Chapter 486: Additional Conditions
After saying this, he didn't stop, walked out of the hotel without looking back, got into a black SUV, and drove away with the roar of the engine.
The reporters formed an arched circle around the front door of the hotel, and it was not until an unknown guest walked in from the outside that they came back to their senses and put away the camera equipment and examine the video footage just now.
Instead of being dispersed by security guards, some of them went straight to the interview car in the hotel parking lot, and some went to the rest area to sort out press releases.
The two female receptionists at the front desk of the hotel looked at them in a daze, and found that it was not the same as when they flocked to them, most of them walked very quietly, their steps were deep, and there seemed to be a heavy weight on their shoulders.
In fact...... It's not the body that sinks, it's their mood.
Tang Fang is a businessman, not an actor, but why does his appearance in front of the camera always touch the hearts of media people who are accustomed to deceit, intrigue, and ugliness in the world? Not to mention the civilians in front of the TV.
Later, they figured out that Captain Tang was not an out-and-out businessman at all, just like he said: "I'm just like you", he just said what he really thought in his heart - from the position of an ordinary person, which may be one of the reasons why the big capitalists of the Star Alliance don't like him.
He obviously has the ability to ignite the divine fire, but he is willing to give the middle finger to the high god, which is very rebellious and also violated, so it angers many, many powerful people.
Rules, like an invisible dividing line, divide people into threes, sixes, nines, and so on.
Captain Tang's helplessness is also the helplessness of the vast majority of people.
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"The ups and downs are not up to me, and the ups and downs are not up to me, and the ups and downs are not up to me......"
The scenery outside the car window quickly receded, and Beard repeated the sentence in a low voice, his expression a little ugly.
He felt very wronged and aggrieved. The words that Captain Tang said in front of the hotel in front of the camera camera were simply ...... It's fart.
Who is the "sea"? Who is "I"?
The kid with a bad stomach sitting next to him now is the "sea", and now it is the government that is forced to helpless, not him!
Captain Tang's feet are obviously stepping on the government's face, but he still has to disguise himself as a vulnerable group, is he so shameless......
However, the government is still powerless to refute it, and it does not dare to do so. The second is that it can't, and the third is ...... Even if the truth were made public, who would believe it?
Beard wanted to die.
Tang Fang is an upright person, so he speaks very realistically, for example, now: "Hey, your face is so ugly, you are so aggrieved to invite me to a meal?" Otherwise...... Send me back? β
If there was a knife in front of him now, Beard would not hesitate to plunge himself in the heart.
This kid is definitely a demon.
"How...... How so? β
He snorted twice without smiling. I wanted to protest but didn't dare, so I could only say sourly: "You don't have to do that kind of Cheng dΓΉ." β
Tang Fang felt that Beard was not a person with a sense of humor, so he stopped joking with him, turned his head to look at the skyscrapers outside the bulletproof glass, watched the light of the artificial sun reflect the silver light on the curtain wall, and said: "Although I don't want to admit it, but ...... Public opinion has become my talisman. β
"Moreover, my words are not wrong. It's just because everyone's position and situation are different. There are also different perspectives on the problem. β
Beard thought for a moment and felt that what he said made sense. Because of the "kidnapping plan", "Morning Star Casting" and the upper class of the Star Alliance have torn their faces, if Captain Tang wants to gain a foothold in the Tianchao Star Region, he must get close to the middle class and the low-level civilians, and use public opinion as a bargaining chip for survival and development, to resist the joint oppression of those big forces and big corporations.
He needs public opinion. The public will not need him.
Society always needs heroes, fighters, doesn't it?
The people of the Covenant are not the insensitive, groveling slaves of the Monya and Sulu Empires, they have their own beliefs and pursuits.
In a sense. Captain Don is more like a projection of them.
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Beard did not take Tang Fang to a five-star hotel, because he knew that eating was not the key, the key was who to eat with.
The banquet was held in a conference hall in the administrative area of the "Hanging Garden", which was the name of the Tang Dynasty, because according to Chinese tradition, the dinner table was the most suitable for business talks.
Of course, these are all, just because he didn't have enough breakfast, his stomach is really hungry, but the meeting with President Adam is destined to be a brain-draining and painstaking work, he thinks it's better to talk while eating, and it can also disgust Mr. President, why not?
Beard naturally didn't know the bad taste of the captain, and he said with admiration: "Mr. Tang is really a workaholic. β
Captain Tang said: "Where, where ......" The expression was very modest and the tone was very polite.
This made Beard a little unaccustomed to it, and felt that it would be wrong and misunderstand what he meant.
Tang Fang didn't give him much time to think, and chose Thai food, which is known for its sour and spicy dishes, because he was said to be tired of eating Chinese food and wanted to change his taste.
Beard immediately ordered someone to prepare, and then led the guests to a conference room where remote video conferencing could be conducted.
The staff has turned the electronic communication equipment to the best condition, and has established an encrypted quantum communication channel with the "Heisenberg" Reinhardt Palace, which is ready for video conferencing.
Thai cuisine is similar to Chinese Cantonese cuisine in terms of shape and cooking, delicate and delicate, completely different from the big opening and closing in the north, and the taste is more unique than light Cantonese cuisine, which is sour and spicy, heavy soup and heavy ingredients, thick oil and red sauce, and the ingredients are especially good seafood, vegetables and vegetables.
Dining in a conference room is not unprecedented, but dining in front of Mr. President is definitely the only one in heaven and on earth.
Whether it is the 1.58 chef who cooks the dishes, or the technicians who maintain the communication equipment, they all feel that Captain Tang's request is both strange and rude.
Tang Fang naturally wouldn't tell them, "I'm willing, you have the ability to bite me", because this sentence is for Adam? Oliver prepared. He wondered what kind of expression Mr. President and his think tank would have when faced with a table of spicy, sour and colorful Thai food, whether they were hungry or not. Drooling?
When the first appetizer was brought into the room by Bild's henchmen, Tang Fang yelled at Bildenunu, signaling that it was time to begin.
The staff who debugged the equipment in the corner of the room consciously retreated, the conference room was dark, and the projector lens above the triangular conference table slid forward. Until it stopped at the top corner, with a soft ding, a cloud of ghostly light sprinkled down, expanding a three-dimensional light curtain, and then a blue light, slowly outlining a human figure in mid-air.
Tang Fang has already wrapped a napkin. It really doesn't match the military uniform below, especially when this thing can't wait to put a piece of chicken feet into its mouth, which is chewy and tasteful, making people hate itchy.
Adam? Oliver is a white man in his 50s, with slender cheeks and good facial features, who does not look like a man who delivers couriers downstairs. Kind and kind.
However, his eyes are a little dark, and if you look closely, you can see two bent bags under his eyes, and he hasn't slept well in the past few days.
Of course he didn't sleep well! The culprit was the heartless and lungless young man on the other side, chewing chicken paws as if he hadn't eaten breakfast, and looked extremely ugly.
Tang Fang did not eat breakfast, to be precise, he was not full.
Of course, this is Adam? Oliver didn't know, he didn't expect to work so hard to adjust most of his love in order to make himself look more kind, and in the end, it was such a scene.
He was solemn like a worshipper of the Buddha. And what about Uncle Tang......
He turned his head to look at Beard, his eyes inquiring.
The mayor of "Babylon", who was a few years older than Mr. President, spread his hands with a bitter face. signaled that it was none of his business, it was Uncle Tang's idea.
So, Adam? Oliver was silent, the conference room was silent, save for the clatter of chicken bones snapping between Captain Don's teeth, like the sneer of a demon godβmocking the pathetic and pathetic mortal on the other side.
The calm of the conference room was eventually shattered by a knock on the door. Beard played the role of waiter, opened the door, took a dish of curry brown crab from the henchman's hand and put it on the conference table, and sat down against Tang Fang.
He didn't speak, opened a bottle of beer and took a few sips. I finally figured out why Captain Tang did this.
It's not that you don't know the rules, but that you deliberately find fault and are deliberately rude.
No one knows exactly what happened on "Alcai", anyway, Horace is dead, Benedict is dead, Boyle is dead, and the only surviving Corey? Christian chose to defect to the enemy, so naturally he would not tell the government about the situation at the time.
According to the information obtained by the Star Alliance government, Captain Tang was injured twice in "Al Caixi", and was assassinated again when he returned to the "Hanging Garden" yesterday, and was shot in the right arm.
Adam? Oliver's apology to him in front of the media cameras and O'Neill's resignation to Congress were all for the deal at hand.
The apology is not sincere, and the resignation stems from being forced to do so.
Along the way, Captain Tang has suffered a lot because of the resistance of the government, and he is qualified to do this, has a reason to do this, and has the ability to do this.
Such humiliation, is Adam? Oliver deserves it.
Bilder didn't dare to persuade Tang Fang, for fear of adding fuel to the fire, so he could only remain silent and drink beer one by one.
The room was dimly lit and the only source of light came from Adam? Oliver's projection, the room was also very quiet, only the sound of Tang Fang breaking off a crab claw with his hand and putting it on the plate in front of Beard.
He said: "It's not good to drink stuffy alcohol, it's easy to hurt your stomach. β
Beard smiled awkwardly, then gave him a pleading look.
He let out a long sigh: "I was going to talk about it when I was full...... But ...... "Raise your head and sweep the sinking Adam in front of you?" Oliver: "Anyway, you're also the president of a country, and you're going to have to eat under your rule in the future...... Without further ado, let's talk about our deal. β
Adam? When Oliver heard this, the frost on his face gradually faded, and asked, "Do you really have a way to calm the storm of public opinion?" β
It is true that this storm of public opinion that affected the entire Star Alliance began with Captain Tang, but this does not mean that he can manipulate the situation of Tianchao as he wants, and the government is powerless, let alone him.
It's not a computer game, it's not a lighter that you can light and go out, it's a storm, a storm that's already formed, maybe ...... Only God can stop its spread.
Actually, Adam? Oliver didn't think that Tang Fang really had a way to help him get through this difficulty, he just wanted to try again with the idea of becoming a dead horse and a live horse doctor, just like he said his intention to resign in front of the public before, which was just a delaying tactic to retreat.
Tang Fang unhurriedly picked out a piece of crab meat and put it in his mouth, and said vaguely: "Of course, is it possible that you can still rely on others now?" I am your only hope. β
Adam? Oliver was silent again. Captain Tang was right, he was now cornered.
"Storm of public opinion...... What is the basis of the storm of public opinion? β
"Public opinion."
"What is the basis of public opinion?"
"Public opinion."
Tang Fang raised his head, looked at him with a serious face, and said, "I am the public opinion. β
Beard's fork that had been clutched in the palm of his hand fell to the ground, a phoenix claw fell on the trouser leg, and the salad dressing was painted with the newly changed trousers.
Just like what it shows on the electronic calendar book. Today's fortune for Aquarius is not very good, with only three stars.
He had always thought astrology was nonsense, so he soiled his trousers today.
Of course, at this moment, he didn't have the heart to think about the effectiveness of astrology, he froze in place like petrified, his mind full of the shadow of the young man beside him.
Every word Tang Fang said and everything he did after returning to the "Hanging Garden" flashed in his mind like a movie.
Finally, he shuddered, and looked at the young man who was silent, taking a sip of juice from his cup.
Adam? Oliver's table is a little more sedate. It could also be that he didn't have a fork or knife in his hand, so he couldn't complete that action at a higher difficulty level.
If this sentence is put in the mouth of someone else, it will definitely cause countless white eyes, thinking that he is an idiot or a fool, or he is a poor worm who is only waiting to die in the advanced stage of middle and second cancer.
However, it was Captain Tang who said this, not Captain Tang who had just come to the Tianchao Star Region, nor Captain Tang half a month ago. It's Captain Don today.
He used a flat and regular declarative sentence, and the volume was neither high nor low. The tone is not hurried or emotional.
He was just calmly telling a fact, a fact that no one could refute.
Now he is the public opinion!
Adam? The bags under Oliver's eyes deepened, and he suddenly realized that he was a complete loser, and there was no suspense about defeat. No controversy, no regrets.
Aside from the military level, from a purely political point of view, these people calculated and calculated the past, and finally played themselves into a chess piece in the hands of Captain Tang.
It's really sad. It's really frustrating.
That guy, the guy who talks with a crab leg in his hand, is simply the king of nightmares, never aiming to conquer the flesh, only to play with people's hearts for fun.
Adam? Oliver came to his senses, but only a little late.
Tang Fang is a lazy ghost, he is afraid of trouble, and he is even more afraid of others looking for trouble, but this does not mean that he is afraid of things, there are always some troubles in this world that cannot be avoided, since he can't avoid it, then he can only choose to go out and break out a way to survive with his hands and feet.
Just like what happened to him after coming to "Babylon", he really didn't want to make things so complicated, but there were always people with a knife against his backbone, forcing him to move forward step by step.
He was a little aggrieved...... I really don't blame him.
"I'd like to hear about trading conditions."
Adam? Oliver let out a long sigh, and at the same time a glimmer of hope rose in his heart, and Captain Tang, who was full of bad water, might really be able to help him get out of his predicament.
As long as the interests are sufficient, the enemy can also become a friend, as a businessman, presumably the other party does not want the Star Alliance to fall into civil strife, that will not benefit anyone, the Republican Party can give it to him, and the Liberal Party can also give it to him.
Tang Fang glanced up at him, and through the goblet containing watermelon juice, there was a taste of watching people in the crack of the door, no, it was looking at people in the crack of the cup.
Because the watermelon juice is relatively bright, it reflects Mr. President's face flushed, blue and red, which is a little weird.
"My offer will be high."
Adam? Oliver took a deep breath, didn't care about Captain Tang's rude actions, nodded and said, "I know." β
The Covenant government has set up so many obstacles for him in the past month or so, squeezing the living space of the "Morning Star Casting", and even planning to kidnap him, all of which can be erased by more than just an apology.
He is a businessman, although his temperament is different from that of most capitalists, but he is a businessman after all.
The sour and spicy smell permeated the entire conference room, adding a touch of lightness to the somewhat calm, somewhat solemn room, as if it was not a negotiation field, but a cellar full of kimchi urns, which made people's nostrils sour.
Beard placed the crab claw in the center of the plate, his eyes fixed on the curry powder on it, as if hesitating to eat it or not to eat it? He doesn't want Adam? Oliver was embarrassed, and he didn't want Captain Tang to lose face, this multiple-choice question was difficult.
Tang Fang finally put down the beautiful and charming cup, then raised his head and said, "One, send back the 40 billion that was swept away intact." β
Adam? Oliver said, "No problem. β
"Second, a piece of land in the 'Sky Garden' Military Industrial Enterprise Park will be used as the branch address of 'Morning Star Casting'."
Pick out a piece of tender crab meat from the crab lid and put it in your mouth, and add: "You pay for the construction costs." β
Adam? Oliver still nodded, "No problem." β
"Third, after the completion of 'Morningstar Casting', it must enjoy the same treatment as military enterprises such as 'Rover Science and Technology Consortium' and 'Iga Industrial', such as tax reduction and exemption, policy preferences, etc."
Adam? Oliver still said, "No problem. β
These conditions were all within his expectations, so naturally he wouldn't say anything, and the situation had developed to such a point that bargaining would not bring any benefit except to anger the other party.
At the same time, he also knew that the above were all additional conditions, and it was just a small profit, and with Captain Tang's strength, he should be more courageous, so he raised his head and looked directly at the young man who picked up the goblet and slid the last mouthful of watermelon juice into his mouth. (To be continued......) R1292