Simon had no intention of doing anything, not only during this period, but even last night when he was resting in another nearby villa, he did nothing, which led a certain woman to think that he was no longer interested in her, and she looked very worried.
Mainly because women have suddenly had a few extra little ones in their bellies recently.
Even though this was Simon's own plan, when things came to pass, he was still more or less at a loss. He couldn't help but think about many things. He even slacked off a lot at work and was inevitably tired.
Nothing more than worrying about the future.
Simon has never been an idealist. With so many little ones growing up in the future, it is simply impossible for them to live in harmony. As a father, and a very realistic father, in the future these little guys just don't break each other's heads.
In addition, there is also the world, how will it view these pure-blooded direct 'Westerosians', and whether the little guys can cope with it, and how to cope with it
All in all a mess.
Grace snuggled into Simon's arms and watched TV with the man for a while. Feeling his silence, she raised her head to look at the man's expression and asked carefully: "Do you regret it?"
Simon lowered his head and pecked the woman on the lips, shook his head and said, "Of course not, I was just thinking about the future."
Grace made eye contact with Simon, confirming that he was not comforting her, and then said, "Do you find it troublesome?"
"Yes," Simon nodded, still stroking the woman's belly with his big hand, and said, "Actually, you're not the only one lately."
Grace reacted and curled her lips: "I know, the one from Lauder's house."
Simon was a little surprised: "You knew it so soon?"
"Of course, you have been with her the past few days, and there was so much noise, how could I not know," Grace said, with a smile on her face, and continued: "As for the Jews, they may bother you even more in the future. .”
Simon gently picked up the woman who was leaning against him, put her on his lap, and asked with a smile: "Do you have any opinions about Jews?"
Grace shrugged: "No, but you must know some things better than me."
Of course Simon knew it and didn't say much. He remembered something and asked, "By the way, what race are you?"
"My grandparents are both from Norway and immigrated to the United States during World War II. 'Krepp' is a typical Nordic surname, so my father is purely Norwegian. However, one of my maternal grandparents is from England, and the other is from Greece. I don’t know very well, so my mother is probably of mixed British and Greek descent, and then I..." Grace clasped her fingers like a little girl, and then looked at Simon: "Which race do you think I am?"
Simon also understood, and finally said indifferently: "Anyway, our children will be very beautiful, and mixed-race children are quite beautiful."
Grace nodded, still looking at Simon with some curiosity, but she didn't ask after all.
Simon also pretended not to know.
After chatting for a while, Grace, who knew she shouldn't be too greedy, stood up and said she wanted to return to the city. Simon also followed. After all, it was not the weekend, and she had been with Eileen in the past few days, so some work must be handled.
The two took a helicopter back to Manhattan, and Simon personally sent Grace to the Elite headquarters on Fifth Avenue in Midtown.
Arriving outside the Elite building at the intersection of 28th Street, Grace was obviously reluctant to say goodbye. She came close to her and was gentle. She couldn't help but said: "Want to come up and sit down? I have recently signed up some girls. I'll call you to see them." look?"
"No, I can't handle it anymore," Simon joked, not forgetting to explain: "Also, Elite is now on the right track. At least before the child is born, you are not allowed to be too tired anymore, and working overtime is prohibited. I People will look at you, remember?"
"I know, my baby is the first priority for me now. It doesn't matter even if Elite is gone."
Simon immediately pretended to be jealous: "It seems I'm ranked second?"
Grace chuckled and leaned over again, rubbing her cheek against Simon's and whispered: "You are my god, my emperor, my everything. Nothing is more important to me than you."
Simon took the opportunity to kiss the woman's neck and began to chase her away: "OK, that's it, hurry up, hurry up, it's so scary for a woman to coax a man, I almost fell in love with you."
When Grace heard the last sentence, she glanced at the man and got out of the car obediently.
Simon watched Grace enter the building with a pair of female Wei family guards who got out of the car behind, and then ordered the driver to drive to his office at the Westeros company headquarters in Midtown.
Girl A stayed in Manhattan yesterday and came here in advance.
Simon arrived, and Alison immediately sent various documents that had been accumulated recently.
First, this week, Tinkerbeier's acquisition of Apple was successfully approved by the boards of directors of the two companies and the major regulatory authorities, and the two parties officially began to merge.
Not that no one raised objections during this period.
Especially Microsoft.
No one can treat anyone as a fool. Simon has taken a fancy to a series of core patents on the graphical interface operating system held by Apple. Of course, Microsoft knows better what acquisition of Apple will bring to Tinkerber and even the entire Westeros system. Therefore, he once lobbied Washington in an attempt to obstruct it and also built momentum in the media.
But they didn't succeed.
Because Microsoft itself has a very obvious monopoly on graphical interface operating systems, and it is not clean. If it goes too far, it will inevitably get burned.
In addition, there were rumors that some other capitals were interested in intervening, but ultimately nothing happened.
After years of hard work, Apple is a mess. If it cannot form a strong complement to its own business, simply taking over this company will only get a hot potato that is destined to lose money.
On Tink Bayer's side, now that the acquisition has been completed, he has also begun to announce some plans after acquiring Apple.
The main one is to cooperate with Yigrit Company to integrate the operating system technology accumulated by Apple over the years and launch a new personal computer based on Linux system.
Regarding this matter, Simon also had many discussions with the top management of Yigret and Tinker Bayer.
The core issue is whether Igret's operating system R&D department or the main PC operating system R&D team should be transferred to Tinker Bayer.
If Yigrit retains the system R&D team, and Tincobayer only conducts patent exchanges and system licensing with Yigrit, and does not need to participate in the development of operating systems, then Yigrit is very likely to be like Google in the future. , even if it cannot be used too far in the PC era, it can still gain a leading advantage in the mobile Internet era.
The disadvantage is that the system and hardware are developed separately, which inevitably creates a gap and makes it difficult to operate as expected.
If the team is handed over to Tinker Bayer and Tinker Bayer's software and hardware integration is formed, Tinker Bayer is very likely to become another Apple in the future. The disadvantage is that in the future mobile Internet era, if Tinker Bayer cannot make appropriate choices in the system, it is likely to cause the rise of another operating system such as Android, and may even make Microsoft's mobile operating system successful.
Simon finally chose to separate software and hardware.
However, for a long period of time in the future, in order to safeguard its own interests as a Microsoft shareholder, Tinker Bayer will be the only authorizer of the Ygrit PC operating system, and it will not be free.
In addition, although it is an operating system developed based on Linux, Yigrit will choose a relatively closed development and operation strategy. Even if it is widely authorized in the future, absolute control of the system must be in the hands of Yigrit to maximize Avoid fragmentation of this operating system.
In the past, the Android system still had an unsatisfactory reputation after it matured. A big reason was that major mobile phone manufacturers further developed the Android system in their own way, resulting in severe fragmentation.
In addition to the announcement of the launch of a Linux version of personal computers, there is also a terminal development plan that Simon originally proposed to C Girl as an upload device for core products such as iCam. Tinker Bayer will develop and launch it around the world for iCam, iPlayer, Public terminal devices for uploading or downloading via iRec and other devices to facilitate users to share pictures, music and even videos anytime and anywhere in this pre-mobile Internet era.
Third, it is the development plan for the e-book device iBook.
This plan has been developed privately for several years, and the prototype is quite mature. This time it is combined with Apple's Newton tablet-related software and hardware technology. It is expected that the iBook-10 will be launched next fall.
Of course, e-book devices can actually only be regarded as an extension of Tinco Bayer's mobile Internet plan that has not yet been publicly announced. Early data transmission still requires wired connections.
These are all public plans to stimulate the market.
Privately, Tinkerbeier will first drastically streamline Apple's original business. Many product lines, including servers, printers, etc., will be directly cut off. The existing Macintosh computers will also be temporarily suspended, waiting for next year's launch. A new PC with Linux version and Intel processor.
In the office, after reading the information from San Francisco, Simon felt that he had overlooked something.
After thinking about it carefully, I remembered.
ARM.
The British ARM company was originally invested by Apple to provide microprocessor architecture technical support for Apple's Newton tablet. Now Apple is still the major shareholder of ARM.
Simon noticed this early on.
Now that you have the opportunity to fully acquire ARM in advance and fully grasp the most important processor architecture in the mobile Internet era, you certainly cannot miss it.
Thinking of this, Simon directly called Lady C's office in San Francisco, chatted in detail for more than ten minutes, and explained the matter.
In addition to this incident, there is news from China.
After obtaining the authorization of "American Idol", the Chinese version of the singing reality show was also launched by Jinshu TV Production Company, a subsidiary of Jinshu Media. At Simon's suggestion, it was named "Super Girl", which is different from the American version. While the one on the Chinese side is mixed, the first session on the Chinese side will be dominated by girls.
As long as everything goes well, "Super Boy" will naturally follow.
Because cable TV is not yet popular in China, except for CCTV, TV stations in most areas are still regional. Jinshu Media initially tried to cooperate with CCTV to no avail. After first identifying Jiangsu TV Station, it recently roped in three other TV stations, making a total of four Provincial television stations work together.
There is no TV schedule in China, so there is no need to consider these. Preparations are starting now, and it will be launched on four TV stations early next year.
Simon's attitude towards China's media and entertainment industry is to sow seeds and ignite fire. He has no intention of making money, so he just watches and lets it be implemented. He only grasps one main style context, which is all the film and television programs produced by the Jinshu Department. , and even other projects, are all based on pure entertainment. Let alone any red lines, even the various popular movies and TV shows in China that reflect current events or reflect on history are not touched.
Absolute entertainment first.
Then, there are the recent ratings or box office data of Daenerys Entertainment’s film and television works.
Needless to say, TV shows such as "American Idol", "ER", "Seinfeld" and "Friends" are still featured this year. They are still quite popular.
Mainly movies.
First, there is the independent film "Boogie Nights" produced by Gomen Pictures, which was released last week. This film was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and the male lead was replaced by Ben Affleck from Mark Wahlberg. After opening in 1,218 theaters across the United States, Zhou received unanimous praise from film critics, with an overall score of 8.1.
Many film critics have highly praised this film. Whether it is narrative or photography, the film can even be said to have reached a master level. It does not have the inexperience of a new director who has just shot a feature film.
Paul Thomas Anderson, who rose to prominence two years ago, became famous this time.
Coupled with the gimmick of the film telling the rise and fall of the adult industry in the 1970s and 1980s, and relying on the skilled targeted distribution strategy of the Gomen Pictures team, the film was also very successful at the box office, with revenue reaching US$9.39 million in the first week of release. For a film For a literary film, this is a pretty outstanding achievement.
Considering that this is a film that is very suitable for a long-term run, the local box office of "Boogie Nights" is expected to reach more than 30 million US dollars.
The production cost of the film is US$15 million, and the investment in promotion and distribution is US$5 million. The domestic sales exceed 30 million, and the global theatrical distribution is enough to achieve profitability. Based on the subject matter evaluation, the film's video peripheral potential is actually higher.
All in all, this project not only adds a classic to Daenerys' entertainment library, but it's also quite profitable.
Then there’s the new Conjuring movie universe film “Annabelle,” which officially opens today.
With the same production cost of US$15 million as "Boogie Nights", the promotion and distribution of this Halloween horror movie reached the same US$15 million, with a total investment of 30 million. Moreover, as a new chapter in the Conjuring movie universe series that has been announced for a long time, the film itself is a topic that is enough to generate tens of millions of publicity investment.
Compared to the original first film, which had a very bad reputation because it was not taken seriously, Simon adopted the story structure of the second "Annabelle" in his memory, and added some supplementary modifications. This new series starts with retaining the overall structure of the Conjuring movie universe. The style has its own characteristics, and it received quite good reviews during the internal preview stage.
When it opened on a large scale today with 2,739 screens, the reputation of "Annabelle" was also lifted immediately. The comprehensive score from various media reached 7.8 points. For a horror film, this is already quite attractive for audiences to buy tickets. score.