The indulgent time lasts until late at night, but it will eventually come to an end.

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

Janet had taken a shower and walked out of the bathroom barefoot in a thin suspender nightgown. She saw Simon sitting on the single sofa by the floor-to-ceiling window in the bedroom, still wearing an evening shirt and trousers, holding a thick book in his hand.

book, flipping through it with a slight frown.

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

She has only read a small part of the English version so far. Looking at the square text with so many strokes, Janet suddenly felt dizzy. She casually threw the book aside, put her arms around the man's neck, and said: "

If you don’t like it, we can rent a venue and have parties in the future, not at home.”

Saying this, Janet had a smile on her face.

After knowing each other for so long, we can naturally understand that he is a person who cares about his private space.

Then.

The lion's territory was 'invaded' by more than two hundred of its kind for a whole night. You can imagine how uncomfortable he must be.

"That seems so insincere." Simon noticed the smile on the face of the woman in his arms, smiled as well, lowered his head and kissed her on the lips, and said: "I was just thinking that I might be able to buy this place by the end of the year.

, it will be used exclusively for parties from now on."

It's the end of the year.

Janet recalled the recent trend of the North American stock market, and heard another flaw unknowingly revealed in the man's words, but did not expose it, and nodded: "Okay."

Simon noticed a flash of cunning in Janet's eyes, and realized something, so he just smiled. He had too many secrets in his body that were not accessible to outsiders. If they were on guard all the time, the two of them would not be able to do anything.

Got along.

In fact, Simon would occasionally reveal some things to women consciously, such as the "Dream of Red Mansions" that she had just thrown aside. When he accidentally mentioned it last time, he took the time to buy the novel, and an English translation was given to her.

Woman, give yourself the original Chinese version.

Unfortunately, the Chinese version did not find the simplified version, but the traditional version. Of course, there is no obstacle to reading.

Thinking like this, Simon stretched out his index finger and wiped it on the woman's lips, but failed to wipe away her smile, so he said: "Baby, what will you do if one day you find out that I am actually an alien?"

Janet's eyelashes flashed, her face showed anticipation, and she said, "I will give birth to an alien baby."

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

"Haha," Janet laughed, changed into a more comfortable position in Simon's arms, and asked again: "Didn't Goldberg give you a check before he left? How much was it?"

Simon took back the "Dream of Red Mansions" and found a check tucked into the pages of the book and handed it to Janet.

Janet took it, glanced at it, and said in surprise: "One million U.S. dollars, Fox is so generous."

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

After the box office of "The Butterfly Effect" was released in the second weekend, in order for Simon to cooperate with the follow-up promotion, Fox not only gave him US$300,000, but also promised to pay Simon another bonus after the film's North American box office exceeded 100 million.

Fox Film President Ronald Goldberg also attended tonight's party, and when he left, he fulfilled his original promise and left this check.

1,000,000.

It was indeed beyond Simon's expectation.

Ronald Goldberg's contract expires next year, and in Simon's view, the possibility of News Corp. renewing it with the other party is almost zero.

Therefore, this check is likely the result of Barry Diller's intervention.

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

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

The total production and promotion costs invested by Fox Pictures for "The Butterfly Effect" are only about US$20 million. The North American box office of more than US$100 million is enough to bring the company a net profit of no less than US$30 million.

Janet played with the check in her hand, but smiled again after a moment, and said: "If Fox knew that you had obtained more than 30 million US dollars from the stock index futures market in just over a month, maybe he would not take out this money again.

It’s $1 million, so you don’t care too much anyway.”

Since Simon established 4,500 long S&P 500 index futures contracts in mid-May, in more than a month, the S&P 500 index has risen from around 270 points initially to 287 points at the close of last Friday.

The long contract opening range held by Westeros Company is between 270 points and 275 points, and the average is about 272 points.

then.

In more than a month, the average index increase of all 4,500 contracts was 15 points. Each index increase meant a profit of 2.25 million US dollars. The book profit of the S&P 500 long contract held by Westeros Company at this time had reached 3,375

Ten thousand U.S. dollars.

US$33.75 million is just the beginning.

Even so, Simon held Janet's little hand and felt the unique texture of the check paper together, and said: "Of course I care, this is 1 million US dollars, and many people will never make so much money in their lifetime."

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

Simon thought about it for a moment, then shook his head.

Janet was puzzled: "What? Or are you planning to be like that stingy old man Warren Buffett, who only makes money without spending money?"

According to recent public data, Warren Buffett's net worth is still only about 2 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to the wealth of Janet's family. However, Buffett relied entirely on value investing to accumulate such a huge wealth almost from scratch, and his experience of making a fortune can be called

Legend, it has become a household name in North America over the years.

Simon laughed when he heard Janet calling Buffett a 'stingy old man', pinched the woman's delicate face and said: "It's not good to call others that in private. Besides, I won't be like him, just

The money I have now is still too little.”

"I didn't call him that in private, I also called him that in person, stingy old man," Janet said arrogantly, opened Simon's hand, and then said: "Too little? You are only 19 years old.

, little bastard, tens of millions of dollars, still less?”

"Of course," Simon nodded and said, "Basically nothing can be done."

"What exactly do you want to do?"

"A lot," Simon said, looking at the woman in his arms, "Of course, the ultimate goal is to conquer the world."

Janet nodded her head and persisted: "Then, let's talk about something that can be bought with money. Isn't this easier to achieve?"

"What money can buy, first of all, must be a very good house. However, I hope to have a house belonging to Westeros in every city in the world that I may go to. Los Angeles, New York, Chicago

, San Francisco, Miami, Las Vegas, London, Paris, Berlin, Rome, Venice, Amsterdam, etc.," Simon listed them casually. Seeing that the woman in his arms had widened her eyes, he added with a smile: "

Of course, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and the like in Australia must also be there.”

When Janet heard Simon mention Australia, her long eyelashes flickered a few times, and she thought to herself, there really are so few.

Not to mention the cost of buying numerous luxury homes in major cities around the world, the annual maintenance costs of these properties are estimated to be something that few people in the world can afford.

but.

This should be Janet Johnston's boyfriend.

So he asked again: "What about the others?"

Simon continued: "If you want to go to places you are interested in at any time, of course you must have a private jet, and it must be an ultra-long-range private jet that can connect any two cities in the world. Probably, a slightly modified Boeing 747 will be enough.

Used it. You know, I am a person who has no sense of security, so I must have a spare, but buying two would be too much like following the trend of Air Force One. So, it is best to buy one more."

Three Boeing 747s.

this.

How much does a Boeing 747 cost?

and.

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

The most important thing is that the maintenance cost of a private jet is much higher than that of a house. Many wealthy people just choose to rent a private jet because they cannot afford the annual expenses equivalent to about 10% of the cost of a private jet.

but.

Although it cost a little money, this wish seems cooler.

So I asked again with some anticipation: "Is there more?"

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

Um?

Janet was immediately disappointed.

A private island.

This is too easy.

Shaking the check still held in her hand, Janet looked at Simon and said: "Private islands are easy to buy. Our family has a private island in the Aegean Sea. My grandfather bought it more than ten years ago.

It covers more than ten square miles and only cost 3 million Australian dollars at the time.”

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

Janet blinked: "What is that?"

Simon thought for a moment, helped the woman stand up from his arms, and pulled her to the study room next door.

There is a world map hanging on the wall of the study.
To be continued...