"Kate's movie didn't do well at the box office, and some gossip newspapers used it to ridicule her relationship with you, so I'm embarrassed to come over this time. It just so happens that she stays in Los Angeles and can help us look after the house. put up."
In the elevator, Janet held Simon's arm affectionately and told what happened in Los Angeles.
Simon listened with a smile and said: "Katherine is the kind of director with a strong personal style. She just hasn't found a genre that suits her yet."
Janet asked: "What kind of movies do you think Kate is suitable for?"
"War movie," Simon blurted out, and added: "Catherine's realistic lens style is very suitable for showing the intensity and cruelty of war."
Janet tilted her head and thought for a moment, then said: "That's true. Although Kate may even be shy and unsociable at times, she is actually full of violence in her bones. When she was at Columbia, many of her paintings were It’s all bloody.”
The ding-dong of the elevator interrupted the conversation between the two. Simon glanced at the indicator light. This was the 32nd floor.
The two walked out of the elevator and walked along the corridor to an apartment door.
Janet took out the key from her bag and opened the door. After entering the entrance, she threw off her shoes and walked barefoot to the living room.
Simon followed him through the door, intending to bend down to pick up the woman's shoes and put them on the shoe rack next to him, when a faint feminine fragrance came from around him, even with some indescribable sense of déjà vu.
However, this breath of the opposite sex that should have made people feel relaxed and happy made Simon feel his head swelled slightly, as if something wanted to rush out from the depths of his memory. After a brief moment of dizziness, Simon adapted to the atmosphere and his mind became clear again.
After helping Janet put her shoes away and taking off her own shoes, Simon walked into the living room barefoot like Janet. There were no men's slippers on the shoe rack.
Janet handed over a bottle of mineral water and said, "This is the only thing in the refrigerator. Why don't you call Neil to buy something and send it over?"
Simon took the mineral water and said with a smile: "Stop tormenting Neil. Besides, this is not your apartment, right?"
Janet nodded and said: "When I was 18 years old, I wanted to buy my own apartment in the city, but my parents wouldn't let me. Later, I lived in Los Angeles most of the time, so there was no need for it. I could live there when I came back." In a big house in the suburbs.”
Simon gestured around: "What about here?"
"It's an iceberg," Janet took off her coat and threw it on the sofa, "But she was on vacation in the UK recently, and we can live here."
Simon was confused for a moment before he remembered who the 'iceberg' Janet was talking about was, and said, "Is it appropriate for us to live in your aunt's apartment?"
"Of course, when I returned to Melbourne, I didn't want to listen to the old man's nagging, so I came here to stay," Janet said nonchalantly, snatched the mineral water from Simon's hand and took a few sips, threw the bottle away, and opened her arms to wrap her around. He came up and said, "You little bastard, have you missed me during this time?"
Simon smiled and held the woman's light body, saying: "Too busy."
Janet came over and took Simon's lips in dissatisfaction: "Well, bite you."
After getting tired of it for a moment, Janet groaned and pointed in one direction. Simon walked over and turned off the lights in the living room and walked towards the bedroom.
Perhaps because of being in a strange environment, various scattered dreams continued throughout the night, and many people's memories poured out of their minds. There was even a moment when I knew I was dreaming but couldn't wake up.
Among the various torn fragments, a small figure appeared again, a very well-behaved child, silent, taciturn, and perhaps a little autistic.
He was often locked in a dark cabinet.
A child becomes wise very early and longs for someone to visit him, because at that time, he will be able to eat delicious food, get new clothes, and everyone around him will become kinder.
Broken thoughts were floating around, and after all, they were unable to piece together any specific picture, only a certain faint atmosphere engraved in the deepest part of the memory.
Later later.
The child became completely alone, living alone in a strange place like a stubborn little beast.
When Simon woke up, he found obvious traces of tears soaking on the pillow. He looked back on last night's dream in a daze, but those fragments melted as quickly as ice and snow in the blazing sun after waking up.
Bright light filtered through the gap in the curtains. Simon reached for the watch on the bedside table and looked at it. It was already 11:55. I usually wake up at 8 o'clock in the morning. Although Janet and I went to bed a little later last night, it was still a bit abnormal to wake up near noon.
Moreover, he usually has a meeting with Cersei Capital's sub-fund trading team in the morning, but no one called him today.
Maybe Janet hung up the calls from those people and wanted to let herself rest for a while.
With this in mind, he took a quick shower after getting out of bed, put on the clothes Janet had prepared for him, Simon came to the living room, and the smell of food came from the kitchen.
Simon shouted, and Janet poked her head out of the kitchen, shaking a spoon in her hand and said, "Five minutes, you can watch TV for a while."
Nodding, Simon walked to the refrigerator and opened the cabinet door. It was already filled with various fruit drinks. Jenny must have just bought them in the morning. She took a bottle of mineral water and drank most of it in one go. Simon was about to go to the kitchen. Help, but there was a noise from the entrance.
The security of this high-end apartment is very tight. In theory, no one can break in without knowing it.
Walking over in confusion, Simon saw a tall blonde woman wearing a beige turtleneck sweater and black trousers appear at the entrance, holding a small suitcase in her hand.
When the woman saw Simon, her face turned pale for an instant, with panic and fear in her eyes, and she stayed there as if she had been cast a restraining spell.
Simon guessed the woman's identity immediately, but when he saw her, the dizziness he felt when he entered the apartment last night came over again, and many dream-like fragments began to gather in the depths of his memory.
A severe headache that seemed to explode my head.
Simon raised his arm with difficulty, trying to rub his temples. However, before he could raise his arms, he had already fainted on the floor.
“…”
"Simon Westeros was rushed to the hospital, and the Johnston family urgently blocked the news."
"Simon Westeros is rumored to be suffering from a mental illness relapse."
"According to insider information, Simon Westeros accidentally passed out at noon today, probably due to long-term fatigue."
"Amy Pascal and other Daenerys Entertainment executives made an emergency flight to Melbourne."
"Affected by the unexpected coma in Westeros, the Japanese stock market fell 226 points throughout the day."
"A spokesman for the City of Los Angeles asked the Johnston family to disclose Simon Westeros' condition."
"Stanford University is concerned about Simon Westeros' condition."
"If something unexpected happens to a young genius, who will own the huge wealth?"
"Breaking news. After being in coma for six hours, Simon Westeros woke up at around 6:20 in the evening. The Johnston family stated that they would hold a press conference at 8 o'clock in the evening to inform Westeros of his condition."
""The Batman" producer Joe Silver said the crew has been notified that filming will be temporarily suspended for a week."
“…”
“…”
When he woke up again, Simon found that his original memories seemed to have been integrated again, some were completely annihilated, and some became clearer.
Lying on the hospital bed, looking around, focusing mainly on Janet's rosy face beside the bed, Simon felt that he would definitely not be able to faint again.
You can't make the people who care about you sad again.
He also found another figure in the crowd. He just glanced at it lightly, then retracted his thoughts and tried his best to calm down and comfort Janet.
In fact, he knew that there was nothing wrong with his body, but with everyone's insistence, Simon patiently underwent a comprehensive examination and agreed to stay in the hospital for at least three days of observation.
There was naturally nothing wrong with the examination results, and Anthony Johnston personally took the attending physician to the press conference.
The next day was Simon's birthday.
21st birthday.
After some memories were restored, Simon confirmed that this birthday was real.
It was indeed February 22, 1968.
But he had to spend time in the hospital, and many people rushed over from the United States. Catherine, Sandra and others, as well as Amy, Egger, James and Terry Semel of Warners.
After confirming that Simon was awake, the brief chaos quickly calmed down.
I heard that the tabloids in Los Angeles are still discussing what will happen to Simon's billions of dollars of property in the event that something unexpected happens to Simon, or he relapses and loses his ability to organize. These people obviously don't know that Simon has been working with George Norman in advance. The arrangement there.
"Batman" production is temporarily suspended.
This is not a big deal. Some big names in Hollywood have stopped filming movie projects with huge investments because of quarrels with their wives. Simon's current status is far greater than that of any star in Hollywood.
The operation of Cersei Capital was taken over by Janet, who also had a quarrel with his father, complaining that Raymond Johnston deliberately added burdens to Simon, causing him to be overworked.
Simon has no worries about Janet taking over Cersei Capital. The positioning of this hedge fund is long-term long-term operation. As long as the Japanese stock market is still rising, it is unlikely to lose money. It is just a matter of making more or less.
What's more, Simon also knows that Janet is usually lazy, but based on what he has learned about her since the two met each other, it is actually perfect for Janet to be responsible for the specific operations of Cersei Capital.
After a while of commotion, and after confirming that Simon was fine, Amy and others returned to the United States again.
After spending two days in the private medical center sponsored by the Johnston family, they planned to have a comprehensive examination tomorrow morning to confirm that it was correct. Janet and Simon planned to go to the farm they bought in Tasmania to recuperate. , it’s quieter there.
A boring day.
After dinner and watching TV together for a while, Janet went next door to rest.
Simon also lay on the bed alone and fell asleep quickly.
There have been no more scattered dreams in the past two days.
perhaps.
It will never happen again.
In the haze, I felt a figure appear beside the bed, sitting quietly on the chair and watching me.
Simon woke up immediately because he felt some familiar breath, and silently looked at the woman beside the bed.
After so many years, the images in my memory seem to have not changed much from this time.
Simon remained silent.
The woman was silent for a moment, tears began to fall in the dim light, and she slowly covered her face and started sobbing, mixed with murmuring small words.
"I was only seventeen years old at the time, and I didn't know what to do at all... I gave the Levinsons a lot of money every year, and I hope you can live a better life... They took you on a trip that year, and later on... Didn't go back to Birmingham... I came to see you later... I didn't expect you to show up in San Francisco... "
Simon listened to the woman in silence for a long time before interrupting with a somewhat stiff tone: "Stop crying."
When the woman heard Simon's words, she immediately stopped sobbing and covered her mouth to suppress it, as if she was worried that any more whimpering would displease the person on the bed. After a while, she touched the tears on her face, looked up at Simon, and said: "You, I can give you whatever you want. Everything is my fault, don't hurt the Johnston family." , and Jenny. Jenny, Jenny really loves you."
Simon was silent for a moment again, but his tone was still a little stiff, and he said: "I didn't want to hurt anyone, it was all just a coincidence."
The woman sat on the chair, looking like she obviously didn't believe it but didn't dare to disbelieve it.
After a moment, Simon said again: "Have you told others?"
The woman shook her head: "No."
"I don't want to make things so complicated. Since you haven't told anyone, just forget about it."
"Um?"
"Just pretend nothing happened. I don't know you and you don't know me."
The woman raised her hand again: "You, really?"
"I'm a little sleepy, please go."
The woman looked at Simon seriously for a moment, then stood up carefully and left the ward silently.
The next morning, after another full-body examination, Simon left the medical center surrounded by a large group of people. A large number of reporters who had been waiting outside the medical center for three days almost caused a riot when they saw Simon appear. They followed Simon all the way to the Johnston Manor and refused to stop.
At noon, the Johnston family arranged a luncheon to welcome Simon from the hospital and invited some guests.
That's how it had to be.
Everyone is concerned about whether Simon can still ensure the operation of Cersei Capital.
In addition, Raymond Johnston solemnly introduced his sister Veronica Johnston to Simon at the banquet. Although Veronica acted a little strange in front of Simon, fortunately no one noticed.
Simon completely regarded everything these days as a dream, and naturally he would not reveal any flaws.