Reborn as a tycoon in Hong Kong

"It's too early to say stop losses."

Next to him, Bush Sr. said loudly: "And with Mr. Allen's wealth, the previous investment was just a drizzle. Mr. Allen has always been successful, there is no reason why he will fail this time. I believe that from Mr. Allen's perspective, It will never fail.”

"It goes without saying that Allen's vision is natural."

Of course Isabella couldn't refute what Bush Sr. said. She couldn't possibly say that Lin Baicheng had made a mistake. That would be a slap in Lin Baicheng's face.

"So I said it."

Bush took advantage of the victory and said: "Mr. Allen believes that the congressman can succeed in the election, so there is no reason for the congressman to fail. The congressman will definitely succeed in the election. What is lacking now is the support of some funds and resources. As long as Mr. Allen pays a little more, the congressman will be successful." We will definitely beat Carter.”

"Mr. Bush is so eloquent."

Seeing that Isabella was speechless, Lin Baicheng clapped his hands gently, looked at Reagan and said: "Congressman Reagan, as Mr. Bush said, I believe you can win this time."

While Reagan and others were looking happy, Lin Baicheng said: "A few friends and I established a broadcasting company in New York. This company has acquired a TV station. I will let this TV station report more on Congressman Reagan. Your speech will let more people know about Congressman Reagan’s campaign policy.”

"Thank you Alan for your support."

The smile on Reagan's face paused, then returned to his smile. Although the more resources in the media, the better, but with the support of Hollywood, he is actually not lacking. What he lacks now is political donations and resources like charitable funds that can be spent to do good things.

Although Lin Baicheng's so-called support was not what Reagan wanted most, Reagan certainly couldn't dislike it, and he still had to thank him.

But in this case, Lin Baicheng provided resources to support, but they could not let Lin Baicheng continue to support with money, and they needed this.

"It's almost time, let's go out and have a barbecue."

Jean Carter interrupted, there was still time, they could discuss and think about it again, it would not be good if the situation became tense.

"Come on Alan, let's have a barbecue."

Reagan reacted and greeted them. Of course, he did not forget the others.

Lin Baicheng and Isabella naturally followed the large team outside the house. The grill had been set up outside. Not to mention the service staff, even the barbecue masters were temporarily replaced by people from the campaign team.

Outside the house, everyone spread out, chatting with different people, and opening up their own social circles.

Although Lin Baicheng was not very familiar with several other major donors who supported Reagan, they did know each other and had exchanges with each other.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng chatted with them all and communicated with each other.

From these big donors, Lin Baicheng learned that Reagan had talked with them and hoped that they would continue to support him. And this so-called support is not just verbal support, it is either a political donation or special resources that are beneficial to the campaign.

Lin Baicheng also knew from their emotions and complaints that they were very dissatisfied with Reagan's current disadvantage. They felt that their investments were in vain, and they were considering whether to cut their losses or maintain the status quo and not give more money. support.

From the conversations between the donors, Lin Baicheng had already seen that the situation was not good for Reagan. He was very confused about this. Did Reagan ever encounter such a situation before his rebirth? If this was the case, then Reagan How did this situation change later?

Lin Baicheng was not sure whether his rebirth and strong support for Reagan actually led to bad situations, so that Reagan, who was president before his rebirth, might lose the election this time.

If this happens, it will be very bad for Lin Baicheng.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Reagan called Bush and several advisers together to discuss countermeasures.

"The situation looks a bit bad now. Everyone thinks that I will lose the election, and some are not willing to continue to spend money to support me. What do you think of this?"

Reagan went straight to the point. The people here are all his own people, and their interests are consistent with his. Only if he wins the election and becomes president, can other members of the campaign team get corresponding benefits.

Let’s take Bush Sr. as an example. Bush Sr. is now the vice president elected by the Elephant Party. But if he wants to become a truly national vice president, the prerequisite is that Reagan becomes president. Otherwise, if Carter is re-elected, Carter will definitely It is absolutely impossible to promote his person to be vice president, and it is absolutely impossible to choose George H.W. Bush.

"These people are all smart people. They have a clear understanding of the current situation. Maybe some of them have reached an agreement with the Donkey Party. It is not easy to get them to spend money in this situation. , unless we pay more." someone said.

Bush reminded him loudly: "The promises made now will have to be paid for when the time comes. If we go back on our promises, the consequences will be very serious, so there are some conditions that we absolutely cannot agree to."

"I think we should start with Allen."

Jean Carter thought for a while and said: "Among the people who support us, Allen has the largest net worth and is the most willing to spend money. Speaking of which, if we didn't have the US$30 million from Allen's charity fund to specify the direction of use, we would The situation is only going to get worse now.”

Bush agreed: "He has a company that just went public a few days ago with a market value of nearly three billion US dollars. He is definitely not short of money. It just depends on whether he is willing to part with it."

"The problem is that he has already given a lot and just agreed to let a TV station support me."

Reagan frowned slightly. Of course he knew that Lin Baicheng had money. The problem was how to get money from Lin Baicheng.

"Congressman, let's just chat?"

Bush Sr. suddenly spoke to Reagan.

"I just wanted to use the bathroom."

Reagan knew that Bush Sr. had something very private to say to him, and that his words could not be known to the rest of the campaign team, at least not to everyone.

Then Reagan and Bush walked away.

"Bush, what do you want to say?"

After walking away, Reagan asked aloud.

Bush said: "Congressman, do you remember one thing Allen mentioned before? That is, he wanted to acquire some of the top domestic semiconductor technologies. He hoped that we could provide some administrative help. At that time, we were worried that the impact would be too great. Refused."

"There is such a thing."

Reagan nodded slightly: "Although Xiangjiang is a British colony, Allen's heart is China. If the two countries had not officially established diplomatic relations last year, domestic and some European countries would have begun to export advanced technologies to China, even acquiring mid-to-low-end advanced semiconductors." I don’t even dare to agree to technology.”

"Actually, it doesn't matter even if you let Allen acquire some top technologies. After all, we and China are in the honeymoon period now. The point is, even if there are consequences, it will be many years later, and what is most important to you now is It’s about winning the election, but once you lose, what’s the point of worrying about it?”

Bush persuaded him that whether Reagan could succeed in the election was too important to him.

"Yes, the current campaign is the most important!"

After a moment of silence, Reagan couldn't help but nod. He knew that Bush Sr. was right. There was no point in thinking too much now, and there shouldn't be much hidden danger in agreeing to Lin Baicheng.

Bush couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "Congressman, then let me go and talk to Allen?"

"Okay, it's up to you to talk to Allen and say that after I become president, I will definitely support him in some of his acquisitions."

Reagan made his decision immediately without further hesitation.

"By the way, if possible, let Allen support us more, and at the same time express his position in public, so that others can take a good look. We still have strong support from big donors."

"I tried to convince Alan."

Bush did not promise anything, but he would try his best to do it. Reagan's business was his business.

After a while, Reagan and Bush returned to the barbecue place.

Everyone grilled, ate, drank and chatted.

Bush took advantage of Isabella to chat with others and found Lin Baicheng when no one else was around.

"Alan, let's talk."

"OK."

Lin Baicheng wiped his mouth with a napkin.

The two walked to the side.

Bush Sr. first said: "Allen, regarding the acquisition of top semiconductor technology that you mentioned before, I mentioned it to Congressman Reagan not long ago. After my persuasion, he promised to help him after he succeeds in the election. This is also a repayment to Alan, your sponsor."

Bush also needed the connections of Lin Baicheng, a big benefactor, so he naturally took the credit for himself.

"Congressman Reagan agreed?"

Lin Baicheng was a little surprised. In the past, he only made an offer like a lion. In fact, he never thought that the other party would agree. Therefore, he did not persist when the other party refused, and he still gave him the support he needed.

"Of course, in terms of integrity, Alan, you don't have to worry."

Bush nodded heavily, not to mention that if Reagan succeeds in this election, he will definitely continue to run in four years. He will also need the support of capital. The possible revenge after leaving office will make people like Reagan dare not easily deceive Kim. host.

Whatever is promised will be fulfilled.

If the promise is not fulfilled, just wait to take bullets like Kennedy.

"Of course, I believe Congressman Reagan."

Lin Baicheng nodded heavily, with a smile on his face: "Bush, thank you for helping me so much, and thank you, Congressman Reagan, for me."

If we could acquire some semiconductor technology from the United States during the eight years that Reagan was elected, it would be worth it even if we have to spend a lot of money.

The development of semiconductor technology itself requires continuous spending on research, and it will take time for latecomers to catch up with leaders. This time may be ten to twenty years or even longer, so if you can buy top technology, you will be full. Go ahead and develop it yourself slowly.

"These are what I should do."

Bush Sr. smiled and said: "I would also like to thank Allen for your help to me and George Jr.. You helped us, so I should help you."

"you are right."

Lin Baicheng smiled and nodded, and took the initiative to mention: "Bush, is Congressman Reagan encountering difficulties now? I heard from several friends that Congressman Reagan found them and hoped that they could continue to contribute money and efforts."

"Ellen, we are our own people, so I will tell you the truth."

Bush nodded slightly: "Everyone can see the current election situation. President Carter has the upper hand, but Congressman Reagan has no chance at all. If we want to catch up, we must spend money and resources. Spend money and resources." We may not be able to succeed with resources, but if we don’t spend money and resources, there will be no hope of success at all.”

Of course, the presidential campaign cannot just rely on throwing money and resources. In that case, the presidential campaign will completely become a game of capital, and politicians will be basically useless. This is not allowed by all politicians, so the campaign cannot just rely on spending money. Money will do.

It can only be said that if you have money and resources, you are more likely to become the president, but you are not certain to become the president.

"Alan, now is the critical moment. If you don't help, the possibility of Representative Nargen winning the election will be too low."

"Congressman Reagan has promised to help me, so there's no reason why I shouldn't help Congressman Reagan."

Lin Baicheng finally understood that Reagan was in a desperate situation, so he promised Lin Baicheng such conditions to continue to contribute money to help him campaign. After all, the prerequisite for Reagan's help was to be elected president.

However, Lin Baicheng had to help with this. Leaving aside the fact that Reagan's promise to acquire top semiconductor technology was difficult for Lin Baicheng to refuse, the huge changes to the "future" caused by Reagan's defeat were simply unacceptable to Lin Baicheng.

Therefore, as long as he has the ability, Lin Baicheng will definitely help Reagan, even if he pays some price for it.

"Alan, I would like to thank you in advance on behalf of Congressman Reagan."

Bush was overjoyed when he heard this. Although he felt that the promised conditions should make Lin Baicheng agree before talking to Lin Baicheng, he was just his own guess and he was not completely sure.

"You're welcome, we are friends, this is what I should do."

Lin Baicheng clicked on the word "friend". Although the so-called "friend" relationship between them is often useless, we are all civilized people. How can we talk about interests when we open and shut up? Of course, we have to wrap it up a little.

Bush nodded: "Yes, we are friends."

Lin Baicheng asked: "Bush, how does Congressman Reagan want me to support him?"

"Alan, can your charity fund allocate another amount of funds to be designated by the congressman for charity?"

Bush asked, campaign funds must be used in the right place, and the money from charity funds is the best use. After all, the poor people like the free items the most, and some elites are also happy to support Reagan who does charity. .

"I will also spend some money for charity this year. For the time being, I can spend 20 million US dollars first."

After hearing this, Lin Baicheng thought for a while and said that the money he will spend on charity this year will only be more than 30 million US dollars. Tax avoidance is one aspect, and doing charity is also another aspect. This year is not over yet, and it is not possible to calculate how much money will be allocated to charity funds in the United States, but it is still no problem to spend 20 million US dollars first.