When Simon appeared at the cocktail party in the hall downstairs, the atmosphere was very lively. A certain little kid who didn't know anything about life seemed to be at ease among the crowd. He just happened to say something that made everyone burst into laughter.
Seeing Simon, the little guy in Girl A's arms immediately leaned over and called out to his father for a hug.
The atmosphere suddenly became a little weird again.
Of course everyone knows Simon Westeros.
Everyone here is here for each other tonight.
However, no one mentioned just now that this lovely little girl turned out to be the daughter of Westeros. The guests who knew something about Simon's personal situation were even more confused, but they had no doubts. With this young man's life style, It is normal for one or two illegitimate daughters to appear.
Simon took Nina and saw her bringing the piece of nut muffin she had just grabbed to her mouth, so she ate it in one bite and bit the child's little hand, making the little girl giggle.
After an intimate interaction, Simon whispered a few words to the child's ears.
In fact, the little girl was taught by Shulshkina to be very sensible, but her personality is completely opposite to her mother's extrovert type, she is not afraid of anything, and she likes to pester Simon very much. However, when she heard Simon solemnly express that she had something serious to talk about, she immediately nodded her head obediently and allowed Simon to send her back to Girl A's arms. She also waved goodbye to Simon obediently.
After Lady A left with her child in her arms, Simon began to greet everyone in the hall.
Those present tonight are mainly high-level government officials from the Leningrad Region, where St. Petersburg is located, as well as business backbones of the Westeros system in Russia.
Simon is familiar with the past direction of Russian history.
Russia after the millennium has been basically controlled by the former St. Petersburg gang for two decades.
Therefore, Simon focused the Westeros system's operations in Russia from the beginning on St. Petersburg instead of Moscow, where the oligarchs gathered, including the Alpha Group headed by Mikhail Friedman. The system controls a series of industries directly or indirectly in Russia, with most of the company headquarters located in St. Petersburg.
Over the years, one can imagine the relationship between the Westeros system and the still-unformed St. Petersburg gang.
Because Simon will be attending, the major political factions in St. Petersburg that are clearly at war with each other, whether it is the outgoing current St. Petersburg mayor's team or the newly elected mayor's team, all appeared peacefully tonight At this cocktail party.
And always pay attention to the movements of a certain young man in the hall.
After all, this young man's wealth and power are so great that the oligarchs in Russia are completely childish in front of them. Coupled with Simon Westeros's operations in Ukraine as a reference, it is difficult to say whether St. Petersburg will become the next Rivney.
If this is the case, it would definitely not hurt to be on good terms with the other party at this time, and the other party's attitude toward everyone tonight may very well represent the future political landscape of St. Petersburg.
Simon could roughly understand the mentality of everyone at the scene, but he was more cautious.
After greeting and exchanging greetings for more than half an hour, Simon finally came to a short middle-aged man with a stereotyped face and sparse hair, seemingly casually, and raised his glass: "Hello, Vladimir."
The middle-aged man didn't seem surprised that Simon called his name directly, and also raised his glass: "Hello, Mr. Westeros."
With a smile on his face, Simon said straight to the point: "I know something about you, Gray Bishop of Smolny Palace. Hey, after Sobchak left, are you sure about your next plan? Continue to stay in the city government. , or something else?”
Smolny Palace is the seat of the St. Petersburg city government, where Lenin commanded the October Revolution.
It is obvious that the gray bishop of Smyrni Palace is roughly the person behind the scenes.
This is a nickname given to someone by people from all walks of life in St. Petersburg in recent years. Because Sobchak is only a university professor and has no ability to govern at all, so many affairs of the city government are actually handled by his former student and deputy mayor. .
This actually shows someone's ability.
When the middle-aged man heard Simon mention the title 'Gray Bishop of Smolny Palace' with a hint of ridicule, he still smiled a little restrainedly, shook his head and said: "Not yet, but I will definitely not stay in the city hall. ”
Simon got straight to the point again: "Are you interested in working for me?"
The middle-aged man was finally a little surprised: "Huh?"
Simon said: "You know, this is a common practice for Western politicians to serve the country for a few years and then pursue a private career after leaving."
"Mr. Westeros, I don't know much about business."
"Everyone starts from scratch, and no one is born with everything. Moreover, you don't have to be in business to work for me."
The middle-aged man hesitated slightly and glanced at his mentor Sobchak not far away. He quickly looked over again, his expression turned serious, and said: "Mr. Westeros, I admit that I am very moved by your invitation. However, if you want me to work for you, you need to agree to my request first."
"What?"
"Use your influence in Moscow to help Anatoly get out of the predicament he finds himself in at this time."
Anatoly is Sobchak's first name.
Although Anatoly Sobchak has not achieved much in the past few years in power, he actually does not have many stains. However, because of his radical political tendencies, he unknowingly offended many people, which led to his failure in the election this time.
As is customary in Russian politics, the next step is reckoning.
Simon also knew about this in advance.
Now Sobchak has faced various lawsuits, one of which is a well-documented one, using his authority to help relatives solve housing problems.
Tsk.
Compared with those oligarchs in Moscow who are frantically embezzling state-owned assets, the mayor of Russia's second largest city has helped his relatives solve the housing problem. In fact, he purchased a house at a lower price during the privatization process in recent years. public housing.
Can this kind of mayor fail any more
Simon nodded directly: "No problem, but you have to carry out this matter yourself."
"Um?"
Simon said: "I just talked with some people. Someone will invite you to Moscow soon. The position will not be too low. At that time, you can use your authority to help Mr. Sobchak get out of trouble."
The middle-aged man didn't react for a while.
Simon raised his hand and patted the other party's shoulder, and said: "Vladimir, one day you will understand. Then, you can treat what I just said as nothing, or as just a joke. However, don't reject the invitation from Moscow." invite."
After saying this, Simon said no more and turned towards others.
In the past, one of the reasons why someone became Yeltsin's final successor was actually a betrayal. After entering Moscow, in order to help his mentor, who was facing political strife, escape from prison, he secretly used his power to kill him. Sent out of Russia, and then calmly surrendered to Yeltsin.
Because Sobchak was also an opponent of Yeltsin.
As a result, Yeltsin did not pursue the matter. Instead, he saw the loyalty and character of the other party who was willing to lose his job for the sake of his former mentor and boss, and finally made up his mind.
At this moment.
No one knew what this less than one minute conversation in the eastern suburbs of St. Petersburg meant.
Simon stayed at the reception for more than ten minutes before saying goodbye and leaving.
The next day is June 1st.
Saturday.
Simon set off again early in the morning, flying to the capital of Rivne Oblast in northwest Ukraine. The airport invested and built by the Westeros System has been put into operation, and there is no need to divert from Kiev.
Another 'weeding operation' of the Westeros system in Rivne Oblast had already started before Simon arrived.
Unlike Russia, which has temporarily stabilized, Ukraine's economic downturn still shows no signs of stopping.
According to Ukrainian domestic economic data in the past few months this year, Ukraine's GDP in 1996 is expected to drop by about 10% compared to 1995.
It is always difficult for ordinary people to intuitively understand these economic data, but if you are in it, you will understand what it means for a country's GDP to fall by 10% in a year
disaster!
In Ukraine today, unemployment continues to be high, criminal activities are soaring, domestic political turmoil is turbulent, and people who have no hope at all are fleeing in large numbers. The situation is even more miserable than the Great Depression in the United States in the 1930s.
In this state, Rivne Oblast, located in northwest Ukraine, has almost become the only bright spot in this country because of the Westerosi system's unremitting efforts to operate.
For ordinary people, this is the best place to make a living.
Therefore, the current population of Rivni, the capital of Rivne Oblast, has continued to skyrocket to more than 700,000 people. After all, although fleeing to Western Europe seems to be a better destination, most people are unwilling to leave their hometown if they can stay in a familiar country.
On the other hand, in the eyes of other people, the vibrant Rivne Oblast is undoubtedly a piece of fat.
Simon only needs to gain maximum control over this area. As for the benefits, he has never thought about keeping it to himself, or even thinking about making any profit from this dilapidated land.
Look down on it.
Therefore, for many projects here, Simon has not lost any of the benefits that he should give out.
He also deliberately gave more.
However, because of greed, some people in this country at this time, just like the crazy oligarchs in Russia, are so unscrupulous that they think they can put anything in their pockets.
So I kept trying to get more from this area.
Precisely.
In fact, it is to ask for more from Simon.
In Simon's current position, there is actually no more pursuit of wealth. Simon's attitude towards wealth has never changed.
what's mine is mine.
What I am willing to give to you is yours.
If anyone thinks that Simon Westeros has too much and it's okay to grab a little, then be prepared to have your head bloody or even shattered to pieces.
When Simon's private plane landed at the western suburbs of Rivni Airport, the lawn mowing operation basically came to an end, leaving only some special matters that Simon needed to decide personally.
This time they did not enter the villa in the south of the city.
Simon and his party left the airport in the western suburbs and rushed directly through the city to the hot spring manor located in the north of the city.
Because it is summer, it is Saturday again, and the prosperity and vitality of this city under the sun are even more obvious.
Also under the sun, some things cannot be hidden.
For example, on a street in the northern part of the city that Simon's team passed through on purpose, the appearance of a five-story building on the roadside was still shockingly charred. It seemed that there had been a fire recently. When passing by, you could press the car window and smell the scorch in the air. taste.
Three nights ago at two o'clock in the morning, this building had just experienced an arrest operation.
The Rivni police launched a forceful attack and violently cleared out a gang den entrenched in the dance hall inside the building. During the exchange of fire, one police officer was killed and two others were seriously injured. The song and dance hall also caught fire during the exchange of fire. . According to public news, 3 gang members were killed and 7 injured.
What the actual situation was, probably only the incinerator operator of the city funeral home who was called to work overtime before dawn that day knew something about it.
As for the inside story.
It's Simon who's cutting off some of the tentacles that shouldn't be reaching into the city.
Prior to this operation, a deputy mayor who had just been transferred to Rivni at the beginning of the year was arrested by the police. At the same time, Celia Miller also personally launched strong negotiations with Kiev on behalf of Simon, eventually forcing some people to compromise.
This is just one part of this weeding.
The key lies within the Westeros system in the Rivne Oblast, especially the UFMS (Ukrainian Frontline Military Service Company).
Simon's control over this private army is much stricter than in the commercial field. To put it bluntly, the commercial layout of the Westeros system in Ukraine is basically centered around this private army. If someone wants to make money in Rivne Oblast, Simon will turn a blind eye as long as they don't go too far. However, if anyone dares to try to add sand to this Uighur private army, Simon will not be polite at all.
This is the red line.
Therefore, this time he did not hesitate to clean up a group of restless people again, and six of them disappeared from the world.
Arriving at the hot spring manor in the north of Rivni, it can be said that the place is well prepared.
UFMS directly dispatched 300 armed elites to station around the manor. The manor was also repeatedly inspected by the Westeros family's private security team who arrived in advance to ensure that there were no eavesdropping devices or security risks.
Simon got off the car in front of the main villa in the manor, and was greeted by Celia Miller and her assistant Emily Joplin.
In addition, there were eight girls standing in two rows in front of the villa wearing Weijia maid uniforms.
Just like the scene when Simon first arrived at the villa in the south of Rivni.
This is the second batch.
In fact, Grace helped select it.
Elite has started the new year's Elite World Elite Model Competition on a global scale in April, and the finals are expected to be held in July. Because of Simon's layout in Ukraine and the fact that the quality of girls in this country is indeed very high, Grace, who is following in the footsteps of men, also opened a sub-field in Ukraine.
During this period, I helped Simon select some girls for his collection.
These are the eight not far away.
It seems that the girls are about the same age as the original six girls, just as young and tall, and they feel like a bunch of onions to Simon.
After saying hello, Simon did not immediately pay attention to the girls. Instead, he noticed Celia's expression that she obviously had something to talk to him, so he took her straight into the villa and to a study room.
"Boss, before you arrived, I received a strange phone call from Moscow." Celia said, having already handed over a folder, and continued: "The other party said her name was Tatiana, and she just met with the boss last night. However, she hopes that her boss can take time to go to Moscow after finishing his trip to Ukraine."
Simon took the folder from Celia's hand. There was only one page in it, with a list of time and place written on it.
After thinking about it, I quickly understood what was going on.
In fact, it is understandable.
Simon’s conversation with Yeltsin’s daughter Tatiana last night was too implicated. Upon closer inspection, this is almost like directly controlling the future of a country, and it is not a small and run-down country like Ukraine, but a large and powerful country whose inherent strength cannot be underestimated.
This is one aspect.
On the other hand, Simon's simple words when it comes to the future arrangements for the Yeltsin family are really hard to convince.
Therefore some face-to-face communication is required.
The person communicating this time is definitely no longer Tatiana last night. Since the other party invited Simon to go directly to Moscow, it is obvious who he wants to meet privately with.
After looking at the address on the document again, Simon asked Celia to find a lighter.
Lit directly.
Didn't plan to keep the appointment.
The choice has been given. How Yeltsin chooses in the future is the other party's business. Moreover, Simon also believes that someone will have few other options in the future. Now, if you interfere too much, there is a high chance that it will have the opposite effect.