Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande, born on August 12, 1954, in Rouen, France, is a French politician, the 24th President of France, and the Grand Duke of Andorra.

Hollande was a typical French technocrat. He attended the Faculty of Law at the University of Paris, then went on to study at HEC Paris and Sciences Po, and finally went to the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA), where he graduated with the seventh-highest honors.

After graduation, he joined the Socialist Party and became a key figure in the mainstream Mitterrand faction. At the age of 27, he became the Presidential Economic Advisor.

He then spent 24 years in Correz province, his stronghold on the right wing, and turned it into a left-wing stronghold.

In 2012, he narrowly defeated Sarkozy to become the President of France.

But by this time, he had forgotten the technical skills he once possessed as a technocrat and had become a pure bureaucrat. Although he had governed at the local level, Thule was only the capital of the Correz province, with a population of only about 1.5; he was at most a town mayor.

He never served as a minister in the central government, and he never handled specific administrative affairs related to national industry, energy, finance, or employment. Unlike Chirac and Sarkozy, he didn't possess the muscle memory of an executive leader's decision-making process.

For the past ten years, he has been carrying out long-term election planning, coordinating within the party, and cultivating local relationships—all for this election.

Only after he was actually elected did he realize that this position was truly cursed.

Every day brings bad news from all directions. Hollande is preparing to announce in a week that the fiscal deficit as a percentage of GDP is expected to reach 3.7% in 2013, failing to achieve the campaign promise to reduce it to below 3%.

This means that France will be unable to fulfill its Eurozone deficit reduction commitments and will certainly face fierce criticism from the EU.

France's unemployment rate hit a new high at the end of February, with the number of registered unemployed in France rising for the 22nd consecutive month to 318.7 million, approaching the highest record of 319.55 million since January 1997, and almost certainly breaking the record this year.

Hollande's election promise to reverse the unemployment rate by the end of the year also failed to materialize. Although he still proclaimed 2013 as the year of jobs, claiming that 100,000 jobs would be created by the end of the year.

But now few people believe him anymore. His approval ratings are terrible, with 67% of the French public disapproving of Hollande's performance, a record low.

Two other slogans he put forward during the election, one of which was a tax on the super-rich, now seem like a joke. The Constitutional Council has stated that if it is introduced, it is very likely to be declared unconstitutional.

However, this did not stop a large number of wealthy people from panicking and fleeing, with the number of people immigrating to the UK, Belgium, Switzerland and the US beginning to rise.

These are not the most important things. These various kinds of data are, at least, just data, and are not so intuitive.

However, Hollande is truly having a headache regarding the decision-making process concerning the Fesenheim nuclear power plant.

Following the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the world has become somewhat suspicious of nuclear power plants. The Fessenheim nuclear power plant, France's first 900-megawatt pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant, has been operating for nearly 40 years. Located on the Franco-German border, it has also drawn criticism from Germany.

So, in order to get those votes, Hollande made a huge fuss about closing Fessenheim during the election.

After he took office, he realized that closing Fessenheim in the short term would be suicidal.

First, there is the pressure on electricity. Although the French power grid has a very large redundancy, with 90% of the 58 reactors used for load tracking and some reactors even shutting down on weekends, Fessenheim, which accounts for only 2% of France's total electricity generation, seems insignificant.

However, from a local perspective, Fessenheim, located in the Haut-Rhin department, is a vital power source for the Grand Est administrative region. Shutting it down would mean Alsace would have to rely on power transmissions from western France to the east, or even imports from Germany. This requires planning and time.

Legally, it's also complicated. EDF had just reinforced Fessenheim's safety system in 2011, spending considerable effort to thicken the base by 50 centimeters to prevent a meltdown accident. The French Nuclear Safety Authority issued positive opinions twice, in 2011 and 2013, confirming that the two reactors could continue operating for another 10 years.

French law explicitly stipulates that nuclear power plant operating licenses have no time limit, but require periodic safety reviews every ten years. If a nuclear power plant is shut down for reasons other than safety or industrial causes, legislation must be passed, and the operator, EDF (Électricité de France), is entitled to compensation.

Hollande simply couldn't afford this money, nor could he ask EDF (Électricité de France) to make any effort to balance the books.

Because EDF (Électricité de France) is also struggling. Construction on the new Flamanville 3 nuclear power plant, which began in 2007, has ballooned from a budget of €33 billion to over €13 billion and is still not completed. Its debt has piled up to over €30 billion, and it is now requesting external funding from the French government to help keep the nuclear industry afloat.

At this extremely awkward moment, Aurora Group appeared like an angel.

The day after the EU Digital Jobs Alliance concluded, Chen Yiran went directly to France.

In the presidential office on the second floor of the Élysée Palace, Chen Yiran and Hollande held a secret meeting.

"Mr. Chen, please have a seat. You are the first technology entrepreneur we have received this year. In fact, France is inviting some Chinese entrepreneurs to France for a group visit in May. We didn't expect you to be so optimistic about France and come directly here. Your contact person said you came for Fessenheim?"

Chen Yiran smiled and said, "Fesenheim should be considered a big problem. I hope we can work together to solve this problem. I believe you can't shut it down in the short term. After all, the power grid dispatching in the Greater Eastern Administrative Region can't be overhauled in a short time. In fact, it would be more reliable to import electricity from Germany as a supplement."

But as you should also know, electricity prices in Germany are much higher than in France, and they are also shutting down nuclear power plants, so their electricity supply will become increasingly scarce.

Hollande placed his coffee cup on the coffee table. "This isn't the first problem that's been bothering me, Mr. Chen. But you've flown all the way from Silicon Valley just to talk about this, so you can't just be telling me that Fessenheim can't be shut down."

"Fersenheim could be repositioned; it could become something you don't need to turn off."

"How so?"

"Apple and Aurora are planning to deploy AI data centers in Europe over the next few years. These data centers will consume a lot of electricity once they are up and running. We have looked at a variety of site options. Hydropower is cheap and the climate is cold enough in Northern Europe, but nuclear power plants have one thing that hydropower can never do: they are not dependent on the weather and can provide a stable 24-hour power supply. You understand the baseload value of nuclear power better than I do."

"You want to buy Fesenheim?"

"You should know that French law does not allow the acquisition of power plants, but we can find another way to allow EDF to continue to operate with its license. Apple will take over all the future output of these two units through a long-term power agreement."

The power plant operates as usual, workers go to work as usual, and the nuclear safety bureau continues its oversight as usual. The only change is that we decide where the electricity goes.

Hollande paused for a moment before saying, "This is not an ordinary power purchase agreement. France's historical nuclear energy access mechanism requires EDF to sell nuclear power to competitors at a fixed price. Legally speaking, they can only sell nuclear power to competitors at a fixed price of 42 euros/MWh."

Even within France, if we could break this rule, the European Commission wouldn't stand idly by; it affects the entire European electricity economy.

"We can find a way, after all, we are not a power company and are not a competitor. We can calculate it based on asset collateral, with EDF mortgaging the electricity supply to Fesenheim for the next ten or twenty years, and then Apple providing a cash loan."

If EDF (Électricité de France) has the funds to repay the loan upon maturity, it will do so, and Apple will pay the outstanding electricity bill at €42/MWh. Of course, Apple's loan will accrue interest, which will simply offset the discounted electricity price.

So if they can't repay, that's fine too; it saves them the trouble. In short, we're just doing a mortgage loan on electricity; we're not involved in selling electricity at a low price, are we?

Hollande thought the plan was feasible, as it would give him a more respectable excuse for whether or not to shut down the nuclear power plants.

It's not that they're unwilling to manage it; it's just that French electricity is so incompetent that they had no choice but to mortgage it for loans. Furthermore, Apple's data center in France creates many jobs, and combined with the 700 employees at the nuclear power plant itself, this also generates considerable public attention.

"This plan is feasible for France, but there may be a lot of pressure from the EU, and Germany is also against nuclear power. Various political parties in Germany will use this as an excuse."

Chen Yiran smiled: "Don't worry, you should know that both Apple and Aurora will be building a large number of data centers in Europe. There are also green power networks attached to these data centers, which will create thousands of infrastructure jobs plus maintenance jobs for the next few decades."

If any countries think our plan isn't working, then we won't go. You know, I don't have a good reputation; the whole world knows I'm a vindictive person.

Anyone who opposes me will have all subsequent plans canceled, and I'll spend money to have my job taken away, letting the local people know who ruined your job. I believe European politicians are wise.

Of course, this isn't just about this matter; hopefully, other countries will also offer some support for Apple's other actions.

Hollande isn't stupid; he knows this refers to the recent highly publicized Apple acquisition of Disney.

"Don't worry, France will have our people support you within the EU."

"Thank you so much."

Hollande's support far exceeded Chen Yiran's expectations. This is likely because his own governance was so poor, and the situation in France was so chaotic.

Like grasping at a last straw, the French government under his command mobilized all its influence, actively lobbying governments around the world. The EU countries, having just received a sweet treat from Apple, were also very compliant.

Two weeks later, the EU became the first major economy to complete its antitrust investigation and declare Apple's acquisition of Disney compliant.