Interstellar Travel: Becoming a Dress-Up Game Designer

Chapter 17

The advantage of doing this is that it prevents these things from quickly losing their value. As items she conceived herself, each one is Lin Shuying's favorite, filled with passionate effort. She can't bear to let them depreciate, not even a little bit.

After the players finished interacting with the Flower Fairy, opened the envelope, saw the contents of the update, and then cried and wailed.

Dear players, the game has undergone the following update:

1. The event will end at noon tomorrow, at which time all the Flower Fairies will disappear and the results will be tallied.

2. The game has added a player trading system, allowing players to trade with each other. Isn't that amazing?

3. Please note that this is a limited-time event, so cherish the item you receive!

4. There are more surprises in this event; please explore them on your own.

Thank you for your support, players! Qingfengyi offers you the most direct interpretation of beauty. Stay tuned for more updates.

"Ugh, you trash planner, come out here! I promise I won't kill you!"

"My flower fairy, how could you leave me?"

"I reasonably suspect that the organizers are using a scarcity marketing tactic. Don't fall for it. If you're so capable, buy them all!"

"I don't care, I don't care at all. I won't buy any more of the remaining Flower Coins. Let's see what you do then, you dog planner."

"Ahhh, such beautiful flowers, they're going to be gone. My lisianthus, my oleander, my azalea, ahhhhh..."

.......

Some players went to the game platform's official website to complain, saying that Qingfengyi was engaging in malicious marketing and causing trouble.

The game's official actions are baffling. How can a game engage in malicious marketing?

The term "malicious marketing" has been gone for a long time; it's almost history, isn't it?

The person who received the report quickly reported it to the higher-ups, who then checked the number of players in the game: 230 million!

"My mech marshal, so many players!"

The team leader in charge was stunned.

Keep in mind that there are only two billion people on their third-magnitude star, meaning nearly one-tenth of the players are playing this game!

There are probably not that many people who know about the planet's owner.

"Go check if this is really malicious marketing. Otherwise, how could there be so many people? It's outrageous. The super game 'Galaxy Interstellar Calendar' introduced by First-Rank Star only has 80 million players. This number is too outrageous."

"it is good."

The quickly formed five-person team began their review in earnest, starting with external materials such as promotional materials, videos, and marketing advertisements. After a long investigation, they discovered that the studio only had two promotional videos, and they weren't even as good as those made by players. They lacked angles, composition, and focus...

There was no advertising and no marketing done.

However, the internet is flooded with videos of this game, all of which are promoted by players themselves.

They clicked on the videos, which featured envelope effects, flower-planting effects, and several sets of gorgeous outfits and jewelry, swirling around. There were also player cabins, decorations, furnishings, and renovations—not exactly rare items; there are legitimate shops and designers of fabrics and clothing on the holographic world, as well as interior designers specializing in decorating houses. However, Qingfengyi's designs were novel, interesting, and beautifully appealing.

It's a very unique feeling; I always sense that it's backed by a very strong foundation.

But which game designer would specifically design a civilizational background for a game?

impossible.

The five of them tentatively searched for evidence within the game. Once inside, they were instantly captivated. After a long period of immersion, they reached the Garden section and unlocked the latest update announcement. Upon seeing words like "limited-time event" and "event ended," they went wild.

Just when things were getting really exciting, it suddenly stopped, ending the fun?

Even demons wouldn't torture people like this!

The five people couldn't hold back any longer and wrote to their superiors: "This game is malicious marketing, absolutely malicious marketing!"

The leader stared intently at the five people and calmly asked, "Produce the investigation results."

The five of them laughed awkwardly. They had only done the initial advertising survey, but afterwards they were completely absorbed in the game and hadn't done any surveys at all.

The leader snorted coldly, "Go and investigate right now, and give me the results this afternoon, or this game will be banned."

"Okay, okay."

After everyone left, the leader quickly went down to Qingfengyi and switched to a secondary account to generate negative scores.

"This game is trash, and the marketing is malicious! I'm reporting it!"

This is outrageous! How can a game engage in such malicious marketing?

But if we really had to seal it off, we wouldn't want to; it's just too beautiful and too interesting inside.

Especially the game's art style, jewelry modeling, fabric texture, and flowers and trees—they're even more realistic than the real thing. Real-world trees and flowers are artificial, emitting artificial fragrances. The scent in Qingfengyi is so natural, pleasant, and irresistible. And the clothing, in particular, feels incredibly soft against the skin, delicate, smooth, and comfortable...

The leader grew angrier the more he thought about it, because he had lost the opportunity to exchange those bracelets!

There were also several envelope effects in front, so several more negative comments were posted, and a bunch of people followed suit with insults.

"Qingfengyi" has become a legend. Out of a possible five-point rating, it only has a score of 0.3. It has no positive reviews and over 100 million negative reviews, successfully jumping to the top of the review section. Even a one-star game wouldn't be this exaggerated.

However, the number of players was even more outrageous; as negative reviews increased, the number of players also skyrocketed.

Lin Shuying doesn't care about any of these things, as long as she has money.

Besides, she doesn't have time to deal with these things. There are so many things she wants to do, why bother with things she doesn't want to do?

It's past noon now, and the event has officially ended.

The timing was incredibly precise; it truly lives up to its reputation as a game timer.

Many players who painstakingly captured flower fairies in the flower field watched helplessly as the fairy in their nets disappeared. Some had already persuaded the fairy to give them seeds, but were stuck at the very second the fairy took out the seeds.

The players were devastated!

"Designer, come out here! I promise I won't fight you! Aaaaaah!"

"I'm going crazy. Thirty flower fairies captured by more than a hundred people have just vanished like that."

"Waaaaah, I've already dug out half of my flower fairy seeds, and you give me this!"

"Help! I've cracked! I've cracked! My flower fairy! Ahhhhh!"

The entire game was filled with anger and curses; the Star Trek players seemed to have found a long-lost treasure from their ancestors.

Logically, once the game event ends, any remaining event items should belong to the players. However, Qingfengyi conducted a thorough cleanup, only keeping items in the player's inventory and taking everything else.

Lin Shuying felt that she had been very, very considerate; at least the seeds she received eventually grew into flowers.

However, the flower coins won't fall off; they can only be sold to exchange for regular copper coins.

This action sent Qingfengyi's two accounts flying, causing chaos in the already flooded studio and game rating section, and nearly malfunctioning the AI ​​system of the third-tier Xingxing.com section.

The game platform's investigation team watched silently, hoping the designers would step in and make some changes.

Unfortunately, Lin Shuying didn't have time.

Lin Qiaoqiao has given the latest statistical report and address to Lin Shuying, who then arranged for everyone to pack and ship the goods. It took the six people in the studio two days to pack two thousand items; Lin Shuying was exhausted, her back aching.

The others held onto their packages, reluctant to send them away; they contained beautiful bracelets, earrings, and silk flowers.

Lin Shuying was somewhat helpless. She had never seen anything good before and was reluctant to give it away. If she wasn't watching while packing, she had a reasonable suspicion that the employees would keep the items, so she would just send over a packaging box.

After double-checking the address, recipient, and other details to ensure everything is correct, I contacted a delivery robot to pick up the package.

Five delivery robots arrived at the door. They had big bellies, and inside each belly was a smaller robot responsible for moving the goods.

Lin Shu-ying emphasized, "Handle with care, it's a valuable item."

A single beaded bracelet made of gemstones costs an average of 3,000 Star Coins for men and 2500 Star Coins for women. The main reason is the high cost of the stones; this time, all the beads are made of high-grade energy stones, each costing 150 Star Coins. A men's bracelet requires 28 beads, and a women's bracelet requires 25. This doesn't even include some very complex bracelets with pendants like koi fish or flowers; this is just the average cost. There are also significant labor costs.

Lin Shuying decided to help make bracelets and silk flowers for each student at the school, and each student received a pair of earrings. Earrings are relatively inexpensive, and she could afford them.

Based on the selling price, nearly 30 million worth of items were given away this time.

That's too much!

This is practically a loss-making giveaway! If any game in my past life were willing to give back to its players like this, the players would be ecstatic.

The delivery was quickly sent off, and Lin Shuying decided to relax for a day and buy some delicious natural food to cook.

Lu Yunzhi in the team can cook; she's a genius, a lucky charm, and a precious darling.

The expensive ingredients we bought, although they tasted much milder than those grown on Earth, were still real food, far superior to any nutritional supplements.

Enjoy a delicious meal, then browse the internet.

Lin Shuying hadn't shopped around much before because she didn't have the money or time; she spent most of her energy learning how to operate the machines. As soon as she learned, she started making games, clothes, silk flowers, and accessories, leaving her with absolutely no time for anything else.

I've been in interstellar space for over half a year...

The holographic network is like another world, where prices are slightly lower than outside. The level of enjoyment is no less than that in reality; it satisfies all five senses and the spiritual level, the only thing it cannot satisfy is the physical body.

Inside, there are clothing stores, restaurants, massage parlors, model shops, interior design shops, and so on. Each user has a small home. Lin Shuying's isn't very big, only ten square meters.

They can't stand the ten square meters.

Expanding requires payment, costing 1,000 interstellar coins per square meter, which is more expensive than housing outside. Interstellar people are also quite distressed, needing to buy two houses. However, as long as one doesn't mind the small space like the original owner, living in a 10-square-meter house won't have much of an impact.

Lin Shuying felt that it wouldn't have much of an impact, since she didn't like going online; she only liked creating "spiritual food" for others to access online.

There are two types of clothing stores on holograms: one is a spray-paint design store, where a trendy design can reportedly cost up to 100,000 yuan.

What idiot would buy a colorful black outfit for 100,000 yuan online?

Lin Shuying was shocked to see so many people coming and going. Only then did she notice that she was wearing all yellow. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought she had fallen into a latrine or a mud pit.

Some of the people passing by were wearing cloth clothes, the designs of which were so-so, and many were 21st-century trendy styles.

Lin Shuying went into a fabric and clothing store and bought a short-sleeved shirt, jeans, and sneakers to wear.

This outfit costs a whopping 80,000 Star Coins!

Lin Shuying has an urge to open a clothing store on Holographic Network. She could probably make a fortune just by reciting the latest 21st-century fashion trends.

Looking around, the most attractive places were the food stalls. Although the food was so-so, it was still better than the nutritional supplements, so I could come here often. With nutritional supplements for the body and a holographic world for the mind, these interstellar people really know how to have fun.

Time slipped away while Lin Shuying was slacking off, and the players received Qingfengyi's gifts and prizes, causing another uproar.

A super-rich man, who originally lived on a first-class star, learned about the game "Qingfengyi" through a friend's introduction and came to the third-class star "Aimor" specifically for the game.

He also set a precedent by finding people to farm Flower Fairy items. At this moment, his name is prominently displayed at the top of Qingfengyi's spending list and Flower Coin Task list!

This means he will receive two bracelets this time.

However, the world of the super-rich is not that simple. He has already spent a lot of money to buy the prizes from the hands of twenty-eight players, including silk flowers, earrings, and bracelets. He doesn't care whether they are men's or women's, as long as they are for sale, he will buy them at any price.

Unfortunately, out of more than three thousand players, very few were willing to sell. He went to each one and found twenty-eight.

Today, thirty packages were placed before him, tightly packaged in the courier company's standard boxes, offering no distinguishing features. The wealthy Deng Yijun waved aside his bodyguards and the robot, declaring, "I'll handle this myself. Is the live-streaming camera ready?"

"Ready, boss."

"Directly linked to the first-magnitude star Weaving Goddess."

"Ok."

This wealthy individual announced the live stream time an hour in advance on his StarNet account, calling it the most dazzling and precious unboxing of his collection.

Deng Yijun is a well-known heir to a wealthy family; money is no longer money, but just a string of numbers. Her sole purpose since birth has been to spend money. Strangely enough, despite already being very rich, everyone in her family has an even more lucrative hobby.

Deng Yijun's hobby is collecting valuable collectibles. Whether it's the first replica of an ancient garment or the first copy of an ancient car, as long as it has collectible value and touches his heart, he will buy it.

The item inside Qingfengyi is the treasure he has his eye on this time.

When the live stream started, many fans who admired his wealth flocked to it, but there were very few gamers. No one knew that a super-rich person would come to a third-tier planet to play games. Lin Shuying's game wasn't connected to other planets; she just played it within her own circle.

Many fans looked at the box in front of him and speculated about what was inside.

"It must be some kind of antique restored by some professor."

"How long have you been saving this up, you rich guy? It's so much."

"What is being restored this time? The box looks so small."

"Yes, the box is so small."

"Wow, the rich dad is opening the box himself! What was it that he opened last time?"

"It looks like a stemmed glass."

"It's a shame that the glass looks unremarkable and is not much different from the glasses we use."

......

The chat was filled with comments, and the number of viewers in the live stream exceeded 300 million.

Even among the 10 billion people in the world, top-tier stars are the best, and only a select few can compare.

What everyone loves most is the live stream of rich people unboxing things. Originally, Deng Yijun just did a live stream for fun to show off her ability to spend money, but who knew she would become famous.

I carefully picked up the knife and cut open the outer packaging to reveal the box inside.

The box is a black wooden box with fine patterns, and a faint sandalwood scent wafts through the air.