Chapter 339 Career
In the lounge, after speaking with Zhou Xiao on the phone, Hui Anxin felt her long-lost peace of mind return. Before speaking with Zhou Xiao, she felt suffocated by the expectations of her agent and others.
A top women's magazine launching a quarterly edition, a photographer's first shoot after winning a major award, and... she was the model. Initially, Hui Anxin was thrilled to be shooting this cover. But after an interview with the Evening News, she realized her role was the most easily replaced of the three.
Ironically, for the Evening News, Hui Anxin took priority over the magazine and the photographer. It wasn't because they were drawn to her expressiveness on the cover of "Fashion Pioneer," but because her position was "just right."
For the Evening News, the subject of this quarterly cover photo shoot could be either Wang Huixin or Zhao Huixin. This is because the public's attention is mostly focused on celebrities and entertainers that they are more familiar with, which is why I was invited.
Under this heavy pressure, Hui Anxin is deeply concerned about the magazine, which will begin pre-sales on the 25th. She's not worried about sales; the prestige of a fashion magazine is more important than sales. This is why many top magazines love to feature popular celebrities on their covers; it can bring them significant profits.
After the interview, Hui Anxin began to doubt herself. She even felt uncertain about her beloved catwalk. Was she good enough?
Hui Anxin shook her head and let out a light breath. She felt as if she began to relax as she exhaled.
"Fortunately, there is someone I can talk to about my true feelings..." The brows that were originally frowned unconsciously have been smoothed out. Hui Anxin looked at the time on her mobile phone again and set an alarm.
Just as she closed her eyes and rested for a short while, there was a sudden and forceful knock on the lounge door. The next second, a tall woman with a red afro said excitedly, "Ann! Your clothes are here!"
Beth Dan saw Hui Anxin still slumped on the sofa, clearly still suffering from jet lag, and couldn't help but laugh, "Oh! Big model, wake up! Otherwise, your Fashion Week runway show will fly away in reality!"
The last sentence was very effective. Almost immediately, Hui Anxin stood up by holding on to the armrest of the sofa. Beth was right. At this most critical moment, Xiu was the most important to her.
As for those magazine pre-sales she was previously fretting about? Sorry, that's apparently not a top priority yet.
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On the morning of the 25th, Fashion Pioneer officially released content related to the inaugural issue on multiple platforms. In addition to the first release of several pages from the Huianxin magazine, the content also included data from the Binjin Evening News in Hainan Province.
That was data about how after the Bingin Evening News published the relevant interview, the newspaper's sales and letters and messages from citizens increased exponentially.
——【Entertainment Forum】——[February 25th morning]
[Topic] I finally know the source of my mom's vote-buying in the family group recently...
[Main Post] I just refreshed my homepage and saw a marketing account posting about "Fashion Pioneer," so I thought I'd improve my aesthetic taste. Then I was surprised to find that the image also included our city's evening paper. More importantly... it's the "mastermind" behind the city bird selection!
However, I feel it's so down-to-earth for some reason [laughing and crying]. The interview with Hui Anxin even included an advertisement for the city bird review. My Dabin Jin City is really good at this [thumbs-up]
[picture]
The picture is a screenshot of a blog post posted by a marketing account, which includes photos from Fashion Pioneer and Bingin Evening News.
1L
The forum recommendations were spot on. I'm also from Binjin City... My dad urged me to vote... After getting 10,000 votes for him, my status in the family is now above Coconut. Oh, and Coconut is my little dog [smile]
36L OP
Reply to 1L: Hiss, wait a minute... Sister, you didn't vote for the white pheasant, did you?
88L
Help... * I checked the Evening News official account and saw that the battle was so intense. Could it be that you two are the first and second rivals? Hahahahahaha
149L
Thanks for the reminder, I voted for the Spoon-billed Sandpiper that my sister Zhou took. Hehe~
175L
Reply to 149L: Fun guy online [funny] I also voted haha ...
203L OP
Ahhh! Save the child, please find a way to cheat the votes!
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This rapidly growing post was quickly shared by influencers who regularly browsed forums, and then spread to Weibo and short video platforms. Suddenly, the city bird event, originally a contest run by local citizens, quickly became a hotbed of online fervor.
Sitting in his seat, Zhai Ningle read the comments from Hainan residents on the Fashion Pioneer official blog and couldn't help but beam. Now you know how good your evening paper is, right?
Zhai Ningle was humming an unknown song cheerfully, perhaps a composition of her own. Just as she was about to post the previously reviewed manuscript to the evening paper's official account, she suddenly noticed something amiss.
Especially when he looked at the sudden surge in the number of readers of the latest soft article in the background, Zhai Ningle was completely impressed. Because at that moment, the number of readers of the latest article was almost a thousand times that of the previous one.
Zhai Ningle subconsciously clicked refresh on the webpage, hoping to confirm if it was a system bug. Unexpectedly, the next second, the page he was trying to refresh crashed, indicating a real system bug.
Zhai Ningle stared at the crashed page for a moment. Then, as if remembering something, he quickly searched the short video platform. Sure enough!
When she typed "Bingjin City" into the input box, the entries below listed its recent developments one by one. And Zhai Ningle had handled almost every piece of information related to these entries. But as she looked at the few new entries, she fell silent.
[Results of the Hamakin City Bird Selection]
Is the city bird of Haminjin the Spoon-billed Sandpiper?
[Bird hunting team at the beach in Bingin City]
【……】
Where on earth did this come from? So much false information!
When Zhai Ningle randomly opened a KOL video, he found that the latest comments below were almost all asking, "Why can't I vote?" and the most upvoted replies were all "I voted for Spoon-billed Sandpiper" and similar remarks.
Regarding the official account's voting system, they knew some citizens would resort to sleight of hand to vote. But they were just trying to be a public-spirited event, and the backend only recorded seemingly outrageous votes. For example, this morning, a certain bird species saw a 10,000-vote increase.
Zhai Ningle was surprised by netizens' enthusiasm for voting. After some thought, she called the technician who created the voting program.
Zhai Ningle felt calm during the call, knowing it would be a second wave of publicity for the evening paper. After confirming that the link for observing the city bird's growth rate hadn't crashed, she perked up.
As for the subsequent vote count, Zhai Ningle decided to discuss it with Ai Wei this afternoon. Perhaps they would reopen a link that only allows local IP addresses to vote, and use the previous vote count with no obvious abnormalities as the majority.
Thinking of this, her eyes subconsciously moved to the magazine beside her. This was the sample copy of the March issue sent by "Fashion Pioneer".
The vibrant Spoon-billed Sandpiper on the cover spreads its wings and soars, just like the project she's hosting, destined to soar into the sky! Zhai Ningle dreams of her future and also sets a small goal for herself: to make up for her regret and collaborate with the teacher who photographed this cover!
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Zhou Xiao naturally had no idea that someone was thinking of working with her. She was currently sitting in the back seat of a taxi, leaning one hand on the window and admiring the scenery outside.
The Huashang District before him was vastly different from when Zhou Xiao first encountered it. The difference was, of course, the influx of people from all directions. The filming of "Star 101" had brought this commercial district to a thriving state.
As for why Zhou Xiao didn't design the storyboard for the DL advertisement in the hotel——
One hour ago.
Zhou Xiao, who was busy working at her workbench, received a call from the person in charge of the construction unit, asking her if she had time to come to the site and take a look.
As for the acceptance issue, the other party assured Zhou Xiao that when Zhou Xiao later selected professional acceptance personnel to accompany him, they would also let the project manager be there as well.
In fact, Zhou Xiao would occasionally monitor the progress of the photography base's construction remotely through a camera. Speaking of which, she couldn't help but mention the security guard she hired, who had truly done his job to the utmost.
How perfect was that? Almost every week, the man would record a live video for her. Because his phone was too old and the footage wasn't clear, the old woman even asked a younger person to take the video. Once the video was finished, he would forward it to Zhou Xiao.
After receiving a call from the construction company, Zhou Xiao looked at the storyboard design drawings in the folder on her desktop and, without hesitation, decided to leave that afternoon. Hence, why she was in the taxi.
The distance from the Huashang Times Hotel to the photography base wasn't far, but it allowed Zhou Xiao to rest a bit in the car. When she got out of the car and stood at the security room at the entrance, looking at the base construction inside, she was also slightly stunned.
This is a shocking experience completely different from what you see on the screen. The red brick warehouse appearance inherited from the previous gallery owner, which seemed to have been left behind by the times, has now undergone a 180-degree transformation.
The modern, geometric exterior, paired with the custom-designed, fully grown landscaping, is truly a work of art. Simply standing at the entrance, Zhou Xiao was already engulfed in this meticulously designed "spring."
A solemn bark of a dog, a sleek-coated Chinese domestic dog, interrupted Zhou Xiao's thoughts. Beside it lay a ripped leather ball. In the sunlight, Zhou Xiao could clearly see the bite marks and wet stains on the ball, clearly indicating it had been held in the dog's mouth not long ago.
"Shh! Shh!" The clattering sound of keys came from not far away. As the two weaker hisses came, the puppy who was originally standing behind the door and was very alert to her whimpered twice, then lowered its head and drooped its ears and lay on the ground without moving.
Zhou Xiao seemed to be lost in thought. When she looked up, she saw the security guard running towards the door from the corner. Seeing his anxious look, she couldn't help but remind him, "Uncle, don't run. I'm not in a hurry!"
"Woof!" The puppy who also turned around shouted, as if reminding the old man to be careful like Zhou Xiao.
The security guard protected the keys hanging on his waist to prevent them from making any noise. When he heard Zhou Xiao's words, he subconsciously slowed down his pace.
"I heard it barking and knew you were coming," the old man said with a particularly bright smile on his face. "But don't worry, Xiao Zhou, this dog is obedient and smart, it won't bite!"
Zhou Xiao's eyes narrowed into small crescents. As the old man pointed at her and pointed at the dog, she accepted the invitation, squatted down, and stroked the dog's head. While listening to the dog's whimpering, she smiled and said, "Uncle, have the construction team arrived yet?"
"Here they come, there are two people over there. I just led them into the house."
"Okay then." Zhou Xiao stood up, her eyes wandering between the two buildings in front of her, and then she said directly, "Then please take me there again!"
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