Chapter 40 - 40 40 New Art Forms

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40: Chapter 40: New Art Forms 40: Chapter 40: New Art Forms Seeing that it was almost time, Zhao Guang closed his computer and drove to the prop yard. “Mr. Liu, you look even more dashing than ever,” Zhao Guang said as he arrived at the prop yard and headed straight to Liu Mo’s office. Liu Mo was quite free at the moment due to the prop yard not doing too well recently. “Little brother, no issues with the props from last time, right?” Liu Mo was a bit worried, fearing any issues might lead to returns, and he had already resolved to absolutely not accept any returns. The deals had already been completed, how could he accept returns now. Zhao Guang was somewhat puzzled by Liu Mo’s troubles but didn’t care much, “This time, I’m mainly here to order some new props.” As soon as Zhao Guang spoke, Liu Mo’s worries were relieved. Not here to return anything, why didn’t you say so earlier and scare me. “Come, come, little brother, have some tea,” Liu Mo said as he got up to pour Zhao Guang some tea. Changing attitudes so quickly – as the saying goes, ‘money talks,’ Zhao Guang thought scornfully. “Eh? What’s that over there, why such a big pile?” Zhao Guang suddenly noticed a large pile of iron plates in the yard. Liu Mo scratched his head, “I’ve been worrying about those things too. Someone ordered a batch of plates, but just before delivery, that company’s boss absconded due to debts, and now I’m stuck with these things.” Looking at those plates, Liu Mo got angry and gave one a kick. Zhao Guang went over to look, and noticed the large iron plates were no small affair and were made of substantial material, feeling quite hefty in the hand. If they were a bit deeper, they could easily be small pots. Holding it in front of his chest, it could cover up a large part of his torso in an instant. After miming the action, Zhao Guang felt that such a plate could even serve as a Chestplate Mirror for Kapas. Right, a Chestplate Mirror, that would be the perfect armor. After all, for a Beastman, there’s no need to cover everything, just protecting the vital parts would suffice. If they were given full body armor, those Beastmen might well feel uncomfortable. “Um, this batch of plates, could you modify them for me?” Zhao Guang looked at the plates, then made his request. Now he wouldn’t need to make them himself; possessing this batch would solve everything. “Little brother, you want these? That’s great, you’ve just solved a big problem for me,” Liu Mo’s face was grateful, but inside he was cursing, calling out for speaking too quickly. Now they know he was stuck with them, otherwise he could have sold them at a higher price. “Yeah, I’ll take them, but they need a bit of work. See here, can you drill four holes in them?” “That’s nothing, it can be done in a day, I’ll have them delivered to you tomorrow.” “Tomorrow afternoon then, I won’t have time in the morning.” He had to visit the Human military camp tomorrow morning, so no time for this. But Liu Mo didn’t mind, the important thing was getting rid of these things. “By the way, these are made of Fine Steel, right? Substantial material?” Liu Mo was somewhat resigned, “Of course, it’s pure steel, otherwise I couldn’t have dealt with them. I was thinking, if I really got stuck with these things, I’d just sell them as scrap metal.” Landing a bargain, Zhao Guang and Liu Mo quickly discussed the price, which was indeed very low. “I also want to order a set of props, also made of pure steel. Just the style of the primitive Iron Armor, two pieces, front and back, with holes to tie them together,” Zhao Guang said, gesturing, leaving Liu Mo puzzled. “What is this? Was armor like this ever used in history? With such large steel plates, no one would make them so rough.” “These are the client’s requirements, how should I know the reason.” “No need to apply any symbols on it, just a piece of iron?” Puzzled by such a strange request after so many years in the prop industry, this ugly and heavy prop, which team would use it? Zhao Guang was indifferent, “Just like that, that’s how they want it.” But in his mind, he was thinking, initially it’s just about enhancing their defensive power, armor also needs to be upgraded occasionally. With better materials later, upgrades will be possible, allowing for repeated sales. Moreover, regarding the Soldier’s armor, Zhao Guang had been researching it for some time. Though it seemed quite elaborate, most of it was just leather armor, with the best being multiple layers of leather. There was full body Iron Armor, but there wasn’t much of that in the entire military camp, supposedly held in reserve at the rear. Although ordinary-looking and not very practical, its defensive power was definitely strong. He figured those wanting to save their lives would choose to wear them. As long as the Beastmen exerted enough pressure, Zhao Guang was sure Yars would compromise. Very well, that settles it. Having discussed this deal, Zhao Guang paid a deposit and left. There were other things to prepare, like a batch of new hot pot base ingredients. Perhaps, he should buy a small factory producing base ingredients; the taste being slightly off wasn’t a big deal as long as it was spicy enough. While strolling, Zhao Guang suddenly noticed a shop and his eyes lit up. “Right, art, how could I forget that,” he saw a sign that read in big letters “Body Painting,” with a crowd gathered around. Zhao Guang was sure, he wasn’t there to look at people; he was there for art. Burrowing into the crowd, seeing there were no models, Zhao Guang felt somewhat disappointed, fake art. Then he shifted his attention to other things, like those sketchbooks and paints. “These items, give me five of each, one of every book, package them up.” As soon as Zhao Guang finished speaking, the people around him started giving him strange looks. Buying paint, what was that for, surely he wasn’t planning to paint himself. This young fellow is quite good-looking, why on earth would he do such a thing, perhaps something’s not right in his head. “Great, finally met a comrade, let’s add each other on WeChat, we all mingle here. We can exchange ideas together, otherwise, it’s hard to find someone to talk to.” This person was too enthusiastic for Zhao Guang, making him quite uncomfortable; surely that look couldn’t be one that sees homosexuals. “Wait, wait, I’m just interested in this, I don’t want to be your comrade for now. Let go, or I won’t buy it.” Zhao Guang exerted a lot of effort and finally managed to break free. Carrying his purchases, under the poking fingers and whispering glances of the crowd, Zhao Guang did not look back and ran to his car. As he fled, Zhao Guang still felt gazes targeting his back, and his walk became awkward. No way, next time he came to places like this, he definitely needed to wear sunglasses, so no one would recognize him.

Chapter 40 - 40 40 New Art Forms

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