Hollywood Hunter

The next day, Simon continued to stay with the crew of "Wonder Woman" in Naples for the whole morning and flew to Milan in the afternoon.

Flyni district in the eastern suburbs of Milan.

The abandoned factory where the big show was held two years ago has been bought by Gucci.

Based on the design style of several office LOFTs in Daenerys Studios, Sophia has successively rebuilt the original abandoned factory buildings into Gucci's Milan branch park. Currently, it has more than 60 employees, and has also set up a product display area and more professional Show.

Gucci's recent spring and autumn shows are regularly held here.

In the show in the park, Simon briefly reviewed the preparations for tomorrow morning's big show, and did not disturb Tom Ford leading the team for the final rehearsal. Together with Sophia, he found a seat on the bench under the T stage.

"Anji will come to Europe to take over Gucci's affairs at the end of the year. She and Tom are both Americans, and they work very well together. This is the point that gives me the most relief."

Sophia said that Angie was naturally Angela Ahrendts, president of Gucci America.

When Angela Ahrendts were first hired, Simon and Sofia had the idea of ​​letting Ahrendts take charge of Gucci. The senior woman has also proven her ability in recent years.

Sophia let go of Gucci this time, just to turn her energy to Van Cleef & Arpels and other businesses of Melisandre.

Since it was the initial plan, Simon just nodded to express his knowledge.

Sophia and Simon mentioned this matter and changed the subject, saying, "Also, regarding Van Cleef & Arpels spokesperson, I am considering several candidates, Demi Moore, Julia Roberts, and Valerie Galino, which one do you think is right?"

With the success of "Human Ghost", "Pretty Girl" and "Batman: Hour of War", Demi Moore, Julia Roberts and Valerie Galino are three of Hollywood's hottest hits Actress.

It is not surprising that Simon did not hear Sandra, who is closest to him.

Although Sandra is very young, she is not beautiful enough, and her screen image does not fit Van Cleef & Arpels' high-end jewelry watch brand.

After thinking about it, Simon smiled and said, "You are more inclined to Demi Moore, right?"

Among the three actresses, Demi Moore, who has been a better model, is obviously more suitable for Van Cleef & Arpels.

Sophia nodded and said, "Julia is a little younger, and Valerie is actually not beautiful enough, and her appearance is not very good."

When choosing Catwoman, Simon did not consider launching a large vase similar to Michelle Pfeiffer, but considered the factors of acting and appearance. After Valerie Galino took the Venetian film, the appearance was just right, coupled with the fact that she was very young and malleable enough to complete a large part of the action scenes that Catwoman needs, so she got this role.

Speaking carefully, the casting of this version of Catwoman is similar to the black widow Scarlett Johansson of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Simon's memory.

Scarlett Johansson is actually not too beautiful. As for the figure, after watching "Under the Skin", there will probably not be too many people who have illusions about Scarlett Johansson's figure.

Marvel's casting is also a comprehensive consideration.

Simon in his previous life also occasionally complained about the appearance of many Marvel actresses. At this time, in the game, he realized that Marvel's casting strategy was actually very correct. Launching a large vase that only frowns may be successful for a while, but it is difficult to use this strategy to prop up the huge film universe frame.

Simon didn't feel much about Demi Moore, but he still said: "Since you are inclined to Demi Moore, then Demi Moore is fine, you don't need to ask me."

"But, I invited her to participate in Gucci's big show this time, and I said there was no time to squeeze."

"Really can't squeeze time?"

"fake."

Simon was a little speechless.

Demi Moore was very enthusiastic about Gucci before "Human and Ghost Love", and even took her husband to participate in Gucci activities several times in a row.

After the success of "Human Ghosts Are Coming" and this summer's "A Few Good People" went viral, the woman immediately became'busy'.

If it’s someone else, you can just play it off with no schedule.

For Sophia, with her connections in Hollywood, Demi Moore's schedule can be asked in just one call.

Thinking about this, Simon asked again: "Did you reveal the endorsement matter to her?"

Sophia nodded and said: "So, I think there is another possibility. Moore should be in contact with other brands, which is deliberately avoided."

"Did you ask which one it is?"

"No."

"Forget it, I actually don't think Moore is appropriate."

Although he became famous at the same time as Julia Roberts, Demi Moore's reliance on "Human Ghosts Are Not Over" is more like a flash in the pan.

Compared to Julia's peak throughout the nineties, Demi Moore's picking vision is really far from satisfactory. When Julia Roberts relied on "Never Compromise" to take the role, Demi Moore has fallen to the point of playing a supporting role in "Charlie Girl 2".

"In that case, Julia, or Valerie?"

"The two of them are not suitable either."

As a high-end jewelry watch brand, Van Cleef & Arpels spokespersons should be more glamorous. Julia and Valerie are both famous enough, but they lack the eye-catching temperament.

Thinking for a moment, Simon suddenly thought of someone and said: "Nicole Kidman, what do you think?"

Nicole Kidman has that radiant temperament. Think about Satine in "Moulin Rouge" in my memory, or "Princess of Monaco" starring Nicole. She will endorse Van Cleef & Arpels brand , It seems more appropriate.

Sophia thought for a moment, nodded, shook her head, and said: "Nicole's image is very good, but her reputation is not big enough."

After the stunning appearance of "Pulp Fiction", Nicole Kidman's last few years in Hollywood did not develop smoothly without Sandra and Roberts. Although there is no shortage of film appointments, there are no outstanding masterpieces because of the image drama.

Simon does not have any idea of ​​‘responsible to the end’ for the actresses whom he personally holds. Given the opportunity, the subsequent development can only rely on them.

After the ridiculous last time with Cindy Crawford, Nicole Kidman also seized the "opportunity" to mention to Simon, hoping to get the heroine of "Jurassic Park", Simon also refused Up.

Nicole is too young to fit the role of the botanist.

However, Simon still gave Nicole a chance to play the role of Plant Ivy in the next "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises".

The two Batman have become popular with a large number of people. The important villain of the Batman series, Plant Ivy, is also the focus of competition among Hollywood actresses. Nicole failed to achieve his wish in "Jurassic Park" and got the poison. The vine girl is also satisfied.

However, according to the previous arrangement, in order to further improve the envisaged special effects, "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" will not be released until 1994. There will be three years in between, so Nicole naturally cannot be idle.

"You can talk to Nicole, and I will arrange the others. Moreover, the spokesperson does not need to choose the most famous, I think the most important thing is suitable."

Sophia nodded: "I will contact Nicole as soon as possible."

After finalizing the matter, they discussed the corresponding issues of Gucci.

Gucci has no spokesperson, which is the practice of many luxury clothing and luggage brands in this era.

Of course, the convention is to be broken.

As the luxury market continues to expand and competition intensifies in the next decade or two, luxury brands have begun to invite spokespersons.

Just like in the 1980s, few luxury brands invited celebrities to watch shows, and most of the catwalks were magazine editors, news reporters or fashion buyers.

Since Gucci took the lead in inviting celebrities to attend the big show two years ago and was a big success, this trend has quickly risen. The superstars and celebrities also realize that this is a matter of mutual improvement, and they have also been very enthusiastic about participating in big shows in the past two years.

It is not that Sophia has not considered inviting a spokesperson for Gucci.

However, as the first luxury brand that he made personally, Sophia was very cautious. Gucci, which has a full range of product lines, is also more demanding in terms of spokespersons than Van Cleef & Arpels, which focuses on jewelry watches.

Cindy Crawford was initially considered.

Gucci's current consumer group positioning is urban elite women, and Cindy's temperament is just right.

However, the supermodel's style is too commercial. Not only did he switch to the host industry last year, he opened a fashion show on MTV, and last year he took over the role of Pepsi’s spokesperson.

It is impossible for Gucci to put himself and Pepsi on the same level anyway, so Sophia completely dispelled this idea.

Then there were no suitable candidates.

The recent consideration is to choose regional spokespersons in different consumption areas, but Gucci's exposure rate in recent years has been sufficient, and it is not urgent for spokespersons.

After discussing the spokesperson, Sophia looked around, and no one approached. He talked about another thing: "The three groups I recruited. They and their families have recently immigrated to the UK, South Africa, Australia and Canada. People will stay in Europe, and the other two groups will be able to rush to the United States to start working next month."

Sophia is talking about the former East German Stasi agent she recruited.

This matter is very sensitive, so I have to be very careful.

Simon had only read the information of these people, and out of caution, he did not meet with any of them.

Although East Germany has fallen, it is difficult to say whether there will be people with ulterior motives in it. Even Sophia, most of the time only communicated with these people through spokespersons.

Operating a private intelligence network is a very sensitive matter anyway.

A large sum of money has been thrown out, Simon is not a pity, but he does not include much expectation. After several years of continuous operation, Simon was already satisfied with the harvest of a handful of loyal people.

It just so happened that there was another T stage rehearsal.

The main models naturally did not have time to attend in person, but most of them came in person.

Seeing the cold-looking models walking out of the background in turn with the background music, Simon and Sophia automatically stopped the conversation just now.

Gucci also led the change of style in the fashion show.

In the 1980s, fashion catwalks were not as cold as those in the memory of later generations. The catwalk styles of models are more inclined to walk in the courtyard, in groups of three to five, and their expressions are very casual. There is no shortage of gestures for making laughs and cheering.

Simon can't stand this sense of disorder. Tom Ford is also a perfectionist.

Therefore, from the catwalk two years ago, Gucci has shown the high-end style in Simon's memory, and it has also become popular in the past two years.

Mankind’s pursuit of beauty is endless.

Seeing too many beauties, Simon still enjoys the long-legged waist spirits walking by one by one on the stage. Many girls on the T stage find Simon's figure, and their eyes are clearly shining.

Sophia noticed that a girl with terrifying legs passed by and clearly cast a wink at Simon. The man beside him also raised his eyebrows, and said in an'interesting' way: "This is Najia, 20 years old this year. , Just signed by Elite, is one of Elite’s key operational goals in the next phase. They also applied for a Guinness record for the longest-legged supermodel for this girl.

Simon nodded: "It's great. Call me to chat with her in private later."

Sophia rolled her eyes: "Do you need me to avoid it?"

"Of course, well, you can go busy now."

I wanted to pinch this man's waist, raised his hand, but didn't pinch it up.

Thinking of one thing, Sophia said: "I almost forgot to tell you that Natasha Kinsky moved out of that villa in Cannes."

"it's common."

"It's not a pity that you spent a few million?"

"It's a good deal to buy a fragrant lace that can last for a long time for dozens of dollars."

"Not tens of dollars, but millions of dollars."

"For me, it's tens of dollars." Simon glanced at Sophia and smiled: "You know, women are like cats to me."

"Well, I feel the same way, you are discrimination."

"No, just not expecting it."

"what does it mean?"

"This is the nature of a cat. It is alert, lazy, lonely, and alienated. It will never be loyal to you no matter whether you are rich or poor, health disease, happy or sad, good or bad."

Sophia froze for a moment, and wanted to laugh, then suddenly looked at Simon seriously, and said, "I think you are more like a cat."

"Perhaps, so they are similar."

"This is a bit pessimistic."

"It's not pessimistic, it's seeing through." Simon leaned back, tilted his legs to look at the beautiful ladies on the T stage, and muttered with sentiment: "Seeing him get up from Zhu Lou, see him Guests at the banquet, seeing his building collapsed, this green moss and green tiles, I once slept, and will see the rise and fall of fifty years...

Sophia couldn’t understand Chinese, but he felt the strong vicissitudes of life in the man’s words, ignoring the possible gazes around him, couldn’t help reaching out and taking his arm, and whispered in comfort: "I’m not a cat, Jenny Nor, Jenny, um, neither."