"Gordon turned white with fright, and he ducked back, and we yelled at him, 'Come on, brother, you're a New Yorker, you can't have never been to 42nd Street?', and Gordon cried and shouted, 'My mom only let me go to the Morgan Library and the Metropolitan Museum, and I went to the French Culinary Association and the Stock Exchange during the holidays, and I never knew there was a place like this in Manhattan, and I want to go home!! 'Hahaha, hahaha, can you imagine?' ”

After careful observation, Zhang Chen also found that it was not for nothing that Xiao Bushi was able to win two general elections.

Maybe Xiao Bushi is indeed the president with the lowest IQ in the history of the United States, but I have to admit that this guy's social skills are quite strong, and all kinds of jokes are at his fingertips, and he is not at all cold.

Moreover, Xiao Bushi has a strange trait, no matter how open-mouthed he is, he still gives people a sense of honesty, honesty, and positive energy, and people who come into contact with him can look down on his ability, but they will definitely not hate this person, and even have some good feelings for him.

Zhang Chen was also a veteran of the wine table in his previous life, and his status and vision have been improved like never before after he was reborn.

"When it comes to Texas, oh I love Texas, yes I love Texas, my family is in Texas. Austin is great, you should really let Matrix set up a branch in Austin, HP, Dell have a manufacturing base and R&D center and production base in Austin, both labor costs and tax costs are much lower than California, which can effectively control operating costs. ”

After all, Bousch is now the governor of Texas, and he never forgets to pull investment for the region he governs.

If a company of the M-A level can set up a factory and R&D center in Austin, it can at least solve more than 3,000 local jobs.

Zhang Chen smiled: "Apple previously had a factory in Austin, and 32 suppliers are in Texas, in July, we will launch new Macs, and we are currently planning to put one-third of the new Macs in Texas production." ”

Austin is the capital of Texas, and many states in the United States have small capitals and are not economically developed, but Austin is an exception.

As we all know, Houston is the largest city in Texas and has a well-developed economy. Although Austin is not as good as San Francisco, it has gradually become one of the most economically active cities in Texas in recent years with the rise of IT technology in high-tech industries with its educational advantages.

Xiao Bushi is indeed a little simple-minded, or simple, hearing Zhang Chen say that one-third is in Texas production, I feel very happy, I don't want to think about the remaining two-thirds?

"Texas is a really good place to be, and in addition to M-A, I'm working on a company that I'm working on is also going to focus on Texas. Zhang Chen diverted the topic, he did have plans to invest in Texas.

"What kind of company?" asked Condoleezza Rice, curious.

Zhang Chen said lightly: "A technology company related to aerospace, the Johnson Space Center is in Houston, so the main business location of this company in the future is in Texas." ”

Zhang Chen deliberately didn't mention launching rockets or anything, saying that this was easy to be regarded as bragging by the other party, and when it reached a certain scale, it would be much easier for these politicians to accept it.

Xiao Bushi blinked, and didn't think much about it, just thought that Zhang Chen wanted to do NASA's business, "Houston is a space city, and things related to aerospace technology are indeed more convenient over there." ”

"Zack, I recommended George to the Red Sea Blue Sea that you wrote. Condoleezza Rice took over the topic, "Some of what you write in this paper is very applicable to Texas. Texas is currently doing industrial restructuring, where do you think the blue ocean of Texas will be in the future?"

Xiao Bushi nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I also read this paper of yours, which is much better than the paper I wrote at Harvard Business School, haha." ”

Zhang Chen smiled and said, "Wow, Condoliza, you really have a problem for me." Texas is too big, the second-largest state in the nation. There is oil, ranch, NASA, and a developed semiconductor industry, Houston is also the second largest port in the United States, and Texas has the largest number of Fortune 500 companies in the United States。。。。。。 Texas is known as the Lone Star Republic, and in fact, it can be seen as a microcosm of the United States. The problem of Texas is the problem of the United States. ”

"Then you can talk about the United States. Condoleezza Rice smiled slightly, "Although you have only been in the United States for two years, what you have achieved in the United States shows that you know the country well enough. What do you think are the biggest challenges facing the United States right now, and what are the opportunities?"

Zhang Chen smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Okay then." ”

After that, Zhang Chen put down his knife and fork and looked at Bush Jr. and Rice, "Before talking about this topic, Condoliza and George, I want you to answer me a question first." ”

Condoleezza Rice sneered: "Sure enough, it's the nature of a businessman, you can do business better than Donald Chuanpu, what's the problem?"

Zhang Chen smiled slightly: "I want to know, is this question just now that Mr. George Walker Bush of Texas wants to ask, or is it what Mr. George Walker Bush, the future presidential candidate, wants to ask?"

Condoleezza Rice couldn't help but widen his eyes, Bush Jr. was a little dazed at first, and then opened his mouth widely, "God, how do you know?"

Tang Miaomiao also showed surprise on her face, the future presidential candidate?

Condoleezza Rice glared at Little Bushi fiercely, and Little Bushi realized that he had missed his mouth and quickly closed his mouth.

"Zack, where did you hear this?" asked Condoleezza Rice, with a deep groan on his face.

Zhang Chen smiled, raised his eyebrows and said, "Condoliza, don't be so nervous, it seems that I guessed right?"

Condolizza Rice flatly denied it, and then added: "It is too early to go before the 2000 election, and no one can say what will happen in the future, and if it is misread by the outside world, there will be a lot of unnecessary trouble." Zack, where the hell did you hear about this rumor?"

Zhang Chen understands Condoleezza Rice's eagerness very well, and there is no one who wants to win the presidency who does not pay attention to the secrecy of his campaign team, including whether he will run in the election, and must be in a state of absolute secrecy before it is announced to the public.

The presidential election lasted for a year, and there will be several elections, and at present, the Bushi family has not yet won the unified support of the party, the Republican boss McCain has already let off the wind in the party, ready to participate in the 2000 election, Ohio Senator John Casic is also eager to announce his candidacy, and many more Republican senators and representatives are salivating for the throne of the supreme leader of the world's most powerful country.

In addition to these establishments, Bushi will also face challenges from non-establishment factions, the most powerful of which is Forbes.

That's right, it's the owner of that Forbes magazine, the third generation of the Forbes family, Steve Forbes.

Another Steve.

These people have only recently had the desire to run, and half a year ago, if they were allowed to run, maybe they would not have participated.

The reason why these people have a strong interest in running for election is because of the zipper door.

In the past three months, the zipper door incident has intensified, and if you turn on the TV and open the newspaper, you will see Crichton or Lewinsky.

Oh, and Hillary.

Lewinsky confessed to Criston's BJ, Crichton's face was shocked and scratched and suspected of being abused by Hillary, Crichton firmly denied that there was a substantial X behavior, two or three things about me and xxx。。。。。。

No matter the tabloids, no matter which TV station, they all treat this matter as the most important feature report, and any news about the zipper door that comes out, whether it is boring or not, whether it is vulgar or not, will immediately occupy the most important page to attract viewers and readers.

Crichton's prestige and support began to slowly decline in this media consumption.

Four months ago, Crichton's popularity was still soaring, even surpassing Kennedy's as the most supported US president since World War II.

At that time, the Republican Party was on the same page, and many people expected that although there were still more than two years before the 2000 election, the next president would definitely be the Democratic Party.

In this kind of inevitable losing situation, many powerful and feather-cherishing bigwigs will not consider running for election at all, and avoiding their edge is the most realistic choice.

Just when the Republican Party was ready to give up the next election, haha, such an incident suddenly broke out, focusing the world's attention on Crichton's crotch, making Crichton embarrassed.

There was a light at the dawn.

As a result, a large number of Republicans began to go around, on the one hand, they wanted to use this incident to criticize Crichton, and on the other hand, they also wanted to gauge their support within the party and the people, and see if they could win in the chaos and stabilize the presidency.

Xiao Bushi is not one of these speculators, his family has long decided to let him run in the 2000 election, and if he wins, of course, he loses, and paves the way for the rest of his family.

For example, the governor of Florida, Jeb Stone.

But how did Zhang Chen know about this?

Zhang Chen spread his hands: "Hey, two, don't worry, no one really told me about it." In fact, anything can be deduced as long as there is enough data. Condoliza, after you asked me out yesterday, in order not to be rude, I checked Mr. Bushi's information, and one of the public information on the official Texas website is very interesting. In the past three months, Mr. Busch has traveled to Florida three times, Pennsylvania twice, attended six different civic group symposia, and traveled to Ohio once. But in the past three years, Mr. Bushi has been to Florida only twice, and has gone on vacation, and Pennsylvania has not been to once. These states were all swing states in the traditional sense of the word, and it was hard not to associate them with such a close itinerary during this period. ”

Condoleezza Rice and Xiao Bushi looked at each other, shocked and inexplicable.

Based on just one itinerary, it was deduced that Xiao Bushi was going to run in the 2000 general election, and this young man was too wicked.

Why does it sound so awkward?

Xiao Bushi's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he slowly spoke: "Zack, you surprised me very much, yes, that's right, I do have plans to participate in the 2000 presidential election. ”

Condoleezza Rice frowned, just about to say something. Little Bushi waved his hand and motioned for Rice not to speak. At this moment, where did he still have the naïve attitude just now, but exuded a kind of momentum that a superior person should have.

Sure enough, if Bushi can become the president of the United States, it will definitely not be as simple and simple as he shows.

"A lot of people have advised me not to run in the next election, saying that the odds are too low. And the recent zipper door in Crichton has aroused the hope of many colleagues in the party, and they have decided to run. Zack, since you have deduced my thoughts, can you also analyze what my chances of winning will I have? How hard will the zippergate incident hit the Democratic Party? Should I run in the general election?" Xiao Bushi stared at Zhang Chen with a nonchalant smile on his face.

"Of course, Mr. Bushi, of course you should run in the general election. As for the win rate。。。。。。 I can only say that the next election is the best time for the Republican Party to turn around, and if you miss this one, you may have to wait more than eight years. The corners of Zhang Chen's mouth curled slightly, and he said categorically.

"Oh, why?" said Bushi's pupils shrunk, "Why?

Zhang Chen shook his head: "The zipper door is only one of the reasons, not even the main reason, its effect is to make the Republican Party from an absolute disadvantage to no advantage at best." There's a thirty-day rule for public hotspots, have you ever heard of it?"

Bu Shi shook his head slightly, and Zhang Chen continued: "The so-called thirty-day law means that the public's maximum attention to a hot news can only last for thirty days, and after thirty days, the influence of this matter will gradually weaken, at most half a year, this matter is the same as if it never happened to the public." With two years to go until the next election, do you think the enthusiasm will last so long?"

Xiao Bushi's face remained unchanged and motioned for Zhang Chen to continue.

In fact, while the public is very interested in what happened in Crichton's crotch, they don't care if he did it or by whom. Zhang Chen took a sip of water and talked eloquently, "Whether it's luck or ability, the U.S. economy has been very good in the past few years under Crichton's administration, and it is the strongest period in history." With this kind of political performance as a backing, I don't think a single zipper door will deal a fatal blow to the Democratic Party. ”

Bush Jr.'s eyes flashed: "However, Crichton lied and gave false testimony at the hearing, which is enough to put him on a charge of perjury, although he has judicial immunity, but as long as the evidence is conclusive, we can initiate a vote of no confidence in him in the House of Representatives, and then impeach him." If he becomes the second president in US history to be impeached and removed from office, it will undoubtedly be a fatal blow to the Democratic Party. ”

(End of chapter)