Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 441: Good things continue to happen in June (please vote for me!)

"Hehe~ It's delicious."

As soon as she took a big mouthful with a spoon and put it in her mouth, the tray with the cake was taken away by Liu Xiaoli.

"Husband, can you give me a sip of yours?" Liu Qianqian relished the sweet taste in her mouth, but looked at her husband with a very resentful look in her eyes.

"Sissi!"

Liu Xiaoli's slightly sullen voice sounded, and Liu Qianqian raised her face full of grievances. She opened her big bright eyes and took Xiang Yang's arm to shake it.

"I want to give it to you too."

Xiang Yang could only helplessly remind: "If you want to eat later, I will help you eat enough."

"I don't want to hear your big pie." Liu Qianqian shook Xiangyang's sleeves again and lowered her head.

"It's not a big deal, I promise you."

He said he wouldn't eat, but Xiangyang very considerately blocked the sight of Liu Xiaoli and others with his body, and quietly raised the plate to Liu Qianqian's mouth.

This wife is really stupid.

Anyone who steals food and yells can hear it.

Seeing his actions, Zhang Liangying, Su Chang and Yao Beina who were gathered around were stunned.

This night, Xiang Yang had a great birthday.

In the evening, friends who came from afar expressed their desire to have a pillow party together and chat about private conversations between women.

But Liu Qianqian said that she couldn't let Xiang Yang spend the night alone on her husband's birthday.

Surprisingly, Little John did not appear in the villa on Xiangyang's birthday.

At this moment, he has arrived in Los Angeles to prepare for the North American premiere of "Kung Fu Dream".

"Kung Fu Dream" will be released first in North America via spot screenings, and then in China.

The difference is that "Untouchable", which will be released immediately, will be released simultaneously around the world.

Before its release, although "Untouchable" attracted much attention at the Cannes Film Festival, no one expected the impressive results this film would achieve.

"Untouchable", which was supposed to be filmed and released in 2011, is still the highest-grossing film in France until 2023, and is considered one of the French cultural masterpieces.

The number of moviegoers reached 5150 million, far exceeding the population of France. A quarter of French people went to the cinema because of this movie.

At the same time, it is also the only non-Hollywood movie on the 2012 box office list.

Therefore, "Untouchable" can be said to be a true 'national film' and the pride of French cinema in France.

Now, with the joining of Hermès Film Investment Company and the full promotion of Disney, in North America alone, "Untouchable" has won 1800 theaters as soon as it opened.

"Boss, it's almost time. You have to accompany Axel to attend the press conference with Gaumont."

On Liu Qianqian's first day at the hospital, Xiang Yang wore a suit and accompanied his family to register his wife for hospitalization and other related procedures.

Liu Qianqian, who had already changed into the hospital gown provided by the hospital, called Xiang Yang over, tenderly asked him to lean over, kissed his cheek and said:

"Go quickly, I don't need you to worry about."

"Well, I'll stay with you for two more minutes."

Xiang Yang smiled, a little reluctant to leave.

But it’s not okay not to participate in today’s event.

Because the film content of "Untouchable" is closely related to people with disabilities, it has aroused great attention and discussion due to the huge effect of the Cannes Film Festival and its global release.

In addition, after Hermès and Van Cleef & Arpels co-founded the Guide Dog Fund, it was brought to the attention of the public. After many discussions, the film producers involved in the investment and distribution of this film will donate 5% of the total proceeds to various countries. Disability Association.

This includes not only box office revenue, but also DVD sales in respective countries, etc.

Although it is not uncommon for North American publishers to falsify their profit books.

But it also depends on who you are working with.

They have a way of bullying actors. How about bullying Hermès and Gaumont?

We are all businessmen, so no one knows who is who.

In Hollywood, not only are the movies produced in Europe, but this kind of falsified accounting is also left over from Europe. As early as 1711, the Englishman Robert Harry deceived King George I into becoming the chairman of the company by cooking false accounts.

Therefore, this profit audit involves multiple parties directly to avoid any party from embarrassing the partners.

Liu Qianqian, who couldn't attend, knew that she wouldn't rush her. She didn't know how long Xiang Yang said 2 minutes was, so she said with a smile on her face:

"Go quickly, come back early and you can still see me tonight. I'll wait for you to come back."

"Wait for me, I can't stay here at night." Xiang Yang looked at Liu Qianqian and kissed back with a look of reluctance.

"Hehe, then you have to satisfy your mother."

"Hey, I'm leaving then."

Looking at the time on his watch, Xiang Yang sighed helplessly.

Not long after he left, the doctor in charge of Liu Qianqian walked in together with the nurse. In order to once again express its importance to Liu Qianqian, the hospital arranged for the best doctors and nurses for her.

After a brief exchange of greetings and exchanges, the service staff responsible for cleaning the room thoughtfully introduced things that needed attention to everyone who was temporarily staying in the hospital.

At this time, the importance of Principal An became apparent.

Having made sufficient preparations, he took a pen and paper to write down every note and took the trouble to translate it for Lao Xiang and Lao Zhao.

Even the aunts of Liu Xiaoli and Liu Qianqian were invited to attend the lecture.

"Qian Qian, I feel like your family Xiang Yang is going to be on TV again." Zhang Liangying, who stayed on the hospital bed, joked with Liu Qian Qian with a big smile.

Among them, Yao Beina was the only one who didn't know very well what was going on.

"You know how to sing."

Su Chang, who hadn't left yet, explained to his friend.

According to the box office estimates given, the global box office of "Untouchable" is likely to reach US$5 million.

A simple understanding is that $2500 million will be donated to charity.

Of course, the actual publicity and distribution expenses of each distribution company must be deducted, but who can say what the benefits of DVD and copyright are.

And regardless of others, at least Hermès has to spend money to build its own reputation.

Maybe they will just spend a sum of money to increase the investment in the guide dog center.

"These luxury goods companies are really rich." Yao Beina patted his chest, expressing surprise at the huge sum of money and at the same time frowning inadvertently.

My chest feels a little uncomfortable.

"What's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable? Do you want me to lie down for a while?" Liu Qianqian, who was sitting on the bed, noticed her friend's expression and asked with concern.

"Hey, there's no need for that, otherwise I'll be scolded to death."

Yao Beina quickly shook his head. If Xiang Yang, the wife-loving maniac, knew that he slept in Liu Qianqian's bed, it would be strange not to be anxious with her.

"Then why don't you go and have a rest on the sofa." Liu Qianxi pointed to the sofa next to her and asked with a smile: "Is it possible that relatives are coming?"

"No, maybe he's just acclimatized." Yao Beina frowned and counted the time, but it wasn't the right day.

"Hey, I think you've eaten too much dog food these days and you're not used to it." Su Chang joked that it wasn't enough, and even raised his eyebrows deliberately.

"You're annoying." Liu Qianqian reached out to slap her dissatisfied.

"You're the one who hates it." Su Chang tilted his head and said, "You feed us three single dogs dog food every day, are you afraid that we will starve in your place?"

"Haha, that's right."

Zhang Liangying nodded slightly in agreement.

"I'm annoying you to death." Liu Qianqian turned her face away from the annoying three people.

On the other side, Xiang Yang, who came out of the hospital, took his two secretaries and boarded the business car arranged in advance.

This press conference was held at the Center Pompidou, one of the three major art museums in Paris, together with the Louvre and the Musée d'Orsay.

This place is only a ten-minute walk from Notre Dame Cathedral.

On weekdays, this art center is a very popular attraction for tourists. Because the main body is made of steel pipes and glass pipes, it is completely different from the elegant and beautiful ancient buildings in Paris. It has earned the nickname "Refinery".

As for why he chose to hold the press conference here, Xiang Yang didn't quite understand it at first.

But after hearing Bea Shaffer's explanation, he immediately understood.

The theme of this conference is 'Leaving one's own mark in the replacement of art'.

It's art.

It's fashionable.

It’s easy to understand if you say no.

"Only you, the self-righteous fashion people, can relate to these things."

Seeing Xiangyang's enlightened smile, Bea Shaffer showed her disdain for fashion.

"Hey, you can't say that. This is not just a matter of the fashion industry."

Xiang Yang smiled slightly.

"Then tell me why Axel insisted on choosing this place." Bea Shaffer asked curiously.

Xiang Yang said: "If you know the experience of Mies van der Rohe, you will understand."

Mies van der Rohe, of course Bea Shaffer knows the name of this designer.

Famous German designer.

One of the most famous modernist architects of the 20th century.

"What does he have to do with this?"

"Look, when he designed the Farnsworth House, he was taken to court because he only used steel bars, cement and glass, which was not approved by the client. But what happened next? He brought the world into the era of glass skyscrapers. .”

"So, Axel chose to hold the press conference in such a place in Paris that is different from other art centers. He is telling others that Hermès is different from other brands. Do you understand?"

After listening patiently to Xiang Yang's explanation, Bea Shaffer nodded vaguely.

She only thinks that people in the fashion industry must be good at deceiving people. At the very least, you must have Xiang Yang's ability to turn false ideas into truth.

"Look, you still don't believe it."

Of course Xiang Yang knew what Bea Shaffer was thinking.

But whether it’s fashion or art, this is the reason why we often have a strong sense of alienation from the public.

People living in the 21st century find designs like glass rooms and floor-to-ceiling windows ordinary.

But who would have thought that when it was born decades ago, it was deviant?

If you were to wear the current clothes back in ancient times, you would be considered to be wearing strange clothes.

Not to mention foreign ones, Wang Mang's short skirt actually made people wonder whether he was a time traveler.

In the history books, the record left by this short skirt is also a strong one. In fact, it was just because the clothes of the nobles at that time needed to reach the floor.

When they arrived at the press conference, except for Axel from Hermès, all the people coming from Gaumont were senior executives from various companies.

It can be seen that they attach great importance to this conference.

Local French media also came to report on it.

On the same day, Huaying held a press conference in Beijing, but it was more formal than in France. In Los Angeles, Disney executives, Anna Wintour, Little John and others also held a press conference.

For people who really care about people with disabilities, they don't care if this is just a show to promote the release of the movie.

After taking photos, signing autographs, and posing for photos, Xiang Yang's face froze with laughter.

After accompanying Axel to answer reporters' questions, Xiangyang declined the suggestion from Gaumont's senior management to have dinner together.

"Let's go, I'll go to the hospital with you." As soon as he came out of the art center, Axel was not going to let Xiang Yang go easily, and pulled him directly into his car.

"It's so late, maybe tomorrow."

Seeing the large and small Hermès bags in the accompanying car, Xiangyang knew what it meant. He was in a good mood and even made a rare joke with Axel:

"Actually, you can discount these things. I would be happier if it was cash."

"Haha, these things are not for you." Axel gestured to the driver to drive and said:

"UTMB has been very successful. Our co-branded watches are very popular with the players. In addition, the feedback on competition clothing is also very good."

"That's okay." Xiang Yang nodded.

"By the way, this is for you." Axel said, taking out an envelope from his suit's underwear pocket.

"Check?" Xiangyang was stunned for a moment, how embarrassing this is.

"Tickets to the World Cup finals." Regarding his sudden appearance of falling into the eyes of money, Axel said with disdain:

"They gave it to me. I didn't have time to go. I heard that you like football quite a lot, so I thought of bringing it to you."

"So many?" Xiang Yang smacked his lips after taking the thick envelope.

This is not a question of whether you like it or not, but whether you can go

He felt that the appointment with Little John, Juan Fu, and Dou Sen might be a bit uncertain, so he never dared to discuss the matter with Liu Qianqian.

"Hey."

After hearing Xiang Yang's worries, Axel sighed and said, "Indeed, when the child is so young, you should be careful when you go there and come back.

If you really can't go, send your friends there.

You can also give rewards to your subordinates. "

"I'm afraid that's not enough." Xiangyang thinks this is a good idea. He is still willing to provide benefits for HYS employees.

"In that case, I'll buy tickets for the HYS design team with my own money, and you can keep these tickets."

Axel looked very generous, which made Xiangyang very surprised. It cost a lot of money to buy all the tickets for the final. Could it be brought by the strong wind?

"After a while, you can just read the newspaper."

Hearing him say it so quietly, Xiangyang immediately understood what he meant. It was probably related to the acquisition of LVMH Group.

He thought this was a good thing and felt that he couldn't be too stingy with the design team, so he said:

"Well, let's do this. I'll pay for the round-trip air tickets and hotel accommodation myself, but I just have to trouble the company to book them for me."

"No, just wait for the movie to be released and just make the payment from Hermès Film Investment Company." Axel had no intention of letting Xiang Yang spend money, "But Xiang, I really didn't expect that you and Little John could make the movie happen. ”

"Well, I didn't expect it." Xiang Yang couldn't help but sigh. If it can really get a global box office of 5 million US dollars, Hermès Film Investment Company's income according to the global box office will be as high as tens of millions of US dollars.

This is true.

There is no such thing as grabbing money.

Suddenly, Xiang Yang felt that Axel’s car seemed a little short of gifts.

(End of this chapter)