"Why Columbia?" Mike thought for a moment, he could still find a way to go to Columbia University, but he still wanted to make sure again, after all, it was related to his future.

"There's a key figure at stake here, Tom John Watson, managing director of IBM and former director of the Morgan Trust, who is influential in the U.S. financial community, and who is also a director of Columbia University, who has personally developed this plan and has been endorsed by Aldrich, chairman of Chase Bank, and Perkins, chairman of Fair Life Insurance Company." Shen Long introduced.

"If nothing else, Eisenhower will announce his retirement from the military next February and enter Columbia University, which will lead to civilian status." Representatives of the US military are not allowed to run for election, and retirement and conversion to civilian employment are a necessary means of politics.

"If you're interested, I'll take you to meet someone." This person is the Rockefeller high-level executive whom Shen Long met in a café near the Rockefeller Building on the day of Shen Long's assassination, and the person didn't see it that day, but he killed Bassini, and the two have maintained correspondence since then, exchanging some views on the international financial form, and the other party has repeatedly revealed the intention of solicitation, "This person doesn't know my identity, and he has nothing to do with the family." ”

"I'm very interested, but will my status be an obstacle to politics?" Mike had almost been persuaded by Shen Long, leaving only one last worry.

"You can rest assured about this, Americans like the character setting of the prodigal son very much, you have never participated in family affairs before, and you were admitted to college, and took the initiative to join the army, and won medals on the battlefield, if you do it properly, your family will not only not become an obstacle to your politics, but will also become a plus!" Think about it, if there is a kid from a black neighborhood in the future, his whole family is in the gang, but he works hard to get into college, I believe that many politicians are willing to treat him as a good card.

"And you're a descendant of immigrants, and that shows you're trying your best to fit in with the country, World War II led to a huge increase in the number of immigrants in the United States, and your joining will help the Eisenhower team win votes for the immigrant community!" As long as they can't find conclusive evidence of Mike's involvement in the gangsters, it's not a problem.

"Fredo, I think you're better suited than me to do this, if you were to replace me, maybe you'll be a senator in a few years!" Mike was impressed by this analysis.

"I didn't go to college, and I'm not an American hero." Shen Long shrugged, he had no interest in being a U.S. senator, and it was better to still be a gangster.

"Okay, that's the end of the story, you can take me around, and then call Kai, let's have dinner together." Shen Long knew that such a big matter needed to be thought through, so he didn't rush Mike.

After three days of visiting Dartmouth, Mike agreed to his invitation to come to New York with Shen Long, and instead of returning to his home in Long Beach, he found a hotel near the Rockefeller Building.

Shen Long made an appointment with the Rockefeller executive to meet at the hotel, and before he could wait, the business elite named George Tormond came, and as soon as they met, he began to praise Shen Long, "Your judgment of the post-war situation in the café is being fulfilled one by one, and your eyes are too sharp." ”

"Thank you so much for the compliment, this is my brother Mike, who just graduated from Dartmouth this year, and I would like to ask you to give him a chance." Shen Long introduces Mike to him.

"No problem, Nelson is also a Dartmouth graduate, he must have a lot to say to you." George readily agreed, and it was a common practice in high society for these business elites to give each other's children and relatives a chance, and Nelson, whom he referred to, was the third-generation boss of the Rockefeller family, and coincidentally he was also very keen on politics and would become vice president in the future.

"Mike, what are you studying? Who do you want to get into? Bank, brokerage, or other company? George asked, these opportunities are very rare for students from ordinary backgrounds, but they are just a sentence for a person like him, and the information revealed by Shen Long in the letter before is definitely worth this favor.

"I majored in sociology in college, fought in World War II, and only went to Dartmouth after I was discharged." Mike simply recounted his message.

"I don't want Mike to go to a bank or a brokerage, I don't mean to be offended, but if I want Mike to go to these places, I can do it myself." The Corleone family is also in charge of several banks, Shen Long looked at George with a smile, "Mike has won many medals in World War II and was the cover character of USA Today magazine, don't you think such a person is very suitable to go to Columbia University and work as an assistant to Mr. Eisenhower?" ”

"Hey, Fredo, you're so well informed!" George was taken aback, this plan is currently only known to the top management of major consortia, but he didn't expect to hear it from an outsider.

"Everybody thinks highly of General Eisenhower, isn't it? After all, his policy is in our interest. Shen Long shrugged, "General Eisenhower never went to college, and having him as the president of the university may cause many professors to be disgusted, so I am willing to help Columbia University collect donations, I know you are not short of money, but donations are not easy to do too obviously, right?" I can find a lot of people who have made donations to Columbia University. ”

It was also a quid pro quo, with Shen solving problems for Eisenhower, or the corporations that supported him, and they led Mike into politics.

"The conversation wasn't quite what I thought it would be, but it was a very attractive suggestion." George calmed down and began to slowly discuss the details of this plan with Shen Long, who had carefully studied the campaign strategies of several American presidents at this stage before entering the mission world, and the ideas he put forward made George admire.

"We'll look into Mike's background later, and we'd love to work with you if everything goes as you say." George said before leaving.

"I'm waiting for your good news." Shen Long is not worried that they will find out Mike's origin, these consortia are not moral models, they only care about their own interests, and I believe that they will definitely be able to think of how to use this identity to make a fuss.

With Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan, who is now actively seeking a position in the California legislature, Shen Long is now in contact with two U.S. presidents.

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