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The next day, Chen Yiran arrived at the Brussels Marriott Hotel late.

Mulally waited for him at the door, and the two walked toward the venue while reviewing the previous day's findings: Ireland had given a firm offer of land, and Germany and the Netherlands had expressed preliminary interest. In the afternoon, Mulally would also meet with representatives from the Spanish Investment Promotion Agency.

Before entering the venue, Chen Yiran told Mulally, "According to the original plan, today we not only need to talk about the data center, but also about the power system. Remember, don't make any promises of zero emissions. Just say that it is possible to use green electricity in the future."

Mulally nodded: "I understand. They were already very interested yesterday, and now with the green electricity vision that comes with each data center, we can get very good terms: the installation of solar power plants, the infrastructure of wind farms, the construction of supporting substations, infrastructure jobs, plus environmental slogans that align with the European gentry. That's a guarantee of votes."

"You can decide what to do. I'll go meet with Cook."

In a private room on the second floor of the hotel, Cook smiled and handed Chen Yiran a document: "We're a bit faster than Aurora. We've already secured the Ruhr region in Germany, Groningen in the Netherlands, and the Dublin port area in Ireland. If we bring up the electricity issue with them again today, give them a hint, and they'll understand what we mean."

In fact, Apple has experience with green power. Last year, Apple started building solar farms in North Carolina to power the iCloud data center. Apple has a ready-made template to apply in this matter.

Chen Yiran glanced at it and said, "Okay, just don't exaggerate when you talk. Remember, our long-term goal is 100% carbon neutrality, and we're not giving any specific timeframe."

The two carefully went over their points, and then went to their respective meeting rooms. The agenda for the second day of the conference mainly consisted of on-site discussions and bilateral exchanges. Officials from investment promotion agencies of various governments filled the several meeting rooms at the Marriott Hotel.

Chen Yiran simply gave a speech at the venue, making some grand pronouncements about environmental protection, saying that when building data centers, we should pay more attention to other natural issues and not cause a lot of damage to nature after the construction of such facilities, like some companies with the surname G.

This statement struck a chord with many Europeans, and it also made the Google representative below seethe with resentment.

Chen Yiran didn't handle the specific tasks; he left them to Cook and Alan Mulally, while Aurora and Apple came together to further negotiate with representatives from various countries.

Each country has a different economic situation and a different level of urgency.

In countries like the Netherlands, the situation is urgent due to pressure to reduce gas field production and rising unemployment. The investment in data centers is already substantial and will create numerous jobs; after the information was reported last night, the Minister of Economic Affairs rushed over immediately.

Upon hearing that it wasn't just a data center to be built, but also a wind farm, the Minister of Economy directly promised a five-year tax exemption policy, only requiring that 8% of the staff be Dutch.

The Germans weren't very enthusiastic yesterday, but today, upon hearing that Apple and Aurora are going to build their own green electricity, they immediately lowered their stance.

In 2013, Germany was going through the painful transition from nuclear power. Fluctuations in wind and solar power led to power shortages in southern Germany, soaring industrial electricity prices, and grid congestion, which directly affected German industry.

North Germany has installed 2.4 megawatts of wind power capacity, equivalent to 20 standard nuclear power plants. However, Germany's main industrial areas are in the south, and the main electricity demand is also in the south. The South German power grid is one of the weakest links in the European power grid.

They knew data centers were a good thing, but they were hesitant yesterday, worried that they would put a greater burden on the power grid. But today, after hearing that they would not only not use electricity, but might even sell some electricity to the German power grid during their spare time, they immediately started taking out maps to study the location.

Ireland was very cooperative, as their industry was too reliant on pharmaceuticals. However, in 2013, the patents for several Irish-made drugs expired, causing them significant problems.

Putting aside other issues, Ireland is Pfizer's largest production base in Europe, and the expiration of the patent for the blue pill directly led to a 0.3% contraction in Ireland's GDP.

Ireland views data centers as a crucial industry for balancing the fluctuations in the pharmaceutical industry and offers them very favorable conditions.

Spain is the most bustling place. Chen Yiran himself did not want to build a data center here because the people here are just too lazy.

However, Spain has the best solar energy resources in Europe, with twice the number of sunshine hours per year as Germany, so it's something we can only try.

However, a conflict broke out directly within Spain, with representatives from Barcelona and Madrid arguing in the corridor.

Of course, a day of discussions cannot lead to a finalized contract, but at least all parties have reached a preliminary agreement, and further follow-up can be carried out gradually.

Chen Yiran did not stay in Belgium for long, but instead prepared to tackle the toughest challenge in Europe.