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The reason why he came out in person today is also to give a clear hint to the two selected people that they will be directly responsible to Simon personally in the future, and that he can take the life of Victor Elenev at any time, and Yagushevs So did the two of them.
Chapter 992 National Debt
Moscow, inside the resplendent banquet hall of the Kremlin.
Yeltsin is personally hosting an investment delegation from the United States. This visit was facilitated by the Kremlin, mainly to attract foreign investment in order to cooperate with Yeltsin's brewing new phase of economic reform plan.
After the disintegration of the Soviet Union, the Russian economy has experienced five consecutive years of collapse and decline. This year, there are finally signs of easing up. Even though Russia's GDP data in 1996 is expected to still decline slightly, it has not collapsed like in previous years.
That's a good sign.
The presidential election in the past six months has made Yeltsin fully aware of the hostile political environment in which he and his family live.Therefore, Yeltsin hopes to do his best during his second term, no matter whether he is active or forced, so as to minimize the possibility of his family being liquidated in the future.
Restoring the Russian economy is undoubtedly the most urgent thing.
"Yes, Boris, I am very optimistic about the future trend of the Russian economy. As for the past few years, it is a pity, but, I have to say, this has nothing to do with you, it is just an inevitable pain of national system reform. Now that it has arrived After the bottom, Russia's economy will definitely go up all the way."
In the banquet hall, George Soros, who came to Russia in person, talked with Yeltsin.
Yeltsin held a glass of whiskey in his hand. Even though the doctor repeatedly told him to, he couldn't help but drank some wine, his face was flushed, but he didn't feel drunk: "I'm so glad to hear your evaluation, George. But, you know, Russia needs it most now." What we need is financial help, we are planning to issue a $10 billion national bond to the international market, I wonder if the Quantum Fund is interested?"
George Soros nodded without hesitation and said: "I have heard the news, Boris, this is Russia's first issuance of national debt since it left the Soviet era, and it is of great significance for Russia to move further towards a market economy. I have read relevant information, Russia has shown great sincerity in terms of interest rate and repayment model, so I can agree now that the Quantum Fund will buy a share of US$1 million.”
In the past few years after its disintegration, Russia, which directly opened its doors to the world, has poured in tens of billions of dollars of overseas capital one after another, including loans and aid from the World Bank or Western countries, and direct investment from overseas companies. This is the first time that national debt has been issued in the international market.
This symbolizes the further opening up of the Russian economy.
In this way, it is indeed very meaningful.
In fact, US$10 billion is far from meeting the funding needs of the financially tight Russian government, and it is mainly a trial.
As the main funder behind the scenes of the Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, and he is indeed optimistic about the direction of Russia's economy in the next few years, George Soros chose to subscribe very decisively.After consecutive successes in sniping the British pound and harvesting the Mexican peso, the scale of the Quantum Fund has expanded rapidly, and the nature of the current fund is no longer limited to the hedging field, but is gradually becoming a comprehensive investment fund.
The two chatted a few more words about the details of the national bond subscription, and Soros suddenly asked another thing: "Boris, I heard that Simon might also come, but he didn't seem to show up?"
Yeltsin's eyes flickered slightly, and soon became relaxed, shrugging: "Probably, Simon prefers to stay with young girls compared to us old men."
"Oh, what a pity."
"Well, George, have a good night, and I'll go and say hello to the others."
"And you too, Boris, please do yourself a favor."
Watching Yeltsin walk away, Soros suddenly lost his mind.
With the news contacts he has, of course it is clear that Simon is in Ukraine at this time.
There are a group of private mercenaries of the Westeros family there, and Soros is not surprised that the other side attaches great importance to it. In fact, if you think about it, if you are in that young man's position, you will not be able to bear to build a private army to ensure your own safety. Feeling, after all, a wealth of more than 1 trillion US dollars is really shocking.
What Soros didn't understand was Simon's lack of interest in Russia.
Just now Soros chatted with Mikhail Friedman, the spokesperson of the Westeros system in Russia, and invited him to participate in the privatization project of Russian Telecom Investment Joint Stock Company with Potanin. After all, this privatization involves a large amount of money. At the level of 20 billion US dollars, the Quantum Fund family can't afford it.Moreover, the Viper Communications Company under the Alpha Group that Friedman is in charge of has developed very well in Russia, Ukraine and other Eastern European countries in recent years. Coupled with the big backer of the Westeros system, it is undoubtedly the most good partner.
Unexpectedly, Friedman directly declined without even thinking about it.
This situation is obviously the result of a young man's instigation.
In addition, Cersei Capital also sent someone to the investment delegation from the United States this time. However, compared to him, the head of the Quantum Fund, who came out in person, Cersei Capital only sent a vice president of its Apollo Management Company. Well, who knows how many vice presidents there are under the Wall Street financial giants, this standard is really too low.
Soros is a very determined person.However, it is difficult for this financial giant to maintain absolute confidence in the face of that young man who has created too many miracles. Thinking about the meeting some time ago, the two had obvious differences on the issue of Russia. He believes that Russia will once again become a strategic opponent of the United States, while he firmly believes that the country can be completely controlled through economic penetration.
Could it be that my judgment this time was wrong?
Thinking of this, Soros looked again at Yeltsin who had already walked away. The other party did not greet other guests, but was explaining something to a short-haired Kremlin staff member in the corner of the hall. When Soros looked over , the two just ended their conversation, the unsmiling middle-aged man happened to notice him looking over, nodded politely to him, not seeing anything special, then turned and walked towards the gate of the banquet hall.
Yeltsin turned his back to Soros, but he didn't notice this detail. After instructing the deputy director of the Presidential Affairs Bureau, who had been using it more and more smoothly recently, and watching him rushing to do business, he suddenly had an idea.Perhaps, next month, after the inauguration of the second term on August 8, the position can be adjusted for the other party.
Yesterday's invitation to Simon Westeros, Yeltsin did send out with some kind of tentative mood.
However, it wasn't so pure. Even Yeltsin couldn't describe his specific feelings, and he didn't even know what kind of result he was expecting.What if the other party comes to the appointment today, what if they don't, or, if they meet, what should they talk about?
Yeltsin himself knew that he was a deep-minded and suspicious person, and he would never have too much trust in someone.
In the final analysis, the involvement of that matter is too great.
Even though he was greedy for power in his heart, Yeltsin did not want to be labeled a 'traitor' in the future.
Over the years, Yeltsin has been repeatedly emphasizing that everything he does is for this country.
Besides, the middle-aged man who just left, through observation during this period of time, and repeated review of his past file experience, Yeltsin can be sure that the subordinate recommended by Simon Westeros is indeed very capable.That being the case, the opponent should be placed in a position where he can better utilize his abilities as soon as possible.
After all, in the current Kremlin, there are very few people who are really capable and loyal to him, and there are many careerists like Berezovsky who can't wait to honor their support for his re-election reward.
Ukraine, Rivne region.
In the afternoon at the shooting range of the military theme park, Simon had dinner with Leon Kuchma's son-in-law and confidant Victor Pinchuk in the evening, so of course it was impossible to know about Yeltsin at the Kremlin banquet And the mentality of people like Soros.
As for the decision Yeltsin made quietly at the banquet, it happened to be in line with Simon's judgment yesterday.
In any case, if Simon appears at the Kremlin tonight, the heavy-hearted and suspicious Yeltsin will inevitably continue to hesitate for a while, instead of deciding to adjust someone's position after the inauguration early next month.
Victor Pinchuk came here this time for nothing special, just to communicate his feelings.
The two parties are allies after all.
Compared with other Ukrainian oligarchs who ended up in a mess in history, Victor Pinchuk, who successfully immigrated to the UK after Kuchma stepped down and became a famous philanthropist, is undoubtedly the one with the best ending. Simon also prefers and succeeds cooperation.
Therefore, the dinner guests enjoyed themselves.
The entertainment ended at eight o'clock, and Simon left the city and returned to the hot spring manor at about 09:30.
Two days ago, I returned very late, and today it was early. The girls who did not expect this were enjoying their free time. After hearing the announcement, Eve came out to welcome him, but Simon did not directly enter the villa, but chose to walk casually in the manor Walk.
The architectural style of the hot spring manor is completely different from the open and flat lawn-style manors in the west. Instead, it is more like an oriental garden. There are all kinds of flowers and trees, promenades, flowing water, and wooden bridges. Although there are no rockeries, the terrain is not flat. The main and auxiliary villas Several buildings are scattered in the spacious manor.
Chatted casually with Eve, who was beside him, and came to a lighted villa on the east side of the manor. Simon knew that this was not the annex where the maids lived. Looking at Eve, the girl immediately said: "This is the girl where we go to class.”
Simon continued to walk over and said with a smile: "Is there anyone still in class now?"
"It's Anna," Eve obviously knew. After speaking, she realized that Simon might not know which Anna it was, and added: "Anna Belkoska."
As he said that, he turned around the stone corridor and came to the front of the villa.
Simon entered the door, walked through the living room and turned to the corridor on the left, and came to the door of a room decorated as a classroom. Under the bright white light, there were only two people sitting side by side in the room, a young and slender figure with a ponytail, and the other The figure is wearing a black Weijia maid professional suit, her blond hair is rolled up, revealing a slender and fair neck. The grace that stirs a man's heartstrings is like a ripe fruit that makes one can't help but take a bite.
Seeing that her boss was standing at the door without going in, Eve also stopped.
However, immediately noticing where the man was looking, Eve's expression suddenly showed a little helplessness with a bit of resentment.
Even, a little regretful.
I knew that the woman sitting next to Anna should have been sent away. Eve is not stupid. This woman still stays here at night. Although she often used to make up lessons for Anna in this way, I still don’t understand why at this time. The woman who was more enthusiastic than other teachers and still took the initiative to befriend her in private, probably had some thoughts already.
Simon looked at it quietly for a moment. He didn't know whether it was a woman's instinct or something else. The woman next to Anna Belkoska was the first to notice the strangeness. She turned her head and looked over. There was a flash of bright light in her eyes, and she quickly took a picture. Pat the girl Anna and stand up together.
It also showed a bit of just right cramped.
Simon was also able to see the woman's appearance.
It's still a typical Slavic woman's face, but because of her age, she has a kind of maturity that the manor girl and even Eve around her don't have. Moreover, compared to the weak Natalia Banshikova, this woman is still more mature. With an elegant and refined bookish air.
What's more, the woman's waist was very slender because of the slim professional suit, but her chest was so stretched that it couldn't be buttoned up, and even the white shirt inside was stretched tightly.
After taking a few undisguised glances, Simon turned to the girl next to the woman.
Immediately, there is a sense of sight of Chinese cabbage VS spring onion.
The ranks are significantly different.
Seeing Simon looking at her, Anna did not pretend to be cramped and silent like a woman, and greeted politely: "Good evening, Simon."
Simon nodded, walked into the room, came to the table and chair where Anna and the two were just now, leaned against a table next to him, picked up a book on the table in front of him, slowly flipped through it, and said with a smile, "Mathematics?"
Anna nodded: "Yes."
Simon took a look at the plain and clean little girl: "Speaking of which, I discussed a problem with Marta yesterday, Anna, do you know why you want to study mathematics?"
Anna hesitated a little, but quickly said: "Simon, I think, I can study abroad in the future, go to, um... the United States."
"Very good," Simon nodded, then shook his head again: "However, that's not what I'm asking. Apart from preparing for studying abroad in the future, learning mathematics itself, what do you think is useful for you?"
Anna was a little dazed this time.
In the hot spring manor, Anna Belkoska is relatively young, only 14 years old this year.The reason why she is able to make such progress is mainly due to her relatively rough background, and the tempering of life can always make people more mature. Therefore, compared to other girls who are gradually indulging in the rich life in the manor, Anna instinctively feels that she should not be so wasted.
It's just that girls' understanding of learning is limited to taking exams, and then they will be able to find a good job and live a good life in the future.This is a bit similar to the life logic of the sheep herding boy, work hard to herd sheep, save money to marry a wife, have children, and let the children continue to herd sheep.
As for the deeper level, such as why Simon asked why he wanted to study mathematics, the girl didn't think about it.
Seeing that the girl didn't know how to answer for a while, Simon didn't ask, but said directly: "In addition to pursuing the grades on the test papers in order to become a step up, in my opinion, the biggest role of learning mathematics is actually to exercise us. The logical thinking ability makes our brains sharper, more agile and more efficient in the process of statistics, analysis and integration of all aspects of life. Anna, everyone's life is limited, if you have excellent Mathematics ability, compared with ordinary people, you can often greatly shorten the time to deal with one thing, or find a more convenient way to complete a job. In the end, you even have several times the life of others, which is why you You have to learn this subject well. As for other subjects, you can think about it yourself, but any kind of learning, in the final analysis, will make us stronger.”
After a few short encounters, Anna Belkoska felt awe of Simon mostly, as well as some instinctive attachment after being taken away by her body.At this time, after hearing Simon's words, the young girl who raised her face slightly showed a little gratitude and admiration in her eyes.
Because of her precocious maturity, the girl knew that the words of the tall man in front of her were definitely not something that anyone could hear, and it was also the truth of life that her parents who were born as workers who had been numb by the heavy life could never teach her.
Thinking of this, Anna nodded sincerely, firmly remembering what the man said just now, and said, "Thank you, Simon."
Eve stood next to Simon, listening to the conversation between the two, thoughtful, and sighed secretly.
If her restless younger sister stood here, she would only feel that a certain guy was too nagging, and she didn't want to learn such a scary thing as mathematics.
Even I was very afraid of this course back then.
Obviously, the girl in front of Simon really listened to these good words.
Simon returned the math textbook to the desk, and reached out to pick the girl's pretty chin: "Then, this is the end of tonight's class. Go back to the main villa first, and go to bed early."
Anna didn't have the slightest dislike for Simon's little action of picking her chin. Instead, she turned her head slightly and rubbed against the man's big hand, with a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth: "Good night, Simon."
After Anna simply packed up her personal belongings and turned to leave, Simon looked at the woman who had been standing quietly behind the girl just now. Without the cover of the seat, he realized that the woman's legs under the skirt were also slender and straight, and she was wearing high heels. He was a little taller than Anna, who was just about 1.7 meters five, about the same as himself.
The most rare thing is the golden body ratio that must be close to [-].
Simply stunner!
Looking at it like this, Simon raised his head slightly to signal, and his eyes became more aggressive: "What's your name?"
The woman still seemed a little embarrassed. Facing Simon's gaze, she lowered her eyes slightly, clasped her hands in front of her body, and occasionally looked at her with a subtle desire to refuse or welcome her. When she heard Simon's question, she said softly: "Woo Riyanna, Mister Westeros, my name is Ulyana Meretskova, well, you can call me Ulia."
Simon nodded, and then said to the tall girl beside him: "Eve, you should go back first, I will discuss some math problems with Teacher Ulia."
"..."
Eve just wanted to roll her eyes.
He was still an admirable life mentor just now, in a blink of an eye!
Can't you hold on a little longer?
With such slander, Eve didn't dare to disobey Simon's order. She responded softly like a kitten, turned around and left the room, and also thoughtfully helped him close the door. So meticulous.
Chapter 993
Unlike the other girls who didn't come to class until nine o'clock, Anna Belkoska, who was aggressive and didn't like to mingle with other girls, used to come to the classroom villa early.
What Simon said last night made the girl sleepless all night. The 14-year-old girl began to think about her future and even her life.
However, her good work and rest habits did not affect her in the slightest, and she entered the villa here as usual today, carrying a bag containing her own books. In the past, Anna would go to the library in the villa to study her homework, but today she went to the classroom by a strange coincidence. side.
Pushing open the door, looking over several rows of desks, the first thing I saw was the dense mathematical formulas on the blackboard in front of the classroom.
Some surprises, but not too strange.
It is said that Teacher Ulyana was not only a professor of mathematics at Moscow University, but also an academician of the former Soviet Academy of Sciences, very powerful.
However, when she stepped into the classroom, the girl's eyes widened quickly.
Of course it wasn't because of the math formulas on the blackboard. Although Anna's math level was higher than that of other girls in the manor at this stage, Anna's math level was only at the high school level.
The girl was surprised by the things scattered on the podium in front of the blackboard.
At the beginning, I was a little uncertain, but after getting closer, I realized it thoroughly. Below the blackboard, from left to right, there are some buttons first, and then a few large pieces of black rags. After a little inspection, this should be... Well, Teacher Ulyana's skirt, and then there are some white rags, and further to the right, a broken women's suit, a white shirt like a fishing net, and two pieces of BRA that are divided into two.
Bottom up?
Anna blushed as she thought about it, and glanced at the formulas on the blackboard again. She observed closely and found something strange. The formulas on the blackboard, from left to right, probably starting from the middle, half of the writing on the right was visibly trembling and crooked, as if Writers, um, the very restless kind.
Can't help but think of my first night.
hot spring bath.
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