After about half an hour of flying, the helicopter landed on a manor house on the waterfront of Southampton, at the eastern tip of Long Island.

All the way, Zhu Momo got off the helicopter with Simon's arm in excitement, looking at the three-story stone-looking country-style villa at the end of the open lawn, his eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "It's so beautiful here." ”

Compared to the crowds of Manhattan, standing on the 10-acre manor lawn, with the blue sky overhead, the magnificent villa in front of you, the sound of the waves behind you, and the vibrant greenery of summer, anyone in this environment can feel a little more relaxed.

Simon walked to the villa with the three girls and said to Zhu Momo, who was holding him: "If you like, you can come over often in the future." ”

Zhu Momo was very bold, looked at Simon with his eyes, and said, "Actually, I was wondering if I could also own such a manor." ”

Simon smiled at the corner of his mouth, not minding the girl's direct ambition, and there was some hint of demagogy in his tone: "It depends on your performance." ”

When Simon said this, the three girls around him all looked slightly moved.

If it weren't for the desire for fame and fortune, the three girls would not have dared to sign up for the Elite model competition, after all, at this stage in China, the profession of modeling is still a job that cannot be put on the table in the eyes of most people. Simon's simple words, if someone else said it, the three girls might only be joking.

But, this is Simon Westeros.

Thinking about the battle when the other party visited China a few months ago, and the net worth of more than a trillion dollars, such a manor may be about the same as a piece of clothing for this man.

Approaching the villa, there was already a waitress standing respectfully in front of the door.

Although the Westeros family's properties are all over the world, with the ever-expanding team of waiters, every property, large or small, is maintained to the point where it can be moved in at any time, and the cost of this is enough for Simon to buy a few more estates at his feet every year.

Of course, money is not a problem for Simon.

When Simon and the others came to the steps of the villa, one of the blonde maids who led the team stepped forward, leaned slightly and followed Simon up the steps, and said respectfully: "Mr. Westeros, Ms. Davis will arrive in half an hour, do you need anything now?"

Simon didn't answer immediately, but asked, "What's your name?"

"Jill," the waitress added, after a slight hesitation, "Jill Pekett." ”

Simon nodded: "Inquire about the party here in the Hamptons tonight, it's more relaxed, and besides, have someone send a batch of clothes for them." ”

"Okay. ”

Jill said, looking at the figure of Zhu Momo and the three of them, and instantly knew in his heart.

When you enter the villa, the interior is also relatively primitive in the decoration style, with rocks exposed on the walls, crimson wooden floors, furniture made of logs, and seemingly rough fabric sofas...... Together, but with a special sense of natural beauty. In fact, there were originally some taxidermy, which Simon was not interested in, so it was removed.

Zhu Momo, Jian Xin and Tao Yuelei looked around with interest, and when they heard the man's words, they glanced at each other again, looking forward to it.

Passing through the hall of the villa and turning right to a living room, Simon sat down on the sofa, patted Zhu Momo's small waist who was sitting with him, and said to Jill: "Take them around the villa, and I'll rest for a while." ”

Jill agreed again, made a gesture of invitation to the three daughters of Zhu Momo, and said to Simon, "Boss, do you want something to drink?"

"Just give me a glass of water. ”

Originally, I wanted Simon to accompany me, and the three of Zhu Momo heard the man say that they wanted to take a break, but they didn't say anything, and obediently followed Jill out of the room.

Out of the door, Jill summoned another maid to take the three girls to visit the villa, and instructed other subordinates to arrange for the entourage who came with Simon to settle down in the annex, and by the way, in the process of going to the kitchen, he quickly dialed Angel Davis's phone, relayed Simon's two requests just now, and finally took a bottle of mineral water and glass, and returned to the living room.

Placing the tray on the coffee table in front of Simon, Jill knelt down on the carpet, looked at the man leaning on the sofa and flipping through a copy of Business Week, and said, "Boss, do you want a cup?"

Simon shook his head: "No. ”

Jill answered softly, unscrewed the cap, and carried the water bottle to the corner of the coffee table closest to Simon.

Then, the atmosphere quieted down.

Jill Pector's expression was slightly hesitant, but he still insisted on kneeling at the coffee table, because the opportunity to contact the boss directly was too rare, once Angel Davis arrived with the team, everything here would be taken over, and if he wanted to say a word to someone, he didn't know when.

After nearly ten minutes like this, Jill finally heard his expectant voice: "You know that I like women to stay in this position?"

Jill paused for a moment and nodded honestly: "Yes, boss." ”

After all, in the team of Wei family maids, about someone's personality preferences, Jill Pector, who has been a Wei family waiter for nearly two years, can roughly know the information he has collected scattered and collected.

Simon flipped a random page of BusinessWeek in his hand and asked, "Tell me about yourself." ”

Jill was stunned.

I really didn't expect this, but I understand that this is the best opportunity to leave an impression in the heart of this powerful man.

After quickly sorting out his thoughts, Jill said: "Boss, I received this job offer two years ago after graduating from Princeton with a graduate degree in applied mathematics, because I believe that this job can give me a great potential development platform, so I agreed." After my initial training, I was initially in charge of a daily job on a farm in Miami, Florida, and six months later was transferred to New York by Ms. Davis, who perhaps thought I was doing a good job and spoke to me personally and put me in charge of the matries' team of matries for a total of seven properties in Southampton from last month. ”

"Looks like you're doing a pretty good job. ”

Jill thought about it, and did not show off the many opinions he had put forward for the daily management and team structure of the Wei family's maids, but he was very confident and said, "Yes." ”

"There's also applied math, and I like people who are very math adept. ”

"Thank you boss, in addition, I also got an MBA while working for the last two years. ”

"Oh, I like this too. Simon flipped through the magazine in his hand and smiled at the corner of his mouth: "However, it's a pity that you missed the opportunity, there are no good opportunities like ABCD, just like the founder dividend of the company, the founding team can always get higher returns relatively easily, and the later employees, no matter how strong their ability is, how good they are, and even become CEOs, it is impossible to earn more than the original shareholders." ”

"Boss, I don't think so," Jill retorted: "With the resources at the disposal of the Westeros system, as long as the boss is willing to give us a chance, we can still succeed more easily than ordinary people." ”

"And what kind of opportunity do you want?"

"I hope to be the boss's woman. ”

"And then?"

"I will do whatever the boss gives me. ”

"In that case, you probably know some of my habits, so let's put down my current job and become the valet of the three girls just now. ”

Jill looked at Simon, whose eyes were still on the "Business Week": "Boss, you mean, my opportunity is in China?"

Simon finally looked up and glanced at Jill, "You're really smart. ”

Jill chuckled softly.

Remembering that she was a top student at Princeton and actually received a job offer from the waitress of the Wei family, how could a woman who was not smart get in with such a selection criterion? Moreover, she also believed that the man in front of her should also see another advantage of her: enough toughness.

You know, for this opportunity, she waited patiently for two years.

Although the salaries of even the more peripheral members of the Weijia maid guard team are quite favorable, because the daily work is too 'low-level', and the fact that they have not seen a man for a long time, it is far less than what they originally imagined, and there are many people who choose to leave if they can't survive.

In comparison, Jill is definitely one of the few people who is very proactive and can endure the ordination of ordinary.

Of course, I didn't plan to stay up all the time.

Jill's plan is to work for the full five-year contract period, and if he can't make it to the dragon, he will definitely leave his job and do something of his own with the accumulation of recent years and the Vase Fund share provided by the Westeros family for the Wei family's maid team. She was 23 years old when she joined the company two years ago, and even after five years in the plan, she was only 28 years old, and many things are not too late.

Now, it's clear that things are taking a turn for the better.

Speaking of which, even without today, Jill knows she has a good future ahead of her after meeting Janet Westeros in June. There will always be some rumors that Janet Westeros was snubbed by Simon Westeros, but Jill knows that Janet Westeros in Dume's Point Manor, or two Jennies, has far more resources and power than the hostesses of many wealthy merchant families.

It's just that, compared to Janet Westeros's arrangements for her in the future, Jill still hopes to be directly favored by the male head of the family.

Simon simply closed the "Business Week" in his hand and motioned to the girl: "Come here." ”

Jill obediently moved to the man's feet.

Simon reached out and held the girl's chin to look at the standard Germanic girl appearance of more than 80 points, blonde hair, blue eyes, a straight nose bridge and a delicate mouth, and the soft skin touch that was obviously carefully maintained came from the fingertips: "Peckert, is this a German surname?"

Jill nodded slightly: "Yes, boss, I was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States with my parents when I was 3 years old. ”

Simon withdrew his hand and said with a smile: "One more point, I also like German girls." Lacking a sense of humor, the Germans are indeed one of the finest peoples in the world. ”

Jill thoughtfully handed the bottle of mineral water that Simon had not touched to his boss, looking up at the man's eyes flashing slightly, but did not speak.

In fact, Gilco was very curious about the man's ethnicity.

Or the whole world is very curious.

Westerners always emphasize equality and political correctness, but in fact, most people are very concerned about ethnicity, not only between different races, but also between white people. For example, the most superior are obviously the Anglo-Saxons, the most controversial are the Jews, and as for the Slavs, they belong to the lowest level, and for historical reasons, they have long been disliked and even hostile.

Speaking of Simon Westeros, because of his career in Hollywood and the miracle of this young man's rapid accumulation of huge wealth, it was rumored that he was Jewish, and the Jewish community apparently wanted this to be true.

However, based on physical characteristics, Westeros seems to be more inclined to the mainstream Anglo-Saxons, which is of course the expectation of the 'Wasp' family.

In addition, there are rumors of Westeros' interest in Eastern Europe, especially after the use of Soviet troops to make a big fuss in Africa two years ago, and there is some gossip about Westeros' Slavic ancestry.

Because of this man's orphan origin, he didn't even know his real surname, and probably even Westeros himself didn't know what the truth was. Or, the man already knew. After all, with more and more power and wealth, if Westeros wants to pursue something, it will probably not be difficult to find out some truth.

Thinking so, after Simon drank a few sips of water and seemed to be in a good mood, Jill said again: "Boss, can I choose the team that follows the three of them by myself?"

"Okay. ”

"So, boss, then, what can I do?"

"Understand China first and find opportunities for yourself. Different from Europe and the United States, the other side of the ocean is a blue ocean of capital in my opinion, if you can't find opportunities in such an environment, then you can only rest assured that your current position is located. ”

"If I find it, will the boss support it?"

"Find it first. ”

Jill opened her mouth again, and stopped talking.

Simon smiled: "As for the funds or resources, when it should be given to you, they will naturally be given to you." ”

After chatting for a while, the housekeeper Angel Davis arrived, and naturally took over Jill Pector's work, and the three girls were swam around the villa by Simon, who had the idea of letting the cat go, and were called downstairs again, and saw the hall full of luxury women's clothing and bags, shoes, and even a team of professional stylists.

After more than two hours, the three girls who had just signed a contract with Elite and could only live in a group dormitory and wear the cheapest clothes completely transformed from Cinderella to princesses.

As in a dream.

The housekeeper also gathered information about the party that was taking place in the Hamptons area tonight, and Simon chose a charity cocktail party hosted by Condé Nast boss Smith Newhouse at his East Hampton mansion. After a little contact, they learned that Simon was interested in attending, so they naturally welcomed it.

Eight o'clock in the evening.

When the summer night finally enveloped the wilderness, Simon arrived at Shi Yi Newhouse's mansion on the east side of East Hampton with three dressed ladies in an extended Rolls-Royce, and the head of the Newhouse family, who controlled a large number of media resources and was once on a par with the Hearst family, personally greeted him.

"Welcome, Simon, you'll be the biggest surprise of the party tonight. ”

"I hope I'm not too abrupt. ”

"Of course not. ”

Shiyi Newhouse and Simon said hello, and did not forget to shake hands with the three glamorous Oriental girls around him one by one, and they couldn't help but tease and envy.

Really envious.

This young man, in every aspect, is enough to make them feel blushing as old and rich. Let's just talk about women, at the level of Newhouse, of course, there will be no shortage of women, but the short and unattractive Shiyi Newhouse can't get a large number of beautiful women of all colors to take the initiative to give them a hug.

After a simple greeting, Shiyi Newhouse took Simon and a few people into the reception scene, and as soon as someone entered the villa hall, many eyes gathered around him for the first time, and then he couldn't move away.

Seeing this, Shiyi Newhouse was actually a little uncomfortable in his heart, but he couldn't show it.

For this young man who almost destroyed the Hearst family, the Newhouse family did not dare to slack off at all, even if the rise of the Internet dominated by the Westeros system in recent years has continuously squeezed the living space of traditional print media, but when the gap is getting wider and wider, no one has any special thoughts.

As for the pride of the hundred-year-old Qian family?

Forget it.

Simon didn't have much of a show and quickly blended in with the crowd.

The Neuhouse family's party, whether it is fashion, media or finance, the guests present, Simon has basically known each other for so many years. For example, Anna Coleman, the female president of Fashion TV, Anna Wintour, the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, and Cindy Crawford, all met at Jerry Hall's house last night.

In fact, this kind of circle is very small.

Anna Coleman was not surprised that Simon had brought three Oriental girls to the reception today as a stayer at Hall's house, and no one could count how many lovers Westeros had. Moreover, if it is another man, especially a married man, it is inevitable that there will be ups and downs, and for Simon Westeros, after gradually getting used to it, many people take it for granted.

"Jane and the three of them have just signed under the Elite banner, Anna, and if Vogue has the right chance, she can give it a try. ”

"No problem, Simon," Anna Wintour smiled and agreed, and looked at the three girls very seriously: "I have to say, their bodies and temperament are very good, and they will definitely shine in the future, by the way, Simon, are you going to let them go on the Victoria's Secret runway for the last time?"

"It depends on the specific situation, they are all new to the industry, and they are not very good. You know, I'm very demanding. ”

Anna Wintour laughs: "I'm actually a very strict person. ”

"Of course. ”

Simon chatted with Anna Wintour and others, and Jian Xin's three daughters obediently accompanied them, smiling. The English skills of the three girls are only satisfied with simple communication, and it is difficult for the people around them to understand if they speak a little faster. However, although they can only be quails next to men, the three women are quite excited to be able to participate in such a party.

It's just that Anna Wintour, the three daughters who already understand what Vogue means in the fashion industry have their eyes shining, not to mention the surroundings, these are the big names in New York City in their consciousness.

Of course, no matter how big it is, it can't be as big as the man next to him.

So definitely hold on tightly.

Simon was chatting with Wintour when a slightly old voice came from beside him: "Simon, I really didn't expect to see you here tonight." ”

Turning his head to look over, it was George Soros, followed by another middle-aged man.

Shaking hands with the other party, Simon also said, "I didn't expect to see you here, George, I didn't expect you to be interested in fashion too?"

"Oh, of course not, I've been talking here in the afternoon, and it happened that there was a party here in the evening, so we came together," George Soros said, looked at the three vases next to Simon, and said, "You are really enviable," before introducing the gray-haired middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses next to him: "By the way, Simon, this is David Rubinstein, who runs a private equity fund with several other people named Carlyle, maybe you've heard of it." ”

The middle-aged man stepped forward slightly and stretched out his hand towards Simon: "Mr. Westeros, it's a pleasure to meet you." ”

"Hello, David, just call me Simon. ”

David Rubinstein showed just the right amount of honor, and then took out his business card and handed it over: "So, Simon, this is my business card." ”

Simon took it and smiled, "I'm sorry, I don't seem to have a business card." ”

It's true.

There have been before, but I don't know when it started, so it's gone, and the main thing is that I don't want to mess around.

David Rubinstein's expression was not inappropriate: "It's okay. ”

Simon nodded, and looked back at the business card in his hand.

The Carlyle Group, combined with the memories of the two lives, Simon certainly knew.

Unlike New York, where there are many funds, the Carlyle Group is one of the few investment firms that originated in Washington, D.C., and intuitives can probably understand the background of this company just by relying on this.

Standard combination of politics and business capital.

Since its establishment in the 80s, the Carlyle Group, which has recruited a large number of former senior Washington officials as executives or advisers, has been engaged in the operation of corporate capital in the defense field, to put it bluntly, acquiring or investing in companies in related fields, and then using political connections to attract defense orders for these companies to make a profit.

The U.S. military industrial complex is not just the giants such as Loma and Boeing in the impression of ordinary people, but also many important military equipment, such as fighter jets, aircraft carriers, etc., often need hundreds of suppliers, and the operating space is very huge. Just like some news that came to light later, the market price of a warship nut, the same material, and the same standard is less than $5, but the price that the Department of Defense purchases from suppliers can be as high as $700, a difference of more than 100 times.

As for the reason?

Don't ask.

Asking is a military secret.

After all, the defense budget is too abundant, and it is really impossible to spend it all the time to buy hairy crabs, so it can only be so bad.

However, compared with a bunch of parasites in the US defense field, the Carlyle Group is still a relatively ideal one, and has gradually grown and grown, and once became a private equity big name in the industry on a par with Blackstone, KKR and other companies. Then, after the 08 financial crisis, it could not escape the fate of decline after prosperity.

Simon remembers more deeply the Carlyle acquisition of XCMG.

Well.

Not much to say about this.

At this time, I didn't expect that the Carlyle Group still had a relationship with Soros, and Simon was a little surprised by this, but it was not unexpected.

Soros's close ties to Washington are also well known.

David Rubinstein obviously wanted to have a few more words with Simon, but the initiative was quickly snatched away by Soros: "Simon, I went to Russia some time ago, and I heard that you were in Ukraine at that time. ”

"yes, vacation. ”

Soros showed a helpless expression and glanced at the three vases beside Simon: "Simon, you live in heaven almost every day, do you still need a special vacation?"

"Of course, I'm going to go on vacation to Australia in a while. ”

Simon actually doesn't really want to pick up Soros's topic about Russia, saying too much, in case this financial giant jumps out of the Russian financial quagmire starting next year in advance, it will not be good, and he is still waiting to help Soros clean up the 'mess', such as the stake in a state-owned telecommunications company that is likely to be won by the Russian oligarch Potanin supported by Soros.

"Actually, George, I don't have any special plans for many things now, and now I just scatter seeds here and there, and then, waiting to see which ones will sprout, and when they grow well, I will water them and bear fruit, and everyone will be happy. ”

When Soros heard this, his expression was cautious and complicated: "Simon, hearing you say that, I am a little shocked. Last time you sowed seeds everywhere, and then, everybody saw it now, Igrett, Cisco, AOL, ......"

Simon spoke well: "George, many of my moves are on the bright side, if you think it's promising, the Quantum Fund can follow up." ”

Simon's voice fell, and David Rubinstein, who was standing next to Soros, couldn't help but shake his hand holding the cocktail glass slightly.

The gateway to a new world.

Soros obviously didn't have David Rubinstein's mind at all, his solemn expression turned away, and he turned into a wry smile: "The problem is here, Simon, I can't afford to keep up." ”

After several successive financial snipers became famous, the quantum fund now controls funds at the level of tens of billions of dollars, however, in the face of the Westeros system, which has controlled assets of more than two trillion dollars, the quantum fund is still not enough. Simon says he's sowing seeds everywhere, and even assuming that all of the targets are handpicked by the young man, the Quantum Fund can't keep up.

Even if you sow it with a few of them, who knows how to maintain the seeds after they germinate in order to blossom and bear fruit?

Now a series of new technology companies such as Igrett seem to have been unstoppable all the way, but if someone could really see this prospect at the beginning, and even know what to do after seeing it, how could these super-giant companies with an eye-popping market value now be the turn of this new money junior who has just risen for many years to dominate.

All in all, hearing Simon say that he was sowing seeds again, Soros was really a little shocked.

Soros actually has some ideas.

Simon's sowing of seeds this time is actually similar to the little arrangement for Jill Peckett in the Southampton villa in the evening. Or, the industrial layout of the Rivne region of Ukraine. Even, a little bigger, like a short, sparsely haired man in Russia, and so on.

These are no longer the forward-looking layouts of the new technology industry for several consecutive years after the 87 stock market crash.

After reaching the top, Simon, who is indeed a little confused about the future, has been sowing seeds in a somewhat messy manner in the past two years, so there is no clear expectation of future benefits.

However, many years later, when the 'seeds' that Simon sowed all over the world over the years grew one after another, almost covering the entire world, not only Soros confirmed that the heart was beating at this moment, but the whole world at that time was inevitably shocked.