New York, Metropolitan Opera.

This is the last song and dance performance of the theme of the "Book of Songs" of the National Wind Art Troupe on Saturday, January 11. Simon came to the West Coast to visit the pregnant women as usual over the weekend, and by the way, he accompanied Grace to watch the show live for the first time tonight.

At the end of the performance, Simon did not mean to meet with the art troupe, and quietly left with Grace and Bryce Levison who rubbed over with him.

I went to a nearby restaurant that was temporarily chartered for supper.

After ordering the meal and returning the menu to the waiter, Bryce Levison glanced at the pair of men and women sitting opposite to him, and said in a sour tone: "I think the performance just now is very ordinary, it's just a group of goblins raised by someone, I really don't understand why so many people have been chasing it recently." ”

Simon simply ignored it.

With a smile on the corner of her mouth, Grace looked at Simon and said softly: "I saw an article in the New York Times, saying that in the past two months, the Metropolitan Opera has performed Chinese classical dance, and just scalpers have made more than a million dollars by reselling tickets. ”

Simon nodded: "I've heard about it too." ”

Since the premiere of the National Style Art Troupe on December 7 last year, it has been held every Wednesday and Saturday until today, a total of 9 performances, because of the quality of the performance itself and the news hype surrounding this matter, the popularity is getting higher and higher, resulting in tickets for each performance being difficult to find, and the result is cheaper.

According to preliminary statistics, the total ticket revenue of the 9 performances at the Metropolitan Opera is only 5.3 million US dollars, but the scalpers outside the venue have earned more than one million through ticket sales at a premium, which is also a recent news hotspot, which in turn has also made the performance of the National Style Art Troupe more concerned.

In fact, scalpers are very common on Broadway.

In Simon's memory, a phenomenal musical "Hamilton" premiered in 2015, and at its most popular, scalpers who made profits by reselling tickets took $60 million from this show in a year.

Bryce only flipped through fashion magazines at most on weekdays, but she didn't care what the newspaper said, and she changed her attitude very indifferently when she heard the words: "In this case, why not increase the price?"

Simon took his coffee and sipped it softly.

Grace helped explain: "Once the ticket price of a Broadway drama is determined, it cannot be changed casually in the future, after all, a drama cannot be popular for a long time, and once the price increase affects the attendance, it may trigger a chain reaction." In addition, scalpers raise ticket prices, which can also play a role in publicity to a certain extent, giving people the impression that this show is very popular. ”

Bryce felt that she had gained knowledge, and then glanced at a guy who ignored her twice in a row: "Grace has been more than three months, what do you plan to do in the future?"

Simon finally replied this time: "Born, raised, and inherited the family business." ”

Brythe's eyes widened slightly: "That's it?"

"Is there any parent who isn't like that?"

"I mean," Bryce thought for a moment, "and you're responsible for Grey too." ”

"Of course, except for marriage, I can't give it, everything else is fine. ”

"Then will you openly admit this child?"

Simon said, "If Grey wants to go public, then make it public." ”

Bryce was immediately dissatisfied: "You are just shirking, Gray loves you so much, she will definitely not make it public for your sake." ”

"Well, when the baby is born, I'll put a front page on the New York Times. ”

"I remember, don't try to fool me when the time comes. ”

Grace finally interrupted: "Don't make a fuss, Bryce, I don't want my child to be stared at by the media all day in the future." ”

Bryce hated Grace and said, "You're just helping him get off the hook, there's no help." ”

After supper, it was close to ten o'clock, Simon wanted to take the two women back to the Fifth Avenue apartment, Grace insisted on going home, and the woman changed her residence again after she became pregnant, located in a 15-story apartment building near Park Avenue on 66th Street, on the 11th floor of a large flat, mainly for privacy.

Separately in the underground parking lot of the building, watching the two women enter the elevator with a pair of female guards, Simon told the driver to leave.

Inside the elevator.

Although there were two people standing next to her, Bryce couldn't help but say, "Why don't you go to his place for the night?"

Grace stroked the lower abdomen that had begun to appear through the windbreaker, and said, "You are also pregnant, you must know that women are not very good-looking when they are pregnant, and I don't want him to see it." ”

Bryce rolled her eyes for a moment, and then said, "I looked good when I was pregnant." ”

Grace just smiled: "I just asked you to leave with him, why don't you go?"

"I ......" Bryce glanced at the two female guards behind her, she couldn't say that she couldn't stand a certain guy's toss alone, and after a pause, she said indiscriminately: "I decided to cut off the relationship with him, I don't want to be suddenly pregnant." ”

Grace didn't answer this time.

It's just that in his heart, he can be sure that unless there is an accident, his little man will not let his best friend get pregnant at all, not because of morality or anything like that, but he actually cares very much about his offspring, but Bryce is by no means a very good candidate for a mother. If it weren't for the fact that she raised her two children, Rita and Ray, she probably wouldn't have the little guy in her womb at all.

On the other side, saying goodbye to Grace and the two, Simon instructed the driver to rush to a block where Madison Avenue and 53rd Street intersect in Midtown.

There is a 36-storey high-end apartment building that was completed just last year.

The girls of the National Style Art Troupe need a place to live in Manhattan to perform, plus the surrounding service team, there are a large number of people, Simon directly bought out the building that has not yet had time to open as a dormitory apartment, the 36-story building, according to the different types of houses, a total of 150 properties, counting the female maid and guard team of more than 200 people in the National Style Art Troupe to live in.

In fact, in other words, this building is a daughter country at this time.

Simon arrived, the male bodyguards around him stayed outside the door, and the security work was quietly taken over by a pair of female guards directly under the Wei family, took the elevator to the 32nd floor of the building, rang the doorbell to enter an apartment, Ms. Liu lived with the little girl who was changed by Simon's name MiuMiu.

Unexpectedly, Simon would arrive, and one of the waitresses who opened the door was quite surprised, and then a group of women who were chatting in the living room stood up one after another.

Simon looked at the past, except for the mother and daughter, the others should be the choreographers and teachers of the National Style Art Troupe.

"Dad. ”

A certain little girl ran over first, her expression was excited, but she was inevitably timid when she came closer.

Simon picked up MiuMiu, walked directly to the sofa and sat down, put the little girl on his lap, looked at the five or six women around him, and asked with a smile, "What are you talking about so late?"

Simon used standard Mandarin, and the others still didn't react that Westeros would suddenly enter the door, and finally Ms. Liu spoke first: "Simon, that's the case, today's last show, in the past two months, the performance of the art troupe has been very successful, and everyone can't sleep, so come over and celebrate together." ”

"It's time to celebrate. ”

Simon nodded, glancing at the red wine and fruit salad on the coffee table, "It seems that I didn't show up at the right time to disturb you." ”

Ms. Liu hurriedly shook her head: "Of course not." ”

Seeing the woman's slightly flustered appearance, Simon changed his posture with the little girl in his arms, and said: "This performance is indeed a success, and you will also return to China for the New Year in the near future, so I will ask Chen to come up with a reward plan tomorrow, and everyone will have it." ”

The women who still didn't dare to sit down showed happy expressions, and Ms. Liu said, "Simon, then, I'll thank you for everyone." ”

"Don't be so polite," Simon smiled, resting his chin on the little girl's head in his arms, causing the girl in his arms to chuckle as he looked at the other women, "However, this is the only way to go for this celebration, or you can take the wine to another apartment and drink it." ”

When Simon said this, Ms. Liu's face suddenly turned rosy, and several other women said goodbye with interest.

However, the action is not so neat.

For Ms. Liu's mother and daughter, if other women say that they are not envious, it is fake.

Not to mention anything else, just from the distribution of apartments in this building, the Guofeng Art Troupe can be said to be distinct. Let's just say that the apartment where the mother and daughter live is a double-storey duplex, with six bedrooms and three living rooms, with a bunch of maids and guards, which is so luxurious that it makes people blush, and these ordinary teachers can only live in a two-bedroom apartment for two people, and there are no maids and guards around, because they themselves are service personnel.

Therefore, at this moment, if a man says to stay and continue to chat and drink a few drinks, even if there is some hesitation in their hearts, it is basically difficult for them to refuse.

Even, if only it could go further......

It's a pity that the man didn't open his mouth after all.

When the others dispersed, Ms. Liu and Angeli, who followed in, quickly instructed the waitress to tidy up the living room, and then came to the man who was talking to his daughter with a bottle of freshly opened red wine.

After pouring a glass of red wine and handing it to the man, and couldn't help but glance at her daughter who was lying in the man's arms, Ms. Liu asked, "Simon, didn't you say you were going to go on a world tour, and many theaters have sent us invitations recently?"

Simon took a goblet and fed the little girl like a doll in his arms a sip of red wine, took a sip of himself, and said, "You arrange it yourself, you can perform a few more shows if you want to, and rest if you don't want to act." ”

"I've inquired that most countries have a one-month break in February, so why don't we start in March?"

"Okay. Simon nodded, saw that the little girl raised her head again, sent the red wine again, and said with a smile: "Children can't drink too much, they will become little drunkards." ”

The girl in her arms deliberately took a big sip when she heard this, and only after swallowing it did she open a pair of black eyes and said coquettishly: "Obviously you fed me by Dad." ”

"Well, my bad. Simon took a sip of the remaining red wine, handed the empty glass to the woman next to him, and asked, "It's the New Year in China, when do you plan to go back?"

"I ......," Ms. Liu paused, and then said, "MiuMiu and I don't plan to return to China this year." ”

Simon was slightly puzzled, and then reacted: "The same is true for everyone else?"

Ms. Liu nodded: "The girls of the art troupe, there are only more than 30 people who want to go back at present. ”

Simon shrugged his shoulders slightly: "Forget it, you can just discuss these things with Ange or Chen." ”

The little girl in her arms said, "Dad, when are you going to China again, I want to go back with you?"

"Oh, then I'll call you next time. ”

"Really?"

"Of course. ”

"Then let's pull the hook. ”

Simon looked at the little girl and stretched out her little finger and deliberately asked, "What is a retractor?"

"It's just that the hook is hung for a hundred years. ”

"Oh, okay. ”

Ms. Liu watched the man and daughter interact intimately, her eyes flashed slightly, the smile on her face remained unchanged, and she waited for a moment before she remembered one more thing: "Simon, just now they, you know, unlike the girls, Dongyue basically has a family, I mean, they all hope to bring some family members over?"

"Yes," Simon was very happy about this, and said: "However, this time they can't get a green card directly, you know, last year, I operated your group of people at one time, and even I spent a lot of thought, and the others can only apply for ordinary visas first." By the way, if it is a child, the Westeros system has a special bursary fund for the children of its employees. ”

When Ms. Liu heard this, she said, "This is great, Dongyue and they must be very happy to hear this news." ”

Simon poured cold water: "The bursary fund only subsidizes the children of employees who are good enough, the very good kind, and the general ones don't be boring, but as long as they can pass the review, the foundation can always fund them to finish college, including in the process of high school and college, and will also provide enough help." ”

Only then did Ms. Liu understand.

There is no free lunch in the world, this so-called student fund, it is obvious that the man in front of him is cultivating descendants for his wealth empire.

Simon looked at the woman's sudden expression and said: "On your side, if the children of other relatives are good enough, they can also recommend them, the standard is probably to be smart and hard-working to the level of having the potential to be admitted to the Ivy League school, just now they are the same, as long as there are good seedlings, I have no limit." ”

Ms. Liu nodded.

The little girl in her arms raised her face again: "Dad, can I go to an Ivy League school in the future?"

"Yes, my little MiuMiu can go to any school he wants. ”

"But, I've heard that those schools are hard to get into, Dad, I'm stupid. ”

Simon pinched the girl's pretty little face: "Of course, MiuMiu is different from others, even if you score zero in the exam, you can get into any school you want to go to." ”

"Then let's pull the hook again?"

"Well, I don't want this. ”

The little girl immediately pouted: "Dad is a liar." ”

"Dad is not a liar, mainly because he is afraid that you will be embarrassed when you go in. I'll tell you, MiuMiu, stupid kids, don't get into the smart kids, you'll doubt life. ”

"Actually, I'm not that stupid. ”

"Well, of course," said Simon, holding the little girl up a little harder and placing it beside him, calling to Angeli, "it's late, take MiuMiu to rest." ”

The little girl reluctantly leaned on Simon's knee: "But, Daddy, I'm not sleepy." ”

Simon lied to the child: "Good, your mother and I have something very important to discuss, and the child can't listen." ”

The girl blinked, turned her head again, and saw her mother's slightly red face and dodging her eyes, and suddenly with a clear little expression, she stuck out her tongue at Simon, and obediently let the housekeeper take her little hand and leave the living room.