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After the crowd dispersed, Ms. Liu and Angore who came in quickly ordered the maid to tidy up the living room before coming to the man who was chatting with his daughter with a bottle of newly opened red wine.

After pouring a glass of red wine and handing it to the man, she couldn't help but glance at her daughter who was in the man's arms. Ms. Liu asked, "Simon, didn't you say you were going on a global tour? Recently, many theaters have sent us Invited?"

Holding a goblet, Simon fed the little girl who looked like a doll in his arms a sip of red wine, took a sip himself, and said, "You guys arrange it yourself, if you want to perform a few more shows, if you don't want to act, you can rest."

"I have inquired that the performance seasons in most countries will be suspended for a month in February, so we will also start in March?"

"Okay." Simon nodded, seeing the little girl raised her head again, and sent the red wine over again, said with a smile: "Children can't drink too much, they will become little alcoholics."

The girl in her arms deliberately took a big sip when she heard the words, and after she swallowed, she opened her bright black eyes and said coquettishly, "Obviously you fed it to me, Dad."

"Okay, my fault." Simon drank the remaining red wine in one gulp, handed the empty glass to the woman next to him, and asked again: "It's Chinese New Year soon, when do you plan to go back?"

"I..." Ms. Liu paused, and then said, "Neither MiuMiu nor I plan to return to China this year."

Simon was a little puzzled, and then reacted: "Is it the same for other people?"

Ms. Liu nodded: "Girls in the art troupe, there are only more than 30 who want to go back."

Simon shrugged slightly: "Forget it, you can discuss these matters with Ange or Chen."

The little girl in her arms said: "Father, when will you go to China again, I want to go back with you?"

"Oh, then I'll call you next time."

"really?"

"of course."

"Then let's pull the hook."

Simon watched the little girl stretch out her little finger, and asked intentionally, "What is a hook?"

"It means that the hook is suspended for 100 years and cannot be changed."

"Oh fine."

Ms. Liu watched the man and daughter interacting intimately, her eyes flickered slightly, and the smile on her face remained unchanged. After waiting for a while, she remembered something again: "Simon, just now they, you know, are different from girls, Dongyue and the others basically Having a family, I mean, they all wish they could take some of their family over?"

"Okay," Simon was very straightforward about this, and said, "However, this time they can't get a green card directly. You know, last year, even I spent a lot of thought on operating your group of people at once. Others You can only apply for an ordinary visa first. By the way, if it is a child, the Westeros system has a special student fund for the children of its employees."

Ms. Liu heard this and said: "This is great, Dongyue and the others must be very happy to hear this news."

Simon poured cold water: "The bursary fund only supports the children of employees who are outstanding enough. The ones who are very outstanding should not be boring. However, as long as they can pass the audit, the foundation can always support them to finish college, including high school. In the process of going to university, they will also provide enough help.”

Only then did Ms. Liu understand.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. This so-called bursary fund is obviously the man in front of him who is cultivating direct descendants of talents for his wealth empire.

Simon looked at the woman's stunned expression and said, "On your side, if the children of other relatives are good enough, you can also recommend them. The standard is probably that they are smart and hardworking enough to have the potential to be admitted to the Ivy League school. Just now they are the same, As long as there are good seedlings, I don't limit the number."

Ms. Liu nodded.

The little girl in her arms raised her face again: "Dad, can I go to an Ivy League school in the future?"

"Yes, my little MiuMiu can go to any school she wants."

"But, I heard that those schools are difficult to pass, Dad, I'm stupid."

Simon squeezed the girl's pretty face: "MiuMiu is of course different from other people. Even if you get zero points in the test, you can get into any school you want."

"Then we pull the hook again?"

"Uh, I don't want this one."

The little girl pouted immediately: "Daddy lied."

"Father is not lying, the main reason is that you will be ashamed if you go in. Let me tell you, MiuMiu, stupid children, don't join the group of smart children, you will doubt your life."

"Actually, I'm not that stupid."

"Well, of course," Simon said, holding the little girl up with a little force and putting it next to him, calling Angorui: "It's late, take MiuMiu to rest."

The little girl leaned against Simon's knee reluctantly: "But, Dad, I'm not sleepy."

Simon lied to the children: "Hey, your mother and I have important things to talk about, children can't listen."

The girl blinked her eyes, turned her head again, and saw her mother's blushing face and dodging eyes, she immediately put on a clear expression, stuck out her tongue at Simon, and obediently let the housekeeper take her little hand to leave the living room.

Chapter 1088 Create a Possibility

"Jenny asked me to be in charge of the fund with Ulia. I don't know anything about nanomaterials and quantum computing projects. There is also the establishment of Solvay College here in Boston. I have read the materials. It's a very special school for supernormal children, and I'm not sure if I can do it well?"

"It doesn't matter if you don't do well."

"what?"

"These projects you are responsible for are all for the little ones in your womb. If they don't get anything in the future, they can only blame their mothers."

"..."

Boston the next morning.

In the manor mansion in the west suburb of the city, after breakfast, Simon took a helicopter to visit Maria and his daughter.

Today is January 1th, Sunday, which coincides with the coldest time of the year on the east coast. It snowed a few days ago, and the surroundings of the manor were wrapped in green. After Simon arrived, he did not go out again, but stayed in the villa with Maria. Chatting in a living room, but the three boys greeted Simon and then took the initiative to find an excuse to leave, apparently to leave space for Simon and his mother.

The topic was about a fund that Janet arranged for the two women when she came to meet with them at the end of last year. It mainly used the scientific research resources of several top universities in Boston to research a series of cutting-edge projects.

In addition, after the success of the Solvay Academy in Malibu, Los Angeles, Simon plans to gradually roll out similar academy projects around the world starting this year. Stein, Marie Curie, etc. are enough to affect the future of human scientists.

Of course, the Solvay College project in Boston was handed over to two women, Maria and Ulyana.

At this moment, looking at the woman curled up on the sofa next to her with a hesitant face, Simon couldn't help reaching out, caressing the woman's smooth face, slowly scratching her neck with his fingertips, and stopped going down after being held down by the woman in a panic , said: "As long as you and Ulia are serious about doing it, it's okay to fail. It's impossible to succeed in these things in one go or in a short time. Even if we can complete half of them before the end of our short lives, it's okay." This life is not in vain.”

Seeing the man talking, Maria slowly withdrew the big hand she had just stretched out. Feeling a little reluctant for no reason, she moved her body and said, "Actually, I can see that these arrangements of yours are of great importance to the future of our world. It’s all very beneficial.”

Simon shook his head slightly: "I'm not as good as you think."

Maria blinked her eyes and nodded with a reddish face: "Of course I know that."

A good person will not occupy her like a robber.

A woman who blushes is always more attractive, especially if a woman with a dignified temperament seems to be always meticulous, she suddenly blushes.

Simon reached out again, directly took the woman over, hugged her, and kissed her on the lips.

Maria was forced to kiss for a moment, barely escaped: "No, no, the baby... is still young."

"Don't worry, I know," Simon reassured. Seeing that the woman's eyes were still a little flustered, he just hugged her lightly and took the initiative to return to the topic just now: "Actually, in recent years, more and more people have been asking me, Simon, you have so much wealth that you can never spend it all, what do you plan to do in the future?"

Seeing that Simon didn't continue, Maria felt relieved and asked, "Have you thought of the answer?"

I understand a little bit.

Probably, the funds I am in charge of and the projects I funded are the answer.

Simon nodded: "Such a huge amount of wealth, from a personal point of view, as a selfish person, if possible, I certainly hope to leave it to my children in the future, so that the Westeros family will pass on forever. However, this It is obviously impossible, not to mention that I can control these wealth now, but it does not mean that the little ones will also have this ability in the future, once they have no ability to control and inherit too much wealth, it will only lead to disaster."

Maria nodded in agreement: "And then?"

"Then, why not create a possibility."

Maria began to wonder again: "Huh?"

Simon said: "It is unlikely that it will be passed on to the children completely. Donate it and set up various foundations. This is probably the best attribution. However, I don't intend to let these foundations do the things they used to do in the past. Education, medical care, environmental protection, and even interference in politics to promote peace, in my opinion, these will only bring about stagnation and reincarnation."

Maria obviously still didn't get it.

Simon patiently explained: "Human civilization, in my opinion, can be divided into three stages: prehistoric era, farming era, and industrial era. The prehistoric era is too long, so let's not talk about it. The most typical farming era lasted for thousands of years. Whether it is Asia, Europe or America, it is basically accompanied by the change of dynasties accompanied by intensive wars, civilization stagnation, and continuous reincarnation. Until the industrial age, that is, now, whether it is the subdivided steam age, the electrical age or the information that has now unfolded The era, in my opinion, is still just a different stage of the industrial age. If no one changes, the result is likely to be stagnant and reincarnated for a long time like the farming era that lasted for thousands of years. What I want , is a fundamental change that pushes mankind into the next era of civilization and creates a brand new possibility for the lucky race in this universe, I can only say it is a possibility, because I cannot judge the future of this era and bad."

The man's explanation made Maria, who is the top intellectual in this society, fully comprehend even though she focused on language subjects.

Inexplicably, there was a sense of admiration in my heart.

Compared with those rich politicians who keep saying they want to make the world a better place, this man of mine is really thinking about the future of mankind.

Simon keenly noticed the change in the woman's expression, and asked with a smile, "You suddenly fell in love with me?"

Maria dodged her gaze for a moment, then mustered up the courage to look over and said, "I'm just sure that the little guy in my belly has a very good father."

Simon caressed the woman's slightly swollen belly under the bottoming shirt. This time, Maria did not dodge. She felt it for a moment, but of course there was no reaction now, but she just said: "Little guy may not think so in the future, and many things I plan to do, It might even be very controversial.”

Maria pressed Simon's big hand lightly, and said: "Great people will always be questioned and slandered as they move forward, but history will give a fair evaluation."

"Heh, it's not as noble as you imagined. I just happen to be in this position and have enough resources."

Maria shook her head: "Many people who can use more abundant resources than you have never thought of doing so."

Having said that, the empire that collapsed a few years ago appeared in Maria's mind. Those who once stood at the pinnacle of power left behind only countless ambitions that dissipated in the long river of history.

Simon felt the woman's sudden melancholy, and probably guessed what she was thinking, but didn't say much.

Maria didn't indulge in it for too long. When she came back to her senses, she chatted with Simon again. After a little hesitation, she still said, "You should go and see Uriah more. I can see that when she was pregnant, it was really just An accident, there is no... I don't mean to depend on you."

"I'll be there after lunch."

"So, are you staying tonight?"

Simon glanced over the woman's gentle body, nodded and said, "Okay."

Maria shook her head, "I mean, you stay with Uriah."

Simon joked: "Are all women so magnanimous nowadays, pushing their men to other women?"

"I'm your woman, but you're not my man."

"Oh..." Simon looked around: "You have other men? Remind me, don't let me find out, it will kill someone."

Maria gave him a very harmless look: "I mean, I was just snatched by you."

"Sounds like I'm a robber."

Maria made a look of 'you are', paused, and said, "Or, I'll call Uriah to come over and have lunch together."

"You don't mind, of course I'm fine."

As Simon said, seeing Maria take out her mobile phone, she stopped her with a smile, called the housekeeper, and directly ordered her to send a driver to pick her up.

Seeing the man, Maria made a direct decision, and for a while felt that she had to call Ulyana to explain.However, after thinking about it again, I realized that the reason why the man did this was precisely because he didn't want any misunderstanding between her and Ulia. After all, she had good intentions, and Ulyana might not think so. If she thought she was demonstrating, Then do bad things with good intentions.

And if it's a man like a robber who decides at will, it has nothing to do with her, and maybe it can make the two of them get closer.

Connected with fate.

However, in order to avoid embarrassment for Ulyana, Maria still called her eldest son, Victor, and asked the three brothers to take care of it outside for lunch and come back in the evening.

Simon stayed in Boston for one day, and departed early the next morning to return to the West Coast, with the destination of San Francisco.

The main purpose is to discuss with Eaglet's senior management the upcoming 1996 annual financial report of Eaglet, which will be released at the end of the month. It was an article of a Ponzi scheme, and the target of the attack was Ygritte.

Therefore, this financial report will be related to the crucial long-short game in the technology stock market.

For the full-year financial report scheduled to be released on January 1, Eaglet will hold a special press conference. The dazzling revenue and profit data are still in the second place. The focus is on publicizing Eaglet’s changes in public life, Help for local employment, promotion of social efficiency, etc.

In short, it is to weaken the impact that a certain article and related public opinion operations may have on the new technology industry in advance.

By the time Simon returned from San Francisco, another box office week in January 1997 came to an end.

1月10日到1月16日的一周，首先受到关注的，还是《神奇女侠2》本土票房正式突破4亿美元大关，成为1996年度上映影片中唯一一部本土票房破4亿美元的超级重磅炸弹。

Specific aspects.

Last year's Christmas file "Girls in the Thunderbolt", after surpassing "Game of the Brave" last week, in the 4th week of its release, it still sat at the top of the box office in a single week with a good 29% weekly decline, and received another 2716 million US dollars, the cumulative box office in four weeks was 1 million US dollars, breaking 9719 million soon.

From December 12 last year when it started its first week with more than 20 million US dollars, to last week's three-week domestic box office overtaking "Game of the Brave", "Charlie's Angels" has surpassed the two major producers Danni Fang in a series of statistics. Liz and MGM expected.

At present, the blockbuster here is only the local box office, which is expected to exceed 2.5 million U.S. dollars, enough to recover the total investment of only 1.05 million U.S. dollars in production and publicity and achieve profitability.Not only that, but most importantly, the continuous success of "007: Spectre" and "Charlie's Angels" in the past year has made an amazing start for the planned "Agent Movie Universe".

After "Girls in the Thunderbolt", "Game of the Brave" barely held the runner-up position on the list.

However, compared to the $2716 million of "Charlie's Angels", the weekly box office of "Game of the Brave" has dropped to $1372 million, which is why this week's decline has narrowed compared to last week's sharp drop.

In the five weeks since its release, "Game of the Brave" has a cumulative box office of 1 million US dollars, which is about 6971 million US dollars away from the 2 million threshold.Although it is not a big problem to collect another 3000 million US dollars in the future, the domestic box office of the film probably stops at just over 3000 million, and there is a high probability that it will not even exceed 2 million.

Fortunately, based on the film’s $8200 million production and $3500 million publicity, the local box office is $60 million. With the movie’s share of more than [-]% in theaters, it’s still enough to recover the cost and realize a small amount of money. profit.However, compared to the predictions that the industry is generally more optimistic about this CG blockbuster than the relatively traditional "Charlie's Angels" before its release, it is difficult for Warner, who is in charge of the release, to be too happy with the reversal of reality.

Then there is No. 3 on the list, which is almost on par with "Game of the Brave" "Mind Catcher".

Counting from the point of view, "Good Will Hunting" was released for the sixth week, with the largest single-week box office drop of 27% since the filming began, and another US$1265 million, which is only a little over US$100 million away from the previous "Game of the Brave" difference.

Compared to other super blockbusters that succeeded and of course failed, directed by Gus Van Sant, Matt Damon, Robert De Niro, Ben Affleck and Kate Beckinsale The dark horse literary and artistic drama with a production cost of only 1000 million U.S. dollars starring Li and others has also successfully surpassed 1 million at the box office this week, reaching 717 billion U.S. dollars.

This year's Golden Globes are coming up this Sunday, January 1th.