Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 758

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During the period of recuperating in Northern Europe, Tang Huan felt that he was becoming more and more lazy, so much so that he thought that Nima might just retire in this way. Anyway, the money he earned now could not be spent in squandering.

The reason for this is that the pace of life here is relatively slow, and the economic level is very high. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as a paradise, so it is easy to kill people's ambitions.

Take Norway as an example. The land area exceeds 32 square kilometers, but the population is only about 400 million, which is more than 100 million less than Xiangjiang. Canada and the third largest oil exporting country of the Soviet Union can be described as extremely rich, and one can imagine how generous the national welfare is.

In this case, people's happiness index is high, and the society is also harmonious.

The current king of Norway, Olaf V, once carried his equipment single-handedly and took public transportation to go skiing; when asked afterwards why he dared to travel without bodyguards, he replied: he has 400 million bodyguards.

No matter how much there is to show off, the peace and tranquility of Norway can also be seen.

The gentle breeze made the richest man drunk, which is the best portrayal of Tang Huan's current state.

However, there was also a depressing thing - an husky named "Jaguar" who was pulling the sled for Tang Huan died suddenly in the logistics base in Svalbard, but the richest man felt sorry for him broken.This kind of deep relationship between loyal partners cultivated in the ice and snow is beyond the comprehension of outsiders.

Because of this, when some guys with ulterior motives came to make noise with multiple-choice questions like "00, 11, 01, 10", Tang Huan, who was dismissed, replied "Fuck you, I You are qualified not to do this multiple-choice question!"

To commemorate his pet dog, Tang Huan ordered his subordinates: "Go and ask, how much is a Jaguar worth now?"

Upon hearing this, the assistant team members, who were far busier than the boss, immediately looked at each other, and couldn't help muttering in their hearts: "As for what? There are at least a dozen of those big dogs pulling the sledge for you, and each of them has a loud For a luxury car brand, if such an unexpected dog happens, then you can buy a commemorative brand accordingly, that would be a lot of fun!"

But who knows that the boss's temper has been so unpredictable lately? It's better to just go with it and everyone takes the order and leaves.

Such a strong huskie, if you say it’s gone, it’s gone. Tang Huan became more and more attached to the polar bear cub who almost saved his life. In addition to being an adopter, he named it "Xiaoqiang" ", in order to praise the amazing energy contained in that weak body that cannot be defeated or killed in order to survive, but also asked around for suitable zoos that can take it in.

Originally, Tang Huan thought that Norway, a rich place, could solve this problem.But the fact is that a high-end zoo really needs comprehensive national strength to support it.

Finally, there are only two zoos that have entered the eyes of the richest man, and they are both located in West Germany. They are the Berlin Zoo, the oldest in Germany and the most visited in Europe, and the largest zoo in Europe-Nuremberg Zoo.

Being able to form a "life-and-death friendship" with the richest man, Xiaoqiang's popularity naturally increased quite quickly, and he seemed to be the most well-known polar bear.

Therefore, both the Berlin Zoo and the Nuremberg Zoo have cast an olive branch on Xiaoqiang, hoping to recruit this legendary little thing to their own territory.

According to the assistant's suggestion after returning from the investigation, Tang Huan sent Xiaoqiang to the Berlin Zoo after some careful consideration and a sum of living expenses.

It wasn't long after the arrangement was completed that the bad news of the San Francisco earthquake came like a meteor.

The San Francisco earthquake that occurred on October 10, even 17 days later, continued to have aftershocks, the number of which exceeded an unimaginable 4, although it may not be comparable to the 2000 earthquake and fire, which caused the ground to be full of rubble. Tragic, but the damage is estimated at more than $1906 billion.

U.S. President Bush visited the earthquake-stricken area in San Francisco Bay on October 10 and called on residents to "help friends and neighbors" to tide over the difficulties together.

After seeing the disasters in San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz, Bush Sr. came to the scene of the broken double-layer bridge on Interstate 880 in Oakland. The dumpling fell down like a dumpling, and the scene was horrible.

When meeting with local people and disaster relief workers, Bush Sr. said in a heavy tone: "The serious disasters caused by this earthquake far exceeded my expectations."

On October 10, Bush Sr. signed a $26 billion earthquake relief bill jointly provided by the federal government and the California government.

Tang Huan, who got the news, of course, would not be idle. The first thing he said was to donate 1 million US dollars. At the same time, he instructed the Shennong Foundation to carry out the rescue with all its strength-charity is a very professional technical work, and he thought he was enthusiastic. It is likely to be counterproductive, but the charity organization funded by the richest man, after more than ten years of rapid development, is already strong enough to deal with any unexpected situation.

As for going back to San Francisco to wash your face right away, let’s forget it—the fracture still hasn’t healed, so eager to travel long distances, it can’t help but seem superficial eager for quick success, and brought a lot of twins to Northern Europe to see my aunts Tang Yun and Lin Fengjiao , and don't let it be.

Anyway, with the Shennong Foundation, the signboard of the richest man will never be forgotten by others, so there is no need to rush.

What Tang Huan was really most worried about was how much the earthquake had affected his own industry—not to mention Silicon Valley, Pacific Telecom alone had countless communication lines that needed emergency repairs; An important large-scale project-the California High Speed ​​Rail is about to be completed, and its construction section in the San Francisco Bay Area does not know what happened.

At this time, Tang Huan's high-standard quality requirements, especially for the California high-speed rail to resist earthquakes and other natural disasters, showed its value.

Jerry Brown, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the California High-Speed ​​Rail Authority, said very fortunately on the phone: "Tang was very wise in resisting the financial pressure. The earthquake did not cause any substantial damage to the entire California high-speed rail project. President Bush and former President Reagan have visited the site and are full of praise. Don, you should come back as soon as possible, because many people are looking forward to your coming to calm people's hearts."

Tang Huan smiled. Of course he wanted to return to San Francisco, the base camp he had worked so hard for for many years, but he must pay attention to his "posture".

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The recent big money of the richest man is naturally particularly eye-catching.You know, his generous donation to the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake is already the third time he has carried forward the humanitarian style after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 and the Armenian earthquake in 1988, and he has made more and more shots every time. lavish.

In fact, this is also a matter of course.The United States is the core of Tang's IT kingdom, and there must be no accident here, but he is stingy.

Amidst the praise for Mr. Richest Man's noble sentiments, the "Wall Street Journal" disclosed a piece of news - in the current global trend of auto factory mergers, Tang Huan has also become fashionable. Jaguar, a luxury car manufacturer, has become interested. If the acquisition is completed, the funds used are likely to reach billions of dollars.

The first reaction from the outside world is that it is a smoke bomb. Recently, both General Motors and Ford have expressed the intention to acquire Jaguar. Could it be that some investors have involved the richest man in order to create variables and increase their bargaining chips.

Soon, a well-informed person came out to answer questions: This news is basically true. During the past trip to the North Pole, an husky that loyally accompanied Tang Huan died suddenly after returning victoriously and completing the mission. , its owner was deeply grieved, and the name of this loyal dog was "Jaguar", so the acquisition of Jaguar Motor Company became an inevitable action to fill the emotional void.

After receiving this news, some British media immediately exploded: This is too far-fetched. If your dog is called Mercedes-Benz, Honda, or Cadillac, will you want to buy these companies after you die?
Well-informed people once again boasted: Don't mention it, the dogs of the richest man's family are all called world-famous cars. This time they took the dog to pull the sledge to the North Pole. "Every famous car" played an irreplaceable role. important role.

These British media, which seemed particularly sensitive, responded with no words, and cursed viciously: "Then we hope that Mr. Richest will mourn for his pet dog again."

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason for such a violent reaction from the British side, which seems to have been stepped on the tail, is mainly because of the complicated and difficult interest dispute relationship with Xiangjiang, which has been extremely active in the past half a year.

Tang Huan's inclusion of Jardine Matheson and the beating of HSBC almost made the traditional British Far East business interest groups slapped in the face. Of course, the frustrated will not let go of the opportunity to make trouble.But what annoyed them was that once the richest man started Tai Chi, he couldn't get close at all.

As a result, Tang Huan, who had recuperated for several months, made the first big move to come to England—to commemorate one of his dogs, he actually planned to acquire Jaguar, and you can find a more plausible excuse No?
However, the British elite did not show such a "glassy heart", but gave a positive evaluation.After all, it is an indisputable fact that Jaguar is now in trouble, and the sudden emergence of three powerful buyers undoubtedly provides an excellent opportunity to sell at a high price.

In fact, until this year, when a foreign company acquired Jaguar in the UK, there was no room for legal maneuvering.

As early as 1968, the British government launched a plan to integrate the domestic auto industry, that is, Leyland, which was in its heyday at the time, further acquired other auto manufacturers.

It was at that time that Jaguar was merged into the big group of Leyland.

It is a pity that the integration plan of the automobile industry was not successful. Many brands under Leland's group, after many reorganizations, still cannot recover from the decline.

At the same time, with the continuous mergers and acquisitions, the financial burden of Leland, which has become larger and larger, has become heavier and heavier, and its operation has encountered difficulties.

In 1975, the British government had no choice but to nationalize Leland.

But with this backstory, Leland was even more muddy and couldn't support the wall.

But relatively speaking, Jaguar, which has independent research and development capabilities and rich experience in car manufacturing, can still grow at a steady pace. The sedan XJ, sports car E-Type, and its successor model XJS are all very successful.

After Mrs. Thatcher came to power, the privatization process was launched in an aggressive manner, and Leland naturally could no longer get by relying on the state's blood supply.Jaguar, which performed well, was liberated first.It became independent from Lilan in 1984.

When it was listed on August 8 of the same year, the price of each Jaguar stock was about 10 pounds, which attracted a large number of retail investors, occupying a total of 1.76% of all Jaguar shares.

Since Jaguar can be regarded as a model in the British automobile manufacturing industry, in order to make this rare good seedling the pride of the UK, how to ensure its independence and prevent hostile takeovers has become a consensus among the British rulers.

For this reason, the British Ministry of Commerce and Trade painstakingly formulated the very famous "golden share split method", that is, no individual can hold more than 15% of Jaguar's shares, and 75% of Jaguar's shares are in the hands of the British Ministry of Commerce and Trade.

In fact, there is nothing innovative in it. Many British-funded companies, such as HSBC, have developed such a set of things in order to avoid losing control.

This law is valid until December 1990, 12, so unless the British government itself repeals it, this protective shell is enough to prevent Jaguar from being taken over by others.

I also blame Jaguar, whose main market is the United States. In order to reduce the losses caused by the continuous depreciation of the US dollar against the British pound, it is too exhaustive. In addition to the "Black Monday" kick, its financial situation has continuously deteriorated in the past three years. , It can be said that it has reached the point of life and death.

Ever since, when General Motors and Ford are throwing olive branches, the British government is also removing obstacles for this.

Now, the distressed Jaguar has three rich and handsome suitors. Of course, the British side is overjoyed, and immediately contacted the richest man, "Has your leg recovered? If it is convenient, please come to London to discuss in detail."

"Okay." Tang Huan responded to the other party without pretense, "However, wait until I finish a private matter."

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On the night of November 11, a group of Romanians risked their lives, walked and swam for 27 hours, crossed the border between Romania and Hungary, then went to Austria, and entered Western Europe.

The western media quickly got the news, which added another piece of heavy news to the already turbulent situation in Eastern Europe this year—Nadia Comaneci, a famous Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist, could not bear persecuted and fled his home country.

In this delicate period, the mouthpieces of various forces responded quickly, nothing more than a hat of defection and an aura of surrender.

The British "Sun" once again showed its power, triumphantly saying: I will tell you a beautiful oriental fairy tale - "Red Flying at Night".

(End of this chapter)