Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

Houston.

This is the largest city in Texas, the economic center, and one of the top five cities in the United States.

In such a big city, Lin Baicheng naturally has properties, including a farm and a villa in the city. The farm was purchased later. It was not as big as the farm in Fresno, and it was a tax-deductible expense.

It was quite late when I arrived in Houston that night. Lin Baicheng didn't go anywhere or contact anyone. He just stayed at his villa in the city.

The next morning, Lin Baicheng began to contact the top leaders of the Xiang Party. The first person he contacted was George Bush, the future Bush Sr.

The Bush family is a political family, but it is not yet a few decades later. The Bush family today is just a well-known local political family. Bush Sr., who is currently likely to serve as vice president, is the most accomplished among the Bush family.

Political families that have produced vice presidents are definitely not among the top in the United States. Consider that the United States changes presidents at most every eight years, not to mention vice presidents that change more frequently.

Therefore, the political families that have produced vice presidents are not actually top-notch, and are not even as powerful as some of the political families that are deeply rooted in local states. Some of the top political families in local states have almost every generation served as governor of the state.

Moreover, the governor’s term is much longer than that of the president. Although the system of each state is different, the governors of most states can be re-elected for two terms, and they can run for governor again four years after leaving office. People with high abilities can He can serve as governor for more than ten years.

Therefore, some political families in the United States based in local state capitals are very powerful and are an important part of American politics.

Although the current Bush family is also a political family, it began to enter politics in the generation of Bush Sr.'s father. Bush Sr. may even become the vice president, but the influence of the Bush family is still not comparable to that of those political families who can produce governors for generations. compared to.

In the United States, the vice president is actually not very important, and the importance of this position has also been greatly reduced. The vice president's rights come from the president. If he has a good relationship with the president, the vice president can indirectly realize his rights by influencing the president; but if the relationship between the vice president and the president is average or very poor, then the vice president will become a decoration. , unable to demonstrate rights.

However, if you really think that the vice president is equal to zero, you are wrong. If the vice president has a bad relationship with the president, he will go against the president, and a capable vice president can really do it.

It can be said that the vice president has no direct rights, but if the president does not give the vice president some rights, it will be easy for the vice president to do bad things.

Talking about the Bush family, only when Bush Sr. becomes president can the Bush family be compared with those top political families, and the Bush family can be regarded as the first-class political family in the United States. After all, the United States has produced dozens of political families that have produced presidents. The Bush family that has produced presidents alone can only be considered the best in the United States, and is no different from other political families that have produced presidents.

However, it will be completely different after George W. Bush also becomes president. The political family that has produced two presidents in succession is one of the few in the United States. It is definitely considered a top political family and stands at the top of the United States.

Currently, Bush Sr. is still the vice president, and this vice president is not safe. After all, he was nominated as a vice presidential candidate with the support of Reagan to assist Reagan in running for president. Once Reagan fails in the election, his vice presidential position will naturally be lost. .

Bush, who was born in 2024, is only fifty-six years old this year. This age is definitely not too old. He still has the possibility to go further, and he himself also has this ambition.

Therefore, during the years when he served as the director of the CIA, although he did not achieve much, he also made many connections, paving the way for his possible future sprint.

Lin Baicheng is a foreigner, and he is not even white, but Lin Baicheng is rich, has huge capital, and has industries in the United States. His companies have a large number of employees and can influence a large number of votes, so Bush Sr. is very happy Befriend Lin Baicheng.

When Lin Baicheng made friends with senior leaders of the Xiang Party early last year, Bush Sr. had just decided to leave the business world and return to politics. Therefore, he took the initiative to make friends with Lin Baicheng, who had strong capital, and sought support from all parties for the future political path. The more support there is, the better. good.

Lin Baicheng is different. He knows Bush Sr. Because both Bush and his son are presidents, the Bush family can be said to be very famous. The father and son together are much more famous than the president Reagan who is about to take office.

Even if Lin Baicheng doesn't know Reagan, he doesn't know the Bushes.

Therefore, when Bush Sr. took the initiative to make friends with Lin Baicheng, Lin Baicheng was very cooperative in making friends with Bush Sr. and became 'friends' with Bush Sr. Then Bush Sr. became Lin Baicheng's three best 'friends' among the senior leaders of the Elephant Party. one.

The so-called "friends" between each other, of course, does not mean how good our personal friendship is. It is impossible even if we think about it. They are friends with benefits. Lin Baicheng provided them with political donations and votes. They protected Lin Baicheng and helped Lin Baicheng when he was in need.

This kind of 'friend' relationship with a combination of interests is both reliable and unreliable. When they feel that the benefits of helping Lin Baicheng are higher than the benefits, they will definitely choose not to help Lin Baicheng and ignore past interest exchanges.

But on the other hand, as long as they feel that there are more benefits to helping Lin Baicheng, then they are Lin Baicheng's most reliable 'friends' and protect Lin Baicheng politically.

After making contact, Lin Baicheng took a car to the Bush family's suburban estate and paid a visit.

"Welcome to Bush Manor, Alan!"

"Long time no see, Bush!"

When Lin Baicheng arrived, Bush Sr. personally came out to pick him up, which was quite a face-saving gesture.

But it's normal to think about it. Bush Sr. is not the president now, and he is not sure whether he can even take the vice president's seat.

"Is this George W. Bush?"

After shaking hands with Bush Sr., Lin Baicheng looked at the young man next to Bush Sr. who looked somewhat similar to him.

"Hello, Mr. Allen, I'm George Walker Bush."

Bush introduced himself aloud and solemnly extended his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Bush."

Lin Baicheng shook hands with George W. Bush.

Before his rebirth, Lin Baicheng only knew that George W. Bush would become the president in the future. He did not know about George W. Bush's resume and past. But it was different now. After becoming friendly with Bush Sr., he specially asked someone to investigate the relationship between the Bushes and his son. Resume, and general past.

Lin Baicheng did not want to investigate the black spots of the Bushes, so he only needed to know the general history of the two fathers. It would be bad to investigate too clearly and cause misunderstandings.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng knew that George W. Bush graduated from Yale University. He also joined the army in the late 1960s and retired with the rank of captain. During his time in the army, he was stained with "excessive drinking" and "debauched private life". After he retired, he studied at Harvard Business School. He received his master's degree from the college and started working in the oil industry in Texas after receiving his degree.

Next, in 1978, George W. Bush chose to start politics like his father and ran for the Texas House of Representatives. Unfortunately, he failed and could only continue to be in business and run the oil industry.

According to Lin Baicheng's investigation, George W. Bush opened an oil company in partnership with others. The company's business scope is the downstream of the oil industry, and all it earns is hard-earned money. The company is also exploring oil, but there is no return on investment. It can be said that George W. Bush's entrepreneurship is not successful.

In fact, according to the investigation results obtained by Lin Baicheng, the Bush family is still quite wealthy. Bush Sr. was a successful businessman before entering politics. In the 1960s, he had a net worth of nearly 10 million US dollars. After entering politics, the company's shares are still there, although because of his absence, As a result, the company has not developed as fast as before, but it has doubled several times in more than ten years. Now he has a net worth of tens of millions of dollars.

However, this is Bush Sr.'s net worth, and the development of the oil company is very stable. Bush Jr. can only be a middle-level manager. Letting Bush become a top manager will only affect the development of the company. In this case, it is better to let Bush himself. Go start a business.

Therefore, George W. Bush chose to take the path of entrepreneurship, but his entrepreneurial journey was obviously not smooth.

"Alan, please come inside."

Bush invited Lin Baicheng into the manor.

"Bush, please go first."

Lin Baicheng walked side by side with Bush Sr., while Bush Jr. followed behind his father.

Lin Baicheng did not go into the manor alone. He was followed by Catherine and the bodyguards. In their hands were the gifts that Lin Baicheng had brought for his visit.

The value of the gift is not expensive, it belongs to the heart. If it is too expensive, it will only bring trouble to both parties, and it will not be good if it is considered as bribery.

Bush Sr. must have political opponents to reach his current position. As long as there is a chance, his opponents will definitely not mind knocking him down. So no matter what happens behind the scenes, Bush Sr. must be a good person who abides by the law.

In the manor.

Lin Baicheng and Bush Sr. were chatting. Catherine and the bodyguard were standing a little further away and could not hear the conversation. Only the Bushes and his son were present in the Bush family, and Bush Sr. left Bush Jr. with him.

Bush Jr. will enter politics in the future. Bush Jr.'s failure the year before last did not change the decision of the Bushes and his son, and politics must not lack the support of capital. Bush Sr. kept Bush Jr. just to introduce Lin Baicheng, the capital, to Bush Jr. Become a Bush connection.

"Bush, in this year's presidential election, during the preliminary stage, Reagan should be able to win the election within our party, right?"

The presidential election in the United States is divided into several stages. The period from February to June of the election year is the preliminary stage. The Elephant Party and the Donkey Party respectively select their party's presidential candidate nominations.

Then comes the second stage from July to August, when the two parties hold national conventions to select their party's presidential candidate, then adopt the vice presidential candidate nominated by the presidential candidate, and formulate a formal campaign platform.

The third stage is the campaign, when presidential candidates carry out various activities to win votes from the people, from the end of the national convention to the period before national voting day.

The fourth stage is the national election, which takes place in November of the election year. Voters go to designated locations to vote, choose between presidential candidates, and elect presidential electors in each state.

The fifth stage is the Electoral College voting. The presidential electors in each state vote according to the results of the electorate in the state. Among the total 538 electoral votes, whichever presidential candidate gets 270 votes first will be elected as the president.

After that comes the inauguration ceremony after the elected president.

It is now the end of March, and the preselection stage for the general election has just begun. Now it is the stage for the two parties to select their party's presidential candidate nomination.

There is only one position of president, and the term lasts four years. There are many people vying for this position. Even within the two parties, there will be several competitors. Therefore, if you want to be elected president, you must first win within your own party and become the leader of your own party. The party’s presidential candidate will do.

If he is not even nominated as the presidential candidate of his party, then the next presidential election will have nothing to do with this person.

"Don't worry, Allen. Although some people are unwilling to give in, Mr. Reagan has won the support of more people, and the following facts will make them wake up."

Bush said that in fact, he could also participate in the presidential election this year, but he knew that the possibility of being elected was very low, so he had the self-knowledge to withdraw early, and then was recruited by Reagan to become a member of Reagan's campaign team.

Similarly, in return for Bush Sr.'s withdrawal, Reagan would support his nomination for vice president. The interests of the two would be consistent. He would also have to fully support Reagan's victory in the presidential election, otherwise he would not be able to become vice president.

"I believe in Reagan and Bush's abilities, otherwise I wouldn't support you so much."

Lin Baicheng nodded slightly, then sighed: "It's a pity that the broadcast company established by my friends and I has not completed the acquisition of the TV station. Otherwise, we can support Reagan and Bush in the media. But Reagan has the support of Hollywood, no Without positive publicity from the media, it would be the same with or without my support in this regard.”

"That's such a shame, because every support in the presidential campaign is very important to Mr. Reagan."

Bush couldn't help but feel moved when he heard this, he echoed, and then said: "Presidential elections are held every four years. Even if you can't support Mr. Reagan this year, you can still support the next one. I believe that with Mr. Allen's ability, It will definitely develop the TV station, and I hope that it will also provide strong support to Mr. Reagan.”

Bush did not mention himself, but he also has the ambition to participate in the presidential election. If all goes well, Reagan can successfully run this year and leave office in eight years at most. Then he can participate in the election. In eight years, if Lin Baicheng’s TV station If it can develop, we can support him.

Bush knew very well that Hollywood's strong support for Reagan would never extend to him, because he had no interest in it and it was impossible for the other party to support him for no reason. will be greatly reduced, and the importance of Lin Baicheng's TV station will be highlighted.

Lin Baicheng's TV station is developing well, which is good for him. Besides, even if he can't use it himself, his son can always use it, as long as the relationship between the two parties is still maintained.