Chapter 0700 - The World's Best Middleman

Although there are many countries in Europe, the total area is similar to that of China and the United States, and almost all of them are covered by radioactive fallout.

The accident had an unavoidable impact on the lives of the general public, with European countries imposing food restrictions, especially on mushrooms such as milk and mushrooms.

In a slightly unusual response, France, in order not to cause panic among the population, claimed that radioactive fallout only drifted to the borders of Germany and Italy, and did not measure the potential for radiation contamination of food, as in other countries.

People in developed areas, obviously not because they enjoy the high-quality modern material life marked by color TVs and refrigerators in this era, they can generally face this mutation calmly, similar to the group behavior of rushing to buy anti-inflammatory drugs, rushing to buy iodized salt, rushing to buy masks, etc., which is still fresh in the memory of the original time and space, and cannot be completely suppressed after all.

Prices are skyrocketing and rumors are rampant...... What a garbled word!

Just as the governments of various European countries were nervously responding to this unexpected incident, Tang Huan, who had recently embarked on an intensive business trip in Western Europe and received orders that made people red, also noticed the restless atmosphere, so he issued a brief statement through his spokesman.

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"In the face of this accident, everyone should face each other and face it together. I personally donated $120 million in nuclear protection materials to European countries, and distributed them to families in partnership with local charities. ”

"Children are the most vulnerable group and far more vulnerable than adults. I will fly a batch of supplies including milk powder and fruits from Australia and the United States to the children who need it most. ”

"If the Soviet side is willing to accept it, I will donate $50 million in funds and materials alone."

"Nuclear energy is used for good for well-being and evil for disaster. It is hoped that the whole world will recognize the grave threat of nuclear weapons and nuclear war, and will be more active in negotiations on nuclear disarmament. ”

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This news suddenly stirred up a thousand waves, and major media began to talk about Tang Huan's generosity, benevolence, and sense of responsibility...... The Soviet Union, which had always been cold-faced with its concern for the Western world, accepted Tang Huan's goodwill with unprecedented speed -- this reaction is not difficult to understand, because Tang Huan acted in his personal name and had no connection with any enterprise, institution, or country.

People only paid attention to Mr. the richest man's statement in public, but did not pay attention to Tang Huan's business kingdom's ability to execute in private.

Since May 5, public welfare activities to distribute supplies to the public have been carried out in various squares, sports fields and other locations in Europe. Reporters flocked to the newspaper with full sets of filming gear, contrasting the long queue of people with the mountain of materials.

This activity, which is carried out by local public welfare organizations and volunteers, including celebrities, is carried out in an orderly manner through the assistance of Fangyuan computers, scanners and other technological products, so as to achieve the maximum scope of benefits.

Of course, this distinction is not strict, and several members of a family can each take their own documents to receive more supplies, and even speculators can resell them in this way.

In this case, Tang Huan didn't want to, and he couldn't deal with it, anyway, everything that should be done was done, and what should be harvested was also harvested.

But the discord occurred on the third day, as the time required for the recording process led to the slow distribution of supplies, which exacerbated anxiety, especially when reused documents were recognized, leading to a number of riots.

When a photo of Fang Yuan's computer being pushed from the table to the ground appeared on the front page of the newspaper, the country concerned was not embarrassed, and after severely condemning this uncivilized and immoral behavior, it quickly dispatched police forces to maintain order.

Tang Huan didn't say much about this, except for telling the relevant personnel to pay attention to safety, anyway, the number of materials is limited, and after the distribution, it will be pulled down; It's Greenpeace, who has publicly praised Mr. Man's attitude towards nuclear weapons, and he needs to respond seriously.

Founded in Canada in 1971, the first action of this international non-governmental organization engaged in environmental protection was to stop the second underground nuclear test conducted by the U.S. military, codenamed "Amchitka", under the island of Amchitka, Alaska.

In 1979, Greenpeace Vancouver had funding problems, and there was a disagreement within the organization about fundraising and organizational direction, which in turn hindered the global movement.

Soon, Greenpeace Canada embraced a new structure that would allow the decentralized Greenpeace offices to be coordinated by a single global sponsor.

In this way, Greenpeace International was finally established in October 1979. Under the new structure, the local offices will contribute a portion of their revenue to Greenpeace International, which is responsible for the overall direction of the campaign.

Greenpeace's move to reorganize itself into a hierarchical, coherent organization runs counter to the anti-authoritarian ethos that prevails in other environmental groups at the present stage, and it has been criticized from time to time for adopting the same management style as its main enemy, multinational corporations.

But it is undeniable that Greenpeace's pragmatic structure has ensured its sustainable development, allowing it to focus its efforts on competing with governments and businesses.

It has to be said that there are always contradictions everywhere in the world to explain what is intriguing.

For Greenpeace, which is far more pragmatic than other environmental protection organizations, Tang Huan couldn't help but muttered in his heart: Brother is the boss of several multinational large enterprises, just the rapid replacement of personal computers, a large amount of electronic waste will be generated every year, but it has not attracted attention for the time being, but no matter what, it belongs to your opponent as a matter of course. Are you short of money and want to raise funds with me personally?

Regarding the situation that is not within the scope of his plan, Tang Huan's attitude has always been sinister and has to be guarded against.

But there is one thing, the global demand for opposition to nuclear testing is now politically correct. On March 21 of this year, for example, China announced a moratorium on atmospheric nuclear testing.

Therefore, Tang Huan was not too suspicious at this point, and asked the public relations assistant to send a donation of 100,000 US dollars, expressing his attitude towards the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and then went to Ukraine non-stop.

In the process of contact with the Soviet Union, Tang Huan once tried to see if he could go to the scene to see.

The Soviet Union can't keep holding on to it, what is bad is a suitable way of communication, and Tang Huan, who has a growing international reputation, happens to be an ideal candidate.

Nikolai Ivanovich Ryzhkov, who officially became chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union last year and is equivalent to the prime minister of the government, personally received Tang Huan and thanked him for his selfless donation and sincere care.

In extraordinary times, there is not so much effort for greetings. Immediately, Tang Huan put on protective clothing in full gear, got on the plane, and went around the accident scene.

However, the CNN reporter who accompanied him was required not to carry filming equipment.

Seeing that the other party was a little resistant, Tang Huan, who didn't care too much, said: "If you don't bring it, don't bring it, where the radiation is too strong, it will be difficult for your equipment to work normally." ”

As soon as this little episode passed, Tang Huan's trip was smooth. The Soviets briefed him on the progress of the rescue and were stepping up the construction of a huge sarcophagus to cover the accident site enough to protect it for 30 years, that is, until 2016.

Tang Huan immediately said that he greatly admired the Soviet Union's organizational ability and firm determination to mobilize huge manpower and material resources to deal with this accident, and he was even more shocked and moved by the heroes and deeds that emerged in the process of rescuing the emergency.

Speaking of which, Tang Huan specifically mentioned that Alexei Ananenko, Valeri Bezpalov, and Boris Baranov, three volunteers, undertook the mission of certain death, diving into the basement of the flooded No. 4 reactor and opening the drainage gate to avoid thousands of tons of 1,200 degrees Celsius hot graphite blocks and core melt inside Unit 4, which melted through several layers of concrete floors, and encountered highly radioactive wastewater accumulated in the basement, resulting in a water vapor explosion.

Ryzhkov, who was secretly surprised that Tang Huan could even hear this kind of news and underestimated his Russian ability, held the hand of the richest man with tears in his eyes, and said affectionately: "I didn't expect Tang to be a man with heroic feelings." After the Moscow Olympics, you, an old friend of the Soviet people, have hardly visited Moscow again, and one of your Silicon Valley colleagues, Steve Jobs, visited the Soviet Union last year, which seems to be a bit of a distraction. Why don't you come to Moscow during the Friendship Games in July? ”

"It's a great honor, and I will definitely visit then." Tang Huan nodded happily and agreed, and finally left Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, which had long been contaminated by radiation dust, and returned to the Western world under the sincere farewell of the Soviet Union.

The first-hand news he brought back was definitely an exclusive report, far more convincing than any satellite shooting and official disclosure by the Soviet Union, and immediately satisfied the intellectual curiosity of the European people.

As soon as he finished laughing at the praise of the most communicative diplomat, the world's best intermediary, etc., Tang Huan received a report from his subordinates about why Greenpeace took the initiative to pull the relationship.

Greenpeace's use of non-violent direct action to draw public attention to specific environmental issues sometimes comes across as radical.

In 1975, Greenpeace began to expand its activities beyond opposing the use of nuclear weapons to save whales. Authorized Phyllis Cormac set sail from Vancouver that spring to meet the Soviet whaling fleet off the coast of California.

Not to mention, on June 26, Phyllis Cormac was lucky enough to catch a whaling fleet in the open sea, and a thrilling scene happened.

Using fast inflatable boats, the crew put themselves between the harpoons of the fishing vessel "Vlastny" and an escaped whale.

Later, a script for a film called "Vlastny" was broadcast on television stations around the world: a harpoon flew over the heads of Greenpeace members.

As a result, the event attracted the attention of the global public media, leading to the International Whaling Commission meeting in London, England in 1976.

Greenpeace has been even more aggressive in its fight against the use of nuclear weapons, and in addition to the United States, France has also become their target.

Due to the poor performance during World War II, France still had a lot of trouble regaining its international voice after the war, so possession of nuclear weapons became one of the most effective methods.

It doesn't matter that there is not enough depth space in the mainland for nuclear testing, and these overseas territories can come in handy because France occupied islands in various oceans during the colonial era. Eventually, the Atoll of Muluroa in French Polynesia in the South Pacific was chosen.

In 1973, Greenpeace's vessel, Vega, entered the exclusion zone near the Mooloa Atoll and was directly rammed by the French Navy.

The following year, when "Vega" again went to the area to protest, the crew was beaten violently.

As a result, this photograph appeared in the newspaper at the same time as the French Navy's photo of the two sides having dinner together and appearing to be friendly with each other, which in turn forced the French government to announce a halt to atmospheric nuclear testing, and Greenpeace won the fight against French nuclear testing.

However, although France has stopped conducting atmospheric nuclear tests, it has begun to conduct underground nuclear tests again, which has attracted Greenpeace to continue to protest.

In 1979, Greenpeace bought the three-masted diesel-powered trawler for £40,000 and converted it into the Rainbow Warrior, which made its maiden voyage and became the flagship of its fleet.

The Rainbow Warrior is equipped with a number of environmentally friendly technologies, such as fuel-saving engine systems, solar energy systems that provide hot water for ships, heat conversion systems that use engine waste heat, sewage treatment systems, and desalination systems that provide fresh water, as well as satellite communications and navigation facilities, and activity rooms for education and education.

In 1985, last year, the Rainbow Warrior sailed out of the North Pacific Ocean, helping evacuate residents of Langlapu Atoll in the Marshall Islands along the way. The health of these people has been affected by the radiation caused by the nuclear experiments in the United States in the 50s and 60s of the 20th century.

On July 10, the Rainbow Warrior docked in the port of Auckland, New Zealand, for its next trip to the South Pacific Murroroa Atoll to protest France's proposed nuclear test in the region.

However, that same night, two bombs on the hull of the Rainbow Warrior were detonated, and the ship began to sink, killing Fernando Pereira, a photographer who had returned to the ship to retrieve photographic equipment and other items.

Now, the situation is serious. New Zealand immediately launched an investigation and found that the incident was linked to Major-Alain Mafar and Colonel Dominique Prieu, who were disguised as a honeymooning Swiss couple. The police immediately arrested the two, but small countries like New Zealand were powerless to stop extradition requests from Australia and then France.

However, under pressure from the media, the French government, which initially denied anything related to the explosion, finally admitted the incident, but the arguments, including apologies, compensation, etc., continued; Greenpeace moved around in order to increase the power of public opinion on its own side, and Tang Huan was trapped.

"Sure enough, the rivers and lakes are sinister!" Tang Huan shook his head.

But unexpectedly, there was another incident on the Asian side, which needed him, the world's best middleman, to mediate between them. (To be continued.) )