This year's Oscars after-party has been reimagined.
The Gucci Party was officially renamed Melisandre Party, and even applied for a special trademark. Vanity Fair magazine and Igret Portal were confirmed as official media partners. At the same time, the party location was also changed to the top floor of the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood. Sunset Tower Bar with open interior and spacious terrace.
In addition, invitations to the party are no longer as easy to obtain as before. Melisandre's company's team responsible for the after-party began to identify the invitation list one month in advance. The number of guests will be limited to about 200 people, which is much lower than There were thousands of spectators at the Oscars ceremony.
It can be said that getting an invitation to Melisandre's Oscar after-party is even more difficult than attending the Oscars.
At nine o'clock in the evening, the Oscar Awards ceremony at the Dorothy Chandler Theater in the city center officially ended. Superstars and celebrities with invitations to Melisandre's party rushed to West Hollywood. There is no shortage of places for those who failed to get invitations. On this night, there will be various parties everywhere in Los Angeles, but it is difficult for other parties to gain much media attention from Melisandre's party.
Erin Lauder left the Dorothy Chandler Theater with the cast of "Wonder Woman" and headed straight to Melisandre's party at the Sunset Tower Hotel.
Simon had arranged everything for her in advance, and she did not feel out of place in the unfamiliar circle of Hollywood when she came to Los Angeles alone from New York. There was even a person who was said to be working for Keanu Reeves and Famke Jan. Sen, Sandra Bullock and other top public relations managers at celebrity services discussed with her whether to arrange some media releases.
Although she rejected the other party's suggestion, she couldn't help but have some affection for a certain guy again.
When she arrived at the Sunset Tower Hotel, because she did not want to appear in front of the media, she directly bypassed the reporter photo area and entered the hotel building through other entrances.
The party was very thoughtful in details, and a temporary dressing room was specially prepared for the guests.
A formal dress is required to attend the Oscars, but Melisandre's party was very casual, with no dress requirements, and it was definitely not convenient for the guests to walk around in a long floor-length dress. Many celebrities' dresses are rented, costing tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars. If they get dirty and torn at a party, it will inevitably be distressing.
Eileen Lauder also prepared two outfits. The one she wore for the party was a light blue knee-length dress with an avant-garde style and a business bias. When choosing the outfit, she felt that a certain guy might like it.
After changing clothes, the original dress was put away by his accompanying assistant who arranged it for him. Eileen Lauder finally entered the party. The atmosphere here was very relaxed. Many familiar Hollywood stars gathered together in groups to chat. , and there are also many political and business celebrities she happens to know.
I was looking around, waiting for Famke Janssen, the actor of Wonder Woman, who I had just had a good conversation with, to come up. A woman with a slim figure and a mature and intellectual atmosphere wearing a simple black dress walked up. He came over and reached out to her: "Hello, Miss Lauder, I am Sophia Fessy."
Eileen Lauder just entered the family business after graduating from college last year. However, she also heard her elders talk about various information in the industry.
When I heard the self-introduction of the woman in front of me, I immediately thought of her identity.
Sophia Facey, Chairman and CEO of Melisandre Corporation.
This is a very powerful woman who has built Melisandre Company into a comprehensive luxury goods group in just a few years. Moreover, the other party has a very obvious relationship with Simon Westeros.
"Hello, Ms. Fessy, nice to meet you."
With this in mind, Irene Lauder shook hands with Sophia politely while subconsciously sizing her up.
The first feeling is that this woman's skin is really good. The skin exposed outside the slightly conservative round-neck black dress is smooth, delicate and fair, and seems to be flawless.
It even makes people want to pinch it.
Um.
I don’t know if he ever pinched me.
Sofia let the girl look at her, and also glanced at the light blue dress she was wearing, and smiled: "Is this the latest model that Montana just released some time ago?"
Aileen Lauder was a little surprised and nodded: "Yes, Ms. Fessy, do you know this long skirt?"
Sophia said: "It's a very typical Montana design style. It's bold and avant-garde. It makes you a little more intellectual when you wear it. It fits very well."
"Oh, thank you," Irene Lauder was a little embarrassed. She wanted to compliment the other person's clothes, but she didn't have the same discernment as Sophia. After hesitating for a moment, she still turned the topic to a certain guy in a strange way: "Simon... Will Mr. Westeros come over tonight?”
Sophia's mouth smiled a little more and said: "Of course, but it will take a while."
Just as he was talking, another carefree female voice sounded next to her: "Hi, Sophia."
The two turned around together, and Sofia opened her arms to the girl who came over: "Good evening, Sandy, you are so beautiful tonight."
The person coming was none other than Sandra Bullock.
"Thanks, you too."
"Oh, let me introduce you, this is Miss Eileen Lauder."
Sandra stepped forward and hugged Aileen Lauder gently, and subconsciously asked: "Estee Lauder?"
Irene Lauder nodded and said, "Estee Lauder is my grandmother."
"That's a very legendary woman."
"Thank you. My grandmother has seen your "Run Lola Run" and she likes it very much."
"Oh, ah, you mean..."
"Grandma is 85 years old, but she has always been in good health."
"very nice."
After a brief chat, Sandra turned to Sofia and asked: "Why didn't I see Simon?"
Sofia smiled and said: "He is the boss, of course he can show up whenever he wants."
"It's getting harder and harder to see him now."
"You know how busy he is."
"Yes, you are busy making so much money, but you don't give me any."
"You can ask him for it."
"Forget it, if he dumps one billion on me, I don't know how to spend it."
"Haha, I can help you."
"You should just help him spend it," Sandra made a somewhat ambiguous joke. Seeing a figure not far away, she said: "Keanu is here, I'm going to say hello. I haven't seen this guy for a long time. "
After Sandra left, Sophia glanced at the entrance and said to Irene Lauder next to her: "The crew of "Scent of a Woman" has arrived, let's go get acquainted together?"
Irene Lauder hadn't seen Famke Janssen yet, so she could only nod and said, "Okay."
As the big winner of this Oscar, the crew of "Scent of a Woman" caused a small commotion at the party as soon as they appeared.
The two women came forward together and just exchanged a few brief greetings before having to give up the opportunity to communicate with others.
Just after leaving the crew of "Scent of a Woman", several tall and beautiful girls came together. They were the five spokespersons of Victoria's Secret, Cindy Crawford, Yasmin Gary, Tyra... Banks, Helena Christensen and Stephanie Seymour.
Erin Lauder listened to Sophia greeting several girls enthusiastically, and then discovered that before they had even talked a few words, Stephanie Seymour asked when a certain guy would show up.
Like, the third time
The subsequent greetings were almost not surprising at all, the fourth, fifth, sixth time...
Near ten o'clock, when a certain guy finally appeared, Irene Lauder felt that it would be best for her to stay away from him.
There are too many women who miss this bastard, and she doesn't want to be one of his many lovers.
Even though he thought so, he couldn't help but feel a little happy when he complimented her on how beautiful her dress was tonight, and when he walked away with Sofia Faisy, he couldn't help but feel a little bit disgusted.
After socializing among the crowd for more than half an hour, congratulating tonight's winners, and greeting some important guests, Simon finally got free and walked to the terrace outside the bar with Sophia.
The two sat down on a sofa in the corner of the terrace, and Sofia finally asked teasingly: "How did you hook up with the little girl from Lauder's family?"
Simon said casually: "We just met at a party in New York a few days ago."
Sophia just teased him a little, and had no intention of pursuing him fiercely. Moreover, what should be done had already been done just now. Seeing so many beautiful girls paying attention to Simon, the girl should give up.
In some ways, Sophia and the female assistant are actually very similar.
As his lover, she knew that she had no chance to fight for anything, but it didn't mean that she would be happy to see other women around him.
So we talked about some serious things.
"Christie's has probably already negotiated it. 309 pence per share, totaling 562 million pounds, equivalent to US$878 million. If there is no problem on your side, I will return to Europe tomorrow and the news will be officially announced."
Simon nodded: "I read your memo this morning."
Compared with last Friday's closing price, the transaction price of 309 pence per share is equivalent to a 23% premium. Compared with the stock price when negotiations first started in mid-February, the premium is exactly 30%.
During the negotiation process, which lasted more than a month, the two sides saw each other several times, and Christie's stock price on the London Stock Exchange continued to fluctuate.
In early March, because Christie's was unwilling to make too many concessions, Sophia decisively suspended negotiations and made a gesture of giving up the acquisition completely. In the following two weeks, Christie's stock price, which had been rising continuously, began to fall continuously.
Until last Friday, Christie's took the initiative to contact, and Sofia also gave a plan that had been drawn up long ago, and stated that this was Melisandre's last offer.
If Christie's does not accept the offer, the transaction is terminated.
Although some shareholders were still unwilling to do so, Melisandre's acquisition plan was finally passed after a vote by the board of directors.
Obviously, most shareholders also understand that even if Simon Westero is optimistic about Christie's, due to the limitations of the industry's size, it is impossible for this auction house to sell too high a price.
After continuing to chat about some details, Sofia asked: "Also, what's going on with Joseph Lewis?"
Simon said: "You should have seen the other party's information. I am very interested in the Tavistock Group under the name of Joseph Lewis. There may be opportunities for cooperation in the future."
Joseph Lewis wanted to establish a cooperative relationship with Simon. After investigating the other party's details, Simon also discovered that Joseph Lewis might be a springboard for his investment in Latin America.
In the initial plan for this acquisition, Melisandre Company only planned to use its own funds to acquire about 51% of Christie's shares to achieve absolute control. The remaining shares were jointly held by Apollo Management Company under Cersei Capital and some other capitals. have.
After Simon agreed to Joseph Lewis's participation in the company at a party in New York, Sophia had to change the financing strategy that had been formulated and allocate 20% of the shares to Joseph Lewis.
Moreover, for example, an Italian investment fund controlled by the Agnelli family behind the Fiat Group plans to acquire about 15% of the shares, and Italian media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi’s 10% investment share. These are not just simple shareholdings. It is so simple, but it actually symbolizes a cooperation between the Westeros system and Italian local capital, which cannot and cannot be rejected at all.
After urgent negotiations with Joseph Lewis, Melisandre's share was ultimately reduced.
Fortunately, Joseph Lewis spared no effort to establish a cooperative relationship with the Westeros system and took the initiative to permanently grant the voting rights of 20% of the shares to Melisandre Company. Unless the shares are sold in the future, Joseph Lewis will It has always only held equity shares but no voting rights.
Calculated, although Melisandre Company's shareholding in Christie's has been reduced to 31%, but counting Joseph Lewis's 20%, Cersei Capital's 11% investment of US$100 million, Christie's owned by the Westeros system Voting rights will reach 62%.
With a 31% shareholding and absolute controlling rights, this is an investment status that Simon is very happy to see.
No matter how rapid the capital accumulation in the Westeros system is, there is a certain limit after all. Using other people's money to increase the influence of one's own capital is actually one of Simon's important purposes in developing Cersei's capital.
For example, if Black Rock Asset Management, a subsidiary of Cersei Capital, can reach the peak of controlling US$6 trillion in global assets, it will be a huge capital that can subvert a country. Capital itself cannot exert influence. To achieve this, it must be implemented by individuals. Cersei Capital controls the funds to buy a company's stock. After reaching a certain proportion, the Westeros system can dispatch its own Representatives sit on the company's board of directors, thus forming an influence on a company.
The more powerful the corporate giants are, the more they tend to be publicly held companies. In such companies, the board of directors is basically the actual controller.
If the Westeros system has its own seats on the boards of corporate giants such as General Electric, Boeing, Exxon Mobil, IBM, etc., to a certain extent, Simon will control the US economy, expand outward, and the world. Within the scope, the same is true.
The most important point is that the Westeros system itself does not need to have so much money.