Everyone was very busy. The old man and Anthony only stayed in the United States for one weekend and left in a hurry.
In the two days, except for flying to San Francisco on Saturday afternoon to attend the launch of Tinco Bayer's new generation iCam series, the old man, accompanied by Simon, spent most of the time meeting with the top backbones of the Westeros system who flew to the West Coast from all over the United States. Afterwards, he also commented on many executives based on his own feelings.
March 28th.
It's another Monday.
After last Monday's announcement of cooperation with the New York Times Group and the start of a war with the Hearst family, in the past week, coupled with the fact that Igret Company has simultaneously launched cooperation negotiations with three other U.S. paper media groups, there has been widespread criticism since the beginning of the month that Simon's wealth is too high. Many media whose huge lives are too luxurious have gradually ceased operations. After all, many people do not want to completely lose the possibility of cooperating with the Westeros system to share the big cake of the Internet industry like the Hearst Group.
The rebound of the Nasdaq technology stock sector in the past week has caused heavy losses in the hedging capital of a group of short-sellers betting on technology stocks.
In terms of politics, the topic related to Simon has been hyped for nearly a month, and all the public attention that can be squeezed out has been exhausted. Many parliamentary candidates targeting the Westeros system have either temporarily given up their efforts, or continue to push the White House or Congress to impose restrictions on the Westeros system.
As a counterattack, the "Sniper Plan" of the Westeros system was launched at the same time. In addition, there was a plan to maintain the political foundation of the Westeros system.
While Joseph Schlapp was making arrangements around the sniper list, he also reached preliminary intentions in negotiations with the Rifle Association on maintaining the political foundation of the Westeros system. Both parties are just trying to exert their own influence on the political circles, and there is no irreconcilable conflict of interest between them. The Rifle Association is deeply rooted, and the Westeros system is also not something to be provoked. Instead of tit-for-tat, it is better to work together.
The drama is slowly beginning, but the game will not be settled until the results of the mid-term elections are released at the end of the year.
Simon knows very well what impact the outcome of this game will have on the future of the Westeros system.
After November 8, 1994, either the supremacy of voters will continue or the politics of money will begin. Therefore, Simon spared no effort in investing in this plan, approving the first budget of US$100 million, and will continue to add more in the future. Even if it costs three to five billion U.S. dollars, it would be worth it.
Of course, it is impossible for such a large political campaign budget to be donated entirely to certain candidates according to the relevant provisions of the federal campaign act. However, no matter what form it takes, as long as it can attack the political opponents of the Westeros system, the operations team will attack decisively.
On the other hand, after completely cutting off cooperation with the Hearst Group last week and asking partners to take sides, Simon was a little surprised that, in addition to publishing some verbal articles in the group's newspapers, for a week, Hesst The Te family did not immediately launch a substantial counterattack.
Just when Simon thought that the Hearst family finally recognized the situation and was planning to seek reconciliation, early Monday morning, two major newspapers on the east and west coasts of the Hearst Group suddenly exposed a series of heavyweight gossip about Simon.
The first revelation came from the East Coast's "Greenwich Times", which is affiliated with the Hearst Group. The article pointed directly at Simon's two lovers, Yasmin Gehry, the 'waist cum', and Na, the 'leg cum' who he held in one hand. The two daughters, Gia Allman, own several properties worth millions of dollars in Manhattan. These expensive properties are completely beyond the reach of the two supermodels, so it goes without saying where they come from.
Supermodels may appear to be glamorous, but their income is actually not as high as outsiders imagine.
According to the 1993 supermodel income list compiled by Vanity Fair magazine, Cindy Crawford ranked first with an annual income of only US$7 million. And this is pre-tax income. Excluding personal income tax, brokerage company commissions and other expenses, the supermodel may end up with less than half.
As for the "waist essence" and "leg essence" that have just emerged in the past two years, the two women's income in 1993 was listed as US$2 million in Vanity Fair magazine. This is of course an imprecise estimate, but it is similar.
The annual income of 2 million US dollars, after excluding taxes and other expenses, is probably only half of it.
A net income of US$1 million may seem like a lot. However, as a public celebrity, expenses such as maintenance, equipment, travel, etc. are also expensive. What's more, women have always been the most spendy creatures. In addition to basic expenses, there are also Spending on other aspects will not fall much in the end.
Many supermodels who were once famous went bankrupt like some NBA stars after they were out of fashion, mainly for this reason. Those who end up with a slightly better outcome can still find a rich husband and can be a vase to decorate the facade. Most of them are mediocre, running around for life like ordinary people all day long, and there are not even a few who even live on the streets.
Therefore, many well-known models, even if they own personal apartments, are basically in the high-income class with a maximum of one million US dollars. There are absolutely very few who can afford the most top-notch mansions worth millions of US dollars.
The 'waist essence' and 'leg essence', which were relatively short when they were rising, are obviously not included in this list.
If it were just like that, this gossip would just be like the many gossips about Simon, everyone would be in a fun mood, and then there would be nothing more.
After all, for so many years, even after getting married, there have been various scandals about Simon Westeros in various gossip tabloids. Simon has never thought of packaging himself as a perfect man in public.
However, while breaking this gossip, the Greenwich Times also publicly reported two supermodels to the IRS for suspected tax evasion.
In most Western countries, large gifts are also subject to tax.
The Greenwich Times exposed the tax returns of two supermodels for the past year, but there was no gift tax declaration related to the properties in their names. Therefore, the article concluded that the two supermodels each evaded at least US$2 million in gifts. Tax.
Obviously under the operation of the Hearst family, the response of the IRS was swift. Early in the morning when the gossip was published in the newspapers, two supermodels who were resting in Manhattan during the last stop of the fashion season, New York Fashion Week, were arrested from their respective apartments in early March. The IRS law enforcement officers took him away, and the relevant footage was directly recorded on a local TV station's live news program.
Many media reporters who heard the news rushed to the IRS headquarters in New York.
In the blink of an eye, gossip has the potential to turn into scandal.
Simon didn’t have any plans to show off the fun to too many people. West Coast was woken up by the ringing of the phone around five o’clock in the morning and quickly made arrangements. The two women were taken away by IRS law enforcement officers and within an hour they were released on bail by the Westeros company’s lawyers. come out.
Isn't it just a tax repayment
Make up for it!
Not short of money.
The IRS has been promoted by newspapers and media as being overbearing and cruel, and how gang leaders can escape legal punishment but cannot escape the clutches of the IRS. In fact, for the people at the top of the federal pyramid, it is nothing more than this. Everyone should avoid taxes and evade taxes. Even if they are discovered, they often just pay taxes. Except for a few who are seriously investigated for reasons other than taxation and business and political games, it is rare to hear that any rich man has actually been sent to prison for tax evasion. prison.
In the final analysis, the IRS is just 'seeking money'. If you are caught, you will have to pay as much as you need to pay, and you will be fined as much as you need to. I will definitely keep a close eye on you in the future, but if I have to send you away When entering prison, the IRS does not have the clear mind to enforce law enforcement.
After all, rich people don’t sit still and wait for death.
Once the matter starts to escalate, and tens of millions of investigative legal fees are spent on millions of unpaid taxes, it will be completely outweighed by the gain. As we all know, law enforcement and lawyers in the United States are very expensive. Just like many investigations against the president, maybe they are just trivial matters such as stealing. After a lot of trouble, tens of millions of dollars are gone in the blink of an eye, and the public has no idea where so much money was spent.
Moreover, the two girls will not directly purchase real estate in Manhattan in their own names without using any financial means.
In order to avoid various taxes during the purchase of real estate, many wealthy people often conduct transactions in the name of shell companies in overseas tax havens. This can not only avoid some taxes during the purchase of real estate, but can even avoid inheritance taxes in the future.
This kind of operation is obviously sidelined, but the IRS simply does not have enough strength to conduct cross-border investigations. The reason why tax havens are called tax havens is definitely not in vain. Therefore, this property purchase model has gradually become a default and reasonable means of tax avoidance.
The properties under the names of the two girls are both registered in Bermuda. Even if many local records in Manhattan can prove that they are the owners of the properties, it is not easy for the IRS to find out the source of funds for the purchase of the property in Bermuda.
Therefore, this time the IRS is once again playing the role of the 'gun' in the game at the top of the pyramid.
Simon Westeros offered to pay back taxes for the two women to smooth things over, and the IRS was happy to see it happen. After all, he was just 'seeking money.' The Hearst family may be very powerful. Simon Westeros Tello is also not someone the IRS can easily mess with.
The IRS took the money and successfully extricated itself from the matter. The next step was the collision of the two giants, and the small fish and shrimps automatically crawled away.
The turmoil on the East Coast began to dissipate even before it brewed. However, the 'tax evasion' incident of the two girls was obviously just the appetizer.
west coast.
When dawn comes, residents in the San Francisco area get up early and pick up the new day's copy of the San Francisco Chronicle on their lawns. They immediately see another, more explosive news.
'Simon's illegitimate daughter from Westeros revealed. '
Doris Fetcher, the former Viennese maid who was 'exiled' to Tierra del Fuego by Simon for trying to betray the female assistant's pregnancy information, personally testified in the article and identified the Westeros family as Janet Westeros. The girl named twins was actually born to Simon Westeros and his female assistant lover Jennifer Raybould.
According to Doris Fitch, in order to avoid the scandal being exposed, Janet Westeros was forced to put the girl named Seattle Westeros in her name. .
The former Wei family maid, who has no scruples at all, also revealed in the article that Simon Westeros and Janet Westeros are only a superficial couple.
At the end of the article, there is news that Janet Westeros suddenly left Los Angeles and returned to Melbourne with her children last week. It is suspected that the couple's marriage can no longer survive and is about to embark on the largest divorce battle involving assets in history.
All right.
Except for the last one, everything else seems to be pretty accurate.
However, precisely because it was so explosive, when the article was published in the newspaper, readers with a little bit of intelligence thought of the Westeros system's ban on the Hearst Group last week, and naturally regarded the article as the Hearst Group's attack on Simon. Westeros counterattacks.
What's more, the material is indeed aniseed.
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NO PICTURE YOU SAY A**!
In the entire article, except for the photo of Doris Fetcher, the former Wei family maid who was the main whistleblower, there was only one photo of the Simons and his wife who had appeared in public. Apart from this, there was no other substantive photo evidence.
The title was "Illegitimate daughter in Westeros exposed, at least give me a photo of the little girl," but it turned out to be just an anonymous header frame that the media often uses when they can't find a photo.
The PR team of the Westeros family immediately counterattacked.
A solemn statement from the Ygriet Portal stated that the Westeros family will immediately launch a reputation lawsuit against the defamatory article in the "San Francisco Chronicle". At the same time, in response to Doris Fitcher's serious violation of the confidentiality agreement, The Houses of Westeros will also initiate proceedings.
Regarding the statement made by the Yigrit Portal, the San Francisco Chronicle behaved like a dead pig and is waiting for you to sue me.
Doris Fitcher obviously did not forget the confidentiality agreement, but the lawyer of the former Wei family maid quickly counterattacked in the media, saying that the Westeros couple took the initiative to tear up the labor agreement and fired their client. , the other party first failed to perform the contract, and the confidentiality agreement was also invalid.
However, this statement was quickly discredited by a copy of the confidentiality agreement published on the Yigrit portal.
On the copy of the agreement, the specially circled confidentiality clause clearly stipulates that no matter Doris Fetcher leaves her job for any reason, she must abide by all the provisions of the confidentiality contract. Once violated, the Westeros family has the right to sue Doris ·Ficher proposed 10 times the amount of all remuneration and benefits during her employment as compensation.
The salary of Weijia's maids has long been exposed. The annual salary of the highest-level personal maid is as high as 200,000 US dollars, and there is also an equivalent amount of maintenance, medical care, clothing, travel, catering and other benefits every year, which adds up to 400,000 US dollars.
Doris Fitcher joined the company in September 1990 and was fired last year, exactly three years later. The salary and benefits are US$1.2 million for three years. According to the contract, the amount of compensation required is as high as US$12 million.
Simon had no intention of showing any mercy this time.
I just want to see if the Hearst family is willing to pay $12 million in compensation for this former Wei family maid.
Moreover, when the Igret portal disclosed the confidentiality agreement, they did not forget to add a sentence, asking Doris Fitcher if she dared to confess to the public why she was fired
For the betrayer who had let him go once but was still ungrateful, Simon had no intention of giving up this time just to let the other party bear a huge compensation that would never be repaid in his lifetime.
As for the Hearst Group's exposure, Simon didn't even take it to heart.
This incident is like the time and space when Jeff Bezos was suddenly exposed by the media as a cheating scandal. As a result, in addition to having to end his marriage of more than ten years with his wife and carrying out a huge property division, the behemoth Amazon almost Not affected in any way.
Today's Simon, and the current Westeros system, are equally resistant to scandal.
Therefore, although the revelations in the Greenwich Times and the San Francisco Chronicle triggered a large group of defenders to criticize Simon, there is not much substantial damage to Simon now.
A new week begins.
Except for Janet calling from Australia and complaining that she had no face to see people anymore, Simon's work and life were basically as usual.