Although Zhao Rui has been a little lonely in recent years, he has been to the headquarters of "Character" several times. He took Ming Yu to the 14th floor with familiarity. The elevator door just opened, and the first thing that entered Ming Yu's sight was the two magnificent words "character".
In Huaxia, first-tier and second-tier magazines differ not only in terms of sales volume, but also in terms of the models they invite, the sponsored brands they attract, and their international status.
Ming Yu and the two followed behind the staff of "Character" into the editing room. Before the two could go far, they heard an editor sighing in the tea room and said, "Yesterday, Bian Chen called Xi Ze to invite him for an appointment. , but was still declined. I don't know who will shoot the cover of our 20th anniversary issue this time... "
"I heard that Xi Ze seems to be busy with the fashion show in the first quarter of next year. I don't think he has much time."
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After turning a corner, the voice of such conversation gradually faded away. Ming Yu and Zhao Rui waited in the conference room for a few minutes before a few elite-looking middle-aged men entered the room. Fashionable and elegant lady.
Ming Yu's eyes swept the lady's body, and after the two sides communicated for a while, they heard the deputy editor Yang of "Character" say: "I have communicated with Mr. Zhao before, and you should already know that this time we want to We need to invite four popular new models to take a set of theme photos together. To be honest, we have successfully invited Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan, and they have indeed achieved quite a lot in the past two years.”
The implication of Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang is that no matter what the subjective conditions are, objectively, Ming Yu's reputation is indeed a little bit worse, and it is completely incomparable to those two new star models.
Now that he is sitting here, Zhao Rui is naturally prepared in advance, he said calmly: "We probably understand what you mean, Deputy Editor Yang. I also admire the success of Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan. They started from small companies. It's really not easy to come out. But I think you should also understand that in terms of external conditions, Ming Yu is no worse than those two people."
Zhao Rui said this with a bit of modesty: It's not bad, in his heart, his little model is much better than those two guys, okay!
After a pause, Zhao Rui continued: "Four people came to take a set of photos, and you want to use the fame of these four people to achieve the effect of building momentum. As far as I know, many people in the circle are very optimistic about Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan. , people outside the circle are also looking forward to the cooperation of the two of them, since you have successfully invited them, the step of 'building momentum' has actually been successful."
Zhao Rui's tone was calm, his expression was calm, his analysis was clear-headed, and there was no trace of timidity, which made the Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang also slightly stunned.
A middle-aged man sitting next to Deputy Editor Yang took his words: "Mr. Zhao, I think you have to admit that Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan are indeed higher in popularity. It's not that we don't want to invite you, it's just that In terms of this contract, I think we need to think again."
In fact, as early as the moment Deputy Editor Yang opened his mouth, Ming Yu understood what the other party meant. Since "Character" has the intention to invite them to the magazine headquarters, it must have an image of cooperation. Then why are we still discussing and communicating here
Of course, it has a close relationship with the contract he is about to sign.
Zhao Rui also naturally knew the meaning of "Character", he reluctantly suppressed his dissatisfaction, and said: "It is true that Ming Yu's reputation is worse than Wu Yuzhen's two, but Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan have never filmed " The cover of Meditation, but also the inner cover of Lanka."
"Contemplation" is a second-tier China magazine that Ming Yu has shot on the cover a few years ago, and "Lanka" is a first-tier China magazine that Ming Yu has shot on the inside.
After controlling his emotions a little, Zhao Rui sighed softly and said, "Since we were recommended by Mr. Luo Yu, I don't think you will doubt Ming Yu's strength. It's just that you have some considerations in terms of fame. In fact, it is understandable. Well, we agree to put Ming Yu's salary into 80% of Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan... "
"Fifty percent."
The young man's clear and pleasant voice sounded in the quiet conference room, suddenly attracting everyone's attention.
Zhao Rui looked at his little model in surprise, and saw Ming Yu calmly and calmly raised the corners of his lips, and repeated it calmly in the eyes of everyone: "I think only five achievements are enough. In terms of grades, I'm better than Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan are both far behind, I am very honored to have this opportunity, and I am very grateful to you for giving me this opportunity, I don't care about salary."
Hearing Ming Yu's words, the deputy editor Yang couldn't help laughing complacently, but before he could laugh again, he saw the smile on the lips of the young man abruptly restrained, the style of painting turned abruptly, and his eyes looked at himself deeply: "Sometimes I also think that it may be a blessing to be born in a small company. There are not so many competitors, and a lot of resources can be poured into themselves at one time. Assuming they are muse, maybe... No Will it come out so fast?"
At the end, Ming Yu laughed softly. He said it casually, as if he was really chatting about his own conjectures, but a calm and powerful aura slowly dissipated. Come on, let your spirits rise.
Especially the deputy editor-in-chief Yang who was stared at by Ming Yu, when Ming Yu's words fell, fine sweat was already covering his forehead. After swallowing heavily, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang, who is over forty years old and considers himself a successful career, thought with trembling heart: Could it be... an illusion? He seems to have experienced this kind of momentum only from a few people, and all of those people are famous on the world's supermodel list...
If Deputy Editor Yang noticed Ming Yu's aura, then the lady sitting on the outermost side noticed what he said. Chen Rongchen, the editor-in-chief of "Character", looked at Ming Yu carefully, and then let out a low smile—
Is this using the muse to put pressure on them
If you want to raise first, suppress first, hit the key point...
Well done!
Without further watching, Chen Bian tapped the table with his fingers and said calmly, "No need for 50%, the same contract as Wu Yuzhen."
These words immediately attracted the attention of others, and an editor hurriedly said: "Editor Chen, you..."
"I said, don't change the contract, you know?"
Being able to become the editor-in-chief of a first-line magazine, Chen Rongchen is also well-known in the industry and has won for many years. Now she looked coldly at her editors who only thought about petty profits, and sneered sarcastically, causing them to bow their heads in embarrassment.
Seeing that her mediocre editors were all wrong, Chen Bian turned her head to look at Ming Yu, but she was surprised to find that the little model was still looking up at her without changing her face, her smile still the same.
-Aren't you excited at all
Once again, the goodwill was added in my heart. "Character" Queen Chen Rongchen said with a smile: "Ming Yu, I have never only valued my appearance, but only my strength. I think you are worthy of this contract, and you have enough skills to make this contract manifest. If it's worth it, maybe... it will surprise me."
Chen Bian put it lightly, but her eyes stayed on Ming Yu.
If other people are stared at by the Queen of "Character" like this, it will naturally increase the pressure, but Ming Yu smiled calmly: "I think, fulfilling her expectations for a lady is a gentleman's accusation."
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So, the signing ended in such a "harmonious and warm" atmosphere.
When Ming Yu and Zhao Rui left "Character", Chen Bian gave Ming Yu a business card with a light smile, turned around and left without leaving any words.
The editor-in-chief of China's first-line magazines must have his own character. She admires Ming Yu, but she doesn't do much when the child hasn't made some achievements. You know, there are endless new people with aura in the circle every year, but there are really very few people who finally enter the world's supermodel rankings and stand at the top.
When driving away from the "Character" headquarters, Zhao Rui also sighed: "I didn't expect Queen Chen to take the initiative to speak for you, Ming Yu. I guessed that I might have to discuss the contract before I came today. In fact, in my heart The bottom line is 60%, but now it's actually the same contract as Wu Yuzhen and the others!"
Ming Yu smiled slightly: "Chen Bian is very bold."
"That's not it! Giving you and Wu Yuzhen the same contract means that you have equal status when taking pictures. After the magazine is published, this is to say in disguise: '"Character" officially recognized, Ming Yu and Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan have the same status'. This feels good!"
"Pfft." Amused by Zhao Rui's surprise tone, Ming Yu couldn't help laughing.
Zhao Rui blamed: "Don't laugh! You don't understand this. Salary is one thing. Those deputy editors mainly want your status to be lower than Wu Yuzhen and the others! On the surface, it seems that we are talking about salary. , In fact, we are talking about what kind of status we should take when we take pictures next week."
"I don't understand anything." Ming Yu nodded again and again: "Yes yes yes."
Zhao Rui said with emotion: "Oh, Queen Chen really has the courage!!!"
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The white commercial car drove slowly on the congested elevated highway in the imperial capital, and gradually merged into the warm and brilliant sunset.
Six days later, Zhao Rui brought Ming Yu to the studio at the headquarters of "Character" again. This time they just got out of the elevator and hadn't walked a few steps when they suddenly saw a familiar figure.
The two sides looked at each other, Zhao Rui suddenly froze in place, and even Ming Yu raised the corners of his lips with a faint smile, and looked up at each other.
And Zhu Wei's eyes widened in horror, and he exclaimed in disbelief: "Why are you!!!"