Shen Qilan

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Background / History

Banquet business and introduction to phones

Shen Qilan had managed Cloud Sound Workshop for several years, taking musicians to perform at banquets around Heaven Dou City. Previous dealings with the Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce had acquainted her with Lu Ye, whom she regarded as both powerful and prompt with payment 3.

When Lu Ye approached her about filming performers, she initially assumed he wanted entertainment for a banquet or an important sect guest. Videos of Sword Douluo and the Bone Dragon astonished her, but watching a recording of herself helped her understand the device. She immediately recognized its commercial value: prospective customers could hear the workshop’s music and see its dances without relying entirely on recommendations 3.

She gathered seven or eight performers for Lu Ye’s demonstration. He used a clip of her sitting beside an instrument to teach them how to publish videos, and she agreed to remind the group not to expose other people’s private affairs in their recordings 3.

Qipaos and short videos

After Lu Ye drew his first qipao design, Shen Qilan summoned the workshop’s tailor, Master He, and volunteered to try one of the first two garments. Her appearance in a black embroidered qipao and high heels won over the other musicians, who began asking for outfits of their own 3 4.

She also enthusiastically examined Lu Ye’s costume-change editing demonstration. Once he explained that attractive videos would promote both the workshop and phone sales, she accepted the mutual benefit of the arrangement. Although the trial phones were only loans unless purchased, she admitted that she already could not bear to return hers 4.

Preparing Liu Ruyan’s first livestream

When Lu Ye chose Liu Ruyan as the workshop’s first talent streamer, Shen Qilan was asked to select familiar pieces for her and pass new clothing designs to Master He. After Lu Ye left for Soto, she helped supervise rehearsals and arranged to send him recordings for remote feedback 12 14.

Her preparations included requesting costume alterations, fixing Liu Ruyan’s hair, modeling outfits, and arranging lamps and a light-colored screen under Lu Ye’s guidance. She then called the musicians together for the filming of Liu Ruyan’s livestream announcement 21 22 23.

During the broadcast, Shen Qilan stayed outside the camera’s view with the program. When Liu Ruyan briefly faltered as viewers arrived, she quietly pushed the written program forward rather than answering the comments for her. Later, when a lamp went out, she continued the musical accompaniment as Liu Ruyan recovered her rhythm 24 27.

The livestream received more than nine hundred visitors, peaked at over five hundred simultaneous viewers, and earned gifts totaling forty-one gold, three silver, and six copper. Shen Qilan had already recorded the musicians’ wages and left Liu Ruyan in control of withdrawing the earnings rather than collecting the money herself 27.

Online clothing and accessory sales

Lu Ye’s suggestion that they sell the featured outfits prompted Shen Qilan to explore a women’s clothing business through the phone’s product showcase. Before expanding production, she worked with Master He to document garment sizes, materials, and workmanship 22 23.

The following morning, she presented measurements grouped by sample garment sizes and recorded the tailor’s advice on alteration limits. She updated the available earring stock after Dugu Yan’s purchase and handled an order for a light-colored dress whose buyer had checked the measurements beforehand. The customer’s photograph confirmed that the hem length fit correctly, demonstrating that the workshop could sell finished garments beyond its local clientele 28.

Appearance

• Build and features: A beautiful, curvaceous woman with a graceful figure and a mature appearance 4 22.
• Signature outfit: A black embroidered qipao paired with slender high heels; its side slits reveal her long legs as she walks 4 12.
• Later styling: Models another outfit with her hair coiled at the back of her head, coordinating clothing, hairstyle, and accessories for the camera 22 23.
• Attention to presentation: Notices a line at the corner of her eye while experimenting with phone filters and questions Lu Ye about it 3.

Personality

Shen Qilan is commercially perceptive and willing to experiment. Her enthusiasm for phones grows from a practical understanding of the workshop’s dependence on reputation: equally skilled performers can receive very different amounts of work depending on whether customers know them. She readily adopts filming, new costumes, and online sales when she sees how they could attract business 3 4 22 28.

She is openly flirtatious with Lu Ye, teasing him about his delayed replies, asking which outfit he wants her to wear, and pressing him for compliments. She also punctures his self-serious remarks and jokes about his poor drawing skills 4 12 22 23.

Her care for the performers is practical rather than overbearing. She helps Liu Ruyan prepare, offers discreet cues during the broadcast, and brings her water after the lighting mishap without taking over the performance. Her written wage records and decision not to seize control of Liu Ruyan’s earnings also show an orderly approach to their shared work 21 24 27.

Abilities & Skills

Workshop Management

Shen Qilan organizes performers, tailoring work, and customer orders 3 21 28.

• Coordinates musicians for banquet work and livestream preparation 3 23.
• Requests fittings and alterations to performance costumes 21.
• Records wages, garment measurements, alteration requirements, and available stock 27 28.

Musical Accompaniment and Performance Support

She supports live performances through music and unobtrusive off-camera direction 24 27.

• Uses the written program and visual cues to help Liu Ruyan maintain the show’s sequence 24.
• Continues playing through the extinguished-lamp incident, allowing Liu Ruyan to recover without stopping the show 27.
• Monitors the performer’s condition and provides water between pieces 26 27.

Phone Use and Visual Presentation

She learns phone functions from Lu Ye and applies them to promotion and production 3 14 22.

• Experiments with camera angles, filters, and short-video publishing 3.
• Uses recordings and video calls to obtain remote rehearsal feedback 14 21.
• Models outfits and adjusts lamps and screens to improve facial and fabric detail on camera 22 23.
• Manages garment listings and orders through the product showcase 28.

Equipment / Items

• Phone — Initially supplied as a trial device; used for filming, private messages, rehearsal calls, and online sales 3 4 12 21 28.
• Black embroidered qipao and high heels — One of the first outfits made from Lu Ye’s designs 4.
• Performance program — Held off camera to guide the livestream’s sequence 24 25.
• Measurement and wage records — Used to organize clothing orders and musicians’ payments 27 28.

Relationships

• Lu Ye — Existing business contact who introduces her workshop to phones, short videos, livestreaming, and online retail. Their cooperation is accompanied by frequent flirtatious teasing from Shen Qilan 3 4 12 22.
• Liu Ruyan — Performer under her management. Shen Qilan helps prepare her repertoire, costumes, hair, and rehearsals, then supports her first livestream from off camera 12 14 21 24 27.
• Master He — Longstanding tailor for the workshop. Shen Qilan coordinates the production and alteration of Lu Ye’s designs and later consults her on sizing garments for online buyers 4 21 28.
• Seven Treasure Chamber of Commerce — Previous customer and business connection through which she knows Lu Ye before the phone trial 3.

Notable Quotes

“Then in the future, could guests hear us without us having to go to their banquets?” 3

“I can't bear to return it even now.” 4

“If I hadn't, was I supposed to wait for you to stand there and count the lamps for everyone?” 27