The next day is December 6th.
Under the deliberate suppression by the Westeros family's public relations team, the news about the capping of the Westeros Towers could not be concealed, but it caused very little ripples in the media. There was no media coverage of the capping ceremony the day before.
In a manor in the northern suburbs of Greenwich.
During breakfast time, the family casually chatted about this matter, and Simon remembered a certain 'Skyscraper Law' that had not yet been formally proposed. Simply put, the completion of a large number of skyscrapers often leads to a severe economic recession. For example, the construction of New York skyscrapers represented by Rockefeller Center in the 1930s was accompanied by the worst recession in American history. In the 1970s, the Twin Towers were completed, the U.S.-led Bretton Woods system collapsed, and the oil crisis broke out at the same time.
This time, the Westeros Towers have reached their peak, and the new technology bubble has reached its peak and may burst at any time.
After breakfast, the Indian girl who got Janet's approval took a helicopter to Manhattan to attend the company's IPO listing ceremony today as a founding shareholder of Instagram.
Simon was not in a hurry to go to work, but continued to stay at home.
It wasn't until about nine o'clock that a black car entered the manor. After being reminded by the maid, Janet, who was next to Simon and was flipping through a document, gave her man a rollicking look at her man who was staying at home, got up and went out, and Simon also got up. But Jennifer did not appear on the other side of the villa with her children.
Getting out of the car was Irene Lauder.
While living on the East Coast, Janet had already met Grace, and also went to Boston to talk to Maria and the two girls. Only Irene was left, and Irene, who had not seen Wang, had been feeling guilty and worried for a long time. Finally, I offered to come and visit today.
After getting out of the car, Irene Lauder saw Simon and Janet walking over together. She was slightly relieved, but she inevitably glanced at a certain guy with a resentful look in her eyes, and then she smiled and greeted Janet.
"Good morning, Jenny, it's nice to meet you."
"Me too, Erin, oh, you look so beautiful today."
"Thanks."
After hugging each other affectionately and exchanging greetings, Janet even held Erin's little hand and walked towards the villa together. The two women seemed to have momentarily forgotten about a certain guy beside them.
Of course Simon doesn't mind.
Just don't fight.
Smiling, she followed the two women through the door and returned to the living room. The two women sat down and Janet asked again: "Eileen, what would you like to drink?"
After all, Eileen, who is not as calm as she appears on the inside, habitually says: "Coffee will do."
"That's not okay. It's best not to drink coffee when you're pregnant. How about orange juice?"
"OK."
Janet gave instructions to the housekeeper Angeli who came in, and then looked at Eileen beside her with concern: "So, how are you feeling lately?"
"It's only over two months old. Except for occasional morning sickness, everything is fine," Erin said, paused, and then added, "I had a checkup last week and the baby is fine too."
"Do you know it's a boy or a girl?"
Hearing this question, Erin subconsciously looked at the guy next to her, feeling a little guilty. After a little hesitation, she said, "If nothing else, it's a boy."
If ordinary people want to know the gender of the fetus, they can often only identify it through B-ultrasound after three or four months of pregnancy.
For Erin, there is no need to wait.
The girl felt guilty at this time. She just secretly confirmed the gender of the fetus and wanted to hide it from a certain guy. But at this time, in front of Janet Westeros, he couldn't help but say it out.
In fact, two weeks ago, Eileen secretly performed a DNA fetal gender test, and Simon quickly knew that after all, the girl was accompanied by eight female Wei family guards.
But Eileen didn't say anything, so Simon pretended not to know.
Listening to Eileen talking about it at this time, Simon just showed a happy expression that he was very satisfied with the result: "Hello boy, you have always wanted the baby to be called Noah, and now the conditions are met."
Irene was a little relieved to see Simon like this.
Janet rolled her eyes at Simon: "You can go to work now. Also, Evgenia has been staying here for a week. You can take her with her. You can send her back to Ukraine when you want. Convenience."
There was nothing to worry about at first, and staying here was more to reassure Irene.
Now that Janet was chasing people away, Simon took the initiative to get up, went forward and hugged the two women respectively, left the living room, called Girl A, and found Evgenia Korkoszko, and they took another plane together. Helicopter to Manhattan.
Indeed, it is not surprising that many people responded to the courtesy.
Before Thanksgiving, little Eve came to deliver holiday gifts to Janet on behalf of the Korkoszko family. Janet was very satisfied and stayed with her. She took her with her like a little follower and trained her personally for a week. Of course, Simon also understood that Janet obviously had other intentions. A bunch of girls in Ukraine would eventually choose a few direct descendants to serve as a sounding board to repay God.
Living room.
After Simon left, facing Irene who was inevitably a little nervous again, Janet had no intention of transforming into a big goblin just because the man was not around. Her attitude remained the same, and she said to Irene with a tone of shared hatred: "Maybe. You don’t know something yet.”
Erin made a puzzled expression.
Janet raised a well-maintained little hand and shook it at Irene: "The little bastard got five women pregnant at one time, and you are just one of them."
Erin's eyes suddenly widened.
This...she really doesn't know.
To be precise, Jennifer knew about Jennifer's pregnancy through some channels, but other people, such as Grace and the two Ukrainian women in Boston, although these things were not absolute secrets, after the pregnancy Irene, who focused most of her thoughts on the baby in her belly, didn't know.
Five women, pregnant together
A lot of thoughts were going around in her mind, and Erin finally looked at Janet: "Jenny, aren't you angry?"
"I'm angry, but I can't help it. Who asked me to marry a little bastard?"
Janet replied, although she said this, there was obviously no anger in her tone.
Of course, Erin could also feel Janet's emotions, so she just thought, well, to a certain extent, these couples must be the same. Well, that's what Janet just called some guy.
None of them are good people.
Alas, pity myself as a victim.
Thinking like this, she couldn't help but reach out and touch her belly. Irene only felt that her life was miserable, and so was her baby's life.
My poor little Noah.
The housekeeper brought orange juice at this time. Janet picked up her own glass and took a sip. She looked at Eileen who was still a little dazed. After waiting for a moment, she said: "Actually, Eileen, if you want, the child can be born Leave it to me, and then you can leave the little bastard and live your life again.”
As a mother, it is inevitable that I will be particularly sensitive to some things.
When Irene heard this, she immediately looked at Janet warily: "Simon promised, we... also signed an agreement. You must never try to take my child away."
Janet curled her lips slightly: "Relax, okay, Erin, this is just a suggestion from me. It's actually a good choice for you and your child."
Irene was still like a cat with exploded fur: "Don't even think about it."
Janet shrugged: "Okay, okay, I take back what I just said. Besides, it's not what you think. Even if you don't plan to raise this little guy yourself, I won't let him enter Dumeijiao Manor again. Enough of the little annoyance, I will let Simon’s other women raise this child.”
Janet's very irresponsible words actually made Erin feel a little relieved.
However, Janet quickly added: "But, Eileen, you have to understand and think carefully. If you plan to raise this child yourself after it is born, then you will be completely bound to the Westeros family. Although the little bastard always looks very careless, and the women around him seem to be able to leave at any time if they want to leave, but in fact, how can a man not be possessive, let alone the mother of his own child, so when the time comes, if you want to return Living a normal life and finding another man to marry would be very troublesome."
Eileen paused, and then whispered softly after a moment: "Anyway, Noah is mine."
"Of course, even if you don't plan to raise the child yourself, neither Simon nor I will deny that the baby is yours, and they will never hinder you from visiting the child."
Erin became wary again: "What exactly do you want to do?"
Janet blinked her eyes with an innocent look on her face: "It's very simple. Instead of having conflicts in the future, it's better to make a decision now and leave him completely. To use a Chinese idiom, long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain."
Irene finally understood a little bit, glared at Janet, and suddenly found an entry point to turn against the guest: "Since you said he is a bastard, why don't you leave him?"
"I am his wife, I have proof."
Irene was suddenly depressed, but immediately said: "It won't be the case if we get divorced."
Janet looked incredulous: "Don't you think Simon and I are a perfect match? It's impossible to get divorced."
“…”
Erin felt like she was being drawn in again, something seemed wrong.
After combing through it a bit, I managed to grasp the key point. The thing is very simple. The woman in front of me seems not to care at all, but in the final analysis, she still wants to leave that bastard by herself.
now it's right.
If I were in Janet Westeros's position, I would definitely think so.
After understanding this, Erin regained her fighting spirit and said to Janet: "Jenny, anyway, I will not leave Simon, at least not because of your persuasion. Moreover, since you actually mind that he has people around him, Other women, why don’t you consider driving Jennifer Raybould away first, there’s no need for you to target me.”
Jennifer rolled her eyes at Erin and said matter-of-factly: "Kick Jenny away, and you will help me take care of the child?"
Erin felt a little confused again: "You... accepted Jennifer just to help you take care of your children?"
"Otherwise, I don't have time to deal with five little annoying people."
All right.
Eileen once again confirmed that the one in front of her was really the same kind of person as a certain guy.
I have a good life and a miserable life.
My poor little Noah.
Janet seemed to see through Irene's thoughts, nodding her head and encouraging: "So, long-term pain is not as good as short-term pain."
"I won't let you succeed."
Erin counterattacked subconsciously. After speaking, she grabbed her bag and felt that there was no need to continue chatting with Janet, so she planned to stand up and leave.
As a result, he was stopped by Janet again.
The real hostess's style suddenly changed, and the topic turned directly. She picked up a document that Eileen was looking through before coming here, and talked about the number of sub-funds under the Westeros Family Foundation that she planned to fund in the near future. A stem cell research project in a biological laboratory affiliated to New York University, and Erin happens to live in Manhattan, so why not personally be responsible for the operation of this sub-fund, which will inject the first $50 million.
And this project is also closely related to the little one in Eileen's belly.
When a child is born in the future, this laboratory will be responsible for extracting stem cells from the little one's umbilical cord and cryopreserving them for possible future health needs.
Erin was guided by Janet's thoughts, and she vaguely followed the topic and agreed.
Outside the living room, Jennifer, who quietly came over to say hello to Irene, happened to overhear a conversation between the two women and felt helpless.
I am also not kind to others.
Of the two people around me, one has a strong attraction that can even cause Stockholm syndrome in women, and the other doesn't like to use his brain very much on weekdays, but when he does, he can unknowingly drag people into the trap he wants. .
Let’s talk about the poor girl in the living room. She must have felt that Janet wanted to drive her away, so the little woman who had fallen in love with a certain guy, but Janet’s words made her even more rebellious. .
You want me to leave, but I won't.
This played right into Janet's hands.
Because Jennifer knew very well that Janet really didn't mind Simon walking through the flowers. It could even be said that on the contrary, Janet still had some weird little pride about her man's ability to attract women, so she just 'helped' a certain man The poor girl strengthened her determination.
The matter of the family fund that was brought up immediately became the main topic of today.
If Erin was smart and sober enough, she would have picked up on the clues from Janet's discussion of the family foundation. After all, if Janet really wanted to drive her away from Simon, why would she want her to be in charge of a Westerosi family charity fund
What's more, it is a very important fund.
You know, in recent years, Janet has been personally following up on the Westeros Family Charitable Foundation's funding for the field of life sciences. Research in the field of stem cells that is expected to reverse aging can be said to be a very important direction. This time The stem cell research team in the biology laboratory of New York University funded by the plan is just one of the many top research teams that Janet has already bet on.
Poor girl.
Unknowingly, he was once again captured by Janet, who likes the "superior laborer", and he will probably be very happy to be able to further integrate into the Westeros family afterwards, so it is inevitable that there will be another layer of potential binding.
On the other side, Simon arrived in Manhattan and first saw off Little Eve before starting his day's work.
There is a lot to focus on today.
The first is the official listing of Instagram.
Simon did not go to the Nasdaq exchange in person to prepare for the listing of this photo-sharing website. Instead, he sent Girl A over. After all, she is also one of the founding shareholders of Instagram, and today there are four girls A, B, C, and D. We will gather together again, as well as waist and legs, as well as a large number of celebrities from Instagram.
Even without Simon, the listing is definitely star-studded.
From its launch in July 1994 to its listing in December 1996, it lasted for a total of 2 years and 4 months. With the support of the Westeros system, Instagram, the largest photo sharing website on the Internet, has grown worldwide. With 160 million users, it is one of the websites with the largest user base among single services on the Internet at this stage.
At the same time, in the third quarter of 1996 before the launch of the IPO, Instagram’s single-quarter revenue also reached US$27 million, and the full-year revenue is expected to exceed US$100 million. This performance is of course not comparable to that of Ygrit, but when most other Internet projects are still 'telling stories', Instagram's ability to do this is quite impressive.
After many evaluations and weighings, Instagram’s final IPO valuation was determined to be around US$6 billion.
At the height of the current Internet craze, there are 160 million huge users and a valuation of only US$6 billion. Even though it is three times higher than the US$2 billion raised in the latest round of financing last year, in the eyes of many people, it is still very serious. underestimate.
Of course there are certain considerations involved.
The underestimation of the issue price means that the market reaction on Instagram's first day of listing will be very hot, even if the stock price doubles directly from the issue price in a single day, it is not impossible. In this way, many investors have begun to shrink from the conservative new technology sector, and another hot oil is poured into it.
The end result will be like a shot of adrenaline, re-energizing the Nasdaq to rise again.
The goal of this operation is not only to further delay the collapse of the new technology bubble, but also to ensure that other recent financing operations in the Westeros system can proceed smoothly. For example, the last tranche of funds that will be issued in mid-December comes from Daenerys. The US$5 billion long-term bonds of Silk Entertainment, and the IPO of China Telecom that the Westeros system spared no effort to promote.