Hollywood Hunter

People in other countries often look up to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) because of hearsay, and people think about how powerful the IRS is and how it can’t be provoked. In fact, the wealthy people in the United States with a little wealth are trying to avoid, avoid and evade taxes The boundaries are also very blurred. Moreover, even if tax evasion is discovered, it is usually just a tax payment, and few people go to jail for this.

Imagine if the IRS is really so pervasive and powerful, how could it leave so many loopholes for the rich to exploit, and even the negative tax rate of Amazon?

However, in another case, the IRS is indeed very ‘powerful’.

When used as a tool of power.

This is actually the case all over the world. The most familiar thing in Simon's memory is the wave of business, taxation, fire protection and hygiene, and it is easy to get your company to run it.

In the United States, the most talked-about gang boss Al Capone was unable to escape the IRS sanctions. In fact, many people have mistaken the cause. It is not Al Capone’s tax evasion at all, but the US government’s desire to clean up this arrogant gang leader. The IRS is just a tool of power in this process.

Since various acts of tax avoidance and tax evasion in the United States are too common, the use of IRS is often very effective in the process of upper-level power dumping.

Because one check is accurate.

Why did a certain Golden Retriever real estate developer insist on not publishing his tax records before and after his election? Is it just because of tax avoidance? Amazon has even made the negative tax rate public. If the tax avoidance method is proper, how can it be public? Anyway, the public's requirements for its moral standards are really reduced to a minimum.

The key to the matter remains unchecked. Once publicly exposed, the crowds of media and political opponents will definitely pick up the microscope and examine it a little bit. The smallest flaws will be magnified a thousand times, not to mention the original flaws are too obvious.

Now, the Levison Group, which Simon plans to acquire, has also encountered a similar situation.

The Westeros system has already controlled the property of a certain Golden Retriever real estate developer, but Simon does not intend to support the other party too much, and just hangs slowly. However, Simon is very optimistic about the prospects of the real estate industry, which requires other real estate companies as an expansion tool. Levison Group is a good target.

With this company, the Westeros system will have a complete set of real estate development and operation teams, as well as a large number of high-quality real estate projects. At the same time, with this company, it will be able to further expand to North America and overseas.

Therefore, after the Levison Group rejected his shareholding conditions, Simon only put pressure on its huge debts, intending to force the Levison family to yield.

The IRS blended in without warning, and that was entirely the rhythm of trying to bankrupt the Levison Group.

The traces of manipulation behind the scenes are also very obvious.

Francis Levison was only arrested for tax evasion of less than $2 million in a transaction three years ago.

US$2 million is a drizzle for a super-rich with family assets reaching the level of 1 billion. Under normal circumstances, the IRS will never make such a big move. It will often only make the rich pay the tax, plus a fine at most. .

Now, not only has Francis Levison been arrested, the IRS has also frozen the bank account of the Levison Group on this ground, and intends to further conduct a detailed review of the Levison Group’s corporate accounts within five years. The situation of the Levison Group was already bad. In this way, the creditors will only be more anxious to recover the money, all because they want the pace of the bankruptcy and liquidation of this established real estate company.

The contact between the Westeros system and the Levison Group some time ago is well known.

When this happened suddenly, everyone would subconsciously think that it was Simon doing tricks behind his back.

Failure to buy and sell will push the other company to a desperate situation. If this reputation spreads out, it will be very unfavorable for the Westeros system. What's more, this matter has nothing to do with Simon, and he does not have a preference for others. .

Using the strong network of contacts built by the Westeros system in the federal government, Simon quickly found out the truth.

It's simple.

This incident again pointed to the Republican forces entrenched in the South, or, to be precise, the Bush family.

Simon can easily figure out the ins and outs of the whole thing.

Florida is often an important swing state related to the outcome of every presidential election. Simon can see this. As a political family, the Bush family certainly knows this better. As early as 1986, before Bush elder was elected as president, the second son of the Bush family Bush abandoned business and entered politics and began to serve as an important secretary of commerce in Florida. Last year he tried to run for governor.

All of this is to get the initiative to sprint into the White House as much as possible in this famous political swing state.

In the past few years, because Simon helped Clinton secretly defeated Bush Sr. and entered the White House, and he noticed the growing political influence of the Westeros system, the Bush family kept making small moves. The two sides can be described as you come and go.

After the mid-term elections last year, Simon had asked the Westeros system’s political lobby team to intensively cultivate Florida. This time he tried to acquire a stake in the Florida-based Levison Group, although the main purpose was to expand the Westeros system The territory of the real estate industry, but even Simon himself has considered that investing in the Levison Group, which has a history of more than a hundred years in Florida, will certainly be able to gather a large number of political forces there.

The Bush family, which has been operating in Florida for many years, certainly will not allow this to happen.

Then, the Levison Group got into huge trouble.

The scapegoat has to be learned by Simon.

If possible, Simon actually doesn't want to mess with politics at all, but this incident once again corresponds to the common sentence in martial arts novels.

People in the arena involuntarily.

The three famous Wall Street snipers in the 1980s, Ron Perelman, Carl Icahn and Michael Milken, why did Milken end up in jail and Ron Perelman, who was equally inferior Both and Karl Icahn were at large. There were obviously many signs of violations that could be tracked down. In the end, they disappeared. Although there are many reasons, one of the most important points lies in Ron Perelman and Karl Icahn. They are all active political activists, the big benefactors behind many politicians, and they actively participate in various election activities.

The Clinton and Lewinsky **** scandal is well-known, but few people noticed a humble detail. Monica Lewinsky was actually recommended by Ron Perelman to enter the White House as an intern.

Although the outcome of the matter is not good, Clinton and Perelman are very close friends in private.

Carl Icahn and Ron Perelman both have strong connections in Washington, but in contrast, Michael Milken is far from the political center of the United States. In order to live comfortably, the legendary financier who single-handedly brought the junk bond market to its peak also deliberately moved his Dechong Securities and Bond Department to Los Angeles on the west coast of the United States, and he has never been interested in politics.

As a result, during the storm of investigating a financial giant on Wall Street in the late 1980s, Ron Perelman and Karl Icahn got away easily, but Michael Milken really got off his skin.

Lessons from the past.

If Simon is just a Hollywood filmmaker like Spielberg, then he must do whatever he wants. However, with the current size of the Westeros system, if you don't support your own political power as much as possible, you will only become a fat sheep that is constantly being cut.

Even Simon had to stand up to all kinds of criticisms to develop the military forces controlled solely by the Westeros system and the powerful countermeasures that he had been planning privately.

Children holding gold in the downtown area are bound to be coveted.

The Westeros system, which has developed to such a large scale in just eight years, is actually the most typical child holding gold in the downtown area.

However, if the child is accompanied by a few strong bodyguards, the bodyguards are still carrying scary knives and guns, and the child even has one or two grenade on his body that will die with you if you dare to grab me, basically It was enough to make most passersby look away from Jin.

Simon's continued layout in recent years is only to achieve this goal.

For such small actions by the Bush family, if it were a few years ago, Simon might have played with each other to the end, even if it eventually changes the course of American political history.

Now, Simon didn't plan to do that.

Simon hopes that the history of this country will continue to follow its original trajectory, and that the Bush family will continue to toss for eight years and wipe out all the vitality that Clinton has just recovered.

Weak countries and weak people are the best living soil for oligarchs.

Simon was originally a man who believed that human nature is evil. Reading a certain Chinese book during this period made him jump out of many misunderstandings in the past.

The way of being high and imperial is by no means the best you can give others, and you will get corresponding rewards.

Therefore, Simon decided to have a good talk with the Bush family in person.

The 71-year-old Bush, who is basically in retirement, received a secret invitation from Simon, and he was a little surprised.

Since the 1992 election, the two sides have actually stood on opposite sides of each other.

In recent years, because he was worried about the defeat in the 92nd general election and to pave the way for the future of his two sons, Bush elder Bush has operated many small actions in private. Simon, who has become more powerful and wealthy, has also become a key target of the Bush family.

I thought that the two sides would not have any chance for the king to meet the king, but I didn't expect that the young man would personally send an invitation.

After careful consideration, since last year's midterm elections, Simon Westero has actually expressed dissatisfaction with the Democratic Party, otherwise he would not bet on both sides.

Is this intended to completely turn?

Although you come and go privately between the two parties, if Simon Westero intends to switch to the Republican Party, the Bush family will never be so stupid to shut the other out. Since the end of last year's mid-term elections, a behemoth like the Westeros system has been a force that no politician dared to take lightly.

As for the contradiction that the two sides have accumulated, it would be nothing if they were able to draw a big help.

Therefore, on the second day after receiving the invitation, Bush Sr. secretly flew to Aspen, a ski resort in Colorado, in the central part of the United States, in accordance with the other party's invitation.

As a former federal president, Bush Sr. still has the protection of the Secret Service.

These people are actually eyeliners to some extent.

So, in order to keep the itinerary confidential, even tossed heavily. It’s not easy for a 71-year-old man to travel from a warm southern state like Texas to central Aspen, which is the coldest time of the year.

Simon Westeros probably also wanted to see their sincerity, and Bush took it for granted.

The other party now has enough qualifications to play this kind of generality.

This is Friday, January 20.

Colorado, where Aspen is located, is adjacent to Utah, where Park City is located, and the distance between the two ski resorts is about 400 kilometers.

Simon attended the opening ceremony of the Sundance Film Festival yesterday. On the surface, he was still in the holiday villa surrounded by snow and ice in Park City. In fact, he quietly set off from Park City early this morning with only a few henchmen, because on the way It happened to be snowing in some areas and the traffic was very slow. Two ordinary cars of different models did not arrive at their destinations until two o'clock in the afternoon. In order to avoid revealing his whereabouts, he did not even stop for lunch in the middle of the journey.

The meeting place was in a very ordinary mountain cottage.

Simon’s side was accompanied by Neil Bennett alone, and several other bodyguards were left in the city. Bush also had only two people on his side.

Compared with Simon's life and dust, Bush Sr. arrived by private jet is much more comfortable. Simon can actually take a private jet, but he doesn't want to leave any flight records that may be pursued.

During Bush's administration, he sent various invitations to Simon, a young man who quickly gained fame, but he has been rejected by Simon. This is the first time the two have met, but they both behaved very well. After greeting, the two entered the holiday cabin, and the other two entourage took the initiative to guard the door.

Coming to sit down by the burning fireplace, Bush Sr. also prepared a bottle of tequila, which is said to be quite old, and poured a glass for Simon himself, which was another gossip.

The veteran politician obviously wanted to learn more about Simon through face-to-face conversation, and Simon was able to deal with it freely.

Finally, after discussing Simon's layout in Ukraine, Bush finally asked: "Simon, what's the matter if you invited me over this time?"

Simon took a sip of pure Mexican tequila and looked at Bush Sr., without turning a corner, and straightforwardly said: "George, I just want to talk with you face to face to avoid unnecessary conflicts between us in the future."

Bush squinted slightly, but said: "We have never had any conflict."

Simon smiled and looked directly at each other: "George, there are some things that everyone knows, don’t they? In fact, in the midterm elections last year, I was revealing my wishes to Washington. I didn’t get too involved in political affairs. My preference, so I increased my layout in Congress, so as not to participate in the competition for the most competitive position. Moreover, all I did was just to protect myself, just to ensure that my personal interests would not be affected. Violation."

Bush Sr. hesitated slightly, if he pointed out: "So, what about Florida?"

Simon is still straightforward: "This is my counterattack against Kevin Moorhouse in Pennsylvania. George, although the political strategy of the Westeros system is self-preservation, I am not the kind of provocation. Those who don’t fight back. I will invite you to this meeting in order to avoid getting heavier and heavier fists."

Sr. Bush stared at Simon for another moment, and finally said: "Simon, I need to see your sincerity."

Simon said: "I can completely withdraw my people from the layout of Florida. Is this sincere?"

Bush Sr. didn't expect Simon to be so good at talking, and he even doubted whether this kid was cheating. The tax inspection of the Levison Group was indeed arranged by him personally, but he did not think that just this move would make Simon Westero take the initiative to compromise.

This is unreasonable.

Simon felt the gaze of Bush Sr. with obvious suspicion, and said: "I just said that the political strategy of the Westeros system is mainly to protect itself, and I have no excessive ambitions in Washington. Therefore, this It's my sincerity. In exchange, I don't want to see any actions against the Westeros system from the Southern Republican forces. Oh, and, regarding the farce of the Levison Group, I hope it will end next week. "

Old Bush immediately said, "Didn't you say you want to give up Florida?"

"I gave up my political layout in Florida, but the Levison Group is a business. The Westeros system will increase investment in the real estate industry in the next phase. The Levison Group is a very good platform."

Bush fell silent and held up the tequila to his mouth. After a while, he said: "Next week is unlikely. Simon, you have to know that once something starts, it is not easy to stop, at least In half a month, IRS still has to face."

"Then let Levison out first."

"It's okay." Bush nodded, then looked at Simon, and suddenly asked: "Do you think Clinton can be re-elected?"

"of course."

"So, what about 2000?"

Simon smiled and said: "I have just said that I have increased the layout of the Congress in order not to interfere as much as possible in the competition for the position that is too sensitive. In the 2000 general election, that is your own business."

"Simon, I think you can stand on our side. You have also seen that the Democratic Party is simply a mess, and the Republican Party's governing philosophy is more suitable for the development of the Westeros system."

"You're right, George, but people always have to be persistent." Simon shook his head and said, "Although I mainly support the Democratic Party, I will not give up my friendship with the Republican Party. Maybe a little sleek, standing in my place, you know, I have to do this too."

Of course Bush Sr. knew it.

The current Westeros system is too huge.

After the stock price rise during the beginning of the year, the total value of the four stocks of Cisco, AOL, Daenerys Entertainment, and Microsoft that the Westeros system mainly holds has exceeded US$300 billion. Many media predict Simon’s Personal net worth has reached 500 billion US dollars.

500 billion U.S. dollars, which is already 7% of the US’s 1994 GDP of 7.2 trillion U.S. dollars, far exceeding 1.5% of the federal GDP at the peak of the Rockefeller family’s wealth.

Standing in such a position, it is impossible to maintain a certain pure position.

The reconciliation trend was settled swiftly and neatly, but it was actually just the beginning, and the subsequent parties will definitely have to see whether the other party will execute the cash.

However, the result of this meeting has been reached.

After that, the two of them did not rush to leave, and continued to chat for more than an hour. In the end, they both felt a little sympathetic, and then the host and the host enjoyed themselves.

Bush Sr. will stay in Aspen tonight.

After completing this meeting, Simon had no plans to spend the night in Aspen. He left in the evening and returned to Park City until more than nine o'clock in the evening.