228: Chapter 228 Visiting the Comic Con! A Surprise for Tao Xue! Animal Skin Costume and Thunder General!

Chapter 228: Visiting a Comic Convention! A Surprise for Tao Xue! Animal Skins and Raiden Shogun!

Twenty-five years old—she was even older than Su Yang!

And yet, she was such a tiny little thing.

Teacher Zhou said helplessly, "My face and height are easily misunderstood, so I've developed the habit of carrying my ID card with me."

Su Yang asked curiously, "So, do your students know you do cosplay?"

"Hahaha..."

Teacher Zhou covered her mouth and smiled somewhat sheepishly.

The heavy-set brother didn't care much and said, "Many people play this without their families knowing; many do it secretly, some even change into their costumes in stairwells."

Looking at this heavyweight Yao's outfit, Su Yang was inclined to believe him.

"A hobby?"

"Mm-hmm!" The heavy-set brother tugged at his beautiful dress and nodded. "I made this whole outfit myself, bit by bit!"

"Mine too!"

Teacher Zhou added.

"Impressive!"

Su Yang gave them a thumbs up.

The heavy-set brother's dress was truly beautiful; it looked professional.

Teacher Zhou's outfit was okay, but it was still a bit rough, lacking the exquisite detail of the heavy-set brother's.

Su Yang could also tell that Teacher Zhou truly loved this.

It was just a hobby!

As long as it didn't affect others or violate morals and laws, there was no need for others to say anything.

Teacher Zhou curiously sized up Tao Xue beside Su Yang. "Is this your girlfriend?"

"Yes!"

Su Yang nodded.

"She's so beautiful!"

"Thank you, Teacher Zhou, you're very beautiful too!"

Being praised for her beauty made Tao Xue very happy!

After saying goodbye to Teacher Zhou and the others, Su Yang and Tao Xue soon noticed a large crowd gathered ahead.

Curious, he led Tao Xue as they squeezed inside, only to see a guy wearing a mask of the former USA president, Trump, dancing in a suit and tie. It looked quite comical.

He and Tao Xue couldn't help but laugh!

Just doing it for the memes!

There were quite a few people pulling stunts at the comic con. Since Spark Media did have some well-known cosplayers, Su Yang had looked into it briefly when he had some free time.

Not long after, Su Yang saw a cosplayer sleeping openly in the middle of the plaza.

The character being cosplayed was likely Umaru-chan from Himouto! Umaru-chan, which was quite popular for a while.

But this person really had endurance; in the sweltering Rongcheng heat, they could still wrap themselves in a blanket!

One could only call it professional dedication!

Su Yang asked Tao Xue, "Have you ever been to a comic con before?"

"No!" Tao Xue said with a smile, "But it feels very novel!"

"It's my first time too!"

Tao Xue blinked mischievously. "This is my 'first time' too!"

Please don't say such easily misunderstood things in public.

Then, Su Yang saw a sweet girl with a red wig, a beautiful dress, little tiger teeth, and dimples when she smiled. She was walking through a group of female cosplayers with a photographer, occasionally touching their thighs or patting their butts...

Those female cosplayers didn't mind at all, and some even returned the favor!

Recalling slightly, Su Yang remembered this relatively famous internet blogger.

Her follower count on Bilibili was even higher than Jiang Yan's, though Jiang Yan's main battlefield was Douyin.

Tao Xue couldn't help but ask, "Are you envious?"

"I actually am a little!"

Seeing so many legs, what man wouldn't want to reach out and touch them?

"Hmph!" Tao Xue looked toward a male cosplayer and said, "I want to touch that guy's abs too!"

"Go ahead and touch them if you want!" Su Yang said with a laugh. "I just saw a lot of girls go up and touch them; he probably won't refuse."

"Forget it!" Tao Xue smacked her lips and said with some regret, "They're not as good-looking as yours!"

They browsed a few stalls and joined in on a few more crowds.

Feeling the temperature gradually rising, Su Yang took Tao Xue to line up to enter the exhibition hall.

As soon as they entered the hall, the two let out a slight sigh of relief—the air conditioning was quite strong!

Soon, Su Yang's gaze was drawn to a ferocious EVA mecha.

Unit-01!

Some ancient memories of anime were completely awakened!

Back when he was still in elementary school, he used his pocket money to buy those pirated, compressed DVDs from street shops.

They weren't expensive at all, just a few yuan.

He relied on those compressed discs to catch up on many old series!

EVA was one of those old series, and it left a deep impression on him.

Other series that left a deep impression on Su Yang might be 'Claymore'!

'Claymore', 'Akame ga Kill!', 'Attack on Titan'... those shows were just one after another in terms of characters dying!

After looking at Unit-01, Su Yang finally looked at the female cosplayers nearby.

Before long, he heard someone shouting, "Sensei X, I haven't touched a woman's hand in so long!"

They were even shouting it into a microphone.

Tao Xue looked over curiously and asked with a smile, "Can people actually shout that out loud?"

But the person had already shouted it!

Su Yang also saw Jiang Yan at the comic con; she was cosplaying as the Raiden Shogun this time.

She was with several other pretty girls.

The Nahida cosplayer beside her also left a deep impression on Su Yang!

They were surrounded by many photographers, so Su Yang only greeted her from a distance!

This kid, having to work even on the weekends...

Truly pitiful!

"Jiang Yan, who was that handsome guy who greeted you?"

The "Nahida" beside Jiang Yan asked curiously.

"My boss!"

"That President Su of yours?"

Nahida's eyes instantly lit up.

The story of Jiang Yan had long since spread through the cosplayer circle.

Many people knew about Spark Media's President Su smashing millions into promotion costs for Jiang Yan!

The news of Spark Media recently being poached by other MCN agencies had also spread, giving them high visibility in the circle.

This was a financial backer with both strength and resources!

He was even more popular than those backers who just had money!

A typical backer might just be playing around and would run off once they got bored.

But with a backer who had resources, even if you were played... you could still make money yourself after getting the resources!

"Yes!"

Jiang Yan nodded.

"He is indeed very handsome... but he seems to have a female companion!"

"It would be strange if he didn't have a female companion, wouldn't it?"

"I guess so!"

"What, are you interested in him?"

"..."

Next, Su Yang and Tao Xue continued touring the comic con and joined the crowds for a few performances.

Another thing that left a deep impression on him was a woman in her forties wearing a red wig and glasses, supposedly cosplaying Angela...

And there was the brother cosplaying a maid he met in the restroom, who was standing right at the urinal at the time!

At noon, Su Yang took Tao Xue to the dining area for a meal.

He watched Tao Xue deal with an egg tart, with a bag containing an animal skin outfit sitting beside her.

The animal skin outfit bag counted as "merchandise" Tao Xue had bought—it was a cute little sheep!

She saw others looking good in it, and Su Yang also seemed interested, so she bought a set.

"How about we go buy a car this afternoon?"

"Huh?"

Hearing Su Yang's words, Tao Xue looked at him blankly.

"What? You don't want one?" Su Yang teased her intentionally. "If you don't want it, then forget it!"

"I do!" Tao Xue finally reacted. "I want one! I want one!"

"I thought you didn't want one!"

"I do!"

Tao Xue knew perfectly well Su Yang was teasing her.

But she still couldn't help but take the bait!

She thought she'd have to endure for another two months; she didn't expect Su Yang would be willing to let her off the hook!

She was truly touched!

"Alright then, let's go look at cars this afternoon!"

"Mm-hmm!"

"What kind of car do you want?"

Tao Xue asked softly, "Is a Porsche okay?"

She had indeed considered what car to buy.

After picking and choosing, she found that she seemed to like the Porsche 718.

Su Yang smiled. "Anything under a million is fine!"

"The 718 is under a million!"

"Then let's go buy it!"

Su Yang didn't overthink it; this was meant to be a gift, and as long as she liked it, it was fine.

In the afternoon, Su Yang took Tao Xue to the 4S dealership and ordered a 718 for her.

Although she didn't get the car on the spot, Tao Xue was still extremely happy, clinging to Su Yang's arm and refusing to let go.

That night, she was also extremely submissive to Su Yang, and the new animal skin outfit she bought was put to immediate use.

Because of this, Su Yang even turned down the 'Raiden Shogun'!

But it wasn't a big deal; the comic con had one more day tomorrow, so there should still be a Raiden Shogun!

By the weekend, Su Yang heard some rather bad news.

A signed influencer from Spark Media had run off directly with another company without paying the contract termination fee.

This made Yu Siying furious!

"Send a lawyer's letter!" Su Yang said with a smile. "Tell President Liu that business has come his way!"

He didn't care much; very few things could cause large fluctuations in his emotions now.

He just felt that the signed influencer and that company lacked class.

Even if they thought the termination fee was too expensive, both sides should at least sit down and have a proper talk!

If the termination fee wasn't paid, Spark Media would definitely fight them to the end!

If they really let the other party get away with it, other companies might follow suit!

How could it be okay not to follow the rules?

"Yes, Boss!"

Su Yang's calm attitude also helped Yu Siying cool down a bit.

"Is there anything else?"

"Boss, what should we do with the funds we have on hand?"

"How much money is in the account?"

"After paying salaries, there's about twenty million left!" Yu Siying asked softly, "Boss, can we spend this money ourselves?"

Spark Media was a subsidiary of Jufan Holdings. If Su Yang's other companies needed to develop, he could directly transfer these funds away.

Yu Siying was really reluctant to see so much money leave!

The twenty million in liquid capital had been plucked from MCN agencies across the country.

Since she became the General Manager, she had never fought a battle with such abundant resources!

"Spend it yourselves!" Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "Save a portion first. When we poach people later, we at least need to have the initial capital ready."

"Yes, Boss!"

"Also, you can sign more people!" Su Yang added after a thought. "Those part-timers—if they're willing, we can sign them too."

Su Yang had to consider the future.

At this stage, Spark Media focused more on cultivating its signed influencers and was quite strict with the vetting of external signed influencers, so there were only about a hundred or so people who weren't receiving a base salary.

This was extremely rare among MCN agencies.

After all, MCN agencies generally liked to cast a wide net!

But sometimes, having enough influencer bloggers could also enhance Spark Media's influence and attract more advertisers.

Some advertisers with deep pockets just liked MCN agencies that were large-scale and looked very capable!

After a while, Spark Media would definitely need to expand its staff.

Signing more people now would also make it easier to arrange work for new employees.