"The boss of a large fashion group in Spain originally planned to visit Rivni in the next few days. If the investment plan is finalized, it will bring at least 3,000 job opportunities to Rivni. Unexpectedly, something suddenly happened in Donetsk After such a vicious incident, the boss hesitated, which is why Simon was angry. Victor, what Simon means is that we are just businessmen and do not want to get too involved in the politics of other countries. However, as investors, since we are serving the Ukrainian people Enough welfare has been created, and our interests should also be protected.”
The evening banquet was arranged in a high-end hotel owned by Oldek Company in the city center. Both sides of the long table were filled with the core members of the Rovne Gang, and the only guest was the president's son-in-law Victor Pinchuk.
Victor Pinchuk was arranged to sit with Celia Miller. Hearing the explanation from this Westeros confidant, he was dubious in his heart, but his face was extremely sincere: "We are sorry for this, Celia. Ya, the president has personally investigated this incident, and I promise that he will give everyone an explanation in the short term."
"But the negative impact of this incident has already taken shape."
Victor Pinchuk shook his head and said: "No, it's different. The thing happened in Donetsk and has nothing to do with Rovne. I believe that after serious communication, the Spanish entrepreneur will understand. Moreover, the president's attitude towards Rovne The Vno Oblast has always paid close attention to it and quite recognized the development that Andrei, Vladimir, Sergey and Kerim have jointly led in this area.”
"In this case, we are very grateful for the trust of Mr. President."
Pinchuk added: "In fact, the President has also paid attention to the resettlement community project that Mr. Westeros invested in Rivni. This is the true sense of social responsibility of entrepreneurs. Therefore, the President also hopes to take time to come and see it in person and express his opinions. The builders of the project are grateful.”
The president's son-in-law raised his voice slightly when he spoke, and everyone sitting here echoed his words and expressed their welcome.
Only he was invited to the banquet tonight, and the Sherban assassination case was successfully solved. Looking at everyone's attitude at this time, Victor Pinchuk was very satisfied with the outcome of this trip to Rivno, at least on the surface. , Simon Westeros has no intention of changing sides. Next, unless the other party makes substantive actions, the alliance between the two parties will remain strong.
The waiter served the dishes again, and the conversation paused briefly to taste the charcoal-grilled sturgeon that had just been served. Victor Pinchuk continued: "In addition, Celia, the president is concerned about Donetsk's lag and development in recent years. Chaos is very disappointed. If Mr. Westeros is interested in investing in Eastern Ukraine, Kiev can provide all facilities."
Pinchuk's tone was sincere, but Celia, who had been involved in political circles for many years, immediately sensed Kuchma's possible intentions. The other party hoped that the Westeros system could help him suppress his own system, which has quickly formed its own system in recent years and has established a close relationship with the Kiev authorities. The tit-for-tat Donetsk gang.
There are pros and cons to this.
The disadvantage is that if you really listen to Pinchuk's instigation, not only will this side be used as a gunman, but Donetsk will not be easily eaten, otherwise Lazarenko and his team will not be in Donetsk in recent years. Hit the wall again and again.
The benefits are also obvious.
Donetsk Oblast has more than 90% of Ukraine's coal resources, which is necessary for the western states to expand their thermal power network with Rivne as the core.
The other is the heavy industry in the Donetsk region.
This is also the strongest inheritance Ukraine inherited from the former Soviet Union. If it can absorb it and re-stimulate the potential of related steel, machinery, chemical and other industries through transformation and integration, it may even become the 'Pittsburgh' of Europe in the future.
However, these can only be thought about.
Celia has talked with her boss that the focus of the Westeros system in Ukraine will not change in the next five to ten years. It will still focus on the development of light industry with the Rivne Oblast as the core.
Of course, taking advantage of this opportunity, the Donetsk gang has taken the initiative to send representatives over, and Kiev's attitude is such that it happens to have a hand in Donetsk's coal resources, which are enough to burn the entire Ukraine for a century.
Thinking like this, Celia remained calm on the surface and seemed very interested in Pinchuk's suggestion, but she did not make any substantive promise.
In the end, Victor Pinchuk did not forget to talk about the 'Progressive Union Party of Ukraine' founded by the Rivne gang. On the one hand, Celia reiterated on behalf of her boss that she would not interfere too much in Ukraine's internal political issues. On the other hand, she directly replaced The core members of the Rivne Gang present assured that the Progressive Alliance would only stand with the Kiev authorities. Half-jokingly, he said that if Mr. President had not insisted on not establishing a party, Rivne Oblast would not have needed to go to such trouble.
It’s also fun to say.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Leon Kuchma did not form or join any party organizations. Therefore, the Ukrainian president is one of the few non-partisan heads of state in the world.
The dinner ended happily.
In the villa by the lake in the south of the city, Celia and her assistant Emily Joplin stayed here last night. The three girls in the villa, who have become more and more free, just returned from Japan a few days ago. While talking to Celia about her travels, Eve Besonoskova, who came here quietly after hearing the news, was sitting at the dining table.
Celia felt the carefree tone of the three girls' voices. When Ekaterina finished speaking, she looked at Natalia Lyudaeva with a smile: "Nata, if I remember correctly , you are over eighteen years old, right?"
"Yes," Natalia nodded: "It was last month."
The girl also curled her lips as she spoke, remembering that although she didn't see a certain man last month, she received a birthday gift from him.
Celia's tone was still gentle and concerned: "Then have you thought about going to college?"
Natalia blinked slightly doubtfully, and for a moment she didn't understand why Celia would ask this. However, the girl quickly said: "I follow Simon's arrangement."
"Simon doesn't have time to help you arrange this," Celia said: "Even if you are very satisfied with your current life, even if it continues like this, there will be no problem with Simon, but you also need to properly consider the future. After all, you It’s impossible to live like this for the rest of your life.”
future? !
The three girls were startled, and then realized that two years had passed without them realizing it.
These are definitely the happiest two years of their lives.
Therefore, when Celia mentioned it, the girls realized that time really flies. Natalia is already 18 years old, and it has only been one or two years since Ekaterina and Evgenia became adults.
Actually, of course I have thought about the future occasionally.
It's just that the present is so beautiful, and men don't have any dissatisfaction with them. In such a state, how can they think too much about the future
Celia's words finally made the girls wake up.
yes.
After all, it's impossible to live like this forever. But what should we do
Seeing that the three little chicks were no longer excited, Celia was very satisfied, picked up the spoon and started eating oatmeal.
After listening to the conversation just now, Emily, the female assistant who has been with Celia for two years, quietly curved her lips. She understood her boss's thoughts very well: Why do you have to work so hard, while you two little girls are so carefree? No worries
The atmosphere was silent for a moment, and Natalia spoke again, with a bit of expectation and anxiety: "Celia, um, when will Simon come to Ukraine next time?"
When the girl asked the question, Besonoskova, who had been dining quietly, paused for a moment and couldn't help but glance at Celia.
Celia shrugged: "I don't know, but Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming soon in North America. At least, the boss won't have time to come here before next year."
There was a feeling of disappointment on the dining table.
In fact, the girls now have no restrictions even if they go to North America. However, when they go there, they often can't see Simon at all. After the experience of being summoned by Janet to discipline her after the last Atlanta Olympics, the girls were even more afraid to come to her.
The more I thought about it, the more disappointed I became, and the sumptuous food on the table no longer tasted good at all.
After breakfast, Celia said goodbye to the girls and reminded Eve that she would go to the northern hot spring manor tonight. Just as she was about to take Emily in the car to leave, Evegenia trotted over and said something. The appearance of stopping.
Celia motioned for Emily to get in the car first, and took the initiative to take Eve to the side.
"That's it," Eve followed Celia to the corridor and then said: "Celia, it's the festival soon. I... Our family has prepared some gifts, some very good amber rough stones. I... Dad hopes If I can send it to my wife for Thanksgiving, can you help me tell her first?"
Celia raised her eyebrows slightly and understood immediately.
The Wei family's maid team has always been managed by the hostess Janet herself. That is to say, on the Ukrainian side, whether it is Eve or the housekeeper Marta Beknatz at the hot spring manor, if something happens, You can contact Dumeijiao Manor.
The girl in front of her didn't ask Eve or Marta to help spread the message, but instead came to her. She obviously had her own little thoughts.
Other girls here in Ukraine probably wouldn't have thought of giving holiday gifts to Janet, or even if they thought of it, they would inevitably feel that they were not qualified or that Janet would look down on them, and would give up after a second thought.
Therefore, Evgenia, who quietly took action without letting other girls know, and even the Korkoszko family, will definitely receive more attention from Janet.
The reason is simple.
In any case, it is not surprising that there are many people.
Celia thought about this and realized that perhaps the small topic she had just raised at the dinner table did not actually have much effect. Even if the three girls really didn't think about the future on weekdays, listening to Evgenia's words at this time, the family behind them would definitely think about it.
What's more, with such a little awakening, the next time the girls see Simon, just mention that with the man's casual arrangements, their futures will be secured.
Therefore, Celia discovered that this was not sowing depression in a few girls at all, but actually helping.
I am indeed a good person!
Somewhat depressed, Celia did not refuse Evgenia's request and agreed to help, which was a favor to the Kolkosko family: "No problem, I will tell the lady, by the way, Do you need my help to send it over? I promise I won’t keep it private.”
"No, no need," Evgenia refused, then reacted and said quickly: "Celia, of course I have your gift, I will give it to you tomorrow."
"Tomorrow is not a holiday. You probably want to go to North America for Thanksgiving. You can come to my house to visit me then."
Evgenia was a little embarrassed when her thoughts were revealed, but she still nodded in agreement.
After leaving the villa in the south of the city, the morning meeting with the Deputy Governor of the Donetsk Region, Viktor Yanukovych, went equally well.
The first is the political level.
The Donetsk gang has close ties to Russia due to industrial and ethnic ties.
If after a millennium, the United States and Russia were at odds again, it would be difficult for different forces in Ukraine to come together. But it is different now. The United States and Russia are in the honeymoon period, and the confrontation between East and West Ukraine is far less serious than it was later, so there is no obstacle at the level of consciousness.
Secondly, the leader was assassinated and the Donetsk Gang was seriously injured. This time, in order to make good friends with the Westeros system, they were prepared for a lot of bleeding. As a result, the Westeros system only wanted to get involved in some coal mining business. , in order to ensure the supply of thermal power fuel to the western states, without any intention of touching the core heavy industry industries such as East Ukraine's steel and machinery. Yanukovych even felt that this request was not a request at all, and even hoped that the price here could be higher.
After all, if you want more, it means that the interests established by both parties will be deeper.
All in all, it is clear that Simon Westeros has no intention of going deep into Eastern Ukraine.
This also disappointed the core members of the Rivno Gang.
If Simon is willing, taking advantage of the turmoil surrounding the Sherban assassination, the Westeros system can cooperate with Kuchma to clean up the Lazarenko family, and take the opportunity to expand into Eastern Ukraine. By then, even if President Kuchma’s clique may no longer be able to compete with the Rovne gang.
After the meeting with Yanukovych, Celia, accompanied by several senior officials of the Rivne Gang, began to help her boss "patrol the mountains" and check out the various industries of the Westeros system in Rivne. It took most of the day to travel from the industrial area in the northern suburbs of Rivni to the resort and entertainment area thirty kilometers north of the city.
As expected, after the onset of winter, the number of overseas tourists in this entertainment base dropped significantly.
Fortunately, as the heavy snow fell, the ski resort built in a hurry near the resort was officially opened. In addition, the resort increased its opening to local tourists, so it can finally be maintained.
Ukraine actually has the best ski resorts in the world. Unfortunately, it is located near the Carpathian Mountains in southwestern Ukraine. In comparison, the surrounding areas of Rivni are basically plains, so the ski resorts near hot spring resorts are of poor quality. As you can imagine, the lowest-level simple ski resort built on hills with a height of less than 100 meters is suitable for leisure and entertainment, but it cannot attract professional skiers at all.
In the afternoon, a group of people took a walk on the forest path next to the ski resort track.
Andrei Vodmilka, the director of the hot spring resort, personally explained to Celia.
"Today is a working day, so it is inevitably deserted. In order to attract local tourists, we have launched a free weekend shuttle bus from the city to here at the end of October. The last few weekends have been very busy. The ski resort last week was almost full of people. On weekends The attendance rate of various singing, dancing, magic, acrobatics and other performances is close to full capacity, the hot spring baths are in short supply, and the casino is also quite impressive. Overall, it can maintain the resort's balance of payments."
Celia has never been to a military theme park or a hunting ground. Listening to Wardmilka’s introduction, it is not surprising that in addition to UFMS private military families, with the development of Rivni, there is another group of high-income people who are also rapidly As time goes by, these people form a very considerable local consumer group for hot spring resorts.
However, Celia did not ignore the crux of the matter and turned to Alexander Nagiev, the person in charge of the military theme park: "How much has the number of overseas tourists dropped recently?"
When Alexander heard this question, a grimace appeared on his face: "The entire entertainment base is less than 30% compared to the previous quarter, and it is mainly concentrated in the resort."
Alexander did not explain the situation of the military theme park clearly, and Celia could imagine it. After all, no one would like to experience cold aircraft and tanks in the cold winter weather. This was to be expected.
There was still a party in the evening, specifically to entertain Celia, and it was also a party for the Rivno Gang, who were very busy on weekdays.
Andrei Vodmirka and Alexander Nagiev find Celia again at the party and discuss it more.
After more than half a year of operation and in-depth understanding of related industries, the two leaders gradually understood that the hot spring resort should be the core of this entertainment base. Therefore, the two of them invested all the surplus funds here with Simon's consent. Investing in the expansion of hot spring resorts, the ultimate goal is to build a comprehensive small gambling city based on the hot spring resorts, with the gaming industry as the core and diversified entertainment as the supplement.
The Principality of Monaco, which is famous for its gambling industry in Europe, covers an area of just over 2 square kilometers. This place is not comparable to casinos such as Las Vegas, but it is not difficult to surpass Monaco in scale. Only by getting rid of the resort model and developing it into a 'gambling city', even a mini casino, can this resort and entertainment base better become famous on a global scale and attract tourists from all over the world regardless of seasonal effects.
"In recent months, Alexander and I have successively inspected casinos such as Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Macau, and Monaco, and made a development plan based on our specific environment. Celia, since Simon Ken Spending two hundred million dollars for a resettlement community, I think our project should have more commercial potential. If you have time tomorrow morning, can we talk?"
Celia shook her head and said: "Sorry, Andre, I have other arrangements tomorrow morning. If you are willing, you can give me the plan directly and I will bring it to Simon. In fact, everyone knows the operating status of several projects at the resort. It is obvious to all that Simon is very satisfied with the work of the two of you, but he just doesn’t want everyone to be too eager.”
Andre nodded, hesitated a little, and said: "Our budget is about 200 million U.S. dollars. However, as long as Simon agrees, he only needs to give us 100 million U.S. dollars in start-up capital and corresponding financing authorization. I believe that with Weiss With the appeal of Tello’s system, other investors will definitely be willing to follow suit.”
Alexander paid attention to Celia's expression and promptly added: "The entire development plan will take about 5 years to complete, and early investors will definitely occupy more shares, so even if Simon only gives 100 million US dollars, the Westeros system You can also have absolute control.”
Celia shook her head slightly: "Frankly speaking, I think 200 million US dollars is too much. The 200 million US dollars resettlement community in Rivni City is expected to accommodate at least 150,000 people, which is almost equivalent to building a new city. I can't imagine that you plan to use these two Where are the billions of dollars spent? However, since you are confident, then expect Simon to give a positive answer."