Hollywood Hunter - Chapter 1531: : Private Banquet

Reference 1531

The Simon was in Washington on the first weekend of September.

This is the evening of September 4th.

After various entertainments during the day, the Clintons specially organized a private banquet for Simon in the evening.

Simon certainly did not come here in a boring manner. Of course, there was serious business. In a small restaurant in the White House, waiting for the waiters to have dinner, they once again complimented each other as usual, and the topic soon got on the right track.

“For Russia, Bill, my thinking has always been clear. Economic penetration is far better than military intervention. Therefore, my soldiers in Ukraine will definitely not be touched by the upcoming Chechen conflict. If you insist on interfering, you can only cooperate with other militia organizations.”

The topic is about the second Chechen War that is about to start on the Russian side.

In the past history, the second Chechen War broke out at the end of August. This time, under the whistling of Simon this big butterfly, things inevitably went wrong.

It is mainly the Kosovo War that has ended. Compared with the past, Russia will inevitably be involved in Yugoslavia after someone has begun to grasp more and more power. Coupled with the confrontation with Western countries, the time will inevitably be prolonged. Some.

As a result, it was not until September that the last few days clearly showed signs of another use of force against Chechnya.

Washington, aware of this incident, of course, the first reaction was to interfere, but this time it was not easy to intervene, so he once again hoped that Simon’s private army in Ukraine would enter Chechnya.

Simon wouldn’t agree this time.

If it’s limited to this, it’s just a greeting. However, Simon also feels that it’s time to take the opportunity to talk with some people on Washington’s side. After all, it’s like controlling his own business empire. Washington’s side wants to maintain With enough sense of presence, Simon also needs to come often, so he has today’s itinerary.

It’s already the seventh year of his tenure, and the next step is to hand over to his ambitious wife. Clinton behaves quite peacefully. As a result, Mr. President is smiling and brewing something, and Mrs. President has already spoken: “Simon, don’t you? I feel that Russia has once again shown its ambitions that it should not have in Yugoslavia. Do we have to work hard to suppress it?”

Simon also smiled and looked at the president’s wife: “Hillary, of course I am sure that Russia should be suppressed, and, as I have just said, this suppression is undoubtedly the most effective from an economic level. After all, the US-Soviet struggle for hegemony The results have confirmed this. According to China’s art of war, we should use what we are good at to attack what the enemy is not good at. In addition, I have to say that on the Ukrainian side, many of my private troops are actually Soviet veterans. , More or less have some feelings for the former Soviet Union. If they are sent to Chechnya, it is difficult for me to be sure if they will not be able to shoot because they worry that their opponents are former comrades in arms.”

The Simon language was mild, and Hillary suddenly realized that she seemed too strong just now. After all, she was going to run for the New York State Senate next year. If the young man in front of her feels bad, it will definitely outweigh the gain, so she quickly eased and brought her With a smile: “The problem is, Simon, we all know that Russia is a group of barbarians, and barbarians are more accustomed to solving problems in barbaric ways. Therefore, I have to remind you that for them, economic measures may not be applicable, maybe there are One day, I mean, it’s not just you, Simon, and maybe many federal companies’ investments in Russia were all confiscated and reset to zero just because of Russia’s brutality.”

When Simon heard Hilary’s words like that, he had to admit that this woman was quite thorough. Let’s say that last year, if it were not for Simon’s intervention, Russia would have played a big deal. However, because the financial market turbulence caused by the collapse of the aid plan at any time at any time, the long-term capital management company and many other Western financial giants were still miserable.

Therefore, it is obvious that barbarism does have a sufficiently large ‘advantage’ in front of civilization.

Thinking about this, Simon said: “Hillary, the problem is that Russia is a group of barbarians, but if necessary, I mean, we can’t always be civilized people. But, in the current state, I think it’s still It’s more effective in a civilized way. Of course, I will not object to Washington’s response to Russia’s anticipated actions in Chechnya, it’s just that I won’t participate.”

After Simon said these words, Mr. President finally inserted his first sentence, held up the goblet next to him, in a rounded tone: “Well, dear, and Simon, we are all for the Federation, Isn’t it?”

Simon picked up the red wine cooperatively, and Hillary on the other side followed the action.

After drinking a glass, Mr. President finally did not lose the initiative in words this time, and quickly said: “Simon, I already understand what you mean. I will definitely not force you to follow Washington’s plans for Chechnya. And, of course, our happy cooperation will never change. Skip this matter. Simon, let’s talk about China. At the APEC Leaders’ Meeting in New Zealand on the 11th, I will have a meeting with Chinese leaders. You know, the main thing is to discuss WTO matters. You are a China expert. Recently, you are also helping to lobby for China to join. So, can you give me some suggestions this time?”

As a veteran politician, he said he was asking for suggestions, but to mention that Simon was recently helping to lobby for China’s entry into the WTO, and he suddenly became a petitioner.

If Simon hopes that Clinton will help promote China’s accession to the WTO, it is obvious that he must give the other side a favor. In fact, Simon doesn’t mind owing this kind of favor. The so-called favor is actually a relationship. If you only owe others to yourself, you will inevitably rise up. If you only owe others, it will certainly not last long.

Thinking about this, Simon did not answer directly, but said: “Bill, what do you think is the biggest diplomatic mistake made by the Soviet Union during the US-Soviet struggle for hegemony?”

Clinton didn’t expect someone to push the problem back, and, as a smart man, he was also a personal experience of the US-Soviet hegemony, and he was also a top politician. Of course he knew it. After hesitating a little, Clinton didn’t pretend to be stupid, and said, “Probably, I will break diplomatic relations with China.”

Simon nodded: “For China, the powerful Soviet Union was more inclined to directly develop the other side into its own sphere of influence, like the Western European countries. Willing to lose independence, the two sides broke up. This result is not only as simple as the Soviet Union losing a strategic ally in Asia, but also a production base and consumer market with a billion people. Oh, as a businessman. Obviously, this is still a problem that I have considered from a commercial level, but I believe this is a very critical revenue. The Soviet Union’s weakness in agriculture and light industry has been very obvious from beginning to end, while China just can Compensating for this great weakness of the Soviet Union can also provide a very large potential market for Soviet heavy industrial products. However, the Soviet Union voluntarily gave up all of this, and therefore, to a large extent, directly lost its qualification to confront the Federation. Therefore, Bill, do we have to give up this time?”

Clinton nodded slightly.

It’s no regret that you didn’t get the favor. After all, Simon Westero’s favor is not so easy to get.

Hillary next to him said again: “Simon, I think you are a little absolute. As far as the current federation is concerned, we don’t lack other options besides China.”

“Others,” Simon looked at the president’s wife: “Hillary, do you mean Africa, which is fighting together, or Latin America where the economic structure is basically solidified and it is difficult to revitalize?”

Hillary did not show weakness: “What about Eastern Europe?”

Simon smiled and shrugged: “In Eastern Europe, Hillary, I think you should be able to understand.”

The President’s wife was also very strong for a while, Simon said, she also roughly reacted.

The disintegration of the Soviet Union and the drastic changes in Eastern Europe have created an economic virgin land waiting to be developed that embraces hundreds of millions of people in Eastern Europe.

However, what I have to say is that even if the federal side spends more effort, because of the proximity to the water, Eastern Europe is undoubtedly more of a reservation in Western Europe.

Just talk about the cheap labor of hundreds of millions of people. To put it bluntly, this is undoubtedly the most valuable asset in Eastern Europe. Western European countries want to maintain their own high welfare and maintain a comfortable working system of less than eight hours for their citizens, but society wants Some things still have to be done to operate, so hundreds of millions of cheap workers in Eastern Europe can fill all of this. These people flock to Western Europe because they don’t need to be given an identity right away, so they can’t enjoy the social benefits of local residents. At the same time, because they have no identity, they can do the most work, the least money, and the fruits of labor created enough to allow Western European residents to maintain a comfortable life in a comfortable way.

Compared to Western Europe, which can be reached in a few steps, the difficulty of crossing the ocean to the United States immediately increases geometrically.

In short, Simon can build a stronghold in Ukraine, and then gradually cannibalize it. It is not impossible to eat the entire Ukraine, but it is not feasible to expand his power to the entire Eastern Europe. After all, when there is a ready-made ‘good life’ that can be easily pursued, not many people are willing to fight one step at a time. Even if some people dream of a good life, just go to the economically developed Western European countries to wash dishes and work as cleaners, relatively speaking, they can indeed get more than staying in their own countries.

this is the truth.

What’s more, for the United States itself, with the issuance of the euro, there is still the most critical issue that needs to be resolved at the moment, which is to maintain the hegemony of the dollar.

With a population of 1.2 billion, China, whose current economic volume has entered the top ten in the world, is definitely an object that cannot be ignored. Just in order to maintain the hegemony of the dollar, the federation must take the initiative to draw China into the WTO system, rather than let the other side take refuge in the embrace of the euro zone.

After talking a few words like this, I couldn’t help but talk about Latin America, Africa, and finally about the New York State Senate election that Hillary will participate in next year. Dinner started at 7 o’clock and lasted until 10 o’clock. The two sides were generally very happy. .

The next day is Sunday.

Simon continued to stay here, at noon at a reception organized by the Carlyle Group headquartered in Washington, and in the evening there was another private dinner, the vice presidents and his wife.

In fact, this kind of private banquet can be put together last night.

However, as Al Gore also announced plans to participate in next year’s presidential election some time ago, Mr. Vice President began to draw a clear line with the already infamous Mr. President, saying that when he announced his plan to participate in next year’s Clinton was not drawn to help out.

From the perspective of a mature politician, this is a pretty wise choice.

However, Gore probably ignored that most ordinary people are not politicians. Moreover, ordinary people are also the group of people who are most likely to be affected and lose their judgment, their position…or there is no accurate position at all.

This means that in the past few years, Mr. Vice President has always created a close partnership with Mr. President. Now, in order to run for the president and in order not to let the current Mr. President’s bad reputation affect him, he is decisive and The other party cuts his robe and cuts his righteousness, what would such a person make the public think?

Can a person who is so ruthless to his close partners still have enough loyalty to the voters?

What a good focus of public opinion operations.

Having said that, since the Vice President and his wife have drawn a line between themselves and the White House invited Simon for a private dinner, the Clintons will of course not call the Gore couple again.

Is there a relationship?

On Simon’s side, of course, he will not clearly draw a line with the vice presidents and his wife, but he is happy to go to the banquet. After all, this is actually equivalent to maintaining a good relationship with the entire Democratic Party.

I probably feel that compared to the White House, their own heavyweight is somewhat insufficient. The Gore couple also invited some Washington Democratic leaders to help out. Therefore, the private dinner on Sunday was even more lively than the one on Saturday night. The crowd was too enthusiastic. When Simon left, it was inevitable that he was a little drunk because he had drunk a lot of alcohol.

In the new week, Simon had just woken up in a private residence in the western suburbs of Washington when he received the news.

In the early hours of Sunday morning local time, the assembled Russian troops launched an attack on the Chechen region.

The Second Chechen War broke out.

This time, someone was very well prepared. Not only did there have been a number of attacks from Chechnya in Russia some time ago, the authorities won the support of public opinion, and the name of the war was also labeled as’anti-terrorism’. , It seems justified. Moreover, compared with the confusion of various aspects of the Russian army during the first Chechen War, the troops that entered Chechnya this time basically belonged to the last group of elites that Russia can handle, and it can be said to be ruined.

In any case, if there are no surprises in the general election next year, the Kremlin authorities have indeed had to break the boat.