"After a year of hard work by our team, the three casinos in Atlantic City have started to improve, and frankly, Simon, although Atlantic City is not as good as Las Vegas, the reason why the three casinos were so bad in the past, I think, the biggest problem is that guy over there. ”

On Manhattan's Upper East Side, a reception is taking place in the Levison family's mansion.

Mainly during this time, the Levison Group had just completed the relocation of its headquarters from Miami, Florida to New York, which also announced that the Levison Group had completely gotten rid of the state of being in a corner of the United States and was moving towards an international real estate group again.

Simon was discussing with Francis Levisson, the owner of the mansion and the head of the Levison Group, about the operation of the three casinos obtained after the merger of a golden retriever company in Atlantic City, when he saw Levison talking to a certain golden retriever who was talking and laughing with the current mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani, not far away, and said, "Donald don't let you hear this." ”

That said, Simon agrees with Levison.

I remember that Atlantic City went into decline after the new century, and five of the 12 casinos in this West Coast casino closed their doors one after another, and three of the five casinos that closed down were from a company from a Golden Retriever real estate developer, and all three casinos owned by the other party. Once the golden retriever won the three largest number of casinos in Atlantic City, he once wanted to become the gambling king of Atlantic City, and finally ended up completely out.

"One more thing, Simon, the Taj Mahal casino took over the rights to host the American Poker Championship this summer, and it worked very well, but I don't think it was enough," Levison quickly added, "So, I'm wondering, Daenerys Entertainment, can we make a movie that sells our three casinos over there?"

Simon heard Levison mention it, and a series of films related to the casino immediately came to mind, but most of them were Las Vegas, and then shook his head and said: "It's just one or two movies, it's not enough at all, and it's too deliberate to shoot a film to promote our casino, Frank, in fact, the key to the problem is to increase the overall popularity of Atlantic City, just like Las Vegas, Hollywood has hundreds of films involving the city, which makes the world impressed by that city." ”

Compared to Las Vegas, Atlantic City, located on the coast of New Jersey and only two hours from New York and Washington, D.C., actually has a great geographical advantage, but the problem is that the city lacks popularity, and even people who don't know much about the United States don't know where Atlantic City is.

Therefore, if you want to boost Atlantic City's gambling industry, the key is to raise the profile of Atlantic City as a whole. The increased visibility will naturally attract gamblers from all over the world.

Simon thought so, and without waiting for Levison to speak again, he said: "I'll pay attention to this problem, and in the future, I'll arrange for at least one or two Hollywood blockbusters to be filmed in Atlantic City every year, and of course, if there is a good idea, Daenerys Entertainment will also shoot a special film." ”

Francis Levison looked delighted: "In that case, I'll find time to talk to the owners of other casinos in Atlantic City, since they are promoting the whole of Atlantic City, they can't just enjoy the results." ”

The two said this, and Simon actually had already thought of a movie that could not be more suitable.

"The Hangover"!

Although the story of "The Hangover" is a bad trip for three unlucky guys, it seems that on the surface it will not have a good publicity effect on the filming city, but in fact, for a blockbuster movie with a global box office of more than 400 million US dollars, even according to the average ticket price of about 8 US dollars in 2009 in memory, it is equivalent to the fat Zach in the film to Amway to more than 50 million viewers around the world "Vegas, Vegas, Vegas".

That's how the image of Las Vegas is ingrained in the minds of gamblers around the world.

If you replace 'Vegas' with 'Atlantic City' in the film, well, it's not that short and easy to remember, but it's destined to have the same effect.

The two were chatting when the current governor of New York, George Pataky, walked over with a glass of red wine in his hand.

Both George Pataki and Rudy Giuliani not far away are Republicans, which is now the Republican Party in New York State.

Of course, the current Simon, or the Westeros system, will definitely no longer simply bet on one side of the two parties in the United States, the Levison family was a supporter of the Republican Party when they were still in Florida, and now that the Levison group has moved to New York, Francis Levison has talked to Simon privately, and according to Simon's meaning, the Levison family will still maintain support for the Republican family.

That's why there will be a group of Republican politicians led by Governor George Pataky and Mayor Rudy Giuliani at tonight's reception.

This is actually a deliberate arrangement under Simon's instructions.

Of course, Simon did not change the meaning of the Westeros system as a whole in favor of the Democratic Party, but it would not hurt to communicate with the Republican side occasionally, even if it spread, there would be no backlash on the Democratic side, after all, Simon's current position is here, and betting on both sides is taken for granted in the eyes of either side of the two parties, and it would be stupid to still stick to one side.

Simon had a familiar conversation with the equally enthusiastic George Pataki about the ongoing election and the booming Internet industry, and at the end of the conversation, Mr. Governor finally got down to business: "Simon, well, I shouldn't have revealed it in advance, but we're planning to privatize the World Trade Center as part of our plan to reduce the deficit in New York State, and if you're interested, you might want to give it a shot, it's definitely good business." ”

With that, George Pataki raised his glass to the two of them, smiled and turned to leave.

Simon didn't pay much attention to it before, but when he heard Pataky say this, he reacted to it, but he didn't expect that the World Trade Center was still a state-owned asset. However, if I look back carefully, I remember that in the original time and space, the transfer and lease of the World Trade Center seemed to have been completed in early 2001, and then 911 happened.

Various conspiracy theories have also been coined for this.

Now, things seem to be ahead of schedule, however, George Pataki just said that it is just a plan, and it is definitely not possible to achieve this in a year and a half, after all, the scale of the World Trade Center is very large, and if you want to privatize it, it will inevitably involve all kinds of disputes, and it is not impossible to drag it out for several years.

Francis Levisson, of course, also heard what Mr. Governor had just said, and asked with obvious interest, "Simon, what do you think?"

Simon shook his head directly, dispelling Levisson's thoughts: "We are not involved in this matter, Frank, the next development focus of Levison Group is in China." In New York, in addition to maintaining the operation of existing properties, the Levison Group focuses on the upcoming Westeros Tower. ”

Speaking of this, Simon couldn't help but have a trace of haze in his heart that had actually begun to float very early.

About Westeros Tower:

If 911 happens this time, there is no doubt that Westeros, the world's tallest building, will be a more attractive target than the Petronas Twin Towers. On the other hand, Simon doesn't want his big butterfly to fan off such a big event as 911 that affects the world pattern.

Perhaps, now is the time to start thinking about how to solve this problem.

Francis Levison saw that Simon did not hesitate to veto, and after a little hesitation, he still did not raise an objection. The Levison Group moved to New York, not to enter the New York real estate market, but to make it easier to operate internationally. As for New York itself, as a 100-year-old megacity, the real estate industry in this area is very mature, which means that the profits are certainly not as good as those of emerging markets like China.

The two continued to chat for a few more words, and went separately to entertain other guests.

This lasted until about ten o'clock, when the reception began to end, and Grace, who had been in the group of female guests, came to Simon's side and said goodbye to the host's house together.

Mr. and Mrs. Levison and some other guests personally sent Simon and the two out of the house, watching Grace sit in Simon's luxury car, Bryce, who was obviously fighting some distance from her husband, was very resentful, but it was impossible to get into the car with her, and she could do whatever she wanted in private, after all, this was the side of the road in front of the villa, and there were other people around, if you got into the car with you at this time, then the face of the Levison family would be completely gone, and it would definitely become the laughing stock of the upper class circle in New York in the future.

Bryce didn't mind making her husband a laughing stock, after all, the man next to her had personally 'begged' her to beg Westeros for help.

However, it is always necessary to think about the son who will inherit the family business in the future.

It's even more depressing to think about.

Grace had divorced Bill Sprout some time ago and changed back to her last name, and now as a single woman, she has no scruples. As for a certain guy, because he is standing too high at this time, in the eyes of everyone, it seems natural for someone to do it whenever he does.

Two black Mercedes-Benz luxury cars left the Levison family's villa, and in the carriage, Grace felt that her cheeks were a little hot.

just left together, in fact, it also announced that her relationship with Simon was officially public.

She didn't expect to be his wife at all, but in this way, Grace was already very satisfied, but she couldn't help but be shy and apprehensive. There is too much gap between her and him after all.

Simon noticed the strangeness of the woman next to him, reached over and hugged Grace's waist, felt the woman leaning on him obediently, rubbed her head sideways with her ears and temples, and asked with a smile: "By the way, what is your original surname, I will remember it again?"

Being hugged by a man, Grace's shyness and apprehension were a little more, and she always felt that she didn't deserve to enjoy the current feeling, and said softly: "Crapp, Grace Craip." ”

Seeing that the woman spoke with some trills, Simon simply took Grace into his arms completely, lowered his head and kissed her on the lips, and looked at the woman's green eyes reflecting the lights in the car: "What, regret it?"

Grace subconsciously shook her head, as if she was worried that Simon had misunderstood, and then explained: "It's just that I'm ...... than you."

In the end, he is reluctant to mention his age.

It's just that, as she said that, Grace's body gradually softened.

suddenly understood, in the final analysis, or he had the idea of greed, there are so many women around him, there can be no eternity, or, in a few years, when he is no longer interested in himself, then return to his own life, after all, he is not a little girl who can't live without love, without him, he still has children, and there is nothing wrong with career.

Simon hugged the woman in his arms, in fact, he could understand her thoughts, lowered his head and kissed the woman on the lips, and said, "There is one thing, I don't know if you want to." ”

Grace hurriedly looked up, as if she was worried that he had misunderstood her unwillingness.

Simon smiled a little more, looked at the woman, and said, "Bear me a baby." ”

Grace's eyes blinked a few times, as if she thought she had misheard, just, this ...... Of course I heard it right: "You, Simon, I ......"

"Don't want to?"

"No, it's not," Grace said, tears streaming down her eyes inexplicably, and while crying, she took the initiative to lean over Simon's lips and ask for a kiss, and said vaguely, "I do." ”

Apartment on Fifth Avenue.

Angel Davis opened the door himself, only to see his boss come in with a woman in his arms, and go straight to the living room sofa, where the two collapsed entangled.

After a brief moment's pause, Angel turned off the ceiling light in the living room, leaving only a faint yellow wall lamp, and left the living room silently like a cat.

Coming to a living room next to the living room, Angel blocked a girl who heard the sound and wanted to leave, and took out a walk-in to remind the other maids in the apartment to stay in their rooms, and then came to the living room to sit down on the sofa, picked up the coffee on the coffee table, and brought it to his lips to sip softly.

The tall girl who was about to walk out stood next to her, puzzled: "Ms. Davis, what's wrong outside?"

Angeli motioned for the girl to sit down next to her, and said, "The boss is back, let's not go over and disturb now." Carmen, I'll probably have to introduce you to the boss tomorrow morning. ”

The tall girl's name is Carmen Keys.

That's right, it was Carmen Kass who falsely reported her age and was mistakenly arranged by Simon to train the waitress of the Wei family, a supermodel nicknamed 'Card God' in the original time and space.

Carmen was the same gift that Sophia said she was going to give Simon yesterday.

The reason why it is now is because three days ago, on September 14, Carmen officially celebrated her 18th birthday and could start working as a waitress of the Wei family.

This is also the first waitress of the Wei family to be trained according to the strict process that Simon originally envisioned.

Of course, compared with the waitress embryos who were still being trained at this time, Carmen was still a bit 'quick', but in all aspects, especially in terms of loyalty, after all, it was much better than the existing Weijia waiter team after simplified training.