Chapter 850: A Visit to the Governor
"It's different, it's not the same, there are many kinds of hearings, they are held for the appointment of officials, they are held for the purpose of ratifying treaties, they are held for the purpose of supervising officials or investigating important events, and they are legislated...... What I want to attend is a legislative hearing. ”
On the way to Springfield City, Song Ya focused on the phone, "During the discussion stage of the bill, they will invite some industry experts, practitioners and entrepreneurs to come and inquire. Some legislators will brush up on dozens or hundreds of garbage proposals during their tenure, and most of them will not be passed, and I am also going through the motions this time, and there is no danger. ”
"But in those gangster movies, witnesses are often assassinated on their way to hearings...... "Mariah Carey said on the other end.
"Watch less movies like that."
Song Yale said, "But thank you, I'll pay attention to safety." ”
"Why do you think so? Am I concerned about you? No! We're going to accompany Brenda to a talk show together on the tenth! Just one day after your hearing. ”
Mariah Carey said ruthlessly, "Don't play with me and disappear, Brenda has been angry with me lately...... She is your singer, you should care more about her and help her publicize. ”
"Okay, okay, I know, how many songs did I write in her new album? Am I not good enough for her? ”
Song Ya was unhappy, "In addition to me, she has the heaviest weight in the soundtrack of my life, and I didn't let Lindake deduct her publicity resources." The person who portrayed the character based on her as the villain in the autobiographical movie, and is now in a hurry to go back and repair the plastic sisterhood, is not me. ”
'Doodoo ......'
The phone was hung up.
"APLUS, SORRY, WE JUST MOVED HERE, AND IT'S A BIT OF A MESS."
As the car drove into the state government building, Song Ya got out of the car and followed Mike Sr. and Mawota through the parking lot with their heads bowed, and walked into a small gate that seemed to be used to transport garbage, escorted by secret service officers.
Old Mike and Marvota were stopped at the door by the secret service, and Eli, who had become the chief of staff of the governor's office, smiled and waited inside the door, rubbing his hands and apologizing, "Peter is waiting for you in the office, come with me." ”
"It's okay Eli, it's best to be low-key, I like to be low-key. Mike, you're waiting for me outside. ”
Song Ya followed him all the way, and there were renovations everywhere outside the governor's office, "Hi, Jackie. Peter's mother was busy directing the staff to set up the decorations in the hallway.
"Jackie! Don't do this! Song Ya was saying hello, Eli suddenly became angry with the old lady, he picked up the state emblem that was resting on the wall, and shouted angrily: "Put it back!" Do you want Peter to be portrayed as a narcissist by the media!? ”
Song Ya took a look, oh, it turned out that Peter's mother wanted to take down the state emblem and replace it with a bust photo of Peter......
No wonder Eli was so angry, the old lady was a little excessive.
"My son is the governor, so his picture should be in the most prominent place." The old lady doesn't listen to Eli.
"Put the damn thing back." Eli took Peter's bust off and ordered the staff, "Don't listen to her, she's just a relative of Mr. Governor." ”
"But Governor Flock just ordered us to ......" The staff is in a dilemma.
"I'll go and talk to Peter."
Eli ignored the half-angry old woman, "APLUS, please." In an instant, he squeezed out a smile on Song Ya and continued to lead the way.
"Governor Flock, congratulations, and I'm sorry I couldn't attend your inauguration." Song Ya walked into the governor's office, shook hands with Peter with one hand in his pants pocket, and then looked around at the historic office furnishings and complimented, "Wow, this place is really nice." ”
"Really?"
Peter flicked the last of the framed photographs of previous governors, "He seems to have taken some artifacts with him before he left office, and I am sending someone to recover them." "It should refer to his predecessor.
"Haha......"
In this kind of innocuous thing, disgusting the predecessor is basically a reserved program for politicians in the United States, Song Ya laughed with them.
"Peter!" Before he could get to the point, his mother, Jackie, angrily pushed the door open again, "I'll be in charge of decorating your new office, you promised me!" ”
"But you can't replace all the state coats of arms!" Eli continued to argue with her.
“Mam。”
The middle-aged Governor Ma Bao, who was as handsome as a movie star, reluctantly began to rub his eyebrows, "I have a guest here......"
"Eli or me, you choose one!" The granny directly made a multiple-choice question.
"I love you guys, OK? I love them all, can I wait until I'm done with my business? So go out first, all of you. Peter pushed Eli and Mom out the door and closed it with his backhand, "SORRY APLUS, I MOVED IN LATER THAN NORMAL AND EVERYONE IS BUSY RIGHT NOW. ”
"It's fine."
Song Ya knew that according to the convention, after the governor was elected, he could make plans to move in, decorate and decorate the 'new home' or something in advance, but Peter was tossed by Alicia's fussy ballot box, and found that most of the ballots in it were voted for him.
So the relevant inauguration process has been delayed for a while, but the case of the 'suspicious vote' has not yet been completed, and he is considered to have taken office with illness.
Add to that the murder of the FBI inspector by Vic, the case of privately convening a gang for a 'peace assembly', the previous case of prostitution and the corruption case of real estate businessman Kozko, and he is currently saddled with at least five lawsuits, but this is also the usual situation for politicians.
"What about Mrs. Flock?" Song Ya asked knowingly, pretending to be a little bit more, "Didn't she help you decorate this place?"
"Alicia has her own business, and I heard you refused her to accompany you to Washington for a House hearing?" Peter asked with a wry smile.
"Yes, Ms. Sloane said it wasn't good to be photographed acting for me." Song Ya replied truthfully.
"Well, yes, I've heard from friends in Washington that Ms. Sloan is a very professional lobbyist, and Alicia really didn't think it through, and I apologize to you on her behalf." Peter said.
"No, I should apologize to her."
The two of them exchanged politeness for a long time, "Well, I didn't come here for anything else, I just wanted to congratulate you in person." Song Ya said.
"Thank you, you're welcome APLUS, everyone knows each other well."
Peter began to get down to business, "I heard his daughter left Chicago?" ”
"Really?"
'He' should refer to Vic, Song Ya asked rhetorically, "I don't know, where did she go?" ”
"It looks like Alaska, it's colder than here."
Peter looked out the window, "That's good, it's different, she's going to do us a lot of help if she stays here." ”
"Also, she doesn't need extra attention from the outside world now, so ......"
Song Yalai just wanted to hear how he wanted to completely solve the hidden danger, he became the governor, and he reached a secret deal with Underwood, Wrangel and the Grand Commander, the FBI didn't plan to spend energy on the Vic case, the time has come.
"You have to go through the process." Peter gave a hint.
"yes, so I can rest assured."
The two then served wine and talked a lot about Song Ya's business, Peter was amazed by the miraculous rise of Netscape, but he didn't know much about the technology industry, and after switching to the idea of the state governor, he was more concerned about employment after all, and the ability of traditional industries to accommodate employment was much higher, so he quickly asked about the fluorescent preparation factory.
"That factory doesn't belong to me anymore." Song Ya has only paid a cursory attention recently, and he can say whatever he knows in front of his allies, "The workers are still those, a hundred or so, plus the family members are less than a thousand, and the main production capacity of fluorescent products is placed by Dow in Michigan, Detroit, next door, I have been there a few times." ”
"I heard that Dow will close its plant next year?" Peter asked.
"Almost, next year, the state Rep. Russell over there will change districts to compete for the U.S. House of Representatives, and the votes of workers and their families will no longer be able to compete with the surrounding residents." Song Ya replied, "Dow can't compete with this company in the field of glow sticks, so it's right for Russell to abandon them and run away at this time......"
"That Russell...... It's Underwood's guys, right? The corners of Peter's mouth turned up slightly, "You also invested in him." ”
"Yes, Russell does have two brushes, which are very pleasing to the workers."
It's not a big secret in Chicago and Illinois politics, Peter is the governor, you can ask casually, there's no need to hide it from him, "I personally don't like that drunkard very much." ”
"Well, well, more than a hundred workers...... Just don't make a mess next year. "Peter probably didn't care about that kind of employment.
"Again, that factory is not mine." Song Ya laughed, "I can't control it." ”
"But you made a lot of money from that factory, and I remember the news at the time." Peter said, "You should do more to help jobs in the state." ”
Song Ya smiled: "I will, I will have a chance in the future, after all, I will ...... from now on"
"Yes, we'll have the final say here, APLUS, cheers."