Hollywood Hunter

Early Monday morning, the time came to November 13.

In a study on the second floor of the mansion near the sea in East Hampton, the housekeeper who brought a cup of hot milk was sent away. Simon took a sip from the cup and saw that the video on the monitor was connected. He put on a wireless headset and spoke to the other side of the ocean. Janet greeted Chen Qing who looked like a maid beside the woman.

Janet and her party have arrived at BJ. Chen Qing finished her own business on Saturday and returned to China quickly to entertain two Janet and the others in person.

It was past six in the morning on the east coast of the United States, and it was past seven in the evening on Monday in China.

After saying hello, Janet drove away Chen Qing who wanted to stay here, turned to Simon, and teased: "I found your happy nest here."

Thinker

Simon could see that the mansion in Mao'er Hutong was on the opposite side, and he understood that the woman should be referring to the underground space of the mansion, and perhaps a group of vases kept in the mansion.

Leaning on the leather chair, Simon raised his legs and said with a smile, "This is something that only men can enjoy, and you have no such power."

"I really want to bite you."

Janet pursed her little white teeth, said a few more words, and turned to the topic: "Is there any problem in the past few days?"

It's about the aftermath of the election.

Simon shook his head: "Everything is normal. Gore returned to his family's manor in Tennessee the day before yesterday. As for Washington, I will fly over today and have arranged various activities for the next week."

In fact, the focus is on Washington.

As a loser, it is very difficult for Gore to do what he wants to do in the future.

Because it is difficult for Gore to gain support from all quarters. After all, investing in a politician who is unlikely to make a comeback will not be profitable at all. Few people will do this kind of thing.

The key is to avoid what happens in Washington.

Therefore, Simon came to the East Coast last week. While dealing with various follow-ups here, Joseph Schlapp and others have rushed to Washington to start operations and arrange various social activities for Simon for the next week.

Secret meetings, golf events, private cocktail parties, and more.

It's basically communication, reassurance, explanation...or, if someone wants some deals, that's fine as long as the chips are right.

In any case, the outcome of the general election cannot be changed, and Simon doesn't mind showing some proactive gestures to balance the politicians' minds.

In a capitalist society, everyone is a businessman.

Ripped face?

Not easily.

How are you trying to make money?

Janet on the opposite side of the video actually knew Simon's next arrangement, but she hummed, and turned to talk about her own affairs in China: "I went to see some companies here with Xiaoqing during the day, and I used a Chinese The idiom is full of vitality. Besides, I also understand some of your thoughts."

Simon was curious: "I have a lot of thoughts, what do you mean?"

"Of course it's about China," Janet rolled her eyes and turned to a serious expression: "During dinner, I asked Anna to make a simple deduction about the future GDP of China and the United States based on the existing data. , guess what the result is?"

The 'Anna' that Janet said was named Anna Brelskaya, one of the first waitress candidates that Simon collected, and the same batch as 'Fruit Nana' Natalie Vodianova, or A talented girl with an IQ of over 200.

After the careful training of the Westeros family, Anna Brelskaya, who just turned 18, has already obtained different levels of degrees in different subjects such as economics, mathematics and psychology, and then was brought to her side by Janet, Be her clerk in her pocket.

According to Janet, the girl can only show her talent by letting her there, and it must be a waste to go to Simon's side.

Simon also thinks it makes sense.

All right.

Leaning over to pick up the cup of milk on the table again, Simon felt the warmth in the palm of his hand, and said with a smile, "Actually, my IQ is quite average, I can't guess."

Janet on the other side saw that her man was reluctant to guess, so she didn't sell anything, and said, "Using US dollars as the unit, I calculated two time points, and the approximate result is that ten years later, in 2010, the GDP of the United States will be 16 trillion US dollars. , China’s GDP is $4 trillion, or 25 percent of the federal government.”

After Janet finished speaking, she looked this way.

Simon nodded slightly.

Referring to memory, China's US$4 trillion is a bit lower. In 2010, if I remember correctly, it should have surpassed Japan's US$5 trillion. As for the US 16 trillion, it seems, about the same.

In short, the gap between 4 trillion and 16 trillion is still very large, and it does not make the federation feel too threatening.

Of course, this requires a certain premise.

This premise is that the growth rates of both sides are flattened to a considerable level.

For example, if my annual growth rate is 3%, your annual growth rate is also 3%, or even if it is higher, 5%, then, in a few decades, it will be difficult to catch up.

However, if that was the case, Janet probably wouldn't bring up the matter of reckoning.

At the other end of the video, there was a short pause, and Janet quickly continued: "However, in 2020, that is, twenty years later, the federal GDP is expected to be 26 trillion US dollars, and China's GDP is likely to reach 16 trillion US dollars. At this time, China's economic volume is equivalent to 60% of the federal government. This is much higher than Japan's proportion to the United States in the 1980s. Moreover, Anna also draws a conclusion that by then, China and the United States will be the only countries in the world. Two or two superpowers with a GDP of more than 10 trillion. In short, it is likely to reproduce the former pattern of the two powers of the United States and the Soviet Union.”

After Simon listened, he recalled the data in his memory again.

Compared with the previous 2020 estimate of US$26 trillion, it is at least one higher than Japan's GDP. The reality is definitely not so much. If I remember correctly, it should only be around 20 trillion.

As for China's GDP figures, it is quite close.

Roughly speaking, in 2020, China's GDP should have reached about 70% of that of the United States, which happened to be the highest point in Japan against the United States in 1995. In reality, after 1995, the Japanese economy seemed to be locked up and stagnant for a long time.

There is clearly an element of continued U.S. intervention in this.

How can a son surpass his father? !

In any case, the number is not the key. Simon understands that the last sentence of the woman opposite is the key.

Reproduce the two-power pattern of the United States and the Soviet Union.

In my memory, this is basically the truth. Moreover, it is a fact that Western mainstream countries cannot tolerate.

Since it cannot be tolerated, it is conceivable what will happen again.

After a moment of silence, Simon put down the cup in his hand again, looked at the monitor screen, saw Janet staring at him without blinking, and asked with a smile, "Then what?"

Janet's big eyes with long eyelashes blinked twice: "I don't know, should it be yours?"

Simon pretended to think for a moment, then said, "That's nothing, let's change the subject."

Janet: "…"

After a moment of silence, Janet finally spoke first: "How about I ask Anna to write an article in detail and publish it in The Economist, or Barron's Weekly?"

I didn't mention the "Wall Street Journal", because after all, newspapers are not as authoritative as professional economic magazines, and they are likely to be regarded as grandstanding and violent.

Simon considered it for a while, shook his head and said, "No, and, do you think everyone will believe it?"

In the United States today, the overall atmosphere is still immersed in a certain sense of the peak of the "end of history", and thinking about danger in times of peace is not popular in the West.

Hearing what Simon said, Janet just smiled: "It seems that you really have a good impression of China."

Simon also smiled, not guilty at all: "When others treat you as a VIP, you can't turn your face and throw a stone at it. That's too immoral."

"Haha..." Janet smiled and stopped talking about what happened just now, because she knew that the man had already made a lot of arrangements, so she followed Simon's words: "By the way, speaking of VIPs, Xiaoqing showed me some site selection information. , said you want it, and plan to build some more private estates in China?"

Simon thought for a while and remembered his emotion after hearing Chen Qing talk about China's record tourism foreign exchange earnings a few months ago.

In recent years, all kinds of help from movies to the Internet have helped to publicize, diverted countless overseas tourists to China, and contributed a large amount of foreign exchange.

Chen Qing obviously took it to heart.

Nodding his head, Simon said: "You can choose first, and just show me if you are sure."

Janet said again: "I don't come to China very often. After those manors are built, you will definitely have to raise a group of little girls again."

Simon showed an innocent expression: "I can't possibly raise a group of little boys, right?"

Janet: "…"

The logic is so smooth, it can't be refuted.