"What's going on? So mysterious... Could it be about Nvidia's stock? Or what happened to the Hall family?"
Barron was going to Italy today to meet Gucci Group CEO De Sole and take Rebecca and his daughter out to relax. Unexpectedly, Catherine called him and said she had something very important to discuss with him. When he asked about it, the woman hesitated and only said that she wanted to see him immediately...
There was no other way, so Barron had to postpone his trip temporarily and go to Catherine's house to see her.
Barron was not in a good mood at the moment, but Catherine also had a serious expression. She stood up, took out a list from the study and handed it to Barron...
"You...are pregnant?"
This is a medical checkup form from the hospital, with ultrasound images attached...
Speaking of which, Barron is also familiar with...
Although I didn't know much about these things in my previous life, I have seen them twice in this life.
He looked at the conclusion: the gestation period was about 70 days...
By this calculation, it should be the beginning of December...
Well, at that time, Catherine's... late husband Colin Hall had been reincarnated as a human being, so the child must be hers.
Although Barron has been very careful when learning knowledge from Catherine recently, at the beginning, he was really... more reckless.
No wonder this woman was hesitant on the phone, she had to see me...
"What now?"
Catherine stared at Barron closely, and it was not difficult to see the nervousness in her eyes.
Barron knew that for a woman, her performance at this time was very important, so he held Catherine's hand and said softly,
"This is our child, of course we have to give birth to it..."
"But..."
Seeing her expression as if a huge stone had fallen from his heart, Barron hugged her in his arms and asked softly:
"What are you worried about?"
"After all, he...left not long ago, and now I'm like this..."
Barron immediately understood Catherine's concerns and said with a smile:
"You don't need to worry about the Hall family now. You don't plan to inherit their family property, so there's no need to let them know. And even if they knew, what would it matter? Anyway, it was only a few days after his death..."
"That's what I'm worried about. What if they think it's his child..."
"Don't worry..."
Although it must be said that this is indeed possible, Barron still comforted her and said:
"Colin is not the only son of the Hall family. Now the inheritance of the Hall family falls to his younger brother Alexander Hall, and the old Hall is ill. I'm afraid even Alexander will not be too active in this matter. Instead, he will hide it from the family. As long as you don't take the initiative to bring up this matter, it won't be a big problem."
Of course, Barron never thought of letting the child in Catherine's belly pretend to be a descendant of the Hall family and compete for the inheritance rights of the Hall family. After all, this kind of family is not stupid. They will definitely use scientific methods to confirm the heir before accepting it. In this era, it is basically impossible to impersonate in this way.
And to be honest, at this time, Barron no longer cared about the so-called inheritance rights of the Hall family, and there was no need to put his own flesh and blood in danger.
"I will arrange for you to live abroad for a while, and come back after you give birth to the baby. Where do you want to go? How about America? Or France? I have a manor in France, where the climate is good, and it is suitable for pregnancy..."
In any case, Barron finally calmed Catherine down and prepared to take Catherine with him on his trip to Italy, letting her relax and then sending her to France.
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When heading to Florence, the limitations of large passenger aircraft such as the Boeing 747, to which the Devonshire belonged, were sometimes revealed.
Because the local Peretola Airport in Florence is only a branch airport with a runway less than 1,800 meters, it does not meet the take-off and landing conditions of the Devonshire. In the end, they could only choose to land at the nearby Galileo Galilei International Airport in Pisa and reach Florence in an hour by car.
Although Florence is well-known, you will find that it is not a big city. Its population is only about 300,000...
The scenery here is quite nice, full of literary atmosphere, just like Italy, elegant and casual...
To be honest, if it were up to Barron to choose, he would definitely not choose a place like Florence as the headquarters of a group.
But the Gucci Group belongs to the luxury industry, and perhaps they need such an atmosphere to produce works with an artistic flavor.
Generally speaking, Barron will respect professionals when it comes to professional matters. Different fields have different worlds, so he still respects the fact that the Gucci Group's headquarters is located here.
This time, when meeting with Gucci Group's CEO De Sole, the focus was on discussing their business issues.
Of course, after De Sole took office, the Gucci Group was saved to a certain extent by hiring Frida Giannini as Gucci's design director.
However, in the past two years, the development of the Gucci Group has not been satisfactory, and in the luxury industry, it has lagged behind brands such as LV and Chanel.
Barron still recognized Frida Giannini's strength, but he also pointed out that Gucci needed more fresh blood to provide more elements for their designs.
In addition, the most important thing is to start vigorously expanding the Chinese market - in terms of luxury goods, China's purchasing power in the future is unquestionable. If Japan is the region with the highest purchasing power for luxury goods in Asia at present, then in the future, China will definitely be the region with the highest purchasing power not only in Asia but also in the world.
At one point, some people even claimed that half of the world's luxury goods were bought by Chinese people...
Although there is still some time before this time, we need to start planning now.
Speaking of the development of Chinese luxury fashion, it started in 1979.
On March 19, 1979, Pierre Cardin came to China.
As the first European fashion designer to come to China, he organized the first fashion show in New China at the Yanjing National Culture Palace. At that time, China had no concept of fashion, and his arrival was a risky attempt.
In the same year, French Remy Martin entered the Chinese market and later became the most influential luxury product in China.
The 1980s was the early days of China's luxury goods market, and people were not very interested in it at that time.
In 1990, Cartier, the jewellery king, entered the Chinese luxury goods market, leading a large number of international luxury goods to enter China.
The 1990s was the period when the most international luxury goods entered China. One brand stood out in particular: international luxury giant Louis Vuitton (LV). In that year, it also opened its first directly-operated store at the Yanjing Wangfu Hotel.
When LV came to China, even in Shanghai, which was one of the more developed cities in China at that time, the average monthly salary per person was less than 200 yuan.
The following year, these expensive items sparked a controversy - the Economic Daily accused the Xitie Shopping Mall, which was selling foreign brands at the time, "Xitie, you are going too far."
But not long after, "Once Remy Martin is opened, good things will come naturally" became the most well-known luxury advertising language in China. This sentence has influenced three generations of wealthy Chinese people, and its advertising power has not been surpassed by any luxury product to this day.
1993 was the year when many luxury brands entered China, including Lancome, Estee Lauder, Clinique, Chanel, etc.
In 1993, Chanel became a fashionable brand that Chinese female consumers were competing for.
In 1994, the famous men's clothing brand Hugo Boss entered China.
In the late 1990s, brands such as Armani and Hermès were not to be outdone and came to China to open stores.
Compared with other brands, Gucci entered the Chinese market a little later, starting in 1996. However, they have never paid much attention to the Chinese market and currently have no flagship store in China. That is why Baron urged de Sole to speed up its development in China.