(UCeleste Sloman / uMqwalaseli waseNew York) ENew York, apho izindlu nomhlaba ziligazi lobomi besixeko, amabali ayo ajijekileyo, amabali e-baroque eqhubeka phantsi kobukhazikhazi bobuhle besixeko, abaphuhlisi bahlala bebanabantu abakhulu kunabomi, iidrama zosapho kunye nokubandakanyeka kwezothando kudlala kwiPhepha lesiThandathu nakwiCurbed ecaleni kwezivumelwano zabo kumaphepha eshishini. Emva kwayo yonke loo nto, ubuhlobo obuhlumayo bunokungqina ukuba bunentsingiselo njengalo naluphi na ulwalamano lwamaxesha aphakathi, kwaye umtshato okanye uqhawulo-mtshato lunamandla okutshintsha amandla ezivumelwano ezijikeleze isixeko.
Uninzi lobomi bakhe, u-Andrew Silverman akazange abalelwe phakathi kwabaphuhlisi abanjalo. Izivumelwano zamva nje zika Mnu. Silverman — iofisi e-Englewood Cliffs, NJ, eyagqitywa ngo-2007 kunye nokuguqulwa kweendibano zaphakathi e-Long Island City- zange zimenze afane neentlobo zoosiyazi abayalela isixeko ukuba sibe nzima. -bamba ukukhanya.
Yonke into etshintshe ihlobo ephelileyo, nangona ibingenanto yakwenza noAndalex, inkampani uMnu.Silverman, ngoku oneminyaka engama-37, kunye nomntakwabo omncinci, uAlex, abazuze njengelifa kutata wabo, uAllen, ngoku babaleka kunye, okanye nantoni na uMnu. USilverman wayesele eyenzile kwaphela. Endaweni yoko, yayimalunga nento eyenziweyo kuye: Umnumzana Silverman wenziwa inkukhu ngu-Simon Cowell, the Idol yaseMelika kwaye Ingxaki yeX umgwebi, umvelisi kunye nobuntu beTV. ULauren Silverman noSimon Cowell baphuma kunye, kwakhona. (Ifoto ngu-Neil Mockford / Alex Huckle / FilmMagic)
Akuzange kube lula ukuba ngumntu ongaqhelekanga kunxantathu wothando, kodwa isikhundla sikaMnu.Silverman sasiyintlobo yoluntu ngokungaqhelekanga, into nganye etyhilayo yethokhethi yento ehlekisayo. Umcimbi wahletywa ukuba uqale xa uMnu.Silverman noLauren, inkosikazi yakhe eneminyaka elishumi, babesekhefini noMnumzana uCowell, umhlobo wosapho abadibana naye ngelixa babesekhefini eBarbados. (Ukwenza ubuhlobo noMnu. Cowell kwasekuqaleni yayisisenzo esingaqhelekanga kwisigqibo sika Mnumzana Silverman.)
Kwaye kwacaca ukuba uNks.Silverman wayengalali noMnumzana uCowell kuphela, kodwa wayethandana naye, kungekuphela nje ngokuthandana naye, kodwa enomntwana wakhe. Nje ukuba iindaba zoqhawulo-mtshato, ezi zibini ziqaqambileyo zihombise iphepha le- Thumela kwaye i Imeyile yemihla ngemihla phantse yonke imihla-ukubambana ngezandla esitalatweni, ukuya eholideyini kunye kwisikhephe- ii-tabloids ziphefumla zibhala u-Nks. Kwisepha esebenzayo, umntwana wazalwa ngoSuku lweValentine.
Umnumzana uSilverman wasala, ubukhulu becala, umdlali wesigatshana sesithathu, wehliselwa kwindima yokuxhasa kwilitha lokulandela iindaba. Wachazwa njengendawo yokuthengisa izindlu nomhlaba, nangona kungekho nalinye kula mabali lalikhathazayo ngokuchaza ukuba yena okanye inkampani yakhe benze ntoni. Kananjalo uMnu.Silverman, owabonakala ethathelwe ingqalelo ligama lakhe ngequbuliso, akazange acacise. Ukuhlala kwakhe kwakubonakala polar ngokuchasene noMnu. Cowell kunye nendlela kaNks. Silverman, abathi ngoku baqhubeke nokubonelela ngomjelo wee-quote kunye neefoto-ops kumajelo eendaba.
Ukuba kwindawo ebonakalayo eluntwini ayisiyonto ndiyirhalela. Akuzange kube yindlela yam, utshilo uMnu.Silverman xa wayehleli kudliwanondlebe kunye Umjongi kwiveki ephelile. Imfihlo inexabiso elikhulu. Ndizamile ukuba cwaka kangangoko nangona wonke umntu efuna ukuva ngale hoopla.
Umnumzana Silverman usamkele kwigumbi lenkomfa lee-ofisi zakhe kumgangatho wesihlanu wesakhiwo iPark Avenue — indawo encinci eneseti yezitshixo kwidesika yokwamkela izindlu zangasese ezivaliweyo eholweni kunye neetchotckes ezivela kwikhasino iiSilvermans ezizezabo IPanama ifunjwe kwikona yegumbi lenkomfa. Ngokucacileyo wayenomdla wokuphinda akhokele indawo ethe yaqeqeshwa kuye kulo nyaka uphelileyo kwishishini lakhe.
Ndifuna nje ukuphinda ndigxile kwinto endiyenzayo, utshilo. Ndingumntu oqhelekileyo, hayi into yethabhethi. Yayingamava anomdla, engalindelekanga kwaye othusayo.
NgoFebruwari, uMnu.Silverman ufumene inkxaso mali yokwakha iiyunithi ezingama-222 eziqeshisayo eStamford, eConn., Iprojekthi u-Andalex usebenzisana nomphuhlisi wasekhaya uF. Inkampani eTyebileyo yokwakha. Kudala abakwaSilvermans benekhaya elingaselunxwemeni lolwandle eStamford, apho ulutsha olukwishumi elivisayo u-Andrew kunye nolutsha oluhlala elumelwaneni lwaluza kuhamba ngeenxa zonke elunxwemeni kwiBoston Whalers.
Akuqhelekanga kwi-13 okanye i-14 ukuba unikwe inkululeko yokuhlola iindlela zamanzi ngokwakho, kwaye luxanduva oluninzi ukukhathalela isikhephe, umntakwabo, uAlex, ukhumbula. Kodwa usoloko enoluhlobo lokuba yinkokeli engqondweni yakhe naphambi komdlalo webhola.
Umnumzana Silverman ukwathemba ukuvala isivumelwano kwi-Miami jai alai yekhasino kunye nendawo yemidlalo ephantsi kwe-Florida Gaming Centres, apho isebe lenkampani yakhe, iSilvermarkmark, lalilungele ukuthenga i-115 yezigidi kunye ne-14 yezigidi zeedola kumatyala eFlorida. wabhengeza ukungabinamali ngo-Agasti. ISilvermark ngumthengi wehashe ondelelekayo kwipropathi, ecwangciselwe ibhidi evulekileyo ekupheleni kwale nyanga.
Uthe umdlalo yindawo apho inkampani yakhe iceba ukugxila ngakumbi kule minyaka izayo, wonwabile yindlela iPanama yekhasino esebenze ngayo. (Walile ukubhengeza ingeniso yecasino yasePanama okanye inkampani enkulu.)
Sisoloko sijonga amathuba amatsha-umkhondo weenja, umkhondo wehashe, iipari-mutuels, iihippodromes, utshilo.
Bajolise kwiindawo ezinjengeFlorida, endaweni yeemarike ezinjengeLas Vegas, iColorado okanye iNew York, ezinerhafu ephezulu kwaye ezinokhuphiswano olukhulu.
KwisiXeko saseNew York, uMnu.Silverman uthe, kukho imali eninzi kakhulu yokuleqa izivumelwano ezimbalwa. Sijonge ngokwenene kwiimarike zesekondari-eMantla nase Mzantsi Carolina; Ingqwalasela yethu ibikwiimarike apho kukho ukukhula kwemisebenzi kwi-fracking okanye kushishino lweoyile. Siyintsapho eqhutywa kakhulu yimveliso.
Intengiso inzima kakhulu eNew York, uqhubeke njalo. Kodwa ndiyayithanda iEnglewood Cliffs; yintengiso exineneyo kakhulu, kwaye iirenti ziyaqhubeka zinyuka.
AbantakwaboSilverman-bazilungiselele besebancinci ukuba bathathe inkampani eyabizwa ngutata wabo- bajongene no-Andalex ngoku, notata wabo oneminyaka engama-84 ubudala othathe umhlala-phantsi.
Umnumzana Silverman ukhumbule ukuvunyelwa ukuba ahlale kwiintlanganiso zikayise njengomntwana kwaye asebenze ihlobo eofisini njengomntu ofikisayo. Ukusukela emncinci, usebenze ihlobo eofisini. Wayeyazi ukuba yile nto ifunwa ngutata wakhe, utshilo uChristophe DiFalco, umhlobo wobuntwana ngoku owenza umsebenzi wezomthetho kwinkampani.
Umnumzana uSilverman ngoku wazisa unyana wakhe, u-Adam, oneminyaka eyi-8, kwishishini ngeedosi ezincinci, emvumela ukuba amamele kwiintlanganiso zeshishini ekhaya njengoko wenzayo utata wakhe kuye, edibanisa izinto ezimbini azibonisayo ukuba zimgcina ephilile. Ngexesha lokudodobala kukaCowell.
Kwakulixesha elinzima kakhulu ebomini bam. Ndifunde lukhulu, ndaya phambili. Ishishini lam eliphambili liqhubekile nokuqhubela phambili. Ndifunde lukhulu ngam ngokwam, ukubaluleka kosapho. Ugxininiso lwam luye kunyana wam kulo lonke olu vavanyo.
NjengoAndrew phambi kwakhe, uAdam ufunda kwisikolo iRiverdale, kwaye bobabini bahlala kwi-Upper East Side co-op, kanye njengokuba uAndrew wayekhula.
Ndicinga ukuba sobabini, utshilo uMnu. Silverman, ebhekisa okokuqala kwiNkosikazi uSilverman, eqinisekisa ukuba unyana wethu unendawo yesiqhelo yeyona nto kugxilwe kuyo.
Abahlobo kunye nosapho basebenza nomsebenzi wokuthenga ngetyala ngokunceda uMnu.Silverman ngexesha le hellish, esithi kuyo yonke loo nto akazange aphulukane noburharha bakhe.
Ndimnika ityala elikhulu ngayo yonke into ahamba kuyo kwaye wakwazi ukugcina ingqondo yakhe ijonge ngaphandle kwento eyenzekayo, utshilo u-Alex.
Uchaze ihlazo likasibali wakhe njengento esingazange sayilindela-abazali babo batshatile iminyaka engama-39-kwaye uyamazi owakhe umfazi ukusukela xa babesesikolweni senkulisa kunye.
Ndicinga ukuba abantu abaninzi bazamile ukupeyinta umfanekiso ongafanelekanga ngomntakwethu, utshilo uAlex, eqhubeka nokuthatha amajelo eendaba ngokubonisa okuhle ngomfazi wangaphambili ka-Andrew. Awunakho ukuthatha umntu oneengcambu ezihlwempuzekileyo kwaye umguqula abe ngumntwana wegolide, kodwa yile nto abeendaba bezama ukuyenza-ukuguqula umfazi wakhe wangaphambili abe ngumntu omkhulu ukuze azuze udumo.
Uthe ukugxila kufuneka kube kuMnumzana Silverman, umntu olunge kakhulu oye waqhubekeka nobomi bakhe.
Abahlobo kunye nosapho babenomdla, ngenene, ukuba bathethe malunga nokuba ngubani umntu okhathalayo kwaye onesisa uMnu.Silverman, ebiza bonke abathathi-nxaxheba emva kwesivumelwano sokubabulela, bemema amaqabane oshishino kunye nabahlobo kwiklabhu yemipu eyindawo yedolophu. Umnumzana uDiFalco wathi xa wayeqhawula umtshato kwiminyaka eliqela eyadlulayo, uMnu.Silverman wenza konke okusemandleni akhe ukummema kwiiHamptons kunye neeholide zekhephu.
Wayeqinisekisa ukuba ndiziva ngathi bendisoloko ndinayo indawo yokuya, ukuze ndingaziva ndindedwa, utshilo uMnu. DiFalco.
Umnumzana Smith wancoma ukubuk 'iindwendwe kukaMnu.Silverman, abathi abahlobo bakhe bathi amanani phakathi kweempawu zakhe ezintle.
Ulunge kakhulu ekumiseni iqonga ixesha elimnandi, evumela abantu ukuba bathathane, utshilo uMnu. Uvumela abanye abantu ukuba bathethe. Ayikuko ukuba uyancipha i-violet, kodwa andiyifumani ingqondo yokuba kufuneka azenzele yedwa ukubonisa ukubaluleka kwakhe.
Ngamanye amagama, akangomntu odumileyo.
