Chapter 1305: Strong hunch

"Of course not!"
Brent. Scowcroft replied decisively, but he had obviously recovered from the initial anger and had calmly thought about his next first sentence, which caused everyone in the room to fall into contemplation.
"However, we must first figure out why Eric chose to make such a conversation publicly at this time."
This is really a good question that makes people calm down quickly.
The people who had just been shocked by the sudden news before realized that this issue is now the core they need to think carefully.
The person sitting in this room, now I am afraid no one dares to underestimate Eric. Tan is a young man. He has proven his wisdom and skill with enough and shocking cases.
It also proved his power.
Yes, his strength has been recognized by everyone in this room.
A person who dared to count all the people in the world secretly, and succeeded, and even dared to admit it openly after success, besides being strong, can you find any other appropriate adjectives?
This strength is not only reflected in the strength he has shown, but also fully illustrates that this person's heart is extremely firm and extremely confident.
This is also a powerful, powerful, and his spiritual power.
However, another way of saying powerful spiritual power is extreme conceit.
Just like Tan Zhenhua’s performance now, he even confessed his
crime
unobtrusively. Although such a
crime
could not be tried in law, he undoubtedly established himself an
enemy
all over the world. "!
This is obviously not a wise approach.
So the question is, why did Tan Zhenhua do such an unwise thing at this time? Is he really an extremely conceited person?
People who are familiar with him and have had interactions with him involuntarily looked down and thought about the various fragments of their interactions with this young Chinese man, but invariably found that it is not appropriate to use the word "conceit" to describe Tan Zhenhua .
"It seems that everyone feels the same as me. Eric Tan is not an extremely arrogant person. On the contrary, I think he knows how to deal with people very well, and he is also very good at making and thinking about friends. As far as I know , He is often happy to help his friends." Scowcroft continued: "So we must seriously evaluate his true intentions for making this speech at this time."
"So what do you think?" Vice President Bush asked.
"I think he expressed at least two meanings to us through this conversation." Scowcroft replied: "First, he is telling us that in his negotiation with the Pakistan Railways on the Gwadar Port project, The hand that Unocal reached in made him very uncomfortable. For that project, he was determined to win. Whoever tried to sabotage would be hit by him. He would not care if those who tried to sabotage his plan stood behind him. Who, in the way Eric used to do things, he must have known what kind of company Unocal is, but this did not make him hesitate. We all know that in the "Black Monday" stock market crash, Unocal is almost One of the companies that suffered the most serious losses, this also fully demonstrates his unscrupulous attitude."
After he finished speaking, Vice President Bush’s expression became a little ugly-the relationship between the Bush family and Unocal is not a secret to those who are eligible to participate in today’s meeting, Scowcroft. What I said just now is undoubtedly saying: "Eric, he doesn't care if you Bush is the current vice president or even the future president of the United States. You can hit the face whenever you need it. It's not vague."
But for a mature politician, this little embarrassment is nothing at all. Bush quickly adjusted his emotions, nodded lightly, and then asked: "Brent, I think you said that just now. That makes sense, so the second point?"
"The second point is that I have a feeling that Eric Tan is using this financial crisis to declare his strength. The object of this declaration includes us, but it is certainly not only us. He is showing his muscles. We all know that this is his usual practice. We guess that it is very likely that he will have more important negotiations or actions in the near future, but so far, except for the Gwadar Port dispute, we have not been able to find that he has any What other important plans are or will be carried out."
Bush pondered for a moment, then asked, "William? What do you think? Is there any latest information?"
The director of the CIA owed a little and said, "Your Excellency Vice President, we have recently strengthened our monitoring of Eric Tan. However, at present, we can only effectively monitor the trajectory of his activities outside of China. It was discovered that he had recently visited Munich, Swiss, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singjiapo, and Chiang Mai. Some news related to him broke out in these places. Munich is the shareholding case of Mann Group, and Swiss is We have already figured out the case of granting loans to Soviet Russia and the case of the Kra Canal in Chiang Mai. Sing Kapo negotiated with PSA for the ownership of Gwadar Port. We have already figured out these. However, he conducted a secret meeting with the top of Toshiba in Tokyo The content of the negotiations is still unknown. As for what he did in Hong Kong, there is a little clue. Our people have learned that the "Wharf Group" has reached an agreement with the Hong Kong Maritime Department. The Maritime Department will take the Kowloon Tsim Sha Tsui All the operating authority of the terminal is completely decentralized. In this way, the "Wharf Group" has obtained the complete right to operate the Kowloon Wharf."
"Is there any connection between this "Wharf Group" and Eric? For example, cross-shareholding?" Bush asked.
"So far, it hasn't." Director William replied: "However, this "Wharf Group" is an enterprise under the "Global Shipping Group" that is responsible for terminal operations, and the "Global Shipping Group", as we all know, is currently the world's No. A large shipping company, the enterprise of the shipping king Bao Yugang, Bao Yugang is a core member of the "Xiangjiang Yonggang Association", and so is Eric Tan."
"It seems that after negotiating with PSA, Eric realized that he had shortcomings in port operations, and his solution was to join forces with Bao Yugang." Scowcroft came up with the most reasonable Corollary: "In this way, the advantages of PSA will be further weakened."
"In this way, Eric's activity trajectory basically revolves around the taking of Gwadar Port. Apart from a few actions we know, only the purpose of his Tokyo trip has yet to be figured out." Bush nodded slightly and concluded.
"If Brent's inference is correct, then judging from the existing intelligence, in addition to the Gwadar Port scramble, the most likely action Eric launched is related to Toshiba." Director William went further. Definitely.
"William, but I always feel that something bigger will happen, but I can't predict what will happen at all. It's just a premonition." Brent. Scowcroft frowned and said: "And this is not my own hunch, my student, Dr. Rice has the same strong hunch."
Bush fell silent again and said for a long time: "We will always know, but now, gentlemen, who of you will tell me what should I do next with Gwadar?"