Chapter 357: Prelude
Ten minutes later, Karina came out of the bathroom with her bathrobe draped. Then he picked out a violet evening dress in the closet, unbuttoned the bathrobe in front of Chen Feng, and began to wear it with only intimate clothes. Her beautiful curves and perfect carcass made Chen Feng secretly swallow several mouthfuls of saliva.
Finally waited until she put on this evening dress and turned back and forth in front of the dressing mirror in the wardrobe a few times, then turned to Chen Feng and asked, "Husband, how is my set?"
Chen Feng looked her up and down, and saw that a large piece of snow-white was exposed on the chest of her evening dress, which could only cover her abnormally full parts, faintly revealing some thrilling cleavage, and couldn't help frowning and said: "This one is a little too revealing, let's change to a more conservative one." ”
Although he just went to Messer's house tonight, and when he saw her as a man dressed as Messer, Chen Feng still didn't want her to take advantage of others, even if it was just the cheapness of her eyes.
Hearing this, Karina looked down at the exposed part of her chest, and couldn't help but laugh a little and said, "Husband, is this still revealing? This evening dress is almost the most conservative of all evening dresses." Or I'll put on a. ”
Chen Feng originally wanted her to wear casual clothes, but he thought that Wang Meixue was wearing evening dresses, and he himself was wearing Armani's casual clothes, if Karina was also wearing casual clothes, it would be as if they had made an appointment in advance, deliberately making Wang Meixue ugly. In order to prevent his temperamental cheap old lady from getting angry, Chen Feng had no choice but to nod reluctantly: "Okay, you add another shoulder and buckle it on your chest." ”
Karina was happy and amused when she heard this, but she still took care of Chen Feng's face and nodded and agreed: "Okay, I know, husband." ”
Karina picked a hat and put it on her shoulders, and buttoned it up, and motioned to Chen Feng to show it, until Chen Feng nodded with satisfaction, and then she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, Wang Meixue pushed in without knocking on the door again, and then saw Karina, who was also wearing a fashionable evening dress, setting off her beautiful and sexy body like a work of art, Wang Meixue was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help but feel a burst of envy and jealousy in her heart.
"You're all right. Okay, let's go. It's almost seven o'clock. Wang Meixue said to Chen Feng. But she was clearly speaking to Karina.
Karina naturally heard it, smiled disapprovingly, and said, "Wait a minute, I'll just put on my socks." ”
As she spoke, Karina lifted her slender but full ** to the edge of the bed, and put on the stockings in her hand. It is even more eye-catching, although she did it unintentionally, but it still made Chen Feng swallow saliva again, and although Wang Meixue is a woman, she also looks at it with envy, although her own legs can also be said to be slender and round, but obviously not as slender as Karina.
After Karina put on her stockings and high heels, she beckoned to the two of them and said, "Alright, let's go." ”
Chen Feng naturally left at any time, and he didn't go to dress up anything.
At that moment, the three of them went out together, got in the car and went to the Messer family's manor.
Three minutes later, the car arrived at the gate of the manor, and after contacting the doorman, the two cars drove straight into Messer's manor.
In front of the gate of the main building of the manor, the Messers greeted the three in person.
Wang Meixue and Messer had met before, and they knew each other, but it was the first time they met his wife Agrice, and Chen Feng personally introduced her, and heard that she was Chen Feng's "sister". Agrice, of course, hurriedly treated her with courtesy.
Soon after, everyone sat down at the table and began to enjoy the dinner prepared by Messer, the "richest man in the world".
Chen Feng unceremoniously asked Messer directly for a plate of caviar, and gave it to Karina and Wang Meixue to taste.
It is not uncommon to say that everyone has eaten ordinary caviar, but the caviar that Chen Feng is eating now is no better than ordinary caviar, because its name is "almas", which means "diamond" in Russian, and it is very appropriate to give this name to the most expensive caviar in the world. The price of Iranian almas caviar is unattainable for ordinary people - 32 ounces can cost a whopping $23,308, and to match its extraordinary value, the jar used for packaging is made of real 24-karat gold.
In addition to the gold and jade, the content is natural. According to gluttony, only the eggs of the sturgeon are eligible to be made into caviar in the true sense of the word, and there are many types of sturgeon, and the grade of caviar varies depending on the species. The highest grade is Beluga, which produces less than 100 eggs a year and only mature Beluga fish over 60 years old are eligible to be used to make zuòBeluga caviar, followed by A-color tra caviar made from eggs laid by A-color tra fish over 40 years old, and then Sevruga caviar made from eggs laid by Sevruga fish over 20 years old. In terms of appearance, the whiter the color of the caviar, the older the sturgeon from which it is derived, the more noble the quality of the caviar, and the more delicate and elegant the natural taste.
Almas is the highest grade of Beluga caviar and comes from the endangered albino sturgeon, the largest and only carnivorous fish in the sturgeon family, which is over 100 years old. This dinosaur contemporaneous fish has survived for at least 1.2 billion years, making it the oldest survivor of the Cretaceous period, and even more amazingly, its form has not changed in spite of all the vicissitudes of life. With such a noble background, it is no wonder that Almas caviar is produced only 8 to 13 kilograms per year. Its colour is equally rare, with a warm and mellow white, and the grains are plump, full, rounded, and even shimmering with a shimmer in the clearness.
Caviar can be called a "fragile delicacy". If there is any mistake in the processing process, it will lead to nothing. To process fish eggs into caviar, more than 10 processes must be completed in 15 minutes. The first thing to do is to stun the sturgeon, because on natural reflexes it secretes a lot of adrenaline, which will spoil the original flavor of the caviar. The eggs are then retrieved, screened, cleaned and drained...... Then the caviar master smells, tastes, looks, touches, grades, and decides on one crucial thing - how much salt to put in. Since the better the quality of the eggs, the less salt is used, so the salt content of Almas is very low, and the more it is treated, the more it must be handled. Finally, the caviar is carefully layered (so as not to crush the lower eggs), packed into jars, and sent to refrigerated trucks to be shipped to the world's most prestigious businesses. And the customers of these businesses are people who can afford to pay a small sip of hundreds of dollars.
Scoop a spoonful of caviar with a shell spoon (a metal spoon will spoil the aroma of caviar, which is absolutely forbidden), gently spread it on the tongue, and slowly crush the caviar one by one with the tip of the tongue. The slight pressure on the tongue seems to feel a weak, push-like resistance at first, but it is this millisecond of restraint that makes people feel extremely worried, and then, the elegant and delicate breath escapes between the lips and teeth, provoking the foodies to be willing to throw a lot of money for it. Another great thing about Almas is that it's 74 kcal per ounce. You'd have to spend millions of dollars to get fat.
Karina and Wang Meixue both ate this Almas for the first time, and for a while, both of them nodded in approval. Messer and Agrice, who are the masters, like the two of them, and of course they are very happy. So, next, naturally, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
After dinner, Messer and Chen Feng came to the study together, while Karina and Wang Meixue stayed in the living room, accompanied by Agrice drinking black tea, because Wang Meixue's English was not very good, and Karina could only translate on her behalf. This made Wang Meixue very depressed, and secretly vowed to learn spoken English well when she went back.
After several years of development, Fengsai is becoming a world-renowned super chaebol, with assets covering all walks of life, and the growth rate of assets is even more shocking, and now it is not an exaggeration to describe him as the world's largest chaebol.
"BOSS, at present, the total asset value of our Fengsai is about 300 billion US dollars, which is mainly in the financial industry, oil industry, mining industry, and other industries such as hotels, restaurants, biology, communication technology, etc. This is a detailed copy of our current group company, you can take it back and take a good look. Also, it's important to remember that this information is not leaked. Messer said, took out a prepared paper clip from his desk and handed it to Chen Feng. This information was not requested by Chen Feng on his own initiative, but was given to Chen Feng after Messer's intuition, the purpose of which was to let Chen Feng, the big boss, have a detailed understanding of the assets and operation of his own group company.
After Chen Feng nodded, he took the text folder, opened it and looked at it a little, it was dozens of pages thick, and the content should be full of details. Although Chen Feng, the major shareholder and boss of Fengsai, trusts Messer very much, but the financial audit system of each quarter, Chen Feng is still implementing, and the financial reports and audit reports of each quarter, Chen Feng are detailed glances, which is probably called the brother to settle accounts, at least so far, Messer, the president of Funsai, has not done any dereliction of duty and corruption, and Messer is very observant, although Chen Feng, the shopkeeper, does not ask much about the specific operation of Funsai, but when the two usually contact, especially when encountering the company's heavy decision-making, Messer still often asks Chen Feng's opinion。 Moreover, when the company's total investment exceeds $20 billion, Messer, the president, needs to obtain written authorization from Chen Feng, the de facto majority shareholder of Fengsai. This is the principle of every joint-stock company, and Chen Feng does not want to change it. Of course, Messer has no idea of changing, although Chen Feng is his partner and boss.
Chen Feng casually flipped through the report, then put it away, and said with a smile: "As long as the development of our Fengsai is smooth, what kind of investment should we pay attention to in the future? Has it touched the interests of other chaebols?"
Chen Feng's two questions are very crucial, the first is about himself, and the other is about the outside.
Messer nodded: "In the future, we will focus on the financial industry. Petroleum industry and mining industry as the three pillar industries, the rest of our group should pay more attention to the development of biomedicine, as well as the new energy industry, which in the two major industries are indispensable for the future to promote the sustainable development of human beings, the amount of investment in these two industries will be very huge, and it is difficult to achieve results in a short period of time, but I believe that as long as we Fengsai has been persistent, increase investment in these two industries, the future of these investments will bring us thousands of times the return. ”
In his previous life, Chen Feng knew that Bill Gates, the world's richest man at that time, was very optimistic about the three major industries of IT, energy and pharmaceuticals, and believed that the richest man in the future would definitely come from these three industries.
The pharmaceutical industry and the biomedical engineering industry are the two pillars of the modern pharmaceutical industry. The biomedical industry is composed of the biotechnology industry and the pharmaceutical industry. At present, the definition and scope of the biotechnology industry are very different among countries and organizations, and even the views of different people are often very different. Biomedical engineering is a general term for the comprehensive application of the principles and methods of life science and engineering science, the understanding of the structure, function and other life phenomena of the human body at the multiple levels of molecules, cells, tissues, organs and even the entire human body system from the perspective of engineering, and the study of artificial materials, products, devices and system technologies used for disease prevention, treatment, human function assistance and health care.
Nowadays, many governments have cultivated the biomedical industry as a new economic growth point, and have adopted different policies and measures to accelerate the development of the biomedical industry. Leading the commanding heights of the bioeconomy has become the focus of the economic and social development strategy of all countries, especially the big countries, and the developed countries have cultivated the biomedical industry as a new economic growth point, and have taken important measures such as strengthening leadership, competing for talents, increasing income, and establishing parks, so as to accelerate the development of biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, and the biomedical industry has become the focus of a new round of development competition in the world. While the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry is spreading globally, it has gathered interrelated companies and related institutions in a specific region, including product manufacturers, service providers, suppliers, universities and trade associations, and the agglomeration of its industries is becoming more and more obvious.
From the perspective of the development trend of the world's biomedical industry, it is currently in the beginning stage of large-scale industrialization of biomedical technology, and it is expected to enter a period of rapid development after 2020, and gradually become the leading industry of the world economy. The United States, the birthplace of modern biotechnology and industry, dominates the world market of biotechnology, and has the world's highest level of research, the most mature biotechnology industry, the largest number of employees, and the largest industry
profits, and continue to maintain a world advantage. It is an indisputable fact that the United States has five world-leading biotechnology industry regions: Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, Washington, D.C., and the North Carolina Research Triangle, which firmly established the United States as a leader in the world's biotechnology industry. There are 1,452 biotechnology companies in the United States, of which 336 are publicly held, with a total market value of $360 billion. The European biopharmaceutical industry accounts for more than 30% of the global market share and is showing a steady growth trend.
As more and more countries support biotechnology, the maturity of the industry means that competition for human and technological resources is intensifying. Countries around the world are pinning their hopes on biotechnology to bring about significant changes in the future. As the most promising and dynamic region in the world, the development of the biotechnology industry in the Asia-Pacific region has attracted global attention. Although the life sciences industry in the Asia-Pacific region is regulated
The model is small, but it has shown great potential, which is inseparable from the long-term and vigorous scientific research and development and production activities carried out by American and European pharmaceutical companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Since the implementation of the bio-industry development strategy in 2002, the national R&D budget has tripled in five years, giving priority and focusing on the development of advanced drugs, information technology-related fields and measurement and analysis equipment. The number of patent applications ranked fourth and second in the world respectively, and the biotechnology market continued to grow rapidly, increasing from 200 billion yen in 1980 to 6.67 trillion yen in 2005, and the output value of biotechnology is expected to reach 25 trillion yen in 2010. As the seven emerging pharmaceutical markets, in 2008, the total market size of China, Brazil, Mexico, South Korea, India, Turkey and Russia will increase by 12%~13% to 85 billion ~ 90 billion US dollars.
In the current world pharmaceutical market, a steady stream of new drugs on the market has led to the rapid growth of the drug market, and large enterprises, internationalization and best-selling products have become a significant symbol of the development of the pharmaceutical industry in the contemporary world. North America, the European Union, and Japan are the three largest pharmaceutical markets in the world, accounting for about 87.7% of the global pharmaceutical market share. As the economic growth of developing countries continues to shift, the focus of the medical market will shift from infectious diseases to cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and other chronic diseases, and China has become the biggest bright spot in the Asia-Pacific region, with a growth rate of 20.4%, exceeding 20% for three consecutive years. On the one hand, mature markets such as North America and Europe have maintained a low growth rate; on the other hand, emerging markets such as Asia (except Japan) and Latin America have released strong growth potential, and the growth rate in 2006 will continue to remain above 10%, especially in recent years, China's pharmaceutical industry has grown rapidly and has become one of the world's important pharmaceutical markets. After more than 40 years of consolidation, the entire industry has finally turned from a loss to a profit, marking the recovery of the biotechnology industry in 2008 at the moment of economic downturn, and the global biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry is gradually formed by private companies.
A very important feature of the biomedical industry is the cluster development, with scientific research institutions, universities, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies and their related institutions in a specific geographical area to distribute, interact with each other, In 2006, the number of strategic alliances doubled from 2005, and the total value of transactions reached $23 billion, an increase of 60%, providing an important source of funds for promoting the sustainable development of the biotechnology industry.
Not to mention the new energy industry, which is generally favored by the public, and all forms of new energy are directly or indirectly derived from the heat generated by the sun or the earth's interior. These include solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, fusion, hydro and ocean energy, as well as energy derived from renewable energy sources from biofuels and hydrogen. It can also be said that new energy sources include various renewable energy sources and nuclear energy. Compared with traditional energy, new energy generally has the characteristics of less pollution and large reserves, which is of great significance for solving the problem of environmental pollution and resource (especially fossil energy) depletion in today's world. At the same time, because many new energy sources are evenly distributed, it is also of great significance to solve the war caused by energy.
Generally speaking, conventional energy refers to energy that is technically mature and has been used on a large scale, while new energy usually refers to energy that has not been used on a large scale and is being actively researched and developed. Therefore, coal, oil, natural gas, and large and medium-sized hydropower are all regarded as conventional energy sources, while solar energy, wind energy, modern biomass energy, geothermal energy, marine energy, nuclear energy, hydrogen energy, etc. are regarded as new energy sources. With the progress of technology and the establishment of the concept of sustainable development, the industrial and domestic organic wastes that have been regarded as garbage in the past have been re-recognized, and have been deeply researched and developed as a material for energy resource utilization, so the resource utilization of waste can also be regarded as a form of new energy technology.
The development of human industrial civilization is inseparable from energy, and oil, coal and other non-renewable energy sources are accelerating the reduction, and the use of these energy emitted carbon monoxide has caused a large degree of deterioration of the earth's environment and air.
It is estimated that 1.78 billion kilowatts of solar energy radiates to the earth every year, of which 500~100 billion kWh can be exploited. However, due to its scattered distribution, it is currently available for very little utilization. Geothermal energy resources refer to the total heat content of rocks and water bodies at a depth of 5,000 meters under the land. Among them, the high-temperature geothermal energy resources within 3 kilometers and above 150 °C in the global land part are 1.4 million tons of standard coal, and some countries have begun to develop and utilize them commercially. The world's wind energy potential is about 350 billion kilowatts, and it is difficult to use it economically due to the intermittent dispersion of wind power. Ocean energy includes tidal energy, wave energy, seawater temperature difference energy, etc., and the theoretical reserves are very considerable. Limited to the state of technology, it is still in the stage of small-scale research. At present, because the utilization technology of new energy is not yet mature, it only accounts for a small part of the total energy required by the world, and there is a great future for development.
"You are right, in the future, biomedicine, IT, and new energy are all favored by many people, and the competition is also very fierce. But we have the funds and are not afraid of large-scale investment in the early stage, and we will definitely be able to occupy a place in these three industries. Chen Feng nodded in agreement very seriously.
Messer was very happy to see that Chen Feng agreed with his point of view, so he said with a smile: "At present, we have invested 3 billion US dollars in biomedical research, and will continue to expand in the future, and in terms of new energy, we have invested nearly 10 billion US dollars, and have established factories in the United States, Germany, Japan and China, which are mainly research solar energy and biomass energy. At present, in new energy, biomass energy, solar energy, wind energy, hydroelectric power, geothermal energy and other utilization technologies have been applied. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has conducted a study on the demand for international electricity from 2000~2030, and the study shows that the total annual average growth rate of total power generation from renewable energy will be the fastest. IEA research believes that in the next 30 years, non-hydro renewable energy power generation will grow faster than any other fuel power generation, with an annual growth rate of nearly 6%, and its total power generation will increase fivefold between 2000 ~ 2030, and by 2030, it will provide 4.4% of the world's total electricity, of which biomass energy will account for 80% of it. At present, the proportion of renewable energy in primary energy is generally low, on the one hand, it is related to the attention and policies of different countries, and on the other hand, it is related to the high cost of renewable energy technology, especially solar, biomass, wind energy, etc., which have high technical content. According to the IEA's forecasting study, the cost of renewable energy generation will fall significantly in the next 30 years, increasing its competitiveness. The cost of renewable energy utilization is related to a variety of factors, so the results of cost forecasting are uncertain. However, these projections suggest that the cost of renewable energy technologies will continue to decline. Therefore, we should increase our efforts to enhance the scientific and technological research and development and production capacity in this area, and the benefits in new energy are still very promising. ”
Chen Feng nodded in support: "Well, you're right, just do it, I'm also very optimistic about this new energy, if it can greatly save costs, new energy will gradually replace traditional energy." ”
"Yes, if the cost of production can be greatly reduced, new energy will become a new industry to get rich. Speaking of this, Messer suddenly changed the subject again, and said with some sternness, " Boss, in addition, I would like to tell you that in March of this year, there was a conflict between our Fonsai and ExxonMobil in the United States over an oil field in Venezuela, and finally we Fonsai took out the oil field with very rich oil reserves, and now ExxonMobil is very hostile to our Fonsai, although they have no specific retaliation measures at present, but presumably they will definitely find an opportunity to give us color in the future. ”
ExxonMobil is the world's largest non-governmental oil and gas producer and the world's largest non-governmental natural gas seller, and is also one of the world's largest oil refiners, with a triple A credit rating for more than 85 consecutive years, making it one of the few companies in the world to maintain this record. It is the world's leading petroleum and petrochemical company, founded in 1882 by John D. Rockefeller and headquartered in Avenues, Texas, USA. ExxonMobil Connect's affiliates operate in approximately 200 countries and territories and employ 86,000 people, including approximately 14,000 engineers and scientists. In Fortune magazine's ranking of the largest publicly traded companies in the United States this year, soaring energy prices pushed ExxonMobil to the top spot on the 2006 Fortune 500.
Exxon and Mobil both date back to the end of the nineteenth century, and in 1882, they were organizing oil trust levels. From 1986 onwards, there will be two distinct refining and marketing organizations - Standard Oil Company of New Jersey and Standard Oil Company of New York. The two companies expanded to the shores of the United States for the rest of the 20th century, with sales branches and offices throughout Europe and Asia.
In 1911, the U.S. Supreme Court ordered the dissolution of the Standard Oil Trust, which led to the attaching 34 companies: including Standard and Socony Jersey, and in the same year, national kerosene production was first overshadowed by the original discarded gasoline, which was increasingly marketed in the automobile, and the final product trademark Mobiloil was incentivized by Somany in 1920. After the break-up of Standard Oil, Jersey and Standard Alternative Socony faced increasing competition, with less resources to be fully integrated in both companies. In the next 20 years, the companies will actively establish every aspect of the enterprise, from production, refining, and pipeline research. They also expanded with the United States to help the great annexation of Jersey Standard abroad with a 50% oil interest of the Science Perfection Company, Texas oil producing countries interested in the purchase of 45% Socone Magallia Petroleum Co., Ltd., which was mainly engaged in sugar production, pipeline transportation, and sales, and in 1931 merged into the Socone Vacuum Oil Company, opening up industrial development to a level dating back to 1866, the oil by-product itself.
In 1933 Standard and Jersey Socony-Vacuum took their interests in the region from 1950 to 1950 into joint ventures: Standard Vacuum Oil Company, 'Stanvac,' which operated in 50 countries, was dissolved from East Africa to New Zealand in 1962. In the post-war period, the United States prospered again, helping to rebuild European standards, making the Jersey Socony-Vacuum firmly support the trajectory of global economic growth, and the development of new technologies and markets also led to a range of derivative and petrochemical products. In the coming years, ExxonMobil's predecessor company refinery refinery experience, many basic chemical products and many derivatives, after the end of World War II, both companies advanced technology, expanded their business reach, and established markets in more than 100 countries.
Mobil Chemical Company was founded in 1960 and as of 1999, its main products include basic olefins aromatic, ethylene, polyethylene glycol, the company manufactures synthetic lubricants and lubricant additives population bases, propylene and tablet packagers, and has production facilities in 10 countries.
ExxonMobil was formerly known as Mobil Oil and Exxon, which merged to form ExxonMobil in 1999. The predecessor of these two major oil groups was the famous John Rockefeller, that is, the Standard Oil Company founded by the founder of the Rockefeller family. On January 10, 1870, the Rockefeller brothers, Mr. and Mrs. Flagler and Andrews founded the Standard Oil Company. At that time, kerosene was the main source of oil, but many factories produced kerosene of poor quality, and Rockefeller always insisted on quality assurance, which is where the name Standard Oil comes from. In 1872, Rockefeller planned to merge all the refineries into one giant consortium to curb price fluctuations and save the entire industry. By 1879, Standard Oil controlled 90 percent of America's refining capacity, nearly all of the oil pipes and pooling systems in and out of the producing areas, and controlled transportation, and was known as the "octopus." On January 2, 1882, Rockefeller and his partners formally signed a "Standard Oil Company Trust Agreement", thus becoming the world's first large "trust". In this trust, Rockefeller merged more than 40 manufacturers, monopolizing 80 percent of the country's oil refining industry and 90 percent of the tubing business. In order to win over consumers, Standard Oil has made inroads into the sales market. According to statistics, in the mid-80s of the 19th century, he had controlled about 80% of the sales market. In the mid-80s of the 19th century, new oil fields were discovered in Lima, Ohio, USA, but crude oil had a high sulfur content. In order to build up his crude oil reserves, Rockefeller decided to buy a large amount of Lima oil. In 1889, Hermann Frecher, a German chemist employed by Standard Oil, successfully researched copper oxide desulfurization, and the price of Lima oil immediately rose from $15 to $30 per barrel when Standard Oil bought it, and continued to climb. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the emergence of automobiles, airplanes and other means of transportation continued to usher in a new stage of development for the petroleum industry. But Standard Oil's monopoly has been challenged even more. Ida Tarbel's serial exposing the dark side of Standard Oil was published in McClure magazine in November 1902, and in 1904 she published a book entitled "A History of Standard Oil." Theodore Roosevelt, who came to power in 1901, initiated an investigation into the Standard Oil Company and the oil industry. In November 1906, the Roosevelt administration filed a lawsuit against Standard Oil in the Federal Circuit Court in St. Louis, accusing the company of violating antitrust. In 1909, a federal court sentenced Standard Oil to dissolve. In July 1911, Standard Oil was spun off into 34 separate companies, and its legacy continued among them. Soon these companies became new giants. Among them, after several changes, "Louisiana Standard Oil Company" was renamed "Mobil Oil Company" in 1966, and "New Jersey Standard Oil Company" was renamed "Exxon Oil Company" in 1972. In 1999, Exxon and Mobil, which had gone through mergers and divisions for more than 100 years, merged again to become "Exxon-Mobil Oil Company", and even topped the Fortune 500 in 2001.
It can be said that offending ExxonMobil is tantamount to directly offending the Rockefeller family and even indirectly offending the U.S. government. You must know that the headquarters of the Funsai Group is still in Hong Kong, which is not a domestic company in the United States, which has made the top level of the United States very jealous, and now that Funsai is actually in conflict with ExxonMobil, the largest trust in the United States, it is conceivable that the US government will be more hostile to the super consortium of Funsai.
"What do you think of next year's election in the United States?"
Chen Feng suddenly asked this sentence seemingly completely unconnected. However, although Messer was also stunned for a moment, he quickly understood Chen Feng's intentions, and said with a smile: "This is difficult to predict, Bush Jr.'s reputation is not good now, and his approval rating is even more because of the sharp decline in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and many people are not optimistic about his re-election." ”
Chen Feng smiled and said: "I think he has great hopes of being re-elected next year, so I think it is necessary for us to strengthen our relationship with Bush Jr. ”
When Messer heard Chen Feng say this, Messer was too skeptical, but asked with some doubts: "Do you really think so?"
"Not 100 percent, but 70 or 80 percent. Chen Feng replied confidently. Although the history of this time and space has become not much different from the original history because of his "butterfly", Chen Feng knows that there has not changed much in some inertial history.
"Okay!" Messer said very resolutely, "since there are seventy or eighty percent, we can completely make it worthwhile to give Bush Jr. a second term next year." ”