"We have been developing abroad, but we didn't expect that we suddenly became celebrities in China. Listen... China said that many media have been reporting on our participation in Victoria's Secret recently. Ms. Crepp also talked to us. We have talked about it and plan to return us to China in the near future. They have arranged a lot of work for us and we may be busy until the Spring Festival."
"This is the advantage of being backed by a large brokerage company. Otherwise, of course no one knows what you did."
"Simon, do you want to go there during the Chinese New Year? It's very lively?"
"It depends on the schedule. I'm very busy recently."
While Simon and Jian Xin were chatting, two black helicopters had landed on the helipad by the East River.
After getting off the helicopter with the four girls who had spent the weekend with him in East Hampton, he said a final cordial farewell and sent them to the car before Simon himself drove to the Westeros headquarters in Rockefeller Center in Midtown. .
Today I am going to discuss with James Raybould and the person in charge of Cersei Capital the response strategies before and after the new technology bubble burst, including some recent IPOs or bond issuance operations of companies related to the Westeros system, and the hedge fund team’s efforts during this period. Hedging strategies over time and the game of old money capital from various parties liaising with Richard Mellon Scaife at various levels including Washington.
Frankly speaking, no matter how the situation develops next, the Westeros system is already invincible.
The first is the hedge fund side.
Simon began to reduce the scale of hedging very early, and will only be more conservative in the future. It is expected to control hedging funds involving new technology fields within US$2 billion. Therefore, in the worst case scenario, the funds will only be lost, which is of no concern to the huge Westeros system.
The main reason is that with the current size of the Westeros system, there is no need to take various risks anymore, and upright development is the right way.
Secondly, there will be subsequent IPOs of companies related to the Westeros system such as Instagram and LinkedIn, as well as the issuance of long-term bonds of up to US$5 billion by Daenerys Entertainment Group in December. These are still aimed at hoarding as much funds as possible to provide Prepare for bargain hunting after the economic cycle turns in the future.
Third, it is a game with the Mellon family, Tiger Management and other capital forces that are currently bearish on technology stocks.
After the U.S. election in early November, both parties in the United States stopped insisting on certain things in order to avoid major economic shocks during the election year, which gave both bulls and shorts room for free operations.
At present, all parties are in the stage of laying the groundwork and building positions, and it is expected that it will break out around the New Year.
Simon originally planned to sit on the sidelines and at most only make some operations based on the needs of the interests of the Westeros system. As Richard Mellon Scaife contacted a large number of old money capital to short-sell the new technology industry, Simon also took advantage of the trend and planned to use this game to attack the old money capital in the United States and further consolidate the Westeros system in Washington. and influence in various fields such as the media circle.
When Simon arrived at Rockefeller Center to start his day's work, Jane and her two daughters, Roberta and Annelise, who belonged to different brokerage companies, parted ways and soon arrived at the Elite headquarters at the intersection of 27th Street and Fifth Avenue in Midtown.
As soon as they entered the company, Amanda Lane, the agent in charge of the two women, took them to Grace's office.
After greeting the female head of ELite, who was not seen very often, but still felt that her temperament had changed in some way recently, Jian Xin and the two girls had just sat down when Grace said: "An Chenchen, the person in charge of Elite in China, News, China Central Television will conduct an interview with you two. The time is scheduled at two o'clock this afternoon. I think you two know the status of this TV station in China better than I do, so you can prepare immediately. Let’s hold a video conference with An first, and then prepare the materials the other party needs.”
After Grace finished speaking, she handed another piece of information she had compiled to the two women. Seeing that they were still in a daze, she motioned to the agent Amanda next to her to take the information, and then looked at the two women with a smile: "Do you have any more questions? ?”
There are too many questions.
The biggest question is, how can two young models of mine be on CCTV
Even though many Chinese media have interviewed or reported on them during this period, the two girls have never imagined this. After all, they certainly know what CCTV means in China.
Hearing Grace's question, Jian Xin reacted first and asked: "Gray, what kind of program is this interview?"
"It seems to be a news program. You can greet her later. She knows better."
Isn't it "Xinwen Lianbo"
Then it’s even more important to go to heaven.
Seeing the two girls' stunned expressions, Grace had no intention of accompanying them in shock. She took a nearby document, opened it, and rushed to the meeting room downstairs: "Go to the conference room downstairs. If you have any questions, ask them yourself. Since You all know this is a great opportunity, don’t blow it.”
When the two girls heard what Grace said, even though they were still full of doubts, they had no choice but to stand up.
The head of the Chinese branch of Elite Model Agency headquartered in Shanghai is named An Xiaohan. She is a rather fashionable short-haired woman in her early thirties. She has contacted Jian Xin and the others several times before. When the two women came with their agent Amanda Arriving at a conference room downstairs, An Xiaohan was already waiting online.
After a detailed introduction, I realized that it was not a news broadcast, but CCTV's comprehensive news information program "Eastern Time and Space" at 7 o'clock in the morning.
The two women were not disappointed at all.
At this stage, the popularity of "Eastern Time and Space" in the country is basically the same as that of the morning "News Network", and it is also not something that anyone can show their face to.
In short, Jian Xin was already thinking about notifying her relatives and friends in China to pay attention. Compared with the side reports, the two of them would really become big celebrities in China, at least in the domestic model circle. It is impossible for anyone to compare with them.
I couldn't help but inquire.
An Xiaohan did not hide anything, saying that this was the opportunity that Miss Chen had won for them.
Chen Qing.
I know this, but I haven't met him yet. I mainly heard about it from Jill Peckett and Zhu Momo who are in China.
She is indeed a very powerful woman.
Although I didn’t know if I would be able to get a few minutes of appearance in the end, it was a very busy day afterwards.
The theme of CCTV's report on them is to take advantage of this Victoria's Secret show to promote Chinese girls to the world and conquer major fashion weeks and Victoria's Secret runways. The core is of course to win glory for the country.
Barabara.
The interview in the afternoon lasted for two hours, recording conversations, exchanging materials, etc. After the end, there was a video conference with the Chinese side to discuss the follow-up public relations strategy accompanying this interview. When I reacted, I discovered that the person in charge of the Chinese side, An Xiaohan, stayed up all night just to be with them.
In this way, I didn't return to my residence in the Upper West Side until about six o'clock in the evening.
The two girls took a bath together, had dinner, and then huddled in front of the TV on time to wait for the fifth Victoria's Secret Show, which will be broadcast on ABC tonight.
This is key.
Eating an apple salad that was deliberately cut into small pieces to avoid overdosing with Tao Yuelei, looking at the last commercial before the Victoria's Secret show on the TV screen, Jian Xin said: "If you know about this, Momo will definitely be in the country." Crazy with envy.”
Tao Yuelei held the glass bowl carefully and said, "Momo is participating in Zhang's movie. It's not like you don't know that movie stars have much better development prospects than us models."
"Simon just let her show up in that movie. Do you remember what Simon and Roberta said yesterday? Models are not so easy to get along in the movie industry, not to mention Momo is so tall. And, hey, now We have already left Simon, and the future is even more uncertain."
Tao Yuelei sensed Jian Xin's gloating, remembered something, and asked, "You flashed Momo's name on purpose this morning, right? She told us most of the things we were reported by the media in China."
Jian Xin paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes, Xiaolei, didn't you realize that the two of us are just right? It's in our best interest if Simon forgets Momo."
Tao Yuelei hesitated for a moment, but still didn't say anything.
Jian Xin looked at Tao Yuelei's expression and realized that she had figured it out. She curved her lips and leaned over to kiss her on the face.
on the television screen.
At eight o'clock, the screen switched to an overlooking shot of the brightly lit New York City. With exciting music and a quick explanation from a male voice, the television broadcast of the fifth Victoria's Secret Fashion Show officially began. The two girls in the Upper West Side villa immediately put away their Their minds, like the tens of millions of American viewers watching in front of the TV at this time, are firmly focused on the TV screen.
After the opening, there was a ten-minute montage of six Victoria's Secret spokespersons, getting up, exercising, eating, trying on clothes... and in the last minute of the editing, more Victoria's Secret angels came in, and finally gathered together in Lai. Backstage at the Hinton Avenue Armory.
The six spokespersons are the six biological daughters of Victoria's Secret, so of course there is no comparison.
Fortunately, compared to other Victoria's Secret Angels who passed by in a flash, Jian Xin was very satisfied with the two seconds of focused shots they finally got.
Because this Victoria's Secret show was extended by half an hour, the opening chapter seemed a bit long.
However, at the East Coast headquarters of Daenerys Entertainment, which is also on the Upper West Side, the real-time feedback received by the staff responsible for tracking TV program viewing data is that each perfect ODY has firmly tied the audience's attention, and within ten minutes , after the opening episode's ratings directly broke through the records of the previous four seasons, there was no intention of falling back in the follow-up. When the first theme started, there was another surge in ratings.
This is also true.
The final work of the first phase of the star-studded Victoria's Secret Show, which the gods have assembled, has six themes, and even some additional interviews, behind-the-scenes, etc. compared to previous years, have not become the audience's irritation at all.
High energy throughout.
When the one-and-a-half-hour show ended, the Igret portal quickly released news. It was initially estimated that the average number of viewers in North America for this show would reach more than 50 million, compared with the previous highest average of 38.3 million for the fourth edition. The ratings directly jumped up a lot. Early the next morning, detailed data were released.
The fifth Victoria's Secret Show, which is also the last fashion event in the first stage, ended up with an average audience of 53.7 million viewers and a peak audience of 65.2 million. The ratings for the core audience aged 18 to 49 were astonishingly high that night. 32.6, which is equivalent to 73% of the most valuable advertising groups among 53.7 million viewers paying attention to this TV show.
With the TV broadcast of the big show, the popularity that had cooled down slightly in the previous week has returned to the highest level.
Not only the more than 40 Victoria’s Secret Angels have once again become the focus of the media, but also the sales of Victoria’s Secret brand underwear and Victoria’s Secret show peripherals have increased significantly.
Since this program does not have a film release window limit, the video tape of the show was directly put on the shelves the day after the TV broadcast. At the same time, commemorative edition sets such as the fifth edition collection were also launched. The Amazon e-commerce platform owned by Yigrit, Victoria's Secret all The number of video tapes ordered in the fifth session reached 170,000 in a single day.
Based on online data and offline feedback, it is estimated that the total sales volume of Victoria's Secret Show video products on the second day of the fifth Victoria's Secret Show will be more than 500,000 boxes.
Among them, for the latest fifth Victoria’s Secret Show, total video sales are expected to hit the 20 million box mark again.
As a result, many media couldn't help but tease that Victoria's Secret could switch to media instead of selling underwear. At the same time, more media could not help but regret it. In any case, it was difficult to understand why Simon Westeros wanted to show in Victoria's Secret. Suspending this fashion feast during the peak period is simply not making any money.
There is certainly no shortage of discerning people.
After all, the Fashion Super Bowl is not a real Super Bowl that is full of suspense about the outcome every year. For five consecutive years, all the available tricks have been used. If it continues, it is almost inevitable that the audience will gradually develop aesthetic fatigue. Just like this time, if it weren't for the last gimmick, let alone setting a new ratings record, it would be considered good if it didn't drop compared to previous years.
There are also videotapes.
If it continues for more than ten years and is held every year, the audience's interest in Victoria's Secret Video will inevitably continue to decrease. Now, the fifth session is over, just right. Each session can be regarded as a high-quality product worth collecting. A set of video tapes can be sold for a long time, including various TV stations. If you want to replay it, you have to pay. These are quite a lot. Generous long-term returns.
Some are happy and some are sad.
movie market.
The first week of the Thanksgiving season, which started last week, was just like what some industry media had predicted. The original intention was to grab the box office monster "Wonder Woman 2" before it was released. As expected, the new film also encountered the impact of the TV broadcast of the Victoria's Secret Show.
Throughout the day on Monday, the total single-day box office of all films in the North American film market was only US$3.56 million, a 86% drop from the previous full day of US$23.97 million on Sunday.
It is natural for the box office to plummet on weekdays compared to weekends, but the 86% drop is really shocking. Just the week before, the year-on-year drop on Sunday and Monday was only 73%. Obviously, the sharp drop in box office on November 18th was undoubtedly affected by the TV broadcast of the Victoria's Secret Show.
The Victoria's Secret show is just the beginning.
The following Tuesday and Thursday will be the end of the autumn season of the second season of "American Idol". Because it is the end of the early auditions to determine the top 32 dramas, it is of great significance. It is expected to have an audience of more than 30 million. It cannot be To avoid another impact on the first week of the autumn season.
These are still only secondary.
Wednesday, November 20th.
In Los Angeles, with the strong expectations of movie fans around the world, "Wonder Woman 2" once again chose the Holy Civic Auditorium to hold a grand premiere, announcing the arrival of this latest masterpiece of the DC movie universe.