Simon gave enough support for the performances of the National Style Art Troupe. Whether it is the top choreographer assistant team, it is a luxury custom-made costume prop or a world-class performance venue like the Metropolitan Opera in New York, but after the performance officially starts, the market has to be completely determined.

If the girls' performances are not recognized by the audience and the attendance rate is too low, then the show will end as soon as possible. Simon will never pay out for free tickets out of his own pocket.

In fact, Simon's inner attitude towards the public performance of the Chinese Style Art Troupe is to like to watch it or not, because he was originally planning to enjoy the performance alone in private, and Simon felt that he was suffering a loss when he saw it for outsiders. Therefore, except for those around him who took the initiative to ask for it last time, Simon would only send a few tickets, and the rest were sold by the Metropolitan Opera House itself.

However, because the news about the National Style Art Troupe as Simon Westero's private singing and dancing team had already spread quietly, driven by curiosity, even though Simon personally interfered with the performance ticket price of the National Style Art Troupe was much higher than that of other performance tickets, it inevitably caused the first performance to be hard to get a ticket.

As for the next step, we still need to look at market feedback.

Although surrounded by a group of big fairies, Simon still did not stay at the cocktail party for too long. He only stayed for less than half an hour before leaving with the A girl who had been here in the morning.

On the other hand, Instagram's first-day stock price trend is still very popular.

This was not until 4 pm, when the North American stock market closed, Instagram's final first-day stock price was set at a high of US$27.61. Compared with the issue price of US$11.50, the first-day increase reached 141%, and the closing market value was as high as US$17.1 billion. Compared with the valuation of US$6 billion, it was equivalent to the company's value increased by US$10 billion in just one day.

The total share capital before Instagram was listed was 530 million shares, of which D Girl held about 240 million shares, with a shareholding ratio of 45%.

Girl A, Girl C, Indian, Little Jenny, Little Leg Sex, and Leg Sex, who once served as the initial investors with Girl D, each acquired 5% of the shares. In recent years, based on whether they participated in management and whether they participated in the subscription before the IPO, etc., the final shareholding was more or less, but they were basically around 15 million shares.

On the other hand, this IPO, the total number of shares issued was 90 million shares, with a financing amount of US$1.035 billion, of which 60 million were additional shares issued, and the funds obtained will be used for the subsequent development of Instagram. Another 30 million shares were cashed out by major shareholders, of which D Girl alone accounted for 5 million shares.

Therefore, according to the stock price of US$27.61 on the first day of Instagram listing, even after the IPO, the proportion of D's shares in Instagram fell further to 38%, the former Wei family maid's net worth has reached US$6.5 billion, which is enough to squeeze into the top 20 of the 400 richest people in the United States.

As for the other six girls, they only rely on the 15 million shares in their hands, and their personal net worth has exceeded US$400 million in a single day. According to the threshold of US$430 million for this year's Forbes US 400 Rich Rich List, they basically have entered the ranks of the 400 richest people in the United States.

This is the unparalleled ability to create wealth in the Internet!

Stimulated by the sharp rise on the first day of Instagram's listing, the Nasdaq Index's single-day increase finally reached 1.32%, continuing to rise to 5,739 points, getting closer and closer to the 6,000-point threshold. The total market value of all stocks in the entire Nasdaq sector also hit a new high, reaching US$6.7 trillion.

As the leader, Igrit Company has a single-day stock price increase of 1.61%, with a market value of US$663.5 billion, continuing to stand out.

Cisco, ranked second, has a market value of over $500 billion for the first time today, becoming the third giant in the US stock market after Egret and Daenerys, with a market value of over $500 billion. The increase on the same day was as high as 2.12%, and the closing market value was US$511.3 billion.

It was just one day, and due to the rise of the Nasdaq market, Simon's personal net worth once again increased by more than $30 billion.

Speaking of which, after the US election in early November, the continuity of Washington's policy was ensured to ensure that the market was temporarily positive, but then it began to fluctuate due to Wall Street's concerns about the collapse of the Nasdaq market again. The growth rate of the Nasdaq slowed down until today. The wealth-making miracle of the day of listing made the new technology sector activated again, paving the way for the last batch of capital operations of the Westeros system in 1996.

The next day, December 7th, Saturday.

Although the US stock market was closed, North American media reported early in the morning about the sharp rise in Instagram's first day of listing yesterday and the Nasdaq hit a new high.

However, in the eyes of many people, the crisis is approaching.

Simon had a rare rest and still arrived in Manhattan in the morning.

Mainly watching the last makeup rehearsal of the National Style Art Troupe before the performance tonight, and was surrounded by Celia Miller, who just returned from Washington yesterday.

While watching the performance, we mainly talked about setting Rifny as a free trade zone. After the Sherban assassination storm last month, the Kiev authorities, who thought that the Westeros system must have had some plans, did not refuse after making a request here, but instead performed very cooperatively.

Therefore, things are much easier to handle.

Of course, the specific process will take several months to complete.

The main reason is that the free trade zone is actually two-way, rather than saying that a country sets up its own region as a free trade zone, so it can carry out free trade. In addition to various trade rules, it also has to sign free trade agreements with other countries. However, compared with the WTO agreement that requires protracted negotiations, the free trade zone is ultimately a unilateral concession of a country, so the difficulty is greatly reduced.

"I met Mickey Kant yesterday. Washington was very supportive of signing this agreement with Ukraine. However, Mickey raised objections to us that we should bring China in. China is in negotiations to join the WTO. Washington means that they hope that China will enjoy this benefit after joining the WTO."

Inside the lobby of the Metropolitan Opera.

Simon and Celia sat in the off-stage seat with only a few spectators, while enjoying the rehearsal performance on the stage, and asked, “Is this a mandatory requirement or just a normal proposal?”

"It's just an ordinary proposal," Celia looked at the oriental girl on the stage, and immediately understood the attitude of her boss, and said, "Then let's ignore it. In fact, Rifny has established a free trade zone, and China is a very important importer of raw materials. At the same time, Rifny's main market is Western Europe. In this way, it seems unnecessary to bring the Federation in."

Simon nodded slightly, very satisfied with Celia's position. If the woman around him considers this issue at the level of the United States and does not choose the interests of the Westeros system first, Simon might have to consider changing the other party.

Position is important.

Simon won't force others to lean towards his own position too much, but if a person is in the Westerosian system, he must consider himself as a 'Westerosian'.

Speaking of which, as Celia said, Rifny's free trade zone mainly targets Western Europe and will not have much connection with the United States. If it were not for bringing the United States, the world's largest power, to bring in it with very important symbolic significance, it would be unnecessary.

On the other hand, because the light industrial foundation in Eastern Europe is too weak and the costs in all aspects of Western Europe are too high, China is undoubtedly the best import target in terms of raw materials and other aspects. Of course, Southeast Asia is actually OK now. However, after 1997, the Southeast Asian economy suffered a devastating blow, and then nothing happened.

After chatting for a few more words, Simon asked another thing: "How much share can we get this time when increasing the African garrison?"

Personal military assistant, this is Celia's most important title.

After hearing his boss' question, Celia sorted out a little and quickly said: "In recent years, some other forces have quietly established mercenaries. If nothing unexpected happens, we can only get 1,500 mercenaries this time. In addition to other orders, the contracts in Africa are worth about US$100 million every year."

Simon nodded, and couldn't help but sigh at the richness of the US military.

Compared with the current defense budget of US$250 billion, 100 million is certainly not much. However, I’m afraid of comparison. Just talking about Ukraine, the current annual defense budget is less than 1 billion US dollars, but it requires more than 200,000 troops. And 1,500 people in the Westeros system can get 100 million US dollars. Of course, there are other twists and turns that are not worthy of being outsiders, but it is enough to show that the US military spends money like water.

At the same time, this incident also means that Simon's layout at the military level is becoming more and more effective.

First of all, it is because Simon never thought of using the Weijia Army to make money, and he would not have lost $60 million inexplicably, and the catering fee would be lost as if he had a bad taste in his memory. Therefore, the 100 million US dollars per year in Africa, in addition to the salary and other costs of the mercenaries, there is also a considerable part of the Weijia Army that actually needs to be paid to various consultants in charge of the Weijia Army.

Otherwise, such an order would not be so easy to obtain.

As for Simon's harvest, of course, it's beyond money.

The closer the connection between the Weijia Private Army and the federal military and the more entangled the network of interests, the less likely it is to be sniffed by the outside world. Just like the cooperation agreement reached with the CIA earlier, these will involve the level of state secrets. If you encounter any trouble in the future, a sentence of state secrets is just like the US national security that has almost become a joke in the United States. It is absolutely a panacea.

Moreover, even if someone wants to investigate, the Weijia Private Army will not have too many handles to be caught. As for the same thing, Simon never thought of making money from it, and having no desires will make a tough person. As for some people who really gain a lot of benefits from it, they will investigate if they have the courage. Anyway, Simon has never seen any scandals of the US military being investigated in depth in the decades of his previous life. It is basically a big thing to turn into small things.

The two of them chatted from the audience, and a group dance on the stage ended soon.

During the preparation of the next dance, a girl quietly turned out from the backstage, but it was Chen Xingwei. The girl came to Simon, looked nervous and nervous, and asked, "Simon, how did I dance just now?"

"Great," Simon said, patting himself on his thigh: "Come, sit here."

Chen Xingwei looked at Celia, but did not refuse. He stepped forward and sat obediently on Simon's leg, feeling a big hand wrapped around his waist, obediently pressed it over, and said, "I'm so nervous, I'm really worried that I'll mess it up tonight."

"What's there to worry about," Simon looked at the stage and said, "as long as you perform your normal level."

Chen Xingwei still couldn't help but say, "This is the Metropolitan Opera House, what if the audience doesn't like it?"

Simon leaned over the girl's neck and kissed her, saying, "They don't like it, that's because they don't have the vision, as long as I like it."

The man's kiss was very light, but Chen Xingwei still felt a little hot. He took the courage to kiss him on his own initiative, and then said, "By the way, Simon, it's the end of the year in China. Can we go back and see it during the Chinese New Year?"

"Of course, by the way, what day is this New Year's Eve?"

“February 6.”

"That's even more okay. You have a total of 9 performances, which will end at the end of January. If the audience doesn't like it, they can close their performances in five or six performances. We will definitely be able to go back in the New Year."

Chen Xingwei was inevitably a little nervous when he heard Simon say the word "closing the stall".

Actually, I heard that all the tickets for the performance tonight were sold out, and it was hard to get a ticket. The girls in the art troupe were already full of confidence. They even thought about the global tour that men talked about. Chen Xingwei asked if he could go back to China in the New Year, but because he was worried that the global tour would be in the same match with the New Year, he would definitely not have time to go back.

Of course, for many girls, frankly speaking, life is so good now, it doesn’t matter whether they can go back or not.

Simon's straightforward "closing the stall" made Chen Xingwei's excitement cool down a little. I wonder if he would really respond to the man's crow's mouth next.

Even if the man said more than once that it would be fine if he messed up, no one in the Chinese Style Art Troupe felt that way in the past six months. After all, in life now, all girls feel like heaven, so it is difficult for people to feel at ease. They are inevitably in their hearts: there is no reward without giving.

Therefore, girls basically have an expectant attitude towards a man's "picking" and take this for granted.

As for this performance, the same is true.

Thinking of this, Chen Xingwei couldn't help but envy Li Youhu, who was still filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in China. That girl is so lucky. She just entered this circle and went out of the circle. If nothing unexpected happens, she will soon become a big star. And even if they are absolutely satisfied with their current life, they will inevitably think about what to do in the future.

After all, the man around them will definitely not be able to support them for the rest of his life. Maybe he will lose interest in them at any time, or just be tired of it and want to change a new group of girls, where will they go?

Anyway, you will definitely lose everything you are now.

This is also taken for granted.

Life is so good now, it is not proportional to their efforts. How can it last long?

Simon didn't know what the woman was thinking, so he didn't discuss too sensitive issues with Celia, so he began to think more about watching the performances on the stage.

Later, he found that Chen Xingwei was successfully sitting on Simon's lap. Of course, he didn't want her to please a man, and Wei Huachao, who was eaten by Simon last time, came over one after another. Even though the man's arms were occupied, he still sat in front, back and left and right.

Wei Cancai successfully grabbed Simon's position on the left, and he slowly pulled the man's arm around Chen Xingwei's waist, held the man's big hand and pretended to look at his palm while talking about another thing: "Simon, Caisu, well, she can't use this name now. Anyway, do you still remember that?"

Simon nodded.

The girl who left the Guofeng Art Troupe after falling in love last time.

Actually, Simon didn't care much about this.

Simon did not deny his possessive intentions, but he never forced himself. The girls around him must have thought that the girl was "driven" out, but in fact she was just after the other party fell in love and was no longer suitable for staying in the Chinese Style Art Troupe, that's all.

Wei Chancai carefully looked at Simon's expression, and only wore a close-fitting dance suit to wait for a while and leaned towards the man a little, then said: "We have recently heard that she was dumped by that boyfriend, and that guy cheated all of her savings."
Chapter completed!