Chapter.0 Wedges

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Walking across the long rainbow bridge, the lake under the bridge is in the sun, like full of clear agate.

Such a picture seemed to remind him of the feeling of longing when he first entered the university. But Xian Zimo knew that this was just a dream of his own...... He had already left there a few months ago with a notice of dismissal.

Sure enough, even if he was dreaming, he was dragging his suitcase towards the bus stop outside the gate. There seemed to be echoes in my ears the farewell of my classmates, the retention of a few roommates, and the teacher with glassless glasses and a smile on his face, who seemed to be telling something as usual.

Suddenly, there was a pat on the shoulder. Looking back, the entrance was a miserable white face......

"Ding-dong! Ding dong! Ding dong! ”

"Uncle! Open the door! Uncle! ”

Accompanied by a vigorous male voice, the doorbell of Xian Zimo's house kept ringing rapidly. However, with the intelligent anti-harassment device on the door, there are really not many people who can ring the doorbell so unscrupulously.

"It's coming! Here it comes! Scratching his head impatiently, he walked out of the room to open the door. Sure enough, standing at the door was his eldest nephew Cao Le, a seventeen-year-old high school student, in the sunniest years of his life.

"How many times have you said it, don't call uncle, call brother! They all call me old. Xian Zimo, who was still wearing pajamas, opened the door with his eyes half-open, and then turned back to the bedroom.

Although in terms of seniority, he is indeed the other party's maternal uncle, but in fact, the difference between the two is only five years old, and he is only twenty-two this year, a college student who is about to graduate. But I don't think I have that chance......

yes, a nephew-uncle relationship like no other. Who let his old Xian not be idle after more than 20 years after giving birth to his eldest brother and second sister?

"My mother asked me to shout like this......" Cao Le, who was changing his shoes at the door, said with a sad face.

Back in the room, Xian Zimo fell on the single bed again, "Her old man is not here now, when did you become so obedient?" ”

"Who says I'm not there? You don't let Xiaole call you old, and call me an old man when you turn around? ”

After hearing this voice, Xian Zimo suddenly fell asleep, opened his eyes suddenly, sat up and looked at the door. Not an illusion! Behind Cao Le was indeed standing a woman in her forties, who was his own sister, Xian Zijia.

"Old ...... Sister, why are you here? ”

"What? Still not allowed to come and inspect your house? I'll just say that the tenant is so mysterious, and he hasn't shown up once since he rented the house. It turns out that I haven't shown up, but I've met a lot before, and now I want to avoid me, a yellow-faced woman. Xian Zijia walked into the room and looked around, and said with a smile.

"Sister, what are you talking about? You have always been a youthful and beautiful ...... in my eyes," said compliments, but Xian Zimo secretly glared at Cao Le, who was a "traitor" next to him. The other party waved his hand with a bitter face, indicating that he was innocent.

Xian Zijia has already inspected all the way to the inner room. In the messy room, the packaging and residues of all kinds of fast food can be seen everywhere, and the clothes are also randomly thrown on the table, bed and everything that can still accommodate them, and the cleanest and tidiest thing in the whole room is the computer and the game device next to it. Looking at their still lit screens, I'm afraid their owners played until they fell asleep last night!

Seeing this, her face was already half dark. turned around and nailed the two "sons" behind him who were still fighting secretly with his eyes: "Xian Zimo!" You kid! Others start internships and jobs after leaving school, look at you! Now it's okay to play, right? Look, look at this garbage heap where you live, such a big person! Why don't you know how to take care of yourself? I'm afraid I'll even have a girlfriend ...... in the future."

Even if they were prepared, when the storm came, Xian Zimo and his eldest nephew couldn't help but want to plug their ears. But apparently, they couldn't, and that action would only prolong the storm for at least another ten minutes.

Since their parents retired, they have settled down with their brother-in-law and built a new house in their hometown in the countryside to retire. In this way, Xian Zijia's second sister has become his Xian Zimo's "direct superior", so what he is most afraid of is this second sister.

It wasn't until the other party finished shouting fluently in the first paragraph that he took advantage of the gap and said, "Sister, aren't I also doing this for work?" Forgot what my major is? ”

"If you don't mention this, forget it, I'll be angry when I say it! What kind of broken major are you? Video Game Athletic Major? Xian Zimo, your brain is in water! When you were a child, you were allowed to play games for more than ten years, so what's the matter? Are you ready to spend the rest of your life on this? The more Xian Zijia spoke, the more angry he became, and finally simply rolled up his sleeves on both sides.

Speaking of his profession, Xian Zimo also has some confidence: "Sister, it's not right for you to say that!" I got the junior professional player card......" was interrupted by Xian Zijia in the middle of speaking:

"So what's the use of breaking a certificate? It's useful, you can take it and do something decent for your sister and me, don't be like a mouse all day long, playing games day and night! ”

Cao Le still had a little conscience, and finally couldn't help but speak: "Mother, this is you, Brother Mo......"

"Don't be big or small!" The woman snapped at her.

"Yes, yes, it's my uncle, my uncle's profession is popular now! As long as you want to find it, there are so many places to accept him! As he spoke, the boy quietly handed a piece of paper to Xian Zimo's hand with one hand behind his back.

How could this little action escape the eyes of Xian Zijia, who had been fighting wits and courage with the two for many years, "What are you two doing?" "As he spoke, he wanted to go up and find out." I can see that Cao Le, you kid is not a good thing, at least you must have a part in the plan to help your uncle hide here this time! Let's see how I clean you up in a moment! ”

Seeing this, Xian Zimo knew that he could only kill his relatives in righteousness now, and after a moment of silence in his heart, he said without hesitation: "Yes, yes, yes!" Sister, you don't know, this bad boy still has a membership card of Tianchang Internet Cafe! Don't believe you! All platinum members are all! ”

"Really?!" This sentence is superfluous, looking at his son's panicked face, Xian Zijia knows that this is true. So you're welcome, and I stepped forward and searched up.

"Xian Zimo, you lack of morality!"

Xian Zimo took advantage of his eldest nephew to hold the hatred for him, and immediately ran to the side and picked up the wallet and mobile phone on the table. Despite the fact that he was still wearing a short-sleeved shorts and pulling flip-flops, he hurriedly ran out of the house. The secret stronghold has been discovered, and I am afraid that I will not be able to return to this place in the future.

He took out the card that Cao Le secretly handed him, which turned out to be a job posting for a game studio. "Dawn Light Studios?" It sounds somewhat familiar, Xian Zimo quickly remembered such a game studio, but it was not because of its big name, but just because Cao Le's guy kept talking about it.

Until now, he still didn't understand why Cao Le's guy insisted on letting himself into this studio. However, seeing that the main game involved in the game studio was "Emperor Century", he did get some interest. After all, this is also the game he fancies, not only because the game suits his appetite, but also because this game affects his upgrade certificate.

It is true that the Junior Pro Gamer Certificate can be obtained by some conventional means such as exams and game quizzes, but it is not easy to upgrade it, and the holder must meet certain indicators in a specified game before applying for an upgrade.

Of course, this won't be easy, after all, the average monthly income of intermediate professional gamers starts at 50,000, and if you want to get that kind of income, you can't get it without mixing up with Dian Mingtang. The certificate upgrade indicator in "Emperor Century" is: 3 consecutive months on any three lists of the game. This is a big project for ordinary professional gamers who have no money or power.

"This game won't start to operate until the next day, right?" Last night, Xian Zimo stayed up until more than four o'clock in the morning in order to register his account first. He looked at the card in his hand again, and when he turned it over, he saw three bold characters written on it - Bao Eat and Stay.

This finally made him decide: "Now I have found a new place to stay." Let's get some Mingtang first and then go back, otherwise the old lady will have to be endless......"

After deciding, he stood on the side of the road and waved, and stopped a taxi.

Half an hour later, on the green shade road

After paying the fare, Xian Zimo closed the door. Then he took out the card and followed the simple map above. But it's just the part of the sketch that seems to have been accidentally dipped in water stains before, and now it's become a little blurry. "What the hell is Cao Le, this kid is not holding this card, right?" He teased as he walked.

The moment he raised his head, he saw a woman with glasses carrying two large bags suddenly walking out of the corner. There was no time to dodge, and the two collided. The emaciated girl was knocked to the ground, and the indigo duckbill cloth hat on her head fell to the side.

Knowing that she was at a loss, Xian Zimo hurriedly said "I'm sorry", helped the other party up, and bent down to pick up the hat for her. "I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention just now."

"It's just a fall, it doesn't matter." Seeing that the "perpetrator" had a good attitude, the girl with black-rimmed glasses patted the bib pants on her body, shook her head and said. With her duckbill hat in hand, she was ready to carry her two bags of things back on her way.

Xian Zimo stopped her: "That, I'm sorry, I'll bother you again, do you know that there is a Dawn Light game studio near here?" ”

"Yes." The girl with glasses stopped and turned her head to look. The special way of "accosting" just now did not make her disgusted with the boy in front of her, on the contrary, this collision made it rare for her to look at a strange man.

"Can you show me the way, then?" He asked expectantly.

The girl swept the big boy again, unkempt hair, loose short sleeves and a pair of large pants, and a pair of flip-flops on his feet. "You're going to apply?" She asked rhetorically, somewhat unconvinced.

"yes." Xian Zimo first replied sharply, and then looked at the girl a little strangely.

Seeing his doubts, the glasses woman took the initiative to explain: "I am an employee of that studio, if you have to go...... Then come with me. ”

"Thank you so much!" Noticing that the other party would put the bag in his hand on the ground when he spoke, Xian Zimo knew that the two bags were not light, and it was rare for his emotional intelligence to play once, so he picked up a bag on the front. "I'll pick you up one." Originally, he was going to carry two, but this bag ...... It's pretty heavy.

The girl did not refuse his kindness. However, when the two came to the office building with "Dawn Game" written on it, Xian Zimo was already a little overwhelmed.

The glasses woman also saw this and took the bag: "The personnel department is in this building, just apply for employment and enter from the main entrance, you can work hard in a while." With that, she walked back from the side of the office building.

"My good man, what a man!" After saying goodbye, looking at the light back of the glasses woman and muttering a word, Xian Zimo walked into the building.

According to the prompts at the reception, he soon found a room on the second floor to apply for "Emperor Century". It's just that he has a lot of competitors, and the long line is almost at the window of the corridor.

Indeed, the game "Emperor Century" will definitely be a hit, and there will naturally be no fewer people eyeing this piece of fat. He had already been mentally prepared and was relieved to line up, and soon he would not be the last.

Xian Zimo waited for about an hour, and the summons in the office did not wait, but waited for a phone call.

"Hey, little Mozi, where did you go?"

As soon as he clicked on the answer on the mobile phone screen, Cao Zhengyi's voice sounded.

"Brother-in-law, are you defecting to the enemy again?" Xian Zimo did not answer, but directly asked the teacher about the crime.

", your sister and I are two people, and I am called an enemy if I stand on the same front with her? Besides, didn't I drink high last night, so I said I missed my mouth? The man on the other end of the phone explained.

Xian Zimo followed the team and walked a few steps forward. "Anyway, thanks to you, I'll have to find a place to settle down again, and now I'm applying for a job at an online game studio. If you succeed in applying, you won't have to trouble you in the future. ”

"What to apply for? Stinky boy, don't around. Come back quickly, you don't know your sister's temper, you slipped away like this without saying a word......"

"It's okay, I'm sure you can settle her." Seeing that it was about to be his turn, Xian Zimo combed the somewhat unkempt hair on his head with his hands.

"Can I settle her?"

"I don't care, anyway, if you don't help me with this, our brother won't be able to do it."

"Hey! Are you still lying to me? ”

"I'm going to start here, and I'll talk about Boss Cao next time." After saying it quickly, Xian Zimo hung up the phone. After the previous candidate walked out of the office, he pushed the door open.

As soon as he entered the room, the air conditioning in the room made him stand up goosebumps in short-sleeved shorts. And this room is indeed not as serious and rigid as an ordinary office.

The four walls are covered with posters of various games, and the shelves are also displayed with figures of some game characters. There is also a side door that can be seen through the glass window, and inside the side door is a simple game room with two game equipment facing each other.

"Hello, I'm here to apply." Handing over the resume he had filled out earlier, he greeted Sven Man behind his desk. However, interpersonal communication has never been his strong point, so the smile on his face can't help but look a little stiff at this time.

Sven Man took the resume, didn't even look at it, then frowned and said, "Is this how you came for the interview?" ”

Looking down at his outfit, Xian Zimo couldn't help but laugh embarrassedly. It was sneaked out before, with big pants, hip-hop short sleeves and a pair of flip-flops, and even a guy with low emotional intelligence like him felt embarrassed. "That...... Boss, I didn't rush to apply, so I was in a hurry......"

"With your attitude, you can go out."

"No, no, boss, listen to me...... It's not a matter of attitude...... Anyway, you have to see how good my game is, right? Xian Zi silently saw the young man's eviction order, and hurriedly pleaded: "You just give me a chance, just once!" I won't let you down! ”

"Don't call the boss, I'm just an interviewer!" The Sven man showed a look of impatience and looked down at his watch, it was already lunch time. couldn't help but say perfunctorily: "Okay, okay, let's do it with the tester in the game room next to you, and I'll come back and see the results before making a decision." With that, he got up and walked out of the office.

And Xian Zimo walked into the game room next to him according to the other party's meaning. The game room was empty except for the two devices, which made him look around. Well, there's a refreshing mint candy on the table, which is pretty thorough. ’

"Click"

Just as he was peeling off the mint package, the door at the other end of the room was opened, presumably some kind of tester had come. And the quiz who walked in made him stunned, wasn't it the black-rimmed woman with glasses who brought him here before?

"Is that you?"

The other party was also stunned when he saw him, in fact, she was just dragged to work by the tester who ran to lunch. I didn't expect to be so coincidental, but I actually met the boy I bumped into before.

The girl with glasses smiled and sat down in front of the computer, and then reached out to the computer opposite her and made a gesture of please. Seeing him sit down, the girl spoke: "Then, the assessment will begin." ”

"Okay."

Confident answer. As long as he sits in front of the game equipment, Xian Zimo is full of confidence.

Just a few seconds later, the device is powered on. The quiz selects the battle game, and after the selection, it is loaded in a few seconds. Game on!

However, Xian Zimo looked at the chessboard in front of him and was dumbfounded. "Five...... Gobang? ”

The girl on the other side also burst out laughing, and said a little mischievously: "Don't care, if you win me anyway, I'll give you a good score!" ”

She was dragged to work and missed the hot food she had just bought, which made her a little unhappy. Now it is naturally impossible to raise the spirit of twelve points to take over other people's stalls, anyway, the boy opposite gives her a good impression, and it is not impossible to release water.

After walking almost twenty steps, the game ended with Xian Zimo's five sons.

The glasses girl also began to make a big fuss about the pop-up test result report, reaction, operation, game awareness, innovation, experience...... In all the 100-point assessments, she gave a score of more than 90. After clicking Confirm, the report will be sent to the interviewer's computer.

Half an hour later

The cold-faced Sven man walked into the office while carefully wiping the corners of his mouth with a tissue. The man in the shorts was still waiting there, and he was trying to find a random excuse to ask him out of the room. I glanced at the computer, but I saw a near-perfect test report.

He couldn't help but raise his eyes and look at the big boy in front of him again, and when he saw the other party's hippie smiling face, he couldn't help but feel suspicious again. So I walked into the game room next to it, "Why are you?" What about Aten? After seeing the glasses girl, he asked dissatisfied.

"He's gone to dinner, let me take him for a while." The girl answered truthfully. When she saw each other, she knew something was wrong.

The interviewer furrowed his brows, walked over to the gaming device, and looked up the previous game logs. Sure enough! He straightened up and shouted angrily at the girl, "A game of backgammon, can you detect his ability so high?" ”

He smashed the table: "Nonsense! It's nonsense! Our studio recruits the elite! How can you stand such a toss? I wonder if you have anything to do with this shorts ruffian. As he spoke, he unceremoniously pointed to the boy behind him.

Seeing that the man's words were getting more and more ugly, Xian Zimo couldn't help it, and walked between the two of them with his wallet. He stood in front of the girl and said to the interviewer, "Hey, brother, isn't it just an interview?" As for having such a big temper? Let's take a look at this first. ”

"What do you see? School bathhouse card? ”

"Huh? Oh, sorry sorry...... I took it wrong," Xian Zimo took out a card again in a panic, "It's this." ”

After seeing the card in front of him, Sven's face softened a little. "Why didn't you take it out sooner if you have a professional gamer card?" He still rebuked it far-fetched, in fact, such information should have been clearly written on that resume, but he hadn't read it at all before.

With this small card-like document, he has no reason to refuse the other party again. When his superiors deployed the work before, he was clearly told that licensed players must be accepted. Indeed, even if it is only a junior professional player, it is enough to knock on the door of most studios and clubs.

"Follow me."

Sven Man took Xian Zimo back to the office again, and this time, he looked at the other party's resume carefully. I looked at each other's strengths and experiences in the game, and everything looked unremarkable. There was even a line that made the corners of his eyes jump: "You didn't graduate from college?" ”

"Isn't it the most important thing for me to get a professional gamer card for my major? What diploma do you need? Although he said so, it still poked Xian Zimo's sore spot.

"If you don't have a diploma, your salary will be much lower."

"Low is low, how much?" After mentioning the matter of the university, Xian Zimo's mood suddenly became a little low, and he asked nonchalantly.

"The internship period is one month, 800RB, and it is doubled after becoming a regular. What do you think? The man put down his resume, stroked the watch in his hand and smiled.

Xian Zimo raised his eyebrows: "Okay." So I'm considered to have passed? Where do I report next? ”

"Just follow the glasses girl who helped you just now, and you will be a member of her 7th group from now on." Sven Man laughed.

Although I accepted this kid at the request of the above, it doesn't mean that this "licensed player" is important. In the studio, there are a group of certified but mediocre guys. Relying on a game of backgammon to pass the interview assessment, how high will the ability be?

As soon as he walked out of the office, the mobile phone in Xian Zimo's pocket rang again.

"How? Have you passed the interview? Before it was over, I hurried home. ”

"Boss Cao, don't worry, just me, a licensed player, how can I not pass?" He laughed and teased at his brother-in-law.

"So, how's the treatment? What is the monthly salary? Cao Zhengyi then asked.

"The internship is 1600RB, and the regular one is doubled in one month." In order to reassure his brother-in-law, Xian Zimo gave himself a salary increase.

"So low? Otherwise, you should come back, and your brother-in-law will ask someone to find you a home again......" Cao Zhengyi's words were interrupted before he finished speaking.

Xian Zi said silently: "Lao Cao, who said that he agreed with my self-reliance? I'm going to start a little bit on my own! ”

"Well, since you are so confident, I won't advise you anymore." On the other side of the phone, Cao Zhengyi was silent for a moment, and finally agreed. "If there is any difficulty, my brother-in-law will say ......"

Before the voice on the other end of the phone fell, Xian Zimo spoke: "Call 2000 first, I want to buy some change of clothes or something." Don't worry, I'll pay you back slowly when the salary is paid in the future. I still have something to do here, so I'll hang up first. With that, he hung up the phone and walked to the glasses woman in front of him, who was waving to him.

"This stinky boy."

On the other side, after hanging up the phone, Cao Zhengyi shook his head helplessly. But if this kid can really do something this time, it's not a bad thing, after all, he is really happy to engage in the career he loves......

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