Chapter 915

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The destination is in a 37-story red-brick-style building at the intersection of 63rd Street and Second Avenue on the Upper East Side.

Two plans, 'Solvay' and 'Troy', were finalized two months ago. Sophia was responsible for building a network of personal connections between private clubs. The first one was soon decided because someone happened to transfer the failed business club. Take over.

The name is very low-key.

Since it's on East 63rd Street, it's called Club 63.

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, and the age is a bit old. It is impossible to transform a special elevator. Therefore, it will only serve as a peripheral club, supplying executives of various New York subsidiaries of the Westeros system to entertain VIPs or hold small-scale business receptions.

The original business club is this kind of function, so it does not even need a major change.

Simon used it this time to avoid entertaining guests in his private residence. He had always resisted this. It was the territorial instinct of a lion as Janet said a long time ago.

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

This is a black-haired man in his fifties who is very short and looks older. When he smiles, he has deep nasolabial folds and a pair of big ears, which makes him look like a cartoon character.

The first time I saw a young tycoon, Mickey Kanter was very enthusiastic. He wanted to hug the other person casually. He just raised his arm and was already held by Simon, and he changed his hand to handshake. , there was no difference in his expression: "Simon, it's nice to meet you."

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

"thanks."

After a few simple greetings, Simon made a welcome rating. The two of them were led by the other two Wei family maids to the restaurant on the first floor of the club. As they walked through the corridor in parallel, Mickey Kanter also noticed his body. The scent of women on the young man next to him was more intense, obviously not a simple touch. Looking at the two slender young girls who were leading the way, a strong feeling of envy emerged in his heart.

However, Mickey Kanter is very clear that the Secretary of Commerce is already the pinnacle of his career.

Because of his unsatisfactory performance in the U.S.-Japan auto trade negotiation process, Clinton gave him this position more as a pre-resignation reward, allowing him to accumulate some resources and contacts in this position, so that he can take up related private positions after resignation.

Even if he was envious, even a little jealous, Mickey Kanter didn't dare to have any dissent in front of this young man.

The power gap is too great.

In Mickey Kanter's opinion, it is the most correct way to help the other party coordinate this trip to China as much as possible, so that you can gain a favor on the Westeros system, and you can easily attach to a few Westeros after you leave in the future. There is definitely no problem with directors of the Tello system. During this time, for example, supporting former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld to run a pharmaceutical company, Simon Westeros has made frequent moves 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 an excellent view in front of the window in the southwest corner of the building. In the afterglow of the sunset, you can see the towering Westeros Building not far away.

The dinner dishes have been arranged in advance, and the waitresses delivered appetizers and red wine first, and left quietly without stopping.

The dinner session lasted for an hour, and in no hurry to get to the point, Mickey Kanter picked up the cutlery and motioned to the Westeros Building in the sunset outside the window: "Simon, this building should be capped soon, right? "

This is the 35th floor of the current building, which is only about 150 meters away. The Westeros Building a few blocks away is designed to have a 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 start of construction, because of Simon's highest level of quality requirements and increasingly rich personal wealth, the construction of Westeros Building can be described as luxurious.

As for the high-altitude apron that imitates the Avengers Building in memory, it was originally planned to use a high-strength lightweight aluminum alloy material due to cost considerations.

After no matter the cost, the Westeros Building team selected and obtained a new type of titanium alloy material from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory directly under the U.S. Department of Energy. The hardness is more than 20% stronger than that of common aviation titanium alloys. Excellent toughness and ductility, fully fit the architectural environment above 500 meters.

The Westeros Tower team invested $20 million just to get the production license for this material and to transform a smelting shop in Tennessee to produce this titanium alloy material. The cost of the complete apron structure exceeds $200 million. . In order to avoid the accusation of Simon's excessive luxury after the information leaked, all the people involved in the project signed strict non-disclosure agreements, and very few people could actually estimate the cost of the tarmac.

Inside the restaurant.

Simon also looked up and smiled: "It will be capped at the end of this year, but it will take two to three years to live in."

"I really hope I can go up and take a look."

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

"Oh, what an honor, by the way, how tall is the building?"

"2040 feet."

"It's amazing, I don't think another building will surpass it for the next 50 years."

"The world is always changing,

It's impossible to say," Simon smiled and changed the subject appropriately: "I heard that there has been a lot of chaos in Washington lately? "

Mickey Kanter immediately sighed again: "Yeah, Bill just got a single veto right, everyone is against it, I don't think this power will last too long. And Starr, he is now completely Crazy. The special court only granted him the Paula Jones case, but he has now extended the investigation to everyone related to Bill, which is a total ****."

"In fact, the crux of the problem is Paula Jones. Why doesn't the White House try to reconcile?"

"Even Paula Jones wants to get out now, but unfortunately, the Republicans won't allow that to happen."

Simon could only shrug slightly regretfully.

Privately and quietly checked, 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 should have happened has already happened. occur.

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

Just didn't do it.

Ultimately, this is an internal struggle in Washington circles with little direct interest in the Westeros system. Simon intervenes in, and he won't get any benefit, but will make a mess.

The two chatted about various topics recently, until the waitress appeared again to bring the dinner, Mickey Kanter took a sip of red wine and finally said: "Simon, I have to say frankly, even if you are optimistic about the Chinese market, it is completely unnecessary. Leading a large number of high-level Westeros system leaders to visit China, you should understand the significance of this event and the subsequent impact. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, China has been the most important strategic opponent of the United States, and I don't think helping China will do us anything. benefit."

Simon was not angry at all because of Mickey Kantor's straightforward expression of his own opinions, and still smiled, saying: "Mickey, since the advent of nuclear weapons, it has been difficult for great powers to have a relationship like the two world wars half a century ago. confrontation, think about the Soviet Union, how it collapsed, not war."

Mickey Kanter couldn't react for a while.

Simon pointed it out directly, saying: "In my opinion, the real confrontation between major 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 words. Since the birth of nuclear weapons, nuclear war is bound to occur. Human reason has never been reliable.

Of course, these words are not said casually to people.

Just like in front of you.

Mickey Kanter heard the words and said, "Then, Simon, you shouldn't do this."

Simon was still patient: "Mickey, do you remember how the United States controlled the political and economic landscape of Western Europe after World War II?"

With such a reminder, Mickey Kanter finally reacted.

If it only relies on the status of a victorious country, the United States cannot have a strong influence in Western Europe at this time. The key to the matter is called the 'Marshall Plan'.

Simon looked at Mickey Kantor's clear expression and said: "So, sometimes, when others help you, they are not really helping you, and the helpers may get more benefits. In China, we are actually quite behind. Yes, Japan has been increasing its investment in China for the past two decades, and it has penetrated into all aspects. It is very simple, Mickey, if a person owes you money and favors, his children will pay Working in your department, do you think he has the confidence to become your enemy?"

Mickey Kanter has not forgotten that the core of coming here this time is to have a good relationship with Simon Westeros, so he just mentioned it casually to express his attitude as a high-level US government, and did not mean to dissuade Simon at all. However, after listening to what Simon had said, he also completely thought he understood the other's mind.

Of course, I still don't agree with it.

Instead of arguing any more, he talked about more specific issues: "In this case, Simon, what are your expectations for my consultation with the Chinese government this time?"

Simon has always understood a truth.

If you give too much, you often don’t cherish it, and even take it for granted.

Therefore, in the upcoming trip to China, the Westeros system team will sing the red face, and the Washington authorities represented by Mickey Kanter will naturally be the one who sings the white face. This time, it will be closely related to the Westeros system. The relevant three major fields of technology, entertainment and finance have conducted 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 the Chinese side is basically half The sale is half free, and the Chinese government will grant a low-interest loan of US$300 million for the investment of US$1 billion, and Levison Group can also obtain the remaining US$700 million from overseas banks that are quite optimistic about this project.

Before and after, they were all empty-gloved white wolves.

The current Westeros system has a large cash reserve, and it is easy to come up with $1 billion, but Simon understands more that the real estate industry should really play like this.

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

Mickey Kanter understood and smiled: "I understand, I'm that bad cop."

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

The two were talking when someone knocked on the door not far away, attracting their attention. Lady A brought a tray over. Mickey Kanter looked over and saw that the tray... um, it was probably a glass of milk. , suddenly a little unclear.

Girl a came to the two with a little indifference in her expression, picked up the cup in the tray and placed it beside Simon: "Boss, this is what you want."

Saying so, he nodded slightly to Mickey Kantor, and turned to leave.

Mickey Kanter listened to Girl A's high heels go away, and saw that Simon's expression was a little weird, but he still took a sip from the cup of milk, more confused, but it was not convenient to ask more.

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

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

Mickey Kanter couldn't help but sniffled without a trace, 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."

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

Mickey Kant nodded and motioned for Simon to continue.

Simon said: "First, it requires China to develop restrictions on foreign investment in opening movie theaters in mainland China."

Mickey Kanter heard the words and was immediately embarrassed: "Simon, this is not easy to handle. You should also know the situation in China very well. When it comes to the cultural industry, they have always been more conservative than others."

"If it was ten years ago, it must have been like this," Simon said. "It's very likely to be negotiated now, because the Chinese government has agreed to build cinemas in the mainland with Hong Kong and Macao funds. We just need an equal treatment."

Mickey Kantor didn't know much about this.

However, since Westeros said so, it should not be false. At first, someone said that as long as he showed an attitude in the past, he thought that this trip would be easy, but he did not expect that the first request would be so difficult.

"Then, Simon, I can only say my best." Mickey Kanto nodded and asked again: "And then?"

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

Mickey Kanter was at a loss again.

Cinema, which is commonplace in the United States, but just like ordinary people have heard the names of many government departments but don't know what their functions are and how they work, Mickey Kanter has only one ordinary person's opinion about the cinema. The vague concept is probably a movie-playing complex composed of many theaters.

At this time, in front of Westeros, of course, you can't be so ignorant, after 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 rule. At the same time as the reform of the theater system, you need to promote the network of theaters in China." Speaking of which, Simon took the initiative to explain: "Mickey, in the past year, the box office of Hollywood movies in China has There are 5 films in the top ten list, but, according to our investigation, a large part of the box office of our films has been concealed due to the backward projection system and serious loopholes. Reform the theater system and require the theater network to be reformed. , all to make the market feedback of Hollywood films in China more transparent."

"Simon, if I remember correctly, Chinese films are almost negligibly low in terms of box office volume and share."

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

"?"

"50 million, but just five years ago in 1990, the number was only 10 million. This is the potential. China is a big market with a population of 1 billion. As long as the industry can become formal, the market potential of 10 people will explode. nothing is impossible."

Mickey Kant nodded, remembered another thing, and said: "In this case, Simon, I think you should be more concerned about China's piracy issue. In fact, the American Software and Information Industry Association contacted me the day before yesterday, hoping I can It was brought up in this consultation with China, and they are still lobbying the White House and Congress that if China continues to allow piracy, there should be corresponding sanctions.”

With that said, Mickey Kantor's somewhat Mr. Bean-like face also showed some less obvious playfulness.

If we talk about piracy, in the past year, the most accusation was the music piracy problem of the Tincobair iplayer player of the Westeros company. The sales volume exceeded 20 million in the first year of release, and in the same year, the iplayer played Combined with the proliferation of pirated music due to the popularization of the Internet, the global record sales plummeted by 23%, which is also a pioneering work.

In addition, there are vcd players that are rapidly popularized in China.

This is also the only one.

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

I didn't expect it to explode in China.

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

Simon also noticed Mickey Kanter's expression, still with a smile on the corner of his mouth, took another sip from the cup in his hand, and said, "Mickey, I know what you're thinking. In fact, many things, even if I don't go. Do it, it will still happen. In that case, I can only push it in a controllable direction as much as possible.”

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