novelraw Chapter 23 Cosplay Commission!
Chapter 23 Cosplay Commission!
Joy City is always packed with people on Saturdays.
It's no wonder, though. As one of the areas in Shanghai with the strongest anime and manga culture, Nanjing Road always attracts a huge crowd of anime and manga fans every weekend.
Uh... and it also includes some related anime and manga professionals, such as photographers and cosplayers.
Yes, I'm talking about the employer in front of me, who looks to be around twenty-three or twenty-four and is laughing excitedly while holding a camera, and Lin Jianlu, who is currently posing in the same way next to a standee of a female-oriented anime mobile game character.
"Move your hand a little more to the right."
"No, it's the right side, oh right, for you it's the left side, a little to the left!"
"Okay, perfect!"
Click!
The employer rushed over excitedly, stood next to Lin Jianlu, and showed her the photo that had just been taken through the viewfinder.
Then Lin Jianlu was very embarrassed to see that in the photo, the standee next to her was as sharp as if it had been carved with a knife, but she herself was like melted cream.
"Damn it, Nikon! I finally managed to take this photo!"
The employer was so angry that she threw the camera to the ground. Luckily, the camera strap around her neck was still on, so the camera didn't hit the ground. But this still made the employer scream and quickly cover her neck.
"Ouch... my neck, my neck..."
"Are you alright?!" Lin Jianlu rushed to her employer's side, brushed aside her hair, and looked at her neck. It seemed that there was nothing seriously wrong, just a little red. She immediately felt relieved.
He carefully helped his employer up and led her to the nearest coffee shop. He asked the staff to bring ice and a towel, which he then wrapped around her neck and applied to her neck.
"Hehehe... I feel so happy, Lu Chen is putting ice on my skin..."
The employer leaned against Lin Jianlu's chest. Although the pain made her want to close her eyes, she forced them wide open and stared straight at Lin Jianlu, who was looking down at her, as if she wanted to remember this scene forever.
Sigh, going crazy over a non-existent character, what a pathetic sight for Yiyou-jie.
Conversely, this also allowed Lin Jianlu, who was playing the role of "Lu Chen" at this moment, to feel a pure love.
She's so innocent. I've met a lot of older women like her, and it's really hard to find anything to say about her.
Yes, the job she does now is called cosplay commission. Specifically, the client sets the requirements, the cosplayer accepts the commission, and plays the role that the client wants, accompanying the client shopping, eating, and playing. All expenses incurred during this period are paid by the client, and the cosplayer finally receives a certain amount of service fee.
It sounds great, but it's actually quite tiring.
For example—
"You're injured, can you still continue?"
Lin Jianlu spoke in a deep, magnetic voice, gently asking her employer sister who was nestled in her arms.
The employer blushed and shook her head, looking aggrieved.
"That's such a pity, there are so many places I wanted to go that I couldn't go with you..."
She leaned close to her ear, her voice low and husky: "But maybe this will make our next reunion even more anticipated..."
Do you understand? This is roleplay, also known as role sense. You must play the role that the employer wants you to play, and interact with her using that role's attitude. No matter how greasy, sentimental, or unpleasant the role is, you must play it well and show unparalleled professionalism.
After all, money is hard to earn and life is tough!
"Alright, the service is over. The appointment was originally scheduled to last until 5 PM, but we're ending early at 1 PM. We'll charge 50% of the service fee. Do you have any objections, ma'am?"
Lin Jianlu, now speaking in her natural voice, explained to her employer.
"Um...isn't it 1:30 now?"
"It's okay, the extra half hour can be considered a complimentary service."
"Thank you, I'm very happy to have had this experience. Uh... Invincible Ultimate Tyrannosaurus Rex Warrior Teacher."
The employer transferred the money to this WeChat account and nodded and smiled at Lin Jianlu.
"Teacher, the Invincible Ultimate Tyrannosaurus War God, your portrayal is truly superb. Whether it's your appearance or your character, it's the most handsome and fitting one I've ever seen. Just now, I felt like I was seeing the real Lu Chen. It was amazing."
"You flatter me."
"By the way, I wanted to ask something," the employer said, looking at Lin Jianlu's hair, which she had been tousled with hairspray, with great curiosity. "Your hair doesn't seem like a wig? And I don't really think it's dyed either?"
"You have a good eye. I was born with blond hair," Lin Jianlu nodded and smiled. "I'm of mixed race."
"Oh, how rare!" The employer seemed very excited, and even wanted to reach out and touch it.
"Okay, then the transaction is complete. Are you leaving? I can take you to the station."
"No need, I'll just sit here for a while. I'll give you a good review, bye-bye."
"Thank you, bye-bye."
Lin Jianlu left the coffee shop, looked at the four hundred yuan that had been deposited into her WeChat account, and couldn't help but sigh.
I finally landed a well-paying job and even dressed up and put on makeup, but then this unexpected thing happened, and I lost half of my earnings. It's a huge loss.
At that moment, a message popped up on WeChat.
[Chen Chen: Where's your winter break homework?]
[Ultimate Tyrannosaurus Rex Warrior: Trying to copy?]
[Chen Chen: Yeah, hurry up and copy this for me. I'm so lazy to write anymore, I feel like throwing up.]
[Universe Invincible Ultimate Tyrannosaurus Rex War God: Dream on! I finished my winter break homework. The class monitor didn't even hand it back, so there's nothing to copy. Go ahead and do your homework properly! Look at how badly you've messed up your three subjects.]
[Chen Chen: But I still want to play Zone 0...]
[Universe Invincible Ultimate Tyrannosaurus Rex War God: Forget playing games, study hard, really! I still promise you, as long as you study hard, I'll definitely help you win over Xiu Xiu.]
Chen Chen: Okay... I'll trust you this once.
Lin Jianlu bought a cup of Mixue Ice Cream and sipped it while sitting on a bench by the roadside, watching the flow of people coming and going. He looked up, lost in thought.
To complete the task and motivate Chen Chen's enthusiasm for learning, this is how she tricked him yesterday—
"Let me tell you, Cheng Xiuxiu, that girl, even while waiting for the bus on the side of the road, she still looks at her winter vacation homework for a while. She is obviously the kind of good girl who loves to study. So if you want to pursue her, you must cater to her interests!"
She loves learning, so she'll definitely look up to those with good grades and look down on those with bad grades. And if you just got scolded by your homeroom teacher, she'll definitely look down on you.
But what seems like a crisis is actually an opportunity! As long as you work hard quietly and quietly, you can get a great score on the next exam and make that big, hard number stand out in her eyes!
Let me tell you, she absolutely won't be able to stand it. She might even rush up to you and say, "Brother Chen Chen, you've improved so much! You're so amazing! Can you teach me how to study?"
Now you have the opportunity to develop a relationship with her, right? And with a little more effort, you might even be able to steal her away! Your future looks incredibly bright!
Then Chen Chen listened and started to study hard.
So yesterday, Friday, Lin Jianlu tried to talk to Cheng Xiuxiu, hoping to ask her to temporarily act as if she looked down on Chen Chen in order to help him study.
But perhaps because the school newspaper's publicity was a bit too much, yesterday, during every break between classes, people kept coming up to Cheng Xiuxiu to confess their feelings, making it impossible for her to talk to anyone, which was very difficult.
"Ugh... this is so annoying, when will I ever earn enough money...?"
She suddenly tilted her head back and rubbed it painfully.
Just then, a message notification suddenly went off.
[Xuanxuan: Little Deer, Little Deer, please reply immediately! I've landed a huge order for you! A super big one! 50,000!]