Boston, in the western suburbs of the city, inside a golf club in the Westward district.

It was already Saturday afternoon.

Yesterday in New York took care of some work, and in the evening came here to spend the night with Maria, who had just become pregnant, and now it is Maria Bezruk. On the other hand, Ulyana simply continued to call "Meretskova" because she felt that the woman's original surname "Ovjinnikova" was long, winding and unpleasant.

Simon was once again playing golf with Maria's three boys, when Girl A came from not far away to remind her that she had arrived.

Motioning for the three boys to continue, Simon left the court and made his way to the café on the edge of the court.

In addition to Maria, who accompanied her as usual, there was also a tall middle-aged man in the café, who looked to be in his forties and fifties, with very short brown hair, and a very common and typical round melon face from the files of most of the members of the Mellon family that Simon had just flipped through today.

This is Timothy Mellon.

Although he looks young, he is actually 54 years old, the fourth-generation great-grandson of Thomas Mellon, the founder of the Mellon family, and the U.S. Treasury Secretary in the twenties and thirties who brought the Mellon family to its peak. W. Mellon's own grandson.

The most important thing is that the other party is also the fourth-generation core of the Mellon family, not only controlling a large transportation company, but also Andrew M. The director of the W. Mellon Foundation, along with his father Paul Mellon, is on this year's list of America's 400 richest people, with assets of $1.1 billion and $500 million, respectively.

Seeing Simon appear, Timothy Mellon got up first, greeted him with a smile and took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said, "Hi, Simon, it's nice to meet you, I've been looking forward to it for a long time." ”

Simon was also eager: "Me too, Timothy, hello. ”

Maria, who was watching from the sidelines, saw that the two men thought they were snakes, and the women who already knew what this meeting was were all about, couldn't help but feel a little entangled, wondering if they hoped that their children would be like this in the future, or that they could do the same.

So, when the two men sat down, Maria did not accompany them, but poured them coffee herself, and left the café with Girl A and several other waitresses.

"I recently looked at the family tree of the Mellon family, and it's really amazing to say," Simon and the other women left, their smiles still the same, and said to Timothy Mellon: "From 1813 to 1996 from Mr. Thomas Mellon's 1813 to the present, nearly two centuries, the Mellon family is still prosperous, and in my opinion, the Mellon family is now deeper than the Rockefeller family." ”

"Oh, thanks, Simon. ”

Timothy Mellon responded with a smile and took a sip of her coffee to keep up with the changes.

Simon waited for Timothy to put down his coffee cup before continuing, "But do you know what I admire most about Mr. Thomas Mellon?"

"Huh?"

"What I admire most is that Mr. Mellon has eight children. This is actually a certain expectation of mine, and I now also hope that I can have many children, and have prosperous children, and pass on the surname 'Westeros', because I believe that a single person's life, only if you live long enough, is the winner, and a family, only if the children and grandchildren are prosperous enough, can be regarded as the winner of this society. ”

Timothy Mellon apparently didn't expect Simon Westeros to talk to him about this kind of ...... There were some strange topics, and after the young man on the other side finished speaking, he finally couldn't help but say: "Simon, I'm actually more curious about why you invited me today, we didn't have much intersection before, so why don't you just order it?"

"Actually, that's what I'm going to talk about," Simon said, handing over a document on the table, and continued: "It's not easy for any family to survive for a long time, just like Morgan who was tied with Rockefeller back then, and now except for the names of the big companies on Wall Street, this family has declined." Oh, by the way, and the Hearst family, the last two years, unfortunately, in fact, my initial expectation was to establish a good cooperative relationship with the Hearst family, but unfortunately, an upstart like me is obviously not something that a noble old man like Hearst can look up to. ”

Timothy Mellon didn't need to listen to Simon's final meaning, just looking at the stack of materials in front of him, his eyelids couldn't help jumping.

The first thing in the folder is some photos.

Among them is the woman with glasses who just left.

Then, there was a draft news headline: "Scandal, Westeros' Ukrainian lover suspected pregnant, the difference between the two is 15 years!"

Flipping back, Timothy Mellon quickly understood the ins and outs.

The report was an undercover investigation by two reporters from the Pittsburgh Tribune in Pittsburgh, which included various clandestine photographs, audio recordings, and the purchase of pregnancy test materials obtained by a private hospital at a high price.

However, what shocked Timothy Mellon the most was not these, but the entire investigation process of the two journalists, which was recorded in detail by other 'eyes', including how his cousin Richard Mellon Scaife instructed them, the contacts that both reporters had with those people, and the various arrangements for this explosive article to be used as a 'bombshell' news next Monday.

Not only that, but in the second half of the information, the style of painting suddenly changes, and it becomes all kinds of privacy of his stupid cousin, a bunch of lovers and illegitimate children, etc.

After flipping through the information in his hand, Timothy Mellon felt that a layer of cold sweat had broken out on his back, and he couldn't help but scold his cousin in his heart, is this planning to go to war with Simon Westeros like the Hearst family, not to mention, or is he planning to pull the entire Mellon family to go to war together?

Simon waited quietly for Timothy Mellon to close the folder, and when he saw that the other party was hesitating and obviously didn't know how to speak, he took the lead and said: "The cause of the incident may be that the last time I came to Boston, at a drinking party, this cousin of yours probably thought I didn't respect him enough. It's easy to understand, the Mellon family, as a veteran family of the Federation, anyone should be respectful when they see it. Anyway, he probably wanted to teach me a lesson. "Cool Literature

Timothy Mellon paused, and couldn't help but say: "Simon, actually, Charlie and I are not close, since you have read the family tree, you should know that our family is very large, and Richard is only the grandson of my grandfather and brother, we only belong to the fourth generation." ”

Simon raised his eyebrows slightly: "So, you can't control this matter?"

"No, no, no, of course not, I promise that these will certainly not be in the newspaper next Monday. ”

"I know that Mr. Scaife has spent millions of dollars in recent years to dig up Mr. President's black material, and he has reaped a lot of benefits, but now you can also see that the White House has not suffered any fundamental damage, and Clinton's position has become more and more stable, which has proved that these unruly methods are useless at all. Since it is useless for the president, a public figure who needs to cherish his feathers, it is certainly even more useless for me. ”

Timothy Mellon listened patiently, and had already scolded a certain cousin a hundred times in his heart, paused, and still had to say: "Simon, I, I apologize to you first on behalf of Charlie, and if you feel it is necessary, I will ask him to apologize to you personally." ”

Although the strength of the Mellon family is even faintly above the Rockefeller family, but in the capital, Timothy Mellon also knows better what kind of power Simon Westeros has with a net worth of 1.5 trillion US dollars.

All in all, this soft has to be served.

Simon stared at Timothy Mellon, but shook his head slightly: "I still believe in another rule, Timothy, if you do something wrong, you must be punished, and an apology is not enough." ”

Timothy Mellon looked at the information in front of him and said, "The two journalists who investigated this matter will be fired and will never be able to enter the industry in the future." ”

"Not enough," Simon shook his head again, and said directly, "Since Mr. Scaife wants to publish a bombshell about me in the Pittsburgh Tribune next Monday, if you want him not to do it, then shut down this newspaper." ”

Timothy Mellon saw that he both apologized and retreated, and the other party still had to move an inch, and the arrogance of the hundred-year-old Qian Zi surged, and he also stared at the young man opposite: "Simon, don't you think this is a bit excessive?"

Although the print media is rapidly declining, how is it possible that the Pittsburgh Tribune, which is tied with another Pittsburgh Izvestia newspaper in terms of circulation, is worth $50 million, if not a small thing, to shut down a newspaper worth half a billion?

Simon did not directly answer Timothy Mellon's question, but said: "I checked in advance, in the 1990 Forbes America 400 list, there were 9 members of the Mellon family on the list, and the total assets of the family were about 5 billion, including Mr. Scaife's $600 million. And this year, there are only 6 people left in the Mellon family on the list, you are the last one, and Mr. Scaife is worth $750 million. Timothy, did you ever think that next year, or the year after, your family will keep getting fewer people on this list, just like the Hearst family?"

"Simon, are you threatening me?"

Simon didn't hesitate: "That's right. ”

“......”

After a moment of silence, Timothy Mellon suddenly said again: "Simon, don't forget, two years ago, the incident in Pittsburgh. ”

Simon shook his head and said quietly, "I don't know what you're talking about, but it's definitely a bad thing." But, Timothy, have you ever wondered why all of you know about it? Is it because, somebody wants you to know about it, wants you to know, sometimes, how much does a person do when he's?"

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Simon raised his eyebrows slightly: "So, you can't control this matter?"

"No, no, no, of course not, I promise that these will certainly not be in the newspaper next Monday. ”

"I know that Mr. Scaife has spent millions of dollars in recent years to dig up Mr. President's black material, and he has reaped a lot of benefits, but now you can also see that the White House has not suffered any fundamental damage, and Clinton's position has become more and more stable, which has proved that these unruly methods are useless at all. Since it is useless for the president, a public figure who needs to cherish his feathers, it is certainly even more useless for me. ”

Timothy Mellon listened patiently, and had already scolded a certain cousin a hundred times in his heart, paused, and still had to say: "Simon, I, I apologize to you first on behalf of Charlie, and if you feel it is necessary, I will ask him to apologize to you personally." ”

Although the strength of the Mellon family is even faintly above the Rockefeller family, but in the capital, Timothy Mellon also knows better what kind of power Simon Westeros has with a net worth of 1.5 trillion US dollars.

All in all, this soft has to be served.

Simon stared at Ti and shook his head slightly: "I still believe in another rule, Timothy, if you do something wrong, then you must be punished, and an apology is not enough." ”

Timothy Mellon looked at the information in front of him and said, "The two journalists who investigated this matter will be fired and will never be able to enter the industry in the future." ”

"Not enough," Simon shook his head again, and said directly, "Since Mr. Scaife wants to publish a bombshell about me in the Pittsburgh Tribune next Monday, if you want him not to do it, then shut down this newspaper." ”

Timothy Mellon saw that he both apologized and retreated, and the other party still had to move an inch, and the arrogance of the hundred-year-old Qian Zi surged, and he also stared at the young man opposite: "Simon, don't you think this is a bit excessive?"

Although the print media is rapidly declining, how is it possible that the Pittsburgh Tribune, which is tied with another Pittsburgh Izvestia newspaper in terms of circulation, is worth $50 million, if not a small thing, to shut down a newspaper worth half a billion?

Simon did not directly answer Timothy Mellon's question, but 9 people were on the list, and the total assets of the family were about 5 billion, including Mr. Scaife's $600 million. And this year, there are only 6 people left in the Mellon family on the list, you are the last one, and Mr. Scaife is worth $750 million. Timothy, have you ever thought that next year, or the year after, your family will keep getting fewer people on this list, just like the Hearst family?"

After a moment of silence, Timothy Mellon suddenly said again: "Simon, don't forget, two years ago, the incident in Pittsburgh. ”

Simon shook his head and said quietly, "I don't know what you're talking about, but it's definitely a bad thing." But, Timothy, have you ever wondered why all of you know about it? Is it because, somebody wants you to know about it, wants you to know, sometimes, how much does a person do when he's?"