Chapter 127 Peter

To fight back or not to fight back, that is the question.

"Just find a chance to say something bad about him, and don't give a positive reaction. You can't argue with this guy, and you can't argue with Eddie Murphy if he is so popular." Donovan said on the phone: "It's not because he directed It’s not because of his eloquence, but because of his influence on the news station.”

Indeed, in order to advertise the neutrality of their viewpoints, political commentaries or news programs usually recruit guests with different political stances. Spike Lee has clear political viewpoints, and the establishment of anti-racism pioneers is very stable, so he is often invited.

Whether it's a big movie star like Eddie Murphy or a newly popular singer like Song Ya, it's useless to argue with him. After all, he can't be on TV every day like him. Moreover, this guy is a good person, he knows what to say and what not to say, he can make program effects, create memes, and get popular from time to time. The TV station likes him very much, and he used a short nickname on TV shows It's uncomfortable.

"Hayden, do I have any chance to be interviewed recently?" Song Ya asked after hanging up the phone.

"Tonight."

Hayden handed over an invitation to a fundraising dinner hosted by the campaign office of Cook County State Attorney Peter Flock, where he will formally announce his bid for re-election.

"The state attorney is still running for office?" Song Ya asked.

"Of course, it's an elected office," Hayden replied, "and it's a non-federal candidate, which means there's no cap on how much you can donate."

After the Watergate incident, the United States changed the federal election law, and federal candidates can only accept small donations from the public. Although there are some ways to bypass this law, there is a gate after all. The Cook County State Attorney is a state government position and is only restricted by the relevant laws of Illinois. You can fill in as many donation checks as you want, which is very simple and rude.

"Just let me go and pay the money." Song Ya said helplessly.

"Your going is also a kind of endorsement for him. After all, the background of your promotion is a poor boy from Nancheng, who has a certain influence on the black vote. Recently, the momentum has been bullish, and the public image is good." Hayden said: "Twenty thousand, this The numbers are fine."

"So expensive!?" Song Ya couldn't help but feel a little pained. It's not like donating to Claire's charity organization, which can get tax deductions anyway.

"The Cook County State Attorney's Office is second only to Los Angeles County and is the second largest prosecutor's office in the entire country. Peter Flock directly manages hundreds of district attorneys and thousands of employees. He is an absolutely powerful figure in Illinois. It must not be underestimated." Hayden reminded, "Although the law and order continues to deteriorate, his re-election is still very stable.

Opponents are hardly a threat. "

"Alright alright."

As long as the stormtroopers can do things for him, Song Ya knows that Peter Flock is not a good guy. Besides, his wife Alicia took care of Tony's incident, and he has to thank him after all, "Twenty thousand is twenty thousand , you don’t want me to sing, right? My singing price is not cheap now..."

"No, it's a very serious dinner." Hayden replied, "In the future, you'd better donate some money to the mayoral election of Chicago. That's more stable. Daly and his son have controlled Chicago politics for decades."

Federal Congressman Underwood, Cook County State Attorney Peter, Michelle from the equal rights organization, Claire from the charity and women's rights organization, and later the mayor's election, Song Ya's "investment" in this area alone will cost tens of thousands of dollars each year. less money.

In the evening, Song Ya went home, changed into a formal suit, and drove to Peter Flock's campaign office.

Peter Flock is white, about 40 years old, about 1.9 meters tall, and looks a bit like a male lead in the recent popular legal drama Law and Order. He is very handsome, and he is not in the same style as Congressman Underwood. He is very serious, even when he smiles, it is the standard smirk of a politician.

"Thank you for your support, aplus."

Song Ya's arrival alarmed the reporters. He was surrounded outside the campaign office. Peter quickly came out to help out. The two stood at the door shaking hands, smiling and allowing the reporters to take pictures.

"Aplus, as a Nancheng person, what do you think of the recent deterioration of law and order? Why do you still choose to support the Flock State Prosecutor." A reporter asked loudly.

"I agree with Peter's political views very much, and I also believe that he has the ability to solve the security problem. All this will take time." Song Ya said the standard answer discussed with Hayden.

"Aplus, how did you know Peter?"

"I have nothing to do with Peter, simply because I want to support him. Cook County needs such a good prosecutor, and the law and order issue must be resolved."

"I'm a reporter from the Tribune, can you comment on what Spike Lee said today?"

"It's not appropriate to talk about this kind of thing now, is it? Aren't you political reporters? The Tribune also cares about this?"

The reporters and Song Ya laughed together.

"He said you were boring and talked about money all night. Do you agree with him?" The reporter didn't give up easily.

"Well, Spike is a director I have a lot of respect for personally, we talked about Hollywood, but he was yelling at Eddie Murphy and his new project all night, and I couldn't go along with it, maybe it bored him Let’s go.” Song Ya misfortune, this word is really suitable here, isn’t Hollywood just in the east, and Paramount’s investment of more than 40 million yuan, we can’t let Spike Lee slander it without giving some reaction.

"Then you to Eddie Murphy..."

The reporter wanted to continue asking, but Song Ya had already waved his hand, and Peter immediately led him in, leaving the campaign assistants to stop the reporters who rushed forward.

No one else was present, but the two were a little embarrassed. Naturally, Song Ya couldn't thank Tony for taking care of him during the lawsuit, and Peter couldn't mention the stormtrooper last time. "Thank you for your support." He said at the door again. Repeatedly, "I'll introduce you to a few people."

He brought Song Ya among a group of people, all of whom were local big shots of the Donkey Party, from Cook County, the state, and Chicago. Song Ya secretly remembered their names and faces as much as possible.

"Hi, Michelle." Michelle was among the crowd, but she didn't see Claire.

"Aplus." Michelle smiled and shook hands with him. The two had talked on the phone before they came. Michelle actually doesn't like the state attorney very much, but she wants to be consistent with the donkey party.

Dealing with hypocrisy, new guests kept coming, Peter was very busy, Song Ya stopped a campaign assistant and asked the other party to take him to finish the donation, bid farewell to the 20,000 dollars, and then walked aside with Michelle Let's chat and wait for the dinner party to start.

The two talked about Song Ya's plan to buy a house, "Are you going to buy a house in Chicago?" Michelle was very interested, "I can't give you any advice for a star like you?" She laughed at herself.

"Uh, I was born as a poor boy, and I don't have much knowledge." Song Ya asked her, "If it were you, where do you like the house?"

"Hyde Park."

Michelle replied without thinking, "It's very close to the University of Chicago, and the nearby primary and secondary schools are also very good. If I can afford it, I will definitely choose to live there."

"Nancheng? Law and order..." Song Ya hesitated.

"There is no problem with the law and order there. As I told you, the vicinity of the University of Chicago is like an isolated island. And you are from Nancheng. As your reputation increases, you will naturally have a certain amount of political influence. Staying away from Nancheng will affect this kind of influence." Power is an injury." Michelle saw it clearly.

Song Ya remembered what the other party said when he met Pastor William in Washington, "City North Private Middle School, good school, good environment, he is no longer from South City." ’ Even the pastor who hadn’t met a few times complained about his escape from Nancheng, and those poor people in Nancheng would only think so. In the United States, it is a good thing to have a certain political influence, at least it can make people like the stormtroopers a little afraid, maybe it is a good idea to return to South City, and Hyde Park is indeed not bad...

"Hayden, help me pay attention to the house in Hyde Park, the best kind." Song Ya took the time to call Hayden.

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