The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 135 Xu Hongdou digs a pit for Xu Hongmi

After leaving a club recruitment booth, Wu Di couldn't help but complain.

"We've visited so many clubs, so where exactly is that club?"

Cheng Feng said "We're almost there," but in reality, he had said it at least five or six times in the video.

Wu Di had a "I don't believe you" look on his face, but he still followed after them in the end.

However, Cheng Feng suddenly turned back and told Wu Di and the photographer to take a detour.

Before Wu Di could figure out what was going on, a person in front of him caught up with him, holding a club promotional flyer in his hand.

"Cheng Feng, Wu Di, don't go! Come and learn about our Go club."

Sun Xin, sitting in front of the computer, immediately recognized the person as Zhang Kai, one of the members of the Plastic Brothers, who became an internet sensation for imitating Old Boys and singing a nonsensical version of "The Lone Warrior".

Many people online had previously speculated that Old Boys and Plastic Brothers knew each other, and now that Zhang Kai has appeared in Old Boys' video, it can be considered an official response to this matter.

Although the "script" of this chance encounter was very obvious, it was clearly arranged on purpose.

But most people who watch the videos, including Sun Xin, would never guess that Old Boys and Plastic Brothers are internet celebrities produced by the same company.

They wouldn't even realize what this collaboration represents.

After Zhang Kai intercepted Cheng Feng and Wu Di, he forcibly dragged the two to the Go club's recruitment booth.

Xu Kaiyang, who was in charge of watching the booth, told the camera how he joined the Go club last year.

This is a "sad" story.

The two were persuaded by their senior to join the Go club, but when they first joined the club, they found that everyone there was a freshman like them. All the club veterans had left the club after the recruitment ended.

Becoming a shareholder after investing in stocks is bad enough, but what's worse is that Xu Kaiyang and Zhang Kai were unanimously elected as president and vice president, respectively.

Based on the principle of "having been rained on, I must tear up other people's umbrellas," Xu Kaiyang and Zhang Kai are also trying to fool the freshmen this year.

They'll take advantage of whoever they can scam.

After finally managing to shake off the two men, Cheng Feng and Wu Di immediately faced the camera after leaving the recruitment booth, reminding everyone to be careful and avoid pitfalls.

The camera then pans to a club recruitment booth where a long queue has formed.

"What kind of club is that? There are so many people!"

As soon as Wu Di finished speaking, Cheng Feng walked up to a boy who was in line and asked him for directions.

After being told it was a board game club called Werewolf, the two went to the recruitment booth in front of them to inquire.

What was supposed to be a normal procedure turned into a shock when the camera panned to the five girls standing behind the stall. Even Sun Xin, who was sitting in front of her computer, couldn't help but widen her eyes in surprise.

Apart from one girl with a ponytail, the other four are all stunning beauties, at least at the level of campus beauties.

Especially that girl with an oval face and long hair parted in the middle.

She has a cool and aloof temperament, and is full of ethereal beauty.

Sun Xin, a woman, was stunned. She immediately paused the video and went to the Yanjingmao forum to see if there were any related posts.

The result showed that seven or eight out of ten posts on the forum were discussing this werewolf game club.

#MostBeautifulClubGoddess,XuHongdou#
#What an amazing club, gathering four beauties from the business school!#
#Breaking news: Ruan Wan, the most beautiful girl in the art academy, has also joined the Werewolf club#
#Werewolf Game Club Membership Requirements Exposed: Only Winning the Game Requires Joining#
……

Sun Xin scrolled down with her mouse wheel and saw no fewer than dozens of related posts.

After browsing through the webpage once, Sun Xin switched back to the previous webpage and then watched the Old Boys video.

Upon learning that they had to queue up to participate in the game and that only those who won could join the club, Cheng Feng and Wu Di immediately went to queue up.

The video used a series of fast-forward shots to skip over the long queuing process.

The Werewolf Club prepared three tables, with eight players at each table.

Cheng Feng and Wu Di were originally assigned to different tables, but they switched places with someone and ended up sitting at the same table to play a game.

Xia Qing happened to be the referee at this table.

After explaining the game rules, Xia Qing took out a beautifully packaged deck of board game cards. Two werewolf cards, three villager cards, and three priest cards jumped out of the deck. She shuffled the cards and had everyone draw them in turn.

Cheng Feng and Wu Di both had incredible luck this time, drawing the werewolf card.

I was originally planning to show off my skills, but the girl who drew the Seer role immediately started investigating Cheng Feng's identity.

The boy who drew the witch used the antidote to save the civilian player who had been killed by the werewolves.

When the girl spoke at dawn, she revealed her identity as a prophet. After a logical and clear analysis, she successfully persuaded the other six players, including Wu Di, to vote to banish Cheng Feng.

On the second night, Wu Di chose to kill the prophetic girl.

As a result, the witch player chose to use poison and killed Wu Di.

Xia Qing announced that it was dawn and asked everyone to open their eyes, informing them that the person killed last night was the prophet and Wu Di.

Cheng Feng and Wu Di were both dumbfounded.

The video included a GIF of a foreign guy angrily smashing his keyboard after losing a game.

Then came Cheng Feng's soul-searching question, which he brought right up to the camera:

"On the first night, the prophet accurately verified my identity, and on the second night, Wu Di was accurately poisoned by the witch. What does it mean that they targeted the two of us right from the start?"

"answer me!"

"Look in my eyes!"

Tell me why!

"Why, baby? Why?"

This emotionally charged, manic roar was recorded later and successfully maximized the show's impact.

During the game debriefing later, the girl who drew the Seer took the initiative to reveal her identity. She was from the school's debate team and her specialty was persuading people with reason.

The boy who drew the witch had no skill involved; he relied entirely on his feelings.

That's right, this guy is a die-hard fan of Oldboys.

His reason for poisoning Wu Di on the second night was not because he suspected Wu Di was a werewolf, but because he felt that since Old Boys was a group, Wu Di should also be eliminated since Cheng Feng had already been expelled.

A group should be neat and orderly.

As Cheng Feng and Wu Di were both dumbfounded, the GIF of the foreign guy angrily smashing his keyboard reappeared.

Neither of them qualified to join the Werewolf Club after losing the game.

However, Cheng Feng set his sights on the Werewolf cards he had just used in the game.

Upon learning that any player who had participated in the game could purchase a set of game cards for 9.9 yuan, Cheng Feng immediately bought 500 sets and gave them away to fans who left comments in the comment section through a lottery.

Sun Xin glanced at the comments below the video.

The video has been uploaded for less than two hours, and there are already more than 20,000 comments.

I feel the odds of winning are extremely slim.

If the price isn't too high, you might as well buy a set yourself.

Just as I was thinking this, I heard Wu Di start advertising in the video:

"Don't worry if you didn't win a prize. We learned from the stunningly beautiful vice president that the Werewolf game cards are now available on Taobao, and the price is still 9.9."

Cheng Feng added, "Yes, you heard right, it's not 199, not 19.9, but 9.9! The official purpose of offering such a low price is simply to make friends with everyone and let more players enjoy the fun of the game. We have already pinned the online shopping link in the comments. There is plenty of stock, so interested friends can place an order."

Compared to other official board games that often cost tens or hundreds of dollars, the Werewolf card game has truly brought down the price of official board games this time.

Even those manufacturers of counterfeit goods can only look on with envy at this price.

A price war between genuine and pirated products? That's just ridiculous!
Sun Xin, however, saw through the strategy behind the low prices of genuine game products offered by game developers.

They're targeting the offline market with low prices, promoting the game, and developing online games to attract in-game purchases. It's clear they're aiming for the currently popular board game, "Three Kingdoms Kill."

Both the promotional methods and the game itself successfully piqued Sun Xin's curiosity.

I immediately clicked on the pinned link in the comments section and paid for a set of Werewolf cards.

Sun Xin plans to recommend the game to her colleagues so they can play it during gatherings or team building activities.

There was also a class reunion to mark the one-year anniversary of graduation.

Just then, the QQ group for our university class was discussing where to have a get-together.

Someone even specifically tagged Sun Xin.

Sun Xin didn't rush to type a reply, but instead browsed through the previous group chat content first.

Everyone has graduated and started working, so unlike in college when we had so much time to chat in group chats, there's hardly anyone talking in the class group anymore.

The reason for today's excitement is that a boy named Cheng Liang tagged the whole class and asked if they had booked a place for their one-year graduation dinner.

If it's not decided yet, he can choose a place, treat everyone, and invite the whole class to get together.

These words immediately drew out a bunch of lurking students, all praising President Cheng for his magnanimity.

Some people who were on good terms with Cheng Liang joked that Cheng Liang didn't want to treat the whole class to dinner, but rather wanted to take advantage of the class reunion to meet someone.

Then someone took the initiative to tag Sun Xin.

"Since it's a class reunion, let's split the bill. As for the location, I think it would be best if it were close to the school, so we can take a walk around the school after dinner."

Sun Xin replied.

The group chat immediately became lively.

"Hey, the class beauty has finally shown herself! She's been lurking for quite a while now!"

"Since the class beauty has spoken, of course we support her unconditionally."

Have you guys been watching that Old Boys video lately? Is the braised pork knuckle rice on the second floor of Maple Tree Cafeteria really that good?

"I heard there's a queue, and you won't be able to get any if you're late."

Seeing that the topic in the group chat was starting to veer off course, the boy named Cheng Liang spoke up again:

"If we're talking about the area around the school, how about Fairfield by Marriott?"

He also tagged Sun Xin.

"I was just thinking of recommending Fairfield by Marriott. Do you all remember Yang Tao, the beauty of our college? She's now the lobby manager of Fairfield by Marriott. I even ran into her today."

The boys in the group got even more excited after the message was sent out.

Not only can I see the class beauty, but I can also see the college beauty. I absolutely have to go to this class reunion!

Immediately, everyone was eagerly signing up.

After the class monitor finished counting the number of people, he said, "The dinner will be held at Fairfield Inn, and the cost will be split equally. Is everyone okay with that?"

That was how it was settled.

at the same time.

In an office building in Lujiazui, Shanghai.

After finishing her overtime work, Xu Hongmi watched the latest episode of Old Boys and also ordered a set of Werewolf cards.

After making the payment, Xu Hongmi picked up her phone and dialed a number.

The call connected, and Xu Hongdou's cool voice came from the other end.

"Why are you calling me all of a sudden? Is something wrong?"

Xu Hongmi stood up with her phone in hand and walked to the window.

"Xu Hongdou, when did you get your hair cut?"

"I was chosen to be the host for our college's welcome party, and I also had to perform a show. Not only did I edit the clips, but my roommate did too."

"Did I ask you that? All this explanation just shows you have a guilty conscience."

"I do what I want, it's none of your business!"

"Fine, I won't bother with you. I'll let your parents take care of you later. But I have to say, your new hairstyle is quite pretty."

“Xu Hongmi, I’m warning you, don’t tell Mom and Dad this.”

"The truth will out, and the lie will become the truth, so what are you afraid of?"

"What am I afraid of?"

"Alright, I'm not arguing with you about that. What's the deal with that werewolf game club? How did you become the vice president?"

"Because the president is Nan Nan, she can't handle so many things by herself, so she recruited me."

"This club was started by Chen Nanxing?"

On the other end of the phone, Xu Hongdou insisted:
"Yes, it was Nan Nan who did it."

Xu Hongmi had a look on her face that said, "I just don't believe it."

From Xu Hongmi's perspective, it's not hard to see that the Werewolf game community, including the Old Boys video, has a whole set of interconnected business logic behind it.

There is definitely someone else behind the werewolf game club.

However, Xu Hongmi didn't seriously argue with Xu Hongdou about these things over the phone.

Anyway, I'm going to Yanjing in a few days. When I meet the person there, how can I not get the truth out of him?

Xu Hongmi then asked, "What day is your college's welcome party?"

"The night of the 27th."

"That's quite a coincidence."

"Alright, I knew you'd pick the right day. I've already prepared the tickets for the party for you and your parents."

"A college welcome party that requires tickets?"

"Now even our college secretary has to text his friends to explain that he has no more votes left. What do you think?"

Xu Hongmi only needed to think for a moment to understand why the welcome party was so popular.

"I bet the song 'The Lone Warrior' is on the program for your college's welcome party, right?"

"The Lone Warrior" is not only popular among college students, but has also broken out of its niche and is rapidly spreading to the streets and alleys, becoming a song sung by everyone.

Now, not only is the original singer, Old Boys, incredibly popular, but even some imitators have gained considerable popularity.

The most successful of them all was the "plastic brothers" who went to the same school as the "Old Boys".

This stands in stark contrast to the situation when the Back Dorm Boys became popular, and a bunch of imitators sprang up online, but none of them actually became famous.

The fact that the Business School invited the "Old Boys" to sing "The Lone Warrior" at their welcome party is really a bit unethical compared to other colleges.

No wonder even the Party Secretary lamented that even landlords don't have surplus grain.

"You're so smart, alright!" Xu Hongdou praised.

His tone sounded reluctant.

Xu Hongmi had become accustomed to suppressing her younger sister's bloodline, and never dreamed that her sister was digging a hole for her.

"The Lone Warrior" is indeed on the program list for the Business School's welcome party.

However, if the Old Boys team up with Sisters Who Make Waves to release "Little Apple," how would you respond?

(End of this chapter)