Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 123

Thanks to Qingfengyi, other items soared to new heights, breaking previous spending records.

The bet against 50 billion viewers was easily met, as were the profit targets.

It even broke the data record that StarNet had maintained for so many years, making StarNet look bad, especially after the bet results came out and this matter was made public, many onlookers couldn't help but laugh.

"Is this what they mean by losing both your wife and your army?"

"It's not just a loss of soldiers and wives, it's practically handing the enemy over to heaven!"

"Even the legendary fattening methods couldn't be this fast. Qingfengyi has made a killing this time."

"Hahaha, Qingfengyi is safe now, and my wallet is safe too!"

"My mech general, after this huge profit, won't the prices of items in Qingfengyi skyrocket again?"

"Ugh, you veteran players, that's too much!"

"Qingfengyi, designer! Do you dare to unbind the limited-edition items? If you do, I'll give you a five-star review!"

If it weren't bound to anything, the dazzling display halls throughout the dungeon would be a total free-to-play event. Even the latest official display building is overflowing with wealth—shining, golden wealth!

"If Qingfeng dares to design it like that, I dare to actually go and fight him offline!"

"Who advocated this? Step forward, and I promise I won't kill you!"

They're incredibly bold to say something so dangerous.

Lin Shuying, always eager for drama, was thoroughly enjoying herself.

On the other hand, Barbie Fashion, which StarNet brought in as a rival, actually performed quite well in terms of data. At least it didn't lose money and recouped its previous advertising and production costs.

Compared to Qingfengyi, it seems a bit shabby. This kind of business competition is very simple: it's all about who's better and who's worse.

Losing naturally makes one appear inferior in the eyes of players, consumers, and partners. Unless a miracle occurs, Qingfengyi will always be one step ahead of Barbie Fashion.

This is the power of popularity and publicity. Although being infamous is still fame, it's infamous.

Lin Qiaoqiao produced the betting agreement, and after receiving the profits, she sued Xingji.com for violating the principles of fair trade and failing to abide by the agreement.

She had arranged for people to collect evidence of various forms of non-cooperation from the interstellar network; her two or three assistants weren't just hired for nothing.

Of course, in the end, they received 500,000 yuan in compensation, which was less than the litigation costs.

After all, the business world is like a battlefield. If there's no battlefield to fight on, what's the point of playing?

Playing Dou Dizhu on the battlefield?

Lin Qiaoqiao's purpose was not to ask for anything, but simply to retaliate in a disgusting way.

In addition, they wanted to make the fire burn even brighter, hoping to attract as much attention as possible to themselves.

Future collaborations will no longer be a guest event for Qingfengyi, but a home event. We will have the right to choose, and we will not cooperate with any unsuitable partners!

There was no auction in this event. After distributing all the prizes, Lin Shuying waved her hand and said, "We're on vacation for a week!"

After uttering those words, she felt like the queen of this sky!

So why did bosses in their past lives dislike giving employees holidays?

Look at the shouts below! They're practically getting the same treatment as the Monkey King when he goes home.

The employees cheered: "Boss, we love you the most!"

"Ahhh, boss, I can work for you for free, as long as you provide food and lodging forever!"

"Boss, I want to dedicate my whole life to you!"

Lin Shuying laughed and said, "What do I need you for my whole life? I need you to be in your prime and able to work, hahaha. It's impossible to provide you with food and lodging forever. It's about time to retire."

Let's relax and joke around while preparing a big meal.

Today we had stewed pig's trotters, stewed with red beans and pickled cabbage.

Super delicious, fatty but not greasy, fragrant and mellow. Each person got a big pork knuckle, and we ordered three pots in total.

The latest product from Baiweida arrived still warm.

Lin Qiaoqiao took her 20% off discount card to place an order, and the other party immediately sent her several more for free after learning that it was Qingfengyi who placed the order.

There's also a one-year 50% off card, which means you get 50% off all Baiweida products when you buy them from Qingfengyi's official website.

This can be considered an apology for taking a less desirable position this time.

Xia Chunqi said disdainfully, "They're so stingy, they're just giving us a little food. Sister, let's not use their products in future events, we'll only cooperate with Sweetheart Planet."

Sweetheart Planet has Lin Shuying's personal investment, so she can be considered the owner. Helping to advertise is a win-win situation for her.

Let's just cut this fence-sitter off and throw him over there, humph!

Lin Shuying laughed and said, "Isn't it good to eat? Hurry up and eat."

Lin Qiaoqiao smiled at her, knowing that business matters were not suitable for throwing tantrums.

They're not in the wrong position; they're neither ruler nor subject, so why should they have an obligation to be loyal?

The workload has been huge lately, especially the packaging.

Lin Shuying wasn't deliberately making things difficult for her employees by having them pack manually; rather, each package of these exquisite and expensive handmade items contained a little surprise.

When Qingfengyi contacts players, she will casually ask what colors and styles they like, and then make slight changes to the packaging color, design, and small gifts.

The prizes are uniform and cannot be changed; the only unique thing is the packaging box.

This is also why countless customers want Qingfengyi's exclusive designs; each item created by the designer has its own individual packaging.

In the beginning, all of them were designed by Lin Shuying herself, and they would be marked with Lin Shuying's seal.

Later, when the other apprentices got up and started, they would also design various packaging and little surprises. The design drafts would be presented at the design team meeting, and Lin Shuying would keep the ones she thought were good and send the ones that were not good back for them to redesign.

These details may not be important, but they are full of heartfelt sentiment and can make the recipient happy.

Lin Shuying has always adhered to the principle that once survival is guaranteed, one should not become a slave to money or life, and it is not bad to occasionally pursue metaphysical things.

For example, create some small surprises for your clients or do some unique little designs.

After dinner, instead of playing games, everyone sat in the courtyard enjoying life, sipping a glass of plum juice, which was very refreshing.

After eating pork knuckle, drinking plum juice is the perfect match!

The employees of Qingfengyi have gotten used to the boss's team building activities. As people from StarCraft, they rarely experience activities where everyone gets together to play, relax, and eat.

I've received one after each event since joining Qingfengyi, which is great.

Lin Shu-ying stated: Team building activities are essential; they're a primary means for bosses to win over employees. They're even more effective than providing benefits or raising salaries.

She was someone who had participated in Shui Shui's professional training program for business owners; she went there specifically to learn when she was planning to recruit apprentices.

That expert said, "Without benefits and wage increases, who will work for you?"

She immediately realized: she couldn't win over employees by raising wages and benefits; she had to find another way.

At this point, the expert said, "Don't believe those bosses who talk about team building, heart-to-heart talks, creating a good atmosphere, and improving the environment. It's all nonsense. What's the use of the best environment if you don't have money?"

Lin Shuying immediately understood: you need to organize team building activities, have heart-to-heart talks, create a good atmosphere and environment, and finally add a raise – that's the winning formula!

The environment mentioned here is not the picturesque workplace, but rather the overall environment.

For example, clear career advancement paths, no conspiracies or underhanded tactics, fewer inactive employees, and providing opportunities for the talented and wise.

Lin Shuying didn't know what others thought; her priority when looking for a job was a relaxed work environment.

Work is already tiring enough, why should we have to spend our time scheming and guessing?

Aren't you tired?

Some bosses, in particular, are out of their minds.

You're saying something like, "What are you thinking?" It's some kind of code word you got from somewhere, like a secret rendezvous between spies, making the employees guess.

Instead of learning professional skills, they want to learn a set of spy codes first. How ridiculous!

While discussing ideals and enjoying life, players received their own exclusive gifts.

Unboxing videos are incredibly popular.

There were quite a few items sent out this time, and each one was very beautiful and precious.

Many non-Qingfengyi players are also waiting for the follow-up, making the unboxing video even more popular.

Especially Deng Yijun, that guy used all the resources at his disposal to collect a hundred prizes.

I really can't get any more. I've contacted almost everyone who won a physical prize, but there are very few people selling them.

Including what he acquired himself, he only had one hundred items.

His unboxing videos are the most popular, currently the most on the entire internet.

Other wealthy people were envious and eager to watch, and there was no shortage of various traditional Chinese cultural elements being discussed.

"How on earth did he get that?!"

"Ugh! I'm breaking up with him!"

"Deng Yijun, come out here, let's duel!"

Deng Yijun happened to see this sentence and quickly instructed her assistant: "Add two more bodyguards, add another billion to my personal safety insurance, and especially double the price of my brain."

Assistant: "Boss, are you sure?"

Shouldn't you buy insurance for all the precious things in your family? Why buy insurance for yourself?

He was genuinely worried that the boss had too many good things and someone would try to steal them.

Deng Yijun glared at him and said, "Am I not more valuable than those treasures?"

Who is being discriminated against?

The assistant quickly apologized and turned to buy insurance.

Given the amount of insurance coverage and the extent of the boss's antics, the insurance company would probably need to provide him with eight to ten bodyguards to feel secure.

The assistant contacted the boss's own insurance company, but none of them would take the job, and in the end, they negotiated a contract with very low payouts. It was still the Deng family that went to great lengths to get their younger brother to take on this hot potato.

Here, Deng Yijun opened the first bracelet, which was a Bodhi seed bracelet. The Bodhi seeds were of very good quality, with a bright luster and excellent oil content.

A sword, a very simple sword, entirely silver-white to the ground. There are no jewels on the blade, but there are on the scabbard.

A rhombus-shaped white jade gemstone sits atop the scabbard, below which are gradually smaller rubies.

The hard shell is made of blue sharkskin, with flowing blue hues resembling the aurora borealis or waves.

The cloisonné enamel and gold inlay on the hilt complement the off-white scabbard perfectly.

Although the blade is smooth, upon closer inspection one can see fine auspicious cloud patterns, giving it a restrained and smooth appearance.

The sword was drawn from its sheath with a clear, melodious 'whoosh'.

"A fine sword!"

Even someone who doesn't know much about swords can tell this is a good one.

The eyes of combat gamers and weapon enthusiasts watching the live stream were practically burning with envy!

"Ahhh, what a wonderful thing this is!"

"A points-based reward exclusively for the player with the highest view count?"

"What! First place? Him?"

"When did this happen? Why don't I know?"

"What video did he release?!"

"Ahhhh, I found it! Rich daddy, you're my second mecha grand marshal!"

"What did you find? What did you find? Release them! Release them!"

The audience was in an uproar, but they eventually found the video, pictures, and forum links in the various comments.

This tycoon built a dedicated alliance zone for Qingfengyi within a holographic world. A twenty-story holographic skyscraper, its exterior continuously playing his anonymous videos 24/7.

Once inside, there are many small rooms for those who cannot afford to rent or buy a house in the holographic world to stay temporarily.

Offering 6 hours of free stay upon arrival is simply outrageous.

The bed is a replica of a princess bed, and the layout was specially designed by a player designer from the game "Qingfengyi," with a style completely consistent with "Qingfengyi."

There are also various replica props; you can't get this for less than several hundred million!

It's important to understand that the cost of living in a holographic world is much higher than in the real world. This is because the AI ​​can bring all of humanity into it, and its maintenance costs are unimaginable—almost requiring the combined resources of the entire world.

Therefore, everything—houses, land, furniture, etc.—is a bit more expensive than in the real world.

However, this place allows us to work and access information from across the entire galaxy; it's essentially a global convergence zone.

Everyone can come in, no matter which planet you're from.

Building a landmark building here would be a sure way to get the most publicity points.

"Ahhh, why didn't I notice? This is outrageously extravagant!"

"Ugh, I'm so immersed in the real game, who would want to experience this here?"

"It's a little scary to think about, but I haven't entered the holographic world for three months. I've been spending all my time in Qingfengyi..."

"I've been here for six months, and I'm still working offline. Can you believe it?"

Many people were shocked after these people made their comments, as they were amazed that they could live away from the Second World for so long!

These were things we never dared to imagine before. Offline life in interstellar space is very impoverished, and in order to save material resources, everyone is living in holographic space.

Now, the tranquility of nature has become a part of one's spiritual world...

Lin Shuying didn't notice any of this; she realized the area was too small and there were no waves.

We were supposed to take a week off, but the game platform has resolved the test results.

It's a mixed bag; she's going to take two assistants to sit in on someone else's technical meeting.

Although she doesn't understand the technology, she's the client and needs to be present.

First, we tested the NPCs' mana and spell execution; only the spells were barely functional. Furthermore, each zone can only support a maximum of 100 NPCs; the zone limit is the current number. Beyond that, each zone can only support 20 NPCs.

Lin Shuying asked curiously, "Can adding just one more district really bring the price down to 20?"

Is that a bit too much?

One programmer replied, "Programming is not a simple matter of addition and subtraction, and the tolerance is very low. It is common for a single variable to cause the exponent to decrease."

Lin Shuying said apologetically, "Sorry, please continue."

Due to a glitch in the mana system, many players experienced crashes while piloting the Red Embroidered Ball during this event. Players only had a base mana value of 100 at that time; most players were in the Jade Pool, and even a few couldn't sustain the mana.

This needs further research and development.

If your magical power is insufficient, all talk about subsequent cultivation levels is futile.

But Phoenix Run was created, and only the programmers themselves know how much personal bias was involved.

One technician couldn't help but ask, "Designer Lin, is the phoenix part of the next event?"