Business Plan Is Just A Load Of Hot Air
A Chinese company that once tried to sell land on the moon has lost an appeal against a court ruling that stopped it from selling bags of "World Cup air". The Beijing Lunar Village Aeronautics Science and Technology Co. lost a suit against the Beijing Administration for Industry and Commerce, which refused its application to sell "special air from a special place." Last December, the Chaoyang District People's Court ruled against the company's proposal to sell green plastic bags full of air from stadiums that hosted matches in the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Li Jie, the company's chief executive officer, had planned to sell the bags to soccer fans for 50 yuan ($6.50) each.
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I wonder if this case attracted the attention of the writers of Ocean's Thirteen. This story reminded me of this exchange:
Linus Caldwell: He owns all of the air south of Beijing.
Abigail Sponder: The air?
Linus Caldwell: Let me put it to you this way: try building something taller than three stories in the Tiangjin province, and see if his name comes up.
Hi Bart-Man,
Saw the movie last weekend - and I chuckled at the way the line was delivered!
Cheers
David
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