He carefully served Simon for breakfast and respectfully sent his boss off.
After the car disappeared from sight, Zoe Parks and Isabel Dunn looked at each other and ran upstairs to the villa together.
At the door of a bedroom on the second floor of Shell Villa, the two women stepped lightly at the same time, quietly pushed the door open, passed through the outer living room, and came to the bedroom. They saw the situation in the room at a glance.
The big bed was obviously messy in some way.
The housekeeper was still sleeping soundly, lying on her stomach with her head slightly tilted, her arms still holding the pillow, revealing a section of her fair and round shoulders.
However, the two women's attention was attracted by the many 'strawberries' on the housekeeper's exposed skin.
On the neck, arms, shoulders, or... inside the quilt, it must be the same.
Opening her mouth slightly and looking around, Isabel looked at Zoe beside her, and whispered in a trembling voice: "It can't be, he must be dead."
He was immediately given a blank look.
Sensing the movement beside her, the housekeeper quickly opened her eyes and noticed the two heads beside the bed. After a moment of confusion, she subconsciously pulled up the quilt to cover her body, and forced a small amount of momentum to glare at Isabel and Zoe: " What do you do?"
When Zoe saw the housekeeper waking up, she threw herself on the bed and said with a bit of ridicule in her tone: "Ellie, have I been dumped?"
Alice wanted to reach out and knock on Zoe's forehead, but when she realized the marks on her body, she gave up the idea and said angrily: "Yes, now, can you go out first?"
"Alas, women are indeed unreliable."
Zoe sounded like she had been abandoned by a 'heartless man', her beautiful eyes flashed, and she suddenly reached out.
The housekeeper was already on guard. Zoe's attempt to pull the quilt off her body failed. She entangled and played with her for a few times. When she saw that Alice seemed to be getting angry, she gave up and exited the bedroom with Isabel.
Still huddled under the quilt and waiting for a while to make sure the two guys wouldn't break in again, the housekeeper got out of bed and quickly locked the bedroom door, finally feeling relieved.
He turned around and wanted to go to the bathroom, but because he relaxed from the alertness just now, his body suddenly became weak and his steps staggered.
Entering the bathroom, he turned on the faucet and put the hot water on. After hesitating for a moment, he walked to the washbasin and took a look in the mirror.
Then I couldn't help but hide away.
asshole!
The scene from last night came to mind.
Some guy said to make her beg for mercy.
How can it be!
Then...then...then I couldn't help but beg for mercy.
result.
Losers are punished.
…
I just remember biting him hard at the end.
but.
like.
Well, at least, he must have used the maximum strength he could at the time.
An hour later, after taking a shower and cleaning up all traces, I went downstairs 'fully armed', glared at Zoe who was staring at the scarf around her neck, sat down in the restaurant, and started eating breakfast.
It took a moment to realize something.
He took a look at the 'rich' food on the table, and then glared at the two women sitting next to him who were lingering.
Two guys.
It's obviously intentional.
So much food is prepared.
but.
Really hungry.
Isabel held her chin up and watched Alice eating. After a while, she suddenly asked: "Ellie, are you big?"
Glancing at the pair of menacing Isabel propped up on the dining table, she said angrily: "They're not as big as yours."
But Isabel smiled and straightened up, then became a little slumped. Thinking of something, she asked curiously: "How did you seduce the boss?"
how
Alice paused while eating and thought carefully.
It seems that there is no clue.
Last night, I stared at a certain guy in a daze for a moment because I was curious about him.
However, this doesn’t seem to be seduction.
But she did feel guilty at the time and didn't quite remember some details.
or.
This is simply a guy who suddenly got interested.
She had anticipated this day for a long time, and she had no intention of refusing.
only.
I don't remember exactly how it happened.
He recalled it carefully and carefully, and vaguely realized that at some point in the living room last night, there was something wrong with the way he looked at himself.
What's wrong
can not say it clearly.
In the end, it can only be regarded as a man's whim.
If you don’t understand it, stop thinking about it.
After breakfast, it was already past nine o'clock in the morning.
I originally had something to discuss with him when I returned to Los Angeles this time.
Regarding the idea of embedding the instant messaging software developed by a team of Yigrit into the Amazon online store as a communication tool.
After talking to Jeff Bezos and others in advance, Bezos believed that doing so would significantly increase the online mall's labor service costs because it would require hiring a large number of service personnel.
Although everyone does not object and believes that it is very necessary to do so, in the short term, the entire operation of Ygriet Company is already at full capacity. If a team is suddenly added, the pressure on all aspects will be greatly increased.
Moreover, the instant messaging software named ICQ by Simon himself is said to have a far longer-term layout as described by a certain guy than as an interactive tool for online shopping malls. It seems a bit wasteful just as a tool for online shopping malls to communicate with customers.
but.
Now, I decided to talk to him about these things via email.
So as not to be bullied again.
Since she didn't plan to stay any longer, after breakfast, the housekeeper hurriedly flew to Houston, Texas.
This is a poaching trip.
Igret's demand for high-end computer talents has been increasing, and the company has lobbied the California government to increase visa quotas for overseas senior technical talents.
The Amazon online mall is currently developing a new recommendation system to recommend books that may be of interest to users browsing the mall.
Because of the emerging Internet industry, there are actually not many professional technical talents, and we can only recruit people based on their corresponding abilities.
The planned recommendation system, in addition to basic programming, also requires some developers to have strong mathematical computing capabilities.
After some searching, Alice found that NASA had many similar talents.
The operation of the space shuttle and the calculation of satellite orbits are only as professional as Amazon's recommendation system, so the idea of poaching people directly from NASA came up.
After getting in touch during this period, some people responded because of Ygritte's generous salary package.
The housekeeper flew to the Johnson Space Center in Houston for the interview in person this time, and would fly to Washington again next.
As Easter approaches, many students in North America have begun their annual spring break, and the Easter period has officially begun.
On April 10, the week before Easter, a total of two new films were released in North American theaters, namely Columbia Pictures' horror film "The Night Stalker" and Fox Pictures' 2D animated film "The Last Rainforest" .
"The Night Stalker" is another adaptation of Stephen King's novel. It tells the story of a half-human, half-cat sleepwalker who kills people. The film's opening screen size is 1,864.
"The Last Rainforest" opened with 1,401 screens, which can be regarded as Fox's trial in the field of animated films.
From the week of April 10th to April 16th, the box office of "The Night Stalker" in its first seven days was finally 12.4 million U.S. dollars, winning the single-week box office championship. The film's start was neither high nor low. The details can only be seen in the follow-up. Box office curve trend.
"The Last Rainforest" failed to arouse the response Fox wanted. It opened on 1,401 screens and had a box office of only US$5.14 million in the first seven days. Taking advantage of the family-friendly atmosphere of Easter, the best box office potential is probably only a total box office of US$20 million in North America.
However, the production cost of this animated film was also US$20 million.
Fox can only hope to earn back its costs through subsequent channels.
Easter this year is on April 19th, and Simon and Janet left for Australia on April 16th.
At the same time, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" under Daenerys Entertainment was also released on April 17, with an opening screen size of 2,976.
The success of the first "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" comes down to the widespread popularity of this animated IP and the curiosity of the audience.
However, the real-life Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are actually not too likable.
After repeated deliberations by the production and distribution teams, the market positioning of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" has been targeted at young audiences from the very beginning. Therefore, it focuses on exciting action design and exciting adventure elements. Media platforms such as MTV and other youth-oriented media platforms have also become "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2". The focus of the announcement of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2".
The risk of this adjustment is actually very high.
Because of the first film, a large part of the audience bought tickets because of their love for cartoons.
However, Simon personally approved of this adventure.
After all, if you follow the original route, it is very likely that you will only repeat the mistakes of the new line in the original time and space, and one sequel will not be as good as the other at the box office.
Even if the new positioning and attempt is unsuccessful, based on the popularity of the first film and the popularity of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IP, at most it will only lead to the same situation as the original time and space.
In addition to "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2", also released at the same time is "The City" starring Patrick Swayze, the actor of "The Last Days" produced by Warner Bros. The film tells the story of an American doctor practicing medicine in a slum in India.
Simon has read the information about "Happy City" in advance.
"City of Joy" is directed by Roland Joffe, who has been nominated for two Oscars for Best Director. During the filming of this film in India, it was blocked by the authorities more than once, which can be said to have gone through ups and downs. However, compared to Roland Joffe's two previous Oscar-nominated films, "The City of War" and "The Last Days of War," "The City of Joy" received mediocre reviews.
Warner Bros. Pictures has only arranged 811 opening screens for this movie.
Simon was in Australia, and the relevant data for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" was immediately sent to him.
After the film was released, even with the public relations component, the North American media generally gave this sequel a relatively positive evaluation, with an overall score of 7.1.
The film review article in "Variety" magazine also went out of its way to praise "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" for its breakthrough in plot mode.
As the most watched and promoted movie during the Easter period, the opening box office of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" also met expectations.
In the three days of the first weekend, 2,976 screens were used, and the final revenue was US$26.13 million.
Although it failed to achieve a box office of over 10,000 in the three days, the box office of 26.13 million US dollars in the first three days of the opening was enough for all other films in the same period to look up to.
"Happy City", which opened on the same day, had a budget of US$27 million, almost the same as the US$30 million production budget of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2", but the box office in the first three days of the weekend was only US$3.39 million.
The Simons arrived in Melbourne on April 17 and did not return to the United States until April 23.
In addition to visiting the little one, the Johnston family also discussed another thing during this trip to Melbourne, regarding the wedding of David Johnston and Leslie Whickert.
Although reluctant, Raymond Johnston finally relented due to his son's insistence.
The wedding of the two is finally scheduled for November at the end of the year, and the location will naturally be in Melbourne.
Back in the United States, the first week box office of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2" has also been officially released.
In seven days, the box office revenue of this popular animated film adaptation finally reached $37.38 million.
A very bright start, surpassing the first-week box office of $32.16 million for the first film by a full $5 million.
For Simon, this data also broke the box office trend of the sequels of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" series that neither New Line nor Paramount could break through.
Therefore, although as Easter has passed, Daenerys Entertainment's distribution department predicts that the film's box office drop in the next week may reach 40% based on the box office on April 24, which is far less than the 17% drop in the first week in the second week. Simon Still not satisfied with this.
With an opening of US$37.38 million, even if calculated based on a 40% drop in the next week, the total North American box office is still expected to exceed the US$100 million mark.
Compared with a production budget of US$30 million and a publicity investment of US$15 million, Daenerys Entertainment can achieve profits only at the local box office in North America.
The reputation and box office in North America have exceeded Simon's expectations, and the box office in overseas markets will definitely increase.
However, after Easter, the most eye-catching thing was Apollo Management, a subsidiary of Cersei Capital. It was in competition with KKR and Blackstone that it successfully acquired Victoria's Secret parent company LTD with a US$2.45 billion offer. .
Beginning in February, the acquisition, which had been entangled for more than two months, was finally settled.
In the final game, KKR’s offer was $100 million higher than Cersei Capital’s acquisition team, reaching $2.55 billion.
However, compared to Cersei Capital's one-time full payment, KKR provided a three-year cash and bond combination payment model.
KKR has still not been able to get rid of the shadow of the original Reynolds Nabisco acquisition. It is difficult to reassure LTD shareholders about its financial health. Even if the offer exceeds US$100 million, its competitiveness cannot actually compare with Cersei Capital.
Moreover, in terms of corporate management rights, KKR’s requirements are more demanding than Cersei Capital. Not only does it not agree with the request of LTD founder Leslie Wexner’s family to retain some shares, it also requires the other party to immediately Resign.
As the founder of LTD, current chairman and CEO Leslie Wexner not only holds a large number of voting rights, but also has a strong influence on the company's shareholders and board of directors.
KKR's strong stance on corporate control undoubtedly pushed Wexner to Cersei Capital.
In addition, Blackstone also made a non-public offer for LTD after trying to cooperate with KKR and Cersei Capital to acquire it but to no avail.
According to the information that was subsequently revealed, the total bid for this plan was only US$2.4 billion, so it was naturally eliminated.
In the end, the LTD board of directors voted and finally decided to accept Cersei Capital’s plan.