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Ding Jiahe and Zhang Yunxia looked at each other, neither daring to speak or disturb them.

After a while, Ye Wenxi said into the microphone, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Editor-in-Chief Ji, you've worked hard. We'll contact each other again if anything comes up."

Ye Wenxi hung up the phone.

Ding Jiahe couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"Editor-in-Chief Ji went to their headquarters this morning and brought up all the content and plans for this special feature."

"Isn't that great?" Zhang Yunxia looked at Ye Wenxi, then at Ding Jiahe.

Ye Wenxi sighed: "Before submitting it, she consulted with their deputy editor-in-chief, Shen Zhuang. Shen Zhuang gave a fairly likely answer. The movie can be reported, Jiahe's story can be reported, but the clothing company... is uncertain."

"Is there absolutely no hope left?" Zhang Yunxia asked.

"Editor-in-Chief Ji said on the phone that the materials have been submitted, but the final decision rests with headquarters for review and final adjustments. But since he's already said that, I'm not going to hold out any hope." Ye Wenxi sighed and shook her head.

Ye Wenxi said calmly, "From now on, I will treat this as a rejection of our article by Popular Cinema. We will only report on Ding Jiahe and the film's story. Clothing Company has not achieved any cooperation or leverage with this magazine."

"If a glimmer of hope turns out to be a good thing, that would be a pleasant surprise. But if not, I don't want to hold onto that tiny bit of hope."

Upon hearing this, Ding Jiahe and Zhang Yunxia both looked dejected.

"What should we do then? If we want to expand nationwide, we still need to rely on Popular Cinema," Zhang Yunxia said.

Ye Wenxi nodded: "That's right. We need to expand nationwide through media magazines or other promotional channels. This cannot stop. As long as the goal remains the same, we must continue down this path. If mainstream cinema doesn't work, then we'll have to choose another path."

Ye Wenxi propped her head up with one hand on the table: "At least the collaboration on the movie 'Heroine' is still going on, and we can still leverage its publicity and promotion. Let's keep going and look for more opportunities within it."

Zhang Yunxia and Ding Jiahe understood what Ye Wenxi meant.

However, the popular film they had high hopes for turned out to be unpredictable, leaving the two quite disappointed.

Ye Wenxi noticed their dejection and comforted them, "It's alright. Editor-in-Chief Ji told us about this from the very beginning. It was never a very promising opportunity anyway. I'm already very grateful that she tried her best to help us."

Then she looked at Ding Jiahe: "There are a few things I think we can do at the same time."

In Ye Wenxi's memory, filming on this side of the movie would come to an end at the end of July.

The next stage will be post-production and promotional preparations.

Ye Wenxi said to Ding Jiahe, "Jiahe, the first batch of our commemorative shirts has arrived. We can coordinate this with Xiaotang's movie promotion. Let's set a time to connect with the Women's Federation and the March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter Office."

When Zhang Yunxia heard Ye Wenxi mention the words "March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter," something suddenly flashed through her mind.

She remembered that when she was helping Ye Wenxi research the materials for the March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter selection recently, she specifically looked through the Women's Federation's internal publication, which contained a lot of information about the selection criteria and commendation process for outstanding women of the year, as well as some typical cases that had been reported.

"Wenxi," Zhang Yunxia suddenly spoke up, "the other channels you mentioned... are they other magazines and media outlets?"

"right."

Zhang Yunxia thought for a moment: "I recently saw something. If Jiahe is going to connect with the Women's Federation, maybe I can act as a go-between."

"What is it?"

"The Women's Federation has its own publication, which is sponsored by the Women's Federation. This magazine is dedicated to reporting on the advanced deeds and exemplary figures of Chinese women, as well as the commendation stories of March 8th Red Banner Bearers." Zhang Yunxia paused, "The people they report on do not value traffic and celebrity effect as much as Popular Cinema does, but rather focus on real deeds and social benefits."

Ye Wenxi's eyes lit up as she listened: "Sister Yunxia, ​​this really is a promising path!"

"However, the internal publication is only distributed internally, unlike the magazine that sells nationwide like Popular Cinema... I estimate its publicity will be less than that one," Zhang Yunxia added.

"It's alright, we'll take it one step at a time."

"When I contact the Women's Federation, can I mention this to them?" Ding Jiahe said.

Ye Wenxi stretched out his hand and waved it: "No rush, let's find out what's going on first. Since the internal publication can report on the event separately, we don't necessarily have to link it to the movie."

She paused, then continued, "My strategy is this: this time, we'll establish contact first. We don't want them to think we're providing commemorative T-shirts just for media coverage. We don't want to negatively impact the film's promotion."

"Once the connection with the Women's Federation is established, we can gradually infiltrate it."

Looking at Ye Wenxi's calm face, Ding Jiahe felt a surge of admiration.

Despite the disappointment of having her plans and hopes dashed, she barely felt down. She quickly regained her composure and began to devise her next strategy.

This is Ye Wenxi. When one path is blocked, she immediately starts looking again.

Never get caught up in a battle, never become complacent, and always look forward.

After Ye Wenxi finished speaking, Ding Jiahe nodded: "Okay, leave it to me. You and Sister Yunxia will work on the store's layout and planning these next two days. I'll handle things with the Women's Federation. Don't worry."

Ye Wenxi looked at Ding Jiahe, a warm feeling welling up in her heart: "Jiahe, you still have to prepare for the wedding recently, and there are so many things to trouble you with..."

Ding Jiahe waved her hand: "Why are you saying this? This is a crucial moment, we can't miss the opportunity. The wedding is still a long way off, no rush."

Zhang Yunxia turned her head sharply, asking, "What wedding? When? How come I didn't know?"

Ye Wenxi smiled and said, "I forgot to tell you, the date is set for August 30th."

Zhang Yunxia slammed her hand on the table: "Oh my god! This is wonderful!"

Zhang Yunxia turned to Ding Jiahe and said, "Don't worry, with me here, how could your wedding not go smoothly? Have the procedures been submitted?"

Ding Jiahe nodded: "Submitted."

"Alright, I'll have Lao Chen urge you on that! Let's secure the house first, get the paperwork done. The house's currently empty, so get it ready quickly."

Zhang Yunxia was very excited, her mouth chattering away like a machine gun.

"We're preparing things little by little, and we're moving things in whenever we have time."

"By August 30th, the new house will be finished and all the procedures will be completed, and we can move in directly."

Ding Jiahe hesitated: "Isn't that a bit inappropriate...? We haven't even finished the procedures yet, and we're already choosing a house?"

Zhang Yunxia slapped her on the back: "It's one thing if it's someone else, but what's wrong with you? We first-class merit heroes always get the highest priority!"

"Leave this to me! I have experience, you can ask her if you don't believe me." Zhang Yunxia gestured with her chin towards Ye Wenxi, "I even cleaned their wedding room!"

"Yes, that's how it is," Ye Wenxi said with a smile. "When the two of us came over, my sister-in-law had already taken care of everything."

"Okay!" Ding Jiahe smiled. "Then I can go to Harbin and buy things to bring back?"

"That's right!" Zhang Yunxia clapped her hands. "When you go to Harbin, keep an eye out for anything you need to buy. Even if you can't come back, have the logistics team or someone else bring it back for you, and we'll ship it home!"

As they talked, the gloom that had been hanging over their faces gradually dissipated.

Whether it's work or life, they quickly regained that high spirits and positive energy, as if nothing had happened.