Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 24

The muscular guy later wore a white suit, a butler's uniform, a Zhongshan suit, and a long gown, but he only looked good in two of them, truly authentic. The rest were all terrible, especially the Zhongshan suit and the long gown, which gave off a gorilla-like vibe in a bellyband.

Even though there was nothing there, they managed to squeeze out some kind of stuff.

Weird.

The other male anchors, perhaps feeling a bit smug being overshadowed, smugly showed off in front of the muscular hunk in their outfits. The muscular hunk, however, didn't like any other clothes; he only preferred the warlord suit and white blazer.

Mighty and domineering!

After the interactive event, the muscular guy developed a strong interest in Qingfengyi and even gave up a whole day of weightlifting to dedicate some time to planting flowers and decorating his house. He wore very little clothing, but earning money by planting flowers had a strange attraction for this working-class person.

Although the money earned from planting flowers here cannot be exchanged for interstellar currency, it can be saved little by little. You can watch your copper coins increase, then be exchanged for silver, and then for gold...

The flowers you grow can be sold, and players who like flowers but dislike farming will buy them. You earn Star Coins from these purchases; he had no idea you could make money playing games, and he was already lucky if he didn't spend any.

Players like him who only plant and don't use the flowers have accumulated a lot of mutated flowers and made a lot of money.

Another streamer has become obsessed with the charm of Qingfengyi.

The wildly popular game attracted the attention of many designers, fabric and clothing studios, and airbrush design studios, and even several major airbrush companies. They all sent private messages to Lin Shuying, hoping to obtain the production rights to the game's clothing and sell it.

Such gorgeous clothes, especially the recently updated cheongsam sets, would be a huge hit if they had fabric!

Even the sprayed finish is good; who doesn't like a beautiful design?

Some people are now printing their own clothes in the Qingfengyi style. Those with good skills can make them look handsome or beautiful when they go out, while those with poor skills are just like colorful black paint.

The small studio lacked the resources to investigate Lin Shuying, but it was relatively easy for a large company. They quickly contacted the planet owner, hoping to make connections. The planet owner assigned Xiao Anlan to handle the matter, and after some twists and turns, Lin Qiaoqiao finally learned of it. She had been too busy renovating the studio lately, mostly doing manual labor, and would fall asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow at night. She didn't even have the energy to play games, let alone think about checking private messages.

Upon receiving the news, they informed Lin Shuying, who was reluctant to cooperate but was willing to sit back and collect the money...

"How much will I receive in royalties for the patent?"

Lin Qiaoqiao: "We'll discuss this later. Assistant Xiao revealed that Qingyuan Spraying Company will take a 1/1000 cut; Zhonggu Spraying Company will take a 1% cut per garment, but we'll have to bear the costs, while taking a 1/1000 cut means we won't bear the costs. Feiliaisi Spraying Company hopes to jointly establish a subsidiary, with us responsible for design and marketing, and them responsible for production, after-sales service, and management. Further details will be discussed later."

Lin Shuying thought for a moment and said, "Let's sell all the patent usage rights. We won't accept the establishment of branch offices or joint ventures. Besides, they're only buying the patent usage rights; we can still continue to use them."

Lin Qiaoqiao asked curiously, "Boss, will we also be making clothes later?"

Lin Shu-ying: "Our goal is to create a unique clothing and accessories design, manufacturing, and customization luxury brand company, and become a dominant force in the fashion industry!"

Lin Qiaoqiao seemed to see the surging waves behind the boss, a corner of the sea cliff, the boss with his fists clenched, one hand across his chest and the other behind his back, his eyes shining as he looked at the sea!

Maybe the next second they'll shout, "Strive! Strive! Become the king of the fashion world!"

That's a bit awkward, hahaha.

Lin Shuying tapped her head, which was lost in thought, and asked, "What are you thinking about, Qiaoqiao?"

Lin Qiaoqiao shook her head and said, "I wasn't thinking about anything. I'll go downstairs and discuss it."

"Yes, after we reach an agreement, we'll go to Nengda and Buchuanya companies to establish connections. The condition for establishing connections is that the price of my goods will be reduced by 10%."

Lin Qiaoqiao asked cautiously, "What if they've already made contact?"

"Then let's just say we missed the initial opportunity. We'll have to negotiate the copyright usage of the design drawings properly later."

Liang Ranran asked, "Boss, if we give the copyright to other companies, won't they steal our market share?"

Lin Shuying said, "We are taking different paths."

Haute couture handcraftsmanship cannot be replaced by factory assembly lines.

Lin Qiaoqiao went off to do her work, while Lin Shuying began making her first set of hairpins, a chrysanthemum hair comb from the floral series.

Lin Shu-ying started her career as a hairpin maker because she loved wearing these things, and later became completely obsessed with making them. Handicrafts can be truly addictive, especially making beautiful things; you can be engrossed in them for an entire day.

Pick out some of the petals that Liang Ranran had previously wrapped with gold and silver threads, as well as leaves, beautiful flower calyxes, pearls, and gemstone pendants.

Liang Ranran had spent months crafting flower petals, leaves, gems, and pearls. The boss even asked her to twist the silk threads into beautiful braids. She had no idea what kind of finished product these things would become. Was she about to witness it today?

Lin Shuying asked with a smile, "Want to learn?"

Liang Ranran's eyes lit up, "I want to!"

Lin Shuying said, "I'll teach you two methods. The first is to not wrap the wire around the parts, but to twist the metal wire directly. The other method is to use the components you made, and then use the wire to shape and assemble them."

I cut off a one-meter section of copper wire. "You can do it with me, I'll do it slowly."

"Okay, boss."

Pick up a red peony petal, thread a copper wire through the hole, wrap it around to secure it, and then thread the next petal. After threading five petals, place a sun-colored cat's-eye stone in the center, pull out the copper wire, and continue threading two more layers of petals on the outside. A beautiful peony flower is now complete.

Looking up, Liang Ranran had already twisted the copper wire off.

After breaking it, I didn't have the heart to bother the boss, so I just watched him do it.

As soon as Lin Shuying finished, Liang Ranran clapped and cheered, "Boss, you're amazing!!"

Lin Shuying looked at the broken copper wire in front of her and said, "It's normal for a beginner to break a copper wire. You'll get used to it after a few more practices. You continue, and I'll guide you slowly."

Copper wire, gold wire, silver wire, and even elastic cord can all break when making patterns. Even now, she can't avoid this when making some complex patterns; when she was a beginner, she would easily break the thread when twisting a five-petaled flower.

Breaking threads is an unavoidable pain for hairpin makers, especially when working on heavy crafting projects in the later stages. When it breaks, it's normal to feel like dying.

A heavy-duty workpiece takes at least three or four hours to complete...

Liang Ranran picked up the copper wire and continued.

Lin Shuying: "Don't twist it too tightly, leave some room, because when the petals are crowded later, they will fight for space and pull on the copper wire."

Liang Ranran loosened the copper wire and used the small pliers to clamp it.

'Snapped'

The copper wire broke.

Liang Ranran explained anxiously, "This gap is too small, one wrong move and..."

Lin Shuying laughed, so this is what makes her look so cute when she accidentally makes a mistake while doing crafts?

"It's alright, it's normal. Next time, just twist the petals directly and don't leave any marks on the copper wire when you use the pliers. We're currently using 0.4mm thick copper wire, so a few marks are fine. If it were 0.3mm or 0.2mm, a mark would likely cause it to break after a couple of shakes. The hairpins we make are worn on the head and need to be adjusted frequently, and they can get tangled in the hair. Some careless customers might also bump into them. Hairpins with these marks are defective products and need to be sold at a lower price or reworked."

"Huh? The finished flower can be adjusted?"

Lin Shuying took the peony flower she had just made, and when she gently brought her hands together, the petals became crooked and twisted. She made a few simple adjustments, and the flower was perfect again.

"The hairpin also needs to be adjusted after it's put on to fit the hairstyle; otherwise, it won't look good and will look stiff."

Liang Ranran had never seen a hairstyle with a full head of pearls and jewels before and didn't understand it, but she understood after seeing the example before her.

"Boss, you do it, I'll watch. I'll practice on my own afterwards."

"Okay, you can film me making it. Perfect, Qiaoqiao doesn't have time to film."

Training new employees incurs costs, which is unavoidable.

Xia Chunqi came over and said, "I'll take over filming, Ranran, you continue."

Xia Chunqi was in charge of filming, and Liang Ranran watched intently.

Lin Shuying pulled on the remaining copper wire from making the flower, strung it with a leaf, folded it in half, and twisted it a couple of times with her fingers, creating a pretty little twisted flower. After binding it to the flower, she moved on to the next leaf, simply creating a slight misalignment, and the smooth, flowing shape began to take shape.

Add two more pearls and gemstones, then take a hairpin body and wrap it with copper wire. Each ring is meticulously crafted, like a carving.

"When twisting the hairpin without wrapping the silk thread, it must be even, neat, and appropriate, otherwise it won't look good. Especially when wrapping the main body later, if the wrapping is uneven and not tight enough, it will look ugly. It will give the impression of being unrefined and perfunctory. The most important thing in making hairpins is refinement, and refinement depends on the details. Give it a try."

Xia Chunqi and Liang Ranran were stunned; it felt like magic!

Amazing! In the blink of an eye, a beautiful hairpin was made.

Looking at the time, half an hour had passed, including more than ten minutes of teaching Liang Ranran.

"Sis, you're amazing! This is so pretty, how do I use it?"

Lin Shuying: "This is a hairpin, used to fix and decorate hair."

In the past, many ancient costume styling bloggers used hairpins and hair clips to decorate their hairstyles, while they used clips, rubber bands, and small hairpins to fix their hairstyles. In fact, in ancient times, these items also served another purpose: to create and fix hairstyles.

At first, Lin Shuying also felt that these things, which were neither clips, ropes, nor rubber bands, could only be used for simple decoration and could not fix her hairstyle. After further research, she discovered that she could use hairbands, hairpins, and hair sticks to create hairstyles. As a result, she grew her hair long and tried many different hairstyles.

Her popularity is also related to this; unlike many bloggers who use hair ties and clips to style their hair and then decorate it with accessories, she uses all these hair accessories in conjunction with headbands and hair ties to create her looks, making it seem entirely achievable in ancient times. It feels very real, and you won't have questions like, "Could this kind of hairstyle have been done in ancient times without hair clips or hairspray?"

The only drawback is that Lin Shuying's hair was cut before she became a fan, so she doesn't have that thigh-length hair. If she had that kind of long hair, long enough to be piled up on her head, she wouldn't need hair extensions at all.

Later, when she had money, she made a special trip to some ethnic minority areas and found some aunties and grandmothers who had never cut their hair in their entire lives.

The finished look is absolutely gorgeous!

Seeing the puzzled and incredulous expressions on their faces, she smiled slightly. She untied her short, newly grown ponytail, simply twisted it at the back of her head, inserted a hairpin, and her super simple hairstyle was done.

"How about it?"

Their eyes sparkled, "Beautiful!"

The light blue cheongsam she's wearing is such a perfect match!

"Sis, this feels like being in a game!"

Lin Shuying laughed and said, "It has to look better than in the game."

The holographic environment also features a realistic art style; only the animations she creates have an animated style. Real-world visuals don't look as good as those in the holographic game, so it's basically not competitive.

"Alright, let's make another one next. I think this one is simpler. It's the silk-wrapping pattern, but it takes more time."

I just brought over some components that have undergone simple processing, and a roll of brown imitation wound yarn.

"When winding silk, you can use multiple strands if you want to be quick, but using multiple strands makes it easy for the silk to get tangled and snagged. If you don't clean the silk frequently, it won't look good, and there will be thread marks and poor details."

Here she used double-stranded silk thread, first wrapping it around each component. Pinch the petals, twist them with your fingers, and the silk thread smoothly wraps around, very lustrous, with flowing light.

Liang Ranran learned how to wrap flower petals some time ago, but she hasn't been able to wrap a decent one yet. Now that she sees that she has to wrap the thread again, she is a little scared.

"Boss, do we need to get this done too?"

"Yes, this increases the sophistication of the design and solves the problem of hairpins getting tangled in the hair. In addition, some intricate designs can be secured by wrapping the hair with thread."

After wrapping the components with silk thread, a white pearl and a gold calyx were taken, and the petals were wrapped around them using the gold thread as a guide. Soon, a double-petaled camellia flower was wrapped, and with the addition of leaves and a small blue butterfly, the beautiful flower pattern was complete.

Finally, I gave you a small hair comb with four teeth. It has a small pattern.

Wrap the same thread around the wound, and then seal it with glue.

"I personally prefer not to seal it, but I sell it based on customer needs. Some customers prefer it sealed, as it's less likely to get snagged or break apart. Other customers are good at storing things, so not sealing it doesn't affect them much."

Xia Chunqi: "What's wrong with sealing it?"

Lin Shuying took a hairbrush, wrapped it with silk thread, and compared it with the hairbrush she had just made.

Can you tell?

It's obvious at a glance.

The sealed threads lack luster and have a poor texture, while the unsealed threads look more refined, with smooth lines and a rich, vibrant sheen. They also feel more comfortable to the touch than the sealed ones.

Lin Shu-ying: "This is the sealer's work. If it's a novice's work, it can only be a defective product. You guys can be a negative example to show us."

In her past life, many hairpin makers advised beginners to seal the threads with glue to prevent them from coming undone. However, based on Lin Shuying's own learning experience, while sealing with glue did solve the problem, the results were terrible.

Liang Ranran tried to seal the hairpins that Lin Shuying had just wrapped with glue, but the glue marks were incredibly clear. Leaving aside the silk threads, the glue marks alone made the hair look cheap.

Xia Chunqi: "I followed your instructions exactly, so why is there such a big difference?"

Lin Shuying joked, "Maybe what I lack isn't materials or time, but a pair of hands blessed by God?"

The two were devastated.

Lin Shu-ying: "Just practice more, keep it up. In the future, when your works are displayed, you can even wear them yourself. Doesn't that sound exciting?"

The first hair accessory she ever made was a hair clip, a crooked six-petaled chrysanthemum. She was incredibly excited, admiring it every time she looked at it, feeling so happy. That very day, she styled her hair beautifully, put on the hair clip, and went downstairs to buy a cup of milk tea…

I love it so much!

Later, when she had the resources to make luxurious phoenix crowns and elaborate hairpins, this chrysanthemum became her first love. The excitement she felt when she made the first hairpin was indescribable.