Chapter 1194: Ballot (below)

Skeff. Mellon waited for the answer he expected, but Tan Zhenhua's answer also let him know that this young man's appetite was as big as ever.
"Mr. Skeff, I think I can do you a favor, but in addition to obtaining this system, I have a small, private request."
Tan Zhenhua’s face wore an unpredictable smile: "I guess the Republican party’s presidential candidate next year should be the current Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush. I heard that Vice President Bush Once served as the director of the U.S. Liaison Office in China’s Capital City. Oh, he has a photo of riding a bicycle with his wife, Ms. Barbara, on Chang’an Avenue. He is very famous in China. Many Chinese people call him
the old man of the Chinese people. "Friends", then, Mr. Mellon, can I have a separate opportunity to meet this "old friend of the Chinese people"? You see, I have to persuade my friends to vote for him. Reasonable, right? Of course, in order to show my support for my old friend, I will donate another sum of money to sponsor his presidential election."
Skeff. Mellon hesitated for a few seconds and then said: "Eric, I actually hope to make this happen, but there may be a problem with your identity."
During the election season in the U.S., it is normal for candidates to meet and even eat together with their supporters. They will also launch various forms of rallies and campaign fund-raising activities to build momentum and raise funds for themselves to win votes. After all, no matter what the election is in the United States, whether it is a state member or a member of Congress, it is a very expensive operation, let alone the highest-level presidential election.
If you want to be in position, you have to form your own campaign team to package yourself from dressing to behavior; you have to advertise your political views, buy the media to do positive publicity for yourself and discredit your competitors; you get everything The constituency convenes a gathering of supporters to gain momentum, seize the traffic headlines and the right to speak; you still have to spend money on hot searches, otherwise who knows where you come from...
Does this routine look familiar?
In fact, this is the case. The methods of shaping political stars and shaping entertainment traffic stars are not fundamentally different.
For example: In 2008, the Democrat Oguanhai spent 730 million US dollars on the campaign, while his opponent, the Republican McCain, only spent 333 million. So you see, it’s clear who can be elected?
These campaign funds are nominally raised by enthusiastic supporters. Of course, so much money can never be taken out of the children’s piggy bank. Among them, the large donations must come from various interest groups. After Mr. President is firmly seated on the throne, he must also give these interest groups corresponding rewards. Otherwise, who will pay you back next time, right?
Of course Skeff. Mellon’s concerns are also right. Considering that the post of President of the United States is a spokesperson for the interests of the United States after all, in order to ensure that the elected can effectively fulfill this obligation, the United States also has special laws stipulating that these campaign funds cannot come from overseas donors, and There are also restrictions on the amount of donations, to prevent certain interest groups from spending big money to help their own players get the policy preference given after they are elected-of course, the actual effect of this latter law is about zero, a means to circumvent this restriction It's too much.
"Mr. Mellon, please rest assured. I have been in the U.S. for many years, so I have a better understanding of this place. Well, so, the meeting and donation will not be carried out in my name. After all, I am a Chinese Is that right? This will have an adverse effect on Mr. Bush’s election. I don’t want to cause an accident like "Tonghuamen", so my girlfriend Vivian is the protagonist of this meeting. , And I will only be present as her boyfriend. Vivienne is now a well-known fund manager on the West Coast, and she is also a close friend of the daughter of a staunch Republican. Oh, by the way, I need to explain. Her best friend is the wife of my brother Li Yanan you just mentioned. She is from Texas, and her father works for Texas Instruments. Of course, he is also a staunch Republican. Look, Mr. Mellon. Everything is logical, right?"
Skeff. Mellon’s face overflowed with a heartfelt smile. This result was even better than the best result he could think of. He stretched out his hand and shook Tan Zhenhua lightly and said,
Eric, it seems that you have considered very thoughtful. , Then we’re done. You will wait for me to inform you of the time and place."
"Okay Mr. Mellon, but I am impatient, so, about that system..."
"Eric, leave it to me. I will explain to Congress. After all, it is only a civilian system, and we Americans will not do it. Europeans will do it. As far as I know, You Huaxia has even obtained similar technologies from Europe at the national level. We, the United States, should never give up this huge market."
"It seems that we have reached a lot of consensus during today's visit, Mr. Mellon, then, happy cooperation?"
"Happy cooperation, Eric. Actually, I want to say that if you don’t take many other factors into consideration, it’s always a pleasure to work with you. We can always reach an agreement and get what we need."
"Mr. Mellon, I hope this will always be the case." After Tan Zhenhua left these words profoundly, he and Skeff. Mellon shook hands and bid farewell, and then, he will return to his home in the United States, and quietly wait for the expected meeting.
He did not wait long.
Soon, the "San Francisco Times" published a news that Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush would visit Stanford University and give a speech at the school in the near future, and he also received Skeff. Mellon's phone call, his meeting with Vice President Bush will be arranged after he has delivered his speech, and he will have one hour.
What he didn't expect was that someone had visited him before this meeting.
"Dr. Rice?"
As a faculty assistant and associate professor of international relations at Stanford University, Condoleezza. When Les appeared in his office, Tan Zhenhua was a little surprised, because he had entered the Ph.D. program with more free study time, he no longer had to worry about being caught by the exterminator too much for skipping classes... …And Les came here not alone. Behind her was an old white man in her 60s. Tan Zhenhua was sure that she had never seen this person.
"Eric, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Brent Scocroft, my current affairs teacher, a lieutenant general in the Air Force. After retiring, he once served as President Ford’s National Security Affairs Assistant. With the posts of Chairman of Kissinger International Consulting Company and Vice Chairman of the US-China Friendship Association, your meeting with Vice President Bush will be specifically arranged by him, and he thinks it is necessary to have a chat with you first, so let me Brought him to see you."
It seems that this is a big man.
Tan Zhenhua smiled and stretched out his hand to gently shake hands with the old man: "Then I guess Mr. Brent should also be a staunch Republican."
"Of course, Mr. Eric, and according to your Huaxia statement, I should be called by you as an "old friend of the Huaxia people" like Dr. Kissinger."