I am the only one who practices magic: I practice magic in the city

Chapter 552 The Grand Show
Paris, the Grand Palais.

The Grand Palace, which usually appears somewhat dilapidated, looked exceptionally luxurious today, decorated with gold and colorful hues everywhere.

The newly set-up grandstand for a thousand people surrounds the central LCD stage, with gold and silver sequins continuously showering down from the sky.

The air inside was filled with a sweet, mixed scent. Amid the cheers and shouts of nearly three thousand people, fifty-one of the world's top supermodels, dressed in various styles of very minimally woven Victoria's Secret outfits, freely displayed their beautiful bodies to the three thousand spectators and camera lenses.

Some of them held hands, some lined up in groups, and some went alone, all with excited smiles on their faces, blowing kisses and waving to the audience and cameras around them.

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"Hey, is Kim and Prince William real or fake?"

Gigi held Kendall's hand, waving and blowing kisses to the audience and cameras around them, while whispering a question in Kendall's ear.

Kendall knew she was surrounded by cameras from every angle, so she tried her best to maintain a stiff smile and managed to squeeze out a "I don't know" through gritted teeth.

Of course, Kim wouldn't tell her, but the moment she met Kim's gaze while sitting in the front row, she knew from Kim's eyes that the rumors must be true.

Who knows, maybe the woman herself released it.

Her eyes were clearly defiant, otherwise she wouldn't have flown all the way from London to see her own show.

This was her first annual fashion show with angel wings, and she thought she could attract everyone's attention. However, all the media and audience members were drawn to her sister!
Apart from the official Victoria's Secret photographers, two-thirds of the media focused their cameras on the woman in the front row wearing a light brown Balmain dress with a large teddy bear and a big leather drum.

Kim Kardashian, with a reserved smile on her face, crossed her legs, rested her chin on her hand, and watched Kendall Jenner on stage, who was clapping with a stiff smile, with great interest.

Kendall, do you think you've surpassed me?
By becoming a Victoria's Secret Angel and having a secret relationship with Fangis from Lorraine, do you think you can replace me in the family?
How naive, little girl.

You have no idea what a "queen of traffic" is.

No, maybe I can become a real queen.

Under the flashing lights, Kim Kardashian remained calm and gentle. Although she is only about 1.5 meters tall, she exuded a stronger aura than the models on the stage who were nearly 1.8 meters tall, attracting the attention of the entire audience.

Even Victoria's Secret officials couldn't resist showing her twice on the big screen.

Victoria's Secret CEO Edward Lazek didn't know whether it was good or bad for Victoria's Secret to have this woman, who was currently in the eye of the storm, attend the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show. He frowned backstage.

Edward Lazek has been the CEO of Victoria's Secret for less than six months.

At the beginning of the year, Victoria's Secret owner Leslie Wexner decided to change the brand image of Victoria's Secret from "excitement" to "inclusivity and diversity", and fired the previous meritorious CEO Sharon Jester, and personally took over as CEO of Victoria's Secret again at the age of 80.

As a result, the Alcatraz incident broke out just a few months later.

Leslie Wexner was arrested after the ASF released the Alcatraz declassified documents, becoming one of the few billionaires to be arrested.

Moreover, unlike the other "guests" on Alcatraz, he was originally Abbotstein's "partner".

To be precise, he was one of the financial backers of Abbotstein, and many of the actions on the island were directly related to him.

He held approximately 15% of L Brand, the parent company of Victoria's Secret. Immediately after his incident, other shareholders ousted him from the board of directors, forcing him to transfer his remaining shares in Victoria's Secret, and selected CMO Edward Lazek to take over as interim CEO.

Edward Lazek has been at the helm of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for the past thirty years, making him arguably the true architect of the brand.

This show was Edward Lazek's first annual grand show since taking over as CEO, and it was the largest Victoria's Secret show in the company's history, featuring more than 50 models! The level of importance attached to it is self-evident.

This show brought together almost all of the top models from the last fifteen years. Not only did Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, and Bella Hadid all appear together, but even supermodels like Adriana Lima and Alessandra Ambrosio, who were about to retire, returned to the runway.

The non-stop performances by Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, and Bruno Mars ignited the entire venue. Lady Gaga even wore Victoria's Secret angel wings during the final segment, making the atmosphere even more heated.

This was the first time the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show was held outside of the United States, and it was a lavish affair, with the Grand Palace booked as the venue, costing over 30 million US dollars. It was even more extravagant than the annual show in London the year before, a truly dazzling and unprecedented spectacle of extravagance. (Note 1)

It has a strong resemblance to the "Rainbow Feather Dance" at the Hua'e Xianghui Tower during the Tianbao era of the Tang Dynasty.

I just don't know how many more years this golden age can last.

This is still the period when economic exchanges between Maiguo and Dazhou are the closest, and many fashion shows are themed around Dazhou, and this show is no exception.

The opening act featured a folk performance theme from the Great Zhou Dynasty, with a group of top models dressed like opera troupes.

This unprecedented lavish lingerie show comprises six themes, plus a grand finale, totaling seven parts. The investment is several times greater than in previous years, aiming to capture everyone's attention and wallets.

Victoria's Secret put so much effort into this show, but they didn't expect that everyone's attention would be drawn to Kim Kardashian outside the show.

Kendall was extremely unhappy.

You were able to seduce William, wasn't it because Geese sent you to London? And Geese only helped you because of me.

In other words, what right do you have to come here and protest against me?

If the environment were different, she might not be so angry.

This is my home turf!

Kendall tried her best to maintain a smile, but inside she was burning with anger.

"Om~"

Kendall suddenly felt as if a string in her brain had been plucked, and then her whole body felt a tingling sensation.

"Hey Kendall, are you okay?"

Gigi, who was holding her hand, immediately noticed her unusual behavior.

It wasn't just a discovery; in that instant, she could even sense some inexplicable physiological changes in Kendall.

They've teamed up so many times, it's probably a case of them switching channels.

It took Kendall a good ten seconds to gradually recover and regain control of her body.

Did I just have a stroke?
Kendall took a couple of deep breaths, but didn't feel anything unusual. Even the fatigue from changing clothes like she was in a battle had vanished without a trace.

The media and audience at the scene also noticed Kendall's unusual behavior, and the already continuous clicking of camera shutters became even faster.

Kim Kardashian outwardly displays an expression of concern for her family, but her eyes betray a condescending sneer.

Kendall Jenner looked up and met Kim Kardashian's gaze for a second.

Upon seeing Kendall's gaze, Kim Kardashian felt a shiver run through her.

What's going on? When did Kendall's eyes become so bright?

After a brief moment of distraction, Kim Kardashian's expression quickly returned to normal.

Kendall Jenner returned to the backstage dressing room and angrily punched the metal locker.

With a loud "bang!"

A group of supermodels turned their curious gazes over, and couldn't help but let out a series of exclamations.

Kendall Jenner bent the metal cabinet door with her hammer?

How can it be?

With their limited common sense, although they didn't know that the metal locker was made of 3mm thick stainless steel, they could tell how sturdy the metal locker was just by the heavy feel of the door when it was opened.

A model of Zhou Yi standing nearby exclaimed in exaggerated surprise, "Kendall, you're so strong!"

Gigi covered her mouth in surprise, then immediately picked up Kendall's fist and looked at it, then breathed a sigh of relief: "She's not hurt."

Kendall herself was confused; what was going on?

At a time of great turmoil, Kendall Jenner did not want to attend the Victoria's Secret after-party, and she and Gigi made up an excuse to leave the Grand Palace early.

As soon as I stepped out the back door, before I even got in the car, I saw dozens of reporters haphazardly surrounding a Mercedes-Benz V-Class van, holding various interview equipment.

The bodyguards next to the Mercedes-Benz V were working hard to separate the crowd while looking around to see if there were any other sources of danger, demonstrating excellent professionalism.

"King! Is the rumor about you and William true?"

"King! Craigovn Cottage was Princess Diana's favorite villa. Is there any other significance to your dating there with William?"

"Kim! Will you respond to this in the new season of KUWTK?"

"Jin! Did you tell William that you were coming to Paris for the fashion show?"

"Is it true that the royal family has put pressure on you?"

"gold……"

(End of this chapter)