The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

George Wharton's face changed from gloomy to bright.

This is not for his own personal benefit. His family business has been booming in recent years, and the assets have increased by more than ten times.

Even in China and Southeast Asia, there are considerable industries.

Even this crisis did not actually affect his family business, not only because the orders were full, but also because a very important reason was that a considerable portion of the rescue funds flowed to his family business.

Even if it's just 1% or 2%, it's enough to make your mouth full of oil.

He was more concerned about the national interests of the United States. After all, as the helmsman, George Walton also had to consider his own reputation after his death.

Back then, after 911/90, his poll ratings hit a new high, with public support soaring to over %. He quickly stabilized the situation after the incident and successfully mobilized the entire country in his subsequent speeches.

However, as time went on, his approval rating gradually declined due to the delay in ending the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

As of now, his approval rating in the polls is less than 40%!
But as Liu Tao said, since no progress can be made, it is better to make a fortune in the last days.

After all, he only has a few months left in this position.

After a moment of inner struggle, as if he had finally figured it out, a smile broke out on George Wharton's face, and his mood suddenly became very good.

As the two of them talked, the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

The two chatted and laughed while eating and watching the Olympic Games.

In the next few days, Liu Tao mainly received envoys or heads of state from various countries.

Although he was very dissatisfied with the small moves made by Saudi Arabia and other countries last year, Liu Tao was still very satisfied with some of their performance and sincerity this year. Whether it was the amount of donated money or the dispatch of rescue teams, Liu Tao still received these sincerity.

Furthermore, the general strategy for the Arab world is to appease and support it. Even if the Arab world really achieves integration and becomes a pole in the world, it is not unacceptable.

As for Persia, the United States also appeased it and even agreed to increase imports of oil and natural gas from Persia.

Last year, when oil prices rose, China National Petroleum Corporation released a large amount of strategic reserve oil to suppress oil prices. Now that oil prices are low, it is natural to import oil to fill the reserve oil depots.

His interview at the beginning of the year was just a start. If you want to increase the production of shale oil, it will not happen overnight, but it will take time.

However, some countries will naturally not import so much oil and natural gas.

In addition to receiving guests, Liu Tao also brought his wife and children to watch the Olympics in person.

For example, men's basketball games, women's volleyball games, women's diving games, women's swimming games, and tennis games. In the past, it was not suitable to go abroad to watch the Olympic Games, so I missed them regretfully. But this time it was held at home, so there was naturally no such problem.

He personally saw Liu Yingqing win five gold medals and one silver medal, shining at the Beijing Olympics. He also saw the bloody battle between the Chinese men's basketball team and the American men's basketball team, with the leaders of the two countries watching the game live, presenting a peak showdown to the world. In the end, Liu Jingming won the gold medal with a buzzer beater, but the price was heavy. Yao Ming's huge body crashed to the ground while he was desperately saving the ball, injuring his foot.

He saw the tennis stars Liu Qing'an and Liu Manhua, who performed well in singles and mixed doubles, defeating their opponents and winning a total of three gold medals, setting a new record for Chinese tennis in the Olympics. Their hard work and honors on the tennis court over the years have played a vital role in promoting tennis in China. Now at the age of 25, they can still fight for another Olympic cycle.

He attended the women's table tennis singles final, a peak showdown between two female table tennis greats, Wang Nan and Zhang Yining. This showdown can be regarded as the highest level of women's table tennis singles finals in the Olympic Games.

After the first generation of the big devil, "table tennis queen" Deng Yaping, was injured and other reasons, Wang Nan rose quickly and took over Deng Yaping's class and became the second generation of the big devil. She also defeated Zhang Yining in major competitions several times. Zhang Yining won the gold medal in the 2004 Athens Olympics and became the new big devil, but she still lost to Wang Nan in the competition. This time will be the peak showdown between the two, because they will both retire after the Olympics.

Liu Tao is a fan of both of them and has been watching their games. In terms of talent, Wang Nan is naturally better. But in terms of being ruthless to herself, Zhang Yining is more ruthless to herself. She is excellent in both offense and defense.

In this women's table tennis singles competition, both players defeated their opponents and met in the final.

Before the Beijing Olympics started, Wang Nan was filled with endless desire. She was particularly eager to participate in the Beijing Olympics and stand on the highest podium of the women's singles competition. Before the game, Wang Nan worked hard enough, although she was already at the end of her career at that time and her competitive state was no longer as good as before. However, in order to realize her dream, she tried her best, trained hard, and continued to improve, determined to be the best.

In an interview before the game, she told the media that this was her last Olympics and her last time to participate in the competition, and she would retire after the Olympics, thus blocking all her retreat routes.

Zhang Yining, the world's No. 1 female table tennis player, is truly at the peak of her powers. She is eager to stand on the highest podium of the women's singles competition at the Beijing Olympics, because this is at home and she is a Beijing native. Even though she joined the Panshan Sports Team very early, she still longs for this gold medal. She is also eager to defeat her biggest competitor, Wang Nan, so that her career will have no regrets and a perfect end.

So in an interview before the game, Zhang Yining also announced that this would be her last Olympic Games and she would retire after the Beijing Olympics. She also did not leave herself any way out.

In the competition, Wang Nan played well enough to defeat strong competitors one by one. In the semi-finals, facing the younger generation Guo Yue who was full of impact, Wang Nan turned the tide and successfully defeated Guo Yue and bravely entered the women's singles final. Zhang Yining was also in very good shape, showing her strength and dominance as the world's number one female table tennis player, defeating strong opponents one by one without any suspense. Even the Japanese genius girl Ai Fukuhara was defeated and cried non-stop, which made people feel pity.

In the women's singles final, Wang Nan played very sharply at the beginning. In Zhang Yining's words, Wang Nan's ball was as powerful as a boy's at the beginning, which caught Zhang Yining off guard. However, as the game progressed, Wang Nan failed to continue her domineering performance in the first game, and Zhang Yining won 4 games in a row and successfully reversed the situation.

As Zhang Yining said, "Unless Wang Nan beats me in four consecutive games, if she lets me win one game, I will have the confidence to turn the tables." And she did it.

After losing the game, Wang Nan was sad and cried alone, her eyes were blurred with tears, and her tears were filled with reluctance and regret.

But she knew that if she lost, she lost!
Zhang Yining also cried after defeating Wang Nan and won the championship. When she ran to hug her parents, she cried tears of happiness. She also said goodbye to the audience with tears in her eyes. From then on, she was no longer seen in the women's table tennis singles arena.

In the subsequent women's group competition, they successfully defended their title!
Zhang Yining won the Olympic singles championship for the second time and became the Olympic double champion again, becoming the athlete with the most table tennis gold medals in Olympic history.

Zhang Yining has won 19 world championships in the three major competitions, surpassing Deng Yaping. For her, her athletic career can be described as perfect.

Wang Nan and Zhang Yining, the only two Grand Slam winners in today's women's table tennis, met again in the Olympic women's singles final after years of competition. This was also the ultimate battle for supremacy between two generations of "table tennis queens" after years of rivalry. They contributed a peak showdown to the audience, which was very exciting and left countless memories.

The two have been competing for ten years and have written a history of domination in women's table tennis. The two great demons are legendary enough! (End of this chapter)