Tang Huan has heard that American energy companies led by Enron, including Aiez Power, Jeron, Williams, Dulij, etc., have hired a strong public relations team to lobby California to open up its existing power industry. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

If successful, traditional power companies like Pacific Gas & Power will largely abandon plans to build new plants and sell off their polluting power plants, such as fuel-fired power plants, and buy from specialist energy companies like Enron for shortfall in power.

At the same time, the energy industry will derive financial products such as futures from its own power supply capacity and trade them on the market - and even when the conditions are ripe, it can also start trading "carbon emissions".

It can be said that this model is so beautiful that many well-known figures in the American political and business circles, just like Tang Huan, who actively campaigned for the foundation needed in the early stage of Internet development, spared no effort in promoting it, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as the trend of the times to become the mainstream.

It's just that the ideal is the ideal, the reality is the reality, and the distance between the two has been ignored by these people -- as far as Tang Huan knows, in the original time and space, after these changes were made to the rules of the game in the American power industry, many power companies, including Pacific Gas and Power Company, needed to file for bankruptcy protection at the beginning of the next century.

The reasons for this are secretive, but judging from Kenneth Lay's current insidious behavior, Tang Huan can guess some of them - the greedy heart of businessmen who pursue profits has lost their restraints and forcibly played the rules badly.

Come to think of it, if a so-called good idea alone can become a big thing, then the richest man should have completed the transformation of the world in the past ten years, but the reality is that just a California high-speed rail project will take a lot of time.

After feeling Kenneth Lai's hidden evil intentions, Tang Huan remained silent - now, California Governor Pete Wilson and the energy committee of the state legislature are probably eager to try, why should he resist this so-called general trend? Anyway, the resulting business opportunities will definitely not be missed; Its factories that are sensitive to power supply will certainly continue to be deployed in other parts of the world where costs are more competitive. When the time comes, it is a big deal for me to share the consequences of the old ones with everyone.

"I have always respected the research institutes below and acted according to my own scientific plan." Mr. The richest man said in a routine tone: "Judging from the progress of the report, the evaluation report will be released soon. ”

"It's best to just be impartial." Kenneth Lay, who had achieved the purpose of the trip, nodded his head in satisfaction.

He didn't linger too long, so as not to disturb the richest man's interest in tasting "sweetheart", so he stood up very neatly and said goodbye: "I still have to go to Sacramento to meet those members of the California Energy Commission, and we will find another time to talk in detail." ”

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Watching Kenneth Lay's car go away, Tang Huan thought to himself: how to balance the value and greed of the Texas Energy Consortium in the next process of getting along - not only to use it for me, but also to avoid burning himself.

As for the response of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, headquartered in San Francisco, it is not difficult to imagine according to the thinking of capital, that is, it is recapitalized, divided into at least two companies - one of which continues to be regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission and is responsible for the power supply business; The other is free from regulation and takes over hydropower and nuclear power plants that will not be sold, and is in charge of the energy business.

It is fully foreseeable that in this situation, the coming Internet era will drive the economy to prosperity in California, the demand for energy will surge, and the degree of dependence on the outside for electricity supply will become higher and higher.

While thinking about it, little Emma staggered over, hugged Tang Huan's legs, and asked in a milky voice - where to eat.

The richest man was amused to laugh, so he put aside these trivial matters for the time being and began to arrange the restaurant.

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After entering September, Tang Huan added one more item to his itinerary - attending a banquet held by Forbes magazine, and people's wealth list is not simply calculated and arranged to complete the task, and there are many circles of business.

Tang Huan's position as the richest man in the United States and the world has not been shaken, especially after the death of Walmart founder Sam Walton last year, and the Forbes America 400 has become more and more lonely.

It's also a good idea to get around the East Coast of the United States, and at least have time to enjoy the US Open in New York.

At the moment, men's tennis is dominated by American Peter Sampras, while women's tennis is dominated by Germany's Steffi Graf.

In the final of this year's US Open, the two defeated France's Cedric Piorin and Czech Helena Sukova's respectively to win a Grand Slam championship medal and a huge prize money.

Steffi Graf, who has returned to the number one position in the world, is also very busy – for example. This month the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide where the 2000 Olympics will take place, and the popular tennis queen will speak on behalf of Germany.

Tang Huan quipped: "How is it, the speech is memorized well, right?" ”

Steffi Graf smiled wryly: "I reckon that Berlin will be defeated by its own internal division without waiting to be eliminated by its competitors." ”

For the 2000 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games, a total of eight cities initially submitted bids to the IOC: Australia, China, Manchester, Berlin, Germany, Istanbul, Brasilia, Brazil, Milan, Italy, and Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Among them, Milan abandoned the bid shortly after submitting the bid; Brasilia, on the other hand, abandoned its bid after an IOC assessment mission because the facilities were not up to standard; Needless to say, Tashkent's conditions were not mentioned, and the reason why it bid for it was to obtain recognition of the existence and independence of Uzbekistan ~ independence, so it quickly gave up its bid.

Of the remaining five bidders, Berlin is undoubtedly the leader. The motive for its bid to host the Olympic Games was to hold the first Olympic Games of the new millennium to commemorate the first decade after German reunification.

Although this idea is very beautiful, the strange thing is that when other cities bid for the Olympic Games, they can be said to be united, but Berlin is in a nest, and even the opposition is still very strong, and there is a representative opposition - with that effort, it is better to build more houses in Berlin, where housing is tight.

Germany, which committed the crime of aggression during World War II, is now so strong that if it wants to bid for the Olympics and expand its influence, it is easy for people to think of bad things, and as a result, its own people are still hindered by it, so it is no wonder that the prospects can be better.

It is precisely because of this deep understanding that Steffi Graf is not optimistic.

"Just do your best." The richest man said thoughtfully.

"Not counting Germany, which is the strongest economy, Australia's XN and China's BJ are the most promising cities." Steffy Graf blinked his eyes and inquired curiously, "You must want the Chinese BJ to have the last laugh, right?" ”

This time it was Tang Huan's turn to smile bitterly, "The gap between wishes and reality may sometimes be so unexpectedly large. ”

In June this year, the US House of Representatives voted by voice to explicitly block China's bid to host the Olympic Games.

In this process, there are two people who are the most happy to jump - one is Bill Bradley, a former famous player of the NBA's New York Knicks and currently representing any of the U.S. Senators in New Jersey, and the other is Tom Lantos, a member of the Democratic ~ Democrat who represents a constituency in San Francisco, California.

Next, the European Parliament followed in the footsteps of the European Parliament.

I have to say that the pressure on China to bid for the Olympic Games is very great.

Steffi Graf, who was in the game, nodded with deep feeling: "In this year's bidding process, including Germany, the pressure from outside the sport is obvious. ”

"If you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be good alone, we have done what we should do, just have a clear conscience, and we can't manage so much else." The richest man pretended to open his arms easily and smiled: "Come, I'll charge you." ”

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When the political game was in full swing, some Western media finally jumped into the arena and began to stir up the wind and rain.

Reuters, based in London, took the lead in hyping up the topic that "if China fails to bid for the event, it will boycott the 1996 Atlanta Olympics in retaliation."

In this regard, the Western media have made an overwhelming fuss, saying that China's threat to boycott is exerting political ~ political pressure, political ~ political blackmail, and so on.

As a result, the richest man who was discussing with a group of entrepreneurs around Internet applications in the Stanford University Network School, which he was donating, was also harassed.

A reporter came over and asked, "Tang, it is said that the promotional video of Yanjing's bid for the 2000 Olympic Games was supported by Zheru, so you must have supported Yanjing's bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games?" ”

This world is really not quiet - the richest man who kept complaining in his heart replied lightly: "Providing technical support for the promotional film of Yanjing's bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games is just a very ordinary business practice." Moreover, it is not only Zheru who has undertaken it, GE is also one of the collaborators. ”

Hmph, I know that you guys are not ordinarily bad, Lao Tzu has already formed a gang to defend himself - Tang Huan sneered in his heart.

It's just that when the problem of this promotional video is mentioned, Mr. The richest man can't help but feel depressed. Due to factors such as concept, creativity, funding, etc., the effect of this project has a certain distance from other candidates, but there is nothing to be done, so I can't roll up my sleeves and do it myself.

After Tang Huan released a trick "shield rebellion", this disturbing process still continued, and further harbored evil intentions.

Another reporter asked: "So, Tang, what do you think of the opposition of the Federal Chamber of Deputies and the European Parliament to China's bid to host the Olympic Games?" ”

The thorniness of this question is obvious, the richest man in the United States and Europe, who owns countless industries, must show the so-called mainstream consciousness, otherwise the consequences will be self-evident.

Tang Huan, who was unwilling to violate his conscience, really wanted to follow the example of Telangpu more than ten years later, pointed at the other party's nose, simply and directly scolded "shut up", and then ordered the security assistant to fork it out.

After settling down, his mind raced, and he slowly weighed the words sentence by sentence: "We must see that China is undergoing positive changes in the direction that the West wants, and this general trend should not be ignored, and the gratifying changes brought by the Seoul Olympics to South Korea are obvious to all." ”

"Therefore, China's bid to host the Olympics should not be rudely blocked and provoked confrontation, but it should be allowed to return to the essence of sports and operate in accordance with the rules of the sports games themselves."

"After all, a stable and gradual China, as well as moderate relations with the West, is a good thing for everyone. At this stage, only China's economy can grow as high as 14 to 15 percent a year, and the industry needs the Chinese market, and China is doing everything possible to return to the world community. ”

After the remarks of the richest man were set up, the reporters scattered in a hurry with satisfaction, and then it is not difficult to imagine all kinds of crooked and distorted interpretations in order to increase the topicality and attract attention.

As a result, this wave of public opinion hype has become even more boiling.

The collaborators who have interests in the richest man do not dare to silence him, but only suggest euphemistically that it is better to avoid these sensitive words as much as possible, so as not to affect the business business.

Tang Huan, who was overwhelmed, called Tang Wenmao and asked in a deep voice, "How is the arrangement?" ”

"Don't worry, the key people have already sent people to keep an eye on them." Tang Wenmao patted his chest and promised: "And there are several layers in the middle, even if the CIA doesn't want to find us here." ”

"That's good. I'm going to let these guys bite their tongues and kill themselves. By the way, design it so that Murdoch's media will rush to the front to break the news, and if they dare to hide private goods, they will also clean up together. Tang Huan nodded annoyedly, "These bastards, they just can't look down on others, did I dig their ancestral grave?" ”

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On September 19, the UK's two largest bookmakers, which have been betting on the 2000 Olympics since 1992, changed Australia's long-leading handicap to China.

On September 23, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided at its 101st plenary meeting in Monte Carlo, Monaco, a world-famous gambling city, who would host the 2000 Olympic Games.

The competition is extremely fierce, and no one in the five cities can win in one fell swoop.

In the first round of voting, Istanbul, Turkey, which was obviously weak, was unsurprisingly eliminated.

Just four days ago, Germany's own opposition to Berlin's bid for the 2000 Olympics was at its highest, so it dropped the chain and went out in the second round of voting.

In order to canvass votes for Manchester, British Prime Minister John Major personally came to Monte Carlo to participate in the war.

But this world-famous industrial city needs to rebuild its urban area, and its bid video to the International Olympic Committee has repeatedly featured London landmarks, so much so that the British media have criticized it as a bid "in an identity crisis".

So, as a matter of course, the third round of voting sent Manchester away.

All of a sudden, the situation became simpler - choose one or the other.

Finally, IOC President Samaranch, after thanking the five cities that had bid to host the Games, announced that Australia had been awarded the right to host the 2000 Games – by a vote of 45-43, with China defeating Monte Carlo.

Just when some Western media were gloating and talking, Germany's "Stuttgart Zeitung" suddenly released a report. Suddenly the whole world was shocked, and the kangaroo who was originally happily selling cute and cute was even more stunned!

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PS: Some place names are directly harmonized into pinyin, so you don't have to check it yourself, which is also a kind of progress.