Chapter 0221 - Extraordinary Vision
However, Tang Huan quickly remembered that the Prince Fahd in front of him was an amazing figure.
In the original time and space, almost all of his identities were related to sports, and there were countless titles, the most famous of which was that he became the president of the Olympic Council of Asia in 1982.
Prince Fahd, who has a military career and even participated in the third Middle East war, has a heroic ending in his life, when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, he was finally martyred in a bloody battle to defend the royal palace, which can be regarded as maintaining some face of the Kuwaiti royal family.
Another famous thing about this man was the interference of the referee in the first round of the World Cup in Spain in 1982, when Kuwait played France in the group match.
At that time, France led 3:1, and before the end of the game, French midfielder Alain? Giresse scored another goal, but the Kuwaiti players thought the referee from the Soviet Union, Miroslav Stupar, had blew the whistle before they stopped running and conceded the goal.
But in fact, the sound came from the whistles of the spectators in the stands, and the game was not over yet.
As a result, the president of the Kuwaiti Football Association, who is also the brother of the crown prince of Kuwait, Prince Fahd, rushed into the field to negotiate with the referee.
The fun came, and the referee eventually reversed his decision and ruled that the goal was invalid, and France won the match 3-1.
Later, FIFA decided after investigation that France's goal before the end of the game was valid, and the result of the game was changed to a 4:1 victory for France.
The referee of the Soviet Union was completely tragic, accused of law enforcement errors, and was not allowed to officiate football matches in the future.
As for Prince Fahd. He was fined $10,000. But the problem is. Does the prince care about this money?
In view of the bad impact of the incident, FIFA subsequently made a provision that no one should enter the stadium to reason with the referee in order to change the referee's decision.
This is the case in international sporting events, where there are political and political factors entangled, and there are many examples of West Asian football teams teaming up to defeat East Asian football teams, and vice versa, but if you fight for it yourself. If you are strong enough to win 3:1 or 4:1 against the opponent like the French football team, what is the difference in essence?
From these examples, it is not difficult to see that Prince Fahd should belong to the type of person in temperament, and at the same time have a fiery element in his personality.
When others see Prince Fahd, they will only think of the wealth of the Kuwaiti royal family Al-Sabah behind him, but Tang Huan found another business opportunity.
In the original time and space, after Kuwait was annexed by Iraq, the multinational force under the leadership of the United States carried out a swift counterattack, and outsiders only saw that the US military put a large number of high-tech weapons into actual combat for the first time. It shows overwhelming air and electromagnetic superiority.
But don't forget the intense air strikes launched by Operation Desert Storm. Thousands of attacks are carried out every day, and every guided bomb, cluster bomb, air bomb and cruise missile it drops is a lot of dollars.
According to official data alone, the United States Congress calculated $61.1 billion in war spending, of which $16 billion was paid by Germany and Japan, and $36 billion was paid by Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, but about 25 percent of Saudi Arabia's payments were made in the form of services, supplies and transportation of troops.
And the Kuwaiti royal family, which is in a state of runaway, obviously does not have such conditions, and they must come up with real money.
You know, before it was annexed by Iraq, Kuwait was under the absolute rule of the Al-Sabah family, and if they wanted to maintain the glory and wealth of the past after the war, they had to bleed, and the source of funds was hundreds of billions of global investments.
As for the 21st century, those small countries in the Middle East like Kuwait with a small land area and no strategic depth, but because of the oil that can be called a crime, have also followed suit, waving checks everywhere to buy and buy, and then they are nicknamed the foolish and rich Kaizi.
But if you really think so, then you will lower your IQ, and people also have their own political considerations.
The current Emir of Kuwait, Jaber? Ahmed? Al-Sabah, also known as Jaber III, served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 1960s, before he succeeded to the throne in 1977, and was responsible for the establishment and issuance of Kuwait's new currency, the dinar, as well as the use of oil revenues for foreign investment.
Tang Huan has always wanted to build an ideal wafer factory that is different from his peers at this stage, but unfortunately this thing is too risky to invest, he is worried about falling into the pit, being dragged into the quagmire and holding back, and now he finds that he has the opportunity to contact the rich people in the Middle East, and his mind is naturally lively.
It stands to reason that Tang Huan and Prince Fahd, who each live a prosperous life, are really not on the same side in their careers, but in addition to actively investing in the world, the Sabah family has also increased the influence of the Kuwaiti royal family through sports, and Prince Fahd has undertaken such a heavy responsibility.
Currently, his main position in sports is the president of the Asian Games Federation, which he has held since 1979.
In 1981, this body was renamed the Olympic Council of Asia, or Olympic Council of Asia, with its headquarters in Kuwait.
The IMF's funding comes mainly from the shares subscribed by member countries. The share of member countries is determined by the organization on the basis of economic indicators such as national income, gold and foreign exchange reserves, the volume of import and export trade, and the volatility of exports.
The larger the share of a Member State, the greater its voting rights.
In other words, whoever pays more money will have a louder voice.
Prince Fahd is the president of this organization and also became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1981.
These positions, after Prince Fahd's death in 1990, were successively held by his son, Sheikh ? Ahmed? He was succeeded by Prince Al-Sabah.
Therefore, now Prince Fahd is accumulating contacts and actively preparing for his position and influence in various international sports institutions, and Tang Huan, the most adept speculator, has fallen into his eyes.
In this regard, Tang Huan is not weak-hearted, and now he is like Samaranch's investment adviser. Purely from the perspective of business connections. You can really play the role of threading the needle.
In the process of small talk. Tang Huan seemed to inadvertently mention the name of Boss Huo, who has been frantically brushing up his sports reputation in recent years, and Prince Fahd said happily: "Huo and I are good friends, so the relationship between everyone is very close." ”
Tang Huan laughed, he could sense from this sentence that the trust between the two sides had obviously jumped a little.
Then, naturally, the range of topics they talked about expanded. Personal information can also be exchanged, so Tang Huan talked about his main business, the boss of an IT company.
"I was invited to Moscow this time, in addition to satisfying my sports hobby, I also carried out the company's game console and personal computer business, which can be regarded as a balance between public and private."
"It turns out that the game products of the Olympic Village Entertainment Center were developed by your company." Prince Fahd smiled abruptly.
Tang Huan estimated that if he directly sold the game console to the other party, there was a high chance that he would be politely rejected, and Fangyuan Computer might not be able to end up well. Therefore, he focused on introducing the infinite business opportunities in this industry.
When Tang Huan finished the party and returned to the hotel. was blocked at the door by the reporters who had been prepared.
Because he still had to use them to brush up his reputation, Tang Huan deliberately stopped and answered a few questions. But obviously, people are here to find out the gossip and want to find out which woman he has a crush on.
Of course, Tang Huan is not so big-mouthed, but the wisdom of the reporters is endless, and they asked Tang Huan to predict the results of tomorrow's women's individual all-around competition, and then use it to use his imagination.
After a little muttering, Tang Huan began his divine prediction, "Based on my feelings, the top three should be Yelena of the Soviet Union?" Davydova, Maxi of East Germany? Gnauk and Nadia of Romania? Comaneci. ”
"On what basis did you make such a judgment?" Tang Huan looked very determined, and the reporters couldn't help but be a little curious.
"Of course, I observed, but my vision was not limited to the mall." Tang Huan's face showed a look of pride.
The reporter was a little uncomfortable with Tang Huan's condescending eyes, so he asked with a malicious intention: "Then who do you think will win the gold medal?" ”
Brother is not stupid enough to offend people, the Olympic gold medals in these years are all linked to political tasks.
Tang Huan, who snorted in his heart, smiled without saying a word, turned around and walked into the hotel.
After the reporters looked at each other, they didn't know who took the lead and said, "This can also be done in this way", which caused the crowd to disperse.
Although it was not early, a staff member sent by Ivanov was still waiting for Tang Huan diligently, and it turned out that the Soviet side planned to invite him to give a series of technical lectures at several universities.
Tang Huan looked at the document and replied that he was willing to take the morning time to try it in Moscow, and as for other cities, because of the itinerary, he would be insensitive.
The next day, Tang Huan, who had fulfilled this promise, flipped through the latest non-Soviet newspapers he picked up from the hotel on the way, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, which turned out to be the British "Sun".
"It's amazing that this kind of newspaper can be sent here across the ocean." After Tang Huan muttered a sentence in a dignified manner, he first admired the famous "Three Editions of Girls" before going to see other content.
But it didn't take long for Tang Huan to almost spurt out a mouthful of old blood, because the "Sun" made fun of him.
In a large page, Tang Huan's photo is in the center, and the surrounding area is like a beauty pageant, lined with photos of famous female gymnasts at the Moscow Olympics, in order to analyze which beauty he might be interested in, and vowed to push Neligin and Komanech to the top, and gloatingly added that one of them is a married woman.
I'm rubbing, how is this page like the routine of the gossip newspaper after Brother Guanxi caused the chaos in the rivers and lakes in his previous life.
Tang Huan threw this "Sun Daily" aside, rubbing his eyebrows with a headache, media hype is such a double-edged sword, it is impossible for all dynamics to develop according to their own pre-set settings.
Fortunately, in the next university technical speech, the atmosphere is simple, and there is no need to bother so much, Tang Huan's technical master skills make the students heartbroken, after all, no matter where the capable person goes, it is easy to make people awe-inspired, and follow the current mainstream public opinion of the Soviet Union. I talked to you about the Moscow Olympics. The event was done with ease and pleasure.
When Tang Huan finished handling business. When I arrived at the Lenin Central Stadium, it was just in time for a highlight of the women's gymnastics individual all-around event, and Comaneci, who had made a mistake in the uneven bars event in the preliminary stage, came up with a 10 points in the uneven bars event today, which was the only perfect score of the day.
But just like the original plane, Yelena? Davydova played more consistently, scoring at least 9.900 points in each individual event. Comaneci has a minimum of 9.750 and Gnauk has only 9.700, which is not a gap that can be caught up with just 10 points.
When it came time for the last event for the competitors, Davydova scored 9.950 points on the uneven bars and jumped to the top spot with a total score of 79.150.
This surprised the crowd, knowing that Davydova did not have any previous record of participating in international competitions, and was only a substitute for the 1978 World Championships, and this time she finished fifth in the preliminary round. There is no comparison with the favorites like Comaneci and Gnauk.
For this result. The Soviet crowd was naturally jubilant, and now that the situation is clear, the only challenger is Komanec, who can surpass Davydova if she can score 9.925 or more in the last event.
For some viewers who like to see the ending of the family carnival, they still hope that the "gymnastics queen" Comaneci can end perfectly at the last Olympic Games of her career.
I don't know if it was because of the pressure on him, but Comaneci had a small pause in the connection of his movements and a small step in his final event, the balance beam, and it was almost impossible to get such a high score.
The audience in the Soviet Union was already preparing to cheer.
However, the final results have not been announced for a long time.
It turned out that the referees had a huge disagreement over this, and the Romanian referee wanted the other referees to increase Comaneci's score so that she could win the gold medal.
This is the so-called tearing war in the Internet era in the previous life, Tang Huan was speechless, this is the territory of polar bears, if it is not dark, you can steal the fun, and dare to shout?
The willfulness of the referees far exceeded everyone's expectations, and more than ten minutes have passed, and there is still an argument.
Tang Huan can imagine that the TV station that is broadcasting this competition must have jumped to his feet and scolded, Nima, this minute is all advertising profit.
Seeing that the scene was still inextricable, Tang Huan went to see the men's gymnastics individual all-around for a while, and as a result, there was also a fierce competition between the old and new kings, Alexander, a 22-year-old college student from Leningrad? Ji Jiajing, in the fight against the last news figure Andreyanov, finally won and won the gold medal.
With half an hour to go, Tang Huan returned to focusing on the progress of women's gymnastics, and he found that the judges were giving the results, with Comaneci scoring 9.850, tied with Gnauk for second place, and the championship went to the hosts' Davidova.
The strength of the USSR was indeed strong, and the fourth and fifth places were also its players, respectively, Natalia? Shaposhnikova and Neligin.
Taking advantage of this gap after the game, Tang Huan and Neligin talked for a while. It is still easy to have a good impression when two people with oriental faces stand together.
"Compared with the silver medal in the women's all-around at the last Olympic Games, the fifth place this time, do you regret it?" Tang Huan asked with a smile.
"I already won a team gold medal yesterday, didn't I?" When Neligin replied, he smiled back.
At this time, several reporters surrounded Tang Huan and took pictures.
I'll rub it, my brother is a soy sauce beater, what are you guys going to do?
Seeing this scene, Tang Huan hurriedly gestured to Neligin and left quickly.
The itinerary for the evening was still a banquet to pull the relationship, Tang Huan was so drunk that he went back to the hotel and slept until the next day.
After washing up, he remembered that the half-hour quarrel between the referees yesterday would definitely provoke criticism from the media, so he found a newspaper to read while eating breakfast.
Sure enough, the Romanian media reacted the most violently, and the "Spark newspaper" directly published an article entitled "Tainting the Spirit of the Olympic Games", accusing "the referees of grossly trampling on sportsmanship and the spirit of the Olympic Games, and taking away her (Comaneci's) gold medal in full view".
Tang Huan shook his head speechlessly, little friend, can you still play happily together, I can't think about it like you, in the original time and space, so many gold medals in China were hacked, and I had to shout my throat.
It stands to reason that Romania and the Soviet Union belonged to the same Warsaw Pact camp and there was no need to fight so fiercely, but this was not the case.
During World War II, Romania participated in the German, Italian, and Japanese fascist alliances, but in the Battle of Stalingrad, its troops suffered heavy casualties.
By 1944, the Soviet Red Army had entered Romania and a new regime had emerged, which had turned to the war against German fascism.
But as long as they have a clear understanding of the methods of Soviet diplomacy, their collaborators must be on guard.
At this stage, Romania is under the rule of Ceausescu, and it has deliberately distanced itself from the Soviet Union politically and diplomatically, but in reality, its autonomy, especially in the economy, is quite limited.
One of the manifestations of Romania's autonomy is its good relations with China. During the period of hostility between China and the Soviet Union, it has always maintained friendship with China and is the only country in Eastern Europe that does not have hostility with China.
It was precisely because of this immediacy that Romania was unceremoniously competing with the Soviet Union in terms of athletic performance. In the final analysis, it is because of political considerations.
Tang Huan continued to flip through the newspaper and found a report of his worship, saying that he had an extraordinary vision to predict the outcome of the game with great accuracy, and he didn't miss Ye Lianna? Davydova, the dark horse, knew that this was the case, and found a betting company to bet on it.
These reporters are so smart, Tang Huan regretted it so much that he almost slapped his thigh, this is indeed an investment method, although the income may not be much, but fly legs are also meat, and it is not bad to earn some milk powder money for the babies. (To be continued......)