Chapter 592: Enemy Furious
[Hmph, I advise that female celebrity not to be ungrateful. I can spend money as I please, it's none of your business (smug.jpg). Instead of wasting your time, go shoot a few more magazine covers to satisfy my insatiable wallet.]
[Exactly! I spend my own money, and who I spend it on is none of your business (hands on hips.jpg). Celebrities, please stay away from our lives!]
[Little Leaf: I want to... Fans: No, you don't.]
[Buy it! Buy it! Looking for a presentable gift lately? Of course, it's the new magazine *Caiwei*! Whether you keep it for yourself or give it as a gift, it's always a great choice. I'm going to go buy a few more copies now.]
[Upstairs, hand over your address! Why can you buy several books when I can't even buy one? It's outrageous! Can't the bookstores in XX district take a look at their competitors? I'm so angry!]
Ye Wanxi's fans are well aware that most other celebrities rely on fashion magazines to boost their status and popularity.
But Ye Wanxi is different this time. Whether it is in terms of appeal or data, Caiwei magazine really got lucky to sign Ye Wanxi, who had the perfect timing, location and people, and turned what should have been a relatively quiet quarterly issue into a hit.
Other celebrities are made famous by magazines; even if it's not that exaggerated, it's still a mutual benefit.
When it came to Ye Wanxi, it was a one-sided case of the celebrity driving the magazine's success.
But they weren't stupid. To be honest, saying such things would be tantamount to deliberately offending people and would leave a bad impression of Ye Wanxi as arrogant.
Therefore, the big fans in the circle took precautions early on, refusing to praise one while belittling another, focusing on their own idol, praising the magazine and the idol, and ignoring everything else.
This led to a virtuous cycle where the online market flourished, attracting more passersby to buy the magazine.
Of course, there were also those who disapproved of such incredible sales ability. Some made sarcastic remarks and conspiracy theories, suggesting that Ye Wanxi knew the official list of award recipients would be announced on that day, and that's why she colluded with the magazine to deliberately set the publication date for the next day to manipulate the hype and fleece consumers.
However, such comments were quickly overshadowed by a flood of positive and sarcastic comments, and failed to cause any stir at all.
The unusually strong sales of this quarterly magazine caught the staff of "Caiwei" somewhat off guard.
Prior to this, everyone had been working long hours to meet deadlines, so they had to pull themselves together again to deal with the subsequent reprints.
Exhaustion was inevitable, but it was accompanied by a heartfelt joy.
After all, who wouldn't want their hard-earned designs to be recognized by the public and sell for a good price?
"Ugh, I'm so exhausted! I've been with the company for so long, and this is the first time I've been this tired while publishing a magazine. Even the time at the beginning of the year when we almost missed the deadline wasn't this tiring."
After lunch, the business department staff, taking a break from their busy schedules, sprawled on the sofa in the rest area, looking utterly dejected.
"Stop complaining. How is this the same as last time? Let me tell you a secret, I heard from Old Wang in the finance department this morning that our quarterly sales are almost equal to the total sales of last year. After this reprint, at the summary meeting, I reckon everyone will get a bonus."
"real?"
"How could this be fake? I just passed by the sales department and saw their manager smiling like a flower from afar, his eyes were practically shaped like money."
“Great, great. Speaking of which, our cover guest this time is really amazing! At the beginning of the year, she suddenly dropped out, which made many of the higher-ups in the company very unhappy and they wanted to replace her.”
"If it weren't for our president's insistence on keeping this partnership despite all the objections, we probably would have turned this golden goose away. Even so, there were a lot of rumors at the time, complaining that the president was abusing his power for personal gain and using public resources for private purposes. Now it seems that our president clearly had a discerning eye for talent."
"Otherwise, how could he become the president of the company while we can only be lowly employees? When the incident happened at the beginning of the year, I also thought that this person had bad character and was arrogant. But after I found out that he was helping in the epidemic area, I wasn't so angry. But this time, my opinion really changed. I can only say that awesome people are awesome at everything they do."
"The sales in the first quarter are equivalent to a year's worth, not to mention that our magazine's early sales were already among the best in the industry. This record is unprecedented in the magazine circle, right? Hmph, now let's see how those stupid, sexist bastards next door can keep mocking us for getting worse every season. They'll replace us sooner or later."
"Hahaha, you don't know yet? The cover guest they invited this season is a mixed-race person, who is said to be very popular abroad. I didn't expect that on the night of the photo shoot, he kept saying that he had encountered a ghost in our area. After that, he went back home and caused all sorts of trouble, suffered from neurasthenia, and was afraid to go out."
"Originally, they planned to do a joint promotion with the other party when this quarterly issue was published, but it turned out like this. Forget about competing with us, it's questionable whether they can even break even this quarterly issue."
"Really? Serves them right. They got what they deserved for coming over and making sarcastic remarks about us being trash. Hahahaha..."
As Xiao Yan was walking by with her thermos, she overheard a conversation between several colleagues and suddenly stopped in her tracks.
For some reason, I couldn't help but recall what Ye Wanxi's agent had said on the day of the photoshoot: that the magazine next door's quarterly sales would be crushed by their magazine this season.
At the time, Xiao Yan thought the other party was just bragging, but now, looking at the impressive sales figures and the "accident" that happened next door...
Xiao Yan suddenly felt a cold wind brush against his back, and inexplicably felt a chill run down his spine.
The phenomenal sales of the quarterly magazine "Caiwei" certainly dealt a blow to its arch-rival next door.
However, they are not the only ones who are unhappy about this.
After Xiang Xiaoxiao went to the Xiang family banquet with Min Xingran, her life changed dramatically.
At the banquet, Xiang Linsheng's merciless sarcasm and insinuations shattered the beautiful illusion that she and her parents had built up over the years.
Xiang Xiaoxiao could never forget the mocking, disdainful, and indifferent looks she received at the banquet, which made her wish she could dig a hole and bury herself on the spot.
However, this was only the beginning of the tragedy.
After fleeing the scene with Min Xingran, she was not met with her boyfriend's tender comfort, but rather with merciless curses and a breakup.
Xiang Xiaoxiao always knew that the reason why the other party was willing to accept her and be with her was inseparable from her kinship with the Xiang family.
She never expected that after being with Min Xingran for so long, he would be so heartless, giving her no chance to explain and breaking up with her without warning.
Just as she never expected, the Xiang family would disregard their kinship and publicly break off relations with her.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com