Chapter 479: Struggle for Leadership
Although there were more than 6,000 guests at Lingling's birthday party, less than 200 people were able to actually see her, and others could only see her on television. Of course, these people are not here to see the spirits, they come to participate in such a banquet to compete for fame www.biquge.info and fortune.
At Lingling's first birthday party, 42 countries gave gifts, and these gifts were not priceless, but they all had their own characteristics and great commemorative significance. Of course, the little one doesn't understand these things yet, and compared to her brother, Lingling's behavior is similar to that of a normal child, not so precocious.
When the Luyang family of four appeared, the banquet reached its climax, and 100 fireworks spots on Penglai Island were set off at the same time, and the scene was spectacular. The fireworks lasted for nearly ten minutes, and these fireworks were specially made, and the cost of these fireworks alone amounted to more than 20 million.
It can also be seen from here that Lingling's birthday banquet was very extravagant, which reflected Lu Yang's certain concept, that is, the son is poor and the daughter is rich.
Lu Yang's family only stayed at the banquet for less than ten minutes, that is, they showed up, and then left and returned to Xianjing Garden. In the Xianjing Garden, Lu Yang's relatives and friends gathered together, and this is the real birthday banquet.
After the birthday banquet, Lu Yang began to concentrate on dealing with the affairs of the International Space Agency, and the arrival of the Mi people added uncertainty to this high-level meeting in space, and Lu Yang was still a little worried before figuring out their purpose.
At home, Zhu Xiaotong and Lu Yuhan were cleaning up the aftermath of the banquet, and after most of the guests left, they began to count the gifts they received this time. Facing the room full of gifts, Zhu Xiaotong and Lu Yuhan's eyes were glazed.
"In ancient times, even if it was a real princess, it was impossible to receive so many gifts on her first birthday, right?" Lu Yuhan exclaimed, no wonder she was so surprised, there were too many gifts this time, and they were all worth a lot.
Come to think of it, the people who come to the banquet are either rich or expensive, and they can't get a gift that is too low.
"It's gold, pure gold!" Among the many gifts, Lu Yuhan easily found more than a dozen pure gold zodiac statues, as well as longevity locks, etc., which were not light.
"Look here, this is a glass jadeite...... This is Hetian jade, your brother gave me a bracelet of Hetian jade before, and it is the same material as this one......" Zhu Xiaotong also found a batch.
Lu Yuhan suddenly said with emotion: "More than ten years ago, when my brother didn't start a business, any gift here was several times more than all the property of our family, and now, these thousands are Lingling's birthday gifts......"
Zhu Xiaotong didn't quite understand Lu Yuhan's feelings, when she was sensible, her father Zhu Guangzhi's business had already improved very well, and he became a billionaire in a few years, so Zhu Xiaotong had never experienced poverty.
With so many gifts, Lu Yang's family sorted them out for three days, and finally Lu Yuhan evaluated all the gifts and judged that the value of these gifts exceeded 1 billion, which was 30 times that of Xingxing's first birthday gift that year.
"1 billion?" Not to mention Lu Xinguang and them, even if Lu Yang knew this number, he couldn't help but be surprised.
There are a lot of reports about this birthday banquet, but Lu Yang has no heart to pay attention to it, because Secretary of State Kleber of the United States applied to Penglai Island to join the International Space Agency. Klober also asked the International Space Agency to lower its standards and open it unconditionally to all countries, and then follow the model of the United Nations, with a standing council composed of major powers to jointly govern it.
Lu Yang has just received Kleber's application, which has been reported by the media, and the newspaper has published Mi Guo's proposal in detail, which is obviously directed and acted by them.
Immediately afterwards, countries that had not applied before began to respond to the call of the United States, such as Fuso, Bangzi Country, Maple Leaf Country, Kangaroo Country, Lion City, and Argentina, etc., which issued appeals one after another, believing that the International Space Agency represents the interests of all mankind and should not be controlled by a certain country or a certain force, and its affairs should be decided by all mankind.
"There is no doubt that the interests of every country should be taken into account." Kleber spoke eloquently in front of reporters, as if incarnated as a great international warrior, "The United States believes that the establishment of the International Space Agency is conducive to human exploration of space, and we support this, but it should not be a few, but should reflect the interests of all mankind, and this is exactly what we suggest to Penglai Island." If the demands of the United States are not recognized, we will refuse to recognize the International Space Agency! ”
"Mi Guo alludes to Huaxia's control of the International Space Agency!"
"The United States intends to join the International Space Agency, but asks for leadership!"
"Is the International Space Agency a game for a few, or is it a blessing for all?"
"Where is the future of humanity?"
"Many countries responded to the suggestion of the United States and asked Huaxia to completely open the International Space Agency!"
The media interpreted Kleber's words from all sides, and all kinds of speculations flew all over the sky. However, in Lu Yang's view, the purpose of the United States is very clear.
"Boss, do you agree to Mi Guo's application?" Li Yilong was a little panicked by the surprise attack of the United States, "The meeting started three days later, and I heard that the people of the United States had contacted several European countries privately and wanted them to come and put pressure on us. ”
Lu Yang is still as calm as ever, he knows that this is a counterattack by the people of the United States.
"Agree to their application!" Lu Yang said.
Li Yilong was surprised: "Boss, didn't you say that you want to reject the rice country?" ”
"yes." Lu Yang said as a matter of course, "I agreed to their application, but I did not agree to them joining the International Space Agency...... According to the procedure, we are going to inspect the applicant country, and if the people of the United States cannot pass our inspection, or cannot accept the rules and regulations of the International Space Agency, they will not be able to join. ”
Li Yilong suddenly realized that Lu Yang had this idea.
"Then what reason do we use to stop the Mi people?" Li Yilong asked again.
Lu Yang said: "Don't the people of the United States emphasize fairness, saying that space is shared by human beings, they have deployed so many spy satellites and space weapons in outer space, and added so much garbage to space, is it fair?" If you want to be fair, let them solve their own space weapons and space junk first......"
Li Yilong understood that Lu Yang was treating others in his own way. The United States blocked Huaxia from joining the International Space Station, saying that it was worried that Huaxia would use the space technology it had obtained for the military, but in fact the United States itself was the culprit of the militarization of space.
"I see, boss." Li Yilong thought of being able to avenge the revenge of the year, and his heart suddenly looked forward to it.
"We must be tough in negotiations, and we must not be led by others, even if the 36 countries want to threaten us, as long as it is beyond our bottom line, we will veto it!" Lu Yang said again, "We are ready to do it alone, so don't be afraid to break up with them, now they are begging us!" ”
Kleber's every move on Penglai Island is under the surveillance of Pangu, and only three days after coming to Penglai Island, Kleber met with 21 of the 37 countries, with the same purpose, one is to win their support for the United States to join and gain leadership, and the other is to join forces with them and deal with China together. Under the various commitments of the United States, several European countries have been somewhat shaken.
On July 3, the signal tower of Xuanyuan Sea on the moon was completed, and the airport also passed the acceptance and can take off and land Space One. However, there is also bad news, that is, the robot is running out of energy.
Two days later, the inaugural meeting of the International Space Agency was held, and the heads of government of 37 countries attended the meeting as observers, and representatives of the governments of 29 countries, including the United States, also entered the meeting as observers. This is a closed-door meeting, and the core issues are only between member countries, and some meetings, observer countries such as the United States have to avoid it.
Lu Yang attended the opening ceremony of the meeting, and at his initiative, the members of the meeting reached an agreement on the establishment of the International Space Agency. The congress then began to discuss the rules and regulations of the International Space Agency. These were prepared well in advance of the meeting and have been discussed by delegates from May to the present.
In terms of the distribution of power, which countries are most concerned about, because of Lu Yang's concessions, it has been carried out relatively smoothly. However, for Huaxia and Penglai Island's 51% share, most countries except Pakistan and two African countries have expressed opposition, and they hope to be able to make the share more even.
"It seems unlikely that other countries will agree to our control of the ISA." During the break, the president and Lu Yang discussed this issue, "Lu Yang, what are you going to do?" ”
Lu Yang also felt that he had underestimated the reactions of these countries, and seeing the smug expression of Secretary of State Kleber, Lu Yang understood that there must be a role for him.
"It seems that we can't afford to give in." Lu Yang thought about it for a while, and then said, "I plan to separate the pre-voting and income rights, we can make concessions on the voting rights, and the voting rights of Huaxia and Penglai Island will be reduced to 30%, but in terms of the income rights, we insist on 51%. ”
The president said: "Lu Yang, if we do this, we should insist on voting rights and make appropriate concessions on the gains." ”
Lu Yang knew that China wanted to control such an organization too much. Because of its late start, although China's political status has been greatly improved, it has little power in many international organizations, let alone some influential international organizations. And this time, the country clearly sees it as its own opportunity, preferring to give up real interests and get leadership.
"President, it is impossible for Western countries to concede on voting rights." Lu Yang persuaded, "They obviously think the same as us, and they all want to control the International Space Agency." In contrast, it is easier for us to win the power to distribute the benefits. (To be continued.) )