American winner takes all

Chapter 402: Carolina is eager to win and lose

"Wexner, CBS has agreed to some of our conditions. We need a solid ally in the television industry..."

After Razek thought for a moment, he came up with a different suggestion.

"Those who are allies with Redstone will not end well." Wexner sneered, his tone sounding quite disdainful.

Huizenga previously sold Blockbuster to Redstone, and Redstone used Blockbuster's cash flow to leverage the acquisition of Paramount, and then used Paramount to reach a deal with Westinghouse Electric to acquire CBS. Currently, He is considered a top boss in the media field.

"We are just a clothing brand. If we go too deep into the media field, it will cause internal chaos." Razek added.

As an underwear brand, Victoria's Secret naturally relies on retail sales to make profits. Spending money on these models and holding catwalk shows are essentially for publicity. In Razek's view, if too much emphasis is placed on catwalks, it will be ineffective in marketing. Companies create obstacles.

"In fact, not being so close to CBS is to avoid the other party's influence on us, and through outsourcing, the brand can also maintain its previous marketing strategy. This is precisely to avoid confusion." Wexner said I have made up my mind to go up.

"But..." Razek wanted to say something else.

Ethan on the side spoke at this moment and said unhurriedly:
"As the marketing director, Mr. Razek has unparalleled control over the brand. Even if the Victoria's Secret show needs to be produced by a third party, Mr. Razek's help will still be needed."

"This..." Razek started laughing when his itch was scratched.

Ethan could see clearly that Razek seemed to be enthusiastic about the company, but in fact he was not willing to give up the little power he had.

"It can even be said that without Mr. Razek, the Victoria's Secret Show has lost half of its appeal." Ethan continued to compliment.

"This is a good idea, but Razek, do you have time to deal with this?" Wexner also felt that this was safer and began to ask Razek.

"I have been preparing for the TV broadcast of the Victoria's Secret Show for half a year. There are indeed a lot of details. Since the company and you are willing to continue to give me this opportunity, of course I will continue to charge forward." Razek also expressed his attitude.

"Here's to Victoria's Secret!" Seeing that everyone was almost finished talking, Epstein raised his glass.

They chatted until late at night, and Epstein sent Wexner to where he was staying. At this time, only Ethan and Razek were left.

"Epstein doesn't know what he's up to. Ethan, thanks to you this time, Epstein's plot didn't succeed." Razek thanked Ethan at this time.

He obviously didn’t know that Ethan and Epstein were the ones wearing the same pants now, and he only regarded Ethan as a “gun” used by Epstein to weaken himself.

From this perspective, Ethan's words at that time helped him a lot and directly saved his current position in the company.

It can be said that Razek is unlucky. He has single-handedly described the marketing miracle of Victoria's Secret. He has worked hard to bring Victoria's Secret to its current status step by step. He was about to bear fruit, but he was almost killed by a villain who surrounded his boss. Got peaches.

"I will let Michael Ovitz handle the outsourced program production. I am not good at these things. As you know, I focus more on the modeling company." Ethan continued to mention.

"Of course, your people will give you the green light all the way, and I will leave the Victoria's Secret Angel matters to you." Razek reciprocated.

As long as Ethan doesn't go too far and cause any scandal, it will be fine if he turns a blind eye when it comes to modeling.

Ethan immediately agreed.

We must know that in the future, almost all famous models will participate in the Victoria's Secret show. With Victoria's Secret, we may be able to catch all the top models in the future?
Razek noticed the corners of Ethan's mouth and didn't understand why this kid was so happy.

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After separating from Razek, Ethan immediately called Michael Ovitz.

"But we don't have many manpower now, and the auditions for the "Looking for Angels" program are still being recorded." Michael Ovitz mentioned.

"'Victoria's Secret 2000' is the current top priority. Even if 'Looking for Angels' is temporarily stopped, this catwalk show must be broadcast smoothly," Ethan said.

"Searching for Angels" is a long-term project that will last for several months, and the Victoria's Secret catwalk only happens once a year.

No matter what Michael Ovitz said, Ethan was incredibly persistent.

Considering that Ethan had revitalized the company in his hands and that the Victoria's Secret show was only recording one episode, Michael Ovitz decided to accept Ethan's arrangement.

"I'll think of a way and send a few people there tomorrow."

"It's not a few people, but a group of people. Most of the jobs will be in place tomorrow."

"How can there be so many people?"

"Then break one person into two and use them."

"You have to pay overtime for this."

"Of course!"

·
"Boom boom boom!"

Ethan knocked on the door.

After a while, the door opened, and it was Patricia who opened the door.

She saw that it was Ethan who came to the door in the middle of the night, leaning on the door frame with his arms folded, and said with a slight smell of gunpowder:
"Giselle is asleep. Come back tomorrow."

"It's just right to fall asleep." Ethan looked at Patricia who was wearing pajamas.

Although the twin sister Patricia has a slight height difference compared to her older sister Giselle, who has a golden ratio, their facial features seem to be carved out of the same mold, almost exactly the same. The difference lies in their face shape. Patricia's chin is similar. She is rounder than her twin sister Giselle, with an oval face.

On the catwalk, Patricia definitely can't match the aura of Giselle, but in private, Patricia's face looks gentler, kind of like a good wife and loving mother. Warm feeling.

At this moment, she even wore a ponytail. The long braid was draped across her shoulders and falling in front of her body, making her look even more like a little woman.

Coupled with the white loose nightgown, there must be a vacuum inside, and Ethan couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Where are you looking? Patricia rolled her eyes at Ethan angrily, and then prepared to close the door.

"We're going to rest, good night."

"Wait a minute." Ethan raised his hand to hold the door, and then wiped his whole body inside.

"What do you want to do?"

"I'm not looking for Giselle, I'm looking for you."

"Looking for me?" Patricia looked at Ethan's eyes and suddenly became nervous: "Why are you looking for me?"

·
"So, you are going to terminate the cooperation with Douglas and then look for other partners?" Patricia, wearing a coat, sat on the sofa at the end of the hotel corridor, listening to Ethan talk about his future plans.

"It's easy to terminate cooperation, but let me tell you, even if you find other partners, the final result will be the same." Patricia shook her head and suddenly mentioned.

Although it has not been long since she came to Gisele from her hometown in Brazil, it was enough for her to have a deep understanding of the industry. In her opinion, Ethan has no foundation in Europe, and the "right to speak" in the fashion industry "Precisely in Europe, this results in Ethan having to cooperate with other companies.

Even if I am separated from Sarah Douglas now, there will still be a second Sarah in the future.

"Unless you can acquire a first-tier European brokerage firm and ensure that there will be no staff loss. I think you'd better have a deep talk with Sarah Douglas. After all, separation is not good for both of you." Patricia said.

What he said surprised Ethan somewhat, but he didn’t expect Patricia to see clearly.

Don't forget, she is Giselle's twin sister. They were born only a few minutes apart and have not yet reached their 20th birthday.

It is very rare that a 19-year-old girl is not only willing to think about these things, but can even think about them very clearly.

"You also think I should try to buy Sarah Douglas's Storm Management?"

"So, you also have thoughts on this?" Patricia raised the corner of her mouth. Unexpectedly, Ethan and she thought of going together, and subconsciously smiled knowingly.

"You have such a beautiful smile." Ethan couldn't help but say. "Ahem..." Patricia instantly became a little flustered and tried to change the subject: "But Sarah Douglas will never sell her company easily."

"Unless she knows she's doomed."

"You want to attack other models in Storm Management."

"Yes."

"I know, it's Monica Bellucci, I know what you're going to do." Patricia reacted quickly, thinking of Ethan's next specific action.

"Tell me about it." Ethan raised his eyebrows, sensing Patricia's intelligence even more.

"It's very simple. Monica Bellucci's influence has been limited to Europe for so many years. Who doesn't want to squeeze in in Hollywood in Los Angeles? But she doesn't have such luck, and you may be able to help her. In exchange, she has to The choice is between you and Sarah Douglas, and the same goes for other models, who have no future with Sarah anyway, and you can help them break into America.”

"bingo." Ethan nodded, Patricia was right.

You must know that "Legend of Sicily" has not been released at this time, and Monica Bellucci is still active in Europe.

"I think there's a good chance. But you have to consider another variable - Cindy Crawford." Patricia continued.

As a former "model No. 1", Cindy Crawford, who has entered the end of her career, joined Storm Management two years ago. Sarah Douglas is her agent, and the two have a very good relationship.

"It doesn't matter. She has officially retired anyway." Ethan shook his head.

At the beginning of the new century, Cindy Crawford revealed to the media that she would completely end her career as a model and transform into a businessman.

"What about you?"

"What's wrong with me?" Patricia wondered.

"You will also stand by my side, right?" Ethan suddenly asked.

"What if?" Patricia said matter-of-factly.

"Without you, Gisele Bundchen might just be an ordinary Brazilian farmer's wife. She wakes up every day and feeds cows and chickens, watering and fertilizing. The same is true for me. Without you, Gisele would not be where she is today. I am even more Won’t be traveling to London.”

"So, Giselle and I will stand by you no matter what." Patricia nodded.

"But why do I feel that you are a little dissatisfied with me? Especially when I stay with Giselle." Ethan suddenly said.

This time he discovered something strange about Patricia. Whenever he and Giselle showed intimacy, she seemed uncomfortable.

"How can I?" Patricia did not admit it at first.

"I just... you know, I just don't want Giselle's work to be affected." She found the answer as if she was convincing herself.

"Didn't you see that Giselle became obsessed with seeing you? Just now during the rehearsal, Giselle fell down twice in a row. She was still talking to me about you before she fell asleep. It was so disgusting. "Patricia grinned.

"But sometimes her smile is really enviable." Patricia then whispered.

"how about you?"

"What's wrong with me?"

"Giselle is so happy, of course you have to follow in her footsteps."

"I'm very busy at work, flying back and forth between Paris, Milan, London, and New York with Giselle. I don't have time to find a boyfriend. Now I'm very content. I'm so busy every day that I just lie down and sleep. I don’t have the time to think about these things.”

"Then I want Gisele to move to Los Angeles."

"Then you have to think about how to hide this from my parents. They both think that you and Giselle are just in the stage of flirting with each other. I have been covering for you two."

"What about you? Will you come along?"

"I'll just say that the company's address will be moved, or I won't say anything at all. Yes, this is the best choice..." Patricia was still mumbling, but the next second she suddenly froze.

"What did you say?"

"I said you would come along?"

"I... Of course I have to go. I'm Gisele's assistant. Without me, she won't be able to find her way. Besides, if she is bullied by you, I have to stand up for her." Patricia said seriously.

After chatting for a while, Ethan went to see Giselle and sent Patricia back to her room.

At this time, Giselle was still sleeping soundly. After a day of running around and rehearsing, she was obviously a little too tired and went to bed early.

"She also said she would wait for you to come back, and she started snoring as she waited." Patricia on the side laughed.

Before leaving, Ethan kissed Giselle's forehead.

"See you at the rehearsal tomorrow!" Patricia said.

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As Giselle waited for her return, another young model had similar thoughts to her.

Ethan returned to the Tianji Apartment he had just bought. He originally thought that Carolina had fallen asleep, but who knew that she was eagerly waiting for him to come back. Not only did she have to wait, she even sat down with a table of food, waiting for him to come back and eat.

"I made this all, how do you like it?" Carolina looked at Ethan expectantly.

Ethan tried the Czech-style roasted pork knuckle. It was soft, glutinous, sweet, fragrant, and very satisfying after one bite.

It turns out that Carolina left home early to live on her own, and slowly learned to cook for herself.

It doesn't look that exquisite, but it tastes really good.

"If you like it, I'll make more for you." Carolina was very satisfied when she saw Ethan's look.

At this time, she also moved the knife and fork. It turned out that she had not eaten and had to wait for Ethan to come back to eat.

If Giselle hadn't fallen asleep, she would have had to sit here all night.

Ethan smiled and explained that from now on, let her eat first without waiting for him.

"I knew you had it with Gisele Bundchen!" Carolina curled her lips, feeling a little unhappy.

She saw the news this evening. Ethan and Giselle were hugging each other so tightly at the airport, and she knew she was still unbalanced.

"I didn't eat with Giselle. Besides, wasn't I back? If you ask me, Giselle's cooking is definitely not as delicious as yours. I let you eat first, just because I don't want you to be too hungry." Sen said quickly.

After some coaxing and persuasion, Carolina finally felt better.

Ethan saw her pick up the desk calendar and write twice in today's date column.

"What did you write?"

"WIN!" Carolina put down the calendar.

Obviously comparing to Gisele.

"I will always win." She stood up to clear the table and threw the dishes into the dishwasher.

Are you so eager to win?
Ethan thought about the sight of Carolina and him appearing at the rehearsal tomorrow... maybe they were going to start a bloody storm.

(End of this chapter)