"Rhodes, long time no see, how are you lately?"

"Mr. Xia, I'm so glad to see you, I've had a very fulfilling time during this time. ”

......

After a few brief greetings, Xia Yu took Rhodes Saxon to the living room and sat down.

"The hard days are finally over, and now it's harvest season, why don't you celebrate with some champagne?"

Xia Yu said to Rhodes Saxon with a smile.

The latter smiled and said, "If anything, it would be better." ”

"Wait a minute. ”

With that, Xia Yu walked to the closet, took a bottle of champagne from the lattice and put it on the coffee table, and then took two goblets again.

Rhodes Saxon expertly opened the champagne and poured some wine on each of the two goblets he had just laid down.

The two of them picked up their cups and touched them gently.

Xia Yu smiled and blessed: "Rhodes, I wish you a brilliant political career." ”

"Thank you, I can't do without your help! If you hadn't recommended me, maybe I would still be on Wall Street. ”

Rhodes Saxon grinned happily and thanked from the bottom of his heart.

After graduating from Stanford University with a degree in public policy programs and finance, he entered Wall Street after graduation, worked in several banks and investment banks, progressively became a senior economist, and wrote economic articles for the Wall Street Journal in his spare time.

But in the United States, there is the largest number of talents in the financial field, let alone on Wall Street, where elites gather.

Rhodes Saxon considered himself to be a good talent, and although the job suited him, he did not use his true talent, after all, he was not a simple financial talent, but a political and economic elite.

It wasn't until Xia Yu found him, chatted with him in detail, and introduced him to Ronald Reagan, and then he became a member of Ronald Reagan's campaign.

With Ronald Reagan about to move into the White House, he is also expected to become an official in the White House.

He has no political experience, but he stepped into the White House in one step, which is not a low starting point, and his starting point is a end that many people may not be able to achieve with hard work.

He also knows that all this is inseparable from Xia Yu, so for Xia Yu, he is grateful from the bottom of his heart.

"That's fate, isn't it?"

"And if it weren't for your real talent, I don't think you would have been able to impress me, or Ronald Reagan. ”

Xia Yu said with a light smile, but secretly said in his heart that he didn't choose the wrong person.

Rhodes Saxon shook his head and said: "There are many talented people on Wall Street, but you chose me, in Huaxia's words, you have the grace of knowing me, and you have changed my life." ”

Xia Yu laughed, raised his glass again and said, "I wish you a better and better future!"

"I wish you a prosperous career!

"Cheers!"

"Bang!"

After putting down the cup again, Xia Yu exhaled lightly, suddenly felt comfortable, leaned on the back of the soft sofa, and asked: "Rhodes, there are more than two months left, and our Mr. Reagan will be inaugurated as president, you should have thought about your goal, right?"

Rhodes Saxon nodded with a fixed face and said: "I have thought about it, but the choice of appointment is in the hands of Mr. Reagan, and after the election results came out yesterday, I could feel that the hearts of everyone in the team were floating, so I was not sure." ”

"And there are some members who joined later, but they have strong backgrounds, which are all uncertain factors. ”

Xia Yu understands Rhodes Saxon's thoughts very well.

He knew Ronald Reagan's campaign and could be said to have gone through three stages.

The first stage is the initial stage, participating in the Republican presidential candidate race, the team is basically recruited by himself using his connections, of course, there are also people like Xia Yu who invested at the beginning and recommended people to enter, of course, there is only Xia Yu.

Because at the beginning, only Xia Yu gave Ronald Reagan high expectations and gave a huge boost.

The second stage was when he defeated George Herbert Walker Bush as the Republican presidential nominee, and the campaign changed dramatically.

The first was to form a team with George Herbert Walker Bush, and the latter's campaign manager Jim Baker (James Edison Baker III) gradually replaced Ronald Reagan's original campaign leader and became the first steward of the campaign team.

Not only that, some elite advisers to George Herbert Walker Bush also joined in, plus after representing the will of the Republican Party, several bigwigs in the Republican Party also joined in, plus the representatives of the will sent by the Rockefeller Consortium and the Texas Consortium, the team can be described as a big change.

The last stage is the general election process, in order to increase the strength and connections of the members, this stage of the change is not as big as the second stage.

But no matter when they came in, they all sweated for Ronald Reagan, some people relied on their ability to come from behind and were gradually entrusted with important tasks, and some veterans were gradually marginalized because of their poor ability.

Ronald Reagan has laid down the country, so he naturally wants to seal the vassals, but how to seal it, there will be a lot of knowledge inside, involving personal ability, personal relationships, background and other factors, which need Ronald Reagan to consider and arrange.

Of course, there are also some people who are in charge of special things in the campaign team, and they are completely compatible with the positions in the White House and the Cabinet, and they don't worry about others snatching them up at all.

For example, James Brady, who first served as the director of public affairs and research in the campaign team, and then became the spokesman of the presidential election office, and did a pretty good job, and he could become the director of the White House press office in two months, that is, the white house press secretary with super high exposure.

Another example is William Joseph Casey, the former US deputy secretary of state, who was the head of the campaign team at the beginning, and later gave the position to Jim Baker, but did not marginalize, but recruited former federal agents to build a political intelligence network for Ronald Reagan, and did a very good job, and there is no doubt that the position of the new CIA director will definitely fall to him.

But Rhodes Saxon was not so lucky, because he was not the only financial adviser on the campaign team, even if he was the first to join!

"So Rhodes, which position do you think you're suitable for?"

Xia Yu asked.

Rhodes Saxon said what he thought: "I feel that I am qualified for the position of assistant to the president and head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. ”

After speaking, his eyes were fixed on Xia Yu.

As Xia Yu's brows furrowed slightly, Rhodes Saxon's heart also lifted slightly.

"Rhodes, I'm sure I'll be able to get you the position of assistant to the president, but the position of director of the White House can rank among the top six in the White House in terms of influence, generally the chief economic adviser, and can have direct contact with the cabinet in many areas, Ronald Reagan will definitely be very cautious. ”

"And as far as I know, Ronald Reagan likes to hear John Rutledge, and he should be your biggest rival, right?"

Although it was an inquiry, Xia Yu's tone carried a hint of certainty.

This John Rutledge is not a small celebrity in later generations, not only with a doctorate degree, but also the main architect of the American economic framework in the Reagan era, and also the tax policy adviser of the White House in the Bush era, and a high-level think tank for two presidents.

Sure enough, Rhodes Saxon nodded with a slightly wry smile: "Yes, John Rutledge's economic views are very bright, I have the same as him in many places, but there are some differences, and my resume is a little worse than his." ”

"Except for the post of director of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, the following three positions are not suitable for me, and it is difficult for other positions other than this department to present my political views in the economic field. ”

Xia Yu bowed his head slightly in approval.

In addition to the director, the White House Council of Economic Advisers is composed of three academic economists, and Rhodes Saxon is not an academic economist.

In addition, there was an overlap between the views of Rhodes Saxon and John Rutledge, and if he was below him, the opposing views would be easily rejected and the light would be obscured, which would be very detrimental to his political career.

It is understandable that Rhodes Saxon was not willing to be inferior to John Rutledge.

"Rhodes, I understand your concerns. ”

"Based on your previous performance, you're only going to have a 1 in 5 success rate against John Rutledge, and even if I talk to Ronald Reagan, you're only half as successful at best. ”

Hearing this, Rhodes Saxon immediately said: "Half is not low, and if this fails, I have nothing to say." ”

He came to Xia Yu for this, as the leader of the fundraising in the campaign team, Rhodes Saxon knew where his real credit came from, and most of it was funded by Xia Yu.

Although only he and Ronald Reagan know this.

But it will certainly be a factor to consider as well.

However, he also knows that Xia Yu has made indelible contributions to Ronald Reagan's campaign, as long as Xia Yu is willing to speak, Ronald Reagan will definitely consider it carefully, which is also his advantage, so the results just came out yesterday, and today he hurried over.

Xia Yu smiled faintly and said calmly: "Rhodes, don't worry, you are the person I recommend, I will naturally push you." ”

"But that's not safe at the moment. ”

"And most importantly, are you just going to sit up for a few months and then be kicked down, or are you going to sit for a few years?"

"Or maybe a few more years in a more secure position?"

"You're only 45 years old, you've just entered politics, but you've stepped into the White House, and the most important thing is to stay on your feet and spend enough time to show your talents, and that's the most important thing. ”

Rhodes Saxon frowned, feeling that he couldn't grasp what Xia Yu meant, and asked, "Mr. Xia, which one do you think I am suitable for?"

PS: The political plot is too difficult to write, the head is big, ask for a ticket