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Simon returned to Los Angeles, and Veronica Johnston and Anthony Johnston also arrived in the morning.

Veronica is here to deliver the little guy, and the Simons plan to take Melbourne for a while.

Anthony Johnston is in question for the Billiton takeover.

Probably because of the release of the latest "Forbes" rich list today, a reporter appeared outside the Du Meijia Manor. Simon's car entered the gate, and a flash of light was lit around him. Some reporters even tried to take pictures from the car window. It's just that there is no gain under the one-way glass block.

The car stopped in front of Shell Villa, and Anthony Johnston appeared at the door.

Simon got out of the car and hugged Anthony: "Tony, how are you doing?"

"Not bad," Anthony and Simon hugged, patted him on the shoulder after letting go, and smiled: "Also, congratulations, the world's first billionaire."

"Thank you," Simon smiled and entered the villa with Anthony and asked, "Where are they?"

"It's all inside."

The two were talking, and the Indian girl who was welcoming us led them down to a showroom on the east side of the villa hall.

This is the room that Janet had originally designed to store the various awards and other commemorative items that Simon has won over the years.

As soon as I approached the showroom, I heard an irregular 'clanging' sound. After entering the door, I found that a little guy was lying on the table with the flaming guitar that Simon used to use in Madonna's concert, and his little hands were playing randomly. Play the strings and have fun.

Now of course no flames are spewing out.

Janet and Veronica stood by and found Simon coming in. Veronica took the initiative to pick up the reluctant little guy from the table, hesitated for a while, put it on the floor again, squatted down gently. Pushing the child towards Simon, he said, "Mer, Daddy is back, call Daddy."

Because of the frequent video calls, Melbourne's small expression when looking at Simon is not unfamiliar, but it is obvious that he is not interested in the guy in front of him. Point to the flame guitar next to it.

The little guy was close, Veronica hugged the child almost instinctively, and then glanced at Simon carefully, she knew that Simon didn't like that he always held the child in his arms.

Just reluctant to let go.

Simon stepped forward and took the child from Veronica. The father and son looked at each other for a moment with big eyes and small eyes. They were not moved by the poor little guy's tearful expression, and quickly handed it over to Isabel and Zoe next to him. A maid, said: "Take him out to play." Seeing that Isabel was also picking up the little guy, he added: "No hug, he can go by himself."

Everyone looked at the little guy, begging Veronica for help with pitiful eyes, and obediently being pulled by Isabelle to go out. When the child left the showroom, Janet finally laughed and took Veronica's arm Happy said: "Mer is very smart. He knows who is the big devil here."

Veronica looked at the door worriedly, and whispered, "Mer is still young."

"Not too young, it will be two years old in a few months," Janet said, and walked out with her aunt, "Let's go to prepare lunch, don't worry, Isa and Zoe are very good at taking care of the children. By the way, Simon, is a back, do I still have something to ask her?"

Simon nodded: "Outside."

After everyone else left, Simon and Anthony sat down directly on the sofa in the corner of the showroom. When Aaliyah brought coffee in and left, Anthony said, "Auntie is indeed a little too fond of Moore, and so does Dad. However, you also Don't be too strict with him, the child is not yet two years old."

Simon asked with a smile: "How was your childhood?"

Anthony was stunned for a moment, shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I don't really remember when Moore was so old. However, hehe, since I can remember, my father was very strict with me and Norman, and when my grandfather was still there, it was the same. Well, I probably didn't care much since Jenny, Jenny, David, and Pat, I actually envy my three younger siblings."

Simon shook his head slightly and said honestly: "I won't teach children, this will mainly be Jenny's business in the future. However, I think they should know that the world is not responsive to their needs, they should know how to pay, how to restrain, for us For a family like this, I think it's very important."

Anthony said with a bit of a joke in his tone: "I just thought that you might be a little envious of Moore."

Simon was stunned for a moment, without speaking, he picked up the coffee next to him.

Anthony quickly realized that he had made some blunders, and changed the subject: "Although Igret has the upper hand in the matter of 58list this time, it should be very troublesome in the future, right?"

Simon also quickly forgot what had just happened, nodded and said, "The relationship with the paper media will be a little stiff in the future."

"Dad is also paying attention to this matter recently. He asked me to tell you that there should be no similar websites in Australia."

Simon agreed: "No, Murdoch actually mentioned it to me."

The situation in Australia is different from that on the North American side.

In the entire Federation, there are currently more than 2,800 newspapers, large and small. Although there are large print media giants such as Hearst Group, Condé Nast, Washington Post Group, New York Times Company, etc., their influence is relatively scattered after all. The New York Times, which has the largest circulation at this stage, has only about 1.2 million in a single day.

Even if they are increasingly aware of the threat of Internet media, the number is too large, and it is impossible for the print media group to twist into a single rope to fight against Igret.

Moreover, the daily active users of the Igreit portal exceed 20 million, which means that even if someone wants to besiege, Simon has enough power to fight back. The 58list incident this time, the paper media is aggressive, but in terms of public opinion, Internet users are basically on the side of the Internet under the guidance of the Ygritte portal.

It's different in Australia.

Simon has always maintained a friendly attitude towards the media forces in Australia, and the cooperation between the two sides is also very precise.

Moreover, the two major media forces, News Corporation and Fairfax Group, basically monopolize the print media in Australia and New Zealand.

Classified information advertisements also account for a large proportion of revenue in the Australian print media industry.

If the Australian branch of Igreit also launches classified information advertising business there, News Corporation and Fairfax Group will definitely join forces to besiege Igreat, which is equivalent to the entire Australian print media at the same time. Simon is not afraid of this confrontation, but the fact that several parties have turned from original allies to enemies is really worth the loss.

Speaking of which, even if Igreit does not open a classified information website in Australia, with reference to the North American side, someone there will definitely develop similar projects.

It's just that this has nothing to do with Igret.

Anthony was relieved to hear that Simon had no such plan.

The Billiton merger plan that has been promoted recently, if the Australian media one-sidedly obstructed by public opinion, then the Johnston family will not even think about completing this acquisition.

Thinking of this, Anthony asked again, "Daenerys Entertainment's film promotion work should also rely heavily on traditional paper media, right? How do you plan to deal with it?"

"This is the same as the exchanges between countries. Two countries, especially big countries, have always had contradictions and maintained cooperation. Although they exist with Igret, the paper media wants to make money from Daenerys Entertainment. Advertising costs, we must maintain a certain friendly attitude. In addition, Igret Portal not only has its own movie section, we have also invested in some movie review sites in the past two years, which is enough to ensure word-of-mouth publicity for the company’s films.”

The main influence of the print media on the film is actually word of mouth.

Many cases have proved that word of mouth is not so important to the box office of a movie, the key is popularity.

Even a film with bad reviews, if the popularity is high enough, the box office will not be too bad.

At this stage in the film distribution process, the main channel to promote popularity has turned to TV commercials.

Internet media and the TV industry have not yet had many conflicts of interest, so there is no need to worry too much in this regard. What's more, in a few years, Daenerys Entertainment will also complete its own layout of the TV network.

Confirming that Simon has his own considerations for these matters, Anthony said no more, and instead said: "Before you come, Dad asked me to tell you that the scale of the Westeros system is too large, and there are some things that should be let go. You have to let go. Many people just didn’t react before, but now they find that the interests of the Internet industry are getting bigger and bigger, and they won’t allow you to monopolize it.” Anthony said, and laughed again, saying: “Actually, Dad also sees it. You have been trying to give up the benefits to avoid risks, but it is not enough, like the 10% stake in Igreit that was transferred last time, it is difficult to satisfy the appetite of those old capital.”

"I also know," Simon said. "So, I don't plan to let it go for a while."

"Um."

"Since no matter how much I give, there will be people who are not satisfied, so I don't give it at all," Simon said. "It's hard to cherish things that are too easy to get, so my next plan is to let them take the initiative to come. grab."

Anthony was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he understood, and said, "This time's 58list?"

Simon nodded: "In the past two years, someone in Igreit has proposed a plan for a classified information website. I understand that the launch of this plan will impact the important business of traditional paper media, and I have been pressing it. I don't plan to press it now. Next In a few years, I plan to let Igret and the entire Westeros system begin to grow wildly, and take all the fields that I can get involved in. Future things, future troubles, I will talk about it.”

In fact, the entire World Wide Web is actually an invention of Igret.

The reason why Simon was able to complete the complete layout of the entire Internet industry chain through Cisco, America Online and Igret lies in this, and no one felt inappropriate at the beginning. The Westeros system has invested heavily to create technology, and it is completely natural to enjoy exclusive rights.

It's just that the scale of the Internet industry is getting bigger and bigger, and more and more people will take it for granted.

Therefore, even if he has been as restrained as possible, he can always hear more and more news that the Westeros system envisages a monopoly on the Internet, and Simon does not intend to restrain any more.

58list is just one of Igreit's other original projects that have had the most impact on traditional print media.

After receiving $1.5 billion in funding from Goldman Sachs and Morgan, Simon has recently invested in a large number of start-up projects through Igret Capital, which specializes in venture capital.

eBay, an online auction site, has plans selected from many venture capital projects. Like 58list, the name comes from Simon's personal preference.

broadcast, an online radio website, broadcasts live radio through online mode, the name also comes from Simon's memory. In the original time and space, broadcast is a complete failure, only

It was acquired by Yahoo for billions of dollars at the peak of the Internet bubble. Yahoo was equivalent to acquiring a pile of worthless mess, but the founders and investors made a lot of money. Simon's plan this time was also cashed out at the right opportunity.

ipets, a pet ration sales site, is similar to Amazon's e-commerce.

imdb, the Internet Movie Data Database, the website was created in 1990 and was recently wholly acquired by Igreat Capital. It continues to maintain a free-to-play model while providing online movie data to Amazon and Blockbuster.

imap, as the name suggests, is an online map website.

Etc., etc.

After all, it is only after the completion of the 10% equity financing of Igreat. In the past few months, Igreat has invested in more than 20 start-up companies. Simon's purpose is to take advantage of the crazy period in which the Internet industry is about to explode in all directions, to maximize the savage growth of Igrit, or to promote the savage growth of the entire World Wide Web platform.

Driven by Igret, the influx of venture capital into the Internet industry has reached billions of dollars in recent months. Now in Silicon Valley, as long as you can come up with a business plan that is barely sensible, It is almost easy to pull in millions or even tens of millions of dollars in investment.

While letting go of Igret, Cisco, AOL, and the entire Westeros system, all that's left for Simon is to wait.

there is always a solution to a problem.

He now has a net worth of hundreds of billions of dollars, but the economic strength has surpassed that of the Rockefeller family at the peak of that year. The assets controlled by the entire Westeros system are even larger. In addition, whether in terms of public opinion platforms or political contacts, Victoria The Strow system has already accumulated considerable accumulation, and Simon does not need to be as careful as before.

Next, if someone wants to get involved in the field controlled by the Westeros system, either show enough sincerity or show great strength.

If you have neither sincerity nor strength, then go cool.

If possible, Simon certainly hopes that the Westeros system can continue to expand in a low-key and steady manner, and unconsciously become a Big Mac that no one can shake.

However, with the current scale of the Westeros system, it is simply impossible to keep a low profile.

That being the case, it is necessary to show their edge as much as possible.

In the past, Anthony always felt that Simon had a maturity that was not commensurate with his age. This kind of maturity was neither good nor bad. Now, after what Simon just said, he finally realized the sharpness and publicity that a young man like his brother-in-law should have. .

"In this case, you definitely won't get the funds for the acquisition of Billiton by reducing your stock holdings?"

In the initial discussions, Simon mentioned that the acquisition of Billiton might be raised by reducing stakes in some of the technology companies held by the Westeros system.

Since Simon's mentality has suddenly changed significantly, he will definitely not take the initiative to reduce his stock holdings in the near future.

Simon nodded and said: "The Clinton administration is promoting capital gains tax reform and intends to return to the hierarchical tax system based on the investment period before the Reagan era. If Igret Company cashes out now, it will definitely affect the passage of this bill. Therefore, in recent years, I plan to get all the funds I need through loans, and the debt ratio of the Westeros system is still very low, even if it is 10 billion or 20 billion US dollars."

After the Reagan tax reform that year, the capital gains tax rate was fixed at 28%.

Simon paid high taxes at this rate for several consecutive operations in the capital market. In the process of acquiring mca and Atlantic Bell, he also used it as a bargaining chip in exchange for the federal government's approval of the acquisition.

Now, the technology stocks held by Igret Corporation continue to rise. If the Westeros system announces the reduction of its holdings, it will be very conspicuous, and it will definitely become an excuse for many people to block the Clinton administration from reforming the capital gains tax.

According to sources in Washington, the capital gains tax reform bill could be passed before the midterm elections at the end of next year at the latest.

Once the bill is passed, the capital gains tax will be divided into several tranches according to the investment cycle, the minimum is probably 15% of the investment cycle over 18 months. At that time, the technology stocks that the Westeros system wants to reduce will basically meet the minimum capital gains tax bracket for the holding time.

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