#599Chapter 599 Teacher, your COS of Bazette is so realistic!AI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
Chapter 599: Teacher, your Bazett cosplay is so accurate!
Many people can highly replicate in-game equipment and items. While some may lack fine manual dexterity, with today's advanced technology, 3D printers allow even beginners who are willing to delve into it from scratch to easily create what they desire.
However, replicating in-game equipment and items using malt sugar is indeed a very unique and difficult-to-replicate niche.
If it were just a flat 2D image, for those with artistic skills, as long as they were willing to invest some resources and time, diligently practicing and drawing more, they would eventually achieve some recognition.
But these 3D sugar figurines, with their incredibly precise replication that makes one mistakenly believe advanced technology was used, already require not just extensive practice but also a certain talent.
"Beautiful… too beautiful… who would ever be willing to eat it…"
The person in charge, who himself enjoyed games and thus entered this industry, circled the candied hawthorns, growing fonder with each look, and a strong desire to collect them emerged.
Truly worthy of being a non-hereditary inheritor! The money was well spent!
Sometimes, collecting things is mostly about rarity. At Cheng Tian's level of craftsmanship, it has clearly touched a nerve with some collectors.
However, Cheng Tian's super-evolved craftsmanship did create a small, unexpected problem.
That was the issue of transporting the 3D sugar figurines.
Refrigerators had already been arranged at the exhibition. Due to the tight schedule, there was no time for custom orders, so they simply modified the transparent glass-door refrigerators typically found at convenience stores for drinks, transforming them into sugar figurine display cases… But if all the pre-ordered sugar figurines were completed in advance, how would they be transported to the venue?
They melt easily and are prone to damage. With the terrible weather in Shanghai, they would likely melt considerably just walking from outside to the venue.
"No problem, as long as you can prepare the materials, I'll just make them on-site. Maybe it can even attract a crowd," Cheng Tian assured, patting his chest.
For him now, the only factor limiting the production quantity of sugar figurines was the time required for the syrup to solidify on its own; the stability of his hands could ensure not a single error occurred during the sugar molding process.
"…What's the largest you can make?"
The person in charge pondered for a moment, then suddenly changed the subject and asked another question, which surprised Cheng Tian. He stroked his chin and began to simulate in his mind.
"I haven't made anything larger than this red gourd… Are you asking me to make sugar figurines directly in the real-person proportion of the game's protagonist?"
"Yes!"
"Theoretically, it's possible, but it would likely require some internal framework for support; otherwise, the sugar's own weight would crush the entire figurine… Or are you asking me to make them solid? Leaving aside the weight of a solid sugar sculpture, the stoves and heat required to melt the malt sugar alone would be very demanding. It's not something a few gas stoves and small pots could melt; it would probably require those super-large pots and stoves associated with Guinness World Records.
Moreover, both hollow and solid options are very time-consuming, especially the latter. Rather than using non-hereditary materials, it would be better to go directly to a factory for mold creation.
Additionally, real-person scale figurines are on a completely different level of difficulty than what was stated in the contract."
Cheng Tian quickly laid out all the problems, directly throwing the decision back to the other party.
Although Cheng Tian was interested in making life-sized sugar figurines, he had no interest in working for free.
Cheng Tian had professional ethics, but doing as much as he was paid for was also Cheng Tian's underlying operating logic.
"…I'll go ask." "Please."
The person in charge, noncommittal about Cheng Tian's attitude, decisively picked up the phone and began contacting his superiors.
Since it involved renegotiating the contract and spending more money, it remained to be seen if those above would agree.
Soon, the person in charge returned.
"The boss said that if it's made on-site at the venue and livestreamed throughout, this amount is acceptable."
The person in charge made a gesture to Cheng Tian.
"Deal~"
Cheng Tian readily accepted… First day of the exhibition, early morning, Shanghai Exhibition Center venue.
A refreshed Cheng, accompanied by Bazett, followed the staff through the employee entrance, entering the venue early.
Even before entering, Cheng Tian had already felt a rather fervent atmosphere.
It was early morning, yet a long queue had already formed at the entrance of the exhibition center. It was only after a staff member's explanation that Cheng Tian learned that the first group of people in line had actually arrived in the wee hours of the morning and pulled an all-nighter to queue… Is it really worth that much effort? Or is there something unmissable inside this exhibition!?
One must know that Cheng had also personally experienced a world-class fighting competition in the previous main quest instance. Although as a participant he didn't have to queue like everyone else, the grandeur of that event was already quite extraordinary.
But the sight before him, in Cheng Tian's view, was truly no less impressive, if not more so.
He wondered how many people had flown in from all over the country during the summer vacation just to attend this national-level anime and game extravaganza.
The venue for the collaborative game was in Hall N1, area G001, which was the PLAYSTATION related exhibition area.
The final set-up here had already been completed, featuring a rich Chinese-style backdrop. A sign for "Blade & Soul" hung high like an inn signboard. Looking inside, one could see numerous cosplayers dressed in night clothes and wearing bamboo hats, "patrolling" like guards. Their protected targets were the PS5 consoles, each equipped with a game demo, and their corresponding screens.
And Cheng Tian's "stall" was allocated a separate area.
One must know that this was a very high-traffic exhibition area. Simply managing to apply for an area where Cheng Tian could make sugar on-site was already extremely difficult; open flames were absolutely impossible, disallowed from both fire safety and general safety perspectives.
Therefore, they could only allocate a separate area that was safer for both game consoles and players, then equip it with induction cookers and pots.
This kind of promotional plan, in the past, would have been 100% rejected outright. But in today's era of rampant online live streaming, where anything that can attract more traffic is considered, people are willing to try.
"Hello, Teacher, may I take a photo with you?"
Just as Cheng Tian rolled up his sleeves, preparing to melt the syrup, he heard this from behind him.
Turning his head, he saw his Bazett looking at him like a socially anxious big dog—
Still in her form-fitting red bean-colored suit, she was surrounded by several cosplayers.
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