Chapter 319: Let's chat, generals
It was only a day or two after Alice's arrival in Washington, and there was enough to be brilliantly documented, at least in terms of Bush Sr.'s assessment of it. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
A good meal, I thought it was to find an investor for the oil company that George Jr. owes money, but I didn't want to have a heart attack. It is strange to think about Bush Sr., because he lived for 60 years and never had any heart problems. Just a week before little Alice's visit, he was going crazy with cardiac arrest from time to time, and then it happened to be the most intense attack at the visitor's luncheon.
Is it really like those damn doctors say, people are still old?
For Alice, a little girl, Bush Sr. was full of affection from the beginning. He clearly remembers that it was last year...... When did I come last year, Alice who suddenly met on the plane. For many years, because of the needs of work, Bush Sr. has long been in contact with many Chinese Americans, and Chinese children are not uncommon, but he sometimes thinks about it afterwards, Alice, a little girl, but for some reason, always gives him a kind feeling.
So there is no need for little Alice to take the initiative to do something, Bush Sr. is already happy to do a favor of delivering water and giving her Cisco a large order. The government procurement of five or six states on the entire East Coast not only fosters a rising star, but also accumulates his own political achievements and connections, so why not?
Living up to his expectations, little Alice did show amazing potential, so after learning about North Carolina politics, he was naturally happy to talk to Reagan again. The Iran-Iraq war has long been a long-term international problem, and it is not easy for the White House and Congress to be torn between oil barons and arms dealers. So, since Mr. President has already met with Alice on cybersecurity issues, why not add the support of Blackwater International?
These are all very normal thoughts, the so-called meritocracy, any politician is happy to be friends with a genius girl who is only fifteen years old and relies on her talent to achieve hundreds of millions of family properties. George W. Bush is well aware of his sons' ideals, George Jr. and Jeb Jr. are both interested in politics, and if at this time, they vigorously prop up the fifteen-year-old billionaire Alice and take her career to the next level, will the future return be less?
It's just that they never expected that they would suddenly owe Alice a big favor.
In fact, after rescuing the vice president of the United States who suddenly suffered a cardiac arrest, even President Reagan needs to think carefully about how to repay Alice.
Because it is now 1987, Reagan has only 365 days left in his term, and his best successor is the current vice president. If Bush Sr. had gone so suddenly...... He had to be confused.
Therefore, the financial support of 300 million US dollars to Blackwater International was approved.
The money will of course come from the Ministry of Defense, and there will be a series of non-disclosure agreements that will be signed with Alice Wang. When Reagan met with Alice at the White House, it took only three days before and after the venue was changed to a secret Pentagon conference room near the Washington airport, and Reagan walked into the room with a steady pace.
"Stand up!"
"Sit!"
The soldiers in the audience sat down in unison, and Alice at the end of the seat moved a little slowly.
"Gentlemen, and ladies, let's get started."
After the chief sat down, Reagan didn't gossip much, and opened the scene: "Alice and I spoke on the phone yesterday, but you all need to listen to her live, Alice, and the rest will be left to you." ”
The words fell, and everyone in the audience looked at the girl at the end of the table.
The expressions are different.
Defense Secretary Weinberg was smiling and looking at Alice with an inquiring gaze. Almost all of the people present were army generals, and their gazes at Alice were different, more than a dozen or sharp, or arrogant, or indifferent, or relaxed eyes came together, this scene was enough to frighten most ordinary girls of this age.
However, Alice didn't have any stage fright.
Today, she wears a very formal small suit, white suit pants and a top are Armani's unisex slim fit, which perfectly sets off her taller figure than her peers. The long hair is neatly tucked behind the head, and the light makeup on the face is the minimum respect for the meeting personnel, and it just rightly highlights a cold and glamorous heroic spirit, which coincides with Armani's fashion concept.
"Well, I'll give you a brief rundown of the situation."
Her slender fingers tapped lightly on the tabletop, and after a moment of silence, she gently lifted the corners of her mouth with pale pink lip gloss: "From the beginning of the establishment of this security company, I planned to develop in the direction of mercenaries, so although the training base has just been built, it already has the conditions to provide training for the most elite special forces in the world." You can go on a field trip, the CEO of the company is Livi Ackman of Delta, and the instructors selected by him are also good men of Delta, of course, General Hammer knows this very well, right? ”
Her last sentence directly threw the topic to the only brigadier general present.
The only brigadier general surrounded by many generals.
"Of course I do, my soldier."
This is a brigadier general who is close to fifty years old, with a pair of eagles and falcons, and after listening to Alice's question, he said proudly and solemnly: "Akman is an excellent fighter, and this kid saved me at least three times when I was still fighting in Vietnam. So when Delta was formed, I didn't say a word about recruiting him into the team. You little girl is lucky enough to invite him to work in this company! ”
It's not that Alice picks people well, but on the other hand, she says that she is lucky, which makes Reagan, who doesn't know the situation, a little curious, and he doesn't know so many details: "That Akaman, saved you three times?" ”
"Yes, Mr. President."
Facing the president, Hammer replied solemnly: "Although he only joined in the last part of the Vietnam War, we all know that those last years are the most disgusting time." Let's put it this way, Mr. President, he is a Greek, and it is said that he is of direct Spartan blood, you can imagine. ”
These few words were simple enough, and their content made Reagan immediately applaud: "Amazing! General Hammer, are you sure? Direct descendants of the Spartans? This nation has long since died out, right!? Can he be sure of this kind of thing himself!? ”
"If you have a genealogy that's been preserved for thousands of years, it's certainly easy to trace it."
Alice interrupted the conversation and said, "In short, the standard of the training ground and the quality of the instructors can be guaranteed. Ladies and gentlemen, just recruit those veterans who have just retired, and I promise that we will be able to fight a good battle on the battlefield between Iran and Iraq. ”
These few words will not impress these people here. Before Alice's words fell, an admiral with four stars on his shoulders spoke: "Miss Alice, I have a series of questions for you now, please answer them seriously." ”
Alice's eyebrows furrowed slightly, the general's tone was a little unkind, he wanted to find fault?
She said lightly, "Please ask." ”
The general spoke: "First of all, although I am not a racist, you are a Chinese after all, and the Ministry of Defense has entrusted you with such a big matter, so why should we trust you?" ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he himself immediately added, "Alice, I must ask this question first. While I know you're a native-American, I know that you have a pure-blood, Chinese-American father and grandparents who came to California in the twenties. And in the past two years, you have returned to China to develop your career. If the Ministry of Defense really hands over this kind of business to you, why should we trust you? ”
After saying that, he immediately shut up and waited for Alice to answer.
The atmosphere at this time was a little subtle, and the expressions of the crowd fully reflected their psychology as politicians.
And the slightest changes in the muscles of each person's face are also clearly perceived by Alice.
Ah, that's the kind of thing.
Alice's eyes swept over the audience, everyone was waiting for her answer with great interest, and the rising bird general who asked the question had a serious face.
"Why?"
Alice smiled calmly and said softly, "Just ...... How about I have a computer at hand, this radio, and a few of the simplest tools to crash the U.S. stock market in three minutes? ”
was a very relaxed and gentle sentence, but it made everyone's expressions change again.
And it gets very fast.
Well, all frozen.
However, Alice did not let them go, but still said slowly in this almost weak tone: "Well...... IBM was a real inspiration to me, really, a lot of inspiration. But from a technical point of view, the hackers are really frivolous. If it were me, the incriminating evidence would definitely be eliminated, and it would definitely not leave any traces on the servers of the NASDAQ exchange. Of course, this is actually an afterthought, and if I were to make this history in their place, it would probably cause the same mistake, although then no one will find out, and I will certainly not expose myself, but a mistake is a mistake, right? ”
The last sentence was spoken as if he hadn't woken up.
But at this time, the people in the entire conference room felt as if they were sitting in an ice cellar.
"Well, ahem."
In this way, after a full fifteen seconds, President Reagan was the first to break the silence: "Well, ahem, Alice has a point, cyber security is indeed a topic that the United States needs to strengthen its construction. Weinberg, do you think we're going to give Cisco some R&D funding after we're done with this meeting? ”
Weinberg smiled dryly: "Mr. President, wise. ”
In the dry laughter of the audience, Alice paid special attention to the fact that the general who was a bird looked at some generals who were wiping cold sweats, and smiled disdainfully at the corner of his mouth.
Oh, rivers and lakes...... (To be continued.) )