What the hell is a private enterprise?

Chapter 324 Joining the gang
Tang Wen successfully went from being a billionaire to a billionaire.

Of course, this is not a real asset, but rather the media's valuation of the oil field.

If we roughly calculate that 10 billion tons can be extracted from 20 billion tons, and based on the current international transaction price of $20 per barrel, the Reed Bank oil field is worth more than $1500 billion.

Although this was just an exaggerated assumption, it immediately caused Tang Wen's net worth to skyrocket, and invitations from more celebrities and companies poured in like snowflakes.

Now, the real entity has landed in Silicon Valley.

……

"Hey, Chai Na Tang."

Hello, Elon.

Elon Musk, founder of ZIP2, is still a somewhat balding young man.

Last year, he and his brother co-founded the ZIP2 website, with a purpose similar to Jack Ma's Yellow Pages website: to provide users with an index of business information.

ZIP2 is still in its early stages, and Elon is a 25-year-old balding entrepreneur who sleeps in his office. He is extremely envious of Tang Wen, who is also young and has already become rich.

The latter also happened to see information about ZIP2 Company and came to visit this extraordinary person.

According to the timeline, two years later, ZIP2 was sold for a high price of $2200 million. Elon immediately bought a McLaren sports car, and soon after went on to create X and PayPal. Only later did he have the idea to build rockets.

Elon now envies Tang Wen not only for his wealth, but also for the fact that the latter created the King BBS, whose website is of extremely high quality and very well designed, with a constant stream of new features.

At that time, there was no Great Firewall, and many foreign netizens also visited DaWang BBS, so Tang Wen was still a big name in the hearts of internet people around the world.

The two chatted happily for two hours. Before leaving, Tang Wen unsurprisingly left behind a $50 investment and refused to participate in its management.

He then met with many early internet pioneers, including Yahoo, which is now publicly listed.

Compared to those consortium giants, purely virtual internet companies are extremely rudimentary, but Tang Wen would almost always casually invest a sum ranging from 100,000 to 1 million US dollars.

It's neither too little nor will it cause dissatisfaction from the federal government.

Apple and Microsoft, two major companies, were not spared either. Tang Wen invested $1000 million in each of them and made contact with Steve Jobs, who had just been brought back to the company.

"Chai Na Tang" continues to spend money and gain popularity in the United States, but the situation is completely different thousands of miles away.

……

When the glaring photos appeared in the media, the entire country of East Asia went into a frenzy.

Luzon and Annam looked at the Liletan oil field, which was less than a few hundred kilometers away from them, with eyes almost red. The super oil field with 20 billion tons of reserves was enough for them to lie on and earn foreign exchange.

How much profit can you make from fishing compared to crude oil?
However, before them, the most vulnerable one was the Japanese.

Although the oil fields in the Spratly Islands have nothing to do with us, the land reclamation and island building are real.

Suddenly, six dredgers appeared out of nowhere and silently blew out such a large piece of land!

Three months have passed since the supplementary bill to the Ocean Treaty was passed.

Considering the preparation time, the lengthy planning of this operation is chilling, and the covert execution is even more frightening.

While the land reclamation at Okinotorishima is still in progress, Gaijin has not only completed the land reclamation but has also set up equipment to begin oil extraction!
But even that's not the scariest thing; what's most frightening is Old Mi's attitude.

After regaining his senses, the notebook recounted the several times the P3C had been deployed to the South China Sea, indicating that the island-building operation must have been discovered long ago.

However, they held onto it for at least half a month to a month until Tang Wenlai finalized the order before releasing it.

Although no official statement has been issued, it has undoubtedly proven that they not only chose to tolerate it, but also deliberately concealed the manuscript.

Relations across the Pacific are recovering at an extremely rapid pace thanks to the US dollar. Not only is Tang Wen putting on a show, but officials from both sides are also cooperating by publicly announcing future visit plans and other trade negotiations.

From Japan's perspective, just a moment ago the two sides were still coldly facing each other. They not only withdrew the friendly contact policy initiated by the Yamato, but also completely alienated the domestic navy.

In less than a few months, the winds have reversed at an astonishing speed, and it seems that the two sides are about to return to their honeymoon period.

The notebook, sandwiched in the middle, left me feeling somewhat lost and caught in the middle, like I belonged to neither side.

Luzon? Luzon was even more terrified. Both sides raised the question almost simultaneously:
Dad, don't you love me anymore?

……

Santa Maria City.

Upon seeing the photos of Gongzhen Reef, which had already become an island, Suha smashed many things in his official residence.

It wasn't just because we missed an opportunity, but also because those above us wanted to hold us accountable.

When Marino defected, Suha took the opportunity to escape, and strictly speaking, he should be held accountable for dereliction of duty.

However, due to his brother-in-law's connections, he was transferred to the south to fight pirates and gain prestige.

Things are different now. We've heard that a super-large oil field has been discovered in the Spratly Islands, a chance they once had to seize but missed.

The original direct organizers were Suha and Smith. The commissioner couldn't possibly have any problems, so someone had to take the blame.

Although his brother-in-law was still able to try to smooth things over, it required Suha to provide an astronomical sum of money to bribe all parties.

Even if they could manage to get the money, it would be almost enough to bankrupt them.

If he can't pay, he'll be dismissed from his job and imprisoned. Although he should be able to regain his freedom through medical parole within a year, it means that all the hard work he had put into paving the way has been destroyed.

Just then, Luffy from Varys showed up at their door again.

"Oh, my lord, you don't look well."

Wang Hu was well aware of the reason, but he pretended not to know.

These days, relying on the infrastructure that Tang Wen "sent down" to Waree Island, he plans to build a small refinery on the island.

The crude oil that is brought in will not only be converted into gasoline and diesel to provide funds, but will also help Varey Island achieve self-reliance.

Tang Wen provided substantial financial support, but Wang Hu's initiative told him that he had to do even better.

After communicating with him, he found a new way to make money.

Upon seeing "Luffy" arrive, Suha, as if grasping at a lifeline, ushered him into the room:
"Luffy, you have to help me. No one can protect you except me."

"What do you need?"

“A sum of money, a very large sum of money, at least $30.”

"That's impossible, General Suha. What urgent matter do you have that requires so much money?"

Suha knew this was an astronomical sum, and seeing that there was no way out, he revealed the reason.

After hearing this, Wang Hu was filled with doubt and seriously suspected that Su Ha's brother-in-law had taken the lion's share.

But he couldn't possibly come up with that much money, and besides, is Suha really worth that much?
Forget it, consider the previous investment a waste and just wait to deal with the next one.

Seeing Wang Hu begin to be polite, Suhadon sensed something was wrong and refused to let him leave, finally resorting to desperate measures:

"Luffy, what do you want? Anything I have and can do, I'll give you!"

From this day forward, as long as I'm here, we're brothers!

Wang Hu didn't believe it at all, and after thinking for a while, he said:

“$30 is too much, but I have a business deal that will definitely earn that much, or even more, in a year.”

"What kind of business? Flour?"

"No, no, no, I'm a respectable person, I'm talking about the tourism business."

Suha tilted his head to look at him. Tourism? Could it be that this guy wants to take someone to Varee Island and pour out his heart to them?
Just as his thoughts were becoming increasingly gloomy, Wang Hu interrupted him in time:
"What I mean is, there are many people who yearn for a free land, why don't we do something to help?"

(End of this chapter)