Milan, Italy,
Busy Malpensa International Airport.
A Gulfstream G500 private jet with smooth curves is approaching and landing.
The owners of such high-end business jets are usually either tycoons on the Forbes list, rock kings, or sports superstars, and airport VIP protection has a high priority.
The terminal specially delayed the landing time of two Air Berlin Airbus 320neo passenger planes that were waiting in the sky above Milan, and prioritized jumping in line to clear the runway for them.
The aircraft is covered in blue-black postmodernist-style spray painting from nose to tail, with a black sun on the vertical tail.
It’s almost winter fashion week.
This personalized and unique painting immediately attracted the attention of many paparazzi reporters in the terminal.
"Wow! Gulfstream G500, is this the new plane of Lady Gaga wearing this kind of road attire? There is news that she is going to walk the red carpet in Milan?"
A paparazzi picked up the camera in his hand and took wild photos of the Cthulhu-flavored Gulf Stream.
"No, Lady Gaga's new plane is painted in gold. Moreover, there are internal sources saying that Lady Gaga has just performed the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl. She is currently on vacation with her family and will not attend commercial events this month. .”
Another paparazzi, who seemed better informed, retorted.
"This is... an aircraft livery by illustrator DeJon Vandoorne."
An uncle, a fashion magazine reporter with a lion-like messy beard, aimed his frame at the Gulfstream gliding on the runway.
"DeJon Vandoorne? Which star is he from?"
The paparazzi seemed a little familiar with this name, but they couldn't remember it for a while.
"A well-known illustration artist and fashion conglomerate, famous for designing clothes for ZARA, the designer of the official logo of the United Nations for snow protection, "Environmental Protection Polar"... He should now be the chief art officer of the first-line French fashion brand Amita."
The uncle seemed to be very good at fashion art, and he casually revealed Van Dorn’s identity.
"Oh, I remembered. In the video published by Mr. Hyperion before, there was an illustration whose author was Fan Dorn, wasn't it?"
Someone finally remembered the video that went viral on YouTube.
"The artist who was criticized by that pretty judge named Elena for being worthless? If I remember correctly, the winner of the video seemed to be an online illustrator named Detective Cat."
"No, no, no... didn't you read the follow-up report? The judge girl is a second-generation ancestor who relied on her family name to get to the position, and she doesn't understand art at all. As for Detective Cat, she is just a cheap painter who can only draw pirated Internet illustrations. Just hands.”
"But it does look like what he painted."
"The photo is more like it, but you want to sell it for a lot of money with an ordinary photo, is it possible? A cheap painter is a cheap painter, and he has no understanding of art. No, I heard that the girl who was the judge has been admitted to "Oil Painting" The magazine fired her. But Van Dorn was still able to fly on a private plane and come to Milan to participate in Fashion Week like nothing happened... By the way, did any of you work with the Milan Fashion Week line before? Why did I I have never seen Van Doorn in the exhibition area of fashion brand Amita.”
…
"Damn lame, at this time in previous years, I should still be in Paris."
Van Dorn looked out the window at the snow-covered city and frowned.
As one of the few top-tier fashion-breaking illustrators, Van Doorn is undoubtedly one of the most profitable illustrators in history in the industry pyramid.
An art professor like Leigh Louise only earns hundreds of thousands of dollars a year.
However, Van Dorn's annual participation in various fashion weeks and fashion brand promotion conferences probably costs almost this amount in aviation fuel and maintenance fees for business jets.
but,
He doesn't need to bear these expenses himself.
After Van Doorn successfully broke through the fashion and environmental fields with his illustrations, he ended his contract with the top gallery Lisson Gallery.
now,
Although he will still accept some high-dollar illustration contracts,
But his main identity is the chief artistic officer of the French fashion brand "Mir Amita", which focuses on environmentally friendly handicrafts.
In order to sign a top artist like Van Doorn, the contract provided by this fashion brand company included this Gulfstream G500 worth 40 million US dollars and a 62-foot-long blue boat anchored in a Mediterranean port. Access to water yachts.
in other words,
This is part of the artist's benefits. All expenses are paid by the company, and he does not have to pay a dime.
But Vandoorne is not without pressure.
There are few evergreen trees in the field of modern art style, and the field of fashion brands changes at an alarmingly fast rate.
Even the business empire of a superstar like Kanye, who once made more money every day than he could count, has collapsed.
There are countless art designers who were so famous yesterday but are now being ignored by the market.
When it comes to Van Dorn,
If you sail against the current, you will retreat if you don't advance.
Amida's global sales in previous years ranged from US$1 billion to US$1.5 billion, which is considered to be in the mid-to-upper reaches of the leading trendy brands.
Although it has not been able to compare with Kanye's "Coconut" in the past, and it is far from the established luxury goods companies such as Hermès and Chanel, the gross profit margin of this trendy brand is extremely high, and the company can still be considered to be thriving.
The Autumn and Winter Fashion Week in February every year is a vanity fair for fashion and luxury companies to build awareness of their products.
From Paris to New York, from Chanel to second-tier small brands, supermodels with slim waists and long legs compete for beauty on the same stage.
As Amita’s chief artistic officer,
This is his first time at Milan Fashion Week.
Van Doorn's fixed schedule at this time in previous years was to attend the longer-established Paris Fashion Week, and participate in exclusive interviews with reporters as an art designer at the Amida new product show after the opening ceremony on the first day.
But this year,
However, he was temporarily "scheduled" by the company to go to Milan Fashion Week.
Not good news for the chief artistic officer of a French brand.
"Darling, Milan Fashion Week is also very important. It is one of the four major international fashion weeks. It is no worse than Paris."
The cabin door opened, and the short-haired assistant and lover stood on the gangway, taking a breath of Italian winter air.
She lazily pecked Van Dorn's earlobe, then gently held a woman's cigarette between her fingers stained with cinnamon, and lit it: "I prefer the Mediterranean in winter. We can go there by helicopter. Mountain skiing.”
"You know nothing, idiot."
Van Dorn roughly slapped the cigarette out of the female assistant's hand.
When he was in a good mood, he didn't care if his female assistant smoked, and found it very sexy. But now, he had no interest in smelling other people's second-hand smoke.
Van Dorn knew,
As a French brand, Amita
Although companies all participate in the four major international fashion weeks.
However, given the tilt of resources, Paris Fashion Week is definitely the most important.
Every year, the best-selling or most highly regarded designer new products will also be displayed at the "Amida New Product Conference" during Paris Fashion Week.
As for Milan Fashion Week,
"Milan is a place that is 30% cheaper than Paris. I hate it here. Damn Italians, they have no sense of time at all."
Fan Dorn muttered viciously.
He got off the gangway, stood on the cement floor in front of the hangar and looked around, and found that the hotel's Rolls-Royce airport courtesy car had not arrived yet.
waiting room,
He himself was annoyed and took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and started smoking.
Whenever people mention the history of Milan Fashion Week, they cannot avoid mentioning——
It is a helpless imitation of Paris Fashion Week after the Italian clothing industry was defeated by French high-end luxury goods after World War II.
Just like the slogan of the first Italian Fashion Week. "Our products are 30% cheaper than those in Paris, our workmanship is more exquisite, and we use better materials."
In Van Dorn's heart,
Milan Fashion Week is nothing more than a knockoff of Paris.
But in previous years, Vandoorne's booth at Paris Fashion Week was replaced by the works of several other younger designers from Amida Company.
The company's statement is very high-sounding - "We hope to give more fresh blood the opportunity to show themselves."
Van Dorn knew what the real reason was.
"Damn YouTube celebrities, damn cripple judges, damn monkey internet illustrators."
He took a long drag on his cigarette.
fashion field,
Success is also a flow, failure is also a flow.
The video of the world's number one Internet celebrity was sprayed with blood by the art judges, which did not have no impact on Van Doorn.
Especially when the judge lady is so beautiful that it makes people enchanted, this video has been played more than 500 million times.
He was originally willing to accept Thomas' invitation, but he just wanted to gain traffic.
it's good now,
There is indeed traffic.
But in front of hundreds of millions of viewers, he was so embarrassed.
Many young people who buy artists’ trendy brands are looking for nothing more than a “powerful style”.
The designer's own paintings were criticized as useless by an art critic from a seemingly professional corner.
That’s pretty damn fatal.
Fan Dorn's subsequent series of counterattacks were completely out of necessity.
To be honest, he had heard of Miss Anna Elena, the heiress of the prestigious and prestigious art family.
Even though the number of people in Elena's family is now declining, and it seems that the flowers and trees will fall and the hozens will be scattered, after all, the centipede will never die.
There is absolutely no need for him to offend someone who is so intricately connected in the art world.
But...this bitch must be mentally ill!
It's just a curiosity video shot by a big YouTube star to satisfy the audience's curiosity. Why are you so serious?
Van Dorn even suspected it,
Could it be that Anna and the unknown online illustrator knew each other personally? This video was simply a trap set up to make others famous by stepping on her.
On second thought,
He pushed the thought out of his mind.
Even Fan Dorn had to admit that the online illustrator was really good.
If you are a friend of the Elena family, there are some normal ways to become famous.
There's absolutely no need to do this.
"Fortunately, she is too young. Fortunately, that guy is just a worthless online cartoonist."
Van Dorn felt that his response overall was very appropriate.
Whether it is putting pressure on the board of directors of Oil Painting magazine, slandering Anna in the interview that she relied on her family's reputation to get to the position, or saying that the African painter is a monkey who only knows how to paint stereotypes and knows nothing about art concepts... the effect is very good. .
The latter is actually not a slander;
That's what Fan Dorn thought.
If public opinion believes that Anna is simply a second-generation ancestor who rose to power through her family's reputation, then her original doubts about herself will not matter.
As for the future of the African illustrator, is he being treated unfairly?
Who the hell cares?
"My dear, don't be angry, that lame bitch from "Oil Painting" has already paid the price."
The assistant smiled coquettishly.
To be the one closest to the top among the many canaries around Fan Dorn, her emotional intelligence is quite high. "Also, although Milan is 30% cheaper than Paris, it is of higher quality, isn't it?"
"It's your own fault, bitch."
Fan Dorn snorted, feeling a little comfortable being photographed.
The final result of this matter seems to be that it should end like this.
The forced intercourse with "Oil Painting" magazine was much smoother than he imagined.
Even what he once worried about that the art critic lady would put pressure on him through her connections in the art circle did not happen.
It seems that
The once glorious Elena family is indeed just a paper tiger now.
As for Amida, after so many years, this trendy brand has become deeply bound to me.
When one is prosperous, both are prosperous; when one is lost, both are harmed.
It’s not that easy to kick yourself away.
It is estimated that once this storm passes, everything will almost return to normal.
"Mr. Vandoorn? Mr. Vandoorn? Why did Amita Company arrange for you to be at the Milan booth this year instead of the Paris booth in previous years? Does this mean that you will take a back seat among the brand's designers? Is this the impact of YouTube celebrity Mr. Hyperion’s video?”
Just at this time,
A harsh voice threw a series of questions at Van Dorn like a barrage of questions.
Fan Dorn turned his head and saw a middle-aged man with a camera hanging on his chest jumping out of an airport shuttle bus.
The other party yelled and ran towards his position.
"Fuck! Are the airport guards eating shit? They let the paparazzi in anyway."
Van Dorn was very angry.
He didn't want to pay attention to this tabloid reporter at all. When he saw that the hotel's welcome car had already arrived, he was about to get in the car.
"You just hit your female assistant, and I captured the photo."
The middle-aged man's threatening voice came from behind him.
"Which magazine are you a reporter for?"
Van Dorn turned his head, his tone filled with anger.
He didn't expect that the scene where he accidentally slapped the cigarette off the female assistant's hand would be caught on camera.
"If you dare to publish this photo, prepare for an all-you-can-eat lawsuit." Van Dorn scolded.
"One question, Mr. Vandoorne. As long as you can answer my question seriously, I will delete the photo immediately."
The middle-aged uncle raised a finger: "Please, Mr. Van Dorn, I gave the shuttle bus driver 200 euros. You have to ask me something."
"Which magazine are you a reporter for?" Van Dorn asked with his eyebrows raised.
"Fashion Hodgepodge."
Van Dorn had never heard of the newspaper.
Probably that tabloid.
But tabloids know no bounds.
He knew that the other party's behavior was illegal, but entertainment reporters from such tabloids were not afraid of lawsuits or going to jail, but were afraid of no news.
Beating a woman can be a big or small thing.
Fan Dorn really doesn't want to get involved in this kind of shit now.
"Well, just a question."
"And it can't be the ones just now... If you don't want to, I'll see you in court." Van Dorn said coldly.
The middle-aged reporter held up the recorder on his cell phone and thought for a while: "In that case, let's talk about Detective Cat. You once called him a monkey who can play basic scales. But Tonks, Director of the Taylor National Gallery You are actually willing to accept the invitation to talk about serious art with him on the Apple blog. Do you have anything to comment on this behavior? Do you think this is his declaration of war against you?"
He pulled up Mr. Sloth's poster on his phone.
"War, NO, NO, NO, I'm an artist. He's just a bad printer."
Fan Dorn smiled: "We are not on the same track as Ben. How can a dwarf declare war on a giant."
(End of chapter)
