On November 9th, in the careful vigilance of loosening the outside and tightening the inside, the Funan Independence Day Celebration officially began. While various media gathered, many national leaders also came to congratulate them.

First of all, the two major powers have clearly given their support -- Vice President George H.W. Bush of the United States and President Li of China have appeared together.

Following Reagan's visit to China last year, President Li visited the United States in late July this year, becoming the first Chinese head of state to visit the United States since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States in 1979, indicating that Sino-US relations in the 1980s had reached a new height.

Secondly, many countries in Southeast Asia, including Siam, Singapore, and Malaysia, are also important leaders.

When Annan occupied Funan, these countries were a little panicked, especially Siam, which was encircled by the Cold War, was even more worried and afraid, so that they followed the big countries and provided different degrees of assistance to the Funan restoration forces; now, Funan has gone up and become the first line, with a buffer, everyone is much more at ease, and the congratulations are naturally very sincere.

As for the vanguard of the Western camp such as Britain, France, and Japan, as well as international organizations such as the United Nations, they also sent representatives to participate.

In addition, there are some guests who simply look at Tang Huan's face and come from afar, including representatives of the Onassis family of the female ship king Christina, members of the royal family of Kuwait, etc.

With such a strong crowd, it is only natural that the standard of the celebration must keep up, with as many as 100,000 ordinary people participating in the capital alone, and the troops being inspected, although they cannot be compared with those of China in terms of scale, have very distinctive characteristics, that is, the Chinese army is openly displayed, and at the same time, the international column, which is essentially mercenaries, also forms a square formation. Accept the review. Of course, these people now have an identity that conforms to international rules.

In fact, overall, the Annan people are the second largest in Funan's population, accounting for almost half of the population. This is due to the long history of Funan's long influence on the regime of neighboring Annam, as well as its early feudal dynasties, and the rest of the ethnic groups together are barely close to one layer.

Therefore, the Chinese immigrants organized by Tang Huan really belong to a small minority, and the local forces in Funan have no resistance for the time being, not to mention that they have also contributed a decisive force to the great cause of restoring the country.

The biggest abruptness of the whole celebration may not be the large amount of American equipment on display, but the global attention that Funan has attracted in such an inconspicuous small place. There are too many of them -- Funan rejoices at its temporary status as the "center of the world" and its national cohesion is rapidly increasing, while the outside world is curious to study the causes of this, especially the Western media, who are personally there to cover the situation.

Under these circumstances, within a week after the end of the Funan Independence Day celebration, a large number of relevant reports broke out in the Western public opinion circles about the earth-shaking changes in this small country on the Indochina Peninsula.

At first, Tang Huan didn't pay much attention to this. The vast majority of Guy media reporters were fooled into taking a free tour of Angkor Wat. There are a lot of news materials, and the topic will inevitably deviate. The level of sensitive information that can be reached is limited.

Again, a small place like Funan is not worth the city people's spending too much energy.

But a report in the British newspaper "The Times" titled "The Politics and Governance of the Super-Rich" caught him off guard and annoyed him.

The Times introduced the looming predators behind the liberation process of Funan without naming them, and this is not the end. It also revealed the in-law relationship chart of the high-level in Funan.

The Times, which has always been regarded as the No. 1 mainstream newspaper in Britain, is of course extremely authoritative, so the report was quickly quoted by major Western media and spread like a virus, attracting people to talk about the topic of "whether a person can be rich enough to influence the fate of a country".

When I learned that the Times was a moth. It was at the juncture when Tang Huan finished his inspection of Baisang, the capital of Funan, and came to Hanoukville Port, a special zone, to inspect it.

This trip was personally accompanied by Han Anyuan, who deliberately took time out of his busy schedule, and the purpose was to win the refinery project in Wang Yongqing's hands.

In fact, after what he saw and heard on this trip, Wang Yongqing was already moved. When Han Anyuan followed up in person, he basically nodded in agreement.

After everyone raised their glasses to celebrate, Tang Huan saw the fax that the assistant brought over, the reports of the "Times" that were close to the truth, although they did not name names, but they also made him feel very uncomfortable, after all, he could hide in the dark and fall easily, but now he is placed under the magnifying glass of the public, restrained, and the contrast in mentality is too great.

"How might this report affect you?" Tang Huan frowned and asked Han Anyuan, who was reading the documents.

"It's nothing more than giving the disgruntled left-wing forces one more excuse to attack. Han Anyuan was very determined, "In a backward region like ours, this kind of reporting has limited influence, and the political ecology of Southeast Asia is so distinctive. ”

Speaking of this, Han Anyuan quipped: "The release of this report requires a lot of hard work." Who is the boss of The Times, who thinks so highly of you. ”

"Rupert Murdoch of News Corporation, whose media empire was expanding into cable networks in the United States, had a head-on confrontation with Turner Broadcasting, which I supported, and ended up losing McTown. Tang Huan rubbed his eyebrows and explained in detail with a wry smile.

Although the Times was high enough, it has changed hands several times throughout its history, perhaps the most disgraceful of which was the "appeasement" that pampered Germany before the outbreak of World War II.

By the mid-1960s, the Astor family had sold The Times to Roy Thomson, a major Canadian publisher, who founded Thomson Corporation, which had made a profit by investing in diversified industries such as the North Sea oil fields.

However, in 1976, Roy Thomson traveled westward, and the industry passed to his son Kenneth Thomson, and it quickly caught up with the second oil crisis in 1979, including the North Sea oil field business, and some thorny disputes, etc., which forced him to suspend the Times for a year, which is definitely a strange history.

Kenneth Thomson is not a rich second generation who is not useful. On the contrary, he is very capable.

When Kenneth Thomson died at the beginning of the next century, he was worth nearly $18 billion, making him the richest man in Canada and ranking among the top 10 in the world. It also developed into the world's largest information company, so much so that after its death, it merged with Reuters.

In order to emerge from the crisis, Kenneth Thomson began to transform Thomson, selling off a number of diversified businesses, including the North Sea oil fields, and even the Times became a sellable product.

There were many buyers who had a soft spot for The Times, but only Rupert Murdoch was willing to meet Kenneth Thomson's conditions, so Rupert Murdoch finally bought The Times for £12 million. The editor-in-chief was immediately removed and reformed.

Prior to the acquisition of The Times, Rupert Murdoch already owned The Sun, the number one popular tabloid in the UK.

In view of this, the British are really worried that their serious style of "national newspaper" has been changed to the appearance of the "Sun", which is famous for its three-page girls.

However, the shrewd Rupert Murdoch knew the power of this and had no intention of doing so, and the Sun supported the Labour Party and the Times supported the Conservative Party. Why change the layout of the all-you-can-eat parties sent to the door?

Therefore. After acquiring The Times, Rupert Murdoch repeatedly stressed that he had no intention of interfering with the editorial policy of the Times, let alone detracting from the quality and style of its historical heritage.

Even, in the process of upgrading the newspaper's technology and equipment, the Times also switched from its own boss's rival, Tang Huan's computer company. The desktop publishing system has been introduced, because in this digital field, the level of Zheru and Fangyuan is leading in the world, such as the terminal of information gathering and editing - reporters, who can write manuscripts directly by typing.

It is because of these pasts. Tang Huan optimistically thought that the Times was really independent, but he didn't expect it to come up with a sensational and influential report at this time.

"Perhaps, because of the complicated situation in Hong Kong, Britain is also happy to see me get into some trouble. Tang Huan groaned and continued to analyze.

"Then how are you going to deal with it?" asked Han Anyuan with concern.

"What can I do if my mouth grows on someone's face. Tang Huan shrugged, "It's just that the suspicion between each other is even bigger." Later, when Rupert Murdoch expanded his media empire, I had even more reason to block him. ”

"That's fine, it's better to be still than to be still. Han Anyuan nodded, then patted his nephew's shoulder, and said meaningfully: "Remember, no matter what trouble you encounter, although Funan is small, it will always be a comfortable place to accept you unconditionally, and this is the treatment you deserve." ”

Tang Huan laughed happily, "Then you also need your uncle to take root in Funan as a guarantee." ”

"Princess Lunmei is about to give birth again, and my uncle's position is secure. Han Anyuan said proudly as he made a gesture asking for a red envelope.

"Then keep up the good work. Tang Huan quipped: "I still personally handed over the red envelope to my little aunt." ”

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After this incident, the busy Han An did not stay too much at Hanoukville and returned to the capital Baisang, while Tang Huan continued to play his "SimCity" game, made the ideal layout in his heart, and then waited for the objective law of the background intelligent program to play a role accordingly.

Of course, Tang Huan could not stay in Hanoukville and wait for the arrival of the next "game round", but sat on Silicon Valley No. 1 and returned to China, and the main purpose was naturally to transport human resources.

He invested in the construction of a series of public welfare facilities such as hospitals, schools, and welfare homes in Funan, and although he cooperated with this huge industrial system to provide human resources, the gap was still very large, and he naturally had to find a solution here in China, where there was a surplus of labor.

As soon as he arrived in Yanjing, Tang Huan found his brother-in-law Meng Qingguan to inquire about the progress in this regard.

"In the future, I probably won't do this for you again. Meng Qingguan added.

Tang Huan was slightly stunned, "Why?"

"The old man won't let me. Meng Qingguan sighed, "You also know that now the country is centered on economic construction, and while it is in full swing, it has also bred a lot of problems. In short, I want to distance myself as much as I can from speculation. ”

Tang Huan nodded clearly, "However, you don't seem to have any public office on you." ”

"Who said that!" Meng Qingguan glared at Tang Huan angrily, "After you pull Zhuang Ding to do all kinds of things, I will be suspended without pay." ”

"Then just quit. Tang Huan waved his hand disapplausively.

"That's not going to work either. Meng Qingguan shook his head, "The identity of the children of high-ranking cadres can't be shaken off after all." Moreover, our family has you and An Yuan, the situation is too special, and we must be low-key and avoid suspicion. ”

Tang Huan muttered helplessly: "According to what you say, wouldn't my aunt have to pick a child over there." ”

"Pretty much. She'll talk to you when you get home for dinner. Meng Qingguan patted Tang Huan's shoulder comfortingly, "Of course, it's not absolutely clear about the relationship, but it can't be as obvious as before." ”

Tang Huan thought for a moment, and had to admire in his heart, his grandfather was not an ordinary old man, and he had noticed some abnormalities in the great change, which restrained everyone in the Han family and was obscure.

"You hold it for a while, and I'll find a caring agent to take over. Tang Huan finally decided.

"In terms of ability, it must not be lower than Zhuang Xingtai's standard, this nephew of Mr. Zhuang is very satisfying. Meng Qingguan laughed after he finished admonishing, "Perhaps, it is more appropriate to find one from your pink confidant, after all, it is more convenient for him to be an agent in social situations." ”

"This request is really difficult for me, they are celebrities, helping to attract popularity, doing publicity, they are very competent, but the role of agent may not be enough. Tang Huan said as he quickly filtered his backyard in his heart, Weng Jingjing was a piece of material, but unfortunately he was not familiar with the situation in the mainland at all.

"I'm sure you'll be out of the cracks in that regard. After Meng Qingguan made a joke about Tang Huan's widowhood, he stood up and said, "Let's go, let's go home for dinner, it's almost time." ”

At the dinner table later, Aunt Han Anlin didn't know what to do, and also talked about it.

Tang Huan, who figured out the joints, nodded happily and agreed, "I didn't think it through before, and I always troubled my aunt with things." After you have unloaded this burden, it is better to go out on a trip to relax, which can be regarded as my little condolences. (To be continued.) )