America’s Big Hero

I don't know if there is a problem with the opening method, but Hayden's performance is really beyond Xiao En's expectations.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Hayden said with a smile.

"Somewhat unexpected." Sean was not embarrassed at all.

Hayden immediately understood what was happening. He laughed a few times without explaining. He just introduced Sean to the guests invited today, "This is my brother, Sean K. Rockefeller."

There aren't many guests here today, but they are all very capable when it comes to their identities.

The second and third generations of one water.

The sons and daughters of New York City congressmen or high-ranking officials, the descendants of New York State House of Representatives or officials, the second and third generations of other families...

No one of the elders would come to this kind of banquet, but the younger generations would use this opportunity to communicate with each other and expand their contacts.

Those who could come were all Hayden's friends, so they naturally knew the situation of their family. For Sean who suddenly appeared, he could immediately think of his identity as an illegitimate child.

However, Hayden can take this opportunity to introduce it, which is naturally superior.

There was curiosity in everyone's eyes, but unexpectedly, no one showed any contempt.

It made Sean feel a little bored.

"This is Robert Jianguo."

Jianguo,

The image of a white-haired spiritual old man suddenly flashed in Sean's mind.

After being slightly stunned, he blurted out...

Robert was taken aback by Xiao En's words, and then he smiled and said, "That's my fourth brother, do you know each other?"

"I've heard that Mr. * is an interesting person, but I haven't had the chance to meet him before. I only saw him in the newspaper." Sean smiled.

When I was doing "movie promotion" in New York a while ago, the transfer place was in the underground garage of the building.

Ape dung!

"My fourth brother likes others to praise him the most. If I introduce you later, you will definitely become good friends." Robert said with a smile: "My fourth brother is also a playful person."

After chatting with Robert for a while, Sean went down to meet other people led by Hayden, "This is Marvin Pierce Bush."

Sean had to pay attention to the surname Bush, "Nice to meet you, I don't know, George...George Walker Bush is yours?"

Sean wanted to ask Bush Sr. directly. Bush Sr. is now the vice president, but he thought it might be too deliberate, so he brought up Bush Jr.

"That's my brother." Marvin Bush said with a smile, "You know him?"

"I have a friend who is a college alumnus with him, and he was a celebrity in college." Sean said with a smile.

"Haha, I'm afraid it's not a good reputation. He was in New York a few days ago."

"That's such a pity!" Sean really felt sorry.

"I have a chance to introduce you to each other."

"of course."

After chatting for a while, Hayden took Sean to meet other people.

What the fuck is the bottom line?

Sean sighed in his heart, at a cheap brother's birthday party, he met two sons of the future US president casually.

It's outrageous.

Thinking of the president of the United States, Sean couldn't help but think that Ao Heizi seemed to be studying at Columbia University in New York, right?

Do you want to find this guy and invest in advance?

Just as he was distracted, he heard Hayden say: "This is James Dolan, and his father is..."

Before Hayden finished his introduction, Sean smiled and said, "It's Mr. Charles Dolan."

"I like basketball very much, and I also like the New York Knicks." Sean reached out and shook James Dolan heavily.

At this time, James Dolan was only 29 years old, and he was still a spiritual guy who liked music, acting, drinking, drugs, and racing.

Yes, a 29-year-old guy, his family conditions allow him enough time to grow up slowly.

Old Dolan's only request to his youngest son is not to die outside...

It wasn't until he came out of the drug rehabilitation center in 1993 that James' life was on a normal track.

"Call me whenever you want to watch the game. I will entertain you and make sure you are satisfied." Although it was the first time we met, James Dolan seemed very enthusiastic. He was a hero in ancient times.

"Okay, no problem, I have a lot of interesting things there, I believe you will be interested." Sean said with a smile, after dealing with this guy more, he has not given up on the New York Knicks yet.

The media and the New York Knicks are a perfect match!

"Oh, what's there?" James Dolan immediately became interested, as long as it was linked to entertainment, he liked it.

Sean approached his ear with a mysterious expression and whispered, "Underground Black Fist."

James Dolan looked at Sean in astonishment, and asked in a low voice for a while, "What did you do?"

Sean smiled and nodded slightly.

It's not that he hasn't seen it, it's just that seeing it is different from the participants and then the organizers.

There is no such 'talent' in their circle, and the family will not let them have access to such 'talent'.

Even if they are curious, they will not easily contact them, everyone has different identities.

This is what surprised James Dolan. He looked at Hayden, opened his mouth and finally didn't ask.

It's just the excitement in his eyes that betrayed him.

The banquet ended after 9:00 pm. It's not that the second and third generations are qualified, or that they don't want to continue playing.

Normally it's just the beginning.

It's just that this is the Rockefeller Manor, and this is not a place for them to gossip.

They are going to play in the big venue in New York.

Entering the nightclub through the back door, Hayden has covered all three floors of the nightclub today, leaning on the railing, and looking down, he can see the crowded dance floor below, men and women wantonly swaying hormones.

These second generations each brought their female companions, but Hayden still arranged a bunch of supermodels for them.

Restless music, dazzling lights, a row of opened famous wine, flying leaves, hugging left and right, a group of people had a great time.

Women like Anna don't care about this, everyone knows who they are, and there is nothing they can't let go of.

Sean and Hayden sat together, and Diane was pushed aside by him to chat with other women.

He knew that Hayden must have something to say when he came to him.

"Why didn't the bar be booked out?" Sean leaned on the sofa, took a sip from his glass and asked casually.

"The atmosphere is what you need when you come to a nightclub. Only when the atmosphere is there can you get high." Hayden gestured towards the side, and a group of people leaned on the railing and twisted their bodies, screaming like the second generation or third generation, " It's not interesting to book the venue, so it's better to find a villa to hold the party."

"Go downstairs if you want to have fun, and come up when you're tired."

"Why, I don't think you like this kind of place very much." Hayden looked at Sean curiously.

Xiao En looked down, shook his head with a smile and said, "It's not convenient for me to appear in this kind of place."

Hayden was taken aback when he heard the words, then nodded slowly, indeed.

The crowds below are not so safe.

It doesn't matter to them, the second generation, and it doesn't help much to hit them.

But not for Sean.

If something happened to Sean, it would be a big deal.

Sean is different from them, Sean is self-made, is a generation.

Being a father is more difficult, and you can't indulge casually.

"It's really difficult to start a business." Hayden started the conversation and continued, "It's a surprise that I invited you here today."

Sean nodded.

"You are different now than you were more than a year ago. No one would have imagined that you could achieve such a great achievement in just over a year." Hayden looked at Xiao En and shook his head slightly, his eyes full of responsibility .

"Hehe, it seems that you are paying attention to me." Sean said playfully, "If it's still like that, you won't invite me."

"Of course we have to pay attention." Hayden said without hesitation: "If you are still like that, of course you will not be invited."

Sean frowned.

"There's nothing bad to say about it. I believe you can understand that if you are still the same person you used to be, participating in this kind of activity will actually only do you harm and not good, isn't it?" Hayden said bluntly.

Sean opened his mouth, and he had to admit that the other party was right.

If he was still the pizza waiter, it would only be embarrassing and humiliating, and it might lead to a lot of other troubles.

If virtue does not match, there will be disasters.

"Now?" Sean asked with a smile.

"It's good for everyone now, isn't it?" Hayden raised his glass and gestured.

Sean picked up the glass and touched him to take a sip.

"What do you think of the Rockefeller family?" Putting down his glass, Hayden asked.

"Sit and watch." Sean shrugged, "The largest family in America, synonymous with power and wealth."

"Really?" Hayden smiled at Sean.

"Otherwise." Sean would not express his own opinion, good or bad.

Seeing that Sean had no intention of speaking, Hayden picked up the wine and took another sip, then slowly said: "The most glorious time of the Rockefeller family should be from 1882 to 1910."

"In 1882, the family monopolized 80% of the oil refining industry and 90% of the oil pipeline business in the United States. It controlled almost all industries in the United States, including several major railway lines. Our family became the first trust in American history. Later, The family also forms the financial core with four major banks including Citibank and Chase Manhattan Bank and three insurance companies, controlling 12% of the national banking assets and 26% of the national insurance industry assets.”

"During this period, the family was too brilliant and stood at the pinnacle of the United States. However, this huge power and countless wealth also attracted too many people's fear, vigilance, and dissatisfaction. Too many people connected with each other in an attempt to They completely overthrew the family, and in the end, they succeeded."

"They attacked and slandered the family in various ways from all walks of life, and even used the media to characterize the family as an 'evil' monopoly capitalist. In the end, they succeeded through efforts from various parties."

"On May 15, 1911, the Supreme Court ruled that the family's Standard Oil Company was a monopoly and Standard Oil was broken up into some 37 regional oil companies."

"Although after this, the family still controls the 7 oil sisters of Exxon, Mobil, Chevron, Texaco, Gulf, BP and Royal Anglo-Dutch Shell after the split, and makes them the largest oil companies in the world. There are seven multinational oil companies, but if they are split, they will be split, not to mention that the shares of these seven companies no longer belong to Rockefeller, and the shareholding is also very scattered."

Hearing this, Sean nodded. He could understand this. It was like the ancient "tweet order". There will be more and more fragmentation between them.

The same was true for the four divisions of "China Telecom" later, and it was dismantled.

When it comes to the CEO, everyone belongs to different companies, and they all depend on their performance, so they will not be merciless in fighting.

"After 1911, the family began to diversify their operations. Although the assets were still gradually expanding, the power and influence did begin to decline slowly. It was no longer a promise, and this part was taken away by those guys. After that, the family began in Politically, Nelson Rockefeller, the third generation of his family, was the most successful. He joined the government for 40 years, served as the governor of New York State for 16 years, served as the vice president for 3 years, and quit politics 9 years ago because of his health."

"Even so, the family has been going downhill over the years. Otherwise, they would not have lost to Nixon, who was born as a civilian, in the nomination of the Elephant Party. That year, Nixon became the president of the United States."

"Even half of the family's Rockefeller estate was cut and donated to the country." Speaking of this, Hayden took a big sip from his wine glass, with a grim expression on his face.

This is America, it is capitalism, it is a Western robber civilization that only worships the strong.

There is no such thing as a king or a minister who has to die, and there is no such thing as a king's land. The tradition here is that private property is sacred and inviolable.

Here, donating to the country is never a nice word.

That's a shame! !

What a shame! !

That can only show that you are defeated and can no longer effectively protect your own property!

That will only attract the surrounding pack of wolves to rush up and bite wildly.

Not to mention cutting half of the manor that the family has established for a century.

Charity is just a fig leaf for maintaining dignity.

"The family has always cared about every member of the clan, including those outside." After a while, Hayden recovered and continued: "Even if you have no ability, you must ensure a good life, and you are also concerned about not having any scandals. After all, having this surname will give some people unnecessary excuses."

It dawned on Xiao En that the tradition of paying attention to and giving money to illegitimate children on a monthly basis is definitely not for family affection at all, and only the surname is considered.

If just changing the surname can solve the problem, this side absolutely doesn't mind doing so.

Hayden paid attention to him here, probably because of this, but he didn't expect that he would be so self-made.

This belongs to genes, soul mutations...

"Tell us about ourselves." Hayden adjusted his mood and looked at Sean with a smile, "Rockefeller has been passed down to us for six generations, and we have divided many times. Now there are more than 20 branches, and we are just one of them. .”

"Father has no business ability and no political acumen, so although our team has assets and money, it has no power."

Speaking of this, Hayden shrugged and laughed at himself: "Of course, I, including my brother, we have all tried to do business."

"However, it turns out that as long as we are not stupid enough to do business, then we will have endless money to spend in our life, and we will be very happy."

Hearing this, Sean let out a chuckle, and really couldn't hold back, "You guys...well, this is pretty good."

"Of course, I have to admit that I am a qualified playboy. I have played both what I should play and what I should not play." Hayden said with a big laugh.

"I think it's not bad." Sean pointed to a group of second generations who were having a good time over there. "I thought I would meet someone humiliating me today."

"How is it possible?" Hayden asked with a smile, "Do you know what the most basic qualities of a qualified second generation are?"

"What is it?" Sean was curious about how the big family taught them.

Hayden pointed to his eyes, "You don't need to be in business, you don't need to be in politics, you can even have no brains, it doesn't matter even if you have a lot of bad habits, but you must have a pair of sharp eyes to distinguish who can Provoke, no one can provoke."

"If you can't, then the family will arrange someone to let you do it." Having said that, Hayden bared his teeth and smiled, a little grimly.

Sean nodded amusedly. The second generation of cheating fathers in China is full of tricks in later generations, but in this regard, the Western world, which has no inheritance, is indeed rich in experience and handles it better.

All kinds of rules and etiquette teachings do not teach you any freedom.

"Having said so much, I think you have roughly understood what I mean by looking for you." Hayden looked at Sean.

Sean squinted his eyes and nodded, seeing that he was up and ready to do something.

See the poor dagger in the picture.

He wanted to see what Hayden had to say.

Hayden saw Xiao En's vigilance, smiled and waved his hands and said, "Don't do that, I don't mean anything else, we are not capable and ambitious people."

"I never thought of meddling in your business."

"If I had that ability, no matter how much the family was not as good as it was back then, no matter how the family was divided, even a little bit of resources would be enough to provide me with the support to fully display my talents. Unfortunately, I can't." Hayden shrugged.

"The reason I came to you is very simple. You are capable and capable. Everyone can see this. However, in terms of social relations and resources, your background is indeed poor. I can help you in this regard."

"Instead of cooperating with outsiders, it's better to work with members of the family. I only take what I can negotiate, and I should take that share."

Sean looked at Hayden in surprise. He really didn't expect the other party to say such a thing. How can he be a playboy with such eyes?

At least after getting in touch with Sean today, Hayden is definitely much, much better than most people, whether it is in dealing with people, handling things or expressing language, although he is not particularly outstanding.

Is this still a dude?

Isn't this much better than James Dolan?

This is to take what they need. After considering it, Sean replied: "I am naturally willing to get the resource support of the Rockefeller family."

It's okay to accept, but he must be on guard.

Don't talk about family members, blood relationship, he, Xiao En, doesn't recognize this.

"I'm not qualified to represent the entire Rockefeller, I can only represent our branch..." Hayden happily picked up his glass, "Have a nice cooperation, cheers."

After clinking glasses lightly, the two drank in one gulp.

Sean looked at a group of second-generation children who were having fun on the other side. These "resources" must have been exhibited by Hayden.

Indeed, useful.

With the Rockefeller family's endorsement, contact with many people can directly skip the initial step.

We only talk about this here. When Sean needs anything later, he will naturally ask here, and he will not take the benefits that should be handed over.

After chatting for a while, Sean couldn't help but ask the question just now.

"I, hahaha, no matter what I do, I am definitely better than most people." Hayden admitted generously, "I have received a better education, and the people and things I have come into contact with are also higher-end and richer. He also spared no effort, gave more opportunities to exercise, and was taught by someone specially assigned to him. If he is not better than most people, then he is not a waste.”

"Then why don't you come out to work?" Sean really didn't understand, could Hayden be short of job opportunities?

Playing around all day, I'm tired of crooked after so many years.

"No." Hayden sighed, "It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't."

"How to say?"

"I can't be in the highest position, and there is no shortage of people like me in the company, but my surname does not allow me to be a middle-level person. The people above can't control it, and the people below will have opinions. I lack the ability to do it rashly. High position, then I will be targeted and killed sooner or later."

"It's okay to use a name, but it's fine to go to work." Hayden drank a glass of wine, stretched out his hand and gestured above his head: "Children from big families have the same difficulties as children from big families, or they are geniuses."

"Or you can just be a playboy honestly." He reached out and knocked on the coffee table in front of him, "We don't have a middle range, and we are not qualified to live the life of ordinary people."

"It's the same with Marvin Bush. He's working on Wall Street now just as a name. He doesn't need to manage the family business at all, and he has no ability to manage it."

"However, his elder brother George Bush is very powerful. Although he failed to run for Congress seven years ago, his ability to engage in politics has been demonstrated. He will definitely be able to take over the family's political resources in the future," he said.

"Of course, the Dolan family is another matter." Hayden pointed to that side, "Old Dolan is the first generation, and the second generation has only three sons. Can’t really leave it all to trust funds and professional managers?”

"Do you really think those professional managers will honestly help you run the business?"

"Don't be kidding, there are 300% profit capitalists who dare to sell the rope to hang themselves to others, not to mention this situation, there are too many ways to transfer benefits, don't be so smart, if I manage In a company for five years, I can completely empty out the company."

"If you can't control the power yourself, if you give your full strength to someone else, then don't try to get it back easily."

Sean has no doubts about this. There are no good people in capitalists, and the same goes for those professional managers.

Walt Disney is the best example. He founded the Disney company, but after Walt Disney died, after 20 years of operation, the Disney family completely withdrew from Disney.

None of the shares.

After some operations on your work, you now owe the company 3 million...

In the evening, Hayden was very open-minded, as if he and Sean were really brothers since childhood, and Sean would say whatever he asked.

Nothing is hidden.

Quite a bachelor!

Sean could tell that Hayden wasn't really getting close to him, but was making it clear that the chariots and horses wanted to build a brotherhood with him.

As expected of being cultivated by a big family, even if you want to make friends with you, even if you know that the other party intends to make friends, you can't refuse.

Besides, Sean didn't intend to refuse.

According to what Hayden said just now, the Rockefeller family is either a genius and you are in the top position, or they are honest playboys.

Sean thinks he is a genius!

After playing until after 1 o'clock in the middle of the night, Xiao En got a little drunk from drinking, so he got up to leave.

He doesn't let himself get drunk outside.

Before leaving, Sean agreed with Hayden that he would invite him to join him after two months when his 'Peace Hotel' was built.

Hayden was so drunk that he staggered when he walked, and he didn't know if he remembered or not.

I took Diane Lane all the way back to Newark in the car.

I really want to buy a house in New York...

...

Sean rested at home for a few days.

In fact, it is not considered a rest. They have stayed in the base for the past few days, and the security company has expanded, absorbing nearly a hundred more people from the veterans.

Although they were all hand-picked by Xiao En, we still need to get in touch with them more to get acquainted.

These people are different from employees of other companies under their names.

It is true to cultivate as many emotions as possible.

Of course, there are also benefits.

On the security company side, the salaries received by soldiers are only twice that of ordinary workers, and 1.5 times higher than those in the military.

It doesn't look high, but in fact, the various benefits are very good.

On this point, Sean borrowed some experience from later generations and the practice of Little Japan.

As long as the working years are up, the security company will provide pension services and medical services to all soldiers.

That's really worry-free.

When he got acquainted with these American soldiers at the base, Sean was not idle.

Originally, I wanted to delay the time to join the New Jersey local consortium, and I wanted to wait until I was stronger.

However, after going to Colombia this time, this matter must be brought forward.

Coincidentally, I came back to attend Brother Cheap's birthday party. Since the other party said that he could provide some help in terms of contacts, Sean would naturally not be polite.

The next day, after sobering up, Sean called Hayden. He wanted to buy a bank, a small bank would do.

But have to have some business locally in NJ.

Sean now has a lot of companies under his name, and they are relatively scattered. It has reached the point where a bank is needed to provide financial services.

It is not unreasonable that large consortiums in modern society are all centered on banks.

It can only be said that Rockefeller is Rockefeller, even if it is not as good as before, even if it is a branch family, even if it is a dude, the network is really wide.

In just three days, Hayden helped Sean find a bank.

A small bank with assets of only about US$8 million and funds under management of more than US$30 million.

Although the bank may not be big, its business scope is not small.

In addition to the normal deposit business and loan business, foreign exchange trading, trade financing, structured financing, leasing, etc., it feels like a small sparrow with all internal organs.

It was only after he really prepared to acquire the bank that Sean knew the specific classification and business of the bank.

The business is roughly divided into three categories: liability business, asset business, and intermediary business.

Liability business is the main source of funds, mainly customer deposits and derived deposits, accounting for more than 80% of the source of funds. In addition, interbank deposits, interbank deposits, borrowing or lending, or bond issuance, etc., also constitute the liabilities of the bank.

Asset business is the business of commercial banks using funds, including loan business, securities investment business, and cash asset business.

Intermediary business includes trading business, clearing business, payment and settlement business, bank card business, agency business, custody business, guarantee business, commitment business, wealth management business, etc.

The other party has entered a bottleneck period due to funding problems. Of course, even so, the other party has no plans to sell the bank.

But in the final analysis, capitalists are all about making money, and it doesn't matter whether they open a bank or not.

According to Hayden's lobbying, the other party will earn more if they take the money, and there is no need to hang themselves on the bank road.

On the other hand, Sean is not stingy here. After learning that the other party intends to sell the company as a whole, he directly spends money and buys it at a 20% premium.

Generally, in an industry with better progress, the premium is only 10-15%. With Xiao En's approach, the other party...

I feel like raising the offer some more.

What capitalists!

The other party counter-offered by 25%. I thought Sean would bargain, but Sean agreed directly over the phone without saying a word.

As an intermediary, Sean is so generous, and Hayden feels that he has a lot of face.

After all, he is a dude, a decent person.

Regardless of whether the other party felt that Xiao En had been taken advantage of, since the verbal agreement was made, there was no way to regret it.

Sean flew directly to New York in a Blackhawk the next day.

The other bank's headquarters is in the World Trade Center, which is the World Trade Center, one of the protagonists of 9.11.

I rented an office on the 65th floor of the World Trade Center, and it happened that the World Trade Center had a helipad, so Sean's big black hawk finally had a place to play!

Lamb also arrived with Puhua's team to clear the various accounts of the bank. This process will probably take a few days, and the name can be changed after everything is settled.

Lamb and others started to get busy with the bank's employees, while Hayden took a fancy to Sean's Black Hawk.

It's not that there is no private helicopter Hayden, but they are all ordinary, and they are completely different concepts from the military version like Sean.

Rich people do not mean they will spend money recklessly. A military version of the Black Hawk bare metal is more than 4 million, and ordinary helicopters have bought several.

Moreover, ordinary civilian helicopters are less noisy, more comfortable to sit on, and have lower requirements for takeoff and landing sites. Few people are like Sean.

What's more, when Hayden heard that Sean still had a full-armed one equipped with Hellfire missiles and rockets, his eyeballs immediately started to glisten.

As a qualified dude, eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and smoking are nothing they haven't played before, and some more exciting ones are not a problem.

All kinds of firearms have also been played in the shooting range.

However, those things are all about playing after all!

It's a level behind Sean's.

Hayden and his group of second-generation and third-generation play things, compared with Sean, it would be quite shameful.

At this moment, Hayden experienced the feeling of those ordinary people looking at them.

No matter what this guy said, let Sean drive him out to play with him.

Faced with this kind of request, Sean is also a little difficult to refuse.

In fact, after getting the Black Hawk, it was as if he had personally placed a few missiles.

Isn't this more exciting than RPG?

When Sean agreed, Hayden didn't think about celebrating at the first moment, but picked up the phone and dialed out, "James, I, Hayden, have you ever played with missiles? Come out tomorrow, brother will take you to play." Big one!"

Is this showing off?

Sean was taken aback by this operation.

No, Sean always thought that the children of the real rich and big families didn't have such vulgar tastes...

I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it!

When Sean was in a daze, this guy made several calls. If Sean hadn't grabbed the phone, he would have continued to make calls.

"No, the number of people the Black Hawk can carry is limited, and you won't be able to fit any more!"

"Oh oh oh, forgot, forgot." Hayden laughed and patted his head, overly excited.

"However, let them watch from below!" After thinking for a while, Hayden said again.

Sean looked at Hayden speechlessly, and he was sure that this sparrow food was a dude, this idea was too hellish.

"Your idea is unrealistic!" Sean put his hand on Hayden's shoulder, "Calm down, you don't think you can test firepower in the territory, do you?"

"What's the problem?" Hayden looked at Sean puzzled.

Sean rolled his eyes, "Believe it or not, if I dare to launch a few hellfires in New Jersey, no matter who is attacked or not, the FBI can arrest me that day."

"This is in the United States, what do you want to do?"

"Do you know how dangerous that thing is?"

"Once it's fired, even the president, even sitting in the best bulletproof car, will die!"

"Crazy you!"

"This thing can only be tested in the country by official people."

"Uh... well, what should I do? I've already made an appointment?" Hayden looked at Sean in a daze.

"Go to the sea." Xiao En pointed to the west, "It's not far away, after 100 nautical miles, no one will care about it."

PS: The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was established in 1992. This convention defines important concepts such as internal water, territorial sea, adjacent sea area, continental shelf, exclusive economic zone, and high seas. Guidance and adjudication on issues such as disputes, marine natural resource management, and pollution treatment.

PS2: China has joined the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, and the United States has never recognized the Convention on the Law of the Sea. Of course, this does not prevent the United States from using the Convention on the Law of the Sea to restrain, sanction, and attack other countries.