Hollywood Hunter

When he noticed that the man next to him was dark, he got up quietly.

Did not wake up with it.

I don’t know how long it has been. The sky in the gap between the curtains is still not as bright as it should have been in the morning. I was drowsy. I fumbled and put on my underwear. I got out of bed barefoot and went to the window to open the curtains of the French windows. Gloomy sight.

The sky, the lake and the city buildings on the opposite bank are all shrouded in this gloom.

But my mood didn't become gloomy, but I really enjoyed it.

The chill came.

Facing this cold breath, I walked out of the bedroom and leaned on the balcony railing and looked around, not worried about being seen.

This is a villa on Mercer Island in the middle of Lake Washington. It is located in Seattle. It is a mansion of more than two acres, surrounded by greenery. The urban area on the other side of the Great Lake is still covered by rain.

When I majored in advertising and art in college, I didn't start writing for a long time, but at this time I had an urge to paint the surrounding scenery.

It doesn't belong to me anyway.

The 33-year-old woman did not feel that she was getting old, but at this time she felt frustrated.

It would be great to have such a house of your own.

Just like the fantasy when I just left the campus, I created my own advertising company and owned a very beautiful house, free from material constraints.

Then there is the gap between ideals and reality.

When in school, she was the cheerleader, she was the queen of homecoming, she was the object of envy and jealousy of girls, and she was the target that boys admired and pursued.

Entering society, suddenly there is nothing.

I remembered that yesterday afternoon, when I heard the invitation that the little man took for granted, I felt that he was too domineering, but could not resist much.

It should be a little yearning.

Longing for a world that I have never touched.

So after finishing work, I went home to change clothes, waited for a car to pick her up, and sat in resignedly, dreaming of what the next night would be like.

The result was beyond her imagination.

The dinner was eaten on his Boeing 767, a never-before-experienced experience, and even a bit fantasy.

A very luxurious plane.

I didn't feel much ostentation from him.

Or, the young man who has been shrouded in too much halo really does not need to show off.

It's just a natural thing.

It's like, well, he took it for granted when he ‘invited’ himself.

It seems that the whole Hollywood is his.

He is the king.

Everything can be requested.

She is such a humble little woman, facing the king's request, she doesn't even have the courage to be reserved.

After dinner, the plane has landed in Seattle at night.

The airport is in Langton on the south bank of the Great Lakes. After leaving the airport, board a speedboat to cross Lake Washington and then enter this mansion.

It's even a bit like going home from get off work.

However, it is not the kind of driving on a congested road for two hours, and when I get home, I am already exhausted.

Very smooth.

although.

Well, it is indeed a thousand miles away from Los Angeles.

Thinking endlessly, a thick cotton bathrobe suddenly wrapped around her.

Turning around, the man smiled kindly.

Letting her whole body be wrapped in a bathrobe, he was wrapped around her waist, and hesitated, she leaned back slightly before she leaned forward and kissed the man's lips, saying: "Morning."

"Morning," Simon looked at the woman whose brown hair had been soaked in rain, and said, "I don't want to disturb your view of the scenery, but believe me, it doesn't feel good to catch a cold at all."

"It's so beautiful here." She replied, not knowing whether it was an explanation or something else. After a pause, she looked into the man's eyes and said, "So, what are our plans for today?"

"Eat breakfast first, then return to Los Angeles."

"what?"

Simon patiently said: "It's a pity, but I'm very busy, I'm afraid I can't spend the weekend with you here."

I really want to say that I can spend the weekend alone here.

However, this seems a bit abrupt.

Had to nod obediently.

Simon looked at the woman's wet hair again, and said, "Let's take a shower first. Don't really catch a cold. I'll wait for you downstairs."

Pulled by the man to leave the terrace, enter the bathroom, finally mustered up the courage when the door closed, and asked, "Are you going to come together?"

Simon smiled and shook his head, reaching out to help the woman close the bathroom door.

More than half an hour later, Shera Ward walked out of the bedroom, she was already in the black jacket and tunic skirt from yesterday, showing her figure.

Women in black can easily discourage men, and they wore black on purpose yesterday.

It had no effect on him, and the man seemed to like it very much.

He walked slowly downstairs with the handrails of the stairs, and looked around curiously.

When I came downstairs, I saw a young girl in a light blue professional suit sorting out the arrangement on the sofa in the living room. When she noticed her appearance, the girl was polite with a touch of alienation, and said: "Good morning, Ward Ms."

If nothing happened, he withdrew his hand and nodded in response: "Morning, b."

This is one of the flight attendants on his private jet, blond, tall and young. He calls her "b" and the other is "a". The man casually introduced it last night, but it is actually Betsy and Alison. He seems I like this more concise title. I just don’t know if there are still ‘c’ and ‘d’.

There should be.

Yourself.

Well, it should be ‘s’.

However, he didn't call himself that, he didn't even like to call his name, and he didn't use familiar words like ‘honey’. Just speak while speaking, and then she knows that he is talking to her.

The girl's attitude towards her was obviously cold and hostile, as well as unconcealed envy.

Of course know why.

They were younger and more beautiful, but he was more interested in her.

Suddenly she was a little proud, and calling her ‘b’ after him was deliberate.

I really enjoyed this sense of superiority that I rarely experienced after I left campus, so I lifted my chin slightly and asked the girl in front of me: "Where is Simon?"

Seeing her like this, Betsy's tone was obviously colder, but she still said professionally: "In the restaurant, Ms. Ward, please come with me."

Simon is reading the newspaper at the dining table.

Seeing her come in, the man greeted her and signaled that Betsy, who was following, could bring breakfast.

Shella Ward sat down across from Simon, naturally propped her chin, and asked, "Are there any interesting news today?"

Simon glanced at the "New York Times" in his hand and said: "Saddam Hussein called on the Middle East countries at the Arab Cooperation Council meeting yesterday to unite and use their unparalleled energy advantages to build a world A community of interests that rivals North America."

Shella Ward blinked a few times, with a little bit of resentment in her expression, and said, "Will men become so perfunctory after they succeed?"

Simon nodded with a ‘heavy’ expression: "Yes, reality is cruel."

Shella Ward wanted to catch something and throw it over, glanced at the clean tabletop, had to give up, and simply asked ‘self-defeating’: "Is there anything special about this news?"

Simon said lightly: "It's going to fight."

Shella Ward wondered: "Why, is it just because the Middle East countries want to establish an alliance? The Soviet Union has confronted us for so many years, but it hasn't fought.

"It's different," Simon shook his head and explained: "The federal army may not have beaten the Soviet Union, but it is still easy to fight Middle Eastern countries, not to mention that there is still oil over there."

Shella Ward frowned slightly, and said after a moment: "Simon, do you want to fight?"

"No hope, I am a firm anti-warist."

"In this case, Simon, you can completely try to use your influence to prevent the war from happening."

"I think self-destruction is the destined end of mankind, so I will not try to prevent this kind of thing, because it is inevitable," Simon shook his head, his eyes fell on the newspaper in front of him, thinking of something, and whispered softly: "War, The war has never changed."

Shella Ward was a little dazed, and the young man murmured a few words, which made her feel an inexplicable despair and desolation.

There should be a very long story behind this sentence.

However, she has never heard of it.

Alison and Betsy brought breakfast, Simon closed the newspaper, smiled again on his face, as if he had forgotten the topic just now, and said to the woman: "Look, you like this place very much, otherwise, you can spend it here. On weekends, I will have someone come and pick you up tomorrow afternoon."

I thought about it this way, but when she heard the man put it forward, she shook her head subconsciously and said, "I don't want it anymore. I'm here by myself and don't know where to go."

"There are many places to go, Space Needle, University of Washington, Olympic National Park. By the way, I heard that Pike Place Market has a chewing gum wall. You can go and take a look and stick a piece by yourself."

Shella Ward picked up the cutlery that Alison handed over, smiled and shook her head and said: "It's disgusting to think about it. And, it's raining outside, I'll go back to Los Angeles with you."

Simon didn't persuade too much.

After breakfast, the group took a speedboat to leave Mercer Island in the middle of the lake and arrived at Langton Airport next to the south bank. They boarded and returned to Los Angeles.

It only took less than two hours to go from the rain in Seattle to the sun in Los Angeles.

After getting off the plane at Los Angeles International Airport, Simon did not intend to leave the airport with him, only to realize that he had another trip.

Taking the car that the man specifically called to take her out of the airport, Sheila Ward watched another plane roaring into the air in the airport, and suddenly there was a feeling that the pumpkin cart and crystal shoes had disappeared.

Cinderella can still wait for her prince.

She would probably only be a passer-by to him.

Damnable man.

From Seattle to Los Angeles, and from Los Angeles to New York, Simon did not waste more than six consecutive hours of flying time. He was reading various materials prepared by Cersei Capital along the way.

After this period of negotiation, Cersei Capital and Blackstone Group reached an agreement to acquire 50% of Blackstone Financial Management Company’s shares for US$75 million. The US$3 billion fund of Blackstone Financial Management Company and Lawrence Fink’s team will be transferred to Under Cersei Capital.

In addition, Janet re-planned the subsidiaries of Cersei Capital. The three subsidiaries currently confirmed to be established are Cersei Fund Management Company, Apollo Management Company and Black Rock Asset Management Company. Cersei Fund Management Company is naturally The most direct line of Cersei Capital, the other two companies, are names given by Simon based on information in memory.

Naturally, Black Rock does not need to say that the Apollo Management Company also exists in the original time and space.

In terms of shareholding structure, the three subsidiaries are all a model where the parent company Cersei Capital and the operation team jointly hold shares, and each has its own business focus.

Cersei Fund Management Company is mainly engaged in financial hedging business, Apollo Management Company is responsible for alternative investments such as leveraged mergers and acquisitions and Condor Investment, and Black Rock Asset Management Company is engaged in mainstream securities, stocks and fixed income and other low-risk investment businesses.

After the establishment of the three subsidiaries, the sub-funds No. 6 to No. 10 will be fully controlled by Cersei Capital again, and funds will be allocated to each subsidiary according to the actual situation.

The biggest advantage of this is that the funds raised by Cersei Capital are still nominally held by the No. 6 to No. 10 sub-funds, and each subsidiary team is only responsible for handling it.

If the subsidiary team suffers a loss or other conditions, Cersei Capital can flexibly recover funds to avoid further deterioration. Furthermore, it is even possible to dissolve the subsidiary team and cancel the subsidiary directly. At the same time, funds will not be lost due to the turbulence of subsidiaries.

This adjustment was actually inspired by the acquisition of Blackstone Financial Management Company by Janet.

The Blackstone Financial Management Company's funds were raised separately. Lawrence Fink's team wanted to quit. It was difficult for the Blackstone Group to draw a salary from the bottom, and could only choose to compromise and sell the company's shares.

Wall Street has shown very close attention to Cersei Capital’s recent developments, and investors’ investment intentions are also very active. Obviously, many people expect Cersei Capital to continue to create the profit miracles that Simon has operated in recent years.

Facing the expectations in the circle, Simon did not have much pressure.

Because Simon clearly knows that Cersei Capital does not need to continue to create miracles. This company only needs to produce a performance that exceeds most of its counterparts on Wall Street, and it will continue to grow and develop in the future.

With the prophetic advantage over the next two decades and the operation of a team of outstanding talents, Simon is still very confident in achieving this goal.

In addition to the two teams of Cersei Fund Management Company and Black Rock Asset Management Company, Janet has also dug out the M&A team of the other party from Dechon Securities, which filed for bankruptcy in early January, to form the team of Apollo Management Company. The leader of the team is named Leon Black. After receiving the invitation from Cersei Capital and the 30% equity promise, Black quickly abandoned the original plan to lead the team to join Cersei Capital.

Everyone is smart. If you go it alone, it is difficult for Black's team to get too much money from investors in the short term because of the work experience of Dechon Securities, which has just gone bankrupt.

In comparison, Cersei Capital directly promised Leon Black’s 1 billion US dollars of initial working capital, and has prepared the next phase of work for them: the bald eagle against the continuing turbulent US junk bond market investment.

Of the total US$200 billion junk bonds, a large part of it is still very repayable.

However, as the overall bond market situation continues to deteriorate, the prices of many bonds with repayment ability have also plummeted. As long as they can find this part of the bond and buy it at a price far below the book value, when the economic situation improves and the company recovers, investors can get very generous returns in the bond settlement process.

Finding valuable assets from a pile of financial ruins that seems to be wiped out is the general idea of ​​Vulture Investment.

Janet conducted a lot of investigations on the US junk bond market last year and accumulated a lot of information. Therefore, some time ago, she talked about condor investment with Lawrence Fink at a reception at the Rebald's house.

However, if you talk about the understanding of the US junk bond market, probably no one can compare to the team of Dechon Securities.