Zhu Momo didn’t expect Simon to fly to the east coast with her. After breakfast, the two boarded a private plane to New York together.
He was happy in his heart and did not hesitate to complain: "There is only one week. I have to go on catwalks, take photos, and attend official cocktail parties. The most uncomfortable thing is, Simon, do you know what it is?"
"what?"
"I still have to prepare for the final exam, woo woo," Zhu Momo lay on the couch in the living room of the front cabin of the Boeing 767, lying on the man lying on his back, pathetically pretending to cry a few times, and then said: "Mom said , if I fail one of the final exams, I won’t be allowed to go abroad again in the second half of the year, woohoo.”
Simon thought of Mo Yiling, who could give people a strong impression at a glance, and smiled: "Then resist."
Zhu Momo frowned: "I don't dare."
Simon still smiled: "Then there's nothing I can do."
Zhu Momo had no intention of pulling her man against her mother. Anyway, she had been used to it since childhood, but the topic couldn't help but turn to her mother: "Mom, she is very busy now, but okay Awesome, China’s GDP target this year is 8%, Simon, guess how much can be achieved in my mother’s district?”
"how much?"
"Take a guess."
Simon pretended to think for a moment: "10%?"
"It's really unimaginative," Zhu Momo twisted her body to find a more comfortable position on the man's chest and said, "It may be close to 20%, which is more than twice the national target."
"Well, that's great."
"Of course," Zhu Momo was also proud, and then reacted: "But, hey, it's all because of your money."
"Low-key."
"Yeah, yeah," Zhu Momo nodded her head repeatedly: "I just went back to Suzhou once before coming here. Dayang Mountain is getting more and more beautiful, and I want to live there."
"I know."
"Yeah," Zhu Momo pouted slightly again: "Last time you secretly went back to China to see the peach blossoms, you didn't even call me."
"Time is too short."
"Huh," Zhu Momo snorted, pretending to be dissatisfied, and quickly put it behind her: "But there are also a lot of troubles. My mother went to the capital some time ago because of this. I only found out in private that my mother was expected to start her career this year. If the deputy district mayor becomes a regular member, he can still join the Municipal Standing Committee, but then there will be no chance for him for the time being."
Simon hummed.
In fact, he generally knew all these things.
It is simply that the Jinshu Film and Television City project is too huge and involves too many interests. In addition, new technology projects including Jinshu Special Effects and the recent Internet Technology Company have all settled in Suzhou West District, so it is inevitable that people will be jealous. In addition, Mo Yiling, an outsider, is obviously the deputy district chief, but he has too much power and resources.
In short, there is no escaping the hustle and bustle of fame, fortune and wealth.
unchanged for thousands of years.
Compared to Simon who knew the inside story because of Chen Qing, Zhu Momo could only be regarded as half-informed. After saying a few words, he changed the topic again and talked about his classmates, which involved International Chapter and Zeng Damei. .
The two were also selected for another key project of the Jinshu Department in China, "To Our Perishable Youth".
Among them, International Chapter is the first heroine.
This is naturally due to Simon's occasional bad taste. Of course, first of all, the image of the two women must be suitable and their acting skills must be excellent.
Both men were apparently fine with this.
What Zhu Momo was talking about was the commotion within the class after the International Chapter and Miss Zeng were selected for "Youth". The fact that Class 96 was criticized as a whole after the end of the first grade also shows that this class is different from the past.
After all, times are changing and people's hearts are changing too.
Whether it is Beijing Film Academy or China National Theater Academy, the reason why a large number of people from Class 96 can come out is not accidental. It is still a popular saying in the past. It can be regarded as being on the forefront of the industry. Just like after 2000, if you look at Beijing Film Academy In the two major areas of Chinese drama, there are fewer and fewer big stars who can make it. The entertainment industry only has those resources, and the pits have been taken. Of course, latecomers don't have many opportunities.
While the two were talking, the hatch opened and Mo Wuling came in holding a tray with some freshly washed fruits on it.
When Zhu Momo saw her aunt coming in, she didn't shy away from it at all, and even opened her mouth to act coquettishly: "Auntie, I want to eat grapes, ah..."
Mo Wuling felt a little weird when he saw his niece slightly propping up her body on the man's chest and opening her mouth like a baby bird waiting to be fed.
I originally wanted to put down the tray and leave, but I thought so in my mind, but my body stopped involuntarily. I hesitated for a moment between the sofa and the coffee table, and then I wanted to squat down. Thinking that this posture was inelegant, I sat down on the edge of the sofa. , could feel the side of her waist touching him, she stretched her body slightly, picked up a bunch of grapes, picked off one, and stuffed it into the mouth of Zhu Momo, who was still opening her mouth to act coquettishly. Of course, she said in a routine: "So lazy , and you want me to feed you."
"I'm not lazy. Well, it's so sweet. I want more."
Mo Wuling had no choice but to give another one.
This time Zhu Momo was not eating. Instead, he bit the grape and lowered his head and put it into the man's mouth.
Simon smiled and took half of it, and because it was a seedless grape, he ate it without spitting out the skin.
Zhu Momo shared a grape with the man, and suddenly remembered something and said with a smile: "Simon, you don't spit out the grape skin either?"
"Um?"
"We in China have a jingle, haha, about eating grapes."
Simon pretended not to know: "How to say?"
"Scream, eat grapes without spitting out grape skins, don't eat grapes but spit out grape skins, haha, this is actually a sentence to practice Chinese. If you say it more, your Chinese pronunciation will become more and more fluent."
Mo Wuling was next to him, holding a bunch of grapes in his hand. When he saw the man and his niece dividing a grape with their mouths, he felt a little throbbing inexplicably. When he heard Zhu Momo's jingle, he subconsciously couldn't help it. I want to correct you, it’s a tongue twister, some kind of jingle.
Silly girl.
Hold it in the end.
I also reflected on my mentality for a little while, how could I be serious about being serious with my niece.
Thinking about it quietly, I inevitably felt guilty and anxious, and didn't dare to stay any longer. Finally, I fed two more grapes to him. After seeing that the man had divided half, he took the initiative to get up and leave.
Zhu Momo obviously didn't think of something, but she also noticed something strange about her aunt. When Mo Wuling left, she couldn't help but start talking about the topic that her aunt probably lacked a boyfriend.
After getting tired of traveling all the way to the west coast, the two parties separated.
Zhu Momo only has one week, including the time on the road. Even on the weekend, the work schedule is very tight, and Simon is not idle either.
The weekend passed in the blink of an eye.
The time comes on June 8th.
on Monday.
First of all, the three-day box office of "Jurassic Park 3" in its first weekend was released, with a total of 107.16 million US dollars. As expected, it once again made the entire Hollywood a lemon.
Then there is China.
The split and schedule for "Hero", which I just mentioned to Zhu Momo over the weekend, have finally been finalized.
Under the coordination of the newly established China Film and Television Network, "Hero" has reached an agreement with major domestic theaters on the share ratio. The share has been increased from the previous average of 35% to 40%. It seems to be only a 5-point increase. For It is also a big step forward for domestic film producers, and because of the participation of radio and television, this will basically become an industry standard in the next few years.
The films currently being produced by Jinshu, such as "Party A and Party B", "Flash Girl", and "To Youth", will be distributed according to this ratio.
The long-awaited bill-sharing ratio issue has been resolved, and the Chinese schedule of "Hero" has been officially confirmed as July 9. Unlike the golden June in the United States, because summer holidays are generally late, July is the most golden movie schedule in China. .
As Simon spreads the overseas reputation of "Heroes" to China first, there should be much less noise this time. Now the media on the other side of the ocean are generally discussing whether the box office of "Heroes" can exceed 300 million, or whether it can catch up. How many copies of "Titanic" are about to be finished in the near future
Speaking of transcendence, I don’t have high expectations for the time being.
Finally, there is the G8 Summit in Birmingham, England, which officially opened on Monday, June 8 and lasted for three days.
Simon only arrived in the UK on Wednesday morning local time, and the reception for which he had started contacting long in advance was in the evening.
It was a rather low-key, mysterious and high-profile cocktail reception. In order not to appear too ostentatious, the reception was arranged at the Birmingham International Convention and Exhibition Center where the G8 conference was held, instead of Simon's private mansion near the University of Birmingham.
All G8 heads of state are present.
Some of them originally planned to leave after the afternoon meeting, but stayed an extra night for this small cocktail party. In addition to the G8 heads of state, there was no shortage of representatives of other heads of state who were invited to attend.
The final number was less than 20 people.
These 20 people are basically existences that can influence the current world pattern.
In fact, speaking of it, of course not all G8 leaders want to attend this cocktail party, but everyone will inevitably fall into a thinking similar to the prisoner's dilemma.
If everyone else is present but he doesn't, will that lunatic Simon Westeros target him for not giving him face? After all, at least on the surface, the heads of state of each G8 country are subject to electoral pressure and term limits, not to mention the need to consider future livelihood issues after leaving office.
Just like John Major, the former British Prime Minister who just stepped down last year, the Carlyle Group headquartered in Washington, USA, where he is currently working and receiving generous salary, is basically under the control of the Westeros system.
So, 8 countries, the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada, and Russia.
The first is the United States as our home country.
Clinton was a political rookie who unexpectedly defeated George H.W. Bush. If he wanted to gain a foothold in the political world, or even become an established political powerhouse like the Gore family of his deputy Al Gore, he had to establish good relations with domestic capital forces in the United States. . The old capital of the Federation often has its own stable political tendencies and spokespersons, and will not change its position easily. In this case, relying on emerging capital is undoubtedly the wisest choice.
Simon Westeros is undoubtedly the most powerful emerging private force in the world today.
Naturally, it’s impossible not to support him this time.
Then there is Italy. Since Melisandre Company, which controls a large number of fashion brands, is becoming more and more powerful in Italy, and has even surpassed Fiat Group, the former Italian giant, in terms of market value, Italian President Oscar Scalfaro must also have to. Give Simon face.
There is also Russia, which has just joined the G8 this time.
The closeness of the private relationship between Yeltsin and Simon is beyond the imagination of many people, and it is even more impossible for them not to attend this reception.
There is also Britain, which is more favorable than ever.
In short, when most heads of state decide to participate, it is difficult for others to raise objections.
As for connecting in advance
The G8 is not as united as outsiders imagine, so how can it be connected in series
If you really do this and everyone doesn't show up together, it seems that no one can blame Simon Westeros, but is this really the case? Simon Westeros is not a fool. If this kind of thing really happened, he would be able to easily grasp the key points. For example, who started the series
At that point, the results will be difficult to predict.
The result is that everything comes together.
In any case, for those in the know, this is undoubtedly a manifestation of the growing influence of the Westeros system in the world.
In a small hall inside the Birmingham International Convention and Exhibition Center.
In order to avoid attracting attention, the reception only started at eight o'clock after the sky had completely darkened. Except for the bodyguards of the heads of state, the other waiters and security guards were all from the Westeros family. Not counting the waiters, there were only a small group of less than 20 people. In the hall, the atmosphere is quite relaxed and harmonious.
The topic also unfolded in this quite relaxed and harmonious atmosphere.
Of course, it's actually definitely not an understatement.
After Clinton chatted with Simon about some daily trivial matters, he seemingly mentioned it unintentionally, saying that Simon should rein in some of his private plans to avoid being affected in the next period of time, because the Group of Eight will soon set up a special operation. team, which targets the drug trade and international crime worldwide.
Combating drug trade and international crime is one of the topics of this G8 summit, and it was clearly written into the summit statement just released this afternoon.
At least at the moment, the key reason why the G8 Summit is taken seriously is that this summit is not a meeting that is all about talk but no practice. At the end of each year's meeting, the countries participating in the summit will organize special action groups with very high standards. To promote the implementation of relevant issues at previous meetings.
The core topic of this year's G8 summit is to further promote global integration.
However, this issue is too big, and the G8 has focused its implementation on the WTO. In addition to the G8 in the past three days, on the following Saturday, June 13, Geneva will hold a celebration ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. At that time, all WTO member states and applicant countries that succeeded the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade will send representatives to participate to discuss specific issues.
Therefore, the special operations team to be implemented this year is focused on combating drug trade and international crime.
It just so happens that Simon has gradually spread a dark network in every continent in the world in recent years. The Italian mafia, Angola's private armed forces, the newly emerged Black Star Society in South Korea and even another tentacle in Ukraine have gradually spread throughout the world. The 'Rovno Gang', and so on, even if these organizations cannot be directly linked to Simon, those who should know understand that this is the underground force created by Simon Westeros.
Simon isn't worried about that either.
For example, the 'Rovne Gang' cooperates with the CIA. If they cause trouble, no one will look good.
Like Clinton, since Simon was given face, the heads of state of several other countries would inevitably have their own agendas.
After all, it can be regarded as an exchange.
From such a cocktail party, Simon seemed to be unable to gain anything directly, and even had to give away some benefits. However, just the fact that he could gather the heads of state of the eight most powerful countries in the world to attend his cocktail party was enough to show that he had too much There are too many things. Next, if there are forces trying to influence the Westeros system, they will inevitably think carefully before taking action. If they are ignored, many things will often not go anywhere.