For a week, Simon spent time in a very fulfilling state.

During the day he was busy with the preparations for "Batman", and in the evening he had to attend various parties and receptions specially arranged for him.

In addition to his reputation as the world's youngest talented director, Simon's current wealth is enough to attract the attention of the entire Australian upper class. Coupled with the deep connections of the Johnston family, the event was held at the Yarra River mansion on Saturday.

Almost all the political and business celebrities in Australia were invited to the grand party, and the current Prime Minister and Governor-General of Australia were specially present.

Simon also unexpectedly saw Rupert Murdoch, the head of the Murdoch family who also made his fortune in Melbourne. In order to expand News Corporation's business in the United States, this newspaper tycoon had immigrated to the United States, but in fact, News Corporation's

Control remains in the hands of his family's holding company in Australia.

Because there is no industrial competition between them, the Johnston family has very good relations with several major media families in Australia.

Janet also told Simon that Raymond Johnston originally wanted to introduce Murdoch's connections to him at the right time to help Daenerys Pictures develop in Hollywood, but Simon's rise was too rapid.

, this matter becomes not so important.

On the other hand, as a young man who has created a series of miracles in just two years, Simon's trip to Australia has also attracted the attention of local media.

In just one week, Simon's rise from being an unknown person to accumulating a net worth of billions of dollars has been completely sorted out by the Australian local media.

Coincidentally, the week Simon came to Melbourne, "Basic Instinct", which was released in its eighth week in North America, collected another US$5.06 million at the box office in a single week after a full week of screenings from September 2 to September 8, officially breaking through the cumulative box office.

The $100 million mark reached $102.32 million, making it the third film produced by Daenerys Entertainment this year to have a box office of over $100 million in North America.

Even in 1985, there were only three films with a box office of over 100 million US dollars in North America.

Therefore, the box office miracle created by Daenerys Entertainment has also become the focus of heated discussions in the media. Thanks to News Corporation, "Basic Instinct" was released in Australia almost at the same time as in North America, because of appropriate cuts and News Corporation's

Due to the strong media influence in Australia, this film did not cause strong controversy in North America.

Because of Simon's status as the Australian son-in-law, these days, the media tend to praise him mostly.

also.

"Batman", which is about to start filming in Melbourne, has naturally become the subject of close attention from the media.

The extremely liberal tax rebate policy that this film received was quickly exposed. Although everyone knew that the influence of the Johnston family existed, Melbourne officials were also very calm and publicly praised the film when dealing with the media.

A project with such global influence as "Batman" has brought a strong promotion to the local film industry in Australia.

The major local media forces that have always had different opinions in the past have all maintained a unified voice this time to save face. Even if there are some noises, they have nothing to do with the overall situation.

Amidst all the busy work and socializing, the time soon came to Saturday, September 10th.

According to the agreement between Daenerys Entertainment and the four major TV networks, starting from Sunday, September 11, four reality shows produced by Daenerys Entertainment, "Who Will Be a Millionaire", "Survivor",

"Big Brother" and "The Housewives of Beverly Hills" will be launched one after another in the coming week.

The specific schedule is that ABC's "Who Will Be a Millionaire" will be broadcast three times a week starting from September 11, on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. NBC's "Survivor", FOX's "Big Brother"

" and CBS's "The Beverly Housewives" are both weekly, broadcast on Monday, Wednesday and Wednesday respectively. The unpopular TV series on Friday and Saturday are deliberately skipped.

Due to the Hollywood writers' strike that lasted for more than five months, this year's autumn TV series have generally been postponed to October 10. Therefore, the prime September period, which was supposed to be the most intense competition for ratings, has completely become the fourth Daenerys Entertainment series.

The world of reality shows.

It is conceivable that as long as half of the four reality shows are successful, it will be enough to severely damage the confidence of the Writers Guild of America to launch another strike. In addition, the four major TV networks have spent a lot of money to obtain these four reality shows, so they are heavily promoting them.

No effort was spared.

In the mountains and forests of northeast Melbourne.

Because of its proximity to the sea, the mountain forests in the temperate maritime climate zone are not as dry as inland in winter, but are still full of green.

Simon was brought here by Raymond Johnston early in the morning to hunt together. He had long known that this was a major hobby of Janet's father, and also knew that the old man wanted to talk to him alone, so Simon happily went with him.

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Bang——

In the forest that belongs entirely to the private hunting ground of the Johnston family, after a gunshot, several hounds barked and ran towards a wild boar. Simon and Raymond each carried an old-fashioned shotgun and were leisurely surrounded by several followers.

Walk towards the fallen wild boar.

"The name "Big Brother" comes from the science fiction novel "1984" from the 1940s. The story tells the story of mankind coming under the centralized rule of a head of state named Big Brother in 1984. Apple also created a movie based on this book that year.

In the very famous Big Brother 1984 commercial, a woman smashes a hammer against the big screen where Big Brother's speech is being played, implying that Apple's eclecticism breaks the shackles. The core of this reality show produced by Daenerys Entertainment is to show

Whether players can achieve the same team control as Big Brother, in essence, it is more about satisfying the audience's voyeuristic desire."

While walking, Simon explained the four reality shows that Daenerys Entertainment will soon launch.

"'Who Will Be a Millionaire' takes advantage of people's greed and desire, and 'Big Brother' takes advantage of people's desire for voyeurism, which is really wonderful," Raymond Johnston said, looking at Simon, and suddenly said: "

Simon, what is your desire?"

Simon thought for a while and said with a smile: "Lei, I have everything now."

Raymond Johnston pressed: "Satisfied?"

Simon shook his head and said: "I'm not satisfied, but I don't have any strong desire either."

"This is your problem," Raymond Johnston said: "Although we have only been together these days, I have already felt your confusion. You have gone too smoothly and have too much, and you are already a little overwhelmed.

"

Simon was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly and said, "I think if I continue, I may run into more and more troubles, even dangers."

Everyone walked to the fallen wild boar. Seeing that the time was approaching noon, Raymond Johnston ordered his entourage to skin and wash the wild boar for lunch. He and Simon chose an open space to sit down and said, "Boy,

Do you know how our family became prosperous?"

Simon shook his head.

Raymond Johnston raised his hand and gestured around, saying: "This was originally a place of exile. The name Johnston does not have any glorious history, and my family does not have any aristocratic blood. Frankly speaking,

We are the descendants of a group of criminals. This land has gone through a hundred years, and too many people still long for the recognition of the mother country. For this reason, they did not hesitate to participate in two world wars. Some people were ecstatic after getting a knighthood, but Johns

The Don family is not like this. We know our identity very well, but we never succumb to our destiny. We only believe in ourselves and our strength. Only the weak will seek recognition, and we only want to stand in the position of the recognizer. My father

In order to expand the family business to the present level, you can’t imagine the hardships we went through. Once, just to transport a mere 60 tons of iron ore from the mine to the dock, my father and twelve workers fought with others and died.

He killed five people and left two bullet holes in his body. Similar things happened more than once. Later, feeling the British restrictions on Australia, my father joined forces with everyone to secretly promote the independence of this country because he did not recognize inheritance tax.

, my father worked secretly for seven years and finally abolished this law. In the process, at least six high-ranking officials and congressmen died in car accidents, heart attacks, and accidental robberies..."

Simon was filled with emotions as he listened to the past that Raymond Johnston would never disclose to outsiders.

The accumulation of capital is never smooth sailing.

This is especially true for mining resource development. Although this industry is always ups and downs to the outside world and seems to be very unprofitable, anyone with a little common sense understands the huge profits contained in this industry.

Raymond Johnston was obviously lost in recalling his narration, and soon turned to Simon and said: "Boy, in comparison, your success is so easy. But at the same time, you have actually crossed a certain boundary.

, become a player in this world instead of a chess piece. You have to understand that players actually value themselves very much, because we are the controllers of the game. Most of the time, we don’t have to go into battle personally. There are too many flags for us.

Driven, even if you have to abandon it, the sacrifice will only be the chess piece. Therefore, as long as you abide by certain game rules between players, you don't have to be afraid at all. If you are stronger than your opponent, you will only be feared by others.

"

If Simon had some realization, he recalled an idea he had a few days ago, and couldn't help but whisper: "Humans create rules, human beings manipulate rules, and human beings destroy rules."

After hearing Simon's words, Raymond Johnston shook his head and said: "The strong control the rules, and the weak follow the rules. Boy, you can use your own strength to create new rules that are beneficial to you, and then let others abide by them, but don't

Deliberately break the established rules, so that you can play the game for a long time. On the contrary, if you deliberately break the rules on the chessboard, your opponent may really want to punch you."

Simon nodded seriously, thought of something, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said: "I suddenly felt that Janet's grandfather must like his granddaughter very much."

There is something completely reckless about Janet's character that is so similar to the Nicholas Johnston that Raymond Johnston just described.

Raymond Johnston was stunned for a moment, laughed, and said: "Of course, I admire my father very much, so I also like Jenny's temperament very much. If it weren't for this girl not having the mind to take care of family affairs, I would definitely put her

She was trained to be the successor of the Johnston family. So, treat her well, she will definitely be able to help you in the future."

Simon nodded solemnly and said, "I will."

After Raymond Johnston finished speaking, he stood up and said: "Well, let's go and prepare lunch in person. This kind of thing is the most interesting to do in person. Maybe we can hunt a few more rabbits. By the way, you know back then

Is there an overpopulation of rabbits in Australia? The girl you used in "Pulp Fiction", Nicole Kidman, her great-grandfather Sidney Kidman was very impressed by this, haha."

When Simon and Raymond Johnston were talking about Janet, Janet happened to arrive at a high-rise apartment in the center of Melbourne. She originally wanted to bring her boyfriend over, but unfortunately Simon was dragged away by his father to go hunting, so he had to give up.

Taking the familiar route to the door of a penthouse apartment, Janet took the private elevator. Janet rang the doorbell randomly several times, but no one opened the door, so she took out the key, opened the door and walked in.

In front of her was a very clean and simple apartment, decorated in pure white tones, located on the top floor of a thirty-two-story apartment building. Janet sniffed, feeling the faint feminine scent around her, and suddenly felt that her little aunt had this

He does look a lot like a certain guy.

This is Veronica Johnston's apartment.

When she heard that her little aunt was coming back from Western Australia, Janet ran over excitedly, but unfortunately a certain workaholic hadn't come back yet.

Completely like returning to her own home, Janet took off her shoes and walked around the villa barefoot. She made herself a pot of coffee, turned on the TV in the living room, and went to the floor-to-ceiling glass window to admire her feet for a while.

The city scene, like a kitten, wandered into the bedroom, rolled over on the big bed, and came to the study unknowingly.

The study still has a certain feminine atmosphere that even Janet feels very comfortable with, and the bookshelves are filled with various economic and management books.

After tiptoing to the desk, Janet was about to sit down on the office chair when she found a book open on the table.

I picked it up doubtfully and found that it was a French novel.

Janet had learned a little French, so she immediately recognized the name of the book, "The Count of Monte Cristo."
To be continued...