Yelena Bodminskaya felt a little regretful after she spoke, not that she regretted speaking, but because she realized that it seemed inappropriate to call Simon Westeros by his first name.
Should be called Mr. Westeros or something.
What made her even more unexpected was that she just yelled and was instantly pushed to the ground by two alert bodyguards with big muscles and round waists. Not only were her arms dislocated with a few clicks, but a cold gun barrel was also instantly pressed against her. on her head, and her face was pressed into the grass by the lake.
Want to cry.
Not out of pain, but out of embarrassment.
Obviously, she messed up. Maybe, when she raised her head again, the big shot had disappeared. She might even be fired from her job because of her 'attack'... The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became, and Yelena shed tears. Come.
Fortunately, the worst outcome did not happen.
Her whole body was carefully searched, and the security team here quickly confirmed her identity. Immediately, her boss Lindieva was also called over to confirm. She was finally released from the restraints that tightly tied her hands. Her dislocated The arms were also reattached.
But... I still can't help but cry.
Because of the trouble just now, Yelena knew that she must be in a very embarrassed state now, but the big shot did not leave. Instead, he sat in the pavilion just now and seemed to look over a few times while talking to his boss.
Yelena is a standard Slavic girl. Her appearance is not top-notch, but she must be above 75 points. In addition, after joining the civil service, she pays great attention to appearance. Almost all her income is used to improve herself. At least before she was pinned down by two bodyguards, The overall temperament reaches the 80-point level.
Now, because I was just pinned down in the grass and my makeup was completely ruined, I might not even be considered a passing grade.
How could this possibly leave any favorable impression on that big shot
Oh, God!
While worrying about gains and losses, two girls came towards her. Yelena recognized them as the two maids in her boss's villa. After hearing one of them speak, she did not scold but comforted her. She was slightly relieved, but she couldn't care less. Too many, so I asked directly: "Can... you have a makeup mirror, can you lend it to me?"
After probably adjusting her makeup, there was movement on the other side. A certain big shot walked out of the pavilion surrounded by people. Yelena quickly stood up and looked over. Simon Westeros was still the same girl on one side, and there was more on the other side. Angelica, the youngest daughter of his boss, was holding his arm.
Several other people were also recognized, including Vladimir Korkoshko, the deputy governor of the Rivne region, and Sergey Komorov, the low-key head of Oldek Company. If it were in the past, these would be the big guys that a little person like her would try to make friends with whenever she gets the chance. However, at the moment, Yelena's attention is only very precisely focused on Simon Westeros.
Simon Westeros was talking to two girls on the left and right. The boss's little girl Angelica invited the men to their place for dinner, and her boss cooked the food himself. Then the girl on the other side said that the man had already made arrangements for the evening, and also insinuated that no matter how good his boss's cooking skills were, he would definitely not be as good as a professional chef.
Barabara.
Hearing the voice of another girl, Yelena, who was originally thinking about how to redeem everything that happened just now, was startled again, because the voice was not familiar, but it was really memorable. After taking a closer look, it was obvious that this was the voice last year. The girl who casually took away the blood amber pendant at the amber exhibition.
Knew it.
A lot of thoughts flashed through my mind instantly. However, Yelena was not confused this time. When Simon Westeros and his party came closer, she took a step forward and said proactively: "Mr. Westeros, I'm really sorry just now."
After speaking, I realized another problem.
I spoke Russian, could Simon Westeros understand him
However, Yelena didn't know much English, so she secretly determined that this would be her next goal.
Simon was listening to the bickering between the two little green onions next to him. When he saw the girl speaking just now, he stopped and looked towards the roadside, looked at the girl, and also said in Russian: "It doesn't matter. Are you hurt? Let them take you there." check?"
When the man said this, Yelena realized that her arms were still a little painful, but she immediately shook her head: "No," and then added: "Mr. Westeros, my name is Yelena Bodminskaya, and I am Lin. Director Jieva’s secretary.”
"Oh," Simon nodded and said with a smile, "You must be very capable."
Yelena noticed that when the words came to this point, the man on the left and the girl on the right showed vigilant expressions, but she couldn't care so much and continued: "Mr. Westeros, I also joined the Progressive Alliance Party, I..."
Yelena originally wanted to say that she hoped to make a difference in politics. After all, as we all know, behind the Progressive Alliance Party is actually the Westeros system, Simon Westeros. However, at this point, she suddenly changed the subject again and became more bold. Said: "I, Mr. Westeros, may I serve you?"
Simon didn't expect this girl to be so simple and direct, but he simply nodded: "Okay, but you have to prove yourself first."
Elena subconsciously took a step forward, her eyes lit up: "What should I do?"
"Someone will tell you."
After Simon finished speaking, he didn't stop anymore and walked towards the way he came from before.
Originally, he wanted to take a walk around Lake Basf, but the incident just now made Simon give up the idea and returned to his villa to relax.
Yelena stood on the roadside and waited for a group of people to pass by. The two maids from her boss's house beside her also followed. After thinking about it, they also chased after them.
After walking for five or six minutes, we arrived at a manor at the southern end of Basf Lake. Yelena continued to follow her through the door until she was stopped in front of the main villa. After the big shot explained about a woman who looked like a housekeeper, she followed him towards the villa. Next to the annex.
There is some regret, but there is also hope.
Being able to get here, Yelena knows that she has reached a height that others may not be able to reach in decades.
Anastasia Lindieva naturally followed him into the main villa. Looking at the two daughters hanging around the man, Lindieva had mixed emotions.
Finally, I found the right person and talked with Miss Besonoskova, who was very easy to talk to. I sent my two girls to study in England. I thought it was fulfilling their wish. After all, they had always wanted When she went abroad, she didn't expect that when she heard that the man was coming here, the two girls hurried back without saying hello to her.
Lindieva knew that the two girls must have gotten the news from Valisia's two girls.
The three mother and daughter...
Anyway, the treatment is indeed much better than theirs. Kajia and Aurora originally went to England to study together, but found that they couldn't adapt to the life there, the language, etc., so they only stayed for a month and then ran back. Then it became a symbol. They entered a top private high school in Rivni, but the two girls rarely went to school. Instead, they spent most of their time traveling around the world, and sometimes the three of them were together.
The last time Lindieva saw Kajia, the girl was driving an expensive red Ferrari sports car, which she said was an 18th birthday present.
Home…
I got a gift for my birthday, but it wasn't as expensive as that Ferrari.
Lindieva was not envious of this, and unknowingly became estranged from Valisia. She even rarely contacted the seven women back then. On weekdays, she concentrated on work and did not do anything like the other women. Women share a house with several families. However, these persistences are obviously not worth the expectations of the two girls in the family for the kind of life that Kajia and the others have.
How can this work
Simon had no time to pay attention to the woman's thoughts. When he returned to the villa, he sent away the troublesome girls around him, and he came to a room with Vladimir Korkoshko and Sergey Komorov. Talking about things in the study room.
Regarding the next step for Rivne Oblast and even Ukraine as a whole.
From 1994 to now, almost exactly 5 years, from the initial caution to the subsequent continuous increase, the Westeros system has laid a deeper and deeper foundation in Rivne Oblast.
Just talking about the economy, Rivne Oblast, which was originally the most backward region in Ukraine, has an economic volume that has jumped from 3% of Ukraine's total in 1994 to 11% now. In 1998, its GDP reached 4.6 billion. The U.S. dollar currently ranks third among Ukraine's 27 administrative regions, behind the capital Kyiv, which accounts for 23%, and the eastern industrial town of Donetsk, which accounts for 14%.
Not surprisingly, while the economy of other regions in Ukraine continues to hit bottom and only Rivne Oblast maintains strong growth, this country can easily surpass the second-placed Donetsk Oblast this year and strongly catch up with the capital Kiev.
For Simon, catching up with Ukraine's capital Kiev and becoming the country's most economically powerful state is certainly not the goal.
Because it's too easy to implement.
After all, Kiev's GDP in 1998 was only 9.6 billion US dollars. Simon could easily create a 10 billion economy with direct money.
Therefore, even the economic volume of over 40 billion in all other administrative regions in Ukraine combined, well, after it drops again this year, even if Rivne Oblast still maintains growth, it will fall to the 30 billion GDP range. In short, it is not Simon's Target.
What Simon wants is to start with at least 100 billion US dollars.
Not the whole of Ukraine, but just Rivne, or even just a city like Rivni, with an economy worth hundreds of billions, would be considered a passing grade here by Simon. As part of the planned global production system to be directly controlled by the Westeros system, Rivni's economic size can only meet Simon's standards if its economic size reaches two to three hundred billion US dollars.
Speaking of which, even in the best years of the economy, the entire Ukrainian economy did not exceed 200 billion U.S. dollars. If we use this standard, it seems a bit fanciful to want the GDP of a city in Rivni to reach 300 billion U.S. dollars. Tan.
However, this is actually after detailed consideration by Simon and careful demonstration by the Westeros system think tank team, and the conclusion is feasible.
Because the overall conditions in Ukraine are so unique.
The first is population.
With a population of 50 million, it ranks among the highest in Europe. And, more importantly, it is cheap.
It is undeniable that for a poor country to develop, abundant and cheap human resources are an essential factor.
The second is various resources.
Not only is it a large area of black soil that can be called the breadbasket of Europe, but it is also full of various resources that are enough to support a country's modernization. Ukraine actually has no shortage of them.
For example, coal, Ukraine only has proven coal resources, which is enough to burn the country for a century.
In the past, the reason why Ukraine relied heavily on Russia for energy and was excessively biased towards natural gas was mainly due to the long-term economic decline of the entire country and its inability to develop a complete energy self-sufficiency system relying on its own resources.
Rivney's layout over the years has carefully considered this point.
A series of new power plants in Rivne Oblast all use coal, which Ukraine can be self-sufficient in, instead of natural gas, which is more convenient and cheaper. After all, the so-called convenience and low price are only temporary. As the scale gradually increases, the cost of coal power generation in Rivne Oblast is now lower than that of natural gas power plants.
Then there's oil.
Ukraine itself does not have much oil resources, but across the Black Sea is Turkey. Next to Turkey, Syria, Iraq and even Libya on the southern coast of the Mediterranean beyond the Black Sea are all oil-producing countries, not to mention Russia next door. , no matter how you calculate it, crude oil imports are much more convenient than those in Asia, such as China, Japan, and South Korea.
Finally, there is the location.
In the agricultural era, there was no doubt that Ukraine was a place of four wars.
Now, after the game of aggression and plunder between humans can no longer be so naked, if we look at Ukraine, it will be well-connected in all directions.
As long as a huge production base can be established, the products here can be sold to Western Europe in the west, Russia and Central Asia in the east, and the big dogs in the Middle East in the south. There is also a group of countries in the north that have no shortage of purchasing power.
In short, the right time and place are not lacking.
Even if it comes to people and this, at least this three-acre area of Rivne Oblast has been firmly controlled by the Westeros system, and there is no shortage.
Next, as long as the Westeros system can provide sufficient development funds for this area, there will be great potential for rapid development and growth here.
In fact, to put it bluntly, what is lacking is indeed just funds.
After World War II, the reason why Western Europe could recover so quickly was that the U.S. Marshall Plan provided huge financial assistance to Western European countries.
Whether it was the disintegration of the Soviet Union or the drastic changes in Eastern Europe, the key reason why countries were willing to leave the red camp and defect to the West was that the Western camp, led by the United States, Britain, Germany, and France, promised to provide the Eastern European region with the financial assistance needed for development.
Funds are actually resources.
Just like building a house, if there are no bricks and tiles, it will be useless if the whole village comes to help.
Of course, the result was that the Soviet Union collapsed and Eastern Europe disintegrated. The aid promised by the Western camp has not arrived and will never arrive.
One of the keys to the Marshall Plan was the Soviet Union.
The United States does not want the Soviet Union to continue to expand, so of course it must offer benefits to win over its younger brothers to prevent the other party from defecting. Now, the biggest threat to the Western camp has exploded. Without confrontation and crisis, who the hell is willing to pay attention to a bunch of losers
The landlord’s family has no surplus food!
Well, no.
Simon has.
Of course, the Westeros system's bet on Ukraine is not to fulfill its promises. In the final analysis, it is for its own interests.