At noon, we ate at Victoria's Secret's studio in Brooklyn. Simon's takeaway was a treat for everyone after a busy morning. It was considered a simple buffet lunch party.
Unfortunately, the atmosphere was decidedly less lively.
Everyone is still thinking about what Simon just mentioned, and the Victoria's Secret show has been cancelled. In particular, the supermodels present who have benefited the most from the previous shows can better understand what the suspension of this show will mean.
It’s hard to imagine that without this underwear show, which is known as the Super Bowl of the fashion industry, which platform can bring them considerable exposure in the future
When the outside world looks at this circle, they always think that there are a lot of glamorous beauties. In fact, the profession of model is really at the bottom of the food chain in the fashion and entertainment industry. Not only is the career life short, but the channels for advancement are narrow, and usually you can only get along with various careers. The popularity of singers and movie stars opens up the situation.
The emergence of the Victoria's Secret Show has directly changed the embarrassing situation in the modeling industry where it is necessary to do everything possible to gain exposure in order to barely get ahead.
In recent years, as long as any model is labeled as a Victoria's Secret Angel, she can immediately attract a lot of eyeballs and become famous in one fell swoop. Even if she can only walk on the Victoria's Secret runway once, she will benefit from it for a long time, and in the end The top Victoria's Secret spokespersons have become the targets of long-term pursuit by the media.
Exposure actually means fame, which also means money.
The world is bustling.
There are really not many people who do this business because of their dreams. In the final analysis, they still hope to make more money, live a better life, and preferably squeeze into the glamorous circle of fame and fortune at the upper level of the pyramid.
"Simon, I think Gray's suggestion just now is good," Stephanie Seymour, one of the six Victoria's Secret spokespersons, sat next to Simon. While rubbing her hands quietly, she couldn't help but persuade: "Actually, I understand what you are thinking. The Victoria's Secret Show is not like the Oscars, which have the latest movie content every year, nor is it the Super Bowl, where the biggest suspense is the outcome, but its fan base is still very large, not to mention, now The show is still at its peak, so changing it to once every two years is definitely better than stopping it."
Irene Lauder sat on the other side of Simon, taking small bites of the food on the plate. Even though it didn't seem to have much to do with herself, she was still surprised by the man's previous decision.
After all, being in this circle, she can also understand what the Victoria's Secret show means.
Listening to what Stephanie Seymour said at this time, even though subconsciously he wanted to stop Victoria's Secret and keep all the big fairies around him away from him, he also felt that, well, such a fashion feast was suddenly gone, even if it was As an outsider, it's a pity to think about it.
Simon felt the special feminine scent of Stephanie Seymour next to him, and suddenly asked: "Fanny, did you have another baby in the first half of the year?"
Stephanie Seymour was a little surprised: "Ah, you know that too?"
Simon shrugged slightly. He still paid close attention to various news. Grace also mentioned it occasionally in private. He didn't care at first. At this time, he smelled the fragrance of the woman and suddenly remembered it. He said with a bit of ridicule: "So, is it possible? Don’t you think it’s time for you to return to your family?”
Stephanie Seymour almost felt like rolling her eyes.
She actually regretted giving birth to her first child before being married, for her then-husband Peter Brandt. For a model, being able to find a rich man with a net worth of hundreds of millions to marry and have children was actually considered satisfactory. However, what Stephanie Seymour did not expect was that her career, which was already in decline, suddenly became popular again because of the Victoria's Secret show in recent years.
For a woman who has never been content, marriage has become a burden at this time.
Not to mention having a baby.
She finally chose to get married because she and her fiancé, who was more than 20 years older than her, had been arguing for a long time about the prenuptial agreement. They finally reached an agreement and were unwilling to give up after all.
Then it was too late to regret.
Even though many people know that this circle is very chaotic, after all, they have to worry about their public image and cannot get married and divorced casually, not to mention the factor of children.
So she just kept doing nothing. The original agreement involved inheritance rights clauses. After giving birth to her first child, Stephanie Seymour calculated the time and gave birth to her second child in the first half of the year.
No matter what, you can't suffer a loss.
Quietly rubbing against the man next to her again, Stephanie Seymour did not respond to Simon's teasing just now, but changed the subject: "Simon, now that Victoria's Secret is closed, what about the spokesperson?"
"It's just that the show is suspended, but there will definitely still be spokespersons."
"Then, can I renew my contract after it expires next year?"
The first batch of spokespersons were five, Cindy Crawford, Yasmin Gary, Tyra Banks, Helena Christensen and Stephanie Seymour, except for the highest-ranking spokesperson. Cindy signed for three years and the other four models all signed five-year deals.
The five-year contract expires next year.
When Cindy's contract expired, the veteran supermodel regretted that she had only signed for three years and hoped to renew the contract, but Simon did not agree and made a decisive substitution. In addition, Yasmin also chose to terminate the contract in advance due to personal arrangements. In addition, the spokesperson of the sub-brand PINK has been expanded. Victoria's Secret now has a total of six spokespersons, namely Tyra Banks and Helena Kris. Tensin, Stephanie Seymour, Eva Herzgova, Fernanda Lima and Tracey Gauff.
Through the popularity accumulated in recent years, after Cindy Crawford quit, Stephanie Seymour should have become the well-deserved eldest sister among the six Victoria's Secret spokespersons by virtue of her qualifications, even though many people know Fernanda Lima He and Nancy Gauff are both Simon's regular lovers. After all, the two women are too young to compete with her.
Stephanie Seymour is 28 years old this year, which is considered too old for this career, but if the Victoria's Secret show continues and her contract is successfully renewed, she can still maintain her peak period for at least five more years. Now that Victoria's Secret is closed, her resources are far from being comparable to those of Fernanda Lima and Tracy Gauff, so the results are hard to predict.
Simon deliberately turned his head and looked at the beauty next to him: "Let's talk about next year."
Feeling some hint in the man's gaze, Stephanie Seymour came closer again: "Simon, can't you say no now?"
Simon raised his eyebrows slightly: "Can I say it now?"
Ahem!
On the other side, Irene Lauder coughed twice in time to show her presence.
Stephanie Seymour completely ignored Eileen's meaning and whispered: "Simon, you can call me at any time."
Erin poked her head and glared.
As if I don't exist
He didn't even suppress his voice, it was so shameless.
Simon was really worried that Irene would run away, so he put his arm around the girl's waist and whispered something in a whisper. Irene felt that she was so worthless that she couldn't even resist this guy's beautiful words. She shrank her neck, and finally just turned pale. He glanced at it, lowered his head and continued eating his lunch.
Simon turned to the other side.
Stephanie Seymour understood and came over. Simon also whispered a few words, and then motioned to Girl A across the table who had been dining quietly with a lowered eyebrow: "Go ahead and let A help you."
After hearing the man's whisper, Stephanie Seymour stared slightly, hesitated for a moment, then stood up and walked towards Girl A opposite.
Erin quickly looked suspicious again: "What did you say to her?"
"nothing."
Erin curled her lips, as if you were lying to a little girl. She watched Girl A put down the tableware and lead Stephanie Seymour to a nearby room. She didn't ask any more questions because Cindy Crawford soon came over. .
This big goblin made Eileen even more afraid.
Compared to Stephanie Seymour's urgency, Cindy Crawford seems to be much more indifferent. She is two years older than Stephanie Seymour and is just 30 years old this year. For other models, this is the age when they are about to retire. However, At Cindy's level, even if more and more resources will be seized by latecomers in the future, he can still win the favor of many brands.
In fact, it’s not like Cindy hasn’t thought about going further.
Just like last year's "Fair Game", based on her reputation as a celebrity, it was a pretty good resource attempt. Unfortunately, it ended in failure, which also declared the failure of her idea of transforming into a movie star. This is how Hollywood is, the higher you stand. , the harder they fall, and they tend to be harsher on women.
In any case, Cindy has been made into the first generation supermodel by Elite since the 1980s. She has seen all the prosperity. She is a very smart woman. Since she cannot get what she wants, she should try her best to face reality.
Currently planning to get married.
When chatting with Simon, Cindy also took the initiative to talk about her own affairs: "His name is Rand Gerber. He was also a model before. We have actually known each other for many years. Now he is in the bar business in Manhattan."
Simon nodded in understanding.
A very classic routine, described in later terminology, this is called having enough fun and finding an honest person to take over. In this regard, Cindy is actually much smarter than those supermodels who chase the rich. Later, Rand Jabber relied on Cindy's connections to meet many Hollywood stars. The business grew bigger and bigger, and he even gave birth to a child named Kaiya. Jiebei's daughter inherited her mother's business.
All in all, the whole family is a winner.
Cindy said, seeing Simon nodding and seeming quite interested, she said along the way: "Simon, do you have any plans for the evening? Maybe we can go play together
In fact, he was quite interested, but unfortunately Simon could only shake his head: "I have a party to attend tonight."
Simon's schedule, if he doesn't want to deliberately let it go, can be calculated by various work studios almost by the hour or even by the minute. For a party society like the West, even in leisure time, you can basically receive various parties every day Some invitations can be ignored directly, while others still require attendance.
Cindy didn't force it either: "We'll talk about it when we have time."
Simon smiled and asked, "So, you really plan to get married?"
"Yes," Cindy gestured to the other girls not far away: "Compared to them, I am already an old woman. Of course, I must stabilize as soon as possible."
"You're not old at all."
"uh-huh… "
"Ahem."
“…”
After a few jokes, Cindy wisely did not occupy the seat next to Simon all the time. After chatting for a while, she walked away with her own plate and soon another girl came over to say hello.
After about ten minutes of this, Girl A and Stephanie Seymour returned again. Irene Lauder, who had been quietly paying attention, first focused on Stephanie Seymour, and then discovered that, well, this woman has a delicate and crimson face. , as if you had just done something.
What's happening
Then he looked at Girl A again.
Girl A's expression remained calm, she just sent an opaque coffee cup with a straw to Simon's hand, and then quietly returned to sit across from Simon.
Uh-huh
Eileen was still puzzled. With this girl's little mind, it was obvious that she couldn't understand the joints, until Simon handed the coffee cup over and let Eileen have a taste.
Then almost going crazy.
What a bastard.
Until the end of lunch, Irene Lauder was still angry and got into the car, looking like I'm still angry and if you don't comfort her, the consequences will be very serious.
Simon coaxed her all the way patiently. It wasn't until the car crossed the Brooklyn Bridge and re-entered Manhattan that Irene reluctantly let go. But she still couldn't help but scolded: "Simon, you are so ridiculous."
Simon held the girl's little hand: "I'll take you back first."
Eileen was stunned, and her expression suddenly felt aggrieved.
Simon quickly explained: "I'm going to Goldman Sachs to attend a meeting in the afternoon. This is a bit boring. You don't want to follow me, do you?"
In fact, she still wanted to follow, but Eileen also understood that it was not convenient for her to attend such an occasion: "So, are you tonight?"
"It's an East Coast management party for Daenerys Entertainment tonight. I'll pick you up."
Erin nodded her head with satisfaction.
Simon still held the girl's little hand: "But, Eileen, you have to understand that the time I can stay by your side is not long after all."
"Um?"
"I mean, you're actually free, okay?"
"Are you going to dump me?"
“…”
"asshole."
"Well, you don't need to always emphasize a certain fact, right?"
Eileen glared at the unscrupulous man next to her: "You seduced me first, and now you want to dump me?"
Simon shook his head helplessly and said: "I will never take the initiative to get rid of a woman. I just say that you are all free, and I cannot give you a normal emotional life, or even marriage, which is even more impossible."
Erin suddenly thought of another thing: "Asshole, why do your other lovers have female maids and guards, but I don't?"
Simon was also stunned, his thinking was a little jumpy: "Do you need it?"
"Don't I need it?"
"You are the heir to the Lauder family, so there must be no shortage of servants around you."
The girl obviously entered the unreasonable mode: "So you can not give it?"
"Of course I won't refuse to give it, but... well, I'll let Angre contact you when I have time."
Erin immediately started bargaining: "Well, everyone else is two, right?"
"Um?"
"I want four, uh... eight."
"Here, why do you need so many followers?"
"I want eight."
"There are not even eight people around Jenny, so many people, actually..."
"I don't care, I want eight."
"good."
"Eight!"
"Okay, okay, but you have to know that it's very troublesome when there are too many people."
"This is my business, will you give it to me?"
"Give."
Seeing that the girl looked like she was going to run away, Simon agreed decisively.
In recent years, the training of female maids of the Wei family has not stopped. Perhaps only a few of the top ones can enter the inner circle of the Westeros family, but even on the outside, they are quite outstanding in all aspects. Simon also hopes that these women can enter the inner circle of the Westeros family. The maid guard can be a kind of assistance to the women around him and help them do some of their own things.
Deep down, Simon hopes that the women around him can have careers of their own.
Simon has been very casual about Irene Lauder from the beginning. After all, this is the eldest lady of the Lauder family. She has a rich net worth and has not been interested in him financially. As for feelings, Simon originally thought that after the freshness wore off, she would Taking the initiative to leave him, after all, he comes from a big family, it is unlikely that he will become a vine wrapped around him.
Unexpectedly, things seemed to be somewhat different.
In the carriage, Irene Lauder and Simon bargained and achieved their goals. They stopped talking, but leaned over diagonally, leaning on the man's shoulder and rubbing gently, and suddenly muttered: " Simon, you are such a bastard."