Two days later, Watsonton, Sony "Amphibious Club".

Gu Biao borrowed flowers to offer Buddha and invited Senator Albert to lunch.

Akio Morita, the social controller who befriended American political figures, of course, also took the opportunity to chat together - Akio Morita in his life, his favorite thing to do was to invite guests, especially to invite dignitaries from various countries. As long as Gu Biao can help him find a friend and invite someone, the cost of eating and drinking ** is not a big deal, and Akio Morita is the happiest to pay this kind of money.

"Congressman Albert, it's a pleasure to see you again. In the middle of the year, you persuaded the Tennessee Legislature to take the lead in following up on Argentina's Skilled Services Jobs Localization Act, and we haven't had a chance to thank you. ”

As soon as the two sides met, Gu Biao went straight to the point and expressed his gratitude.

Senator Albert's answer was a righteous face: "Wherever and wherever the implementation of the technical service jobs localization bill is implemented, it will be a win-win situation for Tennessee's wireless communication infrastructure construction, economic development, and promotion of technical service jobs in the state."

The people's lives are convenient, the work is more profitable, and the state's fiscal revenue is increased. It is incumbent upon a contemptible person to be a Tennessee legislature!"

If you don't know the details of this Albert, maybe you will really be moved by his righteousness at this moment.

However, Gu Biao was just polite, and he knew that Albert's support for him and Senior Bill's plan in the middle of the year was completely out of the other party's own interests - Congressman Albert was still a member of the House of Representatives in the first half of the year, and he had just become a senator in the second half of the year.

A large part of his successful promotion came from the wave of jobs created by Bill in the middle of the year. After all, creating thousands of jobs for the elders in their hometowns is already one of the more important bargaining chips for the promotion of a member of the House of Representatives to a senator.

This is a drama of a bunch of young Zhuang factions conspiring to remove old things for the common good.

After the two sides had a friendship with each other, Albert asked euphemistically about the intention of Gu Biao and his party, and Gu Biao said casually:

"The main purpose of our visit this time is because I heard that Mr. Senator has a lot of connections and influence in the TNC Association, and is also an important director of the TNC Association, so I hope you can help introduce you to the door - President Morita and I, in the past few years, we have felt the problem of greening and environmental degradation in China, and we have seen that some friendly people from Japan have helped us to plant forests and control desertification.

As the Global Nature Conservation Association, shouldn't TNC also provide guidance and support for China's environmental protection cause? As far as I know, China's non-governmental forces are still completely blank in TNC. Doesn't TNC want to start a business in China?"

Laymen may think that Gu Biao turned to an American senator in order to join the Global Nature Conservation Society, which seems to be a bit wrong. But in fact, some U.S. lawmakers have a lot of say in this area-

In 2007, Senator Albert won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on environmental protection at TNC and his academic monograph "The Inconvenient Truth" in the field of environmental science.

A person who won the Nobel Peace Prize because he did a good job in environmental protection can know how much energy he has in related fields.

Of course, the Nobel Prize was won 20 years later, and it is not so awesome now. But at least they are now an important director of TNC, and they have a very big say in wanting to attract newcomers to the club.

Environmental groups have always preferred young politicians because they are more likely to have ideals, or at least to make voters think they have them, rather than being afraid of wolves and tigers in the twilight.

Albert listened to Gu Biao's thoughts, and was slightly surprised, but he was not sure of some details, so he knocked and said:

"TNC is a great organization that works for the well-being of people around the world, including China. China has relevant forces willing to participate in the grand event, and we cannot ask for it. It's just that in terms of funding, TNC is a little stretched for the time being, and it needs to allocate its own funds to other countries that are more transparent about their use......"

"Of course, 100% of the money needed for afforestation in China is provided by the special fund set up by Tiankun, and will not be used by TNC's existing funds. Gu Biao knew what the other party was hesitating, so he immediately relieved his doubts.

Albert breathed a sigh of relief, the other party spoke loudly enough.

At the beginning, he had already thought that Gu Biao and Akio Morita were both big capitalists, and they must have come to donate money to be the financiers, but he didn't expect that what Gu Biao said was 100%, that is, a dollar of TNC's existing funds don't need to be used-

This is still relatively rare, because most of the capitalists in the third world do this kind of thing in order to buy fame, hoping that the developed world will also help a part of it.

"Since money is no problem, what do you need TNC for?" Albert took the opportunity to find the next question.

Gu Biao: "We need TNC's righteous name, and we need Chinese entrepreneurs to become TNC members and even directors." ”

Albert's face darkened slightly, and he said in his heart: Your old man is also a director, do you think TNC is a vegetable seller, and you can become a director immediately if you pay for it?

However, Gu Biao was embarrassed, and Albert didn't want to discourage the other party's enthusiasm too much, so he coughed lightly: "That, the director's words, within five years...... In other words, no matter how well it is done, it will not be possible in three years. That's all about making real achievements before it can be considered.

Of course, China does not yet have a TNC council membership, this area is uncontested, it is a blank blue ocean, and China is one of the few major countries in the world. If Mr. Gu has a heart, he still has an advantage if he wants to compete for this chief.

However, I advise you, for now, it is better to get a member first, and do things in a down-to-earth manner, and in the future, TNC will regularly send inspection teams to inspect the work, and the results are out, and the directors are not a problem - as long as you persevere. ”

Gu Biao also knew that he had said the wrong thing. Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people. Those who are engaged in greening and environmental protection really cannot give the nouveau riche an excuse to become directors as soon as they throw money at it.

Later, Jack Ma engaged in Ant Forest, the momentum is so huge, the plan is so rigorous, and the technical feasibility demonstration is very awesome, isn't it also in the third year that he has an additional "TNC Global Director, TNC China Chairman" on his title.

The most critical trouble for Gu Biao to do it now is that the experts and scholars who supervise it don't know if your methods and techniques are good or not, and whether you can wipe out the desert.

In case Gu Biao is a profiteer who wants to deceive his reputation and the right to speak in the environmental academic circles, today he made a million saplings on a whim and poked them into the desert. Then the follow-up technology couldn't keep up, and within a year or two, the trees died, and the TNC Association became a laughing stock in the industry - it was so unprofessional that it was deceived by profiteer capitalists to get a place on the board.

"I see, in that case, let's put aside the matter of the board of directors for the time being, and let's talk about what the general conditions are for becoming a member. After Gu Biao figured it out, he could afford to put it down, and he retreated.

Seeing that Gu Biao could understand, Albert also breathed a sigh of relief, and he was also afraid that Gu Biao was on a whim and would retreat if his enthusiasm was hit, and his performance of "attracting new customers" would run away.

So he hurriedly said: "If you are a member, with my guarantee, it is easier, you can invest an eight-figure dollar donation every year, and specialize in greening or something—of course, if you are interested in other marine ecology and endangered species." Then the technical plan and feasibility study can be seen on paper, and I can help you get a member.

Of course, if your fund has the participation of enterprises and associations in the country, it will also be conducive to the accumulation of your credibility, after all, TNC will believe in the transparency of the use of funds in such funds. ”

"Do you start with $10 million a year...... It's TNC. Gu Biao sighed, still a little distressed.

It seems that what can only be earned back from the Xiangjiang people with profits - it was their environmental impact assessment that forced Gu Biao to join TNC and seize the moral high ground, and of course the wool must come out of the sheep.

Even if Gu Biao was originally not interested in real estate and falling land, he decided to pour a few pieces back to his original cost.

"If cash flow isn't convenient at the moment......" Senator Albert tried to persuade him to calm down.

Gu Biao immediately interrupted him: "No, it's convenient, I can give out 20 million US dollars within this month - can I count 84 years as my one-year limit?"

It's now mid-December 84, and when Gu Ao's money arrives, it's Christmas Eve at the earliest. Therefore, Gu Biao also accounted for the last week of the year in 84.

But that's 84 years, TNC's loopholes, if you can drill it reasonably, then drill it, Gu Biao needs this layer of gold to open the way for his career.

"Twenty million at once, so urgent?" Albert was shocked by Gu Wei's handwriting.

Gu Biao continued disapprenosingly: "I will find the corresponding scholars to do the governance plan and technical demonstration. However, can the TNC evaluation experts help me find a few experts from Xiangjiang or the most pro-China in the field to review?"

As the world's largest nature conservation association, TNC is of course inextricably linked to the academic community, and all the evaluation scholars and visiting professors they invite are all highly influential academics in the circle, at least they are long-term regular reviewers and academic leaders in subdivided fields of journals like EST.

"I don't know very well, but I can help you find a way to get in touch. Senator Albert was also very anxious to be just righteous, and he agreed to do it all.

"Then I'll go and prepare the money, and there's Mr. Llo Albert. ”

Gu Biao is still a little sure of the technical plan, and he is confident that as long as the proposition is written, the project should be recognized by TNC experts.

Gu Biao worked in Alipay for several years in his previous life, and also witnessed the birth of Ant Forest, and more or less knows some common sense in it - don't underestimate these common sense, which is also accumulated from decades of practical experience.