Chapter 857 Commercial Street

Simon listened patiently to Charlotte Brenita, took a sip of the coffee in front of him, leaned on the sofa, shook his head and said, "You're right, Charlie, but I still don't care about investing in the European Internet industry. No interest, and the Westeros system does not completely ignore Europe, just for the investment here, our own team is enough, and we don’t need to cooperate with you.”

Facts in the past have proved that due to market capacity, language differences and other reasons, large Internet giants have never appeared in Europe.

Simon might be able to change history if he was willing to spare no expense, but in his current position, there is no reason to do so.

As for the troubles that may be encountered in the future, Simon has many similar cases in his memory. Apple, Google, and Facebook were taken turns to find fault by the EU anti-monopoly organization, and the accumulative fines were tens of billions of euros. However, because the monopoly pattern of one Internet giant has been deeply rooted , after all, these measures can not make it hurt.

In order to gain the right to speak in the family business over the years, Charlotte Brenita has experienced many rejections, and Simon's words did not disappoint her. Being able to meet Westeros today is already a success. Even if she returns empty-handed this time, as long as she casually chats about having coffee with Simon Westeros on some suitable occasions in the future, it will bring her unexpected benefits. .

Charlotte Brenita did not give up easily, saying: "Mr. Westeros, the financial investment environment in Switzerland is very different from other regions, you must know that, just like Melisandre, The place of registration is in Switzerland, and we also have the advantage of confidentiality that other countries cannot match, which is the advantage of the whole of Switzerland. So, I believe we definitely have the opportunity to cooperate.”

When Simon heard this, he remembered one thing, looked up at the woman next to him, and asked, "Do you know anything about China? How do you view the country's economy?"

Simon's turn was a little abrupt, but Charlotte Brenita didn't have too many stumblings. She did her homework in advance and knew that the Westeros system attached great importance to investment in China, saying: "China's economic growth in recent years has The speed is very fast, but I am not too optimistic about the long-term prospects of this country, because China's economic foundation is very weak, and at this stage it is only benefited from the cheap demographic dividend, which is not irreplaceable, just like you are here in Ukraine In comparison, Ukraine’s human resource cost is cheaper than China’s, and it is very close to Europe, so it has an incomparable geographical advantage.”

For Brenita's answer, Simon was noncommittal and said, "In this way, if you want to cooperate with me, learn more about China in the future, and it is best to go there a few times in person."

Charlotte Brenita is now the president of the venture capital department of Brenita Asset Management Company. Her work focus in recent years will also be in the field of new technology. Out of some prejudice in her bones, women I don't think China has the soil to invest in new technology. How many computers can that backward country have?

However, Simon said so, she nodded immediately and agreed.

The business she is currently in charge of is a stepping stone for the future. Charlotte Brenita's ultimate goal is to control the entire family business. Therefore, if necessary, she doesn't mind investing in other areas in China. As long as she can have a relationship with Westeros, she also believes that the investors behind the family business don't mind letting her cross the line at all.

In the Westeros system's plan to attack the global Internet industry, Simon does not intend to support any local Internet giants in Europe, but China is different.

This time, it was just another secret chess buried at random.

After all, in the future, a large number of Internet giants in China will stand behind the scenes of the Westeros system, which is really ugly. If it is a batch of shell capital in North America, a batch of shell capital in Australia, a batch of shell capital in Southeast Asia, and a batch of shell capital in Switzerland, even if it is still vaguely able to trace West On the Luo system side, at least it makes sense on the surface.

Simon can also see that the woman in front of him is not too interested in China, and she does not force it. The opportunity is given, but if you can't grasp it, it is not your own business, so he changed the topic and asked: " In addition to subscribing to Igreit's shares and investing in instagram, do you have any other projects here, tell me?"

"I'm currently researching computer games, and I plan to invest in several related game studios. Igreit's steam mall has greatly lowered the game publishing threshold for independent studios. Moreover, the development costs of computer games are usually low, and there are " Success stories like Happy Farm.”

"This is a good direction," Simon nodded and said, "However, if you pay enough attention to the industry dynamics, you should be able to feel that Igreit has been raising the threshold for listing on the Steam mall, and the same is true for Facebook's game platform. Therefore, it will not be possible to launch games developed by any independent studio in the future. I recently read a memorandum of a meeting of Igret on the game business. In the future, whether it is steam or facebook, the principle of operating games is that they would rather launch a game. A classic game with 10 million users, don’t want 1,000 inferior games with only 10,000 users. So, if you just plan to play tickets or speculate, I advise you to give up this idea. Well… not necessarily, Microsoft, etc. The platform’s game store threshold is still very low.”

Igrete’s game mall has a very low threshold in the early stage of development, and many independent game studios and even individual developers can upload games and earn a lot of income.

However, with the previous case of the "Atari Crash", Igret will not repeat the same mistakes.

, The Igreit team is also constantly raising the threshold for reviewing games. Recently, it has proposed the criteria that Simon just mentioned. It is better to have a 10 million yuan than a 1,000 10,000 yuan. Players and poor quality games of poor quality are kept out.

Perhaps there will inevitably be one or two dark horses in these games that cannot be put on the shelves, but in general, it can guarantee the long-term development of Igreit's steam mall and Facebook game platform to the greatest extent.

This actually has another effect.

It is to drive a large number of inferior games to other game platforms with lower thresholds.

It is an inevitable and inevitable method for online game publishers to lower the threshold to attract content in the early stage, but when the industry begins to standardize, especially when a leader has emerged, doing so will flood the platform with a large number of inferior games, which will only make these second- and third-tier releases. Businesses are eliminated from the market more quickly.

The original "Atari Crash" was because too low-quality games flooded Atari's console platform.

"Thank you for the reminder, Mr. Westeros, I'll keep an eye out."

Charlotte Brenita answered seriously, although she does not plan to focus on the game field for a long time, but at the same time she has no intention of playing tickets or speculation. Two high-quality games, at the same time as the game's success, seeks to sell the studio to cash out.

This is also the general operating process of venture capital.

Select a group of studios, and as long as one project is successful in the operation in the next few years, the whole can get a good return.

Of course, if there is a studio that can produce a phenomenal game, like Nintendo's "Super Mario" or "Happy Farm" on Facebook, Charlotte Brenita will definitely have a long-term commitment to the related studio. Have.

It's just that there is no need to elaborate on the man in front of him.

The two continued to chat for a while, and Lady A came in to remind him that Simon realized that the time was approaching noon, so he got up and said to Brenita, "I have a manor nearby, let's have lunch together."

Charlotte Brenita almost thought that Westeros was going to see a guest, so of course she agreed to listen to the man.

Said to be nearby, the group left the military theme park area and drove for about half an hour before arriving at the destination.

This is a hot spring manor located in the mountains and forests more than 30 kilometers north of Rivni. The manor is surrounded by snow and trees, not to mention the private woodlands that have been quietly enclosed by Simon within a few kilometers. The manor covers an area of ​​10 acres. The interior of the manor is still in the style of American country resorts, but the overall layout has absorbed some design concepts of oriental gardens. Therefore, it is not as open as the usual western manor, and it is a pavilion designed with westernization in line with the main building. The terraces and pavilions make the interior of the manor look scattered. Because it is located above the hot springs and warmed by geothermal heat, the interior of the manor is lush and lush, and there are even blooming flowers along the streams and ponds that dot the manor.

Even though she had lived in a wealthy family since she was a child and entered this manor, Charlotte Brenita was still a little lost under the impact of the scenery in front of her.

Such a paradise cannot be built with money.

Until she found that Simon Westeros had also temporarily stopped and waited for her, Charlotte Brenita quickly resumed her steps and smiled apologetically at the man.

Lunch is ready.

When the restaurant was seated, Charlotte Brenita thought she and Simon were the only two at first, but unexpectedly there were seven people sitting at the long dining table, Simon, Lady A, three shallots, and a certain high tall girl. The man was occupied by three small shallots, and she sat opposite the girl a and the tall girl who introduced herself as Eve.

The atmosphere of the meal was quite lively. Most of the time, the three shallots were talking to the man opposite. Charlotte Brenita did not know Russian, let alone Ukrainian. Fortunately, the man opposite and the man beside him The a girl often takes the initiative to change to English to talk to her, but there is no cold scene.

She quietly looked at the other waitresses in the Wei family who were in charge of serving the dishes, and looked at the girls seated next to her. Charlotte Brenita unexpectedly realized something.

Inexplicably, I started to feel a little uneasy.

or.

Maybe, maybe, maybe, still a little bit looking forward to it.

Although she is 35 years old this year, she has been married for many years, but since she agreed to this meeting under the obvious hint of Grace, she has actually made some preparations.

This is Simon Westeros after all.

Men rate women, and women rate men in the same way.

Charlotte Brenita is confident that she can reach 90 points or more, and for a young man standing high in the clouds, if the full score is 100, an extra ten or twenty points is not too much.

She is the one who takes advantage of the other person in bed.

After lunch, the three girls of Ekaterina took the initiative to take Westeros to go to the hot spring. The man casually invited her to join him, and he agreed after a little hesitation.

Really hesitant.

It's not that I don't want to, but, if it's the 'lineup' at noon, it's really a bit messy.

Fortunately.

In the end something didn't happen.

but.

It's not that nothing happened, but she became the one who was invited to the scene, and only three green apples were left in the indoor hot spring bath.

A little frustrated again.

Also gave birth to some contrarian thoughts.

Since he was not sent off directly, he insisted not to take the initiative to leave.

The girl a was not enthusiastic about her from the beginning to the end, but she knew the importance of the other party's side in Westeros. You must know that a, b, c, d on the Forbes 400 list of the richest people in the United States a few days ago Four girls, but two are on the list, and so on, many things can be imagined.

It is not the first time that she has encountered such indifference. Although she is very proud in her bones, as long as it is beneficial to herself, Charlotte Brenita doesn't mind putting down her body at all, and finally succeeded in getting the contact of girl a in the evening. way, even just a work mailbox, is enough.

I thought we would spend the night here. After dinner, everyone set off again in the dark and rushed back to downtown Rivney.

Special attention.

The faces of the three little apples, which were originally green, turned red, as if they had suddenly matured, and they were inexplicably envious.

Back to the city is already more than eight o'clock in the evening.

I didn't quite understand why it was so frustrating. Staying in the hot spring manor was definitely more comfortable than the urban area. It wasn't until the motorcade was divided into two that Simon's driver entered a brightly lit area in the northwest of downtown Rivney, and the car stopped. Understand that men have other plans.

Seeing Simon get out of the car, Charlotte Brenita, who took the initiative to lean forward when he returned, was able to sit next to him and left the Mercedes-Benz car together. This is the entrance to a crowded street.

I don't understand what a man is going to do.

However, Charlotte Brenita was still a little happy when she found that the three little apples and Lady A were all leaving with several other cars, and she was the only woman following Westeros. She took the initiative to come to the man, and said softly. Asked, "Simon, what are we going to do?"

After getting acquainted, they quietly changed the name.

Simon gestured in the direction of the lively street and said, "Commercial Street, let's take a look together."

Charlotte Brenita was still a little unclear, but she didn't ask much. She took the initiative to follow the man into the crowded street, and looked around curiously. It was just that she lost interest very quickly. On both sides of the street were ordinary restaurants, clothing, electrical appliances, food and other types of stores, and the grades were very low. Compared with the commercial streets she had visited, it was completely shabby. to describe.

However, after graduating from the best London Business School in Europe, I gradually discovered the difference in this street.

In the cold night when the surrounding area has reached minus ten degrees, it is too prosperous here, and the flow of people is definitely several times that of those famous commercial streets in memory. At least one thing is certain, any shop on this street, at least for the owners of those shops, is very profitable.

This commercial street is actually built by the Westeros system.

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