When I woke up again, I was surrounded by two sisters, Jiang Shanwu and Jiang Yuanchi.
Probably because there were more people yesterday, the Huanzhu trio did not leave, and there were two more Dajis. The two sisters no longer worked so hard. They woke up with Simon this time and followed diligently to serve. The only maidservant Huanzhu who had not turned into a rice dumpling and could move freely also wanted to come forward, but was driven away by the two sisters, looking very domineering.
Simon ignored the women's intrigues and went to the garden next door after dressing and washing. Chen Qing was waiting as usual, but she was on the phone.
After taking the coffee from the waitress, Simon took a sip and quickly realized that the person Chen Qing was chatting with was Janet. He asked, and Chen Qing gave her the phone after a few hums.
Simon took it, and Janet over there was directly gloating about her family's recent blackmail of 200 million U.S. dollars. In order to raise huge compensation, she could only cut breakfast in half.
After joking for a while, Janet became a little more serious and asked Simon how he planned to deal with it.
Inspired by some things in the past, Simon actually had an idea for a long time, but he still kept it secret to Janet: "I won't tell you for now, just wait and see the excitement."
Janet was immediately dissatisfied and hummed for a while. Simon had no choice but to remind: "Think about it, what are the common characteristics of those who assassinated the President of the United States but were not killed on the spot in the history of the Federation?"
The other person turned his head for a moment and immediately blurted out a word.
Simon smiled and nodded: "Yes, this is the least troublesome way to deal with it... Hmm... Hmm, I know this... Then, that's it, hang up."
After closing the line, facing Chen Qing's doubts across the dining table, Simon didn't say anything. Instead, he asked: "What were you talking about with Jenny just now?"
Chen Qing also said: "Madam asked me to take good care of you."
"lie."
Chen Qing pretended to be coquettish and stuck out her tongue. Seeing that Simon did not ask further questions, she did not explain. In fact, Janet's phone call just now, apart from some daily routine, was to remind Chen Qing to be optimistic about her boss and not to cause any more rash things.
There is no need to explain this matter at all, Chen Qing cares more about it than Janet.
In China, her boss has promised to have children for the time being, and she and Lin Su are the only two people. Coupled with some of the attitudes revealed by the man, there is a high chance that the Westeros system's industries in China will fall to her in the future. In the hands of Lin Su's children. And if another little guy appears in the meantime, it will mean dividing up his children's property in the future. How could Chen Qing agree
This is why sisters Jiang Shanwu and Jiang Yuanchi, who are Chen Qing's confidants, have been closely guarding Simon's side in the past two nights and have been given instructions in person. As for the two sisters themselves, Chen Qing was of course not completely reassured, but with the two little fairies right under her nose, they were bound to be unable to make any waves.
Of course, it is impossible to guard against thieves for a thousand days, not to mention the will of the boss himself. Chen Qing's idea was just to avoid having other little ones as much as possible before she had a child.
The eldest son and the second son always have advantages.
With this in mind, Chen Qing handed over another folder in front of her: "Boss, today will be very lively."
Simon took it and saw a copy of a newspaper page with a traditional Chinese title: "Simon Westeros secretly visits Asia. Will the Westeros Effect happen again?" 》
The picture accompanying the article is a photo of Simon’s personal Boeing 767.
After taking a quick look at the content, the writing was very informal, with the tone of a tabloid. It did not disclose Simon's specific whereabouts. It was just a review of the past several 'Westeros Effects'. This aspect is quite detailed.
Chen Qing said from the side: "This is the front page article of a gossip tabloid in Hong Kong today. It is obvious that someone is behind the scenes. It has been reproduced by many online media and followed up by some TV stations. I think people who should know this news Basically I know everything.”
Simon scanned the article briefly and said with a smile: "It's quite restrained, and I didn't jump out to spoil the fun when the child was full of wine."
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Chen Qing also nodded and asked: "Then, boss, what should we do in response?"
"No need for anything. Didn't you just say, let's just watch the fun."
Simon's so-called non-public itinerary is only non-public to the general public. Those who are interested in the upper echelons of the pyramid can know his whereabouts with a little inquiry, so it is impossible to find out who exposed the information.
What's more, the other party is very measured, and there is no need to bother.
The waitress served breakfast at this time, and Chen Qing changed the topic to a lighter topic: "Boss, Qin Buzui and the other three returned to China yesterday, do you want to take the time to meet them?"
If Chen Qing mentioned Shen Gui or Jiang Mi, Simon might have to think about it for a moment. The name Qin Buzui is too special, and of course he will remember it deeply. He asked with a smile: "Isn't the fashion week still going on? What are they doing back here?" ?”
Chen Qing had obviously paid attention to it and said: "Elite's resources for Asian models are limited, and most of them are given to Momo and the three of them. Qin Buzui and the others didn't even go to Europe, and they found that they had a private jet available, so they Return home with honor, huh, actually it was Qin Buzui who suggested it, so the other two didn’t refuse."
"Since they are returning to their hometown, let them move freely and I won't disturb them."
Chen Qing nodded and waited for the waitress who served the meal to leave. While picking up the tableware, she returned to business: "Boss, I have read a lot of information about South Korea during this period, including politics, economy and other aspects. As far as I am concerned, Personally, I think, next, it is best for us not to personally come to the stage to intervene in the operations of Korean companies."
Simon was a little surprised when he heard what Chen Qing said. He smiled and praised: "It seems that your vision of the layout is getting better and better."
Chen Qing blinked and understood: "Boss, you didn't plan to do this in the first place?"
"Of course," Simon said, "South Korea's economy is actually somewhat deformed. A few chaebols occupy a large amount of resources. Coupled with South Korea's social system, the chaebols are bound to be in long-term confrontation with the government and the people. And this financial crisis After that, a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises in South Korea went bankrupt, social resources will only further concentrate on large chaebols, and the confrontation will inevitably become more serious. Under this background, if I ran to stand in front of the stage, I estimate that South Korea’s chaebols would jump with joy. "
Chen Qing smiled and agreed: "Yes, when the time comes, the conflict will immediately shift to the boss."
"So, next, the management rights of the companies we like will definitely belong to the chaebol families. Let them play the game on their own. The Westeros system will only be the mastermind behind the scenes and harvest the benefits we deserve on time."
Chen Qing nodded, then became worried: "But, boss, what if those chaebol families disobey?"
"If you don't obey, beat them. If they don't work, replace them. If you can't change them, then the chaebol and the enterprise will be destroyed together." Simon shrugged: "Otherwise, what do you think those people I will meet in the next few days are doing?"
The past few days were just a quick glance, but today is the beginning of Simon's trip to China. He will successively meet with the various chess pieces that the Westeros system has selected and put against South Korea in the past six months. In a few months, from top to bottom. Next, from the outside to the inside, in all aspects and fields, Simon has selected dozens of chess pieces, most of them are Korean.
The main job of these people in the past six months has been to sort out all aspects of South Korea, which can be regarded as a kind of practice before taking over.
Although South Korea is small, it is still complex in all aspects, including politics and economy.
Take Samsung, which was once the most familiar to the public. In order to control the Samsung empire, the Lee family had a complex cross-shareholding structure that even professionals may not be able to completely understand.
However, this is only the bright side.
Decades of conflict between the chaebol system and the Korean system have also created a huge black gold system involving all aspects.
The so-called 'black gold' here is far more than just the stacks and boxes of cash and banknotes that ordinary people imagine flowing into the political and economic system. This is only the most superficial level. It also includes various forms of money intended to increase the control of the chaebols themselves over enterprises. Shell companies, equity holding agencies, money laundering networks, etc. that even evade tax or legal restrictions.
Therefore, South Korean chaebols seem to have no place on the rich list, but if you really think that they only have billions or tens of billions of dollars in assets, you can only describe it as naive. Let’s just talk about some public investigations into chaebols. Among them, the secret funds uncovered by the South Korean government are often in the trillions of won (equivalent to about one billion U.S. dollars).
For Simon, the key question is, where does the money come from
Very simple.
All kinds of false accounts, interceptions, and illegal transportation, but in the final analysis, they still come from those companies that are famous on the surface.
Therefore, if the black gold system in South Korea cannot be sorted out and controlled, the Westeros system's layout of South Korea will only become a relatively superficial investment, and there will be no real control.
After breakfast, Simon rushed to the courtyard where the Renjian Club will be used as a temporary office location for the next few days to start his day's work.
On the other side, during breakfast, he casually talked to Chen Qing about waiting to see the excitement. Simon never expected that the excitement would be so great.
Due to the different time differences, the earliest Asian stock markets opened were Japan and South Korea, both at 8 a.m. Beijing time.
When Simon and Chen Qing left Mao'er Alley after breakfast at around seven o'clock, the Tokyo stock market and the Seoul stock market opened at the same time, and then they fell straight down as if they had been slapped at the same time.
Compared with the peak of more than 40,000 points eight years ago, the Japanese stock market, which has been cut in half in recent years, has recently fallen from more than 20,000 points before the crisis broke out in June to 17,000 points due to the financial turmoil.
On Wednesday, October 15, just 5 minutes after the market opened, the Nikkei 225 Index, which the Japanese government tried its best to maintain, fell below 17,000 points. Then, less than half an hour after the market opened, the Nikkei 225 Index dropped from 17,231 points before the market opened. It plunged to 16,319 points, a drop of 5.3%, setting the largest single-day drop in more than three months since the Thai baht announced its fall on June 27.
After all, it is supported by strong economic strength. Prior to this, the largest single-day decline of the Japanese stock market in August was only 3.9%.
The Japanese government, which finally recovered from the shock, called on major companies to participate in the rescue and held an emergency meeting to discuss response strategies. Half an hour after the opening, as large amounts of money began to flow in, the Nikkei 225 Index did not fall below 6 %.
On the other hand, the Korean stock market, which opened at the same time, was not so lucky.
South Korea's KOSPI index also fell by more than 5% in just ten minutes after the opening. However, because the South Korean government insisted on protecting the Korean won during this period, a large amount of money was consumed in the foreign exchange market. In order to avoid bankruptcy, major companies , it is even more impossible to use funds to participate in the rescue, so the KOSPI index has no intention of stopping the decline after falling by more than 5%. Within an hour of opening, the KOSPI index has fallen from 512 points to 471 points, a drop of 8.2 %.
The industry generally estimates that the Korean stock market's single-day decline will reach South Korea's current 12% decline limit.
After the stock markets of Japan and South Korea made a few bad starts, the stock markets of the Philippines, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and other countries or regions also fell sharply when they opened. This time, not even mainland China was spared.
Among them, the Hong Kong stock market was the hardest-hit area by this crash.
At the close of the afternoon that day, the Hang Seng Index recorded its largest single-day decline in recent years, 10.2%. It plummeted from 13,949 points at the opening of the day to 12,526 points. It seemed to be less than South Korea's final single-day limit of 12%. However, Since Hong Kong is an open market, the size of the stock market far exceeds that of South Korea, which is still very closed.
Not only that, affected by the plummeting stock markets of various countries, the currencies and bond markets of various Asian countries and regions also plummeted on the same day, which can be called an unprecedented triple decline of stocks, bonds, and foreign exchange.
The whole of Asia was in mourning. In the evening, after everyone thought about it, they seemed to have quickly found the root cause.
Simon Westeros.
A certain unscrupulous richest man in the world is running around to Asia for nothing, and you are the only one with a private jet!
Moreover, Simon really couldn't get rid of the blame this time.
Asia, which has experienced the impact of the first wave of financial turmoil, is currently in a state of complete turmoil. The slightest disturbance may cause great financial turmoil.
As for the legendary Westeros Effect, almost everyone has clearly experienced it several times.
Therefore, when a gossip tabloid in Hong Kong released the news of Simon's secret visit to Asia under the manipulation of a well-intentioned person, and international speculators were prepared to add fuel to the flames, and under the pressure of huge panic, the stock market crash was inevitable.
As a result, starting that afternoon, Simon received constant calls from high-level officials from all parties.
Whether it is direct or tactful, there is only one general message: please go away, disaster star, please. In addition, when you return to the United States, you must show your face publicly and tell everyone that you are back and can rest assured.
The public is outraged.
Simon really couldn't ignore it this time. After all, he had offended too many people, so he originally planned to stay in Beijing for a few more days. Now, he had no choice but to fly back to Los Angeles overnight.
As a result, the matter is still not over.
When Simon returned to the United States, affected by the plunge in Asian stock markets the day before, the first meltdown in the Dow Jones after the 1987 stock market crash also followed.