Elite headquarters at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 27th Street in midtown Manhattan.
The elevator door leading directly to the top floor of ELite's office area opened, and when she saw the figure of a certain man, Grace Crepp, who had been waiting outside the door for a while, immediately stepped forward, her voice filled with a softness that she was unconscious of. : "Good afternoon, Simon."
Simon looked at the intellectual woman in front of him who was wearing a beige bottoming shirt, white casual pants and small high heels, full of OL vibes. He opened his arms and hugged Grace who couldn't help but hugged her. When they separated, he didn't forget to whisper into the woman's ear: " It smells good, I like it.”
The specially prepared perfume can get his approval, and everything immediately feels worth it.
Knowing that she was hopeless, Grace no longer tried to hide it. She blushed and gently held the man's arm. At the same time, she did not forget to signal to the other women who had just followed her, including the housekeeper Angre David. Si, Grace Nichols, the female CEO of the Victoria's Secret brand, and the last girl whom Simon had a slight impression of but couldn't name for a while.
Grace and the other men briefly greeted Angre and Nicholls. Sensing his doubts, she took the initiative and said, "This is Emma Treston. Simon, have you forgotten?"
Simon then remembered.
Last year, she was one of the three girls who was picked up by the djinn after going to a nightclub. Grace mentioned it last time.
Looking again at the moment, I saw that the woman in front of me was wearing a light pink autumn and winter knitted long skirt. She had a tall figure, curves, and a hot temperament. She was more fragile than the first impression, and had a bit of a strong lady temperament. She had really changed a lot, but she still liked Simon. With a soft face and a glance at the woman's chest, she remembered that she was a young mother with a daughter who was only about 1 year old.
Emma Treston let the man in front of her look at her for a moment, then stepped forward slightly and said, "Good afternoon, Simon."
"Hello," Simon just nodded slightly, and then said, "Go and do your work, you don't need to be here anymore."
When Emma Treston heard the man chasing them away, her expression suddenly became a little more disappointed. She glanced at Grace and saw her winking at her, so she could only step away and let the man and Grace walk together. A restaurant is ready here.
Simon's current status is not suitable for going to public restaurants, and he actually doesn't like to show his face. This time he made an appointment with Grace to have lunch, so he sent a housekeeper to bring a small team over in advance, and arranged the dining location directly at the Elite headquarters. This will inevitably lead to some trouble. But Simon doesn't care, and neither does Grace. As for the expenses, it doesn't matter, so of course there is no problem.
After everyone entered the small restaurant and sat down, Simon looked at Grace next to him and asked, "What did you do with dragging her here just now?"
Grace rolled her eyes slightly: "Simon, if you say this, Emma will be very sad if she hears it. Moreover, you gave her to me to build her last year, and you have always wanted to see the results. I just felt like How about it?"
Simon nodded: "Not bad."
Grace beat the snake and followed the stick: "Then give her a spot in this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show?"
One of the main topics of this lunch was to discuss the restart of the Victoria's Secret Show with the female CEO of Victoria's Secret and another Grace. As for why it was put on Elite's side, on the one hand Simon didn't want to arrange extra time, and on the other hand , naturally also prefers Elite.
After the big show restarts, most of the angel spots will definitely go to Elites.
Hearing what Grace said, Simon nodded: "As long as her conditions are okay."
"Of course there is no problem," Grace said with a smile: "Although she is a little older, after half a year of shaping and maintaining, Emma is now no worse than those eighteen-year-old girls. Ha, she has even more advantages. .”
Simon took the napkin handed over by the housekeeper and laid it out, and asked casually: "How is the reputation? It will be a little embarrassing if the audience doesn't know who she is then?"
"How long has it been since you paid attention to the fashion world," Grace said slightly resentfully, and then added: "There are not many people who don't know about Emma Treston, who has been on six covers for six consecutive months."
Simon smiled and shook his head slightly: "You are too partial, aren't you? Other girls won't make trouble with you?"
"It's useless to make trouble. I said it was you who arranged it."
Simon could only smile when he saw the playful look on the woman next to him when she spoke.
In fact, this is what the fashion industry is like.
There are countless girls with model bodies and temperaments in this world, and the few who can eventually become famous basically grab enough media resources through various means.
Just like Ella Macpherson, another graphic model who became famous in the 1980s, who had a similar style to Emma Treston at that time. It was because she hooked up with the international creative director and chief photographer of "ELLE" magazine He studied under Gilles Bensimon, and then brushed dozens of issues of "ELLE" without landing an issue for six consecutive years, and he suddenly became a first-line editor.
Grace casually said that she had been on six covers in six months in a row. Such resources would definitely make those young models who are crazy about becoming famous do anything.
After chatting for a while, when the man next to her turned to Nichols, Grace winked at the housekeeper who had set the tableware and was about to leave. Angre also returned a look of confirmation and turned around to walk out of the room.
Regarding the upcoming Victoria’s Secret show, it is still in the initial stages of preparation, which is why Simon did not hold any formal meetings.
After casual chatting with Grace Nichols, and having seen the plan given here in advance, the general direction was quickly finalized.
The restarted Victoria's Secret show will be held for three consecutive years, namely 'Welcoming the Millennium' in 1999, 'Cross-Century' in 2000 and 'New Millennium' in 2001. The titles are different, but the core is actually similar, they are all carrying forward the past and opening up the future. However, using such a relatively grand slogan is definitely not without purpose. It can greatly enhance the style of the Victoria's Secret show, marketing a simple fashion event into a social event, and thus attracting wider attention.
While chatting like this, the housekeeper quickly brought lunch to everyone with the waitress.
Simon didn't pay much attention until the housekeeper personally brought a tray with a cup of milk and placed it in his hand. It was nothing at first, but Grace Nichols across the street saw it and politely said to the housekeeper: "Ms. Davis, can you give me a glass of milk too?"
These words caused a brief lull in the atmosphere in the room, and the housekeeper nodded quickly: "Okay."
Then turned and left.
Simon remained calm, picked up the cup at hand and took a sip, but Grace beside him suppressed a smile.
Grace Nichols clearly never understood anything, and the conversation quickly continued until lunch was over.
After sending Nichols off first, Grace took Simon to the lounge next door and sat on the sofa together before finally laughing: "How was it?"
Simon hugged the woman's soft waist and refused to answer the question. He just asked, "Has the little guy been naughty during this time?"
"Very naughty," Grace didn't pursue her. She knew that the man would be annoyed if she talked too much. She put her arms around the man's neck and changed into a more comfortable position, and followed softly: "And I miss daddy."
Simon joked: "Did you think about it or did he?"
Grace's eyes were watery: "I think about it."
"Don't be like this, you are too cooperative and you are moodless."
The woman obeyed and nodded: "Well, he thought about it."
Simon curled his lips: "Then I'll go take a look tonight."
"Um."
"There's no need to call Bryce anymore. It would be bad if you were discovered."
"I really didn't yell. She always came up to her and said privately that she would go crazy sooner or later. One time she even encouraged me to force Rita and Mike to break up. She was obviously really crazy."
"Then we will do it secretly without informing her."
Grace smiled: "What if I'm really crazy?"
"That's better than jumping into the Hudson after getting busted, right?"
Grace came over and pecked Simon on the lips: "I didn't expect you would still think about her?"
"You misunderstood, it's not because of her, it's because of you. I don't want to put the mother of my child into an embarrassing situation that she can't handle."
"Um… "
After a softer chuckle, the conversation paused.
I don't know how long it took before Simon continued to say to the woman in his arms, "It's almost time. I have to leave."
Grace reluctantly tightened her arms around the man's neck, but said, "Give me some more time, and I'll ask the girls to come up and say hello to you."
"Meeting at two o'clock," Simon looked at his watch: "I'll leave it for ten minutes at most, but it's all for you, so don't call them."
Grace blushed and nodded, but she still said, "You should be going to Sundance this weekend, right? I'll arrange for them to go there together?"
Simon was confused: "Huh?"
"You can't always favor those oriental girls," Grace raised her face from the man's chest: "Qusi and the others have been left out by you for a long time."
After thinking about it, Simon realized that it seemed that it was indeed a bit. He could only say: "I said, if they want to leave, they can leave at any time."
"They won't leave easily," Grace shook her head: "It's not like you don't know what the environment is like in the fashion industry. If they leave you, they will lose too much, and their status will fall directly."
Simon shook his head: "You know, I won't suppress them just because they left, and you shouldn't do that either."
"The question is not whether you know it or not. Once they leave, other girls who still have your personal label will not be polite and will immediately take away all their resources. Because you are a big backer, they happen to be able to do this. ." Grace said and laughed again: "The result is that although everyone knows that this circle is very chaotic, the girls with your label are all very honest even if I don't have to keep an eye on them, because there are people around them. There are countless pairs of eyes staring at you. Once you do something you shouldn't do, you will immediately give up a certain label automatically, and even if you don't care, the consequences will be more serious than if you leave voluntarily."
Simon thought for a moment and smiled: "Why does it sound like a group of people's prisoner's dilemma?"
Grace blinked and said with a bit of ridicule: "Why do you react like this? It's such a mess. What's the prisoner's dilemma?"
"What's wrong?"
"You should be proud of yourself."
Simon nodded: "Okay, I'm very proud."
Even so, for Simon, who can summon dozens or hundreds of girls to have a big party at any time if he wants, it really doesn't feel too special.
Even though those girls are all supermodels that are beyond the reach of ordinary people, but from Simon's position, it is still difficult for someone with a doctorate to have any interest in the little red flowers in the kindergarten. What are the expectations? This is not just about honor, but also about the status of the women around him. Whether they are supermodels or top actresses, in Simon's eyes they are not much different from ordinary girls, because if he wants, Simon can even use resources to achieve success at any time. Lots of land were created to create a bunch of them.
Therefore, Simon now basically doesn't care about women's status, and focuses more on whether they match his own aesthetic taste.
"It's so pretentious," Grace criticized, then returned to the matter she just mentioned: "Then, I will let them go over the weekend, and besides, there are other good girls signed by the company this year?"
Simon did not refuse: "You can arrange it."
After talking and chatting for a while, Simon got up and left Elite's side, rushing to Daenerys' East Coast headquarters on 66th Street in the Upper West Side. At two o'clock in the afternoon, there was a meeting with the top executives of the television department.
The other side.
It's often the words from the upper class that cause many people to lose their legs.
Simon briefly finalized the decision with Grace Nichols, the female CEO of Victoria's Secret, during lunch. Starting from this Monday afternoon, the entire huge team of the Victoria's Secret brand and its parent company LTD began to operate.
First of all, the new Victoria’s Secret Show official website is officially launched.
Later, in the evening, the official Victoria's Secret website, the Igret portal and some evening newspapers announced the news of the long-speculated restart of the Victoria's Secret show.
Public opinion exploded immediately.
For the fashion circle, the Victoria's Secret shows that have been held for several consecutive years have not only impacted the traditional marketing model of the fashion industry to a great extent, but also made it possible to pass the news through magazine covers, brand shows and even romantic relationships with entertainment celebrities. Countless models seeking careers through scandals have gained a publicity platform that is enough to become famous overnight, making them extremely popular.
For the media, especially the fashion media, compared to those top luxury brands that are still aloof with their style, a Victoria's Secret show can bring everyone hot topics for a whole year, and then year after year . So you can imagine how deeply everyone resented a certain super-rich man when the show came to an abrupt end.
In the eyes of the general public, the Victoria's Secret show is a top-notch visual feast for both men and women.
As for the most intuitive Victoria’s Secret brand involved in this show, the benefits are even more immediate.
The share price of LTD, the parent company of Victoria's Secret, rose by as much as 20% the day after the news was announced. At the end of the day, the share price rose by 15.3% in a single day, and the market value soared from US$31.7 billion before the opening to US$36.6 billion. Dollar. The news of a big show brought a company a book value increase of nearly 5 billion US dollars in one day. You can also imagine the magic possessed by a legendary show.
On the other hand, the skyrocketing share price of LTD has further aroused public opinion and made all parties more eager to restart the show, which will not be officially launched until the end of the year.