Reborn in Hong Kong as a Tycoon

Chapter 678 Bush and Son (Two in One)

houston.

This is the largest city in Texas, the economic center, and one of the top five major cities in the United States.

In such a big city, Lin Baicheng naturally has properties, which are a farm and a villa in the urban area.The farm was purchased later, not as big as the farm in Fresno, and it was a tax-deductible consumption.

It was quite late in Houston that night, and Lin Baicheng didn't go anywhere or contact anyone, and just stayed in his villa in the urban area.

The next morning, Lin Baicheng began to contact the senior officials of the Xiang Party. The first person he contacted was George Bush, the future Bush Sr.

The Bush family is a political family, but it is not a few decades later. The current Bush family is just a political family with some reputation in the local area. Bush Sr., who may currently serve as the vice president, is the most accomplished Bush family.

A political family that has had a vice president is definitely not considered top in the United States. Think about it, the United States has to change a president every eight years at most, let alone vice presidents who change more frequently.

Therefore, the political families that have produced vice presidents are actually not top-notch, and they are not even as powerful as some political families that are deeply rooted in local states. Some of the top political families in local states have served as the governor of the state almost every generation.

Moreover, the governor’s term of office is much longer than that of the president. Although the systems of each state are different, the governors of most states can be re-elected for two terms, and they can run for governor again after four years of leaving office. It is perfectly possible to serve as governor for more than ten years.

Therefore, some political families in the United States based in local state capitals are very powerful and are an important part of American politics.

Although the current Bush family is also a political family, it began to enter the political arena in the generation of Bush Sr. compared to.

In the United States, the vice president is not very important, and even the importance of this position is greatly reduced.The power of the vice president comes from the president. If the relationship with the president is good, then the vice president can indirectly realize his power by influencing the president; but if the relationship between the vice president and the president is average or poor, then the vice president will become a decoration , there is no way to show rights.

However, if you really think that the vice president is equal to zero, then you are wrong again. If the vice president has a bad relationship with the president, he will fight against the president, and a capable vice president can really make it.

It can be said that the vice president has no direct rights, but if the president does not give the vice president some rights, then it is easy for the vice president to want bad things.

Speaking of the Bush family, only when Bush Sr. becomes the president can the Bush family be compared with those top political families, and the Bush family can be regarded as the first-class political family in the United States.After all, the United States has had dozens of political families that have produced presidents. The Bush family that has produced presidents alone can only be regarded as the first-class in the United States, and it is no different from other political families that have produced presidents.

However, after Bush Jr. also became the president, it will be very different. There are also a few political families in the United States that have served two consecutive presidents. They can definitely be regarded as the top political families and stand at the top of the United States.

Bush is still the vice president at present, and the vice president is not safe. After all, he was nominated as a vice presidential candidate to assist Reagan in running for president with the support of Reagan. Once Reagan fails in the election, his vice president will naturally fly. .

Bush, who was born in 24, is only 56 years old this year. This age is definitely not too old. He still has the possibility to go further, and he himself has this ambition.

Therefore, in the years when he served as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, although he did not achieve much, he also made a lot of connections, paving the way for his possible sprint in the future.

It is true that Lin Baicheng is a foreigner, and he is not even white, but Lin Baicheng is rich, has huge capital, and has industries in the United States, and the company under his name has a large number of employees, which can affect a large number of votes, so Bush Sr. is very happy Make friends with Lin Baicheng.

At the beginning of last year, when Lin Baicheng made friends with the senior leaders of Xiangdang Party, Bush Sr. had just decided to leave the business world and return to the political circle. Therefore, he took the initiative to make friends with Lin Baicheng, a powerful capital, and seek the support of all parties for the future political road. The more support, the better. good.

Lin Baicheng is different. He knows Bush Sr., because both Bush and his son are presidents. The Bush family can be said to be very famous. The combination of father and son is much more famous than Reagan, who is about to take office.

Even if Lin Baicheng didn't know Reagan, he didn't know Bush and his son.

Therefore, when Bush Sr. took the initiative to make friends with Lin Baicheng, Lin Baicheng made friends with Bush Sr. very cooperatively and became "friends" with Bush Sr., and then Bush Sr. became the three best "friends" of Lin Baicheng among the top leaders of the Xiangdang Party. one.

The so-called 'friends' between each other, of course, does not mean how good everyone's personal friendship is. It is impossible to think about it. They are friends in terms of interests.Lin Baicheng provided them with political donations and votes. They escorted Lin Baicheng and helped Lin Baicheng when he was in need.

This kind of "friend" relationship with a combination of interests is both reliable and unreliable. When they feel that the benefit of helping Lin Baicheng is more harmful than the gain, they must choose not to help Lin Baicheng and ignore the past interests.

On the contrary, as long as they feel that helping Lin Baicheng has more benefits, then they are Lin Baicheng's most reliable "friends" and will escort Lin Baicheng politically.

After contacting, Lin Baicheng took a car to the Bush family's manor in the suburbs, and went to visit.

"Welcome to Bush Manor, Alan!"

"Long time no see, Bush!"

When Lin Baicheng arrived, Bush Sr. came out to pick him up in person, which can be said to be quite embarrassing.

But it's normal to think about it. Bush Sr. is not the president now, and he is not even sure whether he can take the seat of vice president.

"Is this Bush Jr.?"

After shaking hands with Bush Sr., Lin Baicheng looked at the young man next to Bush Sr. who looked somewhat similar to him.

"Hello, Mr. Allen, I'm George Walker Bush."

Bush Jr. introduced himself aloud, and solemnly extended his hand.

"Hello, Mr. Bush Jr."

Lin Baicheng shook hands with Bush Jr.

Before his rebirth, Lin Baicheng only knew that Bush Jr. would become the president in the future. He didn't know about Bush Jr.'s resume and past, but now it's different. After making friends with Bush Sr. resume, and general past.

Lin Baicheng did not want to investigate the black spots of the Bush father and son, so it is only necessary to know the general history of the two father and son. It is not good to investigate too clearly and cause misunderstanding.

Therefore, Lin Baicheng knew that Bush Jr. graduated from Yale University. He also joined the army in the late 60s and retired with the rank of captain. Master's degree, started working in the oil industry in Texas after obtaining the degree.

Then in 78, Bush Jr. chose to start politics like his father and ran for the House of Representatives in Texas. Unfortunately, he failed and could only continue to engage in business and run the oil business.

According to Lin Baicheng's investigation, Bush Jr. partnered with others to open an oil company. The company's business scope is in the downstream of the oil industry, and it only earns hard money. The company is also exploring for oil, but it only sees no return on investment. successful.

In fact, according to the survey results obtained by Lin Baicheng, the Bush family is still quite wealthy. Bush Sr. was a successful businessman before entering politics, and had a net worth of nearly tens of millions of dollars in the 60s. As a result, the company's development is not as fast as before, but it has doubled several times in the past ten years, and now he has a net worth of tens of millions of dollars.

It's just that this is Bush Sr.'s net worth, and the development of the oil company is very stable. Bush Jr. can only be a middle-level manager when he enters. Letting Bush Jr. be a high-level manager will only affect the company's development. It is better to let Bush Jr. himself to start a business.

Therefore, Bush Jr. chose to take the road of entrepreneurship, but his road to entrepreneurship was obviously not smooth.

"Alan, please come inside."

Bush Sr. invited Lin Baicheng into the manor.

"Bush please first."

Lin Baicheng and Bush Sr. walked side by side, while Bush Jr. followed behind his father.

Lin Baicheng didn't go into the manor alone, followed by Catherine and bodyguards, and they were holding gifts brought by Lin Baicheng's visit.

The value of the gift is not expensive, it belongs to a heart, too expensive will only bring trouble to both parties, and it is not good to be considered a bribe.

Bush Sr. must have political opponents in his current position. As long as there is a chance, the opponents will definitely not mind defeating Bush Sr., so no matter what happens behind the scenes, Bush Sr. must be a good person who abides by the law on the surface.

in the manor.

Lin Baicheng was chatting with Bush Sr., Catherine and the bodyguards were standing a little further away, unable to hear the conversation here, and only the Bush father and son were in the Bush family, and Bush Sr. kept Bush Jr. by his side.

Bush Jr. will go into politics in the future. The failure of Bush Jr. the year before last did not change the decision of the Bush father and son, and political support is absolutely indispensable. Bush Jr. kept Bush Jr. in order to introduce Lin Baicheng, the capital, to Bush Jr. Become a contact with Bush Jr.

"Bush, in this year's presidential election, Reagan should be able to win the election within your party, right?"

The presidential election in the United States is divided into several stages. The period from February to June of the general election year is the primary election stage. The Elephant Party and the Donkey Party respectively elect their own party’s presidential candidates.

Then came the second stage from July to August, when the two parties held meetings to select their own party's presidential candidate, and then passed the vice presidential candidate nominated by the presidential candidate, and formulated a formal election platform .

The third stage is the election. The presidential candidates carry out various activities for the votes in the hands of the people, from the end of the election to the period before the national polling day.

The fourth stage is the national election. The time is November of the general election year. Voters go to the designated place to vote, choose between presidential candidates, and elect the presidential electors of each state.

The fifth stage is the Electoral College voting. The presidential electors of each state vote according to the results of the voters in the state. Among the total 538 electoral votes, whichever presidential candidate wins 270 votes first will be elected president.

Then comes the inauguration of the president-elect.

It is now the end of March, and the preselection stage of the general election has just begun. Now it is the stage for the two parties to select their party's presidential nominees.

There is only one position of president, and the term lasts for four years. There are many people competing for this position, even within the two parties. The party's presidential candidate will do.

If it is not even the nomination of the party's presidential candidate, then the next presidential election will have nothing to do with this person.

"Don't worry, Alan. Although some people are not reconciled, Mr. Reagan has won the support of more people. The following facts will wake them up."

Bush Sr. said that he could actually participate in the presidential election this year, but he knew that his chances of being elected were very low, so he quit early with self-knowledge, and was recruited by Reagan to become a member of the Reagan campaign team.

Similarly, in return for Bush's withdrawal, Reagan would support his nomination for vice president, and the interests of the two would be aligned. He must also fully support Reagan's victory in the presidential election, otherwise he would not be vice president.

"I believe in the abilities of Reagan and Bush, otherwise I would not support you so much."

Lin Baicheng nodded slightly, and then sighed: "It's a pity that the broadcasting company established by my friend and I has not yet completed the acquisition of the TV station. Otherwise, we can support Reagan and Bush in the media. But Reagan won the support of Hollywood, no It doesn’t matter if there is no positive publicity from the media, or if there is my support.”

"That's such a shame, every support counted for Mr. Reagan in the presidential campaign."

Bush Sr. couldn't help being moved when he heard the words, echoed, and then said: "Presidential elections are held every four years. Even if you can't support Mr. Reagan this year, you can still support Mr. Reagan in the next one. I believe that with Mr. Allen's ability, It will definitely develop the TV station, and I hope to support Mr. Reagan at that time."

Bush Sr. did not mention himself, but he also has the ambition to participate in the presidential election. If all goes well, Reagan will succeed in the election this year, and he will step down in eight years at the most. If you can develop it, you can support him.

Bush Sr. is very clear that Hollywood's strong support for Reagan will never be extended to him, because he has no interest relationship with Hollywood, and the other side cannot support him for no reason, so his support in the media will be It will be greatly reduced, and the importance of Lin Baicheng's TV station will be highlighted.

Lin Baicheng's TV station is developing well, which is good for him. Besides, even if he can't use it himself, his son can always use it, as long as the relationship between the two parties is still maintained.

(End of this chapter)