After a confusing night, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Jennifer Love Hewitt, two petite girls, hugged each other on a big bed and were woken up at 10 a.m. the next day. It's past one o'clock.
The person in charge of the villa changes from Simon's personal assistant to another baby-faced maid named Zoe.
After asking a few questions, they learned that the man had left Park City, but if they wanted, the two of them could stay here until the end of the Sundance Film Festival.
After telling them this, the baby-faced waitress then did some other things to them.
First a confidentiality agreement was signed.
Zoe also explained carefully to the two girls who were still sitting on the bed that this agreement was permanent and would be valid for any future interactions with Simon. The agreement stipulated that they should never disclose their relationship to any media or individuals. Any details of one's relationship with Simon Westeros, and comes with a series of punitive terms.
After obediently signing the confidentiality agreement, the baby-faced waitress transformed into a female nurse and took necessary samples of their bodies.
Not just the blood type.
Finally, after watching the two girls take some contraceptive pills, Zoe left the bedroom with the confidentiality agreement they signed and some samples.
After the baby-faced waitress left, both Sarah and Jennifer breathed a small sigh of relief. They had a great time here this past weekend. However, what just happened did not make the two girls feel inappropriate or resisted. That was Simon Westeros, so maybe this was only natural.
Moreover, Zoe left a gift for the two women when she left, saying it was given by Mr. Westeros. After the other party left and didn't have time to wash up, the two women opened it curiously, and then each noticed the light in the other's eyes, and immediately discussed it. Since they could live here until the end of Sundance, of course they couldn't let it go.
The two girls, Jennifer is only 16 years old, and Sarah has just turned 18. However, as child stars, they know many of the rules in this circle better than many people who are still hanging around the bottom of Hollywood in middle age.
This time I lived in Simon Westeros's villa for a period of time. The news spread out. Of course it was not public. It was definitely just some rumors in the small circle. Then, even though Westeros obviously did not take them into his pocket. The long-term lover's plans are obviously unclear to outsiders, so this thin tiger skin is enough to make the two girls' future careers much smoother, at least to avoid most unnecessary harassment.
In today's Hollywood, no one would dare to pursue a woman from Simon's Westeros unless they were insane.
After changing clothes and washing up, they went downstairs. The four imposing goblins had already left. Due to the height difference, the two girls naturally felt inferior in front of several supermodels. Michelle Pfeiffer also disappeared. The other party's involvement last night surprised the two rookies.
But I soon understood that in front of Simon Westeros, they were nothing, big and small.
Only Jennifer Connelly and Heather Graham are still in the villa, and the other party obviously has the same idea as them and plans to stay until the end of the film festival.
Even with last night's experience, the four girls still divided into two groups invariably. There was no lack of sparks between them, but they all understood what this place was. On the surface, they were quite harmonious.
Today is January 22nd.
on Monday.
The Sundance Film Festival will last for another week, ending on January 28.
Simon's affairs here were over, and he left Park City at nine o'clock in the morning, because he was going to New York, and he took Cindy Crawford and four other girls with him.
Arriving on the east coast of the United States, it’s already around four o’clock in the afternoon here.
Before Simon set off in the morning, at nine o'clock in the morning on the East Coast, another Westeros reduction announcement was made, this time from Cisco.
Second wave.
After the IPO in 1991, Cisco's total share capital was only 311 million shares.
As the company's stock price continues to soar, in order to lower the single share price and promote market circulation, Cisco has conducted three consecutive stock splits in recent years. Coupled with some corporate mergers and acquisitions and equity incentives, the current total share capital has reached 3.927 billion. share. At the close of trading last Friday, Cisco's total market value was US$260.1 billion, and its single share price was US$66.50.
Westeros's shareholding ratio in Cisco is 46.3%, accounting for 1.817 billion shares. The number of shares reduced this time is 30 million shares, which is equivalent to US$1.995 billion based on the pre-opening stock price, which is the same as the reduction more than a month ago. A similar size holding in Daenerys Entertainment stock.
Compared with the ripples caused by the announcement of Daenerys Entertainment stock reduction announcement on December 11 last year, more than a month later, the Westeros company's reduction in Cisco has caused much less shock in the stock market.
From December 11 last year to January 19 last Friday, the Nasdaq index fell briefly after the initial announcement of Daenerys Entertainment’s reduction in holdings, and soon began to rebound. In more than a month, Nasdaq The Dak Index was calculated based on 2,796 points before the opening of trading on December 11, with a cumulative increase of 1.6%.
Before today's opening, the Nasdaq index was at 2839 points.
Lasting for one month and ten days, the Nasdaq fell first and then rose, with a cumulative increase of 45 points, which was very much in line with Simon's expectations.
You know, in 1995, the Nasdaq rose by 921 points in 12 months from 1886 points at the opening of the first trading day of the year to 2807 points on the last trading day at the end of the year, with an average monthly increase of nearly 77 points.
Now, the average rate of gains is only half what it was last year, and the tech market is clearly starting to cool off in a Simon Plan-style fashion.
The impact of the Westeros Company's reduction in Daenerys Entertainment's holdings is definitely not just as simple as causing a short-term drop in the market after the announcement, but it also calmed down many speculative capitals that had gradually fallen into a frenzy. After all, Simon West Luodu began to reduce his holdings. In any case, no one would think that his vision could be compared with that of a super tycoon with a net worth of hundreds of billions of dollars. It was inevitable to stop and wait and see for a while.
$700 billion super rich.
New chaebols that control trillions of dollars in assets.
Any of these items cannot be ignored by investors who can feel the power of capital.
This is actually a solid foundation that Simon has accumulated unknowingly, and its influence is no different than the Westeros system that is still quietly promoting the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.
Now.
On January 22, when the scoop of cold water at the end of last year gradually evaporated due to market heat, the Westeros system casually added another scoop.
The first time, the reaction is always more intense.
The second time, Simon arrived in New York at around 4 p.m., the U.S. stock market closed, and the Nasdaq index fell only 0.7% throughout the day, far lower than the 3.9% decline on December 11 last year.
Even though Daenerys Entertainment, which was founded by Simon last time, is involved in the technology stock Cisco this time, the general view in the market is that Simon Westeros is simply gradually cashing out funds for investment in other fields, not Anticipating the coming crisis, they reduced their holdings on a large scale and left the market.
Of course, there is no doubt that the Nasdaq index is at a high level, but the Nasdaq index, which is less than 3,000 points, does not seem to be as crazy as many people expected.
In 1995, the Nasdaq index rose from 1886 points to 2807 points, an increase of 50.4%.
It seems very high.
However, several leading companies in the new technology field, such as the most dazzling Igret Company at the moment, will not announce their 1995 full-year financial report until the end of another week. According to several quarterly financial reports released before and after last year's IPO, It is estimated that Yigrit's annual revenue growth in 1995 will reach about 70%.
This has significantly exceeded the growth rate of the Nasdaq.
There are also several new technology giants such as Cisco, AOL, Microsoft, Intel, and SUN. Because they are already very large, they may not be as crazy as Igret, but their annual revenue growth is generally more than 30%. . Among them, due to the global explosion of the PC market in the past year, the annual revenue growth of Microsoft and Intel also exceeded the 50% growth rate of the Nasdaq.
As for other small and medium-sized start-up technology companies, they can be described as "bamboo shoots after a rain". It is rare to see that the annual revenue growth exceeds 100%.
In such a booming new technology market, as the main listing platform for technology stocks, the Nasdaq index rose 50.4% in a year. Is this excessive
of course not.
Wall Street's famous "Business Weekly" published a similar view in its latest issue just this week, and with the help of well-intentioned people, it quickly spread across various platforms such as print media, television and the Internet. As a result, Westeros' second wave of announcements about reducing its holdings in Cisco only caused a mere 0.7% single-day decline in the Nasdaq.
It's just a normal stress reaction when scratching an itch.
This is of course Simon's intention.
Simon wants to delay the premature entry of the new technology market into a feverish stage, but he cannot blindly suppress it. It is inevitable to release some benefits at the appropriate time. It would be a disaster if market sentiment turned completely negative due to continuous suppression.
Therefore, it is necessary to relax and combine.
The operation is of course not as simple as it seems, and there are many factors that need to be weighed.
Again.
Governing a big country is like cooking small dishes.
Although it was close to get off work time when he arrived in New York, Simon rushed to Midtown Manhattan to meet with James Raybould. They discussed today's market dynamics and some recent investments of Westeros Company. James invited Simon to his home for dinner.
Unable to refuse, they returned together to the Raybould family's villa in the Upper East Side.
At dinner, Jennifer's brother Philip Raybould was also there, and this time he still brought the girlfriend he had met once before.
Philip Raybould, 25, will finish his J.D. at Yale University in the second half of the year and is already thinking about the future. Destined to be the heir to the Raybould family, James and his wife valued their son very much and had made arrangements in advance. They hoped that he would go to the Ministry of Finance for a few years to experience after graduation.
According to James's idea, Philip does not lack brains and has sufficient abilities, but he is poor in dealing with people. Working in the Ministry of Finance for a few years can just make up for this and at the same time accumulate considerable connections.
Simon also knew that while studying at Yale, as the Raybould family's position in the Westeros system became more and more prominent, Philip also attracted the attention of many parties and successfully joined the famous Skull and Bones Society at Yale University. The various fraternities in old American universities and even the Freemasonry and other organizations in society are actually far less mysterious than the outside world imagines. The key lies in one thing - connections.
Joining the Skull and Bones Society means that Philip has entered a huge network of contacts. After a few more years of experience in politics, he will be more than capable of taking charge of the Raybould family in the future.
Occasionally chatting privately, James also expressed that he did not intend to let his son be Simon's butler again. Even if they are destined to be unable to get rid of the label of vassal of the Westeros family, the Raybould family still hopes to have its own development, and Simon has no objection to this.
In fact, it is a good thing for both parties.
After all, Simon doesn't want the head of the Westeros Corporation to be a hereditary position.
Because Philip's girlfriend was an outsider at the dinner, we didn't discuss too many sensitive topics. We just had an emotional chat. At the end of the meal, Simon left early.
Back at my apartment on Fifth Avenue, it was just after eight o'clock in the evening.
There are already people waiting.
In a small living room next to the living room, after Simon entered the door, he first saw Bryce Levison monopolizing the entire couch lazily like a cat. The woman only had a light blue silk suspender nightgown that showed off her figure. , with large areas of attractive white skin exposed on her shoulders and neck, and a waitress kneeling at the woman's feet, dyeing her nails carefully.
In comparison, Grace Spurter, who was sitting on the single sofa next to her, was much more quiet. She looked very at home in a brown pullover top and white casual trousers.
Seeing Simon come in, Grace immediately stood up, smiled and hugged Simon.
Bryce was indifferent and reminded the waitress who was slightly distracted by the return of her master to be careful not to paint her nails.
After Simon and Grace hugged, he walked to the single sofa where she was just now and sat down. He patted his knee. Grace was a little embarrassed, but she still sat on the man's lap with a slightly red face.
Seeing this, Bryce curled her lips slightly and turned her head away deliberately.
Simon looked at the arrogant woman across from her but also matched her temperament, and asked with a smile: "Why are you here?"
Bryce immediately turned around and glared dissatisfied: "Why can't I be here?"
this.
Simon was speechless.
Grace hugged the man's neck and took the initiative to explain: "Bryce came back from Florida with me in the afternoon."
Simon nodded.
Grace came here with an appointment in advance. The woman went to Florida on a business trip a few days ago. She learned on the phone that Simon would come to New York today and said he would come back today. Simon also knows the little thoughts of women. He will definitely not tell his family when he comes back today, so that he can spend the night quietly with Simon here.
But I probably didn't expect that I would come back with an oil bottle attached.
At this time, she still looked like a queen.
Bryce Levison remained reserved when she first got along with Simon, but later she gradually revealed the temperament of a young lady who had been pampered since childhood. Both her birth and appearance gave her the confidence to be arrogant. Even though she has been a wife and mother for a long time, she has basically not changed much, and even her status in the Levison family is slightly overshadowing her husband and son.
The housekeeper Angora Davis appeared at this time, greeted softly, bowed to help Simon pour the coffee, and took the initiative to deliver it to the man.
This made Bryce a little dissatisfied, and pointed directly at the housekeeper: "Why is she still here? Simon, I have warned you, this woman is not simple, you should be careful."
Simon smiled and took the coffee from the housekeeper and looked at the woman opposite: "I think you should be more careful. If you continue to be so unforgiving, Ange will spit in your coffee."
"She dares!"
Speaking in such a high tone, as if she felt that she might have been tricked, Bryce picked up a pillow behind her and threw it towards Angre, hitting the housekeeper lightly.
The housekeeper said nothing, but Simon was a little angry at first: "Don't do this again, or get out."
When Bryce heard the words, she paused and noticed the seriousness in the man's eyes. She didn't dare to say anything back. She just picked up a pillow next to her and the little girl covered her face with it as if she was angry.
Grace watched the housekeeper pick up the pillow next to her and put it on the sofa opposite, then quietly retreated, with no intention of speaking for the bratty Bryce.
The relationship between the two is actually not that good.
If it weren't for some desire to please the little man around her, she wouldn't have brought him here at all. At this moment, she just leaned into Simon's arms lustfully, enjoying the feeling while whispering in his ear about various recent trivial matters.