Hollywood Hunter

Because neither "Angels of Sin" nor "Dangerous Men and Women" has reached the level of excellence, and the commercial potential is not high, the Gaomen Pictures team did not deliberately conduct public relations operations for the two shortlisted films this time.

On September 19, the film festival closed and the ending was predictable.

The Golden Lion Award is still the double yolk eggs in Simon's memory, "A Rainstorm Is Coming" and "Long Live Love". Daenerys Entertainment was completely vacant for one year and did not win any awards.

This is actually the result of everyone's happy opinion.

If Daenerys Entertainment returns in full every year, the game will not continue.

At the end of the closing ceremony, the superstars and celebrities still staying in Venice rushed from the Lido Film Palace to the closing dinner. On a small private island about five kilometers from the main city to the north of Shuicheng, a reception had already been opened in advance.

The island is another property under Simon's name. It is only three hectares in size. In the center stands an Italian-style castle covering an area of ​​over 6000 square meters with more than 160 rooms.

Simon has always been more inclined to modern architecture in a simple style.

However, over the years, Simon has also realized that if he wants to own properties all over the world, he cannot follow his own liking like the Du Mui Manor. Just like this old castle on the small island of Shuicheng, it is a protected building that has long been recorded by the Italian government. Even if it belongs to private owners, it cannot be demolished and reconstructed without authorization.

Moreover, in a city with a profound historical heritage, a Beverly Hills-style modern villa with a glass-and-cement structure suddenly appeared, which even Simon himself felt matched.

Over the years, different styles of buildings from all over the world have been tried one after the other, which is actually pretty good.

The cocktail party being held is not aimed at the few remaining guest groups at the film festival, but mainly for the collaborators and management of the Westeros system.

For the 12-day film festival, Daenerys Entertainment and Melisandre under the Westeros system held seven brand events of various types, including commercial promotion, film marketing, industry exchanges, etc. The fundamental core is Promote Daenerys Entertainment's movies and various luxury sub-brands affiliated with Melisandre.

Luxury brands are not suitable for large-scale TV advertising, so they can only seek exposure from other aspects.

The film festival is equipped with luxury goods, matching style and perfect combination.

The film festival ended, and the reception was a small celebration.

"With the establishment of the World Trade Organization, globalization has become an inevitable trend. If the luxury goods industry wants to adapt to this trend, it is also inevitable to reorganize and reorganize into a comprehensive large-scale luxury goods group. Because one ship cannot be completed. For Global Exploration, only one fleet can hope to achieve this goal, which is why Melisandre continues to acquire other brands."

Inside the castle hall.

Simon is talking with Bulgari’s chairman, George Bulgari. Tonight, Sophia Faisy, who is wearing a one-shoulder purple evening gown, is leaning on his arm affectionately, facing many guests without evasiveness. the meaning of.

During this time, Melisandre officially completed the acquisition of Bulgari's equity.

In the final transaction plan, Melisandre was valued at US$7.3 billion and Bulgari was valued at US$1.3 billion. Both parties made a certain compromise. Melisandre successfully obtained the expected 40% of Bulgari's shares. The cash and stock trading model is equivalent to 300 million US dollars in cash plus 3% of Melisandre's stock.

Another target was Vacheron Constantin. After the two sides were deadlocked for a period of time, brand owner Ahmed Yamani finally let go in early September.

The final transaction price was 230 million US dollars.

Compared to Bulgari, Melisandre is not determined to win for Vacheron Constantin.

The experience of running Van Cleef & Arpels made Sophia realize that in the field of jewelry and watches, jewelry is the big head, and watches only account for a small part of the business.

Vacheron Constantin is still a pure high-end watch brand at this stage. If it is bought, its status may be the same as that of Chateau Latour under Melisandre, which is mainly a collectible status symbol.

For Mei Li Shanzhuo, who is more concerned about the development potential of the target company, it is naturally best to get Vacheron Constantin. It can be regarded as adding a jewel to your luxury brand matrix. If you can't get it, it is not a pity, so the initiative is completely On Melisandre's side.

At the time of the economic downturn throughout Europe, except for Melisandre, Yamani could not find other suitable buyers in a short time.

The price of two to three hundred million US dollars is actually not high, except for the professional luxury goods group such as Melisandre, there are not many other interested investors, including Melisandre’s most direct competitor, LVMH. For the time being, the expansion was stopped due to the economic downturn. Therefore, even if there are other buyers, the offer price will only be lower than that of Melisandre.

US$230 million, which is a full 70 million lower than the US$300 million expected by Yamani. This is also the reason why the two sides saw a long time.

Moreover, this time it was paid in cash.

Yamani also wanted to replace some stocks, neither Simon nor Sophia agreed.

In fact, if this time the business collapses, the former Saudi Oil Minister insists for a few more years, and when the economy recovers, he will definitely be able to sell Vacheron Constantin at a higher price.

It's just that apart from Simon in this world, few people can see the future.

Yamani finally chose to shoot Vacheron Constantin.

Drop the bag for safety.

After winning Bulgari and Vacheron Constantin, plus Versace, this year will be a big expansion for Melisandre.

There was no intention to acquire Versace.

The changes during this time made Simon change his attention, and he has reached an agreement with the Glory Society.

Simon had arranged for the First Boston to contact Versace to promote the IPO. He originally wanted to push Versace off the cliff. The plan was temporarily changed, and the first Boston side also stopped contact with Versace under the direction of Simon.

Next, without Simon's consent, Versace would not be able to list in Italy or the United States.

In any case, because this company has caused such a big disturbance, Gianni Versace has no other choice at all, and Simon will not give him another choice.

The reception scene.

George Bulgari is in his forties and is already the fourth-generation head of the Bulgari family.

Although he accepted the acquisition of Melisandre, the head of the Bulgari family still had concerns about Melisandre’s development plan. He just mentioned it to Simone and listened to the young man in front of him. George Bulgari asked Lisandra’s globalization strategy: "But, Simon, do you think it is necessary for us to extend our business to Latin America, West Asia and even Africa?"

Simon said: "Of course it is necessary. There will be demand where there are people, and it cannot be ignored. We may not open our own flagship stores in those places, but we must let the wealthy people in those areas know our brand and let their When a wife or daughter goes shopping abroad, the first thing they think of is Gucci or Bulgari."

George Bulgari's young wife, who is obviously a dozen years younger than her husband, looked at Simon with bright eyes, and suddenly interjected: "So, Simon, how do you think we can promote the brand to Africa?"

Simon glanced at the woman next to George Bulgari and smiled: "It's very simple, such as movies. Hollywood blockbuster movies are very powerful, as long as they are mentioned or given more in popular movies. Some of our shots can have a good spread effect. Madam, if you have watched "Pretty Beautiful Lady", the sports car that appeared at the beginning of the film, because of the movie’s popularity, sales soared more than three times that year ."

The young woman, who was obviously a model, casually held her husband, but chased Simon: "But, do Africans also watch movies?"

Simon patiently said: "Of course I see it, and the demand is great. However, it is a pity that they generally don't read the original version."

The woman gloated, "Heh, that's really a pity."

Simon smiled.

So far, there is no need to explain cultural aggression.

Seeing Simon stopped talking, George Bulgari immediately raised a toast to the two of them, and dragged the little wife who was reluctant but dared to show and turned away.

Simon Westero's certain preferences are well-known.

It must be guarded.

Sophia looked at the two leaving figures, rubbed her body gently on Simon's arm, and joked, "Do you need me to help you prepare the contact information of that woman?"

Simon beckoned to the waiter, took another glass of red wine, looked at Sophia, who was becoming more and more beautiful under the crystal chandelier in the hall, and said, "Okay, or just send it to my bed."

Sophia urged narrowly: "I will send you directly to the bed, do you dare to jump directly on it?"

Simon shook his head honestly: "Don't dare."

Sophia smiled triumphantly: "Sure enough, the richer the man, the more timid he is."

Simon probed over, and brushed the woman's smooth face with his fingertips. When Sophia was a little embarrassed to avoid it, he said, "I'm actually very courageous. I'm just worried about hurting you."

Sophia paused and understood.

Indeed, with the current wealth status of the little man next to him, there is no need to worry too much.

Thinking about the things he had done for herself during this period, Sophia suddenly became emotional, took the man's arm harder, and pressed her body to his ear and whispered, "Simon, shall we go upstairs? "

Simon looked at the guests around: "Is this bad?"

Sophia had already taken the man to the stairs, and said, "Anji and they will entertain."

Many people in the hall saw Simon and Sophia disappearing at the top of the stairs, but they did not express any objection. A certain young man was too high in status and too powerful, so whatever he did would take it for granted. Simon and the two left, and Angela Ahrendz, who was already the CEO of Gucci, and Ella Deutschman, the president of Highgate Pictures, automatically took on the entertainment work.

Woke up again, already the next morning.

Sophia rarely played with some women's petty temperament. She put Simon in her arms as a pillow to prevent him from getting up, and Simon simply stayed in bed once, until the sun broke into the bedroom through the curtain gap.

After nine o'clock, realizing Simon's intention to get up, Sophia got out of bed first, went to the window and opened the curtains, and then returned to the big bed.

The bright sun shines on the bedroom and on the woman.

Then, getting up failed.

Near noon, the blushing Sophia softly put his head on Simon's chest, feeling the man's powerful heartbeat, hesitated for a while, and finally said: "Simon, I suddenly want to have another baby."

In fact, I felt a certain impulse of a woman since last night. Simon heard this, not surprised, and said: "It will be very troublesome if you think about it, Jenny and the others, as well as Daniel and Gemma, um, The most important thing is yourself."

Janet is able to accept female assistants, but will not allow Sophia to enter the Dome Point Manor.

Sophia's two children are no longer ignorant. If they know that they will have an extra brother or sister, they will inevitably have a resistance.

Another point.

Sophia’s birthday was August 17, 1954, which means that last month, the woman just turned 40.

There is no birthday party.

Simon did not forget to prepare a birthday present for the woman.

Although it seems that some people believe that Sofia is 30 years old because of his personal foundation and careful maintenance, some things are true after all.

Sophia just raised her head and looked at Simon: "I just want to know your opinion."

Simon lifted the woman's body up, leaned over and kissed, and said, "I, want to hear the truth?"

Sophia nodded.

Simon said: "If I can, I hope to have many, many children, and then the Westeros family can rule the world."

Sophia curled her lips: "Genetic instinct again?"

Simon smiled and said: "Yes, Freud believes that all human behavior can be explained by'sex'. In my opinion, all this should be attributed to genetic instinct. Maybe in the future, when I get old, it can be Write a book similar to "Analysis of Dreams" to explain this phenomenon."

Sophia didn't turn the subject too far, and said, "So, you agree."

Simon nodded slightly, and said: "However, after giving birth to your own raising, I am such an irresponsible man, I will definitely not care, and there is no alimony, and your work will definitely be affected."

Sophia’s face was pressed on Simon’s chest again: “Don’t worry about it, as long as you agree.” Feeling some hesitation from the man, Sophia added: “I’ll talk to Janet first. If they disagree, this The child can have my surname Fessy."

Simon paused and said, "Actually, your last name is not good at all."

Sophia lightly hit the man on the shoulder: "Don't talk, I want to sleep for a while, I'm so tired."

Simon stopped talking.

They left the bedroom until one o'clock in the afternoon.

After lunch, we will leave Venice and fly to New York.

New York Fashion Week will open on September 23.

This is the first fashion week of this fall fashion season.

A big change for the four major fashion weeks.

Prior to this, the order of the four major fashion weeks was London, Paris, Milan and New York.

New York Fashion Week came last.

As the status of New York Fashion Week is getting higher and higher, some people expressed dissatisfaction with this order very early. After the Spring Fashion Week in the first half of the year, someone officially mentioned it and won unanimous support from many brands. Proclaim.

Melisandre's CK company in North America and the LTD Group of the Westeros system both participated in promoting this matter.

If it continues to compete with Paris or Milan for this ranking, New York may still be unable to catch it. The opponent is London Fashion Week, which has not been prominent among the four major fashion weeks. New York Fashion Week took the lead and directly announced this decision. London Fashion Week, which had no confidence to fight the crash results, could only compromise and proactively postpone the date.

The two major fashion weeks in Paris and Milan will naturally be held later.