But the argument between the two sides has gone way too far. If netizens can't even see this, then they've wasted all those years on the internet.
[LOL, how come GI Magazine and Trend Love Play suddenly started fighting?]
[Let's fight! Let's fight! There's going to be some excitement tonight, hahaha!]
[But what exactly is this new postcard blind box format that GI Magazine just launched? It seems pretty novel.]
After this marketing campaign, GI Magazine's postcard blind boxes have gained some recognition.
That afternoon, GI Magazine saw a surge of over a thousand new registered users.
Editor-in-Chief Qi sat in his office with a stern face.
He didn't expect Xu Ruiqiu to have improved so much, even knowing to hire online trolls to attack her back.
However, none of this is a big deal.
Faced with absolute power, no matter how much GI Magazine tries to act, it will only be trampled underfoot.
Just then, the assistant knocked on the door and came in with a beaming smile. "Editor-in-chief, the sales of our first issue have already exceeded 20,000 copies. We estimate that it should double again before midnight tonight."
Upon hearing this good news, Editor-in-Chief Qi's grumpy expression finally softened. He let out a long sigh and leaned back in his chair with a smile.
"Okay, go keep an eye on it. Report back immediately if there's any news."
After his assistant left, Editor-in-Chief Qi comfortably got up, made himself a cup of coffee, and leaned back on the sofa to enjoy reading the newspaper.
As for sales figures, he's no longer worried about them.
The first issue of Trend Love Play had a print run of 50,000 copies, while the neighboring GI only dared to print 10,000 copies even if they went all out.
This already reveals the difference between the two sides.
By 8:30 p. m., both # GI Magazine # and # Trend Love Play Magazine # had become trending topics.
After trending on social media, it gained even more exposure.
The sales of Trend Love Play Magazine doubled, reaching 40,000 copies.
GI Magazine also saw over three thousand new registered members, a truly unexpected figure for a company whose sales had previously hovered around seven or eight thousand.
The Wen siblings, who had been glued to their computer screens all day, became excited upon receiving the data from the magazine.
"Great! It looks like we can sell all 50,000 copies today!" Wen Tianqi's face was flushed, and he looked genuinely excited.
Even when today's top celebrities personally endorse magazines, sales are generally only around a few hundred thousand copies. Only magazines with a very loyal fan base might reach sales of two hundred thousand copies.
Therefore, the fact that "Trend Love Play " achieved such results without inviting any top celebrities as spokespeople is already a testament to its top-tier status in the industry.
For the Wen siblings, who are just ordinary people, being able to be interviewed by such a magazine is truly a stroke of luck.
Meanwhile, driven by the popularity of the Trend Love Play Magazine, Wen Zhixin's Weibo followers are still growing.
The number of fans who dropped after that apology controversy has all come back, and there's even a hint that they're about to surpass it.
It's 8:55 p. m.
With just five minutes to go, GI Magazine will be officially released.
At this point, Xu Ruiqiu stopped paying attention to the online debate on Weibo and began to focus on investigating all the procedures before the sale began.
Another partner at GI Magazine had just learned of the matter and hurriedly called.
" Xu Ruiqiu! You didn't even inform me beforehand about such a big thing as changing the release date. I'm a shareholder of this magazine, after all."
Xu Ruiqiu calmly replied, "Even if I discussed this with you, you definitely wouldn't agree."
The other person's tone became even more agitated, "Then why are you still changing it! Now you're directly competing with the Trend Love Play next door, how are we supposed to sell anything?"
Although GI Magazine was jointly established by Xu Ruiqiu and this partner, the contract at the time stipulated that Xu Ruiqiu would be responsible for all operations and management of the magazine.
The partner only needs to invest money and wait to collect the returns.
Xu Ruiqiu said calmly, " Trend Love Play is clearly trying to use us to solidify our position. If we back down today, GI will never be able to hold our heads high again, so we must fight them to the end."
"I have to go check the inventory and sales links again, I'm pretty busy."
After saying that, Xu Ruiqiu decisively hung up the phone and turned to get back to work with lightning speed.
To be honest, GI Magazine owes its success to Xu Ruiqiu's dried fruit.
Back then, she was a young woman who single-handedly led a newly opened magazine to achieve such success in the fashion industry. She encountered setbacks along the way, but she became more resilient with each one. Naturally, she wouldn't be defeated by such a small matter as today.
Soon, only one minute remained before GI Magazine went on sale.
Countless people who were waiting to snag the first issue of the magazine stopped what they were doing and clicked on the sales link for the first issue.
The alarm clock that Chu Yu had set went off.
She quickly climbed off the sofa, sat down in front of the laptop, and called out to the second floor as she did so.
" Chu Chen! The magazine is going on sale soon, remember to buy a few copies."
Chu Chen, who had been waiting in the game room for half an hour to grab the magazine, said, "... Okay!"
At 9:00 PM sharp, the staff of the Stockpile Shopping Network platform opened the sales link for GI Magazine on time.
He yawned boredly, his eyelids drooping as he leaned back in his chair.
Logically speaking, he should have been off work by now.
But unexpectedly, GI Magazine suddenly said they were changing the release date, forcing him to work overtime today as well.
Moreover, judging from GI Magazine's past sales data, he might have to stay up all night monitoring the data tonight.
After all, it would be difficult to sell 10,000 copies in one night.
Just as the staff member was crossing their arms and preparing to close their eyes for a short rest, a system freeze notification suddenly popped up on the computer screen opposite them.