Chapter 581

During the new year's holiday, Yuri and his family came forward to receive these uninvited guests. Although Walesa is famous all over the world, he can only rely on a small number of patrons to continue to fight against the Communist regime in Poland. Walesa learned from the media in the Soviet Union that the workers in the Soviet Union were also making trouble. He thought it was a once-in-a-lifetime good opportunity, so he hoped that someone would provide him with a large sum of money to hold another massive national strike. As long as the Soviet Union does not intervene, the Polish government is definitely not an opponent of solidarity.

After careful consideration, he decided to support Walesa's action. In this way, he had an excuse to continue to import a large amount of grain from the United States and Canada. Moreover, he could use the situation in Poland to involve Gorbachev's energy. He was exhausted in the growing strike activities between Poland and China, and could not get rid of the support of the Ministry of foreign trade and economic cooperation for the Soviet Union. If this can be done, then no matter how much ligachov tossed, he would never dare to touch a hair of Xie liaosha.

After hearing their support from Yuri, Walesa couldn't believe his ears. He held Yuri and Ivankov's hands tightly, thanks a million. Yuri gave Walesa a bill of exchange with a face value of 10 million rubles from the Foreign Trade Bank of the Soviet Union. With this money, Walesa could go back to Poland to carry out the preliminary work of the strike.

Not long after sending off Walesa, Xie liaosha's holiday ended. However, he did not plan to go back to Moscow. He wanted to go around the satellite countries of the Soviet Union to see if there were any Eastern European enterprises worthy of investment like Skoda. By the way, it's also to avoid domestic disputes.

Donia and Karim will stay and continue to accompany shariosha on the investigation in Eastern European countries, while EVA has to go back to the United States, because there is an important matter that the whole wall street is concerned about, which is that iridium's first test satellite is about to be launched.

Last year, iridium's first test satellite was supposed to be launched before the end of the year, but it was delayed because of the progress of research and development. So the launch was scheduled for the first Saturday after Christmas.

EVA left Czechoslovakia for Austria. Her special plane has been waiting at the airport in Vienna for many days. Just before EVA got on the plane, Stephenson from at & t made a special call to tell EVA the great news.

"EVA, if this satellite launch is successful and everything goes well. You're going to talk to President Reagan in the White House by satellite phone! " Stephenson said excitedly on the phone.

"I don't know about it." Eva was a little surprised, but still happy. If you talk to the president of the United States by satellite phone, it will undoubtedly be of great help to the commercial promotion of iridium.

"I arranged it for you. You know the business value. It's very helpful for both iridium and at & T. " Stephenson said triumphantly.

"Well, I'll talk about it when I get back! I hope that goes well. "EVA hung up and boarded her private business plane.

EVA's plane needs to fly to Paris, fill up with jet fuel, cross the Atlantic and land in New York. EVA and members of iridium's board of directors, such as Stephenson, will meet in New York and then travel to Houston space city together. Just after EVA landed in New York, he got a call from his subordinates. Subordinates told him by phone that everything was ready in Houston, and NASA's director and deputy director would attend the launch.

Eva was not surprised. He was very clear about the importance NASA attached to this business. EVA would launch 77 satellites in total, which is absolutely a unique event in the history of commercial space. If the launch goes well, the future contract will bring huge returns to NASA, because EVA plans to send all the satellites into space within one year after the verification satellites pass.

EVA spent a full day and night on the plane, during which time he flew from the artistic Vienna to the city of Houston in the Texas desert. When she left the plane, EVA felt tired, but more excited. As soon as he got out of the cabin, he was blocked by the media reporters waiting outside, and the flashing lights lit up the tarmac in the night.

"Ms. EVA, how sure iridium is about this launch..."

"If it fails, will iridium continue to launch test satellites..."

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EVA did not respond too much. She left the airport by car under the protection of the bodyguard and went to the hotel to have a rest.

At nine o'clock the next morning, EVA and iridium shareholders arrived at the Houston Space Center early in the morning. The launch time is set at nine o'clock in the morning. Today's weather is fine and sunny. EVA and Stephenson are chatting with each other, and the shareholders who usually stay in Japan also come to EVA to exchange cordially at the moment. Everyone is waiting for the news of iridium's success.

The easygoing time's slow walk, everybody's mood also gradually nervous. At this time, Stephenson suddenly said to EVA, "EVA, before the closing of yesterday afternoon, I bought most of my pension from at & T. If today goes well, I think I can safely retire from at & T."

"Mr. Stephenson, why are you..." EVA felt the news was too sudden, she suddenly thought of what to do if Stephenson and other successors were unreliable.

"You can rest assured that at & T will continue to cooperate with iridium, because I have recommended you to the board of directors as the next CEO of at & T. the representatives of Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley have agreed. Plus your own shares, I think no one can object to you!" Stephenson said expectantly.

EVA wanted to say something more about her stay, but Stephenson turned and left.

"The last 30 minutes to prepare, everyone leave the scene..."

"Enter the last ten minutes to prepare..."

"Ten seconds down..."

"Ten!"

"Nine!"

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"Three

"Two!"

"One!"

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"Light up!"

With the whole audience watching, the launch vehicle carried iridium's dream into space.

An hour later, Houston reported that the satellite had successfully entered orbit and everything was working properly. Iridium's directors and shareholders cheerfully opened the champagne to celebrate. Then EVA, under the full attention of the audience, dialed the White House with a satellite phone made by Sony of Japan.

"Ma'am, you have done a great thing. Congratulations!" On the other end of the line, President Reagan said enthusiastically.