Boston, in a golf club in the affluent west suburb of the city.
It's already Saturday afternoon.
I did some work in New York yesterday, and came here in the evening to spend one night with the newly pregnant Maria, who is now Maria Bezluk. Ullyana, on the other hand, felt that the woman's original surname, 'Ovkinnikova', was long, convoluted and unpleasant, so she simply continued to call her 'Meletskova'.
Simon was once again playing golf with the three boys from Maria's family, and Lady A came over from a short distance away to remind the guests that they had arrived.
Signaling the three boys to continue, Simon left the court and came to the cafe on the edge of the court.
In the coffee shop, in addition to Maria, who came with her as usual, there was also a tall middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties, with short brown hair, and the files of most of the Mellon family members that Simon had just read today. The typical long round melon face is very common among women.
This is Timothy Mellon.
Although he looks young, the other person is actually 54 years old. He is the direct fourth-generation great-grandson of Thomas Mellon, the founder of the Mellon family. He was also the U.S. Treasury Secretary Andrew W. May in the 1920s and 1930s who brought the Mellon family to its peak. Long's grandson.
The most important thing is that the other party is the core of the fourth generation of the Mellon family. Not only does he control a large transportation company, but he is also a director of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. At the same time, he and his father Paul Mellon ranked among the top 10 Americans this year. On the 400 richest list, the assets of father and son are US$1.1 billion and US$500 million respectively.
Seeing Simon appear, Timothy Mellon stood up first, came over with a smile and stretched out his hand: "Hi, Simon, it's nice to see you. I've been looking forward to it for a long time."
Simon was also very enthusiastic: "Me too, Timothy, hello."
Maria who was watching saw that the two men were pretending to be snakes. The woman who already knew the reason for this meeting couldn't help but feel a little entangled. She didn't know if she hoped that her children would be like this in the future, or that they could be like this.
When the two men sat down, Maria poured coffee for them herself without accompanying them, and then left the cafe with Girl A and several other entourages.
"I recently read the Mellon family's genealogy, and it's really amazing," Simon said to Timothy Mellon while waiting for the women to leave. His smile remained unchanged, "From Mr. Thomas Mellon's 1813 to Now in 1996, nearly two centuries later, the Mellon family is still prosperous. In my opinion, the Mellon family’s heritage is now deeper than that of the Rockefeller family.”
"Oh, thanks, Simon."
Timothy Mellon responded with a smile, took a sip of coffee, and remained unchanged in the face of changes.
Simon waited for Timothy to put down the coffee cup before continuing: "But do you know what I admire most about Mr. Thomas Mellon?"
"Um?"
"What I admire most is that Mr. Mellon has 8 children. This is actually some of my expectations. I now also hope that I can have many children and have prosperous descendants, so that the name 'Westeros' can be passed down." , because I believe that in an individual's life, you can only be victorious if you live long enough, and a family can be considered the victor of this world only if its descendants are prosperous enough."
Timothy Mellon obviously didn't expect that Simon Westeros would talk to him about such... some weird topics. After the young man opposite finished speaking, he finally couldn't help but said: "Simon, I'm more curious about why you are today. You will invite me, we have not had much contact before, so why not be direct?"
"Actually, this is what I want to talk about," Simon said, passing a document on the table, and continued: "It is not easy for any family to continue for a long time, just like with Rockefeller back then. The Morgan family is now in decline except for the names of the big companies on Wall Street. Oh, by the way, there is also the Hearst family. What has happened in the past two years is regrettable. In fact, my initial expectation was to be with the Hesst family. We have established a good cooperative relationship with the special family, but unfortunately, a nouveau riche like me is obviously not something that a noble old man like Hearst can appreciate."
Timothy Mellon didn't need to hear what Simon meant at the end. He just opened the pile of information in front of him and his eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
First in the folder are some photos.
Among them was the very elegant woman wearing glasses who had just left.
Then, there was a draft headline: "Scandal, two Ukrainian lovers in Westeros both pregnant!"
Looking back further, Timothy Mellon quickly understood the ins and outs.
This report was a covert investigation conducted by two reporters from the "Pittsburgh Tribune" in Pittsburgh, which included various candid photos, recordings, and pregnancy test data obtained from a private hospital at a high price.
However, what shocked Timothy Mellon the most was not these, but that the entire investigation process of these two reporters was recorded in detail by other 'eyes', including his cousin Richard. How Mellon Scaife gave instructions, who both reporters were in contact with, and how this explosive piece of writing was set up will serve as next Monday's bombshell story.
Not only that, in the second half of the information, the style of painting suddenly changed, turning into various private parts of his stupid cousin, including a bunch of lovers and illegitimate children.
After flipping through the information in his hand, Timothy Mellon felt a layer of cold sweat break out on his back, and he couldn't help but curse his cousin in his heart. He was planning to have a relationship with Simon West like the Hearst family. Luo starts a war? What's more, are you still dragging the entire Mellon family together to start a war
Simon waited quietly for Timothy Mellon to close the folder. Seeing that the other party was hesitating and obviously didn't know how to speak, he took the lead and said: "The cause of the matter may be that at a cocktail party I came to Boston last time, your behavior My cousin probably feels that I don’t respect him enough. It’s easy to understand. The Mellon family, as a long-established family in the Federation, should be somewhat respectful to anyone they meet. In short, he probably wants to teach me a lesson.”
Timothy Mellon paused and couldn't help but said: "Simon, actually, Charlie and I are not close. Since you have read the family tree, you should know that our family is very large, and Richard is only my grandfather's younger brother. Grandson, we are just the fourth generation."
Simon raised his eyebrows slightly: "So, you can't control this matter?"
"No, no, of course not, I guarantee this won't appear in next Monday's newspaper."
"I know that Mr. Scaife has spent millions of dollars digging up dirt on the President in recent years, and has gained a lot. But now you can see that there has not been any fundamental damage to the White House. Clinton's On the contrary, the position is becoming more and more stable, which has proved that these unscrupulous methods are useless. Since it is useless to the president, a public figure who needs to cherish his feathers, it is certainly useless to me."
Timothy Mellon listened patiently, having already scolded a certain cousin a hundred times in his heart. After a pause, he still had to say: "Simon, I... I apologize to you on behalf of Charlie. If you feel that If necessary, I will let him apologize to you in person."
Although the Mellon family is now even more powerful than the Rockefeller family, being in the capital, Timothy Mellon also knows better what kind of power Simon Westeros, who has a net worth of US$1.5 trillion, has. , if a conflict really breaks out, even if Westeros will be disgraced, the Mellon family will definitely fall into the same situation as the Hearst family.
All in all, this is soft and I have to accept it.
Simon stared at Timothy Mellon, but shook his head: "I also believe in another rule, Timothy, if you do something wrong, you must be punished. Apologizing is not enough."
Timothy Mellon looked at the information in front of him and said: "The two reporters who investigated this matter will be fired and will never be able to enter the industry in the future."
"Not enough," Simon shook his head again and said directly: "Since Mr. Scaife wants to publish a bombshell revelation about me in the Pittsburgh Tribune next Monday, if you want him not to do so, then let this company Close the newspaper."
When Timothy Mellon saw that he was apologizing and giving in, but the other party was still pushing the envelope, the arrogance of a century-old wealthy man surged up in him. He also stared at the young man opposite him and said, "Simon, don't you think this is a bit too much?"
Although print media is declining rapidly, as the largest newspaper in Pittsburgh with the same circulation as the "Pittsburgh News", the "Pittsburgh Tribune" is worth at least $50 million. How is it possible that a newspaper worth half a billion dollars should be shut down just because of a trivial matter
Simon did not directly answer Timothy Mellon's question, but said: "I checked in advance. In the 1990 Forbes 400 list of the United States, 9 members of the Mellon family were on the list, and the total family assets were around 5 billion. . This year, there are only 6 members of the Mellon family on the list, and you are the last one. Timothy, have you ever thought about whether next year, or the year after, your family will continue to have more people on this list? Reduced, like the Hearsts?”
"Simon, are you threatening me?"
Simon said without hesitation: "That's right."
“…”
After a moment of silence, Timothy Mellon suddenly said: "Simon, don't forget what happened in Pittsburgh two years ago."
Simon shook his head and said quietly: "I don't know what you are talking about, but it must be a very bad thing. But, Timothy, have you ever thought about why you people know about this? Is it because, in fact, someone deliberately let you know so that everyone can understand how far the other party will go once they are completely angered?"
Timothy Mellon is silent again.
Simon's tone returned to normal, and he quickly said again: "Timothy, as a poor boy who climbed up from the bottom step by step, I understand better than all of you what it means to eat the weak and the strong. I will never treat my friends badly. But if Become an enemy. I have never had anything called kindness here. I will only knock the other party into the dust at all costs. But now, today's incident is just a small friction for me. We are neither friends nor friends. Not enemies. At the same time, we still have the opportunity to become friends or enemies. It all depends on how the Mellon family plans to choose. Next Monday, give me the result."
Maria returned to the coffee shop with Lady A. Timothy Mellon had left.
Simon stood up and watched Girl A put away the information on the table, while saying: "Change Mary and the others to a private clinic. In addition, Chelsea Hospital, A, who leaked the news, contacted their board of directors, and the director was fired. The doctor involved will find a way to throw her into jail, and if she has no flaws, he will find her husband, her son, or her parents and brothers."
Girl A nodded and agreed softly.
Maria was a little worried: "Simon, I don't think this is necessary."
Simon stepped forward, stretched out his hand to hold up the woman's smooth face, caressed and looked at her, looked into the woman's blue eyes and said: "In this world, if you don't be too harsh on others, you will only let others be more and more too harsh on you."
Maria felt the man's palm begin to slide towards her neck, blushing and raising her hand to hold it down, she subconsciously glanced at the court outside the window and never mentioned Simon's decision again.
Seeing that the woman was shy, Simon smiled and retracted his hand, walking out and saying, "I'll go back to New York later. You take care of yourself."
Maria followed Simon, nodded, and couldn't help but said: "You, Simon, and Ullia also have two children."
"Do you think I'm too partial to Victor and the others?"
Maria didn't answer.
How obvious.
However, as a mother of three boys, Maria instinctively hoped that her little man would be better to the children.
Seeing that Maria was silent, Simon did not continue.
When they came to the court outside, the three boys who had been notified also came over. Simon rubbed the youngest Anton's head and said: "I'm leaving, take care of your mother. In addition, what happened last time Conn fought, from now on If anyone talks bad about your mother again, you three can continue to beat them up, and then I will deal with their parents."
Maria was a little worried when she saw the little man mentioning the fight between her second son Constantine and his classmates some time ago, but at the end she couldn't help but widened her eyes and said, "Simon, you can't teach bad children."
Simon ignored it and continued to talk to the three boys: "If you have any problems with your studies, you can go to your mother. For everything else, listen to me. Of course, you must also remember that I will support you without any reason only if you are on the right side. . If you deliberately cause trouble, you must first consider whether you can bear it before doing so. Moreover, the support I give you is not permanent. You will grow up one day, and by then, I hope you will become a man who can bear everything on your own. "
Maria calmed down after hearing this.
The man finally didn’t teach his children to become bullies.
However, thinking about what happened some time ago, the boy who fought with her son was not only expelled from school, but his father, who was the president of a large company, lost his job. The family came to apologize and beg, and even she couldn't bear it. Stay soft-hearted. However, the matter probably spread to him through the maid next to him, and then she didn't know what happened. In short, that family never appeared in front of her again.
After a few final chats, Simon sent Maria and the children home before taking the helicopter back to New York.
There are plans for tonight.
Mainly because the stage play "This Man Came from Earth" started playing some time ago, which is also an important peripheral to this phenomenal blockbuster science fiction early last year.
Speaking of which, the famous Broadway is not just classics such as "Phantom of the Opera" and "Cats". Many Hollywood movies will be adapted into stage plays and performed on Broadway. Once successful, they will also be performed in San Francisco, London, and Paris outside New York. Touring in other places.
Just like this time, the 3D version of "The Lion King" produced by Daenerys Entertainment was released at the end of 1993. Not only did the global box office exceed 900 million U.S. dollars, but it also launched a stage play at the end of last year and was a great success. So far, in one year, The global tour grossed more than $300 million.
This is actually just the beginning.
The former "The Lion King" is still touring 20 years later, and its cumulative stage play box office has even surpassed the legendary "Phantom of the Opera", reaching more than 6 billion US dollars.
Although stage plays that require high rents and actors' salaries have low profit margins, this kind of phenomenal peripheral income that can easily last for decades is actually the fundamental foundation of a major studio. The reason why Daenerys Entertainment was able to achieve a net profit of more than US$5 billion in the past fiscal year is also because the entire group's diversified omni-channel operations have become increasingly mature.
Let's talk about "The Man from the Earth". The reason why I plan to watch it tonight is because the heroine is Alessandra Martinis, the "Princess of the Golden Rose Cave" that Simon brought back from Italy.
Unlike "The Lion King" which requires huge investments and requires professional singing and dancing, "This Man from Earth" is mainly about dialogue and does not have high requirements for actors. Alexandra is more than enough to play this role.
Then he made an appointment to spend the night at the woman's place after the performance.
After being abstinent for a while because I was surrounded by pregnant women, I can relax a bit tonight.