Caesars Palace is actually a luxurious entertainment center that integrates various entertainment and accommodation facilities such as hotels, casinos, theaters, and nightclubs. It covers an area of 30 hectares and consists of four hotel buildings and a large number of auxiliary entertainment facilities. The newly opened Palace Tower building has more than 2,000 guest rooms throughout the hotel.
Since it is aimed at all tourists who come to the casino to have fun, the suite prices of Caesars Palace are naturally divided into several levels, ranging from ordinary rooms worth a few hundred dollars a night to luxury suites worth tens of thousands of dollars a night.
Eric didn't specifically order it, and the assistant naturally booked the best suite for him, or, to be more precise, it can no longer be called a suite, but a villa-style apartment.
The whole apartment is located in the center of the top floor of the Palace Tower, and it is the largest of the only five top-level apartments in this building. The apartment is not only equipped with a private elevator and 24-hour butler service, the interior is like an ancient Roman palace. The decoration and a large number of exquisite and expensive works of art make it even more luxurious.
Rich Black personally introduced the various facilities in the apartment to Eric, and asked Eric and the needs of the two girls intimately, then left a business card and left respectfully.
It was getting late, Eric didn't intend to go to the restaurant anymore, he just ordered the private butler of the apartment to deliver the dinner, and let him leave the room.
After all the outsiders disappeared, Miranda, who had been pretending to be a lady but couldn't pretend to be anything because of the cropped T-shirt and frayed denim shorts, finally relaxed, cheering and threw herself towards the classic sofa, feeling the edge of the sofa. The retro desk lamp on the low table shook a few times, the girl jumped up quickly, carefully reached out to help it, and then made a face at Eric.
Eric also walked to the sofa, sat down with his legs crossed, and opened the hotel's entertainment brochure. Seeing Miranda coming over like a kitten, Eric patted the girl's waist, then looked at Christina, Said: "You go to take a shower first, they will send the clothes over later, after dinner we will go to the magic show."
Miranda hugged Eric's arm, shook it, and said coquettishly: "Jewelry, and jewelry, I have to wear at least a necklace?"
Eric didn't bother to toss any more, and said: "Little girl, you are so refreshing and beautiful, what jewelry do you want?"
Miranda still wanted to hold back, but when she saw Christina walking towards the bathroom with a smile, she immediately jumped up: "I want to use the biggest one, and I won't wash it with you."
Christina ignored it, walked into the largest bathroom in the apartment, closed the door behind her back, and did not forget to counterattack: "I don't want to wash with you either."
Miranda stared angrily at the closed bathroom door for a while, then rushed to Eric who was sitting on the sofa: "Eric, look at her, she is so annoying."
Eric ignored the kittens fighting, and continued flipping through the booklet in his hand without raising his head, saying: "The rule is that you are not allowed to scratch your face, and I don't care about the rest."
"Hmph, you're a villain too," Miranda patted Eric lightly, and Miranda teased Eric to take a bath together with a twinkle in her eyes, but she was naturally rejected, as long as she walked to the other bathroom sullenly .
The plaza store area attached to the Caesars Palace Hotel covers almost all luxury brands that can be named in the world. When the dinner is delivered, the private butler of the apartment takes a few waiters and pushes the whole rack of clothes and shoes. Come in for the two girls to choose from, and there are even boxes of jewelry for teenage girls.
Watching Miranda carefully pick up a ruby necklace and stroke it around her neck, and then looked over expectantly, Eric knew that the girl remembered what he said just now, and he was just too lazy to bother, since someone thoughtfully offered to send it over. Of course, Eric doesn't mind making his little vase more beautiful, he nodded and smiled: "Choose it, hurry up."
Miranda gave a small cheer and put the necklace on her neck excitedly.
After all, I still failed to catch up with the opening of the magic show. After dinner, I took Miranda and Christina, who had changed into two dresses, to the Magic Empire Theater at Caesars Palace. It was already quarter past eight. Fortunately, magic shows are usually the last time. It was wonderfully left behind, but I didn't miss too much.
The Magic Empire Theater is located next to the square tower in the four buildings of Caesars Palace. It is an ancient Roman theater-like performance venue. In Eric's memory, it should be the place where Celine Dion, Elton John and other superstar Las Vegas The Arena Theater where Garth sang is located, but that should be after 2000. Caesars Palace completely rebuilt the original Magic Empire Theater and other buildings for Celine Dion's resident singing. Although various superstars come to perform in Las Vegas all year round, the long-term form of resident singing has not yet appeared.
As a contemporary magic master who has been famous since the 1970s, David Copperfield has created many magical miracles such as making Boeing planes disappear out of thin air, hiding the Statue of Liberty, crossing the Great Wall, and escaping from prisons. Eric I have only watched videos of David Copperfield's magic performances, but this is the first time I have been to the scene in person.
Christina completely forgot that she was still holding a glass of juice in her hand. She opened her mouth slightly after watching David Copperfield's head-shifting magic, and finally said in surprise, "Eric, how did you do this?" ah?"
Eric put his arms around the girl's waist lightly, and said with a smile, "Why are you so curious? This kind of thing is meaningless once you figure it out."
Miranda also looked at Christina with disdain, and taunted: "If even you can see it, can Copperfield still perform on stage?"
Christina gave Miranda a sideways look, and said with a smile: "I'm looking forward to Copperfield's performance of magic that makes people disappear out of thin air. Eric, let Miranda come up as a guest, okay?"
Eric smiled without saying a word.
Miranda snorted softly, and countered: "It's more suitable for you to go up, it's so small, if it disappears, you might never find it again."
"You have no brains, don't you know that black skirts are more suitable for pearl necklaces, you just know how to choose expensive ones."
Miranda raised her chin: "Who said that a black dress should be paired with pearls? I saw a black dress with rubies on "VOGUE" last month."
Eric heard that the two girls started going straight to the 'professional' field, and quickly interrupted: "Stop, don't argue any more tonight, or I'll drive you both to the street."
The two girls stopped bickering immediately, and Miranda came over coquettishly and said, "Eric, I, don't you need to return the necklace tomorrow?"
Eric pinched her cheek and said with a smile: "That depends on my mood."
Miranda immediately understood that she didn't need to return the jewelry on her body, and kissed Eric on the face flatteringly. Although she still kept the black card, after that incident, Eric limited her monthly expenses to only 5,000 U.S. dollars. This kind of living expenses is definitely very generous for a girl of her age. The daughter of the middle-level management family of the Firefly Group is the same age as her, but her monthly pocket money is only two to three hundred dollars. However, for Miranda, who has tried the magic of money, $5,000 a month is simply not enough to spend, let alone buy these expensive clothes and jewelry.
At the end of the magic show, Eric was about to leave with the two girls when the hotel waiter delivered an invitation letter written by David Copperfield, which turned out to be an afterparty held by the other party.
Most of the entertainment activities in Las Vegas, including the casino, are at the forbidden level. At least on the surface, Miranda and Christina are not allowed to participate at all. Although these rules are vain for guests of Eric's level, he doesn't want to break the rules too casually. The current party is a good choice, and the two girls are also very interested, so they rushed over.
The party was held in the banquet hall of the Square Tower, and many celebrities with familiar faces came to join in the fun.
Eric exchanged a few words with David Copperfield, who came to greet him in person, and was dragged into the dance floor by Miranda and Christina.
After dancing heartily for a while, Eric had just left the dance floor with the two girls when a male voice came from next to his ear: "Hey, Eric, I just heard that you are coming to Las Vegas. Gass, I didn't expect it to be true, haha."
Eric turned his head and saw Larry Ellison, who seemed to be always unshaven, walking over with a tall vase girl on his arm. Although the other party also had a lot of real estate in Malibu, the two sides could only barely Familiar, the last time we met was the Fireflyer press conference in early April, and we couldn't chat a few words at that time.
However, since the other party looked familiar, Eric also greeted him with a smile, reached out and shook hands with the other party, and said, "Larry, what a coincidence."
"Of course, but Eric, you really need to come to Las Vegas a few more times, this is the real paradise," Larry Ellison said, and casually introduced the female companion beside him: "This It's Anuk."
The girl concealed the eagerness in her eyes when she looked at Eric, but she still couldn't help reaching out her hand: "Hi, Mr. Williams, I'm Anuk Le Peer."
"Hello," Eric shook hands with the other party lightly. He felt that Le Peer was a bit like a French surname, but he didn't ask any more questions, and he didn't mean to introduce Miranda and Christina. He just turned to Larry Ery Sen: "And you, Larry, what have you been up to?"
Hearing this question, Larry Ellison suddenly became more excited when he saw Eric's expression, and blurted out: "Eric, are you interested in Apple?"
"Uh," Eric paused, and said, "I don't like this one very much, it's too troublesome to peel."
Although the three girls beside the two of them didn't quite understand what they were talking about, they clearly felt Eric's serious nonsense, and they all giggled.
"Hey, you guy," Larry Ellison waved his hand wildly, and then said to his girlfriend, "babe, can you get us a few drinks?"
Anuk Le Peer knew that Larry Ellison was distracting him, and although he was a little reluctant, he nodded and walked away knowingly.
Eric also smiled and said to Miranda and Christina beside him: "Okay, go and play by yourself, let me chat with Larry alone for a while."
The two girls walked away with a smile on their faces. Eric and Larry Ellison came to the bar in the banquet hall and ordered two glasses of wine again. Eric then jokingly said: "Larry, do you think I should Are you interested in Apple?"
What they were talking about at this time was naturally Apple Computer.
However, since the release of Microsoft Windows95, Apple has been in decline. In 1995, Apple could still maintain an annual profit of 300 million U.S. dollars, and its market value exceeded 4 billion U.S. dollars. But now, just in the first quarter of 1997, Apple's loss was as high as 200 million U.S. dollars, and its market value plummeted to the edge of 2 billion U.S. dollars.
Larry Ellison said: "Eric, I know that Apple's situation is indeed a bit bad now, but it is still a high-tech company with a deep foundation, and it is still very valuable for investment."
Eric shrugged unmoved, and said, "Larry, why don't you tell me about your plan."
"Well, it's actually like this," Larry Ellison said: "I'm raising funds recently, intending to buy Apple wholly, and then hand it over to Steve to take care of it. Steve Jobs, you You must remember, he was one of the original founders of Apple. If Steve hadn't been pushed out of Apple, the company would never be what it is now."
Eric knew that Larry Ellison and Jobs had always been very good friends. Speaking of which, it was really interesting that these two guys who had little in common in personality and personality could become friends.
"Of course I remember," Eric nodded, without showing any other emotions, and continued to ask: "So, how much money have you raised now?"
"Well, ahem," Larry Ellison coughed twice, and said, "Right now, there are not many, but, Eric, if you are willing to contribute part of the capital, I think there will definitely be more investors willing Follow up, everyone now admires your investment vision in the high-tech industry."
When technology stocks began to explode in recent years, Larry Ellison, who owns a large amount of Oracle shares, has reached the tens of billions of dollars. However, his personal assets are basically stocks, and Oracle’s funds are his own. It is also impossible to use it at will, and it is far from possible to have a large amount of disposable cash like Eric. With Apple's current situation, all investors will only stay away. It will not be so easy for Larry Ellison to raise a sum of money to realize Apple's control, let alone completely buy Apple.
For Apple, Eric now has an indifferent attitude.
Losing the aura of Pixar, Jobs is still barely running the NeXT computer company in his hands. Moreover, due to the increasingly sluggish performance in recent years, Jobs has even given up the hardware business and only relies on the authorized NeXT computer system software to maintain the company's reputation. Therefore, although Apple was on the verge of bankruptcy, it did not extend an olive branch to him again. (To be continued.)