At seven o'clock, Sofia Fesi got up on time when she heard the beep of the alarm clock.
First, I went to see my son next door. I flew to New York from Europe yesterday. Probably because of the long journey, the little boy said that he was not feeling well at night. He called a private doctor to come to the house for a checkup overnight. There was no problem, so he was relieved.
He touched his son's forehead gently, stood by the bed and looked at him contentedly for a moment, then turned to look at his daughter next door.
Her two children were everything to her.
However, she does not spoil her children uncontrollably.
In Europe, children are no longer allowed to sleep in from the age of six and must get up on time at seven o'clock every day. When I first arrived in North America, I needed to catch up on the jet lag, so I planned to let the two little guys sleep until eight o'clock.
Parents have already gotten up, and the elderly always sleep very little.
I prepared breakfast with my mother and discussed helping my father buy a boat.
Of course, it no longer needs to be used for fishing, but after being a fisherman all his life, my father would be at a loss if he left the boat for too long. When he was in Geneva, he would drive a boat on Lake Geneva every three days. Before coming to the United States, he specifically asked about the surroundings of Greenwich. Is there a lake? I heard it was on the beach, so I was very happy.
What happened back then has always caused some estrangement between her and her parents, but after so many years, she no longer has any grievances, or there is not much grievances at all. It can only be said that the ideas between the two generations are different. Her parents loved her and even felt sorry for her. She knew that she also cared about her parents.
It's just that it's hard to be intimate anymore.
After breakfast, I conducted two interviews in person in the morning. The family also needs to hire a full-time maid and a tutor.
She is very cautious about hiring people, especially to take care of her family.
When I was spotted by that little man and heard that I was being investigated severely, I was actually dissatisfied. Later, he helped him manage real estate, and all hired maids and servants still had to hire a detective company to conduct background checks.
After getting acquainted with her, she occasionally asked Janet if it was necessary to do this. Janet told her that it was something Simon said.
A couple hired a maid. The couple treated each other very well and even lent her a large amount of money. They only hoped that the other party would be considerate and take good care of their family and children. It turned out that the maid actually had misdeeds such as gambling and theft, and had been jailed. Later, she stole the owner's things to pay off her gambling debts, and wanted to cover it up, so she set a fire. As a result, the hostess and two young children were burned to death. .
After hearing this story, she immediately checked the maid who took care of her parents' children. She was not reassured, so she checked a second time.
Fortunately there is no problem.
Same thing this time.
Before coming to the United States, she asked Angela Ahrendts, the person in charge of Gucci in the United States, to help find candidates. After careful selection, she found two candidates, both of whom were white women. Neither they nor their family members had any history of bad deeds. , and it also has a good reputation from previous employers.
Because she needed to be close to her two children, she insisted on arranging for the tutor to undergo a psychological test.
Of course, their salaries are not low either.
However, she has no money worries now. The little man often acted like a bad boss in his words, but he did not treat her badly in terms of salary.
Yesterday, Simon and his wife were invited to our home for lunch. As noon approached, we started to prepare for it again.
Because of Sunday, neither Simon nor Janet had work, so they arrived at the residence of Sophia Fesi's family at twelve o'clock on time. It was considered a formal visit, and I specially brought gifts for the two children, a set of Lego bricks for the boy and a beautiful white stuffed bear doll for the girl.
The two children were taught very well by Sophia and did not need to be reminded by their mother. They would politely thank them after receiving the gifts.
Janet obviously liked the two little guys very much. When she handed the stuffed bear toy to Gemma, she couldn't help but hug the little girl and kiss her a few times, looking like a weird aunt.
After saying hello, everyone came directly to the restaurant.
There was a long table, Simon and Janet sat on one side, and Sofia's family sat on the other.
Sofia personally distributed lunch to everyone, sat down in the seat opposite Simon, and added: "There is still a mushroom soup that will wait a while."
However, Janet noticed that Daniel across from her looked a little languid, and asked, "Danny seems to be uncomfortable, is that okay?"
Sofia reached out and touched her son's forehead again, and said, "It must be because of the jet lag. It will be fine in a few days."
"Did you call a doctor to check it out?"
Sophia nodded: "I shouted last night."
With that said, Sofia saw that her son still looked lethargic, so she turned sideways and took the initiative to help the little guy put on the napkin, and kissed her son on the cheek before sitting down again. But he ignored Gemma next to Daniel. The little girl puts on the napkin by herself without her mother's help.
Janet looked at the situation just now, obviously a little envious, but unfortunately her stomach still didn't move during this period.
He couldn't help but glance sideways at Simon beside him, and unexpectedly noticed that there was a bit of confusion in his eyes.
It seems that he is also envious.
So he reached under the table and gently poked the man's waist.
Simon was poked by Janet. He reacted and gave the woman a look like "Why are you poking me?" He picked up the tableware as if nothing had happened. He noticed Sophia's parents next to the little girl and took the initiative to look over and find a topic.
Both Daniel and Gemma had no problem speaking English, but the old couple only spoke French.
Simon also took the initiative to speak French.
In a few words, Sophia's father started talking about buying a boat, and became a little closer to this young man who was said to be very prominent but would take the initiative to talk to him.
Simon is not keen on boats and yachts, and he doesn't like the insecurity of being at sea.
However, we still talked about this topic very skillfully, and unknowingly we also talked about the trip to Antarctica when we were in Australia at the end of last year.
Hearing Simon describe the Antarctic glaciers, penguins and polar day, Gemma across the dining table looked very yearning. When Simon finished speaking, she looked at her mother expectantly: "Mom, can I go to Antarctica to see it? "
"This is not possible, you are too young now."
"So, next year, okay?"
"Not even next year, at least, well, until you're 18."
The little girl frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Can I just celebrate my 18th birthday next year?"
Sofia smiled and shook her head: "No, birthdays can only be celebrated one by one."
Janet looked at the little girl's disappointed expression and said, "As long as little Gemma obeys her mother, I can have someone take some videos from Antarctica and bring them back, so that you can see penguins and glaciers on TV, and maybe even Here’s Aurora. Just think of it as Gemma’s birthday gift next year.”
The little girl glanced at her mother and saw that she had no objection. She nodded, but immediately asked, "What is an aurora?"
"Aurora, well, is a very beautiful light suspended on the sky at night."
"Can we see the aurora at night?"
"Probably, it should only be found in the Antarctic and the North Pole."
Janet said, looking at Simon with some uncertainty.
Simon nodded and said: "It is indeed only the Antarctic and the North Pole."
The little girl looked over with curious eyes and persisted: "Why do the aurora only appear in the Antarctic and the North Pole?"
Simon didn't know how to explain to the little girl the discharge phenomenon caused by solar particles being absorbed and stimulated by the strong magnetic field of the earth's poles. He raised his chin towards Sophia and said, "You can ask your mother about this?"
The little girl continued to change the target: "Mom, mom?"
"Baby, mommy doesn't know either. I'll wait until mom finds out before telling you, okay?"
The little girl nodded seriously, turned back to Janet, and reminded: "Aunt Jenny, Gemma's birthday this year is May 19th, and it will be the same next year."
Janet couldn't help but curl her lips and said, "I remember."
Hearing that the aunt opposite had made an agreement with his sister about next year's birthday gift, Daniel looked up at Janet, and then looked at his mother.
Sofia gently took the napkin from her son's chest and wiped the corners of his mouth, but she just smiled and had no intention of helping.
Janet didn't wait for the shy little boy to speak, and proactively asked with a smile: "What gift does Danny want?"
The little boy then looked at Sophia again, and after receiving an encouraging look from his mother, he said: "Train, a train with rails."
Janet understood and said: "Okay, next year I will give Danny a train toy, the kind with tracks that can cover the entire room. So, when is Danny's birthday?"
"July 23rd."
Daniel said, his eyes showing excitement, but he looked at his mother again, with a hint of guilt in his expression, probably because his mother had rejected this request.
Sofia smiled and patted her son on the head without objecting.
There was a smell of butter in the air, and Sofia thought of it again and said, "By the way, there is mushroom soup, you continue first."
After saying that, he stood up and walked to the kitchen.
After a while, Sophia came in with mushroom soup, placed it on the dining table, and served everyone the soup in small bowls herself.
However, the woman filled the first bowl of soup and handed it to Simon. Probably because it was too hot, she saw Simon reaching out to take it again, so she let go in advance, so a bowl of hot soup was accidentally dumped in front of Simon, most of the soup was water. All splattered on Simon's suit and trousers.
Even though it was autumn, Simon still wore only a pair of trousers underneath. The hot water seeped through the fabric on his thighs, causing Simon to take a breath of cold air.
There was a rush.
After the two women gathered around Simon and wiped it carefully, Sofia saw that the man was still in a mess. She was very apologetic, remembering the heat of the mushroom soup, and said: "How about washing it with cold water first?"
Before Simon spoke, Janet nodded and said, "That's it, I'll call someone to send a set of clothes."
Seeing that the two women had reached an agreement, Simon stopped talking and followed Sophia upstairs.
Because her mind was a little confused, Sophia hurriedly opened a door and then remembered that this was her bedroom. But he couldn't change it anymore, so he led Simon in, took him to the bathroom door, and said: "It's right there, just change it inside."
The surrounding layout and the unique feminine scent in the air made Simon certain that this was Sophia's bedroom.
Inexplicably, a strong impulse arose.
The moment he walked in, Simon grabbed the woman's wrist and pulled her in.
Sofia was brought into the bathroom by Simon in a daze. She watched the man lock the door behind him. After turning around, his eyes were filled with a burning desire to destroy the whole family. She instantly felt her heart tightening. She subconsciously raised her hand and said: "Simon, no, here, now, cannot."
As he spoke, he backed away until his body was pressed against the wall.
Simon looked at the woman's panic-stricken look, and his thoughts became clear again. He shook his head vigorously, took a deep breath, turned around, opened the door again, and said softly: "Get out."
Sofia was stunned again, noticing that the little man's eyes were clear again, she relaxed, walked over carefully, walked past the man, stopped, and whispered: "I will go to Manhattan in the next few days, you know , about Gucci brand activities during Fashion Week.”
Milan Fashion Week has ended, and the Gucci catwalk show has also been completed in Italy.
However, for the sake of brand promotion, although Gucci will not arrange a catwalk show at New York Fashion Week, Gucci will hold a brand marketing event, similar to the original Gucci Night.
When Simon heard the woman's words, he paused, responded softly, and said in a slower tone, "You should go out first. Also, I'm sorry for scaring you just now."
"No, it's okay."
Sophia said, feeling a strange pity for no reason in her heart. She looked up at the little man next to her, stretched out her hand to caress his face, and felt Simon's body stiffen obviously. She instinctively sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly He took his hand back, said nothing, turned and left the bathroom.
Simon changed out of his clothes in the bathroom and rinsed them with cold water. Someone from the manor quickly sent a set of clothes.
Except for Simon and Sophia, no one else noticed the incident during this period.
There were no more accidents during the subsequent lunch. He was rinsed with cold water in time, and Simon was in good physical condition. He recovered quickly without any other treatment afterwards.
After the weekend, time also entered October 1990.
There are actually a lot of things to do in New York this time.
There are mainly two acquisitions, especially preparations for the Bell Atlantic acquisition, which are in full swing.
If the stalemate over Panasonic's acquisition of MCA continues, Simon plans to launch a formal launch in early November, first launching an acquisition offer to MCA, and then making an offer to Bell Atlantic at the same time after the agreement of intent is signed.
If you want to acquire a company with a market value of billions of dollars, especially a company like Bell Atlantic that is also subject to federal telecommunications regulations, the preparations in advance are very complicated and arduous.
Just the preliminary preparations require a specialized law firm to investigate the legal obstacles that the acquisition may encounter and formulate a response plan. The acquisition team also needs to investigate and evaluate Bell Atlantic's asset and liability information in order to make an accurate offer. After completing the preliminary investigation work, it is also necessary to formulate targeted acquisition plans and backup plans for emergencies such as encountering bidders.
In addition, the issue of raising billions of dollars of huge funds also needs to be treated with caution.
In addition, great attention must be paid to confidentiality issues during the entire preparation process. Therefore, Simon only gave the team more than a month of preparation time, which was actually very tight. Cersei Capital, Raybould Law Firm, and another hired accounting firm have been working non-stop for the dual-line operation acquisition plan proposed by Simon.
Of course, as long as the acquisition can be successful, the combined consulting service fees of tens of millions of dollars for the two acquisitions will definitely be worth all the efforts of the Yiqian team throughout the process.