Chapter 18 The Family's Background

Circumventing the intelligence network of the studios was the primary focus of Han Jia公子's (Gongzi) plan this time. As long as he could achieve this, his other arrangements could even proceed brazenly, because without inside information from the studios, this action would possess strong deceptive power.

The studios' actions were intended to provoke a reaction from the Cloud City players, and the reality was just as they saw it. They indeed succeeded in provoking the Cloud City players. However, due to the lack of internal intelligence, they didn't know that the other party was coming directly for them, and in the end, they were surrounded and wiped out.

Losing some men and equipment wasn't a major blow to the studios. The key was that their plan had been disrupted. Han Jia Gongzi was already satisfied to achieve this goal, and the current situation was far beyond his expectations.

The news that Ya Xiaosuan Gen told him left him dumbfounded. This Gaishi Qiying (Unparalleled Hero) couldn't be called stupid, but he always shot himself in the foot.

His entire plan relied on Chen Qiyi as a trump card. From coercing the studios to dealing with Qian Li Zui, Chen Qiyi was a major source of his confidence. As a result, the studio alliance that he coerced through Chen Qiyi was scared away because Chen Qiyi revealed Gu Fei's background...

In the end, Gaishi Qiying's vision was still limited. He stirred up trouble in the game, treating players like dirt. But he forgot that although the game seemed like an illusory second world, it was also based on the real world. Compared to influence, the real world always superseded the game.

The Gu family's background was indeed powerful, but the reason the studio bosses were afraid was mainly because Chen Qiyi's words suggested that Gu Fei held a central position in the Gu family. If he was just a nominal figure with a background but no real power, they wouldn't be so frightened. But based on what they heard about Gu Fei's position, this person was the kind who would definitely take charge of the family. They really didn't dare to offend such a figure, as he truly had the power to mobilize family resources.

Their misunderstanding was obviously in this area. The Gu family's background was real, and Gu Fei's position was also real, but the problem was that these were two separate aspects. Gu Fei's position was in terms of his kung fu. The family would indeed spare no effort in investing in his kung fu training, but Gu Fei had no say in other matters.

The studio bosses were just a bunch of small businessmen, who didn't know that there were such aristocratic families and such models. Moreover, Chen Qiyi didn't deliberately clarify this point, so they naturally understood the two aspects together. As a result, Gu Fei's image as a rich and profligate second-generation heir was particularly imposing. Everyone had to curse inwardly while quietly withdrawing, thinking of ways to do public relations and distance themselves from this matter as much as possible.

The bosses all understood it this way, and Ya Xiaosuan Gen was no exception. Of course, he didn't know some of the specific nuances. Since he understood it this way, he naturally told Han Jia Gongzi the same. Han Jia Gongzi's understanding of Gu Fei was limited to the game, and he also knew that this person wasn't short of money. But Han Jia Gongzi didn't expect him to have such a background and such a position.

How could someone like that be a PE teacher? Han Jia Gongzi felt that his brilliant IQ was a little insufficient. What was all this?

While the studio bosses were living in fear and anxiety due to their speculation, Han Jia Gongzi simply looked at Gu Fei with disdain: "Not bad, you!"

"Oh?" Gu Fei was puzzled as to why Han Jia Gongzi said this for no reason. When had he ever messed up or been inadequate?

"The studios have disbanded," Han Jia Gongzi said.

"Disbanded? Just like that?" Everyone was puzzled.

"Oh, you mean they've disbanded this time, right?" someone said. They had prepared themselves mentally, knowing that getting involved with the studios wouldn't end with just one or two PKs. It might accompany them throughout their entire game life in Parallel World. After all, people were making a living in the game, so how could they back down? However, it was precisely because they were making a living that they had more scruples and greater pressure, and they might be more likely to back down.

This question was very two-sided and very tangled, so many people couldn't make up their minds. But when faced with an extremely narcissistic guy like Han Jia Gongzi, they naturally believed 100% that he would manipulate the studios into compromising. When faced with a passionate person like Yun Zhong Mu, they would say, "Who cares? Let's have fun first." In any case, no one was willing to give in to the studios at this time. Taking it one step at a time became the final guiding principle. No one had ever thought that this incident would make the studios give in.

As a result, Han Jia Gongzi was really saying: "No, they've really disbanded, completely disbanded. They won't dare to come looking for trouble again in the future."

"Why?" everyone asked, including Gu Fei.

"You idiot don't even know?" Han Jia Gongzi asked Gu Fei.

Everyone retreated, fearing that if this person dared to call Qian Li an idiot, Qian Li might explode, and they didn't want to be affected.

"Why would I know?" Gu Fei seemed to have blocked out Han Jia Gongzi's "idiot" remark.

"It's said that Chen Qiyi described your background, and the studio bosses were so scared that they disbanded on the spot," Han Jia Gongzi said.

Everyone immediately focused their attention on Gu Fei, wondering what kind of background this person had that was so terrifying.

Gu Fei was also scratching his head: "Could it be that they're afraid I'll go beat them up? That can't be, I don't even know who they are."

Han Jia Gongzi took a deep breath: "It's that they understood you and your family's background."

"Family..." Everyone continued to focus their attention. The word "family" sounded imposing. Ordinary little families wouldn't dare to call themselves a family.

"Oh, that's it. Our Gu family does have a long history, dating back to the Xia and Shang dynasties. Later, it split into the North Gu and South Gu branches. Our family belongs to the South Gu branch. Everyone is familiar with the Three Kingdoms, right? At that time, the Eastern Wu had four great clans: Zhang, Lu, Zhu, and Gu. The Gu clan was one of them. Our family's genealogy clearly records that it started from that time, and it has been two thousand years since then. Amazing, right?" Gu Fei said.

Everyone was stunned. After a long while, You Ge said: "There was indeed a Gu Yong in the Eastern Wu of the Three Kingdoms. His special skill in Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI is 'Eyesight,' which means he's good at discovering talent."

"What's Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI? A game? I've never heard of it," Yu Tian Shen Ming asked.

"It's a very, very old game that could only be played by one person. At that time, it was called a single-player game," You Ge said.

"Only one person can play? Is that even called a game?" Yu Tian Shen Ming scoffed.

"Don't get off topic," someone reminded.

"Cough, Qian Li, your family background is indeed... cough, quite terrifying," Zhan Wu Shang didn't know what to say.

"Yeah," Gu Fei nodded.

"The studios must have been scared shitless when they heard that, right?" Zhan Wu Shang continued to flatter while looking at Han Jia Gongzi.

Han Jia Gongzi was still quite composed: "The studio bosses are afraid that your family will buy Parallel World and kick them all out."

"Really?" Gu Fei asked doubtfully, "I'm not sure about that. Could it be that our family is also thinking of getting into the online game business? I'll call and ask later."

Wow! Really possible! This time, everyone was truly terrified. Xi Yao Wu had always been known as the most powerful RMB (Renminbi) warrior, but no one had ever heard of her directly buying a game. It turned out that this person in front of them was the real tough guy!

"Boss Gu!!" Zhan Wu Shang was the first to change his face and shout obsequiously.

"Brother, I don't need anything else, I just want good weapons, swords, not as high-grade as the Dark Night Flowing Light Sword, but I just hope they're not like this dual-attribute weapon. You must take care of me!" Zhan Wu Shang was almost hugging his thigh.

"Get lost, get lost, you cheapskate!" Everyone went up to kick Zhan Wu Shang while surrounding Gu Fei in the center.

"Don't make noise, don't make noise, I don't know yet. I'll have to call and ask later," Gu Fei said.

"Definitely, definitely," everyone shouted.

Even the always calm Jian Gui couldn't help but laugh as he watched everyone messing around. After waiting for things to calm down with great difficulty, he said: "Let's go back to the Clock Tower first! The twenty-six guild leaders are still waiting. We have to discuss how to deal with this matter."

"What's there to discuss! If they talk nonsense again, tell Qian Li to ban all their accounts," Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

"Confiscate all their equipment from the system," Zhan Wu Shang said.

"The system's is Qian Li's."

"Qian Li's is ours."

"Oh my god, happiness is coming!!"

"Hey, stop messing around," Jian Gui was also about to collapse. Gu Fei on the side was also very puzzled. Obviously, after Chen Qiyi caused the studios to misunderstand, the studios' reaction in turn caused Gu Fei to misunderstand as well. At this time, he really thought that his family was going to get involved in the online game business.

A group of people went to the Clock Tower in high spirits. At this time, everyone felt that they were not experts, but GMs (Game Masters), the supreme gods in the online game.

"By the way, that priest named what's-his-name, remember to fire him when you buy the game company," Yu Tian Shen Ming said.

"Guilds should make some regulations so that the proportion of male and female players must reach a certain ratio," Zhan Wu Shang said.

"I hope there will be a camera function in the game," You Ge said.

Then you said, I said, he said... Along the way, everyone made countless constructive demands on the game, benefiting themselves without harming others. Gu Fei's head was about to explode, and only when his hand touched his sword did everyone quiet down.

As they spoke, the Clock Tower was already in sight. Would the presidents of the twenty-six cities still be obediently trapped in the Clock Tower at this time? Of course not. In the end, the twenty-four presidents in the tower went to the lowest window, and each of them became a little flying man once, jumping out of the tower.

They had gathered all the core members of the guilds and held an expanded meeting to discuss how to deal with this matter. Although everything had been seen clearly as a conspiracy by the studios, the problem was that this didn't do much to dispel the rumors they wanted to quell. It sounded more like an excuse. How to solve it? The presidents were tangled again.

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Uh, I'm going home for Chinese New Year tomorrow and will be gone for three or four days. I won't have a computer or internet, so... As for updates, everyone understands, cough!