I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 625: Double Cover Magazine Released! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

After Jinli's photoshoot was completely finished and she returned to the car, Chen Qin couldn't help but complain to Jinli: "Fashion Trends" is completely following the rules, it feels so inhumane!"

Jinli leaned her head wearily against the window, rubbed her temples, and smiled.
"It's already good enough that they can act in accordance with the contract. What we fear most is that they don't act in accordance with the contract, which will make communication very troublesome."

Chen Qin thought for a moment and said, "I feel that our contract is not detailed enough, but this is the first time we have encountered a team like Fashion Trends."

The terms in the contract are one thing, but because Jinli is very famous, the channels that cooperate with Jinli are all very sincere in their cooperation, so many small details are handled very carefully.

However, Fashion Trends is one of the four major fashion magazines, and all the celebrities they collaborate with are top-tier stars.

Having seen so many top celebrities, they've lost their mystique towards them and now everything is done strictly according to the contract.

The issue isn't the attitude of "Fashion Trends," but rather that Jinli's team didn't refine the terms more thoroughly. This resulted in Jinli bearing more burdens after strictly adhering to the contract.

Chen Qin said proactively, "When I get back, I'll mention it to Sister Fang. When you sign the contract with the party that is issuing the notice, you should add more content, especially to the supplementary agreement."

Sister Jinli, we can do without this supplementary agreement, but it's essential.

What if I encounter a team like "Fashion Trends" next time, strictly adhering to the contract without any flexibility or human touch?

Therefore, we also require them to provide you with sufficient rest time, as stipulated in the supplementary agreement.

Jinli closed her eyes and rested for a while, but felt that her energy was recovering very slowly.

She opened her eyes and pulled a book titled "Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation" from the pocket of the seat in front of her; it contained chemistry material.

She said casually, "Sure, you can arrange everything."

She believes in leaving professional matters to professionals and doesn't want to worry about so many extra things besides her career.

Jinli believes that her team will become more and more professional. It doesn't matter if there is insufficient preparation in the early stage; it can be made up for later.

This is a process of growth.

Everyone is maturing, including her.

On the other side, Sui Lingfang relayed Jinli's idea to Yajun Clockwork.

The next day, Yajun Watches gathered some of its management team together for a small meeting.

They first discuss and come up with an idea internally, and then pass that idea up to higher levels to see how they decide.

The person who first spoke up was the person in charge who proposed inviting Jinli and Yajun to launch a co-branded product. Because it was his idea, he was also responsible for contacting Chenxi Entertainment.

Similarly, Jinli's idea was first conveyed to him by Sui Lingfang, and then he would tell the others in the company.

"I've finished speaking. What do you all think?"

Another manager spoke up, "And you? You've been in contact with Chenxi Entertainment all along. What's your opinion on that?"

The ball was kicked back to him, but the person in charge wasn't annoyed.

He thought for a while and said, "After I learned about her idea yesterday, I have been thinking about it and checking the sales data of the co-branded products launched by Jinli."

At first, I had no clue what to do, but after looking at the sales of those collaborative products, I realized that all the collaborations she launched were based on the brand's seasonal bestsellers!

The person in charge emphasized: "It's not that the brand has done a great job with the co-branded products featuring Jinli, but that once the product has Jinli's name on it, it will definitely become a bestseller."

“I’m not saying that product quality isn’t important. We must also ensure product quality. But the value of the name ‘Jinli’ is still rising.”

Another manager asked, "Is it just a seasonal bestseller? If sales can only last for one quarter, then it's okay to bet with her."

The person in charge shook his head. "The reason I mentioned the current season is because I only have the data for the current season. Many of her collaborative products were launched this year, so the data is not complete."

The brands that launched the collaboration last year have not released any data since. They only release some data in the month the collaboration is launched.

I personally checked on various online sales platforms, and the co-branded products she launched last year still rank among the top three in monthly sales of all the brand's products.

Because I don't have complete data, I can't make any absolute statements. But based on my analysis of the data, her collaborative products should easily have ranked among the top three in brand sales in the year they were launched.

Another member of the management team frowned. "If the co-branded products can rank among the top three in sales of all products of that brand in a year, we would have to give up a large portion of our profits if we sign a performance-based agreement with Jinli."

Another member of the management team added: "But at the same time, we can also make a lot of profits, because it's a newly launched product, not a classic model."

The sales of the classic model have always been stable, so we don't need to worry about sales declining.

Conversely, if our new products manage to rank among the top three in annual sales, it will significantly boost our shipments, and our sales figures will grow again.

Simply put, if a new product becomes a hit, their financial report next year will be very impressive.

"But……"

One of the managers hesitated and said, "That's Jinli. I think signing a performance-based agreement leaves too much room for maneuver. Jinli won't suffer any losses."

Although the watch market cannot be generalized to other markets, they are willing to believe in the countless miracles that have already happened to Jinli.

This is the illustrious reputation that Jinli has built for herself in the industry!
The person in charge said in a deep voice, "Yes, if the sales of Jinli's co-branded products are outstanding, Jinli will not suffer losses. But if she really reaches the top line, will Yajun suffer losses?"

This rhetorical question made everyone ponder.

If Jinli reaches the top mark, it will sell tens of millions of units!

They're not launching low-end watches, but mid-to-high-end watches, and the prices are all quite high, at least a thousand yuan.

Using the simplest conversion method, without considering any gross profit or net profit, ten million multiplied by one thousand... ten billion in sales!

This is a number that makes people feel inflated just by looking at it.

If Jinli can really sell tens of millions of watches worth thousands of dollars, what's wrong with giving up the highest percentage of profit?

By this time, Ya Jun had already made a fortune.

After a long silence, the person in charge snapped out of his thoughts and said, "Let's vote. Raise your hand if you agree."

Soon, everyone raised their hands.

The person in charge said, "Okay, I'll report our ideas to the higher-ups now and let them make a decision."
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A few more days passed by in a blur.

While Jinli was being urged by Sui Lingfang to practice singing, the double cover she and Gu Cheng shot at the end of last month finally appeared on the August cover of "Jinse"!
The print version of *Jinse* was released first, with no simultaneous release of the digital version. When the magazine was published—or rather, when the retailers saw it—they made their judgment almost instantly.

This magazine is going to be a hit!

Even though the magazine hasn't been released yet and hasn't been tested by the market, these vendors have all placed additional orders for "Jinse".

Even before the August issue of "Jinse" was on the shelves, the printing plant was already experiencing a surge in additional orders.

The magazine's popularity among retailers was also unexpected by Jinse.

August 15th is the monthly release date for "Jinse". It's not the 15th yet, it's only the 13th. We released the goods to the shops first, and as a result, we received a surge of orders.

"Editor-in-chief, the printing plant says they're already overwhelmed with orders. Magazine orders are piling up until September, and they're asking if we want to cancel the later orders."

Wei Ziang asked his assistant, "Exactly how many numbers are backlogged?"

The assistant said, "With three production lines in operation, Factory A has a backlog until September 2nd, Factory B has a backlog until September 3rd, and Factory C has a backlog until September 5th."

Wei Ziang frowned: "What if we let them go all out and only act as our line of fire?"

The assistant shook his head with a wry smile: "No, the printing plant has already signed contracts with other companies and must deliver on time. The fact that they said they would arrange printing for our 'Jinse' is already considered cutting in line."

Wei Zi'ang remained calm, admitting that the August issue of "Jinse" was printed in a rush.

Well-known magazines typically decide on topics three months in advance, start filming two months in advance, then do layout and calibration, and begin printing a month in advance.

However, this process is not absolute; in case of unforeseen circumstances, printing can be delayed indefinitely.

For example, last year, they had already confirmed a female celebrity for their September cover shoot, and that female celebrity had finished shooting the cover shoot at the end of July.

They were supposed to start printing in August, but on August 5th, they received news that another female celebrity had been nominated for Best Actress at an international film festival!
The film festival opens in mid-August, and the winners are announced around the same time.

Since that actress was considered a worthy winner of the Best Actress award, "Jinse" decided to postpone the original announcement of the Best Actress award and wait for the result to be announced.

That bet made "Jinse" the biggest winner, with the actress nominated for Best Actress beating out a group of veteran actors to win the "Best Actress" crown!
It was at that time that Jinse magazine immediately extended an invitation to the actress to shoot the cover of its September issue.

At that time, time was also compressed very tightly, which could be called the limit.

Many printing factories are unwilling to allocate production lines to them unless they have maintained a good working relationship with them, because they simply have too many orders!

And it's easy to imagine that there will be even more magazines featuring this newly crowned Best Actress on their cover.

But everyone managed to pull through under such extreme circumstances.

Now, Wei Zi'ang feels that the situation is far less extreme than it was last year.

He said, "We should communicate more with printing factories and ask them to open up more production lines for us. We can make appropriate concessions to make them work a little harder."

The retailers' enthusiasm for the August cover of "Jinse" surprised me; I already had enough orders for the printing press, and they still wanted more.

At this point, Wei Zi'ang couldn't help but smile, his expression relaxed and cheerful.

"It seems I'm not as insightful as they are, and I've lost my business acumen."

The assistant chuckled, "If you hadn't discovered Jinli and Gu Cheng and brought them together for a double cover shoot, we might not have achieved the current sales success."

Wei Ziang thought for a moment and said, "Last year, we temporarily made several other printing factories our partners. If there are still many additional orders, we can start using those other printing factories."

For temporary collaborations, the printing plant demands more profit.

But that doesn't matter. As long as the shipment volume is guaranteed, "Jinse" will definitely not lose money.

Wei Ziang is now very curious about how many copies of the August cover of "Jinse" will actually sell.

In fact, even before August 15th actually arrived, many industry insiders had already received word of it.

"I heard the August cover of 'Jinse' is selling out?"

"I've heard that retailers are placing additional print orders for 'Jinse' because they need more magazines and are very optimistic that the magazine will sell out."

"I've also heard that there are huge increases in orders, with some printing plants having backlogs of orders until September 10th. Is that true? They're still printing August's covers in September. Aren't they afraid of being stuck with unsold stock?"

"How could that be? I reckon that even if it's October, they might still be producing the August covers. You know, these covers are double covers featuring Jin Li and Gu Cheng!"

Think about it, so many fashion magazines have never thought of pairing them up.

"The Legend of Jinse" struck first, securing this high-IQ couple before anyone else could react!

"Impossible. Once the September cover is released, the August cover will be completely discontinued. So the printing plant can only print the cover up to September 13th at most."

Besides, if all the covers are printed for August, what about the September cover? Does that mean production won't be done? *Jinse* magazine wouldn't do something like that. On the contrary, I think production will stop very quickly this time; maybe this issue's cover will become a collector's item."

"What a pity. I really hope the production volume can be increased this time, and see how many copies of this double cover can be sold?"

The words of industry insiders have spread through various channels, and regardless of what netizens think, vitamin fans are already getting excited.

They flocked to the website of the online community to leave messages, strongly suggesting that the August issue of the magazine open an online sales channel.

[A petition with thousands of signatures pleads for the availability of the August issue of the magazine online; we'll cover the shipping costs!]

【Yes, Jinse, I've shown you the way to get rich, so hurry up and do it!】

[Oh no, there's nowhere to buy magazines in this tiny, third-tier county. Are you magazine sellers discriminating based on location? I'd love to contribute to the GDP too!]

Where can we let netizens see us? We've left messages on the official website and on the blog.

Because of the enthusiastic response online, Wei Ziang has been holding meetings to discuss the issue for the past few days.

Even though the release date of August 15th has arrived, they are still discussing the possibility of opening up electronic sales channels.

However, there is a pain point here: the paper version of the content will be sent to Jinse's electronic version a week later.

Print media is not doing well now, so many magazines have launched electronic versions to make it convenient for readers to subscribe electronically.

If fans really like it, they can buy the digital version, which is cheaper than the print version.

(End of this chapter)