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   Chapter 468 The world is as black as a crow

   "Behind me is the stadium where this year's Houston Stampede is held. Today, 70,000 people are expected to enter here to watch. Gwen Stefani's rock band will be the opening show today..."

   In front of an open-air stadium, the host holding the ICNC logo microphone is reporting live to the camera. This year, ICNC TV became the broadcaster of the Houston Stampede, which naturally includes live coverage.

  Through the lens of ICNC TV station, you can see countless people pouring into the gym behind you. The equipment of this gym is not very good, but it is large enough to accommodate more than 70,000 people to watch the show at the same time.

The entire Stampede Festival lasts for 20 days. There will be concerts, rodeos, cowgirl barrel races, carriage races, calf pulling and other competitions. These popular activities will be based on "venue fees, hygiene In the name of “fees” and other names, some tickets are collected, even if the fees are not much, but after 20 days, they can still earn millions of dollars in ticket fees for the Houston Department of Finance!

  For businesses of all sizes in Houston, whether it is hotels, restaurants, shopping malls, souvenir shops, etc., these 20 days are the most important time of the year.

Nearly two million people have flocked to Houston. Even though most families in America have cars and can go back and forth every day, they can’t avoid eating, drinking, and leasing. In Houston’s hotels, restaurants and other industries, they can make a lot of money during this time. Billion Dollar Knife!

  Near the open-air stadium, a group of small vendors making food and selling art souvenirs, almost filled the stadium outside.

   Millia came here, and before entering the door, she was holding a lot of food in her hand, and Amber, who followed behind her, also held a lot of food and various toys in her arms.

  Today, Song Yang, Greck, Daana and others also came to participate in the opening ceremony of today's Stampede Festival.

  Ulf took a few security guards from the Blackwater Company and looked around vigilantly. This kind of lively time is often the time when accidents are most likely to happen.

After Adrian took office, he did fulfill his promise, cracked down on gangs in Houston, and lowered the crime rate in Houston to the lowest level in the past ten years, but it does not mean that no incidents have occurred. Think about the character of the Texas Cowboys, and The weapons with long guns and short cannons that every household wears, it is difficult to think that nothing will happen.

   Today outside the stadium, there are many patrol cars of the Houston Police Department, doing security, but this time, the main force of security for the Houston Stampede is Blackwater Company!

  Blackwater invested in MPRI Security Group. After acquiring CCA, Blackwater has essentially become one of the top three security groups in America.

Blackwater has recruited an astonishing 17,000 people in America. Most of them are ordinary security personnel who maintain law and order and routine patrols. The rest are special tasks and bodyguards. , bounty hunters, etc.

  Including Texas, New York, Los Angeles and other places, Blackwater has taken root in the local area, and the security of many stadiums, concerts, hotels, communities, etc., has been taken care of by the Blackwater Company, and this year's Houston Stampede is no exception.

This time at the Stampede Festival, the Blackwater Company can receive a "security fee" of no less than 1.8 million US dollars. The Blackwater Company can grow so fast, in addition to Song Yang's constant burning of money, and also It is related to the group of "consultants" invited.

Like the Texas branch of Blackwater, a group of people, including Adrian, the director of the Houston Police Department, and the director of the Coast Guard, are all "consultants" of the Texas Blackwater Company. Give these consultants a consultant fee.

In addition, the family foundation under the name of Mrs. Adrian is also one of the investors of the Blackwater Texas branch company, and can receive a dividend every year, just like the 1.8 million yuan in the Stampede this time. The cost of the US knife, Adrian's family foundation, can at least be divided into more than 100,000 US dollars.

  The water runs long. Blackwater is in Houston and Texas. Every time they get a list, Adrian and the others can get a dollar.

   The Blackwater Company in other states basically follows the same pattern. Otherwise, how could it be possible to get orders from America in such a short period of time.

However, it’s not just the Blackwater Company that plays this set. Just like this year’s Stampede Festival, the organizer of the event is a local service company in Houston, and the designated cooperative hotels, restaurants, food supplies, etc., basically all have access. The local company, the non-local company can not take advantage of this time at the Stampede Festival.

When Song Yang, Greck, Daana and the others entered the gym, they saw that the seats were already full, and there were thousands of people who had not bought tickets. They stood behind the auditorium and watched. Sit on the floor and watch it on the big screen.

There are also people from other places in Houston. Obviously, the Stampede Festival is regarded as a large party. Many people come with their families and bring a lot of food. After sitting down, they eat directly. I don't really care much about what kind of performance.

After Song Yang and the others entered, someone came over immediately and brought them to the VIPs of the stadium. This area is obviously separated from other areas. When entering here, there are obviously many more security personnel, and there are special The waiter waited on the side.

   "Song!"

  Song Yanggang, Greck and others entered the VIP area, and Adrian's chief of staff, Matthews, immediately greeted him, "Miss Adrian is here."

   Following Matthews to the front row, the entire stadium suddenly appeared in front of you. This is the best position in the entire stadium, and you can have a panoramic view of all the scenes in the entire stadium.

After Song Yang passed by, he saw that many people were already sitting there, and there was laughter from time to time. When he saw Song Yang, Adrian immediately turned his head, pointed to a seat and said to Song Yang, "Song, here! "

Looking at the seat next to Adrian's left, the expressions of everyone in this VIP area changed slightly. Even if they were in the same camp as Adrian, it was a difference of closeness. On occasions, the closer you are to Adrian's noisy location, the more it represents the relationship with Adrian.

  Adrian reserved that position for Song Yang, which has already explained everything to all the veterans and elites at the scene.

   "Song, I thought I would not see you today."

   Seeing Song Yang coming over and sitting on the other side of Adrian, Kenneth, the boss of Enron, stood up and hugged Song Yang.

   If Adrian's attitude towards Song Yang just now made some people suspicious, then Kenneth's attitude towards Song Yang made all those who questioned shut up.

  The two most powerful people in Houston have the same attitude towards Song Yang, which is enough to explain everything!

Song Yang listened to Kenneth's words and felt as if he meant something. Now is the time when Enron Corporation is at its peak, and when Kenneth is in a state of power, I'm afraid he won't be able to hide the news from Kenneth, as long as he wants to know. .

   glanced at Kenneth, seeing what Kenneth seemed to have just said, just an unintentional remark, Song Yang laughed, and said calmly, "Just met a few old friends!"

Kenneth called the waiter over and asked for a steak. He didn't care about the image at all. He ate it in big mouthfuls until he ate a large piece of steak. Then he wiped the corner of his mouth and said to Song Yang, "If Song, you need help. If so, then An Ran is willing to fully support it!”

   Hearing this, Song Yang didn't know where he was. Kenneth heard about Song Yang seeing Kerimaiya. Even if he didn't know what he was talking about, he obviously heard something.

Seeing Kenneth's scrutinizing eyes, Song Yang couldn't help but smile, "There is indeed a place where President Kenneth's help is needed. I recently invested in a new project, the PayPal online payment platform. If possible, I hope PayPal can cooperate with Enron. Online platform cooperation!"

Regardless of whether it is to play flowers or not, there is a set of black box operations, Enron Online is the world's largest energy trading platform. , the transaction volume of Enron's online platform has reached an astonishing 17 billion US dollars, and the annual transaction volume may exceed 60 billion US dollars!

Enron Online's energy trading website is now smashing other e-commerce platforms. The ghost knows how Jeff Skilling, who runs Enron Online, did it, but it did make Enron officially become the world's largest natural gas company. Energy Trader!

   If PayPal cooperates with Enron Online, then for PayPal, it will indeed be able to gain a large customer. As for whether Enron Online is a nonsense, it has nothing to do with PayPal.

Hearing the PayPal payment mentioned by Song Yang, Kenneth was obviously interested. Since the launch of the Enron Online website, he has also participated in the investment in American Telecom and ICNC TV. Don't be interested.

   After asking Song Yang about PayPal payment, when Kenneth wanted to say something, there were huge cheers from the stadium, and the opening ceremony of the Stampede Festival had already begun.

   "I will ask Jeff to let Anran connect with PayPal online. Song, Anran will support you." Kenneth patted Song Yang on the shoulder and said.

   "Thank you, President Kenneth!"

Song Yang didn't know what Kenneth and Jeff Skilling would do. Their appetites would definitely not be small, but now PayPal is able to attract as many endorsers as possible. Only The more people tied up, the more PayPal can survive under its opponents.

   (end of this chapter)