"It's true that Viacom's MTV cable network, Showtime pay network and Nickelodeon are complementary cable channels to Daenerys Entertainment's overall business. However, our focus this year is still on the music business In terms of expansion, in terms of cable TV, ESPN is still making efforts, so you should not be too distracted for the time being."
"Simon, I think we can make some preparations in advance?"
"No problem, you can arrange the specific operations yourself. Music stations, paid cable stations and children's stations are all businesses that I am very interested in. We will definitely develop in these areas in the next few years. If we cannot expand through acquisitions, Even if we force money to be spent, we will definitely do it.”
"I understand what you mean."
New York
Daenerys' East Coast headquarters on West 66th Street on the Upper West Side.
The time is Thursday, January 8th.
It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon, and Simon still didn't get off work. After finishing a meeting here, Simon and Egger left the conference room as usual. They discussed some layouts about cable TV in the corridor, and finally went upstairs together. Go up, Ige went to continue some work, and Simon came to his office here.
Girl A from outside came up to her and whispered a few words. Simon smiled and nodded, opened the door, and several girls who were originally sitting in the reception area stood up together.
Here are Elizabeth Jagger, the Hilton sisters, and Ivanka to name a few.
Elizabeth jumped over first, and threw herself into Simon's arms like a koala, saying hello: "Dad, it's been a long time since you came to New York. I miss you so much."
Simon slapped the girl on the buttocks, walked to the sofa, threw her on the sofa, nodded to Paris, Kardashian, Ivanka and other girls, and finally came over shyly with a hand in his hand. Nikki sat on the sofa, put the girl on her lap, and asked Elizabeth, who got up from the sofa and came over: "You must come to me, what can you do?"
"It's Innie," Elizabeth wanted to push Nikki away, who was shrinking into Simon's arms like a cat, but unfortunately she couldn't, so she had to give up, pointed at Ivanka, and then said: "Dad, We’ll talk about her later, I have a good idea for you.”
"Um?"
Elizabeth pointed towards the desk: "I need to open the computer, it's a website."
Simon smiled and said, "Just tell me?"
Elizabeth pouted, but still said: "It has been rumored recently that there is a small town in Alabama called, um..."
Nikki raised her red face and said, "Canadia, Simon, it's..."
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you," Elizabeth reached over with dissatisfaction, covered Nikki's mouth, and then said to Simon: "There is a small town in Alabama called Canadia. There are witches there. A few college students went into a nearby forest to explore and mysteriously disappeared. The search and rescue team found several iRec cameras, which showed that they were abducted by witches. The local government tried to cover up the truth, but someone leaked some video clips online. , It’s such an exciting feeling. Dad, don’t you think this idea can be made into a movie?”
Simon listened to Elizabeth's words with a slightly weird expression, and asked with a smile: "Do you believe this kind of thing?"
Kim Kardashian, who was sitting opposite, jumped in and said, "It's true, Simon. There's a lot of information leaked on that website, all indicating that... there are witches in the forest near the town."
Simon would not rashly reveal the truth to a few girls. Anyway, this year's Sundance will open next week. Let the rumors fly for a while. It has nothing to do with the overall situation. He just nodded: "I know, and I will let them consider making it into a movie." of."
Elizabeth said: "Dad, this is an idea I discovered. You have to reward me."
"Well, you have to be rewarded if the movie is successful, right?"
The girl came over coquettishly, hugged Simon's arm and began to shake: "Give me a little now."
"Uh-huh...what do you want?"
"Dad, I heard that the Westeros Tower will be renovated by the end of this year, and there will be high-rise apartments inside. Can you give me one?"
Simon took a look at the girl's still slender figure wearing a turtleneck sweater and winter jeans, and joked: "You are so skinny, I didn't expect you have a big appetite."
The girl acted coquettishly again, looking expectantly: "Dad~~~Dad~~~Can you do it?"
"The apartments in the building are all very large, but there are no small apartments for you."
"Then..." Elizabeth thought for a moment and said, "Just think it's for my mother and us."
"What does your mother have to do with this?"
"I call you dad. It's just a house." Elizabeth pouted again: "Dad, you can't be so stingy, can you?"
"As for calling me daddy, there are many girls who are willing to call me that," Simon said, looking down at the girl in his arms: "Nikki, let Liz hear it."
Nikki Hilton, who was already blushing because she was held in Simon's arms, heard the man say this, and her face suddenly turned redder. She rolled her eyes at him shyly: "Simon, you are so bad."
"Yes, it's simply a devil," Elizabeth agreed: "Dad, Nikki likes you."
Simon was just teasing, and of course he would not force it. He said to Elizabeth: "Don't think about the apartment in Westeros Tower. It's still early. Let's be more realistic, or save it first."
Seeing what Simon said, Elizabeth had no choice but to give up, and then said: "Well, dad, can you come to our house tonight?" Then she immediately added: "This is not a reward, just save it, I'm just helping. Mom asked."
Simon shook his head and said, "I have other plans tonight."
"What about tomorrow night?"
"Tomorrow afternoon's flight to Europe."
"When will you have time? Dad, can I make an appointment for mom first?"
"I'll probably stay in Europe for a week and then come back here first."
"Then it's settled," Elizabeth clapped her fingers: "Next weekend."
"Okay," Simon also thought for a moment, nodded, then pushed the little girl up who was already limp in his arms, and said to Elizabeth: "Isn't there something you want to tell me, Yi Ni? You guys go outside for a walk first."
I don’t know if she got a benefit, but Elizabeth was very straightforward this time and left Simon’s office with a few friends.
Simon then looked at Ivanka and said with a smile: "About your father?"
Ivanka watched the office door close, stood up and came to Simon's side. She was about to sit down next to the man, but was taken over by a big hand, so she followed Nikki's example and sat in Simon's arms, looking a little pitiful. With a flattering expression on his face, he said softly: "Simon, can you let my dad go? He knows he was wrong, and he promises not to... disturb you again."
This incident also started when Simon ate Ivanka years ago, and he also pulled Melania sisters over. It was a very enjoyable night.
Then, a certain golden retriever became restless and called several times in a row, hoping to talk to Simon.
Probably just want the benefits.
Simon didn't give it, and asked Girl A to reduce the other party's shareholding in the Levison Group according to the number of times the Golden Retriever disturbed him.
During this period, teams from Levison Group and even Westeros Company were digging through old scores and investigating possible financial fraud and other issues during the acquisition of Golden Retriever Real Estate Company.
The matter was not investigated at all.
Based on the information we have here, it is not impossible to reduce Golden Retriever's holdings by three points, double it, or even completely wipe out the opponent.
Simon caressed the girl in his arms, who was far more irritating than Nikki, and said with a smile: "Yini, you are my woman now. According to Eastern customs, you should be on my side."
Ivanka obviously didn't understand the family ethics rules of an Oriental. She looked puzzled for a moment, then asked Simon to please her: "Simon, of course I am on your side. Dad wanted me to... I didn't even agree. .”
Simon thought about the character of a certain golden retriever, and probably understood what Ivanka's omitted words were, and asked with a smile: "Really?"
Ivanka nodded quickly: "Of course."
"In this case," Simon thought for a moment and said, "I said three points, it must be three points. However, I will give you 3% of the Levison Group shares, how about it?"
Ivanka was confused for a while.
Levison Group has expanded very rapidly in the past few years, and because it is related to her family, she probably knows that although this company has not yet been listed, the industry's valuation has reached tens of billions of dollars.
A 3% stake is at least US$300 million.
Ivanka's father asked her to come to beg Simon. The general rhetoric was that the whole family would be prosperous and suffer losses. After all, the girl was not yet 18 years old and had to be supported by the family, so she could only come to beg Simon.
No matter what, she never expected that the man would say that he would give her 3% of the shares of Levison Group.
Doesn't this mean that he will become a billionaire in the blink of an eye
Simon still had work to deal with, but he didn't have much time to deal with the little girl. Seeing the girl, he didn't know how to react for a moment, and then said: "That's it, go back and tell your father my plan. Or, he doesn't agree and continues to pester , then even I’m not sure how much he will lose next.”
Ivanka nodded subconsciously, feeling the man push her to get up, but she pressed her body against Simon again, with a bit more expectation on her expression: "Simon, but, how can I get these 3% shares?"
"Quite simply, set up a beneficiary for your trust."
The girl blinked, a little disappointed: "It's just trust?"
Born into a wealthy family, Ivanka certainly knows what a trust is.
"You are not yet 18 years old. The best asset transfer model is a trust. Alternatively, you can transfer these shares completely to your name. Then you will have to pay gift tax, which is at least US$100 million."
Ivanka stuck out her tongue and then said, "Well, if you set up a trust, Simon, how will I spend it?"
"I'll help you find a team and let them help you with your specific trust plan."
Ivanka hesitated for a moment and nodded, but still asked: "Simon, what if my father wants to interfere with this trust?"
"Of course I won't let him interfere," Simon's smile became more playful and his tone was firm: "You can spend it however you want, it's all yours."
Hearing this, Ivanka became even more excited.
In the small circle with Elizabeth, her family's net worth is considered to be relatively high, but she can only rank second to Elizabeth. In addition to the relationship between Elizabeth's mother and Simon, she did not have much daily pocket money, which was also an important factor. In fact, Elizabeth doesn't have much pocket money, but that girl can use Simon's resources at any time, including private jets. But it's not that easy for her to use her own family's private jet.
If she could have 300 million US dollars for herself, even if it cost her old father's family fortune, at least she would be on an equal footing with Elizabeth.
Simon looked at the expression of the girl in his arms, smiled and pushed again: "Okay, I still have work to deal with, you and Liz should go back first."
After hearing what Simon said, Ivanka came back to her senses and looked at the man in front of her with full eyes. She still did not stand up. Instead, she twisted her body slightly, put a pair of small hands on the man's shoulders, and leaned over her face: "Simon, we haven't been here for a long time." I’m gone, don’t you miss me?”
…
Simon didn't return to his Fifth Avenue apartment until nightfall.
As soon as I turned around the entrance and entered the living room, I heard a somewhat mean female voice: "I'm finally back. I thought you went to another woman again and forgot about Gray and the baby."
Simon looked around, and the person who spoke was the still graceful Bryce Levison. The woman was only wearing a close-fitting knitted long skirt. She was curled up on the sofa, teasing someone in the baby basket next to her. brat.
He walked straight over and sat down on the other side of the baby basket on the sofa. He looked inside at the little guy with a pair of blue eyes looking at a rattle in the woman's hand, and asked, "Where's Gray?"
"In the kitchen, I'm preparing dinner for you myself," Bryce said, and then added: "Fortunately you're back, otherwise Gray would be so disappointed that she would cry tonight."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" It was Grace who came out of the kitchen and scolded Bryce. She turned to a certain man with soft eyes. She walked over and sat down next to the man, leaning on her. Simon and Simon looked at the baby basket together: "Why aren't you asleep yet?" After saying that, Bryce shook the rattle again and reached out to grab it: "The baby hasn't slept all day, don't make trouble with him."
Bryce curled her lips: "I don't know, I thought you were holding your biological son."
This is so mean and sharp.
Grace blushed immediately and glared at Bryce helplessly.
Simon turned his head and kissed the woman's face, and said with a smile: "Shall we drive her away?"
Before Grace could speak, Bryce had already said, "You don't need to rush me. I'll leave after dinner. I won't stay."
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Now Simon was confused.
Grace's smooth face came close to rub Simon's ear gently, and she said with a smile: "Bray came here this time to sever ties with you."
"oh?"
Grace glanced at the woman next to her, paused, and said softly: "Yes... Rita and Mike, their relationship is getting better and better, and they are likely to get married in the future. Blay feels that she can't, can't be with you anymore. That’s it.”