Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 882 Call me uncle
"Man, long time no see."

A few days later, Xiangyang returned to Paris. He had just put the family photo on his desk and had not had time to appreciate it when the door was pushed open.

Little John greeted with a big smile.

Bi Shafer is the same as before.

A look of disgust.

"Why are you back from Hollywood?" Xiang Yang waved at Bi Shafer and let out a long sigh, "Please prepare a cup of coffee for me."

"No, two," Little John added.

After saying that, he shook the folder in his hand, handed it to Xiangyang, and then picked up the photos that his friend had just arranged.

He recognized it as Xiangyang's yard at a glance.

"It's a nice shot." He praised and asked, "Didn't you take a photo with Liu alone?"

"Have."

Xiangyang said, I haven’t taken it out yet.

You just come in.

After saying that, he took out a photo of himself and Liu Qianqian taken alone from his bag. The clothes in this photo were completely different from those in the family photo.

There was neither the vulgar red scarf nor Mu Xin and Zhi Yin to cause trouble.

There were only him and Liu Qianqian.

"It would be perfect if little JoJo was in it." Little John suddenly said with regret after admiring it: "Laura and I should also appear in this photo."

Xiangyang is JoJo's godfather.

I am Xiangyang’s good friend.

The three of them should be in the family photo.

"What you think is quite beautiful."

"No, I think we should find an opportunity to take a group photo." Little John was reluctant to put the photo down. In fact, he also had similar photos.

But since the fight with JCE, he had thrown them into a drawer.

"I heard that you are going to kill that stubborn old man in our family?"

After chatting with Xiangyang for a while, and waiting for Bi Shafer to bring in coffee, Little John began to inquire about the news he had heard in the United States.

He couldn't hide the fact that Hermès was going to launch a new product line.

Moreover, he knew.

This is probably related to makeup.

That would be fun.

Because in the luxury industry, perfume is an indispensable part of the beauty industry, even on product labels, perfume is often marked as a beauty category.

so.
"I'm not you." Xiangyang picked up the coffee and took a sip. He had no intention of seizing power from JCE.

In his opinion, what he needs to do now is just to improve the establishment of the beauty department, and then make adjustments to the entire department by introducing new things.

How long does this process take.

First, look at the mood, and second, look at the R&D capabilities of the beauty department you’re looking for next.

Maybe by the time the first product is actually launched, JCE will no longer be the creative director of the perfume department.

"Let's talk about something serious. Why are you back?"

Xiang Yang asked.

"Didn't I give it to you?" Little John pointed to the folder that he had just given to Xiangyang and that was casually placed on the table behind him.

"I've acquired the copyright for 50° of Grey. I've also contacted the producer of the movie you mentioned. And there's more."

After communicating with Xiang Yang about his contact with CJ Li Meijing, Little John said proudly, "I didn't expect that our movie would be quite popular in the Asian market. Neon will send a representative to Paris at the end of the month to sign a contract with us."

"Really?"

Upon hearing that "Time Traveler" would successfully premiere in South Korea and Japan at the same time, Xiangyang's tone revealed an indescribable smile.

There was no choice but to go to Wuhan before returning to Paris this time.

When meeting Principal An and Liu Qianqian's family there, his wife gave him enough face as a son-in-law who came to visit relatives.

I didn’t realize that my wife acted like a good wife and mother in front of the elderly people of our grandparents’ generation.

She changed her lazy behavior in the past and got up early to prepare breakfast for herself, and also took care of the two babies by herself without her having to worry about anything.

This kind of life.

Although it was short, it left a lasting impression.

It would be nice if it were like this every day.

"But there is one thing I want to tell you. We can't fall behind in publicity. Both Korea and Japan have made Liu Xixi's attendance at local publicity events a condition for the negotiations."

Little John saw that his friend was in a good mood and took the opportunity to speak quickly.

But just as he finished speaking, Xiang Yang frowned, "Do you still need to run publicity?"

"." Little John said the lines he had prepared long ago with a light throat, "That's natural, Xiang, you have to know that the audience will feel different if the main creative team is present to carry out the promotion activities."

"Of course I know this." Xiangyang rolled his eyes at his friend.

So much nonsense.

"How about this, you discuss it with Liu, it would be best if you can streamline some of the schedules, she has a lot of promotional events in China. Although the box office in the Korean and Japanese markets is a good supplement for the film company, the bulk of the revenue still comes from China."

"How could the big guy be in China?"

Little John pouted.

Compared with South Korea's 35% and Japan's 50%, China's box office share is only a pitiful 13%.

As an investor, Hermès Film Investment Company also needs to share its profits in China equally with several other companies.

This extra income will also be used to invest in other films in China.

This is even if the movie is a big hit.

If the movie box office fails to meet expectations
After the release of "The Piano in a Factory" in China, which only grossed 20 to 30 million yuan at the box office, John Little has realized that the Hermès Film Investment Company's international approach will not work in China.

To the extent that he no longer mentioned "Warring States", the work he first invested in.

In his spare time, he sometimes wondered whether Xiangyang’s advocacy of embracing China’s TV drama sector had already seen the signs early on.

"How could I have such ability?" Xiangyang laughed.

He only knew that "Warring States" would fail.

The reason is obvious.

But he himself had no idea what kind of box office performance his wife's new film would achieve.

Otherwise, I won't be able to help in any way I can.

If the movie fails at the box office, my wife will be labeled as box office poison.

Then his life must not be easy either.

"Sign these first. We can talk about other things after you finish the important things." Little John urged.

"Don't worry, I haven't seen it yet."

He glanced at his friend suspiciously, then looked at the folder in his hand that had never been opened.

Xiangyang wondered if this guy was thinking about something weird again.

Just as he was getting alert and preparing to take a closer look at the specific contents of the folder, Little John shrugged his shoulders in a relaxed manner, "Okay, no rush. You'll have to sign it sooner or later anyway."

"Hmm." Xiangyang became even more confused.

Little John, has changed his gender?

Well.
should not.

This operation was quite a big one, and a few short days were not enough for him to recover.

"I almost forgot to tell you a good news." Little John was also surprised by the way his friend looked at him, but in order to distract Xiangyang's attention, he found another topic.

This is mentioned in "The Art of War".

Or maybe it was mentioned in the Thirty-Six Strategies, but he couldn't remember clearly.

But he knew that he had to muddy the water first.

We can't give Xiangyang too much time to think. "What good news? Little JoJo can already ride a bike?" Xiangyang asked jokingly.

"Don't mention the car to me. We can settle this matter later." Little John got angry when he talked about the four-wheeled car. "What I want to tell you is that I have already negotiated with 20th Century Fox about the adaptation of "Time Traveler", and it will start after the Oscars."

"Oh, that's it."

Xiang Yang sighed in his heart, this guy was really quick.

The timing was also very good.

The Oscars were held on February 2th, and by that time, "A Time Traveler" would have been released in Asia for basically two weeks.

The general box office results can basically be revealed.

Advance to attack, retreat to defend.

You won't suffer any loss.

What he didn't expect was that Little John was playing for real this time.

He smiled and said: "I plan to break this news with 20th Century Fox during the Golden Globe Awards and make some contributions to the publicity. Bill Nye also approves of this plan."

"He agreed to be the producer?" Xiang Yang was surprised.

"Of course. He is also going to play the role of the father in the film." Little John smiled proudly, "You have no idea how fascinated he is with the script written by Liu."

"Not just her." Xiang Yang corrected Little John's words.

It is true that the entire framework of "Time and Space Love Traveler" was built by Liu Qianqian.

But Xing Nana's contribution cannot be ignored.

Although, domestic celebrities like to portray themselves as developing in the three fields of film, television and music, just like Wanwan's actors who have no movies to shoot but want to portray themselves as meditating in Europe and the United States.

But Xiangyang feels that Liu Qianqian really doesn't need to establish herself as a talented woman.

Having a good wife is enough.

"Whatever you say." Little John shrugged and said indifferently.

The two chatted for a while about the movie, and Bi Shaffer knocked on the door gently and walked in. "Boss, Ms. Li has already left. In addition, the layout of the roof garden has been completed, and you can go over anytime."

Hearing this, Xiang Yang drank the coffee in the cup, patted his friend on the shoulder and said, "I have an important guest to entertain, so I'll go and get busy now. Let's have dinner together in the evening when you're free."

"Don't leave."

I saw him put down the cup and leave.

Little John quickly grabbed his friend's arm.

It hasn’t been signed yet.

"Please sign it quickly. I still have to apply for a budget, and I have to fly back to Los Angeles tonight." The reason given by Little John was reasonable.

With the Golden Globe Awards approaching, Liu Xixi has already met with the Black Swan crew and started participating in public relations.

Of course he had to go to protect the emperor.

"You're quite thoughtful." Xiangyang, who knew the character of some people in Hollywood, pursed his lips.

Just as he was about to take out a pen from his suit and write his name on the document in front of the attentive Little John, Bi Shaffer said faster:

"Boss, Axel is waiting for you over there. Why don't you sign after you're done?"

These words shocked little John.

"That's fine." Xiangyang nodded.

There is no difference between asking John Jr. to submit the documents involving the film investment company and asking Jeanbee Schaeffer to submit them to the finance department.

As for "Fifty degrees of grey".
I took a quick look at it and found that it had already been signed by the female author, John Jr. and the lawyer.

Xiangyang wrote with a big stroke of his pen.

"Let's talk about the rest when you come back. It's not good to keep Axel waiting for too long." After saying this to his friend with a smile, Xiangyang walked out of the office one step ahead.

When he passed by the front desk, he was in a good mood and asked Annabelle: "What do you think of my outfit today?"

"You've always been wearing this suit." Annabelle blinked.

"you"

Xiang Yang was speechless.

This assistant is so boring.

"Don't sit here if you have nothing to do. Go pick up my dog ​​and cat for me, and check on the housekeeping company to see how they are cleaning the yard and room for me."

After saying this in a bad mood, Xiangyang stopped.

Behind him, the stunned little John finally reacted. He looked at Bi Shaffer who had ruined his plan, put away the folder, and followed Xiangyang's footsteps.

He groaned, "You uncle"

This is an abusive word.

He studied with Lao Xiang.

It is said to be the most authentic Beijing dialect besides SB.

The sound was neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for Bi Shaffer to hear clearly as she walked out of the room.

Turning around, Bi Shaver glared at Little John.

"I meant thank you for the coffee you made for me." Little John subconsciously took a step back and explained awkwardly.

If it were in the past.

He absolutely does not allow bees.

But today is different.

What if this woman did something bad and took away the documents, causing Xiangyang to be unable to sign for a long time? Then wouldn’t his fantasy of being able to recover more funds in the Japanese and Korean markets be shattered?

Xiangyang is lazy
I am so lazy that sometimes I can put off small things that I don’t care about for ten days or half a month.

Xiangyang is also very hardworking.

So diligent that he can leave at any time.

"Haha." Seeing him so cowardly, Bi Shaffer smiled sarcastically. Not wanting to argue with little John, she turned around and quickly caught up with Xiangyang.

"Hey, if I wasn't afraid that he would be suspicious, I would definitely let Liu do it." Little John, who only cares about his friends, was helpless.

He didn't do this for himself.

Of course, bragging to Nicholas Persia doesn't count.

A little strange, though.

The look in Bi Shafer's eyes when she looked back was as if she understood that she was scolding her. Would she go to her to scold and complain? By the way, who is her uncle here?
What about Bill Nye?

Well.
the other side.

Bi Shaffer caught up with Xiangyang and her face became more and more unsightly. While walking towards the adjacent office building, she started to complain.

"Boss, Little John just scolded you."

"Ah, what did you say?" Xiangyang, who was walking in front with high spirits, stopped.

Why was Little John scolding himself for no reason?

Out of curiosity, he asked what was going on.

When Xiang Yang heard the three words "your uncle", he was first surprised that Bi Shafu could understand Chinese swear words, and then he laughed and said:

"You shouldn't have told me this."

"Who should I tell?" asked Bi Shafer.

"Of course I told Mr. Buddha. By the way, JCE counts as well." Xiang Yang said with a smile: "Strictly speaking, he scolded all the male elders of your father's generation."

"As for me."

Xiang Yang pursed his lips.

Although your mother and I are of the same generation.

But I'm not that old!
Besides, if I agree, would you be willing to call me "uncle"?
"Then he's dead." Bi Shafer's eyes lit up.
"Hehe, just take it easy and don't make me collect his body." Seeing her like this, Xiangyang suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter.

Even though he really wanted to see the fun.

But he doesn't want to greet JoJo!
"Well, how about this, just think of it as him scolding me." At the critical moment, Xiang Yang still stood up and spoke for his friend.

Bi Shafer looked at Xiangyang.

Wasn't it you who gave me the idea?
(End of this chapter)