Chapter 476 (1/2)

Smokescreen

Lady Zhao had spoken. There was no longer a reason for Su Li to decline, along with the fact that it was more than decent pay. Su Li also stood to gain much from this job, as there was no way that only one person was in charge of the illustration for such a large scale game. Before Su Li joined,already had many well-known illustrators, and it was why the game was still going strong.

This game company had asked for Su Li’s cooperation, mainly due to the overwhelming beauty of her illustrations. Only she could bring out the nameless maiden’s swordplay, especially the skill – “Flight of the Extra-celestial Fairy”

Of course, they also took into account the fact that Su Shi’s entire character design did not fit in such a dark and cold world background. The stark contrast would really make her stand out.

All the prior main illustrators working for this game were well versed at depressing, oppressive, dark illustrations, which worked extremely well with guy characters, giving them an ikemen vibe. Yet, this did not roll well with female characters that made them seem even more detached from the players taking away their charm. Also, from the gaming trends, players never showed much interest in the female characters. Instead of improving their relationship with females, they would rather go around exploring and killing.

The filthy rich creator Zha Feng motioned his hands, beckoning Su Li over. He briefed her over the game’s main characters and the factors that needed to be changed, mainly the change in style for the main woman protagonist.

In reality, all this needed some lengthy thought, as game art designs and illustrators were practically from different planets and were of different cultures. This was actually a test to see if Su Li would be able to adapt to the team.

Su Li’s induction to the team would serve as great publicity. However, Old Man Zha Feng never once thought of using this as a means of advertising. He only intended to spill the beans after the DLC has been released.

After all, when the game ends, their names would roll through the customary credits. Su Li’s name would definitely pop up in bold letters when they reached the design team.

Su Li herself was not advertising material, but her illustrations had practical use, especially her illustration of Yan QingMeng that turned her into a fairy.

It would be unwise to use Su Li as promotion before the dust has settled.

Zhao Youyue trusted Su Li as usual. She believed that Su Li would do well as always. Su Li could serve as a reliable source of intel, if she worked there.

To portray a person’s essence in ink, one needed to know everything about the character, including their personality, experience, habits, minor quirks and etc, to create and illustrate the best possible rendition of a character.

Due to this, Su Li would be able to find out if this nameless maiden was a measly side character, or a main character in disguise.

However, Zhao Youyue’s plans were foiled this time round. Due to how the company kept everything in wraps, she was not able to enter the company and learn everything from the inside. As a result, she never got to learn of the dark, sadistic mind that Zha Feng actually was.

Zhao Youyue meddling was used by Zha Feng to the fullest. He could now show the players the extent of the dark Wuxia world.

Zhao Youyue was an actual, experienced gamer, and nothing would prepare her for Zha Feng’s evil intent and tricks.

Nevertheless, all her hard-work of acting as the nameless maiden eventually got adopted.