After finalizing the general framework, Simon discussed some specific cooperation details with Bush Sr.
Such as data supply.
Simon would not be so stupid as to directly ask Ygrit's senior management to hand over the required data to the Bush family's campaign team. This would be too easy to give others control. The solution is also very simple. Enable a 'third party', for example, someone in the original time and space. A similar operating model to Cambridge Analytica.
After the incident broke out, it was publicly disclosed that Cambridge Analytica's data on hundreds of millions of citizens came from Internet giants such as Facebook and Twitter. Some were purchased with money, and some were obtained on the black market. But in summary, this matter has nothing to do with Facebook, Twitter and other companies. There is no direct relationship.
I don’t know!
In fact, it is similar to the old routine of Western NGOs. Let NGOs come out to do all kinds of dirty work. If things are exposed, that means ignorance and has nothing to do with me.
Anyone with a little bit of brain would know if it is relevant.
However, on the surface, even if it is unethical, it does not violate the law. The most you can do is apologize and admit your mistake, or you may be fined a small amount.
This is why, after the 2016 election, several major Internet giants in the United States were tormented by the federal government one by one. They held hearings, investigated Google, and even the European Union’s frequent actions against digital giants. These companies strive to take the initiative for themselves.
As for how much was gained, no one knows.
Not much has changed on the surface.
After all, politicians still have to think about the next election, and they control billions of user data. It’s really urgent. Who knows what will happen in the next election
In short, the third-party model is very useful.
Simon's plan is to operate online, select some Republican die-hards who have nothing to do with either party on the surface to join the relevant departments of companies such as Ygritte, and operate it themselves. Of course, the authority will be strictly limited, and Simon really does not want his online platform to become a Republican media. Offline, some department executives were contacted to 'sell' the data, and the money they received was regarded as hush money. If something happened to happen, like Cambridge Analytica, they could still get away with it.
The two of them chatted until the evening, and took a look at the magnificent sunset, which looked like a bright red covering the sea, before saying goodbye to each other.
Back at the seaside estate in San Lucas, the sky has darkened.
Without staying any longer and saying goodbye to a certain little wild cat who was still locked up here most of the time, Simon left by car and rushed to the airport to fly back to Los Angeles.
The next day is Valentine's Day.
February 14th.
Sunday.
Leaving aside a group of little ones, Simon flew to Hawaii with two Jennys in the morning, and spent two days in a three-person world at a Wei family estate here. The two Jennys returned to North America on February 16, and Simon Depart from Hawaii to Hong Kong.
Another trip to China is planned.
The main reason is that Lin Su is pregnant again. In China, this year's New Year's Eve is February 15th. In order to spend Valentine's Day with the two Jennys, this time I did not catch up with the New Year's Eve, but it is not too late. After all, it happens to be Time to visit relatives.
The first stop was chosen for the stock swap.
Simon originally planned to cash out or convert US$100 billion in assets in 1999, but this was only in Asia. Because certain events last year caused capital to flee, and coupled with the investment intentions of other parties, the total is expected to reach US$50 billion. , so this year the plan will definitely be exceeded.
With such a huge transaction volume, Simon should come forward a few more times.
So, on February 18, the third day of the Lunar New Year, Simon spent his time dealing with various capitals in Asia from morning to night.
In a blink of an eye, it’s the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
In a mansion on Shi Xun Road at Victoria Peak.
When I woke up in the morning, I was surrounded by two beauties from Hong Kong Island, Guan Damei and Li Damei. Since I came here, I always wanted to try the specialties, but this time I didn’t have time to take two women to play golf.
In fact, when it comes to a certain joke, Simon doesn't really believe it.
It can be seen from the phone recording that Dame Li used to curse and scolded Mr. Liu, who was still holding it carefully, and from climbing the 20th floor to deliver rice rolls to the beauty. It can be seen that this person is not a domineering CEO at all. He has a tiger body. He just asked the actress to throw herself into his arms and give him a package, which is the same as a certain rich man who was ridiculed after his earthy love story was exposed and turned out to be a dog-licker. To put it bluntly, it is nothing more than the five words in "Jin Ping Mei". Pan Lu Deng Xiaoxian. Moreover, the two conditions of Pan Lu are too high and cannot be met by ordinary people. More importantly, the three-character formula of "Deng Xiaoxian" is to be rich, sweet-talking, and leisurely enough.
Correspondingly, Dame Guan is just like Dame Li. They are not fuel-efficient lamps. Will they let you, Da Liu, play like that
To put it bluntly, most of the women who can be seen by the upper echelons of the pyramid are already in their prime. It would be best if they could marry into a wealthy family. If they cannot marry, they can live a very comfortable life by themselves. There is no need to give in to the rich men who pursue them. accommodate.
Speaking of which, why can Simon summon these two great beauties
Because Simon is not within the five-character formula.
This is another situation.
The simplest explanation is two words, power.
After all, this is a civilized era. Simon cannot 'live and kill' at will, but he can still 'take away' easily.
Da Liu said that if you don't become friends with me, I will make it impossible for you to get along. Dame Li will think that he is just farting. After all, Da Liu is a fan and not a theater operator.
It's different here with Simon.
Even here in Hong Kong, it’s just one sentence.
Of course, Simon would not do this casually unless someone provokes him without opening his eyes.
Just like a certain black pearl in the fashion circle, because of some small discord, Simon said that even the top first-generation supermodel would never be able to get into Victoria's Secret no matter how hard he surrendered later. However, Simon only blocked the other party's Victoria's Secret road, and did not fully use the "win" technique to completely drive the other party out of the fashion circle. However, the current popularity of Black Pearl has been suppressed by many latecomers.
This time, the reason why the two beauties appeared on Simon's bed may be because they were a little afraid of the word 'rob', but they were more interested in the word 'give'.
Sensing Simon's motion to get up, Dame Li woke up and hugged the man like a cat when he passed her and got out of bed. She smiled ingratiatingly: "Simon, can you sleep a little longer?"
Simon led Dame Li down to the bed, touched the crystal ball summoner on the bedside table, and then touched the woman's face: "You can continue to sleep."
He stood up and walked to the bathroom.
Li Damei was originally kneeling down and diligently trying to help the man find clothes. When she saw that he was already heading to the bathroom, she immediately wanted to get out of bed and follow him. However, she paused, turned her head and glanced at the bed, turned around, raised her legs and directly put the clothes on. The woman who was still sleeping on the other side kicked down.
Men like to watch the two of them competing for the upper hand. After deliberately teasing them, each of them suffered a lot from the other last night.
Of course revenge is required.
Dame Guan was kicked out of bed and hit her head. Even though there was a carpet, she was still smashed to pieces. She got up dizzy. When she saw Dame Li who had arrived at the bathroom door, she immediately understood what had just happened. When something happened, he yelled: "You damn bitch, I'm going to kill you."
When I chased him to the bathroom door, the door was already locked.
He wanted to break down the door, but suddenly remembered that the man might be inside. He immediately changed his aggrieved tone, switching from Cantonese to English, and complained pitifully: "Simon, she kicked me out of bed and fell on my head. It hurts so much, and this is the second time. Last time in Mexico, she pushed me out of the car, so you have to take care of it."
Simon has known the virtues of two women from the beginning, but as long as they act like well-behaved kittens in front of him, or at most a little wild cat, and don't be too arrogant to spoil the fun, everything else doesn't matter. He even likes the two women together. Watch them tear them apart in various ways, as long as they don't scratch their faces and destroy those two real creations of God, anything else is fine.
Hearing the sound outside the door, he ignored it and just put his arms around the beautiful beauty who squeezed under the shower with him.
Seeing that there was no response from the bathroom, and there was still a faint sound of running water, Guan Damei thought that the man hadn't heard it, so she kicked the door angrily, forgetting that she was still barefoot, and immediately squatted down again gasping for air, tears streaming down her face. fell down.
Until everyone had washed up and sat down at the early morning dining table, the two women were still at war with each other.
Simon continued to ignore it, reading a report sent from the mainland while eating.
Regarding the ongoing Lunar New Year movies, including movies and TV.
Although Simon no longer interferes too much, the Jinshu series is still expanding rapidly in the mainland entertainment industry, and the market performance of several recent film and television dramas has vividly proved this.
Needless to say, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was released before the Gregorian calendar. Before the Lunar New Year, Jinshu's main focus was "The Mansion Gate".
Speaking of which, Simon could probably guess that "Sword of Immortality" was placed before the Gregorian calendar year instead of before the more golden Lunar New Year. It was obviously because of the internal struggle within the Jinshu Department. Without Simon's explicit support, Ren Jingxi On the Jinshu headquarters side, they could only give in and save the best time for "The Mansion Gate".
Let's talk about "The Mansion". Although it got the best time slot in early December, the ratings are still not as good as "Sword", which has the highest ratings of 70% in a single province. Of course, this is only a relative term. Compared with "Sword" Even more popular among young people, "The Mansion Gate" has an audience of all ages. Coupled with the quality of the series itself, the cameos of a large number of big names in the film and television industry, and the excellent marketing of the Jinshu series, the highest ratings in a single province finally broke. It increased by 50%, which is equivalent to Jinshu's other trump card "Kangxi Private Interviews in Private Servers".
Moreover, unlike "Fairy Sword", which cannot continue to have sequels, and the second part of Daewoo's "Fairy Sword" game has not yet been released, "Mansion Gate" can continue to produce sequels like "Kangxi", with a total of three planned. Book Media is another flagship brand.
There is also about "Sword of Immortality".
In South Korea, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was launched on South Korea's MBC TV station last month. Even though it encountered South Korea's marketing and time restrictions, it still achieved the same trend as "Huan Zhu Ge Ge", with the highest ratings in the country. It reached 67%, defeating the other two major national public channels.
Thanks to the operation of the Westeros system, South Korea still failed to issue a ban on Chinese TV dramas, but it did facilitate another thing.
Regarding the separation of production and broadcasting of South Korea's three major public broadcasting stations.
The Westeros system has been in operation since 1997, but it involves too many interests, and the three major public channels have been unwilling to give in. Now, because of the consecutive "My Fair Princess" and "Legend of Sword and Fairy" are popular in South Korea, Here, they took the opportunity to launch a public opinion offensive, accusing the South Korean government and the three major public channels of preferring to cede the market to foreigners rather than allow private film and television companies that can create a large number of job opportunities for the society to get involved. This is not only allowing cultural invasion, but also betraying the country.
Barabara.
As we all know, Koreans are the most patriotic. Coupled with the economic decline, Korean national sentiment has been on the verge of explosion in the past two years. This provocation not only turned the whole society one-sided, but also triggered a targeted campaign that lasted for many days. Small demonstrations.
Going by the flow, the Korean authorities, who had already been thoroughly lobbied by the Westeros system, took advantage of this public opinion force and issued an administrative order to increase the 30% external content share that had just been established at the end of 1997 to 50% in one fell swoop. , and Chen Qing originally expected that it would take about five years to achieve this goal, but now it is less than two years.
Due to the advance layout of the Westeros system, basically, most of this 50% market share will be taken by production companies related to the Westeros system.
Moreover, if you calculate carefully, if the three major public channels are considered as a whole, they will give up 50% of the total, and the remaining one will be divided into three, leaving only about 17%.
Although the Westeros system is also decentralized, overall, it has obtained 50% of the share, which is basically equivalent to having 50% of the market say. After all, 50% of the content must be purchased by the three major channels. As for the Westeros system, it may not be able to decide what content will be purchased by the three major channels, but it can decide what content will not be given to the three major channels. If you can't reach an agreement, all you will get are bad movies, and other TV stations will get high-quality content, and the results will inevitably wax and wane.
In addition, the cable TV business that has been rapidly rolled out with SK's cable TV operating network is basically under the control of the Westeros system.
The result is that even if South Korea's television industry has various restrictions on foreign investment, the Westeros system has actually gained enough say in life and death.
In the restaurant of Shi Xundao's mansion.
After browsing TV-related content while eating breakfast, Simon turned to movies.
Jinshu Department has two major films at the end of this year. One is the second Lunar New Year movie "Party A and Party B" directed by Feng Pengtong, with Li Daqian starring instead of Uncle Ge in the new version.
Previously released on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, it had already earned 87 million yuan at the box office in the three weeks before the new year. Relying on the long-term nature of mainland film releases in this era, the film can earn another 60 to 70 million yuan in the future. The total domestic box office is expected to be It is expected to be around 150 million yuan.
The new version of "Party A and Party B" has a much higher cost than the previous 4 million yuan, reaching 15 million, which is lower than last year's "Love Call Transfer", but the box office gap is even greater. In the past, the local box office of "Party A and Party B" was only 30 million. This time, it is expected to reach 150 million. According to the current 40% account sharing ratio in the mainland, even after deducting the relatively limited publicity expenses, the profit will be around 40 million.
If not compared with "Hero", in recent years, only last year's "Love Call Transfer" has achieved such a level of profitability.
The second part is "Flash Girl".
The production cost of this youth campus musical slightly exceeded the original budget of 10 million to reach 12 million. It focuses on the student market. Although the box office was average in its original time and space, in this era, it is eye-catching with its ideas that are beyond the times and the film. Liang's duel of Chinese and Western musical instruments quickly caused a sensation among teenagers who were entering the winter vacation.
It was released on the 13th day of the twelfth lunar month, one week behind "Party A and Party B". Students also happened to be on winter vacation. After the first week's box office was 16 million, relying on the fermentation of word-of-mouth, it successfully reversed the decline the next week and reached 19 million, accumulating revenue in two weeks. 35 million. Considering that this craze is enough to last until students start school after the Lantern Festival, this dark horse movie is obviously also expected to hit the box office threshold of 100 million yuan.
Two domestic films, in the same schedule, are both expected to exceed 100 million. Compared with other tepid films in the same period, it is conceivable that it is impossible for Jinshu Series to keep a low profile even if it wants to.
Strength doesn’t allow it!