49: Chapter 49 was very fruitful.

Zhuang Hua took notes while listening, and Chen Hao spoke eloquently.

"From the copyright holder of the animation, develop and sell innovative derivative game cards."

"Firstly, the cost of the cards is relatively low, but the market return is extremely high."

"Establish card tiers such as R Card, SR Card, SSR Card, PR Card, etc., for the original cards, incorporate anti-counterfeiting marks, and after launching them to the market, create a website with the gimmick of buying back high-end rare cards."

"That is to say, a valuable rare card can be exchanged for real money on the official website, worth thousands or tens of thousands of Yuan, which effectively combats piracy while also stimulating fans' enthusiasm for collection."

"Allow the cards to have the liquidity of currency. Players, in order to obtain rare cards, will purchase card packs in large quantities, allowing for rapid capital recovery. In this way, genuine cards acquire monetary properties."

"For specific operations, one can reference the lottery mechanism, Ultraman collectible cards, Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, the San Guo Sha board game cards, and NBA star cards from America."

After Chen Hao finished speaking, Zhuang Hua slammed the table and stood up.

"I get it! Brilliant, how did I not think of that!"

She became more and more excited as she spoke.

"Collectible cards flowing into the market have both collection value and the ability to maintain value through buybacks. As long as fans spend money to purchase them, a large amount of liquid funds will flow in, resulting in long-term stable revenue increases, solving the funding problem for animation creators."

"Zhuang Hua Favorability +10, Current Favorability 90"

"Thank you, Senior, for illuminating my path."

After expressing her gratitude, Zhuang Hua solemnly stated.

"Senior, if you are free tomorrow for the business symposium, please do attend. I will treat you with the highest honors."

"Also, after the business symposium ends tomorrow, I want to invite you to my home. I will personally tell you my experience with every single one of my underwear. Thank you again for your guidance."

After saying that, she left the private room and hurried downstairs.

Qian Zhaodi was waiting by the stairs. Seeing Zhuang Hua's excited expression, she asked.

"What's making you so happy?"

"Let's talk as we walk."

Zhuang Hua kept walking, heading out enthusiastically.

"You guessed right, Chen Hao is indeed conducting market research."

Qian Zhaodi asked, "How did you know?"

"He asked me for it."

Qian Zhaodi stopped walking.

"So bold and direct? Aren't you afraid of causing a misunderstanding?"

Zhuang Hua laughed and said.

"I was mentally prepared, so I wasn't too surprised when he asked for it."

"Furthermore, it made me understand a principle. Let me use an analogy: in the eyes of a doctor, there are only patients, no gender. If we want to enter the market, we must discard the concepts of male and female; there should only be the product in our eyes, and we should only consider the market development prospects, discarding all messy distractions."

"Chirp chirp"

In the parking lot, a maserati honked twice.

Zhuang Hua said while opening the car door.

"Although it's a bit embarrassing, mine is second-hand and not worth much. Trading it with him—since Senior won't take a consultation fee—1.2 million is enough for me to wear new ones my whole life. What does it matter if I give them all to him?"

Qian Zhaodi was even more shocked.

"He didn't take a single cent of the 1.2 million consultation fee?"

Zhuang Hua got into the car and took one last look at the window of the restaurant's private room.

"I think the return on this move of his will definitely be more than millions or tens of millions. Zhao Di, congratulations in advance, you might be getting rich!"

Qian Zhaodi asked impatiently.

"How could you tell?"

Zhuang Hua held the steering wheel and said seriously.

"Giving 300,000 in real money to a female worker for market research results, and giving me advice worth 1.2 million—calculate the return ratio, do you think his appetite is small? Gotta go, bye-bye!"

The maserati drove away swiftly.

Qian Zhaodi stood stunned for a long time before finally steadying her emotions and remarking.

"A master is indeed a master; their thoughts are simply different from ordinary people."

...

The second-floor restaurant private room.

Chen Hao truly hadn't expected such many unexpected gains today.

Not only did he obtain 30 million in huge funds through Wang Lichun, but he also allowed Qian Zhaodi to rationalize her actions, creating a suitable justification for herself through overthinking.

Moreover, thanks to Zhuang Hua's reminder, Chen Hao opened up a new line of thinking. From now on, he could openly ask for goddess tokens under the guise of market research.

These goddess tokens weren't just intimate apparel. Take Qian Zhaodi, Factory Director Qian, for example; her token was a painting. He didn't know exactly what this painting referred to yet, and he needed to probe a bit.

Chen Hao acted on his thoughts immediately. He strode out of the private room and, upon reaching the first floor, happened to run into Qian Zhaodi.

"CEO Chen."

Qian Zhaodi greeted him first. Chen Hao began to probe.

"Factory Director Qian, I heard you are also a designer. Why haven't I seen any of your design drafts?"

Qian Zhaodi made a gesture inviting him in.

"My design drafts are in my office. Please follow me."

Just like that, under Qian Zhaodi's guidance, Chen Hao entered the Factory Director's office for the first time.

Upon entering, he was immediately greeted by the scent of an art studio. Besides the normal office supplies like the desk, chairs, and coffee table, there were drawing boards, sketch paper, mannequins, and plaster busts everywhere, and even an entire wall covered with design drafts.

"The office is a bit messy; I apologize for letting you see this."

Qian Zhaodi said while tidying up the disorganized sketches, offering a polite excuse.

Chen Hao stood with his hands behind his back, examining the drafts on the wall, and casually asked.

"Are all of these yours?"

"They are all immature designs, not fit to be shown."

Saying this, she was about to put all the drafts into a drawer.

"Don't put them away yet; let me take a look."

When Chen Hao stopped her, Qian Zhaodi looked troubled and somewhat reluctant.

But Chen Hao's attitude was firm, so she had no choice but to reluctantly hand them over to him.

The moment he took the stack of papers.

"Ding"

"goddess token exchangeable detected. Exchange now?"

"No, no..."

Chen Hao blurted out, then immediately realized the inappropriateness of the setting and quickly changed his words.

"These are good."

Qian Zhaodi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Not at all, not at all."

Most of the drawings were simple figure sketches, outlining the curves of the human body with just a few strokes. There were no facial features, only female forms, standing poses from various angles, and the styles for three-piece designs were only vague concepts, not drawn in detail.

Chen Hao's goal was to obtain the token, but these were her unfinished design drafts. Asking for them directly, he wasn't sure if Qian Zhaodi would agree.

He decided to try.

"Are these rough drafts, or completed design drafts?"

Qian Zhaodi explained.

"They are all rough drafts, just sketching out the general idea. Design drafts aren't drawn like this."

Chen Hao thought seriously for a moment before speaking.

"Could I borrow these discarded drafts of yours?"

"Borrow them?"

Qian Zhaodi truly couldn't understand.

Chen Hao purchased female intimate apparel at a high price for market research.

But what did he want these discarded drafts for?

Chen Hao poured out the prepared explanation he had long since formulated.

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not trying to plagiarize your designs."

"You also know that different fields require different expertise. If I want to enter this industry, it's like starting from scratch."

"For a beginner like me, these sketches of yours are relatively simple. I want to try drawing them myself. After all, sometimes words can't fully describe the feeling I want to convey. Drawing it out can achieve twice the result with half the effort and also makes it easier for my subordinates to understand."