Reborn Resource Tycoon

Chapter 948 Removing the Governor of California (seeking monthly ticket)

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Although the accommodation that Fang Mingyuan arranged for them was far from being as luxurious as a five-star hotel, it satisfied Chief Welf, because it was full of oriental style and made him really feel the foreign culture.

In the next few days, the Welf family members were either accompanied by Fang Mingyuan, or accompanied by other members of the Fang family, officials from Fengyuan or Tongyi, and visited the properties and scenery of the Fang family in the two places. district.Li Xintong, Zhao Ya, and Angelina have also become good friends these days.In their spare time, Zhao Ya and Li Xintong would take Angelina out for fun and shopping, learn French from Angelina, and teach her Chinese at the same time.

However, Milot Friedrich Welf, who is the director of the Kingfisher Film Group, is not so leisurely.He followed the patriarch to Tongyi because there was another important matter that he needed to communicate with Fang Mingyuan face to face.

"Fang Shao, the filming of "Terminator 3" has basically been completed, and it is expected to be released in the summer at the earliest. President Gore wants to discuss it with Fang Shao. Is this a suitable time?" Milot asked.

The United States is now basically free of the epidemic. Although people still have some lingering fears, the entertainment industry has been gradually recovering.From the perspective of Halcyon Film Group, it is the summer season of American movies, which is the period from June to September.The epidemic has had no significant impact on the box office of "Terminator 3".

However, the Jade Bird Film Group must also consider the side of the Hong Kong Kumho Film Group, because in recent years, the Hong Kong Kumho Film Group's works have basically been released in Hong Kong, Macau, and the mainland's film markets at the same time as those in North America. The film market is synchronized.However, Hong Kong and the Mainland are still on the World Health Organization's list of epidemic areas, and the movie theaters are still deserted.Released at this time will undoubtedly have a great negative impact on the box office of "Terminator 3".In recent years, with the rapid economic development of China, its film market has become the fastest growing market in the world.

Moreover, Japan is also on the list of epidemic areas.It is also an extremely important source of movie box office.

so.Milot came here to ask Fang Mingyuan face to face, whether to postpone the release of the movie, or this time.The two places are no longer released simultaneously.Huaxia can wait for the epidemic to end.When the World Health Organization announces the lifting of the epidemic area, then choose an appropriate time to release it.

"Already finished filming?" Fang Mingyuan was taken aback for a moment. He originally planned to go to the filming crew himself.It's a pity that since the outbreak of the epidemic, firstly, he has no time and energy, and secondly, because if he goes to the United States, he will have to face strict quarantine. Compared with ordinary people, he may be locked up The location is more luxurious.Of course, this was intolerable for Fang Mingyuan, who wished for 48 hours a day.

"Well, the filming is over!" Milot said affirmatively, "It was finished just a week ago. At that time, the entertainment pages of many media in the United States were headlines." Fang Mingyuan shook his head slightly. He remembered that Zhao Ya seemed to be Talked to him about it.

Fang Mingyuan pondered for a long while before he said, "Milo, what is the current situation of California Governor Gray Davis?"

"Ah?" Milot's eyes widened in surprise. As Hollywood is a part of California, he naturally wouldn't be ignorant of Governor Gray Davis, but Fang Mingyuan's way of thinking was too outrageous. Talking about the release of "Terminator 3", how come California Governor Gray Davis is involved?

However, he was surprised, and Milott organized his thoughts as soon as possible, and replied: "Governor Davis, his life is not easy, and his approval rating has dropped recently, and it is only about 30.00%. He reacted too slowly when there was an energy shortage in California two years ago, and he did not take responsibility for this matter in time, which eventually led to continuous power outages in the governor of California, causing many people's production and life. Extremely dissatisfied with the inconvenience. Some have called for his removal."

Fang Mingyuan nodded slightly. In his previous life, Schwarzenegger was successfully elected as the governor of California. It was precisely because the voters in California deposed the former governor, Gray Davis, that Schwarzenegger was able to successfully run for governor of California!And the reason why he persuaded Schwarzenegger to give up the last California governor election was precisely because he knew that this was the real chance for Schwarzenegger to become the governor of California!

"Milo, there was an energy shortage in California two years ago, can you tell me about it in detail?" Although Fang Mingyuan also collected some information about the governor of California, the information on paper is shallow, so it's better to let him know It is more realistic for Milot, who has been in California all year round.

Although Milot said he felt strange, why did Fang Mingyuan suddenly mention this, but there is nothing worth hiding about this kind of thing, as long as he is an adult American, he only needs to pay attention to the news a little bit, and his memory is not so At worst, there will always be some impressions of those days.And if one lives in California, one will never forget.

Milot tidied up his thoughts, coughed twice, and then said: "That was when President Clinton was in power. Given the shortage of natural gas, the soaring price of oil, and the unprecedented demand for electricity, Americans were ready to face the challenges of the last 25 years. The worst energy shortage crisis in years..."

At that time, it was not just California that was threatened by the energy crisis, but almost the entire United States.

If a severe winter comes, a large proportion of Americans rely on natural gas and oil for heating. At that time, it was rumored that the price of natural gas would increase by 25% to 40.00%.In the international crude oil market at that time, the price of crude oil broke through [-] US dollars, which can be said to be running at a high level.Such a high price makes it impossible for many people to afford it.This has also contributed to the shortage of electricity supply in the United States.

California's power crunch has caused local utilities to cut power for some consumers, including hundreds of office buildings, business stores and even universities.In addition, due to the large amount of natural gas used by power companies, the sharp rise in natural gas prices will undoubtedly increase consumers' electricity bills significantly.

In order to cope with this situation, residents across the United States have come up with various methods. Residents of some states hoard firewood in large quantities, residents of some states purchase heating oil in large quantities, and residents of California buy firewood. Small fuel oil generators... In order to solve this problem, then US President Clinton also specifically approved the use of US crude oil reserves to suppress oil prices and ensure the supply of crude oil in the market.

Governor Gray Davis of California was accused by voters of being indecisive and inappropriate in dealing with this issue, which caused continuous blackouts in California.

"Then, does Gray Davis have anything to say about this accusation?" Fang Mingyuan asked.

Milot shook his head: "Of course Gray Davis will not admit that it was his mistake. A while ago, he once publicly excused himself in public and said that the reason why California's power system has energy The crisis was caused by greedy private power companies who continued to increase their exploitation. And he just followed the energy control regulations signed and passed by the previous governor of California, Republican Pete Wilson. Now it seems that Governor Wilson passed The statute itself is flawed."

Fang Mingyuan nodded. It is normal not to admit this kind of thing. If Gray Davis admits it readily, then there are only two ways. One is to resign on his own initiative. Such a big stain is enough to make political If a character steps down, the other way is to gain the favor of the voters and forgive him. Of course, this possibility can be said to be very small.

"Milo, do California voters have a bad impression of Gray Davis?" Fang Mingyuan asked.

"In September last year, a total of 800 million people in California signed a petition calling for a recall election in California. Although the number of valid signatures was 300 million, I think this is enough to explain the problem. Already." Milot said, "The total population of California is currently only over [-] million people."

"Then doesn't it mean that Gray Davis is likely to be dismissed?" Fang Mingyuan said.

Milot shook his head and said: "Not necessarily, since the founding of the United States, only in 82, North Dakota Governor Lynn Fraser was removed by voters, and it has been [-] years. Although the United States is In a democratic country, the governor is elected by the voters of the state, but it is not easy to impeach and remove him."

Fang Mingyuan couldn't help laughing in his heart. It was the first governor recall election in the United States in 82 years. Gray Davis became the first governor to be recalled in the history of California and the second governor in the history of the United States to be recalled through elections. Leave a "green history"!

"Milo, I hope that in the North American film market, "Terminator 3" will be released in July and August. This time, China will not be released simultaneously with the North American film market." Fang Mingyuan clapped his hands and said, "Arnold, recently What are you busy with?"

"Arnold?" Milot thought for a while in surprise, and said with some uncertainty, "He...he seems to be running for the governor of California?" (To be continued..)