Chapter 262 Career
The Joyful Meeting continued, and Hazelnut Video's executives' enthusiastic speeches had many in the audience yawning. It was the most drowsy time of the afternoon, so Zhou Xiao forced himself to look around.
Rather than this "hypnotic" rhetoric, she was more interested in the artists arriving today. The seating was divided by artist status. A-list artists whispered intimately in the front row, appearing to be on friendly terms. Second- and third-tier artists took advantage of the opportunity to "check in on any gaps," and weren't shy about displaying their friendship in front of the camera.
As for the other artists in the venue, they either had glazed eyes and were distracted, or were buried in their phones. In short, the only people who were really listening were probably the directors.
Zhou Xiao scanned the room and spotted a few familiar faces. Though they looked vastly different from their first collaboration, he could still easily recognize them thanks to his memories of filming. Just as he was about to look away, he caught the eyes of an artist in front of him who turned around.
It was Di Jiangtong. Sitting in the second row, she looked a completely different person, more relaxed and natural. She was wearing a meticulously tailored suit, appearing dapper and sharp. When she saw Zhou Xiao, a flicker of surprise crossed her eyes, and she raised her hand to greet her.
"Wow, you two know each other?" Zhang Hongyu, who was drowsy at the side, woke up at some point. Seeing the interaction between Zhou Xiao and Di Jiangtong, he quickly came over with interest.
Speaking of Di Jiangtong, she's been a major OST producer in the industry for the past six months. Since leaving New Town, her career has skyrocketed. Just looking at the upcoming dramas on air today, she's sung the theme songs for two of the biggest hits. Not only is she currently a star, she's also a dedicated and hardworking model.
"Of course I know her," Zhou Xiao said with a smile, "Teacher Di even invited me to be the director of her music video for her next album~"
Not only the MV, but also the photos that were put on hold due to Di Jiangtong’s busy schedule have been made up this time and included in the album.
The photo album was originally intended by Di Jiangtong to record the beginning of a new journey. Now that the results are in, his mood has changed. Now the meaning of this photo album has become a gift, a gift to his fans.
"Hey, Director! I forgot you were with the crew a while ago. Not bad!" Zhang Hongyu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly winked at Zhou Xiao. "By the way, what do you think? I said from the beginning that Jiang Linhe was not a good person, didn't I?"
Zhang Hongyu looked somewhat pleased with himself, mainly because Jiang Linhe had gotten himself into trouble after plotting against Ji Shao. Thinking about it now, he still felt happy, and couldn't help but smile.
Zhou Xiao raised an eyebrow. Speaking of which, the real person was right up front. Although he had a bad reputation for a while, he was still assigned a seat in the third row. After all, among the upcoming blockbusters he had just skipped, there was an A-rated costume drama starring him.
Hazelnut Video and Blueberry Video have different ratings, but both are known to inflate their ratings. Often, an A-rated drama performs well on air, and later on, fans, production teams, and platforms will tout it as an S-rated drama, artificially elevating the series' profile.
"Hey, thanks for the recommendation, too. Are you free tonight? I'll treat you to dinner." Zhang Hongyu was still thinking about what to say, but after watching the video playing on the big screen, he turned around and thanked Zhou Xiao. The video on the big screen was the opening credits of the artist's upcoming drama that he had filmed.
Jobs in the industry are often a matter of referrals. For example, Zhou Xiao, who rarely takes on commissions, would readily recommend artists who fit Zhang Hongyu's style. Some agents would simply put them on their list for consideration, while others would accept recommendations immediately, depending on whether the person had any prior options.
Zhou Xiao waved his hand and said, "No! No need to eat. I just happened to see you were in Su Province, so I recommended you. The agent chose you because he was satisfied with your previous work."
"Teacher Zhou!" Zhang Hongyu pretended to wipe the corners of his eyes, where there weren't any tears. "Thank you so much! I'll get you a ticket to the NINE STAR fan meeting! I'll try to make you the first fan to get one!"
Zhou Xiao smiled and said, "Maybe my channel will come faster?"
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At 10:00 AM on the 28th, the official Modern Style Weibo account published a scheduled post. Initially, followers of the official account ignored it, pausing only to glance at the cover image for next month while scrolling.
Fashion magazines feature not only entertainers but also artists, models, athletes, and current celebrities on their covers. The cover of the August issue of Modern Style features an elderly woman with a head full of white hair, who looks quite elegant.
The long blog post does not make people want to click on it. For fans, if the cover character is a rival, then people will want to nitpick and look closely.
Gu Meng is a fashion blogger whose account primarily features popular science magazines, high-end luxury goods, and haute couture, along with other fashion news from abroad. Her posts praising artists' performances are often captured and shared by fans.
As her account grew, not only her fans but also the studios of celebrities in the industry would regularly send her holiday gifts to maintain her relationships. To maintain her hard-earned popularity and connections, she also set up a small studio and opened several fashion accounts, hoping to expand her influence.
The assistant she hired is also a professional in the fashion industry. Early this morning, she received a pre-sale blog post about the August issue of Modern Style forwarded by the assistant, as well as the brand's same products found in the official pictures.
"Are they so extravagant as to hire Huang Xiang for the August issue?" Gu Meng muttered, a bit surprised when she saw the "bad stylist" column. She had only originally wanted to take a look at the magazine's specs, but her eyes were drawn to the cover.
Although the cover character of this issue is not an artist, which means the traffic will be very poor, the team has to do this because it is an important part of ensuring the value of their team account.
"This old man's name looks familiar... I'll search for it later." Gu Meng looked directly at the brands and jewelry listed by the assistant. She was surprised again. They were all high-end couture and high-end jewelry! Such a big spender!
But when she saw the photographers, even Gu Meng, who didn't pay much attention to photographers, was stunned. Zhou Xiao? This photo was actually taken by Zhou Xiao?!
You know, when they first saw her filming "Shanghai Ken", these fashion bloggers discussed it privately. "Rise to the top overnight" is still a friendly nickname. Who would have thought that Zhou Xiao would now directly film "Modern Fashion"?
After the shock, Gu Meng came to her senses and quickly looked at the cover again. After knowing that it was from Zhou Xiao's hand, the more she looked at it, the more she felt that this cover was too invincible.
Thinking of this, Gu Meng quickly opened a blog in the background. He searched for "Zhou Xiao Modern Fashion" in the square, but only saw a few scattered posts. No one else had noticed yet!
Gu Meng was delighted. She had secured this wave of traffic!
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——[Entertainment Forum]——[July 28th morning]
【Topic】Family, the August issue of "Modern Style" has a surprise! Check it out!
[Main Post] Sister Zhou, your photography luck is simply amazing. I said, from a second-tier women's magazine to the founding of a modern supplement, this is already amazing enough, and now you have really jumped to the top and shot for a first-tier women's magazine...
Here's a link to a post from a fashion blogger [@时尚大教主V: Renowned Chinese photographer Mei Yi graces the cover of the August issue of "Modern Fashion"...]
1L
Who says Sister Zhou is a potential stock? I'd be the first to disagree. This is an invincible bull stock! What a great shot!
49L
Oh no, the first fangirl in history who appeared in a first-line women's magazine earlier than the real owner_(:зゝ∠)_
101L
The real significance of this cover lies in the fact that Zhou Xiao photographed Mei Yimei! You can search her resume; she's a master with an encyclopedia entry! Many currently active and renowned photography masters are her students!
199L
A loser student from one of Teacher Mei’s classes couldn’t help but speak up, and the look she gave the camera was so loving [Shocked.jpg]. Who was Zhou Xiao’s disciple, to dare to take a picture of this master?
265L
Apart from other things, the photos are really good. Although I don't know what she is in the industry, but if she can take photos, she should take more photos! Her level is really better than 90% of the photographers in the circle [spreading hands]
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As soon as the cover came out, Zhou Xiao received congratulations from the staff at Shang Ken Magazine who had previously contacted her. Although news from the industry came much faster than from ordinary people, the best time to get in touch was after the magazine preview came out.
Zhou Xiao is also very grateful to the editor-in-chief of "Shang Ken" Guan Shanqing for her affirmation of herself, which also gave her the opportunity to shoot the August issue of Modern.
After replying to A Rui's congratulations, Zhou Xiao was about to return to Weibo to check out the pre-sale information when she received a new message. After clicking on it, the person and the news he brought were far beyond her expectations.
Agent Lu An: Hi! Congratulations, Mr. Zhou, on getting a shot for a top women's magazine! I saw your shot for the August cover of Modern Style, and I'd like to ask if you'd be interested in shooting our Feifei for the September issue of XZC? It was a pleasure working with you before, and I look forward to working with you again. [Handshake]
Jin Jiufeng from the top women's magazine "XZC"? Zhou Xiao felt like she could clearly hear her own pounding heartbeat. She felt a bit dazed as she reconfirmed the news. It was actually true!
But she had never worked with this magazine before, so why would she make such a big deal right off the bat? Silently switching to the browser, Zhou Xiao saw the search results pop up and understood why.
Dai Linfei appeared on XZC on her 14th appearance, firmly securing the title of "Daughter"...
No wonder Lu An asked, "Are you interested?" Recalling the feeling he had when filming Dai Linfei, Zhou Xiao thought for a moment and decisively agreed to the invitation. As soon as the message was sent, the nervousness instantly subsided.
After calming down a bit, Zhou Xiao retrieved his discarded phone and opened it, only to see Lu An's reply. The moment Zhou Xiao agreed, the other party had sent a filming contract, apparently having prepared it long ago.
Zhou Xiao didn't open the contract first. Instead, he sent the pre-sale information to Teacher Mei, and then sent the contract to the lawyer for verification. Although he was still in the excitement stage, he still needed to pay attention to the details!
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The next morning, Zhou Xiao sat on the sofa and looked at the materials that the XZC staff had sent him. There was quite a lot of materials, and they were more complicated than those from other magazines.
Pausing the video, Zhou Xiao was about to pour a cup of hot water when the system prompt sounded in his mind -
[Ding! The NINE STAR concert has been detected. 1 concert ticket for August 19th and 1 "Group One-Year Anniversary Meeting" ticket for August 20th will be automatically issued.]
After receiving the tickets, Zhou Xiao casually opened a certain blog. Sure enough, the homepage was already flooded with posts calling for group tickets to the concert. However, there didn't seem to be any content related to the fan meeting?
Since the software was already opened, Zhou Xiao simply found the account of the president of his fan club and carefully read the organization and precautions of the concert.
"Meet-and-greet tickets are 1 yuan each. Buyers must enter their concert ticket's unique code and authenticate it on the official website. Only after successful authentication can they purchase tickets for the meet-and-greet..." Zhou Xiao understood. It turned out that this wasn't just a matter of hand speed; they also had to buy concert tickets!
But this is understandable. The price is clearly a reward for fans who can attend the concert. Looking at it this way, Huayao can actually be considered a rare conscientious company in the industry. I wonder if there will still be fans shouting "Huayaoxing Entertainment is bankrupt" at the concert the next day?
After quickly reading through the notes, Zhou Xiao noticed something. This concert had no restrictions on supporters! In the past, this rule was always included in the document, but this time, after a careful re-reading, she still didn't see it.
"Ding-ling-ling" the phone screen showed a call from Cheese. Zhou Xiao felt that this should be related to the problem she had just discovered.
Sure enough, as soon as the call was connected, I heard Cheese's excited and loud voice on the other end, "Xindong, there are no restrictions on offline support this time! Digital Sister has confirmed it privately with the contact person! Are you coming?!"
"Of course!" Zhou Xiao said with a bright laugh, "Let's help each other offline when the time comes!"
Calculating the time, after I finish taking photos for Di Jiangtong, I can rest for a day before preparing for offline support with everyone. With this in mind, we can arrange and produce support items in advance!
After noting the timeline in her memo, Zhou Xiao threw herself into the upcoming magazine shoot. She clenched her fist, determined to do her best!
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