Just now the editor-in-chief said that
no matter how well qualified or how suitable you are for this post,
we still can't hire you.
You didn't talk to me. You didn't even look at me.
Why have you decided not to hire me?
I'm Modes' editor-in-chief.
I don't need to explain to anyone about who I hire or refuse to hire.
I don't care whether you're the editor-in-chief or The Trend Master.
You owe me an explanation. You don't call the shots here.
Someone posted in Modes' forum
an offensive article about our editor-in-chief.
I won't accept your apology.
I will commence legal proceedings and sue you for defamation.
Did this Ms. Cheung defame me with a malicious intent
or was this an inadvertent mistake on her part?
Modes can have a really strong influence on a girl.
Ms. Cheung Yat-ning, I hope you will become a member of Modes.
I will.
I know this whole case is a misunderstanding.
Modes survived because of you. Thank you, Trend Master.
Hi.
Hello.
Relax. We can still get to the office before 9am after we finish the coffee.
We'll make it.
I don't want to be late on my first day at work.
Meg, is Modes your first job?
I've worked in two other magazine publishers before.
So how is Modes different from other magazine publishers?
Actually they're more or less the same.
There are three teams in the editorial department
excluding Master and the deputy editor-in-chief.
The three teams are responsible for 60 percent of the magazine's content.
Fashion, beauty, lifestyle.
Each team has to write,
borrow outfits, book venues, find models and prepare the layouts.
Each team has to do everything.
We can't really sleep until the blue print is ready.
I'm not worried about that because I'm energetic.
Good. You need to be wide awake when you work in Modes' editorial department.
This place is like the Colosseum.
In the general meeting for each and every issue,
the editors will compete for spots and pages
Sometimes when AM gets a lot of ads, they'll compete with us too.
So the advertising department and the editorial department are enemies?
They hate each other.
Master has already gotten rid of three ADs in the past two years.
But I think this new AD will stay longer.
There aren't that many people in their department.
But they get 40 percent of Modes' pages.
We are a cost center and they are a revenue center.
If Master didn't have the final say,
I think AM would already be lording over our editorial department
and be the most powerful department in Modes.
Does the editorial department have any other enemies?
Yes. Modes' digital team. They were established four years ago.
Their head Ivy had originally worked in the editorial department.
I heard that before Master joined Modes, the magazine was split in two.
Ivy was the editor-in-chief of the other magazine called Modes Girl.
Two years after Master had joined Modes,
he used the pretext of digitizing Modes Girl to sideline it.
There has been no increase in staff or resources for them
for a couple of years already.
It's so obvious that Master wants to sideline Ivy.
Everyone in the company knows that. But no one dares say anything.
In other words the editorial department has no friends?
Not exactly. There's one department that doesn't have any conflict with Master.
Modes' TF, the Trend Forecast Department.
I know there's no such department at other magazine publishers.
There are three people in that department.
We don't know who the supervisor is or who the subordinates are.
Officially, they forecast trends for the company.
But no one knows what they actually do.
They work directly for and report directly to Master
like the imperial guards who worked for the emperor.
I can't believe Modes is more complicated than I imagined.
Not really.
The three-man team of photographers and stylists
never gets involved in office politics.
We're in contact with this department the most often.
They assist our editorial department.
They have to follow our layout when they take photos or do the makeup.
That's so complicated.
I've never dealt with that many people before.
What if I can't manage?
You must tell me if there's anything I need to know.
Of course I will. But you must remember,
no matter what happens in Modes, whether it's good or bad,
you have to tell me first.
OK.
Testing...Testing...One, two, three. Is it working?
Guys, I have a meeting in the afternoon. Hurry up please.
Don't worry, Mr Ip. I'll go through the questions with you once.
Then we can start the interview right away.
There's no need to go through the questions with me.
My colleague James will do that with you. The interview will start in 15 minutes.
Ms. Lai, we've revised all the questions for the interview.
Just ask the new questions later.
Does Mr Ip have a problem with my original questions?
Our editor-in-chief has a habit of filtering all the questions in an interview.
Excuse me, Mr Ip. I want to go through
all the questions I will ask you in the interview later.
I will use the questions you gave me for reference and compile them again.
Was my colleague not clear enough?
Those questions aren't for your reference.
There's only one rule for interviewing me.
If the interviewer can't follow it,
then forget about the interview.
Good morning. Good morning.
This is our new assistant editor Cheung Yat-ning.
Hello, please call me Yan.
My name is Fong-fong. Hello.
You gave a memory stick to Master
and he offered you a post in Modes himself after he listened to what you said?
Do you know Master seldom retracts what he says? What did you say to him?
Tell us please.
Actually I didn't say anything special at all.
I just apologized to the editor-in-chief.
Don't be so nosy. Yan, this is Fong-fong.
She collects intel at Modes. So don't tell her any secrets.
Do you know Master's mantra?
Everything can be traded for something of equal value.
If you want to know secrets in Modes,
you can trade by giving me something of equal value.
Mr Chi...
Good morning, Ms. Kei.
Good morning.
Good morning, Ms. Kei.
Good morning. This is your first day, right?
This is Mr Chi Wai-man. He's Modes' publisher.
Hello. You're the woman that Ip Long had thrown into hell first
and then later brought up to heaven?
You're really young and capable.
I trust Master's judgment. Keep it up. All of you.
OK.
If you need my help, feel free to come to AM to see me.
Thank you...You two go ahead.
It's OK. Mr Chi and I are going to the 18th floor to discuss something.
You guys go ahead.
Bye...Why would he go in circles to hire that girl?
Why does he want to promote her like this?
Ip Long never does anything without a reason. His reason doesn't matter.
This girl would rather pay for ads worth a million dollars as damages
than testify against Ip Long.
Obviously she will side with him.
Regardless, everyone who sides with Ip Long must be eliminated.
Good.
Meg and I sit there.
Good morning, Ms. Shek.
Good morning.
Chief Editor Ip told me to come in at 9am.
Should I see him first?
He's doing an interview with a TV station. He's assigned you jobs already.
This is your desk.
Thank you...Hey, Ms. Shek. Did he say what I'm supposed to do?
There aren't that many people in the editorial department.
There are mainly three teams. Each editor heads her own assistants.
Ada is one of our editors. Meg is her assistant.
Hello, I'm Ada.
You sent us several articles you wrote on your blog
before you came in for the job interview.
I read them. They're well written.
Thank you. I just wrote some random stuff.
You're Yan? I'm Zoe. Fong-fong is my assistant.
Hello, Zoe...
Ms. Shek, who's the editor I'm supposed to work under?
The editor you work under sits opposite you.
His name is Francis. We call him Fan.
You mean the guy who was sleeping when I came for a job interview?
He's been with Modes for three months already.
He only does three things every day. Clock in, sleep and clock out.
If you're lucky, you'll see him after lunch.
If you're not so lucky...then 3pm.
He won't come in later than that time every day.
Your team follows this project. You can study the information first.
I'll call him for you and ask him to come in.
Thank you.
Keep it up.
I think Yan will get promoted very soon.
She will soon become an editor instead of an assistant.
Are you serious?
Master may have hired her himself, but she's a rookie after all.
She has no experience in this profession at all.
Hey, is there something I don't know?
Have you ever wondered why Master would assign Ying Zing's item to Fan?
I tried to figure out an explanation, but couldn't
until Master said he wanted to hire this girl.
Now she's even working under Fan.
It's obvious this opportunity is not for Fan
So Master wants this girl to get all the credit for Ying Zing's item?
If I'm correct,
Master wants that idle person Fan to mess up.
Then he'll help this girl
finish the ten pages for this item behind the scenes.
Then he can officially promote her as a reward.
What's the relationship between Master and this girl? Why is he doing this?
I don't know. I just know that if this happens,
then there will be upheaval in the editorial department.
Master will give face to my dad. So I will survive.
But you will be the first person to get fired.
I've known you for so long. You don't need to give me that crap.
If I really have to leave Modes, it'll be because I decided to.
No one can kick me out.
Today we're very honored to have Mr Ip Long, the Trend Master,
who is also Modes' editor-in-chief as our guest.
Chief Editor Ip, everyone knows about your success.
But we're all really interested in knowing more about your time
before you became The Trend Master.
How did you join the fashion profession?
I think the audience will be really disappointed
since my story isn't exciting at all.
It's not very interesting either.
I immigrated to the States with my parents when I was ten years old.
I grew up like other kids. But I was lucky because I could work in
one of the top five fashion magazines in the States after I graduated from college.
I liked the job.
But I don't really have a God-like power to predict trends
like people believe.
I just rely on my intuition and experience
to introduce everyone to things I think are beautiful
and share my feelings with them.
As a Chinese who made a name in the fashion industry abroad,
that really wasn't easy.
Since you were already so well-established in the States,
why did you come back to Hong Kong to start all over again
and build your career here?
There are always some people abroad who claim that they can predict trends.
They believe fashion is like a gust of wind.
The starting point is the States.
Otherwise it's Europe, then Japan, and then Korea.
Hong Kong comes last.
I had a dream back then. Why can't the order be reversed?
Why can't trends start in Asia or even Hong Kong?
I didn't come back to Hong Kong because I wanted to be a white knight for Modes
or to be the so-called Trend Master in Asia.
What I wanted most was to make this dream come true.
You said you came back to Hong Kong for your dream.
But there are rumors that
you left Closet Magazine in the States on bad terms. Is that true?
Did something happen leading Closet to terminate your employment?
Chief Editor Ip, what's your comment on the rumor?
I don't know the source of your rumor. But I can assure you and the audience that
Closet and I terminated our contract on good terms.
They understood and really supported my decision to return and work in Hong Kong.
After I had taken over Modes,
I sent almost every issue of the magazine to their editor-in-chief.
I don't exclude the possibility of working with them in the future.
Has it ever crossed your mind why there's such a rumor?
I don't know why. Perhaps people are envious of the title Trend Master.
But I believe a wise person does not believe in rumors.
I believe both you and the audience are wise people.
Wise people wouldn't believe in rumors, right?
Of course. Finally I would like to know
which brand or designer will set the next trend.
I dare not say this is a prediction. I'm just sharing my personal view.
Recently there's a designer from China. Her designs have moved me.
Her name is Ying Zing.
Since you highly recommend her,
I believe lots of people will pay attention to her.
Thank you so much for talking to us today.
Cut.
Thank you, Mr Ip.
We will inform you as soon as possible once the video is edited.
Thank you. I will talk to your producer.
You can leave the editing to my colleague Tim to follow.
I forgot to remind you that I have the final editing right for the video.
Without my approval, this clip cannot be played. Thank you.
Ms. Lai, the interview's done?
Yes. But if we need anymore information, I may need to trouble you again.
No trouble. Call me if you need anything. I'll show you out.
Thank you.
I heard that... Editor-in-chief...
I heard Gina is giving out free gifts in their next issue.
We won't compete with them on that.
But our content must not lose out to them.
I want the bluebook to be ready three days earlier. Is there a problem?
If not, I don't want anyone to miss the deadline, not even by a day.
Chief Editor, this is my first day of work.
I really want to thank you personally.
Danielle has told you what you jobs are, right?
I picked these from the latest series. Thank you for your trouble, Mr Ma.
Don't worry, Ms. Ying. I will give them to Chief Editor Ip.
He'll decide which one will appear
on the cover of the next issue of Modes.
As for your exclusive interview,
we will set the time and let you know as soon as possible.
OK. I'll wait to hear from you then.
Oh, Ms. Ying, there's something Chief Editor Ip told me to remind you.
You can't let anyone find out you're in Hong Kong right now.
If other magazines or TV stations want to interview you,
tell them you're in Beijing right now,
and turn down their interview requests.
Understood. I'll stick to Chief Editor Ip's arrangements.
You and Director Tang don't need to worry.
Once the next issue of Modes is out,
the name Ying Zing will be the hottest name on the fashion scene.
Thank you. Excuse me. I need to take a call.
Ms. Ying, I left my lighter in my car. Do you have a lighter?
Sorry I don't. I don't smoke.
OK. Thank you.
Hello, Long. I suspect someone has contacted Ying Zing.
I found a cigarette butt in her room. It's the kind of cigarette a woman smokes.
But Ying Zing told me she doesn't smoke.
My hunch tells me that there are two possibilities.
First, other magazines
have found out that Ying Zing is in Hong Kong.
Second, this is an inside job.
OK. I'll ask James and the others to help me. I'll keep you posted.
Chief Editor Ip, what a coincidence?
Ceci just gave me the article on De Tracy.
I'm not that happy with it. I want Ada to revise it a bit for me.
Will that be a problem?
Contact her yourself.
Thank you very much then... You don't mind, do you?
Go ahead.
Ada.
Your boss.
Hello, my name is Cheung Yat-ning. You can call me Yan.
I'm the new assistant editor. How do you do?
It's you? Hey, I'll find you some information so you can read it.
You don't need to.
Before you got in, I had already read this four times.
Now you can tell me what I'm supposed to do.
What you're supposed to do? Let me think about that.
Before you came in, the editor-in-chief said
he wanted to confirm the bluebook three days earlier.
We have ten pages to work on. Do you think we can meet the deadline?
I'm the editor for this item. I'm not worried. So why are you worrying?
If I say there's enough time, there's enough time.
I need a cup of coffee now to help me think about how to allocate our time.
You go back to your desk. Leave me alone.
Ms. Cheung, I told you to wait outside.
When I have a plan, I will go out and talk to you.
I know you told me to wait outside. But Meg told me that the editor-in-chief
personally handed the project to you two days ago. It's been two days already.
Now you're still saying you need to think about your plan? Then...
You're an assistant editor.
You're supposed to assist me, not teach me.
I can plan today if I like. Or I can do it tomorrow.
I can even make the plan a day before the deadline.
I know you can do anything since you're the editor.
But the editor-in-chief wants the bluebook done three days earlier.
Today is the 5th.
In other words, we need to finish the article before the 15th.
Right now, we don't even have proposal or a layout, not to mention a photo.
I don't mean to be disrespectful by giving you instructions.
But we're really running out of time.
I know. So?
There are ten pages for the cover story in the next issue.
I don't know how to do it.
I only joined Modes three months before you.
In these three months,
I've only written three advertorials and proofread three press releases.
I'm just an editor in name only. My plan is to get out of here
after I sleep my days off for a couple of months.
I have no idea what the editor-in-chief is thinking.
Why don't we ask the deputy editor-in-chief?
Or we can ask Ada or Zoe.
Ask whoever you want to. Just leave me alone.
I've decided. I won't do anything this time. Fire me.
I've wanted to leave since the very first day I joined Modes.
Yan, where's Fan? You've waited for him the whole day.
He didn't tell you what you're supposed to do next?
He just told me his opinion. I'm doing some research for him now.
Hey, do you know where Meg is?
She's checking the drafts for me in the layout room.
Thank you.
Meg, you have to help me. The editor I work under is crazy.
He said he won't do anything. How could anyone behave like this?
Calm down. What happened?
That guy Fan told me that
he will leave a blank space for those ten pages in the next issue.
He also said he won't be working at Modes for long.
Worse comes to worst, he'll get fired.
Do you have any idea how hard it was for me to get a chance to work at Modes?
I don't want to get fired before I can get one issue published.
Look, Meg, you told me that I could ask you anything.
You said I could tell you anything.
Right.
Can you teach me how to do these ten pages?
What? You want to do these ten pages on your own?
Yes.
OK. Usually there's a 60-40 split.
Four pages for the interview of the subject, that is to say Ying Zing.
The other six pages are for Fashion World.
Master has been in direct contact with Ying Zing all along.
I suggest you do the six pages for Fashion World first.
For the cover,
you have to decide on the theme first, then the composition and the clothes.
Then you need to choose the model for the photos.
Master wants the bluebook ready three days earlier.
There's so little time left.
It's hard to find a really top model for the photos. I suggest using Phoebe.
The exclusive model for Modes?
Yes. Their agency has a good relationship with Modes.
Master has placed so much importance on the photos for this.
I'm sure she'd be willing to help.
OK. Thank you, Meg.
Editor Fan, I've decided
to split the ten pages into four pages for the interview
and six pages for Fashion World.
Any problems?
No problem.
I've asked the deputy editor-in-chief
to make an appointment with Ying Zing for the interview.
Tonight, I will work on the six pages for Fashion World at home.
I'll submit them to you first thing in the morning for you to go through.
Any suggestions?
No.
I know Ying Zing's clothes have already been delivered to the office.
I'm going to pick the clothes tomorrow.
Then I will contact Beauty Model Agency's Phoebe.
I hope she'll agree to be the model for our photos.
Do you have any other suggestions?
Phoebe is good. Do whatever you like.
Regardless, I have no suggestions. There are no problems.
OK, Editor Fan. I'll get back to work then.
Hey, don't call me editor please. I hate that. Everyone here calls me Fan.
I'm not obsessed with class distinctions. You can call me Fan.
OK. No problem, Editor Fan.
Ms. Kei, I've done a final check of the draft for you.
I've highlighted the amendments. See if it's OK.
I specifically asked for your help because I knew you'd do a perfect job.
So do you have a moment? Let's talk.
OK.
Ceci, follow the layout and shoot some more photos for the client to choose from.
Don't miss anything.
OK.
Alan, thank you very much. Let's talk in the dressing room.
Close the door please.
Ada, let me be direct. I haven't been with Modes for long.
But I know the people in Modes well. I know who's competent and who's slack.
Do you mind if I ask you
what you think of your performance in the editorial department?
It's OK. Master gives me lots of chances for each and every issue.
My column is often placed on important pages.
No, that's not good enough. They're trying to hold you back.
Do you know you and Danielle are like this?
You're more qualified than her for the post of deputy editor-in-chief.
I don't believe you don't know that.
Modes is all about seniority. I'm still green. I need to invest time here.
They're trying to hold you back. I'll be honest with you.
Before I joined Modes, Mr Chi gave me a task.
He told me that running a magazine is not an art.
No matter how influential Modes or the Trend Master may be,
the board just looks at the bottom line.
My task at Modes is to generate more revenue.
Mr Chi also told me that
I'd get all the headcount and resources I need.
I've considered this for a long time.
The only person who's worth
me inviting personally to join our department is you.
But I don't know anything about AM.
I won't be wrong about you. You just need to say yes.
Then I'll submit the proposal for restructuring to Mr Chi tomorrow.
If he gives the green light, you'll be second in charge in AM.
Feel free to tell me what else you want.
I'm sorry, Ms. Kei. I love editorial work.
I'm really confident that I will get my just reward very soon.
OK. I won't force you to make a decision. But remember,
whether you're in AM or the editorial,
I'm your friend. I will take your side.
Thank you, Ms. Kei.
Hey, Cheung...whatever...Ning. Get me a cup of coffee. No sugar or milk.
It's Cheung Yat-ning.
Editor Fan, I have to work on the layout for six pages all on my own.
I'm already so busy. Get the coffee yourself.
Why would I ask you to do that if I could leave my desk?
I will get to first from third very soon.
Really?
Hey, what did you do that for? I spent a week on this stage.
Really? Editor Fan, you have time to make coffee now. I want a cup too.
No sugar or milk. Thank you.
Long, James called from the hotel just now.
Danielle, please give us a moment.
OK.
He said Ying Zing checked out half an hour ago.
Busy working on the articles for the next issue?
Ms. Kei, what a coincidence?
It's not a coincidence.
Ceci told me that you love coming here to read drafts.
I came here to see you.
What is it?
Would you like to work for me in AM?
Why me?
I haven't been at Modes for that long. But I do know the people in Modes well.
I know who's competent and who's slack.
I've paid attention to your column in Modes for a while.
You and Ada are like this. You're way better than her.
Why have you let her outshine you all this time?
You've behind not because you're incompetent.
You just don't have her background.
I know that. But I have confidence in myself.
I believe the readers will notice that even if Master can't see it.
No, silly girl. Don't depend on other people to give you opportunities.
You need to grab hold of them yourself. I'll be honest with you.
Before I joined Modes,
Mr Chi told me that running a magazine is not an art.
If we don't make money, it doesn't matter
how many fans the Trend Master or Modes has.
Mr Chi wants me to expand AM.
He will give me whatever headcount and resources I need.
I'm a very demanding person.
To be honest, you're the only person I think highly of in editorial.
As long as you'll say yes, I will immediately talk to Mr Chi tomorrow.
If he gives the green light,
you'll be transferred to AM with immediate effect.
Thank you for thinking so highly of me, Ms. Kei. But I have confidence in myself.
I won't lose out to anyone in editorial.
OK...I won't force you to make a decision. But remember,
whether you're in AM or editorial,
I'm still your friend. I will take your side.
If you manage to reach Director Tang,
please tell him that Mr Ip needs to talk to him about something very important.
Thank you.
Director Tang is out of town.
Even his secretary can't reach him at the moment.
What about Ying Zing?
I've called her many times. Her cell phone has been turned off.
Even her colleagues in her Beijing studio can't find her.
I got an email from my friend in the Immigration Department just now.
He said from 2pm,
that's the time when we lost contact with Ying Zing, until now,
there is record of her departure.
That means she's still in Hong Kong.
Check all the major hotels. See if she's checked into any of them.
OK.
Long, I've checked Gina and several other magazines.
None of them is featuring Ying Zing in their next issues.
I don't think they've contacted her.
That means someone in Modes is hiding Ying Zing.
Martin, you saw a cigarette butt in Ying Zing's room the other day.
Was it this brand?
Yes, that's it.
Kei Wan-wan left this cigarette butt at the podium.
I think Kei Wan-wan is hiding Ying Zing.
Wan-wan.
Hi...Just a glass of water please.
OK.
Have you read my email today?
I want to promote Ceci and Chris to a senior post.
Their entertainment fees will need to go up by 20 percent.
You want to promote people in less than a month?
I want to tell everyone that anyone who works for me will have a bright future.
I can give them what Ip Long can't. Do you know what Ip Long lacks in Modes?
It's loyalty. I want everyone in AM and editorial to buy me.
Only then will I be able to compete with him.
Buying people. That's expensive.
You know I need to account for the expenses to the board.
Whether it's expensive or not depends on whether it's worth it, right?
OK. I'll send you a memo.
But you need to make me feel this is worth it.
Vincy, do you know why I recruited you? It's because you'll go all the way.
Your husband has left you already.
You can't let people look down on you anymore.
I know you will win this war.
You want me to go all the way. What's in it for you?
Modes is the most profitable and most influential magazine in HRG.
Ip Long is in control of Modes. That means he's controlling HRG's life.
There's already a rumor among the board
that there's a big chance Ip Long will be invited to join the board.
If that happens, he'll lay his fingers on not just Modes but all of HRG's magazines.
What do you think will happen to you and me then?
There are two possibilities.
He'll kick us out or throw us to the scrap heap until we're drained.
Exactly. That's why you must win this war and kick him out.
Then I can formally recommend you to join the board.
You can then move a motion to let AM lead Modes.
Then you'll be the final decision maker for Modes.
I ordered this especially for you. Rare. I know you'll love it. Enjoy.
Hello.
Hello, Yan. If you can't finish the layout, come out now.
Hi. Yan.
Hello. Come over.
I've downloaded all of Modes' previous layouts for you.
Even Master says Ada's layouts are good. You can use them for reference.
I'm contributing my personal collection too.
I've bookmarked everything for you already.
If you want something more ordinary, you can look at these.
But if you want something more unique, you can look at these pages.
Seriously, I've seen the photos of Ying Zing's clothes.
Since they aren't eye-catching enough, the layout needs to compensate for that.
I think it's better to make it more colorful
You can use more dramatic accessories. Mix and match. Right, Yan?
Yan, you disagree? Just feel free to say so.
We won't pull rank on you.
No. Actually I'm so grateful to both of you.
Just now my brain was a blank when I was looking at the computer and paper at home.
I couldn't think of anything. I kept asking myself:
I've joined Modes for less than 24 hours,
why am I so unlucky to have such an irresponsible editor?
Why am I so unlucky to have to handle the entire project all on my own?
But actually I'm quite lucky because I got to meet you two.
The three of us are lambs.
So of course we have to watch each other's backs.
Forget about who's helping whom.
What are you talking about? What do you mean lambs?
Look. Modes is like a jungle.
There are lions and tigers everywhere. They kill without mercy.
Us three lambs have to be united
so we don't get eaten by the lions and tigers.
Well, I'm grateful to you two...lambs.
Actually I did think of the layout at home. But...
Francis? You're here to report for Modes?
No. Martha said there would be a show tonight.
She told me to come take a look if I had the time.
Right. You won't stay in Modes for long.
You'll be a model again sooner or later.
It's good for you to start contacting people in this profession again.
I need a favor from you.
An assistant editor from Modes is going to ask you to model in some photos for her.
I want you to say yes.
No problem. I seldom turn down jobs from Modes.
The photos aren't for any famous brands or famous designers.
But I can assure you that
this assistant editor will do her best to style the photos.
Well...
Phoebe, get ready. You're next.
OK...OK. I'll do that.
Thank you.
But don't tell that assistant editor that I came to talk to you.
OK.
OK. I won't keep you then. Good show.
Thank you.
You came out for air too? Where's Fong-fong?
She wants to sleep for ten more minutes.
I don't want to disturb her.
Hey, you know what? I remembered that Fan is actually a model.
No wonder he looked so familiar to me the first time I met him.
Why is he working as an editor at Modes?
You must seldom read gossip magazines.
Three months ago, Fan had a romantic relationship with a married B-actress.
Reporters managed to take photos of them.
The next day, all his clients terminated their contracts with him.
Shortly thereafter, he joined Modes as a nominal editor.
But he doesn't know anything at all.
Why did the editor-in-chief let him work here?
Danielle said Mr Chi agreed with the modeling agency
to let him stay at Modes for the time being until the story died down.
When people stop talking about the story, I guess he'll leave.
Then he'll be a model again.
No wonder he doesn't do anything.
Back then Master said his team didn't need to do anything
except write advertorials and proofread.
I don't know why he assigned such an important project to Fan this time.
If my conjecture is correct, the editor-in-chief expects him to screw up.
Then he can kick him out. But I'll become collateral damage.
Don't worry. What's most important is
for you to submit the layout before the deadline.
Then no one will have an excuse to kick you, the lamb, out of the jungle.
What lamb...?
What a coincidence, editor-in-chief! You want to see me about something?
Where's Ying Zing?
I don't know what you're talking about.
The first time I heard the name Ying Zing was from you.
I've never even met her. How would I know where she is?
Are you hiding her?
You've lost your VIP. You've come to ask me about it?
I suggest you file a report with the police. Excuse me. I'm in a hurry.
Ms. Kei, do you know what this is? This is my resignation letter.
If I don't get a satisfactory answer today,
I will give this resignation letter to Chairman Ma immediately.
Do you think he will accept my resignation? Will he give up on me so easily?
Will he give up the Trend Master who can lay golden eggs for him?
I guarantee that he will make whatever offer he can to get me to stay.
What's your point?
What does it matter to me
whether you resign or whether the chairman asks you to stay?
Of course it matters to you.
My first condition for staying will be your immediate dismissal.
Ip Long, what do you want?
If you want to drag me into this and make me go down with you,
you should tell me why you're so sure that I'm hiding Ying Zing.
I'm not here to explain anything to you. I want an answer from you. No? OK.
I haven't seen Ying Zing. I'm not hiding her
That's my only answer no matter how many times you ask me.
Got it... Ms. Kei, I hope you're not lying to me.
Ms. Kei.
Are you OK?
Are you not feeling well?
No, I'm fine.
I want to tell you guys something. But you can't tell anyone about this.
I just heard that it's very likely that
Ying Zing won't do the special interview for us in the next issue.
Last time Ip Long told the directors
that he would use ten pages to promote this woman.
If she doesn't show up,
the board will ask Ip Long to explain.
I'm afraid he may not be able to survive this ordeal.
The security officer has agreed
to show us the video before his supervisor comes in.
We have half an hour.
What you see now is the video is
from the CCTV outside Room 1812 on the 8th floor
from 7am yesterday.
Stop. Can you go back a bit please?
9:15am. That's three hours before I went to see Ying Zing.
Can you zoom in a bit please?
Martha?