In fact, the intention has been reached in advance.
Melisandre will acquire 50% of Versace's shares for US$400 million in cash and will be deeply involved in the management of Versace. On the other hand, the 'Ndrangheta proposed a repayment request of US$200 million to Versace. With this money, the 'Ndrangheta and Versace would no longer have anything to do with each other.
The price of 50% of the shares is US$400 million. Melisandre's company is not taking advantage of the situation, but it is not high at all.
The US$200 million from the 'Ndrangheta is a bit of a bargain. If Simon hadn't intervened, it would have been impossible for Versace to double the amount if it wanted to escape. There are rumors in the circle that Versace owes a huge debt to the Mafia. This word "huge" is not as simple as 30 to 50 million as ordinary people imagine.
It can also be seen from the quotation of the 'Ndrangheta that the other party took the initiative to retreat.
This is also a result Simon is happy to see.
Therefore, this meeting tonight is just a matter of Gianni Versace wanting to get some endorsements from him personally.
Simon is not shy about Gianni Versace, saying: "The Stefano family is gone. In the past, the three money laundering networks in southern Regio that relied on the Stefano family will definitely be reorganized. Versace can completely remove himself." Come out, and if nothing else happens, the 'Ndrangheta will never bother you again, and I don't want you to have any contact with the 'Ndrangheta again."
Sofia Fesci's assurances always make people feel uneasy. At this time, hearing Simon say this personally, Gianni Versace was completely relieved and nodded in agreement.
Because he was born in a suburban village in Regio, Calabria, and was very poor when he started his business, he never thought that he would be able to reach the heights he is today. Gianni Versace was only involved with the 'Ndrangheta. Over the years, Gianni Versace has dreamed of getting rid of this kind of partner.
Now that he can finally escape, Gianni Versace would be crazy to take the initiative to contact the 'Ndrangheta again.
After settling down, Gianni Versace mentioned another thing: "Simon, Ms. Feisi asked my brother and sister to leave the company. I think this is unnecessary. We have cooperated very well over the years. Moreover, I heard that Bulgari The company is still run by the two Bulgari brothers.”
Simon shook his head directly and said: "Gianni, you must not have understood clearly that Paul Bulgari and Nicola Bulgari will only serve as Bulgari's chairman and vice chairman respectively. These two positions represent What I don't think you understand. Now we are choosing a brand new CEO for Bulgari. Frankly, Melisandre can't confirm that a company is on the right path for our own interests, or can't be honest with the company. Once a company has a certain degree of control, we will not force acquisitions or shares, and the same goes for Versace."
Gianni Versace currently serves as the creative director of Versace. Because of his status as founder and major shareholder, he is actually the absolute controller of Versace. His brother Santo Versace and sister Donatella Versace are responsible for the company's operations and finances respectively. Even without the memory of later generations, the information collected by Sofia also contains information about the incompatibility between the Versace siblings.
Now that he has won this company, Simon will certainly not allow such unstable factors to continue to exist, which will only cause long-term internal friction for a company.
Simon explained patiently, but his tone was firm.
Gianni Versace realized that there was no room for change in this matter, so he hesitated a little and stopped forcing it. He also gave his brother and sister some shares over the years. Even if he could not keep them, as long as the Versace company continued to improve, their future lives would be better. It will be worry-free.
After talking about the serious things, the topics became more relaxed and trivial.
Simon listened to Versace talking about his latest season's clothing design ideas, and suddenly remembered it and said something to Sofia beside him.
Hearing this, the woman raised her eyebrows slightly, then stood up and left.
A moment later, Grace Spurter came over with three vases under her name.
Many people at the scene actually knew that Simon was here, but there were bodyguards blocking him outside, so no one could come and disturb him. Coupled with the blocking of the booth, no one noticed that Gianni Versace would appear at CK's after-party.
Grace thought that Simon called her over because he had something to talk about. She was a little surprised to find Gianni Versace sitting here, but she quickly understood the man's intention.
After greeting him, he took the initiative to introduce the three clients he favored to this fashionista.
Versace shows in the past few years have always been supported by supermodels such as Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Claudia Schiffer. In terms of media caliber , several supermodels are also called Versace's muses. In fact, they are all marketing techniques that promote each other.
In the fashion industry, of course there are muses, but not many of them actually provide inspiration for designers. Most of them are just marketing gimmicks.
The most typical one is Karl Lagerfeld.
There is no water in Lafayette's design talent, but the reason why he has been able to run Chanel for many years is also inseparable from his marketing talent.
When supermodels were popular in the 1990s, Cindy Linda was Lafayette's muse. When IT Girl was popular, Cara Delevingne was Galeries Lafayette's muse. Later, Internet celebrities became popular, and the KFC sisters could also become Galeries Lafayette's muse. Muse, in short, keeps up with the trend, which also contributes to Chanel's everlasting prosperity.
As for those Internet celebrities who can't even walk on the stage well, does it seem a bit demeaning to step on the Chanel T stage? Who Care
Very few luxury brands that truly regard themselves as aristocrats and have no down-to-earth attitude can survive.
Gianni Versace was able to build his company to its current scale in less than twenty years, so he certainly understands the key points.
Now that Simon has called the person in front of him, he praised them without any hesitation, and also took the initiative to invite the three girls to participate in the Versace annual show in Milan next month.
The fashion reality show "Project Runway" that Simon remembers has a widely circulated opening line: In the fashion world, you are popular today, and you will be out tomorrow.
No exaggeration at all.
If Simon had not intervened, the world in recent years would still have been dominated by supermodels such as Cindy, Linda, Naomi, and Claudia who emerged in the 1980s.
Now, because Simon, the big butterfly, launched the Victoria's Secret show ahead of schedule, the fashion circle, which was originally not well exposed, suddenly attracted the attention of the general public. Relying on the wide popularity of the Victoria's Secret show, a large number of new models have come to the position in the past two years, forming a very obvious competition for the established supermodels in the past. Paulina Preskova and Ella McIver, whose foundations are not strong enough, Supermodels such as Sen have quietly exited the industry, and even Cindy Crawford is seeking a transformation.
Replaced by Helena Christensen, Tyra Banks, Nadja Allman, Yasmine Gehry and even the three rapid risers in Grace's name.
In the fashion industry, there is no reason to compete for resources.
Therefore, no matter how goddess she looks, if she can reach the level of 'supermodel', she will definitely not lack the aggressive factor in her bones, and the little sheep type will be eaten to pieces.
Take the upcoming third Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as an example. If Simon hadn't been personally involved, this year's model selection process would have been extremely intense. In order to prevent any unprepared news from being spread, Simon specially issued a strict order. All the heads of the Victoria's Secret team, whether they are management or photographers, whoever dares to disobey the rules during the selection process will be kicked out completely. Get out of the fashion world.
The three girls, Qu Si Gauff, kept the atmosphere lively, and everyone chatted for a while. During this period, several CK executives also came over to say hello to Versace. At about 10 o'clock, Gianni Versace stood up and said goodbye, and Simon also Decided to leave.
Sophia was not beside the man, so Grace stood up with Simon.
The two came to the parking lot downstairs of the hotel and got in the car together. When the car started, Grace looked sideways at Simon, with a bit of ridicule in her tone: "You don't like Qu Si and the other three so quickly. They were looking forward to it just now. Ha, no wonder those girls said Simon Weiss Tello is very fickle," he then added meaningfully: "I'll keep an eye on them for you. If you're no longer interested in them, I won't care about them in the future."
After mumbling so little, she felt the man's hand reach over and press her slender neck with slight force. Grace, whose body was actually a little weak, leaned down obediently.
The luxury car drove casually through the streets of Manhattan late at night for more than 20 minutes. The driver, who was separated by a barrier in the front seat, heard a soft female voice on the intercom telling him an address in Greenwich Village. Since his boss had no other instructions, the driver turned the steering wheel at the intersection in the block ahead.
Seven or eight minutes later, the luxury car parked on a street corner in Greenwich Village.
Grace opened the car door, reluctantly hugged the man's neck and murmured a few words to appease the man's dissatisfaction before getting out of the car.
Although she was willing to be taken anywhere by a man to spend the night, Grace still didn't want her husband to know what she already had with him.
The luxury car parked quietly on the street corner.
It wasn't until the woman walked to the door of an apartment, seemed to wave her hand slightly in this direction again, took out the key and entered, that Simon ordered the driver to drive.
Recalling what the woman said before leaving, he asked the driver to go to a villa on 92nd Street in the Upper East Side.
Many blocks in Manhattan are laid out in a 'back' shape. There are often some precious spaces in the center of the rectangular blocks, which are used for parking or the courtyards of some luxury houses, which generally provide good privacy. After arriving at the destination, the driver made some contacts. An iron gate between two buildings on the street opened. The car turned in and drove directly into the block.
The luxury car stopped, and the bodyguard got out of the car first and rang the doorbell. Angora Davis, the housekeeper in the villa, carefully confirmed the identity of the person outside the door and opened the door after a while.
When he saw a young man getting out of the car and walking towards him, his eyes suddenly flashed with light.
After Simon entered the door, the housekeeper ignored the bodyguard driver outside the door. Knowing that they could not come in, she closed the door directly, then diligently stepped forward to take Simon's coat, but did not take the initiative to say anything. She followed behind him silently and quietly. He lowered his head and looked at his clothes to make sure there was nothing inappropriate.
Simon looked around casually and asked, "Where are the people?"
The housekeeper, who was not outstanding in appearance but had a tall and charming figure, heard this and said softly: "Ms. Gralff went to a party and hasn't come back yet. The eldest lady is watching TV upstairs, and the younger lady has already fallen asleep."
With that said, when he saw the man walking towards the stairs, Angeli quickly stepped forward to lead the way.
Angre relaxed a little after taking the man to the third floor. The other maids in the villa were on the first and second floors. After the man went upstairs, he probably wouldn't come down again tonight, so there would be no chance for other maids. .
In a living room on the fourth floor.
Because of the fashion season, Grace had a full day of work during the day. Cathy Gralf, who was originally a night owl, had little sleep at night.
At this time in the past, she would also go to some parties, but after the family accident, all the previous relationships were severed. She did not have the patience and ability to re-weave relationships like her mother recently, not to mention, she recently met someone she was with. To be honest, she didn't like the models at the same level at all, so she didn't bother to deal with them, so she spent most of her time at home watching TV.
She has lived in basements, slept in joints, and even almost turned into a prostitute. Even though she was heartless in the past, Cathy Gralf was not dissatisfied with her current life.
Um.
The only thing I'm dissatisfied about is that I didn't snatch the credit card from my mother last time, and the financial power of the family is still controlled by the other party.
Cathy Gralf even tried to steal the credit card, but failed.
Occasionally, they think of the man who gave them all this.
The fashion industry is fairly well-informed.
The recent rumors about a mafia family in Italy being killed overnight made her feel a sense of awe towards the man she had yet to meet.
Of course, another question inevitably comes to mind.
Myself, my sister, and my mother.
Which one did he like
or…
The sound of footsteps could be heard in her ears. Cathy Gralf, who was already sleeping comfortably on the sofa, was slightly unhappy. She had told her in advance not to come up and disturb her.
Thinking that it might be her mother coming back, she became even more lazy to move.
As for the sensitive footage of the R-rated movie that happens to be playing on the TV, it doesn't matter either.
Then a man's voice was heard: "This is not something you should see."
Um
"ah… "
Cathy Gralf screamed and jumped up with a bit of force. When she found out that it was a man she had seen countless times in various media, she immediately lost her arrogance and was a little at a loss. She said nonchalantly: "You , West... Mr. Westeros?"
Simon casually sat down on the sofa, ignoring some of the scenes that were still playing on the TV. He took a look at the girl standing awkwardly in front of him wearing a navel-baring T-shirt and shorts, looking youthful and invincible, and said: "Listen You said you fought with your mother in front of many people when you first moved in?"
Cathy Gralf saw the man looking at her, and she was still a little cautious at first. After hearing this, she suddenly became nervous and defended: "Yes, it was my mother who made the move first."
Simon didn't seem to care. He ordered Angre to make a pot of coffee and wake up the other one. Then he pointed to an uncarpeted corner on the right side of the living room: "Kneel over there."
Cathy Gralf stared, as if she didn't understand the man's words.
However, after just looking at the man for less than five seconds, the girl who couldn't help but feel some natural pressure walked to the corner of the room with an aggrieved look and knelt down obediently.
Laura Gralf returned to the villa at eleven o'clock.
In fact, she wanted to spend more time playing outside, but even though no one reminded her, she still didn't dare to do anything that crossed the line.
After returning home, Laura Gralf clearly felt something strange in the villa.
First of all, the housekeeper, who was quite respectful to her in the past, seemed to have suddenly changed her master. She took her upstairs in a routine, even with a somewhat commanding tone.
When she came to a living room on the fourth floor and saw her eldest daughter kneeling on the floor in the corner of the room, Laura Gralf first felt relieved. She couldn't control this daughter, and finally Someone can take care of it, and then I saw a man sitting on the sofa in the living room, holding his little daughter in his arms.
Recognizing the young man's identity, Laura Gralf, who had been mentally prepared many times, showed a flattering smile without any hesitation. Just as she was about to step forward, Simon pointed to the position next to her eldest daughter: " Now that you are back, you should kneel over."
Laura Graff was stunned for a moment and defended: "Simon, I..."
Simon interrupted: "An hour."
Laura Gralf had no idea what was going on. She thought she had annoyed the man in front of her by coming back too late from the party, and she wanted to defend herself: "I just..."
Simon said directly: "One and a half hours."
Laura Gralf almost cried, pointing to her eldest daughter: "It's all Cathy..."
Simon raised two fingers: "Two hours."
I don’t know why she had to accept such a punishment when they first met. However, after hearing that the man had increased the time limit to two hours, Laura Gralf didn’t dare to speak anymore. She walked slowly to her daughter and looked at her pitifully. Xiang Man, seeing that the other party was indifferent, had no choice but to kneel down.
Seeing everything in front of her, the housekeeper Angora Davis couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
The mother and daughter kneeling on the ground were not easy to take care of at all during this time.
However, Angre couldn't help but feel a little more cautious and respectful towards a certain moody young man.
Just as he was about to quietly exit the room, Angre heard Victoria Gralf, who was curled up in the man's arms like a cat, say: "Simon, Cathy is slacking off. Her hands are quietly on the ground."
The man seemed to be smiling: "Oh, what should I do?"
The girl said: "Of course you will be punished for being lazy. I think an extra hour would be good."
Cathy Gralf, who felt that her knees were about to break, heard that her sister was actually attacking her. She immediately forgot that the man was still there and threatened viciously: "Vicky, I'm going to strangle you to death!"
When the girl heard this, she shrank into the man's arms as if she was frightened, and complained: "Simon, my sister is going to strangle me to death, so why not give her another two hours?"
Simon smiled and pinched the girl's pretty face, which was very similar to her sister: "Then add two hours."
After getting the man's permission, the girl looked at her sister who was planning to kill her with her eyes. After thinking for a moment, she added: "Also, in order to prevent my sister, um, and mother from being lazy, I think they can hold a bowl of water on their heads. You can’t bend down anymore.”
Simon nodded again and praised: "Great idea, Vicky is so smart."
Then he turned to the housekeeper and ordered: "Bring over two bowls of water."
Angre agreed and left the room, feeling a slight chill on his back.
In the days since she took over this job, Victoria Gralf has always been the one in the family of three that Angry thinks is most harmless and easy to serve. She is well-behaved and peaceful. Under the influence of her strong mother and There is no fight or competition in front of my sister.
Now, I didn't expect such a strong contrast to suddenly appear.
I really don’t know when the girl accumulated so much resentment, and with a little support, she tormented her mother and sister without mercy at all. Even a little cold-blooded.