As Russia unexpectedly penetrated the Yugoslavia situation, the originally stalemate negotiations between NATO and the Associate Yugoslavia began to accelerate. After all, even if World War III does not occur, NATO, led by the United States, does not want to have a head-on conflict with Russia.

The hairy bear is really hard to fight when he is stunned.

Therefore, on June 10, NATO and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia officially signed an armistice agreement, and the two sides stopped their troops. The Kosovo war, which lasted for more than two months, ended.

The result of this war was that after the great disintegration in 1991, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was once again dismembered. Even if many countries, including Russia, did not recognize it, Kosovo actually gained its own position and became a nail for the United States to firmly wedge on the Balkans.

The most critical indirect result of this war is the sharp depreciation of the euro.

On the day the war ended, on June 10, the euro-USD exchange rate rebounded due to the end of the war, and it still fell to a dismal position of 0.9735 to 1. Compared with the official initial exchange rate of 1.1800 to 1 just when it was issued at the beginning of the year, it took less than half a year, and the cumulative decline had reached 17.5%.

While the euro continues to depreciate sharply, it is inevitable that the stock markets of European countries have also generally declined recently. In addition, the remaining strength of the 1997 financial crisis is still there, and the economic situation of European countries this year is sluggish.

Some people are frustrated, and naturally some people will benefit.

On the other side of the Atlantic, after the initial brief fluctuation of the war, seeing that the situation was settled, major U.S. stock indexes began to rise in full swing. Among them, the Dow Jones Index broke through the 10,000 point mark for the first time on May 26, driving Daenerys Entertainment, the leading stock on the New York Stock Exchange, to a new high, with its market value closing at US$637.7 billion on May 26.

While Simon's personal wealth has increased, another result is that the stock exchange plan of the Westeros system is increasingly favored by capital flowing into US from all over the world.

Asia, Europe and even Africa are still in turmoil, and Latin America is even more dying. The huge international capital that is swimming around the world, the only place to avoid the risk is North America.

The Westeros system, based on North America, is undoubtedly the brightest pearl on this market.

Of course, everyone can't afford to be able to gain some light.

The matter is too eye-catching. Even if you try your best to suppress public opinion, this matter will inevitably attract more and more attention.

Just in May, a Republican member of Minnesota from the House of Representatives also proposed a bill to establish a special committee in the U.S. Congress to investigate possible tax issues that may be involved in the ongoing large-scale stock swap of Westeros.

The result of the matter was that there was a person on the blacklist of Westeros system, and then it was left alone.

check?

How to check it?

What's more, if you find out what problems, can the benefits fall into your own pocket?

As for the little political capital you get, Simon Westeros can make you negative if you spend a sum of money.

Totally thankless.

Actually, Simon doesn't mind paying taxes.

Because Simon is very clear about the terrible consequences of a country's financial collapse after it cannot collect taxes, and no one can escape it.

However, Simon would not deliberately make extra money.

Not that enlightenment.

How do you play Simon? Just like some cash transactions, Simon will not actively transfer them to China if they can stay overseas for tax avoidance.

Simon also understood that this was actually a dead knot.

Of course, I don’t know how to solve it, because the historical cycle and prosperity alternate, this is an inevitable rule. Even if Simon donates all his personal wealth, he will definitely not be able to break this historical cycle, and it will only bring a feast of sharing the difference to a group of people. In short, it is better to do whatever he wants.

Let’s talk about the future.

...

On the same day when the Kosovo War ended, the world premiere of "Godzilla" the day before yesterday officially lifted its reputation, with a comprehensive media score of 8.3. Variety Show magazine praised the film as "another shocking monster blockbuster after the "Jurassic Park" series."

Daenerys provided 4,103 screens for this CG masterpiece with a budget of $120 million, with a promotional budget of $30 million.

The market response was unexpected.

However, the first three days of the first weekend from June 11 to June 13 seemed to be a retaliatory rebound in consumption for the previously disappointing Star Wars prequel song. This monster blockbuster with excellent reputation quickly won a box office of 81.37 million US dollars.

Then, in the first week of the full first week, "Godzilla" earned $111.92 million in seven days, easily reaching the weekly box office championship. Moreover, if you only count the entire seven days, "Godzilla" even surpassed the previous box office of the Star Wars Prequel song from May 21 to May 27, the first seven days of the full first week, becoming the highest box office film in North America so far.

To be honest, Simon was a little surprised.

Daenerys' three most critical super bombshells in this summer, "Godzilla", "The Peerless Tribulation" and "The Matrix", Simon's most unconfident initially was actually "Godzilla", because the Emmeric version of the same period was learned from the previous experience, and because of the later miserable fate of this series in Hollywood.

This is actually why, three super heavy movies are super heavy, "Godzilla" will be put first in front of the front, and it is also a full three weeks away from the first episode of the Star Wars Prequel.

However, that's the truth.

Simon can only be sure that in addition to the quality of the film itself, there is obviously a display of Daenerys' increasingly powerful comprehensive strength.

In any case, the first week exceeded 100 million, and there is almost no suspense in the new "Godzilla" North America's 300 million yuan. No matter how high it is, Simon doesn't expect it. It is enough to break 300 million yuan.

"Godzilla" is a hit in Hollywood, and the happiest person is the Japanese.

After the box office of the first three days of the first weekend, Japanese media began to report on the amazing commercial performance of this super monster IP in Hollywood. The pride was beyond words, probably too proud, and some people began to criticize Japan's Toho for giving the copyright of Godzilla to Hollywood too easily.

Why not invest in the production yourself?

Toho also responded quickly to similar questions. The "Godzilla" project has a 30% investment in Toho, which can also benefit.

Then, the problem arose again.

This "Godzilla" is clearly from Japan, but it seems that there is not much Japanese element, and there is not even a Japanese character who can show off. How can this be done?

Toho could only respond repeatedly, sure, next time, sure, sure, it would definitely win for his own actors.

Balabala.

Usually, with such an excellent start, the official should quickly make a statement on the sequel, because these sects and the follow-up news that countless movie fans are looking forward to are not immediately revealed.

Dongbao hopes to take this opportunity to gain more initiative. Daenerys doesn't want to give Dongbao too much in the sequel. After all, the investment ratio of 30% is a bit high. Even if you want to do this next time, at least, Dongbao will have to expose more rights in the surrounding areas, otherwise there will be no motivation to develop a sequel.

Therefore, the two sides fell into some subtle stalemate.

Some people are happy and some are sad.

"Godzilla"'s market performance is too strong, and the direct impact is "Star Wars Prequel: The Ghost Threat".

Logically speaking, the first prequel song experienced a 41% deep drop in the third week, and the decline in the fourth week should have narrowed. However, under the impact of "Godzilla", the decline in the fourth week of the film still reached 39%, from $48.46 million last week to $29.35 million.

Even if the local box office of the prequel song reached a high of US$300.68 million, after two consecutive weeks of diving of about 40%, even if the film can still reach 400 million in the future, it will not have more potential, let alone the former high of US$470 million.

That is to say, due to the impact of "Godzilla", the box office of "Star Wars Prequel: The Ghost's Threat" will shrink by about $70 million in North America.

Moreover, this is because "Godzilla" avoided the fourth week of the prequel's first song. If "Godzilla" was braver and advanced the schedule one week, the box office of this Star Wars blockbuster could have shrunk to $100 million.

Simon did not interfere with Daenerys's team's conservatism about "Godzilla" too far away from the Star Wars prequel, and he was satisfied with the current result no matter what.

...

During the same week, with the end of the Kosovo War, almost immediately afterwards, another incident in the American political circle that had a crucial impact on the subsequent trend of the US national destiny.

On June 12, Josh W. Bush, then Governor of Texas, officially announced to the public that he would strive for the Republican nomination for the 2000 US presidential election, announcing that the Bush family would once again sprint to the peak of American power after Bush.

Many people later defended the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and the Iraq War during Bush's tenure.

The general idea is that although the two wars consumed trillions of dollars of capital, they actually ensured the long-term continuation of the dollar's hegemony.

Simon did not agree.

In Simon's view, Bush Jr. had caused irreversible serious damage to the foundation of the United States through only two wars, and the disadvantages were far more than the benefits.

One of the keys is that the two wars should never have lasting for a long time.

The United States took advantage of the opportunity of 9/11 to occupy Afghanistan, and then the laundry detergent incident and invaded Iraq. The two wars followed by a long entanglement that consumed trillions of dollars for twenty years, which was completely unnecessary.

The two same wars in the 1990s, the Gulf War and the Kosovo War, are the most direct evidence.

During the Gulf War, the US-led multinational forces launched an offensive in mid-January 1991, and Iraq withdrew from Kuwait at the end of February. The whole process was about one and a half months, and it was completely straightforward.

During the entire Gulf War, the United States not only did not spend much money, but also made a lot of money because of the tributes of countries in the Middle East. At the same time, in order to avoid the threat from Iraq again, the major oil-producing countries in the Middle East, led by Saudi Arabia, not only did not weaken their dependence on the United States, but instead strengthened again, and the US dollar was linked to oil. Therefore, the hegemony of the US dollar was once again consolidated.

Next is the recent Kosovo War, which lasted for 78 days, ended with an indirect nearly collapsed euro. It was also straightforward and the same dollar hegemony was further consolidated.

Therefore, compared with the two wars in the Bush era, it is distinct and strong.

All wars that could have been resolved with the absolute advantage of the US military can achieve the best results at the minimum cost. However, both times, they chose the worst solution. They did not ignore the overall situation because of their own interests. What else can it be?

If it weren't for his own considerations about the future pattern of the world, Simon would never choose to support Bush in next year's general election.

...

Ukraine.

The Rovno State at the end of June is still cool and pleasant, and it is very suitable for summer vacation. Simon ended his three-day trip to Cologne, Germany and came here to enjoy the fun.

Previously, on June 18, another annual G8 conference was held, located in Cologne, Germany.

Just like last year's Birmingham, Simon joined in the fun again.

Moreover, this time it was really lively.

The first topic of this G8 meeting is naturally the Kosovo War that just ended. Of course, the topic must be more high-sounding, maintaining peace and stability in the Balkans, and so on.

However, the smart people certainly saw the essence of things.

Therefore, on the opening day of the conference, people gathered in Europe held a grand parade, demanding that NATO and Russia all withdraw from Yugoslavia and give real peace to the local area.

This is not the end.

Another issue, which can be imagined, is globalization.

What comes in simultaneously is the larger anti-globalization movement.

Compared with last year's small fight, this anti-globalization movement began on June 18, in just three days, from Cologne, Germany to the entire Europe, and then to the world, dozens of cities and millions of people participated, and even riots broke out in cities such as Paris, France, Rome, Italy, etc.
To be continued...