241: Chapter 241 Another Visit

One of the two female warriors was bright and beautiful, while the other was cold and elegant, but both possessed an exotic flair.

Their features were well-defined with deep-set eyes; their high bridges and deep sockets made them look like mixed-race girls, yet they possessed an indefinable charm that went beyond that.

His finger hovered over the mouse, habitually preparing to click the 'X', but his gaze was firmly captured by the two girls' faces, and he couldn't bring himself to click it.

"Who are they? They're way too beautiful..." he muttered, unable to resist taking a few more looks.

He scanned them from top to bottom, and then from bottom to top.

The curve of the breastplate, the cinched waist, the thighs faintly visible beneath the tassets, and the knee-high brown boots—every detail made him feel like this ad was severely testing his self-control.

Even though he knew it was an ad, he just couldn't bring himself to close it.

The headline on the pop-up read: "Nick Cheung endorses 'archangels sword', grand open beta on May 1st!"

"Nick Cheung?" He froze for a moment. That Best Actor who starred in 'The Beast Stalker'? The Nick Cheung who won the Hong Kong Film Award? Even a Best Actor is endorsing browser games now?

Images of Nick Cheung's tough-guy roles in movies flashed through his mind, which really didn't match a browser game advertisement.

His curiosity was piqued. After a moment of hesitation, he clicked on it anyway.

The page redirected to a promotional page, and a video started playing automatically.

First to appear on the screen were the two girls in armor, each delivering a line of dialogue.

Then the camera panned, and Nick Cheung appeared in the center of the frame, wearing a suit of dark armor.

"Hello everyone, I am Zhajiahui. This is a brand-new version you have never played before. You only need to experience it for three minutes, and you will fall in love with this game, just like me."

He stared at the screen, his mouth slightly agape, frozen for three seconds.

"What on earth? Zhajiahui?"

Thinking he had misheard, he clicked replay.

He listened to it again.

And then he listened to it once more.

By the time he snapped out of it, he had already involuntarily repeated the advertisement in his head three times, and a grin had unconsciously spread across his face.

This ad was incredibly brainwashing.

He stared at the photo of the two armored girls and Nick Cheung on the screen. After his gaze darted between their faces a few times, he hesitated for a moment before clicking the 'Pre-register' button.

As a result, a line of text popped up on the page: 'Official open beta on May 1st, please stay tuned.'

"Damn, I still have to wait several days?" He checked the date; today was only the 20th, meaning there were still 10 days left.

Ten days wasn't particularly long, but it wasn't short either, and it felt a bit agonizing to wait.

But whatever, he would wait. It was only ten days, not that long. He would see what kind of game this actually was when the time came.

Aside from this young man, whether on Weibo or through QQ pop-ups, people were constantly encountering ads for 'archangels sword', and a large portion of them clicked in after seeing them.

Some were attracted by Nick Cheung's endorsement and his brainwashing slogan.

Others were drawn by the two girls' angelic faces and sexy female warrior outfits.

Many people were asking, "Who are these two girls?" "What are their names?" and "What have they starred in?"

In any case, discussions about the game 'archangels sword' gradually began to increase.

Aside from 'archangels sword', another project, 'fanti warm warm', was also making good progress.

First of all, the game's final design plan had been finalized.

First, the game's overall design plan had been finalized. Chen Fan looked over the gameplay, and although there were some differences from his past life, it was harmless.

Whether it was the game's art style, world-building, or core gameplay, Chen Fan felt it was no worse than 'Miracle Nikki' from his past life.

Especially the art style, for which Chen Fan had very strict requirements. After all, the main demographic for dress-up games was girls, and to attract them, an appealing art style was absolutely essential.

Now, Zhang Tao's team had already started working overtime to enter the development phase. According to estimates, an internal playable version would be ready in three months, and it could be officially launched in four months.

In addition, on the side of Fanti Clothing Company, the Taobao store had already been registered under the name 'Fanti Clothing Official Store'. The deposit had been paid, the backend functions were normal, and the homepage banner was left blank, waiting for product photos to be uploaded.

Zhao Xiaoran and Qian Fei had also created over twenty different designs in the 'pure desire' style, covering various categories such as slip dresses, knit cardigans, pleated skirt sets, cropped hoodies, and midriff-baring T-shirts.

The style was unified, and the direction was consistent. Chen Fan looked through them one by one and nodded; they had basically achieved the effect he wanted.

Actually, Chen Fan had originally thought about aligning the game's launch with the clothing sales to run a joint promotion.

However, the game's development cycle was too long, making it difficult to align the schedules of both sides. Therefore, they could only manufacture and sell the clothes first, and then run the collaboration once the game was launched later on.

This wouldn't really negatively impact anything. In fact, if the clothes became popular first, when the game launched, players seeing 'the skirt I bought in real life is also in the game' would actually feel a wonderful sense of immersion.

Now that the clothing designs were finalized, the next step was to find an OEM factory for production.

Chen Fan's initial thought was simple: have the people in his supply chain department handle the contact.

But on second thought, he felt a bit uneasy.

The styles and designs of this batch of clothes were completely nonexistent in the 2011 market, leading the industry by at least two or three years.

If he sent the designs to an OEM factory, and they found them promising, they might secretly manufacture an extra batch and sell them under a different brand.

This kind of thing was not unheard of in the clothing industry; in fact, it was practically commonplace.

Or they might directly leak the designs to competitors, rendering all his previous efforts completely wasted.

There were too many small factories that lacked ethics. If you talked to them about contracts, they would talk to you about connections; if you talked to them about the law, they had never even hired a lawyer.

Therefore, Chen Fan felt it would be better to find an acquaintance to help.

The first person Chen Fan thought of for this was Su Jingqiu.

Su Jingqiu ran her own garment factory. Although it wasn't large, she had been working in the industry for so many years that she surely had plenty of connections and resources.

She knew exactly which factories produced good quality, which had poor reputations, which owners were trustworthy, and which ones liked to play tricks.

Moreover, Su Jingqiu was Su Mian's mother, and Su Mian was his cousin's roommate, so he believed Su Jingqiu wouldn't cheat him.

With this in mind, Chen Fan picked up his phone, scrolled to Su Jingqiu's number, and dialed.

The phone rang several times before it was picked up, and a slightly tired voice came through: "Hello, who is this?"

"Aunt Su, it's me, Xiao Fan."

"Xiao Fan?" Su Jingqiu was taken aback for a moment, but then her tone carried a hint of pleasant surprise, and she sounded much more energetic. "What made you think of calling?"

Chen Fan smiled. "Aunt Su, are you at the factory right now? I'd like to drop by to ask you some questions. Would that be convenient?"

"I'm at the factory. Just come on over," Su Jingqiu replied straightforwardly.

"Got it. I'll be there in a bit."

"Alright, I'll wait for you."