Actually I should apologize to you, Miss Cheung. I've changed my mind.
I'm not going to accept your apology.
I will commence legal proceedings to sue you for defamation.
I don't understand.
I told you I've changed my mind.
How can you keep doing this time? Last time I came for a job interview,
you said I was using a fake handbag so you wouldn't hire me.
OK. I accept that. But what have I done this time?
You think I'm not sincere enough in my apology?
Or are you mad at me for messing up your layouts?
Whichever reason makes you feel better, let that be the reason.
Hello, Simon.
Please issue a demand letter to... what's your name again?
Cheung Yat-ning.
To a Miss Cheung Yat-ning.
She recently spread false allegations against me online
causing damage to my reputation and that of Modes.
I am now demanding that Miss Cheung take out a double-page ad
for her apology to me and Modes in each of our next 10 issues.
Otherwise I will sue her for damages. Thank you.
It's done, Miss Cheung.
My lawyer will send the demand letter to your home address. Thank you.
Sorry.
It's OK.
I'm sorry.
Thank God it's not scratched.
Are you Miss Cheung? You met the editor-in-chief just now?
Yes. I'm sorry I made you drop the shoes.
Don't worry.
I borrowed them for a photo shoot. It's OK as long as they're not scratched.
Hey, can I ask you something?
What do you want to know?
How much does it cost to take out a full-page ad in Modes?
If you want to place it on the
more visible pages like the first few pages,
it will cost around $200,000.
What about the cheapest one?
Around $100,000.
Master changed his mind and wants to sue that girl Cheung.
I can't believe he's doing it just
to get 10 more double-page-spread ads for Modes.
Just now he told me to issue an announcement to the media for him.
He said the apology of that Cheung girl lacked sincerity.
So he's decided to sue her for defamation.
He wants to make a scene.
He wants to tell everyone that as long as he is the Trend Master,
he remains the most powerful person in Modes.
I don't think so. I don't think he's telling the public that.
He's telling us that if we play any tricks behind his back,
he's capable of taking us out. That girl is a warning.
Hello, I was about to go to the editorial department
to say hello to you guys.
You're so kind, Miss Kei.
I'll see you in the general meeting this afternoon. Want some coffee?
Let me make some for you.
Thank you, Danielle. You are...?
Hello, I'm Tsui Yee-sum, Ada. Please call me Ada.
Oh, you're Ada.
I've read your column in Modes. It's really great.
Thank you.
Your coffee.
Thank you. I need your opinion
on something to be discussed later in the general meeting.
What is it, Miss Kei?
I just got an order from a client.
In the general meeting, I want to request an extra ten pages.
Do you think that's a problem?
You're so capable.
You got ten extra pages of ads on your first day at work.
I think we need more pages for the next issue.
Danielle, what do you think?
The editor-in-chief always decides the number of pages.
Why don't you talk to him later in the meeting?
I think he'll arrange it for you.
Mr Chi put me in Modes
because he wants me to strengthen the advertising department.
I definitely want those ten extra pages.
In the upcoming issues,
I want to increase the number of pages for ads in every issue.
I want the number of ads
to be the same as the number of editorial pages.
I want to share a story with all of you.
I went a fashion show in Beijing last week.
I was so happy because I met a new friend.
A new designer who's not yet known.
But after seeing her work, I can only say that I was thrilled.
Her name is Ying Zing.
Hello, Long.
I've spoken to the hosts for several radio stations and podcasts.
They promised to help promote Ying Zing in their programs.
Please ask your friends to mention her in at least two of their programs each week
before our magazines go on sale on the 23rd next month.
OK.
Martin, what have you got?
I've already sent Ying Zing's dress to Crystal's manager.
She will wear the dress to the premiere of her new movie.
She will say that the designer is Ying Zing.
Then Tim's reporter friend will follow up.
Right. We've asked several newspapers and magazines
to advertise the dress that Crystal is going to wear at the premiere.
That's not good enough.
I want some famous bloggers to make this sensational.
Money is not a problem. We can increase our budget by 50 percent.
Before the next issue of our magazine is out,
I want everyone in Hong Kong to know that
Ying Zing will be the next design genius in China.
She will be the next trend icon that Modes successfully predicted.
Hey, this is for you.
What is it?
I'm not in the mood for stupid stuff right now.
Just read it to me.
$15,000 from Uncle Wan-hoi at the toy stall,
$8,000 from Auntie Ha,
$3,000 from fortune teller Biu,
$600 from an anonymous guy,
$4 from a kid because I asked him to give that to me.
Brother Chiu...
Brother Chuen, what are you doing?
Even if the neighbors raise a million dollars for me to place the ads,
I still won't be able to pay them back.
I knew you would refuse to accept the money.
I've thought it over. I caused this trouble. I'll pay for it.
I've thought it over too.
Ip Long is so unpredictable. He's so fickle
I'll talk to him again another day. I think he'll just let it go.
You think he's that easy-going?
It's OK. Anyway it won't be a problem.
I've read the proposals from both your teams
Zoe, you're in charge of the special column on make-up.
I've read it twice.
Why is the content on the five eyeliners exactly the same as what their PR sent us?
That brand wants me to
introduce their products in a plain and simple manner.
So I thought...
When the meeting is over, you contact their PR immediately.
Tell them that if they still want their brand to appear in Modes,
they had better spend some real money placing ads with AM.
Otherwise they can't tell our editorial department
how to introduce their products.
I'll call them immediately after the meeting to talk to them.
Ada, well done. The column on Pansedo is quite good.
I'll give you ten pages.
I have a suggestion.
I think this series is really suitable for our next issue's cover.
Enough. Just do a good job on your ten pages.
You don't need to worry about other things, OK?
Besides, I want to shuffle our special columns a bit...
Excuse me for interrupting. I want to discuss AM's pages first.
I've just received ad orders from two new clients.
I want ten more pages for AM in the next issue.
Danielle, answer Miss Kei my behalf.
Vincy, AM already got 138 pages in the last issue.
It's almost 40 percent of the entire magazine.
This is already our limit.
The two brands, Nevo and De Tracy, have never placed ads in local magazines.
They're making an exception for Modes now.
So why can't Modes make an exception for them?
Editor-in-chief, I believe there are only two options.
Either you increase the number of pages for the next issue
or the editorial give up 10 pages to AM.
Vincy, you've just joined the company.
Perhaps you don't understand how Modes works
368 pages is the upper limit for Modes.
We've never exceeded this number of pages since our first issue.
The accounts department has done the math too.
If we exceed this number of pages,
the cost of each magazine will increase by eight percent.
Let's stick to the second option then.
It won't be difficult for each column in the editorial department
to cut a page or two.
I'm going to cut the number of pages in each column for the next issue
to make room for ten pages.
But it's not for AM. We're going to have an extra special column
to introduce an up and coming designer from Mainland China. Her name is Ying Zing.
I really respect your desire to use Modes to help emerging designers.
But I have a question.
Is it really worth giving up such a rare opportunity for more ads
for the sake of a new designer?
I'm a businessperson. Perhaps I'm not as familiar as you guys are
with the current situation in the fashion circle.
What do the other colleagues in the editorial department think?
Do you guys think it's worth making such a huge sacrifice for a new designer?
Danielle, you're the most senior here.
Have you ever heard of this person Ying Zing before?
Today there are over a hundred fashion shows in China every year.
There are numerous successful designers.
It's not surprising at all if we haven't heard of Ying Zing.
Ada, Zoe, what about you two?
I seldom pay attention to the China market.
My column has always just focused on overseas brands.
Editor-in-chief, it seems that they don't know this new designer.
Can you please tell us more about her?
Ying Zing came to Hong Kong two years ago to promote some dresses she designed.
She even contacted Martha.
She wanted me to appear in a fashion show for her in China.
But I turned down her request,
because the clothes she designed were so terrible.
Chief Editor, I think it's a waste of pages
for Modes to promote this designer.
I don't know and I don't care what Ying Zing was like two years ago.
I just know that in two weeks,
she will become a trend in Hong Kong's fashion industry.
I can guarantee that.
Ms Kei, I do admire you
for expanding Modes' clients as soon as you joined us.
But I hope you will respect my decision on this.
Of course I trust The Trend Master's fashion sense.
I will talk to the clients again.
I hope they'll place the ads in the issue after next.
Thank you.
Ying Zing, born in Tianjin,
graduated from the Arts Faculty of Beijing Normal University.
Hey, she didn't even study design.
It says here that the year after she graduated,
she started her studio in a courtyard house in Beijing.
She used her name Zing for the brand she created.
But the reviews for this brand are not that impressive.
In 2013, another brand even filed a lawsuit with the People's Court
suing her for copying their designs.
In the end, the case was settled outside of court
and there was no further action against her.
I used the words Ying Zing as the key words to search the biggest fashion forum in China
I only found her plagiarism case. I think she's a real unknown in China.
There are less than 20,000 followers of her mini-blog.
She's not even on par with an ordinary designer.
On what basis does Master think her designs will become a trend?
Which team do you think Master will ask to handle this?
You guys don't need to guess. Neither of your teams will handle this.
Is Master working on this himself? Or will you be in charge?
Have you guys forgotten that
there aren't just your two teams in the editorial department?
Starting from the next issue,
you won't need to deal with the advertorials from AM.
Just focus on this item.
You're not asking me to write the copy for those ten pages about Ying Zing, are you?
You'll find, in the brown envelope, details on all her designs for this season.
If you don't think that's enough, I also have a contact in Beijing.
You can contact her yourself.
Hey, you need to reconsider this.
You're placing such great importance on this item.
You can ask Danielle or Ada to handle this.
You're asking an idle person like me to do this. I'll only screw it up for her.
After you've completed the draft, I'll ask Danielle to follow up.
OK. I was wrong to ambush you in the meeting just now. How about this?
I won't do or say anything in future meetings. Is that OK?
Read the information. If necessary, I will assign Meg to help you.
No, please listen to me.
I've seen her dresses from last season. They're absolutely lousy. I give up.
Two weeks. In two weeks, I want the draft on my desk.
Chief Editor Ip, this is Cheung Yat-ning. I have a presumptuous request.
I hope you will take some time to listen to this recording.
Actually from the time I accidentally took your photo three years ago up to now,
I have never doubted you.
I know this whole case is a misunderstanding.
Because I believe in The Trend Master.
Is it OK, Alan?
We can start now. OK.
Zoe, Ken told me that
you'll be using these photos for this issue's cover.
Sorry, Martha. But don't worry. I will fight for better pages.
Who's going to be on the cover then?
Both the cover and the cover story for the next issue
will be used to promote an emerging designer from China called Ying Zing.
I remember she asked us to go to Beijing two years ago to appear in a show for her.
She's run her brand for a couple of years. But it still hasn't taken off yet.
Our Trend Master says she will become our new trend.
Let's see if he's really right in everything he does and says.
What's the matter, Alan?
The lighting effect is different from your layout.
I want to set the lights again. Dicky, put a side light there.
OK.
Sorry. How long will this take?
Phoebe has a fitting appointment with a client later.
This was scheduled last month.
Zoe, we will come and go according to your booking.
My consideration isn't time, but the quality of the photos.
Zoe, you're in charge of this column. Can you accept a different layout?
Sorry, Martha. I didn't make sure there would sufficient time.
Please give me another 15 minutes. Just 15 minutes.
Martha, why don't we call the client and reschedule the fitting?
If the client's not happy,
I'll call him later and apologize to him myself.
Alan, take your time. I want better effects for the photos too.
Thank you.
Come in.
Mr Chi.
Vincy.
Man, I know there's a regular board meeting at 4pm today.
I want two more people to attend too. One is me and the other is Ip Long.
What do you want?
I'm confident I can make the directors fire Ip Long right there and then
and kick him out of Modes.
You want to see me?
Are you done losing your temper? You haven't come home in a week already.
If it bothers you so much that I refer jobs to you, fine.
I will never lay a finger on your business.
I'm going to stay in the studio for the time being.
What is that supposed to mean? Am I nuisance now?
You think I'm trying to control you? Be honest with yourself. Do I control you?
I'm just helping you.
Would you still be able to make a living as a photographer if not for me?
Would you still be at Modes? You know your temper.
What happened just now was none of your business.
If Martha wanted to leave, just let her.
I've told you many times before that my work isn't a problem.
The problem lies between you and me.
You feel inferior.
Inferior? Right. I do feel inferior.
That's because you're always telling me that I'm not good enough for you.
Alan, is everything OK?
Meg, you never saw me and Phoebe, OK?
OK.
Thank you.
Sorry, Fan.
It's fine. This is just trash. Meg, what do you think is on Master's mind?
It's already so ridiculous to use such trash for the cover.
It's even more ridiculous
to ask an idle person like me to handle such trash.
What do you think he's thinking?
I don't know.
Fan, if the editor-in-chief told you to do it, then just do it.
How? I've worked here for a couple of months.
I only wrote advertorials
or chased the freelancers for their copy.
I've never worked on any columns.
Fan, is there something you don't understand?
I can ask the editor-in-chief to assign someone to help you.
What do you think?
You had better tell him to find someone to replace me, not help me.
Excuse me.
Could you please give this memory stick to Modes' editor-in-chief Ip Long
on the 13th floor?
OK. I'll ask someone to take it to him later
Thank you...
Please tell him that the recording is from a woman called Cheung Yat-ning.
He needs to listen to a recording on it.
OK. No problem.
Thank you.
Crystal, look this way please.
Crystal, your dress is so beautiful. What brand is it?
Is this a European brand?
Which top designer designed it for you?
Well, my manager asked a designer in Mainland China to design this dress for me.
Her name is Ying Zing.
Was this reported in today's newspapers as well?
Two mentions on C1 and the others on the second or third pages.
A podcast network is going to interview Crystal later.
She will mention Ying Zing's design on the program.
I've spoken to the digital team. They will ask several fashion bloggers
to comment on Ying Zing's clothes on our site.
Anyway I want to create as much buzz as possible.
I want to turn Ying Zing into a hot topic.
Then she will feature for the first time in our next issue with an interview.
Mr Ip, this is Fong-fong. The receptionist in the lobby called.
They said Miss Cheung Yat-ning left a USB thumb drive for you.
She wants you to listen to a recording in it.
I'll go get it for you now.
That won't be necessary. Martin, ask Ivy to get ready.
In half an hour, I will make a live broadcast on our site
about Cheung Yat-ning's defamation against me.
OK.
Coffee?
Is there a problem with Ying Zing's item? Do you know something?
I talked to my dad on the phone.
He said he's coming in at 4pm for a board meeting.
Kei Wan-wan will attend this meeting too.
One of the agenda items is about whether the Ying Zing item should stay.
Kei Wan-wan has teamed up with Mr Chi to set Master up for a fall.
But the board has always respected Modes' editorial autonomy.
The directors may not side with them.
As far as I know, Kei Wan-wan appears to have something solid.
They want to badmouth Master in front of the directors.
Why haven't I received the memo for Master to attend the meeting yet?
I bet Mr Chi wants to tell Master right before the meeting
so he'll be taken by surprise.
You won't tell Master about this, right?
Danielle, I believe you and I are on the same side.
That's why I told you this.
If I were you, I would pretend that I never heard about this.
When Master steps down,
who's the most likely to become Modes' new editor-in-chief?
Well? Any news?
Yes. I just got a call from Paris.
The thing you want has already been sent to your email account.
OK. Thank you.
I'll get back to work.
Ms. Kei, just now Peggy said that
Master has asked digital team to arrange a live broadcast for him on our site.
It seems he wants to make an announcement
about the defamation case again.
Good. I want to hear the last words of The Trend Master at Modes.
It's been a couple of hours already.
Do you think he's listened to my recording yet?
You think he will let it go just because of what you said?
We're talking about ten issues worth of ads.
I didn't make the recording to persuade him not to sue me.
I didn't mean to deny anything so that I wouldn't have to pay damages.
I just wanted to tell him that I... Never mind.
What did you tell him?
Did you negotiate with him? Did you ask to pay by instalments?
No. What I said is none of your business. Don't ask again.
Boss, how much is the bag?
Which one? Oh, this one is only $98.
Guys, Master is speaking on Modes' site very soon.
Have you heard anything about what he's going to talk about?
I think it's about the defamation case.
I bet Master wants to launch an offensive again.
That jerk will be taken out completely.
Give him ten likes. It's time. Send me the link. Now.
Last time I made a publicly announced
that I would sue a Miss Cheung for defaming me.
But then I kept thinking about this.
Did this Miss Cheung defame me with a malicious intent
or was this an inadvertent mistake on her part?
I demanded that she place an apology in Modes for ten issues as damages.
Is that reasonable? Or is that really unreasonable?
I've spent a lot of time considering this.
But I didn't have an answer until two hours ago
when Miss Cheung delivered a USB thumb drive to me
with her recording in it.
I've listened to the recording twice.
Every word she said is filled with sincerity.
Every word she said moved me.
I'm so happy that Modes is actually more than a fashion magazine.
It has influenced a girl so much.
I'm glad that I have a chance to change my mind
before this defamation case is officially taken to court.
Ms Cheung Yat-ning, I'm so sorry for what happened earlier.
I hope we can both put this behind as soon as possible.
Last but not least, I hope you will become a member of Modes.
I hope your name Cheung Yat-ning will appear in the next issue of Modes.
I would officially like to hire you as Modes' assistant editor.
Will you accept this offer?
I will.
What's the matter?
Yan, don't worry about the money. You don't need to cry over that.
The video will stay on our site.
I will also upload it to Facebook and the biggest fashion forum.
Send the link of the video to Cheung Yat-ning's account on our site.
Tell her that I will wait for her in my office at 9am tomorrow.
OK. I'll get back to work.
Long, when did you change your mind and decide to hire that girl?
From the moment she rearranged the layout
the day she came for a job interview,
I already knew Modes needed this girl.
You should know very well that many people play politics in Modes.
But no one really cares about putting out a good magazine.
If you want to hire her, you could have just said say.
Why go around full circle like this? First you wanted to sue her.
Then you said you were so moved by her that you want to hire her.
Martin, what did the readers used to like to see in the magazine? The stars.
But it's different now. Today readers don't just follow the stars.
They follow the editor-in-chief and the bloggers.
If we want to elevate the status of our magazine,
the most direct way to do that is to make the writer a star too.
It's true that it's been less than a week
since Cheung Yat-ning came for a job interview.
But I believe Modes' fans already know who she is.
There's an urgent memo from the 18th floor.
You and Ms. Kei need to attend the board meeting in ten minutes.
It seems to be related to your insisting on promoting Ying Zing.
They want to use the directors to put pressure on me? Fine.
Let's see whether the directors will listen to those two losers or me.
Sorry guys. I just got the memo.
OK. Everybody's here.
We asked Vincy and Ip Long to come this time
because we don't understand a certain item in the next issue of Modes.
We hope they can explain it to us.
Long, we're putting an unknown designer from Mainland China
on Modes' front cover together with a ten-page cover story.
That's your decision, right?
Exactly. The designer is called Ying Zing.
We don't put newbies on the front cover. You're well aware of that.
This girl Ying Zing is green.
She's never won a prize or appeared in any big shows before.
She was even accused of plagiarism two year ago.
We all can't help but wonder
why you would use the company's resources to promote this person.
Before I answer your question, I want to ask Chairman Ma a question first.
Chairman Ma, I joined Modes five years ago.
You told me that all editorial decisions
would be made by me alone.
What I say would be final. Is that correct?
I remember that.
That's why the directors have never queried Modes' operation.
But why are you willing to cut ten pages of ads this time
to promote an unheard of upstart?
Ten pages of ads will bring us $2 million.
Modes isn't just a magazine. It's also a business.
The main objective of running a business is of course to make a profit.
Absolutely. In terms of business,
of course I'm far less competent than you, Mr Tsui.
But in terms of fashion sense, I'm sorry. You're far from my match.
Chairman and directors, I can assure you from my experience
that Ying Zing will definitely be the next top designer.
She absolutely deserves to appear on Modes' front page.
Man, maybe it's because you've never participated in Modes' editorial meetings
these past five years,
so you're completely ignorant of what goes on in Modes.
You just don't understand
why Modes is the number one fashion magazine in Hong Kong.
You also don't understand
why so many clients are willing to spend money to place ads in Modes.
There's only one reason.
It's because we are always one step ahead of others.
Long, I never interfere in the operation
because I trust Chairman Ma's judgment completely.
I respect the board's decision.
Now I just hope you can explain to us
why Ying Zing is worth more than ten pages of ads. That's all.
These are the photos of the dresses Ying Zing designed.
Gloria, please pass them to everyone.
OK.
Mr Tsui, what do you think of the designs?
Chairman Ma, what do you think?
YC, would you say these clothes will become trendy?
Szeto, what's your opinion?
HRG appointed me the editor-in-chief. I can assure you these clothes will become...
Garbage.
Ms. Kei, carry on.
I know I'm the most junior here in terms of seniority.
But as a management staff of Modes and an employee of HRG,
I have a duty to protect the company's interests.
I have here, for your reference, comments made by people
who are more qualified to comment than me on Ying Zing's design.
The director of London College of Design said she just copies other people.
Her work is trash.
Alexander Sung, recent winner of the Designer Award,
said her designs were of low taste.
It's worse than trash.
J. Borders creative director is the kindest.
He said that if her clothes are sold in cheap chain stores,
he wouldn't mind at all.
But if one looks at it from the perspective of fashion, then it's trash.
Long, you hear that?
You can treat all our comments as trash. That's OK.
But what Vincy shared with us just now
are comments made by famous figures in the fashion industry.
I tried very hard to figure out
why the editor-in-chief would sacrifice ten pages of ads to promote a new designer.
Has he made the wrong decision?
Does he have something against me, so he wants to make my life difficult?
Or is he already over the hill, so he's lost his fashion sense?
None of those reasons is correct. The reason in plain and simple.
You're having an affair with this Ying Zing.
I'm sorry, editor-in-chief. I was curious. I wanted to know why you were doing this.
So I hired a private investigator to follow you.
Last night, at 11pm, editor-in-chief Ip got off work.
Then he went to Pak Ying Hotel in Admiralty to meet a woman.
He spent four hours with her in the hotel. Then he left alone.
That woman was Ying Zing, who came from Beijing. Is that correct?
He spent four hours with her in the hotel. Then he left alone.
That woman was Ying Zing, who came from Beijing. Is that correct?
It's so obvious now.
Ip Long, you abused your authority as the editor-in-chief
and our trust in you for your personal gains.
You'd rather give up ten pages of ads just to promote your woman.
Chairman Ma, Ip Long has abused his authority for his personal gains
at the expense of the company.
I would like to move a motion to relieve him of his duties.
I agree.
Me too.
OK. OK. Long, if you can't provide a reasonable explanation for this,
I will relieve you of all your duties at Modes with immediate effect.
I don't need to explain anything.
I didn't abuse my authority. I haven't harmed the company.
The ultimate beneficiary of my decision won't be me, but Modes, HRG and all of you.
Long, stop trying to refute the allegation and insulting our intelligence, OK?
Stop calling this a fashion trend, Mr Trend Master.
Right. Ms. Kei is right. Ying Zing's clothes are really garbage.
I want to ask Ms. Kei a question.
How much can ten pages of ads earn for the company?
Look. Let's presume I give you the best spots.
At most you'd only fetch $2 million.
I can tell you all now that
the profits that Ying Zing will bring us
will be many times $2 million.
I did go to the hotel last night. I did meet Ying Zing there.
But it wasn't just the two of us in the hotel room. There was another man.
He's the man behind Ying Zing. Do you know the name Tang Lijun?
He's the most influential businessman in China.
Chairman Ma, I remember you said
that you wanted Modes to enter the China market in two years.
We lack neither money nor potential. We lack connections and relationships in China.
Yes.
What's the big deal about giving up ads worth $2 million?
What's the big deal about using ten pages to promote some garbage?
What we'll get in return will amount to hundreds of million of dollars
or even billions of dollars.
Such a small sacrifice is nothing.
If you think I've made the wrong decision, I'm willing to leave Modes anytime.
OK...Actually we all just wanted to know what was going on.
We're all considering the best interest of the company.
Long, just go ahead as you deem fit. They will give you their full support.
Vincy, thank you for getting so many clients for the company.
I don't want your efforts to be wasted.
I'll make an exception this time and allow more pages for this issue.
Man, inform accounts department.
OK. Right on it.
Long, I'm so sorry. But you should have told me beforehand.
Then there wouldn't be such a huge misunderstanding.
You won't bear grudges, right?
Chairman, I'll get back to work.
OK. Go ahead.
Chairman, I'll get back to work too.
OK...Not bad. It's nice to make hundreds of million dollars.
Chief Editor Ip, this misunderstanding
may have been caused by a breakdown in communication between our two departments.
I know you have the authority to decide the content for each issue'
But I'm in charge of AM.
It's my responsibility to generate as much ad revenue as possible for the company.
I don't want similar cases to happen either.
Don't you think we should communicate better?
This is a win-win for both the company and Modes, right?
Listen carefully.
I don't need to account to anyone about anything I do in Modes.
I don't need to communicate with any department either.
That's because I'm a dictator here.
On the contrary, you should think carefully
about how you can accommodate me and my work habits.
I don't care whether you get any ads at all.
There are lots of idle people at Modes.
I don't mind keeping one more.
Good news.
The board has decided to increase the number of pages in the next issue
for the two extra ads we got.
The editorial department can't say no.
Ceci, confirm with Nevo and De Tracy.
Once the contract is drafted,
we'll hold a meeting with them.
OK.
Chris, you decide whether we should ask some freelancers to write up those ten pages
or borrow someone from editorial.
OK.
Mr Ip, a Ms. Cheung left a memory stick for you this afternoon.
Thank you.
Martin, my car suddenly stalled. Call a tow truck for me.
I'm at Dorset Crescent in Kowloon Tong right now. Thank you.
Chief Editor Ip, this is Cheung Yat-ning. I have a presumptuous request.
I hope you will take some time to listen to this recording.
Actually from the time I accidentally took your photo three years ago up to now,
I have never doubted you.
I know this whole case is a misunderstanding.
Because I believe in The Trend Master.
I remember when I was 15 years old,
I was waiting for my dad in the convenience store downstairs.
I was bored. So I picked up a magazine and read it.
It happened to be the first issue of Modes.
I kept reading until my dad came. But I refused to leave.
I begged him for a long time. In the end he agreed to buy me the magazine.
That night, when I got home,
I copied the models in the magazine and put on make-up.
Two days later, a boy asked me to a movie. That had never happened before.
Although no puppy love because of that,
I started buying every issue of Modes.
I looked at each and every picture and read each and every word in Modes
over and over again.
I remember I once told my parents that when I grew up,
I would work for this magazine.
But they won't have a chance to see this now
Maybe I'll never have a chance to make this come true. It's fine.
I'm content as long as I can remain a reader of Modes.
I remember five years ago,
I kept crying when I was reading issue number 37 of Modes.
Because Modes wouldn't be published anymore after the next issue.
From that clay on, I wrote a letter to Modes every day.
I made only one request in all my letters. I just hoped that Modes could carry on.
Back then you made my dream come true.
You joined Modes at issue 38. You broke all its previous sales records.
Modes didn't need to close down because of you.
It survived because of you.
That's why I've wanted to thank you.
Because you're my benefactor. Thank you, Trend Master.