At this point, people in the CEO's WeChat group began to complain.
[ Lu Sicheng: Damn it, I, a CEO worth billions, personally went to snatch a magazine and still couldn't get one.]
[Boss #2: Hehe, don't even mention it, I didn't get one either. But my assistant did...]
[Boss #3: To be honest, you guys are definitely better than me at business, but when it comes to speed, I'm the one. After all, I managed to grab five books, hahaha!]
Gu Jinhuai, who had been silently watching, clicked on the WeChat picture of Big Boss No. 3 and started a private chat.
[ Gu Jinhuai: Sell me two copies, I'll buy them at three times the market price.]
The third big shot was shocked when he suddenly received a message from Gu Jinhuai.
Holy crap!
Gu Jinhuai, such an important figure, actually took the initiative to talk to him, just to buy a magazine.
The third big shot was so startled his hands were trembling. He quickly replied, "[ President Gu wants it, I'll just give it to you for free. Why bother talking about the price?]"
Gu Jinhuai remained silent for a while.
He dislikes owing favors, as it can be very troublesome.
After thinking for a moment, Gu Jinhuai sent another message: [What's your name? Which company do you work for?]
The third big shot replied instantly: [My name is Jiang Nan. I'm currently starting a business, running a small company doing foreign trade.]
Gu Jinhuai noted down the person's name and even added a note with his name and company information on WeChat.
[ Gu Jinhuai: If there are suitable projects in the future, and your company's performance meets the requirements, we will give you priority consideration.]
There are many companies outside that want to cooperate with the Gu Group, and there are plenty of outstanding ones among them.
But not everyone has the opportunity to get to know Gu Jinhuai in person, so Jiang Nan was incredibly lucky to get this opportunity!
Jiang Nan clutched her chest in excitement.
Holy crap!
Who would have thought that buying a few magazines would lead to such a great opportunity?
Once she calmed down, Jiang Nan quickly replied: [Okay! Address changes are not allowed during the sales period. I'll mail it to you as soon as the magazine arrives!]
Gu Jinhuai only logged out of WeChat after seeing this message.
As for the annoying "sold out" screen on the computer, he couldn't be bothered to look at it anymore and simply exited the app.
Inside the Chu Family villa at night.
Chu Yu had just received a call from her mother and learned that it wasn't that the website had crashed, but that it was truly sold out.
Wow, that's awesome!
Editor-in-Chief Xu had been so humble, telling her that they might not even be able to sell all 10,000 copies.
It switched in the blink of an eye.
Chu Yu shook his head and sighed, "Editor-in-Chief Xu is truly modest. It seems that GI Magazine's long history still holds up."
Chu Chen, who was standing next to him, was also a little surprised when he heard that the magazine had been sold out in seconds.
However, being someone who had seen many big events, he quickly regained his composure, though he was still a little puzzled.
He just checked Weibo and found that many fans didn't manage to snag a copy. So who bought all those magazines that sold out so quickly?
"I can't stay up late anymore. I'm going to sleep now." Chu Yu was already a little tired after squatting all night, and she also needed to get her beauty sleep, so she couldn't stay up too late. It was indeed time to prepare to wash up.
Chu Chen gave a perfunctory reply, "Okay, go to sleep."
After thinking about it for a while, Chu Chen, still puzzled, gave up on the matter and went back upstairs to continue playing games.
Meanwhile, online discussions continued to surge in popularity.
[Wait, how could it be gone in a second? I've been a fan of the magazine for three or four years and I couldn't even get one, is that fair?]
[Waaaaah, I still want to see more beautiful photos of my goddess! Hurry up and print more!! Don't force me to kneel down and beg you!]
[Now that things have come to this point, I have to complain. Only 10,000 copies for the first issue? Who is GI Magazine trying to fool? Can't they just print another 100,000 copies already?]
When Xu Ruiqiu saw these comments online, she felt both happy and heartbroken.
If she had known they would sell this well, she would have printed more.
But the factory has other pre-booked printing jobs, so even if Xu Ruiqiu applies for additional printing now, it will take at least half a month to get them done.
Furthermore, the fate of the extra 5,000 copies sold is still unknown.
Suddenly, all sorts of pressures of happiness piled up on Xu Ruiqiu.
Not long after, the Stockpile Shopping Network, which had been fretting about how to deal with the extra 5,000 copies sold, released another message.
[Dear users, due to a program crash today, the first issue of GI Magazine unexpectedly sold over 5,000 more copies than the inventory. The primary responsibility for this lies with the Stockpile Shopping Network. Those whose orders were placed at the back of the queue will receive a pop-up notification from our customer service shortly. If needed, you can process a refund yourself. As an apology, the online shopping platform will also issue you a 100 RMB no-minimum-spend coupon.]
GI Magazine's inventory currently doesn't have an extra 5,000 copies, so Jiang Taolin had no choice but to make this compensation measure.
A 100 yuan no-minimum-spend coupon is a pretty good compensation.
However, netizens and fans...
[A refund is out of the question. Just give me priority when the magazine is reprinted.]
[No refund, no refund! I waited so long to finally snag this, I can't bear to give it up.]
[Hilarious! Who wants your worthless coupons? You should contact GI Magazine to reprint them.]
After the twists and turns of the night, fans have realized just how sought-after GI Magazine is.
If the next issue is reprinted and sells out in seconds just as quickly, who can guarantee they'll be able to get their hands on a copy?
So it's better not to refund them at all, but wait for the next print run to be completed and then ship the rest to them first.
Jiang Taolin, after reading the netizens' comments. "..."
A copy of GI Magazine is priced at 49 yuan, and as compensation, he directly issued a 100 yuan voucher with no minimum purchase requirement.