Like South Korea, Russia's problems cannot be solved with one or two measures in just a few days.
Simon only helped to deal with the urgent need. The follow-up will require the Russian side to work hard on its own. However, since he is taking action, of course he must make the most of the favors, and Simon will not be stingy with the convenience he can provide.
New York, Long Island.
In an oceanfront mansion in East Hampton, it was Saturday, August 22.
Tonight is a cocktail party for bridging the Westeros system. On the one hand, there are the government negotiation team from Russia, and on the other hand, there are representatives of major Wall Street officials. The topic is mainly about the solution of various types of foreign debt of Russia totaling 150 billion US dollars.
A total of 150 billion U.S. dollars of huge funds, just like South Korea before it, financial institutions with some strength in Europe, the United States and even Asia will inevitably be involved.
In the short term, Russia will definitely not be able to afford the repayment.
Therefore, a feasible solution must be discussed.
Not only is the debt extended, major creditors must also take the initiative to provide certain relief if they want to recover their losses to the greatest extent. Otherwise, if Russia breaks the pot, there will be nothing.
Just like the large-scale loans to Latin America.
The Westeros system has started its deployment in Russia very early, and the Westeros system cannot stay out of it this time. However, most of the Westeros system's investments in Russia are concentrated in the industrial field, and they intend to do it seriously and for a long time rather than making a quick profit. Various industries related to money are therefore least affected this time. Basically, it is just the increase or decrease in book value.
The reception scene.
After chatting for a while with Russian Acting Prime Minister Chernomyrdin, who came in person this time, Simon just turned around and saw Lady B and his wife approaching. Seeing Simon, the couple obviously looked a little guilty, but they still took the initiative to greet him.
Simon briefly greeted the two of them and looked around. He didn't find another target, probably because he hadn't come, so he asked Girl B's husband, Mark Shiner, directly: "How much did you lose?"
Mark Shinar glanced at his wife, hesitated a little, and then confessed: "About, 900 million U.S. dollars." As he said that, his expression became even more embarrassing: "We closed the position too early. If we knew that this problem could be solved so quickly, we would have added a margin call. At least half of it can be saved.”
Both parties are still talking about Long-Term Capital Management.
Simon intervened slightly at first, forcing John Meriwether's Long-Term Capital Management team to reduce its bond spread positions to avoid systemic risks. John Meriwether was forced to comply, but Long-Term Capital Management did not Stop functioning.
As a result, we still encountered this extreme market event in which Russia directly announced the sharp depreciation of the ruble. Moreover, it was obvious that we were still betting in the wrong direction.
Long-term Capital Management's capital scale is about US$4 billion, and it lost US$900 million. Although the amount is huge, it is within the tolerance range. The key is that it did not make a big mistake this time.
Simon was too lazy to say more and just said to Mark Shinar: "LTCM has nothing to do with me. Here, B has always hoped that you can leave LTCM to help her. Please think about it this time. In my opinion, unless He is a person who is born to take risks and plans to take risks until death. Otherwise, in the financial market, after a certain amount of accumulation is completed, you must learn to actively exit."
Mark Shinar looked at each other again and nodded seriously.
In fact, everyone at LTCM was scared this time. If they had not been forced by Simon Westeros to reduce their positions a few months ago, LTCM would definitely be liquidated this time, and with the positions they held, they would also It was a financial disaster that hit the point where the federal government needed to intervene.
If it really happens, the team of Long-term Capital Management, which has been in high spirits for nearly two decades, is likely to return to the pre-liberation period this time.
That's how it used to be.
It almost caused a financial disaster to the entire world. While the U.S. government was forced to bail out, Long-Term Capital Management was not spared. All the personal assets accumulated over the years were confiscated to compensate for the losses. A group of millionaires and even billionaires were left penniless in the blink of an eye. John Meriwether, who had dominated Wall Street for many years, also failed to recover.
After staying at the reception for another half an hour, Simon left and rushed to the nearby residence of Shirley and Miu Miu. After greeting them in advance, Dame Zhou and her cousin had also arrived.
A romantic night.
The next day is Sunday, August 23rd.
It’s already the beginning of autumn, and even here on Long Island, the weather is still very hot.
Of course, there is no such problem in a villa with central air conditioning running 24 hours a day. Shirley got up at about seven o'clock in the morning, and Beauty Zhou and her cousin were still sleeping soundly next to her.
Wearing only a sexy thin skirt and went downstairs.
After asking the waitress, following the tinkling sound of the piano, I found a boy and a boy playing the piano in the corner of a large living room on the first floor.
Glancing at her rosy-cheeked daughter who was leaning directly in the man's arms, Shirley came to the piano, looked for a topic and asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
Simon nodded, then smiled and lowered his head, and whispered in the ear of the girl in his arms.
When the little girl heard what Simon said, she slightly shrank her neck, then looked at her mother and said in a teasing voice: "Mom was really useless last night."
Shirley: “…”
After spinning her head for a few times, she confirmed that her daughter could not have seen anything last night. It was a man playing a trick on her. She glared at someone in a very harmless way. With a red face, Shirley reached out and put her hand on her daughter's face. He pinched a handful and said, "You little heartless boy, I raised you in vain, and you came to squeeze me for Simon."
Miao Miaojiao smiled and dodged: "What dad asked me to say, I don't understand anything."
Simon allowed the mother and daughter to play around for a while, moved the light little girl in his arms to one leg, patted the other leg, and said to the woman: "Come, let's play the piano together."
Shirley wanted to refuse, but after a little hesitation, she sat over.
Three people and six hands naturally couldn't create a good tone. Shirley just randomly looked for topics to divert her attention: "It's autumn now. I didn't expect it to be so hot recently."
"Dad just told me that this is El Niño." Miu Miu on the other side said, "Dad also said that the floods in the country were also caused by this."
Shirley nodded and remembered something: "By the way, Simon, over in China, as you know, our National Style Art Fund has recently launched a targeted relief project for floods. Do you want to know about it?"
Simon shook his head, covered his big hands with a pair of small hands and jumped on the keys, and said casually: "You can do it if you think you can, without asking me."
Shirley said: "Then I'll take it as your consent."
Simon just nodded slightly again, pretending not to notice that the woman said 'I' instead of 'we' in her words.
Regarding the various funds and formal charity projects run by the women around him, Simon will definitely not care too much even if the women quietly transfer the funds to their own pockets.
What Simon wants, on the one hand, is for women to have something to do so as not to cause trouble, and on the other hand, it is also these charity shells that can promote some special projects with corresponding purposes when needed.
It is even said that in the long run, these funds can also contribute to the inheritance of the wealth of the Westeros family.
Of course, if a woman completely messes up the fund she is responsible for, Simon will not easily give them a new one for them to toss. In the future, they will have less to rely on, and they can only blame themselves.
…
It was this morning when Chen Qing came to East Hampton from Manhattan with sisters Lin Zhao and Lin Zhi.
Simon had no work scheduled today. After Shirley and other women got up and had breakfast, they rushed to the Guofeng Art Troupe to watch the dance and have fun. After more than half a year of preparation, the Guofeng Art Troupe has basically completed preparations for this year's "Tang Yun" theme dance, and will start another global tour in September.
Simon also came over to review the girls' rehearsal results.
The Lin sisters followed Chen Qing into the small theater inside the Guofeng Art Troupe, and were attracted by the scene on the stage at first sight.
On the stage is a performance base that looks like a big drum. Nine flying dancers holding various musical instruments obviously have one foot fixed on the big drum. Accompanied by the sound of classical-style percussion, they dance in scenes that are obviously extremely difficult and difficult. The classical scroll is full of special beauty, just like the Dunhuang mural scenes I have seen before.
Chen Qing, who came here often, was not as shocked as the Lin sisters. After entering, she went straight to the sofa in the middle where her boss was. The little girl fought for it, pushed Miao Miao away from the man's arms, and hugged her. The boss of the house sat down with his neck bent, and then he thought of saying hello, and deliberately raised his feet to push away the beautiful lady Zhou who was sitting quietly next to her.
Seeing how this girl was showing her teeth and claws, Simon had no choice but to suppress it, raised his hand and gave Chen Qing a slap, and said with a smile: "If you want to watch the dance, just be obedient, or can you go up and dance for me?"
"If I had time to learn, I would definitely dance better than them," Chen Qing said without fear, pointing to the Lin sisters who finally came to the sofa: "I brought Da Lin and Xiao Lin with me. "
Simon nodded towards the two women.
It was nothing at first, but when I saw the two sisters, I realized that the "big Lin" and "little Lin" in Nizi's arms had another meaning.
Seeing that her boss had reacted, Chen Qing laughed out loud, then kicked the beauty next to her farther away, and gestured to the two sisters: "Come here, sit here." After saying that, Lin Zhi came over first, and then raised her feet to stop: "Big Lin sits here, you go to the other side."
Lin Zhi could only sit obediently in the seat behind Chen Qing that Shirley vacated.
It seems that there is not much difference between one left and one right. However, because of Chen Qing's side-sitting posture, it is obviously easier for men to pay attention to the other side. This makes the little girl a little aggrieved, but there is no expression on her face at all, she is still smiling. , after sitting down, she quietly touched the man, thinking to herself that she was actually not young, but not as exaggerated as her sister.
After the two sisters sat down, Chen Qing forgot about them in a blink of an eye. She continued to enjoy the dance on stage with her boss for a while, commented on it, and then talked about another thing: "Boss, over there in Russia, what should we do next?" How to do it?"
Simon put his arms around the small waist of the girl in his arms and said casually: "Follow the trend."
Chen Qing blinked: "Huh?"
"I only have one request for Russia, which is not to collapse," Simon said. "So, you only need to operate around this goal."
"Then we are at a great loss, boss, for helping Russia so much this time?"
"What else?"
"Should we take the opportunity to expand our business in Russia?"
"I remember telling you," Simon said with a slightly more serious tone: "At my current level, holding on to everything I have for as long as possible is the greatest victory."
Chen Qing nodded and then said: "But, boss, you also said that if you don't advance, you will retreat."
"Yes, the truth can always be explained from many directions."
Chen Qing tilted her head and suddenly realized what she was doing. She even took the initiative to switch from English to Russian: "Boss, don't you know what to do?"
Simon nodded slightly.
Seeing that her boss didn't deny it, Chen Qing was even more surprised: "No way, the boss must know?"
Simon also changed to Russian: "Frankly speaking, no one has experienced my current situation, so no one knows what to do rightly, let alone a mature plan for the future for me to refer to. So, like What I just said, go with the flow.”
Chen Qing thought for a moment and suggested: "If the boss doesn't understand, can he set up a special think tank team to study it?"
"I have been doing it," Simon said with a smile: "I have been thinking about it myself, and many people have been helping me think about it. Then, the result is like just now. The truth seems to make sense from any direction, that is, It’s the same as not saying anything.”
Chen Qing nodded her head and quickly said: "In any case, the 3G plan that the boss has determined is definitely correct."
"This is just a point, a direction, or, to be more accurate, an exit. If we talk about the real goal, my expectation is that the Westeros system can exist for a longer time and the Westeros family can prosper forever. , finally, or to add one more, Simon Westeros can, um, be realistic and pursue two hundred years first."
"It's not difficult to reach two hundred years old, two thousand years old, and then twenty thousand years old, tsk, this is amazing."
"From the perspective of the time scale of the universe, twenty thousand years is only a slightly longer moment."
"It's very depressing for the boss to say this, as if we have no meaning."
"Then let's stop talking," Simon released his big hand around Chen Qing's waist, circled left and right to the Lin sisters, and said, "Seeing that you are so happy when you come, do you have good news for me? "
Without the support of her boss, Chen Qing could only take the initiative to change her posture to make herself sit more stable, nodded and said: "Yes, the news from South Korea is that LG has completely surrendered this time."
Simon was very satisfied, but not too surprised.
Sooner or later.
If it weren't for the cold response from the Westeros system, LG, which had been struggling for more than half a year, would have defected to it long ago.
"In this case, South Korea's electronics industry must be adjusted as soon as possible. Each of SK, Samsung and LG can only retain one core to ensure that none of them can achieve the entire industry chain."
Chen Qing nodded, then shook her head: "Boss, I think this is a pity. Now that the three companies have been integrated, they have more than one area of advantage. I think it wouldn't be better to let them compete with each other in a certain field?"
"Yes, there is actually no conflict," Simon said, "What I just said was the result, and what you said is the process."
Chen Qing nodded again: "Yes, I understand. I will adjust the 'results' of the three companies at the appropriate time."