In the room of light and darkness, Wu Qian stared into the eyes of Cama Harrison, and after a long time, he spoke: "Ms. Harrison, with all due respect, even if I help you in secret, it will still be extremely difficult for you to defeat Jordon and Bloomberg, reach the top of the democratic faction, and win the primary. ”

"Do you understand that?"

Wu Qian's words made Cama Harrison hesitate slightly.

If it is a person who is not emotionally intelligent enough, he may think that Wu Qian is belittling the count, but Harrison will not think so, she knows very well that what Wu Qian said is the truth, a fact that is difficult for her to accept, but it is very probable.

Wu Qian saw Harrison's eyes lowered, knowing that the other party had already approved his statement, and he continued.

"Ms. Harrison, you have the same labels as a minority, a descendant of immigrants, a woman, etc., which have been very dominant in the last three elections, but unfortunately...... This time you're not the only minority candidate, but there are even more female candidates, so the advantage is diluted evenly. ”

"In terms of popularity, you, who have only worked as a local prosecutor, are far less well-known than Jordend, Bloomberg, and even some legislators who have served for many terms are more well-known than you, and you have lost a lot in this regard. ”

"Throughout your campaign, you and your team are well aware of this, but your campaign funds are not enough to support you to expand your popularity in a short period of time, and your speech is wonderful, but its impact is far from enough. ”

Wu Qian talked eloquently, these are the conclusions that he and the people around him have reached through the data of previous elections, which are very pertinent.

Harrison listened silently and did not say anything, because there was nothing to say, and what the other party said was to the point, and the problem was clearly stated.

Wu Qian did not need Harrison's opinion, he continued: "The times are progressing, and the expectations of the people of the United States are also changing, and if you want to win the primary, I think you have to work on two aspects. ”

"First, improve the national popularity, and second, enhance personal charm!"

Karma Harrison's slender eyebrows were slightly raised, and Wu Qian's judgment surprised her, because "raising national visibility" is the core policy set by her campaign, and all activities are arranged around this policy.

But her campaign team didn't focus too much on the point of "enhancing personal charm", or rather, the concept was still a little vague.

"Mr. Wu, I can understand that increasing popularity can enhance personal charm, can you elaborate on this?"

Harrison asked.

Unconsciously, Harrison slowly put away her contemptuous mentality, at first she was a little disdainful because of Wu Qian's age, thinking that the other party was just a rich N generation of a certain family, and she was talking about it, but after listening to the other party's analysis, she found that some abilities could not be judged by age.

Wu Qian said: "What I mean by 'personal charm' is not the aspect of wearing makeup, but ...... Let me give you a few examples. ”

Half a year ago, Jordon funded a famous rock band in Miami to hold a grand concert, the seventy-eight-year-old man played the bass and sang passionately on the stage, showing the charm of the old heart, that concert let the young people who love rock in the country know that there is a person named Jordon in the democratic faction. ”

Also half a year ago, Bloomberg was a guest at the Golden Globe Awards ceremony in the United States, appeared on the same stage with many movie stars, and gave an impromptu speech, sandwiched among many stars, Bloomberg was brilliant, and his speech made many wavering movie stars and fans of movie stars become his supporters. ”

"It was Bloomberg, after the Golden Globe Awards, and then he invited a number of singers to hold a charity singing, and he sang on stage with Robbien Ray Finti, and yes, I admit that he sang very ordinary, but he showed enthusiasm and energy, and many of Lei's fans became his supporters. ”

Harrison knows several things that Wu Qian said, but in her opinion, this series of behaviors is also to increase national popularity, how can it be related to personal charm?

"Mr. Wu, Jordon and Bloomberg, I think these things are also to raise awareness, and what you said ......"

As he spoke, Harrison smiled and shook his head, meaning, it seemed to be out of line.

Wu Qian waved his hand and said: "There is a certain connection between the two, but if you want to say that it is exactly the same, it is definitely not right, I don't think they are simply expanding their popularity, but showing their personal charm to a certain field, so as to attract people loyal to a certain field." ”

"Your method of raising your profile is too simple, except for the people-friendly event is to give a speech, so your personal charm is always limited to the podium. If you want to bring your charisma to another realm, get involved, it's the most effective, direct and fastest way, otherwise, your fame will never be comparable to theirs. ”

Some things may be separated by a thin veil, and if you don't pierce it, you may never see through it, but once someone helps you poke it, you will immediately think it through.

Harrison is in this state now, she is too obsessed with promoting her political views, blindly using old-fashioned methods to reach out to voters, if it had been placed 20 years ago, her method would have been fine, but in today's advanced communications, all kinds of spiritual civilization and entertainment are changing with each passing day, it is obviously a bit outdated.

Holding a speech in two or three cities is not as effective as a grand concert, after all, the vast majority of voters are ordinary people, and they are more receptive to the stimulation of spiritual entertainment than a political speech that makes people feel embarrassed.

After being silent for three or five minutes, Harrison figured out what Wu Qian said, but unfortunately, even if she figured it out, it didn't seem to be useful, of course she also wanted to invite well-known movie stars to hold events together, and invite singers to sing on the same stage, but where does the appearance fee come from?

When she doesn't have considerable influence and status, no matter which field is the top talent, she will not sell her face, the identity of the candidate is not good, how many people are waiting to earn the candidate's money!

"Mr. Wu, your opinion is very insightful, but I am not a billionaire, and I don't have as much campaign funds as Qiao Deng, so I can't afford to hold a concert or sponsor an award ceremony......

I'm not a billionaire, this sentence has basically become Harrison's mantra, and it has become her heart disease, which shows how jealous she is of Bloomberg, and now she has a little ashamed of herself in the face of Bloomer and Joeden.

This is a big taboo, if you are afraid of competitors, then there will be a shadow in your heart, which will be a big stumbling block.

Wu Qian tilted his head, a beam of sunlight shone on his face, he spread his hands with a smile, and said, "It's okay, isn't there still me to help you?"

What a heartwarming sentence made Harrison smile rarely, but she really didn't understand how Mr. Wu, who was not even a citizen of the United States, could help her.

"Mr. Wu, you are not a citizen of the United States, even if you have a property in the United States, the political action committee has strict restrictions on my donations, and for companies with a scale of less than five million US dollars, the political action committee cannot donate more than 50,000 US dollars to candidates, I think you must be clear. ”

Harrison said euphemistically.

Wu Qian has already understood these rules in advance, to play a game, first of all, you must fully understand the rules of the game, if you don't even understand the rules clearly, then how can you walk on the edge of the rules, always be at ease.

Wu Qiandao: "It's true that as you said, I have a state-owned property in Mi, but even if the parent company and the political action committee of the subsidiary company donate to you together, it can't solve the fundamental problem, and it is difficult to directly fund it, so why can't I help you indirectly?"

Corporate political action committees tend to absorb large amounts of money, but due to regulatory controls, only a very small percentage of the funds that can be donated directly to candidates are usually given, and the vast amount of money left behind is spent directly by the company and indirectly supported by the campaign.

Indirect support is usually used primarily for soft propaganda against supporting candidates, such as advertising in support of the candidate's views, positions, and political opinions, as well as attacking competitors, except that the words "please vote for so-and-so" do not appear.

Karma Harrison's heart is hot, she knows that many competitors have big companies behind them to help this kind of "indirect", of course, she has it, but the magnitude is not as good as that of the competition.

If she can really get the support of the big financier behind Solan's development, then she can really publicize it with great fanfare, hold various concerts, invite celebrities, etc., and at the same time benefit more people she really wants to help.

As long as there is money to support her, her popularity will rise like a rocket.

As we were talking about a crucial issue, there was a buzzing vibration in the room.

Wu Qian reached into his pocket and took out his mobile phone to look at it, and the CEO of Chase called, and he smiled: "I'm sorry, Ms. Harrison, I'll listen to a call." ”

After that, Wu Qian didn't have any intention of evading, and directly pressed the answer button.

On the other end of the phone, Jamie Dimon had a serious expression on his face, holding the phone with one hand and flipping through a folder with the other hand.

"Mr. Wu, hello, in order to let you feel the execution of our bank, more than 300 financial professionals have completed the calculation of the market value of Universal Music after 32 hours of hard work, and the latest accurate market value estimate we give is 23 billion... Fraction... Dollar. ”

After receiving the commission from Vivendi and Wu Qian the day before yesterday, Jamie Dimon mobilized all the people in the bank who could be transferred, and immediately launched a financial estimate of Universal Music without even a second of delay.

In the quiet room, even if the speakerphone was not turned on, Harrison could still hear the content of Wu Qian's phone, even if she deliberately did not listen, she could hear it clearly.

Jamie Dimon's words made Harrison's palm on the couch handle tighten slightly, no one can be indifferent to two or three billion dollars, not even the richest man in the world!

The previous owner of this apartment may have been a fan of Stallone, and a poster of "First Blood" was pasted on the wall.

Wu Qian pretended not to see the change in Harrison, he stared at Stallone, who was holding Gatling, and said: "Mr. Damon, I believe that this valuation must not have any water, I am very satisfied, I wonder if Vivendi is satisfied with this price?"

Before, the valuation given by Magic and Chase was as high as more than 30 billion, but now when it really encounters an acquisition, the tide recedes, but only 23 billion remains, and the water is unimaginable.

Vivendi has no objection to this price, but in accordance with the wishes of Vivendi's board of directors, it intends to retain 10 percent of the shares. ”

Dimon said.

Just like Wu Qian's previous acquisition of ThyssenKrupp in Germany, Vivendi still has certain illusions about the music industry, and does not want to completely withdraw from it, and intends to leave a way.

It doesn't matter if Wu Qian bought Universal Music just to make money, but what he has to do is too important for him to leave even a small stake in Vivendi.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Dimon, but I want to convey to the Vivendi board of directors that I want to buy all the shares, 100 percent, and if the price is not satisfied, I can add $300 million. ”

Wu Qian was very satisfied with the price of $23 billion, and took the initiative to raise the price by $300 million, just to acquire 100 percent of the shares.

Dimon said, "Mr. Wu, what the Vivendi board of directors means is that if you are willing to add $500 million, then the deal is done." ”

This was a good explanation between Vivendi and Dimon before, as if he foresaw that Wu Qian would definitely fight for 10% of the shares, so he used a little trick.

Wu Qian was slightly stunned after hearing this, he instantly figured out the joint, shook his head and smiled: "It's really unscrupulous for the sake of profit, okay, I agreed to this deal, Mr. Damon, I guess Vivendi has already entrusted your bank with carte blanche to handle this business, right?"

"Uh...... Mr. Wu, you're right, that's true. ”

Dimon was a little embarrassed, sandwiched between Vivendi and Wu Qian as a "microphone", which was not pleasant.

"Okay, Mr. Damon, go through the formalities as soon as possible, and I will have the funds transferred to my account in your bank one after another tomorrow at the latest. ”

After that, Wu Qian hung up the phone, his duty is to make decisions, and as for trivial affairs, there are many people to help him handle them.

After ending the call, Wu Qian looked at Harrison with a smile, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I can't help it when I meet a French guy who is ripping off bamboo bars." ”

Karma Harrison gave an awkward but polite smile, five hundred million dollars, oh no, two hundred and fifty billion dollars, and it was given out in a joke?

She really suspected that the other party was acting, but if the other party was really acting, what was the point?

As if to dispel Harrison's doubts, Wu Qian said: "Our meeting was very pleasant, in order to show my sincerity, Ms. Harrison, I will present you with two meeting gifts, the first gift will be delivered tonight, please check." ”

After speaking, Wu Qian raised his wrist and glanced at the time, stood up, and said, "There are still twenty minutes until an hour, I think I should leave, and I will tell you the second gift when I am ready." ”