Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 820 The opportunity to show off in public is something you have to fight for yourself

Best Costumes or Best Art Direction?
No matter how you look at it, Black Swan's biggest competitors in this regard are Alice in Wonderland and The King's Speech.

And Natalie Portman may as well be under more pressure to compete for Best Actress.

Nicole Kidman was early on identified as one of the best candidates for the award thanks to her performance in "The Turning Point". Jennifer Lawrence is also expected to compete for the award.

Similarly, it is not easy for David Fincher's "The Social Network" to win the Best Picture and Best Director awards.

The driving force behind "The King's Speech" is far more powerful than that behind "Inception".

Is Inception good?

Movie fans will definitely like it.

But the awards are not based on the public's taste. Oscar judges have always favored serious films about the British royal family.

This is true from "Elizabeth" to "The Queen". Even "Elizabeth 2", which later had a bad reputation, was able to win the Best Costume Design Award to maintain its reputation.

What's more, "The King" has the support of Weinstein and a good reputation.

“Well, it’s hard to say.” Xiang Yang’s attitude was ambiguous as to whether “The Social Network” won the award or not.

The level is relatively small.

But since Little John asked him to approve money for public relations, he just signed it.

How much do you need?
Is $1000 million enough?
He was talking about the package price for the PR of several films.

You can't let Hermes Film Investment Company pay for this money alone.

20th Century Fox, which participated in the production and distribution of "Black Swan" and "The Social Network", will have to contribute some money.

And they should pay the biggest price.

"Xiang, 1000 million US dollars was the price last year." Little John, who had specially brought dinner to Xiang Yang to show his courtesy, curled his lips.

What can $1000 million do?

"You can change the direction." Xiangyang did not stop his hands. He was making the heels of his wife's high heels.

He asked Bi Shafer to go to the apartment with him just to get some tools.

But obviously, whether it is cutting the mother-of-pearl or grinding and polishing it, it is a bit difficult for hands that usually use needles and thread.

"You mean?" Little John hesitated.

"Weinstein is not a good person." Xiangyang smiled. He believed that there were more than one or two people in Hollywood who had problems with this guy.

He himself is not clean either.

Is The King's Speech really the rival of "The Social Network" and "Black Swan"?

After getting rid of Weinstein, "The King's Speech" can't even compete with the films of Hermès Film Investment Company, and even "Toy Story 3" can suppress it.

In Hollywood, the opportunity to kick someone's ass is also welcomed.

"Everyone knows he's not a good guy." Little John's tone was somewhat noncommittal.

Clearly, he knew something shit.

But there was no intention of accepting Xiangyang's suggestion.

The logic is simple, there is no need for that.

It was just like how he later thought about the 3% stake that Axel gave to Xiangyang, but his friend didn't take the opportunity to talk about it.

Do anybody really think that the Hermès family is a monolithic entity?

Is there anyone who really thinks that it is easy for Axel and Pierre to take out these 3% of shares without any objection within the group?
But this also shows how smart Axel and Pierre are.

After recognizing the fact, they decisively placed the shares in front of Xiangyang before he could realize his greater potential.

This is why compromise is an art.

Because we are all smart people.

Even the greedy little John could see this clearly.

"You should never overestimate the character of your competitors." Xiang Yang said casually, picked up the mother-of-pearl he had cut and looked at it under the light.

Well.
Let's find someone to do this.

Maybe he is not really suited to this kind of heavy work.

"I'm clean." Little John spread his hands. In the modeling industry, let alone women, it's hard to find any kind of man.

"What you said sounds like I'm dirty." Xiangyang rolled his eyes at his friend, then pouted at the mother clam he brought back.

The meaning is very clear, it's your turn to put in some effort.

"Why should I do all the hard work?" Little John was unhappy, but he still came to the mother shell and the cutter and put on his goggles, but he couldn't stop muttering:
"At this time, where is Bi Shafer, the one you are protecting? I don't know how to do this either. Xiang, you know I make men's clothing."

With a "crackling" sound, an expensive and delicate mother-of-pearl was directly scrapped.

Seeing how useless he was, Xiangyang couldn't help but sigh.

Fortunately, there is still time.

"Please send the approval document that requires my signature to my email tomorrow. By the way, how much will Anna Wintour pay?" Seeing that Little John had ruined another one right after that, Xiang Yang couldn't bear it any longer.

This thing is not expensive.

But it's not for fun.

"She has connections." Little John stopped what he was doing with a smile, turned off the machine and said:

"She is going to help you get the best art direction and best costumes in return for your training of her daughter."

"Oh, really?" Xiangyang was indifferent to whether he would win an Oscar.

With his current status, it doesn’t matter whether he has this blessing or not.

but
"When will this year's Oscars be held?" Xiang Yang asked.

"February 2, Sunday." "The end of February." Xiangyang rubbed his chin, "Rang, I want to go to Damascus in January, are you interested in going with me?"

"Where are you going?" Little John didn't hear clearly, and as he picked his ears, his voice became a few notes higher.

“Damascus.”

"Why, do you want to pick some bright roses for Liu?" Little John said with a smile, "Just don't take me to North Africa now" (Tunisia is North Africa).

In fact, there is no need to fly just for the roses.

His family has seeds of Damascus rose, and his father also has some in his planting shed.

If Xiangyang needed it, he wouldn't mind moving them all over.

"I advise you to think about it more." Compared to little John, Macron, who had been busy attending several meetings, advised when he received Xiangyang's call.

In January, things were turbulent in Damascus.

"I've thought it through clearly." Xiangyang took a deep breath. The necessary security measures must be taken.

And the sound must be loud enough.

In this way, we can have an extra insurance and also attract the attention of the other side.

"I believe in the help provided by my friends." Before speaking to Macron, he had already spoken to Ella Saab on the phone.

We also got in touch with the assistant to the CEO of Qatar Luxury Group.

With Princess Moza's escort and the influence of France, they will not be stranded there.

The purpose of his visit, in addition to inviting Asma to attend his fashion week, is to promote cultural exchanges.

In terms of culture, Axel helped communicate with Jacques Lang, who was in charge of culture.

"Then I'll go with you." After listening to Xiangyang's general introduction to the itinerary, Macron thought about it.

Since we can get support from the cultural side, this trip is not just for commercial purposes.

I didn't realize that Xiang is quite smart.

"You want to come with me?"

Xiangyang was a little surprised. This was a different feeling from that of little John, who hadn't figured out anything yet and was clamoring to go with him.

"I'm very interested in cultural economy." Macron found a reason that Xiangyang couldn't refuse, "But you have to help me get a representative for this trip, so that my words will carry weight."

"Okay, I'll do it." Xiangyang smiled.

Of course, this task was left to Axel.

Could he refuse?
Can't refuse.

As soon as the assistant to the CEO of Qatar Luxury Group learned that Xiang Yang would travel to Damascus after the New Year, he immediately reported the matter.

As for why Xiangyang did not contact the CEO directly.

Because the CEO of this group is none other than the real Princess Moza herself.

"Just contact them directly in the name of the consortium."

Princess Moza, who had met the princess once before, thought about it briefly and then directly instructed her assistant how to assist with the trip.

And the value of this sentence.
When discussing the acquisition of Valentino with Kering Group, the company used the name of the investment institution Mayhoola and put its CEO Rachid in charge.

The meaning of using the name of the consortium is self-evident.

It can be seen that although they only met once, Princess Moza attaches great importance to Xiangyang.

"I have a thank you letter here, please give it to him directly, saying how much I appreciate his contribution to the art world.

Also, let Al Jazeera contact their production company, and if they have plans for future filming, they can directly fund it in the name of Mayhoola.

Oh, by the way. Please help me contact the president of Hermès and tell him that I want to invite him to visit the art museum in Doha. "

Therefore, Axel couldn't refuse at all now.

Just as Mayhoola's people were asking him about INS's shares, the next thing he knew was that he was going to launch a series of collaborations with companies under Hermès, the princess also personally invited him to Doha.

If you say that Xiangyang easily agreed to the 3% without any calculation of his own, he simply doesn't believe it.

5 million euros seems like a lot.

But with $4500 billion, it may not even be enough to pay one year's interest.

"Could it be that he is using Hermès as a springboard to work for the Qatar Luxury Group?!"

The more he thought about it, the more Axel felt that there was such a possibility on Xiangyang's side.

"Contact Jean and have him come to my office tomorrow to report on his recent work."

It would definitely not work to ask Xiangyang directly.

I can only find a middleman to test the waters.

At this time, Little John, who had always been intentionally supported and trained within the group, had his place to use his talents.

Plus his father JCE, which gives him a natural advantage.

The next day, little John was overjoyed when he received a call from Axel's assistant.

If Axel didn't look for him, he would go talk to Axel.

“Maybe, after I leave the office, I can go to the office in the perfume district and take a walk around as a director~”

Feeling very happy, he rubbed his hands excitedly.

Hey.

The opportunity to show your power in public has come.

(End of this chapter)