"Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed this party tonight, George...... China, the scenery is beautiful, the food is delicious, in fact, you can go there in person, as long as you don't bring the quantum fund...... Of course, there is no problem with investing, but I don't think you have put that on your mind in recent years, and the Mexican peso is not much worse than the one in '92...... The IPO of Igret, if listed, should be in the second half of next year...... If you want to short technology stocks, don't bother, let's bet directly, how many short orders you throw, Cersei Capital will all follow...... Who can be sure of this kind of thing, I just believe that I have a better chance of winning. ”

“......”

"Yes, it's already finished, and it's in the late stage...... It's just an interesting idea that I occasionally come up with, playing tickets...... It's not new to say it now, Terry, if you're interested, you can come and watch ...... "Jumanji" during the test screening, I'm still a little hesitant about the script of the project, and now I have two ideas, I don't know which one is better, let's discuss it when the script outline comes out. Next year's schedule is full, and this project doesn't need to be in a hurry, and it can't be rushed. ”

“......”

"Rupert, one thing came to my mind when I saw you, and we should take the time to talk about the political stance of the Fox television network...... Yes, it seems that you have understood what I mean, you are on the side of the Republicans, I am on the side of the Democrats, as long as they cooperate properly, it will be beneficial to both of us...... Not surprisingly, the bill to lift the ban on media consolidation will go to Congress next month, and FOX will be able to develop into a truly national public television network. ”

“......”

"Charlie, you can directly tell Mr. Lei Shidong that MGM is not for sale, so don't think about it. Also, I'm very interested in Viacom, you can help me ask him if he sells it, it's serious, no kidding...... Heh, it's not appropriate for you, a Morgan Stanley CEO, to ask me about the trend of technology stocks...... We have cooperated very happily over the years, and the lead underwriters of the Igrete IPO must still be you and Goldman Sachs, which will not change, but the scale of this IPO is larger than that of Daenerys Entertainment, and I also need to consider the risks, and the introduction of some sub-underwriters is a must. ”

“......”

"The IE window goes to the heart of our settlement agreement with the Department of Justice, and it's impossible to take a chance, Steve, the traffic of the AOL portal needs you to fight through content and services. And, once again, I must remind you that online services can only be AOL's ancillary business, and you have to focus on the ISP business. ”

“......”

"I did take in a lot of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae stocks, both companies have a federal credit guarantee and an exclusive franchise license in the U.S. home loan market, which is a complete monopoly, and now that the real estate industry is recovering, it's definitely the best opportunity to buy, Westeros has a 4.9% stake in both companies, with a total investment of $1.2 billion, which has now risen to $1.5 billion...... I borrowed the money, but just now the paper profit is enough to pay the interest for the next three years, which is very cost-effective, isn't it...... I certainly don't want to be targeted by the SEC, Fink, so I'm still going to submit my shareholding materials to the boards of directors of both companies, and I can postpone this if Black Rock wants to increase his holdings...... That's right, hold it for a long time, I promise that it will be at least five years or more, and it will not affect the operation on your side. ”

“......”

"I'm sorry, Steve, but with a 20% stake in ESPN, I can't support your plan to buy out the rights to the National Football League right now, which involves billions of dollars, and even if I wanted to, Murphy and Buffett wouldn't have agreed. Still, if you want, you can wait another year...... Well, what did I just say?"

“......”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mark, and I'm going to be nice to B in the future, and if I hear you bullying her, I'll settle accounts with you...... Goldman Sachs has mentioned to you again that it wants to take a stake in Aliya...... So, Friedman is here, and I'll mention it to him later. That's not how business works...... By the way, how is the lawsuit with Bloomberg, tell me?"

“......”

"Happy New Year, Donald, this is ...... Nice to meet you, Ivanka, you must have inherited more of your mom's genes...... Who made your dad so ugly. ”

“......”

"Yes, I've already seen the joint venture plan, and it's very good. However, I don't really like the name 'Ligao', it doesn't sound smooth at all, since I want to ask for a lip color, it's called 'BBK', BBK Electronics Co., Ltd....... It's almost the New Year in China, when are you going to go back...... I still have to go home for the New Year, let's go back together, and communicate with Duan Duo in person by the way...... Well, your salary, settle it for a year in advance, and talk to A tomorrow. ”

“......”

"Yes, I didn't expect the 'Information Age' marketing plan to be so successful, which only shows once again that a new era is coming. However, Raymond, you don't need to envy at all, Verizon's current focus on the development of mobile communication business, the future industry scale will not be much worse than the Internet. As soon as the Clinton administration's Telecommunications Act is enacted, Verizon will be able to execute the next step in its expansion plans. ”

“......”

"Hello, Paris, Nikki, you look like twins...... Why do I know you're not twins, uh, it's not good for a little girl to be so tricky, learn from your sister, how cute...... So, Miss Hilton, how about dancing together?"

When Mr. and Mrs. Spurt and Mr. and Mrs. Levison saw Simon again in the hall of the villa, the man had just left the dance floor, holding a little girl with a flushed face.

This is Nikki, the second daughter of the Hiltons.

The little girl is actually only 11 years old, her figure has begun to draw, and her slim appearance has been wiped by her parents who violated the 12-year-old rule on the invitation letter, but no one will pursue this.

In fact, this is the case with many of the children who came with their parents tonight.

Politely returning the girl to the Hiltons standing next to the dance floor, they chatted a few more words, and saw the Spurt family coming over, Simon nodded to the Hiltons, and turned away in the disappointed gaze of Paris, who was preempted by his sister on the other side.

The New Year's Eve party that started at 7 o'clock was accompanied by endless wine and food, as well as music, dance, and magic.

In just over half an hour, the New Year's bell is about to ring.

The party is sure to end after the New Year's bell, which is why the Levissons are desperate to strike up a conversation with Simon Westeros, or they might not have a chance. After a few hours of communication, the Levissons have already gotten to know many of the core backbones of the Westeros system, however, if they want to get the Levison Group out of trouble, it still needs Simon himself to make a decision.

Grabbing a glass of red wine from a passing waiter's tray, Simon approached and asked, "Are you having a good night?"

"Of course, this party is fantastic," Francis Levison replied with some haste to add, "Simon, can we talk alone?"

Simon smiled and pointed to the hallway on the east side of the hall, "Let's go over there." ”

As he spoke, he turned and walked towards the corridor first, and the Levissons hurriedly followed, but the Graces couple hesitated slightly, but still stopped.

Arriving at the small living room on the east side of the villa with access to the backyard lawn, you find the Robert Iger couple and several family members of the East Coast TV department executives, as well as the Kardashians, whom Simon remembers to be very familiar with.

Everyone greeted each other again, and Simon didn't need to mention it, and Egg, who realized that a few people had something to talk about, took the initiative to leave with the others and let the living room out.

Motioning for the Levissons to sit down casually, Simon himself sat on the single couch on one side.

I had drunk a lot of wine tonight, and I was somewhat drunk at this time, holding the red wine crookedly in my hand, and my body seemed to be a little crooked, and I was able to tilt my head sideways, just in time to see the familiar body of Mrs. Levison wrapped in a black evening dress, sitting in the corner of the couch closest to me.

Simon likes to hunt colors, but he is not abrupt, he believes that twisted melons are not sweet, and usually makes a move after confirming that a woman is willing.

Therefore, he simply glanced at it, quickly withdrew his gaze, sat up straight and looked at Francis Levisson, but motioned for the other party to speak first.

Mr. and Mrs. Levison had heard of Simon Westeros, but at this moment, Francis Levison could only turn a blind eye to the gaze of a young man looking at his wife.

But Mrs. Levisson, Bryce Levison, gathered her legs together without a trace, and glanced over to her, intentionally or unintentionally.

Women are the ones who please themselves.

Being able to attract the interest of this very young and unusually wealthy super-tycoon inevitably gave Bryce Levison some vanity.

Francis Levison had already been in contact with James Raybould and several of Cersei Capital's principals, so he realized that the Westeros system was probably already interested in the Levison Group.

Receiving Simon's hint, Levison sorted out his thoughts for a moment and took the initiative to speak: "Mr. Westeros, I think you should already know something about my family company, and if you can, I hope that the Westeros system can inject capital into the Levison Group." I'm not very demanding, only $500 million, and I guarantee you'll get enough in return. ”

Simon took a sip of the slightly cold red wine, and his thoughts became clearer.

This is a New Year's Eve party, and it is not intended to be an occasion to talk about things, but after a few hours of communication, I unknowingly discussed a lot of work-related topics.

On weekdays, there are not many opportunities for people to communicate with Simon in person, and this is inevitable.

Hearing Levison's obviously ambiguous offer, Simon's originally modest interest diminished a lot, and he shook his head slightly and said, "Frank, if it's just a small business of $500 million, you can take the time to talk to Jim and them, it's party time." ”

When Francis Levison heard this, he was also a little embarrassed.

The main problem facing the Levison Group now is actually the lack of confidence of investors in the company, everyone can see that the real estate market has begun to recover, but no one knows how long the darkness before the dawn will last, and whether the Levison Group, which has been strained by the capital chain, will be able to survive until the dawn comes.

If it doesn't survive that day, the result will be a domino collapse.

Francis Levison wants to cooperate with Simon, and the most important thing is that the participation of the Westeros system can bring key market confidence to the Levison Group, so let alone 500 million US dollars, even if Simon only invests 100 million US dollars in the Levison Group, the news will spread, the company's creditors will immediately be stabilized, and it will be much easier to refinance.

It's a pity that there are obviously no such simple good things in this world.

After hesitating for a while, Francis Levison finally said, "Mr. Westeros, 700 million US dollars, you can get 10% of the shares of the Levison Group, is that okay?"

Just now, Francis Levison did not say whether the $500 million would be equity or debt.

Now it's a step forward.

Simon shook his head again without hesitation: "Frank, I think you're playing tricks on me." ”

Saying this, Simon stood up directly: "That's it, just contact Jim and them when you think about it." ”

Simon got up, and the Levissons stood up at once.

Francis Levison also understood that his offer was not sincere, he just wanted to leave enough chips to bargain, but he didn't want the young man in front of him to want to bargain with him at all.

Seeing Simon walking out with his feet raised, Francis Levison suddenly regretted his procrastination, and was about to catch up, when his wife had already subconsciously stepped forward and grabbed the arm of a young man: "Simon, let's talk again, let's talk again, okay?"

Saying this, as if in a fit of too much urgency, Bryce Levison continued forward, her whole body seemingly clasping the man in one arm.

Everyone immediately paused a little, sensing that their movements were inappropriate, Bryce Levison subconsciously wanted to let go, but finally held back, until he was sure that the man had no intention of going out again, then he slowly let go of the other party's arm, took a step back and stood beside his husband, trying to let himself gently arrange the skirt of the evening dress as if nothing happened.

Simon didn't go back and sit down, but said, "I don't like people who procrastinate too much, Frank, since you're not sincere, I'll offer my price, $1.5 billion, 30% of the Levison Group." ”

Francis Levison, who was still a little concerned about his wife's movements just now, heard this, and subconsciously said: "This is impossible. ”

The Levison family holds only 15 percent of the Levison Group, and because there is no multi-ownership structure, it has relied on the support of a few other important shareholders to firmly control the company. If you sell 30% to Simon Westeros, you will directly give up control of your own company.

What's more, $1.5 billion to buy a 30% stake in the Levison Group is too low.

You know, although the industry assessed fixed assets are only 7 billion US dollars, the debt ratio reaches 75%, but the assets of the Levison Group are very high-quality, there are no unfinished projects, no garbage land, as long as the federal real estate industry recovers, and get sufficient working capital to revitalize existing properties and develop storage plots, it is not impossible for these assets to more than double in value in the next few years.

At that time, it will be $15 billion, to say the least.

The current liabilities of $5.3 billion will no longer be too much of a burden compared to the total assets that will increase in the future.

Simon didn't bargain with Levison anymore, but said, "I understand your general idea, Frank, and I know the current situation of the Levison Group very well. $1.5 billion, 30% of the shares, that's a very sincere offer for me. Because after this deal, the Levison Group will not only have access to sufficient funds, but will also become a member of the Westeros system. Backed by the Westeros system, the company will not only have the opportunity to go beyond Florida in the future, but even have the opportunity to develop into a global real estate development giant, which is the most fundamental value of this transaction. You've got a night to talk to the other shareholders of the Levison Group, and tomorrow morning at nine o'clock in the morning, give me an answer, either close or give up. ”

Simon finished speaking, and this time did not wait for Mrs. Levison to stop him, and turned and left the living room.

When I came to the corridor, I raised my wrist and looked at my watch, there were still more than twenty minutes before twelve o'clock in the morning, and the new year was coming.

Greeting the oncoming guests, he happened to meet his personal military assistants Celia Miller and his wife, Simon stopped the other party, just nodded at Philip Miller, and said to Celia: "Come over tomorrow morning, I have a special task to explain to you." ”

Tomorrow is January 1st, New Year's Day, or Sunday.

No matter how you look at it, it's a rest day.

Celia keenly noticed the man's drunken state, did not refute, nodded, and asked thoughtfully, "Simon, do you want me to help you go upstairs to rest?"

Simon shook his head in refusal and walked alone in the direction of the hall.

Janet went upstairs to rest not long ago because she was a little tired, saying that she would come down again at twelve o'clock, and now she should go downstairs, and the New Year's kiss must not be missed.