In the evening, Simon returned from the city of Klebany, northwest of Rivni.

On this day, from the site of the city's airport on the southwestern outskirts of Rivni to a paper mill in the city of Klebany, Simon visited many of the companies that the Westeros system has acquired in Rivne in the past six months.

In the black Mercedes-Benz car, Simon sat Sergei Komorov, the head of the Oldek company, which is 80% owned by the Westeros system, and also held a list of a series of assets of the Oldek company, covering food, real estate, clothing, papermaking, building materials, breeding and many other fields.

And, that's just a small part of it.

Industries such as the much larger Nokia factory, Simon will not be handed over to Komorov. The foreign banks that have been set up in Rivni will also be remotely controlled by Cersei Capital, which is far away in New York. In addition, there is the media and entertainment industry that involves the control of public opinion, and Simon will not let Komorov interfere either.

In any case, all these industries combined, Simon will be able to control every aspect of Rivne Oblast.

On the other side of the ocean, there is a city of the Li family.

Far away in the heart of Europe, Ukraine will have a state surnamed Westeros in the future.

Browsing the list of assets in his hand, Simon looked out the car window, the convoy had not yet entered the city of Rivni, so he said to Komorov beside him: "This paper mill in Klebany, just shut down." ”

Sergei Komorov could feel that his boss was quite satisfied with today's trip, but he didn't expect to say this suddenly, and quickly recalled the details of Simon's visit to the paper mill and the operation of the mill, and asked carefully: "Boss, is there any problem?"

Simon shook his head and said, "I know this paper mill is still profitable, but the pollution caused is too serious. Sergey, I'm not a harsh environmentalist, but since the future of the Rivne region is our territory, it is totally worth it to make the air and water in the region a little better if we can afford it. ”

Sergei Komorov didn't expect this reason, hesitated, but quickly nodded: "No problem, boss." ”

Simon was very satisfied with Sergei Komorov's attitude, and the key was that he was a very capable person, so he said: "Whether it is what I have seen in person today or what I have observed for most of the past six months, Sergey, you have made me very satisfied, so in the next few years, I will not only not dilute your shareholding in Aldeck, but will also transfer an additional 15% or so of shares to you." At that time, your stake in Aldecker can increase from the current 15% to 30%. ”

Sergei Komorov was originally just a small business owner in Rivne Oblast with a net worth of only a few hundred thousand dollars, and in less than a year, according to the total value of the acquisition of this series of enterprises at low prices in various ways, just 15% of the current shares, Komorov's worth has reached 10 million dollars.

In the process, in addition to the initial $10 million to buy out 80% of Aldeck's shares, Simon's subsequent capital injections were all in the form of debt, which also made Komorov feel the pattern of the young boss even more.

At this point, Simon said that he could increase his stake from 15% to 30%, and Komorov was even more sure that he was not following the wrong person.

30% still doesn't seem like much, even the 5% of the Delevyanko family is a lot different from absolute control, but when Oldek finally develops, this time the stake may reach hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars. Not to mention that Simon rarely comes to Ukraine, and for the most part, Komorov is the de facto controller of this company.

A country like Ukraine can have such an asset, even if it does not reach the level of the richest man, in fact, it is not much different.

Thinking so, Sergey Komorov quickly said: "Thank you, boss, and I also assure you that your investment and trust will be rewarded sufficiently. ”

Simon nodded with a smile, looked at the list in his hand again, and said: "I know that Rivno is very rich in forestry resources, and after that paper mill closes, you can try to transform it into a furniture factory that is a higher level than wood processing, do you know IKEA in Sweden?"

Sergei Komorov nodded.

Simon continued: "As a global furniture chain, IKEA itself does not produce furniture directly, but mainly buys from Eastern Europe, and of course, many other furniture chains, you can try to contact these companies and become their foundry. However, foundries are usually the most marginal link at the bottom of the industrial chain. If you want to earn a higher income, it's best to create your own brand. ”

Sergei Komorov nodded slightly, as a top student who once graduated from Kyiv University with a major in economics, of course he knew this, but he couldn't help but say: "Simon, do you think it is possible for Ukraine to develop a global furniture brand?"

Simon paused before he understood.

This question is very similar to the memory of China. As the world's factory, China manufactures products for almost all world-renowned brands, but until many years later, it has not developed many global national brands. The reasons for this are very complex and cannot be explained in a few words.

After thinking about it, Simon said: "For consumers in developed countries, it is indeed difficult for products from developing countries to get rid of the impression label of low-end and inferior quality, but this is not absolute. Speaking of Ukraine, overseas consumers may think that the products here are low-end, but in other words, far away from the industrial areas of Western Europe, our products can be more environmentally friendly, isn't it? Product quality control and corporate branding, this is not something that can be completed overnight, but as long as we do it seriously, I believe that sooner or later consumers will recognize our products. ”

Sergei Komorov was thoughtful, and after a moment said: "I will try it seriously." ”

Simon only thought that Komorov had listened to what he said, but he didn't expect that many years later, another global home furnishing giant larger than IKEA popped up in Rivne Oblast, Ukraine.

At this time, after talking about this topic, Simon's mind quickly moved to the next one, marked another item on the list in his hand, and said: "There is also real estate, Sergey, since you are studying economics, you must know the real estate bubble in many developed countries." In my opinion, if Rivne develops in the future, Rivni will inevitably have a real estate bubble. Because of the huge profits, it is inevitable that the real estate industry will suck blood from the real industry, and we can't let others siphon the fruits of our labor, so what you have to do is to hoard land in advance, in the short term, the real estate industry will only be a marginal business of the Aldecker company, but in five years, or ten years, as long as the economy is prosperous, I want you to make sure that we have enough gold land reserves in the city of Rivni to develop the most lucrative profits of the local harvest. ”

Sergei Komorov obviously didn't think of Simon's other, deeper layout of the real estate industry, he just felt that his boss was very reasonable.

I can't help but be curious.

How did this young man, who will only be 27 years old next month, accumulate such a wealth of knowledge?

If nothing else, just the fluency of Russian every time I communicated with him, Komorov was already amazed.

The two chatted like this, the convoy entered the city of Rivni, and just arrived at the villa in the south of the city, Simon saw at a glance that a tall girl pushing a bicycle at the gate of the mansion was confronting two villa bodyguards, and the bodyguards seemed to want to drive the girl away, but the girl was resolutely not far away, and even put one hand on the lamppost next to the road, resolutely resisting.

Seeing the three cars driving over, the confrontation paused for a moment, one of the bodyguards ran to the door, and the other blocked in front of the girl, with a little apprehension in his expression.

Simon didn't plan to pay attention to it, the convoy was about to drive directly into the mansion, but the girl who was blocked by the bodyguard suddenly rushed out, and very cleverly pounced on Simon's car in the center of the three cars, a pair of light-colored eyes looked in from the front windshield of the car, but unfortunately there was a block in the driver's seat and the back row, and the people behind could not be seen at all.

On weekdays, he pays great attention to personal safety, and Simon will not come forward because a seemingly beautiful and harmless girl stops the car.

Seeing the girl stop the car, the bodyguard was no longer polite, and quickly stepped forward to pull the girl away, and the bodyguard in the car behind Simon's car also quickly got out of the car and helped to easily restrain the girl together. When Simon drove through the door, he saw the girl yelling at him with an aggrieved face.

Komorov also watched all this, remembered one thing, and said tentatively: "Boss, there are only three girls left here, do you want me to pick some more for you?"

Simon shook his head and said with a smile: "Don't do this kind of thing in the future, or concentrate on the company's affairs." Also, if I like pretty girls, I'd rather find them myself. ”

Komorov replied and stopped drawing snakes.

Simon said again: "By the way, the song and dance hall opened by Pavlenko, you recently took over and reopened it." ”

The Pavlenko family, one of the six girls behind the scenes, was cleaned up by Simon some time ago, and the song and dance hall that the other party embezzled funds from Simon to open in the city of Rivni was also closed.

Komorov was a little puzzled by this, as an industrialist, he didn't pay much attention to this matter, but he didn't know how profitable a cabaret could be.

Simon knew.

No matter how the stock price decays, people always need to be entertained.

In my memory of the 90s, some song and dance halls in big cities in China can definitely be described as making money every day, and some large discotheques can even bring hundreds of millions of yuan in a year.

On the Rivni side, as the city grows rapidly under the support of Westeros, people's demand for entertainment will also increase significantly, and the profits will not be small.

Of course, this type of entertainment venue, because it involves a lot of marginal areas, is not just open by anyone.

This is true for any country.

First of all, there must be a backstage.

In Rivni, this is not a problem at all for the Westeros system.

The bodyguard opened the car door, and after the two got out of the car, Simon said: "Let's get here today, you go back first, and you can find out about the song and dance hall yourself." No city can avoid this kind of occasion, I let you do it, I just hope that it can be more formal, and there will not be too many things that are smoky. ”

Sergei Komorov agreed, said goodbye to Simon, and returned to the car at his signal, and Simon's driver would take him home.

Waiting for Komorov to leave, without waiting for Simon to ask, Ken Dixon next to him smiled and said: "The girl outside, she said that she is Miss Bessonoskova's sister, came to find her sister." ”

After pestering Simon for two nights in a row, Eve was embarrassed to continue to stay in the villa today, and it happened that Simon was building a hot spring manor in the mountains and forests more than 30 kilometers north of Rivni, so he sent the girl over today to check the progress of the project. The hot springs in Rivne may not be as well-known as some of the other spas in Europe, but they have been professionally tested and found to be of no less quality.

In addition to saving the best springs for himself to build a hot spring estate, a hot spring resort will be built near the military theme park.

There was not much tourism development value in the Rivne region.

However, with the completion of a series of facilities such as military theme parks, natural hunting grounds and hot spring resorts, it basically has good tourism resources, and it will mainly face lucrative overseas customers.

Hearing that it was Eve's sister, Simon walked into the villa and asked with a smile, "Is the identity real?"

Simon's team has detailed files, including those of his family.

Ken Dixon nodded and said, "I've checked, it's true, it's called Lyudmila," After a pause, Dixon smiled again: "The rest of the Bessonoskov family has a very good personality, this girl, exceptionally, is very, a naughty girl. ”

Simon came to the door of the villa, heard Dixon say this, and smiled: "Let her in." ”

Ken Dixon didn't follow the door, said yes at the door of the villa, and retreated.

Girl A and Celia, who were sitting in a car in front of her, were waiting in the living room, and when they heard Simon say this, Girl A took the initiative to go upstairs as if nothing had happened.

The three girls of Catherine, who came to the living room to welcome Simon home, did not dare to be as small as Girl A, so they obediently stepped forward to help Simon take off his thick coat, and asked the man what he wanted to drink, and then turned around to prepare.

Simon came to a living room next to the living room, and just sat down, a tall, thin girl with fluffy white fur entered the door under the guidance of Ivgenia Kolkoshko.

Motioning for the girl to sit down, Ekaterina brought coffee, and was just about to leave when the phone in the living room rang.

The girls and servants in the villa have their own lines, and those who get to this room can only find the master's house.

Ekaterina obediently took the microphone and handed it to Simon, couldn't help but look at Lyudmila, and then left the room.

Simon gestured his finger to the girl on the other side casually, and greeted the other side, which turned out to be Sophia Faisy.

The woman is in England right now.

At the beginning of the new year, Melisandre quickly embarked on a new round of acquisitions, this time targeting the British luxury brand Burberry, a luxury company with a well-known unique brand style that will not compete too much with Mélisandre's Gucci, Versace and other brands, so it is a good target for acquisitions.

I thought the woman was calling to talk about Burberry.

However, after just a few words, Simon couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Sophia didn't talk about the acquisition, but about a prenatal checkup she just had in the afternoon.

Sophia has been pregnant with the little one for two months since the end of November last year, and today she had a check-up in a private clinic in London that was very secretive, and it turned out that the little ones in the woman's belly were not one, but two, twins.