NOVEL WEB Chapter 175 Frederick Arnault_2
Otherwise, why would there be so many stars, who weren't even invited, forcefully crashing various major brand fashion shows?
Crashing such international events for the limelight is one thing.
More often, they're trying to see if they can have an encounter with some top-tier mogul, possibly develop a relationship...
The moguls who get invited to these events are billionaires to start with. For some washed-up stars or minor celebrities, if they could latch onto such powerful coattails, their life would be set without much struggle...
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Since only the media with broadcasting rights were qualified to enter the inner field for filming, most small media didn't have the right to enter, so the reporters at the door of the Orsay Museum could be described with the words "swarming"...
Around the nearly hundred-meter-long red carpet, reporters from various outlets were frantically snapping photos of the stars and supermodels walking on the red carpet...
Gu Heng also saw a lot of familiar faces...
But he couldn't recall their names at the moment, so he didn't think much of it and stepped onto the red carpet, heading towards the interior of the Orsay Museum...
Compared to those stars who wished they could stay on the red carpet for half an hour and let the media get their fill of photos, Gu Heng, accompanied by his bodyguard and secretary and striding forward, quickly drew the attention of many...
Up ahead, a few Hua Country celebrities who were almost at the end of the red carpet couldn't help but shift their gaze when they noticed the movement of the camera lenses...
Today's LV fashion show had spokespersons coming in from all over the world...
The two spokespersons from Hua Country, Liu Yifei and Song Qian, were both dressed in formal attire for the occasion...
Next to them were the likes of Zhong Chuxi, Ouyang Nana, Wang Hedi, these somewhat lesser LV brand ambassadors...
No wonder Gu Heng found their faces familiar earlier...
Now that he was closer, he realized he recognized almost everyone here...
Well, there's no need to mention Liu Yifei...
The celestial sister of the domestic entertainment industry, in Hua Country, one could say Liu Yifei lacks acting skills or has a poker face, but no one would say she doesn't look good. This face has made Liu Yifei the tycoon of the AI face-swapping industry and the perennial favorite female protagonist in online novels about domestic showbiz...
But to be fair...
Gu Heng genuinely wasn't interested in Liu Yifei...
Even though he acknowledged that Liu Yifei was beautiful, she was already approaching 40...
And having debuted in her teens, she'd been active in the entertainment circle for 20 years. Although she's always had a pure and innocent image, given the level of unspoken rules in the domestic entertainment industry, Gu Heng found it hard to believe that Liu Yifei could climb to her current level without being tainted in some way...
On the other hand, if he really had the chance...
Gu Heng would prefer Ouyang Nana, who was standing aside... Find adventures at My Virtual Library Empire
Young and beautiful aside, at least she comes from a good family with a higher chance of being untainted by the entertainment industry...
The Ouyang Nana before him was dressed in a pure white light wedding dress, her long hair casually tied into a ponytail, dangling delicate earrings on her earlobes, which, compared to the enchantresses and nobodies of the entertainment and internet celebrity circles, her pure and upscale appearance perfectly matched the fantasy of the white moonlight for most men...
Perhaps sensing Gu Heng's gaze, Ouyang Nana gave him a slight nod...
Although she didn't know Gu Heng...
Anyone who could attend such an event couldn't be just an ordinary person...
Moreover, Gu Heng's Asian features made Ouyang Nana feel an added sense of kinship...
In response to Ouyang Nana's friendly gesture, Gu Heng didn't climb up the pole, eager to get acquainted, but instead, he nodded back similarly and then headed toward the door of the Orsay Museum.
Suddenly...
A young man with a high receding hairline, a face full of freckles, and curly brown hair walked out from within the Orsay Museum with the high-ranking officials of LV's marketing department. The journalists' attention once again shifted entirely towards him...
And this time even more insanely, completely disregarding order, they kept pushing in this direction...
The security, which had been relatively relaxed until then, suddenly became busy, using their bodies to block these crazed journalists...
"Who is this one?"
Gu Heng asked curiously in a low voice to Livia.
"This gentleman is Mr. Frederick Arnault, the third son of Mr. Bernard Arnault, and the third heir to the LVMH Group," Livia responded.
Hearing Livia's response, Gu Heng nodded...
No wonder these journalists are so crazy...
The son of the current richest man in the world, and also the host of this fashion show.
In Hua Country, Principal Wang usually has a whole pack of paparazzi following him, and just by spending some money with his girlfriend, he can make the news. If a former top rich second generation from Hua Country receives so much media attention, let alone the son of the world's richest man...
Suddenly...
Frederick Arnault approached Gu Heng, smiled, and extended his hand, saying in French, "Mr. Gu, hello, I am Frederick Arnault, welcome to Paris to attend our LV Group's fashion show."
Before the people nearby could translate, Gu Heng shook Frederick Arnault's hand and replied in French, "Thank you."
"Mr. Gu speaks French?"
"A little."
Seeing that communication was not an issue between them, Frederick Arnault, his face full of freckles, said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Gu, you came to attend our LV fashion show, and I immediately took time off my busy schedule to get to know you.
I thought we might have communication problems, but I didn't expect your French to be so fluent."
Gu Heng, hearing Frederick Arnault's words, couldn't help but look confused...
He could barely understand why the LV Group treated him with such respect before.
After all, he is an American Express Company black cardholder, possessing extreme luxury purchasing power. For LV Group to take special care of such a potential customer, he could barely understand...
But who is this Frederick Arnault standing before him?
The son of the world's richest man...
A future controller of the LVMH Group...
The crown prince of a luxury empire...
For a rich second generation of this stature, getting a black card is just a matter of a word.
Why would he specifically want to get to know a little-known Hua Country tycoon like himself?
Perhaps sensing Gu Heng's confusion, Frederick Arnault quickly explained: "Maybe my enthusiasm made you overthink, Mr. Gu. Please allow me to explain.
I am a seasoned supercar enthusiast. Some time ago, I saw the news that you bought more than a dozen supercars at the Hua Country auto show for 30 million Euros. I knew you are a player who loves supercars just like me, so I've always wanted to get to know you, but since you were in Hua Country and I was tied up with work, I couldn't make it.
So, the moment I was informed by the staff, I hurried out from backstage right away."
Hearing Frederick Arnault's response, Gu Heng finally managed to somewhat understand...
Didn't he get to know Fu Songyang, Lu Yuan, and others because of supercars?
For someone like Frederick Arnault, born in Europe where supercars originated, having this hobby isn't strange...
It's just that Gu Heng did not expect that an indulgence of his own in his home country would have reached Europe...
"Mr. Gu, these journalists are too annoying, let's go backstage for now. I have reserved a spot right beside me for you. We can continue our chat while we watch the show," said Frederick.
Gu Heng glanced at the journalists crowding towards them and nodded slightly, following Frederick Arnault towards the backstage area...
Throughout the conversation, Frederick Arnault did not even greet Liu Yifei and Song Qian, the brand ambassadors of LV, and since he was speaking in French, they couldn't understand anyway...
This left the celebrities who had been hoping to get acquainted with the third heir of the LV Group full of disappointment in their eyes...
Truly, if they could connect with the third heir of the LV Group, even becoming a global brand ambassador might be within reach...
And indeed, it was Frederick Arnault's arrival that got Liu Yifei, Song Qian, Ouyang Nana among others to start frantically searching for information about Gu Heng in their minds...