Simon and Janet said goodbye and left the Hearst mansion at around nine o'clock.
Back at his manor, the villa was brightly lit. The new housekeeper Alice Ferguson was still leading the maids to clean the villa. In addition, bodyguards were scattered throughout to reinstall and upgrade the security system in the manor.
Simon ignored these chores and traveled from San Francisco to Los Angeles to New York on the East Coast in one day. All he wanted now was to take a long hot bath and go to sleep.
Janet called Neil Bennett to ask about the security system, and Simon asked Alice Ferguson to take him to the master bedroom of the villa.
The new housekeeper led Simon to a room on the east side of the second floor of the villa and opened the door herself.
Simon glanced at the furnishings in the bedroom, nodded, and asked, "Where's the study?"
"next door."
Alice Ferguson pointed to the door on the right and was about to go over when Simon stopped her and said, "Put some hot water on for me. Don't make it too hot. Call me when you're ready."
After explaining, Simon walked to the study next door.
Alice was still holding a black hard-cover folder in her hand, looking very OL. She was stunned for a moment when she saw the male master leaving, but then she went into the master bedroom bathroom to help Simon prepare bath water.
Naturally, the Internet has been installed in the villa.
Simon walked into the study, turned on the computer, and browsed the Ygrit portal while logging into his email. From time to time, he typed a few sentences on the draft page of his email based on what he saw. This was something he had often done in recent months. Each week, several advisory emails are sent to the two leaders of Eaglet, and other matters of Eaglet are also discussed via email.
In just a few months, email has become an important tool for communication between Simon and many high-level officials in the Westeros system.
In order to ensure security, Simon also specially asked the technical team of Yigrit Company to set up a separate server and formulate special content regulations to stipulate what things can be communicated through email and what things cannot be done. Emails will be deleted and cleaned regularly.
It's helpless to say that the main content of the World Wide Web platform is still provided by the Igret portal.
In addition, campus networks of various universities in North America are gradually connected to the World Wide Web platform. This is a work result that Simon is very satisfied with the Yigrit team. By directly donating a series of World Wide Web software to North American universities, the World Wide Web, a very practical technology, has quickly become popular in various universities. More and more universities are using HTML web technology to re-create their own campus websites.
Not only that, Igret and the Simon & Janet Westeros Foundation have donated professional courses related to World Wide Web technology at schools such as Stanford, Harvard, and MIT.
Outside of university campuses, Igret continues to use physical books and online tutorials to promote the promotion of World Wide Web technology throughout society. At present, Igret has published three books introducing World Wide Web technology and related applications. Books, the Igret portal has also set up a special sub-section for users to learn and discuss World Wide Web technology.
With this series of promotion measures, the popularity of World Wide Web technology is much faster than Simon estimated.
Today is September 29. Although this month has not yet passed, according to statistics from AOL, the number of AOL users in September 1990 increased by 27% month-on-month compared to August.
From the first May when Igret officially started to promote World Wide Web technology to now, in the past five months, the number of AOL users in a single month has increased by 38,000, 46,000, 61,000, 73,000 and 97,000 respectively.
Counting the initial batch of accumulated users, the number of AOL's Internet access users has reached 386,000.
In addition to AOL, the other two Internet service providers that Eterite has licensed for World Wide Web technology in the Great Lakes metropolitan area and southern states of the United States have also accumulated more than 100,000 users in recent months.
Simon's original goal was to reach 500,000 users with access to the Internet relying on World Wide Web technology in the remaining months of 1990.
Now, this goal has been basically achieved three months ahead of schedule.
It is conceivable that as long as the telecommunications infrastructure and Internet content resources can keep up with the pace, it will not be too difficult for Simon to achieve the scale of tens of millions of Internet users in North America within three years.
Just after browsing a few web pages, there was a knock on the door. Simon raised his head and saw Alice appearing at the door of the study.
There were obviously some water stains on the housekeeper's black suit, but her expression remained calm: "Boss, the water has been put away."
Simon responded, archived the half-written email, turned off the computer and stood up to leave the study. He took off his suit as he walked and handed it to the housekeeper standing by the door.
Alice Ferguson held Simon's coat and saw her boss walking into the bedroom next door. She hesitated and followed him. After wandering to the door of the master bedroom, I saw Simon had walked into the bathroom and closed the door, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then I don’t know what to do with the clothes in my hands, hang them on hangers in the bedroom, or take them out for dry cleaning
Born in a fairly good middle-class family, she has been a proud girl since childhood. Although she accepted the job, the housekeeper really has no experience in serving people.
Remembering that other girls had received training in housekeeping, Alice Ferguson suddenly became confused. Why did Janet Westeros choose to hire her? You know, the job in front of her was not actually something she actively pursued.
However, when the invitation came, she quickly decided to accept it.
As for the reason, she has never been a mediocre woman at heart. She doesn't want to be like her mother, who can only be a vassal of her father and family her whole life. She hopes to be able to do something, hope to achieve something, and hope the world will remember her.
At present, if she can get the attention of Westeros, it is definitely the best shortcut for her to realize her inner ambition. In order to achieve this goal, it is worth paying some price including your own body. After all, Simon Westeros is definitely a man that is difficult for women to reject. Many of her friends of the same sex and even the opposite sex regard this man as a fantasy object.
only.
He squeezed the suit in his hand again.
She has no real ambition to become a girl who makes quilts and beds.
After standing at the door of the bedroom for a while, the housekeeper finally remembered her identity. She also had a group of subordinates, so there was no need to deal with everything directly.
After reacting, Alice held the dress and walked downstairs.
Arriving downstairs, Janet happened to walk into the villa lobby, saw the appearance of the housekeeper, and asked, "What are you doing with Simon's clothes?"
Alice Ferguson stopped and replied: "The boss is taking a shower. This was just changed."
Janet looked at her again, nodded, and said, "I'm going to take a shower too. You can help Simon and I prepare a change of clothes."
After saying this, Janet walked towards the stairs.
Arriving at the master bedroom on the second floor, Janet took off her clothes in a few seconds. Janet opened the bathroom door and jumped into the large bathtub. She splashed playfully and was soon held in Simon's arms.
Looking at the quiet Janet kitten in his arms, Simon narrowed his eyes and pressed it against his chest. Simon knew that the woman would drown in the water as soon as he let go. He tightened his arms around her waist, enjoying the skin-to-skin contact. Feeling like this, he said, "Why did you find such a housekeeper?"
"If you don't like vases, just find someone smarter." Janet raised her chin on Simon's chest and looked over with her beautiful eyes: "Are you satisfied?"
Simon nodded and said: "My heart is too high and needs to be tempered."
Janet rubbed her face against Simon's chest and said in a slightly ambiguous tone: "Well, grind him as you like. If he doesn't grind well, you'll drive him away."
Simon smiled and did not continue the topic.
The two hugged each other quietly for a moment, and Janet suddenly said: "A few days ago, did you hear? Ronald Perelman wanted to join the River Club, which was founded by the Rockefeller family. Not only did he end up being... He refused and was laughed at, saying he was just a speculator."
Ronald Perelman is a Wall Street sniper as famous as Carl Icahn. In the 1980s, he annexed the cosmetics giant Revlon with a market capitalization of over $1 billion through leveraged buyouts in the 1980s. Without Simon's appearance, , Perelman also bought Marvel last year.
On this year's "Forbes" list of the 400 richest Americans, Ronald Perelman ranks fourth with a personal net worth of US$2.87 billion, second only to Simon, Kruger and Buffett.
Simon knew why Janet suddenly mentioned this, it was because of what happened at the Hearst house tonight.
Although there are no aristocrats in the United States, in many cases, the old aristocratic families in the Federation, which have been accumulated for hundreds of years, are more powerful than the aristocrats in Europe. After all, most of these families still control huge wealth and powerful connections.
"You know me," Simon said, stroking the smooth and tender skin of the woman in his arms: "I don't need other people's approval, and I don't pursue a certain circle to enter. Since they think it is a symbol of status to hold it up in front of me , then just hold it."
"Actually, I feel a little uncomfortable. Why should they look down on you?" Janet curled up her arms to rest her chin and looked up, saying, "How about we grab those shares?"
"And then wait for every time Daenerys Entertainment releases a movie, it has to be tossed around by dozens of mainstream daily newspapers in the Federation and more weekly magazines?"
"Well… "
Janet gnawed on her wrist in distress, but it was not enough, and she leaned her head and started grinding her teeth on Simon's shoulder.
Simon rubbed the woman's waist soothingly and said with a smile: "Since we can't be on good terms, we can just live in peace. Moreover, the Hearst family probably thought that their paper media empire could continue to prosper for another hundred years, so You can always remain proud, but who can say clearly what will happen in the future."
Traditional paper media has controlled Western public opinion for more than a hundred years. Janet is not Simon, so naturally she cannot imagine the scene when paper media declines. However, she did not doubt her man's judgment at all. She nodded in agreement, stopped continuing the topic, and narrowed her eyes on the man's chest.
Downstairs in the villa, Alice hugged Simon's coat and soon found the four ABCD girls sitting on the sofa in a small living room watching TV together. Compared to several new maids who were placed elsewhere in the city, ABCD all lived in the main villa.
After running around with their master for a day and a busy night, the four ABCD girls had just rested. Seeing Alice, the four girls didn't get up, or even say hello.
The housekeeper frowned, raised the clothes in her hands, and said, "The boss is taking a shower. Can any of you help prepare a change of clothes?"
Hearing what Alice said, the four girls looked at each other.
In the afternoon, they heard that the four of them were going to be placed under the jurisdiction of this newcomer. They were all a little dissatisfied. Girl A, Alison, said, "Are you sure the boss didn't ask you to prepare?"
Alice stared at Alison with sharp eyes and said without hesitation: "I'm very sure."
After looking into the housekeeper's eyes for a few seconds, Alison finally averted her eyes, but insisted on not getting up.
In the midst of a stalemate, C girl Claire Guy took the initiative to stand up from the sofa and said, "Leave it to me."
Claire said, walked over and took Simon's clothes, ignored Alice, and walked straight out.
The housekeeper paused, turned around and followed.
The two women came upstairs together. Claire walked into the cloakroom, ignoring the housekeeper who was still staring at her. She took out the wallet in her suit, hung the clothes on a hanger, and skillfully found a few personal items of the host and hostess. He picked up the clothes and the wallet and carried them to the master bedroom.
Putting her wallet on the bedside table in the master bedroom, Claire carried a few pieces of underwear to the bathroom door. Just as she was about to knock on the door, she seemed to suddenly think of the housekeeper again. She turned to look at Alice standing at the door and said, "Send it in." Or should I do it?”
The housekeeper didn't see any flaws in Claire's face, so she hesitated for a moment, remembered Janet's instructions just now, and stepped forward to take the clothes.
Claire handed the clothes to the housekeeper, turned around and left the master bedroom without any strangeness.
Seeing Lady C disappear, Alice took a deep breath and then raised her hand to knock on the door.
After receiving a response, she opened the door and walked in.
The bathroom is filled with a light mist of water and the unique fragrance of shower gel.
However, when she noticed that the man and woman hugging each other in the bathtub looked at each other with doubts at the same time, the housekeeper knew that she had been deceived. She stood there at a loss, holding the clothes blankly.
Janet blinked a few times, and when she saw the housekeeper's face turned red, she quickly reacted, giggling happily and falling into Simon's arms.
Simon also understood, with a smile on his face. Just as he was about to send the housekeeper out, Janet stood up and said, "Who tricked you into coming here? Come and see."
The housekeeper wanted to turn around in embarrassment, then thought of something and raised her hand slightly.
Simon said: "Just put it on the bed outside."
The housekeeper nodded, finally turned around and walked out of the bathroom somewhat mechanically.
A moment later, Claire, the C girl, appeared at the bathroom door with an anxious expression, followed by the housekeeper with a cold face.
Originally, she just wanted to tease this latecomer, but when she heard Janet calling her over, Girl C realized that she might have made a big mistake.
The four ABCD girls are not very afraid of Simon. The boss has always been modest and calm, and they have never even seen him get angry.
However, the four women were all a little afraid of the mistress.
ABCD are all Australians and know the power of the Johnston family in Australia. Moreover, it was not easy to get this job after being selected from hundreds of candidates by Janet. Unlike Simon, Janet would really scold and punish them mercilessly, and even fire them outright.
Claire, who has been taken by Janet during this period, witnessed her mistress firing six employees of Cersei Capital at once. A trading team composed of Wall Street elites was all laid off in an instant, just because they committed two consecutive crimes. I made a trading mistake that wasn't really that serious.
Seeing the two women reappearing, Janet, who was still clinging to Simon, waved her hand and said, "Come here."
The housekeeper didn't move, so Claire walked over reflexively.
Coming closer and seeing Janet pressing down her hand, Claire knelt down beside the bathtub without any hesitation.
Reaching out and picking Girl C's delicate chin, Janet said, "You are very smart. The female doctors I just called were all fooled by you."
Claire's body froze when Janet's wet fingertips touched her chin, and she didn't dare to protest. She lowered her head and said, "Hug, sorry, madam."
"I'm complimenting you," Janet took back her hand and said with a smile: "However, you are not allowed to lie to her again in the future. If she becomes a fool, you will be responsible."
After following Simon and his wife for so long, Claire had a better idea of Janet's temperament. Knowing that the hostess was not being sarcastic, she relaxed a little and nodded slightly: "I understand, madam."
Janet flicked the foam in the bathtub casually and said: "Since you have been praised, you need to be rewarded. What do you want?"
Claire hesitated and said, "Alice said that we will be under her control from now on. I don't think it's necessary."
Janet glanced at the housekeeper standing at the door of the bathroom, and nodded in agreement: "Indeed, she is so stupid, you don't need to listen to her in the future, now, go out."