Hollywood Hunter

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"Norman met Yeltsin at a reception for foreign investors in the Kremlin last week, and he brought up your recent pick of girls in Russia."

Dumay Point Manor.

The time is Friday, January 21st.

Simon and Anthony Johnston had just sat down in the reception area with an excellent view of the sea by the curtain wall of the Shell Villa, and Anthony talked about it.

Janet brought coffee to her husband and brother herself. She was going to sit down beside Simon, but she took the initiative to walk away after hearing that "my brother is angry with me, be careful."

Simon, however, has no guilt, and is not surprised that Yeltsin knew that he recruited Uyghur maids in Russia. The skinny camel was bigger than a horse. If Russia, which inherited the KGB intelligence system of the former Soviet Union, could not even detect such a thing, There may be complete overthrow of the country.

Simon is also clear that he has been the focus of governments around the world, both overtly and covertly, from a very early age.

After all, he is the only one in the world who is a self-made billionaire with hundreds of billions of dollars.

Taking a sip of the coffee that Janet brought over, Simon asked with a smile, "What did Yeltsin say?"

Anthony didn't mean to ask for his sister's guilt. For his brother-in-law's unusual existence, it was difficult for him to put on the air of a brother: "Yeltsin said that the girls in Russia are very good, your screening criteria are too strict, In addition, he also invited you to have the opportunity to be a guest in Moscow."

"I have a chance. In fact, I also really want to go to Moscow to see it."

Anthony nodded, and couldn't help but say, "Why do you pick so many girls?"

Simon didn't hide it, and said, "I plan to train some maids for the family. You know, the ones you train yourself must be more reliable."

Anthony said: "Sophia Fisher, Alice Ferguson and Claire Gaine?"

Sophia, who is in charge of Melisandre's company, Alice, who is in charge of Igret's e-commerce business, and Claire, who founded Tincobel, are all from the Westeros family.

Although the public media rarely discuss these things, the circles are very fond of the women around Westeros who stand out more than each other, and there are countless women who want to join Simon for this reason.

Women such as Sophia Fisher were only selected by Simon after their personal abilities were basically finalized. Now, his brother-in-law plans to cultivate from scratch. Anthony thought about his brother Norman, who was in charge of the Russian business, chatting with him about this and Yeltsin's words that Simon's screening standards were too strict. It is certain that these girls will only be better in the future.

He almost couldn't help begging Simon for one or two to be his assistants, but Anthony didn't stop when he said it.

As a brother-in-law and brother-in-law, it doesn't seem very solemn to say this.

So he changed the subject: "Speaking of Russia, Dad scolded Norman at Christmas last year, he said you should not show too much political field to our agent in Russia Mikhail Friedman. Ambition's reminder was right, and also warned Norman to break Yeltsin's leg if he got too close."

In recent years, Russia's collapse has created a large number of capital oligarchs, taking advantage of the country's push for privatization to swarm assets in various fields.

It is impossible for the emerging oligarchs in Russia to have too much of their own funds, so they all rely on overseas capital for blood transfusion, and the Westeros system has not spared this gluttonous feast.

Simon chose Mikhail Friedman, one of the seven oligarchs in Russia in the 1990s, as the spokesperson of the Westeros system including the Johnston family in Russia. The reason why it is the other side is that Mikhail Friedman is the only 'survivor' among the seven veteran oligarchs after the emperor came to power.

This is not accidental either.

Mikhail Friedman is a businessman who is very good at judging the situation and actively avoids getting too involved in politics. Although this made him the bottom of the seven veteran oligarchs in Russia, when other capital oligarchs who interfered and manipulated the Russian political situation were taken down, the very sensible Friedman was affirmed by the emperor.

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991, the Westeros system got in touch with Friedman before other capitals and financed the establishment of the Alpha Group. In recent years, more than $500 million has been bet on the businessman. That's not much money for the Westeros system, but it's enough to buy too much in Russia.

Although Mikhail Friedman in memory had no political ambitions, Simon was not sure whether the other party would still be like this after the time-shifting incident, so he took the initiative to remind the other party more than once.

Listening to Anthony's tone at this time, Simon asked, "Tony, you don't understand either?"

"Norman has always been in charge of things in Russia. I wasn't there that day, and my father didn't explain it to me later." Anthony shook his head and said, "I just think, this is not your previous layout style?"

Simon has always attached great importance to the layout of the political field on both sides of North America and Australia, and Anthony also knows that the Westeros system has secretly funded the current President Clinton's affairs. Therefore, Russia, which is still in a state of turmoil, is logically the best platform for political layout.

Simon sorted out his thoughts and explained: "Russia is different from us. Although it has implemented a federal system, the political genes of this country that have lasted for nearly a century cannot be changed, which is destined to be a country more suitable for strongman politics. On this point, I actually don't like Yeltsin very much. He is more of a voter.

Air passenger, not a qualified politician. "

Anthony thought for a while and said, "What do you mean, there will likely be another strong national leader in Russia in the future?"

Simon nodded: "This kind of probability is very high, and once it appears, this kind of person will definitely not allow the existence of commercial oligarchs who like to interfere in national politics. At that time, it will be the moment when the oligarchs encounter reckoning. Therefore, in Russia, we try our best to only Do business, not talk about politics."

Anthony probably understood Simon's thoughts and said, "It's impossible not to talk about politics at all, right?"

“Of course, so we funded Yeltsin’s campaign and expanded our political connections as much as possible without interfering or manipulating. I understand that doing so may prevent us from fully integrating into Moscow’s inner circle,” Friedman said in recent years. Not as good as other oligarchs, but that's the way to go."

Anthony nodded and said, "I will explain your point of view to my father when I go back."

Simon wondered: "Huh?"

Anthony smiled and said, "Since my father didn't explain it to me last time, he probably didn't quite understand it. He only warned Norman out of trust in you."

Simon laughed too.

With the old man's character, even if he didn't understand this matter, he wouldn't ask him directly, and it was even more rude to his son.

Simon also discovered a small mistake of his own, when he forgot to explain his intentions to Norman Johnston when he reminded Mikhail Friedman.

Simon has a lot of memories of two lives, and he lived on the other side of the ocean in his previous life, so it is easy to understand these joints.

In contrast, Raymond Johnston, who has been living in an open political environment like Australia, has been accustomed to safeguarding his family's interests by exerting influence on the government, so even if he has enough life experience, it may not be easy to understand. It is even less possible for a political figure in the system to see the future like Simon.

After all, Simon is indeed an anomaly.

The world is all knowledgeable.

Human life is limited, no matter how shrewd and sophisticated people are, it is impossible to cover everything, and inevitably they will have their own knowledge and thinking limitations.

Simon is equivalent to having someone else's life relived for more than a dozen lives, and his insight into the future is even a super bug.

After chatting like this, Anthony remembered one more thing: "The office of Westeros in Russia is set up in St. Petersburg, and the headquarters of Viper Communications is also there. Is there any special arrangement for this?"

Simon did not expect Anthony to bring up this detail.

The answer is of course yes.

Someone was working as an assistant to the mayor of St. Petersburg at this time. The core of Moscow was basically from St. Petersburg. Maybe some things will change in this time and space, but it will not hurt to have a good relationship at this time. Even if the Westeros system can still provide assistance at some critical moments in the future, it will definitely be more rewarding.

It's just that this matter can't be explained to Anthony frankly anyway.

Fortunately, this question is also well answered.

"Westeros' current investment in Russia is mainly in the telecommunications business. You know, St. Petersburg is very close to Helsinki, and the two cities are both on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, less than 300 kilometers away, which is convenient for Nokia to cooperate with Russia. "

Anthony nodded, feeling nothing wrong with Simon's explanation.

The Westeros system's Verizon, along with two Russian-based agents, Mikhail Friedman, founded Vimpelcom two years ago, with its registered office at Vimpelcom. Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, one of the European tax havens, mainly conducts mobile communication services in Russia, including other services such as Internet services. However, the PC penetration rate in Russia is too low at this stage, and the focus is on mobile communication in the short term.

Nokia, which also belongs to the Westeros system, is naturally the only base station and terminal equipment supplier for Viper Communications.

Verizon provides technical and operational support, and Nokia is responsible for equipment supply. The two companies have joined forces and are now the largest mobile communication operator in Russia, with a considerable number of users in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Eastern Europe Ukraine, Czech Republic, Poland and other countries to expand business.

In terms of equity, Verizon Telecom and Alpha Group each hold 50% of the shares, and Verizon Telecom is responsible for corporate operations.

It seems that no one has a controlling stake, but in fact, the Westeros company also holds 15% of the Alpha Group, and the Johnston family also holds 15% of the Alpha Group. Mikhail Freed Mann nominally holds 60% of the shares, but only 30% of the shares actually belong to him, and the remaining 40% is only held on behalf of others.

Not to mention the secret shareholding structure of the Alpha Group, through indirect shareholding, the Westeros system actually has an absolute controlling stake in Viper Communications. Likewise, using this indirect ownership model, the Johnston family has virtually absolute control over Alpha Group's oil and mining assets.

According to the estimates of the Johnston family, the actual total value of the oil and mining assets acquired by Alfa Group and its cheap price is more than 5 billion US dollars, but the cash investment to acquire these assets is less than 300 million US dollars.

The Westeros system entered the Russian telecommunications market, and the simplicity was far beyond Simon's imagination, and even 'reckless' is not enough to describe it.

The imprudence here, of course, does not refer to the Westeros system itself.

For several years in a row, watching an empire go wild

The heart and the speculators collapsed and dissipated, and Simon felt a strong sense of pity more than once.

Feel like a crocodile.

Having said that, if it weren't for the layout of the Westeros system in Eastern Europe and Russia in recent years, the selection of the Uyghur maid would not have been so smooth. The personnel team is ready-made, and Simon only needs to order it and someone will execute it. Otherwise, it would be strange if they were other upstarts who only had large sums of money and lacked the underlying strength, and dared to play like this without being eaten by a large number of local snakes and then cut off a piece of meat.

Simon has long understood that if he wants to get rid of labels like 'nouveau riche' and 'fat sheep', the most critical part is to convert the capital he has into a real right to speak.

From 1986 to the present, in more than seven years, Simon not only has personal assets of more than 100 billion US dollars, but also these personal assets have also been successfully transformed into the Westeros system in media, fashion, entertainment, politics, finance, telecommunications , technology and other fields of ubiquitous and powerful influence.

In addition to personal wealth, this transformation of strength is what makes Simon most satisfied.

Anthony Johnston isn't in Los Angeles for no reason.

Preparations began in the middle of last year, the acquisition was formally proposed in August, and the two parties reached an agreement in October. After more than three months of government review, the Australian authorities officially approved the consortium represented by Johnston Holdings on Wednesday. Capital's acquisition of Australian mining giant Billiton.

The deal also means a further integration of the Johnston family into the Westeros system.

The transaction is approved, and the next step is to pay.

Anthony came to North America to handle this.

Due to factors such as the continuous downturn of the Australian economy in the past six months and the depreciation of the Australian dollar against the US dollar, the transaction price of Billiton's acquisition was finally 21.6 billion Australian dollars, equivalent to 15.1 billion US dollars, lower than the initial cost forecast of 16 billion to 17 billion US dollars. estimate.

However, the valuation of Johnston Holdings' own mining assets in the merger was also reduced to A$3.9 billion, or US$2.8 billion, down from an initial valuation of US$3 billion.

The final total transaction size was A$25.5 billion, or US$17.9 billion.

Worldwide, the deal is second only to the $33 billion Reynolds-Nabisco merger in the late 1980s and the $18 billion Philip Morris and Kraft Foods merger. Moreover, unlike the previous two leveraged buyouts, which created a huge debt of tens of billions of dollars, Johnston Holdings and its allies will use all their own funds this time, and basically will not generate additional debt, so they appear to be more generous.

The acquisition has been under intense media attention since the two sides reached an agreement in October last year.

On the other hand, the Johnston Holding Group initially only wanted to acquire 35% of the shares of the new company, but due to the continued decline in the Australian economic environment and the downturn in the steel industry, Morgan Stanley and other external parties who originally intended to jointly participate in this merger and acquisition Capital reduced its share of investment, resulting in Johnston Holdings and Westeros having to take on more money.

Therefore, in the final plan, the original mining assets of Johnston Holdings were integrated into the new company, and the converted shareholding was 15.6%.

The transaction price of Rio Tinto of US$15.1 billion is still the original cash and stock payment model. The cash payment is US$8 billion determined when the acquisition was initially prepared, and the remaining US$7.1 billion is converted into shares of the new company.

After the completion of the acquisition and integration, the new company will continue to remain listed.

However, in the original plan, the Johnston family and the Westeros company only need to invest $1.5 billion each, and the rest of the funds will be borne by other shareholders and external capital of Johnston Holding. Now, the combined cash payment from the Johnstons and Westeros has risen to $4 billion, as allies such as Morgan Capital have slashed their share of capital.

$4 billion is not too much for Simon, but the Johnston family is struggling, even the initially determined $1.5 billion needs to be part of the loan. After negotiation, it was finally decided that the investment share of the Johnston family would remain unchanged, and the investment share of the Westeros Company was increased from $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion.

This also means that after the acquisition is completed, Westeros will only hold 13.9% of the new company, which is already a very high proportion for a large mining group. , there are few shareholders holding more than 5% of the shares.

The $1.5 billion from the Johnston family and $1 billion from other shareholders in Johnston Holdings also get a 13.9 percent stake.

Counting the 15.6% of the original mining assets of Johnston Holdings into the new company, the total shareholding of the first line of Johnston Holdings will reach 43.4%, far exceeding the initially expected 35% shareholding ratio, which is already close to absolute control. not far.

In order to prevent monopoly capital from controlling the country's core industries and thus manipulating the market and affecting the economy, the Australian government has been reviewing the acquisition for more than three months, and finally it was reluctantly passed.

And, this is already lucky.

Because the World Trade Organization will be officially established in April this year.

If it is delayed for a few more months, it will involve a core resource industry such as iron ore, which is very sensitive around the world, and a huge merger with a total transaction size of 17.9 billion US dollars. approval can only be released, and it will only be more protracted at that time.

After completing this merger, Johnston Holdings wants to go a step further according to Simon's vision and build the BHP Billiton Group in the original space and time. Will it increase significantly?

. Therefore, the first thing to do next is to intensify the lobbying of the Australian government to formulate a more relaxed anti-monopoly regulation bill for the iron ore industry.

Heavy capital, strong supervision and periodicity.

These are important shortcomings in the field of energy and mining. If it were not for the fact that the Westeros system already has sufficient capital accumulation, and a partner like the Johnston family that can be absolutely trusted, Simon would not be willing to get involved in this field. .

However, investing in capital-intensive fields such as energy and mining is a necessity for the Westeros system. Because with the current size of the Westeros system, it is impossible to focus on the small things of millions and tens of millions of dollars.

In the rough statistics of the annual financial report, in the past year alone, the net profit of Daenerys Group for the whole year reached 2.27 billion US dollars.

Verizon, Melisandre, Cersei Capital and other core companies in the Westeros system, although the current profit scale cannot be compared with Daenerys Entertainment, but also continue to generate very considerable profits. Even companies such as Igret and AOL, which are still losing money, do not need to invest too much money in Westeros because of the increase in turnover and the development of external equity and debt financing.

This makes the entire Westeros system will continue to generate more and more capital surplus.

Simon continued to scavenge around the world to buy luxury properties, buy large tracts of land that could not be developed at all, spend no less than the cost of training princesses to train waitresses in the Wei family, and often give vases around him worth millions. Expensive gifts of U.S. dollars, and so on, seem extravagant to some people, but the private spending in the past year is less than $500 million, which is only equivalent to Verizon's annual profit scale, or even It's not even going to cost companies like Daenerys Entertainment, Cersei Capital, and Melisandre.

So what to do with the massive cash inflows of the entire Westeros system every year?

Of course you have to invest!

Otherwise these funds will just keep depreciating in dollar inflation.

In memory, Buffett's massive purchase of tens of billions of dollars in Apple's stock is considered unwise by many people. The key is that these people ignore one point. Berkshire Hathaway, which has a cash reserve of hundreds of billions and has a large amount of cash inflow every year, is considered unwise by many people. , the only target that can invest is Apple, a corporate giant with a market value of $1 trillion.

In the early 1990s, the gold content of the US dollar is still very high, and most corporate giants generally only have 10 to 20 billion US dollars. Thus, the multi-billion-dollar-a-year Westeros system is now beginning to face the problems of Berkshire Hathaway two decades later.

After completing the layout of relatively familiar industries such as entertainment, technology, and fashion, if the Westeros system wants to continue to expand, Simon can only expand into other unfamiliar fields.

Moreover, if you still want to seek the right to speak in the investment process, there are not many areas where you can invest.

For example, Simon really wants to buy Boeing, which has a market value of only about $20 billion, but the funds of Westeros and Cersei Capital, which continue to absorb Boeing shares, have not yet reached 10% of the shares of this aviation and giant. , has received a letter of inquiry from the federal Department of Justice, asking Westeros and Cersei Capital to explain their intention to buy Boeing stock.

After several negotiations between the two sides, although the Westeros system has not been prohibited from continuing to buy Boeing stock, the Department of Justice has limited the Westeros system to a maximum of one Boeing board seat. It is conceivable that if Simon wanted to buy Boeing outright, he would only get a 100% veto.

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