1276 [Target: Kingmaker]
Bush and his son smiled at each other when they heard Summer say this. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
"Thank you, Mr. Xia, for your encouragement. Bush Sr. laughed.
"By the way, Mr. Xia, I am indeed a director of Haken Energy, may I ask what you are doing with this?" Bush Jr. asked curiously.
"Oh, I actually happen to have a gas company under my own, and last year, I also invested in Husky Petroleum in Canada. Xia smiled, "You and I are half peers." ”
"Is Mr. Xia also interested in oil?" Bush Jr. asked with a smile when he heard this.
The Bush family first started out in the oil industry, and the oil industry is still an important pillar of the family's economy. Before George W. Bush entered politics, he invested in the oil industry.
In '77, he invested $50,000 and encouraged his father's friends to help him co-found the Absto Energy Company to carry out oil exploration and exploitation business. But the money was all gone, and not even a bit of oil residue was found.
Seeing that the company was about to go bankrupt, an oil company called "Spectrum Seven" willingly bought his company on the verge of collapse and made him the company's CEO.
Later, "Spectrum VII" was acquired by the more wealthy Haken Energy Company, and Bush Jr. suddenly became a director of Haken and also held shares worth $530,000.
Don't underestimate $530,000, you must know that when Bush Sr. was president, the family with an annual income of $83,000 was already classified as a wealthy class. George W. Bush's $530,000 is equivalent to the annual income of six wealthy families.
This is also the reason why Bush Sr., as vice president of the United States, is high-minded, but when he saw the summer donation of $5 million, he immediately smiled and invited him to play golf. Because five million dollars is a huge amount of money for him, the vice president.
"I'm interested in all businesses that make money. Xia smiled slightly, "And the oil industry, in my opinion, has bright prospects for future development, so my company is still engaged in acquisitions in Canada." If Mr. Bush is interested, we can work together. ”
In addition to buying Husky shares last year, Summer and Lee are now buying Canterlot, another Canadian energy company. The acquisition is expected to double Husky's assets to $4 billion. (One U.S. dollar is about 1.5 Canadian dollars)
Although oil is not worth much now, after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, economic development will become the consensus of the whole world. At that time, the demand for oil will soar significantly, and oil prices will start to rebound. Investing a dollar now may return tens of hundreds of dollars in the future.
If Bush is interested, he is willing to let him join in the summer, which can be regarded as wooing the future US president.
"You're a big business with tens of millions, hundreds of millions, I'm afraid I'm not qualified to participate. George W. Bush laughed.
As a director of Haken Energy, his influence is very limited. After all, his father is only the vice president, and the president is just the spokesman of the capitalists, and it is still a four-year election, and the turnover is quite frequent, so even if he can touch his father's light, he is limited, so he may not be able to persuade the company to participate in the investment.
Moreover, Haken Energy is just a small company, with assets of only 20 million US dollars, and the liquidity is pitiful. Even if you want to participate in investment, you can't do it.
"That's not a problem, if Mr. Bush is interested, I can help you guarantee the loan in the bank. Summer laughed.
When Bush Jr. heard this, he was quite moved. No one is unhappy to make money, especially reasonable and legal money.
But whether you can accept the kindness of summer depends on Dad's mind.
Bush Jr. secretly glanced at Bush Sr. and saw him nodding with a smile, and his heart suddenly became steady.
"Okay, then thank you, Mr. Xia. He laughed.
"You're welcome. Summer smiled too. Being able to pull the future president of the United States into his camp and become his business ally is also quite beneficial to his future development. That's what it means.
When Bush Sr. saw that summer was so enthusiastic, he also smiled and nodded, and he was quite impressed by him.
He wasn't worried that it was a sugar-coated cannonball, not even a sugar-coated cannonball. It's a big deal to eat the icing and throw the shells back. He has been galloping in the political circles for decades, and he has never been afraid of people in terms of experience, vision, and means.
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"By the way, Mr. Xia, I heard that you are going to buy a Hollywood film company recently?" Bush Jr. asked with a smile again.
Summer promised to help him solve the loan and repay the favor, of course, he had to say something. Summer's intention to buy a Hollywood studio is no longer news.
And since they contacted them in the summer and donated another $5.2 million, of course they would have sent someone to investigate, so they quickly figured out his purpose.
"Yes, I have always admired Hollywood's film culture, and it is my dream to come to Hollywood. Summer said with a smile.
"But Hollywood is a symbol of American culture. Some people worry that if a foreigner takes over, it may tarnish American culture. George W. Bush added.
"Mr. Bush, this is a complete misunderstanding. The American people have long been influenced by American culture and have long cultivated their own tastes.
If I don't adapt to the tastes of American audiences, but instead make movies full of foreign cultures, won't all the films I invest in lose money? I'm a businessman, and my first consideration is to make money, will I do that kind of loss-making business?
Besides, no one watched those movies I made, so naturally I didn't have much influence, so how could I tarnish American culture?" Xia smiled and waved his hand.
"And the United States has a population of 240 million and a GDP of $5 trillion. I'm actually afraid of myself alone, with a mere billions of dollars in capital. Mr. Bush, don't you think that's ridiculous?
The U.S. has the strongest culture, with global influences, and we in Hong Kong are proud to have immigrated to the U.S. over the years. Now, when I mention the acquisition of Hollywood studios, some people shout 'wolf'. When did the United States become so unconfident?" asked Summer with a smile again.
When the Bush father and son heard Xia say this, they also smiled slightly, admitting that he had some truth in it.
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After playing for an hour, Summer took the opportunity to explain to the Bush father and son in detail the reasons for their acquisition and the benefits of the acquisition.
The Bush father and son also nodded their heads again and again, and promised to help Summer speak in the Republican Party.
Bush Sr. was the chairman of the Republican Party, and now he is running for the 1988 presidential election on behalf of the Republican Party. With him, opposition from within the Republican Party will undoubtedly fade considerably.
As for the Democratic Party, there is also a public relations team lobbying for him. The so-called money can make the ghost grind, and being an official for thousands of miles is only for money. The civil servants of US imperialism are not saints either, and they still love money.
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After three days in Washington's capital, where I saw almost everyone I was supposed to meet, I went to San Francisco in the summer.
"Sister Zhi~" As soon as he saw Zhao Yazhi, he immediately smiled, excited, and took three steps and two steps to grab it.
I saw Zhao Yazhi wearing maternity clothes, with a big belly, a bloated figure, a big belly, and no longer the previous slender figure. But in the summer, she is very beautiful, and her whole body is shrouded in a layer of maternal brilliance.
"How is it, is the baby in it, do you miss your father?" said with a smile, squatting down, holding Zhao Yazhi's belly.
"It's moving so much these days, probably because it knows you're coming, so it's very excited. Zhao Yazhi said with a smile.
"Really? ha, it's my baby, father and son are connected. When Summer heard this, he laughed and said.
"Big brother, you are so ruthless! You have been in the United States for so long, and you don't want to come to see us!" Xia Xue saw that Xia Xia went straight to Zhao Yazhi as soon as she entered the door, and she ignored herself, and couldn't help but say angrily.
"Ah Xue, don't blame your brother, he came here this time to have serious things to do. Zhao Yazhi persuaded with a smile.
"Well, why didn't I want to come to see you sooner. But these days, I've been so busy that I hit the back of my head. Summer smiled bitterly and said, "I don't believe you look at my schedule, there are so many people who want to visit, and it is accurate to the minute." Where do you get your free time?"
"Wow, big brother, even the presidential candidate has met with you, you are so amazing!" Xia Xue took a look at the summer schedule, and sure enough, it was densely arranged, and the resentment in her heart was suddenly reduced by half!
"It's nothing. Now let's go and visit him, and one day, they will come to visit us. Summer said with a smile.
When he becomes a media tycoon in the future after he has gained a firm foothold in the United States, he will buy newspapers, magazines, radio stations, television stations, the Internet, and so on, and become a media tycoon. Otherwise, don't want to get the support of your own public opinion!
Just like the media tycoon Murdoch, almost every British election is inseparable from his influence. Labour, the Conservatives, both parties are vying to curry favor with him, hoping to get his public support. Therefore, Murdoch has a very loud name, "The Kingmaker"!
"Brother, domineering!" Xia Xue said with a thumbs up when she heard this.
Summer smiled.
At this moment, Zhao Yazhi suddenly exclaimed, "Ah Tian, the baby kicked me." ”
"Really?!" When Xia heard this, she hurriedly came to Zhao Yazhi again, squatted down, put her head on her abdomen, and sure enough, she felt that under her belly, something was sprouting.
"Wow!" really felt the presence of the baby, which made Summer's heart suddenly full of infinite ecstasy, "I really want to be a father!"