Inside a villa in East Hampton, Long Island.
After reading the box office report for the three days of the weekend, Simon was looking through some event memos while discussing the European itinerary for the next few days with Girl A. Two figures, one large and one small, appeared at the door of the open study, wearing a black Givenchy trousers. Ms. Liu, who was wearing a skirt, took her daughter's little hand and knocked lightly on the door: "Simon, breakfast is ready."
Simon nodded, patted the armrest of the sofa, smiled and said to the woman, "Come here."
Ms. Liu glanced at Girl A, hesitated slightly, and then pulled her daughter forward and sat on the arm of the sofa where Simon was. However, as soon as he sat down, his body was held by a big hand and fell into the man's arms. After a token effort, Ms. Liu complied and said to the girl next to her: "Miu Miu, go to the restaurant and wait."
MiuMiu, this is the name Simon gave the little girl over the weekend.
It has the same name as a certain French actress, and it is also the name of a sub-brand created by Prada a few years ago. Since the name was given by a man, Ms. Liu, who originally wanted to change her daughter's name, didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so she agreed.
Girl A has been in Manhattan over the weekend and just came over by helicopter this morning. When he heard the little girl's name, his eyes flashed slightly, but he didn't say anything.
but.
MiuMiu, well, isn’t it just Meow
Simon held the woman in his arms and did not stop the little girl from leaving. He changed to English and said to Alison: "I won't go to Moscow, Russia. I will only stay in St. Petersburg for one day. The extra time will be counted in Italy." Over there. In addition, regarding Ukraine, the special student aid plan I discussed with Celia yesterday is mainly for the children of high-ranking Ukrainian politicians and businessmen. Please compile a document and give it to Jenny."
Girl A lowered her head to write down on the memo, and then said: "Boss, I was thinking, why not include Russia?"
Simon said: "This is a long-term plan. Not only Russia, but all other countries that focus on the Westeros system will not miss it. Celia is only responsible for Ukraine."
After hearing this, Girl A roughly understood that her boss asked her to sort out the materials and hand them over to his wife, which must be related to arrangements in other countries.
The foundation system of the Westeros family is mainly managed by the two ladies. This kind of student assistance plan will definitely be carried out in the name of various shell funds.
But this is beyond the work that Girl A is responsible for.
However, Alison still said: "Also, boss, since you told Ms. Miller yesterday that this matter should be kept low-key, is the first batch of 100 people after the summer vacation a bit too much? We can definitely conduct a more detailed investigation." Screen and identify candidates who are useful to us.”
Simon smiled: "It is precisely because there are more people that we can low-key choose the ones that are useful to us. If there are only three or five, it will be obvious to others that they are the target. Moreover, even if others are not selected Yes, as long as it accepts our funding, it will be useful to the Westeros system."
Alison was a little confused this time.
Simon felt the doubtful gaze of Girl A. He changed his position while holding the quiet and submissive woman in his arms. Feeling the delicious feminine fragrance, he seemed to whisper casually: "I remember seeing a point of view in a book. , A, a fish that lands on the shore is no longer a fish.”
Girl A obviously cannot have read a certain novel, so she cannot understand the cruelty contained in this seemingly simple sentence.
Simon didn't explain any more and continued to finalize some matters. He pushed the woman in his arms and the three of them left the study and walked to the dining room together. While looking at the woman's dress today, he praised: "It's very beautiful. This is from "Breakfast at Tiffany's" back then. In the extended style of Audrey Hepburn’s classic little black dress, you have a great figure and a more matching temperament.”
The woman held Simon's arm, a little embarrassed, but after all, she wanted to please her face, and followed the habits of Westerners and said: "Thank you, Simon."
Arriving at the restaurant, Chen Qing, Lin Su and the little girl named Miu Miu were waiting.
Simon sat down at the dining table and left after the waitresses served breakfast. He took a sip of milk, picked up the tableware and started eating. At the same time, he said to Lin Su: "Your brother's matter has come to an end. A member of the MIT Earth Resources Laboratory A professor can accept him as a doctoral student, focusing on exploration. This is a very practical research direction. After graduation, you can enter a large oil and mining company. Of course, the premise is that your brother must be able to graduate successfully. Science and engineering are different from literature, history and law. If the professional skills are not solid enough, even if I help him get a degree in the future, there will be no development in the future."
Lin Su nodded with gratitude on his face, but it was difficult to say too much in front of the women around him.
Moreover, there are still some hesitations in speaking.
Simon didn't wait for Lin Su to speak, and said directly: "Forget about the other one. If she wants to come to the United States, I suggest she marry your brother directly, and then come to accompany her as a family member. There is no need to go to any school and waste time."
Lin Su suddenly felt a little resentful.
However, she also knew that this could not be forced.
It is beyond expectation that a man can help his younger brother, let alone MIT.
Lin Su's younger brother Lin Dong is majoring in geophysics at Peking University and is about to complete his master's degree this year. In fact, Lin Dong has been applying to study abroad since his undergraduate degree. However, his application failed at that time and he had to stay in school for graduate school.
Now that he is about to graduate from graduate school, Lin Dong once again had the idea of studying abroad for a Ph.D. His initial goal was, of course, the two famous universities in geophysics, Massachusetts and California Institute of Technology. Unfortunately, after several applications, there was no result, and in the end he only got admission to Northwestern University. Self-financed study abroad offer.
Although it is considered a top university in the United States, Northwestern University is not among the Ivy League, and its geophysics major is even lower.
Originally, without Simon's help, Lin Dong would still choose this school to study for a Ph.D. The last time he asked his sister, he mainly hoped that she could help inquire about it and help his girlfriend Bai Lan go abroad together.
Lin Su didn't want to do this at first.
Because a certain guy liked to do this, she felt that he had bad intentions, but she couldn't bear her brother's plea.
I mustered up the courage to talk to Simon over the weekend. Unexpectedly, I got the result so quickly, and it was from MIT.
MIT.
Because she was worried about her younger brother studying abroad, Lin Su also happened to know that among all the graduates of Peking University, including bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, only two people have been admitted to MIT, and they were all self-funded.
In addition, listening to what he just said, Lin Su also knew that the man was very dedicated to this and had even considered his younger brother's future employment.
Lin Su had also paid attention to it before.
Geophysics is a strong major at Peking University, but it is not too popular. Although there is definitely no shortage of jobs for Peking University graduates, it is difficult to find a good job when the country begins to cancel the graduate allocation system this year. easy. Most graduates of this major have previously entered various government research departments such as seismological bureaus or research institutes. The better ones are oil companies and mining companies, which requires connections.
The Lin family does not lack connections, but Lin Dong is not satisfied with some of the previous arrangements.
That’s why I want to study abroad.
Moreover, the expectations for future careers that Lin Dong and Lin Su had discussed before coincided with Simon's arrangements. After all, fringe departments such as the Seismological Bureau Research Institute have very narrow growth channels, and oil and gas mining companies are the best choice. This requires research to be biased towards exploration.
However, the man obviously ignored the other one.
Lin Dong's girlfriend, the girl named Bai Lan, is different from the second sister Lin Lan's dissatisfaction with Bai Lan. Lin Su actually has a pretty good opinion of that girl.
Consider again the advice given by men.
Get married, and then come to study with your family members.
snort.
Machismo.
Of course, I only dare to think about it in my heart.
Although, I don’t know why, but deep down I feel that maybe there is a way.
The girl majored in Applied Physics at Beijing University of Science and Technology. Because she was pretty, she was attracted by her younger brother during some school exchanges. She had to pursue her for a long time before she got the chance. Results, in short, I started applying to study abroad last year and didn’t get a single offer.
Anyway, if you don’t want to help, then I’ll do it myself.
Machismo.
Just as he was thinking this in his mind, Lin Su heard Simon say: "Also, if you don't want to raise a waste, wait until your brother comes over. I suggest you not to pay for his tuition and let him work-study on his own. Also, if he comes in the future If you want to go further, it’s best to take business administration as an elective while studying for a Ph.D. It’s best to get a degree.”
Lin Su knew that the man's suggestions were correct, but she was a little dissatisfied with a certain word in his words: "My brother is not a waste."
"Yes, I have seen his resume during his time at Peking University, and it is still very good. That's why I remind you not to give him money. He is 24 years old now and has entered society very late. If you don't let him accept it, People with suffering in the world and lack of ability to do things may become a nerd in the future. The best way out for such a person is to do scientific research all his life and stay in an ivory tower."
Lin Su wanted to refute, but after hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded slightly.
Simon suddenly showed a somewhat evil smile, looked at Lin Su and said: "If you can't be cruel, then, I will help you take care of it."
Lin Su was confused and a little wary because of the man's smile.
The smile on Simon's face overflowed: "According to our relationship, your brother is also my brother-in-law. It is natural for my brother-in-law to teach his brother-in-law a lesson."
When Lin Su heard these words, she was stunned for a moment, her face suddenly turned red, and she lowered her head, not daring to look at the man again.
But Simon became interested: "Then it's settled. According to what Chinese parents often say, the children are left to me to take care of. Don't be polite when you need to be spanked or scolded. Don't worry, I won't be polite."
Lin Su almost wanted to run away, but in the end he held back and subconsciously said: "Don't hit him."
"Don't worry, it won't be damaged."
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After Simon said this, he still had some unfinished thoughts, so he turned to Chen Qing.
this is not OK.
Then he looked at Ms. Liu again.
Turn again.
Then his eyes fell on a certain little girl.
The little girl who was eating felt Simon's eyes and raised her face to look over.
In fact, she had been listening just now, and the little girl was far from being as ignorant as she appeared. It was just some kind of instinct that she thought she could please the adults.
Simon looked at a certain little girl and said, "Miu Miu, can you call me daddy from now on?"
The little girl blinked, looked at her mother, and after receiving some hints and encouragement, she quickly said softly: "Dad."
Simon was very satisfied and finally saw Girl A next to him.
Alison rolled her eyes at her unobtrusive boss, and suddenly said softly: "Dad."
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Simon couldn't stand being stared at by several women, big and small, with strange eyes. He coughed, changed the subject, and said to Lin Su: "Also, I have also read several project plans submitted by Hangzhou. There are only two that are better, one is the investment in Wahaha, which is an excellent company and must be won. In addition, there is the Nongfu Spring drinking water project, which we can fully invest in."
Needless to say, Wahaha.
Nongfu Spring became famous later, but this company does not exist now. It is just a project being planned by a company in Zhejiang Province.
Simon has never thought of buying out Wahaha, which was established in the 1980s and has grown very rapidly. The company is now almost as good as Jianlibao. Therefore, being able to take a stake this time is actually a bit beyond Simon's expectations. Regardless of investment No matter how much, how many shares you get, it will definitely be a very cost-effective investment.
As for Nongfu Spring, since it is a drinking water project under planning, and considering its future development prospects, of course it would be better to buy it outright.
Simon changed the topic, and the women at the table did not pursue the small details just now.
Although it was Lin Su's hometown that was soliciting investment, Chen Qing was also following up. After Simon finished speaking, before Lin Su could speak, she asked: "Boss, what about Geely? I think that among several projects, Geely is the one." The one with the greatest potential. The boss has been paying attention to China’s automobile industry and should know this.”
Simon nodded: "Yes."
Although the current Chinese automobile market has annual sales of only about 1.5 million vehicles, it is definitely a hugely profitable industry. All types of models are in a seller's market at this time, and profits are very generous. Moreover, the greater potential of China's automobile industry lies in the future. Ten or twenty years from now, for global automobile companies, whoever wins China will win the world.
Chen Qing was even more confused: "Then..."
Simon suddenly changed to English and said to Chen Qing: "That's why we can't invest."
At the dinner table, the little girl who was listening raised her head in confusion, wondering why Simon suddenly changed into English that she didn't understand. Ms. Liu also paused slightly. In preparation for going abroad earlier, she actually knew some English, but it was limited to daily communication. She understood what she just said, but at this moment she very cleverly pretended that she didn't understand and continued to eat slowly.
When Chen Qing saw that her boss had changed to English, she glanced around and simply changed to French: "Boss, I don't understand that well."
Even Lin Su couldn't understand it now.
Simon also changed to French and said to Chen Qing: "In China now, the threshold for entering the automobile industry is very high. You must know this. You must also feel that with the influence I accumulated from my last trip to China, if we invest in Geely , it will definitely be no problem to get a car production license, right?"
Chen Qing nodded.
Simon said: "But, have you ever thought that we are competing for the market and profits with China's current major state-owned automobile giants? The automobile industry is a private territory for some people, so this is something that offends people very much. , will quickly consume the affection I accumulated from my last trip to China. Things like affection are just like wine. Drinking it immediately after brewing is a waste. Therefore, it needs to be stored in the cellar and released at the right time in the future. , in order to maximize benefits.”
Chen Qing understood.
China's layout has been so smooth in the past two years. At this time, Chen Qing realized that she had become a little arrogant and slack. For some things that should have been easy to think of in the past, she was not as sharp as her boss, and she couldn't help but reflect on her heart.
Across the dinner table, Simon continued: "And if the benefits are big enough, I don't mind spending the corresponding points in advance. But in fact, because the economy is improving and the European and American automobile industry cycles are at their peak, we want to To invest in China's automobile industry, only funds are not enough, and it must be inseparable from cooperation with European and American automobile companies. Due to the overheating of the industry, seeking such cooperation now will cost a lot and the gain will not be worth the loss."