There are only two and a half months left before the International Olympic Committee selects the host city for the 2000 Olympic Games, and if history has not changed much, there are only 12 days left before the Yankees target the "Galaxy" freighter!

Time is too tight and every second counts.

As soon as Mr. Gu received a reply from BJ, he apologized to Xia Yao and his daughter, and rushed to the NB Electric headquarters in Kwai Tsing District non-stop.

As mentioned on the phone, Wu Jinhua, president of the company, Xu Sangcheng, senior vice president, Chen Hao, vice president in charge of power generation, transmission and distribution business, Daniel, vice president in charge of news and media business, and Xie Chenghui, vice president in charge of financial and aviation services, have put down their work and are discussing the pros and cons of NB Electric's participation in BJ's Olympic bid in the conference room on the sixth floor.

More than a dozen non-executive directors, including Professor Chan Run, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hong Kong, Mr Shen Laixin, Legislative Council Hon Shun, Mr. Yung Hon-chung, and Tse Wai-cheong, Dean of the Hong Kong Business and Management College, are also on their way to the company's headquarters.

In the car, the charter summed up the lessons learned from the failure of the 93 Olympic bid in later generations, and formulated a set of general coping strategies. Now the top priority is to communicate with the BJ side, if each does its own thing, there is no unified plan, then no matter how good this side is, it is useless.

So as soon as he got out of the elevator, he said to Song Jia, the long-awaited director of the affairs department: "Director Song, please prepare four fax machines, inform Mr. Gu of the fax number as soon as possible, and send a special person on duty." ”

"Okay, Zhang Gong, I'll arrange it."

"What about Xia Yao and Qingqing?" The second sister Zhang Lin is a member of the board of directors, so it is naturally impossible to be absent from such an important meeting.

While nodding to Wu Jinhua, Xu Sangcheng and the others, the charter said lightly: "Magdalena sent them to the experimental center." Just to accompany her mother. It is estimated that this time will not be back. ”

Zhang Lin nodded slightly. Let go of the body and smile: "Let's go in, brother-in-law, Mr. Li and Wenming will be there in a while." ”

The last time he came to the headquarters, he was on duty during the Spring Festival, and he never cared about small things, even major matters such as management structure adjustments and personal share donations, and communicated with board members and company executives on the phone. Today, I left my wife and adopted daughter uncharacteristically, which shows how much importance BJ attaches to the bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games.

Wu Jinhua didn't care about being polite, and as soon as he sat down, he asked eagerly: "Zhang Gong, is participating in the Olympic bid related to the troubles encountered by the Chinese company some time ago?" ”

The charter shook his head and smiled, "The trouble has been solved." The reason why you have asked to convene this meeting of directors and INEDs is purely for the future of the company. ”

As the vice president in charge of the company's news and media business, Daniel is extremely well-informed, and can't help but smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, from the perspective of more than two years of competition, Sydney and BJ are far ahead of other bidding cities, at least for the news and media business, standing on the side of the winner is undoubtedly the wisest choice." ”

Zhang Lin snorted and said, "Dear Mr. Vice President, do you want the exclusive broadcasting rights of the 2000 Olympic Games, or do you plan to knock on the door of China's news media?" ”

BNB News is in full swing right now. Several of its variety shows or comprehensive channels, with a low-cost puzzle program of "Who is a Millionaire". Sweeping across the Americas, Europe, and the Gulf states, leaving all competitors stunned.

BNB Entertainment Channel's product placement revenue in the United States has reached $280 million; The prime-time advertisements of the German BNB comprehensive channel have been fried to 1.2 million marks per second; The Middle East BNB integrated channel has earned more than $90 million in profits since the launch of "Who is a Millionaire";

Although the Russian economy is extremely bad, the worse the economy, the more people hope to be able to get rich overnight, and Russian BNB is not like the United States BNB is limited to cable TV networks and satellite TV, with the help of the top and the silver bullet offensive with a series of landing agreements with various local TV stations, the signal covers the whole of Russia, and the ratings exceed that of BNB in any country outside Russia.

The Chinese population is nearly 10 times that of Russia, and Russia can still make tens of millions of dollars, if it can develop a television business in China, you can imagine what kind of prospects it will be.

As expected by the charter, Daniel laughed heartily and said, "Miss Zhang, if I can, I want both." ”

As long as you report less about what others don't like to watch, isn't it impossible to do this, isn't the grass chicken station in later generations thriving? The charter believes that it is not a problem to help BJ win the right to host the event, help this government take over the hot potato of the "Galaxy", and avoid a great humiliation.

He smiled and looked around at the crowd and said with great interest: "Ladies and gentlemen, in my opinion, this is an opportunity for President Daniel's news and media business, and it is also an opportunity for the company's other businesses. What's more, it's not about politics and can be justified in winning what we want. Not to mention anything else, we will be able to get our share of the two big cakes of the Three Gorges Project and the construction of Olympic venues. ”

There is no doubt that the pros outweigh the cons.

After all, there are countless overseas companies and overseas celebrities who support BJ's Olympic bid, and even the famous Chinese-American Ms. Chen Xiangmei is running for this.

Wu Jinhua weighed it and said worriedly: "Zhang Gong, Sydney's infrastructure and environment are better than BJ's, and Australia has bid for three consecutive bids, and many committee members have some sympathy for Australia, and they have a greater advantage than BJ." If we get involved and we don't win, that's not a good thing for the company or even the lab. ”

The charter made it clear on the phone that NB Electric would either not participate, or it would have to take the initiative for the last two and a half months. In other words, everyone is happy if they win, and if they lose, they will definitely put the blame on NB Electric.

Xu Sangcheng also had this concern, and said with a solemn face: "Zhang Gong, no matter whether Hong Kong will be taken back by the central government, we are all Chinese, and it is also what we Chinese should do to make a small contribution to BJ's Olympic bid." Maybe you can do it in another way, such as donating to the BJ Olympic Bidding Committee or something. ”

"Mr. Chen, what do you think?" The charter shifted its focus to the former president of the Power Generation & Transmission and Distribution Group. Chen Hao, executive vice president of NB Electric.

"I just went to BJ last month."

Chen Hao is a native BJ. Of course, I hope that the company will give it its all. He got up and said: "I found that BJ's preparations were very in-depth, the streets and alleys were full of Olympic bid banners, newspapers, radio and television stations were closely monitoring the progress of the Olympic bid, and people's T-shirts, flags, high-rise buildings, and even hot air balloons were painted everywhere with the Olympic bid logo; In cross talk, sketches, storytelling, and even pop songs, the slogan of the Olympic bid is also shouted;

In order to host the 2000 Olympic Games, in order to realize the long-lost wish of our nation. The BJ people and even all the Chinese held their breath and twisted into a rope. It can be said that winning the right to host the 2000 Olympic Games has become the most beautiful dream in the hearts of every Chinese.

Mr. Xu also said just now that no matter which country's passport we hold now, it cannot change the fact that we are Chinese. Compared with the BJ Olympic Bidding Committee, we have more advantages in such international public relations, and we are fully capable and qualified to provide assistance to BJ's Olympic bid. ”

Regardless of whether he is a BJ person or a Hong Kong citizen outside the headquarters, although he has one kind or another dissatisfaction with the country, once it is a matter of national feelings. Attitudes will become very consistent.

The charter even clearly remembers when it successfully won the right to host the 2008 Olympic Games. Hong Kong citizens spontaneously held various celebrations, and the smiles on people's faces were all from the heart.

As for the estrangement formed with the mainland in the future, it has a great deal to do with politics and economy, and with the SAR government, which has only been waiting for the preferential policies of the central government for several successive terms, but has only the ability to enforce them but has no foresight.

He pondered for a moment and said with great solemnity: "Ladies and gentlemen, although I sincerely believe that it is more appropriate for China to host the Olympic Games after 2000 than in 2000. But the year 2000 is the year of the millennium, and it is extremely significant. And the country has come to this point, and if it fails, it will really hurt the morale of the nation.

At the same time, this matter is extremely beneficial to the company, as long as we can help BJ win the right to host the event, then at least in the next five years, we will be able to develop in China without interference, and even be able to get all kinds of care from the central government. ”

As he was talking, the vice presidents of the University of Hong Kong, Chen Run and Liu Siwei, walked in one after another, and said with a smile while greeting everyone: "Zhang Gong, everyone, this is equivalent to betting 10,000 with 100,000, I support betting!" ”

Liu Siwei shook hands with Wu Jinhua, pulled out a chair and said with a smile: "I also think I should participate." ”

Zhang Lin was more active than Chen Hao on this issue, and when she saw that her brother-in-law and Professor Chen were both expressing their attitudes, she couldn't help but raise her hand and smile: "Give China a chance and return a miracle to the world, I also support it!" ”

Wu Jinhua smiled, turned around and said, "Zhang Gong, Liu Dong, President Chen, according to the company's articles of association, I need to get the authorization of the majority of non-executive directors, but I don't think they should have any opinions." I propose to study how to participate first, and then proceed to the final vote after the arrival of Hon Shen and Barrister Yung. ”

Flexible without losing principle, the charter nodded and smiled: "No problem." ”

"I'll start with that."

Xu Sangcheng glanced down at the few questions he had just drafted, raised his head and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I think whether BJ can win or not mainly depends on political factors. Diplomacy is about strength, and any international competition is about strength. At present, there is still a big gap between the economic and military strength of the mainland and that of Western countries.

The international environment is also not very favorable, and as far as I know, from the BJ Olympic bid to the present, Western countries have mobilized the media and various forces to take a series of actions to prevent China's Olympic bid from succeeding, and this is beyond our control. ”

If BJ does not transfer the "Galaxy" freighter to NB Electric as soon as possible, it will not be a company that will be humiliated, but a country and a nation.

Looking at everyone's thoughtful looks, the charter said lightly: "Everyone, the general environment is indeed not very favorable to the country, but they are not monolithic. I have communicated with Mr. Gu, and he believes that how many Asian, African, and Latin American countries will support BJ, and we only need to consolidate it from the side and use our advantages to win the support of Eastern European countries, and the probability of winning will be as high as 80%. ”

Xie Chenghui, former director of the group's planning department and current executive vice president of the company, pointed out sharply: "Zhang Gong, we have so much investment in Germany, we have always had a good relationship with the German government, and we have a high reputation in the eastern part of Germany. If you stand up for BJ and not Berlin at this time. There will undoubtedly be a series of negative consequences for the company's business in Germany. ”

Wu Jinhua lowered his head. Whispered: "This problem should be taken into account. ”

"You can rest assured of that."

He glanced down at his watch and smiled casually: "I have accepted the invitation of the Department of Physics of Humboldt University of Berlin to go to Germany for a three-month exchange, and Joseph has helped me book a ticket to fly to Leipzig tomorrow afternoon, and I will support Berlin's Olympic bid in my personal name, and may even join the Berlin Olympic bid company to cheer for Berlin." ”

The Munich Olympics tragedy left Daniel with too deep an impression, and he had different views on hosting the Olympics than the vast majority of Chinese.

For the reunification of Germany. The West Germans paid such a big price. In order to truly integrate the two Germanys, a large construction project was needed to move the capital from Bonn to Berlin. Berlin's bid to host the Olympics is, in his opinion, a waste of money and labor.

Thinking that the most likely winner was Sydney's BJ, he suddenly realized the good intentions of the charter, and immediately laughed and said: "This is a good idea, first support Berlin, which is the most unlikely to win, and when Berlin is eliminated, you can justifiably give BJ the vote for Berlin." ”

"As long as you do some work, Russia should be fine, and Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia should have no big problems," he said. Poland, Bulgaria, Romania have some difficulties, but the BJ side should have their plans. If I'm good enough. Maybe even Germany's vote will be won. ”

NB Electric either does not participate, and participation must be won, otherwise it is likely to backfire.

Wu Jinhua thought for a while, turned sideways and asked, "What about Africa?" ”

"Needless to say, Namibia is the African country with which we have the closest relationship, and the other countries have done a lot of work, and all we have to do is to make sure that they don't change their position at critical moments, and if necessary, they can take some last resort measures, such as providing some funding for sports in some African countries."

Bribes to buy tickets in their hands with real money.

Vice President Zhou of the University of Hong Kong was overjoyed, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Zhang Gong, who do you think is more appropriate to fund the funds?" ”

The articles of association confidently stated: "You are responsible for the shareholders, and this expense cannot be borne by the company." It's about the reputation of the country, and BJ is not very suitable. But we have Mr. Gu's financier, and a few million dollars shouldn't be a problem for him. ”

"Who will pass it on to the IOC members in Africa?"

The charter looked back and smiled: "Brother-in-law, I remember that you dealt with them when you went to Africa the year before last, and you also received several chairmen of the Chamber of Commerce when they came to Hong Kong, I believe they should be willing to help with this, right?" ”

Purifying crooked ways, but then again, this method is the most effective in that place in Africa, Liu Siwei nodded, "I don't think the problem is very big, but this is the next policy, and it is best not to use it unless it is absolutely necessary." ”

The charter asks, "What if a competitor does that?" ”

"There is a possibility," Daniel said excitedly without waiting for Liu Siwei to speak: "Gentlemen, I think we can make two plans, on the one hand, we are ready to provide them with funding, and on the other hand, the news network reporters in Africa will target the most likely to bribe the Olympic bidders, as long as we catch the handle, then they will not be far from being out." ”

As long as the scandal is dug up, BNB News Network can make a big splash again. In fact, this is what the charter really wants to do, and as for bribery, as Liu Siwei said, it is the next policy.

While speaking, more than a dozen non-executive directors of the company rushed to the conference room one after another. Wu Jinhua introduced the situation to everyone, and after voting on it, the topic returned to how to participate.

While looking at some of the materials that BJ had just received to prepare for the Olympic bid, Mr. Yung said thoughtfully: "Gentlemen, China is still very new to the Western world. In the limited impression of the vast majority of Westerners, China is still a poor and backward country. It is conceivable that no IOC member would vote for a city that he has never been to, or even know nothing about, should be taken into account. ”

Dean Xie Weichang of the Hong Kong Business School thought so, and said with a wry smile: "Western society knows too little about China, and the last time I went to Geneva to participate in academic exchanges, many foreign friends thought that Chinese men wore big braids. ”

The charter nodded heavily and said with a serious face: "This is one of the main reasons BJ needs us, there are still two and a half months left before the vote. So we have to make all kinds of preparations. It's a good idea to organize a volunteer trip to Morocco a month in advance. Turn the away stadium into our home stadium and let as many people as possible know about China now. ”

Daniel glanced at each other with the charter, and smiled with a smile on his eyebrows: "You can think of it as an election campaign, in fact it is an election campaign, and we can carry out a huge propaganda." For example, buying a local TV station in prime time to broadcast promotional videos about China and BJ; For example, hold a series of promotion and promotion activities, and even hold a Chinese art festival, food festival or something. ”

Councilor Shen lifted his glasses and reminded, "Mr. Vice President." This would require significant funding. ”

NB Electric can only contribute strength, not money, otherwise it is easy to give people a handle. The same is true of the charter, after all, he and Xia Yao's two foundations have determined the direction of the use of the donations.

Just when Liu Siwei was about to ask Mr. Gu how much he could share, the charter suddenly smiled and said: "Funding is not a problem, we can raise funds in Hong Kong, and it is best to set up a fund for bidding for the Olympic Games." Make it transparent so that citizens can check the purpose of each expenditure. If you don't have enough to find a way, if there are too many and you win in the end, then donate it to the BJ Olympic Organizing Committee. It is used for the construction of Olympic venues. ”

"Manchester is also on the list of Olympic bids, and the Hong Kong government will not support it."

"We don't need support from the Hong Kong government. Only the support of the citizens is needed. ”

Pointing in the direction of the Club, the charter triumphantly said, "Gentlemen, BJ is now studying the possibility of holding horse racing in Hong Kong, and since Hong Kong has returned to China in 2000, the citizens will support it from any point of view." ”

Councillor Shen was stunned for a moment, then reacted, and nodded again and again: "Zhang Gong is right, if the central government is willing to put the horse racing project in Hong Kong, then the funds for our Olympic bid are not a problem at all, at least the Jockey Club is willing to bear a large part." ”

"And in this way, we can legitimately recruit volunteers in Hong Kong and let them go to Morocco in advance to build momentum for the Olympic bid."

"And what role are we going to play?"

"I would like to transfer a group of media and public relations planning professionals from BNB News, the corporate planning department, the corporate marketing department, and overseas companies to form a public relations consulting agency independent of the company to provide relevant services to the BJ Olympic Bid Committee. Dean Xie, there are a lot of talents in this area at your business school, and if they are willing, I would like to invite them to participate as well. ”

"No problem."

Daniel also nodded: "It's okay on my side." ”

Councillor Shen drew inferences and suggested: "Zhang Gong, since we have set up a foundation in Hong Kong, and since we want to set up an organization similar to the BJ Olympic Bid Committee, then I think more Hong Kong people should be involved." After all, our energy is limited, and we can't affect the normal operation of the company because of this. ”

"There is a lot of strength in numbers, this proposal is very good, the key is who takes the lead."

"Mr. Gu is the best choice, we don't need to be at the front."

As soon as the words of the charter fell, Song Jia, the director of the corporate affairs department, knocked on the door and walked to him, put down a fax that had not dried and said: "Zhang Gong, BJ agreed to hold the equestrian event in Hong Kong after the successful Olympic bid, and announced that Chen Zhenghuai, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of Hujiang City, was transferred to the deputy director of the National Sports Commission. ”

Placing equestrian sports in Hong Kong is conducive to Hong Kong's return to the motherland and to enhancing national cohesion, and at the same time, Hong Kong does have an innate advantage in this regard, which can be said to be an expected thing.

However, in order to win the right to host the 2000 Olympic Games, the central government actually promoted Chen Zhenghuai, who was about to resign, to the rank of deputy minister. But then again, the next cooperation needs a coordinator, and the position should not be too low, otherwise the coordination role will not be played at all.

After the meeting ended, the charter pulled Wu Jinhua and Daniel aside, and said in a very solemn manner: "Mr. Wu, BJ has already done this step, and we should also do something." I would like to be in charge of the specific work, Mr. Xie, who has been leading the planning department and has rich experience in public relations planning. As for you and President Daniel, there are more important things to deal with. ”

"What's the matter?"

He leaned into the ears of the two of them and introduced the possible events of the "Yinhe" freighter, and the intelligence source was pushed to Chen Zhenghuai as well as the Soviet coup.

"There are pros and cons, and if it is handled well, it will be like an 'array processor', which can further improve the company's popularity, and even play a global advertisement for NB Electronics' next mobile communication products. If it is not handled well, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”

Wu Jinhua was worried, and nodded slightly, "That's why I said that this is a more important matter, and you two have to come forward." ”

Daniel pondered for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "It's newsworthy, maybe I should increase the number of people in the Middle East." ”

"There's definitely newsworthiness, but the key is how to deal with it to be natural."

Wu Jinhua looked back and was still unsatisfied, and was getting together in twos and threes, and then glanced at the non-executive directors who were discussing the Olympic bid, and muttered: "Southeast Asia and the Middle East are the company's main markets at this stage, and containers are sent to Singapore, Jakarta, Dubai, Dammam and Kuwait almost every day. From this point of view, it is understandable to get involved in shipping and open the Hong Kong-Singapore-Jakarta-Dubai-Dammam-Kuwait route. ”

"That's what I thought, otherwise I wouldn't dare to take this hot potato."

Wu Jinhua weighed it again, and said resolutely: "Zhang Gong, since you have made up your mind, let's fight again." As soon as there was a reply from BJ's side, my side will hold a signing ceremony, make a big point, and invite the consuls of the countries through which the route passes, at least on the surface, so that they can't find thorns. ”

Daniel added: "At least half of the ships should be our containers, and if possible, it would be nice to add a few expatriate crew members. ”

"You can discuss how to do it. In short, the article should be done, but not too ruthlessly. ”

The Iraqi power restoration project has entered the formal negotiation stage, and the attitude of the US government is extremely important, because the multi-billion dollar project is at stake, and the company has so much investment in the United States, it is obviously not wise to offend Uncle Sam at this time.

As the president of the company, how could Wu Jinhua not understand this, and held his hand tightly and said: "Zhang Gong, don't worry, we will take care of it." (To be continued......)