Fang Chen smiled and said nothing, no matter how deep he had gotten into this situation, he was still a businessman in essence, and he should be a businessman, just talk about money, and in terms of political affairs, it was better for him not to interfere too much.

Also accustomed to Fang Chen's non-speech in politics, Kadannikov smiled self-deprecatingly, did not mention it again, but diverted the topic and said: "Comrade Yeltsin knows everything you have done, he is really too busy and tired for a while, he really can't spare time to meet you, and when the matter of the presidential election is settled, he must meet with you." ”

Fang Chen said with a smile: "It's okay, don't worry, everything is focused on the general election." ”

To be honest, Fang Chen was not ready to meet this Russian ruler who was in the nineties and had a mixed reputation.

Kadannikov nodded approvingly, and then asked, "Is there anything important about your sudden coming over this time?"

Generally speaking, whether he invited Fang Chen or Fang Chen to come over, he would say hello in advance, and it could be said that there had never been a surprise attack like today.

But he still pressed the surprise in his heart, as before, he warmly received Fang Chen, and now when he went to the study, it was time to talk about business, so he brought it up.

A mysterious smile crossed the corner of Fang Chen's mouth, and then he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and put it in front of Kadannikov.

Kadannikov looked at the piece of paper in front of him in shock, his face was a little uncertain, and after a long time, he raised his head and asked with a heavy expression: "Fang, what does this mean." ”

The piece of paper in front of him was a bearer check from Huaxia Bank, and the amount on it was ten million rubles.

Fang Chen said with a smile: "Kadannikov, don't get excited, this is not for you, it is for Mr. Yeltsin, this is my political contribution to Mr. Yeltsin." ”

"It's democratic, isn't it," Fang Chen added.

Hearing this, the expression on Kadannikov's face, like a flower blooming, instantly expanded, and a bright smile hung on the corner of his mouth, "Political donation, this is indeed an incomparably democratic word, as long as it is democratic, it is good, I will accept it on behalf of Comrade Yeltsin." ”

"I think Comrade Yeltsin will feel immense joy just by hearing this word. The smile on Kadannikov's face grew stronger.

"But, Fang, how did you come up with this, and 10 million rubles is too much. Kadannikov asked excitedly.

Although he received more than 30 million rubles from Fang Chen during this time, after all, no one is afraid of money, even if the money is not given to him, not to mention that the most important thing now is to ensure that Yeltsin can become president.

"No more, Kadannikov, you and I, and Mr. Yeltsin, we are grasshoppers tied to a rope, and if Mr. Yeltsin had not become president, then our wealth and career, like a mirage, would collapse and disappear in an instant. Fang Chen said slowly.

"In addition, Kadannikov, although you are much older than me and have a higher status than me, you are too ignorant of elections. ”

Speaking of this, Fang Chen paused, and then said: "More than 100 years ago, Mark Hannah, an American campaign expert, once said that in order to win an election, you need two things, one is money, and the second is I can't remember. ”

Kadannikov was instantly shocked, and for him, this sentence can be said to be deafening and penetrating, and it completely reveals the essence of the election.

"Fang, you are amazing. Kadannikov sighed, feeling a new world open up in front of him.

"What's so great about me, I didn't say it, I was just picking people's teeth. ”

"Kadannikov, your task is not to elect, so I don't know much about this, like Mr. Yeltsin, I am afraid that he already knows a lot about this, maybe there are election experts from Europe and the United States around him. Fang Chen said with a smile.

The U.S. electoral system is not so much one person, one vote, but one dollar, one vote, and if you want to be president, you must have money, or a huge ability to raise money.

The reason is actually very simple, and it is not very dark, a candidate who is not known to the world, naturally no one will support him.

If you want to run for president, you first have to have a team, and you have to have professionals or advisers to help you come up with ideas, which is at least a few million dollars.

However, the most important thing in electing a president is popularity, in order to increase popularity and let more people know the candidate's political platform, this is to do advertising, this is the big head, the statistics of relevant agencies, the biggest expenditure during the presidential campaign is advertising.

In 01, Comrade Ao Guanhai spent $480 million on media and advertising in order to succeed in his re-election.

In order to let more citizens know their positions and opinions, candidates will make a speech tour in 50 states, and they have to travel all over 50 states, and the cost of travel is also amazing.

From 1960 to 016, in the 15th U.S. presidential election, basically whichever candidate raised more money would win the election, with two exceptions, one was the election of Carter in 1976, when he raised slightly less than his opponent Ford, and the other was Trump, a man with his own traffic.

The cost of the election has also risen gradually, from millions of dollars and tens of millions of dollars in the early days, all the way up to more than $100 million when Clinton ran for president in 199, and then continued to rise, and when Trump and Hillary were campaigning, the combined cost of the two has exceeded $2 billion.

Kadannikov did not hide that Yeltsin had election experts from Europe and the United States around him, and nodded lightly, "Very early on, Comrade Yeltsin had European and American election experts around him. ”

Fang Chen's expression became a little subtle, although this was expected, but the Europeans and Americans came to guide the Russian presidential candidates to run, which really felt like a weasel giving a chicken a New Year's greeting.

However, for Russians who are already eager for full westernization, it is not a big deal for the presidential candidate to have European and American experts around him, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he likes to hear about it.

Moreover, it is not a big deal that the US Treasury Secretary writes letters to Russia's Deputy Finance Minister to guide Russia's economic policy, rather than American lawyers making laws for Russia.

After chatting with Kadannikov and exchanging views on the situation, Fang Chen got up and left.

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