"Simon, I don't want your money. I know you want to push me to the front stage to resist the pressure of public opinion. It seems that I can no longer escape this fate. So, in exchange, how about you talking about your thoughts about Russia?"

Manor in the northern suburbs of Greenwich.

After lunch, the work schedule continued, and Simon was entertaining George Soros.

The action against Southeast Asia has already begun to be planned, and the hedging team under Cersei Capital is also planning.

In order to minimize the operating volume of Cersei Capital and avoid being targeted by Asian countries in the future, Simon hopes to put some of the funds into Soros' quantum fund. The two sides have negotiated a $3 billion investment agreement. After all, they are big customers, and the follow-up of Westeros system is also different. Soros took the initiative to give a good discount in terms of management fees and commissions.

The financial tycoon was just complaining at this time.

Soros has become the subject of the former Southeast Asian financial crisis, but to be honest, this hedge fund tycoon is just a shield launched by the West to attract firepower. There are countless safari capitals following this giant crocodile. These capitals are rushing to hunt wildly, and they can freely wipe the blood from their mouths. In the blink of an eye, they can jump out as a savior and regain their secondary harvest in Southeast Asia.

Simon hopes to be a ‘noble’ savior.

The two had just discussed some details of the layout of Southeast Asia. When Simon heard Soros mention Russia, he stared at himself with a bright look, rubbing the coffee cup in his hand and said, "George, do you want to know what aspect of my opinion on Russia?"

"Political prospects," Soros said, and said again: "I know you went to Russia once a while ago. The Westeros system has always had various layouts in Russia, but I don't understand what you want to do?"

"The political prospects are obvious. With our joint efforts, Yeltsin will be able to be re-elected this time, and then everyone can happily privatize large state-owned enterprises in Russia and divide their interests."

Soros felt the joke in Simon's tone, and his expression became more cautious: "Simon, don't you think it's a good idea to permanently eliminate this hidden danger in Russia?"

"That's actually two issues, George," Simon said seriously, "Can we do it, and, is it necessary for us to do it?"

"Um?"

Simon was about to continue speaking when a girl in a light pink straight skirt walked over with a pot of coffee. Seeing the two of them looking at her together, she felt a little embarrassed, so she raised the coffee pot in her hand.

Watching the girl refill the coffee for the two of them, Simon said to the puzzled Soros: "This is Gemma, Sophia's daughter."

Soros naturally knew Sofia Fessi, and the slight displeasure in his expression immediately turned into kindness when he heard this, and nodded to the girl with a smile.

Simon said to Gemma again: "This is Mr. Soros, a very powerful financier."

Gemma put down the coffee pot and said obediently: "Hello, Mr. Soros, I'm glad to see you. Simon and his mother talked about you, the first person to defeat the pound."

Soros shook hands with the little girl: "Hello, Gemma, you can call me George. Also, you are so beautiful."

"Thanks."

After the two of them greeted him, Simon said to Gemma: "I'll leave at about four o'clock. Do you want to go to Los Angeles to watch the 007 premiere together?"

Gemma did not sit down and looked at Simon and said, "I just came over to say hello to you, so I won't go, and I still have homework."

"Put your homework aside, where do beautiful girls need to do what homework? There are also some people who will go together. You can also bring a few friends and play on the West Coast for a few days."

"It's better not to do it. Danny went to the summer training camp. I can't leave my grandparents and run around."

Gemma's expression was slightly moved, but she refused. She bent over and hugged Simon, said goodbye to Soros, picked up another empty coffee pot and turned away.

When Gemma disappeared, Soros praised her compliment and then directed the topic to the previous: "Simon, two questions you mentioned?"

"Yes, two questions," Simon sorted out his thoughts for a little while and said, "First of all, since the Tsarist era, Russia has maintained a strong state for hundreds of years, so it means that this country has a deep-rooted gene for power. This sounds a bit unimaginable, but it is a fact that cannot be ignored. It is destined to not completely fall. Moreover, more practical, even if the Soviet Union has disintegrated and Russia's foundation is still there, it is a nuclear weapon power, so it is difficult to constantly dismember and control it indirectly according to your ideas."

Soros thought for a moment and said, "Simon, I don't think there is nothing that is eternal. How can I know if I don't try it?"

"This is the second problem," Simon picked up the coffee and took a sip, and continued: "Is it necessary for us to do this? China has a philosophical saying that countries in a state of constant alertness are easier to survive. If there is no enemy, long-term peace and slackness will lead to destruction at any time."

"I understand, Simon, do you want to save a strategic rival like Russia?"

"That's right."

"Simon, I don't think the United States will never lack strategic rivals, such as China you just mentioned. And in my opinion, Russia is a rather uncertain dangerous country."

Simon shook his head and said, "Times have changed. George, now it is not hundreds of years ago, or even decades ago. The world has formed an international order that will be quite stable for a long time in the future, so you don't need to think about things according to the thinking of decades ago. Unless the Russian leader is a lunatic in the future, the country will inevitably follow the existing international order as much as possible, and even if it violates it, it will be punished accordingly."

Soros thought carefully for a moment and said again: "Simon, I still stick to my point of view."

Simon nodded with a smile: "Of course, you can execute your plan, and I will execute my plan, which is not a conflict, and we both have no conflict of interest, because I will not go too far to compete for Russia's state-owned assets in the next few years."

In history, Soros began to bet heavily on Russia after Yeltsin was re-election.

At the last secret meeting, Yeltsin's daughter Tatyana said that she would give it as a gift to Simon's privatized shares. The original time and space was the Russian oligarch Potanin who earned it with huge financial support from Soros. In addition to taking up a large amount of privatized shares, Soros also purchased a large amount of Russian government bonds and corporate bonds.

Until 1998, the Russian economy fell to the bottom and even experienced a rare national debt default, which led to the failure of Soros, who had just lost billions of dollars in Southeast Asia, returned from Russia after losing billions of dollars.

From Simon's current perspective, what Soros did is actually an economic penetration. While earning profits, he also tried to control the country by controlling the Russian economy and then controlling the country at the strategic level.

Simon is actually doing the same thing.

Soros ended in failure, which can be regarded as a negative case for Simon.

It is mainly about doing what you can.

For big countries, don’t expect absolute control, but strive for more influence step by step. As for small countries like Ukraine, which are destined to be degenerated, you can talk about control. After all, this country that has been fooled into destroying its martial arts skills can only become a standard piece in the game of big countries.

Even if it is broken, no one will be serious about the game.

After seeing Soros off, Celia Miller, who had returned from Europe, reported to Simon the results of negotiations with France.

The Chirac authorities basically agreed to Simon's request.

A French military executive who had been doing things for two years would retire in the near future, and Paris may not have any entanglement. At the same time, the Chirac authorities also demanded that Simon should not support Rwanda to continue to cause trouble in the international community and let the matter be completely over.

Simon certainly had no objection.

This matter seemed to have reached a good end, but both sides knew it well and it was impossible to end completely.

Just like the French side did not mention the evidence of the confession of the captured soldiers of the French advisory group retained by Simon, because they knew that they would not come back at all, so they did not waste their talk.

What will happen in the future? Let's talk about it later.

It's nothing more than you come and go.

After talking about this, Simon took a helicopter to Kennedy International Airport, where the Boeing 767 crew was waiting to take off.

There are also people waiting.

After the first few times, Jerry Hall's daughter Elizabeth was already familiar with her. It happened to be summer vacation. A young girl who was used to calling Simon's father took a group of friends to Los Angeles to take Simon's private plane to Los Angeles to attend the premiere of "007 Ghost Party".

This time, there are no other parents except Jerry Hall.

Jerry Hall brought three children, and then there were already a group of girls and liars who were already familiar with, the Hilton sisters, the Kardashian sisters, and the like, and they were chattering.

After a little stroke, I understand why they can get together.

There are obviously a group of rebellious girls who are not very motivated. The photo of smoking in public when she was a teenager with a chicken coop is widely circulated, which shows which group she is in Manhattan. Like Sophia's daughter Gemma, or Grace's daughter Rita, they are either good girls or very motivated, and this is not something that can be played together.

When the private plane took off from Kennedy International Airport, handed the two little children to the waitress to take care of, and then explained to the girls playing in the middle cabin, Jerry Hall came to the front cabin and saw Simon sitting on the sofa beside the porthole of the living room, flipping through a document, looking a little stunning, leaning over and sitting on the man's lap, hugging his neck and asking, "What are you thinking?"

Simon stretched out his hand and wrapped the woman's waist, placed the folder on the amazing long legs, and said casually: "I was wondering why there were no good kids playing with me, they were all unmotivated little girls."

Jerry Hall smiled and said, "Leeds and others are still young, and they are already very good. Speaking of which, Leeds has also opened a channel on YouTube, with more than 600,000 followers. I don't need to give her pocket money now."

Simon nodded and said no.

Jerry Hall glanced at the documents in the man's hand, and saw that Simon seemed to care, and looked at it a few more times before saying, "This is... well, are you planning to acquire the newspaper assets of the Hurst Group?"

The documents in hand are a Hearst Group asset sale plan. The Hurst family, which has been in an increasingly bleak past two years, intends to sell another batch of newspapers, and the project is under the responsibility of Goldman Sachs.

Then it naturally came to Simon's hands.

Shaking his head, Simon said, "Just look."

Simon never completely let go of the Hurst Group, so he kept staring at it intentionally or unintentionally. With his unique prophet advantage, Simon only needs to ensure that this family cannot go on the right path, and decline is inevitable.

Just like two years ago, Simon had divested all the cable TV assets that Hurst Group later occupied more than half of the family's assets and had long-term growth potential, especially ESPN's shares. Now, the Hurst family is only banned in the field of paper media that is doomed to decline.

Due to the chain reaction brought by the Westeros system, the Hurst Group's decline is faster than the overall environment of paper media. For example, the most valuable San Francisco Chronicle under the Hurst Group, as California's second largest newspaper after the Los Angeles Times, has begun to fall into losses after 1996 and its value has shrunk significantly.

In a few years, even bankruptcy is not impossible.

In order to avoid being frightened, Simon has not made any big moves. He was completely slow to suppress it in a warm water. Even in the end, the Hurst family can still retain considerable assets and maintain a relatively wealthy life. However, this family will no longer have the media voice in American society that can even provoke a war.

Jerry Hall, who knew clearly that Simon and the Hurst family had a tangle, did not ask much. He talked to the man about some recent things, and then leaned into his ears and said, "Would it be fine if we go to the bedroom? It's four hours."

Four hours is not really long.

When the Boeing 767 landed at Los Angeles International Airport, it was five o'clock in the afternoon on the West Coast.

The premiere red carpet of "007's Ghost Party" also begins at 5 pm.

Simon did not intend to walk the red carpet, so he was not in a hurry. Instead, Jerry Hall wanted to take this opportunity to show off his face, so he was already dressed up on the plane, got off the plane, and took the extended concierge car to the Holy Citizens Auditorium in the city center.

Choosing the Holy Citizens Auditorium to host the premiere of "007's Ghost Party" instead of the usual Hollywood Chinese Theatre, it was also a big deal for MGM.

This is the beginning of a new stage of MGM.

No mistakes are allowed.

So give your all.

Simon and a group of girls who were having fun and having fun were riding in several other cars, but they did not indulge these girls to ask for the red carpet films. They were all big stars, and putting a group of girls on it was too unrigorous.

Arrive at the Holy Citizens Auditorium and enter directly from the back door.

The girls ran to sit down. Simon didn't walk the red carpet, but he still had to cooperate with him to take a few promotional photos. He came to a media area in the auditorium with Shirley Lansing. After the pose, he was chatting with Lansing. The big man Arnold Schwarzenegger came over with his wife and greeted Simon with some compliment.

Simon knew why Schwarzenegger came to the premiere.

It's still about the copyright of Terminator.

After the failure of "Evaporation Secret Order", coupled with the overall Hollywood environment, in order to avoid falling status, Schwarzenegger thought of restarting the "Terminator" series again.

Simon also agreed to transfer the shooting rights after considering it.

This matter was almost agreed, but because Schwarzenegger found a partner that was Disney controlled by Vivendi, France made small moves a few days ago and deliberately reviewed the release of Cadaenerys Entertainment-related videos in France. Simon made a fuss and directly put aside the copyright negotiations for "Terminator".

Now, the matter in France is settled, and it is time to let go.
Chapter completed!