Manhattan, which is getting colder in autumn, has a warm atmosphere during this time, mainly because a large number of supermodels gathered in the Big Apple to prepare for the approaching fifth Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.
As the last session of the first phase of the Super Bowl of the fashion industry, this show has attracted almost extensive follow-up from global media. Therefore, in addition to the tall people with long legs who are easy to encounter during this period in Manhattan, the Big Apple area The number of paparazzi has also increased significantly, and as a result, a large number of media pages have reported on this Victoria's Secret show, and related topics have reached the highest level of popularity.
On the other hand, the official also officially announced the specific schedule of the show a few days ago.
This year's event will be held on November 9th. At the same time, in order to leave more time for the later stage, the TV broadcast time is scheduled for November 18th.
Brooklyn.
Victoria's Secret's studio here has been converted into a temporary show venue for rehearsals.
As the date of the big show gets closer, the rehearsal schedule here is getting tighter. Almost every day, the big goblins of the Victoria's Secret Army and some guests appear here, which naturally attracts groups of paparazzi reporters to stay here.
At noon, the Victoria's Secret angels came out of the studio one after another after working all morning and went to a nearby restaurant to have a meal, and the surrounding paparazzi also gathered around them.
"Linda, your good friend Naomi still failed to participate in the Victoria's Secret show this time. Do you have anything to say about this... Hey, Linda, Linda..."
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"Qusi, "Jumanji" will be released soon. After this show, do you plan to focus on developing your career as an actor?"
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"Roberta, I heard that Stalker has been pestering you recently and attracted the police. Is this true? Well, regarding the heroine of "Terminator 3", it is rumored that Disney has given up on you. What do you think of this? ?”
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"As the last Victoria's Secret show, Cindy, how do you feel about it... In addition, in Hollywood, after "Fair Game", you don't seem to have made any new attempts. Is it because of the failure of "Fair Game" Too tragic?"
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"Stephanie, Guns N' Roses will also be a guest at this Victoria's Secret show. Have you and Aikoso met during this time?"
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Studio entrance.
Linda Evangelista, Cindy Crawford, Nancy Goff, Stephanie Seymour, Paulina Preskova, Roberta Chilko and many more The celebrities went out one after another, which attracted the paparazzi to press the shutters frantically, along with all kinds of mild, sharp or critical questions.
This is actually a win-win situation in which both parties deceive and tacitly agree.
It is far less easy for the modeling industry to strive for exposure than for actors and singers. When it comes to big events that can be reported to the media platform openly, people with a little bit of brains will try their best to fight for it. Therefore, even Victoria’s Secret provides models who come to participate in rehearsals. For work meals, the big fairies still take the initiative to go out.
It was in this atmosphere that Jian Xin and Tao Yuelei followed a group of great fairies and left the studio.
Regarding the lively scenes outside the gate, the two women had experienced it these days and were not panicked. When the paparazzi raised their cameras towards them, they cooperated accordingly according to the training they had received in advance. However, compared to other highly sought-after goblins, the two Chinese girls attracted much less attention.
The two women are not disappointed about this. After all, by being able to be on the Victoria's Secret T stage, they have surpassed almost all their Chinese counterparts who work hard in the West.
What's more, the two women also have some other confidence.
Of course it was a certain man.
Of course, after they met, apart from the first time, in the past few months, they had only met him at the Anna Sui catwalk last month, and they hadn't even spoken a few words. Moreover, the two women also discovered that even if It's just that there are actually a lot of women in the circle around him, but what does it matter
Simon Westeros's lover is something that many women in this world could not ask for.
Without being surrounded by paparazzi, the two women easily got into a car parked on the roadside. A waitress who had been silently following the two women got into the passenger seat. The female guard on the driver's seat asked, "Proficiently." Departure from ground.
Although they deliberately went out just to show off their faces, when they really wanted to eat, the two women didn't want to be disturbed, so they walked a little further and came to an Italian restaurant a few streets away that had reserved a seat in advance.
Unexpectedly, I was led to my seat by the waiter, and I immediately saw two other models who were also participating in the rehearsal today, Roberta Chilko and another Victoria's Secret Angel Anneliese Thurbert.
Seeing Jian Xin, Roberta and Anneliese, who had also just sat down, were slightly surprised, but quickly stood up to greet them.
After a few brief greetings, Roberta opened the invitation first, and finally everyone gathered around the same dining table.
Then there was some inexplicable embarrassment.
You know, both Roberta and Anneliese are models under Ford. Ford and Elite are almost mortal enemies in the same industry. They were once at odds in the 1980s, but things have gotten better in recent years. The main reason is that Ford has declined and Elite has declined. But it is getting more and more prosperous.
However, the two girls did not dare to look down upon Roberta and Anneliese. Both models are at the top level, especially Roberta. With her performance in "Spectre", she has become a top model in recent months. Hot.
As for Jian Xin, not to mention their non-mainstream Chinese identities, they are just rookies who have just debuted in the coffee position. If certain factors are not considered, they have nothing to offer in front of the two already successful seniors. .
The four girls ordered their meals and continued chatting for a while. Jian Xin and Tao Yuelei soon realized that the reason why the two girls were so warm to them was obviously because of a certain man.
In this circle, certain things are actually easy to distinguish. You just need to see whether there are female Wei family guards around them. So much so that occasionally there would even be cases where some young actors and models who wanted to be successful would deliberately hire some girls to pretend to be the female guards of the Wei family.
Although in most cases, these maids and guards do not wear uniforms seriously and look similar to ordinary assistants. After all, even Simon is not stupid enough to deliberately be high-profile. He just likes the maids to wear uniforms when they appear around him. Uniforms have also become a custom. But, in the final analysis, the real female guards of the Wei family are actually easy to distinguish.
What's more, if two Oriental rookies who had just come to the United States to work hard had not met a noble person, they would probably not have been able to walk on the Victoria's Secret T stage where every position was taken away.
Even though they understood each other's intentions, Jian Xin and the two girls still behaved appropriately. After chatting about their feelings about the theme of the morning rehearsal, Jian Xin said again: "Yue Lei and I have both seen your performance in Spectre. Roberta, to be honest, it’s so amazing. I heard that you will participate in "Terminator 3", has this been confirmed?"
Hearing Jian Xin mention this again like the paparazzi did before, Roberta still showed some disappointment even though she concealed it well. She shook her head and said, "Disney is still considering it."
Jian Xin and the two girls didn't know much about Hollywood, but they roughly understood something from Roberta's expression.
Speaking of which, Roberta Chilko has also been troubled by this matter in recent months.
Arnold Schwarzenegger obtained the authorization for the third part of "Terminator" from Daenerys and Fox, and quickly cooperated with Disney. As a green light project personally intervened by parent company Vivendi, "Terminator 3" "Preparations have been ongoing, and the script has been completed, and it has been determined that the biggest villain of the third film will be a female Terminator.
Then, the problem comes.
Although Roberta's performance in "Spectre" is remarkable, she only participated in this movie after all, and her total appearance time was less than 10 minutes.
As a super blockbuster with a budget destined to exceed 100 million, both Disney management and Vivendi believe that her popularity and status are not enough to be qualified as a female terminator. You know, unlike "007: The Ghost" A minor supporting role in "Party", this time the female Terminator is definitely the number one heroine, the one who will go head-to-head with Schwarzenegger.
Therefore, after the initial contact, Disney cooled down.
The most helpless and even angry thing is that Disney has not given a complete rejection answer, only saying that it will consider it. Then, he just hung her up like this and continued to release news that triggered discussions in the media. After all, although she is considered to be insufficiently qualified, the 5th Victoria's Secret will be held immediately after 007. Her popularity in the fashion circle combined with rumors of being the heroine of "Terminator" still attracts the audience's attention.
This is enough to keep "Terminator 3" hot in the media.
Of course Roberta also took the initiative to fight for it.
During the Paris Fashion Week some time ago, Roberta was introduced to meet Jean-Marie Messier, the head of Vivendi, at a party. The powerful middle-aged man expressed great respect for her. Not only did she mess around with her at the party, but she also invited her back to her residence to chat with her.
However, when Roberta tried to talk about "Terminator 3" with the other party, the topic was always avoided.
Roberta is not a rookie. There are too many people in this circle who want to take advantage of things without making promises. The other party has no intention of letting go. Even if she is willing to make some exchanges for this opportunity, she will not do it easily. Stick it up, men always need to hang it.
In the following days of Paris Fashion Week, she also received a call from the other party's assistant and had another dinner, but the other party still only talked about other things, and Roberta understood completely.
Now, barring a miracle, she is probably unlikely to get this chance.
Every time I think about it, I feel so confused that I want to go crazy.
You know, after her amazing supporting role in "Spectre", if she can get the leading role in "Terminator 3", two super blockbusters will be enough for her to gain a foothold in Hollywood, and the competition in the fashion industry is so fierce. The career lifespan of a model is notoriously short. In addition, even the Victoria's Secret Show, which is the easiest way for models to get promoted, will be suspended. She missed the opportunity of "Terminator 3" and her future is simply uncertain.
While chatting with Jian Xin like this, a certain thought that had always been in Roberta's heart couldn't help but arise again.
When she got the role of the female killer in "Spectre", it was said that Westeros personally appointed her. She thought that the man would be interested in him, and she was mentally prepared to become Simon with that man's dazzling level. ·Being a lover in Westeros is nothing to be ashamed of.
However, the filming of the movie started, the movie was released, the movie was canceled, and the popularity of the movie almost disappeared. From the beginning to the end, he did not show any special expression to her.
Roberta Chilko also tried a curve strategy, trying to break into a smaller circle close to him in the circle, namely Nadja Allman, Tracy Gauff, Fernanda Lima That small group of hobgoblins then gain more access to Simon Westeros.
It's a pity that that small circle is very exclusive, and they are obviously on guard against outsiders like her who have special intentions.
This is also easy to understand.
After all, there is only one man, and a group of goblins is no longer enough. How can outsiders be allowed to enter easily.
Now, the two oriental girls who looked like nestlings in front of her gave Roberta hope again. After deliberately getting close to each other, the lunch was over and both parties seemed to have nothing to talk about.
After settling the bill and walking out together, Roberta Chilko said to Jian Xin casually: "Jian, and Tao, how about going shopping together tomorrow and Saturday?"
When you are wandering in a foreign country, you always instinctively hope to have more friends.
Even though she was vaguely aware of Roberta's possible thoughts, Jian Xin hesitated a little and said, "Okay, but we will only be free in the afternoon and we have to take a group of photos in the morning."
Roberta suddenly felt envious again.
Being able to schedule work to Saturday means that Elite attaches great importance to these two girls, or, to be more precise, it should be that the man attaches great importance to these two girls.
Thinking like this, his expression remained calm, and he didn't ask more questions about the photo. He just said happily: "Okay, then in the afternoon. In addition, we can go to Broadway to watch a play together in the evening. Simon personally participated in the scriptwriting at the beginning of last year. The stage version of "The Man Is From Earth" just opened recently, and I heard it has received very good reviews."
Jian Xin originally wanted to refuse the play after hearing it. Although the two girls had been taking English classes, they felt that such a high-end play might not be understandable. When Robert added that "This Man is from Earth" was written by Simon himself, he became interested and nodded in agreement.
He said that he had already left the restaurant.
Roberta and Anneliese drove by themselves, and they couldn't help but feel a little envious when they saw Jian Xin's car.
Although on the model ranking list of the fashion section of the Igret Portal, both Roberta and Annelies have reached the 'Supermodel' level, but the number of supermodels in the circle is inevitably a bit large. Correspondingly, Except for the top group, the income of those behind will inevitably shrink.
In short, they cannot afford to hire a full-time driver, and they can only share the assistant provided by Ford when needed.
In fact, with the income of two women, spending tens of thousands of dollars a year to hire a personal assistant is more than enough at least for now. But the problem is that the career of modeling comes and goes too fast. This year, I may make a million dollars a year, and next year It may have expired quickly, but it cannot be consumed for a long time.
After all, I still have no money!
On the other side, when the car was farther away, Tao Yuelei glanced at Roberta and the two girls who had just gotten into the car in the rearview mirror, and said to Jian Xin: "Xinxin, don't you think they are approaching us on purpose?"
Jian Xin took out the makeup mirror from her Hermès bag and simply touched up her makeup while saying, "Of course I know."
"Then you still..."
"We also need friends," Jian Xin applied lip gloss, paused, and continued: "During this period, you must have discovered that even Tracy Gauff and the others are actually Simon's women, and they They have no intention of accepting us, so why don’t we establish our own small circle.”
Among the three oriental girls, 22-year-old Tao Yuelei is the oldest, but she is the most reserved. She has the softness and grace of a Jiangnan girl. After hearing Jian Xin's words, the girl seems to have some enlightenment, but she is also unwilling to go in a certain direction. To think.
Seeing that she was silent, Jian Xin glanced sideways and couldn't help but curl her lips: "What's the point of being embarrassed? The three of us were together for the first time, and Momo is not here now. If we add two more, maybe we can Ask Simon to pay more attention to us. We haven’t seen each other for several months. Now I’m worried that Simon will suddenly forget about us. Don’t you feel this way?”
Tao Yuelei didn't speak for a while.
Jian Xin seemed to understand what she was thinking and said: "If you want to break off the relationship with Simon, it is actually very simple. Ms. Davis talked to us at the beginning. You only need to send the maids and guards around you to leave. However, Yuelei, have you ever thought about whether we can still survive in this circle after leaving Simon and being helpless? Well, maybe we can continue to survive, but it’s not like you haven’t seen him in the past six months. What is the state of this circle? There are few people around us who are vegetarians. At that time, if you want to get a job, win endorsements, or even want a set of beautiful photos, you will need to be constantly attracted by those company bosses and designers. The photographer even took advantage of them and even went to bed with them. Rather than doing this, it would be better to just be Simon's lover. I don't think you don't understand such a simple truth."
Tao Yuelei continued to be silent for a while, and finally asked: "Xinxin, do you want to end it when?"
"Of course, you also know that the company's plan for us focuses on China. Just like tomorrow's set of photos, it will be published in some Chinese media to warm us up. In addition to Jill's investment share, I I also plan to work as a model while trying to create my own fashion brand. As you know, I am studying fashion design. Although, it is only a vocational high school. However, there are very powerful professional colleges here in New York. I definitely couldn’t get into it before. , but now, there is Simon. I am optimistic about the goal, Parsons School of the Arts. I heard that many top designers are from this school. In short, I will study for a few years and start my own business. Even if I leave him in the future , I can continue to live a good life.”
Tao Yuelei was a little confused after hearing what Jian Xin said.
From childhood to adulthood, at least until she is 22 years old, she has been going smoothly, so she does not have a clear goal in life.
After Jian Xin put on her makeup, she saw that Tao Yuelei was still in a daze and said with a smile: "If you don't know what to do, then just be my partner. After all, among the three of us, you, a college student, have the highest academic qualifications. Although, civil engineering Engineering, well, why did you, a girl, want to study civil engineering in the first place?"
"My dad helped me choose it. He's a bridge engineer."
"Tsk... forget it, he's better than Momo and I anyway, let's start a business together."
Tao Yuelei still hesitated, mainly because she was worried that she would not be able to help Jian Xin and would instead become a burden.
Jian Xin quickly came over, hugged her waist affectionately, and said with a smile: "There's no need to hesitate, it's settled. We are good sisters. We were, hehe, wedded to our blood as a ally."