In northwest Washington, in an estate in the affluent area of Williamsburg, where mansions are gathered in Potomac City.
Late autumn season.
After getting up early, Janet took her for a walk along the manor's paths, which were covered with thick fallen leaves and surrounded by red and yellow trees. It was a leisurely stroll, and she didn't return to the villa until 7:30 to start dining.
At eight o'clock, after breakfast, Janet went to dress up and change clothes, and Simon came to the study.
Neil Bennett briefly appeared and explained a little bit about what happened in Los Angeles last night, but Simon just expressed his knowledge and ignored him.
In fact, it could have been resolved more simply, and even if Jamie Spears initiated a lawsuit, it would not have much impact on Simon. You know, after the Hearst family made such a fuss three years ago, Simon has long lost his good reputation in the public mind, and is not afraid of such a lawsuit at all.
The world is like this. It is too harsh on good people, and they will be criticized in every possible way if they have any flaws. But for bad people, especially bad people with high status, their tolerance is very high, and everything they do is taken for granted.
Then watch the fun.
Moreover, the Westeros family's private intelligence network hacked into Jamie Spears' computer on the night of the attack and obtained audio evidence before the editing. Even if Spears wasn't too stupid and quickly deleted the audio, as long as the FBI comes to search, the stuff that should be there will still show up on that computer.
It will only prove to be a farce in the end.
Simon did not simply deal with complex matters. In addition to giving Spears a lesson that he will never have the opportunity to reflect on, there is also a shock.
And finally, treat it as a 'practical exercise'.
The Westeros family has secretly raised so many people. If they don't find something to do for them from time to time, over time, they will be like an army that has not fought for a long time. It is hard to say that it will still have any fighting capacity.
After Neil left, Simon connected the video call with the Chinese side.
Chen Qing appeared on the computer screen.
This is a conference call scheduled in advance.
However, after the call was connected, Chen Qing did not talk about business directly as usual. Instead, she talked about trivial matters in a gossipy tone: "Boss, that Qin Buzui is very interesting."
Simon was not in a hurry. He leaned on the leather chair and listened to Chen Qing's speech. He asked with a smile: "What's wrong? Oh, I remember you said last time that she returned to China?"
Chen Qing said with emotion: "Yes, when she returned to China, she took two foreign female attendants directly back to her hometown in Sichuan. She said she was visiting the graves of her deceased grandparents. She is a very filial girl, right?"
Simon knew that things would definitely not be that simple, so he smiled and waited for Chen Qing to continue.
"But in fact, this is the female Count of Monte Cristo. She went back for revenge." Chen Qing raised her hand to gesture with interest. At this point, she paused for a moment before continuing: " It was true that she was sweeping the graves to honor her grandparents, but it was also a pretense. She waited for three days in her hometown town with two foreign girls, and finally waited for her mother and... well, her stepfather in name only."
"Then what?"
"Then there's the fight."
Simon looked bored: "It sounds very low-end."
Chen Qing smiled and said: "No, boss, imagine a pair of very beautiful mother and daughter wrestling together without caring about their image. Tsk, tsk, isn't it exciting enough?"
With that said, Chen Qing pulled out a photo and showed it to the camera like a magic trick.
The photo clearly shows a mother and daughter standing side by side. Their clothes are fashionable according to Chinese standards.
However, looking at their expressions, they are obviously a little unnatural.
It was as if she was being forced to pose for a photo that was a little timid and flattering. Among them, the mother looked to be in her thirties, with a fair face and a pair of attractive peach blossom eyes. Her appearance was somewhat similar to Qin Buzui, and they were both 1 meter tall. She is eight levels tall, but the woman has a soft and graceful temperament that seems to be fragile.
The girl next to her looks to be fourteen or fifteen years old.
It's obviously not Qin Buzui, probably his half-sister or something.
Looking at the photos, it is hard to imagine that such a stunning woman would fight with her daughter regardless of her image.
If you think about it for a moment, it's quite exciting.
Opposite me, Chen Qing deliberately did not explain too much about the photo. She just blinked her eyes and reminded her suggestively: "Oh, by the way, boss, don't worry, both mother and daughter have good faces and haven't been caught. Qin Buzui has a scratch on his neck." I caught a few, but they were not serious and could not leave scars."
Simon finally asked with a little curiosity: "Why fight?"
"This is the most exciting part," Chen Qing just missed having an extra piece of cake in her hand: "Let me talk about the surnames of this family first. Qin Buzui's surname is Qin, her biological father's surname is Zheng, and her stepfather's surname is Zhang. Her mother's surname is Wei, oh, that's it, her name is Wei Mu," Chen Qing said, showing the photo of the woman just now, and then changed the subject slightly: "But Qin Buzui's grandfather's surname is Guan, question, Boss, guess whose surname Qin Buzui is?"
"grandmother."
Chen Qing looked surprised: "Boss, how did you know?"
"You only have her grandmother left to talk about."
Chen Qing suddenly felt that she had stuck out her tongue by mistake, and continued: "So, just looking at these last names, boss, it is not difficult for you to guess how many stories there are."
"Forget it if it's a long story, I don't have that much time."
Chen Qing suddenly showed a resentful expression, as if boss, how can you not be interested, Bala said: "I have learned about this in the past few days... Well, it should be a matter of the Guan family, and they all want Jinshu to make a TV series It will not be any worse than the film "The Mansion Gate" that is currently being prepared."
Simon prolonged his voice slightly: "Well..."
Chen Qing immediately returned to the topic: "In name, she went back to pay homage to her grandparents, but in fact, she went back to take revenge. Qin Buzui's grandmother died of illness three years ago. Although it was not direct, it was actually because her daughter had been obsessed with her all day long. She came to make a big fuss and made her angry. After Qin's grandmother passed away, her grandfather also left only a month later. The reason was for a set of jewelry."
Having said this, Chen Qing took a sip from the water glass next to her, moistened her throat, and then continued: "Boss, it's a pity that you don't listen to the past. Qin Buzui's grandfather, the Guan family, was a big warlord in Sichuan before liberation. , rich and powerful, even though he went through a lot of things later, he still left some things behind, including a set of jewelry belonging to Qin Buzui's grandmother. Because the old couple had a rift with their daughter, and they doted on their granddaughter, Wei Mu married twice. I didn’t get anything, I plan to leave it all to Qin Buzui as dowry.”
Seeing that Chen Qing was trying to sell things off again, Simon followed her tone and said, "What next?"
"It was nothing before. In those days, it was the same whether you had money or not. Even though Wei Mu was angry, he endured it. About three years ago, Wei Mu's second husband was working in a government agency and planned to resign and go into business. Now it is popular in China Well, then we need money. Instigated by her husband, and feeling that she was at a loss, Wei Mu kept coming to the house to make trouble, which made the couple angry to death. Qin Buzui buried his grandparents with the help of relatives, and left. He ran away from home and didn’t go back until a few days ago.”
Chen Qing said, and then paused for a moment before continuing: "Wei Mu heard that her daughter was back. It happened that her husband, who went to Shanghai to open a textile factory, encountered difficulties in his business and was being called for debts by the bank. He was in urgent need of money, so he took a large number of Help people catch Qin Buzui. If Qin Buzui hadn't deliberately brought two foreign maids, the woman would probably have captured and sold her daughter. Of course, she had to squeeze out the jewelry first. As a result, because there were foreign guests at the scene Yeah, worried about an international dispute, the police showed up soon. Boss, you don’t know, the Lincoln Cross Country that Qin Buzui drove was smashed. No one in that small place recognized this car, Xiao Nizi It's obviously intentional. We just did an evaluation today and it will cost more than one million yuan to repair everything. Wei Mu and her husband named Zhang can't even afford to sell off their entire property."
After telling the story, Chen Qing whetted her boss's appetite, and held up the photo again: "Well, this is the compensation, a couple."
Simon was noncommittal. He liked to collect beautiful women, but he also had a very high immunity. He just nodded and said, "Okay, let's finish the story and let's get down to business."
When Chen Qing heard what her boss said, she didn't dwell on it. She calmed down her expression, pulled a thick folder next to her, and continued: "Boss, in China, you should have seen the deadline reform notice from the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television. Bar?"
Simon nodded.
It is also about the theater networking and theater chain reform in the film industry in mainland China.
A few days ago, when she was still in China, Chen Qing mentioned that relevant documents might be released while others were in the mainland. Unfortunately, the plan could not keep up with the changes. The most serious 'Westeros Effect' in recent years occurred, causing Simon to have to leave Asia. On the following Friday, the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television of China issued "Guidance on Further Promoting the Reform of the Cinema Chain Mechanism in the Film Industry and Networking of Cinema Computer Ticketing" Opinions” policy document.
There are only two core points in the document. All urban theaters at the county level and above in China must complete the establishment of theater chains before December 31, 1997, and implement computer networked ticket sales. For theaters that have not completed the reform by the due date, as a punishment, starting from 1998, they will no longer provide copies of imported films.
Yes, the penalty condition is that copies of imported films will no longer be provided.
It seems a bit weird, but actually it is helpless.
The main reason is that if the local government insists on not making rectifications, because each province has its own production company, and the studios in other provinces can provide film sources, and it also involves the jobs of many film and television practitioners, it will be difficult for the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television to make too coercive measures. Sexual punishment.
However, at this stage, only China Film Group, which is also undergoing integration, can provide imported films, and the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television can control them. Moreover, although there are only ten films per year, imported films have occupied a large share of the domestic film market in recent years. Therefore, if faced with this penalty, many theaters in China, which are already in poor operating conditions, simply cannot afford it and can only Reform.
Speaking of which, China did not completely complete the theater system reform until 2003. This time, it is undeniable that it was indeed six years ahead of schedule due to Simon's continuous efforts.
However, the reason for its success is that these changes do not touch certain sensitive issues in the field of Chinese film and television culture, such as censorship or classification, but are just changes in the industrial structure itself at the economic level. In China, after making these changes, it is still entirely up to China to decide what types of movies to make, how to review movies, how to make corrections if they want to be released, and even which movies cannot be released.
As for things like increasing the quota for imported films that related to the closer interests of the Westeros system, Simon didn't even mention it at the beginning.
Because it is very clear that before the WTO, it is doomed to be in vain.
So there is no need to do useless work and it will make both parties unhappy.
Historically, in 2003, China's highest-grossing film "Mobile Phone" only had a box office of 53 million, and there was not a single movie that exceeded 100 million in the whole year. However, in 2004, after all theater system reforms were completed, it only appeared in one year. "Kung Fu", "House of Flying Daggers" and "A World Without Thieves" are three blockbusters that have exceeded 100 million yuan. This is actually the power of industry standardization.
It may not be easy for theaters to hide their box office, but anyone with a little bit of brains should understand that this is a win-win situation.
Regarding this matter, Simon just chatted with Chen Qing about the Jinshu Academy line.
After the second batch of 20 flagship theaters located in core cities across China are completed in the next two years, counting the first two, they can basically form a national theater chain. Of course, due to China's industry regulations, we can only cooperate with China Film.
Then, there's the second thing.
"I just attended a meeting of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications during the day today. The latest resolution is that China Telecom will be divested and integrated again. First, relying on the Hong Kong branch of China Telecom, China Mobile will be established to mainly engage in mobile communications business. The remaining China Telecom Telecom will once again spin off its fixed-line phone business and form a new China Telecom company. The operation model will be similar to China Mobile. It will first establish a branch in Hong Kong and then place assets in various provinces in batches through financing. However, this time China Telecom, On the basis of the fixed-line business, we will mainly vigorously develop the network broadband business, and we are not in a hurry to go public, but will first conduct a private placement financing. In addition, in addition to our AOL and Soros' Quantum Fund, we will also introduce a group of Hong Kong investors raised the financing scale to US$3 billion."
In the study room.
Simon listened to Chen Qing's general introduction and was not surprised at all by the sudden appearance of a group of Hong Kong investors.
Under the current situation, this move can be considered as killing multiple birds with one stone.
Nodding, Simon asked another key question: "Which provinces and regions are the assets being placed first this time?"
"It hasn't been decided yet," Chen Qing said and laughed again: "Last time, I didn't have confidence in the IPO. I was afraid of failure and took responsibility, so I was reluctant. This time, you are fighting for it, and someone has come to my place. But, probably like last time, the first batch will only be placed in three or four provinces for the time being, not too many."
Simon also smiled: "Let me guess, at least one in Jiangsu and one in Zhejiang."
Chen Qing narrowed her eyes: "The boss is so smart."
"And Guangdong, right? The location is special?"
Guangdong is close to Hong Kong and Macao and can be said to be the largest opening window.
Chen Qing probably thought of some funny scene, and almost laughed out loud, covering her mouth: "I just happened to be talking about it today, and someone started quarreling at the scene, saying that Guangdong had taken such a huge advantage last time. Moreover, there was also If there is no shortage of money, even if they cannot get the first batch of quotas, their broadband network construction will not fall behind, which is not necessarily the case for other provinces."
Simon thought about it for a moment and understood.
It's still a matter of money.
The provinces and regions that are placed first will definitely get the money first, and will be able to develop related businesses earlier and faster. On the contrary, they will fall behind step by step. In addition, we have already succeeded last time, so we will definitely try our best this time.
However, Simon can roughly judge.
In addition to the two provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang that have been predetermined, the remaining one or two places will basically be provinces and regions with the highest economic strength. If it is too remote and backward, the money given now is a waste. In addition, places such as Beijing and Shanghai will not be included. In addition to their special political and economic status, there is also a lack of money, just like Guangdong, which was criticized in Chen Qing's words.
We talked about some more details, and then came the third thing.
About Hong Kong.
The plan is basically confirmed. The Hang Seng Index is around 10,000 points. While Simon and Soros are publicly supporting it, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority will also take action. It has quietly raised US$15 billion in funds to ensure that the Hong Kong stock market does not lose 10,000 points.
Speaking of this, Chen Qing talked about something off-topic: "Boss, I recently joined Lin Su in making a long bet of US$370 million on the Hang Seng Index at 9500 points. If I lose, I will cry. .”
370 million, even if calculated based on 10 times leverage, it is still US$37 million in principal.
Not too much, but definitely not too much.
Simon was not pitiful at all and said with a smile: "You brought the loss on yourself. Who asked you to play insider arbitrage?"
Chen Qing acted coquettishly again and leaned slightly towards the camera: "I'm definitely not the only one. I originally thought I could bet at least 500 million, but finally only built a position of 370 million U.S. dollars, which shows that other capital has also poured in. , half a month ago, not many people dared to be bullish on Hong Kong stocks."
Simon didn't care: "This is better."
The capital that can get the news and the status are not too ordinary. Everyone is bullish together. It will only be easier for Simon to unite with others to protect the Hang Seng Index 10,000 points. In the end, the only losses will be those small and medium-sized funds and even retail investors who are not well-informed. They are all unlucky.
This is actually the fundamental difference between players and chess pieces.
After talking about this matter, Chen Qing talked about the Westeros system's establishment of life science research institutes and scholarships in related fields in China.
After the private banquet when Simon arrived in the capital last time, the matter was given the green light.
Furthermore, the entry of Ypay, Ypay's online payment tool into China, has also received response. At present, Ypay's China team has begun negotiations with the designated ICBC in China and is expected to establish an ICBC 51% China's first online payment company, which holds 49% of Yigrite's shares.
It was initially agreed that ICBC would be responsible for supervision and Igret would be responsible for operations.
Everyone performs their duties.
Finally, it is a matter of South Korea.
Regarding South Korea, Simon has not made many substantive actions yet. On the Chinese side, the capital of the Westeros system has begun to try to carry out acquisition negotiations with some Korean-funded companies that have been locked in advance. Currently, the smoothest negotiations are with those located in Shandong. A port machinery company invested by Hyundai Group in Qingdao.
Hyundai Group is in urgent need of cash, so it can be called a halved sale.
However, the more important thing is actually in South Korea.
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Next, when the South Korean government cannot support it and asks the IMF for help again, Simon plans to ask Chen Qing to lead a team there to work with the IMF to strive for more conditions that are more favorable to the Westeros system. Chen Qing has already I started preparing. Not only did I learn a lot of information about all aspects of Korea, but now I can even speak Korean.