Instructing the waitress to bring the last piece of roasted venison to the restaurant, Anastasia Lindieva took off her insulated gloves and apron, washed her hands, and followed her to the restaurant.
The two daughters Elena and Angelica were gathering around the dining table filled with food to taste one by one. When their mother walked in, the younger daughter Angelica had a piece of roasted venison in her hand, and she said: " Mom, that roasted pork knuckle, don’t make it at Simon’s place later, it looks very tasteless.”
"Yes," the eldest daughter Elena also said, "although mom's cooking is delicious."
Lindieva glanced at her little daughter who had a greasy mouth, raised her finger to her mouth, motioned for her to wipe it off, and said, "Okay, what about the others?"
"And the fruit-filled dumplings," Elena said: "Mom, if I remember correctly, Simon doesn't seem to like sweets very much."
Angelica wiped her mouth with a napkin. After hearing what her sister said, she immediately agreed: "It seems so. How about mom try that... last time we went to a Chinese restaurant in New York, those Chinese dumplings?"
Lindieva hesitated immediately.
I remember that the Chinese dumplings stuffed with seafood tasted really good last time, but she had never made them before.
There was a little complaint in Elena's tone: "Anqi, why didn't you tell me earlier? Mom has never done it before, so she just needs to learn it in advance."
Angelica retorted: "I never thought that my mother would be able to cook for Simon."
Seeing that the two daughters were tending to quarrel, Lindieva quickly stopped them: "Don't quarrel, then remove the fruit dumplings. Next time, if there is a chance, let's talk about it next time."
The two girls obediently stopped bickering and started reviewing the dishes on the table full of dishes for practice again.
Lindieva stood aside and listened carefully, thinking about what was going to happen next, but she hesitated to speak.
This is June 20th.
Saturday.
Back in Ukraine, I have been looking forward to it. Until yesterday, Natasha Lipskin, who is responsible for the daily life of these women, informed us that the man came to Rivni and asked her to prepare and go to give him the gift this afternoon. Man prepares dinner.
Speaking of which, Lindieva has clearly felt something unusual about Rivni in recent days. Patrol guards have been added to the streets, and checks have been stepped up at some key intersections. Even the municipal department responsible for state forestry affairs where she was assigned to work, I was also clearly reminded that I have been more responsible recently and I am not allowed to be late or leave early.
It's probably a guess.
It's a pity that no one informed them, which made Lindieva a little worried.
Natasha also emphasized that this was an opportunity she had fought hard for and she had to perform well. Lindieva is not a little girl. She probably understands that Natasha is fighting for her own performance opportunities, but she will not dwell on these details. After having a certain idea in Mexico last time, she was looking forward to it. Meet that man again.
Counting the time, it was just right recently.
However, in the restaurant at this time, looking at her two daughters who were very interested, Lindieva hesitated several times in a row, dismissed the waitress next to her, and finally said: "Irene, Angel, mother and Tell me something."
The two girls stopped and looked at their mother together.
"That's right," Lindieva hesitated for a moment, then continued: "Don't go there in the afternoon, okay? Mom will go to Simon's place alone?"
Hearing what their mother said, the two girls suddenly looked disappointed.
However, they are not little girls who are inexperienced in the world. Just looking at their mother's slightly red face when she said these words, you can probably understand why. However, although they understand, no matter what, they really look forward to seeing that man again.
The atmosphere was silent for a moment. My sister Angelica suddenly put down the knife and fork in her hand, said "I'm going to take a nap", turned around and ran out of the restaurant.
Elena, who was left behind, watched her sister leave, withdrew her gaze, briefly looked at her mother, lowered her head, and scooped up the beef soup in front of her with a spoon.
Lindieva watched her eldest daughter's movements, thought for a moment, and then said: "I... At that time, I will find an opportunity to tell Simon that I will send you two to study in the United States. Didn't you say you wanted to stay in New York last time? , I beg him, he should agree."
After Elena heard what her mother said, she was silent again, and then she hummed softly like a mosquito.
Seeing that both daughters agreed, or at least had no objections, Lindieva relaxed.
It was twelve o'clock at noon, lunch time. Natasha Lipskin had said that she would be picked up at one o'clock in the afternoon, so she sat down. She would be busy all afternoon and had to eat something.
After the awkward lunch where only mother and daughter were left, Lindieva went upstairs to the door of her youngest daughter's room. She knocked on the door, but there was no response. She pushed the door and went in. She only saw the little girl lying on the bed. She had just asked the maid to The food that was served was not moved, and I didn't know what to say. I walked up carefully and touched my little daughter's head. She was turned away, so I had to get up and leave.
In the last half hour or so, I took a shower, changed clothes, and put on makeup. At one o'clock, a car horn sounded outside the villa on time.
Lindieva went downstairs, and there were two cars parked in front of the villa.
Natasha Lipskin got out of the car in front, but what caught Lindieva's attention was Valisia Boska's mother and daughter who got off the car in the back. This made Lindieva Jieva couldn't help but be a little startled, especially when her eldest daughter also came out later and came forward to greet Valisia's two daughters, Kajia and Avora, which made her even more at a loss.
Natasha and Valisia walked over together and saw Lindieva in a daze. Valisia, who had the best relationship with her among the seven women, smiled and raised her hand and waved it in front of her: "Anna, wake up. , what are you thinking about?"
Lindieva was startled and shook her head quickly: "Oh, it's nothing."
As he spoke, he hugged Valicia. Seeing how cautiously Valicia hugged him, he realized that his friend had obviously dressed up very carefully. He glanced at the two girls next to him and saw the same thing.
Natasha also greeted Lindieva. Seeing her strange expression, she took the initiative to explain: "You can't do it alone. Although Simon also has a chef, it's best for us to do it ourselves. You and Valisia She was the closest, so I called her over to help.”
Lindieva nodded.
Natasha didn't waste any time and said, "In that case, let's set off. Where is Angie?"
When Natasha said these words, Elena, who was chatting with her two friends, immediately looked over with expectation in her eyes, hoping that her mother would change her mind.
Lindieva did not look at her daughter, but shook her head and said: "Irene and An Qi still have homework to do in the afternoon, I will go alone."
There were all smart people present, even Valisia's two daughters. After listening to Lindieva's words and looking at Elena's expression, they roughly understood something.
Natasha Lipskin was dissatisfied first.
Natasha had known about Simon's arrival in Rivni a few days ago. However, among the housekeepers in Rivni, she was the most junior one and had not seen Simon until yesterday. Among the seven women, Lindieva was a good cook and hoped to have the opportunity to prepare dinner for the man.
Of course I hope to get more opportunities to interact with men.
Simon agreed casually, and that's what happened today.
On the other hand, Natasha actually manages many women, not just Lindieva and other seven groups. The choice of Lindieva was obviously also considered.
Now, this woman is not cooperating, and of course she is very unhappy.
The atmosphere once again fell into a brief stalemate, and finally Natasha took a step back. Anyway, there were Valicia, mother and daughter. Since this woman didn't cherish the opportunity so much, she didn't want to worry about it.
In fact, it is also helpless.
Yesterday I was talking to the man about Lindieva, and it would not be good to make a temporary substitution.
If I had known better, I would have chosen another woman.
However, if anything good happens after today, Lindieva, mother and daughter will definitely be ranked last.
Then set off.
From the villa area in the south of the city, we headed north, passed through the city, and drove for another half an hour to the resort and entertainment center area.
Simon has been here these two days.
It's not a hot spring manor where a bunch of girls gather, but another mansion near the resort.
Natasha had not seen Simon until yesterday, and she thought it was Eve Besonoskova or Marta Beknatz of the Hot Spring Manor who deliberately blocked her. In fact, it was not the case. The main reason was that Simon was still 'vegetarian'.
The kind that becomes more and more addictive.
Although it was Saturday, Simon was still away during the day. The person in charge of this mansion was the triplets named Boynova, Elise, Annaskaya and Yana, who were as delicate and pretty as little onions. The three girls, at first glance, not only Valisia and her daughter, but also Lindieva are a little stressed.
I couldn't help but wonder if the man didn't think of them for a few days because of the triplets.
Actually, the triplets also had the same murmur.
The man stayed here for two days and didn't eat them. Is it because they didn't suit someone's taste? The two mature and charming women in front of him, or two girls, were someone's preference
Although we are wary of each other, we do our due diligence in everything we should do.
When Simon returned in the evening, Lindieva, with the help of a group of women, had prepared a table full of sumptuous dishes.
At dinner time, the table was full again.
In addition to Simon, there are also two housekeepers, Eve Besonoskova and Natalia Lipskin. Lindieva and Valisya, mother and daughter, are served at the table. Ekaterina Noskova, Natalia Lyudaeva and Evgenia Korkoszko, who came here with lunch stuck after playing outside all day, were the first batch of small onions. Simon only remembered the names of the remaining three because they were earlier.
A dinner with different thoughts.
Lindieva is the most disappointed, because no matter how you look at it, she doesn't seem to be competitive. Deep down, there was even a hint of regret, why persist? After all, if a man demands, is it possible for them to resist? It is better to be like Valicia.
The results were not as expected.
After dinner, Simon was pulled out of the villa by three small onions, saying he was going to see a magic show. Valisia took the initiative to follow him with her two daughters. Lindieva was embarrassed. As a result, the man... Yedu never came back.
The next day I heard the news from Natasha that the man had left Ukraine.
When Natasha talked to her, she was a bit teasing, and revealed that there were three Valicia accompanying the man on Saturday night. Lindieva does not envy this, and loss is inevitable. Because I didn't find a chance to talk to the man about his hope that his two daughters would study abroad, the eldest daughter even gave me a cold shoulder for a few days.
Seeing her best friend Valicia again, Lindieva seemed to feel a certain sense of superiority from her.
Of course, even if they were close, Valicia would not take the initiative to confess. Something still didn't happen that night, and the man said that he was abstaining from sex. However, what happened was charming enough.
Simon didn't have time to worry about the thoughts of the women around him who couldn't even remember their names. When he returned to Los Angeles, it was already Sunday afternoon on June 21st on the east coast of the United States.
I have been away for more than a week and returned to work. What I am most concerned about is the summer vacation that is in full swing.
"Jurassic Park 3", recognized as the number one blockbuster of this summer, has already spent its second box office week from June 12 to June 18.
In the week after its release, "Jurassic Park 3" dropped 46%. For a super blockbuster with a box office of US$160 million in its first week, a drop of less than 50% in the second week is considered a success. The 46% drop in the second week can be said to be quite good, and the box office revenue in a single week is still as high as 87.67 million US dollars.
In two weeks, the cumulative box office of "Jurassic Park 3" easily exceeded the 200 million threshold, reaching US$250.01 million.
After the leading "Jurassic Park 3", the second place is still from Daenerys Entertainment. The kung fu comedy "Rush Hour 2" starring Jack Cheng has been in theaters since May 22. In its fourth week of release, After experiencing the impact of "Jurassic Park 3" in the third week, it fell 51%. Because there was no strong film in the box office week on June 12, the decline narrowed to 29% in the fourth week, with revenue of 18.07 million US dollars.
Although it is less than a quarter of the weekly box office of "Jurassic Park 3" during the same period, the cumulative box office of "Rush Hour 2" has reached 186.93 million US dollars.
Of course there is no comparison with "Jurassic Park 3", but compared with the 141 million North American box office of the first "Rush Hour", "Rush Hour 2" will undoubtedly reach a big level. According to the current trend, North America It is easy to break through 200 million locally.
In the past, the "Rush Hour" series was relatively weak at the box office outside the North American market. This was largely due to the fact that New Line was not officially owned by Warner after all.
This time, Simon treats Daenerys Entertainment's three labels equally. Therefore, judging from the current overseas box office trends of "Rush Hour 2", the overseas box office of the sequel here is expected to be higher than that in North America. Maybe Reaching about 250 million U.S. dollars, the total global box office is expected to be more than 450 million U.S. dollars.
The total production and publicity cost of 80 million US dollars, even if the global cost is only 450 million US dollars, and it is only in the theater stage, the net income of this project will be close to 50 million US dollars.
Finally, there's "L.A. Confidential."
In its fifth week of release, the decline of "L.A. Confidential" also narrowed significantly to 35% compared to the week of release of "Jurassic Park 3", with revenue of US$6.67 million. The film's cumulative box office is US$92.68 million. It is expected to be released in the next two weeks. Entering the 100 million yuan box office club.
Except for these three movies from Daenerys Entertainment, it has to be said that since the start of the summer season, no other studio has been able to produce any.
Until two days before Simon returned to North America, the latest box office week started on June 19. In addition to Daenerys Entertainment's new film "The Haunting of the Morgue 3" from the Conjuring Cinematic Universe, which is not a big production but should not be underestimated, It was "The Mask of Zorro," another collaboration between Paramount and Spielberg's DreamWorks, that caught Simon's attention.
And then there's Hollywood.
On the same June 19th, in South Korea, Sung Tae Hee was in charge of the official release of "Rose Flowers and Red Lotus".
Furthermore, on the same day, in China, two video games that were completely changed to online attributes, "Counter-Strike OL" and "StarCraft", were also launched together.