In America, the winner takes all.

Chapter 357 Why are you here?

"I have to admit, you have a very keen sense of smell..." Epstein shrugged, accepting the reality.

"But on the other hand, it just proves that we may have some similarities, that we are both the kind of people who ignore the rules." Epstein said, looking particularly sincere.

If Ethan was just an ordinary player, he wouldn't care about Ethan at all, but with Ethan's development trajectory, he gradually felt something unusual.

If Ethan hadn't known about his previous and subsequent experiences, he might have been disguised by the "mask of honesty" he showed, shaking his head in disbelief at this moment.

"Is this why you waited for me?"

Epstein shook his head: "This is most of the purpose. If you need my help later, I might be able to help."

He showed an intention to make friends.

help?

"I don't need you, and you don't need me, it's that simple." Ethan gestured with his eyes, and Gisele Bundchen and Patricia immediately stood up and followed Ethan away obediently.

"That's not necessarily the case." Epstein looked at the back of Ethan hugging Gisele Bundchen, with a smile on his face.

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"Where does this guy come from? You seem to know him very well?" Gisele Bundchen asked Ethan in the elevator.

“Without getting a degree, I worked as a math teacher at a prep school in the Upper East Side of New York. Then I met the son of the CEO of Bear Stearns. Later I forged my academic qualifications and entered Bear Stearns. And then Working for Steven Hoffenberg, finding targets for his Ponzi scheme, and now, he's hooked up with Leslie Wexner, and all in all, you can think of him as a complete fraud."

Ethan had read some information about Epstein before traveling through time, and was not unfamiliar with his resume.

He is like a parasite clinging to the rich and powerful, wandering on the fringes. He is quite conscious and knows that he is "unruly". As for his long road, he has just begun. And victims have already emerged, such as sister Maria Farmer two years ago, who was Epstein’s art consultant at the time.

At the time, she was commissioned to create two pieces of art for the movie "As Good As It Gets," and Epstein provided her with a home in Greenwich Village, Ohio, which was still owned by Wexner. She saw "young girls" entering the mansion all the time, and Epstein told her it was a model viewing mirror.

It was also in this mansion that Epstein and his brother violated Maria Farmer. Maria Farmer wanted to leave, but was told by security personnel to stay here. Twelve hours later, Her father showed up and took her away.

Maria Farmer contacted the FBI, but ultimately filed a case for "art theft."

After that, Epstein and his brother called Maria Farmer many times and threatened her not to continue to cause trouble, otherwise she would not be able to survive in the art world. At that time, Epstein was quite prominent in academia and art circles. Reputable, he is a major donor to Harvard University and claims to have $150 billion in assets under management.

A few years later, Vanity Fair tried to publish Sister Maria Farmer's story, but the interview was deleted at the last minute after receiving a bullet-laced letter.

"Then you have to stay away from him. I can feel that his eyes have evil intentions." Gisele Bundchen recalled the details just now.

"I will ask Peter to contact some veterans, former comrades, etc. to protect your personal safety around the clock." Ethan thought for a while and said, the modeling world is so chaotic, there are many people like Epstein, although there are Sarah and With the twin sisters around, there is no guarantee that nothing special will happen, and of course they need necessary protection.

Not just Gisele, but everyone else too.

Giselle nodded. In fact, she wanted Ethan to accompany her this time, but she was afraid of disturbing Ethan's training. She didn't expect Ethan to take the initiative to mention it.

She also knew Ethan's request for Sarah, hoping to take more care of herself. Although she and Ethan were together less and less, he could always protect her.

Giselle hugged Ethan from behind in the elevator.

"This feels very solid." Giselle said, closing her eyes.

"Ahem, husband and wife are so impatient." Patricia, who was also in the elevator, reminded her immediately.

Gisele Bundchen opened her eyes and asked naughtily: "What, don't you want to see others fall in love?"

"Patricia is thinking of herself." Ethan said with a smile after kissing the back of Giselle's hand.

"But it's my fault for letting you follow me back and forth." Giselle tried to say.

"I have no idea about this." Patricia tilted her head to the other side.

"Are you still shy? It's not an option if you continue like this. You will become an old woman. How can you not taste the happiness of a man? Why not let Ethan help you relieve your worries." Giselle said The words of tiger and wolf.

She was not like this before. She was obviously taught bad things by Grace Lisa, the two earth-sucking monsters.

"God, Giselle, you're going to hell." Patricia glared at Giselle.

"That's right. Patricia is so beautiful. It's not like no one wants her. Just find a high-end bar, order a glass of wine, and a man will show his attentiveness in no time." Ethan also followed.

"Disgusting, you are willing but I am not willing." Patricia looked at Ethan again angrily.

Before I could shake my head, you refused. Come on, there are many men who are attracted to me, and you are not the least of them.

The three of them laughed and played, Patricia entered the room, Ethan and Giselle hugged each other and entered the next room, and Ethan closed the door with his feet.

As soon as the door closed, Giselle blocked her mouth.

Ethan's kissing skills were particularly superb, and soon Giselle's face turned red and her breathing became heavier.

When she was with other people before, Giselle was still a little bit reluctant to let go. This time it was just her and Ethan, but she was particularly devoted...

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Next door, Patricia quickly plugged her ears.

Damn it, why is the soundproofing in the hotel so bad?

Giselle, why are you shouting so loudly, are you afraid that others won't hear you? Little bastard!
Patricia didn't expect that the twin sisters, who had always been innocent, actually had an unrestrained side, and she was slightly unhappy.

Especially after she listened to the sound that she couldn't completely cover up even by covering her ears and imagined the picture in her mind, the pair of hands grasping the hourglass figure appeared in her mind, and there were faint beads of sweat on the outline of the knotted muscles...

shit!

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On the T stage, Gisele, wearing a suspender skirt and jeans, walked confidently and confidently, with her legs below her neck. With a somewhat indifferent expression and a strong iconic aura, he is like Ethan in the competition field, which deeply shocks the audience. Not far away, several Victoria's Secret art consultants were talking to each other.

Ethan turned around and looked at the middle-aged man who looked like a dog in the middle, Edward Razek, the current chief marketing officer of Victoria's Secret. He had been working in an advertising company before. In 1994, Wexner commissioned him to hold a fashion show for his brand. With careful layout and keen marketing sense, Razek turned the fashion show into a spectacle and tasted it. The sweet Wexner began to give him more and more budgets, and with sufficient ammunition, Razek began to sharpen his knife and launch a large-scale attack on the fashion circle. In a few years, Victoria's Secret will be more than just a fashion show, but one of the most watched entertainment events in the world.

As for Epstein, he did not appear at the scene. He was only Wexner's personal financial advisor and had nothing to do with the group's business.

However, he often pretended to be a recruiter for Victoria's Secret and played with many models. Everyone including Wexner and Razek knew about this, but they only stopped him verbally and did not take any actual actions. Zek later even learned from Epstein’s experience and gradually fell in with the same trend, but that was all in the future. The current attention of the Victoria’s Secret Show is much worse than in the future, and Razek does not have much confidence.

There was no need for Ethan at all. Gisele Bundchen easily conquered everyone present with her performance. Many people were still thinking about Gisele Bundchen's surprising glimpse just after she left. Her innate beauty and strong aura, coupled with the rigorous training she acquired, are enough to make her the king of the modeling world, widening the gap with all her peers.

Ethan, who was sitting in the audience, felt the eyes looking at him one after another, and these eyes contained deep envy and jealousy.

"I officially received the invitation!"

Giselle completed her catwalk attempt, and Ethan also got up and came to the backstage. As a member of Giselle's team, he had unimpeded access here, and saw many beautiful faces along the way, whom Ethan didn't know very well.

After meeting Ethan, Gisele immediately delivered the good news. She took the initiative to hug Ethan and jumped up and down excitedly. You know, the offer offered by Victoria's Secret to the "angel" is quite generous.

As for the specific amount, it depends...

"Ethan, I have to leave the rest to you." Patricia looked at Ethan, who had broad shoulders.

Even though Ethan is tall and thick, he really has to leave this kind of thing to him.

Ethan nodded.

Sarah Douglas was unable to make it due to something, and Lisa was also busy with work, so Ethan had to go himself. Although he had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs run, so this kind of thing was not unfamiliar to him.

"600W? Young man, we are talking about a model contract, not a football player." Edward Razek sneered.

"In fact, we have given Gisele Bundchen the highest price so far, US$400 million, which is our bottom line." He completely rejected Ethan's proposal.

"We value Gisele Bundchen very much. She has the potential to succeed Stephanie Seymour. Forget it, you are just Gisele's boyfriend and you don't understand what this means." Edward Razek shook his head. "Victoria's Secret is not a traditional catwalk show. We will invite first-class hosts, cooperate with TV stations, and start live TV broadcasts."

"If this doesn't impress you, then our conversation ends here."

"How could it be? I have no doubt about the potential of Victoria's Secret, but in addition to Gisele Bundchen, I can also recommend several other suitable candidates to your company." Ethan nodded, just now he was more testing the other party. bottom line.

"If you have other models... there is no need to continue to communicate on this matter. Sarah Douglas once sent me some photos. Except for Gisele Bundchen, everyone else has been eliminated." Edward Razek shook his head.

disuse?

Ethan was surprised by this. He knew Andreana Lima and Alexandra from the Victoria's Secret show. At first, he thought they were just not as famous as Gisele, so they were not included in the screening. scope. But he didn't expect to be eliminated early in the morning.

"But since you have spoken, I can add two people, but the contract price is only the lowest one."

In exchange, Ethan did not continue to pester Gisele's signing price.

"In addition, I have another request for cooperation, which has nothing to do with Victoria's Secret Angels." Ethan then said unhurriedly, this is the main purpose of his coming here.

"Co-signed?"

"Yes, the Angels Cheerleaders are backed by the huge market of the NFL, which attracts much more attention than the fashion circle. Since Victoria's Secret wants to enter the mainstream, it can definitely cooperate with the club, not only the Angels Cheerleaders, but also DCC."

"Can you handle this?" Razek was lost in thought.

The NFL is huge for the current Victoria's Secret.

The question is, can the NFL partner with Victoria's Secret?

Advertising industry insiders all know that the NFL's sponsor management has always been known for its strictness. It is approached by the league and the clubs have no autonomy at all.

"But that was the NFL of the past. In terms of cheerleading, the NFL now is very liberal." Ethan shook his head.

After the meeting, all obstacles were completely cleared, and Ethan was full of confidence in this cooperation. As for the existing partners, it is impossible for any underwear brand to cooperate in the NFL.

"If you can facilitate this cooperation, we are willing to pay you enough." Razek didn't know Ethan's status in the NFL, so he tried to say.

"Let's just blame it on Giselle."

Ethan will not accept this money. Other clubs in the province are jealous. "Co-branding" is just an exchange of customer resources and a kind of cooperation.

Without the Angel Cheerleaders, Victoria's Secret would be able to rise to prominence. With the Angel Cheerleaders, it would not be worse.

When other manufacturers see that Victoria's Secret has achieved huge commercial success through the joint brand with the Angel Cheerleaders, will they feel that the Angel Cheerleaders played a big role in it? Razek himself may not be able to explain this issue clearly, but one thing is certain, the Angels Cheerleaders will not be short of sponsors in the future.

"As for the specific joint plan, leave it to your marketing department and let me review it then." Ethan said.

"Of course." Razek had a vague premonition that Ethan was not talking nonsense, and the wrinkles on his face were about to burst into laughter.

"As long as we can reach cooperation, we will give Gisele Bundchen an additional bonus of US$300 million, and the reasons will be guaranteed to be blameless and without leaving any trace." Razek nodded quickly.

Ethan was even sent out by Razek himself later, which was enough to show his absolute importance to Ethan.

This surprised all the models waiting outside the office for the interview.

"What's the result?" Giselle saw Ethan coming out and immediately walked forward.

"Not bad, Victoria's Secret will pay you US$7 million in the next year." Ethan said directly.

"Really?" Giselle couldn't believe her ears, and Patricia on the side couldn't believe it either.

Sarah Douglas was not present. She was a little worried at first, but she didn't expect that Ethan's personal intervention would be so effective.

"I think it would be more appropriate to leave Sarah Douglas's job to you." Patricia laughed.

Originally, Razek had already offered the highest signing price so far, but with Ethan's interference, he directly added 300 million. The final figure is considered "horrible" in the modeling industry.

When Ethan spoke, he did not deliberately lower his voice. In fact, Victoria's Secret will deliberately disclose the contract price to build publicity for itself. It is not a leak, but it is enough to make other models present jealous enough to gnash their teeth.

There are also models who have worked with Victoria's Secret, and they realize that Ethan has played a huge role in it, especially a few well-known ones. They have met many people, and they feel that Ethan's "business ability" is superior, and It was the boss of the company, and there were other sports industries, so he immediately wanted to make friends.

"Mr. O'Connor, you are really good at making this old fox like Razek let go." A black model took the initiative to step forward. There was a whole team around her, including agents, a total of seven or eight people. It was not a pomp. Small.

She walked up to Ethan enthusiastically and took the initiative to shake his hand.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Tyra Banks. If you have any opportunities to collaborate in the future, please don't forget me." She said with a smile.

"Of course there are opportunities for cooperation." Ethan also found benefits from the "honorary players" of the Angels, and he wished that famous models would come and show their faces.

"On call." Tyra winked at Ethan.

"Giselle, I really envy you. You are already so good and your boyfriend is so capable." Along with the voice, another figure arrived.

"Hello Ethan, my name is Stephanie Seymour." A woman with hair tied into a ponytail greeted Ethan.

I just heard the name Ethan from Razek, and it sounded like the first pillar of Victoria’s Secret.

"Naomi Campbell told me about you. Your performance on the field was so exciting. I am now a super fan of the Angels." Stephanie Seymour began to get closer to Ethan.

Tyra next to her rolled her eyes and nodded immediately.

"Yes, I watch football games a lot, especially the Angels games, which I've been following for years."

Watch games often? I don't think either of you even know when the Angels were founded.

But of course Ethan will not expose them.

"Two seniors, Giselle is still young. If there is anything she doesn't understand, you still have to take care of her," Ethan said.

"Of course, Giselle will be my sister from now on." Stephanie Seymour took the initiative to put her hand on Giselle's shoulder.

"Ethan, why are you here?" Ethan suddenly heard a familiar voice.

Stephanie Seymour raised her head: "Heidi, do you know Ethan? You don't know that Ethan just helped Gisele Bundchen sign a sky-high contract, which is more than what I have been paid in the past few years. Hey, I’m really old and no one cares anymore.”

But the scene was no longer paying attention to her self-pity. When they saw the model called Heidi, they immediately walked quickly towards Ethan... Tyra Banks raised her eyebrows, feeling that something was going to happen soon. Horse-catching drama!
When Ethan saw Heidi Klum, whom he had not seen for a long time, appearing in front of him, his expression felt awkward for a moment.

Why are you here?

　In fact, there is not much that can be written about the content on the court. There will be about five or six games that will be described in large lengths.

　　What is this book about?
　　On the one hand, I am relatively firm personally, and my thoughts have not changed from the beginning to now.

　　On the one hand, I am also unsteady. When I am conceiving, I always want to go out, but when I am writing, I am lingering in the same place.

　　The final result is that there is no distinction between priority and secondary, which is confusing when watching. There is no expected scene, and naturally it loses appeal, so the results are not good.

　　Now I understand that in the early or even early to mid-term, it is enough to write a golden finger linked to rugby strength, but by the time I understand this truth, it will be difficult to turn around.

　　All in all, I am no longer in the same category now, but I will still write down the things I have thought about.

　　I won’t say much more. I will reflect on it in detail after I finish it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)