"Crim and Victor have been crossed out, and there are other candidates related to UFMS. This will remain the case in the future. UFMS must remain absolutely independent."
"Boss, it's okay for Victor. As for Krim, the Derevyanko family is already very powerful in Rivne Oblast. Will there be any objections over removing him? After all, it's just a parliamentary quota? "
"You just have to tell him it's my decision."
Boston, in the study of a manor villa in the affluent area of Weston in the western suburbs.
Simon is discussing with Celia Miller the Westerosi camp's candidate list for next year's Ukrainian parliamentary elections.
The first parliamentary election after the promulgation of the Ukrainian Constitution is expected to be held in March next year. Although it is still more than half a year away, advance planning is already needed.
Celia Miller brought a list of names this time, including Krim Derevyanko and Victor Kos, the two heads of Simon's mercenary army in Ukraine, UFMS (Ukrainian Front Military Service Company) Tarev.
Simon's attitude was to just cross it out.
Although they are mercenaries, for Simon, the army should have the attitude of an army, which is to remain as independent as possible. This is of course not easy in actual operation, but Simon must show the appropriate attitude.
This is also considered a test.
If the two of them, especially Krim Derevyanko, whose family has deep roots in Rivne Oblast, are dissatisfied with this, it will probably be time for Simon to change the head of UFMS.
As for the power of the Derevyanko family, it is actually nothing compared to the Westeros system. If there is a complete falling out, eradication is not a problem.
Celia Miller understood Simon's thoughts after a moment's thought. Without saying anything more, she continued to review a series of lists with her boss. There were hundreds of candidates, all of whom were members of the 'Ukrainian Progressive Union Party' that was just registered last year. , spent more than two hours, and finally selected 20 people.
With the power of the Westeros system in Ukraine at this time, even if this number is doubled or tripled, it will be no problem. However, this is not the 1994 mid-term elections in the United States where Simon continued to cultivate power and consolidate the foundation of the Westeros system three years ago. , so it is still necessary to proceed step by step.
The quota of 20 people will not cause a backlash from the Kiev authorities, and is enough to ensure the influence of the Westeros system in the Ukrainian Parliament.
Moreover, in addition to the 20 people in the Progressive Alliance on the surface, Simon will also arrange some secrets within other forces.
The final list was all decided by Simon.
Simon did not intend to engage in democratic discussions with the Ukrainian side in this matter. Simon just wanted to show his power and then see the reaction of the Ukrainian side.
Who agrees
Who objects
After more than three consecutive years of operation, we need to take another look at the results this time, and conduct another appropriate cleanup to further consolidate the foundation of the Westeros system in Ukraine.
Browsing through the finalized list of 20 people, Celia Miller found that it was very different from what she had imagined privately. Her boss was really blatantly nepotistic. 7 of the 20 candidates were the parents of a group of girls from Rivni. elder. Although, being able to enter the list of 100 people had been strictly reviewed in advance, but it still made Celia feel like she was messing around.
If someone in the federation does this, they will definitely be exposed by the media and become a laughing stock.
However, thinking about it again, it is feasible in Ukraine.
After all, such a small country has a statutory quota of 450 members, which is equivalent to the size of the U.S. House of Representatives. It is really a lot. It is impossible not to be flooded. Moreover, with so many people, it is difficult for both the media and the public to distinguish between too many members. Know who is who.
As for the Ukrainian media
There is no need to worry about this. The media in Rivne Oblast are basically under the control of the Westeros system. These parliamentary seats will basically come from Rivne Oblast and some surrounding areas, and will not compete for shares in other regions. If someone insists on causing trouble because of this, it's just a matter of arm wrestling.
Simon also leaned on the leather chair to review the finalized list for the last time. He accidentally looked up and noticed Celia's expression next to him, and asked with a smile: "Do you think I'm a little messy?"
Celia paused and nodded honestly.
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I can't help but be envious.
The group of girls the man raised in Ukraine were lucky.
In the past, in Ukraine, oligarchs could push their drivers, lawyers and even family doctors to become members of parliament, just like it was a joke. Simon didn't think there was anything wrong with what he was doing now, it was just a joke. The country only deserves legislators who act like they are joking.
With this in mind, Simon tilted the leather chair slightly against the ground, reached out to pick up Celia next to him, and hugged her on his lap.
I've been addicted to hand feeding lately.
Then he explained: "I did this on purpose, just to tell the other side that these congressmen are just puppets and not that important. The most important thing is that they can work for me with peace of mind."
In fact, there are still some things that have not been fully explained.
Push the elders of those girls up, because these people have no foundation at all. After they get to the position, they can only rely on the Westeros system, so their loyalty is very guaranteed. In comparison, Derevyanko and the others already have a certain level of strength. If they improve a little more, they will inevitably have other thoughts.
Celia Miller quietly kicked off her high heels and curled up on the man to find a more comfortable position. She nodded slightly and couldn't help but said: "The boss also wants to see who can't help but jump out this time, right?"
"Yes, any piece of land that is not cleaned regularly will inevitably become overgrown with weeds." Simon rubbed the woman's slender waist wrapped in a light shirt and said, "I hope they can understand that these so-called parliamentary quotas and Their election has nothing to do with it. I gave it to them. If I don’t give it to them, they must obey. If they resist, I will leave them with nothing.”
Celia Miller has always been a woman who admires power at her core. When she heard the man's strong words, she felt a little numb all over her body. She couldn't help turning her head and kissed Simon with her red lips slightly open.
But Simon only clicked to stop, kissed the woman, and then grabbed the woman's neck with his big hands and pulled her away: "I'm going to say goodbye to Maria, and we'll go to Uliya's place later."
Celia tilted her head up slightly because of the strength of the man's hand, and nodded with a rosy face.
It was already evening.
Simon left the study and was guided by the maid to another room in the villa. Maria and her daughter Anita were holding a little boy in one hand, watching TV and chatting, but the three boys were nowhere to be seen.
Seeing Simon come in, Anita greeted him, handed the little guy in her arms to Simon, and left on her own initiative.
Simon held the child in his arms carefully, looked at it, and roughly recognized it as the younger one. Maria's arms were obviously Michael, born to Ulyanna, and she was still breastfeeding the little one.
It was only after confirming Maria's character that he asked her to raise two children. Simon was not surprised by this. He looked at Maria for a few times and asked with a somewhat embarrassed expression on Maria's face: "Can you feed the two children?"
The woman nodded with a blush on her face: "There is also a wet nurse, and Uliya will come here often. She is very... um, that one."
Simon imagined Ulyana's eye-catching breast curves, but said: "It's okay to come over often to feed the children. However, when the little ones grow up, try to teach them yourself and don't let them have too much contact with Ulya. many."
Maria couldn't help but said: "Ulia is actually a nice person."
"I don't have time to understand this. I only look at the results."
result
Maria was stunned for a moment before she understood.
Um.
As a result, it turned out that her four children were all well educated by her, and Ulyanna just thought about the fact that Ulyanna had driven two children back to Ukraine who both wanted to stay in the United States. , at least she definitely can't do it.
Calculating it this way, the man’s choice was right.
Perhaps because he felt that Simon's arms were not comfortable enough, the little guy who had been napping with his eyes squinted soon started to hum, and seemed to be on the verge of crying.
Simon tried to shake the child to sleep, but ended up crying.
Seeing that the man was at a loss, Maria called for someone and wanted to put the little guy in her arms on the sofa next to her. As a result, the other one was not easy to mess with. She was interrupted while breastfeeding, and she also cried. Getting up, Maria could only hug her again.
Soon a maid with a plain face and homely clothes came in.
Apparently a Slavic girl too.
The waitress glanced at Maria and after receiving confirmation, she stepped forward with some trepidation, took the child from Simon's hand, sat down next to her, checked briefly to confirm that the child had not defecated, then lifted up her clothes and began to breastfeed the child as well. .
Simon waited for the two children to quiet down, and ignored the maid who was secretly glancing at him with a blushing face while breastfeeding the children, and said to Maria: "It's time for me to leave. I'll come to see you next time."
Maria wanted to get up, but was pushed down by Simon, so she sat obediently and said goodbye to the man.
I'm a little reluctant to give up, but I've gradually gotten used to it.
Fortunately, with so many children by her side, she doesn't feel lonely at all without a man.
Simon said goodbye to Maria and did not leave Boston. Instead, he took Celia with him to Ulyana and stayed in Boston that night.
The next day is August 11th.
on Monday.
In the new week, many people's focus is still on the ongoing Asian financial crisis.
Previously, on August 6, after the Thai baht, Malaysia was also forced to give up its fixed exchange rate protection of its own currency, announcing the second great victory for international speculators. After the Malaysian ringgit fell, the currencies of other countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines also began to falter.
Affected by this, the stock and bond markets of various Asian countries and regions are in mourning, and the impact on North America and Europe is becoming more and more obvious.
However, Simon knew that this was still not the most violent moment of the financial crisis.
If history doesn't change too much, the peak of the storm should be in October.
In past memories, the Asian financial crisis in 1997 reached its peak in October of that year, which also caused the North American stock market to trigger the first circuit breaker after the 1987 stock market crash.
International speculators are everywhere fanning the flames to seize the city. Following closely behind, the authorities in Europe and the United States acted with a solemn look and rebuked the international speculators for their malicious attacks on the currencies of various Asian countries. At the same time, capital from all parties, led by the International Monetary Fund, also launched rescue operations. .
It's like an army burning, killing and looting at the front, and a medical team in the same camp as the army helps the side that was destroyed by the army to save lives and heal the wounded.
The picture is full of internationalist love and peace.
Amid the heavy wind and rain, the Westeros system was also carrying out its layout step by step.
Returning to New York on Monday, one of the tasks Simon dealt with was related to various recent layouts.
This time it is mainly a wafer foundry company in Taiwan.
TSMC.
Because the current semiconductor industry is still dominated by self-production, TSMC is far from reaching its previous peak, and the New Taiwan Dollar will fall in memory around October. Coupled with the inevitable deterioration of the Asian economic situation, the Westeros system will also enter the game. the best time.
TSMC’s stocks are listed in Taiwan and the United States. Although the stock price has not yet reached its lowest point at this stage, it is already an opportunity to gradually buy.
In addition, since last time it arranged the squeeze strategy of Westeros system technology companies such as Nokia and Tinkerber against Korean oligarchs, TSMC will naturally not miss it. However, compared to South Korea, the Westeros system does not have many orders for TSMC. Again, the current TSMC is far from reaching its later peak, and neither scale nor technology is top-notch.
The rise of TSMC is also related to the financial crisis.
The Asian financial crisis in 1997 had a long-term impact on many industries. Many semiconductor companies in Japan, South Korea, and even Europe and the United States went bankrupt during the storm. Later, in order to save costs, more and more semiconductor companies began to use generation The industrial model eventually led to the giant TSMC.
For TSMC, Simon is not pursuing absolute control, but it is not a pure investment. The plan is to buy about 30% of the shares and the corresponding voting rights.
After all, it is cutting-edge technology, and tampering with it is just messing up.
Simon wouldn't do that.
Since semiconductor foundry is also a capital-intensive enterprise, the continuous introduction of funds during these years of development has made TSMC's current shares quite dispersed. If you get 30% of the stock, you basically have a decisive say.
No more is necessary.
Simon is no longer pursuing making more money, but is more interested in the transformation of the capital held by the Westeros system into control of various industrial fields. Being able to gain more say with the least capital is what Simon wants. .
In addition to the financial crisis, it is also the summer season in North America.
After unexpectedly earning US$29.13 million in the first week of its large-scale release, in the third week of its release, the number of screens for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" increased significantly again, from 1,863 to 2,315. Coupled with the film's continued popularity, the film In the box office week from August 8 to August 14, the box office dropped only 17%, collecting another US$24.16 million.
In the three weeks since its release, this Chinese-language martial arts film with an investment of US$15 million has already grossed US$60.83 million in box office in the North American market.
Even though the kung fu craze in recent years has made Hollywood attach great importance to related themes, however, a pure Chinese martial arts movie that completely abandons Western elements, with a cost of only 15 million US dollars, and a revenue of more than 60 million in three weeks, obviously still has a breakthrough The potential of the 100 million yuan box office club still shocked a lot of attention.
Not only that, when "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" became a hit in North America, the influence of "Six Pigs" also expanded in the UK.
Relying on the aura of the Palme d'Or in Cannes, "Six Pigs" opened on 503 screens in the UK on August 8, and its subject matter unexpectedly ignited public opinion in the British media. The same period from August 8 to August 14 In its first week on Sunday, this low-cost film with an investment of only 2 million pounds earned a box office of 8.16 million pounds, equivalent to 12.51 million U.S. dollars.
Although the British film market is important in Europe, it cannot compare with North America.
Coupled with the size of "Six Pigs", the first week of 8.16 million pounds is also close to a miracle. Even "Days of Independence", which was released simultaneously in the UK in July, had a screen size of more than 800, and the box office in its first week was Only 8.68 million pounds.
Now, how can it not be surprising that a small film with an investment of 2 million pounds has a box office of almost as much as a blockbuster film like "Days of Independence" in its first week
Ever since, at the end of the summer season in previous years when there were obviously not many films to attract attention in August, the public began to encounter the joint information of the two films "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "The Six Strongest Pigs", fueled by the media. bombing.
They are obviously two very small movies. Both the single-week box office volume and the estimated total box office are far from being comparable to blockbusters such as "Tornado" and "Day of Independence". However, inexplicably, they have formed It became a trend, and many people began to pay attention to various information about the two films every day.
After a little research, this mentality is actually easy to understand.
The West is a society that advocates individual heroism, and the public is happy to see little people realize big dreams.
Whether it is "Tornado" or "Day of Independence", with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, success is inevitable, and failure will only make people sigh. And "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "Six Pigs", one with 15 million US dollars and the other with 2 million pounds, are now creating box office far beyond their own size. This kind of weak counterattack drama can naturally give Most ordinary people bring a sense of resonance.