Simon looked at the middle-aged man on the sofa next to him. He was indeed as candid as he predicted, even a little too candid: "You know, Vladimir, until the last moment before Boris hands over the interim president's position to you, I'm still hesitating, wondering whether my decision was wrong, whether I should choose you, or whether I should change Russia's direction."
The middle-aged man looked at Simon with a slightly serious expression: "Simon, then, what made you make the final decision?"
Simon said with a wry smile: "After reflection, I think maybe I lacked some adventurous spirit."
When the middle-aged man heard this, his thoughts were racing. This answer made him a little confused. So he blurted out: "Spirit of adventure?"
Simon understands the other party's doubts very well. Of course, it is impossible for a middle-aged man to understand the reason. Regarding Simon's subconscious desire for history to be more biased toward the familiar direction in his memory: "About Russia, I initially had two assumptions: First, , to help Russia regain its strength, which can be used to contain the EU, which is increasingly inclined to break away from the United States. Second, to further dismember Russia, and then, as I am doing in Ukraine at this time, through continued infiltration, open up Another private territory controlled by the Westeros system."
Having said this, Simon paused for a moment, noticed the middle-aged man's slightly twinkling eyes, and continued: "The key to the two choices is very simple, people. The first way is that Boris's successor must be both outstanding and outstanding." The ability also requires a certain firm position in his heart. At the same time, he must also be a pragmatic person who understands the need to compromise when necessary. Just like I believe you definitely don’t like Boris, but for the stable transfer of Russian power, for To prevent the country from being turbulent due to internal strife at the top level, we still signed the amnesty decree."
When the middle-aged man heard what Simon said, the corners of his mouth moved slightly and his eyes drooped slightly, but he quickly came over.
Simon didn't wait for the other party to say anything, and continued: "The second way is to promote a mediocre, selfish person with no firm position in his heart. Then, I will soon get a puppet."
The middle-aged man finally spoke and retorted softly: "Simon, the second option, I believe you won't succeed so easily."
Simon shook his head slightly: "No, it's easy. Vladimir, in my opinion, Gorbachev, and Yeltsin are all such people."
Hearing these two names, the middle-aged man was speechless for a moment.
Indeed, for a middle-aged man who has personally experienced everything in the past ten years, he also believes in his heart that it was these two people who completely destroyed the Soviet Union. As for the adjectives used by the young tycoon just now, even if these two people did not account for them all, they basically fit most of them.
Look at the broken Russia now, what they have done in just ten years!
His heart was turbulent, and the middle-aged man's expression became calmer: "Simon, since you have made the first choice, I think you should also understand that it is impossible for me to agree to any of your excessive demands. Nor will I be as you imagine. By helping the United States contain Europe, Russia will follow its own path in the future."
Unconsciously, there was still some emotion in the middle-aged man's words.
Simon picked up the coffee in front of him again and gestured to the other party. After taking a sip, he held the cup in his hand and watched the middle-aged man also pick up the coffee and take a few sips before continuing: "Vladimir , over there in China, you know, I like to study Chinese culture very much. They have a very philosophical saying, which is called 'people are in the world, and they can't help themselves'." Simon directly inserted a sentence in Chinese with a clear accent, and followed Explanation: "It probably means that when you are in a social environment, what you want to do and what you don't want to do are often not yours to decide. Just like last year's NATO eastward expansion, the Kosovo war, and the collapse of crude oil prices, it's just that Because of the birth of the euro, this series of events also happened.”
"I understand, Simon, but I will try my best," the middle-aged man said, not wanting to bring up similar topics too much, and proactively said: "Simon, why don't we talk about some substantive cooperation topics? Frankly speaking, Russia needs help now. I can also guarantee that if you are willing to invest, you can get sufficient returns."
This is the reason why the middle-aged man agreed to this meeting. He is indeed a very pragmatic person.
Today's Russia can't even be considered a wasteland waiting for prosperity, because it is full of "waste" and there are no signs of "revitalization" at all. And if this country wants to recover, the most critical thing is capital. It just so happens that someone is the biggest capitalist in the world. Moreover, as a guy just mentioned about China, if a group of investments from the Westeros system can be introduced with great fanfare, more international capital can be attracted to Russia.
These are the urgent needs of Russia at the moment.
Of course Simon understood, but he shook his head: "Vladimir, what we are discussing is a very substantive issue, which is more important than me simply investing tens of billions of dollars in Russia."
The middle-aged man actually thinks that if he was given a choice, he would still need tens of billions of dollars first. However, since the young tycoon said so, he could only endure it and signal someone to continue.
Simon continued: "As I just said, some things are not something a country can choose whether it is willing or not. Russia's situation has been doomed from the moment the EU issued the euro. Because the U.S. dollar wants to maintain its status, The euro must be suppressed. The most direct way to suppress the euro is to destabilize Europe. However, Europe and the United States have been allies for decades, and we are all decent people. It is impossible to do certain things openly, so we can only introduce some Villain.”
The middle-aged man's lips moved again, but remained silent.
Someone has made it very clear. Obviously, even if Russia does not want to be the villain, but as the sentence just said, people cannot help themselves in the world.
Just like Kosovo last year.
Why did that war start
If you suddenly go to the street and ask some people this question, very few people will be able to answer it immediately. However, the war broke out and Yugoslavia was forced to become the villain. By analogy, the reason is easy to understand. Even if Russia doesn't want to be the villain, it is most likely that it will be forced to be the villain.
Noticing that the young tycoon began to sip coffee again, the middle-aged man waited for a moment, but failed to suppress his inner emotions, and finally spoke, with a hint of sadness in his tone that he would never show easily in front of others: "Simon, why must How about this?"