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Chapter 1520: Chapter 1363: ’Stimulated’ Audience (Please Subscribe!)
After dinner.
The living room.
Ge Feng and his people went up to the second floor.
Tang Qing accompanied them here.
At this moment.
The members of the delegation felt a bit embarrassed; they had completely let themselves go at the dinner table, devouring the food voraciously as if they hadn’t tasted such delicacies in a long time. But that taste, it was truly unforgettable.
"Little Tang, your chef is incredible," the leader praised.
"You flatter me."
Tang Qing smiled.
"And this tea," the ICBC president sighed, knowing that Tang Qing’s tea had already made rounds among the upper class. But before getting to know Tang Qing, he had only sponged off the old leaders a couple of times, the aftertaste lingered.
"..."
In the end.
Tang Qing offered to give everyone some later on.
Not for sale.
Even so.
They didn’t feel like this was charity, because Tang Qing said he also didn’t know how to grow it himself, it was a gift from a friend, and a foreign friend at that, which indicated that the origins of this stuff were ’unclear’.
Is it safe?
Can it be consumed long-term?
These were still unknowns.
Delicious.
One should even more so exercise restraint, because their life experience told them that beneath all beautifully packaged exteriors, few things that are irresistibly addictive are genuinely harmless.
"Little Tang, your next rivals are strong, you’ll need to be cautious," the leader shifted the topic to serious matters. They had just been preoccupied with eating, no serious talk, and it wasn’t convenient with so many people around.
He was referring to ERV.
Fortunately.
ERV is a high-tech industry.
Mainly concentrated in the upstream and downstream areas of the internet, it does not have such a big impact on other Huaxia industries; sock manufacturing continues as usual, and export of engineering services is unaffected, but Tang Qing’s industry is different.
As he knows.
The West is looking forward to ERV knocking Tang Qing down.
"I understand."
...
In the afternoon.
The meeting continued.
Only the people on stage changed, with various heads of state taking turns to express their views on the current global financial turmoil and economic difficulties, as well as how their countries plan to respond.
To put it plainly.
It was like covert advertising to attract investment.
Against the backdrop of the financial crisis.
Unemployment, bankruptcy, and a sharp drop in tax revenue have given many countries a real headache. Huaxia is still doing okay. Other emerging economies also feel they can make ends meet, but some developed countries are struggling.
Many countries lack currency sovereignty.
They cannot print money.
And the government has no money.
So here they are.
Walking the stage.
Tang Qing listened quietly, he had no sympathy for these countries; what is left of a country that has lost its currency sovereignty? In the end, it would all be nothing, being ’assimilated away’.
The European Union.
To put it nicely.
It’s a union of countries, where life is convenient, work is convenient, and there’s the warmth of togetherness. To put it not so nicely, when it comes to eating, everyone eats, but there’s no guarantee that some dishes might not be reachable.
So.
I directly pick the best part of each dish for myself.
Fill my bowl first.
And eat slowly.
At four forty in the afternoon.
A person took the stage, drawing everyone’s attention.
---Kan Qin.
It’s impossible not to pay attention.
With the global financial volatility and stock markets tumbling worldwide, even the relatively conservative Huaxia stock market couldn’t avoid it, but under such circumstances, the Myanmar stock market naively opened for business.
Now.
Everyone’s falling.
Only they keep rising.
They can only envy, not just the stock market. The real economy isn’t affected at all. Relying on high-quality products and the promotion of the Mozambique model, they’re never short of external markets.
They want to learn.
But they can’t master it.
Only they can play this game.
Frustration.
"Just now, we heard a lot about the concerns and predictions regarding the international economic situation. Generally speaking, it’s quite pessimistic. The United States’ subprime crisis cannot be resolved in a short time."
"...Let’s not talk about that."
"After such a long period of use, the efficacy of Transcription Fluid has been proven to be one hundred percent safe and harmless. Thanks to the donations from various enterprises, the Myanmar Medical Foundation has reached a breakthrough of over eight billion dollars."
Below.
All major foundations: "..."
These words.
So infuriating.
"...Last year, our GDP growth rate was four hundred and seventy-six percent in the third quarter, and five hundred and ninety-one percent in the fourth quarter. For the entire year of ’07, the GDP growth rate was four hundred and three percent."
"Three years ago, our total GDP was just under fifteen billion dollars. Three years later, this figure has increased more than twentyfold, reaching three thousand three hundred and fifty billion dollars," Kan Qin said excitedly.
The whole room is speechless.
That’s even more irritating.
Although everyone knew this data ten days ago, while everyone else is jumping around with single-digit GDP growth rates, he casually throws out several hundreds. Doesn’t he consider our feelings at all?
At that moment.
When the data was released.
All nations were stunned.
If we go by this data, it’s almost unprecedented. Whether it’s unrepeatable or not, they don’t know, but Myanmar’s GDP in ’07 could likely be very high.
Because many countries have not yet released last year’s data.
It’s impossible to compare.
But it’s certain, it won’t be bad. If lucky, it might break into the top twenty in the world. It’s just unknown if it can be maintained next year, because last year’s main GDP was created by infrastructure, investment, consumption, and high-tech exports.
Infrastructure.
There’s a limit.
Investment.
Uncertain.
As for consumption, it won’t change much, as the population moving for medical treatments there has stabilized. Therefore, it’s debatable whether it can be sustained in ’08.
"...Next year, we will continue to increase our investment in infrastructure, improve the business environment, optimize tax rate policies, and strengthen the supervision of market products, to provide the global community with higher quality products and services."
"...Last year, our fiscal revenue exceeded fifty billion dollars, accounting for sixteen percent of the GDP. This year’s goal is to reduce it to around ten percent through tax reductions."
"..."
Are you here to show off your wealth?
Hmph.
Must be because they were poor for too long.
Just have to make their presence felt.
Definitely the case.
Many people couldn’t help but comment with a touch of malice.
"...We welcome investors from across the world, and we are willing to offer special loans within our capabilities to help underdeveloped countries boost their economies, create jobs, develop infrastructure, and eradicate poverty..."
"We look forward to strengthening cooperation with various countries on the basis of equality and mutual benefit, peaceful coexistence, mutual respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, non-aggression, and non-interference in domestic affairs, to achieve orderly, secure, and healthy international relations."
"Thank you."
"Phew!"
Finally, it’s over.
Not only the ’stimulated’ audience.
Kan Qin also let out a sigh of relief. This was the first time he spoke in front of the global media after the GDP announcement. He was a bit excited, not because of the large audience, but because of the astonishing data he had just mentioned.
Every time he thinks about it.
It feels like a dream.
Then he pinches himself.
Ouch.
It’s real.
They really have a GDP of over three hundred billion dollars. Hoping to topple Saudi Arabia, whose GDP in ’06 was over two thousand eight hundred billion dollars, more than five hundred billion dollars less than their current figures.
And in the rankings.
Saudi Arabia is twenty-first in the world.
