"You really scared a lot of people with your actions over in Africa. Over in Italy, last week Antonio Danieli sent one of his mistresses to visit me."
"who?"
"Antonio Danieli, the 'Ndrangheta, the puppet you fostered in the south, have you forgotten?"
"No, I mean, why a 'mistress'?"
"Oh, isn't it reasonable for a mistress to visit her mistress?"
Geneva, Switzerland.
In a mansion on the east side of Lake Geneva, Simon was sitting on the sofa on the terrace overlooking the lake on the second floor, while Sofia Fesi was lying on her side, her head resting on the man's thigh, talking about recent trivial matters.
Listening to the woman's tone, Simon smiled and stroked her smooth face, which still showed no wrinkles: "Are you feeling self-pity?"
Sofia looked up at the man and held down the big hand caressing her face: "Yes, will you pity me?"
"Of course, but the way I pity women is very special. Are you sure you can handle it?"
When Sophia heard this, she didn't blush like a little girl. She just turned her head and rubbed it gently on the man. She didn't continue this ambiguous topic, but continued: "So, you raised yourself The gangsters are scared, what are they going to do?”
"It's very simple, it's a shock," Simon said, with some joking: "You know, I'm going to fly to France soon. The French have always been ill-intentioned towards me, so I need to give them a beating in advance."
Until now, Sophia knows that men have always kept many secrets from them, not just her, but even Janet. Therefore, the man did not explain in detail, so she stopped asking and said instead: "Over in Ukraine, I have prepared a plane for you. Can I know what you are going to do?"
Simon did not hide anything this time and said: "Go quietly to meet the new president of Russia."
Sofia had already made some guesses, but now she knew it even more clearly. Moreover, as one of the women closest to the man, she also knew better. After thinking about it, she said: "I still feel that that is not a person who can be controlled." people."
Simon said: "Why do you think I want to control the other person?"
"Then, what are you going to do?"
Simon thought for a moment and gave another deep-sea meme: "Make Russia great again."
Sofia was not surprised. Of course, she would not react to the man's jokes. She just said: "The federal government's series of actions last year, including the Kosovo war, NATO's eastward expansion, and the push for a plunge in crude oil prices, actually did not affect the euro. If the issuance causes substantial harm and re-supports Russia, I don’t think the effect will be too great.”
The woman thought about the euro, which relieved Simon from having to think about reasons. Moreover, this was indeed one of the reasons, so she nodded: "Indeed, dealing with the euro is already a destined long-term strategy. I was talking to Soros a few days ago. Let’s talk. In short, it will definitely not make the development of the euro go too smoothly. Well, speaking of this, as a Frenchman, do you just watch me deal with the EU?”
Sofia just pressed the man's big hand again: "I am now the wife of an American man. My children are also Americans, and I am Swiss."
Simon stopped teasing, but nodded in approval: "That's not bad."
Sophia was curious again: "Why do you think so?"
Simon said: "The movie we watched together last night, The Beautiful Legend of Sicily."
"Um?"
"What happened to Marlena after the war," Simon said, "is the same in France, so I look down on French men. When the war broke out, they surrendered immediately. When the war ended, they would only vent their anger on their women. "
Sophia thought about it for a moment and said, "It seems like that."
So snuggled and tender, leisurely, until the sun set, Carmen Case appeared and reminded softly: "Boss, it's five o'clock."
Simon responded and asked the woman in his arms: "Are you really not going to come with us?"
"No, I have to fly to Hong Kong later," Sofia shook her head and joked with a smile: "What's more, your several properties in Cannes are now full of goblins. I can't compete with them."
Simon smiled and said: "Wrong, you know my preferences, you have a great advantage."
Sophia had already stood up, straightened out the black bottoming shirt that had just been messed up by the man, and rolled her eyes: "You like to watch women go crazy for you, just let those little goblins perform, and I won't cooperate."
After saying that, come over.
Simon and the woman kissed and they left the terrace together.
After coming downstairs and saying goodbye again, Simon left the lakeside mansion and rushed to the airport to fly to Cannes.
The time is already May 20th.
Saturday.
The 2000 North American summer season officially opened yesterday. Daenerys Entertainment will release at least one new film every week in this summer season. This time, the opening film is the sequel to Jet Lee's version of Taken, Taken 2.
Compared with Jack Cheng's funny kung fu, this series adopts a buddy movie model similar to Rush Hour, but it also establishes its own hardcore kung fu style. The premiere held two days in advance, although the media feedback was not as high as the 8.1 score of the first part. Enthusiastic, but also quite recognized. The comprehensive media score of 7.3 points is not bad for a popcorn movie.
In addition, compared with the total investment of 40 million in the first part, this time the production cost has reached 40 million US dollars. Adding in 20 million publicity and distribution, the total investment is 60 million US dollars, and the number of opening screens is 3,245.
The New World Pictures team's expectation for the film is that the local box office will exceed 100 million. After all, the first film has already exceeded 80 million. Coupled with the current kung fu craze in Hollywood and series bonuses, as well as the improvement of the production specifications of the film itself, if the sequel market feedback If there is no progress, the third part will have to be considered.
Simon boarded the plane from Geneva to Cannes, and happened to receive an email from North America regarding the first-day box office data of Rescue 2. On the first day of filming, the film made 10.46 million, and it is expected to make 30 million in the three days of the weekend. It is not a big problem. , the first seven days should be around $45 million.
The relevant data exceeds the first one.
Obviously, as long as the subsequent decline is not too severe, we can expect to exceed 100 million, which can be regarded as a good start for the summer of 2000.
The straight-line distance from Geneva, Switzerland to Cannes, France is only 300 kilometers. Simon just checked some work emails, and the private Boeing 767 began to land in the blink of an eye.
When I came to Cannes, it was naturally for the Cannes Film Festival.
The 53rd Cannes Film Festival in 2000 opened on May 14, last Sunday, and is expected to last for 12 days.
Simon felt that there was something wrong with this date. It would be better to push it back a little, or move it forward a little, spanning two weekends. However, who knows what the French think, so he didn't bother to pay attention and just came to join in the fun.