VIP Class Notes (Tibo)

It is a VIP party / it is an invitation only party

I was invited to join it, the organizer told me this is a VIP party for the global CEO of farfetch and they want to invite CEOs or their VIPs and they invited some influencers.

It is a small party. the artist will perform at the beginning of the party and some important people give a welcome speech and they have a dinner after the speech and the performance. It is a small and easy party.

She is very important in this party, she just shot a far fetch campaign several months ago.
The purpose is the Chinese team welcomes their global CEO and invited a lot of CEO of the brands to have a meeting and how to develop the Chinese market.

The market is developing fast and their sales numbers are going down / decreasing.

The whole market is going down and on the other side Far Fetch is a platform, they don’t have  their own brand or product. They are dependent on / they depend on what brands they sell.
It has a big effect on their sales  / it really affected their sales.

They have this event to reconnect with the Chinese market.

It is complicated

They help to buy goods in other countries / they connect buyers with goods arounds the world.
It is easy to integrate for brands.
They have a lot of buyers.
They always find new and fashionable items / they always have the latest trends.
They have a very innovative selection.

They provide a easy and fashionable solution and they provide discounts for customers.

Far fetch is a good channel to get limited products / limited editions.

The audience is the elite.

For public performances, everyone pays for a ticket to come to the festival. Maybe it takes 2h to get there and they all have high expectations.
If you are not pay for a ticket -> if you don’t pay for a ticket

They may be disappointed if you don’t
They pay for a ticket so they have a standard -> They have high expectations for everything

They are complaining / they complain a lot online

I just care about the artist performance.
I will also give some feedback to the music festival.
There might be instrument issues / equipment issues

They found the equipment had some problems, many people couldn’t hear the singer sing.

you need to follow the original arrangement.

he went overtime by almost 15m

They need to book a car and catch the subway, if you go overtime, it will affect everyone  , it may mess with the schedule of many people.

time slot for the rehearsal

you need to be tough, you need to stand your ground 

I said “If you don’t follow the schedule, I will go immediately and we won’t do the pictures anymore”

you need to give a good example for everyone.

Vocabulary

to go overtime (v) exceeding the allotted time for a particular activity or event.
The basketball game went into overtime because the score was tied at the end of regulation time

reliable (adj) : which you can trust / which will not break down or stop working
We need to use a reliable sound system

jump the line (v) not wait in line normally
I saw someone try to jump the line and mentioned it to the staff

to argue (v) to disagree strongly
They argued on the internet and made the Weibo hotlist

play on words / pun (n) when you have words with similar meanings or similar pronunciations

established (adj) which a experience and reputation
Even established artists need some suggestions about each performance

curtain (n)
They could see the musicians behind the curtain

secretary (n)A secretary is a professional who is responsible for performing administrative tasks such as managing correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing files, and handling phone calls.
The CEO’s secretary was responsible for managing his schedule, organizing his travel arrangements, and handling his correspondence.

to solve (v) fix / find a solution
We need to solve the problem

to complain (v) express dissatisfaction or annoyance about something
They complained about the price of the ticket, they felt it was too expensive

complaint (n)
we received a complaint

to expect (v) imagine what will happen / how something will be
I expected the crowd to sing with us but they didn’t know the lyrics

expectation (n)
I had high expectations because the ticket was expensive

elite (n) top in a field
This is a party for the fashion elite

to allocate (v) distribute resources
The brand allocated 20 pairs to the stores in Europe and 30 pairs to Far Fetch
We decided to allocate 20% of the budget to marketing

to allocation (n)
The store only has an allocation of 20 pairs

warehouse (n) place where you put / store goods
JD has a warehouse in SH

to store (v) keep things for a long time
We decide to store the wine in a cellar

to increase (v) To increase means to make something larger or more numerous.
The company decided to increase the number of employees in order to improve productivity.

To decrease (v):To decrease means to make something smaller or less numerous.
The government implemented measures to decrease the amount of pollution in the city.

Purpose (n) refers to the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
The purpose of the new policy was to improve customer satisfaction.

Propose (v) means to suggest or put forward a plan or idea for consideration.
The manager proposed a new marketing strategy to increase sales.

To perform:  to play an instrument or sing for an audience.
The pianist performed a beautiful rendition of a classical sonata at the concert.

Performance: delivery of a musical piece or composition.
The orchestra’s performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 was breathtaking.

tab (n) an internet page
He has 100 tabs in his browser

browser (n) internet app / program used to browse the internet
I use Safari as a browser

to browse (v) to look around casually
I browsed on Taobao
I like to browse through bookstores on the weekends to see if there are any new releases that catch my eye

Pronunciation

equipment

complain

rough

polite

scene

devil