Hollywood Hunter

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

Inside the manor on the northern outskirts of Greenwich.

Everyone cheered, kissed, sang and danced, and enjoyed the firework show. The carnival lasted until one o'clock in the morning. The New Year's Eve party finally ended, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

Only the top executives and shareholders of the Levison Group, who were suddenly given an ultimatum by a drunken young tycoon, were tossed on this New Year’s Eve and returned to their home in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Francis Levison had to Convene an emergency conference call for the core of the group, who mostly take vacations everywhere, and many people stayed up all night.

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

The Levison family founded the Levison Group. Four generations of the family have controlled the company for a century. In some moments deep in his heart, Francis Levison would rather the family business go bankrupt than give it away. .

Of course, this is just thinking about it.

Francis Levison, who grew up accustomed to luxury life, couldn’t imagine how he would look like after the family business went bankrupt. Although he can certainly retain a portion of the family property that ordinary people can’t make for a lifetime, daily private jets, holiday islands, luxury Yachts and the like will definitely never get used to it.

It's hard to accept thinking about it.

After an emergency conference call that lasted all night, there was a big disagreement between the top executives and shareholders of the Levison Group.

Some people advocate accepting Simon’s shareholding. After all, the conditions offered by this super tycoon are actually not harsh. They are better than those vultures who are waiting for the bankruptcy of the Levison Group. US$1.5 billion in funds can not only completely relieve the list. The financial pressure of Weisen Group can also pay off some of the urgent debts that are about to mature.

There are also many objections.

Francis Levison's uncle Brudy Levison, who controls the Levison family trust fund and serves as the vice chairman of the board of directors of the group, expressed firm opposition to Simon's offer, thinking it was a robbery by fire. Levison does not want the Levison family to lose control of the company.

Although he is not involved in corporate management, Brudy Levison has a close relationship with many other shareholders of the group, and has also placed many senior executives in the company that he personally promoted.

After an argument, many people are also on Brudy's side.

Of course, the opponents do not want the Levison Group to go bankrupt, so they propose 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, it is inevitable to want financing. Easily, Westeros only gave them one night to consider, not to prevent them from doing so.

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

Finally decided to vote.

Francis Levison did not want to express his position, but at the request of the strong uncle, he still voted against it.

The final result was the rejection of the Westeros system's participation.

Simon gave Francis Levison a time limit of nine o'clock the next morning.

On the first day of the new year, shortly after waking up, Levison received a call from James Rebald before he could reply. He got the news in advance. It turned out that it was an executive who was in favor of Simon’s shareholding. After the meeting, the news was revealed to a creditor of the Levison Group, and that creditor contacted James obliquely.

Simon is not surprised that the Levison Group wants to use the name of the Westeros system to raise funds from other sources.

Of course, he will never let it go.

Otherwise, future business will not be easy.

When Celia Miller rushed to the Beijiao Manor at 9 o'clock in the morning, Simon had made more than a dozen calls in a row. He had already done a lot of work in advance, and the countermeasures were very simple, reaching the Levison Group. Weakness-huge debts.

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

Because the company has been in a tight state on the edge of the cliff for several years, many creditors have been worried about the safety of their own funds.

The Levison Group’s corporate assets seem to reach US$7 billion, enough to offset US$5.3 billion in liabilities, but this is just an ideal state of the company under 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, let alone 7 billion US dollars, half of it will not necessarily be recovered.

If you accept the investment of the Westeros system, let alone other words, just the name Simon Westeros is enough to make Levison Group's shaky junk bonds rise to the most secure 3A level.

Unexpectedly, without communicating with creditors at all, the Levison Group had so recklessly given up the opportunity to cooperate with Simon Westeros, putting everyone's investment in danger again.

How can this be tolerated!

There is no need for Simon to be too obvious to contribute to the flames. Before the top executives of the Levison Group have had time to use the name of the Westeros system to contact other investors, many frustrated creditors have come to the door and asked Francis Levison to give an explanation. , Some creditors even directly demanded immediate repayment.

Celia Miller was entertained by Janet for a few cups of coffee. It was not until ten o'clock that Lady A came to remind Simon that she was finished.

When he came to the study, Simon was already sitting leisurely on the sofa in the reception area.

A simple hello, indicating Celia to sit down opposite, Simon directly handed over a piece of information that he had just read: "Look at this first."

Celia took the information and opened it.

His eyes narrowed quickly.

The information in hand should be roughly regarded as a memorandum, a very special memorandum, recording various deeds of a series of members of the family of Yuri Miloslav, governor of Ukraine's Rivne Oblast, starting from September last year until the end of the year. It enumerates 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 there is a very active nephew Igor in the memo. .

As for the content of the memo, it can be summed up in four words: eat, take, and ask.

On his 18th birthday, Miloslav’s third son, Gary, who was studying in London, asked for £100,000 to buy a sports car.

Oliver Miloslav opened a building materials company and asked to contract part of the supply of materials for UFMS family members. The price was 60% higher than the normal price and the order was worth 1.2 million US dollars.

The shell company under the name of Igor directly requested that Aldeco acquire a 10% stake in a natural gas company in Rivne region, valued at $700,000.

The Sabinas wanted to move to Kiev and asked Aldek to sponsor $300,000 to purchase a real estate.

Etc., etc.

At the end of the document, Celia found out that Yuri Miloslav’s second son was still asking the Shell Company, which he had just registered for less than a month, to take all the orders for catering, clothing, and training supplies from the UFMS base. This made Celia tolerate. Can't help but produce a cold sweat.

It's...finding death!

Celia, who personally participated in a lot of Ukrainian affairs, knew very well that the reason why Miloslav was able to maintain his position as governor after Kuchma was largely due to the operation of the Westeros system. Now, this family regards Rivne Oblast as their own place, and regards the Westeros system as a fat sheep that asks for anything.

After reading the information in her hand, Celia looked up, but did not speak.

I guessed roughly what my boss wanted to do, but it was 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 Rivne region after the new president Leon Kutcher took office. But if you want to get rid of the opponent, it is likely to cause some unpredictable consequences.

No high-level country likes to be interfered in internal affairs.

Simon could also see Celia's mind and the sensitivity of his decision, but he did not hesitate.

The Westeros system has invested enough in Ukraine in the past half a year, and many people in Ukraine have benefited from it. If you just invest, just give, but don't ask for it, and don't have your own firm attitude, then it's really no different from a fat sheep.

This time it was 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 dampened, it has no effect on the Westeros system.

If you really cannot do anything, then simply withdraw.

Slugging will only lose more.

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 focuses on what he should do, within ten years, Mi The Loslav family can become Ukraine’s most powerful political and business giants. Unfortunately, they are too short-sighted. If we want to take root in Rivne region, we must remove this stumbling block."

Celia nodded slightly and said, "But, Simon, this may cause Kuchma to rebound. After all, this is the governor of a state."

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

Celia suddenly felt a bit heavy on the load: "Simon, it's not easy, I can't promise you anything. And, where are our chips?"

Simon looked at the woman opposite, smiled and said, "I believe in your ability, Celie. As for the bargaining chip, I am not taken advantage of. The Westeros system has given enough. Of course, you can draw some for Kuchma. Big pie, the Westeros system has enough strength to help the Ukrainian economy recover. As long as the local public’s living standards are improved, he wants to be president for ten or twenty years easily, and we will unswervingly support him, including Lobby the federal government for this. By the way, there is also the European Union. The Ukrainian economy can only rely on us if it wants to enter the EU across the border. The premise of all this is that we must have a clean business environment."

Celia had just been thinking about how to communicate with Leon Kuchma, and Simon's thoughts coincided with her.

The Westeros system has invested enough in Ukraine, especially the arms trading network directly associated with the Kuchma family. Even if it is just to safeguard this interest, the possibility of the Kiev authorities making concessions is very high. What's more, the Westeros system is definitely not just a pure business chaebol now, and its influence on Washington authorities will also make Leon Kuchma treat it with caution.

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

Once Ukraine joins the European Union, let alone other countries, under pressure from the European allies, the Kiev authorities will probably no longer allow private mercenary organizations like UFMS to continue to exist. This is precisely the most critical layout of the Westeros system in Ukraine.

When Simon heard this question, he shook his head directly: "Of course not, and Kuchma will not be allowed to govern for more than ten years. 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 used to all kinds of intrigues. At this time, I feel that I am still far from being as ‘outright’ as my boss.

After thinking about it, Celia asked again: "Simon, what should I do with the opponent after taking Miloslav, and, as for the new governor, have you chosen someone?"

Simon nodded and said: "I don't want the Miloslav family to cause any trouble to us after losing power. Therefore, this family will be taken down. This is the reason why I asked you to go to Ukraine tomorrow. Now just after the New Year, they The family is in Rivni, and there is no need to leave this time. The new governor candidate is Andrei Smirnov. This is a politician with a very shallow foundation and has been enough to cooperate with us in recent months.

Andrei Smirnov is the mayor of Livni, Celia has seen it several times before, and in retrospect, it is indeed suitable. If everything goes well this time, as long as Andrei Smirnov’s mind 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.

Take them all, which is too cruel.

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

Simon made this decision because of a woman.

Tymoshenko.

In my memory, because of the contradiction with Leon Kuchma in the late 1990s, Tymoshenko was once beaten 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 bane planted by this beautiful prime minister.

Chopping the grass does not remove the roots, but the spring breeze blows and regenerates.

Lessons from the past.

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

The two discussed some more details. Simon also revealed to Celia that not only the Miloslav family will be unlucky for a comprehensive cleaning plan this time. Tomorrow, Ken Dixon, a close friend of Simon, will fly to Ukraine with Celia. After completing this, Simon will personally rush to Ukraine at the right time.

After talking about things, the time was approaching noon.

Celia left and began to prepare for tomorrow's Ukraine trip. In the afternoon, Simon turned his attention to the summary of the marketing plan for the "Information Age" that had lasted for two months.