In another time and space, the Olympics went through a very simple cycle. In 1894, Frenchman Pierre Coubertin and 79 representatives from 12 countries decided to establish the International Olympic Committee and initiate the Olympics. Later, in 1896, Athens successfully held the first Olympics.

It should be said that Pierre Coubertin's original intention of establishing the Olympic Committee was very good. At that time, the industrial revolution greatly expanded the economic, political and cultural ties between nations around the world. The exchanges between countries were becoming increasingly close, and it was urgent to use various communication means to strengthen international mutual understanding. The Olympic movement emerged to adapt to this social needs and was an inevitable product of the development of human society to a certain stage. However, this product had a fatal disadvantage. Pierre Coubertin established the Olympic Committee, which promoted the opening of the first Olympic Games, but did not find a suitable business model for the Olympic Games. Therefore, in the decades before the birth of the Olympic Committee, the Olympic Games were given too much political color and became an absolute money-lossing product. Pierre Coubertin and the Olympic Committee were once the targets of people's ridicule.

Under Li Mu's operation, the Olympic Games in this time and space will definitely not be as embarrassing as such. Before the birth of the Olympic Games, Li Mu confirmed that the Olympic Games was a commercial event, which was no different from the National Auto Rally and the Professional Football League. The Olympic Committee is more like a company. Making profits through the Olympic Games is the only purpose of the Olympic Committee's existence.

The Olympics are indeed making money. So many dignitaries and athletes stayed in New York for more than two months. Although the Olympic Committee has paid for some of the athletes, the dignitaries of delegations from various countries seem to be unwilling to accept the kindness of the Olympic Committee. Almost all of them live in hotels in Manhattan, so that all the empty rooms in Manhattan hotels have been vacant, which still cannot meet the needs of tourists. Many New Yorkers have made extra money with the help of B&Bs during the Olympics.

The Olympics bring not only athletes, but also spectators from all over the world. Not to mention those spectators in the United States, a data from the US Customs shows that since May, European spectators have come to the United States on the grounds of watching the Olympics. The average time they stayed in the United States is 35 days. These people are not poor people who are forced to immigrate due to life. These people are all rich people. A data from the Bank of America shows that the average cost of each European customer during the Olympics in the United States is about $1,500. Now you understand. Even if you only count those European customers, they have brought about $45 million in consumption to the United States. Whether it is the two-level governments of Washington, New York, or New York businessmen and citizens, they will benefit from the $45 million.

Of course, the Olympics brings more than just the 45 million US dollars to the United States. Those spectators from the United States will also consume in New York. The benefits these people seem to bring greater, especially the public transportation system, so they benefit a lot. The New York City government has decided to build a bridge on the Hudson River to connect Manhattan and Newark. Stimulated by this news, Newark's land prices began to soar. Even if the residential areas built by Li Mu in Newark were twice as expensive, they were swept away in a short period of time.

The Olympics bring so many benefits, so Boston and Philadelphia can't wait to hold the Olympics. Of course, Europeans also want to, but the Olympics will definitely not leave the United States in a short period of time. Europeans want to make money by the Olympics, and they have to wait until Americans' enthusiasm for the Olympics begins to fade.

In another time and space, this kind of rush to host the Olympics will not happen until after the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Before the Los Angeles Olympics, the Olympics were an absolute money-burning tool. In 1972, Munich spent $1 billion to host the Olympics, Montreal spent more than 2 billion in 1976. By 1980, Moscow of the Soviet Union spent more than 9 billion in one go to demonstrate its national strength, which discouraged most countries from the Olympics. After 1980, no country was willing to be this sucker. Los Angeles bid for the Olympics was not in the name of a city, but in the name of the people. It is conceivable how far the Olympics were at that time were down.

"Can't you keep the Olympics in New York forever? Just like the Major League of Professional Football." Edward Jeffrey is reluctant to let the Olympics be the money tree. Edward Jeffrey is very happy in the past two months. Because of the Olympics, New York has become more dynamic and humane, and the city government's revenue is also rising steadily. Edward Jeffrey doesn't want to give the benefits to Boston and Philadelphia.

"After Edward, you know that's unrealistic. If you keep the Olympics in New York, let alone whether the influence of the Olympics will continue to increase. I'm afraid that New York citizens will become bored with the Olympics after all, which events are not allowed to participate in the professional football league. After all, many events are not allowed to participate, and the market acceptance is not high. Only in the Olympics can there be room for survival. So if you want the Olympics to have longer vitality, you must let more people participate. Anyway, the Olympic Committee will always be in New York. I promise that the Olympic Committee will not evade taxes." Li Mu understands the principle that everyone makes money. Only by letting more people participate can the Olympics continue to flourish. Another time and space Olympic Committee did not understand this truth until the 21st century.

"Well, I know you've always done a good job in tax payments." Edward Jeffrey said this in a bad way, and he couldn't tell it on the surface.

There is a saying in the United States that only death and taxes cannot be avoided in a lifetime. This sentence depends on how to understand it. The tax department in the United States is indeed powerful, but there are loopholes in the US law, so the poor cannot afford to hire an accountant and lawyer. It is best to pay taxes honestly, otherwise the government will definitely let you understand the effectiveness of the state's violent organs.

Needless to say, people like Li Mu, Junma Group has a special financial department and legal department, and even a financial management team in charge of Chu Xue, who specializes in handling tax troubles for Li Mu. Therefore, this sentence applies to the poor, and for rich people like Li Mu, this sentence is a joke.

So this is a very strange situation. If we look at the proportion of tax payment to income, the poorer the United States, the more taxes we have to pay. However, rich people with higher income always have many ways to avoid taxes reasonably and legally. To some extent, this can be regarded as "robbing the poor and helping the rich."

Compared with the Olympics, Li Mu cared more about the expansion of Junma Group.

Several years ago, Junma Weapons Company reached a cooperation agreement with Krupp Weapons Company. Initially, this agreement only involved technology research and development and transfer, and then expanded to the cooperation between Junma Group and Krupp on other projects. Currently, there are several joint venture factories in Germany, Austro-Hungarian Empire and other places, which is a good start for Junma Group's expansion to Europe.

In addition to Krupp, Junma Group has other partners in Europe, such as Rose Company, which is specialized in the Commonwealth market, has done well in recent years, but this is not enough to Li Mu's requirements. Compared with the domestic market in the United States, both Krupp and Rose Company have developed a bit slowly and cannot keep up with the pace of Junma Group at all. Therefore, Li Mu has been more and more dissatisfied in the past two years.

The Olympics gave Junma Group an opportunity to develop the European market. During the Olympics, many princes and nobles from European countries came to New York with the team, which allowed them to witness the changes brought to New York by themselves. For their conceptual impact, it was more useful than the one hundred Junma Group salesmen who came to the door for sale.

The simplest aspect, such as the street lights at Fort Park and Springfield Institute of Technology, is definitely a subversive experience for Europe.

In fact, there are street lights in Europe. There were street lights in London in the 15th century, and there were street lights in Paris in the 16th century. From then on, France entered the "Age of Light".

Compared with the street lights that have begun to be electrified in New York, the street lights in London and Paris are still original oil lamps. The gap is huge, both in terms of convenience and visual effects. After all, many families have not yet entered the "electric light era", but New Yorkers have used electric lights in luxury for public lighting, which has made many European aristocrats envious.

Of course, Li Mu would not miss such an opportunity. During the Olympics, Li Mu and Henry invited many European nobles to visit the Junma Laboratory set up in Boston and the Nicaragua Hydropower Station under construction. At the Junma Group headquarters, there is a rendering of real scenes, which can fully prove that the changes it can bring to nearby cities after the Nicaragua Hydropower Station is put into use. It can be said that in the minds of many European nobles, this change is similar to magic.

In addition to electric lights, cars, telephones, radio, and even comics in Time magazine are impacting the old ideas in the minds of those European nobles. Some people just watch the excitement, while some people have already started to act. A month after the Olympics began, Junma Group signed more than 50 cooperation agreements with several European companies, with the total amount of the agreement exceeding US$100 million.

Therefore, Li Mu is the biggest winner of the Olympics.

According to the agreement between Junma Group and those European companies, these projects will be launched one after another after the Olympics. Junma Group is responsible for providing almost all technical support and part of the start-up capital. There is no problem with the technical aspects. Junma Group's technical preparations are still very strong. Junma Group does not even need to come up with the most advanced technology, which is enough to complete the initial land grab. What makes Li Mu headache is the funds. There are too many projects. Even if Junma Group only needs to pay a small amount of start-up capital, it is still a lot of money.

"Funds - it's really a trouble. Can you consider San Diego Investment Company and Bank of America?" Henry had no good idea. If it was less, then it would be fine for Li Mu to take it out, but there was so much money involved. Even if Li Mu had, he wouldn't dare to take it out. After all, Li Mu had already spent a lot of money to buy Vladivostok and Sakhalin Island, and then put out another amount of money. I'm afraid Washington would start investigating Li Mu's finances.

When it comes to money, Li Mu does have it. There are so many subsidiaries of Junma Group that generate terrifying cash flow every day. Li Mu still has a huge amount of gold in his hands. It is enough to release some of them at will to start the project. The problem is that the United States has just gotten rid of the whirlpool of the economic crisis, and everyone still remembers the economic crisis. Li Mu had previously lobbyed Congress to ask Congress to raise tariffs and protect the US market, but now Li Mu has been taking out real money and silver to invest in Europe one after another. This behavior is no less than seeking death.

In fact, raising tariffs does not conflict with investing in the European market. Li Mu first tightens his own fence, and then goes to the neighbor's yard to do things. Li Mu asks to increase import tariffs, but export tariffs are very low, which protects the interests of American companies in the United States to the greatest extent. As for Europe, I'm sorry, during the economic crisis, the landlords did not have any surplus grain, so everyone should have their own destiny.

"Haha, our partners are also borrowing money from San Diego Investment Company and Bank of America. Lending money to them is higher than lending it to us." Of course, Li Mu makes money in all directions. If he can earn one more, he will earn one more. Li Mu doesn't feel sorry for those old European nobles at all.

Don’t think that European old nobles are rich. If you want to talk about their background, those old nobles are indeed very profound. Those ancient castles and countless rare treasures in the basement have been accumulated bit by bit by bit by bit by bit by generations. Any aristocrat is embarrassed to go out and say hello to others without any family background.

However, it is not easy to cash out these ancient castles and antiques. After all, many times, collections of similar ancient castles or families have become part of the symbol of aristocraticism, just like the houses of ordinary Beijingers in the 21st century. They are all millionaires, but in fact they are not the case. The ups and downs of housing prices have basically nothing to do with ordinary citizens. Their "million-million-family wealth" is reflected in that house. Where did they sell the house?

The same is true for the ancient nobles in Europe. They all have unfathomable wealth, but in fact they are all real "real estates". They should eat pickles and pickles on weekdays, and drink soy milk. So if you really want to make some physical investment, you still have to borrow money from the bank.

"Or why, go find Piper?" Henry actively thought about a solution, but unfortunately it was not very reliable.

"Are you kidding? If that vampire knew about this, he would definitely not lend me a penny." Li Mu didn't want to find j·p·Morgan. Although j·p·Morgan is usually kind and kind, like a living Bodhisattva, in fact, this guy is also a vampire, and he is still the kind of vampire who sucks your blood and wants to make you grateful.

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