Hollywood Hunter

The Johnston House.

The loud child cried, Veronica appeared at the door for the first time.

In the living room, Simon and Janet stood by one side of the room, with a little guy in the middle.

Janet was still warmly advising and encouraging, but Melbourne was sitting on the carpet and crying utterly. Seeing Veronica appear, the little guy immediately opened a pair of chubby hands towards her, and said vaguely with a crying voice: "Grandma (NaNa), hug (Hug)."

Veronica looked at the appearance of the little guy, stepped forward distressedly, but stopped again, looking at Simon who was holding a baby toy in her hand and looking helpless.

Tomorrow is December 6, Melbourne’s one-year-old birthday.

Under normal circumstances, young children should be able to try to walk at this time, or at least stand up. However, it is obvious that under the pampering of a large family, the little guy is still unable to stand still at this time.

The words are learned quite early.

It's just this point that makes Simon even more depressed.

The first word a child learns is not father or mother. It doesn't matter. Grandfather and grandmother are also OK. After all, they are taken care of here.

However, the first word that a little guy learned was "Hug" (Hug).

I really don't recognize birth, I have to hug everyone when I see it.

Faced with such a baby who is so cute and coquettish, this kind of request can of course be met.

As a result, I am often hugged by adults. I could crawl when I was six months old. Now I don’t even bother to crawl, let alone walk.

Regarding the education of the children, when the little guy was still in Janet's belly, the two occasionally discussed it and said that one must be a good policeman and a bad policeman.

It now appears that Simon and Janet are both of the kind of ‘bad police’.

Of course, there is no shortage of good police officers.

Basically everything here in Australia.

Simon didn't speak, Veronica didn't dare to step forward and pick up the child. Seeing that the ‘NaNa’ who loved him in the past did not move, the little guy cried louder.

Then, the big boss came out.

Raymond Johnston appeared at the door, glanced at the situation in the room, and immediately understood what was going on. Probably because of inter-generational relatives, the old man actually pampered the little guy even more, just glared at his daughter-in-law with a sullen face, and he walked over and took away the little guy who had already shouted ‘PaPa, Hug’.

Janet watched the child being taken away by her father, dropped the rattle in her hand, looked at Simon, and said, "How can this work?"

Veronica still stayed in the distance, listening to Janet say so, whispered: "Mole is still young."

He glanced at Simon again.

Simon also dropped the toy in his hand, aware of the obvious concern in Veronica's eyes, hesitated, and only shrugged.

Veronica was obviously worried that the couple would take the little guy away this time.

Janet looked at the weird exchange between Simon and Veronica, feeling a little depressed, and she opened her arms and shouted at Simon: "Hug."

Simon noticed the dissatisfaction on Janet's face, smiled and got up and walked over, bent over to hug her light body, kissed the woman's cheek, and then left the living room crookedly.

The old man originally was a bit dissatisfied with Simon and Janet leaving their children in Australia to take care of Veronica. When he just came last month, he hinted at bringing the little guy back to Los Angeles.

However, these days, seeing the couple teaching their children to walk, they suddenly stopped mentioning something.

In Janet’s words, the old man educates his own eldest and second child, and then he will not be able to cultivate offspring. He is even more spoiled for the youngest grandson.

If the little guy stays here and wants a successor to Westeros's family, they probably can only have one another.

Of course, this is mostly a joke.

The child is indeed a little small.

The next day is the little guy’s one-year-old birthday. The preparations have already started ahead of time. It is naturally very lively. There are a lot of rich and celebrities in Australia. A little guy is ignorant of this, more like a social party. .

Probably inspired by the "Dream of Red Mansions" that has been reading continuously, Janet also played a small game of catching the week at the party.

Of course, there are definitely no such things as powder and lipstick, they are all kinds of objects with very good meanings.

Never give the little guy a chance to become "Jia Baoyu".

Finally grabbing a piece of iron ore, the old man was happy for a whole day.

Janet was very depressed, thinking that the reason why the little guy caught iron ore was because it was something like chocolate.

Snacks!

Simon felt that it was more likely that among the serious things like pens and watches, the black iron ore seemed the most serious. The little guy saw something strange in a pair of daily necessities, and of course he would grab it curiously.

The scale of the Westeros system is too large, even if it is a vacation, Simon can not completely let go of everything.

In North America, the most eye-catching thing during Thanksgiving is not the "Home Alone 2" which can of course get a high box office, but the sales of videotapes of the Victoria's Secret show.

After ABC TV broadcast created a viewing miracle, Daenerys Entertainment quickly put on the videotape of the big show a week later.

Whether it is the memorable enchanting style of the Victoria's Secret Legion, or the five consecutive capitals in the big show that have become classic new songs, they have greatly promoted the sales of the Victoria's Secret Show.

It happened to be the peak sales season during the holiday season, and just the first week of its release, the video tapes of the Victoria's Secret show quickly sold 780,000 boxes.

If it weren't for the fact that the video tapes were too hot, and the production and distribution could not keep up with the demand, it would not be a problem for the first week's sales to exceed 1 million boxes.

In the following two weeks, the weekly sales of this video tape reached 1.36 million boxes and 950,000 boxes.

In just last week, the total sales volume reached 3.09 million boxes.

At a price of around US$30, 3.09 million video tapes have sales of more than US$90 million.

Obviously, this is just the beginning.

The industry generally predicts that it is probably only North America. The sales of this phenomenon-level video tape will exceed 10 million boxes, and the total sales of 15 million boxes worldwide are even expected.

You know, Hollywood has the best box office performances in recent years, and the total global sales after the release of video tapes are just this number.

15 million boxes, 450 million US dollars in sales.

It is definitely a miracle.

Over the years, the entire Hollywood has been trying to catch up with Daenerys Entertainment as much as possible.

However, just this videotape has once again created a sense of frustration for other competitors.

Whether it is the entertainment industry or the fashion industry, the sales of the Victoria's Secret show video tapes are all impressed.

Then there was even news that Ford Model Agency tried to ask for a piece of the video tape sales.

According to the basic agreement between Hollywood and the major guilds, film and television creators do have the right to receive a small commission from the sale of video tapes. However, this video tape is completely an exception.

Even though some of the Victoria's Secret Angels have actor status, this time, Daenerys Entertainment and the Victoria's Secret Army signed an ordinary show contract.

If you want to share the soup, don't even think about it.

Amy Pascal heard the news and let it out directly. If Ford is going to make a fuss, none of the company's models will be on the Victoria's Secret T-stage next year.

It was already clear that it was impossible to share the pie, but in the face of this warning, all the interested parties immediately died down.

This big show is obvious to the career improvement of participating models.

Because of the high ratings of TV broadcasts and the huge sales of video tapes, the forty Victoria's Secret Angels already have a public reputation far surpassing other models in the industry, and there are many invitations for cooperation.

The competition in the fashion circle is fierce. To have such an advantage, everyone can't ask for it. Naturally, it won't happen.

If someone is really kicked out, someone will cry and some will laugh.

The one who was crying was kicked away, and the one who laughed was the one who tried to get in.

The chairman of LTD, Leslie Wexner, was even more grateful and regretful. He almost agreed to authorize the Victoria's Secret show to Daenerys Entertainment. If he did so, the huge revenue brought by the sale of the video tape would be huge. LTD is not even thinking about getting a penny. Unfortunately, if we can fully assume the investment of the Victoria's Secret show, instead of sharing the budget with Daenerys Entertainment, most of the proceeds will be owned by LTD. .

Sales of 450 million US dollars, net profit is estimated to be 150 million US dollars after all costs are excluded.

For the entire LTD, the net profit in most years is not necessarily so much.

Of course, Leslie Wexner also knows that the gains this time may be very large at one time.

After all, the first Victoria’s Secret Show was basically performed by Simon Westero himself. Whether it’s the design of angel costumes or the production of background music, Westeros has spent a lot of thoughts on it, so it gave the audience a chance. An unprecedented sense of stunning.

Of course, the future Victoria's Secret show will attract attention. However, because the angel costume is destined to not be able to make too much innovation, Westeros is unlikely to continue to create songs for the Victoria's Secret Show. Therefore, he wants to get the first place. This sensation is basically impossible.

Of course, it is enough to make people happy to have this time.

The focus of this operation is the Victoria's Secret brand. Compared with 1991, this year's overall sales are expected to increase by 30%, most of which are realized in most of the year after the Westeros system completed the acquisition of LTD.

It is estimated that next year, Victoria's Secret sales growth is likely to reach 40% to 50%.

Maintaining this sales growth rate, Victoria's Secret will be able to grow into the largest underwear brand in North America within five years.

On the other hand, the fast fashion transformation of the fashion business by LTD is also quite smooth.

Leslie Wexner is a businessman who has been in the fashion industry for many years and has never been complacent.

In the past, it just failed to find the right direction. After receiving guidance from Simon, Leslie Wexner seriously investigated the Spanish Zara brand, which has developed its business in North America, and quickly clarified the company’s expansion model. The Express brand under LTD has been adjusted and transformed accordingly.

Simon thought that this vacation could stay in Australia safely until after the new year.

However, after the news of the great success of the Victoria's Secret video tapes, there was a sudden not-so-good news from North America.

The thing is about Time Warner.

Everyone knows that because of cancer, Steve Ross has run out of time.

However, after more than half a year of treatment, at least on the surface, Rose seemed to show signs of improvement, and still firmly controlled the Time Warner Group during this year.

Time Warner's situation, except for the film business supported by the DC Cinema Universe, is somewhat unsatisfactory.

I waited patiently for more than half a year, and as the end of the year came, some people became restless again.

Gerald Levin, the current vice chairman of Time Warner, who has been appointed by Ross as the next successor, has recently suddenly attacked. He has joined a large number of shareholders and senior executives of Time Warner, and requested that Ross is too ill to concentrate on the company. Steve Rose steps down

The most direct result of this management coup was not Rose’s downfall, but Time Warner’s stock price plummet.

Naturally, another group of people expressed dissatisfaction, especially the **** supporters of the Ross faction.

The two sides have visited and exchanged several times in the media and privately, and they basically wanted to die.

After all, no one wants Time Warner's stock price to keep falling.

It's just that another thing happened soon.

On December 13, Steve Rose suddenly fell into a coma and became unconscious.

After examination, the doctor determined that the lung infection was caused by cancer complications.

For a patient with terminal cancer, because the immune system is too weak, the cancer itself is often not fatal, and complications are the most dangerous.

Two days later, after an emergency operation, Steve Rose’s family announced that Rose’s condition had stabilized again.

However, those familiar with the insider know that Steve Rose is still in a coma, and he may not be able to survive this difficult time.

The news inevitably spread, and Time Warner's stock price fell again.

As a result, the high-level coup, Ross was critically ill, and the turmoil that lasted for a week, cumulatively, still caused Time Warner’s stock price to fall by 16%. The market value fell from the initial $17.3 billion to $14.5 billion. In just one week, the market value evaporated. 2.8 billion US dollars.

At this time, everyone stopped making noise.

Just a week has brought investors $2.8 billion in book homeopathy. If you think about it, everyone may have to go.

Moreover, as Ross was critically ill, it was completely unnecessary to make trouble.

Time Warner executives also realized that the most important thing is to avoid the company from continuing to fall into turmoil at this time.

However, when it comes to further distribution of power, the various factions are once again in a stalemate.

The culprit leading to this series of recent incidents was Gerald Levin, who then did not dare to confront each other in public, but the Ross faction also strongly invited Gerald Levin to take responsibility in private.

To put it simply, it is to give up his original plan to succeed Ross.

Gerald Levin launched ahead of schedule, just because he didn't want to wait any longer, so as not to be out of line, and at this time he would not give in. Of course everyone cares about the market value and stock price. However, if he can't take charge of Time Warner, this company will not matter to him.