Chapter 775 (1/2)
In the evening, Simon returns from the city of klebani, northwest of livny.
On this day, from the site selection of the city airport in the southwest suburb of Livni to a paper mill in klebani, Simon visited many enterprises merged by westero system in Rovno state in the past six months.
In the black Mercedes Benz car, Simon sits next to Sergei komorov, the 80% shareholder of the westero system of aldec company, and also holds a series of asset lists of aldec company, covering food, real estate, clothing, papermaking, building materials, breeding and many other fields.
And that's just a small part.
Simon will not be controlled by komorov in industries such as Nokia's factory, which is larger in scale. The foreign banks already established in livny will also be controlled by cersei capital in New York. In addition, there are media and entertainment assets related to the control of public opinion, and Simon will not let komorov interfere.
In any case, all of these industries add up to Simon's mastery of all aspects of the state.
There is a city of Li family on the other side of the ocean.
As far away as the hinterland of Europe, Ukraine will have a state named westero in the future.
After going through the list of assets in his hand, Simon looked out of the car window. Before the motorcade entered Livni City, he said to komorov beside him, ”this paper mill in klebani, just shut down.”
Sergey komorov could feel that his boss was quite satisfied with today's trip. He did not expect that he would suddenly say so. He quickly recalled the details of Simon's visit to the paper mill and the operation of the mill in his mind. He carefully asked, ”boss, what's the problem?”
Simon shook his head: ”I know this paper mill has a good profit, but the pollution is too serious. Sergei, I'm not a harsh environmentalist. However, since the state of Rovno will be our territory in the future, it's totally worthwhile to make the air and water quality in this area better and clearer within the range we can afford. What do you think? ”
Sergey komorov didn't expect this reason. He hesitated and nodded quickly: ”no problem, boss.”
Simon was very satisfied with Sergey komorov '. So in the next few years, not only will I not dilute your shareholding in aldec, but I will also transfer an additional 15% or so of your shares to you. By that time, you can increase your stake in aldec from 15% to 30%. ”
Sergei komorov was originally a small business owner with assets of only a few hundred thousand US dollars in the local state of Rovno. In less than a year, according to the actual total value of this series of enterprises purchased at low prices in various ways, komorov's value has reached tens of millions of US dollars with only 15% of the current shares.
In this process, in addition to the initial purchase of $10 million of 80% shares of aldec, Simon's subsequent capital injection was given in the form of debt, which also made komorov feel the heart and pattern of this young boss.
Listen to Simon say that he can increase his shares from 15% to 30%. Komorov is more sure that he is not following the wrong person.
It seems that 30% is still not much, even if it is the 5% of the jeleviyanko family, which is quite different from the absolute holding. However, when aldec finally develops, its shares may reach hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars this time. What's more, Simon seldom comes to Ukraine. In most cases, komorov is the actual controller of the company.
If a country like Ukraine can have such an asset, even if it does not reach the level of the richest man, it is almost the same.
With that in mind, Sergei komorov quickly said, ”thank you, boss, and I can assure you that your investment and trust will get enough return.”
Simon nodded with a smile, then looked at the list in his hand and said, ”I know the forestry resources in Rovno are very rich. After that paper mill is closed, you can try to transform it into a furniture factory of a higher level than wood processing, IKEA in Sweden, you know,”
Sergei komorov nodded.
Simon said: ”as a global furniture retail chain, IKEA does not directly produce furniture itself, but mainly purchases from Eastern Europe. Of course, many other similar chains do. You can try to contact these enterprises and become their product factory first. However, the foundry is usually the lowest profit link at the bottom of the industrial chain. If you want to get more income, you'd better create your own brand. ”
Sergey komorov nodded slightly. As a talented student who graduated from Kiev University majoring in economics, he certainly knew this. However, he could not help saying, ”Simon, do you think it is possible for Ukraine to develop a global furniture brand?”
Simone took a moment to understand.
This problem is very similar to China in memory.
As a world factory, China manufactures products for almost all the world-famous brands, but until many years later, it has not developed many global national brands.The reason is very complicated, and it is not clear in a few words.
After thinking about it, Simon said: ”for consumers in developed countries, it's really difficult for developing countries to get rid of the impression label of low-end and poor quality, but it's not absolute. Take Ukraine as an example. Overseas consumers may think that the products here are low-end, but in other words, far away from the industrial areas in Western Europe, our products can be more environmentally friendly, which will become an advantage. Product quality control and corporate brand building are not things that can be accomplished overnight. However, as long as we do it seriously, I believe consumers will recognize our products sooner or later. ”
Sergei komorov thought deeply and said after a moment, ”I'll give it a serious try.”
Simon only thinks that komorov has listened to what he said, but he did not expect that many years later, another global home furnishing giant with a larger scale than IKEA has sprung up in the state of Rovno in Ukraine.
at this time in the car, talked about this topic, Simon thought quickly to the next, in the hands of the list marked another, said: ”there are real estate, Sergei, since you are learning the economy, I must know many developed countries real estate bubble. In my view, if the future of the state is developing, the real estate bubble will inevitably emerge. Because of huge profits, it is inevitable for the real estate industry to draw blood from the real industry. We can't let others take away the fruits of our labor. Therefore, what you need to do is to hoard land in advance. In the short term, the real estate industry will only be the marginal business of aldec. But in five years or ten years, as long as the economy prospers, I want you to ensure that we have enough land in downtown Livni Gold land reserve is used to develop real estate and reap the richest profit. ”
Sergey komorov obviously didn't think of another deeper layout of Simon's real estate industry. He just felt once again that his boss had made a very reasonable point.
I can't help but wonder.
How did the 27 year old accumulate so much knowledge next month.
Not to mention anything else, komorov was surprised by his fluent Russian every time he communicated with him.
The two chatted like this. As soon as the motorcade entered the downtown area of Livni and arrived at the villa in the south of the city, Simon saw a tall girl pushing a bicycle at the gate of the mansion. She was confronting two villa bodyguards. The bodyguards seemed to want to drive the girl away, but the girl was determined not to leave. She even put one hand on the lamppost beside the road and resolutely resisted.
When I saw the three cars coming, I had a little pause in the confrontation. One of the bodyguards ran to the gate, and the other stood in front of the girl, with a little uneasiness in his expression.
Simon didn't want to pay any attention. The motorcade was about to drive directly into the mansion. Unexpectedly, the girl who was blocked by the bodyguard suddenly jumped out and cleverly jumped on the hood of Simon's car in the middle of the three cars. His light eyes were shining from the front windshield of the car. Unfortunately, the driver's seat and the rear seat were blocked, so he couldn't see the people behind.
On weekdays, he pays great attention to personal safety. Simon doesn't rush out just because a girl who looks very beautiful and harmless to people and animals stops the car.