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This is no way.

In the final analysis, there are too many women around a certain person, or because he is too busy on weekdays. After all, the Westeros system is so huge, with trillions of dollars, it is scary to think about it. Such a business empire, It's strange that there are not many things.

As for them, although they never see him, their current life is extremely luxurious and full of things to do, and it is not so empty and boring that they want to change their minds.

That being the case, simply don't think about it.

After dinner, the two women changed into evening dresses suitable for the party and rushed to the city again.

Arriving at the scene of Daenerys' entertainment party, there are already a lot of people here, and many of them are faces that could only be seen on the big screen. Fortunately, because there is a man standing behind him, facing these people who were once expected The unreachable masters, whether it is Li Youhu or Teacher Yu, can treat them peacefully, and even have a sense of superiority.

After all, their man is the pinnacle of this circle.

These days, under the coordination of the Daenerys entertainment team, I have met a lot of people, and the two women did not get together all the time. They each brought a waitress who acted as a translator to socialize in the crowd. To Ang Lee, who was chatting with the president of Gaomen Films, Ira Deutschman.

Seeing Li Youhu coming forward, both of them greeted politely, Li Youhu also responded with a smile, and said: "Li, and Ella, you seemed to be talking about the box office of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" just now? "

I brought a translator because I was incompetent in other languages ​​such as French. After all, after studying for so long, I can still understand a lot of English.

Ella Deutschman did not hide anything, nodded and said: "Yes, Gaomen's team has just completed a batch of survey questionnaires at the premiere in the afternoon, combined with some of our previous internal test screenings, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" "The box office should be very good."

Li Youhu is even more curious. She also knows that she has little hope of winning Oscars and other awards in the West. Therefore, if she wants to gain more fame, the core reliance is on the box office: "Ella, how much do you think you can get? I am Say, like North America?"

"No less than 5000 million," Ella Deutschman said with a smile, "Kung Fu is booming in North America now. Before that, our "Taken" and "Iron Monkey" both sold well. Jack Cheng's new film "Police Story 4", which was released at the same time, also had a considerable box office on the first day. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is cooler than Jack and Jeter's modern kung fu. According to the results of our comprehensive preliminary test screenings, 5000 million should not be a problem."

The production cost of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is 1500 million U.S. dollars. If North America receives 5000 million U.S. dollars, it will already start to make a profit.

Such a small account Li Youhu can still easily calculate, and she also knows that a Chinese film can sell 5000 million in North America, which is already quite good, but it is not satisfied after all: "Ella, is it only 5000 million, I mean , Is it possible to break through [-] million?"

Ella Deutschman shook her head: "Well, I'm really not sure, Miss Li, what we can be sure of now is that "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is a very good movie, a good movie, more accurate Some, a good movie recognized by ordinary audiences is just a foundation, as for how high the box office can be, it depends on the follow-up announcement.”

Li Youhu asked: "Isn't Daenerys Entertainment's announcement the best in Hollywood?"

"Of course, that's why I dare to say a box office expectation of 5000 million yuan based on the feedback from various parties. For "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", we should all know that this is already very rare. As for higher, it is phenomenal." , this kind of situation, in addition to excellent publicity, it even depends on luck, so the film industry is a casino, and people who can count cards can only increase their winning rate, and no one knows how much they will win in the end .”

Li Youhu nodded subconsciously, and then thought of someone: "I think Simon should be different."

Ella Deutschman froze for a moment, then nodded, and said with a smile: "Yes, the boss is an anomaly, no one can deny that."

Chapter 1133 Borrowing money to make money is king

Zheng Shoudong still doesn't understand why he suddenly appeared in front of Simon Westeros, so much so that when his boss notified him about it a few days ago, he still thought it was an expired April Fool's Day joke.It was not until I returned to the United States and officially received the meeting date from Simon Westero, and the global chairman of MacKenzie came from the Chicago headquarters yesterday to quietly meet with him to find out the reason, that it was finally confirmed.

All this is not a dream.

The only thing Zheng Shoudong can confirm is that this time is definitely a good thing for him.

It can be called a turning point in life.

The result now is that the more I fancy this meeting, the more trembling I become, the more my usual calmness disappears, and the middle-aged people almost want to cry when they feel the sweat on their foreheads.

As long as his eyes are not blind, he probably won't be satisfied with his performance at this time.

Of course Simon could see the nervousness of the middle-aged man next to him at this time, but he didn't mind, and continued: "Let's just talk about the business, Zheng, I hope you come to work for me, is there a problem?"

Zheng Shoudong's eyes lit up, and he nodded quickly without hesitation: "Of course, of course, Mr. Westeros."

"Very good," Simon affirmed, and continued: "The thing is like this, I plan to make some investments in South Korea, so I found you, Zheng, first of all, what do you think of the current economic situation in South Korea?"

Zheng Shoudong quickly confirmed two things.

I have already been hired.

The reason why he was favored by Simon Westeros was also found.

So he also began to relax. Hearing Simon's question, the middle-aged man quickly thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Westeros, in my opinion, South Korea's economic situation is as precarious as Thailand, which has been attacked recently. It can be seen from the bankruptcy of Han Bao Steel at the beginning of the year. If Mr. Westeros wants to invest in South Korea..."

As Zheng Shoudong said, he became more transparent about why he was approached, but he only paused for a moment, and quickly said: "Next, it is indeed an excellent opportunity, because South Korea's economic development has been pretty good these years, There are many companies worth investing in. Therefore, once the economic crisis in South Korea causes some companies to be in trouble, Mr. Westeros can just initiate a condor acquisition.”

Having said that, Zheng Shoudong paused again, saw the young man next to him nodded slightly, and continued: "However, there are many obstacles in this, because the Korean economy is not considered open, such as corporate equity, currently Korean law stipulates that foreign capital should hold The highest proportion of shares in South Korean companies is only 7%, and it is impossible to gain control. Of course, South Korea has been promoting financial reforms since last year. Once a crisis occurs, I think that as long as Washington puts pressure on Seoul, many restrictions will be relaxed in the short term open."

When Simon heard what Zheng Shoudong said, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "So, Zheng, should you understand what I want you to do?"

Zheng Shoudong didn't hesitate this time, and bowed slightly to Simon on the sofa: "Yes, Mr. Westeros."

"Very good," Simon repeated the affirmation just now, and pushed a document that Girl A had just placed in front of him to Zheng Shoudong: "In this case, this is your first job title after working for me, Bank of New York Think of it as part-time benefits. Oh, it should be Bank of New York Mellon now."

Zheng Shoudong once again showed a surprised expression, carefully picked up the document that Simon pushed in front of him, opened it and took a look, it was an employment contract.

After flipping through it quickly, the only thing missing was the one he signed.

This gave Zheng Shoudong another illusion that he was dreaming.

Even though he had been in Hong Kong before, Zheng Shoudong also knew the news that the Bank of New York had recently successfully acquired Mellon Financial Group to become a first-tier bank in the United States. What's more, given the nature of his previous work, he also knew that the directorship of a large bank with assets exceeding [-] billion meant what.

It’s just his ethnicity. Even if he was a manager in MacKenzie, he would never have thought about such a position.

However, Zheng Shoudong is not a fool after all, and soon figured out the joints.

No matter how Simon Westero got him this position, he entered the board of directors of the Bank of New York Mellon. If he wants to secure this position, he must completely obey Westeros. Once he has his own ideas, he will leave the bed Not far off, and even a step further, losing everything else Westeros gave him.

Simon didn't explain too much about it, and I believe the other party would definitely understand.

As for the deeper level, giving Zheng Shoudong one of the two board seats of the Bank of New York Mellon that he got some time ago, first of all, it is easier for the other party to control, and second, it is related to the next layout for South Korea.

Veronica has continued to sort out the finances of various companies in the Westeros system in the past. However, based on past data, Simon can probably determine that the cash reserves that can be used freely by the entire Westeros system should be Around $600 billion.

Even compared to Simon's net worth that has continued to shrink due to the Nasdaq's plunge during this period, the amount of money is still not much.

Simon hadn't planned to use all the money.

For the top of the pyramid, borrowing money to make money has always been the kingly way.

Installing Zheng Shoudong on the board of the Bank of New York Mellon, while giving a sweet date in advance, also has the intention of letting the other party be responsible for coordinating the Westeros system to withdraw funds from the Bank of New York Mellon and invest in South Korea.Of course, the Bank of New York Mellon will certainly not be the only source of funds for the Westeros system.

Chapter 1134

The meeting between Simon and Zheng Shoudong lasted only 15 minutes, and he sent a director of the Bank of New York Mellon as a sweet date, and immediately began to assign the other party's work to investigate the debt status of the top Korean chaebols.Therefore, Zheng Shoudong can only stay in North America for three days to carry out some job transfers, and then he needs to return to Asia again, temporarily using Hong Kong as a base to form his own team.

There will be people in Asia who will cooperate with each other.

After Zheng Shoudong left, Simon met with three other people at other times of the day, named Cui Yanxu, Zheng Xiangyuan, and Zong Zhenghao.

Cui Yanxu, like Zheng Shoudong, is 37 years old, Korean-American, first-generation immigrant, graduated from Columbia University Business School, and previously worked for Lehman Brothers.

Chung Sang-won and Jong Jung-ho are from South Korea. The similarity lies in that both of them are from the newly disintegrated Han Bao Financial Group.

Among them, Zheng Xiangyuan is 41 years old this year and still has a background of studying abroad. He graduated from New York University and was a senior executive of the personnel department of this consortium before losing his job because of the collapse of Han Bao.Zong Zhenghao is the only Korean native who has no background in studying abroad. He only went to Seoul National University. He is 37 years old this year. He previously worked in the financial department of Han Bao Steel. The Westeros system has spent some time picking each other out these days.

The four can be described as a very targeted selection by Simon.

First of all, the previous work of the four involved four aspects of legal affairs, administration, personnel, and finance. While complementing each other, they have excellent foundations and years of work experience, and they do not lack the potential to be independent.

Secondly, they are all over the age of 35, with a family and a family, and they were not successful before. They were basically smoothed by the society. Coupled with their nationality or background of studying abroad, even the last Zong Zhenghao is not clean. Very easy to maneuver.Moreover, compared to young people who have some ethnic spirit and suddenly get a chance to develop, these people will not have much resistance to helping the Westeros system harvest their own country.