Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 227 Flowers Bloom in Full Bloom

With that thought in mind, she put down the nearly finished embroidery and quickly returned to her room, entering the holographic capsule. Taking advantage of this moment of inspiration, she quickly sketched out the event outline.

The original plan was to call it the "Simple and Honest Ethnic Village" event, but after conceiving the concept, I changed my mind. This event is now called "Flowers Bloom in a Hundred Colors!" There was a song that was once sung throughout China called "Fifty-Six Flowers," and probably about 60% of the younger generation born after it don't know it. But this song truly embodies the sentiments and hopes of the Chinese people and the nation, reflecting the spirit of each flower in this new era, each possessing its own unique beauty.

Lin Shuying went through a period of design inspiration, so she studied the unique ethnic clothing and found it to be incredibly beautiful. Some garments even resembled uniquely designed history books, incorporating the migration history and development of these ethnic groups into the clothing. It was truly remarkable and impressive, and the customs and lifestyles of these ethnic groups were also very interesting.

When I was a child, I thought these ethnic customs were just ordinary and a little fun. But when I look at them again as an adult, I find them to be very vibrant.

Soon, the general outline of the dungeon was conceived, though the details needed further consideration and adjustment. Lin Shuying decided to finish the clothes she was working on first, and also to let her mind settle down. Qingfengyi's activities had been too hectic all along, and she felt like she hadn't had a proper rest.

After the dress was finished, she put it on herself, and the employees who came to watch were dumbfounded as the shimmering skirt swayed.

This dress is completely different from the ones I made before, but it's exactly the same as the dress in the game "Qingfengyi"! Especially the embroidery, the butterflies and orchids are so lifelike. Although the color scheme is simple blue, dark blue, and pink, upon closer inspection you can find various colors inside: yellow, red, white, etc., perfectly depicting the state and details of the flowers.

After wearing it, Lin Shuying looked extremely dignified and elegant, a stark contrast to her previous relaxed and wealthy demeanor in loose cheongsams. Her hair was simply styled in a sailboat bun, adorned with a jade-green hairpin with a four-leaf clover-shaped ruby ​​hanging from it, and a round gold bead set in the center of the ruby. Exquisite, elegant, and luxurious, yet understated.

The clothes, embroidered with exquisite skill, are made of a silk-like fabric that is soft and gentle against the skin, flowing gracefully with movement, like clouds swirling around you. The horse-face skirt is made of stiff cotton-linen, and the embroidery on it is not Suzhou embroidery, but rather printing and some delicate machine embroidery. Lin Shuying didn't have that much time to embroider; she was too busy. Just embroidering the small part on the clothes took her nearly two months. She embroidered all day long, not in her spare time.

As soon as Lin Shuying came downstairs, Lin Qiaoqiao went over to touch her clothes. They were so beautiful! The fabric was light blue with dark blue orchid leaves, light pink irises, and yellow butterflies. It was paired with a black horse-face skirt, which featured a pattern of a nine-colored deer and auspicious clouds with peach blossoms. The peach blossoms were pink, contrasting with the orchids above, while the nine-colored deer was brownish-red with other colors interspersed, brightening up the overall dark outfit.

Clothes need to be eye-catching to instantly attract consumers' attention and then make them buy them.

Seeing that Lin Qiaoqiao liked it, Lin Shuying said, "When I have time, I'll make you a dress suitable for going out, also made with Suzhou embroidery."

Lin Qiaoqiao smiled broadly, "Then thank you, boss."

Lin Shuying really felt that she needed to make Lin Qiaoqiao an outfit suitable for going out, such as a modern adaptation of ancient clothing. After all, wearing formal Hanfu when going out was indeed a bit cumbersome, and she had quite a few simple Hanfu designs on hand. With that in mind, Lin Shuying took out ten design sketches from her personal terminal and gave them to Lin Qiaoqiao: "Find some people to make these outfits as employee uniforms."

Lin Qiaoqiao flipped through them and looked at them; every single one was so beautiful!

A white cross-collar shirt with a plum blossom embroidered on the side chest, paired with red wide-leg trousers; the men's version is blue. The men's version features bamboo embroidery on the top, while the women's version has plum blossoms. Two slightly wider silk sashes adorn the waist, with golden auspicious cloud patterns at the bottom.

The design is simple, but exquisite and beautiful enough.

The next outfit is a Tang suit, with black and red ink lotus flowers on the top and two fish below the lotus flowers.

The next outfit is a double-breasted shirt and a horse-face skirt. The front of the shirt is decorated with many forsythia embroidered patterns, and an undershirt is worn underneath. The women's side is red, and the men's side is black. However, it can also be worn by both men and women, as the styles are the same.

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Liang Ranran and the others came over to take a look, and said with some delight, "These clothes are quite different from most of Qingfengyi's clothes in terms of design."

Lin Shuying smiled and said, "They are the same, they are all Hanfu ancient costumes, but they are simpler and more convenient to wear in the fast-paced modern world. They are not so cumbersome, but at the same time they are exquisite enough and meet the dressing needs of most modern people."

After all, wearing ancient clothing in modern times can be quite conspicuous, even if that's due to a lack of widespread adoption. Therefore, many designers and retailers have launched clothing made with Hanfu elements, possessing the graceful and elegant characteristics of traditional Chinese clothing while also catering to the simple and compact style and needs of modern attire.

Lin Shuying also sent a copy to Liang Ranran and told the design department staff who were gathered around, "Our custom-made clothes don't include the design department; you'll need to make them yourselves. Our studio will provide the materials, and during working hours, everyone is allowed two hours to complete their own clothes, with a five-day time limit for one set. If you can't keep up with the speed, you'll have to work on it yourself after get off work."

The design department staff immediately surrounded Liang Ranran, demanding design drawings!

Liang Ranran said helplessly, "Wait here, I'll go and give each of you a copy."

Lin Shuying's video of making her new clothes was quickly uploaded to StarNet, but it didn't attract much attention until a viewer who likes to investigate discovered that the embroidery on the clothes was different from other clothes, and then it became popular.

These matters are not directly related to Qingfengyi Studio for the time being. Lin Shuying is currently organizing materials on Suzhou embroidery and then binding them into a book for her employees to review and study.

Suzhou embroidery is well-worthy of being included in China's intangible cultural heritage list. Not to mention its thousands of years of development, just look at its techniques such as double-sided embroidery and embroidery with different colors – each one is astonishing.

Liang Ranran and the others had just learned machine embroidery, and couldn't quite grasp Suzhou embroidery in a short time. But that didn't stop them from watching. When they saw double-sided embroidery and embroidery with different colors, they were all speechless with amazement.

"Boss, do you really have double-sided embroidery?"

Lin Shuying smiled and said, "Of course."

She took a fixed embroidered handkerchief and showed it off. With a few quick stitches, a tiny ladybug appeared on the fabric. Everyone took it to look, but didn't notice any unusual colors...

"My mech marshal, was this really embroidered just now?"

Everyone stared intently, completely bewildered as to why the ladybug had red and white spots on its front but yellow and red spots on its back!

Lin Shu-ying asked one of the junior employees who was filming, "Did you get the video?"

The young employee blinked her eyes and said, "We captured it, including the part where you selected the yarn ball."

"Very good, the design department staff should remember to copy and study this."

Two busy months, nothing major happened during which I just complained that Qingfengyi hadn't held any sales events recently.

"My Star Coins are saying they're getting ancient moldy, why isn't Qingfengyi having a sale event yet?"

"I'm waiting too, boohoo. Qingfengyi, with so much money, why don't you hurry up and make some clothes to sell?"

"Please list more products. I can never get them. Could you please add more?"

"I reasonably suspect that the designers of Qingfengyi had no idea how many players and potential players they had, otherwise they wouldn't have been so hasty."

"Exactly! They were very enthusiastic about the previous sales events, so why did they suddenly cancel the last one?"

.......

Everyone was chattering about the current situation, and it seemed that nothing had happened to Qingfengyi.

Zhang Zhongxia felt that this news needed to be reported to Lin Shuying, who smiled wryly and said, "There's no way around it, selling offline is really too time-consuming and laborious."

Zhang Zhongxia asked, "Why? Aren't we selling very well?"

Lin Shuying: "Selling well doesn't mean we can save time and manpower. Our works need to be produced one by one by manpower, and the quantity is limited. The manpower and time costs are here, and we can't just sell them and be done with it."

Lin Shuying's point about costs isn't about not making money, but about not having enough people to produce it. If Qingfengyi wants to sell its patents, it can't follow the low-end customization route like other studios; it must share those profits with others. Otherwise, the spread of Chinese culture won't be nearly as fast as it is now.

While they were discussing, the players had also finalized their wedding plans. Most of them were a bit tired, having gone to make a scene at the Ten-Mile Red Dress Street. The Ten-Mile Red Dress Street was now filled with brides and grooms carrying large bridal sedan chairs, stopping and starting. At its peak, the five matchmakers were all on duty.

This is just a simple calculation for one district. How many people get married and don't have weddings if you add up all the districts?

Even those who weren't getting married went to watch the fun.

"Honestly, completing two events in a row is really tiring, Qingfengyi, I need to rest!"

"What are you doing up there! I don't need to rest. I need to work hard and strive to become someone who can customize a piece of clothing at Qingfengyi as soon as possible."

"Wow, then you'll have to wait. I heard that Qingfengyi's orders are booked up for ten years!"

"Ten years from now! I guess I'll just have to order from another studio. Sigh."

Amidst the players' discussions, the eighteenth event officially began!

The opening was a devastating blow.

Once players enter the instance, they will see many people dressed in distinctive clothing dancing around a large bonfire. The firelight illuminates their smiling faces. Suddenly, someone starts a tune, and singing begins.

The announcement for this event was very short, and along with the items sent to the players came a backpack filled with many things.