Chapter 1257 Political Game
Not long after Zhen Fan returned to the hotel, the front desk of the hotel called, saying that Mr. Bill Debra, the mayor of New York City, had come and asked Zhen Fan if he would allow Mr. Bill Debra to come upstairs to meet him. "Zhen Fan was stunned immediately. What does it mean that the mayor of New York City came to see him?" After thinking about it, he said yes, and asked the hotel to arrange a small meeting room. You can't talk about things in the room.
Zhen Fan thought for a while, then took out his phone and called Bit: "Hey, New York City Zhang wants to see me, and I've already agreed. Do you want to join us?"
"Mayor of New York? Oh...what's your relationship with him?" Bit was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "See you, see you, it's nothing, isn't it the mayor? Who hasn't seen him since he grew up?" Mayor? Are you nervous? Have you ever seen such a big man, haha...it's okay, it should be a good thing!" Bit and Zhen Fan were joking.
"Okay, I'm going to meet the mayor, it seems... today is really a day to meet big shots. Goodbye, Bit!" Zhen Fan hung up the phone after speaking, changed into a suit, and thought about it , I changed my suit, so late, a mayor came to see me, what important things can I do? So I wore a casual T-shirt and went to the small meeting room arranged by the hotel.
When the door was opened, several people were already sitting inside. They arrived first, Zhen Fan opened the door and went in, and saw those people standing up, the leader walked up to Zhen Fan, stretched out his hand and smiled and said: "Hello, Mr. Zhen, I have heard about you for a long time, and I finally met you today." It's real, Bill? Debra, you can call me Bill." The two shook hands after speaking.
"Hello, Mr. Mayor, it's so late. Thank you so much for letting you come to see me in person. I'm also very surprised. What's the reason? It makes me panic!" Zhen Fan smiled As they spoke, there was no sign of fear at all, and they sat down in mutual humility. Both of them sat side by side diagonally, and the others sat on either side.
"Well, I heard that Mr. Zhen encountered some unusual things in New York, so... I came here to find out about the situation. We also express our great regret. New York is a super big city in the world, but relatively speaking, Managing such a big city is really nerve-wracking, so... I'm here to express my apologies to Mr. Zhen. We really regret that something like this happened!" This is his second Say sorry for the first time.
Zhen Fan shrugged his shoulders: "There are people like this in every city, you don't have to feel sorry, it's not your fault. Well... besides this matter, let's talk about something else..." Zhen Fan is still a little unclear about the purpose of the mayor of New York. But he decided not to dwell on that matter.
The result was that the two chatted for about half an hour, and then Bill Debra got up and left, as if he really came here for that matter. Zhen Fan was a little puzzled. Then go back and tell Christine about it. she is american
Definitely know a little bit of American way of doing things.
Unexpectedly, Christine was also at a loss. I have guessed many reasons, such as whether my family members or I am sick, and I want to ask Zhen Fan to treat the illness. Or really express Zhen Fan's concern and so on. But these seem to be not. What kind of concern is expressed if it is not relative? Even if it is a cure. Why don't you go to Los Angeles yourself? Is there anything more important than your illness? Obviously these have all been ruled out.
But the next day, something that surprised Zhen Fan happened again. An official from the state government invited Zhen Fan to the seat of the state government. Because the governor wanted to invite Zhen Fan to lunch. This made Zhen Fan a little puzzled. Of course he could refuse, but considering the future shooting tasks, he thought it would be better to agree. In order to avoid any accidents during the filming. You must know that no matter which country's officials use power to sabotage, they don't need to be taught by others.
The officials who came were two polite middle-aged gentlemen, but they were also quite stubborn. They just stood directly at the door of Zhen Fan's room, like two guards. Zhen Fan could only laugh and said: "Then... please wait a moment, I will change clothes." Then he walked into the room.
While changing clothes, he called Bit, and Bit suggested that Zhen Fan go. The mayor and the governor wanted to see Zhen Fan. There was always a reason, so Zhen Fan had no choice but to take a step. After changing into his suit, Zhen Fan went out with those two people and got into the extended luxury car specially driven by them.
The state government of New York is not in the center of New York, but in Albany, about two hours' drive from New York. And in Albany, Zhen Fan met the most magnificent state government in the United States. It is a huge palace, which looks very luxurious. It's just that not far from the luxurious state government, there are streets where sewage and filth coexist. It formed a very sharp contrast, but when entering the palace, Zhen Fan also found that some places were still unfinished.
However, there are still many tourists in the state government. There are also tour guides who explain it to them. Simply, the two officials brought Zhen Fan into the office, which was the governor's office, from another way. The governor's office is very spacious and decorated in a grand style. When the door was opened, the people inside immediately stood up.
One of them was a medium-sized, fat man in a gray suit and a bald man who stood up and smiled at Zhen Fan, "Our Lord is here, welcome, welcome!" Where to shake hands. There were two people behind him, and he introduced them one by one. Zhen Fan didn't bother to remember the names of these people, but just nodded to the governor.
"Andre? Cook!" Looking at Zhen Fan's expression, the governor of New York knew that he didn't know how to address him, so he took the initiative to say his name. Indeed, what is the matter with Guan Zhenfan, who is the governor of New York? So he didn't signal to others, but just said to the governor, "It's an honor, but I'm also very puzzled!"
The governor looked at Zhen Fan and said with a smile: "We can sit down and talk, and I will tell you the reason. In fact, sometimes, the truth is very simple." He nodded to the other two people, and the two people understood it He walked outside and closed the door when he left. He took out a cigar and handed it to Zhen Fan. Zhen Fan waved his hand, so he picked it up and sniffed it under his nose, and finally resisted not lighting it.
"Well, since the truth is so simple, then... please tell me what I really want!" Zhen Fan said to Governor Andre Cook, "You know, I don't like politics, so we'd better It’s good for everyone to say it openly, I don’t like being kept in the dark, and I don’t like being used by others, you know?”
Since there were only himself and the governor in the room, Zhen Fan didn't need to give him any more face, and just told the truth. He looked at Andre Cook, and continued: "I also have political friends, including Mr. President, but... our relationship has always been very good, because when they talk to me, they all have One feature, that is, to be honest, even if it is an exchange of interests, no matter how naked it is, it will make me feel very happy."
Hearing what Zhen Fan said, Andre Cook nodded and smiled: "I like your straightforwardness, indeed...politics is a trick of dirty business, but when you say it, you have to describe them It is as pure as the Virgin Mary, but we all know... Every politician knows that politics is actually a dirty ****. Every politician is finished, and even praises that he has slept with the purest noblest virgin."
As Andre Cook said, he stood up, walked to the side of the wine cabinet, came over with twice the wine, handed Zhen Fan a glass, and sat opposite Zhen Fan with a glass of wine himself, smiling: " Well, now I can finally state my purpose from the very beginning, without having to spend a lot of thought, and a lot of hints are implicitly raised."
Zhen Fan looked at him, and he also wanted to know what they—Mayor Bill Debra and Governor Andre Cook—wanted from him. Find out what it is about the deal that gets them so interested.
"Before you encountered a very unpleasant incident, that is, those gangsters wanted to violate your fiancée, Ms. Stuart, and your friends, Ms. Yifei and Ms. Fei Bingbing. Now this incident has us in trouble We're in big trouble. My adversary is going to screw us over with this, so I've got to ask you to help."
Zhen Fan was taken aback, and couldn't help but looked at Andre Cook and said, "Let me help? How can I help you? This matter is handled by the police station, and the judge will decide the case. What does this have to do with you? What has it got to do with me?" Obviously, Zhen Fan didn't think carefully about other issues, but his mind was full of incomprehension. A big mayor and a big governor, this matter is nothing at all, and it has nothing to do with them.
"There are still two months until the governor's election will officially start. Bill and I are both members of the Democratic Party, you know...the Democratic Party has always been out of favor in Congress...Someone wants to use this matter to attack My reputation will terminate my re-election plan, if this is the case, then...the position of our democratic parties in the two chambers will be in jeopardy, and now we can only barely maintain our advantage." Seeing Zhen Fan's inexplicable look , Andre Cook simply said it bluntly, and thus branded Zhen Fan as an ignorant of politics in his heart.
Even so, he didn't dare to fool Zhen Fan easily, so he always talked with Zhen Fan with a very sincere transactional attitude: "So... we will be awarded by you, honorary citizens, this is very easy Well. The point is...you talk to us, praise us for how we've handled things, and support my re-election campaign for Governor." (To be continued..)