Although Simon's personal wealth has grown very rapidly, he has never been a person who pursues short-term interests, so he will naturally not veto Sophia's business strategy.
The two briefly discussed, and Simon added: "In addition, Sophie, you should be able to guess that I have made a lot of money in the Japanese market in the past six months, so Melisandre Company can start looking for other companies now." It’s a luxury brand worth investing in.”
Sophia nodded and said: "I have been paying attention to all aspects of the industry and have some suitable goals, but it is not the time to take action yet. Moreover, Gucci's growth potential is still great, and I don't think this matter needs to be too urgent. If you invest in companies of the same type, it is easy to cause internal competition. Melisandre's next phase of expansion goals should focus on jewelry, watches, red wine or high-end cosmetics."
Simon leaned on the sofa and changed into a very casual posture, flipping through the documents Sophia had just given, and said: "As long as you have an idea, I plan to resume my duties as a boss as much as possible, only responsible for paying, and then wait. result."
Sofia smiled, knowing that Simon had no intention of continuing the conversation, so she stood up and said, "Then I'll go help the boss prepare dinner."
"Go ahead and remember your duties as a housekeeper. I'll give you one extra point."
Sophia lightly flirted with Simon and said, "I remember all my promises."
After saying that, without waiting for Simon's reaction, Sophia turned around and walked away on her high heels. Simon's eyes followed the figure of the housekeeper Miao Man as she disappeared into the corridor leading to the kitchen, and he silently muttered in his mind: "You wait, goblin!"
Simon brought a total of eight bodyguards this time, divided into two groups responsible for 24-hour security.
There were too many people in the entourage, so Sofia selected a few chefs and servants to take charge of everyone's daily life. Simon gradually realized that this kind of thing was inevitable, so he no longer struggled with it, because in order to enter and leave the main villa, the only requirements were that these people must be women, not too old, not too ugly, and not appear in his field of vision. It doesn't matter.
It was only a short-term part-time job for a week. Sophia joked privately that Simon's requirements were actually very high, but the people he found still exceeded Simon's expectations. The two chefs and two maids are all white women in their 30s, and their bodies and appearances are above average.
When she first arrived in Milan, the housekeeper secretly told Simon that these women were all single, with an encouraging tone that would seduce someone into making a mistake.
Speaking of which, compared to Simon's current wealth and status, this kind of request is nothing at all. Problems that money can solve are no longer problems for Simon. Simon also had no idea about these vases, which were purely for visual purposes. Some tabloids have already noticed that Simon likes to hire beautiful female college students to help him take care of his house. The reason why it has not caused any waves is because Simon has never met these girls.
Simon is actually very cautious when it comes to women. He generally won't touch women who don't know their roots, aren't smart enough, or might cause him trouble. Of course Simon can afford the trouble now, he just doesn't want to get involved in such trouble.
After dinner, everyone gathered in the living room to watch TV and chat. It was already late at night before we knew it, and Sophia naturally stayed over.
Both Jennys were there, so naturally nothing happened.
After staying in Florence for two more days, and seeing that it was almost time, Simon and his party set off to fly back to New York on the afternoon of October 1st.
According to the analyst team of Cersei Capital, the North American junk bond market crisis will erupt in the first two weeks of October, because United Airlines will have a junk bond of up to US$1.5 billion due to be repaid in mid-October.
In the past few years, United Airlines issued more than $6 billion in high-risk junk bonds in order to acquire several airlines such as New York Airways, People Rapid Transit and Frontier Airlines.
The U.S. economy has yet to fully recover after the 1987 stock market crash. The investigation into Michael Milken has also made it unsustainable for these companies that need to repeatedly rely on junk bond financing to maintain operations. In addition, United Airlines' own debt scale is too large and high. It is difficult to find other financial support other than risky junk bonds. Therefore, Cersei Capital's team determined that it was impossible for United to fulfill its repayment obligations on these maturing bonds and could only choose to default.
Once United Airlines defaults on its debt, it will inevitably trigger a domino effect in the North American junk bond market.
Simon's memory of the crisis is more accurate. The 'mini-crash' following the 1987 stock market crash occurred on October 13th. He also believes that this date will not change much. United's bonds need to be repaid on October 16 because they cannot pay out the money. No matter how late the company delays, it must announce the news before the maturity date.
October 13th happens to be a Friday. The announcement of the default news on this day can give the market a two-day buffer, and it can also reserve the last glimmer of hope for United Airlines: if the federal government intervenes to prevent the financial market from collapsing, the United States will United Airlines' crisis may be resolved. After all, the federal government's bailout measures were very timely two years ago.
In Simon's view, United's vision is destined to become a luxury, and it is impossible for the federal government to save the $200 billion junk bond market.
After completely withdrawing from the Japanese financial market in early July, Cersei Capital's sub-funds 6 to 10 have been secretly planning for the North American bond market in the past three months. In order to avoid attracting the market's attention as much as possible, Cersei Capital only used approximately US$3.2 billion of US$5 billion in three months.
Among the various financial derivatives positions, Simon is familiar with only the more than 32,000 short contracts of S&P 500 stock index futures that have been established in three months. Since it is determined that the North American stock market will collapse in mid-October, stock index futures will naturally remain the same. The most reliable arbitrage product.
In addition, Simon did not have enough professional knowledge and experience to conduct a large number of complex short-selling contracts on the stocks and bonds of individual target companies such as Columbia Savings and Credit Bank, United Airlines, American Newspaper Group, Drexel Securities, etc. Take the time and energy to balance it.
In this regard, Janet showed a talent that surprised Simon. A woman who is usually lazy can accurately understand a series of contracts with a total value of more than 30 billion US dollars under leverage.
Just like the operation of the Japanese market, Simon also does not expect Cersei Capital's layout to be kept absolutely confidential.
However, during this period, the level of short selling activity in the North American financial market for junk bonds has been clearly noticed by major financial media, but the information about Cersei Capital’s involvement has not been published. Obviously, the followers who heard the news privately were cleverly trying to make a fortune in silence.
The two arrived in New York. Janet used the pretext of conducting a financial audit of the Westeros Company and began to appear at the Westeros Company headquarters in midtown Manhattan every day. In fact, it was to conduct a financial audit of Cersei's capital hidden in the Westeros Company. The fund team conducts direct control. Simon wants to pay attention to "The Last Days" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" which are being filmed in New York. Both movies will start shooting in August and are expected to be completed around November.
Lower Manhattan.
In an apartment in Soho, "The Love of Ghosts" is filming some clips of the male and female protagonists' daily lives.
Simon had already spent three days watching the finished samples of the two movies and discussed some modifications with the main creators. Today he spent the whole day with the crew of "The Last Days" to observe the filming of the new version of "The Last Days". "Unfinished" basically consists of the original cast from the starring role to the director, and Simon doesn't have much worry about the quality of the film.
It’s almost time to finish work in the afternoon.
Demi Moore ended her last scene today, walked to the rest area and sat down next to Simon. After he and the producer finished chatting about a topic, he interjected: "Simon, the song you picked is "Unbridled Melody". The pottery-making scene is so classic, and the soundtrack album of this movie is sure to be as big a hit as The Bodyguard."
Simon smiled and said: "Is it just the soundtrack album? You are too unsure of the movie."
"Of course not, it will definitely be a big hit," Demi Moore said with a smile, and then said: "I'm getting off work soon. Do you want to have dinner together tonight?"
Simon shook his head and said, "Unfortunately, I already have plans for the evening."
"Then tomorrow night. You won't be staying in Manhattan for just one day, right?"
Simon just shook his head again.
Demi Moore shrugged in disappointment. Seeing the producer on the other side of Simon take the initiative to walk away, the woman came over and whispered: "Simon, in this case, I am going to the trailer to remove my makeup. Do you want to come with me?"
Simon didn't want to spread the news about a certain actor and a certain actress having an affair on the set, causing the whole crew to be embarrassed by the trailer, not to mention that the woman next to him was just a taster, and Simon was not too involved with her. He was thinking, so he smiled and said: "Demi, my assistant is coming to send me information soon, you can only remove your makeup by yourself."
Demi Moore was rejected again and still didn't give up easily.
If she can establish a romantic relationship with this little man who has reached the top of the federal wealth and is extremely powerful in Hollywood, her future development in Hollywood will definitely be smooth. Therefore, Demi Moore perseveredly gave Simon a business card with her address and contact information in Manhattan, and watched the man put it in his pocket before Demi Moore finally got up and left.
There was a banquet at the Raybould family in the evening. The main purpose was to introduce Joseph Schlapp, the head of Schlapp Consulting Company, to Simon. Westeros Company has confirmed that it will become the political firm that provides election surveys and campaign plans for the party. The largest investor in the consulting company, the first tranche of US$3 million in funding was delivered last month.
Schlapp Consulting also began assisting the Westerosi Corporation-backed David Dinkins in his campaign for mayor of New York City.
The "Federal Campaign Act" has very strict restrictions on campaign donations in the United States. Business groups such as businesses and banks are prohibited from donating to candidates, and individual donations also have various restrictions.
However, over the years, through political action committees and public welfare campaign funds, American corporate giants and wealthy people have never stopped intervening in political campaigns. Both major political parties can benefit from this, so naturally they will not actively seek to fill these obvious loopholes. On the contrary, the holes continue to expand.