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Chapter 1417: The fish died and the net broke?

South Korea, a golf course near the mountain manor in Simon's name in the southeastern suburb of Seoul.

Arrived in the morning and asked someone to play here in the afternoon.

Quan Sumin, who had changed into a tight sports suit, stood on the edge of the court, looking at the group of chaebol leaders who were more or less respectful in their postures around a man, and they were inevitably strange in their hearts.

The feeling of power that she had inexplicably hoped for.

Through this period of understanding, Jin Somin was able to roughly judge that it is not an exaggeration to say that this country is in the hands of the young foreign man on the stadium.

Moreover, of course, this power did not come in vain.

The collapse of Daewoo Group, which ranks second in South Korea, clearly has the shadow of the Westeros system behind it. LG Group, which was dismantled because of too late for surrender, is another new example.

In addition to the two major chaebols, the Westeros system's rapid control over the Korean entertainment industry is even more visible to the naked eye. In recent months, those movies that seem to be glorious and online games that shine in overseas markets have basically been eroded by the Westeros system in advance.

At the government level, the Blue House almost obeys the IMF team under the Westeros system. It cannot obey the order. The IMF team completely grasps the future direction of the entire South Korean economy, not just seven inches.

Not to mention the major Korean chaebols represented by the big bosses on the field that have completely applied to the Westeros system.

After a little calculation, Kim So-min roughly came up with a statistic in his mind. The chaebol leaders around a man on the court can now be said to have controlled more than 70% of South Korea's GDP, which is actually equivalent to the Westeros system controlling more than 70% of South Korea's GDP.

One thing that can be confirmed is that this proportion will only be higher in the future.

Rapidly rise.

While thinking about it, Lin Kyu-ri, who was told by Chen Qing to be responsible for the daily routine of her boss's trip to Seoul, led two maids to the field with some mineral water, and had no intention of greeting Kim So-min at all. Kim So-min frowned slightly, and then chased after him directly. As for Lin Kyu-ri and the others, Kim So-min reached out to take the mineral water from the two maids next to Lin Kyu-ri and broke it in her arms. Kaiyan drove away the two women, and then accelerated his pace and stood side by side with Lin Kyu-ri.

Seeing this, Lin Guili just frowned slightly and continued to move forward.

When they came to a group of men, both women had changed into gentle and smiling expressions, distributed mineral water to everyone, and took the initiative to retreat a little, standing behind their boss one left and one right.

I can't help but envy Jiangshanwu, who can stand by men and act as a translator.

And, obviously, someone still doesn't trust them so much, otherwise, both of them have the ability to act as translators, and their boss has no reason to bring a Chinese girl.

But, I can only think about it.

This man is definitely not something they can control.

Seeing the two women standing behind him and not leaving, and did not drive anyone away, Simon watched SK family leader Choi Tae-won score a goal, but was talking to the Hyundai and Samsung parties Zheng Mengjiu and Lee Kun-hee: "The automobile industry in South Korea is only that big. You will be in trouble and the market will not increase. This time I will mediate myself and don't fight anymore. I hope you will reach an agreement within a month and then focus on overseas. Is it okay?"

Simon used English, and also graduated from the Foreign Languages ​​University and Chen Qing, and performed instant translation fluently in Korean.

The two girls standing behind their boss didn't expect that several of them were talking about this topic.

It's not surprising.

As South Korean auto giants such as Daewoo and Kia collapsed one after another during the economic crisis, the South Korean auto industry also entered a reshuffle stage.

Hyundai is undoubtedly the well-deserved boss, especially this year it has also taken over Daewoo's automobile business.

Samsung is a standard outsider.

Many ordinary people can feel Lee Kun-hee's obsession with cars from various news reports. Therefore, Samsung's advancement in the automobile industry is also very aggressive.

Therefore, the problem now is that if one wants to completely unify the world and become a unique oligarch, the other is to build a new family foundation after losing control of the electronics industry, it is at all costs.

Both sides have been talking about all kinds of things over the past six months.

Just a few days ago, there was even a bad incident in which the marketing teams of Hyundai and Samsung in Busan, which was a gang fight, so you can also think of meeting you and I from other aspects.

When both sides have their own firm goals, even the Blue House cannot persuade them.

Now, it seems that only Simon can dissuade him.

Kim So-min couldn't help but raise his heart a little while listening to his boss's tone. Even the heads of Hyundai and Samsung, even the President, wouldn't dare to talk to them in this tone. Both of them were used to being arrogant in Korea, so would they surrender?

In this worry, Jin Sumin quickly got the result.

Just a little hesitated, Jung Mengjiu and Lee Kun-hee nodded.

Before Simon could give up, he suggested that the two shake hands and make peace. The two chaebol bosses would do the same. This scene almost made Jin Sumin unable to help but grow his mouth.

In fact, this is still a very different gap in power.

The richer the person is, the more he can feel the huge potential contained in wealth. Similarly, extending to other levels, such as the officialdom, the more he is, the more he can understand that the higher the official position, the more he can kill people. In comparison, ordinary people often think that those super rich, or high-ranking officials and powerful people may not be a big deal.

After all, Kim So-min has just entered this circle, so it is difficult to deeply understand what the Westeros system means in South Korea at the moment.

However, even though he is superior in South Korea, over the past year, Jin Woo-jung, who was once the same level as them or even higher, has seen with his own eyes that under the strong blow of the Westeros system, not only did the Daewoo Group, which he had worked hard to collapse, but he was also sent to prison. Later, the LG Group was dismantled, and even the IMF team, which was obviously controlled by the Westeros system, completely killed the major Korean corporate giants. In this case, how could Zheng Mengjiu, Lee Kun-hee and others not be afraid of not surrendering?

Maybe assuming that I just refused to surrender, I went to Simon Westeros on the spot, and then left.

Very good.

The problem is that it may not be necessary to go to the next morning, their companies will be troubled by a series of problems such as bank prosecutors entering the bank and bank debt collection. It is even possible that they will be directly under surveillance and waiting for investigation, just like Jin Yu-jung did.

Speaking of Kim Woo-jung, after all, he was the head of South Korea's second largest chaebol, and there were 3,000 nails in the broken ship. What's more, the huge Dae-woo Group also involves all aspects of the South Korean economy and even involves many people. Without the participation of the Westeros system, even if a series of economic crimes are confirmed, Kim Woo-jung is unlikely to enter prison.

Up to probation.

The current situation is that the Westeros system is obviously shaking the tiger. In the first round of trials in September, Kim Woo-jung was directly sentenced to 25 years due to a series of serious economic problems. Kim Woo-jung's lawyer team is appealing, but even if the final sentence is shortened, Kim Woo-jung will have to stay in prison for ten years.

Jin Yu-jung himself obviously understands where the problem arises. Over the past six months, he has repeatedly begged for mercy to Simon Westero through various connections, hoping to let him go, but he has never been paid attention to it.

While the rabbit dies and the fox is sad, a group of chaebol bosses in South Korea also completely recognize the reality.

The reality is that in just one year, South Korea has basically become an economic colony of the Westeros system, and they are simply unable to resist. Whoever resists will end up being destroyed like Daewoo.

Fortunately, Simon Westeros did not kill them, and still retained the wealth and status of their chaebol families to a considerable extent.

Otherwise... Otherwise, there seems to be nothing to do.

A dead end?

It is expected that South Korea's total GDP this year will drop sharply to around 380 billion, which is nearly 40% compared to the peak of 610 billion in 1996. The Westeros system is only Simon Westeros' personal wealth, which is several times the size of South Korea's economy, not to mention the entire Westeros system controlled by Simon Westeros, and even the US government that also stands behind the Westeros system.

In comparison with the huge gap in strength, all the fish will die, and the net will not be broken.

Since that's the case, the result is now the best.

On the court.

Simon and Zheng Mengjiu shook hands with Lee Kun-hee and nodded with satisfaction.

Let’s go to the next hitting point together, Simon continued: “South Korea’s own territory and population are here. Even if you develop them completely, it will be difficult to achieve too large. Therefore, I want you to focus on overseas. Just like Japan, Japan’s population is only twice that of South Korea, but its economic size can reach ten times that of South Korea. Why? The key lies in Japan’s outward-oriented economic model, and it is all about expanding overseas.”

After Simon finished speaking, everyone who listened carefully or pretended to listen carefully nodded. He took the initiative to contact him in advance before he came over proudly and said directly in English: "Simon, the United States' strategy of suppressing Japan should not have changed, right?"

"Of course," Simon nodded and said, "Japan's economy is too large, and Washington will definitely not allow Japan to go further, and will even compress Japan. Haha, I understand why you asked this, this is exactly the opportunity for South Korea. Since we are now partners and have stakeholders, I am of course happy to see everyone replace Japan in some industries."

This is obviously a very thought-provoking question, and the answers also made everyone on the scene excited.

Hyundai Zheng Mengjiu quickly asked: "Simon, do you think Korean cars can replace the position of Japanese cars in the global market?"

"I can only say that Washington will definitely further restrict Japan's automobile industry. Whether Korean cars can replace Japanese cars depends on your own efforts," Simon said. "However, since Korean semiconductors can replace Japanese semiconductors, I am quite optimistic about the prospect of Korean cars replacing Japanese cars."

When Simon mentioned semiconductors, everyone's expressions were inevitably strange.

They are all old birds who have been living in the business world for many years. Since Simon Westero has taken advantage of the economic crisis in the past year to almost control the entire South Korean semiconductor industry, it can be seen that this young wealth tycoon attaches great importance to the semiconductor field.

In comparison, Simon Westeros is obviously not that passionate about cars.

Zheng Mengjiu was even considering whether to actively invite the Westeros system to invest in Hyundai's core automobile companies. However, people always have strong instinctive rejection of actively giving up some of their own interests. Zheng Mengjiu could not make such a decision at one time, and even comfort himself. Perhaps even if he was willing, the Westeros system might not be interested, which would be embarrassing.

Everyone came to a new batting point. Lee Kun-hee, who had not spoken much, finally spoke: "Simon, are you optimistic about China?"

“I’ve proved this with enough action over the past few years,” Simon shrugged, posing for a shot, and then said, “And, Lee, you’re obviously good at China, I still remember Samsung launching a five-year plan to invest $10 billion in China two years ago.”

Lee Kun-hee shook her head regretfully: "It's a pity that things have changed."

Simon just smiled, of course he knew that because of last year's economic crisis, Samsung actually only invested less than $2 billion in China. It was not until after taking over Kia this year and receiving support from the Westeros system that Samsung began to invest in China again. The biggest project was the Samsung Automobile Joint Venture in Suzhou.

Thinking of this, Simon continued: "China has 9.6 million square kilometers of land and 1.2 billion people, which are dozens of times that of South Korea. At the same time, compared with the West, which has formed a stable capital pattern, China is still in the development stage, and the various leading industries that South Korea has happened to be urgently needed in the development stage. Therefore, for South Korea that wants to recover, China is your best opportunity."

SK's Choi Tae-won couldn't help but shake his head when he heard Simon say this: "The problem is, Simon, the stability of China's economic policies is really worrying. We are afraid of investing in it. After some years, we will suddenly lose all our money?"

"Investing is always risky," Simon said, "According to the Chinese saying, you can't stop eating just because you are afraid of being choked."

The idiom that quit eating because of choking is not unfamiliar to South Korea, which is in the Chinese cultural circle.

Everyone was silent and thought again.

In fact, Simon undoubtedly gave the most correct path. The problem is that at least in history, South Korea did not take this path well, but still focused on the West.

The most direct evidence, such as Korean cars and Samsung phones.

Compared with Japanese cars, Korean cars have almost no sense of presence in the Chinese market later, which has to be said to be a serious mistake by Korean companies.
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