When Chloe touched up her lipstick and stepped out of the restroom, Madison’s noisy group was nowhere to be seen.
Just as she stepped down to the first-floor lobby, she saw Harper with an excited face continuously waving her hands and feet to call her.
“What is the matter that makes you look so joyful like hitting the jackpot?” Chloe leisurely walked over, pulling a chair to sit down and asked.
“Hey, you couldn’t imagine it, it turns out Hector is actually closely acquainted with the Director in charge of the Momo brand!” Harper spoke, then excitedly leaned close to Chloe’s ear and whispered: “So, this expensive lunch ultimately wasn’t a wasted treat, right?” Indeed, judging from Hector’s position, it wasn’t anything too big or hard to understand.
After all, the collaborative business relationship between GY and JJ was only short-term, limited to the few days of the Fashion Week event.
Furthermore, this refined man still showed great appreciation for the talents of the two girls Chloe and Harper, so he didn’t hesitate to gallantly agree to help with this connecting request.
Looking at her wristwatch, the time for the afternoon show was also about to start.
Hector proactively raised his hand to wave the waiter over to the table to prepare to swipe his card to pay the bill.
“Hello sir, the lunch bill for this table has already been paid by this lady.” The waitress smiled politely, pointing her hand toward Chloe and said.
“Oh my!” Hector’s handsome, cinematic face immediately showed disappointment: “Noreen, how could you do such a heartless action?
Isn’t treating two beautiful ladies to a meal the privilege a gentleman should perform?” Chloe smiled diplomatically: “Director Hector, just consider it us fulfilling our duty as hosts welcoming a partner.” Hearing that, Hector shook his head, putting on an exaggerated expression, expressing his helplessness towards independent ladies.
The four of them strolled, talking and laughing comfortably as they stepped out of the restaurant door towards the main lobby of the exhibition center.
Upon arriving, Hector appeared very knowledgeable, navigating the familiar path and leading the two weaving through the backstage area, winding through seven or eight hallway turns to arrive in front of a closed black door.
He winked slyly at Chloe, then raised his hand to knock on the door.
But waiting for half the day, there wasn’t even a single sound in response from inside.
“I think he is probably busy and not here.” Chloe hesitated and said hesitantly: “Since it is like that, it is inconvenient to bother him, so…” “I am sure the old man is hiding in there.” Hector laughed loudly, interrupting Chloe.
As soon as the words ended, he impolitely reached out to grab the door handle and pushed it wide open.
The space inside was an ordinary, messy backstage makeup room, the corner near the door piled mountain-high with clothes racks.
It was just that sitting in front of the large LED makeup mirrors, there wasn’t a single model sitting doing makeup; in the entire massive room, there was only one man in the middle.
At this moment, that person was sprawling with arms and legs spread wide on the armchair, his head also slumped on his chest, probably dozing off.
“Look!” Hector jerked his chin provocatively at Chloe as if showing off an achievement, then took a long stride in.
He slapped his hand down hard with a “smack” on top of the person’s head to wake him up: “Hey wake up!” The man sleeping soundly on the chair was clearly startled not lightly.
His whole body jumped up, forced awake from the haziness of sleep.
After clearly recognizing Hector’s insolently grinning face, he opened his mouth to swear and curse: “Damn it!
It’s you stinky brat causing trouble again!
You bastard!” “Watch your language.” Hector whistled softly to tease.
Chloe, just sweeping her eyes and seeing this Director in charge of Momo, was slightly stunned in astonishment.
Originally in her imagination, it would be a stylishly dressed, incredibly capable strong woman.
Unexpectedly…
the cruel reality was a middle-aged Western uncle with a scraggly beard, a slightly bald head, a short stature, and carrying a huge beer belly.
The sleepy foreign uncle only now noticed and discovered that standing outside the door were two beautiful Asian ladies watching.
He immediately felt a bit embarrassed, rubbing his hands together to cover it up: “This…
I say Hector, the people you brought, why didn’t you introduce them properly?” “Wasn’t it because as soon as you opened your eyes, you bristled up and only cared about scolding me?” Hector quickly retorted, but also politely made way, leading the uncle to the front of Chloe and Harper, beginning to introduce: “This is the Director in charge of entering the US market this time for Momo, Mr.
Jonny.
And these two beautiful, powerful ladies are the Co-Founders of the GY brand, Noreen and Tina.” “GY?” Jonny’s sluggish eyes immediately lit up brightly.
He reached out to enthusiastically shake hands with Chloe and Harper: “How do you say the polite phrase in American?
I’ve admired your reputation for a long time, admired it for a long time!” “You also know of our brand?” Chloe felt a bit refreshed.
Momo was a long-standing French brand, while GY’s overseas market expansion direction was mainly targeted at the UK and Italy.
The lucrative French market had not yet been tapped into by GY’s capital.
Taking the trouble to approach and collaborate with Momo this time was also precisely because of the ambition to penetrate this market.
“Of course I have heard the name.” Jonny narrowed his sly little eyes: “This GY brand of yours ladies, its mass recognition coverage might not be that huge yet, but the names and capabilities of the two Directors on the international stage are absolutely not ordinary.” “You flatter us too much, not at all, not at all…” Harper astutely took a step forward, smiling with the incredibly enthusiastic standard of a businessperson.
Chloe understood this best friend’s personality all too well.
Once the girl unleashed an industrial smile like that, the partner in front of her had transformed into countless flying green bills in Harper’s eyes.
After all, analyzing this Mr.
Jonny’s welcoming attitude, the chance to close the deal was still very high.
People often jokingly call this kind of deal a mutual affection.
The negotiation to reach a preliminary collaboration intention agreement with Momo went incredibly smoothly and easily beyond expectations.
Harper, from the moment she gleefully stepped out of that makeup room, always wore a joyful smile on her face that she couldn’t close.
“For this afternoon’s schedule, are we two still lingering here to watch any more runway shows?” Chloe spoke up to ask.
“Not watching anymore, not watching anymore, it is a waste of time.
We must catch a taxi back to the office immediately to instruct the staff to contact the Momo board of directors via email, quickly drafting to lock the legal contract down to be sure.” Thus, for the next two weekends, the entire GY staff was busy meeting deadlines, intensely negotiating with the Momo side.
Chloe and Harper were naturally swamped, not having a single bit of free time to drop by the Javits Center exhibition center to watch shows anymore.
Time spun crazily until the day of the penultimate closing ceremony of Fashion Week.
“Chloe, look at me trying on this suit, how is it?” Harper stepped out of the master bedroom’s dressing room, striding confidently to the front of Chloe, spinning around once, professionally striking a pose.
One only saw the powerful woman in front with her short bob hair straightened neatly, a stylish chestnut hair dye color, and on her ears wearing the brand’s sparkling shooting star-shaped diamond earrings.
On her body, she wore an exquisitely tailored dark purple women’s suit, her delicate face made up with emphasis on the eyes, exuding an elite, imposing aura, incredibly bearing the feminist essence of Harper.
“Perfect.” Chloe did not spare any words of flattery.
To be able to master the picky purple color in such a perfectly luxurious way, in this New York, probably only Harper’s aura could do it.
“You look scorching hot too.” Harper’s hands itched, unable to resist reaching out to pinch Chloe’s cheek once, clicking her tongue!
The feeling of skincare lately was truly good; the skin felt truly soft, smooth, and plump to the point of squeezing out water.
One only saw the charming woman with brown hair curled in bouncy waves reaching her waist, casually let down behind her back.
Her face was made up with a slightly seductive smokey eye, not too ostentatious or ridiculous, her lips painted with a classic bright red Tom Ford lipstick.
On her body, she wore a backless mermaid evening gown with mysterious black delicate spaghetti straps.
The length of the dress was cut perfectly to the knee, revealing a pair of slender, white bare calves and incredibly beautiful high heels.
It was truly a beauty combining deadly seduction, yet bearing a pure aristocratic trait that was incredibly alluring.
The evening gowns worn by the two female directors were both unique Haute Couture pieces specially delivered to their homes by the JJ brand.
Tonight’s gala was the JJ brand’s biggest fashion show.
As a strategic partner, naturally, they had to be present in the Front Row to support.
It was impossible not to admit and praise Hector as a refined man with an extremely high aesthetic eye.
The outfits sent over were simply too Matching with the two’s auras, thoroughly honoring every curve advantage and perfectly concealing all body flaws.
Of course, at this moment in Harper’s head only a single sarcastic thought appeared: Did this billionaire Julian Quinn guy have a visual problem?
Just heartlessly leaving a perfect wife like Chloe to dress so gorgeously and daringly to go out and show off at a show alone?
She inherently wasn’t a straight man, so she couldn’t absorb and understand the possessive mindset of straight men.
Anyway, hypothetically if Chloe was her legal wife, she would definitely lock this treasure in the house, a lifelong possessive imprisonment type.
[Malicious smiling face] When the driver drove Chloe and Harper to the main lobby of the exhibition center, the autumn sky was slightly dusky.
It was just that the main gate area was decorated by the organizers as splendidly as the prestigious red carpet of some Academy Awards ceremony.
Along a stretch of red carpet, although not long, gathered countless crowds of paparazzi and reporters holding mechanical camera lenses, flashlights flashing continuously without stopping.
“Wow, truly the class of JJ, the reputation appeal is indeed not ordinary; the big-shot VVIP figures in the circle attending the red carpet are truly not few!” Harper handed the keys to the Valet parking staff, pouted, and exclaimed.
This grand scene was completely unlike the mess of a few days ago.
Small domestic brands with no recognition, the guests attending the red carpet were all unknown B-list models and celebrities hired as mercenaries.
“Oh my god!” Harper suddenly went crazy screaming, slapping Chloe’s arm continuously: “Chloe, look, look!
Is that man wearing a suit the A-list movie star Brad Pitt?
It definitely is, right, right!!!” Chloe raised her eyes and looked up, only having time to see a tall back figure hurriedly sweep past.
She was originally a person of work, not very passionate about following and idolizing the showbiz celebrity circle, let alone having the superpower to recognize who a person was just based on a passing back figure.
“Wow, I didn’t expect the organizers to be able to invite an A-list Best Actor to attend the show.
Later when we go in to find seats to watch the show, if I see him I definitely have to squeeze in to ask for an autograph, and I have to demand a selfie together!” Harper rambled while excitedly jumping around like a bird as she stepped out of the car.
Chloe also lifted her dress to step out of the car, narrowing her eyes to look at the pitch-black crowd of paparazzi at the door, intuitively feeling a sense of resistance: “Harper, how about the two of us stand back in this corner and wait for the crowd to thin out a bit before squeezing onto the red carpet?” Those high-intensity flashlights flashing continuously were enough to blind someone’s eyes.
“Hey, waiting for this crowd to disperse for a bit and that Best Actor will disappear without a trace.” Harper resolutely pulled Chloe’s hand, dragging her aggressively toward the main gate: “Besides, people carrying cameras are all hunting for celebrity shots; we two are not Celebs, why should they waste memory space clicking the shutter to take pictures of us!” Hearing her explanation, Chloe felt it was logically reasonable.
Unexpectedly, just as the two turned to reach close to the gate, a luxurious black specialized nanny van slowly pulled over and stopped there.
A great beauty possessing a tall stature gracefully lifted her dress and stepped out.
Striking the eyes, wasn’t it precisely the female celebrity brand ambassador of GY, Ava Sterling?
In her heart, Chloe silently cried out that it was terrible, sure enough bumping into each other.
Ava’s chubby, talkative manager just glanced and saw the two, immediately waving his hand and calling out loudly eagerly.
Out of minimal diplomatic politeness, the two Chloe and Harper also had to smile and walk over toward the car to greet them.
“Noreen, Tina!” Ava Sterling, as soon as she saw the two, stepped forward to hug and kiss their cheeks in greeting, incredibly enthusiastically and intimately like sisters who hadn’t seen each other for a long time.
Although Chloe felt a bit strange, not understanding how they had become so close since when.