It was supposed to be a very happy Christmas, but the bad news came one after another.

The day after reading the script of "Rain Man", Simon asked Amy to take the project as much as possible, roughly explaining his reasons, and the two discussed some negotiation strategies in advance.

However, plans don't always keep up with changes.

Simon didn't expect Tony Tomopoulos, the chairman of Luen Mei, to make a temporary call to his side, and he could only improvise.

can mix high in Hollywood, Tony Tomopoulos naturally can't be a stupid. After the meeting, Amy called the next day, but Tomopoulos postponed the negotiations until after Christmas, citing the holiday, and demanded that Simon must appear in person.

And so it was put on hold.

And then.

Before the release of Robin Williams' famous work "Good Morning Vietnam", Amy had already negotiated a contract with the other party for "Dead Poets Society" with a salary of $2 million.

Robin Williams' previous three films averaged less than $15 million, and Daenerys Films' $2 million offer is already very generous. Such a male protagonist's salary can also control the production cost of "Dead Poets Society" within $10 million.

As a result, the same thing happened.

The two parties agreed to sign the contract on the morning of December 24, and when the matter came to an end, CAA suddenly changed its mind, saying that Robin Williams needed to think about it again and agreed to reply to Daenerys Pictures after the New Year.

It is not difficult to imagine that once "Good Morning Vietnam" is a box office hit, Robin Williams will immediately become a first-line player.

At that time, without five or six million dollars, it is simply impossible to sign the other party. If Daenerys Films insists on Robin Williams, the overall production budget for "Dead Poets" will rise, even exceeding $15 million.

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James Raybould traveled to Chicago a few days before Christmas to talk to Robert Galvin, the chairman of Motorola, about joining the company's board.

Of the 26 companies held by Westeros, Motorola has the highest market capitalization.

By the time Simon bottomed out in the crash, Motorola's stock price had plummeted 40% from its peak, but its market capitalization was still more than $5 billion. As a result, Westeros' 4.9% stake in Motorola consumed Simon's approximately $250 million in capital.

By the time the market closed the day before Christmas, Motorola's share price had risen from $53, the lowest point of the crash, to $75.5. Although it has not yet touched the record of $87, the highest before the stock market crash, it is not easy for an old communication electronics giant with a large market capitalization.

As the largest company in Westeros, Motorola's share price has been able to recover to its current highs, and the 'Westeros Portfolio' has clearly played a role in this.

Moreover, after more than half a century of development, Motorola has become a very diversified public shareholding company, with Westeros becoming the fifth largest shareholder of the company with a 4.9% stake, and is fully eligible to request to join the board of directors of Motorola.

During this time, the 26 companies owned by Westeros were basically in a wait-and-see mode after receiving an offer for a board seat. Now, if Motorola, the long-established communications electronics giant, can recruit Westeros representatives to its board, other companies will certainly be much less resistant.

However, James Raybould rushed to Chicago and waited for three full days in the town of Schaumburg, where Motorola's headquarters is located.

It turned out to be a closed door.

The meeting had been scheduled, but after being left to dry for three days, a Motorola employee suddenly informed James that Chairman Robert Galvin had taken his family to Florida for a vacation, and James had no choice but to return.

And that's not all.

On Christmas Day, Motorola publicly gave Simon a 'Christmas gift'.

Robert Galvin, chairman of Motorola and son of the company's founder, Paul Galvin, issued a statement through the New York Times, saying in a strong manner: "Motorola is an industrial company with a sense of social responsibility and insists on making excellent products, and the company's board of directors will never welcome a speculator to join." ”

After two months of waiting, the FBI still did not file any investigations and charges against Westeros for its huge profits from the crash, and the media had already begun to silence.

When Westeros took possession of this capital, it began to seek power by asking to join the boards of directors of the companies. Although the matter did not make much waves on the surface, many people are secretly following the progress of this matter.

Now, the traditional capital forces have suddenly launched a criticism against Simon Westeros, a young latecomer, and public opinion has suddenly boiled again.

Although Westeros quickly issued a rebuttal statement, the media, which had been waiting for so long, naturally did not give up easily, and all kinds of fanning remarks poured in, which will make a good Christmas.

Manhattan.

Inside a penthouse duplex in a building in the Midtown section of Lysington Avenue, this is the second property Janet bought during this time. The Fifth Avenue apartment on the Upper East Side took half a year to renovate, and Simon didn't want to stay in any more hotels, so Janet bought the penthouse in front of her.

The 69-storey building is a 50's building, but the interior is in line with Simon's personal preference for modern minimalism.

The duplex has a total of 600 square meters of interior space on the two floors, which is less than a third of the size of the Fifth Avenue apartment, but it is spacious enough. The whole apartment has 2 living rooms, 1 kitchen, 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms, as well as a study and private screening room, and the large master bedroom with an area of more than 100 square meters can overlook most of the New York city.

The apartment was priced at $5 million before the crash, but after the crash, Janet was able to buy it for only $3.5 million, thanks to the full payment. According to Simon's memory, such a duplex apartment will have at least 10 times more room for appreciation in the next 30 years.

It was already December 26th, the second day of Christmas, Saturday.

Invited to the party at Raybould's house in the evening, in the cloakroom, Janet, who had changed into a burgundy evening dress, was carefully helping her boyfriend choose a tie, and at the same time asked, "What are you going to do about Motorola?"

Simon buttoned his suit in the dressing mirror and said, "Be sensible, and then sell the stock little by little, so as to maximize the benefits." If you are irrational, you will directly smash the market and smash the Motorola stock price back to the lowest point at the time of the stock market crash. ”

Motorola currently has a total share capital of approximately 95 million shares, of which Westeros holds 4.7 million shares.

Based on Thursday's share price of $75.5, the total value of Westeros' shares has exceeded $350 million, and Simon has earned $100 million from the increase in shares in just over two months, excluding capital gains taxes.

Janet chose a light blue striped tie, walked over and personally tied Simon around his neck, and said with a smile: "You definitely want to be irrational once, right?"

"yes, what a good Christmas was tossed like this, and if I don't fight back, more people will definitely jump out," Simon nodded, reaching out to put his arm around Janet's slender waist and rubbing it over her smooth silk gown, "What's the point of life if you have to be patient, weighing, compromising, and calculating all the time just to make more money." I was going to enjoy wealth, and I didn't want to be a slave to money. ”

Janet's eyes were shining, she leaned over and pecked the man's lips, continued to tie her tie, and said, "What are you going to do after cashing out this money?"

"There's a lot going on, I'm going to increase my stock holdings and find a way to buy two comic book companies, Hollywood, and then I'm going to invest in some technology companies that can promote the development of 3D animation and CG special effects, and set up my own special effects studio," Simon said, smiling at the woman in front of him, "Of course, there's also our business, that island in Australia, the building in Manhattan." By the way, you can buy more apartments in Manhattan, and I like the feeling of owning a lot of houses, and it doesn't have to be a top floor. In short, the money can definitely be spent. ”

Janet listened to Simon casually say some plans that he would never mention to others easily, and the corners of her mouth curled, and said: "If you want, it's okay to buy a hundred houses, but you definitely don't like renting, right? I remember when I was a child, my family bought a manor house on the outskirts of London, and the castle inside was very beautiful. It's just that Britain is too far away from Australia, and my family doesn't go there often, and then the castle became like a haunted house and was completely deserted. ”

"Of course I don't want to rent, but I can definitely find someone to live in. ”

"Huh?"

"Pick some beautiful vases, you know, I'm not averse to the opposite sex. ”

Janet suddenly gave him a blank look and teased, "Like your ponytail assistant?"

"Jenny is not a vase. ”

"Hmm...... Hmph......" Janet dragged her little voice, took a step back and looked at the tied tie, nodded with satisfaction, and walked to the shoe cabinet to pick up her shoes, "Warn you, little bastard, my dad is very face-loving, and he likes to hunt. You'd better be careful when you're fooling around outside, don't always get photographed by the paparazzi. ”

Simon sat down in a chair next to him, waited for Janet to help him pick out his shoes, and laughed and argued, "I just picked some vases, I didn't plan to do anything." ”

"I don't believe you," said Janet, choosing a pair of leather shoes, and said, "Put them on, it's not too early." Let's turn around to Madison Avenue and look at the buildings, there is no suitable lot next to Fifth Avenue, only the most feasible place. If we could buy all six apartment buildings between 59th and 60th Streets, east of Madison Avenue, we would have the site to build the Westeros Tower. I've had people do an assessment, and if we want to get all of the six buildings, including the land, we might have to invest between $100 million and $200 million, including the property swap. I've asked Iceberg to help us register a shell company in Australia to acquire these plots and properties, and you just have to pay for it. ”

Simon nodded, put on leather shoes, and said curiously, "You seem to mention Iceberg a lot, male?"

Janet rolled her eyes, "Female." ”

"Oh, though, the surname Asperger's is pretty rare. ”

Janet picked out a pair of high heels for herself, sat down on the chair, and said, "What is the surname, the iceberg is the iceberg, because the whole person is always cold, so it is called the iceberg." ”

Simon immediately became interested and said, "Ice beauty, I like this type the most, is it pretty?"

Janet glanced at Simon, "Prettier than me." ”

Although it felt that Janet's expression was a little strange, Simon still said casually, "Take the time to introduce it to me." ”

Jenny nodded, "Okay, but if you dare to have any bad ideas, I'm going to learn how to hunt with my father." ”

Simon made a frightened expression: "Who is it so ruthless?"

Janet said, "Veronica Johnston, little bastard, who do you think this will be?"

When Simon heard the surname 'Johnston', he immediately understood that this was Janet's relative, realized that there was something wrong with the joke just now, and hurriedly said, "I'm really sorry, baby." ”

Janet put on her shoes, took Simon in her arms and left the cloakroom, explaining, "Veronica is my little aunt, only 10 years older than me. Our family is not as big as the Kidmans. After my great-grandfather, my grandfather was an only son, and my father was also my grandfather's only son. Later, when my grandfather was 53 years old, my little aunt was born, and my eldest brother Anthony was already 3 years old at that time. After my aunt was born, my mother gave birth to four more children, and my grandfather was very happy, and he felt that my little aunt was the lucky star who made our family start to prosper. ”

When the two came to the entrance of the apartment, Simon handed Janet the trench coat on the hanger, and put on his coat himself, and when he heard her say this, he smiled and said, "This kind of story starts, there must be a second, right?

Janet put her trench coat over her dress, gave Simon a blank look, and said, "Then, many, many years later, Janet Johnston met a little bastard, and the tragedy began, so miserable. Well, help me tidy up my hair. ”

Simon took out Janet's blonde hair nested in her clothes, and when she saw that the woman diverted the topic, she didn't ask, and pretended to be dissatisfied: "How is it a tragedy, it's obviously a fairy tale." The prince and princess lived happily ever after. ”

Janet didn't know what to catch, but she suddenly laughed and said, "I've always thought there was something wrong with this statement." ”

The two left the apartment, and Simon locked the door, wondering, "Huh?"

Janet took the key from the man's hand and put it in her bag, still smiling, and said, "Look, prince and princess, this is already very problematic. ”

"Your Royal Highness, explain?"

Janet raised her hand and gestured, "Look, prince, princess, their father and mother should be the king and queen, right?"

Simon suddenly understood the theory that Janet had forced, and said with a righteous face: "I decided not to talk to a dirty-minded woman like you for the next minute." ”

Janet leaned over, grabbed Simon's arm, and said coquettishly, "Don't ignore little Jenny, dear." ”

Simon remained firm in silence and tapped his wrist on his watch.

Janet and Simon walked towards the elevator together, their eyes flashing strangely, and their tone suddenly softened a little, and they said glutinously: "Your Royal Highness." ”

Simon immediately surrendered: "Don't, baby, I'm still going to be a groom, grooms can occasionally kidnap one or two princesses, so it's more fulfilling." ”

"Huh. ”