E-Ladies: Navigating the Wired World
Chapter 220: Episode 220: Starting to Get Busy with Bid Preparation

Chapter 220: Episode 220: Starting to Get Busy with Bid Preparation

Though she hadn’t officially won the bid yet, Zhou Xueyin still breathed a huge sigh of relief and slept for 16 hours.

Wei Jingzhu was really scared. Although he knew she could sleep a lot, he had never experienced her sleeping like she was dead before.

He was worried and watched over her at the bedside, sleeping with her...

"Hmm? How long did I sleep?" Zhou Xueyin opened her eyes and saw Wei Jingzhu lying beside her, looking somewhat bewildered.

She vaguely remembered sleeping at the office, so how did she end up at home when she opened her eyes?

"You’ve slept for almost a whole day and night... Are you hungry? What would you like to eat?" Wei Jingzhu asked, worried.

"Oh my God, I slept that long? Is there any news on the bid?" Zhou Xueyin’s first reaction was still about the bid.

"Can we go eat something first? We can talk about the bid after?" Wei Jingzhu said and brought over the takeout food to Zhou Xueyin, "Come on, eat. It’s your favorite spicy hotpot!"

"Yes, sir! My dear husband!" Zhou Xueyin told him to put the food on the dining table and she started eating while browsing her laptop.

Wei Jingzhu shook his head helplessly; if she wasn’t eating while working, she wouldn’t be Zhou Xueyin.

How could there be results from the bidding so quickly? Wouldn’t it take three to five days?

The waiting was truly agonizing, but no news was the best news...

A week later, Zhou Xueyin habitually opened her work email first thing after getting to work and clicked to receive emails: "Congratulations, Xueshan Jiying has won the right to host this Schroeder Crystal Wedding Dress exhibition. The details are as follows..."

"Ah! Jixiang! We’ve got it! We’ve got the hosting rights!" Zhou Xueyin exclaimed excitedly in the office.

The excitement was mainly because she could wear a top brand wedding dress during the wedding and even get a free set of wedding photos. Not only would she not have to spend money, but they would also pay them. Could there be a more cost-effective deal?

"Really? Yinyin, I told you we’d definitely have no problem!" Li Jiniang also said excitedly.

Hearing the excited words of Zhou Xueyin and Li Jiniang, everyone else also joined in the celebration. Although they had never been short of orders, to host the first launch of a new brand in China was something worth boasting about, wasn’t it?

Although the client was impressed with Zhou Xueyin’s proposal, when they actually negotiated, they hoped to add some other projects, such as some creative ideas from other companies, some small event giveaways, and on-site signings.

These demands weren’t really an issue. Zhou Xueyin quickly agreed and even took the client on a tour of her company to prove they had the capability to host the exhibition.

"This event is set for September. In August, we will do a countdown to the launch..." When they finally began discussing terms, Zhou Xueyin shared her detailed ideas with the client.

The client also thought it was feasible and asked if they could run an online event with prizes, offering some promotional photography packages.

"About your budget..." Zhou Xueyin asked somewhat worriedly, fearing that the cost of these vouchers might be deducted from the proposal.

"Don’t worry, we’ll go as per your set budget. It will be exactly as stipulated!" It seemed that the client didn’t plan to skimp on money.

However, after the contract was signed and the implementation began, Zhou Xueyin realized that the job she had taken on seemed to make no money at all.

All the costs for the preparations were included in this sum of money...

Due to the gold and silver seasons, September is the best month for weddings, so the rental fee for the church venue was nearly 20% higher than when she had inquired in May and June.

But the plan specified it had to be in the church, so they couldn’t just change the location suddenly...

The venue cost took up most of the budget, maybe they could only save on the food...

However, the other party had specifically requested a certain large buffet service, which indeed could provide outdoor catering, and everything had already been settled. How could she change her mind now...

"Ah... this is like shouting for attention at a loss... I’m just afraid that after all the shouting, not a single person will show up..." Zhou Xueyin sat in the office, on the verge of breaking down.

"How could no one attend? The first piece of the warm-up content has already been sent out, large accounts have been arranged to share it, and we’ve even paid other large accounts to share it. Don’t worry, many people have seen it, everyone is participating in a prize competition! Stop worrying!" Li Jiniang comforted Zhou Xueyin.

"Yeah, besides, the Schroeder brand itself has some influence, it won’t be deserted!" Yao Shanshan echoed.

"Even though Schroeder has quite a few hidden fees, they are still listed explicitly, unlike some bridal studios that just use whatever without asking... At least their reputation in the industry is not bad. Relax, relax, people will definitely show up!" Kang Siyin also comforted Zhou Xueyin.

"That’s not the problem, the issue is... this time, we might not get paid..." Zhou Xueyin looked at everyone worriedly.

"If we don’t get paid, just treat it as a free wedding photoshoot and the chance to wear a high-end wedding dress and experience an awesome wedding!" Li Jiniang thought optimistically.

"But we are a company, not a charity... Anyway, let’s just try not to lose money..." Zhou Xueyin remained worried about the performance, fearing that the client would delay the final payment and they would really end up in the red.

"Don’t worry, your plan was so well-prepared, from the activity’s warm-up to organizing the event, and then the video promotion afterward, we won’t lose money!" Li Jiniang patted Zhou Xueyin on the shoulder, reassuring her.

"Sigh... Okay. I’ll just do my best, I booked a wedding photoshoot for next week, let’s corner them!" Zhou Xueyin decided to go for it, thinking that the wedding dress experience part should just include the four of them instead of unreliable netizens.

Why share the spoils with outsiders when they were meant to line their own pockets?

Since Zhou Xueyin had been to the store several times and the staff recognized her, but the other three were strangers; however, because Zhou Xueyin had brought them, they assumed they were genuine testers and dared not charge arbitrarily or push useless products.

Li Jiniang picked the most expensive wedding dress in the store, figuring if it was just for the experience, why not choose the most expensive without asking the price!

Not to mention, her figure in that dress simply nailed it, no worse than any model in the catalog.

Zhou Xueyin chose a slightly cuter one, like a wedding cake.

Kang Siyin chose a simpler one, not so flashy.

Yao Shanshan uniquely chose a wedding dress that looked like something from an anime and even asked everyone if she should style her hair in Usagi Tsukino’s twin bun hairstyle.

The men were speechless when they saw their significant others dressed in wedding dresses appearing before them. They scoured their minds for the most beautiful words of praise.