America's Road to Wealth

As Christmas approaches, New York becomes more and more lively in the cold wind.

Not to mention the vast majority of ordinary people are shopping and preparing for the biggest festival of the year.

I spent three months in Europe.

In a circle of traditional European fashion models, she forced her way out.

The Elizabethan Back Garden Models, which have also gained huge popularity in Europe, also returned to New York on December 20.

This morning, New York JFK International Airport.

A large number of North American entertainment media reporters received the news last night.

I know that the most popular Elizabeth models in the modeling circle today will return to New York today.

They all gathered in the terminal of JFK International Airport today just to take first-hand photos of these little girls and first-hand news.

As one of the most famous cities in the European and American world, it is also one of the favorite cities for various entertainment superstars.

New York's JFK International Airport has long been accustomed to this situation.

There is even a special area for journalists in the terminal.

This will allow reporters to interfere with the normal operation of the airport as little as possible.

In the reporter area, many reporters from major entertainment media used chatting to kill the boring waiting time.

So many people!

Jason, the special correspondent of the famous American entertainment magazine Vanity Fair, couldn't help but sigh when he saw that there were obviously too many reporters in the venue.

Next to him came the voice of his friend, peer and competitor, reporter Erin from American Entertainment Weekly:

Yes. It's unimaginable that it's just a bunch of models, but it actually attracted so many entertainment media. With this number and level, even if two Toms come, it will be like this at most.

Jason nodded, agreeing with Erin's statement.

As we all know, the entertainment industry in every country in the world has a similar chain of contempt.

Generally speaking, in this chain of contempt, the film industry is at the top.

Below the film circle are the television circle and the music circle. These two circles also somewhat despise the fashion circle.

To put it simply, movie stars are at the top, TV stars and singers are second, and models are at the bottom.

At the bottom level, people are just playing second-hand.

That's the real bottom.

There are two main reasons for the formation of this ecological chain.

One is income and the other is fame. In the words of the Internet era, it is traffic.

In terms of income, of course it depends on the income of those at the top of the circle.

In the entertainment industry, the top income earners are naturally A-level movie stars.

Their income from one movie is more than US$20 million before tax.

Many even get commissions, and there are many who earn 50 to 60 million US dollars before tax from a movie.

It can be said that this income cannot be matched by the most powerful TV actors, singers and models combined.

Is Michael Jackson awesome enough?

It can be said that he is the most profitable singer and the most influential pop music singer in the world.

His ability to make money is undoubtedly number one in the music industry.

But there is only one singer like him in the entire music industry.

In the film industry, just in terms of income, the number that can be compared with him is more than 10 fingers.

In terms of income and influence, MJ is a supermodel in the music industry. Not even Britney can compare with him.

In other words, the income of a top-notch super singer is about the same as that of a normal A-level Hollywood superstar.

When it comes to income, Hollywood beats the music industry.

Then there is the popularity/traffic that the entertainment industry values ​​most.

A successful movie can often make most viewers familiar with several stars.

Even one record lasts for many years, relying on one role for many years.

Can be a singer or TV actor. If you want the audience to remember it, it will be difficult to do so without more than a plurality of excellent works.

In addition to these, in all aspects, the film industry represented by Hollywood ranks high in the world's entertainment ecological chain.

This is true even in the music and television circles.

Not to mention that the audience has always been relatively small in the fashion circle.

In the entertainment industry, no matter which country it is, it has always been at the bottom.

Otherwise, Li Zizi, who has become a trend in parallel time and space, would not be able to regard Victoria's Secret as an alternative harem and pick up supermodels one by one.

That's because Victoria's Secret supermodels are eager to increase their popularity through scandals with Leonardo DiCaprio.

Only in this way can they become more famous, ask for more money when accepting jobs, and even seize the opportunity to enter the film industry.

Otherwise, with this group of people, how could they not know about Leonardo's philandering?

Why are you willing to be played by him?

This is because they have reached the top of the fashion industry and become international supermodels.

But they are still at the bottom of the entire entertainment chain.

If you have the opportunity to climb to the upper realm, you will certainly work hard.

In the past, this circle has always been like this.

But after last year, with the emergence of Elizabeth’s back garden.

This ecological chain seems to be broken.

It was born out of nowhere, and through Abel's crazy money-burning, a unique group of the most beautiful and sexy models in the world were directly delivered to most LSPs around the world.

Almost overnight, these supermodels suddenly surpassed many stars in the film, television and music circles in terms of popularity.

This gave the models in Elizabeth's back garden a basis to compete with other circles, at least in terms of popularity.

While making Isha Angels famous overnight, it also gave them a unique status in the entertainment industry.

That is, they can often compete with ordinary TV, movie, and music stars in terms of popularity and traffic.

There are too many audiences (mainly LSP) who are happy to see them in newspapers, magazines, and TV.

There is such an objective law.

The media naturally followed their lead, and the level of their pursuit was similar to that of the other three circles.

In the fashion circle, this is the existence of being out of the circle.

Jason, a reporter from Vanity Fair, and Erin, a reporter from Entertainment Weekly, were amazed when they discussed it.

I am just marveling at the changes in the status of Isha Angels in the fashion circle, or the entertainment circle.

Just when the two reporters wanted to continue discussing.

Around 10 a.m., someone among the reporters waiting for the flight shouted.

...Hey, they're out!!

Jason and Erin, who were talking, also quickly ran forward with their cameras.

I saw the iconic rock security staff appearing near the VIP exit.

Under their protection, supermodels have achieved great success in Europe.

They appeared one after another like big-name celebrities.

The person walking at the front is naturally the leader of Isa Angel, with an aura of ten meters.

Gisele Bundchen has been nicknamed Queen of Models and Queen Bundchen all over the world.

Bündchen's aura is indeed powerful. When she appeared, she almost attracted the flashes and shutter sounds of most reporters.

Behind is Carmen Case, who already has the nickname Kashen.

Behind them are the young KK, Lima, and Ambrosio, all of whom are familiar faces to the media.

All of them have hot bodies and are extremely beautiful. They are not comparable to other supermodels in the fashion industry.

Their successful experience, coupled with their super popularity and traffic, also gave them a star-like aura.

This makes them naturally more confident when facing reporters.

Under the coordination of the airport staff and the arrangements of Esa Company.

They also arrived at specific venues one after another to be interviewed by reporters.

As they left JFK International Airport after a half-hour interview.

No. 1, 13th Road, Royal Point, New York.

Elizabeth’s secret back garden, which is no longer so secret, is in the manor villa.

In the glass dome swimming pool.

Abel wore swimming trunks and came to the pool with two Rottweilers that had grown into big dogs.

Even if the cold wind howls outside.

Glass dome swimming pool, blessed by high technology.

At this time, it was as hot as summer inside.

Very suitable for swimming and doing some pleasant physical and mental exercises.

Abel stood on the edge of the swimming pool and moved his body to warm up.

Li Xinyu was accompanying him a few days ago.

But I don’t know if little Laura noticed something or because of other reasons.

Yesterday, little Laura suddenly called Li Xinyu.

It was noon.

Abel did not leave 138 East 65th Street at that time. After lunch, he planned to accompany Li Xinyu before going out.

When little Laura called.

Her best friend was doing something inappropriate for children with Abel.

Li Xinyu was too scared to answer the phone.

But Abel didn't allow it at all, and she was forced by Abel to answer the phone.

Then there is an indescribable plot.

Little Laura invited Li Xinyu, a good friend, to go to Texas to spend Christmas with little Laura.

Li Xinyu wanted to refuse, she wanted to stay with Abel.

But Abel made her accept little Laura's invitation.

The reason is that if Li Xinyu goes to spend the holidays with little Laura, it is equivalent to spending Christmas with the Shrub family.

This will be of great help to Li Xinyu within the Li family, and even Li Fuzhen within the Li family.

Let them speak more forcefully when facing their families.

Finally, without being exposed, Li Xinyu agreed to go to Texas for the holidays.

Anyway, Abel will go back to Texas in a few days.

This morning, Li Xinyu had already set off for Texas.

Here in New York, except for Avril Lavigne and Britney who are running events.

Abel found that his women, or the mermaids in the pond, had all run away.

Fortunately, today, the largest group of mermaids finally returned from Europe.

The fish pond owner once again had the idea of ​​challenging his own physiological limits.

At the moment by the glass dome swimming pool, he was doing warm-up exercises before launching his self-challenge.

Let’s take a swim first.

By the swimming pool, Abel spread his arms and crossed them vigorously. The muscles in his body tightened, and his perfect figure was on full display.

Peng——

Warm-up is over.

He plunged into the swimming pool with a sudden movement and swam in the water like a swimming fish.

The two Rottweilers saw their owner fall into the water and never appeared, barking and wandering around the swimming pool.

puff--

After diving for several minutes with terrifying lung capacity, Abel emerged from the water, stepped on the water, and watched the two Rottweilers wagging their tails and barking at him. He couldn't help but wave to them in amusement.

The two big dogs snorted a few times and hesitated, but finally jumped into the water one after another, and the dogs paddled and swam towards Abel.

But not long after playing, they all ran back to the shore.

Looking at Marvel and DreamWorks who climbed ashore and shook water droplets from their bodies by the pool, Abel couldn't help but roll his eyes.

These two stupid dogs still didn't like playing in the water very much. They stopped playing after swimming once and just ran back and forth by the pool, following Abel who swam around.

After swimming for more than a dozen rounds, Abel came out of the swimming pool with his hands on the edge of the pool. He turned his head and touched his ears. He walked to the lounge chair, picked up a white bath towel, wiped it clean, and wrapped it around his waist.

The maid standing next to him blushed a little.

Let’s talk about this photo.

Last year, it was photographed many times by entertainment reporters.

Especially at that time, he would often go to the beach. There are many photos of him on the beaches of Los Angeles and Hawaii.

After those photos were published in newspapers.

I don’t know how many male people are envious and jealous. After all, men are always prone to vanity in this regard.

I don’t know how many female people made their legs feel weak or drooled after seeing it. After all, they love this one.

And these people don't even know that the Isha Angels were in high spirits when they were interviewed by reporters at the airport not long ago.

Just half an hour later, they were transported by three helicopters.

Came here, outside the glass dome pool.

Without waiting for instructions, they all smiled coquettishly and walked into the warm glass swimming pool.

The clothes they wore outside to keep out the cold and show off their beauty were taken off and left everywhere by the swimming pool.

Then there was plop—plop—

The sound of mermaids falling into the water and their splashes are very conspicuous in the swimming pool.

These are charming supermodels who have hundreds of millions of male fans around the world.

They all turned into hungry and thirsty mermaids, killing the delicious food in their eyes.

As for food, he supported his waist and said to himself:

It’s just twenty-five per dozen, it’s not like he’s never been beaten before!

Fight for the honor of men!

So...

In the swimming pool, the story of Abel's version of The Old Man and the Sea suddenly appeared again.

The story started at about 11 a.m. and lasted until about 4 p.m.

There are several breaks in between.

At the end of the story, all the mermaids were finally defeated.

They were all captured by the fishermen and brought to the shore.

The fisherman who fought against 25 mermaids alone and won.

It's not that he didn't pay a price. The price he paid was that he was exhausted.

After all, Ip Man only dared to say that he would fight 10 people, but Abel beated more than twice as many as Ip Wen.

After gently tapping his waist and massaging himself to relax, the fisherman in his pajamas walked out of the room.

Before closing the door, Abel looked back and sneered: Ha...that's all!

Ten minutes later.

He came to the largest living room in the manor villa and lay down on the sofa, feeling a rare sense of physical fatigue.

Although the mermaid is nice, Tang is greedy, so that’s really tiring.

But my spirit is good and I can continue to deal with things.

Next to the sofa, Michael Levine also stood.

He is the general manager of Isa Corporation and one of the presidents of Smith Media.

He was usually the one who sent the Isha angels to Abel.

and Alan Baker, general manager of Smith Think Group and Abel's chief advisor.

Naturally, David Jones is also indispensable, and this man is almost becoming Abel’s shadow now.

Except when Abel is doing the mermaid catching thing.

David is almost always nearby.

He would snap his fingers or call, and the Smith family's butler would appear.

Hi...Michael and Allen.

Abel greeted Michael and Alan, Good afternoon.

The two quickly responded to the boss before starting to talk.

Michael Levine, as always, is in charge of this year's Elizabethan Back Garden, Times Square Christmas Eve show.

It can be said that at least now, this big show carries nearly half of the value of Isa Company.

Without this drama, Isa Company would not have been able to grow to this level within one year.

It can be seen with the naked eye that Isa Company must continue to hold this big show for a long time.

This has to be said to be a huge pressure on the company.

Fortunately, their boss, Mr. Abel Smith, is becoming more and more influential in the city.

With Michael Bloomberg taking office.

It almost means that for at least the next four years, Isa Company can continue to hold such big shows.

This made the prospects of Isa Company suddenly stable and unlimited.

Almost at the same time as this year’s New York Congress elected, Bloomberg’s election victory was announced.

Elizabeth's Back Garden, the company's valuation in the capital market has suddenly increased from US$3 billion to US$5 billion.

It has almost doubled. If Bloomberg becomes mayor, Abel will be the company that will benefit the most.

...As of November 2001, we already have 356 branches throughout North America. The number in Europe is 256. There are 150 in Asia, 69 in Oceania, 10 in Africa, and 20 in South America. A total of 861 branches.”

... As of November, in the first three quarters, Isa achieved net income of US$556.9 million and operating income of US$930.6 million. There is no data for the previous year because sales were not yet launched last year.

After listening to Michael's report, Abel nodded.

It can be said that he is very satisfied with the results achieved by Isa Company.

Because strictly speaking, among the various companies under his current ownership.

Excluding the finance department, everyone else is still losing money or burning money.

The only one that really made money was Isa Company, and it didn't make a lot of money at all. Of course he was happy.

And in fact, this part of the investment that is difficult to measure brought by his influence and connections cannot be ruled out.

Abel's investment in Isa Company is only about US$350 million to US$400 million.

Such a small investment has resulted in an annual profit of nearly US$600 million.

A company with a valuation just shy of over $5 billion.

If he were in Neon, his achievements could be called the Entrepreneurial Immortal!

Well done. Abel said with a smile:

But after this Isa show, there shouldn't be much money in the account, right?

Michael nodded honestly and replied:

Yes. In order to maintain the speed of expansion, there are also expenses for the Isa Show and the expenses for opening up the market in Europe. Most of the net income has become reinvested. After the Isa Show ends, the company's account will There will probably only be about US$30 million left, which is just enough to maintain the company's normal operations. It will probably be relatively comfortable until the first quarter of next year.

Elizabeth’s back garden has made a lot of money this year.

The bulk of the money comes from selling Isa underwear in chain stores, accounting for almost 99% or more.

Because from the beginning, it was decided to do OEM work in China.

The cost of these underwear products is very low, with gross profit margins above 90%.

The gross profit margin of some products can be as high as more than 95%.

As for the bulk of the company's expenses, excluding material costs and OEM costs.

It basically covers store rent, transportation fees, channel fees and other miscellaneous expenses.

After deductions, the net profit is almost over 50%, which can be said to be very profitable.

This can be regarded as a blessing due to Abel's good vision.

If it were anyone else, even a veteran in the industry.

Even with Abel's influence and financial resources, he would not dare to send all OEMs directly to China from the beginning.

It can only be said that the European and American world of this era has too deep a stereotype of Chinese manufacturing.

As everyone knows, at least in the field of textile and clothing OEM.

China, which has experienced the era of three to one supplement, has begun to make a qualitative leap.

Under relatively high OEM fees and very strict quality control.

The quality of the products manufactured by Isa Company is similar to that of products manufactured in Europe, America, or South Korea, Japan, and other places, but at the same time, the price is almost several times cheaper or more than 1/2.

Let Isa surpass most of the world's well-known brands in cost control.

The cost is cheap, but the sales are not cheap. Even if it is cheap, it is compared with other similar competing products.

But once you compare the costs, it's really cheap.

So the profits are naturally very generous.

But Abel was not short of money. Directly invest all the profits of Isa Company into its crazy expansion.

The result is that Esa's company has made a lot of money this year, but there is not much money left.

Because all the investment was spent on opening more branches.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in profits invested.

This is also the main reason why Isha Company has been able to increase its number of branches from 100 at the beginning of last year to 861 this year within one year.