Chapter 82
"American politics has nothing to do with me."
Mikhail is the oldest present here, and he also comes from a fighting nation. He has a fiery personality and speaks outspokenly.
"Miha, you are wrong. In fact, American politics is closely related to you. Don't forget that you recently had 1 ton of gold detained in Seattle. If you have someone in the DPRK, you can solve it with just one phone call. The goods are only 30 to 40 million U.S. dollars, and the relevant departments are just bullying you for having no foundation in the United States."
Jerry paused for a moment, and then said with a little deep meaning, "And what was your purpose for acquiring the Nets in the first place, you won't forget it so quickly, will you?"
Mikhail looked serious, and said in a deep Russian accent, "Jerry, you know too much."
Jerry showed an apologetic expression at the right time, "Sorry, but I still have to say, now there is an excellent opportunity in front of you, which can help you realize your original wish."
The vocabulary used by the two is relatively vague. Even if Yang Cheng and Georgina can hear clearly, they can't understand the meaning of the question. But from Mikhail's dignified expression, it may be inferred that the so-called purpose of acquiring the Nets back then may not be not simple.
The important matter of helping to run for the president is naturally not something that can be decided in a few words. Jerry gathered a few people together today just to plant a foreshadowing, so that he can negotiate with each of them individually in the future.
After talking about Mikhail, Jerry changed the subject, "Georgina, what do you think?"
"I don't have any opinion. It doesn't matter whoever becomes the president." Georgina's indifferent tone made Yang Cheng laugh wildly in his heart. This answer was simply a textbook-level perfunctory.
"Don't you want your father to go to the next level? Like~~" Jerry said in a long syllable, "Secretary of State?"
Yang Cheng rolled his eyes, glanced at Jerry and Georgina quickly, and said in his heart, "Are you putting forward the conditions so soon?"
Don't wonder why Jerry dared to make such a condition, because the federal election in the United States only produces a few positions: president and vice president; members of both houses of Congress.
The U.S. Secretary of State and ministers are nominated by the elected president, and then appointed by the president after being approved by the Senate. Generally speaking, in order to better control the White House, each president will choose his own people to hold important positions, such as the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury. , the chairman of the Federal Reserve, and so on.
In particular, it should be pointed out that the post of chairman of the Federal Reserve is prepared for Wall Street. Of course, this is an unspoken rule. Even if it has been recognized by the public, the reason for such a "tacit understanding" is that when the presidential candidates participate in the election, they will inevitably accept Wall Street. Funding, and in return, let Wall Street people manage Wall Street affairs.
Therefore, it is not difficult for interested friends to find that most of the chairman of the Federal Reserve or the minister of the Treasury Department has a Wall Street background, or has experience as a top investment bank executive. Why is Goldman Sachs awesome? It is not because people from Goldman Sachs have served in important positions many times. It is in the hands of the Federal Reserve, and Goldman Sachs will be informed immediately of any troubles and make corresponding responses.
If there was no conspiracy between them, pigs wouldn't believe it!
Of course, there are also some unbelieving presidents who think that they can be unscrupulous and subvert the traditional power of Wall Street after sitting on the peak. The final result is well known. Call a 'Colorful'.
As for the Secretary of State, to put it bluntly, this role is to implement and express the foreign policy and position of the United States, and is the spokesperson of American diplomacy in the administrative sense. Therefore, the Secretary of State has attended more diplomatic occasions and activities than the President of the United States, and his influence in the world is definitely It is far greater than the position of mayor of New York, but it is really difficult to evaluate the actual power. Some people are willing to be the emperor of the country, and some people are more inclined to enhance their political prestige.
"That's my father's business, I don't care about it." Georgina seemed to be determined not to let go, and she didn't rule out that she didn't want to talk in public?
Jerry is not too persuasive,
After all, he had just proposed an intention, and his father-in-law really had a hard time giving confidence to his partners. Who would easily believe that a person who has no clue can successfully run for president?
"How about you, Jason? Are you interested in joining this cooperation?" Finally it was Yang Cheng's turn.
Yang Cheng imitated Georgina's tricks, playing sloppy eyes, "You know we Chinese have never participated in politics."
"Jason, don't refuse in a hurry. I'll call Wendy when I have time. You guys have a good chat. There are a lot of Chinese in the United States. This is a wealth that no one knows how to use. It's too wasteful." At this time, Ivan Ka also came to the restaurant, took Yang Cheng's words and said.
Jerry got up and moved a chair for his wife, and put it between him and Yang Cheng.
Yang Cheng knew that she had a good relationship with the former Mrs. Murdoch, and they often went to watch shows and go shopping together. She thought they were superficial best friends, but it was not difficult to hear from her words that Ms. Wendi had joined the camp.
This is worth scrutinizing. The rumors in the previous life seem to have been verified one by one, such as: Trump’s son-in-law’s connection with Russia; Ms. Wendi’s spy door; Ivanka’s gang~, ahem. . . This door is not easy to open.
With the addition of Ivanka, the atmosphere at the dining table became active again, and even Mikhail broke out a few gossips. Don’t be naive and think that life in the upper class is so exciting. It’s actually very boring. When we get together, we either talk about how much money we earn today, or criticize why the national policy is not in favor of us, or we gossip about other people’s family’s gossip and gloat, knowing that we may become the target of other people’s gossip the next day.
Well, there are also those who play hard, hold a ~du meeting without cover, a ~wife swap party and so on.
After listening to Jerry's joke, Yang Cheng smiled perfunctorily, thinking that he had already flown home, he needed to tell Yang Sen about it.
It stands to reason that he is familiar with the future plot. At this time, it is the wisest choice to support Trump's election, and it is also the best time to enter the election. But after all, Trump is a loyal member of the Elephant Party. Who is the Elephant Party? I won’t go into details about the composition, anyway, they are all staunch conservatives and extreme rightists.
This is inconsistent with the position that the Yang family has always maintained. As mentioned in the previous article, the Yang family funded several politicians in order to protect themselves, but the highest level is only at the state level. Members of Congress are too eye-catching, and they are easy to provoke Right and wrong.
Most of the time, the Yang family or the Chinese family is firmly in the middle position, neither leaning to the left nor to the right. As long as the left and right do not forget to squeeze in the middle, they will just sit there honestly and eat and drink. Don’t act rashly. You have to use a ruler to measure your shit. You can’t do too much on the left and less on the right. This will make the right side feel unbalanced. Why do we have less weight than the left side.
Even if you are forced into a desperate situation and have to choose a side, you should not choose a candidate, but a donkey. Relatively speaking, donkeys are more tolerant.
Looking at the time, it was already 9 o'clock. Yang Cheng was very careful during this time. He went to bed early and woke up early according to the doctor's instructions, and strived to recover to a 100% state as soon as possible before continuing to surf.
After explaining the situation to Jerry and his wife, they hugged and said goodbye to Georgina and the others, and left first.
When I got on the elevator, I sent a text message to Hansen and the others. I went downstairs to sit in the Audi, and rubbed my hands vigorously on my face. The amount of information I received tonight was a bit large, and the memory usage was too much, and my brain began to freeze.
He closed his eyes and squinted for a while, then slapped his thighs and opened his eyes to indicate, "Hansen, do you know the woman Elizabeth Holmes?"
Hansen thought for a while and Googled on his mobile phone, then nodded and replied, "Boss, I have read her related reports."
"Hmm~" Yang Cheng pondered, "Try to find a way to find out about her and her company, especially Theranos's blood testing equipment and process. It is best to take pictures of the evidence."
"It's a boss, but investigating the rich requires mobilizing some resources."
"I'll tell Old John, if you need anything, you can go to him directly."
"clear."
Yang Cheng still decided to use Elizabeth Holmes as the first shot for the new Forum Publishing Company. As for whether this would damage the relationship between him and Jerry, it was no longer within his consideration.
If you don't join the campaign, there's no need to worry. Joining can also be interpreted as demining in advance. Who can feel at ease with such a time bomb in the team.
After returning home smoothly, Old John greeted him, "Jason, have you had dinner yet?"
Yang Cheng only ate a few pieces of sushi for dinner, and his mind didn't stop at the party, so he didn't have time to pay attention to his appetite. At this moment, when Old John asked, the sound of "grumbling" was the best response.
He rubbed his head in embarrassment, "Is there any food at home? Just make whatever you want, and you can't eat too much at night."
Old John smiled, "Macaroni and fusilli, can it be served with shrimp and seafood sauce?"
Yang Cheng took off his shoes and stepped on the marble with bare feet, "Macaroni, let's have more sauce, thank you, where's my dad?"
"You're welcome, Mr. Yang is in the study."
Old John went to prepare supper, while Yang Cheng came to the study, knocked on the door, and walked in, "Dad, do you have time?"
Wearing silk pajamas, Yang Sen raised his head following the sound, took off his glasses, pressed the Jingming acupoint with his index finger and thumb, and said wearily, "Oh, I have time, what's the matter?"
Yang Cheng took off his coat and sat opposite Yang Sen, "I was invited by Jerry Kushler to the party today, and he proposed that we help Trump run for president, and Georgina Bloomberg was at the same table , Mikhail Prokhorov, Elizabeth Holmes, what do you think of this?"
He stopped doing eye exercises, leaned back on the chair, and asked worriedly, "How did you answer?"
Yang Cheng shrugged, "I said that Chinese people don't participate in politics, but then Ivanka came over and said something, it seems that Ms. Wendi also got involved."
"Trump wants to run for office?" Yang Sen stood up, crossed his arms and looked at the night scene outside the window, muttering to himself with his back to Yang Cheng.
"Do you think there is hope for Trump?" Yang Cheng lowered his head and fiddled with his fingernails and asked a question he already knew the answer to.
Yang Sen turned around without answering immediately. He took out a cigar from the humidor at the corner of the table, lit a long non-sulfur match, and held the cigar horizontally in contact with the surface of the flame to smoke.
Then slowly rotate the ignition, extinguish the match, and gently blow on the lit end to make it burn evenly.
Putting it in his mouth and taking a puff, he exhaled the smoke slowly, and the unique and strong caramel aroma of Cuban cigars spread out. The Cohiba spear that Yang Sen smoked is the pinnacle of the cigar world.
Yang Cheng doesn't smoke cigars, but likes to smell the aroma of cigars. Yang Sen smiled and looked at his son's intoxicated expression, and replied, "I hope there will be, it depends on how to operate."