Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 269 The captivating moments of logic!

Last year's financial crisis caused the service sector across Europe to collapse, and the unemployment rate broke the record high since the outbreak of the pandemic!
The entire socio-economic system has entered its darkest hour!

France's eight major labor unions organized a massive strike on "Black Thursday," along with 210 demonstrations, involving approximately 250 million people—the largest such event in nearly 20 years!

A "Put People First" march with over 35 participants erupted in London, England, focusing on rising unemployment...

During the same period, large-scale protests also broke out in Greece, Lithuania, Bulgaria and other countries.

Amidst public protests against bank failures and national economic recession, the governments of Iceland, Belgium, Latvia, Poland, and the Czech Republic collapsed one after another…

This chaotic environment exacerbated the already dire economic situation in Europe, with the crisis spreading to the mining and heavy industries.

Numerous mining companies and equipment manufacturers have suffered heavy losses and have begun massive clearance sales!
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Meanwhile, following a vigorous reform of coal enterprises, Jinyuan Huwei Coal Industry Company has become a benchmark for private enterprises in Jinyang Province!
It has financial support from provincial commercial banks, city banks, and credit unions, and its sister-in-law's best friend, Shao Meiyun, issued US dollar bonds through Hang Seng Bank last month.

This greatly replenished the group's headquarters' cash flow...

This led Jinyuan Huwei Coal Industry to purchase a large amount of second-hand equipment in Europe.

They even managed to find a bankrupt New World Resources, the largest private coal company in Eastern Europe, which had just purchased a 90% new German Debert 3-machine fully mechanized mining system in 2007.

This bargain saved them 37 million euros, or 352.4 million yuan.

Through a collaboration between Jinyuan Huwei Coal Industry and XCMG Machinery, they jointly acquired Liebherr's heavy equipment plant in Poland at a rock-bottom price.

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At the same time, Tiger Vision Group is also trying to acquire some unicorn-level special effects companies with its limited funds.

Tiger Vision Group's investment department has recently been in contact with the major shareholder of the French company BUF...

BUF, a French company, is a pioneer in the field of visual effects.

Possessing world-class motion blur post-processing and camera tracking technology, they creatively achieve the visual spectacle of time seemingly frozen in an instant...

That is, the famous "bullet time"!!

This technology was first used in the 1999 film *The Matrix*, in the scene where Neo ducks to avoid bullets, creating a classic moment in film history!
In addition, BUF's camera mapping and stereo modeling technology, which is currently under development, is also a groundbreaking technological breakthrough.

This technology allows filmmakers to "shoot" in a completely computer-generated 3D environment as if operating a real camera, opening up limitless narrative possibilities...

This technique was subsequently used in *Ghost in the Shell*, *Dune*, *Life of Pi*, and *The Wandering Earth*, achieving excellent results!
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Tiger Vision is determined to get this huge piece of meat!

However, the inherent arrogance and rudeness of the French, coupled with the fact that Industrial Light & Magic, one of the world's three giants in special effects, also expressed its intention to invest, led to this situation.

This made the negotiations between the two sides very difficult...

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By the time my sister-in-law, Shen Mojun, flew to Europe last week, the negotiations had already gone through four rounds, but were still at a standstill...

Shen Mojun went to Europe mainly to take advantage of the opportunity of Tiger Shadow Star Brilliance Culture Media Co., Ltd. setting up an office in Brussels to help her best friend win over the editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair magazine.

Vanity Fair's "Best Dressed in the World" list is an authoritative ranking in the European fashion industry.

My best friend mentioned during her performance at the Golden Hall that she originally wanted to perform this year, but unfortunately she wasn't selected...

Compared to her best friend who is pursuing a doctoral degree in ethnic vocal music, this friend prefers honors and awards.

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Lin Xingzhuo read the question sent by his sister-in-law.

I recalled that in my previous life, when "The Wandering Earth" sparked a craze for special effects, I wrote a paper on the history of the development of special effects in the film industry, which was published in a top journal in A&HCI.

For this type of thesis topic, the French company BUF is an unavoidable hurdle.

When Lin Xingzhuo was researching relevant materials at the time...

It was discovered that the investors in BUF were also major financial backers of the right-wing French National Front.

George Lucas, the founder of Industrial Magic Light, is a well-known liberal who has long supported the left-wing Democratic Party in his political donations.

Lin Xingzhuo discovered the key to solving the problem!

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Lin Xingzhuo was eating the Haitang Guilinggao (a type of herbal jelly) that Zhang Youqian had bought when he called his sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, you've finished all the hidden storylines in 'The Road to Queen Angelique,' right? I've prepared some new stuff!"

“I asked Xiao Ma to go to the Golden Computer Centre in Sham Shui Po and buy ‘Hakuoki’s Random Thoughts’.”

My sister-in-law's voice was languid on the phone as she said, "A new otome game? Sure! Anime characters are really fun."

The two chatted about otome games for a while, and Lin Xingzhuo introduced the game "Hakuoki" to his sister-in-law.

This is an otome game that combines a girl's love story with the real history of the Shinsengumi during the Bakumatsu period of Japan.

This historically based creation gives the game a profound and weighty tone.

While experiencing a romantic storyline, players can also feel the helplessness and tragedy of individual fate under the torrent of history.

The entire Hakuoki series has sold over 100 million copies, making it one of the best-selling otome games of the millennium.

In response to fans' enthusiasm for "pilgrimages to sacred sites," the official website even released a special travel guide, which has consistently ranked high on the bestseller list for travel books in Japan...

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In the eyes of Shen Mojun, the eldest sister-in-law, the difference between real people in games and real people in clubs is just the difference between real flowers and fake flowers.

Real flowers are indeed more realistic overall, with a softer touch and a richer fragrance.

While artificial flowers can't provide the same experience as real flowers, they can be so beautiful that real flowers simply can't achieve that.

Moreover, real flowers require you to constantly invest money, time, energy, and physical strength.

Artificial flowers, on the other hand, don't require that; they can be there for you anytime, and you can even place them around to have more. So, I need flowers, but I don't have the means to be responsible for real flowers.

With Shen Mojun's current strength, money is certainly not a problem.

Even if it's a meal with a young, handsome actor from the Central Academy of Drama, Shanghai Theatre Academy, or Beijing Film Academy, they could afford it...

The problem is that time and energy have become the most scarce resources for my sister-in-law right now.

Sister-in-law Shen Mojun is now feeling a sense of urgency! She needs to seize every second while her company is already well-established and expand rapidly!

Because while political resources are certainly useful, taking sides explicitly also means losing flexibility...

Maximizing profits also means maximizing risks!
Examples of tall buildings being built, used to entertain guests, only to collapse are numerous, not to mention throughout history, even at this very moment, such as the North View Tower in Hong Kong.

Lin Xingzhuo was full of confidence in the political resources in his sister-in-law's hands.

However, the eldest sister-in-law, Shen Mojun, does not have an omniscient perspective.

She always walked on thin ice, actively planning for the future, so that if the world were to collapse, she could seize a sliver of hope...

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After discussing the game for a while, Lin Xingzhuo took the initiative to ask, "Sister-in-law, how's things going in Europe?"

The older sister-in-law sighed on the phone: "The French and Americans are having a great time, but we've become BUF's tool for raising prices!"

Lin Xingzhu finished his herbal jelly, ordered a 555 (a type of jelly), and said:
"Actually, in Europe, it's also about personal relationships. Given the same conditions, it's definitely easier to get things done with your own people."

The eldest sister-in-law understood Lin Xingzhuo's implied meaning and replied on the phone, "Europeans do this too?"

"I read in Reader's Digest that Europe had zero corruption cases in 2008..."

Lin Xingzhuo said, "In the 'Discussing History Over Wine' section of Tianya Community, there is a serialized online novel called 'Those Things About the Ming Dynasty,' which mentions a pattern of dynasties."

"The Hongwu era was characterized by a continuous anti-corruption campaign that caught corrupt officials, while the Chongzhen era saw only a few corrupt officials arrested each year."

"Corruption is like rotting flesh from a wound; there will always be wounds, there will always be wounds, and you have to keep cutting them off..."

Shen Mojun, on the other end of the phone, listened in silence for a moment before saying:

"The problem is finding the right people! The political environment in Europe is a mixed bag, making it extremely difficult to successfully invest in the right people!"

Lin Xingzhuo thought for a moment and replied, "I found online that the National Front's traditional rally will be held in front of the Paris Opera in two weeks."

"One of them is a 41-year-old French woman named Le Pon, who has a close relationship with the major shareholder of BUF."

"Sister-in-law, you can meet some ordinary people in Europe."

"For example, gymnasts, high-class female prostitutes, ladyboys, bartenders, cashiers, stand-up comedians, TV news anchors, full-time housewives with seven children..."

"Among these people, there may be some high-ranking government officials who will influence the entire European landscape."

The woman on the other end of the phone, thinking Lin Xingzhuo was drunk, frowned and said:
"Wow! How much did you drink with Lao Zhou and Xiao Ma?"

"If you guess right, Europe is doomed..."

Lin Xingzhuo said, "Whether there are dates or not, let's play a couple of rounds and see. Right now, it's a timely help. These guys' investment costs are very low. Later, the price won't be this high."

"I will send you the list via email later."

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Four days after Lin Xingzhuo spoke with his sister-in-law Shen Mojun, his sister-in-law made a phone call with that powerful figure who had transformed himself into a governor of a prefecture.

The two discussed the investment of Jinyuan Huwei Coal Industry and XCMG Machinery in the new city industrial park in the province they govern.

After discussing how to boost political achievements, **** mentioned a recent meeting of high-level officials in Beijing and an internal report on international issues written by Zhang Weiwei.

The report highlighted the declining quality of European government officials, the strengthening of the revolving door mechanism, and the relaxation of restrictions on political donations.

The sister-in-law was secretly alarmed upon hearing this!

He immediately opened the email sent by Lin Xingzhuo and began to practice the coal boss's "money-throwing" skills in Europe according to the list in the email.

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Following the phone calls between Lin Xingzhuo and Shen Mojun, Jin Yuan Huwei Coal Industry's public relations department invests significant financial resources, manpower, and connections in Europe annually.

In the first few years, Tiger Group's coal capital operations in Europe were very difficult.

However, after gradually building connections, smoothing things over, figuring out the tricks, and finding a few weaknesses...

At this point, the public relations department of Jinyuan Huwei Coal Mine discovered it!

Damn! This is so awesome! Money really lets you do whatever you want!!!

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This is where the magic of logic truly shines!

Even if something looks like a duck, sounds like a duck, and swims like a duck.

However, logic tells us that we cannot prove this thing is a duck;

Similarly, a project might cost a lot of money, follow legal and compliant procedures, drag on for a long time without being completed, and all those involved in it might have made a fortune.

However, logic tells us that we cannot prove there was corruption involved.
Therefore, only the illogical Old Zhong sent the censor to arrest him!

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The same large sum of money.

Europe: I have a hundred ways to prove that I legally obtained this money.

Censor: I don't care what you say...

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In 2009, while Tiger Group's coal capital was expanding into Europe, Lin Xingzhuo's film and television career in Hong Kong was also coming to a temporary end...

(End of this chapter)