After talking about the matter, she sent away the agent who was a little embarrassed because the CEO had been staying here. Grace came to the reception area, helped John Casablanca refill his coffee, sat down on the sofa next to him, and took the initiative to mention what he just said. Thing: "John, I really can't help Karen there."
Feeling Grace's respect for him in the small details of pouring coffee, John Casablanca's inner fear of the female executive's recent rapid rise was slightly relieved, and he said gently in a consultative tone: "Grey, now the circle Everyone knows the cooperative relationship between the new media operations department and the Westeros system. As long as you can let Karen be named under your name, some misunderstandings will be solved. It is not easy for us to cultivate a supermodel. If we can save it , we still need to save it."
Grace thought hesitantly for a moment, and finally nodded: "John, if you insist, I can agree. However, I can't spare the time to help her take care of her career now. I can't guarantee what the result will be."
When John Casablanca saw Grace's answer, he became more and more satisfied and said: "You know what Karen needs now, Gray. You just need to take her to some public places and make a few clarification calls. If possible, it is best to take her with you." Meet Mr. Westeros.”
There was a bit of temptation in these words, as well as some teasing that wasn't quite hidden.
Grace seemed unaware and agreed again.
Then she patiently answered some of John Casablanca's various questions about the new media operations department, and sent the Elite leader away. Grace looked at the watch. It was a quarter past ten, and the new media operations department was originally scheduled to open at 10 o'clock. The regular meeting is already 15 minutes late.
By Grace's age, she is well aware of all kinds of office politics.
The new media operations department was caught in her own hands, and Grace could imagine John Casablanca's dissatisfaction.
However, John Casablanca deliberately stayed here to listen just now, which made Grace realize that the Elite founder was more afraid of her than she imagined.
Although with Simon's support, the little man still has a plan to let her take over Elite, but now is definitely not the time for a showdown with John Casablanca.
After all, Grace's time in power was too short.
If the two fall out in the short term, with Grace's current accumulated strength, even counting Simon's support, the possibility of seizing control of Elite is less than 50%.
By then, Grace will be able to take away a large number of customers from Elite, and whether she works alone or joins other companies, it will be enough to continue to gain a foothold in the industry. However, the new media operations department she had just established after putting a lot of effort into it may be in ruins. Without the foundation accumulated by Elite for twenty years, it will not be easy to start over from scratch, and Simon's arrangements will be completely disrupted.
That's why Grace reacted the way she did just now on purpose.
Through some detailed actions, he showed that he still respects the other party's authority, and also changed his mind and agreed to take over Karen Mulder, so as to give John Casablanca the feeling that he was still the powerful leader of Elite.
Now it seems that the effect is pretty good.
Grace also decided to take the initiative to invite John Casablanca to participate in the new media operations department at a deeper level. Then, as long as she is given two to three years of accumulation, everything will fall into place.
Michelle, who was outside, saw her boss seeing off Casablanca and standing at the door with her eyebrows in thought. She waited for a moment and finally reminded: "Ms. Spurter, everyone is already in the conference room."
Grace temporarily put away her thoughts and walked towards the conference room on the side of the corridor. At the same time, she ordered Michelle behind her: "Karen, come here again and ask her to wait for me in the office."
Karen Mulder had been waiting in her office for more than three hours when she saw Grace again.
The time is two o'clock in the afternoon.
Grace, who was still on the phone when she entered, signaled Karen Mulder not to get up, and continued chatting with the opposite party on her mobile phone. She came to Karen Mulder, who was sitting on the sofa in the reception area, and reached out to lift the girl's chin. Look around.
Karen Mulder raised her face in cooperation and listened to Grace changing her mobile phone and answering three calls almost non-stop. One was to reject the cooperation with Revlon on behalf of Tracy Gauff, and the other was to discuss arranging a model. Guesting in NBC's recent hit "Friends", the last phone call made Karen Mulder prick up her ears. The discussion was about the rehearsal arrangements for the third Victoria's Secret show to be held next month.
Until Grace hung up the last call and had no intention of continuing, Karen Mulder immediately said: "Gray, thank you."
Grace, who was still standing in front of Karen Mulder, just nodded slightly, lifted the girl's chin and looked at her for a moment with renewed focus, and asked: "Do you still have any photos from the past, preferably from middle school?"
Karen Mulder didn't know why, but still said: "Yes, it's in my apartment."
Grace walked to her desk and said, "Bring it over later and I will help you reschedule a plastic surgeon. By the way, your current savings should be able to pay for a plastic surgery, right? The more expensive one?"
Karen Mulder stood up and walked over. After receiving the signal, she pulled up the chair next to her and sat down opposite Grace's desk. She said, "There are still some. If it's not enough, my apartment in Chelsea can be mortgaged."
In the modeling industry, as long as you can reach a high position, it is very easy for ordinary people to make money.
An A-list model like Karen Mulder, who can almost be called a supermodel, has no problem earning more than a million dollars a year at her peak. However, many big vases in the fashion industry can make money and spend money, almost the same as those NBA stars who retire and go bankrupt, and rarely think about the future.
Of course there are some plans for the future.
However, they basically invest in real estate, or buy some stocks, start a business, or make other high-risk investments. Due to personal abilities, the end is often not good.
For most models, the best outcome is to find a wealthy man with a substantial net worth to marry.
Grace couldn't help but think of the two fairies who were lucky enough to invest in Instagram because of their huge backing, and said to Karen Mulder: "No matter whether a person is beautiful or ugly, his natural appearance is the most coordinated and natural. The plump lips you used to have are no longer there. In line with the trend in the circle, the thin lips now created by plastic surgery are also difficult to accept. Next, you must first undergo a plastic surgery to adjust your lips to their natural state as much as possible. This is your last chance. I will help you choose the best plastic surgeon, it will definitely cost a lot.”
Karen Mulder nodded repeatedly: "I understand."
The two were chatting when Michelle's voice came from the landline on the desk. Someone called in. Grace signaled to wait a moment and said to Karen Mulder: "That's it. You go back first and send the photos." Just give it to Michelle.”
Karen Mulder did not stand up immediately. She paused and said, "Grey, I just got a makeup endorsement from Revlon. Maybe I can try it."
Grace put her hand on the microphone and did not pick it up in a hurry. She shook her head and said, "You don't want this. Your style is too close to that of Claudia Schiffer, the spokesperson of Revlon. Moreover, in your current state, even if I recommend you go there, do you think Revlon would be willing?"
Karen Mulder felt sad when she thought of her recent fame. Although she had never met a certain man before, she had never exchanged even a single word with him.
Bichi, a group of Bichi!
Karen Mulder, who actually understood why things were like this, cursed a few times in her heart, and if she wanted to say something else, the phone Grace placed next to her rang again.
After picking up the phone and looking at the caller ID, Grace immediately and rudely chased the person away: "Karen, since you want to follow me, then you have to be obedient and go back first, or you can continue to go back to John's place."
Karen Mulder keenly felt that Grace had no intention of joking with her at all, so she did not dare to pester her anymore, said goodbye, got up and walked out.
When she opened the door and left, she pretended to glance at Grace inadvertently. The agent lady had already answered the phone, her voice was very soft and low, but Karen Mulder could still vaguely hear a certain person's name.
Simon.
Simon Westeros.
Moreover, at a glance, the agent's emotional transformation from a strong woman in the workplace to a little girl with her first love allowed Karen Mulder to confirm this more clearly.
Sure enough.
Who said in the morning that he was not familiar with Simon Westeros
After closing the door, she was about to pronounce a certain word again in her heart when she noticed Michelle looking at her. Karen Mulder quickly smiled and chatted attentively with the female assistant for a few words before leaving.
After receiving a certain phone call, Grace, who had been in a happy mood all afternoon, stopped working at four o'clock. After some picking and choosing, she chose a conservative but figure-flattering black dress from Ralph Lauren and called her. The specialty store sent it directly to my company, and also called a top stylist within the company to do my makeup.
At six o'clock, a luxury Bentley came to pick up people and parked downstairs of the Elite headquarters.
After Grace got in the car, Bentley rushed to Rockefeller Center.
At the top-floor restaurant in a building in Rockefeller Center, Simon had already arrived early when Grace arrived. There are many guests in the restaurant, but the tables are arranged as booths to isolate others, providing a good level of privacy. This is probably why someone would choose this place.
Stepping forward and hugging the man, feeling the breath on his body, Grace said, "Am I late?"
Simon's hand around the woman's waist slipped down, patted her gently, and said with a smile: "Okay, the punishment is over."
Grace had completely given up her resistance in front of a certain little man. She softened and hugged him for a while before letting go.
The two of them entered the booth and sat down. Simon took a look at the long dress on the woman opposite and praised: "Also, you are so beautiful today."
Grace was originally a model. She has paid great attention to maintenance over the years, and her figure has no tendency to be out of shape like her peers. Even if she steps on the catwalk again, she will not be out of shape. After getting to know a certain young man, a woman unknowingly pays more attention to certain things in order to please his appearance. Coupled with the change in her mentality, she looks more and more radiant during this period.
Grace was a little shy but couldn't hide her joy. She nodded reservedly: "Thank you."
The waiter brought the menu and after ordering, Simon added: "Time Warner has just completed the acquisition of a number of magazine assets from the Hearst Group recently. You should have heard that most of them are fashion magazines. Today A high-level cocktail party inside Time Warner will definitely be beneficial for you to get to know some people."
Grace hummed and didn't ask why he chose to take her with him. Instead, she asked, "How are you doing lately?"
Simon said: "How about what?"
Grace rolled her eyes at him: "It's 300 billion. Are you thinking about how to spend it?"
Simon said seriously: "Yes, and there is already a project. My daughter is very interested in the moon recently and is planning to build a spaceship to drag the big ball back."
Grace remembered that Simon's daughter seemed to be the child given birth to by the female assistant. When she heard the man's natural tone of voice with doting, she felt some emotions inexplicably, but she said: "If you want to drag the moon back, your 3000 I’m afraid US$100 million is not enough.”
Simon agreed very much: "So, we still have to continue to work hard to make money."
He couldn't help but give him a roll of his eyes.
300 billion US dollars, unless you are really crazy and want to drag the moon back, you will never be able to spend it in this lifetime.
After the joke, Simon also asked about Grace's current situation.
Out of nowhere, Grace talked about recent events that had happened to Karen Mulder, including John Casablanca's reaction this morning.
Simon knew the model.
I vaguely remember that in the original time and space, Karen Mulder and several other supermodels released Barbie dolls with the same name. She was a member of the fashion circle whose reputation was second only to the TOP5 in the 1990s.
But then there seemed to be something else.
Because of his position as a celebrity, Simon had seen the other person's name in several consecutive Victoria's Secret Angel selections, but Karen Mulder did not fit his taste, so he kept skipping the other person.
Whether in Hollywood or the fashion industry, Simon rarely suppresses someone because of his personal preferences.
The higher his status is now, the more he looks on coldly.
However, there are some things that Simon does exert his influence on intentionally or unintentionally, such as lip augmentation. Simon is not averse to plastic surgery, whether it is face or body plastic surgery, breast enlargement or butt augmentation, it doesn’t matter, even if the women around him quietly Even if he goes for some micro plastic surgery, he will pretend not to know.
The only thing Simon didn't want to see, and even hated it, was the scene in his memory where the entire circle was filled with sausage mouths.
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Every beautiful girl has to fill her lips into pairs of swollen sausages, which is really off-putting.
Although he never thought of deliberately suppressing him, he really had no feelings for Karen Mulder. Simon skipped this matter directly and said: "Don't worry about Casablanca. If he is restless, call me at any time and tell me. All you have to do is Just take care of your own affairs. And don't worry, in three years at most, even if Casablanca wants to attack you again, I'm afraid it won't be able to do so."
Grace had this intention and nodded: "I think so too. By the way, my team has recently cooperated with Estee Lauder, and the results are very good. It seems that online promotion is indeed a trend."
Simon smiled and said: "I have read the feedback report. It happens that Amazon Mall will open cosmetics sales business in the near future. Estee Lauder will be the first batch of brands to join. You will have more cooperation opportunities in the future. In my opinion, at most In ten years, the marketing focus of the cosmetics industry will completely shift to online, because the communication model of portal websites, social networks and future video websites is very consistent with this industry. Whether it is the claiming effect or the marketing cost, the network platform has A big advantage.”