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Chapter 1018: Chapter 891 Lobbying (Please subscribe!)
The journalists’ questions came one after another.
"Apart from air filtration technology, will you also develop water filtration technology?" a journalist from South Africa raised their hand to ask.
This was an excellent question.
Tang Qing clapped twice at home.
The fighter responded calmly, "Thank you for your question. Here, I can confirm that we are indeed developing the corresponding technology, and we have achieved excellent results.
We are currently in the final stages of testing and improvement, and if all goes well, we should be able to present it to everyone before the end of the year. At that time, we will invite all of you to the new product launch."
As the company’s second source of revenue, Tang Qing did not keep it a secret but only revealed a part of it. Projects such as solid waste management and polluted land treatment will also be rolled out successively in the future.
However, they will not be launched all at the same time.
Because Tang Qing had to take into account the overall layout and not provide too much of a stimulus to certain people.
"What?"
Everyone was startled.
Could it really be?
The South African journalist was also stunned; they had just asked casually and unexpectedly unearthed another hot topic. If this water filtration technology was as effective as the polluted gas filtration, that would be truly unbelievable.
"Can you reveal anything about the performance of this technology in advance?" another journalist hastily asked.
"That’s no problem. Our water filtration technology aims to filter all water sources contaminated by industrial and domestic emissions, restoring their life-sustaining features. Technologically, it is similar to the main architecture of existing filtration technologies.
It uses a multi-layer filtration approach, combining several techniques including biology, physics, chemistry, and additionally employs a few other unique methods, with the capacity to filter large volumes of water at a low cost.
We hope that one day, everyone in the world will have access to clean water and breathe clean air. Thank you."
This answer.
Satisfied the journalists and at the same time, they began to see the company in a new light.
Air, water, environment, food.
The four major killers threatening human health.
If this company solved the first two, they would make a fortune. It was even foreseeable that just selling those harmful gas filters could make the company a great deal of money.
Nearing noon.
The atmosphere at the Expo reached its climax during a live demonstration.
It was a massive diesel engine, which at the start, emitted thick black smoke after a loud roar, but after the filter was added, the black smoke turned into white smoke.
After collecting the emitted gases.
It was found that the only substances being expelled were water vapor and clean air.
In the end, during the conclusion of the demonstration, a black metal particle fell off the filter, and they discovered that, under an hour of full-load operation, this powerful diesel engine had only accumulated a particle the size of a peanut.
If a specially designed larger dual-layer metal container was used, it’s said it would only need to be replaced after half a month of continuous use.
This scene.
Was captured on film.
And then.
It began to spread wildly online, quickly sweeping across the global internet with the push of ’interested parties’.
"A Clear Planet! No Longer Just a Dream!"
"The Birth of a Terminator for Global Gas Pollution!"
"Zero Emission of Harmful Gases! The Dawn of a New Era!"
"..."
...
With pictures serving as solid evidence and endorsements from major environmental organizations that conducted their own experiments and testing, discussions about the environment and crystal-clear skies took the world by storm, becoming a hot topic following 4G.
It was even more sensational than the emergence of 4G.
4G was merely a convenience for communications, making the internet faster, but this filter was different; it could truly change the world, the living environment, and the idea of pollution-free emissions was exhilarating.
Following that came another issue—adoption.
The news clearly stated that the company had approached major automobile manufacturers, but they showed little interest, leading many to believe that these car companies simply lacked social responsibility and did not prioritize environmental protection.
Headquarters of General Motors in the United States.
A journalist who was familiar with their CEO directly called up and asked.
"President Bris, why don’t you use that pollution gas filtering device?"
"... Mainly, it’s a matter of considering the increase in costs and whether consumers will accept it. Our company is also discussing this internally..." Bris answered evasively.
The journalist pressed sharply, "Are you suggesting that this should be left for the consumers to decide?"
"That’s just one important factor. We cannot force products on consumers," Bris explained.
In fact, regarding air pollution.
The problem is not severe in developed countries.
Countries capable of producing automobiles are not small nations, so whether or not to install such devices is genuinely of little concern, and developing countries are not yet seriously considering environmental protection.
They are all on a path of polluting first and managing later.
Moreover, consumers are indeed sensitive to the added cost of a few hundred dollars for the filter, and the ongoing expenses of replacing and purchasing filtering fluid are a continuous outlay; Bris did not think installing filters was a good idea.
However.
At the company’s strategic seminar, it was agreed that installing filters would be an inevitable future requirement; it’s something that cannot be avoided. Global warming is increasing the greenhouse effect, a situation that is ongoing and has already initiated a chain reaction in some areas.
It’s just that the urgency is not yet apparent.
Of course, Bris was well aware of the company’s filters and was very interested. In the future, if a filter could be sold for five hundred dollars, considering the annual global sales of cars, it could generate a world-class tycoon.
If you consider the global car population...
Even if only half of the cars were fitted with filters,
that would still be a huge number.
Considering the subsequent services, their people predicted a Fortune Global 500 enterprise, so they wanted to acquire this technology. Unfortunately, the other party wouldn’t sell no matter what, taking even the samples with them.
They were incredibly aloof.
Afterwards, their attempts to acquire the technology were all in vain.
Just as they were preparing to wear down that company, they didn’t expect such a thing would happen, most importantly, the other party even rolled out an industrial-level filtering solution and a derivative direction similar to air purifiers.
This was what really gave them a headache.
They had thought the other company only possessed automotive exhaust filter technology.
With this development,
The company’s growth was not at all restricted by these automotive companies.
Just in residential and industrial applications alone,
they could make a fortune. Their cars would no longer be the sole source of income for the company, and it was even estimated that it wouldn’t reach even half. Facing an opponent that could not be taken down by either fair means or foul,
All the major automotive companies were a bit troubled.
They still planned to wait and see, waiting for the other party to make a move. As for whether to cooperate, it would depend on the competition between both sides.
...
Just as those automotive giants had thought,
after the expo had ended,
the consultation phone lines provided by Fighter were almost overwhelmed.
It was those global heavy polluters that were calling, primarily located in developed countries. Due to the high environmental standards in developed countries, many heavily polluting industries had to be relocated to developing countries.
Especially for those non-relocatable metal smelting, chemical industry, and thermal power plants in developed countries, if they could really achieve zero pollution emissions, it would mean they no longer had to worry about the local populace going around protesting everywhere.
Because of this,
they were often harassed by the local residents and also faced strict environmental scrutiny by the local governments.
It was a constant irritation.
If they could resolve disputes once for all,
they wouldn’t mind giving the environmental protection funds originally allocated to their own efforts to this company, and the response they received was very satisfactory—a detailed product manual and a priority in the queue.
...
The following evening,
United States,
Washington,
Carmen Brook, the head of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, received a special guest at his home that night—his predecessor and former boss, the retired Carlota Bins.
The two had always had a good relationship.
Since retiring, Carlota Bins had been staying at home, writing books, and gardening, living quite comfortably.
Coming out today was somewhat unexpected,
and Brook had some guesses as to why.
"Old friend, as you know, I’ve always had a sideline since I retired. I came here this time for work, but also to see you," Carlota Bins said, getting straight to the point after a few pleasantries.
"Oh? Let’s hear it," Brook chuckled.
Carlota Bins asked, "You know about the filter that’s causing a stir outside, don’t you? What are your thoughts on it?"
Brook understood immediately, but he didn’t know whose interests were being represented, so he said objectively, "It’s impressive, very impressive. But the fact that it was invented by a foreign company rather than by Americans is a bit disappointing."
"You seem to have a favorable impression of it," Carlota Bins smiled.
"Of course, it’s my job," Brook shrugged.
"Now, I have a bit of work I’d like to discuss with you."
"Please, go ahead."
"This company’s filter—they want to make it a mandatory standard. That’s why I’m here. This way, it has its advantages. From now on, we are going to abolish the emission restrictions, which is a plus for both America and the car industry..."
"..."
An hour later,
Carlota Bins left, but his work was far from finished. Such lobbying efforts primarily aimed to add leverage and required persuading many people in related departments, as others had voting rights.
Brook,
was just one of his targets. Although Brook hadn’t clearly stated his position, it was enough. Lobbying doesn’t always need to convince someone decisively—sometimes, having no stance is the best stance.
Driven by significant funds,
departments including, but not limited to, the American environmental protection agency, health, medical care, peace, mining, and labor unions also had lobbyists at work, as environmental protection directly affects people’s health.
It also directly ties to America’s healthcare expenditures.
Anyone connected was a target.
This was Tang Qing’s first time playing by these rules, and he expected to play many more times in the future.
Not just in America—at the same time, every developed country was a target for lobbying. Whether some countries had lobbying regulations or not wasn’t important; it was just catching up between friends, just exchanging viewpoints.
Even a few developing countries with relatively advanced industries weren’t overlooked.
This time,
it was more than just paving the way for the filter.
It was also laying the foundation for a global network of relationships.
These lobbyists, it must be said, sometimes had truly wild ways.
