Simon's 30th birthday was far less public than when he was 20, but it was impossible to keep a low profile.
What remains unchanged is Simon's long-established stealth strategy.
In order to reduce the heat of public opinion as much as possible, the Westeros family's huge public relations team had been mobilized in advance. Simon's request was that no reporters should gather outside the Dume Point Manor on his birthday. Some influential mainstream media in North America and overseas , we should also try to reduce the coverage of this birthday and related topics as much as possible.
In short, it is to give the public the feeling that Simon Westeros's 30th birthday is not a big deal.
As for the birthday itself, it needs to be done.
What Simon pursues is to be invisible to the public, but never voluntarily give up the influence he should have. Like Howard Hughes in his later years, he was left to the mercy of those around him and became a puppet because he was forgotten.
Therefore, on Sunday, Dumei Point Manor arranged a total of two parties, one at noon and one in the evening.
At the noon open-air birthday reception, the guests were mainly the core executives of the huge Westeros system, political and business celebrities from all over the world who have good relations with the Westeros family, and many big names in the fashion and entertainment circles. A total of specially invited guests from all over the world More than 1,200 guests came from all over the country.
In order to ensure that everything goes smoothly at this reception, the Westeros family only officially mobilized a security and waiter team of more than 500 people, and also booked high-end suites in some top hotels in Los Angeles in advance for free for foreign guests.
On the other hand, this Sunday morning, when luxury cars picking up and dropping off guests outside the Dume Point Manor were rushing back and forth like water, except for some nearby residents who could see it on the spot, almost no news appeared in the media.
This is exactly what the House of Westeros PR team does.
Most of the media that wanted to follow the topic of Simon's 30th birthday basically canceled the relevant topics after being greeted by the Westeros family's public relations team. Some small media or freelance reporters who were unwilling to give up the hot topics once wanted to come and stay. , after confirming their identity, they quickly took the initiative to disperse under the fixed-point operation here.
As for the reason, it is true that the media calls him the uncrowned king, but the uncrowned king also needs to eat.
Western media say it’s freedom. However, due to widespread commercial operations, freedom doesn’t matter once you meet a sponsor. The large number of corporate giants controlled by the Westeros system are currently super-big financial backers that no commercial media dares to offend easily.
The interests of large media are entangled and entangled, and it is easy to control them. If a small media company is unwilling to give in, even if it only cuts half of its advertising revenue with just one phone call, it is not far away from bankruptcy. Even if you are a freelance journalist who considers yourself a bachelor, would you feel freer if no media would publish your news from now on
Therefore, even the slightly sensitive media felt that the exposure of a grand reception was heart-wrenching, but few words could be found on various media platforms such as print media, TV, and the Internet.
Dume Point Estate.
The black Bentley car unknowingly passed through three inspection levels and finally stopped beside a spacious corridor inside the manor.
The driver opened the car door, and Cui Taiyuan got out of the car with his wife Noh So-young. Even if one was the second-generation head of South Korea's SK Foundation and the other was the daughter of former South Korean President Roh Tae-woo, there was definitely no lack of vision. He felt the excitement of the guests and waiters rushing around. The atmosphere was still a bit tense, and the couple inevitably felt like country people coming to the city, which they had never experienced since childhood.
Of course they have been to Los Angeles, more than once.
The problem is that this is Cape Dume Manor, the home of Simon Westeros. It is almost the wealth center of the world. In comparison, the national wealth of the entire South Korea may not be as good as that of Simon Westeros. Lose one.
Fortunately, before the two of them could be confused, a waitress in black uniform came to greet them. When the couple hesitated for a moment about how to speak, the other party had already greeted them in proficient Korean, made a gesture of invitation, and said: " Mr. Cui, Mrs. Cui, welcome, I am your translator today, you can call me Katie."
Cui Taiyuan was still calm, but Lu Suying couldn't help it. She took her husband's arm and walked to the registration office in front of the corridor. While looking at the white girl with brown hair and light eyes beside her, she also said in Korean: "How can you speak Korean?" ?”
The waitress felt a little regretful after hearing Lu Suying's words. There was no inappropriate detail in her expression. She smiled and said, "Mrs. Cui, I majored in East Asian languages in college."
Listening to the conversation between his wife and the waiter, Cui Taiyuan could not help but sigh.
Recalling the details of the journey, the driver sent by the Westeros family to pick them up had been in contact with someone through wireless communication, and he had obviously been prepared for it. In fact, if there are so many guests today, if they are not properly sorted out and they all come in groups, it will definitely make Dumeijiao Manor's scalp numb.
But in front of me, everything seemed in order.
When they arrived at the registration office, there was not only manual inspection, but also a facial recognition machine. Lu Suying could clearly hear the camera scanning the couple and making a slight ticking sound like a confirmation. In addition, the waiter who checked the invitation also checked with the waitress who greeted them.
This is obviously another layer of protection.
Coupled with the several hurdles that started with entering a private street, it would definitely be a miracle if anyone could sneak into this party today.
After confirming their identities, the couple looked at each other as the waitress led them to the reception. Lu Suying took out a palm-sized and exquisitely packaged gift box from her bag and said to the leading waitress: "Katie, although the invitation It says that you don’t need to bring gifts, but we think we should still express it, please... "
When the waitress saw the gift box in Lu Suying's hand, she smiled and turned slightly, walking towards another road: "Thank you both for your kindness, please come this way."
It turns out there is another reception area hidden behind a holly hedge.
After delivering gifts and briefly registering, the couple finally followed the maid to the party venue, while sighing at the manor's thoughtful consideration of details. The reception area for receiving gifts is placed on the other side of the fence, so that guests who bring gifts can easily give them out without embarrassing those guests who did not bring gifts as instructed in the invitation letter.
Lu Suying silently observed the whole process, and she had already made up her mind to reorganize her waiter team when she returned. Even if the scale was definitely not as good as that of the Westeros family, the quality still had to catch up.
After delivering the gifts, we quickly walked along the corridor to the reception site located on the bank of the artificial lake on the west side of the manor.
There are already crowds of people here.
Looking over, the couple soon discovered some familiar faces. Lu Suying also gestured to an old white man who was chatting with a group of people nearby: "Taiyuan, look, is that George Soros?"
Cui Taiyuan also noticed.
This old man has turned Asia upside down since last year, and South Korea has not been able to escape. Therefore, his personal images have appeared widely in the media of various Asian countries, and he can be recognized at a glance.
Nodding in response to his wife, Cui Taiyuan subconsciously looked at Katie next to him.
For George Soros, Cui Taiyuan doesn't have any hatred in his heart. He really wants to go over and get to know him, but he doesn't know if it's appropriate.
Katie, the waitress, felt Cui Taiyuan's gaze and immediately said: "You two can get a glass of wine first."
The couple each took a glass of red wine from a passing waiter's tray, and Katie led the two of them toward George Soros.
George Soros was also quite curious when he saw an Asian couple coming forward. Under Katie's skillful translation and introduction, he quickly understood, greeted the two of them with a smile, and even took the initiative to talk about SK. This made Cui Taiyuan and his wife I was even flattered, as I didn't expect that this old man also knew about his own company.
In fact, this is still because of Simon.
Following Simon's advice, Quantum Fund is gradually turning to traditional investments after the First World War in Asia. Simon keeps a close eye on South Korea and bets on South Korea's electronics industry. Naturally, it is impossible for George Soros not to pay attention to it, so he has carefully studied South Korea in private. Several big chaebols.
Not only that, Quantum Fund has also prepared funds and plans to follow up on investment in South Korea.
The two parties chatted for a while and each had their own interests. Finally, they exchanged contact information and agreed to find an opportunity to drink coffee together in private before they separated.
After leaving Soros, Cui Taiyuan and his wife quickly found their next target. This was the result of Katie's quiet introduction. Michel Camdessus, the president of the International Monetary Fund, although the other party did not directly control the IMF team in South Korea, But it certainly won't hurt to be friendly.
For several hours in a row, there were various social interactions among people of different races, skin colors, and languages.
Of course, I met the host during this period and briefly greeted him and wished him a happy birthday.
Although they didn't say a few words, Choi Taiyuan and his wife felt that the trip was worthwhile because they made many connections that could be helpful to SK Group in the future.
The reception started at ten o'clock in the morning and lasted until three or four o'clock in the afternoon, and the guests and hosts had a great time.
Such a large social gathering can definitely be called the world's top social gathering. Even if you can't have much conversation with the host, it is enough for everyone to contact a large number of people according to their needs.
Of course, through this powerful display of appeal, the host is the one who potentially benefits the most.
After the grand luncheon reception, there was a birthday party among family and friends in the evening.
Even though it was compressed repeatedly, there were still sixty or seventy people present.
It was so lively and noisy all day long, and it wasn't until the early morning that Dumeijiao Manor finally became quiet.
The glass curtain wall of Shell Villa.
After turning off most of the lights, sitting on the sofa next to the wall, you can vaguely see the sea and stars outside the curtain wall.
Simon hugged Janet, who had taken off her expensive dress and put on a set of home clothes, with a lazy posture. Hearing the woman's small complaints like how tired she was, he smiled and said: "Jenny and Sophie are still busy, that's me. We will see a lot of people in the next few days, so you will have the most leisure time."
In order to prepare for this birthday these days, there are three hostesses at Dume Point Manor. In addition to Janet, there are also Jennifer and Sophia.
Other women, even if they come here today, can only be regarded as guests.
When Janet heard Simon's teasing, she pretended to be dissatisfied and grabbed the man's big hand, put it to her mouth and bit it gently. After a moment, she raised her face and looked at Simon again, and suddenly used a certain title that she hadn't mentioned for a long time: "Little bastard, it seems like in a blink of an eye, you are already 30 years old."
"Well, you..."
Simon spoke pretentiously, and was immediately bitten again on his hand as a warning. Then he shut up and just lowered his head to kiss Janet's fragrant and soft hair.
Seeing that Simon didn't continue, Janet let go of him and raised her face again: "What did you wish for when cutting the cake tonight?"
"You can't say it, it won't work if you say it."
"Then, do I have a share in the wish?"
"Of course, you're first in line."
Janet was immediately satisfied. She arched her body back and leaned closer to Simon. They looked outside the curtain wall together and felt the tranquility of being close to each other. Over the years, I have experienced everything that needs to be experienced, and it gradually becomes more and more like the last sentence of the song he casually played.
It's for the most beautiful ordinary thing.
After a while, Janet spoke again: "Little bastard, I love you."
Simon whispered: "I love you too."
Janet listened to the man's natural words, but paused for a moment, and then curved the corners of her mouth.
It seemed that it was a long, long time ago that she had said this more than once, and then he always said, I know, that tone was really such an asshole.
this time…
So I decided to take it a step further: "You little bastard, you love me, why do you always look for other women?"
Simon said: "Because I am a man, and a very strong and powerful man. Of course I want to possess many, many women."
Janet's head moved: "So, you definitely don't love them, right?"
"do not love."
"Well, you must be lying if you answer so quickly."
"Um."
"Are you really lying?"
"I'm just living up to the truth of don't argue with women."
Janet pouted, moved her head left and right on Simon's chest a few times, and finally made up her mind and said, "Actually, you can give a little bit of my love to Jenny and Sophie."
Simon was still very talkative: "Okay."
Janet suddenly became entangled again, and after thinking for a while, she added: "I must guarantee more than 90%. No matter how many there are, they can add up to 10% at most."
Simon felt Janet's sudden childishness and asked with a smile: "How do you quantify this?"
Janet started to count her fingers with great interest: "Jenny, um, 6%, Sophie, 3%, and finally, other women, if you feel good about it, you can give them a little bit more from the remaining 1%."
"Oh, so detailed."
As he was talking, footsteps came from behind.
Jennifer walked over, sat down next to Simon, hugged one of the man's arms, put her head on his shoulder, and asked with a smile: "What were you talking about just now?"
"Jenny said she would give you 6% of her love."
Jennifer curled up her lips: "Wow, that's so generous."