Chen Geng, of course, understood what that meant.

This means that the federal government is running out of money and must find ways to increase revenues, and given that this is a tax adjustment for mergers and acquisitions, and given that there are many tax avoidance incentives for mergers and acquisitions between companies in the current U.S. legal system, it is clear that Rosenkowski's intention is to eliminate these tax incentives, at least in part.

Considering that the duplication of enterprises and mergers and acquisitions are simply commonplace for the United States, and even some companies have nothing to do in order to avoid taxes, then if such a measure of corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions comes out, the impact on the stock market can be imagined: there is no worse bad news than this.

"I understand," Chen Geng bowed his head slightly, and said in a low voice, "How long will it take?"

"It won't be more than half a month," said Howard Baker, "Your Excellency the President is in a hurry." ”

In a hurry?

Also, I didn't see the report of the Federal Statistical Office, although I know that the economic situation in the United States is not very good, but there is inevitably a fluke mentality in my heart: maybe it is not so bad?

But when the statistics from the Federal Statistical Office came out, the last fluke was gone: there was no worst, only worse.

Although Li Gen's second term of office is only a little more than a year, it seems that it can be dragged on like this, but in fact, it is not possible, as long as Li Gen is still sitting in the seat of the president of the United States, he must find a way to solve this trouble, and want to use the word "drag" to drag it until he retires and let the next term deal with it?

Dream on!

The political system in the United States dictates that if you want to be lazy in this matter, there are countless people behind you who will whip you to do things.

"Half a month?" Chen Geng bowed slightly: "I know...... What else?"

"Not for the time being, I'll keep you informed of new circumstances," Howard Baker whispered, "Oh, and one more thing, I may not be leaving for a long time." ”

Chen Geng was not surprised by the news revealed by Howard Baker, the "Iran-Contra incident" not only embarrassed President Regan, but Howard Baker, who was a close confidant of President Reagan and his side, was under no less pressure than the Reagan couple, no way, who made him the chief of staff of the White House?

For White House chiefs of staff, who are routinely fired or voluntarily resigned, it is normal for them to resign after they can't stand the pressure of work.

For this former senator, a well-known American politician who investigated the Watergate scandal and served as a minority leader and a majority leader in the Senate, Chen Geng not only felt that he had nowhere to go after leaving the White House, but also knew that this guy was not short of money, but he still asked politely: "Okay, have you considered where to go?"

"Not yet," said Howard Baker, "but I'd like to take a break first...... Maybe going back to university to teach is a good option. ”

Like Dr. Kissinger, "an old friend of the Chinese people", Howard Baker is also a university professor, and if he doesn't want to play politics anymore, he will go back to the university to teach.

"Okay," Chen Geng said politely, "If there is anything you need my help with, speak as soon as possible...... Well, I need a national policy adviser here, part-time, I can give you an annual salary of $300,000, I wonder if you are interested?"

What is a part-time national policy consultant?

To put it bluntly, Chen Geng fell in love with Howard Baker's rich qualifications and connections in American politics, and Howard Baker's seniority in American politics is indeed terrifying:

From 1967 to 1985, Howard Baker served as a senator in the Senate;

In 1973, Howard Baker participated in the investigation of President Nixon's Watergate scandal as a member of the Senate Committee, and during this period he has been in the national attention as a conservative and moderate Republican.

After 1977, he became the leader of the minority senators in the Senate because of his outstanding political influence;

In the 1980 election, after the Republican Party took control, he became the majority leader of the Senate.

Some even believe that if Howard Baker does not accept President Regan's invitation to become White House chief of staff, he will most likely become the whip of the Republican Party in less than ten years.

What is Party Whip?

If the whole party is compared to a flock of sheep, then the party whip is undoubtedly the shepherd who drives the sheep in the same direction with the whip. In partisan activities, the role of the whip is to persuade parliamentarians to approve or block the passage of the proposal, so as to ensure that the members of their own party vote in unison, because MPs are primarily accountable to the voters in their constituencies.

As for the position of the whip in American politics, let's put it this way, in the majority of the party, the whip is the second-in-command in the party after the party leader, and the power and influence of the whip are so great that if a member of parliament does not obey the party's decision, the whip even has the right to demand that his party no longer provide support to that congressman.

In the famous American drama "House of Cards", Francis, who served as the party whip, relied on his unique advantage as a party whip to become vice president without an election, and finally jumped to the presidency - from this point, you can imagine Howard Baker's influence in American politics, he has a good chance to become the Republican whip.

And once Howard Baker becomes Chen Geng'......s political adviser, it means that Howard Baker's political energy and political connections can be used by Chen Geng.

When will you not dig at this time?

A part-time national policy adviser?

$300,000 an annual salary?

Chen Geng's offer surprised Howard Baker a little.

Of course, he knows what Chen Geng likes about himself and why he gives himself such a high "consulting fee", but this is 300,000 US dollars, whether it is today in 1987 or 30 years later in 2017, 300,000 US dollars is not a small amount.

"I need to think about it. After a short silence, Howard Baker said to Chen Geng: Chen Geng's wealth made Howard Baker have to pay special attention to the olive branch extended by Chen Geng.

"Of course. Chen Geng smiled and nodded.

“......”

Kelly Hicks opened her mouth slightly, and her heart was already full of waves: The boss actually invited Mr. Howard Baker to be his advisor, and Mr. Howard Baker didn't refuse? That's Mr. Howard Baker, is it that the boss's energy is already so great?

Although he has been staying by Chen Geng's side, he also knows that his boss is very powerful, but is the boss already powerful to this extent?

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"Mr. Fernandez, it is an honor for the Hilton family to be able to cooperate with you," Barron Hilton bowed slightly, and said to Chen Geng with a little humility: "Please rest assured that at the Hilton Hotel, any of your requests can be met." ”

Yes, after a few days of thinking, Barron Hilton finally made a bold decision: he decided to get involved.

What supported him in making this decision was the brighter and brighter smile on Chen Geng's face and the waiters who rushed to serve Chen Geng's traders and traders.

According to the agreement, the hotel management, including Barron Hilton, was not allowed to go to the two-story hotel under Chen Geng's charter, but it didn't matter, as long as Barron Hilton wanted to know whether Chen Geng was making money, he had a way, for example, to find out about their transactions through the waiters who delivered food to Chen Geng's team.

Although he has no way of knowing how much Chen Geng has earned, any waiter who goes to deliver food or provide any service to Fernandez's trading team can earn at least $200 every time, and White's behavior of asking the hotel to organize a group of models to hold "parties" for traders and traders every two or three days also proves one point: they make money, and they make a lot of money.

What the?

Why is it possible to make money now that the stock market has not fallen, you ask?

Brother, now the stock market has not fallen, and crazy upwards, although you can't short, but you can do long, do not make money long, now do more to make a profit, for the next big fall to save more money, and then in the big fall to make a lot of money, how perfect!

Based on the information he received from the waiters and the hotel management, Barron Hilton finally made a decision: he was going to make a big deal. To that end, Barron Hilton raised a full $120 million through bank loans, asset mortgages, and personal credit mortgages.

"It is also my honor to be recognized by you, Mr. Barron," Chen Geng said politely: "But Mr. Hilton, there are some things I must say in front." ”

You say. ”

Barron Hilton nodded without hesitation: As long as I have money to earn, I can say anything.

Chen Geng said: "You can participate, you can also see our specific operations, but you do not have any command over our operation methods and models, including your own share of money, and you must not leak secrets." ”

"Of course, no problem at all, I accept it. ”

Barron Hilton nodded immediately, he had already been mentally prepared for this, and he knew very well what he was capable of: let himself run the hotel, he was not afraid of anyone, but he played finance and capital?