Chapter 217
Chapter 217
Kang Cheng asked about Shi Jin's situation. He realized that Shi Jin had not announced her data.
Initially, in order to motivate fans to buy, everyone's data had been made public. However, this time, the brands knew that their sales volume was too high. In order to prevent young fans, especially students, from blindly participating, they deliberately hid the data after the two of them sold more than 10,000 sets. They could only check behind the scenes.
The two of them had reached 10,000 sets at around the same time. Hence, Kang Cheng felt that Shi Jin's stats would be roughly the same as Wen Yongwei's.
It was highly possible that it was a little lacking. Otherwise, Yao Jiahong wouldn't have not announced it yet.
Wen Yongwei had already interacted with her fans on Weibo, and the acappella that she had recorded in advance had been released to the fans, but there was still no response from Shi Jin.
Some of Shi Jin's anti-fans could no longer sit still. They asked one after another, "So when will Shi Jin's data be released?" "It's been so long since it came out. Are they not planning to announce it?" "It's normal not to announce it. Last time, there was a young actor who endorsed a shampoo that cost more than 70 yuan. He didn't manage to sell 10,000 sets in half a month. In the end, the entire studio hushed the matter and just left it at that. It looks like Shi Jin is also planning to muddle things out quietly?"
"Luckily, the brand was smart enough not to let Shi Jin and Wen Yongwei film together. Otherwise, it would be hard to calculate who had contributed to the good sales."
Meanwhile, at Grace's offices, everyone was in a heated discussion. Yao Jiahong was among them.
The content of the discussion was about giving some exclusive reward to the fans and enticing customers, because by the deadline, Shi Jin's sales volume had exceeded 200,000 sets.
No one had thought of what to send out beforehand, so they could only discuss it now. If it involved an artist appearing on stage, they had to coordinate with the artist. That was why they had called for a meeting at the last minute to communicate with Yao Jiahong.
"Let's do a live-stream dance." Yao Jiahong had done a fan investigation and many people wanted to know how Shi Jin danced.
Since everyone was so supportive of Shi Jin, it was only right to return the favor.
Grace was naturally happy to have reached this decision. Since Yao Jiahong had taken the initiative to speak, they had no reason to disagree.
Hence, the brand's official Weibo and Shi Jin's personal Weibo finally released the news of their late arrival.
"Thank you, everyone, for your support for Grace. At present, everyone is actively purchasing. The sales have exceeded 200,000 sets. Grace is proud to work with Shi Jin. Thank you, everyone. In view of everyone's enthusiasm and in order to give back to you all, all the buyers will receive Shi Jin's autograph. Shi Jin will also be broadcasting tonight at eight o'clock. At that time, she will share her dance and welcomes everyone to watch. Love yourself, everyone is a princess."
Shi Jin's fans were in an uproar. When they saw this data, everyone read it twice before confirming that they had not read it wrongly.
So, Wen Yongwei had sold more than twenty thousand sets while Shi Jin had ten times that? Wasn't this embarrassing?
This was a total defeat.
What was crushing? This was crushing.
However, Yao Jiahong was very strict when it came to managing the fans. All the big fans were directly managed by him, so he asked them to only focus on their own families. They weren't allowed to mention other people when they were talking about their statistics, so as to avoid a war or information being used by anti-fans. Therefore, the fans all congratulated Shi Jin and focused on their own circles, not mentioning anyone else.
"Congratulations, Shi Jin!"
"Little Stone is the best!" "Shi Jin, you will always be the best in our hearts!" "200,000 sets is more than enough to hire a few artists for an event. Grace, just sign Shi Jin as your permanent spokesperson."
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Wen Yongwei was doing some question papers. She knew that she had a sure victory, so she wasn't bothering with Shi Jin's data anymore. She was working on a geometry question very seriously.
To one side, a junior assistant was scrolling through Weibo. When she saw Shi Jin's data, she let out a cry of surprise. She couldn't control her shock.
Wen Yongwei did not get angry at her interruption. Instead, she asked, "Aren't you following Shi Jin's data? How is it?"
"She's... two... hundred sets," the assistant stammered.
"Two hundred?" Wen Yongwei smiled as she continued to write.
"Yes, two hundred thousand sets." The assistant finally found her voice.
Wen Yongwei's pen made a long scratch on the paper.
***
Grace invited Kang Cheng to accompany Wen Yongwei to the celebration party tomorrow night.
Shi Jin and Yao Jiahong would also attend.
It was said that the higher-ups of Grace would come personally to commend the meritorious service.
Kang Cheng rejected without thinking. After learning about Shi Jin's data, he hid in the bathroom and chain-smoked five cigarettes before he calmed down.
It was obvious who the celebration party was for. Wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face if he brought Wen Yongwei along?
Kang Cheng could not understand. They were similar advertisements. No, Wen Yongwei's advertisement was even more exquisite than Shi Jin's. Why was there such a huge difference in the outcome?
He took out the advertisements and watched them over and over again, but he could not find the reason.
Not to mention the others, even Chu Jia and Shi Xuexin had bought a set of Grace's skincare products.
The two of them had seen Shi Jin's disfigured face and the long scar that ran through her lips more than once. They had seen the despair and pain of the scar, and how twisted and hideous it was.
Later on, Shi Jin appeared again. The skin on her face was smooth and clean. Not even a single pore could be seen. It was clear and white, like that of a newborn baby.
They could not figure out how Shi Jin's skin was so good and what she used. All they knew was that her skin had gone through the troughs of the Mariana Trench and somehow climbed to the summit of Mount Everest, becoming beautiful and porcelain.
So, Shi Jin endorsed Grace and both of them secretly went to buy it. Moreover, the products had to be bought through her link, even though everyone knew deep down that the product she endorsed was no different from Wen Yongwei's.
Everyone knew what advertisements were. Women actually knew about skincare products more than men did. To a certain extent, it was a meticulously designed facade, but no one could resist the temptation of the advertisement.
Chu Jia and Shi Xuexin could not resist either and obediently offered their purses.
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Wen Yongwei had lost terribly this time. Even though she had won beautifully compared to the previous spokespeople of Grace, the pain of being pressed to the ground by Shi Jin had doubled. Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.
Fortunately, there was good news from Kang Cheng. "The National Dance Association has approved our application to join them. You're now a member.
Furthermore, it is very likely that they will send you an invitation to join them."
Wen Yongwei smiled. "That's great!"