money trouble

Chapter 737 Meeting Ceremony

"It's time for lunch, Ms. Harrison, don't go on a diet to stay in shape, don't forget the lesson of the last election 'falling' in the last one, no matter who you are, what you want to do, health problems will stop you..."

Wu Qian’s reminder of concern made Harrison feel a little warm. Since she embarked on the road of campaigning, there have been fewer and fewer people around her who have spoken out about her health. People in the campaign team only care about whether she has carried out the planned tasks seriously. ...

But just when Harrison's heart was warm, Wu Qian's next actions made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

Wu Qian walked to the desk, picked up a pen with a strange shape, and pressed the end of the "pen", making two beeps.

Kama Harrison hurriedly stood up, with astonishment in her eyes, and said, "Mr. Wu, what is this?"

Wu Qian turned the pen around with a smile, without concealing anything, and said bluntly, "Mini camera."

Kama Harrison's facial management almost lost control, she took a deep breath, and suddenly realized that she had underestimated the young man in front of her again and again, and blamed herself for taking it lightly.

"What are you going to do with this video?"

Harrison asked, frowning.

The conversation between the two today involved many sensitive topics. If this video is released, her campaign for the general election will be completely over.

Wu Qian shrugged and said: "Trust between people is very fragile, Ms. Harrison, you can think that this is a guarantee I provide for myself, oh...you don't think I am yours The political enemy sent you to deliberately trick you, right?"

Harrison's face was very ugly. What Wu Qian said was exactly what she thought in her heart. She felt that this man was not here to help her at all, but to set up a trap to frame her.

Seeing Harrison's gloomy face, Wu Qian waved his hand and said with a smile: "No, no, you're overthinking, do you think your competitors are qualified to invite me to deal with you? It's impossible. What we're talking about today Everything is true and effective."

"Since you have doubts, I can give you another chance to choose now. If you want to give up the alliance, then I will order someone to return the master tape of the video to you before this evening. If you agree to form an alliance, then Sorry, this is my guarantee, and it will always be kept."

"Nod yes, shake your head no, please choose, Ms. Harrison. Well... no matter how you choose, I will not take back the first meeting gift I gave you, I just feel regretful in my heart."

Holding a pen in his hand, Wu Qian looked at Harrison seriously, without any intention of joking.

Karma Harrison felt that she had encountered the most difficult multiple-choice question since the election. Looking back on the content of the short conversation, she really hoped to form an alliance with Wu Qian, especially when the other party actually acquired Universal Music. Being able to use it for her shows the other party's amazing financial resources!
But Wu Qian's method made Harrison shudder a little. She thought to herself, isn't this a trick often used by the CIA?

Harrison was caught in a battle between heaven and man. From the fact that she tightened and relaxed her fists from time to time, it could be seen that her inner activities were extremely intense.

Time was running out, she had to return to her room before the campaign team returned to the apartment, and she only had ten minutes to think.

The human brain is amazing. In extreme cases, the thinking speed is comparable to that of a supercomputer. Harrison simulated more than N possibilities in a few minutes, and finally she found that she had no way out.

If you don’t agree, how can you guarantee that the other party will definitely return the video to you? If you agree, you will be controlled by others on the way forward. Although this feeling is uncomfortable, but think about it differently. If one day you really win the election, how can the other party believe in you? This is indeed a problem.

After some deliberation, Kama Harrison nodded slowly three times, the simple movement seemed to drain her strength.

Wu Qian put the pen into the pocket of his suit, walked towards Harrison with outstretched arms, gave her a hug, and said with a smile: "This is a wise choice, Ms. Harrison, find a way to prepare a private mobile phone to facilitate our contact ,goodbye."

After finishing speaking, Wu Qian let go of his arms and walked out of the room without looking back.

In the not-so-big room, only Harrison was left standing alone in the middle of the room. With her arms around herself, she felt that what happened in the past hour was just like a dream. The puppet of the mysterious man?
It just struck her as ridiculous.

But such a ridiculous thing really happened to her.

In order to realize her ideals and aspirations, Harrison resolutely chose to compromise and let go of the principles she had insisted on before.

Perhaps, the principles she insisted on before were just to make her wait until someone who can really help her appears. Once that person appears, it doesn't matter if she doesn't adhere to the so-called principles.

Wu Qian left the apartment building through a hidden passage. Except for an American bodyguard in the spades team, everyone else followed, and the American ten of spades will be a fanatical supporter of Harrison. Join the campaign team.

Wu Qian was not worried that the ten of spades would betray him, because he had detailed information on the ten of spades, and the ten of spades also knew his character and methods.

After lunch, Wu Qian set off in the impala convertible he bought for $50.

For him, the trip to Kansas City has ended perfectly, all the things to be done have been done very smoothly, and there is no need to stay in Kansas City anymore.

In the international crude oil market, after the press conference of Devon Energy Company, after a day of precipitation, the oil price did not fluctuate violently, but the upward momentum had stopped abruptly when Wu Qian ordered Woodward to start building short positions It has been in a state of yin and slump.

The storm of price war did not come as expected.

The main reason for this phenomenon is that OPEC member countries and Maoziguo did not respond. Only a medium-sized oil and gas company in the United States made a voice, and it is difficult to cause too much impact on international crude oil prices.

Driving on the road back to Lambert International Airport, Wu Qian contacted Taylor Alison, asked for details about holding a concert and other things, and conveyed to her the matter of starting the acquisition of Universal Music.

Taylor couldn't believe her ears. The tens of billions of dollars in acquisitions, she thought it would take a year and a half, but she didn't expect it to start in such a short period of time. This incident once again refreshed her understanding of Wu Qian. cognition.

"By the way, Taylor, I want to introduce a friend to you. Like you, she is a feminist who advocates against domestic violence and equal pay for equal work. I believe that if you meet, there will be many topics to talk about."

As Wu Qian said, both Harrison and Taylor are promoting women's rights. This is an act of fighting for equal rights for women, not the poisonous chicken soup with twisted thoughts on the Internet.

For example, women do high-intensity work that men can only do, but because they are women, they are not paid as much as men. This is inequality.

Taylor felt a little strange why Mr. Wu suddenly introduced her to a friend, but she knew that this matter was definitely not simple, just because Mr. Wu was talking about it seriously, it must not be simple.

"Oh, Mr. Wu, I am very much looking forward to meeting that friend you mentioned, and I really hope to meet her sooner."

Taylor did a great job.

"I'll see you soon. I'll help you make an appointment with her. You go first."

After finishing speaking, Wu Qian hung up the phone.

As the sun was setting, Wu Qian, who was driving all the way west, arrived at Lambert International Airport facing the setting sun.

When night fell slowly, the smiling face A380 spread its wings and flew towards New York.

At the same time, Harrison's campaign team was packing up their belongings. They were just passing through the city. After a few days of activities and speeches, it was time for them to leave Kansas City for their next stop.

Margarina is a middle-aged American woman who graduated from the University of Southern California and is engaged in poll work. She has deep knowledge in this field. This is her first time serving in the presidential campaign team.

Margarina, who seemed to be packing up the documents swiftly, would sneak a glance from the corner of her eye from time to time, standing by the window and stirring the necklace pendant with her fingers, looking at Kama Harrison in a daze on the street.

After returning from a fundraiser at Liberty Monument this morning, she has been feeling that something is wrong with Kama Harrison, not just for her, but for everyone on the campaign.

The reason Karma Harrison gave was that she was a little dissatisfied with the speech in the morning, and she needed to review it carefully and prepare mentally for the next event.

This reason has fooled many staff members, but Margarita did not believe what Kama Harrison said, and she really wanted to know the real reason that made Harrison uneasy.

Seeing Harrison staring out the window, Margarina went to the water dispenser to get a glass of warm water, walked to Harrison, and said, "Ms. Harrison, you haven't drunk water for a long time, drink a glass of water and relax."

Harrison's thoughts were disturbed by Margarina, who turned around and took the water glass with a smile.

"Thank you, Margarina."

Margarina shook her head with a smile and said no thanks. She asked, "Ms. Harrison, are you feeling uncomfortable or have you encountered any difficulties? I feel that you are in a bad state."

Harrison smiled and took a deep breath, trying to adjust her mood. She was thinking about what the gift Wu Qian was talking about. It was already night, and Wu Qian asked her to pay attention to check it, but she didn't say how to check it. She was always thinking about it. this matter.

But it was impossible for Harrison to tell the campaign team about this, at least not now. Just as she was about to move out of the previous rhetoric again, a scene that surprised her appeared on the street.

Margarina saw that Harrison's face was different, and she also looked at the street, her eyes behind the glasses suddenly opened wide.

A group of people appeared on the street and began to dismantle Bloomberg's campaign advertisement without saying a word. The skillful technique showed that the staff of the advertising company were working.

More than a dozen people approached from far away. Telephone poles, lampposts, bus stops, exterior walls of buildings, and all advertisements were completely removed without any residue.

What happened on the street outside the apartment building was just a small snapshot. Throughout Kansas City, many advertising agencies were mobilized to remove the advertisements placed by Bloomberg and other candidates.

There was a look of disbelief in Margarina's eyes. She peeked at Harrison beside her, and found that there was no doubt in his eyes, only shock and joy.

"Harrison knows who did this!"

Margarina was so determined in her heart.

At the same time, the phone in the office next door rang, and the staff picked up the phone to answer it. After a while, they covered the receiver with a surprised expression, and said to Harrison by the window: "Ma'am, the largest advertiser in Kansas City is calling, Say someone paid them to take on your campaign..."

Before the voice finished, another phone rang, and then all the outside lines in the office rang.

Harrison's hand holding the water glass trembled slightly, and she was very excited. She knew that the first meeting Mr. Wu mentioned had arrived.

After nearly 15 minutes of busy negotiations, according to the statistics of the staff, a total of eight advertising companies called.

All the advertising companies that called expressed the same meaning, someone paid the liquidated damages, and at the same time gave them a price that they could not refuse, let them take the campaign advertisement of Kama Harrison, if they defaulted, they would have to pay a huge amount Liquidated damages.

(Liquidated damages can’t be set as high as you want, it needs to be based on the amount of business)
"Ma'am, the combined business coverage of these eight advertising companies basically covers 80.00% of the offline and 30.00% of the Internet in Missouri and Kansas. It will take more than 2000 million U.S. dollars to do it.”

The staff member in charge of advertising said in disbelief that he knew exactly how much money was in Harrison's campaign account, even if it was emptied out, he couldn't do it. This is because a consortium is supporting Ms. Harrison .

Nancy sat in the corner like a shadow, she was the only one in the campaign other than Harrison and the Ten of Spades who knew the truth of the matter.

Looking at the scene in front of her, she couldn't help but think of that young Asian's smile, which was mysterious, unquestionable, and bottomless. Thinking that her employer was forming an alliance with such a person, she didn't know whether to be happy or annoyed.

Harrison never expected that the first gift Wu Qian mentioned would be so precious.

The advertisements in the two states may have cost 2000 million, but that did not count the liquidated damages paid. Inside and out, I am afraid that it will not be less than 5000 million US dollars!
At this moment, Harrison's doubts about Wu Qian were basically eliminated. No one would use such a high price to deal with her. She was very self-aware and knew that she was not worth 5000 million US dollars at all.

(End of this chapter)