Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 10

After browsing through online stores, I found one with a good price-performance ratio and actually placed an order for four different sizes of gold and silver wire, each 200 meters long!

You should know that in interstellar space, gold and silver haven't lost their value.

After spending several million, I discovered that the zeros in my account hadn't decreased.

She chuckled and bought all the expensive fabrics, gemstones, glass, and glass beads she had previously looked at, as well as pearls, of course.

No one knows that a hairpin maker's joy lies in frantically stocking up on hairpins and making beautiful hairpins. If it weren't for a lack of money and time, no one would ever give up on this hobby.

Like her, even if there were no conditions in her past life, she would create them and force herself to go for it.

To be honest, I was a little nervous. Luckily, it worked in the end. Otherwise, even a rich person would find it hard to afford to spend tens of thousands of yuan, let alone an ordinary poor person.

Sigh, once you're in the historical drama pit, there's no getting out.

At first, she just wanted to buy a few plastic beads from street vendors, which cost a few dollars for about twenty beads. Who knew she would later dare to play with natural stones and jade?

Traditional Chinese handicrafts are a bottomless pit; the more money you spend, the more addicted you become.

Attracted by a single beaded flower, they become fascinated by countless natural stones, and then venture into expensive gemstones and metals.

I always dream of becoming a master craftsman and making money through handicrafts.

Of course, Lin Shuying had a less than ideal start, experiencing several ups and downs, both successes and failures. Then, fate brought her to the interstellar world, where clothing and jewelry were scarce, to shine brightly.

It should be an interstellar space that has developed independently for a long time after the interruption of human civilization.

She's definitely going to be rich, she's so happy, it's like a dream.

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A piece of southern stone, about the size of a fist, can yield approximately twenty beads. If the merchant were to handle the processing, each stone would cost Lin Shuying 800,000 yuan. She was shocked; would the beads made this way even be usable?

Making a flower requires at least five or six components. Does that mean the finished product will be sold for 300,000?

Lin Shuying: "Can't you lower the price a bit? Can you get one of these stones for 200,000? If you can, I'll buy ten."

Customer service: "Are you kidding me? You'd give me 200,000 for an energy stone of this quality!"

This person must be out of their mind, or maybe they're just bored and playing around with her.

Lin Shuying: "Um, you guys absorb the energy, just give me the stone."

Customer service: "Are you sure?"

He's really sick; he bought a broken stone.

Lin Shuying was unsure; the original owner was an ordinary person and didn't know much about stones.

Will the stone change color after absorbing energy?

Customer service: "No."

Will the texture change?

Customer service: "It will become much crispier."

Lin Shuying: "How crispy is it?"

The customer service representative was speechless. "What do you plan to use the energy stones for? Why don't you tell me the specifications of your energy converter and I'll give you some advice? Or you can purchase the energy stones through the equipment supplier. It's easy to make mistakes when choosing energy stones yourself."

Lin Shuying: "Could you show me the hardness, luster, and texture of the energy stone after it has absorbed all the energy?"

Frustrated, customer service contacted the publicity department to film a holographic video for Lin Shuying to see.

"Who's so bored as to want to see a comparison between an energy-draining stone and an energy stone?"

The publicity department almost thought that customer service was giving them a hard time.

The customer service representative was also speechless. "A strange customer asked this question, and I don't know what they wanted it for. They even asked if 200,000 yuan could buy a good energy stone. It's really ridiculous."

But as customers, they are our bread and butter, so we have to provide good service; there's no other way.

About an hour later, Stone Company sent the holographic video to Lin Shuying.

Customer service: "Hi, here's the comparison you requested. We've sent you all the energy stones from our company for you to see. Welcome to purchase."

Lin Shuying entered the holographic space and saw a video containing eighteen kinds of stones: jade, emerald, ruby, agate, crystal, sapphire, cat's eye, mutton fat jade, quartz, etc., all with excellent colors. Their hardness was much lower than when they had energy. They also appeared slightly less hard than the gemstones of the same name on Earth, but not hard enough to crush; they might shatter if dropped from a great height.

It's alright; you can use it to make hairpins, jewelry, and the like.

It turns out that colored gemstones are all energy stones. No wonder there are basically no jewelry pieces in interstellar space, only spray-painted designs. The price of these stones alone limits their use in jewelry, not to mention that they are energy stones, a resource controlled by the state.

Ordinary people have no access to this.

Lin Shuying: "I'm very satisfied with the stone after it absorbed energy. I initially asked if you could get one of that size for 10,000?"

They've absorbed all the energy, so they can't still sell it at a high price, right?

The customer service representative asked incredulously, "You want to spend 10,000 to buy a stone that has no energy?"

Lin Shuying asked cautiously, "Ten thousand isn't enough? How about twenty thousand?"

If they ask for 800,000, then once they run out of energy, it can't possibly be 200,000!

The customer service representative immediately contacted the sales department, who were shocked: "Someone actually wants a stone without energy?"

"Really, they're even willing to offer 20,000."

"Twenty thousand!! How much do you want?"

"I don't know, but it was supposed to cost ten yuan at first."

"Order worth 200,000, accepted!"

The customer service representative, feeling guilty, asked, "Manager, is it really going to sell for 200,000?"

The minister coughed and said, "Give her a discount; if she buys a lot, you can give her ten thousand."

"Um, isn't this too expensive?"

“Although we took the energy, mining, buying mines, and equipment also require costs. Ten thousand is about right. In addition, we have to buy back many of the energy stones we sold, which will involve the price difference.”

"Are we still going to collect waste rock?"

The minister clicked his tongue twice. "Broaden your horizons a bit, just in case. Go and talk business quickly, ask her how she wants to buy it, as long as the price is above five thousand, we can negotiate."

The customer service representative suddenly remembered, "Oh right, the manager said she needs our help with the processing."

"The processing volume is controlled at six thousand or more."

"okay."

The customer service representative hurriedly returned to Lin Shuying and said, "Dear, we can sell stones of that size for 20,000 each. Are you sure you want the stone after we've absorbed the energy stone?"

Lin Shuying was surprised that they could negotiate, so she quickly replied, "Yes, I'm buying a lot, so please lower the price a bit. Ten thousand, and you can process it for me. I'll send you the detailed drawings later."

The customer service representative hesitated for a moment and said, "Dear customer, it's not really possible to get it for 10,000. You also need us to do some processing, which is really not suitable."

It's so wrong of her, but she gets a commission, so she has to lie through her teeth.

"How much would you be willing to pay?"

The customer service representative gritted his teeth and said, "15,000 yuan, but it depends on the quantity you buy. That size weighs 500 grams, so we calculate it by weight. Can you buy a maximum of one ton? If not, we can only negotiate a price of 20,000 yuan. If it exceeds one ton, it will be 15,000 yuan."

The customer service representative felt she was being too kind and greedy; if the boss didn't give her a raise after this order was completed, it would be unfair to her.

Lin Shuying thought for a moment. A ton of stone wasn't much, but could this family really produce a ton of Nanshi stone?

"You must guarantee that the quality is the same as the one I saw."

Customer service: "I assure you, these are all waste stones from high-grade energy stones. We won't send you anything below the intermediate level. If you still want the low-grade ones, we'll offer you a separate price: 8,000 for the intermediate level and 3,000 for the low-grade ones. How about that?"

Lin Shuying glanced at her savings account; if she bought a ton of all of it, it would cost 52 million!

My hands are shaking a little; I've never spent so much money in my life.

What if I buy a bunch of stones and can't sell them in the end?

"Does the price have to exceed one ton before it can be reduced?"

Customer service: "Dear customer, our costs are there. Mining costs money, taxes are paid, excavation costs money, and equipment costs money. We really can't lower the price. To be honest, the processing we do for you will also cost money, but we've already given you a processing fee."

She has grown into an excellent customer service representative.

Lin Shuying gritted her teeth and said, "Fine, I'll buy one ton of each of the three specifications. They all need to be processed. I'll send you the drawings later."

"Okay, dear. After you place your order, we will have a platform contract. Since it is a large transaction, please verify and confirm it."

"it is good."

Lin Shuying was reluctant to spend the money, but that piece of agate was truly the most beautiful she had ever seen. It was orange-red with a slight yellow tint, resembling a sunset—absolutely gorgeous. Combined with pearls, it would make an exquisite hairpin!

The company Lin Shuying bought stones from is called Danone Group, which must be very wealthy. The shop she previously bought all sorts of miscellaneous materials from was called Bu Chuan Ya Company, which specializes in fabric production. After asking around, Lin Shuying found out they had all kinds of materials, so she bought other materials from them.

They have all kinds of metals besides gold and silver, but Lin Shuying only buys copper, gold, and silver. They can also customize various holographic fantasy items, but they are all plastic, and they can only try to get as close as possible to the texture requested by the customer.

Unable to find materials like mother-of-pearl, pearls, or coral, Lin Shuying paid to have fakes custom-made here. She also commissioned them to make the main body of various gold, silver, and copper alloy hairpins, as well as various threads, especially imitation silk threads.

I need very fine ones, in various colors, and a lot of them.

The subsequent velvet flowers and wrapped flowers will require a lot of yarn.

There are also decorative flower petals, but making them yourself is too much trouble. It's better to just draw a design and have someone print a high-quality one. Although it's a bit more expensive, it's much more comfortable to use.

Now that I have money, I can go all out and fulfill all the handmade desires I never dared to pursue in my past life.

That's just how much I love it, there's no way around it.

A quick glance at my savings account shows I still have quite a bit left.

Once they're gone, I'll update two more outfits in the game, hehe.

After buying the items, she started brainstorming design sketches for the customized products. She originally planned to hand-draw them, but then she thought, with something as useful as holography, why bother drawing them by hand?

What if I draw something that people can't understand?

Let's go into the holographic world and brainstorm design plans for them.

Over there, Xia Chunqi and her roommate stayed up all night playing games, finally finishing the house. Then a bell rang, time for class!

Everyone popped out, exclaiming, "Ahhh, I'm weeding!"

"I'll be able to plant rapeseed flowers soon."

"Hurry up, we're going to be late."

"The school is so heartless. Why do they still make us come to class when we can study at home?"

Zhang Xiaoxiao pinched Zhu Zhu's cheek, "If you study at home, you won't see your best friends like us. Hurry up."

Over there, Xia Chunqi suddenly remembered the craft materials her cousin had given her. She hastily grabbed some, stuffed them into her backpack, and took them to the classroom to do crafts when she was feeling lazy.

"Chunqi, hurry up."

"coming!"

The four of them found a corner and started watching videos, all of which were about Qingfengyi.

Zhang Xiaoxiao: "I became a fan because of this video, it's so good."

Zhu Zhu: "It's a pity we missed it, what a pity."

The group was looking at the envelope special effects; Lele didn't like the colorful ones.

Ma Xingyun: "I don't like colorful outfits either, but you guys seem to love them. I think solid colors look the best."

Xia Chunqi: "That's because you've never worn anything nice before."

Zhu Zhu: "If the clothes in the game could be made, I would definitely buy them all!"

The other three laughed, "Can you afford it? One piece costs at least several hundred thousand."

Zhu Zhu: "I, I'll work to buy it."

Xia Chunqi said mysteriously, "Do you want to work? Work with me, and if you do well, I'll give you an outfit that's similar to the ones in the game."

I wonder if my cousin would be willing to use her clothes to buy labor; at worst, she could just give away her own clothes.

Out with the old, in with the new, hehe.

"Tch, don't try to fool us."

They're all ordinary people; who's richer than whom?

Xia Chunqi didn't say anything, but took out the things she had just stuffed into her backpack. "Really, if you follow me now, I guarantee you'll be wearing gold and silver in the future."

The three of them were stunned when they saw what she took out; it was fabric!

Xia Chunqi took out four tubes of glue and some silk flower petals.

"I'll teach you how to do it. Keep your voice down and don't attract the teacher's attention."

She then taught her three roommates how to make silk flowers.

"Ma Xingyun, don't stick things on randomly! You can't afford to pay for the damage if you do!"

Her cousin said that these fabrics cost tens of thousands of yuan each.

Ma Xingyun said cautiously, "I... I still don't know how."

Xia Chunqi: "Divide the petals by size, then glue them one on top of the other. You see."

She was the one who separated the petals, and as long as everyone followed her steps, they generally wouldn't go wrong. But for some reason, Ma Xingyun's petals just wouldn't look good no matter what she did; they were all crooked and twisted.

Over here, Xia Chunqi has already demonstrated one flower, a camellia, made of white and pink fabric with a green round fabric base.

Just go back and glue the flower base on.

The people around were stunned!

"These are flowers!"

"So beautiful!"

Xia Chunqi quickly raised her index finger: "Shh!"

The people around them quieted down and began to whisper.

After class, during breaks, many people gathered around her to watch her make silk flowers. But no one dared to ask her for some to try, because fabric is really expensive. Only a few children from wealthy families came over, tried it out, and quickly joined the silk flower-making group, even switching seats with their classmates for it.

Only Ma Xingyun, no, he just can't do it well.

If Lin Shuying were here, she would definitely say that this person is the legendary super clumsy handyman.

Xia Chunqi quickly finished making the things she brought, and got a backpack full of semi-finished flowers, each one of which was super beautiful.

"Chunqi, are you selling these things?"

Xia Chunqi: "I don't know, it's not mine, it's a job I took. The other party said that if I completed a certain amount of work, I would get to wear the kind of clothes from Qingfengyi."

What is the meaning of "gentle breeze"?

What game?

The four of them looked at the person who asked the question in unison: "Don't you know? It's a dress-up game that's been incredibly popular lately."

"I know, it became popular not because of the costume change, but because of the flowers. Chunqi, the flowers you just made look just like the flowers in the movie."

These words left Xia Chunqi stunned, as if she had discovered some incredible secret.

My cousin has suddenly become incredibly wealthy lately, and the things she makes are so similar to those in the game "Qingfengyi," especially the clothes and blankets, which are styled exactly like the characters in the game.

We can't just copy something from a game, can we?

Did she pay the copyright fee?

My cousin used to work in the gaming industry!

The designer of that game must be my cousin.

She suddenly covered her mouth, and Zhu Zhu asked, "Chunqi, what's wrong?"

Xia Chunqi quickly composed herself and said, "I thought it was because of the costume change that it became popular."

Ma Xingyun: "Yes, the game description said it was a dress-up game, but I didn't expect it to become so popular because of the gameplay of earning in-game currency. It's so interesting."

"This is the first free game."

"Yeah, the first game where you can get all the items for free without having to buy them. The designer must be doing charity work."

"No, the designer is a liar. Many of her rules are outrageous!"

"I strongly suggest that the envelope effect should be experienced countless times. It's so unfair that it can only be experienced once."

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