Because it was a reception at the Raybould family, Simon stayed at the end, saying goodbye to the other guests, and discussing some Westeros company affairs with James Raybould, before leaving at around eleven o'clock in the night.
The car left the Upper East Side, bypassed Central Park, and arrived at a villa on West 78th Street in the Upper West Side. It was almost early in the morning.
This is where Alessandra Martinis lives.
Angora Davis personally opened the door and welcomed Simon in. As soon as he stepped into the living room, Simon heard the faint laughter of a woman and asked the housekeeper who came over in advance: "Are there any guests here?"
Just as the housekeeper was about to speak, the greeting of Princess Golden Rose Cave rang out from the railing of the second floor platform that was directly visible from the living room. The woman then quickly came down the stairs with a faint blush on her face and threw herself into Simon's arms. Li: "It's so late, Simon, why did you come here?"
Simon put his arms around the woman who was only wearing a light pink nightgown and hugged her. Feeling the warm fragrance of nephrite in his arms and the hint of alcohol, he smiled and said: "You have to finish socializing before you can come here." .”
With that said, several more women appeared beside the railing on the second floor. They were not the maids and guards beside Alexandra, but were obviously her friends.
Simon is possessive enough about the women around him, but he doesn't restrict their private lives. As long as they don't eat behind his back, it doesn't matter if they have some friends of the opposite sex. Seeing that there were guests here late at night, the woman didn't mind too much, just like the Hall family did last time, and nodded to the women upstairs.
Moreover, looking at them this way, I found that I knew several of them.
Holding Alexandra in his arms, he walked through the living room and climbed the stairs to the second floor. About six or seven women came over from the open living room upstairs with different expressions. Their eyes were surprised, excited, and restrained. There are also people who are eager to try.
Alexandra, whose cheeks were flushed and looking tipsy, also reacted at this time and explained: "Simon, Sarah and I discussed the Friday party a few days ago. I didn't expect you to come over today. Oh, I'll come Introduction... Well, they don't need my introduction, right?"
"Oh, no need."
Simon said, looking around and confirming that there were seven women in total.
Brooke Shields can be recognized at a glance, as well as the two leading actors of "Sex and the City", Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall, and another one, the 'single toxic mother', Mary Lou Yisi Parker, it's a coincidence that there are two Parkers. Simon once confused the two names.
After that, Simon no longer knew the other three women.
Apparently they are all good friends that Alexandra met in New York in recent months. It seems that the women are all of the same age, and if you sort it out a little, they are also from a relatively close circle, either on TV or in dance dramas. Probably a little fashionable.
Princess Golden Rose Cave has very good communication skills.
After briefly scanning the group of women, Simon smiled again and said, "Everyone, sit down. We haven't dispersed so late. What are you talking about?"
With that said, he first held Alexandra in his arms and walked towards the sofa in the living room on the second floor.
Simon spoke, and the women all sat down one after another. However, facing this young man who seemed to be younger than them by a little calculation, it was difficult for a group of women to resume their relaxed conversation and laughter.
joke.
This is Simon Westeros.
Live.
The listing of Verizon Telecom in the past two days has triggered a series of hot media discussions. Even if you are not very interested in related news, you are inevitably surrounded by all kinds of related news in Manhattan, and you can't escape even if you want to.
What's more, most of the women present have to make a living in an industry controlled by a man.
Whether it's film or fashion.
Just like the two leading actors of "Sex and the City", and Candace Bushnell, who Simon did not know but was actually the original author of "Sex and the City" sitting next to the two leading actors, and Candace Bushnell, who is currently continuing her career on Broadway and starting to pursue her career in Hollywood. Mary Louise Parker, a single addicted mother who has grown up, and Brooke Shields, who has no future in the film field and has begun to move to the television industry, just collaborated with ABC this year on a new film "Unexpected Susan" which will premiere in September.
The connections are very direct.
The last two, one is an independent writer for a fashion magazine similar to Candace Bushnell, and the other is a famous makeup artist in New York City.
Although they are all women at the level of Royal Sisters, since they were still partying at Alexandra's place in the early morning, they may have thoughts of contacting Simon, but it is obvious that these women should all be single, or at least not married. Otherwise it would not be suitable for hanging out late at night.
After chatting for a while, they were worried that Simon didn't know their identities and took the initiative to introduce them. Seeing that someone didn't have the airs of a super tycoon at all, the atmosphere gradually became lively.
"About Ygritte, the market value can reach 500 billion U.S. dollars. Simon, this is really amazing. We were just discussing whether to invest in some technology stocks," said Brooke on the sofa opposite, holding a glass of red wine. ·As Xiao Si spoke, she cast a seductive look intentionally or unintentionally: "Simon, can you give us some advice?"
Simon and Alexandra were huddled together on a single sofa, holding the woman in their arms, with a glass of red wine in their hands. Hearing this, he looked around and said: "It's so late at night, and we still need to discuss making money. It’s so boring, let’s talk about something else.”
The women who were originally pricking up their ears started to chuckle when they saw what Simon said.
Moreover, looking at the two people on the single sofa who were unabashedly intimate, especially the man's arm that was restless around Alexandra, the atmosphere in the air was inevitably a little strange.
This is Simon Westeros!
Women just feel that this simple but not simple sentence pops up repeatedly in their minds. Even if they do not mention the series of dazzling eyes on someone, just this handsome face and the strong figure that the whole world is well-known for due to some past news are enough. Let the thoughts of women who are already familiar with the surroundings surge.
Coupled with the effect of alcohol, I completely forgot about the various thoughts that inevitably occurred after seeing this man entering the door for the first time.
Candace Bushnell, who wrote the "Sex and the City" series, looked about thirty-five years old but was much prettier than the protagonist of her work, Sarah Jessica Parker, while smiling and picking up Simon words: "So, Simon, what do you think we should talk about?"
Simon didn't answer Candace's question. He drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp, and then suddenly stood up with Alexandra in his arms: "It's very late, everyone should go to bed early. The guest rooms here are enough. If If you want to go back, ask Angre to arrange a car for you."
As he spoke, he deliberately gave the women around him a meaningful look, and walked directly to the stairs with the Golden Rose Cave Princess in his arms.
Although he really liked the feeling of being surrounded by a group of women, after all, it was too late and after a busy day, Simon suddenly just wanted to take a bath and then rest as soon as possible with a sweet-smelling woman in his arms.
The last look is also a clear invitation.
I don’t want to do anything else tonight.
Moreover, Simon was actually not very interested in the women around him, even Brooke Shields. However, if there were a few more women on the big bed as pillows, he wouldn't refuse.
Seeing Simon Westeros suddenly hugging Alexandra and leaving, the women in the living room on the second floor all looked at each other.
However, they probably reacted quickly.
It's indeed a bit late.
It's already early morning.
At this time, men and women have either gone to bed or are doing something. There are not many people who can still talk about something.
After Simon left, Angora Davis soon appeared and politely said: "Ladies, is there anything else you need?"
No one spoke for a while.
Do you want a car or a room? That is the question.
Finally, Candace Bushnell, the female author of "Sex and the City", was the first to say: "Ange, how many guest rooms are there here?"
"Three rooms, Ms. Bushnell. If everyone wants to stay, it might be a little crowded, but the beds are big."
At the beginning of Bushnell, women stayed on for various unseemly reasons.
However, nothing happened that night.
Even the next morning, because it was Saturday after all, and because they were upset and went to bed very late last night, the women who woke up late one after another woke up and found that Simon had left early.
This is August 17th.
Saturday.
Even though it was the weekend, Simon still arranged a full day of work for himself because he was going to Australia tomorrow. Moreover, because he suddenly received some news from Washington, Simon had to temporarily discuss response strategies with San Francisco.
Regarding the White House’s upcoming antitrust investigation into Ygritte.
For the upper levels of the federal government, many things cannot be kept secret at all, not to mention that Simon has been working hard in Washington for so many years. If he cannot get first-hand information in the shortest time, it will be a failure.
In fact, Simon even received news about this from three aspects.
One comes from the White House.
One is from the Department of Justice.
and one from the Treasury Department.
Jennifer's brother Philip Raybould has officially entered the Treasury Department, and the current Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is also the former head of Goldman Sachs and has close ties with the Westeros system.
Simon was not surprised at all that the Clintons, who had maintained a relatively good relationship over the past few years, suddenly turned against each other.
I didn’t have high expectations for the couple in the White House. What's more, the two of them have a 'criminal record' for this kind of thing.
In the 2008 U.S. election in my memory, Hillary was very hopeful to become the candidate of the Democratic Party. However, due to the outbreak of the subprime mortgage crisis, everyone on Wall Street suddenly called for beatings. Hillary, who was originally the most supportive supporter of Wall Street, wanted to seize public opinion and capital. , for a while, he made a show of manipulation and began to point the finger at his largest financial backer, saying that once he enters the White House, he will take the toughest measures against Wall Street.
The fall out was clean and tidy.
Probably eight years in the White House gave Hillary the illusion that her own power could overwhelm capital. This bad move directly pushed the entire Wall Street to oppose her and support a certain black carbon. As a result, The first black president of the United States was born.
Now, Simon can also understand the other party's considerations.
With the listing of Verizon, Igret's market value has exceeded 500 billion US dollars. Moreover, at the end of the month, it will be the new year's "Forbes" America's 400 richest list. In addition, the general election is about to enter the sprint stage. Both parties There definitely need to be some hot topics to focus on.
Regarding Simon's continued expansion of personal wealth, this topic has actually been discussed for a long time in the past few years and will inevitably become the focus of the general election debate.
The Internet industry is a project that the Clinton administration has promoted since it came to power, and Simon has achieved a soaring fortune with the explosion of the Internet industry. In any case, the Republican Party will link the two as cause and effect. In order to prevent itself from falling into passivity in the next few months of the election campaign, just like Hillary's tricks in Simon's memory, this time, the White House also plans to 'preemptively strike'.
Now that he has received the news in advance, although Simon has made preparations for the split of Yigrit from the beginning, such as different heads of several major businesses that are focused on supporting, Simon will not stand by and watch indifferently now that the White House has taken action.
Splitting is inevitable.
But at least on the surface, Simon will never cooperate to give the outside world the impression that he is actively seeking to separate Ygritte. Instead, he will resolutely resist.
Because human nature is all about pushing the envelope.
If Simon actively cooperates with the split, it may be seen as a sign of weakness in the eyes of many people.
The Westeros system has developed to the scale it has reached at this time, and there is no room for Simon to be weak. Because the interests involved in the entire Westeros system are too huge, and there are countless coveting eyes around him all the time. If Simon is weak in splitting Ygritte, then for some people , probably can’t help but wonder if Simon Westeros would take the initiative to make concessions if other industries in the Westeros system were targeted.
One step back, one step back.
The result was a horde of coveting hyenas.
In addition, while deploying to deal with the upcoming investigation by the White House, Simon also needs to consider the possible impact this incident will have on the Nasdaq stock market.
The Nasdaq broke through 5,000 points, reaching its peak in Simon's memory around 2000.
The time is obviously much earlier than originally expected.
Moreover, Simon is really unable to judge how far the Nasdaq can go this time. It is difficult to say whether it is 6,000 points or 7,000 points.
Not impossible.
After all, the current situation of the Internet industry is completely different from that of the past. In 1996, the Internet had just begun to take off, and for comparison, around 2000, the entire so-called Internet industry was a real serious bubble, just like Yahoo, in 2000, Still exploring its own business model.
But now, all aspects of Yigret's business, both in terms of business model and revenue volume, are solid and maintaining very strong growth.
Even though the stock price is on the high side, compared with many new technology companies that once had a price-to-earnings ratio of seven to eight hundred times or even thousands of times, as of the closing of yesterday afternoon, Yigret, with a market value of 5,136 billion, has a price-to-earnings ratio of only 167 times, which is a bubble. It's actually very low.
Therefore, it is not impossible even if Igret's share price doubles again to reach US$1 trillion.
The statistics of the Nasdaq index are based on all stocks in the Nasdaq sector. Just adding a trillion-dollar company like Igret with a market capitalization is actually equivalent to raising the Nasdaq index by about 1,000 points. So, compared with the peak value of the Nasdaq index, 5,000 points. This time, it is completely feasible for the Nasdaq to break through 6,000 points.
As for the higher 7,000 points, considering that Tinco Bayer and other companies with a market value of 100 billion also have solid performance support, this is still not impossible.
In any case, the bubble burst was inevitable.
What Simon has to do is to complete various planned arrangements as soon as possible before the bubble bursts, such as focusing on raising funds for 'winter'. After the bubble bursts, the goal is to maintain the healthy development of the Internet industry to the greatest extent possible and prevent the Nasdaq's collapse from damaging the fundamentals of the industry.