The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Just when Panshan Group held its year-end party group meeting, the whole world was shocked and in an uproar because the USS Connecticut, a US Wave-class attack nuclear submarine, mysteriously crashed into a mountain in the sea, causing serious damage to the nuclear submarine.

The US military insisted that it had hit an "unknown underwater mountain" and refused to say a word about other details, as if it was hiding something.

This statement by the United States is hard to be convincing. Some military experts even bluntly said: "The US military's statement does not stand up to scrutiny at all. They are just deceiving the world!"

Countries around the world reported on the incident, and experts from various fields appeared on the show to conduct various analyses.

People all over the world are curious about how the USS Connecticut nuclear submarine appeared in that sea area.

And what exactly happened that caused the USS Connecticut nuclear submarine to be hit like that, with severe damage, it was simply horrible to look at.

Moreover, the United States is now negotiating with ASEAN, asking ASEAN to protect the "Connecticut" nuclear submarine and not allow ASEAN personnel to enter the "Connecticut" nuclear submarine.

According to a press release by the ASEAN Navy, when they arrived, of the 133 people on the Connecticut nuclear submarine, 23 were already dead, 66 were injured, 25 died, 41 were no longer in danger of death, and the remaining 44 were under custody.

ASEAN lodged a severe protest against the United States and demanded that the United States give ASEAN an explanation.

After all, the United States is an intruder in this sea area.

Now the initiative is undoubtedly in the hands of ASEAN.

The ASEAN navies expressed their concerns at a press conference, worrying that the USS Connecticut nuclear submarine was so severely damaged that a nuclear reactor leak might occur, which would be a huge disaster.

The two sides are engaged in a war of words, which is escalating.

Three days after the incident, the ASEAN Navy held a press conference and released a video.

The USS Connecticut nuclear submarine quietly sneaked into this sea area to carry out its mission. Suddenly, its thrusters stopped working. Perhaps something got sucked in and damaged the thrusters.

Then it hit an "unknown object" with a "bang".

At this critical moment, the submarine was in chaos. Alarms rang throughout the cabin, and red lights flashed continuously, illuminating everyone's faces with tension and fear.

The captain shouted and gave various instructions, and the sailors rushed around trying to control the situation.

However, the force of the impact was so great that the ballast tank at the front of the submarine was instantly destroyed, debris and wreckage were scattered all over the ground, cables and pipes were broken, and thick smoke billowed.

To make matters worse, the submarine's bow was severely damaged and the sonar dome was missing.

At this critical moment of life and death, the soldiers were knocked to the ground by the sudden change. After they finally got up, they were thrown against the walls and equipment, and blood splattered all over their bodies.

Some had scratched faces, some broke arms, and some broke legs, and screams were heard one after another.

The entire interior of the submarine was in a mess, filled with screams, wailing, and cries for help, mixed with various alarms and explosions, like hell on earth.

This video shocked the whole world.

The USS Connecticut nuclear submarine actually crashed into a mountain, causing such a major accident.

And the casualties were too heavy.

When faced with media inquiries, the US military responded with an attitude of "I don't know, I didn't hear it". They never mentioned or answered any of the questions raised by the media.

The US military's statement is obviously difficult to convince the public.

Many Americans have called on the US to disclose the truth of the incident.

Including why the "Connecticut" nuclear submarine went to that sea area, whether the nuclear reactor of the "Connecticut" nuclear submarine had a leak, how to deal with it, when to tow back the "Connecticut" nuclear submarine, and bring back the sacrificed soldiers and surviving officers and soldiers, etc.

However, the US military has been slow to respond and only stated that it is now negotiating with ASEAN to resolve the matter.

At the press conference, the ASEAN Navy strongly condemned the US military. After all, no matter what, the "Connecticut" nuclear submarine should not appear in this waters, which poses a serious threat to ASEAN.

Some netizens from ASEAN expressed indignation: "They always run rampant at our doorstep under the guise of 'freedom of navigation', but never consider our feelings and interests. Isn't this a painful lesson? I hope they can learn from it and stop making trouble again!"

The entire ASEAN is very dissatisfied with the United States, because the US-Australia alliance has given Australia confidence, causing Australia to jump up and down every now and then, always causing island territorial disputes between Australia and Lan Fang.

Now, the American nuclear submarine "Connecticut", known as "the safest submarine in the world" and "the most advanced attack submarine in the world", has swaggered into this sea area, which is a serious threat to the security of ASEAN.

Why have Americans not been able to achieve what they want until now?
It’s because Americans are too arrogant, looking down on others and being insolent.

This attitude angered ASEAN.

The current ASEAN is no longer the ASEAN of the past.

The United States is no longer the United States of the past!

The Americans wanted to speak to ASEAN from a position of strength, but the ASEAN envoy directly retorted to the Americans: "The United States has no right to speak to ASEAN in a condescending manner. ASEAN will not accept this."

There is no way. The Americans are too arrogant. They condescendingly demanded that ASEAN not be allowed to approach the "Connecticut" nuclear submarine, and that they should do their best to treat the wounded and protect the submarine officers and soldiers. Then they even demanded that ASEAN pay compensation for the "Connecticut" nuclear submarine crashing into the mountain.

A thief went to a house to steal things, got injured, and actually demanded compensation. How could such a weird thing happen in the world?

Back home in the United States, relatives of submarine officers and soldiers went to the gates of the Pentagon and the White House to demand an explanation, compensation, and the safe rescue of their relatives.

To be honest, during the 911/ incident, American firefighters were extremely brave and performed many heroic deeds.

As a result, all kinds of compensation disappeared.

The injured firefighters were all dumbfounded.

It taught American society a vivid lesson.

American soldiers and their families have also learned their lesson. They will never be as naive and foolish as before and think that the US government will provide them with resettlement. That is overthinking!
Faced with domestic and international pressure, and fearing that the technology of the Connecticut nuclear submarine would be leaked, which would lead to serious consequences, the US government had to give in.

Barack wrote six letters of apology in his own handwriting, each one more sincere than the last, and finally the meeting between the two sides was able to proceed.

After a lot of effort, the United States paid $500 million in compensation, including medical expenses, before they were able to bring back the remains of the fallen soldiers and the surviving officers and soldiers.

The barge towed the USS Connecticut nuclear submarine, slowly leaving that area of ​​water and embarking on the journey back to the US mainland.

After all, the United States has only one shipyard capable of building and repairing nuclear submarines.

The incident of the USS Connecticut nuclear submarine crashing into a mountain really gave people all over the world a good time.

Now, the whole world is discussing whether the USS Connecticut nuclear submarine has leaked secrets. This is something worth discussing. On New Year's Eve, it was snowing in Beijing, and snowflakes were floating in the sky, dressing the capital in silver.

Many people will go out when it snows to enjoy the snow scenery in the capital, go to the Forbidden City to see the Forbidden City in the snow, go to the Temple of Heaven to see the Temple of Heaven in the snow, go to the Summer Palace to see the Summer Palace in the snow, and also go to the courtyards to see the courtyards in the snow.

This is a courtyard house with three entrances. It is very famous because it was bought by Wang Jianlin at a high price. Wang Jianlin and his family usually live here.

The Wanda Group founded by Wang Jianlin, with the help of the times, developed rapidly and became one of the most prominent real estate giants in China, and Wang Jianlin also became a nationally renowned real estate tycoon.

At this time, Wang Jianlin was looking at his son Wang Sicong with a headache.

Wang Sicong is outspoken on the Internet, earning him the title of "Disciplinary Committee of the Entertainment Circle," and can be said to have become the most well-known second-generation rich person in the country.

Moreover, he wanted Wang Sicong to work hard in the company, but Wang Sicong went to invest in digital and gaming companies and even set up a gaming team.

In Wang Jianlin's view, this is simply a waste of time.

What's the point of playing games? It's not even worthy of being on the table.

He wanted to help his son get married, but the world of young people was simply beyond the understanding of old men like him, and they were completely powerless to do anything.

You know, if this marriage goes through, at least it can ensure wealth for two generations, if not more.

Sometimes Wang Jianlin wanted to beat Wang Sicong up.

Look around the courtyard, there is Ma Yun’s house and Ma Huateng’s house. Each of them is a business tycoon, a man of the hour, and a trend-setter of the times, but which one of them is as distressed as he is?

If he had been unable to have children, Wang Jianlin would have thought that his big trumpet training might be useless, so he would give birth to a small trumpet and start training the small trumpet instead.

"Dad, you always say this isn't possible and that isn't possible. Look at it now, our drone company is doing very well!" Wang Sicong was very impatient.

He felt that it was impossible to communicate with people who were about to be eliminated by the times, as the gap between the two sides was too huge.

Look at the real estate now, how can you make money compared to games, electronics, the Internet, and emerging things?

A real estate project requires large investment and a construction period of several years. There is also the risk of loss, and even if it makes money, the profit margin is not high.

But the industry he targeted was different, and once he made money, it would be huge profits.

"There are so many people making drones in the country, how do you know you will have the last laugh?" Wang Jianlin said unhappily, thinking that Wang Sicong was simply ignorant of the immensity of the world.

He gave Wang Sicong 500 million yuan to practice, and he was very open-minded. If Wang Sicong made money from the investment, that would be great, and he would feel proud when he talked about it. If he lost money, Wang Sicong would just give up and work hard in Wanda Group and listen to his arrangements.

But I didn't expect that this guy was so lucky. Although his other projects basically lost money, the drone company he invested in developed quite well.

Wang Sicong took a grape and put it in his mouth. "You are successful in real estate and restaurants, so why can't we be successful in drones?"

"You guys have taken over the market, so there is no room for us young people to develop!" Wang Sicong curled his lips and said, "Don't think you are so great, you are just taking advantage of the times."

Today's society is no longer like the 80s and 90s, when as long as you dared to fight and work hard, you could achieve great success.

After the millennium, making a fortune basically depended on knowledge, that is, technical intellectual property. At this time, those who were able to lead the country basically had relatively good higher education.

Now, this phenomenon is even more obvious.

The structure of many industries has been determined, the interests have been divided, and the leading enterprises and large enterprises have been determined.

It is no longer realistic to start a business in these industries.

"We're going to pay New Year's greetings to our old leader later, so you have to be polite, okay? If you continue to be so careless, I'll kill you." Wang Jianlin said in a deep voice.

Wang Sicong said, "I know, I know, do I look that unreliable?"

Wang Jianlin couldn't help but sigh. It was just so unreliable.

About ten minutes later, Wang Jianlin and his family of three set off.

Not long after, they arrived at a large compound. There were guards standing at the gate. Wang Jianlin got out of the car, greeted the guards, and registered.

At this time, other people also came, and Wang Jianlin greeted them one by one as if he were meeting old friends.

Not long after, the guard verified everything and let everyone in.

The crowd soon arrived at a small villa. It was not very big and not luxurious, but no one would underestimate it.

As the saying goes, a mountain is famous not because of its height, but because of the immortals living there; a river is magical not because of its depth, but because of the dragons living there!
It doesn't matter what the house looks like, what matters is who lives in it.

And this is where Li Fuguo lives now.

Now in the whole of China, Li Fuguo's power is enough to rank among the top 20 in the country.

When they saw Li Fuguo, they felt that Li Fuguo's majesty was even stronger.

"You guys, you're here so why are you bringing things with you?" Li Fuguo smiled when he saw everyone.

Wang Jianlin said, "Old leader, these are local specialties, not worth much. We can't not even give some local specialties to relatives and friends during the New Year. This is not in line with the gifts that are encouraged now."

Li Fuguo took a quick look and saw the gifts everyone brought, which were mainly local specialties such as peanuts and sweet potatoes. He smiled and asked everyone to sit down.

If it was a more valuable gift, Li Fuguo would definitely let them take it back.

At this position, you have to be more careful about your reputation and pay more attention to these small details.

Li Fuguo values ​​these old comrades very much. After all, they had fought together in the past, and many of them had made first-class contributions.

Li Fuguo did not discriminate against anyone, regardless of whether they had made a career or lived an ordinary life.

Those who came to wish him a happy new year today are all people who have made great careers and are famous across the country.

For example, Wang Jianlin, who founded Wanda, a giant in the real estate industry.

There is also Lin Ye. After retiring from the army and working in a government department for a few years, he founded a veterans hotel together with his old comrades. They have already opened veterans hotels all over the country. This veterans hotel is very unique in that its employees are either retired veterans, wives of soldiers or relatives of soldiers.

Similarly, there are also veteran furniture and the like. (End of this chapter)