As for "Project Runway", there was another show called "America's Next Top Model" that appeared around the same time. Both shows have always been on Simon's schedule.
The timing had never been right before, so Simon didn't take it out.
After all, USA, as a female channel, has had several good hit dramas in the past few years.
Now, the time has come.
For example, last year, "Desperate Housewives" officially ended, and the popularity of other "Housewife" series and "Sex and the City" has inevitably declined, so new popular programs are needed to support ratings.
After the success of "Fashion Workshop", Hall has been involved in the television industry in recent years. Although he has never been able to come up with any phenomenally popular projects, the several programs he has produced as a producer are all The more popular kind, with average results.
In fact, this is considered normal in the industry. As for the phenomenon level, what is needed is luck.
Hearing the man suddenly talk about a new idea, Jerry Hall didn't even want to run. He pressed the treadmill, wiped the sweat with the towel he had just put on his neck, and asked: "Simon, tell me carefully."
Although she can spend this man's money, Jerry Hall has never given up on her career over the years. She is a very realistic person. She has worked her way up from a small farm step by step. She knows very well that besides herself, Nothing is reliable.
Simon suddenly came up with an idea. If it could reach the level of the "Honey Wives" series, her career would be guaranteed for at least the next five years.
Simon was not in a hurry and continued running, smiling and saying, "I'll tell you at breakfast."
When the man said this, Hall could only temporarily suppress his expectations, smiled at Simon, stepped off the treadmill, and said, "Then I'm going to take a shower. Breakfast will be ready soon. Don't run too long."
"Um."
After hearing Simon's promise, Hall turned around and walked out of the gym, not forgetting to give his eldest daughter a look before leaving.
Elizabeth was still staring at her cheap dad, but happened to not notice her mother's eyes. When Hall left, Xiao Nizi suddenly showed an arrogant expression: "Dad, I didn't tell anyone last night."
Simon smiled and nodded decisively: "Buy!"
Nizi blinked and reacted. She leaned forward with a smile and said, "I want a sports car, and I also have a driver's license that I got in advance."
"I can give you the sports car, but I have to wait until you turn 16 next year."
Elizabeth immediately pouted, paused, but still did not insist, but quickly said: "Also, I want to participate in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, at least the 2001 edition," and then she turned pitiful, with her little hands Standing on the edge of the treadmill console and staring at someone: "Dad, you can't watch me being pushed further and further away by Yi Ni. It would be very embarrassing for you, right?"
Simon actually didn't care and said, "As long as you can convince your mother."
"Mom will definitely agree." The girl suddenly wanted to jump up with joy. She suppressed her excitement and suddenly felt that this was really a very good opportunity. It would be unreasonable not to blackmail more, so she said again: " Dad, I saw your yacht when you were on the catwalk in Venice last time."
"Um?"
"I was wondering if I could get another small yacht. That would be about 100 feet long."
"It's no problem to buy it for you," Simon said, still talking nicely: "The question is, do you think you can afford a yacht?"
Elizabeth suddenly blinked her eyes and said matter-of-factly: "Dad, aren't you helping me raise it?"
Simon shook his head: "Since you want me to buy it for you, of course you have to raise it yourself."
"Well..." Elizabeth pouted again, and after a moment of unwillingness, she finally gave in: "Well, dad, if I want to go out to sea on the yacht, you must lend it to me."
"good."
After another victory, the girl felt that she could continue her efforts.
Simon looked at Nizi's little expression in front of him and smiled: "Are you thinking of something else?"
Elizabeth giggled: "Hey."
Simon also laughed: "I think, instead of being blackmailed by you constantly, maybe we should solve it neatly and neatly once and for all. What do you think about murdering people and silencing them?"
The girl's eyes suddenly widened, and then she shrank her neck and pretended to be pitiful: "Dad, that's too cruel."
"There are even more cruel things," Simon said with a smile: "After killing people and silencing them, they destroy the corpses and eliminate traces. One of them is to quickly freeze people at a low temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius. You know, in this way, the human body will be as cold as a stone. Same."
The girl still opened her eyes slightly and said subconsciously: "Then what?"
"Then, crush it into powder in a frozen state," Simon said in a slightly lowered voice, and suddenly reached out to pick the girl's chin as she poked her head: "Finally, like ashes, scatter it into the sea, and you will completely cease to exist. .”
Elizabeth was really a little confused this time. She shrank her neck, and then realized that her cheap dad was obviously trying to scare her. She glared at someone, but didn't dare to push any further, and turned around and left the gym.
When she came to the kitchen on the first floor, she found her mother who was instructing the waiter to prepare breakfast. Elizabeth was about to step forward to hug Hall and talk about something that someone had just promised her. When she saw her daughter appear, Hall was... He immediately dragged her to the storage room next door, raised his hand and knocked hard on the girl's door: "No matter what you saw last night, don't say a word, or I will kick you out. Understand?"
Elizabeth blinked, a little confused.
Well, even if you know that your cheap dad is a playboy, even if you know that your mother also knows that your cheap dad is a playboy, it turns out that what happened last night, how come... does your mother know
Seeing that the girl was stunned, Hall reached out and grabbed his daughter's face and shook her head: "Did you hear what I said?"
Hall was usually very dignified when it came to the children. Seeing his mother's stern eyes and her usual gentleness in her tone, Elizabeth nodded quickly: "Mom, I remember, I, I promise."
He also gave his own evidence: "Last night, Paris and the others were here. After I saw them, I didn't say a word to them. I know what to say and what not to say."
After hearing what his daughter said, Hall stared at her eyes for a moment, and then finally nodded with satisfaction. He glanced at the door of the storage room and made sure that the door was closed tightly. He was not in a hurry to go out. He looked at his daughter again and put it down. He softened his voice and said: "Baby, you have to know that if you talk about Simon's things, it will not cause any harm to him, but we will be in trouble. How can you live in such a mansion now? Establishing a foothold in the fashion industry has nothing to do with your stingy biological father, it’s all given by Simon, do you understand?”
Elizabeth nodded again like a chicken pecking at rice: "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
Hall calmed down a little more and took his daughter into his arms for a hug. He suddenly felt a little happy again: "One more thing, Simon and I have said it. Next, you may have an extra brother or sister. When the time comes, if you call him dad again, it is actually quite legitimate, and he will become our long-term support."
Of course, Elizabeth heard the meaning of her mother's words. She raised her head and glanced at her mother with some surprise, then broke away from her mother's arms and looked down at Hall's belly.
Hall knocked on his daughter's forehead again: "Not yet, but there will definitely be some." As he spoke, he couldn't help but touch his lower abdomen. He remembered something, became a little more serious again, and told his daughter: " Also, from now on, don’t be too close to Simon, it’s inappropriate.”
Elizabeth blinked, and of course she understood. Just as she was about to subconsciously retort, she suddenly remembered the Hilton sisters and Kim Kardashian who were still in her bedroom, and the two... well, two of them last night.
So I got a little excited.
Obviously, I used to... play with fire a lot.
After confirming that his daughter understood everything she should, Hall couldn't help but give a few more instructions before leaving the storage room.
However, he was pulled again.
Elizabeth took her mother's arm and walked out together. She couldn't help but said softly: "Mom, last night, that was Mo..."
Hall was about to open the door when he had to stop again and knocked on his daughter's head again: "Did everything I just said was in vain?"
Elizabeth covered her forehead in grievance: "Mom, I know, I'm just talking to you."
Hall's eyes turned stern again: "Remember, if you shouldn't say anything, just forget it. Even if it's me, don't say it. Do you understand?"
The girl could only nod: "I understand."
"Um?"
Elizabeth stood still, straightened her small chest, and said seriously: "I really understand."
Breakfast was very lively. Hall deliberately chose the largest restaurant in the house. After getting up, a group of chattering people, including their own children, filled the long dining table.
This time Elizabeth did not squeeze in to someone, but sat down next to her mother.
Occasionally glancing at the sisters Nikki and Paris sitting next to someone on the other side, as well as the Kim Kardashians across the table, the girl's thoughts inevitably drift away. Do they... know
I definitely don’t know.
However, Jin and the other sisters are fine, but Nicky and the two... the girl is a little excited just thinking about it. Although, in the past, she always deliberately got close to a certain cheap dad, but she never thought that certain things would happen. Now, it turns out that it really happened, but it didn't happen to her.
Anyway, the more I think about it, the more exciting it becomes.
It's a pity, and then think about what my mother told me, this kind of thing must be buried in my stomach for the rest of my life, and I must never talk about it.
It's just that, I thought and thought, my cheap dad is really ridiculous.
Simon didn't care about a certain girl's constantly active little thoughts. He believed that the very smart Hall could handle it well. Moreover, after all, there were dozens of guests here last night. Even if it was definitely impossible to see the scene, he should be more careful. Yes, maybe we can find some clues.
However, unless it's a little girl like Elizabeth who can't hide her thoughts, adults will know what to do as long as they have a little brain.
Simon is not anyone else. If any rumors spread, he can trace them to the source. Some people must understand this. Talking nonsense will lead to unlucky consequences.
This is November 6th.
Saturday.
After breakfast and saying goodbye to Hall, Simon had a full day as usual.
First of all, the end of the year is approaching, the winter break is approaching, and many autumn TV programs will be temporarily suspended for the next period of time. All aspects of performance need to be paid attention to.
In addition, there were some political and military matters. In the afternoon, two consecutive meetings were held with the teams of Joseph Schlapp and Celia Miller.
In terms of politics, the year 2000 is not far away and it is another election year.
After so many years, and after confirming that it is absolutely credible, some of Simon's plans are mainly related to the fact that next year the Westeros system will no longer support Al Gore of the Democratic Party, but George Bush of the Republican Party. Simon did not confirm this. Joseph Schlapp and Paul Spaihts both concealed.
Of course, it is limited to the core two people.
This matter cannot be put on the table yet, so what the two of them have to do is very simple. For next year's general election and parliamentary election, they will still operate as much as possible. But in the presidential election, if we respond more passively, we can basically achieve the results Simon hopes to see.
Military aspect.
During this time, Simon has continued to pay attention to the Chechen war.
After the official launch in early October, this time the Russian military is really taking its time and attacking steadily. It has now removed most of the military key points near Grozny, the capital of Chechnya, and is slowly encircling Grozny.
Catching turtles in an urn.
According to the deduction here, Grozny will be completely surrounded at the end of November, and the attack will be launched in December. Everything goes well, and the war will probably end in January next year.
At that time, as long as the Kremlin wants to end it, it can be done at any time.
Even without direct communication, it is not difficult to guess Moscow's strategy.
The war cannot end too early, but it cannot continue until the general election. Therefore, it is best to declare the complete pacification of Chechnya near the general election, and then withdraw all Russian troops, leaving only the pro-Russian armed forces in Chechnya in charge. Maintain order.
Only in this way can it be considered a perfect ending.
As long as there are no big changes, such as the U.S. military suddenly getting crazy and directly intervening, otherwise, everything will basically go smoothly.
In the Westeros system, even though the Ukrainian private army is relatively close to Chechnya, this time, Simon had already decided in advance that he would not intervene and would just watch. Therefore, there is no Westeros system in Chechnya.
In this meeting on Saturday afternoon, apart from Chechnya, Simon mainly discussed with Celia the military deployment arrangements in Africa.
Starting next year, the Westeros system will further increase its investment in Africa. Simon never believes that his own interests can be ensured by relying only on contracts or more nihilistic friendships. Therefore, military penetration into Africa will also increase. Strengthen to ensure that the never-stable regime over there can't rely on anything they want to do.