After Giselle finished speaking, she beckoned her makeup artist to come over again, without any intention of continuing to bargain with Tom Corey.
Seeing the look of the girl in front of him who had decided on him, Tom Corey felt angry. Glancing around, the other models who were putting on make-up looked normal on the surface and didn't seem to notice his embarrassment at all, but Tom Corey could clearly feel the atmosphere of schadenfreude in the entire tent.
Tom Curry suddenly missed ten years ago, even five years ago.
At that time, the executives of these well-known brands were definitely at the top of the food chain in the entire fashion circle. Even the top supermodels did not dare to behave so bossy in front of them. Those models who were not famous enough were just them. In the eyes of people, they can take whatever they want.
In just a few years, everything has changed.
The emergence of Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has made the concept of supermodel deeply rooted in the hearts of the public.
While the personal income of top supermodels has increased significantly, the status and social influence of this group in the fashion circle have also increased, and their dependence on traditional channels of fame such as magazine covers and brand catwalks is no longer so strong. Even, the current situation has been reversed. Fashion magazines need supermodels on the cover to increase sales, and brand catwalks cannot do without supermodels to gather popularity.
Although there are some media and big names in the fashion circle who often criticize the Victoria's Secret show for its low style, but because of Eric's strict checks on the selection criteria of Victoria's Secret Angels, no one can deny that every angel in the Victoria's Secret Legion The title of 'supermodel' is well-deserved, coupled with the wide social popularity, no matter how high-end luxury brands are, it is impossible to ignore the existence of Victoria's Secret Angels.
Even if a high street brand does not have a supermodel on the catwalk, it will be questioned about the decline in popularity.
As for what it means to be a supermodel, five years ago, it was possible to obtain the title through repeated promotion and hype in the fashion media. But now, if a model cannot be on the runway of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, he cannot be regarded as a supermodel. Forcibly calling himself a model will only make people laugh. In recent years, not only ordinary people, but even the fashion media have gradually recognized this criterion.
The scene was stalemate for a moment, Giselle resolutely refused to let go, Tom Curry had to compromise, hurriedly left the show tent, and came to a coffee shop opposite Bryant Park.
A man and two women who had been waiting in the coffee shop stood up together when they saw Tom Corey appear.
The man looks like he is in his fifties, with unkempt curly hair and sunglasses. His name is Paul Rowland, and he is the founder and president of the female management company.
Among the two women, one of the ordinary-looking ones was obviously just an assistant, while the other was tall and slender, with a petite face, thin lips, and a smile always seemed to be on the corner of her mouth.
Because it was in a heated room, the girl didn't wear a jacket. The close-fitting black woolen sweater and white high-waisted trousers showed her perfect body proportions to the fullest. I took a few more glances, but couldn't help feeling sorry for the model named Carmen Keith.
Being targeted by Gisele Bundchen, this girl will never want to make her way in the fashion circle, because with Eric Williams behind her, the Brazilian girl and the circle she built are simply a pack of greedy she-wolves Aside from other things, the entire model circle has been overwhelmed by the three vacant spokesmen places that Victoria's Secret Corps just released last year, but now two of them have fallen to Giselle and her other best friend, Qusi For Gauff, the last one is to be determined, but the result is hard to predict.
Noticing Tom Curry's expression when he glanced at Carmen Case, Paul Roland felt a little uncomfortable. He took off his sunglasses, shook hands with Tom Curry, invited him to sit down, and couldn't wait to ask Said: "Tom, how did it turn out?"
Tom Curry shook his head at the approaching waiter, obviously not intending to stay for coffee, and then said: "Sorry, Paul, I tried my best."
An expression of extreme disappointment suddenly appeared on Paul Roland's face. It was not just for the brand show that had just been lost. Carmen Kess had already lost most of the shows this fashion week. He just wants to push Carmen Keith to the CK closing show to see if he can find a chance to reach a settlement with Gisele Bundchen.
But now, the other party obviously has no intention of reconciliation.
Seeing that Paul Roland was speechless for a while, Tom Curry glanced at Carmen Kess across the way, then got up and said, "That's it, Paul, the show is about to start, and I have something to do first. gone back."
Paul Roland quickly got up again and sent Tom Corey out of the coffee shop, but they didn't go back. After looking at his own Carmen Kath with a pitiful expression, Paul Roland sighed inwardly.
The original pillar of WM company was Kate Moss, but in recent years, Kate Moss's morbidly beautiful model has suddenly completely lost the favor of the fashion circle. WM can only be regarded as a second-tier model agency, Kate Moss Popularity slumped, and the company's influence began to plummet.
In order to reverse the situation, Paul Rowland dug out this girl from Estonia last year, and also devoted all his resources to help her get the title of "Model of the Year" in the VH1 annual model competition, in an attempt to make her a new pillar of WM company.
However, because of some small mistakes in the promotion strategy, well, it was definitely a big mistake. The company compared her with Gisele Bundchen, who has been in the limelight in the past two years, in a draft of a fashion magazine. To rub off on the other party's popularity, of course, it would be even better if you can step on Gisele Bundchen.
After all, Carmen Keith has a figure that does not belong to Gisele Bundchen at all, but her face is much prettier than her.
It's just that wishes are beautiful, but the reality is that Paul Roland found that he still far underestimated the energy of Gisele Bundchen, or in other words, underestimated how much Eric Williams loved this Brazilian girl.
Paul Roland is naturally aware of the relationship between Gisele Bundchen and Eric Williams.
Now.
Can only give up Carmen Kath.
Paul Rowland doesn't think he has any qualifications to compete with Eric Williams.
After a moment of silence, Paul Roland said to Carmen Kess: "How about it, Carmen, take a break first, and you won't have to go to Europe."
Carmen Kath, who was still expectant, swayed and almost fell to the ground. She couldn't help but took a step forward and begged, "Paul, Burberry's opening scene, they haven't, they haven't said that I will Replaced?"
"I'll help you push it away, and we'll talk about it after this season's fashion week," Paul Roland took out his sunglasses from his suit pocket and put them on, without looking at Carmen Keith's expression, he said to the female assistant behind her : "Camilla, take Carmen home first."
"Okay, Mr. Roland," the assistant named Camilla nodded, watching Paul Roland get into her car and leave, she pulled Carmen Kath, who was a little out of her wits: "Carmen, let's go back first .”
Carmen Kess was dragged by her assistant into a Chrysler on the side of the road. When the car door closed, the girl couldn't bear it anymore, she huddled on the seat, covered her face and cried loudly: "How could she bully people like this? How can she bully people like this, how can she bully people like this, @￥%%%%￥##*&%."
Camilla listened to the crying in the back row, and the Estonian language that she couldn't understand mixed with the girl, and she just started the car silently.
She has been in this industry for a long time, and it is common for models to compete with each other. Even a small WM company is full of various competitions, let alone the entire industry. It's not normal for an established model not to find ways to silence a newcomer who might threaten her status.
But come to think of it, that Gisele Bundchen was lucky enough to climb Eric Williams.
You know, Carmen Kath, a girl who can only be regarded as a 'newcomer' in front of her, is actually two years older than her, but Gisele Bundchen has been famous for three years.
Calculated in this way, there is a five-year gap between the two. In the fashion industry, five years is almost a replacement of a whole generation of models.
As the car moved forward, the girl in the back row changed from crying loudly to sobbing, and then from sobbing to silence.
When Camilla stopped the car outside an apartment in Greenwich Village, Carmen Kath seemed to have fully recovered, and her expression was not as depressed as before, but a little more determined.
As soon as the car stabilized, Carmen Keith said, "Camilla, can you do me a favor?"
Camilla felt something was wrong with the mood of the girl behind her, and persuaded: "Carmen, I think you'd better go back and get a good sleep first."
Carmen Kath didn't seem to hear this advice, and continued: "Help me find a gossip reporter, you should be able to find it..."
Camilla faintly realized something, and quickly said: "Carmen, you'd better not do this, Mr. Roland."
"You have to know," Carmen Keith's tone suddenly became sharper as if she was on the verge of collapse, her slender body leaned forward slightly: "I am the one who pays your salary!"
The girl's sudden outburst startled Camilla, she hesitated for a while before she nodded and said, "Okay, but you better know what you're doing."
"Ha, what else can I do?" The smile on the girl's mouth, which was always faintly faint, suddenly became obvious, as if she was laughing, but a large teardrop rolled down from the corner of her eye: "What else can I do in the future?!"
She has been the most beautiful and proud of the girls around her since she was a child. She was unwilling to spend her whole life in an obscure town with a mediocre life. She left Estonia alone at the age of fourteen. She lived for six years. At the age of twenty, she I finally saw a glimmer of success, and then that little ambition and expectation was trampled to pieces in a blink of an eye.
Paul Roland's words and attitude just now couldn't be more obvious. Now, she has been abandoned by WM.
What else can she do
Or, what else is there to lose
The brightly lit Manhattan always makes too many people linger, and the winter sky quickly dims. In a bar in Greenwich Village, a girl sitting in a booth near the floor-to-ceiling windows looks lonely at the neon lights on the street outside the window. Hong, she seemed to hear the sound of show music from far away in Bryant Park.
Of course this can only be an illusion.
Perhaps, I will leave this place soon.
Camilla walked in with a thin-faced white man in his thirties. He just gestured to her, but he didn't come over with the man.
Seeing the girl in front of her with brown sunglasses covering most of her face, the man smiled politely and stretched out his hand: "Miss Kath, hello."
Carmen Kess was a little surprised, and cast a dissatisfied glance at Camilla who was leaving, and she specifically told the other party not to reveal her identity.
However, after only a brief gaffe, Carmen Kath showed an indifferent expression again, and did not shake hands with the man. After sitting down, she said, "I need you to help me take a picture of someone."
"Of course, this is my job, Miss Kath," the man didn't care about Carmen Kath's indifference at all, but with a hint of teasing in his tone, he deliberately called out the other party's name.
Of course Camilla didn't tell him the identity of the girl in front of him, but, as an excellent paparazzi, listening to the six ways is only the most basic quality. The newly promoted Victoria's Secret Angel Gisele Bundchen suppressed WM to push newcomers, This is not even news in the circle at all.
The man was even able to roughly guess the purpose of Carmen Kess looking for him.
Carmen Kess could also feel the contempt of the paparazzi in front of her. She bit her lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, then took out her satchel, took out a thick and large envelope from it, and pushed it to the man. In front of him: "Here is 50,000 US dollars. You can help me follow up with Gisele Bundchen. If I can get the information that satisfies me, I can give you another five, no, one hundred thousand US dollars."
Seeing the thick envelope in front of him, the man finally put away his contemptuous expression, and even took a small breath.
It's not like he hasn't seen $50,000 before. As a professional paparazzi, sometimes he has photographed celebrity scandals, and he has sold them at even the highest price.
What made him feel emotional was that the fifty thousand dollars, or the one hundred thousand dollars in the future, was probably the entire savings of the girl in front of him. As a rookie model who has just emerged in the industry for less than half a year, and doesn't even have a single endorsement, even if she has some fame, it is absolutely impossible to make much money.
What a ruthless little girl.
Sighing in his heart, the man put his hand into his pocket without hesitation, pressed the recorder silently, and then said: "Miss Kath, don't you know who is standing behind Gisele Bundchen? "