Inside the estate in Williamsburg outside northwest Washington.

This is April 26th.

Wednesday.

During breakfast, Simon made an appointment with David Rubin, chairman of Carlyle Group headquartered in the SAR. The topic was about Southeast Asia's layout strategy, mainly to hope that Carlyle, who is good at investing in related fields, organized a batch of heavy industry projects to move to Southeast Asia.

Next to the dining table.

David Rubin browsed a list of intentions given by Simon in the fields of steel, machinery, chemicals, shipbuilding, etc., put down the folders, picked up the tableware again, and said, "Simon, because of your request, I have been focusing on China in recent years. I can finally be sure that China is a market with great growth potential, and we can continue to add to our layout in China. In Southeast Asia, I have also made some understanding of it. Because of political system, religion, culture, etc., I think the trend of this region should ultimately be similar to Latin America, and there is no high investment value."

Simon did not refute David Rubin's judgment. To be fair, he agreed to a large extent. He picked up a cup of hot milk and sipped it, and smiled and said, "David, I had a meal with Mr. President yesterday and happened to talk about something. Bill and his friends were very consistent. Now I am not just a pure businessman. Therefore, many of the subsequent layouts of the Westeros system cannot be considered from a purely commercial perspective."

"I understand, Simon," David Rubin nodded, "It is impossible to stand in your current position to be separated from politics. The problem is that if it is in the federal state, it is reasonable. As for Southeast Asia, whether you are planning to restrain Japan or China, I don't think it is necessary."

David Rubin hit the nail on the head, Simon was not surprised and said, "David, I have explained too much to many people recently, so I don't want to explain too much. I just need Carlyle to cooperate. Moreover, you don't need to consider other factors other than business. You just need to abide by your own duties and help contact various projects and funds. If other Karen investors are unwilling to participate, I will take it all my responsibility."

Girl A happened to send a dish in person. David Rubin took advantage of the situation and did not immediately respond to Simon's request. He stepped back and asked the famous Miss A next to Westeros to put down the plate, and signaled to the opposite side: "Give me a glass of milk, and heat it up the same way, thank you."

Girl A nodded and agreed, but looked at her boss on the other side with a strange look.

After Girl A left, David Rubin continued: "Since that's the case, Simon, I promise you. However, I still think this is unwise. Although Carlyle has been doing various heavy industry relocation projects, I still firmly believe that heavy industry is a major advantage of the Federation and our allies. We can eliminate some unnecessary heavy industry projects to third world countries, but we should not do it too proactively."

"So, the question is," Simon said: "David, why do we keep eliminating various heavy industry projects?"

David Rubin was speechless for a moment.

Simon Gu Zi continued: "Because of some projects, we are gradually being caught up and even replaced by countries that we used to look down on, and they have a stronger cost advantage, right?"

David Rubin nodded: "So, we should keep the advantages we still have as much as possible, aren't we?"

"I think the opposite of you," Simon said. "There is an interesting philosophy in the East, which is called water flowing to a low place. I think capital and industry are the same, and it will inevitably flow to areas with lower costs. For many industries that we no longer have absolute advantages, we should take the initiative to transfer them to areas with lower costs while still retaining certain advantages so that we can continue to enjoy the benefits generated by these industries. On the contrary, if we don't do this, haha, South Korea is an example."

Girl A entered the door again, and Simon paused a little.

David Rubin took the cup of warm milk that A put down, thanked her again, and took it to her mouth to taste it. She felt that it was slightly different from the fragrance that floated across the street, but she did not go into it in depth. She put down the cup and signaled Simon to continue.

Simon continued: "For example, shipbuilding, South Korea's shipbuilding industry had already formed a huge scale before 1997. This industry was not produced by our support, but was made by the Koreans themselves. However, with its own cost advantages, the Korean shipbuilding industry has had a strong impact on the related fields of the Federation and Europe. If it were not for the crisis in 1997 that allowed us to penetrate the Korean shipbuilding industry strongly, the result would be that our shipbuilding industry would not only be further impacted by the lower-cost Korean shipbuilding industry, but we would not be able to enjoy the benefits brought by the rise of the Korean shipbuilding industry. Similarly, more profound lessons are also the automobiles and semiconductors in Japan back then."

Simon's words almost subverted David Rubin's previous inertial thinking, which immediately made him feel a little silent.

The rise of Japan's economy can be regarded as an eternal knot in the hearts of most American elites.

Who would have thought of it at the beginning?

Moreover, in the past, the American elites reflected more on the fact that the restrictions on Japan were not strong enough, which led to the raising of tigers. Therefore, starting from the 1980s, a series of extreme pressures were continuously put on Japan, and until a few years ago, a trade war was launched against Japan's automobiles.

Simon's words directly opened up another idea that David Rubin had always ignored in the past.

Whether it is Japan or South Korea, the biggest reason why it can come from behind is actually very simple: cost!

If the Federation wants to regain control of various fields, one thing that must be done and can only be done is to pursue lower costs. If it wants to pursue lower costs, it has to transfer industries.

After sorting out this for a while, David Rubin finally said: "Simon, I have to say that you helped me recognize a fact that I have always ignored in the past. However, it is not that simple to take the initiative to transfer industries. Have you considered the possible reaction of domestic industrial capital in the federal government? If we act too much, they will definitely unite and put pressure on Washington?"

"One of the business principles I have always followed is that it is better to take the initiative to replace yourself than to be replaced by others," Simon said. "Of course I have considered this, but even if there is pressure, we still have to do it. But you just limited yourself again, David, we don't need to just pull the wool according to the federal sheep, haha, that's a joke, well, I mean, let's go, Europe, even Latin America, well, Japan and South Korea, in short, we must take the initiative this time, and we must have enough profit share to ours."

David Rubin nodded, instead of rushing to discuss the details, but changed the topic: "I just heard recently that you lobbyed Mr. President to visit Vietnam in August, for this plan, is it right?"

"Yes," Simon admitted, asking with a smile, "What do you think of Vietnam?"

David Rubin said with a little consideration: "Putting aside the prejudice caused by historical reasons, I have to admit that Vietnam has great potential to grow into a mini China."

Simon just smiled when he heard this and did not comment too much.

History has changed. Simon is not sure about Vietnam’s future. All he can decide is to do.

The two then began to discuss some specific details and kept talking for more than an hour.

At around eight o'clock, he saw David Rubin off and Simon returned to the villa. Grace immediately greeted him.

Simon stepped forward and hugged the woman and kissed her, looked down, glanced at the scarf on Grace's neck, and smiled and said, "It's so beautiful."

Grace rolled her eyes.

A guy left a lot of marks on her neck last night, and he could only cover it up like this.

Simon seemed to be intrigued and came over again, and was about to bite the woman's chin with a prank when a waitress led a little boy out of the corridor.

Simon and the other two could only stop intimacy and let go of the woman. Simon smiled and walked forward, picked up John Westero, who was over two years old, turned to Grace, and said with a smile: "My son has grown up so old, and last time he was a little bitch in the cradle."

Grace originally looked at the interactive father and son with gentle eyes, but when she heard the man say this, she wanted to roll her eyes.

Last time I was in the cradle!

Is this human word?

Simon ignored the woman's anger and turned to the little guy in his arms: "Baby, call him dad."

The little guy looked at a pair of beautiful blue eyes with a man holding him, turned to his mother, and turned back again, as if he was a little confused.

It doesn't matter, you must be patient with children.

Simon then continued: "Baby, call him dad, dad~ dad~"

The little guy continued to look at the man around him very seriously, and then turned to his mother.

Grace almost laughed, couldn't help but reach out and took her son from the man's arms, imitating the man's tone: "Baby, call him mom."

The little boy immediately said: "Mom."

Simon: "…"

I feel something is wrong.

Um.

Don't stop me, I'm going to deal with this dark-hearted boy.

Grace finally laughed, hugged her son and dodged Simon's big hand, and made a joke, and finally said to the boy in her arms again: "Baby, this is dad, no pranks are allowed."

The little guy was exposed by Grace, subconsciously glanced at someone again, and then buried his head on his mother's shoulder.

Obviously, I don’t really catch a cold with my father.

Simon didn't force it. There were so many children and his personal energy was really limited. If they were all very close to him, that would be a strange thing.

Even in the future, Simon would not expect any kind father and filial son. As long as they can become talented, they can support the foundation they should have as the heir to the Westeros family. Don’t become the devil king of the world as they were once made a prophecy. That would be enough.

Speaking of which, although being a father is not reliable, Simon consciously chose to be a mother, obviously all of whom were very dedicated, and no one was used to spoiling his children in the direction of a playboy.

After chatting for a few more words, Girl A led a team of waiters to pack their luggage and everyone set off to leave the villa and flew to New York.

In New York, in the next few days, in addition to work such as Daenerys' TV business, there are also some related matters related to the layout of Southeast Asia in the next few days.

For example, when conducting industrial transfer to Southeast Asia, Simon will not only hope that the Carlyle, Westeros headquarters, Cersei's capital system, Goldman Sachs, First Boston and other Wall Street investment banks will participate one after another.

Of course, things were rolling out quickly and were decisive, but Simon was not impatient either.

For example, for Vietnam, except for the meeting with a Vietnamese vice prime minister in Kuala Lumpur a few days ago, Vietnam, from the authorities to the enterprises, has been in close contact with it. However, before Clinton visited Vietnam in August, he made clear a series of economic and trade agreements, Simon would not take action rashly.

Overall, this is a long-term plan that takes ten or twenty years to make continuous layout.

In addition, it has to be said that Simon's series of actions have also caused feedback from China. Needless to say, Lin Su, who was concentrating on his two little guys in Hangzhou, was entrusted to find out about Simon's oral style. Simon knew that Chen Qing had the spare time to deal with it. It was difficult for Lin Su to say that, so he did not say it explicitly to avoid the woman's embarrassment.

Women are not stupid people either. Even if Simon doesn't reveal much, she can probably guess some of them. However, since Simon is not clear, she is actually easy to explain.

This is a very simple thing.

Simonko has never said that the Westeros system will only bet on China in Asia and invest in Southeast Asia. To put it bluntly, there is no need to explain China at all.

Moreover, in the final analysis, Simon is only considering the future interests of the Westeros system.

Feng Shui takes turns, thirty years from Hedong and thirty years from Hexi, what Simon wants to do is to ensure that no matter whether Feng Shui is in Hedong or Hexi, it will not fundamentally harm the interests of the Westeros system.

Speaking of which, it's not just Asia.

After constant thinking, Simon became more serious about the future, even in Europe, and began to re-plan some things in a targeted manner during this period.

For example, the euro.

As the only competitor of the US dollar on the world in the next twenty years, Simon was still watching the fun by a series of combined fists against the euro last year. Now he found that this is not a fun thing, but is closely related to the Westeros system.

If the US dollar really declines in the future, it will be difficult for the Westeros system to survive. Once the US dollar declines, the euro may be the most powerful replacement.

Since that's the case, of course we can't sit idly by.

In addition to the euro, there is Eastern Europe.

Simon had seen before that Eastern Europe, after the disintegration in the early 1990s, was not only a potential commodity market for Western Europe, but also a source of a large amount of cheap labor.

Since we can see, of course we cannot remain indifferent.
Chapter completed!