Chapter 263 (1/2)

After his trip to Geneva, Simon flew to Florence, where Gucci's headquarters is located, the next day.

Sophia hopes that Simon can appear in the Gucci documentary. All day long on the 24th, Simon wandered around Florence with Tom Ford, the new creative director of Gucci, following the camera. Ford's September 1990 Gucci spring and summer collection will draw inspiration from the world's oldest cultural and Art Center.

The Gucci family, as the host, specially prepared a reception banquet for Simon at the manor outside the family in the evening.

To be exact, Simon was invited by Aldo Gucci, the second eldest son of Gucci.

Gucci founder Guccio Gucci's three sons, two of them have passed away, only eldest brother Aldo is still alive, that is, the one who was reported to prison by his nephew a few years ago for tax evasion.

In the last equity transaction, some members of the Gucci family emigrated overseas for tax avoidance. Only Aldo Gucci's second and third sons remained in Italy. Aldo's eldest son was also at odds with his father and lived in New York all the year round.

All kinds of twists and turns over the years have made Gucci's family lose its reputation in Italy, but there are still some details in the end. This time, the guests are Simon westero, a new world-class fortune and Hollywood tycoon. Therefore, for the first time in so many years, the Gucci family is full of guests again. Many Italian government and business celebrities have attended, and they have also attracted a large number of people from the Italian local performing arts circle.

Aldo Gucci, who still holds 20% of Gucci's shares, even though he insisted on not selling the family company at the beginning, because his attitude towards Simon has changed a lot at the dinner that brought the Gucci family back to glory.

Because there was no language barrier, Simon was able to socialize in the banquet crowd until 10 o'clock in the night before he left.

Aldo Gucci, who is 83 years old, still has no rest. He personally takes his two sons and a large group of celebrities to send Simon and Sophia out of the Gucci family's manor.

In the car, seeing Gucci family's splendid manor disappear, Sophia said: ”now, it's more difficult for us to acquire the remaining shares of Gucci family.”

Simon naturally understood what Sophia meant.

Over the past few months, Gucci's recovery has been obvious to all.

If Gucci continues to maintain its previous decline and survive for a few years, the Gucci family will surely sell all its shares. But now, even the children of the Gucci family no longer know that it is a long-term plan to hold on to their shares and rely on Simon westero.

”We can't take all the benefits. It's enough to hold the absolute control of Gucci. After the operation of Gucci is stable, we can just turn our resources and energy to other luxury brands,” Simon said with a smile. ”Moreover, the Gucci family may borrow some of my fame this time, but similarly, if we realize the 100% control of Gucci, the Gucci family will surely win If we don't go to Italy, we can only sit on the bench like an outsider with black eyes. So this kind of borrowing is mutual. ”

Sophia nodded approvingly.

Simon was just a mere socialite at the party, but she really got to know a lot of local vipers who might be helpful to Gucci's operation in the future.

Think of this, Sophia just about to talk about Cannes, the speed suddenly slowed down, and finally stopped.

Simon looked at the front row suspiciously and asked, ”Neil, what's the matter?”

Before Neil Bennett could speak, the car window was knocked a few times.

Simon looked out warily, but saw a woman's face looming out of the window. He recognized the woman's identity. He rolled down the window and asked, ”Miss frilly, why are you here?”

Sabina frilly is an actress.

Prior to the Gucci party, Sabina frilly was very eager to take the initiative to talk with Simon several times, but also left a business card, Simon barely remember each other's name.

When the window rolled down and Simon asked, Sabina frilly looked pathetic and said, ”Mr. westrow, my car broke down. Can you give me a lift?”

Sabina frilly said, pointing to a black car with a smoky hood on one side of the road.

Simon looked at the car in the light of the car's headlights, a little bewildered.

I didn't expect to encounter such a conventional trick. Moreover, looking at the smoking situation of the car, the woman really got her hands on it. The car is definitely broken down, or even scrapped.

This is the southern suburb of Florence where all kinds of luxury houses and manors gather. Simon's manor in this city is also not far away, less than five kilometers by car.

After all, it was impossible to leave a young woman in the countryside. Simon had to push the door open and let Sabina frilly sit in. He and Sophia were in the back row together.

There are two bodyguards in the front row.

It is well known that kidnapping cases are rampant in Italy. When Simon was still in Los Angeles, many people around him advised him to bring more entourage when he heard that he was going to Italy. So this trip to Europe specially brought four bodyguards. Jennifer didn't come here tonight. Simon left two bodyguards in his manor.With one more outsider, Simon and Sophia stop talking just now.

Sabina frilly appears to be very talkative. Her light clothes and hot body stick to Simon without any disguise. Balabala asks about all kinds of things about Hollywood. She also expresses her admiration for Valerie Gallino's role as cat girl in Batman, and boldly asks if Simon can take her to Hollywood for development.

Because it was not far away, Simon's car soon drove into another manor in the southern suburb of Florence.

Compared with other European residences, Simon is most satisfied with the manor in the southern suburb of Florence, which has a stone fence more than two meters high. The overall fence of more than 600 meters encloses the manor covering an area of five acres. Simon saw the information of the manor at the beginning. Although the Italian style villa in the manor was not in line with Simon's aesthetics, he did not hesitate to buy it because of the wall.

when everyone got off the train, Simon, who had been rubbed with perfume by Sabine Friley, asked, ”where do you live, miss freery? I'll ask the driver to take you back.”

Sabina frilly came up again, took Simon's arm and asked, ”Simon, can I stay here for one night? I've been staying in a hotel these two days, and I always feel that someone is following me. ”

Sophia blinked at Simon as he watched him being entangled and walked towards the villa with a smile on his lips.

Simon felt forced to send the woman away, and she might have another moth. Maybe she fainted in his arms, so he had to wave to the two bodyguards, let them go to the annex to have a rest, and take Sabina frilly to the main villa.

In the living room of the villa.