Martha, this is Ip Long.
I want to talk to you about something urgent. Call me back now.
Martha, I'm at Modes until you call me. You can call me anytime.
Martha, I don't know what Chi Wai-man has offered you
for hiding Ying Zing for him.
But let me remind you that
if you team up with the wrong side, you will lose everything.
Well? Ip Long has found out that you're hiding Ying Zing?
Yes. I'm sending Ying Zing back to Beijing day after tomorrow.
She's promised me that
she would stay missing when she gets home until the next issue of Modes is out.
Remember not to go to your office in the next couple of days.
Don't turn on your cell phone either.
Ip Long may be the Trend Master,
but he won't find Ying Zing if he can't find you.
Are you so sure that without this item on Ying Zing,
Ip Long will really take the heat?
He's the editor-in-chief that your chairman trusts the most after all.
So? He bragged to the directors about the advantages of this item.
Even the chairman himself made an exception and increased the number of pages.
Now he's got nothing.
I really want to see how he can explain this to the directors and the chairman.
Even if I can't kick him out this time,
at least I have a valid reason to take back controlling power of Modes.
Chief Editor, you want to see me about something?
Keep a close eye on Ada's item.
There's a chance that it will be used for the cover in the next issue.
OK. I will.
Find me a seasoned freelancer.
Give her a good topic. I'll assign ten pages to her.
The fee will be 30 percent higher than market rate.
OK. Right on it. Shall I tell Ada and Fan about this?
No. You don't need to tell anyone about this.
This is just a precautionary measure.
If I really have to make a change,
I will explain it to everyone the day we confirm the bluebook.
OK. I'll get back to work then.
Danielle, so you know Martha well?
No. Martha was the model for our first issue.
I was in charge of that item back then.
In the three years after that,
I was in contact with her for work from time to time.
Then she stopped being a model and set up her own company.
We still cooperate on work.
But we seldom contact each other on a personal level.
Do you know why she suddenly quit being a model back then?
I don't know much about that. There were several stories back then.
Some said she wanted to get married. Some said she was under too much pressure.
Others said several major brands had shut her out.
I don't know what actually happened.
Thank you.
This is Martha. I can't answer your call right now.
Please leave me a message. I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Hello, this is Danielle.
Just now, Master was asking a lot of questions about you.
I don't know why he. You better watch out.
Editor, I've finished the layout already.
You can change the whole thing or ignore it.
But please do your job as an editor.
I told you I won't get involved in this.
Editor Fan, please sign each and every page.
Right Here. Sign each page please.
OK. I'll sign them when I wake up later.
Thank you then, Editor Fan.
I'm going downstairs to pick the clothes. I'll let you know when I'm done.
You don't need to tell me.
Just presume you're the editor. Make all decisions yourself.
Meg, lend me a pen and some stickers please?
Get them yourself.
I need to borrow your highlighters.
Hello, I'm the new assistant editor Cheung Yat-ning.
Do we have Ying Zing's clothes for the next issue's cover yet?
I'm here to pick the clothes.
You're Yan, right? Master hired you himself.
So there's no one in Modes who doesn't know who you are.
By the way, I'm Dicky, Brother Alan's assistant.
The clothes you need are in the dressing room.
OK. Thank you... Hello, you must our chief photographer Alan.
Meg told me about you.
I want to book the studio for a photo shoot. Is that OK?
I'm picking the clothes today. Then I'll talk to the model tomorrow.
So I can do the shot day after tomorrow.
The time slots for the next two weeks are all filled up.
Ada. Zoe and the advertising department have blocked all the slots.
If you want to shoot some photos,
you'll have to wait at least two weeks.
What? I can't believe there are no slots at all.
After the photos are shot,
I have to deliver them to the art department for layout.
Then there's color separation, color-proofing and proofreading too...
There are over 300 pages per issue. But there's only one studio.
After every general meeting,
the very first thing you need to do is to get hold of a time.
They all come to block slots even before the layout is ready.
Day after tomorrow. I'll squeeze three hours to shoot the photos for you.
Really? Thank you so much, Alan. Thank you.
Hey, remember,
everyone in Modes just thinks of herself.
Nobody thinks of other people.
Got it.
Hello, are you Brother Ken? My name is Yan.
I'm the new assistant editor in charge of Ying Zing's project.
It's good you're here. I've stared at the clothes all day.
I surrender. I can't pick any.
Since you're in charge, come over and pick them yourself, OK?
OK. There are six pages for Fashion World in my layout.
Including the cover, I'll need seven outfits
This one? This one?
Look, don't be too picky now. Trust your intuition.
Pick the ones that feel right.
Most importantly, pick the one for the cover first.
Do you think this one's OK? No? The green one? Or that one?
Brother Ken, actually this is my second day working in Modes.
I don't know anything. You're the chief stylist in the company.
You're the most experienced. Why don't you pick them for me?
No...my job as a stylist is to assist the editorial department.
That means I'm supposed to assist you.
So it's more appropriate for you to pick them.
I'm really sincere in asking you to help me.
OK. Neither of us needs to choose.
Let's leave it to the supreme leader in the office.
Who's that?
The Trend Master.
Bad news. Are you in the mood to hear it?
What will be, will be. Shoot.
I heard from the 18th floor
that Mr Chi has asked the directors to come in tomorrow for an urgent meeting.
The agenda is confidential.
Even the secretaries don't know anything.
I think he wants to grill you in front of the directors
about the disappearance of Ying Zing. You need to prepare for that.
I can't believe that loser is so efficient.
This means that if I don't find Ying Zing before tomorrow's meeting,
Chi Wai-man can accuse me of mal-administration
in front of the directors.
Then he'll ask to take over Modes' editorial department.
Has Martha called?
Hello, Chief Editor, this is Yan. I need your advice on something.
Tell him you're inexperienced so you can't decide.
Tell him to come because you need his advice here
I'm picking Ying Zing's clothes right now. But I don't know which one I should choose.
I hope you can come help me. Is that OK?
Cheung Yat-ning, do you know each persons responsibility in Modes?
They're here to help me solve problems. Now you're asking me to solve your problem?
That means you're not good enough to stay in Modes, right?
This dress is for the cover of the next issue of Modes.
I'm afraid if I pick the wrong one,
Alan won't be able to squeeze another time slot for the shoot.
If the editor of each team asks me for help when she can't pick a dress,
I should fire the three teams and do everything myself then, right?
Is that right?
Why are you all like this?
One's slack and the other yells at people all the time.
I know this item is very important. I just want to do a better job.
What's wrong about that? What's wrong with asking a question?
I've only worked here for two days. It's normal if I can't know how to handle it
Easy...Calm down.
You were the one who told me you thought what I said was really sincere,
that you were moved by me.
You were the one who told everyone watching in Hong Kong that you wanted to hire me.
Don't you have a duty to help and teach me, Chief Editor Ip?
Enough. Just this time.
From now on, no matter how grave your problem, don't come and bother me.
Are Ying Zing's clothes right in front of you?
Yes. There's a yellow and black shirt, a green shirt with pink hearts...
You don't need to describe them in detail. Close your eyes.
Close my eyes? Close your eyes.
And then?
Pick just one with your hand.
What? Just anyone?
The one you randomly pick will be the one.
Done. It's a green one-piece with a fluorescent yellow...
That's the one. Use that for the cover.
Nana, today's photos are really simple.
Brother Ken has prepared all the clothes. As for your makeup...
How long will the shoot take? I have an appointment for Yoga at 5pm.
Don't worry. I told Alan that he had to finish shooting before 4:30pm.
As for Deron...
Deron? What's that? I've never heard of that makeup brand.
I think I sent you the product information yesterday.
Chi-chi, have you got it with you?
Ivy, my friend wants to place an ad on Modes' website. Here's the information.
Could you ask a colleague to follow it please?
OK. Thank you.
No problem. You and I are in the same boat. We should help each other out, right?
You mean...you have instructions for me?
I'm not instructing you.
I'm not Ip Long. I'm not a dictator. I don't like bossing my colleagues around.
You know the cover story for our next issue
is on a designer called Ying Zing.
Master chose her himself. He wants to make her a hit.
I hope you'll disclose this exclusive news on Modes' website in an hour.
Why would I do that?
Digital team promotes Modes by giving
readers a sneak peak of the next issue
Vincy, you said we're in the same boat.
You should at least tell me where the boat is heading.
Ying Zing has disappeared. She won't be in the next issue.
I want to make it so that Ip Long can't back out.
Then he'll not only have to explain to the board but also the readers.
But digital team is under Ip Long's supervision.
We have to inform him of every change on the website.
Do you think he'd let me release that information?
Ivy, once Ip Long has lost his power and status,
I promise you that Mr Chi and I will expand the digital team.
We might even make it an independent department
so that it won't be under editorial anymore.
Well, the chance is right in front you. Do you have the guts to take this risk?
Take the risk and do it.
When Ip Long holds you liable, Mr Chi will cover you.
If you don't want to take the risk, then just pretend I never said anything.
But we won't be in the same boat anymore... Yes?
Ms. Kei, Nana's refusing to take the photos. Now what?
This isn't a well-known brand in Hong Kong.
But the distributor is investing a lot of money to promote it.
That's why it will be really hit later. Besides, the Korean...
Cut the crap. I told you I won't shoot this.
Call the gym room. Push up my yoga lesson by an hour.
Ms. Kei.
Hello, Nana. I'm Modes' new AD Vincy Kei.
I know you. You're Kei Wan-wan. I read your interview in the last issue of Modes.
So, have you heard from your husband yet?
Thank you for your concern. Why don't we talk about work?
Did my colleague not explain things properly?
I wonder if you're not focused at work because your husband has fled.
You didn't find out my requirements for taking on a job.
I'm one of the top five models at Beauty Model Agency.
I won't shoot for unknown brands.
But we already had an understanding with Martha.
She knows very well the potential of this brand.
Otherwise she wouldn't have asked you to do this shoot.
Martha's on leave. Even I can't find her.
If you want to complain about this,
you can do that when she comes in again after her leave.
Or you can ask Phoebe to help you. She likes playing the nice guy.
Both the studio and the photographer are standing by now.
If we use someone else now, I'm afraid the booking will be wasted.
How about this? Nevo and De Tracy are my clients too.
If you'll help me this time,
I'll suggest that they use you as the model in their ads next time.
What's this? A trade-off?
You didn't tell me that you have two major brands until I said I was leaving.
You just gave me trash. What do you take me for?
Ceci, cancel today's booking. Get me another model as soon as possible.
But the studio is already fully booked today. If today...
If our photographers don't have the time, get an outsider to do the job then.
From today, I don't want that woman appearing in any of AM's ads again.
Yes, Ms. Kei.
Ivy, the article is done. You can it check online.
That won't be necessary. Change the article.
What do you want to write about instead?
Get the information on Ying Zing.
I want to upload an article as soon as possible
about the special interview with her in our next issue.
Brother Ken and I have picked some clothes for Fashion World and the cover.
See if they're OK.
OK. That's fine.
Hey, your boss has become a different person.
After you went to the studio, he was very serious about revising your layout.
I took a peep at the layout just now. It really isn't like the work of a novice.
Have you picked the clothes yet?
It's sort of done.
But I'm still worried about whether Phoebe will do the shoot.
Phoebe may be picky about jobs,
but you have a guide sitting opposite you.
You can ask him to show you the way.
You mean Fan?
Before he joined Modes, he was Phoebe's colleague.
If he asks her, she won't say no.
Your boss isn't himself today. Grasp this opportunity, sister.
Hey, DT just posted a banner saying that there will be
a special interview on Ying Zing in our next issue.
Master seldom promotes the content of the next issue on the website.
It seems he's really placed lot of importance on this item about Ying Zing.
Fan, work hard. The next issue is counting on you.
You hear that? She told you to work hard.
What do you want now?
Such a tedious job is of course for an assistant editor like me.
I'm so sleepy now. Hey, no cream or sugar. Black please.
Here's your black coffee. Enjoy. I'll tidy up outside.
Once you've finished the coffee,
we'll go ask Phoebe to do the shoot.
What do you mean we?
I've already given up my video game time
to revise your layout.
I didn't even take a nap. I'm already so good to you.
Editor Fan, could you please not say "I" all the time?
We're in the same boat. We're in charge of this article.
We should do this together.
Can you not be so calculating please? Look at this from another angle.
The editor trusts you and is giving you a free hand
because he thinks you're competent.
Just now Brother Ken said Phoebe won't take on a job easily.
She won't take the job
unless it's for a top brand or a first class designer.
You were colleagues before.
If you'll be the middleman, it'll be easier for me to talk to her, OK?
It isn't that I don't want to help you.
But I think a rookie should fight for her own chances.
You're fine. You can do it. Go.
No, why don't you give her a call and say hello to her, OK?
Save the trouble. You must have faith in yourself.
I'll stay here and arrange the clothes for you.
I'll check the layout again. Let's split up the work, OK? Go.
No, I think...
No more talking. Save time. Move.
You want to see me about something?
Zoe and I heard something. We want to double check it with you.
Is Ying Zing missing?
Is it true that her special interview won't be in our next issue?
Master hasn't announced any changes to the next issue.
Is it because he thinks there's still a chance to salvage this?
Did he ask Ivy to upload the news about Ying Zing? Why did he do that?
Sorry. I'm afraid I don't have an answer for you two.
But I think whatever the answer is, it doesn't affect you.
This isn't our war.
No one knows what will happen if you get involved.
So why don't we just be bystanders? Isn't that better?
A friend abroad told me something. Beauty Model agency was invited
to participate in an international modeling event in Milan next month.
At first Martha wanted to use J. Border's clothes.
But two days ago she wrote to the organizing committee
informing them that she would make a change in the clothes.
She's going to use clothes by a new designer from Mainland China.
That designer is Ying Zing.
We're a local magazine. That's a world class event.
It's normal that Ying Zing would give us up and join Martha.
Long, we can't fight this anymore.
The closer it is to the deadline, the less room there is to maneuver.
Talk to Chairman Ma before the board meeting tomorrow.
Even if we have to lose, let's not lose all our chips.
15 minutes ago, DT uploaded this to Modes' website.
Long, you didn't ask Ivy to upload the content in our next issue.
Why did she take things into her own hands and do this?
She wouldn't, unless this wasn't her decision.
Someone told her to do this.
Their objective is to make the item about Ying Zing on the cover
for the next issue a done deal so that I can't back out.
Danielle, get me all the information on Ying Zing
and the photos of the clothes she designed.
Come with me.
I've made a decision on the content in the next issue.
I won't change my mind.
Ying Zing's special interview will stay. So will her Fashion World.
Did you upload the press release about Ying Zing to the website?
I'm sorry. An article missed the deadline.
So I tried to fill in the blank
by giving a sneak peak of Modes' next issue.
But Katie uploaded that to the website without talking to me first. So...
Well done. Here's the information on Ying Zing and her design.
From today on, upload an article a day to promote her
until our next issue is out.
OK.
You seem full of confidence.
Now I'm really curious to see those ten pages.
Ivy is working really hard to promote this. Ms. Kei has such high expectations too.
How can I let you two down? Excuse me.
Phoebe, how's the dress?
Given its cutting,
I think it would look better in the photos if it's a bit loose. Get me one size larger.
OK.
Flora, take more photos for me.
OK.
Hello, Phoebe.
My name is Cheung Yat-ning. Call me Yan. I'm a new assistant editor at Modes.
I called your office. I was told that you were here for a fitting.
I'm sorry to disturb you like this.
I know who you are. The agency told me already.
I heard that a new designer from China
wants me to do a shoot for her, right?
Yes. Her name is Ying Zing. Here's some information on her.
Here are the photos of the clothes she's designed.
She may not be a first class designer, but her designs are quite stylish.
Actually Francis came to talk to me yesterday.
He said a lot of good things about you.
He said you're working really hard on this item.
He even asked me to take the job. I agreed at the time.
Really? Thank you so much, Phoebe. I've booked the studio already.
We have three hours the day after tomorrow to shoot the photos.
They will appear on the cover of Modes' next issue.
There are also six pages...
Actually when I said yes to Francis,
I forgot that I had to appear in a function in Macau the day after tomorrow.
I'm afraid I can't do it for you.
What? Actually we can accommodate your time.
I can reschedule with the photographer. When will you be back from Macau?
Are you available this week? Just tell me when you'll be available.
If you can't make it in the morning, we can do it in the evening.
I really can't say for sure about the time.
Why don't I refer another model to you? Flora, show her Queenie.
Please reconsider this, Phoebe. I've only joined Modes for two days.
This is my first job.
I really hope that I can do my very best on every minute detail.
I think you're the best.
That's why I really hope that you'll be the model
on the cover that I'm in charge of.
Yan, I understand this is your baby.
But do you know what mine is?
Every time when I stand in front of the camera,
I want to show my best.
That's why I don't want my photos to not get published so that readers can't see them
and they just end up being a pile of waste paper.
I don't understand what you mean.
I talked to my manager Martha this morning.
She was very sure that Ying Zing's item is going to be cancelled.
In other words everything you're doing will be in vain.
Sam, do me a favor.
Use your cell phone to send Martha a message.
Tell her that you just became the distributor of a brand
that specified using models from Beauty Model Agency as its spokesperson.
The endorsement fee is $30 million.
You'll discuss the details with her at Diva at 9pm tonight.
Chief Editor, I want to ask you something.
Yan called just now. She said Phoebe told her that
Ying Zing's item in the next issue is being cancelled. Is that true?
It's possible.
Ying Zing went missing yesterday. I still can't find her.
If I still don't hear from her today,
it's possible that we will change the cover for the next issue.
You knew yesterday that my article could be cancelled.
But you didn't tell us. What's the meaning of that?
You want Yan and I to work for nothing?
That kid worked overnight for the layout. This is just her second day here.
You're still smiling?
Don't think you're the center of the world
just because you're the editor-in-chief or the Trend Master.
She's just an employee. She's not a clown that you can toy with.
Tell me. Will Ying Zing's item stay or will it be cancelled?
Fan, do you want this item to stay?
Why would I care? I'm an idle person.
If it gets cancelled, I'll have more time to nap.
I just think it's unfair to that kid...
I asked you whether you want the item to stay.
I don't want the rookie's effort wasted.
Good. Then do something for me in the next couple of hours.
Ms. Kei, you want to see me about something?
I'm waiting for a client to call tonight.
I'm bored. So I wanted to see who's still in the office.
Am I interrupting?
Not at all. Have a seat.
Our job in this department is to chat with other people.
Let me pour you a glass of wine.
You don't mind, do you? So, heard anything about Ying Zing yet?
No. She hasn't been found yet.
How will the editor-in-chief explain to the board then?
The only thing that Long can do is to apologize to the directors.
Then he'll clarify to the readers on the website
the content for the next issue.
Will the directors accept his apology?
This may not be fatal.
But getting his authority stripped is unavoidable.
It's very likely that Mr Chi will get the final say
for the editorial department.
What will happen to TF?
Us? If lucky, we'll be thrown on the scrap heap.
Or this department won't exist anymore.
I can assure you that even if the editor-in-chief
is stripped of his power or transferred to another post,
I will still tell Mr Chi that TF is indispensable to Modes.
Then I thank you in advance.
It's almost time for my call. I'll go back to my office.
OK.
Hey, from now on, can call me Vinny.
Chief Editor, I want to ask you something. Is Ying Zing's item cancelled?
I have an important appointment.
I won't keep you for long. I want an answer now.
Is there a problem with the item? Why do you want to cancel it?
Do you think the layout that Fan and I prepared is not good enough
so you want to cancel the item?
Enough. What did I tell you this morning?
Everyone in the editorial department helps me solve problems.
They don't pass the problems back to me like what you're doing now.
Can you be reasonable please?
Everyone in Modes has to account for her own jobs.
I may be a rookie.
But what's so wrong with caring about the item I'm in charge of?
What's so wrong with caring about my performance?
OK. Do you really want to know the answer?
Yes.
The answer is, I don't know the answer. Someone may be able to give me an answer.
But you must promise to keep your mouth shut
and not to bother me again.
Mandy, I heard you're thinking about appearing in a movie.
Do you have plans for a comeback?
I've never left. So how can this be a comeback?
I took a three-month break It's time I meet with the audience again.
Recently, a director sent me a story. I really like the plot.
Excuse me. I need to answer a call.
Why are you calling? We agreed not to be in contact again.
Relax. Are you done with the interview?
Where are you? Fan Kwok-bong, what do you want?
I'll wait for you in the alley outside.
Why did you come to see me? Last time the reporters took pictures of us.
It was widely reported. I spent so much effort pacifying my husband.
If the reporters out there see us again, I'll be in deep trouble.
Relax, Mandy. I didn't come to trouble you. I need a favor for something urgent.
OK. Shoot.
There's a modeling event in Milan in the middle of next month.
I know your husbands company is one of the organizers.
I want you to ask your husband to ban from this event
the designer suggested by Beauty Model Agency.
That's impossible.
Mandy, please do me this favor.
I promise that whether or not your husband agrees to this,
I will never show up again, OK?
OK. I'll make up an excuse and talk to my husband.
But I don't know if he'll agree to do that.
OK. Thank you very much.
Chief Editor, who are we waiting for?
If no one comes, I'm sorry.
Ying Zing's cover story will be cancelled.
You and Fan won't need to work on this anymore.
Why?
Enough. What did you promise me before coming here?
You promised to keep your mouth shut, OK?
Hello, Martha. You're in the right place.
It's just the three of us tonight. No one is coming. Come on. Have a seat.
Sam's message is a lie.
The $30 million endorsement fee is a lie too
Is that it, Chief Editor Ip?
You're right.
I asked Sam to make an excuse to lure you here.
But not everything is a lie. You won't get the deal from Sam.
But the deal I'm offering you is worth more than $30 million.
You won't get the deal from Sam.
But the deal I'm offering you is worth more than $30 million.
I can't believe Ying Zing is worth that much.
You spent a week promoting her. I want to see how valuable she is now.
If you'll ask Ying Zing to continue working with us,
I promise I'll forget about you asking her to hide.
And I will sign a new contract with your Beauty Model Agency.
Modes will use your models in a quarter of the pages in each issue
for the next five years.
We'll give priority to your models in all our events. The fees will be doubled.
Chief Editor Ip, your offer is really generous and attractive.
Too bad it's a check that won't be honored. Man and the directors already agreed that
if Ying Zing doesn't appear in the next issue of Modes,
they will ask you to step down and put Man as its shadow editor of Modes.
He will decide everything behind the scenes.
Then he'll have the right to make whatever changes he likes
to Modes' bluebooks.
Do you know how much effort and sleepless nights goes into
each issue of the magazine?
Why are you playing so many tricks? Do you want the magazine...'
Cheung Yat-ning, what did you promise me? Shut your mouth. Sit here quietly.
Martha, you've worked with Modes for years. You should understand this very well.
If I'm fine, Modes will be fine. You guys will be even better.
Given Man's character and competence, what benefits can he give you?
Enough of your grand theories.
I'm not an employee of Modes. I don't need to listen to your crap.
Anyway after tomorrow's board meeting, Ying Zing will leave Hong Kong.
OK. Excuse me. I need to make a call.
Michael, this is Ip Long.
You're using Martha's models for the makeup brand Rosanna, right?
I've got some better choices for you.
I'll go to your office tomorrow morning to talk about that. Thank you.
Sorry. You may continue.
What's this? Trying to block me? I know the Trend Master knows lots of people
I'm prepared to lose a fifth of my business.
But you must remember,
people give you face only because you're Modes' editor-in-chief.
But when tomorrow is over, you won't be that anymore.
Hello, Sandy. This is Ip Long. You're organizing a fashion show, right?
Please ban a model agency for me. It's called Beauty Model Agency.
Talk to you later. Thank you. Sorry. Carry on.
You think you can finish me off?
I've worked in this profession for over ten years too.
I've got solid connections too. I have lots of numbers on my phone too.
How many of them can you call to have me blocked? I still have Phoebe.
Do you know how many brands want her to be their spokesperson?
She alone can maintain my entire company. Make your calls. Go on.
Excuse me. Hello, Florence. This is Ip Long.
You told me you wanted to ask Phoebe to join you, right?
I've got an insider tip for you. Her contract expires in two months.
I promise I'll be the middleman for you.
I won't charge you any commission. You're welcome.
OK. Let's discuss the details tomorrow. Thank you.
Sorry. You still have something to say, right? Carry on.
Have you lost your mind? You're wasting so much time blocking me.
Why don't you spend your time
figuring out how to deal with the directors tomorrow?
As the Trend Master, you've offended so many people.
I guarantee you won't survive over a week there.
Exactly. I'm going to die tomorrow.
How could I not find someone to keep me company.
Do you know there are over 300 numbers in my phone?
I won't sleep tonight. I'll call them one by one.
I'll offer them whatever favor and advantages they want.
I want your company to lose all its jobs in a week.
I made this move. I knew there was no turning back.
You say everything can be traded for something of equal value.
You have yourself to blame
since what you offered Ying Zing wasn't as attractive as what I offered her.
Even if I tell you where she is, you still can't change anything.
Human beings are selfish. You and I are selfish. So is Ying Zing.
What have you done behind my back?
Why have the organizers of the Milan event suddenly changed their mind
and won't let me use Ying Zing's clothes? Why?
Just now you said everything can be traded
for something of equal value.
What can you use to trade with Ying Zing now? Nothing.
I don't care what your relationship with Man is.
I just want you to know who calls the shot here.
As long as I'm here, Man will never call the shots at Modes.
But don't worry. I don't hold grudges.
As long as you talk to Ying Zing tonight and tell her to call Martin tomorrow,
then everything will be fine. Do you understand?
I know what I should do.
Oh, you need Martha's help, right?
I want to ask Phoebe to do the shoot for Ying Zing's clothes.
Will that be a problem, Martha?
I'll arrange it for you.
Chief Editor, I've thought about this for a long time.
You knew Ying Zing went missing.
Why didn't you tell us to stop working sooner?
In the editorial department, everyone must handle her own item well.
Let other people in the department handle other matters.
It's a taboo in Modes to stick your nose in other people's business.
Mr Trend Master, 80 percent of the staff at Modes are women.
It's impossible that they wouldn't gossip. Look. It's after hours now.
That means we're not employer and employee now.
That means we can chat like friends.
I think you've got it wrong. I work around the clock.
Even so, we can still chat.
What was your first job at Closet in the States?
Why did you come back to Hong Kong and join Modes?
You're a man. Why do you run a women's magazine?
Do me a favor. Shut your mouth.
Fine. I won't talk then.
I think you should apply your imagination to Ying Zing's interview.
After Martin has set up an appointment with Ying Zing,
I will inform you and Fan.
So where should I drop you off?
Mr Ip, why do you choose to join a fashion magazine as a career?
What is your vision for the industry?
To me, this is more than a career. It's like a dream.
A dream that is filled with imagination, passion, vitality.
I just hope that one day when I get old, I can look back with a good smile.
You know what I mean?
Ms. Ying, today we'll do the special interview first.
The first part will be about your background
before you joined this profession.
The other questions will focus on the characteristics of your autumn collection.
Fan, it's done. See if Phoebe's makeup's OK.
OK.
Phoebe, let's take some shots first.
OK.
Modes issue number 96.
Cheung Yat-ning's first article in the fashion industry is finally out.
Come in.
Mr Chi.
Man, you want to see me about something?
This is a demand letter from Creamy's lawyer.
Creamy is Gina's client. They've never worked with Modes before.
Did editorial screw up?
This has nothing to do with editorial.
They want to sue your AM department.
How come?
They said an ad in our current issue has discredited their products.
They want to sue us for defamation.
They're asking $5 million in damages.
They also want us to publish an apology in the newspapers.