Lee Hsien Loong's heart is entangled, and when he returned from a visit to the mainland last month, he stood in front of the Gusu Industrial Park, which had almost been withdrawn due to the financial crisis, and was shocked by the tremendous vitality on display, and at the same time saw the country's thriving changes.

He also wants to rely on the huge demand of the mainland market to get a piece of the pie, but he is worried about the strong intervention of Britain and the United States.

On the one hand, he encouraged Singaporean businessmen to go out and invest in the mainland market, and on the other hand, he hooked up with the United States and ceded Changi Port to the Seventh Fleet.

Both Lee Kuan Yew and Lee Hsien Loong wanted to maintain Singapore's unique personality as much as possible and avoid becoming a vassal of a great power. If you want to be Switzerland, you don't have the strength, so you have to be forced to sit on the wall in the corner and watch, but the big countries want to use this as a pawn, and anyone who sits in this position will not be happy, and it may even be painful.

From port trade to industrial processing, they did it, and from industrial processing to financial centers, they did it. Now it is a leap from industry to IT information, and the only way to do this is to turn to foreign capital.

Leave it to Yankee's Google to drive the development? Or do you trust this restless Chinese youth? Is there an ulterior political motive behind him? Lee Hsien Loong's heart is not only tangled or entangled, but his brain is about to explode.

After weighing it up again and again, they had to give up the requirement of de-sinicization, and what the other party said was indeed right, the number of visitors to the mainland and the spending power of the Singapore Tourism Board statistics are rising, which is a fact that cannot be ignored, and they have greater curiosity about this second Chinese country.

"This is just some of my private suggestions, and does not represent the official opinion, we still support Sin Chew very much, after all, it is a platform to connect the world." Lee Hsien Loong pinched his nose and denied himself, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have other ideas. "However, Singapore has its own particularities, and I hope to have in-depth cooperation with Ant Search in maintaining social stability in the future."

"What do you mean?"

"Although Chinese Americans are the main body of society, there are other ethnic groups. In recent years, terrorism has been rising in the international arena, and it is also because of the importance of maintaining law and order, after all, the Internet is not a place outside the law. Lee Hsien Loong seemed to be smiling, but his words were secretive, and there was a hint of warning in his tone.

"No problem, Ant Search can share information on some sensitive keywords to facilitate police prevention of future wrongdoing." Chen Bo agreed, since he blocked one of the other party's requests, he had to send out another condition, and this did not violate his values.

The Internet is about freedom, but not completely laissez-faire. For example, if you search for an explosives production process, it doesn't matter once, but it is very suspicious to search repeatedly. If the security department knows this data in advance, it can be better prevented. In the same way, there are also suicidal and psychological conditions can find clues from daily searches.

Of course, Chen Bo will not completely open his own database, but selectively submit the IP information of some keyword search users to the network management center in Singapore. If it is a private email message, it is an absolute invasion of privacy and it is impossible to give it, unless there is a court document that can determine which account is the suspect and needs to be investigated in order to obtain the relevant data.

"Thank you Mr Tan for your support of public safety in Singapore, and businessmen like you deserve more recognition." Lee Hsien Loong saw that it had an effect, and the other party was still good at it, so he immediately opened his mouth to praise, and then said, "Singapore is now striving to develop the IT industry and create conditions to promote industrial transformation, so it needs the cooperation and support of multinational companies like Ant Search, which is the role of a role model." ”

"It's not that great, and we're not a charity." Although he held it high, Chen Bo didn't plan to take it, maybe there was something back to reach over.

"Too modest, too modest." Lee Hsien Loong laughed, "Have you ever considered building a data center here?" After all, the gathering of multinational companies is still very helpful for you to improve the quality of service. ”

"Data center?" Chen Bo squinted his eyes and agreed, he had already finished the draft.

"Google wanted to build a data center here a few years ago, and the application documents have been submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Trade." Lee Hsien Loong's smile was playful, as if to say, boy! I'm afraid that if you don't accept it, I can't help but let you not bow your head.

"Oh, and our data center is in Malaysia." Chen Bo said indifferently, "In addition to the advantages of economic location, the data center also needs a huge power supply, and it also needs to consider heat dissipation. Electricity bills in Singapore are nearly twice as high, which is a heavy burden for all companies. ”

Malaysia's electricity bill is 4 cents when converted into RMB, while Singapore's is 1 yuan and 1 cent, which can be seen at a glance.

It's still tropical, with high temperatures and humidity, so not only do you have to cool down the servers, but you also have to dehumidify. Lee Hsien Loong is a layman, of course, he doesn't understand.

Google is not worried yet, they already have a data center in Kaohsiung in Asia, and they will not add another one so blindly in the short term. Moreover, the data center in Atlanta, USA, has been under construction for 1 year, and it has not yet been completed, which has seriously slowed down their progress.

Otherwise, it will not only increase Gmail to 2G capacity, but it will still be pressed by ant search.

After all, the United States and Europe are their home bases, and Asia is Chen Bo's lair, Lee Hsien Loong's idea is obviously crooked, you must know that the best understanding of you is always the opponent, and the importance of information gathering in the shopping mall is self-evident.

Lee Hsien Loong also knows that this is true, the island is poor in resources, the water is supplied by Malaysia on the shore, and the electricity is generated by itself, but it can only be powered by natural gas. Thermal power doesn't work, nuclear power doesn't have the strength, and it's normal for electricity bills to be high, but residents' incomes are also high, so I really can't see the problem of these basic living costs. But the most feared thing is the comparison.

"We are building an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly power plant that uses recycled waste to generate electricity, which will further reduce the cost." Lee Hsien Loong continued, "I still hope to have a better relationship with Ant Search than Google, after all, we are also from the same origin. ”

At this time, you think of the same ancestry? Why did you still use English before? Although Chen Bo was disdainful in his heart, he didn't show it, but just took the opportunity to say, "If the cost of electricity can be controlled, it is not a problem to build a new data to serve Southeast Asia and even the Pacific region, the key is to have land." ”

"It's not a big deal, since we are determined to build the Silicon Valley of the East, the island of science and technology. With this determination, we will solve the land, and how about you provide it technically? ”

"If that's the case, I think it's worth trying." Chen Bo nodded, finally relieved.

Although he didn't mention the issue of funds, he definitely still had to come out, and he knew that he would definitely not be able to run away from the door when he slammed the door so much.

There is indeed a need to build a data center, and there are only a few dozen servers in Malaysia, which can only be regarded as a small computer room, which is not enough to store massive data in the future. Iceland is only enough for Europe and the United States, and it will continue to increase in the future, and the surge of users in the United States has forced him to add another data center in Toronto.

Google's construction plans are even more, with seven or eight in the United States alone, and London, Amsterdam, Italy and other places in Europe are preparing to start construction. These others may not pay attention, but they will not bypass Chen Bo's ears and eyes, the two companies are coincidentally engaged in the arms race of the data center, and they are aiming at the future in advance.

Lee Hsien Loong got what he wanted, and appropriately moved on to other topics.

At this time, He Jing and Ivanka appeared again, and Chen Bo also knew that it was almost the same when he talked about it today, so he took the initiative to leave after sitting idle for a while.

"What a thief." Lee Hsien Loong looked at their departing backs and sighed.

"Didn't make it?"

"There are joys and worries, the data center is fine, the network security is no problem, but it is impossible to give up Chinese."

"Why do you have to choose this ant search? Google isn't very good, for the sake of alumni, they won't give me too much trouble. ”

“Google？ Hehe. Lee Hsien Loong laughed coldly at this time, "Don't forget Singapore's positioning, if everything depends on the Americans, will Singapore have a future?" Technically, they may be stronger, but who is more famous? If I want to attract more tech companies now, I need this leader, and even Google can't achieve this effect. ”

"It's better to pay more attention, this young man is not good at stubble." He Jing said worriedly, "As for this Ivanka, it's not simple. ”

At the same time, back at the Raffles Hotel, where he was staying, Chen Bo was also having a conversation that was inconvenient to talk about in the car.

"She wants to invite Troop Hotels to invest in Singapore and work with Temasek's companies." Ivanka took off her high heels and rubbed her sore toes.

"The drunkard doesn't mean to be in the bar, you agree?" Chen Bo said with a smile.

"Why, I'm not a manager of the company, and her intention is obviously to squeeze out Shangri-La." Ivanka leaned on Chen Bo's shoulder and whispered, "Do you think I'm so stupid that I would be a gunman for others?" ”

"It's not impossible, this is also a pedal for Trupp to enter Asia." Shangri-La and Kerry Properties are both owned by Malaysia's richest man, Kwok Hok Nian, and they are prestigious and close to the mainland. Yanjing's International Trade City is his full investment, which can be described as a golden pig that makes money, and he only rents and does not sell, making a lot of money.

Ho Ching's Temasek is no easy feat, and although most of her previous investments have been in China, she is planning to transform into a broader market under her current plan, and her ambitions are certainly not small. The choice to work with a New York real estate tycoon was also expected, and it was not too shocking.

"Let Donald decide, I can't stand in the way." Ivan Ka is still self-aware, no matter what, the Troup Group is never his own, and there are countless small and medium-sized shareholders, she is just the daughter of the major shareholder, how can she make decisions on behalf of others. "How's that going over there? I guess it's not a problem. ”

"Of course, it doesn't look at who I am? I'm not so easy to take advantage of. Chen Bo boasted without blushing and without a beat.