As expected, "Chicago" won a great victory at the 72nd Academy Awards, especially Madonna Siconi, who subconsciously felt a little outrageous, actually won the Academy Award for Best Actress, which quickly sparked heated discussions in the media the day after the awards ceremony.

The most direct feedback is the strong rebound in the box office of "Chicago".

A box office week across the awards ceremony from March 24 to March 30, the box office of "Chicago" jumped from $6.71 million in the previous week to $9.32 million, with a counter-decline of 39%. The local box office in North America successfully exceeded 250 million, reaching $251.39 million.

According to the box office data of Oscar that week, it is expected that the film will earn at least another 20 million yuan in the future, which will completely determine the total box office volume of "Chicago" in North America of about US$270 million.

The production cost of $45 million, the publicity and development expenses of $15 million, and the total investment of $60 million is not to mention the overseas market that has once again triggered the movie-watching craze, but the local box office results of $270 million have already made Daenerys make a fortune. According to the box office data feedback from all parties, the total box office volume of the film will reach 500 million worldwide, which is 200 million more than "Chicago" in the original time and space.

Let’s talk about “Mount Everest”.

This documentary, which also created a box office miracle in the past year, has ended because the theater distribution has ended. In North America, the Oscars’ Best Documentary Feature Award has not caused much public response. However, in China, whether it is the best documentary feature of the film, Xiao Jinren, or "Life as Summer Flower" to be listed on the Oscar stage, it has triggered widespread public opinion reports at the whole society. Mr. Zhang, who returned with great reputation, not only accepted interviews from the first largest media in China after returning, but also was visited by the major leaders in person after returning to the crew of "Chu and Han", and was in full swing for a while. Even the "Chu and Han" trilogy project has added a layer of halo, and subsequent filming is expected to be smoother.

Strike while the iron is hot, and the video tapes of "Everest", audio and video products such as DvD and vD were also released in the new week after the film won the award. Many markets around the world, including China and the United States, were launched in a unified manner and soon became popular videos in various markets.

But in China, in just one week, the sales of genuine DVDs and vDs of "Everest" quickly exceeded 270,000 boxes, and it is still Jinshu's retail channel. From the simple version to different versions, the weekly turnover is as high as 10.5 million yuan. Even if it is inevitable to encounter the impact of piracy, it is expected that this part of the total revenue will reach at least 50 million. Even if it is not the case, the first 114 million yuan theater box office will bring more benefits than the project that Zhongying and Jinshu, which hold the issuance rights.

For several consecutive years, the success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", "Everest" and even the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in the West not only allowed the Chinese authorities to further determine their determination to increase their support for the film and television industry, but also made the Chinese film and television industry as if they were infused with chicken blood, and started various projects, hoping to sell them to the other side of the ocean to earn US dollars, or, as long as they could be promoted to the Japanese, South Korea, Southeast Asian markets, they would also gain both fame and fortune.

Simon was not very concerned about these things.

As time entered April 2000, because of some Oscar's thoughts that afternoon, Simon began to rethink and adjust the series of layouts of the Westeros system.

The result of thinking is still pessimistic.

The most extreme consideration Simon made was to truly become the king of the world, use the capital of the Westeros system to achieve full control of this planet to the greatest extent.

As long as this goal is achieved, the Westeros system can dominate the development direction of human society and allow the world to embark on a more correct, rational and sustainable development path.

However, although the entire Westeros system has been constantly expanding for a certain goal, Simon himself has never thought that this basic ideal pursuit can be truly realized.

Even Simon found that if he wanted to be a destroyer, such as Soros, he would certainly go a step further and the ultimate king of destruction, but he would have certain feasibility. After all, the same thing is said, destruction is easier than construction. However, it is a pity that if he wants to become a leader in the direction of the world, the possibility is almost zero.

So we can only settle for the second best.

After Simon's re-examination, the first thing to do is to expand the control of Westeros system on the world as much as possible, but it only needs to be the maximum implicit control.

In the future world, all kinds of small-scale fights are not needed. However, once a key node that truly affects the fate of all mankind appears, Simon's goal is that the Westeros system must be able to force some people to the negotiating table to avoid the worst outcome.

If someone insists on doing it alone, the Westeros system must also have the ability to lose the ability to do it alone before the other party insists on doing it alone. The means include but are not limited to direct humanitarian destruction.

Compared with directly leading human society to a more correct and rational distance, the second-hand solution is undoubtedly quite feasible.

The key point is that it is human.

It's just a human being.

It is very simple, arrange enough loyal westerners to enter the top leadership of mainstream countries in the world as much as possible.

In addition, it is to directly establish private relationships with senior management of various countries. For example, using the Tasmanian Club, a shell with the "Ark of Doomsday" attribute, to operate properly, you can achieve the goal.

Of course, these things must be long-lasting to be realized, and Simon also knew that there must be too many unpredictable variables, but in any case, it is also the most feasible plan.

Fortunately, as long as history does not change much, Simon has at least 20 years to carefully plan.

This is enough.

In addition to this aspect, it is also necessary to make every effort to pursue cutting-edge technology and enhance the productivity of human society.

This is even simpler, it is still a 3g plan.

Australia.

It is Tuesday, April 11th.

It was already late summer in the southern hemisphere and it was still hot. Simon and Janet came to a small town called Wumaira in southern South Australia. They got off the off-road vehicle. It was about 1:00 pm when the sun was the most sunny. The surrounding air seemed to be a little distorted due to the heat. The red Gobi Desert seemed to be distorted by the heat.

The Vumela launch site is about 1,000 kilometers away from Melbourne in the southeast. It is one of the most famous rocket or missile test launch sites in the world, but it should be added with a 'Once'.

From the 1840s after the end of World War II to the 1870s before the decline, in more than 20 years, this large launch site with the small town of Vumela as the core has carried out more than 4,000 launches.

The rise and fall of the original past is already a thing of the past, and it is useless to say more. Recently, after the operation of the Westeros system, the Australian authorities officially signed an agreement with the spaex Australian branch under the Westeros system to transfer the entire Vomera launch site to the Westeros system as the rocket launch site of the spaex in the southern hemisphere.

Before Simon arrived in Australia, the mercenary troops under the Perth Military Consultant and Security Security Company (PMS) established by Westeros in Australia had already entered the town of Wumaira. The first 1,000-person engineering team was also stationed in. It is planned to renovate the launch site and expand the town. At the same time, a rocket factory and research center will be built here. It is expected that all of them will be completed. The town of Wumaira, which can only accommodate up to 400 people, will be expanded to a scale of at least 3,000 permanent residents.

Simply put, this will be a Westeros system space exploration program base with a higher level than in North America in the future.

Similarly, this is also a recent adjustment Simon has made.

Most of the space exploration industry in the 3G program will be transferred to Australia where the Westeros system can control it to a greater extent.

Simon's consideration is also very simple, the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

In the end, North America cannot avoid being restrained. In comparison, it can be much easier here in Australia.

The surrounding area of ​​Wumaira town is too big and too vast. Simon and his wife walked around and stopped under the leadership of Bruce Mendelson, the head of the base and the president of the Australian branch of Spaex. They occasionally had to take a bus. It took more than three hours to walk the side of Wumaira and its surroundings.

Finally, I returned to the town and had a two-hour meeting with the management led by Mendelson to discuss various details of the base construction.

When it all ends, even if the southern hemisphere is in a long summer period, twilight has already arrived.

Simon had no plans to spend the night here. At around seven o'clock, he said goodbye to the base management team and took Janet to the car and returned to Augusta, which was more than 100 kilometers south of the south, where he would take a private jet back to Melbourne.

After the car left the Vumela launch site, Simon continued to flip through the expansion plan information of an underground fortification in his hand, and glanced at Janet who was leaning against him, saying, "How do you feel?"

Janet originally squinted his eyes and rested. He had been wandering around in such a bad environment for an afternoon, but he was still very tired. He listened to the man talking to him and opened his eyes and glanced over: "Since the Russian election, I feel that you are in a hurry."

Simon did not deny it and nodded, "We don't have much time."

In fact, the two have talked a lot these days, and Simon also revealed many of his thoughts to the woman. Therefore, Janet is very clear that what the man said does not have a lot of time, probably it is true.

Up to 20 years.

After a pause, Janet said: "Actually, there is another chance to change, Bush's side, this year's presidential election."

This is also an open and honest thing for the two.

Simon's goal is still very clear when it comes to supporting Bush Jr., to push Bush to power, launch a war, and consume the American heritage.

However, Simon's initial idea was to push the United States toward Latin America, which would be more conducive to the survival of oligarchical capital like the Westeros system. However, after careful consideration, Simon felt that it would be fine for the United States to move towards Latin America to be smoothly. What if it was not going well? Moreover, once the world lacks a dominance, it is hard to say what will happen.

For example, in the process of this series of transformations, if something like the October Revolution in Tsarist Russia made a comeback, isn’t the most unlucky one such super capitalist like him?

After considering this, Simon probably understood why McCarthyism occurred in the United States back then, and to some extent, why all Western countries did not give up their relentless pursuit of Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

The shadow is too deep.

You know, if the Soviet camp won that year, the entire West, especially the elite class at the upper level of the pyramid, would be a little sour when I think about it.

After thinking too much, Simon himself could not help but be a little shaken.

Or, should we completely put out all the sparks that may make a comeback?

After weighing the trade-offs, give up.

Inside the carriage.

Simon was not surprised to hear Janet say this, but said: "Do you think if I give up on letting Bush come to power and change to the Democratic Party, will the trend of hollowing out the federal real estate industry be reversed?"

Janet shook his head: "No."

It is obvious that when the Democrats come to power, high-end service industries such as Wall Street and the Internet will only receive further support, and as for low-end physical industries, the tendency to move outside the country will only be more serious. In comparison, the Republicans tend to protect various traditional industries in the United States.

Of course, these are not the main reasons.

The key is that Simon hopes that a supereconomic that has driven the entire world forward for 20 years in its original time and space can develop smoothly as before.

This is definitely not just because someone from the Eastern soul in Simon's body, but because of the interests of human society itself.

It is very simple to say that China on the other side of the ocean is suppressed, productivity cannot be released, and huge market cannot be developed. The declining productivity and capitalism of mainstream Western countries will inevitably continue to move towards social unjusts with concentrated wealth. Perhaps in 20 years, the world will decline again, and even, like in the early 20th century, two consecutive world wars that brought great disasters to human society.

Taking history as a guide, this is definitely not an unreasonable worry.

However, no matter how fat a sheep is, it is impossible to keep grabbing. The United States can purchase cheap goods through exchange rate advantages, and then use the issuance of US bonds to leverage the wealth accumulated on the other side of the ocean to leverage it again, achieving a real "win-win situation, but everything will eventually have its limit.

It's only about 20 years.

What Simon could do was to ensure that this time, space and the world would be given a 20-year period.

Then, Simon wasn't sure.

Therefore, the Vumela launch site that I have seen today is purely for my own consideration.

Twenty years may make a country that has been weak for a hundred years the second in the world, but for space exploration, it is really a bit short of just 20 years.

Simon must step up the time.

At least, at most twenty years, the first 10,000-ton space city planned must be completely completed. At the same time, the latest generation of space shuttles and even various other supporting facilities must be complete so that in the most extreme cases, the Westeros family can at least have a shelter from the sky.
Chapter completed!