Chapitre 30: Artist
Éditeur: Atlas Studios
The two of them ate for nearly an hour. In the end, Tang Ying still planned to pay, but Li An took the initiative to swipe his card on the basis that he wanted to see if this shop could be eligible for a discount.
Tang Ying indeed wanted to see if this credit card could be used for a discount. If it could, she planned to quickly apply for one. However, she had to restrain herself and not spend money recklessly. She was afraid that she could not control herself.
The two of them spent a total of 173 yuan. Then, he swiped the card and really got a discount. After the discount, they paid 155 yuan, which was equivalent to a 10% discount!
He saved 18 yuan, which was equivalent to saving the money of a watermelon!
Tang Ying thought excitedly.
"Sister, on average, you've only eaten more than 70 yuan. Why don't I treat you to another movie? Otherwise, I won't feel good." Li An paid and the two of them walked out of the shop. Then, he acted pitiful.
However, Tang Ying immediately saw through his thoughts. She gently hammered Li An with her fair hand and leaned closer to say, "Hmph, I told you that we're not suitable. It won't work on me."
Li An smiled and said innocently, "No, I just want to make it up to you."
"Tsk, I know what you boys think. When the time comes, you'll enter the cinema and touch me while it's dark. If I don't reject you, you'll push your luck. After watching the movie, you'll want to find a room, right?" Tang Ying flipped her curly hair and revealed her fair neck, causing one's imagination to run wild.
Li An was enlightened and nodded. "Oh, so that's what I should do!"
"Sister, since you know so much, did someone do this?" Li An asked curiously. This should be quite normal. An enchanting beauty like Tang Ying would probably be very attractive.
"Hmph, I can tell this method at a glance." Tang Ying crossed her arms and inadvertently propped up her majestic figure. Then, her eyes darted around and she suddenly had the thought of pulling a prank.
"Sigh, to be honest, you know a beauty like me too." Tang Ying sighed and said aggrievedly, "You boys have a virgin complex. Now that you know that I'm not a virgin, will you be very disappointed?"
At the same time, Tang Ying secretly observed him, wanting to see his expression. She did not expect Li An to be calm and say, "It's reasonable. Since I'm already mentally prepared, I can't be disappointed."
Tang Ying frowned and realized that Li An was talking about her in a roundabout way. She was immediately furious and kicked him, "Go to hell!"
After a while, Tang Ying prepared to leave.
"Sister, let me send you off," Li An said.
"Hmph, I think you want to find out where my house is and take the opportunity to go upstairs to rest. Dream on!" Tang Ying firmly rejected and stepped onto the bus, "Goodbye!"
Li An shrugged. He reached the underground garage and drove home.
After reaching home, Li An turned on his computer and searched for the draft. As expected, he saw the official website and the content of the manuscript.
Li An opened the artist's page, but he could not find him after looking around twice. Only then did he remember that Tang Ying seemed to be an intern, so she could not take on jobs alone.
This was difficult…
Then, he suddenly recalled that Tang Ying had said that she also took on private work, but she did not say what the website was.
Therefore, Li An continued to search and found the platform for the free manuscript on Baidu and Zhihu's questions.
After screening, there were a total of three relatively large platforms. Then, he went up and searched according to the name of the artist, "Ying Ying". In the end, he found a few similar names.
He checked them one by one and eliminated those with experience, as well as the men. Indeed, there was even a man called "Ying Ying".
In that case, three of the "Ying Ying" were more likely to be her.
There was one called "Ying Ying" and the other was called "Ying Ying Provoke".
After careful analysis, the two should not be the same person. One of them used a lotus flower. Li An felt that it was inexplicably familiar. This portrait was extremely similar to his mother's. From this, he could rule out the possibility of her being young.
As for the remaining two, their avatars were both cartoonish. There was no age information, and only the data for taking orders could be seen.
"Ying Ying" only accepted six orders in total. 4.5/5 ratings. There was no reference value.
"Ying Ying Provoke" only accepted three orders in total. They were all five-point ratings and did not seem to have any reference value.
These two were both on the same website. The name of the website was Cool. Since it was difficult to tell from the appearance, he could only test it.
Li An clicked on "Ying Ying" and started to ask through the web chat.
"Hello, are you there?"
"Yes, may I ask if you want to make an appointment?"
"Yes, my requirements are a little high, so I want to ask if you're working full-time or part-time?"
"I work part-time, but don't worry, I'll draw until you're satisfied."
"What do you do and how much time do you have?"
"I'm an employee of a state-owned enterprise. I get off work on time, so I have a lot of time."
Li An passed this and closed the page. Then, he clicked on another "Ying Ying Provoke" and repeated the question.
"I'm a part-timer, but I work in Cheng Jian. My main occupation is also an artist, so don't worry about the quality."
"However, there might not be enough time. If you need it urgently, I might not be able to do it immediately."
Li An nodded. Alright, it's you!
"It's fine, I'm not in a hurry. Take your time. Help me draw a Chinese-style swordswoman. I want to make a computer background wallpaper."
"Computer background wallpaper?"
"Can't you?"
"I can. Boss, what do you want?"
"You can do whatever you want."
"Anything?"
"Yes, name your price."
"This…"
"The computer screen is relatively large. What about 200 yuan?"
"My price is already the lowest. If it's the size of a computer screen, it might cost more than 500 yuan if you go to the others."
Li An was dumbfounded. Only 200? Wasn't this too lowly? It could not even pay for a pair of shoes!
"If you still think it's expensive, I can make it for 180 yuan."
Perhaps because Li An had not replied for a long time, she felt that it was too expensive for him.
Li An sighed again. How could she accept such a low price? Why did he feel that it was chivalrous? Then, he started to type.
"No, I hope you can do your best. I'll pay a thousand."
"Alright! I'll definitely complete it for you!"
"Don't rush it, don't rush it. I'm not in a hurry. The quality when rushing is definitely not as high as slowly drawing it."
"Alright, thank you, Boss. I'll definitely draw diligently!"
"Boss, do you have any other requests? For example, scenes and characters' clothes, should they be conservative or sexy?"
"There are no requirements. It depends on your own understanding. I want to see what the swordswoman in your impression is like. If I'm satisfied, there'll be more work for you."
-- Cadeau
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