Chapter 437: A Statement
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Cape Dume Estate.
As soon as the car stopped, Janet, who was already waiting outside the villa, walked over.
Veronica Johnston stepped out of the car door, still in a serious women's black suit and black heels.
His eyes subconsciously fell on Janet's bulging belly, and Veronica's habitually cold face showed some softness, and the corners of her mouth seemed to be picky.
"Okay, okay, iceberg, don't force it if you can't laugh, it looks so weird. Janet came to Veronica, hugged her aunt affectionately, hugged her carefully, and teased, and said, "Also, you are finally willing to come to see me." โ
Veronica gently patted Janet on the back and whispered as if explaining, "I'm busy." โ
Janet just teased and didn't continue the topic, put her arm around Veronica and turned to the Shell Villa and said, "Look, my house with Simon, beautiful, right?"
Veronica looked up at the building, which had actually been photographed in many magazines.
Because of the unique design and location of this villa, there has been a similar trend of architectural design in recent years. Veronica also knows that the Westeros Mansion in Manhattan, which is under construction, will definitely be more eye-catching than the shell villa in front of her.
After admiring Janet for a while, Veronica nodded, "It's beautiful." โ
Janet giggled a few times with a little smugness, and continued to take Veronica's arm and said, "Let's go in, take you around first, besides, I have prepared the room for you, and I will stay here for the next two days." โ
Veronica shook her head when she heard this, "I have already booked a room at Hilton, and my luggage has been delivered." โ
"Then retreat, if you come to Los Angeles to stay in a hotel instead of staying at home, the media will definitely guess, and it is enough to release people in the past few days. โ
Janet said, not forgetting to turn around and tell Neil Bennett, who had picked up Veronica, to go to Hilton to pick up her luggage.
Veronica hesitated, thinking that Simon had not been in Los Angeles for the last few days, so she didn't insist anymore.
If not...... She's not coming over this time.
Today is Wednesday, September 25th.
Veronica rushed to Los Angeles to attend to some MGM matters in addition to visiting Janet.
The two of them took a brief turn around the shell villa, chatting about various recent trivia while visiting, of course, most of the time it was Janet who was talking.
Finally, I sat down on the sofa by the glass curtain wall by the sea of the villa, and the time was still more than ten o'clock in the morning.
In Los Angeles at the end of September, the sun was just right in the morning, and the view of the blue sky and white clouds outside the curtain wall was even more beautiful.
Snuggled up next to Veronica a little pesteringly, Janet said: "Work things aside, I've already asked people to start preparing lunch, if you're tired, you can rest first after eating, Australia now, well, when should it be?"
Veronica took the glass of water handed over by Lady D, thanked her, and replied to Janet: "It should be five o'clock in the morning, I slept on the plane, and I don't need to rest." โ
"Our 767 is very good, isn't it? It's a pity that Simon will come back the day after tomorrow, and the plane will go to Europe to pick up people, otherwise he can send you back. โ
Veronica is here today, and after dealing with this matter in the next two days, she will rush back to Australia on the afternoon of the 27th, and Simon will probably return to Los Angeles from Europe at about the same time.
In fact, of course, it is okay to stagger the time a little.
However, neither Veronica nor Janet mentioned this issue.
The two were chatting casually, and the housekeeper Alice Ferguson came over with a folder, and after greeting Veronica, she handed the folder to Janet and said, "Mr. Norman has prepared the statement, ma'am, if it's okay, it can be published in the Los Angeles Times tomorrow." โ
Janet let go of the folder.
With the release of the new issue of the Forbes American 400 rich list, and recently, there have been people claiming that Simon's parents want to recognize their relatives, and the coping strategy that Simon and Janet discussed at the beginning also made some small disclosures.
The imagination of the media is always very rich.
The exposure of the money-collecting couple makes the whole thing seem more like a farce. However, some people have questioned whether there are other ulterior stories behind this incident.
Although no one has traced who bought the couple, Simon himself has become the object of suspicion in some media outlets.
After several phone calls between Simon and Janet, Simon decided to make a complete decision.
The basic content of this statement is that Simon Westeros has learned of his background and has dealt with the matter in private, and in view of this, all those who try to recognize his relatives can only be impostors, and Simon Westeros will not respond to matters related to this in the future.
This statement, of course, is true for Simon.
Janet certainly didn't know something, though.
Because Janet was next to her, Veronica also looked at the statement document in her hand, and there was inevitably something strange in her expression, and she looked at Janet carefully with some trepidation.
He told her to keep this secret forever.
She kept the secret tightly, and even if Janet misunderstood something, she didn't explain it.
Right now.
Did he tell Jenny?
Janet read the statement in her hand twice carefully, handed it to the housekeeper beside her, and said, "No problem, let George send it out." โ
When the housekeeper walked away, Janet looked back at her aunt, noticed the twinkle in Veronica's eyes, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Veronica tried to calm herself down as much as she could, and said casually, "Simon, did he find his parents?"
Janet shook her head, nodded again, and said, "Recently, anyway, you should know that every time the Forbes list is released in recent years, many people will jump out and claim to be Simon's parents, so we want to end similar farce through this statement just now." Actually, I think Simon should know who his parents are, but he won't tell me, and besides, he must have had a bad time when he was a child, and he has no intention of recognizing his relatives at all. โ
Veronica didn't really want her family to know about certain things.
However, hearing that Simon didn't tell Janet, she was a little worried, and said, "Jenny, is he good for you?"
Janet picked up the small fruit bowl that Girl D had just sent over from the coffee table in front of her, ate the fruit with a small fork, blinked a few times when she heard this, and said with a smile: "Of course." โ
"That," Veronica said, gesturing to Janet's belly, "he's going to Europe this time?"
"After he was pregnant, he would come back from work at 5 o'clock every day in Los Angeles to accompany me, and he rarely left work before 6 o'clock. There is no way to go to Europe this time, the project "Wonder Woman" is very important to Daenerys Entertainment. Janet explained, leaning over and rubbing against her aunt, and said, "Well, the little bastard, though he may have some out-of-the-ordinary thoughts, is really good to me." Iceberg, you, huh...... You just have to stay away from him, and don't let him get his way, or it's going to be bad. โ
Unclear why, Janet is convinced that Simon has a bad idea of her aunt.
Other times, it is still customary to call Veronica 'iceberg', a habit from childhood to adulthood, how easy it is to change it in a short period of time. However, in order to remind a certain guy, in front of him, she actually deliberately changed her name to Veronica 'Aunt'.
It's just that it doesn't seem to have any effect.
Occasionally, Janet wondered what she would do if she really let someone get her way.
A big fight?
She doesn't have this attribute point in her bones at all, and she won't quarrel with people.
Beat him up?
It's too light.
What's more, thinking about his man's physique, even if he doesn't fight back, she probably won't have much effect if she hits it.
Kill him?
Well, reluctantly.
Divorce him?
Didn't think about it.
Cold war?
This one is too lethal.
Even, she felt that this kind of thing, if it really happened, it seems, is not so serious?
Veronica had already explained that night last time, and when Janet started talking nonsense again, she could only glare at her helplessly, but she didn't say anything more, just didn't hear it.
At 11 o'clock, Lady D came over to remind her that lunch was ready.
After lunch, although she said that she had rested on the plane, Veronica was sent by Janet to take a nap in the arranged room.
I just took a nap for more than an hour, and when I woke up, it was not yet two o'clock in the afternoon.
Downstairs, Janet was talking on the phone with Simon, who was far away in Italy, in a seaside living room on the east side of the villa hall.
Sitting quietly listening to Janet and Simon, it seemed to be late at ten o'clock in the night on the Italian side, and the other side was obviously very patient, so he was relieved.
The Wonder Woman crew was recently stationed in the city of Naples in southern Italy.
Naples is also a large city with a long history in Italy, the famous city of Pompeii is just outside Naples, and there are many architectural relics from the ancient Greek and Roman periods near the city, which is very suitable as a location for filming on a paradise island.
Simon stayed in Venice for one night and arrived in Naples the next day.
In order to match Simon's schedule, the crew deliberately arranged an important battle scene this week, that is, the battle that the German army followed Steve to Paradise Island and encountered the Amazons.
After continuous "Batman: Time to War", "Batman: The Dark Knight", "The Flash" and other films, the strength of the behind-the-scenes action team cultivated by Daenerys Entertainment is vividly demonstrated in this scene.
In the original time and space, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is still very outstanding in the absence of a big-name director, and the important reason why the series is still very good is the strong behind-the-scenes action special effects team, which Simon has attached great importance to from the beginning.
Not only that, but Simon's selection of Martin Campbell, the director of "Wonder Woman", is also stronger than the rookie directors promoted by the Marvel Cinematic Universe in memory.
Although for Hollywood, Simon's original three people, Jane de Bont of the "Batman" series, Martin Campbell of the "Wonder Woman" series and Roland Emmerich of the "Superman" series, can only be regarded as newcomers or second-tier directors, however, Simon knows that the potential of these people is far greater than that of those real rookie directors in memory.
Elements such as personal style have been considered in advance, and several directors also cherish the opportunity, and none of them dare to act arbitrarily.
Therefore, from "Batman: The Dark Knight" to this "Wonder Woman", or counting Warner's "The Flash", which will be released at the end of the year, the success of "Batman: The Dark Knight" has been proven, and the shooting results of the other two have also met Simon's expectations.
Just in time for Forbes to announce the new annual list of America's 400 richest people, Simon keeps receiving all kinds of party invitations in addition to working during the day.
Having decided to expand into Europe, Simon did not refuse the hospitality of the Italian landlord.
Moreover, these people were sincere enough to choose the meeting place in Naples.
Tonight we attended a gathering of Italy's famous Agnelli family, on a yacht off the coast of Naples.
As the control of the Fiat Group, the Agnelli family is known as the real 'royal family' in Italy, and Simon's Lamborghini company, which he had previously wanted to buy, was acquired by the Fiat Group.
Of course, the Agnelli family is rich, only relative to Italy.
The family's overall wealth translates to less than $5 billion in dollars.
However, the influence of the Agnelli family on the country is unmatched by a new rich man like Simon.
Except for Lamborghini, which had the idea of 'collecting', Simon has no idea of entering the traditional automobile industry.
As we all know, after entering the new century, the traditional automobile industry will decline rapidly.
However, Simon's participation in this gathering is certainly not without purpose.
In addition to building a good relationship with Italy, the largest local snake, the two sides actually have a lot of places to cooperate, such as car advertising placement in the film produced by Daenerys Entertainment.
Car placement has always been a big advertising entry in Hollywood, and the most well-known is probably the 007 series for Aston Martin.
In addition, the establishment of this network will certainly be of great benefit to the development of the Westeros system in Italy, and the Agnelli family also has the idea of going out of Italy, and the two sides can be said to have hit it off.
Back at my accommodation in downtown Naples, it was already ten o'clock in the evening.
Thinking about some details of tonight's party, Simon called Los Angeles to talk to Janet on the phone as usual, discussed some things about the statement, and was teased by Janet at the end, claiming that his aunt was sitting next to him, and asked Simon if he wanted to go back early.
Naturally, it is impossible to advance.
Tomorrow is the opening of Milan Fashion Week.
Gucci's catwalk this time is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, and Simon must participate in the big show the day after tomorrow to return.