This time it was Simon who was invited by Soros. Southeast Asia was the place where the most successful battle of a certain financial tycoon took place. The old man couldn't sit still when he heard this and was very curious about Simon's plan.
It was a pleasure to play ball with a beautiful woman. Simon had no intention of continuing to play with Soros. He simply came to the coffee shop of the club on the edge of the court. The two of them sat down and waited for the waiter to bring the coffee. Soros asked directly.
Simon also explained his recent rhetoric to the other party again.
Obviously, Soros, like David Rubin, is a smart person. Smart people can easily find problems. For example, if Simon invests heavily in areas like Southeast Asia where the business environment is not as good as China, making money can hardly be said to be the first priority. Since In this case, there must be other considerations.
Since the other party also saw through it, when faced with the old man's questioning, Simon did not hide it and said: "Of course I have the considerations you mentioned, but, George, frankly speaking, I do this mainly for the longer-term interests of the Westeros system. "
"Long term..." Soros obviously still doesn't believe it: "Simon, you mean that as long as you stretch the timeline further, Southeast Asia will be able to develop in the future?"
"Who knows what will happen in the future," Simon shrugged: "I only know that Japan and South Korea developed under the eyes of the Federation."
Soros instinctively grasped the key point accurately: "Then, is China?"
The old man was too keen, so Simon stopped beating around the bush and nodded: "Then, there's China!"
"In this case, we should indeed make some preparations," Soros said: "However, it is obviously not enough to just invest heavily in Southeast Asia to develop the economy and share China's potential."
"That's all I plan to do for the time being," Simon shrugged: "If you have other ideas, you can also implement them."
Soros looked at Simon again for a moment and suddenly smiled: "Simon, the person I knew in the past was not a kind guy."
Simon also looked at the other party with a smile: "George, why do you think I am now?"
After a brief silence, Soros realized that the young man in front of him probably would not reveal more about this matter, and he stopped wasting his saliva. He took a sip of the coffee in front of him and continued: "Simon, over in Europe, I mean , Russia, the new president will officially take office next month. Based on the information I got from last year, I always feel that there is your shadow behind this matter? "
In the Russian general election in March, in just the first round of voting, someone won the presidency with an absolute majority of more than 50%. There was no need for a second round. The final inauguration ceremony was scheduled for May 7.
Simon did not expect that Soros would mention this matter. Since he was noticed again, he did not deny it. He nodded again and said: "I also have a lot of business in Russia."
"Many of them were taken over from me," Soros joked, pretending to be unhappy, and continued: "I'm actually wondering if the new president has a good relationship with you in private, because I found that, Your spokesperson in Russia, Mikhail Friedman, right? He has been very active in the inner circle of Moscow during this period, and has a very good relationship with the new president. He has appeared on camera at the same time more than once. middle."
Of course, Simon would firmly deny this kind of thing: "George, I don't deny that I have had some dealings with Yeltsin, but the new president, frankly speaking, has also made some investments, but certainly not those things you think of."
"Really?"
"certainly."
Soros was obviously disappointed and regretful. He didn't know whether he was disappointed that Simon refused to be honest with him, or regretful that Simon did not have a deep connection with the new president.
Simon smiled and looked at the expression of the old man opposite him. He remembered something and asked with a smile: "I'm curious, George. You have obviously always been very interested in Russia. So, what is your ultimate goal?"
Soros hesitated for a moment, but finally looked at Simon and said: "I hope to further dismember this country, at least to ensure that there will be no recurrence of the country's political system. You have to know, Simon, the harm the Soviet Union has done to the world It’s just too big.”
Simon recalled the old man's background and roughly understood that the shadow was still too deep. He smiled and said: "The question is, do you think Russia now, like last year, with a GDP of only 190 billion US dollars, less than one-fortieth of the federation, can still pose a threat to the world?"
Soros quickly calmed down and said: "Simon, these are just numbers. You should understand that the industrial base left by the former Soviet Union for Russia is still there, especially the military industry. It also has more than 10,000 nuclear warheads. This Isn’t it a threat to the entire world?”
Simon was noncommittal and asked: "So, George, what do you think of the Federation, which also has tens of thousands of nuclear warheads?"
Thoros was silent for a moment.
Soros is not one of those ideal young people in the third world who only thinks everything is glorious and flawless when looking at the United States. As a very smart man, he is still at the top of the social pyramid where he can understand more information. Of course he knows that the United States is How.
For example, the public opinion in Western society always exaggerates the evil of the Soviet Union, which has used nuclear weapons to threaten its opponents many times. However, the United States has also publicly threatened to use nuclear weapons many times since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Even in these years, Many of the plans that have been exposed one after another have more than one detailed plan for how many nuclear warheads to drop in each major city of the competitor.
However, as the winner of the bipolar struggle for hegemony and the most powerful economy in the world, the dark side of the United States is naturally ignored by most people. After all, the winner has it all.
After a moment, Soros finally said: "The Federation is always different. Our division of power is enough to ensure that there will not be a lunatic like Hitler who wants to destroy the world."
When Simon heard what the old man said, he could only shrug. His mind immediately thought of a madman who accidentally ascended to the throne of the United States President in the original time and space. He would definitely not allow such absurd things to happen again this time. However, it is also clear that this was an inevitable development in the history of the United States. There will not be a golden retriever, but a white-haired and green-haired populist president will appear.
Without continuing this disappointing topic, Simon picked up the coffee in front of him and held it in his hands, stroking the warm ceramic cup, leaning on the back of the chair and crossing his legs, and said: "George, why don't you tell me something that interests you? As an expert in this field, what do you think we should do if we want to destroy the euro?"