The generous rewards and the new and interesting tier system are making many eager to give it a try.
As for the association’s requirement not to discriminate against and oppress men, and to support gender equality, it’s not a big deal for most people.
In this world, male inferiority and female superiority are taken for granted by many, who instinctively maintain it, but that’s all, it’s just out of habit.
If temporarily abandoning this unnecessary habit can bring certain benefits, many are happy to do so.
If they encounter any trouble in the future, they can just leave. The notice also states that members will not be forced to stay in the association.
At the registration time, the registration points set up by Fang Zhou at the Heavenly Sword Sect and Taobao Mall were crowded, almost everyone came for the monthly rewards.
Fang Zhou had to ask Lu Qiuling to find some disciples from the Heavenly Sword Sect to help with registration temporarily.
Now during the early stage, registration is free. In the future, when the scale and reputation grow, not only will registration cost money, but they will also need to pay fees regularly.
Many do not cherish free things, paying fees can enhance the association’s status in each member’s heart.
The headquarters of the Male Right Association is located on Moon Viewing Peak, but due to inconvenient transportation, Fang Zhou set up a branch in Taobao Mall.
The branch is located in the golden area of the mall, spacious, with a wide exhibition hall at the entrance. The walls opposite the entrance are covered with portraits of the top members of the Male Right Association.
The president is Fang Yuanhang, another name Fang Zhou gave himself to use publicly.
The three honorary consultants are True Master Yu Jian, True Master Xuan Jian, and True Master Lei Jian.
After these three honorary titles are small (temporary) notes, as the true masters have not yet agreed to be consultants for the Male Right Association, Fang Zhou could only use this fake it till you make it approach.
Fang Zhou originally wanted to hang up Qin Yunzhu’s portrait too, but on second thought, he better not provoke this big shot for now.
The association’s secretary-general is Yu Qing. Without Fang Zhou asking, she eagerly volunteered to join after hearing the news.
Fang Zhou generously appointed her as secretary-general, calling it the appointment of talented persons regardless of relation, and anyone with objections can keep them to themselves.
The honorary elder Wu Tie, Wu Tie gave face to Fang Zhou by joining the Male Right Association directly as the City Lord of Sword Casting City.
Also, the prominent figures of the Male Right Vanguard are Gou Cheng, Xuan Ling, and Wu Lin.
Fang Zhou did not notify them either, simply putting their images up directly seemed just right.
Many association members visiting the branch were stunned by these portraits on the walls, taking deep gasps of Qi Refinement.
The three bigwigs of the Heavenly Sword Sect and the three main disciples, including the City Lord of Sword Casting City, were all caught by one net in the Male Right Association; this Chicken Association is something else.
Originally, many members joined the Male Right Association just for some advantage, but now seeing so many big figures in the association, the membership’s status suddenly gained some weight.
The registration lasted about five days, with more than 2,500 members, a number neither too much nor too little, as many bystanders were indifferent to it.
According to Lu Qiuling’s investigation, the majority of male disciples from the Heavenly Sword Sect joined the association, with only a small fraction of stubborn ones inactive.
Of these 2,500 members, most are women, and not all are from the Heavenly Sword Sect; many merchants from Taobao Mall voluntarily joined the association, seemingly wanting to use it to get in good with Fang Zhou.
Fang Zhou was indifferent to this; he believed that as long as the Male Right Association developed smoothly, these members joining with ulterior motives would increasingly value their identity.
Apart from monthly rewards, these members also receive the Male Right Vanguard newspaper for free with each issue, which although not expensive, is considered a benefit, creating a noticeable distinction from non-members.
If there are two people, one a member of the association and the other not.
The member can receive rewards and newspapers for free monthly and join an association with many long-renowned figures, hosting regular activities and meet-and-greets.
Non-members have nothing, only watching, with no rewards or newspapers, making them feel disadvantaged.
In comparison, the member would feel they’ve gained something, even if just trivial benefits, but many find taking advantage of benefits always appealing.
This is what Fang Zhou spoke about with Gou Cheng and others, the shared benefit or tied interest.
By binding the members’ interests with the association, they will actively promote and defend it, as long as these benefits exceed what male inferiority and female superiority offer them, they will voluntarily dissociate from it.
Of course, opportunists and fence-sitters are always plentiful, but as long as this group’s proportion is lowered to a certain level, it won’t significantly harm the association.
In five days, Fang Zhou finally completed drafting the association’s rules and regulations, largely copying some mature systems from past life, with necessary deletions and modifications to suit this different world.
Fang Zhou had the rules copied and displayed in the headquarters and branches’ exhibition halls for all to see.
Although the association now has many members, the core and management remain hollow.
Fang Zhou had no choice but to let Yu Qing and Wu Lin borrow some males from the Heavenly Sword Sect and Iron Sword Mountain, combined with some personnel from Taobao Mall to maintain the association’s operation.
The association wouldn’t take major action at the start, Fang Zhou just ordered the association to survey the status of male rights in Heavenly Sword Sect, Taobao City, and Iron Sword Mountain, listen to the oppression and injustice faced by men, and offer them some care and assistance.
These are experimental activities, also testing the temporarily formed team of the association, if they perform well, at the end of the borrowing period, Fang Zhou will hire them with high salaries to formally become part of the association.
Over at the Huluwa, besides the fourth to seventh needing to help Cheng Xing with work, Da Wa Hong Tang and San Wa Huang Lian were also kicked into the Male Right Association by Fang Zhou to participate in work training, lest they have nothing to do all day but fight.
While Fang Zhou barely built the association’s framework, over at Gou Cheng, the Male Right Vanguard was already compiled and sent a draft for Fang Zhou’s review.
After reading, Fang Zhou frowned, as the content differed significantly from what he expected.
The people Gou Cheng gathered couldn’t escape fixed thinking and didn’t dare to boldly brag about male rights, or if they did, it was dry and uninspiring, leaving readers feeling full after one look.
Seeing Fang Zhou’s dissatisfaction, Gou Cheng was helpless too. He had already revised the draft many times and only brought it to Fang Zhou after feeling satisfied.