Five o'clock in the morning.

There was no alarm ringing, and Simon still woke up on time. Ever since that money started to open a position, he's been getting up at this time these days.

The woman attached to his body and the fragrant fragrance in the bedroom instantly made Simon realize that this was not his apartment in Century Building.

Hugged by Janet like a pillow, Simon didn't get up immediately, and looked sideways at the woman who was still asleep, a few strands of blonde hair slanted on her ruddy white face, her lips slightly pursed, her eyelashes slender, and she slept with laziness and satisfaction.

Staring at it for a moment, Simon also felt a kind of peace of mind inexplicably.

Maybe.

This is your 'peace of mind'.

So he leaned over and kissed Janet lightly on the lips, and Simon carefully broke away from the woman's embrace.

The furnishings in the villa have not changed in any way as they were before the last time we left.

After washing up, Simon went jogging at the gym for half an hour and took a shower, and the time was already six o'clock.

There aren't many types of futures in North America right now, and Simon is betting entirely on what he can predict to be the most traded S&P 500 futures in the market.

S&P 500 futures were introduced by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1982 and currently have a daily contract volume of between 8 and 100,000 contracts, with occasional contracts exceeding 100,000. Therefore, Simon's 'butterfly' hiding in it is not too conspicuous, which is also a source of confidence that he can confirm that the S&P 500 curve in the coming months will not deviate too far from the data in his memory.

Since electronic trading systems have not yet emerged, stock index futures are still mainly very old-fashioned manual trading on the floor, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Chicago belongs to the Central Time Zone of the United States, two hours ahead of Los Angeles. At six o'clock in the morning, Simon's side, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange was close to opening.

Having made himself a pot of coffee, Simon went to his study, sat down behind his large desk, and dialed Noah Scott with a cup of coffee.

The two were talking in a low voice about the trading plan after the market opened today, Janet floated in lazily through the door in her pajamas, and when she saw Simon, she came over directly, her soft body shrunk into Simon's arms like a kitten, and then her eyes narrowed again.

Simon lowered his voice and continued to talk to Noah Scott for a while, then closed the line, smiled and patted Janet on the body, and asked, "Do you want coffee?"

Janet shook her head: "I haven't brushed my teeth yet." ”

Simon said, "Then I'll take you back to the bedroom and sleep for a while?"

"Don't," Janet shook her head again, cheered up a little, and raised her face as she asked, "You just asked Noah to buy another 800 contracts?"

Simon nodded and said, "yes." ”

"That's 4,500 contracts," Janet squinted her eyes and calculated slightly, "4,500 contracts, with a range of 270 to 275 points, requires about $60 million in margin, with a position ratio of more than 80%, and only $15 million in available funds." Well, now Noah is going to take you for a madman. Little bastard, you're not going to keep adding to your position, are you?"

Simon put his arm around the woman's soft body and said, "Don't add it, that's it." ”

Janet's little hand rubbed against Simon's chest, her eyes sparkled at him, and she said, "But, little bastard, it's still easy for you to lose money like this." Is it really okay?"

With Simon's current position, every 1 point movement in the S&P 500 represents a profit or loss of $2.25 million.

Although current futures trading is not settled on a daily basis, if the accumulated losses in Westeros' account exceed the remaining $15 million of available funds, Simon will need to make a margin call, otherwise the broker will force him to close a portion of the contract to ensure that the account is fully funded.

Based on this calculation, Westeros' 4,500 long contracts, in addition to the 60 million fixed margin, Simon's hands can only withstand the decline of about 15 points in the S&P 500 index, equivalent to 5% of the index market, even if all the chips in Simon's hands are counted.

As a matter of fact.

From the beginning of the year to the present, in just four months, the S&P 500 index has experienced two big ups and downs between 250 and 300 points, with the largest rise and fall close to 20% of the broader market.

Considering this volatility, Simon's current position is completely unbearable.

After all.

If the S&P 500 market falls by about 20% again, a decline of more than 50 points, the theoretical loss of each contract at its lowest point will be more than $25,000. For 4,500 contracts, the loss would be $112.5 million, which is far more than the $75 million in Westeros' account.

Of course.

As long as there is no big crash like the direct diving in his memory, Simon can still clear his position and escape in advance, but he will definitely face a huge loss.

If that happens, even if it's half lost, it's $37.5 million.

In this day and age, the dollar is still quite valuable.

Simon and Janet now live in the Palisades mansion, not twenty or thirty years from now, not two or thirty million at all, but even now, at the peak of the American housing bubble in the eighties, the price is only $4 million.

Obvious.

Simon is now in danger of losing 10 of the decade's top mansions at any moment.

It's no wonder that he was taken crazy by Noah Scott.

But.

Danger and opportunity have always coexisted.

Although many Wall Street analysts now judge that the stock market has been weakened and is likely to turn sharply at any time, this is indeed the case. However, Simon clearly remembers that the S&P 500 index at around 270 points is the lowest point in the next four months.

Compared with the repeated sharp rises and falls in the previous four months, the S&P 500 index will show a completely stable upward posture in the next four months, and basically there will not be too large fluctuations.

As a result, Simon probably won't even need to use that precautionary loan, and the remaining $15 million in available funds in Westeros' account is enough to withstand the slight volatility in the overall uptrend of the broader market.

At this time.

Looking at Janet in his arms, who was trying to make a worried look with wide eyes, Simon couldn't help but bow his head and peck on the woman's lips, and said with a smile: "You don't think in your heart that I will lose everything, right? ”

Janet raised her little hand to push Simon's head away, and the original worried look was swept away in a blink of an eye, revealing a smiling appearance, and then chased over and touched the man's cheek, and said, "I will definitely treat you well, little Simon." ”

Sure enough, that's the case.

Simon sighed in his heart, suddenly reached out and shook Janet's little arm, feeling the woman in his arms in an instant, and said, "Look, recognize the reality." ”

Janet stared at Simon with watery eyes, and muttered softly, "Little bastard." ”

Simon smiled and took Janet, who was about to slide off of his body after losing his strength, into his arms, listening to her completely lethal disgust, and inadvertently noticed a pair of beautiful feet with burgundy nail polish exposed between the woman's movements, and suddenly his heart moved.

Holding up the woman's fair face with one hand and looking at it for a moment, Simon suddenly felt a feeling in his heart that he had no place to find his iron shoes.

Janet belongs to the type who likes to be plain, and the woman's well-maintained appearance is enough for her to appear in front of people without powder at all.

But.

As long as you put on a bright red lipstick and adjust the way you speak, then the seductive, feminine, accented and even the danger and madness that lies beneath the surface are exactly what Simon needs as a female taxi driver.

Bowing his head again and pecking on her lips, Simon said, "Baby, there is still a role missing in my movie, how about you play it?"

Janet, who had recovered a little, twisted her body and asked softly, "Which one?"

Simon said: "Esmeralda Villalobos." ”

Janet's eyelashes flickered a few times and she said, "Okay, but I won't perform." ”

"It's okay, I'm a director. Mr. Director likes to coach actresses himself. ”

"Oh, little bastard," Janet smiled and pinched Simon lightly, "By the way, how is the cartoon you talked about last time? ”

Although they hadn't seen each other before, Simon asked Neil to forward the manuscript to Janet the day after that phone call, and the two talked about it on the phone more than once during this time.

When Simon heard this, he shook his head regretfully and said, "Disney just wants to buy the script and is not willing to make it for us." ”

Janet tilted her head: "What then?"

Simon thought about an animation company in San Francisco's corner and said, "That's fine." Perhaps, we can try to make this film in a different style. ”

Janet wondered, "Huh?"

Simon didn't hide it, and said, "Do you think you made this animated movie like this in 3D?"

Janet's eyes flashed again, obviously a little unfamiliar with the concept of a 3D animated film. It's not surprising that so far, Pixar has only produced a "Naughty Jumping Light" that is just over two minutes long.

Simon patiently explained, "Remember that intro from Lola Run?"

Janet paused, then said, "I remember, Pixar." ”

Actually, Janet thought a little more.

Like what.

I once saw a page of newspaper clippings in Simon's study, and Pixar's name was clearly marked on it.

Hum.

The little bastard must have had this thought a long time ago.

He also deceived himself with the excuse of giving gifts.

Hmph.

However, a smart woman will certainly not debunk these.

Then don't break it down.

Simon didn't know Janet's thoughts, looking at the delicate appearance of the woman in his arms, although he instinctively felt that she was moving some careful thoughts in this state, he also didn't ask, nodded and said: "It's Pixar, if possible, we will buy it when the time comes, and then make a 3D version of "The Lion King". ”

The former "The Lion King", which has accumulated more than $900 million at the global box office, has maintained the throne of the highest-grossing animated film for more than a decade before being broken by animated films such as "Toy Story 3" and "Frozen".

Right now.

Unless he is willing to give up the script, it is unlikely that he wants to let Disney's original team help him 'OEM' "The Lion King", Michael Eisner was right at the time, in addition to Disney, Simon wants to find another excellent 2D animation film team, which is basically impossible.

Thereupon.

These days, Simon gradually came up with another bold idea.

Make a 3D animated version of The Lion King.

Although it is not easy to achieve the smooth effect of 2D animation with Simon's understanding of current 3D animation technology, Simon is not in a hurry, and it is a big deal to delay it for a few more years.

The technical side of the problem, as long as it can be solved, is not a problem.

Too many excellent animated films have proved that Disney is definitely capable enough to solve this problem.

As for whether the 3D version of "The Lion King" will still be able to achieve the box office miracle of the past, Simon is not too worried.

Movies are one of the riskiest businesses in the world.

But at the same time.

Movies are the purest kind of business in the world, as long as the quality of a film is good enough, the audience is willing to buy tickets to enter the cinema.

Therefore.

Whether it's 2D or 3D, The Lion King is The Lion King.

Even if Simon perfectly replicates the original 2D version of "The Lion King", there are still too many variables whether it can achieve the box office results it once had. In comparison, the 3D version of "The Lion King" is more able to add some selling points to this movie.

After chatting for a while about The Lion King, Simon and Janet left the study.

Janet ran to change and wash up, and Simon went downstairs to start preparing breakfast.

At around half-past eight, the two left the Palisades mansion, Simon rushed to Santa Monica Daenerys Film headquarters, and Janet's destination was her studio in Venice Beach.

The two suddenly got back together a month after they broke up, which inevitably caused a chase from the paparazzi.

However, accustomed to this state, neither of them sighed too much.

It was already mid-May.

The next day, the film "Ishda" produced by Columbia Pictures was officially released with an opening scale of 1,139 screens, heralding the official opening of the summer season of 1987.

"Ista" stars Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman and French actress Isabelle Adjani and costs $55 million. Simon saw the size of the budget of this movie in the newspaper, and there was only one emotion left in his heart.

Half of last year's top 10 North American box office films cost less than $10 million to make.

Right now.

It seems that all of a sudden, Hollywood has entered the era of blockbusters.

Simon's first theatrical feature film "Blood Night", which Simon just watched yesterday, is also scheduled for the following June 19. Although it was squeezed into the summer file, and there was this gimmick of Simon, the director's assistant, De Laurentiis Entertainment only won 500 opening screens for this movie.

In this regard, Simon also made it clear yesterday that Martha Schumacher, president of De Laurentiis Entertainment, had his doubts. He didn't mind that Catherine's film would use his own name for some publicity. In this case, it is obviously better to postpone the film in August or September, and the competition for unpopular schedules is not fierce, at least it can win more than 1,000 opening screens.

Martha Schumacher told Simon that "Night of the Bloody Corpse" was supposed to be the last film released before De Laurentiis Entertainment Group went bankrupt, and that they couldn't wait another few months.

In this regard, Simon can only be powerless.

Instructing Noah Scott to buy the last long contract, Simon also let go of the matter for the time being, devoting all his energy to the production of three films under Daenerys Films.