I’m in Hollywood

After talking for more than an hour, the door of the study was knocked gently, and Eva Pakula came in.

Eric, Vicky asked me to ask you, do you want to invite guests to have dinner with you at noon?

When Eric heard Virginia's name, he knew that she had instructed Eva to come and chase the people. He looked at his watch. It was nearly eleven o'clock. Since Virginia didn't want the two girls to stay for dinner, he didn't. He insisted on staying, and said to Eva, No, the matter is over, Cindy and Linda can just rush back to New York.

Oh, that's what I told Vicky then, Eva blinked her eyes narrowly, retracted her head, and the door was gently closed.

If that's the case, then go back first, and I'll invite you to dinner when I have time, Eric stood up and said when Eva left.

Of course, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelinsta understood what was going on. They felt that they would do the same, and they were not too surprised. Of course, they were unhappy.

After saying goodbye to Eric, Cindy Crawford and Linda Evangelinsta got into their own cars and left the Seaside Manor.

After walking for a few minutes in the quiet lane, Linda Evangelinsta saw Cindy Crawford parked the car in front of a restaurant, and also pulled over to the center of East Hampton. car.

The two women walked into the restaurant with their bags. As lunch time approached, the living room was already full of guests. Their temperament and appearance were very conspicuous, and they immediately attracted a lot of attention. Most of the guests just glanced more reservedly. Someone also said hello, and two girls dressed in casual clothes approached boldly, and one of them said, Linda, Cindy, can you sign us?

Of course, Cindy Crawford's mood improved at the feeling of being in the limelight, she nodded happily, took the pen and paper in the girl's hand to quickly sign her name, and handed it to Linda Evangelinsta next to her.

Sign your name. The two girls kept their mouths open and chatted: I didn't expect you to live here. Jill also said that you might not meet any famous people, oh. We are here for a tour. The white sandy beach in East Hampton is really beautiful. It's beautiful, but unfortunately it's a bit cold now, so it's not suitable for swimming.

Linda Evangelinsta heard the girl's first sentence and paused while holding the pen. After writing the last few strokes quickly, he returned the pen and paper to the two girls, but he didn't have much interest in continuing to communicate with the two little fans in front of him.

After a few simple words, the two women found a seat and sat down under the guidance of the waiter. Cindy Crawford took the menu from the waiter, looked at the recipe that was more expensive than a top Manhattan restaurant, pouted, and ordered several of the most expensive dishes in a row.

Wait for the waiter to leave,

Cindy Crawford complained: What does it mean that we can just rush back to New York? Doesn't he know that it takes two hours to drive from East Hampton to Manhattan. We will all starve to death if we get back.

Listening to Cindy Crawford's resentful tone mixed with envy and unwillingness, Linda Evangelinsta became less depressed. She took out the documents that Eric handed to them from the satchel beside her, and leisurely He opened it and replied casually, Why didn't you dare to tell him just now, then he must be embarrassed to drive us away.

I'm too lazy to care, Cindy Crawford snorted softly, and added without thinking: It's just because I gave birth to a child, I really think I'm the hostess.

Linda Evangelinsta turned the document over without looking up. He said to himself: It took half a month to come up with a plan, prepare in May, and have three months left to make, and to make time for the autumn fashion week. Then there is the Victoria's Secret show, really. I'm worried that I'll go crazy.

Cindy Crawford saw that it would take a while for the lunch to be served, so she also took out the documents in her bag and said, No one is forcing you, if you say that you don't want to do it, those little Bitches will definitely cry. Shouting and pounced. As long as you don't regret it in the future, look at Naomi Campbell's actions during this time, and you will know how much she regrets rejecting the Victoria's Secret show last year.

Linda Evangelinsta remembered the fact that Naomi Campbell wanted to squeeze out Tyra Banks' endorsement of Victoria's Secret in the circle during this time, shook her head, and said with some disdain: I I think she is completely in the wrong direction, Victoria's Secret Angel is a brand created by Williams, and he is a major shareholder of LTD. Without his permission, no one will change the Victoria's Secret spokesperson without authorization.

Do you think she doesn't understand, it's just that she has no chance to contact Williams at all, not to mention, it may not be useful to contact. And she is too greedy, the Victoria's Secret show has six themes, but only five A spokesperson, if it were me, I would strive to get the opportunity to open the scene for a theme, so that I can maintain my position in the circle.

Linda Evangelinsta admired Cindy Crawford's shrewd mind and said, You think so clearly, why didn't you remind her?

Reminding her, what can I get, friendship? Ha, Cindy Crawford laughed disdainfully, glanced in the direction of the back kitchen, and turned her attention to the document in her hand.

Linda Evangelinsta flipped through a few pages of documents, and suddenly raised her head: Cindy, I have a good idea. Listen to me.

Oh, let's talk, if it's good, I will use it without hesitation, Cindy Crawford replied casually, thinking about those guests she could invite in the future, she thinks so, Linda . Evangelinsta's IQ is unlikely to come up with good ideas.

Linda Evangelinsta didn't care about Cindy Crawford's inattentiveness, and said cheerfully: Look, our show must be broadcast at the same time, my show needs models, and your show is sure too. We can’t do without the designer, why don’t we do a crossover episode, it must be full of gimmicks.”

Wow, that's a good idea, Cindy Crawford praised, but then shook her head: I don't want to cross with you. What if your show's ratings aren't good enough to drag me down.

Linda Evangelinsta said dissatisfiedly: Hey, I'm talking about serious things, and why can't you be the one dragging me down?

Cindy Crawford raised her chin and said, Because this is impossible.

You're pretty self-righteous.

You are wrong, this is confidence.

Forget it, I won't argue with you, Linda Evangelinsta took the initiative to turn off the flame and thought about it. He couldn't help but ask: How much do you think we can get with 10%?

The production cost of the Victoria's Secret show last year was just $20 million. I don't expect too much. As long as the profit of this show is not less than one-tenth of the Victoria's Secret show.

Linda Evangelinsta recalled the profit data of the Victoria's Secret show and said, Then you will only have 3 million dollars left in your hands. It's been five months of work, which is really small.

Cindy Crawford smiled, not explaining anything to Linda Evangelinsta.

The media is always happy to brag about how much money their top supermodels make each year. But in fact, the difference between media data and real data is simply worlds apart.

Just like herself, some media have hyped her income last year to $25 million, but in reality, the account is not calculated that way.

It's true that she earned roughly $25 million last year, but this figure is just like the operating income of a business. Revenue and profit are two completely different things. Of the $25 million, $10 million is the endorsement fee for Victoria's Secret, and the other $15 million is mainly due to the influence of the Victoria's Secret show. I received several brand-new advertising endorsement contracts. At most, these advertising endorsements only require her to attend some events on time. Most of them can get the money by shooting a few sets of advertisements. Therefore, the asking price is far lower than that of Victoria's Secret. The average age is also about three years. With these contracts in hand, she will not be able to receive more endorsements in the next few years.

After all, the Victoria's Secret contract is five years, with an average of $2 million per year. The remaining contracts, which averaged out to three years and $5 million a year, add up to $7 million a year.

But it's not over yet. With her income level, she needs to pay 35% personal income tax, and the brokerage company needs to take a 10% share. In the end, only $3.85 million is left, which is her real annual income.

and. The model industry is changing very fast, even if she is a supermodel, her income will definitely decline gradually with the increase of age and the rise of latecomers. Therefore, Cindy Crawford cared more about this job than Linda Evangelinsta, who was less sensitive to money. She still clearly remembers that Eric once said that as long as the ratings of this reality show are good, it can continue to be produced for dozens of seasons.

For dozens of seasons, Cindy Crawford still doesn't dare to hope, but as long as she can continue to produce for ten or eight years, she can also save a rich family before the age of forty and retire with dignity. .

Thinking about the future, Cindy Crawford inexplicably once again came up with the luxurious manor covering dozens of acres by the sea in East Hampton, as well as the few small figures he saw secretly in the morning. Thinking of the guy's net worth of 46.5 billion US dollars published by Forbes magazine some time ago, even if she maintains the current annual income level of more than 3 million US dollars and works for 100 years, it will not reach 1% of his personal wealth. While slightly stunned, Cindy Crawford couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness looking at the stars, and murmured in a low voice, Oh, it's better to have a baby.

Linda Evangelinsta, who was sitting opposite her, heard the voice and suddenly raised her head: Cindy, what did you say?

Cindy Crawford showed a puzzled expression: Did I say it?

Linda Evangelinsta nodded firmly: You said it, and this is the second time.

A brief panic flashed in Cindy Crawford's eyes, and she quickly regained her composure. She lowered her head and continued flipping through the documents in her hand, and asked lazily, What did I say?

You know it yourself.

Oh, I forgot.

Linda Evangelinsta threatened: Be careful I tell him your thoughts.

Cindy Crawford said indifferently: Go, who knows if that is your idea or mine.

Linda Evangelinsta's eyes widened, her face stunned, and she subconsciously raised her voice: My... thoughts are too shameless, how can you bite back!

Cindy Crawford pouted around and said, Shut up, do you want these people to see our jokes?

Linda Evangelinsta noticed that some guests were already looking at them, lowered her voice, and said, Anyway, I just heard it.

Okay, whatever you want, Cindy Crawford shrugged indifferently, she really wasn't worried, this kind of thought was like a contagious devil, and she was sure that Linda Evangelinsta She must have been 'infected', otherwise she would not have been entangled in the small details just now, as if she had to prove something.

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The spending power of women far exceeds that of men, which is the consensus of almost everyone. Therefore, Lifetime TV station also has this potential consumption base, because the TV station's advertising customers will definitely prefer female audience groups.

The cable TV market in the United States has been brewing for more than ten years and is on the verge of eruption. The stage of drastic change in this industry is often the best time for monopolistic oligopoly enterprises to emerge.

Although the original time and space did not have a dominant female TV station, no one would doubt that the cable TV market has such potential. It is not impossible to build a female TV station with a scale no less than ESPN, as long as it can seize the opportunity to go first.

The most fundamental factor for the success of a TV station is its excellent TV programs. Although it has already produced America's Next Top Model and Project Runway, it is impossible for a TV station to rely only on reality shows to support its ratings. TV series are indispensable. Eric undoubtedly has a very big advantage in this point. When he was considering two reality TV shows, he had already thought of a TV series that was very suitable for Lifetime TV.

However, the annual budget of Lifetime TV is temporarily only 100 million US dollars. Although Eric has high expectations for Lifetime TV, it is impossible to encourage growth. Too much initial investment will cause losses, which will not only damage morale, but may also affect the next development plan. .

In the $100 million budget, two reality shows already occupy 40 million. In addition, the TV station not only needs to order a batch of TV shows to fill other airtimes, but also needs to reserve enough marketing funds. Therefore, the remaining $60 million is simply not enough. It's impossible to squeeze out the budget for another TV series.

Of course, as long as America's Next Top Model and Project Runway perform as Eric expected in the fall season, Lifetime's budget is sure to increase significantly.

After Easter, Eric temporarily reduced his attention to the Firefly Group and devoted most of his energy to the negotiations for Firefly to invest in Sprint.

On the other hand, the cooperation negotiation between Firefly and Hasbro on toy peripherals went very smoothly. Both parties have a very strong willingness to cooperate. At the end of April, a detailed plan has been drawn up. Katzenberg represents Firefly Group and Hasbro. After signing the cooperation agreement, he did not rush to leave New York. Instead, he relied on Lifetime TV's next-stage development plan to lobby several major cable TV operators, hoping to win more subscribers for Lifetime TV before the fall.

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