American winner takes all

Chapter 449 Gathering (Part )

"It's settled then!" Linda raised her glass.

The three of them raised their glasses together in the box.

Linda Evangelista was in high spirits and drank a lot. After a while, she became more and more intoxicated and started to complain about the men she met in the past few years.

"Then you should have met this football player earlier, he is so good at dealing with women." Cindy Crawford said at this time.

She saw all of this. To be honest, Ethan was more extravagant than the executives of those big model agencies.

“Isn’t it heaven for a physically fit athlete to become the owner of a modeling agency?” Linda Evangelista also grinned.

Linda, the oldest of the big five, is 36 years old this year, and the three younger ones are 31 years old. Women of this age are naturally not like Isabel, who would blush when talking to Ethan in her teens. They can make jokes without any restraint.

Besides, the atmosphere around was already ambiguous. The several half-naked muscular men performing in the box would naturally attract the attention of the rich women if they were outside, but at the moment, they were still a little inferior to Ethan.

"Ethan, how about a dance to celebrate our partnership? Let me open my eyes and enjoy the treatment of your wife." Linda's words became bolder and bolder under the instigation of alcohol.

"Linda!" Cindy whispered quickly, reminding her friend not to be too presumptuous.

"Cindy, don't look at me like that. You also want to see it with your own eyes, or even touch it with your own hands, right? Don't I know you?" Linda smiled even more.

"Fuck you." Cindy looked up involuntarily.

Seeing that the two had reached a consensus, Ethan found that he was really forced to perform if he didn't say anything, so he said: "In fact, the cooperation has not been established. Razek did not agree."

The decision on who will participate in the fashion show is not in Ethan's hands. The reunion of the big five is of course a major event that will shock the industry, but the offers made by several of them are not low.

"Of course, if you two want to enjoy the treatment of your wives, that's not impossible." Ethan joked.

"My two children are still asleep." Cindy realized that the situation was becoming increasingly out of control and prepared to get up.

Despite Linda's dissuasion, Cindy Crawford left the box early, but she was not worried that Linda would suffer at the hands of Ethan.

Then she took her car back to her residence in Los Angeles. After announcing her retirement, she moved from the East Coast to Los Angeles. When she saw the two little ones in their cradles, all the fatigue she had accumulated during the day disappeared in an instant.

"Where's Rand? When will he come back?" Cindy took the child and asked the servant.

Her current husband is named Rand Gerber, a former model and businessman.

The maid shook her head and said she had not received any news, so Cindy Crawford had to call her husband.

"I may be late, but I will be back no matter how late it is."

Cindy hung up the phone and chose to wait in the living room, which lasted the entire night.

The next morning, the sound of the door closing woke Cindy up, and she realized that she had been in the living room all night.

Apparently, her husband had spoken out of turn.

"Sorry, I drank a little too much last night and stayed overnight at my business partner's house." The husband poured himself a glass of ice water.

Cindy covered her forehead and felt it was a little hot. She must have caught a cold last night.

Then she noticed that her husband had changed his coat…

"You broke your promise! I made me wait outside all night and now my whole body aches." Cindy frowned.

"I told you, there was a problem. Besides, you have nothing to do at home anyway, so don't be so pampered. You are not a model now." Her husband shrugged and said as a matter of course.

Cindy wanted to explain but didn't know where to start. Finally, she sighed and walked towards the room upstairs.

"Wait..." But she heard her husband catching up with her.

"Cindy, you have to give me some more money!" her husband began to demand.

"Why do you need money again? Didn't I just transfer some money to you last month?" Cindy couldn't help but look back, only to feel her headache getting worse.

"Last time it was the bar business, this time it's a new tequila brand. I swear, I won't lose money this time!" the husband assured again and again.

"You say that every time."

"That was just bad luck before. No one will be unlucky forever."

Cindy thought about it, and finally said, "But I don't have that much money at the moment!"

"No money?" The husband's face immediately turned cold.

"What did you save when you were a model? Tell me where did it go? You didn't spend all that money on those useless, shabby luxury goods, did you? I told you to stop comparing yourself to other people and stay away from your model friends!"

"What I'm wearing now are all outdated items from a few years ago! Who is paying for the children's expenses?" Cindy complained, feeling that she was being treated unfairly.

The husband's tone softened, but he did not completely give up his request. In the end, Cindy had to say that she would give him a part of it first, and the rest would be given after the redemption of the investment arrived.

The husband left home again and obviously came back to ask Cindy for financial support.

It was not until this moment that Cindy remembered that there was something important that she had not discussed with him.

But then I thought, my husband only earns money but doesn't spend it, so I really have to rely on myself to come back and earn money for milk powder.

Just agree to it first!
Then Cindy began to discuss the possibility of a reunion comeback with Christy Turlington in New York and Laudie Schiffer in London.

At the same time, Ethan was also pushing for the same thing, but he was not so lucky.

"Mr. Wexner rejected this plan, Ethan. I can't help you with this matter."

Then Razek on the other end of the phone lowered his voice and said, "Inviting the five of them will triple the budget! Wexner scolded me!"

It all comes down to money.

Victoria's Secret is a large-scale live advertising campaign. It is impossible to embed advertisements in advertisements. Even if Victoria's Secret is willing to accept sponsorship, the sponsors themselves are not willing. It is obviously unrealistic to rely on sponsorship to gain themselves.

It just so happens that BigFive's reorganization requires a platform like Victoria's Secret.

Ethan was thinking and looking for a solution, so he was a little silent during breakfast.

At this moment, Linda, who had just woken up from a hangover, came to the restaurant in loose pajamas. At first sight, she saw Ethan who had gotten up early and was having a meal.

"You didn't treat me well last night..." Linda fell into deep thought. She remembered that before she blacked out last night, she hugged Ethan tightly and didn't let go, caressing his chest and abdominal muscles, and kissing Ethan's cheek.

Seeing Ethan again at this moment, she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Ethan shook his head and focused on the food. During this time, people kept getting up and going downstairs. Some had already taken a shower and dressed up, preparing to go to work after dinner, such as Grace Katherine Kelsey. There were also a few who were going to go back to sleep after dinner, such as the Bundchen sisters who turned down most of the work. Some were going to have dinner and then exercise, the first of which were the pregnant women. Of course, there were also a few who didn't get up at all and slept in until the afternoon, such as the old members who had just graduated from the cheerleading team and Isabel who had just moved in. It's not that they were lazy, the main reason was that they were tormented by Ethan after he returned home in the middle of the night.

Linda could see it clearly from where she was sitting. Aside from those who were not present, Ethan would kiss each of the remaining women one by one. As for these women, they generally got along well with each other.

Quite a lot of people took the initiative to say hello to Linda.

"I'm just a guest. Actually, Ethan and I have nothing to do with each other." Linda also quickly clarified at this time.

A closer look at the looks of these women made Linda feel a little ashamed of herself. She just felt that each of these women was really beautiful.

The last people to show up were Ethan's secretaries. Except for Susan, the other three did not live in Ethan's house but came from outside.

In addition to reporting on some routine work, the secretary once again talked about Epstein's remaining assets, which is Ghislaine Maxwell's main work recently.

But this time, unlike before, the secretary mentioned some assets related to Epstein's former boss Wexner.

Epstein managed Wexner's huge assets worth hundreds of billions of dollars for a long time. Over the years, he enriched himself a lot. Some of Wexner's real estate was also deliberately sold at low prices by him and passed into his own hands after several twists and turns.

It can be said that a huge part of the funds Epstein used to create his "rich man image" came from Wexner.

When it comes to being taken advantage of, Wexner is definitely one of the best.

Now this part of the assets is in front of Ethan.

"This has nothing to do with Wexner anymore, and Epstein is dead." Susan tried to analyze.

What this means is that this is an account without a beginning!

"These are all Wexner's assets. I think they should be returned to their original owners," Ethan said.

He and Wexner still have many opportunities for cooperation. If this matter gets out, it will inevitably cause cracks in the cooperation, which is what Ethan really doesn't want to see.

Considering that this matter would not have much impact on Wexner if it were spread, Ethan decided to explain everything to Wexner in person.

Through Razek, Ethan got the opportunity to speak to Wexner.

"Young man, I told you that this plan is not cost-effective. We already have top fashion models. Almost all the girls I used this time are your girls. Is that not enough?" Wexner's voice sounded a little unhappy. He probably thought Ethan called to continue pestering him.

"Actually, I'm not here for BIGFIVE." Ethan was ready to put the issue aside for now.

The conversation then turned to Epstein, and Wexner became visibly alert at the mention of that.

"Manor? I don't know what you are talking about. I asked him to be my financial advisor, that's all, and our cooperation ended long ago." He seemed alert and immediately denied it.

So Ethan mentioned a few specific locations, plus a series of works of art.

“Epstein told you about some art thefts! They were actually stolen by the employees,” Ethan explained.

He recruited Epstein's entire secretarial team and naturally learned some of Epstein's previous actions.

Hearing this, Wexner still denied it.

So Ethan had to tell Wexner more facts and tell him what he was doing, which completely dispelled his doubts.

"Are you swallowing up everything he left behind?"

"It's a part of it. There are some things I dare not touch." Ethan didn't want to get involved with some big shots, so as not to end up like Epstein.

"You are quite alert, but you are wrong about one thing. I am not completely unaware of these assets. They are my compensation to Epstein, and I have tacitly approved them all." Wexner laughed stiffly on the other end of the phone.

"You are quite generous to your men." Ethan knew that he was trying to save face.

"Thank you anyway, young man," Wexner said.

"Sir, now that you have a more sufficient budget..." Ethan then mentioned the matter of Big Five again.

"Young man, I am very grateful for your help. I will consider this matter. In addition, I will give you some extra compensation as a thank you." Wexner still said.

"Okay, I understand your decision." Ethan nodded, said goodbye to Wexner and prepared to hang up the phone.

Just before hanging up the phone, Wexner suddenly said, "You won't give up, right?"

"Of course, Big Five must make a comeback. If not at the Victoria's Secret event, he can make a comeback somewhere else, such as Playboy magazine." Ethan proposed a backup plan.

This made Wexner fall into deep thought.

Ethan said nothing and hung up the phone.

Sure enough, an hour later, Ethan received a call from Razek, who excitedly said that Wexner had changed his mind.

Obviously, Wexner was afraid that the news of Big Five's comeback would impact this year's Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. Even out of defensive psychology, he had to invite the five of them.

From Ethan's perspective, Victoria's Secret paid a large sum of money to the five of them, and the Angels Agency would of course also receive a portion of the remuneration. If they appeared on Playboy magazine, not only would the publicity effect be greatly reduced, but the remuneration would also be much less. The difference in money would be quite a bit.

Ethan then told the news to Linda and Cindy Crawford first.

Linda and Cindy also reported the good news that the other three members of the big five have successively accepted the invitation to perform on stage.

In just two days, bigfive secretly assembled in Los Angeles. For confidentiality reasons, few people even inside Victoria's Secret knew that the five of them would perform on stage as a group.

Because of this, the job of receiving the five people naturally fell on Ethan. He enjoyed it and arranged his subordinates to take care of everything, and was personally responsible for the rehearsal of the five people.

In order to reflect the status of the five people, Victoria's Secret also redesigned the last few sets of costumes. Each of the five top supermodels has wide wings with completely different shapes. Besides being gorgeous, they are also extremely heavy. Among the five people, except for Naomi Campbell, the others have not participated in catwalk performances for a long time, and their first training session lasted until late at night.

"Cindy, you don't look well!" Ethan noticed that Cindy's face had a sickly flush and she looked a little unwell.

Cindy, who was wearing high heels, sexy lingerie, and several tassel ribbons, shook her head and said, "I'm fine."

But her breathing seemed weak. She caught a cold after staying in the living room all night. Since then, her condition has been getting worse day by day. In order not to delay the rehearsal, she has been holding on.

Ethan looked at the beads of sweat on Cindy Crawford's forehead and subconsciously raised his hand.

Cindy Crawford didn't have time to dodge.

"Your forehead is hot. You need to go to the hospital." Ethan said immediately.

It's not that he cares about Cindy that much, he just feels that a minor illness cannot be allowed to develop into a major one, so as not to affect the final performance.

"It's okay." Cindy shook her head again, but this time she suddenly felt dizzy and fell down uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)