Hollywood Hunter

The time of indulgence lasts until late at night, after all, it will end.

After all the guests were sent away, the employees of the party company cleared up the mess and withdrew. It was already 12 o'clock in the morning.

After taking a shower, Janet walked out of the bathroom barefoot in a light suspender nightdress, and saw Simon sitting on the solo sofa by the floor-to-ceiling windows in the bedroom, wearing evening shirts and trousers, and holding a thick book in her hand. Book, flipping through with a slight frown.

So he walked over, curled up and curled up in the man's arms like a cat, took the book from his hand and glanced at it. This is the oriental novel he talked about a few days ago called "A Dream of Red Mansions", but it was the original Chinese version.

She has only read only a small part of the English version until now. At this time, looking at the square text with so many strokes, Janet suddenly felt dizzy. She casually threw the book aside, put her arm around the man's neck, and said: " If you don’t like it, we can rent a venue for parties in the future instead of at home."

With that said, there was a smile on Janet's face.

Having known each other for so long, it is natural to realize that he is a person who cares about personal space.

then.

The lion’s territory was ‘invaded’ by more than two hundred of its kind all night, and I can imagine how uncomfortable he felt.

"That seems too insincere," Simon noticed the smile on the face of the woman in his arms, and also smiled, lowered his head and kissed her lips, and said: "I just thought, maybe I can buy it here by the end of the year. , Will be used exclusively for parties in the future."

At the end of the year.

Janet recalled the recent trend of the North American stock market. Hearing a flaw unknowingly revealed in the man's words, she nodded and said, "Okay."

Simon noticed a sly flash in Janet's eyes, realized something, and just smiled. There are too many secrets in his body that are not worthy of outsiders. If he is guarded every moment, the two cannot get along at all.

In fact, Simon occasionally consciously reveals things to women, such as the "Dream of Red Mansions" she just left next to her. Last time I mentioned it accidentally, he took the time to buy a novel, an English translation for a woman, and an original Chinese version for himself.

Unfortunately, the simplified Chinese version was not found, but the traditional version was obtained. Of course, there is no obstacle to reading.

Thinking about this, Simon stretched out his index finger and wiped the woman's lips, but couldn't erase her smile, so he said: "Baby, if one day you find out that I am actually an alien, what would you do?"

Janet's eyelashes flashed, her face looked expectant, and she said, "Giving birth to an alien baby."

Simon nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that my plan to invade the earth will not be hindered too much."

"Hehe," Janet laughed, changed to a more comfortable position in Simon's arms, and asked, "Didn't Goldberg give you a check before leaving, how much?"

Simon took the "Dream of Red Mansions" back again, found a check in the page and handed it to Janet.

Janet took it and glanced, surprised: "One million dollars, Fox is so generous."

"Yeah, I didn't expect it either."

After the box office for the next weekend of "Butterfly Effect" was released, in order to allow Simon to cooperate with the subsequent promotion, Fox not only gave him 300,000 US dollars, but also promised to pay Simon a bonus after the film's North American box office exceeded 100 million.

Ronald Goldberg, president of Fox Pictures, also attended tonight's party. Before leaving, he honored his promise and left this check.

1,000,000.

It was indeed beyond Simon's expectations.

Ronald Goldberg's contract expires next year. In Simon's view, the possibility of News Corp and the other party's renewal is almost zero.

Therefore, this check is probably due to Barry Diller's intervention.

After Ronald Goldberg resigns, Barry Diller will definitely intervene in the operation of Fox Pictures. This check is obviously to make a good relationship with Simon in advance.

Of course, compared to the profit that Fox Pictures can make from the entire project of "Butterfly Effect", the bonus Simon got is actually not an exaggeration.

The total production and publicity cost invested by Fox Pictures for the "Butterfly Effect" is about 20 million US dollars, but the North American box office of more than 100 million US dollars is enough to bring the company's net profit of no less than 30 million US dollars.

Janet played with the check in her hand, but laughed again after a moment, and said: "If Fox knew that you had obtained more than 30 million U.S. dollars from the stock index futures market in just over a month, maybe you wouldn't take this out again. It’s $1 million, and you won’t care too much anyway."

Since Simon established 4,500 S&P 500 index futures long contracts in mid-May, the S&P 500 index has risen from an initial 270 points to 287 points at the close of the market last Friday.

Westeros holds a long contract position between 270 points and 275 points, with an average of about 272 points.

then.

For more than a month, the average index increase of all 4,500 contracts was 15 points. Each point increase in the index meant a profit of $2.25 million. The S&P 500 long contract held by Westeros had a book profit of 3375 at this time. Ten thousand U.S. dollars.

The 33.75 million US dollars is just the beginning.

Even so, Simon took Janet's little hand and felt the unique texture of the check paper together, and said, "Of course I care, it's $1 million. Many people won't make so much money in their lives."

Janet raised her face and looked at Simon, and said, "I already have so much money, what are you going to do?"

Simon thought for a moment, but shook his head again.

Janet was puzzled: "What? Or, you plan to be like the stingy old man Warren Buffett, just make money without spending money?"

According to recent public data, Warren Buffett’s net worth is now only about $2 billion, which is equivalent to the wealth of the Janet family. However, Buffett relied solely on value investment to accumulate such a huge amount of wealth almost from scratch, and his fortune experience is legendary, and his reputation in North America over the years has become a household name.

Simon listened to Janet’s address to Buffett’s stingy old man, but he laughed, squeezed the woman’s delicate face, and said, “It’s not good to call others that way in private. Besides, I’m not like him, just The money in my hands is still too little."

"I didn't call him that in private, I also called him in person, stingy old man," Janet said proudly, opening Simon's hand, and then again: "Too little? You are only 19 years old. , Little bastard, tens of millions of dollars, still less?"

"Of course," Simon nodded and said, "Basically, I can't do anything."

"What do you want to do?"

"A lot," Simon looked at the woman in his arms and said, "Of course, the ultimate goal must be to conquer the world."

Janet nodded her head and said persistently: "Then, if you can buy something with money, this is easier to achieve?"

"You can buy it with money. First of all, you must have a good house. However, I hope that every city in the world I may go to has a house belonging to Westeros. Los Angeles, New York, Chicago , San Francisco, Miami, Las Vegas, London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Venice, Amsterdam and so on," Simon counted at random, seeing the woman in his arms widened, and added with a smile:" Of course, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and the like in Australia must also be available."

When Janet heard Simon mention Australia, her long eyelashes flickered a few times, and she thought it was so few.

Not to mention the cost of buying countless luxury homes in major cities around the world, but the annual maintenance costs of these properties, it is estimated that few people in the world can afford it.

but.

This should be Janet Johnston's boyfriend.

So he asked: "What about the others?"

Simon continued: "If you want to go to places of interest at any time, of course you must have a private jet, and it must be an ultra-long-range private jet that can connect to any two cities in the world. Probably, a Boeing 747 is enough. I used it. You know, I’m an insecure person and I must have spares, but buying two is too much to follow Air Force One. So, it’s best to buy one more."

Three Boeing 747s.

This one.

How much does a Boeing 747 cost?

and.

Buying so many planes, you must have your own airport, right?

Most importantly, the maintenance cost of a private jet can be much higher than that of a house. Many rich people just choose to rent private jets because they cannot afford the cost of about 10% of the cost of private jets each year.

but.

Although it has spent some money, this wish seems even cooler.

So I asked again with some expectation: "Anything else?"

Simon also continued: "I hope to have a private island of my own."

Ok?

Janet was suddenly disappointed.

Private island.

This is too easy.

Shaking the check still in her hand, Janet looked at Simon and said, "Private islands are easy to buy. Our family has a private island on the Aegean Sea. Grandfather bought it more than ten years ago. It was more than ten square miles, and it only cost 3 million Australian dollars."

Simon shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about this kind of island."

Janet blinked: "What is that?"

Simon thought for a while, holding the woman up from his arms, and pulling her to the study next door.

A map of the world hangs on the wall of the study.

Simon picked up the black pen next to the writing board on the other side, and under Janet’s curious eyes, he circled a small “island” on the world map and said, “I think it’s not bad here, the end of the world. , And the area is large enough. I don’t want to buy the kind of island that can be traversed by walking for tens of minutes. Here, we can walk on foot for a month."

Tasmania.

Janet looked at the island surrounded by Simon, and was finally a little surprised.

Tasmania is located at the southeast corner of the Australian mainland. From the map, it looks like an earring on the mainland. The island is also home to the world's only egg-bearing mammal platypus.

Janet is very familiar with Tasmania, because it happens to be across the sea from Melbourne where she grew up.

However, Tasmania is by no means comparable to a small island in the Aegean Sea that is only more than 20 square miles, because the total area of ​​this island reaches more than 20,000 square miles, and it is completely comparable to those private islands that can be traded. It's not the same concept.

North American super farmers, such as CNN boss Ted Turner, who like to buy land, have at most one or two million acres of private land. The total area of ​​Tasmania, which is more than 20,000 square miles, is more than 10 million acres. If the island can be bought all, Simon will immediately become one of the people with the most private land in the world.

Looking at the world map in front of him for a while, Janet turned to the man beside her and said, "Simon, this island is a bit big. Do you know how big Tasmania is?"

"68401 square kilometers," Simon reported a number skillfully, still insisting on the metric measurement he likes to use, noticing the doubt in the woman's eyes, and proactively explaining: "You know, Jenny. I could only live in In a small house, there is hardly anything that belongs to me. Now, since I have the opportunity, I may still have strength, and of course I must realize some of my dreams.

Janet felt that Simon's tone shouldn't be the vicissitudes of a 19-year-old boy. She grabbed the man's hand and shook it firmly, nodding, "Simon, we must be able to achieve this."

Simon grabbed the woman's little hand backhand and said, "Of course. So, continue to help me. Last time I just did a little thing and then shook my hand, this time hold on."

"No," To Simone's surprise, Janet shook her head directly this time, leaning sideways on the man, and said: "Little bastard, I find that I still prefer to wrap around you like a vine, you I can climb as high as I can grow."

Simon nodded and said, "It seems, I like this too."

"Hehe," Janet grinned and grabbed Simon, as if trying to find out where it would be easier to wrap her around, and said: "Actually, you don't need to wait until later to realize what you just said. You can start."

"Ok?"

Janet shook the check she was still holding in her other hand, and motioned to Tasmania on the map, saying, "68401 square kilometers, which is larger than many states in the United States. Well, it’s impossible to buy it all at once. However, from now on, if we buy some every year, one day this island will be completely ours. Tasmania is actually very desolate and most of it is primitive The forest and the barren mountain are next door. Just the $1 million is enough for us to buy a large piece of land. By the way, there are hundreds of thousands of people on the island. If you want to do this, you must plan well. Well, it’s best to set up a lot of shell companies and then buy them secretly, otherwise it will definitely cause land prices to rise.”

Simon listened to Janet's more and more excited tone, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said, "In this case, let this matter to you. But now we'd better go to sleep."

Janet was very obediently pulled by Simon to leave the study. The man took a shower and the two hugged each other on the big bed.

But, still very excited.

Fragilely discussing with Simon how to buy the entire Tasmania island, and then talked about his other two wishes. So until two o'clock in the morning, she felt the steady breathing of the man beside her, and she still did not fall asleep.

Repeatedly recalled the little things about dreams in this late night.

At a certain moment, I suddenly understood.

In many moments of getting along, she could clearly feel that there were too many things in his heart.

perhaps.

All he really wants is freedom after all.