Chapter 969: The Frontline
It's really too fast, Charlise became a treasure girl after giving birth to little Jon, and on the last night before she returned to Los Angeles, the two had a bit of a crazy play, so they got another movie clip......
It should be the same source as the Earned It song, which was triggered by Harley at the time, very early.
Song Ya was a little reluctant to let her go, and the next day she took time out of her busy schedule to personally send her to the airport, but unfortunately she touched the porcelain too deliberately, and the apocalypse didn't give it......
"You've got something on your mind, Charis."
Song Ya asked before the South African white girl stepped on the boarding stairs, "Is it because you are leaving little Jon?" ”
Jon Jon Jon is still in Xue Linfen, and it is estimated that she will be raised by Xue Linfen in the name of a relative's child in the future, she herself does not want to disclose the fact that she has a child at a young age, which is not good for the star career, and Pykinsley also suggests so.
"Hmm." She replied gloomily.
"Don't worry, Sherlyn will be taking Robb and Jon back to Los Angeles at the end of August, and you can go over and see the kids at any time."
Song Ya pinched her face, "Remember to continue practicing." "She doesn't need to be reminded when it comes to weight loss.
"Oh." She turned to board.
"Alas, after all, it's still a deep love between mother and son......" Song Yamu saw the Gulfstream 4 hatch close, and raised his hand in the direction of the porthole to say goodbye.
Charlisy also squeezed out a smile and beckoned to the child and his father below, until the plane began to move slowly, then looked at the business-style cabin where there were no passengers except for herself and the fat attendant, and then took out her mobile phone, "Ms. Kingsley, did you help me contact the Devil's Advocate crew?" Female Audition ...... The sooner the better, right? Okay, I'll be in Los Angeles today, you ......."
"Miss, it's about to take off, please turn off your mobile phone ......" the aunt flight attendant came over to remind.
"Help me keep it a secret, please......" Charlise hung up.
"Where are you going now?"
The plane rushes into the sky, and Old Mike starts the car.
"Downstairs for the charity managed by Underwood's wife, do you remember the place, Mike? Claire ......," Song Ya asked.
After Underwood was promoted to party whip, Claire spent most of her time in Washington, and today the two returned from Washington, a rare opportunity to meet.
"I'll recall."
Old Mike is a living map, and quickly drove the car out of the airport, all the way to the downstairs of Claire's charity, which was the place where Song Ya gave her 100,000 knives for the first time for Tony's illegal gun possession case.
"Have you changed cars?"
As soon as he parked in the corner of the parking lot, his chief of staff Doug led the internal staff to open the car door, searched inside and out, including himself and Mike Sr., and also checked the privacy film of the car glass.
"Change, don't worry." Old Mike was upset by the search and rolled his eyes.
"That's it." Doug still had the attitude of not entering, he sat in the passenger seat, turned on the walkie-talkie and said.
Underwood and Claire soon showed up and got into the car, "APLUS hasn't seen each other in a while. ”
In order not to be obtrusive, it was just an ordinary Buick boulevard, and Songya squeezed in, letting Underwood sit in the middle and Claire by the window.
"Yes, is the election still going well?"
Song Ya shook hands with him, "Claire, long time no see." ”
"Long time no see......"
The three of them exchanged pleasantries, and Old Mac had already driven the car under Doug's guidance.
"Well, the humble U.S. House of Representatives is guilty every two years."
Underwood is no longer a small politician who used to be a public middle school activist, after becoming the party whip, the Chicago Donkey Party has always placed him in the Donkey Party's iron vote area, and when he is running for re-election, he rushes back from Washington with a little voter pleasing policy, and just makes a few rallies to deal with it, as easily as a nobleman who serves the king in the national capital occasionally returns to his hometown to inspect his own estates.
In fact, the majority of voters in the election of members of the two-party system have obvious tendencies, and this district will never elect a donkey party, or that district will never elect an elephant party, and according to the 'year', about 70 to 80 percent of the constituencies, as soon as the party primary stage is over, it usually means that the winner has been announced.
For example, although the final voting in November has not yet begun, Underwood, Michelle's husband and others are 90% sure that they will win the election, so naturally they don't need to involve too much energy.
High-profile and fierce election campaigns exist only in fringe constituencies, where the two parties are evenly matched, commonly known as 'war zones' or 'frontlines' by politicians......
Of course, there are also advantages to fighting on the front lines, where the fighting is fierce and eye-catching, and grassroots politicians often rise to the top and become 'generals', i.e. political stars within the party.
Today I went to a front line, the drunkard Russell's federal House of Representatives constituency has more blue-collar white industrial workers, they generally tend to the Elephant Party, but the previous member of the Elephant Party fell ill and withdrew from the election, and the new candidates from the internal primary election have a black history, and there is also a gap between their elite background and the working group, so this year it has also become a 'war zone', and it is a good opportunity for the Donkey Party to 'change the world'.
The polls are close at the moment, with Russell behind, but not by much, and the Underwoods will show up at his campaign rally today to endorse him.
"You've been so nice to him, Mr. Underwood." Song Ya said with a smile.
"yes, I'm a little jealous." Claire also quipped.
"I need my own people in the House of Representatives." Three piles on a fence, Underwood's motives are obvious, and he doesn't hide it himself.
The rally was open-air, in front of a factory building on the edge of Lake Michigan, and before it had even begun, the elder Mike pulled the car far away, and Song Ya saw that among the hundreds of people in overalls in the audience, Russell's trademark bald head was shiny, and it seemed that he was indeed very popular with the workers.
"I heard you want to buy Old Barn's land?"
While there was still time, Underwood asked about business, he didn't come back often, but he was well informed.
"Yes, A+CN needs a new place, that TV station has killed me, if I move again...... It's the third time I've moved since the opening......"
Song Ya's complaint is also sincere, "At present, I haven't earned a penny back." ”
"Chicago politicians and African-Americans don't have enough money either?" Claire asked with a smile.
"It's not enough, I underestimated the speed at which TV stations burn money." Song Ya replied.
"Small TV stations and small media will become more and more difficult to do APLUS, with the wave of mergers and acquisitions after the passage of the telecommunications bill, I feel that only four or five large media groups will survive in the future......" Underwood broke the news: "The merger between Time Warner and Turner Broadcasting Company (TBS) is nearing completion. ”
"Wow."
TBS owns the TNT television network and CUU, the number one 24-hour news channel, and Time Warner owns Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Music, Time Magazine and its own television network, as well as long-term broadcast deals with HBO and more yellow sister Cinemax.
There are countless other small and medium-sized television, print and broadcast media owned by the two companies.
Song Ya sighed: "In this way, wouldn't it become a ......"
"Yes, surpass NBC and become the largest media group in the United States and even in the world." Underwood nodded.
"JUDGE THE SITUATION, APLUS." Claire said, "MSNBC and the upcoming FOXnews are putting a lot of pressure on CUU, so even they need a bigger stage. ”
This embarrassed couple started again, and it was probably not good, Song Ya felt that he was knocking on the side, acting as a broker for a media group that was interested in acquiring A+CN.
"I know, but I need to get over the current situation first." Song Ya played haha first.
"You've been careless in your handling of the Barnes case, APLUS." Doug, who had been silent, looked back and said.
"Don't blame me, didn't it all work out in the first place? Who knew that Gantt would suddenly rehash the old words......"
Song Yacai didn't take this pot, if he wanted to take it, he wouldn't take it in front of Underwood, Gantt's violation of the internal discipline of the Donkey Party was tantamount to the fact that the Donkey politicians did not fulfill their promise to control their own people, and Underwood, the party whip, is not without any responsibility, how much did he and Russell contribute to this year's campaign funding? Many of Claire's luxuries in Chicago, such as the stadium VIP box, are also provided by herself.
Besides, who shoehorned this mess into my hands back then? Well? "But don't worry, I'll be on the front line."
Of course, he once again assured the politician that he would not foul the law, and of course he was a little silent and angry with Doug.
"It's a bit of a surprise, we'll keep an eye on it for you." Underwood also gave his assurances.
"Let's have a light chat, okay?"
Claire rounded the scene, pointing to a white man who was directing order from the rally podium, "He's Russell's campaign manager, and he's very good with the workers." ”
Song Ya looked at the guy who had the temperament of a rogue union member all over his body, "I really can't see it, I heard that he graduated from Georgetown University and is an alumnus of the current president." ”
"Hah! The diploma is fake......" Claire laughed.
"Really?" Song Ya was shocked.
"As long as you can help get elected, no one cares what this kind of campaign promoter has done before." Underwood said.
"The rally is about to begin, let's get over." Doug reminds.
"Okay. APLUS, DON'T WORRY, A LOT OF PEOPLE ON CAPITOL HILL ARE LOOKING AFTER YOU. Underwood comforted himself a few more words, pushed the door open with his wife, got out of the car, and rushed to the front.
"Let us welcome the honorable U.S. House Representative, Whip Mr. Underwood!"
There was thunderous applause.
(End of chapter)