nie Shen and Xiao Lan will be in one group, and you brothers will be in one group. The character cards you designed for each other will also appear in the commercials. The commercials will be edited into short videos of about 15 seconds and will be played randomly during the playoffs. In addition, we will take some flat photos for posters."

Xie Mingzhe suddenly realized that this method was quite novel. By dividing the players into groups according to the All-Star card pairings, there would be just enough space to shoot eight commercials of different styles. These commercials would be played continuously in the post-season and would definitely generate a lot of popularity.

Xie Mingzhe was very happy to be in the same frame with his senior brother. He looked towards Tang Muzhou and met his gentle gaze.

The two followed the planning girl to change into the same clothes provided by the manufacturer, and then went to the photo studio to take flat photos. Each person took several groups of single photos, followed by double photos.

The product that the advertiser asked them to endorse was the latest smart optical computer. The two brothers posed as required by the photographer, each holding a thin optical computer in their hands. The theme they wanted to portray was not a couple, but good friends, so they didn't need to be too close. However, Xie Mingzhe's heart was beating like a drum because he could smell the familiar scent on his brother. This kind of ambiguous distance was really fatal.

The photographer was pressing the shutter button frantically while praising, "Very good! You two are so handsome, Mr. Tang, lower your head a little, um, Azhe, smile more!"

The looks of the two people in the camera are indeed impeccable, and there is a very strange sense of harmony when they stand together.

The photographer said: "You can get a little closer, a little more intimate, but don't be too far away!"

Tang Muzhou smiled slightly, approached Xie Mingzhe, put his hand lightly on his shoulder and hugged him. This action was very measured, just like two very good friends standing together, but Xie Mingzhe's heart was beating very fast. If there weren't so many people present, he really wanted to turn around and give his senior brother a big hug.

Both of them were laughing, Xie Mingzhe's smile was brilliant, and Tang Muzhou's smile was particularly gentle.

Because at this moment, in Tang Muzhou's mind——

Rounding it off, it's a wedding photo.

He was thinking that this photographer's skills were pretty good. The angles of the few solo photos he just took were very good. He and Azhe both looked particularly handsome. It was said that the company had spent a lot of money to hire this photographer, and he was very professional.

Why don't you ask for his contact information later? When I take wedding photos with A-Zhe in the future, I'll ask him to take them.

The photographer had no idea that he had become Tang Shen's "candidate for wedding photographer". He kept praising the two men's looks: "The handsome guys standing together are a feast for the eyes. They look good in any photo! Smile, yes, that's it! So handsome!"

Tang Muzhou and Xie Mingzhe cooperated very well and performed various actions. The photographer took the photos very smoothly. However, as he was taking photos, he suddenly felt that... it looked more and more like a couple photo? !

The same clothes, the same laptop, how come they look so good together?!

***

Xie Mingzhe thought that the whole day of shooting the commercial would be extremely boring, but because Tang Muzhou was in the same group with him, the time passed very quickly.

It was over in the blink of an eye. He looked at the photo from the photographer's camera and was particularly satisfied. He asked the photographer to send him a copy after retouching the photo. Tang Muzhou also said, "It looks good. Fans will probably like it."

Xie Mingzhe nodded and thought, they are a perfect match, he must be my boyfriend at first glance.

The two went to the locker room to change clothes and said goodbye to the photographer. Tang Muzhou said he had something to buy, and Xie Mingzhe also found an excuse to take his senior brother's car. Shen An looked confused: "Master, what should I do?"

Chen Xiao walked over helplessly, grabbed the back of his collar, and dragged him away like a chicken: "I'll take you home."

Shen An was curious: "Where are my master and junior uncle going?"

Chen Xiao patted his head and said, "Don't ask so many questions, kid."

Shen An had no choice but to follow Chen Xiao in confusion.

Inside the car, Xie Mingzhe sat in the passenger seat. He couldn't help his impulsiveness and moved over to kiss Tang Muzhou. He said with a smile, "You look so handsome today..." Before he could finish his words, Tang Muzhou grabbed the back of his head and put his tongue into his mouth, deepening the kiss.

Xie Mingzhe was soon kissed to the point of being unable to breathe. He could only lean back in his seat with his mouth wide open, letting him do whatever he wanted.

The temperature in the car kept rising, and the ambiguous sounds of kissing could be heard in the closed space. Xie Mingzhe was kissed so hard that his face turned red. He pushed Tang Muzhou hard, and the senior brother let him go, whispering against his lips: "You are handsome too."

Xie Mingzhe's mind exploded because he found that his senior brother was particularly sexy when he spoke in a low voice close to his lips.

The voice of a mature man is very different from the clear voice of a boy.

Xie Mingzhe took a deep breath to adjust his heartbeat. In order to avoid losing control and provoking the other party again, he simply changed the subject: "Just now Shanlan said that the Judge made nearly a thousand new cards. Obviously, he was deliberately attacking me, but what he said was also half true. For the playoffs, the Judge must have made new cards, right? In previous years, did other clubs also make a lot of new cards for the playoffs?"

Tang Muzhou smiled slightly, ruffled Xie Mingzhe's hair, and whispered, "Don't change the subject so obviously."

Xie Mingzhe: “…”

Tang Muzhou said, "It's not easy to meet you. Today, let's not talk about cards or competitions, but about our business."

Xie Mingzhe looked away: "What do you want to talk about?"

Tang Muzhou leaned close to his ear and said softly, "During this year's off-season, you have to make a lot of new cards to prepare for the playoffs. It's more convenient to live in the Nirvana Base, and I have no objection. During the second half of the competition period, you will definitely continue to live in the dormitory and act with your teammates, but what about after the competition?"

Xie Mingzhe's heart beat faster; he had already guessed what his senior brother was going to say.

Sure enough, the next moment, Tang Muzhou said, "After the second half of the year, there will be a long vacation period. Can you move in with me? I will take good care of you and cook delicious food for you. How about it?"

We only lived together for a week during the trip, and since we were in a hotel, many things were inconvenient. But if I move in with my senior, that would be real "living together." We are both adults, and we can easily imagine what will happen if we live together.

Therefore, Tang Muzhou's invitation actually implies the intention of taking the relationship to a deeper level and making it more intimate.

Should I accept it or not?

Xie Mingzhe nodded in agreement without even thinking, because he also wanted to go a step further: "No problem! But, I'm not a big foodie, you don't need to tempt me with 'making delicious food yourself', hehe... having you here is enough."

Tang Muzhou's heart softened; the last sentence sounded really pleasing to the ear.

Just having you by my side is enough - Xie Mingzhe's way of expressing his feelings is so straightforward and simple.

Tang Muzhou stretched out his arms, gave Xie Mingzhe a gentle hug, and whispered in his ear: "I'll wait for you to move in."

He originally bought that house for his wedding. It's big and empty. If Ah Zhe moves in, it will definitely become very cozy, right? With this guy around, he doesn't have to worry about being bored during the holidays.