Wake up in the morning, it’s a new week.
On the big bed, there are three girls on each side. However, after a long friendly exchange coordinated by Simon last night, the girls are no longer the two distinct groups they were yesterday.
Sitting up gently, Zhu Momo on the left lost the arm of the man in her arms, groaned twice, turned around and hugged Jiang Mi next to her, and continued to sleep.
Qin Bului on the other side woke up, his eyes blurred and his face rosy, looking more and more like a cat.
Seeing the man turn to the bench at the end of the bed, Qin Buzui endured the discomfort after his first night and got up quietly to chase after him. After getting out of bed, he diligently helped the man find clothes. Seeing that Simon ignored him and went to the bathroom first. Over there, his eyes rolled and he simply followed.
So I didn’t go to the gym again today.
I had a breakfast appointment with a guest, George Soros, who had to come from the city, so it was later than usual at seven o'clock.
But I still sat down in the restaurant on time, drank coffee, and read today's newspaper.
Next to them were three girls who had already gotten up.
Qin Bului, who still has a flushed face, Tao Yuelei, who has a quiet temperament, and Shen Gui, a short-haired girl.
Today's "New York Times" has a large section about Tinker Bell's autumn new product launch conference and "The Ghost Story" which has just completed its first week of screening.
The front-page article was about the iPad-10's potential to disrupt the traditional publishing industry.
Simon knows that the iPad is indeed disruptive, but the impact is not as strong as the industry currently imagines. Even if the traditional publishing industry in the West will inevitably shrink significantly due to the impact of the Internet in the future, it will still prosper many years later due to good copyright protection and people's reading habits.
Then there's "Record of Ghosts".
After experiencing a single-day surge last Saturday, the box office on Sunday only dropped 26%, continuing to collect US$12.14 million. In just three days of the first weekend, the cumulative box office of "The Ghost Story" quickly reached US$37.69 million, not to mention Such an unpopular month in September, even if it is placed in the summer season, such opening results are quite outstanding.
For "Ghost Chronicles", it is even more of a miracle.
37.69 million in three days over the weekend, and is expected to reach about 55 million U.S. dollars in the first week. With the phenomenal popularity of "The Ghost Story", and New World Pictures' decision to increase the film's screening size next week from 2,045 at this time. If it reaches the level of 3,000 yuan, this movie will definitely have a considerable long-term run.
Therefore, there is almost no suspense about the domestic box office of 200 million US dollars.
In comparison, the blockbuster movie "Doomsday Alert", which cost US$50 million in the same period, ended up with a three-day box office of only US$8.13 million in its first weekend, less than a quarter of "The Ghost Story". With such a sluggish start, "Doomsday Alert" "In the end, the domestic box office reached a maximum of 30 million US dollars, and it was completely reduced to cannon fodder under the crushing influence of "The Ghost Story".
Simon was initially very optimistic about the possibility of "The Ghost Story" breaking 100 million. After all, it is a pioneering film. However, even he himself did not expect that, fueled by various factors, this low-cost film that created a new movie type would now go straight to the box office of 200 million in North America.
The three girls next to them were eating the exquisite breakfast served by the waitress. Seeing that the man was just drinking coffee, Qin Buzui waited for a moment and asked while the man was flipping the newspaper: "Simon, don't you eat anything in the morning?"
"I've made an appointment with guests later."
"oh."
Qin Buzui was curious, but didn't know much about it. He followed Tao Yuelei's example and tasted the Black Sea caviar she had seen for the first time with a spoon made of shells. She didn't know how rare and expensive this food was, but she immediately tasted it. Just like it.
But I haven't forgotten the serious things.
Quickly and carefully he asked: "Simon, what are we doing today?"
"I'll go back to Los Angeles and you can make your own arrangements here."
Qin Buzui suddenly felt a little disappointed. She still didn't know the rules of staying with this man. When Simon said this, she thought that the past day might be a dream. Of course, she would not accept it: "Simon, I can be with you." Going back to Los Angeles?”
"cannot."
Shen Gui, who was listening with her ears perked up, could not help but show a disappointed expression. She glanced at Tao Yuelei, who looked indifferent next to her, and even felt a little aggrieved.
Fortunately, Simon did not make them despair. He paused and added: "Go to Ange after breakfast. She will arrange your next things."
The two girls thought for a while and then remembered that it should be the housekeeper named Angele Davis.
Gui Shen was a little relieved.
Qin Buzui hesitated for a moment, then said: "Simon, the visa Elite granted us is only for six months. Can you..."
Simon interrupted softly: "This is a small matter, Ange will help you handle it."
Qin Buzui shrank his neck and did not dare to say anything more.
Tao Yuelei, who was also listening quietly, could hardly help but laugh.
They thought he was a little fox that was very threatening to them, but now it seems that he is just a stupid cat with a little cleverness.
He even discussed with Simon Westeros whether he could help him apply for a visa. Gee, it was probably the same as asking the Nobel Prize winner in mathematics what one plus one is equal to such a ridiculous question.
It's quite creative.
Just as he was talking, several other girls also came to the restaurant. The tallest and most handsome Jiang Mi and Jian Xin just greeted the man, but Zhu Momo rushed over directly, straddled Simon's lap, put her arms around the man's neck and kissed him. Dear dear, dear dear.
Mo Wuling, who happened to be following him at the door of the restaurant, simply didn't notice.
That's outrageous.
I want to quit, but I feel a little reluctant and guilty for no reason.
Yesterday he asked her to help call someone, but she threw away her hands and ran away without doing anything. She didn't know if she would be questioned.
After all, let’s go in.
She also put on her aunty airs and scolded: "Momo, don't be naughty, there are so many people watching."
I still made up my mind.
After breakfast, no matter what, I have to drag this girl to Europe immediately.
It's a pity that Mo Wuling's reprimand had no lethality at all. Instead, it made Zhu Momo laugh, and deliberately pinched her throat to pretend to be a lolita: "I know, auntie."
However, he still got off Simon and walked to sit next to Mo Wuling.
As soon as everyone sat down, Girl A came over to remind: "Boss, Mr. Soros is here."
Simon responded, put down the newspaper, stood up and walked out.
You definitely can't entertain guests for breakfast here, you have to find another restaurant.
Mo Wuling didn't expect that a guy would stand up and leave as soon as he sat down. He looked at the group of girls around him, feeling a little at a loss, and then glared at Zhu Momo who deliberately came to sit next to her.
I wish Momo nothing but disaster.
Fortunately, you have a big heart.
Auntie can't eat her for breakfast, right
Thinking of this, I found it interesting and laughed happily. After laughing, I happily chatted with Jian Xin and Tao Yuelei about their next European trip.
on purpose.
Who prevented the other three girls in the restaurant from going.
The girl also discovered that she didn't know if it was the man's intention. Anyway, the women around him were very hierarchical, and there was also a tendency of first come, first served.
Although the three new girls are no worse than them in appearance and figure, the problem is that they are all latecomers.
Moreover, the Western fashion circle, or the top fashion circle to be precise, cannot tolerate too many Asian faces. The three of them were promoted by someone first and have already occupied most of the top resources. Even if the man personally arranges for the new three women, as long as he does not adopt a replacement strategy that will replace the original three, then the three women want to leave. It was even more difficult to reach the height they were at now.
What's more, a certain superior man didn't have many similar thoughts at all.
Even if there are three Zhu Momo, after careful calculation, after all, it is the result that they strive for after a man gives him a platform. Zhu Momo still remembers the feeling of almost falling down from exhaustion every day during the first fashion season show last year. new.
According to her observation, during the upcoming New York Fashion Week, the three new girls were not tired at all.
The most tiring thing was probably last night.
Tsk.
Zhu Momo thought about it and felt that her first time must have been quite pitiful.
In another small restaurant in the villa.
Compared to having breakfast with an old man, Simon would certainly rather accompany his Yingying Yanyan.
It's a pity that when people are in the world, they have to do what they have to do.
This is a dinner date that Simon took the initiative to make.
In the past three months, Southeast Asia has achieved great success. Soros is now at his most energetic, and he feels much younger.
The two of them exchanged pleasantries, and while waiting for the waitress to serve breakfast, Soros also took the initiative to mention the recent "Ghost Chronicles": "A low-cost movie with 300,000 US dollars sold more than 30 million in three days. Simon, you It’s much easier to make money than it is for me. I’m very curious, how do you make so many blockbuster movies?”
Simon leaned back on the chair next to the round table with a relaxed expression and said with a smile: "As for the secret, it is a bit of a lie. I am better at walking the road that others have not walked."
Soros thought for a while and found that this somewhat false truth was really full of gold.
Over the years since the rise of Daenerys Entertainment, the young man’s first film, “Run Lola Run,” was a very novel movie, and the subsequent “Pulp Fiction” was also the same, and the DC movie universe was even more innovative. ushered in a new era of cinema.
The common feature of these projects, as Simon said, is that they are all very new, probably 'roads that have not been traveled by others'. The fake point is that this answer is equivalent to when a successful person is asked how to achieve success, he replies that he works very hard. It seems that everyone can do it, but actually very few people can do it.
Moreover, this answer can also be extended to many other aspects of the actions of the young people opposite.
The most typical one is the Internet.
This is the key that directly made Simon become the world’s first trillion-dollar super-rich man.
Thinking of this, Soros's high-spirited temper unconsciously became restrained.
The gap is just too big.
Getting along with this young man always makes this old man, who is nearly 70 years old, feel like his time is wasted.
After the waitress brought breakfast and left, Soros started talking about business.
The first phase of the battle was successful. By attacking the currencies of various Southeast Asian countries such as the Thai baht, Indonesian rupiah, and Malaysian ringgit, and including some undelivered positions, the Quantum Fund's book profit has exceeded US$6 billion. This has also allowed the quantum fund, which previously had a total scale of approximately US$15 billion, to exceed the 20 billion mark.
The US$3 billion principal invested by the Westeros System is a directional investment only for the hedging market and does not involve other areas of the Quantum Fund. Even after excluding commissions and other expenses, the profit has exceeded US$1 billion.
Under the operation of large capital, it is often so easy to make money.
Therefore, it is actually correct to say that in the natural state of the world, the poor will only get poorer and the rich will get richer.
After the general introduction, Soros took a sip of coffee and continued: "The problem now is, Simon, although the Quantum Fund will not participate this time, Hong Kong will still launch it in the near future."
Simon nodded: "I know."
Soros recalled the time in 1987 and asked tentatively: "How much do you think the Hong Kong stock market will fall this time?"
Asking directly about the stock market, rather than the currency, also shows Soros' understanding of the situation in Hong Kong.
After continuously defeating the currencies of Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and other countries, no matter how slow a country or region is, it will have to react. Although Hong Kong’s currency has not been affected yet, the Hong Kong government has taken a number of measures to strengthen currency supervision. Therefore, the international If financial speculators want to launch another attack on the Hong Kong dollar, not only will the cost be higher, but the success rate will also be very low.
As a result, speculative capital turned its target to the Hong Kong stock market.
During the period before the handover, due to the support of the Chinese government and other benefits, the Hong Kong stock market has been soaring since April this year, rising from 12,000 points in early April. When Southeast Asian countries were ravaged by international speculators, they gave up resistance. However, the Hang Seng Index reached an unprecedented high of 16,000 points in early August. In just four months, the cumulative increase exceeded 30%. Compared with a year ago, the Hang Seng Index rose by 60%.
One can imagine the bubbles.
In addition, Hong Kong's financial market is quite open and is basically similar to the West. There are no price limits, T+0 trading, stock index futures and other financial products. It has naturally become the target of international speculators in this financial crisis.
At the dining table.
Simon slowly cut the omelette in front of him and said, "Probably it will be cut in half."
Soros subconsciously did not question Simon's judgment too much, but smiled bitterly: "In this case, if it gives up its operation in Hong Kong, the Quantum Fund will earn at least US$2 billion less."
Simon knew that the old guy was reminding him not to forget a certain favor in disguise, so he took a bite of the omelette, smiled, and said, "George, have you ever thought that your personal peak is already behind you?"
Soros couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Simon continued: "From the pound in 1992, to the Mexican peso in 1994, and recently to the currencies of several countries such as Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, the way Quantum Fund is used has basically not changed much. "
"you mean?"
"What does that say? A donkey will not fall twice in the same pit. Now, in the United Kingdom, Mexico, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, so many donkeys have broken their legs in the same pit. Do you think, Will other donkeys give you this chance again?”
"Simon, I think there are still many such opportunities. The international financial market has its own fixed order, and those countries must bear risks within the rules as long as they want to integrate into this order."
"The truth is, however, when a country finds that the consequences of complying with the rules are too severe and far less than the benefits obtained, they will inevitably choose to break the rules. The original pound and Mexican peso, because of capital strength and other restrictions, you operate There are still reservations. This time, for example, in Thailand, the country’s economy has been almost completely destroyed. Seeing that Thailand has suffered such a high price for complying with the rules, if you are the leader of other countries, what will you do next?”
Soros was stunned and speechless for a moment.
Simon answered for him: "If it were me, I would give up the rules without hesitation."
Historically, in 1998, when the aftermath of the financial crisis spread more and more, countries and regions such as Indonesia, Russia and even Hong Kong began to abandon the rules to a certain extent, which led to various unfavorable conditions for international speculators including Quantum Fund throughout 1998. ,lost heavily.
After a moment of silence, Soros finally spoke again: "Simon, are you planning to persuade me to stop now when you invite me to breakfast this time?"
"Not entirely, but that's probably the case. I want to remind you that since we can predict that someone will break the rules next, it's time for the Quantum Fund to change its strategy first." Simon said this with a smile: "This suggestion is of great value. $2 billion, at least."
Soros also smiled reluctantly, thought for a moment, and asked: "So, Simon, what do you think I should do next?"
"If I remember correctly, you have bet a large amount of money in Russia in the past two years?"
"That's right," Soros nodded. Knowing that the young man opposite him must have understood it, he still explained: "However, I have no intention of shorting Russia. On the contrary, I am very optimistic about Russia's economic prospects."
"This is the problem," Simon said: "Next, the Asian financial crisis will spread. This is no longer something you and I can stop. There are few countries in the world that can completely stay out of it, including the very economic structure in recent years. Vulnerable Eastern European Countries.”
"I don't think so, Simon. Russia is at rock bottom."
"George, if you analyze it from a purely economic perspective, Russia is indeed at the bottom. However, a country's economy can never be judged from a purely economic perspective. In fact, there is no need for me to say more in this regard, right?"
Soros was a little biased. He knew that Simon had many plans in Eastern Europe over the years, and they were deeper than him: "Simon, what do you mean, there will be major political turmoil in Russia next?"
If this happens, it is not impossible that the huge capital he has invested in Russia in recent years will be completely wiped out.
This is what worries Soros the most.
Simon shook his head: "There is no political turmoil, George, but it still involves politics. When the financial crisis affects Russia, you just said that they are already at the bottom and have almost nothing more to lose, so there is no need to break any rules. "
After hearing what Simon said, Soros completely lost his appetite.
In this attack on the currencies of various Southeast Asian countries, only part of the nominal US$15 billion of the Quantum Fund was actually used.
To be precise, Quantum Fund is just a collective name for the huge hedge capital controlled by Soros, with many sub-funds under it. As for Russia, Soros has so far invested more than 3 billion US dollars in Russia's oil, mining, telecommunications and other industries, as well as Russia's stock and bond markets.
If you want to withdraw funds from the financial market, even if you suffer some losses, it is not difficult.
But, in fact, it is more about industry.
Just like the shares of Russia's largest telecommunications company that Russian oligarch Potanin bought last year, a $2 billion business, more than half of which was quietly provided by Soros. There is simply no way to cash out this part of capital in the short term.