A meeting was held in the morning, and in the afternoon the core of the entire Rivne Oblast's top management began to move quickly. This was also the main reason why Simon increased his bet on Rivne Oblast.
Powerful control brings efficient execution.
Even if it is not yet deeply rooted, in Rivne Oblast and Rivni at this time, there is basically only the voice of the Westeros system. There is no wrangling, no interference, no confrontation, and those who want to promote certain plans Execution is naturally more effective with less effort.
Simon also made reference to the rise of many countries.
Just like South Korea, Argentina, and even the early Soviet Union, the period of rapid economic development of many countries in modern times often had a prerequisite, which was a high degree of concentration of power. During South Korea's Park Chung-hee period, this political strongman was in power for 18 years, and South Korea's GDP increased 27 times. At the same time, it also laid a solid foundation for South Korea's subsequent economic development.
Of course, this prerequisite is just a prerequisite.
Because there are many positive examples and even more negative examples.
After all, if a train cannot turn and goes down one lane, it will be either heaven or hell.
On the same day of August 26, in another part of the city center of Rivni, at the headquarters of Rivni Media and Entertainment Company, Alexander Lyudaev personally presided over the opening ceremony of the company's national TV station Basic Network in the morning.
There wasn't much of a fight.
Because everything has just begun. Rivni Media recently obtained a TV license from the Kiev authorities that can broadcast TV signals throughout Ukraine, and has the operating rights. However, if it wants to truly cover this country, it still needs to invest a lot of manpower and material resources, such as establishing signals. Broadcasting facilities and more.
You know, Ukraine’s television industry is still at the level of the former Soviet Union, or even worse.
Let’s talk about TVs. The TVs in many Ukrainian residents’ homes today are still old-fashioned models from the former Soviet Union. They only took a minute or two to turn on, which was unimaginable later. Moreover, because the quality is very unstable, explosions and fires often occur.
Even so, not just any family can own a TV, especially before and after the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Due to the collapse of the economy, compared to the peak period of the Soviet Union when more than 60% of households owned a TV, the penetration rate of TVs in Ukraine at this time was Already less than 50%.
In addition, TV broadcasts in Ukraine are also in the lowest analog signal era.
In this case, one can imagine the situation of Ukraine’s television industry.
The reason why Rivni Media was able to obtain a national television license relatively easily was largely due to this reason.
The television industry has reached an extreme slump. There is a lack of oil and water, and various oligarchs are naturally too lazy to compete for it. Even though the Kiev authorities have not ignored the role of television networks in controlling public opinion, after all, the Rovne gang is still on Kuchma's side, so it is also No reason to object.
Thus, Basic Network was successfully established.
Basic Network, which translates as 'Basic Television Network', has its own origin. During internal discussions, everyone preferred the name Basiv Network because Alexander Lyudaev lived in the south of Rivni city. On the banks of Basiv Lake, the largest lake in the city.
Different from the small artificial lake with an area of less than one hectare adjacent to Simon's villa in the south of the city where the girl was placed, Lake Basf is the largest lake in the Rivni region, covering an area of nearly 1 square kilometer. In the past two years, this large lake has gradually been surrounded by the rich and powerful in Rivni. Manors and mansions have been developed along the perimeter of the lake, including Simon, and several additional properties have been set aside by BASF Lake.
However, when the name of Basiv Network was reported to Simon and called back, one of the letters was changed and became Basic Network, a basic television network.
Alexander Lyudaev and other media company executives thought about it and couldn't help but feel that the name Basic Network was indeed more suitable than the original Basiv Network. Because it is common enough, versatile enough, and even international enough.
After all, it is usually not easy for ordinary people to understand the meaning of the word Basiv, but Basic can be understood by anyone who knows a little bit of English.
Lyudaev even saw Simon's expectations in the name. The big boss hoped that the basic TV network could go out and not just be limited to Ukraine, so he came up with such a common and common name.
After obtaining the license, the television network was established. The next step was to open up national signals and produce and arrange television programs.
The Basic Network team, headed by Alexander Lyudaev himself, held a full-day meeting for this purpose. However, the basic business strategy of the TV network has been locked in advance by someone. Next, the TV network will touch as little as possible on the political field and focus on entertainment content such as TV, movies, music, and sports.
That's right.
Simon never forgot a certain 'pacifier theory'.
Basic Network, will be a pacifier that Simon stuffed for Ukraine.
Of course, this does not mean that Basic Network will not be involved in politics. It is a private TV station anyway. When necessary, this TV network can broadcast relevant content 24 hours a day. However, this kind of public opinion manipulation weapon will never be used easily unless it is a last resort. use.
The problem of signal coverage is relatively easy to solve. What Ukraine currently lacks most is high-quality TV content.
This is precisely the least of the problems for the Westeros system. After all, the basic TV network can be said to be backed by the entire Hollywood. In addition, Ukraine is now completely open to the West, and there are not many places for content review. Barriers, even Simon understands that it is impossible for a TV network to broadcast all foreign content, and local programs are more important. However, in the short term, the basic TV network is backed by the Westeros system, which is enough to defeat other Ukrainian competitors who intend to enter the TV field during the same period.
After a busy day, after getting off work in the afternoon, Alexander Lyudaev received another invitation from Sergey Komorov. Only then did he learn about the US$200 million resettlement community development plan that had just been spread among high-level officials in the morning.
When Alexander Lyudaev heard the figure of $200 million, his first reaction was also shocked.
The big boss really doesn’t regard money as money.
We rushed to an arranged restaurant on the commercial street in the city center. Sergey Komorov, Vladimir Korkoszko and others were there. While everyone was dining, they continued to discuss the resettlement of the community. .
According to the plan given by Simon and more details discussed in the morning, first of all, the Westeros system’s dormitory apartment projects affiliated with various enterprise factories in Rivni will be stopped. After the last batch of dormitories under construction are completed, all The dormitories and apartments will also be transferred to a real estate company under the Oldeke Company for unified management and provided to employees of the corresponding companies in the form of rental.
This is done to keep as much of Rivni's housing resources in the hands of the Westeros system.
Secondly, the real estate company owned by Oldeke Corporation will also be responsible for the resettlement community plan.
The specific development plan is for two banks, Rivni Development Bank and Rivni Union Bank, to provide funds to the real estate company owned by Oldek Company in the form of loans. The developed resettlement communities will also be rented or sold to provide maintenance services. Employees of Stroll Systems under Rivni Related Industries.
Taking into account the current consumption power of employees, renting is the main option for the time being.
Although it was initially determined that this batch of communities would be based on the 'tube building' popularized by Khrushchev during the former Soviet Union, Simon's requirement was that the relative specifications of these properties should be higher, at least including independent kitchens and bathrooms.
In everyone's opinion, this standard is a bit high.
Because even in the capital Kiev, there are a large number of tube buildings at this time, and they are still in the stage of sharing kitchens and public toilets.
However, since someone said that they want to give the people living there a sense of 'home' and make them reluctant to leave after they live there, they are just the executors, and of course there is not much reason to object.
The big boss pays for it anyway.
Of course, everyone also vaguely felt something from the word 'home' that someone emphasized.
Although the population has reached 50 million, Ukraine is still sparsely populated compared to its land area. Therefore, land and houses are not very valuable to a certain extent. If you can't stay in a city or find it too difficult, it's actually easy to leave.
On the contrary, when the living conditions in a city are much better than those in small towns or villages, once you get used to it, you will become dependent and it will be very difficult to leave.
Just like this resettlement plan.
The building specifications with complete kitchens and bathrooms proposed by Simon are only a foundation. In addition to the most basic resettlement apartments, the relevant communities will also build schools, hospitals, supermarkets, cinemas, parks and other supporting facilities to truly allow the people living there to live in Make a home in the meantime.
Of course, although it is a resettlement community and does not sound high-end, it is definitely not something that everyone can apply for.
These resettlement communities are only provided to employees working in industries related to the Westeros system. If you are not part of the game, you are not even qualified to rent. Moreover, once you leave or are fired, you will also lose these rental housing and a series of other supporting benefits. As for the various industries of the Westeros system in Rivni, stupid, lazy, and restless people will definitely not want them.
Simon has no intention of making money from these projects in the short term. Anyone who can live in them, at least on the surface, is receiving subsidies from the Westeros system.
As for the deeper level.
If you want to raise better-quality sheep, you must first provide a more comfortable place to live. After all, you must also give the sheep some hope. With all kinds of turnips and greens hanging in front of them, the sheep cannot help but run hard. At least, if you want to maintain this kind of life, let alone being lazy, even if you just want to run 8 hours a day, you are destined to be eliminated.
Only 996 can get blessings!
It is always said that Westerners will never pay more than 8 hours. Simon's plan is to change this situation.
All in all, no matter how much subsidies are given now, the sheep will still double the income in the future.
After dinner, Liudayev and others went to a nearby cabaret and dance hall, which is also an industry under the Westeros system, to continue discussing some issues. After all, it is impossible for the core members of the Rivne Gang to fully understand Simon's deepest considerations. However, for the future of Rivni, for the future of Rivne, and for the future of the Rivne Gang, through this plan, everyone can More confident.
After less than half an hour of entertainment in the box, everyone received a piece of information.
To be precise, a magazine from North America.
The latest issue of Forbes.
On the same day, August 26, the 1996 "Forbes" list of the 400 richest Americans was released.
Seeing the wealth figure attached to the name that stood out in the most conspicuous place on a certain list in the magazine copy, the senior officials of the Rivno Gang couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.
1.5 Trillions!
$1.5 trillion!
Compared with last year's wealth figure of US$700 billion, US$1.5 trillion has not only more than doubled in just one year, but Simon has also become the first person to be able to use the size of 'Trillion' in dollar counting units. A super-rich person who describes his or her personal wealth.
1.5 trillion US dollars, what is this concept
Not to mention the past year, even based on the estimated GDP size of various countries in the world in 1996, Simon's personal wealth ranks second only to France's US$1.6 trillion among more than 200 countries in the world. Single fifth place.
Such a wealth figure is like a huge mountain weighing on the people of the Rivno Gang.
Ukraine as a whole is estimated to have a GDP of US$45 billion in 1996, which is only equivalent to a mere 3% of Simon's personal wealth. Seeing this latest wealth list, all the core members of the Rivne Gang suddenly didn’t have much emotion about the US$200 million investment they just received today.
A drop in the bucket!
When the senior officials of the Rivne Gang were lamenting over the latest Forbes 400 list of the richest Americans, as the latest list spread, the whole world began to discuss it extensively.
First is the United States.
After all, Forbes is an American magazine.
This morning local time, a new issue of "Forbes" magazine was released. At the same time, the new annual "Forbes" list of the 400 richest Americans was announced simultaneously in the paper media and on the official website of Forbes. This immediately caused a stir again because some time ago Verizon The topic about the Westeros system that arose due to telecommunications.
$1.5 trillion!
For such a number, anyone with a little more sensitivity will understand that this is obviously just a relatively general statistic.
It was obviously intentional.
It’s the same principle. Numbers that are too specific are often more likely to attract people’s attention. On the contrary, the more general the number, the more vague it gives people. Subconsciously, it is inevitable that it is just a number.
But, how could this be just a number? !
Not to mention the growing scale of the entire Westeros system, as the core of this terrifying business system, Simon Westeros’ wealth alone is equivalent to that of a large-scale enterprise ranked fifth in the world. 'Economy', anyone who understands the power of money cannot regard it as a number.
Moreover, 1.5 trillion U.S. dollars, not to mention last year, is only the estimated size of the U.S. GDP of 8 trillion U.S. dollars this year. Even though the two figures are substantially different in nature, one person has the equivalent of the GDP of the most powerful country on the planet. Personal wealth exceeding 18% is really terrifying.
After all, modern society has moved away from the primitive period of violent power. Whoever has the sword and gun is no longer the boss. In this era, whoever controls capital is the real king.