Chapter 1500

With Russia's unexpectedly strong insertion into the situation in Yugoslavia, the originally deadlocked armistice negotiations between NATO and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia began to accelerate. After all, even if there was no third world war, NATO led by the United States did not want to have a head-on conflict with Russia.

The hairy bear will really work hard when he is stunned.

Therefore, on June 10, NATO and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia officially signed an armistice agreement, both sides went on strike, and the Kosovo war that lasted more than two months ended.

The result of this war was that after the great disintegration in 1991, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was once again dismembered. Even if many countries, including Russia, did not recognize it, Kosovo actually gained an independent status and became a nail firmly wedged by the United States in the Balkans.

The key indirect result of this war is the sharp depreciation of the euro.

On the day of the end of the war and closing on June 10, even if the exchange rate of the euro against the US dollar rebounded due to the end of the war, it still fell to a bleak position of 0.9735 to 1. Compared with the official initial exchange rate of 1.1800 to 1 just issued at the beginning of the year, it has fallen by 17.5% in less than half a year.

While the euro continues to depreciate sharply, it is inevitable that the stock markets of European countries have also generally fallen recently. Coupled with the residual power of the 97 financial storm, the economic situation of European countries this year is in the doldrums.

If someone loses, naturally someone gains.

On the other side of the Atlantic, after the initial shock of the war, seeing that the situation has been settled, the major indexes of the US stock market began to rise in an all-round way. Among them, the Dow Jones index broke through the 10000 mark for the first time on May 26, and the share price of danilis entertainment, which is the leading stock of the New York Stock Exchange, also reached a new high. The market value closed at $637.7 billion on May 26.

Simon's personal wealth rose as a result of this. At the same time, another result is that the stock exchange plan of Westeros system is increasingly favored by capital flowing into the United States from all over the world.

Asia, Europe and even Africa are still in turmoil, and Latin America is half dead. The only safe haven for the huge international capital swimming around the world is North America.

The Westeros system, based on North America, is undoubtedly the brightest pearl in this market.

It's certainly desirable for everyone to get some light.

Things are too eye-catching. Even if we try our best to suppress public opinion, it will inevitably attract more and more attention.

In May, a Republican member of the federal house of representatives from Minnesota also proposed a bill requiring the U.S. Congress to establish a special committee to investigate the possible tax implications of the large-scale stock exchange being carried out by Westeros.

As a result, there was only one more person on the blacklist of Westeros system, and then it was nothing.

Check?

How?

What's more, if you find out what the problem is, can the benefits fall into your pocket?

As for the little political capital you get, Simon westero can throw a sum of money into a negative value.

Completely thankless.

Actually, Simon doesn't mind paying taxes.

Because Simon is well aware of the terrible consequences of a country's financial collapse after failing to collect taxes, no one can escape.

However, Simon will not deliberately pay more.

Without that consciousness.

How everyone plays, so does Simon. Like some cash transactions, Simon will not take the initiative to remit to China if he can stay overseas for tax avoidance.

Simon also knows that this is actually a dead knot.

Of course, I don't know how to solve it, because the cycle of history and the alternation of prosperity are inevitable laws. Even if Simon donates all his personal wealth, he will never break this historical cycle, but can only bring a dividing feast to a group of people. In short, he should do what he wants.

Future events will be discussed in the future.

……

On the same day that the Kosovo war ended, the world premiere of Godzilla was officially lifted the day before, with a comprehensive media score of 8.3. Variety magazine praised the film as "another shocking monster blockbuster after the Jurassic Park Series".

Danilis provided 4103 screens for the $120 million CG masterpiece, with a publicity budget of $30 million.

The market response was unexpected.

Only the first three days from June 11 to June 13 seemed to be a retaliatory rebound in the consumption of the disappointing first song of Star Wars prequel. This well-known monster blockbuster quickly won $81.37 million at the box office.

Then, in the first full week, "Godzilla" earned US $111.92 million in seven days, easily reaching the top of the box office this week. Moreover, if only seven days are counted as a whole week, "Godzilla" even surpassed the box office receipts of $99.35 million in the first seven days of the previous Star Wars prequel from May 21 to May 27, becoming the highest box office film in North America in 1999.

This result, frankly, surprised Simon.

Danilis is the most important three super blockbusters in this summer, Godzilla, the Holocaust and the matrix. Simon's most discouraged at first is Godzilla, because of the lessons learned from the emerrich version of the same period and the ill fated life of this series in Hollywood.

That's why Godzilla was the first of the three super heavyweights, and it was three weeks away from the first song of Star Wars prequel.

However, this is the case.

Simon can only be sure that in addition to the quality of the film itself, there is obviously a display of danilis's growing comprehensive strength.

In any case, in the first week, the new Godzilla is 300 million in North America. There is almost no suspense. No matter how high it is, Simon doesn't expect it. Breaking 300 million is enough.

Godzilla sells well in Hollywood. The first and happiest thing is the Japanese.

After the three-day box office at the first weekend, the Japanese media began to give a wide range of reports on the amazing commercial performance of its own super monster IP in Hollywood. The feeling of pride was obvious. It was probably too proud. Some people began to criticize Japan's Dongbao for handing over the copyright of Godzilla to Hollywood too easily.

Why not invest in making it yourself?

Dongbao also responded quickly to similar questions. With 30% investment in the Godzilla project, Dongbao can also get benefits.

Then the problem came again.

This "Godzilla" is clearly from Japan, but it doesn't seem to have many Japanese elements. It doesn't even have a good Japanese character. How can this be done?

Dongbao can only respond again and again. He must fight for his own actors next time.

Balabala.

Usually, with such a good start, the official should make a statement on the sequel soon, because the follow-up news expected by countless fans did not break out immediately.

Dongbao hopes to take advantage of this opportunity to take more initiative. Danilis also doesn't want to give too much to Dongbao in the sequel. After all, the investment proportion of 30% is a little high. Even if you think about it next time, at least Dongbao should spit out more rights and interests in the surrounding areas, otherwise there will be no power to develop sequels here.

As a result, the two sides fell into a delicate stalemate.

Some people are happy and others are worried.

The market performance of Godzilla is too strong, which has a direct impact on Star Wars Prequel: the phantom threat.

It is reasonable to say that after the first song of prequel experienced a 41% deep decline in the third week, the decline in the fourth week should be narrowed. However, under the impact of Godzilla, the film still fell 39% in the fourth week, from $48.46 million last week to $29.35 million.

Even if the local total box office of the first song of the prequel therefore reached a high of US $300.68 million, after two consecutive weeks of diving of about 40%, even if the follow-up film can reach US $400 million, it will not have more potential, let alone the once high of US $470 million.

In other words, under the impact of Godzilla, the North American box office of Star Wars Prequel: Ghost threat will shrink by about $70 million.

Moreover, this is because Godzilla didn't start painting until the fourth week of the first song of the prequel. If Godzilla had been brave and moved the schedule forward one week, the box office of this star wars blockbuster would have shrunk by $100 million.

Simon didn't interfere with danilis's team's conservatism that Godzilla was too far away from the Star Wars prequel. He was satisfied with the current results anyway.

……

In the same week, with the end of the Kosovo war, almost immediately after that, another event in American politics had a vital impact on the trend of American national movement.

On June 12, Josh W. Bush, the then governor of Texas, officially announced that he would strive for the Republican nomination in the 2000 US presidential election, announcing that the Bush family, following George H. W. Bush, once again sprint to the peak of American power.

Later, many people defended the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and the war in Iraq when George W. Bush was in office.

The general idea is that although the two wars consumed trillions of dollars of capital, they actually ensured the long-term continuation of dollar hegemony.

Simon doesn't agree.

In Simon's view, George W. Bush only caused irreversible and serious loss to the foundation of the United States through two wars, and the disadvantages far outweighed the benefits.

One of the keys is that the two wars should never be protracted.

The United States took advantage of the opportunity of 9 / 11 to occupy Afghanistan. Then, the washing powder incident and the invasion of Iraq. The two wars were followed by a long entanglement that consumed trillions of dollars for 20 years, which was completely unnecessary.

The same two wars in the 1990s, the Gulf War and the Kosovo war, are the most direct proof.

In the Gulf War, the multinational force led by the US military launched an offensive in mid January 1991 and Iraq withdrew from Kuwait at the end of February. The whole process lasted about a month and a half.

In the whole Gulf War, the United States not only didn't spend much money, but also made a lot of money because of the tribute from countries in the Middle East. At the same time, in order to avoid the threat of Iraq again, the major oil producing countries in the Middle East led by Saudi Arabia have not weakened their dependence on the United States, but strengthened again. The dollar is linked to oil. Therefore, the hegemony of the dollar has been consolidated again.

Moreover, the recent Kosovo war, which lasted 78 days, ended with the near collapse of the indirect euro. It was also crisp and the same US dollar hegemony was further consolidated.

Therefore, the contrast between the two wars in the Bush era is clear and strong.

They are wars that could have been resolved cleanly by virtue of the absolute advantages of the US military, and can achieve the best results at the least cost. However, they both chose the worst solution, not because of their own interests and the interests of their family. What else can it be?

Simon would never have chosen to support George W. Bush in next year's election if he had not considered the future pattern of the world.

……

Ukraine.

At the end of June, Rovno is still cool and pleasant, which is very suitable for summer vacation. Simon finished his three-day trip to Cologne, Germany and came here for recreation.

Previously, on June 18, another annual G8 meeting was held in Cologne, Germany.

Like Birmingham last year, Simon joined the fun again.

Besides, it's really lively this time.

The first topic of this G8 meeting is naturally the just ended Kosovo war. Of course, the topic must be high sounding, maintaining peace and stability in the Balkans, and so on.

However, smart people certainly see the essence of things.

Therefore, on the opening day of the conference, people gathered all over Europe held a grand parade, demanding that NATO and Russia withdraw from Yugoslavia and give real peace to the region.

That's not over.

Another topic, in fact, can also be imagined, is globalization.

At the same time, there is an even larger anti globalization movement.

Compared with last year's minor disturbances, this anti globalization movement has spread from Cologne, Germany, to the whole of Europe, and then to the whole world in just three days since June 18. Millions of people participated in dozens of cities, and even caused riots in Paris, France, Rome, Italy and other cities.

At the public level, Simon always insists that globalization is the inevitable trend of the world. However, deep down, Simon has always understood that globalization has never been an inevitable trend.

It is the inevitable trend that separation will be combined for a long time and separation will be separated for a long time.

Therefore, Simon understands that millions of people take to the streets in just a few days.

Because the disadvantages of globalization, or the negative results for the economies of many countries, have begun to appear in recent years.

One of the most obvious consequences is that the transfer of the industrial chain to low-cost areas inevitably leads to large-scale unemployment of bottom industrial workers in many developed countries.

After all, the development of a country never means that everyone can enter the lucrative high-end industry. Basically, the world is always a pyramid structure, and most people can only live in the middle and lower levels.

As a result of globalization, it is becoming more and more difficult for the middle and lower classes in developed countries to survive.

Of course not.

However, at least in the short term, this is also an inevitable trend. After all, the bottom can't resist capital after all, and if capital wants to pursue profits, it will inevitably promote globalization.

What about the future?

That's the same sentence. We'll talk about things in the future.