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Janet clenched her small fist and slammed it over: "I will let you Melbourne, I will let you Melbourne."

Simon didn't dodge either, and said with a smile, "You asked me to name it, I think it's a good name, Melbourne, Melbourne Westeros."

Janet hammered Simon again: "My child's name is not Melbourne, it's not as good as Seattle."

Simon is easy to talk: "Then you do it yourself."

Janet twisted her soft body and rolled around on the sofa, still looking very distressed. After a while, she finally "compromised" and said, "If it's a boy, it's better to call it Melbourne, if it's a girl, it's Seattle."

Simon was helpless: "Don't rob things with Jenny?"

Although the female assistant was very dissatisfied with the name given by Simon in advance, it can be imagined that if Janet snatched it away, it would be lively.

"I don't care. If she has the ability, she will come out with a baby older than me."

"If Jenny gives birth to a child, I think you might kill me secretly in the middle of the night."

"No way." Janet shook her head and said, "There is no need to wait until midnight, and I will kill you both together."

"Uh, really?"

"It's fake." Janet reached out and touched Simon's face, and said, "I can't bear it."

Simon breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."

"However, I will not let you go."

"Ok?"

"think it yourself."

"Don't think about it, you're already pregnant anyway," Simon put down the remote control, lowered his head and kissed the woman's lips, and said, "So, as long as Melbourne is okay?"

"It's so ugly."

"Just get used to it. Now who dares to say that Westeros is ugly?"

"Westeros isn't ugly in the first place."

"In this way, you will read Melbourne Westeros a hundred times a day in your heart, and you will get used to it in a week. The power of habit is powerful."

"I still think Seattle Westeros is better."

"It's precisely because you've recited it so many times in your mind."

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In the morning, Sophia Feixi drove into Cape Dume Manor with a pair of children.

The car stopped in front of Shell Villa, and Sophia got out of the car, just in time to see the ABCD four girls moving out boxes of children's products from the villa and loading them into a pickup truck.

Janet was also nearby. Seeing Sophia coming, she came forward to say hello, and greeted Daniel and Gemma affectionately.

After chatting for a few words, Sophia gestured to the busy ABCD four girls, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Jennifer stroked her lower abdomen and said, "I bought a lot of things for the little guy yesterday. It's a little early to think about it. I plan to donate it, otherwise it will be wasted."

After listening to Janet's explanation, Sophia immediately understood what was going on.

However, after glancing at the whole truckload of things again, and thinking about Janet's habit of never picking cheap ones when shopping, Sophia couldn't help but have a thought similar to Simon's yesterday afternoon.

Everyone chatted and entered the villa together.

Noticing that both Daniel and Gemma were very interested in the Shell Villa, Janet offered to take the two little guys around for a tour, and asked Girl A to take Sophia to the study on the second floor, where Simon was there.

Following Alison to the second floor and reaching a door, Sophia motioned for girl A to leave, and knocked on the door herself.

Get a response, push the door and walk in.

Simon is not behind the desk, but leaning on the single sofa facing the window, with a book in his hand, his feet resting on the footstool in a disfigured way, and there are fruit juice snacks on the low table beside him, which looks like Very cozy.

The sunshine in spring is just right.

The bright light spills into the study through the glass windows, giving people a feeling that is suitable for laziness.

Sophia and Simon greeted each other, closed the door casually, turned around and noticed a toy truck on the ground of the study.

Picking up the toy truck and coming to Simon, Sophia raised the toy in her hand and asked with a smile, "Is this also for your little one?"

"Of course not, this is my toy."

As Simon said, he took out a remote control and fiddled with it twice, and the toy truck in Sophia's hand immediately buzzed.

Putting the toy truck on the ground and watching the little thing run away, Sophia didn't go to the sofa on the other side, but sat down directly on the armrest of the single sofa where Simon was, and asked, "What are you looking at?" Book?"

Simon showed the woman the cover and said, "Pregnancy manual."

Sophia took the book and flipped through it: "Are you looking forward to being a father?"

"It's still a little more apprehensive, you know, it's the first time."

"I really envy you two."

Sophia said this suddenly, put the book on the low table next to her, and touched Simon without a trace.

The woman wore a knitted beige straight dress today. It is not like the previous OL style. It feels very casual. The perfume on her body has also changed to a very light and warm type, but it just fits the sunny day at this time. atmosphere of.

Simon noticed Sophia's small movements, just smiled and praised: "You are very beautiful today."

Sophia also knew that the time and place were not right at the moment, since the man did not take the initiative, she would not hint any more.He brushed the hair in front of his forehead casually, seeming to get rid of some swaying emotions, and turned to the serious business: "Have you read the information on Van Cleef & Arpels?"

Simon nodded: "I have seen it, it is a very good company."

Van Cleef & Arpels is a French luxury company with a history of nearly a hundred years. It mainly deals in jewelry and top-level watches.

It is also Melisandre's next acquisition target.

In the past year, Gucci, which is controlled by Melisandre, can definitely be said to be the most exposed luxury brand.

Starting from "Gucci Mark", many films produced by Daenerys Entertainment in 1990, including the big-selling "Pretty Woman", "Ghost Love" and so on, can more or less see Gucci products. figure.

Gucci's brand activities and large-scale traditional advertising campaigns at major film festivals have also greatly enhanced Gucci's brand influence. Coupled with Sofia's strict control of Gucci's product and service quality, throughout 1990, Gucci's revenue scale reached Achieved an explosive 73% performance growth, and the annual revenue reached 6.7 million US dollars.

In comparison, Gucci's most direct competitor, the core Dior brand of the LVMH Group, saw a revenue growth of only 17% over the same period, reaching a revenue of US$1990 billion in 10.9.

Sofia put forward the idea of ​​Gucci surpassing Dior in 1991 two years ago. Although it seems a little radical now, as long as the performance growth pace of both parties maintains the rhythm of the past two years, after this year, Gucci’s revenue level can at least reach 10%. [-] million revenue club, reaching the same level as Dior.

Judging from Gucci's operating conditions in the past two months since 1991, the company was able to ensure a 1991% revenue growth rate in 50, and it was easy to reach the goal of 10 billion revenue.

In the past two years, Melisandre has only added a subsidiary of Chateau Latour due to the intensive cultivation of the Gucci brand, which is also a type of Simon's private collection.

Gucci already has a very deep brand background, and the embarrassment that was on the verge of bankruptcy a few years ago was more caused by the internal struggle of the Gucci family.

Now, now that Gucci has fully recovered, Melisandre can also expand outwards appropriately, with the background accumulated over half a century before released.However, Sofia is still not eager to acquire luxury brands that overlap with Gucci's field, but chose Van Cleef & Arpels, which is mainly engaged in jewelry and watches.

According to the information collected by Sophia in advance, Van Cleef & Arpels’ revenue in 1990 was US$1.76 million and its profit was US$1900 million.

After several consultations between Melisandre and the Albemarle family holding shares in Van Cleef & Arpels and the Italian company Fingen, the valuation of Van Cleef & Arpels was initially determined at US$2.3 million. U.S. dollars in cash transferred a total of 1.38% of the company's equity, while giving up control of Van Cleef & Arpels.

Simon is actually very optimistic about this business.

Simon and Sophia discussed Melisandre's development plan privately and uninterruptedly, and finally determined the expansion model of the company's 'aircraft carrier battle group'.

An aircraft carrier battle group usually consists of one to three core aircraft carriers and a large number of cruisers, destroyers, frigates, supply ships and submarines.

Similarly, Melisandre in the future should also consist of two to three core brands plus a large number of sub-level luxury brands with small revenues. Among them, several core luxury brands should account for the proportion of the entire luxury group's revenue. more than 50% of.

The remaining affiliated brands share the remaining 50%, and the revenue of a single affiliated brand is only about one-tenth of that of the core brand.

Such a structure can ensure that core brands such as Gucci maintain sufficient popularity and competitiveness, and can also ensure that luxury groups do not lack back-up brands that provide growth potential.On the other hand, the continuous acquisition of a large number of subsidiary luxury brands can also avoid the emergence of another latecomer in the market that can compete with core brands such as Gucci, which is actually a suppression strategy.

Now, Van Cleef & Arpels, which is about to be bought, will serve as Melisandre's second 'aircraft carrier' seed.

It can even be said to be the second 'carrier battle group' seed.

Because there is no direct competition between Van Cleef & Arpels and Gucci.

Next, under Melisandre, Gucci and Van Cleef & Arpels can be used as the core to develop two "aircraft carrier battle groups" that focus on bags, clothing and jewelry watches respectively.

As for the acquisition of affiliated luxury brands, it could proceed slowly throughout the 90s.

Today's major luxury goods giants, LVMH and Richemont Group, are actually focusing on operating their own core brands and have not yet started large-scale expansion.

LVMH focuses on Dior and LV, while Richemont's core brand is Cartier.

The two 'aircraft carrier battle groups' in Melisandre's plan are just in competition with LVMH, which is mainly engaged in luggage and clothing, and Richemont, which is mainly engaged in jewelry and watches.

As for the Kering Group, which acquired the Gucci brand in the original space-time and is one of the three luxury giants alongside LVMH and Richemont, it is still operating its own retail chain business. Melisandre has already acquired Gucci. And with eyes on the entire luxury goods industry, Kering Group is doomed to find it difficult to follow its original development path.

Sophia came to Los Angeles this weekend, and of course it wasn't just to visit Simon.

Next Monday is the new Academy Awards ceremony, and Gucci will hold its own brand party after the Oscars as usual.

With Daenerys Entertainment's connections and appeal in Hollywood, after two years of development, this party has a tendency to replace the "Vanity Fair" party in time and space and become a regular party after the Oscars.

Staying in the study and chatting with Simon casually about various trivial matters, having lunch together at noon, Sophia rushed back to the city to prepare for the busy theme party.

Janet threatened to get acquainted with the feeling of looking after children in advance. The two little guys have always liked Aunt Janet, so they stayed in the manor until they had to rush back to the East Coast on Sunday afternoon to prepare for school the next day. The Boeing 767 at home sent the two little ones back to New York.

After the warm weekend, the time has come to March 3th.

From March 3nd to the Easter schedule, Madonna's concert documentary "The Truth and the Brave" has a scale of 22 screens. In the first weekend of filming, it has received a box office of 733 million US dollars in three days. It is expected that the box office in the first week will be about 493 million US dollars. .

Judging from the popularity and word-of-mouth of the film, the North American box office of "The Truth and the Brave" with a guarantee of 2000 million U.S. dollars is not a big problem. Although it cannot compare with the total North American box office of "Gucci Mark" which exceeded 6000 million U.S. dollars, it is far more than other similar films. It's a pretty good success for a music documentary.

However, "The Truth and the Brave" only ranked No.3 at the box office in the first weekend of the Easter schedule.

No. 1 on the list is Warner Bros. Pictures' action film "Fringe", starring Steven Seagal, with a box office of 1052 million U.S. dollars in the first three days.

The full-fledged "Fighting Wits" ranked second, and received another US$571 million in three days.

From its opening on February 2 to the present, the cumulative North American box office of "Fighting Wits" has reached 8 million US dollars, and the box office trend is still strong, steadily moving towards the threshold of 8718 million yuan.

No.4 and No.5 are respectively the crime film "French Open Ambition" starring Gene Hackman of Fox Films and the crime comedy "Little Boy" starring Michael Fox of Universal Pictures.

Calculating carefully, Daenerys Entertainment actually took up three positions in the top five lists for the first weekend of Easter.

Of course, Simon doesn't want too many people to notice this.

Daenerys Studios.

Simon put down the box office report for the past weekend and looked at Nancy Brill who walked into his office.

After winning the MCA, next, the little woman will control all non-film and television businesses under Daenerys Entertainment except the theme park, including records, theaters, publishing, games, consumer goods, video chains, etc., second only to the power Yu Simon and Amy are stronger than the two presidents, Robert Rehm and Robert Iger, who are still in charge of the distribution business for the time being.

During this salary and position adjustment process, Nancy was also promoted to the third president of Daenerys Entertainment Group, alongside Lehman and Iger.

Speaking of which, Daenerys Entertainment has a different management structure than any other studio.

Taking Disney as an example, the position of chairman Simon is actually more inclined to Michael Eisner, chairman and CEO of Disney, who leads the development direction of Daenerys Entertainment.

Although Amy is the CEO of Daenerys Entertainment, her authority is similar to that of Michael Eisner's deputy Frank Wells.

The three presidents of Daenerys Entertainment are more inclined to be directors of other studios' large business departments.

Of course, Hollywood's power system has never had a fixed model, and Daenerys Entertainment has not been listed. Naturally, you can choose any management structure you think is appropriate.

However, in order to consider the planned IPO, Simon will also make appropriate adjustments to the management of Daenerys Entertainment.

Nancy sat down opposite Simon, and the two were talking about the game business under Daenerys Entertainment.

In the past year, Blizzard Studios, which is wholly owned by Daenerys Entertainment, and EA, which holds 35% of the shares, have achieved very good development.

Blizzard Studio's two "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" games, the fighting version in the first half of the year and the action-adventure sequel in the second half of the year, are expected to have an overall sales volume of more than 200 million boxes.

The PC version of the real-time strategy game "Dune" developed by EA under the guidance of Simon, has sold more than 9 million sets since its release in September last year.The brand's flagship sports games and other types of role-playing games have also achieved good results in the past year.

At the same time, EA also took advantage of the continuous rise of its own stock price to continuously acquire several game studios with good game brands, and started its own expansion similar to that of the original space-time.

What Simon discussed with Nancy today was mainly EA's plan to develop online games. .

This is also out of the consideration of enriching Internet content resources as soon as possible.

Over the past few months, the growth rate of Internet users has far exceeded Simon's initial expectations.

Outside of Ygret's portal, more and more content websites began to join the World Wide Web camp, but this still did not satisfy Simon.

At this stage, although it is not realistic to develop a large-scale role-playing online game with tens of thousands of people online at the same time, it is still very feasible to make the accumulated games such as "Dune" into a turn-based online battle platform big.

Moreover, Ypay, an online payment system that has been put into development by the Eaglet Portal, can just solve the payment problem that online games need to face.

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