Chapter 316, a guest at the White House
Early in the morning at the White House, five or six Secret Service bodyguards in suits and leather shoes streamed out of the Oval Office.
Howard Baker waited for them to walk away and immediately walked in: "Mr. President. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Behind his desk, President Reagan was lost in thought when he saw the chief of staff walk in, and he whispered, "Chinese kung fu...... Howard, can you trust this kind of intelligence? A fifteen-year-old girl who used Chinese kung fu to save a heart patient from critical illness? ”
Howard Baker stood beside Reagan with a straight face and shook his head solemnly: "Since the appearance of Bruce Lee's movie, many American civilians have over-mythologized Chinese kung fu, and even many people believe that every Chinese is a kung fu master." Of course this is nonsense, how can there be such a miraculous thing? ”
"But the situation at that time was seen by five or six people from the Secret Service."
There was a stack of five or six on the table, and Reagan picked up one of the reports and handed it to Howard: "Look at his rhetoric carefully, unless you want to tell me that the girl bought off the Secret Service and the vice president's entire family." ”
Howard pursed his lips and reported the result, his eyes sweeping to see the rhetoric. Indeed, the content of the report is the same as that of Vice President Bush's telephone conversation, and the wonderful Oriental girl - although she also has a bit of Western blood - actually activated the heart of the sudden arrest with a slap!
"There is a possibility of cooperating with the performance, but I can't think of any effect of this bitter meat drama for the time being."
After a moment of silence, Howard said, "To win the sympathy of the electorate? To show weakness to political opponents? That's all stupid. Privately got a deal to make this Alice Wang famous in Washington? It's possible, but if she's not as reported to be...... Chinese kung fu, then it has become a self-painting cage, and it shouldn't be so stupid......"
"Haha, maybe we can practice it ourselves?"
Reagan waved his big hand: "Hurry up and let yourself suffer from some sudden illness, and then let that little girl come and save us?" By the way, Howard, what is the field of development of little Alice now? What about your report? ”
"Here."
Howard had been waiting for the president's words for a long time, and took out a piece of information from his purse without being salty: "I've already divided her businesses into key points, you can just distinguish them by color." ”
Reagan immediately took over the report.
Vice President Bush's sudden private meeting with Alice Jr. is a very noteworthy circumstance. After all, Bush is no longer the House of Representatives responsible for the voters of his state, and under normal circumstances, there is no need to meet with ordinary businessmen unless the other party is a super-bigwig, such as Rockefeller and the DuPont consortium.
And it's a family dinner, what can't be said in the office, but a relationship at the family dinner? Is Alice asking Bush for something, or does Bush need Alice's help with something? There are too many questions to be of interest to Reagan, because one thing is clear: George H.W. Bush is definitely doing value investing.
After all, a fifteen-year-old billionaire.
As the chief of staff of the White House, Howard can certainly do his work in detail, and the purple water-based pen clearly draws lines of sentences, which is Alice's main business area at present. In the IT field, Cisco's current three main products, and her valuation at Microsoft. The detailed explanations take up two-thirds of the pages of the entire document, and most of them are analysing Cisco's future potential, much like a Wall Street valuation report.
Then there are other less important causes, such as Reagan's direct opening of the last page, which is about the three or two books that Alice is a writer about. Of course, all of her works have made it to the New York Times best-seller list, but in terms of influence, of course, it is still not as good as her share as a shareholder of DreamWorks.
"The information technology industry, and the film and best-selling book industry, culture and publicity......"
Muttering thoughtfully, Reagan continued to read.
A new company piqued his curiosity, and Howard ranked it second in importance, drawing with an orange water-based pen.
Of course, it's not the San Francisco-based game company, nor is it a small company called Adobe somewhere in San Jose. This is just a random investment by the billionaire Alice, and in the same nature as her purchase of real estate in Japan, even the clothing company that is developing in the Chinese market is rated higher in importance than these two companies.
It is a company called Blackwater International.
"This company has just been formed, having bought six thousand acres of land in the Great Disneymore Swamp in North Carolina with the intention of building a training base, and work is underway."
Seeing Reagan's interest in the company, Howard explained, "The company's CEO is Levi Akaman, a lieutenant colonel in the Delta Special Forces who has been in charge of recruit training before he got involved with Alice. For the most recent time, he has been expanding his network in North Carolina for the security company, and it comes at a time when things are thriving. ”
"It seems that our little Alice has a wide layout."
Reagan was so pleased with this information that he put down the stack of papers and said to Howard, "She hasn't left Washington yet, has she?" Make a phone call to Bush, and we'll meet this little girl. ”
Howard, of course, nodded steadily: "Okay, Mr. President." ”
It's only a day.
Alice, who had no intention of leaving immediately, of course, slept in the private villa of Bush Sr., and when she got up the next day, she was immediately greeted with the extremely warm hospitality of the family. For that breakfast alone, after knowing the girl's appetite, Mrs. Bush specially invited someone to go to a special store at 6 a.m. to buy the best Wagyu beef. A delicious steak with pan-fried foie gras, served with fresh caviar and truffles, and a fine Western meal worth hundreds of dollars is nothing more than a mere breakfast dish.
Then, without waiting for the living room hand to move toward the number ten, the White House made a phone call to the house, saying that President Reagan had invited Alice to the White House to meet with him.
It was the chief of staff who called.
So, just at lunchtime, under the Chevrolet car of the Secret Service, Alice came to one of the most core centers of power in the United States, the seat of the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue for the first time in her life.
"Oh, it's close to Capitol Hill."
Alice, who got out of the car, looked into the distance, not far from the Romanesque domed building of the Parliament building, which was actually the focus of all political attention. At the top of Capitol Hill is the U.S. Legislature, a sprawling building that houses both senators and the House of Representatives, as well as more than 400 members of both the Democratic and Republican parties. In terms of presence, it is of the same nature as Buckingham Palace and the Kremlin, and it is easy to throw off the residence and office of the president himself a hundred streets.
"Miss Alice?"
Williams, the Secret Service bodyguard, stood beside her, and having learned about the girl's habits earlier, he competently chose to be addressed by first name: "The president is waiting for you." ”
Alice nodded, "Please lead the way." ”
The warm breeze of July makes it easy for an adolescent girl to show off her body, but today she is dressed formally. The dress on her body, which she bought at the Chanel store in Beverly Mall in Los Angeles before the trip, was full of ladylike charm and charm, which did not make her look too childish and avoided the image of an "old woman".
Alice then followed the bodyguards all the way into the White House building where she had entered for the first time. The busy office space is full of staff, and White House interns and staff advisers of all levels appear in the corridors from time to time, each dressed in their most formal and upscale business suits. When Alice walked in at a rapid pace, no one even had the energy to glance at her.
Then, the door opened.
"Ah, Alice."
Ronald Reagan stood up from behind his desk and said to the man next to him, "You can get out." ”
Alice could see clearly that it was the third person in the national power queue, the Speaker of the House of Representatives: "Hello, Mr. President, Hello, Speaker Claude. ”
"Oh, the little girl knows me."
James Crowder smiled slightly: "Then Ronald, leave the rest to me, you can rest assured." ”
Reagan smiled and waved his hand: "Okay James, and William, make some room for us." ”
Then, only Reagan and Alice were left in the room.
"Sit, then, Alice, sit down."
After the two were seated in the guest seats, Reagan said, "I heard that you saved my vice president's life yesterday?" ”
Now is not the time to be modest, Alice smiled slightly: "The vice president is in good health now, but he will definitely stay at home today, and a doctor will come to check in the afternoon." ”
"I've learned about it, beautiful Chinese kung fu, is this all true?"
Alice raised her slender eyebrows, didn't say much, tilted her head, and looked at the teacup on the coffee table.
Then a flick of the finger.
Then, as if being pushed, the teacup crossed the table in a straight line and headed straight out of the table. When it detached from the edge of the table, it crossed a perfect parabola in mid-air and landed gently on the floor two meters away.
Ronald Reagan looked at the cup quietly, without a lid, and not a drop of tea was spilled inside.
"Wow, whoa, whoa, whoa."
After a moment of silence, he said so softly, and got up to pick up the teacup.
Of course, don't forget to check the bottom of the cup.
Alice interjected at this time: "Mr. President, you specially summoned me, but not just to let me show off Chinese kung fu, right?" ”
Reagan sat back in place and put the teacup back in place.
Then, he exhaled deeply. (To be continued.) )