Reborn Tycoon Rise

The emergency meeting ended quickly, and Brad sat alone in his office, thinking about the upcoming problems.

The secretary knocked on the door and came in with a very bad look on his face, and said: "Sir, it's too late on the Wanwan side. A large number of local police and fire fighters have blocked the factory. Not only the Taoyuan factory, but also the two factories in Taipei and Kaohsiung have been blocked." , water and electricity were cut off, the bottom workers of the factory were dismissed, and all management have been brought to the police station to assist in the investigation."

Brad's heart sank immediately after hearing this, and he asked, "The same for all Americans?"

The secretary replied: "Currently, the news there has been blocked. I only know that because there are too many people, except for some top management, other Americans and ordinary Chinese executives have been sent to several local hotels, but they are not allowed to go out, which is equivalent to Under house arrest!”

Brad thought for a moment and asked, "When did the officials from Wanwan take action?"

The secretary said: "Almost an hour ago!"

"It's just when ABC aired it. It's such a coincidence." Brad said with a deep look.

The secretary said: "Sir, what do you mean...?"

Brad sighed and said: "It's not that simple for so many things to happen together by coincidence. There must be someone behind it to add fuel to the flames."

The secretary asked: "Then what should we do now?"

Brad said: "Send someone to Wanwan immediately to understand the movements of all American employees. It is best to understand how Wanwan officials are going to handle this matter.

In addition, please make an appointment with Graves from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for me. I want to go to Washington in person. I must first find a way to bring our employees back to the United States. "

"Okay, I'll go right away." The secretary didn't care about etiquette and trotted out of the office.

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"The people at Goldman Sachs are really playing a big game! They actually persuaded the Gulf government to detain more than 200 Americans, and launched a judicial investigation. They even ignored the interference of the U.S. Ministry of Foreign Affairs." Xu Zhi said with emotion.

Yao Mingcheng smiled and said: "Yes, I was prepared to work hard to stop the RCA factory for a few months, but the relationship between Goldman Sachs and General Electric is obviously more powerful. If I had known this, so much political investment would not have been wasted."

Xu Zhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "Nothing is in vain. If they don't contribute to this matter, they still owe a favor. There will still be opportunities to cooperate in the future!"

It has been five days since the ABC TV station broke the news about RCA contamination, but in the past few days, various forces have appeared.

Wanwan officials immediately blocked the three RCA factories, and almost all the American personnel were arrested. However, for Uncle Sam's sake, they did not go directly to the detention center, but were placed under house arrest in a hotel.

Needless to say, the three factories were suspended, all bank accounts were frozen, the passports of all RCA employees were sealed, and they were not allowed to leave Wanwan. All middle- and high-level employees with some positions were restricted to the city, not allowed to leave, and were required to cooperate with the investigation at any time.

RCA also responded quickly. It held a press conference that night and stated that it would be responsible for the local environment in Wanwan, but it avoided talking to reporters about some details about the pollution.

Subsequently, the U.S. Ministry of Foreign Affairs intervened and asked the Gulf government to release the American personnel back to the country first, but was rejected. The Gulf government stated that if it was found that the American employees were not involved in the environmental pollution incident, they would naturally be released without charge.

The attitude of the Gulf government is very tough, because we are in a special period now. When China and the United States established diplomatic relations in 1979, the United States naturally "severed diplomatic relations" with the Gulf. This caused serious concern among the Gulf authorities and some people among the people towards the United States. Dissatisfied, but at this time, it was revealed that a large American company was frantically pumping hundreds of thousands of tons of sewage into the ground in the mainland of Wanwan. The pollution area reached hundreds of square kilometers, and even threatened hundreds of thousands of people above Taoyuan City. life safety.

Any politician will seize this opportunity, and with the push from behind, countless environmental groups are siding with Bay Bay, earning ample sympathy cards in the global news media.

The headquarters of RCA was even more lively. Several of the largest environmental organizations in the United States "magically" gathered together and surrounded the entire headquarters building. The horns and banners of various protests almost blocked the cars on the road.

The American media also tried their best. Various newspapers described the pollution process and subsequent harm in detail. As time passed, a large number of cancer patients near the Wanwan Taoyuan factory also came forward and demanded that RCA executives pay criminal penalties. responsibility.

"Thousands" of cancer patients are caused by pollution, and many newspapers have begun to exaggerate various figures in order to add "gimmicks".

Areas outside the incident were also affected. The Mexican authorities forcibly ordered the closure of the domestic RCA factory. At the same time, they sent an environmental protection team to inspect the rivers and groundwater near the factory. They publicly stated that the RCA factory would not be allowed to operate until it was confirmed that it was not contaminated. Return to work.

Small factories in Romania and some other countries have not been affected. It is not that there is a pollution problem, but that Goldman Sachs’ arm has not been stretched that far, or it is not worth stretching.

Under the blow from many parties, RCA's TV manufacturing business almost collapsed, and the reputation of the market brand began to become notorious.

"How did it turn out?" Brad sat on the office chair and gently rubbed his head. For him, the past ten days had been longer and more tiring than the past ten years.

The secretary replied: "Our people sent groundwater samples to the nearest Japanese testing agency, and the results were very bad!"

Brad asked: "Are the toxic substances excessive?"

"Yes, but the exceedance is not much." The secretary said: "But the most troublesome thing is that the pollution area is too large this time, and the groundwater we pumped from a place ten kilometers away from the factory still exceeds the standard.

The land samples taken by the Wanwan official from some areas of Taoyuan City were also found to contain excessive heavy metals. The Wanwan official has begun to mobilize a large amount of drinking water to supply local urban residents, and has begun to destroy a large number of local crops. Some officials have even proposed Move local residents away.

The Gulf government has asked our company to pay for all the relocation and supplies. "

"Are you kidding? Who can afford such a huge amount of money?" Brad directly objected. Since ancient times, if a city has an emergency and needs a large amount of supplies or transfers, this requires a huge amount of resources and funds from the government. Guarantee, if Taoyuan City really carries out population relocation, it is estimated that selling all RCA in exchange for US$5 billion would not be enough.

The secretary said: "Now the Gulf government is detaining all our employees, and news has spread over there that the court in Taoyuan City has started legal proceedings and will hold the mastermind of this pollution accountable, whether they are Americans or not.

In the past few days, the families of our colleagues who were detained in Baywan have also come to the company several times, asking the company to find ways to bring their families back safely. I have temporarily appeased them.

But the most troublesome thing is the White House. Many environmental organizations have signed a letter calling for punishment of our company. We still don’t know the movements of the White House.

As for Wanwan, several Environmental Protection Agency officials were also arrested at the same time, and they may be suspected of accepting bribes. If people from our company really do this, it will trigger the Anti-Foreign Bribery Act, and the FBI may also investigate the company. ! "

"Foreign Bribery Act!" Brad's expression suddenly changed when he heard these words. The Foreign Bribery Act is a criminal law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1977. It aims to restrict U.S. companies from using individuals to bribe foreign government officials. , and has made relevant provisions on the accounting system of companies listed in the United States. Any American company, or company from other countries listed in the United States, if it violates it, will be subject to criminal investigation by the FBI. This is already full of holes. For RCA, it's even worse.

Brad shook his head, calmed down and said, "Let's take things step by step. The most important thing now is to ensure the safety of our American colleagues over there in the bay. As long as we can successfully bring them back, other things can be solved slowly!"

The secretary said: "But the Bayan government obviously refuses to release him, what should we do?"

"It's useless no matter what we do!" Brad shook his head and said: "This matter could have been solved slowly, but there must be someone behind the scenes controlling everything, and as the matter gets bigger, it will soon turn into a political incident. , the only one who can save our colleagues is the White House.

You make another appointment with the Secretary of State for me, it affects the freedom of hundreds of Americans, and the White House must do its part no matter what! "