Although Zhao Rui has been a little lonely in recent years, he has been to the headquarters of "Character". He has taken the simile to the 14th floor with the simile. As soon as the elevator door opened, the first thing that came into sight of the simile were the two magnificent and grand words "Character".

In China, first-tier magazines and second-tier magazines not only differ in sales volume, but also have a deep gap in many aspects such as the models they invite, the sponsored brands they attract, and their international status.

Mingyu and the other two followed the staff of "Character" and entered the editorial room. Before they could walk far away, they heard an editor sighing in the tea room: "Yesterday, Editor Chen called Xi Ze to invite him, but he was still rejected. I wonder 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 recently, so I guess there is no time."

...

After turning a corner, the voice of this conversation gradually faded away. Mingyu and Zhao Rui waited in the conference room for a few minutes, and several middle-aged men with elite appearances entered the room. Following them was a fashionable and elegant lady.

Mingyu's eyes swept around the lady. After a moment of communication, the two sides heard Deputy Editor Yang of "Character" say: "I communicated with Mr. Zhao before. You should already know that this time we wanted to invite four popular new models to take a set of themed photos together. To be honest, we have successfully invited Wu Yuzhen and Liu Qian, and they have indeed achieved great success in the past two years."

Deputy Editor Yang’s implication is that no matter what the subjective conditions are, objectively, Ming Si’s fame is indeed a bit bad and cannot be compared with those two new star models.

Since he was sitting here, Zhao Rui was naturally prepared in advance. He said calmly: "We probably understand what you mean. Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang. I admire the success of Wu Yuzhen and Liu Qian. It is really not easy for them to come out of a small company. But I think you should also understand that from the external conditions, the simile is no worse than those two people."

Zhao Rui said this a little modestly: It’s not bad. In his heart, his little model is much better than those two guys, okay?

After a pause, Zhao Rui continued: "The four people are taking a set of photos. You want to use the fame of these four people to achieve the effect of creating momentum. As far as I know, many people in the circle are very optimistic about Wu Yuzhen and Liu Qian, and people outside the circle are also looking forward to their cooperation. Since you have successfully invited them, the step of "making momentum" has actually been successful."

Zhao Rui's tone was calm and his expression was calm. He analyzed it with a clear idea, without a trace of timidity, which made Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang slightly stunned.

A middle-aged man sitting next to Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang took his words and said, "Mr. Zhao, I think you have to admit that in terms of popularity, Wu Yuzhen and Liu Qian are indeed taller. We are not unwilling to ask you for an invitation, but I think we need to consider it even more in terms of this contract."

In fact, as soon as the moment Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang spoke, Mingyu understood the other party’s meaning. Since "Character" is determined to invite them to the magazine headquarters, it must be the image of cooperation. Why do you still need to discuss and communicate here?

Of course, it is closely related to the contract you are about to sign.

Zhao Rui naturally knew the meaning of "Character". After he reluctantly suppressed his dissatisfaction, he said: "It is true that Mingyu's fame is one worse than Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan, but Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan have never filmed the cover of "Meditative Dao" and have never filmed the inner seal of "Lanka".

"Contemplation" is a second-tier Chinese magazine that Ming Metaphors filmed the cover a few years ago, while "Lanka" is a first-tier Chinese magazine that Ming Metaphors filmed the cover an inner seal.

After controlling his emotions a little, Zhao Rui sighed and said, "Since we were recommended by Mr. Luo Yu, I don't think you will doubt Mingyu's strength. It's just that you have some considerations in terms of fame, which is actually understandable. Let's do this, we agree to put Mingyu's salary to 80% of Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan..."

"Fifty percent."

The boy's clear and melodious voice sounded in the quiet conference room, suddenly attracting everyone's attention.

Zhao Rui looked at his young model in surprise, and saw Mingyu calmly curling the corners of his lips, and repeating calmly in everyone's surprise eyes: "I think it only takes 50% to be enough. In terms of grades, I am much worse than Wu Yuzhen and Liu Gan. It is a great honor to get this opportunity. Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. I don't care about the salary."

Listening to Mingyu's words, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang couldn't help but smile proudly, but before he could smile a few more times, he saw the smile on the boy's lips suddenly restrained. The style of painting suddenly turned, and his eyes looked at himself with a deep look: "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 large amount of resources can also be poured into himself at one time. Assuming they are at the muse, maybe... won't stand out so quickly?"

At the end, Mingyu laughed softly. He spoke very casually, as if he was really chatting about family matters and his own guesses, but a calm and powerful aura slowly spread out, making people feel anxious.

Especially the Deputy Editor Yang who was staring at Mingyu, when Mingyu finished speaking, his forehead was covered with sweat. After swallowing heavily, Deputy Editor Yang, who was over 40 years old and believed that his career was successful, thought tremblingly: Could it be... an illusion? He seemed to have only experienced such momentum in a few people, and all of them were famous existences on the world supermodel rankings...

If Deputy Editor-in-Chief Yang noticed Ming Xi's aura, then the lady sitting on the outside noticed what he was talking about. Chen Rongchen, editor-in-chief of "Character", looked at Ming Xi with a few gazes, and then smiled quietly-

Is this putting pressure on them with muse?

If you want to promote, you will suppress it first, hit the key point...

Good methods!

Without further ado, Chen Ying knocked on the table with his finger and said calmly: "No need to have 50% of the contract, the same contract as Wu Yuzhen."

This immediately attracted the attention of others, and an editor hurriedly said: "Editor Chen, you..."

"I said, there is no need to change the contract, do you know?"

Chen Rongchen is also well-known in the industry and has been famous for many years. Now she looks at her editors who only think about small profits, and sneer sneered sarcastically, which makes these people bow their heads in embarrassment.

Seeing that all the mediocre editors had admitted their mistakes, Editor Chen turned to look at Mingyu again, but she was surprised to find that the young model still looked up at her with a calm expression, and her smile remained the same.

——Are you not excited at all?

Once again, I felt good about it. Chen Rongchen, the queen of "Character", said with a smile: "Mynah, I have never only valued appearance, but only strength. I think you are worthy of this contract. You have enough level to make this contract reflect its value, and maybe... I will also give me a surprise."

Editor Chen said it lightly, but her eyes were always on Mingyu.

If other people were stared at by the Queen of Character, the pressure would naturally double, but Ming Xi smiled calmly and said, "I think that fulfilling her expectations for a lady is a must-do accusation for a gentleman."

...

So, the signing ended in such a "harmonious and warm" atmosphere.

When Mingyu and Zhao Rui left "Character", Chen smiled and gave Mingyu a business card, but left nothing, and turned around and left.

The editor-in-chief of China's first-line magazines must have her own character. She appreciates similes, but when this child has not achieved any results, she will not do anything more. You should know that every year, there are endless newcomers in the circle, but in the end, there are very few people who have entered the world supermodel rankings and have reached the top.

When driving away from the headquarters of "Character", Zhao Rui still sighed like this: "I didn't expect that Queen Chen would take the initiative to speak for you, Ming Si. Before I came today, I guessed that I might have to discuss the contract. In fact, my bottom line in my heart is 60%, but now it is the same contract as Wu Yuzhen and the others!"

Mingyu smiled slightly: "Ming Chen is very bold and courageous."

"Not! I'll give you the same contract as Wu Yuzhen and others, which means that your status is equal when taking photos. After the magazine is published in the future, this is a disguised saying: "The official recognition of "Character" is, and the status of Mingyuzhen and Liu Qian is the same. This feels good!"

"Puff." Mingyu couldn't help laughing when she was amused by Zhao Rui's surprise tone.

Zhao Rui blamed: "Don't laugh! You don't understand this. Salary is one thing. Those deputy editors mainly want to make your status lower than Wu Yuzhen and others! On the surface, we are talking about salary issues, but in fact we are talking about what position we should take when taking photos next week."

"I don't know anything." Mingyu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes."

Zhao Rui sighed: "Oh, Queen Chen is really brave!!!"

...

The white business car drove slowly on the congested elevated road in the imperial capital, gradually integrating into the warm and brilliant sunset.

Six days later, Zhao Rui brought Mingyu to the studio at the headquarters of "Character". This time, they had just left the elevator and walked a few steps when they suddenly saw a familiar figure.

When the two sides looked at each other, Zhao Rui suddenly stood there in a daze. Even Mingyu smiled lightly and curled the corners of her lips, raised her eyes to look at each other.
Chapter completed!