Vol 2 Chapter 1122: I admire you

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I admire you

After a rest night, Lin Feng met Mandela the next day at the recommendation of Wang Meng.

Originally, Wang Meng didn’t expect it to go so smoothly. He didn’t expect to call Mandela’s personal assistant to tell Lin Feng’s intention to visit Mr. Mandela. He didn’t expect to be summoned immediately. This was really beyond Wang Meng’s expectation. Outside. But then I think about it, in such a poor place in Africa, as the founding father of South Africa, Lam Fung, the world's richest man, should be very welcome to visit.

Accompanied by Wang Meng and others, Lin Feng met the now 86-year-old South African founding father at Mandela's house in Cape Town.

"Mr. Lin, welcome, welcome!" Although Mandela is a bit old-fashioned, his spirit is quite strong and his voice is exceptionally loud.

"Mr. Mandela, take the liberty to visit, and I hope you can forgive me!" Lin Feng smiled and shook hands with the African founding father, and helped him sit down.

"Hehe, if you take a lot of prestige like Mr. Lin, it's okay, I'm quite welcome!" Mandela laughed, and then ordered someone to serve the South African specialty-Luibos tea.

This kind of Luibos tea is a specialty of South Africa. Rich in minerals, it is very good for health. It does not contain pigments, preservatives, and caffeine, and the content of tannins is very low. It also contains no oxalic acid, so it is a very good drink for people who are prone to kidney stones.

After the servant brought Luibos tea, Lin Feng and Mandela chatted casually.

"Mr. Lin, I don't know what's going on in South Africa this time? Is it a sightseeing trip, or do you want to invest?" Mandela chatted casually, but obviously it was not so casual between questions.

Lin Feng smiled.

"Mr. Mandela, I know that you are the first South African head of state to visit China, and South Africa and China also have a deep friendship." Lin Feng said with a smile.

Mandela smiled and nodded. For China, a rising developing country, South Africa and the whole of Africa are very optimistic about it, especially the Chinese people are very hospitable, the Chinese government is also very helpful, often willing to loan interest-free to many African countries, and even meet some Poor African countries’ debts, for such a friendly government, how could Mandela not make friends with him during his administration! How could the relationship between the two countries be unfriendly!

"Mr. Mandela, so I came to Africa this time to help our South African friends, and to strengthen the friendship between our two countries." Lin Feng said with a smile.

Mandela smiled silently. Don't look at Mandela, who is 86 years old this year, but instead of having any Alzheimer's disease, he is extremely wise and sees things thoroughly. It is no exaggeration to say that the current South African President Thabo Mbeki has to consult Mandela on many issues. So far, many people in China have called for Mandela to re-rule and lead South Africa to a better tomorrow. Had it not been for Mandela to maintain the authority of the South African constitution, lest a certain president would re-elect as president for his own selfish desires in the future, I am afraid that Mandela would still be the president of South Africa to this day.

From this point of view alone, Mandela's significance to South Africa is relative to Washington's significance to the United States. If Washington hadn't taken the initiative to request the constitution to restrict the president's rights, I am afraid that the United States would not be as strong as it is today. The same is true for Mandela!

Lin Feng has been observing Mandela, the true legend. From entering the door to sitting down for more than ten minutes, Lin Feng has only one conclusion to Mandela-hiding it deeply.

At least so far, apart from the friendliness and enthusiasm he showed at the beginning, Mandela has been extremely indifferent, and he has been extremely indifferent to all the remarks of Lin Feng, the world's richest man. Even when Lin Feng talked about intending to invest in South Africa, Mandela has always been extremely indifferent.

Talk to this kind of person, or go around in circles, or you will end up going around yourself in the end. ——Lin Feng thought for a while and made up his mind.

"Mr. Mandela, what do you think is most important in the 21st century?" Lin Feng asked.

Lin Feng has asked many people about this question, most of them talk about talents. But Mandela is different.

"Information! In today's diversified society, nothing is better than information!" Mandela said.

Lin Feng was slightly surprised. He didn't expect Mandela to be the answer, but this was exactly the answer Lin Feng wanted to give Mandela. In the 21st century, talents are indeed important, but there is one thing more important than talents, and that is information.

Without information, in today's society you are like a frog at the bottom of a well, you will always only sit in the well and watch the sky, knowing that one day the water in this well is dry.

"Then Mr. Mandela, how do you think we should grasp the information?" Lin Feng asked again.

Mandela smiled.

"Mr. Lin, to be honest, I have a really good impression of you. First of all, you are the largest shareholder of my country's South African Standard Bank. Although I don't know why you raised the South African Standard Bank, thank you very much. Financing, let'South Africa Standard Bank' become a global multinational bank!" Mandela toasted Lin Feng a cup of Luibos tea.

"But this is not the reason why I admire you the most. Do you know what makes me admire you the most?" Mandela asked rhetorically.

Lin Feng was stunned, this question can be a bit difficult for Lin Feng. Do you appreciate the wealth you hold the most, the power you have, or is you young enough? ——Lin Feng's brain flashed many answers, but felt that these answers were not what Mandela thought. After thinking about it, Lin Feng shook his head honestly.

"Hehe, what I admire most about you is because during the 2002 World Cup, you made Blatt resign because of the'goal betting' incident!" Mandela said with a big laugh.

Lin Feng frowned. This incident has always been a secret. At the time, Lin Feng, in order to punish South Korea, and at the same time punish the Blatter who likes to manipulate the game, specially made tactics, allowing South Korea to reach the finals unprecedented in history. This event eventually led to world football It's a mess. After all, anyone can see that South Korea has been taken care of by the referees. From the beginning of the group qualifying, all games in South Korea are controversial. In the end, he actually made it to the finals, especially the finals with a clear bias.

Therefore, in the end, the chairman of the Korean Football Association, Zheng Mengjun, was accused by a thousand husbands and resigned. The Korean team also suffered global criticism and contempt. As the chairman of FIFA, Blatter was also due to such big mistakes, especially in FIFA. In the thorough investigation of the Korean referee incident, it was finally discovered that Blatter commanded the referee to favor South Korea, Japan and certain teams. Therefore, in the end Blatter had no choice but to resign.

In this matter, Lin Feng thought he had done quite concealed. Unexpectedly, after many years, Mandela mentioned it again.

"Haha, Mr. Lin, don't panic, this matter is actually known to FIFA's senior officials. After all, the two referees are European referees, and they finally submitted a white paper on the 2002 World Cup to FIFA, so there is Well, a few people know it. But you don’t need to be nervous. Although you did this very wrong and undermined the fairness of the football game, it is undeniable that you also made a little contribution. At least, let Blatter step down!" Mandela laughed.

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Lin Feng shook his head helplessly when he heard this. Unexpectedly, the two European referees were really enough...to be honest, and the incident was reported in the end. Of course, they report to the report, and they actually involve themselves, which is really irritating. Fortunately, the current FIFA President Rufinan (former FIFA Secretary-General, because he publicly opposed Blatter in 2002, was beaten into the cold palace by Blatter, but because Blatter stepped down, plus his previous opposition to cloth Some of Rattle's remarks mentioned "black gold", but he was unexpectedly supported by many committee members and unexpectedly became the chairman of FIFA) and didn't care about it, otherwise he would be in trouble.

You must be more cautious in doing things in the future. Let's talk about threats strangling in the cradle! ——Lin Feng said to himself.

But what made Lin Feng wonder is, even if he accidentally caused Blatt to step down, does it have anything to do with Mandela?

Seeing Lin Feng's puzzled eyes, Mandela laughed. Whenever Blatter is mentioned, Mandela always laughs because he is so happy.

"Hehe, Mr. Lin, you are not a half-informed person, I will tell you directly. When he was campaigning for the 2006 World Cup bidding country, Blatter originally decided to support South Africa, and Africa should undertake this. The World Cup. Unexpectedly, Germany suddenly broke out at the place of the campaign, and Blatter's attitude suddenly changed, and Mandela was caught off guard. In the end, Mandela could only find his own way to seek support. Everybody knows the final voting result.

Germany won 12-11. However, the problem is that the vote in Oceania that day chose to abstain. The day before, Oceania also called Mandela to promise South Africa. Things took a turn for the worse overnight, and something must have happened in the middle. And seeing the helpless look of Oceania on TV, the whole world knows what happened in the middle.

In the end, South Africa lost the election, and the host country of the 2006 World Cup became Germany. As a result, Mandela and Blatter became mortal enemies. Mandela once vowed that wherever there is Blatter, there will never be him Mandela. But no matter how annoying Blatter is, for Mandela, South Africa's bid for the World Cup is definitely beneficial. This will bring 150,000 jobs to South Africa and a huge income of 500 million U.S. dollars.

But let Mandela go to Blatter again, and Mandela was unwilling in his heart. Of course, if there is really no alternative, Mandela may only have to ask Blatter. After all, he is the "father of the nation" of South Africa. For the sake of South Africa, he is willing to not have this old face.

But at this time, the "Referee Gate" incident broke out and Blatter took the blame and resigned. This is undoubtedly the best news for Mandela. When he heard that Blatt stepped down, Mandela drank three full glasses of whiskey. Mandela's mood can be imagined.

After listening to Mandela's words, Lin Feng suddenly realized. It seems that the "post generation" legend that Mandela did not attend the opening ceremony of the 2010 World Cup was because of an accident with his granddaughter. Now it seems that it is probably more because Mandela is unwilling to attend the opening ceremony with Blatter at the same time. Because he thinks Blatter is too disgusting!

"So, Mr. Lin, your impression of me is quite good. I hope you can be straightforward and tell me directly, what you want to do, and don't ruin your good impression in my heart." Mandela said with a smile.

Lin Feng thought for a while and nodded. Since the other party threatened to get straight to the point, he didn't need to go around in circles anymore.

"Mr. Mandela, it's like this. I think Africa's biggest difference compared with other continents is not high technology, not economy, but education!" Lin Feng said seriously.

Hearing this, Mandela nodded. It is true that Africa is poor, but it is not that poverty is due to wars, nor is poverty due to poor economic foundations, but poverty is due to education. In today’s modern society, more than 80% of Africans have an extremely low level of education. For example, in South Africa, about 60% of jobs are occupied by foreigners. It is not because South Africa does not support or support it, but because of the education level of the people in the country. Low and poor job skills, so let alone compete with workers from other countries, they are simply not qualified for some jobs. This shows how the boss will hire locals.

This has directly led to a large number of unemployed people in South Africa and an increasingly heavy burden of unemployment benefits, leading to extremely poor people's lives in South Africa, except for a few large cities, and ultimately resulting in a high crime rate in South Africa. And South Africa is already the most prosperous country in Africa, even South Africa is the case, the situation in other countries in Africa can be imagined!

Mandela nodded heavily. For this, he had long wanted to solve it. But it has not been solved. To be honest, if you want to solve the problem of low education, you need to study schools, and a lot of schools are built. Mandela calculated the funds needed for this. With South Africa’s weak educational facilities, to allow everyone in South Africa to receive education, it would require at least ten years of South Africa’s fiscal revenue. Taking 10 years of fiscal revenue to build education, Mandela does not have so much courage. Not even Nelson Mandela, and there will be no subsequent presidents. After all, the variables are too great, and a little carelessness will lead to a coup.

Of course, this is not the most important thing. Even if Mandela really has the courage to spend 10 years of South Africa’s fiscal revenue to build educational facilities that can allow all South African people to receive education, there is still a fatal problem. tuition! Most South Africans cannot afford tuition, not even living expenses. This is another problem! A big problem!

Mandela can't solve it! South Africa cannot solve it, nor can the United Nations. Of course, the United Nations is not incapable of solving it. It is about solving a South Africa. There will be more "South Africa" ​​coming out, and they will all ask for a solution. What's more, after helping "South Africa" ​​solve the education problem, how many years will South Africa need to repay this huge sum of money? Can he pay it back? You must know that it is normal for a coup to happen in a country in Africa. What if the new government does not recognize this huge sum of money in case of a coup?

Even if the UN forces wiped it out, this huge sum of money would not be returned. If a government that is obedient and willing to repay its debts comes to power, it will probably be overthrown again soon. Repeatedly!

Therefore, the education problem that plagues all African countries is a common problem faced by all African countries. No one can solve it! Can't solve it! But now, Lin Feng says it can be solved, isn't this surprising!

"Mr. Lin, do you say it can be solved? How to solve it?" Mandela breathed. Lin Feng said that this problem can be solved, which is really surprising. If Lin Feng can really solve it, Mandela will definitely award Lin Feng the "Most Outstanding Contribution Award for Education in South Africa." Of course, South Africa does not currently have this award, but the absence of this award does not mean that such an award cannot be established, as long as Lin Feng can solve the education problem in South Africa.

Lin Feng smiled. It seems that people have weaknesses, and Mandela's weakness is South Africa! As long as things are helpful to South Africa, Mandela's attitude will immediately become enthusiastic, concerned, nervous, and anxious, which is completely opposite to the calmness before!

Mandela looked at Lin Feng nervously without blinking.

Lin Feng also laughed secretly in his heart, and finally took the initiative back again.

"Mr. Mandela, you said that information is the most important in the 21st century. I also agree with this point very much. Then, how do I get information?" Lin Feng asked.

"TV, newspapers, Internet..." Mandela said subconsciously. After speaking, he suddenly fell silent afterwards, and he understood what Lin Feng was talking about.

"Mr. Lin, do you mean computers, distance education?" Mandela asked.

Lin Feng smiled and nodded. Indeed, it is distance education! Lin Feng came to South Africa this time and talked with Mandela about distance education! This will be a huge contract for the "Second World". For a long time, the African PC market has been ignored by "Intel" and "Second World". Of course, the so-called neglect is not completely turning a blind eye, but not paying enough attention to it. Because South Africa is too poor, the number of computers sold every year is really small. Therefore, sometimes advertising money may not be earned back. Therefore, neither company pays much attention to it.

But now, Lin Feng wants to open up a sky in South Africa. First South Africa, then the entire Africa. Lam Fung wants his company's personal computers to occupy the entire African market.

"Mr. Mandela, our company can provide a batch of computers at an extremely low price like your country, and provide free distance education software, and provide a group of teachers to rush to various regions to teach relevant computer knowledge. I don't know Mr. Mandela, what How about next?" Lin Feng said with a smile.

Mandela's eyes moved.

"Mr. Lin, how low is the so-called low-cost computer?" Mandela said.

"99 dollars! Less than 100 dollars, you can have a computer that can handle office processing, surf the Internet, and distance education! I don't know, what does Mr. Mandela like?" Lin Feng said with a smile.

Immediately, Lin Feng took out a document and handed it to Mandela, which explained in detail the related matters of this transaction, as well as the responsibilities and obligations assumed by both parties. Of course, Mandela itself does not have the right to sign, even if it is signed, it is useless, but in South Africa, as long as Mandela agrees, the contract is basically 80% signed.

Unexpectedly, after watching carefully for a long time, Mandela shook his head.