Hollywood Hunter

The news spread suddenly on March 20th. In the afternoon of that day, the Russian Kremlin suddenly announced the dissolution of the government and the reorganization of the cabinet. The most important and most unexpected thing was Yeltsin’s nomination of Russian Energy Minister Sergei · Kiriyenko as the new Russian Prime Minister.

Simon is one of the people who got the news in advance, but for the Russian political circle, this incident caught many people off guard.

One of them is that Sergei Kiriyenko, who was nominated as prime minister, only got the news that morning when Yeltsin summoned him to give a lecture.

It's just that Kiriyenko's 36-year-old age has given the global media considerable topic focus, so many people have not noticed that in other related personnel adjustments, a short middle-aged man who was previously the deputy director of the President's Office He was appointed by Yeltsin as the new head of the Russian Federal Security Service.

Compared with the uproar about Kiriyenko's nomination as prime minister, another appointment was so low-key that no one was promoted as usual.

Simon then got the news that this was the person's own request, but it was consistent with the previous one.

However, since he had taken such an important step, Yeltsin knew that he had no way out, probably because he was worried that Simon might misunderstand the matter of military rank, so he sent a message to explain it.

Fast forward to March 21st.

Saturday.

Next Monday will be the 70th Academy Awards Ceremony, and "Titanic", which swept all the potential awards before, does not have much suspense, unless the Oscar jury wants to risk the world.

In addition, the North American film market is still led by "Titanic" and "The Blair Witch". Among them, "The Blair Witch" successfully surpassed 100 million in the previous box office week from March 6 to March 12, becoming the first film in North American film history. Two pseudo-documentary films with domestic box office exceeding 100 million yuan.

In fact, from "Ghost Story" to "The Blair Witch", because the production threshold is very low, many pseudo-documentary films in Hollywood have been launched quickly, but unfortunately only these two films from Daenerys Entertainment not only splashed Splash can even be said to be two super dark horses.

As for the reason, in addition to the quality of the film itself, it is more important that Daenerys Entertainment and even the entire Westeros system has more and more powerful and profound resources in film promotion. As far as publicity is concerned, the publicity investment of the two films is not high on the surface, but the exposure provided by the entire Westeros system for the two films is definitely not necessarily the tens of millions of dollars spent by other film companies. The effect achieved, not to mention those second- and third-tier small film companies that can only eat soup after the giants.

Simon is on the east coast this weekend.

A golf course on Martha's Vineyard across the sea from Long Island.

On Saturday morning, Simon was invited to take the time to come and play with people, and on the other side was the Clintons who had a rare break and came to spend the weekend.

Of course, when the two most powerful people in the world, one economic and one political, meet, it is impossible to really play.

The two exchanged pleasantries, and Clinton half-jokingly mentioned what happened in South Korea recently.

Because of a small eavesdropping incident, Simon directly killed the second largest chaebol in South Korea. The impact of this incident is definitely not insignificant. Even though the South Korean government has made the greatest compromise, it is still unavoidable to complain to Washington in private. Not only that, but in North America, facing the increasingly powerful Westeros system, it is inevitable that some people will be ready to move .

On the pitch, Clinton lightly sold some names that were about to move to Simon, and then mentioned Westeros' recent reduction in holdings again.

Because of the news of the sudden reduction of holdings released on Tuesday, the Nasdaq index, which had been recovering continuously, fell in the next few days, with a cumulative decline of 7 in a week. The White House is currently sprinting for another fiscal surplus year in the United States after 29 years , Clinton is inevitably nervous about Westeros' insistence.

Now that Clinton has voted for peaches, laughed off the South Korean matter, and offered himself some names, Simon will of course reciprocate, saying: "Bill, the goal of Westeros' reduction of holdings this time is the same as last time." Similarly, I hope that the new technology industry can have a relatively healthy development environment instead of a sudden and irrational rapid rise. I think you should not want to see the Nasdaq collapse again before you leave office, right?"

Clinton shook his head and said, "Of course I don't want to, Simon. The problem is, you should also know my expectations."

"I believe that Westeros' insistence this time will only benefit the White House's economic goals."

Clinton wondered: "How?"

"After last year's financial turmoil, coupled with the Fed's continuous interest rate hikes, the dollar is returning. You should agree with this, right?"

"That's right."

Simon said: "So, my suppression of the new technology market will definitely allow the funds returning to North America to go to other fields of the Federation, such as energy or medical care. Compared with the Internet industry that is still growing and difficult to generate profits, those mature fields, It's better to create jobs in the short term, and profits, isn't it?"

Clinton thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Simon, I think there is something wrong with it."

"Um?"

"Industries such as energy and medical care are quite mature. Even if they can see benefits in a relatively short-term, they are definitely not as attractive to capital as the Internet." Clinton stared at Simon: "So, I still think it is better to let those funds flow to new technologies." Well, like a cistern with little water, the speed of diverting water back

It must be faster, right? "

Simon could only smile and nod, without any embarrassment of being exposed: "Maybe so."

The two came to another hitting point. After hitting a ball, they continued to move forward. Then Clinton continued: "So, at least until October, Simon, don't make a second reduction, okay?"

When Clinton said this, his tone unknowingly increased.

Simon shook his head directly: "I have my plan, Bill."

Clinton slowed down a bit and looked over: "Simon, Westeros has already hoarded a large amount of funds. You don't need more money. Why do you want to do this?"

"You know, Bill, this is not a matter of money. I hope that the development of the Internet industry in the Federation can be healthier and last longer, instead of a short-term ups and downs."

Clinton simply stopped and stared at Simon: "Okay, Simon, can you tell me how much you plan to reduce your holdings next?"

"It's not how much to reduce," Simon said: "I hope to suppress the Nasdaq within a reasonable index. At least for this year, I think within 3,500 points is a relatively healthy state."

This Monday, the Nasdaq index once rushed to a high of 3619 points, because of the news of Westeros' shareholding reduction. At the close of yesterday, the Nasdaq index had fallen to 3283 points, which was in line with Simon's expectations.

Clinton was a little sullen about Simon's refusal. However, in Washington, he was used to bargaining, so he was not in a hurry. He started to walk forward again, and said, "Simon, how about 4000 points?"

If the Nasdaq market is compared to a reservoir, every 100 points higher actually means that more funds have been accumulated. As far as the current situation is concerned, more funds flow back to the United States, through the circulation of the stock market, to various industries, and finally converge into the financial data of the United States.

The U.S. fiscal year runs from October to September of the following year.

Clinton's goal is to get a good financial report in October in order to stimulate the mid-term elections in November. For this goal, he even withstood pressure from many sides, and even some of his own pressure, and gave up the Yugoslav region. Naturally, the use of force would not allow Simon's plan to reduce holdings to destroy his expectations.

With the rising speed of the Nasdaq index in the first quarter that is about to pass, if Simon ignores it, it may not be until the end of the year, before the middle of the year, the Nasdaq will be able to reach 4,000 points again. This year, the Nasdaq will reach 4,500 points impossible.

He also understands the rules of the game in Washington. Simon said 3,500 points, just waiting for Clinton to bargain. Seeing what he said, Simon didn't argue with the president. He nodded and said, "No problem."

In fact, 4,000 points did exceed Simon's expectations. However, Simon also understands that if he messes up the beautiful financial annual report that the White House expects, Clinton will definitely jump. The couple have no position, just like Hillary In order to campaign, she can point the finger at Wall Street, which has been heavily funding her, in a blink of an eye.

What's more, the Democratic Party lost a lot in the congressional election at the same time as the presidential election in 1996. This time, it is urgent to make a comeback. If Simon does not retreat at all, not only the White House, but the entire Democratic Party will jump.

As for the excess, it will be pressed back next year.

After the mid-term elections, and there is still some time before the next presidential election, 1999 is very suitable for the Westeros system to conduct various financial operations.

Humans always instinctively push forward. Seeing that Simon agreed so simply, Clinton felt that the request just made was a bit low. Perhaps, 4200, or even 4500, is not without room for negotiation. However, thinking about the character of the young man beside him, and the terrifying wealth that Simon possessed at this time, after all, Clinton still had some admiration in his bones, so he gave up.

The president can only serve for a maximum of eight years. Even if Hillary is added, the political life of the Clinton family cannot be permanent.

The wealth of Simon Westeros, at least for him, is permanent. After all, he should not be too offended, after all, there will definitely be many places to rely on each other in the future.

Thinking of this, Clinton changed the topic to a more relaxed one, and talked about his upcoming visit to China in June. This is a return visit to last year's visit. I hope that Simon, who knows China very well, can give him some advice. .

Simon was equally relaxed.

After playing ball and declining a lunch invitation from the Clintons, Simon flew back to Manhattan by helicopter.

Melisandre's Christie's auction house held a charity reception at the Gramercy Hotel in Washington, which was a warm-up for an art auction in the evening.

Simon was not interested in the evening auction, but because of Sophia, he came over at noon to join in the fun.

Having just arrived at the Gramercy Hotel where the reception was held, Sophia, who was dressed up to welcome Simon, held Simon's arm and whispered in his ear, "Where is there a mysterious guest at noon?"

Simon followed Sofia into the elevator, heard the woman's ambiguous tone, and said with a smile, "You finally found my alien?"

Sophia patted Simon's arm lightly, but still did not reveal the answer, and said, "You will know later."

Simon was not in a hurry, but talked about something else: "I have seen that the stock prices of many luxury brands have fallen recently. Does Melisandre have any influence?"

Since the beginning of the year, the new technology market has rebounded rapidly, but the luxury sector, which has been popular in the past few years, has fallen again and again. In North America, for example, the two luxury brands Ralph Lauren and Donna Karen that went public in the past few years, because beginning of the year or quarter

The financial report did not meet expectations, and the stock price has almost halved for several months.

In the final analysis, it is still the influence of the environment.

Last year, the new technology bubble in the United States burst first, followed by a financial turmoil in the second half of the year. As a result, the upper middle class and even the top rich, who are the main consumers of luxury goods, have tightened their wallets.

Sophia obviously had no worries when she heard Simon's question, and said with a smile, "Didn't you always value long-term development more?"

"Just asking, maybe taking advantage of this downtrend, you can start some more acquisitions?"

"I have no such plan for the time being, I still plan to make our existing brands bigger," Sophia said with a smile: "The recent decline is due to the fact that the luxury industry has been raised too high in the past few years, and there is a bubble .However, it is actually a good thing for us.”

"Um?"

"Current luxury brands must adopt a globalization strategy if they want to develop well. Melisandre is very big, so she has a considerable advantage in this regard. The bursting of the luxury brand bubble just suppressed the excessive flow of funds into this field If small and medium-sized brands do not have enough funds, they will not be able to compete with us.”

"Um."

"What about you?" Sophia asked again: "How was your chat with Mr. President this morning?"

"It's very boring, in fact, I don't want to talk to him at all."

"What's wrong?"

"Getting along with people in Washington is often inseparable from bargaining. I hate bargaining the most."

"Heh, how many people envy this opportunity."

"I think playing with Simon Westero would be more valuable than Bill Clinton."

"Well, yes."

The two came to the charity reception hall talking and laughing. Even though they realized that the temporary security measures for this reception were a bit strict, many guests still didn't expect Simon Westeros to appear. A mysterious guest suddenly caused a commotion.

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