money trouble

Chapter 736 Let Me Help You

In the light and dark room, Wu Qian stared into Kama Harrison's eyes. After a long while, he said, "Ms. Harrison, with all due respect, even if I help you secretly, you have to defeat It remains extremely difficult for Jordan and Bloomberg to rise to the top of the Democratic faction and win the primaries."

"Do you understand that?"

Wu Qian's words made Karma Harrison slightly stagnant.

People with insufficient emotional intelligence may think that Wu Qian is belittling, but Harrison does not think so. She is very clear that what Wu Qian said is the truth, a fact that is difficult for her to accept, but the possibility is extremely high .

Seeing Harrison lowering his eyes, Wu Qian knew that the other party had recognized his statement, so he continued.

"Ms. Harrison, you have labels such as ethnic minorities, descendants of immigrants, and women. These labels have been very advantageous in the last three general elections. Unfortunately...you are not the only candidate for ethnic minorities this time. Women There are multiple candidates, so the advantage is diluted evenly."

"In terms of popularity, you, who have only worked as a local prosecutor, are far inferior to Jordan and Bloomberg in terms of national popularity, and even some congressmen who have served for several terms are more famous than you. In this regard, you have lost miserably. "

"Throughout your campaign, you and your team are well aware of this situation, but your campaign funds are not enough to support you to expand your popularity in a short period of time. Although your speech is wonderful, its influence is far away. not enough."

Wu Qian talked eloquently. These are the conclusions he and the people around him have drawn from previous election materials, and they are very pertinent.

Harrison listened silently and did not express any opinion, because there was nothing to say, and what the other party said hit the nail on the head, expressing the problem clearly.

Wu Qian also didn’t need Harrison to express his opinion. He continued: “As the times develop and progress, American people’s expectations of the president are also changing. If you want to win the primary election, I think you must work hard in two aspects.”

"First, increase national popularity, and second, enhance personal charm!"

Karma Harrison raised the tail corners of her slender eyebrows slightly. Wu Qian's judgment surprised her, because "increasing national popularity" is the core policy formulated by her campaign team, and all activities are arranged around this policy. conduct.

However, her campaign team did not pay too much attention to "enhancing personal charm", or rather, the concept was still a bit vague.

"Mr. Wu, I can understand that increasing popularity can improve personal charm. Can you explain in detail?"

Harrison asked.

Unknowingly, Harrison gradually put away her contemptuous mentality. At first, because of Wu Qian's age, she felt a little dismissive in her heart, thinking that the other party was just a rich N generation of a certain family, talking boastfully, but After listening to the other party's analysis, I found that some abilities cannot be judged by age.

Wu Qiandao: "The 'personal charm' I'm talking about doesn't refer to the aspect of wearing makeup, but... Let me give you a few examples."

"Six months ago, Jordan paid for a famous American rock band to hold a grand concert in Miami. The 78-year-old man played the bass and sang passionately on the stage, showing the charm of being old-hearted. That concert It will let rock-loving youths all over the United States know that there is a person named Jordan in the democratic faction."

"Also half a year ago, Bloomberg was a guest at the Golden Globe Awards Ceremony in the United States, appeared on the same stage with many movie stars, and gave an impromptu speech, sandwiched among many stars, Bloomberg was brilliant, his speech Made a lot of vacillating movie stars and movie star fans into his supporters."

"It's still Bloomberg. After attending the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, he invited many singers to hold a charity concert. He and Robin Leigh Fenty sang together. Indeed, I admit that he The singing was mediocre, but he showed enthusiasm and energy, and many of Rai's fans became his supporters."

Harrison knew about the few things Wu Qian said, but in her view, this series of behaviors was also increasing the national popularity, so why did it have something to do with personal charm?

"Mr. Wu, the incidents of Jordan and Bloomberg, I think, are also for the purpose of increasing popularity, and what you said..."

As he spoke, Harrison shook his head with a smile, which meant that it seemed irrelevant.

Wu Qian waved his hand and said: "There is a certain connection between the two, but if you want to say that they are exactly the same, you are definitely wrong. I don't think they are simply expanding their popularity, but showing their personal identity to a certain field." charisma to attract people who are loyal to a field."

"Your way to increase your popularity is too simple, except for people-friendly activities and speeches. In this way, your personal charm is always limited to the podium. If you want to bring your personal charm to other fields, you must participate in it. This is the most effective , the most direct and fastest way, otherwise, your reputation will never compare to them."

Some things may be separated by a layer of tulle. If you don't pierce it, you may never see it through, but once someone helps you pierce it, you will immediately think clearly.

Harrison is in this state now. She is too obsessed with promoting her own political views, blindly contacting voters through old-fashioned methods. If it were 20 years ago, her method would be fine, but with the development of communications, various spiritual civilizations and entertainment are changing with each passing day. Obviously outdated today.

Holding speeches in two or three cities is not as effective as a grand concert. After all, most of the voters are ordinary people. Compared with sleepy political speeches, they are more able to accept the stimulation of spiritual entertainment. promotion.

After three or five minutes of silence, Harrison figured out what Wu Qian said. Unfortunately, even if she figured it out, it seemed useless. Of course, she also wanted to invite well-known movie stars to hold an event and invite singers to sing on the same stage. Where are you from?
When she didn't have considerable influence and status, no matter which top talent in any field, she would not sell her face. The status of the candidate was not easy to use. How many people were waiting to earn money from the candidate!
"Mr. Wu, your opinion is very insightful, but I'm not a billionaire, and I don't have as much campaign funds as Jordan. I can't hold a concert or sponsor an award ceremony..."

I am not a billionaire. This sentence has basically become Harrison's mantra, and it has become her heart disease. It can be seen how jealous she is of Bloomberg. Now she is a little ashamed when facing Bloomberg and Jordan. .

This is a big taboo. If you are afraid of competitors, you will definitely have a shadow in your heart, which will be a big stumbling block.

Wu Qian tilted his head, a ray of sunlight shone on his face, he spread his hands with a smile, and said, "It doesn't matter, isn't it that I will help you?"

Such a heartwarming sentence made Harrison show a rare smile, but she really didn't understand how Mr. Wu, who is not even a citizen of the United States, could help her.

"Mr. Wu, you are not a citizen of the United States. Even if you own property in the United States, the political action committee has strict restrictions on my donations. For companies with a scale of less than 500 million US dollars, the political action committee can't donate more than [-] US dollars to candidates. , I think you must be clear."

Harrison said tactfully.

Wu Qian has already understood these rules in advance. To play a game, you must first fully understand the rules of the game. If you don't even understand the rules clearly, how can you walk on the edge of the rules and always be able to handle them with ease.

Wu Qiandao: "As you said, I own property in the United States, but even if the parent company and the subsidiary's political action committee donate to you, it can't solve the fundamental problem. It is difficult to directly fund, so why can't I help you indirectly? Woolen cloth?"

The political action committees of companies often absorb a large amount of funds, but due to the control of regulations, the funds that can be directly donated to candidates usually only account for a very small proportion, and the remaining huge funds will be directly spent by the company and indirectly supported campaign.

Indirect support is usually mainly used for soft publicity to support candidates, such as advertising to support the candidate's views, positions and political opinions, and criticizing competitors, but the words "please vote for so-and-so" cannot appear .

Karma Harrison is very enthusiastic. She knows that many competitors have this kind of "indirect" help from big companies behind them. Of course, she also has, but the magnitude is not as high as that of competitors.

If she can really get the support of the big benefactor behind Solan's development, then she can really promote it with great fanfare, hold various concerts, invite celebrities, etc., and at the same time benefit more people she really wants to help crowd.

As long as she has the support of money, her popularity will rise like a rocket.

Just as they were talking about key issues, there was a buzzing vibrating sound in the room.

Wu Qian touched his pocket and took out his mobile phone to take a look. The CEO of Mogao called. He smiled and said, "Excuse me, Ms. Harrison, I'll take a call."

After all, Wu Qian didn't have any intention of evading, and directly pressed the answer button.

On the other end of the phone, Jamie Dimon had a serious expression on his face, holding the phone with one hand, flipping through a folder with the other hand, the phone was connected, he hurriedly said.

"Mr. Wu, hello, in order to let you feel the executive power of our bank, after 32 hours of hard work, more than 230 financial specialists have completed the calculation of the market value of Universal Music. The latest accurate market value estimate we gave is [-] Billion...fractions...dollars."

After receiving the entrustment from Vivendi and Wu Qian the day before yesterday, Jamie Dimon mobilized all the people in the bank that could be transferred, and immediately launched a financial estimate for Universal Music without even a second of delay.

In the quiet room, Harrison could still hear the contents of Wu Qian's phone even if the hands-free was not turned on. Even if she deliberately didn't listen, she could still hear clearly.

Jamie Dimon's words made Harrison's palm on the handle of the sofa slightly tightened. No one can remain indifferent to 230 billion US dollars, not even the richest man in the world!
The previous owner of this apartment was probably a Stallone fan, and a poster of "First Blood" was pasted on the wall.

Wu Qian pretended not to see the change in Harrison. He stared at Stallone, who was carrying Gatling, and said, "Mr. Dimon, I believe there is no water in this valuation. I am very satisfied. I don't know Vivendi Are you happy with the price?"

Previously, the valuation given by Moge Chase was as high as more than 300 billion. Now that the real acquisition case has receded, only 230 billion is left, which is unimaginable.

"Vivendi has no objection to this price, but according to the wishes of Vivendi's board of directors, it intends to retain [-]% of the shares."

Dimon said.

Just like Wu Qian's previous acquisition of Germany's ThyssenKrupp, Vivendi still has certain illusions about the music industry, and does not want to completely withdraw, and plans to leave a way.

If Wu Qian bought Universal Music just to make money, then it doesn't matter, but what he has to do is too important to leave even a tiny bit of shares to Vivendi.

"Sorry, Mr. Dimon, please convey to the Vivendi board of directors that I want to buy all the shares, [-]%. If the price is not satisfactory, I can add [-] million US dollars."

Wu Qian was very satisfied with the price of 230 billion US dollars, and took the initiative to raise the price by [-] million, just to acquire [-]% of the shares.

Unexpectedly, Dimon said: "Mr. Wu, what Vivendi's board of directors means is that if you are willing to add [-] million US dollars, then this deal will be concluded."

This is something that Vivendi had explained to Dimon before. It seemed that Wu Qian would definitely fight for [-]% of the shares, so he used a trick.

After hearing this, Wu Qian was slightly taken aback. He immediately understood the joints, shook his head and smiled and said, "It's really for the benefit of all means, okay, I agree to this deal, Mr. Damon, I guess Vivendi may have entrusted you with full authority." Are you ready to handle this business?"

"Uh... Mr. Wu, you are right, it is true."

Dimon was a little embarrassed, being caught between Vivendi and Wu Qian as a "talking tube", it didn't feel good.

"OK, Mr. Dimon, go through the formalities as soon as possible. I will have someone transfer the funds to my account in your bank one after another at the latest tomorrow."

After all, Wu Qian hung up the phone. His job was to make decisions. As for trivial matters, there were many people who would help him handle them.

After finishing the call, Wu Qian looked at Harrison with a smile, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "I can't help it when I meet a ripping off Frenchman."

Kama Harrison showed an awkward but polite smile, $230 million, oh no, $[-] billion, just gave it out while talking and laughing?

She really suspected that the other party was acting, but if the other party was really acting, what's the point?

As if to dispel Harrison's doubts, Wu Qian said: "Our meeting was very pleasant. In order to show my sincerity, Ms. Harrison, I will give you two meeting gifts. The first gift will be delivered tonight, please check."

After finishing speaking, Wu Qian raised his wrist to glance at the time, stood up, and said, "There are still 10 minutes until one hour. I think I should leave. I will tell you the second gift when I am ready."

　Thanks to book friend Su Nian sma for the 100 reward.

　　
　
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