I noticed someone looking at him, and the girl leaning against Simon turned her head and looked over, and Simon and others noticed Barbara Brocre.

Barbara Brockley temporarily gave up speculating on the identity of the young girl next to Simon with some baby fat on her face and took the initiative to come forward to say hello. Jonathan Friedman and Jim Carrey said something, and the male star got up and left, and Barbara sat down in the free-standing position of the other party.

Simon did not introduce the identity of the girl next to him during the greeting process. After Barbara Brockley sat down, he looked over curiously, but the man seemed to have not noticed her inquiring gaze and continued to say to Jonathan Friedman on the other side of the single sofa: "Bill Clinton won the presidential election that he didn't think he would win, and George Bush lost the White House throne who also didn't think he would lose, so there were all kinds of broken things in the past two years. After all, the foundation of the Clinton family is too shallow, and the Bush family is beginning to pave the way for the next generation."

Jonathan continued: "Not surprising, George W. Bush will be elected governor of Texas next month."

Simon smiled and said, "Of course, Texas is the base camp of the Bush family. In fact, from this point, we can also see the biggest disadvantage of the Clinton family. Do you know what it is?"

Jonathan thought for a while and said, "In terms of foundation, the Clinton family has been operating in Arkansas for more than 20 years, so it should be no worse than the Bush family."

Simon shook his head and said, "Arkansas is just a state in the central part of the federal government with a small population and an economy that is not well developed. Even the electoral votes are only a few. It is far from Texas and cannot be used as the foundation at all. Moreover, the disadvantage I am not referring to is this."

This time Jonathan couldn't remember it.

Barbara Brockley felt that the two men around him must be particularly macho, so she deliberately ignored her existence. At this time, she couldn't help but interrupt and said, "What is that?"

Simon turned his head and glanced at Barbara, and quickly smiled and uncovered the puzzle: "There is no successor to the Clinton family."

Barbara Brockley is not familiar with the White House, but she also knows that the Clintons have a daughter, who seems to be named Chelsea, so how can it be said that there is no successor?

Jonathan didn't know if Simon was referring to some rumor that Chelsea was not Clinton's biological child, but he probably understood something and said, "Simon, it seems that you are very optimistic about the Clintons."

Simon nodded: "Of course, although Clinton is now full of scandals, the White House's governance idea of ​​focusing on economic policies is not wrong, and the possibility of re-election is very high. The Clintons and his wife are very capable. After eight years of operation, a brand new political wealthy family appeared in the Federation. Unfortunately, this political wealthy family only has a very mediocre daughter. Well, it is said that they are not their biological children."

Barbara Brockley retorted: "Mr. Westeros, I think your idea is too biased. A person should focus more on realizing his own value than on narrow bloodline inheritance when he lives."

Simon smiled and looked over: "Barbara, in the future you will understand that only when a person lives long enough to have enough time to realize his own value can he be considered a winner. However, our lives are limited after all, so passing on his bloodline as much as possible is the most important way to realize his own value. Morgan and Rockefeller, who almost dominated the United States, are still strong now because of the large number of descendants. In comparison, because of the small population, no successors, everything John Morgan once created has nothing to do with the Morgan family. If you were John Morgan, would you feel a little regretful?"

Barbara Brockley is a celibate. She is 34 years old this year, but she does not have a fixed boyfriend yet. She is one of the few playboys among women. This is also a heart disease for Albert Brockley who is already lingering in sickness.

In fact, just like Monica's parents who worry about their children's marriages all day in "Friends", some of the most basic concepts are the same in both Eastern and Western societies. Western society is far from the 18-year-old like the ones who imagine that they are driving children out of the house at the age of 18, and they are even just the opposite. Compared with the other side of the ocean, Western society, especially the United States, many people care more about family heritage.

At the current cocktail party, Barbara Brocky listened to a guy's argument and remembered his father's frequent nagging over the years, and his heart couldn't help but feel a little relaxed.

However, Barbara quickly reacted, looked at Simon, and teased: "Mr. Westeros, I suddenly feel like you are a bit like an old antique. Are you really only 26 years old?"

"Oh, I'll do it," Simon raised his hand and tweaked it a few times. It seemed not enough. He grabbed the slender hand of the vase beside him and then calculated, and then said, "All of it all, I'm about, um, 550 years old."

Barbara Brocree rolled her eyes immediately.

Seeing a young man as he went from being a penniless person to being rich now, Jonathan Friedman listened to Simon's seemingly joking words, but his eyes flashed slightly. Perhaps, only a strange existence at 550 years old can create such a miracle as the Westeros system in just eight years.

Thinking of this, Jonathan couldn't help asking: "Simon, Forbes, have you got the list data in advance?"

Today is October 7th, Friday, and the new Forbes US 400 Rich List is released next Monday. According to convention, many media and rich people can get Forbes' list data in advance in private.

Simon did not hide it and said casually: "Actually, it is the numbers reported by some media during this period."

Of course, the two girls around him knew about the Forbes list, and they couldn't help but prick up their ears at this time.

Jonathan heard Simon say this and tentatively said: "300 billion US dollars."

Simon nodded.

Simon has never intervened in Forbes list data in the past few years. However, as the number of personal wealth continues to increase, he has to intervene.

Just like this time.

The personal net worth of $300 billion is actually the result of negotiations between the Westeros and Forbes Group. It is obviously a very rough statistics and does not conform to Forbes' past meticulous and cautious approach.

In fact, Forbes also has another relatively accurate statistics.

But whether it is more than $300 billion or less than this number, it is not what Simon wants to see.

It is mainly due to public psychology considerations.

The ultimate goal of this mentality manipulation is to not want the Westeros family to attract too much public attention.

The reason is simple. It goes without saying which one can give people more vivid imagination space, not only the number of US$300 billion, but also the statistics on the number of US$300 billion in the Forbes magazine's press release next Monday will no longer be as specific as before.

As for how much money Simon has now, Janet happened to conduct a more detailed statistics recently, which is definitely more accurate than a certain "accurate number" of Forbes. However, Simon will not announce this number to the public anyway.

The number of $300 billion has been seen in many media in advance. When the girl around Simon and Barbara Brocky heard the man say this, they really lost interest in further exploration. Jonathan, who vaguely understood something, also tactfully did not continue to ask.

I was busy all over the past few days, but today I came here without any serious business, just daily communication and contact with my relationship.

For many people whom Simon knew before he became famous, it is indeed impossible for him to contact him as often as before. However, as long as he has time, he will not refuse to meet him occasionally.

Of course, it's not all right.

Mainly, Jonathan recently dug Jim Carrey from the small agency he used to become a WMA artist. Today, he called people over, hoping that Simon could let him go. After a few months, seeing the strength of Daenerys Entertainment, Jim Carrey completely lost the restlessness he had just become popular because of "Detective Aircraft Head".

Jonathan had greeted Simon before poaching people, and Simon had no intention of being petty with a small person.

In fact, Simon doesn't care about the first-line celebrities in Hollywood who are generally successful and act rampant, and they will not refuse to cooperate with each other, as long as they have to do their duty as a filmmaker. Otherwise, don't say that you are a first-line celebrity who has been in the top for many years, even if you are a veteran celebrity who has been in Hollywood for many years, Simon has never dealt with it.

In the past two years, Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise have basically withdrawn from the mainstream vision of Hollywood.

After talking about some topics, Simon noticed that Barbara Brockley looked at the vase beside her again, and finally satisfied her curiosity. She smiled and introduced: "Barbara, this is Charlize Theron. Charlie, this is Barbara Brockley, don't underestimate her. The Brockley family has been the producer of the 007 series for so many years. Barbara's father has retired, and she will be responsible for this series in the future."

Charlize Theron?

Barbara Brockley searched for a moment in her mind, but she didn't have any information about the girl, but she still reached out and shook hands with her.

After introducing the two, Simon patted Charlize's waist and said, "So, Charlie, let Barbara take you to meet some guests. I will call you when I leave."

Barbara Brocree suddenly had the urge to roll her eyes again.

She was not familiar with Hollywood at all, and Shirley Lansing just now helped her introduce customers.

However, both women also understood that the men certainly didn't want them to hear topics to talk about, and they all stood up consciously.

Jonathan looked at the two girls' backs as they left and smiled, "Paul complained to me yesterday. She was very optimistic about this girl, but you were going to go."

The ‘Paul’ that Jonathan said was Paul Van Hovin.

He was once the original director of "Instinct". Although Simon, the big butterfly, had torn "Instinct" in 1987 and chose to direct it by Brian de Palma, Paul Van Hovin still ranked among the top Hollywood directors with his premiere films such as "Robot Men" and "Comprehensive Memories" in previous years.

The Hollywood brokerage industry structure has been changing in recent years. Paul Van Hoven, who was once under ICM, was poached by WMA two years ago and is preparing a large-scale musical and dance film. Simon just remembers the infamous "Dance Girl" in history.

In the original time and space, this large-scale film, which was directly rated as NC-17, cost 45 million US dollars. Although its controversy is no less than "Instinct", it did not replicate the success of "Instinct". After its release, while the box office was defeated by the starring Elizabeth Berkeley, he was implicated and was directly swept out by the agency.

Simon noticed a few days ago that this Carloch investment plan was being prepared, just like the movie "Cutting Throat Island", which will be released by Paramount. Out of curiosity, people found some information and happened to see an actress named Charlize Theron ranked among the last few starring candidates.

Since I met it, I just want it.

South African Diamond is only 19 years old this year, and the baby fat left on her face does not fit Simon's aesthetic.

However, it will be fine for a few years.

Simon has also given girls a choice before. If she wants the heroine of Paul Van Hovin, he only needs to say hello. Otherwise, because she has too little experience, Simon will only arrange some small roles for her in some movies in the next few years. Whether she can stand out depends on herself.

Although South African Diamonds are young, they are not stupid. If they have no qualifications and connections, they can still make a big shot through Van Hovin's new film, which may make a big splash. After being attracted by Simon, they simply chose the second route.

At this moment, Simon saw Jonathan in advance about this incident and said, "Joe, although Paul is not directly under your name, you should also be able to see that "Dance Girl" has no future at all. How could he let him take on such a project?"

"The Dancer" is another script by Joe Ezethaas.

Although this famous Hollywood screenwriter who is good at creating erotic scripts also missed "Instinct" because of Simon, and had a few years ago, he had a sensation with Michael Orwitz, the "Infantry Warrior" incident that caused a sensation in Hollywood. However, because the films such as "Dance of Lightning" he created in the 1980s have been popular at the box office, Hollywood thriller erotic films have remained popular in recent years, and the screenwriter has been able to maintain his position as a popular creator.

However, "The Dancer" is destined to be a turning point for Joe Ezethaas.

Jonathan also shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The project that Paul personally likes is Ezethas's script. Carlock Pictures is willing to invest. What else do you think I can do?" As he said so, Jonathan said: "By the way, another script by Ezethas, "Jade Flame", this story is pretty good, it's a bit of "Instinct" style. I asked someone to send you a script. Have you read it? Speaking of which, Ezethas joked privately, saying that the "Instinct" you created when you debuted was a bit imitating his screenwriter style. He has imitated you again now."

Simon took out the script of "Instinct" in advance during the stock market crash in 1987, and staggered it for five years, so there was no crash.

However, it is indeed easy to see the context of the movie style.

Simon nodded, shook his head again, and said, "I have watched it. However, the reason why Instinct was able to make a big hit at the beginning was because of the strong controversy of the film, not because of how outstanding the film itself was. This time, I don't think "Jade Flame" can replicate the public opinion popularity of Instinct."
Chapter completed!