Chapter Nine Hundred and Thirty Seventh Hungry

Eric arrived in New York in the afternoon. As soon as he got off the plane, he was stopped by Jeff Bezos, who came to pick him up in person, and rushed to the Morgan Stanley headquarters to attend Amazon's IPO preparation meeting.

Jeff Bezos hopes that Amazon will get some support from Firefly before the IPO to ensure that there are no surprises in the IPO process.

In Eric's mind, Amazon's position in the Firefly system is no less than that of Yahoo.

Although this IPO will temporarily reduce Firefly Investment’s shareholding in Amazon to 27%, in order to obtain more Amazon shares later, Eric will naturally not be stingy to give Amazon more support at this time.

The meeting continued until night fell.

After saying goodbye to Jeff Bezos and others in the parking lot, Eric and Chris got into a black Mercedes together.

The driver drove out of the parking lot, and Chris leaned on the seat and asked, "It's a quarter past seven, do you want to eat first or go straight to Lexington Avenue?"

The fourth Victoria's Secret show is still held at the Lexington Avenue Arsenal. The show starts at eight o'clock in the evening, but now the guests have begun to enter.

"Let's go to eat first, you can't go there hungry," Eric said, telling the driver to find a restaurant, only to realize the other meaning of what Chris just said: "You mean, you don't plan to go to Lai Over on Hinton Avenue?"

Chris shrugged and said helplessly, "Emily said she was going to work until the early hours of the night, and asked me to go back to see the children early at night."

"Haha, okay," Eric laughed a few times, and instead of teasing Chris, he asked, "How is the situation in Korea?"

“The Korean won’s closing exchange rate today has dropped to 1,255:1, which is a 34% drop compared to the original exchange rate. The International Monetary Fund approved a $20 billion aid to South Korea two days ago. However, this aid has just been approved. , South Korea has been revealed that the foreign exchange reserves that can be used to resist international hot money are already less than 10 billion US dollars. It is impossible for South Korea to spend all this 20 billion US dollars in aid against international hot money. I think it is possible that South Korea can support it. Sex is low."

Hearing this topic, Chris also got spirited up, and he explained the data in his mind without hesitation: "Of course, this is not 100% guaranteed, South Korea should be the last stop of this Southeast Asian financial crisis, if it continues If the spread continues, it is likely to spread to Europe and the United States. Both the European Union and the federal government have begun to raise their vigilance and will not allow hot money to continue. If both the European Union and the federal government increase their support for South Korea, the won will still be able to hold, and there are already some The fund is closing, Eric, do you think we should close it?"

At present, the Korean won is only down 34%. If it is delivered now, Firefly's $1.1 billion short position can only make a profit of about $70 million. If the won falls by more than 70% as remembered, Firefly could earn more than $400 million in profits.

This kind of foreign exchange speculation is a kind of gambling. The 700 million US dollars of principal raised by several companies has been recovered with interest. Although I don’t know if there will be any special accident in this Korean won crisis, IResearch K is still very inclined to take a risk.

"Of course it can't be stopped. All the international hot money has focused on the Korean won. It's no wonder that South Korea can hold it. Moreover, even if the Korean won is lost, the international hot money will probably only turn to Russia, and the possibility of backlash against Europe and the United States is very low. "

Chris was banned by Emily from entering the Victoria's Secret show, and Eric was not in a hurry. The two had dinner slowly. Eric and Chris parted. When they arrived at the Arsenal on Lexington Avenue, it was already past eight o'clock. .

The big show has already started, and there are still many media reporters waiting outside the arsenal who cannot get permission. Eric can hear the hot music just after getting out of the car. He carefully avoided the large group of reporters outside and went directly to the backstage.

Although the Victoria's Secret show in the past two years is no longer like the first time,

Only video tape sales can generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue, but due to the soaring sales performance of the group itself, ltd still spares no effort to invest in the Victoria's Secret show.

At the end of November, the nighttime temperature in New York was approaching below zero, but the interior of the arsenal was as warm as spring.

The backstage was still a busy scene. Eric greeted several passing Victoria's Secret angels and staff, took off his thick trench coat, and was about to go to the front desk to find a seat to see the live effects of this big show. Stopped by Emily.

"Eric, I'm looking for you," Emily saw Eric, and immediately pulled out a folder from Eva Pakula, who was following behind her, and handed it over: "Hey, look first. Look, we're going to record some executive speeches later, and you have a few words too."

After saying this, before Eric could react, Emily didn't know what was said in the headset, she turned around and walked away in a hurry.

Eric reluctantly raised the folder in his hand and asked Eva, who was already Emily's assistant, "What?"

"See for yourself," Eva dropped the sentence, and followed Emily in a hurry.

Eric was about to open the folder to take a look. Several Victoria's Secret angels who had just changed into angel costumes in the dressing room ran towards this side with the help of the assistant and stepped on high heels. Eric quickly stepped aside. After looking left and right, I walked to the makeup area of ​​the angels and found a place to sit down.

Opening the folder, it turned out to be a list of supermodel income rankings to be published by Forbes magazine. Forbes did not have a similar list in the past. I think it should be the result of Emily's initiative. This is indeed another disguise. Ways to promote the Victoria's Secret brand.

Without much suspense, Cindy Crawford jumped to the top spot with $20 million in annual earnings.

In recent years, "America's Next Top Model" is still at the peak of its ratings.

In addition to the two seasons of "America's Next Top Model Contest" every year, Cindy also serves as the producer of "Super Model Contest" in overseas countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Australia, etc., which can bring her a lot of money. In addition, In addition, Cindy herself can also get a lot of endorsement fees from various fashion brands. Even if you don't count Cindy's private purchases of tech stocks, the $20 million annual revenue figure is definitely not much.

Ranked second is Linda Evangelinsta, with an annual income of $15 million, the main source of income is the revenue share of "Project Runway" and brand endorsements.

The third place is Claudia Schiffer, with an annual income of 12 million US dollars, which makes Eric a little surprised.

In recent years, Claudia has successfully transformed into an actress. Strictly speaking, she is no longer a model. She is still included in this list. It should be Emily who does not want the entire list to be Victoria's Secret Angels. . Eric felt that there was no such need. The Victoria's Secret Legion was the highest-paid group in the model circle now, there is no doubt about it.

Before Eric created the Victoria's Secret show, the top models in the modeling circle had an annual income of only one million.

With the rise of the Victoria's Secret Army, the high exposure rate of supermodels has also greatly increased their worth. Although there are many people in the fashion circle who criticize the Victoria's Secret show for being too grandstanding, no matter how high-end brands are, they still hope that their spokespersons can have a higher reputation. The Angel Legion is undoubtedly the most famous in the model circle. a group of.

Except for Claudia Schiffer, the next seven supermodels in the top ten list are all from the Victoria's Secret Army, and six of them have an annual income of 10 million US dollars. Even the last one has an annual income of 6000000. This level of income was basically impossible before the Victoria's Secret show.

Eric was a little puzzled. Emily gave him such a piece of information to tell him what to say. After reading the list in his hand, he was about to turn the page when a burst of footsteps sounded from far to near, and Eric raised his head. , saw the baby-faced Qusi Gauff running over: "Eric, good evening."

Eric nodded, looking at the pink angel outfit on Qusi Gauff, which should be the theme of Victoria's Secret pink, and asked, "How do you feel?"

Qusi Gauff's originally excited face suddenly showed some bitterness, she sat down beside Eric and said, "Hungry."

"Oh, then have something to eat," Eric pointed to some snacks on the dressing table, which is already a routine for the Victoria's Secret show.

Qusi Gauff was also polite, picked up a box of chocolate beans, but finally held back, just picked one up and put it in her mouth, squinting her eyes contentedly.

Eric couldn't help laughing and said, "Don't act like this, as if you were abused."

Qusi Gauff finished eating a piece of chocolate, put the box back on the dressing table, and said, "I haven't eaten a good meal for two months, and I have to keep exercising. Now I almost forget that chocolate is What does it taste like?"

Eric handed the folder over and said, "Hey, let's see if it will give you more motivation."

Qusi Gauff took the document that Eric handed over, glanced at the list, blinked enviously, and said, "A lot, I'm afraid I won't be able to make so much money in my life."

"Of course not. If you work hard for a few years, you will definitely catch up with them. However, if you want to make more money, you will definitely not be able to do it without suffering."

"I also know, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to hold on," Qusi Gauff said, returning the folder, but her face was obviously a little more energetic, and said: "I heard that you came here. , I'm just here to say hello, it's time for me to play later, Eric, will you go to the front desk to see?"

Eric shook his head and said, "I prefer to watch it in the background. It would be better if I could go to the dressing room."

"Hehe, then you go over there, no one will dare to stop you," Qusi Gauff said, leaning forward and kissing Eric's face politely, then got up and said, "Then I'll go over. , Eric, you're definitely going to the party you're waiting for, right?"

"Of course, we'll dance together then."

"Then it's settled."

Qusi Gauff just ran away to wait, but Eric hadn't turned his attention back to the folder in his hand. Just as a topic ended, Cindy and Linda also came over to say hello.

"Hey, daddy, why are you hiding here by yourself?" Linda came over, and Eric almost fell off the chair at the first sentence. Although the girl said the word 'daddy', her tone But full of ridicule.

Looking at Eric's helpless expression, Cindy and the girls laughed heartlessly. Eric's side trembled for a while, and many people's eyes were attracted to them. The reporter also raised the camera towards this side.

Eric lifted the folder and wanted to pat Linda's head on the opposite side. Seeing that she subconsciously protected the hairstyle, he didn't take a picture, but just raised the folder and said, "I've been watching you for a year. Have I made more money in a day, but unfortunately, I don’t have any, it’s too disappointing.”

"Ah?" Linda snatched the folder from Eric's hand in confusion, and Cindy and the girls also came over curiously.

"Wow, Cindy made 20 million."

"I mean, Emily asked me these things a few days ago, and it turned out to be a list of statistics."

"Paulina, your income should be considered low. I remember that you signed an endorsement contract with Maybelline last month, and it will not only be 6 million US dollars."

"Well, a lazy guy like Linda can make 15 million."

"You're just lazy."

"..."

A group of stunners gathered around Linda, either excited or disappointed, and Linda remembered what Eric had just said, raised her head and asked, "Eric, you just said, how much do you earn a day?"

Paulina Preskova, whose face resembled Audrey Hepburn, interjected, "Linda, you shouldn't ask him this question, it must be very shocking."

Helena Christensen, who could only stand next to Eric without grabbing the seat, also said: "Yeah, I read a magazine last time and said that Eric's current net worth has exceeded 100 billion US dollars. Now, my God, 100 billion, if I have so much money, I might not even know how to spend it."

"Don't worry, if you really have so much money, we can all help you spend it together," said Stephanie Seymour on the other side, looking over with a beaming smile, and said, "Eric, we can also help you spend it. Oh."

Eric immediately shook his head, pretending to be a miser, and said, "I will never take care of my married daughter, I don't have a cent."

Stephanie Seymour only married her long-time rich boyfriend two years ago, and everyone burst into laughter when Eric said this.

Just talking and laughing, Emily came over in a hurry, glared at Eric fiercely, and then said to Linda and the girls: "Ladies, don't forget what we are all doing, go change clothes, or mend makeup."

The girls were obviously a little scared of Emily, and they got up and dispersed after hearing the words.

After driving away a group of beautiful babies, Emily still did not let Eric go, saying: "Everyone is busy flying, you are still making trouble here, if something goes wrong, the trouble will be big."

Eric shrugged helplessly: "Can I say I'm innocent?"

"No," Emily shook her head and said, "Have you read the document just now?"

Eric nodded: "It's almost there, what are you going to tell me?"