Chapter 750 The Light is Too Dazzling
Because there is a seven-hour time difference between Paris and Beijing, even after flying for more than 10 hours, it is still daytime when you land.
"For such long flights, private jets are more comfortable. Previously, when I traveled to Paris or Milan, even first class wasn't very comfortable."
After nearly 11 hours of flight, Reba slept and ate two meals on the plane. Now she feels very energetic and has no fatigue at all from long-distance travel by public transportation.
"Don't be too happy too soon. The rest of your team hasn't arrived yet. If nothing goes wrong, you'll have to wait at the airport for a while."
The plane stopped and everyone was about to get off. Gu Wei laughed and hit her.
His Gulfstream G550 has a passenger capacity of 14-19 people, and can probably seat more than 10 people excluding pilots, flight attendants and other maintenance personnel.
The total number of people in Gu Wei and Reba’s private team is more than this, and Gu Wei doesn’t want too many people on his plane to affect the experience.
So Reba only had an executive agent and a personal assistant with her. Others such as makeup artists, stylists, photographers, bodyguards, etc. all took other flights at the same time, which delayed her by an hour or two.
"It's the same with you. I see you don't have many people with you on the plane."
Reba looked around and saw that Gu Wei was only accompanied by Yang Dan and a few others. His accompanying team was much larger than hers.
Gu Wei smiled and said, "Is it possible that some of my team members have already come here in advance? Besides, there are people from my company stationed in France, so everything will be arranged."
"Why didn't I think of that?" Reba turned to look at her executive agent.
"The team didn't expect you to take Mr. Gu's plane here, which was a bit inconsiderate.
We don’t have to wait at the airport, we can go back to the hotel arranged by the inviter and have the rest of the group meet up with us at the hotel when they arrive.”
Reba’s agent explained, then turned to Gu Wei with a smile.
"However, we still need to borrow Mr. Gu's photographer to take some beautiful photos of our hot bar at the airport."
When celebrities attend events, various Reuters photos are indispensable. Airport photos are just the beginning. Once Reba's team arrives, the first thing to do is to shoot in Paris.
Gu Wei smiled and said, "Of course no problem~"
After leaving the airport, Gu Wei and his group got into the black Lincoln car that the organizer sent to pick them up. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the hotel where they were staying.
"Gu, long time no see, you are still as handsome as ever!" A marketing director from LV came to greet him. He was a white man in his 40s, short and fat, and had been in charge of the docking work with his team.
"Long time no see, Sal. You seem to have gained a little weight since the last time we met." The two shook hands. Gu Wei looked him up and down and said with a smile.
"Haha, you recommended Chinese food to me last time. I went back and tried it. It was indeed delicious. It's normal to be a little fat now.
I'm not a big star like you who doesn't need to worry too much about my image."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Sal started talking about work.
"In the past two years, the company's sales in the global market have grown steadily, with the Asia-Pacific region experiencing the most rapid growth.
According to research conducted by a professional company, your endorsement played a big role in this.
The company intends to create an exclusive series of products for you, from clothing to accessories, luggage, etc., which can be named after you or given a special name.
What are your thoughts?" Sal asked tentatively.
Gu Wei was not surprised by what he said.
His cooperation with LV has been quite pleasant over the years.
LV has leveraged his popularity to increase its sales year after year, and has also provided Gu Wei with the best offline advertising and online promotion resources, allowing his fame to spread globally.
It can be considered a win-win situation for both sides.
"I have no objection, but you have to meet two of my requirements to start my custom line."
"you say."
"First, since this is my custom collection, the designed products need to be approved by me first. Only after I approve them can they be included in the collection. Otherwise, they will just be considered ordinary LV products."
As a spokesperson, Gu Wei never cares about the quality of the products. LV itself is a luxury product with a wide variety of styles and types, so consumers will naturally choose what they like.
However, if a customized series is launched, the products will be more closely related to Gu Wei himself, and then many fans will buy them specifically for him. Gu Wei does not want to have some non-mainstream and nonsensical styles, so there must be some constraints.
"That shouldn't be a problem. The company has dedicated designers who can design various styles that suit your style. It's normal for your custom collection to be selected by you."
Sal nodded. This request was not too much.
Gu Wei smiled and said, "One more thing, I want a share of the corresponding sales dividends."
Celebrity-customized product lines are not uncommon, but whether or not there are dividends and how much the dividends are depends entirely on the strength of the celebrity or the brand.
If it's a big-name star and an unknown small brand, the brand will be willing to give 80% of the profits, but LV is one of the world's top luxury brands and one of the six blue-blooded luxury brands.
Even without relying on any celebrities, it has a very high reputation in the world. Even the top international superstars cannot stand up to LV.
"This issue is not something I can decide on. The company needs to decide." Sal's tone was very sincere.
"Based on our cooperation over the years, I personally believe the company will agree to a dividend, but the percentage won't be too high."
Gu Wei smiled nonchalantly and said, "Then go back and discuss it with my team. I believe this matter will have a satisfactory outcome for both parties.
LV wants to make money and expand its market, so it will have to give up something."
After resting in the hotel for a while, Gu Wei, under the guidance of the staff, met with LV's current president Michael Burke and creative director Nicolas Ghesquière.
The three chatted for a while, then got in the car and drove to today's show venue - the Louvre.
At this time, the outside of the show was surrounded by media reporters from all over the world, and many fans were standing outside the security line.
Paris Fashion Week brings together most of the world's fashion people, and the LV show is the most important show of the fashion week.
Starting from the afternoon, celebrities, wealthy businessmen and fashion figures from various countries arrived one after another.
Gu Wei and the other two got out of the car and walked naturally into the show venue under the flash lights of countless media.
The venue was packed with people, and most of the people who came to see the show had already arrived.
The arrival of the three people unconsciously attracted the attention of countless people.
"Isn't that Master Nicholas, today's chief designer?"
"Yes, the person who came in with him was Mr. Michael, the president of LV."
Since you are at the LV fashion show, you naturally have to know the owner.
In Paris, Nicolas and Michael are still very well-known.
"That young man in the middle must be Gu Wei, right? He's truly a favorite of LV. He came in with the president and creative director together. What a huge honor!"
“He has the Asia-Pacific market behind him and is also quite famous worldwide.
I heard that LV’s market share has increased by several percentage points in the past few years of cooperation. If you have the ability, LV is willing to give you this treatment.”
Several young girls standing a little further away looked at the direction where the three people came in from the door and talked in low voices.
"Some of Hollywood's international superstars are just as famous as Gu Wei, and are even more well-known in Europe and the United States. I don't see anyone else receiving as much attention from brands."
"You don't understand this, right? The European and American markets are a red ocean, and so-called Hollywood stars are highly replaceable. Take Scarlett, another spokesperson, for example. There are also female stars with similar fame.
But the Asia-Pacific region, especially the Chinese market, is still a blue ocean, and Gu Wei's position there is unique and almost irreplaceable."
"He's so young, and he's achieved such great results. It's amazing, and he's so handsome. It would be great if I could get to know him."
A slightly plump white girl looked at Gu Wei and said with some anticipation.
Her companion looked rather disdainful. "Come on, he's been rumored to be dating celebrities like Scarlett Swift and Taylor Swift, and he's said to be Taylor's ex-boyfriend. How could he possibly be interested in you?"
The slightly plump girl defiantly puffed out her rather large chest and said, "I have special skills too, okay?"
Reba was right behind a few white girls and she heard everything they said.
Her English is also pretty good, so she has no problem listening or speaking in this kind of situation.
Unlike Gu Wei, Reba, as the brand ambassador, arrived very early and was not greeted by anyone from LV. She had to queue up to enter.
Her seat in the show was also arranged to be near the edge of the second row.
Although she is now famous in China, Reba has almost no fame internationally. She got the brand ambassador position by relying on Gu Wei's influence and is not taken seriously by LV.
So in this occasion, I was like a nobody in the corner, with no one to care about me. There was no one I knew to chat with, and I looked all alone.
She listened to the discussions of the people nearby, watched Gu Wei walk in like the sun, attracting everyone's attention, and talked to herself in a voice that only she could hear.
"This is why I didn't look for you for the Golden Rooster Awards. You're too outstanding, and your brilliance is too dazzling.
It’s like this in the country, and it’s still like this abroad.”
Gu Wei arrived very close to the start of the show. He greeted some people he knew, and then was led by the staff to his seat, which was in the middle of the first row.
"Scarlett, long time no see, you've become more beautiful!" Scarlett Johansson, another global spokesperson for LV, was sitting next to him.
“Gu, it would be great if your actions could be as reliable as your words.
Some time ago I asked you to come to Los Angeles for vacation, but you didn’t agree.”
Scarlett was wearing a golden slim long dress. The close-fitting clothes showed off her sexy and charming figure to the fullest. Her golden hair was scattered, her face was fair, and her red lips were attractive. The low-cut dress revealed two snow-white and round hemispheres, which attracted Gu Wei's eyes to drift down unconsciously.
"I'm so busy with work, running my own company and filming movies, that it's hard to find time to go on vacation."
Scarlett looked at Gu Wei with charming eyes.
“You’re never done with work. You have to learn to enjoy life.”
Gu Wei shrugged: "I'm still young now. In two years, when I turn 30, I might slow down my work pace and enjoy life as you said."
Scarlett looked at Gu Wei's handsome features and fair and delicate skin, and the corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously.
"It's great to be young. If you didn't tell me your age, it would be hard to imagine that I'm less than 30 now."
"You mean I look old?"
"Of course not. His speech and actions give the impression of maturity. His appearance and body are definitely young and full of vitality. I have no doubt about that!"
Scarlett smiled and made a double entendre.
The two chatted for a few minutes and then the show began.
Although he is the spokesperson for LV, from Gu Wei's personal point of view, many LV products are very ugly.
Of course, maybe he doesn't understand fashion.
This year's autumn and winter show was held at the Louvre Museum in Paris, with the museum's iconic glass pyramid as its backdrop.
The models' clothes are mainly in dark colors such as black, red and green.
The overall feeling is very retro, just like the clothes worn by the most fashionable young people in Shanghai and Beijing in the 1990s.
If you wear it out now, nine out of ten people who see it will say it's tacky.
After the show ended, Gu Wei dealt with the media and left the Louvre. He returned to the hotel to rest for a while and changed his clothes.
A special car was already waiting downstairs to take him to attend the closing thank-you cocktail party hosted by Louis Vuitton.
Gu Wei has been very comfortable in such occasions over the years. After arriving, he chatted and laughed with the eldest son of LV and several powerful people in the Paris fashion industry.
"Mr. Bernard didn't come today?"
Gu Wei clinked his glasses with Antoine Arnauld's and asked after taking a sip.
"My father is getting older and has been feeling unwell lately, so he rarely attends events like this anymore."
"It's a pity that I didn't get to see Mr. Bernard this time in Paris. I should go visit him sometime."
Bernard Arnault, the godfather of world luxury and founder of LVMH Group, had just started working with LV five years ago. This wise old man left a very good impression on Gu Wei.
The Antoine who was chatting with him was Bernard's eldest son.
"Father admires you very much. He will be very happy if you go to see him."
The two were drinking and chatting when Gu Wei suddenly saw something and frowned.
"Sorry, I have to excuse myself for a moment."
After saying this, Gu Wei walked from the center of the party to a corner.
Just now he saw Reba standing there in a white dress, and opposite her was a slightly plump white man who looked to be in his 40s and was a little bald.
The other person seemed to be saying something to her, and Reba's face showed an expression of impatience.
"Sir, it's not gentlemanly to touch a lady, and this lady is my companion. What do you want to do?"
When Gu Wei walked over here, the conversation between the two seemed to become more intense. The bald man stretched out his hand as if to grab Reba's arm, but Gu Wei grabbed his wrist.
Reba was a little panicked at first, but when she saw Gu Wei appear, she suddenly felt that she had someone to rely on and breathed a sigh of relief.
The bald man obviously knew Gu Wei as well. He looked a little flustered and hurried to explain.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, I didn't know this lady was your companion. I didn't mean anything else but to buy her a drink.
I think this lady is very beautiful and I want to ask her to shoot the cover of my magazine."
Gu Wei turned his head and looked at Reba.
The other party nodded: “He did invite me to drink, but I didn’t want to.
He said that if I went out with him at night, he would have me in his magazine and make me a celebrity in the Paris fashion world.
Gu Wei's face darkened after hearing this.
"What's your name, sir? I'm so ignorant, but it seems you must be a powerful figure in the Parisian fashion world."
The bald man was sweating profusely. He wanted to leave quickly, but Gu Wei still held his wrist.
He knew in his heart that with his identity and status, he could not afford to offend Gu Wei, a big star, especially since the other party was a guest of LV.
"Mr. Gu, this is all a misunderstanding. I really didn't know this lady was related to you."
As the three people were talking, what was happening here also attracted the attention of others.
LV President Michael Burke came over and asked after watching Gu Wei's actions.
"Gu, what happened?"
"Mr. Michael, it's all my fault. I offended Mr. Gu's female companion."
When the bald man saw Michael coming, he quickly asked him for help.
Michael frowned at the other person and thought for a moment: "You are the editor-in-chief of [Lusha] magazine, your name is..."
“John, my name is John, Mr. Michael.
I was there the last time you had dinner with Boss Melinda."
"Mr. John, you offended our most distinguished guest at the LV banquet. I think the cooperation with [Lusa] magazine is still under discussion, and I will explain the reasons to Ms. Melinda."
After Michael finished speaking, the bald man was frightened and his face turned pale.
"Mr. Michael, I was wrong. I was wrong. You can punish me however you want, but please don't affect our cooperation."
He was just a small editor-in-chief. If the magazine's cooperation with LV was cancelled due to his own reasons, he would definitely lose his job.
And if you offend the LV Group, you can forget about making it in the Paris fashion circle.
"It's no use telling me, I have to let Gu forgive you."
John looked at Gu Wei with a pitiful expression.
"Apologize to my female companion!" Gu Wei said in a flat tone.
"Ma'am, I was wrong. I was drunk and my mind was not clear. Please forgive me."
Reba was a little at a loss at this time, and felt a little sorry when she saw the other person's look.
"Forget it."
Gu Wei waved his hand upon hearing this.
The bald man left with many thanks.
(End of this chapter)
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