Reborn fashion designer

Chapter 967: Hit Someone in the Face
the next day.

A spokesperson from LVMH's public relations department took the opportunity of the fashion week to officially respond.

To be frank, Xiangyang’s speech yesterday was not only illogical but also ridiculous.

Hermès shares are listed on the stock exchange.

Anyone can buy it.

Don’t worry about whether it is compliant or not. At least LVMH Group’s previous acquisitions were all carried out through formal channels and commercial means.

As for why the company did not raise its stake after acquiring more than 5% of the shares, it was because the LVMH Group, which owns more than 70 brands and whose branches require detailed statistics, had problems with internal communication.

"Here, we once again make it clear that LVMH has no plans to take over Hermès and they still retain 73% of the company's shares."

After reading the speech, a spokesperson from LVMH's public relations department said in a serious tone.

As soon as he made his remarks, the reporters below were ready to ask questions.

This year's autumn and winter fashion week is really wonderful.

Just as Hermès Film Investment Company won multiple awards at the Oscars and before it had time to hold a celebration party, something happened to Pirate King, causing an uproar in the whole of Paris.

Now it's even more interesting.

Hermès and LVMH Group suddenly started to quarrel again.

Before the first reporter started asking questions, many reporters present had already begun to think about the next work arrangements.

Given the extent of the conflict between the two groups, Hermès will probably fight back soon.

But isn't this exactly what the media likes to see?

Xiangyang was attending a morning meeting at the Hermès headquarters and was trying to stay awake while drinking coffee when the cell phone in the clothes of Bi Shaffer, who was sitting behind him and taking notes of the meeting, made a dull buzzing sound.

The little bee was stunned.

She remembered that she had muted her phone before the meeting.

Confused, he took out his phone and looked at it.
Okay.

It was sent from the phone that Xiangyang casually handed to her before the meeting.

Just as she was about to put it back, she glanced casually at the screen and frowned.

A few seconds later, he leaned forward slightly and got behind Xiangyang's head and whispered, "Boss, LVMH Group's response has just been posted online. Do you need to take a look?"

Xiangyang, who was only focused on drinking coffee and didn't listen to the content of the meeting at all, tilted his head.

LVMH Group responded so quickly?
This is totally not French efficiency at all.

Ok.

Not polite at all.

Who would find things to do for others in the morning?

After complaining about LVMH in his heart, Xiangyang took the phone and did not rush to unlock it.

The password cannot be easily known to Bi Shafer.

Xiangyang blocked Bi Shafer's sight with his body and quietly entered Liu Qianqian's birthday on the screen before successfully unlocking the phone. He only took one look and almost exploded with anger.

Not because of the shameless remarks made by the LVMH spokesperson.

in business.

If he was in charge of Hermès' acquisition of LVMH Group, he would have secretly bought a considerable number of shares before turning the table.

What made him angry was that it was INS that reported the latest news.

In addition to the general content of the speech, there are also 9 photos.

This is fucking true.
What are the high-paid Silicon Valley technicians that Musk hired at great expense doing? They actually pushed this kind of garbage content to him. It's such a waste of precious development funds.

Looking at little John who had already stuck his head over, Xiangyang turned off the screen of his mobile phone in annoyance.

What are you looking at?

You don’t have a cell phone yourself?

"." Little John blinked at Xiangyang, looking very proud.

Unable to hold back, he muttered to Xiang Yang: "You only dare to vent your temper on me."

"hehe."

Hearing this, Xiangyang smiled disdainfully.

If Liu Qianqian made him angry, he would also lose his temper.

"Just have a good meeting. What's the use of whispering to each other?" Xiangyang, who was getting more and more lazy to argue with his friends, spoke in a low voice, but his voice was full of warning.

However, it was noticed in the conference room that Bi Schaeffer was not the only assistant of LVMH Group who spoke out.

Although Axel arranged for people to prepare a contingency plan after yesterday's press conference, this formalistic meeting this morning was still affected.

Not long after, Xiangyang and Little John walked out of the meeting room together.

Before he could leave the Hermès office building, Axel's assistant caught up with him.

As expected, the two were called over for another small meeting.

"Call Macron first and tell him that I have something I want to discuss with Mr. Ao." Xiangyang glanced at Bi Shaffer who was about to follow him.

"Okay, Boss." Bi Shaffer said without hesitation.

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"What benefits did you give her to make her so obedient to you?" Little John was amazed to see the woman who usually acted arrogantly towards him, but behaved like a sheep in front of her good friend.

"What is obedience? Where did you learn this word?"

Xiangyang glared at Little John.

Little John smiled and said “Hehe~”

Does this need any explanation?

But joking aside, as soon as the elevator arrived at the destination, Little John immediately put away his playful smile.

Axel actually called him over for a small meeting, so the next arrangements would involve the department he was in charge of. Could it be that he was asked to do something after the announcement of the filming of "Les Miserables"?

Then you must seize the opportunity and perform well.

结果
When he arrived at Axel's office, Little John was left aside like an auditor.

After seeing Xiang Yang coming in, Axel, expressionless, took a deep breath and said to Xiang Yang: "Xiang, according to your calculations, how confidential is this matter?"

"It's hard to tell."

Xiangyang shrugged.

Let’s talk about how fierce the fight between LVMH Group and Hermès Group was over the acquisition dispute.

Anyone who looks back at the entire process knows one thing: Arnault mobilized all the connections around him to achieve his goal.

The traitor in the Hermès family played an insignificant role in this acquisition.

Because even the person in charge of intelligence under Sardar assisted Arnault in investigating the assets and tax situation of almost all important members of the Hermès family.

So, who can guarantee that it can be kept secret that Macron would get in touch with Arnault and then use the connections of Hermès Film Investment Company to fund him to shoot a film that satirizes Arnault?

"But I believe in Macron and I am more optimistic about Obama in the next election."

Although he couldn't guarantee the whole thing, Xiangyang believed that Macron would not easily reveal the matter.

Axel frowned and thought about it.

Obviously, he hasn't made up his mind yet.

But he briefly discussed the proposal made by Xiangyang with Pierre before the meeting this morning.

Just like Arnault's original intention of trying to use lawsuits to prevent Hermès Group from raising funds in the secondary market, we are all doing business. If you can disgust me, why can't I disgust you?
But it’s also important to distance yourself from the issue as much as possible.

After all, even animals in human clothing need to be respectable.

"What are you talking about with Axel?" Little John, who was kept in the dark, looked confused.

"We're talking about something important." Xiangyang said mysteriously.

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Little John took the bait, "How can I be left out of this big thing? Tell me about it quickly."

"I plan to ask Bona to fund the production of a movie. The plot is very simple, telling the story of two LVMH employees who lost their jobs." Xiang Yang, who was going to let John Jr. be the specific executor, quickly told Axel about what he had discussed about the movie yesterday.

He has already chosen a name.

It’s called “Merci Patron”.

Translated into Chinese, it is called "Thank you, boss".

And this movie was not made up by Xiang Yang, he didn't have the heart to write a script.

After the film was released in 2016, it not only won the Best Documentary Award at the 42nd French César Awards, but also received a high score of 7.9 on Douban in China.

But this made Mr. Arnault, the president of LVMH Group, very angry.

What’s even more interesting is that in order to prevent the filming and production of this movie, the LVMH Group spent up to 200 million euros to monitor the promoters of the film.

As a result, the film was released as scheduled and received rave reviews.

In the end, because this matter was exposed, LVMH Group was fined 1000 million euros.

It's both embarrassing and costly.

Xiangyang would certainly not miss the opportunity to vent his anger through such a rare "masterpiece".

Moreover, the ZZ benefits of this film are substantial.

The initiator of "Thank You, Boss" was eventually elected as a member of parliament thanks to this movie.

Perhaps Macron would look down on this identity, but for the political interests behind the film, Old O, who specializes in opposing the rich, would definitely be jealous.

Maybe he wants to take it into his pocket as capital to compete with Lao Sa.

If it really goes that smoothly, then we can even save the trouble of having Bona as a stand-in.

"You are really good at playing." Little John looked at his friend in surprise. After a moment of shock, he suddenly said jealously, "You are really good at getting benefits for Bona, but you are not good at getting benefits for me..."

That's right.

Just by listening to Xiangyang's general plan, Little John knew what Xiangyang was planning.

If such a movie is really made, it will definitely set off a wave of popularity in the fashion industry. As the investor of the film, Bona will naturally appear frequently in major European and American newspapers again.

That stock price is not.
"I've been good enough to you." Xiangyang, who almost fainted from anger, couldn't even utter a word.

Seeing that the two were almost done communicating, Axel asked, "Jean, what do you think?"

"I think there is no better idea than this. If possible, we can let Pathé and Gaumont be the distributors of this film and release it throughout Europe."

Little John rubbed his hands subconsciously.

To put it in his true words, I am a director of Hermès, and I have an irreconcilable relationship with LVMH!

"That won't work." Xiang Yang expressed his opposition flatly.

Bringing in EMI and Gaumont may seem like a good idea, but it is actually a bad move.

Even if the LVMH Group has no plans to set up a film investment company, you can't really think that it has nothing to do with movies. You still have to be on guard.

This movie might as well be released on the Internet.

"Wouldn't it seem to outsiders that we, Hermes, are still involved?" Little John was stunned.

"I've thought about this a long time ago."

Xiangyang said this, raising the corner of his mouth.

The contract signed by Hermès Film Investment when it jointly acquired Stations A and B with Enlight Pictures and Bona Film Group involves the exclusive online broadcasting that these two Chinese film and television companies will invest in film and other related industries in the next five years.

According to this agreement, the film "Thank You, Boss" invested and produced by Bona Film Group should be exclusively broadcast by Bilibili.

"Xiang, it seems that you are very optimistic about the development of this website." Just by listening to Xiang Yang's simple description, Axel outlined in his mind the possible benefits that Bona Film Group and Bilibili would obtain during the entire implementation process.

As a senior executive of Hermès, it is impossible for him to ignore Bonna's performance on Nasdaq some time ago.

Just two series of documentaries have increased the company's stock value several times. So what kind of value will this movie, which can spark heated debate in the fashion industry, create?

What amazed him even more was...

Compared with the arrangements Xiangyang had made in advance, money was really a trivial matter.

If the Chinese film and television company is given enough benefits, it will certainly cooperate with Hermès' actions without any coercion.

Why not just slap Arnault in the face instead of arguing with him?
"Therefore, we need to speed up the global promotion of this website this year to realize its true value," Xiang Yang said.

The only thing missing in the entire plan is the popularity of Bilibili.

In China, it is still well-known thanks to a series of operations, but at this level of global vision, international expansion is simple to say, but technological innovation and user accumulation cannot be separated from time and money.

And don’t forget that in this competitive field, Bilibili also has a powerful competitor, Netflix.

In terms of content alone, compared with Netflix, which has been increasing its efforts in original self-produced dramas since 2009, "House of Cards", which plays a vital role in B Station's internationalization strategy, has yet to start filming.

As for Youtube
Sorry, this guy is even harder to shake.

"I will fly to the United States as soon as possible to negotiate with Director Fincher and others." Seeing that the spearhead was pointed at him, Little John moved the corner of his mouth awkwardly.

So, he was called here to find something for him to do.
Damn capitalists!

It hasn’t even been 48 hours since I returned to Paris!

"You really need to speed up." Xiangyang nodded slightly. He liked to see his friend's rebellious yet extremely submissive expression.

Seeing Axel nod in agreement, Little John sighed helplessly, "Then I'll book the ticket right away."

"Don't be too anxious. You can use this precious time to finalize it with Bona before you leave." Xiang Yang seemed to be trying to keep his friend, but in fact he was whipping him.

"I"

Little John felt that he should return to China and ask his uncle whether this guy was his biological son.

The word "exploitation" is vividly displayed when it comes to good friends.

No!

If you want me to do any work, you have to approve a budget for me first.

It's impossible for Bona to pay for the filming cost of this movie.

"Probably just a few million." Xiang Yang glanced at Axel. As they looked at each other, Axel smiled knowingly and said:

“He’s worth the price.”

I have finished the revision. I accidentally got out of bed yesterday and fell asleep.

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(End of this chapter)