Age of Legends

Chapter 120 The girl was coerced
Although Zhang Chen was going to hold his first cosplay exhibition, he had no plans to create a brand or start a company for himself at this time.

It's very simple. He can rely on this concept to earn advertising fees, link resources, establish good relations with the government, and get the title of the number one exhibition in the country. That's enough.

It is impossible to continue operating an ACG brand now. Again, the soil and market are not strong enough.

This market will eventually take shape with the development of the times and the growth of economy and entertainment. It doesn't make much sense now. If he enters, he will only become a runner-up, and in the end, someone else might pick the peaches.

It is different now. What Zhang Chen needs to do is to enter the game and turn on a light for this market. A new concept will bring opportunities and the emergence of a blue ocean. When this opportunity opens, he can grab a sack and make some money first.

Therefore, the emergence of crisis is bound to be accompanied by opportunities. After Wang Bowen and the Cultural Bureau came up with the digital cultural festival plan, they actually connected with the deputy mayor of Rongcheng who was in charge of this area. Wang Bowen can now report directly to the deputy mayor, especially after submitting the preliminary assessment results of "Rongcheng on the Tip of the Tongue", many things can be handled directly.

This would have been impossible before Liu Bingrong caused trouble. Maybe he and Wang Bowen would have continued down the same path as before in the "Emotional Vortex" program.

It’s not that this is bad, at least I can make money and there will be new opportunities in the future. But sometimes, the direction of the story is really beyond my control...

On the other side, Wang Bowen approached the higher-ups, while Zhang Chen started to promote the cultural festival.

Recently, after school at noon, Zhang Chen bought a bread and milk outside the door. He did not eat with Wang Shuowei, but went out and took a taxi to the University of Science and Technology.

In the square of the University of Science and Technology, Zhang Chen saw a large poster from afar, with information about the cosplay exhibition of Rongcheng Digital Culture Festival. This event was hosted by the animation club of the University of Science and Technology. In the center, the most eye-catching person was a very beautifully dressed cosplayer, who played the heroine Mei Xi in "Vampire Princess Mei Xi".

She wore a white short skirt, revealing a pair of white and slender long legs. Her ankles were wrapped with red ribbons and she was wearing a pair of sandals.

Her black hair was combed into a side bun, with neat bangs on both sides that made her face look more oval, and perfect sideburns. A red ribbon was wrapped around her black braids that hung in front of her chest.

Jiang Rong's appearance caused a sensation at the University of Science and Technology, and attracted many people to come and watch.

This kind of dress is quite eye-catching, making the leading cosplayers of the animation club of the University of Science and Technology pale in comparison.

Firstly, Jiang Rong looked like a classic beauty, with an oval face, almond eyes, and a tall figure. When she put on high-heeled sandals, she was almost 1.77 meters tall. Her long legs made her look even more outstanding.

Secondly, Zhang Chen specifically found a professional production company in Rongcheng for the makeup design. It was one of the first clothing design studios in Rongcheng to accept orders for coser clothing. They made samples in advance and asked Jiang Rong to measure her body shape and make several sets of clothing that could be used for display. These alone cost three thousand yuan.

One can imagine how much three thousand yuan would cost in that era. Coupled with Zhang Chen's demand for details, the entire restored shape is quite perfect, and can even directly show the image of the goddess in people's imagination.

It is a dimensionality reduction attack on this era.

The animation club of the University of Science and Technology is one of the more outstanding ones in the university. Many veteran cosplayers come from here, so the first promotion was chosen here, which directly confused the veteran actresses of the animation club.

No, how can this costume be so exquisite? How can this makeup be so realistic? How can this person be so good-looking? Then why don't you just be a celebrity model instead of cosplayer?

Zhang Chen thought, I'm shocked, right? The girl in front of you is a top beauty from the Communication University, and I have nothing but money. I have money to spend on makeup and clothes, and with top talent, the effect of the combination is amazing.

So the University of Science and Technology at that time once suspected that the animation club had found a celebrity, which caused such a large crowd effect.

Jiang Rong was a little embarrassed at first, but soon she got into the mood. She had performed in stage plays when she was in the university, and she was the mainstay after all. After graduating from the university, she broke the bottom line on the program "Emotional Whirlpool". Now, Zhang Chen manipulated her to become a cosplayer and promote it in the university town.

But it was okay, she just showed her poses and took photos with visitors, and she became very good at it after getting familiar with them. She even seemed to enjoy herself by moving her hands and feet at the table.

As expected, working people have their own happiness.

It was the promotion time at noon, and Zhang Chen came to wait for her to close the stall.

After the promotional period, it was already half past one. The staff here were cleaning up the environment. Behind the huge steel frame of the promotional display stand, Jiang Rong had already put on a coat over the white Taoist costume she was cosplaying, and was squatting on the ground with Zhang Chen, digging out the lunch boxes in their hands.

This scene was a strange contrast. If the college students saw the goddess Meixi in their eyes just now squatting backstage eating lunch without any image, their hearts would probably be broken.

"Your lunch box is cold. Should I order a new one for you? Or should we go out to a restaurant to eat?" Zhang Chen said.

After all, the lunch box was delivered as soon as it was ordered at 12:30. There are still people who order lunch boxes around here, but they all order lunch at noon, so it is impossible for them to calculate the time to make it for you. It was delivered at 12 o'clock, which was the promotion time. Jiang Rong had no time to eat. It was not until 1:30 that she could take out the cold lunch box to eat.

"No, that would be a waste. I think it's pretty good. It tastes good." Jiang Rong smiled and smoothed the tips of her hair.

"Don't you have to go to class? Why did you come all the way here?" Zhang Chen smiled. "Aren't you just here to supervise? Check the situation on site. Have you been lazy..."

"You..." Jiang Rong frowned, "You are really a capitalist!"

Since the broadcast of "A Bite of Rongcheng", Jiang Rong also learned that the advertising revenue was considerable, and she also knew that Zhang Chen, the planner, was given a 30% share by Wang Bowen.

After just a rough calculation, Jiang Rong was shocked. Oh my god, Zhang Chen is actually a high school student with a net worth of hundreds of thousands.

It's really annoying to compare people to each other.

No, no, you need to adjust yourself properly.

Jiang Rong is like this, sometimes she is quite carefree, and she soon adjusted. After all, she is now in Wang Bowen's studio, and all kinds of performance are visible. To what extent are Wang Bowen's studio performance indicators detailed? Not to mention the daily food allowance and overtime allowance, even the project has a share, one price for field work and another price for field performance. For cosplayer activities like this, in addition to the basic salary, a subsidy is also given for each performance, which will not be lower than the market price. Jiang Rong will not be used casually just because she is an employee, and she will be given all the money she deserves.

So all in all, Jiang Rong's monthly income could reach two to three thousand before, and with various coser promotional activities this month, it is estimated that it can double.

This is a high income no matter where you put it. Not to mention her college classmates, many of her seniors who have been working for a few years may not have this salary.

So Jiang Rong was quite satisfied. As for Zhang Chen, he was a capitalist in the company's management, just like Teacher Wang.

“How many more games are there?”

"I have contacted various animation clubs in Rongcheng University. I may have to go to seven or eight places in the next few days. I will change my look at Rongcheng University tomorrow. I have contacted the makeup artist. Do you want to change it at school or at the TV station?"

"It's all right. Just go to school. I'll go directly there to save time." Jiang Rong said.

Zhang Chen nodded.

Next, such publicity will be carried out in various universities in Rongcheng. The purpose is to warm up the cosplay competition, mobilize the entire cos market in Rongcheng, and encourage potential cosplayers to participate in the competition as much as possible.

The competition is also very rewarding. The top 100 will receive money. There are several prizes, the highest is 1,000 yuan, and the lowest is 200 yuan. The top 100 will receive 100 yuan each.

The total prize money for the competition is 100,000 yuan.

This is a lot these days. The first 100 people will get money, which is equivalent to telling everyone that if you dress up a little and go to participate, you may be able to get 100 yuan. 100 yuan is a huge sum of money for today's student group.

Moreover, Zhang Chen wanted to use money to create the current immature market. The cosplay exhibitions in the past developed slowly because the participants all paid for themselves and were motivated by love. The organizers provided the venue and were stingy and had no capital. The reward provided by Zhang Chen would not be able to have such a bonus setting in the next ten years of such exhibitions. How could it be compared?
Now these cosplayers in the anime clubs have found that they can earn money by winning awards, which can even help them break even or even make a small profit. This is more interesting than simply hosting a cosplay exhibition at their own expense.

And if there is a real willingness, Zhang Chen will set up a makeup and styling group in advance, and let some cosplayers who do not have makeup and styling skills come to the scene to take care of them uniformly.

These have been tested on the stage of Tomorrow's Star and are completely feasible. At that time, Tomorrow's Star had hundreds of people doing makeup every day, and the makeup team that cooperated could handle it.

When the time comes to cosplay, I believe these makeup teams will be able to handle it and at least present a competition and exhibition with decent show effects.

"Tomorrow..." Jiang Rong said, "will you go to the publicity meeting at the Normal University?"

Jiang Rong asked because Shida Road was a bit far away and not in the city center. It would probably take Zhang Chen half an hour to drive there from school.

Zhang Chen nodded, "Come on!"

"Are you here to supervise me again?" Jiang Rong asked him teasingly with a slight smile on her lips.

"No, tomorrow you cosplay Tifa, my goddess, I will definitely come to admire you!" Tomorrow Jiang Rong's makeup will be the Final Fantasy 7 heroine Tifa in black stockings and a white vest, the youth of so many people. Zhang Chen is no exception, he specially asked Jiang Rong to cosplay, it was because of the selfishness under the power.

Jiang Rong frowned slightly upon hearing this response. She was wearing a coat with a white Taoist dress underneath. Her two perfectly proportioned long legs were curled up under the skirt, making her look shiver. On her classically beautiful face, she glared at him with her bulging mouth filled with rice.

Look at him with a cold brow.

The girl was forced to do this!

(End of this chapter)