Karen Mulder pushed open the door of Grace's office and saw that Westeros was indeed here. She couldn't care less and barged in. She went straight to Simon and said: "Mr. Westeros, I'm Karen. Really. Sorry, but maybe you have some misunderstanding about me, can you give me some time to explain?"
The girl said that she had already arrived at the desk, but she did not dare to bully Simon again. She looked at the man across the desk expectantly.
Before Simon could speak, Cindy Crawford said rudely: "Karen, don't you think this is rude? I think you should go out first."
Karen Mulder ignored Cindy's aggressiveness and just looked over more pitifully.
Simon was not angry. He looked at the girl who seemed to be much more pleasing to the eye after plastic surgery. He tilted his toes on the desk to the other side: "Come this way."
When Karen Mulder saw that Westeros didn't kick her out immediately, she suddenly felt hopeful. She obediently walked around the desk and came to Simon's left side. She followed Cindy's example and leaned on the edge of the table. Holding the satchel in front of him, he noticed that Westeros was looking at him, so he quickly put the bag next to him and straightened up slightly.
Simon was actually admiring the pop graffiti style long-sleeved, low-cut, knee-length skirt that Karen Mulder wore today. After a moment, he asked: "This skirt has a great design. Which brand is it from?"
Karen Mulder found that the man's attention was originally on her skirt. She was a little disappointed, but she quickly said: "Chloe, this is the latest spring and summer style just released this year."
Simon nodded: "Very beautiful."
Cindy gently put her hand on Simon's calf and took over the topic: "Simon, if you like it, now is a good time to acquire Chloe. I heard that the company's operations have not been going well in recent years. Last year It’s still a loss, but Chloë’s design style is really great, and now Karl is also the creative director.”
Simon raised his left leg and folded it over to suppress Cindy's naughty little hand, and said with a smile: "If you think a dress is beautiful, you have to buy a company, but I can't buy it."
Cindy said: "With 600 billion U.S. dollars, you can buy whatever you want, like, well, Elite."
Simon was noncommittal.
Cindy became interested instead and continued to encourage: "I really think Chloé is very suitable. It has its own unique style and does not conflict with Melisandre's existing brand. You see, Gucci is flamboyant, Versace It is gorgeous, CK is avant-garde, Burberry is classic, and as for Chloé, I think it is rebellious enough, just like this dress on Karen, the design is very bold. Moreover, Chloé is just at a low point, just like the previous ones Like Gucci and CK in 2017, it’s a good time to buy at the bottom.”
Simon raised his eyebrows slightly, but he really wanted to ask Cindy if he knew why some brands such as Chloé have fallen into trough again in recent years
When the words come to your mouth, you should stop them in time.
This is Melisandre's development strategy that only he and Sophia have discussed privately.
In fact, it’s still the same four words.
One goes down and the other goes up.
After winning many brands in a row, Melisandre's 'aircraft carrier battle group' model has been completely formed. The next thing to do is to continue to squeeze the market share of other first- and second-tier luxury brands through continued expansion, and eventually bring as many as possible competitors were completely wiped out.
Simon doesn't know much about Chloe.
However, since it is not a brand owned by Melisandre, it can only be a competitor.
Cindy said in her words that even Karl Lagerfeld, the "Lafayette", who personally served as the creative director of Chloé, could not stop the decline of this brand. This may be due to the mistakes in the brand's own business strategy, but there is certainly no shortage of Merry. This is because Sandra is becoming more and more aggressive in occupying her living space.
In fact, Simon is currently pursuing the same strategy in Hollywood.
The current targets are mainly Columbia, Disney and Paramount. It happens that these three major studios are all in the hands of overseas companies.
A few years ago, in order to avoid the backlash from other Hollywood studios due to Daenerys Entertainment being too strong, Simon would take the initiative to cooperate with these companies on some projects.
This is why the recent batch of collaborative films do not feature the three Columbia companies.
In fact, doing so may allow the three overseas giants behind the scenes to sell it off again in order to stop losses, and may return it to the hands of local American companies. However, after repeated setbacks, these former major Hollywood studios, even if they can continue To survive, it will definitely only be among the second-tier studios, and will no longer be able to compete with several first-tier giants such as Daenerys Entertainment.
There are certain things that cannot be disclosed to Cindy. Simon just teased: "I didn't expect that you would still think about these things in your daily life. Do you also plan to create a fashion brand?"
Seeing that Simon changed the topic, Cindy stopped continuing and said, "Of course I have thought about it, but I also know that I will probably mess it up, so I won't bother."
"You are very self-aware," Simon smiled and asked, "How is your movie "Fair Game" going?"
When Simon mentioned this, Cindy suddenly felt a little disappointed: "Warner has already set the schedule for October 13th."
"The cemetery."
January, February, September and October every year are the coldest periods in the North American film market, commonly known as the film graveyard. Although there are occasional dark horses appearing, most of the films released during this period were basically not favored by the studios, and not many were truly successful.
Cindy starred in the spy film "Fair Game" with a Cold War background, which happened to be in Simon's memory.
This was the first and last film with a female protagonist that Cindy Crawford tried to break into Hollywood. With a blockbuster-level production budget of US$50 million, it ended in a disastrous box office failure. As a result, the first-generation supermodel who emerged in the 1980s gradually retired and chose to get married, have children and return to her family.
Simon had originally dissuaded Cindy from participating in the film. Now, judging from Warner's scheduled release date, the quality of the film is still unsatisfactory.
The Hollywood circle is actually very superstitious. Even if the actors are not responsible for the final failure of the film, other film companies will avoid the main creatives because of the failure of the project.
Cindy had already seen the sample film of "Fair Game" and had no expectations for this movie. When Simon said this, her expression became a little pitiful. She touched Simon's leg with her little hands and took the opportunity to say: " Simon, I want to sign a three-year contract with Victoria’s Secret, what do you think?”
Simon was not moved by Cindy's little movements and expressions. He shook his head and said, "I have other arrangements for this matter. If I remember correctly, you were born in 1966 and will be 30 next year. Haven't you ever thought about it?" Do something else?”
Cindy froze for a moment and said quickly: "Have you thought about it, haven't you failed? Simon, please, I can get the same endorsement salary as them, even if I sign for another two years, how about it?"
Simon reacted. He had just talked about "Fair Game", which was obviously a failure in transformation. After hearing Cindy's conditions, she still shook her head and said: "This is taking too much advantage of you, so I don't want it anymore. In addition, even if you step down as the spokesperson, you can continue to appear on the Victoria's Secret T stage."
How can the resources obtained by a simple catwalk and a Victoria's Secret spokesperson be the same.
Seeing that Cindy wanted to say more, Simon waved his hand: "This matter is not negotiable, Cindy. In fact, IELTS will also quit with you this time. She has signed a contract for five years, but she still insists on quitting on her own initiative and plans to do some behind-the-scenes work. You should learn from her."
When Cindy heard this, her tone suddenly became sour: "If I had 100 million US dollars, I would retire right now. Simon, how about you also recommend me to invest in some Internet projects, like Instagram?"
"There have been many opportunities in the past year or two, such as Ygritte, which will be listed soon, as well as Tinker Byer and Melisandre. If you are interested, you can use the money to subscribe for a batch of stocks. I Say hello to you."
Cindy questioned: "I saw in the newspaper that the IPO valuations of these companies are too high, saying that there is no room for growth."
Simon said firmly: "There must be."
Cindy's expression was still hesitant. She was one of the veteran supermodels who was better at managing money, and she had accumulated a good net worth over the years. If it were a start-up project like Instagram, she would have spent hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, no problem. She was somewhat reluctant to buy shares in companies such as Ygritte.
Many media now believe that the new technology industry bubble is very serious and may burst at any time. Even if she is asked to use part of her savings, it will still be very distressing if it goes down the drain.
Cindy would rather invest in real estate than stocks.
Seeing that the girl didn't agree, Simon didn't say much. At this stage, Cisco's stock price has gone further, exceeding the 200 billion U.S. dollar mark. The market value of other companies such as America Online and Microsoft has also reached the 100 billion level. In the eyes of many people, these companies already exist. The very serious foam component is actually a fact.
However, in Simon's view, there is still a long way to go before the new technology industry bubble reaches its peak.
For Cindy, it is very rare that Simon can give a few words of advice, just like last time he suggested that the girl should not participate in "Fair Game". After all, it doesn't have much to do with him. If the other party doesn't listen, Simon won't bother to force it.
Fernanda Lima, who finally made the coffee, came over at this time, holding a cup of hot coffee, came to Simon's side with some embarrassment, and said: "Sorry, Mr. Westeros, there are only disposable paper cups. .”
Simon nodded, retracted his legs on the desk, and sat up. Due to his instinctive mysophobia, his feet did not want to fall on the ground. He raised his legs slightly and lowered his head to look for his leather shoes.
Karen Mulder, who had just opened her mouth and couldn't get in another word, saw the man's movements, suddenly squatted down, took Simon's leather shoes, and realized that the squatting posture was still a bit high, so she simply knelt down on the floor again, Like a docile maid, help the man put on his shoes.
Simon was not polite, he turned the leather chair slightly, one foot was held by Karen Mulder, and the other was placed on the girl's elastic thigh. Seeing Cindy's hesitant expression, he smiled and signaled Next: "Won't you help me put on my shoes?"
Cindy rolled her eyes and saw that Karen Mulder had already held the man's other foot, so she could only say: "I am not your maid."
"Oh, it's not easy to be my maid. Apart from being pretty, you don't seem to be up to standard."
Cindy reacted and thought of ABCD, Alice Ferguson, and Sophia Fasci... It seemed, indeed.
After putting on both shoes, Simon patted her knee. Karen Mulder wisely did not get up, but stepped forward and lay on the man's lap obediently.
Taking the coffee from Fernanda's hand next to him, Simon took a sip, then looked at the girl at his feet who was looking at him fawningly, and asked: "So, what's the matter with you? Hasn't Gray already signed the contract? Do you think it will only benefit you more if she takes charge of Elite this time?"
Karen Mulder hesitated and didn't know how to answer. Cindy, who couldn't stand her flattery, had already revealed the truth next to her: "Gray and John had a falling out last week. Qu Si and the others stood with Gray. Only She couldn't wait to transfer it to John's name."
Karen Mulder glared at the talkative Cindy hatefully, then quickly turned to Simon. Her thoughts changed slightly. The girl did not quibble, but said pitifully: "Simon, I was wrong, can you tell Gray Say, spare me this time, and I promise there won’t be a next time.”
"It seems quite serious," Simon leaned on the armrest of the leather chair, stretched out his hand to pick the girl's chin, and said, "But seeing how well-behaved you were just now, I'll talk to Gray later and let you go this time. ”
"Oh, thank you, Simon, I'm so grateful to you, oh... Wow, I'm sorry, I was a little out of control, I'm so sorry, I just..."
Karen Mulder had no doubt about Simon's right to speak in front of Grace. She thought that a disaster was coming, but she didn't expect that things would pass so easily. While saying thanks, she couldn't help but shed tears. Ever since she got the news about Elite's drastic change in the morning and realized what had happened, she almost collapsed.
Simon looked at the grinning girl crying and laughing beside his legs, but there was no contempt or disdain in his heart.
The young girl, who is still only 25 years old, has been in the industry for 10 years and has gone through many twists and turns to reach her current position. She has a deeper understanding of how difficult it is to reach the top in the fashion industry, and she is increasingly afraid of losing it all.
In history, Karen Mulder once suffered from depression due to the decline of her career in the late 1990s. She continued to have plastic surgery like obsessive-compulsive disorder and suffered from all kinds of hysteria.
In the final analysis, I still can’t let go of Vanity Fair.
In fact, most people who enter this circle are like this.
Whether it's fashion or Hollywood.
Just like Robert Downey Jr., people later only saw various scenes of this Marvel brother, but they didn't know that before Downey became famous with Iron Man, he not only suffered from drug addiction for a long time, but also suffered from emotional breakdown in private more than once. , crying and complaining to his friends about why he didn’t have the opportunity like Leonardo, and why he couldn’t become as famous as Johnny Depp.
Robert Downey Jr. comes from the second generation of Hollywood. He can appear in his father's movies at the age of 7. Compared with those young actors who have no foundation at all, Downey has never lacked opportunities since his debut. He can win an Oscar in his twenties. Nominated for Best Actor, so I feel more deeply about the scenery at the top of Vanity Fair.
However, the more this happens, the harder it is to let go.
Therefore, there are many things in the industry that ordinary people do not understand: So-and-so is already so rich, even if he retires immediately, it will take him a lifetime, why is he still doing this and that
That's why.
Even Simon himself, who once thought he was free and easy, was indifferent enough to what he already had. However, this kind of indifference is actually because you know that you already have enough, and it is difficult for others to take it away, so you can be calm. If Simon suddenly lost everything he owned now, he would probably go crazy too.