[Pride and Price] EP19 | Girl Bosses in Fashion Industry | Song Jia/Chen He/Yuan Yongyi | YOUKU
♪The reason to wait for soul♪ ♪Is catch up the tempo to show♪ ♪You’ll find the way to swing♪ ♪Swinging the beauty’s swing♪ ♪Crying like a light of rain♪ ♪A stirring and dramatic wind♪ ♪Wearing a masked thing belongs to Halloween♪ ♪They are all crazy♪ ♪OK all right♪
♪You can hear the texture full of charming♪ ♪You can feel a kind of mood♪ ♪Come to the band about defending beauty♪ ♪Find out a place to sit down♪ ♪Feel the basic rhythm and adjust your pitch♪ ♪Prepare for your solo dream♪ [Pride and Price] ♪She wants to win♪ [Episode 19] Sir,
He was driving very fast. I felt a bit sleepy, so I lit a cigarette. But at that moment he drove fast towards me. And I turned the wheel to avoid hitting his car, but it’s too late. Step back. He must be speeding. Come on. Stop taking pictures. Sir? Sir? Can you hear me?
Sir? Keep breathing. Sir? Doctor, how is he doing? His life is not in danger, but he had a concussion and needs further observation. He’s not awake yet. When will he wake up? It’s hard to say. Usually, it takes 30 to 60 minutes. But in case of an intracranial injury, it would be uncertain.
But please rest assured we’ll keep a close eye on his condition. Thank you! That’s what we should do. Ms. Xiao, I bought you some porridge. I’m not hungry. You have to eat. You stayed up all night. Come on, have some with me. I’ll keep you in touch. Okay, I will. Yeah. Bye.
Ms. Xiao. You made the call? Yeah. How’s it? Mr. Xiang said it right. I did underestimate Chen Kaiyi. She is more capable than I thought. You must have got the notice from the head office. I call you here to meet just to know your attitudes. I’m a deputy leader of the coordination team,
And I’m duty-bound. We can’t avoid reality. We all know what Blossom is facing, a precarious state and divided staff. And in such a hasty situation and such a significant change, we can no longer have the ostrich mentality. Talk. Since you’re so talkative, you may keep talking. Lu, let’s get this over quickly.
I got to go to the hospital to see Xiang. I neither want to have the meeting. But I have to. Xiao Hongxue stayed up all night in the hospital. At this moment, no one anticipate the head office’s sudden notice of appointing Chen Kaiyi as publisher & editor-in-chief.
How could Xiao Hongxue be here for meeting? Tell me. Qin Min is not here either. Chen Kai… Ms. Chen is on an annual leave. The head office wants us to come up with the reform plans to assist Ms. Chen. I have no choice. What needs to be reformed?
Let’s just do what we did before Xiao Hongxue came. The PR Department needs no reform. But Yan, there’re few staff left in your thematic team, what can you do to reform? What’s urgent now is to get Qin Min back and get those editors back. I agree with that.
At least Qin Min needs to come back. Hi, what do you say? Don’t try to be cool there, okay? Well, can we do this quick? I’m going to have a theme selection meeting. Only you are busy and lead a department? Hi, come on. Could you two stop arguing?
I only have one question in my mind. Well, what did Devil Chen do? She was about to jump ship. But in a few days, she becomes the publisher & editor-in-chief. This… Ha-ha. I want to say something frank. This is so unscientific. Mary, ‘ou’re with Kaiyi every day. You must know
What she did to win Xiang Tingfeng and Xiao Hongxue. Tell us about it. Kaiyi was supposed to be the editor-in-chief. Those at the head office were brain-damaged. Now, their brains are fixed, and would surely change their minds. Oh, come on. Lu Binbin, you must know something about this. I’m sorry to bother you.
Mr. Yan… We’re having a meeting. Could you come later? Li Na, are they all here now? I’ll be right there. Mr. Yan, someone wants to see you for something important. Who is it? Old chap. Old chap. Here we are. There you are. Yeah. I’m kind of old-fashioned. Ziqi is like my daughter.
For the first time we meet, this is for you. Thank you, old chap. You’re so nice! Take it. Thank you! You are… Yan Kai? Yes. I’m Gu Mingshan. Nice to meet you. You’re taller than I thought. You’re also handsome. Ha-ha. Good looking. Sorry, I’m not in the mood to talk about this.
Your father is better than you. Come on. Take a seat. Let’s sit down and talk. For more urgent things, we need to be more patient. Didn’t your father tell you this? I don’t think he has the position to tell me what I should do. Your family is worth billions of dollars,
Which were all earned by your father. But he earned no respect from his son. Well, the whole life turns out to be nothing. Mr. Gu, seeing you, I only want to know one thing. I know that. You want to know George’s death. George was set up by Xiang Tingfeng,
But depression caused his death. Times are changing and trends are moving forward. At every turning point, there would be some sacrificial objects. George Lin was one of them. However, he was a respectable man because he had ideals. Am I making it clear? It’s quite simple. Depression killed him.
How did Xiang Tingfeng trap him? Let’s talk about it later. I have something more important to ask you. I ask you here just to know your true feeling for Ziqi. I want you to be honest with me. There is no need for me to lie to you. To be frank with you,
I’m emotionally less sensitive. I have not yet given it much thought. Ziqi loves you very much. She wants to buy Blossom. It’s completely for you. It’s not a simple case now because Chen Kaiyi has set a trap. We must know how cost-effective the acquisition would be. That means how deeply
You feel for Ziqi. Mr. Gu, I don’t want her to do anything for me. And I think regret is regret and would not become precious. But I want you know that I really love her. Okay, enough. Let’s not keep on the subject. You’re making him embarrassed. It’s like the business of you two.
All right, have some tea. Mr. Xiang, Kaiyi is here to see you. What did the doctor say? He needs further observation. How could it be so sudden? I received the notice from the head office. Congratulations, publisher. You know that’s not what I’m here for. Whatever what you’re here for is not important.
And it makes no difference for me. We once had chocolates together. Do you remember? How did you make it? Make what? Everything? This is Blossom, a full cup of water. Now, there’s only a quarter of the cup. The Financial Statements show its increasingly poor performance. Even those sharp operators of the French band
Value the magazine at simply 37 million. Xiang Tingfeng wanted to sell it. He intended to cover the cup and sell it in pack. If the deal is made, Xiang Tingfeng could have 10 million himself. But Chen Kaiyi destroyed it with just one move. Did she find a buyer who could
Pay a higher price? I also thought the same. But she is so clever. First, she sought to add water to the cup. He and Anthony went to Jin’gang to talk with that Internet company not for selling the cup but for adding water to the cup. Old chap,
Can you stop beating around the bush? Stop talking about the cup and water. We are not fools. We can understand. Just get to the point. My friend engaged in investment and financing told me the entire process. This is what they did. First, Blossom is separated from the head office in France
And controlled by a Chinese company as a new journal. The Internet company spends 120 million to buy 60% of its shares. This journal is still called Blossom because that’s the most valuable part of the brand with a century-old history. But it’s still a new buyer. No. You still don’t get it.
Think about this. Why does the Internet company use 120 million to buy only 60% of the shares? It’s 120 million in exchange for 60% of the shares. Anthony wouldn’t reject it. For the head office in France, Blossom is already a brand of little value. They take it worthless
But feel reluctant to give it up. But which company would like to pay so much for a French magazine’s brand. Because Blossom is worth the price. We all know that the Internet company investing Blossom centers on online shopping. Luxury consumption relies on three channels, offline physical stores, travel abroad and overseas shopping agents.
But what about the future? It must be an era integrating online and offline channels. Luxury goods are no exception. For Internet companies, they are the new rich. They are upstarts, but what they have is only new money. For entering the luxury consumption field, they must enter the fashion industry, and thus
They need a decent identity. Blossom is the identity I give them. But identity and reputation are not enough. They want tangible benefits. I’ll change Blossom. I’ll make it deeply integrate with new media, forming a new media matrix. The old magazine will be used for branding. And based on this brand, all newly generated
Media carriers will have one mission, and that is to deeply integrate with online shopping and to stimulate online fashion consumption. Put it simply, the fate of new media is directly associated with consumption. Therefore, Blossom must have the right to say in new media of fashion. While producing value through new media,
We also need to use new media to attract more ads. While working in the traditional media, we adapted to different ideas and ideologies. But now we must learn to adapt to capital and commerce. So, Blossom is now a new cup of tea, full of fragrance, the fragrance of capital.
The essence of capital is profit-pursuing. So long as there are profits, it would become popular. Why could Chen Kaiyi make it? Why could she make the magazine profitable as she wished? Because she is Chen Kaiyi. You admire her so much? What? What’s her position in your heart? No. Do you like Chen Kaiyi?
No, I don’t. Enough. There’s one thing I don’t understand. If Chen Kaiyi did this for money, she could be in the same boat with Xiang Tingfeng. Xiang Tingfeng didn’t have to set the trap. Cooperating with Chen Kaiyi, he could make more money. I really don’t believe that
Chen Kaiyi did all this for money. You like Chen Kaiyi! In Blossom, many people follow you because they see you as a spiritual symbol. If they know you’re doing all these just to survive in the capital world, they would be disappointed. Yes, I know that. You don’t feel sorry for that?
A single person cannot stop the development of an era. The effort to stop the development of an era is more like being self-conceit than being courageous. Thank you for telling me these. Today, I’m here to give you an offer. I want you to be my Deputy Editor-in-Chief.
What do you want for giving me the offer? Is it a pity for me or a revenge on me? No. It’s an invitation. Thank you! I’ve just made up my mind. I had given up fighting you and was ready to go back to Hong Kong not because of you but Xiang Tingfeng.
I don’t like playing games where the rules are not clear. But now, you’ve set up the stage and made the rules clear. So, I would stay. As what you said to Mr. Xiang, “I will fight you.” And I will not lose. Okay, I’ll be waiting for you. Since Chen Kaiyi is so clever,
Acquiring Blossom would not be easy. Why do you want to buy Blossom? I told you many times. I buy it for you. I don’t want to be the editor-in-chief. I told you I’m only interested in the themes. But every time you talked about Blossom, there was a light in your eyes.
I like that light in your eyes. And I don’t want the light to disappear. So, the best way is to buy it. You… Old chap… Directors, where is Xiang? In the ward. Ms. Chen is inside. How did she know? I told her. Stop. Hush. You don’t have to do this. Hum,
It’s just to lighten the mood. Ha-ha-ha. Good chat? What do you think? It’s good. Then it’s good. From now on, we’re still friends. Let’s bury the hatchet, and forgive and forget. Ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha. Ms. Chen. Something to say? Yes. Go ahead. You’ve won, won a landslide victory. Please don’t make Ms. Xiao more embarrassed.
What do you mean? She is a good person. You should be good friends but not opponents. We’d better go. Okay. Thanks. Thank you all. Ms. Xiao, you must take care of yourself. He won’t wake up soon anyway. Don’t you know how to comfort others? I certainly know.
I just want Ms. Xiao to take care of herself. I understand. Thank you. Let us know if you need any help. Take care, Ms. Xiao. Thank you for taking care of the company. Oh, speaking of this, I just have something to tell you. It’s about what we mentioned in your office. Mr. Xiang,
Take care. See you. Ah! Shush! That’s our graduation photo, with me and your father. Time flies. Back then, we were filled with enthusiasm, high-spirited and vigorous, like the tide, forging ahead bravely. Back then, facing work assignments, we were all anxious and wondered uneasily. In that confused era, we had no idea
Where we would go, except for your mother. A little joke would make her laugh. Recalling that time, every step she took was right. Including marrying my father? Your father was okay in general, except for not taking a good care of your mom. But when my mom was seriously ill, he did nothing
But staying with mom. If it’s not for that, I wouldn’t forgive him and neither spare him. Marrying your mom was the blessing from several lifetimes. I’m okay. I’m okay. I’m okay. Old chap, don’t go to Switzerland. I’ll come to see you every day, okay? I’ve got it all arranged there.
Getting all things done when I’m still conscious is a luck for me. I already bought my resting place. It’s beautiful. Wouldn’t you feel lonely there? I’ve been alone all my life. How would I fear loneliness after death? Old chap. Come on. Childish. Hey! Hey! Ms. Chen. Ms. Chen. Ha-ha-ha.
– You’re fooled. – Xin. How old are you? Thank you! Hello, Mr. Yan. Yes, we’re all here. Okay. No problem. Okay. Mr. Yan will come later. I’ll chair the meeting. Let’s start first. Xin, may I ask you a question? Would you and Gu Huan go? We promised Mr. Yan that
We won’t go before this issue is published. Let’s get to the theme of this issue: How to say goodbye gracefully, say goodbye to a job, to a loved one, to a friend, to a relationship and to a city. So, we plan to use “goodbye” as the theme, integrating multiple expression materials
To form the entire feature. Xin, what’s expression material? Our former features were usually based on two solicitation forms. First, we solicited contributions. Second, we had interviews and use Q&A for presentation. But I talked with Gu Huan, and we found goodbye means different for different people and in different contexts. Sometimes,
It needs to be spoken out. Sometimes, people don’t like to speak it out. So, this time, we plan to present the theme in diverse means. After reaching out some people, we’ve come up with some cases. And let me share some with you. A female writer in Wuhan showed us some pictures of letters
Between her and her husband for a decade, till her husband died. For her, each letter represents part of her goodbye to her husband. Together, they’re the goodbye spanning half her life. There’s also a prominent female entrepreneur. She shared two figures with me, which were rather rational. Well,
One figure is the asset she used to have. A business storm turned the figure into zero. The other is the every-changing mileage. She is now a chauffeur. For her, the ever-changing mileage shows that she keeps moving forward and says goodbye to her old days. We also contacted a female film director.
She was an actress. I especially like the materials she gave me. She gave me ten lipsticks she used. Each of the lipsticks represents a role she played before she became a director. She shortlisted a lipstick for that day. She likes to use this way to say goodbye to the past. You know
We two are running the official account, the second-hand fashion guide. While working on this official account, I had many new experiences. When we were doing the magazine, editors were behind the curtain and gave the stage to the writers, photographers and the interviewees. But I found while working on the account, today’s readers
Would rather see us on the stage. They want to see not just news but more of stories and characters, including the editors’ stories and characters. Therefore, for the theme, I plan to let all editors appear in the magazine. Appear in the magazine? You mean taking pictures of us? Yes, taking pictures of us.
And also the thematic team. All members would appear in the magazine. Ah? But we’re neither celebrities nor idols. We’re neither. Even the most ordinary people would say goodbye. I want a topic from each of you, a topic about yourself. Let me share with you mine first: How to gracefully
Say goodbye to a terrible marriage. I will appear in the magazine with my kid, in pictures of me and my kid playing. For me, loving my kid is the best way to say goodbye to my failed marriage. Li Na, you’ll share your stories, too. What? I’m only a process editor.
What makes it different for a process editor? Do you want to be part of this or not? Yes. But we’ve never done this before. Would Boss Yan agree with this? Hi, Boss Yan. Boss Yan. I agree. I liked it the first time I heard it from Zhao Xin. Goodbye
Will be the cover story of February issue. I agree with whatever you would share. But I have a suggestion. The February issue will be the 100th issue of Blossom. When George was alive, his greatest wish was to see the 100th issue. My requirement is that let’s use the special feature
In the name of Blossom to solemnly say goodbye to George. This is a magazine’s goodbye to a person. After this, Blossom could truly enter and accept the future without George. Any question? – No. – No. I got a message from Ya’nan. Ya’nan? I texted the theme to her yesterday.
I didn’t expect she would text me back. She just did. What did she say? She said this is what she wants to say. See you. Okay. Mr. Lei, see you later. See you. Okay, see you. See you tomorrow. See you. Bye, Prof. Lei. Bye. This is for you. What are you doing here?
There’re so many people here. That’s why I come here when there are many people around. Are you not afraid anymore? I wasn’t afraid. I just thought it’s not the time. What about you? Are you afraid? I, I… [Vivian] I’m afraid I have to say sorry to you. I have a girlfriend now. [Vivian]
It’s her? Yes. Vivian. Okay, congratulations. Take it easy. Qin Min is on her way here. She is stuck in traffic. You’ve rarely spoken Cantonese recently. When I spoke Cantonese, you criticized me. I’m speaking Mandarin, but you ask me why. You’re a so difficult to get along with. I’ve always been like that. Hi,
Got it. What? Vivian. Are you looking into her? C’mon, I got to know who stole your boyfriend. Don’t you want to know? Not at all. ♪Fantastic romance, no way back♪ ♪Gorgeous like fireworks, spinning in place♪ ♪What attracted you? Why bother?♪ ♪Feeling uneasy, tossing and turning♪ ♪Full of happiness and regret♪
♪Fueling the flames, full of pride♪ ♪It was once the sea and it was once warm♪ ♪Light up with both hands and have a drink♪ ♪My dreams♪ ♪Are as bright as a starry sky♪ ♪Hiding in the crowd♪ ♪Bearing in my mind♪ ♪The original ordinary faith♪ ♪On a road few people walked♪
♪Full of happiness and regret♪ ♪Fueling the flames, full of pride♪ ♪It was once the sea and it was once warm♪ ♪Light up with both hands and have a drink♪ ♪My dreams♪ ♪Are as bright as a starry sky♪ ♪Hiding in the crowd♪ ♪Bearing in my mind♪ ♪The original ordinary faith♪
♪On a road few people walked♪