The couple chatted happily together, the sunset gradually sank into the horizon, and the sky dimmed unconsciously.
The click of high heels sounded, clear and sweet in the empty hall.
Ever since she learned that wearing high heels frequently could cause her toes to become deformed, and Simon liked natural feet, Janet rarely wore high heels outside of formal social occasions. Even when working, she often wore a pair of white shoes that looked like a little girl's. Flat sneakers.
However, Simon actually likes the crisp sound of high heels hitting the ground.
Turning around, I saw the housekeeper Alice Ferguson walking over.
Since it is time to move, the seven-person team led by the four ABCD ladies and the housekeeper have been staying here in recent days, responsible for comprehensive cleaning of the interior of the Shell Villa and the placement of items in all rooms.
Usually, an apartment of 120 square meters can be divided into seven or eight rooms. The three floors of Shell Villa have a total internal space of 12,000 square meters, which is equivalent to 100 times that of an ordinary apartment. You can imagine how big the interior is.
Except for the lobby of about 2,000 square meters and the 3,000 square meters of space on the basement floor that is divided into wine cellars, garages, vaults and studios, the other areas still have 7,000 square meters.
The remaining 3,000 square meters of space outside the lobby on the first floor is divided into kitchen, bar, study room, bathroom, conference room, living room, reception room, gym, library, storage room, private screening room and other areas. Among them, kitchen, bar, Bathrooms and more.
The second floor of the villa also has a space of 3,000 square meters, but there are six suites with separate living rooms, study rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms, each with an area of more than 200 square meters. The remaining separate bedrooms, study room, living room, cloakroom, storage room, home theater, etc. are all available.
The streamlined and spiraling third floor is mainly a flying saucer-shaped master bedroom, and this area alone exceeds 300 square meters.
The master bedroom is located on the easternmost side of the third floor of the villa. To the west of the master bedroom are some supporting study rooms, bathrooms, cloakrooms and other rooms. Janet has also specially arranged two baby rooms these days.
Because there are often rooms within rooms, and there are many open half-partitions, it is difficult to calculate how many rooms there are in this villa. However, according to the usual calculation method of Western residences, there are 11 bedrooms in the villa, and the number of bathrooms is even greater, reaching 19.
As you can imagine, even though there are 11 people in total, including the four ABCD girls and the seven housekeepers, just taking care of this single villa is definitely not an easy physical job. Trying to juggle Simon's properties across North America is even more difficult.
Simon won't allow anyone else to look after his property, so the housekeeper has recently been discussing hiring more people with Janet.
Beside the glass curtain wall, when Simon turned his head, Janet also turned around and lay lazily on the back of the sofa chair.
Being watched by both of them, Alice's expression remained unchanged and she whispered softly: "Sir, Madam, do you want to prepare dinner?"
Janet's chin hit the back of the sofa chair, her eyes bright and she remained silent.
Simon said: "Okay, in addition, first call everyone over and turn on all the lights in the villa."
Alice nodded and left again on her high heels.
Janet's upper body did not move, but her little feet wearing white flat shoes kicked Simon's legs rhythmically with a clicking sound. She joked: "How about I add a hard sole to my shoes, and I can make a sound." Woolen cloth."
Simon held down the restless calf of the woman and said with a smile: "Let's nail a horseshoe, so that the sound will be louder."
Janet rolled her eyes and kicked Simon again with her calf.
A few minutes later, all the lights in the Shell Villa came on at the same time. Point Dume was so high that most of Malibu could see the dreamy lights in the sharp corner of the city.
In the villa, 11 tall girls with blonde hair, white skin, and excellent figure and temperament soon appeared in front of Simon. They were uniformly dressed in black OL suits, which looked extremely pleasing to the eye.
From the perspective of someone who is not familiar with the situation, this group of girls must definitely belong to the elite level in the workplace, and no one would guess that they are just maids of the Westeros family.
In fact, the 11 girls with corporate vice-president-level salaries can indeed be considered career elites.
Not only the annual salary of US$200,000 and the bonus after the five-year contract, but also the girls’ daily expenses in terms of food, accommodation, equipment, fitness, medical care, etc. are all borne by Simon, which is no less than their salary. . In order to facilitate the housekeeper to lead the team to travel around the country to take care of the property, Simon also specially equipped them with a Gulfstream IV private jet.
Frankly speaking, Simon is just raising a vase.
This is his other hobby besides buying real estate.
I don't pursue any rewards, and I don't have many physical demands. It's just a hobby. After making so much money, of course I can do whatever I want. It is quite interesting to think about raising a group of high-level vases that are so exquisite that many men and women would put themselves to shame.
Unabashedly admiring the pleasing scene in front of him, Simon finally looked at Claire, the C girl, and asked: "C, have you ever thought about what you will do in the future?"
Claire felt many other eyes looking at her, but she just looked at her boss and said: "Open a company and be your own boss. I haven't decided what to do specifically yet."
Simon nodded and turned to the other girls, looking at them expectantly with their beautiful eyes.
After looking it over, Simon said: "That's it. I plan to set up a startup fund. Well, it's called 'Vase Fund'. What do you think?"
The meaning of this name is too obvious. Girl A Alison quickly said: "Boss, is it for us?"
"Of course," Simon nodded and said: "Everyone has 10 million US dollars, whatever you want to do, fashion, technology, real estate, finance, etc., even if you want to make a movie, it's no problem. I can help you with your advice. If you find it difficult to do it alone, you can also cooperate with each other. Well, I recommend that you cooperate. Two people will have 20 million U.S. dollars, and 11 people will be 110 million U.S. dollars. However, each person only has 10 million U.S. dollars. If you lose your dollar share, you won’t have a second chance.”
The girls confirmed that Simon was not joking, and immediately couldn't help but look at each other, with eagerness on their faces.
10 million US dollars, although this amount of money is nothing to Simon now, it is enough to satisfy the ambition of many people who want to climb up.
After a while, a girl on the housekeeper's side boldly said: "Boss, can you give us some advice?"
Simon looked over and remembered that the girl's name was Zoe Parks. He nodded and smiled: "Of course, in addition to your mutual cooperation, I suggest that you invest in emerging new technological fields, such as the Internet. I believe that we We are in an era similar to the electrical revolution a hundred years ago. In that era, Morgan, Rockefeller and Carnegie appeared. Similarly, in this rapidly rising information age, there will definitely be a group of people like this. Maybe you will. It’s one of those things.”
Another girl on the housekeeper's side said with some lack of confidence: "How is that possible? We are women."
Feeling the almost coquettish tone, Simon looked over with a smile. The name of the dog was Isabel Dunn, and said, "How about forgetting your 10 million US dollars?"
The girl shook her head quickly, feeling that the reaction was wrong, and nodded quickly, but still felt that it was wrong, so she could only look at Simon pitifully with a sad face.
"Okay, just kidding," Simon said: "That's it for the time being. I don't care what to do. You can discuss it yourself. I will try my best to only pay for it. Now, continue to do what you just did, ABCD, you are responsible dinner."
The girls dispersed in whispers.
Alice stayed where she was, and when the others left, the housekeeper looked at Simon and said, "Boss, do I also have 10 million U.S. dollars?"
Simon said: "Of course, but this does not hinder your original plan. What you do in the future depends on your own choice."
Alice shook her head slightly and said, "I mean, 10 million US dollars is a bit too small for me."
Simon showed an interesting expression and asked: "You already have an idea?"
The housekeeper nodded and said: "I have read the information you gave me, e-commerce. This is a plan that I think is very promising."
Simon's expression was a little strange.
In some of the original plans, Simon hoped that Jeff Bezos, who is now in charge of Yigrit's online business, would turn to e-commerce again in the future. If the housekeeper was really good enough, he hoped that she could become Bezos's successor.
Now it seems that the plan will probably never keep up with the changes.
Simon has opened up a lot of information related to the new technology industry to the housekeeper in accordance with the original agreement these days. Unexpectedly, she discovered the industry prospects of e-commerce so quickly.
After thinking about it, Simon said: "There is only 10 million US dollars in the 'Vase Fund' for you, but as long as you do well enough, of course money is not a problem."
Janet, who was listening quietly next to Simon, also smiled and said: "Cersei Capital can also invest for you, you can have as much as you want."
"Actually, it's still a little early to start e-commerce. Wait one or two years until the number of World Wide Web users reaches millions or even tens of millions, which will be the most suitable time to enter the industry. Since you have ideas, you can rely on the Yigrit portal Test the waters on a small scale first, such as focusing on selling books or electronic products through the Internet in California or New York." After Simon said this, he put away his expression and said: "Of course, the most important thing for you now is to do a good job Do your own job.”
Alice listened carefully to Simon's words, nodded, and said, "Then, I'll help prepare dinner too."
"Go ahead. In addition, you can choose a bedroom in the villa and stay here tonight."
Alice, who was about to turn around, paused and nodded slightly.
After the housekeeper walked away, Janet pretended to be dissatisfied and said: "Leave her alone, do you plan to go on a night raid tonight?"
Simon pecked the woman's angry red lips and joked: "It's for you."
Janet's eyelashes flickered, and she understood and said: "I am not a lesbian, but maybe we can be together."
"Isn't this too bullying?"
"Maids are just for bullying."
Simon showed a disgusted expression: "I didn't expect you to be such a woman, stay away from me, you are an evil capitalist."
Janet rushed over without retreating, wrapped around Simon and laughed for a moment, and then asked curiously: "Why set up a 'Vase Fund'? Wouldn't it be better to let them be real vases?"
Simon put his arm around Janet's waist and said: "Of course it's still a vase, but I want even the Westeros family's vases to reach a level where many people can look up to them. Think about it, in the future, a large number of Westeros people will look up to them." Isn’t it interesting that a female billionaire who was born as a domestic maid has even reached the level of being included in the Forbes list?”
"Do you think they can really do this?"
"I'll give them the best conditions to start a business. As long as they work a little harder, it's actually easy to achieve something. They were all selected by you, and none of them are just simple vases with an empty skin, right?"
"Yes, they are quite ambitious, and there is someone who wants to take my place," Janet nodded with a smile, and teased: "But aren't you afraid that you will end up taking advantage of other men?"
"Don't be afraid. This money is an investment. If you do it well, I will get a return," Simon shook his head and said, "Besides, there are not many 'other men' in the world that I can care about."
"It's true," Janet raised her voice and teased: "Someone seems to like other men's women."
"Uh, you're slandering me."
"Hmm."
"What does 'hum hum' mean?"
"You know it yourself."
As expected, the scene of the first lighting up of the Shell Villa in Dume Point Manor appeared in many newspapers the next day. Naturally, there was another criticism, accusing Simon Westeros of living a luxurious life. The electricity consumption of a villa is hundreds of times that of an ordinary household.
Simon naturally doesn't care about this, he just wants the world to gradually get used to his increasingly sharp edge.
Regarding the matter of the 'Vase Fund', Janet finally took over the matter enthusiastically and planned to anchor the fund under Cersei Capital. Naturally, Simon had no objection. Doing so would make the fund appear more attractive. regular.
After a short weekend break, the workday arrived, and the first thing Simon faced was a lawsuit.
Hollywood's three major labor unions, the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild of America and the Directors Guild of America, simultaneously filed a lawsuit against MCA and the federal court in Delaware, where Daenerys Entertainment's company is registered, in order to accuse Daenerys Entertainment of MCA. Daenerys Entertainment requested a ban on the acquisition of MCA on the grounds that the merger would lead to a monopoly and worsen the working environment for media industry workers.
The three major labor unions are obviously well prepared. They have not only hired the most famous anti-merger lawyer team in the United States, but also collected many witnesses and material evidence.
Among them, the serious overtime phenomenon within Daenerys Entertainment has become one of the important basis for the lawsuit of the three major labor unions. Members of the three major labor unions have come forward to testify that Daenerys had to endure the hardship while working at Entertainment. Long hours of overtime.
In addition, the three major labor unions also believe that once Daenerys Entertainment and MCA merge, the films produced by this company will directly or indirectly occupy about 40% of the box office share in the United States, reaching 2 billion US dollars, which has constituted suspicion of monopoly. Daenerys Entertainment will also use its industry advantages to further reduce the salary packages of industry employees.
This accusation is also supported by both human and material evidence.
At the same time, many media also launched a public opinion offensive against Daenerys Entertainment.
Many people have a premonition that Simon Westeros is likely to face a bombardment of lawsuits in order to stop this expansion of Daenerys Entertainment. There are many precedents for this kind of thing in the West, and many corporate mergers and acquisitions often fail due to litigation and pressure from public opinion.