Manhattan.
Near the Columbus Circle in the southwest corner of Central Park, a black Mercedes-Benz luxury car stopped on the side of the road. The female driver with a ponytail wearing sunglasses opened the door. Zhu Momo got out of the car and took a look at the woman named Paula. ·The female guard of the Wei family of Corland looked at Jill Peckett and Zhao Anni who got off the car from the passenger side and the other side respectively, and felt a little emotional.
Even my mother cannot bring three followers with me on a casual trip.
He probably understood what the girl who deliberately stepped on and jumped two meters high was thinking. Jill stepped forward, took her arm and pulled her into a building on the side of the road, saying: "Let's go quickly, we're going to be late."
Zhao Anni followed and 'translated' simultaneously: "Don't be embarrassed, be careful of being regarded as a psychopath."
Zhu Momo still walked steadily on her 12cm high heels. Hearing this, she glared at Zhao Anni: "Do you think I can't even understand such simple English?"
"I know you understand, that's what I wanted to say just now."
Zhu Momo threatened: "I'm going to fire you, little man."
Zhao Anni simply rolled her eyes.
Four women came to a coffee shop on the 12th floor of the building. They said a few words to the waiter who came forward and were taken to a seat by the window of the coffee shop. There were already two girls waiting here. Judging from their appearance, They were both from the East. Seeing them appear, the two women stood up together to greet them.
It was Zhao Anni who spoke first. Looking at the younger of the two girls, the round-faced girl was a little surprised: "Youhu, why are you here?"
It turned out that one of them was Li Youhu from the Guofeng Art Troupe.
Zhao Anni previously worked for the Guofeng Art Troupe. Although Li Youhu was arranged by Simon to participate in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and has been living in Manhattan to study acting, she often goes back. In addition, the Chinese waiter of the Guofeng Art Troupe service team There are few of them in the first place, so I naturally get to know them.
Li Youhu was equally surprised. He generously stepped forward and hugged Zhao Anni, and said with a smile: "Sister Feihong said that she came over to meet a student. Someone is trying to steal my teacher. Of course I have to come and see it together."
Li Youhu said as he looked at the other people, his eyes naturally fell on Zhu Momo.
First impression, very high.
Then, there is a kind of instinctive mutual repulsion of the same sex, and sparks fly when the eyes collide.
The two women were talking, and the woman next to them wearing a slim black dress with a delicate and bookish face also took the initiative to reach out to Zhu Momo: "Hello, my surname is Yu, you are, um, can you speak Chinese?"
Although he and a certain fox were not at odds at first glance, Zhu Momo felt fond of the woman in front of him and shook hands with her: "Of course, my name is Zhu Momo."
The woman nodded and said, "My English name is Fay."
Zhu Momo was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and said with a smile: "Teacher Yu, Momo is my Chinese name, but my English name is also MoMo. The manager said it is easy to remember, has personality, and sounds cute."
Teacher Yu was a little embarrassed: "Oh, I'm sorry, I thought your English name was also Momo. And, if you don't mind, just call me Sister Yu, no need to call me teacher."
"Okay, Sister Yu," Zhu Momo agreed and praised: "Sister Yu, you are so beautiful. I can't tell your age at all from your appearance."
"Actually, I'm not much older than you."
Teacher Yu said and looked at Jill again.
Jill also took the initiative to reach out and said in obviously jerky and heavily accented Chinese: "Hello, Miss Yu, I am Jill. Nice to meet you."
"Hello."
Teacher Yu shook hands with Jill, and felt very strange. The blonde girl in front of her, her Chinese was really... difficult to evaluate, and she even admired the other person for being able to say it in public.
Teacher Yu didn't show much weirdness, but Zhu Momo didn't give Jill any face. She almost laughed and said to her: "Jill, you'd better not speak Chinese, it's too ugly."
Jill ignored her, but still changed to English and explained to Teacher Yu: "Sorry, Miss Yu, I just started learning Chinese two days ago, which may make you a little uncomfortable."
Teacher Yu was a little surprised, but then he admired this blond girl who had just started speaking after two days of learning, and quickly changed to English: "It doesn't matter, you have already spoken very well."
Zhu Momo understood what Teacher Yu said and couldn't help but roll her eyes.
Is this a good idea
It's just too miserable to look at.
Teacher Yu, who noticed Zhu Momo's expression, also knew that she was obviously not an easy girl to teach. In fact, from the first glance, Teacher Yu felt something was wrong. I really don't understand who could be so whimsical about such a girl who looks close to two people. A girl who could only be a special actress was sent to her to learn acting.
It's just random.
In comparison, if Jill, who dared to speak boldly after only two days of learning Chinese, wanted to learn acting from her, Teacher Yu would be extremely happy. After all, she looked like a very motivated type.
Everyone briefly greeted each other. Except for the female guard named Paula who took the initiative to sit next to her, the remaining five women sat down around a round table and started talking about business.
Teacher Yu only felt that the experience in the past few months was really wonderful.
As a proud girl from a privileged background who started acting at a very young age, Ms. Yu was already well-known before she entered Beijing Film Academy to study in college. After graduating from college, she briefly stayed at the school to teach. She didn’t want her life to be too ordinary, so she took advantage of the popularity of going abroad. Came to the United States for further study.
There is always a gap between ideal and reality.
I found that life in the United States was far from being as good as I imagined. I was already hesitating whether to return to China, but suddenly I received a special job invitation to teach a girl to learn acting.
Teacher Yu was not interested at first.
However, the introducer later revealed some inside information to her, and the salary offered by the other party was too generous, so she agreed.
After joining the job, I got to know myself, a female student who had been given a strange name by a certain big shot. I soon discovered that both of them had very straightforward personalities, had similar spirits, and were only five years apart in age. Their relationship quickly became close. , said to be master and apprentice, but they are a bit like sisters.
Not only that, after getting this job, Teacher Yu found that he had entered the New York film circle without knowing it. Not only did he get to know Ang Lee, a respected Chinese director, but he also came into contact with many outstanding filmmakers.
This is something we haven't been able to do in Los Angeles for the past two years.
With his acting qualifications, in the past few months, while teaching Li Youhu, Teacher Yu also received some role invitations. Although they were all small roles, they were much better than when he was in Los Angeles. Teacher Yu, who has experienced it personally, A fact that is too clear is that it is really difficult for Chinese actors to get along in Hollywood.
Speaking of which, Li Youhu will return to China at the end of the month to make final preparations for the filming of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Teacher Yu is still a little worried about whether he will lose his job in the future. He did not expect that it will come again so soon. A student.
Although.
This student seems a bit unreliable.
Moreover, even though he has not seen the legendary figure once in several months, nor has he deliberately inquired about it, Teacher Yu knows that there seems to be a man standing behind these girls.
Simon Westeros.
The name is literally everywhere right now.
Teacher Yu just didn't expect that he could indirectly establish some kind of connection with the other party.
Or, it may be a direct connection. After all, in the original employment contract, although the name of the company 'Party A' in the agreement had nothing to do with Westeros, the annual salary of 100,000 US dollars, as well as many benefits, and, Most importantly, the boss she needed to report to, Angora Davis, later learned that the woman was a steward of the Westeros family.
Even though he was reluctant to admit it, as his understanding deepened, Teacher Yu slowly discovered that he seemed to have unknowingly become a member of the Westeros family's peripheral service team.
Then what.
Teacher Yu didn't think there was anything wrong, but he liked his current work and living conditions more and more.
After all, it’s $100,000 a year.
If we return to China as planned and continue to teach at Beijing Film Academy, our monthly salary will be only 700 to 800 yuan, which is less than 100 US dollars. Even if we continue to act, compared to Hollywood, there is a high salary of 15 million US dollars. Chinese actors are simply poor. Just like actress Gong, who was shocked when she saw the HK$1 million cash salary offered by Hong Kong for "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" a few years ago because she had never seen it before.
1 million Hong Kong dollars, which is roughly equivalent to her current annual salary.
Zhu Momo may be a little proud and unruly, but in fact, she has no shortage of emotional intelligence. A group of women quickly chatted together and gradually understood each other.
Zhu Momo also knew very well that she was too tall and was not suitable to develop into an actress. Jill also helped analyze it. The man obviously hoped that she would become famous in China with her role in "If You Have Something to Say", and then the United States would With a little bit of work and decoration, you can become a world-class model in no time.
This gimmick is very profitable in China.
Therefore, unlike Li Youhu's quite complete study, Zhu Momo only asked for a study plan completely customized for the character in "Something to Say". In short, as long as it can support the movie.
During the conversation, Li Youhu gradually revealed his fox tail.
The girl is also a very motivated girl, so she hopes that when she returns to China at the end of the month, Teacher Yu can go back with her and continue to provide guidance and training for her. In fact, Li Youhu also knew that if she needed it, that superior man could match her with a teacher when she returned to China. However, because of similar temperaments, Li Youhu still hoped that Teacher Yu could teach her.
I haven’t returned to China for two years. Although I like my current working and living situation, Teacher Yu doesn’t mind going back for a few months.
On Zhu Momo's side, after hearing Li Youhu's thoughts, Jill Pecter quickly thought about it. She had originally hoped to go to China as soon as possible, and this was a good opportunity.
Only Zhu Momo was not very happy.
My life in paradise has just begun. When I go back to China, compared with the United States, it’s like heaven and earth. What's more, I just met my mother last night. New York Elite is very optimistic about her. They will arrange various professional trainings for her in the next few months, and she will have a good chance of becoming a Supermodel in the future.
He ran back in the blink of an eye, how to explain
What's more, if you return to China, you may not see a certain man for a long time.
This problem is also quite serious.
What if you fall out of favor? Although, it seems that I haven't been pampered much yet.
However, after some consideration, Zhu Momo was not a petty person after all. Since he was sure that going back together would be beneficial to his small group, he finally agreed.
The prerequisite is, of course, someone's permission.
Once the women chatted together, time always flew by quickly. When things were settled, more than two hours had passed.
So we discussed where a good lunch would be.
This cafe also serves lunch, but I could enjoy a better meal. Of course, there is no need to stay here. I finally decided to go to the famous St. George restaurant nearby. The location of restaurants like this is usually not easy to decide, but for the women around the Westeros family, it is not a problem.
Jill called to reserve a seat, and the women planned to go there at 12 o'clock sharp. They were continuing to chat when they were suddenly attracted by the conversation between two guests at the next table.
These were two white men who had just arrived and looked a bit like Manhattan elites in their thirties. Moreover, they had obviously noticed them and their voices were louder, obviously to attract the attention of the girls.
"After five rounds of inquiries, the price rose to US$15.5 at the opening. The market's expectations for Verizon's listing are still too conservative. I believe that in the last two trading days of this week, the company's market value will exceed US$100 billion."
Another man with middle-parted hair was sitting facing the woman. He happened to notice the detail of Jill looking up at them, and his voice seemed to be slightly louder: "Then how much did you subscribe this time?"
The man with his back to this side seemed to feel the hint of a split, and said: "150,000 shares, of course I want more, but Verizon's stock is too hot, and the scale of stock subscription during the road show is equivalent to the planned issuance 17 times the amount, I was able to get 150,000 shares because my uncle had connections at Goldman Sachs.”
Zhongfen said: "This is already very exciting. If Verizon's market value exceeds 100 billion tomorrow, you can earn two million US dollars from just this one deal. Jim, you have to treat us to a vacation in Hawaii."
"Of course, traveling around the world is no problem."
"That's really exciting."
The two of them were pretending, and then they seemed to realize that there was a table of beautiful women sitting next to them. They stood up and walked over together. The handsome man named Jim, who had just turned his back to them, came to the table and said in a very gentlemanly manner: "Ladies, , my name is Jim, nice to meet you, it’s almost noon, how about having a meal together?”
Next to him, Zhongfen started to help: "After lunch, maybe we can go to the sea to bask in the sun together. Jim has a nice yacht."
Except for a certain scumbag, of course all the women sitting here understood the two people's invitation, and then looked at each other with quite strange expressions. Even if Zhao Anni is sitting here with the lowest score for appearance, even if she can't reach 80 points, her lovely round face, 75 points is still enough. After all, her appearance is too mediocre to be included in the team surrounding the Westeros family.
Since she is a beautiful woman, of course she has experienced pick-ups.
It's just that the man in front of me seems to be quite rich from what he just said. However, he dares to invite a whole table of women. Isn't his appetite too big
Think of yourself as Simon Westeros.
The two waited for a moment, and when they saw that all the women looked strange and no one spoke to them, the man named Jim slowed down and said, "Ladies, do you speak English?"
After saying this, Jim realized that a girl in a black uniform with a ponytail who had been sitting alone at the next table came over, looked at Jill and others on the table, turned around and said: "Two gentlemen, please don't harass me. These ladies.”
The female guards trained strictly by the Westeros family obviously have a certain special temperament that can be distinguished at a glance. Since they are all elites, the man named Jim immediately noticed the joints, and then took a look at these girls. He suddenly realized that something was wrong with his clothes and accessories.
Not to mention anything else, I just wish Momo the limited edition Vacheron Constantin women's watch. He happens to know that the value is as high as 120,000 US dollars.
This was obviously not one of those Oriental girls he could pick up with casually.
Looking at the vigilant female bodyguards in front of them, and the barely concealed playfulness in these girls' eyes, perhaps these are ladies from Japanese chaebol families.
The kind whose net worth is only higher than him.
Jim smiled awkwardly. Jim was not stupid enough to cause a rich man's brainless drama. Even though Japan has been suppressed miserably by the United States in recent years, if it was really a Japanese chaebol, he still couldn't afford to offend him. He softly said sorry. He also subconsciously imitated the Japanese and bowed slightly, and then left in dejection with his middle-parted hair.
After the two disappeared, Zhu Momo asked Zhao Anni: "What did they just say?"
Zhao Anni smiled and said: "They want to invite us to dinner, and then take a yacht together to sunbathe on the sea. Momo, they have a private yacht, and they are very rich. If you are willing, it is still too late to catch up."
Zhu Momo rolled her eyes immediately: "Why don't you go?"
"I am seasick."
“…”
Several women around laughed.
Jill laughed along with him, but inevitably had some thoughts and glanced at the girls around him.
Speaking of which, if a certain superior man hadn't subtly raised their horizons to the highest level, even if they weren't immediately moved by the rich kid who just struck up a conversation, they would certainly not have felt enough contempt in front of him. The other person’s sense of superiority.
According to Newton.
They are now standing on the shoulders of giants, looking down at all living beings.
The two of them left in despair, because there were more customers in the coffee shop near noon, and the customers who were originally interested in the girls at the table had given up their thoughts.
The girls' conversation quickly turned to what the two guys had just discussed.
Verizon's IPO.
Jill and Zhao Anni are most concerned about this matter, which involves the Westeros system. Teacher Yu and Li Youhu are also very interested. I wish Momo heard that Verizon will have a market value of over 100 billion in the next two trading days. The news is even more regrettable. If their $1 million could be exchanged for Verizon shares in advance, it would more than double in two days.
More than double.
What a pity for such a good opportunity.
While the women here went to St. George's Restaurant for lunch, a few kilometers away at the Marriott Hotel near the headquarters of the Nasdaq Exchange, a cocktail party to celebrate Verizon's listing officially started at 12 o'clock.
This morning, Verizon Telecom, which has been in preparation for a long time, successfully listed on the Nasdaq market.
Based on the excellent market feedback during the roadshow stage, Verizon Telecom’s final listing price was determined to be US$10.75, with 500 million shares issued and a capital raised of US$5.375 billion. A green shoe mechanism was also attached. Once triggered, additional investment will be made. Provided 75 million shares.
Of all planned stock issuances, 300 million shares are newly issued shares, and the additional 75 million green shoe shares are all cashed out by original shareholders. Moreover, once the green shoe mechanism is triggered, all the additional 75 million shares will be purchased by Westeros. Provided directly by the company.
Calculated, this IPO, Verizon Telecom raised funds for the company's future development is only 3.225 billion US dollars. Of the approximately US$2.9 billion in cash-out funds including the green shoe issuance, the Westeros family alone accounted for US$2.6 billion.
Therefore, this IPO can be said to be a good way to raise funds and cash out for the Westeros system.
After the market opened in the morning, after five rounds of price inquiries, Verizon's stock price rushed to $15.26 at the opening, an increase of 41.9%, and Verizon's market value reached $60.6 billion.
It is worth mentioning that the opening share price of US$1.526 billion is no longer the lowest quotation unit of one-eighth US dollar in the past in the US stock market. In June previously, as the electronic trading system became more mature, in order to promote further liberalization of U.S. stock market transactions and ensure the interests of investors, the federal government introduced new regulations to increase the minimum quotation unit of U.S. stocks from one-eighth of the previous level (0.125 ) USD is adjusted to USD 0.01.
The opening stock price was as high as $15.26, an increase of 41.9%. This is obviously just the beginning.