Love Affairs in Melbourne-Chapter 328 - 323 Extremely High Consistency (3)
President Nate was a very methodical speaker.
He quickly made the ins and outs of the situation clear.
Previously, all the clothing and accessories made by Y·Y were limited editions.
Firstly, although there are distinctions with different quantities ranging from 1 to 20, most of Y·Y’s trendy clothes are one-size-fits-all, so for those queuing, it’s definitely first-come, first-served.
This time, in releasing shoes, the fan club had already learned about the situation from Master Y.
The black and white versions of the shoes were not limited edition.
However, the limited edition red ones, as there is only one pair per size, obviously couldn’t be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.
Whether you could buy the limited edition depended on whether the people in front of you in the queue wanted the same size as you.
This was a scenario that could easily lead to chaos.
Secondly, Y·Y was launching a shoe category that had never been seen before, and certainly more people than usual would show up for the new release.
When the flagship store at Rockefeller Center opened last month, there were almost too many people in line, and the police were close to ordering a halt to sales and dispersing the crowd.
The promotional efforts this time were unprecedented.
If everyone queued as before, it was very possible that the store would be ordered not to open its doors even before the opening hour arrived.
Therefore, the fan club registered the shoe sizes desired by those lining up to make a purchase.
If a size was requested, the remaining people wanting the same size didn’t need to line up anymore.
Many who had arrived earliest were overtaken by others, and they had to choose shoes half a size or even a size and a half larger.
After all sizes were registered,
The fans no longer needed to queue in front of the store, attracting the attention of the police.
Last, there was one very important matter, the hip-hop artist scheduled to perform the final live popularity broadcast at the New York store,
Had already withdrawn from the competition following Nate’s suggestion.
Most fans online wanted to see the artists who "dissed the Y·Y director" live stream aboard a private plane.
If the pair from New York ended up winning, that event would be no more than an illusion.
There were conspiracy theories online, with some fans believing that Y·Y might deliberately let the New York singer win the championship to save expenses.
While Yan Yan was asleep, an exceptionally popular poll appeared online.
The question was straightforward, asking whether you think Y·Y would really manipulate the situation behind the scenes to let the "diss track" from New York win the final popularity championship.
After arriving at Rockefeller Center today, some were even ready to place bets on this issue.
In the end, the hip-hop artist at the New York store followed the president’s advice and dropped out of the competition.
They had little chance of winning to begin with; if they had actually won, apart from proving Y·Y’s behind-the-scenes manipulation, they would have been overwhelmed by the spit of countless fans who wanted the live stream and the chance to fly to New York on a private plane. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
But by directly withdrawing from the competition at the request of the fan club president,
It was certainly a bit disappointing for this hip-hop singer-songwriter ranked tenth.
As fans, besides wanting to win that cash prize, they also very much wanted to directly face Y·Y’s creative director and thoroughly diss the person in question.
This was originally considered a unique "honor" for the first place winner.
But now that Yan Yan was already in New York, and had just happened to come to the store at Rockefeller Center,
It was worth wondering whether the hip-hop artist from New York could fulfill their wish to thoroughly berate Y·Y’s creative director right now.
Evil Spirit had just squeezed through to inform the president that the creative director had agreed.
But for safety’s sake, Nate felt he should still come over to confirm things in person.
There were already many people at the scene, but they were all well-organized, not swarming after knowing that the creative director of Y·Y had arrived.
Maintaining good order, so as not to give the police a chance to halt tomorrow’s reopening, had been discussed and agreed upon in online fan communities before everyone arrived.
After hearing this, Yan Yan had the feeling that these people were even more eager to see Y·Y’s shoes release go smoothly the next day than she was.
Fan clubs, Yan Yan had heard of them, of course; many big and small stars had fan clubs, often with impressive names like "Global Support Team."
But an organized and disciplined fan club for a fashion brand was something Yan Yan had never encountered before.
How did these fans, who liked cool running, tattoos, and extreme sports, manage to achieve even greater unanimity than major stars’ fan clubs?
With so many people, yet all following directions to the letter, it was really quite surprising.
Yan Yan had always known that the Y·Y brand was very popular in the United States, but this was her first direct experience of the brand’s level of popularity.
Seeing is indeed believing. Although it was her own brand, she still felt full of surprise after this personal experience.
Yan Yan was in a very good mood, so good that she felt she would relish any criticism, no matter how harsh.
Yan Yan saw no reason to refuse a fan’s impulse to "scold" her.
If it hadn’t been for the earlier mix-up, today could definitely be considered one of the happiest days for Yan Yan in recent years.
After getting unabashedly well-rested, her chemistry with her boyfriend had reached new heights, and then there was the abundant energy she had received from her fans.
This was simply the most perfect way to start a wonderful day.
The president of the fan club sat for a while and then left, now that the creative director was indeed ready for another round of scolding.
Before the grand opening tomorrow, fans inside the flagship store at Rockefeller Center could naturally enjoy the performance of the hip-hop artist whom he had persuaded to step in—an enjoyable prospect.
The interior of the flagship store was ready, but before the opening, it was impossible to reveal the mystery.
If Yan Yan were to do so, Ye Mo would be the first to come and argue with her about it.
Since showing it inside was out of the question, the scolding would have to happen in the open air of the sunken plaza.
But now the plaza was so crowded, it was hard to imagine clearing space for a performance.
As Yan Yan looked out the window again, she realized that even with her own presence on-site, she had underestimated the impressive uniformity of Y·Y’s fanbase.
Within a minute of the president leaving the restaurant, the fans had left a circular space with a radius of almost a meter in the middle of the plaza, and from the restaurant where Yan Yan was, they had even carved out a pathway wide enough for one person to pass.
Had she not seen it with her own eyes, Yan Yan would have believed it to be the work of computer-generated effects.
After seeing this path, Yan Yan had no desire to eat anymore; she went straight out of the restaurant to seek out the scolding.
If not now, then when?
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