Chapter 530: Invitation
Inside an apartment on the banks of the River Spree.
The fifth-floor apartment, the first and second floors are the residences of the bodyguards and maids, the third, fourth and fifth floors are the private spaces of the owner's family, and the fourth and fifth floors have also been transformed into a large duplex with more than 20 rooms.
Alison Norris, the A-girl, arranged for the group to follow Simon to Europe this time, and knocked on the four restless girls of the European maid team before walking upstairs.
In her bedroom on the third floor, she took off her black suit, changed into a light gray pullover and white trousers that looked a little homely but not casual, and simply touched up her makeup in front of the dressing mirror, and Girl A came to the fifth floor with a folder.
Simon was talking on the phone from a living room on the fifth floor overlooking the River Spree.
Noticing this situation, Alison did not lean over, and turned to the master bedroom of the apartment to help Girl B, who came with her this time, sort out the man's luggage.
B-girl Betsy Hope has also changed into a beige jumper and black slim pants, different colors, but the style is exactly the same.
The man likes a certain neat sense of order.
There are many times I have been able to travel with Simon, but this time there is no woman around the man, so the opportunity is good.
Of course, although there are some thoughts instinctively, after a few years, all the girls have also discovered the fact that the possibility of wanting to climb into the bed of the man is very low.
Unless they leave.
Just like the housekeeper Alice Ferguson.
The clever girls probably understand why.
The maid climbed into the man's bed, and it was inevitable that she would have some thoughts that she shouldn't have, and it was difficult to stick to her duty.
The first housekeeper, Sophia Fice, became the head of Melisandre, the second housekeeper, Alice Ferguson, became the head of Amazon's online store, and Claire Gay, the C-girl, owned her own $1 billion company...... With such a precedent, both AB girls know that as long as they do this job well and show enough ability, their future will not be too bad.
However, such opportunities do not seem to be many.
Therefore, it has become a matter of great concern for them to avoid other maids from attracting Simon's attention as much as possible.
Even if it is a superficially harmonious ABCD, there is actually competition.
Of course, now C doesn't need to compete with them anymore, but girls such as Zoe Parks, who is on the top of Alice's line, are also eyeing them.
After tidying up the bedroom, the two girls left the room, and Simon had already finished making the call, still leaning on the sofa by the window in the living room, flipping through a thick script in his hand.
Alison came to Simon's side with the folder just now, glanced at the script, and only captured the name of "The Real Romance", then quietly withdrew his gaze and said, "Boss, we just received a few more invitations." ”
Simon didn't take his eyes off the script, just hummed and motioned for Girl B to continue.
Alison said: "One is from the BMW family, the day after tomorrow at noon, and the other is from the party invitation of Bernard Eichinger, chairman of Constantine Film in Germany, the night after tomorrow." ”
Before arriving in Europe, Simon's schedule was already set.
The plan is to spend two days in Germany, a one-day stay in Helsinki, two weekends in Florence, and a return to North America the following Monday.
In the past two days in Germany, starting from noon today, the time has been fully arranged, and a series of dinners, meetings, drinks and parties.
When it comes to Simon's current position, a lot of socializing is inevitable.
If you always avoid all kinds of social activities, the result will actually be very serious, just like the former Howard Hughes, because of the obsessive-compulsive disorder caused by seclusion, lack of contact with the outside world, Hughes in his later years, almost a group of puppets of executive assistants around him.
Constantine Film is one of the strongest film companies in Germany in recent years, not to mention the BMW family.
The other party has obviously inquired about his itinerary, and there will definitely be no time for today and tomorrow, so they are all scheduled for the day after tomorrow. Simon could have postponed his other itinerary by a day if he wanted to.
After thinking about it for a moment, Simon said: "Forget about Konstantin's party, you contact Esinger, if you are interested, we can have dinner together tomorrow morning." ”
Tomorrow morning she had made an appointment with Ella Deutchman, and Lady A heard and said, "So, what about Mr. Deutchman?"
Simon said, "Together." ”
Alison nodded, then continued, "BMW?"
Simon flipped the page of the script in his hand and asked rhetorically, "In whose name did the invitation go, Joanna Covante, or her children?"
Girl A paused, flipped through the folder in her hand, and said, "Joanna Covante." ”
Simon said: "Then, you can arrange it, we will attend the drinking party at noon the day after tomorrow and then leave." ”
Allison nodded yes, but there was some curiosity in her eyes.
Simon noticed Girl A's expression, smiled and looked at Alison's slender figure wrapped in a close-fitting pullover and trousers, and said, "A, do you know who Joanna Covant is?"
Alison shook her head.
The B-girl at the coffee table who had just helped Simon serve coffee raised her head, but did not speak.
Simon did not continue to sell the guanzi, and said: "Joanna Covante is also a very legendary woman, she was also a maid like you, she was later the secretary of Herbert Covant, the second generation of BMW heir, and in the following years, she became the third wife of Herbert Covant. When Herbert Covant died suddenly in 1982, Joanna Covant squeezed out Herbert Covant's other children and took most of the Covant's family property, including BMW shares, and became the richest and most powerful widow in German business. ”
Simon's narration is very bland, however, even the B girl who knows some BMW family anecdotes can't help but have some yearning after listening to Joanna Covante's life.
This is a truly powerful woman.
Alison's eyes also flashed with some fascination, but she quickly suppressed this emotion and said, "Boss, there is still some time until noon, do you want to take a rest first?"
It's morning in Europe, but it's late in the night in North America.
Simon took a sip of the coffee handed by Lady B, put down the cup, and looked at his watch, it was not yet half past nine in the morning local time in Berlin.
Noon was a reception hosted by Daenerys Entertainment to entertain filmmakers from all walks of life, starting at twelve o'clock, hosted by Ella Deutchman, Simon didn't even go there if he was late, of course he didn't plan to be absent, but he also felt a little tired because of the long trip.
So he got up and said, "I'll rest for two hours, and call me at half past eleven." ”
Alison agreed, raising her hand in a guiding gesture.
The apartment was big and Simon himself couldn't easily find the master bedroom.
Coming to the master bedroom that the two women had sorted out not long ago, Alison pushed open the door, took Simon's coat off, looked at the man's tall and tall figure, remembered what Simon said just now, and subconsciously followed in.
Hanging his coat on a hanger, he turned to find Simon sitting on the edge of the big bed and smiling at her.
Alison looked over with some hesitation and some eagerness, and she didn't move any more without the man's command.
Simon just looked at it for a moment, then shook his head slightly, and said, "Okay, let's get out." ”
Suddenly there was a wave of disappointment.
Knowing that it was useless to take the initiative, Allison had no choice but to exit the bedroom.
Some of the illusions that had just risen in my heart were shattered.
's own boss, in the end, can't be the second-generation heir of BMW. At the same time, I also realized again that my own boss lady seems to be more terrifying than the boss.
There is also a female assistant next to the boss.
However, the girls never thought that the female assistant could snatch the position of the boss lady.
Then, they are obviously even more unlikely.
After a short two-hour break, Simon began to work non-stop on his busy schedule.
In addition to the large number of creative teams who have rightly brought their works to the festival, many filmmakers from all continents who have no works have also rushed to the festival, hoping to get the opportunity to contact Simon Westeros.
If you can talk to Westeros, it is absolutely easy to enter Hollywood.
Not only that, but on the red carpet of the opening ceremony of the Berlin Film Festival in the evening, both media reporters and fans who watched the ceremony all discovered one thing.
The red carpet of this year's Berlin Film Festival, compared to the past, can be described as colorful.
Because it was held in February, which is the coldest time in Europe, the red carpet of the Berlinale can only be described as deserted compared to the other two major film festivals. Not to mention the supermodels in the fashion industry, even if they are actresses who participate in many films, they will not participate if they can.
It's just too cold.
This time, however, the entire red carpet seemed to exude some kind of call from spring.
"Wow, Michelle Pfeiffer, her red dress is so pretty, just like Scarface, Michelle, I love you. ”
Claudia Schiffer also came. ”
"This is, um, Gong, Gong what, Asian names are weird, but she's really beautiful. ”
"And Nadya, oh my God, she's got long legs. ”
"Tsk, the Spanish girl looks so spicy. ”
At the opening ceremony, a pair of good friends on both sides of the red carpet were constantly commenting on the actresses on the red carpet, and suddenly heard a burst of excited screams, most of which were women.
"Simon, Simon. ”
"Ahhh ”
"Simon, I love you. ”
"Ahh
Everyone is looking for prestige, and at the entrance of the red carpet, a tall and handsome young man in a black suit strolls on the red carpet, alone, but he holds up a large space.
None other than Simon Westeros.
Whether it is a media reporter or a moviegoer with a camera, they all press the shutter frantically, and the dense flash almost envelops the figure of the young man.
Except for a few sturdy sunglasses entourage who followed the edge of the red carpet, Simon's front and back areas were vacant, and some stars who were still hesitating on the red carpet not far in front found that their eyes were completely attracted away, and they found the identity of the young man behind them, so they had to leave the red carpet quickly. Entering and exiting the red carpet, I felt the frenzy of the people around me, and many stars who wanted to step on the red carpet also consciously stopped, and now they went up, but they didn't want to pay attention at all.
In the frenzied atmosphere, whether it is media reporters, ordinary fans or on-site guests, it is inevitable that they will have more or less envy and jealousy for a young man on the red carpet.
Rose rapidly at the age of 18.
In seven years, he created Daenerys Entertainment, invested in Microsoft Intel Cisco, created AOL and Igrete, and created the Westeros business empire......
Many people may only be able to accomplish one of Westeros's achievements so far in a lifetime, but this young man is moving at a speed of light.
In last year's Forbes rich list, Simon Westeros topped the list with a personal wealth of $65 billion, surpassing even the combined wealth of all other richest people in the top 10 of the American rich list, however, this numbing number continues to increase.
A few days ago, not only in North America, but also in many mainstream media around the world reported that the market capitalization of Cisco and AOL both exceeded $20 billion.
Westeros' stake in Cisco and AOL alone is enough to make Simon Westeros the richest man in the world.
However, these two companies are still only part of the vast Westeros system.
At the Berlinale is a film event, more people will not forget the achievements of the other party in the film and television entertainment industry.
In the past year, Daenerys Entertainment alone accounted for nearly 40% of the box office share of the North American film market, which is a feat that no major studio in Hollywood's half-century history has been able to achieve.
If the market value of Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, AOL and other companies in the Westeros system is visible to the naked eye, the current Daenerys Entertainment is like a hidden dragon.
There have been rumors of Daenerys Entertainment's IPO plans more than once.
Last year's Forbes magazine valued Daenerys Entertainment at $25 billion, and now, as Daenerys Entertainment continues to expand in Hollywood, the most conservative valuation of the company is more than $30 billion in less than a year.
30 billion US dollars, just this one, is still enough to create the richest man in the world.
Countless people flashed all kinds of information in their minds while staring intently at the red carpet.
Not far away, this young man, who will turn 25 in two weeks, has become the object of the whole world's admiration at an age when many people are still confused about life, and if he can achieve this kind of achievement, even if he can reach one-tenth of Westeros, he will have no regrets in this life.
A journalist from North America suddenly remembered an interview written by a reporter from the Los Angeles Times many years ago, when Simon Westeros was just starting to make a name for himself.
The specific content of that article, the reporter can no longer remember.
But I clearly remember one of the points in the article: the gods descend to earth.