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In the past, when people in the mountains wanted to kill pigs for the New Year, they had to invite their neighbors, relatives and friends to dinner. Now that everyone is rich, they no longer want to travel more than ten miles to eat that meat, and there are many fewer people who come to eat pig-killing rice, and even their relatives do not come, only the neighbors come to join in the fun.

In particular, the rapid development of Tonggu in the past ten years has absorbed the young and strong labor force of various towns and towns into the factory. The young and middle-aged people who have settled in the county town have taken their parents and children with them, and the countryside has become more and more deserted, leaving only some old people who are not used to living in the city.

The second uncle's family killed pigs for the New Year was also deserted, the in-laws were not in the local area, and the uncles and sisters had settled in the county again.

Early in the morning, Li Jiaming and Li Jiade drove out, and they were busy catching pigs and killing pigs. By noon, the pigs had been killed and the meal was ready, and there were still so many people eating.

Teacher Wang, who used to come to eat pig-killing rice every year, did not come, and after he retired, he helped take care of the children and do housework at his son in Yuanzhou; Teacher Jiang did not come, so he took his wife back to his hometown after retirement; only Teacher Zhang, who had no wife, came, and his most proud students Li Jiaming and Li Jiade respectfully picked him up.

Mr. Zhang is old, his gray hair is all white, and his spirit is a little bad, and there is a dark color between his eyebrows. It is no wonder that if it weren't for the filial piety of his children, he wouldn't know how to live.

The dishes are all on the table, people are seated, and the three large round tables fill the ancestral hall and hall, and everyone talks and laughs while eating.

After eating, the two teachers and students sat in the sunbathing valley to bask in the sun, drink tea, and chat, talking about some things from the past. But it didn't take long for Li Jiaming's mobile phone thrown upstairs to ring, and in the urging of the full sister, he had to get up and answer the phone.

The call was from Director Min, and the matter was still a matter of Gui Ming running out in person, which really made Li Jiaming a little embarrassed. In terms of feelings, he has a very good relationship with Min Ju, he used to go to dinner with Gui Ming when he was studying, and Sohu also had a lot of help when he was founded. But this is busy, Li Jiaming really doesn't want to help, knowing that it is a ship with a great chance of sinking, who is willing to step on it?

was embarrassed for a while, and when the Min Bureau on the other side of the phone said it thoroughly, Li Jiaming also admitted frankly: "Brother-in-law, I'll tell you the truth." I don't care about the things you said at all, and our Hanhua and Lifang are not families that rely on connections or make a fortune.

The reason why I don't wade into this troubled water is purely because the Tao is different and does not conspire with each other. ”

When it came to this, the bitter Min Bureau on the phone had no choice but to give up. People who have reached his level have already smoothed their tempers in the sea of eunuchs, and they already know what it means not to be forced. However, the full sister who was eavesdropping openly on the side didn't understand, and according to her habit, she didn't understand and asked.

"Fifth brother, isn't the same in the United States?"

"It's different, they are lobbying, where legislators push or block a piece of legislation while taking into account the interests of their constituents. ”

"Isn't it the same?"

How can it be the same?

I didn't think it was in China before, but after staying in the United States for a long time, Li Jiaming felt that many things were funny. For example, when a leader talks something on stage that elementary school students know, a bunch of people with a high level of education in the audience are writing hard to write it; what is even funnier is that the leader comes to inspect and actually asks a group of cadres to play the role of the masses.

"It's still the same, in the end, it's not the interest groups that influence the policy?"

Wrong, in the United States, it is capital that controls society, not bureaucracy. In other words, although they are also a combination of politics and business, business is in the front and politics is in the back, and politics is in the service of the economy.

"Do you know their headquarters? I've heard that there are 12 million chandeliers in their hall!"

"Aren't you talking about more than a million?"

After speaking, Man Mei closed her mouth again, how can the words of the fifth brother be compared to the words of the fifth brother in terms of credibility?

However, after a while, Man Mei said again: "Fifth brother, we are businessmen. ”

"Yes, we are businessmen, but businessmen should also have a bottom line, and should not be mercenary. And if you don't talk about social responsibility, it's not worth talking about risk alone. Think about it, since they have such a background, why are they still in a hurry to cooperate with us?"

"You mean?"

Li Jiaming nodded silently, maybe people haven't realized the risk, but they just instinctively want to exchange power for wealth. If Sohu Energy is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, they will protect the interests of American stockholders, and the legal realization of power into Sohu shares through the process is equivalent to buying insurance.

"That?"

There are only two brothers and sisters in the study, and Li Jiaming is not taboo, explaining: "At this time, people without strength will speculate, and people with strength will only add icing on the cake." ”

"The key is strength!"

Yes, the key is strength, as long as Hanhua and Lifang can pay taxes and don't participate in things that shouldn't be involved, no one can do anything. The last time people did it, they only dared to use Sohu Energy, how could they have ever hit the idea of Lifang and Hanhua? Because this involves the overall situation, as long as Hanhua and Lifang, who have no original sin of capital, are moved, it will cause panic among the capitalists and cause immeasurable consequences.

However, with Li Jiaming's refusal, Wang Tie immediately ran into trouble.

Sohu Energy has LNG carriers and the qualifications to import natural gas, but what about transportation, processing, and sales?

Only contraction, Wang Tie, who knew that something was wrong, had no choice but to cut his love, give up the market outside Jiangxi and Guangdong, and expand the company's business to the second- and third-tier cities in these two provinces. This contraction made the financial statements very ugly, and the share price of Sohu Energy fell.

Fortunately, the other party is also measured, and he has no intention of taking the National Bank, otherwise Li Jiaming will definitely fight back. It is said that the people do not fight with the officials, but the Sohu department and the Hanhua department have two portals in their hands, and they can also influence Ding Lei and them. If you really want to fight, Li Jiaming doesn't mind smearing the other party first through the Internet water army. He didn't believe that when public opinion was stirred up, those people still had hope of success.

Of course, the things that had calmed down made waves again, and it also attracted Lao Zhang's dissatisfaction, and they called over despite the Chinese New Year.

"Jiaming, what's going on? Didn't you say it?"

How can you explain this? Li Jiaming can't be a god stick and tell Lao Zhang about their future results, right?

"Lao Zhang, it's hard for me to talk about this on the phone, you go to Sima and ask. ”

"I just asked him."

Sima is cautious enough, it's good, I'm not afraid of god-like opponents, I'm only afraid of pig-like teammates, Li Jiaming didn't explain, and said bluntly: "Wise people don't do it, I'm better at figuring out human nature than you!"