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Time flew by in this kind of chat, and it was already evening in a blink of an eye.

Simon and Raymond Johnston moved from initially leaning on a railing to sitting at a set of tables and chairs by the pool, and Anthony joined the discussion.

At dusk, the three of them finally got up and walked back to the villa.

When he came to the side entrance of the villa, Raymond Johnston thought of another thing and asked, "Simon, are you going to buy a large amount of gold?"

Simon helped push open the glass door, nodded to the old man without hiding his thoughts, and said, "Since we want to build the Westeros system into a separate 'economy', according to the usual practice, we also need a certain amount of gold reserves. "

Hearing this explanation, the old man didn't ask any more questions.

The reason is very good.

Moreover, Raymond Johnston also has a general understanding of the financial situation of the Westeros system. Last time he participated in the merger and acquisition of Rio Tinto, Simon made a one-time investment of 25 billion U.S. dollars, which is not a big deal for any corporate giant. It was a small amount, but the Westeros Company easily paid it entirely with its own funds.

Even so, Simon still keeps a lot of cash in his hands because of the huge profits contributed by companies such as Daenerys Entertainment, Cersei Capital, and Verizon Telecom.

Because of the inevitable inflation, it is the best choice to invest large amounts of cash held by companies or individuals as soon as possible. From Simon's perspective, the income obtained from investing funds must far exceed the natural value-added of buying gold

However, for the current Westeros system, there is no such restriction.

Because as long as there is a suitable goal, even if Simon has used all the excess funds to buy gold, it is easy to raise funds for investment.With the current corporate reputation of Westeros and the overall low debt ratio of less than 10%, few banks in the world would refuse to provide loans to Simon.

The three of them entered the hall of the villa. The old man thought for a moment and said, "It's fine to buy gold, but you don't have to keep it yourself, because the cost will be very high. Even if you don't want to store it in the United States, London vaults or Swiss banks are good. choose."

Of course Simon also considered it.

Just thinking about the fact that the United States refused to send back gold from other countries in my memory, I dispelled this idea. The United States can do this. When necessary, countries such as the United Kingdom and Switzerland cannot guarantee that the same will not be the case.

Shaking his head, Simon said, "I don't trust them. It's more reliable to hold the gold in my own hands."

Seeing Simon's insistence, Raymond Johnston did not object: "Then store it in the basement of our headquarters in Melbourne. There are three floors underground in the Johnston Holdings Building. The bottom floor can be converted into a vault to store hundreds of Tons of gold are definitely fine."

Simon nodded in agreement.

The basement of the Johnston Holdings building couldn't be more fitting.

It belongs to their own territory completely, and it is not the long-term residence of the family.If the vault is built in the Johnston family's mansion on the Yarra River, it will not only attract a lot of covetous people, but even threaten the safety of the family.If it is built in a completely irrelevant place, the safety of gold itself will not be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

During this time, Simon has been looking for a dedicated gold trading team. Once the team is formed, it will immediately start acquisitions on several major gold exchanges in the world.

The matter of the vault, including the supporting security team and protective measures, certainly cannot be completed in a day or two.Therefore, although I don’t want to put the gold elsewhere, I can only choose to deposit it in the early stage. When the construction of the vault in Melbourne is completed, a large amount of physical gold will be shipped to Australia.

Speaking of which, the current gold price is at its lowest point in the 90s, around $350 an ounce, far below the peak of $80 an ounce during the oil crisis in the 800s.

Moreover, in Simon's memory, the price of gold was once close to $2012 an ounce around 2000, which is more than five times the current price of gold.Even after the global economic situation improved after 2012, the price of gold fell, and it never fell below $1000 an ounce.

Therefore, the official media of various countries advocated that gold is a valueless commodity with negative investment returns, which really involves some inside information related to the currency standard.

One ounce of Western gold weight unit is about 31 grams. According to the current gold price of 350 US dollars per ounce, the total value of a ton of gold is actually only about 1125 million US dollars.

If it weren't for the fear that the surge in gold prices caused by sweeping goods would cause a rebound in some countries that have been suppressing gold prices, and it would be impossible to have so much spot gold in the market. At a price of 1125 million US dollars per ton, Simon could buy 100 tons at a time.

Of course this can only be thought about.

Many countries have official gold reserves of less than 100 tons.

Simon's long-term plan is to use the next ten to 20 years to store about 1000 tons of gold as unobtrusively as possible.

Chapter 620 Alia's Recommendation (2) (Revised)

Everyone was very busy. The old man and Anthony only stayed in the United States for a weekend and left in a hurry.

During the two days, apart from flying to San Francisco on Saturday afternoon to attend the new-generation iCam series conference of Tinkobel Company, the old man spent most of the time, accompanied by Simon, meeting with the high-level backbone of the Westeros system who flew from all over the United States to the West Coast. Afterwards, he also commented on many executives based on his own feelings.

3 month 28 day.

It's another Monday.

After announcing the cooperation with the New York Times Group last Monday and the war with the Hearst family, in the past week, coupled with Eaglet’s cooperation negotiations with three other print media groups in the United States, there has been a rage since the beginning of the month, accusing Simon’s wealth of being too Many media outlets whose lives are too extravagant have gradually died down. After all, many people do not want to completely lose the possibility of cooperating with the Westeros system to share the big cake of the Internet industry like the Hearst Group.

The rebound of the Nasdaq technology stock sector in the past week has caused heavy losses of hedge capital betting on short positions in technology stocks.

In the political world, the topic of Simon has been hyped for nearly a month, and the public attention that can be squeezed has been squeezed out.Many parliamentary candidates against the Westeros system have either temporarily died down, or continued to push the White House or Congress to impose restrictions on the Westeros system.

As a counterattack, the "sniper plan" of the Westeros system was launched at the same time, and there was also a plan to maintain the political base of the Westeros system.

While Joseph Schlapp was laying out the sniper list, he also initially reached an agreement with the Rifle Association on maintaining the political basics of the Westeros system.Both parties are only trying to exert their own influence on the political circles, and there is no irreconcilable conflict of interest between them. The Rifle Association is deeply rooted, and the Westeros system is also not suitable for provoking. Instead of tit for tat, it is better to cooperate.

The drama is slowly kicking off, but this game will not be settled until the results of the mid-term elections are released at the end of the year.

Simon knew very well what impact the outcome of this game would have on the future of the Westeros system.

After November 1994, 11, either continue to voter supremacy, or start money politics.Therefore, Simon has spared no effort in investing in this plan, and approved a budget plan of 8 million US dollars in the first batch, and will continue to add more in the future.Even if it burns three to five billion dollars, it will not hesitate.

Such a huge political campaign budget, of course, cannot be donated to certain candidates according to the relevant provisions of the Federal Election Act.However, no matter what form, as long as it can attack the political opponents of the Westeros system, the operation team will attack decisively.

On the other hand, after completely cutting off the cooperation with the Hearst Group last week and asking its partners to stand in line, Simon was a little surprised that, in addition to publishing some verbal articles in the group newspaper, for a week, Hearst The Te family did not launch a substantive counterattack immediately.

Just when Simon thought that the Hearst family had finally recognized the situation and was planning to seek reconciliation, early on Monday morning, two major newspapers on the east and west coasts of the Hearst Group suddenly exposed a series of heavyweight gossip about Simon.

The first breaking news came from the "Greenwich Times" which is affiliated to the Hearst Group on the east coast. Jia Allman's two daughters own several million-dollar properties in Manhattan. These expensive properties are not affordable for the two supermodels, so it goes without saying where they came from.

Supermodels seem to be beautiful, but their income is far from as high as the outside world imagines.

Cindy Crawford, No. 1993 in the 1 supermodel income list ranked by "Vanity Fair" magazine, had an annual income of only 700 million US dollars.And this is pre-tax income. After deducting personal income tax, agency commissions and other expenses, the supermodel may end up with less than half of it.

As for the "Waist Essence" and "Leg Essence", which have just emerged in the past two years, the two women's 1993 income in "Vanity Fair" was listed as 200 million US dollars.Of course, this is only an imprecise estimate, but it is about the same.

The annual income of 200 million US dollars, after deducting taxes and other expenses, is probably only half left.

A net income of 100 million US dollars seems a lot. However, as a public celebrity, maintenance, decoration, travel and other expenses are also expensive. What's more, women have always been the most expensive creatures. Spending on other aspects will not fall much in the end.

Many supermodels who were once famous for a while have gone bankrupt like some NBA stars after they passed away. This is the main reason.Those who end up a little better can still find a rich husband to make a decorative vase with peace of mind. Most of them tend to be mediocre.

Therefore, even if many well-known models have personal apartments, they are basically in the high-income class with the highest million dollars, and the top mansions worth millions of dollars are absolutely very few.

The "waist essence" and "leg essence" who have risen for a short time are obviously not included in this list.

If this is the case, this gossip will only be like a lot of lace about Simon, everyone will have a lot of fun, and then nothing will happen.

After all, over the years, even though he has been married, the various gossips about Simon Westeros in the tabloids have never stopped, and Simon has never thought of packaging himself as a perfect man in front of the public.

However, while breaking the news of this gossip, the "Greenwich Times" also publicly reported to the US Internal Revenue Service that two supermodels were suspected of tax evasion.

In most western countries, huge gifts are also taxable.

The "Greenwich Times" exposed the tax returns of the two supermodels in the past year, but there was no gift tax declaration related to the real estate under their names. Therefore, the article concluded that the two supermodels each evaded at least $200 million in gifts Tax.

Obviously under the operation of the Hearst family, the IRS responded quickly. Early in the morning when the gossip appeared in the newspapers, the two supermodels who were working in Manhattan, the last stop of the fashion season at the end of the fashion season in early March, were arrested from their respective apartments. Law enforcement officers from the Internal Revenue Service took it away, and the relevant pictures were directly recorded on the live news program of the local TV station.

Many media reporters who heard the news flocked to the IRS headquarters in New York.

In a blink of an eye, the gossip showed signs of developing into a scandal.

Simon didn’t plan to show too many people the excitement. The west coast was woken up by the ringing of the phone at around [-] o’clock in the morning, and quickly arranged. The two women were taken away by the law enforcement officers of the Internal Revenue Service and released on bail by Westeros lawyers within an hour. come out.

Isn't it tax payment?

Make it up!

Not bad for money.

How domineering and brutal the US Internal Revenue Service is promoted by the newspapers and the gangsters who have escaped legal sanctions but cannot escape the claws of the Internal Revenue Service. In fact, for those at the top of the federal pyramid, it is nothing more than that.Everyone should avoid taxes and evade taxes. Even if they are found out, it is often just a matter of paying taxes. Except for a few reasons that are not taxed because of business and political games, it is rare to hear of any rich man who was actually sent to the prison for tax evasion. prison.

In the final analysis, the IRS is just 'begging for money'. If you are caught, you can pay as much as you should, and pay as much as you should. In prison, the IRS does not have the law enforcement mind that hangs the mirror high.

After all, rich people don't sit still

Once the matter starts to wreak havoc and tens of millions of investigation lawyer fees are spent for millions of tax arrears, it will be completely worth the candle.Law enforcement and lawyers in the United States are notoriously expensive.Just like many investigations against the president, maybe it’s just some trivial things like stealing, after a lot of trouble, tens of millions of dollars are gone in a blink of an eye, and the public has no idea where so much money was spent.

Moreover, the two girls will not directly purchase real estate in Manhattan in their own names without using some financial means.

In order to avoid various taxes in the process of purchasing properties, many rich people often conduct transactions in the name of shell companies in overseas tax havens. This can not only avoid some taxes in the process of purchasing real estate, but also avoid inheritance tax in the future.

This kind of operation is obviously sidelined, but the Internal Revenue Service simply does not have enough strength to carry out cross-border investigations. The reason why tax havens are called tax havens is definitely not in vain.Therefore, this mode of home ownership has gradually become a default and reasonable means of tax avoidance.

The registered places of the properties under the names of the two girls are in Bermuda. Even if many local records in Manhattan can prove that the owners of the properties are them, it is not easy for the Internal Revenue Service to find out the source of funds for the purchase of houses in Bermuda.

So this time the IRS is just another 'gun' in the top of the pyramid game.

Simon Westeros offered to pay taxes for the two daughters to smooth out the matter, and the IRS was also happy to see the result. After all, it was just 'begging for money'. The Hearst family may be very powerful. Simon Westeros Tello is also not someone the IRS can easily mess with.

The IRS took the money and successfully removed itself from this matter. The next thing was the collision of the two giants, and the small fish and small shrimps automatically climbed away.

The turmoil on the east coast began to dissipate before it was brewing. However, the 'tax evasion' incident of the two girls was obviously just an appetizer.

west coast.

When dawn comes, residents of the San Francisco area wake up early and pick up the new day's "San Francisco Chronicle" on their lawns, and immediately there is another even more exciting news.

'Simon Westeros' illegitimate daughter revealed. '

Doris Fitcher, the former Victorian maid who was 'exiled' to Tierra del Fuego by Simon when she tried to sell the pregnancy information of the female assistant, testified in the article that the Westeros family was registered as Janet Westeros The twin daughters under the name, the girl is actually born to Simon Westeros and his assistant lover Jennifer Raybould.

According to Doris Fecher, in order to avoid this scandal, Janet Westeros had to be forced to record the girl named Seattle Westeros in her own name. .

The former Weijia maid who has no scruples at all still broke the news in the article that Simon Westeros and Janet Westeros are just superficial couples.

At the end of the article, there is also a piece of news that Janet Westeros suddenly left Los Angeles and returned to Melbourne with her child last week. It is suspected that the couple’s marriage can no longer be maintained, and the largest divorce battle in history involving assets is about to begin.

Ok.

Except for the last one, others seem to be quite accurate.

However, it was precisely because it was so explosive that when the article appeared in the newspaper, readers with a little "smartness" thought of the banning of the Hearst Group by the Westeros system last week, and naturally regarded the article as the Hearst Group's attack on Simon ... Westeros strikes back.

What's more, the material is indeed big material.

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NO PICTURE YOU SAY A ！

In the entire article, apart from the photo of Doris Fecher, the former maid of the Wei family who was the main whistleblower, there is only a photo of the Simons in public. Apart from this, there is no other substantive photo evidence.

The title is the exposure of Westeros' illegitimate daughter. At least give a photo of a little girl, but it turns out to be just an anonymous head frame that the media often uses when they can't find a photo.

The PR team of the Westeros family responded immediately.

A solemn statement from Ygret Portal stated that the Westeros family will immediately launch a lawsuit against the defamatory article of the "San Francisco Chronicle". The House of Westeros will also initiate proceedings.

Regarding Ygret's statement, the "San Francisco Chronicle" looked like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, and looked like it was waiting for you to sue me.

Doris Fecher apparently did not forget the previous confidentiality agreement, but the lawyer of the former Victoria's maid quickly counterattacked in the media, saying that the Westeros couple voluntarily tore up the labor agreement and dismissed their client , the other party first failed to perform the contract, and the confidentiality agreement is also invalid.

However, this statement was quickly slapped in the face by a copy of the non-disclosure agreement published on the Yggret portal.

On the copy of the agreement, the specially circled non-disclosure clause clearly stipulates that no matter if Doris Fecher leaves the company for any reason, she must abide by all the provisions of the non-disclosure contract. · Fetcher proposed 10 times the amount of all remuneration and benefits during her working period as compensation.

The salaries of Weijia maids have long been exposed. The annual salary of the highest-ranking personal maid is as high as 20 US dollars, and there are also benefits such as maintenance, medical treatment, decoration, travel, and catering of the same amount each year, which add up to 40 US dollars.

Doris Fecher joined the company in September 1990 and was fired last year, exactly 9 years ago. The remuneration and benefits of 3 million US dollars for 3 years, according to the contract, the compensation amount needs to be as high as 120 million US dollars.

Simon didn't intend to be soft this time.

I just want to see if the Hearst family is willing to pay 1200 million US dollars in compensation for the former Weijia maid.

Moreover, when Ygret Portal disclosed the non-disclosure agreement, he did not forget to add a sentence, asking Doris Fecher if she dared to confess to the public why she was fired?

For the betrayer who was let go once but still didn't know what to do, Simon didn't plan to let the other party bear a huge amount of compensation that would never be paid off this time and let it go.

As for the exposure of the Hearst Group, Simon didn't take it seriously.

This incident is just like Jeff Bezos's derailment scandal suddenly exposed by the media in the original time and space. No impact.

The current Simon, the current Westeros system, is also resistant to scandals.

Therefore, although the revelations of the "Greenwich Times" and "San Francisco Chronicle" triggered a large number of defenders to criticize Simon, but for Simon now, there is not much substantial damage at all.

A new week begins.

Except for Janet calling from Australia, Jiaochen complained that she was ashamed to see people, etc. Simon's work and life were basically as usual.

Chapter 621 Alia's Recommendation (3) (Revised)

When countless media tried their best to contact Simon to verify the authenticity of a series of revelations, in the next few days, Hearst Group continued to use its own media platform to throw out a number of heavyweight gossips related to Simon, including that Catherine is actually Simon's lover, Simon Having an affair with an action star's wife, the Westeros system interfering in the 1993 New York mayoral election, and more.

It's a pity that perhaps most of them are true, but the Hearst Group basically failed to produce much substantive evidence.

Without evidence is tantamount to slander.