Hollywood Hunter

It is quite appropriate to describe the lives of Victoria's Secret angels with a sentence of one minute on stage and ten years off stage.

After completing the live show on November 27, even though the whole show only lasted for an hour and a half, almost every Victoria's Secret angel felt a sense of exhaustion after completing a big event.

Not to mention anything else, just to satisfy the perfect body that can be registered on the Victoria's Secret runway, all the angels on the stage have not had a full meal for several months.

In fact, to reach the current level, most models are already used to not having enough to eat. However, Victoria’s Secret has to insist on strict shaping training for a long time while not having enough to eat.

When the big show is finished, all Victoria's Secret angels think about indulgence.

Let's talk about gaining a few catties.

Of course, most of them are just thinking about it. For example, Jian Xin, Tao Yuelei and other Chinese models, when the live show is completed, apart from relaxing for a day at the call of a certain man, at other times, they still have various jobs.

Fast forward to December 6th.

new week.

In the evening, the official Victoria's Secret show was broadcast on TV. In New York in winter, Jian Xin still had to get up early at seven o'clock in the morning.

In the morning, I rushed to take pictures for the fashion magazine Cosmopolitan, had dinner with the editor-in-chief of that magazine at noon, and accepted an interview by the way, and in the afternoon, I auditioned for a role in a movie.

Said it was an audition, I just chatted with the director and producer over coffee, and I probably decided on a small supporting role in this action movie invested by Disney. The salary is not high, 100,000 US dollars, but I only need to participate in two days shoot.

Of course, out of professional ethics, Jian Xin must prepare for this role in private, so she plans to invite acting teachers to take some courses.

It's not mainly for money, but for this movie, the investment of 70 million yuan, according to wma's agent, is like gold plating, which can greatly enhance her style and exposure.

She also said that it was also because of her personal fame and background, otherwise, other models who want to get such a role may not have money, and maybe they have to contribute to the director or producer. After all, before Victoria’s Secret became popular, models The circle belongs to the last link of the food chain in the field of fashion and entertainment.

To put it bluntly, just the hunted.

Of course Jian Xin also understood.

In fact, it’s roughly the same now, it’s just because a certain big shot created the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, there are a group of supermodels who have become as popular as first-rate film and television stars or pop singers, so it’s not just the social status, but the hidden The coffee position has also risen, and it is impossible to be taken by other circles.

After a busy day, the evening is still an invitation.

These days have been arranged by An Xiaohan, the president of Elite China Branch in the United States.

An electrical appliance company in China that mainly produces refrigerators wants to invite Jian Xin to be its spokesperson.

Jian Xin is not interested in this. Her main business center is now in the West, and she also feels that a company that produces refrigerators does not suit her style, not to mention that the money is not too much. Therefore, when An Xiaohan first chatted with her, Jian Xin directly expressed that she could push it to Jiang Mi and Shen Gui.

Anyway, the focus of Jiang Mi's development is in China.

However, the other side was very persistent and even raised the price a bit, so Jian Xin agreed to meet him.

The person who came was a deputy general manager of the refrigerator company headquartered in Zhuhai. The dinner was arranged by An Xiaohan at the St. George's restaurant in the Upper West District. Everyone sat down and chatted politely for a meal. The other party directly bid in US dollars , 1 million US dollars, endorsement for three years, the requirement is that in addition to print ads and TV ads, Jian Xin also needs to participate in some brand promotion activities on a regular basis.

What's more, the other party also found out that they are trying to invite some of them to participate in next year's Spring Festival Gala in China, and Jian Xin must attend.

It is indeed a very sincere price. After all, Jian Xin has only earned more than 3 million US dollars in the past year. Although she is at a relatively low level among the supermodels, if the word "talent" is heard by domestic artists , I must scratch my heart and lungs.

In any case, even if the 1 million US dollars is divided into three years, it is only equivalent to more than 300,000 yuan per year, which is very impressive.

So finalized.

However, Jian Xin rejected the other party's additional request to return to China to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.

This period of time is too busy to go back, and I know how strict the rehearsal and review of the Spring Festival Gala are. It’s okay if it’s just sitting in the audience as a guest last time. If it’s on stage, Jian Xin won’t be able to spare so much time .

As for being an off-stage guest again, considering that Shen Gui or Jiang Mi will be on stage this time, Jian Xin also felt that it was inappropriate.

The other party did not force it.

The rest of the specific contracts were naturally left to An Xiaohan to negotiate.

After dinner, Jian Xin and An Xiaohan hurried back to their residence in the Upper West District. Tonight's TV show is something you can't miss.

The TV broadcast started at ten o'clock, and when I got home at nine o'clock, Tao Yuelei had come back early and was taking a shower. Jian Xin also took off her clothes and went into the bathroom. The living room on the third floor of the villa.

An Xiaohan couldn't join in the fun, so he went to take a hot shower alone just now, and he was already sleeping here in his pajamas in advance, when he saw two girls coming in, he joked, "If you hang around a little longer, the big show will be over soon .”

Tao Yuelei's petite face was rosy, and she sat down with An Xiaohan, smiling, "Didn't it start yet?"

This time the TV broadcast was still at 10 o'clock in the middle of the night.

It was the result of public protests at the beginning, because they were worried that they would teach children badly. However, it was not aimed at children for several consecutive years, and of course it did not affect the ratings.

Jian Xin picked up the remote control, turned up the volume casually, sat down on the single sofa next to her, and couldn't help but said, "What do you guys think, how many ratings will this time have?"

Tao Yuelei dawdled by An Xiaohan's side for a while, then stood up and took a weekly magazine on the coffee table, gestured to the group photo of the Victoria's Secret Team on the lower cover, and said, "Looking at the popularity of the past few days, it should be up to 50 million. of."

In the days after the live show, driven by the Westeros system, the news about this fashion feast has become hot all over the world, and the issue of the ratings of today's TV broadcast has also become a hot topic of discussion in many media.

Prior to this, the five Victoria's Secret sessions from 1992 to 1996, the highest was the one that ended in the first stage in 1996. The average number of viewers reached 53.7 million, and the highest reached 65.2 million. The core audience group aged 18 to 49 watched The rate reached 32.6.

Even the second session, which was the lowest, had an average viewership of 34.9 million, only slightly behind the first session's 35.5 million.

In any case, it is a phenomenon of national concern.

An Xiaohan listened to the discussion between the two girls, and said, "I don't think the ratings are important at all. The key is that this big show itself creates an influence that can benefit the entire fashion industry. In the past, the two of you, Even with the help of someone big, it’s impossible to develop so well in the West.”

When the two girls heard that An Xiaohan mentioned someone, they were a little reserved.

However, they all agree with An Xiaohan's argument.

After all, many people have personally experienced the rise of the fashion industry in recent years, and this rise is inseparable from the five consecutive Victoria's Secret shows in the early 1990s.

It can be said that without the Victoria's Secret fashion show, the fashion circle, especially the modeling industry, would have been pushed to the general public. In this circle, perhaps only the top supermodels can do it every day. If you don't earn $10,000 and don't get out of bed, most of the rest can only be regarded as a short youth meal, and you will continue to be at the bottom of the food chain in the circle.

So chatting, the time came to 10 o'clock.

On the TV screen, the last commercial ended, and the screen of ABC TV flashed, and the Victoria's Secret logo appeared, and it was matched with the overhead shot of the Lexington Avenue Armory that night. The fiery heat that is still hard to hide in the wind and snow makes people feel a sense of excitement just by looking at it.

Immediately afterwards, the screen switched again, all the way to the backstage of the Victoria's Secret show, the camera passed through each perfect body, just this simple flash is pleasing to the eye.

Because everything is carefully designed.

Not just the various costume styles and even the layout of the backstage, but also everyone in the Angel Legion.

Why do other underwear catwalks, even if you wear a pair of wings and invite some well-known models, it is still difficult to give people a feeling that they can stand shoulder to shoulder with Victoria's Secret?

Because there are too many details involved, it is really incomparable.

While the three women in the living room cheered up, thousands of households on the east coast of the United States took the lead in broadcasting, and countless viewers also cheered up.

The perfect show.

Perfect flesh.

perfect music.

The perfect outfit.

It seems that everything came out of a dream, allowing tens of millions of viewers to enjoy a visual feast that lasted for an hour. It was still like some kind of movie that Simon most admired, but many people reacted , On the TV screen, the Victoria's Secret Legion has already started to take the stage, and the curtain call.

Because of the high degree of attention, many people will inevitably go to bed late at night. At the same time as more materials and discussions exploded on the Internet, less than an hour after the end of the big show, the Igret Portal also announced the preliminary statistics for the first time. Viewership data, with an average of 47.1 million and a maximum of 56.5 million.

Second only to the fifth finale of the first stage in 1996.

The time came to the next day, and as the United Kingdom, France, Australia and other countries also televised the show, another upsurge of discussion quickly spread.

Beijing China.

When the time came to December 9th, Shen Gui, Jiang Mi and An Xiaohan got off the plane together with a few entourages. Even though they deliberately wore masks, they were still recognized when they left the airport hall. After all, the two The girl's figure is too conspicuous. Then, there was an inevitable wave of onlookers, which not only frightened the two girls a little, but also inevitably gave birth to a sense of pride.

Obviously, these days, a lot of news about the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show has been completely fermented in China.

Quickly signed some autographs for some passers-by who gathered around, Shen Gui and Jiang Mi were finally escorted out of the airport by the security guard who reacted here.

Sit in the car that came to pick up people, took off the mask, Shen Gui looked at the passers-by who were still pointing at them again, breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly thought, now, the results of her TV series that will start broadcasting next week should be better Some.

Compared with Jian Xin and Tao Yuelei, who have already gained a firm foothold in Europe and the United States, Shen Gui and Jiang Mi's domestic strategies are quite acceptable. After all, they have developed in the European and American circles. After personal experience, they will know that even if they They all have strong backstage support, but it’s still not that easy. After all, just like the rejection of black models, the demand for Asians in the Western fashion circle is not that big after all. The two top ones have already accounted for most of them. resource.

thinking so

Then, after the car started, An Xiaohan, who was sitting in the co-pilot, said something to the driver, found a disc from the storage compartment in the front row, and handed it over with a smile: "Look, your catwalk show, domestic It has been officially released."

Shen Gui reached out to take it.

This is a very beautifully packaged vcd disc. The cover of the plastic hard box is a group photo of the Victoria's Secret Army. A group photo poster, the kind that can be hung on the wall.

After looking at it for a while, Jiang Mi first realized: "This should be a pirated version, right?"

Shen Gui also realized this in an instant, and checked the packaging box again. There was no mark of the name of the audio-visual publishing company, except that the packaging was not bad, and the rest were standard three-no products.

An Xiaohan in the front row also nodded: "Of course it's a pirated version, do you think the original version will come out so soon?"

Shen Gui smiled and said, "There shouldn't be genuine copies in China, right?"

I also recalled some news I saw during this period. The video about the Victoria's Secret show sold very well at the beginning, and this time it shouldn't be too bad. It's just that, on the domestic side, there must be no money to be made, and it is estimated that the audit will not pass.

Before An Xiaohan could speak, the driver, who was actually a maid from the Wei family, had already taken the initiative to say: "This time there will be, Ms. Shen, it has been confirmed recently that the central set will broadcast this big show next Saturday, and then , should also issue genuine vcds, recently the country is promoting genuine versions, sales should be good."

When the two girls heard what the driver said, they were both surprised and excited.

It is a happy thing that the two catwalks I participated in can be broadcast in China, or on CCTV. In any case, this is a happy thing.

An Xiaohan in the front row felt the joy of the two girls, thought for a while, and didn't talk about another thing.

CCTV has already contacted her, and hopes to hold a modeling competition with Elite next year. And it's not just a few sub-stations, but a set of CCTV. Then, it will be docked with the elite world elite model competition in the United States.

To be honest, An Xiaohan was a little surprised by CCTV's openness.

This time, when he came back, he flew directly to Beijing. Apart from the matter of the two girls beside him, An Xiaohan also wanted to discuss specific cooperation details with CCTV. That's right, of course I agreed directly. Don't hesitate to talk about the cooperation details without hesitation.