South Korea, a golf course near Simon's mountain estate on the southeastern outskirts of Seoul.
Arrived in the morning and made an appointment to play golf here in the afternoon.
Quan Sumin, who had put on a tight-fitting sports suit, stood on the edge of the court, looking at the group of chaebol bosses who were more or less respectful around a certain man, and felt something strange in her heart.
The feeling of being in control that she inexplicably expected.
Through this period of understanding, Jin Somin can roughly judge that it is not an exaggeration to say that this country is now in the hands of the young foreign man in the stadium.
Moreover, this power certainly does not come for nothing.
The collapse of Daewoo Group, ranked second in South Korea, clearly has the shadow of the Westeros system behind it. The LG Group, which was dismantled some time ago because it gave in too late, is another brand-new example.
In addition to the two major chaebols, the rapid control of the Korean entertainment industry by the Westeros system is even more visible to the naked eye. In recent months, the seemingly successful movies and the online games that have flourished in overseas markets have basically been eroded and controlled by the Westeros system in advance.
At the government level, Cheong Wa Dae almost obeys the orders of the IMF team controlled by the Westeros system. They have no choice but to obey orders. The IMF team has a complete grasp of the future direction of the entire Korean economy, not just seven inches.
Not to mention the major Korean chaebols represented by the big guys in the field who have completely surrendered to the Westeros system.
After a little calculation, Jin Somin came up with a rough statistic in her mind. The chaebol bosses surrounding a certain man on the court can be said to control more than 70% of South Korea's GDP. This is actually equivalent to the control of the Westeros system. accounts for more than 70% of South Korea's GDP.
One thing is certain, this ratio will only be higher in the future.
rise rapidly.
Just as she was thinking wildly, Lin Guili, who was asked by Chen Qing to take charge of the daily routine of her boss's trip to Seoul, walked to the venue with two waitresses holding some mineral water. She had no intention of greeting Jin Somin. Jin Somin frowned slightly and then chased after her. Go up. After catching up with Lin Guili and the others, Jin Somin stretched out her hand slightly to take the mineral water from the two waitresses beside Lin Guili, held it in her arms, said something to drive away the two women, and then quickened her pace to stand shoulder to shoulder with Lin Guili.
When Lin Guili saw this, she just frowned slightly and continued to move forward.
When they came to a group of men, the two women had already changed their expressions to gentle and smiling expressions, gave everyone the mineral water, and then took the initiative to step back a little, one on the left and the other on the right standing behind their boss.
It is inevitable to envy Jiang Shanwu who is able to stand beside the man and act as a translator.
And, obviously, someone still doesn't trust them that much. Otherwise, both of them have the ability to act as translators, and their boss has no reason to bring a Chinese girl.
However, I can only think about it.
This man is definitely not something they can control.
Seeing the two women standing behind him, Simon did not leave or chase them away. He watched Cui Taiyuan, the head of the SK family, hit a ball, but he was talking to Zheng Mongjiu and Li Jianxi, the spokespersons of Hyundai and Samsung: "The Korean automobile industry is only It's so big, and if you fight to the death, the market will not increase. This time I will personally mediate, so don't fight anymore. I hope you will reach a settlement for all the lawsuits during this period within a month, and then focus on Overseas, okay?”
Simon used English, and Jiang Shanwu, who also graduated from the University of Foreign Languages and learned Korean from Chen Qingyi, translated fluently on the fly.
The two girls standing behind their boss didn't expect that several people were talking about this topic.
Not surprising.
As Korean automobile giants such as Daewoo and Kia collapsed during the economic crisis, the Korean automobile industry has also entered a stage of reshuffle.
Hyundai is undoubtedly the well-deserved leader, especially since it also annexed Daewoo's automobile business this year.
Samsung is a standard outsider.
Lee Kun-hee's obsession with cars can be felt by ordinary Koreans from various news reports. Therefore, Samsung’s entry into the automobile industry is also aggressive.
So, the problem now is an oligarch who wants to completely dominate the world and be unique. One is that after losing control of the electronics industry, he wanted to build a new family foundation at any cost.
The two sides have been able to talk about all kinds of back and forth for more than half a year.
Just a few days ago, there was even a nasty incident in Busan where the marketing teams of Hyundai and Samsung had a fight. Therefore, you can also imagine the sharp confrontation in other aspects.
When both sides have their own firm goals, not even the Blue House can persuade them.
Now, it seems that only Simon can dissuade him.
Jin Somin couldn't help but feel her heart lift a little when she heard the obvious reprimand in her boss's tone. The heads of Hyundai and Samsung, not even the president, would dare to speak to them in this tone. Both of them are used to being aloof in Korea, will they give in
Amidst this concern, Jin Somin quickly got the result.
After just a slight hesitation, Zheng Mengjiu and Li Jianxi nodded.
Simon didn't give up yet, and suggested that the two shake hands and make peace, but the two chaebol bosses still complied. This scene made Jin Somin almost open her mouth.
In fact, this is still a gap in understanding of power.
The richer a person is, the more they can feel the huge potential contained in wealth. Similarly, if it extends to other levels, such as officialdom, the more people are in the game, the more they can understand that the official level is overwhelming. In comparison, ordinary people often feel that those super rich or high-ranking officials are not a big deal.
After all, Kim So-min has just stepped into this circle, so it is difficult to have a deep understanding of what the Westeros system means in South Korea at the moment.
However, even though they are at a high level in South Korea, in the past year, they have witnessed with their own eyes that Kim Woo-jung, who was once at the same level or even higher than them, was not only disintegrated by the strong attack of the Westeros system, but also that the Daewoo Group he had created with his whole life fell apart. Zheng Dang was imprisoned, and later the LG Group was dismantled, and even the IMF team, which was obviously controlled by the Westeros system, took over the life and death of major Korean corporate giants. Under such circumstances, how could Zheng Mengjiu, Li Kunxi and others not be afraid? Never give up
Maybe let’s say I just won’t give in, but I’ll go toe-to-toe with Simon Westeros and then walk away.
It's cool.
The problem is that it may not take until tomorrow morning for their company to encounter a series of troubles such as the presence of prosecutors and debt collection by banks. It is not impossible that they may even be directly placed under residential surveillance pending investigation like Jin Yuzhong did.
Speaking of Kim Woo-jung, after all, he was the head of the second largest chaebol in South Korea. There were three thousand nails in the broken ship. What's more, the huge Daewoo Group was involved in all aspects of the Korean economy, and even involved many people. Without the involvement of the Westeros system, even if a series of economic crimes are proven, it is unlikely that Jin Yuzhong will enter prison.
Suspended at most.
The current situation is that the Westeros system is obviously trying to scare the tigers and scare the monkeys. In the first round of trial in September, Jin Yuzhong was directly sentenced to 25 years due to a series of serious economic problems. Jin Yuzhong's legal team is currently appealing. However, even if the final sentence is shortened, Jin Yuzhong will probably stay in prison for ten years.
Jin Yuzhong himself obviously understands where the problem lies. Over the past six months, he has repeatedly begged Simon Westeros for mercy through various channels, hoping to let him go, but he has always been ignored.
While the rabbit died and the fox was sad, a group of chaebol bosses also completely recognized the reality.
The reality is that in just one year, South Korea has basically become an economic colony of the Westeros system, and they are unable to resist at all. Anyone who resists will end up being wiped out like Daewoo.
Fortunately, Simon Westeros did not kill everyone, and still retained the wealth and status of their plutocratic families to a considerable extent.
Otherwise... Otherwise, there seems to be nothing we can do.
The fish is dead and the net is broken
South Korea's total GDP is expected to drop sharply to around US$380 billion this year, a cumulative decline of nearly 40% compared to its peak of US$610 billion in 1996. As for the Westeros system, just Simon Westeros's personal wealth is already several times the size of South Korea's economy, not to mention the entire Westeros system controlled by Simon Westeros, and even, the same The United States government that stands behind the system of Westeros.
Under the huge contrast in strength, all the fish in the group will die, and the net will not be broken.
In this case, the current result is already the best.
On the court.
Simon waited for Zheng Mengjiu and Li Jianxi to shake hands and nodded with satisfaction.
As everyone walked towards the next hitting point, Simon continued: "The size of South Korea's land and population is here. Even if you develop it completely, it will be difficult to make it too big. Therefore, I want you to focus on Overseas, just like Japan, Japan’s population is only twice that of South Korea, but its economic size is ten times that of South Korea. Why, the key lies in Japan’s export-oriented economic model and its efforts to develop overseas.”
After Simon finished speaking, everyone who listened attentively or pretended to listen attentively nodded. Koo Bon-moo, the head of LG Furniture Company, who had taken the initiative to contact Japan before coming over, said directly in English: "Simon, the United States' suppression strategy against Japan. It shouldn’t have changed, right?”
"Of course," Simon nodded and said: "Japan's economy is too big. Washington will definitely not allow Japan to go further, and will even compress Japan. Ha, I understand why you ask this. This happens to be South Korea's opportunity. Since we are now partners and have related interests, I am of course happy to see everyone replace Japan in some industries."
This was obviously a very relevant question, and the answer excited everyone present.
Hyundai's Zheng Mongjiu quickly asked: "Simon, do you think Korean cars can replace Japanese cars in the global market?"
"I can only say that Washington will definitely further restrict Japan's automobile industry. As for whether Korean cars can replace Japanese cars, it depends on your own efforts," Simon said. "However, since Korean semiconductors can replace Japanese semiconductors, I We are also quite optimistic about the prospect of Korean cars replacing Japanese cars.”
When Simon mentioned semiconductors, everyone's expressions were inevitably strange.
They are all veterans who have been in the business world for many years. Since Simon Westeros took advantage of the economic crisis in the past year to almost control the entire Korean semiconductor industry, it is obvious that this young wealth tycoon attaches great importance to the semiconductor field.
In comparison, Simon Westeros is obviously not that enthusiastic about cars.
Zheng Mengjiu is even considering whether to actively invite the Westeros System to invest in modern core automobile companies. However, people always have a strong instinctive rejection of voluntarily giving up some of their own interests. Zheng Mengjiu could not make such a decision for a while, and even comforted himself. Maybe even if he was willing, the Westeros system might not be interested. Then It's embarrassing.
Everyone came to a new batting spot, and Li Jianxi, who had never spoken much, finally said: "Simon, are you very optimistic about China?"
"I have proven this through enough actions in the past few years," Simon shrugged, posed and hit a ball, and then said: "And, Li, you are obviously very optimistic about China. I still remember that Samsung launched the A five-year plan to invest US$10 billion in China.”
Li Jianxi shook his head regretfully: "It's a pity that things have changed."
Simon just smiled. Of course he knew that because of the economic crisis last year, Samsung actually only invested less than US$2 billion in China. It was also after winning Kia this year and receiving support from the Westeros system that Samsung restarted its layout in China. The current largest project is the Samsung Automotive joint venture in Suzhou.
Thinking this way, Simon continued: "China has 9.6 million square kilometers of land and a population of 1.2 billion, which is dozens of times that of South Korea. At the same time, compared with the West, which has formed a stable capital structure, China is still in the development stage. South Korea has various leading industries that China urgently needs in its development stage. Therefore, for South Korea that wants to recover again, China is your best opportunity."
When SK's Cui Taiyuan heard what Simon said, he couldn't help but shake his head: "The problem is, Simon, the stability of China's economic policy is really worrying. We are afraid that if we invest in it, after a few years, we will suddenly lose everything?"
"Investment is always risky," Simon said, but he would not give anyone any guarantee. "According to what China says, you can't stop eating just because you're afraid of getting choked."
The idiom of losing food because of choking is not unfamiliar to South Korea, which is also in the Chinese cultural circle.
Everyone was silent and thinking again.
In fact, Simon undoubtedly gave the most correct path. The problem is that, at least in history, South Korea did not take this path well, but still focused on attacking the West.
The most direct evidence is Korean cars and Samsung mobile phones.
Compared with Japanese cars, Korean cars had little presence in the Chinese market. This has to be said to be a serious mistake by Korean companies.
As for Samsung mobile phones, the brand that has long ranked first in global shipments in the smartphone era has been almost reduced to dispensable in the Chinese market, which is obviously a failure.
Not to mention spare parts such as screens and memory. The profits of spare parts are high. However, once they are replaced, they will be replaced. You don’t know how you will die. In the process of competition with China, many Western companies thought that they could control the commanding heights of technology for a long time. After losing the competition with end products, they often gave up the market and relied on spare parts to maintain high profits. As a result, they were replaced one by one, and eventually declined one by one. .