lcionline Chapter 276
Chapter 276
The space pirate crew cherishes safety, peace, and even believes in the fairness of the underworld's system. They became space pirates not because of a lack of freedom, but because they felt unfairly treated. The existence of the underworld, ironically, adds a glimmer of hope to their unjust lives: if there is reincarnation, will those who caused them such injustice be punished?
As for the other game designers, they don't care whether Qingfengyi is popular or not. Even if Qingfengyi is popular, there will only be one server. As long as Qingfengyi doesn't follow the Barbie Fashion's segmented business model, they don't care.
On the contrary, Barbie fashion poses the greatest threat to them.
Tony's plan to find allies has thus fallen through.
Despite Barbie Fashion's ongoing rivalry with Qingfengyi, Qingfengyi has paid little attention. After all, they're hardly competitors, so why should they be of any interest?
Originally, Lin Shuying's team planned to sell nut carvings for this event. These carvings weren't actually made from nut shells, but rather 3D printed. However, this plan was ultimately rejected because printed carvings lose the essence, value, and meaning of nut carving. Anyone can produce these kinds of works easily. If Qingfengyi were to continue producing these molds, it would lose its class.
Ultimately, they decided to sell the embroidery works submitted by their various partners. The designs for these works were all created by Lin Shuying, and they selected the best ones from thousands of options to sell.
In the end, 120 works were selected, each one a masterpiece, filling Lin Shuying with immense pride. She even personally designed an award for these artists: the Weaver Girl Medal.
In Chinese mythology, the Weaver Girl was skilled in weaving and embroidery, capable of weaving colorful auspicious clouds and various silk fabrics. It is said that the flowers she embroidered on the cloth would bloom, and the white cranes she wove could fly, all incredibly lifelike.
Naming it after Huang Daopo or Leizu would have been excellent choices, as both were milestone figures in the textile industry and sufficiently represent the region's honor. However, Lin Shuying decided to choose the Weaver Girl, because she is a deity created by countless people of China, embodying all the honor and faith of the region.
Of course, the Weaver Girl is not only the goddess of needlework, but also symbolizes other things, both good and bad. Here, we only take her symbolic meaning related to needlework to create a reward ladder exclusively for Qingfengyi.
There are five ranks in total: Rank One signifies a skilled embroiderer and weaver. Receiving the Rank One Weaver Medal indicates that Qingfengyi recognizes the craftsmanship of this artisan, and will prioritize purchasing their work for fabric or embroidery in the future. Furthermore, provided the artisan agrees to have Qingfengyi appraise the work, Qingfengyi is willing to provide a third-party guarantee for the artisan's work after assessing its quality.
The second rank is for masters with outstanding skills. When these masters' works are auctioned or sold by Qingfengyi, Qingfengyi can reduce a lot of handling fees, while also enjoying the benefits that the first rank masters have.
The third rank represents masters of exceptional skill; their works are already auction-quality pieces, guaranteed to fetch high prices upon sale. After their works have been appraised and deemed satisfactory, Qingfengyi is willing to handle the aftermath for the masters. If no one in the school or elsewhere is willing to buy them, Qingfengyi is willing to personally purchase them. Furthermore, masters of this rank will receive one museum exhibition slot annually and will enjoy the same benefits as the previous two ranks.
The fourth rank is the master level, and their works are priceless! Qingfeng will take the initiative to commission works from masters of this level, with no upper limit on the price, as long as the quality is of the top rank.
Fifth-rank masters are legendary, possessing craftsman-level skills, surpassing even Lin Shuying's. They don't exist yet, but perhaps one day they will. Their works are priceless treasures, possessing unique styles, artistic expression, and meticulous detail. However, Qingfengyi only accepts works in the Chinese style; other works can be auctioned. Only masters of this level will Qingfengyi accept exhibitions and auctions of works outside the Chinese style; lower ranks are not accepted.
The medal is small; it's a thimble made of a special metal. Since it's related to embroidery, it should be made using materials used in embroidery, so a thimble is perfect.
The front of the thimble features a pattern of the Weaver Girl weaving auspicious clouds, meticulously inlaid with colored gemstones to depict the colors of the Weaver Girl and the clouds. The opposite side, like the thimble itself, has many small recessed grooves; these are the holes used for embroidery, making them functional.
The inside is engraved with the words "Weaver Girl Medal" and the rank in small seal script, as well as the Qingfengyi icon.
Thinking of the Weaver Girl Medal, Lin Shuying's ambition seemed to swell once more. She thought of the bamboo weaving, lacquerware, weapons, nut carving, porcelain, lanterns, and gardening found within Qingfengyi...
Wouldn't it be unfair to only include women's needlework such as clothing and embroidery?
However, finalizing these medals now is unrealistic, as no one knows how to make them yet, and the technology is not mature enough. Establishing standards now would only lower them, hindering the promotion of Chinese culture to high standards in the world. She didn't want future interstellar societies to end up like the neighboring countries of her past life, producing a hodgepodge—copying a good hexagram as a bad one, and then being complacent about it.
The palace, which was originally so grand, became petty and lacked any grandeur after the students left.
If you're going to spread something, spread the best!
Otherwise, later generations would think that Chinese civilization was just a perfunctory civilization.
I record my ideas in an inspiration notebook, hoping that once the technology is promoted and there are enough authors, these honorary badges will be released.
All of these are Qingfengyi's future jobs.
Thinking of this, she smiled and muttered softly, "Qingfengyi will be fine for the next hundred years."
The tasks she left behind are enough to keep Qingfengyi's employees busy for decades, hahaha.
The employees are not her; they don't have clear memories for the AI to extract. They can only make things themselves little by little, and at that rate, they'd be lucky to get one event a year.
She has recorded more than a hundred inspirations now.
After Qingfengyi decided on the auction items, most players instantly lost interest after the announcement. They didn't have that much money to compete for these things. If Qingfengyi produced them, it would be fine; even if they went bankrupt, the value might appreciate, so they wouldn't lose money. But it was hard to say about what others were making; it wasn't worth buying.
With so many people vying for it, it's not cheap.
Most players lack the resources to compete, even though StarCraft players are not short of money and enjoy good benefits. However, 90% of people hover around the comfort zone of basic subsistence, unable to rise. This is a universal law: as long as there is one person at the very top, it's impossible for everyone to be equal and enjoy the same treatment.
A large number of players left, much to the delight of the StarCraft viewers who had no games to play!
Especially for wealthy people, the price drops significantly, resulting in much lower final prices.
This event is a sale, so the chances of getting your hands on something are much higher. They have money and don't care whether it's produced by Qingfengyi or not; as long as it's been handled by Qingfengyi, it has collectible value.