Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 32

Therefore, there was no phoenix from beginning to end.

The only three scenes where you can see the phoenix are the envelope effect, the cutscene, and the final summoning ritual.

"Trashy designer, come out and fight!"

"Fraudulent advertising! Report it! Everyone must report it!"

"Give me back my phoenix! Waaaaah, give me back my phoenix!"

"Trashy designer, how can you bear to leave such a beautiful bird alone and lonely in the realm of the gods?"

"Fraudulent advertising! Report it! Let's all report it!"

"I have already reported it and am awaiting investigation."

"I have already reported it and am awaiting investigation."

"I have already reported it and am awaiting investigation."

"Designer, come out and fight!"

At this moment, a burly man with a cold expression and an air of righteousness sat in front of the personal terminal, as if facing countless insectoids. He silently clicked the report button for Qingfengyi Games, citing fraudulent advertising as the reason.

This is Marshal, who just returned from the front line. His wife was at work and didn't have time to play games, so she called her Marshal husband, who was on vacation at home, to help her farm birds during the game event.

The Marshal became hopelessly addicted, secretly creating an alternate account to raise all the flower fairies...

A whole month.

The Grand Marshal helps his wife with the money during the day, and secretly does it himself at night.

There are two targets: a giant eagle and a phoenix.

The marshal who kept eighteen eagles specially left a golden cage for the phoenix, but now he's being told the phoenix is ​​gone?

My wife will definitely make a scene when she gets home from get off work at night.

These are all minor matters; the major issue is that Phoenix is ​​gone!

Qingfengyi faced another wave of complaints, and the person in charge of the game platform came over to question them personally, looking furious.

Knowing the outcome beforehand, Zhang Zhongxia wasn't that angry.

I have already accepted the boss's unprofessional handling of the situation.

I started by explaining to the person in charge in detail: "First, we didn't advertise. Second, the event announcement didn't mention that the phoenix was among the birds obtainable in the event. Third, it clearly states 'There are 180 kinds of birds in this update,' so haven't most players caught all 180 kinds of birds? Third, the announcement also said, 'The phoenix is ​​a mythical beast in Chinese mythology, with a male phoenix and a female phoenix, but most people think it's just a bird. The phoenix in Qingfengyi is a phoenix, only one kind, symbolizing the status of an empress, a kind of auspicious mythical beast.' If it's a mythical beast, how could it appear in the mortal world? In the game, the phoenix itself says at the end, 'Humans, I don't belong to the mortal world.' Please see, which point is fraudulent advertising? Which point is fraud?"

The more Zhang Zhongxia talked, the angrier he became. The boss was a fraudster, a fraudster who cheated in a roundabout way.

Oh, my beautiful phoenix!

The game platform manager was so overwhelmed by the evidence and arguments that he couldn't swallow his anger or utter a single word...

Players were heartbroken when they saw the survey announcement; they were devastated.

There's a feeling that life is hopeless.

The clothes and jewelry in the exchange shop no longer appealed, so I temporarily stopped playing for two days.

Zhang Zhongxia showed Lin Shuying the data from the past two days: "Boss, it seems you've really angered the players too much this time."

Whether it's recharge data, negative review data, player online time, or number of online players, they all plummeted.

Lin Shuying glanced at the income section and saw that it remained above ten million, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's alright. A gentle breeze is irresistible. It'll be fine in a couple of days. Just like a young couple arguing, once they calm down, they'll go back to doing what they were doing before."

Zhang Zhongxia asked again, "Are you sure you don't need to reassure them?"

Lin Shuying paused for a moment while sewing on her foot, then said after thinking for a while, "Soothe, soothe them right away. Chunqi, Ranran, come here, let's make a makeup video and send it out. Isn't this enough to appease them?"

Zhang Zhongxia muttered, "It's not like it's being delivered directly..."

Lin Shuying: "They're still giving them away! Last time they gave away 30 million! It hasn't even been a few months. This outfit alone is worth over a million. I'd go crazy giving away so many players."

The phoenix crowns, hairpins, and ornaments were all made of real gold and silver, the embroidery on the clothes was made of real gold thread, and the gemstones were real gemstones.

It took her four days to put together a set.

The main problem is that she can't afford to send them; she's afraid she'll exhaust herself, hahaha.

"Alright, come on, let's film the video. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can appease the players and get them back."

Perfect! By creating the costumes and outfits from the game and uploading videos, we can entice players to redeem the clothes.

It's heartbreaking to see clothes I painstakingly designed, each one stunningly beautiful, go unsold.

Liang Ranran is a bit plump, so let her wear it.

That modified Song Dynasty-style empress outfit looks best on a voluptuous beauty, showcasing the grandeur of Chinese civilization.

When Liang Ranran came out after changing her clothes, everyone was stunned.

Xia Chunqi: "Ranran, you're so beautiful!"

Liang Ranran felt embarrassed. Her skirt was a bit long, and she wasn't used to walking in it, constantly worried about stepping on it. The dress was so beautiful; she'd be heartbroken if she stepped on it.

The three of them began preparing wigs, cosmetics, and makeup, while Zhang Zhongxia continued working in her office upstairs.

"Chunqi, make the special effects cat face a little rounder."

"Okay lady."

At this moment, Lin Qiaoqiao came down and saw Xia Chunqi filming, so she said, "Let me film it."

She said something was off; the job she initially applied for was a photographer!

Look at what you're doing right now?

They're either discussing contracts or on their way to discuss contracts...

While applying makeup to Liang Ranran, Lin Shuying asked, "Are you done with your work?"

Lin Qiaoqiao said with dissatisfaction, "Boss, I'm the photographer. You need to find a manager to help you handle all the endless collaborative projects."

Lin Shuying said, "Okay, Chunqi, you're a photographer now. How much is your salary again?"

Xia Chunqi was confused. Why was he suddenly asking about salary?

"Six, six thousand, what's wrong, sis?"

Lin Shuying: "It's nothing. Qiaoqiao, do you think someone would be suitable? The managers I know are all very capable elites. It's my first time hiring, and I have no experience. I'm afraid I'll make the wrong choice. Can you help me find someone suitable?"

Lin Qiaoqiao laughed awkwardly and said, "Oh dear, Chunqi, I see your photography skills are getting better and better. Keep up the good work, boss. I've successfully secured five more contracts this time, three of which are for the use of holographic clothing design copyrights. If we allow them to use our designs on all our future new products, we can negotiate a 3% profit margin. We just need to take the money and don't have to worry about anything else. If we only give them the right to use the current designs, they'll only give us 2.5% at most. I think the second option is more suitable. Which one do you want? The other two conditions are the last one; they don't want the copyrights for future designs."

Lin Shuying asked, "Can we design the clothes for the holographic display ourselves?"

Lin Qiaoqiao said, "It's not impossible, but we would need to purchase a holographic shop, hire holographic shop assistants, design clothing, communicate with customers, and so on."

Lin Shuying looked up and asked in confusion, "Can't we export the game data? Or just grant permissions so that players can just travel out directly?"

She didn't think that way at the time because she had limited energy, was busy, and wasn't very familiar with the holographic world.

Also, I kind of want to eat there twice.

So that's not how it is?

Lin Qiaoqiao: "No, the Holographic Star Network World and the Holographic Game World are two completely different worlds. The Holographic World is a one-to-one simulation of reality, running a completely different system. The design and level of the management AI are also different; it doesn't recognize game data. If the game and the Holographic World were to mix, it would be very dangerous. It's possible to apply for a bridging program link, allowing players to wear in-game clothes directly outside, but the application period, procedures, and costs are considerable. Currently, the only known clothing that can be worn directly outside the game is the Colorful Dress-Up Game, co-designed with Spraying Company, which is also the only game that bridges the Holographic Star Network World. The annual maintenance fee is said to start at 80 billion."

Lin Shuying gasped in shock. Eight hundred billion was just an annual maintenance fee?!

As a modern person, and since the original owner of this body was also a bit of a homebody, she really didn't know the specifics of the situation.

Just like in the past life, most people only knew celebrities and not scientists.

But the Mech Grand Marshal seems to be a national idol!

"Never mind, it's too much trouble."

That's way too expensive. Wouldn't it be better to just lie down and be a couch potato with that kind of money?

Lin Shuying was such a popular blogger in the ancient costume category in her previous life, yet she never thought of hiring employees to sell her own products, which shows that she was really not good at handling these things.

"Tell me why you chose the second option; the first one seems more advantageous."

A discount of 0.5 is quite substantial.

The holographic world is a one-to-one replica of reality, and the price of the clothes is probably the same.

Lin Qiaoqiao: "Boss, didn't you say we're going for the luxury and designer custom route? The designs we'll be working on later will definitely be better. Right now, we have too few studios to choose from, so we can't work with them long-term. Otherwise, we'll take a detour when we work with those top-tier designer clothing stores, and we'll be pressured on our status and bargaining power. Besides, it's too much of a loss to price something that hasn't even been designed yet. Your designs are getting better and better, and we can get better prices when we negotiate later. We haven't even expanded our market yet, and we're at a disadvantage with the first option. If we choose the second option, I can shorten the term and offer some discounts, so they'll be reluctant to let us go after they've made a profit. Then we can set any price we want."

Although the current price is already very good, getting 2.5% of the patent rights is a lot, Lin Qiaoqiao is not satisfied with this. She wants at least 60%.

However, no clothing stores have yet set an example, and most clothing stores and studios are taking a wait-and-see approach. Temporarily relinquishing pricing power is one way to pave the way forward, and she is very confident that once this initial move is made!

The person sitting in the east seat behind is definitely Qingfengyi.

Lin Shuying: "I'll do as you say, and I'll give you a bonus next month."

Lin Qiaoqiao: "Okay, I will definitely work hard~ I love you the most, boss."

After receiving her boss's opinion, Lin Qiaoqiao ran upstairs to finalize the matter as soon as possible.

However, when the topic of finding a manager came up, Lin Qiaoqiao thought of the numerous banquet invitations she had recently received from business partners and celebrities. She turned to her and asked, "Boss, we've received many invitations to banquets from celebrities. Are you going?"

Lin Shuying: "You can go. Remember to wear clothes from our studio. I've put them all in the dressing room. I'll do your makeup when you come out."

Lin Qiaoqiao was excited, "You really can do my makeup so beautifully?"

Lin Shuying laughed and said, "Of course, I'll make sure you look beautiful."

"Thank you, boss. Could I find another assistant? Mengqiu went with Zhang Zhongxia."

Since Lin Shuying decided to let Lin Qiaoqiao do all these trivial matters, she naturally delegated the authority very readily.

"Find as many as you need, just remember to report to Yunzhi and keep good personnel records."

"okay."

Lin Qiaoqiao is very happy. She now earns 30,000 yuan a month, 460,000 yuan a year, plus bonuses, totaling 500,000 yuan.

Buying a big villa in two years is not a dream.

Most importantly, the boss trusts me, unlike my previous company where they hired photographers and then just made them do clerical work. The project manager scrutinized the materials written by the junior clerks, asking about them three times a day, and then nitpicking and demanding repeated revisions.

Finally, a comment like, "The original version was always the best! What are you doing now?!"

........

Here, Lin Shuying applied red makeup to Liang Ranran, with a heavier red color for her eyebrows and eyes, darkening her skin tone, avoiding the pale and delicate makeup of a concubine, and instead giving her a dignified empress look.

Then I got my hair done.

Liang Ranran's hair is now a short length, long enough to be braided into short, close-fitting braids, which are then covered at the back of her head with a hairnet. After that, she wears hair extensions.

While filming, Xia Chunqi asked, "Sister, how much does Sister Qiaoqiao earn?"

Liang Ranran: "Is this something I can ask?"

Lin Shuying smiled and said, "Thirty thousand, why can't I ask?"

Liang Ranran: "My former boss didn't allow anyone to talk about salaries, saying it was a company secret and that it was bad for company management and would cause conflicts."

Xia Chunqi: "There are companies like this? I'll have to be careful when I graduate, I can't afford to run into a boss like this."

Liang Ranran laughed and said, "You've already joined Qingfengyi, where else do you want to go?"

It's hard to find a studio like Qingfengyi outside of work. Not only can you learn technical skills, but the boss is also easygoing and approachable. The work environment is good, the atmosphere is comfortable, and being surrounded by beautiful things every day makes me feel better.

Xia Chunqi smiled sheepishly.

Lin Shuying laughed and said, "Your former boss probably did that because some people's wages were not fair. If the wages were fair, he should have released them. It would be good if the people with high wages could set an example and encourage everyone to work hard like him so that they could get the same wages as soon as possible."

At least that's what Lin Shuying thinks.

Liang Ranran and Xia Chunqi both laughed.

The wig is tied up, and the styling begins.

Lin Shuying still follows her old habits, using headbands, hairpins, and hair sticks, and using fewer hair clips or hair gel.

Two tufts of hair were pulled up from the front of the ears and made into hair loops.

Go around to the back and tie it with a hairband, then cover it with the rest of the wig.

The topknot is a flying cloud bun, with a large phoenix hairpin at the base, and the tail is adjusted to follow the shape of the flying cloud bun.

Six pairs of large phoenix hairpins were inserted on both sides, and small flower ornaments were used to decorate the gaps in the hair bun. Finally, a large peony flower was placed on top and the tassels were adjusted.

With the makeup and styling complete, it's time to add accessories.

A large teardrop-shaped emerald necklace, a monochromatic bracelet, a large ruby ​​ring, and sapphire magnolia earrings.

Finally, make some minor adjustments to the details.

Adjusting the details is very important; it can make the entire makeup and styling look more refined.

For example, earrings shouldn't be worn under the hair; they should be displayed prominently. Wide sleeves shouldn't hang too low; they should reveal the bracelet just right, without making the wrist look bare and inappropriate.

Then, the details of the clothing neckline, jewelry, patterns, and hair accessories are adjusted. The most perfect look is one where even the direction of each strand of hair is taken into account.

"Alright, let's go for a walk around the studio. Chunqi, remember the close-ups and various movement shots."

"Okay lady."

The studio's photography room is very large, and it has all kinds of equipment from my previous life.

In interstellar space, there are holographic worlds, and in reality, photography studios are extremely rare. Lin Shuying spent a lot of money to set one up.

Xia Chunqi took a series of shots and showed the finished product to Lin Shuying. After adjusting some of the camera angles, the video and photos could be used for post-production.

Lin Shuying said, "Remember to make a video of the Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix outfits in the game and post it together."

"Okay, sis."

Liang Ranran was reluctant to take off this outfit; it was too beautiful.

Wearing it gives you the illusion of being high above and looking down on the world.

It truly lives up to its reputation as an empress's outfit; the aura and opulence emanate from it the moment you put it on, making it utterly irresistible.

"Boss, can I wear this today?"

Lin Shuying: "Sure, clothes are made to be worn."

Liang Ranran is stunningly beautiful.

Lin Shuying continued making clothes; there were still two sets that weren't finished.

"The 3D printer will beep in a bit. Take the items out and polish them. Then, set in the corresponding gems according to the game instructions. I've taught you before, so you won't need to ask me again."

"Okay, boss."