Chapter 197: Negotiation
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"Mr. President!"
"Mr. Fang!"
In the small White House conference room, Fang Jianhui and President Reagan held informal talks.
On President Reagan's side, in addition to the president himself, there were Vice President Lao Bu, Secretary of State Haig, and National Security Advisor Clark. Fang Jianhui was accompanied by Shirley, Andy and William.
Everyone sat down, and the president first congratulated Fang Jianhui, congratulating him on winning the men's 100m and 200m gold medals, and breaking the world record one after another, Fang Jianhui expressed his gratitude.
After greeting each other, Clark said, "Please Mr. Fang watch a video first." ”
This is the picture of Fang Jianhui's men's 100-meter crossing line and celebration, which has been broadcast countless times on TV, and Fang Jianhui watched with a smile.
Ten minutes later, after the video was played, Clark said, "I wonder how Mr. Fang feels about this scene?"
"Thoughts?" Fang Jianhui was puzzled: "Oh, I didn't expect Mr. Clark to be so interested in sports, and he actually recorded this paragraph." ”
Seeing that Fang Jianhui was pretending to be stupid, Clark simply made his words clear: "There were more than 93,000 people in this stadium that day, the vast majority of them were Americans, and there were more than 200 million people in front of the TV.
"Abnormal?" William continued, "I don't know where Mr. Clark came from? The American people are a great people, full of sportsmanship, and I think it's normal for the Olympic people to cheer for better and better athletes." ”
Secretary of State Haig said: "Everyone is a person who understands, and I don't mind making it clearer, we believe that Mr. Fang Jianhui, as a foreigner, has too much influence in our country, so big that it poses a threat to our country's security." ”
"Mr. Fang threatens the national security of the United States?" Shirley smiled: "Mr. Secretary of State's point of view is really unique, I wonder if Mr. Haig minds if I make it public and let the American people evaluate it?"
Well, Haig and Clark kept their mouths shut together, with Fang Jianhui's invincible spirit, if the U.S. government really threw out this view, it would definitely be sprayed like a dog by the people.
This is especially true of Clarke, who was hurt by 10,000 points from a conversation with his wife that day.
Fang Jianhui and his sisters and sexually harassed female subordinates in the office, in the face of these conclusive evidence, his wife was comfortable defending Fang Jianhui, and even felt that he was forced to do so. Judging from his wife's performance, it is conceivable that if Fang Jianhui is placed on the illusory charge of 'national security', the American people will definitely feel that the government is sick, and they are not lightly ill. If you don't do anything with taxpayers' money, what do you think about all day long?
"To say that Mr. Fang threatens the security of the United States is a bit of a reluctance. Vice President Lao Bu played a round: "However, Mr. Fang has such a great influence, we do pay attention to Mr. Fang's behavior, and I hope Mr. Fang can explain." ”
"Mr. Vice President, may I ask what you are referring to?"
Clark said: "Intelligence shows that Mr. Fang has funded a military expenditure of up to 80 million US dollars from the Huaxia military, I don't know what your explanation is?"
After finding out the content of President Reagan's summons, Shirley and him carefully studied the corresponding countermeasures, among which the huge cost of buying the palace was indeed a big flaw. Fang Jianhui did have the intention of 'helping as much as possible' for the motherland at that time, and he didn't care much about the amount at all.
"Unexpectedly, it was this incident that caused you to have a misunderstanding. Fang Jianhui said: "This money is actually my purchase money, I bought a palace in the imperial capital, that palace is the mansion of the king of the late Qing Dynasty, with extremely high cultural value and historical value, so the price is a little more expensive." ”
Andy added: "As far as I know, Mr. Fang has bought five larger homes and seven smaller suites in the United States so far, costing more than $60 million. In my opinion, this is the same as the nature of Mr. Fang's purchase of a house in the United States. ”
Mr. Fang's purchase of a house in China is a complete market behavior, but in China, first, the object of the transaction is the military, and second, the price deviates greatly from the market level, and there is obviously a transfer of interests. ”
"Mr. Secretary of State misunderstood. "We all know that China is now a planned economy, and there is no 'market price' for many things, and there is no unified reference for the price level, which completely depends on the outcome of the negotiations." The price was a bit higher, and I, as the negotiator at the time, had not prepared well in advance and had to bear the main responsibility. ”
"In addition, the military you are talking about, this is going to talk about the national conditions of China again. In a planned economy, the whole country is a game of chess, and the military, in fact, is no different from state-owned enterprises, they are all part of the planned economy. ”
Hearing Shirley's self-blame, Fang Jianhui comforted: "It's okay, we don't have any experience in this area, and it's inevitable to pay some tuition." ”
Seeing that they sang and harmonized, and put all the responsibility on the 'national situation', Haig sneered: "You pay too much tuition, right? I think it is necessary to strengthen the supervision of funds entering and leaving the United States to prevent a situation like Mr. Fang from happening again." ”
William said with a smile: "The strength of the United States is based on the free flow of personnel, capital, and technology, and it is precisely because of Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange, and so on that the United States is what it is today.
Clark-for-tat: "For the American people, we naturally don't, but Mr. Fang is not an American..."
Shirley said: "Is the US government trying to oppress foreigners like Mr. Fang? I wonder if the American people will agree?"
The U.S. government shouts and kills externally, and the carrots and sticks are majestic and unstoppable, but there are not many ways to do it internally. Shirley often resorted to the trick of 'American people', and Haig and others had nowhere to start, they all knew that when everything involved the 'American people', things would be complicated. Clark now deeply regrets that he didn't detect Fang Jianhui's danger earlier? He now has countless diehards in the United States, and it is not easy to get rid of him.
"Mr. Fang, do you love America?" asked Clark instead.
"Why do you ask?" asked Shirley.
"Mr. Fang is not an American, and we have reason to worry about his loyalty to the United States. ”
Haig also said: "Actually, we hope that Mr. Fang can become an American citizen, so that all problems will be solved." ”
Fang Jianhui said coldly: "Otherwise?"
"Otherwise, we hope that Mr. Fang can agree to a few conditions. ”
"On what terms?"
Haig opened the binder in his hand, handed out a piece of paper to each of Fang Jianhui's four people, and then read: "1. Publicly declare your love for the United States; 2. Shoot a military-themed film with the main theme of the United States and personally star in it; 3. Sponsor charitable and non-profit organizations in the United States every year; 4. Publicly declare: never participate in politics for life, and do not publicly express views on political parties and candidates. ”
William slapped the paper: "Ridiculous, completely unacceptable!"
Shirley also said: "I think if this piece of paper is made public, the American people don't know how to feel?"
Haig and Clark were about to fight back, but were stopped by the president: "Mr. Fang, you have any opinions, you can put them forward, and we will discuss them together." ”
"Okay, then we'll talk about it one by one. ”
Reagan is an actor by training, and he admires Fang Jianhui's great achievements in movies. From the bottom of his heart, he did not believe that Fang Jianhui would do anything harmful to the interests of the United States, but National Security Adviser Clark colluded with the secretary of state to come to him and told him that Fang Jianhui's words were extremely dangerous, and he had to respond to this meeting.
The United States has been established for more than 200 years, and it is unique for a person like Fang Jianhui to have such a high prestige and such a huge influence in the United States as a foreigner.
Especially since this is a presidential election year, Reagan is seeking re-election, and the situation is good. If Fang Jianhui instigates public opinion and stirs up trouble at the critical moment when he runs for president with his Democratic rival Mondale, their good situation is likely to be ruined.
Moreover, Fang Jianhui lost, they couldn't afford to lose. Fang Jianhui is not a criminal after all, and the U.S. government can't hurt his muscles and bones except for making some trouble for him. But if they lose, even the president loses, and the loss is too great.
These conditions are actually not very harsh, slogans such as 'love the United States', Fang Jianhui often said it in his mouth during propaganda activities, and it is not a big deal to say it again. The main intention of filming the main theme film is to get Fang Jianhui to vote for his name and lock his political position. There is no prescribed amount for funding charities and non-profit organizations, and there are so many charities in the United States, so there is no difficulty in donating just one. As for non-interference in politics, this is Fang Jianhui's way of doing things, and he has always refused to express his views on any political events.
However, it is one thing to be willing to be oneself, and it is another thing to be unilaterally forced like this, and he doesn't want to suffer this kind of wretchedness.
However, Fang Jianhui is actually a little jealous, in the history of his previous life, Reagan was re-elected with a huge margin of 95% of the vote, that is to say, even if he instigated diehards with all his firepower, he may not be able to pull Reagan down.
Moreover, even if Reagan is really pulled down, it is not a good thing, first, his deep participation in politics, and even influencing the political structure of a country, will arouse the vigilance of all countries, and it will be very detrimental to his task of 'proving the hegemon'. Second, because he has the political experience of his previous life to rely on, it is very beneficial to his future development, and if Reagan is not re-elected, it means that history has gone to a fork in the road, and it is difficult to predict what the future will be.
Both sides have their own scruples, and the negotiations have only now begun in earnest.