For the Guofeng Art Troupe's performance, Simon gave sufficient support, whether it was a top choreography support team, luxurious custom-made costumes and props, or contacting world-class performance venues such as the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, but the performance officially started Finally, the market will have the final say.
If the girls' performance is not recognized by the audience and the attendance is too low, then it will end as soon as possible. Simon will never do anything like giving away free tickets at his own expense.
In fact, Simon's inner attitude towards the public performance of the Guofeng Art Troupe was whether he wanted to watch it or not, because it was originally intended to be a performance that only one person could enjoy privately, so Simon felt that he was at a disadvantage when it was shown to outsiders. Therefore, except for people around him like Joseph Schlapp who asked for a few tickets last time, Simon would have people give away a few tickets, and the rest were sold by the Metropolitan Opera itself.
However, because the gossip about the Guofeng Art Troupe as Simon Westeros's personal singing and dancing team had already spread quietly, driven by curiosity, even after Simon's personal intervention, the ticket price of the Guofeng Art Troupe was higher than that of other performances. After a long time, it was inevitable that the first performance would be sold out.
As for the next step, it still depends on market feedback.
Although he was surrounded by a group of big goblins, Simon still did not stay at the reception for too long. He only stayed for less than half an hour and left with Lady A, who had been here all morning.
On the other hand, Instagram’s stock price trend on its first day is still attracting much attention.
This was until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, when the North American stock market closed. Instagram's final first-day share price was set at a high of 27.61 US dollars. Compared with the issue price of 11.50 US dollars, the first-day increase reached 141%. The closing market value was also as high as 17.1 billion US dollars, compared with 6 billion US dollars. The US dollar valuation is equivalent to the company's value increasing by US$10 billion in just one day.
The total share capital of Instagram before its listing was 530 million shares, of which D Girl held about 240 million shares, accounting for 45% of the shares.
Girl A, Girl C, Indian Girl, Little Jenny, Waist Jing, and Leg Jing, who were the initial investors together with D, initially each held 5% of the shares. In recent years, they have received stock rewards based on whether they participated in management. And whether they participated in subscription before the IPO, etc. The final number of shares held varied, but it was basically around 15 million shares.
On the other hand, in this IPO, the total number of shares issued was 90 million shares, and the financing amount was US$1.035 billion, of which 60 million shares were issued new shares. The funds obtained will be used for the subsequent development of Instagram, and the other 30 million shares were cashed out by major shareholders. Among them, Girl D alone holds 5 million shares.
Therefore, based on Instagram’s stock price closing at US$27.61 on the first day of listing, even if D’s shareholding ratio in Instagram drops further to 38% after the IPO, the former Wei family maid’s net worth is already as high as US$6.5 billion, which is enough to squeeze Ranked among the top 20 of the 400 richest people in the United States.
As for the other six girls, with about 15 million shares in their hands, their personal net worths all exceeded US$400 million in a single day. According to the threshold of US$430 million in this year's "Forbes" America's 400 Richest List, they are basically equal to the threshold of US$430 million. Ranked among the 400 richest people in the United States.
This is the Internet’s unparalleled ability to create wealth!
Stimulated by Instagram's sharp rise on the first day of listing, the Nasdaq index finally rose by 1.32% in a single day and continued to rise to 5,739 points, getting closer and closer to the 6,000-point threshold. The total market value of all stocks in the entire Nasdaq sector also hit a new record. A new high of $6.7 trillion.
As the leading company, Yigret's stock price rose by 1.61% in a single day, with a closing market value of US$663.5 billion, continuing to dominate the market.
The second-ranked Cisco's market value exceeded US$500 billion for the first time today, becoming the third giant in the US stock market after Igrit and Daenerys to have a market value exceeding US$500 billion. The increase that day was as high as 2.12%, and the closing market value to US$511.3 billion.
In just one day, due to the rise of the Nasdaq market, Simon's personal net worth once again increased by more than 30 billion US dollars.
Speaking of which, after the U.S. election in early November, Clinton's re-election ensured the continuity of Washington's policies, which made the market temporarily positive. However, then it began to fluctuate because Wall Street was once again worried about the collapse of the Nasdaq market, and the growth rate of the Nasdaq slowed down. Until today, when Instagram went public, the miracle of wealth creation on the day of listing enabled the new technology sector to be activated again, paving the way for the last batch of capital operations in the Westeros system in 1996.
The next day is December 7th, Saturday.
Although the U.S. stock market is closed, North American media early in the morning are all reporting on Instagram’s surge on its first day of listing yesterday and the Nasdaq’s new high.
However, in the eyes of many people, the crisis is getting closer.
Simon took a rare break and rushed to Manhattan in the morning.
Mainly to watch the National Style Art Troupe's last dress-up rehearsal before tonight's performance, accompanied by Celia Miller, who just returned from Washington yesterday.
While watching the performance, they mainly talked about setting up Rivni as a free trade zone. After the Shcherban assassination incident last month, the Kiev authorities, who had thought that the Westeros system must have some conspiracy, came here. After Bian made the request, he did not refuse, but acted very cooperatively.
So things will be much easier to handle.
Of course, the specific process will take several months to finalize.
The main thing is that free trade zones are actually two-way. It does not mean that a country sets up one of its regions as a free trade zone, so that it can carry out free trade. In addition to various trade details, it must also sign free trade agreements with other countries. However, compared with the WTO agreement that requires protracted negotiations, the free trade area is ultimately a unilateral concession of benefits by a country, so the difficulty is greatly reduced.
"I met with Mickey Kanter yesterday. Washington is very supportive of signing this agreement with Ukraine. However, Mickey raised objections to us also bringing China in. China is negotiating to join the WTO, and Washington's It means that they probably hope that after China joins the WTO, they will enjoy these benefits."
In the lobby of the Metropolitan Opera House.
Simon and Celia were sitting in the audience seats with only a few spectators. While enjoying the rehearsal performance on the stage, they asked: "Is this a mandatory requirement or just an ordinary suggestion?"
"It's just an ordinary suggestion." Celia looked at the Oriental girl on the stage and immediately understood her boss's attitude. "Then let's ignore it. In fact, when Rivni established a free trade zone, China is It is a very important importing country of raw materials. At the same time, Rivni’s main market is Western Europe. In this way, it seems unnecessary to bring the federation in.”
Simon nodded slightly, very satisfied with Celia's position. If the woman around him considers this issue at the national level of the United States, rather than the interests of the Westeros system as the first priority, Simon may have to consider replacing her.
Position matters.
Simon will not force others to lean towards his position, but if one is within the Westeros system, one must consider themselves 'Westerosian'.
Speaking of which, as Celia said, the main market for Rivni's free trade zone is definitely Western Europe, and it does not have much to do with the United States. If it weren't for the important symbolic significance of bringing in the United States, the world's most powerful country, there would be no need at all.
On the other hand, because the light industry foundation in Eastern Europe is too weak and the costs in all aspects of Western Europe are too high, China is undoubtedly the best import target in terms of raw materials and other aspects. Of course, the current Southeast Asia can actually do it, but after 1997, the Southeast Asian economy suffered a devastating blow, and then there was nothing more.
After chatting for a while, Simon asked about another thing: "Regarding the increase of troops stationed in Africa, how much share can we get this time?"
Personal military assistant, this is Celia's most important title.
When her boss asked, Celia sorted it out a little and said quickly: "In recent years, some other forces have quietly established mercenaries. As expected, we can only get 1,500 mercenary quotas this time, plus We also have orders in other areas, and our annual contracts in Africa are worth about US$100 million.”
Simon nodded, but he couldn't help but sigh at the depth of the U.S. military.
Compared with the United States' current defense budget of up to 250 billion US dollars, US$100 million is certainly not much. However, things are afraid of comparison. Let's just talk about Ukraine. The current annual defense budget is less than US$1 billion, but it has to support more than 200,000 people. army. And 1,500 people in the Westeros system can get 100 million US dollars. Of course, there are other twists and turns that are not obvious to outsiders, but it is enough to show that the US military spends money like water.
At the same time, this incident also means that Simon's deployment at the military level is becoming more effective.
First of all, it was because Simon had never thought of using the Wei family's private army to make money, let alone the unsightly Bush administration in his memory, which suffered an inexplicable deficit of 60 million US dollars and lost everything for a catering fee. Therefore, just talking about the annual US$100 million in Africa, in addition to the salaries and other costs of mercenaries, a large part must actually be paid to the various consultants of the Wei family's private army who are responsible for matchmaking.
Otherwise, such an order would not be so easy to obtain.
As for Simon’s gains, of course they are beyond money.
The closer the relationship between the Wei family's private army and the federal military is, and the more intertwined the interest network, the less likely it is to be spied on by the outside world. Just like the cooperation agreement reached with the CIA earlier, these will involve the level of national secrets. If there is any trouble in the future, the phrase "state secrets" is just like the national security of the United States that has almost become a mystery in the United States. It is an absolute panacea.
Moreover, even if someone wanted to investigate, the Wei family's private army would not have much to catch. Again, Simon had never thought about making money from it, and he would be strong without desire. As for some people who actually get a lot of benefit from it, check it out if you dare. Anyway, in the past few decades, Simon has never seen any scandals in the US military that were investigated in depth. Basically, major issues were reduced to trivial matters.
The two people were chatting in the audience, and a group dance on the stage ended quickly.
During the preparation for the next dance, a girl quietly came out from the backstage, but it was Chen Xingwei. The girl came to Simon, looking nervous and anxious, and asked: "Simon, how did I dance just now?"
"Great," Simon said, patting his thigh: "Come, sit here."
Chen Xingwei glanced at Celia and did not refuse. He stepped forward and sat on Simon's lap. He felt a big hand wrap around his waist and pressed it obediently. He then said, "I'm so nervous. I'm really worried about today." The party is ruined.”
"There's nothing to worry about," Simon said, looking at the stage, "As long as you perform to your normal standards."
Chen Xingwei couldn't help but said: "This is the Metropolitan Opera House. What if the audience doesn't like it?"
Simon kissed the girl's neck and said, "If they don't like it, that means they have no vision, as long as I like it."
The man's kiss was very light, but Chen Xingwei still felt a little warm in his body. He boldly returned the kiss and then said: "By the way, Simon, it's the end of the year in China. We can go back and watch during the Chinese New Year." see?"
"Of course, by the way, when is New Year's Eve this year?"
"February 6th."
"Then it's no problem. You have a total of 9 performances and it will end at the end of January. If the audience doesn't like it, you can close it after five or six performances. You will definitely be able to go back in the New Year."
When Chen Xingwei heard Simon say the word 'closing the stall', he felt really uneasy.
Actually, I heard that all the tickets for tonight's performance were sold out and it was hard to get a ticket. The girls in the art troupe were already full of confidence. They even thought about the global tour that the man mentioned. Chen Xingwei asked if they could have a New Year's Eve The thing about returning to China is that I am worried that the global tour will coincide with the New Year, so I will definitely not have time to go back.
Of course, for many girls, frankly speaking, life is so good now and it doesn’t matter whether they can go back or not.
Simon's eloquent word "close the stall" actually made Chen Xingwei's excitement cool down a bit. He didn't know if he would really respond to the man's crow's mouth next.
Even if the man said it was okay if he screwed up more than once, none of the people in the Guofeng Art Troupe felt that way in the past six months. After all, all the girls felt that their current life was like heaven, so it was difficult to let people With peace of mind, it is inevitable to have a certain thought in your heart: without giving, there will be no reward.
Therefore, when it comes to a man's "picking", girls basically have an attitude of expectation and take it for granted.
As for this show, the same goes for it.
Thinking of this, Chen Xingwei couldn't help but feel envious of Li Youhu, who was still filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in China. That girl was really lucky. She just entered this circle and immediately left it. No accident, she would be able to work in it soon. Become a big star. And even if they are absolutely satisfied with their current lives, they still have to think about what they will do in the future.
After all, the man next to him would definitely not be able to support them for the rest of his life. Maybe he lost interest in them at some point, or he was just tired of them and wanted to find a new batch of girls. Where would they go from here
No matter what, everything will be lost.
This is natural.
The current life is so good that it is not proportional to their efforts. How can it last long
Simon didn't know what the woman in his arms was thinking, so he stopped discussing too sensitive issues with Celia and began to pay more attention to watching the performance on the stage.
Later, they found that Chen Xingwei had successfully sat on Simon's lap. Of course, Wei Canchao, who didn't want her to please a certain man too much, several girls who had been eaten by Simon last time also came over one after another, even if the man's arms were occupied. , still sitting around Simon.
Wei Sanzhao successfully grabbed the seat to Simon's left, and slowly pulled the man's arm around Chen Xingwei's waist. He held the man's big hand and pretended to read palms while talking about another thing: "Simon, Caifen , Well, she can’t use this name now, anyway, do you still remember that?”
Simon nodded.
The girl who left the Guofeng Art Troupe after her last relationship.
In fact, Simon didn't care much about it.
Simon did not deny his possessiveness, but he never forced it. The girls around me must have thought that the girl was being 'kicked out'. In fact, it was just that she was no longer suitable to be in the Guofeng Art Troupe after falling in love, that's all.
However, Wei Canze carefully looked at Simon's expression, and his slender body, which was only wearing a close-fitting dance suit to facilitate the change of clothes later, leaned a little closer to the man, and then said: "We recently heard that she was dumped by her boyfriend, and, That guy also defrauded her of all her savings."
Simon just hummed, without any fluctuation in his heart. He raised the arm that Wei Sanzha had snatched and pinched the girl's delicate chin: "Don't talk about that."