In a VIP box of a private club in a hot spring resort.
After Simon had a secret conversation with Yuri Yagusevsky and Boris Orlevich, other cronies of the Rovno Gang, such as Korkoszko and his son, also gathered over.
Everyone chatted and drank together until ten o'clock late at night, when Andrei Vodmirka, who was in charge of the resort entertainment business, came in again to say hello and suggested that Simon would like to enjoy some late-night performances.
Just by listening to the name, you can probably guess the nature of the so-called performance.
Andrei Vodmirka also went out of his way to explain a few more words, saying that he brought in experience from Las Vegas in the United States.
Some of the shows in Las Vegas are so famous around the world that Paul Verhoeven made a movie about them and Charlize Theron almost got the lead role in one.
The business was almost done, and Simon was not in a hurry to return to his hot spring manor here, so he agreed.
Everyone left the box together, and Simon called the Korkoszko brothers to his side again, and gave instructions to Evgenia's two brothers: "The gangsters can play, but don't take it seriously. After all, your identities are different, so you have to be careful. Let’s have some influence. Also, if you have any questions, you can ask Yuri and the two of them for advice. Don’t fight over anything. You should like to watch gangster movies, right?”
The two young men, who were more promising than before, followed Simon step by step with a look of honor on their faces, and nodded repeatedly when they heard the words.
Simon smiled and said: "Although the movie has elements of fiction, many things in it are true. For example, you must abide by the rules. Why should gangsters abide by the rules? The most important thing is to ensure that you have the opportunity to return to shore in the future. You are the biggest now The advantage is that you are on the shore, so you don’t have to jump into the water yourself, that would be stupid.”
After saying this, the group of people quickly arrived at a nearby theater.
Watching similar performances is like watching some short films and is not suitable for group gatherings.
Simon was personally led by Wodemilka to a box with the best view. The others just said hello and then dispersed to other seats.
Alexander Najiyev also appeared, bringing a group of girls or women of different looks, and introduced them in a low voice into Simon's ear, saying that they were all specially prepared for him.
Simon did not accept this time, saying that he had brought his own, and sent Alexander and others away.
A moment later, Celia's assistant Emily Joplin personally brought a woman wrapped in a thick white fur coat with a hood on. After entering, she sat down next to Simon and took off her hood. Tymoshenko's beautiful and frail face was revealed.
After Emily left, the woman leaning against Simon immediately said pitifully: "Mr. Westeros, I'm so hungry, can you give me something to eat, please?"
Simon pointed to the tray on the coffee table at hand. In addition to some drinks, there was also a plate of snacks: "This is specially prepared for you. Am I very considerate?"
"Well, thank you, thank you."
Tymoshenko nodded and said, regardless of image, he passed Simon and reached for the snacks on the other side.
Simon felt the plush touch of fur, smiled, reached out to grab the collar of the fur coat, and easily peeled it off. There was nothing under the woman's fur coat. Soon, one kind of white was replaced by another.
On the stage, the performance has also begun.
Simon stayed in the box for more than an hour, after watching a performance, and came out again. He was followed by a woman who had eaten and drank all the drinks and snacks in the box but was even more staggering. She still wore a hood that was enough to cover her head and face, so that people gathered around her again. The person seeing him off was quite curious, but could not recognize his identity.
Saying goodbye to everyone, Simon drove to his own hot spring manor nearby.
The woman in the fur coat sat beside him.
After the car started, Simon explained: "I will arrange some funds for you, but I will also warn you for the last time. You are not allowed to come to me again without my permission. You must understand that if you want to show up, As a spokesperson, I have many better choices, and you need to understand your role."
Having regained some strength, Tymoshenko still snuggled up softly. Hearing what the man said, his voice was charming: "Simon, I understand."
After saying that, he tried to fumble around again, but Simon pinched him and shouted half-seriously that it hurt.
Simon had to admit that men with a slightly softer heart really couldn't restrain themselves from this kind of woman. Unfortunately, this woman left such a deep impression on him in his memory that it was difficult to be too trusting of her.
Back at the Hot Spring Manor, the place was still brightly lit as it had been every time Simon came here before.
However, the group of little green onions in the manor have all been sent to rest, instead of the lively state they had been in the past few times.
There are other plans tonight.
After letting Emily take Tymoshenko away, Simon went directly to the indoor hot spring swimming pool in the main villa.
There are already seven women waiting here. The same seven women from last night. We had a lot of fun last night, so Simon decided to continue it tonight.
When I finally fell asleep, it was already past one in the morning.
The next day is Friday, January 16th.
In North America, on the West Coast, which is 10 hours away, it was still late Thursday night. On January 15, this year’s Sundance Film Festival officially opened.
On the same day, realizing that the fermentation of the "Blair Witch" news incident had gone too far, Daenerys Entertainment officially announced the project, clarifying that "The Blair Witch Incident" was just a marketing campaign for the movie.
Criticism is inevitable.
However, it is obvious that the popularity among the people has reached its peak.
Simon was sitting in a living room upstairs in the morning checking yesterday's emails. Amy Pascal mentioned in her work email to him that when the news became public, she asked about the phone number and inquiries related to the Sundance premiere of "Blair Witch". The email inbox was flooded, which shows the strong interest in the film from the outside world.
Next, it is obviously necessary to let the works speak for themselves.
In addition, although Thursday had not yet passed when Amy wrote to herself, she couldn't help but mention the box office of "Titanic" again.
This blockbuster super blockbuster is increasingly showing its super phenomenal qualities.
After the first week after the holiday last week from January 2nd to January 8th, the box office revenue was a considerable 36% box office drop of 45.38 million, "Titanic" is about to pass its fifth week, and the box office drop is expected to be only 16%, with revenue of US$38 million.
At the same time, the film's cumulative box office will also reach US$279 million, which is just over 20 million US dollars away from US$300 million.
Moreover, it is obvious that with the current weird momentum of this movie, 300 million may be just the beginning. 400 million US dollars, or even 500 million US dollars domestically, are not impossible.
In order to push the film's box office even higher, Daenerys' film department is now fully focused on "Titanic" in order to secure the upcoming Golden Globe Awards, as well as various other awards season awards. Guild Awards, and ultimately the Oscars, Titanic is an absolute centerpiece.
In order to achieve this goal, Daenerys Entertainment not only gave up all its award-winning projects last year to focus on this movie, but also contacted other Hollywood studios and used various methods of coercion and inducement. In a word, this year , cannot block the road.
Simon endorsed this strategy in his reply to Amy.
The reason why "Titanic" was able to achieve outstanding results of up to 600 million US dollars in North America was not only its quality, but also its unparalleled popularity during the awards season. The reason why many viewers watched this movie repeatedly was a big factor. To a certain extent, this is also because the film continued to win various awards during the awards season at the beginning of that year.
After replying to Amy, Simon clicked on another email from Chen Qing.
In addition to some routine work reports, what interests Simon the most is what Chen Qing mentioned in the email about Lin Zhao.
He actually designed a fake death set for the girl to escape. I have to say that this girl is getting better and better at it. But think about it, not everyone can afford this kind of thing.
Chen Qing also told Simon that sisters Lin Zhao and Lin Zhi would be sent to New York soon, and asked Simon to pay attention to them.
Finally, I asked Simon again if he could go to China during the New Year.
Simon still didn't give an accurate answer.
According to the Chinese lunar calendar, today is already the 18th day of the twelfth lunar month, and there is only more than a week left before New Year's Eve. Simon is not sure whether he will be entangled in other work by then. However, I also affirmed in my reply that as long as it is nothing special, it will basically be over by then.
While checking work emails one by one, the bedroom door connected to the living room opened, and a woman wearing a pink silk nightgown poked her head out to take a look. When she saw Simon, she showed a slightly surprised expression, and her beautiful face quickly turned red. , paused, and walked out.
A woman who seems to be in her early 30s is named Yulia Chirlova. She is picking on the carpet barefoot. She is about 1.7 meters tall, has light blond hair and beautiful blue eyes. She is actually the mother of three girls. There are no wrinkles visible on the 39-year-old woman's face, and she is still flawless enough to make many women jealous. Moreover, if he could see a woman's figure under a skimpy pink nightgown like Simon did, he would definitely be even more jealous.
When she came to Simon, she saw that the man seemed very busy in front of the computer, and the woman hesitated a little until she was casually picked up by Simon and sat down in his arms.
He subconsciously averted his gaze, not looking at the computer screen in front of him that was actually quite curious. Although, she actually can't understand English or Chinese.
She leaned obediently into Simon's arms. After a moment, the redness spread to her neck before the woman spoke softly: "Mr. Westeros?"
"Um?"
"You'll be leaving soon, right?"
"yes."
"I'm thinking, I mean..." Chirlova hesitated a little, but still said: "Can you take me, Katarina and the others out of Ukraine together?"
"Where do you want to go?"
"The United States," Chirlova said, hesitated, and then added: "Or the United Kingdom, too."
Simon continued to check the email, and was very satisfied with the small movements of Chirlova in his arms who deliberately narrowed her eyebrows. This is a woman who knows how to advance and retreat.
Smiling, Simon said: "Isn't it good here?"
This way
Yulia Chirlova thought about the events of the past few months.
She was originally a very ordinary civil servant in Kiev. She married a pretty good husband and became a housewife. Then, last year, her husband suddenly went to jail because of certain things, and the family that was still pretty good suddenly fell apart. Then, here we are.
After the initial confusion and panic, the four Chirlovas suddenly entered another kind of favorable state that they had never imagined.
It can even be said to be a luxury.
They were given the best food and clothing, a bunch of servants to serve them, and even every inch of their skin was taken care of, as if they were the most precious treasure in the world.
Chirlova often felt that the queens and princesses of European royal families were like this at most.
Then, they gradually realized that they had become a certain man's woman. Mother and daughter, four, all. This was originally a difficult thing to accept, but when I learned a certain man's name, it suddenly didn't seem so difficult to accept.
Simon Westeros.
The richest man in the world, therefore, is indeed a given.
And then until the night before.
The long period of psychological preparation makes it not so difficult to accept even if men are more ridiculous than they imagined.
Last night, the second night, there were seven women. Some people escaped last time, but no one left this time.
Mainly because I can’t live without it.
Because I am very unfamiliar with this area, who knows where I will hit.
In fact, the other women in the bedroom had already woken up when the man got up, but Chirlova was the first to muster the courage to come out.
Her thoughts were diverted, and Chirlova woke up quickly. She remembered the man's problem, cheered up, and said, "Mr. Westeros, this place is very good."
"Then stay."
Chirlova suddenly felt aggrieved.
She used to live a comfortable life, and even after experiencing the drastic changes in this country, she did not suffer too much and remained a housewife. Now, she is not very good at bargaining with men.
You can’t say that the UK and the US are better, right
This is of course a reason, but the man has already rejected her request. What if she goes on to anger him
Simon felt the grievance of the woman in his arms, smiled, and said, "Can you speak English?"
Chirlova was stunned for a moment and quickly shook her head: "No."
"What about French?"
The woman shook her head again.
"German?"
Chirlova had already understood, and the blush on her face that had not faded became even thicker, but she could only shake her head slightly.
"Then just stay in Ukraine," Simon said. "But if you want to travel, just talk to Eve and the others. You can do it at any time."
Chirlova suddenly became energetic again: "Is it okay?"
Simon pinched somewhere on the woman's body and said with a smile, "What did I lie to you for?"
"Then, thank you."
Simon released his hand around the woman's waist, replied to an email, and then suddenly smiled: "But if I lie to you, there's nothing you can do about it, right?"