【New Red Mansion】Perfect World

"Yes, that's what I mean. We design the cartoon characters first. Then we can change their clothes and themes."

Shui Rong immediately understood what she meant, and the two of them got to work, contacting Xichun right away.

Xichun listened to what they said on the phone and became very interested. They made an appointment to go to Xichun's house after dinner to discuss it.

It must be said that Xichun is very knowledgeable about cultural and creative products, because she has participated in many such solicitation activities in order to earn pocket money.

Xichun asked about their monetization concept: opening a store at the entrance of the campus or nearby. This means that they need to sell to students. For example: school bag pendants, blind box ornaments, including gifts for special holidays, and stationery that involves practical use.

Xichun suggested, "Why not design it according to your image? You also shoot commercials and music videos, and you will have your own fans in the future. For now, let's not talk about who the prototype is, just name the cartoon image. In the future, each draft design can be released in limited quantities, and then the one with the highest sales will be released again."

Pin'er suddenly had an idea: "We just happen to have an English name, but my Moly already has a corresponding image and product."

"Then let's translate the English name into Chinese: the girl's name is Jasmine and the boy's name is Noli." Shui Rong added.

This brainstorming session was really efficient. Xichun quickly designed cartoon characters that suited their temperaments: the female cartoon character had thin eyebrows and deer eyes, and her face was extremely soft and beautiful like an oriental woman, looking as gentle as a chrysanthemum that seemed to be blooming silently. The male cartoon character had phoenix eyes and thick eyebrows, and his face was as handsome and sunny as if carved by a knife. His temperament was like the cold wind in the mountains, confident and free and easy.

"This is just a first-generation image. With the first-generation image, it will be easier to design clothes and accessories, and then we can refine it."

Xichun saw that both of them were wearing light beige coats today, and suddenly she was inspired to design a set of winter coats with scarves for them: a beige horn button hooded coat for the girl and a beige suit coat for the boy. The couple's outfits, each with their own design, paired with white scarves, looked very wintery.

"Look, we can also add a backpack, a handbag, hold a cup of coffee in our hands, and add a hat." Xichun was operating the design drawing on the computer.

"So cute." Pin'er clapped her hands in praise.

"Bag hangers and refrigerator magnets are very popular recently. You can launch new products according to the season or the festival: for example, Christmas is coming soon, so you can make a Christmas series, and then make a New Year series during the Lunar New Year." Xichun's son has already come up with many versions.

"It will definitely be too late for Christmas, but it will be okay during the Chinese New Year. We also need to contact the manufacturer to produce it. The product quality must also be up to standard." Shui Rong said.

"Then I will polish the image first, and then design the New Year version. You just give me the templates of all product categories, and I will try my best to put the image on various items." Xichun was also very excited at this moment. This was her area of ​​expertise, and they gave her a lot of inspiration.

"Thank you for your hard work in designing it. I'll let Shifan talk to you about the design fee." Shui Rong added.

Xichun nodded in agreement.

After a moment, Xichun suddenly remembered something: "Sister Pin, have you thought about your debate draft?"

Lin Pin'er looked at Shui Rong, and then said, "I have thought of several aspects. But we have to wait for Xiangyun to come back before discussing it. We need to first divide the work to see who is the first debater, the second debater... and who is good at attacking and who is good at defending. And there will be a summary speech at the end."

Shui Rong secretly admired Pin'er's learning ability. In less than an hour in the afternoon, she knew so much?

Shui Rong also turned around and walked away to call Baoyu. When the call was connected, he said, "Baoyu, should we also discuss the debate tomorrow afternoon? Should we hold a meeting?" Shui Rong thought that since he had already come out, it would be convenient for him to go over to his place.

Who would have thought that Baoyu was leisurely chewing an apple and said, "No need to discuss, I think tomorrow's event is cancelled. I just went to see my ancestor, and my grandmother is discussing going to Lai's Garden tomorrow. I think we'll be notified in the group soon."

"Ah? This..."

Sure enough, not long after hanging up the phone, Li Wan posted another announcement in the group @ everyone: [Tomorrow afternoon's activities are cancelled, the old ancestor wants to take the young ladies and young masters to the Lai family to listen to opera and have a banquet. ]

At this moment, Xichun and Pin'er were still having a heated discussion, and Shuirong reminded them to check the group messages.

"Ah? Why was it cancelled? I spent the entire afternoon studying it." Xichun said regretfully.

"It doesn't matter. I think we'll be able to resume activities next week and it will be useful then." Pin'er comforted.

"It just so happens that I will go to research the manufacturers tomorrow afternoon. Wei Ruolan said there are several companies that are suitable for cooperation." Shui Rong made another phone call to make arrangements.

After the call, Shui Rong asked Xichun to send the initial image to his email, as he also needed to show their creativity to his elder brother.

"Shui Rong, aren't you going with us tomorrow?" Pin'er asked him.

Shui Rong touched Pin'er's hair and said, "This is an old friend of your grandmother's, and he didn't invite me. Besides, I have things to do, so you should go and listen to the opera and wear more clothes. I'll come to see you later."

Seeing that it was getting late, the two said goodbye to Xichun and went back.

*

On the afternoon of the second day, Jia's grandmother took all the sisters to Lai's house for a banquet.

It turns out that the old lady of the Lai family is a close friend of Jia's mother, and she is also Jia Zheng's godmother. The two sons of the old lady Lai both work for the Jia family: one is the financial director of the Jia family, and the other is the housekeeper of Jia Zhen's family. It can be said that they are old friends.

Another reason is that the grandson of the old lady Lai had arranged schooling for her, and now he has a job and is going to take up his post in Jingu. That's why they held a three-day banquet. The first day was to thank Grandmother Jia for inviting her to watch an opera.

The Lai family's garden was not as big as the Jia family's, but it was also exquisite and neat. After walking around the garden, I appreciated the rocks, potted plants, pavilions, and several moving springs, rocks, and trees. However, it was winter and there was less green fun. The men set up a few tables for a banquet in the flower hall outside the garden.

The ladies were all arranged in the warm room inside. The whole wall of the warm room was covered with floor-to-ceiling windows. Outside the window was a runway pond with many koi fish. It was said that the filter cabin and thermostat installed specifically for this pond of fish consumed a lot of electricity every day.

Opposite the running pool is a small pavilion with a stage inside where we can watch a show later.

There was a long table in the warm room. Grandmother Jia was arranged to sit at the main seat, with Old Madam Lai sitting on her left.

It was still afternoon when we arrived. We first drank tea and listened to music. The guest was the famous Kunqu opera teacher Liu Xuanwen. He started singing: Deep love makes me regret, looking back all are illusions... Pin'er actually heard the melody of guqin in the accompaniment, so she listened more attentively than others.

Lin Pin'er was wearing a navy blue woolen dress today, with a white silk shirt with a stand-up collar at the neckline and cuffs. She sat at the back of the center of the long table with a ladylike temperament, facing the stage, so she could see the situation on the other side without turning around.

In front of each guest was a vase teacup set of different shapes. The maids asked each guest what kind of tea they wanted, and then brought them tea leaves in a delicate teapot. Each guest brewed their own tea, and fruit snacks were also placed on small plates beside them.

In the outer hall, Baoyu was drinking with Lai Shangrong, the son of the host family. Today, Jia Zhen, Jia She, Jia Rong and several relatives were here.

Baoyu remembered that there was a small disturbance at this banquet in his previous life, so he couldn't help but ask Lai Shangrong, "Why didn't Brother Xue come? Didn't you invite him?"

Lai Shangrong hurriedly replied, "Yes, I invited him personally. But I heard that he went to Jingu for work and will not be back for several months."

Baoyu was relieved after hearing this. It seemed that fate arranged things one way, but things changed in another way. This was good, as it saved him from a quarrel.

Then he saw that Liu Xianglian was not present at the banquet, so he asked, "Master Liu is not here either?"

"Unfortunately, he is also out of town." Lai Shangrong replied, and then he raised his glass and started to toast.

In the warm room here, Qin Ke'er hurried over with Wang Xifeng. As soon as they came in, they congratulated Mrs. Lai and greeted Lady Jia and other ladies.

Before he even sat down, he said, "My aunt is too busy. She's always there. I'm sorry to be late for following her."

While saying it was okay, Mrs. Lai sent someone to arrange for her to sit next to Lin Pin'er.