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Compared with the previous attempt after the Oscars, the "Gucci Night" held in Cannes was even more grand. More than 200 European and North American film and television fashion celebrities were invited, making the red carpet outside the Carlton Intercontinental Hotel more star-studded than the opening ceremony of Cannes. Not to mention much, the media from all over the world rushed over.

Although in the following trend of news reports, there will definitely be a diversion of attention due to the self-arrangement of different stars, but the words 'Gucci Night' will definitely appear in various types of related reports. The most fundamental purpose of this party.

Until the party officially started at eight o'clock, Sophia was still nervously staring at various party details.

As long as the pre-arranged processes are completed smoothly, the party is perfect.If there is a problem in the middle, although it will increase the exposure rate, it is definitely not what Sofia wants to see.

Simon is more like the mascot of this party.

Angela Ahrendts made it very clear at that lunch that many of the stars tonight attended because of his face, and Simon also dutifully fulfilled his mascot obligations.

Jennifer has been by Simon's side all the time. Before she came to France, Sophia sent a long list of guests. I hope the female assistant will remind Simon at this party after taking notes. It is very necessary to greet these people in person. sentence.

Originally, I was a little angry with Natasha Kinski because I saw Natasha Kinski before I came here. However, walking through the crowd in the hall, listening to him constantly changing various languages ​​and chatting with the guests, even though I have already heard from him Having seen so many things that could be called miracles, the female assistant couldn't help being surprised.

English is the most basic.

French is no surprise.

Spanish is still very common.

Then, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Hebrew...

Are you a fish that slipped through the net when God prevented mankind from building the Babel Tower?

"I've read the information on "Paradise Cinema", Tona, Daenerys Entertainment is very interested in this movie, you can make an appointment with Ella to talk about your next movie."

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"The failure of that movie is not your responsibility, Ms. Adjani...Of course, if there is a chance, I look forward to working with you."

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"It's okay, Steve, after all, you are just a director, not an investor."

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"Cindy, and Helena, it's surprising how you came to Cannes."

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"Yes, I can speak a little Russian, and I look forward to visiting Moscow when I have the opportunity."

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After more than an hour of socializing, the party entered the pre-arranged fashion show, and Simon was finally free for a short time.

Instead of gathering on both sides of the runway, Simon took Jennifer to hide in a corner of the hall, and said: "Remember to remind Ella to let him meet Giuseppe Tonadore tomorrow."

Jennifer nodded, recorded the matter in the memo she carried, and looked up at Simon again: "Do you want to remind Deutschman to meet Isabel Adjani?"

Simon froze for a moment, then smiled and said, "I'm just being polite to her."

Jealous in public, the female assistant lowered her head somewhat embarrassedly and pretended to write something on the memo, but she said unforgivingly: "You don't look polite."

Chapter 262 The Land Snake's Counterattack (Revision)

Simon was chatting with the female assistant, and Sophia, who was also free, walked towards the two from a short distance, her brows slightly frowned.

Noticing the worry in Sophia's expression, Simon asked, "What's wrong?"

Sophia stood next to Simon, looked at the crowd on the runway, nodded and said: "The editor-in-chief of the French version of "Vogue", Colombe Pringle, and I made an appointment to attend this party. Hurry up. "Paris Match" magazine just called, and the 8-page "Gucci Night" special page that was originally negotiated has also been cancelled."

Music sounded in the hall at this moment.

The catwalk on the runway has begun.

This is a performance catwalk, with Audrey Hepburn's "Roman Holiday" as the theme, Gregory Peck, the leading actor of "Roman Holiday" who will be awarded the Cannes Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award, was also specially invited to attend.

Simon looked at the beautiful costumes and decorations in the venue, and asked, "Is there any more?"

"Several A-list supermodels in the industry in recent years, Claudia Schiffer, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington have all declined our party invitations. .Also, this party is not the most important thing, I worry about fashion week in September, we may not be able to invite these models to participate in the catwalk."

Simon was not surprised when he heard Sophia talking about these situations.

The luxury industry is also limited in size, and other luxury brands will naturally feel threatened by Gucci's aggressive comeback in recent months.

Gucci’s recovery in North America has not encountered any obstacles due to the support of Daenerys Entertainment, but in France, where luxury brands gather together, Dior, Chanel, Hermes, Louis Vuitton and other local snakes obviously will not allow Gucci, an outsider, in their own territory. Call the wind and the rain.

Beckoning the passing waiters to come over, Simon brought two glasses of red wine to the two women beside him, and took one for himself, before continuing to say to Sophia: "So, what are you going to do?"

Sophia took a sip of the red wine, thought for a while, and said, "If it's just the French side, it's not a big problem."

"The media is up to you. As for Fashion Week in September, I just saw Cindy Crawford and Helena Christensen. If the supermodels you mentioned are not willing to participate in our catwalk, then Just looking for other people, it is impossible that all the models are not willing. Moreover, it is nothing more than to increase the exposure rate, we can invite more stars at that time, the effect is the same, this aspect happens to be our advantage."

The two chatted, and the catwalk on the runway ended, followed by a charity auction.

A batch of the latest Gucci satchels that the models just walked on the catwalk will be auctioned off, with proceeds going to a charity dedicated to tackling famine in Africa.Simon had never heard of the name of this organization, and felt that the direction was right, so he bought a delicate white satchel for $20.

The charity auction is over, and tonight's party is drawing to a close.

Although some French media temporarily canceled the cooperation with Gucci, early the next morning, a large number of media from various European countries still reported on this grand Gucci night event.

Simon is well aware of his mascot's mission.

If he just showed up at the party and didn't bring any benefits to the guests who came specifically for him, they wouldn't show up again next time.Therefore, news that Simon Westero and a certain star had a good talk at the Gucci night party appeared in some entertainment media at the right time, and the news that the two parties may cooperate.

It's not just a gimmick to make such noise.

Simon vaguely had similar thoughts when he was filming "Batman" in Melbourne.

Hollywood will expand to the world in the next few years, which will inevitably lead to resistance from overseas film markets.

If Daenerys Entertainment can invest in the production of a batch of overseas films every year, not only can it quickly enrich its film library resources, but it can also gain the favor of European, Australian and even Asian filmmakers.Moreover, mastering a large number of film projects involves the career prospects of many filmmakers, and at the same time can bring a hidden power to Daenerys Entertainment.

In addition, compared with those film investors who often lose their money when their eyes are smeared, Simon II's prophetic advantage can also ensure that he can relatively accurately select projects that are sufficient to bring profits.

Daenerys Entertainment is still in the accumulation stage, and Simon is not eager for this plan.

However, the Australian branch invested in Peter Jackson's new film, and if it can sign a few more directors this time, it is actually equivalent to planning for this plan in advance.

Having completed his mission as a mascot, Simon left Cannes and flew to Geneva, a city on the border between France and Switzerland.

Geneva is the second largest city in Switzerland, where the European Institute of Particle Physics (CERN), jointly invested and established by more than 20 countries, is located.

Tim Berners-Lee was a computer engineer at the institute at the time.

Coincidentally, Simon had the idea of ​​looking for Tim Berners-Lee, and he happened to step on a very precise time point.

According to information received by Simon, Tim Berners-Lee submitted a project proposal to the CERN executives for the first time in March this year, suggesting that the computers in all laboratories in the institute be connected through hypertext technology. Complete, and even further expand to the whole world.

Tim Berners-Lee's plan has been supported by many people. However, because CERN is a physics research organization, the senior management of the institute did not approve the project.However, Li did not give up. After two months of re-preparation of the planning document, he was preparing to resubmit his proposal recently, and Simon took the initiative to find him.

Simon initially found each other through a paper published by Tim Berners-Lee on Hypertext Markup Language.

When she came to Europe, after Jennifer made an appointment with Tim Berners-Lee, the revised proposal in the hands of the other party was directly transferred to Simon.

It is sad to say that Tim Berners-Lee, who is respected as the father of the Internet in the industry, has fought for several months for this proposal. Most of the budget is just to purchase a NeXT computer worth $6500.

That's right, it is the high-performance personal computer developed specifically for universities and research institutions after Jobs left Apple.

The urban area of ​​Geneva surrounds the southern end of the vast Lake Geneva.

As the most livable city in Europe, Simon naturally would not miss Geneva when purchasing real estate.His residence here is located on the shore of Lake Geneva with a pleasant view on the northern outskirts of the city, covering an area of ​​more than 3 acres and also has a private dock.

Arrived in Geneva on the weekend morning, and for the next three days, Simon talked with Tim Berners-Lee about various ideas about the Internet.

Tuesday, October 5th.

After finishing her work in Cannes, Sophia came from Cannes in the afternoon.Walking into the living room of this lakeside mansion, she saw that Simon and a middle-aged man in his 30s were standing in front of a whiteboard and talking quickly. symbol.

There are various books and materials everywhere in the living room, and there are two computers that are turned on. Although the arrangement of these things is not messy, it is also out of place with the surrounding luxurious decoration.

Jennifer is watching a printer that keeps spitting out data by the sofa.

Sophia noticed Jennifer's figure, and she roughly understood why the basic order could still be maintained in the living room.

Walking over to say hello to the female assistant, Simon also saw her coming, but just gestured with his eyes, and continued to discuss with the middle-aged man.

"Creating such a website can be used to enumerate the directory of sites that have joined the Internet, making it easier for users to search for Internet content more intuitively. In addition, we can also provide forum services through this website for users to communicate in various aspects. Of course, we will continue to More services can be added, such as search, communication, etc.”

"According to your idea, Simon, we must continue to promote commercialization, otherwise we will not be able to support the operation of such a website. We have been discussing this issue for three days, and I am not against commercialization, but if this is the case, there will definitely be Competitors have joined in to create different standards, which has led to a fragmented Internet, which is not in line with our goal of connecting the world."

"Anyone with the slightest foresight can see that a fragmented network is not in everyone's interest, and even if the scenario you're talking about happens, eventually all parties will definitely come to a compromise. And, Tim, I think we We are fully capable of avoiding this situation, because we have no competitors yet. This is like building a road. If many people realize a goal and start building roads at the same time, for their own interests, there will definitely be many A different road. But we're the only ones who want to build this road right now, and I'm sure we'd spend the money and trouble to build another road if we could get it fixed before anyone else reacted and provided a fair amount of free travel There should not be many people."

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Sophia listened to the conversation between Simon and Simon with half understanding, while curiously picking up a piece of information that Jennifer had just sorted out.

Looking down, this is a development plan for a literal scripting language.After reading a few pages patiently, I generally understand that this scripting language is used to increase the dynamic functions of HTML web pages.

As for what is an HTML web page, Sophia also has a half-knowledge.

Simon and Li continued to discuss for more than an hour, and they didn't stop until the whiteboard was filled with notes and the time was approaching evening.

After formally introducing Sophia, Tim Berners-Lee left the lakeside villa with a thick document compiled by Jennifer.After three days of discussion, he had already confirmed many things with Simon, and promised Simon to quit his job as soon as possible and rush to North America to preside over the operation of the new company to be established.

Ygritte.

That's the name of Simon's soon-to-be-launched web technology company.

Ygritte, Ygritte.

Or, Simon thinks the translation as 'Ygritte' is more pleasing to the eye.

Following 'Daenerys', 'Melisandre' and 'Cersei', 'Ygritte' will become the fourth 'woman' under the Westeros Corporation.

Simon has even thought up a slogan similar to Google'Don;t be evil' for the company.

A rather nasty slogan.

That's right.

'You know nothing! '

Such a super panacea slogan, in the future there is absolutely no need to be ashamed to remove the slogan just because you want to do evil.

As for the meaning, when the Igret Company rises, people full of romantic fantasy spirit will definitely be able to give various implicit philosophical interpretations.Simon would never say that this was just some red-haired wild woman accusing her lover of being stupid.

In the confirmed plan, Simon will invest 1000 million US dollars and hold 90% of Eaglet's shares.As the head of the company, Simon gave Tim Berners-Lee a 10% stake.Calculated according to the investment ratio, this 10% stake is worth millions of dollars.

Moreover, as long as Eaglet can develop to the scale expected by Simon, although Tim Berners-Lee's shares will be diluted in the later stage of continued financing, it will definitely be a very large sum in the future. wealth.

According to the plan discussed in the previous three days, Tim Berners-Lee will resign his job at CERN and rush to San Francisco to preside over the establishment and operation of Eaglet.

Simon hopes that Eaglet can be established in Los Angeles, but this is not rational.Backed by Silicon Valley, this company can more easily obtain the technology and talent support it wants.

The first step after Eaglet’s establishment will be to complete the establishment of various network standards based on Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), and to apply for a complete set of Internet technology patents in advance, just like Qualcomm’s layout in the 3G era .

Simon does not intend to learn from Qualcomm to build patent barriers to block the way to collect money, at least in the early stage of Internet development, he did not have such an idea.The establishment of patent barriers is just to be able to grasp the initiative as much as possible after the rise of the Internet age.

While perfecting the technical standards, Eagletec will also start developing two softwares, one for web design, oriented to developers, and one is a graphical interface browser, oriented to ordinary users.

These two tool software will become Eaglet's sharpest weapon to seize the opportunity of the Internet era.

In Simon's plan, the graphical interface browser will always be free, and the web design software will be free in the early stage, and may be divided into two types, a common free version and a professional paid version, depending on the situation.

Gaining profits through the sale of software to maintain Eaglet’s operations is also a business model that Tim Berners-Lee recognized during the discussion between the two.Restricted by the limitations of the times, Tim Berners-Lee was obviously unpredictable, and Simon casually mentioned that the plan to create a website directory was the top priority of his plan.

In the original time and space, the most famous "website directory" in the early days of Internet development was called Yahoo. At the peak of the Internet bubble, the market value of this company exceeded 1000 billion US dollars.

Moreover, compared to Yahoo, which declined rapidly after the Internet 1.0 era, Simon has already set a sustainable development path for the Ygritte portal, instant messaging, e-mail, and search engines. Simon knows the huge development potential of these businesses but.

Even if Igret will fall into the situation of a large company and cannot flexibly realize transformation, Simon, who can clearly judge the development trend of the industry, can continue his layout in the Internet industry by investing in other technology companies.

Chapter 263 Award Result (Revised)

After the trip to Geneva, Simon flew to Florence, where Gucci headquarters is located, the next day.

Sofia hopes that Simon can appear in the Gucci documentary. Throughout the day on the 24th, Simon wandered around Florence with the new Gucci creative director Tom Ford under the follow of the camera.Ford's September 9 Gucci Spring/Summer collection will take inspiration from the world's oldest cultural and arts center.

As the hosts, the Gucci family specially prepared a reception banquet for Simon in their family's suburban manor in the evening.

To be precise, it was Aldo Gucci, the second-generation eldest son of Gucci, who invited Simon.

Of the three sons of Gucci founder Guccio Gucci, two have passed away, and only the eldest, Aldo, is still alive, that is, the one who was reported by his nephew and sent to prison for tax evasion a few years ago.

In the last equity transaction, some members of the Gucci family immigrated overseas out of tax avoidance considerations. Only Aldo Gucci’s second and third sons remained in Italy. Aldo’s eldest son was also at odds with his father. Live in New York.