Before Xi Quan could respond, Ye Qing muttered to herself, "If Jiang Xinya gave Yang Zi money that she embezzled from advertising fees by abusing her position, that's unlikely. At least our studio didn't pay advertising fees for our commercials."
Xi Quan glanced at Ye Qing indifferently and said calmly, "Have you ever considered that the magazine's voting activity is just a pretext?"
"A cover-up? What do you mean?" Ye Qing understood the meaning of the word "cover-up," but she didn't quite understand Xi Quan's meaning of saying that the voting activity itself was a cover-up. After thinking for a moment, she followed Xi Quan's words and asked him according to her own understanding: "You mean that even if the brands that are on the list want to advertise in their magazine, they also get advertising fees? But if they all get advertising fees, why doesn't the studio get any?"
Xi Quan likes Ye Qing, that's beyond doubt, it's a deep-seated liking.
It was because of this deep affection that Xi Quan understood Ye Qing very well, knowing that Ye Qing would not be a clinging vine, but would have her own career.
For Ye Qing, her career is like the only light in her otherwise unhappy life from birth to the present.
She was once trapped in the hardships and torments of life, but working hard to earn money helped her find direction in life, like a person trapped in a cramped cave who finally saw a glimmer of light.
Knowing how precious this was to Ye Qing, Xi Quan never said anything like telling Ye Qing to stop going to work. He watched Ye Qing venture out into the world and protected her when she encountered difficulties.
Therefore, because of Ye Qing, Xi Quan had been paying close attention to Jiang Xinya's every move. Perhaps it was because he was an outsider that he could see things more clearly and directly than Ye Qing. So, in response to Ye Qing's confusion, Xi Quan said, "Qingye Studio did not pay advertising fees for the advertisement. If they had paid advertising fees, how could Jiang Xinya have secretly given the advertising fees to Yang Zi?"
The more Xi Quan talked, the more confused Ye Qing became, and she frowned as she looked at Xi Quan.
"Because they hired you to shoot the inaugural issue of their magazine. It hasn't been that long. The editors at the magazine are already familiar with you. If you asked for the advertising fee, they would find out in casual conversation. Besides, only by claiming it's free can Jiang Xinya secretly ask other clients for advertising fees. Only by saying it's free can she avoid going through the magazine's accounts."
Upon hearing Xi Quan's explanation, Ye Qing suddenly understood!
Whether Jiang Xinya is capable of being the editor-in-chief is debatable, but who knew she would be so adept at these little tricks?
The reader poll that the magazine mentioned to Ye Qing is real, but there might not have been any advertising fees during the filming at Ye Qing's studio. Other brands on the list did receive advertising fees.
After figuring this out, Ye Qing chuckled, thinking that it seemed like he had gotten the better deal.
After all, advertising in fashion magazines like this is quite expensive, even for a magazine that Jiang Xinya and her team just launched.
However, even though he had gained an advantage, Ye Qing would not be soft-hearted when Jiang Xinya tried to scheme against him.
Ye Qing quickly abandoned her thoughts of gaining an advantage and said, "Isn't Jiang Xinya courting death? If the magazine finds out what she's doing now, and given that her grandmother is still fighting over the inheritance, she'll definitely be in deep trouble."
“She must have thought of that, but she still did it. Yang Zi must have promised her something, otherwise Jiang Xinya, though incompetent, wouldn’t be so stupid. There’s no reason for her to do something so obviously wrong. Besides, she’s already given up being the editor-in-chief of the magazine. Although her maternal grandmother doesn’t acknowledge her, she still has her biological father. Her father might not have as much money as her grandmother, but Jiang Xinya won’t starve.” Xi Quan calmly stated his opinion.
Ye Qing wholeheartedly agreed with this: "Indeed, she's not the kind of person who would starve to death if she lost her job at the magazine. Logically, there's no need for her to do that. I'm just wondering, what's wrong with Yang Zi..."
I was really puzzled about what Yang Zi had said to Jiang Xinya that made her so willing to go all out.
However, halfway through her sentence, she suddenly remembered what Jiang Xinya had told her about Xu Ying.
Ye Qing silently pondered in his heart, could it be that Yang Zi and Jiang Xinya really wanted Xu Ying to do something?
Originally, Ye Qing wasn't really worried about Xu Ying, but thinking about these things, Ye Qing suddenly started to worry. Ye Qing had mentioned Jiang Xinya looking for her to Xi Quan before, but she hadn't mentioned Xu Ying.
Although Ye Qing still didn't want Xi Quan to think about his long-lost ex-wife, and although Xi Quan and Xu Ying were husband and wife, they didn't have the intimacy that husband and wife have.
However, Xu Ying was Xi Quan's ex-wife, and the mere mention of "ex-wife" was enough to make Ye Qing uncomfortable.
So Ye Qing hesitated for a long time but still didn't tell Xi Quan that Xu Ying had been found by Jiang Xinya.
Aside from being bothered by Xu Ying's relationship with Xi Quan, Ye Qing believes that she can currently handle Jiang Xinya. Moreover, Ye Qing knows that Xi Quan is very busy and she cannot rely on him for everything.
Xi Quan noticed Ye Qing's hesitation, but he didn't know why she hesitated. In the end, Ye Qing didn't say anything, and Xi Quan didn't press her for an answer.
Both of them are considerate of each other. Ye Qing doesn't want Xi Quan to be too tired or have too many worries, while Xi Quan feels that if anything really happens, he can handle it for Ye Qing.
Although Ye Qing knew what Jiang Xinya had done, since it was ultimately an internal matter for Jiang Xinya's magazine, she couldn't get involved. Even if the magazine found out, it should be handled by those with a stake in the matter.
After thinking it over, Ye Qing decided to meet with Ye Shuang. After explaining the situation to Ye Shuang, she asked, "Do you know any of the brands that were voted on by readers of Jiang Xinya's magazine?"
Ye Shuang nodded: "As you know, I'm now in charge of the agency business of our company's model department, so I will cooperate with those brands more or less."
"When your company's models collaborate with those brands, could you subtly probe whether they've paid advertising fees to the magazines? If they have..." Ye Qing couldn't say she completely trusted Ye Shuang right now, but she asked Ye Shuang to probe this matter because if Ye Shuang did it, it would mean that Ye Shuang would no longer be able to have anything with Jiang Xinya. This was also a way to prevent Ye Shuang from having the opportunity to conspire with Jiang Xinya to scheme against her.
Furthermore, with Ye Shuang now in contact with Jiang Xinya's stepmother, Ye Qing felt that he was adding a double layer of insurance.
However, Ye Shuang interrupted Ye Qing before she could finish speaking, saying, "Actually, you don't need to go through all this trouble."
Ye Qing paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you have any other ideas?"
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