Girl A approached with Charlotte Brenita. Simon put down the big gun in his hand, took off his soundproof earmuffs, and took the initiative to reach out to the other party.
After getting closer and looking at her, she turned out to be a very beautiful woman.
Her delicate face, which makes people unable to tell her age at a glance, is sharp and fair, exuding a kind of alienated softness. The habitual slightly raised chin shows the proud character of the owner of this face. She is about 175cm tall in high boots. , just right. The figure wrapped in the black windbreaker gives people a tall and capable look, and even wearing a winter coat, it is still difficult to hide the slender waist.
After a simple greeting, the two of them left the shooting range together and walked along the flat corridor to a villa on one side of the shooting range that was shaded by evergreen pines and cypresses. The villa was in the style of an American country resort, but the main body was not the common wooden structure of American villas, but rather integrated with the surrounding environment. Congruent brownstone building.
Before entering, Simon stopped for a moment, gestured towards the villa in front of him, and asked the woman next to him: "What do you think of this place?"
From the moment she saw Simon, Charlotte Brenita's attention had been focused on the man without any trace. After hearing this, she looked at the villa in front of her, thinking that this was an exam for Westeros. After thinking for a while, Said: "It's not in harmony with this military theme park."
Two uniformed Wei family maids opened the door of the villa, Simon stepped in, and let the girl A who followed him help her take off her coat, saying at the same time: "I don't feel very coordinated, but no one has ever done it before. After trying this kind of military theme park project, we can only fumble, and the planning team believes that we must first give tourists a sense of value for money in terms of infrastructure, and it is impossible to build simple barracks like military camps.”
Charlotte Brenita, who also took off her windbreaker under the service of the maid, revealing a camel-colored close-fitting shirt and black trousers, thought the question just now was a kind of test, but she didn't expect that Westeros would say it again. Say something like this.
Before this meeting, Charlotte Brenita had imagined many scenarios for meeting the man in front of her. He might be arrogant and cold, he might be pretending to be warm, he might be questioning and making things difficult, he might even be impatient. Confidence in one's appearance. I didn't expect it to be, well, peaceful.
It's like the calm daily interactions between two people who have known each other for a long time.
This kind of peace made many of the countermeasures that Brenita had prepared in advance to gain the initiative invalid.
However, at this moment, Charlotte Brenita quickly reacted. Trying to gain the initiative in front of Simon Westeros is a bit unrealistic. The disparity in status between the two is too great. How can an ant stumble over an elephant
So I kind of understand why Westeros has this attitude.
In the face of absolute strength, Simon Westeros does not need any pretense at all and can do whatever he wants.
Just like, the man's undisguised gaze that fell on her from the beginning of the meeting was like the lion king on the grassland sizing up the lioness who broke into his territory, with a sense of taking it for granted.
Quickly adjusting her mentality, Charlotte Brenita followed Simon and sat down on the sofa in the living room. She also changed the tone of her daily chat and said: "I studied the operation of theme parks in college. This kind of thinking is not possible. Wrong. However, I think these are just details. What is more important is that this theme park has core projects that make visitors look forward to a second visit. Only by achieving this can the park's operations be sustainable, because visitors will not only If I come here for the second time, I will recommend it to the people around me.”
Simon nodded: "It makes sense. Daenerys has this kind of problem at Universal Studios in Japan."
While chatting like this, the onion-like Ekaterina Noskova brought coffee to the two of them. The girl was about to leave. Simon, who was sitting on the corner of the couch, patted his shoulder and spoke to the girl in Russian. Saying something, Ekaterina glanced at Brenita on the single sofa next to her, put down the tray, took off her shoes and got on the sofa, and knelt down next to Simon obediently to massage the man's shoulder.
Before Charlotte Brenita arrived, Simon knocked out more than ten Barrett magazines in a row, and they all shot from the shoulder while standing. Even though his outstanding physical fitness could easily withstand the recoil of the big gun, kneading and soothing him at this time It's definitely right.
Faced with the situation in front of her, Charlotte Brenita calmly picked up the coffee that Ekaterina had just given and took a sip, feeling a slight sense of frustration in her heart.
When a man is attracted to a woman, he usually will not be too intimate with another person of the opposite sex in front of the woman. Obviously, even though Westeros looked at her with admiration in his eyes, it was not to a certain extent.
and.
Didn't it say that Simon Westeros likes mature women? What's going on with this green little apple in front of him
Simon ignored the woman's thoughts, waited for Brenita to put down the coffee cup, and said: "I have read some information. Brenita Asset Management Company was founded by your grandfather and was born out of the old Swiss Patek Bank. You publicize it to the outside world." There is a clause in the investment purpose of 'not investing in high-risk areas, nor investing in unfamiliar areas'. Why are you interested in high-risk Internet companies this time, and have you set up a venture capital department specifically for new technologies?"
When the man got down to business, Charlotte Brenita cheered up and said, "Although a sound investment strategy is our service tenet, the needs of our customers must always come first."
Simon smiled and said: "Many times, the requirements of customers may not be correct. As an asset management company, you are also responsible for adhering to your own concepts and giving correct opinions to customers. It is not good to change your insistence at will."
Charlotte Brenita looked at Simon and said: "Mr. Westeros, I remember you once said that if a business remains unchanged for a long time and cannot eliminate itself, then it will only be eliminated by others."
Simon wondered: "This seems to be something I said, but I don't remember saying it publicly."
Charlotte Brenita said: "This was before Igret went public. Mr. Bezos quoted your words when he came to Europe for the IPO road show. I happened to be present at the time and also subscribed for Igret during the IPO process. This is why Brenita Asset Management was able to establish a venture capital department targeting the new technology industry."
Simon then understood.
The IPO financing scale of Yigret Company is very large, so the financing targets are also global. In order to ensure smooth financing, IPO roadshows were held in North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America and other places.
The current facts have proved the huge success of Yigret's IPO.
Not only did Yigret get a lot of cash, but as the company's stock rose sharply after its listing, all investors who participated in the IPO subscription of Yigret made huge profits.
In less than a month since it was listed on October 6, the overall share price of Yigrit has increased by more than 70% compared with the issue price. Such a rate of return is difficult for most investors to resist. Brenita Asset Management originally subscribed for US$35 million in shares. Based on the increase over the past half month, the value has now increased to nearly US$60 million.
Facts speak louder than words.
The bearish view on new technologies in the capital market is obviously not worth the real stock gains.
Smiling, Simon added: "So, why did you choose Instagram again this time? 40 million US dollars, 2% of the shares, the risk is very high. With this 40 million US dollars, you can invest in many start-ups with greater growth potential. ?”
Charlotte Brenita said: "This goes back to the investment philosophy of our company. I have studied Instagram. This project is fully supported by the Westeros system and was founded by Miss D next to you. With it If we conduct an IPO, our user growth rate will easily reach tens of billions of US dollars in the future. By then, our investment of US$40 million may have increased in value to US$200 million. A small 2% shareholding will also make it easier to cash out. Both the risk and reward are better than those start-ups with long cycles and uncertain prospects.”
What Charlotte Brenita did not say was that she actually hoped to establish contact with Girl D by investing in this project. You must know that the other party is a person close to Simon Westeros. By building this connection, Bu It will be easier for Lenita Asset Management to make a difference in the new technology field.
But I didn't expect that I would catch a big fish like Simon Westeros.
According to last week's "Forbes" list of America's 400 richest people, with a net worth of US$700 billion, from Charlotte Brenita's perspective, at least on paper, there is no water. With the foundation brought by this wealth, if Simon Westeros is willing to publicly express some opinions now, he may bring a storm to the world economy.
In comparison, Brenita Asset Management has been established for more than half a century and has been conscientiously serving as a wealth manager for clients from all over the world. The total assets under its control are only more than 3 billion US dollars. This is different from the announcement some time ago that the asset size has exceeded 400 billion. Compared with Black Rock Asset Management, a subsidiary of Cersei Capital in US dollars, it is just a shrimp next to the shark.
Black Rock Asset Management Company is the ultimate goal that Charlotte Brenita does not dare to hope for but cannot help but hope for.
The IPO subscription project of Ygritte was just understated, but the reality is that in order to promote this investment, Charlotte Brenita completely put pressure on her own future within the family business. Once it fails, the competition will be fierce. In the Brenita family, she has no choice but to be eliminated.
Fortunately, the gamble paid off.
Although it was only 35 million U.S. dollars, with the sharp rise in Yigrete's IPO on the first day, the family business venture capital department she had been promoting the establishment also received the green light with the help of some investors, and successfully obtained an initial capital of 100 million U.S. dollars. , after receiving the news that Instagram was seeking another round of financing, Charlotte Brenita decisively took action again and tried to invest in Instagram.
This is not easy.
At this time, Simon said that buying 2% of Instagram's shares for $40 million was very worthless. However, the reality is that after the recent news spread, the capital that came after hearing the news was like a shark seeing blood. With the success of Yigret's IPO , no one will doubt the development prospects of Instagram.
The whole thing about Charlotte Brenita getting a share of the investment in the Instagram website was also quite tortuous.
At the beginning of the month, Igret's IPO was a great success, and the venture capital department she personally ran received the green light. Charlotte Brenita began to try to establish connections with the Westeros system. She initially hoped to contact Melisandre The female head of the company, Sophia Faisy, unfortunately did not succeed.
I thought I was wasting my time at the Autumn Fashion Week, and was publicly accused by my cousin of not doing my job properly. In the end, in a roundabout way, I met Grace Spurter, who had just gained control of Elite, at the Milan Fashion Week some time ago, and even helped her cover up for her. One of my clients secured space in some French magazines.
It's like making friends.
After learning about Instagram’s financing, Charlotte Brenita tried to contact Grace Spurter. Although she knew that Elite had a close cooperative relationship with Instagram, she still didn’t have high expectations. After all, there are more wolves and less meat, 10% A lot of people are rushing to invest in the shares.
Unexpectedly, it was successful.
It was Simon Westeros himself who spoke.
Then, Charlotte Brenita gradually understood something, thinking about some rumors about Simon Westeros.
It's obvious.
I will definitely run the Grace Spurter line well in the future.
Ekaterina had not received any training in massage, and the little girl's hands were not very strong. She pressed Simon's shoulder as if it was tickling her. After kneading it for a moment, Simon said and sent her away. When the girl disappeared, Simon Then he asked Charlotte Brenita: "So, you also got the shares of Instagram. What are you going to do when you meet me this time?"
Charlotte Brenita blinked several times.
If she remembered correctly, Grace said that Westeros wanted to meet her, and the woman even hinted at something in her words. How did it become that she wanted to meet him
Could it be.
Um.
Was he being... pimped
However, this cannot be made clear in any case.
It is actually true to say that she wants to see Simon Westeros more. The man in front of her is not available to many people.
Putting away her thoughts, Charlotte Brenita quickly said: "Mr. Westeros, I found that the Westeros system is not very active in the new technology field in Europe, so I think maybe my team I can take care of this for you.”
Simon shook his head and said: "If you pay attention to the news, you should know about Igret's global recruitment plan and a new batch of large-scale data center construction plans, most of which are in Europe."
Charlotte Brenita said: "Of course I know, I am also considered a shareholder of Ygritte. However, here is the problem. The Westeros system has fostered a large number of Internet start-ups in North America. These start-ups You provide a lot of content and services for the World Wide Web platform, but in Europe, a potential market that is on par with North America, you don't do that."
Simon explained: "With the current popularity of the new technology industry, I don't need to do this. There will be a lot of capital in Europe to do it for me. Moreover, as you just said, the risks of start-ups are relatively higher." big."
In fact, the real reason is not this.
It still involves the Westeros system's plan to conquer the global Internet field. Therefore, as long as a group of top Internet companies in North America grow up, they will be enough to serve the world. There is no need to support any Internet companies in Europe.
When Charlotte Brenita heard what Simon said, there was a shrewd light in her eyes, and she said: "Mr. Westeros, I actually understand your thoughts."
Simon raised his chin slightly: "Tell me?"
Charlotte Brenita said: "Because the Internet is global, you may think that one Igret is enough to support the global market, so you do not want first-class Internet companies to appear in Europe. However, even if globalization The trend is inevitable, and I believe that any country will set up its own industrial barriers either overtly or covertly, and if Igret is too strong, sooner or later it will run into trouble."
Simon asked calmly: "Then what?"
Charlotte Brenita met Simon's gaze and said: "Just like what you did in North America, Mr. Westeros, let new technology giants such as Cisco, AOL, and Igret go on the market one by one, through Introducing other investors to slow down the pressure of domestic capital in the United States on the Westeros system, I think you should do the same in Europe. Maybe you will not allow a second Ygrit to appear in Europe, but I believe that there will be something similar to Instagram’s second-tier companies should be certain. In this case, the Westeros system actively supports these companies, bundles the interests of these companies with its own connections, and becomes allies. Or, it may completely ignore them, or even take action to suppress these competitions. Otherwise, there will be two completely different outcomes in the future. As I just said, any country will set up its own industrial barriers explicitly or covertly. Similarly, it is obvious how they will choose between outsiders and their own people. Therefore, take the initiative Support or passive competition, Mr. Westeros, it is not difficult to make a choice."