Chapter 92: Cooperation
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"Hello, Mr. Uribe, it's a pleasure to meet you."
Uribe has the appearance of a typical handsome Spanish guy, and although he is fifty years old, he is still handsome. However, like most southern Europeans, he is not very tall, at most 1.75 meters. Standing with Zhou You, who is now nearly 1.95 meters tall, the height difference between the two people is nearly 20 centimeters.
Uribe also took a closer look at Zhou You, a young man full of oppression, not only because of his height, but also because of his ferocity.
Uribe's first impression was that he was a man with a firm heart who was not easily swayed by others.
"Hello, Mr. Zhou. I have long admired you and the name, and you are the only one in the world who can become a rich man at the age of 22 and span several fields. ”
"A little luck and a little chance are just a little bit of luck and a little bit of luck to get where we are today, and I'm scared in my heart. Have a seat. ”
In the room, there are only Zhou You, Sanchez, and Rodriguez, who is in charge of the records. On the side of Uribe, there is one more person, and in addition to him, there are three of his colleagues, or subordinates.
After introducing the entourage to Zhou You, after everyone sat down, Uribe couldn't help but ask: "I have also heard a little about Mr. Zhou's trip to Colombia, so I am also very surprised, why did Mr. Zhou insist on me?" ”
Zhou You smiled, handed the coffee brought by Rodriguez to them personally, and then took a cup himself and sat down on the sofa. "When I was in the United States, I met a top student from Oxford University, and he mentioned you as a visiting professor at Oxford University two years ago. I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but when I came to Colombia and thought about it, I learned a little more about you, and then I really realized that Mr. Uribe can be called an outstanding politician. ”
Uribe's heart moved, he looked at Zhou You seriously, sat up straight and said: "There is a little fame, and I have not done enough for this land that has suffered so much. ”
Zhou You did not accept his modesty, and said to himself: "Mr. Uribe deserves this praise for being able to dedicate his life to this country and the people here with all his heart." However, when I came here this time, I found that you seem to have suffered some setbacks, since you left the senatorship two years ago, and for the past two years you seem to have been entangled in complicated personnel relations, and it is difficult for you to make a difference. ”
Uribe looked at Zhou You and asked with a smile: "I don't understand, what is the purpose of Mr. Zhou who cares about me so much?" ”
"If I say I have no purpose and am just curious, sir, believe it or not?"
Uribe smiled and did not speak, apparently not convinced.
Zhou You didn't expect him to believe that people who play politics play with people's hearts, and although he is forty years old in psychology, he may not be as good as them when it comes to his ability to deceive.
So, Zhou You smiled and said, "Because of the good impression of Mr. at the beginning, coupled with Mr.'s excellent reputation in Colombia, I have an idea......
Uribe calmly looked at Zhou You and asked, "Are you ready?" ”
Investment politics, or speculative politics, requires a foundation of cooperation and trust, and no one would casually make such a risky move. As soon as Zhou You arrived in Colombia, it was a very risky thing to use the strength of his money to influence the political fate of Uribe.
If Uribe really succeeds, he will bring a certain degree of help to Zhou You, but at the same time, Zhou You will also gain the prejudice and confrontation of other people against him.
Uribe now looks like a vulnerable group, and Colombian politics has been dominated by the Conservative and Liberal parties. He is now out of the Liberal Party, which means that he has no strong support behind him, and even he is not sure what his future holds.
Seeing Zhou You pondering, he said again: "Mr. Zhou may not know that just last month, I had quit the Liberal Party. It's just that I haven't made the next step yet, so this matter has not been announced to the public. ”
But Zhou You didn't have the surprise he expected, just smiled calmly and said: "Although I don't know about this yet, I personally think that you are more suitable to be the leader of Colombia than Mr. Serpa, the candidate now put forward by the Liberal Party." ”
Uribe laughed and said: "But the development of events will not be diverted by our personal wishes. As things stand, I don't have any advantage against Serpa. ”
Zhou You shook his head and said, "I personally think that you are more in line with the wishes of the people than Serpa. ”
"So, you're willing to take the risk, and if you fail, you're losing nothing more than a little money and time, and at most giving up Colombian business. But if I succeed, you will be able to get my friendship and convenience in Colombia, right? ”
Zhou You laughed and said: "My conditions are not high, because I just want to obtain the exclusive salvage rights in Colombian waters, which is not harmful to Colombia." ”
This time, it was Uribe's turn to be surprised. "Is this really the only condition?"
Zhou You nodded seriously, took a document from Sanchez's hand and said: "I have counted that there are not many projects in Colombia that have advantages, the first is coffee, the second is flowers, the thirtieth is oil, and the fourth is minerals. I'm not interested in any of this, because I'm not a pure businessman. If you know anything about me, you should know that in addition to investing in some technology projects, my current investment in the real economy is only hotels and casinos, and I rarely interfere in these. Due to the unstable situation in Colombia, it is not a good choice to invest in the hotel industry and casinos, and I will not open a hotel to Colombia at all. The only thing I'm interested in is the myriad treasure ships that might exist off the coast of Colombia. ”
Uribe was still thinking about it, and his colleague Londonio asked, "Didn't Mr. Zhou feel that his efforts were disproportionate to his returns?" If Mr. Zhou is really willing to help us, he may need tens of millions of dollars in funding. ”
The general election is never a simple matter, and the human and financial costs are the biggest obstacles restricting independent candidates from running. Although Colombia does not cost hundreds of millions of dollars for a single election campaign, like the United States, tens of millions are really necessary.
Zhou You nodded and said: "It is impossible for me to provide all the funds alone, I can provide a campaign fund of no less than five million US dollars, but you also need to transfer this money into Colombia through countless decentralized accounts." I don't have much to ask for Mr. Uribe either, except for the exclusive salvage rights, the only thing I need is Mr. Uribe's friendship. ”
If Uribe needs 10 million for his campaign, it is certainly impossible to provide all the funds for Zhou You, otherwise these funds will become the best target for Uribe's land acquisition attack.
Zhou Yu can provide half of the funds, most of which will not necessarily be used in Colombia, and I am afraid that most of them will be used by Uribe in front of the main opponents, and this money will only need to go around abroad.
In his previous life, he was able to successfully run for president without the support of Zhou You, and if he had no way to raise funds himself, Zhou You would definitely not believe it.
Uribe pondered for a while, then raised his head and asked, "No matter what Mr. Zhou asks, you can put it forward now, otherwise, I won't accept any additional requests in the future." ”
Although Uribe has decided to participate in the presidential election, he does not have any confidence yet. Because in the more than 100 years since Colombia's independence, the presidency has never been left behind by the two major political parties.
Cooperation with Zhou You is actually beneficial to him, as long as they pre-design the flow of funds, so that people can't grasp the handle, Uribe can use Zhou You's funds without any worries, and these funds can definitely play a huge role.
Therefore, Uribe only thought about it for a while, no matter what the real purpose of Zhou You was, but he did not suffer a loss in this matter, so he decided to accept the cooperation with Zhou You.
Zhou You nodded firmly and said: "I can guarantee that there are no other strings attached, even if my company comes to Colombia to invest in the future, we will strictly follow Colombia's policy development." ”
Uribe then stretched out his hand with satisfaction and said, "Then I wish us a happy cooperation!" ”
Zhou You also happily stretched out his hand and shook it with him. "Sanchez is an assistant I trust very much, and you can discuss the details of our cooperation directly with him."
The cooperation between them does not require any terms of agreement, because these cooperation is also unsightly, and no evidence can be left at all.
Although there is no evidence, Zhou You is not afraid that Uribe will regret it and not give himself the exclusive right to salvage. Because the salvage rights seem worthless at the moment, Uribe will not regret this because of this.
What's more, Zhou You is not without the weight to restrain Uribe, and the flow of funds is the most powerful weapon of Zhou You. If he dares to repent, Zhou You only needs to reveal these fund accounts, and Uribe will not be able to eat and walk around.
Sanchez really couldn't understand why his boss was so whimsical that he wanted to support a person who couldn't succeed in the election, but he specified that he only needed to do what his boss told him to do.
What's more, even if Uribe can't run for president, with his ability, there is no big problem in obtaining a ministerial position in the cabinet in the future, and the boss's investment will not be wasted.
(To be continued.) )