Simon listened patiently to Charlotte Brenita's words, picked up the coffee in front of him and leaned on the sofa to take a sip. He shook his head and said: "What you said makes sense, Charlie, but I still don't want to invest in the European Internet industry. No interest, and besides, the Westeros system does not completely ignore Europe, but for investment here, our own team is enough and we don’t need to cooperate with you.”
Past facts have proven that due to market capacity, language differences and other reasons, Europe has never been able to emerge as a large Internet giant.
If Simon is willing to spare no effort, he may be able to change history, but from his current position, there is no reason to do so.
As for the troubles that may be encountered in the future, there are many similar cases in Simon's memory. Apple, Google, and Facebook were taken turns to find trouble by EU antitrust organizations, and accumulated fines of tens of billions of euros. However, because the monopoly pattern of a group of Internet giants has been deeply entrenched , these measures cannot hurt the giants at all.
In order to fight for the right to speak in the family business over the years, Charlotte Brenita has experienced countless rejections, but Simon's words did not disappoint her. Being able to see Westeros today is already a success for her. Even if she returns empty-handed this time, as long as she casually talks about drinking coffee with Simon Westeros on some suitable occasions in the future, she will be able to Bring her unexpected benefits.
Charlotte Brenita did not give up easily, and continued: "Mr. Westeros, the financial investment environment in Switzerland is very different from other regions. You must know this, just like Melisandre , registered in Switzerland, and we also have confidentiality advantages that other countries cannot match. So, I believe we will definitely have opportunities to cooperate."
When Simon heard what Brenita said, he remembered something, looked up at the woman next to him, and asked, "Do you know anything about China? What do you think of the current economic situation of this country?"
Simon's turn was a little abrupt, but Charlotte Brenita didn't stumble too much. She had done enough homework in advance. She knew that the Westeros system attached great importance to investment in China, so she quickly answered: "China has recently The economy has grown very fast in the past few years. However, I am not too optimistic about the long-term prospects of this country. China's economic foundation is very weak. At this stage, it is only developing rapidly due to cheap demographic dividends, but this is not irreplaceable. , just like your layout in Ukraine, in comparison, the current human resource cost in Ukraine is cheaper than that in China, and it is very close to Europe, and its geographical advantages are also very obvious. Therefore, I think China is more likely to be another country in the future An Argentina.”
"Argentina?"
“Or all of Latin America,” Charlotte Brenita said, adding: “The middle-income trap.”
Simon understood and did not comment, but said: "In this way, if you want to cooperate with me, learn more about China in the future. It is best to go there in person."
Charlotte Brenita's current position is the president of the venture capital department of Brenita Asset Management. Her focus in recent years will also be in the field of new technologies. Due to some deep-rooted prejudices, women are not I think China has the soil to invest in new technology. How many computers can that backward country have
However, when Simon said this, she immediately nodded and agreed.
The business she is currently responsible for is a springboard for further progress in the future. Charlotte Brenita’s ultimate goal is to control the entire family business. Therefore, if necessary, she does not mind getting involved in other areas of investment in China. As long as she can establish a relationship with Westeros, she also believes that the investors behind the family business will not mind letting her cross the border at all.
In the Westeros system's plan to conquer the global Internet industry, Simon does not intend to support any local Internet giants in Europe. This is different in China. China's policy and institutional barriers have destined that it will be difficult for Western Internet giants to develop unimpeded in that country. Hence the need for localization.
This time it was just another idle move.
After all, in the future, a large number of China's Internet giants will have the Westeros system clearly standing behind the scenes, which is really not good-looking. If the shell capital in North America supports a group, the shell capital in Australia supports a group, the shell capital in Southeast Asia supports a group, plus the shell capital in Switzerland in front of us supports a group, even if it is still vaguely possible to trace Westeros As for the system, at least it makes sense on the surface.
That's enough.
Simon could also tell that the woman in front of him was actually not too interested in China, and she didn't force it. The opportunity was given, and if she couldn't seize it, that was her own business. So he changed the topic again and asked: "Besides subscribing for shares in Ygritte and investing in the Instagram website, do you have any other projects here?"
"I am currently researching computer games and plan to invest in several game studios. The Steam mall owned by Yigrit has significantly lowered the game publishing threshold for independent studios. Moreover, the development cost of computer games is usually lower. There is also "Happy" Farm” is a success story.”
"This is a very good direction," Simon nodded slightly and added: "However, if you pay enough attention to industry trends, you should be able to find that Yigrit has been raising the threshold for listing on the Steam mall, especially on Facebook's game platform. Therefore, not just any game developed by an independent studio can be launched in the future. I recently read a memo from Yigrit about the game business. In the future, whether it is Steam or Facebook, the principle of operating games is to launch a 1000 A classic game with 10,000 users is better than 1,000 low-quality games with only 10,000 users. So, if you just plan to play or speculate, I advise you to give up this plan."
The early development threshold of Yigret's game mall is very low. Many independent game studios and even individual developers can upload games and earn a lot of income.
However, with the case of 'Atari Collapse' before, Ygritte will not repeat the same mistake.
As the Steam Mall and Facebook platforms attract more and more players, the Yigrit team is constantly raising the review threshold for games to be put on the shelves. Recently, they have put forward the criteria that Simon just mentioned, which is to rather have 10 million than 1,000. Ten thousand each, this will inevitably shut out a large number of small developers with weak capabilities and inferior games of unsatisfactory quality.
Perhaps there will inevitably be one or two dark horses among these unlisted games, but overall, they can ensure the long-term development of Yigrit's Steam mall and Facebook gaming platform to the greatest extent.
This actually has another purpose, which is to drive a large number of inferior games to other game platforms with lower thresholds.
It is an inevitable and necessary method for online game publishers to lower the threshold in the early stage to attract content. However, when the industry begins to standardize, especially when a leader has emerged, if they continue to do so, a large number of inferior games will flood the platform and will only make those second- and third-tier publishers Businesses are eliminated from the market more quickly.
The original "Atari Collapse" was because too many inferior games flooded Atari's console platform, causing a game console that was making a lot of money to be completely abandoned by players.
"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Westeros, I will pay attention."
Charlotte Brenita promised seriously. Although she did not intend to focus on the gaming field for a long time, she did not have any thoughts of playing games or speculating. Her plan was actually to acquire several start-up game studios and devote her energy to developing a game. Two high-quality games, while the games are successful, they are also seeking to sell the studio to cash out.
This is also the common operating process of venture capital.
Select a group of studios, and as long as one project is successful in the next few years of operation, the overall results will be good returns.
Of course, if a studio can launch a phenomenal game, like Nintendo's "Super Mario" or Facebook's "Farm", Charlotte Brenita will definitely support the relevant studio for a long time. have.
But there is no need to elaborate on these things to the man in front of me.
The two continued chatting for a while, and then Girl A came in to remind her. Simon realized that the time was already approaching noon, and stood up and said to Brenita: "I have a manor nearby, let's go there and have lunch together."
Charlotte Brenita almost thought that Westeros was going to see someone off. After hearing what the man said, of course she agreed.
Said to be nearby, the group left the military theme park and drove for about half an hour before arriving at their destination.
This is a hot spring manor located in the mountains and forests more than 30 kilometers north of Rivni. The manor is surrounded by snow and trees, not to mention the private woodland that Simon has quietly enclosed within a few kilometers of the surrounding area. It is only within the fence. The manor covers an area of 10 acres.
The interior architecture of the manor is still in the American country resort style, but the overall layout has absorbed some design concepts of Eastern gardens. Therefore, it is not as open as the usual Western manor. The pavilions and pavilions designed in Western style to match the main building make the interior of the manor appear scattered. Youzhi, because it is located above a hot spring and is warmed by geothermal heat, the interior of the manor is lush and green, and there are blooming flowers along the streams and pools that dot the manor.
Even though she had lived in a wealthy family since she was a child, when she entered this manor, Charlotte Brenita was still slightly distracted by the impact of the scenery in front of her.
Such a paradise cannot be built with money.
Until she found that Simon Westeros had also stopped temporarily to wait for her, Charlotte Brenita quickly started walking again and smiled apologetically at the man.
Lunch is ready.
Before the meal, Charlotte Brenita thought she and Simon were alone. Unexpectedly, there were seven people sitting at the long dining table, Simon, Lady A, three shallots, and a certain tall girl. . The man's side was occupied by three small onions. She was sitting across from Girl A and the tall girl who introduced herself as Eve.
The atmosphere of the meal was quite warm. Most of the time, the three little scallions were talking to the man opposite. Blah blah blah, Charlotte Brenita didn’t understand Russian, let alone Ukrainian. Fortunately, the man opposite The man and the girl A next to him often take the initiative to talk to her in English, and there is no silence.
Quietly looking at the other pretty Wei family waitresses who were serving the dishes, and looking at the girls sitting next to them, Brynita unexpectedly realized something.
I started to feel a little uneasy for no reason.
or.
Maybe, probably, maybe, there is still some expectation.
Although she is 35 years old and has been married for many years, she has actually made some preparations since she agreed to this meeting under Grace's obvious hint.
This is Simon Westeros after all.
Men will rate women, and women will rate men.
Charlotte Brenita is confident that she can reach more than 90 points, and for a certain young man standing high in the clouds, if the full score is 100 points, it is not too much to add ten or twenty points if the other party breaks through the standard. .
When she slept with Westeros, she felt like she was the one taking advantage.
After lunch, the three girls, Ekaterina and Simon, took the initiative to take Simon to the hot springs. The man casually invited her to join them, and he agreed after a little hesitation.
Really hesitant.
It's not that I'm unwilling, but if it's the 'lineup' during lunch, it's really a bit chaotic.
Good thing.
Something didn't happen in the end.
It wasn't that nothing happened, but she was the one who was asked to leave the scene, leaving only three green little apples in the indoor hot spring bath.
Again a little frustrated.
Some rebellious thoughts arose.
Since I wasn't being chased away, I insisted on not taking the initiative to say goodbye.
Girl A was not warm to her from beginning to end, but she knew the importance of her in Westeros. You know, on the "Forbes" list of the 400 richest people in the United States a few days ago, A, B, C, and D There are four girls, but two are on the list. By analogy, many things can be imagined.
It was not the first time she had encountered this kind of indifference. Although she was very proud at heart, Charlotte Brenita did not mind putting down her status at all as long as it was beneficial to herself, and finally succeeded in getting the contact of Girl A in the evening. Method, even if it is just a work email, it is enough.
We thought we would spend the night here, so after dinner, we set off again in the dark and rushed back to the city of Rivni.
I paid special attention to it.
The faces of the three little apples, which were originally green, turned red, as if they had suddenly matured, and they were inexplicably envious.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening when we returned to the city.
At first, I didn’t quite understand why I was going to such trouble. It was definitely more comfortable to stay at the hot spring manor than in the city. It wasn’t until the convoy split into two, and Simon’s car drove into a brightly lit area northwest of Rivni city, and the car stopped. Knowing that the man had other plans.
Seeing Simon get out of the car, Charlotte Brenita, who took the initiative to come forward and sit next to him when he returned, left the Mercedes-Benz car together. This was a street entrance full of people.
I don’t understand what the man is trying to do.
However, when she found that the three little apples and girl A were the first to leave with several other cars, and she was the only woman following Westeros, Brenita was still a little happy. She took the initiative to come to the man and asked softly: "Simon, what are we going to do?"
After getting familiar with each other, they quietly changed their names.
Simon gestured towards the lively street and said, "Commercial Street, let's go and have a look."
Charlotte Brenita was still a little confused, but she didn’t ask any more questions. She followed the man into this crowded street and looked around curiously, but soon lost interest. There were just ordinary people on both sides of the street. There are a variety of restaurants, clothing, electrical appliances, food and other types of shops, and the quality is not high. Compared with the commercial streets she has visited before, it can be described as shabby.
However, after all, I graduated from the best London Business School in Europe, and I gradually discovered the differences in this street.
In the cold night when the surrounding area is already minus ten degrees Celsius, this place is really too busy. The flow of people is definitely not comparable to that of the commercial streets in my memory. One thing is certain, any shop on this street, at least for the owners of those shops, is very profitable.
This commercial street is actually built according to the Westeros system.