"You'll thank me, Bruce!"

When Flower excitedly rushed to the suite and raised his arms and shouted, Li Jie was watching the news on TV with his coffee, and he smiled and replied: "If it weren't for my confidence in you, how could I drink coffee here with confidence?" ”

"Guess how much we got?" Without waiting for Li Jie to answer, Flower laughed and said the answer himself, apparently the ecstasy of success made him not even think about selling Guanzi. "One billion and eighty million dollars! Plus 8% of the profit of new drugs in the patent period! ”

"Sit down, sit down, drink something, Flower?" Li Jie patted the sofa next to him and gestured to the excited Flower.

"Wow, that's not what I thought I would do." Flower was a little surprised, can't such an astronomical figure make this guy excited? "You're always so calm, you don't look like a young man."

"Passion doesn't have to be shown." Li Jie laughed at what he said, it was not enough to excite an old guy who had lived for countless long years and occupied the top of the reign for a long time. He gestured to the television screen, where a woman with neat blonde hair was giving a confident speech.

"Hillary? I didn't know you also follow politics, Bruce. It was then that Flower noticed what was on the TV, but he didn't quite understand what he meant.

"It's an election year, and everything can be politicized. Even if we can't reach it now, it doesn't prevent us from preparing early. There is an old saying in China: prepare for a rainy day. Li Jie shook his head, after all, Flower was still far away from this level before, and it was not surprising that he didn't think of it for a while, he simply explained the meaning of the phrase "take precautions".

"What do you mean?! You want to support the US presidential election?! Funding Hillary?!" Flower's three astonishing questions in a row showed the surprise in his heart at the moment, and he felt as if he would never be able to see through this young man. As an agent, he was still immersed in fighting a big victory, but the other party was not even interested in cleaning up the results of the battle, and had begun to look farther away.

In fact, Li Jie also understands that with his current qualifications and strength, it is still too hasty to participate in this political competition, but this opportunity in front of him is too good, the icing on the cake is never as good as charcoal in the snow, if you don't bet in advance at a critical moment like an election year, I'm afraid that after the dust settles, you will have to spend a hundred times more effort to achieve the same effect.

"Why not? I'm optimistic that Hillary Clinton will be able to help the first female president in U.S. history and win her cherished friendships, which is a good thing. ”

Since becoming popular in the United States in 1969 as the first student to deliver a commencement speech at Wellesley College, Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (hillary_Diane_Rodham_clinton) has created many "firsts" in her life, the first female director of Wal-Mart, the first first lady to run for public office (Senator), the first former first lady to run for president of the United States, and the "hardest-working" secretary of state in history and the "first" secretary of state in the total number of countries visited...... If Clinton wins, she will become the first female president of the United States, who will be nearly 70 years old when she is sworn in, which is not far from the oldest president. Judging from her current interactions with voters in "key states" such as Iowa and New Hampshire, although it is not as good as expected at the beginning, it is still narrowly ahead of several other party candidates, and Li Jie believes that it is time to bet.

"Well, now that you've decided, putting in some of them will really help build a good relationship in advance." Flower thinks he understands what he means, and judging from Li Jie's current net worth, it is indeed time to consider making political investments.

"No, it's not appropriate, it's to get involved in making as many election contributions as possible." The so-called election donations are essentially political contributions. There is a saying in the United States that the road to the White House is expensive. It is now becoming more and more expensive, since the beginning of the new century, every election year has spent more than a billion dollars on presidential candidates alone, and in the 2012 election, the incumbent US President Barack Obama and his rival Romney team unilaterally spent more than a billion dollars, and if the congressional elections are also counted, the total election expenditure for this year is a record $6 billion. This is a naked money game, as for the claims of some analysts and bricks, "some candidates can win with less money; Some spend a lot of money but lose the election. "In the United States, we also have some super-rich people who have personally contributed to campaigns, and some of them have succeeded and some have failed, so money is not a guarantee of winning elections." This kind of propaganda seems to make some sense on paper, but it is really far from the real situation, and if the majority of voters really believe in it, then those who know the inside story can only say "hehe".

To be fair, the power of capital is dominant, if not completely electric, in it.

"What?! Bruce, you should be cautious, you have to think about the return. Flower had to open his mouth again, political donations are a normal thing in the United States, but in a major event such as the presidential election, real individual voters often only provide donations of less than a few hundred dollars, and those who are willing to spend complex means to invest heavily are more involved in big conglomerates, corporations and super-rich, these people are not philanthropists, and the donations invested must ensure high returns, and what return does Li Jie want now? He doesn't even have his own company......

"The rewards will be far greater than you can imagine." Li Jie glanced at him meaningfully. "In the early stage, we can invest a small amount from Citi, but we mainly rely on building our own team to operate."

It is not easy to donate to the election, and the campaign contribution law of 1975 prohibits large corporations, consortia, banks, and trade unions from donating to candidates; Under the Federal Campaign Act of 1974, an individual's contribution to each presidential and congressional candidate in an election is capped at $1,000, and an individual's contribution to a political party in an election is limited to $2,000, of which $5,000 is limited to a political action committee. The total amount of funds that individuals are allowed to donate each year is less than $25,000, and donations over $200 are subject to detailed records, all of which are collectively referred to as "hard contributions."

At the same time, businesses or unions are prohibited from directly funding for congressional and presidential candidates, and it looks like political donations are tightly regulated, right? Please note, however, that "direct" funding is not permitted. They can form political action committees and individual funding groups to finance elections, which are called "soft donations" or "soft money", which cannot be used for individual candidates, but only for the mobilization of votes for political parties and their organizations at all levels, but in an unlimited amount. Therefore, it also gives political donations the right room to operate.

And Li Jie's so-called participation as much as possible is obviously prepared to participate in these political action committees that fund candidates by all means, which means a lot of money, even a huge amount.

After all, Li Jie is the one who makes the decision, and after Flower made a suggestion, he can only choose to follow it.

(Thanks to the friends who collected, it would be better if I could give some recommendation votes, thanks!) ）