Chapter 5: The Presidential Campaign

"Why? Why are you stopping me! I don't believe that bastard dares to hit a woman! Yoko Sakurai excitedly resisted Kazuo Hirai's pull, and the anger in her heart still did not subside.

"I'm here to protect you, Sakurai-san. If you do do do it, with his scoundrel character, although he won't fight back, he will definitely send you to the police station. Kazuo Hirai said helplessly with a bitter face, "The latest news has been sent from Kyoto, and he is now a member of the Trilateral Committee, so you can't do it now!" ”

"Nani?" Sakurai was shocked and said, "Didn't the three sides never recruit Chinese members?" ”

"Then it's not for me to know, you better stay away from that plague god, lest the city be full of wind and rain when the time comes."

"Are you teaching me how?" Yoko Sakurai grimaced and scolded.

"Hey, don't you dare!" Although Kazuo Hirai received more education from the United States, he still had to resolutely obey Japan's hierarchical class concept, and naturally did not dare to disobey the representatives of the Mitsui Foundation.

"You make an appointment with that bastard, and you say I'm going to invite him to dinner to make amends, at the best Japanese restaurant in New York City." Yoko Sakurai's gritted teeth matched her cold face.

"Yes!" Kazuo Hirai had no choice but to reply.

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At this moment, after Chen Bo returned to the Troop Building, he was not in a hurry to linger with his hot girlfriend, but sat in a private room with a black man and drank coffee.

"Barack, you've been a senator for two years."

"Yes, Vincent." Obama crossed his hands in front of him, showing more confidence than ever before. "I have never felt so fulfilled in the past two years, and I have to thank you for donating to the foundation that made it so smooth for me."

"Opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared." Chen Bo smiled and said, "What's next?" ”

"Of course, I am sitting in this position, but there are many monks in the Senate."

The Senate is not only a legislature, but also a political body, with only two seats in each state and hundreds in the House of Representatives. Moreover, the members of the two congresses are subject to much less constraints than the president, and many elites are eager to serve as lawmakers, especially senators.

"Have you ever thought about going any further?"

"Again?"

"Yes, for example, breaking historical conventions and becoming the first African-American president in the history of the United States."

"Vincent, it's tempting, I don't hide my political ideals, but I don't really want this to be your suggestion." "Your nationality will be of particular interest. ”

"Where do you think, you think I can manipulate the American election?" The corners of Chen Bo's mouth raised, and he couldn't help laughing. "Of course, I know that it is extremely unwise for a foreigner to participate in the presidential campaign, and it will bring you more criticism, and how can you be stupid enough to help. As long as you have this heart, then I can help you pave the way in advance. ”

"You mean?" Although Obama was his lawyer, he helped him win a huge amount of compensation, not to mention, and successfully used the influence of the foundation to get a high position. But he couldn't figure out the bottom of this young man.

"Do you know James Earl Carter?"

"He is the Governor of Georgia and the 39th President of the United States."

"And you know how he became president?"

"This ......," Obama hesitated.

Chen Bo directly interrupted him, and then said, "There are no secrets to speak of, it was Brzezinski's recommendation that allowed him to successfully squeeze into the trilateral committee, so he can get more support as a farmer!" Now there is such an opportunity in front of you, I can recommend you to join this organization, the influence behind the Rockefeller, Morgan, DuPont and other conglomerates, I don't say, you should also know how much power. ”

"Hmm." Obama nodded, "I have no doubt about their strength, but why did they choose me, you must know that I am African-American, which has never happened in history, and there are many people in the Democratic Party who have more prestige than me." ”

"First of all, your speech at the Democratic convention got a lot of attention, and secondly, the Federation needs a new image, and the people are tired of meritocracy. You came from the grassroots, and you came up step by step through your own efforts, and you have no money or power. This is in line with the Committee's requirements. ”

Chen Bo still has one thing that he didn't say is that Klin. The Dons are members of the Bilderberg Club, and Hillary has made it clear that she is running. First of all, they don't want the couple's power to increase further, and for the purpose of checks and balances, they must push another one out of the ring, and the trilateral committee urgently needs a presidential-level figure to be responsible for the aftermath.

Regardless of the fact that they all belong to traditional forces, they should support the conservative Republican Party, but in the eyes of each consortium, which faction makes a difference?

According to the established camp division, Chen Bo's Silicon Valley and Los Angeles are still the hardcore camps of the Democratic Party. Of course, he can't influence other people's family affairs as a foreigner, but David told him about the plan, and he acted as an intermediary to introduce him, and it was not up to him to decide whether it would succeed or not.

Three points depend on luck, seven points depend on hard work, and it depends on whether old David is satisfied.

After returning from the seaside villa, Chen Bo carefully collected information about the three sides. Sure enough, it is not as glamorous as old David said, and there are a lot of filthiness behind it, but on the surface, it is indeed a very positive organization, and it has also promoted the progress of society.

Summit-level meetings such as the G7 summit are all facilitated by them behind the scenes, which shows how powerful they are.

Compared with the two organizations, the Bilderberg Club is more like the Republican Party, and the three sides are more like the Democrats. But who can say anything about politics? Even within such interest groups, they are not monolithic, and each has its own plans.

Chen Bo stepped into this whirlpool with one foot, and it was basically unrealistic to want to make peace with the mud, so he could only survive in the cracks, and it was the right way to strive to protect himself.

What can be done and what cannot be done, there is still a rod and scale in my heart.

"I believe I can do it, Vincent, please!" No one doesn't crave power, and Obama is very direct.

He has experience working in grassroots communities, taught at the University of Chicago, and has a Juris Doctor from Harvard, which is enough for the public to feel close to and trust him. These were his strengths, and although it was true that he was black, he was not a descendant of black slaves.

His father was an international student from Kenya who not only had a Ph.D., but was also of black and Arab descent. His mother was of mixed Irish and Jewish descent. From this point of view, it can add a lot of points, and isn't this another strong evidence of the 'American dream'.

Chen Bo took him to Long Island that night, and personally pushed him into old David's study.

As for what exactly they talked about, he didn't take the initiative to ask, and Obama didn't take the initiative to say, but the excited expression on his face after coming out of the study couldn't be hidden, presumably he had been given satisfactory conditions.

Chen Bo has basically completed his task in this way, and if he continues to fall into it, he will suffer if he is raised from the old bottom.

As for campaign contributions, the United States and France do not have a cap on the use of funds, but they do have laws restricting individual contributions. Although he holds a green card with permanent residency and can enjoy citizenship, he can only donate a maximum of $2,400.

So where does the rest of the money come from? This involves a fund called PAC, which is set up to support a certain person or a political party. Donations can be made publicly, but the list of donations can be anonymous.

PACs are also limited in giving money directly to a candidate's team, but they can help the candidates they support to advertise and promote their policies.

Anyway, there are countermeasures and policies, but they are just loopholes and loopholes to play tricks. The word 'fairness' has always been a fig leaf used by politicians to whitewash the peace of the world.

After finishing the chores, Chen Bo came to the office of the B&P Fund in Rockefeller Center, and several main leaders Depp, Chris, Jason and Li Zhaojun were all listed.

The current situation and they explained it in detail, and then said, "I have also made it clear what should be said, I hope you can pay attention to it, success or failure is also in this move, if we succeed, we can jump to the first-class hedge private equity fund, if we fail, we are not afraid, at least we still have so many shares in our hands, and there is also a chance to turn over." ”

"Ahem, what are you talking about, how can the situation be so serious." Depp reminded him with a dry cough.

"The financial market is changing rapidly, since we can't go against the general trend, we can only follow the trend, who knows how big the risk is? Don't look at the weight of this ally, but the hearts of people are separated from the belly, so you still have to be careful. Follow the set goal, and it is better to earn less than to be too aggressive. ”

"That's right, compared to them, we can only be small fish and shrimp." Chris sighed lightly and said, "Back then, the Tiger Fund fought hard in front, but I didn't expect that the backyard fire was trapped, and in the end it was profited by the fisherman, this is all a lesson of blood and tears." ”

"So, we're going to have to be very careful. You can listen to it, but you can't believe it. Chen Bo then ordered, "Non-unnecessary investment, put it aside for the time being." Depp and Sister Jun, you two have worked hard to increase financing efforts, and it doesn't matter if the income commitment is higher, but the redemption period should be appropriately extended. For stocks in traditional industry companies, they should be cashed out, and only technology stocks should be kept in hand. Chris and Jason, I will trouble you to optimize the allocation of the portfolio, crude oil, bonds, currencies, and futures indexes are arranged as a whole, and the division of labor is cooperative. ”

"It's so good, I'm afraid this financial market turmoil will last for a few years, and the more chaotic it is, the better it will be for us." Chris nodded in agreement.

"What if it's a quality startup? Don't vote anymore? Li Zhaojun asked.

"More than 10 million US dollars of venture capital and wait for me to confirm the authorization to reinvest, below this amount of investment you can deal with yourself, but also pay attention to non-disruptive projects do not accept, as far as the current Internet market looks at the PC web terminal has developed to a certain bottleneck, the next step needs to pay attention to the mobile terminal, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, bionic technology entrepreneurial sector."