Hollywood Hunter

The destination is in a 37-storey red brick-style building at the intersection of 63rd Street and Second Avenue in Shangdong District.

Two months ago, the two plans of'Solvay' and'Troy' were finalized. Sofia was responsible for building a number of private clubs related network, and soon the first one was finalized, because someone happened to transfer this failed business club, so Take over.

The name is very low-key.

Since it is on East 63rd Street, it is called 63 Club.

Simon is not satisfied with this. Although it occupies the top three floors of the building, it is not private enough. This is a public office building. Many companies have settled in it. It is also a long time ago. It is impossible to transform a dedicated elevator.Therefore, it will only serve as a peripheral club to provide executives of Westeros New York subsidiaries to entertain guests or hold small-scale business receptions.

The original business club is such a function, so even major changes are not necessary.

Simon used it this time to avoid entertaining guests in his private residence. He has always been resistant to this. It is still a long time ago that Janet said that the territory of the lion is instinctive.

At six o'clock, Mickey Kanter arrived on time.

This is a dark-haired man in his fifties who has a very short appearance and looks older. The smile has a deep decree line and a pair of big ears.

The first time I saw a young tycoon, Mickey Kanter was very enthusiastic. I wanted to hug each other in a familiar way. Just after raising his arm, he was already held by Simon. Instead of shaking hands, he changed to shaking hands. There is nothing strange in his expression, "Simon, nice to meet you."

Simon smiled. "Me too, Mickey. Although Ron's departure is regrettable, I still want to congratulate you on your promotion."

"Thank you."

In a few simple words, Simon made a pleased viewing. The two led down to the restaurant on the first floor of the club under the guidance of two other Uighur waitresses. Micky Kanter also noticed his body while walking across the corridor. The scent of the woman beside the young man, which is more intense, is obviously not a simple touch. Looking at the two slim young girls leading the way ahead, I can't help but feel a strong envy.

However, Mickey Kanter is well aware that the Minister of Commerce is already the pinnacle of his career.

Because of the unsatisfactory performance in the auto trade negotiations between the United States and Japan, Clinton gave him this position as a kind of pre-resignation remuneration, allowing him to accumulate some resources in this position to facilitate his personal post.

Even if envious, or even jealous, Mickey Kanter did not dare to have any ambition in front of this young man.

The gap between power and status is too great.

As far as possible to help the other party coordinate this trip to China, Mickey Kanter seems to be the most correct approach, so that you can gain a favor on the side of the Westeros system and easily attach a few Weiss after leaving the job in the future. The directors of the Tello system companies must be fine. During this period, such as supporting the former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld to take charge of a pharmaceutical company, Simon Westeros can be described as frequent in this regard.

There are many benefits.

This is a very generous young man.

The two entered the restaurant and sat down. This is a location with a good view in front of the southwest corner window of the building. In the afterglow of the sunset, you can see the Westero Building towering into the sky not far away.

Dinner dishes have been arranged in advance. The waitresses first served appetizers and red wine without leaving, and left quietly.

The meal rehearsal lasted for an hour and was not in a hurry to get to the point. Mickey Kanter picked up the utensils and gestured to the Westero building outside the window, "Simon, should this building be capped soon?"

This is the 35th floor of the current building, which is only about 150 meters, and the Westero Building, a few blocks away, has a designed ceiling height of 622 meters. At this time, the installation of the helipad at a height of about 560 meters in the design has begun. Since the beginning of construction, because of Simon's highest level of quality requirements and an increasingly rich personal net worth, the construction of the Westero Building can be described with luxury.

Let's say that the high-altitude apron imitating the Avengers Building in memory was originally intended to use a high-strength lightweight aluminum alloy material for cost reasons.

After the cost does not matter, the Westero Building team has selected several times and obtained a new type of titanium alloy material from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory directly under the United States Department of Energy. Its hardness is more than 20 times stronger than that of common aviation titanium alloys. The excellent toughness and ductility are fully compatible with the building environment above 500 meters.

The Westero Building team just invested $20 million to obtain a production license for this material and to transform a smelting plant that can produce this titanium alloy material in a Tennessee plant. The cost of the complete apron structure was more than $200 million. .To avoid accusations of excessive luxury by Simon after the information leak, all the people involved in the project signed a strict confidentiality agreement, and few people can really estimate the cost of the apron.

Inside the restaurant.

Simon also looked up at the past and smiled, "Capping at the end of this year, but if you want to live in, it will take two to three years."

"I wish I could go up and see it later."

"Then I will send out this invitation now, Mickey, and I hope you don't forget it by then."

"Oh, this is a great honor, by the way, how high is the building?"

"2040 feet."

"It's amazing, I don't think there will be more buildings than it in the next 50 years."

"The world is changing all the time. This is unpredictable," Simon smiled, changing the topic appropriately. "I heard that Washington has been messed up recently?"

Mickey Kanter immediately sighed again, "Yeah, Bill has just obtained a single veto, everyone is opposed, I think this power is difficult to last too long. And Starr, he is completely crazy now Yes. The special court only granted him an investigation into the Paula Jones case, but he has now extended the investigation to all those who are related to Bill, exactly."

"In fact, the key to the problem is Paula Jones. Why didn't the White House try to reconcile?"

"Even Paula Jones wants to get out now, but it's a pity that the Republican Party won't allow this kind of thing to happen."

Simon only shrugged slightly with regret.

I secretly checked privately that the White House still had an intern named Monica Lewinsky last year, and it was recommended by Ron Perelman. It is now 1996 and everything that has happened occur.

Now Simon is actually capable of interfering with these things a little bit.

It just didn't do it.

In the final analysis, this is an internal struggle in the Washington circle, and there is not much direct interest related to the Westeros system.Simon meddled in and didn't get any benefits, but would provoke anger.

The two chatted about various recent topics until the waitress appeared again and served dinner. Mickey Kanter took a sip of red wine and finally said, "Simon, I must confess that even if you are optimistic about the Chinese market, there is absolutely no need to lead A large number of senior officials of the Westeros system visited China, and you should understand the significance of this incident and the subsequent impact. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, China has been the most important strategic opponent of the United States. I don’t think it’s good for us to help China ."

Simon did not get angry because of Mickey Kanter’s direct expression, still with a smile, said, "Mickey, since the emergence of nuclear weapons, it has been difficult for great powers to produce the same as the two world wars half a century ago. Confrontation, think about the Soviet Union, how it collapsed, not war."

Mickey Kanter failed to react for a while.

Simon directly pointed out, "In my opinion, the real confrontation between big powers in the future will be confrontation at the economic level."

In fact, with Simon's pessimistic attitude towards human society, he did not believe his own words.Since the birth of nuclear weapons, nuclear war is bound to occur.Human reason has never been reliable.

Of course, these words will not be said casually to people.

Just like before me.

Mickey Kanter heard the words and said, "So, Simon, you should never do this."

Simon is still very patient. "Mickey, do you remember how the US controlled the political and economic structure of Western Europe after World War II?"

With such a reminder, Mickey Kanter finally reacted.

If only relying on the identity of a victorious nation, the United States will never have strong influence in Western Europe at this time. The key to the matter is called the'Marshall Plan'.

Simon looked at Mickey Kanter’s clear expression and said, “So, sometimes, when someone helps you, it’s not really helping you, aiders may get more benefits. In China, we’re actually quite backward , Japan has been strengthening its investment in China for the past two decades, and it has penetrated into all aspects. Very simple reason, Mickey, if a person owes you money, owes your favor, his children are still in Work in your department, do you think he has the confidence to become your enemy?"

Mickey Kanter has not forgotten to come to the core this time in order to have a good relationship with Simon Westero, so I just mentioned it casually and expressed my attitude as a high-level US government, and did not mean to dissuade Simon.However, after listening to the opposite Simon, he thought that he understood the other party's thoughts.

Of course, in fact, I still do not agree.

Instead of arguing, I talked about more specific questions. "Since this, Simon, what is your expectation about my consultation with the Chinese government this time?"

Simon has always understood the truth.

If you give too much, you will often not cherish it, and you may even take it for granted.

Therefore, in the upcoming trip to China, the Westero system team sang a red face, and the Washington authorities represented by Mickey Kanter were naturally the white face sing party. This time, they will work closely with the Westero system. The three major areas of technology, entertainment, and finance have initiated some consultations with the Chinese government, involving further opening of the film market and protection of intellectual property rights.

In fact, the actual benefits of the Westeros system have been obtained in various cooperation agreements reached before, just like the large commercial center to be built in the Chinese capital. In the finalized agreement, the price of the land approved by China is basically half For half-selling, the Chinese government will provide a low-interest loan of 300 million US dollars and the remaining 700 million US dollars. The Levison Group can also obtain it from overseas banks that are quite optimistic about this project.

Before and after, there are white wolves with empty gloves.

The current Westeros system has a large amount of cash reserves, and it’s a breeze to make $1 billion, but Simon understands that the real estate industry should really be like this. Only when someone else’s real estate can be bigger and stronger.

These things are not a secret to Mickey Kanter, and Simon did not cover up, saying, "Mickey, you should know that the benefits that the Westeros system can obtain have reached an agreement with the Chinese government in advance. So , You only need to be tough enough this time."

Mickey Kanter agreed, smiling and said, "I understand, I'm that bad policeman."

Simon followed with a smile. "Actually, none of us are good policemen."

The two were talking, and the door was knocked not far away, attracting their attention. Girl A brought a tray and Mickey Kanter looked over and saw it in the tray... well, probably a glass of milk So, it was a little unclear.

A girl came to the two with a little bit of coldness in her expression, picked up the cup in the tray and placed it beside Simon. "Boss, this is what you want."

With that said, he nodded formally to Mickey Kanter and turned to leave.

Mickey Kanter listened to the girl's high-heeled shoes away, and looked at the opposite Simon slightly strange but still took a sip of the cup of milk, more confused, but inconvenient to ask.

Simon put down the glass and said to Mickey Kanter, "Sorry, the woman is not sensible, I will teach her later."

The cup of milk on the opposite side was obviously warm, and a slight fragrance glanced over.

Mickey Kanter couldn't help but sniffed his nose, feeling that it wasn't milk, and couldn't tell what it was, but after hearing Simon's words, he shook his head and said, "It's okay."

"So, let's continue," Simon put down his glass, his fingertips still circling the glass on the table, rubbing around, and said, "Mickey, although your task is to show attitude, you can't get nothing, I hope you can take it The next three things are all about movies."

Mickey Kan nodded, signaling Simon to continue.

Simon Road "First, the restriction on the opening of movie theaters in China by foreign investment in China."

Mickey Kanter heard that it was directly embarrassing. "Simon, this is not easy to handle. You should also understand China's situation very well. In terms of cultural industries, they have always been more conservative than others."

"If it was said ten years ago, this must be the case," Simon Road said. "The chances of talking are very high now, because the Chinese government has agreed to Hong Kong and Macao to build cinemas in the Mainland. We just need an equal treatment."

Mickey Kanter didn't know much about it.

However, since Westeros said so, it should not be false. At first, someone said that as long as he used to show an attitude in the past, he thought it would be easy for the guild. I did not expect that the first request would be so difficult.

"So, Simon, I can only say as much as I can." Mickey Kan nodded and asked, "What then?"

"Secondly, China is required to reform the cinema system."

Mickey Kanter was suddenly confused.

The cinema line is common in the United States. However, just like ordinary people who have heard the names of many government departments but don’t know what their functions are and how they operate, Mickey Kanter has only one ordinary person for the cinema line. The vague concept is probably a film playback complex composed of many theaters.

At this time, in front of Westeros, of course, he could not express such ignorance, thinking about it, "Simon, this kind of film industry reform should have nothing to do with us?"

"Of course it does. This is the third. At the same time as the reform of the cinema system, you need to promote China's cinema networking." Speaking of this, Simon actively explained that "Mickey, in the past year, Hollywood movies in front of the box office in China Five of the ten list, but according to our investigation, because the projection system is backward and there are serious loopholes, a large part of our films have been concealed at the box office. The reform of the cinema system and the transformation of the theater network were required. All for the feedback of Hollywood movies in the Chinese market is more transparent."

"Simon, if I remember correctly, both the box office volume and the share ratio of Chinese movies are so low as to be negligible."

"Mickey, do you know how many fixed phones China has now?"

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"50 million, and only in 1990, five years ago, this number was only 10 million. This is the potential. China is a large market with a population of 1 billion. As long as the industry can become formal, the market potential of 10 people will burst out. Nothing is impossible."

Mickey Kan nodded his head and remembered another thing. "Since this, Simon, I think you should be more concerned about the issue of piracy in China. In fact, the American Software and Information Industry Association contacted me the day before yesterday and hoped that I could This issue was raised in this consultation with China, and they are still lobbying the White House and the Congress. If China continues to let piracy off, it should be sanctioned accordingly."

With that said, Mickey Kanter is somewhat similar to Mr. Bean's face and shows some less obvious playfulness.

If we say piracy, in the past year, the most accused is the problem of music piracy of the Tinker Baier iyer player of Westeros. The first year of sales exceeded 20 million, and it was also a year that iyer played The catalysis of the device, coupled with the popularity of the Internet, has led to the proliferation of pirated music, which has directly plunged global record sales by 23.

In addition, there is a vcd player that has rapidly become popular in China.

This is also a unique copy.

When this machine first appeared two years ago, all Western giants in the electronics industry were not optimistic, so they did not pay too much attention.

Unexpectedly, it will break out in China.

Then, after some research, everyone soon understood that the reason was still piracy.

Simon also noticed Mickey Kanter's expression, still smiling at the corner of his mouth, took a sip from the cup in his hand, and said, "Mickey, I know what you are thinking. Actually, many things, even if I don't do it , It will still happen. In this case, I can only push it in a controlled direction as much as possible."