The indulgence lasts until late at night, and after all, it will be over.

After all the guests were sent away, the employees of the party company cleaned up the mess and withdrew, and it was already 12 o'clock in the morning.

Janet took a shower and walked barefoot out of the bathroom in a light suspender nightdress, and saw Simon sitting on the single sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window of the bedroom, still wearing an evening shirt and trousers, holding a thick book in her hand, and flipping through it with a slight frown.

So he walked over, curled up like a cat in the man's arms, took the book from his hand and looked at it, this is the oriental book called "Dream of the Red Mansion" he talked about a few days ago, but it is the original Chinese version.

She has only read a small part of the English version so far, and at this time, looking at those square words with a lot of strokes, Janet suddenly became a little dizzy, threw the book aside at will, reached out and put her arm around the man's neck, and said, "If you don't like it, we can rent a venue for a party in the future, not at home." ”

As she said this, Janet had a smile on her face.

After knowing each other for so long, I can naturally realize that he is a person who cares a lot about personal space.

And then.

The lion's territory had been 'invaded' by more than two hundred of his kind for a whole night, and you can imagine how uncomfortable he would be.

"That would be too insincere," Simon noticed the smile on the woman's face in his arms, and also smiled, lowered his head and kissed the woman on the lips, "I was just thinking that I might be able to buy this place at the end of the year and use it for parties in the future." ”

At the end of the year.

Janet thought back to the recent trend of the North American stock market, and listened to a flaw in the man's words that was unconsciously revealed, but she didn't pierce it, and nodded: "Okay." ”

Simon noticed a hint of cunning flashing in Janet's eyes, realized something, and just smiled. There are too many secrets on his body that are not humane, and if he is on guard all the time, the two of them will not be able to get along at all.

In fact, Simon occasionally consciously reveals some things to women, such as the book "Dream of Red Mansions" that she just left next to her. The last time he accidentally talked about it, he took the time to let people buy it, an English translation for women, and an original Chinese version for himself.

Unfortunately, the Chinese version did not find the simplified version, and the traditional version was obtained. Of course, there is no obstacle to reading.

Thinking so, Simon stretched out his index finger and wiped it on the woman's lips, but he couldn't erase her smile, so he added, "Baby, what would you do if you found out that I was actually an alien one day?"

Janet's eyelashes flashed, her face showed anticipation, and she said, "Give birth to an alien baby." ”

Simon nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that my plan to invade Earth will not be hindered too much." ”

"Hehe," Janet laughed, changing into a more comfortable position in Simon's arms, and asked, "Didn't Goldberg give you a check when he left, how much?"

Simon took the copy of "Dream of the Red Chamber" back, found a check tucked between the pages and handed it to Janet.

Janet took it and glanced at it, and said in surprise: "$1 million, Fox is really generous." ”

"yes, I didn't expect that either. ”

After the box office of "The Butterfly Effect" was released the next weekend, in order to let Simon cooperate with the follow-up promotion, Fox not only gave him $300,000, but also promised to pay Simon another bonus after the film's North American box office exceeded 100 million.

Ronald Goldberg, president of Fox Films, was also present at tonight's party, leaving the check as he made good on his promise.

$1,000,000.

It was indeed beyond Simon's expectations.

Ronald Goldberg's contract expires next year, and in Simon's view, the likelihood of News Corp renewing his contract with the other party is almost zero.

Therefore, it is likely that this check was the result of Barry Diller's intervention.

After Ronald Goldberg's departure, Barry Dieller will definitely personally intervene in the operations of Fox Films, and this check is obviously intended to make friends with Simon in advance.

Of course, when you think about it, compared to the profits that Fox Film can make from the entire project of "The Butterfly Effect", Simon's bonus is actually not an exaggeration.

The total production and publicity cost invested by Fox Film for "The Butterfly Effect" is only about $20 million, and just more than $100 million at the North American box office is enough to bring the company a net profit of no less than $30 million.

Janet played with the check in her hand, but after a while, she laughed again and said, "If Fox knew that you had already received more than $30 million from the stock index futures market in just over this month, maybe you wouldn't have taken out this $1 million again, and you wouldn't care too much anyway." ”

In the more than a month since Simon established 4,500 long contracts in S&P 500 futures in mid-May, the S&P 500 has risen from around 270 points to 287 points at Friday's close.

Westeros' long positions are opened in the range of 270 to 275 points, with an average of around 272 points.

Thereupon.

In a little over a month, the average index of all 4,500 contracts rose by 15 points, and each point of index increase meant a profit of $2.25 million, and the book profit of the S&P 500 long contract held by Westeros had reached $33.75 million.

$33.75 million is just the beginning.

Even so, Simon held Janet's small hand and felt the unique texture of the check paper, and said, "Of course I care, this is $1 million, and many people can't make that much money in their lifetime." ”

Janet raised her face to look at Simon and said, "There is already so much money, so what are you going to buy?"

Simon thought about it for a moment, then shook his head.

Janet was puzzled, "What? Or are you going to be like Warren Buffett's old man who picks the door and only makes money without spending money?"

According to recent public data, Warren Buffett's net worth is now only about $2 billion, which is comparable to the wealth of the Janet family. However, Buffett has accumulated such a huge fortune almost from scratch by relying entirely on value investing, and his career is legendary, and his fame in North America over the years has become a household name.

Simon listened to Janet's call for Buffett's 'old man', but he laughed, pinched the woman's delicate face, and said: "It's not good to call others like this in private." And I'm not going to be like him, but I still have too little money in my hands. ”

"I didn't call him that in private, I called him that to my face, old man," Janet said proudly, opening Simon's hand, and then added, "Too little? You're only 19 years old, little bastard, tens of millions of dollars, and less?"

"Of course," Simon nodded, "basically nothing." ”

"What the hell do you want to do?"

"That's a lot," Simon said, looking at the woman in his arms, "of course, the ultimate goal must be to conquer the world." ”

Janet nodded and said persistently, "Then, let's talk about something that can be bought with money, this is easier to achieve?"

"What can be bought with money, first of all, there must be a good house. However, I wish there was a Westeros house in every city in the world that I could possibly visit. Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami, Las Vegas, London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Venice, Amsterdam, etc., etc., etc.," Simon counted randomly, and when he saw that the woman in his arms had widened his eyes, he added with a smile: "Of course, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and the like in Australia must also be there." ”

Janet heard Simon mention Australia, her long eyelashes flickered a few times, and she thought to herself.

Not to mention the cost of buying countless luxury homes in major cities around the world, but the annual maintenance costs of these properties are estimated to be affordable by few people in the world.

But.

This should be Janet Johnston's boyfriend.

Then he asked, "What about the others?"

Simon continued: "If you want to go to the place you are interested in at any time, of course, you need a private jet, and it must be an ultra-long-range private jet that can connect any two cities in the world, presumably, a slight modification of the Boeing 747 is enough. You know, I'm a person who doesn't feel very secure, and I definitely need to have a backup, but buying two is a bit of a follower of Air Force One. So, it's better to buy one more. ”

Three Boeing 747s.

This one.

How much does a Boeing 747 cost?

And.

If you buy so many planes, you must have your own airport, right?

On top of that, the maintenance costs of a private jet can be much higher than a house. Many wealthy people simply choose to charter a private jet because they cannot afford the cost of all aspects equivalent to about 10% of the cost of a private jet every year.

But.

Although it costs a little money, this wish seems to be cooler.

So I asked again with some expectation, "Is there anything else?"

Simon continued: "I wanted to have my own private island. ”

Well?

Janet was immediately disappointed.

Private island.

It's too easy.

Shaking the check still in her hand, Janet looked at Simon and said: "Private islands are easy to buy, our family has a private island on the Aegean side, my grandfather bought it more than ten years ago, more than 20 square miles, and it only cost 3 million Australian dollars at that time." ”

Simon shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about this kind of island. ”

Janet blinked, "What's that?"

Simon thought for a moment, picked the woman up from his arms, and pulled her to the study next door.

A world map hangs on the wall of the study.

Simon picked up the black pen next to the other clipboard, and under Janet's curious gaze, he casually circled a small 'island' on the world map, and said, "I think this is a good place, the end of the world, and the area is big enough." I don't want to buy an island that I can cross in a few dozen minutes. Here, we can hike for a month. ”

Tasmania.

Janet looked at Simon's enclosed island, and was finally a little surprised.

Located in the southeast corner of mainland Australia, Tasmania looks like a continental earring from the map, and is home to the world's only oviparous mammal, the platypus.

Janet is still very familiar with Tasmania, which happens to be across the sea from Melbourne, where she grew up.

However, Tasmania is by no means comparable to a small island in the Aegean Sea with only more than 20 square miles, because the total area of this island is more than 20,000 square miles, which is completely different from those private islands that can be traded.

In North America, super-farmers such as CNN boss Ted Turner who like to buy land only have one or two million acres of private land at most. The island of Tasmania, which is more than 20,000 square miles, is more than 10 million acres in total area. If he could buy the island in its entirety, Simon would immediately become one of the people with the most private land in the world.

After looking at the world map in front of her for a while, Janet turned to the man next to her and said, "Simon, this island is a bit big." Do you know how big Tasmania is?"

"68,401 square kilometers," Simon deftly reported a number, still sticking to his preferred metric measure, noticing the confusion in the woman's eyes, and took the initiative to explain, "You know, Jenny. I used to live in a very small house with almost nothing to myself. Now, now that I have the opportunity, I may still have the strength, of course, to realize some of my dreams. ”

Janet felt the vicissitudes in Simon's tone that should not have been the norm of a 19-year-old boy at all, grabbed the man's hand and shook it vigorously, nodded and said, "Simon, we will definitely be able to achieve this." ”

Simon grabbed the woman's small hand with his backhand and said, "Of course." So, go ahead and help me. Last time, I just did a little bit and shook my hands, this time I hold on a little more. ”

"Don't," to Simon's surprise, Janet shook her head directly this time, leaned sideways against the man, and said, "Little bastard, I find that I still prefer to wrap around you like a vine, I can climb as high as you grow." ”

Simon nodded and said, "Like, I like this too." ”

"Hehe," Janet smiled and scratched at Simon's body, as if trying to find out where it would be easier to wrap around, and added, "Actually, if you want to achieve what you just said, you don't need to wait until later, we can start now." ”

"Huh?"

Janet shook the check that was still in her other hand, gestured to the island of Tasmania on the map, and said, "68,401 square kilometers, which is larger than many states in the United States, and it is impossible to buy it all at once." However, from now on, if we buy some every year, one day the island will be completely ours. Tasmania is actually quite desolate, mostly with primeval forests and barren mountains next door. Just this $1 million is enough for us to buy a large piece of land. By the way, there are hundreds of thousands of people on the island, and if you want to do this, you must plan carefully. Well, it's best to set up a lot of shell companies, and then buy them secretly unconsciously, otherwise it will definitely cause land prices to rise. ”

Simon became more and more excited as he listened to Janet's words, raised his wrist to look at his watch, and said, "Since this is the case, then this matter will be left to you." For now, though, we'd better go to sleep. ”

Janet was obediently pulled out of the study by Simon, the man took a shower, and the two hugged each other on the big bed.

It's just that I'm still very excited.

Discussing with Simon in detail how to settle down after buying the whole of Tasmania, he then talked about his other two wishes. This continued until more than two o'clock in the morning, feeling the steady breathing of the man next to her, she still did not fall asleep.

Repeatedly recalling the bits and pieces of dreams in the middle of the night.

At one point, it suddenly dawned on me.

In many moments together, she could clearly feel that there were too many things bound in his heart.

Maybe.

All he really wants is freedom.