Clearly, Dr. Gilbert Gordon ultimately failed, and Kobist was on the verge of bankruptcy.

To put it bluntly, this is the difference in philosophy.

Gilbert Gordon was more of a scientist than a businessman, while Christopher Henderson, as the company's president, was more concerned with profit, believing that scientific and technological research that could not be translated into direct productivity and economic benefits was useless.

In the conference room of the Corbist Company, Li Jie looked at the frustrated Gilbert and the anxious Christopher, and suddenly laughed: "President Henderson, I appreciate your ability to operate the company very much, after completing a series of acquisitions including the Cobist Company, I will set up a new company, are you interested in coming to work with me?" ”

This big fat man Christopher still has some skills, with a big burden like Gilbert Gordon, and he can still support the company for so long. At the same time, Li Jie did not let Gilbert Gordon go: "In addition, Dr. Gordon, if you are still interested in research in the field of genetic engineering, then I invite you to stay in the new company and take charge of the new biological research laboratory." ”

Gilbert's eyes widened, as if he thought he had misheard. Christopher also couldn't understand that this Bruce Lee didn't study biopharmaceuticals, and made such a lot of money, how could he make such a mistake, didn't he know that the biotech market was too small to make any money at all?

Of course, Li Jie would not tell them that he had the support of demonic knowledge, and he was far from needing to work hard in a small area like Gilbert Gordon to do useless work, and what they couldn't do was not a problem for Lord Mephisto at all.

The acquisition went more smoothly than Li Jie thought, and it was even more unexpected to be able to obtain valuable information from a genetic laboratory for more than ten years.

It's not so easy to straighten things out for the three companies, especially Inset Biopharma, which is far away in Bakersfield, and there is still about a two-hour drive in between. It looks like he's going to be in Los Angeles for a while, and when he's free, he can make the most of the scorching sunshine of this seaside city.

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Within two days, Mr. Flower approached Mr. Lee alone, but this time not for the acquisition, but to report on the funding of Hillary Clinton's election.

Elections in the United States usually last a full year, and the entire first half of the year (January to June) is the first stage, when multiple candidates from the two major political parties go to key election states to canvass for votes, and this stage is mainly for voters of both parties to elect their party's representatives to the national convention. In the second stage, the two major political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican, convene national conventions to finally put forward their presidential and vice presidential candidates, and discuss and adopt a presidential election platform. After that, the presidential race can really kick off and enter the final stage.

In the just-concluded primaries, Hillary Clinton has always maintained a large advantage and is very likely to become the Democratic Party's presidential candidate. This did not surprise Li Jie, after all, this woman who is nearly 70 years old is highly regarded within the Democratic Party, and her support is unsurpassed in terms of qualifications, personal experience, and ability, and her support was once as high as more than 50%. So the next referendum is the real highlight.

"Because your current status is special, you are not yet a U.S. citizen. As a result, large election donations may be more sensitive, so I organized a dedicated team to anonymously donate about $8 million to industry associations and nonprofit organizations that qualify for Section 501(c) (Internal Revenue Code Internal_Revenue_code a provision in the IRc that lists 26 registered U.S. nonprofits that are eligible for federal income tax federal_Income_tax deductions). These non-profit organizations are not required to disclose the identity of their donors. Even better, they don't have to disclose their spending. With a large stack of materials in his hand, Flower kept telling Li Jie about the investment of funds, which was a secret and private work, and only he and Kit really knew the whole thing.

In the United States, you must live in the United States for five years after obtaining a green card (of which you cannot leave the United States for more than six months each year) or live for three years after marrying a U.S. citizen before you can apply to the federal court to become a U.S. citizen through the USCIS. This means that if Li Jie wants to apply for naturalization, he must renounce his Chinese nationality.

Li Jie always smiled while listening, and nodded in agreement from time to time. But what he thinks in his heart is only for himself, I'm afraid it won't take so many years, and no one will have the heart to pay attention to issues like nationality by then.

"In addition, to date, we have provided about $4.7 million in donations to 232 superPacs in Arlington, Virginia, and Prepare for Hillary, Iowa, through various means, and Kitt has a detailed list." Without pause, Flower continued.

This is a feature of the post-2010 elections, when political action committees (political_action_committee) were political organizations in the United States that raised and allocated campaign funds to candidates running for office. With the passage of the Federal Election Act of 1971, the Pac's position became even more important. The Act imposes strict limits on the amount of money that can be donated by specific companies, associations and private individuals. But PACs are better able to circumvent these restrictions when it comes to raising money from a large number of private donors.

In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court passed a ruling that held that individuals and institutions could make unlimited donations and expenditures without direct coordination with a political party or politician's campaign camp and without directly making political contributions, opening a critical floodgate for money to flow in. Since then, corporations, unions, and the tycoons have been able to make better use of the money they have to influence elections and make unfettered political contributions, and so-called superPacs have emerged.

"That's already very good, after all, in order to avoid being noticeable, we need to constantly spread out our donations and change the way we donate." Worried that Li Jie felt that the donation was too small, Flower specifically explained.

More than $10 million has already been invested in the early stages of investment alone, and under the careful and careful operation of Flower, it is a bit fantastical to say that Obama donated more than $1.1 billion in election funds in 2012 mainly by relying on small voters to exercise their rights.

"Chief of Staff Huma Aberdeen and campaign manager Robbie Mo Robby_mook ok have all thanked us individually, especially Treasurer Dennis Dennis_cheng Cheng, who is also of Chinese descent, for inviting you to dinner at the right time, privately, of course. Hillary Clinton personally calls and invites you to her fundraising dinner in New York for the second half of the year. Although he doesn't particularly understand such a large investment, he is proud of the results.

"Very good, keep doing it, let me know if there are any problems with the funding." Li Jie is not distressed at all about the money spent, and in due time, these will eventually translate into rich returns.