Chapter 45: The California Campaign
California, the full name of California, is home to many well-known metropolises, including San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Not only is it one of the oldest regions in the United States, but it is also one of the most affluent states in the United States.
The more wealthy people there are, the more influence the state government has, which also means that more people want to become employees of the government in order to serve the "public".
In this case, every change of office seems to have turned into a war without gunpowder.
Of course, depending on the hierarchy of power, each position has its own battlefield.
Excluding the most competitive governors, and the most powerful and prominent positions such as lieutenant governors, secretaries of state, and secretaries, the next most notable thing is undoubtedly the biennial election of California legislators.
California's legislature consists of a 40-member state senate and an 80-member state House of Representatives, with state senators serving four-year terms and half of them being re-elected every two years, while state representatives are shorter and serve only two-year terms.
As a recognized "activity" that requires the mobilization of financial and human resources, a person who wants to successfully run for election must obtain a recommended quota within the party through the selection within each gang.
And that's just the first step.
Next, in order to succeed in the election, these candidates must have sufficient local connections and popularity, be familiar with local political and social groups, and have strong eloquence.
As for whether there will be something special, then there is no need for ordinary people to know.
It is precisely because of these restrictions that the legislators have become a relatively closed selection circle, and the state legislators are usually familiar faces.
Most of the so-called "newcomers" are old people in their fifties, and it is rare for some super young people to pop up from time to time like the gubernatorial election, giving people a heartbeat surprise.
This time, however, something is a little different.
When people who are accustomed to this day coming, leisurely open the "Washington Post" delivered to their doorstep.
Their eyes swept over the rows of old candidates in the House of Representatives column, and then, they were suddenly surprised to find an unusually young guy in front of their eyes.
And then, this person also began to appear on television, and even more so on propaganda advertisements and banners everywhere
The overwhelming publicity made this young man suddenly become the focus of everyone's attention from the original obscurity.
Of course, this is not only due to his youth, but also to his unparalleled masculine charm.
This handsome and charismatic guy has captured a large number of hardcore supporters almost instantly with his charming smile that is enough to make most women and a few men scream wildly.
Of course, with that comes the hatred of a few other women and most men who want to skin and debone them. "Honey, don't you think he's too handsome?"
This conversation between countless men and women has undoubtedly made this guy's fame continue to increase in the interweaving of love and hatred, and in just half a month, almost half of California knows the name of this young handsome candidate - Cohen Provence
"What's it like to be a celebrity?"
Putting down the almost overwhelming report on Cohen in his hand, Dong Xuan laughed at Cohen, who was busy posing and shooting the latest issue of the promotional poster.
As the Democratic candidate launched by H City, Cohen has been tossed a lot during this time, giving various speeches, publicity, and participating in variety shows in just half a month, and he has lost ten pounds because he is not fat.
"BOSS, I feel terrible, if I continue like this, I will definitely age early"
Facing Cohen's bitter complaints, Dong Xuan shrugged his shoulders insincerely.
"There is no way, although there is the full support of H City and me, but your foundation is too shallow after all, if you want to succeed, you must pay more hardships and set off a greater momentum, come on, persevere, I believe you can do it!"
To be honest, Dong Xuan actually knew very well in his heart that it was very unrealistic for Cohen, who was just a little gangster who ate soft rice less than half a year ago, to adapt to this kind of life that was crowded every second in such a short time.
But he had to do it because it was an extremely important part of his future expansion plans.
Because as long as he succeeds in obtaining the qualifications of a state legislature, then Cohen has the basis to compete for the new governor in two years, making it possible for Dong Xuan to completely control California!
It was for this reason that for the first time he tore through his peaceful cloak and revealed his hideous fangs as a slave owner.
Poor Cohen was forced to prepare all kinds of scripts seriously, countless speeches, all kinds of propaganda posters, and all kinds of crazy shows, almost eager to squeeze every ounce of his time and potential
"And this guy has a good time."
Dong Xuan was actually very glad that at the beginning, he still regarded the election campaign as too simple, and the intermingling of interests in it was enough to make an entire ten-person analysis team collapse to the point of wanting to commit suicide.
Fortunately, he had learned about the existence of the four families and had gained their wholehearted "friendship".
This is simply the gospel sent to him by God, and it can be said that Cohen's identity as a candidate is completely based on the years of experience and connections accumulated by these four families!
Of course, this is only one aspect of Cohen's luck, and the other is the general environment in the United States today.
In the current era of the rapid rise of high-tech technologies such as electronic networks, there is a trend of younger and younger backbones in all strata of the United States.
It can be said that these young people between the ages of 20 and 35 have replaced the middle-aged people of their parents' generation to support the overall situation and become the mainstream of the whole society.
These energetic and hormonal little ones are undoubtedly restless.
They crave more attention and higher status, and even an equally youthful face in the old centers of power.
Cohen, who just caught up with this opportunity, was naturally pushed to the forefront of this torrent of ideas at once, saving Dong Xuan countless efforts and resources.
It can be said that even if most of the support is withdrawn now, Cohen, who has been recognized by the mainstream of the entire society, will be unstoppable to enter the parliament, and this has become the voice of the whole society that no one dares to stop! "So, the next focus will undoubtedly become the personal safety of this guy Cohen."
Dong Xuan picked up the coffee in his hand, took a sip and thought silently in his heart.
Don't think that if it is an open and fair campaign, there will be no black hands between the families.
The reason why most of the time various competitors will invariably use painless methods such as true and fake news, negative propaganda and other painless means such as smearing each other is simply because they are people in the same circle.
Privately, these people have long been very familiar with each other, and have even dealt with each other for decades.
The intertwined network of relationships and the entanglement of interests between each other have completely formed a delicate balance between them, and under mutual jealousy, the means naturally give people the illusion of cutting each other with soft knives.
But obviously, in the face of Cohen's sudden emergence of a new tenderness, this knife obviously has to be rematerialized
A new Flesh Eater wants to get in, and without showing off his strong enough minions and muscles, he will only be reduced to the next ration to be watched by the beasts.
However, for this, Dong Xuan may have been overwhelmed a few months ago, but now it can't arouse the slightest emotion from him.
"If you want to play physical destruction, it seems that you guys who have basically never seen what killing is not qualified."
Seeing that the beautiful assistant had just handed over some information about the conspiracy against Cohen, a hint of coldness suddenly flashed in Dong Xuan's eyes.
It's not that he's arrogant, it's a kind of confidence in absolute strength.
After using arcane arts to further neutralize some forces and officials, Dong Xuan almost dominated nearly half of the drug import market in the entire southern United States with the help of the Mexican drug smuggling route.
Coupled with the newly opened up part of the weapons market, relying on the financial resources and channels of Star Technology and Fairy Forest, as well as the endless stream of qualified combat power of the security company's training base and those powerful arcane humans as a guarantee, the underworld forces under Dong Xuan's command have been expanding wildly under the leadership of Nordic mercenaries, and have spread to the entire California!
Even in San Francisco and Los Angeles, the two most mixed places, Dong Xuan now has great power.
It can be said that the organization he named the Elite Club is already recognized as the top three super gangs in California, and it has a tendency to surpass the previous two old family gangs and ascend to the throne of the king of California's underworld forces.
With such a huge force as the backing, and Dong Xuan's personal protection during this time, the sporadic few small characters during this period of time were almost easily taken care of by the elite mercenaries guarding the periphery almost as soon as they appeared.
However, during this period, it was not that he broke through the outer defense, and then directly broke through the internal guard and killed the ruthless man in front of Dong Xuan.
For example, the woman who was standing respectfully in front of him now
It's been so long since the mutation on Earth that even the sluggish power class has reacted.
For those arcane animals that are caught, most of them are greeted by the tragic fate of dying on the experimental bench, which is the inevitable fate of biological animals.
However, for those arcane human beings, the first reaction of these powerful people was not what ordinary people think, they all grabbed and deprived themselves of their personal freedom and then carried out inhumane research, but instead offered various temptations and actively recruited them.
This is how the real world should be, and no one who can step into the pyramid of power is a real fool, who will do the mentally retarded behavior of forcing these useful mutant humans to their opponents and adding strength to their enemies under the prying eyes of countless competitors.
As for further research in order to allow yourself to live with the same capacity?
People are all in their hands, and if you want to take a blood for a checkup, as long as you have a lot of money and beauties to compensate, is it still a problem to poke and knead round?
Obviously, in this atmosphere, many big forces have co-opted many guys who have awakened more powerful abilities after arcanization, and this woman who was sent to test and even kill Cohen is undoubtedly one of them