[Pride and Price] EP08 | 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 wing♪ ♪Crying like a lighten 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 a place to sit down♪ ♪Feel the basic rhythm and adjust your pitch♪ ♪Prepare your solo dream♪ [Pride and Price] ♪She wants to win♪ [Episode 8] I’m so hungry and sleepy. You should’ve had some lunch.
You should’ve saved something for me. When could my name appear on this? – Hi, Ms. Xiao. – Good afternoon, Ms. Xiao. – Good afternoon, Ms. Chen. – Hi, Ms. Chen. Mary, are you crazy? Didn’t you have lunch? Excuse us. We slept over it. You’ve got to eat. Yes, madam.
[Editor-in-chief Xiao Hongxue’s Inauguration Ceremony] Good afternoon, my dear colleagues. Three years ago, Mr. George Lin’s inauguration ceremony was also held here. It was also me who presided over the ceremony. In the past three years, Blossom has undergone many changes. The same changes of the traditional media have taken places in this fast-paced era.
The famous communication expert McLuhan once said that the personal and social consequences of any medium result from the new scale. For me, the scale of the media can be defined as the need for information dissemination of an era. The time changes, so does the need. Therefore, the media are constantly changing, too.
[Get ready] Blossom, as a top fashion magazine that aims beyond our borders, is pacing up, embracing the changes and keeping evolving. And today, Blossom is welcoming an eminent lady who will lead us to breakthroughs and a bright future. She’s the former Editor-in-chief of our Hong Kong office, Ms. Xiao Hongxue. Now,
With your warmest applause, let’s welcome our star today, Ms. Xiao Hongxue! As suggested by Ms. Xiao, the ceremony will be short and simple. So, it’s three o’clock now. We’ll finish by four o’clock, so as to take as little of your work time as possible. I believe you all know that Blossom
Has been the champion of domestic fashion industry, and the pioneer and trend maker of the industry and domestic fashion consumer market. Well, thanks to your good work. Meanwhile, we owe it to George’s leadership and Deputy Chen Kaiyi’s efforts. To be honest, her efforts are indispensable to our success. So next,
I would like to give the floor to Ms. Chen Kaiyi who’ll extend our welcome to Ms. Xiao Hongxue. As the ceremony is supposed to be short and simple, I’ll make three points. First, the world is changing every second. But change doesn’t necessarily mean progress. So we should always bear the correlation and differences
Between them in mind. Second, media throughout the world are undergoing fundamental changes. No one is immune to it. I was an old-school correspondent before I joined Blossom eight years ago. I’ve always believed that no matter how much the transmission and form change, the content is the golden apple. We should always be responsible
To our readers and give them positive, quality-based and accurate content. Third, fashion magazines are not a competition of how many luxury brands we include. Also, fashion media’s purpose is not to advertise some brands and the investors behind them. Rather, our purpose is to promote a healthy judge of beauty.
We have to know how to be beautiful but also defend the aesthetic world. Last but not least, welcome Ms. Xiao Hongxue. Hope she can firmly uphold our motto that content always goes first. And I wish she could contemplate her decisions and lead Blossom to the right track. Thank you. Next,
Will you please join me and give the warmest welcome to Ms. Xiao Hongxue to address us? Just now, Ms. Chen gave us quite a high-sounding speech. So I’m just gonna cut to the chase. I’ve consulted Blossom Group’s head office, and been authorized by the board of directors that after I assume the office,
I will set up a coordination team that will supervise and implement many important decisions on executing structural reform. The team’s General Consultant will be Mr. Xiang Tingfeng, and I will be the leader, assisted by two deputies, Ms. Qin Min the HR Director, and another to be decided. – Qin Min? – Qin Min?
Next, I’d like to ask Ms. Qin Min to read out a few decisions to be implemented soon. What is it? It’s… It’s George. [Why did you frame me?] My goodness. [Why did you frame me?] Is there something you want to ask? About what? The answers to some questions
Will show themselves when it’s time. Don’t you agree? Drive safe. [Gu Mingshan] [Calling Gu Mingshan] Hello. It’s about George. Someone is looking into it. Who? Not sure. I’ll be in Hong Kong in two days. OK, see you in Hong Kong. [Gu Mingshan] Don’t do anything before we meet. Got it. Gotta go.
Ms. Qin, are you sure no police involvement? No. What should I tell my boss? After all, you’re one of our big clients. Tell them it’s a prank. Did the camera get the culprit? This is an inflatable doll. Before inflated, it’s rather small. Anyone can get it in the building in a bag.
So many people go in and out of the building every day. It’s impossible to find out who did it. Besides, we’re not detectives. Are you sure no need to notify the police? Let’s pretend that nothing happened. Don’t say a word about it. Sure. I promise. We’ll secure this building from now on. Well,
What should we do with this? Burn it. It’s terrifying. OK. You two, deflate it now and burn it somewhere no one will see. OK. The video has gone viral. What a mess! Who do you think is behind this? What’s your guess? Do you think I did it? It doesn’t matter what I think.
But the others’ opinions matter. At this rate, Blossom will sooner or later be torn apart. It’d better be. At least it proves that Xiao Hongxue isn’t capable of her position. It’s too high a price to pay. Blossom mustn’t split up. Do you have a better option? Take a seat. Take a seat.
Ms. Xiao, it’s such a wise decision to set up a coordination team. As I mentioned, we saw eye to eye on this matter. But much to my surprise, Ms. Xiao, you’ve taken everything into consideration. That’s thoughtful. I completely agree with you. And before I came, I’d been studying Ms. Qin’s proposal
On the reforming measures e-mailed to every employee. It’s great. It’s really great. First, we have to establish the New Media Department. This is a visionary idea. We’ll usher Blossom into the online reading era step by step. The traditional media, if shutting the new media out of the door, will have no future.
The Advertising Department will catch up with your pace as soon as possible. Second, the company should expand the recruitment of the post-90s’ and -95′. Accordingly, some employees older than 35 might have to leave. The core of this measure is to make it possible that young employees take a larger share of critical posts.
After all, the Internet is written in their genes. That’s what I call wisdom, and targeted reform. Respect, Ms. Xiao. Director Lu, do you have to make it so rhetoric? Do you have OCD? Carefully worded praises are usually flattery. Oh, come on. Since you’re made the deputy… It hurts your feelings that you’re not,
Doesn’t it? You were very generous with your compliments. Do you want to be the other deputy? Ms. Qin, now that you’ve made it frank, I will stop beating about the bush. I want to be a deputy and I’m capable of it. But most importantly, you need me. It’s not for my own interest,
But the strategic need of the company. Qin Min, we’re on the same side. So I can tell you some secrets. Well, they’re actually not secrets at all. The internal strife is obvious. From the leadership to the execution, everyone is clear of it. There are three parties, the Xiao’s, the Chen’s and the neutrals.
We have two priorities now. First, bring the neutrals under our banner. Second, eliminate the Chen’s. Moreover, Ms. Xiao, it’s brilliant to make Qin Min one of the deputies. By drawing the HR Director in, you seize every employee by their future in the company. But human resources aren’t enough, because human resources and money
Go side by side. Take Luo Han, Pan Xiwei and Mary as examples, their departments spend a lot. Which is the department that makes money? Mine. The Advertising Department. If you make me the other deputy, you seize the company by both its human resources and its capital. [Where are you guys?] I don’t understand.
Then stop battering yourself. I’m going to sleep. You called me an egg because your philosophy has told you to categorize me into one of the eggs. After all, now in Blossom, I’m as vulnerable as a rotten egg. Zhao Xin, Gu Huan and others are all formidable walls. So you pity me, don’t you?
Mm-hmm. That’s why you don’t want to be my friend. You think I’m pathetic and you feel sorry for me, right? Not really. It’s my own choice. Then what are you? An egg or a wall? Back off a little. Sure. Are you an egg or a wall? I just can’t get it through. Look,
If you’re an egg, why would you help another egg? But if you are a wall… Walls don’t help eggs. What are you trying to say? I think maybe you’re the muddled one, Cai Fei. You are my best friend. And I’m yours. If you want to be an egg, let’s watch each other’s back
And be smart eggs. If you want to be a wall, I’ll try my best to be a wall next to you, OK? I… Please, please, please. Please. Let’s be friends. Please. I need some time to think about it. There’s not much in this city that I care about. So,
You believe that someone set him up. I’m gonna put it straight. If George really needed the money, no matter how much it was, I would get it for him. He didn’t have to go to a loan shark. A loan shark? I’ve checked. Before George killed himself, a loan shark had had men
Threatening him. At the most dangerous juncture, Li Na saved him. That’s why Li Na could be recruited. He sent a message to me on WeChat before, asking me to take care of Li Na if I can. To George. This is the most reliable clue I gathered so far
To the truth behind his suicide. This photo is the reason why I staged the prank today to test Xiang Tingfeng. And his reaction proved to a large extent that my thought is right. If George’s death had completely nothing to do with him, he wouldn’t have been freaked out. Who is this man?
I’m still working on it. George never gambled. So I’m sure someone must have set him up. Obviously, Xiang Tingfeng knows something. Luo, Xiwei, it’s settled then. Drink it, and the three of us will be brothers for life. I, Lu Binbin, can promise you. Listen. As long as we brothers stick together,
We’ll have infinite opportunities. Blossom will have infinite opportunities. Infinite opportunities. Infinite. It’s a deal. Saturday afternoon, Xiao Hongxue’s tea party. I’ll be there. Hang on. I will be there too. Ligui Hotel’s afternoon tea is amazing. I tell you. Yeah, the best of its kind. It’s a deal then. Deal. Deal.
What’s wrong? It’s just a dinner. You should have seen it. Hat Lu grabbed firmly around my shoulders and didn’t let me go. You know what? His face was so close to mine. His alcoholic mouth breath is disgusting. All right, stop. Where are we going? My place is a mess.
I don’t want you to judge. Let’s go to your place. Take us home. It’s disgusting. Can you imagine the feeling when Hat Lu held you for three minutes long? His face was so close to mine. He breathed the alcoholic air at my face. It was like hell. Let me tell you something.
Lu Binbin must have gone insane. I don’t care. You have to help me find a word to describe this wretched man. Greasy? Brazen? Shameless? All right. You know how gentle Hat Lu tried to be in the office. Well, he was drunk tonight, and with Xiao Hongxue on his back,
He was like a cock crowing on his dunghill. That’s a good one. A cock crowing on his dunghill. Tell me. What was it about? This is what happened. Before we got off work, I received a message from Hat Lu on WeChat, that he’s throwing a dinner party about the future of Blossom,
And I’m invited. So I went scouting and found Luo Han, Pan Xiwei and Deng Wen were all going. I thought I had to gather info for you, so I also went there. Mm-hmm. And? And, I have to say that I really admire you. You were right about everything. She wants to invite
Directors of all departments to a tea party on Saturday afternoon. So Hat Lu asked us out tonight to see our reaction to it. That’s all? That can’t be all. After a few rounds of wine, Luo Han and Pan Xiwei had already hooked up with Hat Lu. What about Du Xia and Deng Wen?
Neither of them chose one side or turned him down. Anyway, on Saturday, I think they’ll all be there. Kaiyi, from tomorrow onwards, you’ll be all by yourself. You’re going, too? Of course I’m going. Who else could be your scout? Thank you. Stop teasing me. When are you going to strike back? The odds
Are against you. Xiao Hongxue has Qin Min and Hat Lu as her right-hand men. She might draw all directors of departments under her banner at that tea party. The editors have just survived a wave of dismissal. I bet they won’t utter a word of dissent. I’m really worried about you now.
I have no idea of your countermeasures. That’s why we met in the middle of the night. I need you to do something for me. Really? What is it? Tomorrow, I need you to tell all the clients and sponsors that due to personal reasons, I will not attend this year’s Themed Fashion Show.
What’s the meaning of this? Xiao Hongxue wants to organize the show, right? She can have it. But not with all the resources we developed. She’ll have to gather her own. Are you out of your mind? If you quit the Themed Fashion Show now, you’ll have nothing left.
It’s better for me to quit than watch someone takes away everything. Chen Kaiyi, I’ve been your partner for years. Don’t let me despise you. It’s not a shame to lose. But it is to cower. Have I ever cowered? I’m not afraid. I have more important things to do. Well, then tell me,
What’s more important than the Themed Fashion Show now? We’ve been working so hard for the past years to make the show a success. The corporate climate has the final say. I have to quit. What is it? If you don’t explain everything to me, I will not do anything for you.
I have figured out a countermeasure. Go on. Don’t stop. Xiao Hongxue is not my enemy. Xiang Tingfeng is. To bring down Xiao Hongxue, I have to start with Xiang Tingfeng. Xiang Tingfeng? How? Mary, it’s almost dawn. Aren’t you tired? It’s such a long day. From the moment I said those words,
There has been no way back. Do you understand? How do you do? How do you do, Ms. Xiao? Thanks for coming. This way, please. Please follow me. Come in. [Do Not Disturb] Listen up, everyone. Your attention, please. I have something important to announce. From now on, without Ms. Xiao’s consent,
No one gets in this meeting room. A comprehensive audit starts now. Your coffee. Thank you. [Do Not Disturb] I need air. It’s suffocating. When is this going to end? It’s said it’ll take at least one more week. Xin, can I go on a business trip? About what?
If only you give me a reason to leave the company, I don’t care what the task is. During the audit, all outbound travels must apply in writing and be approved by Ms. Xiao. If she doesn’t sign it, no one can leave. I wish I were dead. The directors are more miserable.
Cell phones are on 24 hours a day. No holiday. No business travels. And they have to stay on call. This is not a workplace. This is a prison. Let me tell you. I’ve compared it. The Scales gain the upper hand over the Scorpion. Devil Chen can hardly win. Jingjing, don’t tell us anything
That’s already obvious, OK? Tell us something we don’t know. I heard all directors are going to Xiao Hongxue’s tea party tomorrow afternoon. Is Boss Yan going? He will not yield to Xiao Hongxue. His absence won’t change anything. He’s all alone. No matter how he tries, it won’t last long.
The corporate climate has the final say. The directors have chosen sides. Not only the directors, Chen Kaiyi has also given up. What do you mean? Don’t you know that? Chen Kaiyi has quit the Themed Fashion Show this year! Mary has been busy all morning explaining to our clients and apologizing.
Invitation to the chosen guests has been canceled. Is there gonna be an event this year? Sure there will be. Hosted by another woman. Devil Chen quit the show she invested so much effort in just like that? Let’s not call this event Blossom. What should we call it then? “Xiao Hongxue and Her Friends”.
Boss Yan. Can I take a look of it? You made all those notes? Why did you do that? I can’t be an intern all my life, can I? You want to be an editor? Nobody would like to help me. There’s no better way. So I adopt the most primitive one. Good. Li Na,
What are you reading? Li Na, seriously, you’re the most motivated intern I’ve ever met. Ya’nan, you flatter me. Just a second. [The Best American Magazine Writing] Take this book. Read it. If you run into any problems, feel free to ask me. Can I? Thank you, Ya’nan. Boss Yan,
I found out that Li Na is an earnest girl, and gave her a book. Good. Director Yan. Excuse me, I have to work now. I’m leaving. Bye. What are you doing? She doesn’t mean it. Don’t take it personally. Can you talk nicely? I am talking like this all the way. Look,
Ya’nan gave me a book. Isn’t she nice? Ow, Ya’nan. Come on. Thank you, Ya’nan. By the way, Ms. Qin Min wanted to talk to you about something important. She wants you to call her back. What important thing? She didn’t say. Don’t worry. As a coordinator, you’re too trivial
To be dismissed by the HR Director. Gotta go. See you. Hello? It’s Ms. Qin Min. Hello? Oh, sure. I got it. What is it? Director Qin said Xiao Hongxue wants to see me. Why are you panting so much? I ran all the way down soon after I got your call.
I couldn’t even wait for the elevator. Catch your breath and have some water. So you’re not an insensitive person. Are you the author of the anonymous post? Which one? The one that defames me and Li Na. It wasn’t me. I knew it was you as soon as I saw it.
You have a habit that when you panic, you’d use the punctuation wrong. Six dots in an ellipsis, you typed three. But that’s not the fundamental reason. I guess the fundamental reason is related to me, right? Dry cleaning branded clothes, and the anonymous post. Both are traps for Li Na. Li Na is just
An ordinary intern. Who would hate her so much? The anonymous post has caused an uproar. If everyone finds out it’s you, how are you going to work in Blossom? Ya’nan, don’t do it again. I’m saying this for your good. For my good? You’re taking advantage of my love for you to hurt me.
To hurt you? If I intended to hurt you, we wouldn’t have had this conversation. Yes, you’re hurting me. I’ve never invested as much affection in anyone else as in you. And I know I’ve lost from the very beginning. I admit it. I thought about letting you go. But sadly, I can’t.
My affection for you is like cancer, which has spread all over my body. Is it the reason for you to hurt others? Li Na doesn’t deserve her place in Blossom. She’ll be fired sooner or later. I just wanted to make it happen earlier. What’s wrong with it? You’re not the judge
Of others’ life. Without your support, Blossom wouldn’t have been a part of her life. It’s not because I like her. I helped her because someone used to help me. Without his help, I wouldn’t have joined Blossom, either. You could help her once. But can you help her all her life? This is ridiculous.
Anyway, I’ve made my point. In the future, if you kept picking at Li Na for any ridiculous reasons, I wouldn’t let you go. ♪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♪