#598Chapter 598: Sugar Painting Journey to the West, is there any future for sugar painting martial arts?AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 598: Sugar painting + journey to the west, sugar painting + Wuxia... Is there potential?
Sugar painting is something you can see on the street, in parks, at school gates, and even more likely at markets.
But seeing it at a large anime and game convention, where social terrorists gather, is certainly a strange occurrence.
And this strange occurrence fell upon Cheng Tian.
Although Cheng Tian himself occasionally makes sugar paintings of game characters, which can sell for more, using intangible cultural heritage to promote traditional Chinese culture was something that genuinely stumped him for a moment.
However, Cheng Tian's adaptability was also quite outstanding; he only needed a brief phone call to fully understand what his master couldn't grasp.
Simply put, this was a large game-centric exhibition, where some already released and unreleased games with strong Chinese characteristics wanted to do some special promotion.
Besides the usual large booths, merchandise displays, and demo areas, the relevant person in charge had an idea to combine intangible cultural heritage like sugar painting and sugar figurine sculpting with the ancient aesthetic inherent in the games themselves.
To put it plainly, it was about finding people to make custom sugar paintings, sugar figurines, and similar items.
This added an expanded avenue for promotion; it might not necessarily be truly effective, but in today's internet traffic-is-king environment, it provided a subtle talking point.
Anyway, there was still some budget left for promotion, and the person in charge didn't want to pocket too much, so they might as well try adding another promotional angle.
Intangible cultural heritage sounds very grand, but inviting Cheng Tian and his master wouldn't cost much money—
The expenses couldn't compare to those of cosplayers with their own fan bases.
There's no way around it; this is the current reality for intangible cultural heritage artisans.
The organizer promised to reimburse round-trip airfare and accommodation for up to two people, as well as additional employment fees.
"My old bones can't handle the hassle, so you go instead."
As it was difficult to refuse an invitation from an acquaintance, and knowing that Cheng Tian was interested in the job, the old man decisively passed the buck to Cheng, while he himself continued his square dancing, come rain or shine.
Completely uninterested in conventions filled with young people, and unwilling to travel far and bother himself, the old man still found more joy in being surrounded by the old ladies in the square.
Cheng Tian didn't fuss. After confirming that the trip was for the weekend, he immediately began a series of communications with the organizer and prepared his application materials.
The sugar materials, spoons, marble slab, etc., needed for making sugar paintings were all provided by the inviting party, saving Cheng Tian the trouble of carrying a slab himself. However, to get used to unfamiliar tools and because he also had plenty of free time, Cheng Tian decided to go early and cover the extra expenses himself.
Additionally, the inviting party also required Cheng Tian to prepare some sugar paintings related to the game themes in advance for display.
As is well known, sugar melts easily, let alone in a closed venue where countless people gather; the sheer body heat alone could melt these sugar paintings. Therefore, refrigerator-level auxiliary equipment was necessary.
Beyond fulfilling the inviting party's requirements, Cheng Tian could also sell his own sugar paintings in the venue.
And once it involves "selling food," many things are required, such as a personal health certificate, food business license, and other documents, all of which need to be submitted to the organizer for advance registration with the local authorities.
Having attended markets many times before, Cheng Tian was quite familiar with the process. Moreover, the most cumbersome parts were already handled by the inviting party; he only needed to provide the materials.
After all materials and qualifications were prepared and an electronic contract was signed with the inviting party, Cheng Tian received relevant image information from the inviting party, allowing him to get a head start.
Well, it was "black myth," a journey to the west-themed game released nearly a year ago, and "Blade of Shadow," a Wuxia-themed game not yet released.
It must be said that although Cheng Tian was obsessed with old games, this didn't mean he wouldn't play new ones.
For domestic games, having experienced the "Bloody Lion" incident, Cheng Tian actually harbored quite complex feelings.
But it must be said that domestic games have indeed risen in the past two years, especially "black myth," which made him willingly open his wallet for a domestic game after a long time.
Cheng Tian could still clearly remember that when he officially completed the first playthrough of this journey to the west-themed "black myth," he didn't feel the joy of finishing a game, but rather a very strong sense of loss, staring blankly at the screen as the staff credits scrolled from bottom to top.
It wasn't until he saw a name framed, indicating someone who had unfortunately passed away before the game was officially completed, that Cheng Tian snapped out of it.
As for "Blade of Shadow," which had not yet been officially released, Cheng Tian, whose hands were already itching just from watching the real-time demo footage, also held a considerable degree of anticipation.
But now that he was joining the promotion of these two games as an inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, he naturally had to approach it with utmost seriousness.
The inviting party apparently didn't know that Cheng Tian had evolved into a human 3D sugar figurine printer. Their requirements focused only on special sugar paintings, but Cheng Tian sent the sugar-backlit sword he had previously made to the contact person.
A few seconds later, a string of question marks came back, along with the question, "3D printed?"
And Cheng Tian's response was—
Hand-made. If you don't believe me, I can make it for you on the spot.
Not long after, an updated electronic contract was sent over again, and Cheng Tian's work shifted from sugar paintings to sugar figurines.
Cheng Tian brought Bazett with him this time; he would take her regardless of whether the inviting party reimbursed him or not.
No choice, who made Comrade Aileen a person from another parallel universe~
Planes took off, planes landed, and soon the two parachuted into the Demon Capital.
Under the influence of the rules, Bazett had a legal identity, so she could travel as conveniently as a local.
After meeting with the pick-up staff, Cheng Tian immediately headed straight for his new equipment.
The smoothness of the slab, the weight of the spoon, the heat of the gas stove, the heating rate of the pot, the quality of the malt sugar, and so on, all needed to undergo a series of tests and checks to achieve the appropriate operating feel and selling standards.
In Heaven's Chosen Space, Cheng Tian was unrestrained, but in the real world, Cheng Tian was still very professional.
Cheng Tian knew that he was an artisan, but even more so, a food vendor. The safety of diners was paramount, and he never neglected this aspect.
After adjusting the equipment, Cheng Tian immediately demonstrated his skill.
Efficiently and precisely, right in front of the person in charge, he directly created a crystal-clear malt sugar "Contention Red Gourd"!
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