Chapter 026: Negotiation
When Su Hongwen, accompanied by FBI personnel, landed at Washington Airport on a special plane, reporters from major news media were gathered outside the airport.
Half an hour ago, after the reporters learned through their respective channels that Su Hongwen was going to hold talks with the White House, they rushed to the airport one by one in order to interview Su Hongwen as soon as possible about his thoughts on holding talks with President George W. Bush.
"Hello Mr. Su, I'm the White House reception official, Rodriguez, and now it's all reporters outside, please follow me in the car, and we'll go straight to the White House." A white middle-aged man stepped forward and said immediately after Su Hongwen stepped off the plane.
Su Hongwen smiled and shook his head, and said, "This is not good, you can't let the reporters wait in vain, right?" I think it's better to have a temporary press conference first, you say? ”
Rodriguez frowned, then contacted his superiors through the headset for a few words, and after more than 20 seconds, he nodded to Su Hongwen and said, "Yes, but it can't be too long, Mr. President is waiting at the White House." ”
Soon, in a conference room at the airport, the impromptu press conference began.
Looking at the long guns and short cannons below, there were no less than 100 news media reporters from newspapers and TV stations, Su Hongwen was very satisfied, so he walked up to the rostrum with a smile on his face, and said with a smile after standing still:
"Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to see you all in such a pleasant afternoon, I think you all already know me, then I won't introduce myself again, let's say okay before asking questions, pay attention to the order of the scene, ask questions one by one, otherwise I will cancel this press conference, OK, then let's start here!"
"May I ask Mr. Su Hongwen, what do you hope for the outcome of the talks with the White House in Washington this time?" A blonde, blue-eyed, beautiful Caucasian woman in her thirties preemptively asked.
Su Hongwen replied: "The result I hope for is, of course, that the government of the United States apologizes for the invasion of Dream Island and immediately withdraws from the territory and waters of Dream Island. ”
"What if the U.S. government doesn't apologize and quit Dream Island? Mr. Su Hongwen, what would you do? Another male reporter asked.
Su Hongwen shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'm just an ordinary person with a little bit of money, not to mention a super military power like Mi, even ordinary weapons I can't deal with." However, if the government of the United States really wants to occupy Dream Island, it is a big deal that I will sell Dream Island to other countries, such as Huaxia! ”
"Mr. Su, do you mean to sell Dream Island to Huaxia as a military base?"
"I just said that if the government of the United States does not give up invading Dream Island, I will sell Dream Island to Huaxia, as for what Huaxia will do after buying Dream Island, it is not something I can control." Su Hongwen said.
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Subsequently, Su Hongwen answered a few more questions, and after expressing what he wanted to express, he ended the temporary press conference.
President George W. Bush in the White House has naturally been paying close attention to this press conference, and when he saw Su Hongwen's answer in the video screen, he frowned and fell silent.
He knew that this negotiation would definitely be difficult, and although Su Hongwen's words were addressed to reporters, they were even more addressed to him.
If Huaxia gets the Dream Island and builds a military base on it, it will be a disaster for the United States.
It seems that this time the lease negotiation will not be achieved, and the purpose must be changed, and Su Hongwen must be prevented from selling Dream Island to Huaxia no matter what.
More than half an hour later, Su Hongwen arrived at the White House and met George W. Bush.
After seeing George W. Bush, Su Hongwen first looked at him quietly, and then stretched out his right hand with a calm face and said, "Hello, Mr. President!" ”
"Hello, Mr. Su!"
After a brief pleasantries, the two sides came to the conference room and began formal negotiations.
After sitting down, Su Hongwen spoke first: "Mr. President, I hope that the Mi government can give me a reasonable explanation for the fact that the Mi army invaded Dream Island by force. ”
Bush Jr. raised his eyebrows and said, "No, that's not an invasion, it's just to land on the island and catch pirates." ”
Su Hongwen sneered: "Hehe, Mr. President thinks I'm a fool?" Would I believe such a lame reason? ”
"Believe it or not is your business, what I say is the truth!" George W. Bush shrugged.
Su Hongwen moved his buttocks, changed his comfortable position and said, "Okay, even if you catch pirates, then what about the future?" Do you want to stay on Dream Island without catching pirates? ”
George W. Bush was silent.
Su Hongwen stopped talking, and just looked at Bush Jr. with a sneer.
After being silent with each other for a long time, Su Hongwen broke the silence, regained the smile on his face and said: "I think we should be honest and directly say what you or the Mi government want, so that we can continue to talk, otherwise it will only waste each other's time, isn't it?" ”
"Haha, you're right!" Bush Jr. also chuckled when he heard this, and then said: "Okay, I'll just say it bluntly, the US government doesn't want much, lease a port and 30 square kilometers of land on Dream Island for 99 years." ”
30 square kilometers? 99 years?
Nima, you have too much appetite, right? This is one-tenth of the land of Dream Island, and the already small island will be leased to you for one-tenth of it, how is it possible! Am I really a corrupt Qing government?
"Huh?" Su Hongwen sneered, raised his eyebrows and said, "I said it, I will not allow any country to establish a military base on Dream Island. ”
"What if the United States has to?" Bush Jr. looked directly at Su Hongwen with a breathtaking look in his eyes.
Su Hongwen spread out his hands indifferently and said, "That's why you don't have to talk about it?" Hehe, I think Huaxia must want to have a piece of territory in the Indian Ocean, are you right? ”
Damn, I knew it was so!
When George W. Bush heard this, his face instantly became gloomy.
After the two sides were silent again for a while, Bush Jr. said, "How will you agree to the lend-lease?" As long as you bring it up, I will satisfy you. ”
"Haha, really?" Su Hongwen laughed and said, "If I want to be the president of the United States, you have a way?" ”
Bush Jr.'s face instantly darkened, and he really couldn't do this.
Not to mention that the election of the president of the United States is controlled by the chaebol, Su Hongwen is a yellow-skinned Asian, and he determines that he will not win the election.
It is even more difficult for a yellow-skinned person to get the position of president of the United States than for humans to live on Mars.
"The negotiation will be here first, and then it will continue in half an hour!" George W. Bush snorted and left the conference room.
He knew that his goal could not be negotiated, even if it was to lease Su Hongwen, he would not agree, otherwise Su Hongwen would not have said that whimsical condition.
And now that the protests across the country are getting louder and louder, if he can't resolve this matter today, then he won't be able to face congressional questioning tomorrow, which determines that he is in a weak position in today's negotiations.
Therefore, Bush Jr. could only suspend negotiations with Su Hongwen.
After that, Bush Jr. and his staff urgently discussed for half an hour, first of all, there was no need to think about the military base, Su Hongwen would not agree, if he came hard, he could only push Su Hongwen to Huaxia, which is not what the US government wants to see.
In the end, Bush Jr.'s aides proposed a way to cooperate with Dream Island, wanting to completely tie Su Hongwen into the camp of the United States.