Chapter 1166: Lift the Lid

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Perhaps because of some primitive sense of territory, Eric is very uncomfortable with the sudden appearance of strangers in his private life.

After dinner, he chatted with Cindy and Linda for a while, and when he saw Catherine Neumann, who had cleaned up the housework, appear in the living room with a book in her hand, Eric took the initiative to get up and walk towards the study.

On the desk was the package sent by Rebecca Wade, and Eric put the IMG Group materials next to him, sat down and turned on the computer casually, only to find a paper cutter and open the package.

The package contained a simple handwritten letter and a box of DVDs.

Eric opened Rebecca Wade's handwritten letter and read it.

In the letter, Rebecca Wade told Eric that the disc was about a BBC television documentary about the Elite agency competition scandal that would air next week. Once aired, this documentary is likely to have a disruptive impact on the entire modeling industry. Considering some of the industrial layout of the Firefly system, she sent a sample of the documentary to Eric to decide if he needed to intervene, and said that he could help some.

News Corp.'s 'intelligence-gathering capabilities' can be seen in the many details that broke out of the wiretapping scandal, and Eric was not too curious about the source of the DVD in his hand, but just stuffed the DVD into his computer's CD-ROM drive and clicked on it.

The footage is clearly from the lens of a miniature camera, with blurry black bars around it.

The documentary is about a behind-the-scenes interview with the Elite Model Contest in Nice, France, which just ended last month. BBC reporters approached a series of contestants as patrons, and then filmed them brazenly offering to get the girls in the competition to get them to bed, and the documentary even ended with a shot of a girl being tricked into smoking Khanoin.

Moreover, the documentary focuses on the point that the average age of the contestants in the elite model contest held in Nice, France is less than 15 years old, the youngest girl is even only 12 years old, and only a few contestants are old enough to reach the adult standard.

The chaos in the modeling industry is almost a well-known thing, and ordinary people can tell how indulgent their private lives are by the languishing temperament and dark spots on their faces of some models.

However, more often than not, only the chaotic private lives of some solo models are exposed by the media, and a large-scale scandal directly involving industry giants like Elite has not yet happened. This BBC documentary is tantamount to lifting the lid directly and showing the darkest side of the modeling industry in front of the public.

It is conceivable that once this documentary is broadcast, there will be a major earthquake in the entire modeling industry.

In the face of pressure, governments will inevitably reinvent the law.

Elite, the world's largest modeling agency, will also be reduced to a street rat, and its decline is almost a certainty.

Even though the pretty stunners who appeared next to Eric always showed their best side, he was never naΓ―ve enough to think that the industry was really as glamorous as it seemed.

In fact, as in Hollywood, Eric is equally clear about the dark side of fashion.

It's just that with the continuous increase of wealth and power, Eric's attitude towards the world has become more and more indifferent to the world in his heart. Just like a human being, he is destined not to have much interest in foraging, breeding, fighting, and biting in the world of ants, and being able to step on it at will is already considered to be compassionate.

For now, if the broadcast of this documentary will only affect Elite as a company, Eric is destined to just sit on the sidelines.

It's just that the BBC's behavior of lifting the lid has triggered governments to strengthen industry regulations. The most critical point is that after the documentary is played, just like many xx doors, the public's gloomy association with the fashion industry will be realized, which will affect the public image of the entire modeling industry.

Eric has just taken a stake in Company M, and Cindy is going to buy IMG next.

If the elite goes into decline, it will be good for the firefly system on the surface. But the scandal, and the controversy that could ensue, was enough to drag the entire industry down. The Victoria's Secret Army, a group of top supermodels created by Eric, may also be affected. Either way, it's enough to offset the benefits of the Elite's decline.

After a moment's consideration, Eric picked up his phone and dialed Mayer's number.

"Mary, it's me...... You look up the contact details of the head of the BBC, send them an email, and they say I saw their TV show about Elite and hope the BBC will take it down. In return, Firefly can increase a portion of the advertising budget invested in the BBC Group...... Well, I know that, you can do it right away. Also, call John Casablanca and ask him to come and see me tomorrow morning. ”

Hanging up Mayer's phone, Eric took out the information of the IMG Group and just looked at it for a while, and Linda, who had changed into a beautiful set of pajamas, floated in.

"What kind of prenatal education, I want to sleep when I hear it," a lazy posture snuggled into Eric's arms, Linda put her arms around the man's neck, and complained in a sour tone: "Maybe the little guy has fallen asleep, and not only will he not become smart in the future, but he will also be sleepy when he hears about reading." ”

Linda has always had no advantage in front of Cindy, but this time Cindy got pregnant again, but her stomach didn't move, and she seemed quite resentful recently.

Eric hugged the woman's thin waist, and couldn't help but think of the documentary just now.

Rebecca Wade sent this documentary over, perhaps with this other meaning.

The president of Elite Europe involved in the documentary is actually Linda's ex-husband. Once the scandal is exposed, the other party will definitely be notorious, but Linda, who is now more famous, will inevitably be dragged in by the media.

Putting these thoughts aside, Eric patted the woman soothingly and said with a smile: "Don't complain, you will have this day sooner or later." ”

"But I want it now," Linda rubbed on Eric, and blushed slightly to the man's ear and snorted hotly, "Eric, I consulted the doctor, I learned something, let's try it now?"

Eric immediately shook his head: "You have this kind of purpose, but it is very demoralizing to men, don't go." ”

Linda opened her mouth and gnawed hatefully on the man's neck a few times, feeling the strength of Eric's hand on her waist, her eyes rolling, reaching out and starting to unbutton his shirt, and then slowly biting down all the way.

The next morning, after saying goodbye to the two women, Eric rushed straight to the helipad by the Hudson River.

Caroline and Mayer were already waiting here, and as soon as Eric got out of the car, Mayer came over with his BlackBerry phone: "Eric, BBC President Mark Thompson refused. ”

Eric took his phone, flipped through the emails on the screen, and casually asked, "What about John Casablanca?"

"Mr. Casablanca, who lives in Greenwich, just called and said he was ten minutes away. ”

Greenwich is located in the northern part of the New York metropolitan area, which is already part of the state of Connecticut, and many of Manhattan's wealthy and high-ranking white-collar workers live there.

Eric answered, and after reading Mark Thompson's high-sounding remarks that he would not violate the BBC Group's own code of conduct because of business interests, he handed the phone back to Mayer: "Pick up Mark Thompson's phone for me." ”

Mayer expertly dialed a string of numbers, spoke a few words to the other side, and handed the phone to Eric.

Eric put his phone to his ear and said, "Mark Thompson?"

A middle-aged voice in a standard London accent came from the earpiece: "Hello, Mr. Williams. It's a pleasure to be on the phone with you, but if it's for the email, I'm sorry, I can't promise you, the BBC has its own sense of social responsibility, and we won't be manipulated by others. ”

"In that case, forget it," Eric said in a flat tone, "but when it comes to social responsibility, I'll have people do a more profound documentary, for example, about Jimmy Saville, what do you think?"

After Eric finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Mark Thompson to answer.

The two women who were standing patiently waiting for Eric to talk to Mark Thompson were a little stunned, they didn't expect him to hang up the phone so soon.

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Perhaps because of some primitive sense of territory, Eric is very uncomfortable with the sudden appearance of strangers in his private life.

After dinner, he chatted with Cindy and Linda for a while, and when he saw Catherine Neumann, who had cleaned up the housework, appear in the living room with a book in her hand, Eric took the initiative to get up and walk towards the study.

On the desk was the package sent by Rebecca Wade, and Eric put the IMG Group materials next to him, sat down and turned on the computer casually, only to find a paper cutter and open the package.

The package contained a simple handwritten letter and a box of DVDs.

Eric opened Rebecca Wade's handwritten letter and read it.

In the letter, Rebecca Wade told Eric that the disc was about a BBC television documentary about the Elite agency competition scandal that would air next week. Once aired, this documentary is likely to have a disruptive impact on the entire modeling industry. Considering some of the industrial layout of the Firefly system, she sent a sample of the documentary to Eric to decide if he needed to intervene, and said that he could help some.

News Corp.'s 'intelligence-gathering capabilities' can be seen in the many details that broke out of the wiretapping scandal, and Eric was not too curious about the source of the DVD in his hand, but just stuffed the DVD into his computer's CD-ROM drive and clicked on it.

The footage is clearly from the lens of a miniature camera, with blurry black bars around it.

The documentary is about a behind-the-scenes interview with the Elite Model Contest in Nice, France, which just ended last month. BBC reporters approached a series of contestants as patrons, and then filmed them brazenly offering to get the girls in the competition to get them to bed, and the documentary even ended with a shot of a girl being tricked into smoking Khanoin.

Moreover, the documentary focuses on the point that the average age of the contestants in the elite model contest held in Nice, France is less than 15 years old, the youngest girl is even only 12 years old, and only a few contestants are old enough to reach the adult standard.

The chaos in the modeling industry is almost a well-known thing, and ordinary people can tell how indulgent their private lives are by the languishing temperament and dark spots on their faces of some models.

However, more often than not, only the chaotic private lives of some solo models are exposed by the media, and a large-scale scandal directly involving industry giants like Elite has not yet happened. This BBC documentary is tantamount to lifting the lid directly and showing the darkest side of the modeling industry in front of the public.

It is conceivable that once this documentary is broadcast, there will be a major earthquake in the entire modeling industry.

In the face of pressure, governments will inevitably reinvent the law.

Elite, the world's largest modeling agency, will also be reduced to a street rat, and its decline is almost a certainty.

Even though the pretty stunners who appeared next to Eric always showed their best side, he was never naΓ―ve enough to think that the industry was really as glamorous as it seemed.

In fact, as in Hollywood, Eric is equally clear about the dark side of fashion.

It's just that with the continuous increase of wealth and power, Eric's attitude towards the world has become more and more indifferent to the world in his heart. Just like a human being, he is destined not to have much interest in foraging, breeding, fighting, and biting in the world of ants, and being able to step on it at will is already considered to be compassionate.

For now, if the broadcast of this documentary will only affect Elite as a company, Eric is destined to just sit on the sidelines.

It's just that the BBC's behavior of lifting the lid has triggered governments to strengthen industry regulations. The most critical point is that after the documentary is played, just like many xx doors, the public's gloomy association with the fashion industry will be realized, which will affect the public image of the entire modeling industry.

Eric has just taken a stake in Company M, and Cindy is going to buy IMG next.

If the elite goes into decline, it will be good for the firefly system on the surface. But the scandal, and the controversy that could ensue, was enough to drag the entire industry down. The Victoria's Secret Army, a group of top supermodels created by Eric, may also be affected. Either way, it's enough to offset the benefits of the Elite's decline.

After a moment's consideration, Eric picked up his phone and dialed Mayer's number.

"Mary, it's me...... You look up the contact details of the head of the BBC, send them an email, and they say I saw their TV show about Elite and hope the BBC will take it down. In return, Firefly can increase a portion of the advertising budget invested in the BBC Group...... Well, I know that, you can do it right away. Also, call John Casablanca and ask him to come and see me tomorrow morning. ”

Hanging up Mayer's phone, Eric took out the information of the IMG Group and just looked at it for a while, and Linda, who had changed into a beautiful set of pajamas, floated in.

"What kind of prenatal education, I want to sleep when I hear it," a lazy posture snuggled into Eric's arms, Linda put her arms around the man's neck, and complained in a sour tone: "Maybe the little guy has fallen asleep, and not only will he not become smart in the future, but he will also be sleepy when he hears about reading." ”

Linda has always had no advantage in front of Cindy, but this time Cindy got pregnant again, but her stomach didn't move, and she seemed quite resentful recently.

Eric hugged the woman's thin waist, and couldn't help but think of the documentary just now.

Rebecca Wade sent this documentary over, perhaps with this other meaning.

The president of Elite Europe involved in the documentary is actually Linda's ex-husband. Once the scandal is exposed, the other party will definitely be notorious, but Linda, who is now more famous, will inevitably be dragged in by the media.

Putting these thoughts aside, Eric patted the woman soothingly and said with a smile: "Don't complain, you will have this day sooner or later." ”

"But I want it now," Linda rubbed on Eric, and blushed slightly to the man's ear and snorted hotly, "Eric, I consulted the doctor, I learned something, let's try it now?"

Eric immediately shook his head: "You have this kind of purpose, but it is very demoralizing to men, don't go." ”

Linda opened her mouth and gnawed hatefully on the man's neck a few times, feeling the strength of Eric's hand on her waist, her eyes rolling, reaching out and starting to unbutton his shirt, and then slowly biting down all the way.

The next morning, after saying goodbye to the two women, Eric rushed straight to the helipad by the Hudson River.

Caroline and Mayer were already waiting here, and as soon as Eric got out of the car, Mayer came over with his BlackBerry phone: "Eric, BBC President Mark Thompson refused. ”

Eric took his phone, flipped through the emails on the screen, and casually asked, "What about John Casablanca?"

"Mr. Casablanca, who lives in Greenwich, just called and said he was ten minutes away. ”

Greenwich is located in the northern part of the New York metropolitan area, which is already part of the state of Connecticut, and many of Manhattan's wealthy and high-ranking white-collar workers live there.

Eric answered, and after reading Mark Thompson's high-sounding remarks that he would not violate the BBC Group's own code of conduct because of business interests, he handed the phone back to Mayer: "Pick up Mark Thompson's phone for me." ”

Mayer expertly dialed a string of numbers, spoke a few words to the other side, and handed the phone to Eric.

Eric put his phone to his ear and said, "Mark Thompson?"

A middle-aged voice in a standard London accent came from the earpiece: "Hello, Mr. Williams. It's a pleasure to be on the phone with you, but if it's for the email, I'm sorry, I can't promise you, the BBC has its own sense of social responsibility, and we won't be manipulated by others. ”

"In that case, forget it," Eric said in a flat tone, "but when it comes to social responsibility, I'll have people do a more profound documentary, for example, about Jimmy Saville, what do you think?"

After Eric finished speaking, he hung up the phone without waiting for Mark Thompson to answer.

The two women who were standing patiently waiting for Eric to talk to Mark Thompson were a little stunned, they didn't expect him to hang up the phone so soon.