Chapter 1771 Drinking with ‘Thunder God’

Yang Cheng came out of Ivan's apartment in the middle of the night. Of course, he was the only one. No matter how powerful the eldest princess was, wouldn't she have given Zhangba Snake Spear to her in vain?

After sitting in the car and taking a breath, Yang Cheng asked Hansen, "What time is it now?"

Hansen glanced at his watch and said, "It's just after 1 o'clock. Are you going home?"

Yang Cheng thought for a while. He was a little energetic now and didn't feel very sleepy. Instead, he wanted to drink, so he said, "Don't go home yet, wait for me to make a call~"

If you want to find someone to drink with at this time, you can’t go wrong by calling Thor. This die-hard Marvel fan is definitely the king in the field of time management, and Master Luo is no match.

"Hey man, why do you call me when you have time?" Sol answered almost instantly.

Yang Cheng laughed and said, "You answered the phone too quickly, didn't you?"

"You're lucky, I just hung up the phone~"

"No wonder, where are you? Looking for someone to drink~"

"Hey! You've found the right person, come to my place, I have all kinds of drinks~"

Yang Cheng calculated the time, "Wait, we'll be there in 15 minutes. By the way, get me something to eat. I'm hungry~"

"No problem~"

His calculation was very accurate, and he knocked on the door in exactly 15 minutes.

Sol, who was wearing pajamas, opened the door and blinked, "Exactly on time~"

"Of course~"

Yang Cheng smelled the aroma in the air and couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction, "Fried chicken wings~"

Thor was stunned, "Can you smell this?"

Yang Cheng pushed Saul inside, "Of course, don't underestimate me, come in quickly, I'm starving~"

Sol laughed evilly, "I understand, doing big things does take a lot of energy~"

When I first entered the restaurant, I found two blondes bartending drinks. When Yang Cheng came in, they didn't forget to give them a pretentious wink.

Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment, "I'm not disturbing you, right?"

Sol blocked Yang Cheng's shoulder,

"Of course not~"

He waved to the two blondes, "Okay, you have nothing to do here. Find your own room and don't delay our drinking~"

That tone was no different from chasing away stray dogs. In fact, in his eyes, these money-worshiping girls were indeed no different from stray dogs.

"Sit down, man, what would you like to drink?"

The table was already filled with snacks, including fried chicken wings and his specialty salmon salad.

Yang Cheng casually picked up a piece of chicken wing and threw it into his mouth. Three seconds later, two clean bones were spat out into the trash can. This skill was second to none.

I felt like there was something in my stomach, and then I felt alive, "I'm starving to death, what can I drink, brandy?"

Thor shrugged, "As you wish~"

He turned over and went behind the bar to find a bottle of Remy Martin, poured two glasses out, and put one of them on the table and slid it in front of Yang Cheng.

"Tell me, what do you want from me?"

Yang Cheng was stunned for a moment, picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile, "It's okay, I'm just here to drink with you~"

Thor looked weird, "Really? Why don't I believe it?"

"It's really okay~" Yang Cheng said helplessly.

Sol hesitated, "Okay, then I have something to tell you~"

"Say~" Yang Cheng picked up another piece of chicken wing and stuffed it into his mouth. This time it was faster than before, turning into two bones in two seconds.

Sol took a sip of his wine and said, "We have won a great victory this time. What are you going to order?"

Yang Cheng knew that Saul was referring to Comrade Jianguo's coming to power.

Yang Cheng spread his hands, "As I thought before, push a few of my own people up."

"Gone?"

"No more~"

"Come on, this is too easy~"

Yang Cheng asked, "What about you? What do you want?"

"You should be able to guess~"

Yang Cheng's expression condensed, "You don't want Comrade Jianguo to protect American steel by raising tariffs on imported steel, right?"

Sol smiled and said, "Look, I knew you could guess it~"

Yang Cheng took a deep breath and asked directly, "Is this a promise he made to you?"

Comrade Jianguo made too many promises, some of which he could fulfill, and some of which he could only act rogue.

Of course, you can also score points by playing rogue. How about going rogue to Thor?

You must know that the powerful influence of American steel workers is no less than that of the teachers union.

At present, although there are less than 150,000 steel workers left in the United States, they are insignificant in terms of number. However, as traditional industrial workers, they have a complete union organization and rich resistance experience, and they know how to exert their collective power to fight for the federal government. ZF special care.

The United Steelworkers of America has more than 800,000 members and has a decisive influence on political elections and decision-making in states in the Great Lakes region.

For a long time, they have used votes, lobbying and strikes to continuously push the White House to restrict the import of steel products, and they have tried repeatedly.

During the tenure of Comrade Xiao Feixiao and Guan Hai, the United States imposed punitive tariffs on steel pipes, tires, solar panels, etc. In fact, the United Steel Workers were behind them.

What Comrade Jianguo will face is a group of steel workers who have lost their glory but are still obsessed with returning to the past.

To a certain extent, the President of the United States has been "hijacked" by this group. No matter who sits on that throne, the difficulties he faces will be the same, unless he does not want to seek re-election.

The leader of this group was standing right in front of Yang Cheng. Different from his cynical image when they met in the past, Sol at this time finally seemed to have a hint of a big shot.

Yang Cheng sighed, "Do you think I can help you?"

"Why not? The Chinese Americans you control and the steel workers I control, when these two forces unite, there is nothing we can't do in this country~"

Yang Cheng spit out the chicken bones and said, "If it's just about raising tariffs, you can do it without me~"

"I know, but I want more~"

"for example?"

"Such as annexing Nucor Steel~"

If you observe carefully, you can see that Yang Cheng's pupils shrank rapidly after Sol's words, and he was shocked, "Are you crazy? Annexing Nucor Steel? Are you not afraid of the defendant's monopoly? And U.S. Steel's crazy acquisitions and annexations in the past The consequences have not yet been effectively resolved, and now you want to annex the second largest steel plant in the United States?”

Sol looked very calm, "Yeah, why not? Everyone thinks that what U.S. Steel should do most at this time is to clean up its burdens and encumbrances, but I think that as long as a certain degree of monopoly is achieved, U.S. Steel will survive. ~”

Yang Cheng kept shaking his head, "No, Saul, this is not a child's play. You can get the results you want by just accumulating. There is a limit to everything. Aren't you afraid of holding on to U.S. Steel to death?

If you insist on doing this, the end of Bethlehem may be the end of U.S. Steel! "

"Bethlehem died on Wall Street~"

"But you can't turn a blind eye to its own problems~"

Sol lowered his eyelids, took a swig of wine, and slammed it on the table, "Jason, what must U.S. Steel do~"

"I know, but the problem cannot be solved by your counter-trend acquisition. Congress will not pass your merger bill, even if Comrade Jianguo pushes it hard."

"Are you worried about public opinion? That's why I'm looking for you. I hope you can help me suppress public opinion~"

Yang Cheng shook his head, "No, public opinion is not a problem at all. Except for those in the steel industry, no one will care about who Nucor Steel belongs to, let alone the merger of the first and second largest steel companies. They will only think, oh , you merged? That’s great, you’re making money again~”

Thor couldn't help laughing, he could imagine the scene.

There was silence after the laughter, and Yang Cheng sighed, "To be honest, I don't think tariff protection can bring a glimmer of hope to the declining U.S. steel industry."

"Why?" Thor was puzzled.

"Comrade Jianguo has been promoting the so-called America First concept. He mentioned this term in many speeches. He believed that the previous international economic system and trade agreements were detrimental to American manufacturing and labor. He wanted to change international trade through renegotiation. pattern, putting U.S. interests first.

However, this is just wishful thinking of a businessman. He is not ready to become the head of a country. His way of thinking is still limited to capitalist egoism and only focuses on immediate interests. To put it simply, once tariffs are increased, he will even directly refuse When imported steel enters the United States, Comrade Jianguo first has to face questions from allies one after another.

You should know who this policy will have the greatest impact on, and it is definitely not Country Z! "

Sol had to nod, "Of course it's not country Z. Their production capacity can be fully absorbed by themselves. The steel exports of countries such as Canada, Mexico, Germany, South Korea and RB will be greatly affected. Just in terms of international relations, these countries are all A die-hard ally of the United States."

Yang Cheng smiled, "Look, even if Comrade Jianguo doesn't care about the opposition voices of these countries, this is only temporary. At most, it will give the U.S. steel industry a breather, but it will not solve the fundamental problem of global steel overcapacity, nor will it improve the situation." The competitiveness of the U.S. steel industry.

On the contrary, the U.S. steel downstream industry needs to bear the cost of rising domestic steel prices or transfer the costs to U.S. consumers, which is not good for the overall U.S. economy.

Don’t forget, these allies are not completely dependent on the United States. Once their exports are hit hard, they will inevitably initiate countermeasures and set up trade barriers against U.S. exports, which will in turn affect the jobs created by U.S. exports.

When these problems arise, do you think Comrade Jianguo will stick to his original promise to you? "

Sol's face darkened. Yang Cheng's prediction was likely to come true. He would never overestimate Comrade Jianguo's integrity.

Suddenly feeling drained of energy, Saul propped himself up on the table and sat down, "Then what do you think I should do?"

Yang Cheng held the chicken bones in his mouth, "Let's wait and see. If it doesn't work, we can only take one step at a time. After all, I can't save the entire steel industry."

Sol also knew that he was pushing others into a difficult position. Yang Cheng was not an expert in this industry.

After taking a breath, "What about Alcoa?"

"You should ask Matthew. He must have an idea for Alcoa, but he just has no chance to realize it."

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