Chapter 308 Career
The cover of the September issue of "XZC" was selected as the best cover by the headquarters!
This bombshell instantly left Zhou Xiao feeling dizzy. To her, it was an unexpected surprise and a profound recognition. If someone had asked Zhou Xiao what she felt, her chaotic mind would likely only recall the image of Lu Shanshan pointing at the cover on the wall when she led her into the building.
I don’t know how long it took, but when Zhou Xiao gradually came to his senses and opened a certain blog, he found that at this time in the early morning, the homepage was already a world of carnival for fashion bloggers.
The cover of the September issue of "XZC" was selected as the best cover by the headquarters. This is not only a breakthrough for the Chinese version, but also the best result achieved by domestic first-line women's magazines in recent years.
There's an unbridgeable gap between top-tier and lesser-tier domestic magazines, and compared to their parent companies, there's more like an invisible wall between them. The Best Cover selection requires a roll call vote by editors-in-chief from each country, and the results are usually dominated by Western countries.
For fashion bloggers eager to capitalize on buzz, the success of XZC, often dubbed a "declining aristocracy," was beyond their wildest dreams. While the September cover certainly impressed them, in a fashion world steeped in seniority and social connections, Zhou Xiao's cover wasn't even at the top of their list.
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In a Shanghai loft apartment, Peng Chao was awakened by a phone call. Before he could even get angry, he was startled awake by the words on the phone. Before he even hung up, he dumped him on the bed and rushed downstairs, frantically opening his laptop on the coffee table. But he was too late. He saw that the accounts he managed on several platforms had already become the domain of the "funny guy."
Peng Chao is a fashion blogger known for his videos featuring sharp commentary on celebrity red carpet outfits and magazine covers. Because his defamatory comments are so consistent with fandom culture, he has amassed hundreds of thousands of followers on the short video platform in just two years.
Last night he published an issue titled "How Fashion Insiders Judge the September and October Covers of Top Women's Magazines," in which he mentioned the September issue of "XZC" photographed by Dai Linfei, and pointed out sarcastically that the cover was beautiful but not in line with the aesthetic standards of the industry. Unexpectedly, he was slapped in the face within just a few hours of publishing it.
In fact, this video should have been released last month, but the team and the sponsors had not yet finalized the details of the inserted advertisements, so it was delayed until the end of November.
When Peng Chao opened the video, he found the comments and barrage sections were practically flooded. On one site, the number of real-time online viewers had even reached over 4,000, all of whom were attracted by forum traffic or homepage promotions.
Peng Chao, who had originally wanted to delete the video online, was hesitant to do so after seeing the data. On the one hand, he had to advertise to the sponsor again, and on the other hand, he really couldn't bear to give up this wave of traffic.
After some hesitation, Peng Chao used the excuse that even if he deleted the video, it would still be remembered by netizens, so he didn't make up his mind to delete it. He also had a little hope in his heart, so why not just leave it there and wait and see?
——[Entertainment Forum]——[Early Morning of November 30th]
[Topic] I just saw that "XZC" won an award, and then I saw that a certain website up-vote failed to make me look bad...
[Main Post] The OP even checked the posting time, and it was actually posted 4 hours ago... Why can't you just say it's just bad luck? [Laughing and crying]
Here’s a link [Chaochao Xiaopeng: [On Fashion…]
1L
After reading the comments about this upvote, it seems he's become popular by using his sarcastic and witty style to please a certain group of fans. His aesthetic is hellish, and he also tries to PUA the aesthetic of normal people, but he has a lot of lackeys.
39L
For those joining later, here's a tip: it's at 4:53 in the video. I'm asking Peng Chao, you reluctantly mentioned Zhou Jie's excellent filming skills and Dai Linfei's excellent camera interaction in the video, but how did you finally say "beautiful is beautiful"? Isn't that hilarious?
88L
Damn, real-time online viewing of 6K+, why are there so many night owls not sleeping today 23333
126L
To give you a brief introduction, so far, only two covers of the Chinese edition of "XZC" have won the best cover award selected by the headquarters. The cover characters are Wang Lanying in 2004 and Zhou Quanli in 2014.
150L
Reply to 126L: 04/14/24 is such a coincidence! Won't the next selection be in 34? Speaking of Teacher Wang, can Xincheng please ask him to come out again?
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The direction of the inventory video has completely deviated from Peng Chao's prediction. The ending was already doomed when he was reluctant to delete the video at the beginning.
Seeing the overwhelmingly negative comments in the comment section, Peng Chao, who hadn't slept all night, chose to urgently contact the copywriter in the team. At this time, the number of views of this video had reached over 200,000 after fermenting overnight. He decided to take advantage of the situation and release an apology video to consolidate the popularity.
Because just now, a Chinese tourist posted a few photos on Xiaohongshu. The photos showed the cover of the September issue of the Chinese version of the XZC magazine, which was displayed on the big screen at the headquarters!
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Knowing that you have won the best cover is one thing, but when the actual cover appears at the XZC headquarters, no words can be as powerful as this moment, especially since it is a strong recognition from the international fashion circle.
The fashion circle has always been pro-Western. Some low-level entertainment reporters wanted to find other angles to criticize it, but when they saw the bright big screen, they could only choose to remain silent.
Inside the WP Hotel, Zhou Xiao had just finished replying to the messages congratulating her. The initial surprise and joy at hearing the news gradually faded as he responded to each message.
For Zhou Xiao, the September cover was already months away. With each new work released, she would disassemble and analyze it in the systematic training room. Only by fully understanding the strengths and weaknesses of her work could she move forward. This was Zhou Xiao's consistent principle.
Lu An, who had regained consciousness, immediately apologized to everyone who had been "shaken" last night. When Zhou Xiao received the call, he could only feel the satisfaction and high spirits in the other party's tone.
"Teacher Zhou, I won't apologize to you," Lu An said loudly and enthusiastically amid the noise. "Let's celebrate together! You won't be able to avoid the next dinner. You and Sister Fei are the heroes!"
The other end of the phone was extremely lively, and even Zhou Xiao had to listen hard to hear what the other party was saying clearly. I guess it must be a chain reaction caused by the selection of this cover.
Zhou Xiao didn't refuse this time. For her, this was something worth celebrating. If their schedules could align, having dinner together wouldn't be a big deal.
After Zhou Xiao hung up the phone, there was a knock on the door. She opened it and saw the hotel manager, dressed in a WP uniform, holding a bouquet of flowers. He smiled and handed it to Zhou Xiao, saying, "Hello, Miss Zhou! These flowers were sent by our CEO, Mr. Yuan. Please check them! By the way, would you like to have breakfast in your room?"
A large bouquet of elegant and regal Juliet flowers is in full bloom, interspersed with small white, yellow, purple, and other colorful flowers and green leaves. The overall design is a gentle light khaki color, very much in line with Yuan Zhili's personal style.
Zhou Xiao thanked her first, then took the bouquet and responded, "I'll go to the restaurant by myself later."
"Okay, I wish you a pleasant meal in advance," the hotel manager said softly, then added with a smile, "If you have any questions, please call the front desk immediately using the phone in your room. WP Hotel is at your service!"
After closing the door, Zhou Xiao became even more certain that Mr. Yuan wasn't in Shanghai, otherwise she wouldn't have specially arranged for someone to send her flowers. She picked up the card nestled among the bouquets. It contained only a simple, extraordinarily large "Congratulations." But the straightforward congratulations made her laugh.
Zhou Xiao felt very happy to have this kind of thought!
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Elsewhere, Tang Zhao was strolling through the hallway. She had only just seen the trending search this morning after waking up. As a model agent, he must have more access than the average person. It was just that Tang Zhao had kept the news of Hui Anxin and Zhou Xiao's collaboration a closely guarded secret, preventing her from learning about it immediately.
This is also the reason why some people would pace around their room in frustration early in the morning.
What made Tang Zhao feel helpless was that if this incident had happened a day earlier, she could have fiddled with Zhou Xiao's schedule during the filming, instead of letting go of this opportunity after being rejected once.
"Sister Tang, stop wandering around." Hui Anxin stood up from the bar and handed Tang Zhao a glass of iced American coffee. They had to catch a flight to shoot a commercial next door this afternoon, so the schedule was very tight.
"Alas, I just think it's a pity!" Tang Zhao reached out to take the coffee, took a big gulp and replied with a frown.
While the Chinese version of XZC is declining, its parent edition is flourishing in other countries. To be recognized as the best among its competitors and recognized by headquarters is not only a credit to the magazine itself, but also to the production team behind it, especially the photographers.
"I've seen the September issue before, and it's indeed well-photographed," Hui Anxin said calmly. "I don't think it's a pity. Even if you had the chance to ask, Teacher Zhou might not agree."
Hui Anxin was quite open-minded about this. It wasn't that she didn't value the opportunity. Rather, she felt that Zhou Xiao was a person of temperament, as evidenced by the number of times she had photographed her before. With their first collaboration, a second and third time was highly likely.
Moreover, after two days of filming, she and Zhou Xiao had developed a tacit understanding and the filming was very enjoyable. This time, it was through Mr. Yuan's arrangement that she and Zhou Xiao had the opportunity, and next time...
Hui Anxin pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized something. Perhaps many magazine editors were interested in Zhou Xiao? And Hui Anxin could sense that Zhou Xiao was also quite interested in magazine shoots. Given her past collaborations with Fashion Pioneer, she was well-placed to recommend photographers.
How about asking your agent to talk to the editor-in-chief of Fashion Pioneer?
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