Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 102

He then sighed deeply, "The ways of Heaven are so unpredictable. If you keep seeking, who knows what you'll get in the end? Don't seek..."

He murmured the last sentence very softly and sorrowfully, "How can I be content if I don't ask for it? What if I do manage to get it?"

The monster camp member sat motionless for a long time, hugging the peach wood stake, before finally snapping out of it and uploading the video of this ending to the chat channel.

"Family members, my heart is completely broken. There are no good endings, only knives in the end, knives that cut flesh without mercy! (Video)"

The thunder at the end of the video really broke the hearts of many players. They never expected that what they thought was the perfect ending would end in annihilation, leaving nothing behind.

"Aaaaaah, what the designer is trying to do?! I challenge you to a duel!"

"Give me back my Tao Yao a happy life! I can't take it anymore, waaaaah~"

"Ahhh, my beautiful Tao Yao! My heart aches so much, sob sob sob. I'm not playing this ending anymore, it's too painful to look at."

"So is there a happy ending or not? If it's going to end like this, I'm going to be so depressed!"

At this moment, a player who plays the story mode posted their battle stats!

"Look at the results of my Jimei Pavilion! Qingfengyi really went all out this time. One dungeon can have twenty-three endings, with the only differences being the missing items. Can you believe it? Video."

Jimei Pavilion is a player community formed by story-driven and map-exploration players, with over 20,000 members. After this event opened, story-driven players within the pavilion spontaneously formed teams to complete the dungeon storylines.

I didn't expect the dungeon storyline to be so complicated. It took more than a dozen teams to clear all the endings of one dungeon!

They were all completely baffled; there were also side stories like the Naihe Golden Flower and the Cowherd and Weaver Girl.

Players flocked to watch the video posted by this player. Much of the process was cut out, leaving only the final ending. The 23 endings strung together made for a long time, a full half hour.

There are ordinary, happy moments of living a long and fulfilling life together, and such an ordinary life can have three possible endings. The red thread of fate is not continued; the two only have this life, with no descendants.

This was indeed a bit heartbreaking after accepting the idea that people have reincarnation, but once you take a scientific approach, it becomes very sweet. How many next lives do we have? Being comfortable in the present is the best and sweetest thing.

The red thread continues, and there will be many more destinies to come; this is the greatest happiness.

The red thread is continued, but the male lead's soul is incomplete, which is actually quite sweet.

Lin Shuying's personal opinion is that no one who cultivates immortality has a good ending.

It's impossible to manage something like this in just a few decades; conflicts arise frequently, like the "three-year itch" or "seven-year itch." And if you add in conflicts of interest or disharmony in daily life...

It's hard to imagine being bound together for thousands of years, facing choices between rare and precious resources and longevity. Add to that the effects of time, and you're guaranteed a lifetime of happiness?

She herself couldn't do it.

Perhaps only in novels can we imagine a thousand-year promise.

Having cleared the Peach Blossom Three Lifetimes dungeon, the next challenge is the Naihe Golden Flower.

This one is even more heartbreaking; they only have one lifetime, but that lifetime lasts a thousand years.

The hydrangea is a flower fairy, and the golden lantern is a human. Their love story is doomed to a bad end.

The villagers were afraid of the flower demon, so they plotted to kill her at night and burned the two of them to death.

The two escaped, but a burly man swung a hoe at them. Jin Deng instinctively shielded Xiuhua, and was subsequently killed by the blow. Enraged, Xiuhua massacred the entire village, creating endless karmic debt.

He ultimately died for love.

The Golden Lamp, having arrived in the underworld, waited for the Hydrangea Flower to descend. A hundred years later, she learned that the Hydrangea Flower had committed atrocities and was repaying her debts in the eighteenth level of hell. So she rushed to save her, but instead of saving her, she caused many evil spirits in hell to escape, creating even greater karmic obstacles.

Both of them will be punished by being reduced to ashes.

The hydrangea was unwilling to lose hope for future generations; at least as long as it lived, there was still hope, even if only one person survived.

She exhausted her cultivation and sacrificed her soul to Luofeng Mountain to subdue the escaped evil spirits, thus giving Jin Deng a glimmer of hope.

Coincidentally, the two thought of sacrificing themselves to save their lives at the same time. In the end, one became a flower of the dead by the Naihe River, and the other became a hydrangea in the human world.

A century later, Jin Deng, having unintentionally amassed great merit by guiding countless wandering souls across the Naihe River, took human form. Meng Po, moved by the couple's story, offered a way to pray for a future life together.

That is to become a soul ferryman, collecting karmic merits to repay debts. As long as enough merits are collected, one can return to the mortal realm, collect the soul fragments of hydrangeas, and use the karmic merits to pray for a better next life.

Later, after meeting Tao Yao and hearing their story, he gave up the idea of ​​a multi-lifetime destiny. He didn't ask for much; he was content with just one lifetime together.

To speed things up, he used his accumulated good karma to help Tao Yao revive, while she had to work hard in the mortal world to collect the souls of hydrangea flowers for him.

In this way, he can simply revive the hydrangea after returning to the human world, without having to go through any trouble.

The story is actually quite pleasant, without the many twists and turns of Tao Yao's tale.

While players were busy progressing through the story, Lin Shuying wasn't idle either, continuing to create hairpins. This time, the theme was "Red Spider Lily: Souls Crossing the River, Peach Blossoms Falling, Unending Fate, and Purple Hydrangea Falling, Leaves Scattered on the Ground."

The red spider lily is predominantly red, its vibrant blossoms tinged with a touch of somberness, accented with white pearls and paired with tassels of southern red agate. The pearls instantly brighten the otherwise dark red, adding a sense of luminosity.

This Lycoris radiata hairpin series comes in three styles: one is a large hairpin with a backrest, and two are small flower hairpins worn on the side, paired with bamboo green leaves and blue morpho butterflies. The blue morpho butterflies are made of sapphire and coated with gold powder.

The small hairpin flowers are edged with cloisonné.

Lin Shuying absolutely loves cloisonné hairpins; they're incredibly beautiful. Whether it's silver or gold wire, it adds to the exquisiteness and glamour of the hairpin.

The Peach Blossom series features a light pink and solid color scheme, and they even made a dress for it.

This outfit is different from the Peach Blossom set in the game; it's a blue and pink series, giving it a more aloof and elegant feel.

Everyone says that peach blossoms are the most alluring, but in fact, they are extremely elegant.

The red is just right, the pink is fresh and refined, and the white is not gloomy. The fragrance is not overpowering; you can hardly smell it unless you are paying attention.

The most exquisite thing is the falling petals, fluttering and easily falling. There seems to be a sense of detached detachment from the world, as if the wind wants me to fly, so I fly with the wind; if the earth wants me to fall, so I fall. But nowhere can hold them back. In a few days, the flowers will all be gone, and the tree will be full of lush green leaves. After the first green peach blossoms appear, they will be delicate and without a trace of decay.

There was no elaborate hairpin, but rather a three-lined tassel adorned with a few white pearls and pink peach petals. The peach petals were made of pink crystal, with extremely high transparency.

Originally, pink jade would have been a better match for the delicate, translucent, and pinkish-white appearance of peach blossoms, but Lin Shuying felt that pink crystal better captured the essence of peach blossoms in her mind.

On either side are two peach blossom hairpins, and the hairstyle is very simple. It's a small topknot with a long, loose bun, and a sky-blue hairband that hangs down, matching the blue parts of the clothes very harmoniously.

The outer garment is a light blue chiffon, with a long, cross-collar skirt underneath, adorned with a piece of white jade. A thin red belt cinches the waist, embroidered with pink peach blossoms. Made of incredibly soft fabric, the wide sleeves and hem create a flowing, ethereal effect when moving, exuding a truly otherworldly charm.

She doesn't plan to sell them after they're made; she wants to keep them for herself.

Hydrangea flowers are frequently used in hairpins, and what Lin Shuying is most captivated by about hydrangeas is their color; no other flower's color surpasses that of hydrangeas. The gradient effect is incomparably ethereal.

Especially blue and pink tones, light and airy, crystal clear. Warm colors are also great, orange is both warm and cute, and purple tones exude mystery.

Among the gradient-colored flowers, she thought there were few that could rival her.

Large hairpins, small hair ornaments, and forehead ornaments are not the main focus of hydrangea products; the main products are bracelets, beads, earrings, and back ornaments.

The hydrangea is a ball, and the balls made of various gemstones are so beautiful that you can't put them down when you hold them in your hand.

There are several designs for the back cloud, and the beading on the other parts is similar. The difference is the final piece on the back cloud: a hydrangea flower ball.

They come in different colors, including blue, pink, black, and red—several options. It's easy to make; just give the design and bead pattern to a few employees, and they can produce a lot by following the process.

One can be made in ten minutes, or less than ten minutes if you're fast enough. You can make about two hundred a day.

The plan for this sale is to sell 2,000 pieces, which will take about ten days to complete. I believe that's enough.

There's no need to make too many other hairpins; currently, the apprentices are all taking orders from outside. Lin Qiaoqiao suggested that the sales event should only feature products made by Lin Shuying, creating a high-end luxury sales event exclusively for her.

Lin Shuying had no objection to this and was even happy to see it happen. The final result of this kind of creation will all fall on the designer, and no matter where she goes, her achievements will be linked to the designer.

The main reason is that the products designed by Lin Shuying are more valuable. In previous auctions, the price would drop instantly whenever other people's products appeared.

Originally, a hairpin labeled as made by Lin Shuying could sell for seven or eight hundred thousand, or even a million. But once a product designed by someone else appears, the price can drop to tens of thousands, barely breaking even.

If the reserve price is set too high, the item will fail to sell.

The sales have been particularly severe in recent periods, with long delays even at sales events.

At that time, Lin Qiaoqiao did not dare to sell any of her apprentices' works at the main venue, but only continued to sell them after Lin Shuying's auction ended.

This is a really sad thing.

StarCraft does a good job of protecting authors' copyrights; whoever creates the work gets their name listed, and Lin Shuying also values ​​everyone's labor rights.

Otherwise, the products made by the apprentices could completely imitate the high-priced products made by Lin Shuying and be sold. Although there are some differences in the details, it would only make the buyers think that Lin Shuying was too busy and didn't put her heart into it.

It doesn't create the greatest value either, because the base price at the sales event is just the cost price plus a little bit, which is like a tip for labor.

If sold at the base price, there will be no profit.

After this, Lin Qiaoqiao plans to only sell items designed by Lin Shuying at each sales event, and to hold separate sales events for her apprentices at the beginning or middle of each month to focus on processing the exquisite jewelry made by them.

They spend the rest of their time taking orders, and they earn a lot from taking orders, as they can get commissions.

Qingfengyi has so many orders right now, they're piling up and we can't finish them all.

Lin Qiaoqiao displayed the high-quality, reasonably priced items that other apprentices could also make on the large screen in the living room, which was also connected to the employees' personal computers.

This system is exclusive to Qingfengyi, allowing employees to directly connect with customers when receiving orders.

For each successful order completed, the designer Qingfengyi will earn one more point. Clients can also personally select a designer to create the product within the program.

The purpose of this is to cultivate renowned designers, lay a solid foundation for the studio's strength, and provide a management basis for recruiting more apprentices in the future.

This program also has mentor-apprentice points. Mentor-apprentice points will appear every time you mentor an apprentice. If the mentor-apprentice points are gold, it means that the apprentice can take orders independently. If they are white, it means that the apprentice is still in the teaching stage.

This is to encourage designers to actively mentor apprentices, and clients will also select designers based on the number and quality of the apprentices they mentor.

Lin Shuying is very satisfied with this system. She won't have to worry about the apprentices anymore, which is great.

After completing the three sets of works, Xia Chunqi filmed a promotional video. The timing was perfect, right before the event ended, to capitalize on the maximum buzz.

Li Feiyu and Meng Longhai were the main characters in the film.

The men's attire is the same as Jin Deng's costume for the event. The dark red clothes are embroidered with black silk spider lily patterns, paired with auspicious clouds and intertwined branches. His hair is loose, with a beaded hairnet and a black and gold jade updo. A string of beads hangs by his ears, the ends of which are shaped like Asura heads, giving it a somewhat eerie beauty.

In her hand was an eerie golden velvet flower, with blossoms but no leaves.

Paired with a dark-toned makeup look, the whole outfit is incredibly cool.

Meng Longhai smiled at the camera, and Lin Shuying said, "Longhai, don't smile, turn your mouth away. Don't look directly at the camera, glance at it at a 45-degree angle."

Meng Longhai did as he was told, but the angle was wrong, making it look like his eyeballs were missing.

Lin Shuying stood behind Xia Chunqi, looking at him with a sense that something was off: "Try moving closer to thirty degrees."

Meng Longhai turned slightly, and instantly that sinister, domineering, and cold aura vanished. Lin Shuying said to Xia Chunqi, "Give me the camera."

Xia Chunqi handed it over, and Lin Shuying took the photos herself.

"Turn your face forty-five degrees and look forty degrees."

Meng Longhai did as instructed, and Lin Shuying said, "Look up, lower your head slightly, yes, look down a little more, don't let your eyelashes droop..."

It took me a long time to take a satisfactory photo. The photo clearly shows a soul ferryman who spends most of his life by the River Naihe. He carries a hint of indifference, as if he has seen all the stories of souls in the world, yet he himself is full of stories.

Xia Chunqi was amazed after seeing the photos. "He's so mysterious!"

It makes you want to explore more stories.

Lin Shu-ying: "When you're shooting, you also need to think about the story behind the clothes, the work, and the character, and try to show the backstory in the videos and photos as much as possible. A work with a story can best arouse people's desire to explore and make consumers and viewers feel that it is valuable."

"it is good."

Lin Shu-ying plans to film all the videos herself today.

For the later photos of Peach Blossom, a hairdryer was used.

As the wind blew her skirts, Li Feiyu slowly released the peach blossoms in her hand, while a sprayer sprayed more peach blossoms outside.

"Don't look at the camera, look up diagonally upwards, okay. Can you cry for a moment?"