Chapter 591 Supply and Demand Imbalance
After the cover photo shoot, Ye Wanxi threw herself into her busy work.
Even though Gao Min didn't give her any new jobs after that, the backlog of work was enough to keep Ye Wanxi extremely busy.
Fortunately, vaccines are not yet widely available, the number of confirmed cases has not been cleared, and large-scale gatherings such as film crew shooting have not been fully permitted. Otherwise, Ye Wanxi would probably be so busy that she wouldn't even have time to eat.
In addition, perhaps because they were really in a rush, the team behind "Caiwei" acted very quickly. In less than a week, Ye Wanxi received the retouched photos from the day of the shoot.
The magazine had already selected the cover and interior pages images; they just needed to send them over for Ye Wanxi, the person involved, to take a look and make a final confirmation.
It has to be said that Su Maochuan's photography skills are really good. Even Ye Wanxi herself was a little dazed when she saw those photos, feeling that the people in the photos were so beautiful that they didn't look like herself.
In particular, the background lighting and other aspects are perfectly coordinated, greatly enhancing the overall style of the photo.
Ye Wanxi looked at the photo for a long time but couldn't find a single flaw, so she naturally had no objection to its publication.
Two weeks later, the quarterly magazine "Caiwei" was launched on time.
The day before the magazine was published, Caiwei magazine released several promotional photos of Ye Wanxi in advance, giving a heads-up.
As the cover guest, Ye Wanxi naturally had to cooperate with the promotion, so she simply forwarded the post to express her anticipation.
However, to the surprise of both sides, on this very day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases officially reached zero.
The official statement was specially issued to celebrate, along with photos of the frontline personnel who made outstanding contributions during the pandemic.
Logically speaking, the publication of a magazine should have to give way to such a major event.
But to everyone's surprise, Ye Wanxi was ranked first among the support staff following the rows of medical personnel.
Ye Wanxi: “???”
An insider at "Caiwei" magazine: "???"
Leaf powder: "???"
Bystanders watching the drama: "???"
After seeing the list, Ye Wanxi was stunned for a moment, and immediately called Xiao Jihui: "Why is my name listed too? Didn't we agree before that it didn't need to be mentioned?"
Xiao Jihui smiled innocently: "We all respect Miss Ye's opinion, but this matter cannot be handled with favoritism."
"Favoritism?" Ye Wanxi was stunned. How did it get involved with favoritism?
"Yes, this list of award recipients was carefully selected from various places and has the approval of more than 90 percent of the people. Everyone believes that those who have made real contributions should not be buried, otherwise wouldn't it discourage the frontline workers who are risking their lives and putting their own safety at risk?"
"Miss Ye certainly doesn't want to be in the limelight, but others don't think that way, and those who have received help from you and your senior brothers certainly don't think that way either. Therefore, in order to ensure absolute fairness and justice, promote good morals, and spread positive energy, please forgive us for not being able to accept your opinion and make you completely invisible in this incident."
Ye Wanxi: "..." Goodness, after going around in circles, I actually think there's some truth to it.
No, it's that they've put such a huge label on her that she has no room to refute it!
The happiest people about Ye Wanxi's unexpected little incident were none other than all the staff at Caiwei.
If it weren't for that incident before, people would have just assumed it was someone with the same name.
But because that incident had gone so far, even the authorities stepped forward to testify and support Ye Wanxi. When people saw this name, they immediately realized who it represented.
Discussions about Ye Wanxi reached their peak, and the consumer desires of Ye Wanxi's old and new fans, which had finally subsided, were once again aroused, especially after seeing those promotional photos.
[That swan neck, those off-the-shoulder shoulders! All I can say is, Ah Wei is dead, I'm devastated!]
My dear child, you're already a qualified star; you need to learn how to harvest your mother's wealth yourself.
My wallet is itching to buy! Can I buy this magazine online? Or is it only available in physical stores? Posting pictures without a link—are you underestimating my wallet? Or does the person behind this account want to get attacked?
[Wow! Xi's pictures are absolutely stunning! Now I have perfect wallpapers for my phone and computer!]
[I glanced at the magazine and photographer's names—Xiao Yezi + Su Da (a famous photographer)—no wonder the photos are so amazing! My favorite celebrity collaborated with my most admired photographer—I'm ecstatic! Regardless of the magazine's content, these few photos alone are worth the price of admission! What are you waiting for? Buy it, buy it, buy it!]
Ye Wanxi's fans have amazing purchasing power, especially after the previous wave of massive online purchases of products endorsed by Ye Wanxi. Some fans who complained that there weren't enough products endorsed by Ye Wanxi, as well as some fans who were short of money and couldn't afford the high-end products endorsed by Ye Wanxi, are now determined to redeem themselves.
They can't afford high-end luxury goods costing tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, but surely they can afford fashion magazines that cost twenty or thirty yuan?
Enough with the chit-chat, let's go!
Under such near-revengeful and frenzied consumption, the customer service of Caiwei's official website was almost driven to despair.
In the end, we had to simultaneously launch online links and contact the publisher for an emergency reprint in preparation for offline distribution.
Even so, the online inventory was quickly depleted, and the customer service hotline for "Caiwei" was once again overwhelmed with calls.
But the inventory is limited, and no matter how many calls consumers make, they can't conjure up more stock. After all, the offline supplies were pre-ordered long ago, and breaching the contract would not only result in losses but also damage their reputation.
Customer service had no choice but to tell these people the locations of some partner physical stores and let them go there to buy the goods at the designated time.
This created an unprecedented scene: on the night before the official release of the "Caiwei" quarterly, long queues began to form in front of the major bookstores that cooperated with the magazine from the early hours of the morning. If you didn't know better, you would think that these people were scrambling to buy some free treasure.
Even so, many people still couldn't buy the magazine they longed for.
Ironically, those who managed to buy it then posted various posts on social media, showing off their purchases, which angered those who didn't buy it, causing them to harass the official website's customer service and demand reprints.
When Ye Wanxi learned about this, the first batch of magazines had already been almost completely wiped out.
Surprised, I was also quite touched and amused, so I quickly logged into my account and posted an update.
"Wanxi is not regretting it [V]: Consume rationally and take precautions."
This post did not receive support from fans; instead, it provoked their rebellious attitude.
(End of this chapter)
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