Blackstone Code

"Happy birthday, Lynch!"

October 10th is Lynch’s birthday.

This is the first time Lynch has held such a grand birthday party after turning 30!

Not only because of his birthday, but also because of Catherine's victory and the fact that Global Communications will become the new ruling group.

Everyone who had anything to do with Global Communications tried their best to join in, even standing at the outermost edge of the crowd and shouting "Happy birthday to you, Mr. Lynch" that Lynch would never hear.

The new ruling group means a new privileged class. If they don't come at this time, they may change from a luxury single-room ticket to a bottom-level overtime ticket because they are not present.

Lynch also knows this. He has a very good understanding of human nature and the working mechanism of society.

He is also very understanding of the thoughts of those who desire high-level relationships.

After all, he had been one of them.

This society is very complex, much more complex than what children see as either good or bad, black or white.

You have to make these people feel "I can do this" instead of making them powerless to change their class status!

This is for better governance!

Catherine appeared at Lynch's side today in a wheelchair, and her presence also brought relief to many people.

In addition to Catherine, he was surrounded by Connor, professors, sergeants, chiefs, and a lot of important members of the new ruling group.

In order of status, those people walked up to Lin Qi and chatted warmly with him.

"Mr. Lynch, I'm really happy to meet you in person!"

as well as

"Mr. Lynch, our overwhelming victory in the general election makes me feel infinitely shocked and inspired!"

That's what people said the most tonight.

Then they will briefly introduce themselves and what they are working on now.

In fact, there is a high probability that Lynch will not remember what they are doing. If their self-introduction is very good, he may remember their names or one or two keywords.

If self-introduction is ordinary and they are not willing to spend money to be around the ruling group so that people can mention themselves anytime and anywhere, then most people here will be at the bottom of the privileged class or the middle and upper middle class in the future.

For rulers, they don't care whether a person is really capable and able to deal with all troubles.

Loyalty, and humility, are what matters most.

The operation of a country is not the operation of a team of ten people. It involves the relationship between tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions of people.

Whether one person or two people are capable will not actually have much impact on this country.

In the history of some small countries, there have been more than one situation where a fool became the emperor, and they did not make a mess of their country.

Not many people have been able to impress Lynch so far. Most of them are ordinary people, speaking ordinary words and lacking in appeal.

After everyone here who was qualified to shake hands and talk to Lynch had passed this stage, Connor picked up a wine glass and tapped it twice with a fork.

The crisp knocking sound silenced everyone, and they lined up one by one in the order they had greeted Lynch before.

"Today is Lynch's birthday, and it is also the day to celebrate Catherine's victory. Why don't you let Lynch say a few words to us?"

Connor's voice was immediately greeted warmly by the crowd, and everyone applauded. Regardless of whether Lynch was looking at them or not, their faces showed a very interested, approving, and enthusiastic smile!

It's like... everyone got the same script, and naturally showed expressions and smiles eager to listen.

If you look closely at their eyes, you will find that there is no smile in these people's eyes at all.

All of this is staged.

Therefore, the skill that politicians must master is not how to do one thing well, but how to play their role well.

Lynch handed the wine glass in his hand to the little maid, and Connor took the microphone from the staff and handed it to Lynch.

There were a lot of people at the scene. If they were just talking, the people in the outer circle would have no idea what Lynch was talking about, so there was a microphone here.

"Thank you all for taking the time to come here this year to celebrate Catherine and I's birthday, my birthday, and Catherine's win."

"I really want to say something modest and noble at this important moment, such as thanking my opponent for giving me the victory like a gentleman..."

He paused as he spoke, and the whole venue seemed to be under a spell. People were not sure whether they should continue to smile.

Because his opponent was anything but a gentleman, Catherine was still in a wheelchair.

The only people who knew she was not injured were a few people who introduced the book, so most people still thought she was injured.

So Lynch's sentence, what he said, and what he wanted to express obviously did not mean the same thing.

This is the most direct feeling that power brings. People's happiness or sadness can all be determined by your words.

About two or three seconds later, his voice sounded again, "Well, I can't be a gentleman myself, let alone expect a bastard who is even more rude than me to be a gentleman."

"I want to thank all of us for coming together and defeating our opponent. Even though he used despicable and dirty methods, we still defeated him."

"We fought a good battle. No one can blame us. Victory is inevitable and must belong to us!"

"Whether it's now or in the future!"

People laughed heartily, the laughter of a winner. They must have read the script, otherwise the emotions and actions they showed externally would not be so unified!

The smile contained awe of Lynch and contempt for the Conservative Party. People looked at the man in the crowd with admiration.

After people performed their emotions for a while, they stopped naturally, neatly as if they had been rehearsed.

Of course, this is also the daily life of the upper class. Those who are not familiar with this script will pay attention to the old actors, gradually move closer to them, and integrate into them.

As long as they successfully complete one performance, they can quickly master these skills.

"After talking about the happy things, let's talk about something serious."

"Global Communications will assume more social responsibilities, just as I promised to the outside world."

"This is a new social operating mechanism, and we will also play an important role."

“I know some of you think this is an opportunity to make a lot of money, who’s to say it’s not?”

"But while you are making a lot of money, I also hope that we can maintain the current good situation."

"This is not an easy attempt, and it is even a very difficult and long attempt. I cannot have too many optimistic expectations about it from the beginning."

"We will encounter many problems in this process, some of which we can imagine, and some of which we cannot imagine."

"I don't expect each of you to be as honest as the ancient sages and use the money in your pockets to subsidize the poor."

"But I hope that when they need money, they don't put their hand in their pockets."

"Do your own thing well and make money within the limits I allow. This is the advice I give you."

"If we do, we will be best friends, and I wish our friendship will be as endless as this universe."

"If you can't do it, then make yourself able to do it. Don't let me remind you that it is definitely a terrible thing."

He paused for a while to give these people some time to think, and finally he looked at Catherine, and the smile returned to his face.

He took the wine glass from Connor's hand and raised it high, "I wish our friendship will last forever!"

People held their wine glasses high and repeated his congratulations. While they felt a sense of urgency in their hearts, they also breathed a deep sigh of relief.

Lynch is as direct as the rules allow.

If the rules do not allow it, whoever does it is the enemy.

After finishing the drink, he handed the glass to the waiter, and Connor couldn't help but have something to say.

He felt bad that he couldn't show off in such an occasion, but he also knew that this was a "Lynch moment" and he couldn't show off at this time.

"You might scare some people." He noticed that some people looked very serious just now.

Lynch didn't care much. "They must be reminded from the beginning that the next world will not only have systems, but also the general environment and governance system will be different from the past."

"The most important thing is that the problem of class consolidation will become more serious!"

"With the continuous breakthroughs in medical technology, the ruler's lifespan will increase for a longer period of time, and it may even be as high as hundreds or thousands of years!"

"Unless the ruler dies, the ruling class will have no room for prosperity."

"The barriers between classes will also become thicker and more impenetrable over time."

"If they are not mentally prepared, class conflicts will become very scary. I don't want our job to be to suppress ordinary people tens or hundreds of years later."

“The purpose of eternal life is to better enjoy life, not to murder it.”

After listening to this, Connor thought of many things, but they were all messy. After a while, he curled his lips and said, "You are so noble!"

After finishing speaking, he immediately brought up the issue of eternal life, "Do you think we can really live a long time?"

Lynch smiled, "Of course, I heard that they are solving the problem of brain cell renewal. Once this problem is solved, immortality does not seem to be impossible."

Connor also looked a little excited. Who wants to grow old or even die if he can live forever?

But then he frowned, "If everyone can live that long, it may not be a good thing for us."

Lin Qi looked at the people around him, his eyes were calm, like water in a deep pool, without a single ripple.

"Eternal life is the right of rulers."

"Not for everyone."