Seeing Alexander and Miranda sitting at the small bar in the living room eating breakfast, Eric did not enter the dining room, put the embarrassed Giselle next to Alexander, and said, "Now, you sit, I'll go get breakfast." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

Alexander felt that the atmosphere was a little strange, and when he saw Eric walking towards the kitchen, he quickly got up and followed, and said, "Eric, I'll help you." ”

Smelling the aroma of cereal, Giseld, who was already physically exhausted last night, suddenly felt a strong feeling of hunger, and without waiting for Eric and Alexander to return, he picked up the small bowl of Alexander next to him, picked up the spoon and drank it.

After drinking up the cereal porridge that was not too much left in Alexander's bowl in three or two strokes, Giselle looked up, looked at Miranda, whose eyes were rolling, and said, "Look, you will have this day sooner or later." ”

Miranda just sighed and said, "I'm just surprised." ”

Giselle, of course, knew what Miranda was up to, and in the modeling world, there are really not many girls who can keep the first time for a long time. If it weren't for the fact that she and Alexander had just stepped into this circle and were chosen by Eric, it would have been absolutely impossible for the two girls to be alone in the past few years.

Although he was still a little unwell, Giselle felt some gratitude for Eric again when he thought of this. After all, no matter how open the concept is, no girl will be willing to exchange her body for the sake of superiority again and again.

Eric and Alexander quickly emerged from the kitchen, each with a tray in his hand.

Sitting down across from Giselle, Eric placed a bowl of cereal porridge and a fruit salad in front of Giselle, then fetched a portion of food for himself, and said as he ate, "Rest at home during the day, I happen to have a party to attend in the evening, so I'll take you with me." ”

Giselle nodded a little happily when she heard that Eric was going to take her to the party, she still hoped to be able to cross paths with Eric more, after all, this was her first man, and maybe even the last.

However, remembering something, Giselle shook his head again and said, "Eric, I am going to shoot next month's cover photo for BAZAAR magazine today, and I have already made an appointment with a photographer. ”

Eric took the milk handed over by Alexander, took a sip, and said, "Then push it until tomorrow, and call your agent later, and say that you will accompany me today." ”

"Hmm," Giselle said no more, nodding slightly.

Miranda waited for the two to finish speaking, and pulled Eric's sleeve pitifully: "Eric, I want to go to the party too." ”

Eric shook his head and refused, "Not this time, next time there is a lighter party, I'll take you with me." ”

Giselle could have lazy for a day, but Eric couldn't, and the week ahead of Manhattan was already full for the week.

The new annual TV program promotion season in May has just passed, and all ABC Group stations have basically confirmed their subscription lists for the next year.

Eric has been watching demonstrations of new projects from the programming departments of several TV networks for the past two days, and classic TV shows are always hard to come by, and even if he can't see the high-rated programs that exist in his memory, Eric also requires himself to have a good idea of the new programs that will be launched by his major TV stations.

After a busy day, returning to his apartment on Madison Avenue in the evening and simply eating something early, Eric took Giselle to the Upper East Side.

Tonight's party is held by Morgan Stanley President John Mark, Chris came to East Hampton last week and immediately brought the other party's invitation, Yahoo's IPO process has been steadily advancing under the operation of Morgan Stanley, and there are only advantages and no disadvantages in building a good relationship with the other party, and Eric did not refuse.

The car stopped outside an apartment on East 95th Street, and Erekla had just gotten out of the car with Giselle's little hand when he saw John Mark and Chris come out together.

John Mark was about fifty years old, with gray hair, a slightly short build, and a gray suit, and when he saw Eric get out of the car, he immediately showed a warm smile on his face, and took two steps forward and stretched out his hand to Eric.

"Good evening, Eric," John Mark shook hands with Eric and looked at Giselle next to him.

"This is Gisele Bundchen, my girlfriend," Eric took the initiative to introduce, "Giselle, this is Mr. John Mark, President of Morgan Stanley." ”

"Hello, Mr. Mark, it's a pleasure to meet you," Giselle smiled and held out his right hand to John Mark.

John Mark shook Giselle's little hand gently, and said, "Hello, Miss Bundchen, I'm glad to meet you, too." ”

After a few brief pleasantries, Eric greeted Chris and Emily before they walked into the apartment together.

Because of the lack of land, Manhattan's buildings always feel cramped and cramped from the outside, and the same is true of the plain red brick apartment in front of you, but the interior of the apartment is very spacious, and the hall is not crowded at all when there are twenty or thirty people standing or sitting.

Seeing Eric appear, the guests in the hall all got up and gathered.

If just a few years ago, these traditional Manhattan elites with a sense of identity and style could have maintained some sense of superiority over wealthy upstarts like Eric, but as Eric's personal wealth has swelled to the point of being breathtaking, it has been difficult for these people to remain reserved.

"Eric, let me introduce you, this is Mr. Anson Beard, the director of our company, and he and Mr. Gilbert have been good friends since childhood...... And then there's this, the founder of the Tiger Fund, Mr. Julian Robertson, who last year sniped at Southeast Asian currencies together with Mr. Soros's Quantum Fund...... Oh, and next up is ......"

John Mark's circle of contacts was extensive, and in addition to several senior executives of Morgan Stanley and several other Wall Street tycoons, as well as some social elites in real estate, media and even politics, Eric also unexpectedly saw another Victoria's Secret angel, Stephanie Seymour, who was attending the party with her publishing tycoon husband, Peter Brandt.

With John Mark's introduction, Eric greeted the guests one by one.

After a general introduction, John Mark's assistant came over and whispered something in his ear, and John Mark gave Eric an apologetic look and said, "Eric, wait a minute, Mr. Gilbert is also here." ”

Seymour Gilbert is the previous chairman of Morgan Stanley, and the other party is also the godson of Henry Morgan, the founder of the Morgan consortium, who joined Morgan Stanley in 1960 and single-handedly led Morgan Stanley's rise on Wall Street.

When John Mark went out to meet Seymour Gilbert, Eric had to give Chris a look, he felt that John Mark seemed to be too enthusiastic about him tonight, and the two had only briefly met a few times after all, and it stands to reason that John Mark should not have been so familiar and even a little courteous.

Chris paced with Eric to the buffet table in the corner of the living room, took a glass of red wine, and said, "You should know about the merger of Morgan Stanley and Dean Witt last year, right?"

Eric nodded, Dean-Witter is also a powerful stockbroking and securities firm on Wall Street, mainly engaged in the retail stock business. Speaking of which, in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" starring Will Smith in the original time and space, the male protagonist who is a stock trader was laid off by Dean Anwitt.

Because of Yahoo's IPO, Eric has also focused on some Morgan Stanley-Dean mergers that began last year.

Seeing Eric's nod, Chris continued: "Last month, the new Morgan Stanley board of directors made a decision to appoint Philip Purcell, the former CEO of Deanwitt, as the chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley. Only John Mark barely held on to his position as president of the Morgan family. ”

Hearing Chris's explanation, Eric roughly understood that the original Morgan Stanley management had lost the power struggle for control of the company after the merger, but in the current situation, John Mark and others were obviously not reconciled.

Eric wasn't interested in Morgan Stanley's infighting, but asked, "Will this affect Yahoo's IPO?"

"Of course not, these are two different things, even if they fight for their heads, they don't dare to mess with Yahoo's IPO. If we are pushed to other investment banks because of this, the whole Wall Street will have to watch Da Mo's jokes. Chris said in a relaxed tone, "John, they're just trying to win you over." ”

Eric then understood.

In the past six months, with the further rise of the NASDAQ index, the assets of more than a dozen companies controlled by the entire Firefly system have exceeded 300 billion US dollars.

Any of these more than a dozen companies is a customer that needs to be tried to win over several major investment banks, even if it is not an IPO listing, these companies want to carry out bond issuance, corporate mergers, directional financing and other behaviors, they are inseparable from the participation of investment banks.

Eric and Chris were talking in a low voice, and John Mark led Seymour Gilbert, the former chairman of Morgan Stanley, over, and everyone inevitably exchanged pleasantries.

After chatting with Simon Gilbert for more than ten minutes, everyone separated, and Emily and Giselle, who had just offered to set aside time for the men to talk, turned back with Stephanie Seymour beside them.

Stephanie Seymour was wearing a black deep V evening dress, looking sexy and charming, and when she approached, she took the initiative to greet her: "Hi, Eric, I heard that you participated in "Iron Man" in person, how was the movie?"

"It's already in the late stage, and everyone will be able to see it next summer," Eric responded, and asked politely, "What about you, Stephanie, what have you been up to lately?"

Stephanie Seymour immediately showed a half-truth and half-truth, glanced at Giselle, who was holding Eric's arm affectionately, and said, "I can only be a housewife now, and the fashion circle will be Giselle's world in the future." ”

At the beginning, Stephanie Seymour's coffee position in the fashion industry was not much worse than that of Cindy and Linda, but considering that she had passed the golden age of supermodels, Stephanie Seymour chose to marry publishing tycoon Peter Brandt.

I thought it was a 'positive result', but I didn't expect that with the birth of the Victoria's Secret show, Cindy Crawford, Linda Ivangolinsta and others have ushered in the second spring of their careers, and their fame and status in the fashion industry are even higher than in the heyday of the year, while Stephanie Seymour herself can only get an ordinary Victoria's Secret angel identity, although the salary of each catwalk is much more generous than that of other second-tier angels, and can rely on the high exposure of Victoria's Secret Angel for some fame, but after all, it is still gradually distancing itself from the fashion industry.

With the gradual change of the Victoria's Secret legion, last year was Stephanie Seymour's last Victoria's Secret catwalk, when Stephanie Seymour also wanted to get a role in "Desperate Housewives", but was rejected by Eric because the conditions did not match.

At this time, hearing Stephanie Seymour say this, Eric just smiled and said, "Actually, it's not bad, women have to return to the family after all." ”

Seeing that Eric was unmoved, Stephanie Seymour put away her resentful expression, glanced at him quite amorously, and said, "Eric, you are macho." ”

"Of course not, I mean," Eric shrugged, "Well, men need to return to their families, too." ”

"Huh," all three women laughed.

With that, Stephanie Seymour's husband, Peter Brandt, came over, put his arms around his wife's waist, and said, "What are you talking about?"

Sensing Peter Brandt's movements, Stephanie Seymour's expression froze visibly, and then smiled again.

Eric didn't pay attention to the small gestures between the couple opposite, and joked: "We're talking about a few political correctness in Hollywood movies, like returning to the family and so on." ”

"It's an interesting topic, and there's a lot of potential to be explored," says Peter Brandt, "Eric, why don't you do an interview on a similar topic in my Interview magazine?"

Founded in 1969 by Andy Warhol, Interview is the main magazine of the Brent Publishing Group, focusing on professional interviews with filmmakers, artists, musicians and other groups.

Eric thought that Peter Brandt would be able to see the stitches, but he just shook his head and refused: "It's just small talk, I'm afraid I don't have the time." ”

"It's a pity," said Peter Brandt, shaking his head, not insisting, but turning to his wife, "Fanny, come with me, and we'll go and say hello to Mr. Gilbert." ”

After saying that, Peter Brandt nodded to Eric and the others, and left with Stephanie Seymour.

Seeing the two walk away, Eric withdrew his gaze, only to find that Chris and Emily were looking at him a little strangely, and even Giselle winked at Eric.

"Well, why are you looking at me like that?" Eric said helplessly, "I didn't do anything." ”

Emily had a little ridicule on her face, "Are you not doing this?"