Chapter 1342: Triangle
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Chen Qing took Cheng Tae-hee into the reception room next to the indoor swimming pool. Cao Min-won had already left. Simon was still leaning leisurely on the sofa, holding a glass of red wine in his hand, and gentle and soothing old-school jazz was floating in the air. On the coffee table in front of the man, a pair of women wearing veils, with a cool face, knelt down and kissed each other, looking a bit beautiful.
Seeing the two of them coming in, Simon waved his hand, and the two women on the coffee table stopped and went down the ground like a cat, silently returning to the indoor swimming pool.
Cheng Tae-hee's eyes kept chasing the two women and disappeared. Seeing that Chen Qing had already sat down beside the man, she bowed slightly and sat next to the man after Simon patted the other side of him.
Chen Qing pulled the red wine from Simon's hand over and took a sip, then asked, "Boss, you seem unhappy. Did that little phoenix make you angry?"
"No," Simon shook his head and smiled: "I just want to give myself a Chinese name."
Chen Qing immediately became interested: "Does the boss have any ideas?"
"It must have Chinese characteristics," Simon said: "Do you think it is better to establish the country or to Zhenhua?"
Chen Qing was stunned, then laughed happily, hugged Simon's arm and head straight towards the man's shoulder: "Westero Jianguo, Westero Zhenhua, haha, boss, it's so rustic, it's better..." Suddenly, he thought of a pseudonym that Ren Jingxi gave her boss, and then stopped. She didn't want to mention a woman's name in front of the man, and said: "...That's, compared with the 'Thousand Trees' of Little Dogdan, it's a distance from the Pacific Ocean."
Simon just made a joke that even he felt very cold. After Chen Qing smiled for a while, she handed her unfinished red wine and asked Cheng Tae-hee on the other side: "How is the Showbox?"
Cheng Tae-hee's mind was still floating in her mind that she had just left the two women. Hearing this, he quickly retracted his thoughts and said, "Four movies, "Kidnap the Dog at the Door" and "The Day when the Pig fell into the Well" have been completed. "The Strange Talk of the Girls" and "Rose Red Lotus" are also undergoing the final editing, and the next thing is to release."
Speaking of this, Sung Tae-hee paused a little, and without waiting for the man to ask questions, she continued: "Kidnapping Dog at the Door" tried to apply for the Cannes Film Festival in France, but failed to be shortlisted. She plans to try it at the Toronto Film Festival in the second half of the year. "The Day when the Pig Fells" has hope of being shortlisted for Venice, thanks to the help of Daenerys' Gaomen Film Team. The other two horror films are planned to be released in the summer season together. "Rose Red Lotus" is in June and "The Strange Talk of the Girls" is in July. Boss, do you want to see a sample film?"
"Send it here, I'll take the time to see it."
Seeing Simon agreeing, Cheng Tae-hee was suddenly satisfied and said, "Actually, I'm a little worried. I spent so much money. What should I do if the box office is not good?"
"This is a problem," Simon smiled, "If you can't do something well, you will definitely be punished."
Sung Tae-hee suddenly thought of the two women just now. Could it be...that kind of punishment?
Chen Qing was listening quietly by the side. Seeing this, she reached out and pinched Cheng Tae-hee's rosy face: "I'm thinking wrong, my face is red?"
Cheng Tae-hee was just a little hot-faced, but when Chen Qing teased her, her face quickly turned from light red to red, and she had a little thought of running away in panic.
Simon pressed Chen Qing's little paws to help Cheng Tae-hee get out of the predicament, turned to Chen Qing and said, "I will leave tomorrow. You will handle the Dae-woo Group as soon as possible. We still have a lot of things to do, so we can't delay it."
"I understand," Chen Qing hugged Simon's arm again: "Boss, some of the companies we are involved in have been recruiting people recently, and it's very lively."
"oh?"
"It's the graduation season soon. There are a total of 570,000 college graduates in South Korea this year. Guess, how much does the current company need?"
Simon was too lazy to guess, and just asked back: "How many?"
Chen Qing raised a small hand and shook it: "50,000."
Simon was a little surprised. Of course, he knew that there was a wave of layoffs in South Korea, and that companies of all sizes were laying off employees significantly, but he did not expect that the employment rate of South Korea's college graduates this year was less than 10%.
However, I was relieved soon.
In my memory, I generally have a kind of "resident role" when watching Korean movies, which is a decadent young man who has never found a job after graduating from college and can only lie at home, or even a decadent middle-aged man. The movie reflects reality, so it can also show the employment status of Korean university graduates.
There are too few job opportunities, and the result is that people who have jobs have to work very hard in order to avoid losing their jobs. This has led to a very high overtime period in South Korea. The general high-intensity overtime work has reduced the employment demand of enterprises, further reduced job opportunities, and eventually formed a vicious cycle.
Another result is, why are the Korean chaebols so strong?
Korean chaebol operators are always all kinds of "management gods". Is it really that magical?
Actually, it is not the case.
Due to the fierce employment competition in South Korea, the Korean chaebols can obtain the most elite group of talents in Korean society, and these talents still have to work very hard after joining the company. It is not so easy for a company to mess up with the smartest mind and the hardest work.
This created a large number of Korean "management gods".
Thinking about this, Simon probably understood that this girl was not talking about this casually with her, or that the two of them had a different mind, and obviously thought of one thing, and glanced at Cheng Tae-hee on the other side, with a little confusion and some inevitable sympathy.
Seeing that his boss turned his gaze again with a clear look on his face, Chen Qing said: "I am helping the boss select the maid guard team in Korea among the fresh graduates, and they must be the best."
Simon explained: "The key is not the best, loyalty is important."
"Absolutely," Chen Qing said: "We have a very strict interview and review process, so don't worry, the boss."
Simon thought for a while and said, "You can help more."
Chen Qing blinked: "I handed over the budget to my wife. I plan to recruit 100 people. How much does the boss want?"
“It’s 300.”
Chen Qingyan followed the plan: "Okay."
After talking about this, I talked about some trivial matters. Seeing that there was a woman leaning out from the door leading to the swimming pool, Chen Qing didn't continue and pushed Simon: "Boss, go and have fun, don't always think about things, I'll take Tae-hee to discuss some work."
Simon just nodded, and saw Chen Qing pulling Cheng Tae-hee away, who was obviously reluctant to leave, and looked at the other side of the swimming pool.
The girl who was originally protruding her head noticed that the man looked at her and boldly walked over, but it was Lee Young-ai. One of the women who were randomly drawn by Simon in the St. Lucas Linhai Manor. Simon liked the shape of this woman's lips very much. When Lee Young-ai approached, she pointed to the carpet at her feet: "Come on, let me see."
Lee Young-ae, who also only wore a bathrobe, saw the man's order and naturally knelt down on the carpet, put his hands on the man's knees, and raised his head flatteringly.
Simon stayed in Seoul for another night, and the trip to Asia was over and he set off for Los Angeles the next day.
It lasted for a week, and at the public level, there was no news that Simon had been to Asia.
The recent financial situation in Asia is unstable. Originally, South Korea wanted to do some small moves in private, but it was very hesitant. After all, compared with the favorable benefits of Simon Westeros visiting South Korea, the financial markets of many Asian countries have been very unlucky. However, the "Westeros effect" has actually happened several times. Who knows what kind of results will be triggered when the news of someone's arrival in South Korea be released?
Moreover, the recent incidents of Daewoo Group have also made some people afraid of it.
Simon Westeros is a very privacy-conscious person who exposes the news without the other party’s consent. If he is caught, will he be targeted?
Today's South Korea really cannot withstand these storms.
Chen Qing casually talked to Simon about the employment situation of fresh college students in South Korea, which is a collapse this year, but it is just the tip of the iceberg of South Korea's severe economic situation at this time. Even though the "donation campaign" that has been widely reported by the international community recently made South Korean citizens breathe a sigh of relief, in fact, the South Korean government received only less than 2 billion US dollars in gold.
Compared with the funding gap of tens of billions of dollars in South Korea's economy, it's a drop in the bucket.
In addition, Simon did it casually, causing the collapse of South Korea's Daewoo Group to instantly collapse. Even though many people know the inside story, the news of ordinary traders is not so well-informed. Therefore, it inevitably triggered another concern in the open market about the possible greater problems in the South Korean economy, resulting in the recent fluctuations in the South Korean currency, stock market and bond markets.
Therefore, it seems that Simon's trip to Asia did not splash any ripples, but his short stay in Seoul is undoubtedly a heart-warming agent for many insiders.
When Simon Westero visited South Korea, people who were a little more rational understood that this super tycoon could not have come here for nothing to bring warmth to people. However, the incident of Simon Westero's visit to South Korea itself has considerable symbolic significance.
This means that Simon Westeros is very interested in South Korea. In fact, the Westeros system has proved this matter through practical actions, but Simon Westeros’ investment was previously only targeted at a few large chaebols. In any case, in the eyes of many people, Simon Westeros is much better than having no interest in South Korea, even if it is not good intentions.
So, when Simon came and left, many things that were originally around the Daewoo Group, and some of them were dragging and dragging, began to cut the mess quickly.
The day after Simon left South Korea, Hyundai Group announced that it would take over Daewoo Group's automobile business to ensure the stability of related industries, and at the same time ensure employment as much as possible. The Blue House immediately gave a guarantee and would actively cooperate with Hyundai Group to take over Daewoo Automobile.
This is just the beginning.
Subsequently, Daewoo's steel, electronics, construction, shipbuilding and other businesses were quickly taken over.
As for the huge debts of Daewoo Group, the Westeros system will definitely not bear too much.
Overseas creditors, when they negotiate and carry out debt restructuring, they will at least make a certain extension. However, in South Korea, the South Korean government can only bear the large amount of bad debts on its own. Even if they are not completely cancelled, they will only give a symbolic repayment plan.
Otherwise, the outcome of the relevant company will only go bankrupt.
As South Korea's second largest chaebol, it is related to the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of employees and even the larger related families behind the scenes. If bankruptcy, as the main creditor, South Korean banks can recover some losses through liquidation, but the potential social problems caused by the careers of a large number of employees are not willing to see.
Therefore, we can only compromise.
In fact, it is a very important reason why the GDP figures of various countries have experienced such a severe recession in the years after the Asian financial crisis, and the cancellation of a large number of bad debt assets has led to the evaporation of huge wealth out of thin air.
Among them, Daewoo Group's electronic business fell into the hands of SK, which is mainly supported by the Westeros system, and will be integrated with related businesses taken over from Hyundai.
Simon has had doubts about this.
What should I do if SK's related business is too large and difficult to control?
But it was just a flash of thought.
Now is not the time to balance Korean companies, not to mention that the Westeros system will definitely ensure absolute controlling rights. Perhaps due to geographical or regulations, absolute controlling rights may not necessarily be absolute control. There have been too many such things, but the Westeros system's penetration of South Korea is not just the equity of the target company, but in fact, it is all aspects.
What's more, Simon's intention to push the Korean chaebol to the front of the stage as a shield has not changed.
The social conflicts in South Korea will only become more and more intense in the future. If the Westeros system ends in person, it will only allow the Koreans to unite and share the same hatred of the enemy. This is not in line with the interests of the Westeros system, and even Simon does not actually care.
However, it is definitely better to be able to maintain a state of balance.
The South Korean government, the Korean people, the Korean chaebol, and the stable triangular relationship are just right. The Westeros system is more suitable for balancing and controlling it from it.
After dealing with Daewoo and South Korea, Simon's main target is LG.
I discussed with Chen Qing privately that the next step is to force the LG family to surrender.
In fact, it has already won Samsung Electronics. The electronics business of the two chaebol giants that have previously ranked first and second in South Korea has been dealt with by Simon. It seems that there is no need to pursue more. However, it is also due to the consideration of the triangular structure. If there are three companies, it will obviously be able to restrain each other.
Just like SK Entertainment, Samsung Entertainment and Modern Entertainment, the three giants.
In addition to the electronics industry with semiconductors as the core, everything went very smoothly in terms of entertainment.
South Korea's related industries are completely open to foreign capital, and the internal situation is so turbulent. With the strong financial support, the Westeros system's rapid expansion in the South Korean entertainment industry has almost not encountered many obstacles.
Cash is king, which is the most wise thing.
Chapter completed!