Chapter 622: The Friendship Between the Richest Man and the President's Family (Part II)
"My relationship with His Excellency the President is actually far less intimate than the media portrays it! Mr. George W. Bush was born in the mid-twenties, and I was born in the early sixties! What do you think two people with an age gap of nearly 40 years should talk about together?
I said, "Hey George, have you heard Michael Jackson's Thriller?
Then Mr. Bush replied to me lightly: I'm sorry, I prefer Frank Sinatra's jazz, or Johnny Cash's country!
Of course, Mr. President, as a gentleman, may not talk to death so bluntly, and may echo my ridicule of Michael!
You know what? Don't look at Michael as a superstar, but he's actually very childlike! The last time I met him at a party in Los Angeles, he told me that in his 'Neverland' he has collected every arcade machine that we have ever released at Oriental Games!
How is Mr. Bush going to continue to answer me? Oh, My God! He hadn't played arcades or video games at all, so he didn't know what I was talking about!
Therefore, he can only answer me very officially, the government is very concerned about the negative impact of the content of video games on the growth of young people! I hope that Oriental Game Company, as a leading enterprise in the industry, can take the initiative to assist the content review agency to do a good job of industry self-discipline and effectively maintain the healthy and orderly development of the game industry!
Then, I nodded in agreement with Mr. Bush's suggestion, and took the opportunity to explain to him our company's usual views and propositions on this issue, and the two sides had a very pleasant exchange!
Do you feel that what I just said in the second half of the paragraph was directly used on the television station to broadcast political and economic news, and there was no sense of disobedience! Therefore, my relationship with Mr. Bush Sr. is more like an exchange of communication between a large multinational corporation with diversified businesses and the US Government!"
After Li Xuan finished speaking, he spread his hands and made an expression that I was also helpless. Some listeners who had a low laugh point were immediately amused by him.
From the beginning of the exchange meeting, Li Xuan did not put on a lofty posture, but with a very approachable demeanor and humorous conversation, he weakened the sense of distance he brought to the audience as the richest man in the world!
Only mingle with everyone, so that everyone feels that you, the richest man, are no different from ordinary people, with the same joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and the same troubles that cannot be solved with money. That way they will trust you and agree with your point of view!
"The person with whom I have the best relationship in the Bush family is certainly the current candidate for governor of Texas, Mr. George W. Bush! Let me tell you how I met George Jr., it's a very interesting story!
As I mentioned earlier, one of my agents took me to a dinner hosted by Mr. George H.W. Bush for the party's nomination. The guests attending the banquet were all supporters of Mr. Bush Sr., and the Bush family, as the host of the banquet, naturally could not let the guests feel left out!
At that time, it was the first time for me to participate in this kind of political banquet, and I didn't understand the situation, and I was a foreigner, so I hid in the corner in a daze a little bored!
As soon as he saw that I was an Asian face, he deliberately chose a topic that he thought I might be interested in - baseball! I have to say that George Jr. is really a chatterbox, he has talked from the star pitcher of the Texas Rangers to the famous Asian players in MLB history!
Baseball is indeed very popular in Asia, including South Korea, Japan, the Philippines and China's Taiwan-Bay Province, but unfortunately I am from Hong Kong. It was a baseball desert, and the British only played soccer, not baseball, and his tirade in front of him was undoubtedly playing the piano to the cow!"
Throughout the speech, Li Xuan has been using slightly exaggerated body language and expressions to show humor. For example, when he said this, he deliberately shrugged his shoulders and made a look that I was also devastated.
In the eyes of the implicit culture of the East, these actions are somewhat embarrassing and exaggerated, but in the eyes of the old beauties, they are particularly down-to-earth! They like such a richest man in the world who understands American humor, and this is most reflected in the loud laughter that constantly erupts in the speech.
"The local Texas newspapers have criticized me before, saying that my investment in the acquisition of the Texas Rangers was to flatter the Bush family! Because as a Hong Kong native, I don't use baseball at all, and even if I want to enter the sports industry, I should go to London to buy the football team in League One!
And one of the conclusive proofs of these views is that George's net worth has skyrocketed by tens of millions of dollars in just a few years as a club manager!
I've never denied that I didn't know much about baseball! In fact, it was only after I bought the Rangers that I slowly became interested in baseball!
But because George Jr.'s first impression was so strong, I felt that he was a man who really loved baseball!, so when he called me and asked if I would be interested in buying an MLB team, I didn't turn him down in the first place!
In my investment philosophy, when a person is full of love and passion for his work, he is often the most likely to succeed! and George gave me this feeling, he flew from the United States to Hong Kong as soon as he noticed that I seemed to be interested!
I still vividly remember that in my living room at the top of Victoria Peak, he gushed to me about the whole huge plan of how he would transform the whole ball if he could take over the Rangers!
For example, how to build the perfect pitcher group and strike forward through drafts, free market signings, and trades with other teams! How to increase home attendance by strengthening interaction with fans! How to increase merchandise sales and corporate sponsorship through commercial marketing to improve the profitability of the club!
I looked at his confident look and I had already approved of it at the time, but buying an MLB team is not a trivial matter, and I can't make a decision based on my feelings alone!
So I hired a professional market analysis team to collect information on the development of the U.S. sports market. The professionals came to my conclusion that MLB was thriving across the United States, and that was what eventually led me to make a move!
As for the results of this investment, I think the majority of baseball fans in Texas have the most right to judge! George Jr. has fully fulfilled his promise to me, making the Rangers the original fish belly and a playoff powerhouse!
Just this year, the team's new stadium was officially put into use, and the season ticket sales at the beginning of this season set a new high in the team's history! The most delightful thing for fans is that this season has passed the halfway point, and the Rangers have the highest win rate in the American League, and this year there is a good chance to attack the championship again!
According to the Wall Street Journal's recent assessment of all MLB teams, the Texas Rangers have surpassed the New York Yankees to become the most valuable team in the entire league!
Recently, a new investor has offered me a sky-high price to buy a stake in the Rangers, and I am still considering it for the time being! But in any case, investing in the Rangers will definitely be a profitable deal for me!
And the reason why the Rangers were able to rebuild themselves is not the foundation that George laid a few years ago! I gave him a chance to realize his self-worth, and he gave me a good return on investment! I don't know what could be wrong with that!
Could it be that the political tentacles are so long that even the team's record can be controlled? The Rangers' achievements in recent years are because George's presidential father forcibly forced other MLB teams to release water?"
When Li Xuan said this, there was a burst of cheers at the scene, after all, the Texas Rangers have a huge fan base in the entire Texas, and they are not stupid, they will think for themselves!
I have to say that the original move of Bush Jr. and Li Xuan to buy the Rangers together now seems to be a stroke of genius, which has laid a strong foundation for Bush Jr.'s election for governor now!
"As a friend of George Jr., and as the owner of the Rangers, I appeal to the Rangers fans to give Mr. Bush a chance to show his political talents, just as I gave him!
Maybe your vote of confidence will reap a greater Texas in four years, just as I did with a successful Rangers!"
Li Xuan used sonorous and powerful words to start canvassing for Bush Jr. with a clear position!
Of course, all of this is actually in the plan of Li Xuan's think tank and the Bush Jr. campaign. Even the black young man who asked the question earlier was specially selected by the Bush team.
It is undeniable that Li Xuan and the Bush family have a close relationship, and forcibly cutting it off will appear to be a cover-up! Therefore, after carefully studying the plan, the teams of the two sides decided to let Li Xuan keep a distance from the elder Bush, after all, the other party is the current president.
A businessman has a close relationship with the president, and it is too easy for people to associate them with bad things! And the relationship between Li Xuan and George W. Bush can be packaged as a story of sympathy between an investor and an entrepreneur to beautify it!
Running the Ranger is equivalent to a business for George W. Bush, and getting into politics and running for governor is undoubtedly a second business!
The new label of "passionate entrepreneur" can not only cover up the weakness of Bush Jr.'s lack of political experience, but also straight-cut his distance from the image of a traditional politician and give voters a different sense of freshness! After Li Xuan's question-and-answer meeting, Bush Jr.'s team will carry out follow-up public opinion guidance and propaganda as soon as possible.
Don't look at Li Xuan's sincere expression on his face, but in fact, every word he says is purposeful! After making up the story with Bush Jr., Li Xuan has to go back to the topic, after all, he also mentioned Bush Jr.'s younger brother Marvin Bush at the beginning!
In Li Xuan's passionate narration, Marven became a young man who did not want to enjoy the shadow of the family, and took the initiative to leave Texas to go to Silicon Valley!