Arriving in New York, it was one other busy three days in a row. Although the intelligence suggestions Al Gore grew to become increasingly more depressed, and he was not within the temper for any extra election sprints, Simon didn’t calm down in any respect.

There may be way more to do.

The primary is to elucidate, reassure, and instill.

Earlier than the information broke, most individuals up and down the Westeros system thought that Simon was supporting Al Gore. The sudden large flip not solely made many individuals confused, but additionally inevitably prompted misunderstandings and even deeper damaging feelings. .

Simon’s indifference to this can solely additional deepen the misunderstandings.

Subsequently, communication is a should.

In reality, folks with increased ranges of the social pyramid are much less agency of their help for events, as a result of modifications in high-level insurance policies have had a direct influence on them, which requires flexibility to vary route at any time. If the advantages are better, it’s pure to decide on which aspect.

The important thing this time is Simon’s concealment.

Should you talk properly upfront, due to the unity of pursuits, many of the core of the Westeros system will certainly observe Simon.

Along with explaining and reassuring, a very powerful factor Simon did was to instill.

Just like the analogy of Amy and others in regards to the lion and the bull on the Daenerys high-level assembly, the aim is to make everybody perceive that the Westerosian is an existence indifferent from American politics, not some sort of equal relationship.

To place it bluntly, no lion would select to tie up with herbivorous animals reminiscent of cattle, horses, rabbits and sheep, as a result of it’s a meat eater and a searching class.

Along with his circle of relatives, one other group of people that should be appeased are the representatives of the Westeros household within the political circle.

This a part of folks is definitely divided into two classes, one is Westerosian, the opposite shouldn’t be.

In any case, there was not too lengthy in operation, the previous had fewer numbers, however regardless of which aspect Simon was on, they might observe.

The variety of the latter is briefly bigger, which requires Simon to pay extra consideration.

Simon’s angle is that the Westeros system will proceed to help them. As for why they might quit Gore this time, Simon didn’t give too clear causes, however the two sides of Hanhu have completely different concepts and so forth.

Not solely that, however Simon must get clear suggestions.

If this flip of the Westeros system shouldn’t be acceptable, the 2 sides can half methods, in order that they’ll get collectively.

If accepted, proceed to cooperate sooner or later.

Or the third one, if the yang acts in opposition to the yin, it’s no downside to benefit from it and never do something, anyway, Simon is extra involved about what they do subsequent, not what they are saying now.

As soon as it’s inconsistent with the pursuits of the Westeros system sooner or later, it won’t be so simple as the present good gathering and good dispersal.

Along with this matter, Simon has to start out planning some preparations for the longer term.

One of many fundamental targets is Al Gore.

Now that the break has been fully damaged, Simon is properly conscious of ‘combating snakes with out dying, however struggling them’. Subsequently, the follow-up Westeros system will make each effort to strip Gore of all political affect, besides to chop off any risk of Gore’s comeback. Additionally targets all allies of the Gore household.

Both draw a line with Gore, or be swept out of politics collectively.

Along with these, there could also be different leftovers, which may solely be seen whereas strolling.

Three days handed in a blink of a watch.

On a brand new Monday, the day earlier than the election, U.S. shares nonetheless managed to stabilize. Because the Westeros system managed the media and propaganda about Bush’s victory, the market panic that appeared final week continued to dissipate, and the Nasdaq fell once more in a single day. Slim, closing down just one.2% on Monday, whereas the Dow Jones index additionally confirmed a small rebound, closing up 0.7% on the day.

So, it is time for Tuesday.

On November 8, 2000, the polling day for the 54th US Presidential Election formally opened.

Simon wakened within the early morning within the manor within the northern suburbs of Greenwich. Coincidentally, it snowed as we speak. It was not large, nevertheless it was stuffed with environment. It was an excellent day to benefit from the snow across the hearth.

Breakfast was very vigorous, Simon, and Sophia Fisher, who was referred to as by Janet to handle a gaggle of little ones, 5 kids besides Melbourne and Seattle, and Sophia’s daughter Gemma. It is simply that, after breakfast, solely Simon was left quickly.

Sophia had a challenge to speak about as we speak and went to Manhattan.

Gemma nonetheless has to go to high school.

It was confirmed that Simon wouldn’t exit as we speak, and the little ones had been handed over to him by Sophia. Simon could not stand it. When the girl left, he instantly ordered the housekeeper Angore Davis to take the youngsters away, wherever they favored.

Um.

That is additionally for the youngsters’s good.

Simon nervous that he would change from a ‘form father’ to a ‘strict father’ after spending a very long time collectively. In any case, who may stand a gaggle of teenagers who had been typically between the ages of three and 7 and ignored their age.

Then I stayed alone in a lounge with floor-to-ceiling home windows on the second ground of the villa to benefit from the view of the snowy sky.

No hearth.

You do not want this in a room that maintains a continuing temperature of 23 levels.

The big-screen wall-mounted TV is linked to the pc, and the interface is the election info scrolling in actual time on the Ingredient Portal, however Simon is nestled within the single couch by the window the place he can benefit from the surroundings. On the spherical desk subsequent to him is a cup of heat milk at an acceptable temperature, and a stack of books. script, a customized iPad, and a crystal ball summoner.

Holding a script in his hand, studying a couple of pages, often elevating his head, exterior the window is an evergreen tree lined with snow, and a small lake within the snow is deep and peaceable.

Within the morning, Gemma additionally mentioned that when it was colder, she deliberate to ask her classmates to return over and skate on the lake.

Sophia mentioned that she may organize an ice rink for her daughter if she favored it, which might be safer, and he or she obtained a clean eye.

Not fallacious.

What I need is the air-cooling curiosity on this ice and snow environment. What is the level of working to a closed venue.

Often, my ideas are scattered, and I unknowingly end a script.

That is the “Moulin Rouge” that Australian director Baz Luhrman has simply accomplished after a number of years.

Talking of which, Luhrmann is a typical low-production director. The earlier “Heroes of the Dance” and the fashionable model of “Romeo and Juliet” have achieved excellent leads to Hollywood. Nonetheless, the director shouldn’t be in a rush to proceed his efforts. As a substitute, he returned to Australia to start out a stage play, and by the way in which, he slowly polished his new work.

The brand new script has been accomplished just lately, and it’ll quickly be transferred to Simon.

In any case, the earlier cooperation between the 2 events has been very nice, and the opposite social gathering has no motive to decide on different studios. On Daenerys’ aspect, after getting the script, the challenge was authorized all the way in which to the inexperienced mild.

Final 12 months’s “Chicago” did so properly, so in fact, we have now to launch some musicals.

Simon definitely remembers that in comparison with “Chicago”, “Moulin Rouge”‘s field workplace efficiency is far worse, nevertheless it’s solely relative. When it comes to its personal funding, it’s nonetheless a piece that has an excellent repute on the field workplace.

He picked up the pen and wrote down the feminine lead’s intentions of ‘Nicole Kidman’ within the clean of the final web page. Simon considered it. The male lead didn’t select the unique model. It was the previous Yin Wan McGregor and him earlier than Star Wars. There isn’t a sense of existence within the biography collection, and it could be extra sensible if different persons are changed.

Then he left a couple of different strains of feedback. Simon closed the script and touched the summoner on the spherical desk subsequent to him. Woman A rapidly appeared: “Boss?”

Simon raised his wrist, discovered that he was not carrying a watch, and glanced to the aspect: “What time is it, and, how is it now?”

“10:27,” Woman A checked out her watch, reported a quantity, after which handed over the pre-organized folder: “On the opening of the market as we speak, all main U.S. inventory indexes have risen. At current, the Dow and The Nasdaq rose by greater than 1%. As well as, in accordance with the real-time knowledge collected by our workforce, the voter turnout in Vermont, Kentucky and Indiana, that are anticipated to be the earliest outcomes, has already exceeded half, and George is anticipated to get the 2 central states. Misplaced Vermont. Nonetheless, Vermont has solely 3 votes, and Kentucky and Indiana mixed have 20 votes. In contrast with 1992, Bush Sr. solely received Indiana among the many three states. As well as, some real-time knowledge of swing states are listed within the record. within the file.”

The primary three states to provide outcomes, though not decisive, are additionally a symptom.

The Westeros workforce is evaluating election leads to ’92 this time, not ’96. Evaluating the 2, Bush Jr., who received two weeks, is clearly stronger than his father again then.

Pondering like this, Simon took the file handed over by Woman A, flipped via the real-time suggestions knowledge of a number of swing states in his hand, and firstly centered on Florida.

On each timelines, Florida, with 25 electoral votes, is vital.

It is solely within the morning, and Florida’s vote charge is lower than 30%. Nonetheless, to Simon’s satisfaction, of the 1.51 million votes which were solid, Bush is clearly forward, with 51% approval charge, whereas Gore has solely 47%, and the others. The social gathering took the remaining lower than two proportion factors.

It could actually solely be mentioned that Bush Jr.’s benefit of practically 4 proportion factors over Gore might be mentioned to be largely the results of the continual operation of the Westeros system lately after Simon and Bush Sr. secretly reached an settlement.

It’s essential to know that Florida has practically 6 million votes, and the previous Bush Jr. solely led Gore by greater than 500 votes, with a profitable charge of lower than 1 in 10,000. This time, it’s a comparatively massive proportion of 4%.

Though the turnout charge is lower than 30%, the hole of greater than 60,000 votes has now opened. Simon believes that the opportunity of a subsequent reversal is unlikely.

This isn’t 2020 once more.

Simon even thinks that possibly he has invested an excessive amount of assets in Florida, after which he can save or save.

Closing the doc and handing it to Woman A together with the script of “Moulin Rouge” simply reviewed, Simon’s tone was subconsciously relaxed, and he ordered, “Proceed to observe up.”

Woman A additionally felt the emotional change of her boss, she barely curved her mouth and confirmed a smile, took the paperwork and the script, noticed that the glass on the spherical desk was empty, picked it up collectively, and requested, “Boss, would you like one other glass? ?”

Simon shook his head: “No, include a glass of water.”

“OK.”

When Woman A rotated, Simon additionally picked up one other script, “Gosford Manor” from the spherical desk at hand.

After interested by it, I could not assist however open it with nice curiosity.

In my reminiscence, “Gosford Manor” is a piece by Robert Altman. The price range shouldn’t be excessive, the outcomes are comparatively good, and it’s also a double harvest of field workplace awards.

As well as, the screenwriter of the movie can also be value mentioning.

Only one, most individuals might not know “Gosford Abbey”, however they need to know “Downton Abbey”, the screenwriter of each tales, is an individual named Julian Fellowes.


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