Four places.
More than 100 applicants for cooperation.
One could already imagine how fierce this competition would be.
The first round: Deposit!
It was estimated that half of the countries would be eliminated.
The rules announced by Xing Hai Technologies were very simple: 10 billion dollars as the base. If there were too many countries that could afford this amount, more than 50, then the wealthier countries could increase the price. Each increase must not be less than 1 billion dollars.
The top 50 countries with the highest deposit amount would advance to the next round.
The rest would be eliminated.
This completely disrupted the plans of those small countries.
It was difficult for them to even come up with 10 billion dollars for the deposit. In the end, they had to add at least 1 billion dollars each time.
But in reality, there were a few countries that increased the price very fiercely. Even if the poor countries behind them could not keep up and had no choice but to give up, they still continued to increase the price. Their main purpose was to gain a good impression in the hearts of Xing Hai Technologies.
Japan: "We will add 8 billion dollars for a total deposit of 18 billion dollars."
Gorea: "We will add 9 billion dollars for a deposit of 19 billion dollars!"
Li Jiapo: "We will add 10 billion dollars!"
Germany: "We will add 11 billion dollars."
The majority of the poor countries could only look on with envy. They were really rich.
After several rounds of price increases, the top four countries with deposits were:
Japan: 30 billion dollars; Gorea: 29 billion dollars; Germany: 26 billion dollars; Li Jiapo: 23 billion dollars. All of them had more than doubled their deposits.
However, Xing Hai Technologies would not choose to cooperate with those countries based on the amount of deposits they were willing to pay. As long as they passed the first round, these countries would be standing on a new stage of the competition.
Equal opportunities. Equal treatment! No favoritism would be given to any country.
The eliminated countries' representatives left the hall one after another. The number of people suddenly decreased by more than half.
The second round of the competition officially began.
Speaking of which, what was the competition for this round?
Chen Jin asked the staff to bring over 50 tablets. Each country's diplomatic representative was given one.
He said,
"My friends from all countries, do you still remember last year when Xing Hai Technologies asked the heads of state to post social media comments? Many of them praised the Z nation. In fact, this approach is very inappropriate. Praising a person needs to come from the heart. You need to have a special understanding of a country's history, customs, and culture before you can truly fall in love with them. Words of praise without understanding are just a form of courtesy.
"So, I've asked someone to prepare a set of test papers specifically to test all of you. I want to see how much each country's diplomats or leaders know about Z country."
"There are a total of 100 questions in this set of exam papers. Each question is worth 1 point, so the total is 100 points!"
"You have 60 minutes to answer the questions. In 30 minutes, you can call your respective countries for help and ask for the answers to your questions."
"Hand in your papers in an hour. No matter how many answers you get or how many points you get, I'll collect all your papers."
"At that time, according to the results of each country's examination, the top ten will advance to the final stage."
After the tablets and electronic pens were distributed and the corresponding languages were set, the exam began!
When the diplomatic representatives saw the question displayed on the tablet, they were dumbfounded.
Because the question was as follows:
What are the eight major cuisines in Z country?
How many emperors were there in the Sui Dynasty?
How many ethnic groups were there in Z Country?
What is the Scientific Outlook on Development?
Who exactly were the three representatives that the "three representatives" referred to?
What are the core values of the sixteen words of social meaning?
…
Even if an ordinary person from Z country were to answer these 100 questions, it would be difficult to get a high score.
Not to mention these diplomatic representatives?
They could only call their respective countries for help!
But the time limit for calling for help was only half an hour. In between, they had to find some scholars who truly understood the culture of Z country and desperately search for information online.
In half an hour, even the most efficient country could probably only solve one question per minute.
The rest could only depend on the performance of the diplomatic representatives of each country and whether they understood the Z country well enough.
…
An hour later.
All 50 tablets were collected and the answers were submitted. The system automatically scored and the scores were displayed on the big screen on the wall.
Chen Jin shook his head with a look of disappointment.
Not a single country scored 60 points.
The highest score, Japan, only scored 59 points.
The rest of the countries scored 30 to 40 points. The lowest score was 10 to 20 points.
From this, it could be seen that these countries did not really understand the Z country, let alone love it from the bottom of their hearts.
A culture exam instantly exposed the true colors of these countries. It showed that they were not very willing to be bootlickers. Otherwise, why would their understanding of their masters be so shallow?
Especially those who could not even answer the "core values of the sixteen words." Chen Jin wanted to directly eliminate them.
But he could only follow the rules and let the top ten countries advance to the final stage of the competition.
Speaking of which, what would they compete in the last stage?
Chen Jin actually did not know what to compete in. Because of the second stage, he was in a really bad mood. After thinking for a while, he wrote the words "Woof, woof, woof" on the tablet, indicating that the time limit was two hours. The leader of the country who could answer these three words would get a place in the cooperation.
Then!
A scene that stunned the whole world appeared.
Within two hours.
The leaders of many countries had put on a show on social media.
The Prime Minister of Japan was the first to act. He was the first to post a short video. "Hello everyone, I recently learned some vocal skills. I can imitate the sound of an animal. Let me show it to everyone. Woof, woof, woof …" Japan successfully got a place in the cooperation.
The president of Gorea, who posted the video, was smarter. He held a puppy in his arms and said, "This is my pet dog, Duoduo. Duoduo, say hello to everyone. Woof, woof, woof. Duoduo, bark a few times." Gorea also successfully passed.
However, Gorea's followers quickly appeared. Li Jiapo and Germany took the remaining two places.
The rest were all eliminated!
And after the selection this time.
It was not only the eliminated countries. Even those countries that had obtained the cooperation places could not take it anymore.
Too much.
Xing Hai Technologies had gone too far!
How dare they torment their countries and humiliate their dignity! This was infuriating and unacceptable!
Could you do whatever you wanted just because you had the technology?
Well, you could do whatever you wanted with the technology, but it was too stifling and uncomfortable.
However, a few smart countries immediately discovered a new way. They could protect their dignity and also get a place in the cooperation. They could cooperate on equal terms.
There were even a lot of "benefits."
It was 10,000 times better than cooperating with Xing Hai Technologies!
That was to find a way to become a "friendly country" with the Z country.
There was a company in the Z government that could also provide technical services such as intelligent learning machines, virtual factories, and work assistants. The threshold for cooperation was not high. It was fine as long as it was a "friendly country" with the Z country.
Moreover, after becoming a "friendly country," not to mention the tens of billions of "deposits," even the loan assistance provided by the Z country would be more than this amount.
So, was there a need to hesitate?
Was there a need to continue comparing?
Therefore, countries used Pakistan as a model to learn from. Not only did they apply to visit the Z country, but they also established the "Friendship with the Z Country Act." They announced that tourists from the Z country would be visa-free. They also protected the personal safety of the Z country's citizens overseas, protected the interests of the Z country's companies, and so on …
In an instant, the Z country's "friendly countries" sprung up like bamboo shoots after the rain.
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