Chapter 469: CK

PS: Chapter 468 is repeated, and the VIP chapter can't be deleted, so the content is changed to Chapter 469.

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The U.S. presidential election is not a nationwide universal suffrage system, but a special electoral system.

The so-called electoral system means that each state in the United States has a certain number of electoral votes.

In the U.S. presidential election, the voting results of voters in each state determine the target of the corresponding electoral vote in that state. Presidential candidates will decide the outcome of a general election based on the number of electoral votes they receive, rather than a specific number of voters nationwide.

This 'winner-takes-all' electoral system means that it is difficult for any candidate in the United States to win an election other than the entrenched Democrats and Republicans.

Facts have also proved that in the more than 200 years since the founding of the United States, except for the original George Washington, no president has come from a third party other than the Democratic Republic.

Although Ross Perrault's candidacy has attracted strong attention from the media and the public, it is clear to anyone with a discerning eye that the possibility of Ross Perrault breaking the deep-rooted political monopoly of the two parties in the United States is very slim.

However, as Ross Perrault has attracted more and more attention, both parties in the United States have dared not take the lone candidate lightly.

The recent attacks on Ross Perrault in some conservative media have clearly been deliberate for a long time.

In Simon's memory, it is not only the media that attacked him, but also the Bush administration even resorted to some dirty methods to prevent Perot from running for election.

Ross Perrau withdrew from the election despite the pressure, but the strong-looking billionaire ran in that year's election after a few twists and turns, earning an unprecedented 19% approval rating for a solo candidate.

The large number of conservative votes that should have belonged to the Bush camp also largely contributed to George Bush's re-election defeat.

Simon had already bet on Clinton last year and had been quietly pouring money and resources into building momentum for the candidate for the past six months.

However, in Simon's view, if the shallow Clinton wants to win this presidential election, in the final analysis, he can only find another way.

To put it bluntly, it is to secure Ross Perrault's candidacy to apportionment Bush's votes.

"I talked to a friend of mine who has been doing media relations for the Perot family, and the other day I took the opportunity to attend a cocktail party hosted by Ross Perrault. Overall, this is a very strong and egotistical person who is prone to being opinionated and does not like to follow the advice of others. ”

In the reception room of Greenwich Manor, Joseph Schlap describes Ross Perrault: "Perrault is very angry at the recent media attacks, believing that he has been treated unfairly, which has largely strengthened his determination to continue running. ”

Janet came in with her own coffee.

Joseph paused for a moment to narrate, and after Janet poured coffee for everyone, he sat down next to Simon before he continued: "However, I don't think Perot's determination will last long, because the Republican Party will definitely not exert pressure only on the side of public opinion in order to prevent Perot from running.

Recently, for example, Perot's computer services company is planning to help several major securities and commodity exchanges set up new online trading systems, which is a big business and requires approval from the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission), the Department of Justice and other departments.

If Perot insists on running, Republicans could put obstacles in the way of Perot's company on these fronts. Perrault himself should be very aware that the probability of him winning the election is very low, and the benefits of damaging the company's interests for this matter will definitely outweigh the losses, so he may eventually take the initiative to make the choice to give up his candidacy. ”

Where there is a national government, there is never a shortage of things to use public power to suppress opponents.

The United States, of course, will not be an exception.

In the Watergate scandal, the Nixon administration tried to block the Washington Post's coverage by threatening to refuse to issue a cable license to the Washington Post Group. The Washington Post Group also came close to capitulating at one point.

Of course, the end result is already known.

But other than that, the list goes on and on.

Westeros' two acquisitions last year were met with some tough warnings from Republicans because of Simon's Democratic leanings.

Ross Perrault's family has a big business, and he belongs to the reverse 'shoe-wearing people who are afraid of bare feet', and if they insist on running, they will indeed have a lot of scruples.

Speaking of which, Ross Perrau was at the top of the Forbes rich list several times in the 80s, and the new technology wave rose in the 90s, but the Perot family, which is mainly engaged in computer services, has no voice, and it is difficult to say whether it is related to the continuous suppression of the family company due to his insistence on participating in the US presidential election in 1992.

After several years of cooperation, Joseph Schlap has gained Simon's trust, so he is also aware of most of Simon's layout.

Hearing him say this, Simon roughly understood that this was a reminder to Simon that if he wanted Ross Perrault to insist on running in this year's presidential election, he would help him solve some 'worries'.

Simon and Ross Perrault are not familiar with each other, but for example, the online trading system that Joseph just talked about, using the connections established by the Westeros system can really provide some help.

Moreover, after Clinton's statement of interests to the Democratic Party, the Democratic camp should also make efforts to push Perot to continue running.

Although the current White House cabinet is controlled by the Republican Party, there is no shortage of Democratic forces, and the SEC is a government department subordinate to Congress.

After discussing the details of pushing Ross Perrault to continue running, Joseph Schlap handed over some documents sent by Clinton's team, mainly in the hope that Simon would be able to help Clinton's campaign on the Igrett portal.

Speaking of which, in this presidential election, Simon has to do more just to push the boat down, and will not invest at any cost.

Again, the position of the president of the United States has too little investment and too much gain, so it involves too many interests.

For Simon now, if he is dabbling too deeply, he may not gain more than he gains.

The main target of the Westeros system in politics is the powerful but inconspicuous members of both houses of Congress.

Thus, in just over 20 minutes on the matter, Joseph Schlap then spoke about the progress of lobbying for several telecommunications and media industry bills that the Westeros system was concerned about.

Simon's recent focus is on the bill to lift the ban on telecom operators from entering the field of telecommunications equipment manufacturing.

After the release of the first GSM digital mobile phone last year, Nokia's expansion in the European market has been very rapid, and in the United States, AT-T, the largest telecom operator in North America, and Verizon Telecom, controlled by Westeros, have begun to roll out GSM mobile communication systems.

If Nokia can't enter the North American market as soon as possible, even with the advantages of a channel operator like Verizon, it will only become more and more difficult to develop the North American market in the end.

Fortunately, it is not only the Westeros system, but also AT-T and other telecom industry giants are promoting the liberalization of the telecom industry.

Although it will take another year or two to lift the restrictions on the integration of long- and short-distance telephone calls and limited TV services, the ban on telecom operators not getting involved in the manufacture of telecom equipment will probably be lifted by the end of this year.

At that time, Nokia will be able to enter the North American market.

In the media sector, after Sony's acquisition of Colombia, as more Japanese and European companies are eyeing Hollywood's big studios, in order to avoid Hollywood's continuous encroachment by foreign capital, it is almost inevitable that the ban on the merger of content providers and channel operators in the media industry will be lifted.

The ban will be lifted by next year at the latest.

At that time, the traditional three major television networks and the big Hollywood studios will be able to merge with each other, and the FOX television network, which is limited in many ways because of its ownership of Twentieth Century Fox Films, can also expand its scale to its fullest extent, and completely become the fourth largest television network in the United States, along with the three old public television networks.

After the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the United States has been restricting the expansion of large corporate giants for a century, in the process, Standard Oil was broken up, the Paramount Act was born, AT-T was split into seven, and many other industries were also subject to many restrictions under antitrust laws.

It is in response to the phrase 'after a long time, it must be together'.

At least, in Simon's memory, for the next 30 years, the United States has maintained a laissez-faire attitude towards the expansion of corporate giants, either explicitly or implicitly.

As a result, the country will enter the next 'golden age' of capital.

Continued expansion has allowed U.S. corporate giants to remain globally competitive in the context of globalization, but at the same time, this expansion will undoubtedly stifle innovation and hinder industry development, so it is difficult to say whether it is good or bad.

However, the next 30 years will be the best times for the Westeros system.

All mornings were discussed, and Joseph Schlap had been kept for lunch and sent off, and it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

It happened to be a sunny day, and the early spring sun brought a little warmth.

On one of the terraces of the manor villa, a large chaise longue was placed in the sun, and Janet was like a cat in the spring, rubbing beside Simon.

Indeed, 'spring' is coming.

After giving birth to the little one, I rested for a few months, and last night I was finally able to love heartily, so I woke up late this morning. When Joseph Schrope arrived at nine o'clock, the two had just had breakfast.

Simon also squinted comfortably, feeling the warm afternoon sun and the fragrant and soft woman in his arms, and he didn't know how long it was, and when the sun was blocked by the partition wall on the side of the terrace, he whispered: "Baby, how are you going to spend your birthday?"

The woman's birthday is March 13, next Friday.

Simon remembers it very well.

Janet, who was wrapped around Simon's body, moved, scratched the man's body a few times with her little paws, and said dissatisfiedly: "It's just a birthday, I'm not a birthday." ”

Simon laughed, "It's your 18th birthday, okay?"

"Whew......"

"Okay, okay," he reached out and patted the woman who was biting his shoulder, and after thinking about it, Simon said again, "Why don't we go to Australia next week and see the children by the way." ”

"Well, it's only been a few days, are you sure you want to go over and see the kids?"

“......”

"Huh. ”

Speaking of which, through video communication, the couple can actually see the little guy in Australia every day.

was taken to Australia by Veronica, and Simon originally had some worries that the villain might not adapt to the soil.

However, this did not happen.

Surrounded by a large group of people, the little one is even more precious than when he was here in Los Angeles.

Although Janet often mutters about a little annoyance, there is nothing unqualified about being a mother, and she has always liked children. It's just that women don't like the feeling of being tied down by a little guy and living freely.

As for Simon, the coma after meeting Veronica for the first time caused him to have a strange fusion with the original soul of this body.

Simon's original consciousness still firmly dominates this body, but inevitably, many of the memories and emotions of the original owner of this body have an unconsciously impact on him.

In the final analysis, a body that fuses the souls of more than a dozen people can no longer be a simple person.

The current Simon Westeros is just Simon Westeros

Janet laughed, and seeing that Simon didn't speak, she propped herself up and looked up: "Or, let's go to Manhattan to watch the fashion show at night, the two 'waist spirits' and 'leg spirits' you raised in Europe last time have been there recently." ”

Among the four major fashion weeks of this era, New York Fashion Week is still filmed after London, Paris and Milan.

This year's New York Fashion Week officially opened yesterday and will last for ten days.

Simon picked up two models, Yasmin Gehry and Nadja Allman, in Milan last year, and his fame has continued to rise in the past six months, so he naturally won't miss the New York Fashion Week catwalk.

Reaching out to wrap his arms around the woman's waist again, Simon pretended to be worried, "You're not going to go over and beat people, are you?" ”

Janet bared her little white teeth: "Little bastard, if you want to beat me, you should be beaten." ”

Simon, who had raised his head slightly, leaned down and made a mermaid posture: "Fight, fight, I won't resist." ”

Janet slapped Simon lightly and whispered again, "Little bastard." ”

Then he reposted it, listening to the man's powerful heartbeat.

Knock knock.

In fact, he knows more things, those two models, waist and legs, he threw a lot of money on the two women, but he didn't sleep with them, let alone have any special feelings.

In fact, I understand, he probably likes the feeling of manipulating everything.

God said, Let there be light!

It seems like a long, long time ago, and it seems like it was just yesterday.

When she was grabbed by the wrist that time, she knew that this man was her own God.

"Simon. ”

Suddenly, I couldn't help but call a little.

There was also an answer in my ears.

"Hmm. ”

Then I felt a sense of contentment.

Probably because she had a heart, the man's big hand gently patted her waist again.

Time walked and watched, until it was completely dark, and finally I was willing to leave the terrace.

After some discussion, we drove to Manhattan, picked a nice restaurant, had dinner, or rushed to Bryant Park in Midtown to watch the catwalk.

It was already arranged in advance, just in time for CK's catwalk.

Even though the fashion trend of celebrity superstars participating in the catwalk has been formed, Simon and his wife appeared on the CK runway, still feeling like two big dinosaurs appearing in a chicken farm.

The photographers on the runway probably spent more film on the couple than on any model on the runway.

The brand catwalk will not be too long, and the two of them happened to arrive at the point again, and in less than 20 minutes, the catwalk that may have been prepared for several months in private will be over.

After the curtain call, CK founder Calvin Klein personally came over to invite Simon and the two to the next brand party.

Seems very attentive.

Simon actually understands the reason, the couple's appearance on the CK show tonight will definitely bring a wave of high exposure to the brand.

And, on a deeper level: CK is now on the verge of bankruptcy.

This was mentioned quietly in Simon's ear by Janet after entering the show.

Sophia has been eyeing the American haute couture house since late last year.

CK's main jeans, underwear and other businesses happen to not compete too much with Gucci.

Therefore, the acquisition of a company that has been a brand for more than 20 years and is well rooted in the hearts of the people should be a good complement to Melisandre's fashion business.

Of course, coming to the show tonight is just a whim of the couple.

Unlike Gucci, although CK has been established for more than 20 years, the overall scale is still small, and the turnover in recent years has just exceeded 100 million US dollars. Even if you choose to buy it all, the price will not exceed $100 million.

A $100 million business is not Simon's turn to pay too much attention.

Of course, Calvin Klein's invitation to the party was not turned down.

Probably due to financial constraints, although several of the latest models such as Naga Allman, Jasmine Gary and Kate Moss were invited, the ensuing party was a little shabby, in the ballroom of a modest hotel near Bryant Park.

If it weren't for the Simon couple, many of the models and celebrities who participated in the catwalk would probably not have attended.

Perhaps because of the news, not long after the Simons appeared at the CK party, people continued to arrive, and the party, which was originally only fifty or sixty people, was already a little crowded after half an hour.

Several of the top supermodels in the fashion industry, including Cindy Crawford and Linda Ivan Golinsta, rushed over.

Nadja Allman, Jasmine Gary and the up-and-coming Kate Moss, even though their careers are rising rapidly, they still can't afford the title of 'supermodel'. From this point, you can see the gold content of the supermodel in the 90s.

Then, when it was discovered that Janet was by Simon's side, many ambitious girls on the scene were obviously a little more disappointed in their eyes.

The rapid rise of Naga Allman and Jasmine Gary in the past six months has made many fashion girls who spare no effort to rise to the top feel the magic of Simon Westeros's turning stones into gold, which is even more attractive than Westeros' tens of billions of dollars.

Who wouldn't want to be the next lucky one to be hit by the golden finger?