"Welcome to your arrival, Simon, you'll be the biggest surprise of the party tonight."

"I hope I'm not too abrupt."

"Of course not."

Shiyi Newhouse greeted Simon and shook hands with the three gorgeous oriental girls beside him one by one, and they couldn't help but make fun of them.

Really envious.

This young man, in any aspect, is enough to make old-fashioned rich men like them jealous. Just say that women, at the level of Newhouse, there is certainly no shortage of women, but Shiyi Newhouse, who is short and unpretentious, cannot make a large number of beauties of all kinds throw themselves into their arms.

After a brief greeting, Shiyi Newhouse brought Simon and others into the cocktail party. As soon as someone entered the villa hall, many eyes gathered around him immediately, and then he couldn't move away.

Seeing this, Shiyi Newhouse felt a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't show it.

The Newhouse family dare not neglect at all for this young man who almost destroyed the Hurst family. Even though the rise of the Internet dominated by the Westeros system has been squeezing the living space of traditional paper media in recent years, when the gap becomes larger and larger, no one will have any special thoughts.

As for the pride of the century-old Qian family?

Forget it.

Simon had no airs and quickly integrated into the crowd.

The Newhouse family parties, whether in fashion, media or finance, have basically known guests over the years. For example, Fashion TV's female president Anna Coleman, the editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine, Anna Wintour and Cindy Crawford, both met at Jerry Hall's house last night.

In fact, this kind of circle is very small.

As Simon stayed at Hall's house, he brought three oriental girls to this cocktail party today. Anna Coleman and others were not surprised at all. No one could count how many lovers Westeros had. Moreover, if it were other men, especially married men, it would inevitably be a storm. As Simon Westeros, after getting used to it, many people took it for granted.

"Jane and the other three have just signed under Elite, Anna, if Vogue has the right opportunity, they can give it a try."

"No problem, Simon," Anna Wintour agreed with a smile, and looked at the three girls very seriously: "I have to say that their bodies and temperaments are all very good, and they will definitely shine in the future. By the way, Simon, are you planning to let them go to the last Victoria's Secret TV station?"

"It depends on the specific situation. They have just entered the industry and are not very good at walking. You know, my requirements are very strict."

Anna Wintour smiled and said, "I am actually a very strict person."

"certainly."

Simon and Anna Wintour and others chatted, and the three girls Jian Xin were obediently with each other, smiling. The three girls' English abilities were only satisfactory to communicate simply, and it would be difficult for people around them to understand it if they were talking a little faster. However, although they could only be quails by men, the three girls were quite excited about being able to attend such a party.

Just Anna Wintour, the three girls who already understand what "Vogue" means in the fashion circle, their eyes shine, let alone around them, are all the big figures in New York City in their consciousness.

Of course, no matter how big it is, it is not as big as the man around you.

Therefore, you must hold it tightly.

Simon was chatting with Wintour and the others, and a slightly old voice came from beside him: "Simon, I really didn't expect to see you here tonight."

Turning his head and looking over, it was George Soros, and another middle-aged man was still there.

After shook hands with the other party, Simon also said, "I didn't expect to see you here, George, you didn't expect you to be interested in fashion?"

"Ha, of course not. I kept talking about things here in the afternoon. There happened to be a party here in the evening, so I came together," George Soros said, looking at the three vases beside Simon and said, "You are so enviable," and said, before introducing the gray-haired middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses beside him: "By the way, Simon, this is David Rubinstein, who runs a private equity fund with several others, named Carlyle, maybe you have heard of it."

The middle-aged man stepped forward a little and reached out to Simon: "Mr. Westeros, I'm glad to know you."

"Hello, David, just call me Simon."

David Rubinstan showed a perfect expression of honor, took out his business card and handed it over: "So, Simon, this is my business card."

Simon took it and smiled, "I'm sorry, I don't seem to have a business card."

This is the truth.

I have had it before, but I don’t know when it started, so I didn’t want to send it randomly.

David Rubinstein's expression was not inappropriate at all: "It's okay."

Simon nodded and looked at the business card in his hand again.

Carlyle Group, combined with two lifetime memories, Simon certainly knew.

Unlike New York where various funds are crowded, Carlyle Group is one of the few investment companies that have made its fortune in Washington. People with keen intuitive people can probably understand the background of this company just by relying on this point.

Standard combination of government and business capital.

The Carlyle Group, which has recruited a large number of former senior Washington officials as executives or consultants, has been engaged in corporate capital operations in the defense field since its establishment in the 1980s. To put it bluntly, it acquires or invests in companies in related fields, and then uses political connections to attract defense orders for these companies to make profits.

The American military industry group is not just the giants such as Lockheed Martial Arts, Boeing, and many important military equipment, such as fighter jets, aircraft carriers, etc., which often require hundreds or thousands of suppliers, and the operating space is very large. Just like some news later exposed, a warship nut, the same material, the same standard, the market price is less than US$5, but the price purchased by the Ministry of Defense from suppliers can be as high as US$700, which is more than a hundred times the difference.

As for the reason?

Don't ask.

Ask is a military secret.

After all, the national defense budget is too abundant, and I can’t spend it all when I always buy hairy crabs, so I can only be so bad.

However, compared with a bunch of parasites in the US defense field, Carlyle Group is still quite ideal. Later, it gradually grew and grew stronger and once became a private equity celebrity in the industry that competes with Blackstone, KKR and other companies. Then, after experiencing the financial crisis in 2008, it could not escape the declining fate after prosperity.

Simon's memory is the fact that Carlyle acquired XCMG.

Um.

I won't say much about this.

At this time, I didn't expect that the Carlyle Group had a relationship with Soros, and Simon was a little surprised and not unexpected.

Soros' close ties with Washington are also well known.

David Rubinstein obviously hoped to chat with Simon for a few more words, but he had no choice but to take the initiative in his words and words and was soon snatched away by Soros: "Simon, I went to Russia some time ago and I heard that you were in Ukraine at that time."

“Yes, vacation.”

Soros showed a helpless expression and glanced at the three vases beside Simon: "Simon, you live in heaven almost every day, do you still need to take a special vacation?"

"Of course, I'll have to go on vacation in Australia later."

Simon actually doesn't want to accept Soros's topic about Russia. He said too much. If this financial giant jumped out of the Russian financial quagmire starting next year in advance, that would be bad. He is still waiting to help Soros clean up the "mess". For example, the shares of a state-owned telecommunications company that may be acquired by the Russian oligarch Potanin, supported by Soros.

"Actually, George, I don't have any special plans for many things now. Now I just sow seeds everywhere, and then wait to see which ones can germinate, and if they grow well, they will water them and bear fruit, and everyone will be happy."

Soros' expression was cautious and complicated when he heard this: "Simon, I was a little scared when I heard you say this. Last time you sowed seeds everywhere, and then, everyone now sees it, Igrit, Cisco, American Online..."

Simon is very good at speaking: "George, a lot of my actions are on the surface. If you think it's promising, Quantum Fund can follow up."

As Simon finished speaking, David Rubinstein, who was standing next to Soros, held the cocktail glass and couldn't help but shake it gently.

The gate to the new world.

Soros obviously had no David Rubinstein's mind at all, and his solemn expression changed and turned into a bitter smile: "This is the problem, Simon, I can't afford to follow."

After several consecutive financial snipers, Quantum Fund now controls funds to reach the level of 10 billion US dollars. However, in the face of the Westeros system, whose asset scale has reached more than 2 trillion US dollars, Quantum Fund is still not enough. Simon said that he is sowing seeds everywhere, and even if all the targets are carefully selected by this young man, Quantum Fund cannot afford to keep up.

Even if you sow with a few of them, who knows how to maintain the seeds to bear fruit after they germinate?

Nowadays, a series of new technology companies such as Igrit seem to be unstoppable. However, if someone could see this prospect at the beginning, and even know what to do after seeing it, how could it be the turn of this new money junior who has just risen for a few years to occupy it?

In short, Soros was really a little scared when he heard Simon say that he was sowing seeds again.

Soros actually had some trouble.

What Simon said about sowing seeds this time is actually similar to the small arrangement of Gil Pector in the villa in Southampton in the evening. Or the industrial layout of the Ukrainian Rovno Prefecture. Even a little bigger, such as a short man with thin hair in Russia, such as in Russia.

These are no longer the forward-looking layout of the new technology industry for several consecutive years after the 87 Stock Exchange crash.

After reaching the top, Simon, who is indeed a little confused about the future, has been sowing seeds in a mess in the past two years, so there are no clear expectations for future returns.
Chapter completed!