Chapter 28
They didn't stay in the exhibition corridor for long. They walked through the photography area and the interview room and arrived at the director's office. The two of them sat down on the sofa and started talking about business.
Cen Xun took out a Nightmare University employment contract, placed it on the coffee table, and pushed it towards Tong Ming. "We came here in a hurry, and some of the terms on it haven't been revised yet. We can discuss it in detail later. Take a look at the authenticity of the contract first."
Tong Ming picked up the contract and pretended to look at it for a while. In fact, he didn't need to look at it carefully. The moment he picked up the contract, the All-Knowing Thousand Eyes conveyed the true information back to him that the contract was real.
It is indeed a two-way binding force.
Signing this contract does not mean that Qianmu TV will be completely dependent on Nightmare University. Qianmu TV will still have a certain degree of independent autonomy, and Tong Ming does not have to worry about being eaten by Cen Xun. The contract clearly stipulates that if the dean has not breached the contract, the principal has no right to deal with the dean or unilaterally terminate the contract.
Tong Ming read the contract over and over again, and finally came to a conclusion: this is indeed a fair contract for both parties to the transaction.
Tong Ming was actually a little bit incredulous. He knew very well what kind of person Cen Xun was. Even if he did not have the advantage, Cen Xun would find ways to create conditions for his own benefit. What's more, Cen Xun was so much stronger than him now.
As the stronger party, Cen Xun actually didn't need to offer such generous conditions. He could have simply used his strong fists to force Tong Ming to make concessions.
Now, Cen Xun had actually come to him seriously to discuss cooperation, which actually made Tong Ming feel confused. What had happened to his brother? Why had he suddenly changed his ways? Was the aftereffect of killing his ex-husband and severing all ties of love really that strong?
Seeing Tong Ming's complicated expression, which seemed to contain a thousand words, Cen Xun raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why, are you dissatisfied?"
"No, I'm very satisfied. It's even a little beyond my expectations," Tong Ming said shyly, "but brother, you've suddenly become so normal, which makes me a little uneasy."
Cen Xun had a blank expression on his face: "Have you always thought I was abnormal?"
Tong Ming laughed and fanned his face with the contract as if it were a fan: "The contract is fine, but I have a question for you, brother."
Cen Xun: "Ask."
Tong Ming asked, "Brother, you will definitely recruit other deans in the future. Is this normal contract just for me, or will it be available to other deans as well?"
"Both." Cen Xun said calmly, "I have a deal with the old principal, and the deal includes treating the faculty and staff well."
Tong Ming suddenly realized, but at the same time, he felt a little lost: "Ah, everyone has it. I thought you were biased towards me because of our deep brotherhood~"
Cen Xun: “”
It's no exaggeration to say that Cen Xun got goosebumps the moment he heard these hypocritical words. He immediately said coldly, "Are you qualified to be the dean?"
Tong Ming immediately shook off his melancholy and said to Cen Xun with a smile, "Brother, can I go to your Nightmare University right now? If it's suitable, we can sign the contract today."
Cen Xun nodded slightly in satisfaction, stood up and said, "Let's go now."
Tong Ming taught Cen Xun how to open a path to his own strange domain. With the presence of Cen Xun, the domain master, Tong Ming sat in the same car and successfully arrived at Nightmare University.
As soon as they got off the car, it was Tong Ming's turn to be amazed.
"What a huge strange domain!"
"This facade needs some changes," Tong Ming, already assuming the role of the dean, pointed at the school gate. "It needs to be more terrifying. It's best to incorporate some unique elements of our school to give players a visual shock before they even enter!"
Cen Xun called a sightseeing bus over and led Tong Ming to get in. He said calmly, "The university was just established last night, and the faculty and staff have just been recruited. How can there be any time to make changes?"
The sightseeing bus, splattered with blood and broken limbs, started slowly and drove along the main road deep into the campus.
The low-level students and monsters on the road were staggering as they walked, their pale faces turning towards their sightseeing bus like sunflowers.
Tong Ming rested his arm on the armrest and looked over. "Are all the students at the Purple Level? That's a bit troublesome. Purple Level students don't have much intelligence and can only complete some simple instructions. They can't participate in the player's main quests."
Cen Xun curled his long legs in the narrow seat and pressed his solar plexus with his finger. "I've also been thinking about how to design a dungeon. The entire school is so huge, and the departments and majors are very complex. Whether it's a rule-based fantasy or a quest-based one, designing one would be a huge workload."
Tong Ming thought for a moment, then asked another question: "Fourth Brother, how many students can your Ghost Domain accommodate at one time?"
Cen Xun estimated and gave an answer: "About 40,000. After deducting the more than 10,000 students of the school, it can accommodate about 30,000 players."
Tong Ming touched his chin and said, "Brother, your Ghost Domain is too large. If you want to support your followers, the energy required is astronomical. This means that you will need to continuously profit from players for many years to come. So if you want to operate this Ghost Domain, you must take a long-term view."
Cen Xun: "How do you say that?"
Tong Ming became interested: "First of all, we are in the starting stage now. We must lay a solid foundation and find a way to spread our reputation and retain players."
"So in the first phase, our dungeons must not be too difficult, nor can we kill too many players at once. We need to make it exciting for players without scaring them away."
Cen Xun nodded slightly: "Continue."
Tong Ming, receiving his affirmation, continued even more excitedly, "There's an old saying, 'All the people in the world come for profit, and all the people in the world go for profit.' We want to stand out from other dungeons. How can we do that? A very effective way is to give players some benefits that other dungeons don't have, and fully demonstrate the advantages of our university!"
Cen Xun smiled and praised him generously, "Not bad, your words are meaningful and very practical."
Tong Ming felt relaxed all over and in a great mood after being praised by his cold-blooded fourth brother.
The sightseeing bus stopped at the entrance of the Media College. Cen Xun introduced Tong Ming, "This is the Media College. Don't you need to upgrade your skills by spreading information? I've made up my mind. When you join, I'll set up a special editorial department within the Media College. You'll be the editor-in-chief of the campus newspaper, fully responsible for editing and publishing the Nightmare University campus newspaper."
Tong Ming was stunned and couldn't believe it. He pulled Cen Xun's sleeve excitedly and said, "Really, brother? Are you really going to hand over the editorial department to me?"
Cen Xun smiled and said, "You are my biological brother. If I don't trust you, who else can I trust?"
Tong Ming was so overwhelmed by the sweet talk that he shook Cen Xun's arm frantically: "My dear big brother, how many more surprises can you give me!"
Cen Xun smiled faintly and said nothing: "What a coincidence, I actually have a special surprise to show you."
The sightseeing bus brought them to the administrative building. Cen Xun led Tong Ming to the principal's office on the top floor. As soon as they got out of the elevator, they saw four wealthy young men waiting anxiously at the door.
Seeing Cen Xun leading an unfamiliar young man in, the wealthy young men were all startled. After realizing what was happening, they immediately stepped forward and respectfully handed their self-recommendation letters to Cen Xun: "Principal, this is our self-recommendation letter, please take a look."
Cen Xun took the four letters of self-recommendation, nodded coldly, told them to go back and wait for notification, and then led Tong Ming into the office.
As soon as he entered the room, Tong Ming couldn't wait to ask, "Brother, who were those people just now? Why did they give you a letter of recommendation?"
"This is my new surprise for you," Cen Xun showed Tong Ming his cover letter and leaned back in his swivel chair. "I plan to set up a media company in the real world, and those people just now were all wealthy young men in real life who wanted to invest in me."
If Tong Ming was still in his alienated state, then all his pupils would tremble at this moment: "What! You want to open a media company in the real world!?"
Cen Xun raised his finger and pointed at him: "Tong Ming, not only Nightmare University, I can also make your news cross the barrier of the nightmare world and spread to the real world."
Tong Ming's fingers trembled, and the letter of self-recommendation in his hand fell to the ground.
No one knew how deeply his heart was shaken!
That's the real world! Such a big world with so many living people!
Tong Ming originally thought that a nightmare university would be enough to satisfy his ambitions, but Cen Xun said that he had a channel to pass on information to the real world!
Tong Ming couldn't imagine how powerful he would become if everyone in the real world could see the news he posted.
With a plop, Tong Ming knelt down in front of Cen Xun, hugged his legs and cried bitterly: "Brother! Once a brother, always a father. From now on, you are my real father!"
Cen Xun's face darkened: "Let go."
Tong Ming tugged at the leg of his suit trousers and refused to let go. Of course, he understood everything: "Brother, you are so mean. You have obviously thought of everything, but you still pretend to know nothing and deliberately ask for my opinion!"
Cen Xun picked up the panda teacup and took a sip: "I don't need a dean who is uneducated." A bad teammate is more terrifying than a good opponent. We have to see whether Tong Ming's brain is working well first.
Putting down the teacup and helping Tong Ming up, Cen Xun led him up to the clock tower. From a high vantage point, he looked down at the entire H City and raised his lip with confidence, "Tong Ming, do you believe this? In the future, the entire H City, and even the entire Nightmare World, will become ours."
Gazing from a high vantage point, Tong Ming felt as if the entire world was at his feet. He was completely ecstatic. He immediately slapped the fence and passionately declared, "Believe! I believe! We will definitely conquer the world!"
"Brother, I'm the dean!"
"Okay, very good!" Cen Xun, who had successfully tricked Gui, smiled and struck while the iron was hot: "Then let's go sign the contract now, and then you can publish the first issue of the campus newspaper to test the waters."
Tong Ming couldn't wait any longer: "Let's go, let's go now!"
After quickly signing the contract, Tong Ming officially became the new dean of the School of Media.
As the saying goes, a new official starts with three fires. Tong Ming decided to try his hand at it and show his omniscience to his brother. Before testing the waters for the campus newspaper, Tong Ming assured Cen Xun: "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down!"
Cen Xun patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother believes in you, go ahead."
After seeing Tong Ming off, Cen Xun returned to his desk, picked up the cup and drank some water to moisten his lips which had become a little dry, but he felt relieved.
Just by talking and promising Tong Ming a few good things, he was able to get a new all-knowing dean. It could be said to be a zero-dollar purchase.
Even though Cen Xun promised so many benefits on the surface, such as running a school newspaper and providing real-world channels, in fact, Tong Ming needs to manage the editorial department himself, and the school newspaper needs Tong Ming to write every day. If Tong Ming wants to spread the news to reality, he must find ways to make the company bigger and stronger.
Cen Xun only provided him with a platform. In fact, he lost nothing and even got a slave who worked diligently for him for free.
It seems that Tong Ming is still affected by the alienation, and he is not as vigilant against him as before, so it is much easier to fool him than expected.
Cen Xun was holding a cup of tea and sighing when the nightmare system panel suddenly popped up in front of him. A red envelope icon with an exclamation mark flashed in the upper right corner, attracting Cen Xun's attention.
What is this?
Cen Xun put down the teacup and clicked it out of curiosity.
Glancing at the sender, Cen Xun discovered that this was actually an official notice from "Nightmare World"!
Dear Domain Master:
We are pleased to inform you that Nightmare World will soon be undergoing a global open beta test, with the next round of open days coming in seven days.
Nightmare World sincerely invites you to participate in the open beta. Click [Event] below to learn more. If you are interested, please complete the registration before the open day.
Cen Xun read the entire notice carefully and narrowed his eyes. It seemed that even if he usurped the throne and became the new principal, the internal test results were not affected. "Nightmare World" still completed the internal test and was about to enter the public test phase.
Cen Xun had been guessing when the next batch of players would arrive. Thanks to this notice, Cen Xun no longer had to guess. The new opening day would arrive in seven days. In other words, if Nightmare University wanted to participate in the public beta, then Cen Xun had to make Nightmare University look like a dungeon within seven days.
After pondering for a moment, Cen Xun clicked on the [Events] section below and carefully browsed the event details. After reading the long introduction to the event, Cen Xun roughly summarized a few key points:
First, the first round of public beta testing will not force everyone in the world to join, but will randomly select 100,000 lucky people from those who have reserved spots for a trial run.
Second, the system will not force these players to go to a certain copy. Players will be free to choose the copy. As for whether players can choose your copy, it depends on your luck and fame.
Third, the ghost domains participating in the public beta will be ranked based on popularity, highest daily total revenue points, highest monthly total revenue points, praise, mortality rate, and highest per capita points income.
At the end of the first round of public beta testing, the top 100 Ghost Realms with the highest overall scores will receive a "recommended spot" and be listed on the Top 100 Must-Play List. Before players select a dungeon in the next round of public beta testing, the Top 100 Must-Play List will appear as a pop-up window for their reference.
It must be on the "Top 100 Must-Play List"!
This was the first thought that came to Cen Xun after reading the details of the event.
There is traffic only when there are rankings.
Only with traffic can we attract a large number of players.
Cen Xun scrolled to the end and saw the registration area. Without hesitation, he decisively chose to register.
【Please enter your domain name:】
Cen Xun typed "Nightmare University" word by word.
[Please provide your Ghost Domain invitation form. After the public beta is launched, players can enter your Ghost Domain with the invitation letter:]
The form of the invitation? Cen Xun thought about it and raised his eyebrows slightly.
What other invitation letters can a university send to new students besides the admission letter?
Cen Xun entered "Nightmare University Admission Letter".
Click Submit, and the page will pop up, indicating that the registration is successful. At the same time, a line of blood-red small words will pop up:
[Please submit the "Admission Letter" sample as soon as possible so that the system can send it in batches after the player selects the Ghost Domain.]
After finishing all this, Cen Xun sent a message to the work group, notifying all the deans to arrive at the administrative building for a meeting at 3 pm.
After sending the message, Cen Xun was about to exit the system panel when he accidentally clicked on the personal information column. Suddenly, he found that there seemed to be one more exclusive skill under the special identity of [Folklorist].
Cen Xun: “?”
Cen Xun scrolled down and took a closer look.
[Exclusive Skill 4: Yin-Yang Six Yao (Purple Level)]
[Special Skill Introduction: The magic of the six-line hexagram lies in the harmony of yin and yang. If it is harmonious, there will be life, but if it is not harmonious, there will be death. Therefore, it is said that the number of the six-line hexagram is effective when used, but useless when not used.]
Cen Xun: “”
Where did this skill come from? How come a new skill suddenly appeared without any warning?
At this moment, a flash of inspiration suddenly came to his mind, and Cen Xun remembered his other special skill [When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher]. Through this special skill, Cen Xun can share the skills of his followers.
And it just so happened that Cen Xun had just signed a contract with Tong Ming, who possessed omniscient skills.
Tong Ming has become Cen Xun's follower, and Cen Xun has also shared the omniscient skills from him.
No, to be more precise, Liu Yao actually also includes precognition.
Although I don’t know why the skills shared through [When three people walk together, one of them can be my teacher] appear in the skill column of [Folklorist], who cares? As long as they are useful, it’s fine!
Cen Xun tried to use this skill, and three black copper coins immediately appeared in his palm.
The new skills are quite interesting, but the level is too low to be considered anything too complicated.
Cen Xun tried it out and simply calculated whether Feng Jihan was dead or alive.
The answer is: alive, but very sadly, feeling like growing mushrooms in a corner.
Cen Xun: “?”
Forget it, he knew Feng Jihan would not die.
After being speechless for a while, Cen Xun used the skill [Touch Paper to Make It Real] to transform talisman paper and cinnabar, and tried to draw the bad luck talisman.
Cen Xun already had an idea. If the bad luck talisman could be drawn successfully, he could use it as a benefit for players to enter school and thereby attract players.
Cen Xun had no experience in drawing talismans, and he failed repeatedly at the beginning. After more than two hours, he had already wasted more than a dozen talismans.
Cen Xun had just finished drawing the first unlucky talisman and was holding it in his hand admiring it with satisfaction when he suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the window.
What sound?
Cen Xun walked to the window suspiciously and looked down, and saw a group of deans gathered outside the administrative building for a meeting. They were holding something in their hands and were gathered together discussing something excitedly.
Perhaps it was the new divination skills that were working, Cen Xun suddenly had a very bad premonition.
His figure flashed, and the next second he appeared downstairs, snatching the newspaper from one of the deans. A very eye-catching enlarged blood-red headline appeared brightly in Cen Xun's sight.
[Gossip]: The first step to a promotion is to kill your beloved! But that night, when he made up his mind to kill her husband to prove his truth, her husband said this to him.
Cen Xun: “”
Cen Xun’s eyes went dark.
Tong Ming, you old man
I asked you to run a campus newspaper, but that doesn’t mean you can write all the gossip in it!
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