Chapter 1422: Recognize the Lord
Returning from the Blue House, Simon rushed to his residence in Itaewon. After lunch, he invited Peter Bernast, the chief representative of the IMF team in South Korea, and Michael Gate, his direct spokesperson in the IMF team, to have coffee together.
The Westeros system can quickly control the South Korean economy, and the IMF team in South Korea has made an indelible contribution.
While Simon personally discussed the details of the subsequent operation of the IMF team in South Korea with the two, he also affirmed the work of this team in South Korea over the past six months.
After the meeting with the two, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Simon rushed to the Korean headquarters of Daenerys Entertainment, Hannandong, and met with the heads of a group of entertainment companies, including SK Entertainment, Samsung Entertainment, Modern Entertainment, and Showbox, Acrab Online, TD Soft, JY Entertainment, Mini6 Studio, and other major or good results.
Unlike the large number of secret tricks that are quietly cast, these are all chess and there is no need to avoid them.
Of course, there is no specific thing. Listen to the work reports of the leaders of each company, talk about some company's future operations ideas, and even discuss some specific and detailed project details.
To put it bluntly, I will still recognize my master.
Let these people know clearly who is their real boss.
After finishing this matter, I took a bus back to the southeast mountain manor in Seoul where the cocktail party was held last night. It was already seven o'clock in the evening.
After dinner, Simon came to the study room, turned on the computer, and was about to communicate with Chen Qing, who was in Beijing, and Jiang Shanwu, who came with him, handed over the tablet computer last night again: "Boss, you have updated the information, do you need to choose it in advance?"
After looking at the flowing boot screen on the screen, Simon took the tablet, leaned relaxedly towards the leather chair, and clicked on the directory list to enter the interface in advance.
This time I soon saw some familiar names.
After randomly sketching a few pages of photo, the computer on the desk had entered the interface. Simon handed the tablet back to Jiangshanwu and said, "Pick 24, wash it, and divide it into five or six bedrooms to wait."
Jiang Shanwu nodded to show that she understood, but she was a little strange about the number 24. Seeing that her boss had turned to the computer screen, she turned around and left.
Simon quickly connected the video with Chen Qing. Seoul is only one city away from Beijing. It is already night in China. Chen Qing, who is in the big mansion in Maoer Hutong in Beijing, begged for mercy as soon as she appeared: "Boss, I was wrong, I will never dare again."
Simon was not polite either: "Call Yuan Chi, turn around and lie down, and slap ten times first."
Chen Qing ignored Jiang Yuanchi's figure who had just put down a pot of coffee before walking outside, and looked impeccable: "Boss, Yuanchi is not here, I'm sent to Shanghai."
"Then call someone else over."
"Well, Wuling happens to be here, she must be happy to help."
Simon was speechless, glaring at the opposite girl, too lazy to talk nonsense, and then said, "Did you read the list of Blue House?"
Chen Qing also put away her playful expression and turned to a serious look, but said, "The boss is so easy to talk to."
Simon found a list of factories that the Blue House sent from a stack of documents next to him that the Blue House hoped to delay closure. While looking through it, he said: "You are a little too much. It's right to accelerate the transfer of the industrial chain to China and reduce costs. But, just like today, when I went to Blue House, there were still a lot of people outside. This is not good. If there is turmoil in South Korea, our losses are likely to be the greatest."
"No, I have asked our team in South Korea to accelerate the promotion of the "Korean National Minimum Living Security Law". At the latest next February, before the Chinese New Year in Asia, it will be passed. At that time, life will be guaranteed and the emotions of the unemployed people in South Korea will stabilize. In addition, through this strategy, we can not only pass on the cost of layoffs to the South Korean government to the greatest extent, but also prompt the South Korean government to borrow more money from the IMF to extend the IMF system. The boss should have also discovered that the recovery of South Korea's economy has exceeded expectations."
Simon nodded and agreed with Chen Qing's idea, and said: "The idea of Jin Dazhong only requires these factories to exist for half a year to a year. If you pick half of them, you will find that the conflict is more intense. If you delay it, we don't have to bear the expenses anyway, so we should borrow them from the IMF."
Seeing that his boss made up his mind, Chen Qing did not refute anymore, but just bargained: "Boss, how about one-third?"
"Don't be so stingy, just half of it," Simon made the decision, too lazy to beat this girl again, and don't push South Korea too hard, anyway, he will not change it. He can only occasionally pull it back and say: "In addition, I am also considering the rapid economic recovery of South Korea today, which can promote the appreciation of the Korean won. You can discuss it with Cersei's senior management, or contact some hedge funds to come up with a plan as soon as possible."
The rapid and stable economic recovery of South Korea's economy in the past year is mainly due to two things.
The first is that the Westeros system bets on the positive effects of South Korea on the country, because Simon's layout in South Korea followed the trend. In the first three quarters of this year, South Korea's foreign capital inflows reached US$26 billion, and it is expected to exceed US$35 billion for the whole year. Such a huge foreign capital inflow quickly made up for the thirst of funds in all walks of life in South Korea.
The second reason is the depreciation of the Korean won.
Compared with the stable exchange rate of the Korean won against the US dollar in the past few years, the exchange rate of the Korean won against the US dollar has remained around 1,600 to 1 recently, which has depreciated by half compared with the Asian financial crisis before the outbreak.
This is actually because of the secret suppression of the Westeros system, mainly to eat more of South Korea's assets at a lower price.
Although the sharp depreciation of the South Korean won has a catastrophic impact on the South Korean economy, the most obvious thing is that it is expected that only US$380 billion of GDP will remain this year, which has shrunk by nearly 40% compared to the 610 billion at its peak two years ago, on the other hand, it has also greatly stimulated South Korea's exports.
You should know that in the years before the crisis, as an export-oriented country that has been maintained since the Park Chung-hee era, South Korea has been in a deficit for several consecutive years.
This is obviously not a good phenomenon.
As the crisis broke out, the won depreciated sharply and exports surged. However, in the first three quarters of this year, South Korea gained a trade surplus of about US$11 billion. This money may not be enough compared to South Korea's current total foreign debt. It is tantamount to alleviating the embarrassment of South Korea's economy.
If this good situation continues, unlike other countries that are still at a loss in the crisis, South Korea will be able to get out of the shadow of the crisis ahead of schedule next year.
Simon certainly doesn't want to see such a result happening too soon.
There are many ways to stop it. For example, if the Westeros system is doing some negative things, suddenly you no longer have a good time to be optimistic about South Korea. This will definitely be an immediate effect.
The problem is that there are many sequelae.
The safer one is to re-push the appreciation of the Korean won.
The appreciation of the Korean won will not only suppress South Korea's exports again, but also prevent the pace of international capital from flowing into South Korea. After all, the original US dollar can be exchanged for 1,600 won. If it can be exchanged for 1,500, 1,400, 1,300 or even less, the investment enthusiasm of international capital will inevitably be frustrated.
Exports are blocked again and capital inflows are reduced, and the recovery of South Korea's economy will inevitably be delayed.
Simon changed the topic directly, Chen Qing stopped entangling, lowered her head and recorded what had just happened in the memorandum. When she heard her boss talking about promoting the appreciation of the Korean won, she quickly looked up: "Boss, we have thought of it together, and I am also planning to tell you about this tonight."
Simon heard this and said, "Since that's the case, I don't have to worry about it anymore. Do you have a plan?"
"Yes," Chen Qing smiled again: "Starting from the boss's trip to Seoul, I have thought of the title. How about Simon Westero's secret visit to Seoul or increase investment in South Korea?"
Simon directly denied: "Bad, the exposure of news may help promote the appreciation of the Korean won, but it will also allow more investors to strengthen their confidence in South Korea. Therefore, in the two purposes of curbing South Korea's exports and reducing international capital inflows, there can only be one."
Chen Qing was stunned for a moment and reacted: "I only think of the previous one, boss, is it because I was negligent or the boss is good."
Simon ignored the slap of the girl on the other side and continued: "Just just released the Forbes list, the media will be very lively next, so don't use me as a gimmick anymore. In addition, you can do other methods yourself. Now... it's still calculated based on the Chinese Lunar New Year. There are still three months left. I hope that before the New Year, the Korean won will increase by more than 20%, and at least return to around 1,300."
"Three months 20%, is the boss a little conservative?"
"20% in three months, no matter how high I will settle the score with you."
Chen Qing shrank her neck and knew that her boss was still beating her too radical things, so she could only nod.
In fact, of course, we also know that a country's currency rose by 20% in just three months, and its impact on imports and exports will reach a disaster level. Even if the Korean won is in a too low position due to last year's crisis and the deliberate suppression of the Westeros system, the 20% fluctuation will seriously affect South Korea's exports.
This is enough.
After talking about some things in South Korea, Chen Qing talked about China again: "Boss, just today, the Press and Publication Administration issued a new "Interim Measures for the Management of Electronic Games". Simply put, it is necessary to strengthen the approval of games. In name, it includes stand-alone games and online games, but in fact it is for our online games."
"This is also a good thing," Simon had no objection: "Several companies in China also took the initiative to collect them."
Chen Qing blinked: "Actually, I want to say that this is a good thing for us."
When Simon heard what the other girl said, he thought about it and realized it.
The so-called management is ultimately managed by people.
When the approval card is strict, the only one who is unlucky is the small game publishers who have no one or no money. Of course, what you want is what you want in the Westeros system.
After smiling, Simon subconsciously warned: "Don't go too far, assign a task to you. Within half a year, mainland China will at least build a new game company that has nothing to do with us."
Chen Qing looked bitter: "Boss, this kind of thing is difficult for me."
Simon didn't talk nonsense: "Half a year, remember?"
"Remember."
"So, are there anything else that I need to know?"
Chen Qing nodded and continued to talk about some things. It took another half an hour before the call ended.
Simon then processed a batch of work emails, focusing on replying to Pat Kingsley, the head of the Westeros family media public relations team, discussing the public relations strategies for the next period after the release of the Forbes list.
After finishing all this, it was ten o'clock in the evening.
Jiang Shanwu came in again, holding the tablet in her hand: "Boss, everyone is ready, do you want to take a look first?"
Simon turned off the computer and stood up and said, "Just tell me which rooms I am in, open a blind box."
"Yes," Jiang Shanwu responded, and said with a different meaning: "Boss, do you want to take a shower first?"
"You don't need to get involved."
"Um."
He agreed with some disappointment and came to the corridor. Jiang Shanwu led his boss to the door of a bedroom and introduced the woman who was divided into six bedrooms. Finally, he waited for a while. Seeing that his boss had already pushed the door open, he finally gave up hope and turned around and left.
It was another beautiful night.
The next morning, I was woken up by some restless woman.
It was just dawning.
Simon caught the little girl who secretly wanted to pick mushrooms from under him, and it was Lee Young-ai.
Because she participated in the first local bombshell "Life and Death Change" to be released in South Korea next year, Lee Young-ai's current development prospects are no less than the young girls who became popular with "Rose Red Lotus" and "The Strange Tale of the Girls" during the summer. However, because of her age, the competition is fierce.
This woman easily caught the key to things. She not only took the initiative to work hard last night, but also took the initiative to be an early bird.
Holding the woman's head for a while, Simon liked the woman's lip line very much, so he let the girl go back to work, and then took one next to her to see that it was Jang Nara, and her little mouth was also very likable, so he sent him to do farm work with Lee Young Ai, change his pillow again, and brought the other three Song Hye Kyo, Kim Hee Sun and Jeon Ji Hyun from the five-member group here together.
In the end, Simon was the only one who got up after dawn.
The villa was very quiet, and Simon had experienced last night that the women in other rooms had not yet got up, and it was not surprising.
After Simon finished breakfast, he packed up here and set off directly back to Los Angeles.
Arriving on the West Coast of the United States, due to the time difference, it was still Tuesday morning on November 10th.
Just Monday the day before, Forbes' 1998 US 400 Rich List was released, not only physical magazines, but also official websites, which gave the list that morning, which inevitably caused a buzz of public opinion again.
Fortunately, under the operation of the Westeros family's public relations team, this noise does not seem high-profile.
Even... For example, on online platforms such as the Igrit Portal, the list of 400 rich Americans in the new year is not the hottest news.
The hottest topic is of course the President of the White House.
About Clinton’s settlement with Paula Jones over the weekend.
In addition, Newt Gingrich's resignation.
Chapter completed!