Chapter 363: Link's Pattern
After striking a deal with Giovanni Sr., Link left the governor's mansion and returned to the hotel to prepare for Renault tomorrow.
What he didn't know was that after he left, the elder Giovanni was talking to his wife about him.
"You seem happy. Old Giovanni's wife saw her husband come out of the study with a smile on her face, and thought he was in a good mood. "You approve of that kid?"
"Yes. I've been following him before. It's not just that he was instrumental in my run for governor. All the more because he had promised to fund Charlie. However, before that, I felt that his pattern was far from worthy of his success. ”
"I've heard of him. Billions of dollars were won from the casino, which is almost half a year's profit for almost all casinos in Las Vegas. Later, he started running several farms. But he seems to have succeeded. Especially now, some people already think that he will be the next richest man in the world. ”
"He's certainly not been able to do that before, but I don't think that's really what he's capable of. I think he's lucky. Especially in Nevada, where thousands of wells have been drilled, mostly dry, and he has even drilled a steady stream of crude oil. And, of course, a few hot springs. Those were his luck. With his previous vision, he should not have achieved such success. ”
"So now do you think his gaze is worthy of his accomplishments?"
"At least the gap between the two is not that big. Giovanni Sr. said with a smile. "If it had been him, I think he would most likely have waited until the Ministry of Agriculture vetoed their company's application and then took the Ministry of Agriculture directly to court. Instead of coming to someone for help. Now he knows that there are some things that can be done by one person. ”
In his eyes, Link used to be like a child, always thinking about winning.
Greed is right, it is the driving force of human progress. But if you only want to get but don't want to give, you will go beyond the scope of greed and eventually become a single husband.
When you win all over every time, there will be no one playing with you.
Either you force others to play with you with a gun, but you don't follow the rules, and the others will unite to behave against you, unless you are stronger than the whole world united, or you may die without a place to bury.
Either you play the stand-alone version of life alone, it also means that your upper limit has been reached, and it will only fall, and there is no room for growth.
When Giovanni Sr. noticed that Link had found a management team and opened the Hans Fund, he realized that Link's landscape was starting to improve. At that time, Link began to understand the true meaning of being a social animal, and understood that if you want to be recognized by society, you don't just have money, you also need a good reputation. And the richer you are, the more you need a good name.
Later, Link's farm drilled groundwater and worked with the Las Vegas government. He also did not monopolize it, but gave a considerable portion of the interest to the Las Vegas government. That unites him with Las Vegas As.
Of course, in the opinion of the elder sister Ovanne, Link's establishment of a private bank is still not high enough. He believes that if a person wants to develop a bank, no matter how rich he is, it is a matter of time.
Aren't the big banks in the United States backed by a whole consortium behind them?
However, this time, Link wanted to rely on the new product to monopolize the market for super weeding, but he thought that Link's pattern seemed to be beyond his imagination.
Because that kind of product and the bank are completely different things. If this product can occupy the market, it will not only benefit Link, but also a large number of farmers, so Link will not win all.
Monopolizing that market could be an opportunity for Benehans to take a leap forward. If Link doesn't want to seize this opportunity, it's not only that the pattern is not enough, but even the IQ will make him doubt.
So the elder Giovanni's evaluation of the current Link is much higher than before: "If Charlie can always get his funding, it will be much smoother than my path." ”
"It's a pity that he's a Chinese!"
"That's not a problem. No one knows what the world will be like when Charlie can really get to that point. ”
Link hadn't thought about the pattern or anything. He only knew that he was weak and needed a good reputation so that he would not be slandered at will. More importantly, he needs friends and allies who can help him.
If he wants to have friends and allies, he can't just think about himself.
Tonight he pledged to donate tens of millions of dollars a year to Giovanni Sr.'s governance programme. It looked like only the old Giovanni had profited. But as long as his side works well, he can also get a good reputation for charity, and at the same time he can get help from the other side - today, and in the future.
Spending that money is actually a win-win cooperation between his personal advertising expenses and his investment in Giovanni Sr.
When he returned to the hotel, he turned on his computer and checked his email. He asked Douglas to find out what Paul Brown had been up to lately. In particular, what policies have been proposed, and see if there is anything worth using for him.
He didn't have much contact with Paul Brown and didn't have much friendship.
If you want to get the other party to help, you can only make a deal. He needs to find out what to satisfy the other person's appetite.
He looked through what Douglas found and found that Paul Brown had introduced a total of three bills this year. One is to strengthen the supervision of firearms, the second is to prevent juvenile delinquency, and the last is to re-enter the unemployed.
The first motion is thankless. He didn't feel any sense. He felt that the latter two could make some contributions.
He had carefully read Paul Brown's proposals and understood that it would be a long-term process for them to be effective. And even if such a proposal is passed at the federal level, it still needs to be passed by the states. For the majority of states to pass, these proposals need to have tangible results.
He might be able to provide funding for Paul Brown to pilot the proposal.
So he called Martha: "Martha, you need to work overtime!"
Martha was shocked, this was the first time Link had asked them to work overtime: "What happened?"
"I'll send you an email. I'm going to see a detailed plan by nine o'clock tomorrow. He then forwarded the email from Douglas to Martha. "You made two plans around what I had marked out in the documents I had sent in the past, and the plan should try not to extend beyond the state of Nevada. The money you need will be spent from the Hans Fund, and you have to decide how much money you need!"
"Okay, I'll send you an email before nine o'clock tomorrow. ”
The next morning, Link got up early, and after breakfast, Martha called and said that the plan was ready. He watched the electronic version directly on the computer. Although it was not satisfactory, it was something that was rushed out overnight, and it was good enough to reach this level.
After reading the plan sent by Martha, he called Martha again. Ask her how she came up with the numbers, and when she got the answer, he revised a few of them slightly. Finally he said to Martha, "Rest today." ”
"OK!" Martha, they had stayed up all night, and now they couldn't even open their eyes to the problem of playing Link. "If you have any questions, feel free to call me. ”
Link hung up the phone and prepared to go to the airport.
On the way to the airport, he first spoke to Giovanni Sr. on the phone, and learned that he had been in contact with Paul Brown the previous night, and then he called Paul Brown: "Hello, Mr. Senator! This is Link Hans. ”
"Hello, Link, what are you looking for me?"
"Yes, I plan to build youth recreation centers and free youth psychotherapy centers in some of Nedava's major cities, hoping to reduce the growing phenomenon of juvenile delinquency. In addition, I plan to join forces with other charities in Las Vegas, as well as the City of Las Vegas, to hold free re-employment training on a regular basis. However, this is the first time we've done such a project, so we hope you can set it right for us. ”
Paul Brown, an old man in his seventies, listened to him, and there was no guess about his purpose. "Coincidentally, I'm also thinking about some issues in this regard," he said with a smile. Maybe we can discuss it face-to-face. ”
Link waited for him to say this, and said with a smile, "Does Mr. Senator have time for the afternoon?"
"Between half past two and three fifteen in the afternoon, I had time. ”
"Then I'll go to visit Mr. Senator at half past two in the afternoon. ”
At about three o'clock, Link finished talking to Paul Brown.
Watching Link leave his office, Paul Brown saw that there was still a little time to start his next schedule, so he dialed the phone of Giovanni Sr.: "Old friend, Link Hans and I talked for about half an hour just now. ”
"Did he say anything?"
"He came up with two plans that I couldn't refuse. Nothing else was said. "People at their level, the phone is not monitored, so they can communicate unscrupulously on the phone. "I think you know what he wants. ”
Old Giovanni laughed for a moment and said, "He does have what he wants." He told Link what he wanted.
Paul Brown was silent for a moment and said, "I need to think about it." ”
After he hung up, he thought of Link's two plans to invest $100 million, and Link's last words.
Before leaving, Link told him: "Mr. Senator, we don't know that youth recreation centers and psychotherapy centers need professional equipment and facilities. If you have a good introduction, Mr. Senator, I beg you to make some comments. ”
Link's words are simply straightforward bribes.
And he has a young son who specializes in trade. According to Link's plan, that would be at least $30 million in purchases, if his son could win the bid for the project. It should be possible to make a profit of more than six million.
Of course, he also knew that if he couldn't help Link solve the problem. Maybe not even those two plans.
Although he is in his seventies, he still wants to be re-elected to the next Senate. Although it is said that the re-election rate of incumbent senators is higher than that of representatives. However, his rival approval rating this time is also quite high. He needs a certain amount of achievement to make his reputation overpower his competitors.
Link proposed two plans that would benefit both him and his youngest son. And he needs to clash with certain people. It depends on how he chooses. It's just that Link doesn't have much time left for him to think about it.