Different World Card Master: Change the World with Cards

299: Not very goodIn the evening, at the Card Maker Guild’s banquet, there were many more people than yesterday.

Although the daily banquet was just for the Card Makers to relax and choose which other Card Makers they wanted to meet and befriend, the focus of most people at tonight’s banquet was likely on one person.

Compared to those long-established Card-Making Masters, this new Card-Making Master, who had recently developed new energy cards and created many new cards, was even more attention-grabbing.

Some people wanted to see if this new Card-Making Master’s research still needed investment, some wanted to ask if the Research Institute was still hiring, and others wanted to ask what this new Card-Making Master would research next...

In any case, they each waited for his arrival with their own agendas in mind.

More and more people entered the venue, but it did not seem noisy; after all, the person they were waiting for had not yet arrived.

When Xu Bai walked into the venue, it was like a drop of water falling into a hot pan, and things began to boil over. Everyone’s gaze fell upon him, their feet itching to move.

Just like yesterday, Xu Bai walked silently to the long table where the food was placed, but some people did not want to miss the opportunity to interact with Xu Bai, so they walked over.

Seeing that someone had already made a move, the others waiting for an opportunity could only sigh inwardly and wait for the next chance.

Xu Bai held a blank plate, scanning the food on the table to choose what he wanted to eat today. At that moment, he saw a black figure approaching from the corner of his eye. Thinking he was blocking the other person’s view, Xu Bai took two steps to the side, but to his surprise, the other person followed his movements and also moved to the side.

At this point, Xu Bai realized that the person was likely looking for him. He looked up and discovered that he did not recognize the person in front of him.

”Hello, Mr. Bai. I am a four-star Card Maker named Lin Ankang, though I am not currently doing research; I am mainly developing in business.”

Xu Bai nodded at him in a friendly manner. This scene was just like the one back in the Luo Lan Empire, and having experienced it a second time, he was not surprised.

”I am Bai Xiaobai, nice to meet you.”

”I am also very happy to meet you. Your research achievements are truly great; they are achievements that can change the future life of our humanity, and now our lives are much more convenient than before. At the same time, your age really shocked the people who attended the report meeting yesterday.”

”Oh? Did someone think I was too young?”

Xu Bai still had a smile on his face. He did not mind others discussing his age; to him, being young was a good thing, as it meant he still had a long time ahead of him.

”Mr. Bai, you don’t know this, but we actually think it’s great that you are young. You see, being young means there are more possibilities for the future. Since you can already develop so many amazing cards now, I believe there will be even more and better new cards in the future.”

With the other person being so eloquent, Xu Bai felt a little embarrassed.

Although everyone likes to hear flattery, Xu Bai would not easily agree to someone’s request just because of these kind words, so he remained silent, waiting for the other person to get to the point.

The other person was surely flattering Xu Bai for a purpose, so before long, he brought up the reason he had come to find him.

”Mr. Bai, as far as I know, many of the card products you create are deeply loved by everyone. Many people will buy three: one for themselves to use, one to collect, and one to give to someone else.”

”However, that is only the practice of those who can actually buy them. Your new cards are often in a state of short supply. While it is true that whether they are sold early or late, the money will likely end up in your pocket, one can only rest easy when the money is in their pocket sooner, don’t you agree?”

”Are you looking to collaborate with me? What do you want to collaborate on?”

Xu Bai saw the other person’s intention to collaborate, but he did not want to agree to it so vaguely.

The other person smiled flatteringly at Xu Bai.

”It’s like this: I know many low-star Card Makers. Although these Card Makers do not have innovation capabilities, they are still capable of following instructions to make cards. Although the cards they produce are not as good as those from higher-level Card Makers, we can win by volume, and the price can also be a bit cheaper. What do you think of this proposal?”

Xu Bai twitched the corner of his mouth, intending to reject the other person.

If he wanted low-level Card Makers to copy his cards, the Government had plenty of them; it wouldn’t be anyone else’s turn. Besides, he wouldn’t feel at ease handing these over to others.

”I don’t think much of your proposal.”

”You don’t think much of it?!”

Lin Ankang was stunned for a moment upon hearing the reply; he had not expected such a blunt rejection. No, the voice was wrong. He immediately realized that the voice of the reply was not Xu Bai’s, meaning that the words just now had been spoken by someone else.

He looked in the direction of the voice, burning with shame and anger, but upon seeing who it was, he swallowed back the words he was about to blurt out.

There was no help for it; the two people who had come over were both people he could not afford to offend, so he could only awkwardly greet them.

”Hello, President Yan, Hello, President Lu. I didn’t expect you both to come over to chat with Mr. Bai as well.”

The two nodded indifferently at Lin Ankang. Yan He said to him, ”We have something to discuss with Mr. Bai.”

The implication was: please move aside. Lin Ankang understood. He had no choice; he was only able to meet so many Card Makers through the Card Maker Guild, so he dared not offend the Card Maker Guild. However, he did not want to give up on collaborating with Xu Bai directly, so he handed his business card to Xu Bai.

”Mr. Bai, if you are interested, you can contact me. I will await your good news.”

Yan He and Lu Hong did not stop him. They had also come to find Xu Bai for a collaboration, and the decision of whether or not to collaborate with the other party lay in Xu Bai’s hands.

Out of politeness, Xu Bai thought for a moment and still took the other person’s business card and put it in his pocket. At the same time, he returned the empty plate in his hand to the table. He felt that he wouldn’t be able to eat anything for a while.

”I wonder what business you two have with me?”

He had been introduced to the two people in front of him by Bai Shan before.

Both Yan He and Lu Hong were presidents of the Card Maker Guild, but Yan He was the President-in-Chief, who was more formidable and held more power.

The power of the Card Maker Guild was mainly concentrated in the president, followed by the elders. After all, elders could belong to different factions, while the president could only be a member of the Card Maker Guild.

”Mr. Bai, you are also aware that tomorrow afternoon we may reach a collaboration with the Government. Although this collaboration is not entirely bad for our Guild, it also makes the Guild lose some advantages and uniqueness.”