Chapter 378: Already a Big Tree(2/3)
"I have contacted Hearst. They have ELLE, a fashion series, which is a more powerful fashion media than Newhouse."
Abel nodded.
The Hearst family of the two Amanda sisters is very powerful in the fashion media industry.
Hearst Group owns almost half of the top 10 fashion magazines in the world.
It is even stronger than Newhouse's Condé Nast in this regard.
"But Hearst rejected me. They didn't want to cause more trouble, and their editors didn't welcome me. We've been fighting for many years. If I go over, I might have to put pressure on them, and they can't agree."
Abel knew this was normal, but he didn't want to hear the old woman continue to talk.
He said directly: "Ma'am, please. Tell me the key points. Tell me what you want to do or what I can get. Just say these two."
Anna Wintour was silent. She found that her very useful way of talking was of no use to Abel.
The key is that she still wants to ask Abel. Anna Wintour can only say softly:
"Okay. Then I will tell you directly. Mr. Smith, I am willing to take at least 80% of the American version of "VOGUE" and more than 50% of the European and Asian versions. I can leave "VOGUE" with at least more than 500 fashion elites.
!!”
The fashionable old woman stared straight at Abel.
"Mr. Smith, I wonder if you dare to accept us?!"
Abel's heart was a little pounding, but he wasn't moved by the old woman.
But he said it to the old woman, and the 500 elites of "VOGUE" magazine were moved.
No matter in the past or in the future, even if the Internet era comes in the future.
Magazines from the era of print media to the present.
They will all have a place in the media, and they are still very important.
Smith Media has always attached great importance to this.
This can be seen from the fact that Abel personally stood up for the New York Observer many times.
Even in the future Internet era, the sales of paper media will become very poor.
However, the influence of the more elite magazines will have a larger audience and market due to the wide spread of the Internet.
The Internet will expand everything, pushing magazines to the world and all audiences who like them.
In the past and now, magazine media mainly rely on sales and advertising to make money.
Or will it be a magazine that will mainly make money on the Internet in the future, relying on traffic and advertising.
They have one thing in common, that is, in addition to the brand, they also attach great importance to the quality of the content.
As for the magazine, an elite and capable editorial department will undoubtedly make it even better.
Why is "VOGUE" magazine so powerful? It is called the first holy book in the fashion industry.
Besides brand inertia, the most important thing is its editors.
Although Abel doesn't appreciate it, the content of "VOGUE" magazine is highly praised by their circle within their circle, which is why "VOGUE" magazine has its current status.
If Anna Wintour could really hollow out the editorial department of "VOGUE" magazine in one fell swoop.
Abel feels that "VOGUE" will be very uncomfortable for a long time, maybe within a year or two.
In other words, one's vitality is seriously damaged.
And if Smith Media can get this large number of fashion media elites.
The fashion media segment of Smith Media, which was originally weak and almost non-existent, can almost become one of the fashion powers in one fell swoop.
It's a long story, but it only took Abel a second or two to figure it out.
He immediately responded to Anna Wintour.
"What's the difficulty in this?"
Abel smiled and said:
"Don't talk about Condé Nast. Even Advanced Publishing Group, we are not afraid of it. Ms. Wintour, as long as what you say is true. As long as you are willing to work for me, then I can protect you."
Abel's statement was very direct.
Since Wintour's statement was more tempting, he thought about it and added:
"Believe me, I have the ability to protect you. Look at Michael and Britney. From my side, these two are living a happier life than anyone else."
"Look at MJ, now even the Oilers don't have any trouble with him. Why? It's just that he is working for me, and I can protect him."
In fact, Anna Wintour made up her mind to lead her team to defect to Abel.
Among them are elements of Michael Jackson and Britney Spears.
It’s not that these two people persuaded Anna Wintour to come over and join Abel.
These two people are not that familiar with Anna Wintour.
But the story that happened to these two people made Anna Wintour feel that Abel had the ability to protect her if he wanted to.
Like Michael Jackson, what is the most important reason that put him in the predicament he was in?
Is it really Sony’s quagmire and entanglement?
The mighty King of Pop is almost one of the symbols of American pop culture. Michael Jackson was so targeted by the Neon Cabinet. Do Americans have any idea?
Those black people have no idea?
You must know that although MJ is white on the outside, he is dark on the inside.
Black people in the United States are ZZZQ. With the ZZZQ flag in hand, even capital will be wary of it.
But Sony still followed him.
The reason is because several years ago, I don’t know if I was sincere, if I let it slip, or if it was unintentional.
In front of the public media, Michael Jackson said some words that were very unfriendly to the Oilers and were even considered anti-Oil.
That's when it started.
When Sony faced MJ, it began to become more and more tough and bold in using tactics.
So it's obvious.
That was after that, at least when facing MJ. Behind Sony Music Group, the Oilers had already appeared.
In this country, oilies are more dangerous than ZZZQ.
With the blessing of oil BUFF, MJ will naturally not be able to do well in front of Sony Music.
And smart people all know why MJ ended up in this situation.
This is why, except for Ikana and her father, few of MJ's "friends" dare to come forward.
In this country, who dares to openly confront the Brahmins?
If it hadn't been for Abel's appearance, MJ's fate would most likely have fallen like it did in parallel time and space.
Just like twenty years later in parallel time and space, there are also a few black men who think they are ZZZQ enough and believe in the power of BLM.
How dare you challenge such a dangerous thing...
Of course the ending was not good, after all, there was no Abel Smith in that time and space.
After defecting to Abel Smith and publicly showing friendship with many well-known Oilers figures in the media.
The dark clouds surrounding Michael Jackson's fate gradually dissipated.
Many thoughtful people have discovered this.
They also saw in the media that Abel had a good relationship with many big oily people.
Such as Bloomberg.
Such as Soros.
In addition, there are rumors that Smith from Texas is getting married to a bush in Texas.
This makes many caring people feel more and more that Abel Smith is already a strong and strong tree.
Even if he is very young, even if he only appears for a short time.
As one of the caring people, Anna Wintour thought about it for a long time.
Now I finally decided to surrender to him.
She felt that if Smith was willing to help, he would be willing to accept her offer.
At least she doesn't have to worry about retaliation from Newhouse.
At the end of last year, "VOGUE" interviewed Abel exclusively and took fashion photos for Abel.
Anna Wintour had this idea.
But she wasn't sure yet, she was still thinking about it at the time.
To be continued...