Material Empire

The Blue Sky Organization is a global environmental non-profit organization. It has been established for more than 30 years. They have launched various environmental protection campaigns around the world, including intercepting whaling ships in the Pacific Ocean, opposing nuclear power plant construction in France, and resisting potash fertilizer plants in Canada. , The eradication of genetically modified experimental fields in the Philippines, every movement is vigorous and vigorous, which makes the governments of various countries and related companies turn pale when they talk about it.

As one of the largest chemical companies in the world, the Warren Group was once the object of boycott by the Blue Sky Organization. Ten years ago, the Blue Sky Organization launched a large-scale boycott campaign specifically against the Warren Group. At the same time, it surrounded more than a dozen chemical companies of the Warren Group around the world. Entering the central control room of the chemical plant, he tried to forcefully close the gate, which almost caused a serious accident.

The Warren Group urgently launched a public relations mechanism, dispatched commissioners to secretly negotiate with the Blue Sky Organization, and finally agreed that the Warren Group would donate an amount equivalent to 15 million U.S. dollars to the so-called environmental protection public welfare fund under the Blue Sky Organization every year in exchange for the Blue Sky Organization. The Sky organization provided environmental supervision services to the Warren Group, which calmed down the situation and allowed factories to resume production.

It was during that conflict that Bernice and Gusev met, so it can be regarded as no deal. Since then, Bernice has participated in several environmental protection forums organized by the Blue Sky Organization as a technical expert. At the meeting, he introduced the pleasant experience of cooperating with the Blue Sky Organization to his peers, which is actually equivalent to speaking out from his own experience. Tell other companies to give up resistance and submit to Blue Sky.

Bernice knew very well what was going on with the blue sky organization. On this earth, there are indeed many genuine non-profit organizations that aim to save lives, heal the wounded, and care for the society, but there are even more false non-profit organizations that use the name of public welfare to collect money and launder money. People who have entered the post-industrial era are prone to have a Madonna mentality, and they need someone to help them give away the excess love. Therefore, various public welfare organizations have appeared on the stage like crucian carp crossing the river, and the blue sky is just one of them. Representative only.

As a person who suffered from it, Bernice is well aware of the destructive power of the blue sky. Facing the aggressive competitive pressure of Chinese companies, Bernice thought of this former enemy and had the idea of ​​bringing disaster to the east.

Gusev is the secretary-general of a branch under Blue Sky, with more than a dozen full-time staff members, who have been active in Western Europe before. In recent years, due to the increasing proliferation of various public welfare activities initiated by various public welfare organizations, the governments of various countries that originally adopted a policy of appeasement towards the activities of public welfare organizations have been disturbed, and have begun to show red cards to these organizations. Gusev organized several demonstrations against the construction of the high-speed railway, but instead of achieving the expected results, several staff members were arrested by the local police on charges of disturbing public order and assaulting the police. It took a little effort to rescue them.

Europe is no longer a good place, and Gusev is increasingly aware of this. He began to look elsewhere in the world, including booming China. Coincidentally, just when he was planning to take time to study China, Bernice called his desk.

Mr. Bernice, why did you start caring about environmental protection? Gusev asked lightly.

Our Warren Group has always been very concerned about environmental protection. Bernice replied, After I went to work in China, I found that Chinese people's awareness of environmental protection is still in the era of the industrial revolution, and there is an urgent need for European environmental protection. Don't you guys have any interest in environmental organizations coming to do some work for them?

Of course we are interested. Gusev replied perfunctorily, while the mouse in his hand was moving rapidly, looking for information about the RX project. After reading a few reports, a knowing smile appeared on his face, and he understood why Bernice called him.

The rapid development of China's economy has put forward a huge demand for various chemical products. RX is an important chemical raw material, and its demand in China has grown extremely rapidly in recent years. China's own RX production is seriously insufficient and needs to be imported in large quantities from abroad. Countries such as Japan, South Korea, Germany, and Singapore are major producers of RX. Among them, Warren Group exports 2 million tons of RX to China every year, worth billions of dollars. .

China is a country that pursues self-sufficiency very much. Over the years, it has been working on increasing the production capacity of RX to meet its own needs. Once China's own RX devices are put into mass production, it will inevitably reduce its dependence on imported RX raw materials, and at the same time greatly lower the price of RX, and the interests of many foreign manufacturers, including Warren Group, will be damaged.

Under such circumstances, Bernice invited the Blue Sky organization to carry out activities in China, isn't the purpose clear at a glance?

Knowing this, Gusev knew how to communicate with Bernice. He hummed a few words, and then said: Mr. Bernice, although we are very interested in going to China, we don't know much about the situation in China. , it takes a lot of energy to study this country. Also, China is a faraway place after all, and the funding of our branch...

I think this problem is easy to solve. If the Blue Sky Organization intends to carry out activities in China, the Warren Group's China Representative Office is willing to provide some convenience. Bernice replied without hesitation. He knows that these public welfare organizations don't see rabbits and don't spread eagles, and his eloquence alone can't make Gusev tempted, so before calling Gusev, he prepared to give some money for Gusev. Mental preparation for money.

If this is the case, that would be great. We will thank the Warren Group for their generous sponsorship on behalf of the Chinese people. Gusev laughed, and unceremoniously substituted himself into the role of the savior of the Chinese people.

A few days later, in the office of Guo Shuqing, the new secretary of Yiping City, Dongyuan Province, two Europeans with big noses welcomed them. They were accompanied by Xu Yang, the deputy director of the Science and Technology Bureau of Yiping City.

Xu Yang was sent back to the local area by a navy base because of serious problems in his life style. The base thought that Xu Yang had made some contributions, so they didn't want to do everything wrong, and didn't record Xu Yang's mistakes. Instead, they sent Xu Yang back to his hometown of Yiping City for resettlement in accordance with the normal transfer procedures.

Xu Yang graduated from a prestigious school and was promoted to a full-time post in the army. Therefore, after he transferred to a local area, he was assigned to be a middle-level cadre in the Science and Technology Bureau. Due to his outstanding talent and good background in Yiping City, he was quickly promoted to the deputy director of the Science and Technology Bureau, and it was rumored that the newly appointed Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee, Guo Shuqing, admired him a lot and intended to focus on cultivating him Well, a unit like the Bureau of Science and Technology probably wouldn't be able to accommodate a shining new star like him.

Secretary Guo, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Gusev, the Secretary-General of the Post-Industrial Urban Civilization Division of the International Blue Sky Organization, and Mr. Ekin, the Executive Director of the Post-Industrial Urban Civilization Division. They rushed to China from Europe to promote the concept of post-industrial civilization city. Xu Yang pointed to two Europeans and introduced to Guo Shuqing.

Welcome, welcome, very welcome to Mr. Gusev and Mr. Ekin. You are welcome to teach the Chinese people the concept of post-industrial civilization in Europe. With a kind smile on his face, Guo Shuqing shook hands with Gusev and Ekin respectively, and greeted They sat down on the couch, while they themselves sat on the single sofa on one side. This is a courtesy that only VIPs can enjoy.

The Blue Sky Organization is one of the most famous environmental protection organizations in the world. It has carried out a large number of environmental protection activities around the world and is well received by people from all over the world. This time Mr. Gusev and Mr. Ekin came to China. It is the first time for the Blue Sky organization to carry out activities in China. It is a great honor for us in Yiping to be the first stop of their China trip. Xu Yang said to Guo Shuqing with a somewhat proud tone.

Oh, really? Guo Shuqing was really interested, Our little Yiping City has such a big attraction?

Let Mr. Gusev answer this question himself.

As Xu Yang spoke, he murmured a few words in English to Gusev. Gusev nodded and began to speak, while Xu Yang interpreted for him in front of him.

Mr. Guo, our post-industrial urban civilization branch is a branch of the Blue Sky Organization that specializes in urban civilization. We have our own interpretation of urban civilization. Our ideas are contrary to the current popular ideas. We can easily Confidently speaking, our ideas are at least 50 years ahead of this era. Gusev opened his mouth in a lofty tone, making Guo Shuqing and Xu Yang dizzy.

Modern cities in the West all arose along with industrial civilization, such as Birmingham in England and Detroit in the United States. The characteristics of these cities are all born because of industry, and now they die because of industry. The development of industry can bring cities It brought a large population and great wealth, and at the same time deprived human beings of their connection with nature, alienating human beings into mechanical slaves.

With the advent of the post-industrial era, cities will be faced with a choice, that is, to let industry squeeze humans out of the city, or to let humans squeeze industry out of the city. Unfortunately, cities like Birmingham and Detroit made bad choices and now face a severe depression.

For the future of mankind, our post-industrial urban civilization branch has launched campaigns to save cities around the world, hoping to help cities in various countries break free from the clutches of industrialization and return cities to their original functions. This time we chose Yiping City in China as the first stop of our visit, hoping to make a pilot project with global demonstration significance in Yiping, a rising industrial city.

Gusev continued to talk eloquently, while Guo Shuqing sat aside and listened, with a gleam of light gradually appearing in his eyes.