Chapter 145 (1/2)

Last night, I was tossed very late by some small sounds. Finally, I even doubted whether it was my own illusion. When I brushed my teeth, I took a look in the mirror. Fortunately, there was no black eye, otherwise I would be embarrassed.

It's seven o'clock in the morning.

Saturday.

It's still cold in January in Park City, but the house is warm as spring.

Leaving the bedroom, he slowed down and glanced at another door not far away. He must not get up this time.

I came down to the living room, but I was startled.

Simon was already sitting on the couch by the fireplace, talking on the phone. Janet curled up in his arms like a kitten, squinting. She was wearing only a long light pink sweater, and her two dazzling white long legs barefaced out of the hem of her clothes, which made her spring look boundless.

He stood at the stairs for a few seconds until the man nodded to her. Then he came over and sat down on the sofa beside him as if nothing had happened.

The heart is sour.

After kissing himself on the neck in the car that day, although there was no other intimate contact, she naturally thought that they had been involved.

Now.

Janet can curl up in his arms without scruple.

But she could only sit next to him, with a faint sense of guilt like stealing other people's things in her heart.

Simon chatted with the opposite party for a while, put down the receiver and asked Jennifer, ”how was your rest last night?”

Once again, some blushing sound came to her mind. Her eyes shook aside and she said with a strong calm, ”good. Who were you, um, calling?”

”Ed McCracken, CEO of Silicon Graphics,” Simon said, explaining, ”I suddenly realized last night that I didn't have to rely on the acquisition of other companies to make 3D animation and CG effects. If I want to do this, I can recruit my own people to form a team, which is cheaper and more flexible to control the development direction of technology. Silicon graphics company supplies professional graphics workstations to many universities, enterprises and R & D teams. It happens that it has contacts in this field. I just asked mclarken to introduce some people to me. ”

Listening to the man absently, Jennifer suddenly realized something. She looked up at Simon and said, ”you, last night, thought of this?”

Simon nodded: ”yes, what's the matter?”

Before Jennifer could answer, Janet, who was in Simon's arms, couldn't help laughing.

Simon also wanted to understand in a twinkling of an eye. Looking at the blushing Jennifer, he had to add: ”actually, I had this idea when I left Pixar headquarters the day before yesterday.”

But she felt even more embarrassed. She stood up and left behind the words ”I'm going to prepare breakfast” and fled to the kitchen.

Simon watched the female assistant's hasty figure disappear, patted Janet, who was still squinting in her arms, and said, ”honey, go to the bedroom and sleep well. Be careful of catching a cold.”

Janet put her hands around Simon's body and said, ”you take me.”

Simon picked up Janet, went to the second floor bedroom, put her on the big bed, covered her up, and said, ”sleep. I'll call you when breakfast is ready.”

Janet was huddled in bed, but she winked at Simon: ”you can have breakfast with her and call me again.”

Simon grinned, pinched the woman's face, helped her get the quilt together, and went downstairs again.

While still on the stairs, Simon heard the phone ring and came to the living room. He happened to see Jennifer coming out of the kitchen to answer the phone. Seeing Simon, the assistant immediately drew back, like a frightened fawn.

Simon smiles helplessly. He goes to pick up the phone. The phone is calling from New York. It's working time on the east coast.

Westero's share price fell from $16.75 at the close of Thursday to $13.25 at the close of yesterday after it began to reduce its stake in New World Entertainment yesterday.

New World Entertainment shareholders and executives who were waiting for Simon to take the initiative to contact them could not sit still. Early this morning, New World Entertainment major shareholder Larry kupin personally went to visit James Leibold. At this time, he was talking with Simon in Leibold's office.

After buying new world pictures from Roger Koman, the king of B-class films in 1983, after several years of merger, expansion and reorganization, Larry kupin and his other partner, Harry Sloan, still hold more than 40% of the shares of new world entertainment.

On the phone, Larry kupin said that they are very clear about Simon's intention, and that they are happy to see the deal come true, hoping that the two sides can officially open the acquisition negotiations.

Even at yesterday's close of $13.25, the market value of new world entertainment is still more than $330 million, which is still beyond the affordability of westero.

What's more, once the two sides officially start negotiations, the share price of New World Entertainment will definitely rebound again.

The main dilemma of new world entertainment is the lack of funds. If Simon agrees to start negotiations on the acquisition of new world entertainment, the Wall Street capital that wants to kill westero will certainly not allow the company's operation to go wrong.At that time, it will definitely be too easy for new world entertainment to obtain working capital and get out of trouble.

So Larry kupin's mind is very obvious.

As long as we can keep in touch with Simon, no matter whether the final deal is reached or not, New World Entertainment has a good chance to overcome the difficulties. Simon naturally can not be married, simply perfunctory each other on the phone, will be left to James to deal with the matter.

After breakfast, Simon takes Janet and Jennifer to the city at nine o'clock to attend the premiere of a movie called ”land of dreams”. Robert Redford is also the executive producer of the film funded by the Sundance Institute.

Simon also had a chat with Michael Hoffman, director of dreamland, at a Redford party last year. Because it is the first feature film directed by himself, Michael Hoffman's narrative technique is not mature enough. However, Simon likes the discussion of disillusionment and confused reality in the film.

At the end of the premiere of dream land, Simon, Robert Redford and others leave the Egyptian theater and are planning to eat in a nearby restaurant.

As soon as they went out, they were surrounded by a group of reporters.

Simon didn't care too much. After hearing the reporters' questions, he realized that the goal of these people was himself.

It turns out that this morning, WGA announced the nomination for the new American Writers Union award. Simon's three films last year, ”Lola Run”, ”Butterfly Effect” and ”death is coming” were all ignored, and none of them were nominated.

Among the three films, the plot of butterfly effect is very novel, but the number of critics of the film last year is very low, so it's natural that it was ignored by awards. As for death is coming, this plasma thriller can't be nominated.

Therefore, ”Lola Run” can be said to be Simon's main force in this year's award season.

Before that, due to the age factor, the media generally predicted that Simon's most important Oscar Award in the award season was the best screenwriter. Simon's three films all made it to the top ten box office last year, and he deserves the award.

The main voting members of the Oscars are all concentrated in the American Writers Union.