The person who received Jiang Xinya at Ye Qing's studio was the same colleague who had previously suggested that Ye Qing take on a magazine shoot. She might not be able to guess all of Ye Qing's hesitations, but she knew she had to give Ye Qing some initiative.
So when she saw that Jiang Xinya was getting impatient, she brought up Dalson on her own initiative, just to give Jiang Xinya a hard time.
It has to be said that her approach was correct. After hearing this, Jiang Xinya, no matter how unwilling she was, could only suppress her resentment and instantly put away all her impatience.
Just kidding, the boss handpicked the person to shoot the cover, and everything was agreed upon beforehand. Now that it's my turn to step in, I haven't been able to close the deal. Should I, the newly appointed editor-in-chief who hasn't achieved anything yet, continue in this position?
Jiang Xinya's tone was no longer as cold as before, "Well, you see, we came with great sincerity..."
“It’s not that we’re not sincere. Our director is currently pregnant and was already resting at home. She came today specifically to wait for you, but you arrived right on time.” The studio staff said, “Since you’re sincere, I think arriving a little earlier is a basic matter of courtesy.”
Jiang Xinya was speechless after being rebuked.
Because the fact is that the staff member, who didn't know the whole truth, guessed correctly by sheer luck.
Logically speaking, no matter how dissatisfied they were, Ye Qing had personally called them and said he would wait for them to come over. Moreover, Jiang Xinya was able to make time when she received Ye Qing's call, so she shouldn't have come at the exact four o'clock that Ye Qing mentioned.
So when faced with the studio staff's unintentional but apt criticism, Jiang Xinya shrugged with a forced smile and glanced helplessly at the editor who had come with her.
Now that things have come to this point, none of us are newbies just starting out in the workplace, so we naturally know that there's no way to get Ye Qing's contact information from her studio.
Jiang Xinya was unwilling, but there was nothing she could do, so she had to leave first.
As soon as Jiang Xinya left, her colleague quickly paged Ye Qing to let her know that Jiang Xinya had been to the studio.
When Ye Qing saw the pager message from her colleague, she hadn't gotten home yet. She returned the call after she got home.
After overhearing what her colleague said to Jiang Xinya on the phone, Ye Qing immediately said, "I'll call finance right away and give you a raise, starting this month."
The other party was a little embarrassed because Ye Qing was so direct: "I was afraid I would ruin your plans. It's good that nothing went wrong. I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
“How could it be a bad thing? Not only did it not do anything bad, it even helped me,” Ye Qing said.
Afterwards, Ye Qing roughly explained her thoughts to the other party, so that if Jiang Xinya went to the studio again, she would know how to deal with it, so that she wouldn't be like this time, where she was clearly doing the right thing but still a little uneasy.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Qing kept his word and called the finance department to discuss the raise. Later, when the colleague received their monthly salary, they realized that Ye Qing's promise to raise was not just talk, and they became even more motivated.
Of course, that's a story for another time.
Knowing that Jiang Xinya had gone to the studio, Ye Qing became even more certain that Jiang Xinya would definitely come looking for him again. Ye Qing knew that the real initiative he wanted had arrived, and he was just waiting for Jiang Xinya to come to him again.
After Jiang Xinya left Ye Qing's studio and returned to the magazine, although she was angry, she was more conflicted and uneasy, thinking about how to get Ye Qing's contact information.
After much thought, Jiang Xinya focused her attention on Xiao Liu, the editor who had accompanied her to Ye Qing's studio.
After receiving an internal call from Jiang Xinya, Xiao Liu went to Jiang Xinya's office. After understanding what Jiang Xinya was trying to say, he decisively refused.
"This isn't a good idea."
Jiang Xinya's expression changed when she heard Xiao Liu's words. "Why is it bad? We can't wait any longer for the cover. All the other topics are settled, even the layout is finalized. We still can't determine how many pages the cover interview will have or how many photos it will have. This will make it difficult to proceed with many things later. The most important thing is the advertising. The advertising department has called several times to ask."
Xiao Liu: "Editor-in-chief, normally I'm the one who runs errands for these kinds of things, but it's obvious Ye Qing doesn't really want to do this. In these situations, it's usually the editor-in-chief or the boss who negotiates personally. Now, I'm just a junior editor going to her, what if she gets angry and refuses to do it? To be honest, it won't affect her much, but it will be a big deal for our magazine. Because the boss won't budge, we don't even have a backup candidate for the cover, she's the only one, so..."
Jiang Xinya waved her hand impatiently, dismissing the other person.
Jiang Xinya was well aware of all this.
But she just didn't want to lower herself to go to Ye Qing.
Just as Jiang Xinya was hesitating and feeling unwilling, her boss, Dalson, approached her and asked how the cover issue was going.
Jiang Xinya hesitated, unsure how to tell her boss. Although she didn't know the connection between Dilson and Ye Qing, she was certain that Dilson would protect Ye Qing, as it was too obvious.
Although Dalson is a designer by training, his ability to reach his current position is undeniable, and he is aware of the conflict between Ye Qing and Jiang Xinya.
So even though Jiang Xinya didn't say anything, Dalson spoke directly: "In your words, I hope you won't let your personal grudges affect the magazine. You should know better than me what the inaugural issue means. If the cover is blank, headquarters may blame me, but as the editor-in-chief, you have an even greater responsibility. I can fire you directly without even going through headquarters."
After saying that, Dalson pouted and shrugged, looking completely innocent, but also incredibly infuriating.
But all Jiang Xinya could do was say, "Don't worry, I won't let my personal feelings affect my work."
"I want to see the results."
After being spoken to by Dilson, Jiang Xinya had no choice but to contact Ye Qing herself, and she even got Ye Qing's contact information from Dilson.
Ye Qing received Jiang Xinya's call a little earlier than she had expected. Ye Qing had been calculating the magazine's final print date and other schedules, and she thought Jiang Xinya would probably delay it a bit longer. However, she received Jiang Xinya's call a day later, after Jiang Xinya went to her studio to look for her but didn't find her.
Although Ye Qing appeared hesitant on the phone, she was actually quite happy to meet Jiang Xinya at her studio.
Although Jiang Xinya had wondered if Ye Qing had done it on purpose, seeing Ye Qing again after so long, and seeing her smugness that she couldn't hide despite her efforts to conceal it, made Jiang Xinya grit her teeth in hatred.
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