I will never give in to Miss Death

"Did I say those words?"

"some."

Ouyang Xue turned her head away: "These are the audio clips that your fans captured from our videos. Similar videos are everywhere now. If you want to see them, I can..."

"no need!"

I quickly grabbed the mouse and closed the page.

"Sister Ouyang, is this the reason you asked me to come here?"

"Ah... just one of them."

Ouyang Xue looked around and took out a large stack of papers from a cardboard box at the back: "Actually, I wanted to ask Li Chen to do this, but he seems to have a lot of things to do today. If you are free, you can try."

I took the pile of flyers and said, "Distributing flyers?"

"Yes, there is an event going on in the commercial street in Minami-nagi district today. Plus it's the weekend, there will be a lot of people coming. If you are bored, you can go over and promote it."

"Also, I suggest you wear this maid outfit, it will be more effective."

"..."

……

No. 218 Little Noer should be self-reliant

During the month I worked at the cafe, even though I wore a maid outfit similar to Rem's in "RE: Life in a Different World from Zero" every day, I was basically confined to the cafe. At most, I would serve customers who liked to dine outdoors, or go out to trim the green plants and water the bushes on both sides of the corridor.

However, that situation does not happen often, because the green belts and small flowers and trees outside the coffee shop are basically taken care of by Ouyang Xue. Unlike me who have to go back every day and then go to the coffee shop at eight o'clock in the morning, Ouyang Xue lives near the coffee shop most of the time. I heard from Elodie that she gets up around 6:30 to 7:30 every day, washes up and has breakfast, then goes outside to water the flowers, plants and trees and prune the branches. When I arrive at the store at eight o'clock, the work outside has been completed.

Ouyang Xue really treats the coffee shop as her "home" and devotes almost all her energy to her work every day.

She works during the day and cleans at night. After cleaning, she has to do promotion for the coffee shop online. At least for me, who has worked away from home for so many years, Ouyang Xue is the only boss who can be classified as "excellent" and the only boss I respect.

The weather in June has now completely entered summer. Even though the open-air dining tables outside the big mushroom house of the coffee shop are not directly exposed to the sun, it still takes a lot of courage to eat outside. For example, two days ago when I received the task from Ouyang Xue to "go out and water the two grape vines under the banyan tree", the temperature outside was nearly 40 degrees Celsius, and many leaves of the grape vines had turned yellow, all because of the strong sunlight and high temperature.

"I printed these ads last week, but I saw you were busy every day, so I didn't mention it."

Handing me the advertising paper and the bag filled with flyers, Ouyang Xue pointed to the direction of the commercial street behind the house and asked, "Have you been there?"

"Um……"

I thought about it and said, "I've seen it a little bit. Sometimes I go there for a walk with Xiaomo at night."

"There is also a trade city behind the commercial street, called Mianyun Trade City. It has been built and today is the opening ceremony."

Ouyang Xue returned to her seat: "Everyone is rushing to move in in June, which symbolizes good luck. Today is June 1st, many businesses are holding events there, and there are people everywhere. You can go to the entrance of the trade city and see that there are many people there."

"Eh……"

I looked at the big bag in my hand, and then at the flyers inside: "Did you make all these yourself, Sister Ouyang?"

If I remember correctly... there is no such position as "designer" in the coffee shop.

Or "artist".

This profession is responsible for image beautification, drawing and various miscellaneous tasks.

I got to know Pippi because I had taught myself art in college and knew a little about PS. Later, I established a deep friendship with him by occasionally helping him beautify family photos and edit photos for novel covers. Then I got to know Marisa, Su Yunjin and others.

Most formal stores will have graphic designers. When the store holds an event, they will ask the graphic designers to design flyers, take photos of products, align the pictures on the computer, write the copy, and then find some big red explosion visual effect pictures such as "hot items" and "80% off", and make the advertising flyers bit by bit. Finally, they print out the designed things, and they become advertising flyers.

In addition, some stores may also use food delivery software, or build their own websites and purchase servers. At that time, they also need to design the pictures on the web page themselves, such as cutting out the taken pictures, beautifying them, outlining them, setting prices, etc. When making a website, the website UI, the advertising banners on it, the scroll bar in the middle, etc. are all the work of an artist.

Now Ouyang Xue directly gave me the prepared and printed flyers, which made me subconsciously think that she must have been working overtime.

I guess he stayed up all night working overtime to finish these tasks. After all, this guy has a criminal record.

"Your focus is weird."

Seeing me asking about the origin of these flyers, Ouyang Xue raised her head and said, "When an employee sees his boss asking him to distribute flyers, shouldn't he ask how many flyers he should distribute or how long he should distribute them for?"

"Because I know Sister Ouyang is the best. Even if I run out to deal with something or lose the flyer, you won't blame me."

I lowered my head and randomly pulled out a flyer: "Tell me, did Sister Ouyang make this herself?"

These flyers... well, I don't know how to put it, from a designer's perspective, none of them are qualified.

The borders are not aligned, the fonts are crooked, and the overall colors don’t match in some places…

Moreover, I don’t know if it is because they want to fit in with the lively theme of the coffee shop girls, but this flyer designed by Ouyang Xue has many cute elements.

There are hand-painted bunnies and kittens, and a main menu with a cat's paw pattern, which makes it look like a child put together some pictures.

Or...is it simply because Ouyang Xue doesn't have time to do this?

However, in terms of "functionality", this kind of flyer is actually sufficient, because I remember there is a more "unique" division in the advertising field, which is "stupid, big, black, red and thick".

For example, the very famous "Coco Tree" coconut juice is typically labeled with red, yellow, and black colors with words like "freshly squeezed", "30 years", and "I've been drinking it since I was a child", making it stand out from many beverages. Similar design styles can be found in the crazy flashing advertisements on the website, such as "The editor is not at home, here's what the author did alone in a small dark room", "Click me to see Mei Yangyang taking a bath", "9.9 free shipping", etc.

Maybe this unconventional minimalist style designed by Ouyang Xue will attract a second glance from those who receive the advertisement?

"Well, I just made it myself according to the template."

As she spoke, Ouyang Xue seemed to feel a little guilty, and added: "I didn't stay up late to do it. I had a good rest."

"Oh..."

I nodded. “Okay, is that all?”

"Why, do you want to post all day?"

Ouyang Xue looked at me with amusement and said, "Go and try it out first. You can give out as many as you want. It's quite hot outside and you'll definitely feel hot wearing this. When you get to Mianyun Shopping Mall, go to the bottom of Building 1 or Building 2 and give them out to passersby in the sun. Don't run around in the sun. You'll easily get heat stroke."

"I'm definitely not going to run around in this weather under the sun. I'm not stupid..."

When saying this, I noticed a barely perceptible expression of embarrassment flashed across Ouyang Xue's face.

Eh?

Could it be that she...had done something so stupid before?

"Speaking of which, Sister Ouyang, I have a request."

Seeing Ouyang Xue's expression like a child whose secrets were known, I didn't expose her and said, "You can leave similar matters to me in the future."

"Ok?"

Ouyang Xue was a little surprised: "Something like that? What do you mean?"

“It’s the kind of work that requires design and drawing.”

I said in a serious tone: "I taught myself these things when I was in college, worked some part-time jobs, and took some orders, so I have a certain foundation."

"You mean art design?"

When Ouyang Xue heard me say this, her eyes lit up: "Have you passed... a designer-related certificate?"

"I didn't take the exam. I taught myself by watching videos on the Internet. I saw a lot of things and did a lot of things."

I explained: "It should be no problem to handle simple PS design and advertising production."

Before I took up novel writing as a side job, I actually tried other ways to make money, and novel writing was just one of them.

I have tried to teach myself programming. I would watch related teaching videos while eating after get off work every day, and then do experiments on the computer. However, I did not seem to have a talent for it, and I was not very interested in it. In the end, I had to give up. Otherwise... Programming can actually make more money than writing novels if you learn it well. There are many demands for this on the Internet now. Those professional order-taking websites are full of plans. Others put forward requirements, and those who can write programs will write code according to the opinions. For example, some old-timers require a "pornographic picture organizer", or small supermarkets and grocery store owners need a "cash register system". The market for this is huge.

In addition to writing code, there are also certain gaps in art design, such as advertising flyers, Taobao detail pages, Meitu slimming, etc. After I failed in my attempt to learn programming, I picked up PS which I had taught myself in college and took on many orders. Later, after I wrote novels, I had no time to take PS orders. What I learned was mainly used to design novel covers or pictures for good friends like Pippi Marisa.

"Really?"

Seeing that I was so sure, Ouyang Xue was obviously a little excited: "Is advertising design all right?"

Then, she shook her head as if she remembered something: "No, I hired you to be a maid, not this..."

So how can we say that our dear Sister Ouyang is the best boss?

"I want to help, and..."

I paused for a moment and said in a naughty tone, "Didn't Sister Ouyang say that she would give this store to me in the future? Anyway, I will be responsible for all these things in the future, so I might as well get used to it in advance."

"you……"

Ouyang Xue seemed a little touched. She was silent for a moment, then turned her head and said, "Okay, if you have extra time after you go back, you can give it a try. Now let's go to Mianyun Commercial City and take a look around."

"learn!"

"By the way, if you go there, take Timon with you, and prepare some water and cat snacks, and bring a leash."

I was stunned for a moment: "Take Ding Man with you?"

"Yes, cats are the best advertisement for people outside. Or you can tell passers-by that they have to take a flyer if they touch a cat once... Can you keep an eye on Timon?"

"How could I not be able to watch it? I'm super brave, okay?"

I raised one hand and made a "Popeye" pose, then picked up the big bag of advertising flyers: "Then Sister Ouyang, I'll go first! Building 1 or Building 2 of Mianyun Commercial City is fine?"

"It's all right. Those two buildings are invested by Tongmeng.com. The boss and management there know you. Go ahead and feel free."

"Uh-huh."

I came out of the utility room and just happened to see Ding Man, who usually sticks to me very much, sitting on the cat climbing frame outside and looking at me curiously.

"Timon is gone."

I waved at the big cat.

"Sister... ahem, let me show you the outside world!"

"..."

……

[QAQ My computer broke down today. I checked and repaired it for a long time but it still can't be fixed. I have to send it for repair tomorrow. Today's chapter is a bit short, only about 3000 words. I will add a chapter of 4000+ words later, around 2 a.m. Those who can't wait can wait and read it tomorrow =3=]

No. 219 Summer Blown by the Breeze

Our original plan for the Shangjing Cat Maid Café was to keep about 80 cats in the store, but the owner of a cat cafe that had gone bankrupt was a little hesitant when he heard that we were also opening a cat cafe, fearing that we would repeat his mistakes. So Ouyang Xue had to put that boss's project on hold and brought in 60 cats to let them acclimate to the environment, and also for those of us working in the store to get used to the cats first.

However, until now, the remaining dozens of cats have not been transported here.

Ouyang Xue said that some of the cats' owners regretted their decision, thinking that our store had too many cats and that the cats might not be treated well if they were brought here. So we had no choice but to give up and cancel the cooperation.

Until now, the number of cats in the cafe remains the same as the original sixty or so.

In fact, I personally think that this many cats are enough, unless we want to throw cats there after the underground floor is completed as Su Yunjin mentioned. Otherwise, considering the structure of the two floors of the coffee shop, more than 60 cats are just right. Both the density of cats and the number of cats serving customers are perfect. A little more may cause a burden here, and we will have to buy a lot more cat food.

"Meow……"

In the corridor on the first floor, when he heard me greet him, Timon made his signature "clip sound", ran over here, and rubbed my ankles a few times.

The cat Ding Man is considered the "Internet celebrity cat" of the coffee shop.

It is the largest and heaviest cat in the coffee shop. When Ouyang Xue weighed it before, it reached 12.4kg, which is close to 25 kilograms. Its chassis is very stable when it walks. And because it is a long-haired cat, it has a very obvious tortoiseshell "scarf" on its neck. Timon in the coffee shop is like a little lion.

When he first came to the coffee shop, Timon's throat was a little hoarse, and he liked to bark a lot, so I thought his throat was like that because he meowed too much every day. Later, after half a month of rest in the coffee shop, with cat food and water dispensers serving him every day, and customers occasionally feeding him freeze-dried fresh meat and canned wool strips, Timon's throat quickly improved and became the "clip voice" he has today.

When there are a lot of guests, as soon as it opens its mouth, the girls around it will basically shout "so cute" and gather around it.

In addition, Dingman has another unique skill. When he sees a person, no matter if he is a man or a woman, as long as he is interested, he will lie down on the ground and show his belly to ask for a pat. If the person who sees him is unmoved at this time, Dingman will curl up his two front paws, roll left and right, and make a cute "meow" sound, while wagging his tail and twisting his body to show his entire belly to that person.

Ouyang Xue also said that the reason why Dingman is so skilled in acting cute is that Dingman had been abandoned by several owners. There is nothing wrong with Dingman himself, but he is unlucky and meets those owners who did not do their homework, thought the cat was cute, and bought it on a whim. Dingman is a long-haired cat. Some owners raised it for a few days, and they had to sweep the cat's hair every day when they came home from work, and they collapsed. The next owner also got hot-headed and saw that Dingman was silly and cute, so he took over. After raising it for a few months, he found that it was a large cat and ate too much, so they could not afford to raise it, so they put it on the second-hand trading website.

The subsequent owners basically gave the same reasons. They either complained that Timon shed too much hair, or that large cats eat too much, or that Timon was noisy. In the end, Timon was sent to a cat cafe.

Although he is a male cat, Ding Man is sterilized - in fact, most of the cute cats with cute looks, round heads and fat bodies are male cats, because female cats generally have pointed faces and small cheeks, which makes them look ugly, and their bodies are very slender or even very thin. Compared with male cats, they look like they are malnourished, so most cat owners will raise male cats.

Secondly, if you plan to keep only one cat at home to save trouble, most people will choose to sterilize the cat. The sterilization operation for a male cat is just a minor surgical procedure, and the patient can be discharged on the same day. Packages are available for tens or hundreds of dollars. The sterilization operation for a female cat is very complicated and requires surgery, and there are great risks. Some cats with poor physical conditions will need to be hospitalized for observation, and the whole process at a good hospital will cost thousands of dollars.

Timon is a very chubby cat with a very good personality. You can touch and rub his entire body except the area around his testicles.

Not to mention Timon, that part of almost all cats is taboo - no one would touch a cat's private parts.

In addition, Timon is also the smartest cat in the store. Sometimes he can even understand what you mean from just a look or a voice. He is also very lively and active, friendly to strangers, not afraid of unfamiliar environments, and will come back on his own even if he runs away. He is very suitable for taking out.

And maybe because I have the cat girl gene in me, Timon always seems to treat me as the "boss" here, and he himself is the "boss" of the cats in the coffee shop. According to this registration system, I seem to have become the "boss" of the coffee shop inexplicably.

"Philo!"

I took Ding Man up to the second floor and said to Philo, who was still mixing milk tea at the workbench as before, "Are you used to this place?"