Hollywood Hunter

When the New Year's bell sounded, 1995 officially arrived.

In a manor in the northern suburbs of Greenwich.

Everyone cheered, kissed, sang and danced, and enjoyed the fireworks show. The carnival lasted until 1 a.m.

Only the senior and shareholders of the Levison Group who had been suddenly ultimatumed by a drunken young tycoon were tossed to a flying jump on this New Year’s Eve and returned to their home in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Francis Levison had to Convening emergency phone conferences at the core of the group where most of the vacations took place, many people stayed up all night.

If you can, Francis Levison hopes not to have contact with Simon Westero tonight.

The Levison family created the Levison Group, and the four generations of the family have controlled the company for a century. At certain moments in the heart, Francis Levison would rather close the family business than want to let people go. .

Of course, this is just thinking.

Francis Levison, who has been accustomed to luxury life since childhood, cannot imagine how he would be after the family business went bankrupt. Although he can certainly retain a part of the family that no ordinary person can earn in his lifetime, daily private jets, holiday islands, and luxury Yachts and the like must have never been there.

It's hard to accept if you think about it.

The emergency conference call lasted all night, and the Levison Group's senior management and shareholders were very divided.

Some people advocate accepting Simon’s share. After all, the conditions for the super tycoon’s offer are actually not too harsh. They are better than those who are waiting for the bankruptcy of the Levison Group like vultures. With $1.5 billion in funds, they can not only completely ease the list. The financial pressure of Wissen Group is also able to pay off part of the urgent debt that is about to expire.

There are also many objections.

Uncle Francis Levison, who holds the Levison Family Trust and serves as the vice chairman of the group's board of directors, Brudy Levison expressed firm opposition to Simon's offer, believing that this is a robbery, in the final analysis, or Brudy Levison does not want the Levison family to lose control of this business.

Although he is not involved in corporate management, Brudy Levison has an inconsistent relationship with many other shareholders of the group, and has also inserted a number of executives who he promoted personally within the company.

After a dispute, many people are also on the side of Brudy.

Of course, the opponents did not want the Levison Group to go bankrupt, so they proposed that they can use the news of Simon Westero’s intention to buy shares to attract other investments. Since Simon Westero is optimistic about this company, financing is inevitable. Easily, Westeros only gave them a night to think about it, not yet preventing them from doing so.

Until the sky lights up, there is still no result.

Finally decided to vote.

Francis Lewisson did not want to make a statement, but at the request of a strong uncle, he voted against it.

The final result is to refuse to invest in the Westeros system.

Simon limited Francis Lewison to 9:00 the next morning.

On the first day of the new year, shortly after getting up, not waiting for Levison to give a reply, he received a call from James Rebold and received the news in advance that it was an executive who was in favor of Simon’s share in the overnight call. After the meeting, the news was revealed to a creditor of the Levison Group, and the creditor contacted James in a roundabout manner.

Simon was not surprised that the Levison Group wanted to use the Westeros system to raise funds from other sources.

Of course, I will never let it go.

Otherwise, the future business will be difficult to do.

When Celia Miller arrived at the North Suburb Manor at nine o'clock in the morning, Simon had made more than ten consecutive calls. She had done a lot of work in advance, and the countermeasures were very simple. Weakness-huge debt.

Most of the Levison Group’s debt is raised through Wall Street.

Because this company has been hovering on the edge of the cliff for several years,

The Levison Group’s corporate assets seem to reach US$7 billion, enough to offset US$5.3 billion in liabilities, but this is only the ideal state of the company’s normal operating conditions.Once the Levison Group's capital chain breaks and goes bankrupt, the liquidation process will inevitably mean a substantial shrinkage and devaluation of assets.

At that time, not to mention 7 billion US dollars, half of them will not necessarily be recovered.

If you accept the investment of the Westeros system, let alone the name of Simon Westero, it is enough to make the Levison Group's crumbling junk-level bonds jump to the most guaranteed level of 3A.

Unexpectedly, without communicating with creditors at all, the Levison Group has so rashly abandoned the opportunity to cooperate with Simon Westeros and put everyone's investment in danger again.

How can this be tolerated!

There is no need for Simon to push the ball too clearly, and the senior management of the Levison Group has not had time to use the name of the Westeros system to contact other investors. Many anxious creditors have already come to the door and asked Francis Levison to give an explanation. Some creditors even demanded immediate payment.

Celia Miller was entertained by Janet and drank a few cups of coffee. Until ten o'clock, girl A came over to remind Simon that she was busy.

Coming to the study, Simon had already sat on the sofa in the reception area with his legs relaxed.

I simply greeted and signaled Celia to sit opposite, and Simon handed over a piece of information he just read: "Look at this first."

Celia took the data and opened it.

The eyes narrowed quickly.

The information in hand should be regarded as a memorandum, a very special memo, which records the various deeds of a series of members of the Yuri Miloslav family, governor of Ukraine’s Rovno region, probably from September last year until the end of the year, It lists three pages.

Yuri Miloslav has three sons and two daughters, the eldest son Malcolm, the second son Oliver, the third son Gary, the eldest daughter Sabina, the youngest daughter Kitty, and a very active nephew Igor in the memo .

As for the content of the memorandum, it is summed up in four words: eat and take cards.

Miloslav’s third son, Gary, who studied in London on his 18th birthday, demanded £100,000 to buy a sports car.

Oliver Miloslav started a building materials company and asked to contract a part of the UFMS family's material supply. The opening price is 60% higher than the normal price and the order value is USD 1.2 million.

The shell company under Igor's name directly requested that Aldek take a 10% stake in a natural gas company in Rovno state, worth $700,000.

The Sabinas wanted to move to Kiev and asked Alderk to sponsor a $300,000 property purchase.

Etc., etc.

At the end of the document, Celia found that Yuri Miloslav’s second son was still asking Shell Company, who had just registered for less than a month, to take all the catering, clothing, and training supplies supply orders for the UFMS base, which made Celia endure Chill out a cold sweat.

Really... to death!

Celia, who was personally involved in a large number of Ukrainian affairs, was well aware that the reason why Miloslav was able to maintain his position as governor immediately after Kuch came to power was largely the result of the operation of the Westeros system.Now, the family regards the Rovno region as their own reserve, and regards the Westeros system as a fat sheep who desires.

After reading the information in her hand, Celia looked up, but didn't speak.

I guess roughly what my boss wants to do, but it's not that simple.

Unlike the United States, the appointment of the governor of Ukraine is not through elections, but directly in the hands of the president.The original operation allowed Yuri Miloslav to continue to serve as governor of the Rovno region immediately after the new President Leon Kuch came to power.But if you want to take away the other party, it may cause some unpredictable consequences.

No country's top executives would like to be interfered in internal affairs.

Simon can also see Celia's thoughts and understand the sensitivity of his decision, but he did not hesitate.

The Westero system has invested enough in Ukraine over the past six months, and many people in Ukraine have benefited from it.If you just put in, just give, but don't ask for it, and don't have your own firm attitude, then it is really the same as the fat sheep.

This time is Simon's attitude.

When it is time to be strong, never give in.

Simon attaches great importance to the layout of the Westeros system in Ukraine, but even if all the previous investment in Ukraine has been floated, there will be no impact on the Westeros system.

If nothing really works, then simply withdraw.

Dragging water will only cause more losses.

Thinking about this, Simon said to Celia: "I am a very generous person. According to the previous arrangement of the Westeros system, if Yuri Miloslav focused on what he should do, within ten years, Mi The Loslav family can become the most powerful political and business giant in Ukraine. Unfortunately, they are too short-sighted. If we want to take root in Rovno, we must remove this stumbling block."

Celia nodded slightly and said again: "But, Simon, this may cause Kuchma's rebound. This is the governor of a state after all."

Simon said: "This is your task, Celia, I want you to leave for Ukraine tomorrow, persuade Leon Kuchma to replace Yuri Miloslav, and give us the Rovno region completely."

Celia immediately felt a heavy burden: "Simon, it's not easy, I can't guarantee you anything. And, what about our chips?"

Simon looked at the woman on the opposite side and smiled, "I believe in your ability, Celie. As for the bargaining chip, I'm not an injustice. The Westeros system has given enough. Of course, you can paint some for Kuchma Great cake, the Westeros system has enough strength to help the Ukrainian economy recover. As long as the local public’s living standard is improved, he wants to be a president for ten or twenty years, and we will support him firmly, including To this end lobby the federal government. By the way, there is also the EU. The threshold for the Ukrainian economy to transnationally join the EU can only depend on us. The premise of all this is that we must have a clean business environment."

Celia had just thought of how to communicate with Leon Kuchma, and Simon's ideas coincided with her.

The Westeros system has invested enough in Ukraine, especially the arms trading network directly connected to the Kuchma family. Even if it is just to protect this interest, the possibility of the Kiev authorities giving in is very high.What's more, the Westeros system is definitely not just a mere business chaebol, and its influence on the Washington authorities will also make Leon Kuchma take it seriously.

Thinking this, Celia nodded and couldn't help but ask: "Simon, are you really going to help Ukraine join the EU? This is actually not in our interest."

Once Ukraine joins the European Union, others will not say that under the pressure of European allies, the Kiev authorities will most likely not allow private mercenary organizations like UFMS to continue to exist.This is precisely the most critical layout of the Westeros system in Ukraine.

Simon heard this question and shook his head directly: "Of course not, and will not allow Kuchma to rule for more than ten years, so the chaotic Ukraine is more suitable for our layout in this country."

Celia was startled.

I have been in Washington for many years, and I have been accustomed to all kinds of grievances. I feel at this time that I am still far less'simple' than my boss.

After thinking for a while, Celia asked again: "Simon, after taking Miloslav, what should I do with each other, and, for the new governor, have you chosen?"

Simon nodded and said: "I don't want the Miloslav family to cause any trouble for us after the loss of power, so this family has to win, and the reason why I let you rush to Ukraine tomorrow is that. Now, just after the New Year, The family is in Rivney, and there is no need to leave this time. The new governor is Andre Smirnov. This is a very shallow politician who has been able to cooperate with us in recent months."

Andrei Smirnov is the mayor of Rifney City. Celia has seen it a few times before. Looking back carefully, it really fits.If everything goes smoothly this time, as long as Andrey Smirnov’s brain is not broken, he will only stand on the side of the Westeros system even more after he takes office.

Celia agreed, thinking more about the end of the Miloslav family.

All won, which is too cruel.

However, considering the information I just read, this family is not a fuel-efficient lamp. If you can't cut the grass and remove the roots, it is difficult to say what will happen in the future.

Simon made this decision because of a woman.

Tymoshenko.

In memory, because of the conflict with Leon Kuchma in the late 1990s, Tymoshenko was once swept to the end, but Kuchma did not go further, and as a result, the woman made a comeback.Ukraine’s continued turmoil after the new century is largely the root cause of this beautiful prime minister.

Chopping grass does not remove the roots, and the spring wind blows again.

Lessons from the past.

Therefore, Simon will definitely not let Yuri Miloslav step down. This politician, who happens to be 60 years old this year, will spend the rest of his life in prison.

The two also discussed some details. Simon also revealed to Celia that this time the Miloslav family will not be in luck with a comprehensive cleaning plan. Ken Dixon, who is Simon’s close friend, will fly to Celia with Ukraine tomorrow. The two After completing this, Simon will also rush to Ukraine in person at the right time.

After talking about the matter, it was almost noon.

Celia left and began to prepare for tomorrow's trip to Ukraine. Simon's attention in the afternoon turned to a review of the "Information Age" marketing plan that lasted for two months.