Sofia Fessi rushed back just after 11 o'clock and walked into the living room on the second floor. Simon still had the script of "Gosford Manor".

Let the little man hold himself in his arms, feel him biting his shoulder gently while wearing a base shirt, and moved his body with a smile, turning to the script in Simon's hand: "What's this story?"

Simon showed the following cover to the woman: "The daily routine of a high-class jazz home in the thirties."

Sophia twisted her body to make herself more comfortable, reached out to flip through the script together, and said, "It sounds boring, art film?"

"Yes, Altman's next work," Simon said: "It sounds boring, it will definitely be interesting to shoot that old man."

"The one who is good at group dramas?" Sophia asked back, then nodded: "That should be good, but it shouldn't make much money."

Simon shook his head: "What can be earned, Altman's works in recent years have been invested by Daenerys. The budget is not high, the quality is guaranteed, and the box office may not be conspicuous, but after operating the omni-channel, there is no loss of money yet, because his movies are very suitable for buying DVDs to taste at home repeatedly. In addition, these projects can also be used to polish actors."

"I understand, just like Melisandra's mini brands," Sophia said, and was intrigued: "Tell me this story in detail?"

Simon thought for a while and said, "Perhaps, Sir McCordall's house in Gaussford Manor welcomed a group of guests, including movie stars and producers from the United States, veterans who had experienced the First World War, countess who were so glamorous that they needed Jazz's support, young couples who were kind and privately conflicted, and there were also servants who had their own stories. Everyone held dinners, went out to hunt, sang and dance, and then the old Jazz was suddenly murdered."

Sofia cheered up: "Oh, the story should be interesting from the start of the murder."

Simon shook his head: "In normal movies, murder together will definitely be the climax. However, I think the murder plot is a bit redundant. In my opinion, the characters just now are shown one by one through group shots that Altman is good at, which is the real interesting thing."

Sophia reached out and turned the script that the man held was holding a page, and smiled and said, "It seems that you have always been an artist at heart and don't like high-concept popcorn movies."

Simon also laughed: "I'm wrong. I only like and like it more. If a person doesn't like something in his heart, it will be difficult for him to do it well. As it turns out, whether it is an art film or a commercial film, if I want to do it, I can do it very well."

Sophia recalled the directorial career of the little man around her, nodded, and signaled to the script: "Since the murder is unnecessary, will you ask Altman to modify the script?"

Simon shook his head again: "It's just that I personally think it's redundant, but the audience still needs some emotional stimulation. After all, the plan to invest $20 million in projects must always be considered for the market."

As he said this, he continued to follow Sophia to flip through the script for a while, and Simon picked up the pencil next to him and started to approve it at the end.

Sophia followed and said that the man wrote about the choice of the intern maid Marie McKelan, so he was curious: "Why is this maid?"

Simon said: "Mary is Mrs. Trentum, well, the countess I just mentioned. She hired a free intern maid because she was short of money and didn't want to give up her decentness. She just entered the upper class and didn't know anything, so she would have many small conflicts with people around her and lead the story. In addition, compared with other guests who have been immersed in the circle for a long time, Mary is a newcomer. She can observe everything around her from the perspective of a strange bystander, so it is easy to bring some sense of inclusion to the audience."

After hearing this, Sophia commented: "It seems that if this character is played well, it will be very outstanding."

"Yes, on the contrary, if you don't play well or choose the role well, it will to some extent lead to the entire project and fall into mediocrity."

As he finished writing the comments, Simon turned his attention to the woman in his arms: "How are you talking to Donald Karen?"

Sofia went to Manhattan in the morning to negotiate an acquisition project, targeting another American fashion brand, Donald Karen.

Melisandra's main sub-brand in the United States, CK, has developed rapidly over the years. Although it has not reached the "aircraft carrier" level in the Melisandra brand matrix, it is also a "cruiser" level, and its current growth has also entered a bottleneck stage.

Therefore, a brand new development is needed.

What is being negotiated is Donald Karen, who has accumulated considerable accumulation in the United States.

This company was established in the 1980s and is an emerging brand, but it has developed quite well over the years.

Furthermore, compared to CK's boldness and avant-garde, Donald Karen's brand style tends to be simple and comfortable, so taking this company will not have too much style conflict with CK.

When Simon asked, Sophia shook her head: "It was not going well. Donner's offer was too high, and he also made many accompanying requirements, such as without her permission, we cannot interfere in any personnel appointments. How is this possible?"

"Then let it go, we're not in a hurry anyway."

"I think so too," Sofia said: "It seems that it's hard for the US stock market to last for too long. Once it plummets, there may be begging me to acquire it as soon as possible. Well, actually, I want Ruff Lauren more than Donald Karen."

Simon smiled and said, "Raph Lauren has already formed his own system, but it is not that easy for us to buy it."

Founded in the 1960s, Raf Lauren has now entered all aspects that can be reached in the fashion industry, including men's and women's clothing, perfume watches, jewelry and luggage, and so on, and has good operating conditions, stable and rich profits. According to Melisandra's level, the standard "aircraft carrier" level.

Even if Melisandra gives such a high premium for such a high-quality company, founder Ralph Lauren and other shareholders may not be willing to sell it.

Sofia knew that the possibility was not high, so she did not continue the topic, but turned her head to look at the wall-mounted TV not far away: "How is the election situation? I noticed outside that it was very lively today, and you are the only one sitting here quietly, like the mastermind behind the scenes."

Simon surrounded the woman's slender waist and looked at the big screen together, and said with a smile: "I am the mastermind behind the scenes, not a question of whether I look like it or not."

"Yeah, Lord Black Hand."

"A good title, I want to write it down."

"Oh."

While talking and laughing, Simon had touched the crystal ball and called out Girl A again.

Alison quickly sent a copy of the latest election data file, and when he left, he took away the "Gosford Manor" that Simon had reviewed.

At around 11 a.m. on the East Coast, the overall voting pace is still not over half. However, according to the real-time invoice data from the Westeros teams stationed in various states, Bush Jr. has a great lead, and the results have become increasingly obvious.

This is very different from the election on the original timeline.

In history, Bush Jr., with his controversial narrow victory in Florida, barely won 271 electoral votes, only one more than the usual 270 votes in the US election. It can be said that if Gore could turn over in any other state at that time, he would be able to rob the presidential throne.

This time, from the current updated real-time data, Bush Jr. is still leading the key states, while several other important swing states, Wisconsin, Iowa and North Carolina, have all been taken over by Bush Jr.

Therefore, the Weijia team predicts that Bush will win about 300 electoral votes this time. Although it does not reach the large advantage of Clinton's 370 votes in 1992, there will definitely be no more lawsuits that were once 2000.

In short, there is no suspense in this election.

Bush Jr. had obvious advantages, and Simon was not in the afternoon. He watched the snow with Sophia who stayed at home, and occasionally interacted with the little guys.

On the other hand, the New York stock market, which ended its trading for the first day, also received good news.

North American stock market rebounded across the board due to the preliminary determination of the election results. The Nasdaq rose 3.7% strongly on Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from 7334 points yesterday to a high of 7603 points. After a slight increase yesterday, the Dow Jones Index rose 2.3% again today, compared with 12961 points last Friday, it has rebounded to 13356 points in two days.

Such market feedback has made everyone in Silicon Valley and Wall Street feel like they are lucky.

You should know that in the past eight years, Gore has been a staunch promoter of the new technology wave, and even regarded himself as the biggest contributor to the "Information Expressway" plan. Unexpectedly, when it comes, it will become the most unstable factor that may destroy the Nasdaq.

The mantis arm is in a chariot.

As a result, it was a complete failure.

The disturbing day passed quickly. After the twilight on the east coast, more and more states' votes were released one after another. It was 11 o'clock in the evening. The results of this election were basically confirmed, Bush Jr. vs. Gore, 306 pictures vs. 232 pictures.

Bush Jr. wins.

The result was released. According to convention, before 12 o'clock on that day, Bush received a congratulatory call from Gore, which was considered as the last bit of decency in Gore.

At about the same time, Simon also received a call from George W. Bush himself.

The two did not talk much. After a tactful thanks, they invited Simon to attend the inauguration ceremony on January 20 next year. Simon expressed his congratulations, but refused the invitation to attend the inauguration ceremony.

The mastermind behind the scenes still has to stand behind the scenes.

Simon had no intention of showing off.

Of course, Simon will not be polite at all for the benefit here.
Chapter completed!